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Hilo Tribune Publishing Company, Ltd.
Publishers and Proprietors.
Pre,l,lel" C. C. KRVM5DY
vice-l-resident w. K. Riciiaui..
Secretary-Treasurer ,
Aiiilltor
.! W. IlAWORTH
A. H. SUTtON
Directors
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instructions Inserted until ordered out.
Advertisements discontinued before expiration
of specified period will lie charged as If con
tluucd for lull term,
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Kditorlal or Business Departments of Tim Hilo
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'cope of the paper. To rccelte proper attention,
each article must lie signed by its author. The
"""J';, "he" lelreil, will tie held confidential.
Tiik Hilo TnniuNh is not rc.ponsible for the
opinions or statements of correspondents.
ATTOItXEYS-AT-LAW.
Wise & Ross,
ATTO RN IS YS-AT-L AW
Will practice In nil Court, of ih, T ...,
the Supreme Conn ortl.etili;iis;T;i'
Office
nrldge Street,
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Triiiunk IIuii.dinc,
hii.o, hawaii
C. M. I.K1II.ONI)
W. II. SMITH
LeBlond & Smith
ATTORNEVS-AT-LAW
Hawaiian, Japanese, and Chinese Interpreters,
and Notary Public in Odlce.
Office: Skvkranck Hoilding,
Opposite Court House, HII.O, HAWAII
J. CASTI.K RlDttWAY TlIOS. C. RlDGWAV
Ridgway & Ridgway
ATTORNKYSAT-I.AW
tollcitors or Patents General I,nw Practice
HII.O, HAWAII.
Notary Public in Office.
OVHICH ! Walauuenue and nrldge Streets
PHYSICIANS.
JOHN J. GRACE, M. D., F.R.C.S.
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A.kii iMiaTin,
OITire WAIANUKNUK ST.
Om e Hours' 8 to 11 a. tn., 1 to 3 p. m.
Kveulngs, 7 30 to 8.
Nj morning hours on Wcdnesdajs.
R. H. Reid, M. D. '
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office: Sprkckkls' Hi.ock.
Office Hours :
iu 30 to 12 n. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. 111.
Sundays, 9 to 12 a. 111.
Milton Rice, M. D.
Physician and Sukgi:on
Office, Wniauueuue St.
Hours, 8:30 to 10:30 a. m.; 2-4 and 7:30
to 8:30 p. m. Sundays, 9 to 11 a. m.
REAL ESTATE, ETC.
A. E. Sutton II. Vicars
A. E. Sutton & Co.
Agents for London nud Lancashire Fire
Insurance Company, Orient Insur
ance Compiny. Westchester
Fire Insurance Company.
AUCTIONKKRS, COMMISSION, RKAI. ES-
tatk and Insuranck AGKNTS
Office iu Economic Shok Stork,
HILO, HAWAII,
W. A. Purdy,
LIFE. FIRE, ACCIDENT, MARINE
INSURANCE
Old Custom Housk Uuiumng,
Front Street, Hilo, Hawaii.
DENTISTS.
M Wachs, D. dTs"
DENTIST
Office Hours,
9 to 4
HII.O, HAWAII
Walter H. Schoening
DENTIST
Si'.vkranck Housk,
Pitman Street, Hi 1,0, Hawaii
L. B. Arnaud
EMHALMER i FUNERAL DIRECTOR
All orders will receive prompt
nud careful attention
Care Owl Drug Store
Telephone 15
Hilo, Hawaii
NoTiCK Neither the Masters nor
Agent of vessels of the "Matson Line"
will be responsible for any debts con
tracted by the crew. R. T. GUARD,
Agent.
Hilo, April 160I901. 24-
LEGAL NOTICES.
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In ttic
Circuit Court, fourth
Circuit,
icrriloryof Hawaii.
In I'koiiatic At Chamiikks.
In the matter of the IMrtte of MJIJS
FIGUBRKIDO, deceased.
The petition of August G. Serrno, Ad
mjnlstrntor of the estnte of Luiz Plgne
reido, deceased, having been filed,
wherein lie nsks for an order of sale of
certain real eslntp. n fnllr,.. . n.. :
of land situated at Kukuau Second, llllo.
Tain it j1 .! T J . .. '
.-..,... ..., icrriiory 01 nnuaii, mote
particularly described as follows: All of
that portion of the land of Kukuau Sec
ond, numbered as lot N of eight, in a
map of Kukuau Second recorded in the
office of the Kculstrarof Conveyances in
1 . . ' . .. "7. i'"1'
..U..U.U.U, 111 j.ujer 149, Pace I67. mill
liniinllllll tmm T 1. .... - . .1
tin mini.
ocginning at tlie post nt the northwest
ncrof lot M, running thence due east
2449 Icct along lot M, thence due south
177 feet along a road reserve, thence due
uvi uiuiu minni riiQ snnlllwrst ,nr.
west 2449 feet along the rctnainiiiL' nor-
tionoflot eight, thence due north 177.9
leet along a road reserve to the initial
point, mid containing an area of ten
acres.
fl.?rili.CCiU hf nb? R,v" l,Sl iMo,"laJ'.
tile GUI (lav Of October. A. n. trv.i nt n
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Hilo, Hawaii, is hercbv nnnnimml il,n
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ami tlit.11 am there
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may appear
lttse, il any
f said pat-
tlinu minis
incy nave, wliy the prajer o
tion should not be rnntpil.
Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 1902.
By the Court:
IMNIEL I'ORTi?n. rinri.
Smith & Parsons,
Attornejsfor Petitioner,
45-3
In the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit
Territory of Hawaii.
In Proiiatk. At Chamiikks.
In the Matter of the Estate of Unahlolca
(k) late of Hilo, Hawaii, Deceased.
The petition and accounts of the Ad
ministrator of the Estate ofsaiddiceascd.
naving ueen Hied wherein he nsks that
uis accounts lie examined nud approved,
and that a final order be made of dlstrl-
bution of the property remaining in his
iitiiuH 10 me persons tliercto entitled,
and dischorgitig him from all further
responsibility ns such administrator. It
is ordered that Mondav the fitli ilnv nf
October, A. D. 1902, at 9 o'clock n. m.,
i v-iiniiioers, 111 me Court House nt
South Hilo, Hnwaii, be and the same is
nud that all persons interested may then
and there appear and show cause, if any
appeii
why
iney uai
granted,
the same should not be
Hilo, September 8th, 1902.
lly tlie Lourt.
DANIEL PORTER, Clerk.
Wish & Ross.
Attorneys for Petitioner. 45-3
In the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii.
Tkrm Summons.
Maria Gomes, ltbellaut vs. Antotie Gomes,
libcllee.
The Territory of Havvnii; to the High
SherifTof the Territory of Hawaii, or
his Deputy, the SherlTof the Island
of Hawaii, or his Deputy;
You nre commanded to summon Antoue
fnliiuc ilnrutlilnitt Iti nnrik 1ii olinll H1.
written answer within twenty davs after
service hereof, to be and appear before ,
the said Circuit Court at the Jauuary
Term thereof, to be holdeuntSouth tlilo,
Island ol Hawaii, on Wednesday, tlie1
7th day of January next, t 10 o'clock,
n. 111., to show cause why the claim of 1
Mnna Gomes, plaintiff, should not be
awarded to her pursuant to the tenor of
her annexed petition. And have you
then there this Writ with full return of
your proceedings thereon.
Witness Hon. Gilbert F. Little, Judge
of the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit,
nt South Hilo, Hawaii, this 2nd (lav of
July, 1902.
DANIEL PORTER, Clerk.
Uy C. K. Hapni, Deputy Clerk.
I certify the foregoing lobe n true copy
of the Original Summons iu said cause
and that siid Court ordered publication
of the same and continuance of said
cause until the next term of this Court.
DANIEL PORTER, Clerk.
Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 1902. 45 6t
In the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii.
Turm Summons.
Wong Cha Kin Chin, plaintiff, vs. Chin
Cheon, defendant.
The Territory of Hawaii, to the High
blierill ol tlie territory of Hawaii, or
ory 01 Hawaii, or
nis uepuiy, me blierill 01 tlie Island
of Hawaii, or his Deputy
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You are commanded to summon Clin
-. . . . .. .'! !. '..
Cheon, defendant in case he shall file
written answer within twenty days niter
service hereof, to he and appear before
the said Circuit Court at the next term 1
thereof, to be holdeii at South Hilo,
Island ot Hawaii, on Monday, the 2ml
dny of June next, at 10 o'clock a. tu to
show cause why the claim of Wong Clin
Kin Chin, plaintiff, .should not be
awarded to her pursuant to the tenor ol
lier annexed petition. And have you
then there this Writ with full return of I
your proceedings thereon. i
Witness Hon. Gilbert F. Little, Judge j
of the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit, I
at South Hilo, Hawaii, this 25th day of
April, 1902. ,
DANIEL PORTER, Clerk. I
lly C. E. Huiioi, Deputy Clerk. '
1 certliy tlie loregotiig to lie a true
copy of the Original Summons iu said
cause nud that siid Court ordered publi
cation of the same and cnutinuunre nf
said cause until the next term of this
Court.
DANIEL PORTER, Clerk.
Hilo, Huwuli, Sept. S, 1902. 45-6
HIL0 HAWAII, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, TRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1,
In the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii.
At Chamiikks In 1'roiiatk.
In the matter of the KstatcofCHARIJJS
""""'V' "Ai'Ai, laic ol Hilo,
ilaHail, deceased intestate.
Petition having been filed by G. W. A.
Hnpai, father of Raid intestate, prayinK
that Letters of Administration utioii said
Notice Is hereby given that Montlny,
the 29th day of Septembtr, A. D, iooj, at
9 o clock a. tn., at Chambers, in the Court
iS I ! . lu Jur petitioner.
wunse ni soutn jiiio, Hawaii, be and the
same hereby is appointed as the time and
place foi hearing said petition and ac
counts, mid that all persons interested
may then and there nmnr nt.,1 ol,,,..,
cause, if any they have, why the same
should not be granted.
Hilo. Hawaii, Atiuiist iq. iooi.
Dy the Court:
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lM l,Lc.c'rc''t Court of the Fourth Circuit
' 18,n"" nml lc"itory of Hawaii.
In 1'roiiatij.
, In the mallerof the IJstale of fACINTHO
I FARIAS, deceased.
Io.kiiliui linvl.,,, i... r.i.i 1... .
! lR"do, praying that letters of Admlnis-
I (ration unnn cnt.l ...ti.. i. : i .. ..
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Notice is hereby given that Monday,
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".'.Vi" "'? ? ?eP'er. A. U. 1902. nt
i-T, i. u. 1901, al
mill llfrnlitr la nr.
pointed for hearing said petition in the
I -ourt room of this Court, at Hilo, Hawaii,
t which time and place nil nersons con.
-J"ck, n. 11., oenii
v-.. .. r'vtuwii r v.un
ccrncil may appear and show cause, if
.iiij nicy nave, wuy said petition should
not be granted.
Hilo, Hawaii, August 28. 1902.
lly the Court.
DANIEL PORTER, Clerk.
Ridoway & Ridgway,
Attorney s for petitioner. 44.3
In the Circuit Court, of the Fourth Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii.
In Proiiatk At Chamiikrs.
In re the Estate of T. J. HIGGINS. de-
ceased. Order granting motion to
nllow sale.
i lle '"otlon or Margaret G. Higgins.
OIlc of tUe Kxcculors of the above named
estate, mat the administrators of the
estate of C. E. Richardson be allowed to
sen certain snares ol stock of the Hilo
.Mercantile Co., Ltd.. held by the estate
of said C. E. Richardson ns security for a
debt owing the said estate by the estate
of the said T. J. Higgins, deceased, nnd
iur me payment.
of certnin ntlini- .Int.la
and extienspi nf sn?l ..tfita i.n..:.... t I
r..uv n,ur;;,i r, ir; ;&. V,,,K ""
It is hereby ordered that said motion
be granted nud that notice of the sale of
sajd stock be given by publication in the
Hilo Tribune for the period of three suc
ccsive weeks prior to such sale. That
the said stock be sold nt public auction,
in blocks of ten shares each; for cash in 1 were so controlling the trade as to
gold coin i of the United States of Amcri. drive Hawaiian and other Ameri
ca; that the proceeds of such bale be np
nhttl first to the oavment of the debt 'can citizens out of the business.
ntoresatd and costs ot sale, and that the
. ..... ...
residue, if any, be paid into this court for
tut: sild estate ol tlie said T. J. Higgins,
deceased.
That tlie administrators of the estnte of
C. E. Richardson, deceased, make an
immediate return to this court of all their
proceedings under this order.
(Signed) GIL1IURT F. LITTLE.
Judge.
Said stock will be sold nt auction nt
the front door of the Court House, Hilo,
n,1 " ?k' "00"' Saturday .the 20th
,,n 'oriepteiiilier, 190a. M
A. E.
SUTTON & CO.,
44-3
Auctioneers.
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SEALED TENDERS.
Sealed Tenders will be received by the
Superintendent of Public Works till 12
m. of Tuesday the 30th of September, for
lutnishiug 4-inch Cast Iron Pipe for Hilo
Water Works. Specifications on file iu
the office of the Superintendent of Public
Works. The Superintendent reserves the
right to reject any or nil bids.
J. II. I10YD.
Superintendent of Public Works.
E. E. Richards, Hilo. 45.3.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the under.
sicned has been appointed administrator
of the estate of KUWADA MATSU.de
ceased. All creditors of said decensedaie hereby
noiineu 10 present tneir claims, duly
1 verineu ami vviiu proper vouciiers, it any
(they have, to the undcrsigutd, or to
Smith & Parsons, his nttnrnevs, nt their
m.. 1.. ,m. n' ...,.!.. '.""'."
S SteKS
Ution ol this notice, or such claims wl
I be forL.ver ,)arrC(li
THOS. fi. COOK,
Administrator.
Hilo, Hnwaii, Sept. 9, 1902.
Smith & Pak.sons
Attorneys for Administrator. 45-1
Election of OJIicors.
At the annual meeting of the Volcano
Stables and Transportation Co. held
August 27, 1902. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
C. C. Kennedy President
J. A. Scott Vice President
A. M. Wilson Secretary
Dr. J, J. Grace Treasurer
1". l'cck Auditor
J. T. Moir mid Geo. S. McKenzie,
directors.
A. M. WILSON,
Sicrctnry.
Hilo, Sept. 10, 1902, 45.2
TAHIFF ON FISH.
RnlliiK of Trcnsury Department
Tlml Mny Unset Jnpnneso
iMouonolr.
Honolulu, September 6. Aliens
fishiiiR in the waters of the United
States in and about Hawaii must
pay duty of one cent per pound tin-
on nil fish brought here, according
to a ruling made by the Treasury
Department upon the question re
cently submitted by Customs Col
lector Satckable.
Under this interpretation of the
statutes, Japanese and Chinese fish
ermen tn Hawaii will be compelled
to enter the fish caught in sea
waters cither within or outside the
three-mile limit at the customhouse,
while American citizens, incltidinc
of course, Hawaitans, will not only
dc exempt Ironi duty but will also
be free from the annoyance, delay
and expense of satisfying the cus
toms authorities upon each catch
of fish. The still more important
question of the right of aliens to
fish at all iu Hawaiian waters is
still before the department and it
would not be surprising if the Jap
anese fishermen were entirely bar
red from fishing here, and the mo
nopoly now enjoyed by the Orien
tals would be much more effectual
ly btoken up than it will be with
the discrimination in favor of Am
erican citizens.
i lie important questions involv
ed in this matter were first
brought up by J. H. Bray, a fish
dealer, who submitted them to
United States Attorney Breckons.
He claimed that the Japanese and
Pliltir 1m1 r,r.nt,fiicixiu "
r." - - - . i-u
prevent him from engaging iu bus
iness at- the fish market, but also
sought to prevent fish being sold to
him. He urged that the Orientals
and were also greatly diminishing
the food supply of the Islands.
Bray also contended that the Japs,
as aliens should be compelled to
pay duty. The letter was referred
to Collector of Customs E. R.
Stnckable, and the query was by
him sent to Washington for an
opinion.
In the last mail the following re
ply was received:
Treasury Department, Office
01: the Secretary.
Washington, Aug. 12, 1902.
The Collector of Customs, Hono
lulu, H. I.:
Sir: The Department duly re
ceived your letter of the 10th ulti
mo, relative to duties on fish
caught in the sea waters of Hawaii.
You say that "It is claimed by
American citizens here that fish
caught by aliens, either within the
three-mile limit or beyond it, are
subject to duty, while those caught
by American citizens and brought
iu are not subject to duty, the dis
tinction being (claimed under Sec
tion 95 of the Act of April 30, 1902,
providing that "all fish
eries in the sea waters of the Ter
ritory ot Hawaii not included in
any fibh pond or artificial inclosure
shall be free to all citizens of the
United States.' "
The above law in in harmony
with the provisison in paragraph
626 of the tariff act of July 24,
1897, which exempts from duty
"spermaceti, whale and other fish
oils of American fisheiies, and all
fish and other products of such
fisheries." The former relates to
the right to fish and the later to
duties. You will, therefore, be
governed by the regulations and
conditions under said paragraph of
tlie tarill in the matter ot duties.
(Sec Article 479 et seq, of the Cus
toms Regulations of 1899 and de
cisions cited iu the margin thereof.)
Respectfully,
H. A. TAYLOR,
Assistant Secretary.
PRESIDENT ON TRUSTS.
Roosevelt Explains tho Position of
I ho Administration.
Fitchburg (Mass.), Sept. 2. The
first important stop of President
Roosevelt after he had resumed his
travels through Massachusetts to-
day was at this city, where he
lound the people keeping a general
holiday. A stop of an hour wns
made and the President delivered
an address.
President Roosevelt devoted liim
self almo-,t exclusively to tbetrusts
which he intended as an answer to
Ins critics.
He said: "I am not going to
try to define with technical accuracy
what ought to be meant when we
speak of a trust. But if by trust
we mean merely a big corporation,
then I ask you to ponder the utter
fnlttr z-.T f La ... ...t. ...
.w..j . lutt uiuu vvuo eitncr in a
spirit of rancor or in a spirit of folly
says, 'destroy the trusts, without
giving you an idea of what he real
ly means to do. I will go with
him if he says destroy the evil in
tlie trusts gladly. ( Applause. )
itr
1 win try and find out that
evil. I will seek to apply reme
dies which I have already outlined
in other speeches. But it this
policy from whatever motive
whether hatred, fear, panic or iust
sheer ignorance is to destroy the
trusts tn Pny way that will destroy
all our prosperity, no. Those men
who advocate wild and" foolish
remedies which would be worse
than the desease are doing all in
their power to perpetuate the evils
flgaiusLwhich , thev.nominfllhi.war.-L
ft.c wltu the naked issue of either
keeping or totally destroying a
prosperity in which the majority
share, but in which some share im
properly, why, as sensible men, we
must decide that it is a great deal
better that some people should
prosper too much than that no one
should prosper enough. So that
the man who advocates destroying
the trusts by measures that would
paralyze the industries of the "coun
try is, at best, but a quack and an
enemy to the Republic."
Speaking of the army the Presi-
dentsaid: "Oursoldiers in the Phil
ippines have- been attacked because
occasionally one of them did some
thing wrong. Wherever it has
been possible to find them out the
offenders have been punished, and I
ask you when they blame overmuch
Uncle Sam's men iu blue fighting
for their lives agtainst a treacher
ous foe in the heartbreaking work
of jungle warfare, if our critics re
member in speaking of the occas
ional shortcomings of the men who
did wrong under the stress of such
terrible temptation, that we are not
altogether immaculate at home."
VANCOUVER AND TOURISTS.
Information (liven Out Free of
Chiirge.
E. Iluges who returned recently
from an extended trip through
Canada and British Columbia is
very enthusiastic over the way the
business and professional men of
Vaucouver treat tourists from all
over the world and he is of the
opinion that If something of the
kind were tried in Hawaii, it
would mean a great deal to the
business interests. Mr. Huges had
the following to say to the Honlti
lu Bulletin about the way tourists
are treated in Vancouver:
"While I was iu Vancouver, I
had occasion to attend a meeiug
of what was known as the Tourists'
Association. Officers were elected
and a secretary who has general
supervision of the work of the or
ganization were elected. The or
ganization has a membership of
over a thousand and each pcrsou
contributes a dollar monthly to
No. 46.
carry on the work. The member-'
ship is made up principally of the
merchants of the citv but then.
lawyers, doctors and many other
people having the interests of the '
city nt heart who are likewise mem
bers. "The sole object of the associa
tion is to point out to tourists what
there is to be seen and then to as
sists them in getting around at
moderate rates.
"A handsome office is kept by '
the association and a secretary who -is.
very familiar with the city and '
its surroundings is installed there
v fcuuu aaiury. mis OIlICC IS
within easy reach of tourists who
are directed thither by large signs
on the wharves and 'at the depots
and by neat placards in the win
nf n nnnJ ..f it . rr
dows of the principal business
houses of the city. One cannot,
miss the office and. indvi tim
signs face one so often that he feels
almost compelled to make a call.
As a matter of fact, there are now
but few tourists entering the city
of Vancouver who do not call at
the office, get what information
they wish free of charge and then
register their names.
"While I was in Vancouver
three steamers from these Islands "
arrived iu port and I noticed on the
register of the Tourists' Associa
tion quite a number of names of
Honolulu people.
"The association posts people on
all the principal points and how to
get there and arranges for special
rates with the steamship, railroad
tramways companies so that they
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JAl'S HOLD ISLAND.
Honolulu Fortune Hunters Turned
Down by Mikado Subjects.
Honolulu, Sept. 12, The schoo
ner Julia E. Whalen, Captain Rose
hill, arrived in port shortly before
2 p. m. yesterday, returning from
her famous Marcus Island trip.
Captain Rosehill stated that he
had had a fine voyage. After 19
days passage. Marcus Island was
reached. A number of Japanese
coolies were found there and also
sixteen Japanese marines com
manded by two officers.
Upon arrival at the island a boat
in which were Captain Rosehill,
the scientists Messrs. Bryan and
Sedgwick and two sailors, put
ashore. The landing party were
received by Lieut. Akinota and the
sixteen Japanese marines, who had
been left in charge of the island by
the cruiser Kasagi which had left
the day before the Whalen's arrival.
Captain Rosehill presented to
Lieut. Akinota his license under
the seal tf the Department of State,
giving him a right to remove guano
deposits and to occupy the island
for that purpose-. He also gave
him a letter written in Japanese
stating that he visited the island
for the purpose of examining the
guano deposits and to collect speci
mens of fauna and flora for the
Bishop museum. The rights of the
Japanese on the island would not
be interfered with.
Lieut. Akinota iu turn gave Cap
tain Rosehill a letter from Minister
Buck iu Tokio, which warned Rose
hill against precipitating any con
flict with the Japanese nnd telling
him (o remit his claims of owner
ship of settlement to the American
and Japanese State departments.
He also presented Captain Rose
hill with a letter from tlie secretnry
of the Japanese Minister of Foreign
Aflairs. This letter stated that
the Japanese Government on being
informed that the Rosehill expedi
tion was to start for Marcus Is
land, had immediately taken steps
to inform the United States Gov
ernment of the previous acquisition
of that island, and had also sent
the cruiser Kasaga to the Island to
protect the rights of the Japanese
citizens there.
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