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f J If j aii nniil lo iliif'n .nu (o.ilnr ruu. ami II ml II In Til H HTAK Tin llwnTIiiH islfti I Ike impr Hi I 4 VOL. IX. HONOLULU, H. I., MONDAY, DltCHMHUR 30 1901, No. 3SJ BONDS NOT AFFECTED BONOS DISAPPROVED A CHURCH'S CHARTER 'YACHTS GET PRIZES NOT PltnPKR Toll KHTATK. 1N-,BIHP V I I.I.IK PKTlTluNK TO PENNANTS AND CfpK UlVKN Till LKVIATHAN MONSTER lUMEH ON GEORGE CURTIS. Hl'MPHREYrt MctlKYDK 1NNOCUOU8. ORDER WHIP HKNJAMIN HKWA1.L HAD TKOlHLK VESTMENT AMBND. KVICKlXd tj tt n xxr k TT S 1ST RT A K '(for. MUSEUM GETS WHALE DRAGGED ANCHOR 1 1 i 7 Xi Ik I It Being: Unloaded at the Irmgurd Wharf Oeouplos About W Cratee and Cst Over $5,000. The big sperm whale which the Rtohon Museum ordered In 1889. has ar- rlvd on the ship George Curtis and Is being discharged at the trmguru wnarr. "As big as a whale" Is certainly ex nmnllfled In the present case, for al though practically little more than the skeleton of the monster Is being re ceived the consignment of whale con slats of 22 crates. It measures 100 cubic tons, although the actual weight Is about 20 tons. The crates are the most, cui-Ioub looking objects that have been lauded here In a long time. They are all sorts of shapes and sizes and the water front people have been passing their spare time this morning trying to put the parts together in their minds. I The cost of the whale was $2,500 but by the time that the freight bill will have been settled the Bishop people will wish that they had hired .a navigator and made the whale swim to Honolulu. The freight bill will reach about $2G00 more. The whale came from Ward's Natural Science establlsment at Roch ester, N. Y. There were no especially romantic or Interesting features con nected with the taking of the animal, and So far as now known, he Is simply a plain ordinary sperm whale. Professor Brigham will mount the animal. It Is Intended to suspend the whale from the ceiling of the new an nex to the Museum. On one side the skeleton will be shown, while on the other, the bones will be covered with papor machle to resemble a whale's body. This will be the first specimen of the sperm whale tribe exhibited here and It is added to the Bishop collection because the spern whale Is an inhabi tant of these waters ns well as the colder climate. CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS. Chambers and Probate Matters Before Humphreys. The first circuit court had a morning of probate and chamber matters this morning. The accounts of the trustees of the B. P. Bishop Museum fund were approved, with the amendments sug gested by the master, pointing out some small errors. The court approved the master's report generally, endors ing the suggestions as to more com plete Inventories, etc. C. C. Bitting was appointed master, to examine the accounts of F. A. Schaefer, in the estate of A. X. Conant. The case of Vivas against SUva, in volving some old partnership accounts. li wan heard In part, a receiver's report being read and argued over. The court said (hat there -were other Issues on which evidence would have to be taken, and proposed referring the matter to a VS?1?!: Sl!n,''LYV,an?Ju: "'"X, ",c court to hear It. Bitting then raade a compromise proposition which the oth er side nppeared to think favorably of, and the matter was postponed to Thursday morning, by which time the difficulties may be all smoothed over so that the suit can be withdrawn. Thomas Fitch filed a notice in the Supreme Court, In the Knlua Kapuklni spendthrift matter .notifying J. A. Ma goon that unless the hitter's trans cript on appeal from the recent decision of Judge Little was filed by January 4, he would move on Japuary C that the appeal be dismissed for want of, prose cution. Judge Humphreys set tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock as the time for taking the deposition of Charles E. Guest, in the case of Alice Hutchinson against the Hawaiian Tramways com pany, appointing George Lucas to take the testimony. BIG CROWD AT K1NAU. A large crowd wus at the Wilder wharf this morning to see the Kinau depart for HUo and way ports. A good sized crowd went on the vessel. The band boys went away and sang as the boat left the dock. Prince Cupid was a passenger. The vessel anchored In the stream to take about 100 Japanese labors for Kihel plantation. The W. G. Hall also anchored to take about 70 Japanese laborers for Hawaii. MAKING IT BEAUTIFUL. That's what Beat's wall paper can do to the home. Their elegant stock la al ways ready to be shown the customer and visitors are always welcome at the store. O CONSTANT NECESSITY. A bath is in this climate a sonstint necessity. Taken at the Sllant Barber Shop it is also a luxury. i 4 THE LATEST FAD. Evening parties at the "Tea House" on the Heights is the latest fad. 9 Only a Few Left. A THE nOOMS OF THE BOS TON BUILDINO ARE NEARLY ALL TAKEN. THOSE DESIRING OFFICES IN A CENTRAL LOCATION WITH GOOD ELEVATOR AND JANITOR SERVICE CAN LEARN TERMS AND FUR THER PARTICULARS nY AP PLYINu TO Ceo. R. Cartor, Troas, S 023 Fort Street g P. O. Box 447 0 i lllloluUll) 9 2 All Trust Deeds Supporting Bond Is sues are Practically Alike Oirtnien as to Judge Humphreys' Motive. Judge Humphreys' refusal to approve the Investment by s guardian of part' of his ward's estate In the bonds of thel Wnlalua Agricultural comimny, or the Mcllryde Sugar Comiwny, was a sub- Jert of much comment today a soon , us tile fncJ that lie had disapproved such investments became known. The general opinion expressed, was. FlrBt, that It was a move on the jiart of Humphreys to strike at W. A. Kin ney, individually, and those vitally In terested in these plantations generally by attacking their property under the guise of a court order; and, Second, that Humphreys would fall In this object. C. M. Cooke while disclaiming any opinion as to the motive for Humph reys' order. If there were any other mo tive on his part than a doslre to do his duty in the administration of probate matters, said he did not think the or der would have any elfect on the mar ket value of the securities. ' So far ns I know," lie said, "all the trust deeds supporting bond issues by corporations in these Islands have prac tically the same provislonus. I know that tlie trust deed supporting tile Pio neer Mill bond Issue lias it, and I know thut others have It although I cannot at this moment lay my hands on conlesisuch matters, from the oiiienr an,i om. of them. All of these tt'UHt deeds and ' bond iSBUes have been submitted to lawyers for opinions as to their legal sufficiency, both by banks and Invest ors elsewhere. In the case of the .Mc llryde and the Pioneer Mill bond Issues speaking of them becuuse I have cople of them, it seems to me this provision Is an additional meusure of security to the bnvri holder, as. in case the trustee for any reuson does not act the bond holders can compel htm to uct. j "I suppose this order of Judge Hum-i phreys is appealable, anu the Supreme I Court will finally decide it. Hut in any event I cannot see that it will have any effect because Investors have al ready gone Into the question of the sulflclency of the security und are satisfied with It. I might repeat what I very recently wrote to an Eastern bank in answer to business correspondence, that there has never been default in in terest or principal of any bond Issue by a Hawaiian corporation." Another man closely Iden tilled with plantation inteiests. but who declined to allowed his name to be used, said Judge Humphreys' order, whatever his motiveUn making It, could not Injure these securities. "All the Island bond Issues have practically the same pro visions. It is a very general, almost universal provision in trust deeds." Wherever the trust relation exists. courts of equity will protect the per sons for whose benefit the trust exists. I'll! a la ll-rl f n lll-irlclr,n U n .. 1.1.. majority of the bondholders to com- pel the trustee to act. f he refuses, wlth((llt enln, to court' to com , , to. it tne trustee and a majority of the bondholders ngree that there ought not to be foreclosure, a minority ought not to have the power to compel fore closure without an order of court, and a court of equity is always open to them to protect their rights if they are jeopardized. "But If Humphreys is right, and mi nority bondholders are not adequately protected, the plantations themselves can easily remedy the defect and will doubtless do so. Thlh can be done by another deed of trust remedying the defect if It is one." S. M. Damon when approached this morning on the subject did not care to discuss the matter. "Such matters of moment as these." said Mr. Damon, "are always referred by us to our law- ers, I am not a legal luminary myself and I cannot express an opinion in the affair. The Oahu bond Issue Is on rec- rd and may be seen. We always leave such matters to the lawyers' hands." W. 13. Ilowen of Castle & Cooke adopted the same position of non-ex- iresslon of opinion. "If Judge Hum- ihreys has taken that stand," said Mr. Bowen, "well and good. I do not care to say anything In the matter at all." KNOW NOTHING OF POISONING. Frank Melio the night operator at the telephone oflice thinks that an at tempt was made Friday night to pois on him. Some coffee was sent to him at his work and when he tasted the stuff, It was bitter and made him 111. The police state that they have not been apprised of the occurrence. GRAND SHOW OF XMAS GOODS, L. B. Korr Sc. Co., Ltd., Queen Street are showing a big variety of Xmas presents for old and young. For toys or useful articles for presents go to Queen street. ICE HOUSE DELICACIES. Camarlnos California Fruit Market Is the place for Ice house delicacies. E.-crythlni; tin- California market af fords at this seaRon of the year can be found at Camarlnos". FRESH SHIPMENT OF doq CAKES. KENNEL Medicines and Sundries & POTTFR CO,, LTD 026 Fort streot Tolophono Main 317 Judge Humphreys Finds Fault With WhIhIus. ana Mcllryde lionds S. on titles In tin Ms tat. Judge Humphrey tlii mernlnr i- fused to Approve -of Investment In Mllu awl Mcllryde bonds by the guardian In the estate of Annie T. K. Parker. The reiKrt of the KUardlMii Alfred V. Carter showed that he had Invented J2T.000 In Mcllryde bonde and $4,000 in Walalua bonds. Humphteys recently referred the accounts to P. J. Ruseel as master. Instructing him so cially to investigate the quality of the security for the bonds. This morning the guardian reiiorted very ravurably on both plantations, but the court held that the trust deed did not give proper security, and disapproved the Invest ments. Itussel'g reR)rt was as follows: "The muster's report llled herein on the 12th day of Decemlier. 1801. was re. ferred back by the Court for further in vestigation as to the quality o' the se curity of the bonds of the Walalua Agricultural Company. Ltd.. in which the guardian has Invented $4,000, and those of the McUryde Sugar Co.. Ltd.. In which the guardian has invested $27,000. "In conformity with the Instructions of the Court, the master has made In quiry and taken evidence, according to me custom and practice of this court In ployes of both companies and of otherx ine evidence taken at the hearings In connection nerewitn has been trnnn eribed and the transcript Is hereunto annexed Wnl Hereby made a part hereof. "The master llnds: "1. As to the Walalua bonds. The capital stock of the corporation Is $1, 000,000. all outstanding and all naid uu. The stock Is quoted in the market" at Honolulu nt 5,i per cent of Its nar vulue. The total assessed value of the corpora- lion s property last January wus Zil.SOO. 000. anu a large amount of money has neen expended upon permanent Im provements during the nresent vear. The trust deed which was given by the company on April 1st of this year to se cure its bonded indebtedness authorizes the sale of bonds In the amount of $1,- 000.000. of which $010,000 worth have been sold and the balance of $i90,000 worth are still In the treasury of the company. Said trust deed contnlns the following clause. 'In case of default In payment of Interest on any of the bonds Hereby secured, the cunons there for having betn presented nnd payment demanded, should such default und payment continue for the period of three months after such demand, then and thereupon the principal of all or said bonds, outstanding nnd unpaid shall, at the option of the holdeis of a majority of said bonds, signified In writing become Immediately due and payable, provided that non-action of any of said bond holders In case of any default shall not extend and shall not effect any subsequent default or any rights Arising therefrom.' Said trust deed conveys all of the property of the corporation. Though the property Is new. It is well developed and is expect ed to pay dividends in a year years. . As to tile Mcllryde bonds. The capital stock of the corporation Is COO.000 of which $3,313,880 Is outstanding and paid up and .$lSfi 120 is in the trea sury of the company. The stock Is now quoted on the Honolulu market at about 1!j per "ent .of Its par value. The assessed value of the entire property of the corporation Inst January Is said to be $1,242,815 and about $702,500 has been expended since said assessment n permanent Improvements to the -rop-ertv of the company. The trust deed given by the company conveys Its en tire property, authorizes an issue of $750,000 in bonds and contains practi cally the same clause as to the right to foreclose upon non-nayment of coupons us Is quoted above. The entire Issue of bonds has been sold. The company was organized in 18U8, Is being rapidly de veloped and Is expected to puy Its first dividends in a tew years. "3. The property of the AValalua plantation appears to be worth about $3,500,000 and to be good security for a loan of $1,000,000 "4. The property of the McUryde Plantation appears to be worth not less than $2,000,000 and to be good security for a Iofn of $750,000. "The bonds In both cases are se cured by first mortguge deeds of trust. "Respectrully submitted, "F. J. RUSSELL, "Master The court, and Attorney Robertson, utipearlng In behalf of the guardian, had some discussion as to the first mortgage deeds of trust. "Where a plantation borrows $750,000 on a trust deed which can only be foreclosed by consent of a majority of tho bond holders." said the Judge, "one half of the bond holders are without any se curity at all. The minority bond noiu ers, of which this estate Is one, are un secured. The man who has $349,000 worth of these bonds has nut a bit of security for his money. The man who has $351,000 is well secured. "On the other hand." said Robertson, "the fact that foreclosure cun only be made by consent of a majority of the bond ho ders is a protection io nil, ne- cause It prevents, hasty und Ill-advised radical steps thuP might Injure all. In this case there can bo no sucn steps un less a majority of those Interested con sider It advisable, so that the provision is icnlly a protection to every bond holder 'The Individual bond holder not only Iibh the right of protection under the trust deed, but the right to sue In ns Himiphlt nnd obtain judgment." Judge Humphreys said that such a Judgment would be worthless as a lien on the land in this case. He inquired If the ogents were the majority bond holders and was informed that such uim not thu case. "The bonds are the same as a good nroiu Isorv note, said the court, "but a gunnl an in nn estate Is not supposed to Invest hi piomlnnry notes however good they are. The master's report shows that the property Is ample security for $750,000, hut It does not appear mat tins guardian miH any security for tho money Invested In the bonds, "I Intend to file a written decision In the matter, In which I shall show au thorities, but will say now that the In vestments In Walalua and MoBryde (Continued on page five) Hays It la Like Changes After Ameri can HevoluttoN nod Mesne Xo Dif ference Ih Dadrtne. Mtehop WMIto title hmwhUmt Hied a' All mawbera etilUM to trwphlw In petition with TeeMr Wright fw i the Hawaii Yacht Club rfftta are re amendment of the afenrter oC the An- queeted to be preaent this evening at kIIcnii church, with an etmroanud copy the meeting to be Iwhl at P. L. Weaver of the iKvpoMed new charter. The e- Jr. 'a olWce, when Important matter tuion aeia lortn at ieugui tne reaaona for the change, comparing them with' the reasons for a similar change when the American CohHilea became indepen- aeni i ureal itruain anu noung me nented ror the Handicap rate Home by fact that there la no change in doctrine Commodore T. W. Hobron, will aim JgaMmtttated. Im given to the Myrtle which made the FThe petition, after setting forth the race back In one hour and forty-one lecislone In favor of amending the minutes, corrected time, with the Vl-ke Charter, at the recent meetings of the one minute behind and the Gladva Piocevan Synod and of the trueteea owning in third, two mlnutea liehind of the church, proceeds as follows, giv-, the second boat, having started at tag reaaons for the change: I scratch twenty minutes behind the In comtequence of the annexation of leaders, covering the course from Puu Uje Hawaiian Islands by the United tM u the Spar buoy In two hours and ((tales of America, an arrangement has out- minute Men made itetween the Jfccleslaattca! The boau receiving winning i-nnant uthoi i liee of the Anglican church in Hre Hw follows: On the run down, by xi&waii ana tne I'.ecieaiasueai autnon- ties of the Protestant Episcopal church In the United folates of America, where- by the Anglican church In Hawaii ac- cepts the Jurisdiction In spiritual mat- twlree': Class 1, Gladys; Class 2. Ha-U-rs of the Protestant Episcopal church waH; ciHnn 3, jiy.tie; Class 4. Clytle. in America "Under its present charter, the cor poiailon of the Anglican Church In Ha- tuii holds all Its proiierty to lie faltn flllly applied to the puriiose and use of establishing and maintaining the . i li ii i I j-""""""'"" within the Hawaiian Islands, according to tlie Uoctrines oi the church of Eng land, as the same are explained and centuined In the book of Common Prayer and In the form and manner of ordaining Bishops, Priests and Deacons and in the thirty-nine articles,' the cor poration being thus debarred from (fe parting from the Doctrines of the Church of England, but not debarred from making or adopting changes in the formularies of the Church of Eng land In matters not affecting Doctrines which the circumstances of the church might at any time lequire. "The circumstances In which the An glican church In Hawaii Is placed In 'cdusequencc of the nnnnexation of tlie Islands by the United States of Amer ica require the adoption by the said Church of the same changes In the Formularies of the Church of England affect Doctrlne.inay bti shown flrsl by the solemn declaration in the Pre face to the Book of Common Prayer vltinir u comnnrlK,.., nf th,. it,,i, f Common Prayer of the Protestant Epis- copal church In the United States with te Book of Common Prayer Of the Church of England It Is said: 'In which It will also appear that this church is far from intending to depart from the Church of England in any essential point of doctrine, discipline or worship, or further than local circumstances ru- riltlre' nnil aniinndlu ft, tlin ..l.Bn Int.... communion which bus always been' maintained between the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States nnd the Church of England. "Tim flrrllmatnrtreu nf Mio Ar.frllr.nti us were made by the Protestant Epls- . . ,. llrpSpnt time is not the "ear the quarry and accused by them copal church In the United States In 2 T' IL' S for the furnow nf ,of trying to Hteal their atack. They tied America, when the American Colonies . ""'J"' 'veiv- and that any him to a fence post In the rain, and became Independent of Great Britain. 'u"l""B "Xt mn" hel 1 re?i zed now and ' beat him. He was rescued by native.-. "That the changes made in these For- "ount "J at ffKbVtel c was continued until tomor- mularles In the United States did not ,ut lnt". n 'm"lll"h, ou, L .,0Ti ". row momlmr. and administration of the sacraments l''al '. , ' ,n'nreR( nied the and other rites and ceremonies of the , T1( ' J 1 "" ,v nc church according to the use of the Pro. Hub with a 0..-foot "agpole now l Ing testant Episcopal Church In the United '' tlie V"tIern .t . J" m the set- OLiiLL'.i iil -ivintri icii. in wnif'ii fiirpr in- - churcli in Hawaii further require that' gross, essayed the same feat this morn the property should - henceforth be ing on the Rapid 'i ranslt Line at noon administered in accordance with tho with disastrous effects to his doming constitution, canons, rules, regulations and constitution. and discipline of the Protestant Enls-i The car was running on Llliha street copal Church In the United States of, America, the Anglican Church In Ha-1 ....ii i, .... i ...i, n tm.. a 1 1 nromlseil nlleirlnnn,, i,, tho uni.i ,.,.cti. tution "Wherefore your petitioners pray that the charter of the corporation may be amended In the manner set forth In the purposed amended charter of In corporation and have hereunto set their hands this 19th days of December. In the year of Our Lord 1901. "Alfred Willis. Bishop of Honolulu, President Alexander Mackintosh, secre tary Henry Smith, treasurer George S. HarrlH, Vincent Howard Kltcat, Luke Aseu, Edmund Stiles, Solomon Mehe ulu." THE WEATHER. Weather Bureau, Punahou, 1 p. m. Wind moderate north; weather clear. Will be a clear and cool evening. Morning minimum temperature, C5; midday maximum temperuture, 71; ba rometer, 9 a. m., 30.08 rising (corrected for gravity); rainfall, 24 hours ending U a. m. 0; dew point, 9 a. in., 52; humi dity, 9 a. m., 53 per cent. CURTIS J. LYONS, Observer. WILL GIVE MASK HALL. Tho Concordia Hand will give a mas querade ball January 17. The place has not yet been selected. TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME CORN. First soak It In warm water to soften It, thon pare It down ns closely .is pos sible without drawing tho blood nnd apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice dally; rubbing vigorously for live minu tes nt each application. A corn plaster should be worn for a few days, to tiro tect It from the shoe. As a general li niment for sprains, bruises, lameness und rheumatism. I'aln Balm Is unequui ed. For sal-! by all dealers. Benson, Smith & Company general agents. THE TALK OF THE TOWN. Gruonhngons lino candles, none better to bo had at the Fountain Ice Cream and Confectionery Popnrtment of Wall, Nichols Co., Ltd, THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR TOYS The best and rhenpest house for toy Is our store. All kinds of toys for boys nnu gins now on show. l. b. Kerr & Co. SEMI-WEEKLY STAR. Honolulu people who are golne ibrond can have tho Soml-Woekly Btai .Tialled to any address for the small uin of twenty-five cents a month, The 5eml-Weckly Star contains nil the local iews of lmpoitanco, besides the dally stock quotations. Club llmiM Mar Not be liullt Imtoe Ha4r Ih4 Will be Hotit-Cm-wmduru Hebron Proa mi ta a llaiink. will be tftweunaea. The iiennanta won by the claaa and other racea will be distributed to the owners of the boatc and the cup, pre- classes. Class 2, Marlon; Class 3, Oio: Class 4, Clytle. In class 1 Gladys had no contestant and did not follow the ,.,.,,,. Race around Ford's Island The Myrtle thus secures two ien nants and the cup, the Clytle, two jien nants nnd the Oio, Gladys, Hawaii nnd nn., u.in f,,ii-'i?i,.ir,, raiainnm Marlon one apiece. The iiennants, as an(, ,)e,')IK t llle uoat nnu- ot nec.H. sarlly the men who sailed her, This restriction while It may be dis appointing to the yachtsmen will on second thought be found to be the only fair decision, it being manifestly wrong for men winning pennants In a boat. I.. i. noil to them or by them from an other man, to afterwards lly those pen nants on another craft In perhaps other waters, when It was the boat Itself tl at received the handicap and class rating and not the men that sailed her. The other matters that will be taken up at the meeting will be the selling of stock sufficient to purchase the land Immediately and make what Improve ments may be deemed necessary. A suggestion will be strongly Intro duced nnd probably carried that no nt tempt be made to build a club house for six months but that the present building be repaired and a lanal add ed. Commodore Hobron nnd others to nn extent bers might feel Inclined to build more elaborately. These sentiments will ting up. The spar Is an unusually goo " "?1t,rn,lK,,tI stT L.a,',V '.HeHnl, ' f, '-'"f nly. !,,tKn, CIOrH Oil lilt: i;iun mini 'J h. . ...w. tine's Day. t.OT OFF IN A HURRY. Japanese Steps Backwards Off n Mov ing Trolley Car. A Japanese, long used to riding In Pain's chariots and carelessly alighting from the same, cigarette In mouth ana bundles in his hands without injury to llllnKCIl or nCKllltlluil i mi; " ..., at the usual rate of speed when tne Japanese attempted to nonchalantly iimn off the car without warning the motorman or conductor. 1 he speed or the cur had not entered into his cal culations, neither did lie adopt the dor- reel met hod but stooped otr uacK warns. After n series of whirling somer saults nnd neck stands the Japanese llnaliy fetched up limply in the dust He wus apparently not seriously hurt although he was unable to talk .coherently He was covered with dirt and severely bruised and seemed to think that his arm was broken He was conveyed to Benson. Smith s drug store where the patrol wagon transferred him to the Queen's Hospi tal. His urm Is not broken but he Is severely strained nnd sprained and may possibly have developed Internal In juries. Meanwhile he bus served as an object lesslon to tils fellow countrymen "not to monkey with the trolley car." BORN. STODART In Honolulu, December 29. 1901, to the wife of Arthur G. Stodurt, of Walmanalo, a daughter. A GOOD APPETIZER. A ride up Pacific Heights Is a good appetizer. FINE TOBACCOS RECEIVED. The Honolulu Tobacco Co. has re ceived the celebrated "Three Castle" cigarette tobacco and "Cnp" smoking pipe tobacco. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alurru Alum bakinp powders are the greatest menaccrs to health of (he present day. ROYAL BAKINO fOWVt A CO., KCW VOKK. to 1111 OXIPIll WUSieu. ,l liuei int.- inuni- - Peerless Towed Her Into Port Thta Morning Diver Young Determining KMent of the VWwtl'a Leak. The ship llenJaMtM Bewail, which had to put In a leatottg condition Into ttttw lort laat Saturday Humtlng, white on. route for Preman tie, Australia, bml a. lot of lMllkla laat night when anchored oft the ltarhor. The amar northerly wind blew with auch force that alte dragged her anchors. The veaael drift ed to the southward about four miles. While trying to pull up her atarhobrtl anchor, the chain caught and parted, the anchor and 30 fathoms of chain be ing lost. ' The Fearless went after the exel and brought her Into the harbor thla morning. The extent of the leak of Uw veaael has not yet been determined. Theie is now from eight to ten feet of water In her hold but this Is not re garded as very dangerous. Diver Herbert Young went below yesterday to examine the extent of the leak And locate It. He did not finish his work and will go under the vessel again this afternoon. He is doing this work for Captain Halstead. Young a report will determine whether It be necessary to call a court of survey. A power pump Is being put on the vessel today In order to keep her afloat. During the voyage from Moodyvllle to this port, the crew wa on short ra tions of water and had It not been for a shower of rain some days ago they would have been In a very bad way. The donkey engine had to be run with salt ater for two weeks. J PRY AT PEARL HARBOR. The Jury in the case of the United States against Honolulu Plantation company, accompanied by .Judge Es tee and Clerk Mulling, Unlfbd Stnteti Marshal Hendry and the attorneys foe both sides, went to Pearl Harbor this morning, to look over the land Involved In the action. SAYS THEY ABUSED HIM. Nine Japanese were before Judge Wilcox this morning to answer to charges of assault and battery on J. Kekohio, the pacture tender for Mrs. Neumann at Kumollllll. Kekohio. claimed that while searching for some, stray horses Christinas morning, he had been attacked by the Jupunesu REFINERY CONTRACTS. The Pioneer Mill Company held a meeting In the room above the ofllces of Castle & Cooke this morning. A sulllcleney of stock being represented by person and proxy, a motion and power of attorney was passed to ex tend the contracts of the American and Western sugar refineries for two years beyond the expiration of tho present time limit. This action Is in line with the agreement made In com bination with many other plantations nnd on which the Oahu Sugar Company noted Inst Saturday following Honn kaa plantation. VALUE OF LIFE INPi i;NCE. No prudent, thoughtful, n to-date business man today would ict to carry some lnsurnice on vperty as a safeguard In case of un. -t'ected loss. He may "o throuci life nn.l per haps never have a loss, "'his , - not the ense with life Insurance. He Is Insur ing against a loss that is certain to come to him sooner or later In life. The Provident Savings Is a first class com pany. A. Newhouse, resident manager; oflice: 15-1C Progress Block. a:: OPPORTUNITY. The 20 l . ant l eduction sale of booka nt the Gol a Rule Bazaar will lust only n few days longer. A large ship ment of t1-' latest books was received by the "S h ra," and they will all be sold at th- ibovo reduced price. This is an op o. iunlty of n life-time and hould be te'.ten advnntage of by all u- tendlng book-buyers. THE SEARCHLIGHT. Look out for the searchlight on the Heights. Fine Job Printing, Star Oflice. Ladies' Slippers, Soft little- slippers for soft little fegt. Slippers for evening wear; and slippers, for comfort about the house. Slippers that are stylish and slippers that make hot weather bearable to tho feet. We have them at prices from $1.60 to $7.50. Alwuyx iltUMd to show thorn, . IStl&U Li i .... kit.ttiMkVvw'ii .utWk'