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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-29
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A Large Stock for
HOUSEHOLDS SUPPLIES

PansY Stoves and Ranges,
Alaska Chest and Refrigerators,
Enterprise Meat Chopper,
Lawn Mowers and Sprinklers,
Rubber Hose and Hose Reel,
Steel, Rubber and Cocoa Mats,
Wheelbarrows. Hoes, Rakes and
Hooks,
Shovels and Spades,
Dos and Handles.
Scythes and Garden Shears,
Lamps and Lanterns,
Rat and Mouse Traps
Step Ladders,
Coffee Mills and Agate Ware,
Poultry and Mosquito Meetings.,
Victoria and Pan American Hand
Sewing Machines.
Table Cast 10 and Scales, Timed and
Porcelain Saucepans,
s. P. Knives, Spoons and Forks,
u looss, Chimneys and Wicks,
Kerosene Oil, Gasoline,
Sac and Charcoal Irons,
ChaTcoa in Bags,
Tin and Agate Wares,
Hawaiian and Dairy Salt in Bags,
Gem Ice Shavera and Gem Ice Cream
Freezers.
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Tho hawaiian Hardware Co., Id
Fort Street, opposite Spreckels 6
Co.'s Bank, Honolulu. III. l.
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The AERMO-
TOR admitted
by every one to
be the very best
windmill in ex-
istence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
MOTHER TREASURY RAID.

The excitement of a Republican Michi-
gan congressman on the subject of Pa
cific cable, displayed during the debate
in the house may be utterly free from
any unworthy influence; but it is hard to
understand how, under ali the circum-
stances Of the case, any congressman
can be found willing to occupy the posi-
ton of advocating that proposition with
out qualification.
L h e l O e would on the principle in =.
volgei gladly sustain the proposal that
the general government should build and
maintain it's own cable system, uniting
our Asiatic possessions with the Ameri-
can mainland. if it had not long been
placed beyond all dispute that it can do
very much better for itself and the pub
lie service by not doing so, and if fur
Their, it were not made so clear that in
building the proposed cable, it would
simply be engaged in the expenditure of
some $15,o0r,0O0, mainly for the benefit of
the Western Union telegraph monopoly
There are seven measures On this SUBJ
ject pending in congress. One of these
provides for the payment of 100000 year
for twenty years by way of subsidy for
the maintenance of a cable. All the other
measures provide for the construction of
q government cable, and one provides;
that no private corporation shall be al
lowed to construct a cable unless the OBJ
ton is given to the government to pur-
chase the same at an appraised value if
it desires
Evidence taken by a congressional COM
mittee shows beyond ali possibility of dis
pute, as pointed out by Mr.. Richardson,
that the Western Union monopoly is the
force behind the proposed government
cable, and that its interest in the pro
ject is explained by an official Of
that monopoly, when, in giving testimony
before the committee, he declared that
with a government cable In existence
that monopoly would receive it's share of
the business; while with what is known
as the Commercial Pacific cable IN oper-
alton it would not
Of course this circumstance of itself
should not operate against the construc-
ton of the cable by the general govern
ment- Nor would it. But the CONNER
cial cable concern, represented by the
Mackay interests, comes forward. accepts
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14

agreements or misunderstanding which
may exist between the two countries on
any subject of mutual concern. Did the
national administration not stand COM
mitted against reciprocity treaties it is
almost a practical certainty that an I'M
Outstanding of the utmost value to
the two nations might be reached, affect
ing the trade of each with the other.
However the mass of the peo-
pie in Germany may regard the results
Of the visit of Prince Henry every Amer
lean will rejoice that the occasion
brought with it so much of genuine pleas
ure to our guest and so splendid an OPP
portunity for attesting American national
hospitality.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
RATE WAR IN PROSPECT
ALL LINES IN SHARP COMPETITIONS
FOR TOURISTS BUSINESS.

CHICAGO, March 13-Lines east and
vowed IN rate war for the lions share
Oh the summer tourist business A
proposition has been introduced into the
Central Passenger association to put in
summer tourist rates of about half fare
to all the Eastern seaside resorts in
order to compete with the cAeaD rates
winch Will be in force to Western resorts
IN the main the proposition has not been
taVorably received by lines in the as
ISOLATION and a meeting of the iont pas
Senger committee has been called for.
Mafcn 70 at New York to consider the
question further. Western passenger men
are alarmed at the attitude of the East
erhefS and are threatening to refuse to
accept the rates for basing purposes if
offered to them. =
The resolution, as introduced. provides
for rates from Chicago. Cincinnati
Louisville, st. Louis. Indianapolis and
other large centers in the Middle West
70 all Eastern summer resorts at figures
corresponding to the Colorado and Utah
common points and to Pacific coast re-
sorts This would mean a rate of about
30 from Chicago to Atlantic CITY and re-
turn and of about $27 to Boston and all
New England resorts.
The Cincinnati rate would he about
$zZ, the st. Louis rate about $23 and the
indianapolis rate about $23 Some lines
are IN favor of including New York Citv
with rate of about 500 "A limit of
slxty days would be given on the tickets.
wacn would be sold twice each week
curing July and August. when the bulk
OF the summer tourist business is NOV
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
Gnst 9Th Political Mil

The mass of political nisinforrna tion
elucidated by the morning Republican or
gan Is only exceeded by its facility in per-
petfatlng campaign lies. According to
the morning chronicler of Republican
campaign matter, the Democratic admin
1stration Of the city engineers office has
thrown down the bars to the city treas
ury and for the purpose of making votes
has multiplied the men working in the
street force by three. Also, according to
the same authority, City Engineer Rund-
lett has completely revoIutioniZed the reg
1stration system of employing men for
the street force and that the men now at
work on the streets were selected by Mr.
Rundlett, with reference to a particular
ward fight. The mass of information in
cludes just one fact. The number of
teams employed on the streets in work
OF spring cleaning up is correctly stated.
Every other statement made in the long
article is absolutely untrue and made
from whole cloth.
The street force has not been increased
by City Engineer RundIett 1t has been
materially decreased since he took the
reins from former City Engineer Claus
sen. The registration system of employ
ment has not been changed by Mr., Rund-
lett and the men now working on the
streets instead Of idling as under the
Claussen administration are the men
hired by Claussen. When Claussen re-
tired from Office his street commissioners
were employing 36S men and AZ teams.
Mr.. Rundlett has @95 men and 81 teams
and besides effecting substantial saving
TO the treasury in the daily wage of the
force, is getting the winters accumula-
ton of filth off the streets instead of pill
ing it up one day to be scattered by the
nights winds and replied the next day,
as under the mismana cement of Claus
sens commissioners.
The method employed by the Claussen
street commissioners was in line with
ether Republican administrations of city
trusts. The number of teams employed
was entirely inadequate to the work OF
removing the sweepings Of the big force
of sWeepers. And the operations of the
sWeepers were perfect studies in mobility.
The first thing Mr. Run0lett did after
taking hold was TO cut down The force OF
sWeepers by just One-siXth of it's total.
Then he put on teams enough to handle
the Accommodations of the sweepers and
replaced the old system of posing for one
of work. The effect of the new admins
tratiOn in painfully apparent to the Re
publican howlers. When Rundlett's men
leave block the street IS clean.
The system of registration of men who
wish to secure employment on the street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
THERE IRE OTHER MERGERS.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post in a recent ar
ticle calls attention to the fact that the
strenuous Roosevelt has been overlook
ing mergers" ever since he has been
in office and that only recently has he
awakened to the horrors of the situation.
1t is well known that the proceedings
against the Northern Securities company,
begun Monday in the United States cir
cult court for Minnesota, are for alleged
violation of the Sherman antitrust law.
The correspondent of the Evening Post
pertinently asks why proceedings have
not been begun long before this against
the other companies much nearer the
department of justice and President
Roosevelt? He then enumerates some
of the companies doing without mclesta-
ton exactly what the Northern Securities
company is accused of doing.
For instance: Why should not the
New York Central Railroad company be
prosecuted for purchasing all the stock
of the Lake Shore and Michigan Central,
two companies paraIleling the New York
Central, and competing to a greater de-
gree than the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific?
Then again, the New York, New Haven
all of the paralleling and competing lines
| in Southern New England, and never
word of objection to such merger from
| Mr. Roosevelt's legal department In ad
| dition, the New Haven company has &C
quired all of the steamboat lines operat-
ing between New York and Boston-and
| still no move against it by federal au-
| thority.
Another company in the same category
| is the Pennsylvania company, which at
least controls the Baltimore & Ohio, the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Norfolk Sc
| Western. Profound silence reigns in the
| legal department of the government, and
| it's inactivity in the matter is painful.
| The Pennsylvania and the Baltimore &
| OulO parallel 6dCn OLlerS ana lu6lr
tracks are in sight of each other, for
mile after mile between New York and
| Chicago.
These cases are not all, but are the
most conspicuous. They serve to Illus
| trate the fact that the merger" is not
new monster, but has had it's existence
| in our midst for years, with no dire re-
suits, and with no disturbance until
Western governor with fast-fading po-
litical fortunes hit upon a railroad-bait-
ing programme as the only way to de-
tract attention from his failure as chief
executive. His hot air balloon having
exploded, the legal department of the
| federal government, overlooking the
| mergers under its very nose, travels into
| the far West to jump all over a company
doing exactly as the others.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
GREENROOM GOSSIP.

The charge of pla giarism, which has
been made against David Beiasco by the
trench dramatist, Jean Ricnepjn. ir ref
erence TO the drama of ''Du Barry, in
which Mrs Carter is now appearing, has
been answered by Mr. Belasco through
the courts. Richepin declared that ne
Ject to Belasco, and that it had not been
accepted AfterWard the Belasco play
was produced, and found to be practi-
caIly reproduction of the Richepin YER
sion 70 this the American dramatist
makes answer that the Frenchman's play
was not only very different from that
winch has now become sensational sue
cess, but that it was ''cribbed' from
three or four different sources. common
property of all In life Du Barry was
called the doll of the world and was a
source of trouble for all who had any
thlng to do with her, including a French
monarch 1t would seem that her dra-
matte prototype has inherited some of
ner misunderstanding traits.
Another Tolstoy play has been produced
at the Irving place theater, New York
AS II was given in German, and mostly to
people who like the morbid no special
ISM 1t is called THE Power of Dark
ness" and the story in brief is as fol-
lows: Anisja, the wife of a well-to do
Russian farmer. is in love with Nikita,
about i'll love with him. Nikita holds the
marriage relationship lightly, and tells
ABOUT 1t plainly. Anisja gives her hus-
band poison and he dies. Then Nilzita
marries Anisja. Nil1ta murders his wife,
and the play ends with a general retribu-
| ton all around
Edwin Booth probably made more mon
ey than any other player of his time. His
snare In the three years the Booth Bar
F FeI oo combination existed amounted to
$oo00G0 In his later days he gave away
ana lost cash right and left, and for all
mat at his death, which occurred in 1893.
are more reasons than one why actors
long for the mantle of Edwin Booth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
PRINCE HENRY,S VISIT.

The cablegrams passing between the
president of the United States and the
emperor of Germany embody very elo-
quent and effective expression Of the SEN
timents which must animate all Germans
as well as all Americans as the result of
the recent visit of Prince Henry to this
country.
While the ties which should unite the
two races are forged in the devotion of
thousands of native Germans and their
descendants to American institutions, tes-
titled to on the battlefields Of the country
and in the daily walks of civil life, there
has prevailed during this generation a
, feeling. the origin of which is altogether
undefinable, that Germany has stood in
an unfriendly attitude toward the United
States. This feeling found ready express
sion among this people when it was de-
clared that German naval representatives
We're unfriendly after the battle of Ma
Mia bay; and for a time the disposition
of Americans toward Germany and Ger
man national authority may be said to
have been unkfndly at least.
Perhaps it was necessary that the re-
cent controversy between England and
German political interests as to the rela-
tive attitude of those two powers TO-
ward this country during the Spanish
American war should have arisen in or
der to enable Americans generally to
understand that there never existed.
save in the imagination of intellectual
lightweights, like Capt CoughIin and
other Anglo-maniac freaks, any unfriend-
ly disposition toward this people on the
part Of the Germans during the period in
question 1T certainly required the visit
of Prince Henry to make plain to the
general American understanding the
truth that Germany has been the friend
or our country at every national crisis
since the day when the greatest German
soldier known to history prescribed a
sword TO the greatest of American SOL
diers and patriots.
Prince Henry's visit will cement the
friendship always really existing between
the two peoples, to which no ADEQUATE ex-
preston had before been given. 1t win
materially strengthen our position in in
ternatlonaI affairs, and give opportunity
for the smoothing over ok diplomatic dis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
a SNIP JUDGMENT.

The action of the senate committee on
the isthmian canal in reporting favor
ably, by majority vote, the measure
which passed the house can hardly be
said to have accomplished any more than
to further complicate the isthmian canal
situation. The report was made through
the influence of Senator Morgan wno
has been throughout the unhagging friend
CT the canal scheme. He has done great
service in the cause of an isthmian water
mission of the offer of the Panama peo-
pie has been sufficiently radical and i'll
considered to have aroused the hostility
of all the friends of the Panama route.
The report thus made in favor Of the
| Nicaragua route may not be taken too
| seriously. 1t can be viewed from different
standpoints, none Of which will reveal
view altogether creditable to the gentle
! men composing the majority of the COM
mittee. 1t is out of the question that
| on the fiimsy statement made by Senator
| Morgan, that the new Colombian min
lister had not yet presented his creden-
tials, there can be made to rest sum-
mary rejection of the Panama offer 10
| disregard the recommendation of the
canal commission on any such pretext
would be foolish to rush INTO the Mic
aragua scheme, involving both insecurity
| and additional exnensa +o nlnase the
4 whim of Senator Morgan and give effect
to his plain influence on the majority Of
his associates on the committee, would
! be little short of outrageous
OF course il is not possible now to
explain the action Of the committee save
on the basis of the predominant influence
| of Senator Morgan. 1T will he found on
inquiry that Colombia is perfectly ready
| to proceed with the negotiations tenn
'porarily delayed, and, perhaps, that there
is just a little bit Of maneuvering for
better terms represented by the absence
of her representative, of which Senator
| Morgan and his associates took such I'M
| seemly advantage. But, it is unmietak-
able that the country will not stand the
reputation of the report of the canal
commission of expert engineers in favor
| Of the Panama route which evidently
| Senator Morgan sought to compass in the
snap judgment taken by himself and his
associates in favor of the Nicaragua
| route:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14

the provisions of the act of congress
known as the post roads act, and offers
to lay a cable at its own expense, to
transmit the governments messages at
half rate. to let the postmaster general
dictate the rate to be charged and to con-
sent that the government may at any
time take possession of the line when the
national interests demand such action
The Mackays are big people. Nobody
pretends that they cannot fulfill every un-
dertaking they assume.
What congress ought to do, and what
the Democratic leader on the floor of the
house insists it shall do, is to adopt a
measure which will en2body the conditions
prescribed by the Commercial Cable COM
pany, and leave the construction of the
cable to the concern which finds it prof
table to engage in it, which is perfectly
qualified to carry it out and which Of
fers the general government all it could
POSSIBLY secure by the construction of the
line from the national funds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
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ne Princess Chic" will be presented
al the Metropolitan for three more per
lorHances, including the usual matinee
tomorrow afternoon. The sale of seats
Tor the Sousa band aconcert at the Met
ropolitan opera house Tuesday afternoon
VIII open at the box office this morning
at O'Clock; this is the first time in many
years that Sousa has played St. Paul
on a week day and the result will be not
ed with interest by the musical pubic.
That there are a number of theater-
goers in ST. Paul that enjoy a melo
dramatic production has been demon
strated by the patronage which has thus
far been accorded "A Ragged Hero"
Maurice j. Fieiding's latest effort, at the
Grand opera house the current week. The
author has taken for his theme the adj
ventures of a "hCbo,'' who has fallen
from responsibility through family mis-
fortunes, and has evolved a story in
teresting throughout and has introduced
some effective scenes, situations and
climaxes
There will be presented at the Grand
opera house the coming week, commenc-
ing next Sunday night, the latest claim
ant for honors in the musical farce-com-
edy field, Are You a Buffalo?" The
book is by Harry B. Marshall and the
lyrics by Walter Webb. The dialogue is
said to be replete with witty repartee,
numerous amusing situations are intro
duced and the management has spared
no expense in equipping the production
with what is said to be the handsomest
scenery, most magnificent costumes and
novel electrical effects ever used in farce
comedy The musical portion of the
rCgramme is said to be specially enter
tanning and is composed of cat>ay and
up-to-date numbers, which are sure to
become popular. The company is large
and capable and the chorus of twenty
young women unusually strong.
Crowded houses have been the rule this
week a the Star where Irwin's big show
IS holding the boards. The burlaslUes
are full of life, and the vaudeville G.io
s one of the best Of the season. Next
week the Broadway Burlesquers will De
seen at this popular play house.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
TWENTY DEAD IN WRECK
ONLY ONE BODY RECOVERED FROM
Overturned RIVER STEAMER.

VICKSBURG Miss March 13-The tug
Joe Se2y with Capt. w. II. Morgan own
or Of the wrecked steamer Prov idence
and others on board, returned from the
scene of the disaster at 10 o'clock this
morning with the body Of Walter Burns
colored the only one they succeeded i'm
recovering. They say the Providence is
lying bottom up and that the bodies OF
Capt. Cassidy Engineer ROup. Dr. Lam
caster and Mr.. Scott are underneath the
WFeckage.
1t is still believed twenty persons were
drowned, four white and sixteen negroes.
Pilot Johnson stayed in the pilot house
until the boat went over and had to
break his way out under water Clerk
Kahn also went down under the boat and
had to fight his way 10 the surface. l4e
was in the water with Capt Cassidy. who
clutched at him and tore off some Of his
clothing. Kahn climbed out ON the up
turned boats bottom where those who
were saved gathered until they were
taken on by rescuers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Cloudy Friday, with rain or
snow and colder in west portion; Satur-
day fair III west lain or snow and cold
er IN east portion. fresh south winds,
shifting to north.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy Friday,
warmer in south portion; Saturday rain
or snow, with colder in west portion,
brisk TO high southeast winds Friday.
WiscOnSin-Fair Friday, rain Or snow
and colder Saturday, brisk southeast
winds, shifting to northwest by Friday
night.
lowa-Partly cloudy Friday; Saturday
rain or snow and much colder, south
winds, shifting to north.
North Dakota-COlder Friday, with fair
in east and probably snow in west ror-
ton, colder. with a cold wave at night;
Saturday fair, north winds.
South DakOta-Rain or snow and colder
Friday, with a cold wave at night; Sat
urday fair, winds becoming north.
MOntana-SnOw and colder Friday, cold
wave at night in east and south portions,
north TO northeast winds: Saturday fair
st. Paul - Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, St Paul, 2. f. Lyons. observer, for
the tWenty-fOur hours ended at o'clock
last night-BarOmeter corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temper
AZURE. IS; lowest temperature, 30; average
Temperature A; daily range, 20; barome-
ter. 29.S6; humidity. y; precipitation. o;
p. m, temperature, 80: I p. m, wind,
south; weather. partly cloudy.
Yesterday ) Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14

increase in 1901, of 2,G2S 532 tons. The
production of 1901 was by far the largest
in the history of the country Of the
production last year 6764 tens We're steel
castings, against a similar production in
1900 Of 6,467 tons.
The production of all kinds Of Bes-
semer steel rails Dy the producers Of
Bessemer steel ingots in 1901 was 1884,, 273
gross tons. against a similar production
in 1900 of 1851, 921 tons and OF 2.240,767 tons
in 1899.
In 1901 the production of Bessemer. steel
rails by the producers Of Bessemer steel
ingots in Pennsylvania was i. 400, 0oS gross
tons and in other states 1.430. z65 gross
tons. In 1900 Pennsylvania produced
1.195, 255 gross tons and other states Loo :
66S gross TONS