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The Southern herald., 1898-04-08

Says a Richmond (Va.) speciaE
"Dr. Geurge Ross, the chairman d
the Davis memorial window com.
mittee, has received letter from
Mrs Jefferson Davis, accepting
the invitation to attend the unysll.
ing ceremonies of the window IN
memory Of her husband in s..
Paul's Church, April II. MB
Davis will certainly be present Al
that ceremony if nothing unforsen
should prevent, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Waller, a daughter
Of the late Capt W &. Wallsb
OF this city. Miss Winnie DaH.
Is in Egypt, and will not return 10
America until the last Of May,
which fact alone prevents her-lTOm
coming with her mother" .'.f 3
The Southern herald., 1898-04-08

Captain Sgsbes has been assign
ed TO duty y ai''e 10 Secretary
Long
The Southern herald., 1898-04-08
Last Of the Great War Ge5s,.5

The death Of Gen Wng,-
Rosecrans, at the age Of "a :,
away the last of the prOn;... ,''
leaders Of northern armies sp,;.
the war of the rebellion. Gen p.
Grams was a man of great pb,..'''
courage and undoubled abili,,
leader Of military forces. va
the peculiar qualifiealiuns ~.
made Grant, Sherman, Tho.
Sheridan and Meade such o..
generals, ne possessed mil,,,.
instinct Of very high order =.
eeeding Gen Mcclellan on ,bso o1'.
when the latter was called X .
higher command, he won recO.,i
tion in a few months as a brilli,,,
Stratpgist and an indonilabls s,h,
er. 1t was Rosecrans who laid =.
cesSlul siege to COrinlh, and 10 Ii,
service must be credited the prOl...
tion Of the union lines in the s,..,
battle near MurireesbOro, on. !,
the bloOdiest conflicts Of the ei,,
war. He was also in command !
the union forces at the battle i
Chickamauga. ''as'l
Although Gen. RlsecraDs ns,.,
arose to the distinction Of the g..
greatest generals Of the rebelROp
he was nevertheless recognized !,
one of the most valuable m..
among the higher officers Of n.
federal army. If be did moi wi,
such fame as has been accorded IA
some OF his contemporaries bsh
least made for himself a promip..l
record in the history of the world,
modern battles.-Chieago Recmd
The Southern herald., 1898-04-08
MANY Persons

A4dIIy I'cTSODB
M Ee o. zen down from oyerworK or horseh0N
Browns Iron Bitters
ssus gAS ~ IN me systepl, a gestion, removes ex
'''''' N-''' Su0 essG l.. uia. Get the gsRzaa
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21
Much About N othing.

A horse attached to a dray be-
longing to the Washington Feed
Co, and left united outside the
warehouse OF the company on Mer-
chant street, opposite the Station
House, ran away this afternoon. The
horse tore up Nuuanu street, out
side the Perry Block, The dray
collided with a telephone post
which was broken as il it had been
a reed. A Japanese candy man had
his shop on wheels demolished and
on Pauahi street, the horse seemed
to have reached his destination and
allowed himself to be caught. No
damages we're done to the horse or
dray.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21
THE MEMORIALS.

The Commissioners may feel tired
and even disgusted OF being bom-
barded daily with memorials, and
asked to listen to perorations of the
representatives of different organiza-
tions, combinations and corpora
tions, but it seems to us that it is
their duty to accept and put on file
every memorial presented in a
proper manner during regular bust
ness hours.
The Commissioners cannot Judge
Of the contents of memorials, that
they have had no chance OF perusing.
They need not invite addresses or
discussions from petitioners but
simply confine themselves to re-
ceiviDg documents presented, and
then relegate them to the pigeon
hole or the waste basket, AS the
case may be.
If patriotic Hawaiian men and
women desire to enter a fnal pro.
test against the Infamous steal of
their country, it seems to us that
the Commissioners should accept the
protests, and dismiss the petition.
ers without comments, and as men
pity the Hawaiians in grief OF losing
their national existence, aud then
tacitly admit to each other, that
the American people have been
grossly imposed on in the annexa-
tion swindle by the agents OF
the bounty seeking sugar barons
who through their agents, Dole,
Thurston, Hatch & Co., threw sand
in their eyes by telling Congress
and Mckinley that the Hawaiian
nation was praying for annexation.
The Com missioners have undoubt-
edly understood the true situation
and the true sentiments of the Ha-
waiian people and their friends.
Let the memorials then be Kept on
file in the Congressional archives at
Washington as testimony OF the
dishonor with which a great repub.
lie, protesting lofty and liberal
principles, has covered itself by the
action of the 18th of August, 1898.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21
THE Y. M. o. A.
Term Calendar for the Educational
Glasses.

Glasses.
The Y. M. G. A. Review for Sep
tember gives the following useful
information in regard to the educa-
tional classes:
Sept. 23.-Opening Lecture, 8
o'clock.
Sept. 26.-First Term begins.
Dec. 23.-Closing Lecture OF First
Term, by Prof. Brigham.
Jan. 6, 1s99.-Opening Lectures
Of Second Term.
April 8, 1S99.-Closing Lecture Of
Second Term, by w. N. Armstrong.
Beginning on Monday next, this
will be the weekly schedule OF
classes:
Monday, 7:30.-Bookkeeping, ad-
vanced, Prof. Hall. Arithmetic,
Elementary and Geography, Prof.
Edgar Wood.
Tuesday, 7:30.-Typewriting, Fl.
E. Coleman. Hawaiian language,
Mr.. w. o. Crowell Reading and
Spelling, H. M. Wells.
Wednesday, 7:9O.-Bookkeeping,
Elementary, Prof. Hall. Arithmetic,
advanced, Prof. Edgar Wood.
Thursday, 7:30-Shorthand, M.
T. Bluxome. Mechanical Drawing,
Prof. A. L. Colsten. Letter Writing
and Business Forms, Prof Edgar
Wood. Orchestra Practice, Leader,
Wray Taylor.
Friday, 7:30,-Civil Governm ent,
Mr.. E. A. Sherman. Horticulture,
Prof. j. E. Higgins.
Saturday, 4;30.-Camera Club;
7:30, Mandolin Club, G. r. Frazier.
The gymnasium will open on the
same date. Associate Secretary
Alfred T. Brock will be director.
The physical committee is as fol-
lows: A. B. Wood, chairman; A. w.
Pearson, @. H. Cooke, w. W. Harris,
Sam johnson and B. F. Beardmore.
This is the schedule Of class meet
ings:
Business Men - Monday and
Thursday, 4:3O to $50 o'clock.
Young Men-Tuesday and Friday,
7:45 to $50 o'clock.
Juniors-Monday and Thursday,
2:30 to 3:45 o'clock.
Recreation Nights-Thursdsy and
Saturday, 7:30 to 9 o'clock.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 81, 1898.
THE LABOR PROBLEM.

A memorial signed by large
number OF representative men of all
nationalities was presented to the
Commissioners this morning. The
memorialists submit that in the
form OF government to be estab-
lished for Hawaii, the laws relating
to Chinese now in force in the
United States should not apply to
the Chinese in Hawaii. The men,
orial prays that Chinese laborers
may be allowed to arrive in Hawaii,
when good and sufficient bonds are
given that they will remain here for
three years only, and then be re-
turned to China. This is the most
important clause in the memorial,
it being of the utmost Importance
to all industries of the islands. The
recent development Of number Of
new, large sugar plantations makes
au additional labor supply absolute
ly necessary and vital to the future
success OF the new enterprises.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

The labor question in Hawaii is
to-day of very serious nature, and
the solution of it will be no easy
matter for those on whom the task
rests to frame laws for country
under our peculiar conditions; laws
that will be fair and just to all
classes and interests. The labor
problem is of more importance even
than the vexed question Of who is
our first governor
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

The Chinese are preferable here
to the Japanese. The Hawaiians
and the Chinese get along we'll to-
gether, and the Chinese have proven
themselves quiet, law w-abiding citi-
zens, who never have interfered with
the government OF the islands but
distinctly minded their own busi-
ness. Would the same be the case
il "white" men Of the class who
would be willing to come here and
work in a cane field, should arrive
here in the same number as the
Chinese now in the country? We
would have strikes, rows, burning
plantations and crimes and to such
conditions even ardent anti Asiatics
as Mr.. Thurston and Mr.. Kinney must
surely prefer the present order OF
things with limited influx Of
Chinese under laws which will keep
their time of residence in the islands
under a perfect control.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

the planters pay to their Asiatic
laborers the same wages as would
be demanded by white man, but
give them chance to obtain suffi-
cient workingmen for their planta-
tions.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

There are about one hundred in
valids in the Military Hospital
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

The damage suits against the City
of Columbia are being heard in
Judge Perry's Court to-day. A large
audience is present.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

The members of the Young Ha-
waiians' Institute are earnestly re-
quested to be present at their
regular bi-monthly meeting to-mor.
row night. An important matter
in connection with their constitu-
tion will be brought up.
Morris X, Keohokalole and Louis
X. McGrew have taken an office at
No. Is Kaahumanu street and will do
business as Custom House brokers,
accountants, searchers OF titles aud
general business agents. Both gen
tlemen are known as very competent
and experienced business men.
A lot OF perishable goods we're re-
moved to-day from Brewers wharf
to town which it was intended to be
shipped per City of Columbia for
Seattle. The steamers protracted
stay in port forbid the shippers to
take further risks in shipping goods
until the sailing hour OF the CITY OF
Columbia be known.
Captain Milror and his officers OF
the City of Columbia are pleasant
set of gentleman. It. is to be regret
ted that in Honolulu the captain
finds himself and ship in troubled
waters" The fraternity Of Customs
officials and tally clerks Of the port
have found Captain Minor and his
aids amiable gentlemen.
@. w. Eccles, the manager OF the
New England Bakery, formerly the
Pioneer Bakery, is making a num-
Der of improvements in the old
popular establishment, and pretty
accommodations have been arranged
for those who indulge in ice creams
and ice drinks. Hermann Horn is
the manufacturer OF the wedding
cakes for which he has become
famous in Honolulu.
Richard" questioned the teacher,
"what was the message General
Sheridan sent to General Early be-
fore this battle took place9" "He
said," replied the big boy with the
bad eye, "Go, Early, and avoid the
rush." And merely for this she
kept him in after school and ate his
apples and talked affectionately to
him.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Regatta prizes were distributed
yesterday.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

That the memorial will find no
favor among the laboring classes of
the United States is obvious.
"Chesp" labor is not wanted in Am
erica and, as part OF the Republic,
Hawai- will Of course be invited to
assume the same conditions as pre-
sented by the labor market OF the
mainland.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

Now we hear that Mr.. Lowrie has
made arrangements for the immi-
grafton to Hawaii of a number of
white farmers, who with their fami-
lies are to settle at Eva plantation,
and there grow cane on the system
of sharing the product with the
owners. The scheme has been ex-
perimented with before, and the
Portuguese who tried the business
regret 1t to this day. The mill will
make all the money and the men
who plant on shares will barely
make a living, and mighty poor
living al that. A white man strip
ping cane in heavy field will soon
be forced to abandon the job. 1t
has been tried here, and the expert
ment was an utter failure, as many
Of our most prominent planters can
testify to. The men got sick; they
begged to be released from their
contracts, and of one lot only two
are still in the country, and of them
one was set to work in the mill and
the other as teamster. We are
not advocating cheap labor. Let
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

The circumstances here are such,
though, that il Asiatic immigration
is stopped at once the two great in
dustries of the islands will be ssri-
ously crippled. We do not want
cheap" Asiatic labor, but Asiatics
are needed for the cultivation of
sugar fields and rice lands, which
cannot be undertaken by white men
or by Hawaiians. The men who
claim that white men can strip cane
and do the manual labor of the cane
fields do not know what they are
talking about. Labor Commissioner
Fitzgerald arrived here, talked to a
few planters and plantation agents,
promised to send shiploads of white
laborers, returned to San Francisco
made few speeches to the labor
organizations, wrote few articles
to the newspapers about Hawaii,
the white mans country" presum-
ably collected fat fee, and neither
he nor the promised white laborers
have been heard from ever since.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-21

In all agricultural countries it is
on good plow that the tiller OF
he soil relies for good crop. We
carry all kinds OF plows from the
large
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
Second Philippine Expedition,

San Francisco, Cal, June 12.-Gen-
eral Merritt has issued verbal instruc-
tions, through Major General Otis, to
colonels commanding regiments and
battalions designated to sail in the sec
ond Philippine expedition to have fin
ished by Tuesday the placing aboard
ship Of all camp equipments and to be
ready to embark their troops by noon
on Wednesday.
AS a result of these orders in the
camps Of the regiments that are to sail
the packing has begun and every arti-
cle not actually necessary for use be-
tween now and the time for Departure
Is being packed away.
Arthur Macarthur. the last of the
brigadier generals of volunteers or
1ered to report to General Merritt for
the Manila expedition, arrived from
Tampa and Chickamauga, where he
assisted in the mobilzing of two
armies
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16

Madrid.-When the Chamber of Dep
uties met Senor Sagasta said:
"Spaniards should bear bad news
with manly calm. The government,
since the unexpected disaster to the
fleet at Cavite, has received only three
telegrams. The first said that after
the destruction of Admiral Montojo's S
fleet there We're sufficient forces to de-
fend the territory and that the natives
were to be relied upon. The second dis
patch said that the American warships
had brought the insurgent chief Aguin-
aldo to the Philippines, but that he had
not been successful in melting a revolt
of the natives. The third message was
the communication from Captain Cen
eral August saying that the situation
was desperate and expressing his ina
bility to hold out against the combined
opposition of the Americans and in
surgents much longer"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16

When the Board of Trade session began
to-day Joseph Letter owned sixteen million
bushels of wheat, it is estimated, contract
and option. The latter was sold out under
pressure and the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank was made trustee for the remainder
Those who are in position to know say
the loss on the sixteen million bushels will
average thirty cents per bushel, which
would aggregate S4,S00,000. Other expert
ences incident to the deal will bring the loss
up to round So, 900, 900, and this immense
sum the elder Letter obligates himself to pay
in order to help his boy out and maintain
the commercial honor and integrity of the
fam l..
The mischief was done since the begin
ming Of the present month Unknown to
his father, and to George B. French, his
manager, young Letter bought options by
the million, and when this became known
on Saturday last there was CONSERVATION
The elder Letter had backed his son liber-
ally up to the close of the May deal, but
when he learned that Joseph had gone fur
ther than that he refused to stand good.
To-day at an early hour he notified the
banks that he would not be responsible for
further Indebtedness of his son, and this
led TO the selling
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
Manila Has Given Up the Fight.

Washington, p. c., June 13.-Manila
has surrendered, but the officials here
are still without information as to
whether it has surrendered to Admiral
Dewey or the insurgent forces.
The news comes from Ambassador
Hay in London, who cabled the State
Department tonight that advices had
been received there from Hong Kong
saying that Manila had fallen.
General August, Governor of the
Philippine Islands, has surrendered the
city of Manila.
"Advices from Hong Kong state that
Manila has surrendered"
In the absence of positive informa-
tion the authorities cannot say wheth-
er the surrender has been made to Ad-
miral Dewey or to General Aguinaldo,
the insurgent leader. 1t is known
that the insurgents, since Admiral
Dewey's victory, have been close to the
city of Manila, and that it was only a
question of time when General August
would be forced to surrender.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
Ammunition for Dewey.

Washington.-Three days ago thu
Navy Department requested the as
sistance of the War Department in
transporting large quantity of am
munition to San Francisco, to be ship
ped from there to Admiral Dewey at
Manila. Col. Kimball Depot Quarter
master at New York found that four
carloads of powder were to go from
Dover, N. j.: six carloads of empty
shells from the Brooklyn Navy Yard
and three carloads of empty shells
from the Norfolk Navy Yard. He CON-
municated with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, which agreed to transport the
powder at tariff rates and to break all
freight time records, except that made
in transporting the reindeer brought
from Lapland last spring, which were
got through from Jersey City to Seat
tie in seven days.
1t was arranged that the three sec
tions of the powder train should leave
Jersey City, Dover and Portsmouth,
Va, at 10 o'clock Thursday night, and
that all three sections should meet at
Omaha, and run as a special train
from there to San Francisco. The rail-
road company agreed to have the train,
barring accidents, in San Francisco in
eight days.
The Jersey City and Dover sections
got away in time. At Norfolk there
was delay in loading the cars, and that
section will run Special" In the thir-
teen cars are shells to fit all the guns
of Dewey's fleet, in sufficient quantity
to last him for a long time, and the
powder cars contain powder enough
for all the shells.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
SHAFTER FOR SANTIAGO.


Washington, June 15.-Major General
Shafter, with his army, twenty thou
sand strong, is at last en- route to San
tiago de Cuba. This is now officially
admitted by the authorities.
Twenty-Five transports, laden with
the best material of the United States
army, are tonight nearing Key West,
where they will meet additional con-
voys from Rear Admiral Sampson 5
fleet.
With the strong fleet of naval vessels
conveying the transports no fear is
entertained for the safety of the ex-
pedition.
Its arrival at Santiago is expected
by Thursday. Thus, it seems reason
able TO predict that the present week
Will see the American flag flying over
Santiago de Cuba.
The army now on it's way to Santi-
ago comprises the best troops mobll-
lied in the South. 1t is equipped and
armed better than any body of troops
the United States has ever sent into
the field. Our infantry is furnished
nearly exclusively with the modern
krag-Jorgensen rifle, which is consd-
cred by ordnance experts the most de-
structive rifle now in use.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16

Washington, d. C.-Instead of the
Navy Department being dilatory in the
forming OF an auxiliary naval force for
coast defense. 1t can be stated posi-
lively that the Department has seized
every opportunity. All available men
have been enlisted and every useful
vessel that could De found taken into
service. This Is the answer the Navy
Department makes to the charge of
shipping men in New York that 1t has
been slow in organizing the auxiliary
reserve. Department officials assert
that as a matter of fact the naval
militia of the country, which it was
thought would be such a source cf
strength in time of war, has really
been of little value and is delaying the
formation of a reserve by reason of
the desire of its officers TO be drafted
into the regular army with the rank
which they hold in the militia
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
LIEUTENANT BLUE A HERO.
Boldly Risks His Life to go
and Identify Cervera's
Warships.
SPANISH FLEET ALL THERE
Lieutenant Blue Took His Life in His
HandS-If Captured He Would
Have Been Shot.

Landed and With Guides Travelled Sow
enty Miles Over the Hills to the Eastward
of the City-saw and Located Four Span
ish Cruisers, Two Torpedo Destroyers
and Two Gunboats All Bottled Up In the
Barbor.
Off Santiago, June 10, via Kings
ton, Jamaica.-The delay in the ar
rival of the transports is ascribed here
to fear that all of Admiral Cervera S
squadron might not be In Santiago
harbor. Once for all, Admiral Samp-
son decided to settle this question Off
cfally and on Saturday last he sent
Lieutenant Victor Blue, of the gun
boat Suwanee. to investigate.
Lieutenant Blue landed on Saturday
and proceeded with guides to the hills
overlooking the harbor and the city
He distinctly saw and definitely To-
Gated four Spanish armored cruisers
and two torpedo boat destroyers He
also saw three small gunboats.
The result of his expedition he re-
ported this morning to Admiral Samp
son on the deck of the flagship New
York.
Lieutenant Blue travelled about
seventy-two miles, following the east
ward line of the city. He brought out
to the flagship a copy of a Santiago
paper issued last Saturday, in which
complaint is made that the navy and
army are failing to distribute to the
citizens their portions or the provisions
remaining in the city.
Lieutenant Blues report has definite
ly exposed the fiction that any of Ger
vera's cruisers were in the Bahamas
or in a position to attack the trans
ports, which are now confidently ex-
pected at an early date
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16
WHEAT KING DETHRON[D.
Collapse of Letters Big Deal
in Wheat by Which Mil
lions Were Lost.
TURNING OF THE BEARS.
He Owned Sixteen Million Bushels
of Wheat When Business Began
in Chicago Yesterday.
OF THE BEARS.

His Father Became AfraId-Refused to
Back Him Further -MagnanInous When
In Power-Ihose Who Were Indebted
to Him Are the Ones Who Put On the
Screws-The Only Man Living Who Has
Made One Dollar per BusheI on Wheat
June l5,-Joseph Letter, for more than
year the wheat king of the world, was
dethroned to-day. Three weeks ago he
had paper profit of 81, 500, 900: at noon
to-day his deal showed an actual loss OF
S9,5OO0O0 in about twenty-one days. He
had the bear by the tail for fourteen
months. To-day the animal turned and
rended him with its claws.
Young Letter bucked the world, and il
was to big for him. There are rumors alsc
that those with whom he did business and
in whom he had faith sold him out. Letter
was magnanimous when in power, and il
cost him millions of dollars. In December
and May, when he could have squeezed
the ''shorts," he did not do so, but to-day
those who were indebted to him put
the screws on and he WINGED under the
pressure but gave no sign.
Letter is probably the only man living
who in speculation made 81 per bushel
in wheat. To-day he experienced the SEN
sation of seeing loss of 81 per bushel, for
some wheat bought at 6i4c. he saw advance
to Sl.S5. According to his own statement,
he marketed cash wheat at profit as high
as SIC. per bushel. Letter profted not
merely by the straightaway advance in the
TIa nola 1x-g 6 ;,, 81,
ket, selling out one month and getting back
again in different and more distant future
at discount not only getting his wheat
carried for nothing, but making handsome
additional profits,