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IN SPORTING CIRCLES Work Done by the Leading Foot Ball Teams. gs Williams, ARE YOU A ROCKER “FIEND?” CADWALLADER OF YALE INJURED rs © Are son Inking for a few more Fle- **/Mile Record for Triplet Wheels $ © cant, Swelllooking Rockers for your par- * * e lor, sitting reom or boudoir at a reasona- ee ‘ t superb quall- * * . . “ee or Oak Arm $2.00 Pennsylvania’s foot ball team has won ae ten games to date. Harvard, seven; nt . 4.75 3£] Princeton, seven, and Yale, seven. Cor- Villiams? price - nell has won three and tied one; Brown has won three; Carlisle Indians have won iron .Beds,-93-75...| "Snes eee and Dartmouth and Williams have each won one. While the Pennsylvanians lead, with ten games won and a total of 362 points, they have been scored against and have played more of the weak teams than the others. Princeton has played the weaker teams, except when pitted against ‘ornell and the Indians, and Harvard and ale Lave had the strongest elevens op- posed to them. Harvard has won 147 points, Yale 142, and Princeton 241. Har- Yard has not been scored against, nor has Princeton. Yale was scored against by Brown by 14 points and by the Indians by 9 points, a total of 23, points to be We want to emphasize this value. No Store in New York, Chicago or Philadel- phia can offer a better fron bed at $3.7: © They come in all s * Springs to mateb, $1.50. * Halr Mattress to mateh, $5.00. Wash. B. Williams,7th&D. Btn i Here's the Kind ~~ { Of Repair Shop «Cyclists Want. 40 Here's that rovelty in Bley le Repatr Stone Kill and brains > troubles—expect 5 cle Co., { , Penn allowed 4 scored against her. BIG LOSS TO YALE TEAM. de toward ri 4 fo nave It b { Enterpr q 5 roer, Mgr., S12-14 14th st. nw. Left Guard Cadwallader Has _H Shoulder Broken. : A dispatch from New Haven, Conn., yes- terday to the New York Herald says: The worst bit of ill fortune that could possibly befall Yale’s foot ball team was announced this morning. In Yale's practice in the rain on the slippery gridiron Cadwallader, the big freshman guard, was injured just before the play erded yesterday. Heffle- finger had been playing opposite Cadwalla- der in order to give him practice in break- ing through the line and in interference. Last night Cadwallader complained of a painful shoulder. This morning he went to # surgeon, and the latter teld him that his shoulder bene was broken. Cadwallader would not believe such the case, and consulted another surgeon, who told him that his shoulder was badly injured, and that it was doubtful if he could play any more foot ball this season. The second surgeon, however, contended that the shoulder bone Whether the bone i A Sensation NVOY THIS WE l xe t EL N STE for 2 for m band and y if you waat is not broken. is broken or not, the chances are that Cadwallader will not be able to play again this season. The coaches have little hope of his recovery, and Cap- tain Rodgers said this evening that he thought it was very doubtful if Cadwalla- der could recover in time for the big games. Cadwallader’s loss will be more serious than that of any other one player would In addition to his being a tower of strength in the center of the line, he is the best kicker of goals from touchdowns playing this fall. In all the games that Yale has played he has only missed two. His goal kicking saved Yale from being tied by Brown and added eight points to Yale's score against the Indians. He weighs 240 pounds and has improved rapidly at guard. Only $35 For $75 °96 CRESCENTS. bisyeles—with 28-inch wheels—fitted . saddles, handle bara, front ind tires—and fully guarantee! 2 largest wheel works in the Western Wheel Works, S.E. 9th and H sts. H. S. JONES, Jr. Mgr. Brapl-new Broken. RACE aGAINST TIME GOOD ROADS FOR MARYLAND. eck: That elusive thing--a Perfect Razor, Bills Brought Legislature. The Maryland Road League and the League of American Wheelmen, Maryland division, have been maturing plans for some time looking toward the improvement to Be Before the Ts here. It's called the ilee” and is the | of the roads in Maryland. At the next Droduct in finest metal of the best skill of the best | legislature two bills will be offered, and the a ee — beans Beit above referred to organizations will use ra F of crowned and uncrowned royalty, | 27° ae and unconditionally guaranteed. Kept in shaving thelr combined influence to have them placed upon the statute book. The first bill advocates the appointment of a state road and highway engineer who will be empowered to employ such en- sineers, clerks and other assistants as the board of public works, upon application, may approve. The duty of the engineer will be to in- tigate the condition of the roads in the state and the best means of improving the highways, submitting a report to the goy ernor at intervals of two years and sug- kesting the best means of improving, con- structing and maintaining the re h as short stop. Marager Mack of Milwaukee is disap- but those w that. ‘“Walford’s, iz AS You own it. $2 its price, use them value them at ten times 99 Two Stores, 477 and 909 Pennsylvania ave. A glove fit suit—only easy— as low as $20—guaranteed of the top-notch order in cloth and making for $25. And tailored here in Washington, too. Ww Tee a estimates of costs and exvenses, It’ shall J. H. HARBAN, 1419 N. Y. Ave. also be the duty of the engincer to advise ‘ and assist the county commissioners throughout the state in building provi to m plans tions for such work. The second bill proposes the establi ment of a county board of highways and bridges, in each county. This board is to of the construction the highways and and im- and constructing bridges and locations, roads have general and maintenance bridges Besides the Road League and the League of American Wheelmen, the pians outlined in the bills are favored by a number of prpminent men, and great pressure will be brought to secure the desired legislation. charge of BASE BALL NOTES. ‘The Baltimore and All-American base ball tourists played at Emporia, Kan.,yesterday before a large crowd, the former winning easily by the score of 1S to 6. Corbett pitened a good game, while Powell was hammered all over the lot, the fielding of the All-Americans being very ragged. Netwithstanding the fact that Johnny boss eesoeeoes O'Brien considered himself one of the best ° : ? 3| second basemen in the big league when z H Kk ‘Dp ¢ | let out by Mr. Wagner, there does not seem : ousekee ers, 2] to be much of a demand for Johnny’s serv- here’s Flour $625 4 | tces so tar for next season. Had O’Brien ? Bbl. ¢| continued his batting streak inaugurated © _ This should tonch the economical side of you! § | at Louisville, something like .370, his case e ir very da: dvancing ia price. It's it «| Would be entirely different. : ow price anywhen A recent letter from J. Earl Wagner, . Flour is remarkable § | dated Philadelphia, conveys the informa- : pean sl ticn that there is’ absolutely no news to C be given out as regards the Senafors, and Siem: that all the magnates are anxiously wait- < ing for the annual meeting of the league in the Quaker city next month. Callahan of the Chicagos has four field- i averages—one as pitcher, one as out- e one as second baseman and one poir.ted over the loss of Fred. Barnes, draft- ed by Brooklyn, as he intended to play him at second base next year and place Daly on first. Mack now says he may play first base himself in 1898. The Pittsburg club is cornering the mar- ket on pitchers. In Tannebill, Hastings, Gardner and Hughey the club has a quar- tet of good young twirlers. Another Priest will enter the college class in base ball. This late recruit—name George—is a freshman at Princeton, and he is expected to be the star twirler of the Tigers. Baltimoreans are snorting over the way that the All-Americans are trimming the Maryland tourists, and they say: “They are Orioles by courtesy only. Al of which is very true, but it shows that even exhibition jolts in the jugular hurt. It is reported at Chicago that John T. Brush is trying to secure Anson to manage the Cincinnati team, and has offered Uncle Anson $10,000 a year. It is well known that President Hart wants to get rid of Anson. The report is in circulation that Anson absolutely refused to leave Chi- cago, although the offer is a tempting one. It was given out in Chicago yesterday that Pittsburg had drafted Adonis Terry from Milwaukee, and in consequence Ccn- nie Mack shed a few tears, as with Brencho Jones sold to Cleveland and Barnes drafted by Brooklyn, it makes a se- vere inroad upon the brewers’ pitching de- partment. According to official figures of the West- ern League, Milwaukee leads the league in point of attendance during the season just closed. Indianapolis ranks second as a drawing card, St. Paul! is third on the Ist and Columbus comes fourth, beating De- troit out by a few paid admissions. * The pennant does not make the Boston triumvirs lose interest in the pennies. J. C. Morse, the base ball editor of the Bos- ton Herald, remarks: “‘Allen is three times the player Keister is, but the latter is less expensive. Too bad a club that has made economiz SICHMOND:— Come, Gentlemen, let us consult, Tomorrow's business be our theme. As clothing’s always been our cult, Let's tura to fact one lovely dream. Pull Dreas Suits. now let us sell Por Thirty Dollars—this will make Of every man who'll wish—a “swell,”* But for our name, ‘twould seem a “fake.” iSuits and Overcoats to order, $1 5.50. * Money back if dissatisfied. Gar- ments kept in repair one year free ‘Of charge. Write for samples and self-measurement guide. Open eyen- ‘ings till g o’clock. Fes Six LittleTailors, 941 Pa. ave. n.w. oc25-m,w,f,3t Trusses Fitted properly. sir anal, Seppert . etc. NEW W. {PamladSe He AS POO $125,000 has to A radical change was made by the West- ern League at its recent meeting in Chi- cago in the disposal of the score card priy- Bastic REIcAL apl-ct THE EVENING STAR, ileges, J, D. W. King of Chicago being en- gaged by the magnates to handle the en- tire business for the league, which will divide the profits of the enterprise at {fie end of next season. - Mr. King | will be id a salary of $2,500, out of which he will pay his own expenses for soliciting the advertisements in each of the eight cities in the circuit, and under his direc- tion the score cards will be printed and apportioned among the several clubs as they may desire. The batting orders will be printed on the grounds of the home teams and the proceeds of the advertising contracts and sales of the cards remitted to President Johnson. It is believed that this plan will give the league a satisfac- tory income and possibly amount to sev- eral thousand dollars each season. UNCONVENTIONAL LEADS. “Bouvee” Discusses Departure From Whist Book Rules. From the Boston Transcript. Many cases might be cited where im- portant matches were lost practically through violation of the book rule respect- ing the original lead from hands containing length (regardless of strength in. nigh cards) in trumps. The Robinson trophy of the New England Whist Association changed hands last spring after a very close match, in which the result was largely determined by the loss of three tricks on the second deal played, due to a refusal to open six trumps. A similar case occurred in a match between Newton and Boston Duplicate for the American Whist Club trophy, at the recent fall tournament of the New England Whist Association. At two tables the Newton player, holding five small trumps (hearts), two small spades, three small diamonds und the knave and two small clubs, chose the knave of clubs for his original lead. The play cost his team one or more tricks in each case, the Boston Duplicate players opering the trump sult. The day following the match Capt. Kingsbury naturally gave ex- pression to his views on the lead and toid the members of his team he hoped a similar lapse of judgment would not occur in the future. A different phase of the question are the frequent violations of the rules govern- ing the proper lead from a particular num- ber of trumps, or from certain stated com- binations. The reasons for the variations in the lead from trump sults containing certain high card combinations, as com- pared with the lead from similiar combina- tions in plain suits, is easily understood 2s explained by the text books. While the best lead from ace, king and four small trumps is still disputed, the lead of the ace from seven in suit, and the lead of the fourth best from ace, king and thr2e small, or king, queen and three or four small has been universally accepted as sound. Notwithstanding the fact that players are perfectly famillar with these rules, the losses occasioned by refusals to act upon this knowledge are surprisingly frequent. Holding an established suit, and no re- entry outside of trumps, a player is often justified in his choice of a high card lead, contrary to rule. Usually, however, it is not under these conditions that one sees individual judgment thus exerzised. In the match for the American Whist League challenge trophy at the sixth congress one of Chicago’s most skillful players led the qveen of trumps from king, queen and three small, finding his partner with ihe krave alone, and lost a trick. At the American Whist Club on Saturday last a reliable player lost 2t least one of the two tricks by which he missed “‘top’’ score by leading the queen of trumps from king, queen and four small. There was no es: pecial reasoa for his wishing the ace out of the way at once, and he knew that the correct lead was the fourth best trump. A peculiar case of justifiable disregard for the rule, which extremely surprised oppo- nent, occurred in an important trophy match last spring. The original lead indi- cated trump strength, and fourth hand, upon winning the trick, led a low trump from a king, knave and four small. He found his partner with the lone queen, and as a result prevented the advocate of trump-showing leads from making a trump, although he held the ten and three s:nall. Original leader questioned the soundness of the play and attributed the outcome to luck, but fourth hand volunteered no ex- planation. After realizing two or three heavy losses from individual experiments contrary to rule, players are usually well satisfied to return to first principles. Banks-Jones Bout Postponed. The twenty-round bout between Tony Banks and Arthur Jones for feather-weight championship of the District, which was scheduled for last night, was postponed on account of the rain, until a subsequent date rot yet selected. Betonica’s Brilliant Achievement. SANTA ANNA, Cal., October 27.—Be- tonica, a three-year-old pacer, went a mile against time, unpaced, in 2.00%, beating the record made by Searchlight last week of 2.07. Betonica went to the half in 1.05. The last half was made in the remarkable time of 1.01%. After Lieut. Wise’s Record. Cycler McDonald of Wilmington, Del., will start from this city November 8, and ride a bicycle to New York. He will en- deavor to beat the time lately made by Lieutenant H. D. Wise of the army. tenant Wise’s time was for the 23! 27 hours 39 minutes. World's Triplet Record Beaten. The world’s triplet record for a mile was lowered from 144 to 141 by McDuffie, Church and Fowler, in the face of a strong wind at Willow Grove, Philadelphia, yes- terday. The previous record was made by Johnson, Martens and Kiser at De- troit, but as the event was not under L. A. W. sanction the new time will probably not be recognized. —— A Pollticiun’s Advice. From the New York Churchman. One of the fundamental principles of the art of disseminating opinions was happily stated a few days ago by a prominent poll- ticlan while giving advice to young men who want to go into polities. “You needn't go out,” he says, “and make speeches and thrill people with eloquence, and all that. Just begin right at home. Suppose you live in a flat building where there are a dozen families. Well, begin on the man who lives tn the flat across the hall from you. Make friends with him ana get him to vote as you want him to. Then you have made the beginning of a succ: ful political career. When you Nave got the man on your floor, go up a flight and tackle the fellow on the next floor. Win him over, and you have two followers. So on up, flat by flat, until you control a good Part of the votes in your house... . . When you have captured the house you live in, go next door and repeat the program. And so on until you have gained a follow- irg throughout a block. . . . . That is the only way to lasting success in polities. Speech-making and fine writing may put a man forward for a while, but the man who is a permanent power in politics is the one who began work at home with the man ecross the hall, and gradually got control of an election district. I have been uni- formly successful in politics for thirty-five years. That's the way I reached my pres- ent position, and it’s the way all the real leaders have taken.” —_—_+ og —____ Stung by Cactus Plants. From the Philadelphia Record. Several men employed about Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park are nursing very sore heads, and one of them is just sure that he is out of-danger from blood poison- ing from stings received in handling prick- ly cactus plants. All summer the tall, slender cacti have stood with soldierly erectness in a bed at the east end of the hall. When frost threatened the head gardener gave orders for their removal into winter quarters, and, the men having the job went about it without the usual es of wearing buckskin gloves. They Were stung in many places by the needles that bristled from the stalks, but, as the pain at the time was not great, they kept at the work until all the cacti had been housed. A few hours later their hands began to puff up and soon swelled to un- gainly proportions as the of the stings took effect. They suffered intensely for several days, and even now, after a week has elapsed, have to use their hands in-a very gingerly manner indeed. ——_+e+____ The Marietta Sails for Sitka. The gunboat Marietta has sailed from Sen Francisco for Sitka to relieve the Concord, which will come home to Mare Island to refit for servic~ on the Chinese station, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1897-142 PAGES FEELING OF SECURITY : DYAS : Hawaii Not ol of Violent Action by: RELYING ON THE STATES the Anti-An- Senate of the United States, protesting against annexation, for reasons given, and asking that a plebiscite of the voters of Ha- wail might be taken, to be decisive upon the question. This memorial is to go forward today per Belgic, as a formal expression of the views and feelings of the native people of Hawaii, claiming to be the Ha- walian nation, to take from whom their independence and sovereignty without their consent is held to be robbery and a na- tional outrage. In view of this formal as- sertion of rights it may be fitting here to refute this claim for a plebiscite, more ex- plicitly than has hitherto been done in this correspondence. The San Francisco Call has become the organ of the anti-annexa- tionists, having been purchased for that purpose by Mr. John D. Spreckels, the PAO te aa nn a ee ce en { MERTZ'S DRUG sof RIGHT TO THE MAILS The Manner in Which “Frand Or- ders” Have Been Issued. POSTMASTER GENERAL'S POWERS Action Tala on Ex-Parte Evi- —wWe conduct this pharmacy on business-bringing principles. We win trade by putting prices 4 at sensible figures—by making it fo your interest to buy here—by { giving you the best of every- { thing. x —Ours is a modern pharmacy 4 through and through. e’re making a run on our ALMOND COLD CREAM— a remedy par excellence. We Another Meeting (a wh : nexationists, business partner of his eminent father, dence. ple Jars. beautiful deift wae Claus Spreckels, who is so prominent in china, probably the ned | . ost im the ranks of our great enemy, the sugar Jars in use for such a purpos>.. 5c. ne trust. Late numbers of the Call are loud- ly beating the drum about the murderous wrong done to the noble Hawaiian nation, in robbing them of their independence and country, by the recent ratification of the treaty of annexation by the Hawaiian sen- ate without submitting it to a vote of the people. In discussing the claims of the native Hawaiians in the decision of the question of alienating the sovereignty of the ts- lands, it should be promised that this weak FOR FAMILY USE: INTERESTS OF ‘NATIVE D SOME cise cssceksee —————__ MR. TYNER’S OPINION 8 ~ »35C. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, October 12, 1897. Some flurry and speculation’ were excited on the 3d by the arrival of the United States gunboat Wheeling with dispatches If there is any one process of the United States government that can be likened to a star chamber proceeding it is the manner in which fraud. orders, depriving the indi- vidual against whom they are directed of a pec { Rabateau’s -¢ Cucumber & Lettuce 4 for Admiral Miller. Here we had been | and still wasting race do possess the strong-| tight to the use of the mails, have been apprised of nothing immediately menacing | est claims upon the United States for kind, | issued since the law giving the Postmaster | 4 Soap, 3 cakes, 25c. to safety, and therefore inferred that some- | considerate and respectful treatment. | General this authority was enacted by Con- | ¢ Nicely pat up in boxes, nicely perfamed Toward all whites, and espect: toward Americans, the deportment of the Ha- wailans has always been exceedingiy kind, hospitable and winning. They have habitu- ally leaned upon Americans as instructors, counsellors and protectors. American en- terprise in commerce an’ agriculture has been unobstructed,.and has resulted in great wealth for the whites, and in gen- eral well-being for the natives. It is due to these kind and compliant aborigines that their highest interests should be sacred in the eyes of the great nation of whom they are now to become a part. If the highest interests of those concerned make it necessary to transgress their wrong- ly conceived claims, it should be done with respect and consideration. Natives Not Competent to Judge. Thus premising, it may be said that the very grave question at issue is one upon which comparatively few of the natives are fairly competent to form any adequate judgment. The common natives possess sufficient education and character to enable them usefully to exercise the voting fran- chise, providing that the more shiftless and worthless are excluded by a very mod- erate property or income qualification. But on the question of independence or an- nexation too many factors are involved for the ordinary native’s simple mind to take them in at the same time that he is sub- ject to a misleading sentiment of loyalty to his cwn people and chiefs, which has ~8 soap that is better than soaps Pay double the woney <5 ‘ Liebig’s Liquid Malt { Extract, 15c. bot. {$1.50 doz. bottles. d It makes you hungry, ; MERTZ’S ; Pharmacy, llth & F. ots thing new had come to ight at Washing- ton which called for special attention here. Was it from Spain or. from Japan or from both together? Some even fan- cled a possibility that the United States flag might be raised here at once. It was given out the next day ‘that the Wheeling had been sent as a temporary relief to the Philadelphia, until the Baltimore could ar- rive. The former ‘truiser.sailed for Mare Island a few days latery:~The reason as- signed hardly accounted for the sudden- ness with which the Wheeling had been dispatched. It now appears that some alarm had been created at Washington by Supposedly suspicious Japanese movements reported from Honolulu. No such alarm, if felt here, had transpired to the public as anything serious. We have not been ap- apprehersive of immediate hostile action of any kind from the Japanese, either from those resident here or from their naval forces. E It is probably the fact that among the 10,000 Japanese laborers brought here dur- ing the past three years there are consid- erable numbers who have'had some mili- tary training. It is quite possible that scme such persons may have been sent here by their government with sinister purpose. “In the case of a rising of the Japanese here, perhaps to restore the queen under Japanese control, such trained men might become a formidable element it gress. The practice that has governed in these matters has been for the Postmaster General to issue a fraud order in any case in which, in his opinion, they should be issued to prevent fraud, and no provision has ever been made giving the accused per- son the right of a hearing. Indeed, it has never been necessary even to state the case clearly to the accused person. The Law in the Case. The law provides that “the Postmaster General may, upon evidence satisfactory to him that any person or company is engaged in conducting any lottery, gift enterprise or scheme for the distribution of money or of any real or personal property by lot, chance or drawing of any kind, or that any per- son or company is conducting any cther scheme devised for obtaining money or property of any kind through the mails by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, rep- resentations or promises,” give the neces- sary instructions to postmasters for with- holding registered or other letters or re- turning them to the writers marked “fraudulent,” and may forbid ihe payment of money orders addressed to persons under the ban of the Post Office Depart- ment. This provision of law leaves the matter entirely in the discretion of the Postmaster General. It provides for no hearing for the accused person and court decisions have Light--round--open DRIVING BRIDLES, $3.50 up. All Hand-made Nickel or Rubber-trimmed BUGGY HARNESS, $12.00. BECKER'S, | ' | ; | ; | | r Se HARNESS, TRUNKS, CUTLI ETC. long stimulated the impossible cry, ““Ha- i Uhie SHEET Wak Weekes anh be me ape ’ 24 h supplied with arms. There geems no rea- | wall for the Hawaiians” To commit to ni ae say te Eee 1328 F St. coe son to think that our government possesses | such igaorance the decision of this weighty | how such great authority might Le abused a any definite hint of such’ a scheme. It | and vital question is alike fatal to them- = and the power to issue a fraud order be come a means of persecution and injustice. Since Mr. Tyner, the assistant attorney general for the Post Office Department, came into office he has made a departure from the ordinary proceeding in these cases. He is the officer who investigates such matters for the information of the alsc seems quite unlikely that the unques- tionable design of Japan to control Ha- wail includes ‘any plan of Japanese insur- rection here until her navy is prepared to co-operate, or until such time us the rumerical preponderance of those imm!- grants should give them decisive advan- tage. Such intended preponderance has selves and to the public interests. It must be settled for them by the wiser and far- seeing, as is being done. So far from it being justice to let them decide the qués- tion, it would be cruelty and end in their destruction. The interests of the native people demand the direct and intimate protection of the General now has authority to formulate regulations or rules of practice for the en- forcement of this law, and this he has done so far as the lottery feature of the law is concerned. It does not seem neces- sary that he should enlarge the regula- : 1, who is the one to been for the present arrested by our very | United States for cne great reason, that | Postmaster General, re. | tions so as to include the fraud feature, yet provoking action in refusthg admission to |if Hawaii continues independent, it will etic nant oe. in view of the difficulty of managing’ the large numbers of immigrants. be practically impossible to let them have rd the usual manner of procedure in | Wedderburn case, and the possiblity For taking such action to prevent being | an active part in its government, ‘The the eouing of fraud orders as inthe nature | that similar cases of equal or less migration, par megnered, by Japanese im- | civilization existing here, now so spleadid | he issuing of fraud orders aod Pry magnitude may hereafter come up it migration, our little government is lying | and progressive, isa foreign one, It rust | Of # Stare A may be well for the Postmaster Gen- under the severe displeasure of our im- | and will be conlucted by foreigners. The One-Sided Hearings. eral to establish such rules. As soon Perial neighbor, who loftily refuses to ad- native Hawaiian can only have a secon- mit that we have any rights in the con- as I can commatd sufficient leisure to give dary part in it, by reason of his present “I would not like to use that term con- the subject my own attention, I will prob- howerey, thar peeneral feeling here is, [lack of the necessary. inteHigonse and {C¢rBing it. Almost all fraud orders that | the, Subject my own attention. I will upon toa Var that the present protective atti- | force, the same that excludes him from a | Bav2 been issued have been based on ex | ¢nis poiut. There is no danger of commit- tude of the United States if maintaining 4 good naval force at Honolulu renders quite improbable any forcible action by Japan, either to constrain ‘us or to occupy the group, until such time @s;she feels weil Prepared for hostilities with the United States. Such hostilities She ‘will probably long postpone entering upon, Atthe same time it is impossible to say how deeply Japan may have’ become impressed with the m- pertance to herself of Hawail as the key to maritime control in, this hemisphére. “For the Japanése,” Count Okuma wrote in the “Far Hast,” “the océan |sthe field of activity. To be a fattor ‘in the develop- ment of the Pacific and the eastern Asta seems to be the destiny of* our nation.” Japan may think it wiseto ‘Kecure to her- self this key of the ocean while the Ameri- can navali force remafm® inferior to her own... Your, administration’:4s probably wise enough to take nothing for granted as to the moderation of Japanese inten- tions. Meeting cf Anti-Annexationist, Our anti-annexationizts, not satisfied with the rather ignominious failure of their at- tempted demonstration over a month ago, called another mass meeting last Friday, with better success. There was a fine moon, and some 2,0) people gathered, not mere than half of them natives. As in the previous meeting, the native speakers were men of no special influence or prominence, even among their own people, although they managed to impart considerable ani- mation to the affair. The principal speak- er was Jeseph O. Carter, the same gentle- man who at the last moment prevailed on Liliuokalani to accede to Minister Willis’ terms of amnesty, instead of insisting ‘on beheading Messrs, Dole & Co. Although a capable businéss mah, and one of high in- tearity, Mr. Carter is not ‘a practiced ora- tor or advocate. He scarcely made as Piausible a show for his-bad cause as a ore adroit advocate might have done. Mr. Carter represented that, while inde- pendent, Hawaii would pursue her course peacefully and securely, whereas if ap- pended to the United States she became liable, in the event of war, to be the the- ater of active and detrimental conflict. He wholly ignored the existing formidable at- titude of Japan, as well as the peculiar central and strategical. position of Ha- wail, which exposes it to be the object of future struggle between the powers. While not imputing to the speaker dishonest in. tention, such a man can hardly be too strongly reprehended for telling the Ha- wallans that they can possibly continue secure while independent. Nothing can he Plainer than the contrary fact, or than their present imminent peril of being smothered by an overwhelming Japanes> immigration. It is cruel for an intelligent leader thus to mislead them. Mr. Carter’s next position was that the past advan- tages of reciprocity would not be insured to us by annexation, as claimed, because th United States tended to enter upon recip- Trocal arrangements with other countries, as was dene to our detriment under the McKinley tariff. He forgot to note that Hawaii would share in whatever protec- tion or bounty would be enjoyed by sugar or other interests in America. ine ojwuner turtner deprecated the cer- tain revolutionizing ot the whole labor sys- tem of the islands as a consequence of an- nexation. By the competition of Ameri- cans the wages of skilled labor and of clerks would be lowered to San Francisco rates. He failed to notice how much such la- bor now suffers from the very active compe- tition of Asiatics, whom annexation would keep from being reinforced. Field labor, he alleged, would rise in. price, owing to the exclusion. of impogted contract Tabor- ers; but the truth is that,,geasing to be compulsory, the frea r Will ‘be of bet- ter quality, while the.smpreved price of sugar will enable bettex; wages to be paid. Taxes also, he said, would ;mecessarily be inereased, although from,Hawail to Nunau the country was alreagy: ggoaning under the increased assessmepts. ‘fhe only truth in this is that certain, planters enjoying large dividends have been viojently kicking, as rich men are apt to-do, because the assessors had raised the, vaiwation of their Plantations somewhat abeve the sum of the dividends derived; shenefrom: ‘There has been no special groantyg among the common people, whose taxes are lighter than in almost all other countries. With the greatly progressive cividation of the islands, some increase mf taxation may be necessary upon propertg,~ large return in inoreased value through Publis Ymaprove- better roads nd other ee » a Mr. Carter closed with a stirring» appeal to stand: fast for the national life and in- dependence, and with expression burning of indignation at the o e of Ji i, In when" auaely ae share in the higher walks of business. Un- der the monarchy the government was al- Ways conducted by able white inen. ‘he natives participating were never anything more than figureheads. As long as the native rulers had the moderation and good sense to adopt the views of able white ad- visers, government quite satisfactory to the necessities of civilized society and commerce was secured. When Kalakaua and his sister attempted themselves to rule, the whites were necessitated to make revolutions, as in 1887 and 1893. The na- tlves never really governed after civiliza- tion got into possession. The whites have been in a small minor- ity, ard under the necessity of controlling the government. would be compelled to hold the rest of the population in subjec- tion-with a somewhat strong hand, as ‘white men are in the habit of doing ameng the less advanced races. Thus inde- pendence for Hawaii would mean the en- tire subjugation of the natives by the whites, and the ruling class would prob- ably inot long continue to be as disinter- ested, benevolent ard upright a class of men as those now holding the reins. There would probably be internal struggles, in which, whoever prevailed, the Hawatians, as the weaker among the different races, would inevitably be driven to the wall. Under the government of the United States all such iniernal struggles would be pre- vented, and the whites and natives would dwell together in yp as fellow-citizens, with a truly republican government. Un- jer no other political arrangement will it be pessible to secure equal political rights to the Hawailaas. But this they cannot pow be made to see. It must be settled for them. Combating Japanese Immigration. But without strong znd full American ec- cupation, moreover, no method appears whereby an overwhelming Japanese immi- gration can be prevented. In less tha ten years Hawaii would become predomi- nantly Japanese. The intelligence and force of those people, backed by the pres! ge of Japan, would inevitaoly seat them in pos- session of the government of Haw: in which not only wouid the weak native have no place, but under which he would be driven completely to the wall by the busy and thrifty Japanese. Thus, by reason of a manifest and imminent peril from with- out, would independence speedily become ruinous to the native Hawaiian. It is utter folly and blindest Stupidity to talk of submitting the question of annex- ation to a plebiscite of the Hawaiian peo- ple. If the United States believe it com- patible with their own interests to absorb Hawali, which is already so splendidly Americanized, they are also loudly called upon to take under their shelter this feeble but amiable, Hawaiian people, who still need that nursing care which Americans have given them for thre2-quarters of a century. KAMEHAMEHA. —.-__ If you want anything, try an ad. in Ths Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. parte evidence. The great bulk of them have been issued without giving the ac- cused party an opportunity te be heard. I have thought that that was improper, because the law provides for the depriva- tion to the citizen of one of his most sacred rights, that of using the mails, and, while I recognize the importance of purging the mails, through the provisions of law, of everything of an obscene or dishonest kind, I kave thought that any person against whom complaints are lodged should have as much right to appear and explain his business as any person charged with a crime or misdemeanor has to answer the charge in court. True, the trial in such cases cannot be anything like the trials in the courts of justice or criminal courts, for the reason that the department has no power to summon witnesses and compel them to testify, and to send for persons and papers, or to do anything except to obtain infcrmation, through such channels as are open to it. For that very reason, because the evidence against the accused purty must of necessity be ex-parte, I have thought that it was only common fairness to give the accused person an opportunity te answer charges. Many cases that are brought before this office are so palpably fraudulent upon their face, by which I mean the terms and promises of an adver- tisement or circular, that, in my judgment, they may be condemned without further examination upon the provision of the law which prohibits any circulation through the mail cf ‘schemes devised for the pur- pose of obtaining money, ete., under false pretenses.” “During my former term as assistant at- torney general I exercised reasonable cau- tion in mcst of these cases, but the sub- sequent reflection of four or five years has satisfied me that eyen more than the ex- ercise of ordinary diligence shouid be ob- served, and the party himself given the opportunity to defend. I have adopted that plan, and rareiy issue a fraud order with- out notfying the party that he can appear in person or by attorney, or explain his case through a communication, to ve sub- mitted by a certain date. If he comes, in this way we hear him and act accordingly. If he fails to come, we proceed to act in his absence. Such a thing, however, as a Irctracted hesring until the case of John ‘Wedderburn & Company came up, involy- ing a hearing running through’ several days, was unknown to this cffice. Hence it follows that that is exceptional, and I certainly hope it may not be repeated in the future. Recently and for three or four months the fraud order which was prepared for the signature of the Postmas- ter General has been accompanied with a brief statement of the facts upon which it is based. “Do you think it would be desirable,” Mr. Tyner was asked by the reporter, “to have further legislation in regard to the issuance of fraud orders in order to insure fairness to accused parties?” Legislation Not Deemed Necessary. “I do not think it necessary to change the law. The executicn of it with reasonable care is all that is needed. The Postmaster ling a gross wrong upon any citizen in the enforcement of this law unless it is done recklessly or carelessly in this office.” “Can the courts take jurisdiction in mat- ters of this Kind and compel the Postumas- ter General to rescind a fraud order?” was asked. “That is the very question that will prob- ably be considered in connection with the Wedderburn case before the Interior De- partment. The cases before the two de- partments are analogous except that so far as this department is concerned the law particularly authorizes the Postmaster Gen- eral to deal with these cases according to his own discretion. A case of this char- acter was decided in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by Judge Cox. The Postmaster General had issued # fraud or- der against Dauphin, then president of the Louisiana Lottery Company, denying him the privileges of the mails under the law veferred to. Dauphin brought a suit against the Postmaster General to prevent the ex- ccution of the order. The question of the constitutionality of the act was raised, and the further question as to whether the Postmaster General's order was authorized by the law was considered. Judge Cox de- cided that the law was constitutional and that the Postmaster General's order was in conformity with the law, and therefore dismissed the case. A similar decision was rendered by Judge Taft in another case brought before the United States Court of Appeals at Cincinnat!, Judge Pardee ren- dered a similar decision.” “Under this provision of law mught not the Postmaster General exercise the great power given him very unjustly and to the injury of many citizens?” the reporter assed.” ‘The act under consideration invests the Postmaster General with unusual power. There are very few, if any, statutes that clothe any executive officer with such au- thority, and for that reason, in my judg- ment, it should be executed wth the great- est care. On the other hand, if the Post- master Gereral were not clothed with au- thority that would enable him to examine into and cure the evils arising from the commission of frauds of this kind, the mails would be loaded with literature con- cerning fraudulent schemes, and the gov- ernment in that way would be a party to them.” ————_- 2+ —__ A Coin in the Bottle. From the Philadelphia Record. There have been patented all kinds of schemes devised for the purpose of se- curing a bottle that cannot be refilled after having once been emptied of its contents. A great deal of fraud is said to be per- petrated by filling the bottle of some stand- ard liquor with an inferior grade, and palming it off as the original bottling. An ingenious Philadelphian proposes to ac- complish this by blowing a coin in the body of the glass bottle, and he thinks that this will be tempting enongh to in- duce some one to break the bottle as svon as it has been emptied. Of Entire Stock Of — Jacobs Bros., Jewelers, 1229 Pa. Ave., TOMORROW! thrown, and annexation: resolved: to be sought. It was noticeable that the speaker seemed too honest to” repeat. the:-oft-re- futed charge’ that the revolution-was ef- ‘We have been in busineés in our present store, No. 1229 anction sale 28 the specdiesi way of reailzing on the stock. fected by the naval forees of the United Pennsylvania avenue, for a quarter century, and for the Every article in our etdre Will be offered in single lots to suit Amerioan, toa cased of wean eee Suneal cis anette cee ee perm pent glee pd ppl a then done. Most Americans residing here = grecencep io = = < re took active part therein, and are not ashamed of their courage and determina- tion in overthrowing a“ wanton and un- scrupulous monarch and°substituting hon- est government under republ forms. ‘Want a Vote of iiawaiinns Taken, There was read to the meeting a me- morial in Hawaiian and English, of thir- teen articles addressed to the President and

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