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p. i J' i t Eve From Ban Fnnciioo: sirta Apr. l tor Son l'rnuclsco: C in in ..Apr. '.' From Vancouver; . Mullnl Apr. 2 For Vftm Oliver: Mnrnmn Mar. 29 iNING KUIJLE Legitimate and constant circula tion promotion makes the Bulle tin first with the judicious adver tiser, as it is with the readers, for its news qualiticf. n 3:30 EDITION Publication of News Ita Best Circulation Promoter ' ), h ESTABLISHED 1882. HO. 4578. 10 PAOKS. HONOLULU. TERRITORY OF HAWAII, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1010.10 PAQES. PRICE 5 CENTI. T STREET PAVING BLOCKED BY INJUNCTION TIN I tJhu irrr iS ft- 1 i CHARLESTON GUN KILLED Chariestoo 3 Exploded MANILA, Mar. 23. Confirmation and details of the accident on board the cruiser Ch.ulcston renched this citv today. i Eight men were Wiled nr.d sever al iniured by an explosion of a fl inch gun that blew the brccth block across the deck. New Canal Commissioner WASHINOTON, .D. C, Mar. 28. Mnuricc Thutchcr of Kentucky was today nominated by the President for Panama Canal,ommissioner. Senate! Faors New Judges WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 28. The Judiciary Committee of the Sen ate reported favorably today on the nominations made by the President for the judges of the new customs court. I Crumpacker Renominated LAFAYETTE, Ind., Mar. 28. Ccngrissman E. D. Crumpacker was renominated by the Republican con vention of his district today. Panama Wants U.S. Ships WASHINOl'ON, D. C, Mar. 28. Congressman McLachlan of Southern California held a conference with Secretary of War Dickinson today with 'i view to determining the fea sibility of utilizing the transpott ships of the government in the in auguration of a Pauama-racific gov eminent line. McLstchlan's nchemc is for the government to operate these ships and break the mononolv ef the racifio Mnl. mkv jih m HlCMuUll Uauioy Joy liiin Bigm-d up at I'm! with llio Iliibton Natloinla mill us soon iih his li inspoit.itlon mono) comes lit) will Io.imi fur tho malnl'ind. Joy has been thinking nf llio mailer mid hang Jug nut rir u lour. llmo. Tho cuntuict innui along lust month mill Harney nftci b'lim- ilrllhoi, ilidii, signed It ami returned It lu I'ioiI Lake, who was considerably sui prised licit ho iccelv I'd tlio J'jiik ddlu)cd acceptance of tlui ulfer. S It -fit understood tluit J(i nlll get SI BOO lor six nuintlib' work, unit It l uxpected that ho will tit unco not Into training anil takcj on some of his weight. Joy iniiiln good when ho pluyed with tho Souls in 1007 mid It In thought that lln Honolulu pllcher "III mom limber up imnlii.iiiiil ijn iiR i;ioil twirl. n:i oter hu did Injunction On Pavingontract Mayor Refuses To Sign Up Contractor Lord Enterjs Legal" Objection there appears a GerlotiB lift In tho iitn of the conli.ictora who would pato ort riicct Willi m.itcrlil uthT thin uud or good Intent lima At tho hut ncclliig f the lloinl of Sim ,'vlsois i le (.I.iluin wck HI (lu nil-;! hy p larrovt liuigln which aallinrii"!,! Ma it -loieph .1. I'i'iii iiinl rlly mid roiin y clerk K.il.iiiokiil.inl In enter Into n , mil met with Jorei h A, Ol'nnii rep icrjentlng thu Illtulllhlc rating Com- .ii n v of Ilustu.i I-iKK. The invliiR imposition wan Introduced b) Super- Isor CJiilmi an I It w-hh hustled through hu ho.itd with much nlirelty hy n ,ote of four In tator mid two ugalnrt hit prr.paTj Improvement Vitvur Fern how over appeared to live some douhl concerning the les-i y of (lie iu-llnn luken hv I lie huiioi Imtm oil he Ikiii mi far declined In lvu IiIh name to tho CMiiIr.icl wli'tch leytrt. Cilliumi .mil Wiirien lepieseui; UK the mWuk coiiiuuy hao present M to him for approval mid KlKiiatmo, '.Major Kern linn looked Into the law uid llic city and roimly ordinances lid fliidH that the inunlclp'illty ran not Soldiers Testifies Against On Tai Prosecution By United States For The Purchase of Soldier Clothing Strong Testimony ChnrKed with jmrchnsltir; proper ty of tho United -States Oocriimeu' on a ByBteiuatlc plan, Cnrl On Tnl w.ih pl.it.cd on tt lit) In the Unite I State. District Court this morning On Tnl l.i defended hy Attorney iM.igocii uud during tho course, of tho proccsdlngu this morning It ho came eWdcnt that Magonu dupeud upon n technical defciico to secure the acquittal of hla client. Although the specific allegation against On Tai In the Indictment returned by tho U. S. Grand Jury la tho puichaEo on January 14 ot two thlrts from Private William J lllby, the case 1 being follow cJ with wldo Interest hy tho Unltod States ami) otVUcrs, who look upon tho tnso in the light of the first gun in n dclcrinlueil tainpalgii towurd the suppression of llio practlBu of Felling United Dtates pioperty h" soldiers The purchase by On Tai of cloth ing Issued to the soldiers ut Fort Shatter was plainly Established by tho testimony of I'rivato lllby, tha only dotiht mid that nn exceeding ly small one being tin tu whethor On Tnl had nn actual and guilt hnowledgo that thu clothing wai property of tho United States Gov ernment. lllby tci.lllled that tin visited On T.il'c storn on School i-treet an io 20th of J.inuaty and soli underwear, shlrtu and a lilunlcc. AslKtant 1) S. Attorney Hawllns had u basket of tha clothing brought into court, and It was Identified by lllby. Clerk Murphy's desk ahsumed the appear ance of a burgulu counter In it soi- olid-hand shop, with Undo Sam's holdler clothing us tho slock III trado. Under examination by Mr. Haw 1 1 iih. I'llvatii lllby told of other l- IIR to llio hIiiio of On Till, lllld 10 funcd tu ouo expedition lu company eiir. Into jnv ru h contract witliuu luiliii; piiMoiitlv .iiinouuccd th"li In . Icnlldii IIiioiirIi tin niedliiiniililp of th ' iifHi.iiei of tho city. I Whili holli (lllin.in mid Warren In iiuxliiiis) liiiulttd ufterllio willfv liil tlirir toiitivet klnce the meeting liM Tiictil.i), Maor l'ein Ini with Ik Id Ida xlKiinliiru to the doLiimen iiw.iIIIiik Intending to lulus tho mitt' I up for rrcrnrldciatlon nt tho no mi rtliiR of tho city mid county f itho i I TM i morning Mayor Fern .1 A Clil linn mid city mid coinly auditor Illcl: licit were rcrrd with an Injiiiiclk n , iCKtnilnliur them from enteiliiR Into I inch ii contract. Alloiiiey I'ranK ThhiiipK'ni of iii j Ann of Thonip'on Clrninnn mid Wll tiler thioimh JiiiIki Itnhlnsnn lerved mi liiluuellon In liclnlf of 1). J, l.onf I 8'lllU.t. li elly mid nullity of llotin lulu J A (lllitnu mid Jatiit'H I'lckneli auditor ol tho city and county In h--half of the tapn)crs'of the city and county cIiIiiiIiir that It In praxhled In the charter or the city ntul roimtj of Continued on Pace 4. with a soldier named Teterfon. whom he, said sold soma clothing and re ceived payment for It. Mngoon's objection to testimony In lefcrciut) to any ollense not hi cluilcd In tho Indictment was sus tained by .ludgo Itobcrtsou, who stated the rule of evidence us being opposed to the Introduction .of tes timony bearing upon the offense ol a percon other than the defendant. The soldier stutcd that during all ot his visits to thu, store of On Tai he wus In uniform utid that when he went tu the stoio with otheis, his compnulons were also In the uiilfoim of the United States army. The prices obtained by tho sol dlois at Fort Shatter for the cloth ing Lold to On Tai were not very liberal, aicordlng to tho testimony adduced this morning. For lour suits or underwear, Ulby test I tie. I, he was given S2.40; that Is, he was gleu the sum of $2 In cash and told to tome around later for the forty cents balance. Ulby Jlton positive!) identified tho clothing as that which ha had sold to On Tai, and, tiictdon tally, brought forth, the objactloini of Magoou, who moved to strlku oil' all or 11(0 wltncsu' testimony on two specified giounds. PrJvnto lllby -was I'loss-oxamlnod by Murooii as follows; "Old you call Mr. On Tnl by II0II10?" "No." "Ilavo )nu miido a written stata me nt or tho htatemuiitH which you are giving today?" "No." "nave )ou furnished tho Unltod Stutes District Attorney with any written statements about this cusu"" "No." . "Are )Oii peifectl) sure or that?" "Yeh. Kir." "How loll); Iiiimi )ou been u Ihn (Continued on Page 4) CZAR'S SUBJECTS' IN POLICE COURT About thlrt) Ihunlma were pre3cn n the podce toiirt this morning who wo or their rouiitiyniou, I'algulcrf an "Inlnnaff. were charged with assault lug another Itiinjlim named I'echleskl ttoiney I JghtfiHit -appealed for the lefrndants and County Attorney Cath Mrt prosecuted the insc The complaining wltncrs, through an ntcrprtcr, told hla stur) or tho af fair, and tt would appcir that ho hid come from Kau.il to Inform hlr. coun-t tr-iuvti of the fact thut they could, ;ot good John on that Ishnd ami tint ho and his famll) werij well e.itlsflc-t here According to th nltncsa th" Iwo ucciucd men then proceeded to boil him up claiming that he was u ii miter's Lpy and wub pild to dcludo ihcm , Attorniv t-liihlfimt ral?e'l seeril objections which wero oierruled by j ii'lgo Audrade muf the atloine) then tot liiHteil -itnl ilcin.iii led a Jiny trial hlhrait enipilri-d If IJchtfool waited "iiiiilniltloii mid, on hearing tint he lid paid tint the Jury trial wn Juit n y itUfnctor) to him (Continued on Page 2) , STOWAWAY v WAS TRANFERRED IN MIO'-OCJAN Captain J. V Smiuilerii l lot uoiiu of his opti'mlt)' with llonoliilii shipping elides ir the fileudly greet IngH from mail) of IiIh former husl iicbh UKHiieiateH I IiIh iiioinlug pmted a coriect crllcilon Captain Hmiuip'iii wiik fniiuil iu the mitigation bildge or Ihn Pacific Mall htcnm-hlp Korea (IiIh morning iih llio gallant liner cleared the ipiarantlno and steamed down the channel to hu berth at AliOiea street wharf. SuundeiH will take the comnrind o', tho Korea for nt .lean one round trip to tho Fin Kant mid hc)oud t litre, lo ol I'HPlflf Mull ofllrlnls mid otllcerb connected with tho steamer hate noth (ContiniiedoriPace 2) MS0I1I TON COVERS PLEBISCITE Following Is the text or tho Joint ncEotntloti passed by the Senate pro viding for a plebiscite on Prohibi tion. On March IS, It was referred to tho Committee on Territories tu tha House of llepicccntutltes b) which It bar. been reported theItouse with out chungii Joint Herniation providing for a special election in tho Tenltory ot Hawaii Hcrolvcil by tho Senate end House of Itcpresciitatltcs of the United States of Amcilca in Congress as bcuihlcd, Thut the governor ot tho Tenltory of Hnwull be, and he U hcivby, authoiized and directed to cull a special election by the legally iiuallllcil electors as now registered in that Territory for the purpose ot submitting to the 'electors the ques tion ot prohibiting the manufacture mid sala fjf Intoxicating liquors In tho Territory of Hawaii, Said special election shall bo held on Tuesdny, tho twuuty-slxth dav of July, nineteen hundred tyid ten, mid said question shall bo submit ted to the clectoia In tha following wordiu "Shall tho legislature to bo ccc Coutinucd on Page 4. 000 Taken RICHMOND. Va.t Mar. 28. The postoflke of this citv has been robbed of thirty thousand dollars, and there is absolutely no clew to the robbers, 1 m FaiiuerH nilnilic u cut rnti i'.iocim iiiiIII hu cuts tho pi lee of butler and eggs. $30 Russians Thcir Liberty Hundreds Released From Quar antineNo Deportation, Declares Frear Uion the release of over six him die I ot tho Hii3slau liumlgants from ipinrantlnc this morning (Joteruor I'ri'iir ttated lint no action cou'il be taken by the Teriltorlat Uoard of I til migration town id tlm deportim; of tin peolc If! they continued In their re lusal to go to work. Tho tiotcrnor ilerhii'd fill I tier that tho only action 111 nt (.oiild ho tikcn tu (onnertlon with dcK.ilatlon proceedings would lie eolc ly within tho JiirltMlcllon of thu Unit id States aulhorltleH and could aot he iiiulertnken hy the Terrllorhl lloat I or Immigration. The United States law protldcH ceitalu olTiiii-e-i tor which en alien may bo deported from tho Uiilled Stiles hut It iIoch not In clude a refusal to work nniont the crimes. The leliMBe of the Itu shn from iii-i antliic UiIk iiioriilii-.llil.iii.-tnii dute iniicli of a ilnugn In tln iiltun Hon. That I lie re Is licnlnnlil' to be a ib.llt'ctlon from the ranks or the iIIh vitlnfli'd wis indicated however, hv the fact that thirty of the ItiisslatiB ne ccpti'd the opportunity to work nt Land Law Changes In Committes Report Hous Amends the Bill As Passed By The Senate Salaries Back at First ,,,,-., Today's mall btuught from ii u 1 1 e 1 1 in wuMiiugtuii torroi pondent loples ot the report of tnu eub-ioimuittie of the Houie Com mittee on Terillorles to tvhltli wua lefoned tho bill to anluiid tho Or ganic Act ot the Territory, llio uill us passed by tha Senate wug cuitsi i erahly amended by the" House com mittee, tho most Important ciiange being that bearing on the laud laws concerning which the leport ot tho Gub-tommltteo reads at follows: The provision In regard to the ex "hannc of lands, covered by linos 11 tu l'J, on paga 7 ot the bill, should bo amended In tha following termsv Stiika out all of linen 11 to 19, In clusive, on pnc.c 7, and Insert tho following; No- sale ot lmidr (or other than lieiiieh.teud purposcr except as herein provided, and no rxchangaiiy which the Territory sha'l contey Jamls ex ceeding either Pirty acies lu area or the thousand dollars lu value shall be made. No lease ot agricul tural lauds exceeding forly acres In area, or of pastoral or waste lands cxieeillng two hundred acres lu area, shall be miil'i without the ap proval of Jwo-thtrds or thu hoard of public lands, whldi Is hereby cour stHnted, the members of wlilih are to hu appointed by tho guveniur us provided tu section eight ot this act, and until the legislature shall other wise provide, Bald board shall con sist or six members and Its thembers bo appointed ror terms of four years' Provided, howoter, That tho com missioner may, with tho upprovu) or raid board, sell ror rculdonco pur poses lots und tracts not exceeding three acres In urea, and that sale or government lands may bit muds upon tho nppiuvul of Kitli board wheneter necessaiy to Ificato thero ou rallioad lights r w'fiy, railroad trucks. Hide true kn, depot ginuiids, plpo lines, Irrigation dltchos, pump- EIGHT Given Wain I n i and left for the plantit dn this morning The Russians who ariited ou the ?lbcil.t with1 I'l'ielntious I r tn.i.n In iiuirantliie liullt tho Uiillul Stiu-s Marine Horplt'il Sertlco phBlclau are "onvlfind tliil the mo n'.tiU to b' lele.iud The ieeie of the liiindrclH of Itui (.l.iiiB occurred .it 10 n clink t IiIh morn till;, I'rrrldent Mott-Smlth id the IWtrd or Health haudlm; them over to the Jurisdiction or tho Territorial Ilmrd ol immigration under whoro nominal eon trol they are. Tho Territory Ih almo lutely without any legil JurlHillctlon over tho liiuulgrmilH. They n o now their iv ii mnBterH with tho remit'-ii-!Flblllty nt the United State tnm vratlon nuthoillle takliii foma qctloa InMlm t'M'iit or tin emergency rrlMnir tint gave n ,.niiM nr reiclilng ft erl Ileal Htnge I'erelslruiii. promoter or the Itnsslan linmlgratlrtii Keenm to u llllln? tho rolo or a pioj hot without honor iinioni; li Ik own people, ror yu fur his determ Continued on Page 4. Figures ,lA3'"l i. ining stations, reccrtolis, factories and mills and appurtenances thereto, in eluding houses ror emplojes, niercau llio establishments, hotels, churches, ami pilvato uhools, and nil such sales shall be limited tikKihe nniount actually necessary for lo eiotiom leal conduit of null business or tin dertaMng' Provided rurther, That no exchange ot government lands shall hereafter be made without the approval of two-thirds ot the mem bers of said board, and no such ex change shall bo made except to ac quire lands directly for public uses. Whuicior ttventy-flto or inoro pel suii3. hating the qualitlcutlous ot humeEte.idcrs, shall make written application' to thu commissioner of public lauds for the opening of agri cultural lands ror settlement In am locality or district, It shull hu the duty or said commissioner tu pro ceed expeditiously to surtcy and open for entry agricultural lauds, whether unoccupied or under lease with the tight ot withdrawal, sum dent In urea to prut Ida homesteads for n'l such parentis, together with all per Minn of like quallllcuttons who shall haut filed with such cummin sinner, prior to the sin toy of such lauds, written applications for homo steads lu the dlbtilct designated lu oald application The lamia to be bo opened tor settlement by Raid cotntiillblnuor bhiill bo either tho spa elite tract or troets applied tor, or other snltilblo ami available ngrlcu turul lands, lu tho samii geographl cul district uud (ns far us posslblo) In the Immediate locality of and as ncary equal to that applied for as may be available. It shall be thu duty ot tho com missioner ot public lauds to cuuta to bo Biirte)ud utul opened ror homo stfiud entry a reasonable amount ot desirable agricultural liiuds uud alwi of paHloral lands lu vnrloiiK parts o( (Continued on Page 4) MEN iPower Sites WASHINOTON, D C , Mar. 28. ' Scnntor Smcot introduced a bill to- day which provides for the transfer of all the ucter power sites of the'l conn'ry fiom the ownership of then Nition to the States. Tim transfer is made with the condition that the" Stntci may not permit the sale of tlictc sites. J Panic end Fire 0EK0EEITE. Hungary, Mar, 28. A frightful disaster occurred here today, in which two hundred nnd'i fifty people were killed as the result j oi nie orciiMnii out in ii utuiruum. The place wits crowded, nnd imme diately the fire become known, panic reigned. The trampling of people under foot brought death to as many ns were consumed by the fire. " j Roosevelt Has Begun Talking CAIRO. Etrtpt. Mar. 2!?. Ex President Hco'cvclt delivered nn nd dress trday hcfcic the students of the Unucrsity of jfcypt. ' Battleships HAMPTON H0AII3. Mnr. 23. The Alhintln hiltlrnliin fleet nnd ill auxiliaries arrived here today from the South, v.iicic it has been poing through the usual mhncuvers tintl target practise in Cuban wnters, FIJI HUltRICANES. . : Given 10 States m m in ba V r iwiv i SUVA, Fiji. Mar. 28 Disastrous S hurricanes swept the islnnds of thisi section of the boutli Seas on Thurs day. Full details of the damage done on nil the islands have not been se cured. QUEEN LILIUOKALANi RETURNS TO HAWAII "1 tin glad to g?l back to ll.wti. well ' ; Her Majesty u?cn MHunkilmil lio returned Ironi her trip to tho Stutes on the Pacific Mail lliu'r Kp ioi this niniiiliiK innjo tho ntutirstnto- ment on boird thu stoamer after greet ing tho rrproseutathe of tho It'll 1 lu ll n and othcra by whom chu was Immediately surrounded Further than that h0 made no other uiuaik'! icsipllng her estate attatrH and tho appointment of this trustees. In i or licet to tlm trust deed, which "in no luur.ui ("u iu tim icrriiorim : courts. Her .Majesty, declined aVo- 3 lutely fli HMk about It, "t Thu most duiumstratltu fcatuto of 0 herurrltul thlsmoiuliiR wus tlic chu.ut.. S lug or Ihn ro) ancient tnslco, ftt:tho,jj now Alal.e.i whaif by I'uloka, ontf SlP tho nist conspicuous figure itait- chaiileii-rs, during thu dii)s or ninn,-i5 urchy This opportune mid kiudl) lic'tSl ..,,,, ,. ., ., . .. ..: (Continued on Page 3) I im i . . .' 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