The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16


Tree planting pays well in Sweden.
The people Of Orsa have sold in the
course Of twenty-five years. s4.eo9. ea4
worth Of timber OF their lands.
The Vallejo, Cal, Board Of Education
has invited architects 10 submit plans
and estimates for high school build
ing TO be erected in that town.
The New York Herald says that 3szs
persons in the United States own s1s.-
00o. 600 600 Of the ss1. $50 600 .0ee rep
resenting the Nations total wealth
Geo. @. Cannon the deceased Pres
ident Of the Mormon Church. left an
estate valued at one million dollars
TO be divided among the family heirs
The large tourist trade that is the
result OF the opening OF the coast route
is likely TO result in the erection of
another large hotel in San Jose. Cal
A Danish frm-the United Steam
ship Company OF CopenhageR-is pre-
pairing to materially increase its feet
now engaged in the American carrying
trade
A mining deal involving nearly $780,
900 and an extremely rich strike OF
| ore, both in the Mount Sicker district,
on Vancouver island. was made public
May 8.
Ex-senator Butler Of North Carolina
has abandoned Populism and announc-
| ed himself squarely as a supporter Of
the policies of the Republican Admin
| istration.
War Secretary Brodricks plan for
| the reorganization OF the British army
has been under the fire of .na military
| experts OF the United Kingdom for
| nearly two months.
There has been a tremendous shrink
age in the value of farm lands in New
York State of late years. The failure
of a big bank at Ovid is traceable di-
rectly to this cause.
The naughty Celestials of Los An
geles have refused TO obey their head
men. They say they will not drill as
the feet of the big dragon that is to
| go in the street parade.
The Belgian Consul. at the instance
OF his Government. has sent oct no
tice of a Maritime HYGIENE Congress
which will be held at Ostend. Belgium,
during the coming summer.
The falling of in the population of
India is represented by later returns
of the census to have occurred only in
the states still under the feudatory ad-
ministration of native princes.
Adolph S. Ochs of the Chattanooga
Times and the New York Times has
purchased the Philadelphia Times.
His brother. George W. Ochs. will take
the management of the paper
An important spinning company of
Yokohama has failed The failure
is traceable to the insolvency of the
banks of Osaka, announced April 25.
| The panicky feeling continues.
Some forty or fifty freight officials,
representing as many different rail
roads or railroad systems, met in ses-
sion at Monterey, Cal, to discuss some
800 proposed changes in classification
or rates.
The leople }, Pennsylvania are like
ly to be invited to vote on tha propos-
ed removal of the State capital from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia, in accord
ance with provision in the State Con.
stitution.
| The total casualties of the Boer wal
among the British forces up to Marcn
31st were 1857. The killed. wounded
and missing numbered 1892 tfficers
and 1882 non-commissionad Sfiicefs
and men.
| The slot machine has been adapted
in England to the directory. The ma
chine holds theyolume closed until
you drop a penny into the slot, when
it relaxes its grip, and the book opens
for examination.
The British census returns, which
have just been issued, show that the
manufacturing cities of England, o.
second and third magnitude, are grow
ing more rapidly relatively than the
metropolis itself.
i The plant of the Sioux City Packing
Company, lately the Internationa
Packing Company, has virtually beer
transferred to Armour & Co., and the
Chicago firm will begin its operation
almost Immediately
The City Trustees of Redlands, Cal.
at q meeting held on the I'd of th'
month. decided to order a special cleo
ton at an early date for the purpose
of voting on proposition to bond tn,
city in the sum of 100000.
Ex-Congressman Marion de Vries O
California. now member of the BoarC
of United States Appraisers in tn,
city of New York, has been quite il
at New York City for two weeks past
at one time dangerously so.
A deal involving s9,250,000 wa
made in insurance circles May s. whel
, the Hope Mutual Fire Insurance Co
OF st. Louis sold it's business TO anC
reinsured its policies in the Nationa
Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn
! Miss LORNA Cort, who spent seven
teen years in Siam as a teacher an,
missionary, died at Denver May s
aged 81 years, from complications re
sulting from grip. Miss Cort was tn
author of several publications on Siam
Il A private citizen of Southern Nev
= Jersey who owns considerable Ian,
: which is too dry during the summe
months for successful farming. ha
determined to try irrigation, which ha
I proved SO wonderful in the dry land
2 of the West.
Kansas has new statute provi6
ing that no wife. widow or child of
!. soldier shall be sent TO a poor-house