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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
LIKE COOLIES
IN TRANSVAAL
Meeting Called to Urge Refer
endum OH Question of Labor
Is Captured by Opponents
CHEERS FOR THE CHINESE
Antagonists of Popular Vote
Pack Hall and Hold an En-
tIlusiastic Overflow Meeting

JOHANNESBURG. South Africa, Dec.
IA mass meeting called here tonight
for the purpose of urging upon the
Government the advisability of taking
a referendum before introducing legls-
lation providing for the introduction OF
unskilled labor into the Transvaal was
completely captured by the element Ia
vorable to the Importation Of Chinese
Special trains brought in thousands OF
miners from the East and West Rand,
5000 of whom packed the hall where the
meeting was held.
The miners were well organized and
all through the meeting there was fire.
quent cheering for the Chinese. When
the chairman attempted to put in
motion in favor of the referendum he
was unable to get a hearing. Speeches
in favor of the motion were impossible,
and the excitement was intense. At an
overflow meeting attended by 1000 per-
sons a motion antagonistic to the TAX
ing of a referendum was carried by a
large majority.
9 : : : + = @
most pride was San Francisco Lodge
No. 3, Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks. He was a member of the
lodge for years and several times rep
resented the local branch in the ma
tional convention of the order. He
held Office for years in the Grand
Lodge and was probably the best
known Elk in the country.
Refs was born in this State. His
father was the late Gustave Refs, a
former Fire Commissioner. who left
his son a fortune estimated at $780,
600.
Refs for years was chief deputy in
the Treasurer's office, having been ap-
pointed to that position by former
City Treasurer S. H. Brooks, his
father-in-law.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
wen Known Engineer Dies.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Dec. IA
Colonel Henry P. Bosse who was
member of the United States Engineer
Corps at the Rock Island Arsenal for
twenty-five years, died tonight, aged
So years.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Greatest Triumph

Declared superior the best Bohemian beers by the Imperial
Experimental Station for the Brewing Industry Prague
announced by the following Associated Press cabegram-
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
PopuIar Clubman Dies.

John O'Neil Refs. popularity known
as Jack" Refs, died at his apartments
in the Hotel Redondo Sunday. He
had been i'll but a week. his death re-
s1Iting from an attack of pneumonia.
Jack" Reis was one of the most
popular clubmen in this city. The
organization in which he took the
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15

The departure from Russia of Dr. Gus
tav Tammann. professor of chemistry at
the University of Dorpat. to accept a
chair at Gottingen. has been much com
mented on, because he was the last re-
naming eminent instructor at that once
famous seat of learning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
tXLU5TR4T10Y
? IRON
THE cSCHEHERsS'
STORY OF CHARLES LAMB;
A YOUNG POETS CHAGRIN.

Lamp received an invitation on a GER
tain evening to be present at a break
fast at Rogers's the following morning
to met a young author whose first VOL
ume OF poetry left the press that, day.
He went a trifie early and reached the
waittng-room while 1t was vacant.
Rogers not having come down and none
OF the guests having arrived. On a table
lay copy OF the young poets new book.
Lamb picked II up. ran through It. saw
that 1t contained nothing of any spec,al
mark, and then, In a few minutes vet
remaining, amused himself by committing
to memory three or four of the short
poems it contained.
The guests arrived-among them the
young aspirant for honors. Some of the
leading men of the London world of let
tiers were amongst the number. Rogers
descended, the young man was intro
duced, and then breakfast was served.
Some literary matters came under dis
cussion. pending the after-introduct.on of
the young poets book.
With the gravest OF faces, after few
minutes. Lamb said: Il d-don't think
g-gentlemen, h-have ever r-repeated to
you one OF my b-best poems. What s-say?
win you h-have it?" Nobody quite un-
derstood what was coming. but all could
read the mischievous flash In the eye
that was usually SO kindly and the de-
mand Tor the poem was general.
Lamb quietly repeated, word for word. |
one Of the poems form. the young mans
book. The hey was ftirnished to the rest !
when they saw the Young meet male then
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simply been tearing his hair. He sprang
to his feet, his face ablaze. and burst out:
Gentlemen, this is too much, have sat
here. gentlemen, and heard that man re-
peat poem after poem of mine, claiming
them for his own. and have borne it. But
when hear him claim the opening lines
OF Milton's Paradise Lost" That adj
dress. too. was doomed to be cut short like
the recitation. Rogers averred that never,
beneath his roof, with all the merry mad
ness that that breakfast table knew. had
such storm OF laughter and applause
gone over it as finished that speech and
sent the young man to his chair, for the
time little less than an absolute maniac,
under the pressure of Lambs browning
atrocity.-The Book Lover.
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with all the 'old uns." now thoroughly in
structed. began to grow fast and furi-
ous.' Lamb, who had previous retained
his sitting position, now rose. and said:
''G-Gent'emen. I have only been g-giving
you s-some l-littie bits of m-my p-poetry.
But h-have q p-poem that am little
proud Of 1 w-wrote it a good many years
ago. This is h-how it begins:
OF m-man's first disobedence and the fruit
OF that forbidden t-tree, whose mortal taste
Brought death Into the world. with all our woe.
The recitation was doomed to go no fur
Their. For the previous few minutes the
young poet. crazed with wonder. and yet
in some way aware that in some unac-
countable way he was being robbed-had
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

redden. then fall back in his chair, as
astonished as IL thunderstruck,i and as
helpless as IL paralyzed.
Loud cheers, clapplng of hands, and de-
mands for more. Lamb bowed his thanks,
pretended not to remember anything else
that he had written lately. and then. I'M
der urging. repeated another, and yet an
other of the poems from the young mans
boek-the budding poet showing symptoms
of doubt whether he had really written
the poems up to that time he had believed
he had-until he heard a man declaiming
them and claiming them for his own;
man who could not even have seen his un-
published book. Louder cheers, and q still
lor.das assnaud for set another. The fun.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

you've not started music library yet,
/ never heard Of such thing! No music
library! don't know, I am sure, where
: snail get that score. It's II now, and
the op'ra's at 2. Really. I think these
things should be written upr'
Not got 'Bil. the Bronco Busterv Say.
this amt no Mberryr'
besides the people who want more than
they can get are those who do not know
Nnat they want. Enter the boy who de-
hands. Give me a red book! Tell me
wnere to look for red book" After this
youth with fndeterminate desires follows
tne woman in the green bonnet, who has
asked at variora times for .-eueen Hot
sentots BY NJ nnch; .ss..s, wigs Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

the Rubbage Patch" 1.-THE Raspberry
Twins" 1.-The Bottle Of the Strong" Tns
Three Mosquitoes" "Be Quick or -
Dead"
She has kinsmen, however. In the peo-
pie who ask for ANY book by Daniel
Deronda," "Any story by Ouida or BIZ
Walter Scott, except He Loved. but he
Moved Away"
One patron of good literature sends this
note:
please send BY bearer either Married
at Last or The Haunted Husbanf oe
why She Did IT. or Sweet Loves eoe.
row. If these are not in. send any gooA
book like them. and oblige-"
1t is the librarians business to "obdeAS
and he does II 6s can. -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
A LIBRARIANS TRIALS
IN THE SMALL T0WNs.

A writer in the Worlds Work recounts
some typical experiences of a librarians
assistant In small town. The people
VINO complain of the limitations of the
library live in such places.
should suppose any library would
have all of Rhods Broughton's~
I can't understand why you haven't
more riddles!'
you don't mean to say you haven't the
oid eclectic Monthlies, and I've come all
the way from owena just to look them
upT
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
PROVERBS UP TO DATE.

Nothing comes of, nothing"
but you had best not quote this to
the father of a worthless son.
'1Let the shoemaker stick TO his
last" but he had best know some
thing about collecting bills.
Birds of feather flock to-
sether," but a blond woman usu-
ally considers a brunette her best
foil.
The cracked pitcher goes most
often to the well,' and the prima
donna's last public appearance is
big house filler.
"The eyes are the windows to
the SOUL, yet lover is satisfied
as he gazes into the dark |
depths" of my lady's eyes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16
PORTO RICAN
FAMILY DESTITUTE
MONTALVO AND HIS FAMILY DES-
TITUTE IN HONOLULU AND
SEEKING ASSISTANCE.

Four Porto Ricans are hungry and
seek for assistance. Their case is quite
a pitible one Mrs. Brauglau Georgia
is the name of the mother and her three
children are fellow sufferers with her.
The woman is the mother Of b. Mon
talvo the legless Porto Rican youth who
arrived here from San Francisco some
months ago to search for his parents.
Owing to the fact that the mans legs
had been amputated close to the hips
and he had no money it was at first
thought advisable to deny him a land
ing on the grounds that he might be-
come a public charge. Considerable
correspondence and consultations on the
subject passed between the police and
Customs officials and finally it was
decided not to deport the man, a ruling
to this effect having been received from
the Treasury officials. The mother of
MontalvO was employed at Waipahu
plantation. She said she would take
care of her crippled offspring so he
went to her some time ago.
This morning the woman accom-
panied by little girl and a small boy
appeared at the police station seeking
| for assistance. She said through In
terpreter George Macauley, that she
and her family had been ordered off the
| plantation. The party came to Homo
lulu six days ago seeking employment
They have been unable to secure any
! work and in consequence the little
money that the woman had saved is
gone. She seeks assistance from the
| Governor. The matter was brought t
the attention of the police.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16
THE SENATORS
AND THE LEASE
LAND LEASE COMPLAINED OF BY
COMMISSION CONTAINS CONDI-
TIONS THEY OVERLOOKED.

The Senate commissions report on
the land question in Hawaii was a sur
prise to Land Commissioner e. 5. Boyd
as we'll as to many others. The only
deal to which attention is specifically
directed is a lease of % 800 acres of land
on the island of Hawaii for an annual
rental of $75 altogether. This lease is
of a tract of land which the land COM
missioner says Is worthless and is only
used by passing cattle over 1t from
Manuka ranch to Kapua landing. The
land is all rocky. The main consider
alton in behalf of the government, it
is stated, is that the lessees have
agreed to preserve the forest.
The proposition to lease the land was
discussed in the Executive Council here
and agreed upon by the council The
lease contains the following conditions
aside from provisions for the payment
of rent, taxes, etc:
THE government reserves the right
to take up any portion or portions Of
above land for bona fde settlement and
other public purposes, and further that
the lessee is to keep the land clear and
| free from lantana during the con-
tinuance of the term of said lease with
out deduction of rent.
"It is hereby further stipulated and
agreed that the lessee shall take such
necessary steps, winch may De re-
quired during the term of this lease, to
protect the present forest growth, now
growing or may hereafter grow on
said demised premises.
"And also, that the lessee his exc
cutors, administrators and assigns,
shall and viii bear pay and discharge
/ at his own cost and expense all costs
and charges for fencing the whole or
/ any part of the above demised pre-
mses, If such fencing shall be desired
| by the lessor or should be so required
| by any law now in force, or that may
| be hereafter enacted and shall and will
! indemnify the sail lessor and his sue
cessors in office, of, from and against
! all damages, costs, expenses and
charges which they or the government
! of the Territor of Hawaii may at any
time sustain by reason of any neglect
or refusal of the lessee, his executors,
administrators and assigns in the per-
! formance of the premises and agree
| ments last aforesaid.
"And also, that the lessee, his eXecu-
tors, administrators and assigns, shall
not do or commit, or permit or suffer tC
be done, or cut down ,or permit TO be
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16
JOHN CATHCARH.
LEADS Those
NAMED
But the Republican Central
Committee RefuSeSto Endorse
His AppliCation-The Ten
Per Cent Touch,

The candidate most prominently men
toned for successor to Attorney Cen
eral Dole is John w. Cathcart, at pres
ent deputy attorney general, but the
Republican executive committee has so
far refused to endorse his application.
In this connection there is talk of a re-
fusal by Cathcart to respond to the
little invitations sent out by the COM
mittee during the campaign, asking
employees of the government to pay ten
per cent of their salaries for campaign
expenses. The members of the COM
mittee, however, state that this does
not influence their action in the matter.
In connection with possible applica-
tions for the position, the prospect of
the job being much reduced in import
ance and salary is a good deal men
toned. The county bill looms up In the
near future, taking away most of the
work of the office. e. p. Dole was the
first attorney general of the Territory,
and there is little reason to doubt that
his term has covered the most impor-
tant period that there will ever be in
the history of the office. The legiSla'
ture is expected to make a cut in the
salary, when the county bill goes into
effect.
A. L. c. Atkinson is also talked Of
for the pc 1ition, but he has stated tha
he does not want it. Atkinson is deeI
in politics at present and will probably
stay there for another campaign.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16

cut down, any trees now growing or
being, or which shall hereafter grow, or
be in and upon the above demised pre-
misses, or any part thereof except as
special permission for the same may
herein be given, and will at the end, or
other sooner determination of the said
term hereby granted, peaceaDly and
quietly yield up unto the lessor of his
successors in office, all and singular
the premises herein demised with all
erections, buildings and improvements
of watever name or nature, now on or
which may he hereafter put, set up,
erected or placed upon the same, in as
good order and condition in all respects
reasonable use, wear and tear except
ed, as the same are at present or may
hereafter be put by the lessee, his exc
cutors administrators or assigns.
THE government reserves the right
to take possession of such portions of
the premises covered by this lease as
may be required for laying out, and
constructing new roads or improving
or changing the line or grade of old
roads, and to take soil, stone and gra-
vel as may be necessary for the con-
structiOn or improvements of such
roads, such taking however to be sub
ject to the provisions of Section " of
Land Act of 1885"
The lessor is Samuel Kauhana who
conducts Manuka cattle ranch, for which
the landing is at Kapua.
The report of the commissioners
states that a tabulated statement of
receipts and expenditures of the office
| of the Commissioner of Public Lands
an dthe Territorial Surveyor General
shows that in a single year the gross
| revenue from all sources amounted tC
| $ll7, l6l." There figures do not include
/ the large sums received for public
| lands by the department of public
| works.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16
PASSING OF
PAUL |SENBERG
HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF H. HACKFELD & COM
PANY DIED THIS MORNING IN BREMEN OF
PERITONITIS-BUS HOUSES CLOSE OUT
OF RESPECT TO HIS MEMORY.

News of the death of Paul Isenberg,
Sr., at Bremen was received this morn
ing by cablegram. The death Of Mr..
Isenberg was a great shock to the COM
munity. He succumbed to peritOnitus
at a. m. today. Alexander Isenberg
and Senator d. p. r. Isenberg the sons
of the deceased had little warning Of
the death of their father. The first
intimation that the elder Isenberg was
i'll came early this morning in cable
gram stating that he was very low
and in a very dangerous condition. This
cablegram was sent to Alexander Isen-
berg. The latter cabled to the family
in Bremen for further news of his
fathers condition. Shortly after IL
o'clock this morning a reply arrived
stating that the elder Isenberg had
died at o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Isenberg was overcome by the
news. When the death of the elder
Isenberg was made known to the en-
ployes of II. Hackfeld and company, the
utmost grief was manifested. The de-
| ceased was one of the firm of H. Hack
| field and company.
AS soon as the news became generally
/ known about the city the various sugar
! factors, banks, and a large number of
i business houes Immediately closed their
| doors out of respect to the memory of
! the late capitalist The entire estab-
| lishment of H. Hackfeld and Company
was closed Immediately and wireless
! message were sent to the branch
houses at Kailua and Hilo notifying the
managers of the death of Mr.. Isenberg
and directing them to close their estab-
lishments at once. The various planta-
tions in which the dIceased was inter-
ested either as a stockholder or agent
were apprised of his death and suitable
respect was shown by them to his
memory.
Naturally no details concerning the
last sickness of the deceased were re-
ceived in the cablegrams The first
cablegram briefly stated that he was
dangerously i'll of pertonitis and the
second arriving within a few hours OF
the other, told of his death. The fun
eral was announced to be held January
IS, next Sunday. Mr.. Isenberg was il
rarently robust health and vigor
Coming as unexpectedly as it did, tn
news of his death cast a great gloon
over the commercial community as h
was at one time one of the most pro
minent and active of the men who de
veloped the industry of the Hawaiian
Islands.
The deceased had a large family, hi
widow and eight children survive him
The children are H. A. Isenberg ant
Senator d. p. r. Isenberg of Honolulu
Mrs Hans Isenberg of Linue, Carl Isen
berg of Travenport. Germany; Mrs
Lieutenant Barkhausen of Luneburg
Mrs. A. Wendroth of Muessen, an,
Richard Ienberg and Miss Paula Isen
berg of Bremen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16
Candidates To Succeed Dole
JURORS WILL
GET THEIR PAY
MONEY FOR FEBRUARY TERN
AND ALSO FOR THOSE WHO
SERVED WITHOUT PAY.

Chief Justice Frear is at work on his
report, which will go to the Legislature
through the governor, with recommen-
dations for appropriations for the judi
ciary department The department
went broke" some months ago, having
a balance of 20 cents in the treasury
out of an appropriation of $35, 900, for
jury fees and other expenses.
The report will include a recommen-
dation that about five thousand dol
lars be set aside for the payment of
jurors who have served during the last
few terms of the first circuit court and
the last terms of the other courts.
There are over two hundred jurors who
have money due them, from a few dol
lars to nearly a hundred EACH as have
those who sat in the last term of the
first circuit court and the last terms of
the other courts. Some of the jurors
who wanted to get the money have
been discounting their claims. Several
local money lenders have been advance
ing money on them, expecting the leg
islature to provide for paying them
The appropriation of $4,000 will prob
ably be increased this time to allow for
the extra jurors and for three judges
in the first circuit court. All three
will be able to hold court at once, with
! jury trials, during the next two years,
| for it the Supreme court decides that
| such sessions are not allowable under
the present law, the law will be amend
| ed.
For the term beginning February 2
| money will probably be forthcoming tc
pay jurors. The legislature will be in
| session before the term ends, and ar
! appropriation may be hurried through
/ in time to give, the jurors their fees
of 50 per day and 81 per verdict.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-16

The deceased left an estate of much
wealth. 1t has been estimated as be-
ing between $5,O0O0O0 and $4,000, 900,
much of the wealth being represented
by Investments in the Hawaiian ISL
ands. No details of the manner in
which this estate is to be disposed of
have been announced.
The deceased was born April is, 1887.
The late Paul Isenberg was native
of Braunschweig. Hanover He was
the son of a Lutheran minister. He
came to the Hawaiian Islands on visit
in 1858. He went to Kauai soon after
his arrival at Honolulu. Mr.. Isenberg
became so pleased with the islands
that he extended his proposed visit in
to permanent residence. He married
Miss Maria Rice a sister of w. II.
Rice and daughter of the former man
ager of Lihue plantation. Mr.. Isen-
berg succeeded to the management of
that plantation He developed such
marked executive ability that he
brought the plantation to high state
of excellence and profit. He showed
what was then unusual activity and
daring the scope of his enterprises
and was probably the first man to be-
gin the system of extensive fluming and
tunnelling with water. He continued
for a number of years as manager of
Dihue plantation and in addition,
amassed much welth in other invest
ments in these islands. By his first
wife he had two children Senator Isen-
berg and Dora, who afterwards married
Rev. Hans Isenberg of Kaiau, Kauai.
Mr.. Isenberg was invited by H. Hack
field and Company to become member
of that firm and did so entering into ac-
tive membership in 1881. In the early
seventies Mr.. Isenberg married Miss
Glade a sister of II. F. Glade. By his
second wife, the deceased had six chill
dren, Alexander Isenberg who is the
Russian and German consul of this city
and vice president of the firm of II.
Hackfeld and Company; Julia who
married Lieutenant barkhausen of the
German army; Clara who married A.
Wendroth a capitalist of Muessen;
Paula, Richard and Carl Isenberg.
the manager of Pioneer Mill
After a career of a number of years
as an active member of II. Hackfeld
and Company, the elder Isenberg re-
moved with nearly all his family to
Bremen where he and his wife and sew
eral of the children have since lived
Mr.. Isenberg was the head of the firm
being president. He visited Honolulu
last in 1901 leaving for home in April of
the same year. His health was under
stod to be good and his death was
in consequence of such report, a much
greater shock than it would have been
had any news of his sickness been re-
ceived.
Otto Isenberg a brother of the de-
ceased died at San Francisco the latter
part of last year, The remains were
brought to Honolulu for burial.