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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03
ANNEXATION.

Annexation is 50 plainly for the adj
vantage of the islands that it is diff
cult to put oneself into the mental
position of those who oppose it. One
the remnant of fading race. 1t is
difficult for him to see that the in
exorable march of events must absorb
him as it has absorbed countless
races, stronger, more vigorous, and on
a higher intellectual plane than he
has ever reached. But one cannot I'M
derstand the position of the man well
acquainted with the history of the
world and who has seen and appre-
ciated the power of the mighty ma
tions of the earth.
If a country is to progress, it must
progress with the great powers; it
must become an integral portion of
one of them; or it must be so insig
nificant and poor that - is not worth
absorption and is not worth living in
for an active minded and go-ahead
man. An example of such a place is
the little Republic of Andorra.
Hawaii is fertile; it has, up to a
certain limit. great resources. and has
great geographical advantages. which
will become still greater as time rolls
on. To remain as we. are, ready
prey for any power to pick up at any
time that it sees fit, and depending
upon the precarious assistance of
sentiment, is by no means conducive
to the future growth of the country
upon as speedy lines, as those who
have its advancement at heart would
like to see. But let us become an in
tegral part of some great power and
we are assured of our political safety
and the stability of our institutions.
With us there can only be one great
power to be absorbed by. Were we
placed geographically in some other
part of the Pacific. the story might be
different But we are not. Situated
as we are, there is only one power
that we can go to. AS an independent
State, we shall always be weak; as
portion of the Great Republic, we
should be as strong as any part of
that great Power. To bring about
such contamination is what every
one who has the future welfare and
progress of the islands at heart. should
strain every nerve for. There is no
rock so hard but what a little drop viii
knock admission in a thousand years"
We must ''knock admission" in a
shorter time, but with a like persist
ence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03

the expenditure may look, it is very
much smaller when consolidated than
when it was administered by indie
pendent municipal bodies, and when
each of the cities now absorbed had
its own rate of taxation. The local
taxation will now be uniform over the
whole extent of territory and for the
whole mass of people. And though
there are $4,000 offices to fill, there
were great many more formerly
BY consolidation one man can do tie
overseeing work of two or three under
the old system.
The question which agitates the
minds of some thinkers is the enor-
nous power that is put into the hands
of the Mayor. He is personally q
more irresponsible ruler than many Il
limited Monarch of Europe, and has
an enormus amount of personal pat
ronage. Given a good Mayor, and the
city government of Greater New York
Will ut SOultIulliS hlSdl' pu' SlN'l
bad Mayor. and one fails to see how
a check is going to be brought against
him during his four years of Office.
The Civil Service reform system was
to have been applied, but the bill
recently signed by Governor Black, as
was shewn in these columns a short
time ago was so framed as to defeat
the object aimed at.
This experiment of Greater New
York viii be studied by students of
municipal government with great in
terest Next to state government
municipal government has the great
est influence upon the happiness of
mankind. and to obtain the cheapest
and best is the ideal that all dwellers
in cities look to and yearn for.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03
GREATER NE NYORK.

One wonders. when one read. or
Greater New York. whether the Ghosts
of some of the carly Mayor. u. l.f
city arc not WANDERING around and
taking stock of shat their Successors
have.to rule over. or. rather. aa..frr.-
ter.
BrooEIvn and Lone Island CITY aro
name. mo- lonurr rr.-t,r New, York
has swallowed them. rrsr ,s TorIop.
swallowed I'm times .a,. t1a gra-t-
villages of Tanmorsmi.1 Efr,ur.,
Noting Hin. Rrornpror and Ioy.n
others which "a century oI. .u.,,r9 .,,,-ti-
cd I'm green fields and did r,f Hr,gr,
OF being absorbed by fine eyer-i,o,,oas-
inc octopus of bI,icI,. and mortar,
Groater New York car,a into ,ot,,,I
existence ON May s. II stands I'm nop-
nlation and extent. only second to
london. I'm ranfditv of nroo,pss If
however, far exceeds the largest citv
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03

For three years we have never been
without Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house.
says \. II. Patter, with f. c Atkins &
Co., Indianapolis, Ind, "and my wife
would as soon be without flour as a
bottle of this Remedy in the summer
of our children and it has never failed
to cure-not simply stop pain. but alb
solutely cure. 1t is all right, and any
one who tries it will find it So" For
sale by all druggists and dealers.
Benson. Smith &, Co. wholesale agents
for the Hawaiian islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03
TODAY'S DOINGS.

The presentation of representatives,
of the different missions was the or
der of business at this mornings
meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical
Association. The annual reports NJ
the treasurer and secretary of the
Hawaiian Board were heard. The
election of these officers will take
place tomorrow. w. w. Hall will he
reelected treasurer, and Rev. o. p.
Emerson secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03
OpuTM CApTURED

Jack McNeigh, the Board of Health
agent at the Quarantine station, cap
tured los half pound tins of opium
this afternoon. The drug was neatly
packed in the false bottoms of four
trunks among the luggage of some
immigrants now detained at the sta
ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03
HALF AND HALF.

The Royal, Pacific and Cosmopoli-
tan saloons are now serving half and
half for their customers. Two glasses
are sold for a quarter. They still sup
ply Pabst and Bu1fal beers at the
same price
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-03

New shirt waists, new kid gloves.
Big assortment of laces, muslin under
wear, new dress materials, arrived on
the Australia for N. S. Sachs.
Evening star., 1897-03-25
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.

,nnWI' ,aNid .-.--.--...-......-..... 81 -
nrotn, Frank W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $40 "a
Trustee Cheorn Chary A. A. Russia Con-
sftS"'ion --.- ....---.-.......-..S 81 Os
Tniste" Chcora Chary A. A. Russin Con
gregation ....:;.....:. ..:.......,........ .s3o7
Trustee theora Chary A. A. Russia Con
:. greGation .................. 50 o7
Trustee Cheora Chary A. A. Russia Con
greeation OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 Is
Trustees of the Congregation Talnud Torah
OF Tie u. -..-...-..............S2 50 Is
trustees Emery Chapel Parsonage. 80. .s2G S1
trustees Mt. Ashary NJ. +. Church. 49,. S. gI
Trustees Mt. Asbury VI. y. Church s. ~
trustees SNOW Creek Baptist Church. 49,. s.? "a
Trustees Sens and Dauc hters of Abraham
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

After some weeks of dry weather.
with not even so much as puddle mere
and there, the English sparrows nave
heen having hard time of it. Sun
aav,s sthaw madea little moisture which
.,a ,;tt,a shipper snappers. made the
hest possible use of. and were seen In
tho streets wherever there was any
chow for a bath. Whatever can be saio
against these sassy little imps' thes
n.t tho often when they have the chance
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

| On June 80 1895, there was 1926. {,
miles of railroad operated by steam
against 1718.53 on June 80, 1896. .comput-
ing only the main lines and branch
tracks, operated as a part of the mair
| line.
| All excepting 1882 miles of this mile
age is standard gauge. four feet eight
and one-half inches. The 1882 miles
of railroad is two feet gauge except the
| Rockport r. r., three miles, which is
| three feet gauge.
The increase of the gross earnings
| from operation in the State of Maine
of all the steam railroads doing busi-
ness in the State, shows gain over
that of 1895, which considering the de-
preston in business throughout the
country and which has been felt SO ad-
versely by railroads generally must be
gratifying to the citizens of the State
as well as to the corporations bene-
fitted. The increase of mileage was
5.34 per cent and the increase in earn
| ings 6.15 per cent.
| While it is impossible to be absolute
| ly accurate in the statements regard
| ing the business in the State, from
the fact that the returns from railroad
companies whose lines extend through
other states are made covering their
entire systems, neverless great care
has been taken in estimating what
proportion should belong to the lusi-
mess in Maine, and is very nearly cor
rect.
The returns to June 30. 1896. show an
increase in earnings in Maine over
that of 1895, of $500, ,3SO.22. being IS, ILL.,
5O7. &c, against s7,611, 1872. 1t will be
noticed that this is a comparison of
gross earnings from operation in
stead OF gross transportation earn
ings,', as heretofore. In many cases
the former method has been mislead-
| ing.
The total number of passengers car
ried in Maine to June 80, 1896. was s.
zoe. .615. against 5.535,634 in 1895. an in
crease of 110,9S1.
The total passenger train mileage in
| the State for year ending June 80, 1896,
was 3.497, ,7O9, against 1887 ,231 in 1895,
an increase of 560.47S miles.
The number of tons of freight carried
| in Maine for year ending June 30, 1896,
was 5.229,OS4, against 5,OO3.S34 in 1895
an increase of 225.25O tons.
The total freight train mileage in
Maine for year ending June 3O 1896
was 2.9S9. .:320, against 2.113,291 in 1S9a
| an increase of 276,O29 miles.
The number of passengers carried
one mile for same period of time was
1a6 435 2O2. against 12S,94l, ,545 in 1850, Ian
increase of 1885,.
| The number of tons of freight car
| no ardiner IN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05
a Card.

We the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a fifty cent bottle
Of Greenes Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cold or cough. we also warrant
a twenty-five cent bottle to prove salts
factory or no pay.
Bowditch & Webster.
John Coughlin,
F. X. Courtemauche,
Arthur Tetrault,
]. M. Mixer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Juape w. p. Whitehouse has ap-
nointed Joseph Williamson, Jr. master
in chancery to determine the amounts
due claimants in the case OF the Petit
Manan Land and Industrial Co.
The annual meeting of Augusta
Lodge. r. & A. NJ, will be held this
,ye,ina at 7.3O for the election of Of
ficers
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

The annual meeting of the kennebec
Historical Society will be held, Thurs
dav evening, Jan. Z, at 73O, in Library
hall for the election of officers and
other business A paper will be read
after the business part OF the pro-
grarme, by A. c. Stilphen, Esq, of Car
diner
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

The many friends Of Rev. and Mrs.
L. C. Hayes will be pleased to learn of
the birth of son to them, Dec. 80, at
their present home at Bluehill, where
Rev. Mr.. Hayes is recuperating from
oVerStudy. .-.-.-----
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

H. ]. Church of Portland. will repre-
sent the Eastern Argus at the Legisla-
t,,re this winter. Mr.. Chufch reporteu
the session of SO for the Portland Ex-
nress and has many friends about the
o.,ito, Mrs. Church will spend the
winter here. They board at Mrs.
Rlack's on Sewall street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Herbert l.. Hammond. who is at
tending Bryant & Stratton's CONNER
cial college at Boston, spent the holi-
days at his home in Manchester, re-
turned to Boston, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

The attention of our readers is called
to the great cash discount sale OF
Buckley & Goodrich in todays issue.
Take advantage of the great trading
opportunity offered ~ them this month
in order to reduce their large stock
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Lendall Titcomb, Esq. is confined to
his house with illness. He suffered
frcnl a bad cold, last week. and had re-
covered enough to go out. when he was
taken with a relapse and is again con-
fined to his home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05
MAINE RAILROADS
Show Steady Improvement all
Along the Lines.
Numbers Of Passengers and Ameun
Of freight Taken.
Other Facts Taken from the Railroad Com
missioner Report.

The pulse of business prosperity, the
railroads, are given more than usual
attention, in the annual report of 1896
of the Maine railroad commissioners,
Hon. Joseph B. Peaks of Dover; Hon.
Frederick Danforth of Gardiner and
Hon. b. F. Chadbourne of Biddeford.
The frontispiece is a cut of the late
William A. Allen, who was the chief
engineer of the Maine Central r. r. at
the time of his death, last spring.
The report contains extensive tabula-
tions taken from returns of railroad
corporations, additional to what have
heretofore appeared in the reports and
compilations SO arranged as to give a
clear idea of the operations and busi-
ness of all the railroads. in the State
This compilation is the result of a care
full analysis of the returns and large
amount of clerical work. 1t is a work
that will add much interest to the re-
port in the way of valuable informa-
tion. In addition to this the returns of
the corporations and all decisions of
the board are published
The tabulations referred to- cover the
cost of construction, equipment, earn
ings. expenses, of all railroads and
railways steam and street, giving in
detail the amounts per mile OF road,
and covering all data connected with
the complete operations, assets and
liabilities, the itemized and classified
items so arranged as to show all facts
of interests connected with the busi-
ness of each corporation.
The past few months have been es-
pecially busy ones for the clerk of the
department. Col. e C. harrington on
whom much of the work of compila-
tion has fallen.
The report takes up a considerable
length. the possibilities of the use of
electricity for power on the Maine
railroads, with accompanying cuts.
with descriptions of various kinds of
cars, including the third rail system,
locomotives, 1and other features of the
new methods, now in use in other
places.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Frederick A. Jones, the popular Bos-
ton agent of the Kennebec & Boston
Steamboat Co. will spend the winter in
Augusta, his former home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Marshal Morse had another house
full of dodgers at the police station,
last night, "a men being accommodated
with the best the house afforded.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

The installation of officers at Augusta
and Highland lodges, A. o. L. W., will
respectively take place Monday and
Tuesday of next week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

a. +. Brown of Belfast. who attend
ed the Shaw Business college. last sea
son, is in the city for a few days, visit
ing friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

F. L. Webber publishes ready refer
ence list of some SO varieties of fancy
crackers, great convenience to
housekeepers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Seth Williams Post. G. A. r.. vii
install officers, next Thursday evening
Capt. H. F. Blanchard will be the in.
stalling officer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

The street railroads OF this State are
all, with one exception. operated by
electric power They have become an
important element in the transporta-
ton problem, and serve well a con-
stantly increasing demand for cheaT
and convenient metncd of travel. AS
the whole they have been improved
during the year. New ideas are con-
stantly being advanced and improve
:nents made in the machinery and ma
terial used. in all of which the Maine
roads keep well UP to the times. As
compared with lines in other states
their traffic is comparatively small, but
by careful management and untiring
energy their condition is improving
new economies being introduced and
better service giVen-.-.-.--- ..-.....
Commencing with 5.1s miles of
electric railroads in 1889, there are now
137. 60 miles in the State.
The general impression seems to be
that electricity will in the near future
supplant steam as motive power on
the railroads of the country. This i'm
preston is given good deal of force
by the great service being done by the
electric street road. But their lines are
short and traffic light in pounds weight.
It is altogether another problem when
electric motive power is to be applied
to larger lines and the large tonnage
carried by the great roads.
The volume of traffic done by electric
locomotives on several roads in this
country in hauling freight in the
heavily loaded standard cars is con-
siderable, but the hauls are compara-
lively short At the tunnel and belt
line in Baltimore the developments OF
the heavy electric locomotives have
been almost wonderfully satisfactory.
The heaviest freight trains with their
steam locomotives attached are drawn
with comparative ease. The prime
motive in that enterprise. however,
was to get rid Of the smoke nuisance
in the tunnel.
In the line of high speed passenger
traffic. the experiments made and be-
ing made by the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad on the line at
Nantasket and to Weymouth. Mass,
is the longest step, perhaps, that has
been taken.
The increase of mileage year by year
up to the present date. commencing
lSS7, gives the following from which
win be noted the striking increase dur
ing the past two years: '95, 9.95. sos,
11.39, 642, 6.62, 17.S9. 4.25, 1850, 31.21.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

Capt. Daniel Mason of Bristol, is in
the city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

Fer seven successive mornings the
thermometer in Machias registered zero
or below.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

on electric railroads, there were no
fatal accidents, OF the six passengers
injured from causes beyond their own
control three were injured by the
starting of the car before the person
had got off and three by the car being
deraled OF the five injured by their
own carelessness, three We're injured by
stepping from the car While in motion,
and two by being struck by cars. The
injuries were not of serious character
in any case. The larger number of
those injured was upon new roads i'll
their early operation. While the casu-
alties We're much greater than in 1898,
considering the number of persons
carried and persons employed, they
We're comparatively small in numbers
carried.
For the year ending June so. 1896
there were carried upon the street rail-
ways 12,302, 326 persons. one being in
jured to LIS. 393 carried. This speaks
well for the care used by those in
charge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05
The report says in part:

The report says in part:
There was constructed and put in
operation during the year ending June
80, 1896. the following additional mileage
of railroad operated by steam.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05

six killed and 81 injured, three of those
killed and 81 Of those injured were
trainmen. While these accidents are
more in number than in preceding
years. they are considerably below the
average in the whole csuntry.
In 1895. on all the railroads in the
country there was one trainman killed
to $50 employed. and one injured to
every II employed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05
Among some Of the comparisons, are
he following:

The Rumford Falls & Rangeley
Lakes r.. r.. which commenced opera
tions Sept. Is. 1895, carried 1927 passen-
gers. The Wiscasset & Quebec r. r.,
commenced operations, Feb. 25, 1896
The total number of tons of freight
carried by steam railroads doing bust
ness in Maine. for the years ending
June 80, 1895 and 1896. are 1922 1853 and
$16.05S,001 respectively
Among them are the following:
1895 1896
Bangor & Aroostook. o57,6O9 295, 40l
Boston a. Malne....... S.3Sl, ,322 1924, ,02y
Maine Central '......... 2,4l6.3337 2,67S, ,203
The returns show that, on June 30,
1895, there was $3.50 miles of street
railway in operation. and on June. 30,
1896. 131.10 Iniles-an increase of 1921
miles. This additional mileage has
been made by the construction Of the
Bangor. Orono & Old Town Rail-
Bangor Street Railway. extension. ii.15 Is
Norway & Paris Railway. 2l3
Portland & Cape Elizabeth Rail-
way ........................ 9.75
Portland Railroad, extensions 3.72
Rockland Thomaston & Camden
Street Railway increase. 15s
Somerset Traction Railway .......... $50
Total ......................... 81. .2t
The Press., 1897-09-02
A Typical Kansas Town.

Mir. William Allen White, in the August Atlantic, has paper entitled "A Typical Kansas Town" in which he says :-
 Women shape the public sentiment In a Kansas town. In most towns In other states the corners of the principal streets are occupied by dram-shops. l., In the town where this paper Is written, the in- fluenoe of women has been exerted so fOrcibly that three of the four corners where the two main streets cross are occupied by banks. Instead of Hogan's retreat on the fourth corner stands a bookstore. Here the boys and young men of the town find a meeting place. Here they make their appointments. Here they browse through the weekly illustrat- ed papers and the magazines and look through the new books. In this bookstore the football games are bulletined, the baseball games are talked over and poli- tics finds its forum. Among all the boys and men who frequent this resort there is no habitual thinker; there Is not one dal. These young men are business men, real estate brokers and college students. They are clean, shrewd, active young men, who have been brought up in town where the women make public sentiment, in town of "petticoat government" Where in a woman has never held an administra- tive municipal office. It Is town of eight thousand inhabitants, without a saloon, without a strange woman, and without town drunkard.
The Press., 1897-09-02
Washington Puzzlea Him.

T have found my way across painless prairies where had never been before, and even through the tangled ma0es o9 ohaparTal thicket without getting lost, but never come to a strange city without getting absolutely bewildered, " said MT. H. M Barker of New Mexico
 "I have been to Washington at least 0 dozen times in the past three years, and yet 1t is just as strange to me now, aft CT 8 soiourn of two weeks, as 1t was the first time ever set foot in the district If get one block away from my hotel I lose my reckoning, and find myself wondering continually whether l am going toward the capitol or In the d. rection of the treasury. get sore with myself for being so slow to find. my bearings, but hear other men owning up to the same difficulty. It certainly is queer that there should be such a difference between people, for know plenty of men that can go anywhere they choose in a city few hours after landing in it, but take them out into the country, and they would get lost like the babes in the woods ''-Wash- ington Post.