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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
U% ARE STUPID SSD MANY NEW MNDM 70 THE MANRR N@UT WANT PROTECTOR
BIG TRANSPORT EXPECTED TO
HIT THE BAR.
Is Drawing nearly 20 Feet and Fair
Z Sized Swell Would Cause her to Bump
Hard.

When the transport Meade tries to
leave the port this afternoon for Manila
ii is expected that she will experience
all sorts of pilikia. In fact many are
doubtful If there is enough water In
the harbor to float her out TO sea. She
took on 1041 tons of coal while here and
this loaded her down below the water
line. When she was trimmed for sea
this morning she was drawing 2S feet
10 inches forward and about 2S feet 8
incnes aft. 1t is believed that draw
ing this quantity of water Is more
than any other vessel here has done in
many months, will prevent the vessel
getting out of the slip.
There is only 30 feet of water inside
the harbor and i'm the channel leading
out to the deep water there is not over
seven fathoms at the most. At the
bar the water shadows back to 80 feet.
The Meade will draw within very
short distance of the bottom. Should
there be much of a swell on when she
tries to get out it is more than likely
that the vessel will bump against the
bottom. With such a vast weight as
the Meade pounding on the bottom it
will not do the vessel any good even
If nothing worse results from such an
occurrence
1t was originally announced that the
vessel was to sail at noon but owing to
1t being low tide the sailing time was
postponed for several hours. High tide
is reached at 3:37 p. m. but even with
this increased depth of water the dan
ger will heardly be lessened. The rise
now is only 1.5 feet. With anything like
a swell on out by the bar this would not
make the slightest difference. Yester-
day the swell was considerable and
should it be the same today there is a
very strong probability that the Meade
will hit the bottom.
Indeed there is a chance that she viii
Uet stuck hard and fast inside the har-
Dor like she did when she was last
here. On that occasion she was not
drawing co much water in the first
place as now and in the second the
channel has bevond any doubt filed up
more since then. The Fearless was able
20 pull the Meade off then but it is not
improbable that the big stransport will
ge stuck hard and fast that the Fear
loss will not be able to handle her to-
dau
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
WHAT JUDGE WILCOX THINKS OF
LITTLE BROWN MEN.
Told Pair of Them This morning that
The Japanese Related Poor Lies in
Court.

II don't know whether the Japanese
the stupidest race in the world but they
certainly come up nere and tell the
stupidest lies of anybody who comes in
to court" remarked Judge Wilcox this
morning as he imposed fines of Sc and
costs on two Japanese for affray.
The men had been arrested at an
early hour this morning in Palama for
fighting. One of them had the other
down on the ground and was pummell-
ing him. The court asked the pair If
they were ready for trial whereupon
both Topped down on their knees and
began kow-towing to the judge. This
was too much for the crowds sense of
humor and a roar greeted the Japs.
They soon learned their mistake and
found seats on the prisoners bench.
Wien asked what they had to say in
their defence Mimada said that Tamera
the other japanese had called at his
house and started to fight. Mimada
went out into the street after a police
man and when he found the officer the
latter put him under arrest. Tamara
said that he had called at the residence
of Mimada which was hotel. Mimada
ordered him out but as it was public
place he thought he had a right to re-
main. A fight ensued
The court seemed to think that the
pair were very stupid, and found both
guilty. a.,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA.
Two of the Land Lottery Towns are
Struck.

Ell RENO o. T., August PA wind
and rainstorm amounting almost to
tornado nearly demolished the town of
Anadarko last evening. w. =. Lewis of
Weatherford, Texas; John Antoine of
Paris, Texas, and DR.. Mayse of Wichita
Kansas were killed by falling buildings
and q number of others were injured.
About twenty buildings were almost
completely wrecked and hundreds OF
tents and great quantities of merchan-
disc were strewn over the prairie. The
wreckage will soon be cleared away
and buildings replaced. The damage
will amount to thousands of dollars, but
cannot be estimated accurately at this
time.
The storm struck without warning
about o'clock.
At Hobart there was almost a cloud
burst two and one-fourth inches of
rain falling in one hour Thousands Of
dollars worth of merchandise there is
ruined, but as far as can be learned no
one was hurt.
Anadarko and Hobart are two of the
three towns in the recently opened
KiOwa- -Comanche country selected by
the Federal Government. Anadarko is
located on the Washita river, about
thirty miles southwest from Ell Reno,
where the land lottery took place, while
Hobart is situated in the extreme west
ern part of the reservation. After the
lottery had been concluded thousands of
homesteaders, many of whom had fall
ed to win a tract of land in the new
country, proceeded to these towns to
buy building property, and since Au-
gust 6 the Government has been dispos-
ing of the lots at auction. The bidding
was active, and in many instances as
high as 800 and more was paid for a
single twenty-five foot lot on the open
prairie. Both towns were prosperous
from the start, and now, though less
than thirty days old, each has prob
ably 5000 or 5000 inhabitants AS yet but
few substantial buildings have been
erected, the greater number of the
newcomers living in tents Tents and
small huts, however were arranged by
the thousand in regular streets, and
well-established towns have been
created, with banks and stores of all
descriptions.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
STRUCK AN ICEBERG.

VICTORIA, CB. C), August 1S.-The
steamer Islander, the flagship of the
Canadian Pacific Navigation fleet, and
the largest and fastest passenger
steamer on the Victoria -Skagway route
collided with an iceberg off Douglas
island Alaska. while on her way south
with the largest number of passengers
that she has carried since she was re-
placed on the run a few months ago,
and sank within fifteen minutes after
striking. Captain Foote, her master,
and about sixty-five persons, including
passengers and members of the crew
were drowned. To add to the horror of
the terrible disaster her boilers exploded
as she went down, causing the death
of many of those who were struggling
in the water.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
sIxTo LOPEZ TALKS ON FILIPINO
AFFAIRS.
Aguinaldo's Ambassador Will Study
Hawaiian Affairs.-Filipinos to Resist
Annexation-lndep Wanted.

Sixto Lopez, the celebrated Filipino.
who has been acting as Aguinaldo's re-
preventative in the United States ar
rived on the Sonoma yesterday and will
make short stay in Honolulu pend
ing his ultimate return to Manila.
Senior Lopez has visited Europe and
has spent considerable time in Wash
ington working in the cause of his coun-
trymen. He is now returning to the
P-..ippines in response to the request
of Aguinaldo and will on his arrival
take up the mission of coming to some
conclusion with his fellow Fiiipinos as
to the terms to be discussed regarding
American control
The platform that win be adopted and
argued by Lopez will be in favor OF
American Protection with the insistent
promise of an Independent Government.
Annexation will not be considered and
Will be resisted to the bitter end by
every means in the power of the ma
tives, if Senor Lopez ideas are carried
out
Senior Lopez will, after coming to de-
finite arrangements with his country
men return to Washington with the re-
suits of his trip and endeavor to gain
the conformation of the United States
Government in his ideas.
The Filipino ambassador, who talks
English readily is much Interested in
the question of the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States,
and it was with the view of looking into
conditions prior to and since annexa-
ton that the short visit to be made here
was decided upon.
The late Legislature and the educa-
tional standpoint and general condition
of the Hawaiians under old and new
conditions are matters of great interest
to Senor Lopez who will make them an
object lesson in the working out of the
plan he has conceived for the benefit
of his mother country.
MY countrymen," states Senior Lo-
peZ, have a right to be independent
and are in fitting state to receive that
privilege. The educational percentage
of the Filipinos is higher than that OF
nearly all the European countries. Sew
enty per cent of my countrymen can
read as against the So per cent OF
Italy and the 2S1a per cent of Spain. As
your General Macarthur said, there is
a complete unity of action of the entire
native population American Protec-
tion we desire, an Independent Govern
ment we demand and Annexation we
will resist to the end"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
IONGEsT TELEPHONE LINE.

HELENA, Mont, August ED. s.
Murray of Salt Lake, general superin-
tendent of the Rocky Mountain Tele-
phone Company, is here and announces
that an agreement has been reached
between his company and the North-
western company whereby there will be
at once constructed the missing tele-
phonic link between the two oceans.
The Rocky Mountain company will
build from it's present Eastern termi-
nus at Billings to Miles City while the
Northwestern company will build west
from its North Dakota terminus to the
same place, thus forming a complete
circuit via New York, Chicago, the
Twin Cities, Helena and Portland,
from Boston to San Francisco and Los
Angeles, undisqutably the longest line
in d.rect communication in the world.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
SONOMA HAS TO TAKE TWO
DOZEN HERE.
Trying Experience of Chief Engineer
Little-Vessel Laid to for Hours I'm
til Exhausted Crew Could Recover.

There was more trouble getting the
Sonoma away this morning for the
Colonies than the agents experienced in
dispatching her from San Francisco,
the seat of the strike. 1t was not on
account of any strike here however
that the vessel was delayed but in
getting sufficient men to man the boat.
AS it was, the vessel got away a few
minutes after o'clock this morning
and the local agents and Captain or
Harbor Police Harry Flint receive
great credit for sending her out at all.
When the vessel left San Francisco
she carried practically a green crew
in her engine room. The fruit pickers
and COW mixers of the San Joaquin
valley at last found hotter place than
that section of California. The engine
room of the Sonoma proved too much
even for them, and the result was that
the greater part of the crowd was soon
used up. Some of the men were done
completely and the fire room had to be
run short handed at times.
The men were unable to keep UP
steam and the vessel would frequently
have to slow down to 10 knots an hour.
The ships doctor was busy working
over the exhausted men. The night be-
fore the vessel got into port she was
compelled, so passengers assert, to lay
to for over six hours on account of the
ShSlilc crew DelnB exhausted. Al
ter waiting for a time, enough of the
men revived sufficiently to resume work
and finish the run.
In port here no less than 20 men
were paid off and discharged. Practi-
cally all of them were green men and
were absolutely useless in the fire
room. new force of coal passers and
stokers had to be shipped from here.
The ship played in excellent luck,
thanks to the assistance of Captain
Flint. No less than 25 new men were
secured for her all of them shipping re-
gularly before the commissioner.
In hopes of rallying about five fire
men who were alleged to have deserted
the ship, the Sonoma blew her whistle
at intervals for several hours before
sailing time. Among the men who
shipped were six of the prisoners in the
police station who were awaiting trial
on the charge of vagrancy. They de-
clded that the climate south of the
Equator, would be healthier for them
than that of Honolulu so they took the
advice of the authorities and shipped.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
BIG OIL DEAL FOR HAWAII
CONTRACT FOR 100000 BARRELS
A YEAR.
&C. L. Argues Representing the Oil In
terests Arrives by the Sonoma and is
Closeted With 3. F. Dillingham;.

G. L. Argues who was a passenger
on the Sonoma is visiting Honolulu as
a representative of the oil interests and
has been closely closeted all this morn
ing with b. f. Dillingham; and others
concerned in the lately mooted propo-
sition of substituting oil foT coal as
fuel on the railroads, plantations and
private enterprises of these Islands.
The San Francisco Evening Post of
August %, contains the following:
"Oil, Copper and Finance" is author
ity for the statement that a contract
has been closed for 100000 barrels per
year of Kern river oil for the Hawai-
ian trade:
Reports received from San Fran
cisco during The week show that the
big deal for oil to supply the Hawaiian
demand, limited at in last weeks issue
of OIL Copper and Finance has been
virtually consummated. 1t is under
stood that the Imperial Oil Company
has contracted to supply for the Ha-
waiian trade a quantity of oil approx
mating 100000 barrels per year for a
period of five years. 1t is impossible
to secure a definite statement of the
price at which this oil is sold, but oil,
rCopDer and Finance is informed by
persons in a position to speak intelli-
gently that the figure is in the neigh
borhood of 35 cents at the point of
shipment in Kern county.
"It is quite apparent that the Impe-
rial Company is being utilized as a me-
dunn for other producers in this gipan-
tic deal, for that company is not in a
position to supply any such quantity as
that contracted for, practically its en-
tire output being engaged for several
years yet to the Santa Fe Railroad
Company. There is pretty good evil
dence that the Petroleum Development
Company and the Messrs. Garfield and
Doheny are back of the contract to
supply the enormous quantity engaged
The San JOAQUIN Oil and Development
Company is also thought to be in the
compact.
"a part of the program for captur-
ing the fuel trade of the mid-PacifiC
isles seems to have been ASSIGNED the
Mission Refining and Transportation
company recently organized in this
city by several prominent oil operators
for that company has ordered the con-
struction of a large tank vessel for the
purpose, say those who ought to know
of trade between California and Ha'
waii.
"Of course the capture of this outle
for so large a proportion of the oi
d, oduct of the State is certain to have
a stimulating effect on the market II
general nd a stiffening in the shares
of the better companies may be rea
sonably expected to ensue."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
ERNEsT HOGAN no RETuRN.

The efforts of a local hui have sue
ceeded in obtaining a season of negro
minstrelsy for Honolulu. Ernest Ho-
gan, the "unbleached American" will
arrive here on the last of next month
preceded by ten days by his company,
Hogan being unable to arrive before
that date on account of his vaudeville
engagements in Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
THE GERARDY CONCERT.

The attention of patrons is requested
to the fact that the Gerardy concert
will commence promptly at eight thiry
this evening"
Much annoyance is caused, not only
to the soloist, but the rest of the au-
dience by late arrivals which 1t Is
trusted the audience will dispense with
on this occasion.
A representative program has been
arranged by Gerardy, who will be as
sisted by Mrs. Tenny Peck as accompa-
mist and Mrs. Whitney as piano sololst.
There are still a few seats available
though there seems every probability
of their being sold out completely before
night.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
COL. FITCH GtTS A SHOCK
ROY CONGER AND THE MISSES
FITCH.
The Lawyer Startled by a Report That
His Granddaughter Had Married in
San Francisco.

Colonel Tom Fitch had a shock this
morning. 1t was all over the follow
ing article in the San Francisco EX
aminer beneath picture of a young
lady resembling Miss Fitch, the Col
onels granddaughter:
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-THE
marriage of Roy u. Conger nephew of
the Minister to China, and Miss Grace
M. Fitch, took place yesterday after
noon at the residence of the parents of
the bride, Colonel and Mrs. Henry S.
Fitch, 800 Pine street. No one was pres
ent but the members of the family and
two or three friends.
Miss Fitch is wonderfully beautiful
blUnue, with regular teatul es and large
expressive gray eyes. Her father is a
pioneer and was member OF the Vigil
lance Committee of '56. He Is also a
Mexican veteran.
Mrs. Conger was educated at Mills
College. The. Rev. Bradford Leavitt
married the young couple. Frank Coop
er of New York, Mr.. Conger's busi-
ness partner was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conger will remain at
the Palace for a fortnight and then will
go on to England. There Mr. Conger's
business calls him. They will be ac-
companied on the trip by Miss May AL
len. After the visit abroad Mr. and Mrs
Conger will reside in New York, where
Mr.. Conger is engaged in the brokerage
business. Miss Rosabelle Fitch, sister
of the bride, will join her sister later in
New York and spend the winter there.
The shock to Col.' Fitch came when
he was asked about the marriage of
his grar ddaughter and young Conger.
Col. Fitch sent a messenger post haste
after a newspaper and waited in eX-
cited expectancy for several minutes,
during which he wondered why he had
not been written to about the wedding.
| Its very strange" he said, reading
over again a letter dated several days
after the wedding.
Now / think of 1t the two became
acquainted here and were together a
bit, but not enough so that l thought
! of it in that light. They left for the
coast within few days of one another
Young Mr.. Conger seemed to be a nice
young man"
The arrival of a copy of the Examin-
er of the 18th put an end to the Colo
nel's musings. He found the picture
and the account of the wedding and
puzzles gave way to smiles. for the
fair bride was another Miss Fitch. The
{ Coloners granddaughter is at the Berk-
shire with her mother.
The coincidence in names led a num-
ber of people here into error Young
Conger made a number of friends while
he was here, and 1t was reported among
them that he had married the Miss
Fitch whose acquaintance he made
here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
SAILED oIrr OLE PORT.

Two vessels left port this morning
under their own sail. Captain Willer
of the bark Ceylon was supposed to
have monopoly on this way Of going
out of the harbor but both the captains
of the French bark Henriette and the
American barkentine Amelia decided
that they too could duplicate the per
formance. The French bark was taken
'''~t N"Caulev but Captain
Willett of the Amelia sailed out him
8, with arv assistance from the
pilots. Both vessels are bound for the
Sound
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
THE WEATHER,

Weather Bureau. Punahou, p. m.
Wind light northeast; weather clear
Morning minimum temperature. "a;
midday maximum temperature, So; ba-
rometer a. m, 1904 steady Correct
ed for gravity; rainfall, "a hours end
ing 9 a. M. O5, dew point, a. M, 6S;
humidity, a. M, SO per cent
CURTIS J. LYONS, Observer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
IT SAVED HIS BABY.

my baby was terribly sick with the
diarrhoea. we were unable to cure him
with the doctors assistance, and as a
last resort we tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy" "
says Mr.. ]. H. Doak of Williams, Ore.
"I am happy to say 1t rave immediate
relief and a complete cure" For sale
by all dealers. Benson, Smith & Co.,
general agents, Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
ALLEGED CONTRACT LABoRERs

immigration Inspector Brown and a
special court are discussing fourteen
cases, suspected of violating the con-
tract labor law. The men are Japanese
who arrived here on the China last
Monday. 1t is said that they were
brought here by Mr. Takana of the new
japanese labor bureau for the purpose
of working on Waialua plantation.
The examination of the witnesses be-
gan this afternoon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
sEMI-MEEKLY STAR.

Honolulu people who are going
abroad can have the Semi-Weekly Star
mailed to any address for the small
Semi-WeeSly Star contains all the local
news of Importance, besides the daily
stock quotations are published.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
STOCK QUOTATIONS..

The following are the San Francisco
stock exchange sugar plantation stock
quotations for August %: Hama Plan
tation Co., bid ga asked; Hawaiian
c. & s. Co., so asked; Honokaa Sugar
Co., 14as bid, Is asked; Hutchinson s..
p. Co., 1877 bid; Kilauea S p. Co., IL
bid, 13 asked; Makaweli Sugar Co.,
27$ bid, 27h asked; Onomea Sugar Co.,
241A bid, q asked: Paauhau S. p. Co.,
IL bid, 14h asked.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
HARRIsoN-MAGooN CASE.

The case of Harrison against Magoon
ct al. was closed and made ready for
the jury this morning. There were
lengthy arguments, McClanahan
speaking for the defendants and Rob
ertson for the plaintiffs At about
o'clock the ARGUMENTS were finished
and the charge to the jury was deferred
until this afternoon session.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
OAT RETURNS.
win Soon Have Mail Clerks on Oceanic
Steamers.

Postmaster J. M. Oat returned by the
Sonoma from a six weeks trip to the
coast. He spent a good deal of time in
conference with post office officials in
the interest of better service for Ha-
wall.
He says it will not be long now be-
fore there will be a mail clerk aboard
each of the Oceanic company's steam
ers who will distribute the mail for
Honolulu on it's way down here so that
letter carriers can start out on their
routes within few minutes after the
mail gets to the post office and box
holders can get their mail in cores
pondingly short time.
The letter carrier service was inau-
gurated during Mr.. oats absence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
WILL LAST THREE WEEKs.

L. b. Kerr & Co. have close their
Hilo branch and the big stock of rood
has been brought to Honolulu and will
be sold at clearing prices. The list in
cludes goods in all lines. The sale will
continue for three weeks.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
EsTEE AT WORK AGAIN.

United States Judge Estee this morn
ing returned from Waialua quite un-
expectedly and took up his work again
He left two days ago intending to spend
a weeks vacation but changed his
mind. This morning he was at work
on the habeas corpus proposition, which
is to come up in his court next Tuesday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
A FINE CHANCE.

L. b. Kerr & Co. have held many
popular sales at their big stor' but the
present sale promises to be the most
successful The large stock Of the Hilo
branch store, recently closed. is on the
counters and bargains in many lines
are offered.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
ICE HOUSE DEL1CAc1Es.

Camarinos California Fruit Market is
the place for ice house delicacies.
Everything the California market af-
fords at this season of the year can be
found at Camarlnos.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-29
DEPTH OVER ARCH ROCK

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S.-A
maximum depth of twenty-four feet
and minimum depth of eignt feet
nave been found over Arch rock. which
was blown up by thirty tons of nitro
geiat1n at noon Thursday. The sound
lngs indicate that the rock above the
required depth of thirty 1eet was wen
shattered, the loosened pieces falling
back after the explosion. These will
nave to be dredged away, the task re-
quiring several weeks time.