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The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04
(From Thursdays dany.)

Heavy rains have damaged rice crops
on the Koolau side of Oahu.
McBryde plantation is to obtain sur
plus water under lease from Maka-
we'll plantation.
Wallace & Bruner have bought most
of the Kona coffee crop for the San
Francisco market.
Eva Plantation Co. is considering
the question Of building a wharf for
itself in. Pearl Harbor.
John Cassidy has had to change his
base Of operations temporarily. in
building the Molokai telephone line. on
account of tempestuous weather at the
place he started.
One thousand shares OF Onomea
plantation changed hands at $3.50 on
the stock exchange yesterday, being
sold by Halstead & Co. to fill an order
placed by Jas. F. Morgan.
Charles Brown. who was in Hollis
ters drug store about eighteen years,
is expected back in the Alameda from
Dresden, Germany, where he went four
years ago to visit his parents.
The various county officers met last
evening to discuss their future work.
Weekly meetings are now being held
with the members of the County Com
mittee. No definite action was taken
upon any matter.
Judge Gear has had the Territorial
grand jury increased to strength of
twenty-five members. After some of
the old panel were excused, twelve new
men were added. A short session of
the grand jury was held yesterday aft
ernoon. The House vouchers are to be
ney General Andrews. Judge Gear has
been unable thus far to see that any,
thing revealed by the Federal grand
jury constitutes violation of any law of
the Territory.
Chalmers Graham left in the Gaelic
for Manila.
Superintendent Holloway has con-
Guided that it is feasible to fill the
Diamond Head reservoir by the Bere-
tania street pumping station, If the
work is done at night.
NOTICES are posted in the banks.
postoffices, etc., calling on people to
presei Hawaiian silver coins for re-
demption before December 80, as after
that date they will not be legal tender.
Governor Carter satisfied a deputa-
ton of the Builders & Traders Ex-
change with an assurance that the
policy of his administration would be
opposed to inviting bids for public
works and material therefor from out
side the Territory.
U. S. Marshal Hendry made record
trip to Kauai and back this week. He
left here in the steamer w. G.. Hall on
Tuesday evening and returned in the
steamer Kauai early Thursday morn
ing. Leaving Lihue on Wednesday
morning at o'clock he served two
subpoenas at Nawiliwili, two at Kea-
liza, three at Koloa, two at Maxwell
landing and one at Waimea, catching
the homeward steamer at Ahukini at
8 p. m. The papers served were in
the woman slavery case against Haul
kichi Terayama.
What seemed an attempt to play the
Humbert swindle is reported to have
taken place at the First National Bank
OF Hawaii. A strange woman left a
sealed envelope on deposit there, say
ing 1t contained certificates of deposit
on the Crocker- Woolworth bank of
San Francisco. After a while she be-
gan to draw checks on the local bank.
which We're refused payment as fast
as they came. At last she was called
in and given the alternative of show
ing the certificates or taking the en-
velope away. She did not show the
certificates.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

Judging from their bills the Bulletin
and its Home Rule attache seem have
had the complete confidence Of the
Doodle crowd in the House. The Bull
letin does we'll in Hawaiian legislatures
and the rottener they are the more 1t
gets. One can hardly wonder that 1t
Is always out for extra sessions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

The Independent thinks that the
voucher trouble is mere scheme to
"discredit the native Hawaiian" The
unspeakable Kumalae also thinks So
II doesn't seem TO occur to these able
exponents OF graft that the Hawaiian
OF their class is so well able to dis
credit himself that he needs no help
from outside. Grand Jury indictments
are not required to show him up in his
favorite colors.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

The public has no occasion to place
confidence in the morning papers pro-
testation OF good faith when dealing
with the County law.-Bulletn.
What confidence can 1t have in the
Bulletins protests when that paper
formally proposed, at the time of the
Wright and Boyd scandals, to drop the
County scheme altogether.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

Life preserver,- Pat: "Oi say, Moike,
phat do yez call that big round thing
on Their back of that auto billy?"
Mike; "Shure, an that's an ixtry
toire, II wan should bust. yez hay
then"
Pat; "Begorra, an OF fought It war
loife eserver!"-Philadelph Tele-
graph.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

If the legislative grafters swore to
income tax returns which did not in
clude the revenues exposed in Federal
court, the Territorial Grand Jury may
have chance to do little business
in the line of perjury indictments If 1t
feels so disposed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

To secure anything like justice in such
a case as that presented by the Federal
inquisitors, a Territorial jury should
consist of at least twenty-one men
drawn from a reputable panel.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

The secret of the morning papers
howl on legislative printing is the fact
that the morning print shop was a poor
third in the amount of business done
for both the Senate and the House.
Bulletin.
Yes, 1t refused to pay any commis-
sions to grafters whereupon most of
the work went to the Bulletin at a
price far above current rates.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

Mr. Morgan has been eliminated
from the steel trust by Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter, who has reached out and deprived
him OF sl2,00O,00O or so. Nobody wor-
ships at the Morgan shrine now,
Rockefeller, who will be worth two
billions OF dollars II he lives ten years
longer. has an undisputed primacy in
Wall street.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

There could be no embarrassment in
attacks on the County law equal to
that of waiting on the pleasure of Con-
gress for every change we might wish
to make in the organic form of local
government.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

Ten dollars and more day for men
whom 81 would overpay in private en-
ployment is something that frames it's
own indictment.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

Every legislative CRATER in the town
wants Judgment suspended" until his
case can be brought before a grand
jury OF his own make.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

The County will suffer less harm"
by working out its own salvation than
1t will by going under an absentee and
perhaps irrevocable guardianship.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

This paper may now consider itself
the Kepoikai of local Journalism. 1t
is wholly outside the official family,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

Full moon December 4th at TAI a. m
Times OF the tide are taken from the
Omitted States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vsy tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
ulu-
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours 50
ninutes slower than Greenwich time,
,sing that OF the meridian of 167 de-
srees 20 minutes. The time whistle
,lews at 1850 D. m. which Is the same
y Greenwich. . hours 0 minutes. Sun
,al moon are for local time for the
-s~,s groun.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04
GOV. CARTER
ANSWERS |. NOAR

"Yes," said the venerable Isaac Noar
yesterday, II have received an answer
to my letter to Governor Carter which
I feel that I must give to the public.
II is like when man owns diamond
pin. He wouldn't have it IL he had to
cover 1t up with his hand when he
went about. He wants everybody to
see 1t. It's the same way about this
letter; | want everybody in Hawaii to
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Territory of Hawaii.
Honolulu, Dec. l. 1903
Isaac Noar, Esq, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Permit me to thank you
most sincerely for the picture which
you have presented me of the most
progressive President the United States
has ever had, young in years but old
in WISDOM" as you say. l thoroughly
appreciate the spirit which prompted
the gift, and join with you in the
high respect in which you hold the
Chief Executive of our great nation.
l thank YOU for your warm express
sion of confidence in and good wishes
for my administration, and sincerely
hope that II may attain, II only in part,
the good to all that you have predicted
for II.
Thanking you again, believe me,
Very sincerely yours.
G. r. CARTER.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-04

SALES BETWEEN BOARDS.
One and fifty Eva, $50; 10 Kahuku,
$40; so Onomea, 1872. so.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
UNFORTUNATE
SMALL BOY

Charles, the five-yearO Id son Of MI
and Mrs James Murray, East Front
street. sustained a fracture of his left
leg Monday, this being the second
time that he has broken his leg in his
short span of life.
Little Charles has all the activity
that characteri2es the American small
boy and it is hard to keep him very
long at one place. He was playing in
the yard during the afternoon and
Mrs. Murray. busy in the house, felt
sure that her boy was safe
1t was not long, however, until she
was informed that little Charles had
fallen at neighbor's house on the op-
posite side of the street She hurried
to the spot only to find that he had
broken his leg He had climbed to
the roof of one of the outbuildings in
the rear and fallen to the ground
distance of some six feet. The child
was carried to his home and DR.. f.
A. Curry, the family physician, was
called The left leg was fractured
just above the ankle. The doctor set
the broken bone aud last evening the
little fellow was resting fairly we'll.
A singular circumstance connected
with the accident is that the child
two years ago sustained Il compound
fracture of the same leg, breaking it
at two places between the knee and
hip.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
The Y. NJ. G. A. Gymnasium.

Physical Director Carpenter OF the
Y. NJ O. A. is making prepa rations
for resuming work in the gymnasium
and will organize his classes by the
middle of October.
Much interest was manifested III
these classes last winter, the members
assuming the work with much en-
thusiasm. The results were most
beneficial and gratifying and this
winter will probably see the largest
attendance at the gymnasium in its
history.
The work as carried on by Mr.. Car
penter is not of the kind that develops
a big muscle, but is a gradual up
building of the entire system, the OBJ
ject being mostly TO strengthen the
vital organs. Many people are inclin-
ed to think that difficult and danger
Gus feats on bars, etc, make up gym
nasium work. This is wrong idea
as in no way do these things enter
in the exercises. The bathing faCilI-
ties have been greatly improved and
everything has been done to advance
the work
The business mems class Will meet
three times a week, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday afternoons having
been selected. The evening classes
will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday of each week. The
BOYS class will meet on Tuesday al
rernoons aud Saturday mornings
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24

Miss Maud Staddler, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Staddler, of
Catawissa and DeForest J. Hummer
of Bloomsbury. were married at the
brides home in Catawissa yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Rev U.
Myers, pastor of the Catawissa Luth-
eran church, assisted by Rev. ID. n.
Kirkby of Bloomsbury, performed the
ceremony. Nj iss Sarah MartZ of Cat
awissa, was the bridesmaid and Ray
mond Hummer, brother of the groom
was best man.
Mr.. Hummer was a former resident
of Danville, and is we'll known here.
He holds lucrative position in the
office of the Bloomsbury car shops
and is musician of some note Miss
Stoddard is one of Catawissa's popu-
lar young ladies and is well known
socially -.
After the ceremony wedding din
ner was served Mr.. and Mrs. Hum
mer left on the noon train for trip
to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
a large number OF people attended
the wedding, among those present be
ing Mrs. Benjamin Kelly, a sister OF
the groom and Mrs. Philip Slider of
this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
"Pinafore" Company Organized,

The rehearsals for "Pinatore, which
is TO be produced in this city by home
talent will begin next week.
The Danville Pinafore" Company
was organized at the Music rooms OF
Professor Conner Thomas last night.
The various positions are filled as fol
lows: President, a. II. Grone; Sec
1etary and Treasurer, W. l.. Mcclure
Musical Director and Manager, Pro
fessor Conner Thomas; Accompanist,
Miss Anna Divel.
1t was decided to begin rehearsals
as soon as possible and to this end tif-
ty copies of the Opera will be ordered
today. 1t is thought the books will
arrive in ample time to being rchcar-
sails next week.
The project to present Pinafore'
is bound to meet with success. The
interest aroused is remarkable not only
in musical circles but about the town
in general.
Evidently there will be an abund.
ance of talent to assist in the Opera
and liberal patronage from the public
to insure its success when placed up
on the boards.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
Beautiful Pieces of Statuary.

Several very fine pieces OF statusry
have arrived at Castle Grove and will
be installed about the premises.
In the lot Is very beautiful Mar
cissus" designed for the palm house,
where it will occupy its tabled posi-
tion over the fountain gazing at its
Image in the water. There are also
four lions. which will be placed on
the lawn along with the four beauti
ful pieces representing the seasons,
which have been i'll position for some
time past The lions will guard the
entrance TO the mansion, one pair be-
ing in couchant position and the
other pair standing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
New Lodge Of MaCCabees

4 lodge Of knights of Maccabees
was instituted in this city on Tues
day evening by Deputy Great Com
mander W. H. Howard The meeting
took place in knights of Pythias Hall
The new lodge which starts out with
a large membership will be known
As Danville Tent, knights of Mac
cabees' and will hold its meetings m
Pythian Hall.
The following officers were install.
ed: Past Commander, Emerson
Adams; Commander, B. f Smith
Lieutenant Commander, Augustus
Heiss; Chaplain, J d. Hummer
Sergeant. Willard Kisner, Physician,
DR.. E. \. Curry Record Keeper, y.
r. Wildey Master of Arms, + h.
Hale; First Master of Guard, GeorgO
Bomboy Second Master of Guard, +
L. Poyer; Sentinel, William Miller
Picket, J. ". Moorhead Iuforms
tiou as to becoming members Will b
gladly given by tine officers of Dan
willie Tent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
WILD TURKEYS
COMING HOME

Owing to the near approach of au-
tumn the magnificent game preserve Of
Hon, Alexander Billmeyer near Wash
ingtonville is just now taking on an
additional interest.
Nevertheless that all the animals
are as far as possible tanned by their
confinement yet they are still govern
ed by the instincts of their wild life,
which at no season asserts itself so
much as during the fall of the year.
The thousands of grey squirrels
which inhabit the grove are just as
busy rs they can be laying in store
for winter They are very tame and
may be closely observed and altogeth-
er they form one of the prettiest and
most interesting sights about the pre-
serve. The wild turkeys, too, which
early in the spring. flew away to Mon
tour Ridge to mate, are just coming
home. Mr.. Billmeyer yesterday stat
ed that in all some seventy five had
UP W tlllS tliH6 IoLuIHcu' 1ht "bJ
weather of last summer was hard on
young turkeys and none of the broods
returning are large.
Mr. Billmeyer does not know just
how many deer he has, but the num-
Der is not less than ll5. He is well
pleased with their condition. They
appear now at a splendid advantage,
taking on at this season fresh yigor
and life and displaying all the timid
ity and grace of movement which be-
longs to their savage state.
The preserve at present contains
eleven elk. The male of the family is
a venerable patriarch, which forms
one of the principal attractions. In
common with many other animals a
change comes over his nature at this
season of the year. which renders him
dangerous and he has to be confined
in an enclosure by himself During
the spring and early summer he is
kind and gentle enough, but just
now it is unsafe for any one, even his |
keeper, to approach him. At the sight
of human being he paws the ground
savagelY and rams his immense ant
lers into the fence as if determined to
kill any one who approaches.
Naturally the game preserve contin-
ues to be a great attraction, although !
the picnic season is about over. Bill
Park was one of the most pop |
ular resorts hereabout last summer,
and Mr.. Billmeyer yesterday stated |
that on one day there were as many as
five hundred people on the ground.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
FIGHTING THE
FIRE FIEND

The town Of Turbotviue, which
came very near being wiped out of
existence by fire three wears ago.
had another thrilling experience with
the fire fend on Tuesday and for a
while 1t seemed that nothing could
prevent terrible loss
The town is without adequate facil-
tiles for fighting fire. There is no
water except what can be procured
from wells The borough has a hand
engine, but IN case OF an outbreak the
main dependence seems 10 be- on
bucket brigade.
1t was owing to the deficiency Of
water that the fire which broke out
in the little town on August n, three
years ago, wrought such terrible hav
oc. Forty buildings were burned in
cluding three stores, and eighteen
families were rendered homeless.
Since the experiences of that day the
citizens of Turbotville have stood in
great dread of fire. Their Consterna-
tion can easily be imagined on Tues
day when at noon large straw stack
took fire standing only fourteen feet
from frame barn right in the heart
of the town. The barn and straw
stack belonged to Henry Bitner The
stack was about fifteen feet in diam |
eter by the same distance in height. |
When discovered it was already a |
mass of flames, the burning straw |
shooting heavenward and falling on |
and about the barn. The fire was |
later traced to two boys who were |
smoking cigarettes near the base OF the |
stack.
In short space of time nearly the |
entire population of the town was on
the spot Women and children along
with men materialized from every di-
rection all carrying buckets. The
small fire engine was on hand but il |
could only be used as the water was
carried to it in the buckets.
f. G. Derr of this city, who was an
eye witness, says the spectacle was
most thrilling one. For a long while |
the battle was nip and tuck between |
the fire fiend entrenched IN the great |
mass of burning straw and the several |
hundred desperate people fighting to |
save their homes Time and again |
the barn was on fire but men with |
buckets were crawling all over the /
roof pouring water wherever the |
flames caught hold. The stack of
course was doomed and so long as a
vestige of it remained the barn and |
buildings were imperil-
led. The stacked straw, however,
burned slowly and the fight was pro-
longed during nearly the entire al
ternoon. Perseverance and heroism.
however, triumphed and the fire " as
gotten under control without the loss
of any of the buildings.
Had the barn ignited the flames
would no doubt have communicated to
the other buildings and there is no
telling whore the fire would have
stopped.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
A Oopperhead in the House.

For snake of the Copperhead fam
ly to invade the thickly populated
part of town is rare enough. When
this same snake crawls into house
and coils up behind the door the oc-
currence goes on the list of oddities,
the like of which is foreign to the eX-
perience of ninety persons in a
hundred.
Elwood Garrett, Ferry street, how
ever, is one person who has met with
this unique if not pleasant experience
About one O'Clock Monday afternoon
in passing through the kitchen he de
tected the snake, which had crawled
in through the open door and was eX-
ploring the room.
Mr.. Garret could hardly believe his
senses at first, but he was not long in
getting rid of the intruder. Procur-
ing pole he soon stunned the reptile
after which he threw it out of doors
and killed it. The snake was les:
than two feet in length but as is nat
ural with copperheads was thick abou
the body and proved an ugly custo
mer to deal with
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
TO PAVE
MILL STREET

The Borough Council Friday took
action on street paving in which all
the members present with one eXcep-
tiOn went ON record i'll favor OF that
Improvement. The president explain
cd what advantages were to be deriv-
ed from proceeding with paving sim
ultaneously with the building of the
street railway. demonstrating that
with what assistance is derived from
the trolley company and the property
owners who will be obliged to pave
one third of the street on each side
there will be only narrow strip of
ii ve feet left for the Borough to pave.
The question was fully discussed.
! Mr. Lloyd took the view that there was
no necessity for haste and that there
would be time enough for paving
" hen the trolley came along. Messrs.
Goeser and Reifsnyder thought the
Borough would make mistake If 1t
delayed paving until after the street
railway we're built. Others fell III
with this view and Mr.. Fenstermacher
moved that the Committee on Ordin-
ance and Police assisted by the BOr
ough Solicitor proceed to draw up
paving ordinance and submit the same
to Council at its next meeting. Mr.
Reitsnyder seconded the motion, which
carried with but one dissenting vote,
that of Mr. Lloyd.
The term of Aaron Rockafeller rep
resenting the Fourth Ward having ex.
pired he was rCappointed as member
OF the Board of Health. To represent
the Third Ward, j. b. Cleaver was
appointed by the President to succeed
DR.. J. X. Kimerer, deceased
The proposition to the Borough rel
ative to uniting with the railroad in
paving near the ID. l.. q ". station
was discussed, but no action was tax
en-. The members expressed them
selves in doubt as to whether an |
alley was a proper place for the Bor
ough to begin street paving. They |
seemed to think that the railroad COM !.
pany should be able to make a good |
Job of its pavement by limiting the |
improvement to its own grounds.
Mr Doughcrty called attention OF |
Council to the road connecting Welsh |
and Slider Hills, rcpOI ted at the prev |
ious meeting as badly in need OF re- !
pairs He said that nothing has been |
done to improve the road and speak
ing from his own observation owing |
to deep washouts, he said, the road is
in a manner impossible. On motion of |
Mr.. Dougherty the matter was refer
red to the Committee on Streets and |
Bridges.
Mr.. Swank reported a cellar door in
front OF the Mansion House, Mill
street, as in bad condition. On mo-
tion the Street Commissioner was re-
quested to call the owners attention
to the need of repairs.
The following members were pres
ent at the meeting Friday: Vastine,
Dougherty, Goeser, Swank, Welliver,
Joseph Gibson. Reifsnyder, Lloyd and
Fenstermacher.
The following bills were approved
for payment
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
EmploYed at Sault Ste. Marie.

+. b. Books of Sault Ste. Marie, ar
rived in this city Monday for visit
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. @ s. Books, West Mlhoning
street Mr.. Books held a position un-
der the Consolidated Lake Superior
Company and was one of the veral
thousand unCeIemOniOuSly thrown out
of employment by the forced shut
down. He says that the critical con-
ditiOn of affairs there and the dark
outlook pictured by newspaper ac-
counts are strictly true. From $500
to 1000 men have been thrown out of
employment The shut down came
with little or no warning and worst
of all there is no money to pay the
men. The best the company can do Is
to give the employees orders on the
paymaster, but without available
funds these at present are worthless.
Mr.. Books left before the 1900 men
employed at the mines and III the
woods reached the city. Not one of
these would have a cent to buy food
or lodging and the general feeling was
that with so large a number of hungry
men turned loose the situation would
be dangerous. The fact that nearly
all the office hands are discharged is
taken to indicate that the sl ut down
will be of indefinite duration