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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-17
REMARKABLE EXPOSE OF LON
DoN's CoRRUPTNEss.
Members Of Parliament Tell Of Inn
moral Dens and Police Blackmail.

Members Of Parliament Tell Of I'M
moral Dens and Police Blackmail.
LONDON, July 14.-Parlisment
the week was redeemed from total
tediousness by remarkable expose
Of London's corruptness by Mr.
Samuel Smith liberal, member for
Fliutshire) aud Mr.. John Burns
SOCIALIST, member for Battersea)
The allegations made by these
members-aud Home Secretary Rid
ley did not deny them-show con-
di.ions which equal anything
discovered by the Lexow and
Mazet committees in New York
immoral dens, blackmailing and
bribery OF the police apparently
fiourishing, and greatly on the in
crease, especially in the West Eud,
Degraded criminals, declared Mr.
Burns, who we're cleared out in 1898
are re-establishing themselves in
large numbers in the metropolis and
he offered to show Sir Matthew
White Ridley, West End haunts
where "the bestial form OF vice OF
Eastern origin is taking root. The
West End club proprietors aud
brothel keepers have the police
directly under their CONTROL"
Mr.. Burns cited individual in.
stances and ended by telling the
Home Secretary that il he did not
stop this bribery the evil would
deepen until they saw a state OF
affairs in London similar to what
had been seen in in the Tenderloin
OF New York, where chief inspec
tor had earned 10000 a year by
blackmaiing gambling bells and
prostitutes"
All policemen in the West End,
Mr.. Burns suggested, should be paid
better, as their present pittance
made even trifling brides terrible
temptations. The Home Secretary
was aghast, and said he would OK.
anime into the charges.
Mr.. Smith confined himself chiefly
to exposing public evils. "Many
things" he declared, "were toler-
ated in England which would not
be Above d 10 America."-M Y. III.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-17
Great Bargains in Real Estate

l. Business lot on Fort ST; corner
lot; about 5000 square feet
l 2. Fine house and lot; 100x10O;
Waikiki road
3. One lot, McCully tract; 75x150;
King ct,
4. Two lots, Kawaiahao st; 50x100
each; Kewalo.
5. House and 3 lots at Kaiulani
tract.
6. Fourlots, Waikiki addition, near
Camp Mckinley; 50x100 each.
z. Nine.yesr lease, with 2 houses;
Punchbowl.
s. House and lot, Ilaniwai st., Ke-
walo. 25x100.
9. Ten-year lease and 2 houses;
Punchbowl; 60x110.
10. Four lots, Kalibi, near King
st.; 50x100 each.
IL. Three lots near Diamond Head;
55x95 each.
IL. House snd lot, with stables;
53x133; Upper Punchbowl.
ID. House and lot, Queen st.; 50x
ID, Ten-year lease, with 2 cottages
and store doing good business; COX
100.
Is. One share Waimea Hui land.
16. Eleven and half years lease,
with 3 cottages, grapes and other
plants; 75x20O.
II. Beautiful lot on Fort st., be-
tween School and Vineyard SITS.
Is. Lot 100x110, with 2 new cot
tages, Wilder ave.
10. Two lots, Waikiki road; 50x10O
each.
20. Five lots, Beach road, near the
sea; 60xlO2.
FL. Two acres land at Kalihi, with 2
houses; beautiful country residence.
%. House and lot, Ilaniwai st., Ke-
welo; 50x100,
%. Lot on Fort ST. extension.
"a. Lot corner Wilder ave. and
Makiki; 226x221.
25, Lot s0x278, King st., near
McCully tract.
26 Three lots at Kalihi; 8Ox95.
u. Is acres of land just above
Kaiulani Tract.
%. Is acres OF land, more or less,
at Kailua, near w. G.. IRWIN, Esq.
country place.
29. Lot, l50x110 with 2 houses
at Palama.
30. House and lot, 1886, Liliha
street, below School.
81. Lease with buildings, School
St.
~. 10 years lease and 6 cottages,
5 minutes from Post Office.
80. 169 years. lease with cottage.
"a. 2 Homesteads:at Kaupo, Maui,
one OF 8 acres and one OF II acres.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-17
Ye Reporter.

The newspaper is toilful wight,
He riseth at break OF day,
And snatcheth a bite from his frugal
meal,
Then girdeth him for the fray;
Firstly he hunteth the rival sheet
In search OF the dreaded SCOOP"
And If he faileth to find one there,
He whoopeth mental whoop.
He hieth him next to the humming
wharves,
Where the craft OF the world put
in,
And maketh him merry with sea.
dogs gray
And potions OF shippers gin;
And he swaps a yarn and he chews
quid,
In proper nautical way
He's a man OF the sea for the time
to be
Thus doth he start the day.
The Police Court claimeth his pres
ence then,
And his ardent pencils stroke
Jotteth a.down the penalties
And the Judges little joke;
He calleth the police by their Chris
tian names,
In the lore Of the law he's sunk;
He wotteth the trend OF the cock
tail route
And the path OF common drunk.
The time OF horse and a baseball
score,
The names of the sick and dead,
And "who were present and what
they wore,"
He garnereth ia his head;
And at close OF day he getteth him
back
To his desk in the Office grim,
And grindeth out many an awesome
screed,
To tickle the public's within.
He worketh on "local brevities,"
Or penneth a wondrous dream"
Until the editor chokes him off
Or the gaping "galleys" TEEN;
And then il the town has gone to
rest
And the phone bells silent keep,
He hustleth home to his virtuous
couch,
To enjoy an hours sleep.
H. VI. Ayers in the P. c. Advertiser.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-17
LOST.
NALoWALE.

lie lilo wahine ulaula hauliuli Ks.
ieponl nui, poo nui loihi, ache i
Eunila', a he 800 paona paha kona
Eanmaha Ia manao vale ia us
hele auwana no Ike kula ma Ike kua
aku o Pun Ohia. e loaa no he uku
makana kekahi mea loaa al ma
ka vi ana mai ma keia keena.
l6Sl-tf
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-17
Great Shoe Sale.

l.. B. Kerr g. Co., Ltd, having
bought the stocks OF the Fairchild
Shoe House and A. +. Murphy g.
Co. at prices that enable them to
sell at one half the original cost
prices, the public will be offered
bargains, call early and secure first
choice,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-17

RIsDoN IRON & LOCOMOTIVE
WORKS.
6s2-tf Ban Francisco, Gal.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
FORESTRY RESERVE LAN.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES WILL M
TRODUCE AMENDMENT.
That = settler May choose other
Lands In Lieu Of Those Included
In Forest Reservss-Law Require
ments Are to he Complied with.

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgements.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Representative
Jones has prepared bill OF Importance TO
all settlers on forest reservations, provid-
ing for the selection Of lands In lieu Of
relinquished claims in forest reservations,
which he will Introduce at once. The
bill IL as follows:
BE 1t enacted, by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United States OF
America, in congress assembled. That tho
provisions OF an act entitled An act max
Ing provisions for sundry civil expenses
of the government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1888, and for other purposes.
lieu Of lands included within a public for
est reservation be amended to read as
follows, ..
THAT in any case in which a tract
covered by an unprotected bona flde claim,
or by patent, Is included within the i'm
Its of q public forest reservation, the set
tier or owner thereof may. II he desires
to do SO. relinquish the tract to the gov
eminent and select. In lieu thereof. tract
of vacant surveyed land open to settle
ment, not exceeding In area the tract COW
cred by his claim, or patent, and as nearly
equal In value and character with the
land relinquished as possible. And no
charge shall be made In such cases for
making the entry Of record, or issuing
Provided further, That in case Of all
unprotected claims. the requirements OF
the laws respecting settlement. residence.
improvements, ETC., are complied with on
the new claim, credit being allowed for
the time spent on the relinquished claims,
the secretary of the interior shall make
such rules and regulations as he may
deem proper to secure the selection of lands
as nea..y equal In quality and character
as those relInquiehed.
And in all cases where the party se-
shall select lands already occupied by q
bona fide settler, whether the land be sur
veyed or unsurveyed, the party so select
ing such lahds shall be deemed and con-
quired to comply with all the rules and
regulations Of the department relating to
the contestant, and shall also be required
to deposit with the proper land officers at
the time Of the hearing Of the respectiye
register or receiver, to await the determi.
nation OF the rights of the parties: and II
the party selecting such lands shall be
held not entitled to hold the same. tho
awarded the land, as a reasonable COM
pensation for attorneys fees paid in re-
sisting such claim. But II said land be
awarded to- the party desiring to select
1.-THE affidavit of the party claiming the
rights of settler, corroborated by two
witnesses having personal knowledge OF
the alleged settlement, shall be prima facis
proof Of settlement.
1.-THE foregoing provision shall apply to
all selections made heretofore under said
act, or hereafter to be made.
provided further, That no one shall
be permitted to make selections Of lands
in lieu of lands included in forest reserya-
of said lands SO included In forest reser-
vations."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
WARRANTS ARE ABOVE PAR.
Offer Made for December Issue ut
One Per Cent. Premium-Interest
Rate VIII Not Change.

Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 2.-Several times OF late
private individuals have made offers for
state warrants In excess OF their par
value, and last Saturday l per cent. pre-
MUM was offered state officials and depu-
ties for their December warrants. The l
per cent. premium IL the greatest advance
offered since the last session Of the legis-
lature, when a law was passed reducing
the interest rate on state warrants from 8
to not to exceed 5 per cent This same
law provided that II '.shall be the duty of
the state auditor to make a monthly in
vestigation to ascertain the market value
of the current warrants issued by him and
he shall, so far as practicable fix the rate
OF interest (not exceeding the maximum
rate) on the warrants issued by him dur
ing the ensuing month, so that the par
value shall be the market value thereof
The power thus given the state auditor
Is decidedly arbitrary and II will be APP
parent that to dishonest official 1t might
be detrimental to the states interests.
Auditor Cheatham states that thus far ne
has had no occasion to alter the maximum
rate of interest He stated today that at
present he saw no reason to reduce the
interest rate, as there has been no change
in the market value of state warrants
generally. The fact that In few cases a
premium has been offered will not affect
the market in any manner. Should the
premium of ! per cent. be maintained, he
states that he would at once reduce the
interest rate from to AZ per cent, this
to continue so long as the warrants re-
manned at par.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
POOR MAIL FACILITIES.

AnacOrtes SUFFERING ON Account OF
Change Of Schedule ON the SCI
attic q International.
Special Dispatch to the st-Intelligencer.
ANACORTES, Jan. 2-There Ii eonsid-
cradle dissatisfaction in this city because
the mail from Seattle does not arrive on
Sundays. This Is a result OF q late
change of time on the Seattle & Inter-
national, which train arrives at Woolley
a few minutes too late to connect with
the west-bound Seattle & Northern train.
Thus. for the first time in the history OF
Anacortes since rail connection was made
with Seattle, the people are without
mail on Sundays, although on every other
day OF the week we have both morn
ing and afternoon mail.
The lack of Sunday mail seems mex
cusable, because there are ways of get
ting 1t here other than via the Interna-
tional line, II 1t cannot be arranged to
have 1t come that way. The Great
Northern coast route to Burlington juno
ton and thence over the Seattle & North
ern to Anacortes is one way, and via the
steamer Bay City, which leaves Seattle
Saturday evening, Is another, although
the former would be preferable, and In
that case 1t would not leave Seattle until
Sunday morning.
Citizens of this place would like the
defective service remedied with as little
delay as may be necessary for the proper
orders to be issued.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
B. Q. PARLIAMENT TO MEET.


Falls Depenas On the Course Of
Joe Martin.
Special Dispatch to the Post Tntelligencer.
vANCOUvER, b. c., January 1.-The
annual session Of the British Columbia
Tharsday The fact s Of the session is1l BEING n
most people % 'nean s that the 'a govern y
last sas ,s e e ss ss
After the last election the house stood
WITH nineteen members for the govern
men, men, ana seventeen AGAINST, . majority
now the government claim another couple
OF seats at least, and they hope to run
tnro,ugh their term Of office without any
a great deal pin depend on the follow
ing given the Hon. Joseph Martin. or. an
he Is famiiiarly called. Fighting Joe"
par oE Ss AZ Ss M os hds
with the administration and forget his
personal enmity for Finance Minister Cot
sDa are questions y that VII, REQUIRE
mine Some. Of the people look for the
oevertnrow Of the government at once.
put there is general feeling that there
lation and that broader policy yhould
be pursued. The mining policy for the
SLOGAN. where for a year a strike and lock-
win be among the principal pei' subjects ri q
legislation this session
Martha Promises to Make Trouble.
There promises to be hot time at the
assembling of the provincial parliament
at Victoria, on Thursday. Joseph Mar
tim. N. p. p, spoke for an hour and q
half tonight to his provincial supporters,
with Finance Minister Cotton as a particu-
lar text. He said that he intended to go
TO Victoria to do his utmost to defeat
the Semlin government, of which he was
formerly member. He claimed that Sem
honest means, and went into the whole
question Of political history at great
length He would fight from the. start Of
the session, with a view to another cleo
ton, and he offered to resign II he were
not supported by the electors.
He defended his action In the DeadYhan's
island question. and eaid that Mr.. Cot
toms telegram to Mayor Garden about the
decision OF the cabinet was lie. Speak
ing Of the alleged Justification of records,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
NARROW ESCAPE FROM COLLISION
Schooner Manila Has . Startling Eek
perience I'm the Straits.

Special Dispatch to the observation-disclosures.
PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 2.-Capt.
Peterson, commanding the well-known
schooner Manila. now loading lumber
cargo at Port Gamble. is trying to ascer-
tain the identity of a mysterious craft
with which he was III collision in the
Strait last Sunday at II p. m.
While sailing up the Strait on a quick
passage of six days froxs-San Francisco,
the schooner master suddenly saw a huge
steamer looming up In the darkness. The
wheel was thrown hard over and serious
collision averted. The steamer, however.
did not escape, for while. steering off the
heavy bowsprit swept the steamer deck
aft from the stack and next morning was
covered with splinters, showing that some
damage had been done. The Manila es-
capped uninjured, but Capt. Peterson Is
curious to learn what the steamboater
may have to offer as an excuse for nearly
running him down. The schooner's lights
were burning and there was no possible
excuse for the steam crafts behavior,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03

Washington, appellants, VS.. Harry Rob
erts, respondent, Yakima county, affirmed:
Gilbert Richardson, appellant, VS.. w. III.
ment reversed: John Shoemake. respon-
dent, VS.. Daniel Ffniayson. appellant,
Klickitat county, reversed and remanded:
Oliver Cole, respondent. vs. the Union Gen.
trail Life Insurance Company, Of Cincin-
natl, King county, Judgment affirmed; ;
Frank B. Cole. respondent, VS.. Otto Noerd-
linger ct AL, appellants, King county. az
firned; Flayius s. Cole, respondent, vs.
Ernest w. Price ct al appellants. King
county, affirmed. William b. Hanna ct ux.
county, affirmed,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
BURGLARY AT STANWO0D.
Hardware store Broken Open ana
Some Gums and . Quantity Of
Cutlery Stolen.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
STANWOOD, Jan. 2-LAst night bur-
glars entered the hardware store Of NJ A.
Goodykoonts, on Commercial street, and
took about 800 worth Of cutlery and guns.
-Four shotguns and the contents of show
case were taken.
A couple of tough characters have been
around town for several days, and they
are suspected Of the robbery.
The door was forced open with an OK,
and as there was no one sleeping in the
store, and the town has no night watch
man, the robbers had no trouble IN Ca
curing what they wanted and making their
escape.
The police of the surrounding towns
have been notified, and the robbers Will
be run down II possible.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
aUILCINn PEOPLE HoPEFUL.
Expect to Partake Of the Coming
Prosperity of the state.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
QUILCINE, Jan. 2.-This place Is now
supporting two stores and two creameries,
the output of the latter going to Townsend
and Seattle. There is no saloon and the
health Of the place must be good, for the
only drug store has gone out of business.
the present terminus of the Port Town
send & Southern railroad, train service
Is operated to and from Townsend daily.
surveyors are now Working soutnWar ara
be connection with Olympia In the near
future Quilcine hopes to partake of some
of the prosperity WHICH the state Is about
to enjoy. fer there is considerable agricul-
tural land hereabouts, a natural oyster
bed near the mouth OF the Quilcine river,
and the town ought to grow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
vEAzrE HABnAs CORPUS CASE.


Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigencer.
TACOMA, Jan. 2.-The veazie habeas
row before Judge Williamson, Involving
some novel questions Of law relating to
partnerships.
veaxie and Yantis were partners in the
logging business. Veaxie left the camp
ON WILDLY island and went to Everett
and Seattle to get money due the com.
says he was robbed while he was waiting
for the steamboat
His partner did not believe the rob
berry story and had him arrested Tor EN-, m;
him, holding that one partner could not
efnbexzle from another; at least, that
criminal action could not be maintained
partners to determine whether anything
was due the complaining partner.
The partner then went to Everett,
larceny against veazie for the taking Of
the same money.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
DUGALD LEITCH DEAD.
Well Known Lumberman Dies at His
Home In Centralia.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
CENTRALIA, Jan. 2.--Dugald Leitch, a
resident of this city for the past ten years,
died at his home here yesterday after
noon. He was born in Canada in 1917. He
was for many years. resident Of Mon-
tague. Mich, where he was prominent in
business circles, ar later removed to Clay
Center Neb. He came to Centralia in 1890,
and established. together with his sons, the
Brge & Leitch Lumber Company. lie
leaves widow and four sons-John,
James Joseph and Matt, and one daughter,
Mrs. H. b. Strong. Of this city. Mr..
Leitch had many friends throughout the
state. The funeral services were held
Tuesday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
NEW EVERETT COMPANY.
All Property of the Old Land Conn
many GAea Tn New C0rnArafi0n.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
EVERETT Jan. 1.-The sale of the Ev-
erett Land Company was .confirmed today.
The property has all been decided to the
Everett Improvement Company, which was
Incorporated today.
The directors of the new company are
j. T. McChesney, w. c. Toomey and A.
w. Clark, of New York; w. j. Rucker, OF
Everett, and ]. d. Farrell, of Seattle. The
president will be J. L. McChesney; secre-
tary, w. c. Toomey, and attorney, F. H.
Brownell.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
MISSING CHILD FOUND.
Ada Petit Discovered Insensiblc
After q NIGHTS ExpOsure.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
HOQUIAM, Jan. Ada Petit, aged 10
fore daybreak Saturday morning. Search
ing parties were out all day. without cf-
feet. Late in the afternoon parties claimed
to have seen her along the timber line,
about mile from home. About 200 citi-
zens with lanterns swept all that terri
tory, many remaining out all night.
She was found Sunday forenoon under
a tree, insensible from exposure but 9TH
erwise uninjured.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
GUSTAV GROEN DISCHARGED.
Action of the Superior Court II
Sending Him to Jail Set Aside.

OLYMPIA, Jan. Ain the supreme
court today in the matter of the applica-
ton of Gustav X. Groen. of Seattle. for
writ Of habeas corpus. the writ was
granted and the petitioner was ordered
discharged.
Groen, in August last. was fined 800 for
contempt OF the superior court of King
the county Jail for twenty days, the pun
ishment inflicted being in connection with
Green's part In a divorce proceeding. In
'The Conduct OF the petitioner was fla
grant and apprehensve. but this consider
alton does not aid US in determining the
legal principle involved in and underlying
the question we are called upon to deter
mine. The petitioner must be discharged
and 1t is so ordered"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
KILLED AT CARBoHAD0.
Mike lknish Escaped FROM the First
Disaster, On1y to Meet Death IN
the Same Fatal Tunnel.

Special Dispatch to the Post 1ntelligencer.
TACOMA, Jan. 2--Mike Knish, FIN
lander, 80 years old, was killed today by q
fan Of rock In tunnel No. OF the Carbon
Hill coal mines. at Carbonate. knish was
one Of the two men who escaped on Sum
In the same mine three weeks ago Satur-
day Knish, together with Peter Merpe.
were knocked senseless by the explosion.
cuts. After lying unconscious ten or
twelve hours, the fresh air then going
down through the mine revived them and
ness until found by rescuing party.
Knish was badly bruised about the face.
and his lungs were seriously affected by
the firedamp. He returned to work last
tunnel from which he had previously es-
capped so mfraculously.
The coroner went to Carbonate tonight
to investigate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03

DoeP sympathiners Raise Funds to
Ala Transvaal Nepublic.

VICTORIA, b. c., Jan. General indig-
nation has been aroused at the expressed
determination of the Boer sympathfxers IN
the suburb Of West Victoria, Immediately
adjoining Work Point barracks and Esqui-
malt, to extend financial aid to the Trans
yaal republic in its fight with Great Bril-
tain.
A meeting was held New Years night,
at which considerable sum was raised
by subscription to assist the Boer cause.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
Eastern Fruit Men Coming.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Jan. 2.--F'ollowing their GUS
dozen fruit dealers from Chicago. st.
Paul and other Eastern cities will attend
the annual meeting of the State Horticul-
tural Society, to be held here January 16
to IS They viii make the trip under the
auspices OF 8. l.. Moore. general freight
agent OF the Northern Pacific.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-03
New Years in Aberdeen.

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgements
ABERDEEN, Jan. 1.-The New Year was
ushered in in this city amid genuine re-
ices were held in the Methodist church.