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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07
Teaching Numbers" B. X. Kaiwi-

Teaching Numbers" B. X. Kaiwi-
aea.
S.-"Should Teachers be Engaged
in Other Occupationsi" T. p. Har-
ris, Henry Dickenson, and others
9.-"How Hawai's Young People
are Used in My School," volunteers.
10-"Our industrial Work Dur
ing the Past Year." Edgar Wood.
Election of officers for the
coming year.
12-Unfnished business.
13,-AdjourDment.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07
Kiiauea crumbling.

Mr.. e. @. Maciarlane returned to
town yesterday after visit to Ha-
waii. He arrived on the big island
too late to SEQ the Mokuaweoweo
eruption but found Kilauea in a
state of excitement and expects an
eruption there in the near future.
Mr.. Macfarlaue found the popular
hostelry on the volcano doing an ex.
cellent business, and he paid visit
to other points Of interest. The
management OF the Volcano House
had given perfect satisfaction to the
unusual crowd OF visitors.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to thank the many
friends who rendered us assistance
and extended sympathy during the
last illness and death of our beloved
husband and father. The many ex-
pressions of sympathy and acts Of
kindness are the sunshine of our
sadness and darkness.
Mrs. W. I'll. RIoKARD,
fsh AND CHILDREN.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

We have certainly no sympathy
for those who uphold the existing
contract labor laws, but we have less
sympathy for those who caused a
dispatch like the following to be
sent from Rome to the New York
Sun and published in that great
journal. The dispatch reads as fol-
lows:
"It is understood that the Italian
Government has recently addressed
strong representations to the State
Department at Washington respect
ing the alleged ill-treatment OF TIA
lian immigrants in Hawaii. Blood
curdling stories from there are cur
rent in Italy, and the impression
gained from them is that these i'm
migrants are kept in kind OF sla-
very, chained, half-starved and tor
tured.
'Italians intending to emigrate to
Hawaii are informed OF what is in
store for them, and as far as the
Government can manage it direct
emigration to the Islands will be
prevented"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The men who come here duped by
unscrupulous agents are entitled to
sympathy and redress, but the scum
OF the Earth foisted upon Hawaii
by governments who want to dump
an unruly element should find no
support here and not be allowed to
pose as martyrs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The yellow journalism which
paints Galicians or Italians as slaves
in chains, and treated worse than
the criminals in Siberia, is neither
helping the cause of the contract
laborers nor the cause OF those who
wish to see the penal clause elimi-
mated from our labor laws.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07
MONDAY, AUGUST z, 1899.
TELL THE TRUTH.

We believe that all just men must
condemn the policy which tolerates
the system OF penal labor contracts,
but we fail to see what possible
benefits can he gained by making
statements in the public press, ut.
terly devoid of truth and harmful
to the interests OF the country.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The Italian, Austrian, Portuguese
or Spanish governments are willing
enough to send to Hawaii transports
filed with men and women who leave
their respective countries for the
good OF their countries, but the
material thusly selected is not what
We want here.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07
CRICKET CLUB MEETING

THE sBMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF
l. the Honolulu Cricket Club will be
held in the Arlington Hotel on TUESDAY
evening. Aug. 8, 1899, at Pm A full
attendance is requested
V. II. KITCAT,
1269-3t Secrstary.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07
THE rEAoHERs' ASSOCIATION.

Program of the Meetings and Mat
iers to be Discussed.
Secretary Lennon OF the Teach
ers' Association OF Hawaii furnishes
The INDEPENDENT with the program
agreed on for the meeting OF 1899.
There will be three sessions OF the
association, to be held while the
Summer School is in progress in this
city, on dates yet to be fixed. Fol
lowing are the subjects to be taken
up at each meeting:
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

Maui will celebrate Annexation
Day with races at Speckeps Park,
Kahului, and polo tournament at
Paia.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The Camara Club Of the Y. M. @.
A. listened to very interesting talk
from @. @. Lsngill on Saturday
evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The truth is that there are very
few italian laborers in Hawaii. We
believe that the total number of
Japanese shipped" laborers am
cunts to sixteen (16) and all OF them
are employed in the gardens and
parks Of Mr.. s. M. Damon and not
one shipped italian can be found at
work in cane field.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The Italians here according to
their contracts are furnished with
free lodging, frewood, coffee, milk,
vegetables and medical attendance
besides receiving from SIG to $50 per
month. Many an officer or teacher
or professional man in Italy would
envy these ignorant laborers what to
them must seem princely income.
Let us explain to those who wish to
come to Hawaii what the conditions
are here. Let as tell them that liv-
ing is expensive and recreations very
few. But by all means let us tell
them the truth before engaging
them and let us be little particular
in selecting" our company.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07

The men employed at Moanalua,
the country seat of Mr.. Damon are
here under the most favorable con-
ditions, are we'll treated and have
absolutely no cause for complaint.
We are glad that general exodus
of Italians for Hawaii has been stop
ped but it should have been done
by telling the truth and not using
wild imagination to gain the point.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-07


agreed on for the meeting OF 1899.
There will be three sessions OF the
association, to be held while the
Summer School is in progress in this
city, on dates yet TO be fixed. Fol
lowing are the subjects to be taken
up at each meeting:
FIRST SESSION.
1.-Call to order.
2.-Opening remarks, H. s. Town
send.
3.-Reading OF minutes OF last
meeting.
4.-Treasurer's report.
5.-Reports of committees.
6.-Report of years work on
Hawaii, Miss Angela Crook.
7.-Report of years work, on
Maui, f. W, Hardy.
S.-Report OF years work, on
Oahu, t. N. Taggard.
9.-Report of years work, on
Kauai, John Bush.
l0-"The most Prominent Points
in Colonel Parker's Method Of
Teaching Reading" @. W. Baldwin.
n.-Symposium on "What we
should do the coming year." free to
all.
disappointment of committees.
13.-Enrollment OF members for
the coming year.
4-Adjournment.
SECOND SESSION.
1.-Opening exercises
2.-Reading of minutes of last
meeting.
3.-Reports of committees.
4.--Unfnisbed business.
5.--"How Industrial Work may be
Carried on in Hawaiian Schools"
volunteers.
6-"How to Use Hawaii's Young
People in Our Schools" Osmer Alb
bott.
7.-"What / Consider the Great
est Need of Hawaiian Schools" T.
H. Gibson.
8,--How Hawaii's Young People
Are Used in Some Schools / have
visited" III. S. Townsend.
9.-"How to Interest Children in
Nature Work." volunteers.
10.-New business.
II Adjournment.
THIRD SESSION.
l,-Opening exercises.
2 2--Readlug OF minutes OF last
meeting
3--Reports OF committees. e
4-Unfinished business.
5.-"School Work in Germany"
Osmer Abbott.
6.-"Books Like Best for Supple
mentary Reading-Prices and Pub
lishers," volunteers.
7--"The Most Prominent Points
in Colonel Parker's Method Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
RAlLRoAD NOTES.

Frank Cole is again back to work af-
ter a few days lay off.
Engine No. SIS has been sent west
where it will go into the service.
Ernest Schneider, formerly of the
paint shops, but late engaged in run
ming a ticket brokers' office on Kansas
avenue, has returned to work at the
shops and will accept a position in the
paint shop.
Dave Thomas, formerly in the shops
here, but now located in Texas, will be
in the city for a few days.
Roger Williams is working in the
place of James Thomas, who is laying
off sick
Job Smith. who used to work in the
paint shop, is now one of the organizers
for the A o. U. w in Illinois.
Engineer Will Holloway and Fireman
Willis Delay, are now in charge of en-
CINE No. 2345 on the ballast train
James Patterson is back to work af-
ter several days lay off.
Fireman Alva Young and family
have gone to Michigan to spend two
weeks.
VIM. Rain is laying off on account of
sickness.
The homeseekers' excursion to Okla
homa last week was a successful in
vestment for the Rock Island. They
handled over 500 people in special
trains from Kansas and points to the
north.
A change has been made in the term
inal of the o. and 0. Flyer, which the
Rock Island runs between Omaha and
points in Oklahoma. The Flyer now
runs clear through to Chickasha in
stead of stopping at Caldwell as form
erly. A new chair car just out of the
shops has been added to the equipment
of this train.
The G. A. r. booklet. gotten out by
the Rock Island passenger department,
has arrived and is ready for distribu-
ton 1t contains much valuable infor-
nation for all who contemplate max
ing the trip to the reunion at Philadel-
nh Fa ,Tx-s,,
to Capt. A NJ. Fuller or the passenger
department. of the Rock Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
rises himself by the following signed

reverses himself by the following signed
explanation:
"A mistaken impression has gone
abroad with regard to my position
touching these aggregations of capital
doing business in this state commonly
called trusts. 1t has grown out of
some remarks made recently concern
ing the propriety of bringing an action
against the Standard Oil company to
restrain it from doing business in this
state, in which 1 seem to have been
very much misunderstood. We have
on the statute books of this state a very
strong law against combinations to
control commerce or trade, and an i'm
preston seems to prevail that under
if they choose, restrain the So-calle3
trusts from doing business in the state
or punish them therefor
THE law forbids combinations to
control prices. but it does not prevent
a single individual or single corpora
ton from charging what either such in
dfvidual or corporation may please for
the goods which he or 1t has for sale.
So far as 1 am able to learn, and I
have spent much time in investigate
the subject, each of the SO-called trusts
doing business in this state consists of
a single corporation, which IS therefore
outside of the trust law. At one time
the Standard Oil company was COM
posed of a combination of corporations.
and was a trust am informed that it
has since incorporated into a single
corporation and is doing business in
such a manner as to comply with the
laws of the different states touching
combinations in restraint of trade. I
do not know of a single trust doing
business in this state in violation of
this statute and if any of the parties
who have so freely criticised my sup
posed position will point out to me any
violations of this statute, 1 shall be
glad, and will use my best endeaVorS
to put stop to such infractions of the
law.
These gigantic corporations which
are able to stifle competition are more
injurious to the people of the state of
Kansas than to others. Our state is
just beginning to accumulate capital,
which could be used in manufacturing.
I know of many factories which have
been closed by these great corporations.
believe that if it were not for the in
fluence which they have there would be
many hundreds of small manufacturers
Established in this state, and the state
would be greatly benefited thereby.
aside from the enhancing of price to
consumers one of the great dangers to
the country arising from these corpora
lions is the power which they can ex-
ercise over the railroads and other
transportation companies. By dictat-
ing their own terms for freight, they
are able absolutely and effectively to
crush out opposition. Another injury
comes from the destruction or oppres-
sion of the small manufacturers and
the small dealers. Our merchants, and
particularly those engaged in selling
groceries, are now compelled by these
great corporations to sell goods at such
a small margin of profit that they can
not prosper. To my mind one of the
most serious injuries received from
these corporations is the blow struck
to the ambition of our people, by pre-
venting them from engaging in business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
Kansas Raunions.

Following is a list of the C. A. R. re-
unions to be held this summer:
Observation-Disclosures 21-26; Charles A.
Mitchell, president.
Hamilton-August 1926; ]. s East
wood, president.
seneca-August 22-25; R. S. Robbins,
president.
Chickaskia-August 22-25; John c.
Garnett, president.
Cedarvale-August 22-25; William P.
Lynch, president.
Baxter Springs-August 28-Septem-
Der ?; ]. B. Boyer, secretary.
Agra-September 1915; J. D. Matte
son, president.
Arkansas City-September 12-15; r.
A. Gilmer. secretary.
Marion-september 14-16; Fred Lewis.
secretary.
Wichita-september 1921. R.Moore,
secretary.
Gaylord-September 1922; ]. G. H
Armistead, secretary.
acknowledgements 1921; D. M.Reid.
secretary.
Topeka state neutrality-suspicious. &C.
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Superintendent StillWeII, of the
Rock Island,
HAS A SIGNAL DEVICE
Which He Has Just Secured a
Patent For.
Is of Electric Automatic Nature
and Valuable.

An automatic electrical signaling de-
vice for use on railroad trains to pre-
vent engineers and trainmen from for
getting train orders, has just been
patented by General Superintendent W.
II. StillweII of the Rock Island railroad.
1t is without a doubt one of the best
signal devices of its kind yet invented,
as it's main feature consists in being
automatic, thus relieving trainmen
from any attention to it's working
parts. That there is great need for
such an invention of this kind, there is
no doubt, as a large per cent of the
wrecks and accidents in railrOading are
due to the negligence of trainmen, I'M
Intentionally forgetting their train or
ders- This device is for use in the cab
of the engine, but may be placed on
any part OF the train It's mechanism
may be described briefly as follows:
In the cab of the engine, directly in
front of the engineers seat or other
suitable place, is fastened the order
holding board, with electric alarm bell
attached. Connected to the top of this
board IS a spring pressed clip, designed
for holding the train orders. Directly
under this clip are two metal contact
points through which the electric cur
rent must pass to reach the alarm bell
At another place in the cab, within
easy reach Of the engineer, is the con-
tact closer and breaker. This is an
electric switch with lever arm attach
rent.
Directly under and on the outside of
the cab, usually to the back and just
outside of the rear driving wheel, is
the striker rod, moving UP and down
in slot and held downward by a
strong spiral spring. The lower end of
this rod is provided with a roller de-
signed to engage with the lifting block.
This lifting block, a trif1e higher in the
center and tapering at both ends, is
placed at the side of the track just out
side the rail, a suitable distance on
each side of every station, or at such
other points along the route where
trains are accustomed to pass.
Now to illustrate. The train ap-
proaches a station. There are train
orders under the clip. As soon as the
striker rod is pressed upwards by the
lifting block, the lever of the circuit
closer is forced upwards and the cir
cult closed This causes the electric
bell to ring and attracts the attention
of the engineer or fireman to the orders
under the clip, which may have been
forgotten By pressing down the lever,
which is within easy reach, the circuit
IS broken and the bell ceases ringing
until another lifting block ispassed and
the signal device is again thrown into
action Should there be no orders IN
der the clip, when the lifting block
throws the circuit into action, no alarm
is given, as the current does not reach
the bell, but is short circuited by the
clip coming in contact with the metal
points, placed directly beneath if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
NOTHING BUT FACTS.
No Deception Used In Talking
About Morrow's Kid-ne-oids.
The Arguments In Their Favor Come
From People Who Have Tested
Their Merits

There is no deception in anything We
publish about Morrow's Kid-ne-oids-
Jan our statements about Morrow's KID
ne-oIds are facts and from people rlshI
here in Topeka People in all walks OF
life are using Kfd-ne-oids because they
cure backache. nervousness, sleepiess-
ness and general debility in cases "heIe
other remedies hay. failed
Here is a statement which We ass
YOU to read from Dr. ] H GoooWlh'
the dentist at 6O7 Kansas avenue Dr:
Goodwin says I got a package u
Morrow's Kid-ne-Oids and used them
according to the directions ana was
greatly relieved of lumbago or ABOUT
-FOUR years standing. One box or KID
ne-oids completed cure and there mas
been no return Of my trouble since l
consider NorrOW's Kid-ne-olds a SpecllIS
FOR rheumatism in the lumber regions
j have also used Morrow's L.lVerlaN
with the most gratifying results
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not phis'
hut Yellow Tablets and are put up IN
wooden boxes which contain enough Tor
about two weeks treatment and sell
at fftv cents a box at Swift q Hoh-
DAYS drug store. AforrOWs LiverlaX
ere small red eranules and sell at TWEEN
dv-five cents per box. They cure con-
stipation. ~
Melted on receipt of price. Manu-
factrred by John Morrow & Co., Chem
ksts. Springfield, Ohio.
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is again working in Colorado Springs.
Conductor HeuStiS has returned from
Colorado Springs and is on duty again.
Brakeman Green has moved his fam
lily down from La Junta and will occu-
py a residence on North Bridge street
Mrs J. H. Brown of Pueblo, wife of
Conductor Brown, of the Canon City
branch passenger run, is visiting with
friends in Dodge.
Engineer John Shaw has sold his res
1dence to John Hughlett of Ford, con-
stderation $500. 1t is reported that Mr..
Shaw viii reside permanently in Pueb-
Conductor George D. Pond is laying
off for As days and has gone to Califor-
MIA to return with his family Extra
Conductor Crawford has the So during
Ponds absence.
Conductor Norven will likely fill the
position made vacant by the retirement
of Conductor VIM. Patton and Conduc-
tor Hewitt will take Norvells place.
This will make Conductor George A.
Conrad the first man for passenger.
Conductor Jones is on duty again.
Conductor Dalton is on duty again.
Conductor McElwain is on duty
again.
Sam Smyser has been assigned to the
extra list again.
Conductor Norven has been assigned
to Nos. 5 and in PattOn's place.
Brakeman Fay Wiley is laying off;
Williams out with Weber in his place.
Douglas Hale has returned from Nc
PhersOn and is working at his old job
again as transfer clerk.
Geo. D. Pond has gone to Ventura,
Cal, where his family is visiting. They
will return in about a month.
The Santa Fe railway will build
brick reading room, which will be con-
structed on the north side of the track,
on the depot park grounds. A fine bath
house will also be built in connection
The grading of the depot grounds will
be done next month.
The material for a bath house at the
round house has arrived. 1t consists of
carload of lumber and 5000 brick The
building will be situated east of the
flag pole and north of the Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
FROM GoODLAND.

Roy Rice, a hostler helper, has been
let out.
Saunders Cain of the freight house
force has quit.
Engineer Ed Carmichael is back from
trip to Canada
Fireman Mike Ryan has returned
from a visit to his folks at Adair, Ia.
Harry Woods, who has been acting
as relief agent, is back at his place at
the depot.
John Cline, water service foreman,
has a gang of men at working putting
in new pipe.
Boon Talbot of the roundhouse force
is laying off suffering with a bruised
foot.
Lewis Frohmuth, clerk at the depot
hotel, has gone to his home at Phil
lipsburg for a couple. of weeks rest.
Engineer Pat Brown, who received
an injury to his eye over a week ago,
has recovered and is back at work.
George COpeley of LAWRENCE grand
son of Rev. Woodward, has secured a
position as brakeman out of GOodland.
He made his first trip on local We'd
neSday.
Conductor Ed Prick of the 5 and 6
run between Denver and Phillipsburg
has resigned and will devote his time
to farming in Iowa, where he owns a
large farm. The run has been given to
10 train. Conductor Brennan takes the
run formerly held by Aurand.
s.. b HOVey, formerly trainmaSter in
this city, but now general superintend-
ent of the Chicago. Rock Island & Tex
as. with headquarters at Fit. Worth,
passed through GOOdIand Saturday ac-
cOmpanied by his wife, en- route home
after taking his daughter to Colorado
where she will remain several weeks
on account of her health.