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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
Rough on the Rats.

The campaign against rats on the
waterfront is 'stili being carried on
with unrelaxing energy. The work on
the Oceanic dock was finished yester-
day. The wharf has been fitted with
tight boarding which goes down on the
sides far below the surface of the wa
ter. and the flooring Of the wharf has
been entirely refitted. The makai end
of the wharf has been completely re-
built, and new flooring has been put
in, while along the whole length OF the
wharf tarred paper appears underneath
upper planking while, under the paper.
four-inch planking has been put. The
whole wharf has been thoroughly
caulked. and it is hoped that II is now
sufficiently tight to prevent the sui
phur fumes from escaping after they
have been pumped under the wharf.
/ The barge which has been placed ut
the disposal Of the quarantine authori-
ties. has been fitted out with fumigat-
7 ing apparatus, and during yesterday
workmen We're busy building shed
over the machinery. This morning the
, scow will start to work by filling space
under the Oceanic wharf with deadly
sulphur fumes, which will make all
/ the inhabitants of the rat tribe sorry
particular place.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
Hackfeld Lighter Launched.

Early yesterday morning the first
the Hawaiian Islands was launched
from Sorenson & Lyle's shipyards.
There was a large crowd present to
witness the launching of the small red
painted craft, which was taken out
near the Naval wharf No. 2, where her
engines are to be put in her and other
fittings and finishing touches are to
be put on.
the cause OF considerable controversy,
as il has not as yet been decided wheIh-
er she is really an American or a Ger
man vessel She was originally built
in Germany, and her engines are also
OF foreign manufacture. She was taxi
en- to pieces and sent to this port.
where she was put together again,
and her owners, Hackfeld & Co, hold
that as the import duty paid on the
parts of the vessel exceeds the original
cost Of her, the vessel is an American
vessel, built of German iron, and as
such, qualified to hold n license as 4
lighter with an American register.
Collector of the Port Stackable, how
ever, has ruled that as foreign built
vessels cannot be documented, and as
the mere putting together of the parts
of vessel do not constitute building,
the scow cannot obtain n permanent
license to ply as a lighter in these
waters. The collector has received In
structions from Washington to allow
the vessel to carry on her business OF
lightering until the owners OF the YES
sci have been able to secure decision
from Congress, but the probability Is
that such license will not be grant
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
STARTED TO KILL
THEN WEAKENED
(From Wednesdays daily.)

Walter Breen, n br,cklayer by trade,
attempted to take his life last night in
room 10 of Aloha House on Fort street.
He did his work in a bungling manner
however. and at a last hour last night.
1t was thought that he would recover
Breen was employed at the Kahuku
Plantation until Thanksgiving day, when
he returned to Honolulu and took rooms
at the Aloha House. Since then he has
been drinking heavily.
Some Of his companions have been
keeping their eyes on him for the past
two or three days, and last night T. J.
Riley and C. A. Orelup went up to his
room to see how he was getting along.
They were Mortified to see Breen lying
on the floor with hil throat cut. Be-
side him was blood stained one bladed
pocket knife. His head was resting on
al old coat, which was saturated with
blood.
One of the men hurried TO the Orpheum
and notified officer jackson, who tee
phoned to the police station. The patrol
wagon arrived at the Aloha House short
ly afterwards.
Breen was taken to the Queens hos
pital. where his injury was attended to.
He had evidently plunged the knife into
his nerve failed him. 1t is estimated that
he had lain on the floor about an hour
and a half before being found at .:l5
p. m. ..
! The doctors think that he will recover
unless blood poisoning sets in. There Is
fear of this. for the knife was very rusty.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
British shipbuildipg.

According to the quarterly returns
compiled by Lloyd's Register. there
were All vessels Excluding warships)
under construction In the United King
gross tonnage of 1ili,120 tons. This
tonnage, stated TO be the highest on
record. shows increase of 1884 tons.
as compared with the end of June. and
an increase of 2l0.112 tons. as compared
with September, 1900. At the Royal
Dockyards seventeen warships of ILL.,
270 tons displacement We're under con-
struction at the end Of September. 1901
and thirty-three at private yards. with
a displacement of 203.775 tons, a total
of SO warships and 375.O45 tons. or de-
crease of q. $50 tons as compared with
the previous quarter. and OF 52.s40 as
compared with q year ago.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
Especial to the Advertiser)

- AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3.-The San
= Francisco press will not acknowl-
edge that bubonic plague ever did
exist or does now eX ST in this city. The
Board of Health says the plague is here.
few days ago DIR. j. NJ. Williamson,
president of the Board of Health of San
Francisco. read a paper before con-
venton against the admission of Chinese
to this shore. DIR. williamson referred to
the presence of the bubonic plague, and
said:
Tuberculosis is not the only menace to
the health of the State. Another disease
has obtained a foothold among the Chi
nesc. In mentioning II the writer Is full
~ aware that his opinion may BE- recaN
ed with disapp oval by some who are
present at this convention. He may lit
vite again the attacks of the local
press, and may incur the wrath of GER
tain persons high in official station. but
Il he avoided the Issue at this time he
""'iii ~ false to tue profession OF whit II
he is member. false to the oath he has
taken as public officer. ana false to
the citizenship represented in this con-
vention. The fact cannot be passed with
out notice that for nearly two years an
Oriental pes, Of deadly nature has exist
ed ir the Chinese quarter of San Fran
cisco. and has been slowly but surely
selecting it's victims, until at the rresens
time over fifty deaths from this diseas =
are hrLMn to have .currcl since NJ irvh
g. 1896.
There Is no intention of reopening the
acrimonious discussion which has wagcd
at Intervals since tie disease was first
reported, but the assertion OF certain
facts connected with the subject may
possibly be accepted In the spirit of be-
lief rs they are offered In the spirit or
truth and sincerity
"Thc records in the Health Office OF
San Franc SEQ and spending data IA
posscssiy n of the United States Marine
Hospital Service Mt Washington, show
the cases of pest which have been DIS
covered between March G. 1890 and No
vemher 4, 1901, to be grouped follows:
Chinese ~ cases, with AZ deaths: Japa =
rese four cases with 8 deaths: and white
six cases with five deaths.
so bitter n contest has been wageu
In the matter of pest that the Foderal
government. through the Treasury De-
partmcnt, early In the present year. sent
a commission to this coast. consisting OF
three of the leading hacte,iolopists in the
country, men who possessed not only lab.
oratorv knowledge, but had studied the
disease from personal observation in
China and in India. They srent several
weeks in San Francisco, and found seven
cases of the pest. Their report was &C.
cepted as conclusive by the government.
and their findings were issued by tho
Marine Hospital Service as an Official
bulleti1. Incidentally, 1t can be men,
; toned that all the cases recorded by the
Board OF Health of this city have been
veil flied Ivy Federal officers especa ny
trained for the work, and many of the
cases have been further invcstigat d
with corrohoTative reports by aiding
medical authorities having none but II
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
SAN FRANCISCO HAS HAD OVER
FIFTY DEATHS FROM PLAGUE

purely scientific interest.
There has beea a C. mbired and part
~ successful effort on the part OF GER
tain State officials and metropolitan Jour
mails to smother the truth In this matter
by loudly and repeatedly denying the "a
!stence of the disease and villifyins those
who have admitted Its preseuce. Not
w,thstandlng these attempts at decepi N
the facts remain unaltered.
THE failure of the State In the early
stage of the controversy to accept the
situation and deal with 1t promptly has
done vast amount of harm, and ma,
caused Its attitude to be looked upon
with suspicion by other States and by
foreign countries. Why did Mexico
quarantine against California; Why did
Texas, Louisiana and Colorado persist IN
quarantining against California passen-
gers and freight. even after high State
authorities had officially stated that pest
was not present? They did It for the
reason that the State Board of Health
In its anxiety to p'acate political pow
err had overreached itself. and had there
by become discredited.
ITO a certain extent the State has
since atoned for its error. At q time
when the commercial fate of San Fran
cisco and of California well was treni-
bling In the balance. pa tly by reason OF
the report of the Federal Commission,
but principally by reason of the obsti-
nate attitude assumed ~ prominent
state officials, and the hostility mani
Tested by the press toward fair investi
gat,on, the very men who by their pens
had done the most to besmirCh the repu-
tatien and impugn the veracity of any
and all opposed to them. Travelled to he
national capital, with contrit,on In their
hearts and promises to do better In their
pockets.
which has since been termed the Special
Health Commission, It was announced
that California was not Guaranteed and
that San Trancisco's Chinatown would
I've Cleansod Mt the expense of the State.
Is It not a matter of record that more
than S37. 600 have been drawn from the
State Treasury for this purpose and oV-
er $50 men employed in scrubbing and
dsinfectirg the Chinese quarter? Has
not cunningly worded report been is-
sued, ahourd.ng In self -adm'rat ion, tell
ing all that was ne and furnishing tnc
Information that not n single case Of the
pest had been found during the three
months Of the process OF publication,
wherefore this is considered b. the Sign
ers OF the document ns conclusive proof
that pest had never existed? With all
due respect to the gent'eme1 composing
the SPECIAL health commission, and with
the fullest compassion for the State
Board OF Health, the San Francisco
Board of Health cannot concur with
them IN their rosy decision, and regrets
to mention that since the close of the
State inspection. sixteen cases of the dis
ease which now exists have been found
in the infected dt'tricts.
california cannot continue TO pursue
the ostrich policy, and cannot afford to
ignore TIE presence OF disease by In
tentionally falling to find IT.
FREDERICK O'BRIEN.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
Irmgafd's Quick Round Trip.

The barkentine Irmgard. Captain
Schmidt. reached port yesterday. If
teen days from Honolulu. with S.4s4
bags of sugar. The Irmgard's round
trip from this port was made In good
time. the vessel having left here Octo-
Der 9Th. day after the schooner Hell
enc. but arriving at Honolulu and dis
charging before the Helene reached
that port.-Chronicle, Nov. rs.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
CLARKE'S BLO0D MIXTURE

CAUTION. - Purchasers OF Llarkst
Clarke's Blood Mixt:ie should see tha
they get the genuine article. WorthicA
iTitations and substitutes are 6ornetime
palmed on by unprtncipled yendors- IA.
Dpns meo Mdi Ens,nS as,
engraved on the Government stamp, ana
"Clarke's World Tanad p,onh M,r-irn
blown in the bottle, WITHOUT wHICE
NONE ARE GENUINE. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
y. 8. Vessel Ashore.

The United States dlstilling ship Iris
has been aground on a reef near iloiio
for three days past. The United States
cruiser New York and the gunboat
Yorktown have gone to her assistance.
Examiner. Nov. 29.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
COUGHS AND COLDS IN chill
DREN.

Recommendation OF n Well Known
Chicago Physician.
1 use and prescribe Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for almost all obstinate.
CONSTRUCTED coughs, with direct results.
I prescribe it to children of all ages,
Am glad to recommend 1t to all in need
and seeking relief from colds and
coughs and bronchial Affections. 1t Is
on-narcotIc and safe in the hands of
the most unprofessIoral. A universal
panacea for all mankind.-Mys. Mary
II. Melendy. MD, Ph.D., Chicago, H..
u. S. A. For sale by all druggists and
dealers. Benson. Smith & Co., Ltd
agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13

Tuesday was busy day in District
Court. the principal work being with
small cases, the most important per-
haps being the fining of Japanese $50
for fishing with dynamite.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
Clarlke'S
Blood.
MI iiYy'aE ;yg!R''|T',se

t'nS WORLD-E'AMED BLOOD pUF.s
flkk AND kGSruRlN.,
is WhIlH M ED 40 ,,L.I4r THl
BLOOD from Gil impur,tisa tsoin
whatever ctuee hritiN
For Scro:ula. SCulNA, Ec3tiHA, Silia AZ,
Blood diseases, Blsckheads iiTp!rs Au,
sores OF All kinda, IL Is "a never is.iihs AZ
permanent cure, /.
Cures Old SnrcJ.
Cures Sores on the Neck
Cures Sore Legs.
Cures BlSckhead OF l'implr. on ~,
Face.
Cures Scurvy.
Cures Ulcera
Cures Blood ana Skin BisesaSA
Cares Glandular SweiilnSs.
Clears the Blood from all impure matte,
From whatever cauas s.ISIug
IT is real specinc FOR Gont ana Kber
matte pains.
II removes tho cause from tos Bloos
and Bones
As this Mixture Is pleasant e the taett
and warranted free from anything iniuri
GUS 10 the most delicate cunFu,u.,on o
either sex, the ProprietOIs golicit suGtf.r,
10 give II trial to test its ysns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
JAS A SPLENDID RECORD
Men Older in Service Will Be
 Promoted, However.
The Republican Senators Fear to At tempt to Pass the Reduction Bill Introduced by Repre-
 sentative Crumpacker.

Washington, Dec. 7-(SpeciaD-The AL abama delegation united today in re- questlng the President to appoint Captain John B. Mcdonald of the 3rd Calavry to one of the Brigadier General vacancies. General Pettus and MT. Bowie saw the President about the matter and were re- ferred by him to the Secretary of War. Mir Richardson joined the Senator and Mir Bowie in the visit to the War De- pertinent. Captain Mcdonald is native of Alabama and has an exceptionally fine record in the late war. He was severely wounded while serving in the Philip pines It is quite we'll known. however,. that there is little chance for Captain Mcdonald at this time. There are over a hundred applicants for the two vacancies. all senior to Captain McDonald In the service.
 The President recently notified Senator Bailey of Texas who was urging a Texas applicant that he had reduced the possi- biiities to five and that the vacancies would be filled from them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
pREYFUsARD DIRTY LINEN.
The Army Organs Exult Over the
 Present Suuabble.

Paris Dec. 7.-The general expectation of sensational disclosures in Laporfs ex- plantations of his rupture with Dreyfus has thus far been disappointed, as ne an nounces that his lips are sealed by pro fessional secrecy from telling the story of the actual breaking of relations with the Dreyfus family. His articles up 70 now have taken the form of personal polemic against NM. Reinach and Ser how wide is the breach betweep Drey- fus and Reinach and the formers cham pions The friends of both sides are pained to read such letters as Lazare writes to M. Labori, in which referring to certain allusions by, the latter, he says: Tt Is unnecessary for me to help you in throwing down your own statue; You appear quite able to do the work yourself"
 The anti-Dreyfusard press naturally ex- ult over what theS describe as "A dis urges Maitre Labori to reveal the whole supposed Dreyfusard conspiracy against the army.
 On the other hand, M Ives-Guyot, in The Steele. says the adversaries of Drey- fus are mistaken if they imagine that any proof of his guilt will emapate from the polemics of his former friends, but he repeats his prediction that the Drey- fus affair will dominate the elections of 1902. as it did those of 1898.
 The accusation of Major Carrierre that governmental pressure had been put up- on him to plead in favor of the inno- ed. and General De Gallifet today again denied any part therein and challenged his accusers to arraign him in the high court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
QUIET AT ANDALUSIA
NEGROES TO BE GIVEN A HEAR
 ING MONDAY.
The Military Company is Still on Guard and will Remain on Duty Until After the
 Preliminary.

Governor Jelks was assured by tele- graph yesterday that the situation was quiet and that the condition at Opp was somewhat better. The negroes who are in jail at Andalusia will have trial Monday morning before Justice w. O.. Searcy and the Governor ordered Caps tain Gamble to remain in Andalusia with his company of military from Greenville until after the trial.
 R. H. Sparks. Circuit Solicitor, has ar rived at Andalusia having gone there under instructions from Governor Jelks and he will represent the State at the trial of the negroes.
 At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the Governor received the following telegram which was the only information received from Andalusia at the Executive De- partment yesterday:
 "Andalusia, Dec. '. "J. K. Jackson, Private Secretary, Mont
 gomery:
 Quiet here. Situation at Opp some what better. Marshal Atkinson still alive. Have arranged for preliminary hearing Monday. We advise the deten- ton of the troops here until after the trial
 Richard H. Parks, Solicitor,
 'J. T. Bradshaw, Sheriff. Governor Jelks telegraphed Sheriff Bradshaw to advise him If there were any new developments, but no further news had been received from Andalusia up to 2;3O o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
GERMAN TARIFF DEBATE
VOTE MAY NOT BE REACHED UNTIL 1908.
Rebel and Richter Will Oppose the Measure With All Their Skill . and Delay It in
 Committee.

Berlin, Dec. 7-Thc tariff bill goes to the committee next week and nobody ex- poets its reappearance for months. Herr Rebel and Richter and other opposition leaders have agreed to delay the meas ure as long as possible in committed They are determined to make a fight on every one of the 496 items. It is possible that the final vote will not be reached until 1903 unless the government offers to compromise which is unlikely.
 The government is considering chang ing the rules of the house so as to block the obstructive tactics of the opposition. There is a general impression that the government commands large majority
 It Is not the United States that the government would be concerned about should the tariff bill be put through in it's present form. but Russia and Austria Hungary. It Is the belief of the Foreign offlce that Germany Is we'll able to up- hold her side should the United States make reprisals. Russia and Austria Hun gary have already informed Germany that they are not willing to negotiate commercial treaties on the basis of the pending tariff bill These notifications are considered equivalent to the declaration or an economic war, in which the broad markets now open to Germany will inn mediately be closed and the considerable volume of United States products now finding its way to Russia. through Ger man traders would, in consequence, be excluded with German goods.
 The manager of an American tool com pany's works in Berlin has made a re- markable comparison of the wages paid and cost of tools made here with the wages paid and cost of tools at the American works, both sets of laborers us- ing identical machinery He finds that the American workmen. making an exact allowance for the difference in wages, turns out clear 9 per cent. more pro- duct for the same unity of wages. A shoe factory at Breslau. using American machinery, secured better results by i'm porting eight American workmen, paying them by the piece. to stimulate the Ger man workmen who then came within 10 per cent. of the Americans work
 The American insurance companies, which have compiled with the law com ing into force with the new year. trans ferring the control of insurance from the State government to the Imperial govern ment, know their concessions may be withdrawn whenever the government chooses and Americans run the risk of having their privileges cancelled should Germany and the United States have an economic disagreement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
CORONATION ROBES.
The Designs Have Finally Been De-
 cided Upon.

London. Dec. 7.-The designs for the coronation robes have finally been de- cided upon King Edward will wear a cloth of gold under jacket embroidered with palm branches and the shamrock rose and thistle. On the Kings stole the cross of St. George, the Royal Crown and rose. shamrock and thistle will be woven in gold thread His cape will be a mag nificent garment. decorated with silver eagles and tieur de lis and the national floral emblem.
 The Queen will wear robes almost ex- actly similar to those of Queen Adelaide, which will be brought to Marlborough House from Brodie Castle, where they are kept as heirlooms. In spite of their age they are in excsellent condition. They are of black velvet. manufactured on hand looms elaborately embroidered and laced, having gold trimmings, and with hug hanging sleeves.
 The coronatoon rites will last four hours. After tn s9cr ment has b en ad- ministered to the King he will discard h cuurch yes m nts and put on hi state obes
 Over 5000 precious stones, diamonds, pearls, rubies. saphires and emeralds, will be includ in the Kings crown. There will be 1860 pure white diamonds, 1,210 rose diamonds. The historic ruby which the King of Castle gave the Black Prince in 1867 and which was subsequent ly worn by Henry V at Agincourt Is In the center of the crown, placed in the heart of a Maltese cross.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
The Episcopalians Conclude Their
 Sessions at Rochester.

Rochester. N. Y, Dec 1.-The Episco- nal Missionary Conference came to an end tonight. The conference, in the opln- ion of those who are closest in touch with it, has brought out distinctly the following things: The Episcopal Church has a pre-eminent call to mission work in Latin American lands; second, It sadly needs young men for its mission work both at home and abroad; third. its pres ent supply of funls for prosecuting us present mission work and for entering upon it's larger opportunities Is made ouate: fourth, the laity and even some of the churches, bishops and clergy, are re- sponsibIe for the apathy which prevails toward missions; fifth, the church at large needs a revival, fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit and systematic instruc- tion in order that zeal for mission work may be aroused stimulated and suns tained; sixth the men Of the church sb,u,d he systematically organized for the purpose of coming to the aid of the women and children in the missionary cause
 The Rt Rev. Peter TrimbIe Rowe, D. D.. bishop of Alaska, said to a repre- sentative of the Associated Press;
 We sadly neei money TOT hospltals' for schools and for native helpers whom We train in the missionary Work' we have three hospitals in Alaska, but we uart to build more. especially one at N-onoe our natiye school should be plant
 d a,,arvwhere. but We have not the ynopev to pla1t them. pr. Sheldon Jack com tha commissioner of schools for Alas ixa is a Presbyterian and he has helped tba schools of his own denomination With e,o,.crnrant money our sSf>Gols receive not a nenny from the government"