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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

1t is now an assured fact that the
Virginia School of Methods will be
held at Roanoke again this year, be.
ginning June % and lasting four
months.
Twenty four hundred men were paid
off for the first half Of March at the
Norfolk Navy Yard Saturday In less
than an hour $74. 600 had been dis.
tributed among them.
Mrs T. p Ysger, Of Rockingham
county. who disappeared last January
and was found In Scranton, Pa, has
again disappeared and reward has
been offered for her.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Koiner,
is distributing sugar beet seed, and
many applications have been received.
The seed Is sent postpaid in such
quantities as is desired for experiment.
al planting.
Work Of clearing the ground for Nor.
folks new cemetery. containing about
200 acres, two and half miles out, has
commenced. 1t will be laid out on the
park system. embracing many attractive
features. The property, a private en-
terprise. will be called the Atlantic
Park Cemetery.
Owing TO the illness Of General Edgar
Allan, United States District Attorney
the sessions Of the spring term II. 8
court have been postponed from April
I'd to May 1st The grand jurors have
been notified to appear on the last
named date and the petit jurors the day
following
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Mary Mann Page Newton to Mr..
William G.. Stanard The ceremony
will take place Tuesday evening, April
II. at Holy Trinity Church, Richmond.
Miss Newton is the daughter Of the late
John Brockenbrough Newton, Bishop
Ooadjutur Of the diocese of Virginia.
During the stay IN Cuba Of the Vir.
ginians. who have just returned. Gen.
eral Lee received them at his marble
palace, in Matsnzas province. and ex.
tended them a cordial welcome. The
palace. in point Of elegance. they say.
far surpssses the White House at Wash.
ington. and General Lee expressed him.
self as being delighted with the pleas.
ant berth he now fills Richmond Dis.
patch.
At the Virginia Conference Of the M.
E. Church, in Alexandria. Saturday,
the following were elected TO elders
orders: Samuel A. Wandless, r. M
Hartness and II. p. Barnes. The fol-
lowing were chosen deacons: George
Rickett, P. H. Hacker, A. NJ. Grab.
tree and William Nd. Scnooler. Inc
following were continued as super
numerary preachers G H. Thompson. 4.
W. t. Schooley. g. W. Graham. A. Fl
Engle aud ] d. Mays The case OF ].
Hafpenny was referred to the commit
tee on conference relations and that OF
O B Myers went over until the next
conference Ronceverte was chosen as
the next place of meeting. The fol-
lowing were chosen board Of examiners
Rev o. W. Ball (president), U. s. A.
Heavener (registrsr), g. W. stallings,
A. N Mundsy, W. A. Sharp, O. M.
Faltz. J. K Rumburg. ]. +. Giles. Il
L. Leslie. William NJ. Dye. J. P. Felt
ner and 8 "a Wandless.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-29
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-29
An Editor Finds a Sure Cure for Rheu-
matism.

A r De Fluent, editor OF the Jour-
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number Of years from rheumatism In
his right shoulder and side. He says |:
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
JUNE FOURTEENTH THE DAY bad RECORD At SYDNEY
BUBONIC PLAGUE GAINING ON
THE DOCTORS.
Eleven Cases in One Day During the
Present Month-The Total Reaches
Two Hundred and Four.

The plague at Sydney Is worse than
ever. Advices received on the Mariposa
this morning state that the disease has
spread all over the city, and that there
are from three to eleven cases a day
On the last day of which the steamer
had news, when she called at Auckland,
there were seven new cases. The Mari
posa left Sydney 16 days ago, and as
she had bill of health showing that
all due precautions had been taken, she
was allowed to lie within six feet of
the Oceanic wharf, and the passengers
were given shore leave. Before the
Mariposa left Sydney she was well FUN
igated and all the passengers baggage
was disinfected, about the same pre-
cautions being taken as Honolulu used
There. were lO4 plague patients in the
hospital when the Mariposa left. All
most every victim was a white person.
and most of them were young people
The death rate still continues small
in comparison with familiar plague sta
tistics. Vigilance committees have been
organized to look after people who do
not take the proper steps to put their
places in sanitary condition, and a very
vigorous rat campaign is being carried
on. During the week ending with May
8, 4,391 rats were killed. according to
the board of health returns.
The worst day since the outbreak of
pldBue WAS IHe second Oh InlS month,
when there were IL new cases. The
average for the month is five cases a
day, which is worse than any month
previous. The disease is so scattered
aout the city that in the opinion Of
those who have been there, the fight
will be "a long one before the epidemic
is stamped out.
In the meantime, Sydney like Homo
lulu, is quarantining all Contacts
those who have been associated with
patients or victims. In doing this the
Australian metropolis has not such a
large contract as Honolulu had. With
2O4 actual cases of plague, Sydney has
had to isolate hardly a tenth of the peo-
pie that Honolulu had to put into de-
tention camps and feed. This is due
to the fact that Sydney does not take
hold of affairs by the block, as did the
doctors of Honolulu.
The following list shows the record
n Nav
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
CLOSING Of CONSULATE
MR. HAYWOOD TO RETIRE ON
JUNE IL.
Consul and Vice Consul May Receive
Appointments That VIII Keep Them
Here-History.

on June 14th the United States con-
sulate here will close for all time. Con-
sui Haywood is now on his way back
from Washington, and will bring the
orders to that effect Just what will be
done with the records of the office some
of which are quite valuable. historically
and otherwise, will not be known until
the consul gets here. Doubtless they
will go to Washington to be fled among
the archives of the Government. Fur
niture and other paraphernalia will
likely be sold at auction.
What Consul Haywood will do is not
known here. 1t is believed among his
friends that he will remain in Homo
lulu, but the rest is a mystery. That he
went to Washington to work for some
thing is not denied. This may or may
not have been the office of collector of
customs. Some say it was. Consul
Haywood is widely esteemed locally.
w. Porter Boyd, the vice consul does
not know what he will do. Having lived
in Honolulu for so many years and es-
tablished his home here, he regrets the
prospect of being ordered away and
his numerous friends feel with him In
the matter. Being in the civil service
he may be ordered to Australia, Siam,
or heaven knows where" Mr.. Boyd
has applied at Washington for a posi-
ton that will be created by the new
he can remain here which is so desira-
BILE all around. The position he aims
for is connected with shipping, and the
experience of years with ships and sail
ors makes the vice consul the most
competent man that could possibly be
selected for the place.
The American consulate in Honolulu
has had a continuance of nearly sixty
years, in which time 1t has handled
many important matters, and passed
through many critical periods. At times
1T has had to stand as the Washington
government between Hawaii and other
powers. Lord Charles Beresford once
sawed off the wings of the eagle over
it's door, but was fully forgiven, when,
two years later, he helped, with Great
Britain to sustain those wings.
In the fifty-seven or sixty years of
the consulate here there have been
many representatives of the United
States in charge. Mr. Severance was
consul at the time of the overthrow in
1898 He was succeeded a year later
by Ellis Mills, the private secretary
of Mr.. Blount. In 1897 Mr.. Haywood
was appointed and came out. During
his incumbency the last of the line of
consuls from Washington to Honolulu
has given eminent satisfaction.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
Twenty YEARS FOR ESTER
SLAYER OF TOYO JACKSON IS
SENTENCED.
Appeal for Clemency of No Avail, the
Accused Getting the Limit of the
Law-New Trial Wanted.

r. William Ester, the negro who stabbed
and killed Toyo Jackson some weeks
ago, was this morning sentenced to inn
prisonment at hard labor for twenty
years for manslaughter in the first de-
gree. Stanley was the sentencing
judge.
In moving for sentence Deputy At
torney General Dole stated that Ester
was a man of very bad reputation. He
had learned from the Marshal that he
had been several times arrested for
drunkenness and disturbances. Beside
he had mixed up in other troubles not
resulting in actual arrest. Under all
the Circumstances the Government would
have to ask that the limit of the law be
given.
Mr.. Creighton, attorney for the de-
fendant, made an earnest appeal on
behalf of his client. He called attention
to the fact that he was not an educated
man and the crime of using a knife
should not be considered so bad as If
committed by a man who had had all
the advantages Of education and moral
training. He thought that short term
of Imprisonment would have all the
effect desired.
In passing the sentence the court OBJ
served that ample leniency had been
shown by the jury in returning ver-
dict of manslaughter, when one of muir
der could have been brought 1t. The
court did not see that anything less
than the maximum sentence would be
fair to the community. This was twen-
ty years, and would be imposed.
Attorney Creighton gave notice OF
motion for a new trial, and may file
same. In the meanwhile Ester is in
jail in the regulation way
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
NEW LAWS IN EFFECT ON THAT
DATE.
Treasury Department Rulings Settling
the Question Are Received by Collect
or General Staekable-Other Rulings.

June II is the day on which the new
laws go into effect. Collector General
Stackable this morning received cop
les of treasury department rulings,
brought by the Alameda yesterday
which settle the question. In all the
rulings ION and after" the 14th of June
is the way in which the date of the
new government beginning is spoken of.
direct ruling on the question of
the date was made In a telegram sent
from Washington in answer to a query
from New Jersey, the reply stating that
the 18th of June was the date. Other
important rulings contained in the re-
ports just received have to do with the
collection of tonnage dues on vessels,
allotments of wages to seamen, coast
ing laws of the United States, and coll
lection of internal revenues. They are
as follows:
Pursuant to provision Z. sections 5
and 9S of the act approved April 20.
19O0 entitled An Act to Provide a Gov
ernment for the Territory of Hawaii,
on and after June IA, 1900 vessels en-
tering the United States from Hawaii
and entering Hawaii from the United
States, will be exempt from tonnage
taxes.
Pursuant to section of the act
aforesaid, on and after June IA, 1900,
vessels entering Hawaii elsewhere than
lIOIl lIe y Oldl6S, Will D6 SUBJECT
to tonnage taxes, as provided by the
laws of the United States.
Allotment of wages to seamen on
voyages between Pacific ports of the
United States and Hawaii, or vice
versa, will not be allowed.
"Allotments not exceeding one
months wages on voyage from port
of the United States on the Atlantic
Ocean to Hawaii, or vice versa, will
be allowed.
Trade between the United States and
Hawaii will be carried on in registered
or enrolled and licensed, or licensed,
vessels of the United States only
AS to internal revenue there is a pro-
vision that after June IA articles sub
ject to internal revenue in the United
States may not be exported in
bond to the Territory of Hawaii
without the payment of taxes. The
articles mentioned as subject to this
ruling are distilled spirits, stills and
irons, tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigar
cites, fermented liquors, playing cards,
oleomargarine, mixed flour, proprietary
articles, medicines, bottled wine and all
other products named in schedule B of
the war revenue act of June 10, 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
FOR THE INAUGURATION
PLANS DESIRED FOR ADMISSION
DAY.
Public Meeting Called for the Chamber
of Commerce Tomorrow at IL O'Clock
All Citizens Invited.

President Dole and the Cabinet have
secured the Chamber of Commerce
rooms and call a public meeting of all
citizens to meet there tomorrow at IL
o'clock to take action for a proper cell
ebration of Admission Day.
The official events of that day have
been decided on in the main. There will
be a public tnauguration Of the Cover
nor and Secretary of the Territory. The
Governor will deliver an inaugural ad-
dress. The Secretary of the Territory
will be sworn in and will assume the
duties of his office.
Following the inaugural address there
will probably be a public reception.
The plans for the official part of the
program, so far as they have been de-
cided on, will be presented to the meet
ing of citizens tomorrow by Attorney
General Cooper, who will be the first
Secretary of the Territory. 1t is hoped
that the citizens will then take hold
and add to it civic program worthy
of the day and the event.
The invitation to be present is made
TO the public at large, and it is hoped
that there will be very large attend
ance. The Government wants the views
and sense of the public on the subject.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
STOPPED A BAD RUNAWAY.
BRAVE ACT OF CAPTAIN FOX
THIS MORNING.
Risked His Life 70 Save Two Ladies
and Had Remarkable EscRpe-Mrs.
Cooper and Daughter Concerned.

Captain A. A. Fox, the new head of
the mounted patrol, probably saved the
life of Mrs. Henry E. Cooper and
daughter this morning by a most dar-
ing and skillful attempt at stopping
runaway horse, in which he was re-
markably successful. Just how the
officer escaped with his own life Is
mystery, but 1t is fact that he is not
bruised in the slightest. Eye witnesses
of the affair tell the following story;
Mrs. Cooper and daughter were pre-
pairing to leave the railway depot The
former was in the buggy and the latter
had just stepped inside, when the horse
bolted. Running out to King and
short way toward town, the rig dashed
into a Chinese wagon and a wheel was
smashed. The buggy then jostled Wild
ly along on three wheels.
Captain Fox was approaching town
from Palama when he heard the noise
behind. Heawas on his fine black horse,
which is perfectly trained Giving the
proper signal, Fox drew his horse in
against the shaft of the runaway out
fit and the two animals came close to-
gether, neck and neck. This enabled
the police captain to seize the bride
of the runaway, which he did with his
right hand.
Then new difficulty arose. Just
ahead was a dray which could not get
out OF Jfle way, anu a CnlneSe uellNeIy
wagon, which, in the excitement, had
turned almost sidewise across the road.
To allow the runaway to dash into
either would mean a complete wreck
and almost certain loss of life. There
was just a moment to think.
Drawing his left foot out of the sad
die Captain Fox threw his left hand on
the runaways name, drove stirrup
into his own horse and sprang. His
horse turned outward like a shot. Fox
went over his head and fell at the
neck of the runaway, holding firmly
on to the bit and name. The rest of the
struggle was between the skill of the
police officer and the strength of the
horse. The former triumphed, but not
until the runaway rig was against the
big dray, and the frightened horse had
actually struck 1t.
The Cooper horse was considerably
bruised, and the phaeton lost wheel.
Fox's horse, which stayed close to the
runaway animal until kicked off by the
officer, received a number of ugly
scratches. These were made by the
shafts of the rig and by collision with
the dray which the police animal could
not avoid striking.
The capture was one of the cleverest
and most remarkable on record here.
Nine chances to one were against the
officer escaping with his life in such a
venture as going over his horses head
at the critical moment. Captain Fox
did not know who the passengers in the
rig were until all was over.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
ALEX. CHISHOLM IS DEAD
HONOLULU'S VETERAN HARNESS
MAKER.
Taken Sick Last Friday and Passed
Away Unexpectedly This Morning
His Career East and Here.

Alex Chisholm, the veteran harness
maker, died rather unexpectedly at the
Queens Hospital about $3.50 this morn
ing, of malaria and heart failure, the
direct cause probably being the latter.
The announcement was a surprise to
Mr.. Chisholms friends, most of whom
had not heard of his illness, and was
sincerely regretted about town. His
place of business at the corner of King
and Fort streets was Immediately
closed.
Deceased was taken i'll Friday morn
ing with a slight fever and retired to
his room on Queen street near South.
The doctor announced 1t a case of ma
laria. The patient became worse and
was sent to the Queens Hospital, where
he died this morning as stated above.
Deceased was a native of NovaScotia,
aged Sc. He was an American citizen,
having spent most of his life in the
United States, and coming here from
California. He was never married.
Little is known of his family, although
it is known that he leaves a number
of close relations in Nova Scotia.
Chisholm was an expert harness maxi
er. When he first arrived here he
worked for the late Charles Hammer.
Upon the death of that gentleman he
bought out the business and took in as
a partner Fred Coughlin. The firm
then bought out Fred Philip, who was
in the harness business next door.
Coughlin left for the Coast. and MI.
Chisholm took in Allan Scringer as a
partner.
Deceased was a member of the Amer
lean Legion of Honor.
The funeral of the late Mr.. Chisholm
will take place from the undertaking
parlors of H. H. Williams at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. The remains will be in
tered in the Catholic cemetery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
STORM RISING IN CHINA
REFORMERs TAKE TO Staying
THEIR PROSECUTORS.
Russia Said to Have Gained an I'm
portant Point by Bribery-Reformers
More Prosecuted than Ever.

The secret agents of the Bow Wong
hui in China are keeping the Honolulu
members well informed a to the march
OF events in the great empire, and the
steamship Gaelic this time brought
some remarkable and sensational re-
ports, in a letter from Hong Kong. 1t
appears that the reformers have come
to the conclusion that two parties can
play at the game of secret assassination
and have shot one of the empress dow
ayers agents, and it is reported that
by means of bribery the Russian gov
ernment has won a very important rail-
road concession.
The letter states that Chung Ii va
men has given the Russian government
permission to construct railroad from
Chong Ka How to the city of Peking.
The construction of this railroad is
stated to be a very important conces-
sion. If there should be trouble of any
kind at Peking, Russia would be able
to pour troops into the Chinese capital
at short notice. The concession is not
liked by the reformers, who would rath-
er see Great Britain or the United
States enjoy the best privileges in
China. The letter received here states
that heavy bribes were paid by the
Russian government to win the conces-
sion. The empress dowager is credited
with having received a million taels,
the young Prince Hing, who is in line
W SuCCeeu lne unfortunate hWdTB ttSu,
half million, and number of officials
of rank were grossly insulted accord
ing to their station.
Lau Hook Shin is the man whom one
of the reformers attempted to kill. His
assailant is credited with escaping by
strange ruse. The attempted murder
took place on a street in Canton. Lau
was suddenly shot as he was walking
along, and the bullet well aimed for his
heart, struck a small stone jar OF
smelling powder so that Lau was not
killed, though seriously wounded. After
firing the shot, says the Bow Wong
letter, the murderous reformer threw
handfuls of silver coins about the
streets in all directions There was
such scramble for the money that he
After this truly Oriental exhibition of
criminal methods he is trying to get
out of the country, knowing full well
that his head will last only as long
as 1t takes for the empress to order 1t
off. If he falls into her power
Lau Hook Shin, the wounded man, is
| spoken of as one of Ii Hung Chang's
! right-hand men, and a bitter prosecutor
of the reformers He had been hard
after the reformers in Canton. The
man who shot him, says the Bow
Wong informants, is a youth of only
eighteen. His friends are trying to get
! him away from the domain of the
dragon.
The empress dowager is said to be
more cruel than ever in her persecution
of reformers In Shanghai every man
who is known to have any sympathy
| for the cause of reform Is under foreign
protection and a close search is con-
! stantly being made for suspects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
THE FENCE SOLD.

The auction sale of the fence that was
used to enclose Chinatown for quaran-
tine purposes was held beginning at
noon today, by James F. Morgan. The
prices for different sections varied lit
tie. Judge Wilcox was the first buyer,
taking $4,000 feet of the Makai section
for SIG. so per foot. Mendonca got the
next section, consisting of 29, $40 feet,
paying $1S. so per foot for it. The Kukui
Lane part, 1850 feet, and the Chapman
Lane section, 1853 feet, bought the same
price, the former being knocked down
to Estwai and the latter to Quong
Chong.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
A PLEAsURE AND A puTY.

I consider It not only pleasure but
duty 1 owe to my neighbors to tell
about the wonderful cure effected in
my case by the timely use of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1 was taken very badly with
flux and procured bottle OF this rem
dey. A few doses of II effected per-
manent cure. take pleasure In rec
ommendlng 1t to others suffering from
that dreadful disease.-J. w. Lynch,
Door w. Va. This remedy is sold by
all dealers and druggists. Benson.
Smith & Co., general agents Hawaiian
Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
THE WEATHER

Weather Bureau, Punahou 1 p. m.
Wind very light northeast; weather
somewhat sultry; partly cloudy, with
abundance of rain in the Valleys light
drizzle below; will probably continue so.
Morning minimum temperature II;
midday maximum temperature, 81;
barometer, 8 a. M, 80. .05 irregular (cor-
rected for gravity; rainfall, "a hours
ending 9 a. M, .09; dew point, 8 a. M,
66; humidity, a. m, 67 per cent.
CURTIS J. LYONS. Observer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
WANTS THEM AGAIN.

The big financial receipts and the fine
impression made by Mr.. James Neill
and his magnificent dramatic organiza-
ton at the California Theater have
caused Manager Friedlander to offer a
good-sized guarantee to play at the
California for an extended period next
season.-Music and Drama.