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XT. S. WEATHER BUREAU, August 23 Last 24 Hours' Bainfall, .02.
Temperature, Max. 81; Min. 69. Weather, fair.
ESTABLISHED JULY 2, 1S56.
SUGAR. 96 Degree Test Centrifugals, 4.11c. Per Ton, $82.20
88 Analysis Beets, lis. 5V4d. Per Ton, $88.40.
VOL. Iu, NO. 8437.
HONOLULU, HAWAII TERRITORY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PR0F.DE
NIRG
IS OFF FOR
JAPAN
Interpreter Free to Leave
When Soga Case
IsNoIIe'd,
Prof. Walter Dening, the expert in
Japanese, interpretations . from the
vernacular into the English, who has
been a valuable ally in the prosecu
tion of the "strike" cases, made a
spectacular departure for Japan yes
terday afternoon on the T. K. K.
steamship Nippon Maru.
sThe learned pedagogue, whom Judge
De Bolt decided in eourt yesterday
should remain here under the subpoena
of Attorney Lightf oot for the
"strike" defense, arrive at the steam
er's side about seven minutes before
the scheduled departure of the vessel.
The gangway was already partially
lowered and the professor, who was
accompanied by Mrs. Dening, started
up the wobbly gangplank until stopped
by Cnptain Keily, Hackf eld's dock
manager, owing to the danger to the
professor. The? latter reluctantly left
the plank and waited anxiously until
it was readjusted. '
He was laden with packages and
many Japanese came forward . to bid
him goodbye, while a member of the
staff of the Hawaii Shinpo gracefully
dropped a carnation lei over Mrs.
Dening 's shoulders.
Prof. Dening was accompanied to
the steamer by Attorneys M. F. Pros
per and Bobbins Anderson of the law
firm which is prosecuting the Japanese
cases. Mr. Prosser smiled at the won
derment expressed on the faces of
many of . the spectators whose last
knowledge of Prof. Dening 's fate was
that he was doomed to Temain here
until the case against Editor Soga, of
the Nippu . Jiji, on1 a charge of dis
orderly conduct, was called in the near
future. HcAvever, he assisted in get
ting the Professor and his wife up the
plank, where they finally landed safe
ly and. made their wav to the upper
deck. There they smiled and smiled
and bowed their adieus.
"You see," said Attorney Prosser
in explanation, "we nol-prossed the
ca-e figrnnst Snga at 3:34 p. ra. and
therefore there is no case in which
Prof. Dening can be called to testify.
That case being disposed ofr the
court's order is therefore null and
void and Prof. Dening ig free to re
turn home to Japan."
There were some amusing ideas
among spectators on the wharf prior
to Prof. Dening 's appearance. There
was a rumor that the professor would
leave for Japan and there was consid
erable speculation as to how he would
proceed. Some suggested that he would
appear in a kimono and pass unob
served. Mrs. Dening was a through passen
ger on the Nippon Maru from San
Francisco.
E
FOB FORT SHAFTER
Authority has been received for the
construction at Fort Shaf ter of a
large storage building for various
ordnance supplies and artillery equip
ment and other impedimenta which
may not be needed for immediate use
CI1IS.M.WE'S
CONDITION BETTER
k
The conation of Charles M. ooke,
who suffered a secrjid stroke of par
alysis last week, ? was more en
couraging yesterday His son, Rich
ard Cooke, announced yesterday after
noon that th aged financier was con
siderably more comfortable.
MfiKftPUU LIGHT READY
Bf OCTOBER FUST
Owing to considerable red tape whk-h
has to be untied, the new Makapnn
Point light will not be ready for oper
ation until October 1, but the new Mo
lokai light will be trimmed and flash
ed on September 1. As to the Hono
lulu harbor light, the local army en
gineer states that the date for its op
eration is not yet known.
CITY SERVANTS
ST ffl I
Tax Assessor Asks Mayor's Aid
in Collecting Money Due
the Territory.
If employes of the City and County
of Honolulu want to keep their jobs,
they will have to hurry up and pay
their taxes. Tax Assessor Charles T.
"Wilder is out after the scalps of those
public servants who do not pay their
public debts, and he has addressed a
letter to Mayor Fern asking him to see
that the slow payers either pay up or
get out.
Wilder has taken the matter up with
the Territorial department heads, and
expects to secure their assistance in
collecting baek taxes. The list which
he has furnished Mayor Fern shows
that several county employes are deep
ly in debt to the Territory. The letter
follows:
Honolulu, August 21, 1909.
Hon. Joseph J. Fern, Mayor of the City
and County of Honolulu
Dear Sir: I beg to hand you here
with a list of persons in the employ of
the City and County of Honolulu who
have allowed their taxes to remain un
paid, although repeatedly requested to
settle them. In some instances the
amount shown covers the taxes due for
a period of several years.
I have "taken the matter np with sev
eral of the Territorial department
heads and they will advise the members
of their clerical force that the prompt
payment of the taxes due by them will
be one of the conditions under which
they may hope to hold their positions
in the department.
Believing this to be a reasonable de
mand, I would most respectfully ask
that you adopt this principle with per
sons holding appointive positions under
the-City and County government, and,
further, .that you use your authority
with such persons to bring about an
early settlement of the taxes now due
by them. -
Thanking you in anticipation of any
assisrance you may render this depart
ment in this regard, I have the honor
to be,
Respectfully yours,
" (Signed) CHAS. T. WILDER,
Tax Assessor, First Division, -Territory
of Hawaii.
I CERTIFICATES
OF
The Secretary's office is doing a land
office business in turning out certificates
of Hawaiian birth. An average of
forty certificates a day are being is
sued, and there are several hundred still
waiting. United States Immigration
Commissioner Raymond C. Brown has
stopped issuing certificates of Ha
waiian birth for the present, and that :
throws a lot of extra work on Chief,
Clerk Matheson and Secretary Mott-
Smith. t I
Beginning with next week, Japanese
cases will be taken only on Tuesdays
and Chinese cases only on Fridays. Loo
Jo has been retained as official Chinese
interpreter in the Hawaiian birth cer
tificate matters.
MANAGER HERTSCHE
i
TOURIST fl
General Manager Hertsche of the
Alexander Young and Moana Hotels has
received information from the Coast
that the Siberia will be crowded with
passengers for Honolulu, and that most
of the succeeding boats for several
sailings will have full lists for this port.
It is also known that the Makura will
have a lot of people aboard booked at
Vancouver and Victoria. The general
manager feels that the hotel business
which has continued heavy and steady
throughout the summer, which is un
usual, will not slack np at all during
the fall, and, of course, will be heavy
during the winter months. s
DR. RAMUS ORDERED
BACK TO HONOLULU
Dr. Carl Eamus, who was formerly
head of the United States Marine Hos
pital Service at Honolulu, and left here
to go to Ellis Island to do immigrant
work, has been ordered to Honolulu, and
will arrive here about the middle of
September. He is a Passed Assistant
Surgeon of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice, and will be first assistant to Dr.
Hobdy, in charge of the local station.
Dr. Ramus is a musician and has often
appeared in amateur musical produc
tions, his forte being the cello.
BATTERIES OF
ARTILLERY
Dozen Siege Guns Are
on Lurline Consigned
to Ruger.
Twelve siege guns comprising three
batteries of artillery are aboard the
Matson Navigation company's steam
ship Lurline, consigned to , the War
Department's engineer representatives
in Honolulu, and will arrive tomorrow
afternoon.
The guns aggregate 43,000 pounds in
weight, and there is a total of one
thousand tons of caissons, limbers, am
munition wagons, platform wagons,
battery wagons, gun carriages and
ordnance stores, included, in the ship
ment. Upon arrival of the artillery and
other impedimenta closely related
thereto, the entire shipment will be
conveyed to Battery Harlow, Fort
Ruger, and stored until wanted. The
shipment comprises the following
items:
12 siege guns, 43,000 pounds;
12 gun carriages, 22,000 pounds;
12 limbers,;
6 ammunition wagons; ;
12 platform wagons;
3 army store wagons;
3 battery wagons;
3 battery limbers;
16 siege platforms, 99,200 pounds;
Harness, tools, etc.;
4 gun carriages. S. U.;
32 caissons, S. U.; "
16 limbers, S. U.;
1 battery wagon, limber, S. U.;
Miscellaneous ordnance stores, box
ed, 20,000 pounds.
Major Winslow, Engineer Corps,,
states that the guns and other mate
rial, will be stored at Battery Harlow
until further orders. As to the caliber
of the guns he has no data on hand,
but siege guns of the kind expected
are either 5-inch rifle or 7-inch how
itzer. An Army officer stated last night
that the siege guns will be placed in
the fortifications here and will be used
for seacoast protection. Being mobile,
they could be moved should necessity
demand, and would be available for
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W STILL
GOING UPWARD
General Tone of Stock Market
Is Daily Growing
Stronger.
Without the sign of a break, Waia
lua is continuing on her upward career.
Yesterday this stock reached $116.50,
and three blocks, aggregating thirty
eight shares, sold at that price". Before
the session, 225 shares sold at $116, an
advance of 50 cents over the quotation
of the last sale recorded on Saturday.
When the session closed yesterday
morning, the stock was listed at $116.25
bid, $116.50 asked. '
On Saturday morning, a Merchant
street broker received a lettei from one
of his clients, instructing him to sell out
his holdings when the stock should
reach $10S. The very best that the
broker could do, by lively hustling, was
to unload at $115.50. Delay in the de
livery of a letter thus netted the owner
of the stock $7.50 a share.
Ten shares of Paia were sold before
the session yesterday. These brought
$260, an advance of ten points over the
figure of the last sale.
Nineteen and three-eights was bid for
Honokaa, but no sales were made,
though before the session eighty-five
shares went at $19.25.
Before the session, Oahu advanced
to $32.25, and 100 shares were disposed
of at that price. During the session ten
shares weie allowed to go at $32, and
the closing quotation was $31.S75 bid,
$32 asked.
Three hundred Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar shares were allowed to go be
tween boards at $34.25. though the lasf
previous sale was at the half. At the
close of the session the stock was
quoted at $34 bid, $34.50 asked.
Ten thousand dollars' worth of Waia
lua 5s brought $100.25, $1000 California
Kef. 6s brought $101, ami $2000 Oahu
5s went at the same rate.
SHEDA AGAIN
THREATENED
Maui Desperadoes Seek Life of
Hawaii Shinpo's Sturdy
' Editor.
Six fanatics, intent upon completing
the fiendish job which Mori failed to
put through, are believed to have ar
rived here from Maui on the Mauna
Kea. Word has been received here
that the murder of Editor Sheba of
the Hawaii Shinpo has been openly
preached among a certain class of Ja
panese on the Valley Isle, and that six
cutthroats were planning last Friday
to sail for this port by the next
steamer.
These men are all friends of Mori
and Yokogawa, and they lay the
blame for the trouble, into which
those men have deliberately wandered,
at the door of the intrepid editor of
the Hawaii Shinpo.
Information that the men were pre
pared to come here and make a second
attempt on Sheba 's life comes through
a reliable source, and the police have
taken steps to afford protection to the
threatened editor. That some of
Mori's associates are desperate men is
known, and the police will not leave
any opening for a repetition .of the
recent distardly attack.
Makino, Negoro and Tasaka are be
lieved to be preparing to go to Hilo
where one Eguchi, editor of the Ha
waii Shokumin Shinbun (Colonization
News) has been preaching sedition in
conjunction with the Higher Wage As
sociation and the Nippu Jiji.
Eguchi, who started his newspaper
only three months ago, at first took the
role of peacemaker in the labor trou
bles, but he has now switched around
and is preaehing agitation in a sen
sational manner. Under the editor
ship -of Yamamura, the "Hilo Shimpo
opposed the policy of Eguchi vigor
ously, but Yamamura was forced to
leave the editorial chair owing to a
disagreement with the proprietor of
the paper.
Since Yamamura 's retirement, the
Hilo Shimpo has adopted a nentral at
titude and has left the field entirely
to Eguchi, as far as labor discussion
is concerned. Eguchi became the Ma
kino of Hawaii, and is ; said to have
worked in eoniunction with the Hono
lulu Higher Wage Association.
Editor Yamamura, who is a strong
man, did not feel inclined to leave the
advocates of peaceful methods without
an organ, so .he purchased a printing
plant last week and will start an op-
position paper, following the policy
which which he laid out while at the
helm of the Hilo Shimpo.
It is Yamamnra's intention to com-!
bat the preaching of the Colonization I
News, in the hope of averting, on the !
big island, a repetition of the Oahu
labor troubles. .
WAS MINES ON
THE1CEBERE?
Cable Man May Have Been
One of Those Who Had
a Close Call.
J. D. Gaines, Superintendent of the
Pacific Commercial Cable 'Company,
who has been making a tour of east
ern Canada and has spent some time
at Canso, the company's eastern
Canada cable station, has sent a St.
Johns, Newfoundland, newspaper, the
Chronicle which contains an account of
the toppling over of an iceberg with
twenty men on it. Mr. Gaines was
either on the iceberg at the time or
on board the "Tackay-Bennett, the ca
ble steamer, which was close by. He
states on a postal card "It was a nar
row shave." The Chronicle's account
follows:
A serious fatality was narrowly
averted at Cuckhold's Cove yesterday
afternoon, when a large iceberg with
some twenty, men on it toppled over
and all had an extremely narrow es
cape from drowning.
The berg has been aground in the
Cove for some time, in dangerous
proximitv to one of the Commercial
Co.'s cables. On Wednesday efforts
were made to dislodge it by explod
ing gun cotton at different parts, but
without snceess. Yesterday it was
decide! to attempt its removal by the
use of dynamite, and a number of
men from the Beid Nfld. Co., with
several of the company's men and
'some from the S. S. Mackay-Bennett,
went to the Cove for that purpose.
About twenty of the men were w
the berg, which has a cup-shaped de
pression in the center, making holes
for placing the charges, when the
large monster, under the weight of
the men, lost its balance and began
to topple over towards the water.
Several of the men at once jumped
into the water and were picked np by
the steamer's launch, which was near
by. The others remained on the
berg, which most fortunately for
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EARTHQUAKE THOUCDT TO
AVE SEALED
OF 111
Jerome Announces His Candidacy for Reelection
Barcelona Schools Close Sperry
Will Retire Next Month.
(Associated Press Cablegrams.)
ACAPULCO, August 24. It is believed here that the Clipper
ton Islands sank beneath the surface of the ocean during the recent
seismic disturbances which wrought havoc in this section. Con
firmation of the report cannot be had.
t- '
SPERRY RETIRES NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON, August 24. Rear Admiral Sperry will be
placed on the retired list September 3. Admiral Sperry commanded ,
the Atlantic battleship fleet from the time it left San Francisco on its
memorable tour of the world.
. ' ;
BARCELONA SCHOOLS CLOSE
BARCELONA, August 24. Ninety-four schools have been
closed here in connection with the suppression of the revolutionary
uprising. Sedition is rampant on every hand. '
-
JEROME SEEKS
NEW YORK CITY, August 24. William Travers Jerome has
announced his candidacy for reelection to the District Attorneyship
of Greater New York as an independent. , ,
CURTISS MAKES RECORD
RHEIMS, August 24. Six and one-fifth miles in five minutes,
thirty-five and two-fifths seconds, was the flying record made here
yesterday by Curtiss, not eight minutes, as was first reported. , , -
AFTERNOON CABLE REPORT
PITTSBURG, August 23. There are six persons dead, four
dying and scores wounded as the result of rioting following the strike
of the Pressed Steel Car Company's employes. Today the .State
Constabulary is in control.
AMOY, August 23. One hundred and ten. deaths from bubonic
plague and thirty-five deaths from Cholera occurred in this city dur
ing the two weeks ending Saturday last.
PARIS, August 23. A dirigible balloon built here for the Rus
sian government today, while being tested, fell into the Seine. The
occupants were uninjured, being saved from drowning in the x'wer
by the prompt attention of boatmen. - - ' ;- . .
HONOLULU TRAVELING MEN
ARE ARRESTED IN HILO
- .
Big Island Authorities . Seek to Collect License
Fees From Representatives of Local Firms
Damage Suits Probable.
(Special Correspondence.)
HILO, August 22. The county offi
cials here are active in the matter of
collecting, or attempting to colleet, li
cense fees from representatives of Ho
nolulu business firms ' journeying this
way. William Thompson, Kobert Innes
Lillie, Henry Gorman and Harold Hay
selden have been on the carpet as a re
sult of an opinion filed by Assistant
County Attorney Carl S. Smith, which
was submitted to the County Treasurer,
stad Smith said it was up to him to see
that the exchequer of the county was
swollen in proportion to the number of
drummers drifting this way.
Believing it came only within the
scope of duty of the sheriff the treas
urer put it up to that official, and
Deputy Sheriff Fetter laid the mailed
hand of the law, figuratively speaking,
on the respected shoulders of the men
who come here to take orders and add
to the receipts of the restaurants. To
sav there was a kick against tie pro
ceeding is putting it mildly. There was
a roar that could be heard from the
Wailuku to the brenkwater and the hills
are echoing it to this day. One of the
men under ban took the matter philo
sophically and said if arrest was the
word, to'go to it; the fun would come
when the representatives of the Hono
lulu firms would bunch and bring suit
against the conntv for violating the
provisions of the interstate Commerce
law.
The sheriff decided to make a test
case of the law and await results. In
THE
DOOM
ISLANDS
REELECTION
the meantime the gentlemen who Buf
fered from restraint of trade are stand
ing by.
Typhoid fever is prevalent in many
of the camps on this side of the island,
and it is considered almost epidemic in
some sections. Two young girl are
dead from the disease.. In Papaikou
and Waiakea there are many cases. The
disease seems to have been brought
over from Kona, but by what means the
authorities have not been able to de
termine. Dr. Stowe, the county phy
sician, has spent days at Papaikou, and
Health Officer Bowman has been untir
ing in his work of compelling the ob
servance of the sanitary regulations.
This letter will go to you by the
Mauna Kea, whieh made a special run
here, arriving this morning, and will
return tonight. She landed a large num
ber of Filipino laborers for Olaa plan
tation. They are husky little fellows
and look as though they would make
good. The desire of the planters is
that thev may, and they believe they
will answer capitally the call that may
be put upon them by the lunas.
Work on the railway extension is go
ing ahead. There are three railway
pamrks between the Wailuku and Pa
paikou. KOSMOBE.
Local Merchants Aroused,
The Merchants' Association and local
merchants received information by th
Mauna Kea of the arrest of their h
nolnlj representatives in Hilo anI the
matter was immediately placed in the
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