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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30
BY AUTHORITY.
ID pARTMFNT OF FNANor,
HoNoJuLr, Dec 10, 1897

The Minister of Finance take his occA-
sion to request all ,hosr having O. ims
against the Government of a monetary
nature, to present them to this office,
through the proper Department. not later
than twelve O'Clock noon on Saturday,
January 15, 1898, after which date the
books of this Department will be closed.
All persons having moneys on account
OF the Government a'e requested 10 make
their returns promptly in order that there
be no delay in closing thc accoun's for the
year ending DecembeT ~, lS07.
IS. M. DAMON,
Minister OF Finance.
766-1m Mon & Tbr 40
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

Annexation is dead az far as we
can learu. What uext, gent)eme"r
of Dole's republic? You NAV have
tho sympathy of many men who
profess themselves opponents OF the
present regime, but are you sure of
the support OF your own crowd
when the question OF "What Next"
will he asked?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

During the past four years we
have urged the adoption OF any
m 4asure which would publish to the
world the truth and nothing but the
truth in regard to Hawaiian affairs.
The Dole Government knowing bow
the social and political affairs really
are here has declined to permit any
impartial Investigation. The most
prominent supporters OF the oil
garchy called on Mr.. Blount as soon
as he arrived here, told their stories,
and put their signatures to the
statements as taken down in short
hand BY the clerk Of the commits
sioneE Later on when they realized
that their own words had damned
their own nefarious scheme OF SELL
ing these islands they called Blount
ugly names but they did not dare to
deny their words as spoken to that
honest and true American gentle
man.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30
"A Surprise.

The patrons of the Elite Ice Cream
Parlors will receives surprise at
the hands of mine host Steiner. on
New Years Eve. 1t will he worth
the while OF all his friends to call
round there tomorrow evening and
ascertain his little game,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

The question of Republic or
Monarchy, Empire or Anarchy, is in
different to US, We simply desire
government which will give a chance
to every decent Hawaiian or for
eigner to make living here and
prevent an unjust competition with
the Asiatic slaves. EfFE}' r
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30
,waAT NExrp,

What has the P, G. done for the
Hawaiians9 We do not refer to the
supporters Of the government estab
lished by Stevens & Co., but we put
our question to our dear friends to
whom n" taxpayers monthly pay
minis' erial salaries.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30
TOPICS OF THE DAY,

The attention OF thoughtful read
ers is drawn to an elaborate article
on the extension of the NJ, nroe doc
trine in connection with the annex
alton of Hawaii by the United
States. 1t is taken from the St.
Jamess Gazette one6of the leading
English journals, aud is evidently
the work of "a distinguished writer.
1t appears on our first page. e.,s
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30
WE SECOND THE MOTION.


eS5ssSs7 -75 w . 4sae''.
The p, G. Advertiser is advQcat-
ing the appointment by the next
Legislature OF Hawaii of a special
commi ssion to examine into politi-
cal and social matters as existing
here at the present time. The idea
is excellent and with our contem-
porafy we regret that such a com
mission VAS not appointed in the
past. q
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

The Carter memorial monument
might be erected in the grounds of
the Executive Building Not only
would the site be very appropriate Q
one, but it would show off the mem
orial ito greater advantage, he All
ornament to the beautiful park and
not incommode public traffic or
needs. The day may come when
another handsome Government
building may have to be erected on
Palace Square, and surely II the
wishes Of the dead could be CON
suited he would prefer to be closer
to those friends with whom be
allied himself when alive and in
whose interests he fell
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

To suit the planters the present
government has INDUCED in rAsiatic
immigration and every day the
kamaainaS are being driven to the
wall
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

Ring up Sal, il you have anything
TO say to The INDEPENpENT. |
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-30

II Mr.. Armstrong will read the
report OF Mr.. Blount he will see that
any respectable commission ap-
pointed to report on Hawaiian mat.
tsrs will be obliged to place mauy
prominent citizens in a very awk-
ward position. The commissioners
will be forced to ask Chief Justice
Judd, SIM Damon, S. E. Bishop,
w. D. Alexander and others whether
they did or did not say what Blount
has published. If they admit the
correctness of Blount's report the
policy of Cleveland will be justified
in the eyes, Of all honorable men and
women. If they deny the truth Of
the statements incorporated as
given by them in Blount's report,
they stamp that gentleman as a liar
and will compel him in rebuttal to
produce their original statements as
taken down by Consul General Mills
with their signatures, which may
prove them to be liars and perjurers.
Go sloSE SEbrothsr, Sor you may get
your hackers into 81 more rouole.
The last thing that Mr.. Dole and
his co-conspirators wanted in 1893
WAS for competent commission to
examine into the title they had to
Hawaii. Possibly it is thought that
after FIVE years many damaging
things pertaining to the Infamous
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07
He swatted three or Foor

He swatted three or Foor
times
Whether by force of circum-
stances, or, by scientific princi-
pies, to avoid punishment is not
clear, but the good man went TO
the floor.
Forgetting the admonition
But whosoever shall smitc thee
on thy right cheek, turn him the
other also," the pastor proved
to be game and no doubt placed
a strictly technical construction
on the command, inasmuch. as il
did not specify the left optic,
and also having in mind ian eye
for an eye" etc, and regaining
his feet, started into demonstrate
that his pugilistic education had
not been neglected, but peace
makers here thrust themselves
between the two principals and
compelled quiet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07

Another victim of a rowdy's
ever ready revolver sleeps in
DeLamar's hillside graveyard.
Another innocent and peaceable
man, against whom not a soul
could bring complaint, a man
whom the little children in town
knew and loved, has died from a
cruel wound Internationally in
flicted by one whom the world
could have well spared. James
H. Riley, war veteran, who
had heard the lannon's roar. and
had faced the enemy in battle,
met his death on Tuesday night
last by happening to be present
when a bad man turned loose his
gun to beat another of his sort.
1t is time the Indignation of the
community became sufficiently
aroused to put a stop to this
awful business. 1t can. and it
must be checked. There are
only few hobos in our town,
and it is only tolerance or inGif-
ference on the part Of our better
citizens which permits a single
one of them to remain here a
day. Another class of citizens
not only tolerates them, but
when suggestion is made that
they be gotten rid of. directly
shields them or deprecates any
attempt to ship them away.
Catch and search any tinhorn or
hobo in town and you will find a
gun on him. When an officer
pulls" one of them a pressure
is brought to bare against him
and at once for doing his plain
duty. The officers themselves
then become Indifferent and
thereafter let petty crimes and
misdemeanors go unnoticed.
The hobos know this and takes
advantage of it to flock here.
Hobos led out of other towns
consider DeLamar and Silver
City, ''cities of refuge" for them.
Then the taxpayers of the county
foot the bills for trying them for
felonies committed. But this is
only a 1.-THE of their cost to the
people of the country. We are
inviting good people to come
here to live, to invest capital and
to build up our industries. Will
they come while such a condition
of affairs exist ?-DeLamar Mug
get.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07

Judge John r. Grace. of the
Court of Appeals of Kentucky,
is of the kind of jurists that is
entitled to a harp in the next
world. A poor woman. the sole
supporter of four little children,
all on the verge of starvation.
was tried before him for pur-
Joining a slice of bacon from a
neighbor's smokehouse. The
proof was positive, and the jury
returned a verdict of guilty.
When the finding of the jury was
read, Judge Grace, rising 10 his
feet, said in most emphatic tones
The Court orders that the YER
diet in this case be set aside, and
/ want TO declare here that in al
cases where an unfortunate
woman is on trial for stealing
food. taken to keep her offspring
from starving, it will require
thirteen men to convict her OF
[ the crime in this court. The de
PENDANT is discharged from
custody"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07

The Postmaster General has
issued an order barring from the
use of the mails John Wedder-
burn & Co., the National Recor-
der and the National Recorder
Publishing Co.. Washington.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07
X Hot Time IN the Old Town.
lweiser signal.1

Vic oOA( SClA PIC hcNOtCo " Jtlc
advancement of the Christian
faith. At times the little flock
has been small, few in numbers
but firm in faith; again it has
been augmented in numbers as
the results of its good work has
been made manifest. In later
years other churches, and pos
sibly more pretentious, have been
established to aid in carrying on
the work of Christianity, but the
tenderest memories will cling to
the little Baptist edifice which
for SO long stood as the sole for
tress against the hosts of sin.
When there were no other spires
here, its spire pointed heaven
ward and sent forth its mellow
bell-peals, swelling melodiously
on the evening breeze across the
gentle land of Weiser. Its old
bell has, sentimentally speak
ing, rung in the birth of the
laughing babe, pealed glad song
to the listening bride, almost
split its tongue time after time
at the ransomed soul returning
from the wild, and tolled its sol
emn sorrow over the bier of the
passing pioneer. 1t can never
lose the warm place in which it
is held for the good Christian
work of the past, and it is surely
destined to peaceful, beautiful
and continued future in it's
chosen vineyard.
The Signal is and always has
been a consistently religious
journal. and at all times inter
ested in the advancement of the
cause. and this journal felt the
most profound regret. occupying
as it does the position of public
chronicler, when the dire tidings
which were rife through the en-
tire atmosphere of the corporate
limits last Friday morning, came
to its notice.
The tidings referred TO were
the aftermath of business meet
ing held at the church the eve
ming before. for what purpose is
immaterial.
The inspired Psalmist was a
diplomat and demonstrates it
very clearly when he remarks !:
GIG. H.
And l said in my haste. all
men are liars"
1t appears that in the discus
sion of affairs on the evening in
question. the pastor of the
church. in his haste, with an
alarming lack of the Psalmist's
diplomacy. became more specific.
and insteud of "all men, applied
the epithet particularly to Bro.
Foor. which unwise act was soon
to bring a recoil that should lay
the parson low.
We are inclined to doubt that
the usual spirit of anger and
beligerency, which generally ac-
companies the use of this biblical
term, stirred the minister, but
rather believe it was used in
terms of reproof by the reverend
gentleman, who perhaps felt that
he had tried them which say
they are apostles, and are not,
and hast proved them liars"
rev. .. p
Revelationhi 81. 8. says: But
the fearful. dfld unbeheving, and
the abominable, and murderers.
and whoremongers. and sorcer-
ers, and idolators, and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and
birthstone: which is the second
death" So it is seen to what
frightful tortures Bro. Foor, by
being classed as a good sabstan-
tial prevaricator, was at once
condemned.
This so aroused the carnal and
unregenerate spirit of the good
deacon, that the Old Adam in
H., ,--a,+NA s+enlf
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
A PRACTICAL VIEW OF IT.

 The folks that write of fields of green
 where birds and daisies rule I'll bet you. never struck them fields and
 plowed @ Georgy mule. And them that write of tinkling bells in dells where cattle roam, I'll bet you. never had To drive the scam
 pering cattle homel And them that sing of woodlands sweet, and softly signing pines, I'll bet you, never had to tramp through prckly briars and vines And cut a cord of wood or two! No mat
 ter what they say. The country aint as purity as it looks from
 far away Just let 'em come and try it-where people have to rise Before the sun has blazed n way along the
 hilly skies. And work from then until the stars look
 from the darkening dome I'll bet you. fore the day was done they d all make tracks for home! And yet they keep on singing of country life "so sweet And leave out all the mortgages and notes we have 10 meet. We thank 'em for their complments-for all the words they say: But still-we ain't purty we look from
 far away Frank l.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitu- tiOn
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
KENTucKYs FIRST olsTu
The Log Cabin Where John n,.
 Made Whisky StiII stoD,,.'

John Ritchia
 The farm of stephen A. Ritehie alon- the Beech Fork river, is considered ' toric ground in Kentucky. for bora 's- the early days of the century was eraa' - ed the first sour mash distiller, l.,,.- in this country. It was built ana ~, first whisky was made in if h,, Ritchie, Scotchman, who died ;,, M son county in 1S12, at an advanced
 Ritchie was one of the pioneers of tb@ state, an Indian fighter, aud an orioian, occupant of Linn's fort. He wae thl first man to leave the fort and build ~ independent dwelling. The horsa about two miles from the spot wbors Linn's fort stood and about POD vara~ from the house arc the ruins of ,ba distillery. This distillery was 1s foot square, one story high. with puncbeon ficor, and was constructed of cedan logs, which are in an almost perfaot state of preservation at this day.
 In this structure the meal woe mashed and went through the neces sary fermentation, after which th. "beer" was carried over to the stiu i,, buckets and the process of distilIation completed. To the left of the distiuer, are still to be seen the ruins of fur mace where the still was located Tba water necessary for the manufacture of the whisky was furnished by neyer. failing spring of ice-cold water. wbio, poured from the rocks a short distance from the distilery. Here. with crndo apparatus, in the wilderness of the nevv Kentucky, was manufactured the hey. craze that has made the state famons all over the world.
 By John Ritehie's method of 1isfil,. ton bushel of corn did not yield more than gallon of liquor; but notwith. standing this fact. enough was made to enable Ritchie to make at least one trin year to Memphis or New Orleans with supply of the beverage. He wonld form company among his neighbors. and, loading flat boat with his prod. uct which was incased in old-fashioned wooden-hooped barrels, would float ii 10 one of the two cities, where ready market would be found for it. With tho proceeds Ritchie would purchase four. cloth and other household necessaries which would be transported back to Kentucky by means of OK teams Idtchie lies in an unmarked grave in the old family burying ground on the farm.-N. '. Sun.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
THEY WORKED TOGETHER.
One Went Ahead to Make Good Jobs
 for His Partner.

I'm after them and I'll get them yet" growled the big man in the fer ryboat. They hunt in pairs and l know them on sight. When I'm bunkoed it's safe to bet that I'll never rest till 1 get even.
 Along came the first fellow and gave me a strong story about having to do something or starye. He was used to washing boats and could make my house look as good as new More out oi charity than for any other reason l gave him the job. He stopped around as free as a whale at play, spattered all the windows, dirtied the houses on either side and managed to sprinkle nearly every passer-by. But what l pitched into him about was scratching the weather boardinga and grinding his heel into the floor of the veranda. II was plain to me that nothing but fresh coat of paint would repair the damages.
 Next morning when l looked out there was a man in front studying tht defaced property, even crossing the lawn to examine it more closely. 1t turned out to be q painter in search oi work, and ] let the contract to him then and there. When l went homt that evening I saw my boat washer working on another house in the same block, making 1t look as though he was currying it. didn't pay any attention to him. but gave him the bad eye ane went on. Two days later the man thai painted my house was painting thl' one. Then I had suspicion ane watched the precious pair found that they were partners. One goes ahead scraping paint off houses and tn' other follows up to put on fresh
 "I guess they must have discovered that I'm after them, for they're no' working along my route any more But I'll find em, I'll charge lem WILL conspiracy and I'll have 'em sent up lo life. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
WOMEN'S MECCAS.
Grave of Jane Austen. Noted for Many
 Charms of Character.


 Tn the middle of the north side of Winchester cathedral. nearly opposite the well-known tomb of William of Wykeham, with it's famous motto: Manners makyth man." may be mo- ticed a large slab of marble, with this inscriptions:
 Tn memory of Jane Austen, young. est daughter of the late Rev. George Austen, formerly rector of Steventon. in this county. She departed this life on June IS. 1877, aged fl, after long illness, supported with the patience and hope of q Christian. The benevo- lence of her heart, the sweetness of ner temper. and the extraordinary endow- meAts of her mind. obtained the regard of all who knew her. and the warinest love of her immediate connections. Their grief is in proportion to their af. fiiction, and they know their loss to be ble"-with much more to the same effect
 But not word about her literary work. The fact is, Jane Austen was utterly unappreciated in those days save by small circle of the elect. The authoress whom George Eliot declared to be the greatest artist that has ever written, the most perfect mas ter over the means to her end;" whom Sir Walter Scott, Archbishop Whately. Sydney Smith. Coleridge and Lord Macaulay enthusiastically admired: whose writings Tennyson has pro- nounced to be next to Shakespeare. :" was utterly unknown to her own ge n- eration. No memoir of her was at- tempted for 60 years after her death: and the story goes that not so very long ago a verger at Winchester who was asked to point out her grave. in- quired if she had done anything that visitors should take an interest in her tomb. Pride and Prejudice" waited l6 years for publisher. and the eopv- right of "Northanger Abbey" was sold for ten pounds.
 Living unknown. Jane Austen died Ill obscurity. financial disaster havinp overtaken her family. During her last Illness indeed. she lay propped upon three chairs, because the only sofa they possessed was needed by Der agad mother. Happily, her grave is no longer neglected, and brass in tba wall near by reads: Jane Austen known to many by her writings. en- deaHed to her family by the varied charms of her character, and ennobled ey Christian faith and piety." y."-London Chronicle
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
A nAG nE RlG GAME.
Royal sport Enjoyed by the Guest of
 an Indian Prince.


 The maharaia of Kuch Behar ever since his youth has always had large stud of elephants. and hunted ID thls way: and since big game is now com parativeIv scarce even in Assam, we sbould not have made any bag worth speallinp of if we had not had the bene- if of his experience. Not more than three or four beats could be accom- plished in one day. Considerable dls- tances had often to be traversed from one jungle to another, and Ne intervals were often long and tedious under an Indian sun; but most of us carrled books and papers to read while the ele- phants were getting into position When the beat had once begun, how ever, all ones senses were on the alert. By the mems turbans, or the white sun shade of one of the aides-de-camp bob ping up and down, one could generally distinguish over the tops of the reeds the position of the beating-line Tn the far distance, and hear an occasional shout and the shriil trumpet of an ele- phant
 In the midday stiffness, broken only by the constant Tapping and flaming ot the elephants huge ears, one can dis tinguish the approach and mark the path of most of the wild animals by the rustling in the grass and reeds. But the approach of the panther and the tiger is heralded by no such sign. By experience ones eye becomes trained to discriminate between the swaying of the reeds caused by the wind and that due to the cautious advance of an unseen beast, whether deer, boar, bear, or something bigger still. When tiger or "rhino" are known to be at home. such small fry as these are all lowed to pass unharmed, for fear of turning the object of pursuit; but when the larger game are advancing at full speed, it needs no expert to distinguish their appalling crashes from the whis- pering of a breeze. Will he break cover in front, or will the next gun get the shot? Standing in expectation, with guns loaded and heart beating, this is the most exciting moment of the day. The howdah-elephants being thus placed at intervals, and usually out of sight of one another, one was not al- ways able to judge by the shots fired as to what was going on; but l was un- usually fortunate in the number of ami mals breaking cover at point imme- diately opposite to me, and consequent ly in the chances I obtained.
 took leave of the maharaja shortly before the breaking up of the second shooting-camp, which took place about a month later, in his own country; but the total bag included r tigers. seven rhinoceroses, and nearly 40 buffaloes, besides bison. bear and panther.-H. W. Seton-Karr, in Century.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
Good Manners and Quick Wi,

The little viscount is receiving few friendsin his bachelor quarters. Among them is Boireau. The latter, having al- lowed his cigar to go out. throws if. without ceremony, on the carpet. Tn order to give him lesson in good man. ners the little yiscount stoops to pick it up; but Boreau, feigning to mis- take his intention, interposes: "Oh! leave the butt, my dear fellow. * * Take fresh cigar!" Anc he hands him the boX.-La Figaro.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-28
coalns for Immediate Use.

A peculiarity among Dutch farmer who live at distance from town Y to have a coffin in readiness for then burial. It is by no means common see still sturdy old patriarch gong U an outhouse and gravely contempiav ing that which is to hold his body wne' he shuffies off this mortal coll. i'm characteristic has also appeared Il President Kruger, who has recently in ported a coffin, at cost, too, o1 @o0V' N. Y. Sun.