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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-30
Y, Y, ASHFORD
Soldier and Schemer
Dead.
Brief History Of Remarkable Career
Some RscoIIeciions Of
kamaanas,

Volney vaulancourl Ashford IL dead
The man whose name figures with 20
much prominence in the history Of the
hawaiian lsiands IL no more News Of
the passing away OF this soldier, ldw-
yer and poitlcian IN san Francisco
was brought here by the Mariposa
Ashford was a Canadian. Port Hope,
Ontario. being his naive town he
was trained Tor the Jaw, Joined the
Union army when hardly 10 and sery-
cd two years, seeing much service. He
was a Grand Army man. Before he
reached his eighteenth birthday he was
promoted TO commission IN the cav
airy. Later he served as volunteer
n Canada. lie left the Dominion for
.hese Islands in 1884 and ranked at
,hat time a captain and a breyet ma
igr. His rank as colonel was given him
here.
V. V. Ashford was associated with
his brother Clarence in the practice OF
law In this city. When the Revolution
airy League was formed In 1867 he
succeeded william Aldrich as COM
mander of the Honolulu Rifles. After
wards, when he had made over the
command into a battalion OF four COM
panies. kalakaua gave him the COM
mission OF lieutenant coionel. The Ri
les, Il will be remembered. guarded the
mass meeting of June 80, 1887. held in
he Armory. which, through its de-
mand, obtained the resignation of tho
Gibson Ministry and new Constitu-
ion. Later the Cabinet advised the
King TO commission Ashford as colo
mel of the entire forces, but Kalakaua
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-30
THE WAYFOUND.
Supreme Court Barrier
Surmounted.
Attorneys in One Case Have Agreed
To Hold Its Decisions
As Final.

With the constitutionality of the Su.
preme Court-in the absence Of Chief
JusIce-still undecided, litigants be.
fore that Court have taken a move
way Of getting over the difficulty. In
the case of the Union Feed Co., Ltd.
against e. b. Thomas, defendant, ana
The Bank of Hawaii, garnishee, all par
ties have agreed that the decision OF
.uled shall be binding upon them anG
bar TO any exceptions for review IL
any other court.
Yesterday the case was argued before
Associate Justices Frear and Whiting
ma Acting Circuit Judge Silliman. {.
u. Biting appeared for the plaintin
and j. NJ. Stewart for the defendant
The Court took the matter under con.
sideration and adjourned until IL
O'Clock this morning.
G.. w. Wilcox, administrator of the
estate of II. II. Wilcox, has filed in the
Supreme Court an inventory OF the es.
tate. The inventory IL as follows:
Real Estate-One-seyenth interest In
the real estate OF the estate OF A. vii.
cox, deceased, in Hanalei district, $4,
900; seven shares In the hui OF Mo.
.oaa, 1868; one kuleana In Niumalu
800; total of real estate, 1928. Per.
sonal Property-One hundred and thir
ty-hye shares Inter-Island Steam Navi.
CATION Co., $l3,500; twenty-six shares
in the Peoples Ice Co., $3.50; twenty.
three shares In the Haiku Sugar Co.
$1,000; eleven shares in the Hamoa
Plantation Co., SLIGO; 100 shares In
the Kauai Telephone Co., $1,000; fifty
shares in the Hawaiian Sugar Co., S..
900; twenty-five shares OF the Lihut
Ice a. Electric Power Co., $3.50; fifteen
8 per cent 81 900 Hawaiian Government
bonds, $4,000; forty-hve per cent
81 900 Hawaiian Government bonds
s45.750; loan to g. W. Farr, $1,000; loan
to l.. C. Ables, $4,000; cash on hand,
SS7 OBI; total Of personal property.
$l78,S29.T. Total OF estate, 1884 ,092.n.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-30
WOULD YOU BELIEVE
The Statement OF Some One in
New YORK Quicker han ha,
of Someone an IlunOlulu

vi someone III Honolulu.
Surprising you had bad back; that
is one that was weak, lame or caused
you hours OF suffering? Sometimes
you had headache. and you would feel
worn out, llstless and played out gen.
orally. In such condition what would
you most desire? Relief and cure. So
would we all and 30 you can II you will
listen TO the advice OF your neighbors.
You may have tried many things with
out success; perhaps you read Of some
one In New York who was cured Of a
similar affection and tried his remedy
The failure may have made you skep-
teal. What you want In way OF proof
is the statement of citizen OF your
own town. someone you can Inquire
OF how he found relief. Now, that's
Just the kind Of proof we are going
to give you here.
Mrs. N. Joseph lives at the corner OF
Lillha and King streets, this city. She
states as follows: IL was troubled for
seven months with lame back. and
also suffered from occasional attacks
of chills. These various complaints
made my condition by no means o
happy one. 30 that / much desired
some remedy which would bring relief
This ! found in Doan's Backache Kid
ney Pills. some OF which obtained al
the HOLSTER Drug Co.'s store. ] am
pleased to say that they gave me moi
merely temporary but permanent relie'
and I have not the least hesitancy
therefore In recommending Doant
Backache Kidney Pills. They are o
good kidney medicine"
Doan's Backache Kideny Pills are
for sale by all dealers at 80 cents per
box, six boxes $3.50. Mailed by the
Hollister Drug Co.. Ltd, Honolulu
y holesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-30

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same r.U an0df q wide aitulr fH
mHufH HHgHufr merchant uoi Nm
.tmpaihy With Coo Bow WuuR Wal BEL
fUHn iD Uu1 iUf shares uf tu ht he'd up
Tot a ubaC Iptnn VII. 10 not DBL rafy
Soc use hirhNIudpfs to make uHt hls
refusal nn injury a. be- wiped out in
blood EXror enco has proved BE- true
REASONS Tor which these societies or
gauizc
have been threatened with q alta
II continue % oppose The issu rR Of tn
charter letter has reached me. filled
with murderous tn eats II Is nm ignod
and I have no clue to the writer"
The Consul showed plainly his fear
OF he unknown thug. lie said that he
was aware ~ the desperate character
~ some ~ those allied with the Bow
Wong Wui
II is hardly possible that the Exec
utiye Council will consider further the
Granting OF n charter TO the Bow Wong
tong. At present two Chinese societies
have charters. the United Chinese So
ciety and the See Yum Society. Both
are known as clean. honest, charitable
organizations. Besides there are NJ
least seven tonFs that meet In secret,
one the Pow N Kuk heins part cularly
darn in It's objects and methods.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-30

Peter jackson, the once noted pugi'
list. was q through passenger IN the
Mariposa. He is victim OF consnmp-
ton and looks nothing like the athlete
OF the past.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-30

w. o. Atwater and family returned
In the Mariposa.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
BRYAN TO BE AN EDITOR.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. t5.-William
j. Bryan gave out the following
interview to-day:
81 have for several years had in
contemplation the establishment
Of a weekly newspaper, and this
seems an %opportune time for an
undertaking of it. Intending to
devote my life to the study and
discussion of public questions, /
have taken this method because IL
will best accomplish the purpose
| have in view. Through a paper
| will be able to keep in touch
with social, economic and political
problems. The paper will, at the
same time, if successful, provide
an income sufficient for my pecu-
mary needs, and this kind of
work will allow me more time with
my family than | have been able
to enjoy for several years past.
/ expect to lecture occasionally,
college towns where | can speak
students, but my principal work
will be done with the pen, or
perhaps should say with the
pencil.
The paper will be called the
Commoner and will defend the
principles set forth in the Kansas
City platform. shall be publish
and editor and Lincoln will be
the place of publication"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
PIKE C0ULTY SMALLPOX.

Bowling Green and Pike county
are enjoying (9) what this city and
county enjoyed one year ago-sev-
eral cases of Cuban itch or small
pox. We understand that Bowling
Green has taken every precaution
possible to stamp out the disease,
but that some of the smaller towns
in Pike county which have several
cases of smallpox are doing but
little, ii anything, to prevent the
disease from spreading. Only a
few cases are reported to be serious
and they r mostly confined to
those who have not been vacci-
mated. The TRIBUNE extends SYM
pathy to Bowling Green and hopes
she may soon rid herself of her
contagion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
Kansas City and st. Joe to come to his res
cue at the critical moment because of the
Nesbit law.
RonANcE ENDS A CONTEST.

Dixon, Mo-, Dec. 16.-A quiet wedding
but one to which much local interest at
taehed, was celebrated here at > O'Clock this
afternoon. Ford Stevens of st. Louis. and
Miss Gussie Murphy, daughter of +. w.
Murphy, a prominent citizen of Dixon. were
married at the home of the brides parents.
Mayor Fred Liesmann performed the cere-
mony.
As one of the principals in the recent
public school controversy, the bride was a
leading figure in the fractional dispute that
stirred Dixon for weeks. The local school
board elected her to fill the position of
tescher, held by Miss Cora Strickland, but
deadloocked when it came to installing her
over the protest of Miss Strykland.
The latter refused to resign. and. with
two fair pedagogues Juggling at its official
apron strings and demanding recognition.
the board was in a pretty predicament. In
the face of threats of legal proceedings and
the dismissal of her class, Miss Strickland
held the fort. With the school solons still
loggerheads and trying to find a way out
of the muddle, the whole difficulty was settled
by the marriage.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
SPOKEN NOV. =.

We are requested to publish the
following from the Hickory Ridge
Missourian; the only comment we
care to make is that the editor
must have wagered on Bryan and
lost; in fact he says so:
"Flooredi
"Swatted on the gobl
knocked out in the second
roundl
mckinley and the dinner paifl
Gosh! Didn't they paste it tc
us everlastingly?
"Twasn't our fault, though.
Hickory Ridge done noble.
Bryan said he was bound to
win, and we bet on his Judgment.
"And it cost us the best squirrel
dog in the whole state, by Jocks!
LAS We go to press the news is
that everything has gone Repub-
lican except-h-ll and Texas.
"For President in 1904, Andrew
jackson of Tennessee. We've got
to get back to the old landmarks
or we're wiped out.
"We acknowledge a serenade by
the republican marching club with
a brass band last night. 1t was
darned poor music but we suppose
it was the best they could do.
Thanks.
We are in favor OF re-organizing
the democratic party or abolishing
the whole shooting match. When
it's got so that we haven't any
principles OF our own, and have
to take them secondhand from a
lot of Kansas and Nebraska cranks
and grandaddy long legs, with
yaller hair and their pants in their
boots, who don't know anything
but free silver and calamity boot
ing, it's time, by lingo, to call a
new deal! We're tired OF holding
the sack for the republican snipe
hunters. It's going to be a blamed
long, cold winter for us this year.
Wood, coal and corncobs on sub
and wanted right now
Eek.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
Mr.. Sibley's Bill.

Washington, d. c. Dec. i2-
One of those bills whose terms, by
their very nature, should attract
attention, but which seldom evoke
a comment because of the improba-
bility of their ever becoming laws,
was introduced to-day by Mr..
Sibley. 1t proposes an amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States as follows:
"Article XVI, Section +. The
President shall hold his ofhce dur
ing the term of six years, and shall
be ineligible for a second term.
Sec, 2. The Vice President shall
hold his office during the term of
seven years.
Sec. 3. A President whose term
of service has expired is constitute
ed ex-ofhcio, senator for the United
States at large, during good
behavior. In such capacity he
shall not exercise voting power,
and shall receive for his services
such compensation as the congress,
by suitable legislation, may de-
termine.
Sec. 4. The congress shall have
power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
Reduce The Debt.

Missouri's tax of % cents upon
the 500 valuation is under the
present condition divided into
three funds, two fifths of which
goes to reduce the state debt; one
fifth to the support of the public
schools-interest on the school
fund-and the remaining two-ffths
to the general revenue fund for
state expenses.
Metropolitan papers are now agi-
tating a revision of this constitu-
ton, which shall not require the
full appropriation of 10 cents on
this 500 valuation to the reduce
ton OF the debt. In sustaining
their argument, it is affirmed that
the state government is threateded
with grave financial embarrass-
ment and is unable to properly
discharge its functions.
There may be much of truth in
all this, but the people of Missouri
T anxious that the state debt
shall be wiped out under the first
two years of the next administra-
ton, as MI. Dockery repeatedly
and unqualiiedly promised in the
last campaign. For this pledge
of the Democratic party was re-
ceived with confidence by the peo-
Pile, so the election results would
indicate. But IL it was not made
in good faith and only for the pur-
pose OF fooling the people and is
not accomplished as promised,
then the party of Mr., Dockery win
be held to account for its breach
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
NEW INSANE L

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 12.-
Governor Stephens has received
notice that Architect II. II. Ho-
henschild that two of the cottages
of State Insane Asylum No. A.
nov building at Pennington, will
be completed by January 10, with
the exception of the light, water
and heat. These will be put in i'm
mediately and by the middle or
last of January it is thought the
institution will be ready to receive
some patients.
The Board OF Managers of this
institution has not yet been APP
pointed. Governor Stephens will
name the members next week. 1t
will be the duty OF this board to
look after the completion of the
asylum plant, appoint a superin-
tendent, two assistant physicians
and the corps of minor assistants,
and secure such appropriation
from the Legislature as will be re-
quired to complete the asylum.
Two hundred thousand dollars
will be asked for this purpose.
Who will compose the board has
not yet been intimated.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
CHAMP CLARK EXPLAINS.

Washington, ID. c., December 49,
Champ Clark explained to a cloak room
group yesterday what happened in Missouri
during the late campaign.
''Mules did it." the Pike County states.
man said: sit was mules and this ALTERED
alliance with Great Britain that the Republi-
cans have got us into. During the last
spring and summer the British government
bought 10000 mules in Missouri for tbe
monstrous war in South Africa. This de-
mand ran the price of mules up from $50
and $40 to sos and $3.50. These prices
completely exhausted the available supply
of mules in Missouri less than 10 wears old
and more than 13 hands high. Mis-
sour, you know, is the greatest mule
state i'll the Union, and as the price of mules
went up the Democratic vote went down.
If we had not carried St. Louis for the first
time in a national election, ! verify believe
we would have lost Missouri-and then
would not our party be in a terrible fix If
the British keep on fighting there is no tell
ing what will happen in Missouri in the next
election"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21

he married Clara Wiley Castle he
paid attentions to the prisoner.
1t mas shown in the trial that much
Jealousy existed between the two
women. Castle married his wife
last June. On June % the women
fought with n razor in Mrs. Castles
house and the latter died of her
wounds eighteen days later. In a
deathbed statement made by Clara
Castle she charges Jessie Morrison
with entering her house on pre-
tense of showing hsr a letter. OF
talking in n threatening manner
and then slashing her with a
razor, which the defense tried to
show she had distracted from a
showcase in the racket store.
Jessie Morrison's plea was self
defense, and IN the stand she de-
clared that Clara Castle called her
into the house and attacked her,
and made it necessary for defend
ent to cut back to save her own
life.
INCIDENTS OF THE CRIME.
Jessie Morrison was arrested last
July, indicted for murder in the
first degree, and has sin ce been
refused bail. 1t took five days to
secure a jury, ove 400 men having
been subpoened. Each side pre-
sented about forty witnesses and
eight lawyers were retained. The
taking of testimony consumed
eleven days time and arguments
were begun Saturday morning.
The defendent tainted in her
cell on Wednesday night of last
week, after a fit of sobbing, and
cried much in the court room. 1t
was feared that she would break
down before her testimony was
heard but on the day the prisoner
took the stand she displayed re-
markable nerve and GOODNESS. She
recited the details of the terrible
death struggle without a sign OF
emotion, and underwent the cross
examination of the States Attor-
ney without a show of fear. Since
then shu has grown brighter aud
stronger as her hopes of acquittal
Former Judge Morrison has been
his daughters side constantly
the trial, which has daily
attracted great crowds of people.
Sunday, surrounded by her rela-
ives, Miss Morrison spent the
line in her cell singing and pray
ing, while Olin Castle Joined a
party of hunters. Castle was not
the court room during the clos
Ing arguments. Jessie Morrison
20 years old; Mrs. Castle was
%, and Castle is 26.-G. d.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21

many will be fed from the pie counter as
were fed two years ago at that famous hos
tlery. jefferson City rabbits are in fine con-
dition and the hungry ones may get nothing
better than a rabbit foot or a rabbit leg.
Gov. Dockery will be inaugurated January
IA, 1901 and then his troubles will begin in
dead earnest. Whether he can hold the leg
lslature in line with his ideas of decency is
is yet an open question. But one thing is
rather apparent and that is, that when he
squints that right eye of his on a pie hunter
the said pie hunter will have to prove that he
is worthy and that he can do something more
drink red-eyed whiskey and play draw
poker.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21

The fight between the arch egg suckers
of Missouri, Stone and Phelps is now on.
Stone will be handicapped by hiding the
shells while Phelps will go right on sucking
eggs, as fast as he can get them. BY this
means, Phelps may founder himself before
Vest dies and Stone will then just be getting
down to business and may be in good shape
to secure the Senatorial toga which both
men would like to possess. Dockery and
Stephens want the old cloak that falls from
Vests shoulders, but they have not yet
their tactics to secure it. Dockery
will likely work up a ring in the legislature
and Stephens will perhaps look to st. Louis.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
of faith and pledge.

of faith and pledge.
Remove the cause of the states
financial troubles, and the amount
which is at present raised by taxa
ton for general together
with that secured from other
sources such as fees, licenses, etc.
will prove sufficient for her needs.
Official extravaganza soch as
characterized the last Legislature is
responsible for any financial straits
of the state government and the
remedy lies not in increased funds
but in curtailed expenses.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21

a Trenton paper inquiries if the
Grundy county jail was built for
the sheriff and his family, adding
that it will not hold anybody else
now 1t must be something like
the Pike county Jail. Louisiana
Press.
Or like the Mexico jail.-Farber
Forum.
Not like Montgomery county's
Jail, gentlemen. Our Jail will hold
the vilest of sinners, and hold 'em
good and tight. inst come over
and try it.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
SCHOOL WILL CLOSE.

Our public school will close for
the holidays Friday, Dec. q, and
reopen again Monday, Dec. 81.
The school, under Supt. Higgins
and his able corps OF teachers,
have done faithful work and they
with the school children will enjoy
the holiday vacation. A number
OF our teachers will attend the
State Association at Jefferson CITY
Christmas week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21
Mr.. Stevens is a Frisco telegraph opera

! lOT.
A creditable amount of speed is being
shown by the House of Representatives in
the transaction of urgent business. The
bill emitting down the taxes. SiO.OO 900.
went through almost as quickly as did the
army reorganization measure. Each will he
debated many days in the Senate. but each
Will pass that body. Public sentiment de-
mands the enactment of both of these meas
ures in the present session. and the Senate
is not likely to run counter 10 the popular
desire by delaying either for any great
length of time.
The life of Porto Rico as a territory of
the United States has begun. Undoubtedly
the inhabitants of that island have pood
cause to thank fortune for their luck in
becoming part of the population of the great
republic. Porto Rico now has its local leo
on a plan which is familiar in the
of embryo American common
Many years may pass before Porto
Rico becomes a State of the Union. but
it is ON its road to statehood, and that rank
will ultimately be reached. This. too. is like
Iy to be the outcome in Cuba eventually.
but it will be brought about by the free con-
sent of the Cubans.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-12-21

The Middletown Chips blossoms
out in a spic and span new dress
OF type, which 1t didn't get with
the proceeds received from county
printing. There's only one "Chips"
in all the world, and there'n never
be another. -Farber Forum.