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. . . 1 V" ' 3 - p.Q0 O O O O O o o oo U. S. WEATHER BUREAU. DECEMBER 30 C Uit 24 houri rainfall, Oj Temperature, max. 75. ( O Rir 67; Weather, hazy and cool. 0 - ! a SUGAR 96" Tot Centrical 4 83; Per Ton. 1 $96 60. 8S AnaJyiU Beeti. !4i 4d. Per Ton 5102.15 Eatablbhedl July a, iSsfl. f VOLv XL., NO. 6988. HONOLULU, HAWAII TERRITORY. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. S ABAiJDO . :.r. .x. ' r? JDk GRAND JURY AWARDS SOME RUSSIAN 5 A i. 3 ( Numbered Ballots and the Manage ment of the School Department the Main Things Coming In for Censure. The Territorial Grand Jury made its final report to Judge Hobmson yesterday, and was dismissed. The report made twenty three In iictments, all but one on the secret file, but the tale goes that there is nothing of a .sensationaf nature, nor even very inter esting, hidden under the vail of secrecy. The report of itself is a different' matter, for it does carry matter that will create not a little breeze in some departments of the . government. The re port, in full, follows: -' DEPARTMENTS INVESTIGATED. I tally and inseparably associated with the heretofore hied i . . j r .t, v,i; c.v,i ; to educate the children to become god Preliminary reports, -with thi3; Honorable". Court, with the final list of criminal cases, hereunto an nexed aivV" made a part hereof, show -what bills-have been found, charging persons with criminal offen.ses within the Island of Oahu. In addition to criminal matters this grand jury. by committee duly appointed therefor, investigated the Department of the Attorney-General and Police, the Department of Public Lands, the Department of Public Works , and the Department of Public Instruc tion. The grand jury, as a body, in vestigated charges against the police in Te one Oscar Toepelmann, and charges -of fraud and misdemeanors committed .at the late general election held in this citizens and good members of society; and the preparation for eood citizenship demands both intellectual and moral training. The pupils attending our schools should be given the ground work for the future, without any idea of making them specialists, or giving a smattering of studies belonging to an advanced ed ucational sphere. They should be thor oughly rehearsed along essential lines, in a careful, businesslike manner. All the extras and non-essentials in the schools and school lext-books should be wholly eliminated. This would be a sav ing of much valuable time to the pupils, besides a large amount of money month ly, which could be used for other pur REPUBLICAN SOLONS HOLD A CAUCUS WITH NO SPECIAL RESULTS For all practical purposes the caucus for defTient. Secondly was the Mention was made of the great of Republican members of the Legisla- rtaV'"i'a,- 'nlrh wa- J Plantations. requiring facilities for ship- ping. ' I "We look to you, gentlemen of the fizzle both in point of attendance -and in results achieved. There wa? no . 4.4. j 4. 4.x. v. 1 Senate.' and House of Representatives," definite purpose submitted at the be- . . ginning, and no definitive action for record at the end. Mr. Lilikalani pre sented the only formal program of ac tion but one -lacking entirely in con crete topics for consideration. ' Carlos A. Long. Representative of the Fourth District, presided. Other mem bers present were Senator Achl, Repre sentatives Andrade, Harris Quinn, Ay-. !ett, Lilikalani, Waterhouse, MahelonaJ Broad, Kalawaia and Kaleiopu. A the orator urged, "to extend, deepen and open all the harbors of Hawaii nel I and n?ake appropriations in the bill i for that purpose." : After continuing some minutes un der a voted extension of time in read ing his speech in English, Mr. Lilika lani" switched into -a self-interpretation of his' sentiments in Hawaiian. - ' TERRITORIAL CAUCUS. Mr, -'Long reported that the committee Territory. v POLICE COMPLIMENTED. poses, of a more practical nature, to 4't?pon such investigations this grand bettef advantage. - 5 1 : .-tt :. A regards . tl --jury intireiorc repon as iuiiuws . I. ' Department of the Attorney-Gen-eral and Police. The Committee, duly appointed there for, visited the various institutions con nected with the Bureau of Police, situ ated in Honolulu, and found the same conducted, managed and maintained in a fittintr and satisfactory manner. Credit is due the Bureau of Police in this be half. : . As a result of the investigation of the number of persons connected with and the present efficiency of the Police De-. partmenr, tms grand jurv. would make We had no little time, labor and dif Tecommeiidations : ficulty in examining into the conduct of v x.ii me 4 Hic xwiiv-c this department. Ihe bupenntendent department De paid a nigner salary, m of Publ;c Instruction is the Honorable proportion to meam.es periormea. Alatau- T. Atkinson. His immediate (b) lhat the beats of patrolmen be -,n.:istc r.f - wnxj nnH incrp3ii1 in th prta thar the iihiirh . i As regards the public schools, the public may be divided into' three classes: 1. Those who are inactive in . their attitude. This is the largest class. 2. Those who are insistent in their criticisms. 3. The interested the intelligent portion of the people. This latter class is the smallest, but will, it is hoped, become a well-denned, active and po tent power for every . agency that will encourage, promote and strengthen the improvement of schools. INQUISITORS BLOCKED. baker's dozen or so of outsiders were appoir,t6d for that purpose had written in. attendance. . to members of the Legislature on the LILIKALANI HOLDS FORTH. other islands, asking them to come to ' T, T ... ' '. ' . 'Honolulu before the first of February iL.. iv. . j-.niKaiani, itepresentative eiect of the Fourth District, read a long members of the Legislature. The first .... v .... .... I A Brigadier Thomas OF PORT ARTHU General Comin,g By the to Inspect Honolulu Regular Troops. for consultation over sessional matters ,f SIXTY-DAT. QUESTION. . Mr. Aylett .oon.idered that the ques- great need of the Territory was roads Continued on .Page' 7. V HOW HATTER FOUND HIMSELF AGAINST THE REAL THING One of the Incidents That Led to the Opening Of the War On Illicit Liquor Dealers. an assistant secretary, also performing of Honolulu be. more thoroughly under the duties o school agent 'for Honot -police surveillance. (c) That a merit svstem be installed in the Bureau of Police, and that the credits necessarv for advancement de pend upon: . (1) Familiaritv with rules and regu- Sations of the Police Department. - lulu; a stenographer and bookkeeper, messenger and other attendants. Three school inspectors have also their head quarters in the office of the Superintend ent. We have to report that there is a congestion of unfortunate conditions (2) Percentage attained upon reg.:- prevail ine. especially in the Superin lar inspection. (3) Efficiency. (4) Meritorious acts in the dis charge of duty. ' . (d) That the Legislature appropri ate a sufficient sum of money, to be dis posed of by the High Sheriff, in his dis cretion, in making fitting rewards to po- tendent's office, which demands heroic methods to eradicate and readjust. It appears that the Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction has lonjy since manifest ed a personal indifference as to the proper or improper performance, by teachers, of their duties; that he takes. but Iittie, it any, personal interest in lice officers for performance by them of the;r responsibilities and advancement. Such an attitude is a detriment to proper school work throughout the Ter ritory. He has rarely been seen in the schools of . the city of Honolulu per- e -rtieritonous acts, in the discharge ot Aaeir duties. 2. The Departments of Public Lands and Public Works were found to be manasred and conducted in a-satisfactory and creditable manner. COLLUSION IN LAND OFFICE. "From complaints brought before the grand iury. duly substantiated by proper .Jh"t7rUltirV dence adduced, th:s grand j !ry reports auu-dKtiua v 1 inc. asxi iiiiiil kj 1. x uunu It seems that Governor Carter was led to his conclusion relative to the liquor license of the firm, of Macfarlane & Co. largely as a result of the investigations of Detective Hatter, the ubiquitous. When Hatter came to Honolulu as a kind of general adjuster, he appeared to a great many persons in the town in many various characters. For example, he was a sport with the sports, and a good fellow who had police experience with members of the police' department upon whom he desired to keep tab. With liquor men he was a man who had himself been in the liquor business, a connoisseur of mixed drinks, and ' incidentally a man with money who might, under certain conditions, desire to open a saloon himself. It was in this guise that Hatter was in troduced by a certain saloon man in town to Mr. Day, who held a confidential position with the firm of Macfarlane & Co. Hatter opened his heart to Mr. Day and, in return, according to the re port that he subsequently made to Governor Carter, had his own eyes opened. ' It was following Hatter's report that the Governor sent for the manager of Macfarlane & Co. and asked him whether Day was a man in a position to relate. all the ins and outs of the business, and whether he could stand to what he hr.d said that Day was that kind of man. The manager said l A8SOOIATS9 PBSS CALSQBAKS J LONDON, Dec. 31. The Russians have abandoned the new town of Port Arthur but the Japanese will not occupy it, fearing mines. ' " :. ' ' - AFTERNOON REPORT. MOSCOW, Dec. 3a. A societv proposing a Russo-Japanese league has begun the agitation for pl;e. TOKIO, Dec. 30. A letter received from a man on the Rus sian battleship Sevastopol which was torpedoed some days ago by Admiral Togo's fleet says that the fall of Port Arthur is imminent. SHANGHAI, Dec. 30. Precautions have been taken by the Chinese Government to prevent the Russian cruiser Askold and torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi from escaping from this port to join the Russian Baltic fleet. ,! TOKIO, Dec. 30, In the attack on the Rihlung fort before Port Arthur the besieging army mined through solid rock. Two tons and a half of dynamite were used to blow up the fort. Half of the Russian garrison were killed. The fort is now in possession of the Japanese. , - : . VASHINGTON, December 30th, 1904. To the Japanese Consul, Honolulu: Our Port Arthur army reports that our occupation of the Ulung shan fort was completely assured on the night of the 28th inst., and oar trophies among others were four large calibre guns, seven small calibre guns, thirty 37-millimetre guns and two machine guns. v TAKAHIRA. RALLYING AROUND KOSSUTH, BUDAPEST, Dec. 31. Arrangements for the dissolution of Parliament have been completed. Various opposition parties have united under the lead of Francis Kossuth, son of Hungary's great patriot. THE COLORADO ELECTION. ; DENVER, Dec. 31.- The Supreme Court has decided to open all ballots in the election contest. It is alleged that 20,000 fraudu lent votes were cast. TO INSPECT HONOLULU REGULARS. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. Brigadier General Moore will leave today on the Thomas to inspect the troops stationed at Honolulu. CASEY-BERGER FIGHT. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. draw. - -The Casey-Berger 'fight was a Lands have been in collusion with lessees, Under the provision of the Pub lic Land Act, known as "Right of pur ,chise lease," to the end that the lessees, without personal nor continued occu- M"uuul iISv-i W"""UX k any printed rules or reeulations to pation ot the land leased to them by PV ... t . nn th. . the Government, secure a patent there for. I c .."I. 1 r a c tti.. .4-:-, ;i These matters being without the Is- ?l such, au a iu . . r m-t - j ,l. insr to ureuare anu auuui 1 uic.- nm us una o. uanu na uu, u JU . br fc guidance Df teachers, ! i0":.0!: Se.fc would be regarded as gravely indifferent fl1'?::" -rlVr" .1 - of dutv. Such rules and regulat.ons Then Day was sent for and confronted by Hatter. The de- per- suggestions. In fact, his personal pres- ngy made, and the tale of some good advice not to go into the ence is virtually an unknown factor in saloon business and pav for a license himself. He had taken notes MtiauJrd his Pvate conferences with Day, and had it all in his little dwarfed, if not destroyed. From evi-1 book. And when he was confronted with Dav, that gentleman sur prised mm by the remark: "I never saw this gentleman before in my life." Hatter's jaw went down, at that, about a foot. "Why why, Mr." Day," he gasped, "you don't mean to sav that vou don't know me?" . "Never saw you in my life." "Why, don't you remember when I was introduced to you by : and how I met you afterwards and we had a private that the course of study now in vogue in the schools has not been revised for many vears past; further, even though four hundred teachers are employed m this department, there are not in use con trol them. All teachers on the main land, in cities, are provided with copies but we will respectlully call this fact tn th" attention of Honorabl Pratt, Commissioner of Public Lands, ' 5lS' so that those persons who have abso lutely sworn to the fact of personal and continuous residence in their "prove ups" before, the sub-aeents of public lands be prosecuted. Should a matter of this character be left in abeyance it! should be drafted, carefully considered 1 1 -CC:..1 - 1 1 Al.rr to-U- Cl3f dliu dJ-M 'i v vi anu f ' i-'ii'-"-,---- - - the schools of this Territory. HARD UPON TEACHERS. It is our consensus of opinion that a Superintendent's -influence ought to be, at all times, an active, sympathetic. widpnrpad and enthusiastic one for the would only .pe a matter 01 a miwi betterment of the teachers and the. no se ot the land act wouia j;ft;nir Df th when the purpo be absolute!- defeated. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN STRUCTION. WThis grand jury further investigated the Department of Public Instruction, and has the following to report: This department is the most import ant branch of the service of the Tern ' forial Government. It is one m which the public ought to manifest a more ac tive and intelligent interest, as it is vi- e business ot tne, punnc school work and not confined within the four walls of an office. It should be rather an influence of personal pres ence" among the teachers and pupils, which would encourage them in habits of industry and inculcate ambition, civil ity, self-poise and a thorough knowledge of the theory, art and practice of teaching; thus a superintendent wou!d extend, successfully, up-to-date experi (Continued on Page 2) talk in a saloon ?" "Don't remember any such thing." "You gaveme some pretty good advice on that occasion, Mr. Day, when you told me not to go into the saloon business. Have 3-0U forgotten that?" I . "I don't remember it. I don't remember ever meeting you at all." . Of course it was of no use, against a proposition like that. But forgetting does not destroy evidence and the Governor has al ready announced his probable conclusion. The liquor war there fore has begun. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED. LONDON, Dec. 31. Two arrests have been made of men be longing to an international gang of counterfeiters who have been making. Bank of England notes for three years past. GRAZIERS WOULD KEEP THE PRICE OF BEEF WHERE IT WAS The graziers are fighting the proposition of the Metropolitan Meat Co., to reduce the Wholesale price of beef to nine cents a pound, a figure which would cut the price at retail to the con sumer. Although there is a great oversupply of cattle, the con sumption of beef by Honolulu . having run down to twenty head of cattle per day, the graziers vvanjt to keep the price up by main strength. A plan to do so is on the tapis and it will be considered at the next meeting of the Graziers and Breeders' Association, soon to take place. A stray copy of the proposition of the Meat Company reached this paper yesterday from a grazier. It is as follows: HONOLULU, II. T. Dec. 20, 1904. Dear Sir: Owing to the surplus of marketable cattle at present existing throughout this Territory and with a view to relieve the situation several of the" graziers have volunteered to furnish our Company with prime beef at the rate of nine (9) cents a pound. The object of this reduction is to enable the retailer to sell at correspondingly lower rates to the consumer, thereby increasing the consumption of the beef product. As we are of opinion that you are equally interested with other graziers in promoting this object, we are withholding our orders for future deliveries until we hear from you relative to the number of cattle you are prepared to furnish under this arrangement during the period of three months commencing January 1, 1905,. on which date this new rate will take effect. Yours verv trulv, THE METROPOLITAN MEAT CO., LTD. G. J. Waller, Manager. : r. f v 4. I