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1 in . w nai -is-desHOpmauiv If you wishTrosperity ; Advertise In the News fJSTEWS. Ms -Best for 'the News 'ii VOLUME fXVII ' WAILUKU, MAUI, H. T., SATURDAY. JANUARY 7, U MAUI . T if- p. 1 7i t-1 is Will 111 VI V1U1 Happenings fc-J.l5jr.New5.Fnw the Capitol fiegari- iif Sagar Stock. s By L. D. Timmons. Honolulu, Jan. 3. Business has been almost ' a a . itandstill in Honolulu for a week. attention being given largely to stock-taking and closing up tlio affairs' (if thi yeari There were no sessions of thb' Stock 'ExchangO dtir ing the week, except for a' few n minutes on Saturday atnl on that orension only ono sale was mnde ' 16 shares of Brewery stock, iiidioat- nig, perhaps, that the holidays have 'VHOtrTiilto'rtlrw'ith the, cfiuvuntlon-. ijitfl'thirsl,. 'Sunday and' yesterday. & both being holidays, the calm had v continuance; and this morning, wHthflobds of 'mii'd from tho'dther i islands as welt as from abroad, the I gentlemen of-affairs aro.puying little attention to matters of general con- cern. , "Whlmhe 'board met on Saturday 'Vit-was found that 80 shares of-Ha- waiian Commercial stock had sold on the streets at $33, the deals being divided into four small blocks. The vjl. market proved f to be "a igreab deal ?j Btronger than these figures, how .-. Ver, for $33.25 was at once bid for 4 the stock, whie holders were de-. ,iMiling $35. -The ;high biddingls Wtf 'cOTinng' frorrt th6 'Coast, where the demand for largo blocks of'Ha- w'aiian Commercial is very keen. ' .One sale of Pioneer had' -been J ... ' i i-.i i lS..-- W'il" " Hauc uuvweeii iKJiiras, una uiuiik h- '-.small block of five shares at $175. 5 v . .''?t Aa iii'th'n man it TT11w111in.11 'ftim. mercial, however, thiH figure be ' ' tween' boards was below the market, ' for bidding started instantly at T $177, whilo holders wanted $180 ' for the slock. There have been no other sales of Maui stocks, so far as can be ascer j " tained. ' Paia and Haiku have broken away from. the fixed figure . of $150 asked, and are now $120 . bid und $140 asked. Wailuku is $160 bid and $175 asked, which is slightly below the old basis. Olo walu Jiaa also sagged slightly, and ; V i3 110 w $140 bid, although none of the stock is out and it could pro? k bably not be bought for less than $150. v VARIATIONS IN PRICES During the irfonth of December ; l77'8hares'ot Pionber changed-hands M the highest price being $180 and the . J lowest 1 $170. Hawaiian Cortimer 3 cial'a total was 720, the highest 1 $83.25' and the lowest $32. These :- are the only Maui stocks sold in the ,i month. . The largest sales', in the month were of Oahu, the total being 2075 .'aharesi'thohighcat being $26.50 and ' 'thelowest $25. Ewa vas next with 1095 'shares, the highest being $27. ' 50 and loWesr$26.75. Next comes I Hawaiian Commercial, with 720 shares, highest $33.25 and. lowest - f$32. Olad 'is next witlr 592, the .'iJiighest being $4.25 and lowest $3.- 75., , Then Wialun Aritlv 77, High-1 ja t est ,?S)o anu lowest 8&o. lionokaa . W follows with 465, highest $11 . and lowest $10. Y OAHU'S DIVIDEND. The speculation which had been Jf gpiug on for some time as to' what i OaIui's dividend would be in the 't coming year was settled on Deccm- i bet 30 when the directory announced a cut from 30 cents a month to 20 'cents a month, ims is one per i cent- a month in place of the' one anu a halt per cent paid last year, " and is regarded as highly satisfact- . ory, inasmuch as a greater cut was , f to be expected.,. (Continued on Page 5.) Washington Silent Officially, (he Recent War Scare, Was a False -Alarm. An impasse has been1 ranched' be tween' the - conflicting elements" in the-country-wide agitation ovcr'tho state of the national defenses. Sec retary of War Dickinson has advis ed Congress by direction of Hhe President "that it is hot cdnipatible with the public interests for meat this time to make a report-answering in detail the. questions embodied in the McLuchlan repolutidn." The immediate consequences of, this will be a concerted effort on the partbf tlm Representatives' of the 'Pacific Coast States to secure at once sufficient "appropriations tt provide for docking facilities, sub marines and improved and increased coast defenses for the Pacific. v Representative Hayes of Califor nia, speaking for the Coast Repre sentatives, outlined this1 plan short ly after Secretary Dickinson's letter to Speaker Cannon declining to make public the information re quested, was received at the Capitol. Secretary Dickinson's position is that everything pertaining to the nation's defenses and the needs of the situation that can properly be made public is contained in the annual reports of the War Depart ment' which have already been sub mitted to Congress., He ignores 'the fact' that from half a'dbzen different sources that which is .technically termed confidential" has become public property audi lacks only a formal report, to Corfgrcss to make it official. Whether, -lacking this official stamn of abnroval as 6 the knbwn conditions,. Congress, will elect1- to ignore Xha whole 'matter, or take only those steps tha'tAvere in con templation before the agitation was begun, remains to be seen. At the War Department there was absolute silence hollowing the letter of Secretary Dickinson to Speaker Cannon. Nono.of tho bu reau phiefs, all Of whom are trained soldiers and practical fighting men, have changed their views, but what ever else may bo laclang m the service, it is strong on discipline Through the Secretary of War, the Commander-in-Chief has spoken, and there is nothing to be said. It inay bo interesting, however, to reflect .upon the parting shot of one practical fighting than who had his confidential say. . Wo are it vain hopeful people," said he. It is it' national diardct eristic for us to boastfully assert that we can lick any nation on) earth1 ahd "'do' it when the time comes - without much preparation. Likewise we have short memories. When the war withj Spain came1 we started in to prepare offhanded, and because "of our lack of prepared rtess we lost five men by sickness in camp, far from the theatre of war, to every one man lbst in action. In the one simple Matter Of care of our men we wero so absolutely unpre; pared' that typhoid und dysentery carried off more men than the e'nemy. Wo are paying thousands in pensions for sofdiers who never got any farther than the hospitals at Chattanooga". Wo had . about 400,000 men under arms in that war. Japan hau a million anil half -under arms iit'hflr Vtir with Russia and in actual numbers her sick list was smaller with her 1,500,000 to Care for than ours with only 4dO,000 to care for. That's preparedness. , Honoluty News. HQNOLULU, Jan. (5 Several changes Will be nnule in-ttie'pUlice for:e this mbnth. 1 Chinese women vho hre ntirieved with their consul, will clos their ftores and attend the mntntmeetiil' ' Isenberg has been elected us iniu-mlicr of tlic'promdtion committee. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Sl-tfntor Beveridgo has arraigned him self with the opponents of Lorrimei. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Senator Perkins died at his homo in West Virginia, yestcrduy. A 'Ddmpcrat will be. nominated to succeed him. v AUGUSTA,- Ga., 'Jan. 6. Governor' Plaisted 'was inaugurated yesterday. ' ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. La"rge appropriations for fortifications have been asked 'for by Secrethry Dickinson. HONOLULU, Jan. 5. A lhwprohibiting hilhboards will be sub mitted 4to the next Legislature: i There is a'nOBsibilityOf theBoard of Supervisors dmg away with the position of Road Supervisor. Supervisor Low, hal'got in line, and U now in synipath'y with the I rest. bl the board. The Japanese teacher against whom the protest was made, has 1 feigned. He was born and raised in Honolulu by one of tho oldest families, has a good English education, and ca'nnot speak Japanese.i The first sectibn of the dry ifock for Pearl Harbor is ready. An office'r returning froni the Philippines says Hawaii is getting nothing butFilipino crooks. ,f. The Chinese have called a 'mass meeting to take action against their consul. Governor Frear has received a cable from McCrossen, who states that he will quit the game if . tho reported amendments are added to Lhisbill. Bandits in Seattle. SEATTLE, Jan. 6. Masked bandits stopped a train on the Northern Pacific railway in the outskirts of this city, last night and robbed the registered mail pouches. They shot the mail clerk. NEW. YORK, Jan. 6. The Federal government has indicted thirteen steamship companies for-conspiracy. 1 Most of the companies are foreign corporations. ' , WASHINGTON, Jan. '6, .CJhgrewinah, Longwqrtlf.has introduc ed a bill in Congress providing for;amer'manentrtaViff commission 'along lines laid down by Taft. LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6 Thirty-two indictments have Wn found against men supposed, to be implieated-in the Tithes building explosion. Murder is tlje charge against some Detective's' have'traced the' men to Chicago, but all news was kept kept informed at all times. . SACRAMENTO, Jan. ft A bill was introduced today which for bids aliens from owning or loosing land in the State of California, uri less. they are eligible to citizenship. SPOKANE, Jan 6. Police CaptKih Sulljvan was murdered in bin 1iomo last night by unknown persons. Earthquake in TASHKENT;' Rrtisia, Jan. 5. Severehocks'ofBaHhqunke'took place horo,yeStenlayrresulting- in .much loss of life.- It'is reported that otherUowris have?beeh co'mplejeiy demolished. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5. The 'PliiladeIpliiat,,Reddihg, and Lehigh Valioyrailroad, and the" Bethlehem .Steel Works have each been fiued $40,000 for' violating the Sherman anti-trust law. JERSEY CITYs'Jan. 0 Gallagher, was sentenced here today to 12-years in jail. 1SPOKANE, Jali. 5.Five persons' were hilled and many injured in a collision on the Burlington and Iowa railroad yesterday Miui Baseballers -Return Home. ' The baseball team thai went over to Hilo to play the picked team from that town New Years day, returned on the Claudino Tuesday. The boys came back defeated, but not dis honored. They are all loud in their praises of tho treatment accorded them on the big island. The Hilo boys were lavish in their entertain ment, and seemed to anticipate every wish of the visiting ball play ers, and laid themselves out to slldw the boys, every thing they had. They also showed them some ball playing that was a little too good'. The rain interfered materially in tho playing of tho local team in the -first game, and as one player put. it, tho Hilo boys must bo web fingered to liold the ball the way they do when it is ,vet. The second gain was a good contest, Hilo winning by a score of 4 to 2. Though the teatrl was beaten, they ajl returned happy and enthusiastic over the good time they had while on tho trip. today, alririg With the men. , frOni'tho 'hevsVapers. 'Gen. Otis was Those Electric Lights. 'Mr: Hadley-will be in Wailuku and Kahului for several days secur ing prospective electrfc light patrdris. This is the time for property owners to get busy and arrange re garding rates. We have tolerated tho old oil street lamps and the troublesome giS plants too long al ready, and now that the electric plant is assured the property owners should avail themselves of' this Op portunity to install tho modern lighting system. lhoso having gas plants can arrange satisfactory terms by which they can be partly exchanged for wiring und fixtures, and it is ex pected that the ornamental gas fix hires can be used to riccdmbdato the electric lainps without rciribvtll or alteration. The meter system will bo used, and patrons will bo given all induce ments possiblo as to wiring and fix lures. Honolulu rates will prevail. Russia The Latest In Sports What the Wrestlers, biers aid Base Ball Artists WMig. The London Graphic describes a game of American 'football', between teams frbin the battleships Connec ticut and Michigan as follows: There was heyer a dull moment." ft tells how soon after play 'started' the'twenty-two footballers wero'piled up on the Connecticut goal line. "Now," says the English Witer, if tho Michigan player with the' ball who was at' 'tho very bottom of the pile was over the line'five points had been scored'.'' He then proceeds to tell libw the supporters of both teams lost con trol of themselves and the Ameri can naVal police had to rap'the spec tators-over the heads Vjt'li clubs to keep them from talcing a hand in the game. "To make things iyorse," says the English scribe. both brass bands went mad, utterly mad. One musician, having ho more wind at liis disposal, banged the big drum' with his cornet. In the words of the poet, 'they twanged-tho spirit stirring fife like anything, and bang ed tho melancholy piccolo's sad string!' Meanwhile the officials were busy removing the players from tye heap; but it was some minutes be fore they arrived at the man with the ball. He wore a broad smile. bit 'this changed to a look 'of disgust when hd found lie was six inches on the wrong side of 'the line. The .Connecticut won filially by 11 'points to 0. From a spectator's point of view 'the American game 'does not compare "well with our own Rugby. The Americans keep the "ball very tight and one soon tires of seeing players "jump on one an other." A 100 yard dash between the South African ' sprinters, Jack Do naldson and R. E. Walker, was spoiled When 'Walker, at 60 yards, stumbled and fell.. The raco was for the. professional championship and the holder had a slight lead when Walker ldst out. Donaldson's ti'mo was 9 s seconds, only a quarter of a Be'cohd slower than his world's professional record. Connie Mack-was one of the trick- siest catchers the game has 'known. Connie wore a rubber band around his glove. When ho would reach out for the hall ho pulled and let go that rubber band', and nine times out of ten the umpire called the batter out on a foul' tip when he had missed the ball by a foot Later Umpires refused to stand for Mack's clahn that he wpi-6. the i-ubber to keep the niittcfi' from bulging. Then Connie doveloped the method of arching the gloved i t 11 1 11 h nanu over ine nan ana snanninu one of tho lingers of his left hand against tho glove. Game after game was won by Pittsburg by one snap ot MacK's nnger against his glove. Another trick Mack worked with success was, bat tipping. He would stand closer to the bat than anv catcher stands to-day, shove out his glove as the batter swung and let the bat as it came swinging around glide over his glove, regardless of tho ball. In one gatiie' between Pittsburg and Baltimore McGraw struck out five times by bat tipping. Edmund Lally at Saranao Lake. N. Y. broke tho world's amateur 220 yard skating record, negotiating the distance in 17 2-5 seconds. This clips 2 2-5 seconds from the recdhl of 19 4-5 seconds, made by Iieroy See in 1900. Mike" Daly, former lightweight pugilist, was found dead in a cell in the police station at Bangor, Me., Banquet at Maui Hotel Officers and Clerks of First Natieial 'Baklellriite'AiiiVfrsary. Tuesday evening January 3rd, the officers rinll dlerks 'of tlie 'First Nat- ioHal'Bank'of 'Wa'liiku celebrated wliat'hiight be ter'nied the 'Bank's diie 'Hundred ridr cent aiitiiver sary. Since tlib Baiik's drgariiza tibh' iri ii)0'l arid Up to the present tinie tlie iriKnagement' Has held the cine-end in ViewVrihitiely to aciWHiu- liite iw'eaViied Surplus eqUal to'its pald'capltKl. This gdl tilis ach ed on January 1, Ml, 'and'cele- bra'te the eVtlht. the'Rank' entertain ed It's dfficers ailU cleVks1t' d inner at the Maui Hb'tel. 'Dinner was' "served at SVclock, 'thd'mily "officer h6t present'being President', Mr. H. C66ke tit Hbholulu. 'Mr. Wadsworth Was master Hi "ceremo nies, and in well chosen w6rds, ' he gavoa shOft 'histdrv Of the '"Bank 'from its organization by 'Mr.. C.D. LUfkin iii 1901 to 'the present time. He spoke of the 'difficulties encount ered ahd'of the general feeimg't'hat such an undertaking 'could not' bo successful. Frofm'the becihriinB to tlie Present 'time the Batik continuous march onward'. Looking to the' time wnen there was no 'bank, he said, I wonder liow" we iffanaged to do business, Sure1yit has' 'de monstrated its usefulness arid1 liaa been a boon to thecommUmtyl'Mr. Caso was in fine spirits and enter tained the compimywith many an amusing 'anecdote The 'only fftfult he had to find was 'that the toeet- ings of directors Svero not 'frequent enough . He was assured this would he remedied and iramediatelyi tfell to'onth6 $35,000 pig. Mr. Lufkin, the' CashieV Ja'nd Manager 'of the Bank fro'nY its oVgan ization, refused to' accept 'full credit for' tho present salisfactdry condition and was strong in his' praise Wthe directors as well as the o'ther'tifficera and tho clerks. He believed that no institution ever enjoyed thb ser vice of more enthusiastic or-ddyal officers arid clerks, and to their efforts and honesty of purpose. was due the signal success of the -Bank. Mr. Garcia, for years First Assist ant; spoke of his early struggle,1, in school anu his hrst experience' in business. He hailed with 'satisfac tion the day- he accepted a position with the then only Bank oruMaui. Enthusiastic cheers greeted the ap pearance of the roast pig wlth'the significant figure 35,000 bristling from his fat brown back. .1' i I' Id 1.1 1 1 recently. A coroner was called in, b'U't decided an ih'ojuest tinhecessary. Daly's lobKesffiielit' WaS witK Austin Gibbons lof Paterson N, J.', in New. Orleans, -Daly being .knocked outm the thirty-first round. Billy Papke, who claims the mid dleweight championship of the world, recently lost to DavO' Smith, the AiistrAUan middle weight 'cham pion, on a foul in tho tenth round. Smith led the'fight throughout. Jack Rowan, the nilcHor tmdel to Philadelphia' iri the latest Cincin nati deal, will, should past perfor mances count for anything, be a wonder when it comes to pitching for the Philadelphia team. Rowan has never lost a game on "the Phila delphia grounds sinco ho entered the big league, and this is looked uptin by ball players as an omen of good forthe Quaker team. Hal Chase, manager of tho New York American leaguo baseball club, announced that Harry Wolter, right fielder Of tho Highlanders last sea son, is hdt for sale. Wolter is a neither Oakland, to whom ho' Ymdm, beeii reported traded, nor any othV,a"y r1lil ivill I.I. ..1.1.. to I.,.., ... t.,l.' ' J him. Chase js spending .a. i42 with relatives in' San Jr'. 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