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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-04-27
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1898,
THE RAPID TRANSIT BILL.

When Nebuchadnezzar the King
set up craven image and COM
manded all the people to bow down
and worship it, it is at least an open
question whether he did a more
impudent or more audacious thing
that the promoters OF the Rapid
Transit bill. According to its pro-
visions the rights of the now COM
pany are to outweigh all other
rights. No matter what stands in
the way, it must be removed to give
place to promoters. II there are no
roads in any locality where it is
thought desirable to confer the
blessings Of rapid transit, roads are
to be constructed, the public Treas
ury paying two.thirds OF their cost,
the sole judge OF their utility being
the Minister of the Interior. And
who knows but what some future
incumbent OF that Office may be one
whose interests are intimately identi-
fed with those Of the Rapid Transit
Coz This is a provision which
savors strongly OF getting a "pulp
on the public Treasury, and in the
interests Of the public it should be
expunged. II the promoters want
new roads, let them construct such
roads with their own capital.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-04-27

New Up Sa or Hats At Former pce So
French Organdies, New Patterns oc per yard Former p
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

formerly of the Army and Navy Jour-
nal. The cost Of the war and the finan-
cial provisions for meeting it are ably
summed up by Charles A. Conant, an
experienced financial writer. Henry
Mcfarland, a Washington journalist,
contributes character sketch of VIII
liam r. Day, the secretary or s,ate,
which is of special interest at this
time because of Judge Days appoint
ment as leading member of the Amer
:can peace commission. Charles Lowe.
the English biOgrapher of Bismarck,
and w. +. Stead, furnish rich fund
of anecdotes regarding the late chan
cellor. Aside from many other illus
trations, numerous cartoons apropos
of the war are reproduced from home
and foreign journals.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

the limits of the two American con-
tintents.
There have been. however, many pre-
cedents for such procedure during the
past century and a quarter, so many
that they may be livided into six per-
iods:-1. Military expeditions and &C.
equations in the Revolutionary and
Barbary wars, 1775-1s15; 2. Expeditions
and occupations for territorial expan-
sion, 1797-1s21; }. Relations with Eu-
rCpean countries, 1s22-1s35; 4. Aggres-
sive expenditions, 1s36-1s6O; 5. Rela-
tions with American neighbors, 1851
1872: 6. Commercial and philanthropic
interventions and expeditions. 1873
1898.
For the details of the armed inva-
sions, we refer the reader to the art
icle, 1.-The United States In Foreign
Military Expeditions" by Professor
Albert Bushnell Hart, of Harvard Uni
versity in Harper's Magazine for Sep
TENDER. Here our space limits us to
give Professor Harris conclusions as to
their result. The first is the remark
able success of all the serious interven-
tons and expeditions authorized by
the Federal Government, with the ex-
ceDtion of the invasions of Canada
The second is the increase of territ-
DRY and prestige which the expeditions
have brought to the nation, even when
rnrighteOusly undertaken. The third
is the free hand which the United
States has SO far enjoyed in entering
either American, Pacific, or Oriental
territory. But this last favorable con-
dition, he thinks, has come to an end;
henceforth, whenever we send our
ships and troops far outside of Amer
ica, we must confront highly organ
lied system of jealous foreign powers;
and we must expect to find that no
nation can share in the mastery of
other hemispheres and. at the same
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

To many minds the armed interven-
to Rico, and the Philippines seems
like an aggressive departure from the
policy laid down by Washington in his
farewell address of 1876, amd reinforc-
ed by Monroe i'm his famous message
of 1s23-Of avoiding all enterprises and
all responsibilities of any Xxi ii beyond
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

time, be sole master in its own hem
isphere.
Another view of the matter is TAX
EN- in the same magazine by James
Bryce, NJ T., the author of THE Amer
lean Commonwealth" In Some
Thoughts on the Policy of the United
States he admits that every extern
SIGN of territory by us-and our territ-
ory is now more than twice as large
as il was in I7S3-has been followed
by increased power and prosperity,
but he doubts the ACCESSIBILITY of fur
ther extensions, especially to islands
where the populations differ in race
from, and are unsuited for colonization
by, the Anglo-Saxon race. He points
out that, thought the extentiOn of the
boundaries of state has, throughout
history, been deemed, always by mon
archs and usually by republics, both n
glory and a benefit, yet the question
is a debatable one to-day.
Neither France or Germany is richer
or stronger by any of its colonial ac-
uuisitions, and in the case OF India,
although her huge and Industrious
population makes her an important
market for English goods, and her adj
administration supplies career for
the diligence and talent of a great
many Englishmen, she imposes en-
ormous liabilities upon Britain, and
most prudent English statesmen have
held that had Britain been able to
foresee the course of events, she ought
rather to have refrained from conquer
ing India, so great are the risks and
liabilities that now attach to the En-
pire.
But, even assuming that it is the in
terest of these European nations to
conquer and to coloniZe, should the
United States follow their example?
Mr.. Bryce thinks not, because the
United States, instead of having any
overflow of population to provide for,
as in the case of European Russia,
England, and Germany, receives the
overflow of Europe, and will for many
years, possibly for several generations
to come, be able to find space in her
vast area for the tide of immigration,
and employment for capital.
There is still another side to the
question, the fiscal. 1t is certain that
the tariff, which since the foundation
of the government has been the lead
ing feature in the national finances.
will no longer, even at excessive rates,
yield enough revenue to meet the in
creased expenses of the government
under the new policy of maintaining a
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

One of the most interesting features
of the war with Spain is the pictorial
history which the artists and photo
graPhers of Harper's Weekly have
given us. Nothing has escaped them,
from the marching of troops down
broadway prior to starting for the
front, to pictures under fire. They
have suffered the hardships of camp
life, and have exposed themselves to
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

large and permanent navy, a perman-
ent standing army for foreign as well
as home service, and the administra
ton OF distant colonies. ana that we
mush veer therefore from the system
in which taxation of imported merch-
andiee has been the leading feature,
to one based almost entirely upon in
ternal taxation. The loss of duties ON
sugar alone will amount to over $50,
100000, if NO duties are imposed upon
sugar coming from Cuba and Hawaii.
and this sum. as well as the added ex-
penses, must be made up from internal
sources.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

lou have no idea of what a trans
port is, and especially enc that is
overcrowded. 1t is really he'll on
heaven, the weather has been fine. and
L have slept on deck every night, not
even going below when ii rained. I
never felt better in my life, and have
come to the conclusion that 1 can
stand anything. As I have not been
at all seasick, volunteered for the
stable police, who have % clean up
below decks where the horses are. lr
you could put all the terrible smells
in the word together, you would get
some idea of what il is. We can cpIy
stand it for about half an hour at a
time, and then have to take a spell
on deck to recover. IL we have a
storm 1 am afraid it would 90 hard
with some of the lads, as good many
are pretty seasick now. The food is
fierce, and we only have condensed
steam TO drink, which is almost hot;
out stu L seem to thrive upon it.
Every morning we get up at five, and
form line in our birthday suits and
have great hose played on us. Then
we have breakfast, and after that
come target practice at boxes over the
stern. L am so sunburnt that you
would not know me, aud, as 1 said be-
fore, feel out of sight. The hardest
time we ever had was the day before
we started; the loading up was simply
awful, and 1 was SO tired that I Just
lay down on bale of hay and went to
sleep. The horses have stood the trip
very well, and 1 don't think we will
lose a single one
1 tell you that transport was as near
hell as any place could be. We were
on fire three times in two DAYS. and
only had bareback and rotten coffee
TO eat and little dirty water to drink.
i cannot imagine what it would have
been if there had been a storm. We
had beautiful weather, and most of US
slept on deck every night. We came
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03
LITERARY NOTES.

McClure's Magazine for September
will contain an article by George B.
WaldrOn on ''The Commercial Promise
of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phill-
pines;" and an article by Ray STAN
nard Baker describing the elaborate
and costly system by which the news
of the wal has been reported for the
American newspapers.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

A sister of Abraham Lincoln will
contribute to McClure's Magazine for
September an article giving reminis-
cences and recollectiOns of Mrs. Lin
coin, along the passages from her let
ters that furnish an intimate and
very agreeable view of her home life
and her relations with her husband,
the great war president.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

Spanish bullets, in order that the
world may see, week by week, just
what has happened aiioat and on
shore. Even when in camp they can
not rest, for there is always som in
teresting scene to "snap"-a group of
soldiers or consultation of generals,
such as the one we reproduce today
from the Weekly. 1t was taken in the
camp before Santiago, at the moment
Generals Miles and Shafter were dis
cussing the surrender of the city.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

Margaret E. Sangster, the editor of
Harper's Bazaar: Margaret Compton,
of the Brooklyn Eagle; Elizabeth G..
Jordan, of the New York World, Lima
j. Walk, of the Christian Work, and
Kate Upston Clark, the famous story
writer, contribute to brilliant SYM
postum in The American Queen on
Journalism as Profession for Wo-
men," The articles of these famous
writer's are, of course, well written
and most readable. The fashion for
fall and winter occupies three special
pages, and is contributed by Abby E.
Underwood; the newest hats, capes,
jackets and dresses for children,
misses and adults are shown.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-09-03

The American Monthly Review of
Reviews for September presents the
usual timely features that we have
come to expect from this magazine.
The various events connected with the
end Of the war with Spain are fully
discussed by the editor, while the
Porto Rican campaign, from start to
finish, is described by John A. Church,
formerly of the army an-ofhmeentxoo
The Progress., 1898-02-05
English Jacobite Societies.

To judge from the list of Jacobite
clubs and associations given in the
"Legitimist Calendar For 1885," which
includes the order of the White Roses,
the Devon White Rose club, the Legiti-
mist Jacobite League of Great Britain
and Ireland (ponderous titleD, the East
ern Counties (shade of CromwellD
White Cookade club the Forty five club
of Grimsby, the Glasgow Jacobite club,
the Oxford University Legitimigt club,
the st. Ives (Hunts) Jacobite club, the
Jaoobite Restoration league, the Surrey
White Rose league the Mary Stuart
club Of Lanark, the Legitimist Regis
tration union, the National Royalist
and Jaoobite association, the order of
st. Germain and the Hemingford Grey
Royal Oak club, not to mention our old
familiar Thames Valley Jacobites and
two or three foreign legitimist bodies,
it ought not to be difficult for the sup
porters of the lost house of Stuart to
put several hundred adherents in the
field Cor even Ludgate circus) If they SO
decide. london Mail.
The Progress., 1898-02-05
SILVER THE IS
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THINKING ALOUD.
A Ruse Which Reused Lord Dudley and
Formed II Friendship.

One Of the earls Of Dudley, who was
addicted to the practice of thinking
aloud, found himself in a very awkward
predicament on a certain occasion, if
story told of him may be credited. He
was to spend the evening at the house
of q friend and ordered his carriage
early, as he had long drive back to his
own home.
When the hour arrived, the carriage
was not forthcoming. Seeing that Lord
Dudley was considerably annoyed by
the delay, one of the guests, whose way
homeward lay past his lordship's house,
politely offered him a seat in his car
riage The gentleman was almost a
stranger to Lord Dudley, but the offer
was accepted.
The drive did not prove very So
ciabIe one. Lord Dudley took his seat
and Immediately relapsed into silence,
his thoughts apparently engrossed by
some unpleasant subject. Presently he
began to speak in a low, but distinctly
audible tone of voice, and his cOmpau
ion, to his establishment, heard him say:
I'm very sorry [ accepted his offer.
/ don't know the man. 1t was civil Ger
tainly, but the worst is l suppose /
must ask him to dinner"
Silence followed this bit of audible
thinking. His lordship was unaware
that he had betrayed his thoughts and
was probably still meditating upon the
same unpleasant subject when the voice
of his companion broke the stiffness.
Apparently this stranger was afflicted
with the same malady from which his
lordship suffered, for he exactly imitat
ed Lord Dudley's tone as he said:
perhaps he'll think did it to make
his acquaintance. Why, l would have
done the same to any farmer on his
estate. I hope he won't ask me to din
ner, for 1 shan't accept his invitation. "
Lord Dudleys abstraction was all
gone. He listened to the others words,
Immediately comprehending the joke
against himself, and frankly offered his
hand to his companion, making many
apologies for his involuntary rudeness.
The stranger proved magnanimous,
and from that night the two became
fast friends. ds.-Youth's Companion.
The Progress., 1898-02-05

tme atuUnOrues Ill the carrier part OF MS
college career, since he was transferred
from his original tutor. This tree is
still pointed out to visitors and was I'M
til recent years especially marked by
bough of mistlcto" growing upon it
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper.
The Progress., 1898-02-05
ANGUS MULBERRY TREE
.''a1ecd by Milton In Christ's College Gar
daas, Cambridge.

=.
daas, Cambridge.
In tho gardens of Christ's oolle~o,
Cambridge, stands a venerable mulberry
tree, which, tradition says was planted
by Milton during the time when he was
4 student at the university. This would
be between the years 1924 and 1852,
for the following copy, from the Latin
Of his entry OF admission, accurately
fixes the former date, and his admission
TO the degree of NJ. a, to which he pro-
cCCded in the latter year, ended his in
innate connection with the university:
John Milton, native Of London, sC0
of John Milton, was initiated in the
elements OF letters under Mr.. Gill, mas
ter of st. Pauls school; was admitted
IA lesser pensioner Feb. ~, 1924, under
Mr.. Chappell and paid entrance fee,
los. " He was then IS years and 2
months old.
The tree SO intimately associated
with his name is now much decayed,
but in order TO preserve it rs much as
possible from the ravages of time many
of the branches have been covered with
sheet lead and are further supported by
stout wooden props, while the trunk has
been buried in mound of earth. The
luxuriance Of the foliage aud the crop
Of fruit which it annually bears are
proof of its vitality, but to insure
against accidents and perpetuate the
tree an offshoot has been planted close
by. III the ovent of bough breaking
and falling it is divided with even JUS
tice among the fellows of the college,
and many pieces are thus preserved as
mementos OF the poet. 1t was during
his residence at Cambridge that he COM
posed his ode, "On the Morning of
Christs Nativity. "Lycidas, - too, is
intimately connected with Milton's life
at tho university, since it was written
in memory of Edward King, his college
friend and contemporary, with whom
ho doubtless shared the same rooms.
In those days students did not, as
now, occupy separate apartments, as
witness the original statutes Of the col
lege, I'm which chambers our wish is
that tho fellows sleep two and two, hut
the scholars four and four, - in conse-
quence of which much closer intimacy
was formed among them than is now
posi- BILE. DIR. Johnson relates that Mil
ton was hogged at Cambridge, but the
fact is doubtful, though there is reason
to suppose that he had differences with
The Progress., 1898-02-05

Adelina Patti has superb collection
OF jewels, her diamonds alone being
valued at S375,000. She has sung be-
fore most of the royalties, most all of
whom have made her presents of iew-
tlry,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
TO SHUT OFF
S|NECURES IN
SANTA CLARA
Suits Aimed at the
MaCkenzies.
HOW THE COUNTY is FLEECED
TWO SOFT SNAPS OBTAINED BY
POLITICAL PULLS.
Validity of the Offices of County
Game Warden and Supervisor
of City Kindergartens
to Be Tested.
TWO SOFT SNAPS OBTAINED BY
POLITICAL PULLS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 4.-Suits will soon
be commenced in the Superior Court
to shut off part of the income which
members of the Mackenzie family de-
rive from the county and city, and also
to retire two of their number to priv
ate life The cases in question Will
test the validity of the offices of Coun-
ty Game Warden and Supervisor of
City Kindergartens. The former is
filed by John D. Mackenzie, Rea's lieu
tenant, who is trying to undermine his
boss" that he himself may WELD the
scepter and direct Santa Clara County
politics. Miss Belle Mackenzie looks af-
ter the kindergartens. These are not
the only two of the MackenZies who
are fattening at the public crib. for
Brother Andy Mackenzie is Police Com
missioner, and a sister is in the school
department.
The Game Wardenship costs the
county $1,000 per year. The people of
late have been inquiring into the ben
efits they derive from such an office:
Mackenzie uses his office for political
purposes and the county is benehted
in no way, as he devotes no time to
looking after the proper preservation OF
game Santa Clara is the only county
has been declared unconstitutional In
half a dozen counties Of the State.
Papers asking for an injunction, stop
ping the Auditor from allowing Mac
kenzies claims, have been prepared
and will. 1t is said, be filed in few
DAYS. Mackenzie has enjoyed the
fruits of his office for about two years
and has about another year to serve.
His salary is SIS per month, and he
also has an allowance of $25 per month
for expenses.
Mackenzie has appointed about 100
Deputy Wardens in various parts or
the county, and these, with the Game
Warden, act as organizers for the Cal
ifornia Club. This latter organization
is where all the political schemes OF
the gang are Matched, and from this
place Rea and Mackenzie direct their
heelers to do the dirty politics that has
characterized all elections held In the
county during past years.
There is no doubt as to the fllegal1ty
of the position of Supervisor of Kim
dergartens filed by Miss Mackenzie,
and in creating the same the Board OF
Education was guilty of an unlawful
act. No such power is conferred upon
the Trustees, and besides, the charter
makes no provision for the office. The
same question was decided several
years ago by the Supreme Court of
California in the case of James III.
Barry VS.. w S. Goad. on appeal from
San Francisco County
Miss Mackenzie receives SIS salary
per month, and the place is considered
the greatest snap in the city. The
legality of the office will also be tested
shortly