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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-13
On Monday, January 81, 1898,
AT II O'CLOCK NOON,

At the mauka entrance to the Judiciary
Building, the, property known as the Ro-
bi son Beach Premises situate on the
Waikiki Beach, WaikiRi side OF the prem
ICES now occupied by Marshal A. NJ.
Brown.
This property, at present occupied as
dwelling by Mr. S. Q. Allen, co Inands
fine ocean view, and his three or our cot
tages o grouped toge her as to form one
la &c dwelling. The apartments consist of
one large sitting room, four spa ious bed
rooms aud Que larg- lanai, with kitchen
and bathroom attached, also stable and
barn. The property has all the conven-
fences of a homestead. beautiful shade
and hau trees abound on the lawn
The lot measures 1850 feet parallel with
the mauka road, and has a depth of 300
feet from the mauka gate towards the
beach, also about 100 feet sea beach 'front.'
age. Area one acre more or less
Title fee simple Terms of sale are cash,
in u. S. gold. Deeds at expense of the
purchaser. Sale to be subjec to confirm
alton by the Court For further particulars
apply to the u dersigned at his Office in
the Judiciary Building.
HENRY SMITH, Commissioner.
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Presidential Measurements.

1t would seem that q President of
the United States should be above
making deliberate misstatement OF
fact in message to congress. Yet
here are two in the message of Mon
day which are SO glazing that they
cannot escape notice. The presi-
dent speaks of the demonstrated
capacity (of the waiians) to fulfill
the obligations OF self-governing
statehood" Without going into the
disputed question of whether the
United States assisted in the revolu-
ton which overthrow the queens
government, it is not disputed
point that the inhabitants OF the
islands had little or no vote in the
establishment of the present one.
They are not self-governed people
there in any sense whatever. Again,
the president says that "they come
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-13
BEACH LANDS FOR SALE.
Commissioners Sale of Beach
Land Property situate in
Waikiki, Honolulu,
Oahu.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER
Il OF the Hon w L. Stanley, Second
Judge of the Circuit Court o, the First
Judicial Circuit dated December 80, S97,
and filed in he Clerks Office of the Judi
iary Department in cause entitled NJ. p
Robinson and others versus arulne J
Robinson, the undersigned as Commits
sioner thereunto duly appointed, will ex-
pose for sale at pubic suction,
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Extracts from our
Recent Catalogue

Our best efforts have been ex-
pended for nearly quarter century
in making desirable connections for
the purch ass III high class focus.
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Continued from 1St page.)

at various points in Alaska-at
Unga Island, at Cape Sabine, at
Cape Lisburne, at Herondine Bay,
and other places-but that mighty
chain OF islands extends through 40
degrees of longitude-as far as from
New York to San Francisco-and
the exploration OF their wealth has
only just begun.
A reference to the map will show
that this purpose will make
UNALAsKA THE LEGITIMATE
and foreordained coaling station for
our Navy in the Pacific.
As to our own western coast, what
protection would coaling station
at Pearl Harbor offer us2 II Eng
land should ever attack our Pacific
States she will attack them from
Vancouver Island and from her
harbors in British America. Gould
we resist these attacks from Pearl
Harbor, 1000 miles away in the CEN
ter of the Pacific Ocean? Who
would go to the Hawaiian Islands
for the purpose Of engaging us
there? No, Mr.. President, in case
of war with any naval power on
earth Pearl Harbor would immedi-
ately become an element of weak
ness, and the adoption OF a strong
defensive policy would compel us to
abandon it at once, bring our NUM-
tions OF war and vessels home, and
make a defense from our own coast
In case OF war, from what point
could we attack British commerce
in the Pacific2 The Canadian Paci-
fic is it's natural outlet, and we
should attack it from Puget Sound.
What element of strength, then,
would
THIS PALTRY ISLAND
in the Pacific give us? 1t would be
absolutely worthless, and worse than
worthless, from every point of view.
believe the people OF this coun-
try will resist with all their power
this scheme OF territorial aggrand-
izement, which aims to amalgamate
with our hardy, thrifty, active, over
coming race this mass Of INDECENT,
filthy, leprous, nerveless savages of
the southern seas. Our area is great
enough. our climate is varied enough
our population is heterogeneous
enough, our vegetation has range
enough to give us without inviting
new perils task sufficiently difficult
within our own borders in the edu-
cation and elevation of our own
people and in the maintenance Of
the Republic as it was transmitted
to us.
Mr.. President, / shall always con-
Sluer III my uuJy
TO ENTER MY PROTEST
against the acquisition of territory
in the tropics, against adding to our
population people who live in
climate which is so warm that civil
ization and self-government are i'm
possible, believing, as l do, that the
decay of the Republic Of the past
has resulted from the desire for
glory and conquest. l am bound
by my oath of Office, by my duty to
the people l represent, to resist this
desire to add to our area. Our duty
is to enact laws that will increase
the happiness of our own people, to
enact laws to give every man an
equal chance, to control trusts and
corporations that they may not con-
troll us, to increase the distribution
OF wealth and intelligence, and thus
grow grand as we grow great as a
people, Congressional Record.
Presidential Measurements.
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Some one said 81 never come into
your store without feeling that
/ would like to buy it out"
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Now is the time OF year to en-
tertain-that's when you need us.
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The price Of thing is generally
what it is worth, competition
regulates that. The higher the price,
the better the quality as a rule; but
price doesn't always guarantee
quality, the reputation Of the seller
counts.
There's great responsibility selling
groceries.
Life and health depend on good
nutritious food.
That's the kind we sell.
Refined folks use refined foods;
III ot,a tho hind ,ya coll
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pUNs REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK. April 1.-R. c. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade will say gta-nlorrow:
 In spite of foreign conditions since the de- struction of the Maine. February 15. failures in three months smaller than In the first quarter Of any year since 1885, the ratio of defaulted liabilities to payments through clearing houses has been the smallest for that quarter since 1881; the average of liabilities per firm in business has been the smallest since 1880. and the average of liabilities per failure has been lower than ever before in any quar- ter It Is especially significant that the fall- ures for less than s1oo.O0o. without material decrease in number, g per cent smaller than last year in manufacturing and 24 per cent smaller in trading.
 The war cloud, which many have inferred must have greatly increased commercial dis asters. does not appear to have any such effect as vet and while there is some decline in the new orders for industries. nearly all live works are covered so far ahead that the difference is not felt Rates for money have advanced and the per cent which used to be the ruling rate in active times again prevails. which compeIs many specuators to liquidate. But the inn ports of gold go far to prevent any real anxiety. Moreover, although part of the hypothecated exchange Europe has been sold and ordered against it, there is known to be about s3o.eoo. oeo more yet In the banks at
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGsCaIcutta Grain Bags nominal: Wool Bags nominal; San Quentin, s5 30.
 COAL-Wellington. s1o per ton; New Yelling ton, S10; Seattle. $6 50: Bryant, s6 50; Coos Bay. s 50; Wallsend, s7 5oi Scotch, s10; Cumberland. SIC in bulk and s11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, -s15; Camel. s10 per ton; Rock Springs Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, Ss; Coke. SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks there have been the following deliveries of coal, viz: Four from Washington. Il, 6s5 tons; from Oregon. 1915 tons; from British CO lumba, 10, 626 tons; total. 22. 526 tons Although the arrivals are light, still there Is no appar- ent shortage; in fact. there is an accunula- ton of domestic coals, as some of. the yards will show. This Is partially attributable to the advanced prices and partially to a cessation of frosts and rain. which necessarily dtHin- extent. Although several of our coal carriers have already been transferred to the Alaska trade the steamers make good the deficiency, hence for the next two months at least sup plies will be bountiful enough. July to Oc- tober our stocks will become more depleted for want of tonnage; but not for a sufficient time affect values.
 Australia will become a potent factor in establishing prices later on- There are now 6S charters of coal vessels already reported from Newcastle and Sydney, with a carrying ca- pacity of about 156. coo tons- This is liberal list of engagements considering our present outlook to furnish these vessels outward car a delivery of 125e tons of Comox coke this week. With recent improvements in their ovens their products now show 0 marked improve ment over last year"
 RICE-Is higher all around. Chinese mixed S4 40G4 45 per ctI; No. l, si 7514 s5; extra No l. s 1065 30; Hawaiian. s g; Japan. s 2595 40;
 sUGAREThe Western Sugar Refinery Com pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed Granulated. 5ssc; Confectiona-s' A. 5ssc; Mag nolia 4. 5Hc; Extra c. 5!sc; Golden c. Sc: Candy Granulated. SAC; California A. 59sc per ID: half barrels. Ac more than barrels. and boxes 1zc more.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

ble rallies at. the close indicated that some part of the days decline was due to short were very small and net losses on the day run from to over points in the active stocks. The ground for the early confidence by. some shrouded In some mystery. It seems to have been founded on the inference that interest on spite Of recent doubts whether her the money would be forthcoming was advanced by the on knowledge that the Spanish Government would make peaceable settlement Of the de- advanced the fact took more and more definite shape on the news from Washington that the spanish Government had, on the contrary. re fused the demands of the United States The consequences seemed necessarily to be that the whole question would be submitted to Con- the abandonment of diplomacy and an early resort to force All the indications usually re- ments were very contradictory in the early trading. American securities after opening off and advanced quite violently after trading had commenced in New York. This early weak iron, Madrid were rather optimistic. Span ish 4s, which were traded in ex-coupon, fell 3 points in London before the rally set in. then shown by the New York stock market This early strength here rallied prices several times to or near last nights level and 1t was not until the afternoon that the market took on its decisive tone of weakness. significant cali loans to 6 per cent. This was due to the calling Of moderate amount oc loans by the loans developed a small amount of money de of- fering and the sharp stiffening in rates was the consequence.
 Exchange rates responded to the hardening of money by a fractional decline. though the days engagement of gold for import was only about s5e0. 00o. The growth of the selling for Washington account, the day progressed, was an essential factor in the late break in the stock market.
 Bonds were not active stocks. but the volume Of liquidation increased as the day progressed and some sharp net losses are shown. Total sales, sl. .650. 0o0-. Government bonds were weak throughout The new 4s coupon fell 2A, do registered 2, the old 4s reg istered and the 5s !. in the bid price There were sales of the 4s coupon at 121A. a decline of IS from last nights bid price.
 Total sales of stocks to-day were fol 700 shares. including: Atchison preferred 56so Burlington 5s.2ss. Louisville and Nashville 16.- 5S5, Manhattan g. 500. Metropolitan 15,2s0, Mis- souri Pacific 4460, New York Central e35o Northern Pacific s540, do preferred 23, 7sS Rock Island l6,42o. St. Paul ss. T2o Union Pacific 26.- 439 Tobacco 2, ,45S, Peoples Gas 10220. Sugar II, 800, Western Union 5G59
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said General Fund shall be paid. as in
 This section hereinafter provided, all
 Inc expenses of the various depart
 Dents of the City and County, except such expenses as are by this Charter to ba paid out of the Funds specifically provided for the payment of such ex- neases. For the six months ending on
 The thirtieth day of June, in the year rineteen hundred. each and every of said departments shall expend the moneys set apart to each of them by The Board of Supervisors of the existing r1unicipality So much of said moneys sat apart oy said Board of Supervisors to the Superintendent of Public Streets, Highways and Squares for the fiscal wear ending on said thirtieth day of J,1na. in the year nineteen hundred, as snail remain unexpended at the time this Charter takes effect, shall be ex- pended during said six months by the Board of Public Works in the opera tions of the 'department committed to Its charge. All the expenses of the City and County which are not to be paid out of specific funds shall be paid during said six months out of the General Fund Should the moneys set apa-t by the Board of Supervisors Of the ex- lstipg municipality to any department CT the City and County become or be exhausted at any time during said six months, or should. any department ere ated by this Charter have no money specifically provided for it during said six months, then in each such case the expenses thereof shall be paid out of the General Fund. notwithstanding anything contained in sections six and seven of Chapter of Article III of this Charter. Such pensions asmay accrue to frsmen under Article TX of this Char fer during said six months shall be paid out of rhe General Fund. The existing municipality mentioned in this section Is the existing municipality of the City aand County of San Francisco, and the several funds which are to be trans fsrred as in this section provided are funds of said existing municipality. All the funds of said existing municipality not mentioned in this section. and which are authorized by law. shall be continued in the treasury until the ne cessity Tor their continuance ceases.
 Sec. 3S. When the necessity for maintaining any Fund of the City and county in existence at the time this g charter takes effect has ceased to ex- tst, and a balance remains in such Fund, the Supervisors shall so declare by ordinance. and upon such declara- ton such balance shall be forthwith transferred to the General Fund.
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New York and s12 500. .o0 in other cities, aga Est which gold is liable to be impoIted. because Ths ougo s o PBPsi 9 ay Atanto
 the %ssk s agsihst 9lssss iasf eaf year aGd and racine exports A2, IF bushels. against 1SS, 2o1 bushels last year. and for the past five weeks rem dI both coasts the exports have been 1e5s2,- si7 bushels. against SIPS 256 bushels last year. Meanwhile corn exports have been for the week 3,I6I,0zs bushels. against 1. .291, ,621 bush els last year. All the Speculative movements at the West have been less influential than this neayy and continued buying of grain and Western receipts begin 10 fall of as if sup plieS were no longer unlimited. Wheat has declined slightly, but corn has advanced Ac TOT @ the week and no one imagines that for eisn troubles can check the outgo. Cotton has advanced isc because of the idea that the pro duction may be reduced although receipts 800. 000 bales than in 1895 from the largest crop ever raised. and while the mills are now all maximum The smallest sales of wool for many years are reported at Boston and at the 500 pounds for the week and about fifth of last years for the quarter. The stocks held by manufacturers have evidently been much greater than anybody supposed, and they are not yet buying. after several months of wait ing, nor showing any disposition to buy. though nearly all their works are running full. The iron and steel market shows no decrease for with works fully employed. and some addi- tional works put into operation for Govern ment purposes, pig Is not lower anywhere and at Pfttsburg a shade higher for Bessemer, be- cause of an agreement by valley producers while without agreement of Mesaba mines the purchases of ore at Cleveland were over million tons for the week Billets are still scarce and sheet bars in de- mand. though wire rods are .nwer and wire nails are weaker in spite of the imperfect com bination of makers. Other prices for manu- faetured products are unchanged although rails are shade stronger, with a Russian order pending for 35 GOO tons to complete the Pacific Railway; plates are in very heavy de- mand, 5000 for cars and 4000 for other at Ptttsburg, with 10.00O more originating at Chicago, and structural orders cover 4200 tons for buildings at the East with 1000 more at Pittsburg and many at Chicago
 Failures for the week have been 20 in the united states against 26o last year, and in Canada 27, against 42 las, year.
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CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.

CHICAGO, April Wheat opened firm at prices unchanged to ssc higher than yester- days closing figures and in the course of the first hour trading made further advance of nearly 1zc. During this time the volume of business was considerably heavier than of late The strength principally due to the state ment of Joseph Letter that he had disposed of 2.5oo. eco bushels of cash wheat Monday last for export. This indication of an urgent demand for wheat from abroad tended to make shorts uneasy. In addition to that, however, the New York stock market had recovered an opening decline before trading commenced here. An other bull help the big falling off in Ar genuine shipments since last week Liverpool demand from shorts and some investment buy ing. July. which had opened at s2Aqs2iac ad- and a slow decline ensued. the. price finally getting back to S2tsc. around which figure 1t market began to show the effect of the dis turbing nature of the news from Washington. which had been light and scattered up to that time. increased in volume. many of the early The liquidation. however. only resulted in knocking down the price to s21qs21sc About were circulated on the floor Besides the heavy sales reported early Letter had accept ances of 15oooo bushels h offered by cable yester- GO for domestic milling, Other sales of 2oo.- 600 bushels were reported for export. The re- stop very suddenly late In the session and drove a good many shorts to cover. The mar ket was decidedly strong toward the close. even May up to that time almost at a standstiIi, sharing in the frmness. July rallied to sac and closed at s27sQs3c May ranged from s1 CA to s1 03A and closed at sl 03A.
 Corn was very slow and barely steady at about yesterdays figures May closed un- changed.
 the way of realizing. May closed hc higher.
 Provisions early were very strong At the opening. however short selling and realizing was too heavy for the market to stand up un- der and prices gradually declined. The mar kat closed rather easy at inside figures. May pork closed TIC lower, May lard 21sc lower and May ribs 5c lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
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5h9ec; peeled. 1oG121sc; Apricots. 5ashc for parks; Evaporated Apples. s1tS7c: s1n-iriei, dried 415c: Black Figs. in sacks. 212lsc; Pluns. 41ad4&c for pitted and 1I11sc for unpitted: bleached Plums 5G5Hc; Nectarines 4G15c for prime to fancy: Pears, 2ia941sc for quarters and 3q5izc for halves. according to color, etc.
 RAISINS-llzq2c for two-crown. Sc for three crown. 31kc for four-crown, 4Ise for SeedIess Sultanas. 2S.c for Seedless Muscatels and sI9 | 10 for London layers: dried grapes, 2Iac
 NUTS-Chestnuts are Quotable at Sc her ID; Wainuts. 5G6c for hardshell and 6d7c for softshell: Almonds 2lzG31zc for hardshell 536c for softshell and 7ffSc for paper-shell; Peanuts. 4651ec for Eastern and 41Sc for California: Pecans. 6lsGsc; Filberts. S1zG10c; Brazil Nuts SGec per 10; Cocoanuts & 50G5 per 100
 HONEY-Conb. s4l10c for bright and 5S1Tc for lower grades: water-white extracted, 45aa9 Sc: light amber extracted. 3%G4i4c per Ib.
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San Francisco temperature: Maximum, b3; minimum, 45; mean, ie. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.
 The pressure has fallen rapidly over Mon tana Wyoming, Utah and Nevada An area of low pressure is developing over Southeastern . California and Arizona An area Of high pres sure overIies the northern Pacific Coast. The ternpera ture has fallen rapidly over Ore gon Eastern Washington and the northern DOT tfon of the Sacramento Valley. It has risen over Montana, Wyoming and Northern Utah. Conditions are favorable for much colder weather with occasional showers, in California Saturday
 The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Eureka 25 miles per hour from the northwest San Francisco, se west; Carson City 36 west.
 Rain has fallen from Eureka northward- Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, April 2. 1Ss8: Northern Califo-nia-Cloudy and unsettled weather Saturday; occasional showers on the northern coast: colder in the San Joaquin Val southern Caiifornia-Cloudy and unsettled weather Saturday: cooler in the interior; fresh westerly wind.
 Neyada-CIoudy Saturday.
 Utah-Cloudy Saturday.
 Arizona-Cloudy and unsettled weather Satur- day. sattIed weather Saturday. with occasional light Showers: fresh westerly wind.
 Srecial report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at 5 D. rn.-Cfear; wind west 4s miles per hour. teulperature E: maximum, 50
 ALEXANDER McADIE,
 Local Forecast Official.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

There was no particular change in anything, except Peas, which were lower.
 POTATOES-EarlyR Rose 5OG65c; River Reds 5oG55c; River Burbanks, 50G6oc per sack; Ore gon Burbanks, 50Te0c; Petaluna Burbanks 50 Q60c: Sweet Potatoes. 75cGs1 for Merced: new Potatoes. 1i5G2isc per lb.
 ONIONSLChoice. $2 35G2 T5: common s1 750 25 per otl: cut Onions. 506s1 g per sack
 VEGETABLES Receipts were eeT boxes As- paragus, e37 boxes Rhubarb and 575 sks Peas.
 Asparagus. 5Q6c per lb for fancy, s1 50G2 per box for No r s1G1 g for No. 2; Rhu- barb. 50c6s1 per box; Alameda Green Peas IT. 92c per lb; Dried Peppers, 6G7c per lb Dried Okra. l21ac; Cabbage, 60G75c per ctl; Carrots 25460c per sack: Garlic, 5G51ac per lb: Cucum- bers, 50cls1 per dozen.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes. sliced. raw, 12c per lb in lots Of 25 lbs; sliced desiecated, 164fSc; granulated raw, 13c: Onions 60c; Carrots, old. 13c; new Isc: Cabbage. Soc; Sweet Potatoes. BOG: Turnips, 25c; String Beans, soc; Tomatoes. soc.