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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-08-02
WHAT THEY THINK OF 1T.
Brief Comments From the British
Newspa. ers


Newspal ers.
The annexation of Hawaii is none
of our business, and every one rec
ognises the fact that the United
States have interests there which
are far greater than those Of any
other Power. The primary interest
we have in the question is an in
tellectual one,-what will be the
effect of such step on the iustitu-
tions and policy of the Republio9
At home it will mean the more com
plete dominance of the great capital
ist interests, while abroad it will
mean the gradual evolution of the
Republic into less peaceful and
possibly militant Power. If Hawaii
is to be made State OF the Union
or part Of the State OF California,
it must be defended from possible
attacks, such as that of Spain, in the
event of war, or that Of Japan, or Of
China or Russia, if the long entente
between Russia and the United
States is ever disturbed. If the Ha-
waiiau natives are allowed to vote
in the Congressional and Presi-
Dental elections the problem of the
inferior or backward races, already
so difficult in the United States, will
be yet farther complicated. II they
are not allowed, Hawaii will be a
close oligarchy, unfit companion OF
free Republican States. Besides, il
Hawaii, thousands Of miles away
from the American continent, is to
be annexed, what of Cuba close at
haud2 Why should not the Sugar
Trust stretch out its tentacles to-
wards the West Indies, now in
forlorn economic condition, and
wanting some special terms with
the United States so as to revive
their fallen fortunes? Quite apart
fran the foreign complications thus
suggested, what shall we say Of the
prospect thus looming up before
the United States OF millions of
dark or half-breed population either
admitted to political equality with
white citizens or treated as social
helots, and thus forming the ma
terials for possible servile war?
These are the consideration which
suggest themselves to the minds OF
all friends OF the American Republic
and which, we doubt not, are already
suggesting themselves to tho minds
Of millions OF American citizens
The Spectator.
The United States seem deter
mined to annex Hawaii, and the
President lis said to have approved
the necessary papers. 1t is so I'M
usual for the United States to in
crease its territory that some sur
prise has been felt, aud some oppo.
sition is sure to be expressed in the
Senate. There does not seem to be
much reason for the annexation, but
it is being forced on the United
States by the sugar growers. Were
there any danger Of the group of
islands being annexed by England
or Germany or any other country
we could understand President Nc
Kinley's move, but there is nothing
to be feared from either England or
Germany. We recognized the indie
pendence of Hawaii more than half
a century ago, and it would be Of
little use to Germany unless she had
a heet-an eventuality which the
Reichstag declines to contemplate
Church Review.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS

cANERON-A night raider on a melon melon
mitch y.ns ehen IN tha neck, ana ssr'ou7
wuind inflicted by a constable
WACO The state Ginnors' ASSOCIATION
viii mtf here Monday.
UEvlNE- The school census shows ioO ",
wbito and 40 negro children residents OF
this place. ,,,,, A,s
DFvjNE-C County officers are much as
snil.l. d with the Zee bill
cllAppELL hill Brandts stple %o4
bnrr,arlted by unknown parties IoS' not
Sc ase,Ttaincd. Al,
gpENHAM- Tho 10-year-ol.Gi son , OF ~" u;
~ Wueehow Of Prairie Hill fell out oi
tree and broke his arm ,,y
DRENHAM 80 The question OF up% ,,a,;,
,sir rr.dtr tho auepic,s oil the nleu.''''''
IRE department is being discussed he'e.
,tAplsoNVlLLE-Aftcr a very lhn,i by,
tho !" 81 the summer normal Sehoo' mas
closed. ,.,ont M
0l.Iahema viii build system oil wac
works here -, Of Tho
re,nains Of Mr ]. II. Scale VINO aueu ,h 4.
hrsttn on Friday. were brought !" ''''
Nae Me for lntermeut yesterday
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MELLOW Tlvnn SPREADING.

Forty Deaths uhd TWO Hundred and
s'ifss New rnscs al iinynnn.
Washington. Juno g;.'rbo reports re-
cevea from Cuba from Sergeant weyman
of tho marine hospital service shows that
yellow fever IN spreading.
The United States sanitary inspector at
Havana reports that during tho week
there were in that city forty deaths from
yellow foyer. with approximately 25i now
cAsos and thirty new cases OF smallpox.
with three deaths.
The United States consul at sagna La
grande reports that during tho week there
we're in that city twenty four new cases
reported from yellow fever and eighty
cases from SMALLPOX.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
lSFIDELS WERE THE AGGREssoRs.
Christians Arc Preparing to Make
Rcprisals by Lnnd and Sea.
GREEK TROOPS TO ADVANCE.
Turks Have Nearly Cut on Line Of
Retreat In Case Hostilitie.
Are Renewed.

Cunea. Juno 27.---An armed force Of 1900
Mussulmans mado sortic from Canca last
night. crossing tho military Gordon and sur
prred the insurgents at Kaniikastelli. three
houra distant. A desperate combat en-
pued. In which thirteen Mussulmans were
killed and many wounded The inhabitants
arc preparing to mako roprisals by land
and sea.
Later adyiccs show that many Christians
were killed. as well as many Turkish. In
engagements that preceded tho principal
fshting at Kanlikastelli.
Tho whole district ia greatly excited.
Tho trouble arose from the entertainments
Of Mussulmau refugees who attempted to
pasture their cattle Within tho limits of tho
neutral zone,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
DETAILS OF A WRECK.
TEN MnMBrRs or TIE GREW
DIED or FEVER.
rwo 0f the Men Sui"id"d' '''''rr'"S
Drowning T." the Torture"
of the Disease.

pbt,oJeipbla, juno 27.-The dcraile OF the
ramon, totsl loss of the Philadelphia bound
prItish sugar laden bark Traveller. Cap
tain Christie. at Port Maihurin. Hoiriguee
Island. and tho death from lava fever Of
ten members OF tho crew. including Cap
tain Christie. have Just been received at
this port from Mauritus. and bring to
light Il most thrilling cHse Of shipwreclt
and suffering. Two OF the sailors, driven
10 despair by witnessing the suifcrings Of
their shipmates. committed suicide by
jumping overheard prcforrlng death In
this way rather than from the rayhges OF
the fesor which they felt sure was TO over
take them ono by one tho mon died on
unlil tho mate and SECOND mate we're
tho only officers aboard. but the former
finally auccumbod 10 The dreaded diaehse,
Captain Christie. the commander, ana
seven men died and heir bodies were cast
over the Hhlp'a side.
For nearly TWO weeks she drfted to tho
nofihward and eastward Of Rodriguez IL
land and ran into Pon Maihurin. An e.
fort was mado 10 get medical aid from
shore. That night the wind rose and the
following sunrise tho vessel drove on tho
outlying reef and became total loss. She
afiorward entirely disappcaro1
The Traveller WIS a well known Liver
pool bark. hunt OF Iron in Drmbarion,
Scotland, and laden with about $500 bags
OF sugar. valued at 100000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
GROCERS MAY REBEL.
THE CuICAGo MltoLEs ALGRs AG-
GuiEvGD Al THO TRUST.
l'hrir own Combination Mny Also He
nruLcn Up by M undcrbid
an IA mig Contract.

Chicago. H., June 27.--strong probahiii-
t,a exist that the combination between
tlo sugar trust and the Wholesale grocers
n Chicago viii be broken by the underbid-
ding Of the trusts quotations for the
cotmy sugar contract at punning and the
county hospital In Other words. the gro
Gers viii rebel against tho eNaetione of
the trust, and refuse any longer to be die
tated to by it as to prices.
Another possible result VIII he tho dis
ruptlon OF the combination among the gro
Gers thomsoives and hereafter inatend Of
putting In the same bid as did a dozen
firms for the recent county contrast. they
VIII enter into active competition.
large quantity of sugar has got into the
hands of retailers through brokers. and
tho county contract going to one outside
the combination. VIII undoubtedly prove
tho last straw the adhorents OF tho trust
viii put up with.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
norm MA,uNG PREPARATIONS.


WryIer iiHs Demanded More Troops.
Gnm"z Also Preparing.
Chicago. June 27.-A special TO tho
Chronicle from Jacksonville. Fia,, Gays:
General Weyler while ut cienfuegos made
request for 20 900 more colonial volun-
toers. with the intention of starting an nc
1.-Two campaign He also demanded from
spain 10000 additional troops. 10 reach
Cuba by September /. Tho rainy season
viii bo drawing 10 n close at this time. and
this goes to prove tho assertion that he will
make the effort OF his life to conquer tho
insurgents.
The announcement that Gomez would be-
gin active operations has been verified.
II Is officially stated to-day TINT Span
ish column has had an engagement with
robela under stolongo on stolongo ranch
near Jnguerygrandc, province of Matanzas.
Tho Insurgents are alleged to have been
dispcrsod with the loss Of fifteen killed and
one wounded lhc oPah'aiuS h"'i ~ WI
poral wounded IT Ia known that tho en-
gagomcnt" was simply an attack made by
tho troops upon the defenscless paeiheos on
the ranch. and that the fifteen persons rc-
ported 10 have boon killed In battle wers
brutolIy nassacred.
~ nj ..s ss. Gladly NecetYe0s
Madrid, June 27.--Senor Sagasta's mani.
feelo defining the policy of the liberal
party with regard TO Cuba has been coldly
received,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
NMMY ION IN GlsnMeIA.
Mnny pro.trations and IA Number OF
nrmths KrpurtCh.

Deaths Rcpurtcd.
Atlanta. Ga. June 27.-Reports received
here tonight from all parts Of the state,
show il to have tcen the hottest day ever
known IN Georgia In his city even such
slight business as is ordinarily attempted
on Sunday was suspended and people were
compalicd 10 stay indoors Men and wo-
men on their way rom church we're pros
trt,d and Of a party OF thiriy blcycI's's
WHO started out on a run in3 the country
only four have returned Colonel Johh
Thoras. formerly member OF he lesis-
lsturc, dicl on q train from heat proSlra-
lion en- route from here to his home IN
Zebulon. A nurse girl died IN drug store
uua tbe baby she was Attending died later
M Inc home OF lts parents from the same
cause.
lhe thermometer This afternoon reached
ioi and IA other parts Of thc~f'tate Is said
IN have gone oven higher. Many prostra-
lions and number ct deaths in the south
ern rortion Of Georgia have been reported
me more unfortunate feature Of me
climatic condition horo is that no zee Il
oiloinsblp. the factors having falled 10
anticipate the enormous demand. IL Is no
cooler tonight and most people arc sleep-
ing or attempting TO sleep on Po'Vn's
and laWus
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
tho eaptaln OF the Nanawal 10 ehange BID.

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Co. DAt tbnt limo addfcs.rd . letter
IN IN, r,tristor ~ for,ien afflrs AS vet,
though If seems Il very long time Lave
received no reply.'
Continuing. no said. "Thc position Is
this. hetoro The amer having the iinmt-
grants on board LETT Hsn0iulu 1 mad d
formal protest TO the minister .. lorcign
affairs. HIS answer was lnc9nplc'" aLd
unsatisfactory. In Que time f"'"tf'u IN
strurtions from nay government ahi heni u
request to he minister OF torcish 9lHf"
Tor the reasons Of the expulsion u J'vA ,ohe
iaborers On Jun l NIn.o ata,n .'ii l.'
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am daily expecting eohmhh ".'''" !"
arrive. ~
shlkawo' eHl'"I OF lno ION"
ShlnpHno' VINO cA'',e nuip on tu' ',p,
cruiser Naha"M 10 NV .at's''p
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p 9,h "n ,,r o,tr,crdinarv and min
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
nrmons Caused ouIcK ACTION.
American Sailors Prepared 10 Re-
sisf japanese Attack.

san Francisco, June 81 Tho steamer
Gaelic brought the following adylces from
Honolulu. June 90:
Since the Philadelphia has been in port
weekly battalion drills have been held, On
the lith the men from both the Marion and
the flagship were landed. While on march
TO the drlll grounds. an orderly brought an
order and the battalion returned on board'
This action was taken, s, is understood,
on account Of a rumor 10 the Eject that
the Nsnawai would land force 10 take
charge Of the Hawaiian customs house The
Japanese failed to act and II is believed
Admiral Bearcslees prompt action CAUSED
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
Thre. Temptations.

Ncrthaeld. Mass. June 27.--The stu
dents conference had red ietter day,
large crowds coming from tho surrounding
toYns Mr.. Moody commenced last nlghi
en- ,ddr.s. on the Ten Commandments. In
IS. co,rse ~ his remarks he said
..The love Of the Lord Is perfect The
Young man OF today has great temptations.
Three great temptations are the trolley
car, bicycling and the Sunday papers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
GnEEKs TO ADVANCE.

Turks Have Nearly Cut or Line of
Nrtrcnt IN case at tiostiiifics.
Athena. Juno 81 THE Turkish army In
EpiTus having occupied several positions
overlooking Agraph. thus threatening tho
Greek retreat In tho event of resumption
OF hostilllcs, the Greek government has
for.,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28

HLE IN BUILDING TRADES.
efS' strike Likely to Inyolvc
yex Vol, ",heF WorIsmen..

~, ~ LtNclN Ia involve
Sex yo,, ",her Workbench.
NV York Juno 2S The lockout NJ 2bo,
Ia pa. VIII 20 into eefect to,porro,,
IN my, ssSmnaihetic strikes. inyoiying a
faass. msS o. men OF other building
Reytrs pa pls result Tho firms in ihe EN-
ave decIS@ 1s' 81, association app ar 10
Y the men o' 70 hghi against the demands
ssn ', s advertised for ' men "' in pD ost
p p1loeSNispapers, but IN 10 saturday
~ Of tho oI h.l had been pnt to work on
Fa city buildings now being erected in
sork tono v''uhion plasterers are found
E'dsfed imr rao. row general strikes VIII h,
& Which Immediately. Among the building
~ Hotel As,o are threatened are the
.ss Athle,,ue the Engineers and Nh,
NJ Sherry ,r cub houses. Delmonioo's
- ~ Most serIonan e situation Is considered
= some time. !" 'hese building trades
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
A pb,,,ppInn Lonn.

Madrid, June 27.-The government has
signed contract for per cent loan OF
C 81 OO, 900 to meet the expense OF the
Philippine war II will be guaranteed w
the Philippine customs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
ToDAY'S FORECAST.

[
@RTHFIELn. Mass-,rhc NortbGoll
\ juIve 93iierencc VIII lie hell from today
NEW YORK Tho National ,ssoo,,,t,r
~ II',tu,onst, win h m lis eiytb an.
= Iuly 2Sehuon IN th,s city from Today
SARsAw. md.-Tn. ,n..,eo ,,,,..,
kr..,s o tho W. rrn Essn'iotloi,ni' az
Ae deS, NH he hell at Wmona para,
ave MAJ ILLD. ll.-Loral Whcelm n
fiAie S xS.s elah"rare prenarstIons Tor th,s
fos sats meet to ht held on tho ILL.,
|onsrroS, '1'r grounds herr t4lay and
(iNln ~ ~ ~ I'm Conu.--Jusiee John v
sstss ,'ti snIr,iae court OF lie Unit
T ne COW Hi ~. Jeliier tho annual ao.In ss
|Aool ta SUPERINTENDENT Of the Yaln law
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28

y.,,,w feve. Ia spreading In cuba;
forty deaths and 2ji rev cases In Havana.
Sas0sta'A iliernI manifsato was coldiy
received IN Madrid.
Viewer has demanded more troops AMI
intends making tho light Of his hfo,
Gomez also cont, np,atea an active cam
paisn.
spnnish attacked and murdered paciicos
and announced It al an engagement
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28

observatio1s taken BY The Uni;ol States
weather buieau at 5 D. m. 75lh mer.dian
time:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28

London. June 2s "A correspondent OF the
Times nt TOXIC. in II letter published THIS
morning, dwells upon .he enormous Gam
age which the rev American tariif bin VIII
work to japanese trade. lie gives ngures
showing that the urS duty on Japanese tea
amounts to more than The Whole value OF
the exports Of that commodity aud says
that thcre 81 great rush 81 exporters 10
to-ostau ihn iniDcstion Of the iu,y.
The correspondent adds "a depu'atlon
o. ga qrlwer. has awaited upon the min
istor ri agriculture 10 urge the go'ernment
70 make official protest, buf japan seems
fatrd 20 a RIDE awakening from her dream
OF American sympathy and good VIII
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-28
Grrco-Tnrieisb Aroir-.

Mlasu.mons and Christians are again
lighting IN Crri- md many have been
Killed ca each aide.
Greece Is preparing to send more troops
to The frontier. Turkish movement, maxi
Ing reinforcement necessary to keep open
IL road for retreat.
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Jameson Going hack 10 Africa.
Londoa, juno 81. - Or. Jameson sailed
yesterday for captowp On route for Bulu-
vAyo.
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Kolomo, Austria. aooded by a risa IN n
r.Vof. a bridEe went down with n ras-
scngor tniu md many persons are bp-
iiovod to have been drowned.
London tradczlneu. politicians ana be-
revolem society women ARE grumbiing
oyer ther losses and snubs during tho
1ubil"o.
A Pnrnelllto sncalscr very fiery In an
nl,dross IN Dublin.
London Times makes point on the pro-
posed American duty Oh tos, running Jap
ancso tr,tde.
Nlnrl, Twain declines assistance from
American admccry
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-23
LEAVING QUESTIONS WITH GOD.

In one of his letters touching a
very important event in his life
George Fox wrote: Wherefore I
let the thing rest, and went on in the
work and service of the Lord" There
is a deep and vital truth of practical
living suggested by this fragment of
SENTENCE truth which, received
and acted upon, goes far to make
the mind calm, the heart peaceful,
and the hands effective. There are
a great many conscientious but anx-
GUS people who find themselves con-
tinually tempted to postpone work
until all questions can be settled;
who attempt, in a word, to anticipate
the education of life by grasping at
the beginning those results which
come only at the end. For there are
a great many perplexing problems
which can never be thought out; they
must be worked out. The man or
woman who wants to settle them in
advance will fail alike of the settle
ment of the question and the doing
of the task. 1t is through the active
putting forth of ones power that
light continually streams in on the
questions which concern what one
ought to do. In any education the
understanding of the ultimate uses
of things must be postponed; those
uses are revealed only when the edu-
cational process nears its close. This
is prominently true of the supreme
educational process which we call
life. There are thousands of ques-
tions weighing upon every sincere
and conscientious mind which cannot
be settled by any amount of thinking,
but which in way settle themselves
as one slowly but faithfully does the
duty which lies next. This comes
very near being the whole philosophy
of life, which is in no sense settle
ment of ultimate questions, but which
is always primarily the doing of
the thing that presses to be done.
He who is able to do faithfully and
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-23
PEROIVAL LOWELLS STUDY OF
MARS.

Some two years ago Mr.. Percival.
Lowell established an observatory in
Arizona for the purpose of studying
the planet Mars, especially with
view to the question of its habitabil-
ity. Possessing ample means, an
active imagination, an enduring en-
thusiasm, proper regard for facts
and clear literary style, Mr.. Lowell
has succeeded in placing even the
astronomers under an obligation to
him. Furnished with a refracting
telescope of eighteen-inch aperture,
and assisted by Professor W. HI.
Pickering and Mr.. A. E. Douglass,
Mr.. Lowell observed the planet assid-
uously during the opposition of 1894,
and for several months before and
after.
Many readers may like to be in
formed what the apparent distance
of Mars is when viewed, at opposi-
ton, with such magnifying powers as
those used by Mr. Lowell. Look at
the moon with glass magnifying
from four to six times, and its features
will be prese, ted under about the
same visual angle as that of the Mar
tian markings as Mr.. Lowell saw them
with his telescope. In the northern
part of the moons disk there is an
oval dark spot named Plato, 60 miles
in length. When the observer with
the opera-glass has noted the incon-
spicuousness of Plato he will appre-
ciate the difficulty of studying spots
of similar dimensions on Mars, even
when large and powerful telescope
is used.
At the same time, on being in
formed that those interesting round
shadows detected on the disk of
Mars by Mr.. Lowell, and called, in
his nomenclature, "oases," average
from two to. two and half times the
diameter of Plato, he will perceive
that these Marian phenomena must,
after all, lie within the range Of easy
visibility with first-class telescope
used amid first-class atmospheric con-
ditions.
Mr.. Lowell and his assistants have
been the first to add to the number
of those mysterious dark lines on
Mars, originally discovered by Schia-
parell of Milan, and designated
canals" La fact, the result of Mr..
Lowell's work has been to more than
double the list of these singular plan
etary markings. Ia many other ways
he has greatly extended our knowl-
edge of the geography of the red
world.-Hdrpers Weekly.