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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

| Emperor. who was absorbing every note!
Only one signal from him. and that meant.
Again
fingers 10 play over the keys AS quietly
as he came. the Emperor was wheeled
outside and 1 could only gasp my aston
ishment. The court chamberlain conducted
me to carriage. He had only few
words to say. They were explicit.
last days of Emperor Frederick Of Ger
later the Emperor was dead. Prince Henry
had married the Princess"
Matull speaks of Prince Ferdinand as
the political III burglar in ne
II met him at Bad Naubeim, Hes.el. Ger
many. and we had several interesting
conversations. He was the object Of at
and upon leaving his house in the morn
ing would stand quietly for few min
utes while the cameras clicked.
s%S is ssnSs
we'll as to rule Bulgaria. and when the
Gar is not watching closely one Of these
fine days he may slip through the gates.
him. which I did. and in return he sent
me picture with his autograph"
Kurt Matull was born on the borders
of Alsace and Lorraine. but only lived in
He has spent most Of his time in Berlin
and Paris. One OF the poets plays ran
500 nights in Berlin.
When It is realized that at the time OF
the Fair many Of the thirty-two tracks
will be occupied. besides numberless cars
on tracks not leading directly to the shed
tracks and the slightest error may mean
a disastrous collision, 1t can be under
stood why no one Is allowed to speak to
him while on duty.
Incoming and outgoing trains will pass
at the puzzles under four semapnofe
or signal bridges, from which the engineer
is notified that though 1t would seem ne
will run into train directly in front OF
him. that his track Is clear. and: when
most upon the train, a switch will Click
and he win swing by.
PLANT MUST BE PERFECT.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

upon the tower man, It 10 also evident
that there must be nothing wrong In the
mechanism Of the plant.
An instant delay in the electric current
throwing a switch may mean a disaster
or a leak in an air valve may cause the
derailment Of q train. In order that the
interlocking plant may be perfect tracks
have to be torn up. conduits have to Do
carefully constructed to convey the wireS
all Of which means traffic delay.
Far below the level Of the tracks ganes
Of men are working night and Gay 20
complete the numerous supways WHICH
ramify throughout the yards.
Practically all Of the subways nave peen
completed save the entrance OF tne man
subway. which adverse leslsiaeon me-
This subway extends from Twentieth to
Eighteenth streets, and 10 wide enough 10
II was blamed to have the entrance on
Twentieth street, and the exit on Eight
zenith street. but II Is now practcaliy Or
rded 1 that the the s newt mailing
room south $40 feet. from there turn east
eighty feet under the bridge and thence
north So feet Il t1s
q railway 7. NJ. c. A. building was to DO
erected. to be perhaps the finest in the
world but which un fSs, the
n "A also stated that on account OF mu-
nicipa1 restrictions that the entrance on
Eighteenth street - too steep and will be
4 source Of considerable trouble in Slip
perry weather. -
"a do in causing a congestion Of tradlc.
still the delayed work on them is said to
have menaced the completion Of all the
improvements in time for the Fair;
has not commenced yet. nor have many
plans been started. and It is stated ~ tho
ofiicials Of the Terminal Association tnat
municipal action are most propitious that
the labor cannot be completed in time for
the Fair, and that the lines VIII have
suffered much Inconvenience In the last
month for no benefit at that time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

down-State leaders. and Attorney General
Hamlin was on hand to ascertain If the
Warner boom has injured his chances in
Northern Illinois
The Arrangen ents Committee adopted
a novel suggestion made by Doctor Jane
son to hear tho candidates for Governor
In order which will exclude favoritism. At
the beginning the First Congressional Dis
trict will be called. then the Twenty
fifth. then the Second, then the Twenty
fourth, and so en-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
SAL00NKEEPER LOSES SUIT.
Claimed Verbal Lease of Proper,
ty Near Worlds Fair.

The suit Of the Gerhart Realty Company
against Joseph H. Weiter for possession
of property at De Giverville and De Bali
Were avenues, near the entrance to the
Worlds Fair. resulted yesterday in Judge
Fishers division OF the Circuit Court in
verdict for the Gerhart Company.
Weiter claimed he had a verbal lease
Of the place for 500 month. and that
the lease has some months to run. The
Gerhart Company denied that the proper
ty was leased. The jury found that Wei
ter ives guilty OF unlawfully withholding
the property. the monthly rental value Of
which was fixed at 1900
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

his appearance the agents sent TO Police
Headquarters h description of the mis-
sing master and the request for general
alarm.
His home Is in Liverpool. where he has
wife. and he Is described as weighing
100 pounds, height 5 feet 10 inches, com
plexion fair. eyes blue-gray, hair dark
brown. and age 81 years.
I'VE do not know of the slightest rea-
son for the disappea rance of Captain Por-
ter" said the agents. He was high in
our esteem
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
SHIP SAILS TO ORIENT
WITHOUT ITS CAPTAIN.
Master Of new Vessel, Porter. Dis
appears. Leaving No Trace
of His Whereabouts.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Dec. 1a.-Master OF a new
ship filed with cargo for China and
Japan. and ready to leave port. Captain
William T. Porter OF the 3,3S9-ton British
steamship Indrawadi. has mysteriously
disappeared. Two days behind her sched-
uled time, the Indrawadi steamed away
for the Orient in charge of Captain 8.
Cuillington. formerly the first officer.
Starting out from his ship at South Gen.
trail pier, Atlantic Docks. Brooklyn, to go
to the ship agents. Messrs. Funch, Edge
& Co.. and to the Customhouse to obtain
the clearance papers. he has not been seen
since by his acquaintance
After waiting in vain for two days for
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s1s.2b to New Orle.n. and return.

On December %. rs, q and % the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad will sell tickets
at above rate. Ticket office. 5lS olive
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son intends to rent the well-known home
furnished.
Doctor Edison was insured for a small
amount. The 5000 estate comprises his
bank account and personal effects inven-
toried by the appraisers. The doctor
owned no real estate.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
John Kernell IL Dead

Detroit, Mich. Dec. 19.-John Kernel,
the Irish comedian. died at 1870 o'clock
this morning at Grace Hospital, from
Bright's disease. after a weeks illness.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
CHIEF RED CLOUD is DYING.
Celebrated Sioux Almost Blind
and Extremely Feeble.

Pine Ridge. g. D.. Dec. 19.-Red Cloud.
the celebrated Sioux chief. is dying in a
tepee in a corner Of the yard surrounding
the little wooden house which theGovern-
ment built for him here years ago.
He il s. years old. almost blind, scarce
" able to hear. and SO beclouded in mind
and feeble hi3 death is likely to occur at
any hour.
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DATE SET IS JANUARY 27.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. Dec. 1s.-wednesday. January
q. is the date set for the Republican love
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of poetry and song. a connoisseur OF art
and bubbling ever with good hunor. My
audiences with King Oscar are among my
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01
TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 1903.
LEGISLATIVE GRAFTlNGS.

Finally, and at last, after laboring
for weeks and costing some thousands
of dollars, the Federal grand jury yes
terday morning brought in its report
on the legislative vouchers matter.
Although they were not found to have
been burned or destroyed as impugned
by our purity and non-grafting CD con-
temporaries of the Advertiser-Star
clique of yellow journalism, they sue
ceeded in having them brought to
light through the weakened weak
ness Of their custodian and upon which
they have made much out of mole
hill into a mountain of sins against
Hawaiian members and officials of the
last Republican Legislature After
porting over them with careful scrutiny,
they found much upon which to base
report of censure, indicting one Ha-
waiian, he the clerk of the House,
and damning every other Hawaiian
who had anything to do in drawing
money through the legislative channel.
The result of it all, the whole sum and
substance, was to impugn and malign
Hawaiians, which is the main game
they were set upon to do and to dis
ooyer
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

Entered at the Pos ofios at Honolulu
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NOTICE.

The Bishop Museum will be open
to the public on Friday and Satur-
day and all public holidays, except
Thanksgiving and Christmas on
and after December 81, 1908, from
10 am to 4 pm, Teachers with
Glasses must come by previous ap-
pointment.
BY order OF the Trustees,
VIM. T. BRIGHAM.
1870 lw Director
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really is the case And, in this in
stance, U. S. Attorney Breckons is
satisfied with the work he was made
to do, and his glass eye-ball will here
after roll happily when more fees are
forthcoming.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

and we are on to them, and at the
same time we hope ITO Illustrate their
knavish tricks" This grand jury
found much to condemn Hawaiian
methods of grating, /. e., they picked
the mote in the Hawaiians eye, but
failed to find the same in the beam
of their brothers eye. The conclusion
of this is, they went in to the game
to discredit and do up Hawaiians, and
so far, they have succeeded fairly well
for their now known course was anti
cipated and expected, and they have
run up against snag
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for the governor, judges of the courts,
ETC., to come down here by appoint
ment from other States. There is not,
however. a considerable prospect of
conditions continuing as they are, and
with Democratic government 1t
would be safer and better, as well as
more in keeping with American ideas,
to have appointments limited abso-
lutely to people of the Islands. OF
course bad appointments are frequent
]y made, and sometimes unsatisfactory
and unfair men are elected to Office
but taking it all in all it is always SAT
est to trust the destinies of COM
munity to the citizens of that com.
munity.
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1t is well-known fact that to dis
redit Hawaiians is their present fight,
! order that Congress may heed and
hey gain what they want,--to disfran-
hise them. We know their little game
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

Nothing much was said, except prob.
ably with holding up these Hawaiian
grafters to derision, as in the following
instance: "of the services rendered by
F. j. Tesla, who is given eighteen war;
rants, amounting to $S54.25." But we
notice in the Advertisers account of
this expert" grating that in Testa's
total Is including printing and lad
House, of which he is proprietor 9th
er Hawaiians were also mentioned by
this Immaculate" grand jury, merely
showing what they had done for the
amounts drawn by them And may we
ask-what is the object of it all? Only
one conclusion can be arrived at and
that is to discredit Hawaiians in the
eyes of those at Washington. Hardly
anything is said about the white Am
erican grafters, for they are above
suspicion, and Hawaiians are the only
ones suspected of doing any grating.
No, no; whites never do it; they are
above reproach.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

This expenditure of legislative mon
ey has so Mortified our good people
that they cannot forget what they did
with the treasury surplus during the
plague scare in 1900, when over $780,
900 were spent inside of three months
OF more. If that wasn't graft, we'd
like to know what is? State and Ter
ritorial Legislatures on the Mainland
spend more money in one session than
our Legislature ever would do in the
same time, and yet we hear nothing
said. But of course. the ant hill has
been made to appear more than what
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

We happen to know trick or two.
and here's one of them Representa-
tive Harris, as chairman of the House
Finance Committee, appointed two
white clerks at the beginning of the
session, A. Barnes and R. r. FL
gin Their pay was agreed upon by
the committee at the rate of $3.50
per diem, for which they drew. At
the end of the regular session, prob
ably on the last day or the day after,
they put in another bill for their cler-
zeal services at the rate Of $40 per diem,
including $3.50 per diem for back pay
for those days they had previously
only drawn at the rate Of $3.50. These
later claims we're approved by Chair
man Harris without concurrence of
the committee as was done in the first
instance) and were later paid then.
upon the approval of Chairman Purdy
of the Committee on Accounts, But
the grand jury has overlooked all this.
Why? The answer is plain. Their
game is to discredit Hawailans and to
uplift white Americans; anything TO
down and defeat natives.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

If there were any certainty of the
Republican party remaining in power
at Washington, and a prospect OF our
being submitted for another period
of years to missionary rule in the
Islands, we would mast heartily en-.
dorso the Mitchell amendment to the
Organic Act, which makes il possible
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01

The discharge of e. S. Boyd from
office, attempted doing away with
Treasurer Kepoikai, indictment Of ].
Harbottle Hakuole ESQ as to get him
out of office) and numerous other like
incidents should be sufficient to show
the Hawaiians and fair-minded white
people of this island to what extremes
the missionary party is ready and
willing to 60, The missionaries have
set out to rule this county and to rule
as much Of the Territory as it is pos
sible for them to encompass. Cover
nor Carter is proving himself to be
more closely connected with them
than Dole. That proposition seems
out of reason but developments of
the past few days prove 1t. The only
thing left is for the Home Rule and
Democratic parties to come together,
and in that way secure and hold the
control. Then we will have govern.
ment by andlfor the people.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-01
TOPICS OF YHE DAY,

Today is the anniversary of the
overthrow of Spanish rule in Portugal,
and citizens of that interesting little
country in the Islands are appropriate
ly observing the day and the event it
represents. The Portuguese, although
clannish, have been of great benefit to
Hawaii in the way of home-making
and good citizenship, and everyone
must feel an interest in their ami.
versarles and celebrations.
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Payable Invariably In Advance.

r. =. TESLA, Proprietor and rub
Usher.
Residing In Honolulu.
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This whole voucher matter, from it's
inception to the present, is purely and
solely the out-working Of scheme
to discredit the native Hawaiian. The
Advertiser and Star started and have
kept alive the agitation. They sue.
ceeded in getting an indictment from
a grand jury that was forced, that is
ungrounded and senseless on the face
of it and that it will not be possible
to sustain in any trial in court.
The Mitchell amendment to the Or
ganic Act which will allow appeals in
certain cases from the Supreme court
of Hawaii to the Supreme court of the
United States is good and it is bad.
1t is good for the reason that it would
give a litigant the chance of taking
his matter before a disinterested and
unbiased court "a thing that is not
always obtainable here). 1t is bad for
the reason of the expense of appeals
and in that only the extremely wealthy
will be able to afford resort to the
last court. 1t will therefore play into
the hands of the rich, shutting out the
man unable to appeal or to defend
case on appeal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
BECOMING MORE SERIOUS.
Floods in England Due to Continued
Heavy Rains.

New York, Oct. 14-Englands tale
of rain and flood, although trifing in
comparison with reports that come
from New York, shows the outlook be-
coming hourly more serious, says a
Herald dispatch from London. There
was some abatement Of the downpour
in London Monday, but the total rain
fall is rapidly approaching a point
equal to the highest noted since the
meteorological office was established
in 1866.
Rivers are high everywhere and in
many places have broken their
bounds. Railway traffic, has been in
terfered with and great inconv enience
has been caused in several towns by
foundations Acres of grain are un.
der water in Yorkshire and reports OF
general foods come from the north OF
England.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
mo- the Honorahle Villaae council of

To the Honorable Village Council OF
the Village of Bemidji, MINI.
We, the undersigned, being the
owners of all the real estate on both
sides of Woodland Avenue, in said
Village, respectfully petition your
honorable body to vacate and dlscon-
tinue part or strip of saidWood land
Avenue twenty feet wide on the North
side thereof, being the twenty feet
directly south Of, and joining the IS outh
part of Block Six (6) in Carsons Add
ition to the Townsite OF BemldJl.
Your petitioners respectfully repre-
sent that said Woodland Avenue is
about 34S feet in length and common
ces at the West line ofMississipi Ave
nue. and extends to the West line OF
Irvine avenue, from southwestto north
east. That it is not extended either
easterly or westerly into any other
street or Avenue, but intersects or
JONES Mississippi and Irvine avenue.
snd there ends: That it is one hundred
feet in width as now laid out, and is
not and oever will be travelled orused,
to any considerable extent.
That your petitioner Cora B. Carson
owns the south part oflot Fourf4) and
the East half of lot Five(5( in said
block six, and also the strip of land
south of said Woodland avenue, exte-
nding to low water mark on the shore
ofLake Irving, and thatyour etitioner
G.. G. Hastings owns the west half OF
lot Five, ~ in said Block six o.,
and that no other real estate is con-
tiguous to saidW Woodland Avenue, and
that the plat hereto attached is an
accurate platof said Woodland avenue
and the real estate adjoining the anne,
and that your petitioners desiret to use
for residence and business purposes
and said strip of twenty feet on the
north side of said Woodland Avenue
Dated at Bemidjl, Mimi. this 22nd
dayof September, 1903.
CORA B. CARSON.
G. g. HASTINGS.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
;REEMEN7
-- w.
AMERICANS COUNT ON LORD Al.
VERSToNE,S AID IN ALAS
KAN BOUNDARY CASE.
SEEMED IMPRESSED BY ARGUMENTS,
TAKEN FOR GRANTED WHAT CA
MADAM MEMBERS HAVE
NOT BEEN WON OVER.

London, Oct. 14-The Alaska bound
airy tribunal held another secret SEES
sion during the morning and adj
journed for lunch at 1920 a. m. Moth
ing of a public nature developed, ex-
cept that when Lord Chief Justice AL
verstone came out of the conference
room he asked Secretary Tower to
ascertain whether the original treaty
was signed both in French and Eng
lish. No explanation was given OF the
reason for this question.
The commission held an afternoon
session and adjourned for the day
without reaching a decision
. Lord Alverstone has telegraphed to
Premier Laurier a formal denial OF
newspaper statement mentioned in the
Dominion parliament Monday to the
effect that he (Lord Alverstone) had
said that the United States had the
stronger case IN the Alaska boundary
question.
The lord chief justice says the re-
port is a complete fabrication"
The Canadian story created some
concern. 1t appears certain that
neither Mr. AylesWorth nor Sir Louis
Jett another Of the Canadian commits
sioners, have the slightest intention
of agreeing to the American argu-
ment and Lord Alverstone's attitude
is still absolutely matter of specula-
ton Though the Americans still
have no reason to diminish their feel
ing Of hopefulness that some agree
ment will be reached this feeling is
largely based on the trend Of Lord
Alverstones interpretations during the
arplnlantS
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
STORY OF ALLEGED BooDLlNe.
Kansas City .(kan.) School Scandal
Will Be investigated.

Kansas City, Oct 14.--At a meeting
of the Mercantile club in Kansas City,
Kan, the committee appointed to in
vestigate the alleged boodling Of mem
bers of the school board OF that city
submitted report recommending that
a grand jury be called to probe the al
legged school board scandal. The re-
port Of the committee gives in detail
the history of the various transactions
which form the basis for the charges
against certain members of the school
board, including a written statement
from Professor Sawtell of Empora,
Kan, who charges that he was asked
to pay $500 for the position of prin-
cipal of the high school in Kansas
City, Kan, with the understanding
that the salary attached to the posi-
tion was to be raised from $1,000 to
$1,000 q year.
The report tells Of purchase Of the
site for the Bancroft school for which
the board of education. paid $4,000
when the owner was willing to sell
for s2,350. This was done, the report
alleges. by having an agent Of the
school board secure an option on the
property and sell it to the school board
at the advanced price.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
A BARGAIN DAY.

Now that Indian Summer has
come and that there is an ex-
cellent prospect that it will stay
with us for two or three weeks
and perhaps longer why should
not the merchants Of Bemid j
agree upon Bargain Day. z
Bemidji and it's beautiful lake are
particularly attractive at this
season of the year. The blue OF
the lake, the azure of the sky and
the red blooded hustle of the
town is a com bination we'll worth
looking on and it would be we'll
for Bemidji to do something to
induce a large number Of people
to look att all. Bargain day is
the thing which will do the trick.
1t has been SO successfully tried
in many cities that its virtues do
not need to be argued here.
Every arrangement could be
made for the day here within a
week and the Pioneer commends
the idea to the consideration OF
the business men Of the city