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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-14
a SPOKANE PAPER PROPOSES
n. F. JONES FOR GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE,
he Is at Present a Member of the
state Board Of ControI-Stauneh
Old Limo Democrat.

Local democrats want a strong man
nominated for governor this year. says
the Spokane Chronicle. One way to
md the strong candidate is to give
all those prominent in the party a
trying out: and many prominent demo-
Gratis are being brought out as possi-
Bile gubernatOrial timber.
Among the latest of these is n. r.
deep Creek) Jones. one of the hest
known old liners in the state. Jones'
mas served on central committees, man.
aged state campaigns and been frozen
out just like the rest. but he is known
as a red hot democrat and stands we'll
with his party. Jones was one of
those who got frozen out of the city
convention three years ago when DR..
P. S. Byrne made his picturesque CAM
paign.
AT present Jones is Il member OF the
state board of audit and control. Prior
to receiving his appointment he was a
bailiff in Judge Belts court. but I'D to
that time much of his work had been
III cenlral committees. Now democrats
are trying him out as gubernatorial
timber. and along with the many other
possibilities are seeing the amount of
strength he can develop.
The formal announcement of Colonel
W. Nj. Ridpath that he is a candidate
for governor may be expected at any
time. So far however. the colonel
has refused to commit himself. 1t is
known, though. that he has goodly
pile of poll books at his office, which
are being we'll looked over. The for
NAL announcement may be expected
about the first of February. as indica-
tons are that the colonel will be ready
to say the word about that time. but
believes the present time too early"
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The CELLO CANAL
UNIFIED STATES WILL GET A
Right WITHIN THE NEXT
SIXTY DAYS.
Owners OF Ground Desired Express
Willingness to Sign the Nee
essary Deeds.

Within sixty days Uncle Sam will
probably have a complete right Of way
for the Cello canal. The outlook is so
encouraging that it looks as if the ca
nal project will devolve from the state
entirely upon the national government
In that time and that preliminary steps
to construction Of the waterway can
be taken next spring or summer. After
uncle Sam receives the right of way
from the state his engineers will pre-
pare further plans and specifications
and advertise for bids. Contracts will
then be awarded by the war depart
ment says the OregOnian
The state canal commission held an
other meeting yesterday in this city.
The members arranged with Major
Langfltt to send surveyors to the line
Of the canal to mark out the limits of
the required right Of way. At Five
Mile rapids the canal will be built some
100 feet nearer the river than at first
projected, SO as to avoid infringing on
the O. r. & N. That was the only
place at which the proposed route Of
the waterway seriously encroached
upon the railroad. At one or two other
points the canal as now projected. will
close in upon ground claimed by the
Q. r. & n, but not enough to make
difficulty with the railroad.
This week the commission will prob
al int Of
the ground. F. A. Seufert of The
Dalles, who owns about five and a half
miles Of the route, will be invited to
ronfe:' With the commissioners; also L.
Il. Taffe, who owns something like half
I mile; William Michel about the
same, and Everding & Farrell, who
mold approximately one and a half
miles.
Il am ready" said Mr.. Seufert, ito
sign up the deeds conveying the
ground to the state and national gov
eminent in the next ten days. And 1
think all the other owners are just
as ready. AT the same time, l should
prefer to give the government $4,000
to build the canal on the other side of
the river, if that were possible. But
that isn't possible, and 1 shall willing
~ yield ground for the canal.
How much will the right of way
cost the state? Not more than $780,
900; probably less. Any design to hold
I'D the state? Not bit Of it. All of US
know that Oregon needs the canal and
is bound to get it and we ask only to
be fairly compensated for the damages
that the canal will entail upon our
property.
Why cannot the state and national
government cooperate in building the
portage? Both would save money for
Uncle Sam would get a transportation
line that would expedite and cheapen
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-14

construction Of the canal and Oregon
would get the portage at half price or
less. The portage could occupy the
right Of way OF the canal and thus es-
cape delay Of condemnation suits. The
portage could be used by the national
government in making excavations and
fills. For example, at the lower end OF
the canal about one and three quar-
ters miles must be excavated and at
! the upper end one and one-half miles
must be filled in. The portage could
be employed as a line to transport ma
not wanted to another place where
they are needed"
The state commissioners have not
considered that plan of cooperation
with the portage. Mr.. Seufert said
that the joint enterprise could secure
the portage for moving this years
crops. If the commissioners reject the
proposal it will be because they doubt
that the portage road could be used
for the two purposes.
Mr. Seufert insisted that drifting
sand will not hamper the canal Turn
in the water" said he, and sluice the
sand away. Plant willows and the
trouble will be eradicated in three
years.
There is every reason to expect
'cOntinued Mr.. Seufert, that the
United States Will be in possession of
the right of way by March l.
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SKULL OF FRIEND
THROUGH THE MAILS
Dentist Of MarshaItown Then Learned
That His College Chum Had
Been Murdered.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Jan. IL
DR.. D. A. Colinson. a dentist, recently
received package by mail in which
he was shocked to find portions of a
human skull. Still more surprised was
he on reading the letter that accom-
panied it to learn that the skull was
that of a former roommate who had
been murdered. The name Of the man
was DR.. Howard Idding
COlinsOn and Idding were chums and
classmates in Chicago. Dr. Idding
was graduated in 1902 and practiced
for a time in Chicago While there he
attended, one day, a clinic at the Chi
cago dental college, in which DR.. Col
lnson was operating. Colnson filled
two upper tteth that day for DR.. Id
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ding. On examining the portion of the
skull sent him. Dr. Colinson at once
recognized the work done on his
friends teeth.
Murdered in the West.
DR.. 1dding left for the west to look
up location. DR.. Colinson never saw
his friend again and for more than two
months nothing was heard of Idding.
No word came to the parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Idding. of Madison, Wis.
and they began to fear some i'll had be-
fallen him.
Their fears were only too we'll found
ed. A party Of hunters securing the
mountains six miles south of Ashland.
Or, on June 16. last. came upon the
dismembered body of man. The
the head severed, the body mangled
and bruised. and decomposition had
added it's share to the CHASTITY sight
The head, found several yards from
the body. was shattered, a portion of
the top being blown off.
Inc corOners jury returned a YER
dict that the body was supposed to
be that Of W. H. Idding; that he had
been dead two months, probably, and
that the cause of death was a gunshot
wound, presumably made by a revolver
held to head by persons unknown
Through the medical college receipts
the young man was located as a grad
uate Of that school and his parents
were located.
The father has commenced a rather
hopeless search for the murderers, and
one Of the first steps was to make
sure Of the identity Of the victim. which
was accomplished through the knowl-
edge the friend of the murdered man
in this city possessed of the work done
upon the dead mans teeth.
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Maryland HorticuIturists.

BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. 14.-An ex-
cellent program has been arranged for
the sixth annual meeting of the Mary
land State Horticultural society, which
opened in Baltimore today with a large
attendance. Prominent among those
to address the convention are: Prof.
W. F. Massey of the North Carolina
experiment station. Prof. +. A. Waugh
Of the Massachusetts Agricultural col
lege and DR.. H. J. Weber. chief of the
laboratory of plant breeding in the
United States department Of agricul-
ture.
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ding. On examining the portion of the
skull sent him, DR.. Colinson at once
recognized the work done on his
friends teeth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-14
Lima Poultry Show.

LIMA. O., Jan. 1.-THE Lima POul-
try Pigeon and Pet Stock association
is gratified at the success attending the
opening today of it's first exhibition.
eral thousand and includes the finest
specimens Of fancy bred chickens.
ducks. geese, turkeys and other fowl
The department devoted to rabbits,
dogs and other pet stock is also we'll
filled and the exhibits are of high
class The show will continue through
the remainder of the week and all indi-
cations point to a large attendance.
Read the ads IN the Statesman.
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Farming Topics Discussed.

TOPEKA. KAN, Jan. 14.-The sec
ond days sessions of the annual meet
ing of the Kansas state board of agri-
culture opened this morning with ar
interesting paper on The Selection OF
Dairy Cows" by Prof. O. Err Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college
Other papers presented and discussed
during the day We're as follows: The
Big Horse and the Large Kansas
Farm" II. W. Avery, Wakefield; Pro
itable Dairyng," n. A. Bereman
WellstOn, Mo; Agricultural Education
AS a Factor in Developing Usefu
Men" Fred II. Rankin of the Illinois
College of Agriculture.
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Fairbanks-Cassidy Weddjro,

PITTSBURG, PA, Jan. lin St.
Peters Protestant Episcopal church
today Miss Helen Ethel Cassidy be-
came the bride of Warren Fairbanks
Of Chicago, son of United States Sena-
tor Fairbanks of Indiana. The cere-
mony was largely attended by promi-
nent society people Of Washington, In
dianapolis, Chicago and this city.
There was a long bridal train, the
brides eight attendants being Mrs.
Carroll, matron of honor Miss Annabel
Whitney Baggaley. Miss Mary Mellon.
Miss Edna Mckay, Miss Gladys Pain
ter. Miss Alberta Harper, Miss Ella
Cassidy and Miss Helen Metcalf. all of
Pittsburg. Mr.. Fairbanks had as his
best man his brother, Frederick G.
Fairbanks. while the ushers included
Frederick w. Watson and John D.
Thomson of Indiana polls, Samuel SUIT
thin Of Cincinnati, Dr. Walter Wickes
Of Baltimore and F.. Cobb Coleman of
Chicago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-14
fIRf MAR PRESCOTT.
A Large Amount Of Machinery De
stroyed on Preston Farm.

BY a fire, supposed to have been OF
an lncendiary origin, over $4,000 worth
of farm machinery wagons and other
implements were destroyed on the
Preston farm, q miles north Of Pres
colt, Monday night. The fire was dis
covered about o'clock in the morn
ing. and the Grote brothers, who are
conducting the farm were able tc
save only one wagon and a number OF
header boxes.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

cretly and almost openly have opposed
county government-the only thing
under the sun that could give to them
the complete control of their own af-
fairs, for which they had so long clam
ored. The suggestion has even gone
so far as to compose the novel scheme
of having simply governor and sec.
retary, together with a small board of
supervisors, appointed from all the
Islands. There would be no Legisla-
ture, and the governor would be boss
supreme or dictator as one may choose
TO call it. This is an extreme PROPOSE
tion, but 1t shows to what extremes
the missionaries are willing to go in
order to still hold in their hands the
sword of authority.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

Upon inquiry at the Treasury we
learn that the Auditor is out in his
calculations to the tune of s237, ,056.42,
being the total estimate of special de.
posit from land sales and road tax"
BY adding this amount to the forego.
ing amount of deficiency makes the
grand total of $1,781, ,0159S deficient,
or as the Treasury has it, $1,77S,4117S,
which, at 1.-THE present status, the Treas.
ury is not in position to meet, or,
in other words, instead of attempting
to reduce a million and half, it
should he million and three-quarters,
or a difference between them of $2,.
6O4.2O.
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The Statements Disagree.

Auditor Fisher prepared for Govern
or Carter statement of the Terri.
tory's receipts and expenses for the
eighteen months ending June 80,
1905" This statement was used by
the Governor in his conference Thurs.
day afternoon with certain leading Ha-
waiians. 1t shows deficiency of ST..
543,959.SS, which must be cut out and
met. This result is reached by the
Auditor in presuming that the Terri
tory will spend all the appropriations
provided for in both the Eighteen
Months Bills, that Of salaries and of
current account, footing total of $4,-
609,0S0.7S and deducting from this the
estimated receipts amounting to 49,.
O65, ,O71.17.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05
Residing In Honolulu.
SATURDAY. MARCH 5, 1904.
OPPONENT or COUNTY ACT

There is an element of people in
these Islands, while protesting to ia
vor government by the many in place
of the few, lose no opportunity of
frowning upon and blocking, so far as
they are able, all effort in that direc-
tion. This element opposed the late
King Kalakaua, giving as reason that
Kalakaua was monarch and the gov
ernment too much centralized. They
wanted to see, according to their spir-
1t at the time, control of affairs vested
in the people themselves. In other
words, they wanted liberty(?). The
administration Of Queen Liliuokalani
was opposed for the same professed
reason, resulting in it's overthrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

Since the removal of Sheriff Andrews
is a subject that will not down. il is
only proper to keep whacking away
at 1t The Herald, which is Andrews
speaking tube, seeks to make it appear
that the only people opposed to An
drews are Home Rulers. This is er-
roneous. Inc opposition includes
many of the best Republicans in East
Hawaii-Hilo Tribune.
1t seems a trifle peculiar that a pa
per (the Hawaii Herald which whim-
pered out after the election that An
drews was defeated by Republican
votes should now come to the fore with
the astounding proposition that Home
Rule woes alone did It, Andrews was
opposed by all parties, and every ele-
ment, except the narrow clique that
ate crow after the election. He is op-
posed at most hands in Hilo today,
am Governor Carter, in kicking him
through the door and down the stairs.
is adding a real flower to his football
record.
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nine miles from the shore, some of the
windows in the settlement were broken
by the vibration caused by the firing of
the heavy guns"
If guns fired at a distance of eight
or nine miles, below city's level,
break windows what would a battery
of twelve or thirteen inch guns, fired
from her house-top (Punchbowl hilD
do to Honolulu? They would not only
break windows but would level houses.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

The discussion of the county act
question in the past few weeks has dis.
closed the fact that the former friends
of decentralized government are now
clandestinely working with all their
might against such thing and in ia.
vor of again placing the power in the
hands of few men of their own
choosing. What are the people going
to do about it? Are they going to
have county government and a system
that will ensure to them their rights?
Or are they going to be apathetic, as
in the past, and allow the very small
minority to lead them around by the
nose and ply the lash? We believe
that the good people of Hawaii who
are working for the control of their To-
cal affairs are made of sterner stuff,
and that they will tackle this county
government proposition with a vigor
that knows not failure.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

The Hilo Tribune says that Honolulu
Democrats not only oppose asking Con-
gress for county law but that a num-
ber of them, both white and native are
opposed to county government We
have yet to meet a true Democrat of
Oahu that was opposed to county gov
ernment. There are in the ranks of the
party. as there may be in every party,
weak sisters who are Democrats today
and on the fence tomorrow. They count
for little. SO far as we are able to
judge the Democracy of Honolulu is
tied down, glued, cemented and nailed
to the county government platform.
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But what surprises lis most is the
Wide discrepancy between the state
ments of both the Treasurer and the
Auditor. This condition of affairs
should not be so apparent and both
should work together in harmony and
not that subsidiary bureau, in our
opinion, should attempt to spite the
department OF which it is only a
branch Looking at it from an impair.
tial standpoint, it appears that the
Auditor is Juggling with figures and is
not giving out information correctly,
probably to suit the views of the Gov.
ernor in his set purpose of ignoring
the Treasurer. But We fear that they
are getting the worst of it, for we
learn that the majority of the bust.
ness men that have held conferences
with either the Governor or the Treas.
urer give the latter the palm for un.
derstanding the situation and for Civ.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

ing the best and most reliable infor-
nation Instead Of discredlting the
Treasurer whose stock is in the as
cendant, they are hurting themselves
and are about to wallow in their own
mire. This is what comes from buck
ing at one another, which ought not to
be at this stage in our financial crisis,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

The letter of Grover Cleveland,
which has been running in The Inde-
pendent since Wednesday afternoon,
contains a great deal to set one think
ing. His show of knowledge of the
Democratic field and requirements,
however seem to indicate that Mr.
Cleveland would seriously consider the
opportunity of putting his ideas into
practice.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

Then what happened? The self
same gang of liberty got to-
gether and created out of the ruins one
of the most centralized and oppressive
oligarchies on the face of the earth. In
place of being a government of, for
and by the people it was government
of. for and by the clique that had for
many previous years shouted for de.
centralized government.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

Now this same element is again in
evidence. Congress gave to the Isl.
ands the privilege of adopting the sys-
TENS of county and municipal govern
ment, as understood in the United
States, and which has as it's most sa.
lient virtue the return to the people of
their right to manage their own af-
fairs. The whole idea met with favor
in these Islands. At last there was
break in the cloud of Capitalization
and oppression.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05
DOWntd BY Own Ptop,a.

Some years ago, when the country
was rich" as the Advertiser puts it,
one sanitary inspector under the Board
of Health was considered sufficient.
Now, however, even with the efficient
Marine Hospital service, from eight to
a dozen inspectors, at large salaries,
are regarded as necessary. There is
Dlg niger in this wocdpile and he is
not hard to find. The more inspectors
the Board of Health can employ, the
more Republican votes there will be.
OF late the Health Board, in place of
being a public institution has reformed
itself into a political machine
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

Open up those proposed School street
and Fort street extensions in this city
and give the people chance to work
and earn livelihood, Both these inn
portant extensions are specifically pro-
yided for under the Loan Appropria-
tion Bill, the money for which is lying
idle and bearing interest in the Treas
ury VAULTS These extensions were
staked out over three months ago, and
why not throw out the money now and
give people something to do.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

The great economist of the Adver-
tiser in the road department is really
an economist. During the last Gov
ernment pay day his pay roll showed
an increase of pay among certain en-
ployees. Instead of cutting down, he is
increasing expenses.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

The army of newspaper writer's on
the way to the Orient suggests that we
will soon know what happened, how it
happened when and where it happened
and an ocean of things that did not
happen at all.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

When that eastern girl who wrote
the Leap Year billet doux to Secretary
Atkinson finds out that Jack" is a
"jollier" she will probably answer that
she was only "jollying.'
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roa SALE.

1A 0D0 LEASBHOLD ON BERE.
1''' tania street. 80 yesYs
turn Present net income $40 pr
month. Apply TO "
WILLIAMSAVIDGE n 90
.2G6 Merchant str
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Then something else happened. The
self-same people, who for many years
worked so strenuously against any and
everything that looked like centraliza-
ton, deliberately turned tail and Sc.
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NOTICE ul

Is hereby eiv.n 10 al part.rs hay.
lng claims aRGHet tus uGdo,s.aned
to present them; duy itsmz d AID
sWoIn,st h'S rreoeace iu Kukui Lsue
within thirtg (30j dsyp nm the dy,,
hereof, or they VIII ue fo,ovsr bar.
red; aud ell! paTt.ee iudaojed ia bim
are tereby notified ihac aev must
make immediate p4ymeui Of thelr
Indebtedness at his fe,ideuce as
aforesaid. "
HENRY VIEIRA, SIR.
Honolulu, 4 r, Feb 25, 1904
2747 In
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

We understand that Captain Sam
Johnson is saving hay money by starv-
ing the Governments horses to death.
Great head, that fellow.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Not much need be expected to accur
on land in the Orient until warm wealth
er thaws out the Japanese and Rus
sian armies.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

The Japan Gazette, in an extensive
review of the fight at Chemulpo, says:
although the fight took place eight or
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05
THE
honolulu SOAP Rouse
1916 Smith st, one door from King

GO Or PER CASE Of 42 4S and
w w SO bars e.cb OF Mainland
Laundry Soap" 100 lbs each c0se,
q 'versd to ary pslt OF ta.s city.
also 10 bats q Soep 'o- Sl.00 and
Soft Soap eepdcilltr Iasud orders
I y b wharf a Huno,uu. In or
deunR be careful to a,a,e number
Of baTs. 2752 n
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THOS. LINDS.AY,
Manufacturing IaEslGF.

Call and inspect the beautiful and
useful display OF goods for pYes-
ents or for personal uae aud adorn-
mont.
Love Building. hssA Fort Street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

on the premises o. tho Segituv
Steam LsunGs1 Ga, Lsd., betweea
South and Gua 1'2.-,.,..
The buildings sye sopplied with
not and colo Wh.ey Snd clectsio
tghts. Arteg,an wstav, Perfect
For partiouia7l aTp.y to
j. LlGR,nErhG0T,
On the premises, Or at the oAoe o
j, A, NaRoon. SS-tf
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EVERY AFTERNOON
tnxospi bunda J

Husersd at the Po' ono, at Honolulu