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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-27

cases. The following appeals were ar
gued and submitted: c. Brewer & Co..
Honolulu Rapid Transit Co., Castle &
Cooke, ]. r. Cooke and Lam Wo Sing.
In the last named case the court al
lowed the introduction of testimony on
the showing of the appellant that he
had been given no hearing in the tax
court. The appeal was from a valua-
ton by the assessor of rice lands of
Lam wo sing, and T. F. Lansing was
put on the stand as a rice grower to
show the value of rice land. He testi-
fled that the value was less in 1902 than
in 1901 owing to the fact that the rice
business was better in 1901. This was
due not only to the low price of rice
but to the scarcity of labor. The court
took the case under Amusement
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Mud IL Accommodating.

When the Coptic hauled away from
the Pacific Mail wharf yesterday after
noon at o'clock to proceed to the
Orient she stirred up the mud just OPP
posite the center of the wharf. The
mud has collected so rapidly there that
vessels of the Coptic's class settle In II
while at the dock The coptic had to
dock six feet away from the wharf on
account of the mud and there is big
work ahead for the dredger.
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MORE CHANGES
AMONG PURSERS

An epidemic of changes among the
pursers in the Inter-Island company's
fleet has taken place in the past two
weeks and was thought to have been
settled on Monday. More changes took
place yesterday. Caverley, who was re-
Loa, has retired and when the big boat
goes out today for Hawaii Guy Kelly
will be her purser. L. H. Parrish, for
assigned yesterday to the Mikahala
and went out in that boat last evening
for Kauai.
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SYMPATHY FOR
LATE GEO. HONS
(From Thursdays dany)

The Supreme Court paid its respects
yesterday to the memory of the late
George Hons, of Wailuku, Maui. The
following resolution offered by w. o.
Smith was unanimously adopted:
whereas. 1t has pleased Almighty
God to remove by death George Hons,
Esquire. a member of the bar of this
court,
Resolved. that deeply deplorng our
loss we desire to place on record our
kindly remembrance of our departed
friend and brother, and to tender to
the family of the deceased our sincere
sympathy, and that the court be moved
10 enter these resolutions upon the rec
OEds of the court"
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GOOD WILL
CASE is ON
(From Thursdays Daily.)

|
The Supreme Court opened its special
March session yesterday. In the after
noon the court began the consideration
of the appeals of c. Brewer & Co
and Castle & Cooke from the tax APP
peal court, which are being argued
together. These are the good viii
cases. in which Assessor Pratt made
the assessment on the market value
of the corporation stock. The Brewer
& Co. assessment was increased over
million dollars, and Castle & Cooke
several hundred thousand dollars.
The motion for rehearing in the case
of Jessie Makainai VS.. Goo Wan Hoy
was argued and submitted.
Mrs. Anna Gertz made her appear
ance again yesterday, when the Gertz
vs. Magoon case was called up. Ma
COON was not in court and Mrs. Gertz
wanted the case to go to her by default,
as she said had been done by him while
she was away. Chief Justice Frear
said that he only wished to hear
whether or not she was ready at this
time.
The Palolo water case was called up
on a motion for a bill of particulars.
which the Supreme Court Immediately
denied
COURT NOTES.
Julie j. Swanzy has asked that she
be appointed appointed administrators
to distribute 40 shares of stock of the
Hawaiian Tramways Company left by
C. H. Judd and hitherto not admins
tered.
w. L. Stanley has been appointed
guardian ad litem of the minor children
of Margaret V. Carter, deceased.
George f. Rentos has sued r. M.
Austin and H. c. Austin for foreclosure
of a $4,000 mortgage on Honolulu
property.
A jury has been waived in the case
of Robert Fuller VS.. Honolulu Rapid
Transit Company.
Maleka Miner and Edward Miner
have been granted leave to adopt Ka-
huha Kainuo. Judge De Bolt approved
the decree.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Senate Eli No. G5 went over for one
week IT the opening of the afternoon
session.
The Hllo Electric Railway franchise
started more trouble on its third read
Ing. An amendment by Senator j. Il.
Brown to give the company the right
TO build to Kukuiu was lost.
NO LOBBYING IN THE SENATE.
Senator Isenberg offered an amend
ment changing the word packages" to
small parcels" and Senator j. It.
Brown wanted the bill passed right
away.
1T seems TO me there is niger In
the fence somewhere" said Isenberg
angrily. II don't like these gentlemen
coming 10 the desks of Senators and
lobbying. Let them come to the COM
n.lttees. and not do thir lobbying in the
Senate The people down town are
already talking about the Senate, and
don't believe in interested parties
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CONTINUED from page %
deceased persons without The consent of
their next of kim was taken up next,
on the committee report that con-
definitely postponed. Kumalae, speak
ing against the report said that the
Board of Health had not properly quar-
antined a certain plague case reported
by DR.. Sinclair. Perhaps this Board
of Health wanted the race to take the
plague and die of it," he said He con-
tinued in the same strain, denunciatory
of the Board of Health and charging
that quarantine had not been properly
kept. He offered an amendment to the
bill to the effect that cremation should
be practiced only. in cases where plague
had been ascertained to exist.
Greenwell called Kumalae to order.
bill at all.
II object to the interruption of Mr..
Kumalae by the member from the Sec
ond District" said Kupihea
"Sit down, Mr.. Kupihea," said the
Speaker. Then he explained to Green
well that Kumalae was speaking to his
proposed amendment, and that gentle
man went on talking. He told some
thrilling plague stories. II had a shiv
erng fit myself during the epidemic"
he said, land if there had been a doctor
around there to tell me that had the
plague, would have been frightened to
death. That Is the way these doctors
go around soaring people. They should
be prosecuted for murder"
AFTER THE WHITE DOCTORS.
Kanho denounced the white doctors
of the Board of Health, too, and Fer"
nandez said cremation was not Chris
tian. The white men had brought
Christianity here, and they should not
countenance n practice of this kind
now. 1T is a lie that cremation will
wipe out plague" said Fernandez.
way to cure the plague. Where there
is no money there will be no plague"
Speaker Beckley said that as chair
man of the health committee of the
House two years ago he had been APP
preached by the Board of Health for
an appropriation of $4,000 to clean up
a district where they said they had
discovered case of plague. He had
replied, where there is no money
there is no plague" and nothing more
was ever heard of that plague case A
smallpox scare had been disposed of,
subsequently, in the same way.
Kumalae withdrew his amendment at
this juncture, and the report of the
committee having been voted down, the
bill passed to second reading.
The Speaker appointed Damien, Gan
dali and Kali special committee to
ficials, and then the House adjourned
after the Speaker had announced that
ne had a communication TO read for the
information of the members. but which
was not TO be made public until this
morning, and had the chamber cleared
while the mysterious document was
read.
IN THE SENATE
Senator Brown reported for the Judi
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tended disposition of the several Acts
or Bills already transmitted to IT,"
This is the 32nd day Of the Senate
said Senator Brown, land sixty four
bills have been sent to the House,
which shows that the Senate has done
business. Some of these bills were sent
down on the 9Th or 9th of March and as
far as we know they may have been
put in the waste basket or stove. It's
about time the Senate and the people
of the Territory and OF the United
States knew what this legislature in
tends to do, We have heard that there
Is Republican majority In the House.
II 1t Is and they are acting like that,
say they amt Republicans, and the
quicker they are read out of the Re-
publican party, the better 1t will be.
party acting in this way. ignoring all
these acts, fighting with lot of petty
resolutions and inquiring into acts of
Territorial officials with which the
/
I'VE expect to get through the Coun-
~ bill tonight. and next VIII come the
Municipal bill, and / want to know
when we are going to do something;
we don't want to be the laughing stock
of the rest OF the party, and we should
know whether the House is going to do
any business: If not, l think we had
better shut up shop and so home"
Senator Kalauokalani thought that
the Senate had nothing to do with the
House; that the Organic Act provided
IDENTIFY and the House might feel hurt
over the resolution.
Senator ]. T. Brown favored the reso-
luton, and said the House passed their
own bills and sidetracked identical
measures from the Senate so that each
bill would have TO be passed six times
and signed twice by the Governor
Senator Dickey said the Senate had
no right to dictate to the House. and
when each house passed its bills, it had
done its duty.
Senator McCandless said the Senate |
was entitled to know whether the House
had tabled It's bills or simply pigeon
holed them. The Senate was entitled
to know what had become of the bills.
Senator Isenberg said that If the
House sent such a resolution to the
Senate he would be apt to say: go
plumb to -, and you can think the
resi-"
Senator Kaohi said the resolution was
u whip to the House, and meant a clash
between the two houses. Senator Bald
win said the discussion showed there
had been cause for feeling.
Senator Kaohi moved that the reso-
luton be indefinitely postponed, which
was lost G to T.
Senator Dickey introduced joint res
olution to empower the Treasurer to
destroy cancelled gold and silver certif-
icates, which passed. The work is to
be done In the presence of the President
of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House.
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Secretary Carter is preparing new
certificates for Chinese born In Ha-
wall The money realized from their
sale is TO be turned into the Territorial
treasury as a government realization
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SENATE PASSES
THE COUNTY BILL

, relative to sale of stock and also re-
quiring the consent of the Governor for
the issuance of charter.
The same committee reported favor
ably the bill providing penalty for
foreign corporations violating the law
Both reports we're adopted.
KONA-KAU RAILWAY.
Senator Dickey for the Committee on
Miscellaneous Petitions reported against
the bill exempting the Kona Kau Rail
way from taxes for FIVE years. The com
mittee recommended that the bill be
laid on the table as it established bad
precedent, and that If the corporation
couldn't succeed and pay taxes it would
fail anyway.
Senator Kalauokalani moved that the
report be indefinitely postponed"
which was lost, six to five. Senator
Achi said the committee didn't state
facts. The report will be considered
with the bill
Senator Dickey reported favorably
the bill amending the oleomargarine
law and reducing the penalty to thirty
days. To be considered with the bill.
RAISE ASSESSMENT VALUE.
Senator Baldwin for the Ways and
Means Committee reported favorably
Senate Bill No. 10 amending the tax
alton law. One amendment offered was
that the tax collector could not compel
the payment of personal taxes by per-
sons owing money to those indebted for
taxes unless the amount equals the tax
owing.
The committee also recommended
that the property assessment value be
fixed at ten times the annual rental.
Senator Paris dissented preferring the
present system of eight times the rental
value.
AGAINST BANKING LAW.
Senator Paris for the Committee on
Public Expenditures reported en-
phatlcally against the proposed banking
law amendment. The committee finds
that the bill gives banks too large and
sweeping privileges, allows them to deal
in realty, to act as brokers, trustees,
receivers and do any kind Of business,
merchandise or otherwise. The inter
ests of the community are against the
bill and the committee finds that 1t IS
dangerous to allow innovations" and
that the present act Is Sound and suf-
ficlent." The bill is said to be copy
OF the charter of the Union Trust Co.
of San Francisco. The report is to be
considered with the bin.
JUMPS ON THE HOUSE.
Senator Cecil Brown introduced the
following resolution which stirred up
lot of trouble:
Whereas the Senate pr the Terri
tory of Hawaii has passed some sixty
Acts which have been duly transmitted
to the House of Representatives TO-
consideration; and whereas none of
said Acts, with perhaps one or two ex-
ceptions, have. so far as is known. re-
ceived any consideration whatever,
nor been referred to committees of said
House; therefore, be it
Resolved, That ii is the sense OF the
Senate of the Territory that the clerk
communicate with the House of Rep
resentatIyes asking that Information
be furnished as to the disposition or in
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-27
SUPREME COURT
HEARS TAX CASES

The Supreme Court was occupied yes
terday with the hearing OF tax appeal
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-27
IN THE SENATE

Senator Brown reported for the Judi
ciary Committee recommending the
passage of the bill amending the law
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NEW BILLS.

Senator McCandless gave notice Of an
act to create a Territorial Department
OF Secret Service.
Senator c. Brown gave notice of bill
struction of the Oahu Railway.
SMOKING AGAIN.
Senator Kalauokalani introduced for
a second time a resolution to permit the
Senator's to smoke during the session.
At the opening of the morning session
he made the same motion but it was
lost getting only three votes. Senator
Baldwin was against the resolution,
saying that the Senate should not be
less dignlned, and the resolution was
lest
WINSTON FRANCHISE HELD UP.
The Winston railroad franchise went
back to committee on the third reading,
fer further investigation. Senator Ka-
lnuokalani said he understood that Mr..
Dillingham; complained that the new
company encroached on the rights of
the Oahu Railway, and he should be
given chance to be heard. Senator
Achi wanted the bin put on its passage.
Senator Dickey, chairman of the COM
mIttee said new facts had been dis
covered since the bill was reported, and
he understood THAT the new railway
went over the Oahu Railways track on
atnr Baldwin said the franchise, If
granted. might result In law suit, and
1t was finally referred back to the COM
mittee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
Largest Induction Coll

The largest induction coil, which
produces the longest spark for service
in wireless telegraphy, is said to be
the one which was recently made for
flashing messages between the coast
Of Japan and Korea. 1t can produce,
in fact, miniature streak of lightning
forty-five inches in length. capable OF
killing any number Of persons who
might get in its way, and when in
operation sends out something like
thunder rolls. The entire apparatus
weighs about 1000 pounds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19

the bank has over the player. Now
bearing this in mind, read the follow
ing little episode of Monte Carlo life;
it will show the absolute and incura,
BILE faulty with which so many people
play there:
while at Monte Carlo became
acquainted with married couple who
went there every day to the bank,
drew out $40, divided equally be-
tween them, and then went to the
Casino. and played until they had lost
their money. They generally COM
menced by stalking a 20 franc piece at
time. If they won, they added 20
franc piece to their little pile on the
table. If they lost, they replenished
their pile with another 20 franc piece
from their pocket. On one occasion,
noticed that the wife was patiently
backing red, while the husband quite
as patiently backed black.
when one lost, the other won, and
at each put down 20 francs at each
coup, they kept even so long as zero
did not come up, but when zero did
come UP they lost half their stake
that is, the bank took from the two
players 20 francs, and as about one
coup was played in minute, it fol.
lowed that the zero came up on an
average once in every thirty-seven
minutes. Their average losses would
therefore, be 20 francs every thirty
seven minutes, and this sum when
only 20 francs was staked; but at the
play dragged on they usually staked
three or four times that amount, their
money lasting them from about /
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
chanaes on the Northwestern.

President Marvin Hughitt of the
Chicago and Northwestern recently
announced that hts company has pur-
chased and entered into possession OF
the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri
valley railroad In Nebraska, Wyom-
ing and South Dakota, and that 1t will
be operated hereafter as the Nebraska
and wyoming division of the North
western system.
Following this notice announcement
was made by General Manager Gard
ner of the appointment of G. A.
Cairns as general passenger agent
OF the Chicago and Northwestern,
with headquarters at Chicago. Mr..
Cairns has been assistant general
passenger agent of the Northwestern
since 1892, and for several years prior
to that was assistant general passen.
ger agent Of the Chicago Great West
ern. He has been in railway service
since 1873, commencing as a messen-
ger in the president and treasurer's
Office of the Cleveland. Columbus, Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis railroad.
G. +. Bidwell, who has been the
general manager Of the Fremont, Elk
horn and Missouri Valley, is appointed
manager Of the Nebraska and Wyom-
ing division, including the line from
California Junction to Fremont, with
offices at Omaha. J. A. Kuhn, form
erly general freight agent of the Elk
horn, is made assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the North
western at Omaha. w. II. Jones is
made division freight agent, and j.
w. Mum division passenger agent at
OMAHA
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
|TIJNlNl'
lOF THE nM.
It,a Never eIven AVIAN.

PA" said Johnny, who is persist
ent knowledge seeker, what is a law
giver?"
There isn't any such thing, Jim
my" replied the old gentleman. who
had been involved in considerable liti'
cation in his time.
But this book says that somebody
was a great lawgiver," persisted the
youngster.
Then it's a mistake" reioined his
father. Law is never given. It's re
tailed in very small quantities at very
high figures. STRAY Stories.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
a PARADISE ON EARTH
Monte Carlo the Beauty Spot Of EuropeFsmOus Gambling
Rooms Furnished by Nature With Most Mag
niGcent Setting
Especial Correspondence.l

1t, the total amount probably did not
exceed $5,O00,OO0, Of which the bank,
instead of winning. as shown in the
guide book, about II per cent, actual
ly won rather more than 80 per cent;
therefore, the advantages in favor of
the bank. instead Of being 81 to so,
we're approximately 10 to l."
Before / give a delightful and char
acteristic little picture of Monte Carlo
life from Sir Hiram Maxim's pen, l
ought to premise to those who don't
understand the laws of the tables that
there are thirty-six numbers and zero
on the roulette table. When zero
turns UP the punter gets nothing; the
bank takes half his stake, and this is
supposed to represent the advantage
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
Fiendish Revenue.

The burglar softly opened the door
of the suburbanite's sleeping apart
ment, slipped inside and searched the
room thoroughly, but found nothing
worth stealing.
Darn him!" he soliloQuized. "I'll
get some satisfaction out of him, any.
way!"
Thereupon he set the alarm clock
on the bureau for the hour of 8 And
softly departed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19

Carlo from the scientific point of view.
This remarkable man, Sir Hiram Max
i'm, discusses all subjects in the cold
light of reason. He has made a vast
foG tune by a death-dealing machine
which has sent more men to dust than
possibly any plague of modern times.
You may talk of great statesmen, Of
wonderful generals, of magnificent tao
tics, but in the last resort it was Sir
Hiram Maxim that decided the battles
and the fates of nations.
Behold Sir Maxim, then, at the
tables of Monte Carlo, and Indifferent,
like nature, to the poor human pas
sions of hope and despair surging
round him, examining the whole thing
as he might a new shell.
Out of very long article, choose
this passage as summing up in very
clear terms, his judgment of the
chances for and against the player
when he fights against M. Blame with
the tables as the battle ground.
He describes how little guide book
to Monte Carlo laid down that the
chances between the player and the
bank were as 60 to 81 and that the
winnings of the bank were 100000
q year.
He says:
This appeared to indicate to me
that the players of Europe and Amer
lea took $305,000,0O0 to Monte Carlo
ever year. staked it, won back $780,
100000, and left $5,00O,OOO with the
bank. The magnitude of these figures
staggered me. could not understand
It. Surely it could not be true. Still,
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE

FREE MEDICAL ADVICE
Every working girl who is not
well Is cordially invited to write
to Mrs. Pinkhan, Lynn Mass.s
for advice; it is freely given, and
has restored thousands to healths
Hiss Paine's Experience.
az want to thank you for what you
have done for me, and recommend
Lydia E, Pinl1ham's Vegetable
Compound to ALI girls whose work
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the store. The doctor said I must
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that girl cannot afford to stop work.
ing. My back ached, my appetite was
poor, I could not sleep, and menstrua-
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day when suffering / commenced to
take Lydia 10. Pinkham's Veges
table Compound, and found that
it helped me. ] continued its use, and
soon found that my menstrual periods
were free from pain and natural /;
everyone is surprised at the change in
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grateful for what you have done for
me. - MISS JANET PAINE, $50 West
125th st., New York City. - $4,000 forfeit
" original Of aboUs letter ProO1g genIhsHess can
not be produced.
Take no substitute, for it ia
Lydia e. Pinlkham's Vegetable
Compound that cures.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
was once 8 Topper Hospltal.

In digging up courtyard Of St
James palace. London, coffin con-
tanning the Oody of a monk was found.
together with a lot of loose skulls and
human bones. The officials then re-
membered that the palace is built on
the site of an old leper hospital.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
Knew His Nephew.

Old Peterby is rich and stingy. In
the event of his death his nephew is
to inherit his property. A friend OF
She family said to the old gentleman:
Il hear your nephew is going to
marry. On that occasion you ought
to do something to make him happy.
Il will" said Mr.. Peterby. "Ill pre-
tend that am dangerously ILL.,"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
Aa Il sometlmea Hanpens.

Tom (who has been away)-Did you
and that girl you were engaged to last
summer get married?
Jack-Yes; but we are not living
together.
Tom-Why? What's the trouble?
Jack-oh, no trouble at all. She
married another man and l married
another girl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-03-19
Las Linz.

How is this?" exclaimed the con
victed murderer. Il thought you
promised to get me scot freel"
Il did" replied his attorney, as he
looked over the last evidence of the
state; but circumstances, my dear
sir, halter cases"