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The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
Peace Not Near.

PARIS, Feb. 1.-The Liberte prints a
dispatch from Brussels which says that
DIR. Leyds. the European agent of the
Beers, recently received a communication
from General Botha, dated only six
weeks ago, in which the Boer command
er-in-chief not only does not alude to
his alleged desire for peace, but declares
the Beers are sufficiently provisioned to
continue the struggle hopefully, and that
the situationsin Cape Colony Is growing
worse for the British. The Temps cor
respondent, IN an interview with DR..
Leyds and Mr. Fisher at Brussels, re-
sarding the powers of the Boer delega-
ton in Europe, quotes them as saying:
I'VE are duly accredited by our govern
ments, and could begin negotiations at
any time; but We will do nothing conclu-
sive before consulting with the com
mandets, and neither Steyn nor Botha
nor any leader will make decision
without comforting with us"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
QUARANTINE SUIT,

, DIR. Wood, former president of the
Board of Health, DR.. Cooper, his success
sor, and Chester Doyle, formerly super
intendent of the Dr!llshed Detention
Camp, during the plague epidemic. are
to be relieved of further anxiety regard,
ing the suit for $4,000 brought against
them by Japanese held at the drillshed
i'll quarantine. 1t is understood that At
torney f. NJ. Brooks, who brought the
suit year ago on behalf OF a large
number of Japs, has decided to drop it,
The matter grew out of the belief of
the detained japanese that they should
be paid for services as cooks, yard clean
els and as other classes Of workmon
within the stockade. In their suits they
claimed that they. had been promised
wages for their duties. While in quaran-
tine these men Were fed, clothed and
sheltered until their periods of quaran-
tin were finished, when they were allow
ed their freedom. The suits aggregating
about $4,000 were assigned to one Japa-
nese and by him placed in the hands of
Attorney Brooks
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
To Go on q Cruise, ,

Ihe government tug Iroquois will leave
IN about three months on her annual trim
to the Islands lying northwest of here.
ne cruise Will take several months. The
lioquois viii be away longer than usual
As Captain Merry is anxious to have All
the islands and shoals exactly located on
the charts. Longitudes will be taken In
order that the location of reefs and
shoals which menace navigation may be
inquired on the new charts. But little Is
known OF the islands and shoals of that
section of the Pacific which the Iroquois
VIII visit. 1t includes Laysan and the
Midway Islands. Two years ago Can
tam Pond took the Iroquois to Midway
Island To make surveys for the location
OF government cable station. He had
no tme to make chartings of the other
Islands and shoals. He was to have re-
turned last year but was too busy to get
away. Next May Lieutenant Rodman
VIII take the Iroquois on her trip.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11

crai chinese and Hawaiian cry FOR the
police.
IN 20 was about NIFTY yards away
from ais own house whom he heard the
cries Tor help from his Wife ana in
company with several other Cinnamon
he ran toward the woman. "a he ala
50. the intruder rushed out through the
door. The woman was standing near
by ana as he passed her he made a
savage lunEe at her with a knife. She
dartcd TO one side but the knife sank
into her left shoulder owing T. the
thickness OF the many shirts she wore
the blade merely penetrated the skin.
Before assistance arrived the would be
assassin had escaped into the dark
ness.
The woman when asked fyr a descrip-
tion OF her assailart was unable %
give 1t. saying she was SO badly fright
ened that she only remembers he was
very large man and wore a dark hat
which seemed to have been pulled down
tight over his eyes.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
HILO DOCK co.
FILES ARTICLES

Articles of incorporation for the Hilo
Dock Co. were received yesterday by
Treasurer Wright. The corporation has
a capital of 100000, with privilege to
increase to $1,000 600, divided into
shares of 800 each. The place of bus
mess is given at Hilo and the objects
of the corporation are:
''ro build own and maintain for hire.
docks, wharves, quays and other arti-
fetal landing places for boats and
ships. GfN'fn
ITO contract with others for the con-
struction and to construct for others
for hire, docks, wharves, quays, break
waters and jettiea. 1.a 80 =
ITO build, own and maintain for hire,
warehouses and scales. -7"
To engage in general business of
dredging and lighterage.
The stock is held as follows: f. Il.
McStocker, president, 100 shares; T..
Peck, treasurer, 80 shares: John A.
Scott, secretary, shares: l.. A. Thurs
ton, 100 shares; w. IL. Lambert. 100.
VIM. Watson. 100; w. IT. c. Canipbeff,
so; c. c. Kennedy, 10; J. W. Mason,
10; j. h. Dillon 5: Mrs j. l.. Richard
son ?; {. III. Klugel, 100; X. 4. Guard.
so; j. 4. Clay, so; j. ii. Hamburg, 10:
Il. y. Holmes, 8; DIR. ]. j. Grace, 5; A.
T.. Sutton, 2.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11

not know two groups of feathers on
the back rise upward in n threatening
manner and remain in that position
until the stranger retires. If 1t is some
one he knows the feathers fall back and
he courts their attention.
The owner of the rare bird states
that none of his family have known of
the existence Of such owls in the Kali
hi valley for the past forty years. They
were at one time plentiful. The native
for the owl is pueo. When fully grown
it is the size of a large hen or the alala,
or crow. Its feathers are notified, it's
eyes exceedingly large and the claws
are sharp like those of a cat. In APP
pearance the OWLS head is very much
like that of a cat. 1t catches mice,
small birds and young chickens, on
which it lives. The feathers were for
merly made into very handsome kahi-
lis.
In ancient times the owl was thought
to be god and was worshipped by
multitudes. Some families looked upon
the appearance of an owl near their
habitations as warning of approach
ing death; others as the coming of good
luck. On the hills back of Kaiapu, in
Manca Valley, beyond the bluff on
which the Castle residence Is located,
owls once Inhabited the caves in great
numbers.
one of the legends of Manoa Valley
gives the owl great prominence as god.
The legend Of Kahalaopuna shows that
the owl was looked upon as such. a GER
tain owl being known as the guardian
of the beautiful maiden
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
FORFEITED BAIL.

More than half of the thirty defend
ants in cases before Judge Wilcox yes
terday morning Were soldiers, the major
lily belonging to the transport Meade.
twelve were charged with intoXication
and five with affray. The seventeen for
feited In all SIP cash bail, Not a single
man answered to his Dame.
The sole representative of the boys-in-
blue was Frenchman named Rogers,
who got into fight with a soldier and
was charged with ARRAY The soldier
got away on the Meade, but Rogers, who
lives here, pleaded guilty and was fined
81 and costs.
sam Castle. charged with assault and
battery on Puali, lei woman, was daed
Sc and costs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
STABBED
IN SHOULDER

But for the fact that the wife of All
Pc, Chinese living at Kalauao, wore
four shirts according to the custom
among the celestials, she would now be
numbered among the dead. On Satur-
day night she was assaulted by a bur-
slar at her home and a knife was
plunged into her left shoulder. with
murderous intent, but happily without
fatal results.
On Saturday night All Pc went to a
neighboring house to celebrate the
New Year, leaving his wife and their
children at home. The house Is located
at point about midway between Aiea
and Waiau. The wife retired with her
children at an early hour. About nine
O'Clock as near as she can remember
she was awakened by noise in the
house. She thought it was her hus-
band and did not pay any further at
tention. Later on she heard the per-
son fumbling with the trunk which
stood on the opposite side of the bed
room. In the trunk the couple kept
their valuables. When she heard this
noise she turned around to see who it
was, She called out in Chinese, who
is there?" No answer came from the
intruder, who went on with his work of
prying open the lid. She crawled out
Of bed quietly and going outside, yelled
Haul in. Haul in" which is the gem
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
SHOULD PUT A
DUTY ON COFFEE

The next commercial treaty, that
made with the Hawaiian Islands, was
| more for political than for commercial
purposes; but during nearly the whole
time or its existence the annual i'm
ports from Hawaii were several times
greater than the exports to that coun-
try. treaty was negotiated with
Mexico which would have admitted
some things produced in the United
states but Congress refused to carry
1t into effect.
The United States has apparently
made mistake in putting coffee and
some other things on the free list in
stead of using them for reciprocity
purposes. This applies particularly to
South America. or its products i'm
ported into the United States ninety
TWO per cent are admitted free OF duty.
But of the United States exports to the
countries of South America we pay
duty on all We furnish to those coun-
tries fifteen per cent OF their imports
ana purchase of them thirty per cent
OF their exports; showing in their case
that buying from "A country does not
result in return sales. In ten years we
SOLD to the countries south OF us SCOT !
100000, while we bought OF them s2,l35,- |
100000. In thirty years we purchased
OF Brazil Sl,500,00 900 worth of her
products, which compelled us to pay
the enormous sum of $3.50, 900 600 in !
gold or its equivalent to settle the bal |
ance Of trade. Nearly every cent of
that sum has gone into the pockets of
European merchants and manufacture
ers. The exchange alone charged by
the London bankers on this business. |
as reported by a congressional COM !
mlttee, aggregated at least $40 900 900 |
ana we paid to owners of English ships
S3OOOO.OOO In the same transaction. And
yet Brazil today discrlminates against
us. She charges a higher duty on -four. |
Tor instance, when it comes from the
United states than when ii comes from
the Argentine Republic. She does this |
In return for reduction of duties by |
the Argentine Republic on Brazilian
coitee' whereas We admit that coffee
Tree OF duty, and in the last fiscal wear
imported from Brazil S7O,G43, 347 in val
ue or her products, while the Argentine
Republic did not take $4,000, 900 worth.
Ihis illustrates how the United States
mas thrown away opportunities for re-
ciprpcal trade by putting an article
ike coffee on the free list, and then
submitting to unjust discrimination on
the part OF such country as Brazil.
from which we import nearly six times
as much as we export to her-Extract
from article by +. j. Gibson in Decem-
Der Forum.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
STORM IN THE CHANNELS.
Lively Time for Shipping Off the
British Isles

LONDON. Feb. 1.-The storm in the
English and Irish Channels is undated.
Numerous minor wrecks have occurred,
frequent reports have been received of
men washed overheard and the crews of
the life boats and rocket apparatus have
been kept busy.
The British armored cruiser immortal
tie encountered terrific weather. The
seas washed clean over her 92-inch for
ward guns.
Many fishermen are reported to have
been drowned.
In the Clyde upwards of forty vessels
are foSbound between Greenock and
Glasgow.
The mail steamer which left Dover for
Ostend yesterday afternoon was sighted,
in distress. in the channel this morning.
rugs assisted her into port. Her pas
sengers had terrible experiences. The
steamer was swept by the seas for over
twenty hours.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
EXPERT GRIFFITH
ON FORESTRY

Edward M. Griffith. the forest expert,
was in the Waialua Mountain yester-
day with Manager Goodale. Today he
will be at Honolulu. He expects to-
morrow to be out with Edward Da-
mon in the Moanalua hills. returning to
town Thursday. Mr.. Griffith will give
a talk on forestry next Thursday even
ing, in the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION hall, at 8 O'Clock, to which
every one interested in that subject
is especially invited to attend. No
doubt Mr.. Griffith will be pleased to
answer any questions that may be ask
ed him on this very important sub
iect
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
WILL BLESS ASHES
OF PALM LEAVES

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday the feast
of ashes and sack cloth, when the sea-
son of penitence begins. At the Catholic
Cathedral and at St. Augustine's Chapel,
the latter presided over by Father Val
entiuN. the day will be observed with the
solemn ceremonials of the Roman church.
At $50 in the morning at both churches
the ashes of the burned palm leaves left
over from the previous Palm Sunday,
will be blessed. In the evening at st.
Ausustine's Chapel ashes will be given
to the communicates by the custom of
marking their foreheads. Today all the
palm leaves which We're left over in the
cathedral, and those which have been
preserved during the year by people who
received them from the bishop, will be
brought into the sacistry of the cathedral
and burned. The ashes will be sifted and
preserved and blessed tomorrow morn
ing. Father Valentine has received spe-
c!al authority from the Bishop of Pan
opols to bless the ashes at st. Angus
tines chapel.
In the evening the ceremony of the
giving of the ashes will be celebrated at
st. Augustine's. AS the priest makes the
sign of the cross in ashes upon the fore
heads of those presenting themselves,
he will say: Remember thou are dust,
and to dust thou shalt return"
The bishop sprinkles the ashes upon
the crown of his head, and performs the
same service to the priests. the crown
of the head being selected for the rea-
son that in most countries the crown is
shaver.
This will be followed by the stations
of the cross. Seven young ladies and
seven young men win take part in this
beautiful ceremony. The gilded crosses,
fourteen in number, have been prepared
by Father Valentine. The procession will
make the circuit of the interior of the
church, and, as each station is reached,
cross will be affixed to the holy pic
ture.
Ash Wednesday, the first day in Lent,
IS so-called because in ancient times it
was the custom for penitents to appear
in the church covered with ashes and
sackcloth. In the English prayerbook
the communion service is used on Ash
Wednesday as provisional substitute
for the "godly discipline" to which, of
old, offenders Were subjected on this day.
Portions of this service were incorporate
ed into the Ash Wednesday Office in the
American Book of Common Prayer in
17S9, and a ''Penitential Office for Ash
Wednesday" has been appended to the
Special Prayers and Thanksgivings" in
the Standard of 1892
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
School Calendar.
NEST of four baby owls was
discovered about three months
ago by DR.. George HuddN in the |

Following Is the public school calendar
for the remainder of the year, as pub
lished by order of the Department:
Saturday. Feb. %, Washington's birth
day National holiday.
Thursday. Feb. q. Longfellow's birth
day
Friday March rs, Good Friday.
Friday, April Z. Winter term ends Qs
weeks)
Easter vacation Zone week.. ~.
Monday April IA, Summer term begins
Thursday, May s. Ascension.
Thursday, May 90, Corpus Christi.
Friday, May 80, Decoration Day.
Wednesday, June II, Kamehameha day
Qiawaiian holiday.
Saturday, June H. Admission day QIa-
waiian holiday.
Friday, June q. Summer term ends.
Summer vacation d1 weeks).
Friday, April Z, Thursday, May s, and
Thursday, May 80. are days OF obligation.
Children of Catholic parents are not com
PEELED to attend school on these days.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. /. 1900

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. /, $780,
DIR. w. II. SAUNDERS & Co, Chi.
cago, Ill:
Dear Sirs: Kindly accept my thanks
for the wonderful and permanent cures
you have wrought upon many members
of my congregation. | have )rglnizad
a society among my members to pro-
mote and advertise this most safe and
speedy cure for this dreaded curse and
disease which so many are afflicted
with. You win hear in the very ne"r
future of the result of their labors.
sincerely hope that God will bless you,
and allow You to still continue in this
great and good work in saving our Eel
low mortals from the scene of destruc-
ton, and place them on the road to
live sober and righteous life. Only
wishing I could do more to assist you
In this noble and worthy work. am.
Yours in Christ.
Rev. j. NJ. b
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11

A NEST of four baby owls was
u discovered about three months
ago by DR.. George Huddy in the
Kalihi valley behind his residence. The
discovery of the quartette of owlets is
important in that few of the species
nave been found in late years. Three
into captivity, but the oldest of the
lot lived and is growing into fine
bird, and is at present about the size
of a small pullet. He is thoroughly do
INVESTIGATED and makes himself perfect
ly at home in the residence of DIR,
Hubby, mingling with the people with
out fear.
The three dead ones We're taken in
charge by Mr.. Bryan, Professor Brig
hams assistant at the Bishop Mus
cum, and they are now stuffed and
form a group with one brought to the
museum about four years ago. 1t has
been said at the museum that the
owls are exceedingly rare and are val
liable in the preserved state for the
museum.
The pet eats mice as well as raw
meat. Dr. Hubby was quite troubled as
to the manner in which the owl di-
gested the bones and was rewarded n
short time ago when the owl retired to
corner and began retchng Soon a
quantity of bones issued from his
throat and the youngster then resum-
ed his eating of further food.
The owl is of the horned" species
When approached by some one he does
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
CHANGES At
COURT HOUSE
improvements viii
Be Made at
Once.

The changes 10 be made In the Jude
larry building for the accommodation Of
the new Judge We're finally decided
upon at yesterdays meeting OF the eX-
ecutive council The work of remodel
ing the second floor win probably start
Friday or Saturday, the plans for ev-
erything having been approved. The
total cost of the Improvement viii be
in the neighborhood of $4,000. Supern-
tendent Boyd said yesterday that the
building itself is in splendid condition
that the concrete foundations are as
strong as when first built, and the only
changes necessary win be in the parti-
tons, and these alterations will not at
feet the stability of the structure.
According to the plans prepared by
Superintendent Boyd the chambers of
Judge Gear will be divided into two
smaller rooms l3.9x30.1 each. which will
be used to accommodate juries, or wit
nesses. Judge Humphreys present
room will be made into court room.
Both the offices of Chief Justice Frear
and Associate Perry win be cut into
rooms of 13.9x30 feet each making
chambers for four judges. Justice Gal
baith's present quarters will be cut
into two smaller rooms, for an asso-
ciate Justice and for one of the Circuit
Judges. The stenographers room ad-
joining Justice Galbraith's chambers
will be so arranged that it may used
for court room in case of necessity.
Part of Humphreys old chambers will
be given over to the stenographers but
no changes will be made for the pres
ent at least, either in the Supreme
Court library, the old court rooms or
the clerks offices. When the improve
ments are completed 1t will afford room
for four courts to hold sessions at the
same time, II necessary, and still allow
plenty of room for the private quarters
of the judges. The present jury room
on the mauka end of the hallway will
still be used for that purpose, so that 1t
Will be possible to have three juries at
work at the same time, one for each
Circuit Court.
OTHER MATTERS.
Superintendent Boyd reported the
resolution he had received from the
Home Rule Party protesting against
the employment of Asiatic labor on
Territorial work. and said that he d.u
not employ Asiatics excepting when no
other labor was procurable.
The applications of George Mundon
and kaeo for liquor licenses on Kauai
were denied, a protest having been re-
ceived from residents OF the district.
The dealers license of Martha and
$. l. Shaw in Honolulu were renewed.
The application of Yeubaki for a Ii
cense at Kau, Hawaii. was referred to
the Deputy Sheriff there for investiga-
ton.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11

The Japan Gazette says that the
Japanese warships to be brought out
here from England within the current
year are the first-class battleship Mi
kasa. 1851 tons, and four torpedo boat
destroyers, namely, the Akatsuki Ka-
sunni, Shirakumo and Asashio, all of
2's tons displacement: while those
whlch are under construction and are
to he completed, are two second ella SIS
cruisers of $500 tons displacement
namely, the Niitaka and Tsushima,
and four torpedo boat destroyers-Ha-
rusame, Murasame, Hayatori and Asa
kiri
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
Last OF the Convent.

The remaining building of the old
catholic convent is being demolished
preparatory TO the construction OF the
extension TO the new building recently
completed. The space between the new
building and the billiard parlors at the
lower end will be built up in accord
ance with the plans already made use
of in the section adjoining the Cathe-
oral.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11

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AZ the TRANSPORT rnouas en- route to
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ninpp'ies Si'" % "''A' iast 'u,' anu
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,ne VI So az nc
vas oeia!eu, tnuusn t"t APPROPRIATION
'as "a "'.,.D Wv W,
Nesios .he su''f iS.aiiu VI INC
Sup o"'" 1., ~ u'', ."o
future poss'pIIt'es VI me TniiiPPlheS
yesterday. WINE ihe iapor is not as
good as Chlnese. Yea II IS much cheap
er, and the cost cf production is not
so great as in Hawai- The Filipino is
law and shIrtIess and works on the
,I,n,,+iore o,1,, r,,,, oo,,rouad 70
-, - -. ,,- - ~ 49,,
ne s"s"' p'''I,'' va $50
not Oh such IdIE' 'A''n. as mere 'helr
average SIZE heihs proudly three 10
four hundred aeles. The largest ana
best-conducted is about 1000 acres in
extent, and some mp. TO- date methods
are used there. thourA the cultivation
If su.ar /. "a, from having attained
~ - $500 r.,r,an.,on an,,arart
me ms "pp'' ~.
ia '.ou's'"''" an" 10 ON o,'is ~"
grade OF sugar IS raised. IL Is ground
in the old-fashloned three-roller mills,
and the crudest methods possible are in
sent to China for refining and the
white sugar !. ,h,n returned 70 Manila
Gov rsa re- rh,,, il, sra r,a,l,o,
10, my
i'i all lhe suEal '""' 10 nv" peiiis
raised IN 'he fh'upphes, ana II Is IN
great demand Some little Is shipped
90 New York, but China takes the bulk.
No doubt when it admitted free the
philippjnes viii SHIN NIL its sugar tn !
tho limited states
,srb. Acr;c,,r.,,r,,I r,.,o, &c 60 ho nc
tahlishea on +he Isiond NJ Negros do |
.ot Inow Tho .y,,t n,.ns to bo fn,,owaS
wb.tS.r w.. niI t,r.t ,aaoh ~ hn,s
Icnplisb ana ocrirn,iu,. aftarwards ar |
v1ethar he .,,'a.nta ,.., ara hairo adm.
Gated in IN. scLonis ai nresent win he |
turnes over to ms rphs ,atter n,an
1vorlS nrobahIy ~, IN, h.st othoru,iso n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
Vessels Due.

The following vessels are due: Ameri-
can ship Mary l.. Cushing, 50 days out
from Newcastle American barkentine
Wrestler, 81 days out from Newcastle
for kahului; American schooner Metha
Nelson, 81 days out from Newcastle;
american. ship Lucille. 33 days from San
Francisco for kihei; American brig Tan
ner, 16 days from San Francisco: Amer
lean schooner Allen A., 80 days from
Gray's Harbor for Hilo
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11
Playful Italiaus

NEW YORK, Feb. IA dynamite bomb
exploded in the midst of a crowd OF TIA
lians celebrating a feast day in Eliza
beth street, severely injuring two per-
sons and throwing others into a panic.
Two Italians who caused the explosion
were arrested. They claimed the usual
fireworks had been omitted from the cell
ebration and for that reason they set off
the bomb.