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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31
SUICIDE OF A FARM HAND.
Announced His Purpose and Was
Allowed TO Consummate 1T.

Westminster. Md, May 31.-Charles
Myers aged thirty-foUr years, committed
suicide Saturday morning in d hayshed Oh
the farm of Jacob Marker, in Carroll
county. near Mayberry.
He was discovered hanging in the shelby
one of Mr.. Markers daughters. Myers
had been working in a cornfield with an
other employe of Mr.. Marker, when he took
up plow rope, saying to the other man:
81 am going to the hayshed to hang my
self, and if you follow me l viii cut you
with razor The man continued his
work, and made no effort to interfere.
Mr.. Marker went into the field short
time afterward and the man told him what
Myers had said. Mr.. Marker started for
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31

Near Sagua, Santa Clara province, Dr.
the wounds of a pacifico who had been
hacked with machetcs by Spanish soldiers,
and whose devoted wife had dragged him
70 the door of the physicians house, i'm
mediately wassentencedb by Weyler to penal
servitude for life for the ofrense. One
honest, manly American WORD from the
White House would put an end to all these
horrors Why is il not spoken?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31

The week promises To be an interesting
one in the United States Senate. Itisprob-
able that the question of the legality or
the present session Of the Congress, in
view OF the violent suppression
OF one of its houses, Will OCCUPY
much attention As il is a question
of the highest privilege, it cannot be shut
out FOR the benefit OF the tariff bill In this
way il may he expected that the Spanish
influence in the chamber will be afforded
another opportunity to place itself on
record for the edificatiOn of the American
people.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31

that, before the males should grow large
enoughto encourage new peiagicoperations,
international arrangements might be per-
fected for a reasonable and non-destructive
prosecution of the sealing industry.
On sentimental grounds the branding
scheme lis to be commended At least it
would result in having something moving
through the salt sea waters of the earth
labeled III. Sr'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31
FIRE IN A REFORMATORY.
Building Containing Fifty-seven Col
ored Bows Consumed

Marlboro, Md, May 31-At $50 o clock
Saturday evening Family Building No. 4 = Of
the House OF Reformation for Colored Youth
at Cheltenham, Prince George county, was
consumed by fire, the contents being saved.
This was one Of the six family buildings of
the institution, each about so by 40 feet,
three stories high, of brick, with capacity for
fifty boys costing about 81 5000 The build
ing was fully insured, and no boy was in
jured. The house was used by fifty-seven
boys as q school room and dormitoTy, in
charge OF Teacher Early. A new building
will pe erected as soon as practicable.
Supt John W Horn telegraphed the
facts about the fire to Mr.. Frank Woods,
president of the board, in Baltimore. The
late Enoch Pratt was president of the insti-
tuition for many years, and on his death was
succeeded by Mr.. Woods. Mr.. Edward
Sta bier, ir., is the treasurer, and Joseph ].
Janney secretary and general agent
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31

the shed at once, but before ne arrived
learned OF the suicide from his daughter.
Myers had razor in his IOCket. Tie
cause Of the suicide is not known, butt as
said that fear of being discharged by Mr.
Marker was the reason.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31
SHOOT THE CHUTE.

Grand benefit excursion of the Operative
Plasterers' Union No. 6,S14, A F Of L.,
to River View ON Wednesday, June 2, in
aid OF q disabled brother Dancing and
games all day. Boats leave at 10 a. III.
and 6:45 p. IN. my31-2t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-31
VnlsU n HsHH will have big dis
Ahta1 AEEE play today and
WI kHlNS you cannot do beI-
p Az ter than spend the
AhA ShLd" hooks of SuitIand- y
] THIN perfect rot for chiidrea.
SUMMER RESORTS.

VALLEY VIEW sPRINGS-On the west
ern slope OF the MassanuttOn Mountains,
two miles from New Market and the great
New Market Endless CdvernS, and nine
milesfToIn the famous Luray CavernS, over
looking the beautiful Shenandoah Valley,
with the lofty Allegheny Mountains in
the distance, now open for season 1897:
scenery unsurpassed; telegraph and daily
mail; roads elegant, special for biCyclerS.
MRS. 5. NJ. HOFFMAN, New Market, Va.
my3l ,je1 2 81 sem
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Few York office: 1000 Tract Building

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
MoSTHLY, BY CARRIER:
Morning, Evening and Sunday. Fifty Cents
Morning and Sunday ..--. Thrty-five Cents
Ivering and Sunday $500. Thirty Ave Cents
BY MAIL
One Year, Morning, Evening and Sunday, $500
Three Months I.dN
One Year. Morning and Sunday --...-..-. 400
Three Months .. .......--. LIS
One Year, Evening and Sunday .......... 500
Three Months Z" ........ LIS
sunday onIv one wear. .............. 100
Orders by mail must be accompanied by sub
scrjptlen price.
TELEPHONES: Editorial Rooms, zS6; Bust
ness Office I64n.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13

This is one of the things in the con-
stitution which needs amending"
THE clauses were put there for a
purpose. and they serve well. but they
act against desirable Americans and
Europeans as we'll as the undesirable
class. Take, for instance, an Ameri-
can who came here in 1883. and who
failed for any reason to assist in form
ing the Provisional Government or
supporting 1t in 1898. he is excluded
from the list entitled to special
rights of citizenship, no matter how
faithful-he Is to the Government to-
day. The same man is excluded from
special letters of denization because,
unfortunately. he did not live here
seven years before the Constitution
was promulgated and he cannot be
naturalized. as there is no naturaliza-
ton treaty between the United States
and Hawaii. Fifteen hundred white
farmers might come here from the
United States, but under the terms of
the Constitution, as that document
now stands, they would have no voice
in the election of the men who sit in
the Legislature or become a part of
the Government.
I'm the United States one of the
qualifications of men employed by the
Government, municipal or Federal, is
that they shall be voters, but that is
not the case here; electors are some
times given the hooty-tooty, while
Johnny-come-lately gets the billet"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
DISASTER FOLLOWS LAW.
Railroad Holdings In Chicago DE
preciate in Value.

Railroad Holdings In Chicago De-
preciate in Value.
CHICAGO, March 31.-The recent de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court declaring in effect that all traf-
&c organizations are in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law has caused a
depreciation in the quoted value of the
railroad holdings of nearly $4,000, 900,
and only ten days have elapsed since
the decision was handed down. What
this decline has been is shown in the
following table: New York Central,
$500. 900; Michigan Central, $1,140.-
zoe: Missouri Pacific. S1,920,000; Rock
Island, $3.50, 900; Chicago, Minneapo-
lis & st. Paul, s2,125, 200; Burlington,
Sc, $50 900; Chicago & Northwestern.
81. $50 900: New Jersey Central, 1885,
600; Southern Railway, preferred, 81
100 900; Southern Railway, common,
81, 500. 900: Atchison, preferred, $780,
600; Atchison, common, 81 1000; Del
aware. Lackawana & Western, $780,
900; total, s3S, $50, 900.
The executive officers of the Western
railroads met here today to consider
the proposition for the maintenance of
the Western Association on the lines
proposed by the passenger representa-
tives of the Western roads at their
meeting yesterday No decision was
arrived at, but the meeting will be
continued tomorrow.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
SUGAR IN wIscoNsIN.
Plea For the Development of Beet
Sugar Industry.

Plea For the Development of Beet
Sugar Industry.
The desirability of making Wiscon-
sin sugar beet raising State, and some
of the reasons why sugar beets are
grown there. are given in a recent
issue of the Louisiana Planter, as fol-
lows:
Wisconsin has an immense German
population, and the city of Milwaukee,
next after Cincinnati, is probably the
largest German-American city in the
West. The German element has doubt
less familiarized the people of that en-
terprising State with the wonderful ad-
yantages that have accrued to Ger
many from the development of the
beet sugar industry there. 1t is held
by them that equal advantages will
inure TO the people of Wisconsin with
the development of the beet sugar in
dustry in that State.
All this has led TO the erection of
q beet sugar factory at Menominee
Falls, for which factory large guam
THY Of beets were raised this last sea-
son and are now in Silos awaiting the
completion Of the factory. Unexpected
delays in completing the factory have
prevented manufacturing operations
thus far II is confidently expected,
however, that the beet crop held at the
factory in Silos and held by the farm
ers, not yet delivered. will be salts
factorily consumed within few weeks.
The Waupaca Republican advocates
the payment of a State bounty for the
more rapid development of the sugar
industry. realizing as it does that those
first in the field are apt to realize the
best results.
II is estimated that it will take 25
factories to supply the sugar consumed
in Wisconsin alone, and in discussing
the proposed Wisconsin bounty IT was
suggested that the first five factories
should have the benefit of the proposed
bounty. Objections are raised to this.
as it is considered wiser to have the
bounty paid TO all of those who are
willing TO engage in the industry. The
editor of the Waupaca Republican says
that ne is anxious 10 see the sugar in
dustry go on, not only in Wisconsin.
but wherever it can be made profitable
in this country TO producer and con-
sumner. so as TO stop the drain of gold
across the water; that self-preserva-
tion is a good law to apply to a nation
as well as TO ones self, and that 1t is
about time this great economic ques-
ton was put 10 practical test
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
CAN ! YOU VOTE?
Tax Provision Will Keep
Many Out.
One Man Stopped by Unknown
Debt of Sixty Cents-Sugges-
tons For Remedy.

Business with the local Board of
Registration is painfully dull. So dull,
in fact, that the members have not
enough to do to keep themselves warm.
Up to o'clock Thursday night So per-
sons, including Doctor Rodgers, had
expressed desire to vote and were ac-
eepted by the powers. But a good
many with the same inclination were
denied the pleasure and will therefore
not be allowed TO say who shall go to
the next Legislature. The main trouble
is taxes. Men who carelessly allowed
the last day of December TO go over
without pungling up TO the tax col
lector now find themselves mot in it."
One of these gentlemen, a full Hawaii
an, was sore distressed yesterday when
told that he had no show for a vote
1t was Captain Hookano of the police
force, and his case is rather peculiar.
He has not been in the habit of pay
ing taxes on his furniture. and was
not aware that the assessor had seen
lis household belongings and valued
them at $500. He paid his personal
taxes promptly and went to the regis
tration Office yesterday to get a voting
certificate. Chairman Davis looked the
matter UP and found Hookano sixty
cents shy. The gallant captain has al
ways prided himself more on his yot-
ing franchise than on his knowledge
of English, and he showed his disgust
for the tax assessors, after being told
of the condition of affairs by saying in
an undertone:
'Sisty cents? Wot t'elIr
But he said no more: the surprise
and shock was more than he could
bear Now Hookano wants the consti-
tuition amended. AS so few have regis
tered and so many been rejected dur
ing the time the books have been open
it looks as though the vote polled at
the next election will be small. An
other obstacle in the way of getting
new votes is the peculiar clauses in
the constitution relating to denization.
first and second class, naturalization
and special service letters. While these
clauses are in force the men who did
not assist in forming the Government
in 1898, but who are ready to support
II now, cannot vote But the greatest
obstacle in the way of many citizens
becoming voters is the clause referring
to the payment of taxes prior to Janu-
airy !, 1887. In the opinion of a gen.
tleman interested, any citizen, under
the terms of the constitution, not in
debted to the Government for taxes.
should be allowed to vote. II matters
not if the ink on the tax receipt is
still wet when he offers to register.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
COLLEGE ORGAN
Contract Awarded to ].
Bergstrom & Sons.
Matter Was Left With Hon. c r.
Bishop-lnstrument Will be
Most Handsome One.

The contract for the building of the
new pipe organ for the Kamehameha
Chapel, now in course of erection, has
been awarded to the John Bergstrom
& Sons, an organ-building firm of San
Francisco. The matter of the new or
gan was left with the Hon. C. R. Bish-
op, and recently he, in company with
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Cooke, visited the Berg
strom's factory to see and hear the
new organ they have completed for the
Hilo Foreign Church. They evidently
were much satisfied with the instru-
ment, as Mr.. Bishop at once signed the
contract for the Kamehameha organ.
1t will have % stops, rows of keys, 2
decorated fronts, the one facing the
rostrum, the other into the chapel
The action will be reversed, so that the
player will have his back to the organ.
The case will be of quarter sawed oak,
and the front pipes will be decorated
in gold and colors The total number
of pipes will be 912. The Hilo organ,
built by this firm, is said to be very
fine instrument, and will be shipped to
its destination early in May The same
firm are also building an organ for
Sonoma. Following is the specifica-
lions OF the Kamehameha organ:
Compass of manuals, &C to A, IS
notes; compass of pedals, CCC to D. q
notes. Great Organ: l. open diapason,
metal, s feet; 2, doppel flute, wood, s
feet: 8, dulciana, metal, s feet; 4, valid
flute, wood, feet; 8, principal, metal,
feet; 6, fifteenth, metal, feet; Z,
clarionet, metal, feet. Swell organ:
s, violin diapason, metal, feet; 9,
stopped diapason treble, wood, feet;
10, stopped diapason bass, wood, feet;
II, salicional, metal, s feet; u, aeoline,
metal, s feet; 10, quintadena, metal, 8
feet; IA, flute harmonique. metal 4
feet; Is. flantino. metal, feet; 16, oval
treble, metal, feet; II, oval bass. met
al, 8 feet. Pedal organ: IS, open dia-
pason, wood, 16 feet; 10, bourbon,
wood, 16 feet. Mechanical registers: 90,
swell to great; q, swell to pedal; %,
great to pedal; %, tremolo; "a, bellows
signal: %, balance swell pedal. Com
positive pedals: /, forte, great organ;
2, piano, great organ.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
new TARIFF BILL
Duties to Go Into Effect Before
it Becomes a Law.
W. R. DAY SELECTED FOR CUBA
Wisconsin Too, Can Pro.
duce Sugar Beets.
W. R. DAY SELECTED FOR CUBA
Railroad Magnates Are Distur-
bed by Decisions Against
the Trusts.

WASHINGTON, March S0.-The nov
el and much discussed policy of having
the duties imposed by the new tariff
measure go into effect before the bill
becomes law was agreed upon by the
Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee last night. 1t will be
incorporated in the tariff bill in the
form of an amendment.
The substance of the amendment is
as follows: That the duties imposed
by the bill shall be enforced and col
lected on all goods imported subse-
quent TO April 18th and prior TO the
passage of the act, not purchased or
in transit prior TO April 1st- II creates
a lien upon the goods thus imported
for the amount of the duties imposed,
and also makes the importer and the
person in whose possession the goods
may be found. if not a retail merchant
or carrier, liable for the duties or for
the excess imposed by the bill above
the amounts such articles may have
paid.
1t also requires customs officers TO
retain samples of imported goods, TO
the end that the evidence of identified
ton may be preserved. 1t provides for
bringing suits TO recover the duties,
both against importers and wholesale
merchants, and gives to circuit courts
of the United States full and complete
jurisdiction TO hear and determine such
actions and to enforce the judgments.
The members of the subcommittee
had Investigated the question of the
constitutionality and validity of the
proposition personally. and had Sc
cured the opinions of able lawyers,
among them the Attorney General of
Ohio. When they presented their col
leagues the authorities on which they
proposed TO sustain the amendment
there was no dissent from their views.
Letters have poured in upon Mr..
Dingley and his colleagues this week
from importers, asking what was pro-
posed to be done in the matter If i'm
porters can place their orders and get
goods through the custom houses be
fore April 18th. the amendment will
not affect them, but they-will be COM
PEELED to take their chances in such
attempts.
While there is much doubt expressed
by members of Congress as to the
validity of the proposed amendment,
and as TO its acceptance by the Senate,
it will doubtless have the effect of dis
couraging importations while the bill
is pending before the Senate.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
W. W. DIMOND
King Street, Honolulu.
New Goods

Constantly arriving keeps
our establishment always in
the front rank. We have
latest designs in furniture of
a quality to last. The wood
does not shrink; it is season.
ed before the pieces are put
together. Our business is
growing. We can sell fur
niture cheap because of the
great trade movements in
the United States. Our in
tereSt is in the increased
growing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
New SUGAR Beet syndicate.

CHICAGO, 26.-Adyices from new
Carlisle, Ind, reached the city yester-
day that Nelson Morris of this city had
associated himself with an Indiana
syndicate which has purchased large
tract of land in the Kankakee region
for the development of the sugar beet
industry.
II is proposed to build an immense
plant and reclaim several thousand
acres. Morris son admitted last even
ing that the deal was being negotiated.
He said that the land was at present
under water, but could be drained and
converted into a splendid acreage for
sugar beet culture.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13

TO Havana as the legal representative
of the State Department in the investi-
cation to be made OF the alleged muir
der in prison of DIR. Ruiz. Consul Cen
eral Lee informed the State Depart
ment some time ago that Spanish in
vestigations as rule were mere farces;
that he could not consent to be present
at the inquiry which is to look into the
death of DR.. Ruiz. first, because he had
no confidence in it, and second. because
he was not a lawyer II is also prob
able that Judge Day will be trusted
with the delicate mission Of finding out
from the insurgents whether they
would be willing TO end the war on
the basis OF a mere nominal depend
ence on the mother country.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
w. w. DIMOND

Inorderthatou our island Gus
toners may have nearly the
same advantages as Homo
lulu buyers of stoves, we
are willing to offer as an in
ducement a 10 per cent.
freight rebate on all stoves
purchased by residents of
the other islands. This gives
you your stove for less
money that it can be landed
at your wharf by ordering in
San Francisco. In addition
to this, we offer the usual
cash payment discount of s
per cent. No other dealer
does this nor do other deal
ers sell stoves at as low
prices as we do.
Ours is the celebrated
Detroit Jewel Stove" the
best in the world as a baker
or fuel saver. We received
by the w H. Dimond which
arrived on Thursday, 40 of
these in assorted sizes--the
next vessel in the line will
bring I5o more. You want
one of the present lot. More
than 400 Honolulu families
use them and pronounce
them "Dest. So will you.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
WIN Erect a sugar Refinery.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Claus Does
cher, Blooklyn millionaire and for
mer president of the Brooklyn Sugar
Refinery Company, proposes TO erect a
sugar refinery in Long Island City
that will cost about 100000. The re-
finery will be on New Town creek and
will have a capacity of 5000 barrels
day
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
WILLIAM R. DAY FOR CUBA.

AfcKinley's OLD Friend chosen For
Important Mission.
WASHINGTON, March 80. = Judge
William R. Day of Canton. the life
long friend of President Mckinley. will
probably be sent to Cuba. 1t is known
that the President is considering the
advisability of having Judge Day go
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13
The Upholstery


Branch of our house is an
important one--to you and
to US. We make anything
you order and from any de-
sign. Mattresses from our
establishment are made of
hair when we sell them for
hair--no cheap mixture for
people who order hair. And
the ticking is right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-16

The heights we reach are always won
BY genius and by pluck,
But when another gets on top
ne wonder at his luck.
Yet, while we toiled by day, and tossed
And thought the long night through
The chances arc that he toilod, thought,
And did some tossing, too!
Cleveland Leader.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-16

have an art gallery, the nucleus of which
was presented To the corporation on
Thursday last by Mr.. Davis Sellar. who
informed the Lord Mayor. Sir George
Faudel Phillips, that he proposed to hand
over to tine corporation 200 old Dutch,
Italian and English pictures. Mr.. Seller
ia chairman OF the Lon1on Iramway
company and is well known in New
York. having formerly been an extensive
Liverpool grain operator.
1t is understood that the poem which
is to be written for the first number of
Literature, which is to DO issued under
the auspices of the London Times, Rud-
yard kipling will be- paid 81 q word. 1t
is entitled "White Horses" is in 10
stanzas of eight lines and is appropriate
for Trafalgar day. but without word OF
politics in it. q
Truth says that neither Eaves Bs. Ma
honey are likely to play lawn tennis in
America again, lowing TO the partiality
of the crowds, who received their play in
stony silence, and madly cheered every
point OF their opponents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-16
Baltimore & Ohio's New Equipment.

The large purchases Of new equipment that
tho B. & q. has made has very greatly in.
creased the percentage OF cars and locomo-
tives that are equipped with air brakes and
automatic couplers. The total number Of en-
gines having car driver brakes are 20 per cont
In excess 90 those 50 equipped in the previous
year. The greatest Increase, however, was
made on freight cars there being seven times
as many in service now with air brakes as
compared with flftoon months ago. The use
Of the automatic coupler has been trebled
here being a little over three times as many
cars with this safety device as were used IN
1896 For safety's sake, the receivers have
placed out Of service neArly all OF the old iron
hopper cars which have been used on the r..
a. q. for great many years. These cars were
very weakly constructed and N mt IN train
between the heavy modern freight ana coal
cars ~ today are very likely 20 be crushed in
y case ~ n sudden stop or n too strong appu-
cation of air brakes Up 90 Septsmber 20,
1900 % these hoppors had boon retired and
thrown ON the scrap pile