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The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-16
MILLIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Owner of Lyon County Land Provides for
New Form of Charity.

"A new DuOllc OeneIactOf mas re-
cent? y come to light in New York.
His style Of benevolence is so en-
tirely different from anything yet
attempted, and a fact that a portion
Of the property which he has turned
over to the trustees to be used in
carrying out his plan is located
within a few miles Of Marshall. |.
Lyon county, Minn., our sister
county, makes the act of charity Of
some local interest.
The benefactor is nearly so years
old. He is bachelor who has re-
sided in New York City all his life,
and he places property to the value
of 81, 600, 900 to the disposal Of the
trustees of corporation to be
known as the Winifred Masterson
Burke Relief Foundation, a founda-
tion which Mr.. Burke names after
his mother, and the income which
is to be spent in caring for the
worthy sick and in providing main
tenance for poor persons during
convalescence. Children, whoshould
not be sent to hospitals, are to be
cared for out of this fund, and the
whole system is so orr ginal that
the trustees will have a great deal
of trouble in carrying out the inten-
tions of Mr.. Burke.
Mr.. Burke, himself, notwithstand
ing his age is president Of the Foun-
datlon, and associated with him as
trustees are such well-known men
as Abram Hewitt, former mayor o
New York, William Fl. White, Ed
ward NJ. Shepard and F. II. Stur
gis, all well-known New Workers
The deed, which was placed on
record quite recently, transfers
real estate of the estimated value o
81 225, 900 and personal property o
the estimated value of s2.7775, 900
The real estate includes the resi-
dence now occupied by Mr.. Burke
at IS West Forty street: l2s
acres of land along the old Boston
road in the borough of The Bronx
known as the Washington Bridge
! farm: SlNty-tlve acres of land. par
! in the town of East Chester anC
part IN the city of Mount Vernon
known as Sunny Brae: two acres il
the village of Duuellen. n. j.; two
! lots in Central avenue East Orange
several lots 10 West l56th street
near the Grand Boulevard, anC
l. 900 acres Of land in and neal
Marshall, Lyon county. Minn. Ex
cept so much as is cut up into towr
lots, this last tract is all farm land
The personal property conveyed
included 10. 200 shares of the com
mon stock of the Chicago. St Paul
| Minneapolis Il Omaha railroad
1000 shares in the AmalgamateC
Copper Co.. 500 shares of preferred
stock in the Chicago i North west
ern, l, 130 shares of common stock
aud $40 shares OF the preferred
stock of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad, 1000 shares O
the Morris i Essex railroad, 1000
shares OF the preferred stock of the
Missouri, Kansas, and Texas rail
ROAD, l 800 shares OF the preferred
stock of the Southern railroad, to
I gether with about 4,400 shares il
quicksilver mining companies anc
laud syndicates.
The deed specifies that the income
from all the property conveyed IN
der it shall be paid to Mr. Burke
during his lifetime At his deatt
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-16

the income passes to the control of
the foundation, except $4,000 per
year, which must be paid to Vim
centa NJ. Fensley SO long as she
may live. In fact the foundation is
directed to the death OF Mr.. Burke,
to set aside SO much of the property
conveyed by the deeds as will yield
an annuity of 81 900, which is to be
paid in regular installments to Miss
Fensley during her life.
These provisions are made for
Miss Fensley in consideration Of
'the care and attention given to the
party of the first part (Burke) dur
ing his later years. For nearly
forty years Miss Fensley has been
Mr.. Burke's housekeeper.
The headquarters Of the founda-
tion is to be the place where such
persons as may be of the class Mr..
Burke wants to assist may apply
for assistance. If they may be in
need OF medical treatment, they are
to be sent to such hospital as the
foundation may designate in the
city of New York or in Worchester
county and the expense of the treat
ment will be borne by the founda-
ton.
| Either during the life of Mr..
Burke or after his death, the foun.
dation may, at it's pleasure, build on
any site it may select "a GONZALES.
cling home To this home the ob-
ject of the benefactions of the foun.
dation will be sent to grow strong g
after they have been discharged
from the hospitals.
John Masterson Burke has led a
very long and rather uneventful ex.
istence He is nearly'9O years old
and with the exception Of occasional
trips to Central and South Ameri
ca, he has lived all his life in New
York.
Born in William street, he went
to work when a lad OF about Is years
for a shipping and trading firm
whose offices were in Brood street
He paid strict attention to business
and when few years past his ma
iority be started out for himself
According to the story told by a
friend, be chartered a ship, loaded
it with such merchandise as be
thought he could sell in South
America and sent it to sea.
The vessel returned with a cargo
which was successfully disposed O
in New York. and in the profits O
this roundtrip p venture was the
foundation of the Burke fortune
The merchant trader got enough
money to buy a ship OF his own
! Then he bought others and it was
not many years before his argosies
were sailing the southern seas ir
large numbers.
He began to trade with Centra
American ports and a greater pros
perity followed. His office was III
lower Broad street aud before be
was 80 years old be was regarded
among the foremost of American
traders. Finally. something less
than 80 years ago be retired from
business and since then has given
all his attention to the investmen,
of the money he made in trade.
His tastes have been always sim.
pie So for as bis most intimate
friends know, he never had a fad
He never took any particular inter
est in art or literature. or horses OF
fine estates. He has DO collection
of pictures or other works of ART
and his library is not costly. His
| house is plainly furnished aud be
never INDUCED himself in the lux
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

General Chaffee has sternly disap.
proved of the findings of the court mar
tial in the case of Major Waller and
Lieutenant Day, both of the U. S. Mar
inc Corps. 1t was for shooting Beers
upon their own responsibility that Kit
chener had three officers of the Aus
tralian contingent tried and executed.
In the case of Major Waller, however,
it was proved that he was mentally
and physically broken down, and Gen
eIal Chaffee. considers that Lieutenant
Day would have been justified in dis
obeying his superior officer under the
General Chaffee's rea-
soning upon Lieutenant Days case
might, however, be interpreted to cover
dangerous breaches of discipline. The
case will make a further stir in Con-
greSS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

The warning that was given by an
American correspondent who had been
through the Porto Rican disaster seems
to have been correct He said that the
greatest care should be taken as to the
distribution Of relief, otherwise the
population, being composed of the
material it is, would be pauperized.
This had been the case at Porto Rico
after the hurricane, The negroes sim
ply would not work. The distribution
OF clothes and food was all they want
ed. A similar state of things is occur
ring in the Leeward Islands. Though
good wages are offered for work which
must be performed the negroes prefer
t. draw rations and idle the day away.
There is nothing harder to supervise
than the distribution of a relief At
first blush there is the tendency to give
indiscriminate relief, but that has soon
to come to an end, and care and dis
erection have to be used. Then natural
ly comes a great deal Of grumbling.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Julian, Lord Pauncefote, had a dis
tinguished career, which closed while he
was practically in harness. Besides be-
ing a diplomat of ability, Lord Paunce-
fote was a sound lawyer and had during
his life work filled important legal posi-
tions in the British Colonies. He was
moreover deeply read in international
law, and in consequence was legal un-
der secretary to the Foreign Office of
Great Britain. Socially Lord Paunce-
fote was much liked, and he was highly
thought of by the officials at Washing
ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
NOTED ARTIST DEAD.

PARIS, May 26.-Jean Joseph Benja-
min Constant, the painter Is dead. He
was born in Paris in 1S45. He was one
of the greatest portrait painters of mo-
dern times. His best known work is
his full dress picture of Queen Victoria
on her throne in the House of Lords
He served two years in the French
army. He was decorated with the cross
of the Legion of Honor in 1878. He
painted portraits of Lord Pauncefort,
Jay Gould, stephen b. Elkins, and Mrs.
Potter Palmer. Among other celebrat-
ed pictures from his brush are "Maho-
met II entering ConstatinOple." "Pris-
oners In Morocco" Women of the Ha-
rem" and Beethoven Playing the
Moonlight Sonata"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

\ home on Midway Island will be
rather dull one. There will however,
be quite a small colony, and the staff
working in such a place viii have con-
siderable advantages in earning long
leave of ABSENCE after a stated period
of work. There are telegraph stations
in Asia which are more lonely than
even Midway Island can be, and when
the operators have a chance of getting
their throats cut by fanatic mussul-
mans. At Midway Island there is only
one thing to fear and that is an earth
quake wave. ......
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03


The stray dogs are being gathered in,
and the weeping owners is beseeching
the clemency of the Deputy Sheriff.
Now is the time when the wiley Ha-
waiian and Portuguese eniees the
small dog ip@ this premises and eases
him of his collar and tag: The. tag sys-
tenn for dogs is worthy OF solomon.
Who invented il lsRqw lost among the
mists of history. The honest, man pays
his dog tax and the dishonest,3rogu
profits by it. 1t is reported by the dog
catcher that the lady dogs are not
grateful to the lady dog legislature
They used to take a pride.in their three
dollar tags, and now they are only
adorned with dollar tag. H
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Our celestial fellow citizens seem to
be- quite up to the most up to-datc po-
litical methods The battle between
the advanced Chinese and the old con-
servative gang as represented by Con-
the courts have given a decision in
favor of the Bow Wongs. a meeting
made up entirely of the Consul's party
properly passed resolution against the
We're present the vote against them
was unanimous. ,.-. .H. ..-.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Territory. What ever of legislation Of
any value was passed through the two
Houses, came from the Republicans.
From the Home Rulers came nothing
but windy speeches, abuse of the exc
cuuve and wOrdy reCriminations among
themselves. Half dozen Home Rulers
inspired to the leadership of the party,
and each in turn was turned down.
The lamentable results were not the
fault of the Republican voters. They
had done their best and in Honolulu
had gained "a victory. No true Repub-
lican vote was cast for a Home Ruler
few boilers scratched their tickets,
but the Republican vote was a clean
one. The responsibility for the absurd
exhibition of legislative incompetence
rested with the Home Rule party and
is so recognized by any one who takes
interest enough in our affairs to study
the workings of the last Legislature.
The Home Rule party bears the odium,
While the Republican party, however it
was hampered by small numbers, bears
the honors of that Legislative struggle.
The Republican party must now hold
fast to it's traditions, and to the first
step it has taken here.
The manifest duty of the Republican
party is to nominate good men. Men
who will stand up for Republican prin-
clples, men who know what Republican
principles are and will unswervingly
follow them. The Republican party
does not want as it's representatives in
willing to be called Republican today,
or Democrats tomorrow, just as the cat
may jump on the mainland 1t wants
to nominate the best men in each dis
votes for it's nominees from Democrats
and Home Rulers, who will realize that
such nominees have been put forward
for their own intrinsic merit. Then if
men, the credit for putting forward
such men comes to the Republican par
ty and it stands thoroughly indicated.
Ii on the other hand, the Home Rulers
prove too strong and give us another
legislature similar to the last, the dis
credit will fall upon them and their
own folly and incapacity will be EN-
phasized.
This should be well kept in mind,
every Republican who votes for a
Home Ruler, is doing his best to knife
true Republicanism on the Islands.
Republicansm is growing upon the
Islands. Its principles are more thor
oughly understood But it must be out
and out Repubicanism that we stick
to. We want no Republicanism which
will toy with views that are diametri-
cally opposed. to Republicanism. The
Republican party leads, it does not fol-
low where other parties lead. The Re-
publican party has given enormous
prosperity to our country, in that pros
perity we all participate, and by stick
ing to RepubliCanism we shall continue
to share in that prosperity. Straight,
Independent Repubicanism is and must
be our motto.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
A MANIFEST DUTY.

There seems to be a desire on: the
part of a certain section of Republicans
TO accept the nomination of the Home
Rulers and to ignore the statement
make by a Home Rule leader that who
ever that party nominated, whether
posing as a Republican or a Democrat
was true Home Ruler. The SUCCESS
ton is a specious one and might strike
some of the unthinking as a possible
step towards harmony, 1t would be no
such thing and MOULD instead be a very
grievOus mistake.
1t must be clearly understood that
there has been fusion between the
parties. The Republicans ara only ask
ed to endorse the Home Rule choice,
and practically efface themselves into
the Home Rule Rarty, There has been
no meeting between the leaders, OF the
Republicans andi the leaders of the
Home Rulers, The attitude asked for
is not the attitude which the Repub-
can take, nor are the Republican voters
disposed to endure such a scheme.
We all have experienced the results
of a Home Rule legislature we saw
what it was in the last session, . We
know what it did not do. and we cam
not find out anything tHatit dia except
waste money upon IS oficials and
hangers-on, and faiB>to provide ader
quately for the expenditures of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

The regular study of German by the
young German residents will be carried
or now under the auspices of COM
mittee. The movement is a good one,
and will serve to bind together still
more the German colony in. Hawaii
There is a regular German school at
Lihue, on Kauai, which is supported by
the plantation. The teaching is carried
on in German, as is the religious in
structiOn. The children, after a GER
tain age, receive lessons in English.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

The silver tongued Fitch the cham
pion of the oppressed spendthrifts,
finds that they will take all that he will
advance and then let him struggle for
what he can get Even George Davis
has come in for Fitch's bounty getting
his fee in advance. The genial spend
thrift gets to the windward of his
champion now and then.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Numberless sehooners have. been built
here and one steamer. the Kilauea Hou.
There is no reason why our local men
should not be able, to, build the revenue
cutter for these waters, AT all events
some of our LOCAL s9f3l men are anxious to
have a try and have sent on for speci-
fications t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Cocoanut oil is largely used by the
Hawaiians in the outer districts for
hair dressing, and Mr.. Sedgwick will
find quite a number of small factories
spread over the group. To prepare it
for use it used to be chewed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

A local Paolo and Francesca affair
closed Decoration Day in a somewhat
CORY manner How the matter will
turn out whether simple cutting and
wounding or manslaughter wiz depend
upon the recovery or death Of the gen
tleman who was carved.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

The right of the Governor to appoint
the ad interim judges has been finally
upheld by the'Supreme Court, and an
other would-be transition muddle is
Settled. " L..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Hilo has a new postmaster Mr.. Ma
deira has received his commission and
at once proceeds to his post. Luther
Severance, whom he succeeds, has been
postmaster of Hilo for very many
wears
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Note Heads, Bill Heads. Letter Heads
and all kinds of Job and Commercial
Printing neatly and promptly executed
at the Star ONCE.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
Vim. G.lrwin AGO., Ltd,
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE AGENTS
AGENTS FOR THE

Scottish Union National Insurance
Company Of Edinburgh,
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ance Company,
Associated Assurance Co., Ltd, OF M
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Co., Ltd, of London,
aoyal Insurance Company of LIVERPOOL.
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don,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

The Hal case resulted i'm mistrial
and the whole matter will have to be
gone over again at the next term.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
classified Ads in Star.

One Insertion, per line Is cents.
Two insertions, per line rs cents.
One week, per line 80 cents.
Two weeks, per line 40 cents.
One Month, per line 60 cents.
Ads under " Situations Wanted" inserted
Tree until further notice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Reliable agents wanted with
sufficient capital to carry stock
and introduce the Perfection
Soda Fountains, operated by air
pressure. Producing delicious
soda at cost of &c. per glass.
Entirely new on the market, and
a first class seller.
Ranging in price from $500 to
$1,000. To the right party we
can offer exclusive agency for
an exceptionally attractive line.
ACORN BRASS WORKS.
Chicago, ILL.,, u. S. A.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Building lot corner King annd Nc
Gully streets. Pawaa tract. Rapid Tran
sit line will pass the door. Apply at
Star office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

A magnificent building site on the
PTnchbowl slope, near Thruston ave-
nue.. Particulars at Star office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
For Sale

Building lots in College Hills. Favor
able terms to homeseekers. Apply to p.
c. Jones or Jonathan Shaw, Judd Build
ing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
CHICAGO, UNION PACIFIC
& NORTHWESTERN LINE

Pullman fourteen-section Draw
ing-ROom and Private CompaTt-
ment Observation Sleeping Cars,
with Telephone. Electric-reading
Lamps in every Berth, Compart-
ment and Drawing Room. Buffet,
Smoking and Library Cars, with
Barber and Bath, Dining Cars
meals a la carte. Electric-lighted
throughout.
Daily Tourist Car Service at p.
m. and Personally Conducted Ex-
cursions every Wednesday and Fri
day at a. m. from San Francisco.
The best Of everything.
r. r. Ritchie,
Gen. Agent Pacific Coast
San Francisco.
SIT Market Street.
Palace Hotel.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03

Building lot corner Kin" and Kane
hameha road. Palama terminus of
p pid Transit road. Apply at Star Of
fee. .
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
Furnished Rooms 10 Let

Furnished rooms in the central part
of the city. Arlington" Hotel street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
Furnished House To Rent

A nicely furnished room. Apply at
3i8 Beretania street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
For Rent Furnished

In very desirable location, House of
six rooms and bath, will make rent
reasonable to desirable tenant. En-
quire of Hawaiian Trust Co., Ltd, 1923
Fort Street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
To Rent

Cottage with use of stable on Kuikini
street. Rent $25 per month. Apply .
Jonathan Shaw, 404 Judd Building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
Stamps

Wanted to correspond and exchange
with collectors. Chas. II. Boyle, 80 Lord
street, Fremantle, West Australia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-01

/ sion Of this sort perhaps was her trip
to Charleston where she paid a visit TO
historic Old Fort Sumter As the spoil
ed princess aid not, however take kind
~ even 10 Canada, she passed as much
OF her time as was possible In the ola
country. Along toward the end OF her
stay IN Canada she WAS visited by her
nephew, Prince George, the present
Duke Of York and Prince Of Wales,
That was IN 1889 ana he was then on
board the Canada, which after touch
ing at several United States ports took
the sailor prince TO Montreal
/ From Montreal Prince George went 10
Toronto and Niagara and thence 70 Of
tawa, where he met his aunt, the Prn-
cess Louise. Prince George and his
brother the Duke Of Clarence, had
made a previous voyage together In the
Baoohante which extended over three
years. The strange chain Of clrcum.
stances by which Prince George came
into the succession TO the British throne
by the death Of his brother and mar.
rled the latlers hancee Is well remem-
bered George was always the popular
fayorte the same difference existing
between him and Clarence az separated
his father and his uncle, the Duke Of
Edinburgh,
Another Prince George second son
OF the king Of Greece, paid brief visit
to this country IN June, 1891, but abb
solutely incog, II IL said that he was
intending to look us over" in company
with his cousin, the present ear OF
Russia, after their oriental tour but
that the act OF the Japanese fanatic
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-01

Then, at the request of the company,
an international technical commission
composed Of ten eminent engineers
from the United States Great Britain,
Germany Russia and France was APP
pointed. This commission spent two
years in It's examinations and finally in
1898 unanimously Endorsed the previous
plans and estimates Of cost. At that
time II was declared that the canal was
but two-dfths completed, that the cost
to complete 1t, allowing 20 per cent for
contingencies, would be slO2, 100000 and
that the time necessary for the work
would be from eight to ten years.
De Lesseps had declared that the
Panama canal would be easier to con-
struct than Suez had been, but that
this was erroneous has been amply
proved The physical obstacles were ut
first simply awful The Culebra range
OF mountains, near the center OF the
route, the unrlly Chagres river, the tor
rental tropical foods Of the rainy sea-
son and the terrible climate-all con-
tributed to the increase Of the engineer.
Ing difficulties Thousands Of lives were
sacrificed during the reign Of extrava-
gance, and the mortality among the
workmen was appalling, even the well
seasoned negroes from the adjacent
country and Jamaica falling victims to
disease. Every sleeper on the Panama
railroad Is said TO have ropraeented a
life, for throughout the isthmus the cll-
mate Of the lowlands is inimlcal to
health. sill, with increased care OF the
workmen and modern sanitary appll-
ances, It's deadly effects may be miti-
gated, as shown by the experience Of