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VOL. X. NO. 4172.
10 PAGES. HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1008. 10 PAGES.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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DEATH HAS ENDED
WARDELL TRAGEDY
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 2. The wife of General Wardcll. who
was afflicted with leprosy, is dead. Her demise closes a tragedy that has
nttractcd widespread attention. Wardcll lived for a long period with his
wife in an isolated hut. They came into public notice through hip death
and her insanity. After her husband's death the woman was driven from
place to place and finally landed in the Los Angeles County Hospital,
where death has happily come to her relief.
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Figiitless Capture
Of Havtian City
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Dec. 2. Citizens have revolted and taken
possession of the city without fighting.
President Ai is practically a prisoner in his palace and threat
ened by a mob. .
The foreign Ministers have taken refuge in their Legations, and
American and French guards have been landed from warships in the
haibor.
Legitime has been declared Provisional President and a rebel army
under General Simon is near the city.
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Diggy Had Resigned
Before -He Disappeared
SAN FRANCISCOCalif., Dec 2. Police Commissioner Kiel states
that Chief of Pqlicc Biggy had tendered his resignation previous to his
mysterious disappearance Sunday night. I
Prague Martial Law
HOAflTIT HA1.Anitn Ha.. 9 Mortial lauf Itna liftf.fl rlrtftlawrf ntiritif
to the race riots between tho Czechs
serious proportions.
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All Were Lost
KOBE, Japan, .Dec. 2. The steamer Ginscn Mam has foundered at
tea and all on board lost.
Holiday
Neckwear
We arc icady for the Holiday Rush. Wo arc stocked
up with the handsomest line of fine tics and cravats ever
made.
The wife's Christmas present of a tic to her husband is
always appreciated an J we would like to see the man who
would not, be proud to wear any one of the ties we show,
You just cannot make mistake in selecting them.
The KasH Co.,
LIMITED
CORNER OF FORT AND HOTEL STREETS. '
and Germans having reached such
NEW
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JAPANESE PLANS
FOR PINEINDUSTRY
Intend Exporting Local
Farm Produce To
Japan
Onn of Hip most Important problem!
Hint tlic Japanese pineapple planters
nro endeavoring to solve In that of tho
omplojmcnt of n competent chemist
to como here nticl nnnlzc Iho noil up
on which tho pines nro growlilg. Thcru
ary ninny Japanese farmers who want
lo iniiko tho plncnpplo growing their
principal indtinti, lint an they do not
qiilto knowthe condition of the noil,
they miiko very few uttomptK to gu
Into the business,
S. Oznkl, ono ufulic most successful
Japanese met chimin, who has nn in
tercut In tho plncnpplo culture In Wn
hluwn, Ik In fnvor of securing tlm scrv
Ices of n competent chemist ami agrl
cultnrallHt to rotno here to hkhIkI tho
plneapplo planters. K. Isonhlmn. nn
other well known Japanese merchant,
who In Intcrentotl In plneapplo grow
Ing, Ib also In fin or of the proposi
tion. It In generally nalil mining iho
Japanese planters, that they have al
ready fouml tho plneapplo Industry a
profltiiblo enter pi Ise. They nro now
considering tho vuiy by which they
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Dry Dock
Bids Heir
In' Line
Within tho uoxt two months hid
will ho called for the count ruction of
the hlg do dock at I'carl llnrhor. Tho
ilotk will bn onn of tho most Impor
tnut fenturcH of tho Naval Station
equipment mill will proluilily cost
eomcthlng like Si;, 000,000.
An nppropilntlon of SSOO.non to
ward tho construction of tho (Irjibxk
Iiiih already hcen mailo hy Congrci,
Tho ninxlmum cost of tho dock Is
plated at $2,000,000, however, so It
la within tho power of tho Navy De
partment to let contracts up to tho
full amount specified jib the maxi
mum. With tho money already In sight,
and the Navy Department anxious lo
liavo tho I'earl Harbor Naval Btntlon
icady for uso at tho eailest possible
nuimcnt, It Is considered likely that
tho bids for tho work will bo mlvcr-
tlscd Just Ah Boon as tho plans and
specifications can bo completed.
Particulars concerning tho design
of the proponed drydock aro being
kept very qulot, and nothing will bo
made public concerning tho project
until tho bids itie called for, probably,
It Is known that tho Navy Depart
ment In determined to hnvo. tho
roar! Harbor Naval Station ono .of
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If You Arc
a HOUSEHOLDER, you may
awake some morning to find a
handsome door or window
ruined; or
Return from an evening
out to And money and jewels
missing.
A policy in the PACIFIC
COAST CASUALTY COM
PANY will protect you. The
cost is nominal.
Hawaiian
TrustCo.Ltd.
023 FORT ST.
R.D. Meade
In New
Work
Bureau ef Labor and
Statistics Started
For Sugar
Industry
lite llawnllan Sugar Planters' Asso
elation lias established a new depart
ment of Labor and .Stallrtlcs that will
be In fu'l 'swing an noon an H. D.
Meade can get his plans In working
order.
Tho work that the new department
of tho Association fa to take up Is of
tho utmost importance mid assures n
moro exact and comprohcnslvo biiper
vision of tho labor conditions on the
plantations than has been tho rulo In
tho past. Tho statistical work will
bnvo a wldo Bcopo and rover every
ijihaso of tho sugar Industry
Rojal D. Meado severed bin connec-.
Hon wllb the law firm of Smith ft
Mentis nn tho tjrst of Dee ember .tonke
inargo oi mis uiiroau'oi-i.nnor nnu
Statistics. Ho will open Indoiiendent
oltlces In tho fourth floor of the Jiild
iiiock and employ a special man or
assistants as required.
Mr. Mcndo Is especially well fitted
for tho Importnnt duties ho has as
sumed. Ho has an Intimate knowledge
of the conduct of tho plantations and
tho iecullar labor conditions on each
property. Ho Is an enthusiast for ef
ficiency In labor and lias been ono of
tho supportcrn of tho homcnteadlng
scheme for getting families perma
nently located on tho land whero they
aro able to mako a living. Ho Is an
expert statistician and will unquestlon-
amy develop ino new department to
tho highest stalo of efficiency and prac
tical usefulness.
HONOR ANNIVERSARY
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Tho sixtieth anniversary of' tho as-
ccslon to tho throno of Ills Apostolic
Majesty Francis Joseph I, Emperor of
Austria and King of Hungary. Wlul re
membered today by tho display of tho
flag of that country at tho business
houso of Schaefer & Co , K, A. Schacf-el-
being tho acting Austrn Hungarian
consul. Tho big flag was flying from
tho Capitol staff in honor of tho occa
sion and nt all the consulates flags
wore shown.
"SUGAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dee. 1.
SUGAR: Beets, 88 analysis, 10s. 24d
Parity, 4.16 cents. Previous quota
tion, 10s. 1 l-2d. -
(let your lunch at the New Euglaait
Bakery, Hotel street.
thn most complcto In tho United
States, however, and It Is therefore
considered certntn that tho drydock
will bo of sullhlont capacity to ne-
commodnto vessels of almost any
clans.
No estimate nn to tliTf probablo
time required to complcto tho dry
dock, after work lias lil'cu begun, has
as yet been mailo public, but It In
supposed that tho plan In to liavo thn
dock ready for use hy tho tlmo thn
dredging Is completed and tho harbor
In In a condition to rccelvo and shor
ter tho big Bhlps of tho Nnvy.
Wicker
Chairs, Rockers and Tables
' NEW LOT JUST RECEIVED.
J. Hopp & Co.,
(LEWERS & COOKE BLDQ.)
ALLIANCE
IRWIN IS NOT
IN HOLD-UP GAME
Will Sell Whole Block
At Same Rate
As Site
"1 find that a most unjust statement
Is going about the town regarding Mr.
itw ln's Interest in tho icmnliulcr of
tho l'.ilacu Squni o block, not given
ccr to tho (lovernmeiit for tho Ted
era! building," said Attorney II. 1".
Cooper today in referring to tho pub
lic building talk.
"Mr. Irwin tinder tho term of his
dgreoment with tho (lovernmeiit will
sell to the (Ibvernnlen an portion of
tho block not taken Tor tho I cderal
site at the same rato as that nnido In
Iho original profcr of the site. That
Is, Mr. Irwin cannot, cvtn if ho weio
ro disposed, 'hold up" the Government
by putting an exorbitantly high price
on his adjoining property In Iho block.
"As for the Opera House, Mr. Irwin
owns only one fourth of that property.
Three-fourths Is owned h) J. D.
Sprockets. Tills in not Included In tho
site, and Mr. Irwin could onl act as
a minority holder."
Pretty French governess calls James
Gordon llennett papa, thus revealing
love romance of bin early life.
T. J. Il nn, d'fn'"d Democratic can
didate for Treasurer lor t v County of
Hawaii, lias registered a largo-sized
protest with Socrotary of tho Tcrrltoiy
i:. A Molt Smith liecauso, as ho s.ijs,
(Continued on Paga 5)
Get Rick Quick
by having someone else do the drud
gery. No use going yourself when
one of our boys will go quicker and
give you time to make money,
" TERRITORIAL
ME88ENGER SERVICE.
Phone 361,
Our Christmas Boat
This Year
will be the "Alameda," sailing for
the Coast on 8th inst., so be sure to
place your fruit orders with us in
time.
Island Fruit Co.,
Phone 15. 72 S. King St.
Fine Meals
Prompt Service
Alexander Young
Cafe
Ryan Says
Law Was
Violated
U.S
Japan
Conditions
LOCAL CONSUL GENERAL RECEIVES COPIES Or OFFICIAL C0RRE
SPONDENCE NO REFERENCE MADE TO IMMIGRATION
IS IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL MATTER
The Japnntso Consul General has io
eclved from tho embassy In Washing
ton a copy of tho official correspond
ence which passed between Socretnr
Hoot mid Ambassador Taknhlra In to
lallon to Iho agreement which wan ip
cently entered Into bctwien Japan and
tho United States. Tho limb innadnrs
letter lo Root glus n lesuine of tin
contents of tho ngiccnient, mid hinive tho lomnun InteriMln of nil pow
therefoio of great Inteicst. ciiicchllj
to the community of Hawaii.
Ill" letters read In full nn follows.
"To -Mi. Root:
"Tho exchange of views between m
which has taken place nt thu soveinl
Interviews which I hnvo recently hint
thu honoi of holding with )ou has
shown that .l.ipin and Mho United
States holding Important outlvlng In
sular possessions In tho region or the
Poclflc Ocean the Government of tho
two countries tiro nnliinted b) a com
mon aim, policy and Intention In Hint
region believing tint a frank avowal
of that aim, policy mid Intention
would not only tend lo strengthen tho
'relations of friendship and good neigh
borhood which hnvo Immoniorlnlly v
Inted between .laptn and tho United
States, but vvoulJ iimtcrlall contribute
to tho preservation of tho geneinl
peace.
"Tho Imperial Government have an
thorlioil mo to present to jou nu outi
Doe of their understanding of that
LcUoriimoli aim, polity and Intention.
"(1) It is tho wish of tho two Gov
ernments to encourage the freo and
icaccful development of their com
merce on tho Pacific Ocean.
"(2) Tho policy or both Govern
nieuts unftuonccd by any aggrennivo
tendencies Is directed to tho nialutcn
nnco of tho existing stntns ipm In tho
Twcnt thousand dollars dlscrep
anc between thu lowest bid und tho
cstlnnted cost was rcsponnlblo for tho
rejection of all bids submitted for tho
construction of a Morehouse for tho
ileot quartermaster's, department
hero. ,
Tho estimated cost of thu warehouse
was placed at $35,0ntT by Iho engineer
who designed tho proposed structure,
and upon the estimate furnished it, the
War Department nuthorlllt'M bn(.ed
their uction In considering tho bids.
Tho lowest bid submitted that of
Lucas Brothers of this city, was for
S5B,O00f Tho officials promptly threw
out all bids and left tho matter up in
Iho' air.
What action will bo taken by thn
War Department In regard to tho mat
ter is not knowrT. It Is understood,
howovcr, that thoro Is n general un
willingness to expend morn money
than tho $35,000 originally estimated
HSJH"r
Chief
A Patent dress shoe made
with a feather-weight, flexi
ble sole and innersole;.
This gives the shoe that
comfortable feeling that wo
like so much in our old
ahoes,
High Figures Cause
Rejection of Bids
They are made by one of the best factories from selected
leathers by skilled, experienced workmen. ,
Manufacturers
1051 'Fort Street
Agreement
Given Out
region ub'ivi mentioned mid to Ihe ilo
felife of Iho prlnclpli of eipial oppor
lunlty for (omtnuri'i mid Industry In
China
"13) Thev are .iceordlnglv firmly
lesolved rtliuoriillv t" rmpirt tho
territorial ikhm hbIoiih belonging to
cull other In Mid icglon
( I) Tbej are nlsn iktfrnilnoil to pre-
era In China b siippoillug bv nil pa
cific me.UM lit llalr clb posal the Indo
leiidenie mid Intcgrllv of China ami
tho principle of upi il opportunlt for
common and Indium of .ill nation
In Unit I'mpiie
'(.-.) Should an event occur
Ihtcntriilug tho cl tins quo as abovo
t'cbcrlbcd oi the prim Iple of equal o
portunlly tin nbive etc fined It re
mains for the two Govennm ills lo
communicate with each oilier In order
to arrive nt un iindrrMuiidlng nn to
what mi'nniues they niav eonalcP'r It
seful to tnke If tho fori gnliM ontlliio
iiccords with thu view of the Govern
ment of tho Unltul States
'I lull be gratified to iccelvr our
lonilihution ' x
"I'iiiiii Mr Hoot
"I have tho honor to neknowledKo
tho receipt of oui note of toda. Pel
ting forth tin' I emit of the exchange,
of views between us In our recent In
ten lew t drtitilnr. tho ji.iJostuinllirg
of tho two Guvuniments in ri'iard In
their polity In the region or llie'l'.i
(Continued on Page 2)
Oct your name on the list for an
automatio telephone. All subscribers
will be taken care of. First on tho
list will get the first phones. Call at
office at Wateihousc Trust Co.
nnd It Is therefore suggested that such
modifications will be mailo In the biicc
Ideations ns ma ha needed to bring
iho tost prleo down within the original
estimates.
Whether this great dlEcreinuc be-
twrcntJio estimate and tho lowest bid
wns caused ny an error on tho part
of tho engineer who prepired tho
plan, or whether thcio was sunn)
inlsundorRtiUidlng on tho part of Iho
bidders, Is not known It Is anticipat
ed that Iho matter will bo lied up fur
homo tlmo huwcvi i
Tho i ejection of the bids, and tho
consequent cltlaj III tho beginning of
work on tho warehouse, Is n disap
pointment to the local qimrtcrmaMor'n
department Tho building Is needed
badly, ns tho growth nnd linpoitanco of
tho local depot makes it essential that
ll suitable storehouse wllb good storo
loonis mid convenient olllron, bo pro
vided nt Iho curliest pimMblo oppor
tunity Shoe Co., Ltd.
Phone 282
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