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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28

weiEhers in line to do their work in =
systematic manner.
Olaa mill Is one Of tue largest ~
the Territory. having Il capacity of 10
tons of sugar. or 1900 tons If cane pc.
day. The juice capacity is now 10000
gallons per day. The ma chine'y is so
arranged that the capacity may be
doubled at slight additional expense
The automatic Lille effect was tried on
Saturday and developed twenty-eight
inches. the highest in the history of
that machine. There are seven i'm
merse boilers in the mill. and these
generate the steam to run two immense
Corliss, one Rawlins and one Houston
Stanwood and Gamble engines. One
Corliss has a ny-wheel thirty feet in
diameter, and weighing twenty TOYS.
The machinery used in grinding the
cane consists of two nine-r7ler mills,
made by the Honolulu Iron Works ana
under one roof will De found depart
ments for sugar bagging, vacuum pans,
evaporatOrs. cryStallizers. ceutrifugaIS
and machine shops. In the center Of
the main floor is the laboratory, thor
oughly equipped for business.
The mill is constructed Of steel. AMI
with the exception of the engine room,
vacuum pan and crystaliz ar rooms. the
tongue and groove, laid IN metal Grid
erS
a series Of fumes over the cpmpdny's
lands enables the .onpano to bring the
cane from any of The fields to the mi.
by water. II is the inte1tiOn of Man
aEer McStocker, however. - CStabtis i
n complete system Of railway. so that
in the event of a .TaakdAWn in the
hume cane may he transported to thu
mill from any part OF the 4OO00 acresi
of land.
The most improved machinery for su-
gar making was obtained by the com
pany, and through The ability Of En-
gineer Scott and his asSoCjate Mr..
Bell. it has been set up 50 there WIS not
a hitch in the working on Monday. The
krajeWski crusher is iiiN"a by an in
dependent Corliss engine. and tne
twelve 40 by "a centrifugals are driven
by the Rawlins engine. n the boiler !
room is an automatic fee Ter with seven |
one for each fire. The trash |
Is carried up an incline passing INFO me !
automatic feeder. by which, with the /
assistance of two men. ;he fires are !
attended.
The bagginE room is 90 the makai !
side of the building and has 4 cement /
ipor. feature which Sp-ae experienced /
sugar mill men object 20 on the scOI "a /
IF rouEhness and danger - Bags If /
dragging them across. This room has /
openings into a covered way, thr2Ggh |
which spur of the HIo Railway Com
pany's tracks run. This is a great f,
for II enables the company
10 ship its product without extra hand
ing. The mill yard covers nearly two
icres. and viii soon be covered with
'ailWay tracks. II is -stirnatrd 10y
Manager McStscker that il VII; require
six months for milling the first crop. In
addition 20 the cane Of the Olda Com
,any the mill will grind 500 acres Of
.ane from the Puma Sugar Company -
iilo Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28

The engagement Of Miss Margaret
Nape and Mr.. w. II. Fields has been
announced at Waikiki.
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F. B. MestOcker. Manager of oIaa Plantation.

HILo. Dec 2s.-olaa mill is grinding
cane.
Last week the machinery Was trird
and it worked beautifully. Manag.,
! McStocker decided at once tha- there
should be no delay in putting the min
to actual use. At ten miles on tEe
Volcano road one field. No. 6. was ready
for cutting. another one. lears- rhe
mill, was also ready and delay mean;
deterioration To the cane. ructirns
We're therefore given IN saturday "a
put Iaborers to cutting; mill hands
were brought to their posts at the biz
grey structure and instructed as IL
their duties: fires were stared under
the seven boilers long before dayli2n,
on Monday. and before seven O'Clock
the big fly wheel of the 400 horse power
CorIiss engine revolved and he ma
chinery responded with each movement.
Al 7:3O Engineer Scott ''whisclcd fer
cane" In each department of the mill.
from the sugar floor to the lpoxout.
men were overlooking the working
parts that there should be no hitch in
the work once the cane started through
the rollers. On the concrete sugar lloor,
where thirty thousand IONS If sugar
nearly half million bags-will D.
packed for shipment before tn mill
closes down for the season. men were
busy hopping ont and Kidding il sc the
ha
gineer Scott was here there and every
where, but as cool Ini calm as though
putting into commission the second
largest mill in the territory was ~ ev-
ery-day occurrence. Manager McStock-
er was on hand with an eye on the
flume through which the cane was 10
be floated from field to mill.
II was estimated that Twenty-Five
minutes would be required FOR the cut
cane TO reach the mill after leaving The
upper field. The second whistle was
blown at SIS a. m. and at exactly $40
the first sticks passed down the shute.
up through the rollers and so on
through the various pans. etc. un.u IL
became No. l sugar The facJ was
demonstrated that sugar cane would
grow in Olaa and that sufficient water
could be- conserved and fumed so that
it would carry the cane on long dis
tances. This in spite Of the opinions "f
men longer in the district than either
Mr.. McStocker or Superintendent Ma
craze. There was no lack of water and
only once did the flume choke NJ and
then but "a few yards from the mill. ana
the jam was SO slight that the cane
was delayed less than thirty seconds
In the fields where the cane was be
ing cut. as in the mill where 10 was b.
ng ground. everything shovel life. and
vet there was absolutely no clashiug:
he laborers worked as soldiers drill and
there was no idleueSs. =. a., clay. tho
general bopkKeep.r. was on hand Su-
pcrvisinE the scales dII putting ,hc
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
HANDKERCHIEF SALE.

The elegant stock of handkerchiefs, we
have advertised before, is not all sold yet
although we have had great demand for
them. In order to sell them SO cheapIy we
were obliged to buy an immense quantity.
The 25c haudkerchiefs are the most pop
ular. We have over 40 different patterns
OF them trimmed with embroidery or lace
You Will find these unusual bargains and
it is money saved to buy them now-worth
double the price asked
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
FOR MEN WHO
FREQUENT STREETS

The Murphy Club meeting for sun
day evening in Queen Emma hall will
have some new and very attractive
features.
Rev. w. y. Westervelt will help the
club by preaching a New Years tenn
perance sermon on Living Up 10
Purpose The sermon will be illusjrat-
ed by a series Of stereopticon views
The Shadows of the Cross" with such
exquisite pictures as THE Child Of Sor-
row. and The Man Of sorrow" The
music viii be partly under the charge
Of Prof Berger. The Francis Muir
ply Club orchestra will assist ~ rem
dering the hymns. one or two hymns.
illustrated by stereopticon vie rs. will
be sung. The object OF this meeting is
to provide a home service for the men
who frequent the streets.
Song and music VIII reign supreme at
the Murphy Hall this evening. The vo-
calists Of the club will be on hand and
will entertain every one who would be
present. Miss Amelia Scheuermann, a
pupil OF Prof Ernest Kaai. will make
her debut in musical trio with a VIC
lin second and piano accompaniment
William Gregory. Governor Of Rhode
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28

William Gregory, Governor Of Rhode
Island. is dead.
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Coming This WaY.

The bark Himalaya left Newcastle
November 9 for Lahaina. The barker
tine Omega left Newcastle for Kahului
November :. The schooner Inca sailed
from the same port for Honolulu Nov.
%. The bark Annie Johnson cleared De
cember is from San Francisco for HiIo.
The bark Andrew Welch sailed from
the same port for Honolulu on the 18th.
The schooner Stanley sailed from Eu-
reka December IS for Kahului The
ship Mary L. Cushing sailed from New
castle. December Il for Honolulu. The
bark Martha Davis cleared from San
Francisco December Il for HilO. The
whaling bark Andrew Hicks was sold
at auction at San Francisco, December
II TO Captain James II. Bruce for $3.50.
The barkentine Amelia sailed from Eu-
reka December Il for Honolulu.
The aDpo Cement ,F Mics Nar,rarer
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
auction Sale
Delinquent Stock
IN THE
Kihei Plantation Co.,
LIMITED.
ON TUESDAY. DEC. 81, 1901,
AT y O'CLOCK NOON.

At my salesroOm. So Queen street.
Honolulu. ] will sell at public auction.
by order OF the Treasurer. Mr.. J. p.
Cooke. the following certificates OF
stock In the Kihei Plantation Co. Ltd.
unless the twelfth and thirteenth as
sessments. now delinquent with inter
est and advertising expenses. is paid
on or before the day and hour OF SALE
at the offices OF Alexander * Baldwin.
Ltd. Stangenwald building. Honolulu:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28

New York to spend the holidays with
her daughter, Mrs. Ralph ShuItz.
Mr. Nickeus was a member of the Ia
coma lodge of Elks and the A O. L.
w, and is said to have had $4,000 insur-
ance in the latter order. He is also
said to have been a member of the local
lodge of MacCaheeS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28

The band VIII not play today. but the
members will make preparations To-
leave FOR Hiio on Monday ut noon. To-
morrow the last concert Of the year To-
be given here viii be rendered i'm the
Capitol grounds. The next concert at
ter the return from HiIo. will Ice given
on sunday afternoon. January i. 1892.
III the Capitol grounds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28

]. p. COOKE. Treasurer.
Honolulu. Dec. 10. 1901.
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1909 ANNOUNCEMENT

IL the arrival Of cur 1902 styles of ladies'
Shirt Waists. These are only samples so
there are no two alike. Great change in
styles. Come early Monday morning
Saturday night will see all of them gone.
JUST OPENED.
Ladies eiderdown morning sacques, new
est effects in light blue, pink, cardinal red
and grey. Prices from 81 to 1915.
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Auction Sale
y OF
Valuable Property!
SATURDAY, JAN. 18th, 1902,
AT - o'cLocK NOON,

AT II OCLOCK NOON,
AT my saIesroom. 65 Queen street. I
will sell at public auction, valuable
parcel Of business property in Honoiu-
IL, and situated on the corner of Ke-
kauIike and Pauahi- streets.
Property has a frontage OF 9S1z feet
OF Pauahi street. 90 feet on Kekaulike
street, 1914 feet on an angle, so feet on
narrow end. IS feet rear width of main
lot; 70 feet on lane at Waikiki side.
containing s.Oos square feet, more or
less.
The sum of $500 will be loaned on
the property for two years at per
cent.
Title perfect.
Plans can be seen at my office
Tsrms-Cash United States gold
coin.
Deeds at purchasers expense.
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UMBRELLAS;

Fine assortment of ladies' and gentle
mems silk umbrellas.
Ladies Gloria Silk Umbrellas with
handsome handles, special this week at 81.
SALE OF HOSIERY.
We are offering this week special values
In ladies', misses, children's and gentle
mems hosiery put up in boxes of one half
dozen pairs, selling at the lowest price that
Hermsdorff fast black goods can be sold for.
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PACIFIC IMPORT co.
PROGRESS BLOCK FORT STREET

from Yankton to Bismarck, was one Of
The bitterest political contests ever
waged in a Western State. After hav-
ing been a member of the Territorial
fcouncil. Mr.. NiCkeus served his home
ney.
He was appointed by Governor Mel
iette Attorney -General for North Da-
kOta when 1t became a State. He then
became a PROMINENT candidate for the
office OF Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court and received the recon-
mendatiOn of the Senators from North
Dakota, the State of Dakota having by
this time been divided. but his appoint
ment was held up before ii received the
approval of the President, on account,
il is claimed by his friends, OF the raill
road influence being against him. Pres
ident Harrison appointed him Consul
to Barranquilla, Colombia, and when
Grover Cleveland was elected President
ne asked Mr.. Nickeus to remain at his
post. He declined to do this and re-
turned 20 jamestown. North Dakota
and shortly thereafter he came 10 Ia
coma. not having been able to stand
the rigorous climate Of his former
home.
DEATH UNEXPECTED.
Several Of his friends in this city re-
Gently received letters from him in
which he wrote in especially hopeful
terms Of the condition of his health. He
had been so much improved, IN fact,
that Mrs. Nickeus recently went to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
SPECIAL TOY SALE.

Ice CheSts-$1.25, reduced to SOC each.
GO-CartS-with two wheels, 4Oc.
GO-Carts-larger size will be closed out
at 90c.
Toy WagOns-strong and durable, with
four wheels, will he sold at SOC.
Doll Sale-240 undressed dolls at 1Oc
each
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-19

MoRTENsENs PAST RECORD.

Important previous and character Of
suspected Of being involved In the murder OF james
r Hay brought light this morning the Cullen hotel IN
talk by reporter Jacob Johnson OF Spring city
Judge speaking the unusually sad circumstances attend
tie crime which destroyed this bright young fe when he re-
readiness believe that the police had got the rs man
arrested Morten On being asked for his reasons Judge
replied that he had had dealings back in 1895 with Morn
his record at that time not good The Judge was not a
all aggressive his willingness revive memories OF the
past finally what they The judge SAID
"Mnsen had down to Spring city 1895 to build my new
house which the architect did not know
at let the the architect that Morensen was 70
have building else be might not have got
had reputation about town Of not paying his ps
he to house and wanted to board there my w
take him in took good care get suees for Mor'en
contact and later when he got into trouble
had make good his deficiencies He told me dMuhcV
ali of his material and In consequences
advance of the proper time as ne
that account Mortensen was buying lumber anu
builders hardware from Ogden parties declared he paid az
fast as goods delivered SO time LET him have S
and al another time another $1,000 to pay bills With but subse
Qen hat did nothing of the kind Then was
developed that his pasers not raid and afterwards oe
showed unpaid Then The Ogden dealers In building ma
appeared wanted their also To all OF these sa
Gentlemen file your liens am secured IN TINS matter ana w
sureies compensation so the Hens were filed regularly
the suretes paid lost very little by the man but there w
who said that hey We're out on Nut
ensen's account having trusted In his claims
HOW HE WOULD HOLD UP A MAN
Judge Johnson he remembered very well how
one day him and asked for advance OF WV
the out Of pocket the judge continued anu
told could let him have hen as had the cash IN my
pocket supreG learn carried that amount
money asked the habit Of doing that so
OF thing replied had carried more than that IN my pook
et Immediately said Wei, you wouldn't do ~ ~ os
why notg asked ecauN he said you would be heo w
and robbed him and said he was on and thar could
60 with amount o. money In my pocket WIN
out danger answered With emphasis Well you
wouldn't in Ogden that you were In town win
money in your pocket you would BE- held and robbed Why In
and robbed for S0 laughed ana too MN
what he talking about and that could ue-
But Moensen warmed up further In de-
carng he TALKING about and then said why
you right in this oS and you Wouldn't Know what
YOU don't you had your pockets nea wan 'eyON
We'll now tell how you would work it2 asked for ne
seemed positive curious to learn just how ne would
act under Moiensen then said why would
lust skirt like passing and Just as got
behind you quick IN the back of the head ana
YOU would you laughed at the man. ana
hs story but IT did not increase my faith him The
next year he went live In Salt Lake city
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his CARRIER IN OGDEN.
Mixed Tin IN Episodes Junction City Fvessears ago
--JudgInei,t outataling Against Him.


Judgment outaias,aing Against Him.
Especial to Che "Neys"l
lsPeter Mnsen the man VINO IS under arrest IN
Salt Of having been concerned In the SAT- Lake
tragedy this city having resided here Tor some
time after he Watkins daughter Of Charles a.
watkins one Of osdns The friends OF
the accused today their expressions OF dis
belief that the charged and they state
lived this community that he always conducted NM
self as n straightforward should
on the other people here who that Nor
those who were conveant
with his methods in the firm Of Whitaker
builders and contractors here This m secured he
contract First ward meeting house shortly
before the building completed the ground under
mysterious the firm endavong TO collect the
insurance rife with the result that when the
brought into court Mortenn testified under oath at
Whitaker he set fire to the building The charge
Of arson against Whitaker eventually dismissed OF
some legal technicaiies in the complaint.
The next figured the
the Of the planning mill here Morten
premises from William Meyer giving
crty The mill lay Idle the
thirty running and then he took Henry
Krumperan partnership which
bought and the mill opened few weeks
discovered pile OF shayngs the hill after had
night This the
at the mill discovered to be
the having different the building
in which There
place Mortsn enemies not backward stating
that the payment
however has friends here who
guilty Of such crime AT the end of the
ninety days endeavored collect the
succeeded attaching
not Finally suit for $500 Instituted
judgement given against To this
5 still outstanding against Moftensen.
Attorney prosecuted the
morning that opin
len honcft average
man and ali bills provided he money.
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lulckly notllled Of the result q tAs az.

quickly notified Of the result Of the a'i-
topsy
After the autopsy was concluded,
County Attorney Christensen. Sheriff
Naylor, Deputy Sheriff Raleigh and
Sergeant Burbidge made another at
tempt to get something from Morten-
sen, but without success.
Then II was decided TO make another
search Of Mortensen's home and SER
geant Burbidge was detailed FOR TINS
important work
The officer proceeded at once 10 the
place and searched the place thorough
". Every room was gone through, tur-
nlture was moved and any place mat
was thought likely to conceal a reyol-
yer was examined The officer was
about 10 abandon the search when he
Thought of moving a lot Of books IN a
book case. Behind q row OF DOCKS iay
revolver 1t was a thlrty-two call
Ter affair and quite rusty on one SIDE
II arpears to be old and shows no eve
anrce of having been recently cleaned
owing 10 It's condition the officers were
unable 10 say definitely whether It had
been used within the last three or four
DAYS or not. Two chambers OF the gun
we're found to be empty and two were
stIll loaded while one contained an EN-
ply shell. 49,, ..,. ,ooo,d.
The police have little to Say rega al, Il
,np the gun. Sergeant Burbidge said
he was not prepared TO express any
oplnIon as to when the gun was ias'
uged
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MoRrESsEN MAY PROVE ALIBI.
story Told by Wife and Sister
ln.IaW.

Should the charge OF murder be pre-
ferred against Peter Mortensen the
greatest obstacle in proving 1t will
perhaps be encountered IN the testl-
monies Of his wife and sister-ln-law,
who declare that Mortensen was IN
their presence during the period that
Hay was being so horribly used.
The two ladies' were taken TO the
Office Of the county attorney yesterday
afternoon and although they were both
unstrung and distressed, they told
straightforward story Mrs Morton
sens narrative agrees for the most part
with that Of her husband, who she
said, was AT home with her when Mr..
Hay called She said the two men went
into the middle room, where they re-
NAMED for some time She did not un-
derstand the nature OF their transact
ton, as she was not aware that q sack
of gold was In the house. Nor did she
hear the cllnk OF the gold pieces She
said when Hay left her husband ac.
companed him 10 the south door, ana
after talking with hun a moment babe
him good night" a little later she
said her husband went home Win his
slster-in-law, but returned wltnln q
short time. AS to Hay she Thought all
was well with him until his body was
found.
After being closely questioned the
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enterprise Is fully and at length dis
cussed,' and adds;
No doubt Is expressed by the COM
mission as 10 the practIcabllty OF the
enterprise; on the contrary, they Join
with score Of predecessors In az
pressing their belief that the work can
be carried 70 q successful termination.
within the limits OF reasonable cost
and reasonable time. All Of the great
political parties are committed to the
policy of the construction OF this
canal"
The report then quotes the declara-
lions Of the various party platforms
and Presidents Mckinley and Roosa-
welt, favorlng the canal In conclusion
II says:
in view OF the many thousands Of
pages written and spoken In advocacy
of the immediate undertaking and COM
pletion Of this work In view OF the
pledges made by the parties that IL
should be undertaken and completed, IN
view Of the almost universal demand
OF the American people that Congress
should at once do something effective
In the Inauguration and speedy comple-
ton Of the lsthmian canal, your COM
mlttee content themselves with this
brief report, embodying their earnest
recommendation that the bill pass"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-19
REPORT ON THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.

Washington, Dec. 49, Representative
Hepburn, Of Iowa, chairman OF the
House committee on commerce. today
made the report OF the committee In
favor OF the Nicaragua canal bill AZ
ter stating the terms OF the bill, the
report says In part
THE purpose Of this bill Is TO con-
centrate authority and responsibility
for the construction Of this great work
in the hands Of the President, 1t has
been believed by your committee that
this course would be a safer one to be
pursued In carrying out the purposes
Of the bill, involving the expenditure
of so large sum Of money, all the
work and all the expenditure to be
made at distance SO far from the
capital, than any other method that
coud be deviaod We hpve fried 70 con-
centrate authority and responsibility
rather than 70 uiapclbe It among many
persons
The report refers TO the exhaustive
report made by the isthmlan commits
sion, Of which Admiral Walker 10 the
head, In which every feature OF this