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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.

The tale of bills in the House is
are only the small fry. So numerous
are they that it is impossible for the
Office which has them in charge to deal
with the matter, and the business of
the session is being delayed from the
delay in printing the bills The main
bills, however, have yet to come. The
new tax bill will be a lengthy affair,
as attached to it must be the schedules
which have to be filled in. In fact a
taxation bill, which reforms and re-
arranges the taxes, has to be very
long document, in that it must go into
such detail. But thirty days are al
lowed for a commission to investigate
the workings of the Territorial taxes,
this commission consists of Emmeluth,
Robertson and Beckley, three of the
hardest worked men in the House.
Their report, therefore, need not be
expected much before the expiration of
the time limit. The new tax bill how
ever, can be discussed on second read
ing, and it's provisions made thorough
ly clear to the community, though its
passage cannot take place till some
where in the last half of the session.
The necessity of full discussion and
a wide knowledge, throughout the
group, of the provisions of the new
tax law is obvious. There is no bill
which affects the general public so
much. 1t not only affects the rich, but
it affects the poor, and from the stand
point of all sections of the community
it is desirable that each should have
time to know and to study the uues-
ton which so affects their interest
Upon such matters the newspaper
becomes invaluable. Not everyone can
have the printed bill, but everyone can
have newspaper in his own particular
language. And from these he can
gather what the rights and wrongs of
the questions are. Where he will be
benefited, where he, will not receive
benefit Added to this there is discus
sion among neighbors. Not every one
reads the same paper, and divergent
views are expressed, talked over and
argued over, and a public opinion of
some strength is formed.
The result of such discussion and ar
gument some times ends in petition
to the Legislature or parliament, and
petition has its effect upon members,
by showing at times that they are un-
wise or unjustly harsh in their meas
IRE. Such was the case when some
years ago the obnoxious match tax
was proposed in England. The result
of the agitation was that the match
tax disappeared. Yet there never
could have been the agitation and de-
o feat of the measure unless there had
been ample time for discussion and
agitation. Suppose the measure had
been sprung by majority and hurried
through with a restricted debate 1t
would have inflicted a wrong, a griev-
GUS wrong, and yet it's introducer did
not see it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02

The great advantage of the parlia-
mentary form of government is the de-
bate. When men, all of the same stripe
of thought prepare measures, they only
see one side of the case. They may be
liberal and broad minded, but it is i'm
possible for any human being, or one
can modify the statement into it is
possible for few human beings, to see
equally well both sides of a question.
The opinion of a minority is valuable,
because it may honestly show the weak
points in the reasoning of the majority.
The majority, feeling sure that they
are going to win, are apt to overlook
loopholes, which the minority, whose
only hope is in finding such loopholes,
carefully scan for and frequently find.
Thus the minority, though it may not
be able to score its points, is really a
valuable adjunct of the working of the
majority.
These remarks are not only true of
the taxation measure, but are equally
true of the new franchise bill, the or
ganization of city and county govern
ment bill, the Dispensary bill and
others of the same class. They are in
all probability, everyone of them good
measures. The minority has as much
interest in passing them as the ma
jorty. But the minority may have
some excellent ideas, which may have
never struck the majority, and such
ideoc tho M ioritXr t,,ig,t no willing tc
accept, but these ideas could not come
out and be considered unless they are
brought out in debate. A majority
which decides that all it's measures
must be good, and do not need criti-
cism, is majority which is surely
counting disaster in the future, for it
| is bound to make serious mistakes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02


The news from China remains as un-
satisfactory as ever. The Chinese YER
nacular papers have got up tale that
Dowager Empress has experienced a
change of heart, that she is sorry that
she upset the reformers, and executed
some while she put a price upon the
heads of others. But to those who
have followed the history of this wo-
man and her advisers she appears to
be the very quintessence of Chinese
Iiuplicity.
One has only to look back at the de-
crees in favor of missionaries issued
by this woman two or three years ago
TO realize how double dealing she
could be. At the very time those de-
crees were issued, she was already in
triguing with the Boxer movement
and her emmisaries were hard at work
stirring up the anti-foreign movement.
When the embassies were threatened
in Picking, she executed several promi-
nent Chinese who counselled modera-
ton. She would have gloated over the
massacre of the foreigners if it could
have been accomplished.
Now she is putting forward the idea
that she has been deceived, she who
has been the handspring of all action
in China and that she is experiencing a
change of heart. But she can no more
have a change of heart, than the leo
pard can change his spots.
She has an ingrained hatred
of foreigners and of all foreign
ways. She is now talking of DEGREES
for reform. A railway must be built
in the Yang-tse valley, another must
connect some of the prominent south
ern and middle ports. And it was only
the other day that the men she was
inspiring to fight, We're destroying the
road bed of the Tien-tsin railway, were
cutting down telegraph poles, burning
railroad stations and smashing up roll
ing stock.
All such DEGREES and statements must
be taken with a very large pinch of
salt. Nothing will bind the govern
ment of China but a distinct treaty
with the Western powers, and then they
will always need a force on hand, to
see that the provisions are properly
enforced.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02
MERCHANT MARINE.

The shipbuilding industry of the
United States is one of the most in
teresting and important subjects under
consideration on the mainland. Great
Britain, since the time of the Civil
War has held the leadership in the in
dustry, because the Civil War practi-
cally sounded the doom of the wooden
ship, and maritime ascendency went to
the iron producing nations.
But times have changed the United
States has gained ascendency in the
production of iron and steel, the
responsibilities of the Great Republic
have increased in incalculable ratio
beyond the seas, and the outlook for
the merchant marine, under these cir
cumstances, is based upon the most
favorable industrial and commercial
conditions known in it's history.
Shipbuilding plants have been devel-
oped to a point of equipment with
tools and machinery and to a scale of
production which, with larger de-
mand for ships, would put the best
American shipbuilders almost on the
same plane with their British competi-
tors as to cost of production. 1t may
be even said that the best shipyards
in America are even better equipped
than those of Europe, owing to the re-
Volution in ship-making methods grow
ing out of the use of electricity in the
operation of the plants, the employ
ment of pneumatic tools and the use
of cranes and derricks in handling
heavy materials at every stage. AS it
is, the chief obstacle to successful COM
petition with foreign shipbuilders is
the lack of sufficient orders at the
shipyards to keep them busy on a uni
form volume of work.
But there should be no lack of orders
we'll ahead now, so that work ought
to be well and steadily n hand. 1t is
not only the large orders which keep
the European shipyards in continuous
work. but it is the constant demand
for freight carrying steamers, what we
call tramps. When we commence build
ing these, there will be no end of work.
With our increasing trade we shall have
need of an immense fleet of vessels to
carry our exports and imports to and
from every port in the world. The reg
ular steamer lines will be totally I'M
able to cope with the traffic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02

The possibility of the supposed
schooner at Waimea refusing to obey
the orders of Captain Macauley is
absurd. Whatever the captain is told
to do he will do, but the incident re-
calls a memory of the reign of Ka-
mehameha ", when an official of the
Hawaiian government went on board
Captain Hannam's yacht, in order to
arrest the vessel for having broken
one of the laws The official was en-
gagged in conversation by Captain Han
nam until the yacht was we'll under
way, when the option was given him
of returning to shore in a boat or con-
tinuing the voyage as far as South
America, via the South Sea Islands
The official elected to. go ashore, and
Captain Hannah sailed away trium-
plant. The whole of the Captain Han
nam incident was very amusing and
would bear retelling at length.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02

S. T. Alexander, who has recently
visited the famine stricken districts of
India, found that the conditions had
much improved, and that the people
were far from being in a starving con-
dition. 1t is Satisfactory to get this in
formation from an eye witness, who is
not interested in getting up sensational
reports, nor is he interested in making
things out to be better than they are.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02

The sugar plantations are holding
their annual meetings and issuing their
reports. The results are very satisfac-
tory in most cases. and prosperity has
been the rule all over the group. The
Porto Ricans who have been imported
as laborers seem to be proving salts
factory, and the solution of this vexed
question has been apparently reached.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02

AS no franchises can be granted by
the Territorial Government those who
are seeking franchises will have to wait
a couple of years until the next Legis-
lature meets, or go to the expense of
carrying their request to Washington
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
TIMELY TOPICS

All odd lots and broken assortments will be closed out far below cost at Currans sales. Housefurnishings to- morrow.
 J. B. Mullings will give you every size from 30 to 90 in those suits that he has cut the price on.
 All lawns and dimities that were 121ac anu 1Sc at Miller & Peck's have been reduced to 1-3c. NJ Jones, Morgan x Go have marked their 50c underwear to 3712c. White duck trousers $1 and $1.5O.
 Mrs Anna Whittiker of Union City has a card in another column. She cures varicose veins.
 Your choice of nine styles for $1. .S9, high or low, black or tan, shoes, sell ing all summer for $2 and $2.50.
 A high grade chamber suit with the price cut in two is what J. M. Burrall is offering, $31.
 Bargains worth running for. Those Trousers at $3.90, marked from $5 and &6. and $1.50 marked from $2 and $2.50, at Upson & Singleton's. The mill end sale will close Satur- day night at Reid 6 Hughes's. Be Sure you get some of the bargains of Tered.
 Have a Turkish bath. c. ". Her schel of Everard's baths, New York takes charge of the Franklin court rooms.
 Lawn and batiste shirtwaist suits double ruff1e and lnce trimmed, fol <1:ee at oouIon Bros. f
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
NOTICE.

The legal voters of the town of Wa terbury are hereby warned and notified that there will be held special meet ing of said town in the City hall, in said Waterbury. on Tuesday, August 9th, 1901, at 8 p. m., for the purpose of authorizing the selectmen of said town to improve the highways of said town pursuant to the provisions of chapter 175 of the Public Acts of 1899 as amended by chapter 149 of the Pub lie Acts of 1901, and to make an appro- priation of 5000 for said work.
 Also for the purpose of authoriz- ing the selectmen, if it be deemed ad- visable, to build a bridge on the Meri- den road between Munson's Corner, so- called, and the property formerly own ed by c. Art Ward on said road, and to make an appropriation therefor.
 Dated at Waterbury this 31st day of July, 1901.
 MORTIMER DORIAN,
 WILLIAM T. DISLEY, S-1-5 Selectmen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
PURELY PERSONAL

Attorney Joseph o'Neill and wife are at Watch Hill.
 James Doran of Pine street is visit ing friends ill Danbury.
 Miss NJ. E. Cunningham is spending a week at Atlantic City.
 George Tiernan is enjoying a short vacation in New York. George G. and Edward A.. Herr are spending two weeks at Walnut Beach.
 Mrs w. L. Woods of North Main street is visiting friends at Brooklyn, N. '.
 Miss Mary White of East Main street is enjoying weeks vacation at Madi- son. iicg fi yi 2
 Miss Annie Corcorkery of Jackson street is enjoying a vacation at Tor rington. .ey :
 Alderman Charles Boylan and fam fly are at Savin Rock for their summer vacation.
 Miss Ella Coyle of Sylvan avenue is spending a weeks vacation with Mrs Payne of Atnae street, Naugatuck.
 Mrs Margaret Mulvaney of 727 Baldwin street is spending a two weeks vacation at Sayin Rock.
 General Secretary Robert S. Ross of the |. NJ. C. 4. and Mrs Ross have re- turned from trip to Gales Ferry.
 Miss Annie Fruin of Riverside street is stopping for few weeks with friends in Hartford and New Britain.
 Mrs w. H. Mccarthy of Naugatuck and daughter Miss Laura left on the SEQ train to-day for visit in Chicago.
 Master John Walsh of Torrington returned home yesterday after spend ing several days with friends in this city.
 The Misses Mary and Gertrude Reilly of Franklin street left yesterday to spend a months vacation in Litch- field.
 Miss Lizzie Carey, of South Main street. left this morning for a two months visit to Vermont to recuper ate her health. M
 Miss Margaret McKeon of West Por ter street, left to-day to spend a two weeks vacation with her uncle. Nil McMahon of Torrfngton.. of
 Attorney John O'NeilI Miss Susan 0 O'Neill and Mrs John O'Neill returned from Watch Hill last evening, where they have been for few weeks.
 Miss Anna May Carmody, popular employe of the New England Watcl company. has gone to spend. her vaca tion with friends in New York and vi cinity:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
SCIENTIFIC BREVITIES.

The American quail has been sue cessfully acclimatized in Sweden.
 One inch of rain equals 100 tons to the acre.
 Etymologists declare that the. sugar cane has 227 varieties of insect enc mics.
 Dew falls on yellow surface more readily than on green. On red and black it will not usually form.
 On September :. 1896, the astrono- mer Wolf made record by discovering seven planetoids in one evening.
 The silkworm thread is one five thousandth of an inch in diameter, that of the spider one thirty-thou- sandth.
 The suns light is equal to 5,563 wax candles at one foot from the eye. It would take 800. .ooO full mons to equal cloudless sunshine.
 Vaccination is very strictly enforced in Germany, and very loosely in France. Germany's loss by smallpox is only no a year; that of France 14.000-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
ENJOYING THE EXPOSITION.
Elks Day and Midway Day Proved
 Too Much For Him.

A professional young man, prominent in brown stone district society and who would have made great reputa- tion for himself during the last general assembly but for the nearest accident, appears to be enjoying himself at the Pan-Amerdcan exposition. This great show was the cause of this young man spinning a great yarn q few days ago by which he hoped to be relieved of the society of persons who said they were very glad to meet him at the fair In a letter to a friend he says he was the happiest man at the fair until he had the ill-luck to run across the persons alluded to in his letter. He said he was ''fercely' within their grasp and their appeared to be no chance of his getting away at least for some time. There were only two avenues of escape open to him, ne said and neither of them represented avery fascinating outlook. One was to go to Niagara and jump over the falls; the other was get home as fast as he could. But after evident re fiection, he discovered another way for he adds in postscript: Send me . telegram asking my nasty return home and that will get me away from them. 1 cannot tell you in a letter what the relief will be for it would be impossible but if you have any idea what "heav- enly" means you can guess. Yours al- most broken hearted = ="
 The friend here felt for his friend at the fair and surmissed what was up. It took him day or two to decide how to frame the telegram, having been very busy reckoning his stocks and bonds. Yesterday as he was about to begin writing the telegram the letter carrier handed him letter in which the friend at the fair said, "say, = Don't send the telegram; tomorrow will be Elks day, the day after will be Midway day"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
WHO HAS THE LICENSE !?
Several Attachments to Be Placed On
 It If Found.

toCNCAaA AStA~AfACAtG AO AtC Il A0~~0 OAA
 It If Found.
 This morning Attorney Russell start He first called upon Sheriff Rigney to demand from him license the sheriff had attached last evening. This license was the cause of the trouble the at torney intends making. It belonged formerly to Timothy Flynn, who kept saloon on the Wolcctt road. Some months ago. Flynn sold out to one Edward McEvoy, and last evening Sheriff Rigney went forth to attach the license for T. H. Hayes, who claims to be McEvoy's creditor to the amount of $500 for goods sold him. In this action Sheriff Rigney is suspected of knowing more that he is usually given credit for, for in the afternoon Attorney Russell dis patched Constable Lannon to the saloon to attach the license for his client, Guy x Son, cigarmakers in Thomsonville, who claims $20 against McEvoy. Lan- non reported being unable to find the license and showed a piece of paper which bore the signature of Prosecut- ing Agent Pierce, giving McEvoy the privilege of selling intoxicants pending the transfer of the license. Attorney Russell claims that was all the license McEvoy had to do liquor business and that Rigney pretended to have attach ed license in McEyoy's name is all nonsense. Rigney says that such a statement coming from so prominent lawyer as Mir Russell is also all non- sense for he has the license and MT Russell is merely trying to ascertain in which pocket he Rigney) has the same in concealment. MT Russell is very anxious to find out as he must needs serve another attachment on the license to get anything out of it for his client. To do this he must hurry affairs because the matter is return able to the district court the first Tues day in September and on the last day of the following month the value of the license expires. The sheriff's return as recorded in the town clerks office shows that McEvoy had license in his own name and that it has been att tached by the sheriff. MT Russell is after it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
PLAY OF ANCIENT RULERS.

Alexander the Great preferred tam ing fiery and unmanageable horses to any other diversion.
 ] Honoriusy ruler of the western em- ]pire of Rome, was fsupremely happy when playing with d pet hen.
 Charle nagnei deveteds much of his spare time; to swimming and easily outstfipped all who compe ted against him..
 A queen of Denmark, as pastime, made. dresses, and proudly claimed that most of her garments were the work of her own hands.
 Caligula, emperor of Rome, amused himself by feeding human beings to wild beasts, in portion of his palace expressly arranged for that purpose.
 Frederick the Great found needed rest in playing with dogs, and his last words were: "Cover him; he is cold ; referring to hound that had placed his nose against the hand Of the dying monarch.
 From nothing can a more correct idea of the peculiarities constituting the individuality of those who figure conspicuously in history be gained than from a consideration of their recreations and pastimes-not always in harmony with the character gener- ally attributed to the persons them selves.
 Peter the Great allowed himself no rest rom work. Tn those hours which other rulers would have devoted to relaxation he was dilieently laboring at forges, in shipyards, in mills of various kinds, and thus acquired the knowledge which ena bledlhim to raise Russia from a half-ciyilized province % a. mighty empire.S E
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
DIAMONDS BY MAIL.

Package Seized for Violation of the
 Customs Laws.
 New York, August IA package containing eighty-seven diamonds was taken to the seizure room in the public stores yesterday. It was seized be- cause 1t came through the mails and the law forbids importation of dia- monds in such a way. The stones were cut, but unset, and their foreign value is said to be about $7.000.
 The duty on cut diamonds is 10 per cent ad valorem. The package came from Antwerp by way of Berlin. If it is shown to the satisfaction of the treasury officials that the law was violated through ignorance, the dia- monds may be released upon the pay ment of the duty and a penalty.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
POLICE COURT Do1Nas
Alfonso schiavOne Fined $50 And Costs This Morning by Judge Peasley.


 This Morning by Judge Peasley-
 Times were lively in the Brooklyn district last night It was pay day in the factories yesterday and swelter- ing brawn sought relaxation beside a glass and under a fan. Joseph ana John Bernilt and John Matchok wooed the glass long and lovingly in saloon run by their fellow cOuntryman, J. IT, Daniseyicz, S39 Bank street. Late in the evening the mems blood became hot instead of cool, notwithstanding the many libations they had taken for that purpose. Then they got fighting and no one can tell what the trouble was about But 1t was terrible fight in which beer mugs and other move able things were used freely. Ofhcers Hayes and Cassin arrested the men but they did not face a trial in the city court this morning before Judge Peasley. They knew the consequences would be severe and so they settled each paying $10.
 Alfonso Schiavone keeps a saloon at IA East Main street A woman last night complained to officer Noonan that her husband was in there spena- ing the money he ought to have given her for the maintenance of their fam- fly. The officer went in quest Of Him at the wOman's request and the mo- meni he entered the place the prOprle- tor seemed determined to make trouble. He obStructed the officer every way possible and the officer seeing there would be trouble went for assistance. He secured Officer Goggins and Sckiavone was taken into custody without any blood letting. The cvi- dence of Schiavone and three of his customers when compared to the repu- tation and disposition of Officer NoOn- an was extremely Imaginable. Words that he never uses: language that he never thinks of were attributed to him by the witnesses Schiavone said his shirt was torn off him by the officer and that he was otherwise ill., treated Said the prosecuting at- torpey in addressing the judge In answer to Attorney Bauby. counsel for the prisoner; If this man had had his shirt torn off, or in fact torn at all he would have it in, court to-day. Had he been scratched by a pin ne would have the scratch wrapped round In a yard of bandage. Men like Schiav0ne all do this. When they say they have been struck with stone. they seldom fail to have q stone with them in court as the one that was thrown at them" Schiavone was charged with obstructing an officer, abusing and resisting him and he was fined $50 and costs.
 The case against Joseph CaIaveski for breach of the peace which was con- tinued from yesterday through lack of an interpreter was nolled for the same cause.