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sells boarded and papers examined, 20.0S9;
vessels seized and reported for violation
OF law. SOC; fines and penalties incurred BY
vessels reported S54.S66: vessels in dis
tTess assisted IL value Of vessels assisted
and their cargoes. s4.923.0S5; persons on
board vessels assisted 1920: persons in
distress taken on board and cared for. 20I.
The Secretary states that legislation il
behalf Of this service Is imperauvely need
ed 9 much larger number OF officers being
required 10 take the place OF those who
should be retired on account Of age
The report of the Commissioner of Navi-
cation shows that on June 30, 1900 the
merchant marine Of the United States.
including all kinds of documented ship
ping comprised %, 1873 vessels of 5.I64.S39
gross tons. an increase OF cos ships and
of 800, Sol gross tons. There were 1920
sailing vessels OF , 5OT. 042 tens. and : 053
steam vessels Of 2,s57.Te7 tons.
The Secretary states that this increase
has been almost wholly in the domestic,
coastwise trade. and that where foreign
compe itiou is met the tonnage Of Ameri-
can vessels has decreased from 2642. 62S
gross tons in 1851 TO S26 694 in 1900. He
states that the tonnage engaged in the for
eign trade Is less than at any time in the
past sixty years. For the past three years
American ships have carried annually only
per cent Of the countTy's exports and i'm
ports. He recommends the passage Of
Ship Subsidy bill.
Coast Survey Work
A detailed description of the Coast and
Geodetie Survey work is given
The Secretary recommends the passage
of the bill now before Congress to es-
tabIish a national bureau tor the stand
ardizing OF weights and measures. Re
lishn1ent. the Life-saving Service and
the Secret Service summarize the reports
of the heads of these bureaus.
The Secretary states that under the
law for Porto Rico passed last April the
exchange of Porto Rican currency for
United States money has been proceeding
rapidly. 1t is estimated that there were
from 5000 600 to 6646 600 pesos on the
island before the exchange and that few
now remain.
Refunding the PubIie Debt
A separate chapter of the report is de-
voted to the refunding of the public debt.
The Secretary quotes the law of March Il,
1900. authorizing the issuance of 2 per
cent bonds and details the work of sssu-
ing the bonds and the retirement Of the
older issue
Up to and including November 10, 1900,
there were received for exchange 1857
0S3, $50 of the three classes of bonds in
question, and an equal amount of the 2
per cent thirty-year bonds issued in their
place The saving in interest the pre-
MUM paid and the net saving resulting
from refunding operations up to and in
GLIDING November Is, 1900, were as fol-
lows: Saving of interest S43, 75G, 05S; pre-
MUM paid. S34, 81, 006; net saving, IS, S2S,-
052.
on November Is, 1900, Of bonds admitted
to the privilege of refunding by She act
of March II the following. OF the : pr
cent loan OF 1904, s94. 932. $50; of the per
cent loan CT 1907, 1888. 125. 100: of the per
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needs, either by expanding as such useds
require or by contracting when superaa-
Gus n amount
The supply Of currency Is bit remotely.
if at al. Influenced 5y the evc-clanging
requirements Of trade md Industry II is
related most largely. If not entirely, 10
the price Of Government bonds II the mar
ket Between the needs OF :-2Ge and com
meTee for a medium OF exchange and for
instruments Of credit. which q proper bank
note furnishes. and the Investment price
or value Of Government bonds, which is at
present the most influential factor n de-
teTmining the currency supply, there is no
disceTnible relation whatever.
/ forbear at this time in view OF the
many other important subjects which de-
rnand attention during the present short
session OF Congress TO press these ques
tons for immediate action. bat / cannot
refrain from inviting the attention CT Sen
at0rs and Representatives to a careful con-
Sideration Of the matters thus suggested
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cent loan of I9eS-'1s. 9.o0S. 7ie; total,
s457 .Ge6, $50.
On November = the Secretary gave
public notice tEat refunding would 5e i2
definitely suspended al the close Of busi-
ness on December 81 1900.
II will. of course. remain Gpe1 for lhe
Department 10 resume Tefundi1g. should
the interests Of the Government and the
general conditions Of finance make such
q course desirable
Reduction OF Revenue
From the estimates OF receipts snd tx
penditures for the fiscal year 1902 there
promises to be an excess OF receipts 10
the amount of s2e,ee0,o eco.
The operation Of the act Of February p.
1862 providing for sinSing fund, con
templates the payment or purchase ana
cancellation OF substantially $50-oGe. coo
annually OF our Understanding debt OBJ
legations
In the absence Of any expression 70 tbs
contrary il may be safely assumed that il
is the desire Of Congress to observe faith
fully the general requirements Of the sink
ing-fund act and to provide revenue suf1-
cient 10 meet the charges thus imposed
upon the Government. The present and
prospective easy condition OF the Treasury
Justifes the belief that the sinking fund
requirement can be met both for the cur
rent fiscal year and for the next fiscal year,
and still permit moderate reduction il
taxes imposed by the War Revenue act
reduction to the amount OF $50 Geo. 600 is
therefore recommended to the coasideTa-
ton OF the present Congress
Money Standard and Currency.
The operation Of The act of March a
last with respect to these two important
matters OF our finances has well exem-
pliaed its wisdom Confidence in the pur-
pose and power OF the Government to
maintain the gold standard has been
greatly strengthened. The result is that
geld flows toward the Treasury instead of
awar from it. At the date of this report
the free gold in the Treasury is larger
amount than at any former period in our
history Including the 1850 00G 600 reserve.
the gold in the Treasury belonging 10 the
Government amounts. 10 over $242, Gee 600,
while the Treasury holds. besides, more
than 1896, 000, eco, against which certif-
Gates have been issued
That provision of the act which liberal
lied the conditions of banknote issue was
also wise and timely.
Nevertheless. the measures referred 10,
prolific as they have been in good results,
will yet need Reinforcement in some i'm
portant particulars. Thus, as 10 the re-
demption fund provided for IN saiG act,
while the powers conferred upon the Sec
rotary are probably ample to enable
jealous and watchful officer to protect
fully the gold reserve, there appears TO
be lacking sufficient mandatory require
ment to furnish complete confidence n
the continued parity, under all conditions,
between our two forms of metallic money,
silver and gold. Upon this point further
legislation may become desirable
AS to the currency, while the Iiberaliz-
ing of conditions has, as previously noted
found response in a necessary increase OF
bank-note issues. there IS under Our pres
ent system no assurance whatever that
the volume OF bank currency viii be con
tinuously responsive 10 the eouatry's
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The receipts from the several objects Of
taxation under the Internal Revenue laws
fer he fiscal years ended June 80, 1899,
and 1900. we're as follows
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We BUY UNDIVIDED INrEREsTs IN
Real Estate and Perfect TItIss
Parties who failed to pay 1885 taxes. and
Vhose property was sold. can protect them
,aaturing 10 q deed and less OF prop
Eng at the Office OF WASHING
ms CO., Room z. az
-est, city.
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economy. They have given constant atten-
ton 10 the naturalization Of imported mer-
ekandise. and have investigated numerous
complaints on this and other subjects con
nected with the customs service TIE spe-
ciai agents force in Europe has rendered
uuseful service. particularly with respect
70 the naturalization and smuggling Of
merchandise. and the customs collections
nave been considerably augmented, directly
and Indirectly. b. he operations OF this
class Of officers. The special agents elso
Investigated and reported upon applica-
lions Tor the establishment OF rates Of
drawback, which are constantly becoming
more numerous AID varied in character.
Smuggling, more or less petty, has re-
ceived close attention and numerous
seizures and some arrests on account
thereof have been made. especially on the
Canadian and Mexican frontiers. An i'm
portant seizure Of smuggled diamonds, ap-
praised al SsG-GIg-Gi. was made al Niagara
Falls The merchandise has been declared
forfeited md sold. and the smuggler, an
old offender. has pleaded guilty and re-
ceiFed his sentence. Largely increased
duties have been collected in one Gus
toms district as the result OF inveztiga-
tons touching the smuggling CT WOOL ana
smoked herring
On May + last the customs service in
Porto Rico was Teorganized by an expe-
TieEced special agent who was assigned TO
that duty, and who has since become the
collector Of customs for that district. An
other agent supervised The reorganization
Of the customs service in the district OF
Hawaii on June il last. when the act pre-
vldlng civil government FOL the Terrific
~ OF Hawaii took effect
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ALASKA.

a detailed report OF the seal each. both
pelagic and on the seal islands. in 1899
and 1900 e given TIE Government viii
derive about $z20, 600 revenue from the
seal islands as the result Of this years
operations Il Is exported by the Gov
eminent agents that the seal life on the
ISLANDS Was 20 per cent less in 1883 than
IN 1898. and :his is attributed TO the effect
pelaSic sealing has
L is also stated that the fishing for sal
men in Alaskan waters Is excessive and
should be limited by law.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL-FOR EXCELLENT WORE. AT
painting. paper hanging. or interior dec
Grating, send for
COGGINS G BACHELOR.
22I a St y. F. ia K St y. ".
des-7t,e
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
Goebel's Murder.

The politics that leads to such a
condition is something worse than
filthy; it is a menace to the peace
and safety Of society; and the sooner
the Democrats and Republics resolve
their parties into their original ele-
ments, and begin anew by paying
due regard to law aud order, the
better it will be for their state
Atlanta (Ga Constitution (Den,.)
When we come to look at the state
of semi.revolution that exists in
Kentucky, we can not escape the
conclusion that Goebel and his con-
federates are responsible for it. We
do not believe that any unpreju-
diced man in Kentucky or outside
OF it doubts that Taylor was elected.
Atlantic (Ga Journal (Dem)
Goebel has been instrument in
creating a condition in Kentucky
that has famed a righteous indigns-
ton into flame Of fury, While his
ASSASSINATION is to be most vigorous
ly condemned, the fact must net be
smothered that Goebel himself is
responsible for the dire calamity
that has overtaken him. AS We sow,
so shall ye reap Wheeling wv. Va
Intelligencer (Rep.)
An INSCRIPTIONS party dictator,
who resorted to the agencies OF cor
ruption and fraud to accomplish his
political ends, who secured the
nomination for governor by high
handed usurpation of the peoples
rights, and then attempted to steal
the office, to which another was
elected, has reaped the fury Of the
popular indignation melted by his
own reckless course Chicago Times
Herald.
1t is evident that the Republicans
are determined to prevent lawess-
ness in Kentucky If they have to as
sassinate every Democrat in the
State tolsccomplish it.-!St. Louis Re.
publican.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
Gold Mines for Managers.

What gold mine to clever ma.
mayer is star who becomes great
popular fayorite, and how lucky is
the author who succeeds in suiting
the star with popular play! When
Miss Maude Adams closes her pres.
ent season in "The Little Minister"
she will have played the part of
Lady Babble over eight hundred
times, to an average OF nearly 81, 800
a day, and Mr.. JIM. Barrie will have
received in royalties 100000 Mr..
Barrie received for the publication
rights OF "The Little Minister" in
America, when that story was pub
lished some years ago, $250-N. Y.
Herald.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
BY AUTHORITY.
NOTICE TO PASSENGERS FOR
INTER-ISLAND PORTS,

All baggage of passengers for in.
ter-island ports must he left at the
Board Of Health Office for disinfec-
ton twenty-four hours previous to
departure. The baggage will be
disinfected by the Board of Health,
plainly tagged, and delivered at the
steamer, duplicate tag being given
to the owner. For this fee of One
Dollar will be collected by the Agent
OF the Board.
Passengers must be given an anti.
septic bath and put on fumigated
clothing before going on board. In
the case OF steerage passengers, this
will be done on the wharf by the
ste amship companies, who will col.
lect fee OF Fifty Cents for the
service.
G. B. WOOD,
President Board OF Health.
1469-3t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
TIMELY TOPICS.
Honolulu, Feb. 6, 1900.
Per Cyrus Wakefield

Just arrived from San Francisco
with a large assortment of general
merchandise, viz:
Nos. l and 2 Harness Leather, rolls
Nos. and 2 Saddle Leather, rolls.
Sole aud Split Leather, rolls.
Sets Dump Cart Harness.
Sets Single and Double Mule Har.
nesses.
Sets Single and Double Buggy
Harnesses.
Boston Team aud Welt Collars,
assorted sizes.
Concord and 1. O. T. Harness and
Straps, brace chains.
Zinc Collar Pads and Sweat Pads,
assorted sizes.
Best Oak Tan Single aud Double
Leather Betting, assorted sizes from
II to lin. wide.
Alum, Latigo and Lace, Leather,
Lacngs, assorted sizes.
Kip Skins, Genuine French Calf
Skins, Goat and Sheep Skins.
Deer Hair, Mexican Saddles and
Saddle Trees.
Hair Cinches and Wood and Iron
Shop Stirups.
Assorted Kinds and Sizes OF Har-
ness and Bride Buckles, ETC., etc.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
Methuen Praises oropjs and his
Men.

Cape Town, March 15.--Lord
Methuen, speaking at the Town
Hall, Kimberley, to day, said;
Although some of the enemy's
men we're guilty of dastardly tricks,
we must remember that their army
is not organized with the same dis
cipline as our own. | never wish to
meet a.braver General than Cronje
and never served in war where
there was less vindictive feeling be-
tween the two armies than in this
one.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
IRRIGATION NOTICE.

HOLDERS OF WATER PRIVILEGES
or those paying water rates, are hereby
notified that the hours for irrigation
imposes are from 6 to o'lcock q. M. and
from to 6 O'Clock p. m.
ANDREW BROWN,
Superintendent of Water Works
Approved ALEX. You've,
Minister of Interior.
Honolulu, lime IA, 1889.
lood-if
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
CONDENSED FOREIGN NEWS.

ne B06rS nave De5u WdIueu
against wanton destruction OF pro-
perty.
Sir Frederick Darlington is to
| command a Rhodesian force to pre-
vent any Boer Trek from the Trans
vsal into British Territory to the
north Of Limpopo.
George l.. Watson will design Sir
Thomas Lipton's new yacht, with
which he will challenge for the next
Americas cup match. Captain Ed
ward Sycamore has been asked to
be her skipper.
MADISON, Wis, March 17.-Gen.
Henry Harudep, commander of the
Wisconsin department, Grand Army
of the Republic, and who command
ed the Wisconsin troops that with a
Michigan company captured jeff
Davis, died of pneumonia this even
ing.
General Harnden was born in
Massachusetts in 1923; roved the
sea for several years; was in Califor-
MIA 10 1888 and again decade later;
participated in the Mexican war;
was several times wounded in the
Civil War; captured JEFF Davis; was
for ten years revenue collector,
and has lived in comfortable retire.
ment ever since. A widow and four
children survive him.
VIENNA, March 1.-THE official
Wiener Zsitung tomorrow will an
nounce the betrothal of Princess
Stepanie of Austria to Count Ele-
mer Lonyay.
Senator Morgan claims that the
Puerto Ricans are entitled to full
American citizenship.
The U. S. State Department is in
quandary to devise means for the
effective protection to the mission
aries at Shantupg.
Serious difficulties are apprehend.
ed on account Of the anti. foreign
element in China, and the United
States, Great Britain and other
powers are sending their warships
to China to enforce the open door
policy and to protect the rights and
interests of their citizens.
The Senate measure will provide
for the immediate laying of the
cable line to Honolulu.
The Sultan is reported TO have
yielded in all essential particulars to
the Russian demands respecting
railway concessions in Asia minor.
The reported death of Osman
Pasha, the hero of flevna, proves to
be premature.
1t is now claimed that the assassin
of Goebel was a mulatto who has
escaped to the Kentucky mountain
Businesses.
Nearly 5000 deaths from bubonic
plague occur in the province OF
Bengal in a week.
Canada and Mexico have quaran.
tined against the port of San Fran.
cisco.
Sydney, N. S. W., is having fresh
cases of the plague almost daily but
in small numbers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
NORRIS K KEOHOKALOLB,

OFFICE, NO. lh KAAHUMANC
Street, Honolulu, formerly A. Rosa's
Office United States Custom House
Brokers, Accountants, Searchers OF
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02

Kentucby's famous Jesse Moore
Whisky, unequalled for it's purity
and excellence. On sale at any of
the saloons and at Lovejoy & Co.,
distributing agents for the Hawaiian
is anda. .----T.. "a
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
Groceries TO the Fore.
In Union is Strength, and 90 it
is in Cooperation.

The ?anco-SpaDco war brought about
nigh prices for time, but it has again
come down to its former level, and we are
getting our groceries as cheap as we ever
mad them before. II every stakeholder in
tne company were to purchase his or her
groceries from the Co.opera i've Grocery
TO-, the success of the corporation will be
OF the city. ' r''' "
=, L. TIETJENS,
- manager Palama cooperative Grocery
TO-, Ltd, out King Street, opposite Rail-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-02
FOR SALE.

@ZE0n LEASE OF A LARGE TEN T.
~tuUUs ment House Situated near the
herrt of the town Present net monthly
income $3.50. Apply to
WILLIAM SAVIDGE,
'3l7-u No. $40 Fort Street.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-09-21
When a Kiss Was Valuable.

The practice of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman rul-
ers as a mark of subsection as much as
one of respect, and under the first Cse-
sars the custom was kept up, but only
for time. These worthless conceived
the idea that the proper homage due to
their exalted station called for less ia
miliar modes of obeisance, so the privi-
lege Of kissing the emperor's hand was
reserved as a special mark of conde-
scension or distinction for officers of
high rank.
Roman fathers considered the prac-
tice of kissing of SO delicate a nature
that they never kissed their wives in
the presence of their daughters. Then,
too, only the nearest relatives were al
lowed to kiss their kindred of the gen.
tier sex on the mouth, for in those
days. as now, kissing was not a mere
arbitrary sign, but it was the SpOnta-
neous language of the affections. espe-
cially that Of love.
Under the Romans if a lover kissed
his betrothed before marriage she in
herited half of his worldly goods in the
event Of his death before the marriage
ceremony and if she died her heritage
descended to her nearest relatives
Frank H. Vizetelly in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-09-21

Mr.. Major, the famous cement man of
New York, explains some very interest
ing facts about Majors Cement.
The multitudes whe use this standard
article know that it is many hundred per
cent better than other cements for which
similar claims are made, but great
many do not know why. The simple
reason is that Mr.. Major uses the best
materials ever discovered and other
manufacturers do not use them, because
! they are too expensive and do not allow
large profits. Mr.. Major tells us that
one of the elements of his cement costs
1878 pound, and another costs $3.50 a
gallon, while large share of the so call
ed cements and liquid glue upon the
market are nothing more than sixteen
cent glue, dissolved in water or citric
acid, and, in some cases. altered slightly
in color and odor by the addition of
cheap and useless materials.
Majors cement retails at fifteen cents
and twenty cents bottle, and when
dealer tries to sell a substitute you can
depend upon it that his only object is to
| make larger profits.
The profit on Majors cement is as
much as any dealer ought to make on
any cement. And this is doubly true in
view of the fact that each dealer gets his
share of the benefit of Mr. Majors ad-
vertising, which now amounts to over
$4,000 month throughout the country.
Established in 1876.
Insist on having Majors. Do not &C
cept any off hand advicefrom druggist.
If you are at all handy (and you will
be likely to find that you are good deal
more so than yon imagine) you can re-
pair your rubber boots and family shoes
and any other rubber and leather arti-
5les, with Majors Rubber Cement and
Majors Leather Cement.
And you will be surprised at how
| many dollars year you will thus save.
If your druggist can't supply you, it
will be forwarded by mail; either kind.
Free of postage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-09-21
How Twain introduced HawIey.

"Only once did Mark Twain appear
in public as a political speaker" says
Will M. Clemens in Ainslee's. LAS
conscientious Republican in his politi-
cal preferences Mr.. Clemens took an
active interest in the presidential cam
paign of 1880. While visiting in Elmi-
ra, n. Y, in the fall of that year he
made short speech one Saturday
night, introducing to Republican
meeting General Hawley of Connect
cut. In the course of his remarks Mr..
Clemens said:
General Hawley is a member of
my church at Hartford and the author
Of Beautiful Snow" Maybe he will
deny, that. But am only here to give
him a character from his last place. AS
pure citizen l respect him. as per-
sonal friend Of years l have the warm
est regard for him, as a neighbor
whose vegetable garden adjoins mine,
why-why. l watch him. AS the au-
thor of Beautiful Snow he has added
a new pang to winter. He is a square,
true man in honest politics. and l must
Say Ac OCCupleS Il uliSHly lOueSOIue 70
SitiOn. So broad. so bountiful is his
character that he never turned a tramp
empty handed from his door. but al
ways gave him letter of Introduction
to me. Pure, honest. incorruptible. that
is Joe Hawley. Such a man in politics
is like bottle of perfumery in glue
factory-it may moderate the stencil.
but it doesn't destroy it. l haven't
said any more of him than would say
of myself. Ladies and gentlemen, this
is General Hawley.'"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-09-21

A visitor in Paris was seated at a
table in one of the high-priced restau-
rants in the exhibition grounds think
ing of various things as he read over
the bill of fare and observed the
prices.
by thunder! he exclaimed to the
waiter, haven't you any conscience at
all in this placer"
BEG pardon" replied the naughty
Servitor.
Haven't you any conscience-con-
science-conscience? Don't you I'M
derstand?'
The waiter picked up the bill of
fare and began looking it over.
II don't know if we have or not.
If we have, it's on the bill; if we ain t,
you've got to pay extra for it. Them's
the rules, SIR"