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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

Store will be open evenings, COM
mencing Saturday, December 9th,
with music, as usual. by the best
Hawaiian talent. A new feature this
year will be our special tables-No.
|, presents for TO-; No. 2, presents
Tor 25c; No. 3, presents for soc; No.
4, presents for 81 You are all in
vited to make us a call, whether
buviug or not.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

II the doctors who favor the pla-
que theory are right in their dag
nosis we would like to hear an ex.
plauation from them in regard to
the sudden stop Of the disease. The
inspectors of the Board OF Health
say that Chinatown is'in a horrible
sanitary condition and that it would
be impossible to clean the quarters
now although the nuisance is being
partially abated by the use OF disin-
fectants And yet no new cases
have occurred in that "plague-strick-
en-" district where 10000 Asiatics are
huddled together in filth and want
of pure air. Do the "plagus doc
tors" mean to say that the disease
was stopped by the bayonets of the
volunteers2 Will DR.. Hoffman,
seriously write an article to any
German medical journal and say
show we stopped the plague in Ho-
nolulu at the point of Kragh-
Jorgensen rifle" So long as the
filth is in Chinatown in the degree
as described by the Board of Health
inspectors so long would the plague
have remained among them even if
it would not have killed the haoles,
the rats, and that little guinea pig.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

The concert al w. w. Dimond q
Co.'s Saturday evening, in spite OF
the lnclement weather, drew forth
quite large crowd and the clerks
were kept busy most of the time
serving the wants OF patrons. AS
for the singing, which was by the
Emerald Glee Club, it was very
pleasing, an improvement on a
fyrmer occasion. The singers we're
stationed 10 the alley way and the
sound OF music waited through the
whole of the spacious store.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18
In THEIR STOCK YOU WILL
3 . SEE . :

RICH CUT GLASS from three best
factories in U. S. A.; STERLING
SILVER WARE, Reed Il Barton's
and Whiting Mfg, Co e; (First-class
engraving done in connection with
this Department.; BOHEMIAN
GLASSWARE in crystal gold and
colors; BRONZES, ORNAMENTS,
FIGURES, FANCY CHINA, use
full and ornamental, OF German,
French and English manufacture;
HAWAIIAN SOUVENIR CHINA;
JARDINIERES and FANCY
FLOWER POTS, in all sizes; POT
TERIES, VASES, Etc, from 20 diff
ierent factories-10c. up.
Dinner Sets, Breakfast Sets, Tea
Sets, Toilet Sets, all prices. Piano
Banquet and Hanging Lamps; Onyx
Tables; Plated Table Silverwsre
(Reed & Bartons and other makes);
Table Cutlery; Kitchen Outfits, in
cluding Jewel Stove, for S25; Cur
ney Ice Boxes, So; Standard Blue
flame Wickless Oil Stoves-see them
in operation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

In his opening remarks DIR. Cooper
stated the object of the meeting and
without Offering any opinion in re
the plague pointed to the costly
even dangerous experiment it would
have been II thu doctors, pronounce
ing Honolulu an infected port,
should have made mistake and the
federal authorities place our ship
ping in quarantine as they naturally
will when DR., Csrmichael's report
reaches San Francisco.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

On Saturday evening Dr. Cooper, /,
president of the Hawaiian Medical
Association, called meeting OF the
members to discuss the disputed
question whether the real bubonic
plague has been here. Nearly all
the members OF the medical frater-
nifty in town responded to the call,
and about one-half left feeling sure
that the other half we're lot of
ignorant fools and vice versa, AL
though no result, visible to the
naked eye or any bacteriologist, was
attained we think the people feel
grateful to Dr. Cooper for causing
an expression OF the physicians W no
differ to be published.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18
MONDAY, DEC. 10, 1899.
WHO Is RIGHT.

There has been quite breeze in
the medical circles Of Honolulu, and
we hope the breeze will have the ef-
feet of causing better sanitary con-
ditions, cleansing the town and even
adopting the size of cyclone in
blowing into the sea the petty jeal-
ousy aud chickering's of the learned
M. DIS who make the people weary.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

DR.. Day tried to be facetious and
until he was "sst on" addressed the
chairman as "His Honor" insinuat-
ing that the proceedings we're those
of a Court and that the free dis
cussion was simply the usual SQUAD
BILE between lawyers talking against
each other for fee.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18
I x L HACK STAND.

THE HACKS OF THIS STAND ARE
il not in Quarantine, although the Stand
is within the prescribed limits. Ring up
Telephone 81 as usual and itwill be inn
mediately answered, as the Hacks are
within easy call. 13Sl-t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

The funeral Of Johu A. Hassiuger,
Jr., took place yesterday afternoon
from The family residence aud was
largely attended by he numerous
friend Of the decea-ed and his family.
The Rev. Alexander Mackintosh off
ciated. The intermen; took place
at the Nuuauu Cemetery and the
pail bearers we're Ernest Ross, Gro.
Fuller, Douald Ross, John S,psr,
VIM, Sjper, A. w Judd, and w.
Schmidt Ed. A. Williams had
charge OF the funeral.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

Drs. Cooper, Raymond and Others
come in when they say "wait, until
we are sure" Hy
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18
GIFTS FOR
EVERYONE


Beg to announce that they are now
better prepared than ever before to
meet the wants Of the people. In
their large, varied aud we'll selected
stock gifts can be found to suit
everyone. Having made a study OF
the Gift business, even the most fssti-
dious will bp pleased with the man
ner in which heir purchases are pre-
pared and delivered.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18

Mrs. r. w, Meyer, widow OF the
late we'll known Agent OF the Board
Of Health, died at her home at Ka
lac, Molokai, last Tuesday, and was
buried on the following Wednesday
The dec-ssed was Hawaiian by
birth, aud about 20 years of age aud
highly respected and loved by all
who knew her She WAS surrounded
at h. last moment by her Ten chill
dren and severs grand children.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Circuit Court 90 Maui has
disposed of lis pig calendar and
jurors and officials viii he able to
spend Christmas at their homes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08

The French are growing more and
more ardent in their sympathy for the
South African Republic. Many Boer
flags have been distributed in Paris.
England is still without details of the
great battle at Modder river and even
an estimate of the total British casual
ties is still impossible. That the slaugh.
ter was enormous cannot be doubted
Gen. Methuen himself was wounded
and Col. Northcott and Lieut.. Col
Stopford are among the dead. The
British advance is now within 20 miles
of Ladysmith.
Latest advices say that the revolution
in Colombia is spreading and gaining
strength.
A dispatch from Manila says that
Gen. Lawton was at Bambong, 90 miles
south of Bayombong. He was in tele-
graphic communication with the insur-
gents, and the commanders of the OPP
posing forces were considering PROPOSE
tions looking to the surrender of the
rebels to the Americans. A provisional
government has been established at
Zamboanga. Aguinaldo's secretary of
the treasury and director of railways
have been captured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
DISASTROUS WRECK.
Trains Crash Into Each Other at Pa
terson, N. J.-SiX Killed and
Fs L Many Injured. E&ta

New York, Nov. 30.-The east-bound
Buffalo express on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western railroad, while stand
ing outside the station at the Van Win
kle street crossing at Paterson, n.
j., Wednesday night, was run into by
swiftly moving accommodation train
bound from Phillipsburg, n. j., to Jer-
sey City. AT least six people were
killed and there are now 90 injured at
the hospital in Paterson, of whom some
will probably die, while some of those
not seriously injured were able to go to
their destination.
The Buffalo express was waiting for
local train to move that had been de-
layed at the station, and the Phillips
burg accommodation was following the
express but short distance behind.
The two rear cars of the express were
broken to pieces, mostof the passengers
on them being either Killed or injured.
The engine of the Phillipsburg train
was completely wrecked. the engineer
and fireman escaping by jumping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
Personal AND POLITICAL.

George W. Cooper, of Columbus, Ind,
As years old, who represented the Fifth
Indiana district in congress from 1883
to 1894, died at a hospitalin Chicago.
Samuel H.. Ebert, governor of Colo
RADIO in 1878, died at Galveston, Tex,
aged &c years.
Charles Coghlan, the eminent actor
and author, died in Galveston, Tex,
aged Sc years.
Rev. II. II. Howell, noted Welsh min
lister and editor of the Friend, the off.
cial organ of the Welsh church, died in
Columbus, o., aged SO years.
Thomas w. Upton, who represented
Nebraska in the United States senate
for eight years, died in Washington,
aged SO years.
At a meeting in Chicago of the execu-
tive committee of the silver republicans
it was decided to hold a presidential!
nominating convention in 1900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
Synopsis of the Annual Report of
Prof. w. l.. Moore, Chief of This
Valuable Service.

Washington, Dec 1.-The annual report
of Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of United
States weather bureau, deals largely with
the work of the bureau in announcing the
tempestuous weather of the closing months
of 1885, and in the exploration of the upper
air by means of kites and clouds observa-
tions.
No destructive marine storm occurred
without the danger warnings of the bu-
reau preceding the storm. Probably the
most severe storm within the memory Of
the living swept along the Massachusetts
coast on November 1921, 1883, entailing, a
loss of at least 200 lives and many vessels.
Hundreds of craft sought safe anchorage
on the advice of the weather bureau.
Climate and crop services have been es-
tablished in both Cuba and Porto Rico, and
the organization is far enough advanced on
both islands to issue weekly and monthly
bulletins giving the condition of the crops
as affected by the weather.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
THE PENSION LAWS.
Secretary Hitchcock Makes Some
mendations-Other Ex-
tracts from His Report.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The annual report
of Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock,
while summing up the work in all the bu-
reaus, is of special interest by reason of
its statements regarding pension policies
AT the close of the fiscal year there were
99l,519 pensioners, a decrease of 2,195 dur
ing the year. The average annual value
OF all pensions was $13274 The Spanish
war probably will increase the pension roll
during the current fiscal year.
Secretary Hitchcock urges legislation to
definitely construe the act of June q, 1890,
relating to Widows pensions. Regarding
this he says: I'm order to more exactly de-
fine the words means of support / approve
the recommendation of the commissioner
of pensions that the act of June q, 1890, be
so amended that a pensionable status be
granted to widows whose income, indie
pendent of the proceeds of their daily labor
is not in excess of $3.50 per annum." The
report also recommends legislative author
ity for biennial examinations of pension
ers; legislation prohibiting the payment of
amy compensation whatever to pension
attorneys and agents for any service in
connection with any claim or proceeding
under the pension laws, except such as may
within certain limits fixed by congress be
allowed by the commissioner of pensions
and paid from the pension money as now
provided with respect to claims for pen
sion,' and for the delivery free of any
part paid letter or packet addressed to pen
sion agencies. -
Attention is called to the phenomenal in
crease in railway traffic in the last two
years, amounting approximately in in
creased earnings in 1899 over 1898 to $9,00O,-
900, and the previous year to $23,000,O0O, the
increase being only limited by the lack of
cars to carry products.
During the fiscal year ended June 80, 1899,
the public lands disposed of aggregated
$780, 16 acres.
The total cash receipts during the year
amounted to $S,070, "a, an increase of
9214216.
The total area of public lands is approx
mately fixed at 1,OS2, 1873, 221 acres, of which
1923, 308, 06S acres are undisposed Of and 1872
$50, 153 acres have been reserved for va
rious purposes. 90
Excluding $500 Indians in New York and
e., 800 embraced in the five civilized tribes,
the Indians number approximately 1S1, $50,
as against 1922 reported last year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Extracts from the Report of Com
missioner Wilson - Estimated
Revenues for Next Year.

Washington, Nov. go. Commissioner
George w. Wilson, of the internal revenue
bureau, in his report to the secretary of
the treasury of the operations of his Of
flee for the fiscal year ended June &c. 1899,
shows that the receipts from all sources
aggregated s273, 4S4,573, an increase over the
preceding year of So, 617,0OO and an in
crease Of 49, 579 over the estimate of the
commissioner made one year ago. The re-
ceipts from the several sources of revenue
during the last fiscal year, and the in
crease or decrease in each as compared
with the year 1898, are given as follows
Spirits $99 2S3, 534; increase, Sc, 1885, 34. To-
bacco, $50, 1873 207; increase, SIG, 1852, 6S5 Fer
mented liquors, $6S, ga, sos; increase, $780,
129,137 Oleomargarine, $1,956,61S; increase,
$640S3S. Filled cheese, $1S,09S; increase,
s1.579. Mixed flour, $3.50 claw not in force
last year,. Special taxes not elsewhere
enumerated 1892, 1913 Qaw in force only
small part of last Year,. Legacies and dis
tributive shares of personal property,
81 ,235, 495; stamp taxes under schedule A
of the war revenue act, $3S,61S0S1 me-
dicinal proprietary articles and prepara-
tons required to be stamped under sched-
ule B of the act, S5,219,737.
The collections by districts during the
year where the amount collected is over
$S,000,000 are given as follows: Illinois, $47,-
$780, 23; New York, 1880; Pennsyl-
vania, $23,335,573; Kentucky, $22,215 ,234;
Ohio, 81, 341, O65; Indiana, $l7,2l3,0IO; Mis-
souri,, 16,S69,075; Wisconsin, SO, 467, 065: Mas
sachusetts, sS,153,62O; Maryland, Delaware,
District of Columbia and two counties in
Virginia, sS13O,409; New Jersey, $S074, 261.
The total amount expended in the col
lection of revenues during the last fiscal
year was 81, 591, 74. or LES per cent. of the
collections. This percentage of cost is the
smallest that has ever been reached in
the history of the bureau. For the fiscal
year 1898 the cost was 2.29 per cent. of the
collections The estimated expenses for
the next fiscal year are $4,S77, $40, a slight
increase over the last year.
In addition to the statement of the re-
ceipts for the last fiscal year figures are
presented showing that the receipts for
the first four months of the current year
amounted to SOB, 109,4S5, an increase over
the receipts for the corresponding period
last year of $9,37S,307. While it may be pos
sible, the commissioner says, that this
large ratio of increase will be maintained
during the current year, he is of opinion
that it will not be wise to anticipate such
result. All things considered, the COM
missioner estimates that the receipts from
all sources for the present year will ap-
proximate s2S5,OOO,O00, which is about SILL
500, 0G0 in excess of the receipts for the year
closed June &c. 1899.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
VICTORY DEARLY BOUGHT,
British Loss at Battle of Gras Pan
Nearly 2O0-Gen. Methuen s7-.r.
Wounded in Battle.

London, Nov. ga dispatch has
been received here from Gen. Butler
giving a list of the casualties among the
troops engaged in what was hitherto
known here as the battle of Gras Pan,
but which is now officially designated
the battle of Enslin. 1t proves, as an
ticipated, that the British success was
heavily bought. The losses announced
Tuesday, added to the naval brigade
grand total of 1913 as the cost of Gen.
Methuen's second battle. The York
shires, apparently, bore with the naval
brigade the brunt of the fighting, as
there were, in addition to three of the
officers, 4S of the rank and file killed,
wounded and missing. The fact that
the list contains the casualties of the
Ninth lancers seems to dispose of the
fears that the cavalry was surrounded
and captured especially as none of
the Lancers are reported missing.
New York, Dec. IA dispatch to the
World from London says: The casual
ty list of the Modder river fight is
awaited with the keenest anxiety. A
rumor is current that the English
losses, including both the killed and
wounded, probably were 500. Distress
ing scenes were witnessed about the
war office, where relatives of the Off
GERS and men engaged in the battle
waited in agonizing suspense for news.
1t is understood that the war Office re-
ceived the first rough estimate of the
casualties at six p. M, but refused to
give out any information.
London, Dec. lit is officially an
nounced that Gen. Methuen was among
those wounded at the battle of Modder
river. @ So
Gen. Methuen, it developed later,
was Slightly wounded by a bullet
which inflicted flesh wound in the
thigh. saEH a u
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
FOREIGN.

Latest reports from Ladysmith give
promise of important battles, but cable
communication is again interrupted by
the British authorities. Gen. Methuen
is believed to be pushing northward,
while the Beers are moving down from
Kimberley, and the opposing forces are
certain to come together in deadly con-
fict. From Natal and Cape Colony
nothing is given out and it is held that
the situation is practically unchanged.
A Manila dispatch says that Col. Bell
scattered the entire rebel force under
Gen. Alejandrino and all their artillery
and ammunition were captured. This
defeat scatters the last remaining or
ganized portion of Aguinaldo's army.
Col. Webb Hayes and 300 men of the
Thirty-frst volunteer infantry arrived
on the transport Manauense. The vcs-
sci was struck by severe storm after
she left Honolulu and narrowly escaped
laundering with all on board.
The branch of La Banque Rationale
at Montgomery, Quebec, was robbed
of all it's funds, about $4,000. .s4
Gen. Otis advices to the war depart
ment show that the troops are pushing
rapidly ahead and indicate that the de-
moralization of the insurgents is COM
plete. So far as known, the only for
midable force is that left in Cavite prov
ince under Gen. Tryas and that operat-
ing in Panay.
Gen. Methuen defeated the Boer force
of 5000 at Modder river. The battle
was the bloodiest of the century. The
British shelled the enemy out of the
trenches and then charged and the re-
suit was terrible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
A CLOSE CALL.
NARROW Escape from FOundering of
Transport Manauense-Surren
der of Filipino General.

Manila, Nov. 29.-The transport Man
auense, with Lieut.. Col. Webb Hayes
and three companies of the Thirty-frst
infantry or board, has arrived here.
She narrowly escaped disaster. The Of
ficers and sailors were for IL days bail
ing with buckets. The steamer was
unseaworthy, undermined and short
of provisions.
Her engines broke down and she
rolled three days in a typhoon.
The Manauense sailed from San
Francisco October 26 for Manila.
Manila, Nov. 29.--Col. Bell has de-
feated and scattered the brigades of
Gen. Alejandrino and Gen. San Miguel.
The engagement took place on the
summit of a mountain, the insurgents
being so confident of the impregna-
bility of their position that they had
their families with them. The Amer
leans captured all the enemy's NUM-
tions and artillery.
Manila, Dec. 2.-Gen. Conon surren-
dered 500 officers and men with rifles,
several American and 70 Spanish pris-
province of Nueva Vizcaya, to Lieut..
Monroe, with so men of the Fourth
cavalry.
B Washington, Dec. 2.-Considerable
interest is felt here in the news that
the insurgents at Bayombong have
surrendered, particularly as the num-
Der is said to exceed that captured by
the United States troops at any one
time. Bayombong is the city to which
Aguinaldo at one time contemplated
retreating for the purpose of locating
the rebel capital, after he was forced
to flee from Tarlac, but the American
troops pressed him so hard that he
was unable to carry out his intention.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Gen. Otis adj
vices to the war department Friday
show that the advance into the interior
is being vigorously pushed and the
American troops continue to drive
back and dispense the scattered bands
encountered. He states that Capt.
Warwick, Eighteenth infantry, was
killed in an engagement at Passi,
Iloilo province, on the Goth inst.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
Decide Against Roberts.

Washington. Dec. 1.-The advisory
committee. consisting of Representa-
tives Hepburn, of Iowa; Taylor, of Ohio;
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Moody, of
Massachusetts; Long, of Kansas, and
Payne, of New York, appointed by Col.
Henderson to consider the Roberts case,
has reached decision. and by ma
jority vote will recommend that the
Utah member be prevented from taking
the oath of office and that his case be
referred to the elections committee.
The objection to Mr.. Roberts being
sworn in will be based on the charge
that he has been convicted of polygamy
and served a term in prison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
A Daring Thief,

Charleston, S. c., Dec. Am I'M
known white man, closely masked, held
up the two messengers in Southern
Express company car Friday night and
under cover of revolver compelled
them to give up $1,700 in cash. Eight
thousand dollars in another safe was
overlooked by the outlaw, who accom-
plished his work without any aid. The
robbery took place near Branchville,
S. c.. on the Southern railway.