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THE SERVIAN TRAGEDY.
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German governess and later on Ger
man professors were brought from Ber-
lin to Belgrade to educate him. When
still very young he began to find
amusement in the same pleasures which
his father was enjoying. The mother,
who, whatever her faults may have
been, was devotedly attached to him,
contrfved so to intrigue with Russia
yet without showing her hand to Milan
that representations were made to
the King by the Russian Minister that
his abdication was desired. Milan, worn
out by his excuses, tired of domestic
strife, and assured of a stipend through
life by the Servian government, finally
decided to yield. He abdicated March
6, 1882 and proclaimed his son King
of Servia under regency until he
should attain his majority at the age
of 1S.
Milan, evidently suspecting, but too
late, the part played by his wife in
the affair, secured a divorce from her
soon after. A few months later the
divorce was annulled. In 1893 Alexan-
der, lacking one year Of his majority,
took the royal authority into his own
hands and almost Immediately issued
royal ukase which restored his moth
er, as well as his father, to their con-
stitutional rights as members of the
royal family.
In the last ten years the chief in
terest that the world has had in Alex
ander has been in following the rumors
of his love affairs-unequalled though
they were in every case but one. These
rumors at one time or another con-
nected his name with nearly every ELI
gible princess in Europe. Directly and
indirectly he paid his court-now
through his father, now through the
Russian representative of Belgrade,
now by personal correspondence. The
young Princess of Orleans, the matron-
ly Archduchess of Austria, who finally
married the Bourbon Orleans pretend
er; the young Queen of Holland, and
Princess Anna of Montenegro all came
in for their share of gossip. Once even
the story got abroad that Milan would
shortly bring his son to this country
in the hope of securing an American
heiress for him.
Among all these possible attach
ments, however, there was one which
had much, from a political view at
least, to recommend it. This was the
much-talked-of alliance with the
princely house of Montenegro. The
Russian Foreign Minister almost
brought about a match between Alex
ander and the Princess Anna. But in
this case, as in others, his reputation
had preceded his courtship, and the
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Robert Howard Russell.

he fixed it so Herbert could get
Place at the Table.
1t was a Proud Moment for the
Amateur when he sat in that Distin-
guished Company and began to pick
up Hands and then put them down
again. The Sheep that walked into
Armour's Packing House had the
same kind of a Chance that Herbert
had when he put his Elbows on the
Green Cloth and tried to keep from
trembling.
He had been against the one-call-
two Boarding House Game where they
hand back everything over 81 but he
was not accustomed to dallying with
Friends who took out Pencils and be-
gan to figure how much they could
get on his Clothes.
They were the kind that started in
TO play just about where he left off.
The only Reason they didn't kill him
with the Ante was because he looked
so Good to them that they wanted to
keep him in. It was one of the Games
that begin TO get Ripe about the time
the Church Bells are ringing.
The Trimmers' Union had no way
of knowing that they would ever get
to him again so they decided 20 make
one Job of it,
After Herbert had signed up all the
Checks and put a Cold Towel on his
Head, he began to Roar somewhat and
talk about chopping on the all-night
Seanoes.
you must not Beef" said Cousin
Jim. "A True Sport never let's on,
even when they unbuttoh his Shoes"
do you know, sometimes suspect
that I am not qualified 10 be a Hot
Dog" said Herbert. II find that be-
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any Picayune Sum under a Thousand.
He had nothing but Sporting Corpuscles
of the Crimson Variety moving about
in his Arteries. He was ready to lay
a Small Bet on any Proposition, give or
take, and when he put up his End he
never batted an Eye-Lash. He had the
Confidence of many of our most cele-
brated Barkeeps and could give the
Hurry-Up to any well-known Gam.
No wonder that pale-faced Herbert
the would-be High Roller, looked with
Awe upon Cousin Jim and inwardly
longed to butt into his Glass.
For he perceived that he never could
stand Ace with the sure-enough Fellows
until he had demonstrated that he was
a Good Fellow.
Jim slipped him Tow-Line and took
him out into the Night-Air to pick up
a few Pointers.
Herbert learned that the first Rule
for being a Good Fellow was to move
rapidly up to the Poison Counter every
time an Order went in. Herbert weigh
ed about 100 Pounds and the Doctors
had told him to try a Milk Diet, but
he did not dare to renig, otherwise
some one might have suspected that he
was a cheap Varnish and a low-down
GUTTER. He was a Feather Weight
and an Invalid but he wanted to be
Game.
So he stood in Line with the copper
lined FOUNDERS who had Bull Necks
and weighed about 220 on the Hoof and
made an awful Bluff at going along
with them. He knew that to take Vichy
would be a Misdemeanor and to duck
altogether would be a, Crime and might
block him out of the Good Fellow Dr.
vision for all time to come.
Consequently he would Stick, with
his Breast-Bone against the Railing
and continue to hoist until he was Pie
Eyed. Then some one would take
him out and boost him into a four
Dared Hack and send him Home.
Next Morning he would awake with
the Head spread out over two Pillows
and his only Joy in Life would be the
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Copyright. 1908. by

Once there was a Rhinestone Sport
who had an Ambition to be called a
Good Fellow.
He had a Cousin Jim who was known
in Rapid Circles as a Prince, so he de-
cided to trail along after Jim and get
in among the Rowdy-Dows.
Jim was full of Wise Talk about the
Ponies. Ever and anon he would care
lessly fish out of the Side-Pocket a
large Wad of the Green Kind with a
Fifty for a Wrapper and tell about sit
ting in with a couple of Horsemen and
Wine Agent the Night before. He
loved to speak of Hotels where a Swell
Room with Bath came to only SO per
Day and explain that he was getting a
Rate.
Jim felt that he was wasting his Con-
versation any time that he mentioned
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performed some gymnastlc mathemati-
cal problems in his head he said: No,
sir; l hate to say so, but / just dom
believe that rain story at all. I've seen
some heavy rains, and all that but
don't think 1t could rain enough to
cover Mount Ararat in forty days He
grabbed a tablet. sharpened a pencil
and went into figures.
ut was a week later that dropped
into his office. The place was almost
full of paper, and every scrap was full
of figures, both sides. Riley was over
a small table that had been reversed,
and was busily marking on the white
board bottom. He saw me, and with
a look that meant much, he said: L
tell you I don't believe 1t. There's a
mistake somewhere, but didn't make
it,
IT had forgotten all about the story
of the deluge, but he soon began to ex-
plain and / found that he had gotten
the hight of Mount Ararat, the slope
of the valleys, estimated surrounding
country, worked out the heaviest rain
falls in modern times and applied the
figures to days. insteads of minutes. 1
don't know what else he had secured as
a basis for operations, but the work
was in sight, even on the walls. And
still he was not satisfied that the orig
inal record was straight.
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Brown ward-East " lot "a, qrs.;
lot 81, 2 qrs.
Calhoun Ward-East u of west u
lot Il. qrs. lot %, qrs.; lot As, qrs.
Charlton Ward-East u lot rs, qrs.
Charlton Ward-West 2-3 lot 10,
qrs.; lot II, qrs.; east u lot 20, Qrs.;
lot 30, qrs.; lot 81, 2 qrs.
Columbia Ward-Lot 49, qrs.; west
u lot 20, qrs.; east pit. lot Il, qrs.;
lot sc, qrs.
Crawford Ward-Lot 3S, 2 qrs,; lot
43, qrs; northwest pit. lot 6S, qrs.
Crawford Ward-East part lot Is.
qrs.; lot 16, qrs.
Ebert Ward-Lot /, 2 qrs.; lot 3, .
qrs.; lot %. qrs.; north " west pit.
lot "a qrs.
Franklin Ward-Part lot 21, 2 qrs.
New Franklin Ward-Lot 9, 2 qrs.
Green Ward-South " lot is. qrs.;
south u lot 20. qrs.; south u lot 40.
qrs.
jackson Ward-Lot IS. qrs; lot q. 2
qrs.; lot 2s, 2 qrs.; lot 81, 2 qrs.
Jasper Ward-Lot AZ. 2 qrs.; west u
lot 46, qrs.; east " lot 46, 2 qrs.; lot
Al, 2 qrs.
qrs.
Liberty ward-Lot IS. qrs.
Monterey Ward-Lot 1, qrs. east
rs lot TO- 2 qrs.: west 1-5 lot 80 and
east Is LOT 33. qrs.
Pulaski Ward--Lot IS, qrs.
stephens Ward-Lot i6. 2 qrs.
Troup Ward-West u lot IL. 2 qrs.;
west part lot rs. qrs.
Warren Ward-Lot 16, 2 qrs. lot g.
qrs.
Washington Ward-Lot 8, 2 qrs.;
south pt lot 8, Qrs. lot 10. 2 qrs.;
lost 20, qrs.: east "a lot 40. 2 qrs.
Wesley Ward-feast = lot II, qrs.
All persons having interest In the
nboye lots are hereby notified that IL
the amounts now due are not paid to
the city treasurer Oh on before June
ib ! will proceed on the morning of
June lg 20 re-enter according 10
law HENRY ". pREEsON.
City MarahaL
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MOULTRIE SOCIETY.


Moultrie, June lS.-Miss Willie Belle
Mathews was the hostess at a small
finch party at her home in Edgewood
on Tuesday evening.
Miss Eva Harris has returned from
a visit to Fitzgerald.
Mrs. w. r.. Smith and daughters.
Misses Mona and Lee. Miss Jessie Rem
froe, and Mrs. J. ]. Battle, are at
White Springs, Fla.
Miss Ava Johnson IL the guest OF
friends at Tampa.
Mrs. Edga Holmes and son, Mr..
James Holmes, are az Hampton Springs,
Fla
Misses Ada and Eliza Norman Of
Norman Park we're guests OF Mrs.
Sam Harrell this week.
Prof. and Mrs. Il. Q. Barrett leave
Monday for North Carolina 10 spend
the summer.
sdessrs. Larkln spiyey and Reayes
Aubrey have gone ~ AaheWiie, N. q,
Mrs.. .. ". sDiyey ami Mrs. Frank
aplyey are spending the summer a.
Conway. 5, q,
Nr. end Mrs.. shelley Humphreys
ere ~ Hampton Springs, Pa,
Miss Laura heli has returned 70 her
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sPARKs SOCIETY NOTES.

Sparks, Ga, June 1S.-Prof. Conner
M. Woodward's fishing party returned
yesterday from a weeks outing at
Lake Alcyone, Fla. They report a
delightful trip. Those in the party
were: Prof and Mrs. Woodward,
Misses Pearl and Juanita Rogers and
Bessie Giddens, Mrs. Hudson, M. G.
Davis, T. H. Jarman, /. w. Purdom,
Walter Alexander and John Sineath Of
Sparks and Prof. Hugh Woodward OF
Tallahassee. Fla.
Miss Clara Annie Powell of Nash
Vile is the guest of Miss Bettye Brice.
Miss Amanda Brce is visiting in
North Georgia.
Miss Ada Williams Is visiting
friends at Boston. Ga.
Bob Bryant of Jacksonville, Fla, is
In the city
Mrs. L. " Shealey of Nashville is
the guest of Mrs. Will Green.
Representative Knight of Berrien
who has been attending the Mercer
Law School. has been admitted to the
bar.
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l~>SOCIETY.~~II
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09~uD0'
BRUNSWICK SOCIETY.
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They have as their guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Phineas Miller Nightingale and
little daughter.
Mrs. T. F. Smith has returned from
a visit to relatives in Quincy, Fla.
Mrs. J. X. Reese has returned to
Brunswick after several weeks at Isle
of Hope, near Savannah.
Miss Anita Courier has returned from
q pleasant visit to friends in Jackson
Vile.
Mrs. ]. E. duBignon is spending some
time on Cumberland Island.
Mrs Belle Anderson of New York is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Nc
Cullough for short time.
Miss Lucille Kay has returned from
a pleasant year at Lucy Cobb and
will spend the summer at home.
A pretty nome wedding was that Of
Miss Aimee Cohen of this city and
Mr.. w. Percy Lambert of Gadsen,
Ala, Wednesday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed by Rabbi Warsaw
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. 1.
Cohen, parents of the bride. The draw
ing room was decorated for the occa-
sion in green and white. and the din
ing room in pink and white. The bride
was beautifully attired in a gown of
white chiffon and with a veil of tulle,
and wore natural orange blossoms. She
carried a white morocco Bible. Mrs.
Moses Hirsch of Birmingham, Ala,
was matron of honor. Mr.. Edward
Chem was best man. After the we'd
ding there was reception to few
of the intimate friends of the bride
and groom, who left on the Southern
later for an extended bridal tour. The
bride is a charming young lady of
this city and the groom is a young
business man of Gadsen.
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gin to pass away about 2 a. m. Per-
haps it is owing to some Oversight in
my Early Training but I notice that
after l have taken a thousand Drinks,
1 cannot put the Red Ball into the
Corner Pockets. I have a Timid Ma
ture and somehow 1 cannot learn to
whoop the Edge on a Pair of Mines.
I'm afraid that 1 drank too much
Rainwater in my Youth And besides,
I got into the Habit of going to Bed.
It's a great Blow to my Pride, but 1
don't think l am gated to keep UP
with the Bell-Cows. Me back to the
Cheap Push at the Boarding House"
MORAL: Many are Called but few
deliver the Goods.
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father of the Princess, the democratic
Nicholas, whose eldest daughter was
to become Queen of Italy, firmly turn
ed away Russian solicitations and fin
ally refused to give his consent to the
match on purely personal grounds,
which, he added he would explain at
length if it were ever required of him.
1t never was.
On July %, 1900, the following dis
patch was sent out from Belgrade:
"King Alexander of Servia has pro-
claimed his betrothal to Nine. Draga
Maschin." Who was Nine. Maschin,
It was asked.
1t seems that in 1895 Alexander paid
a visit to his mother at BiarritZ. There
he had seen Nine. Maschin and had
become enamored of her. She was six
teen years his senior and his mothers
travelling companion. When Alexander
returned to Belgrade, Nine. Maschin
followed him. While it was now adj
mitted in all quarters that this cpl
sode forever precluded Alexander from
seeking a matrimonial alliance with
any respectable continental royal
house, it was not supposed at the time
that his intentions in regard to Nine.
Maschin, who was the divorced wife of
a German physician, were serious.
They proved to be so, however. On
Aug. s. 1900 he married her.
The first to reproach Alexander for
his marriage was ex-King Milan. The
latter who in late years had been al
lowed to return to Belgrade, and even
placed in charge of the army. wrote
sarcastic letter to his son, threw up
his command, and went to Paris.
Thence he wandered to Vienna, and in
the following February broken in
health and in spirit-for he had hoped
that his son might strengthen the pow
er of Servia through an exalted mar
riage-he died, cursing his son and
asking forgiveness of Natalie.
From the time of his marriage until
the day of his death King Alexander
was occupied with two ambitions-to
have an heir to the throne and to re-
lieve his country from the stupendous
debt which his excuses and his IA
theirs had saddled upon the country
To arrive at each he employed in
trigue. If it had not been for the in
tervention of the Russian minister in
Belgrade he would two years ago have
provided a bogus heir to the throne
But for Intervention from the same
high authority he would have bartered
his throne for Austrian gold, trusting
to a revolution to repudiate his part
of the bargain.
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TTro,,o tho Nav York SIM


These days the Old Grads
Who once were lads
But now are Dads,
Or ought to be,
Are hiking back
on the Alma Mater tack
To the other days -> H..
When they thought college ways
Were hard sleddin';
And the Faculty was a Job lot
They want to swat
In the neck
Collec-
lively and individually: =
And Latin was tough,
And Greek was rough.
And Mathematics was rank stun.
And the whole shooting-match wal
enough
TO make a student
Drop out any time
And pursue "A career OF crime.
That's how
They used 10 feel. Now
The Dads
Would give anything 20 be lads.
And the old Grads
Hike back 20 the other days
And tho college ways;
And they're hlled with praise
on knowledge
And college.
Ana they blow hot air
Into the Faculty, Tor fart
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THIS IS THE STORE TO TRADE AT.
WE CLOSE AT $50 p. NJ DAILY SATURDAYS EXCEPTED
GUSTAVE E6KSTE|N & CO.,
and htonS treet West

And the lads
Wonder
What in thunder is the matter with
their Dads;
And the Old Grads
Smile and sign and say: 4 "a
"Ah lads. sfI !
Wait till you are old Grads
And Dads"
w. j. Hampton.
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home in South Carolina, after visit
to Mrs. D. A. Aubrey.
Mrs. Jason Scarboro has returned to
her home at Triton, after several
DAYS visit to friends here.
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OFEICIAL.

ARREARS FOR GRO0ND RENT.
City of Savannah, Office City Treas
urer, June /, 1903.-The following lots
are in arrears for ground rent, OF
which owners are hereby notified.
c. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer.
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"A substitute for human hair Is
now made from cellulose and nitrocel-
lulose, according to a German scien-
tific periodical.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16
Not an Idle Man.

From Information received from
Tonga, it has been learned that
Bishop Willis, although old in
years, has not bssn an idle man.
Since his ad 'ent there in June of
last year, he has translated the
whole of the Com nunion service in
the Tongan language, also a portion
OF the Baptsmal service, He has
also translated few hymns in
Topgese, which ia written out on a
blackboard and every one made to
learn them by heart,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16

When the Vida Sunday Sports
Bill came up for consideration in the
House last Monday, and when Re-
preventative Kali moved indefinite
postponemspt and the Speaker call
ed for ordained ministers to stand
up. he and Representative Kaniho
responded. The other parson in the
House, Representative Oil, was alb
sent. 1t was then that the Speaker
facetiously eaid that they ought not
to vote on the measure. But instead,
they we're the strongest to oppose it
and we're sustained by nearly all OF
the Hawaiian members. This bill
made the last of the Kauai conting-
clans open his jaw in opposition
and gain his point.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16
Grand Jury Pau.

The Federal grand jury complet-
ed its labors at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and was formally excused
by Judge Estee for the term. -Four
indictments wers returned. as fol.
love-; Muakichi Dol, smuggling
silk crepe in false bottom trunk;
Hitara Hirota, importing woman
for immoral purposes; Isokichi
Miyams, same as last case; Kodera,
Koz ii aud Osi, Illicit distilling. No
bill was returned iu the case Of
Albert Ailsep, assault on the high
seas.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16
Beer Licen ses Wanted.

The following additional appli-
cations for licenses under the new
Beer Bill have been fled with the
treasurer.
E G Carrera, Military Reserva.
ton, Camp Mckinley, Honolulu,
Oahu
Joaquin Monteiro, Mauka corner,
Eva side King street bridge, Ka-
| hi, Oahu.
Daniel Correa, Campbell Avenue.
John M!tchsll, Kan 1iliili, 10
saloon known as the "R ,ad House" )"
George Birksr, place known as
eagle House" Punchbowl street,
Kakasko.
j Sullivan, Queen street, oppo-
site Militant street.
Fred P Johns ID, Honouliu|i, Eva,
O.hu, premises owned by himself.
Ant joaquin Lopes, corner King
street and Kamehamsha 4 b Road.
j A Ahaoog, Ksmanuwai, Waikiki
corner of B.re:ania street and Achi
lane.
John j Cook, B reta ,ia street,
Kamoliili.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1908.
MANY FRANCHISES.

There are now before the Lsgis-
lature many measures asking for
franchises in various lines OF bust
ness, About half dozen or 80 are
for electricity. Speaker Beckley
rightly said yesterday thai private
matters, ,as the franchise for the Hilo
Electric Railroad was what brought
the remarks out that made members
pause, should not take precedence
over those measures of public inter-
est, as there wer, many such to be
considered, ,and thatthe electric fran
chise bill had to take its course in
the regular order OF business. His
remarks were most timely and il.
worked like charm over the Hilo
member who moved to place that
bill on the special order OF business
for today, for he sat like one lost
and entirely at sea and out OF place
with himself.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16
Tennis Tournament.

In the tennis matches yesterday
G A Elston wol from A @ Wall
G Girven woa from Dr. Burgess.
E A Mott Smith won fro M D w
Anderson.
Bockus won from Landeau.
Harrison won from Wodehouse
by default.
Lansing won from Greenwell, by
default.
HAYWOOD won from Young.
The following games will be play
cd today.
At 330 p m -Elston vs. b ckpell.
AT 4 pm m-Harwood W. Harrison,
Mott Smith vs. Lansing, Cunha VS..
Macintosh.
At $50 p m-Carter vs.. Davies.
At 5 p m-Thompson VS.. King,
Marks vs. Paris.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16
SUNDAY SPORTS BILL.

Although respecting in the high
est degrees that local sentiment in
favor OF Puritanical Sunday, The
INDEPENDENT feels impelled, by the
circumstances as they have been
aud are, to favor the House bill,
which was temporarily tabled, pro-
yiding for sports on the Sabbath
day under police supervision. 1t
does not occur to US that the sauc.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16

tity OF the Lords Day will be serious
ly imperilled by the proposed law.
while the benefit certain to accrue
to the public at large from interest
ing and hsalthful sport on the Day
OF Rest will greatly outweigh any
real or imaginary harm that may
come OF it. This OK may be forced
into the ditch as easily and as GER
taiuly by six days OF toll aud none
OF recreation as by failure to chop
stove wood or to darn the children's
Sunday stockings. Snoozing and
sweating and fighting mosquitoes,of
Sunday, is not recreation. With
out recreation Jack becomes dull
boy, and The toilsr becomes sulky
and uninteresting both TO himself
and others. Life is gradually sap.
ped of its best principle, and the
powers in aman for good are ulti.
ma'ely clouded by spirit OF dis
content and all-round meanness.
Ga the Mainland and in Europe
it has bscome the universal custom
to intersperse healthful sports in
the Sunday programs. There is per
hsps no city on the Msinlaad with
out its baseball, Its football or soma
other sport on Sunday. In the
tropics there is even more need OF it.
In Honolulu particularly, the Gus
tom of Quaker Sabbath, with it's
sense Of imprisonment or restraint,
With consequent unrest aud peevish-
mesa, has had continuance far too
long. Perhaps no city in the United
States of half the population OF Ho.
uolulu has fewer healthful and rea
sonable privileges than are to be
obtained here under existing laws
No one advocates recreation of the
Sabbath. Propsr dracision on Sun.
day for the toiling public is all that
is asked.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-16

One franchise was referred to by
Mr. Speaker Beckley the other day as
having a cinch on the Government
and thai was the Rapid Transit Co.
He made the allusion when the speci-
sl committees report was presented
on an investigation of said corpo-
ration for watering it's stock, where
by it is held by others that the
Government was cheated out OF its
just dues on the increase of stock
where it is claimed no money passed,
but was done to cover up tracks and
to save the heaviest parties interest
ed. If that increase was not water
ing stock, we would like to know
what to call it. Admitting that the
company had the right to increase
its capital stock, did the Legislative
committee find out to its satisfac.
tion that money actually passed7 1t
has entirely failed to state such
fact in its report.