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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-01

L. NJ. Vettlesen OF the Hawaiian
Hardware Company has returned
from his trip looking hale anc
hearty.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-01

Permits have been issued by the
Government for the introduction OF
about 1900 Japanese contract labor
ers during tho months of November,
December and January.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-01

U. S. Consul General Haywood is
reported to the favorably impressed
with the outlook for coffee cultiva.
ton on Hawaii,
The herald., 1897-11-07
Above a Waste of Raging
Water
TWO SAILORS FIND SAFETY
WHILE ALL THEIR MESSMATES
ARE DROWNED
The Steamer Idaho Ignores the Official
Storm Signals and Goes to the
Bottom
,iated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 6.-The steam
er Idaho of the Western Transit line
New York CentraD foundered in eight
fathoms of water at 4:30 this morning
off Long Point on Lake Erie. This
point goes out to the lake from the Can
adian shore about 65 miles west of Buff
falo, and it's vicinity has been the scene
of many disasters. The Idaho was
commanded by Captain William Gillies.
of Buffalo, and having on board crew
of 21 all told, left Buffalo Friday after
noon, laden with package freight for
Milwaukee. A strong southwest gale
was blowing at the time and the wealth.
er office had storm signals up for the
lake.
Captain Gillies thought he could
weather the gale and headed straight
up the lake. Shortly after passing Long
Point he discovered his mistake and
tried to run for shelter. The sea was
running very high at the time and on
turning the Idaho shipped a big sea
which quenched the fires under the en-
gines and the boat was helpless in the
trough of the sea. The captain and
crew were lowering the life boat when
the steamer gave lurch and went
down on her side, sterr first. Two of
Gill and the second mate, name un-
Gill and the second mate. named un-
known, managed to reach the top of
single spar that stood above water.
There they clung until eight hours
later when they were discovered by the
Mariposa of the Minnesota line. The
efforts of those on board the Mariposa
to rescue the two men were attended
with the greatest danger. The sea was
running very high and life boats could
not be launched. Lines were thrown to
the men but their arms and legs had
stiffened around the spar and they
could do nothing to help themselves.
The Mariposa ran as close as possible
and efforts were made to grasp the men
while passing. This was repeated sew
eral times and with success at last.
The two survivors were brought to
Buffalo.
Both were in an exhausted state and
unable to give connected story of the
wreck. OF those who were on board
and are supposed to be drowned, the
only names known tonight are Deck
hand Howard Smith of Pittsburg, a
deckhand named Bell and Captain Gill
lies of Buffalo.
The Idaho was an old boat, having
been built in 1868. She was 220 feet long
and had a gross tonnage of ITO tons.
The herald., 1897-11-07
CATTLE MEN
Will Hold a National Convention in
January

DENVER, Col, Nov. 6.-The national
stock growers convention, which prom
inent citizens have had under consider
alton for some time, will be held in this
city on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. %. 26 and q, 1898.
A joint meeting of the committees ap-
pointed by the chamber of commerce
and the Colorado Cattle Growers asso-
citation, appointed to consider the pre-
liminary arrangements for the meeting
was held in the chamber of commerce
this afternoon, and decided to hold the
convention on these dates Various
committees were appointed and the call
and invitations to all stock growers as
sociations throughout the United States
to send delegates, as we'll as to all breed
ers of fine stock, commission men and
state and government officials, will be
issued on Monday. The subjects of
quarantine, disease, feeding, shipping,
commissions and all subjects relating to
the stock industry in any of it's branches
will be discussed and the proper action
taken to remedy existing evils. On the
night of the last day of the convention
a grand ball and banquet will be ten
dered the visiting cattlemen and it is
the intention of the promoters to make
the meeting of as national a character
and importance as was the first inter-
national cattle growers convention in
st. Louis in 1884.
The herald., 1897-11-07
KILLED BY CANNIBALS
Full Confirmation Of the Nburor
Island Tragedy

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. 6.-The report
of the killing Of Captain Porter of the
schooner World and Sailor Johnson at
Tiburon island was confirmed today by a
letter received by r. H. Robbins of this
city from George H. Beermaker. who
wrote from Carbo, Sonora, Mex. under
date of the 4th inst. In that letter he
says that Porter stood up and fought to
the last, killing five Indians before he
gave up. Johnson, however, fell at the
first volley. The Indians were armed
with rifles, while Porter had only shot
gun. When Porter fell he dropped into
his small boat, bleeding from wounds in
the head The Indians thought him
dead, but he sprang UP and fired at them
again. This was his last effort, and he
died Immediately afterwards. Beer
maker adds:
1.-THE Mexican who brought this news
says that the Indians say they never
saw a man fight as Porter did. don't
believe there is any mistake, for this
man has the names Of the men and the
boat in his book. hope there may be-,
but am afraid they are gone"
The mission of Captain Porter to I'll
buron was to gather curios, in which
there is considerable trade with tourists
in this city.
The herald., 1897-11-07
DRINK AND JEALOUSY
Lead to Murder and an Attempted
Suicide

Acuu W MuIueE tuu III AII0AAHsoA
Suicide
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Nov. 6.-ShOrtly
after l o'clock this afternoon Stefan
Baumann shot and killed his wife In
their home at 1923 N street, and then fired
a shot into his own head. He was lying
besidehis wife on the floor of the kitchen
when the neightors entered the house,
with the pistol by his side. He is alive,
and will recover, unless blood poisoning
sets in. as the bullet merely crashed
through the bones of the right jaw, and
he elected the bullet from his mouth.
His wife was shot in the temple and died
instantly. The parties have two chill
dren, but both were absent at the time,
and there was no witness to the crime.
Baumann formerly kept hotel known
as the old William Tell house. but failed,
and since then has elSed out poor ex-
istence as barkeeper and waiter. He
has been growing morose of late, and
has also been drinking heavily. He has
also been very jealous of his wife, and
this is believed to have been the prime
cause of his act. His thirteen-year-old
son and ten-year-old daughter left
the house an hour before the
Tragedy, ana tney say tnaC dt tHdl tiiHe
there were no indications of trouble
between their parents. When shot down
Mrs. Baumann had a coffepot and dish
cloth in her hands, as if she were clear
ing up the kitchen after the noon meal.
Baumann is in the receiving hospital,
but is able to walk about. He refuses to
talk, however. None of the neighbors
seem to know much of their affairs, as
they had been in the neighborhood but a
couple Of weeks.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Mt. Ranier's Height

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 6.-The lat
est computation of the altitude of Mount
Rainer places Columbia Crest the high
est point, 14,52S feet above the level of
the sea. These figures have been de-
duced from observations made by Prof.
Edgar Mcclure, who lost his life while
descending the mountain the night of
July 27, 1897. The computation was
made by Prof. E. H. McAllister, occu
pying the chair of applied mathematics
in the University of Oregon, to whom
was referred Prof. McClure's memoir
anda of the ascent. AS an evidence of
the great care and accuracy with which
Prof. Mcclure carried out his observa-
tions the result is within nine feet of
that obtained by the United States geo.
logical survey of 1879. using the most
advanced means of triangulation.
The herald., 1897-11-07
A TREATY SIGNED
Russia, Japan and United States
Reach Agreement

WASHINGTON. Nov. GA conven-
tion between the United States, Russia
and Japan looking to the joint pro-
lection of the seals, was signed at the
State Department today at 12:15 p. NJ.
1t will require the ratification of the
Senate to become effective.
The signing of the treaty took plac..
in the diplomatic room at the state de-
partment, and was attended by the
usual formality. There We're present
for the United States Messrs. Foster,
Hamlin and Jordan; for Russia De Wo-
mant Botkine and Routkowsky, and for
Japan Charge Matsui, Fulfill and Nit.
sikuri. Secretary Sherman was not
present, as the government was fully
represented. After the treaty had been
carefully inspected the signatures We're
attached.
The text of the treaty will not be given
out by the state department until final
ratifications are exchanged. AS the
document must go to the senate for it's
approval, custom requires that it be-
withheld from publication in this man
The herald., 1897-11-07

ner. 1t is said, however, by those con-
cerned that the general purpose Of the
treaty has been already outlined in the
press and it is likely that the only fur
ther interest is as to the exact nature
of the additional restrictions to be i'm
posed upon pelagic sealing.
Later in the afternoon the delegates
again assembled at the state department
and formally signed the protocols or
records of the various phases of the ne
gotiations leading up to the final agree
ment.
1t is expected that the meeting of
British and American experts will take
place next week, according to the orig
inal program, unless there should be
intervention from the British foreign
office, which is not anticipated. Mean
while the British expert, Prof. Thomson,
who is now in Washington. will be ac-
quainted with what already has been
accomplished by the governments of the
United States, Russia and Japan, ana
with the terms of the treaty.
The herald., 1897-11-07
STOICAL TONEKHA
Stands Good Chance of Escaping
Execution

DEQUEEN, Ark, Nov. 6.-Advices
from Indian Territory have just been
received here stating that Walla Tonek-
ha, the famous Indian ball player who
was convicted of murder and was to
have been shot at Alikichi, Wolf county,
Thursday, still lives. Hundreds of
whites and Indians had gathered to wit
less the execution, which was to have
been a double one, as Wallace Crosby
another Choctaw, was to have shared
Walla Tonekha's fate.
Last Wednesday night as they were all
camped around the sulphur springs, in
the center Of the settlement, courier
arrived from Tuskohama, the capital of
the Choctaw nation, with stay of exc
cution pending a new trial which was
ordered by the Judge of the Supreme
Court of the Choctaw nation. The con-
demned men received the news with
true Indian stoicism. Walla Tonekha
was almost wholly unmoved, merely
saying: Maybe me play more ball now,"
and then turning over and going to
sleep. Crosby did not even emit grunt
when he learned that he was to have
another chance for his life. The execu-
ton had originally been set for Novem-
Der 9Th, but recently the friends of the
condemned Indians have been putting
forth such strenuous efforts to secure
stay Of execution that presumably for
this reason, the date Of the shooting was
set two days ahead
Walla Tonekha, whose other name
The herald., 1897-11-07
ANTI-FOREIGN RIOTS
A Chinese Mob Maltreats High Ger
man officials

LONDON. Nov. "a special dispatch
from Shanghai. China, today says that
the German Minister to China and the
captain of the German gunboat Cormor-
ant have been attacked by mob at WI
Chang, a large city in the province of
Ho Pee, on the Yang-tse Kiang river.
The rioters are also reported to have
stoned the German flag and to have in
suited the Minister. The latter, the dis
patch concludes. has demanded the pun
ishment of the offenders.
BERLIN, Nov. 6.-The news of the at
tack upon the German mission at Yen
Chu Flu, in the southern part of the Chi
nese province of Shang Tung, has been
officially confirmed. The Rhenish mis-
sionaries, Mes and Hennle, We're killed
Zeigler is missing and Steng escaped
The German government has ordered
that necessary measures be taken at Pc
king to obtain redress for the outrage.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Raises q Storm of German
Comment
HIS .-MEDDLEsoME MAJESTY
CRITICISED IN VERY VIGOROUS
LANGUAGE
German Sugar Makers Complain OF
Unjust Discrimination-W. w.
Phelps's Son Gets Disliked
Associated Press Special Wire.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-(Copyright. 1879
A book written by former judge OF
the imperial court, Herr Otto Mittel-
staedt, has appeared under the title
Before the Flood" and created SEN
sation. 1t criticises in detail the politi-
cal development Of Germany under the
present emperor, and uses vigorous,
plain language in condemning his ma
jesty's meddling in every sphere of gov
ernment 1t also blameS the ministers
and the higher classes for their reaction
ary views and lack of constitutional
moderation. The book has started a
storm of press criticism, commendatory
and adverse.
According to statements made by the
United States consuls in Germany, the
German bicycle manufacturers will now
begin to import parts of American BIZ
cycles and use them in the construction
OF their own wheels.
The Magdeburg Zetung, the leading
organ of the German sugar manufac-
turers, complains bitterly of the unjust
treatment" of the United States in i'm
posing duties on German sugar. 1t claims
JeIIudH SuSdT iS o6ciAio|
in favor of French, Belgian and Dutch
sugar, which countries, the paper con-
tinues, openly grant export bounties, as
Germany does.
Count Won Rottenberg, the son-in-law
of the late William Walter Phelps,
United States minister to Germany, is
being made war upon by Baron Won
Strumm, in his newspaper organs. for
the purpose of ousting him from his
present Office, that of curator of Berlin
university, because the count publicly
declared himself in favor of the right
Of combination on the part of working
men. The Post thereupon calls him a
revolutionist.
The Agrarian press warns the public
against purchasing or using American
wheat and flour, claiming that the latter
is admittedly grossly adulterated with
maize, thus rendering it inferior in
quality and injurious to health.
Emperor William Of Germany spent
the fore part of the week at Liebenberg.
the estate of the Eulenbergs, where he
was splendidly entertained by Count
Phillip Won Gutenberg, who has for 4
long time past been great favorite of
his majesty. On Monday, after their re-
turn from the hunt, there was a ban
quet, during which an invisible choir
of youthful voices sang, one after an
other, the songs composed by the en-
peror with text written by his host.
A string orchestra of picked performers,
especially sent from Berlin, furnished
low accompaniment The emperor was
In great spirits and proposed a toast in
impromptu rhyme.
Emperor William is devoting much of
his time to the study of Russian. The
letter which he wrote to the czar dur
ing the latter's stay at Darmstadt was
in excellent Russian.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Arizona's Justice

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 6.-Webster
street, named today by the president to
be chief justice of Arizona, is one of the
leaders Of the territorial bar He has
resided in the territory since 1877, main
ly in Tombstone and Phoenix. In the
former city he held office for one term
as county judge. He was born in Sa-
lem, Ohio, in 1916, was educated at An
tioch college, Yellow Springs, Ohio. and
was admitted to the bar in 1871. Prior
toJ coming to Arizona, he practiced law
If his native city and in Pittsburg, Pa
Judge Streets endorsements included
the governor and every territorial off,
cial and almost every member of the
bar of the territory. His appointment is
without doubt one of the most pleasing
that could have been made from the
standpoint of local preferences. The
new appointee will qualify as soon as
possible and enter upon the fall term of
court and the dispatch of the immense
calendar that has rolled up through
Chief Justice Truesdales sickness and
death.
The herald., 1897-11-07
A Yacht Wrecked

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The Herald
SAYS: A dispatch received in this city
from ST. Thomas, West Indies, says that
the American schooner yacht Social was
wrecked on the islands of st. Croix on
the morning Of October 23d. Several
members Of the crew and some of the
passengers were drowned. The dispatch
describes the Social as a small vessel,
not over % tons. She was in command
of Captain Lord. She arrived at st.
Thomas on October 21st from New York,
on a cruise through the West Indian Is
lands, and sailed the following day for
the Island of st. Christopher.
The herald., 1897-11-07
WHITE HOUSE WORK
Mckinley epa-'ing His First Presi-
Dental Message

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-There was
an unusual large number of people at
the White House, all anxious to see the
president. The president is much con-
cerned over the representations that
many persons are in starving condi-
tion in Alaska, and it is probable the
matter will be fully discussed at the
next meeting of the cabinet.
In the afternoon Mr.. Mckinley gave
considerable attention to diplomatic
matters. John A. Kasson, who is ne
gotiating the reciprocity treaties; John
w. Foster, who is representing the
United States in the Bering sea con-
ference, and Assistant Secretary Day
were at the White House at different
times. The president is preparing pre-
liminary notes for his first message and
is consulting with Mr.. Day on matters
relating to foreign affairs.
The herald., 1897-11-07
THE PRESTON SCHOOL
Senator Preston Will Investigate on
Conditions

NEVADA CITY, Cal, Nov. 6.-EX-
Senator Preston, trustee of the Preston
school of industry, tonight sent to Trus-
tee Tyrrell a letter declining to act as
requested with Tyrrell in instituting an
investigation of the schools manage
ment and alleged abuses unless the in
vestigation goes far enough to show
what connection, if any, the recent
changes in the administration had to do
with the troubles at the school.
The letter is emphatic in tone, and
when read between the lines hints at a
condition of affairs which, if probed,
may be productive of a sensation.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Broke the Lamp

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6.-Mrs.
Rudolph Vessels. wife of conductor
on a Kentucky-street car, and her B.
year-old son, Rudolph lost their lives
last night by the explosion of a coal oil
lamp at their home, 22o Mississippi
street. The child playfully pulled the
tablecloth off table, on which stood a
lighted lamp, which fell to the floor and
Immediately exploded. The boy was en-
yeloped in the flames, and in trying to
save him the mother was badly burned.
Both were taken to the City and County
hospital. where they died, after suffer-
ing intense pain,
The herald., 1897-11-07
Two Tired PugS

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-There We're 1000
people at the Polo Athletic clubs boxing
bouts tonight. The principal event was a
fifteen-round go between Sammy Kelly and
Patsy Frederick at 116 pounds The fight
ing was fast from the first, Kelly having
the better of the argument. Broderick
bled copiously from the mouth. In the ff-
teenth round both showed the weakening
effects of their efforts nd neither had
strength enough to land telling blow
The referee declared Kelly the winner.
The herald., 1897-11-07
A Murderous Lover

ARDMORE, I. T., Nov. 6.-Last night.
five miles northwest of this place
Charles Reinard cut the throat of his
cousin, Miss May Reese, and then cut
his own throat. The young lady will re-
cover. Peinard will die. Reinard was
in love with Miss Reese and because Of
her refusal to go to Oklahoma with him
he made the attempt on her life.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Luetgert Trial Expenses

CHICAGO, Nov. Estates Attorney
Deenen has filed with Deputy Controller
Monaghan his bills for the expenses in
Cured in the prosecution of the Luetgert
case. The total amount to $SSO8, the
chief item being 1886 for expert testi-
mony.
The herald., 1897-11-07

the one under which he draws rations
from the government--is VIM. Going,
and Crosby. will be tried again in the
December term OF the Choctaw court
and it is possible that they will be ac-
quilted,
The herald., 1897-11-07
AN ELEVATOR BURNED

GOODRICH, Ont, Nov. 6.-The Grand
Trunk elevator containing large guam
tity of grain was destroyed by fire last
night. The fire spread to Dyments &
Rutson's lumber yards adjoining and
from there along the water front. Two
of fleet of eight tugs belonging to the
Buffalo Fish company, lying in the har-
Dor, were so badly damaged by the float
ing burning logs that they were rem
dered useless.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Ostrich Farm-Sol1th Pasadena
VearIy 100 S<gantIe Birds Of -TW ,4ges
Vienna Buffet


Kitchen and Fine Cuisine AL DsI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
MURDERED BY A ROBDER.
Eli Frankfort, kaco Merchant, AS
sassinated on the Street.
PRACTICALLY WITHOUT WARNING
His widow Is Likely to Die of the
sbOcis-snme Man Tried 10 Hold
I'D "a street Car.

Waco, Texas. December ELL Frank
fort was shot and MORALLY wounded to-
night by highway rohber. Frankfort Is
merchant. lie was calling on his cousin,
p. r. Genen, also merchant. and the two
we're conversing in front of Gcffen's store
when man with his face daubed with
lampblack and -four came up, presenting
a revolver and ordering them TO hold UP
Their hands. Before they obeyed, the pis-
tol was discharged and frankfort fell with
a bullet through his head. It is deemed
probable that the pistol went of accident
ally. The same man len minutes after
ward attempted to hold up a street car.
He is being chased with blood hounds.
Frankfort died at 10 o'clock and Mrs.
Frankfort is likely TO die from the shock.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
BRENNAN BUDGET.
- Veterans scars Inf!amed by az
Att1CiN nf NJ r,srn,.

- veteran sears lnf,amed by an
Attack Of nengue.
Hrenbam, Texas. December edwin
Irayers and his company OF speciality peo-
pie played at he Grand Wednesday night
The one-aot skit Forget Me Nots" was
the curtain raiser. The pathos OF the
opening served as foil for the laughabe
situations in the three-aot comedy, Les
Trois Chapeaux."
me company IS fairly good one and
Pleased the audience, wnN testified their
approval by vigorous applausa
u prominent office today the CONVEX
sat1on drifted into a discussion OF the late
epidemic Of The dengue and several expe-
,lehees oil It's direIul after effects were re-
la ca, one especially curious by MIR W. A.
stnckerJ, an octogenarian patriot ana vet-
elan OF several wars.
MI Stuckerr was with Walker at Nom
terry in At and later with HAYS rangers
IlsRting he Comanche Indians, and though
often placed where the smell oil burning
powder was as strong as fumes from the
suiphurous fires OF hadcs. aud whistling
bullets were singing swee ;eSkvaies 10 de-
parting souls, and an occasional leaden
messenger was boring It's way through nu-
man tiesh and SCATTERING marrow bones he
had he gond fortune to escape all bullets
and mimic balls and all Dur one OF the
S"lSnihS inulan arrows, and that one only
ca half-inch cash in his thigh. making a
wound that he did no, notice until the
poison from the arrow had been taken I'M
ana circulated through his blaod.. ana
though quite sick at the time he has since
SUFFERED no inconvenience from the wound
received forty-seyen years ago until q r.
cent attack Of dengue prostratea him. since
which Time his old wound has been giving
INN considerable trouble L Is strange
that The dengue In addition to the suffering
II entails. should start anew pains that mad
been stilled for forty-se~en years.
~ the heme Of Mr., William I.nmmert,
thursday morning. his step-son. Mr.
Henry Ramm, died aged 20 Years. uis
maiady was consumption and he had only
recently returned from San Antonio. where
he sought IN vain for health. Ills funeral
viii take place tomorrow, Friday.