The Hawaiian gazette. [volume], October 25, 1907, Image 1

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Trial Offered so Soon as Evidence of Good
Faith Is Given Healer Regards
him try. btatement of Dr. Wayson.
Unless Wallach can bring before the
ancmbers of the Board of Health something
more definite to go upon than
Jiis bald, unsupported assertion -that he
ias a remedy for leprosy that body
will pa no further attention to his
claims nor to him. That was decided
l)y a two to four-vote at the meeting
of the Board yesterday afternoon, at
which the petitions of the Honolulu
politicians were ordered to be courte
ously returned as something which the
.Board could not deal with and the resolution
and motion that Wallach. be
gnen a tryout was voted down.
Wallach was at the meeting in person,
but beyond uttering sundry threats
of what would happen to President
Pinkham Fhe next time he goes to Kalaupapa
and repeating his assertions
that the members of the Board would
angculate with leprosy any witnesses
lie might produce in order to discredit
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him, he was a very quiet and white-faced
spectator. Charley Xotley harangued
the crowd after the meeting
was over, accusing President Pinkham I
of having lied to the lepers at the
settlement and broken faith with them
after having pledged himself to see
that "Wallach be given a trial. He
paced up and down in the corridor of
tho Board of Health building, shouting
his defiances to the various mem
bers of the Board as they came out of.
I the President's office and threatening
the Board with the vengeance of the
Hawaiian people.
A little squad of plain clothes police
was stationed in the building, evidently
in case of possible trouble, but
its services were not required.
The whole membership of thq Board
was in attendance at the meeting, the
first important part of which was the
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LIS OPEN STATUTE BR HI
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Coin for the
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Bond issue Now
in Territorial
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning a hack with considerably over
a. quarter of a million dollars of United
States coin in it, drove from the First
National Bank up King street to the
Treasurer's office at the Capitol.
It was the money derived from the
sale of 294 bonds of the Territory of
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McKinley Memorial Committee
Has Two Plans Put
Treasury. Before It.
A meeting of the McKinley Memorial
Committee was held yesterday after
noon at C. M. Cooke's office to receive
the report of a committee appointed
to obtain data relative to the 'cost of
a bronze statue of the late President
McKinley. This Is not a new project.
Hawaii, each for $1000. It was turned tbut one that was under conslderaUon
over to Acting Treasurer Hapai by
the First National Bank. It amounts
to a little over $2S9,000 and was in
treasury vaults very soon after the
r.?uing of the bank morning.
.Acting Treasurer Hapai was at the
bank early jesterday morning. The
money for the bonds was counted out
in goiu, mostly in ten-dollar pieces.
It was then placed in bags, $3000 to
a bag. There were fifty-eight bags.
TVben this was all prepared, a hack
was called, and Hapai, assisted by a
member of his stafi loaded the fifty-eight
bags into the hack and were
driven quickly to the Capitol where
the
at the time the proposal was made to
apply the memorial fund to the construction
of an amphitheater In the
rear of the Normal School. It Is anticipated
that definite and full informa
tion on both the above subjects will
be In the hands of the committee very
shortly, which will admit of final ac
tion being determined upon and the
adoption of one of these two proposals.
Meantime, the committee fully recognizes
that this selection Is one of
considerable interest to the public and
would welcome any expressions of
preference or choice.
Those present were Judge S. B. Dole,
C. M. Cooke, F. A. Schaefer. T. CHve
money was speedily placed in the Tavi n mtif a t n
vaults of the. treasury department. RothwelL ' M$li.
Merchants Roast Service
American-Hawaiian
Company.
The following conversation took
place yesterday on the street when a
reporter for the Advertiser met Fred
Tu. Waldron, the local commission
merchant, who buys largely both on
the Pacific and Atlantic coasts:
"Well, Mr. Waldron, how is business?"
"I am not doing any business, nor
is anyone else since the freight service
by the American-Hawaiian has become
vorse than It ever was by the
oldtime sailing vessels. Tou laugh at
that, do you? Come in here and I'll
bet you a suit of clothes that I will
find another man to back me up."
Going into H. May & Co.'s store
Manager W. T. Lucas was found, and
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toitt or tne question and answer:
"Why, there is no doubt of that's
being true. Are you aware of the fact
that flour Is so scarce here at present
that we are nearly facing a bread
famine? I have been sending around
town for the past week trying to buy
flour in twenty-five sack lots and "cannot
get it. There is practically none
in the city. Hackfeld has none, Gon-
salves has none, Davies has none, and
we are also out. The bakers have a
little, and the retail houses have a little,
but no one has enough to supply
the demand for more than a few days.
"What is the cause of this? The
Missouri brought down a little freight
for us, but our orders were cut down,
as the American-Hawaiian people said
mat me leian would ue along In a
few days and she would bring down
plenty. Up to September 28 we expected
the Texan, when we were Informed
that she would not come here
at ail and that the Arizonan would
bring her cargo. We are still waiting
for the Arizonan, which was to hive
sailed from the Sound on October 14,
and is still advertised to sail at that
time but has not left yet, so far as
can be learned.
"What can we do with such a service?
All kinds of feed here are
scarce, I don't believe that you can
buy a single sack of oats in the city,
and the barley is almost out. I am
for any company which will give us a
better than that which we are
getting at present, as It Is not what
we deserve from the American-Hawaiian."
SCHOOLS FEOM LOAN" FUNDS.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Babbitt hopes to have an interview
with Governor Frear today in regard
to the schoolhouses provided for out
of the loan funds which have now become
available. The Legislature appropriated
$110,000 for schoolhouses out
of the loan funds. These were divided
among the islands as follows:
Hawaii, $36,250: Kauai, $12,500; Ma
ui, Molokai and Lanai, $40,000; Oahu,
$21,250.
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TJ. S. WEATHER BTJEEATJ, October 24. Last 24 hours rainfall, trace. SUGAR. 96 Degree Test Centrifugals, 3.90c; Per Ton, $78.00.
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VOL. L No. 86 HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907. SEMI-WEEKLY WHOLE No. 2949
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Offer as a Refusal.
"Until such time as satisfactory proof of the alleged cures
of leprosy by J.LorWallach shall be produced, the President of
the Board of Health is hereby instructed to inform all parties
concerned that negotiations are at an end." Motion by Fred.
Smith, seconded by M. P. Robinson, at yesterday's meeting
of the Board of Health and passed.
"Now, it is a fight to the end between the Hawaiian people
and the Board of Health. They have driven the matter
into politics and we must work now to abolish the law of
segregation. So long as that law gives them the whip hand,
do you think that anyone would come here for examination
and be injected with the bacilli of leprosy? The Board of
Health has shown that it is against the Hawaiian people.
What they want is to put every Hawaiian in the settlement
at Kalaupapa." Statement of Charles K. Notley.
"TJiis matter is not up to the Board of Health now. The
first man it is up to is Charles K. Notley,, who says that he
has the proof to offer. When he offers it, if we have the
least reasonable ground to go upon, we can submit it to the
lepers themselves and if they are satisfied we can allow the
remedies to be tested." Statement of President L. E. Pink-ham.
"The mess and agitation while we are looking for this
proof will turn out to be a darned sight worse than letting
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Engineer Southworth Says It
.WdiHd Be Cheaper to
Build New Wharf.
Superintendent of Public Works
yesterday received the report
of Edward A. Southworth. a civil en
gineer of the department, on the condition
of the Hilo wharf. The report
is an extended one, going into detail
of the condition of piles, caps, string-
eis, planks and shed, and of the work
dene In making the Investigation.
The report is accompanied by a
large number of photographs showing
very graphically the condition of decay
which portions of the structure
have reached. With the report also
are specimens of the copper sheathing
of the piles, which have corroded to
such an extent as to show little ap
pearance of copper.
Mr. Southworth reports that more
than half the piles have become utterly
rotten and toredo eaten. The
caps on the tops of the piles have be
come so rotten that the stringers In
places have cut Into them. The planking
has rotted and become worthless.
Even in the shed the ends of the
boards which form the sides of the
shed, where they have been covered
by a baseboard, have rotted entirely
away.
The cause of the state of disrepair,
amounting almost to complete destruction,
of the wharf, is time and
the elements.
Engineer Southworth reports that in
his opinion it would be cheaper to construct
a new wharf than to repair the
old one. His report is accompanied
with a map of that portion of Hilo
harbor showing the location of the
Kilo wharf, the Hilo railroad wharf,
and the proposed changes in the Hilo
wharf which the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Company desired should be
made to the wharf with the $20,000
appropriation of the loan fund. In
this map he shows the location he
suggests for a new wharf to be built
instead of repairing the old one. lb
lies between the Hilo wharf and the
Hilo railroad wharf extends a little
north, while the Hilo wharf extends
considerably west of north and the
Hilo railroad wharf and ertends due
less west of north. This direction and
bearing of the proposed structure is
said to be the best for vessels at" the
wharf.
The proposed structure Is the same
size as the one now condemned, and
stands out In deeper water, being con
nected with the shore by a rock fill.
It Is 300 feet long and will readily
admit of the Mauna Kea lying alongside.
The proposal to build an entirely
new wharf instead of attempting to
j ;wharf is in a very bad condition.
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(Associated Press cablegrams.
f NEW YORK, October 25 A pool, headed by J. Pierpont Mor-
fgan, has been organized to provide one hundred million dollars to
fc, . hold up the market and avoid the necessity of sacrificing stocks.
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had risen to one hundred per cent has dropped back to ten per cent.
NEW YORK, October 24 John D. Rockefeller has deposited
ten millions for the aid of the trust companies.
Some of the smaller banks have had to suspend payment
The market is steadier and the prices bid for stocks have gone
up.
PITTSBURG, October 25 The Iron City Trust Company has
suspended payment.
RENO, Nevada, October 24 The Governor has declared three
days dolidays, in order to aid the banks by giving them time to get
coin.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., October 24. A petition in bankruptcy
has been filed against the Southern Steel Company, a concern having
a capital of $25,000,000.
NEW YORK, October "22. The financial situation today found
Wall street in tremendous excitement.
The Knickerbocker Trust Company, with deposits of sixty millions
of dollars, closed its doors following a run. It is said that the
closing is only temporary and the bank paid out over seven millions
of dollars.
The police were needed to Dreserve order amonV the crowds oP
(depositors- President Barney has resigned.
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t xue iviayur company nas tauea, out uus is not considered im-
Jjj portant.
secretary ot the .treasury Cortelyou is coming to the city today
to confer with the bankers. It is expected that he will deposit Government
funds and aid the banks.
WASHINGTON, October 22. Comptroller of the Treasury
Ridgeley believes that the situation will soon improve as the reports
from other cities are favorable.
LONDON, England; October 22. There is a great depression of
stocks in the .London market.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 22. President Roosevelt said today
that he doubts that his policies have caused the financial up
heavals. He says he will not alter his policies. K
SAN FRANCISCO, October 22 The financial situation here'
is excellent.
MANILA, October 22. Secretary Taft will inspect the naval station at
Subig Bay tomorrow.
MALMO, Sweden, October 22. The Eussian steamer Litoanis, with 500
passengers on board, is ashore off Skillings. 1
, SAN FEANCISCO, October, 22. The second Jury for the trial of Attorney
Tirey Ik Ford has been completed,
WASHINGTON, October 23 Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has issued a statement in which he says that in the matter of
depositing public funds in the various banks to tide them over the
present crisis he will consult legitimate interests and not come to the
rescue of mere stock manipulators. He expects to be able to deal
adequately with the situation.
NEW YORK, October 23. Call money is now quoted at seventy
per cent. The Secretary of the Treasury has arrived here.
It is expected that the Knickerbocker Trust Company will be
able to resume payment this morning.
ST. LOUIS, October 23. None of the nine balloons which
started on Monday in the international race for the Gordon Bennett'
cup have as yet been reported as having descended. One of the balloons
has crossed the Canadian line and is sailing over the province
of Ontario. From the reports which have been sent in from observers
it is believed that one of the balloons entered by the United
States will be the winner.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 23. The Westinghouse company,
of America, has been fined half a million dollars for their failure to
complete the installation of the street railway system of this city on
contract time.
SEATTLE, October 23. Bubonic plague has broken out here,
the first victim, a Chinaman, dying yesterday.
The Federal government has been asked to take charge of the .
situation.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 23. The steamer City of Sydney
was searched at Acajutla for revolutionists.
MANILA, October 23. Secretary Taft has been petitioned to
withdraw the government transports from the interisland service.
NEW YORK, October 24. The trust companies have come to
ttifi aid of the Trust Comoanv of America, which was made the
victim of a run on the part of alarmed depositors. The bank will
be able to come through satisfactorily.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou has deposited sufficient
treasury funds in the various banks here to meet any emergency
that may now arise.
T. Pierpont Morgan and James Stillman, president of the Na
tional City bank, who are assisting in quieting the panic, had a
conference with Cortelyou yesterday.
PITTSBURG. October 24. The flurry here, caused by the
financial panic oh Wall street, is ended. The Westinghouse Electric
Machine Company has gone into the hands of a receiver, that
company and the Wernet Lamp Company having asked yesterday
that receivers be named. There is no question of the. solvency
of the Westinghouse concern, the straits in which it found itself being
responsible only to the great stringency of the money market
and the publication of the news. that the Russian government had
imposed a fine of half a million dollars against it because of a failure
to complete the St. Petersburg trolley system within contract time.
The Stock Exchange did not open yesterday, but business will
be resumed today.
NEW YORK, October 23. The Knickerbocker Trust Company
did not open for business today as, had been predicted.
LONDON, October 24. The financial crisis in America is not
felt here.
BERLIN. October 24. It is predicted here on the local Bourse
ment between the Territory and the (that there will be further failures in New York before the present
company for the lease of the old wharf
to the steamship company which is
now awaiting approval of the War Department.
If It would be as cheap to
build a new wharf as to repair the
old one, and it would be better when
completed, the company may .prefer to
do that.
At any rate, the pictures accompanying
Southworth's report are enough to
convince the lay mind that the old
financial ensis is passed.
WASHINGTON, October 24. President Roosevelt returned
from the south yesterday.
CARSON, Nevada, October 23. The State Bank Trust Company,
with branches at Goldfield, Tonop.ah, Manhattan and Blair,
has suspended.
ST. LOUIS, October 24. The German balloon Pommeru is
the winner of the international aeronautic contest for the Gordon
Bennett Cup, having sailed a distance of eight hundred and eighty:
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