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r - - i: .. Evening Bulletin From. San Francisco: Tenjo Mnhi Dec. 17 For San Francisco r Ainorjca Mnru ,Dcc, 13 From Vancouver: Moann .".....'.. Dec. -12 For Vancouver: ' - . 'Aorohgl Jan. Help the Clerks to enjoy the Holt- day Season by doining your shopping Early besides, you will get the add ed benefit of a better assortment bi goods from which to choose. Bead . 1 3:30 EDITION Anythingyou need or.yant for Christmas mayte fdund in the Bulletin the B u 1 1 c t i n adj., then go ahead. ift. ii k r. ( v : Y 1 a fo Sf K VOL. X. NO. 4188. LANAI Shekels Buying Speed 1 o K each baar t ahcisco Before Ruefs Sentence k , Tlint Itudolph Spn.cl.clR, tlio man who backed Sin Francisco's 4 f fight iig.iltistgrnrt, la inlng for extra coil In order that Ilia Tojti 4 Klsuu Knlshn liner Nippon Mnru tuny nirlvu In tlio flolddn flalo city -f -f bifoio Alinilinni lfticf. Iliu contlctcd gruflor, fa sentenced, Is tlio 4 Htory that Is glton nut on loll.tblo rnithorlty. 4 4 It wan will hmmn hoio Hint SpicckcN clicoifnlly paid llio lino 4 4 of two liuiidivd dolIatH In order Hint ho might trn(d on (ho Nippon 4 4 Muni, mill It w.m glton out idioilly befoic tlio lio.il loft that liu did 4 4 this ko tint hu could cat Chrlslin is dinner at homo. lrom Inter do- 4 4 clopminlH It appeals, howotor, that Sprcckcls had something nioio 4 4 Ktrlmis In conteinpl itlon than nto-ct sent I men t. Ac-ordlng to Ills 4 4 friends, Hprtckels wishes to delay tfio sentencing oC Ilncf, If poislble. 4 . 4 until hu linn liecn tried ami ccintlctid on n number of tlio other 4 4 rlnirgs against him.' 4 4 "Sprockuls'n'iints In lend Kucf up for llfo," said tlio filend, "and 4 4 with tills end In tlow hu Is burning to Hun IYuncls(ii as fas ns tlio 4 4 Jlnru will rarrj hlni, to confer with tlio nttorncjs for the pioiccu- 4 4 Hon, Thu prosecution lias known all along that Itucf rould liu sent 4 4 to pilson for at least fifteen enrs, hut It Ic desired to glto hint ns 4 4 long ii sentence as nil his alleged ci lines merit, lie liuilo arrange- 4 4 mriilii hefoio he left hero ,horoliy he n'oiihl pay for all extra ooal 4 4 nsod In (ho trip to tlio Ctfnst providing llio vessel ai lived there be- 4 4 foro ltilcf was mintcnccd." " 4 4 lluef's senti nro Is i.ct ror Thin Hda of Ihls week, H.'.h :tlng tho 4 4 third day set nn I the second ptmt oiiunient. 4 4 It hits-boon generally thought Hint the reason Huefs bcntonco lint 4 been postponed for no long Is that the pro.scuitlnn Is trjlng to Ret 4 4 his ovldeneo i!;alnl his co-Rrnftcrit, and thus meltu bat a tilinfl 4 4 t term la pilson. ,Wprc.rkels' wishes rum, to ho nt variance with this, 4 4 as hu dcslien to gltu Huef thu limit In the, nay of punishment. 4 4 . 444444444444444 4 44,4 4 44-4 444 -- Droughts Have Cost City Sum Of $16,265 Addltion.il expense In ,th' mini of $ I C,,l'(',r has beon 'r instil tho oil or lliinoliilu by tho nnfni'tien and Ioiik drawn nut drought of the put two enrs. Superintendent of Public Winks Mniston Campbell will ask llio L'Mv l.ttuio for a deficiency appropriation of tho nhiiVo amount to rmtr tho gintl iiddlllnnal uxpcnsu which has lu "i c iiised, prlmurll) tluousli tho Ioiik eon tinned thoughts, especially thiiu of thu pabl IwlIvii iiionlhu, Thu appioprl ntlou of tho last l.eglsl.ttuie iinilil tint possibly enter Hip addftloual ovpeuso though It would cisllj lt.no been mif flclent hid Loudltiomi Pouti at nil nor mill, The appropriation did no' I V Inlo loiihldirallou tho f.ttl Hi.it .ill of tho pumps for tho water n.nteui of Hono HOLIDAY GOODS OUR HOLIDAY STOCK is something to be proud of. Every article expresses eleganoe and refinement. There is nothing in our store that a well-dressed man would not be glad to have. LADIES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO INSPECT OUR ST03K. . THERE IS ROOM FOR CAREFUL SELECTION pF GIFTS FOR HUB- , BAND OR BROTHER. Shirts, Collars, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Smoking Jackets, Office Coats, Pajamas, Bathrobes, Hosiery, Hats - N Ready-Made Benjamin Clothes To Order The HASH CO., Ltd. Corner of Fort and Hotel gfts. l lulu would bu foircd In run IM hourj of thu day, liiRtend of Hi hir.M as in UjI, In order lluil tho Kood people of thu tlty inlglit li.ucw ater. In thu np pinpilatlon, tho pay for otiKlt.iuri nn.l Ilremen was "only allowed for lj lirttirs work per ilaj.-whllo as a matter of fact, tlueo oxlrn hhlfts tif ivoikme'i havo liei u necessitated, In sono crcva, for tho paht clRhtocn nioiilln., and in nearly all cases for tho past your.' In additloirto the extra salmlos, a hiruu aniouut or extra fuel was con sumed, mid ,un u BivInK device, two nil liuriiliiR apparatus wcio Installed. TheFo litter ptmed to bn n Kreat sat ing, for llio deficiency would havo been considerably creator had en it been utcd. Tlio total amount Hint. has been p.ild nut for extra labor In keeping tho (Continued on Pace 2) I BBSS Jt.- 14 PAGES. HONOLULU, TERRITORY-OP HAWAH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1808. 14 PAGES. i tm. PETITIONERS EXAMINED IN FERNLANE FIGHT The Krc.it political war Is on! Kvl denro In the matter of the petition for u recount of tho votes for Maor of the City and County of Honolulu was taken before tho Supremo Court of tho Territory Ihls morning, nnd from the present appearance, It seems that not only will every slRiior of the petition bo examined, but also any anil ever) one whn.lins been heard to say anything, on personal Informa tion or belief, regarding alleged fiaud In the conduct of the election. Few Petitioners Present Six of the thirty-six signers of tho petition wcro present when tourt was called. Chief Justice JIartwell slated to the counsel representing tho petitioners and tho defendant that all the signers of tho petition would bo examined nnd It was therefore necessary that tho petitioners bo presont. George-A. Davis, In answer, told tho Court that ho had notified all of tho jictltlonors to be In court nnd that they wore not present was av Ml Kaimuki i;i Property We have two very choice pieces of. prop erty in Kaimuki that are real bargains. ' Good property is sell ing f-.st in Kaimuki; and bargains like these will not last long. Enquire Beal Estate Department. Hawaiian Trust Co. ' LIMITED ' x 823 POET ST. I - .VVt, Jf"-L.i Aif't fy,;' r-"- tf-f '-?, nctf 1 through no fault of his. Clerk Thomp-' son was Instruqtcd to tall oft tho names or tho petitioners, who wcro to take seats designated by tho Court as their names were rend. Those who answered the first call were James Kullke, Muloe, William Henry, "Col." Knox, Leland Stanford Conness, l-red W. Mncfarlaae, and Keolnnul, Later on during the morning many nf the remainder of the signers put In an appearance. . Joseph J: Kern, M.-ivorVlect, was, present, seated w(tb his nttorncjs, K. St. Watson nriil Wn'dc Warren Thnyer. John I.nne, Republican candidate for the office nf Mayor, and for whom thn recount Is being' urged, did not put In itu nppcarnnce. (Icorgc A. Davis and A. 0. M. Itohrrt'on represented tho'potHlonerr, and A 1.. C. Atkin son, chairman of the Republican Cen trnl Committee, was also present. I Whitnev Took Notes r . ' All of the seats In the roar of tho room-were filled, and the S. II. O. ' HARBOR WORrtWILL BEAMED SOON Before Christmas Things Will Have Been Settled -n . Before Christmas the Honolulu Har bor dredging Jub will probably havo tetn finally accepted by tho United States cnglmcr. The final finishing touches aro now being glvon the work and, It Is hellcu'd, that a cntipln of dii)s mora will bee the completion of tho contract. Such of thu work as Is now ready for tho acceptance: of Iho authorities, has beon looked over, and It is undc". Ltood that it Is wholly satisfactory. A little work near Iho Quarantine Sta tions Is all that now remains In bo completed, and Hint is being hurried Cilnnf n u intilitlt' na nnealliln luat nti toon as the work Is completed, tho Anal-Inspection will bo made, so that theBcni of official approval can be placed upon the whole thing at as early a mlniilo as possible. Tho Honolulu harbor contract em braced tho dredging out nf about 400, 000 cubic yurds of earth and coral rock, In order to provide ,a sato and permanent ship channel. Decorated Christmas Trees' $1.25 Alexander Young V Cafe .(Open Evenings till 11.) THE PROMPT DELIVFRY OF ALL MESSAGES LEFT IN OUR CARE IS A FEATURE WITH US. YOUR CHRISTMAS AFFAIRS WILL HAVE OUR ATTENTION. :: :: : TERRITORIAL MESSENGER SERVICE. Phone 381. Wickei Chairs, Rookers,. and -Tables N NEW LOT JUST RECEIVED. J1. Hopp tfe Co., (LEWERS & C00XE -BLDQ.) sign was up. The crowd, besides thoso heated In tho room and "thoso standing up at the back, thronged tho hallway and nlmost blocked tho passageway. Acting Attorney Ocn--eral W. U. Whitney was present with n formidable notebook, .He took notes' on thn testimony of all tho wit nesses called by tho Co'urt to discover It there was any evidence of criminal fraud. Justice Wilder Didn't Vote Thero wcro a number of amusing Incidents to enliven tho tcdlounncss of the' taking of testimony. When Krcd. Ajacfarlane was being examin ed, ono of ,tho questions nsked him by tho Court, concerned tho precinct In which he voted. Mncfarlano stat ed, at first, that he did not know tho official namo of the precinct that Is, he- did. not know the number. ( "You voted In tho samo precinct' as I did, .did you not?'' asked Justlco Wilder.' t , (Continued on fmee "4 DRYDOCK WILL BE BUILriMMEDHTay , Bids Have'Aiready Been Called, For At . Washington That tho government contemplates go. !ng ahc'ad'with the construction of thn Pearl Harbor drydock is tho opinion of tlio authoritlcti hero, though no of- flclal communication has In oh rerchrd. ns jet, Tho Engineering NcWs of De cember prints tho advertisement of Iho Navy; Department, for bids tor the construction pt iho dock, Tho advertisement announces that bids must bo In by noon on February 1G, 1909. tt Is dated December 1. tho day on which tho order Ws formally Ibsiiod. ' i . t, The announcement states that copies ot tho plans and specifications may be bccurcd by nrosjiccUve bidders, by call ing at the offices of Iho Bureau of Yards and Docks In Walhlngton, or at (he Naval Station here Hi Honolulu, on December 14. No copies of the plans and Biieclflcntlonshayo beon re ceived hero and no Information of an bfflclnl nature has comoj up to dato. Tho advertisement for,blds specifics e dock of ABOUT the following dl mensions: 1140 feet long, ,130 feet wldo. and thirty-flvp feetdeep. Whether tho announcement thai tho Contlnht4 on Ptfe 5) ' SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 21. SUGAR:' 06 dejrree Centrifupils, 3.70 cents, or 74, per ton. Previous quo tation, 3.73 bents. BEETS: SB analysis, 10s. Parity, 4.11 cents. Previous quotation, 10s. 3-4d. ... ' "'Tit CkH.tma8 till New -Year's" ' r i i Our nitt skipment of selected fruits will "be made per steamer LUR LINE, DEC. 18TH. Fruit sent at this time will jtaeh Coast point in plenty of time for New Tear's. Island Fruit Co., . Phone 15. 72 S. King St. fcjj-f, mmf'jut iw- , DECIDED McCANDLESS LOSES IN SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21. The Supreme Court handed down its decision today in the case of McCandless vs. Carter, involving the ex change of 47,000 acres of land. Th? decision is in favor of the Territory of Hawaii. "The matter resulted lltelf to two propositions 'snlih lodge Cooper, who nppenrcd on tho sldo of the Tcrilmri. ,i tnntisi 1 tthen the rnsu u.inj argued at Washington "The tlrst piopollton mis tlintlio t'nlted Stnti'' Supreme Court did not bno Jurisdiction to lev lew tho Judgment of 111", Territorial Supremo Couit. This iijin the point to which t paid opcclnl attention. , j "Tho second proposition wns urgii'iicul on llio merits of the case, lt being held thnt ctcn If Ilia United St.ites .Supremo Court hint Jiirlidlc-f Hon tq relew tho Judgment of the Territorial Suprpinc Court, still tho Jiidgmcnl of the Territorial Supremo Omit wns correct 'Xtlnrncy (Jen- eral llenicnway liandied this point exclusheb "This dispatch does not show on which or I hose two points tlio do-? clslou was given, but In cither rime It Is lliinl ' - Samoa Chiefs : ta Revolt AUCKLAND, N. Z., Dec 21. The cliiefs of German Samoa arc tire paring to raise an independent flag and appeal to America and England for justification. This Indicates further trouble. In Hntiionv The dirtlciiltlei of thoso Islands were supposed In hate been settled when" they were tilt tiled bo tween dcrmnny, England, anil Amer lei. Herman Samoa Ii.ik Its head quarters on tho principal Island or the group nnd til Apia, which has lireu tho center of all previous troubles. BIGGY'S DEATH WAS ACCIDENT SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. Dec. 21. The coroner's jury returned a verdict today that Chief of Police Biggy came to his death liy accidental drowning. (Additional Cable News on Page 2) -The Most Sensible Christmas Presents Are Handsome and Use ful Articles for Wear The Shoe Order is one of the most popular forms of Christmas Gifts. It is a very acceptable gift in itself, and. pleases the more because the recipient may choose the stylo and sixe of the shoeto suit. The growing demand for these orders is evidence of their favor. Our shoo orders are sold to any amount, large or small. Try one this Christ mas. SOME ITEMS IN OUR STOCK FOR LADIES FELT SLIPPERS, PARTY SLIPPERS, BATH AND BEDROOM SUPPERS, COLONIALS, PUMPS, and GARDEN TIES. SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FOR MEN SUPPERS of all kinds $1.50 to $3.50. DANCING PUMPS and DRESS SHOES. BOOTS, SHOES, and LEGOJNS of all kinds. FOR INFANTS and CHILDREN We have many pretty effects to gladden the henrtn of , Children on Christmas morning all sensible gifts, too. We got them especially for the Christmas trade. They aro all ready now for your inspection. OPEN NIGHTS TILL CHRISTMAS. MANUFACTURERS' SHOE CO., Ltd. THE PLACE TO BUY SHOES. Jg. n PRICE 5 CENTS. imiJ.u. ii iidHVi''''y : v I -1