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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-04

tzed, for the purchase of the Annuals,
but that 1. has been customary in times
past for the clerk to purchase a number
OF them for distribution through the
mail. 1t cannot be said with any degree
of reason that these books are sent to
various State officials in exchange for
the law reports of such States, as we
are sending to such States in exchange
for their reports, copies of the Hawaiian
Reports; besides 1 notice that several Of
the parcels are addressed to parties who
do not control and who do not send US
any official publications.
1.-The Hawaiian Annual is published as
a purely private and individual enter
prise 1t l.; IN no sense official, nor does
1t appear to speak author.tatively for any
official or department of the government;
and while the compilation of statistical
matter Is interesting and useful, the
value of the publication as whole Is
In a great measure destroyed by the IN
temperate and intensely partisan charac-
ter of some OF the articles contained IN
it. / refer particularly to the article en-
titled, Retrospect for 1901, p. 15S. You
might with equal reason have purchased
q number of copies of the ''Aloha Song
Book " with public funds and have scat
tered them broadcast over the country,
as to have purchased the publication In
question, and perhaps more SO, Tor you
would not then have placed yourself and
this department IN the unenviable posi-
ton of circulating a publication contain
ing radical and partisan assault upon
coordinate department OF the govern
ment The particular publication. how
ever Is not so much involved as Is, what
appears to me, to be a reckless and ex-
travagant expenditure of public money
out of funds solemnly appropriated for
the necessary expenses of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts.
The purchase by you OF these books is
wholly unjustifiable In law in principle
and in reason, and as a Circuit Judge. ,
earnestly and emphatically protest
against ii. Yours truly.
A s. HUMPHREYS,
First Judge
The fact OF the matter Is that the
bill had never been referred to him for
approval and it IS not a court expense
which comes under his jurisdiction.
being referred to the Chief Justice,
and coming out of the fund for incl
dentals. the purchase of law books,
etc.
This custom has been followed for
years" said Henry Smith yesterday IN +.
reference to this matter The Hawaii !
an reports are published once in two T,
years. while the majority OF the States
give US quarterly publications Of law
reports in exchange. Therefore il has
always been the practice u supplement !.
1ur reports, with other publications of
Hawaii which might FL out the dis
,repancy. Thrum's Annual was sent u ,
these Secretaries Of States. as any 9TH !
er book containing valuable tnforma- [
lion and statistics. We get the most !
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HUMPHREYS NOW ATTACKS
THRUM'S HAWAIIAN ANNUAL.
He is DispIeased Because 1t Tells the Truth About
the Conduct Of the Anti-RepubIican
Home Rule Legislature

| Humphreys perpetrated a little joke
yesterday afternoon at the expense oi
the Judiciary Department. Stung by
the exposure of his extravagances and
unwarranted expenditures of public
moneys, he took occasion to censure
Clerk Henry Smith for the expendi-
, ture of about twenty-five dollars for
the distribution of Thrum's annual
among the various State and Territor-
ial libraries a practice which has been
in vogue in Hawaii for years, long be-
fore Humphreys set foot on its shores.
The Hawaiian reports are published
biennially and then distributed broad
cast to the various state secretaries in
, exchange for law reports from their
respective States. AS many of the
States issue reports quarterly, the Ha-
waiian Library received ON an average
six or eight books, where they sent one
in exchange. 1t Is the custom. there
fore, to supplement the Hawaiian re-
ports, by other publications dealing
with Hawaii, for filling in the various
libraries of the States. For ten years
and more Thrum's Annual has formed
part of this exchange bureau, being
forwarded with the Compliments of
the Supreme Court"
About fifty copies of The annual were
ordered as usual this year, and for the
past week have been upon the counter
in the clerks office wrapped and ready
Tor mailing, Nobody knows what made
Humphreys investigate. but he evil
IDENTIFY noticed that something was be-
ing done without first securing pernnis-
sion or the Honorable First Judge of
the First Circuit" He tells the story
himself in the following letter. which
he caused to be filed in the court rec
ords, so that all might know of his
highly virtuous attempt to inaugurate
a policy of economy in his department.
upon the suggestion the Advertiser re-
Gently made.
Honolulu January 3rd, 1892,
Henry Smith, ESQ.,
Clerk OF the judiciary Department.
Dear Sir:-In passing through the
Clerk Office this morning, ! noticed a
large number OF parcels wrapped and ad-
dressed for mailing, and upon inquiring
learned that the packages contained
copies OF a publication entitled The Ha-
Salan Annual" Further inquiry oevel-
oped the fact that the copies of the pub
hcatlon IN question Were purchased out
OF funds appropriated by the legislature
for Expenses Of Supreme and Circuit
Court (to include pay of grand turors)."
[ am informed further, that no order has
been made by any person thereto author
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SenateDeveIoping
a Friendly
Party.
PRICE OF CANAL
FORTY MILLIONS
influential Men Think That Pana
ma is by Long Odds the
Better Route.

CHICAGO. Dec ga Washington
dispatch to the Record-Herald says: II
may be Panama after all. AS soon as
the holidays are over and Congress re-
turns to town, the battle of the canals
Is expected to rage with great fury.
Nicaragua still has the advantage, but
It is not to be permitted to carry off
the honors without a struggle. Pan
ana is developing unlooked-for
strength.
A private telegram from Paris re-
ceived here indicates that the new
Panama Canal Company is prepared to
submit to the United States a definite
offer Of sale at q value set by the
walker enthusiastically $40. .0co.
If the Panama Company does submit
such an offer and includes In 1t all its
property of whatever description.
there II at least chance that the
strong tide now running in favor of the
Nicaragua may be stemmed.
In the Senate a strong Panama par
~ Is developing. Influential Senator'S
say privately to your correspondent
that they are convinced Panama IS by
long odds the better route, and that IL
any offer to sell at the commissions
valuation Is received. they declare it
hands Of the Senate.
THE PRICE OF PANAMA.
tary-General OF the Panama Canal
Company. sailed for New York today
on the French line steamer PAquitaine
from Havre. He Will confer on his ar
rival In the United States with a num-
Der of the Panama Company's Ameri
can representatives and overtures for
the sale OF the canal property to the
United States will then be renewed.
In view Of the doubt existing In the
United States regarding the price the
Panama Canal Company's representa-
tives intend to ask for the property.
the correspondent of the Associated
Press made inquiries from the best
source OF information on that subject
and Is enabled to say that the price |
will be approximately $4,000. .000
This figure cannot yet be given as |
the exact one. because the company ,
has not yet come to a definite decis- |
lon, but It will not be appreciably /
higher. The Isthmian Commissions
full report is now In possession of the
Panama company and its valuations
win be studied in detail. The report OF
the directors OF the Panama company
cabled to the Associated Press Deem
Der 21st, said:
I'VE offer to accept as the basis and
principal of departure of fresh negotia-
tions the figures and declarations main
tained in the Isthmian Commission
definitive report
The estimates come to by such emf ,
nent men are not thought to be open
to question, though possibly a few {
Items are susceptible TO reconsidera- G
tion and a few matters may remain to
De decided. such as valuation OF the
;ompany's stock of supplies: but none
Of these Is calculated to modify the
oany does not intend to give the slight
.st ground for any further misunder-
standing and believes the dehnitiye
'rlce put forward will now be accept
tble- With M. Lampre in America, 1t b
viii not be necessary for the man who L
$ empowered to submit the definitive
'rice to depart from France until lat
n. when the negotiations are under
say. j
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MacIay Fired Bodily.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The civil
service commission today notified His
torian Maclay that his removal by the
President was not a violation OF the
civil service rules. Maclay was inform
ed that the facts in his case were suf-
fcient to warrant summary action.
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Cabinet Changes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-It is re-
ported that Secretary Cages resigna-
ton VIII be followed by that of o. L
Spaulding. assistant secretary. Secre-
tary Wilson and Secretary Long may
also leave the cabinet. Allen may sue
reed Long
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Hopes for Portfolio.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-San Fran
cisco republicans will endeavor to get a
cabinet position for a favorite son as yet
unnamed
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Eeavu Loss in Storm.

VANCOUVER. Dec Z7.-Storns die
heavy damage to salmon packing estab-
lishnents. The loss "a estimated at
nearly one million dollars.
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The Missouri, Launche d

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Dec. 2S.-The
battleship Missouri was successfully
launched at HE =. m
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Senator Sewau Dead.

CAMDEN. n. J.. Dec. Ex-senator w
]. Sewell died this morning.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23
That Old, Familiar Sign.

A Frenchman recently PROFOUND
ed through the columns of the Liv-
erpool Post problem which may
not be without interest for Ameri-
cans. At any rate it involves a prin-
ciple of rhetoric which ought not to
be disregarded.
am in Liverpool since month,
writes the French gentleman, and I
saw many things the which stupe-
fly; but of these this most amaze me.
On your tramcars one writes, 'Pas-
sengers are requested not to board
or leave the car while in notion"
Board" I comprehend not. My
friend say it is aborder to 60 on
ship, therefore one me demanded
not to 60 OH car and not 60 off
whilst in motion.
How can that be? I see thou
sand passengers since four weeks go
on and 60 off a car, but they all go
whilst in motion. Shall one expli-
cate how passengers whilst not in
motion have power to 60 on and off
a car?
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come up they will be Immediate
ly discovered.
Banker JoiCe in Court

Madison, Oct. 10-The case of
the state against J. H. Joice, the
Stoughton Banker, was called in
the municipal court today for
preliminary examination. The
compliments are three deposit
ors in thedefunct bank, the Dane
County State Bank of Stoughton,
which went to the wall two years
after the money had been loaned
out on investment schemes in
New Mexico. 1t is alleged that
Joice, the cashier, received de-
posits after he knew the bank
was insolvent. The complaints,
Henry Beattie, AndrewSneldrup
and Walter Atkinson, testified as
to their deposits today. G. M.
Turner, assistant cashier of the
bank, also testified.
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THEY ARE PASSING.
Some Are Little Slow In Going, but
THEY'RE Passinu


Take walk through any of the
cemeteries throughout the country,
and you will believe with us that
fools are slowly but surely passing
away.
With silent tread you pass the
last resting place of the individual
who blew into an empty gun.
The modest tombstone of the
hired girl who lighted the fire with
kerosene and the grass covered
mound that covers the mortal re-
mains of a boy who took a mule by
the tail are near by.
The tall monument of the man
who didn't know it was loaded over
shadows the dugout of the man who
jumped off the cars to save a ten
rod walk.
Side by side lie the remains of the
ethereal creature who always kept
her corset laced up to the last hole
and the intellectual idiot that rode
a bicycle nine miles in ten minutes.
Here repose the young doctor
who took a dose of his own medi-
cine and the old fool who married a
young wife.
Right over yonder in the north
west corner, where the gentle
breezes sigh through the weeping
willows, lies the fellow who told his
mother-in-law she lied.
Down there in the potter's field,
with his feet sticking out to the
rude blast of winter and the blister
ing rays Of summers sun, are
stretched all the earthly remains of
the misguided regulator who tried to
lick the editor, while the broken
bones of the man who wouldn't pay
for his paper are piled up in the
fence corner.
Near by, his grave unmarked, re-
poses the moldering dust of the ed
itor who starved to death trying to
run first class paper in second
class town.
Over by the entrance repose the
boy who went swimming too early
in the season and the lady who kept
strychnine and baking powder side
by side in the cupboard.
Right there in the path directly
in front of the entrance, obstruct-
ing the way, is the grave Of the mi
crobe killer who rinsed himself in
side and out with antiseptic solu-
lions until his agonies were cut
short by acute softening of the
brain.-Exchange.
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Students Very Gay.

Madison, Oct. 16,-Half a doz-
en- university students, who got
too gay during the carnival fun
last night and fell into the hands
of the police, pleaded guilty to
the charge of disorderly conduct
in the municipal court today
and paid fines of S. and costs,
amounting to 1892 in all, each.
Their names as secured at the
police station are: Platt Bush,
James Decker, John Davis, Max
Muelchay, Thomas Andreason
and E. J. Wehmhoff. Two other
young men, Chris Leen and
Charles Gruenler, met alike fate.
Their offense consisted in charg-
ing through the crowd, knocking
people about, and general disor-
der.
A fakir named Ettenheim, who
was selling loud pictures and
gave the officers a chase before
he was captured, paid fine of
SIS and costs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23
An Electrical Grow.

A crow has been getting the Cal
cutta Telephone company into trou-
BILE.
1t built its nest at the central Of
flee, where four wires converged,
and used tin clippings and bits Of
wire for the purpose, with the result
that it established complete cleo
trical communication between the
whole Of the four lines.
When a subscriber rang up some
one he wanted, he was answered
from four different offices at once.
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Senate's Unique Matches.

When matches were first invent
ed, it was the custom to put them
up in circular wooden boxes, which
consisted of small hollow pieces of
pine, with a cover, and plastered
with sandpaper on the bottom. 1t
is the rule of the senate stationer
never to change anything. The
United States senate is the only
place in the world where these boxes
can be obtained, and whenever a
senator carries a box with him in
his hip pocket its bullying contour
suggests bottle.
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The Bank Swallows Nest.

The bank swallow is bird whose
nest is a hole excavated in the earth
along the bluffs of streams. ! have
seen high bank of the Ohio river
made to look like huge honeycomb
by thousands of these holes, and the
air was swarming with the birds
that lived in them. It was indeed a
city of sand swallows, metropolis
where perfect equality prevailed in
the architecture, the internal finish
and the furniture of the homes. The
houses were as much alike as the
birds Observation-Disclosures Thomp-
son.
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Her Order,

A stylishly dressed woman en-
tered a restaurant. The waiter
handed her a bill of fare written in
French and said:
'sPlease mark off the dishes you
wish to order"
Could a woman dressed in the
height of fashion confess that she
could not read French? Taking the
pencil, she made few dashes, and
the order read:' Dinner, 2s., Nov.
20. Vegetables. Please pay at the
desk. Celery"
The fendish waiter brought her
beefsteak and onions, but she did
not dare to raise a word in protest.
London Standard.
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Bodies not Found

Delafeld, Wis, Oct. 17.-No
trace Of the bodies ofGeorge Pet
erson and Aubrey Clafin, the two
little boys supposed to have been
drowned in Lake Nagowicka
Tuesday afternoon, has been
found. The searchhas been Civ
en- up until the bodies come to
the surface.
Mr.. Claim arrived from Chica-
go last night. He and Mr..
Peterson went all over the lake,
making careful examination,
but without avail.
There seems to be no doubt
but that the boys are dead. The
theory that they had gotten
ashore at the north end Of the
lake and were walking home or
had been lost in the woods has
been almost entirely given up,
because if they had walked home
they must have arrived long be-
fore this and had they been lost
in the woods they would certain
ly have been found, as almost
every foot of ground for miles
has been searched by parties in
hopes of finding the lads.
The parents of both boys be-
lleve that the lads are dead. Mr..
Peterson and Mr.. Clafin have
arranged to have the lake
watched so that if the bodies
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A Railroad Record.

On the Mexican national narrow
gauge railroad from Corpus Christi
through Laredo to the City of Mex
leo, with its branches amounting to
more than 1900 miles of operated
road, for more than twenty years no
passenger has been killed. Yet this
road climbs more mountains and
turns more curves than any road in
the United States.
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son.
His Hobby.

An old country sexton in showing
visitors round the churchyard used
to stop at certain tombstone and
say, "This ere is the tomb of Tum-
mas Cooper an is eleven wolves"
One day a lady remarked: "Elev-
en-? Dear me, that's rather a lot,
isn't it p
The old man looked at her grave
ly and replied, "Well, mum, yer see
it was m lobby of ism"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23
Look out for FeVt

Billiousness liver disorders at this
season may be prevented by cleansing
the system with DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. These famous little
pills DO not gr,pe. They move the
bowels gently, but copionsly, and by
reason of the tonic properties, gives
tone and strength to the glands.
Fox Bros.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Much Better Than Medicine Is a Smile
at the Passing Chow.

Much Better Than Medicine Is Smile
at the Passing Chow.
He--I knew the night I proposed
to you that you would accept me.
She-Why, did I look so foolish?
Redd-Have you an ordinance
against fast driving in your town?
Greene-Yes; but not on the golf
links.
Keeping a boy continually at the
grindstone," remarked the observer
of events and things, els no way to
sharpen the boy"
Church--Did you ever try to col
lect bill by telephone?
Gotham--Yes; did today.
"What SUGGEST"
ooh, the fellow told me to call
again"
Church--The grocer sent home a
piece OF cheese wrapped up IN a
sheet Of my own music.
Gotham-Yes; he was anxious to
put some life in the music, sup
pose.
Bacon-I asked my barber for an
old comb with all the teeth out of it..
Egbert--And did he give it to
you?
"Yes; but not before he told me
he couldn't part with it." -Yonkers
Statesman.
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Published Every Thursday.
$500 A YEAR. The Only All Home
Print Weekly Newspaper in Bayfield,
County.
Roche Must Stand Trial


Eau Claire, Oct.-John Roche,
homesteader in Polk county,
was held for trial today on a
charge of numbering Lutte Sch
heller near Augusta in 1898 at
the conclusion of a preliminary
examination. He refused to en-
ploy an attorney and conducted
his own defense. He entered
plea of not guilty.
District Attorney Thomas had
twelve witnesses on hand. The
widow of Schneider testified that
her husband was friendly with
Mrs. Hitch, who is now Roce's
wife, and had been in trouble on
that account. Mrs. Hitch went
to Minnesota and corresponded
with Schneider, but afterwards
married Roche. She testified
that Schneider drove away fir ON
his home with team, a wagon,
a rifle and a sewing machine,
June %, 1898, and never came
back. She said she had letters
afterwards with Schneider s name
attached but they were not in
writing.
Capstick, sheephearder, told
Of finding the. skeleton of Schnel-
Ter recently in a hollow under the
roots of a fallen tree neal the
ruins of a house once occupied by
the Reaches, a few miles from
Augusta. Two farmers testified
that after Schneider disappear
ance Roche and his wife were
seen with the team and wagon
supposed to have been the
property of Schneider.
Roche created sensation by
asking one of the witnesses:
"Did you see the man shoot
and kill Schneider"
''No," replied the witness.
"Then you don't know who Kill
ed the MANI" asked Roche.
No." again answered the wit
ness. ~
Roche asked two other wit
nesses whether they knew who
killed Schneider and received the
replies in the negative with a
smile.
The prisoners wife, formerly
Mrs. Hitch, was in court, but not
under arrest. Mrs. Schneider
was present with one of her nine
children.
The case against Roche is based
on the grounds that he and his
wife had the murdered mans
team and effects, includinga Win
chester rife, in their possession
after the killing.
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&C. c. c" on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous C.. C. C.
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
Az druggists zoe.
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Bronchitis For Twenty Years

Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville,
ILL.,, writes: II had bronchitis for
twenty years ard never got relief
until l used Foley's Honey and Tar
which is sure cure Sold by Frost
& Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-10-23

ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sunday evening at 7:3(
Sunday school at p. N.
REV. c. M HITCHCOCK, Pastor.
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GERMAN EV. LUTHERAN.
Services will be held at 1000 a. m. except
lasv Sunday of the month Sunday School
every Sunday at 11:0O. C. GUTEKUNsT,
Pastor.
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SOCIETIES..
S. H. AND E. f. OF A.
CHURCHES.

NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN
REV. G. MICHAELSON
Services every Sunday at 1880 a. m. and
1880 p. no. Sunday School at p. m. fIayer
Service every Thursday at $3.50 D. m.
English service every second and ,st Sun
day evening of each month.
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SWEDISH LUTHERAN.

Services every other Sunday. Pastors
residence Cor. Pine Street and Seventh Ave.
West. @. }. BECKURMAN.
Pastor.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC
REV. FATHER URIC PETRI

REV. FATHER URIC PETRI
First Mass 7:30 IL. M; Children's Mass 9.15
a. M; High Mass. 1880 a. m; Baptism.
D. M; Instructions. 2:30 D. M; VeSpers.
y. m.
Friday $3.50 p. M Stations and benedct1on.