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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

Governor Carter is showing more
and more every day that he Is a "pol.
icy' man and is catering to the same
influences that ruined Governor Dole.
He Is hoodwinking the people into be.
heving that he is in favor of county
government, when, as matter of fact.
he is failing to do the only thing that
can make county government possible.
lie pretends to the public that he
wants to get the drill.shed premises
back as a suitable site for the new ar.
mory (Which is very easy undertak.
ing) and at the same time Is negotlat.
ing with one Sam Johnson (of siberlo)
for the stables lot beyond the Judiciary
building for the purpose indicated. The
public pulse has been thoroughly test,
ed on this matter, 1t is not desired ot
any hand to mar the Government
parks with buildings of any sort. The
availability of the present armory site
makes the selection of any other
property for military purposes ridden.
lous and extremely unbusinessliI,e The
public demands that the armoy be
placed on the site of the present drin.
shed-and nowhere else. That is com.
mon sense and business. 1t is impos.
sible to understand why Carter bobs
up at intervals and insists upon plac.
ing it in one or the other of the Gov.
ernment parks.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

practical in the direction indicated? lie
has trusted to visionary prospect OF
some action by Congress months hence
which, even under the best of circum'
stances, will not save the law from
more trouble in the courts, when, If he
had called the Legislature in special
session at the time the Act was
knocked out the county system might
have been in operation before now.
Governor Carter may be reasonably
sincere in his county law talk, but his
acts certainly belle his words.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

the miserable fix in which we find our
selves. At the very first intimation
by the Supreme Court Of the illegallty
of the County Act the Legislature
should have been called together for
the purpose of remedying its defects.
Had this been done the matter would
have been settled before now and we
would have had smooth sailing. In the
light of events one is entirely justified
in feeling that while Governor Carter
claims to be in favor of county gov
ernment, he is secretly working to de-
lay it. In other words he is an enemy
to county government, and is it's most
powerful foe. How long will the peo-
pie stand idly by and see their wishes
blocked in this manner?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01
$4,000.

Certain ones who pretended to know
all about how twas done gave it out
Saturday night that the reason of the
flulle decision given by Referee Tim
Murphy, in the Weday.Huihui contest,
was because the hackers of Weday
banked too much money on him, aud
rather than give Huihui the decision,
it was better and safer for them all to
declare it draw, as was done, save
Weday's reputation for the future, and
as well save their money, which was
really more to them than the fight. To
attempt to give the decision to Weday
would be too bald and raw, for anyone
uninitiated could easily tell who had
the best of it and how it was going.
From first to last, Huihui was always
the aggressor and Weday on the de.
fensive.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01


We understand that Frank Harvey,
the renegade Democrat, prepared a
column and half article to be insert
ed in Sundays Advertiser in reply to
the charge of The Independent that
he was responsible for all the trouble
in connection with the nomination of
National Committeeman, but, on sec
ond thought, and the advice of better
poised minds, he decided not to do it.
Harvey reminds us of the story of
the parrot that talked to much. He
has already talked too much, and the
more he talks the worse he makes
OF a bad matter.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

The absence of fire-fghting apple
ances in Hilo is a matter of criminal
neglect on the part of the Executive
and the law-making power of this Ter
ritory. There is poor encouragement
to build homes in localities not fitted
with adequate protection from the
greatest and only danger with which
house property has to contend And
there is no excuse for the lack of pro-
lection. Hilo is as much entitled to
II as Honolulu. She pays as much, pro-
portionately, in taxes and has as good
a right to adequate fire equipment. A
little additional money invested in
water and hose would have saved the
Peck mansion and, incidentally, Hilo
and the insurance companies some
$4,000.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01
airy castles.

Bill Huihui, the Hawaiian fighter
acquitted himself splendidly in his 60
with Jack Weday Saturday night. In
fact he surprised his most confident
friends. The sporting generally was
fearful that, in running up against the
bulldog of the local ring, Huihui
would meet his Waterloo and spoil his
ascending reputation. But such was
not the case. He not only held his
own but scored points that easily
places him in line for more important
battles,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01
MONDAY. FEB. /, 1904.
CARTER AND COUNTY LAW.

The news by cable of decision by
the Supreme Court of the Islands, de.
claring the County Act unconstitution-
al, has been received here. Represen-
tative Robinson, of the Committee,
said today that meant all proceedings
before Congress to make the act valid
would be dropped at once.
1--WE do not altogether regret that
decision" added Mr.. Robinson, who Is
accounted a good friend of the Islands
and whose opinions on the subject of
the County Act are approved by most
of the members of the Committee.
1--WE might have been able to approve
the act here, had it been only the
matter of a defect as to provisions
about the title. However, there were
many defects in the County Act,
which l know many members of the
House did not approve. 1t was not
well drawn. Many of the provisions
are such as we would not like to sane
ton"
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TOPICS Or THE DAY.

So Governor Carter has been hooked
by steer. That's bad again. Roose-
welt would not have had that happen
for anything. Imagine Roosevelt get
ting caught by the horn of a Waimea
bullock! Preposterous! 1t is indeed
painful to think that our own Football
George, the pet of the Administration,
should have fallen by the wayside in
this manner.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01


Mr.. Henshall's Dooley work in the
Star is very good. But is it not a kind
OF rape on mans life-work and repu-
tation to burglarize his trade. mark?
Dunne's Mr.. Dooley is famous on at
least two continents and represents
many years of hard work. To be ex-
tremely charitable we would say that
we do not think it either proper or fair
for Mr.. Henshall or anybody else to
builds cupoles on anyone else's liter
airy castles.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01
PRESERVE TER OLD Hulk.

Anything antique, i. e., not funny,
but antiquarian in age or as coming
from the glimmering past or from "the
old world" is highly priced and appre.
ciated by those of the present age,
even if it was only a decade ago, to
finally find a final resting place in
some museum, where it is shelved and
classified; in other words, museum
is store-house of antiquity. In con.
nection with this appreciation for
things antique, we desire to particu.
larly call attention to the hulk of ves-
sci, given up as being out of it's day
and dismasted, now lying in the har-
boris "rotten row." out of commission.
This hulk was active only generation
ago, but today it is somewhat forgot
ten and is only awaiting so we are in
formed, purchaser who will break it
up for hndling firewood. We speak of
the hulk of the steamer Mokolii. That
little steamer is said to have been the
beginning of the making of the late
Samuel G. Wilder and she made the
money that built his residence, known
as the "Eskbank," from an iron vessel
Of that name wrecked many years ago
off Waikiki, the wreck of which was
bought up for a song almost. Mr.. Will
der made money out of its cargo, after
saving a great deal of sugar mill ma
chinery, liquors, cordials, ETC., and dis.
posing of them to great advantage to
his fortune. The little Mokolii then
was the steamer that did the work, as.
sisted by native divers. Being out of
commission, its machinery taken out,
dismasted, ETC., leaving only it's hull
remaining. AS being the forerunnor
to the great afIluence now enjoyed by
Mr.. Wilder's heirs, we think they
ought to have enough sentiment re-
naming to preserve this hull, If pos.
sible. We don't mean to say in a mu.
scum of itself, but in some beftting
way, by mooring it at some place and
turning it into public or private bath.
ing house, or else, move it up to Esk.
bank and turn it into a hot house or a
tea house. 1t is worth all of that to
the S, G. Wilder Estate, Ltd, owned
and controlled by the heirs of the
late deceased gentleman. By doing SO
all and every one of them and their
children, as well as those to come
after them, may point with pride to the
beginning Of the fortune that they are
now enjoying, living on the easy side
of Easy street. We give this sugges.
tion free gratis.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

Governor Carter told the people of
Waimea that he wanted county govern
ment and was ready to do everything in
his power to bring it about. If that be
true, why has he not done something
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01
FOR sALE.

$500 HOUSE AND LOT ON
Liliha Street near King, Only small
cash payment received, Apply to
WILLIAM sAvlDGE Il 90.
2O6 Merchant Stree,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

The above is from the pen of the
Advertisers special correspondent in
Washington. 1t discloses a situation
precisely in line with our idea 'of It.
Congress will not act upon the county
matter until near the end of the ses.
sion, if at all; and when it does act (if
at alb it will give us law to suit H.
self and law that will most probably
mot be at ell suited to local condi-
lions. Certain it is that if the meas
ure is ever passed by Congress 1t will
foist upon the Islands provisions Of all
sorts that the Legislature would not
dare to pass.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-01

The people of the Islands have Gov
ernor George R. Carter to thank for
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-03

are beyond doubt true philosophers and their calm
ehNaoe II they never experience rapture neither do
ey ahagonze in despair if they are never caugbt nm 70
Tue Se'enh heaven OF bliss they remain ignorant of what
~, means 10 De cast down to the lowest depths of woe
hey oVe they fear they hope they pray they fuld all
e uuueS TO earth and to heaven broad prlncjnes
ol moral economy and having lived prudenty within their
lhcomeS-money income and soul income-they entertain
reasonable hopes of continued well being beyond the
however, these wise and women who obey the amos
tie injunction of moderation in their love affairs are
10 DC congratulated rather than auded Their supreme
SelIcontro Is usually quite matter of temner
ahieht as or well directed effort and will power All mems
pulses do not beat alike and hearts are as dssimar rs
eyes and noses
Prudence and foresight to be COMPOUNDED with
cola Dooded calculation 1t may be safely asserted that
no love can endure which securely in mutual
respect and good faith Love has many counerfes and
1t Is well worth while to weigh the metal which ptters
so oghy TO try the gold in the fire painful as may be
he test since they who barter their hearts
Tor FOOLS gold henceforh bankrupt French have
proverb that the JOY of love passes away but the pain
or love remains proverb which is truest when the love
the fierce passion which burns itself out leaves ony
the bitterness of ashes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-03
Mr.. Quay as a Guide.

or all the "Quay stories" none shows
the late Senator from Pennsylvania in
Il more personal, kindly and humorous
light than new one which was
brought north from the national CAPT
tai after the closing of Congress.
1t seems that an old man not long
ago was wandering through the little
used library portion Of the capitol, oh.
yiOusly lost, when he met another man.
no longer young, but evidently familiar
with the devious passageways ana cor.
ridors.
Excuse me-" said the stranger; but
have lost my way. | want to get to
Senator Quay's room. Can you help
meP
Certainly" was the reply. Come
this way" And by hall and elevator
the two soon reaches the committee
room where Mr.. Quay saw his callers
This is Senator Quay's ROOM" an
nounced the guide. whom do you
wish to seeF'
Senator Quay" was the response.
And then the old man nearly col
Iapsed when the other remarked quiet.
ly: 81 am Mr.. Quay"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-03
PIGEONS IN THE WAR.
How Japanese aud Russian Armies
Make Use of the birds.

Such is the exigeucy Of war that
even the gentle dove of peace is
pressed into its service The part
played by these birds and the yeotnan-
ry service they rendered In the South
African war will still be fresh In many
memories; and Notwithstanding the ad-
vent aud progress of wireless telegra-
ply the faithful messenger" is again
seeing active service, this time with
the Japanese and Russian forces.
Russia has long established military
lofts at her fortified towns In Man
churia, and has more recently accept
ed the offer of French colombophle
fanciers TO organize n service of these
birds in outlying districts This last
move on her part has already borne
fruit, messages having been carried
out of beeagured Port Arthur by
these birds. The Russians were en-
abled to accomplish this owing to their
having previously collected the pigeons
from outside lofts and stored them
within their stronghold, to be liberated
as occasion required Birds from the
Port Arthur lofts were at the same
time taken out of the port. and thus
the besieged city will be kept Ia
formed Of events happening outside.
With a far-seeing forethought, the
necessity of which Is only now appar-
ent, the Japs some five years ago es
tablished their military and naval
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Later Tfbbles married the daughter
of Joseph LaFlesche head chief OF the
Omaha Indians, girl of remarkable
beauty and unusual education. bright
Eyes" the English translation of her
Indian name of '-the-am' ba, was
for years a contributor to magazines
and newspapers. She died a year ago.
Ttbbles met her while defending as a
volunteer lawyer the Ponca Indians In
a habeas corpus suit growing out Of
their disinclination to be removed to
the Indian Territory. She gave him
much testimony In the case, and after
1t was over he married her. At the
suggestion of an Episcopahan bishop,
Tfbbles and his wife then took to the
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the birds first liberated. II must he
understood that the light Of the pigeon
would be seriously impeded were 1t to
be burdened with any great weight,
and consequently dispatches are writ
ten on specially-prepared sips of rice
paper These. contrary to the general
impression, are not tied round the
birds neck. hut are rolled and placed
I'm a cclluloid holder. fastened by two
clips to the birds leg, and are thus
carried close under the tail OF the bird
when it is In flight The total weight
Of this carrier, which is manufactured
by a Belgian firm, IL under four
grammes.
The speed OF the pigeon is another
point which may be easily misunder-
stood. Although Il Is true under GER
tain circumstances pigeon will fly
$500 yards per minute, or nearly
so miles per hour. yet this is only
accomplished under exceptionally ia
vorable conditions; 1.4OO yards per
minute, or fifty miles per hour, being
a fairer average. This, however. must
not be taken to mean that the pigeon
normally flies the distance between
two places fifty miles apart In an
hour. as owing to It's not flying in an
absolutely straight line 1t would prob
ably take seventy-tive minutes to ac-
Complish the distance For this reason
forty miles per hour Is the speed usual
Z
to 800 miles 1t would cover at the
same rate, but above that the average
would often be much lower. owing to
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lofts, and by repeated experiments
since then they have organized a sys-
tenn calculated to bring forth the high
est qualities of the pigeons with which
their lofts were stocked.
With an army on the march the use
of pigeons as messengers has 50 far
proved a failure, all experiments to
get these birds to return to loft con.
tlnually on the move having been void
of success. Japan has, however, with
the tenacity Of purpose for which she
Is famous, scored a success with
travelling lofts, of which the illustra
tlon will give general Idea. Such
lofts are stocked with birds as soon as
they are old enough to leave the nest,
and the birds are kept confined with
in It until required for use. The whole
loft Is then transferred to the military
base, or temporary post near the scene
Of operations, and the birds, then sew
eral months old, are given their liberty
for the first time. Not having flown
to another locality, they quickly settle
down to their new surroundings, and
in few days are familiar with the
country for miles around. Every
opportunity is seized to give them
additional experience before being
actually used In the service, and to
keep open communications with ali ad-
vance column, or for scouting work,
these travelling lofts have proved in
valuable. Should, however, the base
of operations be advanced, or tenn
porary post abandoned, the birds are
at once discarded and new loft trans
ferred to the altered surroundings.
Scouts, both moWnted and no cycle,
each carry from four to six birds in
bamboo cage, slung after the fashion
OF a knapsack, and thus reports are
sent back without the necessity Of
their leaving the post OF observation.
For great distances two birds may be
flown with the same dispatch, but this
is seldom required, the usual custom
being to repeat each message on sub
sequent birds. so that the final pigeon
liberated would not only carry its own,
but also a copy of messages sent by
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White hair falling in curls over his
forehead and ears, he presents a strik-
aug appearance. Editorially he
neither asks nor gives quarter. He is
nfmly convinced that the nation is
menaced by the Vaccinations of Wall
street and he frequently gives voice 10
his belief.
lie began as lawyer at Council
bluHs fifty years ago. abandoning
blackstone to become one of John
brown's raiders. He demonstrated his
courage once when Quantrell's band of
geurrillas captured him and strung
MIN up three times to compel him to
olvulge the secrets of his leaders. He
refused and was left to hang as the
oorderers rode away. He was saved
none too soon by the arrival Of his
comrades.
After that he became an itinerant
methodist preacher, but chafed under
the restrictions of creed and Joined the
fresbyterians. With them he found
ne could not preach what he pleased,
ana he took to newspaper work. A
rev years later he took a homestead
Cunning County, which he still
owns. His first wife. a cultivated Eng
: usnwoman. died In 1882.
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that date have been startling in their and results
At the time the figures for the fiscal year show that
1904 people killed and 4597 were injured from tbe
operations of these trains This increase of 73 dead
and 597 injured the figures the previous year an
Increase complacenty accounted for the basis Of u
per cent Increase in the railroad business 1903 over the
business of 1902.
Under the present conditions Of international arma
mems numbers CO men, and the possibilities of fighting on
and land, any which might become possible on
the map and in battle leave 3554 men I9aa Oil
field and send 45977 others to the hospitals be war
making this fight memorable in modern history And
yet for the destruction of these the manning Of
the other tens of thousands who would find the sum
total must go to the commonplace report body which
handles these figures calmly would tabuate the
number of coal affected by They are tributes
to the modern Juggernaut
How are you going TO prevent collisions on a great
railroad system" the heated question asked bv Chi
cago railway official in the year the Worlds Fair in
Chicago when there had been appalling loss of life in
one Of these disasters.
Il have sovereign remedy" was the reply ain anv
case involving train which to meet another
train single track I'd strap the president of the road
to the pilot Of engine and the president to the
trains without colding?
Accidents will occur in raroading. Life and death
In all conditions Of society will be within fingers oucb Of
each other. But will say that comparison with
the civilizations of Europe the American people are not
paying ntoerable tribute life the operation of its
steam railroad systems
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JAPANESE WAR PIGEONS IN THE CAMPAIGN

the birds not being able to fly after
dark. Whenever possible they are
therefore liberated at such an hour
as enables them to regain their loft
upon the same day; the risk Of capture
and the dispatch falling into the enc
my's hands being then reduced to a
minimum.
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Wrong Diagnosis.

Marriage" said the youth, Seems
to have a civillzlng effect on man. It's
only the old bachelor who is cross and
crusty."
Wrong again, young man." replied
the sage from Sageville. "An old BACH
elor is cross and crusty because he
isn't afraid to say what he thinks"
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lecture platform. and spent five years
In telling Americans and Englishmen
the story Of the Indians and their
wrongs,
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President. He Is an
editor, but at vari-
Gus times has been
Il la wyer, a farmer,
a preacher and q
lecturer. He is now
6G years old. He
has the face of a
X o IN a n. Great,
gaunt f e a t ur e S,
fiery gray eyes, an
aggressive n o S e
and eyebrows, with
a nnaSs of cnOHv
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Dial and oDeFWIse Tot mutuaI convenience and comfort
pass through their seventy years undsurbed by
painful emotions than what might arise from
firm digestion doubtful pecuniary speculation" or
this sort the who still young and the husband
his third wife replied to the question of friend that
he really did not know which had been
est to him. They like three good dinners
sdered best at the time and pleasant remembrance
Such people, who take the safe middle causeway of
fe who frankly unsentimenta who have no intense
feelings of kind but who do things moderation