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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20
SIXTY.FIVE LIVES LOST.
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT DESTROY
Err COBRA FOUNDEREO.
Twelve OF the Seventy-seven Persons
on Board Escaped--Vessel the
Fastest Boat in the World.

London, September 1o.-The torpedo boat
destroyer, the Cobra. has foundercd lu the
North sea, the result OF an explosion. The
ship was on route from the yard of her
builders, the Armstrong; OF Newcastle, 70
Portsmouth and carried a navigating crew
Of about forty-aye men. only ab'ut a
dozen Of these reported saved.
The Cobra it became known later, had
on board forty-two naval men and about
thlrty-hve men in the employ Of the con
tractors SO far as known only twelve
men have been saved, and 1t Is believed
they arc the only survivors
dispatch from Mddlcshoro says twelve
survivors Of the crew Of the Cobra were
landed there this morning and confirmed
the report that all tho others were
drowned. The British admiralty has re
ccived information that the explosion or.
cured after the Cobra struck rock. The
Cobra, like her sister boat tho Viper was
turbine engined vessel She had Just
left the yards OF the contractors and was
undergoing a boiler TEST.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

About one year age the torpedo boat
destroyer Cobra heat the record ~ the
Vipcr and won the title NJ the fastest
vessel IN the world. The record Of INC
was forty.thrcc miles an hour. while
the Cobra In an official trial over the
same course as that sailed hy the viper
al the mouth Of the Tyne was 3fi
knots or AS miles.
The Cobra was an exact duplicate 81
the Nlpcr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

|rsr !, .'tst September ia.-Thc Gin he
Esea lie. zen WAlten at Alma was
|aas,sa7 4 s'sst at 2 o'clSck. The nv
waived y, q the stands Loss To-
SiNoo. with $500 insnr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

aeARl AND STONES AND RANGES
Awarded nrsa prize. Paris ESPsslue1s -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

The treasury department; has authorized
repairs to hC made at ne Fort Worth
light station az a cost az 100.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

George f. Fuicher u asset. Maj s,
WhltfOrd Of Eaglc Lake. ames 5. Jordan
ana George " punuawa, az Cisco have
bceu appointed railway m II clerks,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

The postmaster at COrslana has benu al
lowed an additional letrr carrier from
october next
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

r. o. IangNorthy has ben awarded the
contract for plaSicrlng tn public building
al san Antonio al his his of S2S9s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
STATE OF FINANCES.

There could be- no better exposition OF
the financial status quo than is afford
ed IN the statement OF Treasurer
Wright With the best Information OBJ
tainable he can see only that there viii
/ be need Of extreme economy, and even
then that there viii De a deficit as 20
income when the period ends. II is
probable that during the closing days
Of the second Legislature Of the Terri
tory II viii be called upon 10 make a
special appropriation for the payment
OF back warrants which VIII reach a
/ half million Of dollars.
In the fare Of these conditions there
( has been no attempt on the part Of the
{ Conference Committee TO scale down
/ salaries or expense items but on the
contrary the plan openly shown is to
make the bill as large as possible SO
that there may be a howl go up for the
calling together OF the legislators that
they may have another two months
picnic in the capital Of the Territory.
That the assumption that the only way
TO meet the crisis is by an extra ses-
sion viii have weight with the Govern
or may be questioned. To some minds
there wifi appear no reason why the
legislators should be given another
chance to do what they have proven
Very conclusively they will not do
work. There cannot be drawn a picture
of the needs of the Islands that viii be
too strong, but at the same time there
is always opened a way out OF the diff
ficulty One of the ways which Will re-
duce the deficit largely is that suggest
ed that the heads Of department shall
not use the moneys appropriated unless
- &c co. T.
some particular man who knows that ne
must wait for the cash. This would
mean that the negligence of the Home
Rulers at the beginning Of the session
when a vote of want Of confidence look
ed more statesmanlike than the pas
sage Of a loan or taxation measure, had
brought the Territory TO the place for
which they ticketed it. What with bad
roads, unimproved landings aud crowd
ed schooIhouses, the people would see
that there was much 20 be wished,
which could not be secured from an In
dependent Legislature.
In cold figures the Treasurer shows
where. without the income tax returns,
there may be expected a deficit for the
period of close to a million. While this
could not have been wiped outs entirely
by any kind OF cheeseparfng IL could
have been reduced materially without
serious detriment to the public service.
That there was made TO serious at
tempt to work economies is on par
with the holding back OF a bill at the
opening OF this extra session until some
thing could be heard from Beckley and
his attempt TO have President Dole put
out Of Office. The harvest is in sight.
for the sowing was the wind and the
vfirIwind viii sweep some of the many
would-be leaders into welI-earned OBJ
SECURITY
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
The INCOME TAX.

The general desire TO get rid OF the
income tax law is not 50 much that
man may evade his share OF the ex-
pense Of carrying on the Government.
as il is that he wants 10 keep his pri-
Yate business TO himself. Few men
guard any secret so carefully as that
OF their incomes. II is of the most in
innate and personal concern Come
what may they want no eyes but theirs.
unless il be those OF confidential at
torney, to see the figures which repre-
sent their ability to meet their obliga-
tons which fix their credit and
show the extent 10 which they have
made good use OF their opportunities
II seems ike one OF the inalienable
privileges Of free government 10 keep
ones financial secrets secure from pry-
ing official eyes.
But now comes the tax gatherer with
an N-ray 10 reach the hidden mystery
OF me private strong box. He asks
questions which a man must answer
truly or take the evil consequences.
The victim must swear 10 a statement
showing his gains, profits and income
for a year past He must list his in
terest account: he must transcribe his
corporation stocks must be set down.
likewise his premiums on bonds, notes
and coupons: ne must testify 10 his re-
turns from sales OF movable property,
his salary fees or other compensation
for services: all gains. profits and in
come from any source. There can be
no secrets in the safe after such dec
laration has been made. His knowl-
~
comes matter Of public record.
To be sure the tax gatherer will not
let Tom. Dick and Harry inspect the
returns. but ne and his Tom. Dick and
Harry clerks must see them. They win
say nothing, Of course. and in that re-
spect excel the probity of the Grand
Jurias which gave out the news Of COM
ing indictments from day 70 day. But
papers no more than persons can b.
kept sacred from exposure IN court If
they are needed 10 further the ends Of
justice The divorce courts would az
tracr them as the magnet attracts iron
filings. in the execution Of judgments,
in probate cases in q hundred legal
proc ceilings the returns could be de-
uardad and they would become when
produced. a part Of records which could
lie reached by the public and the press
On these accounts mainly the effort
TO make out a constitutional case
against the Dickey law attracts general
sympathy The effort has already
brought able lawyers into the field and
a test case. well argued and resolutely
pushed. may De looked for soon. In the
meanwhile every one must file his re-
turns under heavy penalty for neglect,
recovering them in case Of q judgment
against the legality Of the tax.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
BUNCO POLITICS.

The systematic attempts to prejudice
Federal officers on their arrival here
against the party which carried on the
fight for annexation during long and
strenuous years would make, if writ
ten. volume of absorbing interest The
moment these strangers step off the
ship they are welcomed and surround
ed by men who oppose the Dole party
now and who opposed IL fiarcest in the
days when it stood for ali the Ameri-
canism these Islands had. In the case
of the most distinguished Federal guest,
watches were set on him which the
prOpagandists manned and relieved.
When one OF them had to go another
appeared and all tried to instil him
with the Idea that, as soon as Mr.. Dole
and his friends had succeeded, with in
finite pains and peril. in getting Amer
icanism into these Islands, they turned
about and did their best to keep Amer
leans out
Enlisted in this diverting intrigue are
nearly all the old Roya1ists who fought
annexation step by step with a stub
borness and courage worthy of better
cause Their work upon the Federal
strangers is mainly social, and their
stereotyped argument against the Dole
party - AA1L AEtSf dte moi american.
Heaven save the mark. When a few
hundred OF US We're about the streets
OF Honolulu by day wearing the red,
white and blue button OF the Annexa-
ton Club or the American League. and
were sleeping on our arms at night lest
the Royalists should raise the banner of
revolt, these very men were conspirfng
for the Queen. They cursed American
ism then; they use It now to fmpeach
the patriotism OF those who bore such
curses with equanimity and never let
go of the American Idea until Hawaii
came back under the flag which Blount.
"a former Federal office-holder, had
hauled down.
1t is a pity that any man 1T TO hold
Uncle Sans commission should let
himself be buncoed in this way almost
before he learns that Hawaii is no lon
ger called "the Sandwich Islands" AS
men OF sense our friends the office
holders should know that RoyaIists and
carpet baggers make poor witnesses
against the annexation party. to the
final success OF which they themselves
owe the opportunity they enjoy to hold
high place and draw good pay in this
tropic capital
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
SHIPPERS AND SEAlAEN.

1t is pretty nearly time for the Fed
eral Court TO find out what part the
Seamen's Union has in manufacturing
the tales OF cruelty by which crews
coming to this port under non-union
captains and mates seek to put their
officers in jan. The result OF the Sober
gren case was regarded, by people who
know anything about the ways OF the
sea and the custom OF admiralty
courts elsewhere. with grief and amaze
ment- That rank perjury festered in
the testimony against Captain Solder
gren goes almost without the saying;
and that the same means VIII be taken
to convict other shipmasters seems
equally true. There is reason TO believe
that behind the whole trouble turks the
Seanen's Union, one Of the most dis
reputable organizations known. and
one that VIII stop at nothing to harass
a skipper who has too much manhood
TO knuekle to it Are the courts to be
used by this union to carry out its felo-
NOUS aims?
Suppose it is true that a ship-eaptain
occasionally has to knock down or club
q sailor. The police have to do sue
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
THE PROOFS ACCUMULATING.

The attempt TO foisI upon Dr.. David
Starr Jordan the onus OF the conspiracy
TO annex Hawaii TO California has come
10 grief at the hands Of the very men
who made it. II was on Tuesday, June
Is, that the Republicans interview with
DR.. Jordan appeared and OF June p
that the Doric started from here with
the news. Yet on that very day al far
away Washington. the special CORE
spondent of the Republican, e 5. l."
not only knew all about the conspiracy
but, as per Instructions. was writing the
Washington end OF IT. Observe this:
WASHINGTON, June 24-The annexa-
ton OF Hawaii to the State OF California
as Congressional District seems 70 be
under fairly serious consideration among
the government officials here It has been
thought of for more than q year past.
and the constant chickering's among the
political forces IN Hawaii have again
forced the. matter upon the attention o.
the officials Something. they feel sure.
must be done at some time in the near
future TO bring Hawaii within the range
Of e political arrangement that VIII hold
her down 20 business and prevent up
heavals every little while. So the ques-
ton Of making Hawaii a part OF the
State Of California, giving her one mem
Der OF Congress, and giving her county
and municipal government with local
self rule, Is brought out
e s l." is the only correspondent in
the whole Washington corps who
knows" anything Of the kind. No 9TH
er CORES ondent has discovered The i'm
partant piece OF news which, apparent
ly. is made out Of whole cloth along
with the land suit" Dole removal
and Cooper reprimand- That IT Was
manufactured under orders from here
is very plain; but the point We want to
make is that e s l." could have
known nothing OF the Jordan interview
and therefore must have acted under
some other inspiration. He is an en-
ploye Of Humphreys and the latter ar
rived in San Francisco on June 9. hav-
ing just time to send orders to e. 5:
L" who wrote from washington-un-
less. indeed. his alleged letter was writ
ten here or on the Coast-two days aft
er the Jordan interview appeared
Thus the evidences OF the conspiracy
multiply. We notice that the Bulletin
now says that the article with which it
heralded the scheme OF annexation and
which it headlined in no Disappearing
way. was handed 70 il by correspond
ent? What correspondent? The regu-
lar correspondents here are engaged in
no annexation Propaganda. Was not
the writer of the correspondence
which no Mainland paper has publish
ed. SO far as We can find out-the dis
tinguished brother-in-law OF Judge
Humphreys. head. middlings and tai
of the Annexat ton Literary Bureau,
Lto.7
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10

things on shore and the necessity is ad-
rnitted by courts and public alike. On
the high seas the captain and his mates
exercise police jurisdiction. The cap
tain is mayor, chairman of the board OF
aldermen, health officer district judge
and chief OF police He is sthe whole
thing in his floating community and
must of necessity be so. Now if.'in his
police capacity. he finds sailor mutt
nous or threatening. he cannot run 10
land court OF police station to com
plain OF him-he must act with sum
mary processes himself. He is the po-
lceman for the event, and If he has to
club the fractions seamen it is his right
TO do 50 as much as it is that Of the
police officer ashore who tries 10 arrest
g drunken tar in the streets and meets
resistance which he cannot overcome
save by using his handy club-the shore
edition of the nautical Delaying pin
OF course the skipper, no more than
the policeman. may abuse this right. In
our opinion he is not likely TO do So
why should a man who takes a ship
to sea. with just enough hands to work
IL and no more, try to incapacitate any
OF them2 He needs every man The
:
his OWE safety and that of his ship and
cargo He is not going about trying 10
cripple mis- own means OF making 4
safe and quick voyage Yet We ara
asked 20 believe that the first thing a
ship-captain does when his vesse,
reaches blue water-a non-union ship
captain above all others-is 10 smash
the yertebrae Of q mate or two. kick IN
the ribs of three or four sailors. break
the right arm OF the carpenter and ex-
haust his remaining energies on the
eyes and nose Of the man at the wheel
This kind Of thing is sham and
hunlbug. and in the interests of COM
mon justice we hope that hereafter
Federal juries in Hawaii. like Federal
juries at most other seaports. viii not
give the benefit OF every doubt TO the
foremost hand or TO his disreputable
coach. the walking delegate OF a sailors
union.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10

There are several things that 90 to
make q shrewd politician but all OF
them are absent from man who thinks
ne can sell the Hawaiians out and keep
his influence over them; who believes
he can get California to take them in
spite of themselves with 30, 900 Chinese
so 600 japanese and 100 lepers thrown
in: and who begins his work for Cali
fornia acceptance by insulting one OF
the greatest newspapers there For
such a man TO be called a politician is
to violently misuse good word. The
place for him in politics Is in front of
some postoff1ce with his tongue out for
people 10 wet postage stamps on.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10

Delegate Wilcox is reported TO have
said that the reason why DO Hawaiian
boy can pass the West Point examina-
ton is fthe inferiority OF Island
schools" AS usual, Delegate wilcox is
talking through his feathered Italian
hat. Let him open the cadetship 10
general schooIboy competition here, in
tie American way, and q Hawaiian ca
Oct viii take his place in the ranks The
trouble WILCOX has is not with the
schools but with the favorites he tries
TO foist upon the National Academy.
West Point is not Turin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10

Chinese wash bills. erstwhile s., are
now $3.50 and SO on up in proportion
Cheap John wants 10 be g capitalist
and so is making q fine opening for
japanese 20 go into the trade on an
equitable basis ard gel control Of it
Competition Ike that would soon put
prices where they belong and relieve
housekeepers OF an uncomfortable bur
Gea
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10

The Advertiser has exposed so many
poor shows on the Hawaiian circuit
that It takes special pleasure In COM
nending the good one now on the
boards at the Opera House. The bust
ness doing by the Worlds Entertainers
VIII. We trust, induce managers here to
try and make their money in the future
by importing the best available attrae-
tions rather than the worst
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10

The House has passed q strong r=so-
luton against the scheme TO annex
which now lies on the Senate's table.
The Senate ought 10 lift the resolution
at once and make II concurrent. To be
sure, the plot is defeated already, but
the Legislature should make it clear 70
all outsiders where Hawaii stands and
where it proposes TO stay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
Difficult
Digestion

That IS dyspepsia
II makes life miserable.
Its sufferers eat not because they
WANT to-but simply because they
MUST.
They complain of bad taste In the
mouth. tenderness at the pit of the
stomach. feeling Of puffy fitness.
headache, heartburn and what not.
Hoods SArzaparilla cured Joseph F. Lame,
Flanagan. Ky. who writes: Il Was troubled
with dyspepsia for 8 number Of years and
took medicine that did me no good was
advised by friends TO trv Hoods Sarsaparilla
which did and it put my bowels in perfect
condition. gave me strength and energy and
made me feel like new person"
Hoods SarsaparilYa
Promises to cure and keeps the prom
ise. Beware of substitutes. Buy
Hoods nd only Hoods.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-10
LIFE
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x What is Hfee A mad race with =,
time. !
K In cold. in hot. in any cline. !
The cares. that do infest the )
X From morn till dewy eve hold !,
X We rise, We rush. we lay us )
4 To ftful slumber till the morn /
r So. till Ife's endless toll doth !
cease,
x And the weary brain find sweet !
release,
+ We hurry on. Then, name for !
+ Last resting placean unknown I
4 spot. 4
X T. MCANTS STEWART. =,
X In such q case as this it's well 4
r To rest the liver for spell.
4 Editor Advertiser. 4
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-25
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

IL Is only forty days TO the November
elections. That Is short space Of
time. Men have been known 10 fast
that number Of days. But much work
will be done.
The election 10 New York city will
be equal in Importance to u state cleo
ton. Tanmany is o. its mettle, and
when Tammany is aroused the country
hears the roar Of It's Tiger
In some u the states the election will
be Of more than ordinary significance
the results will have their Influence on
the general elections 10 1902 aud on the
national election IN 1904 In some 81
the states the results may make or
undo men who are il the public eye for
leaders In 1904. For au oir year the re.
suits will be great in their disturbing
influences on men and parties.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-25
Large Fruit Shipments.

White Bros. Of Lewiston, who have
leased the Howard elevator, are ship
ping Bartlett pears at the rate Of car
load day. They are gathered from
the neighborhood about Moscow, They
have over thirty men and women at
work, doing the labor Of packing and
shipping. Some Of the shipments go
as far east as New York. Their plan
is to build cold storage warehouse
aud permanently establish Themselves
here as wholesale fruit dealers. They
have shipped upward Of 50 cars from
Lewiston this season aud their plan TO
operate wholesale house here il con-
nection with their business 10 Lew 3
ton would no doubt prove very prOtita-
Bile. It should receive the hearty 60.
operation Of our merchants. Star.