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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01

ing at birds and finally drew lots to
determine who should actually do the
killing. The lot fell to Kapea, The Old
est son, who is in his 21st year.
The lads Immediately set abodt 10
perform their task. On Wednesday
night of last week they set Di.
Smiths cane field on fire and then lay
in wait in concealment for the doctor
thinking that he would be sure TO
come out. But this plan Iniscarried,
for DR.. Smiths men rushed To the
field and extinguished the hames.,
The next evening the boys came to
the Smith house and lay in wait for
the doctor. They failed to get op-
portunity and returned to their homes
badly disappointed, after having wait
ed patiently for over three hours
THE FATAL NIGHT.
On Friday evening, the fatal night,
Kapea and lokepa rode into the prem
ises, determined to accomplish their
work. They rode their horses with
in thirty feet of DR.. Smiths room,
where he was writing. The boys hen
waited until the people had dispersed
from the band concert given in the
church just opposite the Smith home
Kapea, the oldest, Immediately dis
mounted and walked boldly to the
door of DR.. Smiths room. He knocked
on the blinds and the doctor called out
"Wai kela"' meaning in English ''who
is there?' Kapea, who had stepped
back two or three steps, simply
grunted, when DR.. Smith opened his
blinds. Kapea quickly advanced three
steps with his pistol held i'm his out
stretched hand. He fired upon the
doctor when but two or three feet
from him. 1t is not likely that DIR.
Smith knew who killed him, so quick
ly was it accomplished
kapea then retreated hastily and
reaching his horse. followed his bro
ther, who struck out across the lawn.
passing through different gate from
the one they had come in.
Reaching the main road the horse
men struck out at break-neck speed
for the mill, reaching their destina-
ton they turned down toward the
beach and then went to their own
home, taking the back road.
All around the circuit, which is
three miles in distance, Kapea and his
brother rode as fast as their horses
would carry them. Their. animals
were foaming when they reached the
home. They unsaddled. turned the
horses out into the yard with other
animals.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
The boys went into the house and
retired on bed in the dining room
in which Johnnie was sleeping. Twen-
ty minutes afterward the deputy
sheriff, a Portuguese luna in DR.
Smiths employ, arrived at the house
and in company with other officers at
once commenced to investigate. They
found everything all right, and left
Before returning on Friday night,
Kapea and Iokepa had buried their
guns in the grass near the house, but
becoming frightened over the suspi-
cions' held by the officers against them
the boys dug them up on Satur1 ~
night; Kapea hiding his in stone
wall little distance away, and Iol<e-
pa burying his in the sand down TN
the beach.
Kapea, the murderer, has not been
asked for confession. Yesterday fe
took Marshal Brown to the stone wall
where he had hidden his gun. The
empty shell, the bullet of which pierre
ed DR.. Smiths heart, was still inta It
in the chamber. Ipkepa revealed the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01
RESISTING TEMPTATION,

Balzac, the great French writer, us
ed to say: 81 can resist everything
excepting temptation" In these mod.
ern times of ours we naturally infer
that he was thinking of bicycle riding
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week or month. Pacific Cycle and
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and
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01

as leper suspects. They Hore deter
mined that they should not so. The
whole family apparently planned the
murder, and it was decided that Ka-
pea and Iokepa should do the deed
The boys began pra cticing shCot-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01
THE CRIME.
Kauai Correspondent. Tells What He
Knows OF 1t.
KolOn. Septemher 30.

'N'''hs ~ l'''AhbNi b's
Suspicion early fell on a Hawaiian
who had been told by DR.. Smith that
his wife and daughter were lepers and
would have to go to Molokai
Shortly after the murder visit was
paid'to his house. but the whole fami-
ly was found in bed and apparently
asleep.
The police, however. after some lit
tie time. arrested the family. and eX-
amined them individually. One, a
younth of II, affirmed that he knew
nothing of the matter, but a Younger
boy, aged II, in his examination con-
tradicted himself The two were CON
fronted and when Mr.. Kinney said to
the elder that the younger had made
Continued on Page Five.)
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Continued on page six.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01
IOKEPA'S CONFESSION.

Iokepa was promised clemrNcv II
he would make confession. This he
did, relating the following tale:
DR.. Smith had ordered Poupau, their
fathers mistress, and her daughtcr.
aged 13 years, to report TT Honolulu
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MORGANS 5 TALK THE CHINA IS REGISTERED
THE VETERAN OF ALABAMA
SPEAKS TO HNWAIIANS.

After Annexation, to Vote in Any
iian's Birthright.
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NOTICE.

In the district court of Lancaster coun-
. ty. Nebraska.
Wilmer b. ComstOck, administrator Of
the estate of Nancy Jennie May de
ceased, plaintiff,
Henry c. Show, Rosa M. Brockway, Mary
c. Phelps. Harriet L. Wilson, Menirva
Bartlett, Andrew J. Thayer. Martha
A. Lewis and Harriet l.. Billiard, de
PENDANTS.
The above named defendants and all
others having an interest in the matters
involved in the above entitled action
will take notice that on the 10th day of
February, 1897, the plaintiff filed a peti-
ton and began an action in the above
named court the object of said action
being to secure an order and decree from
this court directing the plaintiff to make
deeds conveying to Henry c. Show lot
twenty-five (22) in block one o., and to
Rosa NJ. Brockway lot nineteen 30 in
block two ~ all in Central PARK sub
division in the city of Lincoln, in Lam
caster county, Nebraska, to comply with
the terms and conditions Of two written
contracts made by Nancy Jennie May in
her lifetime agreein to convey said
above lots to the said above named per-
sons the consideration named in said
contracts having been fully paid. The
hearing of the above entitled action is
hereby set for the 10Th day of
March, 1897, at 10 o'clock a. m.
at which time any and all
persons Directing to the order and decree
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Signed this 18th day of Februar, 1897.
ALBERT j. CORNISH,
3N Judge.
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SHERIFF SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
by virtue Of an order Of sale issued by
the clerk Of the district court Of the
Third Judicial district Of Nebraska.
within and for Lancaster county, in an
action wherein Sarah Waters is plaintiff
and Fabien S. Potvin ct al. defendants
/ will, at , o'clock p. m, on the Both day
Of March, A. ID. 1897, at the east door
OF the court house, in the city OF Lin
coin, Lancaster County, Nebraska, offer
for sale at public auction the following
described real estate. to-wit:
The east half Of the northeastquarter
of section twenty eight t2S), in town ten
n0), north of range SIX 81. east Of the
9th p. M, in Lancaster County, Ne
braska. Given Under my hand this 25th
day of February, A. D. 1897.
John j. Trompen.
Sheriff.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
SHERIFF SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
by virtue Of an order of sale issued by
the clerk Of the district court Of the
third judicial district Of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, in an
action wherein Eugene H. Pearson is
plaintiff. and Badger Lumber Company.
ct al, defendants. will at o'clock p. mt
Oh the 30th day Of March, A. ID. 1897. a
the east door OF the court house, IN the
city Of Lincoln, Lancaster county, Ne
braska. offer for sale at public auction
the following described real estate, to-
wit:
Lots eleven (11), twelve l2). thirteen
u3), fourteen Q4), nineteen Q9), twenty
(20l, twenty one (21l, twenty-five (22).
twenty three (23), and twenty four (24),
in block forty. five (45). Of the original
plat of the city Of Lincoln, in said Lam
caster county, Nebraska. Said lots
twenty-five (22). twenty-three OBJ. and
twenty four (24,, being otherwise de-
scribed as lots "a" 3D. &c" and d."
of Strick'and's subdivision of lots TWEEN.
ty-two CD. twenty three (23). and twen-
t. four CA. in said block forty-five (45).
Also beginning at point four hundred
thirty eight (43S) feet east Of the north
east corner OF block twenty-five CD in
Lavender's addition to the city Of Lin
coin, Lancaster county, Nebraska.
thence east twenty-five (22) feet, thence
south one hundred forty-two l42)
feet, thence west twenty-five (22)
feet, thence north one hun
dred forty two 1i2) feet to place
OF beginning; also the north half Of lot
three ~ in block twenty two CD, in the
CITY of Lincoln, all in Lancaster county,
Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 25tb day
Of February, A. D.. 1886.
John J. Trompen,
Sheriff.
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First Publication Feb. III

First Publication Feb. l3)
To A. w. Mentzer. first real name un-
known. James Porter, Lebanon Saw.
ings Bank. a corporation, Samuel
Maxwell. Charles E. Maxwell and
Edward Maxwell, partners dong
business as S. A. Maxwell & Company.
John NJ. Sharon, Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company, q corpora
iton. Mary S. jacobs, Nancy L. Sar-
gent, and j. NJ. Watson, first real
name unknown, and Jane ID. Dow
dali, non resident defendants:
You and each OF you are hereby mott
fed that on March 3rd, 1897, Ruth S.
Yates. as plaintiff. began an action
against you and other defendants in the
district court OF Lancaster county, Ne
braska, the object of which is to fore
close certain mortgage on the follow
ing land in said county. TO wit: Lot in
block q in Kiuney's o street addition
to the city of Lincolr, made by Carlos
c. Burr and Mary E. Burr, dat:d Sep
TENDER. 9th. 1889, to secure the pay.
ment OF promissory note OF said Carlos
c. Burr to said Ruth S. Yates for $1,000
on which there is now due s1lil.46 with
interest from January LIST, 1895, at ten
per cent Fer annum pursuant to cou-
pons; also a mortgage Cd lot 2 10 block
o in Kinney's o street addition to- the
city Of Lincoln, made by Carlos c. Burr
and Mary E. Burr, dated September
9th, 1889, to secure the payment Of
promissory note of said Callos c. Burr
t. said Ruth S. Yates, for $1,000, on
which there is now due sl137 50 with
interest from January. LIST. 1895, at ten
per cent FER annum, pursuant to cou-
pons.
Plaintiff prays for decree OF fore
cIoeure and sale OF said land to satisfy
said liens as aforesaid, for deficiency
judgment and general relief.
lou are required 10 answer plaintiffs
petition on Or before tie 10Th day CT
April. 1897.
RUTH S. YATES. plaintiff,
By S. l.. GEIsTHARDT, Attorney.
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First publication Feb. q
SHERIFF'S SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
by virtue Of an order OF sale issued by
the clerk Of the district court Of the
third judicial district Of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county in an
action wherein Julian c. Gregory is
plaintiff, and =. Rachel Hyde, Thomas
Hyde, her husband. Ida c. Hyde and
Edward HYDE. her husband. defendants.
/ will, at 2 o'clock p, M. on the 30th day
Of March A. d. 1897. at the east door of
the court house, in the city Of Lincoln.
Lancaster county. Nebraska. offer for
sale at public auction the following de-
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We have purchased because 1t Is

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A Map of the United States.

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England and uses the Virginia Yankee

ngland and uses the Virginia Yankee
dialect. The soliloquizing OF Ephraim
upon the step Of his neighbours house,
filled with wedding guests but tight
closed to indicate mot at home" to the
unwelcome visitor. is about as comical
a situation as could well be conceived
and certainly il could not well be better
executed.
The last and strongest story 81 Fer
maids to appear is in the January Cen
fury. II is called The Lights OF Sit
ka." Like the foregoing it is in dialect,
toward which the author seems to have
an especial bent. and this time Irish.
THE Lights Of Sitka' is story not to
be easily analysed. One cannot de-
cribe il by any adjective short OF tire
mendous- word that ought TO be
charity used. -But if anyone can read
this story through andfeel the touch of
an experience needing a lesser term,
literary power is for him a misEomer
The effect in this story comes unex-
pectedIy but it comes inevitably and
greatly and it is in effect worth expert
encing.
shall lcok with more than everyday
interest for further work from the pen
OF Chester Bailey Fernald.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
.cribed real estate toWit:

scribed real estate towit:
Lot four a., in block one ~, in Law
ender's addition to the city OF Lincoln
in Lancaster county. Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 25th day
OF February. A. ID. 1897.
John j. Trompen,
$50 Sheriff.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

The second floor OF the Harris block
ll34 N street. has been fitted Up for a
dancing hall. The ioor has received
the attention Of experts. 1t is Of hard
wood, and the boards are laid parallel
with the length OF the hall. Parties
desiring TO reat it can do SO at the
Courier Office, in the same block.
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Chester Bailey Fernald.

~
perhaps il would be better to say a
promising field has inspired writer. 1t
has come 10 require no little courage
nowadays for one to attempt 10 keep
track OF the story writers for the cur.
rent magazines, so utterly worthless are
most OF the tales that appear. Authors
nor public have yet come to realize
that the ideal short story is capa-
BILE of the highest literary art and that
to write il successfully requires a
much greater genius than that OF the
ordinary fiction writer. So long as
this is not required our magazines will
doubtless continue to print columns OF
worse than mediocre fiction and the
short story genius will be denied us Now
and then, however. we. stumble across
something that surprises us. IL net the
genius we await. at least prophecy of it
meets us unawares. If / mistake not a
recent contributor to the Century Ma
gazine should rank at least as a prophet
Of genius.
Someth 'ng more than year and a
half ago there appeared in the depart
ment end Of that magazine little sketch
written in dialect. dialect by the way.
one might have hoped to be as impos-
sible as il was undreamt of. The title of
the sketch was Chan Pow the High
rob-" 1t was the story of Chinese
highwayman Is told by a Chinaman in
English, and such English as would put
10 silence for very envy the conven-
tional pigeon" tongue. The name at
the end Of the sketch. Chester Bailey
Feruald. was not one to be readily re-
membered even il one were sufficiently
amused by the narrative to watch for
the authors temperance. But when
some months later The Cat and the
Cherub" appeared it was not name to
be readily forgotten. In this story. ad-
vanced to the body Of the magazine, the
author wisely abandoned the dialect,
which must have indeed appalled, the
ordinary reader. But the Chinese
spirit was breathed into it none the
len thoroughly and effectively. The
years of the infant Hoo Chez were
five." it begins, land five were the
inches OF his cue. Then he had an
adventure" which was certainly very
fascinating one despite the extreme
youth of the infant.
The popularity Of this story is at
tested by the apparent eagerness with
which the Century has printed the
authors later stories. Among these.
THE Man In the Barrel" The Post of
Frightful Doom" The Cruel Thous-
and Years" are all stories, as the first,
from San Frsncisco's Chinatown. In
these stories the author has expressed
the character OF The Chinese-Americsn
not merely effectively, but humanity.
The Chinese and Orientals in general,
are quite as inscruitable as the ways Of
Providence, to the average Anglc-Saxop.
But Fernald not only introduces US; he
compels an acquaintance. Even if We
have never never known a ChInaman
we cannot doubt the typical truth any
more than we can help feeling the il
dividuality and humsneress OF our il
lrsirious DR.. Wing Shee or the
equally remarkable infant Hoo Chez
with his cat One Two-doubtless Of the
tailless variety.
But Fernald has shown that his Ia.
lent is not limited to any one field no
matter how promising or fruitful that
may be. Besides the Chinese stories
have noticed three others bY the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

Sutton & Hollowbush have invented
a cough drop. They call it the S. & H.,
Sutton & Holloubush. and il is good
one. Stop and get one on your way TO
the theatre. 1t will save you spasm
OF coughing.