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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

And we would still further add
that we believe that the preponder-
ating masses of the people do not
care one iota under what form OF
government they like so that it is
honestly and capably administered
and they are peaceful, happy and
prosperous. The main contenders
after certain specific forms OF gov
eminent are the politicians and
would be Office holders, who either
wish to retain their present places,
or if they are "outs" they pant and
rave to be Sins" while the people
sing "a plague on both your houses"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23
A COLONIAL GOVERNMENT.

Will Hawaii have colonial form
OF government The following re-
marks on that subject from the pen
OF Daniel Dorche ster. DID,, in he
American Monthly, may be of in
terest:
"We are not ready to admit these
new outlying sections as States of
the Union, but we may borrow wis
dom from the colonial policy Of
Great Britain. Under our constitu-
tional provision for organizing ter
ritorial governments these new ac-
QUESTIONS can be formed into line
under one of the three following
provisions, and then advanced from
step to step as the people become
prepared
81. AS colonies entirely control
led and protected by the home gov
ernment. This is the lowest stage.
SO. Or, organized with represent
atiye institutions, in which the home
government shall have a veto on
legislation and the control of the
Offices,
SO. Or, organized as responsible
governments, in which the home
government shall have no control
over any public officers except the
appointment of the governor, aud
shall hold veto power on legisla-
tion under certain specified re-
strictions.
There are crude, tentative sugges-
lions, but some such modified form
of government would enable the
United States to hold and benef-
oiently administer her civilizing in
huence among these new people"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

To this we would add that our
Governor should be allowed an Ex-
ecutive Council in order to afford
him loop. hole to escape from the
prosecutions Of the men al influence
and wealth ever anxious TO procure
favors, legitimate or ilIegitimate,
aud couched in such manner and
with such force that "frail human
ity" symbolized in one mans body
would find it almost impossible to
resist
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

1t is very evident that there are
two essential prerequisites para
mount to all Others in the above ex-
tracts; the first, an oath of alleg-
lance to the Republic of Hawaii,
now nesting under the protection
OF the Republic of the United States,
and the payment of 1898 taxes on or
before the 3lst OF December OF that
year.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

Let us have an election, however,
before we are turned into a semi
British colony, or Territory. 1t will
be good practice for the time when
we shall all be full-fedged Amer
lean citizens and voters able and
willing to run the entire political
machinery of the United States
from Honolulu and Hlio.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

"Section 81. At least sixty days
before a general election, aud at
least forty days before special elec-
tion, the Minister of the Interior
shall issue au election proclamation
aud transmit copies of the same to
the several Boards of Inspectors
throughout the Republic or where
such elections to be held"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23
THURSDAY. MARCH %, 1899.
WHO WILL REGISTER P

We have substantial grounds for
believing that in about ten days the
registration of voters for general
election in September next will be-
gin. This being so it will not be
amiss to refer to the law guiding
such registration and election be-
fore making contemplated COM
ments.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

But shall we have to as Attor-
ney. General Cooper did the other
morning, take au oath to support
the Constitution OF the United States
first, and the Constitution and laws
of Hawaii as well?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

"Section 81. The Boards (of Reg
istration) shall meet within their
respective Districts at such time be-
tween the first day of April and the
thirtieth day of June in the year
1897, and between such days in each
second year thereafter, as many
times as may be necessary to enable
them to register all persons entitled
to register"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

Section &C. The first general
election hereunder shall be held on
the last Wednesday of September, 1897,
and general elections shall be held
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

Section 2. No person shall be
eligible to be an officer, Senator or
Representative under the Republic,
or an elector of Senators or Repre-.
sentatives, until he shall have taken
and subscribed the following oath or
affirmation, viz q do solemnly
swear Tor affirm), in the presence of
Almighty God that l auiH support the
Constitution, LaaOs and Government of
the Republic of HaaOaii; and will not,
either directly or Indirectly, encour-
age or assist in the restoration or
establishment of Monarchical form
of government in the Hawaiian
Islands,"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

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ris waists, Equipoise waists and Chi
cago waists at Sachs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

on the last Wednesday OF Septem-
ber every two years thereafter"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

aey patterns o
of
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Creations
Ladies Undncohes Tose
are eiresstab
Ladies Stockings special prices
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

IUI 20 CeHIs, dJ
N. BREHAM'S
Hop Beer Depot, IL Konia, formerly
Smith street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

"Section %. In order to be eligible
to vote for Representatives person
shall:
1. Be male citizen of the Repub-
lie; and, if naturalized prior to Jan.
IL, 1898, be native of a country
having, or having had, treaty rela
tions with Hawaii; or
Have received letters of deniza-
ton emitting him to all the privi-
leges of Hawaiian citizenship; or,
Have received from the Minister
of Interior the Certificate of Service
provided for by Article II Of the
Constitution;
"2. Have resided in the Repre-
sentative District in which he offers
to register, not less than one month
Immediately preceding the time. at
which he offers to register.
SO. Have attained the age OF
twenty years;
"a Have taken and subscribed the
oath set forth in Section 2 of this
Act;
"5. (Have duly registered).
"6. Frior. to such registration have
paid, on or before the first day of Ja'au-
arg meat preceding the date Of registra-
tion, all ta1es due by him to the Govern
meaat:
"7. (Speak, read and write the
English or Hawaiian language and
the Constitutions"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23

The qualifications for voters for
Senators are the same but with the
following additional ones:
"He shall own and be possessed in
his own right, of real property in
the Republic of the value of not
less than fifteen hundred dollars
over and above all encumbrances;
and upon which legal taxes shall
have been paid on that valuation of
the year next preceding the one in
which such person offers to regis
ter; or personal property in the Re.
public of the value of not less than
three thousand dollars over and
above all encumbrances; or shall
have actually received a money in
come of not less than six hundred
dollars during the year next preced-
ing the first day of April next preced-
ing the date of each registration:
for the proof of which he may be
required to produce original ac-
counts of the receipt of such in
come"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-23
Gerade VIE In Deutchland.

Home made "Sour Kraut," 3lbs
for 25 cents, at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02

From the Post-EXpress.
"Pinafore' was raging.
Telephones were novelty.
John Kelly ruled TaTmany.
"Baby Mine" was prCVa.cnt.
Dennis Kearney was rampant.
Sitting Bull was a "hlg inIun"
Campanini was the great tenor.
Adelaide Nelson was playing Juliet.
Six day walking matches We're a craze.
Edward Hanlan was champion oarsman.
England was fighting Afghans and Zu-
lus.
Prince Louis Napoleon was slain by
Zuus.
Every band played the "Fatinitza"
march.
George S. knight was playing lotto,
German"
Kaiser William l, celebrated his golden
wedding.
General Grant was finishing tour Of
the world.
The great Brooklyn bridge was nearing
completion.
The United States army was fighting
Leadvile was two years old and had
10000 inhabitants.
Robert j, Burdette made the Burlington
Hawkeye famous.
Zola's "L'Assommoir" had just shocked
the reading world.
GreVy succeeded MaISnal McMahOn as
President OF France
Henry James IAN International Epi-
sode" was a new book.
"The Mullgan Guards BALI was pro-
duced by Harrington and Hart.
George Eliot's impressions of Theo-
phrastus Such" had just been published.
"The Bankers Daughter" was running
at the Union Square theater in New
York.
Sol Eytinge Jr., Frank Bellew and
Thomas Worth were leading humorous
artists.
Bernhardt created furore in London
and announced an intention of coming to
America.
The "eXodus" of negroes from Missls-
sippi, Louisiana and Texas to Kansas was
In progress.
she's a Darling, She's a Daisy She's
a Dumping She's a Lamb" was sung
In all circles Of society.
Archery was the favorite sport VIII
II. Thompson and Mrs Spaulding Brown
were national champions.
The Jeanette Arctic expedition, COM
manded by Lieut. DeLong, sailed from
San Francisco.
The "bloody shirt" was waving and
the rebel brigadiers" in congress were
terrifying Republican orators
Stanley's Through the Dark Conti-
nent' was outselling any other book and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02
PERSONALITIES.

The young Earl of Dalhouse has an
annual income of $4,000 and is unmar-
Tied.
Quiller Couch says TO one in America
pronounces his name in the right way,
which is "Killer- -Kooch."
Henri de Regnier, the French poet and
author of Episodes and "Arethuse," Is
to give n course of lectures on modern
French poetry at Harvard next January.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, a son
Of Charles Dickens, mas lately been ap-
pointed a rabit inspector by the govern
ment Of New South Wales. He has al
ready served in the Colonial Parliament.
William owen smith, who is to repre-
sent Hawaii at Washington during the
coming season of congress, was born in
Hawaii about fifty years ago. He is ore
OF the most prominent and influential
men in the islands.
Tom Hall, the humorous writer in Life,
few years ago signed his name as Lieu
tent Winthrop Hall, u. S. A. He re-
tired from the army to devote himself to
writing, During the Spanish war he was
first lieutenant in the Rough Riders.
Captain George Vhnduesen, Seventh
United States artillery, has been ordered
to London, England TO inspect the manu-
facture and packing of guns carriages,
equipment and ammunition pertaining to
mountain bGtteries recently purchased.
The resident physician Of Queen Nicto
ria, Sir James Reid, is Just about to
marry one Of Her Majestys maids OF
honor namely the Hon. Susan Barring,
sister OF Lord ReVelstOke and of Cecil
Barring who makes his home in New
York and who is in business in Wall
street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02
LIFE INSURANCE,
Mr.. Duncan Replies.

Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The discussion of the life insur.
ance problem as it appears in Mr.. b. ii.
Betts' letter of the Slst ult. might so on
indefinitely without any practical beneht
to the insurng public Theories about "a
French mind, a German mind and Rus
sian mind are all well enough, but
what have they to do with the cost of
life insurance to the people of the United
States? If the mortality rates of GER
tain European cities are more favorable
than those of certain American cities 90
what about the cities of Mexico, South
America. South Africa, Australia and
other countries where the giants trans
act business?
l see very plainly that Mr.. Belts Will
not come to the point and l would not II
l were in his place.
Therefore, | respectfully submit in an
other column a statement of the actual
cost of an exactly similar policy In six
different companies. Am very sorry l
cannot include the other giant Uhe
Equitable Of New York;, in this compari-
son, but the readers of The Tribune are
assured that similar policy in that
company would have cost about the same
as in the New York Life. If Mr.. Belts or
any reader of The Tribune would care to
see additional evidence as to the cost OF
insurance in the three giants as COM
shall cheerfully furnish 1t.
Now, as to Mr.. j. w Dusenbury: If 1
am not mistaken policy In his company
(purely stock, similar to those in the ad-
joining illustration would have cost SS1.
per annum straight without participation
In surplus after the policy becomes full
paid, while all the other policies will so
participate. If Mr.. Dusenbury can find
any consolation in these facts he Is en-
tirely welcome to it. AS understand 1t II
is the duty of life insurance COMPANY
especially of a mutual one-to furnish
absolutely safe protection at the lowest
practicable cost and / shall be glad
furnish reliable information along That
line to any desiring 1t. The American
mind may and probably does differ in fine
spun theories from the French, German
and Russian minds, but II is far more
practical and we have no need to go
abroad to find out how to manage a life
insurance company or, in fact anything
else.
1t is n gratifying circumstance that the
company which have the honor to rep
resent has always held for the protectIun
of it's policy holders the very classes OF
securities now required by the German
government and my company could have
transacted business in Germany when
the giants could not because OF their
fiuctuatinG securities. The healthier por-
tons of the United States are broad
enough and safe enough to enable any
company to return to its policy holders
the largest possible benefits for prem
iums paid.
With this communication I close my
share in this discussion, unless some one
attempts to disprove the statements and
conclusions / have submitted.
"A. l.. Duncan.
Scranton Nov l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02

p" HERE OUGHT TO be room
for discussion in the asset
Il tiun of President Bullard Of
the Homeopathic Medical
society of Northeastern Pennsylvania
that the allopathic or "old school"
physicians, who are greatly in the
majority. are constantly making
drunKards, drug inebriatcs and sui
cides, by their free. constant and pro-
miscuous prescribing of stimuants,
opiates and other posons without
limit, while we. as school, have little,
or no use for such devils own phar-
macy; which accounts in part, no
doubt, for the much smaller mortality
following the practice Of homeopathic
doctrine"
We have in this brief paragraph two
allegations, both of which are highly
important if true. The charge that the
large body Of reputable physicians be-
longing to the allopathic school are
continually making drunkards, drug
inabriates and suicides is a most Sc
rious one, and it should not be put
forward lightly or without proof. If
DIR. Bulard has proof that this is true
he should hasten to give it the widest
publicity, So that the public in gem
eral. which does not pretend to know
much about the fine points in medicine,
may protect itself against such an in
sidious menace. Not to do this would
make him morally responsible for
much drunkenness, drug inebriation
and suicide.
The second half Of Or. Billiards. as
sertion is equally interesting. We re-
fer to his claim that much smaller
mortality follows the practice of the
homeopathic doctrine than is conse-
quent upon the "promiEcuous prescrib-
ing of stimulants, opiates and other
poisons," by which phrase we assume
that he means allopathy in general.
Undoubtedly a reckless prescribing of
poisonS without limit would produce Il
higher death rate than would n ju-
dicious administration Of candy pills
and rain water. and on this footing
his statement could not be challenged.
But we take his meaning to be that
the most carefully practiced allopathy,
compared with the same grade of care
fulness in homeopathy, shows up in
results disadvantagoousiy Obviously
such an announcement If it can be
established by impregnable evidence,
is of great Importance tc all classes Of
society, including life Insurance men.
We await the proof.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02

centralisation is impossible, except by
revolution.
These are the strongest practical
arguments which we have seen ad-
vanced against expansion In their
statement Of present conditions they
are somewhat exaggerated but still
substantially true. our civil service Is
poor; our colonial service is worse and
the power Of the central government
is frequently inadequate to the hand
ling of internal problems. But from
these premises is 1t wise conclusion
that we should default in our
responsibilities? Would It not he
in better consonance with the
American character to argue that
instead of turning tail and rum
ming away we should take note of our
weaknesses and then shed coats, uproll
sleeves and pitch into the work OF
strengthening them? If DIR. Stevenson
saw that his house was sagglng in
places would he move out or would he
call in a builder and have It fixed?
In general effect our government is
bound always to respond to the con-
sensus of public opinion. Should pub
lie opinion be taught to be timorous,
pessimistic and suspicious, or should it
be educated into virility, self-reliance
and a manly insistence upon effective
improvement Of revealed governmental
defects? That is the nub of the whole
question.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02
Home interests First.

" TINERANT RETAILERS wishing
to do business in Scranton must,
N under the ordinance approved
oct. 23 hereafter pay into the
city treasury a license tax of 5000 a
month or fractional part thereof. fail
are to do this involving the penalty Of
fine not less than $1OO or more than
300, or Imprisonment fer so days in
the city or county Jail.
The intent Of this law is 10 protect
he home merchant who abdes in
Scranton day after day and year after
5car paying taxes, taking his part in
lie upbuilding Of the city and keeping
n local circulation tho money spent in
his store, against the unfair competi-
Ion Of the travelling hippGdromer,
whose bankrupt sale" splurges, char
tctcri2cd ostensibly by ferocious phil
mthropy in low prices, generally leave
heir patrons saddor but wiser in the
knowledge of human gullibility
The intent of the law is proper and
he effect of the law will doubtless be
beneficial. If outsiders wish tc do bus
ness in Scranton, in competition
.gainst home business men, they
should not be allowed tn have an un-
air advantage; they should he made
70 pay for the privilege of invasion
nto territory where resident merchants
, re heavily taxed,
But along this same line we wish
O offer a suggestion 10 the resident
merchants. Just as they are entitled
o this protection against itinerant
competitors SO the newspapers of
scranton ought to be protected in their
Advertising departments against the
'requent and too often successful in
)est he described as "hy-bytnight" ad-
1ertising dodges of little or no value
o the business men who invest in
hem. The ordinance mentioned above
does not extend its protection over
this feature of local business enter
prise. There is no protection for the
newspapers save in the common sense
and in the fairmindedness of the resi-
dent merchants upon whom these peri
patetic advertising adventurers depend
'or trade. II the money now put into
.hese schemes OF doubtful utility, or
only a part of it, We're diverted to
, additional judicious advertising in the
local press, not only would it remain
. INACTIVE circulation in the community,
th"re"" stimulating business all along
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02
" himself had Just returned to At

Stanley himself had just returned to At
rica.
Rutherford b. Hayes was president, Dis
raei was premier of England, and John
z. st. John governor of Kansas
Paul Boynton, in his life saving suit,
floated 2,342 miles down the Allegheny,
Ohio and Mississippi rivers in so days.
Alice oates still adorned the stage and
Aimee was enchanting American audi
ences in the Little Duke" and la Perl
cole"
Thomas Mast was the great American
caricaturst and the "Solid South" was
his especial subject. Keppler was coming
on.
The Arizona (465 feet long, and the City
of Berlin were the largest passenger
steamships afloat. The Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse OF today is s49 feet long.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02

The Scranton Times, as was to have
been expected, has at last Joined in
the throwing of mud at the military
record of Colonel Barnett. 1t serves
up the gutter gossip and scandal
manufactured by the Democratic man
ayers in the hope Of running Barnetts
chances of election. But 1t will find
on Tuesday night next that this VIII
lainous manoeuver of wanton defama-
ton has overreached itself; that 1t
has driven to Barnett's support thous-
ands of voters not in sympathy with
Barnetts politics, but men who are
Americans and patriots enough to re-
sent this vile conspiracy against Il
gallant soldiers honor and who will
vote for Barnett purposely to rebuke
his cowardly defamers. We hope that
the Times will continue to fire away;
every attack which it prints of this
character will swell Barnett's major
ity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-02
To the Voter.

v F THE COUNTY Of Lackawanna
belonged wholly to you and you
n had to look about for two men to
act as your agents in the hand
ing of its hundreds of thousand dol
ars worth of annual business, it
stands 10 reason, doesn't it, that YOU
would look for the qualities of honesty,
ability and experience in the order
named? You would want honest men,
because you would not wish to be
-Obbed. You would want able men, be-
cause you would not like to see the af-
fairs of your county ignorantly or in
efficiently managcd and you would
want experienced men, because you
know that the MANAGEMENT Of big
business enterprise covering the gov
arnment of 100000 persons scattered
over 424 square miles is problem
which calls for knowledge Of human
nature and readiness in estimating the
Importance of passing circumstances
and situations.
The Republican party offers to YOU
.wo men who, it submits meet these
tests. 1t asks you to examine their
credentials, weigh their qualifications
and, if satisfied that they will fill the
bill go to the polls on Tuesday next
and vote for them for county commits
sioners. The first of these, John
Courier Morris, has been before the
people of this county as journalist,
school controller, clerk of common
council and active campaigner in be-
half of friends for more than n score Of
years; and the fact that throughout
this long period he has retained the
respect of his neiGhbors and added
steadily to his hold uJTon public con-
hdence as shown in his increasing vote
at primary and general elections indi-
Gates that he fulfils the requirements
of the present case. His colleague on
the ticket. John Penman, of Olyphant,
IS a sturdy, conscientious miner,
known up and down the valley as
Honest John Penman." The inter-
ests Of the people most certainly will
be safe in the custody of plain. un-
assuming men of the people like these.
Auditors act as checks and watch
dogs upOn extravaganza or careless
ness. With Morris and Penman in the
commissioners office the liability to
either is remote: but as a safeguard
the law provides that auditors must be
elected; and you will discover if YOU
investigate the merits of Messrs.
Johns and Kiefer that they are men
whom you can trust.