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V tZTffl 'Wflf P' r .',i""ynwiiwiPW'Wfi 4f ilx felruw. 1. Jk JL THE TRIBUNE Publishos All tho Nows All tho Tlmo THE WISDOM Of Yostortlay, tho Nows of Today. F gisrr-rr !( Vol. ii. HILO, HAWAII, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1905. No. 7. MW : HUIlI.lSllltl) IV1KY TUK8UAY orricc, Kino HiRkiir, tin o, Hawaii Tkiiunk Block. HiloTrlbuno Publishing Company, Ltd Publishers ami Proprietors. Presldeut C C. Kknnkuv Vice-resident .. It K. Kichahd. BccrctsryTreftsuter J. Cautlic Kiihiwav Auditor A. It. ButroM Directors U. M. Thompson, D W. Makii Advertisement unaccompanied by specific Instructions Inserted until ordered out. Advertisements discontinued before expiration if specified period will be charged as If con tinued for lull term. ATTOUXEYS-AT-liAW. ' Chas. M. LeBlond ATTORNEY-AT-LAW llanallsu, Japanese, and Chinese Interptelera and Notary l'ublic lu Office. Office: SKVltRAItCU BUILDING, Opposite Cour House, I1II.O, HAWAII C. Henry White ATTORNEY-AT-LAW NAALUHU, - - HAWAII i. e. ray ATTORNEY AT -LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC Waianuenuc St. Hllo, Hawaii J. L. Kaulukou ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICE IN TRIBUNE BUILDING HILO, HAWAII BY AUTHORITY. KEAL ESTATE, ETC. F. S. LYMAN AGENT FIRE, ACCIDENT AND MARINE INSURANCE Waianuenuc Street, Hllo, Hawaii W. H. BEERS INTERPRETER and TRANSLATOR (KukHsU and Hawaiian) Commission anil Business. Agent. Will Act as Administrator, Guardian and Executor. Rents and Bills Collected.. Office) with I. E. Ra. Telephone 146 9 Akau's Restaurant. To be opened Saturday, Sop- tombor 16. Opposite Fish Market. Short Orders a Specialty. Orders for Ice Cream and Cake attended to promptly and delivered to auy part of City. Telephone No. 17. A S. LeBaron Gurney AUCTIONEER COMMISSIONS PROMPTLY EXECUTED FRONT STREET OPPOSITE SPRECKELS' BUILDING KBTABMBH1CO 1M3H. BISHOP & CO. Bankers. Honolulu - - Oahu, H. I. Transact a General Hanking and Ex change business Commercial and Traveller's Letters of Creditissued, available in all thu principal cities or the world. Special attention given to the business entrusted to us by our friends of the other islands, eltuer as IJcposlts, Lollectlous Insurance or requests tor Exchange. FURNISHED ROOMS BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Neat and newly fitted, Centrally and pleasantly located on PITMAN STREET NEAR WAIANUENUE ST. Facing on Court House nnd Hllo Hotel Parks, A Millet, pleawmt retreat. Terms Rcusouuble, C. F. BRADSHAW Dr. W. F. Kgau has been appointed Territorial Veterinarian for the City of Sati Francisco. Importers of live stock can tnnke ar rangements with Dr. Kgan to inspect animals to be Imported Into the Territory. Address Dr. W. F. Kgau, 1115-1117 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. C. S. HOLLOWAY, Secretary, Board of Agriculture & For estry. Honolulu, Nov. aa, 1905. 5.3 LIVELY MEETING OVER HIGH SCHOOL SITE AUCTION SALE OF AWA LICENCES. In accordance with the requisitions of Section 1335 Chapter 102, of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, in re the sale of Awa Licenses, and as further provided by Act 32. Session Laws 1905, One Awa License for each District of the Several Islands will be sold at Public Auction between the first and seventh day of De cember 1905, each license to be for the term of six months, from the first day of January, 1906. The upset price to be as follows: For the District of Honolulu f 500.00 For the Djstrict of Hllo, 350.00 For the District of Woiluku, 350.00 For the District of Lahalna 135.00 For each other District 50.00 Licenses for the Honolulu, Kwa nnd Waianac, Waialua, Koolauloa and Koo laupoko on the Island of Oahu will be sold at the front entrance of the Capitol, at Honolulu, on Thursday, the seventh day ol December, 1905, at 13 o'clock. Licences for the Islands of Maui, Ha waii and Kauai will be sold in the res pective Districts of those Islands, upon such day and date within the limit of the time fixed by law, as shall be designated by the several Sheriffs or their deputies. Due notice of the date and place of sale will be given by posters In each of the said Districts. A cash deposit of twenty-five per cent of the amount of the successful bid will be required on the fall of the hammer, said deposit to be forfeited to the Govern ment if the full amount of the bid is not paid within five days of the day of the sale. J. A. CAMPBELL, Treasurer, Territory of Hawaii. Treasurer's Office, T. H. November 35th, 1905. 6-2t Sealed Tenders. Will be received at the office of thr Hilo Jail until 13 o'clock noon, Monday, the 1 8th of December, 1905, for furnish ing supplies for the Hllo Jail in quanti ties as required during the twelve months from December 31st, 1905, to January 1st, 1907. The supplies ordinarily used for which bids are asked are: Beaus, white or bayo, per ino lbs. Fresh beef, 10 to 50 lbs. per duy. Salt beef, pork and salmon, per bbl. Hawaiian coarse salt, per 100 lbs. Common soap, Haw. or Cal, per 100 lbs. No. 1 Hour, per bbl. Hawaiian No. 1 rice, per 100 lbs. Medium hard bread, per lb. Irish potatoes, per 100 lbs. Sole leather, per lb by the side. Cheap tobacco, per lb. by the box. Cheap tea, per lb. by the box. Cod fish, Royal baking powder and lard, per lb. High test kerosene oil, by the case. Fatal, per lb., from 300 to 500 lbs. per week. Strong working shoes, with genuine leather counters, per dozen. Samples to be submitted for inspection with bid. Strong woolen blankets, per dozen, samples with bid. Prisou shirts, prison pants, prison hats, prison rain coats, per dozen. All clothing to be made of Amoskeag heavy denim and Amoskeag stripe. All supplies to be delivered at the Hilo Jail free of charges in quantities as in quired subject to inspection of the jailor. Tenders will be received and considered on any one of the articles enumerated in the above list, that the various bidders may be awarded such lines of goods as they have bid the lowest on. Bids should be endorsed "Tenders for prisou supplies for the Hilo Jail." 5-3 J. H. MABY, Jailor South Hilo. WM. G. IRWIN & CO., Ltd. Proprietor, 43 Sugar Factors, Commission Agents Sole Agents National Cane Shredders, Baldwin Locomotives, A'ex Cross & Sons' Sugar -Cane and Coffee Fertilizers One of the largest gatherings that ever attended a mass meeting in Hilo was present at Fireman's Hall Thursday night to express to Super intendent of Public Instruction W. H. Babbitt tlleir views regarding n higli school site and other school matters. The atmosphere of the halt was fairly charged with incipient trouble, which later broke into a slorm of words anil bitterness. At times tho debate grew almost personal, but through the clever tact of J W. Mason, who was in the chair, all personal feelings were subdued, and at the close of the meeting the contestants shook hands, the losers in the controversy acquiescing in the will of the majority. J. W. Mason was selected ns chairman of the meeting, R. A. Lyman, Jr., Secretary, and J. L. Kaulakou, Interpreter. At the request of the Chairman, Superintendent Babbitt was called upon to state the purpose of the meeting, which he did briefly and concisely: "I have come here to listen and not to talk," said Mr. Babbitt in opening his remarks. "The Governor has decided to reopen the discus sion of the proposed location of the high school site. The Governor and the Department of Education, whom I represent, desire to secure the views of the Hilo public, who are interested in the location of a high school site and other school matters. There are two things which have come to my attention which I wish to mention. The first is the impres sion prevailing among some that the reopening of the question of the high school and other sites here is a moe simply to delay the building of a high school. I want to say that that impression is entirely erro neous. The legislature passed an appropriation of $20,000 for a Hilo High School, and Hilo is going to have its high school just as soon as it is possible to build it. (Applause.) "In some quarters, there is another itnprcssiou, much more limited, however, that an attempt is being made to railroad through a proposition for the acquirement of certain property by the government, which cer tain parties are endeavoring to dispose of. I know this is not so, so far as the Department of Education is concerned, and that there will he exchange of lands which is not advantageous to the Territory and in which every citizen is not interested..,. The Department has no funds for the purchase of school sites, but if de-rable property can be secured for school purposes by an equal exchange for other lands in the hands of the department, we are willing to consider such propositions. A num ber of gentlemen have talked with me regarding available sites, but I have committed myself to none of the propositions made I hope every individual here will feel free to express his views, which may be helpful to the Department. (Applause). "In a word. I am here not to subserve the interest of any single political party or parties, no single individual or association, but on be half of the Department of Education and in the interest of public educa tion." (Applause). Chairman. Mason called for expressions of opinion upon the subject under discussion. There was a dead silee for an interval, when L. A. Andrews started the ball rolling, by stating there wero two things upon which there was a unanimity of sentiment in Hilo. The first was the necessity for a high school in Hilo and the second the selection of the Riverside lot as the high school site. T. J. Ryan offered a resalu tion, which passed without opposition, stating that it wasthesense of the meeting that the high school should be erected on the Riversede lot. At this juncture J. A. Scott, upon whose face there was seen early in the meeting a look of determination, arose and demanded to know of Superintendent Babbitt if he believed the Riverside lot could accommo date the high school and the present Riverside school? "For present needs," said Mr. Babbitt, "yes; for future education in Hilo, no." Scott asked another question, which was where it was proposed to place the Riverside school if the present lot was used for high school purposes? This, Mr. Babbitt replied, was the very subject upon which he was seeking information. He had pictured the high school's growth and the establishment of an observatory, a commercial, a manual training and agricultural departments, all of which would eventually need the entire space within the present Riverside lot and possibly more. Mr. Scott sought to draw from Superintendent Babbitt whether offers had not been made for the exchange of land on the opposite side of the street for the use of the Riverside school. There arose a chorus of voices from the rear of the hall, crying "Question, question." The Chairman loudly rapped for order, and as "an American citizen and tax payer," Mr. Scott insisted upon securing the information asked for. Mr. Babbitt said he had received numerous offers, which he then pro ceeded quietly and in an orderly manner to lay before the meeting, illus trating the various proposed exchanges by means of a map. It appears that the Masonic lot, about which there has been so much discussion, will not alone accommodate the Riverside school building, and it becomes necessary to secure adjoining property if the offer of the Masonic Hall Association is to be considered. There are tvvo lots, owned respectively by Chas. Hitchcock and Harry Wicks, on the mauka side of the Masonic lot, which are for sale, but the Department has no funds for the purchase of land. There is another lot known as the Loe benstein property, on School street, adjacent to the Union School, which it was desired to add to the grounds of the latter school. Mr. Babbitt read an option, received from D. A. Loebcustcin, in which the latter ex pressed his willingness to accept government land, soon to be opened up, of commensurate value with his own property, which he valued at $1,700. Mr. Babbitt said the Masons sought in exchange for their property and the Hitchcock property, which they would buy, a propor tionate valuation in a corner lot at Waianuenue and Bridge streets, being a portion of Block C. He had not committed himself to any of the propositions named, but desired an expression of public opinion regard ing the various offers. Scott said he would advance the cash for the purchase of the Hitch cock lot, and when asked by Mr. Babbitt if he would buy both lots, he demurred. Mr. Babbitt added that neither lot singly was sufficient for the purposes of the Riverside school Mr. Scott declared the govern ment had pledged itself not to dispose of any portion of Block C, which had been reserved as a site for a federal building. He thereupon pro ceeded to read a letter from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury II. A. Taylor, in which it was stated that the Acting Governor on August 30, 1005, had promised to reserve the lot in question for federal purposes. Scott said that there had been a remarkable change in the attitude of one of the local press, and he desired to have read extracts from the files of the Herald three years ago and of today. This proposal was met with a chorus of "No, no, no," "Out of order." Amid the shouts of "Sit down," Scott replied that he did not wish to stoop to personalities, but that the editorial in the morning paper was "dictated by a whipper snapper." Editor Stacker jumped to his feet to deny the accusation, and for a minute or two it appeared the meeting might break up in dis order. Chairman Mason called for order, and when quiet was restored the motion to read the Herald articles was voted down. L. A. Andrews then presented a resolution in elfect endorsing the suggestion of Superintendent Babbitt that the government secure upon the best terms possible the Masonic, the Hitchcock, the Wicks and the Loebenstein lots. Scott desired to amend providing that under no cir cumstances should an exchange be made of any portion of Block C, which had been reserved for a federal building. The amendment was promptly voted down ami the motiou carried with little op'positiou, S3ott then moved that in affecting an exchange with the Masonic Hall Association, the latter should be required to give a guaranty that they would erect a $30,000 building within twelve or twenty-four months. In explaining the purposes of his motion, he staled that he had been informed by v high Mason that the Association had no present intention of building, and he did not care to see a repetition of the farce, of the "gold shovel" enacted three years ago. Campbell demanded to know what particular Mason had made such a statement and when Scott refused to divuhe the party's name, said, "He didn't know what he was talking about.', A hearty laugh at Campbell's expense was caused by Scott's quick retort "He knows better what you are talking about than you do." T. J. Ryan delivered a speech on the question, advocating that the Riverside school be destroyed if necessary, to make room for the high school building. By a rising vote Scott's motion to require a guaranty was snowed under, and the meeting adjourned in fairly amicable spirits among the majority. Puliation Defeats Mailes. Honolulu, Dec. 12. Punahou wins from Mailes in Saturday's foot ball game by a score of 11 to 0. Slaughter in Russia. Vienna, Dec. 7. It is officially reported that 80,000 persons were killed at Odessa during the recent troubles. Warsaw, Dec. 7. The police of the city threatened to strike. The mer chants are fleeing. Odessa, Dec. 7. The military engineers threaten to strike. St. Petersburg, Dec. 7. Premier De Witte seems powerless to check he revolution and lawlessness is increasing. St. Petersburg, Dec. 9. The revolution in the interior is increasing. Runs on the banks and demands for foreign exchange are growing. Fifty million dollars have been withdrawn from the State bank and the outlook is dark. Senator Mitchell Is Dead. Portland, Ore., Dec. 8. Senator Mitchell, recently convicted and sentenced for land frauds, died this morntng from a hemorrhage and complications which followed the removal of four teeth. Senator Mitchell was born in Washington county, Pa., June 22, 1835; practiced law in San Francisco and later in Portland, Ore. Was elected' to the United States Senate for two terms from 1873 to 1879 and from 1885 to 1S91, and was serviug a third term, which would have expited in 1907, when he died. Annexation To Be Extended. Washington, D. C, Dec. 6. A resolution has been introduced pro viding for the annexation of San Domingo and llayti. To Separate Church and State. Paris, Dec. 6. The Senate has adopted the act providing for the sep aration of the church and state, to become effective immediately. English Language To Be Official. Washington, Dec. 6. The Philippine Commission has decided that after five vears English shall be the official language of the Philippines. Millions for the Canal. Washington, D. C, Dec. 6. Unauiuious consent has been given to the consideration of a bill appropriating $165,000,000 for the Panama Canal Assaulted in Canada. Quebec, Can., Dec. 6. Sara Bernhardt, the famous French actress, has been rotten-egged in the streets as a result of uncomplimentary in terviews about the Canadians. De Witte May Resign. St. Petersburg, Dec. 6.- Wiltes' faith in the intelligent classes is weakening, and a military dictatorship is foreshadowed. Lib erals have commenced an agitation for the dismissal of the Witte cabinet. Against Japanese Immigration. Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. The California delegation is behind a bill introduced in Congress today against Japanese and Korean immigrants. May Yield to Powers. Constantinople, Dec. 5. A majority of the Ministers have agreed to yield to the demands of the powers, but the Sultan is waiting for the uiianimotis consent of his advisers. London, Dec. 5. It is stated that the modified proposal of the Sublime Porte will be accepted by the Powers. Roosevelt Favors Hawaii. Washington, Dec. 5. President Roosevelt's message today urges im mediate steps for the fortification of Hawaii, and says it is hard to over estimate the importance of the Islands. Hawaii is too heavily taxed I and the tax laws should be enacted setting aside for a period of say, I twenty years, seventy-five per cent of the internal revenue and the customs receipts from Hawaii, to be used as a fund for education, pub 1 lie buildings, military and naval defenses. 1 he President holds that the nation must develop the Territory on American lines and no laws permitted admitting Chinese or a servile class. The country cannot concede the admission to Hawaii of a class denied admission to other States and Territories. Hawaii shall never' become a Territory in which a governing class of rich planters exists by means of coolie labor. The Territory must have the same basis for stable citizenship as the continent. Death of Judge Little. Panama, Dec. 3. Judge Gilbert F. Little, formerly a Territorial Cir cuit Judje at Hilo, Hawaii, aud lately in the law practice here, is dead. A v 1