The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-14

; David ISen, Nanny FinkelSte1n, Louis
Lipshitz and Samuel Epstein. The wit
nesses before the Grand jury were men
who are in the furniture business IN
outlying districts. The principal COM
planning witness was F. ]. Magerstadt,
ooI Milwaukee avenue, who is brother
of former Sheriff E. J. Magerstadt.
When the sweatbox was placed in oper-
alton, Isen is reported to have weak
ened and to have disclosed the alleged
conspiracy.
| BITTEN BY AN ALLIGATOR.
NEW YORK, October 1.-The keep
ers fought desperately with Critic, the
largest of twenty-seven alligators in the
the menagerie in Central Park today
when the saurians were transferred
from summer to winter quarters. With
two men at his head and two others
behind him the alligator was lifted from
the ground
Angered by the touch of his keepers,
he began to struggle and before they
could get out of the Enclosure he had
freed himself of the rope about his
Jaws With open mouth he started to-
ward Keeper Cook, who, with yell
of alarm, jumped into pond, but not
before Critic had taken a bite out of his
leg. Critic was finally conquered and
transferred
FOR CATS AND DOGS.
l/NEW YORK, October 4-One hun
fdred drinking basins for cats and dogs
were padlocked to lamp posts in various
parts of the city TODAY The nucleus
for the fund with which they were pur-
chased was contributed by Mrs. Minnie
The The SOCIETY," or the Prevention of
Cruelty to Anitlals wished to have ba-
sins provided during the hot weather,
but were delayed by the necessity of
getting permits The basins are OF iron,
painted and bronzed and are plainly
marked with the society's name. They
are attached to trees or lamp posts by
strong chains fastened with a paddock.
Arrangements have been made with DIR.
Woodbury. for the men of the street
cleaning department to keep the basins
cleaned and filled with fresh water.
MONT PELEE IN ERUPTION.
JAMESTOWN est Vincent), Octo-i
ber6-The captain of the British steam
err Sibun, which arrived here today, re-
ports that when the steamer passed the
island of Martinique, on September
3oth, Mont Pelee was in furious erup-
ton. The spectacle was witnessed by
those on board the Sibun at O'Clock
in the morning OF the day mentioned,
the volcano emitting stupendous black
clouds and balls Of fire This accounts
for the dust clouds renorted to have
been seen yesterday throughout the
Windward islands.
PARROTS HAVE APPENDICITIS.
SYRACUSE On. W, October O.
The discovery that the parrot is subject
to appendicitis has been made at Ca
1t was revealed at an au-
topsy upon dead parrot, and the rev.
elation came as a great surprise to a
number of physicians. One of the par
rots IN the big aviary on the estate of
Mrs. Mary S. Thompson, on the north
eastern extremity of the village, died
after a comparatively brief illness, and |
for the purpose of ascertaining the cause
of death post mortem examination was
made This proved clearly that the bird |
died from appendicitis. The superin- |
tendent of the aviary, who performed |
the autopsy, found millet seed in the
birds appendix
ANOTHER WAR SCARE.
LONDON, October "A sensation
has been created here by certain remarks
Anglo-Russian relations, at
tributed to Sir Walter Lawrence, pri-
vate secretary to Lord Curzon. He was
staying at country house quite recent
= when he electrified a dinner party
~ declaring that, without doubt, there
would be a war between England and
Russia next spring. 1t is not only his
private opinion, but also that of Lord
Kitchener and all of his officials in In
liza, and he added that many big guns