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fl A ". ,sr v V No Store will thrive in the hands of a timid advertiser" STEAMER TABLE Prom San Francisco: Alameda Mar. 6 America Maril ....Mnr. 9 Tor Ban Fraaotscs: China Fell. 2 Mnncliurln Mnr. 7 Frtw Vancouver: AtonutgC alar. 7 For Vancouver: Mnana .".Mar. 4 Occasional advertising reminds us of the old days when firemen resorted to the bucket lines. It took a great many pails of water to make a:i im pression. Constant Advertising is like a stream of water from a steam engine "It Gets To The Mark Quick ly." BULLETIN ADVERTISING IS HONOLULU'S BEST BID FOR BUSI NESS. Evening . BuliJitin 3i30 O'CLOCK BIG ADVERTISING PAVES THE WAY TO THE BIG STORE EDITION J VOL. X. KO. 3935 HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1908 PRICE 5 CENTS i i N iy-'s , r k m. QUEEN LILIUOKALANI PLANTS ROYAL EMBLEM ON HISTORIC SENATE REFUSES MORE PAY FOR THE im A! Nli Ceremony In Memory Of , Battle, Conducted By Queen In commemoration of the famous lialtlo nf Nuuumi, n fitting llng-iius-ing ceremony wiib hold yostorday on tlio spot whoro Kumchtimohn tho Groat Ih said to hnvo stood when ho defeated hla (.'110111), King Kalanlku pulo (if tho Inland (if Oaliu. Atli ndcit by lier retinue (if nliout twenty peo ple, ()u ecu I.llluoknlanl rodo up to Nuuiinii 1'nll, mid spent u moU en joyablu tlmu on and around thu battlefield..- A lliiKHt'iri was erected mid amidst chanting anil diccrlng ()uocn l.llluoknl.ini hoisted tlio royal em blem of Hawaii to tlio very top of tho staff. Tlio Ilng-raltlng was liupres flo and evcriono picsciit felt as If tlio conqueror of tlio Islands were present In uplrlt. Tho d.iy wag clear and tho sUy was cloudless. Tho distant hills woio lljelr jisuul green and wcro pleasant to ow and everything was carried on mot happily. As tho Hawaii an emblem, jYiiJieln,g hoisted by thq (lueen a bqtUo of champagne1 ws rpened whllo Mrs. Nnhn Hakuol'o and Mrs. Win. Auld chanted, tlio effect being peculiarly flttlng for tho occa sion. Tlio battle of Nmianu was fought In April and May of tho year 1705. Having conquered the islands of Ha waii, Maul nnd Molnkal, Kamcha nicha Invaded this Island to conquer and bring Oaliu under his rule. King Knlanlkupulo put up a fight but ho was defeated and put to death In this battle It had been reported that tho So ciety of the Daughter! of Hawaii was to go up and erect u iiionuuiout to Kameliiuncha 1. on tho brink of tlio Pall, and tlio (ueeu took tho first opportunity to go up there herself lo cttabllsh tho flagstaff on tho spot. After ii short and linprcssho cere mony thn party snt down to partake, of a sumptuous Hawaiian luau, tho Queen cnjoilng tho chanting of tlio old Hawaiian moles no dear to tho Haw a Hi ns. Daniel II. Fltlon, In charge of I.os Aanlmas forest reserve, reports fully 75 per cent, of tho homestead entries there fraudulent. PINEAPPLES ! PINEAPPLES!! PINEAPPLES!!! ISLAND FRUIT CO., ' 72 S. KING. PHONE 18. SSSS3f " WS -a1 XL-i "All To The Good" pggp pyailgiiwiBa' 111 a T3 0011 I K lerM mi ii i ii lim iPiii THE KASH CO., LTD. Corner of r"i3Li. iltMijAt!j ii.l ...1 ' - - ' "-- - - - -? i TffliimilmiiiiMmaiiTi'i'i "l-rni ... , , . '.- .,...:.. BBHWBBHiWHsWiMlllll in till i ft Uaikiiaiii r YHuTi AittiriifM cum 11 mm in Wilder Endorsement Will Depend On Rice Vote Tho meeting this nUcrmion of tho exenithe committee of tho Hcpubll inn .Central Committee promises to bo a lively one. It will take up tho mai ler of the endorsement of Chas. Wil der for Tax Asic3cor, which vas sub mitted by Treasurer Campbell at tho last meeting At that time four mem bers of tho lommlttoo, l.ane, Craw ford Kaniiha and Ahlo, were against tho cmlorccmcnt, and It has been as certained that they have not changed their position, but. If anj thing, feel stronger against granting the en dorsement than ever. Against theso four otes will bo thoso of Krucser, Parrlngton and 8av. Idgo Thero remains the vote of Ar- i thur like, but as his proxy Is held by A. 0. M. Robertson, who Is also chalr maln, there is a great question as to whether it can be voted in a raso u hero n tlo would result and where Kobritson would have to cast the de ciding vote, thus voting twice. Thero 'fs a possibility tliat KlecV fuay hVvo been made acquainted by wireless with tho situation, and that he will Bend his vote. In favor of tho endorsement, by wlreloss, but tho question then arises as to whether such a ioto Is legal, Tho result of the meeting depends (Continued on Face 2) 11 FEED FIFiy FLEETS 1 "Toll theso people who aro worrying about tho feeding of the Fleet that wo can feed fifty floots If thoy will Just glvo us an idea of when tho fleets will arrive." This Is tho vlow taken by Kred. U. Waldron. "Wo can take euro of tho lllg battleship lleet as well hero as they can In Snn Krnnclsco. Of courso wo can Thero'a no doubt about it. You don't think for a mlnuta that San Krnnclsco could take caro of them if it did not know with somo degrco of dcflnlteness when tho ships aro to arrive. That's all wo want to know when thoy aro com- i- lng, Then wo'll glvo thorn nil : thoy want to cat and havo a sin plus for them to, carry away with them." THIS LABEL STANDS POK QUALITY PAXAGON TEOUSERS are custom tailored, asl the best of everjthiHj; it employed in their construction. The cloth is sirank in Cold Water, wkiek kniU tke fairie together, reTatinj shrink te thrown dampaess. Every good dresser must have x few extra pairs of trousers; now ii the time for New Spring Styles Finest Material and Make. Fort and Hotel Streets. ES Waialua Plantation Has Bright Future Ahead WET WEATHER REDUCED CROP OF LAST SEASON Vast Oahu Plantation Is Expected To Yield Thirty Thousand Ton Crop During the Year 1009 A net profit of -$107,693.39 war Bhown by tho Wnlnlua Agricultural Co. nt Its annual meettne this morn ing, and this amount was realized In cpito of tlio fact that tho crop foil far below tho estimate, this condition be ing partly duo to tho ravages of tho leaf-hopper, from which tho crop tuffercd during tho early stages of ItH growth, but especially to tho un favorable weather during Its rlpen ipg, which greatly reduced tho su crpso content of tho cane. m iMuuuBur uouuaia suunuiiou a leng thy report, which read In part as fol lows: Crop 1907 Wo began grinding this crop on December 12th, 190C, and finished grinding on September 21st, 1907. My estimate for tho crop was 21,- 000 tons of sugar. Tho total yield was 22.G21 tonsof sugar, manufac tured during thu season of 1907. Two fields, 148 acres, of unirrigated en no, wore carried over lo tho crop of 1908 and nro now being hnrvestcd. Tho Jleld of these two fields will bo about 2 1-2 tons of sugaf per acre, so that 1 ho actual ylold from cano cultivated lor tho crop of 1907 will bo about 22,900 tons of sugar; 1100 tons less than tho estimate. TJio crop of 1900 oxeccded tho estimate by 1494 tons. Tho crop nf 1907 as harvested dur ing tho season, was taken from 3,980 acres, as follows: l'liint cano, 4GG acres, long first iiittoons, 1,850; long eecond rattoons, 1.2G7; Blurt rat loons, ,125; oulsido plautcra 82; to tal, 3,980 acres. rne avcrago yield per sere was 5. CO tons of sugar. Tho season was an unfavorable one for tho ripening of cane. Tho aver age sucroso for tho season was 13. 48 or 1,36 per cent, lesa than during tho season of 1906, bo that although tho ylold of cano per aero for the crop was only one-tenth of n ton less than tho ylold of 1906, tho yield of sugar por aero was elght-tcnthn of a ton por aero loss, Tlio same average su troso per cent. In the cano for tho crop of 1907 as for tho crop of 1900 would havo given us a crop of 25,600 tons, worth, nt $02.02 per ton net, $190,898 moro than wo did rccolvo for tho crop. Tlio crop of 1907 suffered from leaf-hbpper In tho first year of Its (Continued .on Page 7) WE'LL MANAGE your estate, business or pri vate property. We'll col Ject rents, pay taxes, make investments, and return regular statement of in come. . We will aot as Trustee, Administrator, or Advisor. WE'LL do the worrying for Y0TJ. Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd. Fori St. QcpoI'jIi LLtjtvk Wireless Meeting Tho Wireless Telegraph Company held Its annual meeting this morning In tho offices of tho Henry Watcrhouso Trust Company. Tno report of the manager and the treasurer shoved u condition of affairs that was quite gratifying to tho stockholders. The physlcat status of tho ssyslcm Is bet ter than It has over been and the his lory of the last nine months falls, to Imliido any breakdown Plans were explained for tho proposed largo sta tion for working long distances at sea with ocean liners. fi Wl Kahuku Expects 6750 Sugar Crop This Year I.il.o nearly all the local sugar plan tations Kahuku Eiifforcd considerably from unfavorable weather during tho past season, tho result being that tho crop did not romo up to tho estimate, but the condition of tho young cane la very good, and tho results for tho fu ture promlRC In Improvo greatly. Th unnual meeting of tho Kahuku Plan tation Co. was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, when tho following report was read by Manager AdamB: Crop of 1907 Unusually cold and rainy weather during the period from November 25lh to Murch 1Mb ruin ed tho Juices of this crop and tho output was considerably below tho estimate. Tho average sucrosa In tho cano for the season was 11,21 per centr Tho-avcrago sucroso content of tho cano for tho previous fivo years was 13.03 per cent. Tho sucroso con tent for 1907 was therefore over 10 per cent, less than could bo expected. Tho losses in the process of mnnu (Continued on Page 8) "Six largo flows nnd a largo rono la forming. The jilt Is rapidly filling." This is the text of a wireless from tho Volcano rccchcd today by Mr. Palmer of the Volcano Houso depart ment of tho Henry Wntorhouso Trust Company. Tho Volcano is certainly looming up. II Upon tho arrival of tho transport Crook a dance will ho given nt tho Hcasldo In honor of tho officers and ladles on board. Krlenrts of tho Army and Navy, and of tho Seaside arc cor dlally invited ning up Scotty's when you want a good auto rldo. I'hono 107. ! K Good Meals Popular Qj Prices C i, J. Hopp & Go. FURNJTL1RE KEK1 IHKIS I Damage Last Yiar Not As Great As Was Thought That the result of the datnago which was dono to tho crop last year was not as great as had been expect co was tho encouraging news contnln ed In tho report which Manager Kayo submitted at the annual meeting of the Kekaha Sugar Co. which was held this forenoon. This report read as follows: Crop 1907 was estimated in my last annual report to ylold 8,200 tons of sugar. Later In March after tho heavy storm, I estimated the loss to tho crop to bo about 400 tons, mak ing thn estimate for tho crop 7,800 tons. Fortunately tho loss turned out to be Jess than estimated and wo havo harvested from 1,391 ncres 8,009 tons of sugar. Tho expenses, however, havo been somowhnt high but duo consideration must bo given to -tho damago done by tho heavy freshets In March to ditch es, roads, bridges, storm-drains, and railroads, which has mostly been re paired and amounted to about $20, 000; also considerable labor was nec essary in draining tho flolds so as to bo ablo to harvest thorn. Crop 1908. Considerable damago was also dono to this crop, ratoons dlil not come up and had to be re (Continued on Page 2) ROW OVER SALE OF LAND ON HAWAII Patient Waiter Thrown Out Line By Greedy Gobbler of the Qround of Tho sale of tho Maulua homestead lots on Hawaii a fow days ago was tho occasion of an exciting row, ac cording to advices received by Com missioner Pratt this morning. Thero wcro only ten of these lots, which comprise each about 100 acres of agricultural land, while there woro over n dozen applicants. Bo keen was tho competition that the appli cants took their places In lino nnd held thorn for n month, all but ono man. About 11 o'clock on tho night bo fore tho lots wero to iio disposed of. another man calmly walked up to ward tho head of tho line, picked out a man whom ho thought ho could lick, yanked him out of line, nnd took Ills place. Noxt day tho victor got tho lot for which tho othor man had stood in lino for a month. Now tho defeated ono la wrathy. lie wants tho patent sot asldo and thu land allotted to him. It is up to Commissioner Pratt to effect a settle ment or tho difficulty. If Man No. 2 (Continued on Page 4) The Thermos Bottle is a new Bottle that will re tain heat or oold for days. That means that yon can have ice-cold or boiling-hot drinks miles away from ice or lire. Hoi lister Drug Co. PORT STREET. .UMiJtk, ih' Roosevelt Message On Big Waterways SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Feb. 27. The President on Wednesday sent a special message to Congress on th; development of the great waterways of the country. Army Pay Bill Dead WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 27. The provision of the army appro priation bill for an increase of pav has been killed in the Senate. Von Schaick To Prison i ii NEW YOIIKN. Y., Feb. 27. Captain von Schaick, who command ed the excursion steamer General Slosum, which burned with 1000 vic tims, began a ten years' sentence for manslaughter, at Sing Sing prison today. Flee! To vote For Sail Soon Harbor ' lAMochtrd rrei. Spfdai CnM.' LIMA, Peru, Feb. 27. The Amer- iean battleship fleet will leave Satur- day. ' A-chltcct .Inrcpli Huston Is n de fendnnt in tlio Pennsylvania capltol graft trials. GOVERNOR GETS MOREMANA DOPEj Someone" Tells Him That There Is a Corner on Cocoanut Plants nntcrnor Krear has been hearing somo moro things about tho Mana land. Attorney Vv'hlto makes thn, statement that tho Knudseiis havo a corner on sisal plants. Tho (iovernor tays ho has been told, by whom ha! will not say, that thn other people, the ones represented by White, have a cor ner on cocoanut trees of tho variety adapted to Mana. To get at tho truth of tho various claims, Commissioner Pratt, possibly accompanied by someone else, will leavo for Kauai tonight to luvcstlgato tho wholo matter Tho (iovornor also says "someone" has told Iilm there aro 10,000,000 sisal plants available outsldo thoso needed for Mana. '1... USUJL,. ' 'M '.I 3 Every fcpBjj Manufacturers9 Shoe P.O. Box 409. CO., Xltd. ?hone22 GROUND ARMY Muorfalcil I'ren fpttlat C(itt WASHINGTON, D. 0 Feb. 27. The Senate has adopted the resolu- tion submitted by the War Depart- ment to establish harbor lines at Wilmington, California. " rwr-'For Ranf crd on salt at TjfF'"For 'nil mfnt CASTRO TRIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE Takes Muriatic Acid, But Desperate Step Done Without Fatal iicsuns J. Castro, a oung Portuguese who tome )cars ago enjoyed consldernbio local fame as u pugilist, this forenoon attempted to commit sulcldn by talc ing poison. Ho was at his homo on tho corner of Queen and Kcjiwo streets and Is said to havo had 'n quarrel with his wife, Just attor which ho took a drink of muriatic, acid. Ho appears, luckily, to havo Inkcn nil overdone, causing him tn vomit. Ho beenmo frantic, however, and neighbors who had rushed to tho tcono and attempted to hold him wcro not ablo to do so. Cnntro broke away and rushed Into tho street, where ho fell In a faint. Ho was (Continued on Parje 4.) Day Wear for Men This Shoe makes a most sat isfactory Every Day Shoe for men. It possesses a combina tion of Wear and Quality that makes it the favorite Bniiness Shoe. ,We itcommer.d this Russia Calf Bluchcr to any man for Wear. ".It has a Double Sole, and is made on the Hub Last. Price $4.50 i X I 4: