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I . . y LOAN RUEF BELT ROAD 4!($)iti$tStdd424l2t ; & . J " Tlio commission this nflcr- i noon nwnrdcd tho contrnct for s e Hecllon No. 1 of the bolt roud S to John II. WIlKon, settling tho S light. ! p 5 J 4 Q SSS'l,St,$ iiki.t iio.ii 111 I)H. Section Xo. I J. II. V llson, ?7, !)!s, rumple le liy Jul) 31, 1013; Lord-Young Knglnirr Ing Co., $S5,00'I, complete lij Septem ber 211, ll. Section Xo. 2 Lord-Young Knglnccrliig Co., $!)!), -llll ....... .I.!. I.. 1..I.. 1 11111. I II .p..-. i inr ,i .un; i, .....,, . . HINo... 10S,S, complete by Aiprt ,UIS Mayor Kern, as a minority of one. clashed sharply with tho other mem-j licrs of the Oahu I-onn Fund Commls-I kIoii ut a noon meeting today nvcr 4ho nwnrd of belt road contracts, nnd lif ter nearly an hour of verbal display that nt times was a la fireworks, tho commission adjourned until 2 o'clock with half of tho battlo settled uad the hottefst half yet to bo fought. Tho light waB preclpltoted when tho majority of the commission decided, that tho contract for Section No. 2. ought to bo awarded before that for Section No. 1. Tho question, Involving tbo rocky routo tho commission 1ms travelled In the past, tho litigation, tho Supremo Court decision that throw out all tho first bids on Section No. 1, nnd tho commission's resultant deci sion that canceled tho existing con tract on Section No. 2, was milled over again today. Fern In Action. Kern opposed tho majority of tho c ommlsslon on grounds that if Section No. 2 wero let first, un award for the first section might bo Impossible Ho brought forward this point after En gineer Stuart Johnson, of tho com mission, In response to n quetlon by Chairman Adams, made an Informal estimate that thero Is not enough money now in tho loan fund to pay for both Jobs and also for tho neces sary engineering expenses of tho com mission. It uppcars that his estimate Is ii few hundred dollars over what Is In the treasury. (Continued en Page 8) LOCKED IN COLD NEARLY DIES (letting himself linked In tho cold storugo vegetable room at tho Hllo Hotel und spending u chilly night thero was tho uncomfortable, cxperlenco of u Japanese porter In tho hotel, uc (ordlng to news arriving liy tho Man ua Kea this morning. Tho Japunesa went Into tho vegetablo room nnd tho door closed and locked Itself, nppur intly. This was about 11 o'clock last Wednesday night Tho man was ills lovcred about fi o'clock noxt morning. .Meanwhile he had closed a transom between the vegetublo room und tho lio-rnom, and had found some pieces or box and matches und built a lira In Ihn room. AlmoKt suffocutcd, half frozen and scared to tho extreme, tho Japanese was exhausted when res cued. MEMORIALS We have the largest ttock In the city of both Granite and Marble. Orders will have our prompt atten tion. H. E. HENDRICK, Ltd., AA Phone 2M3 Merchant and Alaker COMMISSION SPLITS GRAFT CASES WORK T CHINAMAN GETS LIFE SENTENCE Pcn.iljiK motions for a new trial nnd for setting iislda the verdict of tho Jury, Circuit Judgo Ilnhlnsnn this morning sentenced Chung Kung, tho ininumun convicted or criminal us vault on ullttlo girl, to a Ufa term In .. ientriitliirv T "i'J fense, was noted n The appeal, by At- rews for tho de ns noted nnd ii transcript of tho cvlilenco in the case Is In the case Is In prep urutlnn. Tho court's decision was not unex- LecteiL nnd the nennltv ciimo ns no surprise, for It wus tho general opin ion that capital punishment would not be named, not so much because of the report of tho court's aversion to hang ing, but ns a result of tho evidence given In the hearing. FIRST INFANTRY Hccauso ho was accused of stealing n handful of lemons. Georgo Hronson. an enlisted man of tho First Infantry, tried to make away with his own liroi during tho voyngo of tho transport Sherman from Portland to Honolulu, The man was saved by exceptionally prompt work on tho part of tho offl- cers and boat cre,v of tho Rhc,rmnn, and owes his urn to tho met that his Intentions ncr discovered beforo ho had actually launched himself Into tho spa. , The man had been brooding over (lie, accusation of theft, und one morn ing when the ship was sovcral days out he announced that ho could stand life no longer. Ills friends did not tako tho stntcment seriously, but soon uftcrwards ho was missed, nnd nol- tiler, looking over tho stern. Raw IlTonson crouching on the sill, Just nbnvo tho roaming watorllno. The- alarm of "Man overboard!" was given and a llfo preserver wns In tho water Just ns Hronson slipped from his pre carious perch and disappeared from sight. Tho Sherman wns stopped and n boat lowered In record time. Uron boii, tho moment ho struck tho water, began to swim valiantly for his llfo, but oncumbered by his uniform ho wns much spent when picked up. Ho sank just as tho boat reached him and wns hauled aboard with somo dtfllcul tv. -" . "111 novor commit sulcldo again! wore his first words when tho wntcr was rolled nut of him, Thero Is n curious coincidence In this attempt at sulcldo, which Captain Hall of tho Sherman rotates. Ho sayn that only ouro beforo In his experi ence has an ntlompt of this sort boon made,- That wns crossing tho Paclllc several years ago, and tho slrango iiuii. ill Ik WU mat vwiuiiu. kiuuiiiihu- glo and Major Krlcr of tho Inspector hclieitwn iiuiiui iiuuiii, won nmu ian nengcrs this trip, wero both aboard thon, Tho cases worn almost Identi cal, ho would-ho sulcldo lowering him self by easy stngeB Into tljo wnler in both Instances, and being quite ready for resruo ns Boon ns ho foil tho om brnnco of tho Pacific. First a Crack Regiment, Tho First Regiment of Infantry, otio of tho most famous organizations of Clarence V. T. Richeton, convicted of tho United Stales Army, about which murdering by poison hit former tweet Is gathered much of the real romanto heart, Avit Llnnell, and tentenced to of American soldiering, arrived for sta- be electrocuted, hat collapsed from tlon at Schoflcld Ilarracka.- For mnro hytterla, than Ihreo years tho homo of tho First t has heoil In tho IMrthWOBt, Ut Van The lila- Mhv festival is In nrocress couver llarracks, Washington, nnd llfo at a tropical post will bo a brand-new nvnarlnnrn In tnnnv nf llin nnllatnrl men, who have entered tho servlco slnco tho regiment rnturnd from Its (Continued on Page 3) FRAUD CHARGED IN SEW ALL CASE Seaman Repudiates Release Says Forced to It By Drink and Misrepresentation "Millionaire Tramp" Lawyer Busy. Hacking up their allegations of fraud with, an alllduvlt from Seaman Frunk BuTllvan, Attorneys (leorgc D. Little nnd Oeorgo S. Curry, counsel for Sul livan In his 130,000 libel suit ngulnst tho ship IMnnrd Sowull, (his morning tiled documents In tho Federal Court asking, In effect, the reopening of the now famous case. Tho nttorncys for the defense, II. W. Ilreckons and Judge Stanley, tiled this morning u plea In bar, to which HI Inched tho release that Hull I- .o some days ngn of his claim. this "release," negotluted with out the knowledge of his own attor neys, that Sullivan now repudiates, and his repudiation furnishes tho warmest sensation the staid IYderul Court has seen for many months. No sooner did the attorneys for the IMwnrd Sewall flic tho release ami lisk tho discontinuance of tho case, than I.lttlo and Curry llled n motion to strlko from tho Records the release .and ttiat the discontinuance bo con sidered null nnd void. Tn this is at' 'ached Sullivan's nllldavlt. In which e repudiates tils release, und claims that he signed the release whllo un der tho Influence of liquor, that he was threatened liy Cuptilln Quick of SCHOOL PRINCIPALSMEMIV COPELAND STARTS HIS LITTLE WAR Annual Session For Discussing. Course of Study For Public Schools. t. i i i r , 7 . .. i . . .stood, la what Copoland wnnts to put Prlnclpa Copoland o Maul started , th'0 lac0 of w'hat tho Department his educational war this morning nt ,. ,,,! , .i.im, u t,.. i....n' tho mooting of supervising principals held In tho headquarters of tho Do- I artmont of Public Instruction. uopeinnu is generally credited witn being tho source of tho trouble that has nrlsen over tho course of study, und It was to support his Ideas that me Commissioners passed some rcso- lutlmis at their last previous meeting, though ii is uouuuui it somo nt tho Commissioners knew just what they wero doing. Copeland's first movo this morning was to call for a new organization. Ho claimed, that this was what tho Com mlssloners of Public Instruction pass cd their resolves for. Tho apparent purpose of this was to get rid of Mr. l'opo ok tho president of tho organlza- tlon atul possibly put Copoland lu. Copeland's movo In this direction was not approved. Among thoso who vo- ted with him wero Mr, Wells, Mr. Da ON ALAKEA ST. Plans are being completed by r- , eniieci ii chltect II I Kerr and bills will ho Vnlleil for within n fow days on n hlB concrete warehouse at Queen and u Ilea streets for tho California t'oid Co, Ltd. The building will bo of otio tor reinforced concrete, will linvo n lilin dred-foot frontage on each utreet ai.d will huvo 12,000 square feet of Moor space. Tho warehouse will tio or ,h,)rollKhy modern design and con- u..,.m .ultl, IM.nu n nn , ,,rn..- ArcllllPct Kcrr ,,, ,H lmirp,K ,i,t bids will probably bo culled for within ten days. REV. RICHESON HAS COLLAPSED OF HYSTERIA ( Aftsoclatrt rrna CaMa.I " BOSTON. Mats., May 18 Tho Rev, . Thnln.1B ti,i .,ri,.pn.,n ,n.i will cioso at 10 o'clock tonight. Thou- Bum,H ure n""nB to aid tho worthy rnU8 f a Catholic chapel at Puna- liou. the Sewall, nnd Hint Ids signature was obtained tinder misrepresentation This morning's developments fur nish the real scnsutlcn so far In n case full of sensations. They began when the ship Sewall reached hero with Attorney Utile, Sid It Iranc!n und A. It. Dupont, as the "millionaire tramps," aboard as seamen. Then came tho tiling of Sullivan's suit for 130,001 for Injuries, received while aboard the vessel and dun to negli gence, ho claimed, I.lttlo sprang from ii fuc'sle senninn V a full-Hedged and sharp-witted attorney, lie and Curry battled against Hrecknns and Judgo Stanley In several notable legal clashes Then came out the story that Sullivan had settled 111' claim for r,0 nnd was not to be found, and now Sullivan's ullhlavlt Is llled In which ho says he didn't know what he was doing and woke up the day after un der n lumber pile. Uttio iVnclCuVry tiled the following this morning: . A.I. r... El.......!.... "Proctors Oeorgo S Curry nnd (leorgo I). I.lttle iii-k the release and discontinuance of tho action llled by proctors for tho lebcilco unit that It (Continued on Page 4) vis, Mr. Cox and Mr. King. Incidentally Mr. Copeland has brought tn town with him a course of study outline that consumes ninety typewritten pages. This, It Is under. v y KCIUrnjy praised by fnany noted1 ,.',,. I I " .i... ,,.. mrlli- wmh ,""",, ,""v , ": ,",. ,.",, n,"ewc"0",K1 l,ft an. a. d Mr Cope"ai.d ,l'a' wa " K"'"t "" '' a'l ',V?Ih' i , T Uor. " "-;' ", ,.","."' ", planned for the supervising principals to do at this session. Tho Commis sioners meet next Saturday, During tho meeting It was voted to Invite many of thoso known to bo in terested In education, nmong them Illshop Rcstnrlck, to bo present nt tho meetings ami take part In tho dlscds clons. The session continues during the afternoon. Mr. I'opo In his open ing remarks said: Pope's Address. "It Is nullo In order for mo to ex press satisfaction in calling this meet (Continued on Pago 7) BASEBALL ROW GETS SERIOUS r AMUH-lnteil I-rcia Cable.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May IB Putting a team of tcrubt In the field becaute many of the regular threat ened to ttrike if Center Fielder Ty Cobb were not reinttated after being euapended for striking a spectator, the Detroit Tigers were today beaten by the Philadelphia Athletica by the tcore of 24 to 2. A crowd of 20,000 aaw the game, and many demanded their money back. "VIGILANTES" IN SAN DIEGO i Associated Proas Cabin.) In Manila to inaiiagii tho exhibit and SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 18. the Philippine Assembly has upproprl Harrit Weinttock, tpeclal governor's ated 2M,000 for expenses, tommlationer, who hat been invest!- Six ucres will be used at tho expo gating, now reports that the to-called sltlon fur the exhibit, said Mr Forbes. "Vigilantot" have been more to blame Tho Philippines free-trade clause In than the Industrial Workers of tho.thu present tariff law has greatly In World in the San Diego rlota and la- creased California trade with the Orl bor troubles. He recommends prate- ent, anil i specially Manila, declared the eution of the offenders. governor general. , s e "The growtli will be especially Tho eggB of tho German hell run marked within tho next two years," ho as low us ten to tho pound, declares. IN ANOTHER ROW ARE DROPPED GRAFT FIGHT CLOSES C Associated rriraa Cattle.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 18 Judge Dunns today dismissed the in dietmentt agalntt Aba Ruef, Haltoy, Brown, former Chief of Police Dlnan, former Mayor Schmlti, Eddie Qraney, Jim Coffroth, the tportlng man, and Glass. Judge Lawlor, before, whom the original Ruef trial waa'held, will rule on twenty four Indictments against Schmltz and ten against Clan next week, finishing the graft prose cutions. JEW TAILOR MURDERED COR PAI TRY SRfin (Kpeclal nutletln Cable.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal May 18 The body of Isaac Cohn, a tailor, who hat been milling since last Sunday, waa found today in a vacant house. He had been robbed of $500 and the police aay he waa murdered. ! -. . GEN. 0R0ZC0 IS NEARING LAST STAND (KisH'lal Bulletin Cable.) EL PASO, Tex, May IB Juarez is likely to fall. The federela have Gen eral Orozoo, rebel leader, surrounded, and it it believed it is hit laat ttand in Chihsjahua, t INDIAN STUDENTS nun LY.)ZflLKn nr-.TU BURNED TD DEATH (Hotels! nullotln Cable.) B0LCI okl,i' M 18 Five tlu- dentt have been burned to death in a " " ". Indian college. . . ATT ' fo DDA7M uuv i. mi ihuio uiihciu COFFEE ASSN. AS TRUST (Special liulletin Cable.) NEW YORK, N. Y May 18 The government hat attacked the Brazilian coffee valorization attociation at an alleged truat. NEW BATTLESHIP IS LAUNCHED (HtM-eliil ntiMtoMn Cilhlt.l j NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 18. The battleship Texaa wat launched today. TEN JURORS SWORN (Rprclal till I let 1I( Cable.) LOS ANGELES, Cat., May 18 Ten jurors have been to far tworn in in the Darrow trial. nnai taiamnn i-airi r-rniir COAL MINERS END STRIKE (Rpeclsl nu I lot In Cable.) WILKE8BARRE, Pa, May 18 Tho anthracite coal workers and operatort have ratified their agreement and the minora will return to work. . PHIL. TO 0JJTD0 HAWAII. People In Hawaii who think that Hawaii, In tho richest und most pros. pei mis period of her history. Is pot able to alford 150,000 for un uxiilhlt at tho Ban Francisco exposition, should read the following: I WASHINGTON, I). C tloiernor (lencrnl of tho Muy 10 -- Philippines W Cumiron Forbes, has arrived hero to arrange the details with tho Un real! of Insular Affairs for tho Fili pino exhibit ut the Punumii-Pucltlc ex position A board has been crcuted WANTS CHANGES IN COUNTY LAW Proposals Made To Elect Super visors By Districts, For 4 Years, And With Recall SUGGESTED CHANGES IN EXISTING COUNTY LAW. 1. That the election at large of tho wholo Board of Supervisors be die continued. 2. That the Fourth electoral dittnet elect three tupervitora. 3. That the Fifth electoral district elect three lupervisora. 4. That the seventh supervisor be eliminated, and hit place and pow ers be vetted in the mayor who shall be elected at large. Alternative for No. 4 That the six supervisors to elected by popular vote elect a teventh, and that in cato no majority vote can be secured for any one candidate, the Governor of the Territory to appoint the seventh tu pervitor, or that the mayor elected for the tame term" cast the deciding vote. """" SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES IN TERM OF OFFICE AND ELECTIONS. A. That the election of county office be every four yeart. O. That the recall by vote of tho people be provided for, affecting all tuch officers. C. That county elections be iot held during the tame year at Terri torial etectlont, Months of discussion as to changes .listed above as A, U und C Thofour in tin, cninitv law.-Involving aweenlng year term of olllee .for. county ofll- revlalon- or, the present supervisors' jclals, the recall, and tho nlternatQTer system, have nt last crystallized Into ritorlal and municipal elections are iletliilto proposals for changes. , proposals which Mr von Dunun, who 11. von Dunun yettrrdity put forward has carried out the Informal "quet the suggestions ubovo numbered 1, 3 I tionnlre," heartily agrees with and nnd 3 Ills suggestions are put for- j subscribes to. He does not, however, fard after talking the mutter over , believe that the alternative suggested for so,me weeks With many prominent . for No. i will be of practical benefit, business men and others actively ddeii- I These suggestion It Is proposed to tilled with Republican politics nnd who Incorporate In the present county law arc anxious to correct whatever funlts us amendments, or at least to submit muy bo found with tho present mil-, to the next Territorial Legislature, nlcipul system. ' Naturally, this probably Involves ao- J P Cooke, president of tho Tuft Hon by the Republican party, and League, Is tho uuthor of suggestions (Continued on Page 4) 'TIS BETTER THAN EXPECTED, SAYS MR. ST. GOAR "It seems to mo that my forcenst nt Ihn nnlrntno In the finnato has been reasonably correct," modestly com 'mentcd Mr. II. St. C.onr of tho San Pranclsco Arm of l-M. Pollltz & Co. "Tho action of tho Senato Commit Ico on Klnanco Is better than many uuvo us liopn to expect and It con firms my position takon from tho out ant Hint tin IpoIhIhIIoii thnl will destroy i tho sugar industry enn bo put through tho leglslatlvo bodies of tho United States. Tho Democrats don't want freo sugar. Don't you helloio It If anyone says they do. And cerlalnly tho lopubllcnns don't want It. .Ml ono does. "Wo hao good cnuso for congratu lation at tho very wlso and ronsorwi tlvd position taken liy tho Hcpubllo ens. Many felt that tho uepuuiicaus might bo frightened Into bucking down nt Bomo vltnl point. This feat has not been realized, liy wiping nut tho Dutch standard nnd the dlftcrcn Hal ,tho principal featutcs which the Progressives claim nrn especially nil vanlageous to tho Trust, go by On board, leaving tho producer of raw su gBr well protected against ruinous for cIkii competition, . "in my estimation tho price of raw Uugar will go higher from this time on. Tho prlco of bents is coming elo or to n parity with centrifugals, and I think J on will lltid raws ndvamiim rather than moving In tho other ill rectlon. "I am leaving for San Francisco on tho .Wllhclmlnn Wednesday. I have had a very pleasant slay. My trip to Hutchinson plantation nnd other prop- ertlcs on tlio Island nf Hawaii was very satisfactory. Kvorythlng looks good nnd Hawaii peoplo novo no reu- son to worry. "I Just want to any In passing that the steamship Wllliolmlna Is one, nt tho llnest on which I havo over trnv- cled. It Is so comfortable clean uud homelike that It takos away tho do- slro of many people to travel on ono of tho 'big llncrs.'Tlio Wlllielmliia Is HAWAII'S CLAIM FOR P. 0. MONEY WAS OVERLOOKED Because Hawaii has been left out of the Congressional appropriation provldlm) for rural post road mall deliveries. Delegate Kultlo will ho ask. ed to lmn Haw all's claim Inserted licfnro tho bill passes Congress. , This mutter was discussed lust night by TlcpuhUcans who attended the meet ing of tin- central committee called to discuss rules, and Chairman A. D. Cooper has It In hnhd today The rural putt roads hill carries ap propriations graded uccnrdlng to the .milculty r the routo lo be covered by the free ilelltery For roads of tho A class tho appropriation If 120 a mile, II class K0 n mile und C class Jtr. ii mile. It appears that Haw-all was left out of tho bill, Terrlto-'i-s being overlooked, and Kuhlo will bo cabled to lu order to get the Terri tory iut back In before the bill pais s. OANCE AT YOUNG FOR TRANSPORT The management nf the Alexander Young Hotel will ghc n dunce tonight In huunr of the officers and ladles of inspu nurniiuu. io wu.cu iu., " J na)y peop e, RUosts of other hololH anil society folk nro cordially ""'"'" t t piipad I oUuAn MX FIlANi'lSCO. Cnl . May IS. lleits. kS unaljsls, l-.. parity, t.5tc. Previous imitation, lis. 10 l-sd. U n tt St IS K n 8 tt U palatial In comfort, though she may not bo so largo as somo other ships that ply tho Pacific. .1 m 1 c , .L ' ...... ' vVla1sVAj:-A.a.i i- A. -W-fr.. Jk.. .i twaw&SHi mtn4mtm ,ti ii i i imai ist injHMI ,wn'S2. i iii 7Hijriijwlw.piiiiiiiriipiii..iiiiiis 'iijjOayi ii 4&Kimmim - .i.j jj. . MiLdi