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tTf-"iiyiw w W Kv" mr"' 'v vv.&: i A cv. J f - V v yv. k No Better Scheme Can You Devise : " .rV teT : Evening iWhen This is Settled' When you WANT a Thin Just Adver tise. xjlletin in Your Mind, Use THE BULLETIN mid the WANT You'll FIND. .q (L.The Progressive Bulletin Leads in Patronage and NEWS. -i..-).. Yol. VI. No. 1231. HONOLULU, H. I., FRIDAY, MAY 2(5, 1899. Puiom 5 Ohnts. nmuntm LOWER RESERY0L1 CLOSED WELA KA HAO'S FAST MILE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY POSSIBLE FOUL PLAY EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT AN ARTILLERYMAN DIES i2 - w- f - ' t A fr . 1 .; . Andrew Brown, Superintendent of Water Works, Una cut oil tbo Lower Nnuanu reservoir from tbo Honolulu wator supply system. This notion is taken by order of tbo Miuistor nfthe Interior. lis reason is thn safety of tbo public health. Bathing clandestinely in the Kopena pool above could not be effectually prevented without tha txnense of .a constant guaid. 'J'lion for eomi) tnouihs pnet tbo liU'-nii Vista hospital bus been iu cxisteuco ou tllO vorge of the stream above the resorvoir. Mr. Brown years ngo advised tbo closing of this reservoir iu tbo iu turest of tbo public limit h. Iroquois llii. ,o Onlrr.. Linutouant Pond, comranndor of the tugboat Iroquois, denies tbo rumor tbat bo lias recoived ordors to lenvo tins plnco with the Iroquois. Ho says that his order are the same as they have, boen since bis first arrival to remain. Ensigns Bierer and Stono of the Iroquois will leave for tho States in tho Alameda an thoy aro to bo assigned to different posts, uow that tboy havo boen maibi liouton ants. Houtrit Iljr I lit. Ilrltl.il. London, May 8. The Foreign Office has received news from Un yoro that Oolonel Evatt attacked Chief Kabarega on the oast bnuk of the Nilo on April i)th and com pletely defeated htm. Threo hun dred of tho ouoray aod Kabnrega himself, who wan severely wound ed, and Kinn Mwauga wore taki n prisoners. The Insf-es of Oolonel Evatt wero two killed and twouty wounded. Pror, Krur-' IMuna C'hncrl. Prof. Koebelo has changtd his plans about going to Shu Frauois co. He was lo eail in 'bo Alame da but has now decided to go iu tlio Australia. The report aioiind town was tbat ho would go lo tho Colonies first but tbid is not tho cato. CATWATilUSFS:'! 1 I . 4 fc- 4te- sk fc" fc fc - r Anderson's Delicious Soups, 15-CENT SIZE. BEST GROCERIES. Fanciest China Crockery Light Hardware Agateware Cutlery -TOU'-ULj FIND THEM A.T WATERHO USE'S BFARTMENT STORE, NVAVERLEY BLOCK, BETHEL STREET Established 1851 Leaders 1800 Gr ccrtes, Crockery, Hardware. Tho borso racing fraternity oponod tboir eyes this morning whon Cunningham's Wei a ka lino worked out a milo in 2.M? on tho Kapiolani track. Jim Quinu's Violin was tbo only other horse on the track at the timo. Violin was scoring nnil did not have much headway at tho time, but Cunning, ham's horso came tearing down to the finish' and as Quint) expressed it "passed me liko a thunderbolt." Wola ka Hao's last eighth was made iu 15 seconds and tho last quaiter in 31$. Horsemen are putting on their thinking caps. Ij"p wtiked out nu eighth in 10 anil the half in 1.03 coming homo at a jog iu 2 21 or 2 22 Tlis Orphruin, Last ovoniog tho usual high standard of excellence character ized tho Orpheum performance The repeated applause tbat eaob artist received showed that the popularity of tho individual mem bers of tbo company manifests no evidence of decline. Glorino again apppared in her marvelous and realibtic Gro act in which as tbo Goddess Polo sbo arises from tho Volcano's interior. Tomor row Prof Mack, the modern wiz ard of the north, will mako bis first appearance in magic and ledgordomaiu, introluoing tho great Hindoo box mystery. The usual Saturday aftornoon mntiueo takes place tomorrow at 2:30. Ad mission to all parts of tho house, adult 25 cents, childre u 10 cents. K Mo I Ornunilnl. The schooner Ka Moi came in from HauiHkua shortly after noon today with a full cirgo of sugar. As she neared the last buoy iu tho channel she got too close inshore and went on tbo sand. Tho crow g"t to work and in about leu min utes the Ka Moi whs out of trouble and sailing by the wharves to Al len & Robinson's wharf. Hems of Today from Both the Big Public Buildings. Cabinet Occupied With Hawaii Railroad Contest Street Signs for Honolulu Jury Trials. At this morning's meeting of the Executive Council the timo was occupied with the tiuestion of a franchise for tho Uilo and Ho nolulu lliilroad Oomnauv. A member of tho' Cobinot told a Bulletin reporter yesterday that a decision was not likely for a sov oral days. Honolulu is to havestreet siens. and creditable ones too, at long last. Iho contract has been award ed to J. A. Tuthill, of Honolulu for 79 cents each. Tho on ly other bid wns that of Honsbaw. Bucklev A- fln. nf San Francisco for $1.50. Samples ot tuo articles to bo furnished by tbo contractor show something praoucaiiy inustructiblo. Un a beaw motel Illato tbp nnmnn will appear iu whito enamel on a lirir.li! Mnn ..,.,,! 1.1 I. M u..... uiuu ,tti(tiiu. XJUUU Bill" is four iuches wide. and thnlnHnrn aro threo inches deep. One 8amnle has b-en backed across the lnttOritlLr Willi a lintcllnt wltlinnr destroying it. Tho ci;n8 raav b" pniuien over, and tuen perfectly renlorod with a turpentine wash. Judge Stauley is bearinp, the secoud day, the damauo suit of Wo Sing Co. vs. Wonc Kwai. The jury consists of of II 0 Villa, I? W McChesnoy, Theo Wo'ff, ,Ta Steiuer, A Harrison, J Carty 0 U Huston, 0 F Wolfe, Henry Itotb, (5 II Clapp, L P Feruaudez and 0 S Weigh t. Ifoberlfon & Wilder for plaintiff!'; Magoon and Silli man for defendant. This is the fourth day ot tho trial of fourteen Japaneso for riot at Kahuku, by a foieigu jury be fore Judo Perry. Tho prosecu tion is still putting on ovidonce. m m THK IinlTlHll CAIll.K. Siliraf.llon lo IlrlH.li OnTprllmfnl rr Un)llrn(a la Tourh Ilatrxll. Tbo full text of tbo roport of the British Cablo Commission to parliament hs boen received by mail. A matter of Hawaiian local interest is discussed. It is sug gested that, it n duplicate cable should be decided ns advisable, it might bo desirable to attempt to effect arrangements for tbo touch ing of the second cable at tho Ha waiiau Islands. Since llrilnh Columbia chporod tho Dominion Government by offering to conlributo two eighteenths of the cost of a cable, ordors have been rocoivod at Eiquimalt from tbo Admiralty lo hove the steamer Egeria prepared forthwith for a surveying expedi tion. This action was taken at Ottawa to mean that tho Imperial Government was ready to meet tlio views of the o ilouial governments. Ilmtlfll Tomorrow Afternoon. There should bo a liberal atten dance at tho first league game of tho season s series on tho Mnkiki rcoreation grounds tomorrow after noon at 3:3) o'olock. Tho Star and Kamehamoha teams will com pete. Tho boys havo been getting in all tho practice possiblo since it was decided that thero was to bo a season ot ball and good playing is expected. An attempt will bo made to get the band to play for the initial game of the season as during pre vinus seasons. Tho boys aro sure they will bo granted Iho request sb tho man who has the say about tho band is ouo vory much inter ested in sports. 1IOR2C. NOIIMTT Til tills city, May 25, 1S09 to the wife of DrWdNoulltt.a o:i. Remains o! Child Found Today at Kakaako. Rough Coffln Remains Wrapped In an Old Cloth Deputy Marshal Cbllllngwortb Is Investigating the Matter. A telephono mesunco wns re coived at tho Police Station this morning from someonu in Kaka- ako telling of tho finding at that placo of tho body of a human baing in a bjx. Evputy Marshal Obillingworth went to tho nlace and found in about tbo contor of the yard near tha beach nnd just outsido tho kerosene oil warehouse a small rough made box with o still rougher cover faatonod down with small nails. A wftBon was sent down nnd tho whole thing removed to tbo Police Station. Dr. Emereon was sum moned and nttendod to tho matter immediately. On openinc thn box bo found the body of a child. It was wrapped in a part of a calico holoku and, from oil appearances had been dead at loiiRt five days. Decomposition wns very far ad vanced. Tho nationality of the child could not bo told. In speaking of tho matter Dep uty Marshal Chillipgwortb said: "I am pretty sure that tberoliHS been foul play eoinowhero ol though at tho pro.tont time I do not know much about the caso. When I got to tho place pointed out to me by tho person who tole phoned. I found tbo box lying by the eido of a hole in the Hand The body must have ben buried and. then dug up by dogs when decomposition set in. Ah yet, we havo found out nothing ubout the mother of the child." A Coroner's Jury, composed entirely of nntives, was called after Dr. Emerson bad finished with the examination. After hav ing been sworn over the dead body they wero told to roport ou Monday. AmocIiiifiI Clmrltlrs. At a meeting of thn Auannintnd Charities in tho otllce nf iIih SUfo Deposit Co. yesterday afternoon, President Dole presided nnd Mies Hopper acted as eouretary. The following executivo committee made UD of ronreaenrallvoa nl each society coucerned and two unottactiHU members, was appoint ed : Mrs. Dillingham, Woman's U inrd; Mrs Dole, Kindergarten;' Mrs. Fuller, Strangers' Friond; Mr. FrukawB, Japmeso Church Benevolent; Mrs. Du Roi, Hob pital Flower; Mrs. Whitney, W. O. P. U.j S. U. Dole and Ilov. Ma kintosh, uuottnehed. President Dole was unanimous ly elected president of tho aseo ciation. Tho next enroling of the as-ociation will bo held Wednes day afternoo next. Thero woro a larjo number preout at tho meeting yet-torday afternoon. m 9 m llenvj- KiiIm In Konn. The W. G. Hall brings tho ro port that thero havo beon very heavy rains in Kona for tlio pa-t few days. Whou tho Hall arrived in Koua Saturday it was fouud that tlio wator was rubbing down at a terrillio ralo from Coerper's resevoir abovo Holualoa. It sooius that tho hoavy raius had caused a break. When the Hall loft, iho water was still Uowing down in tho bed that tho reservoir water had made. Tho hoavy rainB had found this place as an outlet. (iorrninnt lto! Wnihtiil Out. The Government roid at Napoo poo is in a bad stato jmt now say people who nrrivod from that dis trict iu tho W. G. Hall today. During the past week thero was a cloudburst or something nearly upproaohiugit. Tho water wash od out tho road at tho placo men tinned aud made it impassable. This is tho second washout within tho past week or ten days. The Meeting of Commissioners Held Yesterday Afternoon. Leaves of Absence aro Granted to Several Teachers Teacher In Kona Is Disciplined. Recommondations of the com mittee ou teachers wore dispobol of as follows at the meeting of the Commissioners of Public Instruu lion yesterday: Miss H. F. Coan of tho Ililo Union school was granted a life certificate based on length of foi vice. W. Vrodenbnrg of tho Wnimea school, Hawaii, was granted leave of absenco for tbo remainder of tho torni on condition of his sup plying a stitatituto. O. F. True of tho Waiohinu school, Hawaii, wob grauted leave of absence for bis wife, on a sub stitute boing provided. Miss Franc Eaton of tbo Hilo select school was graiitpd leave of absence, on account of her health, sbo to furnish n substitute. A claim of J. O. P. Poahi con cerniug a school be claims to hove built up at Kuluia, Kauai, was re forred to the Minister. Charges ogaiust (Jeorgo Kani kau, preferred by tho school auontsof both North and South Koua, ot soiling intoxicating liquor, wero considered on a re port of Inspector Goneral Town send. Thn found Kauikan's ac tions, as stated by himself, "to be ontiroly unworthy of n teacher." A resolution was pat-sial "ihat Mr. Katnk.u be informed that bis lets iu assmtitig people iu his ills trict iu obtaining liquor art; dis approved by this dijmlineiit, and that any repetition of sueh not will be dealt with Miinmurily." A letter from CoiibiiI General Ohas. T. Wilder was read, an nouncing tint Mr. Hifftniiun ol Sou Francisco would hogin work at bii early day on bis contract to build tbo Beretauin stieot scbool houie. Au application ot Mrs. Tuckor, ttaclior ol vnotl iuuhio in tho uov- ernment schools, for an increase. of pay woa referred to tbo Minu ter and tho Inspector Control Tho Iusp-ctor General reported that ho bad appointed, tiuhj ct to tbo approval of the department, I'rinoe Li lople an assistant at Lthaiunluuo in place of two of the former teachers who bad loft the institution. Approved. Other matters dispatched were routiuo and of no public impor tance. Miuistor E. A. Molt Smith pro sided at the mo 'ling, wi'h him be ing present Professor W. D Ah x nndor, II. M. von Holt. J. Q. Wool and Dr. Walter Maxwell, also Iuspector General Townseud. m Clxllur. at the Polloo Htutloft, Contractor Thomas is rushing along with his work at the police station. Today, tho hallway coveting the entrituct) into the re ceiving station was torn away aud the window just outside of thin p'neo is being lowered. The stsire will load up ovor the placo recent ly occupied by the hallway into tho stcoud story of the stables. lrom tliot placo a Hallway lo the l'olico Court is to be built. The police clerk uow has his desk out Bido tho Deputy Marshals' ollice N Contract Iborra In Koii'i, Dr. Potorson returned from Kona and Kau in tbo W. G. Hall today after having visited the plantations in those districts. He found Kau in good Hhapn and then w out to Kona to look in'o plantation nlTairs there. Uo nays tbat ho oxicotod to find contract laborers at the Koua plantation but was mistaken. Tho men em ployed there aro doing tho work ou tho small farming proposition. First Loss From Ranks of Nswlj Arrived Soldiers. Typhoid Fever the Cause -Was a Nitlve of Rochester- Eurlal Stivlce At 3 O'clock This Afternoon. Ellsworth Smith, n private of Battery N, 'fJth U. S Artillery, in gartiton here, dird of tvohoiil fever at Buena Viata hospital yesterday. ins ago wn yi years. The holy will bocouveytd from the under taking parlors of Ed. A. Williams at 3 o'clock this afternoon to St. Andrew's Cathedral, wliero ser vices will be hold, and thence tho funeral take place to Nuuauu cemetory. The dead soldier is a nativo of Rochesti r. N. Y. Dr. Yuill of Biinna Vii-ta hospital cer- tines iu uie tieaiu and cause. WAHIAWA GOES BANG Thero has been n continnoua stream of investors up tboJudd nuiiding elevator all mnrniug to tlio olhco of F. W. Macfarlano. Tho object is to get iu on tho Wohiawa sugar plantation ground tloor. Clarnnnii M Wl.iti. looked up fiotn tbo receipts ho was dealuiL' on loiw oimnnli i .!.. dine giving speciljc iiiforniation 'egnniiug too aiiituint at U o'clock p. mv Ho pointed, however, to ho Kl.uidikv behind him on a tray, and Hit. ri'D iitfr'i nv.u ilwJi s-rnmdy for a inotnont ou muc lllllig liel'veen $U),i (I 1 nm g'J ((. i"iO in U. S. gol.l coin. Many Chinese art' subscribing. AMiriitii ya.moi: roxriiArr, Lmdon, May !J. Renh inr, a question iu tho House of 0 mi nions today as to whether tlio In- diau Government bad nivon nn order for tho Goktick viaduct in Burraah to an American firm, and why tho British inanufacturera had not been asked to mako a tender, the Secretary of Stato for India. Lord George. Hamil'on, replied that thn Indian Govern ment had nothing to do with tha contrnot. It uas given, ho said, by tho Burmah Railway Compa ny, which invited nix Euglish and two Amorioaii firms to mako ton tiers. Ntrm,,r l,r !iiiii, (.. Lot.. Tho steamer Iw,i was burned while going into Bunaluu yester day aftornoon. N tilling was saved. Thero was considerable frotgtit on her at the time. Thn firo is sup posed to have started iu thoongiuo room. The captain and the oreir did tboir best to save tho Ia bul the flames spread very raoidlv anil it vas soon seen llfat uothitioj !l)lltfl llA fl.inn rPli.. ....!..... .....t ' '' .. wiifriiii lull erew tli-n took to the boat nnd went astioro. The Chiuainaii who answered tho telephone this morn ing wii'ii qiiesiioneii aliotit tlio matter, gave the bent necount ot the burning. Ho raid the Iwa win "pan." a pure onAPt crcm or tartan rowct DR- CREAWL BAKING POWDIA Highest Honors, World's Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair Aioltl llililtifr I'lHTilcrn conliilolnv Alum. Ilteynro lujurtous to htlth f '1 1 3 ?s .' .' -At 4