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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-12
TUESDAY, JAN. IL, 1897.
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Annexation is not wanted by the
large majority of the citizens of the
Hawaiian Islands. No one, desiring
to tell the truth and nothing but
the truth can deny the above state
ment. The Hawaiiars who COM
prise nearly one half of the popula-
tion stand firmly in favor of pre-
serving the independence OF their
country even il they are obliged to
remain under the hand of an OBJ
noxious government few months
longer. Those foreigners who pos
sess the largest amount of capital
and lands here, are opposed to an
nexation because American methods
would seriously interfere with their
prosperity. Others are absentees,
and believe in their oft repeated
theory that Hawaii is only suitable
for Asiatic coolies and few we'll
paid plantation bosses. The govern
ment OF the Republic Of Hawaii, as
a matter of course does not cry for
annexation. 1t would mean to them
loss OF money end loss of influence,
power and prestige. II annexed,
Hawaii would eventually be forced
to accept the truly Democratic
methods of the Great Republic.
Election of officers would be the
law; and where, we will ask
would then our little Chief Justices,
Marshals and the other darlings be2
For these very reasons we believe
that republican form OF govern
ment is altogether unsuitable to
this small republic with it's heter-
egenous population We can very
we'll understand the sentiments Of
the leading politicians in the ranks
Of Mr.. Dole, who now openly regret
that they ever took part in the
overturn OF the legal Government
OF Hawaii. The prospects of annex
alton are extremely distasteful and
yet they feel compelled to howl
for an object which never will or
can it be attained.
There are few men outside Gov
ernment circles who sincerely be-
lieve in closer political union with
the United States. Among them are
jingoes and fanatics who came here
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Is it not somewhat curious that
the very influential American news
papers that assisted greatly in the
election Of President elect Mckinley
are now directly, or indirectly
opposing the annexation OF Hawai-
to the United States. We have
already quoted from several of the
leading newspapers in this counec-
tion, aud now we give quotation
from Judge of New York.
WHY HAVE HER7
We do not need Hawaii. She
need us. II she comes in any shape
she must first be connected by
cable. That being consummated, it
will be less necessary to have her
either for her own sake or ours.
Charity is a good thing, but nobody
cares to take wart on his own hand
for the more purpose OF relieving
another OF his excresceuce.
JUDGE.
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Honolulu. Dec. 81, 1926.

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viscous and oleaginous matters
seems quite u timely topic.
But we don't care so much
about our streets now as we do
about the commencement of the
grinding season, when every
plantation on the Islands is an
xious to again learn that we are,
as we have been for years past,
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Residing in Honolulu.
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The buildings outside OF the factories. which
are substantial brick affairs, are quite in har-
mony with the rest Of the picture. They are
shanties OF the most wre;ched type a house OF
two stories is a Barren Island palace. II must
be said though. that this will shortly be some
what changed, Of the chief capitalists Of
the new garbage works is now putting up a
dozen or so neat little buildings his plant
for the accOmmoda ton OF his workingmeD.
These would hardly be noticed in a citys or1e,
skirts. but !or Barren Island they are structurC
OF comparative magniiceH:e. They are over a
the eastern end however. whore the Barren ISL
arders have never lived, whore there Is only tho
police staton-a quaint one-stOry building win
a broad yeranda boasting two policemen ana
the home Of one Of the superintendent.
The people herd together-in some cases az
many thirty TO forty sleeping in small
shanty or two or three rooms-the men drink
and quarrel in the leisure hours the women gos-
sip and drag around 1T some form Of houseworN.
and the nfrequcntly washed children play. 1t IS
life for these people without happening TO
break the mcnotony; there is not even church
on the island. and nothing in the way Of amuse-
ment. But these men and women do not appear
to mind. They simply live dreamily
DREARY EXISTENCE.
Drearlness is the one feature expressive Of life
on Barren Island. In the future there may be
somewhat happier life for these people, but now
ii is a dismal one. The very houses show it in
the satternliness, with refuse, dsused furniture
pots and odds and ends ont in front. and in the
tiny front yards, clothes hung over the fences
and on the low hanging caves. II all looks II
cleaning day had never arrived. The people are
peaceable, though, and the men good wOrkmen.
Two out Of the three factories as yet not de-
scribcd have no especial features Of interest.
But the third-the fish factOry-which is run
largely by negroes and has negro superintend-
ent, has process that is worth mention The
fish are boiled in open watts and the product put
a car and pressed Then the car, swung
a hatchway, has its bottom jerked out, and the
mass falls down a slOping board to the floor be-
low. This is the only open vat process On the
island, and has been the subject Of much criti-
c,sn Formerly all the fish was dried in the
open air. spread out the ground, left there
for some tire. and finally rak,d up and thrown
into u cart Recently, however. drier has
been added. and this IS handling some Of tho
fish.
The record-union., 1897-04-23
WHO OPPOSES PURE FOODs

The chemist of the San Francisco
Board of Health has made a third re-
port upon goods offered in various
parts of the city for food, the same
brands being for sale in all towns and
cities. This time he examined fifty
nine samples of jellies, jams, syrups,
marmalades and catsups. mainly jellies
and jams. OF the lot nine jelies were
found to be pure. eleven We're adulter-
ated within the meaning of the law and
twenty-five were found to be fraudu-
lent substitutes. Five marmalades
were found to be pure, three catsups
were adulterated and two samples of
syrup We're found to be pure. So we
have it that pure goods are made and
are sold, and that there are honest men
in the manufacture of food goods.
The chemist finds that in the impure,
adulterated and simulated samples.
tartaric acid, starch. coal tar coloring,
spurious fiavoring. lemon, boric acid
and salicylic acid are ingredients.
He found also that where these
frauds are labeled pure jelly of any
particular order. the truth is that the
goods are one-half or two-thirds apple
jelly. Thus. if a physician orders or
permits currant jelly to be given to a
sick person, and there is purchased a
jar of one Of these adulterated and
fraud jellies, the sick man gets one-half
or one-third currant, one-half or two
thirds apple. and for flavoring, color
and piquancy coal tar product, tartaric
acid or salicylic acid and a dash Of
starch also, perhaps.
These same classes of goods are sent
throughout the interior of the State.
and sold as pure food. Whoever
The record-union., 1897-04-23
A SPLENDID PAPER.

The Weekly Union this morning
enters upon its forty-ffth volume and
year 1t is a fine age for any paper
and especially for a journal in so young
a State as California Without boast
ing we feel free to say that no paper
in the State has been more intimately
related with California history under
American domination. It's pages really
constitute a history of the State under
civilization as known to present Cali
fornians. It's columns during the past
forty-four years reflect all the great
movements of that period and give a
history of about all State building ac-
tivities since California was acquired
by the United States We are very
proud of the Weekly Union" 1t is a
model paper for cleanliness, informa-
ton, reliability. vigor. frank criticism
and exhaustive news. For farm, home,
shop, market or office there is no better
paper upon the coast. It is in all re-
spects a complete newspaper. 1t treats
current topics from an elevated and in
dependent standpoint, and with a fear
1essness that only the Independent and
self respecting newspaper can occupy. IT
has State interest and the good of all the
people first at heart, and that it has
been instrumental largely in shaping the
State building of California, and in Civ
ing us a desirable order of society, is a
fact with which all the people are famil-
lar. In the future as in the past it will
stand for the right in all things, for the
highest conception of justice, for the up
building of the commonwealth, the pro-
motion of all good works and viii be
opposed to all that is detrimental to the
best interests of California and her peo-
The record-union., 1897-04-23
WHAT IS THE GRIP :?
This Mysterious and Terrible Disease
Carefully Analysed and Described
What to Do When 1t Comes.

Nearly every physician, every scientist
and every sufferer has been asking this
great question: What is the grip? What
ever il may be, it is certain that il is
something within the body which is fight
ing with the body to undermine the life,
What would common sense dictate in
such an emergency? Counterfeit the
enemy Drive it from the system. Do
not trife with it. Act promptly and wisely
at the first approach. which you can read
lily detect Take something which can
counteract their deadly influence. Spirits
of some kind are the best thing to take.
and whisky is preferable to any other kind
of spirit; but il should be borne very care
fully in mind that only pure whisky will
have the effect, and il should also be re-
membered that Duffys pure malt whisky
stands at the head OF all preparations, and
is the only medicinal whisky upon the mar
ket Scientists have asserted this, the doc
tors have verified it. ana millions of people
have proven it beyond doubt There are
many INSCRIPTIONS dealers who viii assure
you that any whisky will answer the par
pose but they are wrong and are trying 10
deceive YOU. In case OF grip you cannot
afford to take any chances, therefore take
that which is, beyond question, pure, mcdl-
cinal and the only valuable whisky upon
the market
The record-union., 1897-04-23
Putnam'S Duel.

Shortly before the revolution. when
the air was heavily charged with fore
bodings of the approaching struggle,
old Major Putnam happened to be in
Boston. The Major disliked the red
coats, and sometimes inveighed against
their arrogant superciliousness in no
gentle terms. One day an officer of his
majesty's regulars overheard Putnam
assert that the provincial army, I'M
tutored in arms as they were, would
fight with the courage Of trained sol
diers. The officer resented the asser-
ton, and after some hot words chal-
lenged the Major to a duel provided
he dared to fight
"Dare!" shouted Putnam why. at
any moment; but L choose the weap-
onS."
Name them" haughtily replied the
officer
Two kegs of gunpowder; the time,
tomorrow; the distance, ten PAGES; the
fight to be as follows: You to sit on
one key, | on the other, a slow-fuse to
be attached to each and lighted, and
the one who holds out the longest shall
be declared the winner
There was nothing for the officer to
do but accept the unusual weapons,
and ON the following day at the APP
pointed time and place the combatants
took their seats upon the kegs of gun
powder. The fuses were lighted and
began sputtering. rapidly approaching
the kegs. The officer was deathly pale,
and watched the growing danger with
dilated eyes. AT last he could stand it
no longer, and with a leap he left his
key and raced like a mailman out of
sight. When he had gone Old Put
laughGngly kicked the burning fuse
away and disclosed to his friends a key
of onions. When the matter came to
light the officer was subjected to the
laughs and gibes of the entire COM
mand.-Harper's Round Table.
The record-union., 1897-04-23
AN UNCERTAIN FLIGHT.
The American Eagle Took 1t Under tn
Guidance of Senator Sorghum.

MY dear" said Senator Sorghum to
his wife, II want to read you something
that you will be proud off,
You haven't been having another
vindication, have you?" she inquired
anxiously
mo. This is a speech"
I'm whose INTEREST,""
"This is another kind of an grafton
my dear. 1t is not to be delivered c. o.
d. 1t is an ebullition Of patriotism and
I made it UP myself. This is just the
wind-up. l quote a few facts to sustain
the position, which, in my previous re-
marks, 1 so eloquently assume
You mean that you became so i'm
pressed with the belief that this coun-
try needs something that you could not
refrain from lifting up your voice
''N-no. Not exactly that But I
heard that some of my constituents
have leaning in this direction, and as
anything I say about it isn't likely to
make much difference in the long run, l
thought I might as well get in line and
give them something that would please.
It is about our foreign policy Now,
listen" He placed one hand in the
DOSCili VI lis NOdt, 1lCid Ills
at arms length, cleared his throat and
proceeded:
Il repeat it; the American eagle has
put on his war paint. And as he goes
whooping over the prairie, brandishing
the tomahawk of retribution in one
hand and the scales of justice in the
other, he takes every American citizen
by the coat lapel and, leading him over
to the great, gushing fountain of truth,
holds him down to it and makes him
drink, whether he wouldst or not. The
The record-union., 1897-04-23
THE FLAMES AT BLACKFRIARS.
A Picturesque Place in Days of Good
Queen BeSS.

Master Skylark,'' the story of
Shakespeare time that is running as
a serial in st. Nicholas gives many
interesting glimpses of old London. In
the April number is this passage:
Nick and the master player came
down Ludgate Hill to BlackfriarS land
ing in a stream of merrymakers, high
and low, rich and poor, faring forth
to London's greatest thoroughfare, the
Thames; and as the river and the no
bic mansions along the Strand came
into view. Nick's heart beat fast. 1t
was a sight to stir the pulse.
Far down the stream, the grim old
Tower doomed above the drifting mist;
and, higher up, old London Bridge,
lined with tall houses, stretched from
shore to shore. There We're towers on
it with domes and gilded vanes, and
the river foamed and roared under it,
Strangled by the piers. From the dock
at st. Mary Averies by the bridge to
Barge house stairs, the landing stages
all along the river bank We're thronged
with boats; and to and fro across the
stream wherTies, punts, barges, and
water-craft Of every kind We're plying
busily. In middle stream sail-boats
tugged along with creaking sweeps, or
brown-sailed trading vessels Slipped
away to sea, with costly freight for
Russia, Turkey, and the Levant. And
amid the countless Water-craft a null
titude of stately swans swept here and
there like snowflakes on the dusky
river
Nick shifted at the air. for it was
full Of strange odors-the smell of
breweries, of pitchy- oakum, Norway
tar, spices from hot countries, resinous
woods, and chilly whiffs from the wat
er; and as they came out along the
wharf, there We're brown-faced hard
eyed sailors there, who had been to
the New Worldwide fellows with sill
yer rings in their ears and a swagger-
ing stagger in their petticoated legs
Some of them held short, crooked
brown tubes between their lips, and
puffed great clouds of pale brown
smoke from their noses in a most
amazing way.
Broad beamed Dutchmen, too, We're
there, and swarthy Spanish renegades
with sturdy craftsmen of the city
guilds and stalwart yeomen of the
guard in the Queens rich livery
But ere NICK had fairly begun to
stare, confused by such a rout, Carew
had hailed a wherry, and they were
halfway over to the Southwark side
Landing amid deafening din of wa
termen baWling hoarsely for a place
along the Paris Garden stairs, the
master player hurried up the lane
through the noisy crowd. Some were
faring afoot into Surrey, and some to
green st. Georges Fields to buy fresh
fruit and milk from the farm houses
and to picnic on the grass Some
| turned aside to the Falcon Inn for a
| bit of cheese and ale, and others to the
| play houses beyond the trees and fish
| ing ponds. And coming down from the
! inn they met a crowd of players, with
Master Tom Haywood at their head
| frolicking and cantering along like sc
many overgroWn school boys.
The record-union., 1897-04-23

bird of freedom loves to extend the hand
of hospitality to the stranger in dis
tress and at the same time stamp the
tyrant under his iron heel. Cheers
His voice will so rolling down the cor
ridors of time until. at one swoop, it
knocks down the tenpins of prejudice at
the other end of the alley. Great ap-
plause) Like the lion in his majestic
rage, he proudly lasheS his tail. puts his
paw on the chest of the oppressors and
roars anew his challenge (Cries of
"Hurrah for Sorghumt'O The olive
branch in his beak is not more dear to
him than the laurel on his brow. With
clinched teeth he will hang onto both
and attain the pinnacle of national
glory, where, as he spreads his broad.
protecting pinions DER the world. he
can cross his legs in comfort and view
the arena in which no antagonist could
boast of having landed successful up
percut." prolonged enthusiasm. which
the chair is powerless to suppress.} He
wiped his brow and inquired. What do
you think of that for a shef doover?'
I'm afraid you don't realize what
you've gone and DONE" was the an
sWer
What do you mean?''
You've taken liberties with the
American eagle thatI be used against
you in the next election as sure as fate.
In addition to his natural belongings
you have given him hands, feet, teeth.
legs and arms and made him talk like q
poll parrot and wag his tail like a ter
rler. If you go on imaging freaks like
that you might as well cancel your
membership in the temperance society:
youll ALLEVIATE the temperance vote for
ever L hope this win be the last time,
as 1t is the first, that you ever think of
taking any chances with a home made
speech. "-Washington Evening Star.
The record-union., 1897-04-23
Serious Danger

threaten every man, woman or child liv-
ing in a region of country where fever and
ague is prevalent, since the germs of mo-
are swallowed from the water of such a re
gion Medicinal safeguard is absolutely
necessary to nullify this danger As a
means OF fortifying and acclimating the
system so as to be able to resist the ma
larial poison, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is incomparably the best and the most pop
ular. Irregularities of the stomach, liver
and bowels encourage malaria, but these
are speedily rectified by the bitters. The
functions of digestion and secretion are as
sisted by it's use, and vigorous as well
as regular condition of the system pro-
NOTED by it, Constitution and physique are
thus defended against the inroads of ma
laria by this matchless preventive which
the worst cases of intermittent and remit
tent feVerS.
The record-union., 1897-04-23

There is hope for the Greeks. Latest
reports say that full 10000 volunteers
are offered them from the outside Ital-
ians are rapidly coming over into Greece
to enter the army; bodies of men are
leaving the United States to aid their
fatherland and even in England it is
said there is movement to ship out
volunteers, though this last story we are
inclined to doubt. 1t is probably true
that Greece will have fully 5000 volun-
teers from abroad if the war lasts a
month. and this will be aid most
needed and greatly encouraging. The
dispatch in a San Francisco paper yes
terday saying that the Turks had cap
tured the Greek headquarters at La
rissa appears to have been without
The record-union., 1897-04-23


The declaring and making of war in
Europe would seem to be a business in
which the people to be shot and the peo-
pie to do the shooting, are not taken into
much account. Cabinets, Rulers, En-
perors and Kings do pretty much as they
please and the ruled must submit The
fact is that if the voice of the people
of civilized Europe could be made eff
between Turkey and Greece, no block
aiding squadron in Cretan waters, and
no Turks in Europe. But the people
may think and speak as they please
the English Cabinet, the autocrat of the
Russias. the monarchy of Turkey, the
Imperial dictator Of Germany make and
unmake politics regardless of public
sentiment. Russia probably being the
only exception. A proof of this fact is
found in the English situation to-day
The English people are largely in favor
of non-interference in Crete in behalf Of
the Turk. So. too they are largely OPP
posed to England maintaining a state
of neutrality in the struggle between
Turkey and Greece. They would have
the power Of the nation exerted at once
to forbid the butchery going on in the
name of war In Germany it is said by
the best correspondents that public SEN
timent preponderates against the posi-
ton assumed by the Emperor in favor
of the Sultan. In Italy the people al
most to a man favor the cause of
Greece. but the Government is silent and
pulseless in the presence of the carnage
on the Thessalonian frontier, and which,
however long continued, must be fruit
less, since the Powers declare that
neither party. no matter what the out
come, shall punish the other in enforc-
| ing terms of peace by acquiring territory
of the defeated
The record-union., 1897-04-23

San Francisco is the first city in the
State to secure a conviction for viola
ton of the anti-expectoration ordi-
nance. 1t is really the only city where
an arrest has been made for offending
against that law. Here, in Alameda,
Los Angeles and other places the au-
thorities appear to be content with the
moral effect of the law. 1t is true that
in this city this moral effect is doing
much good, and the sidewalks are
greatly cleaner than they were before
the passage of the ordinance. But
law left to its own enforcement is very
apt to fall into the dead-letter category.
There are offenders in plenty and
conviction of one or two of them would
have wonderful effect in improving
conditions still more by impressing up
on the minds of the people that the au-
thorities propose to have the law OBJ
served