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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

Electricity is making rapid progress
in the land of the Nile. Not only Cairo
and Alexandria, but almost every city
in the interior is now lighted by elec-
trtcity. The telephone system of the
larger cities is being extended, and
electrically propelled boats will soon
ply on the Nile. The system of cleo
trio tramways is also being greatly ex-
tended
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

1t is reported that a Hamburg firm
has received an order to equip the
Chinese emperor's palace at Picking
with electricity. For this purpose a
dynoma with four steam engines and
16 transformers will be required. Not
only is an order of this kind important
in itself, but the prestige it will give
German industries in that country will
be very considerable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

President James J.. Hill, of the
Northern Securities Co. was wrecked
in Wisconsin the other day. He took
off his coat and set to work with the
train hands to clear the track, carry.
ing ties, shoveling sand and lending
a helping hand with the heavier pieces
of debris whenever his services were
REQUIRED.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

which smeets the,
second Monday in
November. All the
legislation that is
likely to come up is
just of the kind that
he is especially in
terested in and in
regard to which he
has already done
important work.
The Cuban reci-
procity Legislation
which will take up
so much of the
special session
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

The countess of$warwick intends to
establish agricultural settlements In
different parts of England, where won.
en- whoEare expert in horticulture, dali
>ry farming and poultry rearing can
work on, the cooperative principles.
She believes that the problem can be
solved by training intelligent and edu-
Gated women to these callings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13


pass both house and senate in the same
congress. When finally it passed both
house and senate it was promptly We
toed by President Harrison in mes
sage in which he said: ut has not
been possible for me to make such an
examination of the history of Mr.. Nc
Garahan's claims as would be neces-
sary to form an intelligent judgment
as to it's merits and just extent And
all the bill did was to submit the title
of poor old Billy's land grant to the
court of private land claims. He was
justly entitled to millions and he died
a year or two later in the charity ward
of hospital fighting cheerfully up to
the last.
That is not the worst of it. Congress
not only refuses to submit to the court
of claims, created for the purpose,
claims which cannot be adjudicated in
any other way; but in cases: which
have been passed upon by the court of
claims it refuses to act. Claims in
volving millions of dollars which the
court of claims has passed awarding
fixed sums to claimants still remain
unsatisfed, because congress refuses to
make the necessary appropriations,
while the claimants to whom the
money is legally due are living in
Washington in poverty and often dis
tress.
There is no creditor quite so merci-
less as the United States government
and no debtor quite so unscrupulous
Tennis Court at the White House.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13
coming C0NGR|Iy| y|
Timely and Interest ing Gossip q
-. &C., the Nations Lawmakers.
PLAcE OF SENATOR SPooNER.
He rs Bound to Occupy 4 Pronainent
Place I'm the Special session
- The Settlement OF Just and RI. r..
49, s8UnJpst Claims, :. a. xsszss*

Washington. SENATOR Spooner, 81 Of
has Bought a summer place
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

xr-,Ar 49, -
Now that congress is coming back to
Washington hope again animates the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13
OBJECTED TO THE PRINCIPLE.
The Spanish Credit System illustrated
In an American Soldiers
Little Story.

Il didn't know how they did business
in Porto Rico until got. there" said an
American who was, according to the Chi
cago Daily News, stationed on the island
for year or more, "but it didn't take me
long to find oft, Nobody pays cash down
over there until he works the credit sys-
TEN out.
Indeed, it was the. hardest kind of
work to leave money behind you. The
system was to charge 1t up and collect In
60 or 80 days, and we soldiers had good
thing of it for the first six months. Then
we had to pay cash and the merchants
couldn't get it into their pockets quick
enough. 5 ~ Il ~ S9z@". II s@s
while the credit system was in full
swing a=Spanish tobacco dealer asked me
to teach him the game Of poker. AS he
had been very liberal in the matter of
cigars took hold and spent about three
days with him and at length he was ready
to bet on his hand. 4 was also ready to
win his maney, and before we made
Jackpot Isaid to him: ~ s,.,.ss. 9. ::
:" Senior, you must understand that
shall play strictly after American prin-
ciples. If you lose you pay at once
:" 81, ST. he replied, and we went at it.
He was dead easy game, but 1 let him
win about SO and told him to charge 1T.
The next day we sat down again and
soaked him for $50 and when we rose up
l asked him for the money. He looked
puzzled and paid itover reluctantly and
when went on the third day to skin him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

Position of Senator Spooner.
Senator Spooner is bound to play a
very conspicuous part in the congress
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13
Improved Capacity.


= WV. F.. Mcconnell is planning e
re-organize the state dairy and food
commission SO that the work of the de-
partment will be in closer. touch with
Minnesota farmers, and the production
OF milk and cream in the state will be
increased. =
The department will be organized
into branches covering inspection of
creameries and cheese factories, super
vision of herds and barns, scoring of
butter, testing of the productiveness
of cows, special assistance to milk pro-
ducers and buttermakrs and analysis
and inspection of food. One man will
be placed at the head. of each branch
and will devote his time to it. Here
tofor the same man has often inspected
food and creameries,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13
Just Claims Laid BY.

On the other hand there was old Bill
ly McGarahan. who trudged the CORR
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13
Assessed Valuation.

Assessed Valuation. =
State Auditor S. G. Iverson has COM
putedSthe exact figures on the total as
.sessed valuation of personal property
in Minnesota. It is 1856, $50, 1877, $19,-
343, 1873 more than in 1902 This in
crease is nearly twice as much as the
increase in any other two years in the
history of the state. The next largest
increase was made in 1901, when the
valuation was $40, 361, 100 more than in
1900. The year 1902 has third place,
the valuation being $6,437, 293 more
than the previous year.
Wolf Rounties.
Applications for sos wolf bounties
have been received by State Auditor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

Just back of the executive Offices at
the white house a tennis court has been
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

lverson since the passage of the new
law, allowing 81. so for adult wolves
and 81 for cubs. The total bounty ac-
crued is $1,471. 50, of which $40 has
been paid. The rest will be paid this
month. The largest number comes
from Fillmore county, which has sent
in sixty-two applications. .. 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-13

and senate waiting for the justice that
Will never be theirs. Once in; . while
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
FINDS
FALSE RETURNS
THE ASSESSOR STARTS TO MAKE
A GENERAL EXAMINATION OF
PROPERTY INVENTORIES.

There is a howl among local business
firms over the policy adopted by Tax
Assessor Pratt in calling for the books
of the various houses, to verify their
property tax returns. The assessor
has been sending deputies round the
city to see the books, and in number
of cases the heads of firms had a big
kick to make Pratt states that he is
going into every Office the same, and
that he proposes to verify returns gen
orally.
The action of the assessor is the re-
suit of certain Information received, to
the effect that the returns were too low
in several cases, and Pratt states that
his Investigations have already resulted
in discoveries which will net thousands
of dollars to the tax office In a num-
Der of cases the returns were found to
have been made at valuation far be-
low the firms own inventory valuation.
In such cases the assessor added the
difference and he proposes to collect
taxes according to the inventory.
There is no section in the law stat
ing that we haze, the power to see
books" said Assessor Pratt this morn
ms, but the law provides that we
may examine under oath any person
who may be supposed to have knowl-
edge of taxable property. 1t seemed to
me to be a more satisfactory way to
simply ask business men to allow us
to verify their returns by looking at
their books. l don't think the average
business man would be very pleased if
we went Into his establishment and
asked him to. hold up his hand and
swear to tell the truth and then began
to question him about his stock
In view of the Information I reCelv-
ed | felt that IL was necessary to make
/ Investigations. If few firms were in
vestigated and others left out we
| should be charged with discrimination,
and the policy adopted therefore is to
simply go to every one throughout the
city. We treat all alike, and [ shall con-
tinue to do So The discoveries already
made warrant keeping up the work
We have discovered a lot of false re-
turns to have been made and enough
has been added to the taxes levied al
ready to pay the whole tax office ex-
penSes for a year"
The law under which Pratt Is acting
gives the assessor the following powers.
"To enter, after making known his
intention to the owner thereof, and eX-
anime, so far as Is necessary to asceT-
tain their value, all buildings, premises
or property whatsoever, except dwell
ing houses.
"TO examine under oath any person
or persons whom he may suppose to
have a knowledge of any property liza
| BILE to taxation. or in whose hands
money or property may be on deposit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
WHAEERS RETURN
TO HAWAII
GOOD SIZED CATCH MADE OFF
HAWAII RECENTLY BY BARK
GAYHEAD.

Whales are running in unusually
large numbers off Hawaii. The steam
er Mauna Loa which arrived this norm
ing from her run to Kona and Kau
ports brought news of very good catch
of whales by the American whaling
bark Gayhead. The Gayhead left San
Francisco several months ago and has
been cruising off Hawaii several weeks.
The vessel was very successful. She
caught four whales yielding 76 barrels
of oil.
The vessel was about 10 miles off Kai-
lua yesterday when the steamer went
to that port. She sent a crew ashore
with one of the boats to put mail
aboard the Mauna Lea and from this
crew Purser Simerson learned of the
catch made by the vessel. The Cay
head will be off Hawaii several days
longer and will then come to Homo
lulu. She is commanded by captain
w. S. Ashley who will relinquish the
command to the owner Captain Charles
w. Fisher, who will come to Honolulu
this month to take over the vessel.
From Honolulu the Gayhead is to go to
northern waters. She was very sue
cessful last season having 1850 barrels
of oil to her credit for the season of
1902.
Captain Simerson says that the
whales always run in large numbers
about Hawaii at this season of the year
From January to April they are always
to be found. The cold weather in the
northern waters probably causes them
to seek warmer ATTITUDES. After March
the whales go north again.
Hawaii is not the only island from
where whales have been seen. Captain
Jones of the British sealing schooner
Geneva saw a big sperm whale off this
island the other day. Several whales
were seen from the Stangenwald build
ing recently. The leviathians were
spouting off the bell buoy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
CHINA BROUGHT
MANY PEOPLE
ARRIVED YESTERDAY FROM SAN
PED WITH POWDER MAGAZINE,

The S. S. China arrived yesterday af-
ternoOn, six days from San Francisco
She brought five days later mail and
files of the San Francisco papers The
vessel experienced very good weather
on her trip. She brought a large num-
Der of passengers for this port.
The China has been equipped with q
powder magazine in which is TO be
carried ammunition to Manila for the
u. S. army.
A. A. Wilder returned from a visit to
the coast whittier he went for the ben
eft of his health. The cold weather on
the Mainland improved him to such an
extent that he regained his strength
and was the captain of a tug of-war
team on the China. Ollie Sorenson, who
made the trip with Mr.. Wilder was al
so a returning passenger.
p NJ. Lansdale, whose engagement to
the daughter of Bishop Nichols of Cal
ifornia was recently announced, was u
returning passenger.
Archie McKillop has returned to Ho-
nolulu. He is the representative of Cy-
rus Noble.
w. C. Weldon has returned also from
a lecturlng tour conducted in the nope
of attracting small farmers and tour
lists to Hawaii.
Col. William King Bodley is a British
army officer who is going out to his
regiment at Hong Kong. He will stop
over at Honolulu.
>G. A. Moore, president of the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, stop-
ped at Honolulu.
Miss Emma May, sister of Mrs, Char
les l.. Rhodes, returned from month
spent on the coast.
Col. E. A. Darlington, one of the In
spectors- Generals of the United States
with his wife, was a passenger
j. S. Van Buren,, who is to be the
Hong Kong representative of the new
China Commercial Steamship Company
is going out to his post after having
completed arrangements on the Main
land for the operation of his line.
C. T. X. Dougherty and Sidney Fisher
are going to Yokohama as representa-
tive of the farming department of the
Canadian Government.
The China sailed at noon today for
the Orient and Manila.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

LATEST STATlSTlcAL POSITION:
Willett 81 Gray report b.. $. four ports
i'm all hands estimated reb ith 1873. 315
tons against 1850 toms same date last
year. Six ports cuba estimated Feb
3rd, 10000 tons against sl.055 tons same
date last year. United Kingdom esu-
mated Jan. 3lst 10000 tons against
$4,000 tons same date previous year
Total stock in AN the principal coun-
tries by cable Feb. 9TH, at latest uneven
dates, 8,363,5'5 tons against 3,53S, go
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
COURT NOTES

manuel Nasconcelles was found guilty
of malicious injury yesterday, and
Judge De Bolt sentenced him to pay a
fine of $50.
Thomas Fitch has asked for a hear
ing In the motion of Becky Panee to set
aside the fee of $3.50 allowed to him.
lie saws that he has booked to sail in
the Korea on March 20 and is set
Ting up his affairs.
High Sheriff Brown has returned the
execution for $4,000 against Treasurer
Wright as partially satisfied. The
proceeds of the sale of Wright's prop
erty are $llS0
An appeal has been filed by plaintiff
In the case Of Marconi VS.. f. j. Cross.
Leilanl Winkler has filed another suit
FOR divorce against Otto Winkler. She
states they were married on September
ID, 1900, and that during the month of
February 1908, her husband deserted
her. She believes he is endeavoring to
dispose of their household furniture and
she asks the court to restrain him from
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
WERE THEY LOST2
CONTINUED from page one.)

the experience of cruise. He appears
to have sickened of his job however
and no doubt desires to return to the
mainland to resume his practice of law.
Captain Jones has a crew of "a men
including himself. Practically all of
the sailors are green hands at the seal
ing business although two of the de-
serters are able seamen in that line.
He is anxious to secure recapture of
two of the crew as they are British
subjects. The rest can go where ever
they wish, he states. 1t is his inten-
ton to prosecute the crowd for the al
legged theft of the boat from the Ge-
neVa,
The vessel is now undergoing repairs
inside the harbor. She was leaking
quite badly as the rough weather she
experienced caused her tQ strain She
will Nrobably get to sea tomorrow or as
soon thereafter as the necessary re-
pairs shall have been made. She goes
direct to Hakodate, Japan. She will
engage in seal fishing in Japanese wa
tiers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
SUGAR

Williams, Dimond & Company, in
their sugar circular under date of San
Francisco, February IL, give the follow
ing interesting account of the course OF
the raw sugar market during the month
preceding:
January Sth to 10th, no sales; l2th
cost and freight sale 1900 tons at $3.50
and on same date "to arrive" sale 4OC
tons at 37Sc.; 18th, cost and freight sale
$50 tons at 3.SSc.; 18th to 18th no sales;
18th, ito arrive" sale 500 tons at 3 81
43c.; 20th, no sales; 2lst, cost ant
freight sale 200 tons at 3.S4c.; 22nd, cost
and freight sale, 1000 tons at S.S2c.; 23rd
cost and freight sale, $50 tons at 3.S2c.
Gath, no sales; 26th, cost and freight
sale, $50 tons at 3.605c, 29th, to Feb.
3rd no sales; 4th spot sale, 100 tons
at 39sc., and on same date cost and
freight sale, $50 tons at 3.G3c.; 5th, no
sales Guh-not reported until eth cost
and freight sale, 300 tons at 3.63c.; eth
to 9th no sales; 10Th, cost and freight
sale, $50 tons at 3.63c,; 18th, spot sale
$50 tons mt ll-16c., establishing basis
for SO CentMngals 10 New York on
that late 2.GS,5c., san Francisco,
3,3125c
LONDON CABLE: Feb. 9th quotes
Java No. 10 d. s., 9s. 3D., Fair Refining.
IS. 3D.; same date last year. S. Cd. and
rs. Cd. respectively. March Beets, Is
MD, against 6s, 9&d. corresponding
period in 1902,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
NOTICE.

At the adjourned annual meeting OF
the Mutual Telephone CO.. Ltd. held
on the 18th inst, the following officers
who also constitute the Board OF Di-
rectors were elected to serve for the
ensuing term:
President..,........M Nh ]. O. Carter.
Vice President. Mr. Cecil Brown.
Treasurer. Mr.. Godfrey Brown.
Secretary. ..... .Mr. c. H. Atherton,
Auditor. Mr.. j. NJ. Dowsett.
c. II. ATHERTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February 10, 1903
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

EDDY-Gn Honolulu, February co. 1903,
of aneursm of the heart, Mrs. Sarah
e. Eddy, native of Bangor, Maine.
aged 81 years She was the mother of
Mrs. Il. u. Silliman.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stocknold-
ers of the Kohala Land Co., Ltd, will
ne held at the office of W. II. Castle on
Thursday February goth, 1903, al 10 a.
m.
c. II. ATHERTON,
Secretary, Kohala Land CO., Ltd.
Honolulu, February 18th, 1903.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
DIED SUDDENLY.
The Mother of Mrs r. d. Silliman
Passes Away.


Passes Away.
Mrs. Sarah E. Eddy died suddenly
this morning of aneurism of the heart
at the residence of Judge and Mrs. r.
d. Silliman and since 1899 had made
her home with her daughter Mrs
Eddy was 81 years of age at the time
of her death. She was native Of Ban
gor, Maine, where she married. Later
she removed with her husband to Min
nesota. She resided in Minneapolis.
Her husband uwas engaged in ~the lum-
Der manufacturing business in Maine
and later in Minnesota.
The deceased was a prominent mem
Der of the Bebeccas and Eastern Stars.
In addition to Mrs. Silliman she leaves
two sons, Fred l. and Vernon T. Eddy,
who are wholesale candy manufacture
ers of Minneapolis.
The funeral will occur tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock from the late res
idence of the deceased on Hastings
street at the head of Anapuni. Rev.
w. NJ. Kincaid will officiate. The final
interment will be at AnolIa, Minnesota.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

HER VALUABLE VOICE.
IL is estimated that Nine Patti has
earned about $5,OOO,OOO with her Won
lerful voice
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
ARRESTED AS A SAFE CRACKER

ARRESTED AS A SAFE CRACKER.
DR.. McIvor-Tyndall, the telepathist.
will arrive on Wednesday by the S. S.
Sierra and will demonstrate his powers
on Thursday evening at the Opera
House. The doctor during his travels
has had some weirdly interesting expe-
riences, one Of the most unusual of
which is said to have occurred in Sc
attic, Wash, some ten years ago. TIE
feats of the great Thought Reader
were the talk of the Pacific coast.
During a conversation one night at the
Renter Club, Herman Hitler. then a
prominent business man of Seattle
made wager of $1,000 that Tyndall
couldn't open his safe by reading the
combination through his (Hiller's 81
mind. The wager was accepted by DR..
McIvor-TyndalPs manager. Tyndall
being securely blindfolded. the three
started in the direction of Killers place
of business, Tyndal leading the way
at break-neck pace Arriving at the
door, they found it locked. Instantly
without a word being uttered the mys-
TIC reached into Killers pocket and ex-
tracted a bunch of keys. Selecting the
correct one, he quickly opened the door,
located the safe and in the space of a
rev seconds, the safe was open and the
bet won, At this point new police
man on-the force seeing a dim light in
the rear of the toffice and anxious to
make a record for himself instantly
conceived the Idea of burglars, rushed
In promptly, arrested them, and march
ed them to the station, at the point of
revolver. Here they were recognize
ed by Chief Rogers and released, much
to the chagrin of the new policeman.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
She says her husband earns


W1LCON-BICE-At Lihuc. Kauai.
February H. 1903 by the Rev Hans
1senberg. Ralph L. Wilcox and Miss
Anna q. Rice
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

WINTER IN SWITZERLAND.
Numbers of swans from Russia anr
North Germany are wintering on the
Kiss lakes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
NEW ADVERTISED ENTS
Hawaiian Opera House,
F Fs6rsaey 26
NcIvOr-TyDdaII
IN DEMONSTRATIONS OF
pHYSTg pHENoNENA
IN DEMONSTRATIONS OF
PHYSIC PHENOMENA.

A NIGHT OF MIBTH, MARVEL
AND MYSTERY.
PRICES .... $3.50, 81, 90 and 20 Cents.
Seats - sale at Wall, Nichols co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
ESTIMATED OPTIONS.

Cash at maturity, end of yrs. 81, 900 90
Cash at maturity, end of 10 yrs. 1893 10
Cash settlement, 8 years after.
Cash settlement 10 years after
maturity northumberland ,771 70
Annual Annuity for wears af-
ter maturity.......,... ..,..... S12 10
Annual Annuity for 10 years at
ter maturity. ........... III 80
Guaranteed Extension Value
Cash settlement yearr after
maturity, '.'''..'..''.'''' 'Sl,-4o ~
Cash settlement 10 years after
maturity NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1855 80
Hawaiian Department Robert slaugh-
ter, General Agent, Fort street en-
trance Judd Building, Honolulu.