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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-12

Captain Macaulay as port surveyor in
charge of all outside work.
A. w. Medley who is now temporarily
at Hilo will be made a district inspector
to succeed Captain Macaulay, and
Charles X. Spencer becomes discharg-
ing inspector to succeed Medley.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-12
Nhn AuNEKIISEMLNIS.
spEcIAI. MEETING.

SPECIAL MEETING
l<ahuku Plantation Co...,.....Pa Page 1
TO ARRIVE.
Bloodcd Milking Page .
STRAW HATS.
. Don't Observation-Disclosures. Page 4
WANTED.
carpenters, Monday morning Page I
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hawaiian Hardware Co........ Page 4
W. W. Dimond d CO., Ltd..... Page 4
Home Bakery Cafe....,.........Pa Page Z
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-12

Collector Generals Ivers and Captain
X. M. Macaulay leave for Hllo by the
Claudine, Tuesday. The collector gem
eral goes to thoroughly reorganize the
Custom House at Hilo and to install
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-12
HILO CUSTOM HOUSE.

Captain Macaulay Becomes Port Sur
veyor-Collector Generals Visit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-12

Hawaiian CUr-iOS
kHps, CaIabashes, Leis, Native Hats
Hula Skirts, Niihau Mats, Fans, Shells
Feeds, etc. Homemade Poi constantly
CD hand. Mending done Neatly and
Cat Flowers furnished by the
WOuan's Exchange.
sls MERCHANT ST, HONOLULU.
Telephone $50.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
WHITE PLAINS.

As the result of the second competitive exaiil'na-
tion for the Cornell State scholarships. held mere
on July l. the State Department Of Public lnstruc-
ton has selected as the successful candidate Ed
ward W. Weber. of Yonkers. from the LIST Assem-
bly, District; Horace w. De We'd, Of New Rochelle,
and Joseph D. C Smith. OF Dobbs Ferry, from the
I'D District The Hid District is left without rep
resentative , 49,,
the New-York Post Road 10 Scarsdale yesterday,
and it is said the line will be in operation by next
week
James Mclaughlin is taking the school census
The trustees have instructed Harry ]. Dykman.
the Corporation Counsel. to bring actions against
all persons reported by the police for harboring un-
ziba Carpenter has been appointed an inspector
Of brick paving by Village Engineer Darling.
Union Hook and Ladder Company has decided to
take part in the parade at Yonkers next month In
connection with the State Fremens Convention.
The report of j. T. Lockwood treasurer of School
District No !, shows balance on hand of $3.50 60
Tor the year ending August J..
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18

MR. KEARNY TELLS WHY THE POSITION OF THE
STREET SIGNS on GAS LIGHTS is
BEING CHANGED

Henry 8. Kearny. Commissioner Of Public Build
ings. Lighting and Supplies. explained to a Trib-
une reporter yesterday the reason for changing
the position Of the signs gas lamps at the street
corners. When the new lamps were put in place
In Amsterdam-ave. last fall" he said II tried the
experiment Of having the signs placed so that the
side OF a lamp bearing the number Of the cross
street parallel with the avenue | had ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in seeing the street
signs on the lamps at night when / was riding on
the cars. Many persons have difficulty in seeng
the street number at night when they are on the
Having the street numbers parallel with the
avenue makes IL easy to see from what street
is preaching After the signs were changed
in Amsterdam-aye. received many letters from
citizens who were pleased with the change and
wanted to express their approval. Nobody wrote
10 complain / concluded that II would be well to
try the experiment throughout Manhattan Bor-
ough, and l gave orders TO have the change made
in all the lamps in the borough before July
J. There is no reason why the change should not
done is lift the glass top or the gas lamp out OF
The socket, give II quarter turn and set It back
in the socket again The men VINO have to clean
the lamps should have carried out the order before
this, and ! will have fresh orders issued, so that
the lamp signs will be uniform throughout the city
Il do not knew of any city in which the signs
on lamps at the street corners run at right angles
TO the streets but believe that the plan will
met only approval, judging by letters which have
received One man who lives In Brooklyn came 10
me the other day ana saio ne h0ped ne new new
IL would mix Brooklyn people up too much however
well II might work In New-York. i am willing 10
be convinced either way, and Will have change
old method instead OF the new. 1t costs nothing to
make the change
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
YONKFRS.

The Newark quoting team defeated the Burns
Club of this city yesterday in game here by a
score Of 107 to ST. II. Mossey and w Thornton and
McLaren and Hill composed the victorious teams.
The trolley strike Brooklyn may cause the
postponement of the baseball game between the
Second Platoon OF the Police Department Of this
city and that OF the Second Platoon Of the Foteth
Precinct stationed at Kingsbridge. The reason for
this is that the entire Kngsbridge team is now
doing duty in Brooklyn Should the strike end be-
fore Thursday. the day scheduled for the game,
there will be no postponement
A Coroner's jury yesterday. in rendering its YER
dict TO the cause of the death of William Grim
Minis who was killed by blast while in the en-
ploy of the Yonkers Railroad Company, last week,
censured the company for not having experienced
men in charge of dynamite blasting.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
DECLARE THE STORY ABSURD.
FFTCIALs AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OF

OFFICIALS AT The DlSi ~ -
F1cE DERIDE swAYNE's STORY
Barlow s. Weeks OF counsel for Roland b.
Molineux said Yesterday that he had received the
card on which the address H. Cornish, HARTFORD.
Conn.," was written, and had sent 1t TO Mr. Car
valho the handwriting expert. but he would not
tell what Mr Carvalho had to say on the subject
81 think know who wrote that address,. MI
Weeks said but he would not talk further about
u exoept that he considered the information re-
ceived from Mr.. Swayne OF Importance and In
tended TO preserve II for further
District Attorney Gardiner said that the Swayne
story was ridiculous. Assistant District Attorney
Osborne talked with Harry Cornish, and said
Cornish never had any dealings with Mr Swayne'
He would not allow Cornish 20 teIk with news
Assistant District Attorney John F. Mcintyre said
Yesterday afternoon that Mr.. Swayne was the man
who at the time Of the Fleming poison case. vol
urteered to go on the stand and take $50 grains or
he did not place much credit in Mr.. Swayne 8
statements. .
The Grand Jury did not sit yesterday morning.
and IL was said that the members would not come
70 the Criminal Court Building until to-day, when
evidence in the Molineux case would be presented
THE last Of the subpnnas for the witnesses In the
Nolineux case 10 appear before the Grand jury
were sent out yesterday. One was sent for John
Doe made returnable this morning.
DR. r. Stiles Potter, OF No. ia west Elghty-sev-
enth.st who was called by Dr. Hitchcock to assist
st the time Mrs Kate J. Adams was poisoned had
a a consuItation with Mr.. Osborne yesterday morn
ing DIR Potter refused to say what the nature
~ his conference was. but II is said that Dr:
potter was dissatisfied with the fee he had received
for his professional services
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
FOUR LOUISIANA MURDERS.
RECORD OF CRIME FOR ONE DAY IN AMI
ABOUT NEw-ORLEANS.

RECORD OF CRIME FOR ONE DAY IN AND
ABOUT NEw-ORLEANs.
New-Orleans. July II (speciaD.-To-day was muir
der day in Louisiana. There two sensational
shooting affrays on the busiest streets OF New
Orleans. a prominent citizen OF Covington, Just
across Lake Pontchartrain was reported assassi-
mated, and at Ruston. La. a murder Of unusual
cruelty was perpetrated, the victim being a well
known young planter and there was the habitual
murder OF negro on the levee-hve crimes In all.
The first TO come to light this morning was the
killing at Ruston. William Smith, of Lincoln
Parish, had Just buried his father and had turned
out Of the high road to escort homo his aged
mother. He left her at her house and had gone
only short distance when puff OF smoke came
from bush on nearby hill. and with It a bullet
that pierced his brain. Smith unusually pop
ular, and his death only be attributed to trou-
bles arising from the political situation in Lincoln
Parish. A strong posse is now in pursuit OF the
murderer, who Will in all probability be ynched IL
caught
The second crime was likewise committed by an
ambushed assassin. The victim was Mr. Bossier.
a member Of prominent family of St. Tammany
his uncle, Judge Bossier. being an eccentric char
acter, widely known in all parts OF the State Bos-
sier's death Is shrouded in mystery, there being so
far no clew to the hand that pulled the trigger
The third crime was one not at all unexpected In
New-Oreans, for both victim and slayer were ed-
LOTS OF sheets OF the lowest and Wlest order Of
journalism. For years one Of these low pubnca-
tions, The Headlight" has been run by Zoe"
Mulvey, name synonymous with blackman and
defamation His assistant was man named Rob-
erts Recently the men fell out, and Mulvey
changed the name OF his paper to "The Thomas
Cat" while Roberts started rival by the name OF
THE Thunderbolt." The pot and kettle fought a
wordy war. until the rival editors worked them
selves into white heat, and when they met this
afternoon in Poydrasst.. leading thoroughfare OF
the city. a fuslade began, and Mulvey died on the
way TO the hospital. Roberts has a long record
as killer, having left graves in three Louisiana
parishes.
The negro killing was a murder from jealousy.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
NEWeYORK CITY.

Mails from Australia which arrived at Vancouver
on July IA are due In New-York tomorrow morn
ing. Return malls will close at the Postoffce az
advertised
Isaac Kaplan. seven years old. Of No 4so Water
ST. died yesterday morning In Mount Sinai Hos
pital from injuries received on Saturday by being
run over The boy down his home
and injured internally. His parents had him taken
to Mount Sinai Hospital
Miss Eva G. Foster. who for the last three years
has been supervising nurse In the Harlem Hos
pita has resigned her place to accept similar one
at the New-York Infant Asylum Mount Vernon
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
HE DID NOT KNOW CORNISH
NEW-HAvEN CHEMIST FAILS TO MAKE
IDENTIFICATION.
WENT TO THAT CITY AND TALKED WITH
HIM AT HIS HOME. IN COMPANY

WENT TO THAT CITY AND TALKED WITH
HIM AT HIS HOME. IN COMPANY
OF A DETECTIVE.
Harry g. Cornish gave out the following type
written statement last night at the Knicker-
booker Club concerning the story told by
Swayne:
have been in Hartford for the last week
owing to the severe illness OF my mother
came 10 New York this morning, In orueI 10 dp-
near before the Grand Jury. Until reached the
city was not aware Of the statement maze %
Swayne At the suggestion or Assistant Dls-
trict Attorney Osborne | accompanied Detectiv"
McCanerty to New-Haven We went TO inc
home of Swayne which is in almost inacces-
sible part OF New Haven. l was introduced 70
him as Detective Carey. McCanerty using MS
own name and stating that we had come 10 as Z
Swayne II he would accompany US 10 ioih N
to identify Mr.. Cornish
I stood before Swayne and sat beside him on
his own steps for at least twenty minutes Wltn-
out a sign of recognition on his part al5hQusn @
l was afterward informed that he had been
shown nv photograph not fifteen minutes before
by a reporter. The following. verbatim are
some of his remarks. continually reiterated oy
him: .x,
my lawyer has instructed me to say nothing
at present"
"lAll l want is to see this Cornish and near
him talk. and to get some of the poison which
killed Mrs. Adams 49,,
Il won't talk. because may get weeks INTO
trouble"
CUP to this point Mr.. Weeks's name had not
been mentioned by any one, and Swayhe was
the first TO bring it into the conversation)
was further Informed later on by the afore-
mentioned reporter that Swayne said Cusng
violent gesture), This thing was to be the star
card Some one has been giving Weeks away
After leaving him. we met some of Swayne's
neighbors. and they agreed In giving MIN an
unenviable reputation. TO put 1t mildly.
Detective McCafferty offered to pay his ex-
nenses II ne would accompany us to New-York
for the purpose Of identifying Cornish, but ne
steadfastly refused 70 60 He also said: Weeks
has known this matter for three weeks or more,
and stated that ne was in Weeks's Office at
that time.
consider the man scoundrel and his entire
story is untrue and evidently emanates from the
same source as the attempted extradition or
NJ Heckman (Signed) H. CORNISH
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
ANOTHER DEATH REPORTED.
JAMES GEARNs EXPIRES FROM AN INJURY RD
cEIvE,D ON JULY 4-ONE VICTIM THOUGHT
10 BE RECOVERING.

JANfpsS GEARNS EXPIRES FROM AN INJURY RE-
cE1vED ON JULY 4-oNE VICTIM THOUGHT
TO BE RECOVERING
James Gearns fifteen and one-half years old.
died nj his home. at No. Albany-st.. on Sunday,
from lockjaw following pistol wound In the hand.
received while celebrating the Fourth Of July. He
was attended by DR.. Charles c. Page, OF No. 127
Iiberty-st who was called in TO attend the boy
on July IL.
DR. Page said that Gearns's case was an acute
one He administered four injections OF the anti
toxin serum and kept the patient under chloroform.
Nourishment was by artificial means. He said 1t
was tho first case in which he had tried the serum.
and he thought that for the to be eficaclous
IL must be given in larger doses than prescribed
hitherto
Joseph Reinberg, eleven years old. who has been
in Roosevelt Hospital since July D suffering from
lockiaw resulting from a pistol wound In the hand
and who has been undergoing the serum treatment
was said be much improved yesterday. The ply
sicans have hopes of his ultimate recovery.
John Bartlett, fifteen yeasr old. OF No. 3f West
Fifty -fourth-st, taken from his home TO Roose
Welt Hospital last night suffering with a well-de-
veloped case Of tetanus. or lockjaw The boy acct
dentally shot himself in the hip on July with a
blank cartridge pistol. He has been receiving treat
ment from the Roosevelt Hospital Dispensary daily,
but yesterday afternoon the first symptoms OF tet-
anus appeared. DR. Marcy mas charge Of the case.
He thinks the boy will be cured
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
A CASE OF LocKJAw IN PORT CHESTER.

Henry Johnson sixteen years old. Of North
Maine-st. Port Chester is suffering from lockjaw
caused by an injury received on the Fourth OF
July The boy who was leading a number OF
pnymates in the celebration OF the day. loaded
a small cannon and placed frecracker In the
muzzle In some unknown manner the cannon was
discharged prematurely. and the nrecracker was
hurled with great force and lodged in Johnson's
leg He ran 10 his home, and told his parents
ne had been shot. Upon examination by the fam
iy physician It was found that the frecracker had
been deeply embedded In his leg. II was extract
ed and after a few days the patient was ap-
parently getting we'll On Saturday morning john
son sat down to the breakfast table and prepared
TO enjoy the first good meal he had attempted since
the accident but when he began to eat his jaws
became locked and his parents had TO carry him
away from the table; He is now being fed through ,
there is little hope for his recovery.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
NORTH TARRYTOWN.

Several masons employed on the North Iariy'o"n
schoohouse struck yesterday morning fNooer'
stewart g. CO. Of Yonkers the contractors
and had Just begun the foundation. Ihe me"
contended that under the Union Labor law 'nsg s
were required TO work only eight hours VIZ ,ia t
contractor wanted them to work nine: Inc sIlhe
II prolonged will seriously interfere with the sCMUO O
next fall as the old building has been torn do"n
The BOARD of Education will ask superintendent
skinner TO decide whether the work properly comes
under the Eight Hour law or not.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
MRS. RAMSEY DECLARED INSANE.
COMMITTED TO THE MATTEAwAN ASYLUM BY
JUDGE BLANCHARD.


Mrs Edith Grace Ramsey who killed her hus-
band Harvey J. Ramsey. in the Garden Hotel, at
Madison-ave and Twenty -seventh-st-. five weeks
ago. yesterday morning declared insane by a
jury before Judge Blanchard in Part Of the Court
Of General Sessions The Judge committed her to
the insane asylum at Matteawan.
1t a little before II O'Clock when Mrs Ram
sey taken into court. She was accompa Med
by Mrs. Sarah Bird, the Tombs Prison missionary
who has been Of a great deal of assistance to Mrs
Ramsey since the latters Incarceration In the TAIL
Assistant District Attorney LIE Barber appeared
for the prosecution and Edwin Mckinley who had
been assigned by the county, for Mrs. Ramsey
Assistant District Attorney lie Barber related
the circumstances OF the murder OF Ramsey in his
while he slept and OF the hearing on Friday
when Mrs. Ramsey pleaded guilty He also
spoke OF the woman's committal to the Tombs and
her examinations there by physicians to determine
their opinions TO her sanity.
The first witness called Or. J. r Campbell
the Tombs physician. He testified that the woman n
a sufferer from melancholia and suicidal
mania TO such extent that he had at times 10
administer opiates to quiet her He declared that
the woman was insane when she killed her hus-
band and that she was not aware Of the nature OF
the act she then committing
DR.. Reginald Sayre also testified that he had ex-
amined Mrs Ramsey. He said he had visited her
daily for three weeks. and he had found her suf-
fertng from melanchoia. He thought she was in
capable of discerning the time he killed hex hus-
band the nature OF the act.
Judge blanchard then charged the Jury. telling
the members that the question they were to deter
mine was whether or not the woman insane
at the time OF the murder. Foreman James Stern
took poll OF the jury. the men not leaving their
seats. He then announced that the Jury had agreed
the verdict OF insanity. @
Judge Blanchard then said that under Section
454 Of the Code OF Criminal Procedure he woud
commit Mrs. Ramsey 10 the Matteawan asvlum
Matteawan. n. Y. July II CSpecaD.-Mrs Ram
sey the murderess. arrived at the Matteawan
State Hospital tonight from the Tombs in chares
OF two keepers. a man and woman Strange
enough. Mrs Ramsey has relatives living in Mat
teawan, and has visited here each summer with
her husband
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
sWAYNE REPEATS HIS STATEMENTS.
ur TELLS IN DETAIL THE TWO VISITS OF H
CORNISH"

SWAYNE REPEATS MS DIAL E"I I1-' L D.
uE TELLS IN DETAIL THE TWO VISITS OF H
CORNISH"
New-Haven, July II (speciaD-When seen at his
homo this evening Mr.. swayne reasserted his pre-
vious statements. He said:
"In March 49, mixed for a man who gave his
name as H Cornish. Hartford. Conn., quantity
~ deadly poison l was not home when he called,
and he waited an hour for me. l cannot give an
accurate description OF him. but would Know him
rI sa " him. Ny uncle. William Swayne. was here
AZ the time and wouc know tho man. Ny wife was
III AT the time and nurse by the name OF MIS-
lang also saw him here Mrs Lang s now In Bos-
,or 7 do not know her address but find her
Nv, sarvont Bridget Sullivan also saw him. She
&c in bridgeport, and l can find her at any time.
.~rhe man asked me II could make che mical
nreparation for him. told him / could. He then
nroduced a small vial and said he wanted its con-
,erts concealed In mercury that it could not be
detected.
"I told him that would not work with the mkt
-a os I Aid not know what in It and It might
hlov IN the house. He said that was his secret.
and did not want to give 1t away When told him
,oud not use It unless he told me what IT was he
said II prussic acld.
.J made up the following preparation. as he told
mo he wanted a pound of the stun. / bought a
no,rd ~ the mercury In New-Haven and mixed up
the mound of mercury with six ounces Of black
sntimony four drains of prussc acid and twenty
grains OF copperas-
..Refore going away the man gave me so and his
oddress the latter written a piece OF paper. The
address was II. Cornish. Hartford. Conn., and
that niece OF paper kept, and II Is In the posses
,n ~ Mr. Weeks OF New-York. at present. The
,or told me he wanted the stuff 10 use dye
,- carnets and that the process was a secret one.
7 sant three ounces of the stun TO him. and after
Tho, 7 heard nothing from him for long time.
..In October 1897. the same man came here again.
7 ad not see him this time. but my uncle did He
yent away and later 1 received a letter asking for
sone more OF the stuff. l sent about three ounces
more Of the mixture and bin for SIS, but he
answered me; 49,, .o,,,Aoa ,,oao . ,.,.,.
Rye grains would Kill In few minutes. | never
day few weeks ago my servant was looking
unsr some Of my papers and she came across the
name II Cornish. Hartford, Conn: II was the
aSdress which | had saved. She said: Why. that
a. the me OF the man I'm the MOlineux case
% .srbe matter came 10 me then. she ex
nisined n and II worried me considerably | went
a short time ago and told him the story. He told
wrote 10 Barlow s. Weeks and sent the letter
which I had received from H Cornish to him.
and the paper with the address on II.
anayzed that mixture correctly that Mrs. Adams
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
MOINT VERNON.

Mrs. Fannie f. Baker wife Of Charles $. Baker'
formerly Of this city. but now connected with me
Carriage Dealers Journal" OF Troy oieu
in the Mount Vernon Hospital on ouhuaF tU" .l
en- aoac,s ~ onerstions for appendicitis. Mrs.
Baker was thirtyseven years old. and was P DVIn e.
Vermont Her husband and one son; ShaLIeess .:
Baker ir survive her. The funeral VIII De helu a.
Dandy vi. this afternoon. - IA d,od
George w. Delhi. twenty-eight years on ue" e,
Yesterday at his home, No $40 North Hlgh,,ssI
from spinal meningitis ABOUT week ago go m, at
Delhi climbed a la tree at his nome N an a., a.,
fempt 10 catch a pet squirrel. In reaching H ouo a
among the branches he lost his footing ana Ien
the ground, badly njuring his spine. Inc iui'eio'
will be held tomorrow afternoon ., ,s 20
The band OF the 1th Separate COMPANY Cp, S,,rsaav ~
give the initial public band concert on next froay
eYening.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
NEw-ROCHELLE.

The Republican Town Committee Is to hoio an
important meeting tomorrow night In the fer-
guson Building TO receive the report OF a comm'''eo
appointed recently TO draft plans and rules TOT 'he
new Republican organization of the city. IL is uh-
derstood that the plan of organization VIII De sin
lar to that now in existence IN the cities Oh nS Of
Vernon and New-Rochelle Ten men, III ,t, saSn ae o
the four wards will comprise the ward c conii SaId
The committee is to be selected az eau ,I,e the
in August of each year. and at the same tlnis S so
voters will elect delegates TO the county anu =, no
eembly conventions city committee rs aIsv " W 20
elected al large each OF the four wards 10 naNe
Sepresentaton based on the number OF Repu9ncan aa
votes polled in II at the preceding eecuon, w. n
IS some difference OF opinion as 10 now ny ne EIrat
miftee should decide In the case Oh nrIn9 p,g se
Ward In this ward the voters last spIihs. ,
,eced a committee OF ten men, aitnousn % enr ,s ,n,t
were not authorized TO do so by the ,oNn coi w.
zee Several of the leading Repupncans ol saa sae
ward are now seeking to have the cotnmIttee see
eside They saw that they voted for the members
under a misapprehension and think u would H. oe
more satisfactory If the new organlzaIo&n & ~Ss a.,
made simultaneously in every ward ana nt noIle O ui
the old committees were left standing. me. me VI
ganization Committee has reported IN FAVOR OF
permitting the First Ward organization 10 stano.