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approved and warrants drawn for SER
vices for which there were gross and
fragrant overcharges. and that prosecu-
tions, therefore, under the Penal Laws
of the Territory would secure convic-
tions.
This Grand Jury is aware, Honorable
Sir, that it has no power to find indict-
ments for violations of Territorial
Laws and it therefore most respectfully
requests this Honorable Court to per-
init such information concerning these
vouchers as is in the possession of this
Honorable Court, together with a list
of the vouchers such as is made a part
of this report to be transmitted to the
Attorney General of this Territory.
with the request that the Territorial
Grand Jury investigate this matter
This Grand Jury is of the unanimous
opinion that as an example of an I'M
businesslike and negligent manner of
authorizing the expenditure Of $50. 00O. 90
of the public funds, the methods follow
ed during the last session of the Ter
ritorial Legislature stand unique; as an
example of the possibilities and oppor-
tunities for systematic grating they
are monumental. From the testimony
of witnesses before it, the Grand Jury
learned that the following method was
supposed to be pursued to secure pay
ment for services rendered or material
furnished: The person performing SER
vice would present a bill for such SER
vices to the chairman of the committee
for which services were performed, APP
proved by the chairman of the COM
l'mittee the bill was then approved by
the chairman of the Committee on Ac-
counts, and presented to the Clerk of
the House, who would thereupon draw
| a warrant for the amount specified in
| the bill. The approved bill or voucher
was then supposed to be filed in a stub
book provided for that purpose. In no
instance did this Grand Jury learn eth
er that any other than the chairman Of
a committee examined a bill, or THAI
any record of bills approved was KEEP,
nor was there any evidence brought be-
fore 1t to show that the vouchers and
! accounts were ever audited. Had there
! been such auditing, this Grand jury
is of the opinion that it would not have
found, as was the case, many vouchers
| without a mark of approval by chair
man of committees or receipt by the
! person to whose favor warrants were
drawn by the Clerk of the House.
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RIRRE INCLUDED

According to the House calendar,
from April 1st to April 18th inclusive,
there were 16 days. Yet from the
vouchers, r. r. Mossman drew war
rants for Is days service to the Com
mittee of Public Lands and Internal
improvements at Sc per day five and
one MALT days service as Clerk to the
Judiciary Committee, at IS per day, and
three days services to the special conf
mittee on Charles Wilcox at 50 per
day. or $50. so for a total OF 26R days,
out of a possible sixteen days. II Is
the opinion of this Grand Jury that the
rates for such services were eXces-
sive.
After a careful examination OF the
accounts, this Grand Jury is of the
opinion that charges like $4,000 for ''EX-
pert Rapid Transit" $4,000 for Services
Rapid Transit g. Land Company" for
which warrants were issued to ii. e.
Birbe, Jr., are excessive; and 1t is OF
the opinion that the taxpayers of this
Territory are entitled to itemized state
ments OF Services" rendered by w. r..
Sims, for instance, who, son the present.
alton of thirteen vouchers, drew war
rants amounting to $7O9.45; of the SER
vices rendered by NJ. X. Nakuina, VINO,
in six warrants drew $502.5O, one OF
which amounted to $4,000, under the
title Of "Translating and Typewriting;"
OF the Services" rendered by +. j. TeS-
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sol b

Computing from three specific vouch-
ers, the compensation for comparing
and revising was at the rate of 81 per
day. During this period, according to
the House Journal, there We're a pos
sible thirty-one days of session. At
the rate of 81 per day, Mr. Wilcox was
paid for 81 days and half During the
same period, Mr.. Wilcox also drew S46,-
70 for typewriting and $50 for four days
services as clerk of the Fire Claims
Committee.
During all this time, j. p. Makainai
was Assistant Clerk of the House OF
Representatives for the session at a
salary of IS per day and drew his pay as
such. During the session ne also drew
$25S for translations, 5000 for services
to the County Committee. $3O5 for
services 70 the Committee on Accounts
and $116.25 for overtime and extra work
as assistant clerk. Makainafs total
warrants for which vouchers We're
found was Sl75400. or at the rate OF
Sl4. 81 for the sessions, per day.
According to the vouchers, Charles
Kalalrao performed 10 days services
comparing Journal of the House at So
per day and 20 days services comparing
Journal and extra session at 50 per
day,
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ENOCH JOHNSON

From the vouchers and witnesses ex-
amined, this Grand Jury finds that
Enoch Johnson was employed from
time to time and that during the ses-
sion warrants, for which there are
vouchers were issued to him amounting
to $125S.25. According to voucher $50 Mr..
Johnson received from "Pauoa Water"
$50 and from Pahoa Water 500, fetal
of $3.50. 90. And yet from the testimony
in the matter this Grand Jury is of the
opinion that the extent of Mr.. John
sons services to each committee was
visit to the Springs, a possible total
attendance of ten hours upon the COM
mittee, and the drawing up of a short
report. on April 25th, two vouchers
were issued to Mr.. Johnson, No. 473 en-
titled "Chinese Fund" for $115.50, No,
SOP, subdivided as follows
Drawing report Chinese funds SO. 90
Typewriting, 80 folios, 25cts..... 22 so
Services Clerk Chinese Fund. 1870. 90
Legal Opinion. .,.........,........ 5000
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TANK INSPECTION

ia, who is given is warrants, amount
ing to SS5425; of the Services" render
sd by w. II. Coney, who, with eleven
vouchers, under the title of "Typewrit-
ing and Proof-reading," was given war
rants amounting to S425.76, and who,
under the title of Report Rapid Tran
Sit" Hawaiian Electric" "Chinese
Fund"-all comprised I'm one voucher
drew $115.50; and of the Services" rem
dered by John X. PrendergasU, who
with sixteen warrants, drew $667.50 and
of the Services" rendered by George
Markham, who drew warrant for SIS
on the strength of a voucher entitled
Services and Attorney Investigating
Tanks at Iwilei," and a warrant for
$500, entitled Services as Clerk and
Attorney in Investigating Iwilei
Tanks"
Honorable Sir, this Grand Jury begs
to respectfully represent to your Hon
Orable Court that the good name Of this
Territory demands that this matter
receive careful investigation by the
Grand jury Of the Courts Of the Ter
ritory.
Respectfully submitted,
w. O. ATWATER,
Foreman.
ANDREW ADAMS.
Secretary,
Dated at Honolulu, II. r. this 3Oth
day of November A. y. 1903.
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UP TO THE TERRITORY

Honorable Sir, this Grand Jury was
astonished at the spectacle presented
by a body of men, selected by the cleo
tors or this Territory to perform Meth
ed administrative nor executive hut
Legislative functions, granting the right
TO an individual not a member of that
body to authorize the payment out of
the Public Treasury of $50,0O0.OO and in
no way providing for the proper record
ing OF financial transactions or of au-
dltlng the accounts thereof, or Of final
~ depositing such accounts with a pub
lie otncer. And this Grand Jury is OF
the unanimous opinion that the honor
OF the Territory and it's representatives.
and the economic management of its
finances, demands the enactment OF
such a law or laws as shall properly
regulate and control the expenditures
by future legislatures.
According to the testimony of the
vouchers. this Grand Jury fnds that
during the session of the Legislature
warrants We're issued to ]. II. Wise
amounting to SHAFTS, for which there
are vouchers. Up to and including
March SOth, Mr.. Wise had drawn $685.
70, or at the rate of over $40 per day.
During the month of April Mr.. wise
drew 1887. On the 4th of April Mr..
Wise drew in four vouchers $12O. so. on
the 18th of tpril. six vouchers were is
sued to Mr.. Wise, numbering 3O6, 3l2,
S13, 914, 315 and 316, for the following
services: CLERK Agricultural Commit
tee, $50 .00;" CLERK House Bill No. ZIG,
$500" CLERK Chinese Fund, S. .OO;"
Services Education Committee, $40 co."
Services Police Committee 800 co."
CLERK Public Expenditure Committee.
$50. OO;" a total of $12050. On the 18th
Mr. Wise 6raXU S11Q IN aItb,,,un 80, tba
10th he had drawn $l6350 for "translat-
ing"
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visitors room, while the committee
held its meeting in an adjoining room.
although Mr.. Johnson's approved
voucher for that service is $3.50. 90; that
Mr.. Johnson's legal opinion, for which
he received $4,000, was never rendered
to the majority Of the committee, or 70
the two members who drew up the
committee report. Representative Ku-
malae signed the declaration upon the
voucher that the services were rem
dered.
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For Sale

CONVENTION TENT-Large and
commodious. Just the thing for rally
meetings, in good condition, complete.
VIII sell cheap.
BUNTING FLAGS-one Eft, one
1S-ft. American Flags. But little used;
for sale at bargain.
TELESCOPE-An excellent Telescope
Field Glass, with fine tense, in good
order.
KNOCK-ABOUT BUGGY-CanoLy
Top, side spring. we'll ironed; will sell
with or without Pole and Yokes.
WALTER c. WELDON,
Room 5 Mcintyre Building.
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Not Hungry

when you should be means disordered
nerves, which, will lead to nervous
prostration. DR.. Miles Nervine is
guaranteed to benefit you or money
refunded. Book on nerves sent free.
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A Bargain.

a fine large Building lot on the
slopes Of Punchbowl graded and ter
raced, and commanding a beautiful
view Of Diamond Head and the sea, is
offered for sale at bargain. The
place is high and dry, yet not two min
utes distance from the Rapid Transit
cars. Just the place for a home out Of
town as far as dust and smoke are
concerned, yet within such an easy
distance that man could have plenty
of time to go home to lunch.
Anyone interested can have full par
ticulars at this office.
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CHARLES WILCOX

According to the vouchers. from April
25th to June >, Charles Wilcox was
given warrants amounting to $iOL25,
for the following services:
Clerical services, compensation
for arranging papers. 80 90
Comparing bills. 90 25
Revising and comparing House
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80 so
Comparing and revising. 10. 90
Correcting and revising bills. 81 so
Aiding and assisting Clerk in
preparing Journal. % 90
Comparing Journal and arrang-
ing papers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 w
IL days comparing Journal of
House Observation-Disclosures. 81 w
session ......................... 800
days comparing Journal of
session OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IA w
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$3.50

From considerable testimony heard
bearing on this voucher, including that
of a majority of the members of the
committee on the "Chnese Fund" and
that of Mr.. Johnson himself, this Grand
Jury, is of the opinion that the report
was drawn up by two members of the
committee, although Mr.. Johnson's APP
proved voucher for that service was
$50 that the extent OF Mr. Johnson's
typewriting was less than one page of
the report although his charge for
that service was for 80 folios, $3.50,
even though the report itself contains
but 30 follos; that the extent to which
Mr.. Johnson served the committe as
clerk was one meeting, during which
time he waited for two hours in the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-14
RAILROAD NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Two locomotives, the largest in Eu-
rope, have just been turned out at
Basic, Switzerland The boilers are
twice the ordinary size, give force of
1000 horsepower, and speed of over
IS miles an hour.
Russian experts now declare that
the Manchurian railway traffic is like
~ to be often interrupted because the
builders did not sufficiently allow for
meteorological occurrences such as
typhoons and foundations.
Holland, which is about one-quarter
the size of Illinois, has about 1000
miles of railroad, of which the govern
ment owns only one-half. With scarce
~ quarter of the railroad mileage of
Illinois the recent railroad strike in
Holland has attracted worldwide at
tention.
Natal proper, which is less than half
the size of the Orange River Colony,
has so per cent. more railways. South
ern Rhodesia is somewhat larger than
the Transvaal, but has only one-eighth
of its revenue and one-twentieth of its
white population. Yetit has more rail-
ways than the Transyaal, and nearly
twice its mileage.
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public that the railways shall be al
lowed to do this. 1t is the obligation
of the company to pay all its en-
ployes a fair wage for the service per-
formed. 1t is not the right of the
employe to ask that he shall be paid
for more work than he actually per-
forms. or that the railway shall en-
ploy more men than are actually
needed in the running of trains. The
Great Northern trainmen are funda-
mentally wrong in demanding what
they do. Even if their demands
should be granted, nobody-not even
themselves in the long run-would be
benefited. hat is best for the many
must be best fol-, the individual. Look
ing back over the long record of flu
tile protest against labor-saying
methods. we find that what at first
looked like a calamity to some eventu-
aIIy proved to be a blessing in dis
guise. Facilitating production has
made work easier, wages higher and
in the long run has helped to make
opportunities for labor. The Great
Northern trainmen should ponder q
long while before they strike against
a principle the soundness of which
has been proved by the record of GEN.
turies.-Sioux City Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-14
SPARKS AND FLASHES.

Incandescent bulbs are supplied to
Spain at 6 cents each, delivered by Ger
man manufacturers.
NJ. Batelli. of Geneva, by combining
massage with electrization, has revived
dead dogs and kept them alive for as
much as "a hours.
For suburban service, where great
pull at starting is needed, the weight
of the locomotive is now concentrated
on the smaller drivers.
Waller has studied the electrical
reactions in living matter which do not
occur in dead matter. The time in
which there is evidence of life in eggs
in an incubator, artificial or natural,
is "a TO o. hours.
A device has recently been perfected
to break the ice on the third rail of
electric railways, consisting of poly
gonal wheel with angular or wedge
shaped faces in the tread, which cracks
or breaks the ice or sleet on the rail
in advance of the brush.
There was nearly even number of
electrical and gasoline motors in the
National German automobile exposi-
ton just closed in Berlin. With
scarcely an exception the vehicles car
ried the motor in front, high above the
axle. A new feature was rubber tires
with. steel soles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-14
PULPIT AND PEW.

The Rev. II. p. Perkins, of Pao-ting-
fu, reports to the American board Of
foreign missions that there is relig-
ious movement such as has never been
seen before in that field in north
China
Rev. R. Calvin Dobson, a Presbyte-
rian minister of ST. Louis, preached a
sermon in the worlds fair grounds on
Sunday to an audience of workmen,
being the first religious services held
on the exposition grounds.
Speaking to the New England south
ern conference, Bishop Fowler urged
that the Epworth league be led into
more active spiritual work in the
church, and that it 90 not interfere in
the work of appointment of pastors.
The Rev. William A. Brown and wife
who have been in charge of the English
speaking congregation in Manila. have
been appointed to work among the ma
tives, their headquarters to be at San
Fernando, Pampanga, Philippine
islands. Mr.. Brown went to the Phil
ippiDes in 1902 from the pastorate of
Tower Grove Methodist Episcopal
church, St. Louis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-14
MAY REACH FARMERS
The Industrial Agitation Liable to
Affect the Harvest Fields.
The Farmer PowerIess and More HELPLESS
Than ANY Other EmpIoyer--strike
on Great Railroad System Like
Great Northern Affects
All Business.

If, perchance, strike should be or
dered on the Great Northern Railroad,
its influence might be much more far
reaching than is generally supposed.
There is already a movement on foot
to inaugurate plan to apply to farm
labor the system of organization
which is now in force among the
trades and other classes of labor.
Heretofore the farmer has been ex-
empt from labor agitation, but if this
railroad strike should permeate the
Northwest it is very likely its infu
ence would extend to the agricultural
districts as well. Hitherto the farmer
has looked on labor agitation with
great complacency, but his own ex-
perience is evidently near at hand.
The farmer, too, is in a more helpless
condition than almost any other class
of the community. In the average
strike the man, or company, can tenn
porarily suspend business and resume
it again when 1.-THE cruel war is over"
but with the farmer, when his grain
is ready to cut, the work must be
done at once or he loses a large per-
centage of his crop, and if long de-
layed loses it entirely. The conse-
quence is when organization reaches
the farm, as it has in the Eastern
states, and demands higher wages and
shorter hours, the farmer will be
powerless and more helpless than any
line of business which has been con-
fronted with strike.
There is not, in fact, any branch of
business in the Northwest which
would not be materially injured by
strike on a great railroad system
like the Great Northern, and when
the farmer is reached and gathered
into the voracious nav of labor agita-
fion there will be little left which or
ganization has not reached--Globe.
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The News Condensed.

Oscar Anderson is in Jail at Superior,
arrested for the murder Of Bernhardt
Nation, with whom he boarded. He is
said to have struck Nation so hard
over the head with club that death
resulted.
MIS-. Johanna Lohrenz, aged 70 years,
while trying to cross the track ahead
of a south-bound express train in
Appleton, was run down and instant
ly killed.
Michael O'Conell, crazed with drink,
attacked his family in Appleton and
was overpowered by neighbors after
a fierce fight.
J. A. Barager, editor of the Withee
Sentinel, died at Eau Claire after I'M
dergoing an operation for appendi-
citis.
The left wing of the Holm es dam on
the Pike river near Marinette went out,
letting out 100000 feet of logs.
The Kenosha state bank, recently
closed by the state bank examiner,
has resumed business.
Extensive mari beds have been dis
covered at Swan lake, three miles east
of Portage.
Mrs Mae Quirle, of Marinette, who
about two months ago instituted a
suit for breach of promise against c.
c. Hayes, Milwaukee travelling man,
has been awarded verdict for $4,000.
James Dunkel and Otto Montke were
suffocated by gas in the Florence mine
at Florence.
Fire at Port Washington destroyed
the tannery of c. A. Mueller, with a
loss of $4,000. The plant will be re-
built.
DR.. Edwin Ellis died in Ashland,
where he had lived since March 1856.
The brewers, beer bottlers and brew
cry workers unions of Appleton,
Neenah and Menasha have signed an
ironclad agreement not to keep their
Establishments open on Sunday or de-
liver beer by the key, case or bottle on
Sunday.
Oscar Anderson, an employe of the
ship yards in West Superior, is in Jail
on the charge of numbering Bern
hardt Nation, an aged man with whom
he resided.
While on their way home from Ra-
cine to their home in Caledonia, Sam
uel Carter and Joseph Greggs were
held up and robbed of $12 and two
watches.
George Burbott, of Appleton, aged
seven years, fell from bridge over
Pacific street into the ravine, dis
lance of so feet, and escaped With no
broken bones and no more serious in
iurics than a severe shaking up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-14
THINGS A WOMAN CAN DO.

She can love and not be jealous.
She can be sure of her facts before
saying: I'm just as positive as can
be-"
She can conquer her husband by
Gliding him when he is in a lamblike
hnmor.
She can admire another's woman's
stylish bonnet without saying: 81
wish it were mine"
She can cultivate her mind without
affecting drawl, or neglecting her
personal appearance.
She can say: 1T was very warm to-
lay" instead of: "Oh, it was so fright
fully hot, nearly died"
She can regard things and people
from a dispassionate, impersonal
standpoint really truly one.
She can make up a menu with re-
gard to 'proteids," instead of ira
tionally giving John the indigestible
things he likes.
She can surprise her husband by pre-
senting him with SO saved from her
housekeeping, without Immediately
asking for $25 coat. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
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at five o'clock Saturday and made its
first stop at Ventura, where the pres
iGent made a brief speech to the crowd
at the station. The train reached San
ia Barbara at II o'clock. Carriages
awaited the presidential party, and
they were taken for a drive to Monte
cito, through some of the finest scenery
in this part of California. The party
afterward proceeded 10 Plaza del Mar,
where the president addressed several
thousand people. The drive was then
resumed through the most important
business and residence streets. A brief
visit was made to the Old Mission. At
two O'Clock the train departed for San
Luis Obispo. the next stopping place.
At night the president stopped at Mon
terey.
Hotel Del Monte. Cal, May 11.-Pres
ident Roosevelt spent one of the most
restful Sundays he has encountered
since his trip began. In one of the most
beautiful spots in California. two
miles from the nearest city, unham-
pered by curious crowds, he had
chance to thoroughly rest and pre-
pare for the coming week, which prom
Uses to be one of the busiest of his
journey. His train arrived here at
midnight but he did not leave it until
about nine o'clock in the morning. At
that time Col. Ward and a detachment
Of the Fifteenth infantry, who are sta
toned at Fort Monterey, arrived at
his car. After the president had
greeted the colonel and his staff he
was driven. TO the hotel, where he and
his party had breakfast. At the con-
clusion Of the meal. the president and
a small party rode horseback over the
famous 17-mile drive along the sea.
Gov. pardee and some others Of the
party drove over the route in carriages.
The weather was perfect, and the trip
was greatly enjoyed.
In the afternoon he attended St.
Johns chapel, on the hotel grounds.
The services were conducted by Rev
Hobart Chetwood, the chaplain. At
the conclusion Of the services, the
president. Secretary of the Navy
Moody. President Butler. Of Columbia
college, and president Wheeler, of the
University of California, spent couple
Of hours stroIling about the hotel
grounds. The president passed the
evening quietly in his rooms at the ho-
tel.