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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
Within His Diocese.

The late Bishop of Rochester was
once batting in local cricket match,
when the bowler sent ball very
wide of the wicket. Keep the ball
in the parishl" cried the irascibe
bishop. The next ball knocked his
lordship's middle stump out, and
the yokel shouted. 81 think that's
somewhere aboot the diocese, my
lud"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
Street Paving.

Paving Piikoi street is certainly a
great public improvement just at
present. The pedestrians find the
street crossings rather primitive, but
very little complaint is heard. Peo-
pie appreciate that street paving is
a good thing. The torn-up condi-
tion of the streets, however, has not
prevented 9, j, Mccarthy from de-
livering the celebrated Rainier Beer
regularly. The consumption Of
Rainier Bottled Beer for family use
is growing larger every day. Phone
1888.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
ED. The INDEPENDENT

ED. IHE INDEPENDENT
The Star in it's criticism OF Amer
leans who are against stealing Ha-
waii says: Enthusiastic Americans
have been made out Of Irishmen,
Germans, and every nation under
the sun" etc Right you are Mr..
Star But it would hardly do to
annex Ireland and Germany, etc, in
order to Americanize those people
Shortly after California was taken
into the Union, the quick and COM
plete ABSORPTION OF that country,
was the tens Of thousands who
rushed there for gold. If New
Orleans had a population as large as
London, it would be as easily man.
aged and defended against the out
side world as it is at present.
But you see Mr.. Star, Hawaii is a
conglomerated mass of small islands
and every one OF them would have
to be fortified and garrisoned.
Besides in time OF war, Uncle
Sam would be- forced to have a
powerful fleet of iron-clads here to
protect the islands, which lay over
two thousand miles from the con-
tinsnt; thus exposing her thousands
of miles OF home coast to the enemy
No, no, Mr.. Star. This little squab-
BILE at Washington will soon end
with protectorate over the islands,
and plebiscite ordered, which will
resound with trumpet tones from
the throats of happy people from
Niihau to Hawaii. America will
never plant here protectorate and
leave in power the dastardly gang Of
swashbuekling, usurpers, who have
made Hades Of this once Paradise
of the Pacific. AMERICAN.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
Put the Dock at Honolulu

Senator II. G. Platt has introduced
resolution in the Senate providing
for a steel floating dock. This is
probably owing to the fact that the
United States has at present in good
order no docks suited for docking
its battleships, and that it was
obliged to send the Indiana, not
long ago, to be docked in an English
dock at Halifax. But why throw
away the nations funds on docks
here9 III Hawaiian annexation car
ries, we are going to send the money
OF the United States in fortifying
the Hawaiian Islands. They will
need dock there. We hope that
all the annexationists OF the Senate
will vote against Senator Platt's
resolution. Then, when they have
passed the annexation treaty,
they can vote for constructing the
dock at Honolulu. 1t does not make
so much difference about San Fran
cisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, or the
Sound. Hawaii will be OF more inn
portance, as the navy will be needed
to defend this "key to the Pacific
Ocean" 1t would be imprudent to
send the ships from Hawaii here to
dock So the dock had better be
constructed here, and then we can
send our coast. defense vessels, like
the Monterey, from the Pacific Coast
to be docked at Honolulu The
Argonau
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
THOSE SIDEWALKS.

We are we'll aware that Mr.. w. H.
Cummings, the energetic Road
Supervisor, is very busy man, but
we also feel that he has not the
necessary authority which is due to
him in his official capacity.
Why is it that the freeholders on
Alapai Street are without side
walk although attention to the de-
feet has been called at numerous
times2 Why is it that the sidewalk
on Konia Streets between Hotel and
King Streets remains in danger
ously'delapidated condition in spite
OF public protests aud the objections
Of the taxpayers using the thorough
farei Why is it that Mr.. Cummings
cannot find time to order the water
spout on Hotel Street near Fort
Street put in such condition as
will prevent it from furnishing a
free shower bath to all passers by
during a rainstorm?
1t is time for the Road Supervisor
to rise and explain, or what will be
far better to take our hints and fix
those sidewalks.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
CORRESPONDENTS.
Citizens ship.
attorney General" !"

ED. The INDEPENDENT:-
| feel rather dense this morning,
30 ask you to interpret the editorial
in the P. @. Advertiser this morning
on Annexation and Naturalization"
Does the editor desire to imply that
there is possibility Of Hawaiians
not being citizens in their own land
after the United States has absorb.
ed it2 HAWAIIAN.
(Unless the editor means that
Hawaiian will not become American
citizens nfter annexation unless they
go thrc ugh the process of natural
ization, we are dense and opaque
ourselves.-EDs.)
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
JAPANESE IN HAWAII.

1t is somewhat strange that the
very journal, the S. f. Bulletin,
which denounced the S. F. Calls
statement, in reference to the agree
ment in favor of Japanese citizen
ship in America and Hawaii, as a
campaign fake, now boldly publishes
the following;
Japanese to have the same rights
in Hawaii as in America.
That has removed all obstacles
and gives the passage of the Hawai-
ian Treaty two-thirds vote in the
Senate.
(BY EDWARD s. LITTLE.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Speeial-It
is positively stated to-day that the
completion Of the agreement with
Japan, against which Spreckels COM
plains, has settled the Hawaiian
matter and that it is known positive
ly that the treaty will receive the
necessary two-thirds vote in the
Senate.
Our own contemporaries have
found this scheme, practically one
OF downright political bribery, a
very hard lump OF "fat" to swallow.
The Star can yet scarcely credit it.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18
The Fatal Dose.

Anent the SIN Memoriam" printed
in this mornings 'Tiser, the atten-
tion of the young lady patrons of
the sodawater stands is called
folled to the following obituary no.
tiee which possibly appeared in The
Friend:
IN MEMoRIAM.
Here lies the body of Susan Lowder,
Who died from drinking a Seidlitz
Powder,
Snatched from the Earth to her
Heavenly rest,
She should have waited till it effer-
vesced A PAROENT.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18

Major Hawkins OF the Royal"
wishes it to be known that Pabst
Bohemian has superseded the fam
Gus draught of Doppelbrau. The
latter in bottle is an excellent tonic
at 25.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18

Charley Molteno has purchased
G.. Somma's interest 10 the famous
European haircutting establishment
on Merchant street, where he will
be glad to meet his friends.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-18

The favorite has become the
favorite resort In town. VIM. Cum
ningham carries an excellent stock
Of liquors and beers. Attention is
called to certain brands which will
be Of special value to sportsmen
during the game season, as they
cause a steady aim and straight
shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Minnesota POpulist state conven-
ton viii be held June Is, the day of the
Populist convention in Kansas.
Congressman Jerry Simpson returns
to Washington today
M. L. Burton of Abilene has purchas-
ed the Grenola Chieftain and will Enake
1t Republican paper.
The Atwood Citizen dominates A P
Riddle of Minneapolis for governor on
the Republican ticket
Some of the Democratic papers want
the Populists to give the nomination
for congressman-a t-large to the Demo-
Gratis, and John H. Atwood is being
urged for the place.
Oscar Mcdowell, editor of the Column
and is after S. S. Kirkpatrick, who
wants to be returned to congress- Nc
Dowen thinks kirkpatrick won't do.
Now comes the Lincoln Beacon with
the statement that VIM. Baker, the
Withstanding, will not be a candidate
for governor against John w. Leedy.
The Topeka Advocate says: THE
fact that there is no possible chance
for a Republican to go to congress from
the Third district is probably the rea-
son why there is no opposition to S. S.
Kirkpatrick"
Congressman Botkin has a scheme to
lands under the homestead laws al
lowing each man 40 acres of land, limit
ing each family to $50 acres. He would
have no land office fees in connection
with these settlements and would pro-
hibit mortgages or leases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
To Be Made an Issue at the City Elec-
ton in Wichita.


Wichita Populists silver Republicans
and Democrats are organizing for a cit
lzens campaign in the spring election
and the candidates for the city council
winch the allied forces will nominate
Will be pledged to vote for the city
ownership of light and water plants
and other public utilities
The platform upon which the cam
paiSn viii be made, adopted by a joint
meeting of the three central commit
tees, follows:
Having only a common interest with
the other citizens and property owners
OF the city IN its welfare and future ad
Vancement, we believe that partisan
politics ought not to enter into the
choice of city officials, but that the peo-
pie irrespective of party should unite
in selecting as public servants, not only
honest and competent persons, but
those only who keep themselves in
formed of the progress and improve
ment~that is being made in city govern
ment and are in hearty sympathy with
the reform necessary to enable the peO-
pie to own and control the public utili-
ties and have the use and benefit of
them without paying tribute to individ-
ualS or corporations, invariably nom
residents, and who have no interest in
the city or its people except to collect
tribute from them; therefore be it
Resolved, That we will support only
those candidates for office who earnest
~ believe in, and will heartily support,
all measures in the interest of economy
and clean, honest city government, and
those measures tending to the public
ownership and control by the city of
all public utilities, and who will vote
and use their influence to prevent fur
Their franchises of the streets, lights,
water and other public functions being
given to private individuals, companies
or corporations.
Resolved, Further, That we will sup
port no candidate who will not openly
and publicly declare himself in favor of
the principles herein stated, and who
will not openly and publicly pledge
himself if elected to work and vote for
the same.
Resolved, Further, That, all citizens,
voters of the city, who are in sympathy
with the declaration of principles here
in set forth, are invited to unite and CO.
operate in the election of such candi-
dates for city officers at the approach
ing election as may be agreed upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12

for the sergeants. The police board was
asked by Mayor Fellows to reduce the
force according to the law, but they re-
fused, wishing to throw the response
bility of SO doing upon the council. The
action of the council in allowing the
amount according to the Interpretation
of the law, brings the case to a focus,
and now the board of police commits
siOners will have to resort to man
damus proceedings in their attempt to
obtain the salary of the eight police
men.
Three checks were refused last month
on this score. The police board has
employed attorneys to prepare the brief
for mandamus, and it will be filed soon.
Mr.. Billiard said that they did not care
to say much about it now, but that in a
few days the case would be. filed and
then the courts would have to settle it
as best they could.
Chief Steele is indignant that a re-
duction should be made. He said:
I'VE ought to have at least five more
men. I can't protect the people here
with the force have now. 1 ought to
have more men. My men are working
hard and they should be paid. The
council is trying to make capital out of
US. But we will file a mandamus suit
and then we will see how things are
1t becomes more apparent every day
that the departure from the good, old
American doctrine of home rule was a
sorry mistake made in Kansas. 1t
ought to be for Topeka TO say how
many policemen she should have.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
COL. PHELPS VISIT.
The Noted Railroad Lobbyist Makes
a Flying Trip to Topeka.

Colonel William H. Phelps, whose
headquarters are in ST. Louis, and who
is known as the chief of railroad lobby
lists, came to Topeka yesterday and reg
istered at the Copeland. What his mis-
sion was is not known, and mis- evasiVe
answers put his intention still more in
a mysterious light. To a reporter who
asked him what he was in Topeka for
he said lightly: 20, I'm here to try a
law suit
What do you think about an extra
session of the legislature?'
80, don't know. You ought to know
more about that than 1 do
Isn't that why you are here?"
Now I told you I was here to try a
lawsuit But say, maybe that supreme
court decision had something to do with
the extra session and the colonel
winked his left eye knowingly. "Great
heavens, I must catch my train and
Colonel William H. Phelps ran from
the Copeland and boarded a Santa F'e
trolley car, waving adieu as Ell was
carried down Kansas avenue.
Col. Phelps claims the law as a pro-
fessiOn, but his reputation as a rail-
road lobbyist is broad, and his visit to
Topeka is considered significant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
SERVING TWO MASTERS.
F'The Lot of Policeman is Not Hap
DIV One0

Eight Topeka policemen are cup
against it, for their February salary.
The trouble is that they were too slow
In getting their checks cashed. There
were eight checks ordered not paid by
the city council This is along the line
of the retrenchment which the city
council has inaugurated in conformity
with the decision of Judge Hazen in re-
gard to Topeka's proportionate number
of police.
checks first and had them cashed We're
Chief Steele, Sergeants Donovan and
Owen, Detectives CaprOn and Kesson,
Patrol Driver Heartburg, Waterman
Roberts, Police Matron Thorpe and Pa
trolmen Whitaker, Carlson, Hendricks,
Williams, Gordon, Jenkins, Summers,
Fteger, GrOsch, Rucker and Wood and
Jailer Dagg.
Those who were late in presenting
their checks for payment and were re
fused, were Jailer Sam Jones and Pa
trolmen jacob, Close, YOunkin, Hicks,
Murphy, Campbell and Pavey. When
the first payment of checks was made
the appropriation allowed by the coun-
ell was exhausted, and the only thing
for the city treasurer to do was to re-
President ]. B. Billiard of the police
board said today:
I'VE will have to resort to some
means of getting this money. The men
did their work and they are entitled to
their pay. We will bring mandamuS
proceedings to compel the payment of
the eight checks, and to settle the mat
ter permanently
Under Judge Hazen's decision, Tope-
ka is entitled, according to law, to but
tants This would make the number 20
for Topeka. There are now % police
men.
No extra salary is allowed by the law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
THEY HAVE GOT TOGETHER
And it Remains to Be Seen if the
Wyandotte Republicans Will
Stay Together.

The most notable and perhaps the
most important primary election ever
held in Kansas is taking place in Wy
andotte county today. It is important
in that it brings to the Republicans OF
that county a settlement of the contrO-
versies which have made it possible
for the Populists to overcome the over
whelming Republican majoritieS dur
ing the past two years.
The trouble was first started by Cy
Leland who went into the county and
made an effort to fix things up to suit
himself There has been a fractional
war ever since.
The primaries today will dispose of
all political issues in the matter of
candidates. Although the election is
eight months off, the WyandOtte county
Republicans today nominate their can
didates for county offices, members of
the legislature and elect all delegates to
the state and congressional conven-
tiOns. This is the biggest primary
election ever held in the state.
ElectiOneering is prohibited within
100 feet of the polling places and uni
formed policemen are stationed there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
EP1GRAMs BY A NOVELIST.

(F'rom 1.-THE Sowers,' by Henry Seton
Merriman.)
What is youth but a happy ignor-
ance?
There are always we'll meaning per-
sons among us ready to direct the char
ity of others.
There are some women whose desire
it is to be all things to all men instead
of everything to one.
Many people amuse us who are them
selves amused in their sleeves.
Happy is the man who loves and is
loved of a plain woman.
Impertinence and fattery to a woman
are so closely allied that the distinction
is subtle.
It was a moment for mental reserva-
lions. One wonders whether such are
taken account of in heaven.
He had one great factor of success in
this world-an infinite capacity for
holding his cards.
A life that is only conglomeration
Of tribes is a poor thing to look back
upon.
When glamor goes. nerves come.
The abuse of hospitality is the last
refuge of the needy.
The arrogance of those who have all
that they desire is insupportable.
There is a school of speakers out"
and would to Heaven they would learn
to hold their tongues.
Thoughts are the quickest and long
est and the saddest things of this life.
1t is a frustrated desire that makes
the majority of villains.
Snow said the Frenchman, sis like
the reserve of a young girl; it keeps
warm that which is beneath it,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12

content to let the world go round on
schedule time and water continue its
ordinary downfall course.-Emporia
Gazette.
For years the Republicans of central
and western Kansas have been going to
Topeka to attend conventions, legisla-
lures and committee meetings 1t is
certainly right that, for one time at
least, the meeting place be fixed near
the geographical center Of the state
and convenient of access to the mighty
host Of Republicans in central and
western Kansas. Two years ago the
delegation from Hutchinson went to
the state committee meeting with
pledges in writing from a majority of
the Republicans to vote for Hutchinson,
and we lost. This year we had no
promises in advance, and we won. No
one has ever charged Cyrus Leland
with dislOyalty or deceit. He told the
Hutchinson people two years ago he
would support them, and he did. He
repeated his promise this year and he
kept it like a house on fire. If Topeka
has any kick coming it is on her own
citizens, who aided materially in bring
ing the convention to Hutchinson by
abusing the men who had the temerity
to favor Hutchinson. They naturally
resented it and worked all the harder
for the success of our city Let Topeka
take her medicine, just as Hutchinson
did two years ago. Topeka is a good
town. But she is not the only sister of
got the convention by good hard work
such as Topeka did not do. And
Hutchinson or some other city in Kan
sas outside of the capital will get the
next state convention if Topeka pur-
sues the policy of abusing Cy Leland
they do not jump every time Topeka
tells them tO.-HutchinsOn News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12

me Iopeka papers persist in mis-
representing the vote on the location
of the state convention. It was the
bad political work of the Topeka peo-
pie, that, to a great extent, lost them
the Observation-Disclosures News.
Topeka doesn't like Cy Leland be-
cause he favored holding a state con-
Nyention outside of the capital. The
brightest thing Leland has done for a
long time is to prove that Topeka
doesn't own the whole party body and
souL-Wichita Beacon.
Topeka is said to have lost the Re
publican state convention because she
has no auditorium. Salina will get
none OF these fine plums the coming
summer 1or the same reason. The au-
dltor1um town is the get-there place in
these days.-Salina Journal
The victory of Hutchinson over To-
peka shows that the theory that open
saloons help town to get conventions
as wrong one Some of the Topeka
people put up the claim that their CITY
mad regular open joints, while Hutch
anson was dry town. The committee
men promptly remarked that it was a
point in favor Of Hutchinson.-Hutch
son News.
The Leland aggregation held the edge
at Topeka, but when the convention
meets at Hutchinson on June g. there
viii probably be new deck and a
square" deal.-Emporia Republican.
Ihere are three reasons why ToDeIxa
lost the state Republican convention.
First, Boss Leland said go to Hutch
inson; second. Topeka has no hall sufi-
Slent 10 accommodate the crowd and
hutchinson has, third, Topeka is full
OF joints and there are no such temDta
tons to beset the path of the unvVarv
IN the staid and sober county seat Of
Reno--Abilene Chronicle.
Cy Leland told his friends on the Re
publican state central committee to
give Hutchinson the state convention
as against Topeka and they promptly
obeyed his command.-Leavenw
Standard.
United States Marshal William,
Sterne, pranced out into the arena, at
Iopeka and got it just about where the
axe was applied to the chicken. And
an because he was too precipitous Mr.
Sterne is a perfect gent and he has an
amblIlon to be quite a fellow, but he
racks judgment He must have known
AZ he knew anything, that three ont of
I'VE or the candidates to come before
the Republican convention wanted RgIat
convention early. But he jumDed
against public opinion and hit his head
on very unSSmpathetic stone wall
1t hurts Billy, but the wall doesn't
mind 1t. And now Mr.. Sterne will
probably go running up and down the
earth calling Cy Leland a boss Mr.
Leland did nothing but land on the pop-
ular side of the question and then Dre-
vent the minority from combining
against him. AR. Sterne had the same
chance that Mr. Leland had. If Sferna
had won, he would have plumed him
self on being a boss, but it would have
been vanity From now on Mr. Sterne
viii probably devote his valuable time
TO masticsting the rag. But the Gaz-
cite desires 70 say that if Mr.. Sterne
wishes to wax either strong and active
or tat and happy he will do we'll to quit
at There is very little albuminous
matter and absolutely nothing oIeagin-
Gus in the rag. Mr.. Sterne will do well
70 take a reef in his ambition and be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12

other towns they would have to roost
in the trees
Hiram Allen, adjutant general said:
Il would prefer Topeka for a conven-
ton to any other town in the state'
j. w MOrphy said; There is no use
attempting to dispute the claim of To-
peka to pre- eminent advantages for a
state convention. / hope the POpulists
viii bring their convention here
R. H. Semple of Franklin county who
Will be a delegate to the convention
said: Topeka should have the state
convention"
Even the Seventh district people in
the state house favor Topeka for the
convention but they refrain from ex-
pressing their opinions because Wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-12
TEMPERANCE IN ICELAND.

Miss OHfa Johannsdottir, president of
the w. Q. T. U. of Iceland and grand
vice templar of the Independent Order
of Good TempIars in that country, was
rendered a reception in Philadelphia a
few nights ago.
Miss Johannsdottir is described as
one Of the most advanced young wom-
en- of her country, who has more of a
voice in affairs of her own government
than her American sisters have in
theirs. Her ancestors, it is said, left
Ireland four centuries ago and settled