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a v t ' , .i.ii While In the act of turning on an electric switch In Mclnerny'u store, shortly after 5 o'clock Saturday after- noon, .Henry Ahfnl, a nese boy about nineteen years of. age rccclved a shock which resulted in his death five minutes later. Drs. Chas. B. Cooper and A. N. Sinclair made ery effort to resuscitate the unfortunate lud, whose heart fluttered feebly for several minutes, and then stopped. A rmn'0 (n u.o ,, l ,.. Un. Ir.erny's Btore by High Sheriff Brown. The Jury viewed the body, listened to testimony of eye-witnesses to the trag edy. Inspected the switch which had .Loll l.o .!... V. .1..I.1 . .U.. . J ' then held In the olll'ce of tiiwi iv;iit nn Inquest jii uiu uuii Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth ut the police station, where the evidence of - Cooper and Manager Gartlcy and ! of the Company, ,um, heard . . '.. . . . the hlcb Bherlff sent ihn hmiv tn , U)e morgue that a postmortem might bo held to ascertain the condition of the victim's heart. The Jury also In- spected the body In the police station yard, where burns and blisters were found upon the boy's right hand, the, one which had come In contact with tho metal parts of the switch. The Jury ' Blt ,l'n f'lny at 1:30 to listen to the results of the postmortem nation,' nnd to hear the testimony of thdi whn wnro tirpHimi tuhon th tnv received the death bhock. Shortly after 5 o'clock Kd Mclnerny, who was waiting upon ci'nlnn. ..nn. . 1. n Vn.t ...nA .tn... i " .iiu luu niiuirv iiuui, saIlli "Nevermind, Mr. Stevens, I'll do , t, ne dropped his broom and went to the door. The switch Is located on the inside of the doorwav. The door .when open conceals the switch, and often the employes thrust their hands between the door and the door frame. the lever. On Saturday a large glabs umbrella case wns thn dior. and to get nt the lever meant either to remove lie case und open the door to raise It, or to Insert the hand through the small space In thr crack mention ed. Ahfal proceeded to take the latter ... .n I. .. . ... . uuuiot, it ucing ii. mucn quicKer od. as he had done liunilnxiii nr tirrvi before. To accomplish this he had to clasp the Iron column supporting the front of the building at the entrance with his left hand, stand on tho Iron threshold plate und raise his rlcht nnnd . above his head to the lever. The icver cannot dc seen by a man of Ahfni'n stature, nnd In thrustlni? his hand through the crack he practically had no control of Its movements. He wns UBcd to finding the lever In this manner. Mr. Stevens und Mr. Mclnerny, who had turned to other duties in the store, were startled upon gazing by chance toward the entrance, to nee Ahfal's body drawn closely and rigidly against mc iioor, u. iook ot pain over.sprenaing his features. He was standing In al- iiiwoi. mc inoiiiun hb jiim u&Humeu on reuciuiig ior ine lever. xne swiicn i had been but partly raised; the lights were merely glimmering. Some one . wp $' fp ftioj " '. fw" v ...Vi":,". VOL. XXXVI, No. na HONOLULU, H. T., TUESDAY DECEMBER 31, 1001. SEMI-WEEKLY. tVHO!1 No. 2346. TO UNITE , THEJLOCIS Bishop Willis Asks Communicants to Register. (From Monday's dally.) . ISHOP WILLIS of the Anglican B church has proposed a union of the Cathedral parish and HoeoiiJ congregation and notified the members of both nartshes yesterday fioin the pulpit and by written notices that all who desired to come Into the union could do bo by registering their names In the Cathedral Registry book on or before January 9, 1902. Those who at' tended services at the Cathedral yester day had their attention arrestijj by no' tlces which weie posted conspicuously on the church doors. The first one read The Angl'can Church In Hawaii, having by Its synod, held In the city or Honolulu, on the second and following days of December, 1301, solemnly promised al legiance to the constitution and canons of the Protestant EpUcopal Church In the United States of America, the said constitution will go Into effect on Janu- ary 1, 1002, and nil appo'ntments made by the Bishop of Honolulu nnd licenses Is sued by him subject to the order of the Church of England will require, provided they arc In accordance with the constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church, to be renewed subject to a declaration of assent to the book of common prayer of the Protestant Episcopal Church In the United States, and if not renewed within fifteen days after the cald first day of January, 1502, will become null nnd void. Given under our hand and seal this twenty-seventh dny of December, In the year of our Lord 1901, ALFRED WILLIS, I- Bishop of Honolulu. The second notice was as follow. Election of wardens and vestrymen for St. Andrew's Cathedral under the new order. In effect January 1, 1902. All male communicants of the Anglican Church In Hawaii, or of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States (not under the ago of eighteen years), -who have been res'dents In Hawaii since July 1, 1901, or who shall have registered their names in the registry book of the cathedral wardens on or before the 9th day of January. 1902, will be entitled to "vote at the election of wardens and vestrymen of St. Andrew's Cathedral for the ensuing year, to be held in tho Cathedral school room on Friday, tho 10th day of January, 1902. The registry book will bo open for signatures every evening in the cathedral school room from Monday, December 30, 1901. to Thursday, January 9, 1902, from 1:30 to 9 p. m.. Inclusive, excepting Tuesday, December 30, Wednesday, January 1, and Sunday, January 6. (Signed) ALFRED WILLIS, Dean VICAR V. II. K1TCAT, i Parish Priost. EDMUND STILES, HENRY SMITH, Wardens. Bishop Willis made the announcement at the morning services of his congregation, intimating that ho desired by this means to offer! u. hnrmonious union of the two congregations nov separately worshipping In the Cathedral that he might turn over to tho American Bishop, who will succeed him, a united church. When Rev. Alexander Mackintosh held his services for the sound congregation In the same church an hour he announced from the same pulpit that he had received a letter from Bishop Willis, "which attacked the vitality of the congregation." He therefore called a meeting of every member of the second congregation for this evening at 7:30 o'clock In the Sunday-school room, to hear the letter read and to consider It. The news was the talk of the two congregations during the duy, and In the aftcrnojr. n meeting ?f thi crunch wardens of the second ..'oigregatlon with Mr. Mackintosh una held at the residence of Mr. Von Holt on Judd street. The wardens, Messrs. v. R. Castle Jr. and T. Cllve Davles. received a. letter from Bishop Willis, stating that an election or wardens for te Cathedral would be held en Friday, January 10, 1902, at which time ne trusted the second congregation would ba Hilling to join with the Cathedral congregation, making one congregation only, and asking that word be sent to all Protestant communicants with the lequest that they register their names beforo January 9, 1902, which would give them the right to vote at the meeting. It Is apparent to certain of tha of the second congregation that the entire matter hinges on the renewal of the licenses of the vailous ministers now prformlng their duties under the Bishop's authority fro.-n the Church of England. The election of wardens and vestrymen Is scheduled to take placo on the 10th of January, but the renewal or nullification of licenses rests with the Bishop until January 15th, or five duyB later than the meeting. It was the Impression 'of some of the second congregation members that in case the second congregation decided u tol:e advantage of the Bishop's offer of a he reserved the power to himself to nullify any mlnlster'r license nfter they had pledged themselves to cumo Into the Bishop's congregation. This is based on the phraseology of the following sentence of his notice above given, "and if not renewed within fifteen dau 44444444-444444444-4444. 4444444444444444444 i PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE v) I jpP g! "Q- H J.JANY WILL NOW ':v. iSS'fesft? f "proceed s? Sv If To IPH 5 WEAR.1 1 V"' JW Msll'lm II r -v k" c'"S I C l Vi - ntC W S 'V 27-il .Street In Kewauo lEfili$Y 'THE OtVfVplC MANOOtS NOT -THINK KlNDUYOTHt, ONiikUku 5pot. 444444 4 44444444444444 4 444 after the said first day of January. 1903, will become null and void." This question will bt raised by the second congregation at Its meeting tonlgnt and fully discussed. Bishop Willis was seen at his resi dence on Bates street, and nsked concerning the two notices. "There Is nothing about the matter that Is not fully explained In them," re plied the Bishop. "I have sent out these notices to all the ministers of our church in the islands. It is a very simple proceeding to Issue the new licenses, The Synod expressed Its allegiance to the Constitution and canons of the Protestant Episcopal church In the United States, nnd in order that the change from the Anglican church to the American form of worship may he made complete, the ministers must have licenses In accord with the American church constitution. The power Is vested In mc to do this. The old licenses make their allegiance to the Church of England. The only change In the doc ument, therefore. Is changing the Church of to the 'Protestant ilUliill ui England' j niv & 1 wfcunbttik Episcopal Church In the United States.' "I have also Issued a notice to all communicants of the Anglican church ' i- f Kplscopal chuich In the United States to register tneir names in tne uiui jieKiHiry uouk, lur me ui giving them the privilege of voting at the election to be held on January id. It the second congregation desires to af filiate and form but one congregation In the cathedral, they can signify their intention of so doing by voting. After I shall retire from the Bishopric of the Anglican church, and I would be glad to have but one congregation to turn over to the American church on April 1. "I would be glad to see the differences .. - .... . . . .. . .. ycuia .1 cuii icuuuy uuuerniunu umi me two nationalities which worshipped at me uaineurai muy nave mucn 10 uo with the estrangement which took place, but surely, there has been time since then for these differences to have been adjusted nnd this anomalous con- dltlon to cease." 6UWDAY 80H00I HALL'S. Union of Kawaiahao, Kaumakaplli and Kahhl Schools. The rally of the Sunday Schools of Kanmakaplll and Kallhl churches took placo yesterday morning at 10 o'clock In Kawaiahao church, nearly live hundred children nnd adults being prtscnt. The entire auditorium and galleries of tho church wpm flltp.il n.lth n At.! A a ryl . ha1mm aV.1 j 1 ""l"l"' "u icbuioi uiiuilii gaiion. ine exercises were recitations and singing by the schools, addresses by tne general Sunday School superintendent. Mosses Nakulna, and tho school superintendents, all ot which were quite Interesting. The Kawaiahao schools recited verses of Scripture In unison, tho others by Classen. The 'primary class of Kaumakaplli Church was led by a little girl. A little child from the Kallhl school recited the Ten Commandments, in the native language, and Bhe afterwards catechised her older sister on Scripture matters. The collection, amounting to I2S.K). was given over to tho support of the Sunday School paper, called the "Hoahana." The British War Office accused the Boers of killing British wounded at short range. 44444 44444444444 44 A How a Chinese-Hawaiian Boy Met a Sudden Death Whiie Trying to Turn on Lighting Switch. heart, (but shortly' before Covfock he ,hu,i,I:5!r.ai!',?1,iVVCC,i.a ,d frm Ift"". when he threatened to resign and was pronounced dead. High . Sheriff "V ,iT h1,'"0.. ,e th0 T':rrlt' l0. .8 .fttt:'. . . m 444444444444. I whereupon the rigid body became limp 'und fHl into the arms of Mr. ry. The-boy was conscious, and while the employes we, e pouring water upon his face, he was reuuested to closu his eyji to keep the water from get - ting Into them, which he did. He seem- cd to .recognize those about him. al- though he never spoke. Dr. Cooper was summoned and applied restoratives, and made several Injections, but to no i.urDOBO. Dr. Klnplnli nlHn rennniiilpd. urovvn men swore in tile following ntlPr'n lllrv! C Tl Wllunn IJ.il.. rjorn A. P. Taylor, John Wise, Mr. Kalani Ti, The body was taken to the police . Hon nnd the Jury followed, p.inled by Dr. Cooper and Manager nartloy of the elect.lc company. Dr. ..... ... ...uv ..j a uviiiii n..n nnu.i .. .. i..i anu llC WaS summoned about G:15, und liaU III- tempted nitlflclal respiration. Ho found a slight fluttering of the heart. which continued for about fifteen mln He gave a hypodermic Injection of strychnine. Dr. Sinclair had come to relieve him, "but the boy wns dead. Ahfal was practically dead when he arrived at the store.' As explained to him by Mr. Mclnerny. Dr. Sinclair be lluved the WUJ came III his ULaill fill- nm.Mu f.....i ihr. .,.!. nf v. Mi.in shock. Manager Gartley was sworn, "! 1" response to a question by Mr. vouage on me Jinn thn liipnnilnrv .. ...... , pnrrv ht nlinilt ........ 110 '- w. j .....n ..v volts. The latter circuit entered the Mclnerny store. " mni sumcieni 10 cause ueamr "No; not under ordinary stnnces." "" a man were In a normal, healthy "ndl'lfn'1",''dt Vn0",!!.M,7..V01" """. think not. "That is your belief?" Inquired the hsh sheriff. "Is It not possible there rnay have been a higher voltage t(l bv the crossing of the wiresV" "" tho secondary circuit wbb crossed ,,y thu Primary, there might havo been n hft.Hr. unllnrrn " .r.ltA.1 M.na.n. ........., ". ....,, .,..... ! "but I had a man climb tho pol opposlto tho store right aftor the accl. dcnt nnd no found nothing out of tho way there to Indicate that there had 1ccr' nny crossing of wires. I had tho ktvIco turned off Immediately upon hearing of tho affair, and tho lines wcro thoroughly examined. I havo not yet hiard of the results from my men." "Would not the crossing of tho circuits bu out the and lamps if a higher voltage went Into tho secondary?" "It would have a tendency to make a ,nort circuit," Mr. Gartlcy answered, "Tho Inmps in tho secondary aro wo of holding only the lowest voltogo of the two circuits." I "HVo you any means of knowing .-- i iii en- uim nt in nour t the accident 5 o'clock?" Inquired Jur- "i y ..aw... i '"t kiiow uuoui xno quantity jt current we put out by the registers In tho power house. shouted to Bd Mclnerny, telling him j 'Trom your experience as an the disaster, and he, in turn, shout- dan have you any knowledge of tho volt-ed a warning to the employes to keep "go sufficient to' caure death?" avvny from the body. "Keep away! "My experience has thown that men You'll be killed!" Mr. Stevens took an havo taken as high as 2000 volts and not umbrella nnd thrust the lever down, been killed. It depends larcely upon tho WEEK. OFF- FOR MANILA. (MRi5Tvo5 , 4, Thompson Is being made tho stalking , . . . Ihorse for the purpose of using his In- TttttttttttTTtttttttttTTT flllcnro ulth the inemhrrst nf f.n rr.' llimnfit Wft. rrnrn tinrvtilrnf Inn t hi nnmlnn t nn nf Tudrra rillnns nt ' . .; . r J . ... . '"" iiie hci wiurn ih niicoa to constitution of the person receiving th shock. Wu liuu a lnun In our tmploy, air. ltimnhall, who rcceiwd 2000 volts, unu he lives. I have hearsay evidence that men have been klll.d on a low volt- ago of but U) volts, but It was probably duo to a wcuk heart." Dr. Cooper stuud If there wcro any in.in'n. .,f ... i.nvu inn u ,i.i i,. ncccssary to hold a postmortem. Upon tho recommendation of the Jury tho body wn ordered taken to the morgue for such examination. Mannger Uurtlvy stated that as far iia uiu location or tno acciuunt was con- Tc'cclwng Thock lo was hold ng . y..Si ....':. :".?..' . ." .. ,g ' '" " ,"' Zt C " nn'r ihr..ho l hi. rih "5? '."'jl "i, ,5 " " "lt LV?T,, , 0,,ml ic.v" i ', "lm, "B'u ",,; ,"T.i, .,,"', if' S Th K L ?!,' S, ft,. T,h nJ",e "' ' J'i, 1 iu uauii, '" "B Illlliu lllllf, UIIU IlUKling 0 an lion '' "ll'" w" J;'1 "ns Kro"tt J-" Iu' "n of the secondary circuit a c 0'cl(,c) rnnBrd from 110 to 110 or 1M w,itB Ho was of the opinion It could not 1,,,,, ,i.i 1.1..1' . .. .. " ' ' " ,,,, , nv n,n., ?. YET" ..." n0 ClrcUlt. III! linil PVnrV rnnvnn In !. ,.vn llien. Hn.l l..nH n.t ... hll...H . 1. ,.(. "",'" ' "n uiHiiri umii iiu .nlla ...... ... In lli.i ... Irull llrt av..uln..l wt.M... m.u vAiiminni. in "'""," l" ,"; iu, .on'"' at,tho "lu"lnif ;;..".,.."," l: :.,." " "lr .' cxnmlnauon showed thar; " , " good order. When tho body was sent to tho morgue tho Jury was excused until 1:30 this after- noon. Tho portmortcm . examination wns made ,, , v -- "' w J. n, fllciJonalil. Jlo round the ",t,nrt nn' '" appearance, small and all t,io bikx of Th riiti.t l.n . WC".' . - -"," ,,,,'" ,",.,' ' 1 OVERCOATS AND i.inini ..j. WKArj A I ,..Artl. (From Monday's dally.) Overcoats wero In evidence all day and last evening the church-go- iiik inronirs reminded a m.t in ni or n similar occasion In tho tpmpcrato zone, I rather than the tropics. rt with it all thero was not at nny time yestiTduy a low temperature. The minimum was C, u.1ilH ....... la ... au..Avnl .In........ .t.n.... ... .. . D......U. wvvu m iuwuhi point registered durlnit this month The cause of the chill feeling In the ulr as explained by Prof. Lyonu lies rather In thu duw point, 61. thun in the tem- pcraturo recorded by the thermometer. The fact that tho dew point Is so low produces a condition which In bound to caupe a chill unon th bkin. Thus- liWn I Is In thu atmosphere onlv four r.f moisture, whereas last week thero was twlee ns much. This Is followed by a (.rawing to the surface of the skin of tho moisture of tho body, nnd Its rapid orntlon produces tho feeling of cold Purs were In evidence during last eve- nlng and tho city seemed to be abed earlier than usual, as all doors and win- dows were Thu street curs wcro luunmg cioseu as to uoors and windows, when tho cars hnd such additions to . .tn AiiiiiiiuuiB, ana overjono senmed i no vvrappea up In extra clothing There was n goneral desertion of lanals' anu inn strec's molted moro llko Chicago during a lake breeze ression than tho thoroughfare of a tropical city Whether or not there will bo cooler weather depends upon thfl presence of clouds, for If It rcmnlns clear tho temperature will fall decidedly. L f " BOIMLT Humphreys' Plan to HoIcon Until Successful. Believing that the First Judge of the First Circuit has In reality resigned hi sent upon the bench, there Is a species 4. of life Injected Into many canvasses t 'which had been laid aside temporarily T since the announcement of the Judicial I divisions of the Island were mads j known. Theto are some men in the field who hnvo been utter such a seat from the 'first, nnd they keep In the raca .from habit if from no oilier reason. t The opinion is crowing, however. that the actions of tho First Judge of iiic rimk uiiLuu ure uuu iu iiiu tiuuci" J laid, plan of his faction to capture hi. ,scat whenever he shall give it up. It la raid thnt the still hunt Is on, and ore , In earnest. There arc now In the states several men who ore closely IdcnUfUo' J with the Humphreys crowd in local J politics, nnd they are said to be out Jvtlth gum shoes and a piece of lead pipe, trying to steal up on the blind slda of Justice nnd swipe her one, 40 that they may grab tho office. I Evidence is collecting that this Is ths case, owing to the fact that while tlin Htrong endorsement of Frank Thompson is on file from tho present Incumbent, thnt young lawyer Is engaged in denying that he Is in the race at all. This has been heard from him nlnce his departure, and ho Is said to have no other Intention than to return and enter the practice, In company with t ers, ns announced before his leaving 4 for the East. It Is even averred that In the Northwest to pull out chestnuts later. 1 The fact that Robinson, tho most cent appointment made by Presluent n008cvclt, Is not one who has bees ,d(.nUneU with the Knockers' Club, but . . ,,,, , , .. ,., . ' ,., has tried to be a good citizen since hji coming, has been the cause of some turbnnco of mind In tho chambers at tho First Circuit, nnd the still hunt has gone on even hnrder Since the arrival of the new's of the choice, by the dent. It was considered a forcgon. conclusion of the faithful who had been """', torle. of: bow great had become the Influence of the jejune Va- huna of tnc bench Washington, that ,le W0Uld chooso y nssoclate who might be named to take niaee -beside . , ... .. 1 ., . .. . . , mill. iiui 11 in uui'Keu mui Ills rugv over tho selection of Robinson was"only ' "-. "- ' ' uj.. l. lr,,.. fnr.l.nr.l will V,n..n n it. .! ()niy tm, BecurlnG ot n mnn wno may '""iilled by tho people now in tho '"'Oorlty In the Circuit Courts, and ero Is alleged to be a chance that be- tr. vi.f r.n.n i..nn. ,... ...m . . vnV; n,'. n , -. ? .i. VL","?" 'lw. nn rt flitin ntinnlntn.l tUnt m. 1 .. . i . ... . wuuiu nui hil ior mure mnn ft coupio or . .. - .. . VOATH nt tllil tiinat NMnlllil Ihnra n ttnr failure to catch the reappointments, the faction which Is now spending tha money of tl.e Department of Justice "I"0" lurv audiences, would be in the "'Inorlty nnd thero would be fewer ball-' If" nnl than thero will be If there Is no change. Tho Republican committee at its muetlmr on Monrtnv next. It Is raIh will pass resolutions Inquiring Into the 'causeH for " "nlscurrlage of the plan. ror intiucncing tne I'rosldcnt in tne making of appointments. There aro members of the committee, who think there should have been no falling down In getting the Judgeship for the organization, and are Inclined to tlons as to where the representatives of tne party stood at the capital. It Is untle"t00(l that un attempt will b made to nut through u resolution ex- ' prvcslng tho hope that the President I may see his way clear to appoint less in the event of any vacancy, and should this be offersI there will be a substitute sprung, suggesting that tin President make his cholco from a)llt 01 names 10 ue suonuiicu. in tnis way, by sending on a roster of the Bar elation. It Is hoped to avoid another do real, " TWO YEAU3 MOfLE. Oahu Bugar Oomnasy Extends IU uontracts With, Knnneries At n. of the Onhu Su. rn. rvimimnv R.mmt.n'. it im ,t,.eMrd to extend tho contracts of the American Sugar Refinery and tho Western Sugar Refinery from October 1, tho ' prejent contract expires, untiKOT'or ' I IMS. Other local plantatlon'jplll It U ' enld toon tnko tho saino action, I Under this agreement tho plantations will rceelvo tho New York market prlc on tho day of arrival In that city, or at San rranclsco, minus of a cent per round. This will probably result orably to Kn Francisco Interests, as this equal 12 GO per ton, which amounts to considerably moro than the additional freight around tho Horn to New York. Turkish troops at Bcenlta, uppper Albania, long unpaid, surrounded the citadel nnd threatened the lives of tho civil nrd ""illltary commanders. Th sum due them, 1550,000 was paid. 1