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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
ALLIES SEEM INDIFFERENT
PARTIES AT TEN TSIN WHILE
MINISTER'S DIE.
Should Have Advanced on Peking after
the Capture of Tien Tsin-Susplclous
Dispatches.

TIENTSIN (via Chefu, July 29.-
Despite the perious situation in Peking
no active move is being made by the
military forces here. This causes a
strong feeling among the citizens. The
foreign forces are occupied with inter
national jealOusies. They lack one head
to take the direction of affairs. Officers
are giving garden parties, while ninety
miles away their cOuntrymen are in
danger Of massacre. They eXaggerate
the difficulties of the advance to Pc
king, instead of actively overcoming
them.
l believe that a rapid advance after
the taking of Tientsin would have
found the Chinese demoralized and
ready to surrender. Peking could then
have been easily relieved. Time has
now been afforded them for recupera-
ton.
More than twenty thousand men are
doing nothing in Tientsin. officers say
that forty thousand troops are neces-
sary in order to hold the little line of
communication, and that it will be no
use starting unless they can push
through. Others say that the great
plains on the way to Pelling have been
artiflcially flooded by the Boxers; that
the roads are impossible for transpor-
tation and that they must wait for
rains for river transportation, a large
amount of which is necessary for the
wounded, who cannot be left behind on
account of the barbarous character of
the enemy.
Two views are held here about the
recent news of Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai
respecting the safety of the Ministers
in Peking. The first is this: The fact
taht Yuan said My Emperor has is
sued decree that the Ministers are
safe" indicates that the Chinese Gov
ernpent is re-established in Peking and
that Kwang Hsu is again in power,
This means the rapid extinction of the
war party. The Ministers now held
there will buy cheap peace from the
powers. The second view is that If the
Ministers are safe under the protection
o fthe Chinese Government the first act
of the latter would be to forward the
| Ministers messages, instead of vicari-
Gus information about their safety.
Recent code dispatches which come
undated contradict Chinese reports re-
garding the protection given. These
messages are merely means to hood
wink foreigners into inaction while Pek-
ing is being evacuated and al the tree
| sure removed.
! curious question is how Yuan Shi
! Kai a rebel who has refused to obey
/ the order to take his troops to Peklns,
can have constant communication with
! thte Capital
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
is SAFE IN The HARBOR KEEPS ON NATRAuENG.
FIRST HONOLULU TOW OF THE
TUG FEARLESS.
She Brings the Bark Dunreggan From
Diamond Head Reef-How the Bark
Was Floated.

The new tug Fearless, after hanging
on to the bark Dunreggan for thirty
hours without moving her, brought
her into the harbor yesterday after
noon and docked her safely at
the old Fishmarket wharf, where
she lies now, leaking slightly but
in very fair condition. The pounding
she received evidently did not do more
that cut some bolts, and she will not
need much repairing. She was the first
vessel to be towed in by the new tug,
and Captain Brokow of the latter has
received many congratulations on the
hlgh value of the first work he did in
these waters.
The Fearless is credited with having
saved the Dunreggan from complete
wreck during the long hours while she
held on and kept the bark off shore. 1t
is thought that if the new tug had not
been here the vessel would have been a
loss. The tremendous strength of the
Fearless tow was shown yesterday by
the parting of fourteen-inch hawser.
The Dunreggan came off the beach
after four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
when the Fearless, Iroquois and Eleu
were all pulling at once, and the bark
was using her windlasS to draw herself
by means of her moorings that had been
placed by the steamer MokOlii. The
Fearless had been trying for some time
" iiloNC the DlB vessel Dy means of Jerks
backing up and then going forward.
The IrOquois Joined in the work at high
tide and the Eleu, in command of pilot
McCauley returning from towing the
Dirigo to sea, also made fast to the en-
dangered vessel
At ten minutes past four the big ship
moved forward. To those on board the
motion was easily perceptible. and they
knew at once that the bark was saved.
The first bit of forward motion made it
certain that success had at last crowned
the efforts of the tugs.
The big bark slid forward again, and
then the headway was observed on all
three tugs. A moment later the Dunreg-
gan was riding in deep water. The other
tugs left her to the Fearless, the Iro-
quois standing by on the way in, ready
to give assistance if necessary.
About $50 tons of the Dunreggan' s
cargo was thrown over. The board of
survey stopped the throwing over of
cargo at noon yesterday, and was just
returning to Honolulu when the vessel
slid off the reef. The Boards recon-
mendations We're being given their first
trial, before there had been time to re-
port them to the underwriters, when the
Dunreggan got free. Captains Camp
bell, Davis and Williamson constituted
the board.
The matter of the compensation to be
given to the Fearless will now be set
tied by arbitration, according to the
agreement made by captains Dixon and
Brokow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
ESTEE MAKES MORE GOOD
AMERICANS.
Several Additional Britishers Renounce
Allegiance to Queen Victoria-Bond
of a Court Clerk.

Judge Estee had a calm session of his
court today. The audience was small
and sleepy. Nearly everybody had
crowded into Judge Humphreys court
where it was understood there would
be something said to the Bar i'm regard
to the reinstatement of the cases dis
missed last Tuesday.
Upon taking his seat the Judge an
nounced that the bond of Mr.. Mailing.
as clerk of the court, had been received
and would be approved 1t is for the
sum of $4,000 and is put up by the Paci-
fic Surety Company.
Three more Britishers and two Nor
Wegians were made good American citi-
zens and will vote at the coming cleo
tion.
A. F. Linder, native of Norway. was
the first man sworn. He has lived on
the Island of Molokai for some time
and has been a resident of the Islands
many years. His witnesses were T. H.
Gibson and Il. r.. Hendry.
Job Bachelor, Englishman, came
next. He was Vouched for by High
Sheriff Brown and Joseph A. Gilman
Mr. Bachelor has been employed as a
clerk at the police station since January
1, 1895.
II. Bergerson. Norwegian. workman
in the Honolulu Iron Works, was
youched for by b. Bergerson and f. r.
Frank Thompson, Englshman. was
supported by Policeman George Sea
and Bailiff John Mitchell.
William c. Roe, head machinist at
the Honolulu Iron Works, was the last
citizen coined. He is a native of Eng
land but has resided twenty three years
in the Hawaiian Islands.
At the conclusion Of this business the
court announced that it would adjourn
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
HE HAD PERMISSION.
Judge Estee's Course Yesterday Was
Understood

Judge Estee now states that he took
charge of Judge Silliman's court room
with the permission of both Judges
Humphreys and Siliman. This puts a
different light on the matter and caused
a few lawyers to wonder what all the
fuss of yesterday was about anyhow.
1t has occurred to them that the simple
announcement of the real situation
would have been all that was necessary.
One of highest legal authorities in the
Islands says: There are two men in
this little world of ours with the power
to take Hawaiian public property for
general government use, and those men
are President Mckinley and Governor
Dole, The Chief Justice of the United
States has not the authority or poWe"
or right so to do, until such are con-
ferred by act of Congress or by the two
officials named.
Following out the ideas of Judge
Estee, that he can do pretty much as he
pleases with public property, the jurist
might have taken charge of the trea-
sury Office of the chambers of Governor
Dole in the Executive building"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
HoODOo SCHOONER ONCE MORE
ON THE REEF
Went Ashore Early This Morning at
Koolau-An Event of Periodical Re-
currence.

The island schooner Norma is on the
reef at Koolau. There is nothing very
strange or new about the occurrence.
The famous hoodoo schooner has been
on various reefs before. The news that
the Norma is ashore doesn't disturb the
water front at all now. There is not
a ripple of excitement People only re-
gard it as one more happening in the
cchooner's wonderful list of adventures,
and say that she'll be atoat again soon.
The schooner's troubles were tele-
phoned to this city at seven o'clock this
morning. She went ashore early this
morning, when it is supposed, she was
trying to enter the lagoon. How fast
she is, is not known, but efforts are
being made to get her off, and it is the
general expectation that she will soon
sail into Honolulu harbor again, with
the pump going as usual
The whole island fleet of small schoo-
ners is becoming famous for escapes,
but the Norma leads the list. She was
: laid off once at the end of Rotten Row,
where lie the Sebastian Bach, Kaena
and Kaimiloa. Then she was bought
by her present master, captain Weis-
barth
A few wees ago the Norma startled
the water front by going out of the har-
Dor here with a deck load so placed that
she had a heavy list and with all her
crew gloriously drunk. 1t was a rough
night, and predictions were made that
she would never get to her destination,
which was Kauai Then she was heard
\ from at Kauai, with pumps going and
the crew a trifle drunken than before,
having got hold of some liquor in the
cargo.
The Waimea police had a few days Of
nervousness while the lurid celebration
went on and then the schooner sailed
back, with the same old leak, to Homo
lulu.
There was talk of a dry dock, but
pumps were good enough for the Norma
She started on another voyage, went
ashore on one side of the channel, was
floated and then touched bottom on the
other, but captain Weisbarth, who is
getting a reputation as a handler of
schooners simply pointed her out and
kept the pumps going.
The hoodoo schooner left here yester-
day, with cargo for the other side of
the island. Perhaps it was her last vo-
yage, but those who know her won't
think so till her bones are on the reef.
Only once has the Norma been near
to real disaster, say her admirers, and
= that was not on account of going as
hore, but because her pump broke. The
Norma without a pump is enough to
make any seaman Shudder, but she out
lived the trouble and got into Honolulu
harbor. She was very low in the water,
but the pump was soon fixed, and the
Norma took another cargo.
"The most important part of the Nor
ma is her pump" said a water front
man. "I won't believe she is loss till
I hear that the pump is wrecked"
A few months ago. with the pump in
good order captain Weisbarth took her
to Laysan Island and back.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
THtNORMA SCORES AGAIN EXCEEDED ITS AUTHORITY.
JUDGE WILCOX ON THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Thinks Its Rules Will be Declared
Unconstitutional If They are Taken
to the Supreme Court.

District Judge Wilcox this morning
expressed the opinion that the new
regulations of the Board of Health were
unconstitutional and would be knocked
out the first time a case based upon
them was taken to the higher courts
of w. WI Ahana, u Chinese wh) was
up for violation of rule 8.
II think the Board of Health exceed
ed it's authority in many of these rules
and that they will not hold" said he
judge, but that is not for me to de
eide about All l have to do is enforce
the rules that have been made Jaw,
until the Supreme Court tells me to
stop. tss
1.-THE Honolulu Board of Health, in
my opinion, assumed a lot of authority
it does not possess under the law. Like
some other departments of our govern
ment it perhaps got the big head. How
ever, the rules are here, they have been
duly published, and it is my business
to see that they are not violated" A
demurrer to the charge against Ahana
was overruled, after lengthy argu-
ment by attorney Long.
Ahana has a place on Palama street,
makai of King, where he was accused
of violating rule of the published reg
ulations of the Board of Health in not
providing a proper cesspool. Several
witnesses We're called to show that the
cesspool was not as it should be. Wit
nesses for the defense stated that
Ahana had begun fixing it up, and his
attorney claimed that he was not liable
to prosecution, as the Board, in noti-
flying him, did not name a limit of time
in which the alterations must be made.
This point was overruled.
Ahana was found guilty, but on the
showing that he was already at work on
the pool, the court suspended sentence
until August "a. If the proper altera-
tions are completed by that time, sem
tence will be indefinitely suspended.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
KNEW ONE ENGLISH WORD
FATAL WORD "swIPEs" COSTS
HIM 81.
John Castason's Ignorance of English
Blocks the Wheels of Justice in Judge
Wilcoxs Court.

John Castason Russian sailor of the
ship Ivy, blocked the wheels of justice
IN Judge WilcoXs court room this
morning for some time, on account of
his inability to understand English and
the courts lack of a Russian interpre-
ter. CastasOn was arrested last night
after he had encountered some swipes
and been badly worsted. When his
case was called this morning he stood
up and shook his head at all that was
said to him.
Captain Halstett, master of the ship,
was in court, anxious to get his man
back, and the court asked the captain
II he could make the man understand
that he was charged with being drunk.
but the captain couldn't do it, The
case was passed in the hope that a
Russian interpreter would turn up.
At the end of the calendar the case
OF CastasOn was called again. Tol
much Whiskey?' asked Judge Wilcox.
The Russians face appeared to
brighten as if he had an idea of his
honor's meaning, though it was sug-
gested that he recognized "skey" as
a familiar national syllable.
Judge Wilcox kept at him, and by
pantomime and pigeon English made
the man comprehend the fact that his
Imprisonment had something to do with
his indulgences of the night before.
one fatal word of English the Russian
finally pronounced. "Swipes," he said,
and the judge answered with Two dol
lars and COSTS
Captain Halstett paid the fine. and
the Russian with the newly acquired
knowledge of the potency of one Of Ha-
wall native beverages is now bending
sails on the Ivy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
CAVALRY LEADER TO CHINA.

Brigadier General ]. H. Wilson was a
passenger on the America Maru yester-
Gay en- route to the scene of the war III
China. He was accompanied by his
aides Lieutenant James H. Reeves, End
Cavalry and Lieutenant G. S. Turner,
10th Infantry. General Wilson is fa-
nous as the captor of Jefferson Davis
when the latter sought to escape after
the capture of Richmond Va, in the
Civil War. General Wilson participated
in the battle of San Juan Hill before
Santiago de Cuba in 1898 and was, until
recently in command of the department
of Matanzas, Cuba He left there TO
report to Major General Chaffee for
duty in China. 1t is probable that Gen
eral Wilson will have command of the
cavalry force of the United States.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
FOR cAMARINos' REFRIGERATOR

Per S. S. Observation-Disclosures, Grapes,
Oranges, Lemons, Lines, Celery, Cau-
lifiower, Cabbage, Pears, Plums, Fresh
Salmon, Founders, Halibut, Crabs,
Eastern and California Oysters Qn tin
and shelD, all Game in Season, Tur-
keys, Chickens. New crop of Nuts and
Dried Fruits, Onions, Burbank Pota-
toes, Swiss, Parmasan, Rockefort, New
Zealand and California Cream Cheese,
olives. All kinds of Dried Fruits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
North Carolina Adopts One Practically
DISTINGUISHING Negroes.

RALEIGH, n. c., August 2.-After
one of the most bitterly contested cam
the Democrats and white supremacy
triumphed today by a majority Of
about 10000. Todays election dsfran-
chises the negro and changes the State
Legislature from its combination ma
jority of Republicans and Populists to
straight Democratic, insuring the de-
feat of Marion Butler for reelection as
United States Senator. The negroes, as
the polls.
The election was for State officers,
members of the Legislature and county
officers, and for an amendment to the
State constitution looking to a prac-
tical elimination of the negro from po-
litics, as it's adoption disfranchises the
bulk of the engro vote.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
MOLOKAI AND LANAI.
Two Islands Connected with Honolulu
BY Wireless Telegraphy.

Lanai and Molokai We're connected
with Honolulu by wireless telegraphy
today Lanai was connected once be-
fore, but on account of defect in the
apparatus put in at that station the
work was imperfect This has all been
remedied and the service will now be of
the best, it is believed,
The Makena station on Maui is being
rushed to completion. Some three miles
of telephone line has to be put in there.
Not until the Makena station is COM
pleted will Hawaii be reached for the
reason that the distance from Lanai to
Hawaii IS too long for good service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
ROBERT PEEL ALIVE.

The report of the death of Robert
Peel who passed a few month in the
Islands last year, proves to be untrue,
as J. p. Hayward received letter last
mail from Peel who then reported him
self in the best possible health. The
erroneous report was probably started
by some one confusing Robert with his
brother Matthew who died some time
ago Matt was also well known in Ho-
nOlulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
BRILLIANT RECEPTION.

An elaborate reception was given
last night at Moanalua, by Mr.. and
Mrs. s. NJ. Damon at their country
place in honor of the engagement of
Miss Alice Wall and Frederick G.
Smith. Mrs. S. r. Damon assisted in
receiving. A quintette club played dur
ing the entertainment and dance. Two
special trains carried four hundred
guests from this city. Refreshments
were served.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
LAwLEss UP AGAIN.

Frank Lawless, the man with a re-
cord of three charges of drunkenness
in one day. was in the dock before
Judge Wilcox again this morning. He
was arrested last night. Lawless pro-
missed his honor to sober up this time.
IT'S hard to stop me when 1 get start
ed" he said in explanation of his week S
record. He was fined 81 and costs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
THE BEST SELLERS.

Senator North" "The Hero of Ma
nila," with "Three Men on Wheels" "In
Pursuit of a Houseboat," with "Un-
leavened Bread" "In Connection with
the De Willoughby Claim" RED Pot
tage," ITO Have and To Hold" Janice
Meredith" at the Golden Rule Bazaar.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
LOW PRICEs On SHOES.

Shoes are now being obtained at lower
prices than ever before, owing to the
cut made by l.. B. Kerr q Co., Ltd.
This firm have purchased three large
stocks at about fifty cents on the dol
lar, and are selling them to their pa
irons accordingly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
TWO NORWEGIAN STEAMERS.

There are two Norwegian steamers in
port today, the Thyra and Eidsvold,
both big tramps that have large carry
ing capacities. Both came here from
the orient and are going to the coast.
The Eidsvold left at about noon today
taking about 5000 tons of her oriental
cargo to San Francisco. The Thyra is
discharging at the Pacific Mail wharf
and will go to San Diego She is the
steamer which is thought by many to
have brought the plague to Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
FRISCO PLAGUE.
State Boards Expert Denies That Any
Existed.

SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST p
An official report which furnishes a
complete confutation of the plague
scare has been held back from public
inspection for reasons best known to
themselves by the members of the State
Board of Health, to which body it was
submitted.
DR.. Silas Mouser's report fills three
closely typewriter foolsCap sheets of
technical matter and deals with the bu-
bonic scare in terms that leave no room
for doubt as to the experts opinion.
The report, after detailing the analysis
of the germs of two bubonic suspects,
states that the cause of death was GER
tainly not bubonic plague, but some
kind of low fever Appended to the
report is the account Of an experiment
on a guinea pig. The Board of Health
germs were injected into the little ami
NAL but, far from killing him, they act
ed as a braCing tonic and according to
the report, the "bubOnic" guinea pig is
the healthiest of the doctors collection.
Il will stake my reputation that not
one of the baclli examined by me for
the Board of Health bore a trace of
bubonic germs" said DR.. Mouser by
some person ignorant to a greater or
leSe extent of germnOlogY the bacilli
might indeed seem to be those of the
bubonic plague but a very little eN-
perimentation and investigation would
show the falacy of this belief
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
OPEN ANn ARovn BOARD.

Everything is open and above board
with the Provident Savings, for we
have all seen "its ways and it's man
ners." Securities are listed below their
sworn official appraisal to make assur-
ance doubly sure, and all of its methods
are established upon modern approved
business cipals.-Chicago Argus. l.
r. Burns is the resident Manager of the
Provident. Office in new Magoon Build
ing
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
At THE OLD STAND.

General blacksmithing and carriage
repairing business in all branches at
the old stand, Fort street w. w.
Wright
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
10 INVESTIGATE CHINESE WAR,

TO INVESTIGATE CHINESE WAR
Special Commissioner w. w. Rock
hill passed through Honolulu yesterday
on the America Maru en- route to China.
He was specially appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to investigate the situa-
tion in China and to report to the State
Department concerning the entire trou-
BILE Upon his shoulders will rest much
Of the future policy of this country to-
wards China. For it will be a part OF
Commissioner Rockhill's duties to de-
termine whether the Chinese govern
ment is responsible for the Boxer trou-
bles He is well qualified for his pre-
sent mission as he has been in China on
several occasions i'm diplomatic capaci-
ty. He will go to Shanghai and proceed
from there to Peking as soon as possi-
blp.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
HAS FEW EOTALS.

For light running, easy adjustments,
and good work the singer Sewing Ma
chine has few equals and no superiors'
-B. Bergerson, agent, Bethel street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10
NEW PIANOS.

A complete new stock of the well
known Kroeger Pianos were received on
the Australia by the Bergstrom Music
Company. Now is the time to buy
Sold on easy payments.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

of Chamberlains Cough Remedy, its
pleasant taste and prompt and perma-
nent cures, have made 1t a great favor
ite with the people everywhere. For sale
by all druggists and dealers. Benson,
Smith & Co., general agents, Hawaiian
Islands
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

Fine Book and Commercial Printing
at the Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter Heads
printing neatly and promptly executed
at the Star Odice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-10

McInerny's shoes are right in 1t. They
are made by the leading factories of
America, and consequently have no
equal.
M'INERNY SHOE STORE.