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The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
ITO PROTECT BANKS
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL SIGNAL
SYSTEM.
Almost Any officer Can Send Instanta-
neous Call for Police or Fire Depart
ment-Signals at Jail.

In addition to the regular system for
the patrolmen of the police force, a va
luable adjunct has been fixed at the
Jall by which the various night men will
have to make frequent reports
The night force consists of five men,
one sergeant and four guards. These
guards are stationed at different quar-
ters about the prison grounds, while the
officer in charge, remains in the office
except when inspecting the various
parts of the prison. A signal box is
placed at each of the four stations of
the guards and at 10 minutes intervals.
the guards will have to send in a re-
port. These messages are received in
the office of the jail where the sergeant
stays and the time of arrival is regis
tered by a special clock, which Colonel
Cotfey has provided.
In order however, to guard against
any possible "Oversghts" by the SER
geant in charge the latter is required to
send in a report every half hour to the
main office at the police station, a spe-
cial line having been run from the Jail
to the central station The guards have
no connection however with the central
station, all of their signalling being
done through the branch office at the
jail High Sheriff Brown is very much
pleased with the arrangement, and con-
siders it one of the most advantageous
points of the alarm system.
Another very valuable branch of the
system has been added. by establishing
private lines to the banks. The banks
can have as many lines as they wish.
the idea being to run a line to the diff
ferent desks in the establishment. In
one instance, a signal line will be
run to the cashiers desk, another to the
paying tellers desk and a third to the
office of the president of the institution
Under these desks, withing easy reach,
of the officials of the bank, are three
buttons, one for the police signal, one
for fire alarm and a third for a test.
The switch is kept on the police alarm
all of the time. The signals are receiv-
ed direct at the main offices of either
the police or fire stations.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
SHAKE THE ISLAND
BIG BLASTS AT KAKAAKO CAUSE
KICKS.
Houses Shaken in Distant Parts of the
City-Many People Frightened-win
dows Badly Smashed.

The blasting at the Bishop wharf slip
continues. The charges are-set off at
high tides, and have caused no end of
adverse comment as well as fright Be
fore it was generally known what
caused the noise, and rafting of the
earth, many people feared that the
island was experiencing an earthquake
Yesterday morning, the blasts seemed
TO be unusually severe. The conclusion
shook the houses as far away as Wal
kiki, the report waking many people
from sound sleep. Giant powder is
used in the work and enough of it is
put i'm each charge to apparently shake
all of the island within a radius OF two
or three miles.
Practically all of the windows in the
Healani Boat house, which is within
few yards of the blasting, have been
broken and this morning the windows
ia the draughting and other depart
ments of the Honolulu Iron Works
were shattered by the cOncussion. AT
Makikt, the reports were heard today
and the various houses trembled from
the shock.
The blasts are simply surface work
no drilling being done. The giant pow
der sticks are tied together on board
and then deposited on top of the coral
in about a foot of mud to moor them
down. A fuse is lighted to set Off, the
charge. The exact number of sticks in
each charge is not known, but it is es-
timated that at least two boxes of giant
powder, are used in each blast Three
blasts are placed in a row across the
proposed slip and then set off in rapid
succession?
The idea Of setting the blasts off dur
ing high tide Is to prevent the debris
| and stuff being thrown through the air
There is generally several feet of water
over the bottom when the blasts are sci
off, and this serves to smother the
broken coral and other debris from be-
ing scattered. The water is sent up in
to the air nearly a hundred feet, anC
makes a very fine sight.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
HORSES At THE PARK GOAT SOER AT WORK u OFFICERS ACT SUT FOR DAMAGES
AFTER ILLICIT DIsTILLERS OF
KALIHI.
Engaged Yesterday in Getting Evidence
Against two Alleged Offenders.
Promises to be Quite Acrimonious.

The United States authorities have
begun to take a hand i'm the work of
prosecuting violators of the internal re-
venue laws in the distilling of liquors.
For several hours yesterday one of the
officers from the revenue service, ac-
companied by Detective David KAPPA
was in kalihi valley working up owl
denCe i'm a recent disulling case
The case was that against the two
Castanhas who We're caught about a
month or so ago by Detective Kaapa
and a posse Evidence Of the illegal
distilling of OkOlehaO was found, incIud-
ing some of the still. The men were ar
raigned i'm the police court but the DO
lice dismissed the cases i'm order to per-
init the defendants tobe rearrested inn
mediately by the United States autho-
nj lies.
The work of the officers yesterday
consisted principally Of subpoening Wit
neSses. The Castanha place was visit
ed and some measurements which, fl
IS thought, will prove of advantage to
United states Attorney BreCkOns in
prosecuting the men, We're taken The
general lay of the land about the Cas-
tanha premises was taken by the Fe-
deral officer.
Evidence against the defendants is
to be presented to the grand jury short
ly and efforts will be made by the
United States authorities to have them
indicted.
1t is probable that the Castanha case
will be bitterly fought and some vigo-
rous swearing will be done 1t is
claimed by the defendants that they
were the victims of a countryman's
treachery.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY THE
DEFENDANT.
Robert NJ Fuller Wants $4,000 for
Injuries Received in Collision on
Washington Birthday.

Robert NJ. Fuller, today began suit
against the Rapid Transit Company
for $4,000 damages on account Of in
Juries alleged to have been received by
him in a collision between an electric
car and one of the Hawaiian Tramway
cars on February % last The suit was
| filed this morning by j. r. de Bolt. at
torney for the plaintiff.
Fuller says that he boarded one Of
| the Rapid Transit cars on February
% and paid his fare, intending to go
, to Palama, and that it was the duty
of the Rapid Transit company to safe
" land him there, but that the COM
pany failed to exercise due care and
diligence i'm operating the car so that
1t would pass safely over the line and
did not employ a competent and skill
tul agent to handle the car so that it
would not collide with any other car
along the line of the journey.
At Nuuanu street, it is alleged, the
defendants by its servants and agents,
80 improperly carelessly, heedlessly,
recklessly and negligently propelled,
conducted, directed and operated and
managed said car in which the plain
tiff was passenger as aforesaid that
collision occurred between said car
and car and team on said street at
the crossing of Nuuanu avenue, afOre-
said belonging to the Hawaiian Tram
ways company aforesaid
That by reason of said collision the
plaintiff, without any fault or negli-
gence on his part and while in the
exercise Of due care and caution, was
then and there caught and crushed be-
tween the said car on which he was a
passenger and the said car and team
belonging to the Hawaiian Tramways
company, and he did then and there
receive great, serious and dangerous
injuries to his body and limbs, and ne
was then and there greatly bruised.
hurt and wounded, and became sick,
sore, lame and disordered, and so re-
mained and continued for a long time"
Plaintiff says he was confined to his
bed for a long time by reason of the in
juries he received, and had to pay doc
tors bill, for all of which he demands
damages in the sum of 100000
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
CHINESE DISPLAY A FUNNY
CARTOON.
Those opposed to Consul Yang Wei Pin
And His Friends Ridicule Them in a
Cartoon

The Chinese opponents of Consul
Yang Wei Pin have enlisted the services
of strong ally in their fight against
the Consul and his friends. They have
secured a cartOOnist aud this morning
all of Chinatown has been laughing
over the first of his efforts The car
toon hits the consul and his friends, and
has apparently made a "hit' with the
Chinese
The Consurs family name is Yang
which means a goat. Using the sim
iliarty of name, the cartOOnist has
drawn figure of a goat with horns.
long whiskers, with a red button cap
on the goats head. Bending over by
the side of the goat and holding one Of
the fore feet of the animal, is a Chinese
in his shirt sleeves in the act of mailing
a small sized horse shoe on the foot Of
the goat. The picture is labelled "The
Goat Sheer at Work"
The cartoon was posted on a fence
present the Chinese merchants who
have been friendly with the Consul and
have acted as his advisers. The idea is
that these Goat shoers" are willing to
perform the menial offices of fiatterers,
in order to secure the good graces of the
consul and that they are nothing but
lick spittles to him.
The cartoon was pasted on a fence
on the makai side of King street near
Smith today, and attracted a large
crowd of Chinese. While it ridiculed
both the Consul and his supporters.
even the Chinese who were attacked
by the cartoon, appreciated the joke, as
was shown by the large crowd which
stood laughing over the cartoon, during
the day.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
THE M'BRYDE BONDS

Judge Humphreys this morning filed
a formal order, charging M. p. Robin
son, guardian of Annie T. X. Parker.
minor, with $27 900 invested by him in
McBryde bonds. The court disapproves
the investment and orders the guard
ian to surcharge himself with interest
on the amount invested, from the date
of the investment. A written decision
will be filed next week
In Judge RObinsOn's court the case
of c. b. Maile VS.. w. G. Achi, a bill for
specific performance, was decided in
favor of the plaintiff. The suit involved
some land at KeldO, Waikiki, the de-
fendant claiming that Achi had fail
ed to settle a mortgage for $4,000 as
agreed upon at the time of the. pur-
chase from him. There was no defense,
Achl claiming that he had intended to
pay the amount and had no idea that
a suit would be brought. He was Civ
en- ten days in which to pay.
In the divorce suit of Jean Ruth Sin
ger VS.. Carl Lewis A. Singer, Judge
Humphreys denied the motion for tenn
porary alimOny but ordered the de-
fendant to pay $50 attorneys fees and
$22 costs, which he said he was not
able to pay.
In accordance with the Supreme
Court decision i'm the case, Judge Gear
has filed an order revoking his order
of last October, which allowed c. A
Brown to visit his minor children every
other Saturday.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
GENEROUS GIFT OF
MILLIONAIRE KUNST
WEALTHY GERMAN MERCHANT
PRESENTS HOSPITAL TO sA-
MOAN GOVERNMENT.
BELIEVES IN GIVING MONEY
WHERE IT is MADE.
Two Story Hospital Equipped With
Modern Appliance Palm Shaded
Slope Will BE Ready by July.

Gustav Kunst millionaire merchant
of Samoa, who is at present staying i'm
this CITY, has prepared a valuable and
substantial gift for the islands in which
he has made his home in the shape of
a public hospital equipped with modern
appliances and ready to receive patients
After the death of Robert Louis Ste
venson the German capitalist purchas-
ed the home or rather the site of Val
lima, the house having been partially
destroyed by a shell during the trans
itiOn period in Samoa, and on the ruins
Of the house and amid the beautiful
surroundings of the poet author,
raised a new house, built in tropical
style and replete with comfort the only
residence worthy of the name on the
island. Vailima is some distance from
Apia and the environs are typical of
the beauty of the group, a glimpse of
its nature being gained from the water
fall and Naiads' pool painted by WOres
while a guest of Kunst, the picture be-
ing now on exhibition with the WOres'
collection.
Mr.. Kunst also owns property else
where on the. island, and seeing the
crying need for a hospital, decided to
build one and present it to the munich
pality and German government at Sa-
mao. His liberality did not go half way,
for knowing the limitations of the Sa-
moan builder and architect, one of his
trips to the coast resulted in a hospital
of two stories, with wards, dining
rooms, laboratories and appliances of
modern science guided by local cOndi-
tions and requirements being designed
and built. The building is, as suits the
climate, of wood with cool lanais for
Convalescents and airy wards for fever
tossed patients.
Ten acres of land, palm shaded, on a
slope midway between Apia and Val
lima go with the gift and when Mr..
Kunst left Apia on the last steamer
the hospital had been shipped in sec
tiOns on one of his own schOoners, the
foundations had been laid and work
was well in hand to see the editice
ready by the end of June.
The hospital will be turned over when
completed by it's donor with but few
reservations or restrictions. 1t is to be
a public hospital and it's use will not
be limited merely to Germans although
a restriction as to it's use by white
races will probably be enforced. The
government authorities will do all in
the shape of providing the necessary
staff of physicians and nurses and
thoroughly appreciate the gift and the
motive that prompted it.
Like many of the German merchants
whose enterprise has brought them in
to Southern seas, Mr.. Kunst evidently
believes in using a portion of his
wealth in doing some lasting good to
the place where it was made.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
AORANGI Is LATE

The Aorangi was due early this morn
ing from Vancouver and Victoria, with
two days later news. She may have
been delayed by some thing coming
down, as ordinarily she arrives on time.
When the vessel was here on the up
trip from the Colonies, some of her
tubes were leaking and she had to delay
some hours getting away, in order to
nave repairs made. 1t is possible that
she may have been delayed in leaving
Vancouver.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
LAWN PARTY.

Bishop Nichols desires to meet the
children belonging to, or affiliated with
the Protestant Episcopal Church. For
this purpose a lawn party will be given
on the grounds of Mr.. and Mrs. e. d.
Tenney, on the corner of Pensacola and
Lunalilo streets, on Monday afternoon
next, April 14th, from to 6 o'clock.
Electric cars pass the gate, and all
parents belonging to the church are
urged to accept of this invitation for
their children
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
sEMI- -WEEKLY sTAR.

Honolulu people who are going
abroad can have the Semi Weekly Star
Aailed to any address for the small
sum Of twenty-five cents a month. The
Semi-Weekly Star contains all the local
news Of impn tance, besides the daily
stock quotations
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
RALL TuEsDAY EvENLNa

Leahi Chapter No @ order of the
Eastern Star will give their First Ami
Versary ball which was postponed
March 31st at Progress Hail. Tuesday
evening April 10, 1902 for the Masonic
Fraternity and their families Tickets
$lOO admitting two persons, dancing at
eight o'clock
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
ICE HOUSE DELICAcrEs.

Camarinos California Fruit Market Is
the place for Ice house delicacies
Everything the California market af-
fords at this season OF the year can be
found at Camarinos'.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
AT LAHAINA.

LAHAINA, ApriO1O.-A meeting Of
the West Maui Teachers Association
was held last Friday evening After
a fine musical program, the fourth act
of the Merchant of Venice" was read
Mrs. Stella G. Reavis, editor of "Ha-
wallis Young People" is recuperating
in a cottage near the seashore.
Lt.-COl. French, of the Salvation
Army will give an address in Kinder
garten Hall on Tuesday evening.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
FEDERAL COuRT TERM

The April term of the federal court
begins on Monday. Grand jurors for
the term are to be in Estee's court at
10 o'clock on that day.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
SWELL MILLINERY.

For choice up-tO-date millinery l.. b.
Kerr & co. are in the front rank. The
Paris model hats are certainly crea-
tions of extreme beauty
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
Will BE MARRIED TONIGHT.

The marriage of H. A. Bigelow and
Mrs. Mary Parker Collette will occur
this evening at s o'clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. James on College street
Rev. osborne will perform the cere-
mony. Mr.. Bigelow is of the law firm
of Kinney Ballou and IIcClanahan.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
w. b. CORsETs.

L. b. Kerr & Co., Ltd, have secured
for the future the sole right for Homo
lulu for the celebrated w. B. Corset,
this is the most perfect fitting Corset
known to the trade and at popular
prices from SOC. upwards.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

The First National Bank of Wailuku
solicits collections on all parts Of Maui
and guarantees prompt and careful at
tention and reasonable charges.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
ARE YOU PLEASED?

Does the paper now on your walls
please you? Would some of Beaps new
1902 designs be an improvement. They
are sold at very low prices.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

e. +. DOLE,
Attorney General.

1t is possible that the fire claims
court and the insurance companies will
agree to submit the matter to the Su-
preme Court, though the question asrto
whether a court can review the FIRE
claims courts decisions intervenes.
Many lawyers think, however, that the
courts may take a hand. Suppose"
said one of them, that the fire claims
court should decide to pay a claim for
my board bill at the Hawaiian hotel.
Would that be a decision from which
there is no appeal? If so the fire
claims court has pretty big powers"
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
COULD FILL THE PAPER WITH
WI

This paper might be filled with items
like the following, and every one be
the absolute truth. Il had rheumatism
for years and tried almost everything,
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, three bottles
OF which have cured me. II is the best
medicine ever used. Philip E.
Rhoads, Pennville, Mo, u. S. A. Pain
Balm is for sale by all dealers, Benson,
Smith & Company general agents.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

Ads under situations Wanted" in
serted free of charge in the Star.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
CLAIMS
COMPANIES IN DANGER OF
HEAVY LOSSES.
Many of Them Paid Cash on China
town Losses-Dole Says Commission
Cannot Pay Them.

After the plague fires some of the in
suranCe companies interested adoDted
the policy of paying claims that were
presented to them by their patrons,
and they made a hit" by so doing
The companies that paid the policies
nave since had large increase Of pat
ronage in Chinatown, but if Attorney
General Dole is right i'm an opinion Civ
en- yesterday to the court of fire claims
they are likely to pay a big price for
their popularity. Dole says that the
insurance claims are not such as the
court has power to pay The court has
already heard nearly all of the cases,
the claims aggregating about $50, 900.
Act Is Of the last legislature, which
created the fire claims commission. has
nothing to say about insurance, except
that claimants who have received in
surance shall state how much when
they make their claims. The whole act
deals with those who have suffered di-
rect loss, it is claimed, the instructions
as to the methods of making claims
having reference throughout to prop
erty owners who suffered the actual
loss of property. There is no provision
for the filing of claims by insurance
companies that have paid insurance on
such losses
There is no way of recovering on a
claim except through the fire claims
commission" said Attorney General
Dole, ''and, according to act Is there is
no appeal from that commission. 1t is
well established rule of law that no
claims can be brought against a gov
ernment in ordinary courts for this
kind of loss"
The fire claims court will probably
set day for arguments on the PROPOSE
ton of paying the insurance companies
claims. All interested parties will be
allowed to appear and be heard There
lis no appeal, it is claimed, from the
decision of the fire commissioners on
this point. If the commission holds
that the insurance companies cannot
recover, they will be up against it, un-
less they can get another claims bill
through the next legislature.
There has been some talk of legal ac-
ton to knock out the whole act, on the
ground that the legislature has no
power to create a court of last resort.
This would leave the claimants out in
the cold altogether
Attorney General DOles opinion, Civ
en- to the court yesterday is as fol-
lows:
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

THE sEARCHLIGHT.
Look out for the searchlight on the
Heights.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

The Oriental Life Insurance Company
Is the Home Company and doing a nice
business. You had better join the pro-
cessiOn.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

THE LATEST FAD.
Evening parties at the "Tea House"
o. the Heights is the latest fad.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
Territory of Hawaii,


Honolulu, H. l., April II, 1902.
Mr.. F. w. Macfarlane, Chairman Fire
Claims Commission, Honolulu
Dear Sir: l think that the claims of
insurance companies for losses paid to
the sufferers from the sanitary fires of
1899 and 1900, amounting to about
eighty thousand dollars, do not come
within the provisions of Act Is of the
Session Laws of 1901 entitled, "An Act
to provide for the entertainment and
payment of all claims which may be
made by persons whose property was
destroyed by fire in the years A. D.
1899 and 1900, under orders of the Board
of Health"
1t seems to me that the fairer way
is not to submit my reasons ex parte
for taking this position, but on the
other hand, that a time should be set
when the insurance claimants, the gov
ernment, and all persons interested
may have a full and fair hearing upon
the construction to be given the act
from which the commission derives its
authority.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12
KINAIr sIGHTED TODAY.

The Kinau from Hilo and way ports,
was sighted 20 miles east at 1l:l5 o'clock
this morning. She viii dock about 1880
D. m.
The Hawaiian star., 1902-04-12

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Hapgape Riphts Of a Cornss.

a dead man has the same baggage
rights as a live one. This question
has been passed on by the chief bag
gage master at the union depot, and
1t was done inThurry, too.
There were five live persons and a
dead man awaiting for the decision.
The coffin was placed in the baggage
car and then the trunks of the five
friends were weighed.
The weight exceeded the $50 pounds
for each; but il the dead man was al
lowed baggage, this would solve the
difficulty. The clerk had never heard
of such thing before. He refused to
check trunk on a dead mans ticket
The train was almost ready to start.
The five persons did not care to pay
for the excess baggage, neither did
they like to allow the body to go alone.
The whistle Of the train footed its
first warning.
Just then the chief baggage master
arrived. lie took in the situation at
a glance.
Check the trunk, he exclaimed,
and the i've hurried of in time to
ca tch the train.
Then he explained to the clerk that
the general traiic managers associa,
tion had passed on the question only
last week. Denver Post.