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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-01

A publication recently asked a great
many of the most distinguished people
of the world what was the greatest
menace" of the new century. There
proved to be almost as many greatest
menaces as there were answers.
Either people are growing very origi-
nal or this is to be a strenuous period.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
An Important Ruling

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June 1S, 1901.
Sr:-The Department. acknowl-
edges the receipt OF your letter OF
3lst ultimo in regard to extension
OF time beyond one-year limit OF
laborsrs' return certificates, and
asking for ruling as to whether it
is discretionary with the collector
to disregard such extension certifi
Gates Of the Chinese Consul, and TO
ask for additional evidence OF the
sickness or other cause OF disability
alleged as preventing laborsr's re-
turn within one year.
In response thereto, your atten.
tion is called to the language OF
Article III of the Convention OF
December 8, 1894, which provides
that
Such right OF return to the Unit
ed States may be extended for an
additional period, not to exceed one
year, in cases where by reason OF
sickness or other causes Of disability
beyond his control, such Chinese
laborer shall be- rendered unable
sooner to return-which facts shall
be fully reported to the Chinese
consul at the port OF depart ure, aud
by hum certif ID, to the satisfaction
Of the collector OF the port al which
such Chinese subject shall laud in
the United S,a,es.'
You will observe the language 60
the satisfaction of the collector ut
the port" which language Ape "a
to msan that the Circumstance al
legged as a reason for euch extension
must be shown both TO have actual.
ly occurred and to have been such q
one az was beyond the control oil
the Chinaman applying for such ex'
tension. is clearly the province
OF the collector OF customs TO de-
mand proof OF nature satisfact DRY
to him ia regard to both of these
conditions.
As further means OF enabling
the collector Of customs at the por
of arrival to determine with reason
able certainty these two points, sec
tion Z Of the act approved Septem
Der ID, 1888, to which you refer
provides for an Investigation of tn
truthfulness OF he allegations mad
in such cases by the consular repre-
sentative Of the United States at tn
port or place from which such labor
or departs for the United States
and for certifcation by him. OF hi
conclusions, which, the act ais,
provides, shall be satisfactory to tn
collector OF customs at the. port a
which such overdue returning
Chinaman seeks a landing.
| Respectfully,
NJ. E. ALLIES,
Assistant Secretary.
Mr.. JosaUA K. BRowN,
Chinese Inpector, Honolulu
Hawaii.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
The Secret is Out.

An Illinois boy was asked to write
an essay on Masonry, and here is
what ne wrote:
"King Solomon was a man who
lived so many years in the country
that he was the whole push. He
was an awfully wise man, and one
day two women came to him, each
holding to the leg Of baby and
nearly pulling it in two, and each
claiming it. And King Solomon
wasn't feeling right good and be
said: why couldn't the brat have
been twins and stop this botheri'
And he called for his mschste and
wa' going to W-ylerizs the poor in
nocent little bahv, and give each
woman piece OF It, when the real
mother OF the baby said: Stop,
Solomon, stay thy hand. Lot the
old bag have it. Ii | can't have a
whole baby won't have any Then
Solomon told her to take the baby
aud 90 home and wash it's face, for
he knew it was hers. He told the
other woman to 90 chase herself.
King Solomon built Solomon's
Temple aud was the father of
Masous. He had seven hundred
wives and three hundred lady
friends, aud that's why there are 40
many Masons in the world. My
papa says King Solomon was a
warm member. and | think he W as
hot stuff myself. That is all
know about King S olomon."-
Springfield Craftsman.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
Those VINO Took the Purses.

The list of win ming owners at the
Hio race meeting is as follows:
Bob Ballentyne, 1915.
Oh. Cartendyke $500.
Harry Evans, 1875.
Prince David, $275.
George Thomas, $500.
j. T. NOR, $l75.
Horner's Ranch. $l25.
Colin McLsnnan, $l25.
A. Homer, $1OO.
w. Vaunatta, 500.
j. Stevens, $75.
E. A. Koran, $50.
A. Hamburg, $50.
Charles Duncan, $50.
j. O'Rourke. $50.
j. D, Esston, $25.
w. M Cunningham, $25.
G.S. Mckenzie $25,
The above figures include second
money OF SIS in each purse.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
An Important Decision.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
JUNE IL, 1901.

JUNE IL, l9Ul.
Sir:-The Department is 10 receipt
of your letter OF January IA last,
relative to the application of John
D. Gueck & Son, requesting lqnida-
ton Of drawback entries Nos. 1883
and 3l7O, covering certain floor
plates shipped to Honolulu.
The shipments we're made under
timely entries and official superyi-
sion. Entry No. 1888 covered 664
iron floor plates for expectation ex
ship Challenger, which vessel fl
cially cleared from your port on
April Ia, 1900, and the landing cert.
f.ate f led states that the merehan.
dice was landed in Honolulu "be.
tween September l and rs, 1900"
Entry NJ. 317O covered 20 iron
plates entered for expectation ex
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
via San Francisco, to Honolulu.
This entry was Fl ed April 10, 1900,
and the certificate of inspection is
sued by the collector OF customs at
San Francisco shows that the mer.
chandise was shipped May 26, 1900.
1t appears that the merchandise
covered by each eutry was shipped
from the United States before june
Ia, 1900, the date OF the taking fleet
Ut tbs Territorial Act of April 30,
1900; and the applicants, therefore
clam that drawback should bs
allo we'd at your port, notwithstaDd.
ing the fact that the merchandise
arrived at Honolulu after June ID
1900, and would, in the event OF such
allowance, be subjected under the
provisions OF section 4S3 Of the act
OF July "a, 1897, to a duty equal to
the drawback paid on the entry Of
the merchandise at Honolulu.
In this regard, L have to advise
You that the whole question is dis
posed Of adversely to the conten
tion OF the applicants. by the deci
sion recently handed down by thu
Supreme Court of the United State'
in the case Of Crossman VS.. United
States, wherein it was held, follow
ing De Lima vs.. Bidwell, that tn
Hawaiian Islands ceased to be
foreign country within the meaning
of the tariff laws, under the provis
ions of the joint resolution annex
ing the Hawaiian Islands to tn
United States, approved July z
1898, GO U. S. S at, L., PIP. 750-1,.
No drawback Eau. therefore, b
allowed in this case. You will b
governed accordingly in this ant
, similar cases. Respectfully,
o. l.. SpAULDINa,
Acting Secretary.
Collector of Customs, New YORK
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
A New Steamer.

All OF the Porto Ricans arriving
here on the Conot shrdluet aonup-
nDpnpnu on Saturday have been
washed, and the majority OF them
have been sent to the plantations
having engaged them Q. A.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

The Kinau arrived this morning
and will SSH on her regular route
tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

The Chinese laundry men are still
on the strike. Now for celluloid
collars!
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

When desiring a hack. surrey,
buggy, etc, with careful drivers,
ring up Telephone ll3-Territory
Stable Co., Id,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

L. A. Thurston, whose toes we're
badly hurt by the falling of gang.
plank, has been recuperating on
Tantalus.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

The Peru sailed for San Francis
co this morning.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

The Diamond Head road at the
junction OF the Beach road will be
closed to traffic without further
notice.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
Chinese Registered.

The following is an exact state.
ment of the number Of CelestiaIs
who are privileged to 70 aud to
come from the Islands without fear
Of prevention:
Honolulu............,...... 1856
Oahu (outside of Honolulu). 1907
Oahu (totaD. ................ 17,483
Hawaii. 1874
Kauai. Observation-Disclosures. 3,4l8
Maui. .................... $3.50
Mo'okai. ................ %
Total. ................. 1926
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

George Stratemeyer left by the
Peru this morning on trip to New
Jersey where be will visit his mother
and family.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

Judge Kepoikai has forme | law
60 partnership with his nephew, N.
w. Aluli, aud their professional
card apppars 81. ewhere in this issue
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

According to letter to Secretary
Halves, the health of one Of our
governors, Mr.. Dole, is improving.
According to private advices, he has
got softening of the brains. II
Dole was not incspacitatsd physi.
cally how could Cooper act as
governor?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

Civil Service Commissioner Ro.
denberg and Chief Civil S,rvice
Examiner Severn left by the Peru
this morning.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

We regret to learn that Mr..
James Old, one of the old kamaai-
mas is,at the Queens Hospital. sui.
iering from malaria. Mr., Old,
whose beautiful home at Kaneohe
has often been the scene Of his
genial hospitality, is 76 years OF age.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

The Buckeyes" had a very
pleasant en- attainment at thu resi-
dance OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Walter
Weeion last evening. A large
number Of Orleans we're present.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

Tomorrow number of blu 7inass
men aud representatives of the
press will leave for Kauai where
they will look over the McBr ,de
plantation. They will return on
Sunday morning.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

Yesterday Judge Gear ordered
that there be distribution of the
property OF the estate OF the late
James Dodd. The estate in ques.
tion amounts to something like
$4,000.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS
The Peru sailed for San Francis
co this morning.
The Chinese laundry men are still
on the strike, Now for celluloid
collarsl
The Kinau arrived this morning
and will s,il on her regular route
tomorrow.
The Diamond Head road at the
junction OF the Beach road will be
closed to traffic without further
notice.
L. A. Thurston, whose toes were
badly hurt by the falling of gang.
plank, has been recu perating on
Tsntalus.
George Stratemeyer left by the
Peru this morning on trip to New
Jersey where he will visit his mother
aud family.
Civil Service Commissioner Ro.
denberg aud Chief Civil S,rvice
Examiner Severn left by the Peru
this morning.
Judge Kepoiksi has forme | a law
60 partnership with his nephew, N.
w. Adult, aud their professional
card apppars al. ewhere in this issue
The Buckeyes" had very
pleasant en- 'ertainment at the resi-
dance OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Weeion last evening. A large
number Of Ohioaus we're present.
Yesterday Judge Gear ordered
that there be distribution of the
property OF the estate OF the late
James Dodd. The estate in eues.
tion amounts to something like
$4,000.
Tomorrow a number OF blu 7inass
meu and representatives of the
press will leave for Kauai where
they will look over the McBr ide
plantation. They will return on
Sunday morning.
We regret to learn that Mr..
James Old, one of the old kamaai
mas is>at the Queens Hospital, suf.
iering from malaria. Mr.. Old
whose beautiful home at Kaneoht
has often baen the scene OF bit
genial hospitality, is 76 years OF age
According to letter to Secretary
Halves, the health of one Of oul
governors, Mr.. Dole, is improving
According to private advicea, he hal
got softening of the brains. 1
Dole was not incapacit ated physi
cally how could Cooper act al
governors
Those VINO Took the Purses.
The list of win ming owners at tn
Hilo race meeting is as follows:
Bob Ballentyne, 1915.
Oh. Cartendyke, $500.
Harry Evans, 1926.
nSr
The sun., 1901-05-16
BOY STEALS A GASOLINE LAUNCH.
Wanted to Como 20 New York From South Nor
walk and Hadn't ANY Money.

STAMFORD. Conn. May i5-Becsuse he
had no money and wanted TO reach New
York. youth Of IS years. who gives his name
az Leopold Anderson, stole gasoline launch
in South Norwalk this morning In order to
get TO the metropolis. He did not go straight
through. but becoming hungry put IN at
Shlppen Point here. In order 20 obtain
money 70 procure food, he removed the
screw from tho launch. came uptown and
endeavored to dispose OF II for so cents.
To one man he told OF his exploit and that
person informed Chief OF Police Bowman.
The Chief detailed Policeman Brennan
20 find the young man and bring him in,
Brennan quickly traced him. lie had the
screw in his possession. The boy said he
was a native OF South Norwalk. but had
lived In New York until a month or so ago.
lie found the launch afloat of Roton Point,
he saId and got in just TO take arIde. Upon
reaching this city he became hungry end
wanted TO sell tho surew 10 Oug something
to eat. He also admitted having hidden
somc tools under O bathhouse at the point.
The launch Is the Kit" and Ii the property
Of C. A. Freeman Of South Norwalk. aud is
valued at $500.
The sun., 1901-05-16
SIX KILLED ~ A NINE EXPLOSION,
Fire Damp In a west virginia Collisry Causes
Fatal Accident.

CUMBERLAND, Md. May l5,-hn explosion
of fro damp occurred at 9lj o'clock this
morning at Chatham shaft No. 1 Of tho
Georges Greek Coal and Coke Company at
Pennington, n new mining town on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad a few miles west OF
Farmont, ". Va The dead are Joseph
Nichols, formerly Of Homecoming. Md May
hard Beatty. Warrington. w, Va; John IL.
Everson. Pennington. Daniel Alferio. Tony
Romonio, Italians. and third Italian.
name unknown. There were eight injured,
all being badly burned and bruised, two OF
whom. Carl Hunter and Joseph Blaney will
likely die Nichols was euffooated 20 death
and Beatty and Everson were both smothcred
and burned
The shaft was opened recently by tho
Georges Creek Coal and Coke Company,
extensive operators Of the Maryland field
who have branched out In West Virginia,
IL is ?5s feet deep with parallel air course.
The explosion occurred on tho first right
entry not far from the opening and the course
Of tho explosion followed tho outlet air chan.
nel. II Is said 10 have been caused by carry
ing A lighted torch in the mine.
Forty men were in tho shaft at the time
Tho exploding gas blow ont the air shnft
nnd damaged the immense fan. The mine Is
ON fire. and II will probably be several days
before tho flames are subdued, Several
miners are still missing and arc supposed 70
be in the burning shaft
c W. swlshcr, O member Of tho West yir-
ginis House OF Delegates, who was visiting
supt. Robert J. somorvile. started down In
,he shaft with the latter lust before the eK-
plos,on Swsher. however, for some reason
askcd thpt tho trip be postponed and thus
saved their lives
The sun., 1901-05-16
ANOTHER RtBENs FOrND.
Portrait Seized for Rent and Sold for SIS said
20 Re worth $40, 900,

CHICAGO. MAY l5.--Taken as security
for rent and laid nSay in a storage ware
house for year. n portrait said 70 be
Rubens has been discovered in Chicago.
Its discovery was no less strange than its
history, for the story Of its true worth did
not become known until after the picture
had been bought for SIS from a constable
and examined by art critics. Those de-
clared that tho portrait was painted by Ru-
bens, and that Robert W. Klnahan. the pur-
chaser possessed q portrait worth 10000.
In color technique and style tho manner
OF Peter Paul Rubens Is forcibly evident"
wrote Alfred Chatain. the New York art
critic 10 whom the portrait was sent for
inspection. Tho details bear full evidence
OF It's having been painted from life. In
quality OF expression. in conception and in
tonality. II ia Enthusiastically the work Of
Rubens, according 20 tho opinions Of the
critics called to pass upon the portrait"
The sun., 1901-05-16
arTOs PLY. WOMEN SHOUTING.
Three Machines Race Down Fifth Avenue--Pss-
ssnKeTs Escaps-Oporators Arrested.

Arthur Gallagher of lo7 East Eighty
street. william McVey Of 1871 West Sixty
frat street and Robert b. Tranor. operators
enployed by the Now York Electric Vehicle
Company, were locked up in tho Tenderloin
station last night for racing their automo-
bilea down Fifth avenue They had been
70 the Morris Park racotrack. Mcvey's
machine waa empty, rrainor had two men
and a woman in his and a man and woman
were in GallaRher's automobile
Bicycle Policeman Casey and Ormsby
were at the corner OF Fortieth street and
rifth avenue when the three autos. almost
abreast, whizaed by them, going thirty miles
an hour. the bike cops say.
The women wero shouting Let hor out. d"
md the men were waving their hands.
Crossing Thrty-fourth street two Of the
automobiles Just lodged an electric car.
Gallagher and MoVey stopped when Police
man Casey caught up with them at Thirty
third street. but Trainor kept on Police
man Orm1by cnught him Rt lhrtieth street
MA Messengers asked thlt he be allowed
TO take them to the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
which Ormsby agreed to. When they got
tbcrr Trainor discovered that his machine
that he would have TO leave IL in the street
and thcn he found that II wasn't out Of order.
The man and woman In Gulngher's auto
mobile ran into the Waldorf Astoria The
operators said they didn't know who had
Iirpd thpul
The sun., 1901-05-16
CLUB GATES SHUT TO GATES
NEW YORK YACHT CLUE WONT HAVE
JOIN W. AND HIS son.
Both Names We're Posted for the Required
Ten Days and Then the Committee ON
Admissions Left Them Both on the list

Ten Days and Then the Committee on
Admissions Left Them Roth on the list
That WIN 10 Voted On This Evening.
John W. Gates some time ago aspired
TO be a yachtsman. He talked yacht to
his friends and pictured how pleasant 1t
would be to sail about on some big steam
Yacht In summer and have all the pleasures
OF life and enjoy himself thoroughly. He
talked yacht so much that brokers began
TO bother him. offering vessels Of all kinds
and sizes to him either for charter or pur-
chase
To bo a yachtsman Mr. Gates felt that it
was necessary to belong to some big yacht
club. and there being no club in the country
that has the prestige Of the New York Yacht
Club he sought to gain admission 10 that
organization, and some Of his friends pro-
posed and seconded him for membership.
At the same time his son Charles was also
proposed.
In the New York Yacht Club the names
Of all candidates for membership are re-
ferred to a committee elected at the annual
meeting each year called the COMMITTED
on Admissions" This committee is COM
posed this year Of Henry c. Ward. chair
man: James c. Bergen, Frederick Gala
tin. james A. Wright and G.. f. Dominick.
When q candidate for admission Is pro-
posed his name together with the names OF
his proposer and seoonder are posted on a
bulletin board where they are carefully
scanned by the members. The name must
be kept posted for ten days and then tho
committee takes the matter under oonsid-
Grafton. The candidates pedigree. AK It
IL termed is carefully looked into and II
the committee thinks that he is n flt and
proper person to associate with the other
members of the club he Is passed and tho
name presented for election at the next
meeting Of the club.
There Is to be a meeting Of the club this
evening and last week the Committee
on Admissions prepared the list OF those
who were 20 be voted on. but In that list
neither John W. Gates's name nor that Of
his son Is seen. The committee, for reasons
best known TO tho members, decided that
Mr.. Gates was not desirable as a member
Of the yacht club.
Even if the committee had passed Mr..
Gates there would have been a chance
Of his being blackballed at the election.
Two black balls in the first seven votes
and one in each OF the following seven
will bar a man from membership and
many ysohtsmen seen last night said that
he would have stood little chance Of being
elected Mr.. Gates went to sea in the st,
Louis yesterday in blue shirt with white
standing collar. a suit Of large checks and
Il new silk hat.
The officers Of the club declined 10 talk
about the matter last night and those men,
bers who were seen said they had full conf
dence in the Committee on Admissions.
The sun., 1901-05-16
WANT GOV. DOLE REMOvED,
Home Rulers OF Hawaii Send Charges 60 wash
ington--Republicans send a Defence.

Honolulu, May 5. via San Francisco. May
i5.-Two rival delegations left here to-day
for Washington The homo rule representa-
tive, F. W. Brsckley, goes TO lay before Pres
ident Mckinley tho home rule resolution
passed In the House and Senate. asking for
tho removal OF Gov Dole Samuel Parker
has memorial unanimously Endorsed by
tho Republican members Of both houses
and by the Territorial Republican Central
Committee. replying TO the home rule charges
against Gov. Dole. Delegate Wilcox IL on
his way back TO Washington. and says he
has nothing TO do with the fight.
The Republican members OF the Legislature
and the members OF the Central Committee
in separate and Joint caucuses have indorsed
the action Of Gov Dole in refusing 10 extend
the session OF the Legislature. The home
rulers charge that Gov. Dole was responsible
for tho failure Of the Legislature 10 do any
considerable amount Of business.
The sun., 1901-05-16
DOLLY REYNOLDs'S SISTER
Accuses Mount Vernon Youth Of Attempted
Assault--He Is Locked Up.

MOUNT VERNON, n Y. May i5.-William
Burkhart. Jr.. the sixteen-year-old son OF
William Burkhart. medicine manufact-
urer OF New York, who lives at 635 South
Seventh avenue. Mount Vernon. was ar
rested In this city tonight and taken to
the Wakefield police station In The Bronx.
charged with having assaulted Minnie
Reynolds, the seventeen-year-old sister OF
Dolly Reynolds. whose alleged slayer.
Dentist Kennedy. Is now on trial for his
life.
Minnie Is a student In the public school.
She says that she went walking with three
other girls this afternoon TO pick flowers
at Edenwald in The Bronx, and that while
there she became separated from her COM
panions and met young Burkhart. She
says that he grabbed her and choked her
and tore her clothing nearly on. He tried
to hold his hands over her mouth. but she
screamed, she says. and fought him of.
A man named Muller heard Miss Reynolds
cries and came to her assistance. Burk-
hart. It Is alleged. ran away when he saw
him coming.
DttectlNeS DiHou anu buhVoh "oio PuO
on the case. At their advice Miss Rey-
nods and her father, Edward Reynolds.
who is a well-to-do builder in Mount YER
non, visited Judge Bennett this evening
and obtained a warrant for Burkhart's
arrest. charging him with criminal assault
in the second degree. The warrant WAS
served on the young man at his homo at 10
o'clock.
Young Burkhart declares that he did moth
ing wrong or improper. He says that he
knows Miss Reynolds and was walking
with her this afternoon when he tripped
and fell and she fell, too, He denies that
he had the slightest intention Of harming
her. The girls companions were Katie
Glover, Edith Coran and Edith Brodie,
schOOlgirls