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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
FAILURES LAST YEAR

New Yofk. Jan 8 There were
9el3 taiiares with liabilities Of
1927. 1874 ,7G5 aad assets of $50, 49,
S95 reported to Bradssreets in 1900,
a gain Of 2.8 per cent in number
over 1899, aad an increase of 8 per
cen. or about twice the former per-
centage in liabilities, but assets only
eqaalled those Of the preceding year
An increased number Of failures is
noted in the middle, western, north
western and southern states. The
increase in the eouth 10 s per cent
As regards liabilities. perhaps the
best of the statistics, the heaviest
gain is in the northwest, IS per cent,
while the middle states gain 40 per
cent, the southern states 50 per cent
and western only l.S per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
Arraignlng Plutocracy.

Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, son 10 law
of tie late Abram S Hewitt, de-
nounced Bryan. we believe. among
other things. ior "arrsying masses
agaips. classes " That was before
she election. Since the election,
Mr Hewitt is making some public
addresses. along the eBryan line. and
ous Bsysning Bryan, to our notion
His most recent. utterance, at a
church meeting, is as follows:
.eSince 1910 our national wealth
sas iacressed Eve times as fast as
onr population. Who shall say that
with that wonderful increase IN
wealth there is not means in abun
dance 20 remove all the misery and
all the evil conditions among the
humble claees which at present sre
stains and sores on our body polite !!
The advance of iodussry which has
brought us this wealth beyond the
wiloee, dreams Of avsrice has also
brougb, on conditions which make it
an absolute impossibiiity for some
people to live decent, respectable
lives.
..The rich have not even begun to
do wha. they ough. to do Men that
s,moe, worship for their generosity
and sclicitade in proportion to their
tbeis wealth the half tba. was given by
families a generation ago IT these
terrible ,enemeots. these over crowd
ed districts. these dark and foul
dwelling pisces. and all the attending
mise,ies, uues go With industry. then
I woald to God that every industrial
ceDtee would. be destroyed. as were
Soeoa. and Gomosrah Of old, and men
be dsivec back to tue land, where
they can at least have the breezes
and TIE green grass and the sunshine
aud the blae OF heaven to look up
TO
In attacking p'utocracy we do not
recall any speeca OF Sryan's that was
az terrible as ,s,is arralgnmens FROM
Er Rewis.-a very rich man iudict
ing aud condewaiug men "f bis own
class Aud yet Ms Hewitt. pre-,
samo.isc democrat. did what b.
cou,d las. November. to keep IN
mc,:oa th- very forces he now exc
crates Ia che Norta American Re
view for December. Lord Charles
Berrsford ar-aigns Eagiish society
as tree tosteo from top to bottom.
because Of pso.oc,acy, which has
eorropted beauty. intellect and CON
merce IL is strange that meo who
not long ago ADJUSTED Bryan for array
ing class sgainss class are jast now
engaged 10 the came business With
much more iurid articulation and
emphasis Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
WORRIED ABOUT THE
ARMY.

Washington, Dec 81 Secretary of
War Root bad obg conference With
Pre- ideot Mckinley today. a, ~'i:h
,bev viewed in detail the arnv situation
They were 'ogolher over 80 hour aod
a half So importsn, sae tao confer
eco. ,ba, the President sen, Gu word
.ha. be could no. oe lie s'uroed aoo
several Senators and Representatives
Who bad grow tired Waiting lef'
Whee Secretary Rcos Departed be vas
very uncommunicative Beyond saying
sha. the President aod be bad gone
over the entire situation not ooly 10
China and the Philippines. but 10 Cooa
and Porto Rico, be declined to make
aov statement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
Antl.Klssing Crusade.

Atlanta Joaroal.
The kiss;og girl hss pow an active
aud declared foe 10 the Demorsst branch
OF the W G. T. U.
B7 formal vote. after 40 exhaustive
discussion pro and con, the ladies OF
that society adopted radical ,u'l kiss
ing policy, pledgiog themselves TO put
a stop to promiouou, OSCILLATION .noog
young women aud young meo, caliog
10 policeman if necessary Nat even
an engaged couple ate TO be exempt
mo kissing (exoeps of babies or k'os
folks) for the unmarried" is the bard
and le.t law laid down BY these toes Of
osoula;ioD.
The discussion preceding the vote op
the question was most Illuminating not
to say instructive The question dis
placed live discussion on the sallo.
Mrs Anna Hatfield. lady of apparent
ly wide observation. declared that
i .oeotar ausffed from red lips was more
fruitful OF consequences than any aloo-
bol;c beverage ever distilled
She declared that the young women
Of today INDUCED III tremendous
amount of kissing aod bugslcg and
added With deep conviction Aud
they like it. 200
..The amount of hugeios aod k'sslag 2
that some girls--of our very best
families. oc,-subr;s to le literally a
meoace to cur morality krow a
young man very well who says hs
rarely leaves girl without kissing her
good oigbs. He says they not op!y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
Protecting His RascaIs.
Mckinley Refuses to Trans
nit Report on the Cuban
Postal. Stealage.

Washiugton, Jan s-The presi
dent today seat q message to the
senate declining to accede to the
request of that t,ody made in a reso-
luton passed tho 18th of December
and addressed to the secretary OF
war, for the trensmittal of the Law.
she report in regard to the Irregular
ties in coaaection with the postal
Affairs in Cuba The decllnation is
considered exceptional and it is
possible it will create more or less
discussioa
The presidents message says "ln
reply to resolution of the senate OF
Dec 19, 1909. directing the secretary
of war to tsaasmit to the senate the
report of Abraham L. Lawshe giving
in detail the result of his investiga
tion made under the direction of the
war department into the receipts and
expenditures of Cuban funds, the
senate is informed that for the
reasons stated in the accompanying
communication from the secretary OF
war, dated Dec %, 1900, it is rot
deemed compatible with the public
interest to transmit the report to the
senate at this s,me"
ROOFS EXPLANATION.
Secretary Roots explanation to
the president was cooched IN the
following language
..The document referred to is a
confidential report of an investiga-
ton made under your authority for
the puspose of enabling you, through
this department, to properly direct the
prosecution of certain offenders
: against the laws of Cuba
The prosecutions are now pending
While thy are pending it is not, 10
my judgment, compatible With the
public interests that the report should
be made public
81 transmit copy of the report
together with the resolution for your
action or instructions
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
FAMINE IN RUSSIA

st Petersburg. Jan "A dispatch
received here today from Vlsdivos
took reports that famine threatens
the Amur and Maritime provinces
The crops there are bad, and the
railways. being almost wholly en-
gagged for war purposes, cannot be
used for the transportation of food to
the inhabitants In addition the
prohibition of foreign coastwise trade
has prevented importations into the
threatened provinces The situation
is deplorab!e and becoming worse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
Dun & Co.'s Weekly Report.

New York, Jan. 4-R G.. Dun &
Co g Weekly Review of Trade to-
morrow will say:
In spite of the Interruptions of the
holidays and of the unusually heavy
annual settlements in all lines of busi.
ness, the New Year opens with iodi
cations IF further progress There is
no lack of contracts offered at eteady
prices in the counsry's leading indus
try; and in some departments Of
cotton goods there is better move.
ment, though speculation mas depress.
ed the price of the -aw material
Otherwise decline in wheat is the
only noteworthy movement in staples.
1t is explained by reduction in the
-four output at Minneapolis, some
mills shutting down. while the foreign
demand at Atlantic sea5osrd cities is
not brisk. The ordinary measures
of business continue to make crafty
ing exhibits.
No alteration has yet occurred in
quotations of iron and steel products,
and this industry on such firm fouu
dation that most large concerns have
maintained wages at the old scale. ia
stead of making the reductions anti
cipsted Iron ore prices are also ua-
changed, and no action is now ex-
pected until March. although lower
rate was looked for early in January.
Coke is firmly held at Connellsville.
and there are fewer idle ovens, while
the much discussed fall in prices ap-
pears confined to inferior qualities at
outside furnaces Pig irons sells
freely for delivery up to April, aud
there is no indication of weakness.
An American company is the lew
est bidder for che large bridge at
Sydney hsrbor, Australia. The pur-
chase of 700 acres near Pittsborg by
a leading steel compaBy indicates
great enlargement of its plant Aside
from one reduction Of wages at blast
furnaces in the Mahonipg end Shenan-
doah valleys, the weeks news is
most encouraging in this. the greatest
of American Industries
The market for textiles mas been
featureless. ss the holidays. and stock
takiog reduced business to limited
dimensions. Wool has again declin-
ed, making the average of 100 quota
tions. 1928 cents
Sales ct the three chief eastern
markets amounted to only 3.l2l ,No
pounds for the week. and there is
much uneasiness over the statements
of large stocks at the end of the year,
while recent failures have not tended
to improve the tone.
Cotton goods have not the same
difficulties to contend with, but an
abnormally high price for raw mate.
rial acts as check on this industry.
Local jobbing and retail trsde is
brisk in boots and shoes. and many
manufacturers are behind with orders,
ye, uneven distribution of business
has left some shops ready to make
concessions. Shipments from Bos.
ton for tie week were &2,43 cases,
against 9l,665 a year ago Sole
leather is purchased freely. but less
activity in uppers tends to weaken
nrices Exports of sole from this
city were heavier in December than
in any previous month last year. but
the total for 1900 fell 306,9 ,935 sides
below 1899. For the first time in
many weeks there was some recovery
IN bidee of ChiraoO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09

eagerly .ccede to his reqoess, bat
several have insisted on being kiesfd.
Theu came the discussion Ooe hope
faI xomao spr.ug TO the fore With
suggestion for q sure preventive
''Let u.s. sac said eioqueu,!y, ''io-
struot the young mes in the evil. Of
kissing" !"
But her bearers had little f.isb 10
male humanity. A eboras Of voices
cried
''Ios'roo' young ueo:: Why they
like i. ~
No specific method MAS agreed Or.
but it vas decided that all skoald do
their utmost 20 break ap the kissieg
habit wherever fouod. They vent away
from .be meeting feeling q profoaod
sense Of their duty toward misguided
osculators aod resolved to be ste,s snd
| inexerable 10 their warfare.
a POETIC VIEW OF IT.
Josb Wink. 10 Baltimore Americao.
(Tbe Demores. W. G. T. q. Of New
York hiss instituted .an auti-kissiu g
crusade as 40 adjunct to its temper
arce work.
Oh, sbuu the ruby tioted lips
With p:quaus prcker poured.
By then your best ipteDts are most
Incootineutl7 routed.
Beware the coy, uplfted chic,
With dlnple in the center,
Uoless, when tits 100 late, you'd be
! a couecleoce-struck repenter.
Wben blusbipe CHEEKS are close to yours,
| Heed not their near location,
And mapfolly corduet yourself,
Avo;di,g Oscillation.
'Tis letter 10 avert your eace
From all the lovely misees
! Than 10 contract the habit Of
Acquiricg varied kieees.
| No vine has sparkle unto
The eyes that canee Us trouble,
And dimpes have aliu'ements which
Oui.bnhble any buocie.
Iutemperapce is oac enough
very ftigbtful specsre-
| But shun, oh, sh1n the pockered lips
| With their delusive cec'sr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
Negro Lynched in Wilson.
vile, Ala.

Birmingham. Al., Jan IA special
to The Age Herald from Wilsoovllle'
Ala. .ayr:
Louis MoAdams. negro. who cut
aud seriously injured J NJ Ray at this
place Christmas eve, aud who was
arrested in Cbildersburg yesterday. was
t.kep from ofi,ers by mob of lou
men this afternoon and banged four
miles from this place. The mob quietly
dispersed, aud as every mao wore
mask there is 90 clue to the Identity o.
aoy Of The lynchers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
DR. Hermann Baer Dead.

Charleston. Jan 2.-Hermann Baer,
NJ. D., CT this city. died of apoplexy
tonight He was in the ilst year OF
his age. DR. Baer vas native of Ger
many. coming to his country 10 lS4o
In bis youth he was g school teacher,
having taugb, 10 both the Preston aud
Hamptoo families Though q Hebrew
by birth be was one Of the rnces prom
inent ,ayuen of the Methodist Church
of tnis State He uas for seversl years
chairman Of tie vays ADD means CON
mi,tee Of the city oouuci
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight; Sc do drastic
miner, pills. bu, both are mighty dangerous.
Don, dynamite the delicate machinery OF youS
body with calomel, croton oil or slces pills
when ;1r Kings Neu Life Pills. which arc
gentle as Il summer breeze, do the work per
fectly. Cures. headaches, constipation. Only
25c. al. ) W DeLormc's drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
First Governor of Australia.

Sydney. N S. W, Jan 1-Tbe
Earl Of Hope'oun was today sworn 10
az the 6:ss governor Of 'he Federated
Australian colooies, amidst ecenes o'
pasean,ry such as pever before had
beco attempted 10 the antipodes,
Scores Of thousaDcs Of people partlc'
ipated in toe demcnstra iop aud geo
ersl joy marked the occasion The re
f,,c,og of the counon wealth vas ln
tens:6aa by toe message which
Oaecn V.c:or,a sens through the
colop;a! secretary. Jes Chamberlain
aud sa4 read By 'ic Earl Of Hope;ooo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
COTTON STATISTICS.

Liverpool. Jan 4-The following
are the weekly y cottoa statistics
Total sales of all kinds $4,000 !;
American 25 900 English spinners'
takings 81 900; !; total exports s. ooo !;
imports of all kinds l21 600. Amerl
can ia 900 stock Of all kinds 6S2,
600. American 597 600 quantity
aaoat all kinds 263, 600. American
23o, ,00o total sales on speculation
IGU total sales 20 exporters 100.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09

The qualified voters of Cougaree
township, Lexington county, decided
cy vote Of 35 to 9 against annexation
70 Rioblana county, at special election
bed Yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09

Mr G B Alien. division freight
and passenger agen; Of tue Southern
Ry. at Charleston has been appointed
assistant general passenger agent OF
that road with headquarters at st
Oils
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09

The FIRST cargo of ame7'c coal for
Russian warship4 was shipped from
Norfolk Va, fer Po.: A''huf 90 Thurs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09

will
We
the least
lncemy the
building on hno ana our contractor
assure us
tcandfn
fac
in
order
goods which We
ymuchin ed OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09

Ysle's football team paid out nearly
81 800 for medical attendance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
DISAPPOINTED

CUSTOMERS FOR THE PAST
LIST
dherewe t
ful
contract building Sept l and finding tt impossible
aowihhe
aha
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
MADE HIS FORTUNE
WHILE IN PRISON

Bridgeport. Conn. Sept. - WI en-
Warren ID. Merwin was released from
Wethersfield prison on Saturday II was
after serving a four-yenr term for for
gerry. Tomorrow he will so back--not
as a convict. however. but as foreman
Of the prison shoe sactory-to direct
the work OF the men In stripes with
whom he formerly laborea. and to car
Z. out in its full application an inven.
tion which his mind conceived. Mer-
wins invention will double the output
OF the prison factory. and probably
will make him wealthy. IL he will get
a royalty from the State for its uss
and from such manufacturing con
Germs as introduce 1t into their estab
lshments.
Merwin comes of highly respected
Milford, Conn, family. In 1898 he was
convicted here on charge Of forging
the name Of c. w. Jacobson to two
checks for $500, which were cashed
by T. l.. Watson 4 Co., bankers. De-
Quoting the allowance made for good
behavior, his term expired on Satur.
day.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
PACIFIC UNION OIL CO.
Located In the Famous coaIinga OIL
Fields of California,


Proven oil lands. completely sur
rounded by as rich oil.producing wells
as there are In the State. yielding from
80 to $50 barrels per day.
Contract prices for oil at the Coal.
inga wells, 40 cents per barrel.
With twenty-five producing wells of
100 barrels each per day, you can
make your own calculation as to
profits.
The oil industry of California Is In
Its infancy, yet many fortunes have
been made by judicious and lucky iu'
vestments in oil stock. Many mora
will be made in the near future.
The average advance on original
sales of oil stock In twenty leading
companies in California has been
from 81 to Sos per share.
Oil lands have advanced from $1.25
to $1,000 and $1,000 per acre,
When the Pacific Union Oil Com
pany has number Of producing wells
on its property, its stock will have
the same show for even a greater ad'
vance. as some oil stock has advanced
from 81 to $500 per share.
The Pacific Union Oil Company has
no salaried officers, and is controlled
by well.known gentlemen of integrity
who will see that the money derived
from the sale of stock will be leglti'
mately applied to the development OF
its property.
For further information. apply to j
H. FISHER & CO.. Stock and Bond
BrOkers and Hawaiian agents for tho
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
ALEXANDER { BALDWIN,LtI
OFFlGERSs
Sugar Factors and
Commission Agent,

AGENTS FOR -
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation Company.
Nahiku Sugar Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
POSSESSED BY Devil
QUEER FRENZY OF
PORTUGUESE GIRL
Thinks She is Followed By Spirit Of
Murderer Of Portugal =
Unable to Explain
Condition

Sacramento, Sept. 1.-The down
river community of Freeport, the
scene OF the annual noiy ghost festi-
walls, and the seat of deeply religious
settlement of Portuguese, Is greatly ex-
elcised over the case OF girl named
Maria Garcia.
Up to three weeks ago the girl. who
is /, years old. was apparently in per-
iect health. Thereafter, and up to
the present, she has undergone periods
Of a remarkable frenzy, during which
her language. uttered in strange tones.
bore out the idea that she was possess
ed of the spirit of murderer who
was himself slain In Portugal twenty
years ago by the brother of his victim,
and whose spirit, like that of Hamlets
father, was doomed to walk the earth
for certain period. twenty years.
The girl. while In this state, AYERS
that the spirits time win be up in .
few months. when II will leave her In
peace again.
The girl energies smiling from these
grewsome spells and is happy and
rational, with no recollection what
ever of her strange ordeal. The at
lacks have been quite numerous dur
ing the past three weeks, and the reel
tails, which she gives each time do
not vary in any essential.
Her relatives are utterly at loss
to account for her remarkable be-
havior and even the medical diagnosis
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
BARRETT COMING HERE
WORK Up INTEREST
IN ST. LOUIS FAIR
Appointed By Commissioners Of the
Great Louisiana Purchase Bx-
position For 1903 will
Visit the Orient.

rob, p.rre,t former Minister IN
S,on T., &C.,, Co. visit Hawaii In tho IN.
,m"an,s ~ ,na g. nnis I,xnositiop
40 g, on;. pa,riJic savs
Tha s.iao,;o, ns Iohn parre,, for.
n,.riv yfn,,.d states Minister m siam
81. ~, ,,i,s,,nnr canaral =, .;a and
,,s,raias,a uas annrnvad he tbe nv.
',',,'a a,,i., H. ,,,iy,ana
pnr,.haso Exnns,t,o, cnmn.nv
rho d,,,ias n, The ,o.i,inn ar, IN in.
,ore.t ,ho Gny,rn,nants aud the ,eo.
nia -, hs,o ava Anst,a,asia In m.
! n,is,ana pnrnbas. E~nnsi,,on. tb.t
INV nav nato exhibits and erect
Stayo hmi,dinga NJ the Ex,osition
,bo ,,risd,nt,on 81 ,ha nowiv nm
,o,n,o, Con-, n,ss,n,ar canorai oxt .nda
nyar CHINA Siba,io ian,n Korea
Sim Ams,ro,io Sa% Zealand Tasma,
.,o "a ,ha Sn,,,h 90 Iaia,,s H.
,;i, ais, ,,i,,, ,ba noo,i', aoa,,iraa ,ns.
rnss;nms ~ ~, rrn,,aa S,n,asi ~,
TniIinniras cmou and u.yaii,, in,
,nnna, ins,,., ,,,, n.ama,aa ,',,no a., ,h,
Eynns,,i,n TN Irni,aS S,,t.s O..
ornrnont ax,,hit viii am,race n, ox,
nnai,inn og ,ha ro.nrrcas a., The i.,,nd
possassions h,,, veil, No, oo,,r aybiIit J
NJ nr;vo,a ortarnr;sos ,hc,.o
Mr. parra,t risi,eJ 81 I ,u;s 70,
dave 400 nm ipvitation of tho worjd,s
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
Bankers.
VIM. @. Irwin
Claus spreckeis. VIM. @. Irwin
Claus Spreckels & Go.
BANK Ell IS.
HONOLULU, |: (: T. n.
Claus spreckels.

San Francisco Agents - The Ne.
vada National Bank of San Francisco.
San Francisco - The Nevada Ma
tional Bank of San Francisco.
London-The Union Bank OF Lon
don. Ltd.
New York-American Exchange Ma.
tiOnal Bank.
Chicago Merchants National Bank.
Paris-Credit Lyonnais.
Beriin-Dresdner Bank.
Hongkong and Yokohama-Hong
kong. Shanghai Banking Corporation.
New Zealand and Australia = Bank
of New Zealand.
Victoria and Vancouver = Bank Of
British North America.
Deposits received. Loans made On
approved security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits issued. Bills OF Ex
change bought and sold.
Collections Promptly Accounted For
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
BISHOP 6 co.
BANKERS.

Transact a General Banking
and Exchange Business.
Commercial and Travellers
Letters of Credit issued, available
in all the principal cities of the
world.
Interest allowed after July 1,
1898, on fixed deposits Z day
notice 2 per cent. Ohis form will
not bear interest unless it remains
undisturbed for one monthly, 8
months 3 per cent, 6 months 3 1-2
per cent, - months 4 per cent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-14
HUMPHREYS TALKS
ABOUT HIS TRIP

Washington, Aug. 30. Especially -
The appearance Of U. S. Circuit Judge
a. S. Humphreys of Hawaii in this
city at the time numerous charges
were filed against him by attorneys OF
Honolulu, led to the belief that he had
come here to defend himself. When
asked as to the facts, however, he said:
Il came to Washington entirely for
recreation. left Mrs. Humphreys and
her maid in Chicago, sight seeing, and
came on to Washington for personal
and business reasons in no way con-
nected with the so-called charges pre-
ferred against me by members Of the
Honolulu bar. | expect to be in Wash
ington several days before rejoininu
Mrs. Humphreys In the north. I don I
care to discuss these so-called charges
AS a matter Of fact, have never read
them except In the newspapers and
know nothing of them officially.
fancy That you will find out that the
entire affair Is q tempest In q teapot
! couldn't very properly be expected to
discuss the nature Of the accusations
since have only read Of them in the
newspapers, and the matter. presume
Is before the Department of Justice"
Judge Humphreys has been In Wash
ington several times before. and says
he always enjoys visit to the Capital
But ! am here only on pleasure
trip he reiterated. II don't wan,
any one to think that l cared enough
about these alleged charges to make
such long trip to deny them.
needed rest, and so l came to the
Statesfo enjoy myself with Mrs. Hum.
phreys. expect to return to Homo.
lulu about the middle of September"
J. A. BRECKONS.