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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04


paramount influence u the United
States "has been the one essential
feature Of the status quo through
three quarters of century, in
which the constitution and gov.
eminent Of Hawaii aud the com
merce Of the islands with the
world have undergone notable
chan yes. and he submits that this
accepted statement furnishes, on
the one hand, the amplest guaran-
tee against anything inimical to
either the United States or Hawaii,
while on the other hand 1t obviates
the necessity Of change in exist.
ing conditions which will injuri-
ously affect the interests OF others"
If the American predominacy con.
stitutes a guarantee against any
thing inimical TO either the United
States or Hawaii, why was it not
recognized as such by Japan in
the case Of the present dispute
over Japanese immigration? This
is the first difficulty ever to arise
between japan and Hawaii, yet
the complaint coming from Japan
must needs be presented to this
defenseless country through the
medium of a ship Of war. And
the paramount oversight of the
United States was at the same
time treated with contempt.
japan, in this warlike menace,
effectually answered in advance
her present argument of the
status quo's offording ample secu-
rty to Hawaii. had the United
States been at war on the other
side of the world, aud unable to
spare ship to assert her interests
here, does anybody with a particle
Of commonsense dare to say that
the dispute would have still been
pending in diplomacy
3. japan is apprehensive, &C
cordipg to Minister Hoshi, that
the annexation of Hawaii will re
vive the policy of colonial expan-
sion among European countries,
which was especially active on the
Pacific during the decade ending
in 1892. and as result of which
"nearly all of the island groups
then autonomous passed under
the sway of various western
powers" He recalls that lit was
precisely on account Of the preva-
lence of this spirit of colonial alb
sorption that one of your ! Secre-
tary Sherman's honorable prede-
cessors was led to declare to the
German Government that your
Government attached great i'm
portance to the maintenance of
the rights to which the United
States becomes entitled in the few
remaining regions now under in
dependent and autonomous native
governments in the Pacific |
ocean," Minister Hoshi, re-
marking that the justice of that
declaration cannot be questioned,
argues therefrom that the
japanese Government could not
behold with indifference changes
in the status of those governments
that would extinguish Japanese
rights" This must be allowed to
be fair argument in the abstract.
1t is weak when gagged by the
actual conditions of the Hawaiian
situation. Outside of Hawaii in
he Pacific, the United States
would probably be found the most
'otent champion of any country
r people against colonial expan-
ion at the expense of we'll recog-
lized rights existing. But the
lateriai interests Of Hawaii are
o essentially bound up with
hose Of the United States that,
ven without annexation, the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04

The Evsning BullstiN, rs cents
per month.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
SOME POsTsCRIPTs.

The shah Of Persia possesses a sword
valued at $4,000 His father wore Il on his
first visit 10 Europe.
:, lh .s banks Of Newfoundland are formed
the north by the icebergs
The sea has no herbiverous animal 1t is
a great slaughter house. whore all the IN
habltants prey on each other,
Some British scientists believe that the
bor slide in Ireland was caused by the
earthquake few days previous.
AT the point whore the Mississippi river
flows out OF Like ltasca it is only ten feet
vile ana eighteen inches deep
In Scotland chocolate drops, filed with
whisky, are forcing the once popular pep
pel mint lozcng,-s out of tho market
No bird can fly backward without turn
ing, The dragon ny, however. can accom-.
piish this feat ard outstiip any swallow.
49,. The Buddhist monastery of Haine. in
Ihieel. Is the Hottest Inhabited point in
the world. II is 1900 feet above sea level
a person named Lang. who had been for
twenty years member OF the fire depart
mfnt OF Troyes. was discovered after
death 10 be a woman.
Negro physicians have organized State
Medical associations In six States of the
south.the two Caroli7as, Georgia Tenn
essee TeNas aud Florida,
Two nli4s from NJ Ian, Italy Is the most
rem1rkahie echo n the world, 1t is at the
OF a pistol sixty times.
Length in female clerks Is required for
some reason by the British pos Off e
wh;ch proposes 10 discharge all girls who
at - are not five feet tall.
on the summit of Ben I,o,nond oro tho
Snalles, trees In Great britain Tho arc
n~ait willows and when mature are only
aoout two inches in height
,h me most valuable, sword IN England is
Lord ' Wo Prise'e H. by I the Egyptiqns to
hants' and Is valued at $4,000
~ IS Gstlmatet that the present wealth
o. me uitei sntes exceeds In. we,ilth ~
N w.hh92i,e world al any period prior TO
We tntdnie OF the Eighteenth ceni,irv W.
che middle Of The eIghteenth cnntmry
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
THE TEXAS PAPERS.


"di'er Haie mas succeeded Robinson q
Henderson in the editorial management OF
the Grand Saline Sun, and the paper con-
tains this Announcement:
The Sun. as ever, will be purely demo-
cla,ic, ana Tor all the free silver 1t can
honestly coin fror. a moral as we'll as
iehgious STANDPOINT IL Ia sadly chaotic.
| we snail speak our honest convictions
ilght or wrong-but when we find ourselves
III the wrong VIII hasten to contradict. II
you VIII JON us, with united effort. we
VIII give the old band wagon OF happiness
ana prosperity a strong push.
The Brentwood Bulletin has been or
Iarred ia twelve pare.
RI. .,..,,. !,
,n.a,.. n.,., c,n w. 'ue-
,,o,,htos ., g., .,., :,
Nv
wv snou'u p,are our own country Ia
20, o., uouuit,o" p.lis we put on war
r ts 'or Spa,, ~ pchall OF nupa' Al
, ,housu we moulu me 10 see mem oolaln
ouv" nnupohue"oe' we nave troubles oil
va. o"h'
The Kockwail Success notes:
Now that Uncle Sam and John DulI have
sworn by articles of treaty ina, thev win
live at peace with each other. there is "A
sreat Door IN inc business OF building
.ra sn,,',,'r,, S,a nis"uia.tulihe ois guns
to maintain said peace.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Nine of Maine's ex-Governors are alive
W. 8. W1tham OF Atlanta Is president
OF twenty-seven Georgia banks located ~
the small towns of that State.
Mrs. S. Guernev Lapham of Syracuse IL
making new departure In the field OF
women's enterprise She has interested
herself so largely in the matter of life in;
surance for women that she is being called
THIS subject.
Ex-Governor Morrill, of Kansas has an
American flag that will be used as WIND
ing sheet AT his burial. 1t was gwen TO
him by fifietn old soldiers from the
Leavenworth home.
Rev. Ella NJ. Bartleut, the only woman
preacher in St. Louis. has been asked 10
resign from the pastorate, of the Univer-
lett Is DESCENDANT Of JOSIAH Bartlett, one
of the signers OF the Declaration of hide
The late Joseph Mylechreesi. who rep
resented Peel IN the mouse OF keys of the
Isle Of Mar, Legislature; was the original
death Mr.: Mylechreast was still the owner
CT the MylechreeSt diamonds. two gems
which are pncticaly unsaleable on ac-
couat of Their high value.
1t is reported at Berlin that four royal
engagements WI be announced this
r,onth Prince Christian OF Denmark to
Princess Pauline of Wnrtemburg; Prince
Max OF Baden TO Princess Feodore OF
schleswlC- Ii oste.n. the Prince of Weld
TO Princess Ingsborg. of Denmark. and
Prince Albert of schaumburg-Uppc I'd
Duchess Elsa of Wurtemberg.
Biornsterne Biornson. whose son mar
Red Ibsen's daughter, speaks thus OF the
dramatst's pessimism: 'lbsen Is no Nor
wegtan. HIS ancestors were Scotch. as
might be seen from his Calvinsuc beliefs
IS a lamen table fact for the Norwegiaas
but pessrs.sm has been brought into Nor
way by foreigner
The German emperor and empress have
completed their plans for long cruise In
the imperial Yacht Hohenzolern through
the Mediterranean. They Will travel over
land to Italy and embark at one of the
Italian ports. Spain and Italy viii be the
only countries visited. In Italy the e,nper-
or ana empress will pay visit TO the king
and queen.
While Vienna Is, preparing for the cele-
bratlon OF the schubert centenary, a
grandneice of the great composer has
maze her iirst appearance In that city
parts in the performance given by tho
School of Acting of the Conservs torium.
IN which she was pupil.
Professor. b. *. Emeeon of Amherst
August as a delegate to the International
Geological congress, to be held in that city.
The DELEGATES will be guests of the car
ranged for them a trip through the Ural
mountains and an excursion to the Cas-
Plan sea, including the oil wells, and to
Mount Ararat and Sebastopol
While Joaquin Miller was walking along
the street in Seattle recently a man APP
preached him. and, without saying a word.
lifted the poets beard and examined the
right side Of h'ls neck Then he remarked:
Yes. you are joaquin Miller" Naturally
the man was asked TO explain this be.
havior whereupon he said that forty-o odd
yeas ago he had pulled a poisoned arrow
from Miller's neck. and with his lips had
extracted the venom from the wound.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS

Mr. Leo Nertwe,bo-
Oh. -. '''''' '"e commissioner OF
'oe bureau OF labor statistics in Nts,o,,-;
has attracted penoraI a,,o,, -
,, "'''ht'oh 10 that Dor
'iou OF MS late report denouncinP Tho al
ure OF local officials 60 -,
.s.,, . ;" 'AAct sbat would
"'''" 10 De reasonable amount Of ta.atIo,
on both francbisas ana -
s,,oa, anu property from the
''''s car companies in Missouri c1tiey
Mr.. Merlwether.. ''''''
as to this kind NJ co,,,,,s.,..- '''' az
esting and apply IN ,,, Nv '"''i
throughout the country r.a. ''''S
conservative trade nanor ,ha anu
Journal Of Commerce oou,o..o.
field reviewed by tho Misvo,,r, ,"'
sioner Ia one fun NJ ,hnsss 49,, ,''-'''
upon the public. This Nav vi, s.'''o"'
thority remarks in thts oo,.-,,s "'' "u-
In all the large ci,., ,1,,, -,
h,,s,1 business Re Is enormously profitable The
a monopoly In QUIZ larg. c,,io us nature
no brs, Inc popn,aiion must ride between
and the profits. which INV 90, sections.
ffns nmof ,.,5,, are concealed under an IN.
Tho prices OF the stock bas.d MOI no, d9 on,
For e,' eM,, Mo s'ar alon TO azzy aiti,udes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
Not ns Other states.
Rockwall Success.

IL seems to be natural for people 10 kick
at their condition and complain NJ hard
tunes, and on all sides We bear ,hosa
lnings' such complaints are turned Ioose
"a. lahuom and without any figuring or
thought as TO the truth they may contain
II people In Texas would make some
enoushtlu' comparisons before pouring
,or'h these anathemas on the times verv
iikely there would he less of II Wbi,e
mere may be many things lacking and
no' as We would rather have them, on the
Whoie we OF the Lone Star state have
moro blessings to he thankful for than
lrouples TO rail at. When we compare
our alialrs with those of the peoplc az
INC old states. It is found that we live In
T ,, ana affluence along side their misery
,.,n me recent holidays a great many
,rs,th ,nelr old homes in other States,
ana me unvarying report is that tho neo'
IIe mere have hard times to which we
are strangers. Let us he of GOOD cheer
ana trust that by reason of our uprirbt.
ness at the late election. this "MrKin,ev
prosperity" viii not reach us to blight
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

week. That's q nice wsy to talk after
the editor, with the assistance OF his devil.
the neighbors. the station agent and tho
loafer. tolls all week TO gather up the news
about the farmer who brings In the finest
load Of corn or the heaviest hog, the young
man who takes his girl to the entertain :
ment and finds out after he gets there that
he hasn't got cent, the merchant who mas
received a new invoice Of goods. the gay
dcceiyer who marries the other girl, the
tramp who after eating dinner with the
mayor goes of with that individuals over
coat the young wife who has given birth TO
twins. and thousand other things. The
editor hustles all these things together.
writes them down. sets them In type. puts
the paper on the press and pulls the lever,
which but few can pull. covers the devil
over with ink. writes the address on each
paper. carries them to the postofiice ana
pays the postage and the next day he hears
some one say there wasn't burned thing
In the ma per"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2o.
OFFICIAL SALARIES.


the Senator Chandler is bold enough 10 state
20 20 high and he has started moyen 2nt
/, ,okng 10 their reduction. but Whistler
die will have any success 10 getting law
makers IN take his view OF The subject and
begin an era Of economy by contributing
out OF their own pockets. as would have
10 be the case in congress. is another otes-
ton
Some officials IN Washington. POSSIBLY. 10
view Of the establishments they are com
PEELED to maintain and the entertainments
which custom has forced them 20 give. sse
underpsic. and g. has become necessary 10
select men OF private means 10 fin Ter
tain place This is largely tue a'so in
the ease Of our first-sisss missions abroad
where to keep 10 the diplomatic q "a social
tNim and uphold the dignity Of their grea,
Nation. ambassadors and ministers are
compelled to spead goolly private in
come Ia addition to their salaries. But
generally speaking salaries u public Off
cisls throughout the United states, partic-
riarly In clerical and executive depart-
meuts. could be reduced Niihcu, injury to
the public service Tao judiciary. how
ever, should he eeil-peid IN order 10 tempt
the sblest men Upon the bench
As matters now stand and it is food for
thought. The hulk Of official salaries remain
at figure adopted years ago. when the
dollar purchased only half Of what il, viii
buy now. While salaries in private walks
OF life have been going down ofdelaI sal
aries have generally remained untouched
The officer or clerk who WAS getting se0oq
year ten years ago and Is getting 5000
a year nn~. hss really enjoyed au Increase
OF from 30 l-3 TO 80 per cent. for tho pur |
chasing power OF his dollar ia now tha, I
much greater. No class OF salaries how
ever oetray so much injustice a. official \
salaries Some ofhcehoiders are .ettine
double what they ough, to have. while /
o'hera are receiving less than they ,re \
entitled to. and it will require a nice ad. !
luStment In the adoption Of policy %, |
economy and reform in the premises 10 he |
just at the same time. to both the public |
and the ofioeholder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
THE INAUGURATION BALL.
Who II IL That Pays the FiddIcrs
and All the Rest.

An inquiring correspondent has asked
how Washington pays the inauguration bill,
says Washington correspondent to the
Boston Transcript. There is a temptation
10 answer this question waggishly by say
ing that such query betrays an ignorance
OF Washington's part In the performance.
This city takes in the money. instead Of
paying it out. The people VINO come here.
individually or In military or civic organ
izations. pay for whatever they get and
at handsome rates. They more than pay
for those general undertakings which the
local public carries out. The inaugural ball
is device for levying a direct tribute Of
81 per head upon all the visitors II Is
not a hall strictly, there is practically no
dancing, and people go 10 it simply to see
enc another Mrs. Senator elect lceburg
goes that she may suitably maintain the
dignity of her husbands office. and the
constituents OF the new senator go that
they may see the senator and his wife
and all the other notabes on dress parade
Mr., and Mrs. Mckinley will attend The ball
because the former will have just become
president Of tho United States. and in his
honor tho ball Is given. Mr. Jones o,
Pcdunk will go To the ball that he may
grasp the hand of the new president. aud
others will 20 because they don't want 10
miss anything that is taking place, rho
Washington public steers clear OF the in.
since regarded s. as a figure too high for
tho privilege of looking at those whom
the vhlrl OF fortune has suddenly brought
To the top The ball then. which yields
from $4,000 UP in revenue. costs prarti-
cally nothing and is paid for almost wholly
by visitors from the outside. ana except
by people OF comfortable means. by those
who are attending their first Inauguration.
The hall haE no dendhead list Another
source OF income TO the local committee Is
d. rived from the outside public in the form
~ an indirec, tax. II comes through the
concessions which the committee sells. like
rcrmits for the erection OF reviewing stands
and permits for the sale of various articles
al prominent points. Then the privilege Of
selling supper at 81 head Al the ball
Ia regarded by caterers as worth many
thousand dollars. In all these ways it hap
mems that the inauguration committee
raises more money than II needs. and |
think II was eight years ago that the sum
u s26 900 was turned over from this source
10 charities in the district.
IN some OF the liinioo temples of South |
lgda the collection ~ taken up by an &C. |
phant that goes around with basket. |
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

money b. watering their stock. or over
capItalisins. or that are paying dividends
that reach to dizzy heights" as the Jour
nal Of Commerce says. that Commissioner
Meriwether Of Missouri Is enveighing
against The public is having its eyes
opened as never before to the value Of
the franchises which are being used to
such immense advantage and without ade-
quate taxation by the street railways OF
the country.
We have been devoting our time 10 the
regulation OF steam railways, 1t seems.
when 1t Is the electric or horse car CON-
pany that should receive the attention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
LEADING EDITORIALS.
From tho St. Louis Post Dispatch.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
| ra~f~u Chairman Ward OF
| erprrr tho ways and means
| committee has Intro
| duced a bill in the
house. at Jefferson City. which embodIes
the suggestion recently made by the Post
| Dispatch regarding the assessment OF
street railroad property II provides for
the more uniform assessment and taxa
tion OF street railroads In cities having
100000 inhabitants or over, thus making /,
applicable TO st. Louis aud Kansas City
only
The Post Dispatch thinks that the
scope Of the law might properly be broad.
ened. so as to include all street railroads
In the State operated by cable or cleo
tricity. But. II passed in its present form,
1t will remedy one OF the grossest in =
eQuaiities in taxation that now exists in
Missouri
No kind OF property has increased so
greatly in value during the last ten or
nfteen years as that of the street railway
companies. Much the larger part Of this
increase OF value comes from the market
valuation placed upon franchises which
were obtained by the company as a free
gift or for triflng compensation. and for
which they make practically no equivalent
return in the way Of taxation.
Nor has the limit of their value been
reached The sbrewdest among the large
capitalists of this country and Europe are
eagerly seeking opportunities for invest
ments in street and suburban railways.
Within twenty years-probably within ten
years--all the territory within ten or tween
W miles Of the large cities will be ramified
by electric car lines, and all cities and
towns lying close together Will be con
neoted by them, Vast fortunes have already
been made by exploiting street railway
property, and they are still being made.
There is no property. therefore, that can
with greater propriety be called uxon TO
pay its fun share OF public taxasion than
these properties, which are created by pub
lie franchises and which have enriched and
are enriching their owners. Yet IL is
notorious that they practically escape tax
alton, and nowhere Is this more conspicuous
than in St Louis and Kansas city
The effect OF Representative Wards bill
VIII be to make street railways subject to
assessment and taxation in the same man
ner as other railroad property in the State
us assessment VIII be finally fixed by the
State board of equalization. as in the case
OF steam railroads. and the result would
be an immediate and large increase OF the
pubic revenues in both cities
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
THE POSTS ALsi'

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Sdal -s ~, ~ 10 IN orr tshs'
n t,,ai.ai ~. 40, na , neatly C'it,
repIet e' WITH HhsI useful lntsrs'
family should have ona I
cents. Is insignificant e0nq'
value received. !.
IA, Enterpree: ].
w w aNa .,,t i,s !, mai eniern
ano,ho, Alma1ac. which , w
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haid as is real worth Is ri
than In tulfe 4 Costs slIsie. u
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one of them rns III
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calendar for ~ ~ s;oo ky" 81 x.s'
hm , ,is a'u nm IN. profss ~
m p,ss.t,sTs ,''' il Is fall d Y, n
the lnes most likeE s,sIi|
and and t The, ' ndprrri. The AlDa'|
, rseeta apa Of fS g cents. .,<,|
wins To-day, The Hssyl
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tlslits, u.s.. isdia a,sessnr,pnd "
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per copy, at whi3h
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
THE ToRREY BANKRuprcY BILL.

After years OF waiting and many disap-
pointments the promoters OF uniform, or
National. bankruptcy law. appear 10 be
nearing the goal and realizing the accom-
pllshment OF their plans. as 1t is reported
TO be likely that the senate at Washington
will take up the bankruptcy bill this week
or neat.
The measure pending In the senate has
been passed by the present house and is
what is known as the Torrey bill, providing
for both voluntary and Involuntary bank
ruptcy. In the senate a substitute has been
offered providing only for voluntary bank
ruptcy. so that the clash now Is between
the advocates Of voluntary Bankruptcy only
on one side, and Of both voluntary and in
can be passed in any shape by the senate
and get into the hands OF a conference com
mlttce, II is thought the house will sue
coed in having the original Torrey bill A.
ually adopted. 1t will be seen. therefore,
that this much needed measure /. really
nearer the final stage now than It has ever
been heretofore, and its friends are hoping
81 last TOT a triumph after their years OF
effort and yexatious delay.
Such measure is demanded by creditor
and debtor alike. There are thousands OF
good mon who have been unfortunate in
business who are debarred from starting
anew in life by reason OF the absence of
such law. A National law only will cover
the field, and It's presence on. the statute
books would doubtless and largely reduce
assignments and dishonest
methods Of busine.s Of Which so much COM
plant is now heard business orgsnlzs-
tions. boards OF trade. exchanges. private
citizens and municipal bodies. in numbers.
IN every State of the Union. have Joined In
tho demand for uniform bankruptcy legls-
lstion. and II popular sentiment Is a proper
basis for encouragement and action OF rep
resentatlve legislative bodies congress
should not hesitate longer to grant the re-
lie; asked for by practically all classes OF
people II Is purely a business matter in
ahich both the debtor and creditor ranks. |
~ suggested. are alike vitality interested
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

u
Terrell Times.

HAPPY is the farmer on the Western
p'ai''es besides good warm fire with his
smoke house and crib fun of food oonsci.
ence OF rlsht-dong when he voted for the
peerless bryan. In contrast think of The
lellow In Chicago. St. Paul or MINNEAPOLIS.
s voted for Mckinley to restore con,
nuenee, ana lost all bis cash in one of The
bank failures in those cities. ''S