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The Washington times., 1903-01-25

Got US hin a box, Mr.. Keeth, you
ave" declared Fitch.
oh, dry up" said Ford. we can
go back and Try again"
Hi don't try no more" declared
the trader, with emphasis. Hive
got enough. It looks like we wouldn't
be able to crawl back hup there
any'ow."
We won't talk about getting up till
we've got down" said Keeth quietly.
and he began to uncoil the rope he
carried.
There you have it," exclaimed
Ford I'd forgotten the rope Here's
just the place to fasten it."
A huge boulder, sunk deep in the
bluff, hung over the narrow beach
below. Keith quickly lnotted one
end Of the cable over this projecting
rock and then swung down the re-
naming distance to the verge of the
river. Ford and the trader quickly
followed him.
The shore was not a dozen feet broad
at any point within their view, and
the river raced along with a sulIen
rnurmur. The WATERWAYS low now. In
time of freshet the river doubtless
filled its bed from bluff 10 bluff, en-
tirely covering the narrow strip Of
shingIe. They had made the descent
Of the bank some distance below the
bridge. There were plenty of little
eddies near the shore, and great. black
suags reached their ugly limbs far
out into the river; but the thing
which they hoped to find caught
among these obstructions did not ap-
pear. The ueacherous. guide and his
victim. locked in that awful embrace,
seemed TO have sunk to the bottom Of
the stream aad remained there.
They searched the margin of the
river as TAR down as they could go.
At the sharp bend half a mile or 50
below the bridge the shore ceased.
They could so no farther. The bluff
above them looked forbidding and un-
scalabIe. The only path by which
they might return to the summit was
the one down which they had scram-
bIed.
Come, we may as well go back,
said Keeth IN despair. Poor Jose is
beyond our reach"
You fellows viii ave to 'elp me
hup that rope. declared Fitch. gloom
lily This cliff climbing hafu'f yy0t
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even Ronald Keith shrank from
crossing it
"Ah, senors, eet ees simple" ex-
claimed Rodriguez, noting their hesi-
fancy
He motioned Manuel to lead the
way and leaped upon the end of the
timber himself The guide started
across the gulf as nonchalantly as
though he were crossing a perfectly
secure bridge with hand rail on
either side instead Of tree trunk
which quivered and shook with every
step. The spaniard followed close on
his heels.
Hold on, let's see how they get
across" said Keeth. and he and his
TWO friends watched Jose and the
guide with intense interest
But they crossed without mishap
and Immediately upon feeling the soil
rock beneath his feet Jose turned and
swung his hat encoura gingIy. For
an instant his back was turned 10
the guide. That instant was evil
IDENTIFY the opportunity for which
Manuel had been waiting.
Before Keith or his comrades could
utter the warning shout which rose to
their lips the huge Indian had seized
the slight form of the Spaniard about
the waist He pinioned one arm, but
Jose must have possessed muscles Of
steel. He twisted about in the giant s
grasp and seized him in turn by the
throat. Neither could draw his knife
and for d moment they swayed and
struggled on the verge of the preci-
pice.
Uttering a loud shout Keith, for
getting the swaying bridge, sprang
upon the log and ran toward the
scene Of the battle He drew his pis-
tol from its sheath as he went. but
he dared not fire. the men were 50
closely interlocked- The timber
swayed frightfuny beneath his feet,
but he scarcely noticed the vibration
His eyes were on that struggling pair.
He saw nothing else.
Suddenly Jose tore his other arm
loose. Instantly his freed fingers
sought his belt, he drew the knife,
and like a fash struck it into the
guides breast! The Indian staggered
pack. but not for an instant dId ms
grip about mis- antagonists body pc
lax. Gathering his waning powers
for one desperate effort. he sprang
forward TO the edge of the cliff and
pitched headfrst into the gulf, carry
ing the Spaniard with him!
They whirled over and over in the
air as they descended. striking the
water with a nightly splash at last.
and disappeared beneath the surface
Keeth fell face downward UPON the
timber, and clung there with both
arms outstretched, striving to pierce
the swiftly flowing water vita tear
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CHAPTER Y.
A RESCUE AND a MENACE.

Ford and the trader slept like logs
after the fatigues OF the day, but
Ronald Keeth was awake long before
the first finger of light traced the out
line of the distant mountain peaks.
Their situation. shut into the gorge
as they appeared to be, disturbed
him. To be lost in this barren wilaer-
ness was bad enough, but to be IN
closed upon a narrow strip of land.
scarcely ten yards wide at its broad
est point. and in places so narrow
that only a footpath separated the in
surmountabIe cliff from the black
river. was infinitely worse.
He arose from his uncomfortable
couch as soon as it was light enough
in the gorge to see and examined the
strip of water which had hated them
the night before The bluff was
sheer precipice here, with not the
faintest sign of a path But his
anxious eye caught sight of a weather
beaten stub protruding from ne
gravelly shore beyond this belt of
water Once a tree had stood there.
but some furious freshet had broken il
off three or four feet from the
ground.
The river was deep and ran like a
miilraCe between the spot on which
he stood and this old stump No
man could breast the fierce current,
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AN INDIANS TREAcHERY-ExTRAcT FRoM CHAPTER III.

is ha ami loose his fingers t
dyTI1
or d
vi
m h ira ley
Happ beneath surface. Keh eu face downward the in chung Ut
pec swiftly hvngw ttarbHd eeB
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blinded eyes. But neither the Indian
nor his victim came to the surface
again.
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Continued on Page Five, This Section.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
SUMMERS GETS
A SETBACK
DE BOLT SUSTAINS THE DEMUR-
RER TO HIS PETITION TO GUST
CECIL BROWN AND OTHERS.

The present officers of the First Am
erican Savings Bank have won first
blood in the suit against them brought
by the disgruntled stockholders repre-
sented by w. 7. Summers, Col. George
Macfarlane and others, in the Circuit
Court.
Judge De Bolt this morning filed a
decision on the demurrer to the petition
sustaining the demurrer and saying in
effect that the petition does not pre-
sent a state of facts upon which the
present officers can be put out or the
Summers set of officers put in. The
suit was brought to oust Cecil Brown
as president and the other officers of
the bank and to put in Summers and
his set of officers. The demurrer in ef-
feet sustains the present officers.
Judge De Bolt in sustaining the de-
murrer says:
Owing to the limited time at my dis
posal, and also deeming it Unnecessary,
| will not enter into any extended eX-
preston of the various reasons upon
which l base my conclusion in this
matter, but suffice it to say, that l sus-
tain the demurrer upon the following
grounds:
l, That it does not appear in or by
the petition what are the tenures of
the office of President, Vice President,
or that their terms of office have eX-
pired;
?, That a copy of the Articles of
Association are not attached to the pc
tition, or set out in haec verba therein,
which, at least so far as is pertinent,
is essential;
3, That the legality of the election Of
November 20, 1902, does not ahirma-
lively appear by the pleading of suf-
fieient facts, such as to show tie basis
or authority for and by which the same
was called and held.
An amended petition may be filed
within such time as the court may fix
upon a proper application therefor.
j. 7. DE BOLT,
First Judge, Circuit Court First Cir
cult.
Dated Honolulu, T. H., February il,
1908
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
THREE WILLING TO SERVE
LOST BUOY
IS RECOVERED
STEAMER j. A. CUMMINS FINDS
BUOY OFF KUALOA POINT AND
BRINGS IT TO HONOLULU.

The lost cable buoy which was re-
ported last week by Captain Moses
Ukenahele of the schooner Kawailani,
was recovered Monday by Captain
Searle of the steamer j. A. Cummins
and brought into port last night The
wire that was attached to the buoy
could not be saved.
When the Cummins left here Monday
Captain Searle determined to make a
special effort to find the buoy that the
schooner Kawailani had tried unsuc-
cussfully to tow to Honolulu. Captain
Moses saw the buoy about 5 miles off
Kualoa Point last Wednesday. 1t was
thought that the buoy would not drift
very much during the time that
had elapsed since the native captain
reported it. This opinion proved to
be correct for about II o'clock on Mon
day the Cummins sighted the buoy.
The buoy was between four and five
miles outside the reef in a north east
by nOrtherly direction. There was
quite a swell running at the time cap
tain Searle brought the steamer along
side the buoy and tried to raise the
thing into the deck. He had no tackle
ready and had to use the winch The
heavy wire cable that was attached to
the buoy held the thing back and it
could not be raised. 1t was finally de-
cided to cut it's cable which was done.
The buoy was ,towed inside the lagoon.
Several times it looked as if the buoy
would be lost as the sea was very
rough. The buoy was towed into Ho-
nolulu last night and is now on the
Oceanic wharf.
Captain Searle proposes to enter the
buoy at the Custom House today. The
buoy is the property of the Silvertown
cable construction company and is of
Inf will NJ
doubt be asked on it. The buoy is
valued at about $780, The cable COM
pany will probably claim the buoy but
the steamer people have claim of sal
wage on the buoy. Just what amount
this salvage will be cannot be stated.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
NARROW ESCAPE
OF SEVEN SAILORS
BOAT OVERTURNED WHILE THEY
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF KALAU-
PAPA-LEHUA BOAT SMASHED.

Seven boatmen from the steamer
Lehua had a narrow escape from be-
ing injured yesterday al Kalaupapa.
One of the boats was sent ashore from
the vessel manned by the seven sail
ors. Paiai was in the bost. The
landing was made all right but COM
ing back the boat was caught by one
of the big rollers and overturned. Three
of the sailors swan out to the steamer
and the others managed to get ashore,
considerably bruised. The boat was
smashed on the rocks. The four sail
Ors were rescued later. All of the pas
sengers for Kalaupapa were landed.
Purser Harry Knell of the Lehua
got a ducking while trying to make a
landing at Halawa yesterday morning.
A big wave broke over the small boat
in which Knell and crew were going
ashore from the Lehua. The boat was
half filled with water but did not sink.
The natives got it ashore before an
other wave came along. The weather
was very rought on the Lehua's trip
to windward MolOkai ports. She stop
ped at Kaunakakai for sheep on her
way home.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
JAMES AND HIS BIG FEET
kauai AND THE
COUNTY BILL
LIHUE REPUBLICANS APPROVE
IT EXCEPT IN EIGHT OR NINE
PARTICULARS

LIHUE, Kauai, Feb. IA meeting of
the Seventh District Republican Club
was held today to consider the propos-
ed county bill. j. H. Coney presided.
After some discussion resolutions were
adopted making the following proposed
amendments to the draft of the bill as
reported and printed:
1. Resolved, that it is the sense of this
meeting that the proposed County Bill
should be amended so as to go into
effect July l. 1903, instead of January 1,
1904
2. That the issuance of all licenses,
including renewals, should rest with
the Board of Supervisors instead of
with the Tax Collectors.
3. That District Magistrates should
be appointive by the Board of Super
visors instead of by the Governor.
4, That the County Bill should be
amended giving to each County the alb
solute control of it's public schools.
bill prepared by Prince l.. Topic
as an amendment to the County Bill
carrying into effect the proposed
change as to public schools was then
read and adopted by the meeting, with
the following amendment: That the
County Superintendent must hold a
first class certificate"
A vote Of thanks was extended to Mr..
Topic for his services in preparing this
bill, and it was ordered that it, along
with the resolutions of this meeting,
be forwarded to the newspapers and to
Kauai members of the Legislature.
5. That the County Bill be amended
giving the Board of Supervisors power
to condemn property for public use.
6. That the bill be amended leaving
the selection of county seat to popular
vote.
7. That the Bill be amended as to
the County of Kauai combining the Of
fees of County Clerk and Recorder,
and of Tax Collector and Tax Assessor.
8. That a system of civil service be
embodied in the bill wherever applica-
bile
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
LAND HIM
In PRISON
Cell
How Chester Doyle Tracked
Negro, who is Charged With
Robbing Japanese and Chi
neSe, The Tall ManintheStory

Rogers James and his big feet and
patent leather shoes had a large and
Interested audience this morning.
James is the light-cOlored negro who
is charged with holding up the Chinese
stOrekeeper on Beretania street, oppo-
site the tram car stables early in the
year, and with holding up and robbing
the Japanese refreshment vendor on
Pacific Heights on the night of Janu-
airy 13 about 1890 o'clock.
James is the tall" man in the Sher-
lock Holmes combination of a tall
man and short man" which Great
ed the reign of terror among the small
Chinese and Japanese stores by hold
ups and robberies in the early part Of
the year. James is a big strapping ne
gro with considerable white blood in
him, and dirty reddish hair that is
"wavy,' and tremendously big feet
He speaks excellent English and is
quite intelligent.
He has been on trial yesterday and
today on the charge of the robbery
committed on Pacific Heights. In this
robbery, two men, one tall one and
another a shorter one, came to the pa
vilion at the upper end of the Pacific
Heights car line, It about 10 o'clock at
night January l3. The tall man had
his face blackened. The short man
had handkerchief tied across his face.
The japanese proprietor of the place
had closed up for the night and with
his wife had gone to bed. The two men
knocked at the door and demanded ad-
mittance. This was refused, whereup-
on the two men broke down the door
and entered They demanded the mon
ey of the Japanese. He persisted that
he had none. The robbers dispia yed
firearms During the parleying the
Japanese woman got out of a window
with her baby and started down th6
Heights. The tall man, alleged to be
the defendant, followed her, caught
her beat her up badly, and brought her
back to the pavilion. Demoralized and
affrighted by this treatment, the Jap
anese man and woman told where they
kept their money and the robbers got
it all and started away.
But in leaving, or some time during
the incident the tall" man stepped on
a pillow which had gotten under foot
during the melee. 1t had been raining
that evening and the "talI' mans big
feet were muddy Accordingly when
he stepped on the pillow he left there
very clear imprint of his shoe.
The robbery at the Chinese store on
Beretania street opposite the tramways
stables had occurred not great while
before. In that case the tail" man
and the short man had come into the
store and beaten the proprietor with
the butt of a revolver from which the
wooden pieces filling out the handle
were missing. Here they had secured
about 1926. About this time an attempt
to hold up a hacllman had been made
by man with revolver who had his
face covered up so that his features
could not be identified, but the hack
man got a good view of his feet which
were incased in large patent leather
shoes.
All these circumstances We're taken
into consideration by Chester Doyle to
whom the case had been given to be
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
ALL SENTENCES
ARE ILLEGAL
Associated Press Gable to the Star.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
Court of Claims has just decided that
every sentence of court martial for the
past forty years which involves the
loss Of pay. has been illegal where the
accused has not been served with a
copy of the charges.
The War Department, which is spe-
cially interested in this decision will
appeal the case to the United States
Supreme court. The decision involves
not only an immense amount of money,
but a great many cases some of which
were history making at the time they
occurred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
ANNUAL MEETINGS.

The following are the annual meet
lngs of corporations and sugar plan
tations to be held this month
E. o. Hall & Son, on Thursday, Feb
ruary II, at 8 a m. at the office of the
company.
Kohala Sugar Company on Monday
February 23, at 10 a. m, at the office
of Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co., on Wednes-
day, February 25 at 10 a. m. in Assem-
bly, Hall, over Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
Waialua Agricultural CO., Ltd, on
Thursday February 26, at 10 a. m, in
Assembly Hall, over Castle & Cooke
Ltd
Eva Plantation Co., on Friday, Feb
ruary n, at 10 a. m, in Assembly Hall
over Castle and Cooke, Ltd.
Hustace & Co., Ltd, on Saturday,
February A. at 10 a, m, at the office
of Jas. f, Morgan, Queen street
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
OBJECT To THE REPORT.

In the suit of Lee Chu and c. *. Al
against Isaac Noar the defendant has
filed objections to the report of the re-
ceiver filed two days ago. The objec-
tions allege that the report does not
show from what tenants and for what
period the receiver has received rents;
from what tenants and for what per-
iods rents have not been received; nor
are there any vouchers, and generally
that the report is not satisfactory in
detail. In addition objections is made
to the statements of the receiver Will
E. Fisher in the report that he has
been hindered and annoyed in his re-
ceivership by the defendant, on the
ground that not only is it immaterial
and irrelevant, but is untrue, and is
made simply from malice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
NEW FERRY FOR SAN DIEGO.

A ferry boat for service between
Coronado and San Diego is being con-
structed by the Risdon Iron Works at
San Francisco. 1t will be 130 feet long
and her engines will be of $50 horse
power. The vessel will be a side
wheeler and each wheel will be turned
by an Independent engine so as to allow
a clear space through the center Of the
boat for the passage of carriages. She
will be fitted with an electric light
plant and the power for it will be sup
piled by a steam turbine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
THEY DO NOT KNOW
THAT WAR EXISTS
Associated Press Gable to the Star.

Associated Press Gable to the Star.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
representatives of the Central Ameri-
can states profess ignorance of the
conditions there or that a state of war
exists between Guatemala, Honduras
and Salvador. The State Department
has nothing official to give out. Dis
patches to the Daily Mail of London
state that war has been declared. Unit
ed States men of war have been dis
patched from San Francisco to the
scene of trouble.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
AORANGI SAILS TO-DAY.

The S. S. Aorangi will sail at $50 p.
m. today for Victoria and Vancouver.
She left Sydney January 30, Brisbane
January 29, and Suva February 8.
Strong northeast trades were expert
enced and at times a gale was blowing
dead against the ship. Contrary cur
rents were also experienced south of
the Equator. The weather was bad
about the 4th degree of south latitude.
The Aorangi will take a fair sized
crowd of passengers from Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
wANDERER IN COMMISSION.

The whaling bark Wanderer, which
has been lying in idlehess on a mud
bank in Oakland creek for the past
seven years, was hauled out of her
soft cradle recently and will be placed
in condition for cruise after sperm
oil She will spend the summer months
off the Japan coast and in the South
Seas and will take her catch to New
Bedford, where she will hereafter make
her home port.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
WHEN YOU HAVE A BAD COLD

You want a remedy that will give
quick relief and effect a permanent
cure.
You want remedy that will relieve
the lungs and make eXpectoration easy.
You want a remedy that will coun.
teract any tendency toward pneumonia.
You want the best medicine that can
be obtained
You want Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy.
1t always cures and cures quickly.
All dealers sell 1t. Benson, Smith &
Co., general agents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
ARMY OFFICER CURED.

Lieutenant w. Hopkins of the marine
corps who was forced by sudden at
tack of appendicitis to stop over from
the S S. Gaelic last month and under
go an operation at the hands of DR.,
Taylor is out of the hospital and will
continue to San Francisco by the Nip
pom Maru next Saturday. Lieutenant
Hopkins was formerly stationed at the
Olangapo naval station in the Philip
pines.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
PAYS FOR THE POULTRY.

In the suit of Captain e. W. Chri-
tiansen, master of the schooner Helene,
against E. b. Friel, the defendant has
withdrawn his appeal from the District
court and accepted the judgment of the
district court against him for $59.1
The suit grew out of a purchase of
poultry made by Christensen for Friel
and brought down here from San Fran
cisco on the Helene, for which Friel re-
fused to pay.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
GERMANY WANTS
MORE DAMAGES
Associated Press Cable to the Star.

WASHINGTON, February lit has
now been agreed by all concerned that
the Allies shall sign protocols in the
Venezuelan matter simultaneously.
Minister Bowen is experiencing great
difficulty in treating with Germany in
the matter of the first instalment to be
paid by Venezuela. Germany insists
upon an amount in excess of the $500
pounds Sterling which has heretofore
been agreed upon by the Allies as the
amount of the first instalment to her
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
WHITE HOUSE SALE.

The sale of the White House stock
is attracting large crowds to the tenn
porary store of L. b. Kerr & Co., cor
ner Queen and Fort streets. Goods are
being disposed of at clearing-out pri-
ces.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
STYLES 1903.

An immense stock of New Goods are
now being opened at the Sachs Dry
Goods CO.'S store, the latest fabrics in
spring goods, among which are some
high class novelties, a visit to the es-
tablishment will pay you.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
SUIT DISCONTINUED.

A discontinuance was filed in the
Circuit Court this morning in the case
of M. l.. Calm, assignee, VS.. Hawaiian
Supply Company, and a large number
of garnishees. The discontinuance is
without prejudice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
GUATEMALA IN
STATE OF SIEGE

Associated Press Gable to the Star
BERLIN, February IA dispatch
states that the Republic of Guatemala
is in a state of siege as result of the
war between Salvador and Honduras
on one side and Guatemala on the 9TH
err
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
ANOTHER MONUMENT

The Chester county historical society
of Pennsylvania has erected on the
Brandy wine battlefield a monument to
Gen Lefayette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
CROWN PRINCE
IS DIVORCED

Associated Press Gable to the Star.
DRESDEN, February 1.-THE Crown
Prince of Saxony has been granted a
divorce. This separation is the result
of the elopement of the Crown Princess
with Giron, her tutor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11
VESSELS Will
Be RELEASED

Associated Press Gable to the Star.
= BERLIN, February lion recon-
sideration, Great Britain will accede to
the release of the Venezuela vessels.
1t Is probable that Italy and Germany
will also concur in this.