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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

1t might be that the Pacific Mail
Company, by it's next friend, @. p.
Huntington, has said in the ear of
one of our junketipg statesmen in
Washington that the z. M S. S.
Coy. had powerful lobby which
could, for consideration, work for
annexation; that a satisfactory con-
sideration would be two or three
provisional registers for it's vessels
under foreign flags, which, in case
of annexation, would bo entitled to
sail under the American flag. This
kind of deal would be character
istic of "the bost government these
islands ever had"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

There is something criminal in
and cartridges are permitted TO
reach the hands of small children
who necessarily must discharge them
to the injury OF bystanders. They
are also almost invariably Govern.
ment rifles. One would have thought
that the Government, for its own
protection, would guard its death
dealing property from falling into
the hands OF lunatics or enemies
who might use it disastrously under
the pressure Of temporary aberra-
tion of mind in the shape OF murde-
rous mania,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31
TOPICS or THE DAY.

Festina lente Make haste slowly,
should be the Governments policy
in regard to the stoppage of Chi
nese immigration. The INDEPENDENT
is as anxious as the Government
profess to be to restrict and control
all Asiatic immigration, but it is not
anxious to have another imbroglio
like the Japanese muddle with an
other long bill for the taxpayers to
pay owing to ministerial muddling.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, July 96, 1927.
TO BUILD YOUR HOME

happily good men and good
material are required. You
can always t, Il a good work.
man by his tool. Now we
want all GOOD CARPEN-
TIERS to come and examine
our stock. We can show them
some of the very best NO
VELTIES just introduced
on the American market.
Balseley's patent SCREW
HOLDER and DRIVER is
unique in it's simple and time
saving perfection. 1t holds
your screw and drives it, auto
matically. In three sizes and
cheap. You can have a
SMALL TOOL CHEST in
the handle of a small pocket
awl containing all you require
for an ordinary job, except
HAMMERS which we have
in all shapes and sizes.
Our OIL STONES are in
neat little boxes and made
from the finest stone procur-
able. Bayliss' patent IRON
planners in all kinds and
sizes; SAW SETS for every
description of saws: Chisels,
gouges, rules and steel
squares spoke shavers, bits,
augers and borers of all kinds
and descriptions, JEN-
NINGS' and other makes.
Expansive bits. We have
everything you want, Carpen-
ters and Builders, so please
call and inspect our stock and
We guarantee you satisfaction.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

The teachers who have attended
the Summer School are treated in a
rather cavalierly manner by the Star
because they passed resolu-
tion, prior to adjournment, in which
they suggest that it is unfair TO the
teachers OF the country to be vir-
tually forced to spend their vacation
in studying how to teach. We agree
with the teachers to a certain ex-
tent, but we certainly cannot stand
by them in their proposition to have
Summer school" during the
regular school terms, and thereby
create another vacation for the
school children, who, to our idea
have vacations to excess, The
course of study Of the attendants OF
the Summer School is SO absurd and
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

The Government people proved
to be very relax in the payment of
the guards who risked the conta-
gion of small, pox, when the Japa-
nese steamer Kinaimaru brought
her lot here, and the capitalist OF
Merchant Street has opportunity to
gouge the workers out of their
claims by given them needed half.
a-loat for their long. wished for full
loaf OF bread. Over two months
have passed and not dollar has yet
been paid to the guards! And the
Nuuanu Pail workers. But Of them
anon. Many OF the men have fami-
lies and are destitute
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31
TO LET OR LEASE.
FOR RENT.

FURNISHED OR UN- ,,.
Il furnished House, Par safsSt
lor, Dining Room, Two E,FseIsss:4
Bedrooms, Kitchen, Bath AszE -s9sE&s
etc, all in first class condition, Stable
room and Servants quarters; grounds in
elegant condition. Location upper Liliha
Street; possession given Aug /. Apply at
Independent Office. 642-tf
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

An ancient Hawaiian, of good
family, desires to know whether, in
the event of the annexation of Ha-
waii by the United States, the ma
tives will be segregated on one of
the islands as in an Indian Reserve
in the United States, or as the lepers
are on Molokai. Who can tell,
Autochthone9 We must wait till
annexation comes. The problem Of
the amalgamation Of our cosmopoli-
tan population of divers races will
find some natural solution in the
next fifty years partly by wise dis
cretion, by inter-marriages, and
more emphatically still by the sur
vival of the fittest. The thrifty, in
dustrious and sober, no matter what
may be their origin will bury the
idle and the dissolute. The weakest
go to the wall, the whole world
around. The wisest thing a Gov
ernment Of such a country as the
Hawaiian Islands can do is to i'm
port few hundreds of healthy TO-
males for domestic purposes.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

II any one will take the trouble
to read the editorials of the Adver-
tiser, Star and Bulletin for the past
two months he will find the same
confident tone predicting annexa-
tion as sure to be on sundry days in
July. The Collector-General and
Chief Justice tell us, after failure to
annex, that they knew for some time
that the annexation treaty would
not be considered until December
next. TIN INDEPENDENT will see that
date and 60 one better in the pre-
diotion that many things will be
seen before the American flag is
flung to the breeze over the Execu-
tive Building, if it ever is.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31
A NIaaER IN THE FENCE.

The Advertiser is again, probably
at the bidding of the President and
his supporters, throwing dust in the
eyes OF its readers. This time it
seeks to give the impression that
Consul General Wilder in San Fran
cisco has, despite instructions to tho
contrary, given provisional registers
to two of the Pacific Mail Com
pany's boats. To persons who are
acquainted with Mr.. Wilder this
statement will fall harmless,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

He is the best served who can act
as his own valet.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

James B. Castle, as Collector
General of Hawaii, solemnly stated
in an interview at Washington that
Hawaii would keep faith with the
United States in the matter of
granting registers to foreign ship
ping, This was to disarm the point
that Senator Perkins urged against
the treaty of annexation, Straight
way Mr., James B. Castle leaves
Washington for San Francisco and
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

the regieter are granted by Consul
General Wilder os a coincidence.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-31

Corsets at 25 Gents per pair
Dimities, l6 yards for One Dollar
Brown Cotton, 36 inches wide, 20 yards
for One Dollar
Ginghams, 20 yards for $l.O0
Table Linen and Napkins
Embroderies,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.

Available cash balance in the United
States treasury. 1921 ,502, ,521; gold re-
serve, Sl40, l60,439.
Senator German of Maryland will not
be a candidate for reelection, accord
ing to friend.
Word comes to the state department
that the Germans are exhibiting a
lively interest in the Japanese oil terri
tory.
DR.. Bruner. sanitary inspector for
the marine hospital service at Havana,
predicts a rapid increase of yellow fe-
yer among Spanish seamen now in the
barbor
Advices at Washington from latest
Japanese mails are that the Japanese
will be content with recognition by the
Hawaians of the principles for which
they contend without insisting on sub
stantial pecuniary damages.
The interior department has made a
ruling which restores William F. Rog-
ers. lieutenant United States revenue
cutter Forward. in the Mexican war, to
a pension for injuries. At the time he
was hurt the cutter was temporarily
in active service in the navy by the
Presidents orders. Lieut.. Rogers was
granted pension. which was stopped
later. 1t Will be renewed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
PENSIONERS OUTNUMBER SOLDIERS.
Ninty.Six Per Cent of the Internal Revenue
Reoeirts Necessary TO Pay the Veterans.

The Sun of New York in an editorial
the other day bunches some pension
facts in a way that may make a sem
sation, as the inference drawn Is that
a great proportion of the pensioners are
unworthy of government bounty, and
that the list should be cut down. From
figures recently published the Sun
shows that at the present rate of ex-
penditure the annual pension list mad
been consuming more than nine -tenths
of all the revenue taken in at all of the
custom houses of the United States;
or again, If the customs duties are con-
sidered as paying the general expenses
of the government, the pensions have
been using up not less than 96 per cent
of the total receipts from internal re-
venue. Thirty-two years after the end
of the civil war the number of pensions
on account of that war exceeds by
about quarter of million the num-
Der Of soldiers actually engaged in SER
vice In all the armies of the government
at any time between the firing upon
Sumpter and the surrender of Lee at
Appomattox The army of pensioners
after a third of century is between
80 and 40 per cent. larger than the fight
ing army at any one time during tho
war. We have already paid In PEN
sions since the war 5000, 100000. or two
thirds as much as 1t cost the governs
ment to carry on the war.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
GIRLS in BONDAGE,
Congress Asked to Investigate the Horror, \
Human Slavery Practiced Among Chinamsp

Leaders in Chinese mission work al
San Francisco are circulating pe,j.
tion to be sent to President Mckinley
asking him to request congress 10 AM
point committee to investigate MI
horrors of human slavery that are pqr1
petrated by those who hold ChinesI
girls In bondage. This petition declares
that there is now in San Francisco and
California a condition of slavery unde1
which more than 1000 women are held
in bondage, bought and sold as chat
tells, and kept in involuntary servitudel
These slaves are scourged, beaten tor
tured and even killed by their owners
in insolent defiance of laws. The numl
Der OF these slaves is recruited by lm-
portations from China in violation ID
the exclusion act. Workers In Chris
tian missions receive constant appeald
from these women. calling for aid I'd
escape, but it is difficult to effect theln
escape, and those instrumental in this|
good work have recently been threat
cned with death by highbinders.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
FEW FAILURES.
4 Large wheat Crop Has . Beneficial Eject
Upon Trade.

r.. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says: Four years ago. August s.
1893, the first number of Duns Review
was issued. with failures in that month
amounting to over $60.000.0 900. while in
the month just closed failures have
been only 81, Ills, ,127, the smallest in any
failures by classes Of business for July
and for forty-six months shows that
in manufacturing failures have been
smaller than in any other month OF
the entire period. In trading smaller
than in any other month except one.
and in many branches of each depart
ment smaller than in most months OF
which records exist. Last month was
the first for four years of which the
volume of business reported by clear
ing houses was larger than in the same
month of 1892, and the telegraphic dis
patches from all parts of the country
given this week show gratifying inn
provement. This Is partly due to a
large yield Of wheat and good prices,
though the crop is probably not as
large nor are prices thus far as high as
In 1892. but of cotton the price Is higher
and the yield probably larger than in
that year.
1t is the wrong season to expect much
been material increase in the number
of hands employed in the iron manu-
facture because Of the satisfactory ad-
justment of wage dispute with the
Amalgamated association and the
opening of numerous establishments
which have been waiting, while the
coal miners strikes seem each DAY
more likely to end in a permanent set
tlement beneficial to both parties.
EA fnr n
ished products Is steadily increasing,
the feature this week being large pipe
contracts for Russian oil fields, Suma-
ira and Germany. In minor metals
the consumption Of tin equals the re-
ceipts, so that the prices do not change
and the visible supply is practically
the same as a month ago, while exports
of copper have been heavy and pre-
vent a decline of lake below IL cents.
and realizing in lead has caused only
a slight decline to $3.50.
The sales of wool, as comparative re-
turns by months show, bear little rela-
ton to the actual consumption in
manufacture. but heavy liquidation
since the new tariff bill was enacted
gives the impression that some dealers
are no longer confident of a speedy ad-
vance. Nevertheless prices have risen
during the past few weeks nearly
cent per pound. Manufacturers are
buying but little, though they are rap
idly increasing the output and are able
to obtain an advance Of about 10 per
cent. in prices Of goods. with rapidly
increasing orders. Failures for the
week have been 237 in the United
States, against 240 last year, and ~ In
Canada, against 32 last year.
f. +. Armstrong, a Pittsburger who
went to the Alaskan gold fields last
summer has arrived home rich man.
1t is understood he took out about
0,OOO worth of gold on the Yukon riv-
er. He exhibited several large gold
nuggets, stating that he had made one
of the lucky strikes in that region.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
ARM0R FOR BATTLESHIPS.
Secretary Long Accepts the Cramps 0s.rI
and Building Of Cruisers is Resumed

After carefully considering the mat.
ter in all it's phases, Secretary Long
has decided to accept the offer Of the
Cramps, shipbuilders, to furnish the
800 tons of diagonal armor for the bat
tleship now in process of constructed
at their shipyard near Philadelphia
AS the price was to be within the $500
limit fixed by congress for armOr
plate, the secretary was of the Opln.
ion that congress would not object d
he made a partial contract at that fg-
ure. even though the main contract
NEWS PAPER UNION-SOLlD MIN
was held in allegiance. The secretary
transmitted his decision to Acting
Secretary Roosevelt. and that official
made it public. Mr.. Roosevelt did
more. He is anxious that none Of the
three battleships shall be delayed any
more than necessary, and for that rea'
son he Is hopeful that the firms con-
structing the two battleships-he
Union Iron Works of San Francisco
and the Newport News Company y
Virginia-will emulate the example q
their Pennsylvania rival and aM
agree to furnish the diagonal Tor 'A'
other ships at the same price.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
CURE FOR LOCKJAW.
Washington Physicians Test New Remedy
With Some Success.

The physicians of the Emergency
hospital at Washington had their first
chance to practically test the anti-tox-
inc of tetanus or lockjaw the other
day. An interesting series of expert
ments with this poison and its antidote
have been carried on for year past
at the army medical laboratory, but
the disease in human beings Is so rare
that no practical test has been made in
Washington. The sufferer In the case
was Richard Curtis, colored. He step
ped on a nail several days ago, making
a bad wound in the sole of his foot. All
the symptoms of the disease developed.
The muscles of the face and neck be-
came rigid, the patient could not
speak. Nourishment had to be given
by injection. The anti-toxine was in
jected in the patients side and he has
since been kept in perfect quiet. The
physicians state that the spasms which
are one Of the features Of the disease
have begun to subsde, and the pa
tents condition is now quite encour-
aging
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
NEW TARIFF IROUSES GERMANY.
THE SUGAR TAX.
Protests Against Paying Higher Duty Than
Other Countries.

The German government has again
entered a protest against the applica-
ton to German sugar Of section Of
the new tariff act, by which such sugar
would be taxed with higher duty than
that from other countries. 1t Is not
denied. however. that German sugar
clearly comes within the provision OF
section by reason Of the payment OF
an export bounty, but the contention
is made that the additional duty inn
posed is a discrimination against Ger
man sugar which Is incompatible with
the most favored nation rights that are
secured to Berman productions by the
treaties now in force, and with the
provisions of the Saratoga agreement
Of August %, 1891. AS to the first con-
tention. the German charge d'affaires
Mr.. Won Reichenau, in his note to the
Secretary Of State, appears to revive
the position taken in June 1896, with
respect to the duties leviable upon
bountied sugars. The matter was then
considered in connection with the dis
eliminating tariff provision of August
"a 1894, in relation to salt duties by the
Attorney General, Mr.. Olney, who held
that under that act salt was legally
dutiable. Mr.. Won Reichenau's note
refers generally to treaties. but 1t
seems that his particular reference Is
to the treaty of May l. 1928. between
the United States and Prussia. 1t Is
observed by the State department that
it Is still without any information from
the German government on the point
raised by Mr.. Olney as to whether the
treaty with Prussia is to be taken as
effective with respect to other portions
of the empire. or is applicable only to
the productions of Prussia exported
from Prussia. AS to the contention
that the tariff provision is incompati-
BILE with the terms of the Saratoga
treaty of August. 1891 the State de-
partment takes the position that that
agreement ceased with the passage OF
treaty Of August, 1891. the State de-
repealed section of the act of October
l. 1890. No reference Is made to the act
which extend the scope Of the Increased
which extend the scope of the increased
an export bounty is paid.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
Totals ... $3.50, ,s5O, 900 s2l9, $780, 900

Totals ....... $3.50, $50, 900 $2l9, $4,000
THAT the worlds great product will
continue to increase for number OF
years to come" says Mr.. Preston, rs
self-evident, as new mines Will be
opened up in all parts of the world and
with the improved appliances ana
methods for extracting the gold con-
tanned in the ores, II Is believed that
by the close of the present century the
worlds gold product will exceed $780,
900, ,000."
The report on the Yukon gold re-
gion by Josiah Edward Spur the geo.
logical survey expert, who headed
party that made a thorough investiga-
tion in Alaska last summer, giving
new facts about the interior, was made
public a few days ago. 1t Is a COM
prehensive document and reviews In
detail the work of the various districts.
1t says rs to the Forty Mile gold dis
trict that in the latter part OF 1887
Franklin Gulch was struck. and the
first year the creek Is estimated to
have produced $4,000. Ever since 1t has
been n constant payer. The character
of the gold there is nuggety, masses
of s. weight being very common. The
yield of the first year after the dis
covery of Forty Mile has been various
ly estimated at from $4,000 to $l50,000,
but sec, 900 probably covers the produc-
tion.
Following is the report on the Klon-
dyke district: with the announce
ment of gold here in the winter of
1S96-97 there was a genuine stampede
to the new region. Forty Mile was
almost deserted. But $50 men spent
the winter on Klondyke, in the gulcbes
and at the new town of Dawson. The
more important parts of the district
are on Bonanza and Hunker creeks.
According to latest information 400
claims have been located up to Janu-
airy l. 1897 about half as many on Hun
ker creek. There Is plenty of room for
many more prospectors and miners,
for the gulches and creeks which have
shown good prospects are spread over
an area of 700 square miles"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
OPINIONS ON THE ASSASSINATION.

Secretary of State Sherman believes
chat the same policy Of Spain will be
continued toward Cuba. notwithstand-
ing the death of Canovas.
General Stewart $. Woodford, United
States minister to Spain, remarked
that Spain would have the sincere
sympathy of all friends of constitu-
tional government"
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, a
member of the foreign affairs commit
tee, predicted that the assassination
might result in a complete change Of
government for Spain, a republic re-
placing the monarchy.
Justus Schwab, the anarchist. said:
THAT is very good. There Is not the
least doubt in my mind that an anar-
chist shot Canovas. Some people might
call him something else but he is an
anarchist just the same. The shoot
ing of Canovas is one of the retribu-
tions for the torture of the anarchists
In that hell on earth, the prison Of
Montjuich. The death of CanoVas
means much to Cuba. A blow has been
struck at despotism in Spain, and a
revolution is sure to follow. 1t Is not
very often that violence is a success,
and in this case 1t is all right because
II is a success"
Emilio Agramonte. the Cuban lead
CT, said: "Sagasta, who is the head OF
the Liberals, will surely succeed Cano-
vas. 1t will doubtless be his idea to-
bring about relationship between
Spain and Cuba such as exists be-
tween England and Canada. But such
a relationship Cuba will never accept.
She must have complete and absolute
independence. Still ii is my belief that
the killing of Canovas will be a great
benefit for the cause of Cuba"
Major Antonio Serrano. member of
the Cuban junta, appeared pleased
when told that Canovas had met vio-
lent death. 1T means" he said. the
overturning of the present government
and the subversion of the forces that
are backing Weyler in Cuba. I think
the removing of Canovas will be the
salvation of the pacificos in Cuba who
are now being butchered ruthessly by
Weyler ] cannot believe that II was
an anarchist that killed Canovas.