The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-22
SAYS CHINESE ARE
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Decision Rendered by United
States Judge at Honolulu.
THOSE BORN IN HAWAII
SEVEN TIDAL WAVES DUE TO
VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES.

Honolulu, T. H, Aug. IA (via san
Francisco, Aug. 2D.-United States
Judge Estees has rendered a decision
in two Chinese deportation cases in
which he declared that all Chinese born
in the Hawaiian islands are American
citizens no matter what government
they were born under. The cases were
years ago.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made bv
territorial Treasurer Wright whereby
the registered warrants that are ONT
standing will all be paid. He has bor-
roWed Sl50,000 from two local banks
with which to pay the warrants ana
the treasury. with the aid of this mon
ey. VIII be able to get along until some
taxes are paid in November.
special meeting of the PIanters'
association has been called to discuss
the labor question. Plantation man
ayers from all over the Islands viii
sttehG. There is a shortage of labor
throughout the group and the mem
bers OF the association viii endeavor
70 ADOPT a plan for securing more HELM.
no more negroes are wanted as those
mere have not proved good workers
ana nave been very troublesome. In
some districts Porto Ricans are
wanted.
res bEEl4 tdhtH III Lne supreme
court mere to test the legality of the
income tax law passed by the recent
legislature 1t is thought by some mat
II the law is declared unconStitufiona
an extra session of the legisla tllre NAV
De necessary to provide revenue.
Great Loss by Strike.
me plumbers strike which has been
IN progress here for over a year off
ana on and has. caused great loss to
Dotn sides, has been amieably adjusted
ne plumbers demanded Sc a dav.
Sonlpfomise was affected at $3.50 per
The long drawn out controversy he
tween the Rev. John osborne and.
6ishop Willis as to the control of tba
Eplscopal church here, has been re-
VlVed by the publication of a pamnh-
Iet oy osborne who claims to be the
rector of Honolulu. The Church ne
tense end Extension associate, -
F1ohoiuI has adopted a memorial 10
De, held IN San Francisco in October
ASKING that the local church be taken
out of the jurisdiction and be given
American aid
Inc answer Of the defendants in the
SUIT brought by the federal government
70 condemn lands at Pearl harbor for
haVaI station show vast difference
IN the valuation placed upon the nroD-
efIy oy the United States district a.
tVrhey and that claimed to be iusf nv
enS owners The figures given in the
tSoeral complaint were $16,sOO Six of
the nine defendants have answerad
and their totals OF sworn valua+io1s
amount to S1132. 200.
a small tidal wave, supposed 80 have
Deen due to volcanic disturbance ai+l5a,
IN Japan or South America. was -
a. oie1lced mere on the morning of the
Sth, and again on the evening ~ 49,
a II q4f
morning wave was quite considarsbIe,
ana a native hut on the shore vas
washed away. 4 wireless faiae~rs,1 ~,
message was sent to Honolulu tbaf A.
sea was rising beyond all precedent In
t ilu the rise was about two
Explore Volcanic Lake.
a. A recent party of explorers visited
me summit OF Mauka Kea, on the ISL
ana OF Hawaii, and made soundinrs i'm
s axe IN the old Greater. 1t is 1880
LesI ABOVE sea level Tradition has
sara that the lake was bottomless m
thdt II had a depth of 1000 feet #
was sounded, however. and found -
De ABOUT forty feet deep.
Inc free delivery system viii he es-
laoIlshed IN the Honolulu postofffce TO- !
The transport Fitzpatrick. en- 7,o7,te -
the philippines, arrived here on the
morning of the 10th and left on the fol-
lowing morning. -O'-
"A A zeal is said to be on between the
~ llueT steamship company and the
inter- Island Steam Navigation com /
l Pgny TO consolidate the two companies.
1ney nave control of nearly am tbe /
inter-island freight and ma srane 81 /
traIilc- They have not been rIDnin9 /
IA competition, but have divided m tbe I
Dusl ness and now the matter of DEF /
lhlteiy Joining issues to cut down eT-
Pehses Is under consideration