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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-22

rood wrecks. Every man who has In
vsOted sn trust securities approves OF
them. The men who have not invest
ed. denounoe them an dangerous 10 the
Republic. but at the same time. they
desire to provide for their families, -
and II an opportunity presents itself
to make money through trust, II is
not neglected =
The honest farmers denounce trusts.
but promote them whenever they can
see dollar in the business. The Cali
fornia Raisin Association is trust
owned by farmers. The walnut-grow-
ers are united in trust. Over 1000
orange-growers are also in a trust. The
grape-growers OF New York and Ohio
have formed trust. There is pow
erful milk trust in the Eastern States
In which the farmers are the principal
owners. The honest sons of toll are
more than willing to form trusts, pro-
vided there is an honest penny in it.
Any law which controls such trusts
as the Sugar and the Cotton Oil, and
the Steel trusts, must affect these
farmers trusts as well.
In spite Of hostile legislation, public
sentiment Is in favor of any form OF
Industrial combination out of which
money can be made. The persistent
hostility OF the people to trusts in the
past. was due to the fact that only a
few persons were interested in, and
controlled them. As the people be-
come familiar with the methods of
trusts which apparently provide a
royal road to fortune, the opposition to
trusts will be confined to scholars, and
those who are left out in the cold.
As for the future Of trusts, they will
be disposed Of by economic laws.
Water cannot rise above its level, and
trust investments, in the long run. will
be subject to the cruel and harsh dis
position of immutable economic laws
Trusts are the logical results Of over
production. The enterprise OF Amer
lean ingenuity and brain creates an
output of manufactured articles which
cannot be entirely sold. The trusts
relieve inevitable disaster.
The recent epidemic of trusts on the
Mainland is primarily due. however, to
another cause, the desire to make in
slant fortunes. The business man or
manufacturer reflects on the subject in
this way; "Why should toll from year
to year, worried by anxiety about labor
and markets, and competition, when
| can sell out my interests to a trust
at a sum which exceeds by three hun
dred per cent what l have invested in
It? take SO much stock, get rid of
1t, and go fishing for the rest OF my
life" His neighbor says, But the in
experienced, the widows and the Or
phans buy your stock, and will lose in
the business. Why should they buy
stock which you do not care to hold?"
The reply is. II am not the guardian
Of such people. Business Is business,
and each one looks out for himself"
This is the present state Of CONNER
cial warfare.
Trusts will finally give place to CO.
operation, as the owners Of trust
stock will in the end be the employees
OF the trusts. The change will not
take place for some years, but it will
undoubtedly come.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

]. J. Anderson Is the democratic stand
ar6-bearer IN this ward. and freely ADMITS
the trnpcesihIiity OF hls winning. he says
h. will consider il a victory II ne keeps
Ncrtoc's majority below IN -
The Popui.sts ard silver Suver-Reruoii-
cans stole the Democratic name, ana put
Up a citizens ticket in the third ward.
with j. r. Turner "a the nominee MI.
Turner was elected 10 the COUNCIL - .
fussonist two years ago. and seeks anoin-
81 term Many Democrats openly oppose
Turner ard are hard az work for George
QUIET K-street druggist, who IS run
ming on the Republican ticket. This has
ALWAYS been close ward. the usual ma
Jorsfies for either SIDE being less tnan
twenty-five but the Republicans are con-
fdent they will exceed that this year
The fourth, sixth and eighth wards are
considered safe for the Republican nomi-
ress In the fifth the outlook is good Tor
the success Of DR.. Rummeil. the Renueli-
can. owing 10 the Independent candidacy
Of J. C. F. Johnson, Populist. against
the fusion nominee The fifth has been
the Populist stronghold in the past, but
their rnajorities there have fessened every
election and the Republican will doubtless
be elected by a plurality this year.
The most dangerous ward in the city.
from a Republican point OF view, IS the
lighting seventh: not because the fusion
forces are strong there. but because OF
factionai Republican fights. tbs year
the EoIaw faction is accusing the Hover
faction Of treachery a securing the NOM
ination Of William Hover. and assert they
will support Druggist K. A Ro-ce. the
Democratic nominee. II is believed. how
ever, that enough voters can be held IN
line for Hover 10 win Tuesday. and Re-
publican leaders all over town are Inter-
ssting themselves in securing victory IN
the seventh
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
RCES OF SAMOA.


WASHINGTON. April e-The people,
productions and commercial and strategic
Importance OF the Samoan islands are dis
cussed in a publication Just issued by the
treasury bureau Of statistics. The islands
lie in an almost direct line between San
Francisco and Australia and Slightly
south of the proposed Panama or Mica
raguan interocean.c canals. Their special
importance therefore, IL is stated. lies
more in their position as coaiing and
repair stations on these great highways
of commerce rather than in their direct
commercial value. their population being
small and their imports and exports Of
comparatively little importance.
The group consists OF ten inhabited and
two uninhabited islands, with an area
OF /, 200 square miles and an aggregate
population, according 10 latest estimates
of 5000 people. of which something over
80 are British subjects. rs Germans, Is
Americans, . Frenchmen and 25 of other
nationaiities while the remainder are ma
tives of the Polynesian race. The bulk OF
the population is located In the three isl :
ands OF Upolou Sayaii and Tutuila, the
number In Cpolou being ii. GOO. In Savaii H.
80, and in 'Tutuila, which contains the
harbor OF Pago-Pago ceded to the United
States In 1873 for a naval and coaling sta
ton. 500. The islands are OF volcanic
origin, but fertile. producing cocoanuts.
euthtii, aHS"i Sciiec, ttie must
ant, however. being cocoanu,s, from which
the "copra'' OF commerce 80 obtained by
drying the kernel OF the cocoanut. The
expectation of copra from the islands in
1896 amounted to r. SIS, 800 pounds valued
at s23l.3.S. 4 considerable portion of this
was exported to the United States and
larger proportion to Germany, whose citi-
zens control its commerce through q trad
ing company which has long been estab-
lished there.
In 1895 the imports were S,ei 1a9. OF which
Si7.5o2 came from the United States: 49,
sl2 from Germany, $11S,S57 from Australia.
$1.oii from Great Britain. and ST eai from
other countries. Exports In 1895 were $685.
OF of which s22f So was CORA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
SAMOAN OUTLOOK Is GOOD
ALL QUESTIONS WILL he SETTLED
SATISFACTORY TO ALL.
The Peaceful solution New In sight.
shows the strong Desire Of All
of the Three Powers 60 Maintain
the Most Amicable Relations.

WASHINGTON, April e.--The opinion
Is expressed in official circles here that
the outlook for q satisfactory and peace
fui final adjustment of Samoan affairs
is decidedly hopeful The statement was
made today in a well Informed quarter
that IL is altogether likely that the joint
high commission. by virtue Of the plen-
AIRY powers vested IN lis Individual MEM
bers Will be able to conclude 4 settle
ment Of the Samoan question satisfactory
10 al the powers concerned and that there
IS such an understanding between the
three powers as almost certainly VIII
prevent any disagreement such as would
make x necessary 10 ask King Oscar
OF Sweden and Norway TO act as umpire
The peaceful solution OF this delicate
question, full of possibilities of serious
trouble, ia regarded as A triumph of di-
plomacy and as furnishing the strongest
kind Of evidence of a desire on the part
of Germany, as well as the other powers,
10 maintain the most amicable relation
ship with the other powers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
MEN WANTED FOR FAIRHAVEN.
Work for More Nachinists Than
They Have I'm the City.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteiligencer
TACOMA. April e.-Ex-Mayor J. Way
land Clark, OF Fairhaven. is in Tacoma
looking for machnists for the Fairhaven
Foundry and Machine Company. OF which
he il manager Increased orders for
work demand a larger number Of machin-
,sts than can he found on Bellingham bay.
Mr. Clark SAYS that in two weeks when
all the canneries viii have resumed op-
erafions. Fairhaven will have larger
number of men on her payrolis than ever
before in her history The Fairftaven cam
ming Co. and Aberdeen Packing co.
commenced operations yesterday by start
ing their Chinese employees 10 making
cans besides which the Pac nc Sheet
Metal Works Of Fairhaven, VIII turn out
nine or ten million cans. Last years pro-
duct.on was nine million, There Is some
rivalry between Fairhaven and Anacortes
over the location of the immense s.of0-case
cannery to be erected by the Pacific
American Fish Company. Fai!haven eN-
poets to secure il. because she has ter
minal rates from three transcontinental
railroads to Anacortes' one.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

Not long ago freight conductor started
on night run after drawing his months
wages from the pay car He had With him
his young son. a lad of twelve. and when
we'll under way they began to cook SUP,
per on the caboose stove. The rear brake.
man, on watch in the cupola. observed
that the engine seemed to have unusual
difficulty in pulling the train. He did not
connect this fact with the presence OF sew.
eral hoboes ON top of the cars, who, IN.
known to him. We're setting brakes and
stalling the train. The front door OF tho
caboose flew open and four masked and
armed men ordered the occupants to
throw up their hands. The conductor
jumped to shield his child. seized a coup.
ling pin and smashed head, but not IN.
Ill four shots had rung out and three buis
lets were I'm hts body.
Fighting TO the last. he fell dead in the
doorway. The brakeman was shot in the
arm, and made his escape from the car to
the ground. Fearing he would give the
alarm and cause their capture, the bandits
fed. Then the boy showed that the blood
OF heroes Is transmitted TO succeeding gem
eratons. He pulled the body of hts ntfher
inside and coolIy secured his money and
watch. He noticed that the train was
barely moving, and ii occurred to him
that there was a second section close be-
hind. He knew the brakeman had no
lantern. even II alive. The plucky boy
took the red light and torpedoes. dropped
off, ran back. expecting at every step 10
be shot. and tagged the other train
Travellers westward over the Big -Four
sometimes wonder why slender volun.
teer seems prominent In helping tho
switchmen attach the dining car at one
OF the terminals. IL they happen to In
auire. the men reply: why. that's Johns
boy, the conductor those buns put In the
clear that pay day last year."-The Cen
fury.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

GERMANY Is DISSATISFIED.
Thinks Her Rights Were Disre-
Harded in African Treaty.

Copyright. 1899 by the Associated Press.
BERLIN April 2-Certain papers and
satisfaction with the terms OF the Anglo
French African convention. and the Col
onial Society a It's annual meeting at Dant-
zig passed resolution asking the govern
ment 10 protest against it's ratification as
by its terms German rights in the Gandu
country. around Lake IChad ard In kano
ana kokoto. are intringed.
Several papers take up tho cry and an
nounce interpretations on the subject when
the reichStag re4sSembles
The socialist party is being disrupted in
ternally In consequence of a book written
by Herr Bernstein. one OF its chief intoll!-
lecfual leaders. recently published, in when
the fundamental doci rine that the poor ara
constantly becoming poorer and that CAPT
tai is becoming more and more concen~
trafed, Is strikingfy dlsproved. The So
ciahstic press admit that II the claim is
correct the fundamental doctrine Of the
party is demolished bat the socialist pa-
pefs neither admit nor deny the truth OF
the allegations.
The non-socialistic press or the other
hand, point out that one by one the
socialist doctrines have shown their faia-
cies and II left alone. the socialist party
Will go 10 pieces.
Herr Bebei announced at socialist
meeting at Jena this week that II his par
~ splits. which he considers likely, an
other and much more radical party Will
come Into existence.
Official figures referring 10 Gernany's
foreign trade for February show that i'm
ports and exports We're larger than ever
before
Tie Hanover Courier publishes a seri-
Gus article or the subject OF the steamiog
Qualities Of the rev home~built warshfn.
which attracts much attention. II mentions
particularly the recently finished Kaiser
Friedrich Ill. t5e Bertha ard the t;azeile
asserting that Their boilers arc useless ana
are beng replaced. The writer OF the ar
Gcles gives specific pruof Of his state
TnsDts, and furnishes details On the subject
The SO-Calie3 anti-strike bill. which has
been officially dubbed '''rhe hill TO profec.
taose who are willing 10 work" In which
the emperor - strongly represented lis al
last ready for introduction N the reich
sag soon after the holidays.
ISliors Jacobs nn2nagtrg director Of he
California CanueriPs Company ia here con-
fcrtiHg with Mt ~ 1.te with he view of
s0duciug me am oAs%ador 20 a pproacb t4e
government with thR object Of securing y
reduction ~ the present enerua0uS duty uf
p marks par hUHUresiwe}gft. which il -
c.a.3wtS. IS alg0ost equal IN the value 81
the goods themselves M Jacobs Gains
taat r. .He duty lS reduced large trade
IN CAif 5T1ia canned frltit can b. done with
Germany. NJ. " 1{te informed MIN .hat
the only hope fPF reduction III thu duty
was IN tne r-e lproeity negotiations now in
progress q! Washington
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

LeSes Her sail. i'm Typhoon and
RioNa over to Hawaii

HONOLULU. March - via Steamer
Nippon Mara 90 San Francisco. April q
Eight days under bare poles carried along
by tae wind and sea at m" rate OF 1--WE
knots an hour With anchors gone fore
t0pfaast wrenched and useless water sup
plV gone nv the casks burning frbfn fri,,-
ton between them aud their stanchions
a. the vessel tossed and pitched such
WAS the preSicauenf % the Japanese
schooner Riushuf MARI with tho seven
teen souls aboard. walch put tnto this port
In distress on the ed
She sailed from Tokyo December q on 4
shark fishing cruise. and January II WAS
struck ny n westerly gale which .!rova
her before 81 Unable 10 beat hack TO ia
pan aGatnst this wind tho shaoner was
forced "a try ~ make Wake Island and
eventually made Honolulu
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

just Read the News of Her Lovers
Death Before Mal0los.

WICHITA. Kan. April Miss Mary
Wilson Il prominent young society woman
OF Augusta, committed suicide on learning
hat Ava Dix. her lover. had been killed
on the battlefield Of Nalolos.
Alva Dix was private In Company G.
Twentieth Kansas volunteers Before ne
enlisted he was a prosperous miner in WI l..
son county and just before he Joined his
regiment became Miss Wilson's affianced
lover.
Miss Wilson graduated recently from
Nassar while her sweetheart was on his
way 20 the Philippines.
Yesterday she saw her lovers name In
the llst ~ the Killed. Last night when she
retired she wrote = note 10 her father and
mother and took a dose OF morphine that
ended her life.
The young people were to have been mar
ried IN June.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
.DEWEY'S TARGET PRACTICE
DETAILED REPORT ON THE HITS
MADE At BATTLE OF. MANILA.
Critical Examination Of the Hulls
Of the Sunken Spanish ships
shows That They Were Riddled
by q Perfect storm Of Shells.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-LAeut. John
NJ Elliott. the intelligence officer OF the
Baltimore, has forwarded tosthe navy de-
partment under date OF January !, 1889.
a report on the effects of the gunfire OF
Dewey's feet upon Spanish war vessels
in the battle OF Manila. The report is
based upon a personal examination of all
vessels, personal conversations with OFF,
GERS aboard and extracts from Admiral
Montejos official report. It describes In
detail the effect of every shot from the
American fleet and proves that MonteJo'S
vessels were riddied by a perfect storm
OF shot and shell from the American
guns. There was a much larger percen-
tage OF hits al Manila than at Santiago.
This Is accounted for by the fact that
Dewey's feet made a deliberate attack
with most of the enemy's ships at rest,
while the appearance of Cervera's fleet
'at Santiago was unexpected and 1t was a
running fight. Lieut.. Elliott makes the
following summary of the number and
size OF the shots which struck each of the
Spanish vessels.
Cristina, five S-inch five 5{nch and
thirteen other large shells; seven g.
Founders and nine other projec,ies. Cas-
tilia, two 6-inch, twelve 5-inch, four
other large Shells three 6-pounders and
sixteen other sma.4 shells Survivors also
tell of three s-inch shells which burst
on the Oriop deck forward, anidSllip and
aft. causing fires that could not he con-
trolled. Don Antonio de Ulloa, four s.
inch, three 6-incr one 5-inch and fourteen
other large shells, ten 6-pounders and
one other small she'll Don Juan de Aus
tria, two e-lnch or Sinch. four 6-nch. five
6-poundevs and two other small shells;
ISia de Luzon. three hits before she re-
tired behind the arsenal and was sunk
by her own crew. Isia de Cuba. to which
Monteio transferred his flag after the
cristna was abandoned, four 6-pounders
and one of unknown caliber. (She. too,
was sunk by the Spaniards) Marquis Del
Duero, one 2inch. one 6inch and three G.
Founders. Velasco took no part In the
action. but was hit by A stray shell and
sunk by the Spaniards, The Argos
was also out Of the fight. but was struck
by large shell and was scutied by the
Spaniards.
rne total number OF hits observable was
III. bat there were doubtless many others.
especially o. small cailber. through the
rigging and burned structures OF the ships
After painstaking inquiry, Lieut.. Elliott
makes the following report of casualties:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Important Ruling on the Question
of Res Judicata,

Special Dispatch 10 the Poai-InteIligencer
fHEHAlsls, April "A case OF more
cided by the supreme court being that Of
Il. NJ. Long e. uA. and Frank +. Rash
plaintiffs and appellants W. Charles Eis-
tnoeis q uxr defendants and respond
cnta. from Jefferson county. 1t involves
the question OF res Judlcat4. and viii De
a leading enc.
Years ago Bash and E1senbeis pur-
chased ga acres % land near Point Wn-
son, taking title tn Eiseubeia name ami
selling The land In partnership All bun
sssl acres If the land was plated and put
on the market during pors Towns M :
boom days. E...scnbess finally refused tn
account further for proceeds, and Bash
sued for an accounting ana 10 rrscni me
contract. lie Won the case. and got
Judgment, but .n having Judgment entered
his attorneys failed 20 get All they are en-.
oi!*d 20. The money proceeds were al
slded. and The unsold portions 81 plated
land were paFtitioped. hut for some rea-
soa no mention vas made Of the ii acres
Of implanted land. An appeal Was taken
bat had % be dismissed for want of a
statutory bond. anu the time for apneaI-
.ag passed by before a uew appeal could
ho taken.
Then 1t wss that the attorneys In tina
present ceHe we're called in. Allen Weir ~
tiy tnpsst and Mayor T. J. Humcs Of Sc
~tt!e 4Re% brought suit t. quiet tllle
ana Tor possession o! tho starre tract q
land. and for damages for unlawful .3.yAr,-
tion. t:.sennels' attorney. Judga n
Coleman. cf Port Townsend .sst an a r4}e,
thai the matter had been previously al
l4dcated between tho same parties, and
tAaf the plaintiffs were estapuet from r.
opening IL, The case WAS 1eci led in niS
favor Ia the superior court ana f,l,its,.qf .
appealed. Meanwhile the United S.af.e
EttNe, nfne1t condemned the lGaf had i
appraised and pad the APPRAISED vastle
tN0F s}a's', Mto TIE registry 81 Judge
NaufoTG= Coart. where il has eve x3r,S@
remained .eeEtinE q - Element g he Hfi-
e*iaon !u I5e state couits The casa Ms
dtSaTl au1 s,,o1 .ttra ta rht ~,.Br,.-sfa
c"4rt on November l@ last. aial vas hafs
-t-s"r A1Fts eF1*snt tH.-a ever Sinra -s,,-ss
YESTERDAY The outcome 5 a Sec size an;
81 -2asc Nie;ory .oS tae plaintiffs at1o7-
UEyA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
COLLISION ON TUE FRONTIER.
Turkish and bulgarian soldiers En-
gage ia Fierce Fight

VIENNA. April a sgvfruz collision
has taken place between bulgarian and
Turk s1 frontier guards at kozs AgaA. he
tween JAwb5E. Eastern RuUnne a and
ASriargCc.e OF ne hanks - the Toouia
tsfFy-Slx En'ls~ Snuta 81 jambc.l
Accord .ng "a = DISPATCH from sofia can
Ifa. y Bulgaria. tHe Turks attacked a
weak halgRr an OUTPOST, 5st ne Ruf
gATsauS s.3e4 Dy armed Inhabitants -
pulsed Their axsatiants AFTER q t3erce fight
B3ta sides suffered losses 81 killed ara
wa1aa@3.
TIE Turks he dispatch SAYS. were s~ss
iFs = seCiiTe position hitherto aa3d hy
tEe - <afizns
k8zw. AgUB = ne ~allwav ssation near
est the Turkish f~onr3er In Bulgarian te-rf-
tGry. ard Is would b@ ar important SRA
teSse point FOR TggSeY x sne desired 70
Eo9T troops into Bulgaria
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

Rapid Increase i'm IRA the and Generar
Effirienry

The remarkable feature Of the United
states street railway mall service sass
the Street Railway Review is the increase
III efficiency. The report OF the general su-
partntendsDt Of the railway mail service
SHOWS that In lSH with but seven more
routes. SIX more ears and ten more derks
iF1an In is9s. the humber OF pieces % mail
banded daily Was over three Tires ms
many and the number Of closed pouches
handled per day was increased sver 10
per cent The number Of ELECTRIC and
cable lines handling only closed pouches
was Increased about . per cent. the
miles Of route over ~ per cent. and ne
number os pouches handled nea4y ~ per
cent.
street railway postal cars In iSe were
Fun on iss - miles Of routes made over
$4,000 car miles and handled g. ssf pieces
of mail and E@ closed pouches daily. On
stree, railways having no postal cars
nearly two million car miles were rum
and !. "a ciose<! pouches handled per day
AEreeshiy DisappM nted-
sidney had been dining STAT with mis-
parents aud had eaten as heartily az any
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
SAMUEL MAILER SHOT.
Was Ticket settler With the Buf-
fato RlI show

NEW NoHk spru s-Sasnuel Haller =
lars 30 ticket SELLER vita tsU9ajo Bars
VITA West show wa~ sNct arr 0~oNe hlr
~ affai.y @'t.t ir.f thts atgerroor bv Waf.
'aa II HoGanH. Taers = u7sacA RVS terv
@ts4st sae shooting hut the part eS had
becn asluktu& tfu iaaa WHO escaped a
Ghs proprietor e t.ty Na.5ana. Hor~s. ~
cea1&t. q pfe. :Q1u lu Montreal
HA}ier "a sss8 20 have Genre u good fam.
yv Ia lf.ra ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

WANT MORE TERRITORY.
HonrkopE Authorities Putting
Pressure on the Chinese

PEkINCs April 2-~The Hongkong au-
thorlglsS are pressing fer an extension -
territory coded 10 Great Britain by the
treaties of Canton and Marking on the
ground tAat more land is needed for gov
eminent BUILDINGS.
They propose TO build q custom house FOR
the collection Of Chinese revenues and
promise 20 increase the opium duties
t4ensn annually Il the extension IS
granted. In ease OF refusal. they threaten
30 remove ths Chinese customs house from
British territory