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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

PEKtN, April 17.-Tbe Rev. Mr..
Kelly, Presbyterian m ssionary,
has returned from Sln Ho, where
Christians we're burned to death in
December. Mr.. Kelly reports to
General Chalfee that some time ago
several of his converts we're killed.
He had tho guilty persons tried in
the Chinese courts, where they
were convicted aud sentenced to
death, subject to Ii Hung Chang s
signature.
Mr.. Kelly came to Pekip and saw
Lii Hung Chang, who said the mcn
should be executed Immediately.
Upon going to San Ho three weeks
later the missionary found the men
alive. He spobe to Judge of the
Chinese courts on the matter, who
thereupon showed him a letter from
Ii Hung Chang giving implicit in
structons that the men must not be
executed, as they had only been con-
vicled on the testimony of Christ
ians, consequently the evidence was
untrustworthy.
Mr.. Kelly has copy OF this let
ter. II tho meantime the FCench
had proved the same men guilty OF
incendiarism aud other outrsees
and demanded their execution,
whereupou the Judge again showed
his orders irom Iii Hung chang
The French authorities replied that
if the mau were not executed within
eigh, dsys they won'd take the law
into their own hands aud punish
the Chinese officials likewise.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Dsath of Charles Rossch.

After short Illness, Chare g
R,ssch pslsei away yesterday m Irn-
lag at toe QIssu's Hospital. Ds-
ceased WAS a German, snd was
we'll known contractor and builder
here. He was at the time Of his
d,ath, euga yed 10 erecting nnmber
of resd .uces for Colonel q j. Ms
earthly. The wie OF dec9aSel d 81
few weeks ago, ana aeversl children
are left to mourn the loss Of their
devoted parsnts. RJssch hat dur
ing his rssideuca hare proven
himself an honest and able man aud
the friends he justly made here
dssply regret his demise. The funeral
took place this afternoon from the
the Honolulu Undertaking P.rlors.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Will Not Touch Hawaii.

VICTORIA (B. G., April Is. -Advices
have been received here that a
steamer will leave England in Jauu-
airy to lay that portion OF the Paci-
fic cable from Queensland to thu
Fiji Islands. A second steamer will
leave iu August next year to lay the
cable rom here to the Fiji Islands.
1t is expected that the cable will be
completed by December, 1902
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Trouble in Turkey.

LONDON, April 1S-Aecording to
dispatch to the DAILY Mail"
from Vienna, band of Bulgarians
To-Day Invaded Turkish territory at
a. fash, in Northern Turkestan.
They were repulsed by the Turk
ish troops.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
a Peculiar Decision.

President Raymond OF the Board
OF Health states with reference TO
the fumigatiou o. the United States
mails vest erday th,t the Board Of
Health believed it only had power
to control the maiIs and not the
passeugers who came from other
ports to Hor oluIu, and for that res-
son had taken charge of the mai f.
When asked WEATHER he thous hit it
was inconsis' ent 10 ha fumigatiuS
letters aod papers while ell the
passengers ab,A'd the transport
Logan vera a!lnwpi ~ come ashore
and rosm about ,h- Cty, he said he
did not bslieve th-r~ was nearly as
much danger OF -ln ,iipox coming
from the passengers as from letters.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
A Large Stock lor
Observation-Disclosures

Pansy Stoves and Ranges,
Alaska Chest and Refrigerators,
Enterprise Meat Chopper,
Lawn Mowers aud Sprinklers,
Rubber Hose aud Hose Rel,
Steel, Rubber and Cocos Mats,
WheAloarrows, Hoes, Rakes and
Hooks,
Shovels and Spades,
Cos aud Handles,
Scythes and Garden Shears,
Lamps and Lanterns,
Rat and Mouse Traps,
Step Ladders,
Coffee Mills and Agate Ware,
Poultry aud Mosquito MEETINGS.
Victoria and Pan American Hand
Sewing Machines,
Table Casters and Scales, Timed and
Porcelain Ssucepans,
S. P Knives, Spoons aud Forks,
Globes, Chimneys and Wicks,
Kerosene Oil, Gasoline,
Sad aud Charcoal Irons,
Charcoal in Bags,
Tin and Agate Wares.
Hawaiian and Dairy Salt in Bags,
Gem Ice Shavers and Gem Ice Cream
Freezers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Another Disaster.

VANCOUVER, (B o., April l7--Forr
persona were killed and seven others
so baaly injured that probably not
more than one or two OF them will
survive in 40 explosion aboard the
river steamer Ramona this alter
noon. The vessel had left New
Westmi lster ia he morning on her
way up the Fraser to the farm ing
sections and bad just7made a call at
the WHAT at Fort Langley. She
had taken aboard few passengers
aud was out in tbs midstream again
when the explosion occurred. The
dead are;
Mrs. Henry Morrison, Fort Lang
ley.
Mrs. James Berry, Mount Leh-
MAUI
James Mack, deck and.
Andrew Phipp0, deckhaud.
The injured are: A, Power, purser
James Maynard, mate; Victor no.
well, fireman; two Indian men; one
Indian woman aud baby.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

A report has reached us by the
Mikahala that case OF small pox
h as broken ont at Lihus, among the
prior lot OF Porto Ricans While a
sporadic case need not alarm the
public it is we'll to be forewarned.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

A native mass meeting, or Home
Rule demonstration, will be held
this evening at 7:3J in front of the
Drill Shed. l. will bs in the inter
est of the county bill. Kalauoka-
lani will preside, and r, W. Wilcox,
Robert N Boyd, Samuel X. Pua and
j. E. B ISL will preach.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

The Kapiolani Tract ex-
tends from King street to the
Beach. A road 60 feet wide
will be opened on the east
side of the property adjoin-
ing the Kamehameha Girls
School said road will extend
10 the sea.
Crossroads will be opened
between blocks. Every lot
will have frontage On a
road. The elevation varies
from forty feet high to ten
feet high above sea level.
No swamps around the
premises. No freshet will
enter the property.
There is an offer to buy a
part Of tie property by a
great manufacturing COM
pany. The chances are the
offer may be accepted, There
is every reason to believe that
the prices of lots will increase
in q short time. The owner
of the property will give all
chances to purchasers to
make money on their invest
ments.
The ground is superior to
any tract in the market.
The premises are situated
within one mile and a half OF
the Post Office.
The Government water
pipes are laid along the upper
portion of the property.
The prices are the cheapest
of any tract within two miles
from the center Of the city.
The terms which will be
given to purchasers will be
the best ever given by any
real estate dealer or broker
during the last twenty years
in Honolulu.
For terms or more particu-
lars, apply to r
5. N. Kanakanui,
Surveyor aud Manager
Ct Kapiolani Tract Co
Or TO
W G. AChi & Co.,
Real EsI ato Daalayp a RI
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

The Eagles were numerous at the
dock this morning to bid goodbye
to the grand master who left by the
Sierra after installing the Eyre
here and having good time with
the boys.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Austria and Mexico have resumed

Austria and Mexico have resumed
intercourse for the first time since
the execution of Emperor Maxi
milan. Emperor Francis Joseph
has appointed Prince Kbevenhuller-
Metsch to represent him ~ The dedi.
cation of memorial chapel TO bis
brol her on the spot at Cuaretaro,
where Macmillan was sh0t IN 1867
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Born.

CRowDER-At Kunawai, Honolulu,
April 20, 1901, TO the wife OF John
&. Crowder, Jr.. son.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
Island Telegraph
On and After the I'd Of March
HONOLULU, OAHU,
KA LAAU, MOLOKAI,
MAUNALEI, LANAI; and
LAHAINA, MAUI.

The charge for such messages
will be at the rate of 20 cents per
word of Is letters until further
notice.
When telephone connections are
available messages may be handed
to the telephone company to b.
forwarded to destinations othe:
than those mentioned above.
In other cases special messengers
may be employed.
The cost of special delivery is r .
included in the charge at 20 ce'
per word. Ii the cost is knowh It
must be paid by the sender whtt
the message is handed in. If un-
known, it must he paid by the i
dressee when the message lie de-
livered.
HONOLULU OFFICE, MACON DlOI:{,
UPSTAIRS.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

Knew the cauae: Giggleton-"I
nearly died laughing last night"
Parker--"Which ono of your jokes
wore you teliiug?"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

When the Sierra sailed this morn
ing the Fearless escorted the fac
steamer The Band was on board
the tug and "blowed" the Elks off.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

Thu Oh F.liows have doc ide1 to
hold basket picnic at the Penn-
sula on Saturday. A spacial train
will leave the d.p)t at 10 o'clock.
All members Of the various dges
and their families will be admitted
free. O hers will be- charged so cents
for the round trip. A,tv' pcaplra.
tions are bang mad, and good
time i, pro mis- ed 10 al who attend.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24
FOR RENT j..
Cottages,
Rooms,
Stores

On the premises of he Sanitary
Steam Laundry Co., Ltd, between
South and Queen stre"ts,
The buildings are supp'iHd with
hot and cold water and elec,r'r
lights. Artesian wa'er Perfeut
sanitation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

The Ventura arrived from San
Francisco this morning. Among
the passengers were Mrs. w. G..
Irwin, Mr.. and Mrs Focke and Mr..
and Mira. j. A. Hassinger. The re-
turning kamaanas appeared to be
in excellent health aud happy ct
striking the shore of old Honolulu,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-04-24

The anniversary meeting of the
japanese Women Christian Society
will be held ct the Japanese Church,
corner Of Nuuauu and Kukui streets,
on Thursday next, April 25, at 2
y. ~. Every lady is cordially in-
vited. Employers are asked to
allow their japanese women servants
to attend this meeting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
CONFIDENCE is RESTORED AND
THE NATION is PROSPEROUS

rious social problems. The old laws,
and the old customs which had almost
the binding force of law, were once
quite sufficient to regulate the accumu-
1ation and distribution Of wealth. Since
the industrial changes which have SO
enormously increased the productive
power Of mankind. they are no longer
sufficient.
Creation OF Great Fortunes.
The growth Of cities has gone on be-
vond comparison faster than the
growth OF the country, and the up
building Of the great industrial eenters
has meant a siartiing increase not
merely i'm the aggregate of wealth. but
in the humber of very large individual,
and especially of very large corporate
fortunes The creation of these great
corporate fortunes has not been cue
to the tariff nor 10 any other govern
mental action. but to natural causes IA
the business world. operating in other
countries as they operate in our own
= The process has aroused much ?
3 antagOnism q great part of which ?
= is wholly without warrant. II Is
= not true that as the rich have
= grown richer the poor have grown ?
y poorer. on tbs contrary. never =
> before has the average man, the ,
> wage-wurker, the farmer, the ,
, small trader. been so well OF as ?
= in this country and at the present ?
, time There have been abuses con- ?
= nected with the accumulation OF ,
= wealth. yet it remains true that 2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04

During the last five years business
confidence has been restored. and the
nation is to be congratulated because
of ats present abounding prosperity.
such prosperity can never be created
nv law alone. although il IS easy
enough 10 destroy ii hy misehieNous
laws. IL the hand of the Lord is heavy
upon any country if flood or drouth
comes. human wisdom is powerless 70
avert the calamity. Moreover. no law
can guard as against the consequences
of our own folly. The men VINO are
idle or credulous. the men who seek
gains not by genuine work with head
or hand. but by gambling in any FORM
arc always q source of menace not ohiy
to themselves but 10 others. Il the
business world loses its bead, II loses
what IegislatItu cannot supply run
damentally the welfare of each citl-
z7n and therefore the welfare of the
aggregate of citizens which makes the
nation. must rest upon individual thrift
and energy. resolution and Intelligence.
Nothing can take the place OF this IN
dividual capacity. bur wise legislation
and honest ana Intelligent administra-
ton can give It the fullest scope, me
largest opportunity to work to good
effect
The tremendous and highly complex
industrial development which went on
with ever accelerated rapidity during
the latter half Of the nineteenth cen
fury brings us race 10 face, at the be-
ginning Of the twentieth, with very Sc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
FAV0RS RECLAMATION
OF WESTERN ARID LANDS
Forest Reserves Should Be Protected and Govern
ment Build Mountain Storage Reservoirs.
Advocates Amendment Of Interstate Commerce Act and Exclusion
of Chinese Laborers

be to incur the risk OF such far-reaCh-
ing national disaster that it would be
preferable To undertake nothing at AN.
The men who demand the impossible
orr the undesirable serve as the allies
of the forces with which they are NOM
inally at war, for they hamper those
who would endeavor to find out i'm ra-
ti0nal fashion what the wrongs really
are and to what extent and i'm what
manner it is practicable to apply rem
edies.
All this is true; and yet it is also
true that there are real and grave
evils, one of the chief being over
capitalization because of its many bale
ful consequences; and 2 res0Iute and
practical effort must be made to cor
rect these evils.
Views of the People.
There is a widespread conviction in
the minds of the American people that
the great corporations known as trusts
are in certain Of their features and
tendencies hUrtful to the general vel
fare. This springs from no spirit OF
envy or uncharitableness nor lack OF
pride in the great industrial achieve
.ments that have placed this country
at the head, of the nations struggling
rest upon a lack of intelligent appreci-
alton Of the necessity of meeting
changing conditions of trade with new
methods. nor upon ignorance of the
fact that combination Of capital in the
effort to accomplish great things is
necessary when the worlds progress
demands that great things be done. It
is based upon sincere conviction that
combination and concentration should
be, not prohibited but supervised and
within reasonable limits controlled;
and in my judgment this conviction is
right
1t is no Limitation upon property
rights or freedom of contract to require
that when men receive from govern
ment the privilege Of doing business
under corporate form, which frees them
from individual responsibility, and en-
ables them to call into their enterprises
the capital of the public they.shall do
so upon absolutely truthful representa-
tiOns as to the value of the property in
which the capital is 10 be invested.
Corporations engaged I'm interstate
commerce should be regulated if they
are found to exercise a license working
TO the public injury. tt should be as
much the aim of those who seek for
social betterment to rid the business
world of crimes of cunning as to rid
the entire body polite of crimes of viO-
lence Great corporations exist only
because they are created and safe
guarded by other institutions; and it is
therefore our right and our duty to see
that they work in harmony with these
institutions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
SAYS CHINESE LABORERS
SHOULD BE EXCLUDED.

With the sole exception of the
farming interest, no one matter is OF
such vital moment 10 our whole people
as the welfare OF the wage-workers. If
the farmer and the Wage-WoTker are
well off. it is absolutely certain that
all others viii be well oa. too. To is
therefore d matter for hearty cougrat-
Ulation that on the whole wages are
higher today ia the United States than
in any other country. The standard of
living is also higher than ever before.
Every effort of legislator and admins
traitor should be bent to secure the
peTmanency of this condition of things
and its improvement wherever possible.
Net only must our labor be protected
by the tariff. but it should also be
protected so far as it is possible from
the presence in this country of any
laborers brought over by contract. or
OF those who coming freely, yet rep
resent a standard of living SO depress-
ell that they can undersell our men in
the labor market and drag them to q
lower level
/ regard it as necessary, with >
? this end in view, TO re-enact inn =
= mediately the law excluding ?
= Chinese laborers and to
= strengthen it wherever necessary >
= in order to make its enforce ?
? ment entirely effective.
The national government should de-
mand the highest quality of service
from its employees; and IN return IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
WHAT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS IN HIS FIRST MESSAGE

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H. bof publ should thrown m
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Of the
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04

= fortune accumulated in legitimate y
= business can be accumulated by =
= the person specially benefited only :
: on condition of comforting i'm y
= mense incidental benefits upon =
= others. Successful enterprise, of =
= the type which benefits all man =
kind, can only exist If the COndi- =
= tiOns are such as to offer great =
= prizes as the rewards Of success.
The captains of industry who have
driven the railway systems across this
continent, who have built up our COM
merce. who have developed our manu-
features, have on the whole done great
good to our people. Without them the
material development of which we are
so justly proud could never have taken
place. Moreover we should recognize
the immense Importance to this mate
rial development of leaving US unham-
pered as is compatible with the pub
lie good the strong and forceful men
upon whom the success of business OPP
erations inevitably rests. The slight
est study of business conditions viii
satisfy any one capable of forming a
Judgment that the personal equation is
the most important factor in a business
operation: that the business ability Of
the man at the head of any business
concern. big or little. is usually the fac
tor which fixes the gulf between strik-
ing success and hopeless failure.
Dealing With Corporations.
An additional reason for caution in
dealing with corporations is to be
found i'm the international commercial
conditions of today The same bust
ness conditions which have produced
the great aggregatiOns of corporate and
Individual wealth have made them
very potent factors in. international
commercial competition. Business con-
Germs which have the largest means at
their disposal and are managed by the
ablest men are naturally those which
take the lead in the strife for CONNER
cial supremacy among the nations of
the world America has only just be-
gun Co assume that commanding posi-
ton in the international business world
~ hich we believe viii more and more
be hers. 1t is of the utmost import
ance that this position be not jeop-
ardized. especially at a time when the
overlooking abundance Of our own nat
uraI resources and the skill. business
energy, and mechanical aptitude Of our
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-04
GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE THE
RIGHT TO CONTROL THE TRUSTS

= The first essential in determin- =
= ing how to deal with the great
= industrial combinations is
y knowledge of the facts-public-
= ity In the interest of the public
y the government should have the =
= right to inspect and examine the ?
= workings of the great corpora
, tons engaged in interstate bus
y mess. Publicity is the only sure
= remedy which we can now in =
> woke. What further remedies are
, needed in the way of govern
> mental regulation. or taxation, ,
= can only be determined after =
+ publicity has been obtained. by =
> process of law. and in the course
, of administration. The first =
= requisite knowledge, full and
, complete-knowledg which may
= be made public TO the world.
Artificial bodies. such as corporations
and Joint stock OF other associations,
depending upon any statutory law for
their existence or privileges, should De
subject to proper governmental super
vision, and full and accurate informa-
ton as to their operations should be
made public regularly at reasonable
intervals.
The large corporations, commonly
called trusts. though organized IN one
state, always do business IN many
states. often doing very little business
in the state where they are incOrpor-
ated. There is utter lack of uniformity
in the state laws about them: and as
no state has any exclusive interest IN
or mower over their acts, it has IN
practice proved impossible to get AIDE
duate regulation through state acton.
Therefore. in the interest of the Whole
people. the nation should, without in
terfering with the power of the states
in the matter itself also assume power
of supervision and regulation over All
cOrnorations doing an interstate bust
ness. This is especially true where the
CORPORATION derives a portion OF its
wealth from the existence of some
monopolistfc element or tendency IN
liz business. There would be no hard
shin in such supervision; banks are
subject 60 il. ana in their case 1t IS
now accepted as a simple matter OF
course. Indeed. &c is probable that su-
pervision of corporations by the ma
tioual government need not go so Tar
as is now the case with the supervision
exercised over them BY so conservative
a state as Massachusetts. in order to
produce excellent results.
Thinks Law Can Be Framed.
When the constitution was adopted
at the end of the eighteenth century
no human wisdom could fOreteh the
sweeping changes, alike in industrial
and political conditions, which were to
take nlace by the beginning OF the
twentieth century. At that time 1t
was accepted as a matter of course
that the several states were the proper
authorities to regulate. as far as was
then necessary, the comparatively IN
significant and strictly localized cor
porate bodies Of the day. The cOndi-
tions are now wholly different and
wholly different action is called for.