The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-29
A SCANDAL BREWING OVER
KOHALA DITCH MEASURE
Exclusion Of Snakes May Be Brought About.
Daniel A. Rays Neglected Remains---Fire
Claims Bill Will Not Pass.

have the matter strlleht~urI out be-
fore long. on all sides there is a dis
fs'Tfiti0n. az first blush. Co laugh at the
efforts o. exclude snakes from the Is
I lands hus when officials are acquainted
with th~ real conditions they realize
/ the serious phase - th- question. quite
as much Ss dp the Hawaiiaus.
CABLE MATTERS
/ Representative Ccrliss 81 Michigan
waited ON she President and Secretary
% War yesterday. and asked their CO.
j operation iu securing legislation Tor tine
CONSTRUCTION 0r - purely American cable
between the United States and Hawaii.
with q connection with the Philippines
lie explained that German and Neither
lands companies arr. endeav0Ting To Sc
cure landing rights for cable between
tn. points named. In order O. complete
the cable circuit Uf the world under
the control of these governments. and
he asked that the President prohibit
the landing Ou United States territory
Of any cable owned or controlled by
foreign governments. There being some
doubt as 20 the powers 81 the eXeCu-
tive IN the premises. Representative
Coriisg said that he would introduce a
bill 90 cover the disputed point.
FIRE CLAIMS FAILURE.
Nothing seems Co be- doing on the
fire claims bill. The program has 0.en
changed repeatedly and u is gafe to
predict that nothing will be accom-
piishcd ut this session. 4ir. Pratt has
been working diligently but the iacN
Of official documents at the proper time
and other untoward happenings hav 4
blocked all prospects OF Immediate g.
VOrabie action. An effort may be- made
To- have the claim put on the general
deficiency bill. hut 10 Is thought here II
viii BE- OF no use.
DANIEL a. RAY BURIED.
Dan 4. Ray was buried Friday. May
t6 in the Congressional cemetery here.
The funeral was attended by the mem
b-rs Of the family. by Senator Cullom
Of Illinois. and number OF Capitol
employees who knew Ray intimately.
He died more than nine months ago In
Honolulu. but since then his body has
almost Circumnav!Eatcd the globe. For
twelve years he was clerk TO Senator
CuIIofn and o. the committees OF which
the Senator was chairman. Three years
ago the Senator secured an appoint
uent 81 United States Marshal OF the
Hawaiian Islands FOR Ray and ne went
TO his post. Last September he was
taken ill and died.
Ills body was placed In vault In
Honolulu and for more than q month
/ Ia awaited u favorable opportunity To
b.. sent back to IN. States. After four
weeks or more n transport put In port
from san Francisco. and Rays body
was placed on board. No one has been
abI.. TO discover how this was done.
but IA ls believed a mistake was made
/ At the Honolulu wharf. The body ar
rived At Manila three weeks later AMI
Tor several weeks remained In the hold
Of IN. transport. while the men ana
stores we're being unlOaded at the dock
Finally u was taken ashore and placed
In one OF the Government warehouses
After several weeks an army officer.
who had known Ray In this country.
learned OF his body being In Manila
and vas instrumental In having II
placed aboard n transport and returned
10 the United States Two months ago
h arrived at san Francisco. There. on
it, receipt. .; waE placed In q recciy-
inc vault with al. bcdi.- of several SOL
d{srs and officers brought 20 this coun-
try ON ga. same vessel. \ month ago
IL was placed IN a receiving vault In
III. Conversational cemetery. where u
remained tiiI buried yesterday.
\ daughter 90 the dead man u en-
pioy.d in the pension office here The
[
rarS. came g. Washington To attend
rN.. funeral. The permission % Speaker
Henderson for th~ int"rrueut In the
Congressional cemetery was easy 90 OBJ
tain. IN vi.W of Rays long s-rvtc" With
sssrlata committees and his association
With Senators and members 20 the
House. Ray was wcIl known Ia ill-
r,,is. vgh.r,- years ago h@ vas editor ~
fhs. bloomington PantaEr1ph. news
pap.r s;lIi in existence. lie was prom
lr~utiv Identified with the movement
Tor the organization 90 Republican
clubs.
wILCON'S PLANS.
DELEGATE wilcox is ~ a.. Capitol
falry but said this afternoon there was
,,thirc doing f5r Hawaii IN Congress
.iar11 proceedings. lie expects 20 re-
srru 20 Hawaii about the middle Of
Inn. ns 7 stated IN my last letter. II
4. prJhabir that ~ and eN-Queen Lii
upkaI1ni and her attendants will cross
.h.. Plcifc 70 Honolulu In the same
boat.
Efforts 90 pass the Hawaiian coinage
hm have not been abandoned. u pass
I "A the Senate a long ;irue ago brt has
b..n hanging FIRE iu me House 5s"auSr
/ :, ,he aSsence OF Chairman .S0uthsri
= ,he committee on coinage. weights
"a measures. He is In Ohio tryiu- iu
--t n denomination Speaker HenHrE-
sv- has agreed 20 grant him recosn'-
1 80. % bring the matter up There
| ,.,s n burcle o. the biz IN the Senate.
81 have already written. because Sen
ato- Foraker accidentally sent 20 the