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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

THE United States did not annex
these islands through any love of con-
quest or for any ambition of increasing
its dominion. Senator Thurston.
No? If the honorable gentleman will
kindly take up the Advertiser and look
at page 4, column 3, fourth paragraph.
lie will find credited to him, the reason
why the United States did annex these
Islands. Here is what you said, Sena-
tor: To-day you are most important
10 the United States, because you are
The outpost of our Pacific sea COM
merce, You are most valuable to us,
because you stand here, as ] might say,
The gateway to the Orient. don't be-
lieve you fully understand it," and
further: I'VE have already made up
our minds that these Islands are to be
the outpost in the Pacific sea for the ex
tension of our trade and commerce
with the Orient that trade and com
merce now in its infancy will grow
until it becomes as great a factor in
American prosperity as is all her trade
and commerce upon the other side;
IN this growth of our commerce and
this a4eTancement of our material inter-
ests there is not one spot on the whole
round world that can secure as great
an amount of advantages as can the
Hawaiian IslaBds.' Now yeu see it
was not through any love of conquest
, or for any ambition of increasing its
dominions, it was simply because they
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

Polo men played the secoud game
OF the practice season on Saturday
afternoon at Kapioiani Park, and
the Blues defeated the Whites by
six goals, one being the handicap of
the latter team, the actual victory
being seven goals. The score was:
Blues 10, Whites B.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

Prince Cupid advised the Hawaiian
people, in addressing them on his re-
cent tour of the Island OF Hawaii that
there were only two recognized ma.
tional political parties on the Main
land and that they were the Democrat
&C and Republican parties, and there
lore it was for them to ponder well
and to choose to which party they will
assimilate with. Perfectly correct, and
it is for the people to decide whether
10 become one or the other. And in
the meantime, to which OF the parties
does the Prince belong? Why doesn t
he come out with it? Let him first
declare himself to be either one or the
other. What's the use of preaching
and advising, and then don't announce
what he is now, or else, what he is to
De or will be for all time? We feel
that we know his leanings, but that is
iio' hho"ihS HIS sincerity anu merit.
Out with it, Prince. There's no need
Of hiding your light under a bushel
And we further believe that when he
loes what he breaches and advises, it
is then up to the people to decide
whether to follow his lead OF not. To
remain as nondescript is to be al
ways a nonentity, and is as much as
fish will be out OF the water.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

I'm the history of the American peo-
pie / can assure you of one thing-no
man ever came under the flag of the
United States except he came under
that flag standing in the sunshine OF
honor, with all the equalities and the
power that nature intended that men
should arrogate to themselves. "-Sena-
Tor Thurston.
And how about the Filipinos, Sena-
tor? Did they go under the flag of the
United States standing in the sunshine
of honor? Have they got, now that
they are under that flag, all the power,
that nature intended that men should
arrogate to themselves?'
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

We would like to ask ex-senator
Thurston how much was it that he re-
ceived for appearing on stumping
platform and then to advertise Col
liers Weekly? Being an attorney and
a politician earning an income of $780,
600 year, so said the Morning Glory,
he would not do anything for love of
party without being handsomely rec.
ompensed, and we wot not Or did
the Young Mems Republican Club do
something? We'd like to know it.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

Senator Thurston gave out two facts
in his speech Saturday night which
we agree and are heartily in accord
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

Labor Day! One year ago today hun
dreds of workingmen paraded through
the streets of our city, in a brilliant
apotheosis of the strength and emanci-
patton of labor. Today, they are gone.
instead of a parade, and speeches and
dancing we have swarming masses OF
japanese building houses. discharging
ships, cooking meals, driving wagons,
attending in stores to the wants OF
customers. No work for the native,
the white man or the Portuguese, but
lots of it for the Japs. Can Senator
Fhurston give us a satisfactory eXpla-
hation of this state of affairs?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

"The United States did not annex
these islands through any love of con-
quest or for any ambition of increasing
its dominion. Senator Thurston.
We know that, Senator. But we know
also that your country annexed our
country against the wishes of the ma
jority of our people in order that Il
few missionary sugar planters might
escape paying an extra 81 tax on every
ton of sugar shipped to the Mainland.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

The shipping in he harhor il
gaily decorated today In honor Of!
Labor Day.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-01

r. J. TE5TA, Proprietor and Pub
Usher.
EDMUND NoRHIE. Editor.
Residing in Honolulu.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
DESPERATE CONVICT SHOT.
Armed With a Knife He Made a FierCs Fight
For liberty.
fspecial 70 Newg and observerl


Bakersville, n. c., Feb. 5.M. c. Davis,
a white convict. at the stockade. Just be-
low Bakersville was shot and instantly
killed by one of the State guards. Davis
was one of the long term men. thirty
years being his sentence for the killing
of Odell.
Saturday, morning. when Major J. II.
McIver. gave the command for the guards
to move out their respective squads for
thei days work on the Ohio River and
Charleston Railroad Davis refused to go
and swore that ne would die first, where
upon the Major told one of the yard con-
victs TO bring Davis to the commissary,
where he and Davis would talk over the
affair in a more satisfactory manner, and
not drag the movement Of the various
squads. which were then ready to move
The negro whom Major McIyer told to go
inside the stockade building and bring
Davis, did as he was told. When he ap-
preached Davis he took told of him. and
as he did so Davis threw his arms
around the negro and, slipping knife
from UP hFis sleeve cut the negro so
deep that his lung projected from the
open wound.
Then Davis ran out of the building into
the stockade yard cutting and slashing
with his knife as he fed Then he began
to throw rocks. He hacked HIS way up
to the big gate of the stockade, which
he opened with one hand, while he sed
the knife in the other to keep the men
away AS he rushed through the gate
Major McIver commanded the guard to
fire The guard told Davis to halt.
Davis stopped but for an instant. Then
he ran up the river toward the armory
and Major McIver's quarters, where he
hoped to arm himself. Fire. said Major
MeIver. and guard who had come from
the farms with the convicts fired, Davis
| fell, his heart pierced by buckshot. which
passed entirely through his body.
Davis was young fellow who could
not bear to be "bossel as he called it..
1t was this that led him TO prison stripes
and finally to his grave. II is said that
| last Friday night he swore that he
would kill ex-sheriff 2. T. Phillips son.
who was the railroad boss over him, be-
cause young Phillips told him that un-
less he did not idle so much he wculd
| be Obliged to report him to the Major
for punishment.
| At the postoffice in Bakersville, Sat
urday night was found Bible sent to
| Davis from South Carolina, from which
/ State Davis came to North Carolina. II
is said as a cotton mill operative had
| this Bible reached poor Davis one day
! earlier. who knows but what tho result
might have been different.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
RESOLUTION INVITING
CUBA TO JOIN The UNION
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, p. c.. Feb. 5.-Represen
tative Newlands of Nevada, of the
Ways and Means Committee. who was
the author of the resolution annexing
Hawaii, today introduced a joint resolu-
tion inviting the. Republic of Cubs to
become a part of the United States. first
as Territory, and then as q State or the
Union. to be called the State of Cuba;
also authorizing at % per cent. reduction
of duty on the present crop Of Cuban SUI
gar, in consideration OF Cuba's granting
preferential rates to the United States.
The resolutions coRfine the . per cent.
reduction duties TO the period prior to
January /. 1903
The provision as TO annexation is as
follows:
That in the meantime the Republic Of
Cuba Is invited to become a part Of the
United States of America, and her peo-
PIE TO become citizens of the United
States. with the assurance that Cuba
will be entitled at first to territorial
form OF government under the Constitu
tion and laws Of the United States with
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
FOR TEMPERANCE WORK.
Delegates From Many Religious Denomina
tions Meet Here Today

This morning at II o'clock there will
be an important meeting OF the temper
ance workers of the State in the trus-
tees room at the Raney Library
This meeting is the result Of resolu-
tions adopted and committees appointed
by the various religious denominations of
the State at their last State meetings.
The purpose of the meeting is to ar
range plans to organize the temperance
forces OF the State to disseminate and
propagate temperance information and to
enter uron regular campaign of edu-
cation along temperance lines.
The meeting viii. not be large one. as
each denomination sends but one dele
gate 1t will be a working body which
is 30 blaze the way. The meeting will
be called to order by Mr.. John Oates, OF
Fayetteville, editor Of the North Caro-
lima Baptist.
It Il said that the plan of the Anti
Saloon League" which is being used in
Virginia so successfully, may Do adopt
ed for work in this State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
NO FORCE BILL HE SAYS
Aims to Investigate Suffrage Question
in All States.
WOULD HELP SETTLE RACE QUESTION
The Disfranchising States Would Suffer Re.
duction OF Political Power Till by Edu-
cation They Could Admit All
- tho paIIog
TO the Ballot.
lBy the Associated Press.l

Washington, Feb 5.-Representatiye
Crumpacker, of Indiana. author of the
resolution in the Republican caucus Mon
day night and to be further considered
at a caucus next Monday night, au
thorizes the following statement as the
general purpose of the movement, 10 cor
rect any impression that 1t is in the
nature of force bill:
THE resolution submitted TO the cucus
was designed to secure full and thor
ough investigation of the suffrage ques-
tion. not only in the South, but in all
the States that have imposed material
restrictions upon manhood suffrage
There is a general belief that number
of States have disfranchised large por-
tion of their citizens; that the eolored
population, by the operation of State
laws. is entirely eliminated as a political
question. and yet it counts in appor-
tioning representation among the States.
1t Is the general belief that the Southern
States have at least thirty-five Repre-
sentatives in the House and the Electoral
College resting upon a fictitious basis.
Il this be found to be true, in fact and
representation be reduced accordingly as
the Constitution imperatively requires, it
would go long way towards settling
the race question. Such method would
have none of the characteristics of
forcebill. It would require no force for
its execution. DISTINGUISHING states
would suffer reduction of political pow
er which they could regain by educating
their citizens and admitting them to the
privilege of the ballots. The whole ques-
tton would rest with those States.
The caucus is asked simply to author
ize a thorough Investigation of the whole
question through a Congressional com
mittee specially appointed and equipped
Tor that purpose, and when the facts as
they really exist, are laid before Con-
gress and the country such action may
then be taken as the situation requires.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
FIVE BODIES RECOVERED
The Building Was Blown Into Kind
ling Wocd.
ELEVEN PioPLE SAID TO HAVE PERlsHED
The Explosion Occurred in the Basement of Z
Ten Story Frame Building. Six Bodies
Are Supposed 10 be Still in
the Building.
tBy the Associated Press.)

Chicago Feb By an explosion Of
sewer gas in the basement of a ten-story
frame building at 37G Twenty second
street, this evening, q number of people
the total said to be eleven, lost their
lives and the building was blown into
kindling wood. BY s:45 p. m, five bodies
had been recovered from the ruins, They
were all of one family. Not member of
the family escaped.
The bodies recovered are those of:
OTTO TROSTLE, proprietor of Meat
Market at 276 Twenty street.
MRS OTTO TROSTLE.
OTTO TROSTLE, JR.
MINNIE TROSTLE.
ANNIE TROSTLE.
Persons who claimed to know assert
that there were at least six more people
IN Trostle's meat market when the ex-
plosion occurred.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
TRIP THROUGH PALESTINE.
Rev ]. T. Belts Will Lecture Tonight on the
Subject of Temperance.
(By the Associated Press.)

10Y Lilt @ASNp%ldtCA 1 lLoS2'g
Washington, D. G., Feb. president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and the party who
viii accompany them to the Charleston
Exposition viii leave here for the South
next Monday night in a special train
over the Southern Railway. The train
viii reach Summerville, S. c., on Tues
day afternoon. Tuesday night will be
spent at the Pine Forest Inn, Summer
vile, as the guest of Captain Wagner.
President cf the Exposition. The party
win inspect the farms nearby Wednes-
day the party will go to Charleston. AT
night banquet will be given the Presi-
dent and party at the Charleston Hotel.
The return journey win be begun Thurs
day, February 13, and the train will
reach Washington Friday morning. In
the Presidents party will be Secretaries
Wilson and Hitchcock, Attorney General
Knox ana Postmaster General Payne
and the ladies' of the families.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
Leadsall North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Crcute

to the nomination of officers. il is gem
orally believed that Cincinnati will get
the next convention.
r. w. Maynard, of Nashua, \. H, w.
w. Dixon, Of Philadelphia and Albert
Matthews, Of Chicago, were nominated
for the presidency, and ]. ]. Heiberger.
of Washington, d. c., and w. b. Stewart
Of Pittsburg. for the vice presidency.
The convention decided to exhibit at
st. Louis and voted down motion to
have the National Exchange issue fash
ion plates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06

q delegate in Congress to represent her
people, and that ultimate statehood will
be granted when in the judgment of
Congress- 1t is advisable to admit Cuba
including such other West. India Islands
belonging to the United States as may be
deemed advisable as a single State in
the Union, TO be called the State Of
Cuba
Mr.. Newlands in explanation of his
resolution said:
"All those who have appeared TO voice
Cuba's needs and requirements have in
dicated that an invitation to Cuba of
annexation would be accepted.
Annexation by force would not be
justified. It must be accomplished, if
at all. BY the free act of the Cuban peo-
pie. Al present there is no machinery
in Cuba by which the popular will can
be tested. The Cuban Congress win
meet II February, Cuban government
viii be organized and the United States
will then leave the government and con
troll Of the islands to its people. Cuba
then will be in position to express her
will
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06

the role CT defender of United States
courts, when he was recorded as having
made scathing criticism of the Federal
judiciary, but he remarked, facetiously,
that he would not be doing his duty by
his clients,-the three judges of the San
Francisco Court of Appeals whom he had
gotten into not water. if he did not at
tempt at least to cool the water a lit
tie
The South Carolina Senator continued
saying that the debate had been pre-
cipitated By mis- reading a clipping from q
newspaper dispatch printed in New
ork paper, charging Ben Daniels, whom
the Senate had confirmed as United
States marshal of Arizona with being
entirely unworthy to hold that office.
Mr.. Tillman made some scathing COM
r1ents upon the Judiciary committee fo~
passing such nomination favorably. He
supposed he said, that Senators from tie
state from which Daniels hailed now
would feel called upon to criticize him
for introducing this newspaper clipping
but he did it simply Ito hold up the mir
ror that the other side might see them
selves as others saw them"
An amendment to the Urgent Deficiency
Bill providing $450,0o2 (Mexican) to re-
imburse the PhiliI pine insular funds for
email gunboats and ordnance stores
turned over to the navy by the military
authorities at Manila caused Mr. Tillman
To make some inquiries. Mr.. Hale replied
that the navy had made estimates for
the purchase of the vessels and stores
oE the recommendation of board of
officers.
Mr.. Tillnan insisted, however, that the
record did not show where the vessels
came from and what had been paid for
them.
1T does not appear from the record !"
said he. that the money was honestly
expended This whole business is entirely
toe slipshod and slack-twisted for an
honest government"
1t was explained by Mr.. Hale that the
vessels were small craft acquired prob
ably from private parties and had been
converted into gunboats. They We're be-
ing used for patrol duty among the is
lands
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.), joined Mr. Tillman in
eliticizipg the amendment because suf~
ficiently definite information regarding it
had not been furnished. He urged that
the item be held up temporarily at least,
as ne was certain the insular treasury
as In no immediate need Of the money.
The amendment was adopted.
The bill was then passed anG the Sen
ate, after an executive session, ad-
journed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
WILL COME TO A VOTE SATURDAY.
General Debate on Oleomargarine Bill Con.
tinues.

washington. d. c., Feb. 5.-An agree
whereby the Oleomargarine Bill will be
brought to a vote after two more days
of consideration. one to be devoted to
general deate and one to deate under the
five minute rule. The debate then con-
tinued in desultory fashion without spe-
cial incident the speakers being Messrs.
Kluttz IN. Co.: McCleary. (Minn.) Ed
dy, (Minn.) and Crowley, Ulls.), for,
and Messrs. Allen, (Ky.); Scott, (Kas):
Moon, (Tenn), and Boutelle, Qlls.)
AGAINST the i'll. Tomorrow the ill will be
laid aside to permit action upon the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill which was reported from
the Appropriation Committee today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
The Poultry Show Booming
Especial t.; News and Observer, ,

tepeclai TO News and Observer
Wilmington. y. c.. Feb. 5.--Tho poul-
try and pet stock show which opened
yesterday afternoon has gone beyond the
most sarguine expectation of tho man
agenent, both in point OF attendance
and variety and quality OF exhibits NJ
though the doors were not thrown open
to the public until O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, there were more than 800 yisi-
tors for the day and the Indications are
that there will be many times that mum
Der today.
The Dispatch" Wilmingtons enter
prising afternoon daily, has purchased a
lot on Market street In the downtown
section and will shortly begin the erec-
tion of a thoroughly up-to-date news
PAPER building
TIE eight building and loan associations
in Wilmington. all strictly home" con-
cerps. have done good business during
the rast year.
telegram received here yesterday
Fl an the clerk states that owing to the
smallpox situation in Duplin county the
Superior court Tor that county will not
meet on February 10th, but has been in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
REPORT ON THE BILL FOR
THE APPALACHIAN PARK
(By the Associated Press

washington, Feb. 5.-senator Pritchard
from the Committee on Forest Reserva-
toBs today presented written report
op the bill appropriatiug 5000 900 tor
the creation Of National forest reserve
in the South Appalachian region as au-
thorized By the committee several days
ago.
The report urges the establishment OF
the reserve for the protection OF the
timber and the conservation OF the
waters OF the land embraced within its
proposed area. placing the damage done
by floods arising in that area in the year
1901 at $15. 5.0e0 600. Il Is claimed that the
land to he included can be purchased
for from So to sS per acre.
One point made IN support Of the bill
Il that in the Southern Appalachian
mountains there 10 greater variety Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06

hardwood trees and greater remains OF
the prmeyal forests than in any other
territory of like size in the Eastern
states The contentious also is made
that il has the highest and largest noun
taius east Of tho Mississippi, the heav-
lest rainfall on the continent except along
the Northern Pacific coast, and that con-
scquently the washing away Of the soils
Of the region can only De prevented BY
keeping them covered with forests.
THE absence from this region Of lakes
and grayely soils such as abound in the
Northern states. and these serve 70
store the rains and give uniformity to-
the loy Of streams the report con-
tinueg. RENDERS the perpetuation of
those Southern forests absolutely neces-
sary Tor the protection Of both the soils
aud the streams"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
To Represent Washington.

Especial to News and Observer)
Washington, n c., Feb. 5.-The Town
Commissioners met and passed the fol-
lowing laws: That all hogs shall be car
ried out of town from the first of May
to the first of October. This was done
as a precautionary measure against di-
sease. The dow tax was raised
Mr. Stephen c. Bragaw, the County
superintendent of Schools, was appoint
ed by the commissioners to represent the
town of Washington at the Good Roads
Convention in Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06

definitely postponed. The health author
tiles have gotten the smallpox epidemic
under good control and do not wish to
take the risk attendant upon a term of
court when people meet from every sec
ton Of the county
Resolutions were adopted at a meet
ing of the Produce Exchange managers
yesterday memorialiZing Congress to
make the river and harbor appropria-
tion more adequate for the lower Cape
Fear Improvement
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-06
AGREEMENT WITa vERMrLYg.
BY Which the seaboard Will Acquire 90 Loco
motives and Many Cars.
(speclaI to News an OhserverN

Especial to News an Observer
Wilmington, n. c., Feb. 5.-,-An agree
ment between VermiIye & Cbmpany. of
New York, an the Seaboar I Air Line
Railway was filed for record here today.
Nermilye and Company contract to fur
nish 800 fiat cars manufactured by
American Car and Foundry Company,
Huntington. West Virginia, 500 venti-
lated box cars, manufactured by South
ern Car and Foundry Company; 10 pas
senger and 10 freight engines by Rich
mond Locomotive Works, and 10 coaches
by Mills Car and Manufacturing Com
pany, of Nils. Ohio. The same TO cost
1881, ,293, Of which $131 ,293 is payable
upon delivery Of first equipment and the
remainder in forty quarterly payments
to be evidenced by notes Of 81 600 each
bearing AZ per cent. semi-annually