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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
THE HAWAIIAN NAVAL BASE.

The building up of an important
naval station here was made inevitable
by the Spanish war. AS result of
that conflict Honolulu became the CEN
| trail seaport of the new American EN-
/ pire-an empire with it's landmarks,
its footholds and it's spheres of inhu-
ence all the way from Maine to Porto
Rico, from Porto Rico to Tutuila, from
Tutuila to the Philippines, from the
Philippines to the Aleutian islands and
Alaska and back to Maine again. In
nearly the center of this imperial circle
lies Honolulu, commanding the cross
roads of the Pacific and bound to be
regarded as an enemy's prize the mo-
ment the United States has to con-
test the mastery of the Pacific with
any great naval power.
The immense strategic value of Ha-
wall was the cause of it's annexation.
These islands were not needed for their
business, which belonged to the United
States already, nor for their customs
revenues, which have simply added to
an overlooking surplus, least of all for
their mixed population which is large
ly alien to American ideas; but they
were needed to ensure naval base for
American warships operating against
a possible enemy in the North Pacific.
The value of such a base has since been
increased by the work done towards
opening Pearl Harbor and the build
ing of a cable. What remains now is
to secure the base against seizure in
war; for without such security the
hos hAanY,nnc nj
rather than of strength.
The naval station involves, of course
something more than a merely naval
expenditure. The latter will cover
navy yard with it's docks and repair
shops and its housing for workmen and
officers; but military outlay must pro-
vide the defences. A naval base at
Pearl Harbor means heavy batteries at
the entrance, at Diamond Head and
Waikiki and out beyond Diamond
Head near the Isenberg place; bat
terry at the Pail and perhaps one out
on the railroad to prevent the ingress
of an enemy that might land out Wal
alua way; also a protected camp for
coast artillery regiment. Probably mil
itary expenditure would be intially
greater than naval; and both together
would mean an ultimate outlay of
So, 100000
By virtue of the Government work
the resident white population would,
of course, be largely increased, which
is a fact of the utmost Importance to
the future prosperity of Hawaii A
town near the navy yard to house me-
chanics and artisans-a place like
Vallejo-would assuredly grow up.
Besides this a certain percentage of
discharged soldiers could be counted on
to stay or return here. And the addi-
ton of a large consuming population
would naturally encourage dairy and
poultry farming and various forms of
white mems agriculture, and small
trade. u
So on the whole the Hawaiian plans
of the Navy Department spell good
luck TO us. They will, in their final
analysis, realize some of the substan-
tial gains predicted of annexation.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
PANAMA OR?

What may furnish the animus for
the many reports that Colombia will
refuse to ratify the Panama canal
treaty, is the report now gaining de-
gree of currency in the East. that the
old French Panama Company and a
party of politicians of the Central
American State plan to compel this
nation to pay an additional s2O,O0OOO0
for the concessions.
The very suggestion that such n con-
spiracy exists will have the effect of
preventing the contamination of any
such a steal. There are points of van
tage to Colombia in the treaty which
could never again be secured. There
was plenty of objection to paying
party of Frenchmen and their Amer
lean specializing representatives $4O,-
900, 900 for their ditch, and to giving
Colombia $250,000 a year for the privi-
lege of making that country something.
But the demand of the people was too
great and the Congress consented to
provide for the great ditch. But there
is not sufficient difference between
the Panama route and others which
are available.
In view of the rumored conspiracy
there is deeper significance given to
the many reports of troubles in Cen
trail America. II would now appear that
one of the steps in the scheme was
the hostility which has been aroused
in Colombia against all officials who
favored the treaty signed by Secre-
tary Hay and Minister Herran. Many
have been turned down or compelled
to resign. Opposition has been foment-
ed among the people, and a congress
adverse to the treaty is expected to be
elected. Twenty million dollars is the
additional sum that the United States
conversion and good will of this con-
gress. This sum with the price to be
paid for the French rights would make
the initial figures $50, 100000, and there
must be added to this huge amount
the untold millions which yet must be
expended to buy the right of way
over private lands before a shovelful
of earth can be moved
BY the terms of the Spooner act, I'M
less the administration succeeds in ne
satisfactory treaty. with
Colombia and within "a reasonable
time" the president is directed to drop
the Panama route and build the Nj
canal. A condition of affairs
is fast approaching which may author
ize the exercise of this executive pow
er and discretion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

The Independent is anxious about
work for native mechanics on the COM
ing naval improvements. Ordinarily
any man who is able to give an honest
days work for n fair days wage will
have show but the chances of native
mechanics to get anything to do on
Government work are not increased by
the effort of the Royalist House to eX-
clude American settlers from this Ter
ritory on the ground that they are
obnoxious foreigners. If that sort of a
thing goes on the Navy Department
may be trusted, when it wants a corps
of workmen both for temporary and
permanent use, to send it down.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
SCATTERING STRENGTH.

Twenty -four days of the extra ses-
sion for the consideration of appropri-
atoms for the coming two years have
passed, and It would not trouble any
one to enumerate the transactions of
the legislature. Three bills for the ex-
penses of this and the last session, a
measure which was submitted nearly
30 days before it's passage to meet
emergencies, an unpaid bills measure
which went through loaded down with
claims, some submitted UP to the very
last day of consideration, and the six
months current account bill passed
through both houses and to be taken
into conference this day is the total.
There remain to be considered IN
the twenty-four days the more impor-
tant measures, though the House has
two so well advanced that they may
be passed within forty-eight hours.
These are the six months salary bill
and the Loan Act, making disposition
of 2.22S, 900. They are completed in
part and need only some slight reports
by minor committees to be pushed "a
long. The Senate has passed up to
the House the eighteen months cur
rent and the salary bills as well, and
now awaits action by the popular
body. 1t would appear on the face
that the speedy end of the work of the
two houses was well nigh in sight
Without attempting to condone any
of the faults of the legislature, and it
would be long list, it Is safe to say
that the lower House has given a dis
play of shotgun policy. 1t has scat
tered to the four winds. An innocent
little appropriation for the pay of a
pound keeper, for instance, might
readily call forth three hours debate
on the land policy of the government.
A proposal to recrganize the dock sys-
tenn brought from one member the as
tOnishing assertion that the United
States government owned the docks
and wharves, and was under obligation
to build new ones for the Territory.
Taken as whole the majority of the
orators Of the lower House are not
men who talk straight to the poin',
get through and quit. They like to
embroider their sentences and repeat
their points at length. They are not
rifle huntsmen, they prefer the scat
tering shotgun. In consequence per-
haps they have gone after the small
ting down a salary here and there, |
and have undertaken none of the big
game, like the reorganization of the
revenue system or the governmental
machinery.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
HAWAIIAN PUBLIC LANDS.

Quoting from the Sunday Advertiser
the expression of a hope that Hawaii
might some day get Legislature that
would take hold of our land system
and make it American, tho Independ-
ent remarks:
THAT is a peacherina. In the first
place the Legislature has no more to
do with the public land system of Ha-
wall than 1t has with the laws of
China"
Section "A of the Organic Act says
that the laws relating to agriculture
and forestry, except as changed in this
act shall continue in force, subject to
modification by Congress OR THE
LEGISLATURE"
1t is therefore within the power OF
the Legislature to so amend the Set
Element Association law as to make 1t
a help towards the introduction of
practical farmers rather than what 1t
is nova help towards the acquisition
of the soil by spectators acting
through dummies.
a Legislature which can make the
agricultural laws governing colonial
tion and one House of which assists I'm
the choice of Land Commissioner
the man who makes or mars the work
OF settling up the back country-has
considerably more to do with the public
land system of Hawaii than the In
dependent supposes,
That journal has probably forgotten
how hard and Intellectually it's friends
have been working TO turn the Hawai-
ian land system over to the control
OF the United States Land Bureau.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Statesmen that get into printing
rings do not always go Scot free as is
shown by the following dispatch:
DENVER, May 22.-Thomas Phillips.
Frank Bishop and Fred p. Watts. men,
bers of the old Board of County Com
missioners of Arapahoe county, were
found guilty of malfeasance on eleven
counts by jury in the District court
today, Their alleged misconduct con-
sisted in allowing excessive bills for
printing and supplies. Sentence was
suspended for ten days.
Printing frauds are as old as Legis-
latures. The plan usually is for a cor
rupt ring to award public printing at
an extravagant price to some office in
collision with it and then divide the
profits with the printer. In Colorado
the game does not seem to work.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

There is less than three weeks in
which to prepare to celebrate the COM
ing of the long stretch of cable, which
will give Hawaii direct connection with
the Eastern world, and perhaps will
do more than the mainland link to
make this port one which will be the
most central for the shipping of the
Western ocean. 1t is none too much
time If Honolulu would make the
Fourth of July celebration fitting to
the double event
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

When the time comes to advise on the
Gubernatorial question the assembled
University men, who put a sudden
quietus on the anti-Dole conspiracy,
will be heard from again. The Presi-
dent has already shown what he thinks
of their advice in Hawaiian affairs.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

There is a call from Kansas City,
where, in the suburb of the same name,
but in another State 10000 people have
been made homeless by the flood. Less
narrowing conditions than these have
drawn great deal of American money,
in times past, to Brahmaputra and
Erzroum.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

The United States government may
safely conclude that the naval station
at Pearl Harbor will never be closed
because of its being surrounded by
tough saloons and gambling joints
which will debauch the sailors.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

1t should not be forgotten by the
Governor that the men who forced
Wright and the two Boyds upon him
are all of one mind as to who should
be the next Superintendent of Public
Works and that, in full agreement with
them on this point, are the old hang
ers-on of the Boyd regime.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

And now Minnesota refuses TO pay
it's sugar beet bounty. The lot of the
subsidized beet farmer in the Eastern
States has never been happy. Some
thing always occurs at the wrong time
TO put the bounty where the farmers
cant reach II.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Only twenty-five per cent. of the
Spanish war veterans have applied for
pensions. AS most of the volunteers
We're young men the Spanish American
war will long occupy front place in
Interior Department reports.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

1t will be more than pity If the or
der for the taking away of the Channel
wharf, rescinded principally upon the
appeal of the Territorial authorities,
should still operate to send ships to
private wharves, and the government
lose it's revenue.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

To be consistent some Home Ruler
should propose a resolution demanding
that the Navy reconsider its deter
mination to spend few millions at
Pearl Harbor, as more skilled mecha-
mics must come here.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Hawaifs militia has had it's first
camp with the regulars, and on every
hand there are expressions of satisfac-
ton over the showing made by the
men.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

1t is the sorry distinction of Hawai-
to have the only Legislature in tn,
United States that opposes immigration
of American citizens.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Ruling buffer state will be classed
as extra hazardous employment by in
surance men.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Servia would not make much OF re-
public. unless II got TO be one like
Aexico's. which is strong military
empire disguised.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Kansas had its wind storms early
and VIII not take kindly to more popu-
list oratory.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Kentucky feuds are the rarest ex-
hioition OF feudalism in Republic ex-
tant today.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

The Americanization of Hawaii can
not be prevented by Legislature which
has to reckon with an American Con-
gress.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

Haw. Com. & Sugar Co., 23.12A paid.
SALES BETWEEN BOARDS.
$500 o. r. & L. Co. Bonds, $103.50; II
Eva, $21.00.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

F. A. SCHAEFER & cO.-Importers
and Commission Merchants, Honolu.
lu, Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

Last quarter of the moon on the 18th.
Times VI the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Honolulu.
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours 20
minutes slower than Greenwich time. be-
Ing that of the meridian of l57 degrees 30
minutes. The time whistle blows at 1850
p. m. which Is the same as Greenwich, O
hours minutes. Sun and moon are for
local time for the whole group.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

LEVERS & COOKE.-(Robert Lewers,
y. j. Lowrey, c. M. Cooke.)-Import-
ers and dealers in lumber and build.
Ing materials. Office, IA Fort st.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16

HONOLULU IRON WORKS co.-Ma-
chinery Of every descrition made to
order.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
HONOLU U STOCK EXCHANGE,
Honolulu, June Is, 1903.
NAME OF STOCK
MERCANTILE
SUGAR

q. Brewer d %. ......
L. B. Kerr Co., Ltd....
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
KANSAS NEWS.
Hall Summit Physician in a
Damage Suit.
Patient Claims He Was Given
Wrong Medicine.
HIS TEETH FELL OUT.
Charge That Too Much CalOmel
Was Administered.
The Physician VIII Vigorously
Contest the Case.

Burlington. Kas.. July 25-Dr. O. P.
Wood. of Halls Summit. is the de-
PENDANT in suit for damages that is
somewhat out of the ordinary run of
cases in this county. ]. P. Stukey is
the plaintiff. and J. I. Wolfe is his at
tornev.
Il Mr.. Stukey su.s for $1,010 damages
for injuries which he claims are due to
the medicine given him June 10 by DR..
Wood. He claims that DR.. Wood gave
him mercury and calomel in excessive
amounts and with undue frequency,
and without telling him what their
effects would be. AS a result of DR..
Woods treatment he claims that he
was salivated land thereby suffered
great pain of body and mind, becoming
very sore in his bones and muscles of
his body, and causing plaintiffs mouth.
tongue, cheeks, palate. lips and gums
to become very sore and painful and to
putrefy and lose hold upon his teeth,
causing them to loosen and separate
from their sockets and to become so
loose that they would shake from the
gum by their own weight, as if hung to
the gum by a string or other flexible
connection; and totally destroying
plaintiffs teeth, thereby greatly incon-
veniencing him in the future mastica-
ton of his food and injuring and en-
dangering his life and health for the
balance of his lifetime by being com
PEELED to subsist on food improperly
and insufficiently masticated, and ne
cessitattng employment by plaintiff OF
other medical assistance"
on account of the injuries above set
forth Mr.. Stukey asks for $500 dam
ages for pain and suffering of body
and mind, $3.50 for future inconvenience
on account of the injury to his teeth,
$3.50 for future damage to life ana
health, and $40 for medical attention.
1t is understood that DIR. Wood will
fight the case, and that he has retained
Ganse & Hammer to defend him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Racing at Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, July 25.-As the result
of very queer driving in the 2:13 pace
the last event on Fridays card at the
Blue Ribbon meeting of the Detroit
Driving club at Crosse Pointe track.
Driver AL Proctor, of Aurora, Ont, who
was behind Darky, was fined $500 and
suspended for 80 days. Driver Vance
Nuckols, who was behind Theron Pow
ers, was fined $500 and all bets and
pools on the race We're declared off.
Darky opened favorite for the race and
won the first heat easily. For the sec
ond heat the betting changed, Joe
Rhea opening at 6 to l and being backed
off the boards. Joe Rhea trailed after
Darby to the upper turn, where he came
away and won by more than length
The time was 212 seconds slower than
the first heat. When the horses appear
ed for the third heat Driver Ben Walk
err had superseded Proctor in Darkys
sullxy but this arrangement did not suit
the Judges who had already decided to
unseat Proctor and have Driver Jack
Curry behind Darby. Curry worked
Darky up and down the stretch once,
the horse acting queerly, but Curry went
to the post with him. Thereon POWERS
who had finished fifth in the preceding
heat, trailed along third until the
stretch. where he took the lead ana
won by a comfortable margin in 2;l2A.
This made Theron Powers favorite and
the gelding took the fourth heat from
Darky and Joe Rhea, the others having
gone to the barn. Cries of "all bets OH
went up from the crowd lmmediately
after the race was finished. The an
nouncer quickly stated that bets were
off and that Proctor had been fined and
suspended and Nuckols fined. The lat
ter. he said, was for not trying with
Theron Powers in the first two heats.
James Rulers EastvleW farm NAG
two winners today in Monroe, in the 2:26
trot, and Trilby Direct in the Chamber
of Commerce consolation stake.
In the 2:0S pacing event Carthage Girl
and Nonamie paced the first dead neat
seen here in years. Nonamie had no
trouble disposing of the black mare in
the next two heats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Chicago Tennis Tourney Opens.

Chicago, July 25-Play in the western
tennis championship tournament will
begin today on the grounds of the Ken
wood Country club. This year, for the
first time, the mems and women's cham
pionships will be played for at the same
time, and on this account an unusually
large number of players from other
cities have entered.
The list of outside contestants for the
mems championship includes r. H.
Hunt of California. w. c. Burton, the
Belden brothers and Charles Hale of
Minneapolis, Raymond Little of Prince
ton, Emerson and Diehl of Cincinnati,
Patterson and MeMasters of Toronto.
Lester Mayhem and c. D. Price of Mil
waukee, and a team from Louisville.
Miss Hall of California, Miss Moore of
New York, national champion, Miss
Jones of Nevada. Miss Winner of Wash
ington, d. c., Miss Pound of Nebraska,
Miss McAteer. western champion, of
Pittsburg, Miss Closterman of Cincin-
natl, Miss Scule of Michigan, intercol-
legiate champion. Miss Hedley and Miss
Sommerhays of Toronto. and Mrs. Abb
bolt Thorndike of Milwaukee. will take
mart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Cleveland Signs Pearson.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 25---Alex- Pear
son, the clever pitcher of the Home
stead independent team, who per-
formed the remarkable feat of holding
the champion Pittsburgs down to two
hits, winning his game, was signed this
evening to play with the cleveland
American league team at a big salary.
Manager Armour has been watching
Pearson for some time. AS soon as he
heard the result of the game he got
into telephone communication with
Pearson. The offer was so tempting
that the Homestead management de-
cided not to stand in the way OF the
young player, and consented to his
signing with Cleveland. Pearson Win
leave for Cleveland tomorrow. and VIII
get into the game at once. Pearson
was with the st. Louis National league
team part of last season, but was let
out by Manager Donovan He finished
in the Eastern league, and had good
offer to return there this season. but
preferred to play in Homestead, where
he is well known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Herman Long Fails.

Boston, Mass, July 25.-That sue
cess on the professional baseball dia-
mond does not always go hand in hand
with success in the role of proprietor
of a saloon, has again been proven by
the old Boston favorite, Herman c.
Long who for many years was the
kingpin OF the famous infield of the
Boston Nationals and who played here
last week with the Detroit Americans.
Herman has for three years been pro-
prietor of the we'll known saloon and
cafe at "a Avery street, with Frank A.
Sanderson as a partner Business has
evidently not been as brisk as expendi-
lures necessitated, and this morning
the firm, through its attorney, Burton
Payne Gray, filed a petition in banks
ruptcy in the office of the clerk of the
United States court The liabilities as
listed amount to $12,6146S and the
assets foot up to $10350