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The independent., 1903-03-12
THE RAILROAD LORDS

Congress may pass what tariff laws
1t pleases, but the railroad managers
decide how much protection" shall
be allowed. There is, for instance, a
high protective" tariff on salt. The
claim made in passing it was that we
must protect the infant" salt indus
try. but the railroad managers con-
cluded that salt didn't need any pro-
lection SO they just knocked it out
The managers also thought that the
tariff On tin was nuisance Tin which
they were right and concluded to
modify that. They way they did these
things is told by the interstate COM
merce commission. That commission
says:
A twelve months contract for
the shipment of salt from an Eng
lish port to Kansas City through
an American port was taken at
the rate of IA 3-4 cents per 100
pounds, when the rate from
Hutchison, Kas.--a point which
can supply the entire salt trade of
the territory west of the Missouri
river-to Kansas City, a distance
of 200 miles, was 10 cents. A rate
was made on tin plate from
Swansea, Wales, to Missouri river
points which was only 80 per cent
of the rate from the Indiana gas
fields to the same point.
AS for a tariff on cement the rail-
roads would have none Of it. They
use large quantities of cement in con-
struction work, and they made rate
on cement from New Jersey to Chi
cago greater than the rate on i'm
ported cement plus the tariff.
The railroads under private owner
ship are lords of all they survey from
the center clear round to the sea, in
Guiding tariffs and everything else.
When an article can be delivered here
in the west at SO low rate that for
eigners can ship it in, pay the tariff
and yet have an advantage over the
home manufacturer, the tariff is
knocked clear out by the manipulation
of the freight rates.
The independent., 1903-03-12
PLEASE BE GOOD

. Unless the railroads put an end
to the tax war by cheerfully or
regretfully consenting to pay their
just share of the burdens of tax
ation-state, county and munic-
ipal-the paramount issue in Me-
braska for the next two years will
be, up with railroad taxes
down with railroad freight rates."
Omaha Bee.
Conserving" eh? Did any one ever
hear of legislature inquiring if the
small taxpayer will consent" to pay
his taxes? This please be-good' at
titude of the Bee would be laughablc
if it were not such serious subject.
$SS&$&$%&
Uncle Mark, he lay low and say
muffin. He gwine to lay a trap for
Brer Teddy.
The independent., 1903-03-12
TAXATION

1t ID luupOoolDlC LAdI JnC pCOplC
should not know that the trusts, the
great corporations, the banks and the
railroad managers all favor the re
publican party, or the plutocratic wing
of the democratic party. Here and
there among those classes there is a
man who rises above his environment
and comprehends the results that must
certainly follow the policies that the
republican party has inaugurated and
defends, but the exceptions are few.
Those being the facts, it is not at all
strange that legislation, both state
and national, will be in the interest of
the corporations, trusts, railroads and
national banks, where the republican
party rules.
If glance is taken at the legisla-
tion in congress and the state legis-
latures under the control of that par
ty for the last year. ii will be seen
that it is all of that kind. The total
appropriations Of the present congress
have been $1,564, ,10S,4 ,496. When the
first billion-dollar congress closed, all
that the republicans had to say was
that this was billion-dollar country,
and The Independent replied that
when the expenses rose to two billions,
by a parity of reasoning, all that
would have to be said in defense would
be that this was a two billion-dollar
country. Now that national taxation
has risen to more than billion and
a half, at the same rate of increase
the next congress will be a two bill
lion congress.
II the result of such extravaganza
was felt the next day after congress
adjourned, there would be something
akin to revolution, but as it will
come slowly, and the burden grow
little by little the unthinking will
make no protest.
That such heavy taxation will pro-
duce distress no thinking man will
deny. To take billion and half
dollars out of the products of labor
every two years, for which nothing
goes toward the reproduction of
wealth except the appropriations for
the postoffice, irrigation, the light
house service and the part that is act
ually expended for the Improvement If
rivers and harbors, must reduce the
The independent., 1903-03-12

expenses for comfortable living among
the working population to a degree
that will make 1t very heavy burden.
The question is: Can, the laboring
portion of the population be made to
see why it becomes hard to make a
living?
In every state, county and munic-
ipality, where the republican party
rules, taxation has been increased at
greater rate than by the national gov
ernment. Those taxes are many times
greater than national taxation. When
they are all added together the
amount is appalling. While this in
crease is going on, the corporations
and the rich generally, more and more
si1irk their share. If all the taxes from
school districts to that of the national
government were added together it
will amount to about $50 per capita,
or $3.50 for each family of five.
Taxes in the main are per capita. 1
The tariff is strictly so. A tariff on
sugar is per capita tax. The poor
man consumes as much sugar as the
multi-millionaire. Taxes that in
crease the cost to the consumer of
any necessity, is per capita tax. 1t
will be seen that the main portion OF
this heavy taxation must be borne by
the common people because there are
SO many. of them. The question is,
how long will they bear the burden
before they discover the cause?
The railroad legislature in this
state which is determined to relieve
the railroads of their share of taxes
is only sample of republican legis-
latures everywhere. The same tale
comes from Wyoming, Idaho, Wis
consin-from everywhere that the re-
publicans rule. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that after the railroads have
gone to the trouble to control conven-
and the legislature and have spent
thousands of dollars to carry cleo
tions that they would make mistake
in the men whom they have thus NOM
mated and elected to Office and that |
those men, after being thus elected,
would make the railroads pay their
share of taxes. That is not what they
were elected for and il they did it |
they would be worse scoundrels than
they are at present. They have a
right to say that if the people vote for.
them, knowing that they are candi-
dates of the railroads. that they would |
betray their constituents if they voted
to make the railroads pay the same
rate of taxation that the farmer pays
on the value of his property.
ScSS$S$S
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
TUCK CAUGHT with
A BAG Of CHICKENS

All Tuck, Chinaman, was last
night caught under very suspicious cir.
cumstances by Motorman Bonaparte
Karat. Bonaparte was returning from
work at about ] a. m. When in the
vicinity of Pensacola street, he saw
All Tuck. The Chinaman was walking
along very stealthily, looking about
him in all directions after the APPROX
cd style of stage villains. He was car
rying a sack.
The namesake Of the great Corsican
executed a mastery retreat and took
up a strategic position behind tele-
phone pole, where he could not be
seen. When All Tuck came past him
Bonaparte appeared. from his ambush
and caught the enemy, horse, foot and
artillery. On investigation the Celes-
tails bag was found to be full of
chickens.
Mounted Patrolman w. Smith hap
pened to come along just then. To
him Bonaparte delivered his captive.
All Tuck was taken to the police sta
ton and locked up. He refused to
give any information concerning tho
chickens.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
HONOLULU CHINESE.

Picking, June PA special to the
Shanghai Times says: Honolulu
Chinese have again been heard from
in Picking. This time they file a long
petition praying for the prompt retire.
ment Of the Empress Dowager.
A recent message from the Hawaii.
an Islands, sent by a delegation OF
prominent Chinese to the Wal WI Pu,
not only petitioned for the dethrone-
ment OF the Empress, but prayed that
Kuang Hsu, who it was claimed was
the rightful sovereign, should be re-.
instated.
The Chinese residing in the Hawaii
an Islands have for considerable time
showed but little friendliness for the
home government. Numerous meet
ings have from time to time been held
in Honolulu and Hilo. At these gath
erings much excitement usually pre-
vailed and animated discussions ap~
violent protests have filled In the time.
Similar requests have been received
from the Chinese residents elsewhere.
Considerable pressure is being brought
to bear upon the government to have
Prince Ching resist the demands
recently made by Russia.
The recall OF Tsai Chen, Chinese
Minister to Tokyo, has been announc-
ed. Yang, his successor, will leave for
his new field at once.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
BULLETIN GETS CONTRACT

Secretary Carter opened the tenders
for printing the County law yesterday
and awarded the contract to the Bull
letin Publishing Company, which made
the lowest price and the shortest time
limit for performing the work. The
Bulletin, the Gazette Company and the
Home Rule Printing Co. were the only
bidders. On the English edition of 5000
copies the Bulletin bid s3.6G per page,
delivery in IA days. The Gazette Com
pany bid $4.25, delivery in IA days; 81
per page delivery in l6 days; 1915 per
page, delivery in IS days; $3.50 per
page, delivery in 20 days; 1925 per
page, delivery in "a days and $3l5 per
page, without time limit.
On the printing of $500 Hawaiian
edition the Bulletin bid $2.73 per
page, delivery in eleven days. The
Gazette Company bid $3.50 per page
with no time limit The Home Rule
Printing Co. bid 1926, delivery in forty
days.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
SCHOOL PLANS FOR 3 MONTHS
CONTINUED from Page ~

so the report for the following day
shows. sang patriotic songs. recited
poems ringing with love of country and
liberty, saluted the glorious Stars and
Stripes and finally made up for shat
they expended in enthusiasm by load
ing the inner boy with solid luau.
On the TIN instant comes a call for
pants and shirts. Two dozen pants
went down on the following day; so
did the shirts-for boys from 7 to IL
and IA to 20 years of age. Evidently
there are no boys in the institution be-
tween the ages Of ~ or IA, or else boys
of that age are not as hard on pants
as other youngsters.
Superint endent Atkinson is much
pleased with the condition Of things at
Waialee.
The Girls Industrial School will
probably receive some new inmates
soon.
Parents from time to time apply at
the Department Of Public Instruction
for the admission of their children in
the Industrial institutions. They are,
of course. referred to the police de-
partment for their trial and committal.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
OLD SAM DRlFTED.

old Sam" the well known boat
boy, had quite an experience last night
During the Silly hours Of the night,
Sam rowed a belated sailorman over to
a vessel lying by the railroad wharf.
Coming back, he lost one of his oars
and was unable to recover it in the
darkness. For some time Sam navi-
gated around in the harbor as best he
could. He finally wound up near the
old steamer James Makee, which is
lying idle in the stream. Sam tied his
boat to the steamer, boarded her and
spent the night on board the vessel.
This morning one of the other boat
men discovered Sans presence on
board the deserted vessel and brought
him back to the old stanu at the boa
landing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
How Kanlalo Affairs Stands

that this report was not ready. Mr. Dee
stated that there had been an inven.
tory showing the estate to be worth
100000 This included 1000 acres Of
land, materia! and railroad. Mr.. Lu
cas- wanted to know where the railroad
was and was told it was down at the
wharf. Mr.. Craig said he would like
to know what the company had been
doing. Lucas wanted to know where
Hitchcock was, what had become of
the books and why they were not be
fore the meeting. He then said to Mr..
Dee: "You say you are the whole
thing?" The reply was: II haven't
said anything of the kind and | object
to having slurs cast on me-" The two
started toward one another but were
raped to order. Lucas said there
was no use telling him that stun Is
worth 100000" 1t was falsehood
Dee suggested that Lucas had not
come there for business.
Mr.. Cunningham wanted to know
how ii was that Hitchcock drew $500
without the Presidents order. ana
Mr.. Dayton replied that II was put in
the hank as Treasurer and Mr.. Hitch.
cock drew It out.
Mr. Dee said that when tho directors
took hold there was $4,000 owing
which had been reduced to $4,000.
Paul Neumann had been engaged to
watch the company's interests. Next
came Davis, who went TO Washington
New LAWYERS were employed and 500.
coo was awarded them. Dec said he
had asked Judge Humphreys abour the
fee and had been told that II was nav.
abba ONLY on recovery of Judgment
award, IN spite of that Humpbreys di.
rcctly issued an order for the payment
OF 81 500 though the money had not
heen all recovered. That was against
the law. 49,
II Craio agai, said ha hadn't r..
ceived tho Information ba was arter
Ha wanted IN tpou wby tho n.otip,
was caIled wben no rsnort vas ready
Dr purgess wanted 70 trow ~ tbo
mestIng was Iegal 7, wa. fra,Iv do,
cidad after much ar,ume,t tbot 4, or.
der that tbere MIGHT no M ,nosti,, az
N tho legality of the nrocaedInps an.
other meeting should he called
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

Last quarter of the moon on the 18th.
Tides from the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey Tables.
The tides at kanului and Hilo occur
about an hour earlier than a. Hu
nolulu.
Hawaiian Standard Time Is lob som
slower than Greenwich time. being
that Of the meridian Of 1870. The
time whistle blows at 1880 p. H.. which
is the same as Greenwich. Oh ON.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

The Eskimos possessed the most re-
markable place of worship in the
world. 1t was sealskin church. Forty
sealskins were stretched over light
framework, and In this tent, IS feet by
~ feet, services were held every Sun.
day. But the church came to an I'M.
timely end. One hard winter the Es.
kimos dogs, being half famished, dined
on the sealskins. and only the frame
was left. The Eskimos have now erect
ell a dog-proof tabernacle.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
THE PHOENIX SAVINGS, BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES

all that its literature and certificate
call for, and in addition offers to the
public the privilege of depositing sub,
ject to call any amount from $500 up
to 100000 a. AZ interest.
1t makes no claims to pay stockhold-
ers in its Glass "A" or &c. NJ" stock
all profits made at the end of six
months or one year, as 1t would not be
consistent business policy to do so, for
the reason that any company, bank or
association that offers all its profits
at the end of six months or one year
Is not doing a conservative business.
Robert Slaughter, Gen. Agt.; r.
Campbell, Cashier.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

F. L. Nichols of the Wall. Nichols
Co., is now in New York. He has COM
pleted his visit to his old home and is
now arranging for the holiday goods
Of his firm. Mr.. Nichols is expected
back in the early part Of September.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

The BUSINESS MANS HANDY IN
DEx, published in the Saturday 6ulIe.
tin and the Weekly Edition. gives .
concise and complete resume Of all 10
gal notices, calls for tenders Judg
ments, building permits and real co
tate transactions. Evening Bulletin,
rs cents per month. Weekly Bulletin,
81 per year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

Weather Bureau, Punahou, July 10
Morning minimum, "a;
midday maximum, 81.
Barometer at a. m, 1908. steady.
Rainfall. 90.
Dew Point, 62F.
Humidity at ga. IN, go per cent.
Wind, fresh n. E.: weather, clear.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
DEPARTED.

Wednesday, July is.
Stmr. Lehua, Napala. for Maui, Mo-
lokai and Lanai ports.
Stmr. Waialeale. Cook. for Kilauea.
Stmr. Noeau, Petersen. for Lahaina,
Kaanapali, Honokaa and Kukuihaele.
Schr. Kauikeaouli, for Kahalalele.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
ARRIVED.

Wednesday, July Is.
Am blk. Edward May, Hansen, 10
days from San Francisco.
Thursday, July 16.
Am. schr. Mary e. Foster, Thomp-
son. 10 days from Port Gamble, at 1880
q. II.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
TO SAIL TODAY.

Stmr. Kauai, Bruhn, for Eleele, Ha-
napepe, Makaweli, Waimea and Ke-
kaha; mail and passengers only for
Nawiliwili and Koloa, at p. m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

The practice of fencing has been re-.
vived among Japanese young noble.
women. Ma
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

d Fine Job Printing al the Bulletin
office. %
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
WANTS
For Want Column See Page Six
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-A sixroom house on
Beckley St., Kalihi, about 8 minutes
walk from car line; one room fur
nished, including piano. Address J.
s., this office. 250S.tf
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

Fine Job Printing at the Bulletin
office.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-03
A PEN picture of oueep Anna


Those outside Of a palace may feel
Shakespeare's sentiment. There's such
divinity doth hedge king" but it is
hardly possible to those inside. One.
of the Scotch commissioners to nego-
tiate a union between Scotland and
England. Sir John Clerk, could not
have felt it during an official interview
with Queen Anne, of whom he gives
this realistic picture:
Her majesty was laboring under a
fit of the govt and in eXtream pain and
agony, and on this occasion everything
order as about the meanest of her
subjects. Her face. which was red
and spotted, was rendered something
frightful by her negligent dress, and
the foot affected was tied up with
pultis and some nasty bandages.
Il was much affected at this sight,
and the more when she had occasion to.
mention her people of Scotland, which
she did frequently to the duke. What
are you, poor, meanlike Mortal,
Sovereign?
Mature seems to be inverted when a
poor, infirm Woman becomes one of the
Rulers of the world, but as Tacitus OBJ
serves it is not the first time that Wom-
en- have governed in Britain, and in
deed they have sometimes done this
to better purpose than the Men,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-03
The Ships Steward.

A steward is nothing more or less
than a combination waiter and cham
bermaid His duties begin an hour be-
fore breakfast, by all rights, inasmuch
as it should take him that time to brush
up his blue or black uniform, shave
make his hands neat and shine his
shoes. He is supposed to wear a spot
less and expansive bosom to his shirt,
clean collar and black or white tie. 1
do not think | ever saw but two stew
ards who had shirts: all the others used
a dickey for the sake of economy.
Waiting on the passengers at table,
the care of the tables, the care OF the
SilverWare and certain amount of
dishwashing and pantry work make
up the stewards dining room duties.
The other half is work in the state
rooms, making the beds. Strengthening
up the rooms and doing the general
work of q chambermaid. as we'll as Civ
ing a certain amount of attendance to
the occupants Of the rooms.
The pay is very poor, and the princi-
pal dependence of the steward is on the
tips he receives. They are really the
poorest paid class that go to sea in one
way, and yet l have known men to
make 940 in tips on six weeks voy-
age-Leslie's Monthly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-03
The Horse In Mythology

The Grecians placed in the sun the
god of their wisdom and intelligence
and gave him a chariot and four fiery
horses-the chariot to symbolic doc
trine and the horses intelligences. So
with their god of the sea. Neptune
was drawn in his sea chariot by horses
the sea to symbolic all scientific
knowledge in general, the chariot to
symbolic doctrine or science and the
horses intelligences. They mytholog-
ically described the birth Of the sciences
by the flying horse Pegasus, which
with it's hoofs burst open a fountain
out of the hard rock at the moment of
his rising from earth to heaven, at
which fountain were seven virgins
who were the seven sciences.
The flying horse symbolizes an intel
ligence directed heavenward; the hard
rock represents hard matter of fact or
sensual knowledge; the fountain spring
ing therefrom represents pure truth,
where the virgin sciences delight to
dwell
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-03
Franks of Students.

A book by Captain Markham of the
British army tells of experiences in
Westminster school, London, some
thing over half century ago. He de-
scribes the "handings" of those days.
The back Of the hand was extended,
while the master, standing behind,
smote it with rod, which "curled over
q little" and left cut, and the culprit,
facing the school, observed the Ell
Quette of the occasion by wearing an
expression of "scornful amusement"
Captain Markham also describes "tan-
Ming" which was administered with
the butt end of rod upon the backs Of
the boys legs. He recalls the code OF
honor, which was merciless to the boy
who broke his word or allowed another
to suffer for his offense, but permitted
"any amount of humbugging of mas
ter" When disinclined for school you
said, II don't feel very well, sir" and
before the master inspected your
tongue you gave 'the upper surface a
hard pressure with your upper teeth,
and out came a tongue white enough to
satisfy any doctor"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-03
An Ingenious Suicide.

That was a peculiar case of suicide
a self guillotining. The average sui
eide shoots or cuts or swallows poison
recklessly, frequently botching the job
fearfully. But this fellow? Listen:
After sharpening the edge Of a spade
he fastened the implement, blade down.
ward, to the end of a carpenters bench,
which he weighted heavily. He then
placed block of wood under the same
end of the bench in such manner that
it could be easily removed. and so let
the bench fall together with the sharp
ened blade. When these preparations
were completed he lay down, placed his
neck across a thick piece of wood di-
rectly under the spade, knocked away
the support and was Immediately and
completely decapitated. - New York
Press. - 50 sp
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-03
A Persistent Office Seeker.

Governor Stanley of Kansas was
once so pestered by office seekers. re-
lates the Saturday Evening Post that
he found it necessary publicly to make
the statement that in view of the ex-
ceedingly numerous applications for
Office he had received through the
mails he should be unable to give any
attention to them, much less afford
any hope of success to the various ap-
plicants.
In the course of few days after
making the statement in question the
governor received the following note:
''My Dear GOVERNOR understand
that you have said that you were 60
ing to take week off to destroy the
pile of letters asking for jobs. If ev-
erything else is gone, then, my dear
governor, l should like the job of tear
ing up the letters