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The Independent., 1904-03-04

Auditor Fisher, in his comparative
statement" of the country's finances,
published under "By Authority in the
other papers, gives as the current
cash balance" in the Treasury on the
last day of February last to be but
$S,S179S. At what time on February
29th was this balane made up to-?
From this showing, the situation looks
very dubious. We have our own
doubts about us that this balance is not
correct at the closing up time of Mon
day last. Did he include in that bal
ance the amount paid out by the Treas
ury that day? We very much doubt
whether he did and we don't believe
his comparative statement for the
reason that upon inquiry at the Treas
E.
ury we were Informed that the actual
cash balance on closing up time
of last Monday represented something
over $780, which is wide difference
from what the Auditor reports Official
ly. This radical discrepancy between
the balances of the Treasurer and Aud
itor does not show healthy feeling
between them nor healthy state of
affairs. 1t looks from our standpoint.
from what has happened in the past,
that the Auditor is making his chiefs
fight, the great lam, to do up the
Treasurer provided they can do it
successfully by ,discrediting the one
man, and that man not OF "the official
family" who has had the courage to
warn the administI alton that the coun-
try is "up agin It," Let there be more
light thrown on. the Treasury situa-
ton, is the only proper course for the
authorities to do. Let them take the
people into their confidence, and stop
double dealing with prevaricatlon.
Such a procedure will not avail any
thing nor will it help the country out
OF its present difficulty.
The Independent., 1904-03-04
it-not in the manner of an 1sraelite.

But still, there is another matter we
would like to air in connection with all
this, Since filing the test case, and
knowing that the matter was UP TO the
, Court to decide, he caused warrants
upon the Treasury to be issued, which
warrants had to be paid. Not only
warrants upon specific items but also
of unprovided items, such as the po-
lice, jurors and others, and all these
in the face of the test case filed by him.
Why?-May we ask In doing so. he
inconvenienced the Treasury, and this
comes from not being in official touch
with the Treasurer and from not know
ing the exact financial status of the De-
partment BY issuing those warrants,
he embarrassed the paying Office to a
very great extent, but whatever were
presented were met with and paid for
by the Treasury without the necessity
Of having them registered, which the
Treasurer had perfect right to do
under the law. But the pay of police,
jurors and others, the Treasurer has
been compelled to cause them to be
registered. "the mother of necessity"
in the case of financial straits, which
will no doubt work as hardship upon
those who are in need and are depend
ing upon what they have rightly earned
il the cause of justice
The Independent., 1904-03-04
FRIDAY. MARCH A, 1904.
FISHER and his TEST CASE

Now that the test case with regard
to the Government falling back upon
the Six Months Bill, for its financial
guide in the matter of certain salary
and expense items of appropriation
not represented nor provided for in the
Eighteen Months Bill, has been filed
in the Supreme Court, by the Auditor
making the test by refusing to issue a
warrant for the payment of a necessary
expense not provided for. The case was
filed last Monday and all that now re-
mains is deision by the Court, in
other words, it is now up to the Court
To decide, which is expected to be
handed down in a few days.
The Independent., 1904-03-04

The Advertiser is somewhat in
censed over the idea of the Governor
holding conference over an extra
session of the Legislature with certain
Hawaiians called into consultation.
Haven't they as much right to be con-
suited with regard to the situation as
others are that have recently been vis-
iting and consulted with regarding
the ways and means of tiding over the
affairs of government? We think that
they have and are entitled to some con-
sideration which the present Governor
has for the first time recognized The
conference was not sought for by them.
but they were led into it by invitation
OF the Governor himself.
The Independent., 1904-03-04

lie lands for the use Of the Federal
Government into the hands OF the
President and the Governor 1t is alb
surd to say that the same power can
not return the property upon finding
that IL is unsuitable for the purposes
for which 1t was taken or that 1t is no
longer needed President Mckinley
condemned and took the drill shed
property at time when the require
monts of the Government here were
not understood. Il has since been
found that the premises are not re-
qulred. President Roosevelt has 1t ful.
ly in his power to return the property
and would almost certainly do so If the
matter was properly brought to his at.
tention.
The Independent., 1904-03-04

What the Advertiser wants in the
way of government is a system under
which authority will be vested in one
man-provided, however, that that
man belongs to its household. But
that is exactly what the people do NOT
want What is required and desired
is decentralization and the placing Of
the reins OF government in The hands
OF the people to be governed. We had
enough OF the Advertisers scheme of
government under the p. G. and the
late Republic; but even in those davs
conditions were far better than now
County government will cost money
but the benefits to be derived will far
outweigh the expense. II the Adver.
tisor and its clientele really hold the
views now expressed, it is to be hoped
tna' they viii not approach voters in
the coming campaign with the assur.
ance that they favor county govern.
ment.
The Independent., 1904-03-04

In this matter we have to take issue
with the over-officious official. We
question the Auditors right to bring
this test which should rightly have
been by the Treasurer, the custodian
and disbursing officer of public funds.
But here the Auditor has butted in,
probably with an understanding or
not with the Treasurer. And further
still the Auditor has gone to work and
engaged counsel to prosecute on his
behalf as an official of the Territory,
which we also question his right to
DO. Not very long ago, he refused to
Treasurer for counsel fees out of his
departments incidentals, and now
here he is mourning one of his own
volition or by advice of the Governor
and of the Attorney General. And
even So what right has he to do it?
The Auditor is having things thrown
back into his teeth and he'll have to eat
them even If they were corn fed pork
meat and we wonder whether he could
reasonably chew and manfully digest
The Independent., 1904-03-04

That dinner to Secretary Shaw's son
has been paid for by Attorney-General
Andrews, the one who did the grand
honors to the American statesman's S
visiting youngster We understand the
little bill, which was properly refused
approval by Secretary Jack" amount.
ed to a little over $50, and the man
responsible for the honor rightly paid
the same. Bully for our Cheap guy"
The Independent gave it away too
soon, but it has done a duty to the
country by having it paid by the right
full man, and not by the Taxpayers
even if it was little too previous.
The Independent., 1904-03-04
Logic OF Special Session

The logic of an extra session of the
Legislature is to be found in the fact
that the Government, by the failure of
the Republican Legislature of last year
to enact proper laws, is up a tree al.
most at the beginning of the biennial
period, and a catastrophe can be
averted only by remedial legislation.
There may be an honest difference of
opinion as to just what steps the Leg.
lslature should take. Certain it is that
there is room for economy Many of
the salaried officers of the Government
could be dropped from the pay-rolls,
and the wages of others could be con.
sistently reduced. 1t might be found
necessary to increase the rate of tax.
alton on property. Such move would
be Objectionable to some, but il it be-
comes necessary, what else is to be
done? Government salaries and bills
cannot go unpaid, That is absurd on
the face of il, and surely it is not pro-
posed to go from period to period Dor.
rowing money
The Independent., 1904-03-04
rowing money.

1t is quite true, as our morning con
temporary now admits, that Hawaii's
financial difficulties began with annex.
alton, Prior to 1898 we warned the
public, time without number, that an
nexation would be an expensive under.
taking; but it develops at this time
that the very people wincing under the
yoke OF financial conditions and the
prospect Of heavier taxes are the self.
same who howled the loudest for an
nexation. They would not listen to
reason then, and only now when it
strikes their purses and they begin to
feel the pinch of hard times have they
became aroused to the situation
The Independent., 1904-03-04
NOTICE

Is hereby given to all parties hav-
ing claims against the undersigned
to present them, duly itemized and
sworn, at his residence in Kukui Lane
within thirty (30) days from the date
hereof, or they will he forever bar
red; aud all parties indebted to him
are hereby notified that they must
make immediate payment OF their
indebtedness at his residence as
aforesaid.
HENRY VIEIRA, SIR.
Honolulu, Z n. Feb %, 1904.
27l7 I'm
The Independent., 1904-03-04
: Is To Tns Nav AEmory.


The resolution of the Park Commits
sion against the erection of the new
armory on the Palace grounds is in
line with popular ideas. AS far as we
can gather, public sentiment is almost
unanimous against the proposal, there
being scarcely anyone, outside of the
military itself, favorable to it. With
most people is found feeling of sur
prise that Governor Carter should have
entertained the proposition at all a
move that he must certainly have
known was most unpopular.
The Independent., 1904-03-04
Auditors Doubtful Figures,

1t has taken the Advertiser and its
gang about dozen years to find out
that Hawaii has been suddenly bereft
of prosperity" and was once "rich and
willing to be prodgal." And pray,
who brought such chaotic condition
of affairs about? Not the Hawaiians,
but those Americans and others who
clamored for annexation and are now
getting it, i. e., in the place "where
the chicken got the axe"
The Independent., 1904-03-04

There are two courses ahead-one of
commission and one of omission. We
can help ourselves in some way, or we
can sit down and let the ship of State
bang herself to pieces on the rocks.
Which shall it be? The Legislature,
which IS the sole law-maldng power Is
the only court of appeal, Taking this
point and that point to the Supreme
Court merely means delay and addi--
tional danger. 1t may mean a post
ponement of necessary business for a
period as will leave the Government in
such a position that only Congress will
be left with power to rescue. That
will not only be extremely embarrass.
ing but it might be accompanied with
the most disastrous results.
The Independent., 1904-03-04
BY AUTHORITY.

Notice is hereby given that the
next pay day OF Salary aud Pay Roll
Warrants ct the TTeasurer's Office,
Territory oi Hawaii, will be on the
10Th day OF March, 1904.
A. N. KEPOIKAI,
Treasurer, Territory Of Hawaii.
Tressurer's Office, Feb 20, 1904.
275l-3.
The Independent., 1904-03-04

If the Government ceases to pay
salary warrants we don't know how
that saloon in Magoonville, which is
being backed up by Road Supervisor
Johnson, will make out.
The Independent., 1904-03-04
TOPICS OF THE DAT,

The man who figures Massachusetts
as an agricultural State must certainly
class missionaries and mackorel as
farm products.
The Independent., 1904-03-04

James L Holt has this day been
appointed Assessor for the First
Taxation Division, Territory Of Ha-
waii, vice j w Pratt.
A. N. KEPOIKAI,
Treasurer, Territory OF Hawaii.
Tressurei's Office, Feb 20, 1904.
275l-3t
The Independent., 1904-03-04

In an afternoon paper Colonel Jones,
OF the National Guard, expresses a
doubt that the old drill shed premises
can again be acquired without specific
action by Congress. The Organic Act
gives the authority Of condemning pub
The Independent., 1904-03-04
suBsoA1FT1oH RAzHs:

Per Month, anywhere In the Ea-
waiian Islands. s....................$ ~
1or Year. oc
.1iss. ............................ pcp. =. @ Q oo
The Independent., 1904-03-04

Governor Carter can do little in the
The Independent., 1904-03-04
GvERY AF9 K MOON
tRxcsp, sundayl

Entered at the Pos omOo at Honolulu
The Independent., 1904-03-04
Payable Invariably In Advance.

y. :. zHszA. Proprietor and Fab
Usher.
Residing In HonoIulo.
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Almost Everybody needs . tenic In d
Milo the s.E-
kscrvice for The

s1ifii3 III INV
nun al .reserypirsSh no expend 9
good den ~ &c or ind time in trying
to make their front Yards attratt
to passers.by complain that peop<
pluck their flowers. One lady who
has a very fine rosebush within con.
venient reach Of the walk. says that
SO many of the buds are picked that
she rarely has q chance to 9 what
the full blown rose looks like. This
is doubtless the work OF the children.
since grown persons with enough taste
to appreciate flowers would usually
have enough mi Of propriety to re.
strain them from denuding their negh-
bcrs' grounds. A few words Of nd.
vice on this subject from the school
toachers would probably have a good
effect. In this country where the
clouds are as retentive as Judge Par.
ker and the sun as strenuous as Col.
Roosevelt. II Is no small job to raise
flowers and persuade them to flower.
and when 4 citizen takes enough In.
terest IN the city beautiful" TO make
his grounds bordering the sidewalk
attractive. the p~asser.by should have
enough selfrespect to restrain him
from trcspassing journal Democrat.
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TAe ~oeNrRAL,s a1poar

Capt Jack Crawford. 4the poet
scout" tells q story Of the lime when
~ thrir Indian oampsins Crook and
Miles we're rivals for the brigadIer
%eqaulets which finally fell u the lat.
ter, Crawford was passing Crooks
tent one night and found him looking
intentiy at a particularly brilliant
star. The scout saluted ana said
There's miles and Miles between You
and that star. amt there9" Crook
acknowledged the pun with a ahumph,,
and Crawford passed Oh. Hair an hour
later Crook sent for him and said II
want you TO go into the hostile coan.
try and find Sitting Bull. This was
practically sure dctsth. but Crawford
said Eyes. sir: and when / get there
what then Read him one Of your
poems and that viii kill him roarod
ITS the quickest way /
know Of 10 end this campaign % IL
bed and be hanged 10 you"
rZL
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 49,
an exemplifcation Of what | call get.
together spirit, | will relate a little
circumstance that came to my atten.
tion down there the other day. II is
worth considering:
The members of the Methodist
church in albuquerque are tearing
down the structure which has been
their place Of worship for the past
twenty years. preparatory to the cree
tion. OF a fine ediflce. / happened to
inquire of a friend where the services
would be held while the new building
was being constructed. You can
imagine my surprise when she told me
that the Methodist would nsa the
synagogue until their building was
ready for occupancy. Now, this is
a genuine illustration Of the spirit
which has made and which will make
a city and those of us here who are
pulling each Others hair about new
town and old town and all the other
ct ceteras ad nauseam a profit some
what BY realizing that while we are
fighting they are building a city
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"THE cET-ToGETHER SPIRIT.

Among the Las Vegas citizens who
have been foremost in urging the PEG.
pie Of Las Vegas to get together and
stay together on all important matters
Is Col. II. +. Twitchell. In converse
tion this morning, the gentleman said
that the failure III this respect resulted
in more injury 70 the community than
all other agencies combined. the moss.
back and chronic kicker included.
II have often said,' remarked the
colonel, that we might emulate the
Albuquerque spirit In this respect. AS
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Summary Of the Stocks.

New York, May 1.-THE Rock Ii
land roads reached an agreement on
entry to New Orleans. Five million
gold goes today and s4,50O,oO0 is al
ready engaged for Tuesday.
Seventy-three roads for March 31st
quarter show an average gross de.
crease of 1924.
Thirty-four roads for first week in
May show an average gross decrease
OF SGT.
Dun's review says reasonable wealth
er is helping retail trade.
Bradstreet's report says general In
dustry has remained rather quiet, not
ably In cotton and wooden manufac.
lures.
Harder tendency in money.
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kanssa City livestock.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May i4-cat'
Tie unchanged. Native steer $500 q
s5.25. southern steers 1915 q s4.35;
southern COW s2.25 a 1915; native
COWS and heifers $500 q Sass; stock
ers and feeders 1926 a $40: bulls
$3.50 q $3.50; calves s2.75 g $3.50;
western steers $500 O. s4.75: western
cows 5000 a. s4.25. 4
Sheep Steady. Muttons $3.50 a
s5.25; lambs $500 q $685.; range
wethers si.75 q s5s2t ewes $3.50 a
$500.
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II is FOLK EoR SURE.

Folk will now have a clear field for
tho Missouri governorship. The Kan
a City Journal speaks as follows Of
the withdrawal of Ex.Mayor Reed.
III has been apparent for several
weeks that James A. Reed was defeat.
ed IN his candidacy for the nomina.
tion as governor. Mr.. Reed himself
must have known II. but he II the
kind Of fighter that quits reluctantly.
A, last, howcver, he has formally rec.
ognized the inevitable and thrown up
the sponge, His announcement OF
withdrawal appears In the Journal
this morning.
THAT Mr., Reed Il deeply disappoint.
"a IN the failure Of his ambitions
needs hardly 10 be said, For several
years II has been his cherished dream
10 become governor OF Missouri. After
completing two terms as mayor q the
second city Of the state, he was natur.
ally IN line for further promotion II
was IN no sense presnmptuous Id him
70 aspire 70 the go%yernorship. He
entered the race with fair prospects
and under different conditions might
have been successful
But the time was o propitlous.
The boodle scandals were upppcrmost
III the popular mind and conscience
and the logic III events pointed 10
the man who had won fame and graf,
itude as the prosecutor Of boodIcrs as
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

spring. Something to brace the nerves,
invigorate tho brain, and cleanse the
hlo.d. That Pertna will do this is be-
yond all question:. Eysryopc who has
tried Il has haS the same expsrienceas
Mrs. DIV. Timbcriake, Of Lynchburg,
vay who, In . recent letter, made use Of
the following words: ~ always take 4
dose Of Pcrnna after business hours, as
II il q great thing for the nerves. There
Is no better spring tonic, and ! have
used about all Of them.n-Mrs. d. W.
Tfmberlake.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

Miss Helen Whitman, 30sx Grand
Ave-, Milwaukee WIS.,, writes:
"Thorc ~ nothing like Peruna for
that tired feeling, which gives yon no
ambition for work or play. After 4 pro-
iongcd illness, about q year ago ] felt
unable to regain my health, but four
BOTTLES OF Peruna made q wonderful
rhsnge and restored me toperfect health.
Az long a. You keep your blood in a
sood condition you are all right, and
secrnna seems % MI the veins with pure,
i.calthful blood. / thoroughly endorse
Il .u--Miss Helen Whitman.
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catarrh in Spring.

The spring is the best time to treat
catarrh. Nature rcnews herself every
spring. The system is ~rejuycnated by
spring weather. This renders mcdi-
more effective. a short consse Of
Peruna, assisted by the halmy air. 81
spring, will cure old, stubborn eases OF
catarrh that have resisted treatment for
years. Everybody should have a copy
of Dir. Hartinan's latest hook on catarrh,
Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Co
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14
he n, to be honored Most highly BY

the sc- to Ne honored most highly by
w. Mi. Reed did not realize
ice and breadth Of the move
80 place the party on the right
|, OF I the Doodle question-nor in
! Nj "a anyone else. He therefore
I o promote his candidacy by
dlsparaging Folk and his work. He
had faith IN the potency Or the ma.
chine and allied himself with that or
ganization. The machine, however,
was simply a milestone about his neck
and dragged him down with II. The
ex.mayor's fond dream Is ended and
his political ambitions, for a time.
al least, are In a state. OF collapse.
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How TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESCAPED
SPRING cATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-NA.
Nothing Robs One Of Strength Like Spring
Catarrh---Spring Feveris Spring Catarrh.

Mrs. Leone Dolehan, in a letter from the Commercial Hotel,
Minneapolis, MINI, writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: For two months my physician experimental
with mo trying to cure q hard cold which settled in my stomach,
causing inflammation and catarrh. i then made up my mind
he was simply unable to help me, and reading some Of tho
Watering testimonials as to the value OF Peruna In such cases,
I thought 7 would try 1t.
ut was six weeks before I could eat a meal without unpleasant
effects, but I have now been well for six months, and I give all
the credit to Peruna.n-Mrs. Leone Dolehan.
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How 10 Get Stron1 Nerves.

First, repair the injury already done
% your nerves. The way 10 do this is to
do exactly as did Mr.. Hal. r. Denton,
chief Department Publicity and Promo
Ion Of National Export Exposition.
lie writes? "Toward the latter part
II August l found myself in ! very
much rundown condition. My family
ahysician said ] had prostra-
N and recommended q sea voyage. I
dually grew worse. A kind friend
s,9m l had known in Ohio recon-
,aded Perunn. Though skeptical, !
aaisy yielded TO his advice. After
sing one bottle / was much improved
ia with the fifth bottle came complete
sDyery. ] am in perfect health today
80 owe everything TO Peruna."-Hal.
Denton.
A Sprln9 Tonic.
A.- .~-t~i..u.a l. -. A...I. q. IL, Iha
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Weekly Bank statement.

NEW YORK. May 14.-The week.,
bank statement is as follows
Reserve decrease s9,s96,950.
Reserve less y. s., decrease $40,
500. 100.
Loans increase, 81, sos, 500.
Specie increase, s2.s55,100.
Legals decrease, s12.476,400.
Deposits decrease, $2,097, 400.
Circulation increase, s2S9.10 0
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

II as . result OF the Russo-Japanese
war the Russian people sucure a con.
stitution, one great good will havs
come from the Titanic struggle and
the war will be worth all It cost.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

II is rather a noteworthy fact that
not one In ten Of the writer's OF Amer.
lea today i from classic New Eng
land and that o than half Of the
magazine wrters live west Of the
Mississippi.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

There may be . little something the
matter with the second place on the
republican ticket but that is no clrcum.
stance 70 the condition Of the first
place on the democratic presidential
ticket.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14
with Judge PARKER /, NAV 10

with Judge Parker /, may be a case
OF Il DO know OF those who therefore
only are reputed wise in saying moth.
ms. who u they did speak would al.
most damn those ears. which hearing
them would call their brothers fools. !.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-14

The Russian who would have dared
at the beginning Of the war to fortell
the events OF the first three months Of
the conflict would have been hanged
AZ d traitor.