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The courier., 1901-02-02

18th. DIR. Jordan accepted my resigna-
ton in the following terms.
81 have waited tall now 10 the hope
that circumstances might arise which
would lead you to reconsideration. AS
this has not been the case. i. therefore,
with great reluctance, accept your resig-
nation, to take effect at your own con-
venience. In doing so wish to express
once more the high est 'em in which
your work. as student and teacher,
as well az your character as a man, is
held by your colleagues"
MY coolie immigration speech is not
my sole offense. Last April complied
with an invitation from the Unitarian
church of Oakland to lecture before
them on "The Twentieth Century City"
l addressed myself almost wholly to
questions o. city growth and city health
and touched only incidentally on the
matter Of public utilities. pointed out.
however, the drift, both here and abroad.
toward the municipal ownership OF
water and gas works, and predicted
that, as regards street railways, Ameri-
can cities would probably pass through
period Of municipal ownership and
then revert to private ownership under
regulation. My remarks were general
in character, and. OF course, took no
stand on local questions. Only months
OF special inv, sIigation could enable me
to say whether particular city like
Oakland or San Francisco could better
itself by supplying Its own water or
light. Yet this lecture was objected to.
Last year / spoke three times in pub
lic-once before university extension
center on The British Empire; once
before a church on The Twentieth
Century City, and once before a mass
meeting on coolie immigration. To my
utterances on two Of these occasions OBJ
lection has been made. 1t is plain,
therefore, that this is no place for me.
/ can not with self respect decline to
SPEAK on topics to which i have given
years Of Investigation. 1t is my duty
as an economist to impart, on occasion,
70 sober people. and in scientific spilit,
my conclusions on subjects with which
i am expert, and if l speak can not but
take positions which are justified by
statistics and by the experience OF the
Ola World. such as the municipal own
ership Of water works or the monopoly
prCfits Of street car companies. or by
standard economic science such as the
relation OF the standard Of life to the
density OF population.
81 have long been aware that NY
every appearance in public drew upon
me the hostile attention Of certain pow
erful persons and interests in San Fran
cisco. and they redoubled their efforts
to be rid Of me. But had no choice
but to 60 straight ahead. The scientists
business is to know some things clear to
the bottom, and il he hides what he
knows he loses bis virtue.
Il am sorry to go, for / have put too
much OF my life into this university not
20 love it. My chief regret in leaving is
hat must break the ties that bind me
10 my colleagues OF seven years and
nust part from my gre eat chief. DIR.
Jordan. Edward A. Ross
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
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full, on May 18th. in a weekly called Or
ganized Labor.
81 tried to show that owing to its high,
Malthusian birth rate the Orient is the
lard OF cheap men,. and that the coolie,
though he can not outdo the American,
can underlive him. l took the ground
that the high standard Ct living that
restraints multiplication in America will
be imperiled il Orientsls are allowed to
pour into this country in great numbers
before they have raised their standard
OF living and lowered their birth rate.
l argued that the Pacific is the natural
frontier OF East and West, and that
California might easily experience the
same terrible famipes as Ipdia and
Cnina il it teemed with the same kind
Of men. In thus scientifically co-ordi
mating the birth rate with the intensity
Of the struggle for existence, struck a
new note in the discussion Of Oriental
immigration which, to quote one Of the
newspapers, mace profound impress
sion
"At Stanford university the profess
sors are appointed from year to year
and receive their reappoinlment early in
May. l did not get mine then. but
thought nothing of it until on May 18th.
DR.. Jordan told me that quite unexpect
edly to him Mrs. Stanford had shown
herself greatly displeased with me and
had refused to reappolnt me. He had
heard from her just after my address or
coolie immigration. He had no criti-
cism for me and was profoundly dis
tressed at the idea Of dismissing a scien-
tist for utterances within the scientists
own field. He made earnest represent
ations to Mrs. Stanford, and on June %,
received my belated reappointment for
1870 OIL. The outlook was such, how
ever. that on June 5th I offered the fol.
lowing resignation:
"'Dear DR.. jordan: | was sorry to
learn from you fortnight ago that Mrs
Stanford dees not approve of me as an
economist and does not want NE to re-
main here. 1t was a pleasure, however,
to learn at the same time Of the unqual-
flied terms in whiCh you had expressed
to her your high opinion OF my work and
your complete confidence in me az
teacher, a scientist and a man.
"'While / appreciate the steadfast
support you have given me. an un.
willing to become a cause Of worry to
Mrs. Stanford or OF embarrassment to
you. l, therefore. beg leave to offer my
resignation as professor Of sociology. the
same to take effect at the close of the
academic year 1900 OIL
when l handed in the above DR..
Jordan read me letter which he had
iust received from Mrs Stanford and
which had, Of course, been written with.
out knowledge Of my resignation. In
this letter she insisted that my connec-
ton with the university end, and d.
'ected that l be given my time from
January lst to the end OF the academic
rear.
my resignation was not acted upon
It once and efforts were made by Presi.
lent Jordan and the president OF the
BOARD Of trustees to induce Mrs. Stan
ord to alter her decision. These proved
lnavailipg. and on Monday, November
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A Good 4 administration.

The city primaries will be held
about the end of this month to nOmi-
nate mayor and other city officials.
The administration Of Mayor Winnett
invites investigation in the depart
ments of fire. water and police. State.
ments showing the economically ad-
ministered water department have
been occasionally compiled since Mr..
Tyler's superintendency. The annual
expenses of his predecessor exceeded
the earnings by about fifteen thous-
and dollars. Mr.. Tyler has cut the
coal bills in two and there is now an
annual surplus instead of deficit.
Mayor Winnett's appointment Of
Chief Clement of the fire department
was a happy selection. In the year
before his arrival, fires destroyed in
Lincoln a million and half Of prop
erty. The last year. it is estimated
that not $4,000 worth of property was
burned. Chief Clement is man of
force, his men obey him-and he
knows how to keep a little fire from
becoming a big one. Where the fire.
men used to argue with their chief
when the flames were roaring and at
the different stations discipline was
unknown. Under Chief Clements
regime, the engines arri 'e promptly
at fire, every man knows his place
and his duties, and the chief has estab-
lished military compliance with his
orders. Quick comprehension of tie
characteristics Of each fire, and infal-
lible intuition of the place where it
started, are gifts possessed by the
present chief of the fire department,
gifts which have gained him the con-
tidence of the firemen and Of the
community. Now ex-ire-Chief New.
berry is the strongest supporter OF
candidate Woodward, who opposed
the appointment of Chief Clement.
Newberry was dismissed for drunken-
ness and his record as chief is very
unsatisfactory.
In spite of the very few policemen
which patrol Lincoln there are COM
paratively few crimes committed here.
Josiah Flynt has established the fact
Of collusion between the chief Of
police of New York and the tough
characters who make their living by
gambling and robbing. Po-
lcemen and chief receive part, and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
BRITISH COLUMBIA CRISIS.
It is Over $5 600, 900 Railroad Sub
sidy Measure.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 24.-British
Columbia is again in the throes of a
political crisis, brought about by the
Government bill to borrow SIS, 5,000,0 900 to
subsidize railways in the province.
Many of the Government supporters
wanted it explicitly stated that the sub
sidy for line from the coast to Mid
way should be given to company in
dependent of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. The Government bill leaves 1t to
the Government to say who the subsidy
shall be given to, their object being to
make the best bargain possible. Joe
Martin Is supporting the Government
bill, and is being followed by Brown,
McInnnes and Stables of the opposition
party, while Martins lieutenant, Smith
Curtis of Rossland, has deserted the
opposition for the stand taken by his
former leader. He walked out Of the
opposition caucus last night. On the
other hand, Helmcken and McPhillips
of Victoria and Garden of Vancouver
have openly come out in opposition to
the Governments policy, which they
formerly supported, and tomorrow
Helmcken will move a want of conf
dence motion, favoring the construction
Of the Coast-Kootenay Railway by an
independent company. This will show
how the house stands on the question
With the support of the three members
of the opposition 1t is expected that the
Government can carry the bill.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
HOBSON MAY
VISIT CERVERA
Friendship Born Of War Re.
suits in Romantic
Episode.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-When
Lieutenant Pierson Hobson completes
his duties at Buffalo, where he has
been assigned by the Navy Depart
ment to the Pan-American Exposition,
he intends asking for leave of absence
in order that he may visit Spain as the
guest of Admiral Ceryera.
After blowing up the Merrimac, Lieu
tenant Hobson was a prisoner of the
Admiral, and warm friendship sprung
up between them, which was continued
after conditions were reversed and the
Spanish Admiral became an American
captive. Lieutenant Hobson was in
strumental in obtaining for his friend
a return Of the courtesies that had been
shown him while in custody at Santi-
ago.
When Admiral Cervera returned to
Spain he kept up correspondence with
his young American friend and recent
ly invited him to be his guest. Lieuten-
ant Hobson wrote that he would do so
if the Admiral would come to visit
him at his ancestral home in Alabama.
To this Admiral Cervera replied that
his age was such that his travelling
days were ovefs> but that he would be
pleased to send his son as his repre-
sentative. This was acceptable to
Lieutenant Hobson, and If the consent
of the Navy Department can be OBJ
tanned he will start in the fall for a
visit to Spain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
AFTER ANARCHISTS.
Uncle Sam Takes Active Measures
to Suppress Them.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Active meas
Ures have been taken by the Federal
Government to prevent the success OF
plots Matched by anarchists in the Unit
ed States against the lives OF European
rulers.
As result Of diplomatic representa-
tions made to the State Department,
Secretary OF State Hay, through the
Governors of New York and New Jer-
sey and other States. has communicated
with the police of cities and seaports
requesting them to keep under surveil-
lance all persons known to have connec-
ton with anarchical societies and to pre-
vent the departure from the United
States of any person or persons who may
be suspected Of having been chosen To
slay foreign potentates. The attention
OF the police of New York and Paterson,
N. J., has been especially called to the
necessity of exercising the utmost vig1-
lance
1t was learned today that this Govern
ment was asked several months ago to
make statement of its position with
reference to the suppression OF anar-
ehists. Some of the powers OF Europe
would like the United States to enter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
FEDERAL SUPREME COURTS
RULING ON HAWAII APPEALS

On Monday the Supreme Court of
the United States promulgated a rule
attaching the Territory of Hawaii to
the Ninth Circuit That is to say, the
Territory is by this rule linked to the
judicial system of the United States for
respect is the same as that of Alaska,
which likewise belongs to the Ninth
Circuit.
The occasion for this rule was the
application of one of the parties to an
admiralty case in Hawaii for admission
to the Circuit Court of Appeals of the
United States of an appeal from de-
cision of the Supreme Court of Ha-
wall.
F., For such an appeal the new rule of
the Supreme Court opens the way. The
rule was promulgated under authority
of the Act of 1891, which created the
Circuit Courts of Appeal and gave to
them Jurisdiction in appeals from the
Supreme Courts of Territories, and
power to assign the Territories to the
several judicial circuits of the United
States.
| But this rule OF the Supreme Court
apparently runs counter to the Act of
April 80, 1900, establishing the Territory
of Hawaii. The judiciary section OF
that law made no provisions for appeal
from the Supreme Court Of Hawaii to
the Circuit Court of Appeals of the
United States; and it provided that
cases pending at the organization of
the Territory should be carried on to
final Judgment in the Territorial Ha-
waiian courts.
| Some newspapers and some lawyers
seem disposed to discover in this rule
of the Supreme Court principle indi-
cases it's future decisions in the Porto
Rico and Philippine cases, as affecting
the general question of constitutional
self-extension. One Of our contempor-
aries in New York went SO far as te
announce in large type that the de
cision," means that Hawaii is a part
of the United States;" that is to say
that the Constitution extends itself
over that territory.
| But there was no need Of such .de.
cfsion" and the rule or order of ths
court therefore has no such signifi-
cance Congress has already iegislate6
the Constitution into Hawaii. The acl
organizing the Territory extended thu
American Constitution over 1T and made
its citizens citizens of the United
States.
The rule of the Supreme Court ha'
an altogether different significance
During the debate upon the Culiom bill
no other question received so much at
tention as that of the status of the Ha
waiian courts. The original bill mad'
them independent and gave them th'
same ultimate jurisdiction as belongs T.
State courts. This proposal was dis
lcussed for days. Several Senators. par
ticulariy Senator Spooner, attacked th'
proposal The Importance Of the ques
ton and the merit of the argument ma,
be seen in the first colloquy on the sub
iect between Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Cul
lom on February 10, 1900:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
OAHU'S REFUGE
FOR OCEAN SHIPS
New Bids Have Been Called
for in the Matter of
Dredging.

The following Is froRa-the Examiner:
Uncle Sam has again asked for bids
for the Improvement of Pearl harbor,
in the Hawaiian Islands. Pearl har-
Dor is declared by naval experts to be
the greatest natural naval refuge in
the world, which is saying a great
deal, but the situation seems to war
rant the superlative language of the
officers who have a survey of the har-
Dor. It is reached by narrow chan
mel about four miles long, the greater
part of which is deep enough to float the
largest craft of the navy. There is a
bar one mile from the mainland that
now prevents the entrance of any yes
isel having more than twelve fee draft,
and it is to remove this bar that the
Government has appropriated s100, 900.
Colonel w. II. Huer yesterday issued
a notice asking for bids, and gives par
ticulars of the proposed operations as
follows:
The work to be done is the formation.
by dredging, of channel having a
depth of thirty feet at mean low water.
through the bar at the entrance of the
harbor. about 1900 feet in length, and
as wide as the funds available will per-
nit. The bar at this locality is believ-
ed to consist of coral sand, with coral
banks on either sides. Borings to a
depth of thirty feet have been made by
officers of the United States navy
! Throughout the area to be dredged.
Nothing but sand was found. The least
depth of water on the bar is about ten
! feet. The quantity of material to be
removed to obtain a channel thirty feet
deep and 200 feet wide is estimated at
: 100000 cubic yards. The quantity to
be removed under this contract will de-
/ pend upon the price bid.
| Pearl harbor Is regarded as remark
able on account of the great depth
maintained in the inner harbor, the
figures on the map indicating fathoms.
1t is estimated that the entire feet of
the United States may take refuge in
this harbor and leave room for two or
three other fleets. The entrance ad-
mits Of fortification. 1t is understood
that a Government naval station, with
dry dock and other conveniences for
repairing and building vessels will be
constructed.
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Mr.. Spooner-Is any appeal provided
by this bill from any judgment of the
Supreme Court?
Mr.. Cullom-Of the Territory?
Mr.. Spooner--Yes.
Mr.. Cullom-None, whatever.
Mr.. Spooner-That is peculiar, Is 1t
not?
Mr. Cullom-It is peculiar to that
country. 1t does not exist in our Ter
tories, either in Arizona or anywhere
else. There we have an appeal. But
the theory of this bill is that they have
"a Supreme Court, Circuit Court and
other inferior courts, and there are ap-
peals from one to another of the Ter
ritorial courts, and these judges, either
of the Circuit or Supreme Court, have
nothing to do with decisions on other
statutes than those local to the islands.
They exist just as in State.
Mr.. Spooner-The trouble is that Ha-
waii ;s not State.
Mr.. Cullom-No, it is not State.
Mr.. Spooner--It seems to me, IL the
Senator will permit me. to make the
observation, that the difficulty Is we
are dealing with this as a Territory
and the same time as an independent
Government.
After a thorough discussion, covering
several days, of the distinction be-
tween Constitutional courts. such as
Mr.. Spooner held that Congress cannot
erect, and legislative courts, such as it
can create and has created in all of
the Territories, Mr. Teller offered and
Mr. Cullom accepted, and the Senate
adopted on March 1, an amendment
comforting on the United States District
Court in Hawaii, in addition to it's or
binary jurisdiction, jurisdiction of all
cases cognizable in a Circuit Court of
ithe United States, with power to issue
lwrits on errors and appeals to the Cir
cult Court of Appeals of the United
States in it's Ninth Judicial District.
| The House amendment to or substi-
tute for the Spooner bill provided for
the union of Territorial and Federal
jurisdiction in the Hawaiian courts,
with appeal from the Supreme Circuit
| of Hawaii to the Ninth Judicial Circuit
| of the United States.
After the final conference on April
l26. the House yielded in this respect ard
| agreed to amendments separating the
Territorial from the Federal jurisdic-
L tfon and striking out the provision for
iappeal from the Supreme Court Of Ha-
wall to the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the
United States at San Francisco. And
lin that form the bill became a law.
I Probably the rule which the Supreme
Court has just promulgated does moi
contemplate wholesale reversal of the
laction Of Congress in giving final juris-
diction in cases OF local law, but pro-
ceeds from the circumstances that the
case Of the Wilder Steamship Com
lpany against Hind, Spreckels and 9TH
lers is an admiralty case; the Constitu-
ton of the United States specifieall.
providing, in Section of Article 8, thai
the judicial power of the United States
shall extend to "all cases of admiralty
and maritime jurisdiction. New Yori
Sun.
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ARRANGING FOR THE GRAND JURY.

into an arrangement which would permit
the apprehension and imprisonment Of
all persons known to be connected with
anarchical societies. The American Con-
stitution permits freedom of speech and
the administration believes that it Is
much wiser to permit persons having
anarchical views to express them, so that
they can be more easily watched, than
to cause them to meet in secret and thus
escape detection until the crimes they
contemplate have been accomplished. It
is doubtful If this Government would be
willing to bind itself to any course OF
action with respect to the apprehension
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! on CROOKED.
Aothsr Did Not Save
ag Children.

E' AOthsr Did Not Save
In Children.
II a-Mrs, Mary Fipps'
[als IN public with her
a'sffered yesterday with
/ aeh she was making to
/ aAand and their two
4. e was abducting. Mrs.
's0ne wife OF the fore
r. 0nelter. and has lived
years in Globeville, a
r.. Recently they quar-
slpps threatened to re.
s N the East. WhiIs
,'I home yesterday her
H.! mat If he secreted the
M .. give up her idea Of
u. ,o',t oonpromise the quar-
s. ss'ongsters in a buggy
country. Mrs. Fipns
=. = a lew minutes afte,
= learning the facts
~, neighbor's horse snd
: i.S y tSqanand husband and chill.
@.e. Her rapid ridino n,e
,sas ast' which " fen dang.
i. tA '.s She stopped the
s ~ sss,aightened the head. ].
ID 5'is s,Tt was ready to pro.
e .oDia, children were lost t.
s.p.aled to the police :
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April 2S.-Many applica-
basn made to Mr.. Rock
s,efal Chaffee by Chinese
EHs for the retention in
American troops until the
tnEal Of the troops of the
by d those who are max
rnzi think the withdrawal
ftzw will make the others
Is There are also people
szfe to see any of the
'sEilg anarchy and an up
!gslgners.
pa Won Waldersee has
akation that the gate of
I Giy be guarded by Ger
Eiss the departure of the
Ansral chaffee has re-
-eriean soldiers will con-
u the gate. At this the
indignant, saying this
. honesty, and that IL the
desires to do her share
es city she should leave
tfOops for that purpose;
lev men belonging to the
-a shoulds control the
I'LL be within the Ameri-
cannot be allowed. II
-s Persists in this course
Presentations will be
raiter.
Is Of the foreign powers
May. They do not al
disposition to reduce
'asa many think to be
iSnable.
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Lopez May Yield.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 25.-Sen-
or Sixto Lopez has informed his friends
here that he is going home and that II
he finds press reports true as to gen.
eral submission to American sovereignty,
he will acquiesce and join Aguinaldo in
working for a peaceful acceptance OF the
rule. He said he will make one more
speech, Ia San Francisco, before sailing,
and expects to reach Manila In July.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
Labore- sw,ndler Arrested.

KINGSTON, April 25-Frank Fuller
and Thomas Smith, Americans, have
been sentenced to six months imprison-
ment for having false contracts here
with Jamaican laborers to work IN Gu
ba. Fuller and Smith exacted passage
money from each laborer with whom
they made contracts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03
No Change In Sugar Duties

LONDON, April 2s.-The Chancellor
of the Exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, informed a deputation of brew
ers today that he could hold out no hope
of revising the sugar and glucose du-
ties
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03

Mrs Allen Sells-Greenspan, widow Of
the late Allen Sells, the well known
Snowman, has died at Topeka. She was
one of the wealthiest women in Kansas
and her estate will go to her Snowman
son, Willie Sells.
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Latest Sugar Prices.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Sugar-Raw.
firm; fair refining. 11-16c: centrifugal.
es test. 3-16c to 1-4c; molasses sugar.
7-1sc to 1-2c Refined, firm; crushed.
$3.50: powdered. 5.55c; granulated, s.4sc-