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-nrsw"iAyflw;t'yfl -j y', v ". ' "' .-' VA-i'"V? ""tan t" ' !? "SVmfSVF TfW "-""" '' " 'f B. v f 5aavrVTftv w p p5i5a?itraTanv ndifference has caused morejjailures than lack of capital J STEAMER TABLE. "What ill) e Know nbout Jo SttOlUL nah?' nsked the Sunday school from San Francisco: Alameda i.I'eb. Korea Feb. For San Francisco: China Feb. Alameda Feb. From Vancouver: Aorangl Feb. For Vancouver: Mlowera Feb. EVENING. BUULETIN teacher of Utile Teddy. "Well," replied Teddy Blow I "we Una that he dltllkcil fish." ' i'' .. I- 4-. i ??& I kfciift "'" .Jl N4teU3 Advertisers and buyers both like l BULLETIN ADS. the adver- Jj titer for profit and the buyer for V Information. ti 3:00 O'CLOCK ADVERTISE. EDITION 3s V Vol. XV. -. No. 2079 HONOLULU, TERRITORY &F HAWAH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 'A, 1IMM Pjhob 5 Obnts M ? - "i up . ., I MCnTT4 r.siiirfp WW Pfivfwir w iHta.r intwii te-Moj) ft . 2 ft'SP -K 'if l! Si M5. V -ll A it- ri v -, 1 1 Ultimatum Contemplated By Japan TOKIO, Japan, Feb. 3. The situation In Japanese circles has taken a decidedly critical turn In consequence of Russia's delay. The Japanese Emperor has held an Important conference with his officials and It Is possible that Russia's dilatory tactics may result In an ultimatum from Japan. iky oyww The Territorial grand Jury Is In ses sion today, sitting during the fore noon and continuing their delibera tions this afternoon. Clerk of. the House of Representa tives Solomon Mehcula Is In attend ance this afternoon and the matter of the "House outliers," passed from the Federal grand Jury up to the grand Jury of the last term of Territorial Clrrult Court and so to the present In quisition, are receiving further atten tion. For two or three weeks commlt tic work In this connection has meant much labor In the examination of the multitudinous accounts. It has been icmarked In the Judi ciary corridors that the last grand Jury came near returning an Indict ment or two and that the present body ma go further and Indict. i BORN. I.ANOB In Honolulu. Feb. 3. 1904. to t'ae wife of R. F. Lange, a laughter. The marine who are to be stationed tit the Naval Station will Vje gorgan- lied aj a fire brigade. id mm While on the hunt for Pedro Rod ilguwi, the escaped convict, last night, tiud previous, to going to Mejcr's place, Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth met a I 'or 1 1) Rlcnn, Ventura Garcia by name. He was near the lallway depot. Oarcla appeared In the Police Court jesterday, but had his case nolle pros'd lit that time, the police believing he v. milil be pble to gUe valuable assist uiue In tlio hunt for Rodrlgues. Rarcla told Chllllngworth he had seen Convict Rodrlgues, who had threatened him with a knife. The ROAD -The Old Ready-Made versus The New Ready-To-Wear Before the advent of ALFRED BENJAMIN & CO. 30 years ago there were more old ready made clothes than any other kind. The fabrics were Inferior; the designs were commonplace; the pieces were thrown together with cheap cotton thread; the whole garment had a hang-dog look that no amount of pressing could get rid of. yhat little shape It first had was aoon loaf At a glance you could tell this ready-made from custom-madeJust as you can now. Wtjen BENJAMIN Clothea were first marketed the other fellows ahook their heads and predicted failure. '(Where Is the profit," they asked "in retailing garments that cost'aa much to tailor as eustom-rna"det" Thirty years of suc cess have shown the wisdom of pro ducing '' fine clothes at reasonable prices. Today the highest type of ready-for-service apparel beafsa this famoua trade-mark. , TheKashCo Ld. (T r ? Deputy did hot believe Gnrcla's story and told him to go home. After visiting Meyer's place the Dep uty was Informed that Rodrlgues might be staying at the house of one of his relatives In rwllel. He consequently tarted for Iwllel. On King street he met Officers Leslie and Rcnear, who had been stationed there. They told him they had heard some one yell "haul in" down on the iwnci roau. As Chllllngworth went down the road In question he found a Chinaman, a Japanese and the colored watchman ot the railroad property, biding In the algeroba bushes. They were all armoJ with clubs. The men told the Deputy that a Porto Rlcan had Just robbed the Japanese of $15. He bad threatened the man with a knife and after taking the money, had run down the Iwllel load In the makal direction. Tin. Chinaman, Tal Illng, who happened to come along, tried to stop the rob ber, but was not able to do so. The trio was walling in ambush for the robber, whom they thought must como uacic by tne same roau. The men described (he fellow as wearing a black coat, white trousers and a light hat It Immediately truck the" Deputy that Ventura Gar cia, when he saw him a short time be fore, had worn Just such a costume, si he set off for Garcla'c room -at -Meyer'.) lodging house." There was a llaht in the room when Ltae DrDuty(.nrrlved,lwt the moment be knocked on the door it was ex tingulshed and there wasya great com' motion In the room. Chllllngworth broke In the door. He found Garcia In the act of putting on frfieli itlntlinH Phllllntrufnrtli mi-t him put on the clothes he had worn during ; the evening and took him to the spot In Iwllel where the robbery hid been .committed. The Japanese vva still there, llng In .wait for the robber. He had put a big rock in his under shirt, which he had fashioned Into a kind of u sling. It was a fearful weapon to behold. The Japanese Im mediately Identified Garcia as the man v.lio had robbed him and he was locked up. ij. iu HAW m TheCommlssioner's First Suit and Effect On Act. TWO SUBJECTS IN TITLE GROUND FOB ATTACK TREASURER KEPOIKAI WOULD HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME TO COMBINE TWO DE- PARMENT8. 'According to the administration's rcticnihment plans," said Treasurer A. N. Kepolkal this foienomi, "the duties of Insurance Commissioner and Deputy Insurance Commissioner should be combined and the Treasurer trans act the business of both. "Of lonrse this would be a saving to the Government but I hardly see how I shall be able to attend properly to the numerous duties of the Insur ance Commissioner's office In addition to the work of Treasurer. "Possibly I could manage to com plete my labors as Territorial Treas urer nt 4 o'clock of an afternoon and ot that time take up tho matters ap. pertaining to Insurance. Whether this method ot procedure would prove sat itfactory I cannot say without experi menting. "It looks very much now ns It an attempt were going to be made to knock out the insurance law or at least to prove that all acts done in the office up to the present time, or up to '.he time of the bringing of the suit against the Fidelity Insurance Company are null and void because the Deputy In surance Commissioner has been hand ling the business instead of myself, per sonally, us Insurance Commissioner. "The improper drawing of the papcu it. the ease brought by Deputy Smith ies against the Fidelity Company may provo the dcJtb.uf .'le insurance law en the argument of he title embrac ing two subjects. "Certainly I, as Commissioner, have approved all acts of Mr. Smithies, as Deputy Insurance Commissioner, This r.iay not have been brought out In the short-lived case brought against the Fidelity Company to revoke Its char ter, but Air. Smithies had my approval of all his acts. "Now I understand the attempt will bo made to knock out the jaw alto gether and I'm not sure that the at tempt will fall. "New suit against the Fidelity Com pany has not jet been Institute!!." STILL ROUGH AT HALAWA. The steamer Leb.ua arrived from Molokal ports this morning at about C o'clock with 251 sheep, 13 hogs, 78 hides. 90 bags coffee and 10 packages sundries. It was too rough to work at ilalawa. This Is the fourth corisccu tlve trip that the I.ehua has had to pass tiiat port on account of rough weather. At Pelekunu a new $1500 crane now en ables the boats to land freight even In rough weather. Insure Your Teeth. ' Prudent peoplo Insuro their lives and property. Why not take out a policy for your teeth, securing you against their loss, decay, toothacho and tartar? Here's the very best tooth Insurance- pollc Aloha Tooth Powder For eleven years this delightful and cleansing tooth preparation has held Its r popularity. It cleans tho teeth, heals 'and hardens the gums, sweetens the breath 'and, -by destroying Jhe harmful bacteria of tho mouth, really becomes tooth Insurance of tho high est order. ""' Insure jour toethtoday, A 25c. bot tle will Insuro your teeth for CO days. Got our booklet "Care of the Tcoth". KID J&uwpmS Have your Goods Shipped by WELLS, FAfrcrf & GO. EXPRESS Maaonl' Temple, Tel. Blue 681. Rodrigues Is Caught .At Puuloa ByDejSuty Fernandez Pedro Rodrlgues, (he Porto Rlcau. who escaped from Oalm prison tho other day, was brought to town a prls ' onei this morning by Deputj Sheriff, Jack Fernandez of Ewa Fernandez reads of Rodrlguen' es enpe. One of his Porto Rlcan Informers told him he had seen and spoken with' Rodrlgues that very morning Iti Walpahit. Rodrlgues hadi told him he had Just finished scnlng nis icrm in Jail and was looking for work on a plantation. lie hod applied for a Job at Walpahu but had been re- fused. He intended to go to Hwa for employment. Fernandez Immediately went to Wat-.got panu and searched tho camp there but Hodrlgues had left. I-crnandez then nenL 10 mi ami scarcneu me rorto Rlcan camp on that plantation, but no Palama. I slept In Palama but started trace was found of him, (for Alea by way of the railroad track Fernandez rodo back to Walpahu berore daylight. I was caught at Finl and made a thorough Investigation of.loa." that place. He found that Rodrlgues j The facts above were elicited from had bought a pair of rubbersoled. Rodrlgues. without much difficulty. His siioes and a suit of domes from a CM ncse tailor It also waa found that a he left Meyer's place was a bit tan Porto Rlcan had bought a ticket for gled and when ho was encountered Alea at the railroad station. wlth two conflicting statements, on Fernandez showed tho station ageat being that he had been at Walklkl and a picture of Rodrlgucs, from which the the other that he had remained In agent Identified, the man. He told Knkaako. ho said he was not very well Fernandez ho had gone on the 10 a. ra.j acquainted with the names of the dlf. train. Honoluluward. ferent places and could not say for Fernandez went on to Alea, where certain Just where ho had been. He he, with the aid of Manager Low, mad thought, however, that ho had been In a thorough search of the Porto Rlcan Walklkl. camp. The search was unsuccessful. Rodrlgues positively declined to say Tho tireless Sheriff wet on to Pun- who the friends were whom bo had loa and there be found the cluo which 8een. He said that they wero Porto led to the fugitive's capture. Peter,' the railroad switchman, had seen Rod rlgucs get off the 10 a. m. train at Puuloa and walk off, j Fernandez consequently prow led about the neighborhood during the best part of the night.) He.lncldentally taught a chicken thief in full opera tion In a coop, but saw no trace of Rodrlgues. lie stationed officers at various likely places and went home, leaving instructions that he must be railed up should BLTl-lng imi.nl tanl happen. At about 9 o'clock this morning Phil ip, a part-Portugueso officer, called up Fernandez and told him he had caught Rodrlgues. Tho Deputy Immediate!) went to Puuloa and took the prisoner In charge. Philip, the .-officer who rnught Rod rlgues, had been posted ut the Puuloa, switch, together with Peter. The two men noticed a man sneaking along the edge of tho cane field about halt a mile away from them. As he was coming in their direction they hid In tho cane and waited for him to pass by. They had not long to tarry for Rodrlgues passed by them. and as he did so, I'hlllp made a Jump and pinned him to the ground before the Pnrtn ftlrnn cmiM mnki. nnv nt ii-mnt in roaint. A wicked looking knife with a long blade and a lead filled handle, was found on his person, but no gun. He had 18.30 In his pocket. ' Fernandez brought hla prisoner to Honolulu In the 10 a. m. train. On the way Rodrlgues told Uio Bherlff that hc had gone to Honolulu the night be-1 fore. Ho had visited friends In Kaka- ako and had slept In Palama. return - lug to Puuloa by way of the railroad track. He told Fernandez that ho had never mado any statement to tho effect that he was going to kill Deputy Shcilft Chllllngworth Ho said he nev er had any such Intention. Rodrlgues waa seen In his cell In thu police station this forenoon by tho Bul letin pollco reporter. Through an In terpreter 1(0 told tho follow lug story of his escape from piltsou and his sub sequent movements: "I was locked up lu a very dark cell In tho prison. I couldn't see my hand befoie me. I wanted to get out so I broke tho lock and got ever tho prison wall. No one assisted me In my es cape. "When I camo down Jo the railroad yard I found an old pair ot trousers in ono of the cars. I put them on. I got the money I had from a certain place whero I had It hidden. I then started Ye Olde Tyme .Photographer would marvel could lie see the artistic work we are doing. t ontemporaneous photograph er maivel too. We get the anlimtion that alvvajs looks natural. Rice & Perkins, Cor. Hotel & Union Ms. for Wnlpahit, where I tned during the morning. I went to Puuloa In tho 10 a in. train. I got off and started to walk to Honolulu. I went along slow 1 ns I did not want to nrrlvc In town until after dark. "When I arrived at Kallhl I boarded a Rapid Transit tar and went In It to the depot. There I got Into a hack and went to Mejcr's place In Kakaal.o. I did not speak to the proprietor, but while I was there I beard someone call me by name, so I got out of there In n hurry as I was afraid that It might be a police officer or spy. I went to see tome of my friends In KaUaako. I .my knlfo from one of my friends and then went to WalMI.1 to "holo- holo (for a walk). When I catno back l got III a hack In which I went to Btory regarding his movements after nicans. but would give no Information about them bejond that. When asked where he obtained his money he an: swered that ho had It hidden In a certain place. Just at the end of the Interview Chllllngworth brought down the Chi nese hackman who had driven Rodrl gues The Jehu Immediately recogniz ed his passenger and a broad smile Ut up his face. Rodrlgeus said ho had not paid his fare and wanted to settle it thed and there. The Chinese said ho had been paid. Tho Porto Ricati had given blm a quarter "Rut ou said It would bo half a dol lar." insisted the prisoner. The hackman, however, was positive that he had been paid In full and de clined to accept further pajuient, COLDEST NIT REGISTERED OF 1 Honolulu enjojed the coldest weather of the ear during the last twenty-four hours. 1-ist ev cuing was particularly chilly. In many a household extra I blankets were tho order of the night "ml m" "' lhe comforts a tiro gives furnished a timely topic. The weather 'bureau reports the thermomoter up registering 57 degrees, the lowest mark cached this jear. The noon-day reg. ! '8lcr waa 0Dlr 73 Here are the latest creations in Tropical Hat. LIGHT, COOL, AIRY. Weighs only 3 ounces i The NOIT-AMMI FIBRE - PANAMAS In all of the popular shapes. Gome and have ,a look at them. Price SLOO Levinsston's. & 1071 BISHOP ST RUSSIA IS READY FOR WAR Associated Press Special Cable. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Feb. 3 Reports received from Russian sources of Information in the Far East are decidedly disquieting. It Is stated that the Seoul-Fusan Railway has been occupied by the Japanese, who had taken guns to Seoul ostensibly to protect the Legation, It Is also reported that war will Inevitably follow a refusal to accept Rus sia's response to Japan. Viceroy Alexleff Is said to have the authority to de clare war. Russian Ships And Men Moving Associated Press Special Cable. PORT ARTHUR, China, Feb. 3. Seven Russian warships stationed at Port Arthur have left thla port presumably to Join the nine vessels of the out side fleet. Unusual activity is manifest in the army and navy. Nine thousand troops have left their barrack here. Their destination la not known. Flurry In Wheat Pit From Heavy Advance Associated Press Special, 'Csible.J '" ' '' T " ' CHICAGO, III., Feb. 3. There waa Intense excitement on the, Produce Ex change today caused by a strong bull movement In wheat. The price advanced steadily from the opening of the board and at closing had advanced two and one-half cents a bushel over opening figures. King Peter's Cabinet Out Associated Press Special Cable.! BELGRADE, Servla, Feb. 3. The Servian Cabinet has resigned. 8AN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Feb. 2. SUGAR: 88-analysla Beets, 7s 8 1-4d. Frank Turk this morning swore to a warrant for tho arrest of his wife, Mrs. Dstrclla Turk, charging her with as. sault with a weapon. After the famous battle roval at Walklkl, wbeie Mrs. Turk shot her husband In the leg, Mrs. Turk added Insult to Injury by having Turk arrested, charging that he hud threatened to do her bodily Injury. When the enso came up In the I'olke Court the lady relented and declined to prosecute, consequently tho rase ngalnst Turk was nolle pros'd. Now the shoe Is on tho other foot and Turk U trvlng tn get Mrs. Turk Into trouble SERVICEABLE STYLISH SHOES A combination of excellent style and good service. Nothing mora stylish than a Blucher Pennsylvania last nothing more serviceable than thla "box eaif".Haa Invisible cork sole for rainy weather and tha attractive price of only o Manufacturer's Shoe Co., Ltd,, 1051. FORT STREET ' on nciount firearms. of her readiness to uso Marston Campbell, formerly Assist ant Superintendent ot Public Works, has taken up his work with the vo Ilamm-Young Company, as consulting engineer. His valuable experience and ctrlct attention to detail in any In stance, which made blm such a valu able man In the employ of the govern ment, makes him a most desirable ad dition to tho Arm under which bo U now working? Treasurer Kepolkal states that Dep uty Tax Assessor McUrjde, of Ko loa, who Intends transferring Ills homo to Honolulu, recommends Louis Kahl baum for the position bo vacates. Price $4.50. o Vi fo fa jfoj s v! 1 a i auhrfbjfi jjlH 4& A iJataJttaAfiv-..iw.. -liw1 Trrier wallfi''B''y1'a.,