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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
MAN SAVED LIVES OF MANY
Cruiser Flora Badly Damaged Shown
BY Condition In Drydock.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 1S.-With the
arrival of H M. S. Flora at Esqui-
malt, where the big cruiser was placed
in the dry dock yesterday, a dramatic
incident in connection with her strand
ing came to light.
The lieutenant engineer was aWak-
ened with the shock of the stranding
and as the first rush of water poured
through the open scuttles and dead
lights, he rushed out IN MS night
clothing, realizing that his duty was
to close the bulkhead Watertight doors
which protect the engines and the
pumps in the engine room. He ran al
most naked to the engine-room and
deity swung the crank which closed
the bulkheads and kept the water
from the engines.
Meanwhile the stern was sinking as
the water rushed in through the open
ports and scuttles. but it did not drown
the engines. The stokers in the fire
rooms below had felt the shock, which
shiVered the ship, and as can be
gined they were affrighted lest at
any moment the water would rush in
upon them. None of the grimy fur
mace feeders knew but what the ship
had been cut in twain by another
ship in the gray mist of early morn
ing. But. had those bulkhead doors
not been closed the Stranding of the
Flora might not have been free from
loss of life.
The Flora is badly damaged. There
are two holes about thirty feet from
the bow on the starboard side, and
the scraped sheathing and splintered
woodwork from the bow to amidships
are suggestive of broken and denied
plates beneath.
Much ammunition. stores, accOutre-
ments, ETC., have been also ruined.
The loss in this manner is difficult to
estimate. and when the whole dam
age is calculated it will reach quite a
figure. After the repairs to the Flora
are completed it is understood that
she is to cruise south to meet H. NJ. S.
BonaVenture which was commissioned
at Plymouth on December to relieve
H. NJ. S. AmphiOn at Esquimalt.
Meanwhile RearAdmiral Bickford.
&c. NJ c., who was to have left for
England. will remain until after the
court-martiaI of the navigating officer
of the watch at the time of the strand
ing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18

the Hotel Manhattan last night, was
General James Grant Wilson, and when
he was called upon to speak he made
a few personal remarks and then con-
tinued:
AS no regular toast was given to
me, l wish to talk of one of whom
Americans always like to hear. l will
turn the hands of time back to 1777,
and ask you to go with me to the bat
tlefield Of Saratoga, which the poet
Halleck called the field of grounded
arms. There a great victory was Won,
which was not due to the efforts of
the American commander, but to Bene-
dict Arnold.
The story of that victory was re-
ported to General Washington. A
short time afterwards he met General
Arnold and. after cOmplimenting him
on his great victory, said:
II have heard, general, that you lost
your sleeve links in the battle, and
ask you to accept from me these, al
though [ have worn them for some
time
General Arnold took them and
wore them. But later, when he be-
came traitor, and Washington, in his
dignified manner expressed his con-
tempt in strong and burning words
Arnold no longer cared to wear the
sleeve links, and gave them to Colonel
Tarleton, the only British officer who
had treated him with any kind Of
courtesy.
TarletOn when he departed for
England, gave them to his secretary,
and he gave them to General F'itz Green
Halleck, who in turn, left them to the
man who later was his biographe And
here, gentlemen" said General Wilson,
drawing up his sleeves little and
raising his arms, are Washingtons
sleeve links"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18

ing sections. Minnesota farmers saw
they have produced from forty to sixty
tons OF feed per acre by planting and
cultlvating sorghum. One man states
that he harvested eighty three tons OF
green food from an acre planted TO
sorghum In this field it promises tn
add much to solving the question Of
winter feed for stockmen and dairymen
who fear the high prices of alfalfa
and timothy hay
Thirty pounds of seed are required
to plant an acre of sorghum to h,
grown for forage. 1t can be drilled
with the ordinary wheat drill. The
only cultivation required is a good har-
rowing when the plants are about eight
inches high. When the stalks are
three feet in height they may be cut
With moving machine and the next
crop left to come on and produce an
other. Several crops may be harvested
In this manner during a year. The
cured plant may be stored in the barn
or elsewhere and fed during the VIM
ter. 1t is also excellent for silos.
There are several varieties of sor-
ghum grown in different sections of
the country. The Amber is probably
the sort generally cultivated. 1t can
be purchased from any seed house at
ABOUT 10 cents a pound. The season
Tor planting is early spring. Fall plow-
ing of land puts the field in better con-
dltlon than whe plowed in the spring.
In places where the rainfall is not
great this method conserves moisture
and leaves enough in the soil to mature
ana rlpen seed in less than ninety days
from planting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
COMPULSORY LAW GOOD.
Has Increased the Attendance Of Pub
lie Schools.

County School Superintendent My
ers reports that the new compulsory
school attendance law is working well
in this county. Early in the present
school term Mr.. Myers sent out circu-
lars to the teachers and school clerks
giving them the full provisions of the
law and requested them to see that
the law was enforced. From the re-
ports Mr.. Myers has received from the
different districts the attendance at
the schools is shown to be consider
ably greater than for any previous
year. The parents of children are
complying with the law and only a
few cases have been reported where
children of school age have not been
sent to school
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
MEISTER SENT TO JAIL
Accused Man Must Stand Trial on Two
Serious Charges.

SEATTLE.-Peter Meister, charged
with criminal assault upon Julia Har-
mon, a girl under the age of IS years
was bound over to the superior court
by Justice Cam Wednesday morning,
in the sum of $500, and in default of
bail was committed to the county Jail.
On the charge of attempting to in
duce Julia Harmon to enter upon an
evil life, Camille Cooper and Peter
Meister were bound over to answer in
the sum of $500 each. and the cash
bail Of S400 each, under which they
have appeared from time to time. holds
good in the latter case until such time
as the attorney for the defendants can
give bond.
Cam Makes a Speech.
Justice Cam, in summing up the
evidence prior to a decision. said that
in the interest of justice the accused
persons should be bound over; that
he was not there to pass judgment
upon the defendants. as to the measure
of their guilt, but would entrust that
to a jury in the superior court. He
also paid a tribute to the earnestness
of the attorneys for the prosecution
and defense in their efforts on behalf
of their clients, and wound up his talk
with the statement that law and or
der demanded the defendants be
bound over.
The case has been on the docket for
more than month, and has been bit
terly fought by Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Kriete for the state and John
b. Hart, attorney for the defense.
Had Sufficient Cash.
The defendants have had apparently
plenty of money to conduct their case,
which has been fought step by step.
The testimony of Julia Harmon, al
though given under great mental dis
tress. was sufficient to impress the
court with it's truthfulness. and a vic
tory for the state followed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
Baritone Loses His Suit,

LONDON, nee. iS.-David Bsham.
the famous baritone, has lost his suit
for divorce against his wife, Both are
Americans.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18

A patient in a hospital had to be fed
on a daily diet of egg and port wine.
His physician asked him haW he liked
it. 1T would be all right, doctor, he
said, IF the egg was as new as the
port and the port as old as the egg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
ARNOLD'S SLEEVE LINKS.
Presented to Him by Washington
Now Owned by Gen. Wilson.

NEW YORK. n. Y, Dec. 1S.-A
her who was not included in the
"ted program of tOasts at the din
- ol the Union college alumni at
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
WIDOW is HYSTERICAU.
Spokane Tragedy Leaves Woman to
Face Hardships.

SPOKANE, Wash.-Mrs. Dilio, wife
of the murderer who was shot to death
by a posse yesterday, is in an extreme
ly hysterical condition, and is being
closely watched by her friends, as it
is feared that she may attempt to do
herself bodily harm. Between her
cries, means and weeping spells Mrs.
Dilio made a statement in substance
as follows:
4 have not heard from my husband
since he left me. The business will
go on just the same, and will be run
by Mrs. Del NecchiO and myself We
have not attempted to make any set
Element, and will leave matters as they
stand for a while. Oh, | wish that |
could die. | am born to hard luck.
My first husband and my boy were ia
ken from me and now comes this
trouble
Eight children are left dependent
upon the mother and the eldest, a girl
of about u or IS, will assist in the
store. G. J. Dilio, one of the Italian
prODrietOrs of a saloon and grocery on
Front avenue, this city shot and in
stantly killed his partner, Antonio Del
Necchio, another Italian. last Saturday
night, after a dispute over business af-
fairs. In trying to escape he was
pierced with bullets
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18

Teacher-NOw, Johnny, l think l
have shown you how wicked it is to
fight. Tell me what you would do
should a boy call you bad names
You wouldn't notice him, would you?
Johnny-How big is the boy, teacher?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
DEMANDS DAMAGES

Suits for $4,000 damages have been filed in Judge Edng
by John Baker and his wife Sarah Baker against High Sheriff A.
Brown Superintendent OF Public Instruction T. Atkinson Attorney
General Lorrn Andrews Sheriff Lon Andrews of Hawaii Deputy
Sheriff Kamaoa of Hawaii and Miss Paris the school agent Service
the made this week in send the papers back by
the Kinau today.
The suit the of dispute the possession OF certain
school lands the KOna district OF Hawaii The Bakers had been
possession of house and land that the educational department
claimed The couple baaded themselves and refused be oused
Three officers sent from Honolulu the steamer Mauna Loa
eject the pair For few hours the couple beseged in Their
castle looked quite time In fact many the neigh
bo expected there would be boodhd before the pair fired
the place The officers managed rush the place however and
the pair The couple bag and baggage off the
land and the school department has been OF since
The couple claim damages in the of $4,000 from the various
defendants for being deprived OF their alleged rights and for injury
sultng from the violent ejectment
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
GEAR WILL
INCREASE JURY
PRESENT GRAND JURORS OF THE
TERRITORY WILL INVESTIGATE
VOUCHERS.

Judge Gear this morning decided TO
add more jurors to the present Terrific
rial Grand jury and have the jurors
take up the legislative investigation in
which the Federal Jury reported yes
terday. With one juror i'll and Char
les Wilcox and ]. r. Mossman dis
qualified to sit in the matter, there are
only twelve jurors in the room. Under
the law Gear has the right to draw
more. from list of fifty placed in the
Grand jury box, from among the total
list for the term.
There is some question as to what
penal statute, if any. covers the doings
which the federal jury exposed. The
opinion is expressed by some attorneys
that the acts of the legislators in the
use of the appropriation for session
expenses cannot be attacked in the
courts. On the other hand some of the
related in the report TO
Judge Dole have the appearance of
gross cheat, or embezzlement of public
money.
The Territorial Grand jury will prob
ably not hear the lawmakers from out
s!de districts. but will get all the evil
dence there is in Honolulu, which it is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
ASK CARTER
FOR ADVICE

William White, sheriff, and d. II. IA
haulelio clerk, of the county of Maui.
have written to Governor Carter asking
for a conference of county officers who
are to take office next month for the
purpose of discussing the work to be
carried out. The letter suggests that
there are many matters which should
be considered and that Carter could
give valuable assistance and advice.
The need of county office headquar-
tiers and Of safes for records is one of
the things referred to by the Maui Of
hcers. They suggest that If all the
counties combine in such things. safes
may be bought for less than if each
orders separately.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
Departing.


| Per stmr. Kinau, December 1, for
Hilo-Mrs. j. F. Spinola and child, Mrs.
j. E. Taylor, children and servant,
| Captain ]. B. Douglas, A. Chalmers, d.
O'Connor, B. H. Scholtz, C. H. Marri-
| am, H. E. Picker, w. H. Campbell,
William Mann, A. ]. Lyon, Mrs. Il. SUI
sumago and child, for the Volcano,
Miss Tunis, Miss Meyer, F. S. Barnard
and wife, w. e. Dennis, Jr., DR.. Pischel
for Lahaina, Tang Chew, Miss Tong
Hee, Miss Tan Zuck, w. w. Thayer,
o. NJ. Atwood, B. H. Clark, C. b.
Cockett; for Maalaea w. Won Seggeru,
w. j. Coelho; for Kawaihae, N. Aon,
F j. Cross; for Mahukona, 7. H. Petrie
Robert Hall, T. S. Kay, Theodore Wolff
Mrs. j. j. Rice, Miss r. Hall, A. B.
Lindsay, Mrs. Robert Hind, Miss b.
Woods; for Laupahoehoe, A. Lidgate;
for Makena, Eli Snyder, DIR. j. H. Ray
mond; for Kaunakakai, E. Wodehouse,
f. r. Adams, R. H. p. Lishman,
Samuel G. Wilder Harry Whitney, j.
M. Dowsett, w. LAM.
Per stmr. Maui, December /, for Ka-
hului-Afook. Mrs. G. j. Brown, Mrs.
E. Devauchelle and child, Father
Charles, Father Theobald, Mrs. H. A.
Baldwin. children and nurse, Mrs. j.
j. Hair, c. Turner, H. Myhre, H. r..
Wood, j. j. Corell for Hama, Miss
Reuter-; for Lahaina Mrs. c. Fitzlaff,
c. Hedemann and wife.
Per stmr. Ike Au Hou, November 30,
for Kauai ports, Guy Owens, w.
Thompson, Mr.. Kidd.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
WILCOX'S CHALLENGE TO JURY

| Charles Wilcox has written the fol-
lowing open letter addressed to Mr..
Atwater and his fellow Jurors.
Sirs:--As Federal Grand Jurors you
have seen fit to publish in your report
a garbled resume of vouchers given by
myself for services rendered to the last
Legislature of the Territory, and to
make deductions highly pleasing and
| satisfactory to yourselves which some
what reflect unfavorably on myself I
therefore challenge you to publish said
vouchers i'm their entirety, itemized as
| i'm the original, giving description Of
the items as written, and / deny that
the resume given out by you for pub
! LEGATION is a fair and just description
of said vouchers.
Yours truly
CHAS. WILCOX.
Honolulu, Dec. 1st, 1903.
While the star has not space to pub
lish ''in their entirety" all of the Will
cox vouchers, it publishes herewith a
sample one and gives a statement of
the contents of the others.
The following copy of sample
voucher shows the form in which the
House vouchers were supposed to be
made out:
BILL.
In case the person to whom the Gov
eminent is directly indebted desires
his Warrant made payable to another
he will so indicate by filing in the
Endorsement Blank on the back
hereof, leaving the signature to the
Receipt below, blank.
Honolulu, April %, 1908.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
House of Representatives.
To CHAS. WILCOX, DIR.
In accordance with CTender, Contract
of ..............., $780,.
Date. Items & Quantity. Rate. Amount
To clerical services
attending meetings
of the committee,
arranging papers,
etc, days. 500 30. 90
1 hereby certify that the above SER
vices have been faithfully performed.
I hereby certify that the above has
been received in good condition.
o. X, j. X. PAELT,
Chairman Leprosy Committee.
Approved:
VIM. N. PURDY,
Chairman Committee on Accounts.
Received from the House of Repre-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01

ST. PETERSBURG, November IA
There is no prospects of Russia modi-
flying her attitude toward the Brus-
sells sugar convention, owing to the
prevailing domestic conditions.
The police were notified this morning
that Chinese supposed to be crazy
had been about the premises of Judge
Humphreys early this morning When
the officer went to arrest the Chinese
the latter had disappeared.
Sugai and Kimura went TO a luau at
HaiguchPs house at Waialua Sunday
afternoon. They got into an alter
cation and Kimura stabbed Sugai IN
the left breast with a pocket knife. The
blade penetrated the lung. The in
jured man is critically i'll, His as
sailant was arrested by Deputy An
drew Cox and brought to the police
station today.
Governor Carter stated this morning
that he would appoint Frank ID.
Creedon private secretary, in accord
ance with the recommendation of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
MAY. GET TRACE OF A MURDERER.

In the by Deputy Sheriff Andrew Cox Waiaua last night
Of Japanese named Kimura the police think they will be able get
Yanag the murderer Kmua concerned
the murder which committed last kmura arrested i'll
connection with an entirely different offence.
Kmura stabbed another Naialua last night during the
of drunken quarrel The injured badly hurt and at
last accounts, in a critical condition.
Officer Mkt the local Japanese officer says that Kmura the
intimate friend OF Yanag the alleged murdered OF kuwabaa Eva
49, Yanag disappeared completely after the murder
the earth had swallowed him. Mkt thinks that Yanag the
house OF Kna five after the crime and received bread from XII
The latter questioned regarding but declined
divulge details of the suspected occurrence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
For Sale

DUCK TENT. Large with side cur
tains and poles. Will sell for one
fourth cost.
PHAETON. Good Rubber Tire Phae-
ton in excellent condition. Rubber
Tires almost new. Very cheap.
HOMING PIGEONS. Home-bred and
imported stock. Beautiful birds, 81 90
per pair. $500 half dozen.
FERTILIZER. Poultry and Pigeon
Guano. Fine for plants. S1.00 per bag.
a.25 per bag delivered to any part of
city or boat.
Enquire:
WALTER C. WELDON,
Room Mcintyre Building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01

believed covers most OF the ground.
Most OF the grafters appear to have
hId headquarters in this city
In thc cases of Mehcula the first de-
Tense VIII probably be that a House
session voucher Is not q public docu-
ment. If this contention is successful
the indictments for destroying public
documents fan TO the ground. In fact
under this contention the whole federal
jury investigation was a usurpation on
power and Meheula and the Others
might easily have resisted and blocked
the proceeding by refusing to give IN
the vouchers at all
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
LAVA SCOUTING IN HALEMAUMAU.

Lava spoung Haemaumau Purse Lloyd Conklng OF the
Mauna Loa which arrived this morning from Hawaii and Maui
ports that visitor Kauea unusual activity in Hale
lake Of molten lava fully feet by feet in has
formed in of the Two fountains of lava playing
being the air fully twenty feet The inner has
filled up considerably with lava
The activity of Mokuaweoweo still continues. The display
splendid the of the The fire and reflection
could readily be while the vessel Only heavy
prevent the reflection being from the Moloka channel
Captain Moer of the waan reports seeing the reflection
Thursday night while his off Molokai
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01

Republican Executive committee. No
decision has been reached yet about
the members of the governors stan.
and the designations of those who were
members Of Dole's staff have not yet
been accepted,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
NEW AOVERTlNFN FNIS
NOTICE..

The undersigned announce that they
have this day formed a partnership
for the general practice of law under
the firm name of Atkinson, Judd and
Mott-Smth, with offices in the Judd
building.
A. L. c. ATKINSON,
ALBERT F. JUDD,
f. A. MOTT-SMITH.
Honolulu, December l, 1903.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
BYAUTHORITY

Tenders will be received at the office
of the undersigned UP to II a. m. Sat-
urday, December 9Th, for the printing
of two pamphlets for use in advertis-
ing the Territory.
Specifications may be had on app!ica-
ton.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids
(Signed) THEO. F. LANSING,
Commissioner of immigration and Ad-
vertising Agent for the Territory
of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
Corner Merchant and AIakea Streets

ARRIVING.
Tuesday December l.
S. S. Argyll, Gilboy, 10 days from
San Francisco at 1890 a. m.
DEPARTING.
Thursday, December 8.
S. S. Argyll, Gilboy, for San Fran
cisco, probably sail in morning.
PASSENGERS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01

Our rule is to treat all
patrons alike-giving the
small customer and the
large the same courteous
service. If you want a
SOC safe deposit box, or a
large or small insurance
policy, or a surety bond,
Of any sort or size, Wen
serve you gladly. Henry
Waterhouse Trust Com
pany, Ltd, corner Fort
and Merchant SITS.