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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-28
IN MOURNING FOR ADMIRAL.

The flags at the Naval Station on the
S. S. Sonoma and all of the British war
vessels are at half mast today out of
respect to the memory of the late Adj
miral Belknap of the United States
Navy. 1t was quite a gracious compli-
ment on the part of the British officers
to place their flags at half mast The
transport Sumner also has her flags at
half mast
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-28

TEACHERS COTTAGE BURNED
A wireless telegram was received to-
day from Lahaina stating that the cot
tage of teacher Carleton of LahainaIuna
was burned last night The fire oc-
CURED at about midnight and little was
saved.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-28

Very heavy rains have been occurring
in upper Nuuanu valley. Yesterday a
freshet came down the valley and this
morning another larger one was OBJ
SeTVad
The courier., 1903-04-04

rushed and getting McGoveru In a
neuunl corner swung right. left and
right to the law. McGoVcrn's knees
wobbicd an1 his head sank Corbeti
stoadying himself. swung his right
squarely on McGovern's Jaw, and the
little brooklyn tighter went sauarely
on his back. his head striking I've floor
with thud. He lifted his head at
the count of three. turned over and
l~pkcd az tinlekceper his eyes CLASSY
and rolling As the timekeeper called
seven he attempted To get on his feet.
but he was unable. Just after the
timekeepers called ton McGovern,
dazcd aud clearly gone. got TO his
feet.
Hut he was an instant too late.
Referee 6rnney swung his hnnds IN the
air as u signal that the fight was over
aud that corbett had retained the
cham pionship
I'm az instant n terrific uproar took
place. McGoverns hackers, maddencd
by the sight OF their favorite being
dragged to his corner "a defeated man,
swarmed around and into the ring.
They were not quicker than the police
men, however who piled them pellmell
through the ropes. For five minutes
the uproar continued. Then the lights
We're turned down and the crowd filed
ont
The courier., 1903-04-04

MANY MEN WILL 60 OUT.
Tw" Big strikes To Ne InRugurRtcd
~, lhtcsRo To-day.

CHICAGO, March 3l.--Two iargc
strikes viii go into effect tomorrow.
Three thousand tanners tonight voted
to strike. Under orders from their
chiefs at Cleveland, marine fremcn.
oilers and water tenders will refuse
to work tomorrow.
The action OF the tanners was the re-
suit OF n refusal OF the employers to
grant n nine-hour day. q 10 per cent
increase I'm wages and recognition Of
the tanners and curriers' union. The
strike viii affect fourteen tanneries,
three of which are controlled by the
American Hide and Leather company.
a general tieup OF the lake fleets
probably will be the result of the strike
order issued tonight by the officials of
the marine flremen, oilers and water
tenders association, after the failure
of their conference with the lake car
riers' committee to agree OH wage
schedule for the coming season. No
tiCes of the order were sent To all ports
on the great lakes where vessels are
being fitted out for the season.
President Livingston of the carriers
association. said tonight that the Of
fer made the men was "A fair one and
the new demands viii not be granted.
The courier., 1903-04-04
FINDS WIFE AND MAN DYING
Apparent Case of Murder and sut-
eide In New York Home.

NEW YORK, March 3l.-Newton
Schoonmalter, engineer OF the Western
Union building, living In Pine street,
Brooklyn. on returning home tonight
found his wife, Leila, lying uncon-
scious with n bullet in her breast and
beside her Percival Covert, young
man living i'm Euclid avenue, also un-
conscious, With bullet in his head,
and a revolver, OF which two chambers
had been discharged, lying beside him.
The man and woman were taken tn
the hospital. where Covert died with
out RECOVERING consciousness. Mrs.
SchoOnmaker, who Is twenty-eight
years old, recovered sufficiently TO say
that Covert had shot her and himself.
She made no explanation OF the cause
of the tragedy. and tonight is uncon-
scious and dying. Schoonmaker says
his wife and Covert were friends be-
fore her marriage,
On the dead man the police found
letters, In which they say Covert adj
mitted that he had embeZZled several
thousand dollars from the Williams
burg Trust company, in whose branch
office In Brooklyn he was employed.
and that he had determined to Kill
him self
The courier., 1903-04-04
COLLIDEs WITH ENGINE.
Two Killed and sixteen Injured ~
south Brooklyn, Conn.

WATERBURY,, Conn, March 3l.-In
a collision between wild engine and
passenger train on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad at
South Brooklyn today, two persons are
known to have been killed and sixteen
injured.
The known dead are:
ENGINEER CHAPMAN, of the wild
engine.
FIREMAN NEWMAN of the passen-
ger train.
Among the injured are the following
Elk Mix, coroner, New Haven, three
ribs fractured.
Joseph Lipsitz. New Boston, Mass,
three ribs fractured.
Joseph Skelly. Bridgeport. express
messenger skull fractured; will proba-
bly, die.
ElahGstX New Hayens fire.
man. burned and injuries to face. arms
and back.
John Gagan. New Britain. brakeman,
arm fractured and face and head
bruised.
Both engines were demolished and
their boilers blown up. The baggage
car, next to the passenger engine, was
telescoped. The other cars of the train
did not leave the rails, but the passen-
gers were injured by being thrown
about by the stock Of the collision.
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THINK HIM BEDFORD ROBBER.
Suspect Arrested ny Ofacers ~ To-
Ied0, ohio.

TOLEDO, Ohio. March 3l.--United
States Marshals Wayne and Winters
and Detectives Robinson and Mitchell
arrested a man at the Lake Shore depor
last night who is believed to be tho
robber who escaped after battle with
officers at Bedford, Ohio, last Saturday
morning. He was arrested shortly be-
fore the train arrived which brought
the remains Of Frank Adams, ths
burglar who was killed, ON the sus-
poets person was found card of the
undertaken to whom Adams body was
shipped The remains were sc-
companied by Mrs. Jennie Wilkenson.
who claims TO be q sister Of the de-
ceased. Nothing is known here of shs
or Adams. The man arrested refused
to give his name and was locked up In
Jail .. ...
The woman declined To talk, and Went
to "A hotel for the night.
The courier., 1903-04-04
MUST .nnAyon xrw SCALES.
Schedule Of Miners Wages Exrires
by Limitation.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 3i.-The old
wage scale between the bitnminous
miners and operators of neary twenty
states expired today. The 1902 agree
ment Will continue In Tennessee. Ala
bama and several other western and
southern states until June or July.
In Illinois, ohio, Iowa, KentuC ky,
Pennsylvania and other states where
the miners and operators have agreed
a new scale, based ON the action of the
national convention here In January
and February, Will take effect. Secra-
tary Wilson received word at the ma
tional headquarters today that an
agreement has been reached In Ken
lucky.
A few figures compiled by Secretary
Wilson show that the bitumnous min
crs. as a result of the national and
state conventions will this year receive
an aggregate increase of sl9,43I 900 in
wages over last year. This IL based
nthe output of last year. 1t Is prob
able that amount will be even more,
as the production is likely to be greater.
Including the advance received by the
anthracite men, the total will be about
s35 5.0oD. 900 this year
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. March 3l-A
State Register from Pana says tie coal
operators confirm tho report that a strike
OF the 1900 miners in the ninth sub-dis-
trict VIII be inaugurated tomorrow. but
the miners refuse to either confirm or
deny the report. The operators had re-
fused to enter into conference with the
miners of the sub-dstrict regarding mat
ters WHICH had not been settled by the
joint conference but had expressed "a
willingness tofneet with the local unions.
In consequences If the impending strike
the price of coal will be advanced ~
cents per ton tomorrow, and large sales
were made today in consequence.
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SIX BURN TO DEATH
WHITE mar Otsv oyeWwuEu.ws
srEn, woaNEns.

rGTrSbuRu. Pa. March 4, IAN ne.
cldcnt ~ Furnace OF the Edgn,
thomson plant of tho Carnegie Ste,l
company ut Hradiock today IN expccted
TO prove one OF the worst in the his.
tory of the plant IN the number III
deaths resulting. Twenty men were
injured elk ot whom nrc dead ten in
tho hospital not expected tu recover.
The other injutcd went to their home.
dcnd.
JOHN SMITH.
JOHN BDIl'
ANDREW BRABAt.
JOE pEI.AR
JOHN SKOTAK
JOHN pELAR.
The accident WAS caused 10y "A hang"
In the furnace dropping and forcing
large quantities OF white hot dust down
n large pipe into u pit where the men
were at work. The Victims were cnugh;
like rats In n trap without means Of
escape aud all were burned and Bills
tered over their entire bodies and large
strips of dcsh peeled of OF their bodies
when they were pulled out Of the pit by
fellow workn,en, who rushed TO the
scene In large numbers.
Seven OF the mon were completely
nude when their bodies reached the
emergency hospital and the others had
but u few shreds OF clothing upon them.
The bodies of the fatally burned could
scarcely be rccognized rs such. They
were blackened or shredded In strips
by the white hot down conner" dust
that burned into their flesh. Many oc
the men had large blotches burned
through the flesh caused by lnrg"
splashes of molten iron that had struck
them and burned through to the bone.
Furnace "I' II equipped with the ia
nous electric "skhs" and are now used
on all Cniter states steel corporation
blast furnaces. The exact cause of to-
days accident has not been deter
mined.
The courier., 1903-04-04
DENVER rEorLe Nay ao u,>Guy.
Threats of uutchcrs' aud BaL~rs'
Helpers 20 join Waters.

DENVER. March 3l.--SeVcnty- four
restaurants IN this city are closed to-
day Wv consequence of the cooks aud
waters strike. aud thousands OF pco-
pie are greatly inconycnienced. The
grocers, butchers aud bakers clerks
threaten to strike In sympathy with the
cooks and walters and let the entire
city go hungry. Many restaurant keep
crs declare they viii never again union
lie their places ana are Cndeavoring
Ia secure non-union workers. The
strike was ordered because non union
cooks and walters had been employed
In two restaurants that were members
of the restauran; keepers association.
The reStHurant-koCpCrs' association pro-
sehtcd Its ultimRtum to the cooks aud
walters union this afternoon. The terms
offered are that strikers will lie taken
back at the old wage scale it they report
for work not later than tomorrow morn
ing
The union now demands an increase Of
one dollar week I'm wages of both cooks
and walters and a reduction of oiie hour
a day In the walters working time.
The courier., 1903-04-04
PRIVATE LEVEE GIVES WAY.
Convict Camp Near, Baton Roase
BEING Flooded.

NEW ORLEANS. March 3i.-The
main levee protecting the state convict
camp near Baton Rouge gave way this
morning. The camp IL located at
Angola, on the east bank of the Missis-
sippi. In West Feliciana parish. 1t Is
nearly opposite the mouth of the Red
river The leyee which broke is n
private one. maintained by the state.
Angola II one of the finest cotton
plantations in Louisiana. IL Is one of
the three plantations owned by the
state. The crevasse will doubtless
cover the entire plantation with water,
but 1t Is said that because of the loca-
ton no other valuable property is likely
to be affected. The back levees protect
ing Angola will have to be cut in order
to allow the escape of the food. No
loss of life Is reported. The loss to the
state will be heavy.
More men and more money" IL the
cry that comes from the crevasse at
Hymelia today. The forces employed
there who have been working day and
night are exhausted, and fresh hands
are required to press forward the work.
The Texas & Pacific has put on daily
trains to carry laborers to the scene.
Eight hundred feet of cribbing at one
end and 200 at the other were holding
firmly at daylighs and the prospect of
closing the break ana FRIGHTENED con-
The river here today registered 20.2,
q fall of one-tenth OF "A foot In the past
twenty-four hours. Colonel Ernest,
head of the river commission, Is quoted
as expressing the belief that the river
here has about reached Its maximum
IL the Hymelia break continues to run.
The report from the Pont thartrain
district today is that the line of levees
Is holding and that all observable weak
spots have been strengthened. Water
from Hymeia is beginning to fill up
the water courses on the west bank
of the river, and people who are living
on the lowlands are beginning to move
to the higher villages.
With net fall of two-tenths OF a
foot i'm the past twenty-four hours and
encouraging news from the scene Of
the struggle at Hymelia, river condi-
tions We're considerably improved to-
night. The only disquleting news was
the crevasse at Angola, but the i'm
DO, .ance of this break was minimized
to some extent by the later news that
the damage resulting would be largely
confined to the state farm located
there.
The courier., 1903-04-04
APPEAL TO HIGHER COURTS


CHICAGO. March 31.-Intervention of
the United States government was
asked late today In the contest involv-
ing the recount of the Lorimer-Durbor-
row congressional ballots. Notary
Frederick Emory, who was acting
under the federal statutes as eXamin-
ing magistrate on the Durborrow petit
tion for recount of the votes, has ap-
pealed to the government for protection,
saying that he is threatened with in
reference in the discharge of his duties.
kilograms were sent to several United
States circuit coudt judges late today.
A response was received from one say
ing that he would reach Chicago Thurs
day The dispatches were penned by
Levy Mayer. special attorney for the
election board, although they were sent
in behalf OF Mr.. McClory. Counsel
Mayer refused tn give the names OF the
judges summoned, but admitted that
the dispatches had been sent and pro-
lection asked.
The courier., 1903-04-04
WILL NEVER REGAIN SIGHT


NEW YORK. March 3l.--Ira ID. SAM
key, the evangelist probably will never
regain his sight and the members ot
his family have made up their minds to
accept his condition with resignation.
Allan Sankey. the son, said today his
father was slightly improved but that
he did not thluk there would he
any permanent cure, He said he
wished the public tn know lis father
was not In needy circumstances, and
the family had been embarrassed by
the receipt of many checks, Numerous
offers 0f assistance have been thank
ully rejected by the younger Mr., SAN
kew
The courier., 1903-04-04
CRUSHED ny HEAVY. WEIGHT.
Fatal Accident IN D~tII Hail st re.
Myer, Va.

WASHINGTON, March 81. - The
overturning of "A heavy piece Of artil-
lery yesterday In the d.ill hall at Fort
Myer. Va, during the regular drill of
the fourth battery OF field artillery,
commanded by Captain stephen NJ.
Foote. caused the death Of Il corporal
sna M. she iniurs of sthres prisatss.
CORPORAL CHARLE,S j. SLAVIN,
aged twenty-five years, OF Washington.
crushed beneath the wheels.
Injured:
Privates James Reilly, Elmer Wehn,
and Matthew Il. Duncan.
When the accident occurred the bat
terry detachment. consisting OF fou:
pieces, was tearing at IL gallop around
the drill hall in column. AS the heavy
guns took the turn at "a corner ths
wheels of the leading piece struck q.
rut under the tan bark and the entire
piece was turned upside down.
The courier., 1903-04-04
KAISER CROWS TOO SOON.
German Company Gets No Contract
In United states.

BERLIN, March 3l.-While Emperor
William was riding through Inter Den
Linden two or three days ago, says "A
weekly paper. he noticed Director
Rathenau of German electrical COM
pany, and beckoning him to his side
the emperor said 1t pleased him to see
his company had obtained from the
United States government a contract to
erect wireless telegraph stations In
Alaska. He added that he considered
this an important success for German
industry and he hoped to hear of more
such successes.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-General
Greeley. chief signal officer, says that
he has made two contracts for wire
less telegraph in Alaska. one with the
Marconi and the other with the Fessen-
den system. Neither has been able
TO perform the contrac cts, which expired
last August. He has made no contract
with any German individual or COM
pany. An offer was made from some
German company to supply General
Greeley instruments for wireless teleg-
raphy, but he wanted to install sys-
TEN and not Instruments. Thus far he
has been unable to secure Il contract
for such system The signal corps
has been making experiments with
view to perfecting system of wireless
telegraph which may be utilized in
Alaska instead of the long reaches Of
wire which are now necessary.
LONDON, March 3l.-At the annual
meeting of the Marconi company today
Signor Marconi said he attributed the
criticism OF his system chiefly To the
cable company and the sections of the
English technical press controlled by
the cable companies. He announced
that Lord Kelvin, Lord Raleigh and
Prof j. A. Fleming, professor of en-
uinnnri1o o. IfniNnrGitN COLLAGE a
shortly going to Polhu at his invitation
to thoroughly examine his trans -Atlan-
tic wireless system An extension Of
the plant he added was necessary be-
fore the company entered into CONNER
cial business of large scope. The capt.
tai OF the company was then increased
from 81, ,0O0, ,000 to 81 500, 900
The courier., 1903-04-04
FIRE IN A BOARDING HOUSE. .
One Woman Dead and Another Prob
ably Fatally Injured.

NEW YORK, March 3l.--One woman
is dead. one fatally injured and sew
eral severely burned as the result of
a fire in boarding house at 5s East
Eighty-sixth street today. Several
thrilling rescues were made.
The dead woman was Miss Mary Nc
Laughlin, sixty-five years Cd. Mrs.
Eliza Mitchell, sixty-nine years old, the
proprietoress of the boarding house,
was burned about the body and face
and will probably die. Four other
persons were slightly burned.
The courier., 1903-04-04

WATERBURY,. Conn, March 20, De
cidcd progress was made today In the po-
lice court trial of th' eighteen mon
who are charged with intent TO kill VIII
ductor and motormnn. respectively, VI the
trolley car which was attacked by a band
OF masked men on the night OF February
70. Five Of the trolley strikers, Edward
ford Vandemsrk. Harry w Warren and
John Brearton. were bound over T. the
next term Of the superior court, under
bonds of S2.OO0 each, probable cause hav-
,ng been found by Judge Pealey The re-
naming thirteen prisoners will be- ar
rnigned tomorrow.
The courier., 1903-04-04
DUKE REDEeMS HIS TRUNKS
Manchester says Attachment Wrs
Due 10 CareIessness.

NEW YORK, March a..Thc claim of
Duveen brothers for $3.50 against the
Duke OF Manchester for which the dukes
trunks were attached last night. was paid
today and the trunks released TTle duke
explained that when he gave his check
for forty Ave pounds ON his bankers In
ireland he asked that II be presented
nromptly This was not done and In the
meantime he had transferred his account
To New York. lie knew nothing uf the
ulDim until his trunks were attached
The courier., 1903-04-04
OF A 0EMENTED MAN
shoots BROTHER and sister Fatally
aud kIIIs Himself.

KANSAS CITY, Kas,. March al
While suffering from dementia. Frank
Candee, aged forty five years. tonight
shot and mortally wounded his brother
Nathan II. Candee. aged thirty EIGHT
years, and his sis ter Miss Oline Candee
aged thirty-five years, after which he
shot and fatally wounded himself
Nathan X. Candee IL the chief clerk
I'm the Office OF the assistant manager
OF the Union Pacific railroad In this
city. Frank Candee has been unem-
ployed and IN poor health for some
time and had previously shown signs
OF dementia
The courier., 1903-04-04
strike In building Trades.

NEW YORK, March Sl.--About
twenty Thousand carpenters. plumbers,
rnasons and other mechanics enpsoyeu
In the building trades between the New
York city line and Hartford, Conn., are
to 90 on strike tomorrow for 20 per
cent advance in wages. The contract
ors and builders have an organization
of eight hundred to resist the demand
They have included In their organiza-
tion all the lumber yards and dealers
in building supplies. who are under 4
bond each not TO sell building material
to any contractor who comedies to the
demands Of union men. The members
of the labor unions have declined 10
per cent advance offered them in sew
eral places.
The courier., 1903-04-04
Cinmor for sympathetic strike.

LOWELL. Mass. March Sl.-Labor
men who are obeying the strike order
of the textile council Clamored tonight
for u sympathetic strike In the Law
renee hosiery, the knitters of which are
remaining neutral. For nearly FIVE
hours the knitters of the hosiery sat In
spinners hall listening To- pleas that
they vote to join the rest of the ope-
ratives. The knittcrs finally informally
endorsed the strike and decided to meet
tomorrow to act upon the question Of
sympathetic strike. II they strike II
might paralyZe the industry IN Law
renee and deprive thirty-five Hundred
additional persons of their employment.
The courier., 1903-04-04
RESCUED FROM STRANDED sHIr.
Four Passengers and Crew Taken
or by Iifc-savers.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. March al
The Atlantic city liye-saving station
reports the Norwegian steamship
Brighton. Captain Krohg, from Port
Antonio for New York, stranded on
that station late last night She IL
resting easy, The Brighton has -four
passengers aboard and carries "A crew
of twenty-five men. The vessel Is load
ed with fruit.
A wrecking tug has left the Delaware
bieakwater to render assistance,
MEM YORK. March 3l.-A marine
The courier., 1903-04-04
Panhandle Men Quit To-day.

WHEELING, w. Va, March al
one thousand miners of the Panhandle
field will quit work tomorrow morning
as the result of failure of the perators
I sign the scale agreed Jpn at the joint
last week The operators
claim they were not invited 10 join In
the conference and that the scale was
adopted without their knowledge or
vote They declare they will never
sign the scale as II is.
The courier., 1903-04-04
KILLED IN A COAL NINE.
Five Dead and Four Fatally I"-
jured In Illinois.

ST. LOUIS, March 31.-A special to
the Republic from Sandoval, Ill, says:
Five men were killed and four fatally
injured by an explosion in the coal mine
here today. The dead:
FRANK devils.
l.. f. LAMAY.
DOMINGO SARLOTTSO.
JOHN GACHENIS.
JOE BEANCA.
Fatally injured:
Henry Newhouse.
Henry Wheeler.
Charles Lewis.
William McFadden.
Seriously injured:
Frank Day.
Three OF the dead mel. .rave Families.
II Is thought the explosion WAS caused
by "A windy shot igniting the coal dust.
The courier., 1903-04-04
Grant Men an Increase.

Hazel TON. Pa March M.-Cuyle
Brothers. coal operators today granted
the five hundred men employed Mt their
stripplngs an incrensc of 10 per cent In
wages TO go into effect tomorrow. This
will placatc the stripping hands. who
were not included in the strike commits
sion award. although they quit work
when the miners struck. The stripping
employees had agreed in the absence OF
any concessions to quit in II body to-
The courier., 1903-04-04
strike nt wheeling. ". Va.

WHEELING, w. Va. March Sat
a meeting held 'onight the local car.
penters. painters, timers and rooters
union declared strike and ordered all
the men to lay down their tools tomor-
row. About one thousand men are af-
fected. The strikers want mere sed
pay averaging II l-2 per cent, and an
eight hour day.
The courier., 1903-04-04
Identities Assailan mt.

WATERBURY, Conn. March 3.-At
the hearing today OF the eight men 81
rested on the charge of assault with In
tent to kill I'm connection with the attack
by masked men on "A trolley car on the
Waterville line February u, Conductor
william Morna, one of the assaulted
men positively identified Edward Il. Win
negar, a trolley striker as one of the
leaders of the attacking party.
The courier., 1903-04-04
Men VII, Return 10 Work.

VANCOUVER, B. g., March 3l.--A
special from Fcrnie says:
The coal strike Is settled, The agree
ment has been signed and the men will
return TO work at once In all the mines.