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approved and warrants drawn for SER
vices for which there were gross and
fragrant overcharges, and that prosecu-
lions, therefore, under the Penal Laws
Of the Territory would secure convic-
tions.
This Grand Jury is aware, Honorable
Sir that II has no power to find indiCt-
ments for violations of Territorial
Laws and il therefore most respectfully
requests this Honorable Court to per-
init such information concerning these
vouchers as is in the possession of this
Honorable Court, together with a list
OF the vouchers such as is made a part
of this report, to be transmitted to the
Attorney General of this Territory,
with the request that the Territorial
Grand Jury investigate this matter.
This Grand Jury is of the unanimous
opinion that, as an example of an I'M
businesslike and negligent manner of
authorizing the expenditure of $50 000. 90
of the public funds, the methods follow
ed during the last session of the Ter
ritorial Legislature stand unique; as an
example of the possibilities and oppor-
tunities for systematic grating they
are monumental. From the testimony
of witnesses before it, the Grand Jury
learned that the following method was
supposed to be pursued to secure pay
ment for services rendered or material
furnished: The person performing SER
vice would present a bill for such SER
vices to the chairman of the committee
for which services were performed, APP
proved by the chairman of the COM
mittee the bill was then approved by
the chairman of the Committee on Ac-
counts, and presented to the Clerk of
the House, who would thereupon draw
warrant for the amount specified in
the bill. The approved bill or voucher
was then supposed to be filed in a stub
| book provided for that purpose. In no
instance did this Grand Jury learn eth
er that any other than the chairman OF
committee examined a bill, or tina;
any record Of bills approved was kep.,
| nor was there any evidence brought be-
| fore it to show that the vouchers and
! accounts We're ever audited. Had there
been such auditing, this Grand jury
is of the opinion that it would not have
found, as was the case, many vouchers
without mark of approval by chair.
man of committees or receipt by the
person to whose favor warrants were
drawn by the Clerk of the House.
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TANK INSPECTION

ia, who is given IS warrants, amount
ing to SS54.25; of the services" render
ed by w. II. Coney who, with eleven
vouchers, under the title of 'Typewrit-
ing and Proof-reading, was given war
rants amounting to $42576, and who,
under the title of Report Rapid Tran
sit" Hawaiian Electric" Chinese
Fund"-all comprised I'm one voucher
drew $l15.50; and of the Services" rem
dered by John X. Prendergasr, who,
with sixteen warrants, drew 1867 so and
of the Services" rendered by George
Markham. who drew a warrant for SIS
on the strength of a voucher entitled
Services and Attorney Investigating
Tanks at Iwilei," and warrant for
$500, entitled Services as Clerk and
Attorney in investigating Iwilei
Tanks"
Honorable Sir, this Grand Jury begs
10 respectfully represent to your Hon
orable Court that the good name OF this
Territory demands that this matter
receive careful investigation by the
Grand Jury Of the Courts Of the Ter
ritory.
Respectfully submitted,
w. O. ATWATER,
Foreman.
ANDREW ADAMS.
Secretary.
Dated at honolulu, II. T. this S0th
day of November A. d. 1903
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A Bargain.
...AGENTS FOR.

A fine large Building lot on the
slopes Of Punchbowl graded and ter
raced, and commanding a beautiful
view Of Diamond Head and the sea, is
offered for sale at a bargain. The
place is high and dry, yet not two min
utes distance from the Rapid Transit
ears. Just the place for home out Of
town as far as dust and smoke are
concerned, yet within such an easy
distance that man could have plenty
Of time to go home to lunch.
Anyone interested can have full par
ticulars at this office.
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UP TO THE TERRITORY

Honorable Sir this Grand Jury was
astonished at the spectacle presented
by body of men, selected by the cleo
tors Of this Territory to perform Meth
ed administrative nor executive but
Legislative functions, granting the right
to an individual not a member of thar
body to authorize the payment out Of
the Public Treasury of $50, 10000 and in
no way providing for the proper record
lngdof financial transactions or of au-
dltlng the accounts thereof, or Of final
~ depositing such accounts with a pub
lie oincer. And this Grand Jury is OF
the unanimous opinion that the honor
OF the Territory and it's representatives.
and the economic management of its
finances, demands the enactment of
such law or laws as shall properly
regulate and control the expenditures
by future legislatures.
according to the testimony of the
vouchers. this Grand Jury fnds that
during the session of the Legislature
warrants were issued to j. II. Wise
amounting to $1472.75, for which there
are vouchers. up to and including
March Both, Mr.. Wise had drawn 1895, =
%, or at the rate of over $40 per day
During the month of April Mr.. Wise
drew $751; On the 4th OF April Mr..
Wise drew in four vouchers S12O. So on
the 18th of April, six vouchers were is
sued to Mr.. Wise, numbering 3O6, 3l2,
S13, S14, 3l5 and 316, for the following
services: CLERK Agricultural Commit
tee, $50 100" CLERK House Bill No. l16,
$500" CLERK Chinese Fund, IS co."
Services Education Committee $40 co."
Services Police Committee $40 co."
CLERK Public Expenditure Committee,
$50. CO., a total of $4,000. On the 18th
Mr.. Wise drew $1195O, although on the
10th he had drawn $163.5O for "translat-
ing"
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visitors room, while the committee
held its meeting i'm an adioinirgy room.
although Mr.. JOhnsOn's approved
voucher for that service Is $3.50 O0 that
Mr.. Johnson's legal opinion, for which
he received 5000, was never rendered
to the majority Of the committee or TO
the two members who drew mp the
committee report. Representative Ku-
malae signed the declaration upon the
voucher that the services were rem
dered.
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For Sale

CONVENTION TENT-Large and
commodious. Just the thing for rally
meetings, in good condition, complete.
VIII sell cheap.
BUNTING FLAGS-one Eft, one
1S-ft. American Flags. But little used;
for sale at a bargain.
TELESCOPE-An excellent Telescope
Field Glass, with fine tense, in good
order.
KNOCK-ABOUT BUGGY-CanoLy
Top, side spring, well ironed; will sell
with or without Pole and Yokes.
WALTER C. WELDON,
Room s Mcintyre Building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
ENOCH JOHNSON

From the vouchers and witnesses eX-
amined, this Grand Jury finds that
Enoch Johnson was employed from
time to time and that during the ses-
sion warrants, for which there are
vouchers were issued to him amounting
to $125S.25. According to voucher $50 Mr..
johnson received from "Pauoa Water"
$50 and from Pahoa Water $780, n total
of $3.50 90, And yet from the testimony
in the matter, this Grand Jury is Of the
opinion that the extent of Mr.. John
sons services to each committee was
a visit to the Springs, a possible total
attendance of ten hours upon the COM
mittee, and the drawing up of a short
report. on April 2jth, two vouchers
were issued to Mr.. Johnson, No. 473 en-
titled "Chinese Fund" for $ll5.j0, No.
SOP, subdiyided as follows
Drawing report Chinese funds so. 90
Typewriting, 80 folios, 25cts...... % 80
Services Clerk Chinese Fund. 1870. %
Legal Opinion Observation-Disclosures. 5000
1912 80
From considerable testimony heard
bearing on this voucher, including that
of a majority of the members of the
committee on the "Chinese Fund" and
that of Mr.. Johnson himself, this Grand
Jury Is of the opinion that the report
was drawn up by two members of the
committee, although Mr.. Johnson's APP
proved voucher for that service was
$50; that the extent of Mr.. Johnson
tYpewriting was less than one page OF
the report, although his charge for
that service was for 80 folios, $3.50
even though the report itself contains
but 30 fOliOS. that the extent TO which
Mr.. Johnson served the committe as
clerk was one meeting, during which
! time he waited for two hours In the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
Not Hungry

when you should be means disordered
nerves, which, will lead to nervous
prostration. DR.. Miles NeUine is
guaranteed to benefit you or money
refunded. Book on nerves sent free.
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CHARLES WILCOX

According to the vouchers, from April
25th to June ., Charles Wilcox was
given warrants amounting to siO125,
for the following services:
Clerical services, compensation
for arranging papers. 80 90
Comparing bills.......,......... 33 %
Revising and comparing House
Observation-Disclosures. s. SO
Comparing and revising .......... 10 90
Correcting and revising bills. 81 so
Aiding and assisting Clerk in
preparing Journal.............. % 90
Comparing Journal and arrang-
ing papers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 40 W
u days comparing Journal of
House ..,...............''..' 81 w
3 days comparing Journal of
session ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 00'UV
2 days comparing Journal of
session .......................... IA 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-23

custody of Colonel G. R. Burnett,
sheriff. The charge viii be prosecuted
by Merrits Bracket of Iowa City, J. E.
Cross of Ira, and w. K Herrick of
Cherokee. The counsel for the defense
will be @. P. Iinville of Council Bluffs,
A. A. Brown of Storm Lake, and S D.
Whiting of Iowa City.
Insanity win be the plea and the
judgment will be made by two juries
Of twelve students each. The counsel
for the defense will introduce a large
number of witnesses to prove that
sponsible for the murder of Poionius.
The witnesses viii be called from the
literary class of the university, espe-
cialIy from among those who have
made a particular study of Shake
speare.s great play.
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ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Former Baptist Preacher, of
Wichita, in Jail in Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-Lamertine A. Hail.
former supply preacher of the Uni
Wersity of Chicago Divinity school ana
pastor OF the Central Baptist church OF
Wichita, kan, and of a Baptist church
IN Council Bluffs Ia, is locked up at
the Hyde Park police station accused
Of larceny. He is the father of Fred
erick Hail. the University of chicago
star long distance runner, who holds
the western record for the two-miie
event.
Han was arrested on complaint of s.
a. Rourke, proprietor of storage
warehouse just below his apartment
Rourke said he had missed many ar
ticles of furniture from his warehouse,
and at last caught Hall taking away a
chair He was released on bond and
at midnight was rearrested as he was
attempting to move property, ldentl-
fed later as having been stored in the
warehouse. from his home in an eN-
press wagon.
Rourke notified his patrons of the oc-
currences leading UP to the arrest of
Hail, and advised them to swear out
search warrants for Hairs apartment
90 ascertain if any Of their belongings
were there.
Halls wife is at Wooster, O., attend
ing to the settlement of her father S
estate. and his daughter. who is a stu
dent at the Hyde Park high school was
alone when the detectives arrived
Nearly all of the furniture i'm the
fat was removed to the warehouse be-
low for Identification The girl wept
as she saw rudely carried away the
household goods.
When seen i'm his cell while awaiting re-
lease on bond Hall declared that his tall
from grace was a deep psychological IrYs-
terry The sensations accompanying VIVA [
he terms an unaccOunta bic moral break
down, he describes as follows.
IT had always been honest Why, L
would no more have thought of taking
30 much as d pin that was not mine
than I would have dreamed of murder.
For three years L have not been preach
ing. in fact, I have been driving an ice
wagon. The men on the wagon have al
ways made fun of me for my high
standards of morality and JOked me
about being too conscientious for The bus
mess. How the temptation to steal came
over me I hardly know. believe 1t was
q kind of insanity I suffered from
was doing odd jobs around Mr.. ROurke 3
warehouse one day when it suddenly &C
CURED to me that I could make use of
some of the things around me When no
one was looking L took odds and ends
upstairs Saturday they say they caught
me taking away chair and I was ar
rested Now I realize what I was doing
and the realization of what it means to
nv family Overwhelms me-
Han came to Chicago five years ago o
Baptist minister in good standing. He
had seen upwards of fifteen years Of SER
vice in the pulpit and mission fields. For
three years he was pastor of the Baptist
church i'm Wichita, Kan, and prospered
in his work Then for three years he was
pastor of the Baptist church in Council
Bluffs Ia, and there he was equally sue
rsaaaf11l.
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$ THE EMERALD ISLE. -
It Did Not Quite Meet Expectations
in Topeka.

Jefferson De Angels would infuse
streaks oS humOr into East Lynn" If
he were given the leading role of the
fearful woman. He infused some fun
into The Emerald Isle" at the Craw~
ford Saturday, matinee and night, but
he had TO struggle against powerful
odds TO do il.
De Angels is looked upon as. pri-
marily. funny man. and the audiences
which greet him expect him to be funny
and even ludicrOus. De Angels will
meet their expectations to the best OF
his ability He has been so absurdly
funny in "A Royal Rogue and The
Jolly Adusketeers' that he has been
dubbed Jolly Jeff If there is any
thing in 4 name the public expects
humor Of the cOgnOmen of De Angels
The latest vehicle in which De Angels
IS touring the country is Sir Arthur
Sullivan's last work. THE Emerald
Isle The comic opera is fully up to
the Sullivan standard. but it is not up
or down. to the De Angels grade.
Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote some very
tuneful melodies in his last opera, all
of that rich Irish style. Edward Ger
man completed the score left unfinished
by the death Of the great English COM
poser. Capt. Basil Hood contributed the
book, which is quite equal to anything
he has done, and which is speaking
highly from light opera standpoint but
which is c0ndemning it from the musica.
comedy or comic opera standpoint. De
Angels has no business in anything pre-
tentiOus. and he Waded in entirely too
deep when he got into the Sullivan pro
auctions.
There are many songs and choruses in
THE Emerald Isle" which are full Of
merit and deserve to live as long as
many of the Old time Irish melodies. To
be sure there is quite sameness to all
the tunes but Irish songs, like many
others. are bound to have similarity
The Emerald Isle" put on by some
grand opera company not quite capable
treat
With DeAngelis' productions the pub
lie expects some handsome costumes
and some elaborate stage settings and
scenery In THE Emerald Isle" there
are but two scenes and both are meager
cheap looking and unsightly. The entire
company wears but one set of clothes
The chorus appears as Irish peasants in
dingy clothes, an abundance of red
bandannas and badly Worn hats. There
is no change during the two hours and
half of the performance except when
the male portion of the chorus double as
soldiers. Not a character changes cos
tune.
The principals We're fair. John Dud-
ley as Terence O'Rrien" might be call
ed a robust tenor. He was heard in
every nook and corner without effort
Bernard Sullivan, as Pat Murphy" the
blind fiddler, sang fairly well The best
singer Of the cast was Kate Condor as
! Molly O'Grady." She has a rich con
tralto which pleased the audience JOS
ephine Knapp has a rather sweet voice
but it can not be said that any member
Of the list of principals possesses a voice
that will attract special attention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-23
BOYS GET OUT NEWSPAPER
Gratz Park News, of Lexington, KY,
Managed by Youthful Journalists.

Lexington. KY. Feb. pa weekly
newspaper edited by boys under Il
years old is the Gratz Park News OF
this city, which has established a bank
account. to which is added from the
earnings 81 each week The boys are
BrowneH Bergman, editor in chief,
aged Q. and Associate Editors Mcclure,
aged Il; Lucien F'ishback, aged Il; Ed
die Bruce Morgan, aged TO- and Edward
Mcclure. aged g. They have posted on
the walls of their Office the following
rules;
editor speaks.
When visitors enter this efIice every
body must take off their hats immedi-
ately if they have their hats on.
Nobody is permitted to swear in the
presence of ladies'.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-23
SENDS MISS BOIES $40.
Mrs. Nation Congratulates Her To-
peka Disciple.

peka Disciple
Carrie Nation. writing to Topeka from
Ban BernardinO, Cal, sends SO to
Blanche Boies to help her pay her way
out Of the recent joint smashing affair
She says in the letter accompanying
the money.
II have heard of the good work Miss
Boies has been doing. Thank God! The
devil got hard blow O. I hope it will
be kept I'D I have not heard whether
she is in Jail or not. I send her $40; see
that she gets it. and that she does not
need anything to make her comfortable
while in the den. Tell her to be con-
tent to remain there while; people
Will keep up the talking and thinking.
Il am stirring things up here, or
rather my Lord and Master. whom Z
love and serve, is doing So The W. G.
". u women are very brave here, and
stand by me- but my heart is in Kan
sas-there IS where the foe is, the sneak
ing. lying villains who hate women and
children.
How about DR.. McFarland2 I Will
help him pay expenses if he has been
pressed. CARRIE A. NATION
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Business Opportunities for All

Locations in Iowa, Illinois. Minnesota
and Missouri. on the Chicago Great
Western railway. the very best agri-
cultural sections of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and bust
ness men successful We have a de-
mand for competent men with the nee
essary capital for all branches of bust
ness. Some special opportunities for
creamery men and millers. Good loca
tions for general merchandise. hard
ware, harness hotels, banks and stocA
buyers. CORES ondence solicited Write
for maps and Maple Leaflets w. j.
Reed. Industrial agent 604 Endicott
building. St. Paul, MINI.
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BLANCHE WALSH BURNED.
Joseph Haworth Saves Her Life in
Midst of PLAY.

New York. Feb. 23.-Blanche Walsh,
starring in the dramatization of Toll
stois Resurrection" at the Victoria
theater, was seriously burned in a fire
on the stage at the matinee perform
ance- But for the quickness of Joseph
Haworth, the leading man, Miss Walsh
might have lost her life. AS it was her
magnificent hair was partly burned from
her head In putting out the flames
both her hands were burned severely.
The fire occurred in the center of the
stage from an overturned lamp before a
packed house. There was the greatest
realized that the fire was not part of the
play.
Miss Walsh appeared as usual in the
evening. though suffering much pain.
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CRAZY BEAR DEAD.
Former Pet of Dallas Zoo Ends Life
of Violence

Dallas. Tex. Feb. 23-Choctaw Jack
the big black bear that has been in the
Dallas zoo since 1890 and which in two
former fits of insanity slaughtered and
ate up his four cubs and then beat into
insensibility and drowned his mate by
holding her head in the water tank in
the center of the cage, today became
violent and committed suicide by drown
ing in the same place. For the last
month or more the bear apparently tried
to starve himself to death, as he alb
solutely refused to partake of food. He
was formerly a prime pet Of his keep
ers but they had become afraid of him.
Before drowning himself today he tried
to beat his head to pieces on the stone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-23
TO OPEN APRIL 23.
Western Ball League and American
Association Dates.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb 23.-Presdent Sex
ton of the Western baseball league. ac-
companied by Hugh Duffy Of Milwaukee
and R. R Burke of Denver, arrived in
Milwaukee today President Sexton an
nounces that. according to an agreement
association, the season of both leagues Will
open on April %. The Milwaukee associa-
ton team will open at home with St. Paul
to be followed by Minneapolis, while the
Milwaukee Western league team VIII open
at Peoria and then go to St Joseph. Ihere
will be no conflicting dates the Milwau-
kee Western league team getting eleven
Sundays and Decoration day and Labor
dav at home while the American assOcia-
ton team viii have the remainder of the
SUNDAYS and JULY l.
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SAGE MAY RECOVER.
Slight improvement in Condition of
Boy Who Was Shot

A state warrant for George Swan,
the boy who shot and probably fatally
injured Alfred Sage in Parkdale Fri
day afternoon, was issued this morning,
charging him with assault with intent
to kill. The complaint was sworn to
by S. J. Sage. father of the injured
boy.
Young Sage was resting easy this
morning, and one of the physicians at
the hospital said that there was an i'm
provement in his pulse. The wound is
one which may prove fatal several
days later, as the principal danger is
from septic poisoning. The bullet car
ried shreds of clothing into the intes-
tines. adding to the danger.
The boys age and good constitution
are in his favor, and although he is
shot almost exactly in the same place.
with the same angle and same sized
bullet which killed President Mckinley,
the surgeons in charge have some
hopes for his recovery.
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TWO TRIPS TO THE WEST.
President Is Considering an Early
Tour in Order to Go Hunting.

Washington, Feb. 23.-President Roose-
Welt is seriously considering a division Of
his proposed western trip in two junk
cts He would like to start on one soon
after congress adjourns so that he
and ice are still in evidence and do
some hunting in the Yellowstone before
spring comes.
If he adopts this plan he will come to
Chicago and other cities in the middle
west on his way to the hunt. Then later
he would start from Washington per
haps in April and 20 southwest and 10
the Pacific coast, being gone about four
weeks.
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IT IS ALL OVER.
Nothing Further to Be Done in
Mcfarland Affair.

Councilman Samuel T. Howe, who as
stated in Friday evenings State Jour
nal, has been appointed with George
Tincher to represent DR. Mcfarland on
the investigate committee. said to-
day:
There will be nothing further done
in the investigation, unless the police
consent to appoint their representatives
on this committee or unless the city
council takes some further action in the
matter. Mr.. Tincher and myself can
not proceed with the investigation. be
cause the council laid down a certain
plan for the organization of this com
mittee. which can not be carried out
without the cooperation of the police.
1 do not think there will be anything
further come of the investigation.