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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

The city is ringing with comments
upon the worthlessness of "Kanaka"
officials,-all of course, from mission
airy and other haole throats. If this
slogan can be sufficiently rung down
the line," they think it may result in
the defeat of the most strenuous advo-
cate of municipal government, and in
the election of such Legislative can.
didates as will, like the Bulletin, be
prepared (under sufficient "argu-
'ment"), to bolt their platform, and
refuse to pass an act providing for
such a system.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

government, be able to cite some "ter-
rible example" of trusting Hawaiians
with public funds. Wright stood forth
as the most conspicuous Hawaiian Of
fetal in charge of public money.
query? Could he be used as the ter
rible example?"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

Now, to revert to the events preced-
ing the alleged absconding of Wright.
1t is admitted, or rather, alleged, by
Secretary Cooper, that Wright CON
fessed" the defalcation to him, some
2S hours before his alleged departure
on the Alameda. Did the Secretary in
form his chief the Governor? If SO,
then the two highest officers in the
government knew of the alleged defal-
cation, and by doing nothing about
it, in effect connived at Wright's escape
from justice, if in fact he is gone. If
the Secretary did NOT inform his chief
of the alleged confession" what shall
he say in excuse of his silence?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

The Governor and Territorial Sec
retary display refreshing innocence in
the case of the Treasurer. The Secre-
tary received the Treasurer's confess
sion and gave him time to get away
from the Territory instead of placing
him at once under arrest as was done
in the case of B. H. Wright OF course
the Secretary says that the Treasurer
promised to meet him Wednesday
morning and fix matters up and the
Secretary took the word of the self
confessed embezzler. Behold how
pleasant it is for brethern to dwell to.
gether in unity" etc. Step down and
out, Nj Secretary.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26
rs He A DEFAULTERY

Much gossip uncomplimentary to
the Dole administration is afloat in the
city as to the causes behind the non
appearance at his Office of Treasurer
w. III. Wright. The facts and sequence
of events are peculiar The Treasur
er is of Hawaiian blood. The mis-
sionary" party represented by the
Dole regime as hostile TO Hawaiian
in office, though fattering them as
voters. The opposition OF that party
to municipal government in these Isl
ands is as bitter as ever despite the
oommittal of the Republican party TO
that policy in their recent Territorial
platform. The missionaries" will do
anything possible to discredit the
proposition of government by the Ha-
waiians-which would in large de-
gree result from the adoption of a
municipal system.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

mating him and making an excuse for
his non-ability to make public speech
es and withdrew. but he was loudly
cheered. During the last campaign the
Democrats never could get him to
make a single speech. bu, 'he Home
Rulers succeeded in making him come
to line and toe the mark. Bravo, Col.
onel! Try again and you'll surely
succeed.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26


The Advertiser says that our Dele
gate made a pitiable exhibition OF him-
self before the Senatorial Commission.
If this is true, what shall we say of the
spectacle that Governor Dole made of
himself when questioned by Senator
Burton, Judge Humphreys and John
Emmeluth. Even Mr., Dole's opponents
turned away rather than witness his
humiliation. The only excuse Mr..
Dole's friends can offer is that the Gev=
ernor is unwell.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

We do earnestly hope that William
H. Wright, Treasurer of the Territory.
will turn up, if he is in the country,
and face the music. But if he has
gone away, we still hope that no will
return shortly and make good any
shortage, ii there is any.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Watch out and see how the next
Grand Jury is selected A job lot OF
whitewash has to be mixed.

Mr.. Dole should take his apoiogist
P. C. Al to task for not announcing
this morning that the Autdior of the
Territory was forced upon him by the
Home Rule party.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

Col, Holt made his maiden political
speech last Bighi. 1t is surely the
first one Known 10 us, He gave it
short, sweet and to the l., Mt. thank,
ing for the honor conferred in nomi-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

We are more than pleased with the
statement so far made and credited to
Attorney General Dole that Supt.
Boyd was not connected with the B. H.
Wright case as far as known to him.
Good. We sincerely hope that he is
not in any way entangled within the
meshes of the flaws now known. So
mote it be,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

All this leads to the query-what evil
dence have we, outside Of Secretary
Cooper's allegation of a confession BY
Wright, that Wright is actually short
in his accounts, or that he has so CON
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26
ernor is unwell.

The Independent has received infor-
nation that there is certain Federal
official in our midst who is somewhat
off in a bad way and that his depart
ment needs looking into. This official,
so it is reported, has relative On the
payrolls of his department who came
here only few months ago in search
of health and that the same person is
lying on sick bed and has never been
known to do any work for the money
paid for the reported service rendered
as a stenographer. What are our Off
clals coming to, Territorial as well as
= deral?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

Let us first look at some OF the re-
suits already following his alleged
defalcation. The Evening Bulletin, in
it's first issue following Wright's dis
appearance, bolts the municipal gov
ernmcnt plank of it's party, in the fol
lowing leader:
"The Bulletin is free to confess that
the developments of the last twenty
four hours, in connection with the
guardianship of public funds, have
been such as to shake its confidence
in the advisability of branching out
upon any new form of government.
This may be an extreme view of the
situation, but at all events the men
who are to frame and enact the coun-
ty and municipal government laws,
have before them all too serious proof
of the extreme care that must be TAX
en- to safeguard every possible avenue
by which public trust may be be-
trayed."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

Again, are there any FACTS known
to the people, with which the foregoing
suggestions are irreconcilable?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26

The Dole faction must, therefore, to
support their opposition to municipal
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-26
EVEhY AFTERNOON

ntsred at the Post ofios at Honolulu
H. T., as second-class mail
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

It is not easy TO flatter people who
do not flatter themselves.
The smaller the intellectual fountain
the more continuously does 1t squirt.
The false witness of his foes affords
opportunity for true witnessing by
his friends.
Politeness towards cubs" pays.
Boys are more gallant than the uD.
thoughtful believe.
One OF the most prevalent hallu-
cinatlons is that of those persons who
think they are overworked.
One whose heart is filed with Gods
stomach is filled with nothing.
There are quite a number of people
whose chief objection to sinecures is
the fact that other people have them.
Many a man after attaining a high
position forgets all about the laws of
gravity until IL Is everlastingly too
late.
Success is seldom attained before the
seekers feet are stone-bruised and his
hands blistered by climbing the sleeps
of difficulty.
Society may wear new face GUS
toms may vary; rules and standards,
like human opinions. may change. But
the soul and its life, mans religious
aspirations and his religious activi-
ties-these abide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16
OIL WELLS AND EARTHQUAKES.
A Suggestion That the Disturbances May
He Caused by Letting Out Gas.

A Suggestion That the Disturbances May
He Caused by Letting Out Gas.
One OF the most disastrous earth
quakes of recent times is that report
ed from Russia Transcaucasla. The
town of Shamaka has been practically
destroyed, only dozen houses being
left standing, while a population OF
25,000 has been rendered homeless.
The number of fatalities is as yet un-
known. Perhaps II never will be cor
rectly determined, for the fissured
earth swallowed up some of the vic
tins, and others are buried in ruins
where they never may be disturbed.
Over 300 bodies had been recovered at
the latest accounts.
To the student of seismic phenomena
the interesting and suggestive feature
in the Shamaka earthquake is that II
has occurred i'll the neighborhood OF
the Baku oil district-the most pro-
ductive field In the world. not except
ing that of Beaumont. in Texas. 1t is,
furthermore, section of the world
which has hitherto been exempt from
quirer will naturally search for a
cause, for cause and effect go together
in the scientific analysis of all phe-
nomena. AS the great natural oil res
ervoir tapped by the oil wells of Baku,
on the shores of the Caspian sea, locat-
ed under the site of Shamaka, and has
the tremendous drain of mineral oil
tI,A 4 n
subsequent shrinkage in the earth's
crust in that neighborhood? The in
quiry Is not far-fetched. 1t is usually
assumed that water takes the place of
the oil withdrawn from the measures
filling the vacuum created by the lat
ter's Withdrawals; but If the water. be-
ing more tenuous. should find an inde-
pendent vent elsewhere, the vacuum
created by the draining of the mineral
oil would remain, and shrinkage OF
the unsupported crust of the earth
would naturally follow sooner or later.
IL has been suggested that the tap
ping of the oil measures in the south.
ern part of this state has relieved the
mineral oil-bearing formations from
the pressure OF tne gas Screated INT tnem
and the possible subterranean gas ex-
plosions produced by excessive press
ure, and thus removed one of the sup
posed causes of earthquakes in that
section. There may be nothing in the
theory, but it has been observed that
the Los Angeles district has been not
ably exempt from seismic disturbances
since the oil measures were tapped and
vent given to the gases generated in
them. Likewise. the theory that the
Shamaka earthquake was due to the
drain on the petroleum reservoirs in
the Caucasus by the Baku wells may
be entirely at fault. But the two phe-
nomena seem to invite the attention OF
the scientist, and open new field for
the study of seismic disturbances
San Francisco Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16
Come to Us for Cars.

The coal miners of New South
Wales have been suffering from the
same trouble as our own, the short
supply OF cars at the mines and the
delay in transporting coal to cosum-
ing points. In New South Wales there
is only one party to blame. the rail
reads being owned by the state; and
the responsible minister has been
bombarded with complaints according.
ly. His explanations indicate growth
of traffic, for he says that the railroad
department has been hampered by con
tractors delays in delivering 40 new
locomotives and 1850 cars ordered es.
pecially for the coal traffic. OF the
cars 1t may be noted that 450 are steel
cars built in the United States. They
are smaller than are usually employed
here. their capacity being only Is
tons each.-Engineering and Mining
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16
NOT NAMED FOR WILLIAM PENN
Stanch Old Quaker Opposed the State
Design alton Pennsylvania.

Many people are under the impress
sion that Pennsylvania owes its name
to William Penn's vanity. In point Of
fact 1t is not named after him, but
after Admiral Penn. his father, and
the son only accepted the name under
protest This fact is proved by this
paragraph, in letter written by Will
lam Penn, under date January 5, 1851:
This day, after many writings. watch.
ings. solicitings and disputes in coun
ell, my country was confirmed to me
under the great seal of England. with
large powers and privileges. by the
name of Pennsylvania, a name which
the king would give it in honor of my
father. | choose New Wales. being a
hilly country; and when the secretary
a Welchman, refused to call 1t New
Wales, | proposed Sylvania, and they
added Penn to it, though | was much
opposed to 1t, and went to the king to
have 1t struck out. He said 1t was
past, and he would take 1t upon him;
nor could 20 guineas move the under
secretary to vary the name; for I
feared II might be looked on as van.
ity in me, and not as a respect in the
king to my father, as 1t really was"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16
HIS congsnia, surroundings.

The head of well known shipping
firm in this country received letter
fiom a millionaire Swiss banker, ask
ing him to try to help his son get a
job in some mercantile or shipping
house to learn the business. The ship
ping firm mead shortly wrote back to
the doting parent.
Dear Sir-You son has arrived. l
lave given him employment at my
cfices at IS per week with others OF
his class. One of these young men
has just bought $o0,0O0"yaeht- and
another comes 70 the Office in nm $4,000
automobile. think your son will
find his surroundings coueenial."-
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The New York Sun states that not
the least important detcil of the
mechanism of Wall street is it's elab
crate system of detective protection.
A very effective dead line has been
established at Fulton street for years,
beyond which no crook known to the
police, nor even suspicious looking
rson. is allowed to pass. AS an ad
dttional precaution score or more of
Central Office detectives are constant.
ly on guard at the principal entrances
to the finacial district. They usually
congregate near the United States
Treasury building at Broad and Wall
streets. Millions of dollars are con-
stantly being carried past this point.
The money comes in gold, packed in
sacks and carried by the ton in steel
wagons; 1t is brought down town in
cabs or carried In ordinary travelling
bags or In the pockets of the crowd
which constantly pours into Wall
street, Such thing as hold-up is
unknown. A cry for help in the finan.
cial section would instantly bring a
formidable force of armed detectives
to the spot. The men who stand guard
here can usually tell from their long
experience when man carries a
large sum Of money from the nervous.
neis Of his manner or some sign OF
sslf-consciousness. and { careful eye
y kept upon hin
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

When and where will come to the
front the inventive genius and bene.
factor Of the race who will make pub
lie simple, easy and satisfactory way
Of getting letters ready for mailing
without the bother and annoyance of
wetting stamps and sticking them to
envelopes? The Sir Isaac Newton of
the twentieth century who will confer
this boon on humanity can write big
irafts on the gratitude of mankind
Of mankind and womankind both,
and every one of those drafts will be
honorcd readily and gladly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The classification of Finland pro.
ceeds apace. A correspondent of a
London paper, writing from Odessa,
says that scarcely week passes but
some new imperial ukase, ministerial
edict, or gubernatorial order deprives
the Firms of one or another of their
old self-governing institutions, rights
and privileges. Finland, he says, can
no longer be called an autonomous
grand ducal appanage of the imperial
crown. The latest ministerial edict,
promulgated at Helsinglors, orders the
disbandment of the Finnish metropol.
itan police, who are to be forthwith
replaced by Russians, and the Russian
system of organization and admins.
tration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The pressed steel industry, now one
of the most formidable in the world,
was founded on patent granted for
q device to hold back the doors of rail-
way cars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

incidentally, though not unimport
ant, II is said that the rural free de
livery in the United States is dis
tributing forecasts of the weather to
about $4,000 families in the farming
districts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The gifts of our millionaires for ed
ucation in the United States astonish
our foreign correspondents, exclaims
the Christian Register. Nothing like
IL is aeen elsewhere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The European nations are so insist
ent in their avowals OF friendship for
the United States that we can not
gracefully do otherwise than continue
to scll our goods in their markets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

According to recent statement Of
the director of the census regarding
the growth of urban population north
and south. the large cities, taken col
lectively, are growing nearly twice as
fast as the rest of the country; the
percentage of the population of north.
ern states living in large cities is
nearly three times as great as the cor.
responding percentage in the south;
the north has a rate of increase no
greater than that of the south. The
lnree cities in the north are growing
ouch faster than those of the same size
n the south. but this difference is
balanced by an extremely rapid
growth of small towns and cities in
the south, and especially by the high
rate of increase of southern rural pop
ulation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

Andrew Carnegie has composed his
own epitaph. It reads: Here lies a
man who knew how to get around
him men much cleverer than himself. 4"
Many rich man could copy this cpl
taph, leaving out the him"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

There is a passenger steamer on
the Elbe where the warning against
speaking to the man at the wheel is
displayed in four different Languages.
This Is the English version: ITO the
helm marine gentlemen try converse
tion not"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The convictioo is gaining ground
among writer's on hygiene that chill
dren should not be sent to school be-
fore they are eight or nine years old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

American coal has been imported by
Brazil In small quantities for long
time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

The hense have It all their own way.
There can be 10 such thing as an inn
itation egg.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16

One factory in England is turning
out 100000 ping-pong balls each
week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-16
L. M. SNYDER.
Practical Horse.Shoer
and General Blacksmith.

Horse-shoeing done in the neatest manpev
and by the latest Improved methods. Re-
pairing OF all kinds carefully and promptly
done. SArIsFACTIoN GUARANTEEp.
HORSE CLIPPING
Have just received complete sat OF me-
chine horse clippers OF latest style 20 pattern
ind am prepared 10 do clipping In the bee,
possible manner at reasonable rates.
Jackson st. near Fifth. Reyuoldsy ille, Pa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
HEAD SEVERELY CUT.
Joseph Chamberlain Injured in Cab
Accident.


London, July 8.-The colonial secre-
tary, Joseph Chamberlain, was some
what severely cut on the head as the
result of a cab accident in Whitehall.
The secretary's hanson was passing
through the Canadian arch when the
horse slipped and Mr.. Chamberlain
was precipitated forward with great
violence. His head struck and shat
tered the glass front of the cab. When
extricated it was seen that Mr.. Cham
berlain's head was badly lacerated and
bleeding profuseiy. A policeman
helped the secretary into a cab and
accompanied him to Charing Cross
hospital, where his injuries were
dressed.
Through Mr.. Chamberlain's wounds
bled great deal they were not seri-
Gus.
1t is officially announced that Mr..
Chamberlain is suffering from a scalp
wound, which is of severe but not
dangerous character, rendering ad-,
visable his detention for the night.
When picked up Mr.. Chamberlain, in
reply to a question, said he did not feel
faint but could not afford to lose such
a lot of blood. The cash on his fore
head required number of stitches.
Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of
the secretary, is with his father, as are
also his two secretaries. .,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
Shortage Of Irvine.

1t is some time yet beforei the har-
vest, but our farmers should see to it
that they will have Irvine sufficient to
m set their demands. S. L. Ingram,
who has been with the Cordage Com
pany for several years, writes his
brother George-the lumber dealer
the foliwing personal letter:
Dear George:-Twine is very
scarce. 1t is ali cleaned up in the
Southern territory. Deering, McCor-
mick, PlymDn and many others are
sold out. Hoover & Allison, King
man Implement Co. and the Union
Selling Co. have little Irvine left,
but nothing to speak of. We want all
the farmers around Sank Centre to
haze Irvine to bind their grain, SO |
think you and Gordon better see the
implement dealers and tell them TO
ord T. in what Irvine they will want,
and tell all farmers to buy their Irvine
nov. The present prices are; Stand
ard l34, Manila l54. Pure Manila lit
F. Os B. Mi ineapols. We are sold
out of Irvine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
JURY PANEL DISMISSED.
Sensation in Trial of Banker Andrews
at Detroit.


Detroit, July 9.-Judge Alfred j.
Murphy of the recorders court created
sensation in the early proceedings
for the trial of Frank C. Andrews,
former vice president of the wrecked
City Savings bank, which began during
the morning, by dismissing the entire
panel of jurors drawn for the July term
of court
Judge Murphy said in explanation Of
his action that he had received GER
tain information affecting members Of
the jury AID he considered it proper,
in the interests of justice, to discharge
the entire panel summoned for the rest
of the term.
While it has not developed in court
it has been rumored that several of the
men on the jury were very friendly
with some of Frank c. Andrews close
political associates.
Andrews attorneys announced that
the ruling of the court in regard to the
jurors took them by surprise and en-
tered an exception. Attorney Baker
then moved to guash the charge
against Andrews on the ground that
the prosecution had not set up prop
err case.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
GIVEN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Jessie Morrison Sentenced for Murder
of Mrs. Castle.

Eldorado, Kan. July 9.-Jessie Nor
rison, convicted June % of murder in
the second degree for killing Mrs. Olin
Castle at the latter's home here in
June, 1900, by cutting her throat with
razor, was sentenced to twenty-five
years in the penitentiary. Motion for
a new trial was overruled.
Miss Morrison, who has gone
through three trials. took the sentence
with little show of demonstration.
The case will be appealed to the state
supreme court. AtvAher second trial
Miss Morrison was given but five
wears