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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-03
NEUROLOGY FOR MARCH.
A PLAGUE CASE EVERY FIVE
DAYS
Consumption However Leads the List
in Number of Victims With Typhoid
Fever a Close Second.

The deaths in Honolulu for the month
of March numbered 112. Proportioned
to the length of the month 1t is almost
exactly at the same rate per day as
February when there were 100 deaths.
1t is considerably below the rate for
January when there were 176 and De-
cember when there were 175 1t is near
| ly the same rate as for November when
| there were Ill. 1t is more than any
other month of last year.
Consumption led as a cause of death
reaping a harvest of 81. Typhoid fever
is the only other cause that requires
two figures to enumerate it's victims
which were 49,.
The plague victims numbered 6, an
average of one every five days.
There were two murders and one sui
eide
The cause of death for the month
were: Abcess, l; alcoholism /; anaemia,
1; angina peCtorts, 2; ascites, 1; asthma,
| 2; Brights disease, l. bronchitis, a bu-
bonic plague, 6; cholera infantum, 1;
collie, l; consumption, 81; debility 3;
diarrhoea, 5; dropsy, 1; dyspepsia, 1;
enteritis, 2; epilepsy, /; fever, typhoid,
49, fever, malarial, l; fracture of skull,
l; castro enteritis, A. heart disease, ;;
hemorrhage (cerebraD, 8; inanition, 2;
Inflammation of brain, L. knife wound
(homicide), 2; malnutrition, / menin-
gifts, 6; nephrits, 2; oedema pulmo-
ltum, /; old age, 3; pericarditis, l; peri.
tonitus, l. pneumonia, 8; septicaemia,
1; strangulation (suicide), 1; syphilis,
1; uraemia, 1.
There were 26 deaths of persons under
l year of age, and 10 of persons so or
over. OF Hawaians there were SO died.
of Japanese, %; of Chinese, II; of Por-
tuguese, T. Americans, 5; British, /;
and of other nationalities, 4.
The annual death rate per 1000 for
the month was 1922 among Hawaiians
it was 1853; among Japanese, 40.
among Chinese, 1906; among POrtu-
guese, 1927; and among all others, To-
The following table shows the deaths
by sex, age and race for the month,
and by sex and race for II months:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-03
BYAUTHORITY
EXECUTIVE ORDER.

CREATING A COURT OF COMMITS
sIONERs TO TAKE EVIDENCE
OF LOSSES CAUSED BY THE
BURNING OF CHINATOWN IN
HONOLULU, AND TO MAKE
AWARDS AND JUDGMENTS ON
SUCH LOSSES.
The Court of Commissioners to take
evidence of losses caused by the burn
ing of Chinatown in Honolulu and to
make awards and judgments on such
losses shall consist of a presiding
member and four associate members,
as hereinafter appointed Each of the
Commissioners shall take an oath to
support the Constitution of the United
States and of the Republic of Hawaii
and to discharge faithfully the duties
of his office.
The Court shall have a seal with
such device as it's presiding officer may
order.
The establishment of the said Court
is not to be taken as an admission of
the existence of any liability on the
part of the Government, but the ques-
ton whether or not liability exists for
the losses in question is in each case to
be decided by the Court.
Such Court being created for the
sole object of hearing and adjudicating
claims against the Government based
upon the losses caused by the burning
of Chinatown, has exclusive jurisdic-
ton in the premises; and such new
class of claims being referred only TO
the arbitrament of a court specially
created therefor, no right of appeal ex-
lists from its decisions, which are there
fore final.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-03

Claims shall be filed in duplicate and
the clerk shall Immediately deliver one
duplicate to the Attorney General. No
other service shall be made upon the
Government, and it shall not be neces-
sary for the Government to answer or
otherwise Join issue on any claim.
Sworn copies of the minutes, resolu-
lions and death records of the Board
Of Health; sworn reports of agents to
the Board of Health as to sanitary con-
ditions of premises condemned by the
Board of Health and sworn statements
of the appraisers appointed by the
Board of Health are to be taken as
prima facie proof of all acts, matters,
conditions and values therein stated.
Claims shall be tried in the order in
which they are filed, unless the Court
shall for special reasons otherwise dl-
rect.
No claim shall be heard within ten
days after the same is filed, except up
on agreement.
The Government may appear before
the said Court by attorney and present
evidence and otherwise defend against
such claims.
The expenses incurred by the attend
ance OF witnesses called by claimants,
according to the practice of the Circuit
Courts, shall be taxed as costs and paid
by the claimants. No other costs shall
be charged to claimants.
A deposit of Twenty ($2O) Dollars
shall be made on the filing of each pc
tition for claim, to cover the cost of
the proceeding.
Tt rs desired that such Court shall re-
quire clear and detailed evidence of the
property destroyed as to description
and value and shall, as far as possible,
promote such simplicity in the pro-
ceedings and trials as shall favor fair
and prompt adjudication of the claims
submitted
In accordance with the foregoing
limitations and principles, and by vir-
tue of the authority in me vested by
William Mckinley, President of the
United States of America, 1 Sanford B.
Dole. President of the Republic of Ha-
waii hereby appoint the following per-
sons: J. Alfred Magoon, George A.
Davis Lorrin Andrews, A. Noa Kepoi-
kai and Albert F. Judd, Jr., to take
evidence of losses caused by the burn
irg of Chinatown, in Honolulu, either
by the direct orders of the Board of
Health or incidental thereto, and to
make awards and judgment on such
losses.
The first person herein appointed as n
member of such Court shall be the pre-
siding officer thereof with the title of
President" who shall have the gen.
eral supervision of the work of the
Commission. The title of the. Court
shall be Court of Claims for Losses
Caused by the Board of Health in the
Suppression of Bubonic Plague"
GIVEN under my hand and the
Seal of the Republic of Ha-
[SEALl wall, this I'd day of April in
the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred.
(Signed)
SANFORD B. DOLE.
BY the President:
ALEX. YOUNG,
Minister of the Interior.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-03

SCARCITY Of water and the partial
Cessation Of street sprinkling in this
CsIty has led to very dusty condition
OF the streets, which, combined with a
southerly atmosphere causes an irrita-
ton of the scalp and a generally itchy
feeling in the head with great many
people. One application of PACHECO'S
1DANDRUFF KILLER will give prompt
IelIsf.
For sale by all druggists. and at the
Onion Barber Shop. Telephone 500.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-03

The statement of claim must be veri-
fed by the affidavit of the claimant or
some one on his behalf that the claim
is true Of the atlantis own knowledge
except as to matters stated upon infor-
nation and belief, and as to those that
he believes them to be true.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
The Relies of n,ackx,,,e.

After weeks of thorough practice
and drill the famous Bellies of Black
Vile have presented their interesting
minstrel show, and Monday night
witnessed the opera house packed
with delighted audience. Twenty
five ladies of town participated in the
affair and with their coal black faces
and ''coon' clothes presented make
up that made them hardly recognizable
to their most intimate friends. Their
appearance would certainly make
some of the leading minstrel COM
panies jealous. They we're just fine.
Some of their jokes were good, while
the songs were all taking and popular,
the rag-time music always adding so
much life. The specialties were eN-
ceptionally good, and deserve especial
recommendation, but how can we
particularize? The solos were fine,
the chorus singing was splendid, the
cake walk was captivating, and those
Immigrants" just set people wild. 1t
was all good-so good in fact, that it
was repeated Tuesday night to good
sized crowd.
The Episcopal church, for whose
benefit the show was given, netted a
very satisfactory sum.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
The Hills Railroad, Again.

There is a persistent rumor that
there will be move made by the
Northwestern road as soon as the ice
in the Missouri river at Pierre becomes
solid, to put large quanty of material
for the construction of road across
to the Hills over the river, in readiness
for spring work. 1t is hard to tell
what the Intentions of this road are,
but the fact still remains that it has
been piling up for months large
quantity of material for the construc-
tion of a line of railway at it's division
head quarters, both in Tracy and
Huron. This material is not being
gathered for fun, and there seems to
be enough of it on hand to build sew
eral hundred miles of new line.-Pierre
Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Some Excitement at Wind Cave.

While the Stabler's, who have DOS.
session of Wind Cave, were away last
Sunday j. ID. Mcdonald and son Roy.
went and broke into the building and
obtained possession. MIR. Folsom. who
is interested in the cave with the
Stablers, was also away, but returned
on Monday and it was not long until
he had taken possession of his little
apartment at the rear of the large
building. But Mr. McDonold had
nailed up the door between the two
places SO that Mr.. Folsom could not
get to his possessions. Folsom, who
was then accompanied by Charley
Stabler and Mr.. McAdam, broke into
where his provisions were, and did it
with SO much determination that MIR.
Mcdonald and son were frightened
and ran into the cave. They remained
hid away in the cave until Monday.
when the boy made his appearance and
asked to be permitted to get away,
which was of course freely granted.
He saw that matters were not SO badly
agitated as he had expected and SO
asked if his father might go also.
This request was also gladly granted,
and Mr.. Mcdonald and son were not
long in hieing themselves hither-
much wiser after their "a hours fasting
doy'n in the cave. These are the ia cts
as related by gentleman who was in
from the cave Thursday and witnessed
part of this performance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
a PROMINENT WEDDING.
Marriage of Miss Abbie Jennings te
Mr.. j. C. Spencer

Mr.. j. G. Spencer.
Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents, DIR.
and Mrs. r. ID. Jennings, occurred the
marriage of their lovely and ac-
complished daughter, Miss Abbie, to
NJ G. Spencer, of Newcastle, Wyo.
The marriage ceremony was i'm
pressively performed by Rev. Sparkling
of st. Lukes Episcopal church, the
brides' only attendant being her little
five year old sister, Louise, who
carried the wedding ring.
The bride has been one of Hot
Springs most charming and accomp-
lished girls, and has grown from child
hood to beautiful young womanhood
in this place. A talented musician, of
charming dignity, and possessing those
varied qualities of mind, heart and
beauty that make one attractive and
lovely, Miss Jennings was admired by
everyone who knew her.
MIR. Spencer is Il prominent and
extensive business man and capitalist,
being owner of Sylvan Lake-tke
beautiful Custer county resort-and
is an extensive stockman, being a
member of the Allerton & Spencer
company. of the L A X ranch near
Newcastle. He is man of great
energy and is a highly respected,
excellent gentleman. A considerable
portion of. his time is spent in New
York, where he also has busines S
interests.
The out of town friends present at
the ceremony included Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner, the latter Il sister of the
groom, from Chicago, Mr.. Mcpherson
and daughter from Deadwood, Mrs
Blackstone and the Misses Louise and
Flora Blackstone, from Deadwood, Mr.
and Mrs. Crary, from Custer, and Mr.
and Mrs. Coyle from Newcastle
Wyoming.
The Hot Springs guests present
! were DIR. and Mrs. A. S. Stewart, MIR
and Mrs. Il. T. Peirce, Mr. and Mrs
Emil Hargens, Mrs. Josephine Ander
| son. Albert Anderson, and the Misses
Beryl Brelsford, Dee Goodykoontz,
Minnie Goodykoontz and Edith
Cleveland
The wedding gifts were many aud
elegant. testifying the high regard OF
many friends.
Immediately following an elaborate
wedding breakfast the bridal coupl c
! took the Burlington train for Denver
w.iere they make brief stop. They
will tren proceed to tho Pacific coast
and make a voyage TO the Hawaiian
islands, their >entire wedding journe,
occupying several weeks.
| The STAR extendsN. hearty congrat
ulations and best wishes assuring Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer that they will always
find cordial welcome from, their Ho
Springs friends.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES.
A South Dakota hoy Says They VIII be
the Paradise of the Pacific.

South Dakota Hoy Says They VIII be
the Paradise of the Pacific.
The following interesting letter rela-
tive to the Philippine islands, from a
South Dakota soldier boy, we are per-
mitted to publish through the kind.
ness Of w. H. Wenz, of Aberdeen:
TAYUa, LuzoN, P. l., Oct. 10, 1900.
I am still in the army, having been
in the campaign in Cuba where I re-
ceived s'CertiAcate of Merit" for gal
lantry displayed at the famous charge
at Santiago de Cuba, July l, 1898. 1
am now Commissary Sergeant and
will be discharged next June 80. 1
have saved good sum of money over
here and expect to engage in mercan-
tile business. This is country of vast
resources and has never been developed
as Spanish rule is against advance.
ment.
In fifty years these islands will be
the paradise of the Pacific, as the
islands of Hawaii do not compare with
them. Here the finest tobacco, sugar,
hemp, all tropical fruits and things
that will grow in a tropical country
can be produced. Labor is cheap, as
you can hire common labor for 10 cents
per day, although the liberality of
Americans has advanced prices 500
per cent on commodities in the last
two years. I have not decided as vet
what branch of business will engage
in. but probably tobacco buying, as
that is a staple article. There is one
province on this island that produces
as fine coffee as anywhere in this
world. Here we have no winter and dc
not even have frost. The rainy season
| is the worst feature hut that is not
much consequence when ycu have ex.
perienced one season.
| WM. THORNTON,
Commissary Sergeant.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
RESERVOIR BUILDING
Likely toEngase Congress mt This Session
West should Stand Together and
Secure 1t.

The great prominence given to the
meetings of the National Irrigation
Congress at Chicago, and other in
nuences, have shown to thoughtful
members of both houses of Congress
that this irrigation question is some
thing that has to be settled with, and
there is no use in trying to think it can
be indefinitely put off. The question
with them is how to do it. Eastern
statesmen are asking this question
now.
1t is .nrns. ble that some definite
plan OF action will be put forward this
winter to:secure reservoir construction.
If SO, every man in the West should
wake to the opportunity. The favor
able action of Congress on the question
of building some particular reservoir
would be the beginning of general
policy of reclamation of the deserts.
1t would be an entering wedge. 1t is a
matter of the most tremendous interest
to the West and to every interest in
the West.
This point should not be overlooked;
that whatever reservoir site it lis pro-
posed to concentrate the attention of
Congress upon, and in whatever State
or locality, every other State and
Territory should bend every effort to
secure the construction of this first
reservoir. This would start the
movement.
There are enough Western Senators
and Congressman to carry the Federal
irrigation proposition to u triumphant
issue, il they will stand together, and
every man of the West should sit
down and write n personal letter to
his member of Congress and to his
Senator at Washington, and tell them
why they should work to get IA bill
passed providing for the construction
of reservoirs by the Government to
store the floods.
No man, no loality is uninterested
in this plan. Every industry of the
West would, be stimulated and de-
veloped wonderfully through the
carrying out of policy which would
reclaim - s..aillion acres of arid land.
Y If 'he people the great West ever
SereSnterested in ans +6ing, they are
Interested now in seeing that ohis
question of national irrigation is
pushed forward and pushed forward
strongly within the next two
months.
Congressman-e elect Martin is an
ardent and enthusiastic believer in
this plan of saving the food waters by
means of storage reservoirs and thus
making it possible to irrigate the
thousands of acres of arid lands that
extend all over this portion of the
west
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Nauie Adams in L,Airlon

The STAR is in receipt of a copy of
one of those beautiful and artistic
Maude Adams souvenirs, in which
numerous scenes are charmingly pro-
duced from the famous play,
"L'Aiglon," which is meeting with
such wonderful favor, and in which
Miss Adams has made such popular
success. The souvenir is the work of
r. II. Russell, publisher, 3 West 25th,
New York, and the cover by Ernest
Haskell. We prize this handsome
souvenir very highly.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
ELECTION of NJ. w. A. otticers.

On Monday night the Modern Wood
men elected officers as follows:
V. c., V. a. Il. Brown.
Advisor, w. F. Murphy.
Banker, Ed Wood.
Clerk. \. w. Riordan.
Escort, Geo. Hummel.
Watchman, Willie Atkinson.
Sentry, j. j. Bennett.
Manager for 3 years, W. R. Taylor.
. Z" Geo. Hummel.
{" Bert Woodcock.
Representative, j. w. Joyce.
Alternate, A. G. Duke.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
WM. THORNTON,
Commissary Sergeant.


Some time ago the writer came across
paragraph, the writer of which
showed a sympathy for mankind in all
its phases that is seldsm seen, says the
Rapid City journal. The paragraph is
a literary gem as we'll as paeon of
sympathic understanding of the inmost
heart. Sympathy and charity should
not blind one to real falts and lack of
principle, but few people are ruined
because they meet with an over abund-
ance of sympathy. The article inques-
tion is not of strictly local character.
but it is good reading, and will give
one broader outlook on life.
Ibid you ever get near enough to u
drunkard to do more than smell his
breath? Did you ever get near enough
to him to hear the sigh which never
found voice, to hear its fluttering soul
beat its weary wings against its cage?
Did you ever get near enough to a. SO.
loonkeeper to read his heart and Watch
his better self protesting against being
governed without h;is bis :, consent. to nm.
dalss;t.aslIil just stow low he CHANGED to beled
behind the bar, and just why he is not
led forth again, to see gently meeting
i'll his life that love for wife and child.
ren that causes you to struggle to get
comforts and luXuries for your own,
in fact near enough to see behind the
forid face and the white apron the
form not merely of a saloonkeeper, but
a fellow man? Did you ever get so
near to gambler as to hear something
more than the rattle of dice and to see
something more than the shuffling of
cards, near enough to read some of the
thrilling story of his hearts adven-
lures? Did you ever get near enoagh
to the inner life of thief to read more
than the record found on the court
docket? Do you know how a man is
led into profanity, how hard it is for a
business man to be honest when he
sees dishonest competitors getting his
trade away from him, or what tempt
ing appeals to ambition and vanity
ring in the ears of the pollution long
after the hurrahs of the crowd are
hushed and the torches of the parade
disappear in the darkness? Can you
read the flaming billboard through the
eyes of youth or hear the band play as
does the truant boy who follows it off?
Can you hear in the whir of wheels
and the hum of belts the same sad
story of the dreary grind which falls
upon the ear of the tired toiler in the
old mill? Can you hear the sigh of
the tired housewife, the laughter of
maiden, the shout of the lad, the trem-
bling prayer of old age. and interpret
both the smiles and tears Of life Alright?
II SO, you have learned at least your
letters and how to spell out some of
the words in that great volume to in
terpret which you bend in earnest
prayer and study over your library
desk"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

The following officers have been
elected by the Degree of Honor for the
ensuing year:
G. of H., Mrs. w. j. Mcgowan.
L. of H., Mrs. j. w. Applegate.
c. of c., Mrs. L. Englebert.
Usher, Mrs q. Wood.
Recorder, Mrs. j. j. March.
Financier. Mrs. Z. S. Ames.
Receiver, Mrs. Jno. VanSittert.
1. W., Mrs. John Mueller.
.. W., Mrs. c. L. Jensen.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Advertisers

Will confer very great favor if they
will try and get their copy for ads to
the STAR Office at least as early in the
week as Wednesday morning. We
print the paper Thursday evening
and that day is therefore very busy
one. 1t not only delays US to make
changes on Thursday but justice
can not be done in their composition
by rushing them. Please remember
this and the earlier in the week you
get your ad copy to us the better 1t
will please US.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Order of Pyramids Elect Officers.

Following are newly elected officers
Of the A. O. p:
Royal Prophet, L. Il. Cook.
Priest, VIM. Bruner.
Priestess, Mrs. Galbraith.
Recording Scribe, Mrs. Bruner.
Financial Scribe, Mrs. Cook.
Herald, ]. Magee.
Assistant Herald. Minnie Morrow.
Messenger, Nettie Odell.
Guardian. j. Lessard.
Sentinel. w. Murphy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
w. II. e. on1cers Elect.

President, Emily NJ. Grippen.
Sen. Vice Pres, Mrs. Sharp.
Jun. Vice Pres, Mary A. Stewart.
Treasurer, Mantle B. Green
Conductor, Lizzie V. Dornan.
Guard, Rosa Cavanagh.
Chaplain, Nettie NJ. Fasset.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Royal Arch Nlasons Elec. otlsgers.

Royal Arcl, Masolls Elect oti;sers.
Last Friday night the Royal .Nrch
Mesons elected the following officer:
High Priest, j. w. Joyce.
. King, A. G. Cleveland.
Scribe, j. A. Stanley.
Secretary, w. w. Smithson.
Treasurer, L. S. Ellsworth.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Cut in Two

Prices on Ladies' and Children's
Street Hats reduced one.half to close
out winter stock. Toilet Requisites,
Skin Food, Hair Grower, Tooth Paste,
ETC., ct d. Druse's.