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appointment OF Delegates.

In counties where there are regular
Democratic County Central Commit .
tees they are empowered to appoint
the delegates from their counties, and
in such counties where there are no
County Committees. or they fail to
promptly appoint delegates. the mem
bers OF the Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee in such counties arc
hereby authorized to appoint the del
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We are prepared to furnish ice to
business houses and families in guam.
titles to suit and deliver regularly 1t
reasonable rates and no excessive
charges. Leave orders at the Office,
y DEPOT HOTEL Co.
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and Tobacco
FOR SALE.

Two second hand Miller's Little
Giant Hay Presses witt wagons, in
good condition. Car size bales. Ad-
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California.
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II you want some first -class brick,
call ut the INDEPENDENT Office. We
have three or four thousand for sale.
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POLITICAL announcements

Announcements under this head will be
published up to the General Election for
80, payable invariably IN advance.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-17

necessary. fhe annexation of Hawaii "a
the United States, but that countryss
legal rights having been respected, as
they Will be conserved. there is no fur
ther danger Of an imbrogoliO with the
pugnacious oriental nation. The
treaty made between Hawaii and ia
pan in 1871 contains the favored ma
ton" clause, and under its provisions
Hawaii cannot prevent Japanese from
coming to the islands as free im1xp
grants. A law was prvz4 - exclude
lunatics, paupers and persons liable to
become burden to the community, and
the manner in which it was enforced
led to the controversy with the Japxs
nese government. Another law reStrto.
ted the importation of contract labor
ers in a manner which the Japanese
held to be contrary to existing engage.
ments
Though but few of the japanese on
the islands are able to read or write
either English or Hawaiian, which
constitutes the qualification for the
franchise, the Americans there have
believed that the continued settlement
of these orinetals and the influx az ed
ucated Japanese would result in the
transfer of power to them ana the
adoption of such laws as would make
Hawaii practically If not nominally .
Japanese colony
The first restricting measure was
regulation of the immigration cons,
missioners, issued in 1895, requiring
planters to import two-thirds OF their
contract laborers from China or from
othe countries than Japan. There fol-
lowed q succession of minor troubles,
the government at one time sending
back to Japan more than 400 newly ar
rived immigrants. Two years ago
japanese warship, the Naniwa. was
dispatched to Honolulu. but she found
the United States steamer Philadelphia
in the harbor and what she might have
intended to do TO helpless republic
was checked by the presence OF an
armed representative of q mightier
power.
Last summer there was some very
sharp diplomatic correspondence be-
tween our Secretary of State and the
Japanese minister, but the sincerity OF
the intentions of the United States was
subsequently recognized.
The Hawaiian Islands that first knew
written language as late as 1922 have
been so thoroughly Americanized that
the English tongue has superseded this
native almost universally, and the GUS
toms of the United States are more
prevalent there than either those OF
the Kanakas or the phases of life pre-
valent at 40 u among Europeans or
orientals. Some of the small Ha-
waiian towns are exact duplicates OF,
our country villages. The islands are.
to-day virtually an American colony;
for they awe their progress and prose-
perity. with the prospects of d bril-'
liant future. TO the domination Of
American enterprise.
CLAIMING A. BARLOW.
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WAR TALK IN THE HOMIE.
The Kind That Drives Husbands to th0
Clubs or to Drink.


Dear oh, dear. isn't It terrible!" exc
claimed Mrs. Blimer. 81 don't see why
we ever got into this fight any way. I,
though Dewey won for our side several
months ago"
He did" replied Mr. Blimer. HE
won the most glorious victory on rec
ord"
"Well, then" the lady asked, "how Is
it that they are still fghting?'
Because the Spaniards wanted "a
keep on her husband answered.
Didn't they have to stop when Dewey
whipped them?"
"Cf course not, If they didn't want
to-"
That's funny! Won't they have to
stop after being driven out of Santiago.
either?"
Not unless they decide that they've
got enough
well, / can't understand how It Is.
at all. What IL they should never want
to stop?"
"Oh, guess there isn't any danger ot
Il At They'll decide before long that
they've had enough"
81 don't believe it, Mrs. Bllmer de-
clared They're such treacherous
set that they might say they were ready
to end il, and then turn around and do
something terrible to us before We
could get chance to defend our
selves"
oh" Mr.. Blimer assured her. there's
no danger of that. When they sue fory
peace that'll end the whole affair.""
Have they got to sue for it?"
Certainly We won't, you may ba
assured of that"
And will we have to go over and be-
tried by them in their courts when theys
sue u.s." 1
"Oh. pshaw! I don't mean anything
Of that kind. When I say sue, l use
the word In the sense of beg"
"Ohl don't see anything about Dew,
ey being there at Santiago Why isn't
he fighting? Do the rules keep man
from going in more than once?'
Say said Mr. Blimer, I'm going
to take a day off pretty soon and ex-
plain this whole business 10 you, but
| cant do It now My head aches"
George Blimer," she said, after she
had looked at him steadily FOR mo-
ment, II don't believe you have paid
any attention to one word that I've said
to you. / wish you'd quit treating mo
like a child"
"All right. dear" he returned ct adj
NIT that | have no business to treat you,
that way. l haven't had for many
many years"
Then she began to weep.-Cleveland
Leader.
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CREATED A SENSATION.
Yet 1t Was Only a Woman With q
Watermelon

It was the first melon OF the season
and was evidently brought from Flor
ida. The negro woman who got on
the Georgia Southern train with the
melon pretended that she did not notice
the sensation she created, but no cone
ouering hero ever walked with q
prouder step.
At least two dozen pairs Of eyes
watched the woman as she passed out
az the gate. AS she assembled the step4
one coon who could no longer control
his feelings was heard to say:
sT'd like ter see dat milyun drop on
the fo'.'
ard like ter see dat oman drop dead
81 she'd les drap de milyun an let II
brek." said another.
Meanwhile the woman stopped and
mt the melon on this steps TO take .
rest. Then the crowd gathar>A
around, most OF them making coE-v,
ments loud enough for the woman Is
hear them, but she pretended not to
hear a word. and after short breathe
ing spell che took up the melon ana
marched on up the street, followed by
number CT hotel porters. small boys,
etc.
Had the melon been a genuine gias.
ticutis It could not have created d
greater sensation among the colore1
population. Macon (ca.l Telegraph.
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fury and half later they were known
to the Spaniards under the general
term of Mesa), who was killed by the
Kanakas on February IA, 1779, in Ka-
rakakoa bay, Hawaii, there seems to
be little known of the islands except
that the people had abandoned canni-
balism and were living under the reign
of terror imposed by the cruel tyranny
of the tabu until the first misslonar-
les went there in 1920. Kamehameha
ii became friendly with the whites at
once. They were governed as an abb
soIute monarchy and upon feudal prin-
ciples until 1880. when kamehameha
III was induced to sign bill of rights
and in 1902 to grant constitution
by which he surrendered absolute rule
in favor of a government by king, no
bles and people, with universal SUI
frage, houses of legislation, etc.
The constitution of 1912 and the civil
and penal codes were principally pre-
pared by Chief Justice William l.. Lee,
an American. This judge rendered
great service to the nation, especially
in conveying to the common natives
third of the lands Of the Kingdom,
which were formerly owned entirely by
the king and chiefs. This condition
continued until the accession Of Ka-
mehameha " who abrogated 1t on
August 10, 1864, and promulgated in its
stead a constitution imposing qualifi-
cations on suffrage and on eligibility
to the legislature and centraliz>ng the
government in the hands of the king.
At this time even many Americans oc-
cupied various positions and salaried
offices under the government. 1t was,
however, sui generis in the fact that 1t
was the only nation on earth that had
neither army or navy.
The native population has been
steadily decreasing, while the influx OF
oreigners-Americans English, Portu-
guese. Germans. French, Chinese and
Japanese-has been very great The
decline Of the aboriginals may be
traced to many causes. of which the
principal one was their contract with
the whites. Foreign diseases have been
extremely fatal to them, and smallpox,
measles and influenza have been pre-
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ed OF his bunoOnery and his fondnesS
for poker playing and champagne. In
the fall of 1890 he went to California
for his health and died in San Fran
cisco in 1891.
His successor was his sister, Queen
Liliuokalani, the widow of Mr.. Dom
inis, a former American resident. She
made the attempt to promulgate new
constitution, obviously for the purpose
of increasing her power in the govern
ment. 1t was designed to deprive for
eigners of the right of franchise, abro-
gate the house of mobiles ind give TO
the queen the power to appoint a new
house. This effort, aimed principally
at the Americans, who are the largest
property holders in the nation, stirred
them to action. There was a revolu-
ton without injury TO single person,
and a provisional government was es-
tablished on January 8, 1898, when the
queen conditionally abdicated the
throne. Commissioners were sent to
the United States government to apply
for annexation Under President Har-
rison il was supposed that favorable
action would promptly be taken. The
Hawaiian republic was proclaimed on
July 4, 1894, and then began series
of endeavors by the ex-queen to be
reinstated on the throne. in the course
of which she even made personal APP
peals to the then President Cleveland.
Sanford B. Dole. the President. who
recently made a visit to this country,
was elected for the term ending Deem
Der 81, 1900. The legislative power is
vested in a senate and house of rep
resentatives, the former consisting OF
Is members elected by indirect suf-
frage for the term of six years, one
third being renewed every two years;
the latter, of Is members, elected by
indirect suffrage every two years.
The President is elected for six years
by the two houses In joint session. 1t
has always been understood that the
Americans. who are the controlling
spirit in Hawaii, when they overturn-
ed the monarchy only desired annextion
as a territory to the United States.
The first treaty so we'll regarded by
the Harrison administration, failed,
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A veritable Garden Spot Nesting in Midocean.
The EquabIe Climate and Wonder
ful Natural Resources.

and full lips. They are muscular, ac-
tive and well formed.
Hawaii is land of eternal sunshine,
of lovely summer temperature, where
extreme heat is never known, the mean
temperature being rs degrees. 1t is
remarkably healthful, the equable eli
mate being particularly beneficial to
invalids, though it is naturally more
bracing in the mountains, and objects
of marvellous beauty abound on every
side. The country has luXuriantly
fertile soil and such slight drawbacks
as earthquakes and volcanoes. But,
then, the islands are of volcanic forma-
ton. the fertile lands being in the beau
tiful valleys and the belt of alluvlal
soil on the shore. The uplands are bet
ter adapted to grazing than tilling, but
there is a vast profusion of tropical
fruits. grains can be produced in two or
three annual crops with little labor, and
the incer tive to work is almost entire
ly lacking.
One could live there yearly an exist
ence of charming idleness upon the
capital expended monthly in the cold
latitude of the United States for Or
binary comfort.
The mountains, which are covered
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valent among them. A hospital estab-
lished years ago in the western part
of Molokai for lepers is OF worldwide
repute, and the story Of the heroic
priest, Father Damien, who buried him
self in isolation with the unfortunates
there and died at his post, is a tale of
Christian martyrdom.
But political events have developed
in the Hawaiian Islands Of late years
with marvellous rapidly When King
Lot (kamehameha W died, in 1872,
without leaving an heir or appointing
a successor, William Lunalilo. descend
ant of an old family OF high birth, was
elected king on January 5, 1873 He
died in February Of the following year
without issue, and David Kalakaua, a
high chief, was elected in his place by
parliament assembled on February
IL, 1874. for that purpose. In 1881
this dusky monarch made tour Of the
world, vad numerous storias - relat-
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is the principal food of the Hawaiians
The products OF the isiards are extern
s.vc, including sugar, rice, cotton, cof-
fee, tobacco, sandalwood, arrowrcot,
wheat, maize, tapioca, oranges, lemons,
tamarinds, guayas, potatoes, vans,
fungus, hides, tallow, pull and orna-
mental woods. Cattle, sheep, goats
and hogs are raised in great numbers
Herds of wild cattle descended from
some stock introduced by Vancouver
in 1898 roam in the mountain forests
and are hunted for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning their horns and hides
The noted farboT of Pearl River is
six miles from Honolulu, and there in
the future will be built great naval
station, with docks and yards. around
which a city viii eventually spring in
to being.
After the rediscovery of the islands
by Captain James Cook flor Gatano
found one It them IN 1542. and cen
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Facts About the Hawaiian Islands, the Little Pacific
Group Where American Enterprise and Amer
lean influence are Paramount.

, generally overgrown with 1uxuriant
vegetation. Several hundred square
miles of Hawaii are covered with re-
cent and rather barren lava fields, but
so Indifferent to the forces of nature
are the natives that near the shore,
upon lava beds that are scarcely cool
ed, they cultivate sweet potatoes, pull
verizing the scoria and mixing with a
little vegetable mold.
Earthquakes, which are generally
slight, occur frequently, but not so
often as upon the other islands. This
would indicate that age does not have
a deterrent effect upon the efforts OF
Mother Earth to distribute the surface
equilibrium. There are eWO great &C
tive craters, Kilauea, the largest in the
| world, and Mauna Loa, the former be-
, ing continually in effort, while the lat
| ter is internationally SO, but the erup-
lions are of placid character and not
| to be compared to the terrors of We
suvits. Etna or Chimborazo. The
| lava generally forces its way through
| the side of the mountain at a distance
of several miles from the terminal era
! ter. which is also active Eruptions
| in past years have made their way to
the sea, adding considerably to the
area of the island A large town is
Hilo, on the northeast coast, fertile
and highly tropical in appearance.
The capital city, Honolulu, Is situat-
| ed on the island Of Oahu, the second
of the group in size, and not on Ha-
wall, as usually stated, The highest
mountain peak there is $500 feet.
Mani. the third island in size, is COM
posed of two mountainous peninsulas,
with the principal town, Lahaina, on
the eastern one, connected by a low
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with dense forests, are generally re-
garded as untillable, but the future may
disprove this conjecture The timber,
however, is of great value. The rains
are brought by the trade winds from
the northeast so that one part of the
islands is the most fertile, as the noun
tains in the background intercept the
showers, leaving the leeward side al
most rainleSs.
Hawaii known to schoolboys a quar-
ter of century ago as Owhywhee, the
largest island of the group, is the all
important spot. 1t is the most eastern
and of the most recent formation, con-
sisting of sloping belt of coast land, a
high central plateau and the three prin-
cipal mountains, the Mauna Ken, A.
600 feet high; Mauna Lea, an active
volcano, 200 feet less in height. and
Mauna Hualalai. towering $500 feet
above the sea level. In almost every
quarter OF the island are extinct craters,
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! chorage, and there are Indifferent har-
bors elsewhere in the archipelago, but
it is about Honolulu that universal in
terest centers.
1t is a paradise alike for that robust
man and the invalid, being particular
ly adapted as place of residence for
all classes.
Since the New Englander pushed his
forceful way into that cline there has
been ripid progress, and the city is
one Of beauty, with well kept streets,
lined with palm trees, handsome resi-
dences, EMPOWERED in shade and fruit
trees, the gardens filled with rare,
strange plants, blocks of business
houses of the latest architecture and
all the accessories of modern civiiiza-
tion-gas, electric lights, and street
cars to say nothing of many other
convincing evidences Of material pros
perity and commercial enterprises.
Schools, hospitals and public buildings
add to the cosmopolitan externals.
The indigenous fauna of all these is
lands was small, but it has been sup
plemented until it is quite possible to
obtain a good days shooting, though
it is not the ideal hunting ground Of
bat that flies by day and native domes-
tic fowls were found there, and plover,
snipe and wild ducks are universal.
There are few species of song birds,
some CT them with beautiful plumage.
One of these, the Melithreptes pacifica,
to use its scientific designation, as it
Goes not seem to have any common
name, has under each wing small
tuft Of feathers of a golden yellow col
or about an inch in length. The noted
war cloak of the famous ruler, Kane
hameha l, was made of these feathers.
IL was 4 feet long and liz feet wide
at the bottom, and its. fabrication IS
said to have extended over nine sue
cessive reigns.
A staple of diet with the natives, or
Karakas, is the great variety of fish
with which the waters abound. The
fora includes the almost incredible
number of 400 species. There are the
cccoanut. banana. breadfruit, panda-
nus, cordyline and taro, Or kalo, which
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isthmus. Kaui, next in area, Is ex-
ceedingly fertile and well watered and
the most uniformly tropical in charac-
ter. MOlokai, still smaller. is noun
famous, presenting a magnificent wall
of precipices to the north, and has few
inhabitants.
Honolulu. the Gem City of the Pa
cific, is situated on the enc really fine
harbor Of the group. 1t is protected by
a barrier of coral reef and has q feet
of water on the bar at low tide and
from "a to 40 feet inside. II affords
safe anchorage, great facilities for the
discharging Of cargoes and is easy of
access from all quarters and with all
winds. Hilo. in Hawaii, also has a
isirly good natural harbor, protected
sea%ard by reef of coral and lava
and with from Is to "a feet of water.
1t needs wharfs. however, to become Of
use to the worlds commerce. Lahaina
has An open roadstsad. with good an
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owing to the opposition of President
Cleveland, his successor. The attor-
hey general Of the Pacific republic
William 0. Smith, went to Washing
ton, in February, 1897. to open nego-
tiations, in conjunction with the Ha-
waiian minister, for a new treaty Of
annexation Subsequently Lorin A
Thurston and William A. Kinney were
associated with the Hawaiian minister
Francis VI. Hatch, and on June Is Sec
rotary Sherman signed for the United
States treaty with these plenipo,en-
tiaries. In submitting the treaty TO
the Senate the Presiden, said In his
message. This is not really annexa-
ton, but q continuance OF the existing
relations with closer bonds between
people closely related by blood and
kindred ties"
Some months aeD 4 was rumorsd
<hak Japan would oppooe ~ 6pgce, Il
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and Bird island. Their total area is
estimated at 1923 miles, about the size of
Massachusetts, and their population is
approximately 10000
The native Hawaiians form one of
the families Of the brown Polynesian
race, thoroughly distinct from the Ma
lay and more akin to the Papuan, a
people that inhabit the Marquesas,
Tonga, Society, Friendly and Samoan
groups, as well as New Zealand, though
1t has always been claimed that the
fast disappearing Maoris Ct the latter
are separate race.
The similarity Of ianRGage, which is
very pictorial and aggressive, with a
iull vocabulary tx iii natural objects,
so great that the1H Awaiian and New
other They I've tawny complex
inclining 70 hive, without any
red: blac1 6r dark brown hair,
e wsA larse eyes ast noses
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Copyright. 1889

NSoPy1A6Ats 1oJc./
Beyond the combines of the United
States, excepting only the exact spots
where our brave boys in blue may
happen at the time to be fighting for
the honor of the flag, there is no place
IN whose social, political and business
conditions greater interest is just now
taken by the people of this country
than the Sandwich Islands, officially
known since the deposition of Queen
Liliuokalani as the republic of Hawaii.
The Sandwich Islands, II in number,
only seven of which are inhabited, are
the most northerly cluster of the Poly
nesian archipelago In the Pacific ocean,
extending in curve from northwest to
southeast $50 miles, just below the
Tropic of Cancer, in the mean latitude
OF 20 degrees north. They are land OF
summer beauty, the long sought ideal
Of Ponce de Leon, for they create the
impression that within their confines
may truly be found the fountain OF per-
petual youth. Their names in order
from the southeast are Hawaii, Maui,
Molokini, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokal,
Oahu, Kaui. Lehua, Nihau, and Kaula