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The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-16

Honolulu, II. l., oct. 25th. 1900
j. a. Kennedy, Chairman Republican Ter.
ritorial Committee
Dear Sir:-Yours of October 23d, enclos'
ing Resolution passed by the Executive
Committee is acknowledged.
After due deliberation | have decided tC
inform my friends that | consider the in
terests of the Republican party will best
be served by my refralning from accepting
an Independent Republican nomination for
the Territorial Senate.
Your action relieves me from any re-
sponsibility for any of the universally
recognized weak points in the Republican
Senatorial ticket. My action should con
vince you of the utter falsity OF the i'm
preston emanating from members of the
Executive Committee that ! was PERSONAL
ly instrumental in instigatlng the petition
to which ! have drawn your attention.
believe that the Republican party II
greater than any man and that It's success
Is Of mhre importance than the fulnllment
or the ambition of any man or men repre-
senting n minority whose acts or personal
opinions are not acceptable to the people
True party harmony consists IN harmonic
ing candidates with popular sentiment
giving the opinion Of one honest voter al
least equal weight with an almighty dol
lar, As you consider that this has been
accomplished / abide by the results with
Win triumph "a the polls, a triumph that
VIII only be secured By the election OF "a
Republican majority from oahu 10 the
House ana senate
! cannot agree with you that my candi-
dury us an Independent Republican would
seriously lnIuru' my "usefllnoss az "a no
publican" The character ana number 81
those urging my candidacy n Of such "a
nature that I need have no fears on tho
personal grounds you mention a uo limo
have I considered tho situation from the
Of prriullcial personally Ny
single purpose aim ana desire iu this
campaign h 90 secure tho HurcrsH Gf mo
HfpuHllpHu psFty u iH with thiH rul u
NlrW mot I accept ihH nWninuH az iHu
parry WnnaFrra, hppnH that fh0y haFa
Hatrl in rluullF good fiih and sim equal
aisntall inr personality az a limo ehsn
drffnf N lF np mrnna an impossible
tfiHmalliY
lgus very trlY
A. lEAN
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LOCAL BREVlTlES.


The Mauna Loa brought in several
barrels of that bon WANTS delight.
the luscious and delicious alligator
| pear
| Prince David Kawananakoa and John
Wise have gone on a hunting and fish
ling expedition. They will return ON
Saturday.
I rrha Mama ON hroupbt hocls Robert
Atkinson He had been in Maui and
Hawaii on special business for the cen
sus bureau.
| po,s for coIloctinu seeds or forest
| ,,,s fo,. ~, Ar,irnituroI hrrnau viii
| ho sont to Ehen y Low nv Commits
sioner Wray Taylor.
M, rIo,,i,,,,, ,,,.,,r, ,,o,,,,r,, b,,o
ronai,,od now sunnIv Of snnnpes of
,,o,.,, Goscrintion Thnv make y sne-
ciolty NJ carriogn and harness snonros
No., ,, - .,.,,,,,.,
it,, ND, ~, ,,'on,,s ~ roisin,,
~ ,,aoassa,S funds For tho nortv,s
VOL, ,TL",, ora doing n rnsbirp hnsi-
ness
1t will be at least month before
j. NJ; WAS VIII De ap'e 10 leaVe hoila
Tor honolulu lie mas not improved as
rap'ulg as MS i'lhus hoPeu anu ue-
sired.
The director of the Hawaiian Plant
his office in the Makiki nursery. HIS
laboratory on Nuuanu street mas been
lSlNeh up
Until Captain Merry returns from
Guam the United States tug 1roquois
will remain at the Navy wharf. The
ranking officer in command OF the
naval station is Lieutenant Commander
Pond.
The rumor that a transport left San
Francisco about the 9TH instant, is un-
louilded. me Nea. i, que Satui c
VIII pe tiie Irst s'Ial!Gl " piIns iIp'h
the Mainiahu ''e erection news 10 ii"-
'ioiuIu'
Mr.. Il. ). Scales rendered his resig-
nation to the American sugar Com
pany. He has accepted position with
the Hawaiian Commercial at Spreck-
elsville. He left in the kinau to install
his successor.
Patrick McLane has resigned from
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-16
WIND AND WAVES
RULE WATERFRONT
c>oatiAued from Page -

The steamer Claudine, which was 10
have sailed for Lahalna Kahului ana
Hama al noon yesterday, changed her
mind on account or the storm aud
stayed Ia port The dig ship star ~
Russia, she who had 80 much trouble
IN securing "a crew, also remained IN
port not daring 20 venture through tho
channel Tho steamer Kauai arrived
la pprt from kulpai ana had rather q
rough time coming into the haIbDr
through tho channel although aha got
in an right Tho chounrr Alirn Kim
ban also arrived, and about I o'rlork
~ mo afternoon thr gasoline schooner
Eclipse arrived from llaNaii Bith "a
load ~ raitln 1hfrr was NOT hair
tho danger attached lp entering tho
hnlhur thH ibrrn Wuull haYr hHrH Epr
mH uHl
AZ inr sun so last ulRht thr wind
n1W ihn HNuih increased aui IAN night
ihr Rini ANA ihr waves ana thu UlU
hold the hHrhof iR ihrlf gfasp
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Honolulu, October Goth, 1900
James A. Kennedy. Esq, Chairman Re
publican Territorial Committee.
Dear Sr:-I have been urged by in
innate political friends and a large num-
her of voters to become candidate for
the Territorial Senate as an Independent
Republican. These requests have become
particularly urgent since the nomination
of Henry Waterhouse on the Republican
Senatorial ticket.
Being n firm believer in party" / find
myself in very trying position and refer
the matter to your Committee for consid-
GRAFTON and suggestion.
on one hand, a sufficient number OF
voters have voluntarily proffered their
support to assure my election with the
knowledge that | am Republican, and a
supporter of Republican principles as eX-
pressed by the national and local organ
izations. a large proportion of these Vot-
erS as you are doubtless well aware abb
solutely refuse to vote for Mr.. Water
house. This of course weakens the whole
Republican ticket and seriously threatens
its defeat.
on the other hand the question arises
whether ! as a Republican running In
dependentlY of the organization would in
any way lessen the strength of Republican
candidates now practically sure of cleo
tion.
The party harmony, to secure which |
was willing to withdraw has as you know
been nullded II not utterly destroyed by
more recent action Of the nominating con-
vcntions CThe Republican ticket as "A
whole cannot be elected ! am therefore
relieved from any obligations to be in
frrred from my action at that Tine This
Is borne out by the numbers now urging
me TO run, who accepted the ticket as
originally framed Also by the fact that
certain supposed supporters Of the present
ticket have openly advocated fusion with
the Democrats,
At no time have I sought legislative
nomination ana while personal preference
would lead me 10 remain out OF the field.
! feel that IN Justice 10 those urging my
Candidacy ana election cannot remain IN
different 10 their request You Will doubt
less appreciate the necessity Of immediate
action on your part
Respectfully yours,
a " GEAR
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GEARS DlSLOYAL WORK IN
THE POLITICAL. CAMPAIGN

following letter taI, printed In
is1sms petition
political campaign ana ubp wahous
Republican
Your action relieves from responsibility for OF the
universally recognized weak point, in the Republican Senatorial
ticket NV action should convince you vi the utter aty OF the
impression cmanating from members OF the Executive Committee
that personally instrumental in nSgatng the petition to
which have drawn your attention From v Gears letter to
Chairman Kennedy of the Republican Territorial Committee
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Az !: RS
SarsapariIla

did so, and you would have been astonished
to notice,thc prompt change. All my friends
say IL was simply wonderful. Only four bottles
made my weak and sickly child strong and
healthy. l want TO urge all mothers who
have delicate children to try this tonic"
Ayers Pills are the best liver pills you can
buy. They cure cons tipation, biliousness.
Prepared by Dr.. J. C. Aver Co., Lowell. Mass. u s. A.
HOLLISTER DRUG CO., Agents
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Robert " Wilcns has selected -
Kulauosalapl Jr, son ~ snnHiorrelfrt
RAlpu0kalani one - tbs men ntuniinR
hlFhrsi in thr indepehdrnt pafg hf
~ prlpaia secretary ~ n q eraauair
N oahu college enl j. thoroughly 30
Fprrtrl Hnd llkri
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him appear as an Independent candidate,
and would suggest that he advise his
friends, that such "A step on his part would
jeopardize the success of the party, and
seriously injure his usefulness as "a Re
publican.
Honolulu, II. T., oct. %, 1900.
a. V. Gear, Esq. Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-Enclosed please find copy of
resolution passed by the Executive Com
mittee of the Territorial Committee of the
Republican party at "A meeting held on
that date.
Very respectfully,
JAMES A. KENNEDY,
Il. X. HENDRi, Chairman.
Secretary.
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lI4E HHf 1T UHHH.H
a neaH street raaalnFi Hfln,F
lRRH Apsesi seih 1852
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Weak Children
A slekly child Made strong.

We know yuu will w. greatly Inter-
Gated w this Testimonial " tells sou
how you can makc fuht sictly child
robust and hrstiy
Mrs. 4 Lawrence. ~ liowicn South
Australia, sends us Tits picture ~ hct
child, with the following letter.
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matter how large M sWnli. fau YlWays
hH had Rt A. q. HHll a son.
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j. X Namaol au, E. X. Naauao Kaanaana, A.
L. REGARD, Hawai- X. George, Fred H. Kau-
wah1, Geo. Kaolopa J. Kawehi H. Nahale.
VIM. Olepau

testify, their
ing Andy The of
A a
of
to he of
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cas- HiIffif. lnAi inelf as lFn ffrlHltH
~ them Ah9rpppR plFFfls llllps ~
40 aflFesPlF
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Now compare MIR Gears statement with these.

Now compare MIR Gears viii, these
This is TO certify that during the progress
request of friend OF mine called upon A.
'. Gear, at his office with Gear, Lansing &
Co., and he asked me to circulate a petition
viii ch read fol / ows:
I'VE, the unders 9ned qualified voters of
the Isl and of Oahu, do hereby request and urge
that the of Hon. A. V. Gear be placed on
the ticket candidate for Senator of the
Thi I'd Senatorial District of the Territory OF
Hawaii in lace of
SHOULD the Hon. A. V. Gear consent to our
nomi ma ton and if his is placed the
ticket, we will use our best efforts to secure
his election"
Mr.. Gear told me that if I would success
fully circulate this petition and bring it back
to him, I would be paid for doing. there
upon asked Mr.. Gear what was to be placed
the bl ank space in the petition, and he told
that the in whose pie he wi shed to run
on told him that Henry Waterhouse
friend Of mine would not consent to it.
W. H. KAHUMoKU,
Hal ava EVA, H. T.. November 8, 1900.
We, the unders1 sned, do hereby certify that
during the political campai en in Honolulu, at
upon A. " Gear and were asked by him to cir
culate petitions repl acins the name of Henry
Wa terhouse on the ticket as candidate for SEN
ator of the Th1 I'd Senator's al District Of the
sland of Hawaii tn the of A. " Gear.
The petition also stated determi ma tic for
best efforts to secure Mr.. Gear election.
time and getting few gned thereto,
we returned them to Mr.. Gear and paid
from hi office, at his request, for the work
viii ch we had done
L. REGARD, Hawai- X. George Fred H. Kau-
wahi, Geo. Kaolopa. J. Kawehi, H. Nahale.
VIM. Oh epau. "r
In other only testify signatures
V.
has the audacity
and his the Bulletin that "The
Republican Executive Committee A
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! s.ss..s. .'dJ. t..;.!;' ,l l,..js ls..,ii
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

portunity among other things to play fast and
loose with MONDAY prayer meeting. The West
Side Business Mems MONDAY Prayer Meeting was
according to its card of advertisement, organized
January 26 1876, and every business day
since that time 1t has been held in a little back
room on the second floor of No. PSI Greenwich-st
This building is almost on the corner diagonally
opposite to the Tarrant building the scene Of the
explosions. Yesterday, at sharp, in ac-
cordance with its custom for almost twenty-four
years. the meeting began. 1t hardly started
before cries of Fire! fret" foated in from the
street below. At the first cry dozen men in the
rear slid out and ran downstairs. Then a few
more went, and finally it became almost a
stampede.
They'd rather fire than go TO prayers"
said C. C. Shepard of No. 63 Barclay-st an old at
tendant in describing the affair. They kept going
out. and when the first big explosion came there
were only about fifteen men left Well 1t came
like q great bomb The walls fairly shook the
and texts began to fall all around the room
The leader in the middle of a PRAYER when
the whirwind came. He was pretty cool but he
opened his eyes and looked around But the rest
or them weren't waiting for anything more They
jumped up and made for the door like q Iot ~
Just starting downstairs in big, struggling hmm
when the second explosion came That kno9kad
them about recklessy. Some were thrown bach
INTO the room, some up against the wall and ono
When they came TO their senses there was no more
holding OF them Down the stairs they went and
out into the street | STAYED IN here U,itb -
leader and we revived the fellow that had fainted
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

later that the detectives found the vaults open,
and that the clerks and teller in their excite
ment had not even put the funds in the vault
Money was found scattered all about. Tne
funds were hastily gathered up and thrown into
the vault, which was then locked securely.
Sergeant Cramer. OF Chief Devery's staff, was
sent to the Leonard-st. station with Rounds
man Sullivan and PatrOlmen Buckridge and
Horrigan to aid in securing information about
persons reported missing They communicated
with the Bureau of Information at Headquar-
ters by telephone, and the bureau made up a
record of all persons reported missing at the
fire.
Engine No 6 was working at hydrant about
a block from the Tarrant warehouse when
shower of fragments fell on the three horses Of
the team. Several masses Of brick struck the
steamer, and McAvoy, the driver, anxious for
the safety of his animals. at great risk to him
self managed to unhitch them from the engine.
Blood was streaming from numerous wounds on
their back and sides and the animals were
badly frightened. With difficulty he led the
horses to the corner of West Broadway and
Murrayst., and then sent for veterinary
surgeon. The doctor sewed up the cuts the
wounded animals with hairs taken from their
own tails, and they were sent to the Department
hospital.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

out. right away!' I went with him. and two
others came down with on the elevator
We must have been about half way down when
that explosion came. 1t shook the building an
though it was made of paper. and the elevator
bounced all about the shaft and came down
with a bump. Then the walls OF our own
building fell in and things began TO fail all over
US 1 had on stOvepipe hat and 1 think it
saved my skull from being cracked. 1t is not
very good stOvepipe hat now
we jumped out OF the elevator and on to tbs
street just in time for / saw our walls finally
cave In with crash. I saw a man jump out
OF a window and bTeak both his legs. We four
on the elevator got out first. We employed
about forty hands in business. thirty girls
and ten men, and Hartman, who has part OF the
store, employed about twenty-five hands I
don't know whether they got out or not I
think they must have, but still / don't see how
they did.
But that poor little boyle is lost I feel IL
He in the back Of the top floor, and / know
he could not have got out. He had just coma
here from the Fatherland. and he such
good little worker. / wish 1 knew about him"
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

while running he was struck by a falling
human arm. Mr.. Van Hagen said that when he
first approached the fire there were a number of
people upon the elevated station. What became
Of them when the explosions occurred he did
not know.
An Office boy employed by Thomas A. Dodge,
in the Empire Building. at Broadway and Rec
tor-st, had a peculiar experience. After the
explosions he down into the street The
youth estimated that it must have been nearly
ten minutes after he had heard the explosions
Looking up into the air he saw an object de-
sceneing, and being ball player OF scme repu-
taton among his companions he instinctivelv
put up his hands to catch the flying object
He caught it fairly and was astonished to find
that he had captured tin can. He did not ston
to try to compute how high that can must have
been blown if it required ten minutes for il to
get back TO earth
JIMMIE" NOT DEAD, BUT SAFE
Patrick Parker, owner of Parkers restaurant.
at No. 274 Greenwich-st, just two doors south
of the scene Of the explosion said that as many
as sixty people were in the place eating at the
time. The alarm of fire Arst drove many of
these into the street. and the first explosion
drove out all the rest When the final blast
came he said there no one in the place
but himself his four walters and the kitchen
force. The kitchen stove was overturned, and in
a moment the place ablaze
But I want to know where my son is" At
this point Mr.. Parker hastened down the street
and his cook, Richard Wilkleman, said in a low
voice to The Tribune reporter
Poor man. he don't know Jimmies dead
That's his boy Jimmie. He was killed out there
in the street"
Did you see him killed." asked the reporter.
mo, heard Of it,"
Just then the report came in that Jimmie"
safe and at home
When the explosions occurred Edward Bradley
sod his wife. Mar1. Of No. 154 East Houston-st..
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search for bodies supposed to be in the ruins
That state of affairs continued all the after
and well into the evening although the
fire under control and being gradually ex-
tinguished.
The fireboat New-Yorker assisted the fire en-
gnes in pouring water on the burning buildings.
The boat was tied up on the south side of Pier
No. 10, in front of the Fall River Line steamer
Priscilla Four lines of hose-one six inch one
four inch, and two three and one-half inch
were laid along the pier and up the street to the
fire. The freboat pumped salt water through
these lines of hose at the rate OF six thousand
gallons minute at pressure of from 240 to
$50 pounds to the inch The great pressure
burst several lengths of the hose. Shortly be-
lore O'CLOCK the SIX lnch hose burst on the
pier flooding a part of it and soaking some of
the freight of the Fall River Line
POLICE RESERVES ORDERED OUT.
Police reserves from six precincts nearest the
fire were sent TO hold fire lines and assist the
fremen. The order 10 send the reserves was
given by Chief Devery as soon as he heard of the
FIRE Inspector Brooks went to the scene to take
charge of the police forces.
Captain Hogan. of the Leonard-st. station
happened to be near Warren-st. when the fire
started and when he heard the explosions he
sent call for police reserves and ambulances
The call brought ambuances from the Hudson
Street ST. Vincents. New-York, Gouverneur and
Bellevue hospitals.
The police kept about the scene Of the
fire in large numbers all the afternoon and even
ms W. pollCclutH were among the persons
hurt at the fire. Edward J. Quirk was knocked
down by bursting hose, and his left shoulder
was disocated. He is of the Church-st station
Patrolman Michael r. Kelly, stationed at one of
the piers, ran to the fire. and was trying to help
people get out Of the building No. 2S2 Green
wich-st when he fell from the second story His
face, hands and both feet were burned seriously
before he dragged out
Captain McClusky went to the fire from the
Detective Bureau with all the detectives he
could muster. lie was asked by officials of the
irving Bank to set a watch on the bank. They
told him that their teller had seized the funds
Of the bank and thrown them into the vault but
that the vault was unlocked. AS soon as Il was
safe McClusky put men guard, ana he said
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were in the doorway of No. 40 Murray-st., where
they were employed. There was a shower of
stones and dust. Mr.. Bradley says he heard
his wife shrek for help, and looking around
found that the spot where she had stood was
covered with wreckage. He could not find her.
and reported to the police that he feared she
had been killed
ten-year-old boy. William O'Rourke. was
found near the blazing buildings. He said he
lived with his parents at No. 173 Greenwich
St, and that his home had been demolished He
managed to get out of the house, but did not
know whether his father and mother, who were
home at the time, were as fortunate. The boy
sent to the Church-st. station house
THE SCENE FROM sKYsCRAPER.
W. L. Sergeant, who occupies an office on the
twenty-second floor of the Syndicate Building,
watched the fire and subsequent explosions from
the window of his Office. He gives this account
of his impressions:
'T had been watching the fire for six or seven
minutes when the first explosion occurred. This
was weak compared to those that followed. In
all there were three explosions. The third one,
which was the strongest, fairly shook us off our
feet, and after it was over left us all in shiver
It seemed to sweep into the Office through the
open window and then out again.
From here it locked like a huge black mass
rising into the air as high the roof of the
fifteen story building yonder. Then it broke. and
for several minutes the debris was flying in the
air as far as Versey-st. That black mass, when
it broke, discharged perfect shower Of twisted
beams. lumber, parts Of tin roofing and other
objects. AS long as fifteen minutes after it oc-
CURED pieces Of wrapping paper kept coming
down. 1t must have mounted sky high.
"It was amusing to watch the crowd in the
street and City Hall Park. At the second ex-
rlOsiOn every one started the run toward the
fire. When that awful third explosion came
every who had been running stopped, and
then started on the run in the opposite direc-
tion."
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
TICKET AGENT SAVED MONEY.
HAD A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH
IN WARREN-sT. STATION.

Jacob Devries, the ticket agent at the Warren
st. station of the Ninth Avenue elevated road,
which is only a few feet from the Tarrant build
ing, had a miraculous escape. While the fire
was in progress during the afternoon it was re-
ported that Devries had been killed, for he could
not be found. Later it also reported that he
was at the Hudson Street Hospital
Devries was unable to explain his escape last
night He was also disnclined to talk about it,
He said: 'I am safe and without scratch, and
that is all there is about it. | will say, though,
that the compauys money was saved / got
away after the second explosion. The first eX-
plosion was a light one, but the second was
awful I remember lying on the tracks. After
that my mind was blank. [ started, remeIn-
ber, TO get away after the second explosion.
'I can't remember the length of time between
the explosions, and beyond lying on the tracks L
do not remember at ALL l sent telegram at
once to my family, and then went to the com
pany's Offices at Columbus-ave. and Eighty
ffrst-st When 1 got home my face was black
ened so that 1 hardly recognizable. con-
slider I was fortunate to escape unharmed when
others were being killed on every side OF me"
PLAYED HAVOC WITH PRAYER HEqT1NG
Amid all the havoc and destruction which the
great shattering explosions worked they found OPP
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
CHARTER PROVISIONS AS TO EXPIO
SIVES.

The city charter provides that no person shall
manufacture, have, keep. sell or give a8av gun
powder, blasting powder, guncotton nitro glycerne
or any explosive oils or compounds within the linn
It's OF the city of New-Yors except upon certain
conditions and under ssuch regulations as the Fire
Commissioner shall prescribe, and the Fire Com
missioner Is authorized TO make provision for m,
storage and safe keeping OF all explosives within
the city. The amount of nitro-glycerne permitted
to be kept by the charter is FIVE pounds of gun-
cotton hve pounds OF gunpowder fourteen pounds
OF blasting powder twenty-five pounds. and all