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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-27
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All the furniture in a nine room
house, consisting of parlor, dining room
and bedroom furniture, kitchen uten-
of
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-27
VOLUNTEERS RETURN.

NEW YORK. April ia sun spe-
Cial from Washington says: At con-
ference between the president, Secreta-
ry Alger and Adjutant General Corbin
this afternoon ii was decided that the
volunteers should be returned to the
United States in the order of their ar
rival at Manila. Instructions to do so
will be sent to General Otis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-27
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Honolulu, April %, 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
SHE MUSTERED OUT
WITH HER SOLDIER
THE LADY OF THE EIGHTH
CALIFORNIA.
Isaac Belknap of Vancouver, the
Husband of the Runaway
Woman, Seeking Her.

Isaac Belknap. in the employ of the
United States at Vancouver barracks, was
on the water front yesterday in search
of his runaway wife. He does not care
so much about the return of the woman,
but he does want to recover his 6-year-old
child.
All went we'll in the Belknap household
until the Eighth California boys marched
into Vancouver. ]. H Williams, one of
their number was a fine singer, and soon
became a regular attendant at the Meth
odist church of that place. Mrs. Belknap
was a church member, and belonged TO
the choir. and she and Williams met and
became good friends. When the Eighth
was disbanded Williams returned TO san
Francisco, and last Tuesday Mrs. Beiknap
followed him.
TUESDAY last, while I was away on
business, :" said Belknap yesterday, my
wife disappeared She took the train to
Portland, Or, and when L followed her
there l found that she had joined VII
liams and that they had gone on TO San
Francisco While l was away female
friend of Mrs. Belknap got into my house
and packed all her clothes and leWelry
into a box and shipped it to San Fran.
cisco. l followed It. and with the aid or
Officer Charles Callaghan of the harbor
police 1 located 1t in the baggage-room at
the ferry depot this morning. Ii my wlfe
or Williams comes for the trunk nope TO
ca tch them and SO secure the return of
my child. I don't want the woman. her
treachery has ruined my home and spoiled
my life, and she can go.
Belknap has Private Detective Mac1ar-
lane on the trail of the runaway couple,
and hopes to locate them soon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
ALAMEDA PIGEON FANcIEas.
A Club Has Been Organized to Ad-
vance the sport Of Pigeon
Racing on the Coast.

The pigeon fanciers of Alameda County
held a meeting Monday evening at the
Park Hotel, Alameda, for the purpose OF
organizing a pigeon club.
The charter members are: E. d. Con-
o,lev n. F. whitman, George II. Croley,
+ G. Luhben. G. d. Lubben. E. Wichman,
G. T. Sfegfried. r. w. Leydecker, l.. B.
Tbomas. F. Bremen and DR.. T. Carpenter,
Alameda; John Mole, H. P. Squire. B. T.
McBain, A L. Schaffer, A. Mcintyre, Dr..
G. NJ Selfridge and w. r. Crocker, Oak
land; Percy Ward, Fruitvale, and P. H.
Schoitzhauer. Dimond. The name adopted
is the Pacific Pigeon Club, and 1t Will have
a room fitted UP near Park street Ala
media, where meetings will be held the
second Sunday of each month.
The following officers We're elected for
the ensuing year: President, E. D. Con-
oIley; vice president, B. T. McBain; sec
retary and treasurer, Fl. T. Whitman
librarian, c. J. Siegfried; veterinary sur
geon, DR. T. Carpenter; executive COM
mittee, the above officers and Messrs
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19

could not appreciate her precautionary ors
dies AND departed ea sne and Wien When the restaurant
man found her gone he hurried to m, ms say, at,
torney and prepared a writ OF inluncLlon
money to his wife Altogether LIE Blanch
said mary harsh things about Mrs. lie
Blanch. AIT,
TURMOIL Is that after LIE Blanch had
fled file d'fli his S suit and posted his wife as an
adventures he returned home to ma ner
behind the counter of his restaurant act
ing as cashier and taking IN the money
like a good, dutiful wife. The huspan9
was at first speechless. Then he rushed
back to the City Hall to withdraw the
suit He says he was mistaken.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
THE HIGH CHIEF RANGER.
Reception and Banquet rendered
Him by the Deputies of the
Independent ForesterS.

The district deputies of the high chief
ranger of the Independent Order OF FOR
esters in San Francisco last evening Ten
dered reception and banquet in one or
the downtown rotisserieS to High Chief
Ranger G.. A McElfresh, to demonstrate
the high esteem in which he is held by
them on account of the good work ne mas
done and the interest he has taken IN the
order since he has held office. Those VINO
thus manifested their appreciation are;
C. f. Stewart, deputy for Court San fran
cisco; J. II. Whitley, for Golden Gate; j.
H. Hansen, for Endeavor; James Hurry,
ana; L. A. Kern, for Mission, II: Brun-
hofer, for Noe Valley; Q. Muller, Tor Ere
cita; F. w Geiger, for Alcyone; h. I.
Moore, for Friar Tuck: j. A. Born, for
B. Scofield, for Sunset: E; N Cameron,
for Seal Rock: Thomas p. Jarvis, Tor
Southern Heights; w. l. Avery, for Yerba
Buena, and Q. G. Pratt, for Golden cate.
The following named were invited as
special guests of the city deputies: High
Vice Chief Ranger Charles S. Peery,
High Senior Woodward W. L. White and
High Senior Beadle A. A Borlini: also
n Mahan, Supreme Deputy Chief Ranger
E. A. Mack, and E. c. Stock. The COM
mittee had provided a fine menu, and
after that had been discussed there We're
there were appropriate responses. the
principal one being an eloquent one by the
guest of honor, who recently came to this
city from Los Angeles.
chief ranger, on behalf of the Grand
Court, presented the vice chief ranger
with the high cross of merit voted him
unanimously by the Grand Court at it's
he was presented an additional cross,
and made a chevalier of the order.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
UNEASY OVER
HAWAIIAN BILL
Little Time Left for Its
Consideration.
ENACTMENT is NECESSARY
LAWS NEEDED TO GOVERN THE
NEW TERRITORY.
Unless Congress Takes Action at This
Session Embarrassments of
Serious Nature Will Be
the Result.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs Hous'

Call Office, Riggs House.
Washington, Feb. IS.
Members Of the House who are inter-
ested in the passage Of the bill provid-
ing a form of government for Hawaii
are manifesting concern at the status
of that measure. With but twelve legis-
lative days of this session remaining
and with such large amount Of public
business pressing for attention it is felt
that action upon the bill is doubtful.
The necessity for the enactment OF
laws to cover conditions existing in
Hawaii is admitted on all sides. Even
the Democratic minority, who oppose
some features of the bill, which has
been reported to the House and is
awaiting right Of way from the Com
mittee on Rules, concede the desirab bility
of putting the bill upon passage. They
will endeavor to amend it to conform
to their views, but failing In this will
not prevent it's final passage.
Important questions are arising in
Hawaii concerning immigration and
maritime affairs. and at the present
there is no competent court of jurisdic-
ton to pass upon them. 1t is true that
the House has passed blu extending
the alien contract labor laws of the
United States over Hawaii, but the Dill
does not provide for the execution of
these laws nor furnish a court in which
a violation can be prosecuted. With
rapidly increasing commerce between
the States and the new territory and
vexatious questions if the shipping
laws of the United States as proposed
be extended to Hawaii, the same
trouble as to a court Of final resort for
their execution and construction exists.
Chairman Knox of the Committee on
Territories and Chairman Hit of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the
latter a member of the late Hawaiian
Commission and thoroughly conversant
with the situation in Hawaii, have been
untiring in their efforts during the past
week to secure the recognition of the
bill. They have succeeded to the extent
of securing a promise from the Com
mittee on Rules to consider early next
week the practicabiiity of reporting a
rule giving time to the bill. 1t is said
that if this Congress adjourns without
furnishing a form of government for
Hawaii, and the matter goes over until
next winter, embarrassments of Sc
rious nature and extent will result in
Hawaii.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
WILL ACT ON
THE FILIPINO
) Commission
Hon. Charles Denby
3: =. Arrives.
He WILL GO TO THE ORIENT
CONDITIONS OF THE ISLANDS
TO BE CONSIDERED.
The United States Will Formulate
Proper Government for the
.... Filipinos From the
Report.
He WILL GO TO THE ORIENT
CONDITIONS OF THE ISLANDS
TO BE CONSIDERED.

Hon. Charles DENLY, eX-Minister to
China and present member of the Philip
pine commission arrived yesterday morn
g. ing from Indianapolis in company with
his wife and son, Thomas Garien DENLY,
and they are now guests at the Palace
oHQtel. Colonel DENLY was recently ap-
pointed by President Mckinley a mem
Der of the commission to visit the Philip
pine Islands for the purpose of making
an exhaustive report on the existing con-
ditions upon which to base the best form
of government suited to Uncle Sans s
newly acquired possessions.
The other members of the commission
are Professor Schurmann, president of
Cornell University. and Professor Dean
Wooster of Ine University of Michigan.
at Ann Arbor, who are already on the
way. to Manila. having sailed H-om Van
couVer on January 80. Admiral George
Lewey and Major General Elwell S. Otis
will act in conjunction with these three
gentlemen.
. The commission is an important one, as
II is allowed a large latitude, and the
future policy of the Government in regard
to the Philippines viii be largely gov
. erned and possibly determined by its re-
Colonel DENLY is particularly convers-
aht with affairs in the Orient. and his
knowledge will serve hum in good stead
in the Investigations of the commission.
. He was for thirteen years United States
Minister to China, and will apply his
knowledge and experience to the present
problem. and in that way is expected to
bring about q solution satisfactory to
both the Americans and the Filipinos.
His latest service 10 the Government
was rendered as a member Of the War
Investigating Commission. whicn recently
made a thorough examination of the con-
duct of the Spanish-American war. He
will sail for the Orient on the America
Naru which leaves this port on the 21st.
When seen last night Mr.. DENLY said:
I'VE are going to inquire into every
thing relating TO the financial. educa-
tional and other possibilities of the Phil
ippfnes. We will do all in our power to
pacify the Fihpinos, but 1 am not at lib
erty to publish our instructions in that
connection. I don't know what we will
do. but we will do the best we can
Whether our report will determine the
policy Of the administration in the gov
-ernment of the islands ! can not say. l
do not think that President Mckinley
has as yet made up his mind as to what
he wants TO do with the Philippines. He
will depend TO a large extent upon Con
greSs TO settle whether il shall be a colo
ny or whether we viii establish protec-
torate. We can only hold the Philippines
by military force.
IF. / had been asked the question a
month ago should we hold the Philippines
] would have said emphatically yes. but
now. that I am restricted by my official
position I must decline TO answer. l do
not know even if the report of the COM
mission will have any influence in regard
t6l- their retention"
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
BRAVE UNTOLD HARDSHIPS
VAIN QUEST FOR A PARTY OF
PRoSPECToRS.
At Their Camp Is Found Note
Stating That the Unfortunates
Would Try to Reach a
Settlement.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEVENTY MILE RIVER, Alaska
Dec 20 (via Seattle, Feb. 1S).-Lee
Plate, Julius Sternberg and ]. A. Rit-
chic of Montreal have returned from an
unsuccessful effort to relieve a party Of
prospectors at the head of Porcupine
RiveA They were gone over six weeks
and suffered partial starvation, as they
took provisions for thirty days only
For six days they were practically
without food. All the snowshoe lac
ings and spare skins were fed to their
dogs.
Ritchie, who led the party, was A
member of the party that was to have
been rescued. 1t consisted of Ritchie,
D. A. McPhee of Winnipeg, Ray Moi
fatt of Pembroke, Ont. Philip BilIneau
Of Duluth and Andre Holmes Of
Fresno, Cal. They went over the Ed
monton route, and last fall found them
selves at the headWaterS of the Porcu-
pine River too Late to descend in boats
Without a guide they started across
country to the Yukon 200 miles
away. Holmes feet were frozen at
the outset Believing himself unable to
continue the journey he decided to go
into camp at Fish Branch on the up~
per Porcupine and trust to getting
enough salmon through a hole in the
ice to keep off starvation until help
should come. Moffatt and Billneau re-
manned with Holmes.
Ritchie and McPhee with four dogs
pushed on for relief. In five days their
food gave out and they were reduced
to the necessity of toasting five beaver
hides and eating them one after an
other. At the end of ten days they
reached a cabin at the mouth of Big
Sheep Creek, where they found Pate
and Sternberg. Pate, Sternberg and
Ritchie started in a few days TO relieve
Holmes and his companions. They
found the camp at Fish Branch, where
Moffatt had left note saying that
they had been unable to replenish their
supply of game and fish, and, fearing
that assistance might be delayed in
reaching them, had decided to attempt
the return trip to Lapierre House, some
200 miles down the Porcupine. Ritchie
thinks they were able to make the trip,
though they started with so little food
that they probably would have to eat
some of their dogs, of which they had
three
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
Entertainments for Boys.

Parents are respectfully requested to
bring their boys to the entertainment
which will be given by the Order of
Golden Links on next Tuesday evening,
February q, at Golden Gate Hall. An
excellent programme has been arranged
for. some of the best talent Of the city
having kindly volunteered to take part
in the entertainment. A special minstrel
troupe is one of the chief attractions,
besides many others too numerous to
mention. The entertainment will con-
clude with a dance.
Mrs. John Pettee, the president of the
society. is an earnest worker for the ad-
vancement of the society, and it is con-
fidentIy hoped that parents will interest
themselves in the worthy object OF the
order The order was instituted for the
prevention of vices which exist in large
measure among young men and boys of
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
NEW WAYS WUNh VEIL.
Yachtsmen Busy ScraPing Spars and
Oyerhauling Their Craft.

The directors of the San Francisco
Yacht Club are planning considerable i'm
pfovement in the rooms on the upper
floor of their house, the walls and CELL
ing OF which are at present in the rough.
The billiard room Is to be divided into two
rooms-a sitting room and a billiard room.
The ceiling and walls are to be finished
with tongue and grooved pine, which Will
be covered to a height of seven feet with
dull green burlap; above will be a trleze
of some bright color. In the corners OF
the billiard room will be permanent red
wood settees stained in dark OAK color.
Besides the billiard table there VIII be ia
bles for writing and card playing. The
finishing of the interior of the dance hall
will be deferred until later. A wide open
archway may be left between the billiard
room and the dance hall, or the Two
apartments may be separated Dy siialhs
doors. ,.,,,arAa
The club has now nearly huiol co
subscribing members, but about lou are
needed to furnish the income necessary
TO carry on the club successfully and with
out economizing unduiy In any dlrectlon.
The frstt yacht t, to be hau1sd Lee %rK Snt en1 on
s sSgpR0 wen Wishing mss very tagsn we Th
sloop will be thoroughly oyernauled an9
the the yacht @ owners are already beginning
to scrape and paint their craft for the
approaching season; The large SCI seh9oner eonTT
sifns while the sloops Will O. the Wisp and
Cat Catherine Gin.e are are in the cove near the Pa
cifc Yacht Clubhouse. ,ll,, which 3, is MdrcS nov
at WHICH Which = programme of events for the
season will be prepared. It will be sub
| iect ia change by the directors.
eTbe sieen Rover formerly owned by
G. q He Bruce. rsp ex-commodore Of the Ca,ifor-
MIA Yacht Club, has been chartered staa t6s ZOE
meorhae ne MRieh iGps now occupies the yawl Pinta
moorngs The Corinthians are IRE 9egnnlmg 3Ss nnn
ioe aeason. Every Sunday several are
over at the clubhouse scraping and var
nishing spars and making other prepar,ao ,ao
| sIonT o,,een out upon the beach and Is
having the paint burned and scraped on.
He intends to have her sails cut over.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
Banoueted E. G.. Kilpatrick.

Last Friday evening the teachers of the
Business Evening School gave a BAN
quet in honor of the return of Mr.. E. C.
Fitzpatrick as their principal. Mr.. Kill
patrick has endeared himself with the
corps of teachers of this school and with
the pupils thereof by his able, kind and
just administration of its affairs. The
present Board of Education received it's
share of eulogy for it's great wisdom. in
rcinstating Mr.. Fitzpatrick and returning
him to the place for which he is pre-em-
inently qualified. 1t was moved and Sec
onded that the 17th, of February be named
"Kilpatrick's Day, and the motion T6tIe na was
ent at the festal board were:
Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Fitzpatrick. Miss
Louise Freese Miss B. Livingston, Miss
M. Mooney, Miss Warshauer. Miss Laba-
rae. Mrs. A. j. Muesdorffer. Miss A.
Winnie Miss NJ. U. Walsh. Miss O'Ma1ley.
Miss Herman Miss Kozminsky, Mr.. A.
Byrne. Mr.. E; c. Cordell; Mr.. NJ. Blanch-
ard, Mr.. D. Stringham. Mr. a; Lyser, Mr..
Daniels Mr.. Epstein and Mr. Ruiz.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
BUNKO MEN FLEECE
GUILELESS GUESTS
GET FOUR VICTIMS FROM ONE
HOTEL.
DIR. F. scanlan Parted With Much
Coin in a Card Game With Four
Confidence Operators.

A clever gang of bunko men is now
operating around the hotels, and though
proprietors have appealed to the pollce 10
protect their too confiding guests; nothing
has been done as yet IN tnat olIecttini,; ION;
The 'sure thing men ply their vocation
with more or less success.
The latest victim was DR.. +. seaman,
formerly surgeon on the Moana, VINO re-
Gently registered at the California Hotel,
and the day after his arrival parted with
"fifty-one pounds sterling HIS tale OIL
woe follows:
II was approached by an affable gen
-tleman. who represented himself as Mr..
Benson of the Southern Pacific Company.
After little talk he told me he had some
Klondike nuggets which he would like to
show me- l expressed a desire to see
them and he took me to a room at 313
Kearny street. When we got there
game Of poker was going on, In when
q handsome man whom they called
Judge" Mr.. Davis. business appear
ing man with sore eyes, and slender ut
was introduced Benson took a hand and
won several dollars and passed me over
half of 1t, telling me to play. L dld SO,
and in the deal got three sevens. Benson
said it was a splendid hand, and | left
them and went to the hotel to get my
money, fifty-one pounds, and came PACK
$500 with one of the party and we lost
the other man having four eights.
Upon my telling them 1t was all | had
they asked me to take my money pack;
lost 1t fairly. Knowing the character Of
the men now, 1 have changed my mind.
Benson gave me SIS and promised TO give
me back half what 1 lost but of course
have never seen him since"
Another guest at the same hotel named
A. B. Jackson lost SIS to the same gang
by shaking dice, the steerer in this in
stance processing to have some Colorado
nuggets.
Still another guest, Fulton by name, lost
$50 at dice but the Judge handed him
back $40. so his experience cost him but
So
The fourth guest was a travelling agent
from St Louis, A. Behal. He went up
against the card game at 23o Kearny
street. but after he had won $50 he began
to realize that 1t was a case of bunko and
he played until he lost the coin, being
glad to escape at that.
The hotel proprietors are up in arms
against the confidence game and will take
radical measures to protect any unso-
phisticated guests who may register at
their caravansaries. Detective Wren has
been on the cases, and he believes he has
located the precious quartet of sure
thing" men.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19

little ones and expressed their distress
and need. Sylvia, DR.. Chapman's
daughter, answered the letter for her
father and explained to the poor
mother that the. reverend gentleman
did not consider intimate family rela-
tions a good policy. Since then Mrs
Chapman has given up hoping that
the church would come to her rescue
and has applied . more diligently for
theatrical engagements for the little
girl.
Venie Wells comes from a theatrical
family Her maternal grandfather was
the celebrated minstrel of Dublin
Bay fame, Samuel Wells. Venie's
papa was also a theatrical man and
played utility roles, until one day he
got in trouble and skipped out, leaving
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
New CORPORATIONS.

Articles of incorporation were filed by
the Victoria Land and Cattle Company
and the Winfield Resetting Circuit
Breaker Company yesterday. The former
leading capitalists in the State and is
organized for the buying and selling of
land and stock and of buying and operat,
ing mines, etc. Its directors are: Lloyd
Drum. Thomas Turner and a. A. Winn.
Capital. $500 900, of which $500 has been
The Winfield Resetting Circuit Breaker
is the invention of a young genius, after
whom the instrument is named. Interest
ed in If are: A. A Anderson, Charles L.
Alderman. A. e. Brooke, Ridley and Sam
uei L. Naphtaly. The capital is $4,000, Of
which $50 has been subscribed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
cARITA,s INSTALLATION.

The officers of Carita Hive No. % Of the
Ladies of the Maceabees were installed
on the eth inst, in Oakland by Mrs. Hen
rietta Stone, past deputy supreme COM
mander of San Francisco, assisted by
Lady Hughes as mistress at arm, Lady
Shaw as chaplain, Lady Robbins as SEN
tinel and twelve members of Carita Hive,
large number of invited guests, members
of other hives and sir knights from the
tents. The ceremony was very impress
sive, the installing officers delivering the
many and long charges without book and
without mistake. At the close of the in
officers formed and gave the floor work
of the Maccabee drill, which was exc
cuted in admirable style and was closed
with the forming of in living letters the
initials of the order-k o. L. M AFTER
the drill Past Lady Commander Mrs.
Helen Edwards, on behalf of the hive, in
a very complimentary speech, presented
to the installing officer as token OF love,
esteem and respect, a set of silver and
gold sugar bowl and spoons with the let
recipient responded in a touching speech
in which she reviewed the work of the
hive which she helped to organize. The
hive was instituted with forty charter
members, the largest number OF such
ton Lady Edwards was presented a
ba asket of carnations and ferns. The new
officers are: Mrs. Helen Edwards, P: L.
c.; Dr. Alice Bush, L. c.; Mrs Bessie Muir
dock, L. L. G.; Mrs. Annie Stevens, r. K:
Mrs. Mary Burns. sergeant; Mrs. Daily.
M at A; Mrs. Teresa Dahl, sentinel;
Mrs Thomas picket The hive, which is
like the order for women alone, and gov
erned exclusively by women, has mem
bership of nfnety-two.