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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
The Dream of the Key.

Some small article had been lost-I
forget now what, let us say key-be-
longing to one Of two sisters who were
travelling together. 1t could nowhere
be found. But one night one of the SIS
ters dreamed that she saw the key in
the pocket of her travelling bag. She
told this dream on waking to the other.
"And have you looked in the pocket"
the sister asked. "No, l have not"
said she, "for the very good reason that
there is no pocket in my travelling
bag" "Well," said the other, "there is
u pocket in mine. l will just have
look there on the chance" And there
the key was found.
The inference is that the dreamer
had seen with the eye of sense, though
not with the eye of observation, the
key put into the pocket Even when the
key was SO found she had no recollec-
ton of seeing 1t placed there, but the
brain had unconscously recorded the
sensation. In course of sleep 1t had
stumbled ON that record, and by good
luck the sleeper on awaking CHANGED
to remember the mental operation that
had taken place during sleep. 1t is a
singular and almost alarming reflection
that our brains are stored with count
less such records of which we know
nothing nor ever shall know unless the
association Of ideas or some peculiar
, mental state brings them to our notice.
--Longman's.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

"Few persons are perhaps aware that
thing of beauty is common peanut
plant growing slngly in a six or eight
inch pot and grown indoors during the
colder months" says an up to date flor
list in the Washington Star.
Kept In warm room or by the
kitchen stove, peanut kernel planted
In pot of loose, mellow loan, kept
only moderately moist, will soon germi-
nate and grow up into a beautiful
plant 1t is In similar way that the
peanut planters test their seeds every
year, beginning even early In the win
ter, and the facility with which the
seeds will grow in this way has sug-
gcsted to many southern flower lovers
the possibility of making the useful
peanut an ornamental plant for the
parlor or sitting room window.
"As the plant increases in size and
| extends its branches over the sides of
| the pot in pendent manner, there are
| few plants of more intrinsic beauty.
| The curious habit of the compound
| leaves of closing together, like the
| leaves of a book, on the approach OF
night or when shower begins to fall
on them is one of the most interesting
habits of plant life.
Later on-for the peanut is nc
cphemeral wonder, enduring for day
or two only-the appearance Of the tiny
yellow flowers and putting forth of the
pedunclos on which the nuts grow i'm
| nort tn tbic uorol roritr n et,ilSiu opf
unique charm all its own. There Is
nothing else like it, and florists through
out the country might well add the pea
nut plant to their list Of novel and rare
things"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

and being young, he has gradually
gained. 1t Is not all fat, either, that
has been ingrained into the pugilist's
body in the last twelve months. He
has over five weeks in which to pre-
pare himself for Rubin, but reducing
and at the same time hardening has
always been a hard matter for JEFF
fries, and he realizes that IA system
of training that will give him agility
and leave strength will he strictly
scientific proposition. Billy Delaney,
who will handle Jeffries in his coming
tight, believes that the champion
should not attempt to make a weight
lower than 30 pounds, and is not sure
that the big fellow can keep under
225 pounds. Jeffries does not like
this plan at all Rubin will probably
not tip the beam at more than 100
pounds, and Jeirries has a large no
ton that one of the strongest points
of the Swiss is his agility in the ring.
The champion wants to be equally as
fast and shifty, and, in fact, has en-
hlbited more concern over this point
, than he has over any battle he ever
. fought. Jeffries was not so heavy
when he fought Fitzsimmons. When
, he met Sharkey he was able to dc
p as many steps per minute as the sail
, or. ,Jeffrics' plan with Corbett was
q to land single good blow and enc
6 matters. He knew he could nevei
equal Corbett at the game of shifting
:. and did not try AS to Rubin, JEFF
y fries has other ideas. He knows liuh
, lin can hit several degrees harder thar
n Corbett and move with more speed
g than Sharkey. Hence, the champion
ia wants little of that combination TO
his own and thinks he must get dow
, to the lowest safe figure in weigh
"a if he realizes his plans.
Manager Brady is having some trou
q bic in arranging Il bout preliminary t.
is the championship affair. The Cincin
natl people insist ON having high
q class affair with men of reputation
N as principals. Brady proposed Jac
.Jeffries, the champions brother, an
Bob Armstrong, the colored fighter
,o The Cincinnati people would not liste
l., to it. They want Choynski and NJ,
:, Coy, but Brady is not taken with tn
= idea of paying big money for n PR
. liminary, and, besides, the kid say
= he will fight none but tlle best. III
match with Sharkey puts him out {
40 the running as Il candidate for Cincil
10 natl Choynski and Maher are III
,o men most likely to be selected.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
A Common FaIIacy.

1t Is a common fallacy that impur,
wnter becomes sterilized at n tempera
ture of 80 degrees. One OF the mos
curious facts about bacteria is that
while a single ray of sunlight will ex
tinguish the life Of innumerable hordes
and while very moderate increase Ii
the temperature around them will hav,
the same effect, they are absolutely un
injured by any degree of cold.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Couldn't Fool Him.

"This,' said the chrome peddler,
represents an oriental dance"
"What does oriental mean?" asked
the head of the house
Belonging In the east"
"You git out! They don't stand fel
no dances like that in the east! I'm
from Connecticut, and l know!.-lndi
annapolis i'rees,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Baltimore Club Will Of
fer $1,000 Purse.
Grands Took Three Games
From Dagues.
Sanford Will Play Carroll--local
Sporting News.

A match with Joe Cans is offered
Art Simms provided he agrees to GER
tain provisions made by Al Herford,
manager of the great negro light
weight.
In a letter to Simms Herford gives
little history relative to how he
obtained some cheap advertising for
his protege Harry Lyons while in
Chicago previous to the Cans Me
Govern contest.
simms is ready to accept Herford's
proposition on condition that Cans
will weigh In at the ring side at 133
pounds He will take on Lyons at
12S Mt 8 o'clock or 1870 ring side. He
has written n letter to Herford naming
these conditions.
Herford's letter follows:
New York, Jan. 9, 1901.
"Nly Dear Sir:
'Your letter OF Dee, 30 at hand. In
reply will say that ! did make that
offer in Chicago papers, but IL was
done more for boost than anything
else. II you are sincere in your state
mcnts viii assure you match, il
you will post II forfeit of $500 witt
the sporting department of the New
York Evening journal | viii cover
the same. Until you do this | viii
pay no further attention to your let
pounds at 3 o'clock on the day o
contest for Joe Cans or IL yo uwant t.
tcrs. viii make the weigh l3'
accept for Harry Lyons, | will lc
him agree TO do 12i at o'clock.
can get n 81 900 purse from tn
Eureka Athletic club of Baltimore
Charlie White viii referee the con
test. "Rcspcctfully yours,
"Al Herford, Mang"
The MahonIng Athletic club o
Youngstown has offered purse 70
Il contest between Simms and 10
Cain at Youngstown on the night Il
Feb. 10 Cain will agree TO wcg
IN at 1870 pounds M = o'clock Simul
win accept If a large enough purs
Is offered. He has also received n
offer from Bradford, Pa, for n mate
with Joe Leonard, Art has answero
asking $500 purse with n 30 per ccr
clause.
RACE IS ON.
The race for the bowling champion
ship of the city was opened Tucsdu
night on the Grand alleys. ri
Crands took three games from Il
Dagues, having an average for Il
series Of s53 %
The scores follow:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
mers Tuesday night. The score was
80 to 3S
LEONARD is ANXIOUS.

30 to 3S.
LEONARD is ANXIOUS
Joe Leonard of Buffalo, is very anx-
lous to wipe out the decision, which
Art Slmms got over him at Erie last
month. He Is in training with AL.
Wering, the bicycle racer, and mid
dleweight scrapper of Buffalo, aud
says that he feels confident of beat
ing Art If they meet again. The Buff
falo papers are united in saying that
the Simms-L leonard mill at Erie, was
the best pulled off before that club.
The men would surely draw big
crowd in Akron. Leonard has de.
feated Bonnie O'Brien, Luke Burke
Kid Bush. Kid Prleur, Sammy Kelly,
Caspar Leon, Eddie Kelly and 20
other good easterners. He was mate h
ed TO fight Terry McGovern at the
boxing carnival which the Hawthorne
Athletic club was to give, but was
stopped by an anti-boXing league.
Corbett and mccoy were to meet but
as every one knows, the bout was
stopped.
NOTHING MORE IN SIGHT.
"Is Jeftries going to meet any one
else in the near futureY Manager
Brady was asked.
you may state that Jeffries will
not meet any pugilist at Carson City
under the management of Dan Stuart
He prefers to go to San Francisco
where the law allows sparrinI
matches under proper regulations. ]
he spars in San Francisco 1t viii
either be under the management of j
c. Kennedy, Of New York, or j. j
Groom, of San Francisco. At pre-
sent it Is hardly likely that the cham
plon will consent to meet Fitzsim
mons at all. Jeffrics offered n mate
to Fitzslmmons, and he did not Sc
fit to accept it at that time, and no'
he will have to wait until Jeffries
ready to meet him. Jim il now |
position to do little debating hin
self"
RUHLIN'S TRAINING QUARTERS
1t is quite probable that Gus Rul
lin will train for his contest with Jill
Jcffrles Mt the Country Club, nea
Carthage. Oscar Goldsmith, u we
known local business man, paid
visit to the club yesterday and tho
oughly inspected the place to see
ii could be fitted up suitably for trai
ing purposes. The surroundings a
most beautiful, and the place seen
to he an ideal spot for an athlet
to get in condition. The roads a
good, and. besides the towpath of II
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

per m.
Southern pine ceiling, M, 500 per m.
Southern pine ceiling, 9s, $21 per m.
Southern pine ceiling, Is, common,
$40 per m.
White pine lath, $i.40 per m.
White pine lath, No. $4.00 per m.
White pine lath, No. 3, $3.50 per m.
Red cedar shingles, clear, 1928
per m.
Red cedar shingles, thin, $3Gl
per m.
Clear Hemlock shingles, $3.50 per Ill.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Hides.
Farm Produce.

Butter, creamery, per ID 26
Butter, country, per Id, lSc
Butter, cooking, per 10, 12o
Lard, country, per lb Sc,
Lard compound &c.
Lard, city, per lb, &c
Eggs, strictly fresh, per doz 25c
Chickens, live, per Id &c
Chickens, dressed, per ID 10
Potatoes, per bu 85c
Navy beans, per bu, s2.35
Marrowfat beans, per bu, $3.50
Maple syrup, per gal, 75,
Onions, per bu $.75c
Turkey, 12c per ID.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
s. 500 "a REwARD.

We Will pay the above reward for any case
OF Liver Complaint Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation or Costive-
ness we cannot cure with Lfverita, the Up
to-Date Little Liver PHI, when the di irections
are strictly complied with. They are purely
Vegetable and never fail to give satisfacti IN,
26c boxes contain 100 pills, l0c boxes contain
40 pills. &c boxes contain l5 pills. Beware ol
subs Iitutions and limitations. sent by mail
stamps ta<cn. NERVlTA MEDICAL 60.
Cor. Clinton and jackson Sts., Chicago, III.
For sale by John Lamparter Il Co., 1873 :
Howard ST., and lnmnn Bros, East Akron
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80 Ssl7E52Sss; 2sR;oua 3 |
Sa1i CotuMausM.
North Bound.

North Bound.
Gin, Columbus and Clev.. s6:O5 am
Akron and Pittsburg. 80. 1920 am
Col, Millersburg g. Cleve. III :j8 am
Gin, Col and Cleveland. .+*4.25 pm
Pitts, Bal. Wash. & N. Y. .A2:30 pm
South Bound.
Clev'd. Col and Gin. .*+9.35 am
New York, Pitts. and Akron, (runs
only to Barberton) ..... *11:10 am
Clev'd. Miilersburg and Col. .*257 pm
Pittsburg and Akron, Guns only
to Akron) ................*S .*S:1O pm
Clevd., Col. and Gin. ...... $3.50 pm
Daily. Daily except Sunday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

them playing Il Luu,,i ana some rab
bits Ibsen said. IL never write sin
gle line of any of my dramas withou,
having that tray and its occupants be
fore me on my table. could not WRIT
without them. But why use them Is
my own secret."--Cosmopolitan.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
BALTIMORE q OHIO.
Union Depot Market street.

Union Depot, Market street.
Depart West
Tifin, Fostoria & Chicago. ~10:10 am
Titiin, Fostoria ~ Chicago. $500 pm
Chicago vestibuleed, It'd. ."*11.1O pm
Arrive from the West.
Chicago and New York vestI.
buled, limited .......... eel 80 am
Chicago and Pittsburg. So $50 am
Chicago. Akron and Clevc-
land SIP pm
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

"I've promised to go in to supper
with some one else, Mr.. Blanque, but
I'll Introduce you to very handsome
and clever girl"
"But | don't want handsome and
clever girl. | want you."-Tit-Bits.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

A,E, Robinson, M,DnC.M,, Medical Director.
years against the mental and physical suf-
fcring of lost manhood that the Institute
has decided to distribute free trial packages
To all who write, II Is u home treatment
Hud all men who suffer with amy form OF
soNunl weakness rosultinR from youthful
folly, premature loss OF strength and mom-
ory, weak back, Varicpcclc, or cmnciatlon
OF parts can now cure themselves at home.
The orcmedy has peculiarly grateful ef'ect
of warmth ana seems to act directly to the
desired location giving strength and devel-
Opomnnt Just whore II N needed. II cures
all the Ills and troubles that come from
years Of misuse of tho natural functions aud
has hccn an absolute succ,s, IN n cases. A
request to the State Medical Institute, $40
Elektron Building, Ft, Wayne, Ind, stating
thut YOU drslre Que OF their free trial pack
ages viii he complied with promptly. Tho
Institute IS DESTROYS of reaching thnt great
class OF men WHO are unable to leave home
TO ho treated and the free sample viii enable
them TO see how easy II IL 10 ho curou OF
sexual weakness when the proper remedies
are employed. Tho Institute makes no re-
strlctions. ANY man who writes Will he sent
u free sgmpie, carefully sealed IN plain
pnckHye so that Its recipient need have no
lear Of embarrassment or publicity. Read
ers are requested TO write without delay.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
RETAIL PRICES.

Butter, creamery, per 10, 3Oc
Butter, country, per Id. 25c
Butter, cooking, per Id, t5c
Oleomargerlne, per 10, So
Lard, country, per Id, l2c
Lard, city, per Id, lOc
Lard, compound, per Id, Sc
Eggs, strictly fresh per doz 300
Chickens, live per 10, IL to ltc
Chickens, dressed per lb, Is
Potatoes, per bu, soc
Oats, per bu, 30 to 32c
Corn, ear, per bu, 25c
Corn, shelled, per bu, 45c
Corn, cracked per lb, lc
Hay, baled, per cwt, Soc
Straw, baled, per cwt, 500
Onions per bushel $l.t0c
Winter lettuce, per Id. l2c.
Summer Lettuce, 1Sc 10.
Bermuda onions, pes Id. &c.
Cheese.
York State, per Id, loo.
Swiss, per 10, l6o.
Full cream, per Id, loo
Flour.
Spring wheat, per sack, $l.35
City brands, per sack, $l.2b
Rye flour, per sack, Sl.O0
Graham -four, per sack, l0-lb, 800
Miscellaneous.
salt, per Dbl, Wadsworth sl.25. N
Y .$l.35
Rock salt, per lb, 10
Oil meal, per lb, 2c
Crushed oyster shells. 60c cwt.
Crushed bone, per Id, 21sc
Linseed oil, boiled per gals $50
Linseed oil, raw per gal, SOC.
Turpentine, per gal, Toe
White Lead per cwt, 81.
Nails, Sd wire common per cwt
$2,75
$3.50.
Seeds
Timothy, per bu., $3.50 to $3.50
Glover seed, $6,5O@SI,
Lumber.
Hemlock bill stuff, SIT Per m.
Norway bill stun, $21 per m.
Southern pine siding, $50 per m.
Southern pine siding, No. /, common
S23 per IN.
Southern pine siding, No. 2 common
$21 per IN.
Southern pine flooring, $24 per IN.
Southern pine flooring, No. l. 81
per IN.
Southern piue iloorlng, n, 2, 81
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
tiraIllh
MATCH GAME.

A match game of pool, 200 points,
win be played at 62l w. Market ST.,
Friday evening, between Jack Car.
roll, the pool expert and Burt San.
ford the w. Market ST., grocer. This
game should be interesting as San.
ford lately defeated VIM. Loebsker OF
Cleveland, champion of that city.
POOL PLAYERS.
In the amateur pool tournament
now in progress al the Howard ST.,
billiard hall, Graham defeated Chal-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Ibsen's Table Companions.

Upon Ibsens writing table visitor
saw n small tray containing n number
of grotesque figures-a wooden bear,
tiny devil, two OF three cats (one of
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
THE NORTHERN OHIO TRACTION
COMPANA.
A, b. &. Division.

Waiting room, 102 n. Howard st.
Time card in effect Dec. 27, 1900
Cars for Cleveland leave corner N.
Howard and Market SITS. at $40 a. M,
and every hour to $40 p. m. and at
1890 D. m. Saturdays and Sundays
$40 a. m, GAO a. m. and every haif
hour to T;40 p. IN. and at $40 p m. and
1870 p. m.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Straw.

Wheat, baled per ton, SS.0O-$9.0O
Wheat, bulk per ton $500
Oats, baled per ton, $3.50
Oats, bulk per ton, $3.50
Rye, per toms l0-l1
Rye, bundle, $l5 per ton
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Hay.

Timothy, No. baled per ton, sl4.O0
Fin. ,thy, No. bulk per ton l4--l5
Glover and timothy, No. baled
per ton, IL to $l3.
Glover and timothy No. l bulk per
ton, $ll.00 to $l2
Glover, No. baled per ton, s1l-2
Glover, No. l bulk per ton, $ll
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
Meats.

Beef, live per lb, 4 to $50
Beef dressed per lb, 516 to $40
Pork, live per lb 41sto 434c
Rork, dressed per lb 6-6Ac
Mutton, live per lb 31a to 416c
Mutton. dressed per Id 7-71ac
Lamb, dressed per lb 91sc
Lamb, live per lb 4 to DC
Veal, live per lb ~ to 5
Veal, dressed per lb 8 to Sc
Ham, cured per lb 9A-l01a
Shoulder, cured per lb I to TIC
Bacon, cured per lb ll1sc to l2c
Beef, dried per lb II to 1890
Lard, country kettle, 7Mc.
Lard, simon pure, SIC.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

WHEELING g. LAKE ERIE RY.
MyrOn Il. Herrick. Robert Blinken-
derfer, receivers.
No. /. No. 3. No.4-
am pm
Toledo, Gun. Dep.) Ar 7:15 l:20
Spencer ..1C:16 4:20
Lodi lob 4:40
Creston .........,... .10:49 ASA
Orrv !lle ............ ILLS $40
Masl'sjllon ..........11:5 100 5:A9 $50
Valley Junction .... ..12:45 GAO
Wheeling :. ...... Ar. 1895 9:20
No. -. No. 6.
Wheeling ..... .Lv. 500 am 1000 am
Valley Junction =. 500 1855 pm
Massillon ......... $3.50 $50 pm
Orrville ........... 9:20 2:22
Creston ........... C:45 2:49
Lodi' ........ 80. 1000 3:03
Spencer 49,. ..... .1O:15 BIS
Tol. Un. Dep) Ar. 1:20 pm $50
q. L. BOOTH,
General Traffic Manager.
]. r. TOWNSEND,
Assistant General Passenger agent.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
g. II. & v. r. Il.
Going North.
plTTsBURa g. WESTERN z. n

Union Depot Market street
Leave for the East.
Chicago and New York vesti-
bu.e, limited ............" ."'2:OO am
Warren, Youngstown. Pitts
burg .........-...... o'1O nm
Warren, Youngstown, Pitts
burg g.................... -. 'l:1o pm,
Pittsburg, Washington. Phil
adeiphis, New York. de-
parts @. t. e V. By. How
ard street station ......* 4.O3 pm
Arrive from the East
Washington, Pittsburs, Cleve-
land, arrives Q. T.& v. Ry-
Howard street station ....% 800 am
Pittsburg and Akron 49,. "11:o3 am
Pittsburg. Akron and Chica-
20 .....,...,..,... ....''F i'so Pun
New York Washington, Pitts
burg and Chicago ..... ."*l1.03 pm
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
"Daily; all others daily except
Time.
ERIE RAILROAD ca.
Erie Depot, Mil ct.

Erie Depot. Mill st.
Going West
NO. Il Express ..........-. .S:36 pm
No. 81 Limited vestibule. .7:OS am
No. 10" To Akron only ...... y:35 am
No. 13, Chicago express, OF
Mondays to Gallon only. :. .12:22 pm
No g. Pacitic express ...... O:S2 pun
No. 81 Accommo... .tion. ..... $40 am
Going East.
No IA" To Meadviile ........ .2:2o am
No 8" Limited vestibule 49,. 1.29 am
No. l2' Express ............ S:54 am
No 4" New York speciel. 1880 pm
NJ. l6' Chautauqua express. 4:25 pm
No. 8S. Accommodation. go. 400 pm
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
JEFFRIEs WEIGHS 250.

Now that the Cincinnati battle be
tween Jeflries and Rubin Is assured,
MS far as n future event can be fixed,
the champion has begun to map out
his training plans, and his handlers
admit that he has big proposition on
hand. Jeiircs at the present time
weighs about 250 pounds, despite the
press agents report that he Is not
now above 230 pounds, He cannot go
into the ring with any such load as
that. Jefrles must reduce at least
thirty pounds, and some of his advis'
ers think he should take of forty
pounds or more Besides being wor-
ried by the problem of taking off much
weight the champion is up in the air
as to how far he should go In the re-
ductlon. Jeliries is naturally the big,
gest man that ever donned the gloves,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

Mill Feed--Chop.
Corn, oats and barley, per cwt., SIC
Corn and oats, per cwt., so
Middelings, per cwt., No. l, 8O--3o
Bran, per cwt, Soc
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09
AKRON MARKETS.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Grain.

Wheat, per bu. Tic.
Rye per bu., 81.
Oats, per bu., 26c.
Corn, cracked $3.50 per ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-08

GRIGGS' OPINION.
Land Sales Were Tied Up for Over {
Year.

In the report of the Superintendent of
Public Works, the following paragraph
appears, relating to Attorney General
Griggs' opinion on Hawaiian land
sales:
1t is deemed proper to present here
the fact that a specific cause for the
lessening in the receipts for land sales,
rents, etc, was the tacit concurrence in
the opinion presented by the Attorney
General, John W. Griggs, to the Presi-
dent of the United States, under date
of September 8, 1899, an official copy of
which was forwarded to and received
by this Department, and which said
opinion was to the effect that 1.-The local
head of the existing Government in Ha-
wall should be notified that such Gov
eminent has no power to make any sale
or disposition of the Public Lands of
the Islands, etc, etc." On account of
this published opinion by the United
States Attorney General all land trans
actions under the. control of this De-
partment remained in statu quo, no
sales, leases, or transfers of lands be-
ing permitted until proper provision
was made by the United States Gov
eminent, December, 1900, for the legal
performance of such land transactions,
Thus, for over one year there was NO
sale or disposition of the public lands
under the control of this Department.