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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-12
wATf r RATE NOTICE.

la accordance with Section | of
Chapter XVI Of the Laws OF 1880,
All persons holding water privi.
ieges or those paying water rates are
hereby notified that the water rates
for the term ending June 20, 1903,
will be due and payable at the flee
OF the Honolulu Water Works on
the lst day OF January, 1903.
All such rates remaining unpaid
Tor fifteen days after they are due
will be subject to an additional 10
per cent.
All privileges upon which rates
remsin unpsid February Is, 1903
(thiriy days after becoming delin-
quenD, sre liable to suspension with
out iufther no ice.
Rates are payable at the ofiice OF
the Water Work., in The basement
OF tbs Capitol building.
AN REV BROWN,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu, Dsce ber 20. 1902.
2393-l0t.
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TOPICS OF TIKI pAY

Oar contemporaries have given
out come good cable news aneut
the fire claims bill now before Con-
grees, to the feet that the came
has been rep0;ted on unanimously
and fav vlrably by the House com,
nit ee having the matter in hand.
If such is really the case, then so
far 30 good, its early passage will be
the next step, the Seoate having
already passed it.. To have Sl,O00,-
900 let loose here shortly would go
far towards giving relief, in a fnan-
cial way, to the sufferers within this
Territory as W ell as to the business
community.
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The assessors q the Territory OF
Hawaii berehy give notice that heir
offices will be open from the Fl RST
TO THETB IRTY. FIR IT DAYO
JANUARY, 1903 inclusive, from 8 a u.
to 4 p N (Sundays and HOLIDAYS ex.
cepted) and on SATURDAYS until
II noon, aud ali persons liable to be
taxed in said Territory Of Hawaii,
either in their own right or as guard
iau, administrator, executor, Trustee
or otherwise, are IT quired hy law TO
bring in to the ASSES sors, within the
time above specified, true lisls OF all
their polls ard est ates, both real and
peraonal. Blanks for this purpose
will be furnished upon application
at the offices OF the Assessors and
Deputies.
Your attention is called to the FOL
lowing regulations OF the b lard Of
Equalization for the assessment and
collection OF taxes for the Territory
OF Hawaii.
/ chedu|eHA'- In describing own
property, gi number OF II Z and
l. q a, location, area in square feet,
frontage in linear feet ,clsss (whether
business or residence prc petty ),vslue
of land aud value OF imprcvem ents
separately stated.
In describing acreage or county
property, give number OF r p sud
l. G A under which he land is held,
name OF iii or ahupuaa in which cit
uated, area, class (whet her pasture.
rice, tarr, forest, irrigated or uurrig.
ated cane La d, etc, etc ),vslue oflsnd,
and value OF improve ments,
2 Schedule BIN raturnine
property which you owp,cr in Which
you represent the owner or owners,
but which said property is leased o
Others, give pumbtr Of r = and l. G
4, location, name oil owner OF | ale,
area, frontage Of city or town pin.
pery), class las in schedule "A"),
date of lease, term of lease lin ysats),
amount OF annual rent, va'ue OF
your interest ia the improvements.
8 Schedule "C"-In retnrnirg
prcpeIty which is owped by others,
but which you nlrol by lease, give
nsme and address of owner, srd
other detail 10 like msnner, as call.
ed for 10 schadule "B"
Schedule "CC" ia 10 he used
conjunction with sohedue "C"
whfr property leased to you ia cub.
le sed to otherp.
Schedule "D"-Appertaius to
live stcek only, end it is requiled
that this schedule shall bo filed ou
in detail.
6. Schedule "E"-It is required
that this suhednie be filled out in
detail, snd to this end, an xtra Gle
dule (schedule "H"), will he furnish,
ed vii h which to detail 'Growing
OF Caue,N liz e sig.
7 Schedule "FH- This schedule ia
to be Used by Ere and marine Incur
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Further on, it says: "In follow
ing up the chain OF infection it
appeared that the girl had eaten
Chinese sweetmests, which had
been distributed by Oriental en-
ployees of the Seminary as is the
custom at the New Year season.
These 'dainties,' which were cri-
ginally packed ia some dirty place
in Canton, Hongkoug or Shanghai
and then sent to puslieu of cur
own Chinatown, carried the germs
of one OF the most dreaded Of
Oriental disease
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Death of Miss Mollie Bush !.

The news came as great surprise
on Saturday evening of the death, at
her residence on Punchbowl street Of
this city, of "Mollie" Bush, we'll
known Hawaiian woman. Inquiry
showed that her illness hal besn but
OF short duration, less than d week
peritonitis finally setting IN and in
duced by cold. Miss Mush was about
50 years Of age and was laughter Of
Hon. ]. e. Bush of this city, by his
6rst marriage.
A large concoulso of frien,ls callej
1T her residence during Saturday night
and yesterday, The funeral took place
yesterday afternoon about $3.50 O'CLOCK,
The Rev. II. II. Parker officiating. ;he
interment being at MakiM cemetery,
alongside of her mother's tomb.
The following acted as pail bearers;
NJ. K. Keohokaloie, T. p. Cummiis, Nj.
T. Lyons, G. S, Harris, Jr., Capt. i1 ",
Parker and E. b. diifard, AT The house
the casket and about the room wcre
literally covered with beautiful noral
pieces, the same being profusely Used
on her grave at the cemetery as we'll
as her mothers tomb Besides her
father she leaves a sister and ;hree
brothers, her maternal grandmother
and several half brothers and sisters.
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Let The only morning paper
strongly urge and advise uron its
own class to stay away from visiting
Chinese place.. Bummers and
soskers arc not wanted, aud they
should, by all mesns, stay away
from those objectionable (!) and
dirty places. Does it mean to
attribute he death amorg Orient
al, and Hswaiians 10 this same
source2 And il sc, are the whites
who visit those self-same plac e,
and no doubt receive like presents
of sweets, immune? We have yet o
learn OF how mapy whites, from
last Chioese New Year, who have
died from the plague on account Of
eating presents OF sweets?
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All this may seem plausible on
the facs OF it, but, strange TO cay,
show many lives beside thst Of the
little Desha girl have been sacli
feed to the hospitable customs CT
Konahi" (should be KonohD. ThsIe
seems TO be no record OF any other
such case, particularly in that "mis-
sionary institutions, "where there
were many Others beside The little
girl mentioned who, no doubt, had
eaten OF thess self same "dsintiee.' .
Out OF the many girls there, only
this one little girl is claimed to have
died from eating Chinese sweet
meats. Was she the only one
doomed in that whols institution
Were all the others immuned from
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auce compaaiee, or Their agents
only,
g. Schedule "G"-This scbt dule
is required undar section 68, act 81,
Session Laws 1856 In order that
proper detail may be given, an extra
schedule (schedule Ups will be fur
nished by the assessors.
8 Schedule "K"-It is required
that this schedule should contain
the description and situation OF, and
com pensation received for, all real
estate sold, exchanged, or in any
wsy disposed Of, during the preced-
ing year.
10. Section 2, act 81, eeseion Laws
1896, demands that "Al property,
except growing rice, shall be assess
ed as Of the first day OF January in
each year." therefore, all values, de-
scriptions and other matter contain
ed in the tax assessment lists and
schedules made a part thereof,
must be as OF January l, 1903.
Growing crops OF all kinds not
spec;fed above are taxable. Grow
ing IlCt rs W Us hSete5eu May l.
IL. Consignmen,s Of property
weerever from, are to be axed here.
II Personal taxes shall be paid
by every male il uhabitant OF Hawaii
between the ages of twenty aud
sixty years, unless exempt by law.
Secs S06, S07 and S09Civil Laws.
13. Your attention is called TO the
following:
".All persoual aad dog taxes shall
be assessed as Of and be due and
collectable on aud after the first day
OF January in each year.
"All personal and dog taxes which
shall remain unpaid on March 31st
Of each year shall thereby and there
on become delipqu-nt,a ,and 10per Gems
OF the amount thereof shall be
added thereto and become due at
part thereof Section 2, act 81,
Session Laws 1896
JAS. w. PRATT,
Assessor, Oahu.
WILLIAM L ROBINSON,
Assess r, Maui.
NATHAN G. WILLFONG,
Assessor. Hawaii.
j. K, FARLEY,
Assessor, Kauai.
Approved. A. N. KEPOIKAI,
Treasurer Territory of Hawaii.
Honolulu, Oahu, Dec. 30, 1902.
2396-3t.
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community

We are given to understand that
certain Hawaiians have recently
been inveigled into parting with
their ffe-claims awards by certain
interruptions stock brokers Of this
city and receiving as consideration
for those valuable claims some
worthless corporation stocks These
stocks, SO we ara informed, were
represented to the Hawaian5 as
being sound and as good as gold,
upon which they could soon realize
cash. Not knowing anything about
the value Of thes, stocks, and be-.
lieving in the representations made
to them without seeking informa-
ton from others who could have
given them advice, they accepted
these stocks in good faith az fair
and just quid pro quo. After making
the deal, they found out to their
sorrow that the consideration they
had received were inadequate and
worthless, being OF no value what
ever as against their valuable fire
claims awards which will soon bs as
good as gold when passed by Con-
gress aud signed by the President.
Upon these facts, we are Of the
opinion that they can recover their
awards by an action ia our Courts,
aud we warn these stock brokers
ip advance to maks immediate res
titusion or they will rue 1t to their
cost and sorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-12

Our Chinese residents should
remember these taunts aud bear ia
MUD these iusultr. Lot the Chin
ese observe the celebration among
themselves a1d stop ths furthar
keeping up Of open houses Tor the
curious and bummers to swomps
down upot, And further, stop the
custom OF giving presents to those
outside OF themselves. By 50 doing,
they viii be Ding to Themselves a
duty without incommotiug or ia
couvenisnce, but rather they would
be ns fitted thereby.
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Usher.
MONDAY, JAN. u. 1903.
CHINESE GIFTS.

Ia lis issue Of last Friday, the
Advertiser, under The caption of
"Dsa.h in Chinese Gifts" made
allusion that ''last winter, during
the Chinese Nav Year, case Of
contagious disease, which need not
be diagnosed here, resulted in the
death of Miss Dsshs, pupil at he
Kaw aiahao Semn ary."
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But, how about ell the "bum.
mers" who went uoinvited to the
Chinese quarters aud eat of sweet.
meats, no doubt made in these
places referred to2 These "bum-
mere" were OF both sexes, OF all
classes in our cosmopolitan com
munity, but, particularly the curl
Gus among the white element, many
of whom were of the missionary
stripe, as is tbs custom at the New
Year season." Yes, these curious
sightseers 90 visiting uninvited from
house to house and eat OF these
Oriental "dainties" and drink OF
whatever is placed before them,
probably some OF the liquid bel e
"samshu" made at those self same
"dir,y" places in China, and yet
none cf them are known to hare
been stticken down by that "most
dreaded OF Oriental diseases other
than "the little Desha girl" We
consider This chsrge an insult upon
our generous and hospitable Chin
ese residents, both merchants and
workers alike.
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ny AUTHORITY.
AssEssoR'5 MosIoE
TO TIL e INHABITANTS AND
9TH ER PERSONS LIABLE
TO PAY TAXES IN TIE
TERRITORY OF RAWAIi:

The Treasurer ayproves Of The
following list Of persons to act as
Deputy Assessors ard Collect ora
for the yaer 03:
OAHU.
Horolu|u u James l. Holt, M @
Amsns, A w Nee'y, Charles
Ph Hips
Honolulu. Income Tax--J NJ
Riggs.
Eva aud Waanae- Ffatk X
Archer.
Waialua-- Edward Hore.
Koolaoloa-James Davis.
Koolaupoko No Henry G
Adams.
Koolaupoko No 2-James Davis.
MAUI.
Lshsins, Molokai and Lauai-G
Ell Dunn.
Wailuku-James N X KDols.
Makswao-W O Aiken.
Haua-M Ii Reuter-.
HAWAII.
South Hilo-George II Williams,
First Deputy; Il A Lyman, ST., Sec
ond Deputy.
North Hilo--
Puma Henry j Lyman.
Kau--Wm n 2 Fennell.
South Kona--
North kona--J Kaelemskule.
South Kohala- Moses Koki
North Hohala--W z McDougall.
Hamakpa-William Homer
kauai.
Waimea and Niihau--J X Ka-
puniai.
X loa Henry Blake.
Lihue B Hsnake.
Kawaihau w Neal.
Haralei-W E II Dsverill.
Approved
(SigueJ) a. n. KEPOIKAI,
Treasurer.
Honolulu, December 81, 1892.
23963t.
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Our contemporary suggests that
"in self. defense, the people of this
city should decline gifts oi food or
sweets from ChinatowE during the
coming celebration" We FEC ond
the motion, and would suggest to
ell, merchants, mission arieF, officials,
artisans, mechanics ard 'bummers
Of all classes TO abstain from max
iog Oriental New Year cslls, and in
50 doing be exempt from catching
the bubonic plague. The same
custom has always been known to
have t.esn kept here, ever since the
advent OF the Chinese, and plague
was never known, but it was left
only to bs discovered in he last year
when a pupil OF a missionary insti
tuition" was stricken down with it
and the Chinese New Year received
the blame for il. We think this
accusation is uuiounde6 and IN
tirely uncalled fer.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-12

There is Some prospect OF lht
loesl fire department being supplied
with an aerial Ere ladder as tenders
for the supplying OF one hsye b en-
opened letely by the Fire Com.
mlssionefs The apparatus is yary
much needed and there ehopld not
be any deley before obtaining one.
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Tie Band Will, probably, leave by
the steamer Kinau tomorrow noon
for Hilo. Professor Berger intends
to g,ya the Hiloites full measure
Of music, 10th vocal and insru.
mental
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catching "ihe germs OF one OF tie
most dreaded Of Orieu'al dj'ea 'a',"
and only this girl singled cut OF the
whole lot OF other girls there receiv.
log mission ary education?
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-09
4 WORD TO FARM T0lLERS.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
The Home Friend of the
Farmer and His Family.

After the labors and tolls of the summer tin:e,
and harvesting of crops in the early autarna,
many of our farmers, their wives, daughters,
and sons, find themselves in condition OF
health demanding careful attention if suffering
is to be avoided later on. Many experience
kidney trouble in some form; with some the
liver is torpid; there is biliousness, nausea, and
vomiting, with loss of appetite and depresssoa
of spirits. Thousands who have been exposed
to cold, damp winds and rains while toiling IN
the harvest fields, now feel the twingeS OF
terrible rheumatism; others run down 3?
worry, overwork, and irregular dieting, are
'ormented with the pangs of dyspepsia.
10 the thousands of run down, siclly, anc'
half dead men and women in fam homes We
recommend with all honesty and conhdeEcs
The workers friend, Paine's Celery Componne..
the only medicine that can quickly and fr'i,
restore strength to the weak body and vigor g
The muscles. paine's Celery Compound tonss
the stomach; it removes poisonous acids iN =
the blood which cause rheumatism; 1t tee<'s
the weak and diseased nerves and banishss
neuralgia tortures; it purihes the blood Ak:
gives true vitality and life. The use OF fame
Celery Compound in autumn means the es'as.
fishing of perfect physical visos 10 withsta''-'
the riSors OF severe winter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-09
CHAPTER VI.
BEFORE THE EMPEROR.

"Is he dead" asked Ruric, start
ing quickly forward.
5Hold, my son." uttered the
monk, laying his hand upon the
young mans arm. Surely you have
nothing to fear. It was none CT
your work, no more than if you had
run your sword to the heart OF i
wild beast that had attacked YOU
"But I did not touch his heart,
quickly returned the youth. Il was
careful of that. I would have struc;I
him upon the head with the fiat ei
my sword, but I feared | mlga5
break his skull"
ssHe is not dead yet" answere.i
the surgeon as Ruric pressed for
ward and asked the question sec
ond time. tHe has only tainted
from the shock Of the blow, coupled
with his own fears and passions"
'But will he ldie::'' Ruric asked,
kneeling down by the fallen mans
side.
II cannot vet tell the doctor
said, at the same time wiping the
blood away which was flowing free
ly.
But why not probe the wound
now" suggested the monk. "Now
is the best time, for the place is no:
yet infamed, and while he is thsls IN
sensible he will be free from pain
The surgeon at once saw the
truth and propriety of this, and he
proceeded to act upon the sugges-
ton. Having selected probe which
appeared applicable, he examined
the -round. Ruric watched him ca
gerly and with a painful expression.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER Y.
THE DUEL.

On the following morning Ruric
was up betimes, and at the break
fast table not a word of the one all
absorbing theme was uttered. After
the meal was finished the gunmaker
went out to his shop and took down
from one of the closets long leath-
ern case in which were two swords,
both Of the same make and finish,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-09
he struck the counts point down.

he struck the counts point down.
Never. Submit to such as yog:?
BAH
\ few moments more tie conflict
a::;a! One more opportunity he
had at Damonoff,s heart, and he
spared hin All present saw it save
the Madman.
''I'ool.," uttered the monk, who
tromblcd from head TO foot with cx-
citcment, his huge belly shaking like
4 bag Of jelly. <'Nill you throw
away your own life, Ruric Nevel:
Shall tell your mother you left her
Of your own will:"
This mention Of his mother called
the last lingering doubt from Ru-
ric's mind. Again he struck the op-
posing point down, and then he
pressed his own point upon the
counts bosom. He avoided the
heart-hc tried to avoid the vitals-
but he threw his arm forward, and
his glittering blade passed through
the FOOLS body. With an EXPIRES
sion of pain upon his features he
started back and rested his reeking
point upon the trodden snow. The
count came furiously on again, but
he struck wildly and at random, Ru
ric merely warding off his blows, IN
til finally his arm sank. On the next
moment his sword fell from his
nerveless grasp, and he sank, faint
ing, back into the arms of his al
tendants.
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without nOtlclng the lnteiluPtloil'
-'I had hoped this would have shown
you that I sought not harm to you
and, furthermore, that you were no
match for me at this kind of work"
"Out, foolp' yelled Damonotf, now
fairly frothing with. rage. IF you
dare not cross swords again, say So,
but do not crawl off like coward!'
zone word more" uttered Rurlc,
paling for an instant beneath the
1unmerciful insult Of the senseless
tongue that assailed him, and he
stood proudly erect while he spoke,
sbefore these men here assembled
and before God l swear that thus
far I have spared you, but my own
life may be the forfeit if trlhe with
YOU more. So now beware. on
have sufficient warning.
Perhaps the count really over
looked the facts of which Ruric had
spoken. In his ungovernable rage
he may have fanclcd that twas only
accident that had worked against
him. However, he started forward
once more and made furious 1unse
at his antagonist.
"Now," he gasped, "plaAy your
best, for my swords my own"
But Ruric spoke not. He saw that
the count was stronger than before
for his rage seemed to give him a
maniac's power-and that he was
earnest only for life or death. lie
struck quickly and furiously, and
his movements were strange and un-
precedented. He threw up all rules
of exercise and cut and thrust only
in wild madness. Twice Ruric came
nigh being run through. He lost all
run of his opponents play and
quickly saw that he must put a stop
to the conflict or run the risk OF
leaving childless mother in his
home to see that days sun sink.
xtII-.i> 49,, \ 81, I, q, e.,i ~
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-17

A large cotton sale was consum-
mated at a very fancy price in Green
wood last week, POI bales Of the staple
averaging one and one-half inches be-
ing sold at 10 ga cents per pound, an
average price Of over $50 per bale.
The long staple crop in the delta this
year il said to be unusually fine.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-17

city of cars, some of the railroads be-
ing unable TO Immediately supply
enough rolling stock to handle the
cotton that has come in sight within
the past two weeks. The farmers
are apparently quite satisfied with
prevailing prices, and few of them
expect the market to go much higher
The expectations in this regard are
at least balanced by the ever-present
fea.. of break in the market and as a
general proposition it can be safely
shaped that when any considerable
quantity of cotton is in shape for mar
ket it will be placed in the hands of
a cotton factor at the earliesF possible
moment
Of course the marketing of the crop
is being hampered somewhat by the
scarcity of labor, but this is the uni
versal complaint throughout the cotton
belt section and Mississippi is no
worse off in this respect than other
southern states.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-17

compensated for by the opportunity
given the far GERS to haul cotton al
ready picked to the gins, hundreds OF
which had been idle on account Of the
water famine.
The rush of cotton to the principa
market towns during the past ten
days has been most remarkable. From
quite a number of places comes the
report that warehouses ard platforms
have been filled to overfowing, and
streets, alleys and back lots are piled
high with cotton bales awaiting
transportation to export points Of
eastern mills.
Rumors to the effect that there is
a tendency among cotton growers, es-
pecially the large planters, to hold
their cotton, are without foundation.
Careful inquiry reveals the inform
alton that country stocks are only
normal, and the only delay to the in
terror movement is caused by the scar
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-17

The Lincoln county grand jury,
which has just adjourned, filed a
vigolous protest against the mingling
of county conviets with paupers on
the county farm. and urges that the
board of supervisors take immediate
steps to have these two classes of un-
fortunates separated. Similar COM
plants have been made in quite a
number of counties recently.