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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, April 20, 1898, Image 2

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lisher
EDMUND NORRIE Editor
W HOROK WRIGHT Assistant
Editor
UealiiluK In Honolulu
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 1898
IF NOT WHY NOTF
Wo uotioo a saving of 17 to tho
Governtuont iu price by contract
over the former price ou vaccine
virus This saving sooms a pretty
largo one 17 ou your money is
acceptable to everybody except the
sugar plauters Thore appears how
ovor at all times to bo a string on
this kind of economy Wo dont
insinuate for a moment that Mr W
O Smith cnuld or would explain
anything nonneoted with tho fur
nishing of drugs to the Government
but we would lilio to know whether
the drugs used at the barracks
prison and other public institutions
are furnished in open competition
by the calling for tendors or whethor
a certain drug firm is doing the
wholo business dc facto if not de jure
We may mention hero that tho
Quueus Hospital now calling for
tenders for erection of a cottage or
two a stop which we highly ap
prove of purchases its drugs with
out calling for bids in tho open
market from a firm which has tho
bouefit of beiug very muchly repre
sented in the Board of Health
Cant oven the dealers in medicines
Buhach powder and other poisons
get n fair deal If not Mr W O
Smith why not
PEACE Oil WAR
On tho one hand war appears un
avoidable bofore iu tho countries
which enjoy seasons tho autumn
leaves strow the cool ground aud
yet on tho other hand influence
wealth and political forco appear to
be fighting strenuously for peace
It must bo admitted that the de
cisions of the question appears to
remain with Spain alone Tho
Queen Regent favors peace but who
will restrain the hot blood of the
army evor ready for war bo it iu tho
lino of civil stripo with their oft
recurring jwonunciamentos in favor of
rival dynasties or republicanism or
when they can find tho opportunity
iu foreign lauds
Tho men of the land aud sea
forces are uuoouquorably bravo but
the true sinows of war the wealth to
carry ou war aro not attaiuablo Tho
country itsolf is au Anachronism
through tho maladministration of
public affairs for generations for by
nature it is immonsoly wealthy in its
resources but the development of
thoso rosourcos aro in the hands al
most entirely of tho English French
and Germans who in tho past took
advantage of ollloial cupidity to rob
the revenues of tho Stato of on tin
average seven tenths of the legiti
mate dues
The eiTeul of tho war upon Cuba
aud tho United States can result but
in one way tho armed annexation
of Cuba to tho United States to pre
vent Anarchy on the island upon
the attainment of its independence
As tho Argonaut say Cuba iudo
pondenco will perish not at tho
bauds of Spain but at the hands of
tho Uuitod States This will bo a
happy rtMilt although it may take
fifty years to settle tho race ond
economic problems aud to ropopu
lato the fertile spot which in com
parison with our own laud of
almost impinges upon
American Territory
Tho arguments iu favnr of Cuban
annexation aro tint practically appli
cable to tho forcible annexation of
Hawaii for while Hawaii is peace
able progressive and commercial
Cuba is tho vory reverse and like its
mother country is drifting down
into degradation and disrepute and
demands rough usage for its mena
cing attitudo towards peace and
commerce tho haudmaidous of tho
futuro
TOPICS OF THE DAY
Ex President Cleveland has earn
ed tho respect of the American com
munity by tho crushingly severely
manner in which ho sat down upon
the Now York Journals advertising
scheme to raako capital out of tho
Mainu disaster
It is to be hoped that the athletic
socioties will como to some arrange
ment with tho Minister of the In
terior through whioh Mkiki Park
will become a handsome and useful
addition to our parks and recreation
grouuds There is space enough
also iu the projeoled Rivorsido Park
for a baseball ground and a cricket
pitch it being thoroughly under
stood howoverthat thore are to bo
no private reservations or gate
money schomes iu connection with
them
What has become of the exclu
sive cable franchise which was to
result in bringing a cable to Hono
lulu and making General Hartwell
and his partners in tho scheme
merry and rich We want a cable
and the sooner wo can gel it tho
better it will be But wd certainly
dont believe in granting au exclu
sive frauchise for tho benefit of a
clique which simply intonus to
boom their enterprise and then sell
out at a big figure We aro on to
tho combination aud ready to ex
PObo their little game even to tho
utmost details The Government
of Mr Dole dares not advocate the
exclusive franchise advocated by tho
Hartwell combination If it does
it hammers down the last nail in the
coQin whioh reaeivod tho finishing
varnish when Mr Dolo donated 500
to the Maine sufforors and charged
it to tho tax payers The Govern
ment cannot afford to doal with the
agontB of the Scrymsor cable syndi
cate oven if thoy own baukB law
offices aud sugar stocks at galore
Tho exclusive frauohiso iu any lino
of enterprise will never be tolerated
iu Hawaii Tho men who now havo
a vote are opposed to it and will
form a solid phalanx against the
policy of oxolusivo franohises until
sufficient recomponsation is in sight
Tho men who will voto next time
can nevor be bought and tho Scrym
sor scheme will be droppod if tho
Government wishes to retain its
position
Bad Bills
A representative of the Tub Inde
pendent called on Mr Chester Doyle
this morning for tho purpose of
gottiug a yollow story in rogard
to counterfeit coin aud bad bills
Mr Doyle was very reticont and felt
ovidently nervous when the question
of bills was brought before him
Bad bills ho said musingly You
go to Berry he has got the worst
bills in town that I know of
Succeeds Itself
Last year Seattle Book Beer was
waited for and sought after by tho
masses and pronounnod the best
Bock evor shippod to Honolulu
This year this popular brew is
bettor than evor and in anticipation
of a larger demand than over beforo
the Criterion Saloon has laid in a
large supply
Jawkins Why dp thoy always
call sailors tars Pawkins Be
cause theyre so accustomed to tho
pitobing of the ship
A Salutary Motlvo
It is worthy of noto that tho Bri
tish Hoot on tho China station is be
ing again roinforoed and is now not
far from being equal to the com
bined forces of all tho other Powers
roprosonted in theso waters This is
a very satisfactory situation and wo
may fairly assume that it does not
mean any unduo weakening of tho
British squadrons in tho Moditor
rauean and tho English Channel
That is to Bay wo may conclude
that tho Bhips can be sparod with
out too muoh risk or thoy would
not bo sent It is roassuring to find
that Britain can do so well It does
not necessarily moan that thore is
any reason to oxpeot troublo sim
ply that it is always useful to let
the rost of tho world know we aro
on the alert and strong enough to
stand no trifling In fact accord
ing to our views tho Government
strengthens the fleet solely to show
other Powers tho usolessness of
fighting not that a fight is expect
ed but that it is made so much tho
more improbable Hongkong Tele
graph
Brandy Oruata
This is a most elaborato confec
tion a thing of boauty and a joy as
it lasts Rub tho rim of a dainty
claret glass with lemon and dip it
in sugar iu order to produce a frost
effect Remove in its ontiroty tho
rind of a Sicily lemon aud place it
iu tho glass in such a manner that
it will form a cup Place a quan
tity of cracked ico in a mixing glass
and add four drops of Angostura a
dash of gum syrup two teaspoonfuls
of maraschino a jigger of prime
cognac and five drops of limn juice
Stir carefully and strain into tho
glass containing the lomon peel
Decorate tastefully and serve The
Saloon Mans Journal
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Honolulu April 1 189S
IN ANCIENT DAYS
we crowned VICTOKS in
modern days wo sell them for
we arc materialistic and not
sentimental
TEE VICTOR SAFES
are indeed victors for as lire
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are the very best that can bo
made and embody in their
construction many improve
ments not found in other
makes
AS THE MAYOR of
Cincinnati wrote they havo
beautiful finiHh and excellent
workmanbhip
We carry tix mzoh in stock
and you will find everything
perfectly satisfactory Era
amine carefully
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ADDITIONAL
BARGAINS1
The Balance of the Goods Having
Arrived on the Zealandia they
will be Offered at the
Following Prices
Brown Cotton 36 inches wide 25 yards for 100 White Catton 30 inches wido 20
yardB for ftl00 New Prints Pattern 30 yards for 100 Prints Organdies Now Pat
terns 10c yard Printed Dimities New Patterns 15 yards for 100 White Dimities
20yads100 Victoria Lawns 10 yards in a piece 50c TABLE LINEN Un
bleached Damask 25c a yard Bleached Damask 50c a yard Bleached Napkins large
1 doz SHOUTINGS Brown Mieeting 10 1 18c per yard Blenched 10 4 2Uc Brown
sheeting 0 4 16c per yard Bleaohed 9 4 18c Brown Sheeting 8-4- 14c per yard
Bleached 8-4- 16c
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Gents Famishing Goods Sbiits Collars Golfs Neckties and Underclothes at Half Price
Ready Hade Clothing Suits From 100 Trousers From 180 up
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Wc Have All the Latest N ovcltics at One Half what they cost c Ibo where
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This saves you Ten
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Our new method of
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See the display of
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