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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Annexationists forgot the Boys
in Brown this morning, having re.
ceived all they wanted from Uncle
Sam.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The bark Amy Turner is dis
charging 100 tons of coal at Soren-
sons wharf.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Cyclomere races aud tug-of-war
this evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Band concert at Emma Square
this afternoon and at Makee Island
tomorrow afternoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The War loan of S2OO,OOO,OOO has
been subscribed for six times over
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The Red Cross Society will keep
their Nuuanu street headquarters
open for the Boys in Blue.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The Kinau wharf is full OF the c..
d. Bryant's freight, and still there's
more to follow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

1t is stated that one quarter Of
the Philippine sugar crop is ruined.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Frank Scott, after four months
illness is about again. He will not
be seen at Wilder's coal scales for
some time as his eyes are still
a source of trouble to him. He
thanks his stars and his doctors for
his recovery.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Tomorrow will be Rev. MIR.
Birnie's last Sunday at Central
Union Church.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The barkentine Archer should
beat the Marie Hackfeld aud
schooner Aloha on the run up to
San Francisco.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

European powers are seriously
discussing probable eventual inter,
vention in reference to the Philip.
pines.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

President Mckinley "hopes for
early peace"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The transport Peru is alongside
the Pacific Mail dock coaling. The
City of Puebla is alongside the
Oceanic dock following the example
OF the Peru.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The schooner Transit is dis
charging at the Railroad wharf lot
of building materials for the new
Oahu Sugar Plantation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

The committee of the Rapid
Transit Co. public to-day a most
important notice for the benefit Of
the original promoters.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

DUNoAN.-At Philadelphia, Penn,
U. S. A., on July 2, 1898, Eliza L.
Duncan, widow of the late Captain
Alexander Duncan, mother of Mrs.
G. It. Gulick of this city; aged SS
years.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Fine Blue Serge Suits, Satin Lined
for $1,000 at l.. b. Kerr's Clearance
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

Admiral Dewey praises the
Chinese boys on the American ships
at Manila, and suggests that they
be made American citizens.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
"A VIM. G. Irwin & Company, Limited5
held on THURSDAY, July H. 1898, the
following STOCKHOLDERS were elected to
serve as officers of the Company for the
ensuing year, viz:
VIM G. Irwin. ....,,.....,. President,
Claus Spreckels. .,.,... Vice-President,
w. M. Giflard
........... Treasurer and Secretary,
II. M. Whitney, Jr. ...,.,.... Auditor.
w. Nj. GIFFARD,
Secretary.
Honolulu, July 10, 1898. 943-1W.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23
Died.

GAUNrT.-At Camden, N. j., U. S.
A., on June %, 1898, Ridgaway
Gauntt, brother-in-law of Mrs. G. T..
Gulick of this city.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Cricket this afternoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-23

early peace"
Australia has decided to prohibit
Asiatic tabor immigration.
The Teachers Association meet in
Annual Conference next week.
1t is reported that Spain has
about decided to sue for peace.
1t is stated that one quarter of
the Philippine sugar crop is ruined.
The War loan of S2OO,OOO,OOO has
been subscribed for six times over.
The q. S. S. Bennington has sailed
from San Francisco under sealed
orders.
Colonel Parker lectures this even
ing at Progress Hall on the "Ideal
School,"
Spain has been placed under mar
tial law preparatory for peace pro-
positions.
The German bark Paul Isenberg
is out 120 days from Liverpool for
this port.
General Wilson is to take an ex-
pedition Of $4,000 men to capture
Port Rico.
Tomorrow will be Rev. MIR.
Birnie's last Sunday at Central
Union Church.
-
The bark Amy Turner is dis
charging 100 tons of coal at Soren-
sons wharf.
The Kinau wharf is full OF the C.
d. Bryant's freight, and still there's
more to follow.
Band concert at Emma Square
this afternoon and at Makee Island
tomorrow afternoon.
1t is again reported that Com
modore Watson is to take a fleet TO
the Canaries and Cadiz.
Admiral Cervera has been domi-
oiled at Annapolis and is treated
with honorable courtesy.
The Red Cross Society will keep
their Nuuanu street headquarters
open for the Boys in Blue.
Sun Vat Sens rebel forces bave
defeated the Imperial troops with
heavy loss near Woo Chow.
The bark Martha Davis received q
first installment of Wailuku sugar
from Brewers warehouse to-day.
Annexationists forgot the Boys
in Brown this morning, having re.
ceived all they wanted from Uncle
Sam.
European powers are seriously
discussing probable eventual inter
vention in reference to the Philip
pines.
The barkentine Archer should
beat the Marie Hackfeld aud
schooner Aloha on the run up to
San Francisco.
The schooner Transit is dis
charging at the Railroad wharf lot
of building materials for the new
Oohu Ouk0h
The committee of the Rapid
Transit Co. public to-day a most
important notice for the benefit of
the original promoters.
Admiral Dewey praises the
Chinese boys on the American ships
at Manila, and suggests that they
be made American citizens.
The transport Peru is alongside
the Pacific Mail dock coaling. The
City of Puebla is alongside the
Oceanic dock following the example
OF the Peru.
Frank Scott, after four months
illness is about again. He will not
be seen at Wilder's coal scales for
some time as his eyes are still
source of trouble to him. He
thanks his stars and his doctors for
his recovery.
The Next Consignment.
The next troops destined to call
here will be in command of Briga-
der General Otis and were booked
to sail on the 2lst. They are detail
ed as follows;
To the steamer Pennsylvania, the
First Montana Volunteers and re-
cruits of the First California Volun-
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there has not been time to make good. They
were contracted for as thirty-knot boats,
but they only attained twenty-five. Inc
work on the remaining two boats IS Deing
strenuously pushed, but ii cannot be COM
pleted under six weeks at the earliest. But
Ea1glishmen are too deeply preoccupied with
their own critical conditions with France
and Russia to devote very much attention
70 the latest development of the American
Spanish situation.
The news cabled yesterday that the Brit
ism government had secured options prior
TO all nations on every available war snip
building in British yards was current to-day
in the House of Commons, Where 1t was
said that the British navy estimates to be
issued this week will contain surprise in
the form of an announcement that, owing TO
the threatening aspect of affairs and the de-
lay in the completion of the contracts on
war ships caused by the engineers strike.
the government has completed its promised
naval programme by securing the right TO
purchase the ships now being built on the
Tyne and the Clyde. Public feeling is SO
thoroughly wrought up that this or any
other measure of national defense would be
warmly approved.
A report is prevalent in the House of Com
mons tonight that Prime Minister Sails
burys resignation cannot be delayed long.
Faith in his wisdom and courage as foreign
minister has been dissipated and with war
clouds rising on all sides it is felt that his
continuance at the head of affairs is grave
additional peril to the empire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
spANIARDs FOR PEACE.
Efforts at Madrid to Make People Be-
Iieve Where VIII Be No War.


MADRID, March S.-A semi-official note
issued to-day declares that the Spanish
government has not received any complaint
regarding the attitude of Ger. Fitzhugh
Lee, the United States consul general at
Havana, adding: ION the contrary, Captain
General Blanco affirms that General Lees
behavior has always been correct. Never
theless the incident serves to explain the
origin of the i'll will between the two coun-
tries. This is proved by statements at
tributed to Secretary Sherman, by which
the jingoes have created the belief in the
United States that Spain is trying to pro-
woke war, while at the same time engen-
dering the feeling in Spain that it is the
United States which demands the Opening
of hostilites. 1t is essential that this double
game should be ended in order to prevent
the two countries from going to war with
out motives ana without either of them de-
string it.
A semi-official news agency later issued
the following announcement: after brief
uneasiness there is general belief now
that peace will not be broken, and that the
relations between Spain and the United
States will continue amicable Political
personages assert that the late sensational
dispatches are completely wrong in at
triputing an aggressive tone to the diplo-
matte relations between the two govern
lost their friendly character"
1t is now said the Spanish torpedo squad
ron at Cadiz will not sail for Cuba, lowing
to information received from the United
states and Captain General Blanco." The
Pals, In confirming the statement that the
departure of the torpedo squadron has been
indefinitely postponed, says: sit would not
be surprising were the event closely con-
nected with the recent visits of General
Woodford to Senior Gullon and Senior Sagas-
ia. In conclusion the Pals remarks
Every one may be assured that the SQUAD
ron will neither sail now or at any time in
the future.
The Madrid correspondent of the London
Times says Owing to war rumors bread
riots and other disquieting circumstances
the Spanish provinces are in such an hys-
terlcal state as to distract attention from
the coming elections and to make 'predic-
ton as to the results a difficult matter.
The government ought to secure fair ma
Jority. The Carlsts will only contest the
seats they are confident of gaining. The
Republicans are undecided and the Con-
servatives are so broken in doctrine and
spirit numbers that they are powerless
greatly to turn the scale either way
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
LETTER FROM sIGsBEE.
Captain Of the Wrecked Maine Writes
10 an Ohio Friend.

NORWALK, o., March S.-Captain P. H.
Smith. of this city, commander of the Henry
Chisholm, of the Bradley fleet, and captain
warm personal friends. Yesterday Mrs
Smith received the following interesting
letter from Captain Sigsbee, dated Feb IS,
in response to one written him after the
disaster TO the Maine:
My Dear Mrs. Smith-Your kind and
comforting letter conveying sympathy from
yourself and Captain Smith came to-day
and need it be said was heartily welcomed.
The sadness of the great disaster continues
Tor me IN the reception OF great numbers
or heartbroken appeals from bereaVed
friends Of the Names crew. L have no time
TO think of my own troubles; in fact they
are Eight by comparison with those of
others. That the American people think
that have done my duty is more sustain
ing than l can express.
i would gladly send you q photograph
OF myself, but / have had none taken for
about twelve years. Those that have APP
peared in the newspapers came from know
not where / will see if l can get you a
photograph of the wreck. Some good ones
have been reproduced in tie papers
Don't think that any apology is due me
from the captain for tlSat trip aboard the
Chisholm. i had "A deligh sful time, and was
most kindly received and cared for. l am
at present aboard the Fern, small dis
yards off, distorted and wildly disordered
wreck, with a number of the bodies If her
gallant dead down in the debris awaiting
recovery, which is laboriously difficut How
very sad and shocking il all is. / would
take pleasure in writing a long letter to
you and my good friend, the captain but
! am hard pressed with correspondence
With my kindest regards to both of you
&c. ID. sIGsBEE"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09

Harper's Weekly.


How many people in the East know that
Kansas, in the production of salt, is sur
passed by only two States in the Union
New York and Michigan? How many per-
sons in the East know that what are said
to be the most extensive zinc and lead
mines in the world are in Kansas? How
many persons in the East know that Kan
sas has produced as much as $,000,00O Of
coal in one year. and that she has an I'M
limited supply of the product? In the East
we are prone to call Kansas a 'one-crop"
State, and that crop, until last year, was
supposed to be corn. Wheat became king in
1881; but whether corn wheat rules in
Kansas, the prevalent idea has been that
Kansas, however diversified We're her crops,
was an agricultural State almost exclusive
ly. The fact that her mining is worth from
IS 000,0 900 to sic, 900 900 a year is most aston
ishing to the visitor. Down in the south
eastern corner of the commonwealth, where
most of the coal and lead and zinc mines
are situated, the smoke of furnaces clouds
the air as it does along the rivers in Penn
sylvania, and the click of the miners pick
reverherates through the corridors of the
coal tunnels as ii does in a score of other
States. In the southern central part of the
State the steam from the salt manufac-
tories arises in plants that cover many
acres, and produce a quality of salt that is
net surpassed anywhere. This wealth of
coal and salt has been of great influence
in the agricultural development of the
State. 1t has increased the mileage of rail-
roads and IL has saved the packing industry
thousands upon thousands of dollars in
freight rates upon salt from the East
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09

book in more than year. / don't believe
that fifty copies of 1T have been sold in
Kansas in all that time"
Bookstore proprietors in other places in
Kansas told me the same thing, and / mem
ton 1t not in disparagement of the free
silver propaganda admit that there are
two sides to that-but as illustrating vivid
ly the fact of the decadence of feelings of
hostility of the West toward the East
which such works inspired. The Seven
Conspiracies' and Great Red Dragon -
books the circulation of which was not con-
ducive to good feeling between Eastern and
Western commonwealths-aiso have ceased
to be sold in Kansas. The people of Kan
sas are great readers. The daily newspa-
per is common at the fireside of the farmer
even in the remote counties-far more com
mon, | believe, than in the East. To fancy
that the Western farmer is not we'll in :
formed as to the questions of the day is as
serious an error as to imagine that the
men out there invariably wear long whis-
Kers, and although it is depression it is
proper to remark that, for it's size, 1 never
saw so many barber shops as there are in
the city of Topeka. There seemed to be two
or three. on every block of the main street
of the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
Prosperity at Upton.
linton Advocate.

j. S. Kelley, of Liberty township, Is an
other old-time friend of the Advocate. He
paid his subscription last Saturday and
thinks that the Advocate is little better
than the best newspapers.
Jacob H julius, of Madison township
called last Saturday and paid his subscfip-
ton. He is one of the solid and SubStan-
tial citizens of that township and always
reads the Advocate.
Abe Smith, of jefferson township. VINO IS
prospering under Mckinley protection,
called last Saturday and paid his subscrip-
ton. He is coming money on gold basis.
j. II. Zehner, of Windfall, has been a
reader of the Advocate for nearly twenty
years, and that he might continue TO read
it he paid his subscription last Saturday.
d. c. Hobbs, ST.. sent in his name last
Saturday and is now q subscriber to the
Advocate. He is one of the old timers and
everything that is Republican goes with
him.
John D. Jarrett, of Liberty township,
called last Monday and renewed his sub
sCription to the Advocate. He is enthusl-
astic over prospects for good crops ana
good times. He says that the Advocate
does him more good than a turkey dinner
at family reunion.
Stephen Lee, of Cicero township, called
at this Office and left some ducats for the
Advocate. He is one of the old-time Re-
publcans and voted for the two Harri-
sons.
]. L. Grisbaw, of Liberty township is one
of the old-tme Advocate subscribers who
called last Saturday and paid his subscrip-
ton. He is one of the old stand-bys or
that township.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
LIVE STOCK STATISTICS.
Figures from the March Bulletin of
the Agricultural Department..


WASHINGTON, March S.-The Agricul-
tural Department has issued the following
bulletin on live stock: THE returns of the
number of live stock on farms in the United
States on JAM 1 shows there to have been
13960,911 horses, 2,257665 mules, 1880, SS6
milk cows, 29,264,197 oxen and other cattle,
37656.96O sheep and 80, 759, 1893 swine. These
figures show a decrease of 403, 756 in the
number of horses, S41 in that of milk
cows, 1244211 in that of oxen and other
cattle, and S40,2S3 in that of swine. On the
other hand there is an increase of 83S, 317 in
the number of milk cows in each of the
mules While there has been an increase in
the number Of milk cows in each of the
New England States and somewhat con-
siderable increase in the Northwestern
States there has been a decrease through
out almost the entire South, and this fact,
together with slight decrease in New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and
Illinois, reduces the total tor the country at
large to six-tenths of l per cent. below
that of last year. OF the seventeen States
reporting a total of over one million hogs,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska show an increase,
and Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and eight South
ern States a decrease. There is a marked
increase in the value of live stock on farms
reported from almost every section of the
country, the total value of farm horses
having increased during the year by $780,
1901, that of mules Sc, I29 49, of milk COWS
$50 ,573, 1873, of oxen and other cattle $1043 67,
2l3, of sheep $25 200, 191, and of swine $8078,-
693-a total increase in value of $685. 162, $685.
or 14.27 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
SENATE SESSION TAME
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL DIS
CUsSED MOST OF THE DAY.
National Defense Measure Received
from the House and Referred to
Appropriations Committee.

WASHINGTON, March S.-To-days SEES
sion of the senate was largely devoted to
consideration of the District of Columbia
appropr alton bill. After an extended dis
cussion the bill, containing a provision for
the reduction of about one-half of the pres
ent rates of telephone charges in the Dis
trict, was passed.
During the debate on the telephone
amendment Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, sharply
criticised Mr.. Faulkner, of West Virginia,
saying that a man who sent out tons of
anti-monopoly literature in 1896 ought not
to be supporting monopoly now.
Mr. Faulkner retorted that he did not be-
lieve the Democratic party wanted action
first and investigation afterwards.
Mr.. German, of Maryland, advocated
awaiting the action of the committee which
was investigating the subject. He vigor-
ously denounced the charge made by Sena-
tor Berry against Senator Faulkner as zone
of the most outrageous attacks in the his
tory of the Senate"
A bill to authorize the relocation and re-
building of a pontoon bridge across the
mississippi river at Prairie du Chen, Wis,
was passed.
The bill for the relief of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, of Tennessee, APP
propriating S2SS,000, was then passed after a
brief debate. Mr.. Morgan, in supporting
the bill, said this was fitting opportunity
to pass this bill, when just a short time
ago a measure had been sent by the House
to the Senate providing for money to be
used in anticipation of another war-a war
which, If it should come, would be fought
by country now thoroughly united.
AT 4:50, during the discussion of the bill,
message was received from the House
conveying to the Senate the bill appropri-
ating $50,1S3,GJ0 for national defense, just
passed by the House The bill was laid be-
fore the Senate, and on motion of Mr.. Alli-
son, of Iowa, referred to the committee on
appropriations.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, presented and Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution calling
on the attorney general to inform the SEN
ate how many writs of Injunction were
granted during 1928 by The United States
courts against labor leaders and labor or
CARNATIONS, with certified copies of such
writs, affidavits and other papers. AT 5:45
p. m. the Senate adjourned.
A meeting of the Senate committee on
appropriations to-day made it clear that
the Cannon bill, appropriating $50,OO0,0OO for
national defense, will be reported promptly
and probably unanimously. There is little
doubt that the bill will pass the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
LOOKS wARLIKE EVERYWHERE.
storms May Soon Break Thag VIII In.
XOlYe MOss of the WnrId

NEW YORK, March S.-The Worlds Lon
don copyright cablegram of Monday says:
Nothing short of a miracle can preserve the
peace of the world now it is believed among
British statesmen and politicians. Not
since the Napoleonc wars has danger
threatened from so many quarters. To-day's
news from Washington, combined with the
grave tidings from China and West Africa,
sent consols down one-half on the Stock
Exchange, and the panicky feeling there
was reflected in the House of Commons lob
by. In their present temper Englshmen
could regard with extreme disfavor the
transfer of any British-built war ships to
any foreign country. The Admiralty was
savagely attacked to-day for permitting
Spain to take away two torpedo vessels re-
Gently completed for her. Yet, as was ca
bled last week. those boats were only the
partial filling of an order from Spain given
more than year ago. when four torpedo
catchers were contracted for from the Fair
field Shipbuilding Company.
1t IS PROOF OF the extreme exigency OF
SPANS requirements that those two COM
pleted torpedo catchers ara accepted not
wthstanding that they failed In their recent
speed trials and showed other defects which