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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06
Business for the Coroner.

A. Harrington, private OF Com
pany M, Goth Regiment, u S. A., on
board the transport Scandal, COLI
ded on Saturday afternoon with a
hack while riding bicycle. The
accident took place on Smith street
aud resulted fatally the soldier re-
ceiving injuries to which he event
ually succumbed. The hack was
driven by Joe Kalana, careful and
experienced driver. Mrs. jesse Kaae
was his sfare." In the collision a
shaft struct the soldier in the alb
domen inflicting the injury from
which he died. Instead OF taking
the man to the hospital at once he
was taken on board the steamer and
when the doctors there realized the
serious nature of the wound he was
beyond human help.
The remains were buried to-day
from E. A. Williams undertaking
parlors.
A coroners' jury was empanelled
yesterday and verdict will be given
tomorrow. Kalana was arrested
and charged with furious and heed
less driving, and Mrs. Kaae who was
treated in the most outrageous and
brutal manner by the police was
locked up and charged with obstruc.
ting the police. The cases will be
heard on Wednesday.
The coroner and jury also sat on
the body of w. Hansen, carpenter
on board the Star of Russia, who
met his death by drowning while
bathing in the harbor. A verdict oil
accidental death was rendered, the
unfortunate man being sufferer
from heart disease.
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N. s. SACHS dry GOODS COMPANY, LTD.
The Circuit Court.

Judge W. L. Stanley presided
over the opening of the February
Term of Court this morning, and
the attendance of members OF the
Bar was unusually large, there being
about fifty present. The Calendar
of about 100 cases having been call
ed and dealt with recess was taken
until | 80 p. IN.
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SPECIAL MEETING.

A MEETING OF THE sToOKHoLD.
N errs of the Palama Cooperative
DAY EVENING, Feb. 7th, at 1880 O'Clock,
at the office of T, b. Murray, on King
Street. AT which time reports will be
read, and action taken in regard to delin-
quent stock. A full attendance is desired.
I. b. MURRAY,
President.
GEORGE CAVANAUGH,
1l12-lw Secretary.
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Gard of Thanks.

The widow and family of the late
w. l.. Holokahiki, wish to express
their heartfelt thanks to all the kind
friends who joined them in sympathy
in their sad bereavement as we'll as
for kind attentions and numerous
floral offerings.
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Married.

BERGER CLARK.-At Waikiki, Feb.
l, 1899, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
j. M. McChesney, by the Rev. d. ID.
Parker, Capt. II. Berger, OF Homo
lulu, to Miss Rose Margaret Clark,
of Christie Church, New Zealand No
cards.
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White Dress Goods at reduced
prices at Sachs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

KentucBy's famous Jesse Moore
Whiskey, unequalled for its purity
and excellence. On sale at any of
the saloons and at Lovejoy 81 Co.,
distributing agents for the Hawaiian
islands.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

Princess Kaiulani writes to her
friends that she is greatly improved
in health and will return to town by
the first steamer which touches at
Kawaihae. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Parker will probably accompany the
Princess to Honolulu.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06
HOUSE TO LET

A FoUR-RooMED COTTAGE WITH
"A Kitchen, Dining Room and Bath
Room attached, and outhouses, situate at
Aala, is for rent or sale. For reference
apply at this office. ll11-1w
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Waimea rhubarb, celery, cabbage
and potatoes, Edgar Henriques
Masonic Temple.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

j. Lynch, sailor on board the
Scandal, will have to explain to-
morrow before the District Magis-
trate why he had 45 tins of opium
in his possession on Saturday night
and whether that is part of the al
lowance received from the commits
sariat department.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

Colored Dress Goods almost given
away at Sachs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

Capt. Carl Klemme has obtained
the lease of the new hotel to be
erected in front of the Orpheum
Theatre.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

George Lycurgus of Sans Souci
returned by the Kinau yesterday
evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

White and Colored Embroideries
at reduced prices at Sachs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

"Sidetracked" at the Orpheum to-
night. 1t was received with eclat on
Saturday night.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06
CORRESPONDENTS.
Is the Honolulu Post Office Properly
Conducted P

Conducted P
ED. The INDEPENDENT
About a month since [ called at
the Post Office, having inadvertent-
ly left the key to our box at home.
Finding the box contained some
mail called at the general delivery
window, where, for long time past,
very obliging Chinese young man
appeared to be the presiding genius
and who was ready on all occasions
to perform the duties supposed to
devolve upon anyone who might be
found at the window.
| found, however, a callow youth
recently out of his diapers, occupy
ing the place of the whylom Chi.
nese.
| asked him if he would please
hand me the mail out of box 1872,
He looked at me with establishment
and asked me why l did not get it
myself out OF the box.
l explained to him that had for
gotten the key when leaving home,
to which he replied, well, I'll hand
it to you this time, but, if you come
again without your key you will not
have it handed to you" Having
given his ultimatum he went and
got the letter for me. / told him |
thought he considered it great IA
vor, but that l did not look upon
in that light, as had we no box he
would be Obliged to hand out the
mail.
l told him I looked upon such
conduct with contempt, and that l
would report him to the Postmaster
General. Upon reflection, however,
| concluded to say nothing about
the matter, but accidentally meeting
the Postmaster General few days
later on the street gave him an ac-
count of the contretemps, to which
he replied that he was glad to be in
formed of all acts of discourtesy on
the part Of anyone connected with
the Post Office, remarkipg at the
same time that my age ought to be
a sufficient defense against such
outbreaks of vulgaritv.
Well, since then [ have been more
careful to have the key with me
when going for mail, but this morn.
ing, in my haste to be- in time fol-
he early closing Is a. M, | made
the same mistake and, seeing a let
ter in the box | went to the only
window open, that where stamps
were sold, and seeing Mr.. Kenakt
and a lady clerk at the window
asked il | could be obliged by the
delivery of it.
The woman spoke, saying ii wal
against the rules to hand mail from
any place but the general delivery
Here | was stuck again Well,
had a bundle OF papers, on which
stamps had not been placed, al
though | had the stamps in my
pockets, and being SO annoyed will
the exactions of the Post Office oil
ficials l made another mistake b,
dropping the bundle into the bo,
without stamping. Discovering m,
mistake l asked the clerk il sh
would call some of the idle clerks
two or three of whom | could Sc
standing idle. She replied that sh
had mo time" and that the mai
was all "made up" 1t so happene'
there were standing at my elbo,
two soldiers, one of whom had il
his hands two letters and a parcel
which he, apparently, thought h
would fail to get into the mail. TIL
clerk generously volunteered t.
take them from his hand and pei
form that service. This little Incl
dent will serve to show that "wher
there's will there's way"
| But bear in mind that these wer
young men, and belong to Uncl
Sans family, while l am an oil
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

The Senator and Ohio, which may
shortly be expected, will bring the
22nd q. S. Infantry, en- route to
Manila.
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Born.

WooD In Honolulu, Feb. A, 1899,
to the wife of DR.. @. b. Wood, son.
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GROCERY PHILOSOPHY.

1t isn't uncom mon at all for folks
to say "No old KONA coffee comes
here, and when discussing oil those
same doubters say "it's cotton-seed
OIL"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

They're right, there's nothing
genuine in the world, everything's
a sham, every person is hypocrite,
some folks think.
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ToNGAN STAMPS.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVER rs.
Il sued 10 for full set, cancelled or I'M
cancelled, including several odd South Sea
Islands. Also few large official envelopes
with Royal crest, out of date now, at 81
apiece. Address,
X. MoLENNAN,
Tonga, Friendly Islands
2. o. Box 81 1865 6m
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Shirt Waists at Sachs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

The police had a lively time on
Saturday night and several arrests
we're made for obstructing justice.
The police had the best OF the game,
however, except in one instance
where an officer fell in the hands Of
the Philistines and was deprived of
his belt, badge, buttons and baton.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

Mr.. W. Fl. Tell, one OF the best
known of Hawaiians, has accepted
the position OF night Waterman to
the Honolulu Carriage Manufactur-
ing Co. and Criterion Saloon, on
Fort street. Mr.. Tell hopes to ex-
tend his usefulness from his present
headquarters to the entire block as
far as Beretania street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

G.. d. Chicago waists and corsets,
Sachs g. Co., sole agents.
American Messenger Service,
Masonic Temple, Telephone IA.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-06

You have often heard it said "The
best fruits of California go east and
the ordinary is consumed at home"
Yet when speaking of coffees and
oliye oils, these same wise acres tell
you the choicest is kept at home
and the ordinary exported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Albany. April 22-Governor Roosevelt has signed
the following bills:
NJ f. Lewiss. legaliZing certain acts or the Mon
roe County Supervisors relative 10 the pubncation
of their official proceedings.
Senator Krum's authorizing savings banks or
the State to invest In the mortgage bonds or any
railroad which Is part OF a system or a railroad
operating in this State. and In those OF several
other roads specified I'm the law. ~,
MIR Ten Eyck's authorizing the Onondaga Board
county penitentIary property located In syracuse
Mr. Ueers providing that the Justices Court OF
EImira shall have authority to send its processes
TO any town i'm Chemung County.
Mr. Halocks, providing for a transfer tax clerk
I'm The Surrogate's Court. Suffolk County.
MIR Fishs changing the name OF the FIRST zap.
fist Church and Society OF Hamilton 10 the FIRST
Baptist Church of Hamilton.
Mr. FIsh's authorizing village trustees 10 pre-
scribe the width of tires on vehicles carrying
weight OF 1 800 pounds and upward.
Mr. Rodenbecks. amending the Rochester
charter relative to the issuing OF bonds Tor local
Mr. Rodenbecks amending the Rochester
charter relative TO the maintenance or the park
system. - A., 49,
for the completion OF the Troy and New England
Railway Company. ,,, -, A..
sewage Of Saratoga Springs. - 1,,,
Mr. Pickett's authorizing the Court OF tlalnls
TO determine the claim OF Andrew W. Morehouse:
Mr. Greenwood's. legalizing elections In towns az
which local option was voted upon: In which the
provisions OF the Election law relative 10 legal
notifications omitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

The following changes in the stations and duties
or officers of the Ordnance Department ordered:
First Lieutenant TRACY c. DICKSON is relieved At
Springfield Armory and will proceed to Rock Island
Arsenal for duty.
captain ORIN II. MITCHAM IL relieved at Rock Island
Arsenal and IL assigned 10 special duty pertaining 10
smckeless powders. with temporary station In New
York City.
Major JOHN I. GLEN. quartermaser. Will proceed 10
san Juan Porto Rico chief quarter master OF that
department 10 relieve Major John W. Pullman quar-
termaster
Second Lieutenant JOSEPH s. HEBRON. LIST Cavalry.
Fort Niobrara, Is detailed for duty with the
Cooks Inlet exploring expedition.
y NAVAL ORDERS.
Commander r. p. RODGERS Is ordered to the
Office OF Naval Intelligence.
Chief Engineer W. c. EATON is detached from the
Amphitrite to duty inspector of machinery Of the
kearsarge.
Commander J. r. MERRY is detached from the Boston
Navy Yard and ordered to Honolulu In charge OF
erection OF coal sheds etc.
Assistant Naval Constructor ". A. EvANS'S order CT
the 18th inst. detachlng him from the Crescent snip
Yard. Elizabehport, and directing him TO report
Mare Island Navy Yard. is revoked
Lieutenant s. NJ Strife is ordered the Independence
Passed Assistant Engineer 4. g. HAIsTEAD IS detached
from the Raleigh and ordered to the Amphiirite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
PRESIDENTS VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA.

Washington. April 22-The arrangements for the
trip Of the President and his party to Philadelphia
10 attend the unveiling OF the Grant statue next
Thursday nearly completed. The party will
leave this city early next Thursday morning, and.
arriving Philadelphia, will 90 to the Bellevue
Hotel. At o'clock they will attend the unwilling
ceremonies. and at o'clock will dine the Union
League Club At o'clock they will attend the ex-
ercses in the Academy of Music. on Friday morn
ing the President will aboard the Raleigh in the
hsrbor. No time has been set for the return to
Washington
In the third week in June the President will at
tend the commencement exercises at Mount Hol-
yoke Seminary. South Hadley. Mass, from which
his niece. Miss Grace Mckinley. will be graduated
at that time. 1t is possible that the President $
contemplated Western trip may follow immed-
stey his visit to Mount Holyoke although the
plans have not yet been perfected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
SESSION OF THE BEEF COURT.
DISPOSITIONS REGARDING THE POWELL
PROCESS AND GENERAL MILEss
INTERVIEW READ.

Washington. April 22.-The Beef Court OF In
quiry held brief open session to-day to listen
to the reading of dispositions and to take the
testimony Of Major James NJ. Lancaster Of the
4th Artillery. Major Lancaster said that while
his command in Porto Rico they ate only
native beef. and that 1t was relished. He ex-
pressed the opinion thSt live cattle could have
been landed at Baiquiri. basing his opinion on
the fact that while at Baiquir he landed 700
horses. He thought 400 800 cattle could
have been landed within twentyfour hours.
The dispositions read from Alexander
Powell. the owner of the Powell process for pre-
serving meat, and Earl d. Berry. reporter OF
THE New York Times" Mr.. Powell said that he
did not use formaIdehyde in his process and did
not know what 1t is Mr.. Berry was present
on January 81. when sydney Reid. of The Asso-
cated Press had an interview with General
Miles He said that he and Mr.. Reid compared
notes on the interview and that their accounts
agreed substantially.
The remainder OF the day was devoted to the
examination of testimony and to work on the
report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
A TAX on FRANCHISES.
GOVERNOR EXPRESSES VIEWS ON THE
FORD BILL~CHANGES WHICH MAY EN-
nANcEP IT'S PASSAGE

DANGER IT'S PASSAGE
Albany. April 20 (SpeciaD.-Governor Roose-
Welt stated to-day that he had been assured by
those who were competent to know that some
bill would certainly be passed by the Legis-
lature for the taxation Of the franchises OF cor
porations 1t would either be the Ford Fran
chse bill in amended form or the Rodenpeck
bill in an amended form.
The Governor said he had been told by
Sneaker Nixon that the rural members or the
Legislature desire an amendment made to Sena-
tor Fords Franchise Tax bill which would give
rural neighborhoods an increase OF income from
cornorations lie had told the leaders or the
LEGISLATURE that IL would not look well for one
bouse IN mass a franchise tax bill with such a
large majority and then to have another mouse
kill it.
The Governor said that he had not considered
Assemblyman Rodenbecks bill very CLOSELY ou'
II seemed to him that ii would tax the pei
sonalty rather than the realty OF corpora
tions Personally could easily escape taxatlon
by offsetting debts. On the otner hmiu' Ia tbis
Franchise Taxation bill taxed realty. anu shiS,
havond question could be executed. Beyond al
question also, the Ford FRANCHISE Ian ~. ~,
would give larger income 10 the ci'ie' "'N Wv
State. -. c,aoLar NIXON
"a other rnral Republicans. when they recon-
mended to the Governor that the Fora rah,' 80 =
Tax Hill should be amended 80 as 10 aiu ~
rural mart of the State. meant that SUM 20 a.,
OF the big fund which the cities VIII re S',d no
taxing the franchises of corpora'ons us re-
diverted TO the State Treasury. ana thus IT
love the taxation Of rural neighborhoous, 80
a change in the bill at this late hou' IA wv
sion may greatly endanger IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
ENTERTAINuENT FOR A FRESH AIR FUND

The Young Mems Union OF the Society for
Ethical Culture assisted by the Ladies' Commit
tee will hold it's annual entertainment for the
benefit of the Fresh Air Fund on Saturday even
ing at Sherry's The following have volunteered
their services: Miss Belle Newport contralto W.
Theodore Van YORK, tenor. and Bernard Sen
sheimer's string orchestra The concert viii be
followed by a one-act farce. entitled Lot A.
from the German of Won Moser. and Mario
Antoinette gavotte. The Fresh Air work oil the
union Is similar to that of other organized chhrl
ties being devoted to the establishment OF a
summer home to which city children can be taken
for a fortnghts outing each. The woTk IL non
sectarian. and the principal benehciaries IN the
past have been children recruited at branch or
CARNATIONS Of the society, such as me W9ihnE.
mans School the Crippled Children's Guild me
Hudson Guild for Boys and the Childrens Guiin'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
IDENTIFIED AT THE MORGUE.

CHARLES S ROE WAS A CHICAGO BUSINESS
MAN.
Charles S Roe, who found dead early on
Thursday evening in his room in a house In West
Fortieth-st., Chicago business man, and had
relatives who we'll known in San Francisco
He was related by marriage. also. 10 George T.
Finn of No 90 Halsey-st.. Brooklyn, who is the
general manager OF the subscription book depart
rnent of d. Appleton & Co 1t Mr.. Finn who
identified Mr.. Roe's body. which had been taken
to the Morgue Mrs. Finn read about the death in
a newspaper and at her suggestion her husband
went to the Morgue. Mir. Finn sent message at
once TO Mr. Roe's relatives in San Francisco.
A brother of Mr. Roe. the late George Roe, was
the president of the California Electric Light Com
pany and another brother Alfred A. Roe. is now
the secretary of the company. Charles S. Roe had
heen suffering a great deal from heart disease for
a wear Mr. Roe recently came from Hawaii. and
he was about TO start for Germany. because OF
his bad health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
BAGGAGE INSPECTION.
Me sMA1LEY on ABUSES WHICH Mr.. BlDwELL
SAYS HAVE CEASED TO EXIST

yr sMAILEY on ABUSES WHICH Mr.. BlDwELL
SAYS HAVE CEASED TO EXIST.
London. April 22.-George W. smaley's letter to
THE London Times" the subject of the New
York Custom House has been considerably COM
mented upon by other newspapers and is widely
renroduced He devoted column and half TO de-
scrbing the vexations of the Custom House, giving
examples of the nterrogatons Of travellers The
English papers specially reproduce a paragraph
IN which he says;
n the victim is a woman her bushes not
spared by the examiner. who turns her trunks in
side out on the dirty floor Of the dirty dock and
holds IN her most secret apparel TO the gaze or
erinnng detectives and disreputabe loafers
He SAYS that If a traveller cares to bride he may
easily escape payment of duty. and warmly praises
THE New-York Evening Post" as the one paper
which took up the matter in earnest, its reward
being a libel suit" Mr. smalley concludes:
do not know of anything in the tyranny of
treatment to which the Treasury and Custom
House subject the American traveller.
The St James Gazette" commenting on the
above. says:
Sow that the United states has realized the ex-
istence of another hemisphere. they will soon give
up their old-fashioned notions. appropriate to their
house Will disappear with all the refuse of the old
regime
Collector Bidwell said yesterday in regard TO the
above cable dispatch Mr. Smaley is only about
two months behind time in his description The
conditions TO which he refers did prevail but
weeks ago we secured such modification of the
regulations issued for carrying into effect the
law TO customs inspection of personal baggage
Of incoming steamship passengers that there are
now practically no complaints received from
turning travellers. AS 10 the allegations of BRIDE
taking by customs officers at this port | do not
think they well-founded / do believe how
ever. that there has been and Is good deal of
gratuity- taking. a person returning from Europe
obligatory
al every turn 10 bestoW tips-and nowhere is the
practice of eXtOrting such tips in active
operation than in Mr. Smalleys Merrie Eng
land-s naturally inclined 10 offer a gratuity here
TO the customs officer who examines and passes his
baggage The customs officer knows that 1t is
his duty not to receive such gratuiy, and should
promptly dismiss from the service any officer
proved to me to have accepted a tender of money
a tip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
HEBREW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE DINNER.

The sixth annual reunion and banquet OF the
Alumni Association OF the Hebrew Technical IN
stitute took place at the Broadway Central hotel
last evening. The affair thoroughly ENJOY
able one Edgar S. Barnay. the principal OF the
institute, presided. and among the guests were
Seth Low, the Rev. DR.. Gustav Gottheil. Charles
Hallgarten, Isaac n. seligman. Louis Stern. Abra-
ham Wolff Sigmund j. Bach. Henry S. Allen.
Leonard Lewisohn. s. l.. HOFFMAN, Joseph H.
Bloomingdale. Meyer s. Blumberg. Meyer Cushner.
Joseph l.. Genser Arthur Gross Max Loewen-
thai, Samuel Sass and William G. Sommerfed.
Seth Low responded 10 the toast industrial
Education" and the other toasts and speakers
were as follows Welcome" Edgar $. Barnex;
man; "The Faculty" Professor Morris Loeb; our
Alma Mater" William c. sommerfed "Twen .sth
Century Science" Max Loewenthal. and 'Ine
X9ur>xer Men" joseph Lsi4.x.