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The Independent., 1904-05-24
Tha Grand Jury.

1t seems that every time Walter
g Smith appears before the Terri
torial grand jury OF the present
Circuit Court term to compla in
against f j Tests, the mem bers
thereof all tremble and vote to per-
secute him whom he would want to
see prosecuted after being once fair
ly licked and knocked out. Not
only the grand jury, but the prose-
eutors as well, who are evidently ell
bent in kow-towing to the whims OF
this now too well-known prosecutor.
Their vieiousness and vindictiveness
are too we'll apparent this time in
their hsgrsnt treatment OF the
prosecuted, quite a marked differ
ence from the first. We wonder
what has come over them this time.
But we hope to live to see the day
when "thieves foil out and honest
men get their dues" They cannot
expect to remain in power forever,
and while there's life, they may az
we'll enjoy their brief authority to
the full limit. Well no doubt out
live them aud see them Ssamper Of
to other fields and other climes.
The Independent., 1904-05-24
TUESDAY, MAY "a, 1904.
AS TO PEST DESTROYERS.

Ths planters are establishing an
chronological station OF their own.
That is good. Now, il they will
take steps to prevent the imports-
tion OF more "pest destToyers," they
will have made the frat important
move. Every pest destroyer ever
brought here has had to have an.
other destroyer brought the sue
eeeding year to prey upon him; and
thus it has gone on. Tho next move
OF the station should bs to devise
chemical compounds that will des.
troy the pests we have, and apply
them. SYSTEMATIC work of this kind
will bring the desired results, and
will render the absurd business OF
bugologists of no value in a prao-
tical wsy. Money has been poured
out like water in the past ten years
on pest experts. and We have more
pests today than ever before. The
situstion itself shows that the
scheme has been a failure. What is
required is the prohibition OF pest
deStroyers in the future and the
employ ment OF sensible chemical
remedies
The Independent., 1904-05-24

Ga general principles we think it
a great mistake to appoint Superin-
tendent McVeiRh to be district msg
lsirate at the Moloks settlement,
even for brief period. As executive
officer there, the Superintendent has
to deal directly with all OF the al.
fairs OF the people, and it is not
right that he should decide their
legal problems for them II the
same situation obtained 10 any other
part OF the Islands, or anywhere
else for the matter Of that, the dis
tricL magistrate would be ruled by
The Independent., 1904-05-24

In giving representation to the
various districts OF the Islands at ST
Louis, the Democrats should be
careful to see that the island OF Ha-
waii and the Fifth district OF this
island are fully recognized. Hawaii
will have two or more men to offer,
and should be given at least one
delegate and one alternate. A really
good distribution would be: Ha-
waii, Maui, Kauai and Fifth district
one delegate each; the Fourth dis
trict, two delegates. Maui aud Ha-
wall, one alternate eacbi the Fourth
and Fifth districts, two alternutes
each.
The Independent., 1904-05-24

The Hawaiian Forester and Agri-
culturist, monthly publication, has
torn away from the Planters Asso-
citation and will in future be issued
independently. 1t is better so, as
the Planters Association is devoted
exclusively to sugar, while the Board
OF Agriculture, which issues the new
paper, is supposed to look after dis
cuesions OF all agricultural ques.
tions, The May number, which was
issued this morning, contains
valuable assortment OF matter, in-
terestingly written.
The Independent., 1904-05-24

The prosecutor, in the role OF the
editor OF the Advertiser, has again
gained another point by re indlcting
f Testa on the same charge and
for the same cause, i.,e., the article
complained OF in the first instance.
He may be chuckliug now in his
boots, but again we say that "he
who laughs last laughs the best"
The Independent., 1904-05-24

Judge Lindsay collected about
Sl,500 from Chinese gamblers last
week. These men were engaged in
miner infractions OF the law, and
were playing with small sums OF
money. The records do not dis
close the name OF a single, real
gambler OF the town--the men who
make gambling business and set
their nets for big suckers. Why is
it,
The Independent., 1904-05-24

1t is bad for pugilistic sport that
two programs should be arranged
for the same time-next Saturday
evening. AS the thing has always
been, one program is about as much
ss the town can stand in several
weeks, let slone one night. 1t seems
to us that as Paddy Ryan's program
was the fret one launched, that one
should be given the right OF way,
The other one being set for some
other evening. There 10 a little
mystery about the arrangement Of
this second program anyway. Why
was it donei Was it q piece OF spite.
work, or case OF ovsrzsalousness I
The Independent., 1904-05-24

Now that Walter Clifford Smith,
editor OF the Advertiser, hes suo.
ceeded in bringing . third iudict-
msnt against Mr. Tesla. in his cam
psign OF persecution, he has decided
to take q swell earned vacation" on
the island OF Hawaii.
The Independent., 1904-05-24

According to the Hawaii Shinpo,
the Japanese find living 80 high in
Hawaii that they have come to re.
gard this Territory as mere stop
ping place between Japan and the
mainland OF America. For heavens
sake The average japanese lives
on from fiftsen to twenty-five cents
day, or about enough to start the
average citizsn's breakfast of salts
The Independent., 1904-05-24
TOPICS OF IHE DAY.

For two whole days the Hawaiian
Star has not burdsned the city with
clippings about war in the Orient.
The fact 10 worthy OF note, az
Thanksgiving Day 10 approaching.
The Independent., 1904-05-24

One OF the fundamental principles
OF the institution OF Grand Juries,
il we mistake not, is not oppression.
A man once put in jeopardy on
virgin information cannot be again
jsopsrdized by the same lot that iu-
dicted him in the frat instance and
on practically the same matter and
the same evidsnee. This persecu-
tion cannot be oslled liberty.
The Independent., 1904-05-24

factorily. And still they complain
about high living II is that sort
OF "high living" that is running the
country. and the sooner the jap
snese who are complaining about IL
move to Calitornia the better for
Hawsii.
The Independent., 1904-05-24

the higher courts 10 he disqualified
in every case brought uP, on account
OF personal knowledge and bias one
way or the other. Acting Governor
Atkinson has made serious bluuder
in ssnctiopipe the appointment
The Independent., 1904-05-24

From the way the Mehsuls gross
cheat case is being personally
handled by the Attorney General
before jury in Judge De Bolts
courtroom, it appears that a noun.
tain is being made out OF rothing,
much less q mole hill. Much energy,
effort and valuable time is being ex.
pended by the Government to get
conviction, because it is urged by
Hawaiian haters OF the Walter G.
Smith stripe aud stamp. 1t is any
thing to convict and down Hawaii
ans.
The Independent., 1904-05-24
EuE BALE. .

36OO HOUSE AND LOT ON
Liliha Street near King, Only small
cash payment received, Apply to
WILLIAM 4sAvIDaE 4 90.
20o AerChsnt stree.
The Independent., 1904-05-24
EVERY AFTERNOON
tRxosp, sunday

Entered a. the Po. once at Honolulu
H.T., o. Bsoond-clssn msil
The Independent., 1904-05-24

Telephone 8l5l Blue, Postof,ce
Box 6o8
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CAUTION
V.-CHARITY.
BY SAM HILL.

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the head slipped drops into
cinnamon family Bohemans What good girl
tight the
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world TO be as unobtusivs
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tain much noushmn as two p9unas Of round 70 ~ on his
] Ssas ssa
aesoluts sanitary Also that the water his wife s
hrstnE his life and that they must send to
bottle and pure telling
anyone her to bundle
and il
Happy oogn got the kitchen search Of
him the Society who wona permit him to split 1t
the the sD under the shower
a the
saa put her nm
subscription list had money
e . wn asa
she m a sa egt,
peddler $500 with hint as to yards
% N "a her to
he not he mn not
they could eat all the good ice they Fur
tvoud their
One day while Tunnn
s @ the sick and leaving choice with
Breaking into fiat without stopping e the
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the world
right forget i it
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he descended, this time for the rifles.
These he hastily slung to the rope,
again ,swarmed up the pole, and drew
the guns after him with infinite care.
Even in the whirl Of the moment
he noticed, that Iris had managed par
TALLY. to complete her costume.
Now we are ready for Them he
groWled, lying prone on the ledge and
eagerly scanning both sides of Pros
pect Park for a first glimpse Of their
.assailants.s
For two shivering hours they waited
there, until the sun was high over the
cliff and filled sea and land with his
brightness. AT last, despite the girls
tears and prayers, jerks insisted on
making a reconnaissance in person.
Let this portion Of their adventures
|sbe passed over with merciful brevity.
Both Watch- guns had been fired by
thestroape of tiny Wou-wou monkeys!
Iris did not know whether to laugh
or cry, when jerks, with much diff
Guilty, lowered her to mother earth
again, and marveled the while how he
had managed to carry forty feet into
the9 air asyoung woman who weighed
ESQ solidly. e. .
They sat down to belated break
fast, and jerks then became conscious
that the muscles of his arms, legs and
back were aching hugely. 1t was by
that means he could Judge the true
extent Of his achievement. iris too,
realized 1t gradually, but, like the
Frenchwoman in the earthquake, she
was too concerned with, memories of
lsher state OF deshabille to appreciate,
all at once, the incidents OF the dawn.
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CHAPTER vIn.-Continued.
Preparations.

He rapidly sketched to Iris the de-
fensive plan which the Eagles Nest
Suggested. Access must be provided
FLY means of, q rope ladder, securely
Fastened inside the ledge, and capable
! of being pulled UP or let down at the
must he kept constantly stocked with
"a judicious supply Of provisions, wa
ter and ammunition. They could be
covered with g. ,tarpau1in, and thus
kept in fairly good condition.
i I'VE ought to sleep there every
night he went on, and his mind was
SO engrossed with the tactical side Of
1.-THE preparations that he did not no.
itice how Iris blanched at the sugges-
ton.
.surely not until danger actually
threatens?" she cried.
Danger threatens us each hour af-
ter sunset. It may come any night,
tho I expect at least a fortnight's re-
prieve. Nevertheless, I intend to act
as If tonight may witness the first
shot Of the siege"
''Do you mean that" she sighed.
"And my little room is becoming SO
very cozy!'
Belle ,Vue Castle. their two-roomed
hut, was already a home to them.
rs jerks always accepted her words
literally.
well" he announced, after a
PAUSE, ssit may not be necessary to take
up our quarters there until the elev-
eIltl1 hour. After I have hoisted up
our stores and made the ladder, I will
endeavor to devise an efficient Gordon
of sentinels around our position. We
will see"
Not another word would Iris get
N out OF him on the topic. Indeed, he
provided her with plenty Of work. BY
this time she could splice a rope more
neatly than her tutor, and her par
ticular business was to prepare no less
Efhis was an impossible task for one
day, but after dinner the sailor helped
her. They toiled late. until their fin
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HORSE SEEKS DEATH TO ESCAPE WORE

Just before he reached the church
he turned sharply, paused for a sec
ond, shook his head, and then crashed
with renewed speed into. another pole.
He struck it head-on and fell dead on
the pavement.
The animal belonged to John
Mitchell, a. furniture dealer. He was
young, and Mr. Mitchell valued him
highly. The animal had been hauling
a heavy load of furniture. Going up a
steep hill he suddenly rebelled, turned
sharply, tore himself from the wagon
and rushed to his death. Witnesses
did not hesitate to express the opinion
that it was a case Of suicide.
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der that condition"

der that condition.
simply because an American
tramp tries, like every .Other mere,
male, to be logical. A woman is
French lady being killed during an
earthquake because she4ainsisted Ion
going into falling house Ito rescue
that portion other hairwhich- usually
rested on the dressing table Wl list she
was asleep" g IS 50 rs a. "
you are personally unqualifed to emu
late her example. 0--..s: e. ~
She laughed merrily, ol1ightly did
Yesterdays adventuresasit upon her.
The allusionsto her disheveled state
when they were thrown ashore by the
typhoon simply impressed her !. 'as q!
come Injured to the strange circum-
stances of new life. -
| IT withdraw that threat and subst1-
tute more genuine plea curiosity
she cried.
"Then you will be gratifed promptly.
These are our sentinels. Come with
tant one. ga - 8
1 He picked up faggot with its
queer attachment, shouldered a Lee
Metford, and smiled when he saw the
business-like air with which Iris slung
a revolver around her waist.
Il
Cove, and the girl soon perceived
i the ingenuity of his automatic signal.
He securely bound the block Of wood
to tree where it was hidden blythe
underground. Breaking the bulletout
Of a cartridge, he placed the blank
charge in position in front Of the strik-
4 er, the case being firmly clasped by a
bent nail. TO the trigger, the spring
Of which he had eased to slight pres
sure, he attached piece Of unraveled
rope, and this he carefully trained
4 among the trees at a height OF six
Inches from the ground, using as car
|riers nails driven into the trunks.
4 The ultimate result was that q mere
Iswish Of Iris dress against the taut
q cord exploded the cartridge.
"There!" he exclaimed, exultantly
5l..when I have driven stakes into the
sand to the waters edge on both sides
of the cove, Twill defy them to land
& by night without giving us warming
..Do you know" said Iris, In all seri.
d BUSINESS, II think you are the clever.
2 est man in the world"
d my dear Miss Deane, that n mot al
'Iall trades unionist sentiment
Equality is the keynote OF their propa-
lganda. ..sl..
Nevertheless, he was manifestly
. pleased by the success OF his 2ingeniou.
!: Icontrivance, and forthwith completed
the Gordon. To make doubly sure, he
lset another snare further within thu
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CbeVJin]$ of tbe morning
L Thrilling Tale Of shlpwreek and Aayeltule,
1903 By Edward J. ciods.
By LOUIS TRACY.

gers were sore and their backbones
creaked as they sat upright.
Meanwhile jerks swarmed up the
pole again, and drew up after him a
crowbar, the sledgehammer, and the
pickax. With these implements he set
to work to improve the accommoda-
ton. OF course he did not attempt
seriously to remove any large quanti-
ty of rock, but there were projecting
Jumps here and inequalities OF floor
there which could be thumped or
pounded out of existence.
It was surprising to. see what a
clearance he made in an hour The
existence Of the fault helped him a
good deal, as the percolatton Of the
water at this point had oxidized the
stone to rottenness. To his great joy
he discovered that a. few prods with
the pick laid bare q small cavity which
could be easily enlarged, Here he
contrived a niche where Iris could re-
main in absolute safety. when barri-
she was entirely sheltered from the
one dangerous point on the opposite
cliff, nor need she be seen from the
trees.
Having hauled into position; two
boxes of ammunition-for which he
had scOoped out q special receptacle
the invaluable water kegs from the
stranded boat, several tins Of biscuits
and all the timed meats, together with
three bottles of wine and two Of bran
dy, he hastily abandoned the ledge and
busted himself with fitting a number
Of gun locks to heavy faggots
| Iris watched his proceedings In 81.
lence for some time. At last the in.
terval for luncheon enabled her to de.
mand an explanation.
If you don't tell me at once wha,
you intend to do with those strange
| implements, she said, ST will form
myself into an amalgamated engineer
and come out on strike.''s
! IF you do he answered., you viii
create a precedent There is, no rec,
orded case of laborer claiming wha
he calls his rights when his life is a.
stake. Even an American tramp ha.
! been known to work like q hend I'm,
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passage. But this would be risking
all on frightfuI uncertainty. and
the accidental discovery of the Eagles
Nest had given him new hope. Here
he could make a determined and pro-
longed stand, and in the end help
must come. SO he dismissed the
navigation project and devoted him
self wholly to the perfecting of the
natural fortress in the rock.
That night they finished the rope
ladder. Indeed, jerks was deter
mined not to retire to rest until it
was placed in stu; he did not care
to try second time to carry Iris to
that elevated perch, and it may be
remarked that thenceforth the girl,
before going to sleep. simply changed
one ragged dress for. another.
/ One of the first things he contem-
plated was the destruction, if possible,
Of the point on the opposite cliff,
which commanded the ledge. This,
however, was utterly impracticable
with the appliances at his commend.
The top of the rock sloped slightly
towards the west, and nothing short
of dynamite or regular quarrying
by hostile marksnlGn.
During the day his Lee-Metfords, at
ninety yards range, might be trusted
to keep the place clear Of intrudsrs.
But at night-that was the difficulty.
He partially solved it by fixing two
rests on the ledge to support a rife
in exact line with the center of the
enemy's supposed position, and as a
variant, on the outer rest he marked
lines which correspondent with other
sections of the entire front available
to the foe.
Even then he was not satisfied.
When time permitted he made many
experiments with ropes reeved thru
the pulley and attached to rifle ac-
ton. He might have succeeded in his
main object had not his thoughts
taken a new line. His aim was to
achieve some method OF opening and
closing the breech-block by means of
| two ropes. The difficulty was to Sc
cure the preliminary and final lateral
movement OF the lever bolt, but it
suddenly occurred to him that IL he
could manage to convey the impress
sion that Iris and he had left the
island, the Dyaks would go away after
a fruitless search. The existence o.;
ropes along the face of the rock-as
essential to his mechanical scheme
would betray their whereabouts or
at any rate excite dangerous curiosity.
So he reluctantly abandoned his orig
i inal design, tho not wholly, as will
i be seen in due course.
y(To Be Continued To-morrow.)
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trees He was certain the Dyaks
would not pass along Turtle Beach if
they could help it. By this time the
'sThat will suffice for the present.
he told the girl. To-morroM we will
place other sentries i'm position at
strategic points. Then we can sleep
i'm the castle with tolerahle safety.''
Blythe meager light of:tIe tiny lamp
they alabored sedulouslysatss the rope.
with sheer WEAKNESS. Neither OF
them had slept much during the pre-.
eeding night, and they were both
completely. tired.
It was with a very weak little smile;
that the girl babe him good night, =
and they We're soon wrapped IN that.
sound slunber which comes only from
health, hard work and wholesome
fare.
The first streaks OF dawn were tip
ping the opposite crags with roseate
tints when the sailor was suddenly
aroused by what he believed to be q
| gunshot. He could not be sure. He
Twas still collecting his scattered senses,
lsstraining eyes and ears % intensely.
when there came a second report. z,
Then he knew what had happened.
The sentries on the Smugglefs' Cove
post were faithful to their trust. The
enemy was upon them. s.
- At such moment jerks was not
Ia man who prayed. Indeed he was
proneS:to invoke the neither powers q
habitslong since acquired by the Brit
ish army In Flanders, 1T is believed.
TherEsswas not moment to be lost.
He rushed into Iris room, and gath
cred ID snis arms both her#and the
weird medley Of garments that COW
Eeredi# hers He explained to the pro-
Testing girl, as he ran with her to
the foot of the rock, that she must
cling to his shoulders with sunfaater-
ling courage whilst he. climbed tostlle
ledge with the aid OF the pole and the
Irope placed there the previous day.
i IT. was q magnificent feat OF strength
i that he essayed. In calm moments
he would have shrunk from ite per
4 Torrance, IL only on the score sofa dam
i ger TO the precious burden he car
Fried. Now there was nossstfme Tor
Thought. Up he went, hand over hand,
clinging to the rough pole with the
i tenacity Of a Mmpet and taking 2
1 turn OF the rope over his right wrist
j at each upward clutch. last.
breathless but triumphant, he reached
the ledge, and was able to gasp hie
instructions to Iris to crawl over his
bent back and faN4d Until she was
safely lodged on the broad platform
4 OF rock. 81 81 IS
i Then. before shss could expostulate
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they fled, shrieking and gurgling like
thousand water bottles. Finally he
constructed several Dyak scarecrOWs
and erected one to guard each of his
alarm guns. The device was thoroly
effective. Thenceforth, when some adj
venturous monkey-sWinglng with Tn
hands or tail among the tree tops IN
the morning search for appetizing nut
or luscious plantain-saw one OF those
fearsome bogies, he raised such a
hubbub that all his companions scam
pered hastily from the confines of the
wood to the inner Businesses.
In contriying these same scarecroWs
which, by the way, he had vaguely
intended at first to erect on the beach
induce them to fire a warning vol
ley-the sailor paid closer heed to
the spoils gathered from the fallen.
One, at least Of the belts was made
Of human hair, and some among its
long strands could have come only
from the faxen-haired head of Eu-
|ropean child. This fact, tho CHASTITY
enough, confirmed him In his theory
that it was Impossible to think of tenn
porizing with these human fends
Unhappily such savage virtues as they
possess do not include clemency to
the weak or hospitality to defenseless
strangers There was nothing for II
but q fight to a finish, with the law
of the jungle to decide the terms OF
conquest.
That morning, OF course, he had not
been able to visit Summit Rock until
after his cautious survey of the island
once there, however, he noticed thai
the gale two nights earlier had loos-
ened two Of the supports of his sky
sign. It was not a difficult or a lone
job to repair the damage. With the
invaluable ak he cut several wedges
and soon made all secure.
Now, during each Of the two daily
examinations. Of the horizon which
he never omitted, he minutel.
scrutinized the sea between Rain.
bow Island and the distan
group. It was, perhaps, need
less precaution. The Dyaks would
come at night. With a favorable wine
| they need not set sail until dusk, an6
their fleet sampans would easily cover
the intervening forty miles In five
hours.
He could not be positivs that the,
were actual inhabitants Of the islands
| to the south. The China sea swarmi
with wandering pirates, and the trib.
whose animosity he had earned Nigh
be equally noxious to some peaceablt
fishing community on the coast
| Again and again he debated the adj
visibility OF constructing a. seaworth.
raft and endeavoring to make tn,