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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-10
KEPO|KA|
TAKES OATH
Hurried Into Judseship
By Washington
Orders.

Attorney General Knox cabled from
Washington on Wednesday to Judge
Kepoikai to take the oath of Office at
once. The message was forwarded from
Honolulu by wireless telegraph to the
Judge, and yesterday he took the or
dinary oath of Territorial officials before
w. ]. Coelho, Clerk of Court, at Wal
luku. This oath is in the following
form, as the blank is filled out for Judge
Kepoikai and signed by him:
81 solemnly swear in the presence of
Almighty God that | will faithfully sup-
port the Constitution and Laws of the
United States and the Laws of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, and that | will COIL
scientiously and impartially discharge
my duties as Circuit Judge of the Sec
ond Judicial Circuit, Territory of Ha-
wall"
Since annexation judges of courts of
record in Hawaii have taken more
elaborate oath, being in the form fol-
lowing with Judge Kepoikai's name and
Office filled in for illustration:
81, A. N. Kepoikai, OF Wailuku, Ter
ritory OF Hawaii, do solemnly swear
that | will administer justice without
respect to persons, and do equal right
to the poor and to the rich, and that I
will faithfully and impartially discharge
and perform all the duties incumbent
on me as Judge of the Circuit Court of
the Second Circuit of the Territory of
Hawaii, according to the best of my
abilities and understanding, agreeably
to the Constitution and Laws of the
I United States. So help me God.
"And do further swear that I will
faithfully support and defend the Con-
stitution and Laws of the United States
and the Laws of the Territory of Ha-
waii against all enemies, foreign and
I domestic that I will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same; that l take
this obligation freely, without any men-
tai reservation or purpose of evasion;
and that | will conscientiously and I'M
partially discharge the duties of the Of
flee of Judge of the Circuit Court of the
Second Circuit of the Territory of Ha-
waii on which | am about to enter. So
help me God"
Probably this special form of oath
was not available in Wailuku, or Judge
| NepOlkdl WOulu uOuDtlesS lldNe duopteu
it. AT all events he was doubtful about
the suhicency of the ordinary official
oath, as in forwarding the executed
form he asked that authorities be con-
suited.
Chief Justice w. F. Frear and U. S.
District Attorney r. w. Breckons held
a consultation on the matter, the result
of which was wireless message from
the Governors office to Judge Kepoikai
informing him that the oath was all
right and he qualified to open court at
once. Further he was advised to file the
oath in open court at the opening and
send a certified copy either to the Gov
ernor's office or to the Attorney General
in Washington
Judge Kepoikai, writing to the Gov
ernor by the steamer Mauna Loa re-
gardng his order from Washington to
qualify as Judge of the Second Circuit,
says:
Il desire to express my hearty ap-
probation OF your great favor in secur-
ing this high honor for me, and | assure
you that | will do everything to merit
your high esteem"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-10

IT WORKS LIKE AAdlr-'fhe re-
lief obtained from rhamberluin's Pain
iialm when applied 90 burn ~ seall
IA 20 nearly instantaneous thai u seems
almost magical ln ifa eHafl AR M
luTY ~ lhls kind heals without mainfr
ellen when This remedy Il applied ani
unIpss ihe wound ls Ne4 severe dafs
hH lpafF aHfHT fnf sale ~ all isalr
~ RHa afVfHlsis nsnsaH HHlih 4
NH AHsnls ~ ianall
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-10

T., A, pouthitt has hled bill OF eS'
eeptlons 10 verdict for defendant be,
fore Judge De Bolt In the suit OF
kwong Nov ys. Kiliuna and Kama
mu
H. A. Neon by his attorney q, y,
Peterson. has hlrl "a diapuntuuanpo NJ
his suit against Lax Sion va, u WAS
Ia claim uf ti9to for rent aud Went NJ
GO the ruvuil uuurt uR appeal hy
plaluuR nVW DISTRICT Magistrate
nakty luiWutW mf AthudaHr
An HfNu. 40 tAbr uHIUf ihg Nlll
ln lru r dnu,f mae pWH H'sl py ila
NIau MHItfhauFU -NlaHA ul ans lAiH
iiHuU NHlffhousr
Is Nfl IS UHlnr rs.IIHHs lo le
lallHris HlW.HIFifsiHf - .HF esiaif
~ H UIHHlH. aHf.s.i stlHH Un#
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-10

of having only been an hour conducting
the defense. IN his closing address to
the jury, He put forward the theory
that II defendant intended to XIII his
wife his aim would not have failed at a
distance OF three feet.
MIR. Fleming. closing for the Terri
tory spoke of the Increasing prevalence
of crimes of violence with weapons. He
adverted to the bad record OF the de-
fendant and argued that there was no
doubt of his murderous intention TO-
ward his wife in the acts proved against
him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-10

rapan HHffl n lRf 3lH4 iniaHlIl
Hha lasHl ihfeaHh liaHHNln aleAl
faf HaNlh at see llllfl "a afllaH
hih ~ AH IaH lIal ~ lianH
Il HlHfHsH ~ Aaalh - Az y
I - ssHHaf
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
THE HALL OF FAME.

Rev. Allan b. Philputt Of lndlanap-
oils has been elected president Of the
Sons Of the Revolution in Indiana.
John Howard, superintendent Of the
Boston and Albany railroad, has been
appointed assistant superintendent Of
motive power on the New York Cen
trail.
Angelo Demarco. a young Italian
~bootblack OF Stamford. Conn, proved
his industry last week by purchasing
a house and lot for $1,000 of his a V
lngs.
Ex-Governor Murray Crane Of Mas
sachusetts. appointed to the vacancy
caused by the death of United States
Senator Hoar, began life as a ragpick-
err, but in his fathers big paper mill.
Edward Clark, head of the sewing
machine company that conceived the
idea Of selling goods on the lnstallment
plan, died worth S~2O,WO0,O00. His Wild
ow is now the wife Of Bishop Potter.
II IL seldom that Il man holds a diplo-
matte post for almost forty years.
Such is the record Of Or. Juan y. Ma
varro, the Mexican consul general ut
New York, who died at his home there
a few days ago.
Refugees from Port Arthur say that
Nine. Stoessel, wife of the famous
Russian general, takes the lead in the
led Cross work and is almost con
slant In attendance at the hospital,
tenderly caring for the wounded.
Hans Richter, the eminent Wayne
rlan conductor, left Austria and set
tied In England some years ago be-
cause he could not make five times as
much money in Birmingham as In
Vienna. He has a large family to
support and launch in the world.
The late Professor Finsen seemed to
rather enjoy poverty. When he re-
ceived n Of the Nobel prizes last
year he wanted to give over the whole
sum for the benefit of his institute,
and II was with difficulty that his
friends persuaded him to put aside
one-half Of II for himself and family.
The late Postmaster General Payne
began lower In the postal servlce-an
errand boy In the postoiice OF his ma
tive town. Sherburne Falls, Mass. at
81 per week-than any other employee
known. Ex-Postmas,er General Thorn
as l.. James Of New York began as a
clerk in the Gotham p%ostoffice, and his
career had been thought phenomenal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Attack on Sevastapol.

Toxic. Dec. IL, 3 p. m.-The report
of Vice Admiral Togo was received
Tuesday night. 1t states as follows:
Commander Kasma, commanding
the torpedo fiotilla on Monday night.
dt midnight attacked the Russian bat
tleship Sevastapol lying outside The
harbor. The result of this attack has
not been ascertained. Subsequently,
two torpedo boats, under Command
or Masado, attempted several attacks,
facing the enemy's vigorous fire. The
shock of the explosions OF %torpedoes
was felt, but the next day the Sevas-
tapol remained in the same position.
None of our vessels were damaged.
ION Tuesday at $3.50 O'Clock in tho
morning. another torpedo %flotilia, I'M
der Commander Arakawa. attacked
the S%evastapol, but the result OF this
attack was not learned. In this attack,
a shell from the enemy struck the
funnel of one of our torpedo boats and
another struck the engine room dis
abling the vessel, and she lost her
freedom of motion and was towed
away by her comrades. There were
no casualties.
Again, at 6 o'clock on the morn
ing of the same day, a torped iiotilla,
under command of Commander Seki,
attempted an attack. but was expos
ed by the enemy's se%archlights and.
being subjected TO a heavy fire. was
unable to accomplish her purpose"
The commander of the naval guns
overlooking Port Arthur, reported al
10 o'clock Tuesday night.
"Today's bombardment was prlnci-
pally directed against the arsenal and
torpedo storehouse at Tigers Tail pen
insula. and the vessels anchored in
hat vicinity. The ~storehouse was set
afire and burned in about half an
hour. About six shelsl struck the
ships and three vessels used for val
ious purposes were destroyed. One
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Conditions at Port Arthur.

Che Foo. Dec. 17.-CuInmander Mi2
zeneof, who was executive officer oi
the Russian battleship Poltava. until
that vessel was disarmed, and who ON
December 18th headed the party OF
seven Russians who left Port Arthur
in a sail boat and arrived here yes
terday with dispatches, said TO the As.
sUciated Press correspondent tonight,
in an interview. that Port Arthur is a
desolate and. excepting the firing OF
guns. a silent place.
The Russians" he said, ARE hus.
banding their artillery ammunition,
firing only when the effect will be Ger
tain. There are $1,000 men in the
line of forts and their periods OF rest
are few. All the generals except Gen
eral Stoessel live In the forts.
Every building in the whole town
is more or less injured. General Sto'
essel has put the entire population on
regular rations sufficient to last three
months.
THE ammunition is sufficient to
last much longer. | believe the ia
panese will never take the fortress
under present conditions"
Continuing. Commander Missenoff
said:
Port Arthur never looked more sep
ulchrai than on the night of December
.. when the Japanese shells repeated
ly hit a hospital, killing seven of the
occupants. Other patients who were
not helpless, fearing for their lives,
He'd into the s~now-covered streets.
Clothed in their white hospital
garbs, MANNED. crippled and pallid,
they made a ghostly show, and IL Vas
some time before the provost guard
forced them to return to the hospital.
A number died from exposure. The
hospital contained 5000 patients.
The Sevastopol is the only warship
that has been disarmed. During the
recent fighting. some Japanese torpe'
| do boats came close to the harbor en-.
trance.
General Stoessel notified Rear Adj
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
kuroki Not Dead.

San Francisco, Dec. lG.-Captain
Peyton c. March. of the general staff
of the United States army, n of the
officers selected by the department to
accompany the Japanese army in the
field returned today.
Captain March brings absolute re-
futation of the report that General
Kuroki was killed by a Russian shell.
In several OF the resports | have
seen" said the captain. General ku'
roki is said TO have been killed on
October 8. All the reports agree as
TO the date, so | suppose they are all
children of the same origin and | am
glad to say, mistaken rumors. | was
with General Kuroki on that day and
every day until | left the front, No
vember 30th. when | started for home.
Although exposed on numerous occa'
sions he sustained no hurts, and is
one of the healthiest men | ever met.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21

the japanese after losing over 22,
men captured 203.Metre hill and we're
able from that position to shell the
squadron in the Port Arthur road
stead. There the Official account
ends, but IL is explained that the Jap
ancse do not occupy the top of the
hill, which Is still exposed to the
deadly fire from very heavy guns from
behind the crest of the hill. but that
this fire is efficiently directed is shown
by the damage suffered by the Rus
sian squadron. The japanese are
credited with using ll-inch and 16.
inch mortars and howitzers. The
effect of these must be most deadly
when turned upon the neighboring
forts.
The public reception of General
Stoessel's dispatches as a whole is
not bad. Every voice Is loud In praise
Of General Stoessel's defense of Port
Arthur while the authorities assert
that the main line of forts has not
yet been broken. The Japanese so
far have used every device OF engin-
eering skill in making approaches,
but with enormous sacrifices nave
been able TO take only the outer line
OF defenses.
1t is declared that the garrison prob
ably will be able TO hold out a con.
siderable time yet. A matter OF much
speculation is why the order to take
out and sink the squadron in deep
water was not carried out. The only
explanation is that the crews and
guns were drafted ashore and that at
The last moment it was impossible
TO move the ship under the heavy
Japanese fire.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Gen. Stoessei Communicates.

st. Petersburg. Dec. lS.-General
Stoessel's latest dispatches from Port
Arthur were published today, but as
given u do not carry the story of
the garrison's stubborn defense be-
yond December ~. thus leaving a gap
of at least five davs between theof.
fetal word of the military commander
and the unofficial story of Command
er MiZzeneoff. which a given out
at Che Foo. Ii is not pretended that
the dispatches are published in full.
The dispatches have been in the hands
of the Emperor Nicholas three days.
but their contents were known TO few
besides his majesty and his personal
aides. Prince Orloff and Count Hey
den. who deciphered the dispatches.
The story of the operations, as far
as il has been given out, is intensely
interesting. and shows that there has
been an almost uninterrupted assault
of the most desperate character from
November 90 TO December 10. when
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
~ o.
The NEGRO DIALECT.
some Comments on Paul Laurence
Efforts to sustain IL.

Some m on Paul Laurence
Efforts to sustain IL.
AS a rule the negro who has grown
out oil the dialect of his race makes an
extremely poor showing In an effort to
mimic the negro's talk" said an OBJ
servant man, "and his efforts to write
IL are even more pronounced failures.
But Paul Laurence Dunbar, the negro
poet. has written at least one thing In
which he sustained the dialect Of his
race. In the Death Song Dunbar got
closer to the talk and the nature Of the
negro than In any other effort. Ii is
worth recalling, so here II is:
Lay me down beneaf de willers in de
grass.
Whah de branch II go a-sIngln' as It pass,
An wen is a-layin' low
l Kin hyeah II as IL go
singin', Sleep. my honey. TEX go res AT
las
LAY me nigh to whah hit meks a little
pool,
An de watah STAINS so quiet LAX an cool,
Whah de little birds In spring
Est to come an drink an sing,
An the chillen waded OF dey way to
school.
LET me settle wen my shouldahs draps
dey load
Nigh enough to hyeah de noises in de
road,
Fu' | tInk de las long res
Gwine to soothe my sperrit bes'
Ef is layin' 'mong de things Is allus
knowed
"You will observe here that he shows
the negro's strong devotion to the f.
and 1t is interesting because Of the
tendency on the part Of writer's Of ne
gro dialect to force the 4 out by the
substitution Of "a Dunbar's use Of rs
for the improper Il is is genuine, Most
negro dialect writer's of today would
write it Abs for they nearly always
use All for L. So he shows the same
preference for T. in the lines
IAN wen rs a-layin' low
! kin hyeah II as it go
Singin'. Sleep. my honey. TEX 20 res al
las
"Here we have rs and 4 kim both
showing the negro's devotion to the
sound Of t. So he uses 'gwine' for go
ing probably errs in the distinctive
'gwin to- for the negro. as a rule, will
make n word out Of the phrase, CIV
ing il more the sound of 'gwinter.' But,
on the whole, the dialect is good and
Is well sustained" New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
EXPLODE AN
IMMENSE MINE
japanese Make Another Desperate But
Successful Attack on Port Arthur
Defenses.
wARsHIPs GO TO MEET RUSSIANS
Dispatches From General Stoessel In
dictate That Garrison Can Hold
Out Yet a While.

Toxic, Dec. 1.-the Japanese fired
an immense mine under portions of the
north fort of East Keekwan mountain
at 2 O'Clock yesterday SUNDAY after,
noon). The infantry Immediately at
terward charged and occupied the fort
with a heavy charge.
1t is reported that the Japanese
seized a strong position about a thous.
and yards East of 2O3.Metre hill. prep.
aratory TO assaulting the new town
and pushing between Lao ri noun
tain and the Russian headquarters At
Port Arthur. The fighting against
Sungshu mountain continues.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21

5000 distinct languages spoken by
mankind. The number of separate dia-
lects Is enormous. There are more
than sixty distinct vocabularies in Bra
zil, and in Mexico the Nahua language
has been broken up into 700 dialects.
There are hundreds in Borneo. The
complexities are beyond classification
In Australia. and generally the num-
Der Of dialects decreases with the in.
tellectual culture Of the population. IL
there is a average Of fifty dialects
to every language we still have the
enormous total OF 100000.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
POINTED

One-half the stuff you buy does you
no good.
Don't carry a lot of keys to private
drawers. Burn papers you don't want
seen.
A dollar is a large amount to pay for
bread. but II Is mighty insignificant In
a poker game.
When some people haven't any great
trouble, they smile as much as to say.
How brave | am!
Many a good man fuses a great
deal about nothing and makes himself
unnecessarily disagreeable.
There Ii this in being n parent: They
get the abuse IL their children are bad
and no particular credit II they are
good.-Atchison Globe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
TABLE TIPPING.
An Experience Of Andrew Lang That
In a Puzzle to Him.

! was once laying my hands alone
on a little table which spun about the
room No doubt | moved ii, but | did
80 automatically" | did not con-
sciously exert any force. said, ASK
the table a question" and n lady re-
marked, Where are the watchesT"
The table then tilted. The others used
the alphabet in the ordinary way. /
did not know what was tilted out, but
they told me that the message was,
THE watches are in Franks pocket
in the chlldren's ROOM" | asked, What
watchcsf" and the lady said, IL gave
two 10 Frank TO take TO the watch
maker, and he does % know what be-
came Of them"
mo more do l." | said and thought
no more about it. Frank was a boy, a
nephew of the lady. l scarcely knew
him by sight. Two months later when
l was in France Franks father. who
had been present at the table fitting,
wrote to tell Inc that l was the devil!'
The watches had just been found In
an old greatcoat Of Franks In a
drawer In the children's ROOM, which
was not a room in the house where
the table was so well inspired. Moth
ing else of the sort ever happened to
me. 1t was an ''automatism." I did
not know what the table said" till
I was told, and of the watches | knew
nothing at all. l simply do not under
stand the case. But spirits" did not
ven pretend to be mixed up in II. The
least ~inconcelvable psychic explanation
Is that Frank, who was at school,
wired on to me without knowing 1t
a fact which he had forgotten and that
l without knowing it made the table
tilt out the answer.
Frank at that time was a queer, VI
sionary boy, "a sensitive" but to do all
this was rather out of his line. The
skeptical theory would be that Frank,
having heard the story and accidental
ly come upon the lost watches, put
them in the place where the table said
they were, land the same with intent
to deceive" But | did not even know
that there was a ROOF In his fathers
house called 'the children's ROOM
Andrew Lang in Harper's Magazine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21

mlral Wirenius to relieve the forts Of
the responsibility Of repeIling these at
lacks. Rear Admiral Wirenius sent
the Sevastopol TO the outer road,
where she anchors every night, re-
turning to the harbor in the morn
ing.
The Sevastopol has been hit once
specifically. She sunk one of the ia
panese torpedo boats g a the har-
Dor entrance. Rear Admiral Wren
ius. while going out in the harbor 10
visit the battleship Retyizan, was
slightly wounded in the arm by the
fragment of a she'll"
When Commander MissenOff left
Port Arthur, 1t was calculated there
that the second Pacific squadron was
within 10 days distance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
SOup.
"Who goes there!"

"Who goes therei"
Observation-Disclosures de Bou-
illon," stammered the young actor with
his first two line part.
"Supe. supe!" yelled the unfeeling
gallery.--Pittsburg Post.
New Use For Trolley Transfers.
A lawyers clerk In Brooklyn has
found an entirely new use for trolley
transfers. His work necessitates a lot
Of a rides. and at the end Of the first
week his expense account for transpor-
tation seemed pretty large. His en-
ployer paid it d%oubtfully, and the next
week the clerk to prove his honesty got
a transfer ticket every time he boarded
q car. He didn't use any of them, but
filed them away in his pocket until pay
day. when he turned them In to his
boss as vouchers. His expense bill
hasn't been questioned since.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Burying the Inn Sign.

In some parts of England when a
public house loses its license the sign
board is solemnly buried. On the last
night 1t is removed from over the door
and walked In the bar by the old
customers. When the clock points to
closing time and the house ceases its
career as an inn the signboard is car
ried out in procession and Inferred
with an appropriate burial service,
which ends with watering the grave
with a gallon Of beer or a bottle OF
whisky.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Names of Horses.

The practice Of naming horses after
eminent persons is common In Eng
land and France, but in Russia 1t Ia
considered disrespectful by some judges
Of manners. A Russian sportsman has
christened a promising Ally Elenora
Duse as a mark Of his esteem, for the
celebrated actress. He is severely re-
buked In the Russian papers. III this
should be tolerated" they say. I'VE
shall be having horses called after Toll
stoi and other national WORTHLESS. Nay,
Kuropatkin himself will be saddled or
turned out to grass. The censor ought
to stop the abuse Of the names Of
Christians. Is the holy synod asleepT"
A Russian may call his dog Caesar or
Pompey, for they were pagans, and
their memory is not revered by MEM
bers of the Orthodox church. But sup
pose some reckless subject Of the czar
should call his horse Pobiedonostzeff.
What will the holy synod say them
London Chronicle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
20 Fear,

Judge lockwood Hoar, brother Of
Senator Hoar. was noted as a wit as
well as a jurlst. Shortly before his
death, as his daughter entered his
room In the morning, he said: "My
dear, | had a dream last night, and In
II | saw the angel of death sitting at
the foot of my bed. At first ! was
horribly frightened, but as | gazed at
my visitor my fears vanished. He
wore a fur cap."-Brooklyn Life.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Goinq to Meet Him.

London. Dec. ia report from
Che Foo that a portion of the Jap
anese fleet has left Singapoor, and
that a number of japanese merchant
men have been lightly armed to main
tain the blocade of Port Arthur, is
published today in the Che Foo dis.
patch to the Daily Telegraph.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-21
Poverty In Russia.

The poverty of Russian peasants Is
instanced By recent figures showing
that, Notwithstanding the long nights,
the average use of the cheapest kind
Of crude petroleum is only four or five
quarts per head in a year. Much time
for work is thus wasted. Many peas
ants remain in bed from 4 In the after.
noon till s in the morning.