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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-16
forests Are Wiped
| Out by. the
| Blaze.
LIMITATIONS MUST
FIGHT FOR LIFE
hnd Area Hundred of Acres.
One Fire Set by Bee Hunters
Who Are in Jail.

lHAKUA, Hawaii. Sept. 11.-Edi-
tor Advertiser: The fire Is still
raging in the forest of Hama
verse than ever; and it is said to
3 rHd twenty miles in length. Quite a
zbsr OF new fires have also been
htsdi one of which three natives are
70 be responsible for. These men
az hunting bees, and they set fire to
!tees, so that the smoke would
z'eiy the insects and so render them
EaeSs, But the fire soon got beyond
z control and has already. so 1t Is
led burnt about 500 acres of forest,
S:es burning a large part OF Mrs. A.
'ieTs coffee plantation. This Is the
lnexeuBabie incident that we have
I'D Of in connection with this forest
These men are now in Jail, and
4 & 'ould be a good thing If they were
there for few months
I list all of the planters of the Hama
district are now out fighting this
with the hope of cutting it off, and
rounding it. There are about eighty
"a IRON the Kukaiau plantation dis
D1ted about the forest, and it is said
every man from this plantation
De sent up to the fire as soon as
grinding is finished. Mr.. Walker of
ala is said to be out with a large
Of men fighting new fire that
'arted there. Mr.. A. Lidgate of
akua has also been out with a
torce of men and he has done
arvice in checking the fire.
fire is becoming a most serious
and 1t begins to look as If all
nest will he swept away, as well
homesteads and ranches. And If
great rain or some great effort
made at once, both Horner's
arker's ranches will be, 1t is fear
amt to the ground.
this is not the worst of it as it
Ted that with the forest gone. the
u will be diminished to such an
as to make these lands useless
4lsing sugar cane.
thought that If a sufficient force
. we're available this fire might
rounded, and kept from doing
:, harm.
laps srecsaid to be excellent men
Citing the fire. They have camps
'y and live in the woods.
OBSERVER.
ARELESs ABOUT FIRES.
fs was light rain in Hamakua
sarsday afternoon. The average
'stion was about thirty-hun-
. Of an inch. AS soon as 1t COM
. to rain a Chinese gardener set
some weeds, claiming he thought
10 do so when 1t was raining.
only by hard work that the
prevented from reaching cane
'he Honokaa Sugar Co. There
zen number of fires in Hama
'enIly put out by people foolish
% think they could control
'Ae people there are advocating
Measures for such people in all
cases.
'NTs AID OF TROOPS.
emo! Dole would mobilize the
6aard of Hawaii and despatch
p1nies to the scene of the Ha-
.''est fires he would be send
a against a foe as formidable
~Aeiy ever visit Hawaiian
VIII Albert Horner as field
Ne militia men with axes and
Iu perform service, emitting
% be inscribed on Fame's
%roh Soldiers are always
eu duty's eall.-Hilo Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-16
|BABY DONE
TO DEATH
Appalling Crime
| of a Japanese
| Father.
UNABLE TO EARN
| KILLED HIS CHILD
Planned to SIay All His Family
and Then Himself-The Poor
Wife is Destitute.

NN SATURDAY an addition was
made to this islands long record
OF deeds of violence and an In
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
CHRISTMAS CHEER.

Branch No I of Dover. y. H. Miss Laura A
Hayes president. has sent Christmas box 10
beadouarters containing thirty different articles OF
cheer besides pretty cards; four shawls. cape
and an unfinished quilt came from Mrs Il L. -
Of New-Jersey; silks, velvets. woods and mounted
pct11res from Miss +. S. Bostwick: another box OF
materials for sunshine work, from Miss A +.
Beers; pictures. reading and cards. from Miss T.
Dunn; twelve silk bags. from Miss B. Clark; DOCKS
and cards from Mrs. G.. B. Studey; cards Tor poor
children from "a little girl five years old ; a
scrapbook from Danielson. Conn; infants cloth-
ing from Miss Lizzie H. Williams. and two pin
cushions from Miss Alice Williams: materials for
fancy work from Mrs. George r. Bishop; BOOKS
from Mrs. Totten in box OF sunshine from MIS-
f A Allen, of Connecticut, were two bags for the
Little Mothers" filled with useful articles, besides
mounted pictures, cards. etc, TO pass on; IN d
package from the Rutherford, \. j.. branch NO l
there were twelve candy bags for the Bahama
branch five pairs of kid shoes and five pairs OF SILK
A bag five games and filled bag for the Little
Mothers from Mrs. Bakeslee: box full OF
brownies" from Miss Caroline j. Spiro; the
Christmas box from Mrs. Stephen L: Purdy ana
Master Purdy contained thirty lovely gifts. al
made by herself and son. there were sachets cai-
rndars Brownie blotters brchbark napkin rings
lined with silk. butterfly baskets. a lovely canoe
Walker; books TO be forwarded to two invalds
from A E Hayden: booklets. cards and silk wrist
lets from E. G.. Johnson; stamp and handkerchief
from Mrs L. Merrick; foreign stamps and pictures.
from Mrs Charles E. Grant. and drawings from
the Indian sunshine girls of South Dakota
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
CARNIVAL FOX STONY WOLD.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE AT THE
HOME OF MISS LEARY YESTERDAY.

A large meeting held yesterday at the home
OF Miss Leary No Fifth-ave. to arrange hnaI
details for the Christmas carnival in aid Of the
Stony Void Sanatorium, to be given at the Wal
dorf-Astoria on December IS. afternoon and even
ing The Cinderella matinee will be the attraction
for the children in the afternoon. and there Will
be variety of tables with articles for sale
A novel feature will be the absence Of chances
as the managers feel that expressed II yes
terday AN enterprise having such a noble pur-
pose should live up to the highest ideals in every
way" a handsome rug offered by 4 well known
importing house refused with thanks because
il was felt that could not be sold at anything ap-
preaching its value by any other than the chance"
system
The chairmen of the respective tables are: Sta
tionery and calendars, Mrs. Francis *. Hunter;
college articles, Mrs. Howard Carroll; pillows Miss
Ieary: handkerchiefs Mrs T. ]. Swinburne; books,
Mrs R Maclay Bull; bags and baskets Mrs. c. E.
Stedman; fancy articles. Mrs. c. G. kerley tea
table the Holly Circle; ices and cakes. Miss Helen
Hitler.
The Christmas tree will be in charge Of Miss
Clover Boldt and the members of the Chi Kappa
Club Of which Mrs James Edward Newcomb is
president. VIII charge Of the doll table There
will be dolls of all kinds and sizes dressed in every
conceivable style-chauffeurs, nurses representing
different hospitals. and chief of all attractions
bridal party. with bride and bridegroom, three
bridesmaids, three best men and a ministerial in
latest styles Mrs Edward Davis Jones is chair
her committee busy dressing dolls and designing
The ushers headed by J. Montgomery Strong.
will be:
Arthur F Cosby George 3. Watt tr
D. Livingston Preston Watson.
Cambridge Livingston. Dwight Taylor.
Ashton de II. Tangier Smith.
Sch1vIer achfeffeIfn J Courcy ireland.
I Tansdon Erviug Augustus F. Ireland
Henri Fsrevoort Kane William r. Mclaughlin.
f. Percy BramwelL Louis H. Junod.
A. Pearson Thomas kearney.
Stewart Wo-odford Earnes Lawrence Atterhury
The historic dances will be the feature Of the
evening and will be chaperoned by Mrs Benjamin
s. Church, Mrs. E. Ellery Anderson, jr.. Mrs.
Charles Devvar Simons jr.. Mrs. George Stedman
Mrs Edwin Gould and Mrs. Charles Z. Stebbins
All the guests will be expected TO wear evening
dress and informal dancing will follow the pro-
gramIne dances.
Tickets NAV be procured from Mrs. George F.
Shrady. Mrs. James f. Newcomb, No. lis West
Sixty-ninth-st, as well from Miss Doane. care
Miss Leary. No Fifth-ave. Mrs. Shrady has
also the sale of boxes
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
GIRL BURGLAR CONFESSES.
SHE SAYS HER HUSBAND HAD SOME
STRANGE POWER OVER HER.

Mary Elizabeth Thompson alias Florence Pry.
the sef-confessed seventeen-year-old burglar, who
locked up in the Mount Vernon police station ac-
cused Of committing more than fifty burgiares near
this city. is considered by the police 20 be one OF
the most clever girl burglars ever arrested, be-
cause OF her novel methods of operating She made
full confession yesterday to Chief of Police Foley
of Mount Vernon telling OF the houses she robbed
and her plans OF operation and the disposition OF
the booty. Among the places she admitted robbins
were those OF William G. Bussey, No. III Clare
mont-ave.. Mount Vernon. Dr. Charles Barry No
log Chester-st., Mount Vernon, and Clara Morris
and Mr.. Grey, Rockaway.
The girl In her confession said: II have been
robbing in this section Of the country for about
eight months and 1 always managed TO keep out
Of the clutches OF the police On the day was ar
rested I lost my rabbits foot and bad luck came
way, My husband had some strange poWe! oseI
me, and ! couldn't stop stealing Many a uiIe
knew the police were following me- ana Idusheu
myself because 1 escaped from them SO easily
My plan to find out from neishporS, OF d
house had picked out If there was any one nome
If not 1 would break open a cellar window Win :,
off the scent 1 would wash windows, nang ous
clothes play on the piano and sing; then would
pack UP ali the valua bles in a white sheet IKE
bundle of clothes and skip. -,
Yesterday the girl showed Detectives Kelly ana
Lynch where she disposed of valuabIes at a dozen
pawnbrokers. Articles valued at S,0N were re-
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
THINGS GOOD TO GIVE.

The holiday season brings to The Popular Shop
In Forty-second-st. West at Fffth-ave.. the usual
agreeable variety of quaint and unique things
which help to solve the annual problem OF appro-
pirate remembrances for those at home and far
The picturesque draught screens. panelled with
hunting coaching, racing and nursery scenes: the
down cushions covered in old Colonial and Dutch
texture pictures of gay Liberty velvets; the pottery
Of blue delft, some with Scotch saws and sayings.
and those wonderful of Cecil Aidin-all of
appeal to the lover Of the light and fanciful
For gifts appropriate for the little ones. Messrs.
McHugh have reproduced many of the mission
chairs and settles in Brownie size. and these with
the old fashioned notices and texts of good wishes
with which the furniture Is enriched, make the
great mission room a pleasant place to while away
a leisure
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
THE FULTON RAISED.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE MACHINERY DIS
CLOSES NO SERIOUS INJURY.

The submarine torpedo boat Fulton raised to
the surface Of Peconic Bay at Greenport Long ISL
and. early yesterday morning, apparently little the
worse for her submersion Of twenty-one hours.
The boats tanks of compressed air assisted IN the
work of raising her part Of the water being blown
out by that agency. The Holland Torpedo Boat
Companys tender keipie pumped water out OF the
Fulton at the time.
Word was received at the Office of the company
IN this city yesterday that superficial exauaina-
ton CT the machinery showed 1t be injured only
a little
Captain Gable Of the Fulton has been In New
York since Saturday He did go New-Suf-
roik on Tuesday when he heard OF the accident to
the boat. but sent instructions by telegraph. He
said Yesterday that the start for Washington would
De delayed probably less than d week
"A diver Tor the Scott Wrecking Company, OF
INeW-London, Conn, down o
air tanks but his lack of familiarity with
made 1t impossible for him accomplish his er-
rand Charles Berthold, the Futon's gunner who
is a retired quartermaster of the navy and an ex-
perlenced diver, donned the suit and succeeded in
blowing out the tanks. All of the machinery will
De overhauled. but il is thought that any of It
VIII have TO be removed from the boat.
1t has not yet been determined who was at fault
when the boat sank.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
BLOSSOMS OF THE SEASON.

Plants which every grow for Christmas
was the subject of talk by Henry a. Siebrecht
yesterday before the Farmers Club of the Ameri-
can Institute in the Berkeley Lyceum. The little
miniature orange trees he recommended not only
for their attractive fruit and foliage. but for the
fragrant blossoms with which the plants are COW
cred in March and April Then there is the ardisia
crenuiata which has glossy green leaves and beau
tifl red berries which edible and will not hurt
the baby II he is tempted to eat them These make
an accepta Bile present. because everybody can make
them grow
The Norfolk Island pine auracaria excelsa' FUR
nishes decorative foliage throughout the year but
il has ore drawback for people who use gas 1t
objects to it and the tier of foliage in houses
illuminated by gas is apt 10 get dry with electric
light or kerosene IL is to be healthy
Ten years ago beautiful a plant as the present
day begonia unknown Any one can grow II
in the house in sunny position Inese pants,
while making attractive showing in the hanging
thrive better pots One of the most peautlIul
and useful Christmas plants is the Potnsettia Eu-
nhorhia with its long scarlet bracts- The mowers
Of This plant Will keep for week or more IN a
fresh condition II the are generously I'M
uersed in water II, however. the longest part OF
The stem is allowed remain above water the now
ers will fade quickly. The best way 10 preserve
then, s 10 strip OF the lower leaves and give me
flowers a generous supply Of water, OF else 70 Sut
the stems short and tmmerse them almost 10 tie
flowers.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
ARBITRATIoy AT THE MEXICAN CONGRESS-

La EstreIIa' or, as 1t is called in its English
edition The Star and Herald, OF Panama. the
we'll known daily newspaper of the isthmus. pub
1sbed in its issue for November so the answer OF
correspondent to one of its editorials relative TO
arbitration at the Pan-American Congress. La Es-
treIIa while declaring itself in favor of unlimit-
ed and obligatory arbitration had said that set
tied questions like that of Tacna and AFRICA should
he excluded from discussion in the Congress. 1t
added that IF debates were allowed in regard 10
retroactive arbitration. Mexico, with still more
right perhaps than Peru with respect to Tacna
and Africa might raise the question to submit to
arbitration the restitution OF Texas and California
This is the same argument which has been pre-
sented repeatedly in the press of Chilli and whose
incorrectness is shown in the answer addressed 10
La EstreIa" portions of which are as follows:
There is much confusion about the litigation
pending between Chill and Peru Texas and Call-
fornia were incorporated into the United States
lad perpetuam, was the case by the treaty
of Ancon for TarapaCa, the Peruvian province so
rich i'm nitrate. and which Peru has never Thought
of recovering through arbitration which would
provinces of Tacna and africa which. by Article III
of the treaty, to be occupied by Chill for ten
eide bv popular the final nationality or these
provinces 1t is not possible therefore. 10 confuse
the cesson ''ad perpetuan OF IarapaCa Win ,r rhe
provisional occupation OF Tacna and AREA ne
Noncompliance of Chill with this part OF the An
treaty. providing for The holding or the pleols
cite is of the difficulties whlcn threaten
to disturb the peace of the Continent since chill
has refused and is still refusing, to make any ar
rangement to fix the conditions under which the
In wishing to settle that question by arbitration
IL is. difficult that there is any retroaction
Of Texas and California to the United States II IS
the problem of an unfinished matter. the problem
Of settling how the n must D ned oS Mne ven
passed away or sanctioned. In civil courts judges
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
AN UNDERTAKEN FINED.
HIS DISPUTE WITH a WIDOW BRINGS HIM 1,
CONFLICT WITH THE HEALTH BOARD

HIS DISPUTE WITH WIDOW BRINGS HIM IN
CONFLICT WITH THE HEALTH BOARD.
Thomas H. Garner, undertaken. OF No 227
West Twenty-seventh-st. recently fined $50
for violating the Sanitary Code by refusing
bury within the time specified by law the body of
George Lacey, OF No. 223 West -third-st., who
died on November Is. When asked for the facts
and law of the yesterday, officer of the
Health Board said:
This undertaken was hired to bury the body. He
received license from us to do so. After he left
this office he had some difficulty with the widow as
20 the amount which he should receive for his
services He kept up his dispute for three days.
until the odor in the tenement became offensive
that the neghborS complained to We were
compelled on December to bury the body. Then
We prosecuted Garner upon the ground that ne had
violated section III of the Sanitary Code. which
reads:
No person shall allow to be retained unburied
the dead body of any human being for longer
time than four days, where death has been
than twenty-four hours after death of such person.
without permit from the sanitary superintendent
or the assistant sanitary superintendents. which
permit shall specify the length of time during
which such body may be retained unburied. This
ordinance shall apply to bodies retained in
public morgue in the city of New-York-'
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES.

WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES.
When Christmas comes with Ufrth ana cheei'
To clasp the circlet of the year,
Then forth go for holly and pine,
Our wreaths of evergreen to twine;
Then swift trip across the snow,
To find the cleaning mistletoe,
And straight and tall and branching iree'
We haste to choose the Christmas tree.
When Christmas comes, there is none poor
He will turn the beggar from his door;
When Christmas comes the rich and great
Search out their brothers of low estate -,
And sleigh bells ring, the church pens cHiliio.
The children sing in the merry time,
And smiles and greetings leap 70 Hps
That long were set in GRIEF S ecNpse
For angels of comfort come and go,
Within the yule logs radiant glow
When Christmas comes, | think again,
Heaven stoCps to wish goodwill to men,
And God who loves this earth OF ours
With love once more the whole earth doWefs'
And the Babe who slept on Marys knee,
Once more brings peace TO you ana me
And storms may beat and winds De Wliu'
But the lowly mother, the Holy Ch1ldr
AS IN the manger, charm US yet.
All strife and evil our souls rorget.
And each believing worsh1pper
Brings gold and frankfncense and nyrIhs
And the tongues of hate are huShed ana uuiii"'
When again the Christmas angels come. -.
Selected for the column by Miss King, OF FroEi
dence, R. l.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
DJ-TJFS of F4THER AND MOTHER.

The Respective Duties of Father and Mother in
the Education Children the subject for dis
cussion at an all day meeting OF the woman's coun-
ell of the New York Association of the New Jeru-
salem held yesterday In the library rooms of the
society NO 9s South Elliott Place. Brooklyn Papers
were read by Mrs Olive Thorne Miller. Mrs Hunt
tngton and others Mrs. Louise G.. Hoeck presided.
Most of the speakers regarded the topic from the
standpoint of Swedenborg, which. it was explained,
dealt with the of the ideal. and not with the
present state Of society which characterized
''disordery." Swedenborg held that equal re-
sp0nsibility rests both parents. The father. he
said represents God love; the mother. the church,
truth No duty that belongs to one is excluded from
the other The Importance of motherhood. II was
thought while not being made too much of. has
overshadowed the Importance of fatherhood.
he noon intermiSSion was pleasantly occupied
with box luncheon and a social hour.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
FAyyIyG AT JEFFERSON MARKET.

WARDEN NAGLE SAYS THE VISIT DOES NOT PoR-
TEND A SHAKEUP.
n O. Tanning. the Deputy Commissioner OF cor
rection went to the jefferson Market prison yes
terday morning and had long talk with Warden
NagIe and Head Keeper McDermott In company
with Nagle he went to the office of the Comnis-
stoner of Correction. and it was supposed that ne
was making an investigation, but when he learned
that Commissioner Lantry detained at home
by the Illness of his wife Mr.. Tanning said ne
would suspend his investigation until Comnls-
Iantry VI able to return to mis- once he
would not admit that his Investigation mad re-
suited in the discovery of anything wrong at tne
jefferson Market piison.
Head Keeper McDermott said that Mr. Tanning
visit was Of no special significance, and that MOTH
ing was said by the latter to-day that Woulo por-
1T was" said McDermott,' nothing more than
an ordinary official visit, such as Mr. Tanning
has often made here before. He mas OFTEN oeerl
here lust to look around.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
6E4RyY OPENS BIDS FOR LIGHTS.

Commissioner Kearny of the Department Of Pub
lie Buildings. Lighting and Supplies opened bids
yesterday for the lighting Of streets and public
buildings with electricity and gas for 1902 There
were thirty-one bids
As the bids were to be opened the Commissioner
said:
Where is the man with the Injunction?
This remark was caused by the rUrnors that there
was going to be an injunction issued preventing him
from opening any of the bids
The Commissioner said that the bids were about
the same as last year with the exception OF those
for electricity in Manhattan. which was about 1--WE
cents lower for each light. They will not be
tabuIatei for two three days, when the awards
will be made
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
INSANE WON4N HUGS POLICEMAN.
ANOTHER TICKLEs OFFICERS CHIN-FoRMER
INMATES OF DUTCHEss COUNTY ASYLUM
GO TO CENTRAL IsLIP

One hundred and twenty women inmates of the
Dutchess County Insane Asylum. at Poughkeepsie.
who left that city early yesterday for Central Isp,
Long Island, where they will occupy new asylum.
arrived the ne-hundred-and- twenty -ffth-st-
station Of the New-York Central and Hudson River
Railroad about II a. They were in charge OF
eight nurses four physicians and the
perintendent Of the institution and occupied cars
attached to the regular train.
After leaving the train the women were marched
down the stairway TO five Ftfth-ave. omnibuses.
which in waiting. and taken to the pier of
the Manhattan State Insane Asylum. where they
placed board the steamer Wanderer and
taken Wards Island. From there they were
taken Central IslIp.
Several Of the insane women sang and danced,
while others shouted One tickled one Of the big
policemen the station from the East One
hundred-and-t twenty-sixth-st- station under the
chin. while another policeman was hugsed by an
other of the women. One of the women. imagining
that she the Queen at first refused to leave
the station platform. but accompanied the chief
nurse after few minutes of coaxing.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
CHRISTMAS PANTOHInE.
ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEN BY chill
DREN IN AID OF MESSIAH HOME

All the circles actively rehearsing the
various features for the entertainment 10 be given
by the Junior League for the Messiah Cnldrens
Home 10 be held at Carnegie Lyceum on the af-
ternoons of December 80 and 81.
The home, although founded by and conducted
under. the auspices of the Church of the Messiah
is not in any way sectarian. and the demands upon
Il have so increased that a new hoase is desired
and il is hoped that the entertainment will net
large sum for the building fund
The Christmas pantomime features are expected
to be especially attractive, and planned and
directed by Franklin Sargent, who will coach the
young performers. They will represent Mother
Goose tales others dear to the hearts of chill
dren and it is whispered that there surprises
in in this direction ,
Christmas carols are in rehearsal under the d.
rection of Mrs. Charles B. Foote and Miss Sally
Akers and members of two fashionable dancing
classes practising new and charming eyolutIons
Bows will irnperSonate. respectively, Knights Tenn
plar and knights of Malta and the Children OF
the American Revolution will appear in the panto-
mime -.OId New-Amsterdams
the home Mrs. Henry H Rogers, president. and
Miss Catherine A. Stevens. treasurer, No 81 West
Seyenty-fourth-st.