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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1898.

What is the matter with the
volunteers of the N. G.. h. Only
175 out OF 400 men turned out at
the Regimental drill last night, and
the Colonel was disgusted. But, as
matter OF fact, can the Colonel be
surprised if the "boys" take no fur
ther interest in National Guard,
which, on the 18th Of August vir-
tually delivered its authorities,
privileges, arms and accoutrements
to the United States, and in return
got the satisfaction of being called
military association" by General
Merriam, the Commander-in. Chief
Of the Pacific Coast. 1t was fortu.
nate that General King was not pre-
sent last evening to see the strength
OF the Hawaiian Army, when it
turns out at a regimental drill. He
might have thought that our fight
ing strength had been exaggerated,
and that Colonel Fisher doesn't
have so many "braves" under his
command, as he has claimed. But
then there were many counter at
fractions. There was the free show
of the Kickapoos; at the Opera
House, Carl Hertz pulled animals
out OF Noah's ark; there wersSmoon-
light drives, steamer in port and
two or three hulas. Under those
circumstances can the banking
Colonel wonder that the boys tool
no stock in the drill, and preferred
looking after their own fun. "Let
him disband the N. G. H." said q
prominent member to-day, "we are
neither fowl nor fish under present
circumstances and are perfectly will
ing to disband."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30
Reception Invitation.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Damon pre-
sent their compliments to the ladies
and gentlemen Of Honolulu, and
cordially invite them to an enter
tainment to be given in honor of
the officers OF the Army and Navy
at Moanalua on Saturday, October
1st, from 3 to 6 o'clock Special
trains will leave the railway station
in H ,nolulu every half hour at 3,
$3.50, A, 4:30, 5, and $50 p. m. and re-
turn every half hour.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

On the strength of this opinion
we have no doubt that meeting
will be called of the Council Of
State, and that the wise members Of
the Council will be asked, whether
the purchase OF the Smith property
on Kauai comes under the clause of
war, invasion, rebellion, pestilence or
other great public necessity.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30
A Lucky Escape.

The travelling phrenologist had
finished inspecting his bumps, and,
assuming the air of one who knew
it all he said:
Had you taken the proper start
in life, sir, you would have become
a great preacher instead of great
drunkard."
The bluegrass native drew long
breath and great joy beamed upon
his expressive features, as he answer
ed:
"Iudeed, sub, that was mighty
lucky escape for me, wasn't it9"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30
A sUBsERvIENT COURT.

Minister Cooper and his colleagues
we're evidently very disappointed
and displeased, when they learned
that there is no appropriation for
the purchase of lands on Kauai for
the Reformatory School. Mr.. Cooper
asserted emphaticslly that the Leg
islsture had Intended to pass an
appropriation for the purpose and
claimed that the failure to do so was
due to a clerical error.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

AT one time the Council Of State
was called upon to provide money
for the extra expenditures, caused
by the OBTAINING at the Quarantine
Station of the japanese who event
ually we're returned to Japan. The
Councillors very properly claimed
that the matter was beyond their
jurisdiction and refused to pass an
appropriation. Next the Council
was asked to send Dole 10 Washing
ton and to allow $4,000 for his ex-
penditures. The Councillors appro-
priated the money and shipped Dole
off presumably under the heading
'pestilence." We are now awaiting
the decision of the Councillors in
regard to the purchase OF the Smith
property, and shall feel relieved,
when we learn whether such trans
action is to be considered a measure
of war, pestilence or emergency.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

Being convinced that such was
not the case, he coolly suggested
that the Council OF State should be
called upon to legalize the expeudi-
ture necessary for the purchase of
the land from his colleague the
Attorney General. The other mem
bsrs of the Executive felt somewhat
shaky, and suggested that it would
be wise to submit to the Supreme
Court the question, whether the
Council of State is still in existence,
aud whether it has the right to ap-
propriate money for the purpose OF
buying the property at Nawiliwili.
The following ambiguous answer
was received from the Supreme
Court:
"Department of the Judiciary,
Honolulu, III. L., September %, 1898.
"To the President. Sir: Your
communication OF to-day's date re-
quests the opinion OF the Justices
OF the Supreme Court upon the fol-
lowing question::
"'In case OF a request by the
Executive Council for the sppropri-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

OF course we all wish to see the
Reformatory School placed on a
modern and improved basis, al
though we certainly disapprove OF
removing the establishment from
Oahu. The Kauai people are not
over anxious to have their beautiful
island made the dumping grounds
for the scum of the depraved youth
Of the country. The expenses to
the Government will be greatly in.
creased, because the steamship COM
panies will certainly not carry the
inmates for the Raiormatcry and
their guards To and fro free OF
charge. And hen the time Of the
boys expire, and they have been i'm
bued with the moral sentiments and
lofty ideas, whish are disseminated
from the Reformatory, they may
like the Garden Island so we'll as to
remain there-a fact which will not
be regretted by the Honolulu
people at all.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30
Millions as Tribute.

Brown-Isn't millennium a Latin
word7
Smith-Yes; l think it means
"money to burn" or something like
that.-Puck.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

The schooner Mauweena, % days
out from Seattle, is due with lumber
to Allen & Robinson, with also u
cargo Of grain to Sayers ~ Co.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

The opinion of the Supreme
Court has been hailed with hearty
laughter by everybody, lawyers and
aud laymen alike. The opinion
shows that Hawaii yet can boast of
a most subservient court, which one
day holds that there is no Republic
of Hawaii, and the next day
acknowledges the existence of a
Council OF State, which logically
must have ceased its functions when
the Republic was merged into the
United States. The proposition in
dicated in the "opinion" that the
Council OF State is the final Judge
of its own actions is simply prepos-
ferrous. Do the learned gentlemen
who take turns at the Supreme
Bench mean to intimate, that an
action OF the Council of State could
not be submitted to the Supreme
Court, say on a writ. OF mandsmus
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

The missionary organ has stated
that the Smith estate can sell the
property for $1,000 or even $4,000
instead of striking to the poor bar
gain of $500 with Mr.. Cooper.
The Council of State should not
place any obstacles in the way of
the estate making a better bargain
and should promptly decline to ap-
propriate any money for this
emergency" and thereby release
Mr.. Smith from any agreement he
may have made to sell. Mr.. Smiths
show Of patriotism, in preferring to
sell to the government at small
price, rather than selling to private
parties at much higher figures will
of course be duly appreciated by the
people il not by the estate, but it
should in no way interfere with the
action OF the Council Of State.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-30

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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
now GREATER NEW YORK.
Existence Of Three Cities Biotted Out
With the Old Year.

Existence Of Three cities BIotted Gu,
With the Old Year.
A New York special says: When
the clock struck IL Friday night
three cities ceased to be, and there was
sprung into existence the greatest
municipality in the new world and the
greatest, in many respects, in the old,
for, except in point of population,
New York outranks London. II con.
tains more different kinds Of people,
more religions, more varied bushes
interests and more sorts OF newspa.
pers than the English capital. It gets
up earlier in the morning and stays
awake later at night.
In one way or another arrangem ents
were completed for a thousand and
one different kinds Of celebrations and
events to mark the passing away OF
the old and the birth Of the new year,
which meant 30 much to the homo
geneous community. New York
whooped things up with parades,
carnivals, mask balls, bicycle races,
prize fights, speech-making and other
affairs calculated TO meet the tastes Of
all.
Brooklyn held wake and watered
the corpse Of that one time cheerful
city with the tears Of all its citizens.
This was entirely proper. because it
looked as though the only figure
Brooklyn is ever likely to cut in the
new commonwealth will be cipher.
Long Island City did the best it could
TO keep itself in public view, and the
Hon. Patrick Jerome Gleason defied
anybody TO GUST him from the mayor"
atty. Patrick says that he only got
four cards in the recent deal, and
wants the legislature to stop the game.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07

"A company Of workingmen in Eng.
land lately listened to speaker who
called himself llow-workman. In
his time, he said, he had experienced
many privations. He had known what
il was to be cold because he could not
afford a fire. He had worn patched
cloths and shoes. He had lived upon
poor fare. When he was young he
learned to pillow ss straight furrow as
any man in the parish, and no one
could thrash better than he. The
speaker was man who in the table
OF presidency comes next after the
princes of royal blood the Archbishop
of Canterbury.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
A Queer Denizen of Berlin.

Among the queer denizens of Der.
lin was for many years retired mu-
nicipal official named Max Duestrow.
This man has just died at q ripe old
age, leaving goodly fortune behind
him. He had been in the finance de.
partment and had become so thorough.
~ imbued with his work that even of.
ter his retirement he used to do oil his
money transactions in the old-accus-
toned way. Before he could he pre-
vailed upon to pay anything he would
draw up formal written request on
himself to pay the sum in question,
urging the necessity OF the case and
the nature of the expenditure. Then
he would properly indorse this petit
ton, tie il with ribbon and deposit
it in one OF the pigeon-holes of his
desk, labelling it department of
flnances-requests." Whereupon he
would draw up another report, like.
wise addressed to himself, in which,he,
with the usual preamble, would al
low the expenditure, and this docu-
ment he would put in another COM
partment labeled department of
finances expenditure. In this way
he spent the better part of his leisure,
until death came and wiped out all
scores,-Chicago Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
CALL FROM SALVADOR.
Our Consul There Asks For n warship.
Revolution Threatened.

Revolution Threatened.
A special from Washington says
Salvador is threatened with another
revolution. To protect American in
terests, the navy department, upon
the request of the state department,
has telegraphed to the gunboat Mari
eta, which is at Mare island, direct
ing her to proceed as soon as possible
to La Libertad, and remain until fur
ther orders.
The importance of this action will
be appreciated when it is understood
that the Marietta was being fitted for
service in Chinese waters.
The information upon which the
state department acts came from John
jenkins, consul at San Salvador, who
cabled; "The. condition of affairs in
Salvador is alarming; send warship."
The navy department does not ex-
pect the Marietta to leave Mare island
until early next week, The gunboat
returned only recently from Sitka,
Alaska, and her passage was marked
by two cyclones, through which she
steamed admirably, but suffered slight
damage.
She will also have to be coaled.
The distance to La Lbertad is about
80, 800 miles, and it will be covered by
the gunboat in two weeks.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
A NEW PENSION ORDER
Which Prevents Persistent Claimants
From Besieging Bureau.

A new order, the enforcement of
which. it is believed, will expedite the
disposition of pension claims now
pending, has been issued by Commits
sioner Evans of the pension Office at
Washington. 1t is as follows: Here
after, claims for increase of pension
will not be considered within twelve
months from the last action of allow
ance or rejection"
''The necessity Of the new ORDER"
said an official of the pension bureau,
"grows largely out of the calls made
on the Office for q statement of the
status of pending cases by members of
congress. These calls have to be an
swered to the exclusion of the other
claims pending which should be taken
up in their order"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
GAGE DENIES RUMOR.
Published Statement That He Had Re
signed Was An Error.

signed Was An Error.
A Washington special says Secre-
tary Gage was seen Tuesday on his re-
turn from New York and questioned
as to the truth Of the report that he
had rendered his resignation to the
president, and that it had been finally
declined with many expressions of
confidence and appreciation of his
ability as shown in his administration
Of the treasury department.
Mr.. Gage was not inclined to discuss
the matter at length, but said that he
had not tendared his resignation nor
had he any reason to believe he and
the president were not in substantial
accord on the great questions now be-
fore the country.
The report, he said, had probably
sprung from remark he had made to
intimate friends to the effect that not
for anything would he embarrass the
president, and if, he says, he is doing
this he will resign at once. He added:
"a cabinet officer ought always to
be ready to surrender his Office at the
call of his chief, the executive, but I
have not the slightest reason to believe
that such action on my part is even
remotely desired by the president
The desires of other people in that
direction / am not disposed to con.
sider,"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
TWENTY JAPANESE wARsHIPs
Are Ready to Open Fi~ on Cars Forces
at q Moments Notice.

Are Ready TO Open FiR on Cars Forces
at n Moments Notice.
A special dispatch received at Lon.
don from Shanghai, dated Tuesday,
says:
1T is reported that japanese feet
Of over twenty warships is waiting near
Goto island, outside Nagasaki, fully
equipped for war and only awaiting in
struotions. This includes the Yas-
kima and the Fuii, two Of the finest
vessels in the Japanese navy, and the
Chen Yuen, that was captured from
China.
"The Japanese feet, it is under
stood, is acting in close touch with the
Bristish squadron under Vice Admiral
Sir Alexander Butler, commander.in-
chief on the China station.
Japan will certainly oppose per-
manent Russian occupation OF Port
Arthur. The sudden dissolution Of
the Japanese diet was owing to the
war report.
1T is expected that the japanese
fleet will attempt to prevent the land
ing Of achievements from Odessa for
the protection of the Russian trans
Asiatic railway in Manchuria."
Another dispatch from Shanghai
says the British fleet has anchored at
Port Hamilton. The dispatch further
says that a report is current at Chez.
Foo to the effect that the japanese
feet has arrived at Port Hamilton, q
small island south of Corea.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07

Among the strange contributions
made by modern Syria to ecclesiasti-
cal peace in other lands the following
deserves mention, thinks the Inde-
pendent: Ina certain church in Scot.
land the controversy over the use Of
fermented or unfermented wine at the
communion service, reached point
where it was necessary to provide two
tables and two sets of elements in order
that the church might partake at the
same time. The sight and practice
was grief to all. and scandal to
people outside, A committee was OPP
pointed to solve the difficult PROBLEM.
Some one suggested that the church
send to Syria and procure "the com
mon wine of the country" This met
with unanimous approval. And now
for several years the undivided church
celebrates each communion season, US
ing q wine made about three miles
away from Zahleh, in Mt Lebanon.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07

Greater New, York has q population
almost as great as that Of the whole
United States OF the time George
Washington was first elected Presi-
dent 1t has o population equal to
that OF the combined population Of
the following twelveStates: California,
Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyo.
ming, with the District of Columbia
thrown in. It's population is nearly..as
great as that Of swarming Holland, one
third greater than that Of all Norway,
twice as great as that of Cuba, equal
to that of Chile, and greater than that
OF Switzerland, Greece, Denmark or
Venezuela. 1t equals the combined
population Of half a dozen Of the
minor countries Of Central and South
America.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
PORTS WILL BE OPENED.
weyler's Edict Against Tobacco Expor-
tation To he AbrOgated.


tation To BE Abrogated.
Advices from Havana state that
there is great rejoicing in that city
among the tobacco tradesmen and
business men generally over the in
formation which comes from head
quarters that the port of Havana will
be opened to expectation.
The edict of Weyler issued May IA,
1896, will be revoked. Blanco has
already written the order for the port
to be opened, and it will be promulga.
ted at the proper hour. This news
comes through strictly private source,
but the positive statement that the
port will open as mentioned is made
by an officer close to Blanco, and there
can be no doubt as to its truth.
Nothing has happened during the
struggle on the island that has offered
such hope and joy to the people Of
Havana. When Weyler closed the
port on expectation Of tobacco there
was cloud Of despair over the COM
nercial interests there. Business was
paralyzed. Rich men were made
poor, and many of the wealthiest to-
bacco merchants gave up in despair
and left Havana, thinking the end had
surely come and that the business of
Cuba had been doomed for years.
Nothing caused such widespread in
dignation in the United States in the
whole career Of Weyler as did this
edict shutting off the tobacco supply
to that country entirely and endanger-
ing the investments of millions of dol
lars which had been made in cigar
manufacturing enterprises in the
states
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07

BRUNSWICK BANK QUITS.

Directors Will Allow Liquidation to Pro-
coed In the Courts.
The Merchants and Traders bank Of
Brunswick, Ga, failed to open its
doors Wednesday morning.
The capital stock Of the bank is
500, 900 and the amount due deposi.
tors is $4,000. Some months ago
there was plan to put the bank in
the hands of receiver and ever since
depositors have been Withdrawing to
such an extent that the directors final.
ly determined to close and let liquida-
tons proceed in the courts.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Whoever sits down to wait for trade
TO come his way will need thick
cushion on his seat.-Proftable Adj
vertising.
Chumpleigh-"Does your father
object to my coming hereG" Miss
Flippe-"No, only to your staying"
STANDARD.
'My wife has mania for bargains"
"Yesf" "But when she asks me for
o dollar she won't take ninety cents"
Chicago Record.
Friend-"This seems to be O COM
Portable fiat" Harlemite-"It does.
II makes that impression on every
body who don't live in it."-Puck.
"People ore not alike, and what
suits one may not suit another" 81
guess that's right. WHAT'S one mans
bicycle is another mans juggernaut."
Puck.
"Does Miss Darlington play and
sing much when you coll on her?"
mo; am beginning to believe that
she really loves me- Cleveland
Leader.
Mistress -"Bridget, are there any
letters for me this morning." Bridget
--"Only two postal cards, but there's
nothing Of importance in them. -
Fliegende Blaetter.
Tom-"Why do you always call
your mother the mater?" Dick
"Any woman who could succeed in
marrying off my four sisters deserves
the title. "-Tit-Bits.
Little Bob-"Aw! I could walk the
rope just as we'll as the circus man, if
it wasn't for one thing!' Little
Willy-"What is that2" Little Bob
-"I'd fall of. Harper's Bazaar.
"NIiss Feasibility is very dainty in
her manners, isn't she?" ~ should
say so. Why, she can even eat corn
off the ear without looking as if she
had both hoofs in the trough. -
Puck.
Observation-Disclosures, can you loan
me $2O9 I'll return it tomorrow
sure" Jiggins-"Can't possibly do
it, Woggins; I've got to use the money
week from next Tuesday. "-Roxbury
Gazette.
Gcoi Friend-"I have reason to
suspect that your husband is flirting
with other women. You ought to fol-
low him wherever he goes" "Great
Scottl My husband is postman. -
Fliegende Blaetter.
"Our public school system is
doomed; that's what it is" "Some-
thin new goin' wrong, Weary" Eyes.
They're talkin' OF putin shower
baths into tn school houses" -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harriet-"And so Fred Dullwich
has asked you to marry him, has he?"
Margaret (sighing and blushing)--
"Yes--night before last!" Harriet
"What stickler he is for formali-
ties. "-Cleveland Leader
"Of course" said one old farmer to
the other, 'your boy is learnin' Latin
and Greek at college, but is he gettin'
anything practically" ooh, yes. In
the last letter he writ he tells me he
is takin' lessons in fencin'. DE
troit Free Pres.
"Now," said the attorney for the
defence, "here is O skull. Can you
tell us to what species it belongs?"
TITS the skull Of q lawyer" replied
the expert witness. chow can you
tell?" "By the cheek bones. Phil
adelphia North American.
When we reached the station" said
the young bride recently returned
from the wedding tour, "the men
picked my husband up and carried him
to the house on their shoulders"
Yes" said neighbor, "but it wasn't
the first time they'd carried him home"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-07
EITHER WAY.

saw the new moon yesternlght;
DER my right shoulder fell Its Light
But she, my love, she felt bereft
Because the moonbeams CROSSED her LETT.
tried to put her gloom to flight :,
"Some say the left and some the right
But still she shook her pretty head
"I wish II was tho fight" she said.
Then fortune prompted me to say, =.
''Let's wed and catch II either way"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.