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lllUIII'llllt.lt f YOU I t CANT - r START THE Z i BETTER THAN; r BY ORDERING 5 I THE REPOBUC&N-? Phone Mala 21S. Tt'f t i i tn i iitititm - SUBSCRIPTION Z 1 RATES: I Z Per Month . . . .? MZ 2 One Year 5.50 ; Z Six Months.... 3.00 -.Three Months . 1.S0 Z - tltillt'lItU III Ittll I'l THE HONOLULU REPUBLICAN. VOLTJaiE IV. NO. 600. HONOITJIjTJ, H. T., SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1902. PSICE FIVE CENTS BILL FOB PRESENT .EXCLUSION BILL GOVERNMENT IN TO PERPETUALLY FRITZ WttHELI AND DR. ST. D.G. WALTERS" SERIOUSLY INJURED IFAVORS CLOSE FIRE YISITS HOME OF EDITOR REODES EARLY THIS MORNING POPULATION OF UNITED SWFJ IISTITI OF S TIE PHILIPPINES BAR 0 E REN ROUTE .TWO ROOKS ARE BALLY GUTTED, 'ONE MCIDESI CAUSE OF MOTHER! BROWN ADMITS : HE IS 101 .. ARflllT PROM H I X Special Meeting of Directors ot First national Bank of Hawaii JfEW MEETING GALLED MARCH 8 Gtrresoosesce Between Colonel . HacEarlaie and Present Presideit. InterMt Excited Will Hav Nothing to Ad Town Parent Bank 3 At- Uwde Approm Defeat .is Turn- rf to Vleaory MaSlFarlane Wins.1 1 There was a meeting of the presi- ot aad ond I diractorc of te Mm National Ban of Hawaii at fl r-1rv.tr vmmtmrAMW aflM-noan t tor U,e pnrpoie o tormaJatia a re- ply to Uu. Ctr Of Ceora W. Mac-j Chrtaae. .! far mi a-r within 4S ftoan Wa Oemawl to decjare the lertit meai. The iartln . crtletl speelalljr, ar tot twrpoe. After over an boar's deUJberatloo. the following was Klven ont for publication. uie tKwmmmmm. v -w-.,,. '" ' acKnowieaging his t ettor of Inauuna: last proxies eoum, bo be accepted unleas stamed. nnd March 8th being set for u new meet- Ittg lor the election Ot directors. 1 Brewn surrenders Contention. The Pint National Bank of HawnH. Hooolulv. H. T.. Jan. 17, 1908. Messrs. J. J. Donne, J. Alfred Magoou km J. T. ration Attorneys for O. W, Macfariane: OnOeofwir Jkwr jjoinwuillejitkint'sliort order. -As it was two of the f the 16th Instant duly to hand, and baa heea submitted to the hoard of feh-tfCftors at a meeting held this day, and I am directed to inform you that aiM-ti Wmp.1 nnuiilmrvttslv en 111 p to the 11 .i j Jt L.. t... 1 fcilf Hi t.n.rw.M nwciipnn wwii mc jjcByniif, umv. j contanxien t error in rejecims mum, H not all. of the proxies ofCoeed WJ jFonr dfent. on the grounds he dld.j nd hav, therelnre, tlered that no- Uce of another meetlnir for the dec- j foi"ilft;eet:iiolM Ue-'xlvan and e fixed tne day for said meeting a March Stht 1M, 2 nf m. , Reapctinttr. tSlgneJ.l W. G. COOPKK. Oaahler. Maefartane's Communication. Dohmel George W. Macfarlane's teller which brought forth the above reply, la aa follow: Honolulu. 11. T.. Jan. lGth. To the President and Board ofBlrec tors of the F1rt National Hauk of HawaU: The undersigned, the enmor la good thMh and In his own right of thirty iratne () shares of the stork of said National Han acttng lxith upea his tw haityMnd on behalf of sundry Mhrtockho)4ers of said bankwbema poV-eY of attorney he now holds, does hereby object to and protest against that certain n tended election of a Board of Directors of shl bank.; claimed to ha-e baen held on January 1 n, th ground tbat said elecfw, claimed to huv -fraait the eetion held Jaupas; lst(e --M-afojKipnld. tvhS and 1s W actuated solely, through Vpetty J ,,, fgalnfuH and void, and off no forcj. effect or validity whatever: ana VI vnderagneu. acting as aforesn.I both 00 his cwa nan and on tahalf r i said sundry other stock holders hereby dmaaiis that a due. ptopft and lpnl election of the Brd of lUrf .'tor of said bank be held as pHy he conipliancc'Svith the pre lnl'ry legal formalities of said eject u-a can he had; and said umler algxd. actlne; as aforesaid, demands Irani yo aa answer to this demand within the term of forty-eight (4S he next hereafter enduing: and If, wKkin aUld time herein limited, no aastr shall he received from you. such failure to answer will be taken! by the wtdarilgned vand construed to be s wfnlal hon year part ttr com ny wih this dmnaad. Shcaid yqu rfs or fall to coinnly wift this ? maul the "aaderslgsed will forth ih resort to his lagal Vemedies. G. W. MACKARLANS. j HJs Attorneys In Pact .- ... J J. J ttenao, V. ilfrtJI Magoftn ndTing frtiu Aaht Firk. The car fender T 1. DHloo. CAstlBueon 'BlsMhPasa.)? tt " . l Burnino Wood :n. Milkman Smells ,$JH Sicily VJsit and Probab'' -f i Ssves House From Total Dtsirue- f tldniVafuable5 Collection of Ha waiian Calabashes in House. cimri'cg Rhodes, eduor of the Even-' j tag Star, and Mrs. Rhodes had .a nar I row escape for their lives at an early j j hoar this morning, and feoi rery ! I thankful to the ..milkman, who calls ', eMtSiimat, ... lhe firo tt,at threatened t0 Mrn their liome to the ground. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morn- Ins the milkman called at the Rhodes' house and deposited the ub-J MuU portion of milk on the doorstep. I .. - jl. t. J:... .. iLn nmti'Ai' . " wmf auoui iwmi r pu..ot h ., smideniv struck him that .. 11 ... ...!. i;i-.. j regularly every morning at tee noose' , ...... . !!, ... ' horenr at Keeaumokn strait nboatlThe Question of Selecting a SwJtabte ' y.-' .,! .i Mr., t nna t , Nearly Seven Million Included in the ' Makes Legal AH Acts of Commission Committee on Foreign Affairs, Head- 5 ne-car iveeaumoKu street, aDout -Principals j a HS "WC and Aloha Lane W. , -,, 1 . . -.. - . ' to go to his home on Young awl! Route Left at the Discrete rill-rr Mr cooAs for if it had not FhiliDcines China Heads the List Permits Cutting Timber Under I ed by Chairman Hitt, Expects to .- ,. .,..-! say jaiKi .... . ' - ...... ..j "- " " " - ! President Gre.vt.yA-n Meca&smr . 1 tmirrmr m CT ,' . 11. ! Ill lldk VI IS1 W T1IT It lit! MMW III I ... -. i lNim for htm tney migut nave weeui w: rsr.at Rritain Next and License and ODeration of Mineral secure tariy Acnon Hawaiian ,va .). -.. K.,u.inr iir.nui ; 2Tof hljrnins wood n;ar at han-. posaessions, waSf .233(09 in the) He hnraed!ately investigated with the!eius year 1500. This is itemized ( re6uft th(,t he ,Hecovered r that the! Ijtaee was on fire t MilUm.nn Rouses Household. , .',., .. ,,,. ., hmin?.,J .. , . . . . . .. ,nkman ' the ton of his voice, the milkman munase to arouse uiose wnnm 10 . ... . .. ... , . ,( tk, :'! !-! iiiimi iijii III itii-11 iiiiiik.r:i. ii- tele-' then startwl for the nearest ( iiuuiie iu luiuiui iuc ., uu,,.. ..... .t. ... am. In fiMm fli fi e ilnnn ri innnf Pending the nrrlal of the nose .. . 1 I cart and steamers on the scene. Mr. 1 ,. nhodo. after hastilv dOH-! I nihg some clothes, bet to work to save their valuable collection ot Ha- pon wjtn tne census uince. ine ng- President au- wlinu calabashes I l,ns for Hawaii and Alaska and fori 1!MW- II alb0 S15 lUe "es,'ieni au Tho fire ouickh- snrcad and but I Persons al,road in t,le military andthority while there is armed resist Thq fire qnlcklj spread and out i sen.,ccs are tnm the q nce , anv part of tne isIauds t0 rcg. for tho timely arrival of the engines, GQam, n,ate aml control interlsland com. (would have consumod the house In rooms were burned and part of the roof was destroyed. The water did a groat deal of damage also, but most pt tho collection of calabashes was saved.' f . v 11 oil Found "in OnejRoom. nrc,t rM, io ,, .,, r .unnrt. - fa for 5ts quick action. The exact cause of the fire is un- known. - The firemen, however, dis- coveretl the presence of some cils in ouefof Hie rooms.' which were burned, t It is supposwl that in some' way the! ifire originated with .these oils. I ' Thu nolchhnnhood was naturally aroused by the .flames and quite a I crowd gathered, several men assist- 350,000.000 and 400.000,000, or togeth- Ing Mr. Rhodes In saving things of ( et nearly one-half of the total popula-, value in the house. ' Uon of the earth. The Russian em- Mr. and Mrs. Ithcdes possess thelpire, with about 131)00,000 people. ' most valuable collection of Hawaiian ulnbnshes in the Islands, if not in the world. BOW WONGS HOSTILE. Efforts Being Made by Rival Factions tc Discredit a Recent Election. Prom nrttsont iniHcntinn an inei-! nient war Is being waged among the -several fncticus existing among the local Chinese. According to a Ce lestial publicaticn of this city the Bow Woug Reform Society states that the attempt made by certain inemb'ers of the Association to jealousies "According to the' Bow(aTe most nonulous countries toaethor' Wongs, there were . present at the election on Januarj'1 1 some thirty j 'now Wongs, thirteen Independents t l . ' . 1 - wiiDTWfl(i .ritii tne inw wnnirs una " four or live of the Conservatives who 1 are disgruntled at the tarn of affairs and now seek revenge. J It is believed by many prominent ..,... .,- .... ... Chinese that tho entire local contin gent will be affected If, for any rea- on. the charter fails In its appointed, the members ot that society arci sliding, is a cannKi and Is not li'dlnnon-ftM - that backsli Xound? dupon -f act- Collision Averted. .v iuvuiuoihc, aaumig a oanasi trstn, and.a Rapid Transit ear had a mlssioa. The Bow Wongs declare. ua" Pa-vea tomorrow evening at K3ii there, as has previously been neces- 'luuauuu is t me rurio,iu aax-, eiectric bell at Dr McDonald's house pd and, after a vast amount of argu that the charge emanating from thelsharp In the Y M- - ,A- gymnasium. sary. Only first class matter will be jus to get work or is he simply a,aad wbln Mrs McDonaa calUd 0UtIment L, K. Kentwell, w. B. Jose followers of the Chinese consulate Tha-game will be between the Even; taken, but on this the carrier will j born and bd vag? j to who was there a scurr-.jnE i G. W. Pfplkane and George Markhim re cau Iri? a com?iQn yestemay feftarnooa. Thn .n,l. i.-.te af.,.,,. andenglne covcteberueU tout agewas prevanted by th j)romp1 rclorsil of tho eleczricar. " 1 1 - K ."- .. fc Country's Total How Raised J to Eighty-Fonr Millions. 1 NEW POSSESSIONS ALSO REPORT' ijnited States Now Fourth Country of the World Population. m Russia Third France and Her Dependencies Rated Fifth Place. I WASUIXGTOX, Jan. 7. The Cen- Rlirrtl tnlav issnmi a renort .v-' - 1-A population of the entire, I United States', including all outlying, as WJows- Continental United States. or unuei states nroner. lo.yy-i.ofo: . - . --i-.rt. -r . 1 ...... nrI.. nno. t. !.. rniuppmis. t.,olfo; rono itico. 953,243; Hawaii, 154.001; Alaska. G3,- 592; Guam. 9000; American Samoa, j the military and ' 1AA. ..f...1-. In , t.aiouuo .. naval service of the United States . - - . e "5!ae ' e Territory of the United states proper, uiiv. inese ngures- l,.lSPi1 on the enumeration of; - .- ' June 1. 1900. -rh iinros f.r Pnrtn Rim -ro ' tlj-n trnm rh nonsna nf 1R?19 mne by the War Department in conjune-. are an estimate made. n a report, made to the War Department, and! ,mi those from Samoa an estimate re- ported to the Census Office by the Acting secretary of the Navy. ' Tlie total population of the Unit- ed States at the close of the nine- the ' I teenth century was. about S4,250,000. As the population of the United States at the beginning of the cen tury was about five and a third mil lions, the Nation has grown nearly sixteou-fold in 100 years. There are but three countries which now have a greater population" than the United States, namely, Chi-! n.T. the British empire and the Rus- sian cmnire. Ch na andthe British empire have each of them probably ; . . - . .. . has. more than half as many again as ie Philippine commission to pur the United States, and has been in- chase the lands of the religious or creasing during the century just clos-i ?ers and dispose of them on proper cd with greater rapidity than any terms tcf actual occupants. other European power. Its growth,. like that of the United Statesv has been partly through the natural in- j crease of its population and partly ' through great accessions of territory, It had about SS.SOO.OOO people in 1S0O. aad has Increased more than three and a half times during the Uneteenth century. , France, including its dependen-' cles. Is the fifth country of the world , In order cf population, and has about1 S3.65C.000. or almost the same num-! dis-Her as the United States. Of these 25.000.000 are In African de-t rs. nearly 17.000.000 in Asia : : tnd 2.000 finn in Mminpsonr Thpi mcluda-over two thirds -of the esti- mated papulation of the world, which " u, -''""-x"! ,"-',,: between 1.500.0003)00 and 1. 600.000.- ... "W. x ( INDOOR BASEBALL GAME. Ma;,eNlimas and Intermediates Will rrtaiieumas ana imermeaiates win Play a. Y. M. c. A. Gymnasium.. There will be a game of indoor base l? class, M the Intermediates, the! !am oetog composed as follows: I riston: r pitcher, Dan -Talvey; first' i .. t , ',... ..,, i l uasc, juuu i.isrK(; seccnu uas,e, . ; Sheldon; third base, J. Alameda; Ji.hotstop, Ben Clarke; right field. A. ' uiacsmtn; center neid, u. jenKins. land left field, Gomes. I ? 1 !.. .. - . . K k . . . . . .; T ;.! T--.A TT - " - f . Intermediates: Catcher, A. M.iKe-VUat uu. yicucr. wii .rr;.nni osse.i nere ana srt rTancisco wm soon t cent;. L. S. Aangst, secretary andfdow. . .jit.juir.j; 5ecpaa.?uasfv u. ujui-i carry mail cierss to sort letters ent tr esscrer. and W. H. Greenwell audi- t-.pt uam-; jantirLrSnori. 3tOD. Torn .KrsT9r rlrhtl rniTtP. b thfnr- wMfh waiiLi -ntlv: te "f T er r t rrri j s j . . ' w x 2r ... -f - - --- fleld. J. Schunnan; left field. Eiiuli Pierre. Measure ProTiding for GoYern- w ment Under the New Tariff Bill. FOR TIMBER AND MINERAL LAUDS Rules Authorized for Disposing of' the Public Domain Are Sub ject to Approval. Lands Plan to Buy Friars Hold-, ings Municipal Improvements. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 6. Senator' Lodsc. chairman of the Committee on ... the Philippines tomorrow will Intro- dnce a bill for a temporary govern- ment of the Philippines drafted after many consultations with Aar De- rartment omciais usrecuy inreiiw. ...t rn- ...1 1, vntAfnwtanr m iiisuiar uuuub aim mc suiv.muviui r .i. ru.li; J.c TV. l.HI ..-111 Tint ui iue I-1w..iil....cc. ,. u be a part of the Philippine revenue hill, which has passed the House, but will be an independent measure. The hill does not attempt to establish a ew form of gove-nmeut iu the Fhil- innines. but confirms the action of President McKinley in creatiug a .nmmi,slon nul i-atifies the acts of .i., o ;c,: n,)0r f, !..strir. tjQng or tne prijent dated April 7. mere. .' - j a - .u.....i ' unner section u me uoverumcui ui themi.ppjnes .is empowemi te maKe .. . ... . . .. ... rule's anirfegulatf ons for the 'dilpo&i- firm nf mililip InndR nthpr than tlm- niies antf-reguiatlons for tne 'Hispo&i- tion of public lands other than tlm- ber and mineral lauds, such regula- tions to have the lorce and effect of law oniy aner tney nave uesn appim- ed by the President and Congress. ine iruv.&iuii& in icniiiu iu n.i limner lanus are toiioweu oy a num her of sections as to mineral lands. These are very elaborate, and em body the mineral laws embraced , withm the report or tne (jammission vnuin nave ueeif-propared uj mem with great care, so that tiiey snau ue m narmony wun tne exisung Spanish laws. The mineral larfd sec - s cover ais-o coai lanus ana saiiue. lands. ? , One of the ' most important provi- sions in the bill is that empowering, Municipalities and the city of Ma Ua are authorized to borrow money and to issue bonds for improvements. J There are two sections which provide, for the granting of franchises so that' individuals or corporations can go m- the islands and construct electric, and steam ratiroaus ana engage m j industries and manufactures. The t granting of franchises is -j fguarded provisions based 03 the corpora-! "n aws r Massachusetts. ( Provisions are embodied for cstab- H'shins a coinage system on the lilies ol Special Agent Conant's report. The final sections of the bill make 1 provision for a banking system and. authorize banks of the United States i to ue established in the Philippines. ' "" ' nC.. ..u. Csprirrc r T?lk lmnrn I .-' ...... w. . ....... .,..,...... ..., at Houses on Their Routes. . . .. Becinnlnc- on Monday mail car- mrs WlU be ab,e t0 reSJSJer 'lers " .. , , . . tm ViiI1 save De0aie the trouble of going; M. .N, UWM-WW .......-, M. -vu.ww. M.U1 to the. post office to register them; coUect the du giye a receipt Louis Kenas dues, for which he will on the pot. Kenake cautiens the senders - . .. . . ; : .:-. - . i 01 sucn mauer to ncie tne numoer ot the carrier to prevent rescaU from i impersonating carriers and "thus ob-s talmcg money. jed officers for The nostal authorities are honinei Thes rhnsn the steamers -plying between l " facilitate the handling- of large" Coast! t rnrils. , f -, , T-w - 0H.. , v a. a autr, 5. ! II IU4UI: dJU Measure Prepared by the West r J ern Delegations is Ready. , TRANSPORTATION CO. RESTRAINED More Comprehensiye in Terms' Than Acts Now Force. in Chinese be Allowed to Enter the United States Domain. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The Sen - ' ators and Representatives of the: I DottflA Hnoct Vi rt Vo -rk tiann rvrTicf.l - - - "" - eiing a bill for Chinese exclusion uaie uenvcitfu a measure uii:u mii,...,.. ,nrnni1 r.mnlnirivor be introduced In both Houses iu a few days. The bill declares that all Chinese.' other than citizens of the United ', Slates, or those who arc secured in coming to and residing in the United States under the present treaty with China, shall be refused admission and be returned to the country whence they came at the expense of ths transportation company bringing them. Transportation companies bringing Chiuese to the United States shall detain thpm until tlroir right of admission shall be ascertained. Penalties are provided for not com plying with the provisions of the act. $1000 and one year's imprisonment being the minimum, with a liability to forfeiture nf vessels violating anv ,, th ,," , M. ,. - fcC imntfiuMo ji btiw lun ---... --- - . 1 in iinii.- :niiifr.K. nprsnny nnrni TTon to enter tne unu-ju btates under the act ure those who have liecomo citi- ' "" "- "" - oiuit, unuvt me act ure those who have become citl- zens by birth and naturalization and, officials of the Chinese Government,' teachers, students, merchants, travel ers for pleasure or curiosity, return jng laborers who must have certifi-, cates. or domiciled merchants. NV)( Chinese, except diplomatic or con-i sular officers, are allowed to enter the United States' at any other Dorts than San Francisco. Port Townsend, ' Washington. Portland. Or., Boston. New York, New Orleans, Honolulu. San Jl!an aml ailija. or such other ports as the Secretary of the Treas ury may designate. Ports may be' designated on the Canadian or Mex-! ican boundary after contracts have been made with the transportation lines to comply with the act. Following are the provisions rela- tive to Chinese in the Islands: I .That n0 Chinese person bCjUff iaw. . ..' . .,,. Pnrfn p. n n t- , Ph,:lT,n,nni. nT. m. nf. ,, nn, I PPns, or anj otnor insular poa- c-:"uu U1 luu UU11UI oui.e, suau uj , reason tnereot ne eniiueu to enter or,a7!ghting from a car. The other was remain m tne uniteu states, or any j tne result or a norse supping on the of the territory of the United States ' car track. Dr. Walters' telephone other than that in which .he was ininumber f3 Blue. 1731. Mr. Wilhelm's th first sns(;,nro normlttPfi tn nntor' rpn,-!n .. The words "United States" vrher- ever usec in 'ais act 5t 3 Prodded, snau De aeemea to mean tne lanas ami waters lnciuaeu m tne unttea States and its territories." 1 .. Ports Ricans for Maui. J P. Cocke, of Alexander & Bald j win. has agreed to take twenty Porto ', rt t 111 t. . . ,. mtaas who win oe sent 10 wors on .Maui plantation. This will be some-) 1 i'.: , a.. ... ., ? . 1 miag iu me nature 01 an eipenmsui. , V" X" ? "aiiUU "J "u Ul; the Porto Rican vagrants who over- - run the city at present .The planters' are anxious to get labor. Now thetelut mnieht. Someoo rang the Telephone Stockholders Meet. The stockholders of the Kona-Kau , Telenncne and Tsieeranh. Comoanr' held .their annual meetlnz at Holua- J loa, Hawaii, on Wednesday, and elect- j i .. . ' the ensuinjr year. were G. C. Hewitt i president; George Clark, vice presi-S J. A. Maguire with the' above Seers constitate the- boird of- directors. - i t Two Cases of Concussion of Brain Follow in Rapid Succession " Doctor Thrown From His Horse After,Attend(ng His Patient Fritii Wllhelm 9oth May Prove Fatal. f Two serious accidents occurred at a late hour last night, within a short I time of each other and one was the , indirect cause of the other. While alighting from a King street ! and fell heavilv ground. two buggies, which were fast following, the street-car, passing over the pros-. trate man before he had a chance tot g(?t Qut Q the way It was dark the time and the second buggy was . . i so close behind the no first that there opportunity to was apparently Wilhelm's Serious Inqury. llr. Wilhelm was verv soriouslv i injured and was removed' with all' . . . , , . c. r. r, haste to his home. Dr. St. D. G. Walters was immediately summoned. ine uoctor lives on King street. not' and far from the Wllhelm residence, quickly responded. It was found that' Mr. Wilhelm had sustained concus sion of the brain and was otherwise badly hurt. Dr. Walters, who had answered the summons on horseback, after do- ing what he could for Mr. Wllhelm. rode to announce the news of the ac- riHent to n iin.ishtor of Mr. Wilhelm. it was while returning from summon , Jng the ,iauKhter that Dr. Walters ...,. : .,... , u , """" ''u l" "" ' "".would not consider an offer br the 1 UAMiton n ctrnt nitit tlfh n ri - v..u. wfc, ,cl ...lu u ' ,. ... ... ., , ,lent wtlIcn may prove ratau mis horse-is supposed to havo slipped on the car track p, Walters was Uirown some distance, striking his uMI, n iha rh.Ktnn ' Doctor Found Unconscious. The doctor was found lying uncon scious in the read by Mounted Patrol-' man Bortfeld who at once galloped to the Central Fire Station and tele phoned the police station for the pat- ral wagon. In the meanwnlle. however, Dr. Walters was removed in a hack to hl$ home. Drs. Cooper and Herbert were sum moned and discovered that Dr. Wal ters had sustained concussion of the brain and a few minor Injuries. Conditions Are Serious. Both Dr. Walters, and Mr. Wilhelm are in a most serious condition and b,,t litt,e hPe la held ou or their recovery. Drs. cooper and Herbert ; also attended Mr. Wilhelm. The Walters and Wilhelm homes fn wjthin a bIock of each other 0ne accident occurred as the result of.rrn'U'T TTTTTnr tt TrT telephone number is White 1731. Iti was iibout ten minutes before mid night. Friday, when the mounted patrolman found Dr. Walters injured! and unconscious, ALAKEA STREET WAS VISITED EAST NIGHT BY BURGLARS! I Alleged burglars were making some ,,,,,.., ,,. on aItp.. BtrAt, , of feet rapidly retreating ? was all j the answer. It was thought that someone wa3 playing a foonljn joke, but a row mnmpnt later a distnr-1 hanc was rPnortrf fM..nrrfT.t. ntffor oxhaustive Dr. Hrdgins place on Alakea street, i - . it seems that sornenni atifimnted to enter the place but was frightened sway by the noke of an opening win- Tcleohone messages from other 3035 la" tho neighborhood were received at-the riollee station. An officsr ra? sen to investigate but nw one was found. Panama Men Ci?en Chance to Present Their " Claims. HANNA DEFINES HIS POSITION Belieied That Nicaragua Scheae is Largely Guesswork ! Might Prove a Barrier Adtatrai Walker Cjnsulted In Matter. WASHINGTON". Jaa. 7. Tb at,suioa to the Nicaragua caaaL wW i has been so quiescent aa to delude j many people into believing that & dW not exist, made itself apparent H- ' cay with a veageaace. It h plain 'from the talk of snc& Senators a Hanna. Scott and Pteit of Coaaactl- tl,t lhat th Senate wiU bold ap ta Hepburn bill aad glr. tb PaniMn people all the opportualtr they want tQ brlaj; Ja proltkuay Whle Hebnra was muklu alf speech In the House today Senator Hanna. surrounded by a number of Senators and newspapermen, talked at length in the Senate chamber, the the Semite having adjourned. Hi remarks were evidently intended to reach the public, and may therefore be taken a an indication of the poller to bf nursu.d bv some antl-N'Icara- j gua Senators. Hanna talked for an hour, drew diagrams, and revealed ' astonishing familiarity with canal matters. Incidentally he used severe ! ,ansuaKe against Senator Morgan. I wanna sam: ".r. iiorgan says ae 1 . . . . Panama peoule to give their work to ' - " this country for nothing. Now I say tnat is the best of evidence that Jior- gan is not competent to be cbalr- nn of that committee. Tbte canal I scheme is a business nroposhlon. it ought to be looked at in a baslaaaa way. I am in favor of considering all plans and all offers. ,rI have talked with Admiral Walk er and Engineer Ernest, and they tell me that the Nicaragua scheme is largely guess work. These sstijraies are hardly more titan guesses. In that , great, morass np at GrejUlwtt they do not know what they will nnd. Arid then .there is the tremendoas cost of maintenance, wbhih, according to j the Corumlssloa's report, will amount to the Interest on J 10 jMo.000. All these things should be earefhlly considered. "I should like to see the Dadan route locked into and a report made on it after a more thorough Inrestlga tion. , However. I do believe the question ot a roi,te ougnt to be left to the President, acting wUh the advice of a commission of competent erglneera.- flUJUH llULlinj fiLEO! NEW COMMITTEEMEN LONG MEETING AND MUCH TALK Vacancies Are Filled by Kentwell, Jones, Plplkane and Markham By-laws for Primaries Considerd Nothing Defnite Arrived AL There was a meeting of tho eocacn Uve committee of the Home Role Re publican p&rty in Foster Hall ktet evening for the election of raerabocp to fill vacancies on the ccraathte. ' and for the purpose of discussing and formulating by-laws for the primaries at the next election. The matter of filling vacaacle on the committee was flrat takao ui There were four members to be elect were announced as the new members The matter of formulating by-laws for conducting primaries occupied a Sat deal of time, being the sobjor discussion. Nothing definite was a arrived at coacasnirc the primaries. It was 11 o'clock whf n the meeting adjourned. The -Volcano. There will be no issue of Tho Vol Lcano tcday, owing to a business deal which fe pending and which will prob ably result "ia a re-organfzatloD, n. . MdKti9 y s . -fc V K "J?&i3i