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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

is the financial brain OF the cJncern,
said that the prospects were good
for overcoming all difficulties and
promised that the corporation
would soon be sailing smoothly
along. Lord Dufferin made pathe
tic address saying that the cause OF
his resignation was not due to the
difficulties of the company which he
had no intention of deserting, being
one of the largest stockholders, but
simply caused by his desire to pro-
ceed to South Africa, where his
oldest son had recently been buried
in a soldiers grave and where his
youngest son was dying. The noble
old man was cheered by the stock
holders who had met in a rather
ugly frame OF mind.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

Newspaper correspondents write
from China that the missionaries"
took prominent part in the secret
looting of Peking and other cap
tured towns, and boldly opened
shops for the disposal for cash Of
idols, fur and any kind of valuable
articles which the native Christians
Cd could steal and plunder. The
correspondents express some indig-
nation and surprise at this conduct
Of the missionaries, whose habits
they evidently haven't studied. We
are only surprised that the Emission
aries" did not etake out the cap
tured lands and sold them at auc-
ton for cash-all for the glory OF
the Lord.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21
Independent Charter Commission.

The adjourned meeting of the
above-named Commission will be
held in Foster Hall this (Monday)
evening, at 7:30 o'clock.
A full attendance OF members is
earnestly requested 1t is expected
that the several subcommittee, es-
pecially the city and county COM
mittees, will present satisfactory re-
ports of their respective works.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

In the meantime the Boer army is
heard from by every mail while the
whereabouts OF Kitchener's big
army seems to be unknown. Even
Napoleon's genius could not cope
with guerilla warfare, and Lord
Kitchener is by no means Napo-
leon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21
like the play OF Hamlet with the
melancholic Dane left out.

When the tourist finally bids
goodbye to Hawaii nei he feels
good-natured, because he is going
home, and he tells the people he has
met here that he has had splendid
trip. But when two days out he
compares notes with himself, and he
tacitly admits that his trip to Ha-
waii was far from satisfactory; that
he had spent heap of money; that
there is void in his stomach be-
cause he hasn't had a square meal,
and that the curios and photographs
he bought look decidedly uninter-
esting. Then he remembers that it
would have cost less to visit Califor-
mia, or Colorado, or Florida, and
that for less money he could have
spent two weeks in Switzerland or
have explored the Harzen noun
tains or made short trip to Italy.
And he remembers that every one OF
those places the hotels are excellent,
the accommodations for travelling
splendid and that the people you
meet at the Harzen are German
mountaineers, and in Italy native
peasants of that country without
American stiff collars and coats as
as those worn by the Hawaiian
flower sellers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

The liquor men have won another
victory by Congress abolishing the
army cantsen. The saloons with
their bad whiskey and poisonous
beer will again flourish outside
camps, forts and garrisons. The
Senate in passing the anti-csnteen
bill made no reference whatever to
the Congressional canteen where
the thirst of the law makers is
quenehed. But that is a very diff
ferent thing, of course 1t is easy
enough to pass alleged temperance
measures when the men looking
after the moral and physical welfare
Of the other fellow, has all he
wishes to wet his whistle with,
within reach.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

There are two classes of visitors
who always like Hawaii. One are
the through passengers who are
happy to stretch their sea-legs; who
take ride to the Pail; buy and eat
bananas and other fruits and steam
away before disilluson sets in. The
other class of satisfied tourists are
those who come to Honolulu to
have good time; who feel that
they can cut any kind of capers in
provincial Honolulu; who love to
shock the local virtuous society"
by doing high kicking on dining
room tables; seeing the real thing
in an altogether hula, and return
after having committed all the ex-
travaganzas which ought to ex-
olude them from the society of de
cent people, but which we never
knew or heard Of, except as unrelia-
BILE rumors in New York or Boston.
"Mrs. Van Snob and dear little Miss
Fourhundred would never do such
things" says Mrs. Grundy, of Bos-
ton, "you know those Honolulu peo-
pie are such terrible gossips."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

The situation Of the London and
Globe Financial Corporation does
not seem to be as desperate as it
was anticipated when the smash
came. At a general meet ting Of the
stockholders Whitaker Wright, who
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

II we want tourists to come here
let US set our house in order first
and make it ready to receive our
paying guests, and when we are
ready then let US advertise and
boom the place.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

There is only one reason why
tourist travelling has fallen off in
Hawaii, and that heretofore people
have been induced to visit here
through Misrepresentation. When
the volcano was active there was
something worth seeing, but even
then the grand sight hardly com
pensated man for the inconveni-
ences he was subjected to, the lack
of proper accommodations and the
disagreeable fact of being cut off
from all connections with the world
in which the tourist lives.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

The Chinese emissaries have fin
ally signed the joint note conclud-
ing the preliminary stage OF negoti-
ations. 1t may be step nearer to
settlement, but it is doubtful that
any satisfactory conclusion will be
reached. Mckinley has withdrawn
his proposition to have the negoti-
ating conference held in Washing
ton, owing to the unanimous oppo.
sition of the Powers who insist in
having the conference in China.
Shanghai will probably be selected
as the place where the peace con-
ference will meet
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21
MONDAY, JAN, 81. 1901.
TOURISTS I'm HAWAII.

We hear 80 much about what
should be done in line OF advertising
Hawaii for the purpose Of inducing
tourists to visit the islands and
spend their money here. On paper
the inducements look all right, but
when it comes to reality the tourist
spends his money and time here and
leaves disappointed If not disgusted.
What has Hawaii to offer to people
who wish to spend month or two
in travelling; who wish to get away
from the monotony Of American
cities; who wish to admire magnifi-
cent scenery and study quaint folks
life and who wish to do this with
out sacrificing the creature comfort
obtainable in every inn or hotel in
the countries to which tourists 60.
We have scenery OF course but
none on such a grand scale as can
be found in Switzerland, in Swiss
Saxony, in the Pyrenees or in Nor
way. And in those countries you can
daily present new panorama to
the tourists while in Honolulu you
have exhausted your material after
taking the tourist to the Pail, to
Tantalus and to q saccharine SMELL
ing not very picturesque sugar mill.
Honolulu itself is simply an Ameri-
can town with a mixture of nation
alities but absolutely without
originality. The characteristic Ha-
waiian life died out with the disap-
pearanoe of grass huts and the ap-
pearanee of American clothes and
the average tourist doesn't even get
excited over luau or tame profes.
sional hula. Then the tourist is
packed on board an inter island
steamer where he feels very unhap-
py and uncomfortable. He is land
cd at Maalaea on the most dreary
OF all bleak, rock clad beaches and
he is jumbled in a riekety carriage
over torturous road and dumped
at a lodging house misnamed a
hotel. The next day he is put on
horse and taken into lao valley,
very picturesque glade, which in
beauty and richness of foliage is
surpassed many times by similar
valleys in Florida or in Yellow
stone Park in California. The next
day he makes the trip to Haleakala,
spends horrible night at the edge
OF the crater and sees the sunrise in
the morning. 1t is a grand sight
but the tourist hardly thinks it
worth his while to travel 5000 miles
to see it. If there was comfortable
hotels, decent steamers, fine roads
and conveyances he wouldn't kick,
but as it is he has only strong re-
collection OF sore body and con-
stant demand on his purse.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

A contemporary has fling at the
High Sheriff, because he has not Sc
lected enough Hawaiians to serve
on the grand jury. We happen to
know that several Hawaiians whose
names we're on the High Sheriff's
original list were excused for suffi-
ciently good reasons. We thought
that the question of "haoles" and
Hawaiians was pau, and that we
were all American citizens. The
grand jury selected to serve at this
term is composed OF intelligent, con-
servative and competent men. But
OF course they may be called "white
washers" if they refuse to indict the
High Sheriff on general principles.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21

He is now shipped to Hawaii and
landed in Hilo. Near this great
oity is the greatest volcano in the
world and having visited Vesuvius
the year before the tourist prepares
himself to see the great wonder
He sees black hole and lie wishes
that he was back at Vesuvius watch
ing the glorious eruption from that
small volcano. However, the ride
to the Volcano House isldelightful,
the road is good, and the hotel is
all right. Bat hesadmits that his
visit to the volnano was something
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-21
We buy largely and consequently best possible pce
original exclusive
FOR LADIES' DRESS GOODS We cannot be equaled

With the Spring comes the necessity of repenishi
this for you better than any
Our Stock of Sheetings, Pillow Castings, Quilts,
out equal in this City in Price and Quality.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
INAUGURAL EXCURSIONS,
Seaboard Air LINE Railway to Washington.
ID. G., March 1, 2, and 3, 1901.

On account Of the inaugural cere-
monies of tho President and Vice
President, at Washington, March 4,
the Seaboard Air Line Railway
will sell excursion tickets from all
stations at rate Of first-cl fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
going on all trains of March 1st, 2nd
and Sd, and valid for return March
9th, 1901, inclusive.
For fine trains and fust schedules
take the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Their famous "Florlday and Metro
politan Limited" and "Florida and
Atlanta Fast Mail" run direct to
Washington.
For tickets, schedules and sleeping
car accommodation, call on or ad.
dress any agent of tho Seaboard All
Line Railway.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
nIARDI GRAs CELEBRATIONS.
New Orleans, La, Mobile, Ala. and Pensa
cola. Fla, February 14th-10th,
1901

For these occasions, tickets will be
sold February 18th to 18th inclusive,
from Washington, D. c., aud all
points on the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, at rate of one fare for the
round trip: tickets good returning
until March 9TH 1901, inclusive.
With it's new passenger service in
auguratod January 9th, the Sea.
board Air Line Railway is now
operating the finest and fastest
trains in the South, and trip to the
Mardi Gras on one of these magnifi-
cent trains via any of their many
attractive routs will certainly prove
the quickest and most enjoyable.
See that your tickets read via Sea-
board Air Line.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
SHOOTING IN SPARTANBURG
The Chief or Police Dhoots his Cousin, who
Ia Also his Brother.in law, as tho
Latter Is Riding Through
tho Streets.

Especial to News and Courier.l
Spartanburg, February 5.--Chief
of Police j. B. Dean shot and
wounded e. B. Dean, his cousin
and brother'in.law, in the left arm
to-day. The shooting took place on
the corner Of Main and Church
streets and bystanders heard no
words and knew nothing of any
difficulty until the pistol was fired.
Mr.. Dean was driving along the
street in his buggy when no was
shot. 1t is said that ill feeling has
existed between the young men for
some time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
CHILD LABOR BILL,

ihe Blli Appointing Col. Thomas Commits.
sioner TO Complete tho Confederate Rolls
He1ected-A Long Debate on the Child
Labor In tho Factory Oucstiun-SeDate
Nefuses by II Vote to I6 to Strike
Out the Enacting Words-The May
Held Substitute Bill Adopted, but
has no Prospect of Becominga
Law this Session.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12

ing the place and tho stock Of liquors,
which tho saloon had promised to soil
to tho crowd that tlocked to view tho
wreckage. Mrs Nation was arrest
ed, but promptly released.
Mrs. Nation and her wrcckcrs,
each armed with a hutchot, sailed
forth at dayhreak. They forced their
way past negro who guarded tho
door Of tho "Sonatc,' and in less
than ten minutes had strown tho
floor with broken mirrors, bottles,
slot machines and splinterad bar fix
turcs. The negro fired shot Of
warning into the ceiling, but it had
no effect. Presently Il policeman
stalkcd ]eisurely into tho room and
said: "Woll, sister Nation, | guess
Pll have to arrest you again"
Mrs. Nation had just smashed tho
last bottlo and was ready to go.
Tho police Judge was glad to ro-
lease her when sho appeared for trial
and sho administered robuke to
him. Mrs. Nation soon won't down
Kansas avcnuo frce again.
Later Chief of Police Stahl, in an
interview with reporter, said:
81 do not care if Mrs. Nation
smashes ovory joint in Topeka. ]
sympathlzo with her. L hope she
will close up the saloons of tho city
AS an officer Of tho law, though, it Is
my duty to arrest her every timo she
creates a Disturbance or DESTROYS
property. If wo had tho right kind
of State officers it would not be no.
cessary, for Mrs. Nation to do what
sho is doing"
There arc reports Of plots to hurt
Mrs. Nation. 1t was said that Sow
eral saloon mon havo charged thick
glass bottles with tremendous pres
suro, SO that au explosion will follow
their being broken.
To1av Mrs Nation 1;,ooto1 ,r
anneal "4o tho cb;Idro, Of tho h;,,h
schools Of tho United States," in
which sho nrood ch;ldron ovorv,vhoro
to smash saloon windows with rocks
When Mrs, Nation ann,arod in
Court to answer tho characs Of "dis.
turbine tho poaco" md "smoshino a
ioint" tho first cbaroo was dismissed
Notwithstanding tho crusader do.
mandod a trial, and boarino on tbc
second cbargo WAS set for Thursdav
tho prisoner being releasod without
bond
uTbo ohoroo of l;otnrl,;no, th,
noooo 10 d;er, ;sao1n said 1u,1,,
N1oorow 90 tho or,so,,or .tood .,
ho ro;,;na rho oho.ao f>1,o .,o,
hor orrost vostordov oftor bor fr,it
,oaa o.ton,n, 70 w.ooI, tho Ir,,;,,,o 40.
.o.
ur o,;so. H.. ,::,
c,aimed Mr.. Nation .r vo. orrosto;
u.o.e,,,1,, oa ao,>.;uo, - ,u>
ortvn
r., tbo cboroo of s,ooeh;,o y ;o,,,
Mira Not;o, ron,;od.
w nlood on;ltv to that. rotho
th;nk r d;d emo.b itn
uu,o ,>u;sono. ,,o,,nn1oa t,otu,
c;tv attornov bo hrouobt !, and "
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12

that they are lot competent to man,
age or control their childrenY HUI
man nature revolts at tho idea OF
such stuff. Why have so many peo
pie left their farms to go to the cot
ton factory? They left to better
their condition. If thoy haven't can't
they go back to their plantation ?
We all sympathize with suffering,
but to the end Of time we will have
the poor and the rich. Children who
must work and children who will
play. 1t is the natural order which
all human Legislation cannot change.
All this sympathy doesn't hand to
the children u loaf Of bread, and if
you turn them away from making
their own bread, it may be beauti-
full expression, sympathy for these
sufferings, but it is not practicable
in providing for them what they
need, bread. Such law as this will
be repulsive to operatives in this
State, in whose veins run hot tho
blood Of freedom. lie doesn't be-
lieye the Legislature has any right
to regulate the homes and families Of
South Carolina; this is not land Of
paternalsm.
PROPER EXERCISE OF POLICE POWER
Senator Ragsdale expressed the
opinion that protection Of children in
their helplessness is proper exer-
else of the police powers of tho State.
The question Is, is it right to chain
these children to ponderous machin-
ory? If 1T is wrong there is no use
to say anything further, for the ques-
tion of money is insignificant in COM
parison to tho main issue.
SENATOR LIVINGSTON AGAINST TIE BILL.
Senator Livingston made quite a
lengthy speech against tho bill AT
the conclusion motion was made to
adjourn, but this. was defeated on a
roll. call, as it was evident that Sena
tors wanted to get rid of the tire
some. if important question.
Senator Maytield made an elo-
quent closing speech in favor of the
bill.
COULD NOT KILL THE BILL.
A vote was then taken and resulted
in the refusal Of the Senate to strike
out the enacting words by II to 1G.
BY an error in tho count, which was
later corrected, tho vote was an
nounced 1G to 1G and the Lieutenant
Governor cast the deciding vote
against killing the bill.
The MayfeId substitute bill, which
provides for the gradual elimination
Of children from factories up to 1908,
was then adopted. There is, how
ever, no prospect of the bill becom-
ing law this session. p. NJ. D.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
CARRIE NATIONS LATEST RAID,

She SmasheB q Joint" I'm Topeka and is
Supported by tho Chief OF Police
Sho Then Treats Judge Ma.
Braw with Contempt.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
TIE BILL KILLED,

Senator Aldrich stated that his
side was willing to accept either of
the amendments offered, but on a
call of the roll to strike out the en-.
acting words, the senate voted in ia.
vor, by II to rs.
Senators Livingstone and Mower
had their amendments printed in the
journal, in order that thor positions
might be on record.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12

The medical board bill was amend
ed so as to deny boards outside of
towns the right to enforce vaccina-
ton. The rights of city boards as
to vaccination were not interfered
with.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12

pealed.
| The House, by vote of Ga to 3S,
passed tho bill to repeal the anti free
pass law. If the Senate be of the
Same opinion as the House there will
hereafter be no legal objection to
members of the Legislature and State
officers using freepasses and franks.
FULL POWERS TO STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Mr.. John P. Thomas, Jr., had a
bill amending the State board of
health law. The main features of
the bill are that it gives the State
board the right to remove county or
city boards. 1t provides upon re-
fusal or neglect to execute the orders
of the State board Of health that
members Of local board shall be sub
jeot to removal by the said State
board Of health. Such removal shall
not be made until ten days notice of
charges against the offending NOM
bers Of local board shall have been
mailed to o! served upon him, or
them, stating the cause Of complaint
and the time and place of the answer
to said charges, said removal to be
additional to any penalty now i'm
posed by law. That all local boards
of health in the several counties in
the State, outside of Incorporated
towns and cities, are hereby invested
with the same powers and duties
that are now imposed by law upon
local boards of health in Incorporated
cities, towns and villages in the State
Of South Carolina. The bill was
ordered to it's third reading without
objection.
VACCINATION.
The medical board bill was amend
ed so as to deny boards outside of
towns the right to enforce vaccina-
ton. The rights Of city boards as
to vaccination were not interfered
with.
CHANGES IN MORTGAGES.
Mr.. Croft took up the discussion
on the Sanders bill as to changes in
mortgages. He favored the bill and
held that it was right. The fraudul-
ent debtor now had two strings to
his bow; if the creditor changes the
note he can sue on that, if he loses he
has the mortgages, and if he gains he
WINS on fraudulent note. He
moved to amend by adding, "if in
tentionally changed in a material re-
spect."
Mr.. Morgan sympathized with the
purpose of the bill, but feared the
bill would not reach che purpose
sought. ....
The House refused to kill the bill.
Mr. Lide moved to provide that
the alteration must be fraudulent to
count. Lost.
TEXT OF THE BILL.
Then the bill was ordered to it's
third reading as follows:
That from and after the approval
of this Act no person who has inten-
tionally altered, in any material
particular, any note, mortgage or
other obligation for the payment of
money, without first having obtained
the written consent of the maker,
obligor, mortgagor, endorser or guar.
antor, shall be allowed to recover
Judgment in any Of the Courts of
this State in any suit or action
brought on said note. mortgage or
obligation against the maker, obligor,
mortgagor, endorser or guarantor of
tho same, for any part of debt
evidenced by such note, mortgage or
obligation, exclusive Of interest and
costs. A. X,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
News and Courier.

NeWs ana Courier.
Topeka, Kan, February 5.-Mrs.
Carrie Nation and threo followers to-
day wrought damage to the extent of