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I Strong Protest Against the Plague Spots in the Asiatic Quarter of the City. The residents of Palanm aro wondering what President Pinkham of the-Board of Health considers sanitary. Yesterday some of the moro progressive ones, after waiting a full month for action, roso in their wrath and called the Board of 'Health not blessed. K ' As proof of their griovanco Boveral times laid before the astute president of tho board, the Hevercnd Sir. Rath pointed yesterday to the following pest colonies: 1. Pua Lano. Disused and significantly odorous vaults, garbage neaps and, germ-supply camps. ' . 2. Achi Road. Garbage dumps In all stages of preservation. j 3. Fuuhale Lane. Sundry mid-street deposits of rubbish and garbage. j j 4. Auld Lane. Various stores of f everfood left by negligent denif zens in default of a scavenger. 1 5. Dowsott Lane. Stagnant bath pools in the rear of tcnoments j -wherein rodent bathers had mot' an untimely death, sans burial after-awards. 6. Webb Lane. Certain perfumed mounds composed of everything .from liquifying fruit to decadent fowls. All these sanitary exhibits aro tented by an inclusive nnd highly ornate smell. Both the exhibits and their circumambient pcrfumos have been officially passed as "sanitary" by ono of Mr. Pinkham 's vigilant emissaries. "I went to Dr. Pratjt first," said Mr. Bath yesterday, "about somo placo on Dosha Lane.- Then wont to President' Pinkham with my troubles. Tho president seemed sympathetic' and told me his troubles to cheer me up. But I have troubles of my own and was disappointed that therewas no official relief. "Finally, along came an Hawaiian inspoctor from the Board of Health and that's the last of it." Here Mr. Ttnth agajnfintly sniffed alr,which fronwAchi Ttoad. "it seoms to me," ho said, "that a man who will certify such a smell and its sourco is incompetent. If somo disease got started hero, it would bo too lato to clean up. If it's left as it is, we'll have a filth diseaso surely. It's brooding in' all this muck." Tho various places complainod of aro tho dumping grounds for evory sort of debris. Tho defunct cat sleeps on an abandoned hair mattress; tho long deceased fish dreams of deep waters in a green pool, and the tin can harbors tho .scented vegetable. Possibly tho worst holo of all is In tho rear of tho tonemonts Waikiki of. .Dowsott Lano on King street. Horo tho Oriontal residents have a series of MERCHANT PRINCE KUNST DIES AT GERMAN HOME Mr. Gustov Kunst, at' once one of 1 I, the mont prominent merchant-banker , of the Pacific and a notable figure throughout the Orient and the South Seas Is dead In Hamburg, Germany. 'Word of his death was received yes terday morning by President Cecil Brown of. the 'First National, Bank and by the German Consul. Mr. ,Kunst died on September 10, only a. few days after his arrival frorn the United States and less than a month after disposing of some large Interests here. ' Mr. Kunst was a member of the wealthy firm of Kunst "& Albers of Hamburg, Port Arthur and. Vladivos tok, the owner of Robert Louis Steven son's Valllma plantation on Samoa and ! well known In Honolulu for his gener ous mode" of life and his many kindly qualities. : Beyond the bare announcement of his death no further information, had 'been cabled here yesterday. Mr. Kunst first came here. In 1833. He stayed at Bans Soucl, "Walklkl, fybere lyj quickly became known as a lavish entertainer; ( Some years later he bought Valllma, Xr, Robert Lous Stevenson's place, at Apia Samoa. At one time he Honolulu from there-, on a specially Iharierd steamer. t.b'ne o'th)a. kindly deeds' was. to send to Gr-I many for her musical education and In many ways he showed himself on exceedingly generous, affable and social man. It Is said that Mr. Kunst paid for an eighteen years' lease of tho property at Walklkl now occupied for the season by Dr. C. B. Cooper. Here he established a. fine homo next door to tho Aquarium and while here lived in the beat style. The latter part of August Mr. Kunst disposed of his heavy Holdings In the First National Bank of Hawaii to Mr. James B. Castle along with Mr. Castle's purchase of former Cashier Coopers Interest, both aggregating something like $150,000. Mr. Kunst was a man of. stout build, dignified In appearance and the type of a prosperous merchant.' The relations of his firm with the Russian Government were very close. For many years Kunst & Albers have acted as agents of the Siberian Railway and the Immense contracts handled in the course of this added materially to the firm's wealth. A branch at Port Arthur was closed a year ago and Mr. iKunst largely withdrew from active management with business. Mr, Kunst was not married and the disposition of his vast property can not be' foretold. Mr. Cecil Brown,- his representative In Honolulu, slated yesterday that he 'was utterly unable to say anything abputthe bualiHNM mat' " , JOHNSON SCORED 4.".i 'f'H,' AUTO WENT , OVER WALL Narrow Escape From Death of Guy Owens. Guy Owens, the electrician, was al most killed In an automobile accident yesterday afternoon, and his companion, Mr, Dewez, a Frenchman who has been stopping at the Hawaiian Hotel for, several weeks, escaped with a. few bruises. The accident occurred on Llllha street above King, the auto and Its occupants plunging over tho stone retaining wall to tho premises which aro 13. feet below the level of tho street. Mr. Owens was removed to tho Queen's hospital and later was tak en to his home. Witnesses to the accident state that they first saw the auto wobbling about the street, apparenly out of control ot the man at the wheel. It left the Kwa side of the highway Just "above tho corner of King and took a sharp turn and made .a quick run across to the' Walklkl side one wheel struck the curb. This seemed to put the wheel, and possibly some of the steering gear, out of commission. Then spectators saw tho' machine whirl around and start, ap parently, at full speed for the Kwa side Wt the street 'again. As the auto rleared the curb, the man, at the wheel reached for tho sldo brake, but at, that moment the wheels were.' lifted by the coping and the car plunged up .to tho sidewalk and then The blanket warrant bobbed up as over the stone wall to the ground a T rf I usual and the -Road Board matter has .aolen feet below. It turned a complete ' at last been brought to a focus. .somersault,, throwing the occupants ,. . ,. . . . , 1 "" ana away rrom the machine. Alter The following were present: Chair- , Bttlklng tne man G. W., Smith, over and turned upside down, the up-Adams, Supervisors Cox, 'Archer, P'?. works being entirely smashed whllo Lucas and Moore,parba.ge. Superintend- thaVrnchlnery generally was broken ent Johnson, Auditor BIcknell, up. it) was a small Oldsmbblle tour- ty County Attorney Mllverton, County lng car. Clerk Kalauokalanl, Clerk BurtandenUf When mounted Police Officer Cook Stenographer Aea and representatives arrived there he found Mr. Owens the .press. lng in a heip close to the machine nnd ' J. K. Paele for the Committee on Ex- apparently In a dying condition. His pendltures approved the treasurer's faco was smeared with blood and he purchase of a $375 adding machine. I appeared to be bleeding at the mouth E. R. Adam's, a member of the same and ears. The patrol wagon was sent commute, disapproved of the machine. ' for and Mr. Owens was lifted Into It Lucas thought the machine would bo In an unconscious condition, a good thing. At the hospital he was attended by Adams explained that Ip. his opinion ' the resident surgeon. He revived but the expenditure of $375 on such a ma- was dazed and unable to give any ac- chlne would be a waste of money. He count of the accident. There was a thought the treasurer's clerk should do severo'cut Oh his upper lip and his fnco the adding and stated that he could j was badly scratched. He complained provide ani automatic add.er for much of pains In his back and was generally less money. shaken up, but he Insisted on being Moore put In a good word for the taken home. ' machine and said that If Trent hadn't Tho attendants at the hospital found needed It In his business he Wouldn't have asked for It. He didn't think that the treasurer should be turned down' on the first request he had ever made. Adams said that his objection was not a personal one and declared that (Continued on Page E.) that Mr. Owens had sustained no serious Injuries. Mr. Dewez had a ed arm. At 1 o'clock this morning Mr. Owens was resting easily at his homo and it was said that no complications wore feared. MAJOR WALL FELL FROM A STREET CAR AND BROKE LEG (Associated Press Cablogram.) SAN FRANCISCO, September 19. Thomas ,E. Wall, a business' man of Honolulu, fell from a street car here and broke his leg. His Eastern tour has been abandoned. BBW&ivTiBtJHi'SSBatlM Major Wall is a member of the local .firm of Wall-Nichols Co., and is supposed to haVe been on his way East to buy holiday goods. 00000X000X0CK00XOOOOC VAILIMA, THE THE LATE OUSTAyE KUNST, TOEMEKLY TO (-STEVENSON; ... 3r i - !' t,'.. ,, WW JmKtf .i J2 m i v - nm tmm - VOL. XL. No. 78 HONOLULU T. H., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1905. SEMI-WEEKLY, WHOLE 2780. HEAPS OF FILTH BRING DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC combination outhouses and baths in 'whoso cement pools a- vast varloty of still iifo floats. As theso beauty spots aro in tho heart of a populous quartor it is earod by the white residents that tho official seal of purity of tho Health Board may provo valueless against certain uncivilized nnd illiterate germs that can not read, tho proclamations against disease. Besides tjio particular spots mentioned thcro aro others that would certainly seem to cry for disinfecting by other means than official incantations. "But," as the protesters say, "what is tho tieo in going around to mako com-plaint nnd having to get what comfort wo can in listening to President Pink-Hiam's troubles! If ho would mako our troubles his troubles, wo might feel less as if ho wcro a tearful incompetent." 0 . Garbage Report Reflects Pointedly on His Methods. - ( Supervisors Moore and Archer's report on tho alleged Irregularities In connection with the Garbage Depart ment's July payroll was the piece de resistance at the meeting of the Poe'd of Supervisors last night. ,, ,. Sam Johnson was among those present, clad In khaki and wearing top boots with Seagirt mud on them. The meeting looked like bust ess from the very start and Jacky Ij worked In his shirt-sleeves. There were 72 pages ot minutes to read but In order to get through by midnight their recital was considerably curtailed. As to the Johnson report, on the face of It It gave the military Samuel .fits. It found him guilty of gross carelessness or Incompetence and waa anything but complimentary reading. The report waa adopted. Jacky Lucas rose In defence of John- son so did Johnson himself and when the powwow was over a. unanimous vote of confidence In his ability and In tegrity was tendered, and there you arel . - CZAR CALLS TO THE HAGUE daawiiift Russian Ruler Again Asks Powers to Meet in Peace Con- fcrcncc. (ABsoclated Press Oablosras.J ", ST. PETERSBURG, September 19.-The Czar ids Issued Invitations to the Powers to attend a second peace conference" at Th ' Hague. - AMERICAN TRADE WITH RUSSIA IS STIMULATED ST. PETERSBURG, September 19. The removal of retaliatory duties on imports has had the immediate effect of greatly stimulating American trade. Heavy orders for American machinery have already been placed, RUSSIA BUYS TRANSPORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, September 19. The. Russian government has made a purchase of steamers to carry home prisoners now In Japan. WILTON STANFORD OFFERS DOUBLE FORMER REWARD SCHENECTADY, N. Y., September 18. Wilton Stanford, has doubled his former offer of' a reward of $1000 for the discovery of the poisoner of his aunt. He is employing private detectives. CLERK IS DEFAULTER. WASHINGTON, September i8.James Boyd, a clerl? in the Marine Hospital service, has been arrested and charged witfc the embezzlement of $20,000 of government funds. ' ' s PRESIDENT DOES NOT FEAR YELLOW FEVER NEW ORLEANS, September 18. President Roosevelt has telegraphed his willingness to visit New Orleans on October 24th, according to program. The Mayor has answered, that there will be no risk. AGED NOVELIST DEAD. LONDON, September 19. Sir George MacDonald, the novelist, is dead. ' 1 George MacDonald, longr known as a novelist of tho old school, was born la 1824 and was educated for the Independent, ministry, but retired after soma years of service. Ho wrote many books which attained great popularity, hia earlier ones being usually thought his best. "Alec Forbes of Howglen" and "Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood," both published, before 1807, are still much. read. CASUALTIES AT TIFLIS. TIFLIS, September 19. A mob attacked a mail car and the-troops fired a volley which killed and wounded many persons. 0 ' AFTERNOON REPORT. , NEW YORK, September 18. Baron Komura is convalescing from his attack of fover. PHILADELPHIA, Septcmbor 18. The Sovereign Grand Lodgo of Odd Follows convened hero today. EDINBURGH, September 18. King Edward reviewed 40,000 Scotch volunteers horo today, CONSTANTINOPLE, wVtomber 18. Tho work on the Turkish fortifications at the Bosphorus is causing friction with Russia. PLYMOUTH, September 18. Minister Do Witth will land at Cherbourg, this evening on His way from the United States to Paris. .SEOUL, September IB. A Buselan squadron has been sighted off its mission being to, communicate the terms of tho recent armlstieo made by Oyama and Linavitch to the Eusslan forces in the vicinity of1 Korea. KANSAS CITY, September 18. Heavy rains are causing much damage la, this froct ion. The, rivers aro riling. '' ' V.'Xa . ' - i . IV. ... - if iii.. 1 . - A m '?&: ViifeiiM! , imMMii