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Mr 4-- U vassoc 1 SECOND EDSTION If jim waht to day's News, to-dny roa can And It In THE STAR i VOIv. X. HONOLULU, H. I., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1902. No 3293 THE HAWAIIAN 5 NLl) O -'A 1 REFUTE WILCOX'S SLURS ROTTEN FOOD STORY IS ITS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE CON SIDERS THE "WISDOM OF REFUT ING THE ASPERSIONS CAST ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH. The statements of Delegate Wilcox before- the Senatorial Commission charging the Board of Health with Bending shopworn goods and rotten eal snon to the lepers at the settlement, to gether with the repetition of these charges more In detail brought out by Ex-Judge Humphreys' cross examina tion of the delegate, wore considered by the Chamber of Commerce this morning at lt3 monthly meeting. A resolutto-.i was' adopted branding the statements a falsehoods and libels both on the Board of Health and the merchants of Honolulu, and expressing the confidence of the Chamber of Commerce in presi dent. Sloeeett of the Board of Health nnd- ln the membership and adminis tration of the Board. The matter was brought up by H. A. Isenberg. He called attention to the statements, and moved that the Cham ber of Commerce exnress Its entire con flation In President Sloggett of the Board of Health, and In his adminis tration of the leper settlement, and ex pressing the hope that he would long retain his position as a member and president of the board. Mr. Isenberg spoke quite strongly of how keenly Dr. Sloggett felt these falsa atatements rcllectlng, If they were true bo strongly both on him as a man and on his administration as an ofllclal. He felt that the Chamber of Commerce ought to put itself on record as refut ing these statements and supporting President Sloggett. J. A. McCandless said that these , statements were not only a reflection on '.the Board of Health and Its president Jbut on the merchants of Honolulu who supply the goods furnished by the board . Ho therefore moved as a suostuute lor the motion of Mr. Isenberg the fol lowing: 1 "That a committee of three be ap pointed to refute the.chaTges made be jiumieu iu iciuie iiictiioihcn ffore the Senatorial Committee against the Board of Health and the Merchants of Honolulu." It was suggested that this did not ex press the confidence of the Chamber 01 Commerce In President Sloggett. Mr. McCandless said an expressslon of con fldence'mlght be added. W. M. Glffard seconded Mr. McCandless motion to get it before the Chamber for debate. In the course of the debate on this sub ject C. M. Cooke stated that Immedia tely following the statements of Dele gate Wilcox on this subject before the commission a letter In refutation had been prepared and presented to W. G. Irwin, president of the Chamber of Commerce for his signature as presi dent to be filed with the commission. This letter set out that all supplies for the settlement were furnished to the "board on tenders advertised for, and other matters going to mako it eltur that the charges could not be true. Mr. Irwin however doubted his right to sign it as president of the chamber, the matter' never liavlng come before the Chamber and no action by It ever hav ing heen taken. F. W. MacfarUine pre. sldent of the Merchants' Association was then asked to sign It and .prnsor.t it as the presldenfof that organization hut' he took the same view of it ns Mr. Irwin had. For these reasons and the fact that the Commission concludes Us hearings before meetings of the Cham her of Commerce or the Merchants' Association could be called, no refu tation of the charges complained of had ever been presented to the commission. Secretary Spencer asked If anyon" other than Delegate Wilcox had mide the. charges before the Commissioners. W. W. Harris replied that his rejpllec. tlon was that Wilcox alone had made the charges, but that they had been reiterated, emphasized, and been mnd? more Jn detail -by the cross examination of Wilcox by Ex-Judge Humphreys. Mr. Isenberg said he was satisfied with Mr. McCandless motion If to 11 were added an expression of confidence In Dri Sloggett. This Mr. McCandleBS eald he was willing should be added, and the matter would probably navtf iiHiiiiiHiiiimmum H M H Accident Insurance, Helps-the Pain. You won't suffer so much If you hav.e a good policy to think about while you are re covering from the accident. Helps you pay the Doctor's Bill and have necessary things -too. Take out a policy In the Standard Accident Company. sillHTOiTD ta ..... H uenerai Agents tor tne pa Jj . Hawaiian Islands. g S 933 FORT STREET 3 SlMHHBIBIBIBBHEIZlHIMIHU OW ANT DOTE PICNIC NEXT SATURDAY. At a meeting held this morn ing at H. Hackfeld & Com pany's, of residents of German birth or parentage, a picnic at Pearl City In honor of S. M. S. Cormoran was arranged for. The picnic will be held next Saturday and all Germans by birth or parentage, residing In Honolulu are Invited to attend. The picnic Is to the entire ship's company. The committee ap pointed to make the detailed ar rangements .- for ithty picnic are George Rbdlek, F. W. Klebahn, , H. C. Pfluger, Captain Dabel and Emll A. Berndt. SMUGGLING JEWELS 3T DIAMONDS AND PEARLS BROUGHT FROM COLONIES WITHOUT PAY. . ING TRIBUTE TO UNCLE SAM. The police have reason to believe thnt exetenslve diamond and pearl smug gling Is being done In these islands The precious stones are being brought Into this port by way of the Sydney steamships. So far as Is known now there is but one person engaged In the work. It Is possible however that lie may have others assisting him "There has been extensive smuggling of diamonds and pearls Into this port for some time past" said a well known police ofllcer today. "The game has been highly successful and from what I can learn, the man who Is at work Is making a handsome proflt from the Job. The principal thing smuggled Is dia monds but quite a number of pearls have been brought In too. The reason for the diamonds being smuggled In greater quantity than the pearls, is be cause there is a greater demand for dia monds than for pearls. There Is a duty of CO per cent charged by the American customs so if a man can succeed In smuggling the stones past the Inspec j t0rs, ne can mane a nanusome. prom oy underselling the legitimate dealer.-The tors, he can make a handsome, proilt by Jewels are brought, cut and polished ready for the retail trade. They are not set however. "So far as I can learn there Is only one man engaged In the scheme. He has already made a couple of trips to-H Hilo, I am informed. The plan pur sued In getting rid of the diamonds Is to dispose of them to the trade for holi day goods. The stuff has not been dis posed of solely to Hllo people but is nil over the islands. "The Customs officials have suspected that there was some sort of smuggling game going on In which this particular man was concerned, but they are off on the exact character of his game. They figure that he Is at work on some opium smuggling deal but they are entirely wrong. He Is working the diamonds and pearls past them and It Is a far more profitable business than opium smuggling. "It Is a wonder to me that there has not been more smuggling of precious stones Into this port. It Is very easy for a person to smuggle almost any quantity of Jewels from any steamer that comes Into this port. No body Is ever searched and as these jewels can be carried In small packages, the eva sion could be affected without trouble gone through In that form had not F. M. Swanzy presented another view of it. , "If the Chamber feels like Investigat ing and refuting these statements made by Mr. 'Humphreys and Mr. WJlcox, of course It has the right to do so." said Mr. Swanky "But -'or my own part 1 do not think It at all necessary. 1 think those statements are their own (refutation. The charges that bad food Is furnished by the merchants and sent 'by the Board of Health, stand J out as falsehoods. I do not think that anyone believes tno charges. it is therefore not necessary, though of course me jimmuer may juecm it wioc, to appoint a committee to Investigate what no one believes." ... . 1 , v 1. , Mr. Swanzy concluded by offering a simple resolution briefly stating the fact that such charges had been made and declaring the confidence of the Chamber of Commerce In the president and members of the Board of Health. This resolution after some discussion was adopted. On motion of W. M, Glffard the secretary was Instruct ed to forward a copy to the Board of Health and to the Senatorial Commis sion. FISHERMEN Would do well to Inspect our line of tackle. The most com plete line of anglers and fisher men's supplies In the city. Surf Rods, 21 feet, etc. & POTTER CO,, LIMITED. UNION AND HOTEL STS, PHONE WAIN 317. INTO HONOLULU MAGOON AN EXPERT GUARD UP HE TELLS COURT HOW THINGS ARE CARRIED ON IN SWITZER LAND BUT NOT IN HAWAII. John IC Sumner again took the stand In Judge De Bolt's court this morning, and Attorneys Hlghton, Davis and Ma goon had some lively argument over objections to the procedure of the at torneys who are seeking to have Sum ner declared incompetent. The argu ments were loud and vigorous on both sides, and the court room began to 1111 up with people who enjoyed the shots the lawyers fired at one another. Magoon andi Davis sought to Intro duce a letter written by Sumner from Tahiti, in which he expressed regret that he had executed the lease of his harbor lands to Dillingham and Robin son, and asked to have proceedings be gun to set aside the lease. It was claimed that this sudden change of mind was evidence of his incompetence. Hlghton objected, and declared that the attorneys were pursuing an unfair method 01 trying to prove incompe tence, by going through Sumner's life and picking out Incidents here and there, Instead of taking his whole gen eral course of action. l Magoon gave a discourse, on guar dlanships. He said thut the courts should be very careful about placing people under guardianship, and that. It was a strict proposition of law. think that a man should only be placed under guardianship when It Is shown that It Is necessary for his own Inter ests," said Magoon. "It la for his own protection only, and In the most en lightened countries. In the world, It is recognized as a proper and legal meth od of giving such protection where It la neeaea. in Switzerland the law pro vides that when a man ls"left a legacy by his father or- other relative, before he can take possession he must prove affirmatively that he Is competent to taue care of it. "If this is a proper case for a guar dian, a guardian should be called in If he Is in such condition that he needs a guardian, the appointment of a guar dian Is the greatest good that can be done him. His own benefit Is the sole consideration. If I did not think that his condition was such that he ought to be under guardianship, 1 should be tne last man to lavor appointing a guardian. There Isn't money enough In this country to Induce me to proceed In this matter if 1 didn't think that Mr. Sumner ougnt to be under' guardian ship for Ills own good." Hlghton declared that there was no such thing known to the law as the appointment of a guardian for a' man. with a view to dividing up his proper ty, contrary to his own wishes "Practice may develop such carica tures of law," he said, "but the law doesn't know of any such policy." He declared that the letter sought to be Introduced wa3 really a showing that Sumner was sane, under the claim of the other counsel that his making the lease showed Insanity. "The letter shows that at the time when It was written, at least, Mr. Sumner's view of the lease corresponded with that of the counsel for the petitioners," said the attorney. Hlghton waxed sarcastic over Magoon's views of the guardian ship proposition, remarking that he was delighted to hear such views from him, and that they would be an In spiration to the court. John K. Sumner, Incompetent or not Incompetent, appeared to enjoy the troubles of the lawyers. He sat In the witness box and smiled over his glass es when Davis shouted and Hlghton pounded his desk, and It appeared that he was getting something for his mon ey whatever becomes of the land for which the Oahu Railway Company wants to force $100,000 upon him. TAMPICO ARRIVES. The S. S. Tampico was reported this afternoon about 2:20 o'clock. She Is from Seattle and Portland and Is 14 days out. She has general cargo. A MUSICAL TREAT. Franz Wllczek, the great violin vir tuoso, who will appear in the Opera House Tuesday evening, October 14th, under the management of W. D. Adams, Is said to bo the greatest ar tist in his line that has appeared here in years. He Is a legitimate artist and presents his work finished and per fected In every detail. He will be ably as'slsted by Mrs. G. W. 'Macfarlane, a soprano soloist, Hugo Herzer, a bari tone, and Mrs. Tenney-Peck. pianist. Tickets are selling fast, those wishing choice seats should not delay In secur ing them. SUSAN BRASH IS FREE Judge Robin n has slgnnj a decree never was legally under guardianship, and ordering J. A. Magoon to turn over all property of hers that he hold.), with an accounting, after which ha is to be discharged as trustee. Tho court also directs that Susan Brash oo al lowed the sum of $10 per week hereafter for her personal use and benefit. Tho property Is to be turned over within 30 days to such person as the court may direct. THE PRUDENTIAL. in speaking or the Prudential Life Insurance Company, the Insurance Bulletin says: "Many holders of large policies are the best evidence that men of wealth and Judgment recognize the unlimited security behind a Prudential policy. The Prudential Is as safe as a United States Government bond the highest standard of safety known to the civilized world." Hawaiian Trust Company, agents. HYGIENIC UNDERWEAR. L. is. Kerr & Co. have received a special purchase of Mens summer weight, natural wool underwear. All sizes, and only $1.25 a garment. Want ads In Star cost but 25 cents. DR. SLOGGETT WILLNQT QUIT SAYS THAT HE DOES NOT INTEND TO RESIGN FROM BOARD OF HEALTH HEALTH MATTERS. Dr. Sloggett. President of the Board ol Health, says that the announce-! ment made this morning at the Cham ber of Commerce that he Intended to resign, Is an error. I I have had no Intention of resign- ; lng." he said this afternoon. ' At the meeting of the Board of Health this afternoon, the .resolution of confidence adopted by the Chamber of. Commerce this morning was pre senftd. It Is as follows: Resolved: In view of recent state- merits made by Delegate Wilcox before the Senatorial Committee, this Cham ber desires to express Its entire con fidence In the President and members of the Board of Health, and It con de'mns as entirely false the statements made by Delegate Wilcox, as to the In ferior character of the merchandise and food supplied to the Leper Settle ment by the government. The following letter from "Surgeon General Wyman was read: Washington, September 22, 1902. Hon. H. C. Sloggett, President Board yjjof Health, Territory of Hawaii. Kaupualwa Building, Honolulu, Hawaii. My Dear Sir: It gives me'grent plea sure to receive your letter of September 9th, and to lead the handsome tribute to the worth and efficiency of the repre sentative of this service at Honolulu. I also thank you for your kind acknowl edgement of the services rendered by myself In my official position. Regarding the return of Dr. Cofer. there Is no intention at the present time to relieve him permanently from his post, he having two months leave of absence. This bureau has always been In sym pathy with the efforts of your Board, which have been so Intelligent and earnest In the past, and I earnestly hope and believe that, with the experi ence that come to all of us In meeting grave situations, a measure of efficiency will be reached In the near futurajioth by the national and territorial autho rities which will prove effective In our common and ' perpetual campaign against contagious and Infectious dis ease. Respectfully. (Signed) WALTER WYMAN, Surgeon-General. D.r. W. C. Hobdy, assistant Surgeon In tfharge'-of the-Mnrine Hospltap-Vter-vlce made the following report of health conditions In the Orient: Yokohama two weeks to September 27 1902, Cholera, no ofllclal report received since September 13. Newspupers report 1 case. Nagasaki two weeks to September 22 1902, Cholera cases 21, deaths 12. Officially reported since appearance of cholera at Nagasaki. 213 cases, 49.1 mis- pected cases: 125 deaths; 319 deaths from suspected cholera. Shanghai two weeks to September 20 1902, cholera no cases reported; 72 deaths, 1 death from small-pox No cholera among Europeans this week. Kobe two weeks to September 24th, 1902. Cholera cases 43, deaths 76. Hong Kong two weeks to September 16, 1902. Cholera cases 3, deaths 2. Small-pox cases 1, deaths 1. Plague cases 2, deaths 2. WANTS AN ACCOUNTING. Mrs. Mary J. Montano has brought another suit against William R. Cas tle on account of the sale of her Ma noa valley property, this time de manding an accounting. She alleges that Castle, as her attorney, sold the property to W. C. Achl for $25,000, and that he accepted as part payment .a mortgage for $6,000. Mrs. Montano says that the mortgage Is Insufficient and not properly executed, and that she has demanded an accounting from Castle many times, but has not Ueen able to get one. A suit against Castle was brought by Mrs. Montano some time ago, In which she sought to recover from Castle mon ey alleged to be due her on the trans action, hut the court decided In favor of Castle. The Supreme Court this afternoon took up the case of H, Hackfeld & Co. vs. the Hllo Ra.Uway Company, Judge Robinson being called to sit In place of Justice Galbralth, who is disqualified. T. G. Thrum has filed an Inventory ot the estate of G. E. A. Thrum, deceased, showing his property to be valued at $4,353.63. In the matter of the estate of R. G. Rabe, an order of partial distrib ution was made as petitioned for by the executors. The Leong Ylck Company has brought suit against H. C. Fat, on ac count of a note for $843.89. ALICE. COOKE Tp SAIL. The schooner Alice Cooke finished discharging lumber today and will be gin loading 'ballast. She will sail for Port Townsend either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS. Henderson Grlmett, of this place, was stricken with partial paralysis and completelv lost the use of one arm and side. After being treated by an eml nent physician for quite a while with out relief, mv wife recommended Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and after using two 'bottles of It he Is almost en tirely cured. Geo. R. McDonald, Man Logan Co., W. Va., U. S. A. Several other very remarkable cures of partial paralysis have been effected by the use of this liniment. It is most widely known however, as a cure for rheuma tism, sprains nnd bruises. Sold by all druggists. Benson Smith & Co., gen eral agents. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Don't forget Camarlnos" of the Call fornla Fruit Market when, you want fruit nnd vegetables. He always haf on hand a fresh Bupply of both Califor nia and Island fruits. Telephone Main 378. JAPAN WANTS PAYMENT BANKRUPT SODA WORKS. Referee W. T. Rawlins this morning made his report In the matter of the bankruptcy of tho Star Soda Works, showing debts of about $8,000. The com pany did not file any state ment of assets and liabilities as required by law and the state ment was made by the referee. Judge Estee announced that In future, when Involuntary bank rupts failed to file their sched ules, he would enforce the law and Inflict punishment. The referee was allowed a fee of $45, and the creditors will get near ly 40 per cent of what Is duo them from the corporation. THIS MARRIAGE E ATTORNEY GENERAL SUED BY .HIS WIFE FOR MAINTENANCE. 'DECLARES SHE IS DESTITUTE Suit fpr maintenance haj been brought against E. P. Dole by Hum phreys, Thompson and Wutw.1, in bo half .of Mrs. Eleanor G. Dob, who al leges., that her husband has failed to support her, and asks that hi bo order ed to do so, and to pay counsel fees and alimony of $200 per mont'i on tho final determination of the cas". Tho matter was usslgned by first Judge De Bolt to Judge Gear, and a citation wna Issued this morning for Dole to npp;ur before Gear next Tuesday morning ana show cause why tho prayer of the wife should not be granted. Mrs. Dole states that she and the de fendant were married In San Fraucisoo In September, 1901, and that she left Honolulu on a visit to her parents shortly after, and while In San Fran cisco received a letter signed by J. J. Dunne and Holmes and Stanley, as at torneys for E. P. Dole, In which the following Is alleged to have been stated . Hie imonnini- nprnnn mi hi rp nnnns ' with you have ceased forever." She returned to Honolulu and sought tho defendant but he refused to see her in liU apartments at the hotel and Inform ed her, that he would no longer live with or provide for her. Mrs. Dole says that she has no money but Is in utterly destitute circumstances nnd has been compelled to ask assist ance of relatives. She alleges that her husband receives $4,500 per year as at torney general, besides other Income, and has property worth $15,000, and Is , therefore able to pay $200 a month all- i mony nnd attorneys' fees and costs of the suit, IN PILIKIA. One of the public works department's steam rollers has been In plltkla near ly all forenoon on Smith street. This street between King and Pauahl has Just received a new coating of crushed rock. The roller was being used to crush it down. While working close to the curbing the front roller and one of the rear wheels dropped down into the crushed rock as they might into a mud hole and with much the same re sults. It was Impossible to get the rol ler ont of the difficulty with Its own power until planks had been gotten under the wheels to give it purchase. TWO MARUS WILL MEET. The American Maru from the Orient and the Nippon Maru from San Fran cisco will meet In this port next Mon day afternoon. Both vessels are sched uled to arrive Tuesday from their re spective quarters, but are certain to be In port tho afternoon before. The American Maru left Hongkong two days behind time. This delay was caused by her having to go to Manila on the way out. She will make up thU lost time beyond any doubt however. The America will sail from Honolulu for San Francisco some time Tuesday morning, while tho Nippon will sail the same day for tho Orient. The Nip pon Mnru will bring three days' later news than that expected by the Ala meda on Friday. MILLINERY. In our millinery department we have a choice assortment of the newest novelties. An up-to-date hat trimmed to order costs Just half of -what It would elsewhere. L. B. Kerr & Co., Queen street. Life at best Is uncertain. Protect your family against that uncertainty and buy a policy in The Oriental Life insurance company. Star Want ads pay at once. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alitm Alum bating powders are Uu Tatest mcnacers to health of the present day. OYAt fUKIna KWCf OCX, RCW YOUK. WAS A FAIL FIRE CLAIMS WILL BE V GOROUSLY SD JAPANESE FOREIGN OFFICE HAS ALREADY DIRECTED STEVENS TO COME HERE TO GATHER IN FORMATION ON THE SUBJECT. D. W. Stevens, 'Counsel to the Jap anese legation at Washington, is ex pected In Honolulu by any steamer t( secure data regarding the Japanese flro claims for the use of the Japanese Foreign Office and the Japanese lega tion In pressing for payment by lha United States. This Is one of the results attained by C. Shlozawa and T. Ishlkawa whu were recently sent to Japan on bchalt of the Committee of Thirty which has had the matter of the Japanese claims In hand, and of the claimants hi gen eral. "Our mission was this," said Mr. Shlozawaj one of the delegates who re ' turned recently from Japan, "to pre7 ent clearly to the Japanese govern ment the fucts regarding the- claims, how they arose, the disastrous effect they have had on the prosperity of the Japanese colony here, the suffering that has been experienced, and tho crying need-of a speedy payment ot the awards. Of course all this had been written time and again In consu lar reports and more directly in behalf of the claimants. But It was felt thu matter was one worth a personal pre sentation. With this end in .view Mr. Ishlkawa and myself were sent. We were prepared with all the data show ing how the claims had arisen, the bankruptcies and poverty that follow ed the losses, how many men belore iu comfortable clrcumstnnces were ruin ed and with debt staring them In thu face had become hopeless and run away, sometimes leaving those de pendent upon them to the charity ot the colony or of the community. We took the certificates of award along- Wilh us to show how the governnipnt here had considered and treated tho matter. We showed that the territory was unable to do anything at this time; that hope was centered In con gress, but that If congress failed to act at the next session as It had at the last, hope would be again deferred and the disasters of delay would continue." We were received by the Minister ot Foreign Affairs, Baron Komura, though most of our business wua transacted with the First Assistant Minister Chlda. "The results of this part of our mis sion are shown In a letter from Ilia Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Jap anese Consul In Honolulu. In this let ter It is stated that the Foreign Office through the Japanese Legation - at Washington will present the matter to the President and the Secretary of State, and will strongly urge that the matter be called to the earnest consid eration of congress. We were assured by the Foreign Office that everything that could be done would be done, and that we -may believe that It will be. Is shown by the fact that Mr. Stevens has been ordered here to thoroughly Inform himself on the subject for thu advantage of the Legation at Washing ton. "The second part of our mission was to seek to raise a loan In Japai- on this security of the certificates of award. We had the approval of the Foreign Office and had Interviews with a num ber of bankers. Wc were always re ceived courteously, and while It was universally admitted that the awards would be paid some time, the delay and. uncertainty as to the time of payment made It impossible for tho banks to do anything for us, and this part ot our mission was therefore without actual success." The next tlmo you have a Want, try, the Star's columns. Bargain rates. READY FOR FOOT-BALL SEASON Wt'vc got n. swell shoe for foot-ball players. Bet ter come and see it, made of heavy tan leather,' solid toe and strongly reinforc ed. It is tho re'gVatiwn football shoe, Tho price is $3.50 Gymnsium Shoe come and see them. too IWKiW Ml t COMPANY,' LIMITED 4 . "ft i ' . 1057 FORT ST. T : : 'A r "1 . IT . i i