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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-08

The current issue of the Planters
Monthly has an interesting and im-
pOrtant article on the newly discOV-
cred plan of inOcuIating soil to make
it fertile, an account of which
was given in The Star some time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-08

The result of the voting in the
present election will probably be
known a good deal earlier than cleo
ton results have ever been known
before. Hawaii will be the last bit of
American soil on which voting is
done. By the time the final ballots
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-08

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turaI with a Fighting Seventh"
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-08
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-08

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Political Contrast steamed up to Honolulu late in the
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-08
cottage For Rent

Corner Kinau and Pensacola streets,
t25 per month. Inquire W. o. Atwater
Hawaiian Electric Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
DEVELOPMENTS IMPENDING.
Important Military Movements Are Be
Iieved to be Immlnent.

Important Military Movements Are Be-
lieved TO be Imminent.
St. Petersburg. June s.--The general
public NJ the Russian capital 10 imbued
with the belief that important military
Developments are impending at Lao
Yang, and that general engagement
between General Kuropatkin'g and
General Kurokis armies is imminent.
Although the authorities are doing
nothing to discourage the idea, the
best Informed circles at the War Of
fice do not anticipate a decisive battle
Immediately, unless brought on more
or less unexpectedly.
Differences Of opinion exist at the
Russian headquarters as to the advis-
ability of taking the aggressive, and II
is believed this matter was the sub
ject OF conference between the com
mander-in-chief and the Viceroy ut
Mukden Tuesday. Kuropatkin's posi-
ton is becoming very formidable both
in the number and character of the
troops at his disposal.
The condition of some of the Sibe-
rian reserves when called to the colors
was not satisfactory and caused Kuro-
patkin misgivings, but It is now re-
ported that they have been drilled in
to a state of efficiency. More import
ant, however. are the large reinforce
ments of field artillery, in which the
Russian army was especially weak.
These have now arrived. Nevertheless,
Kuropatkin does not consider himself
strong enough to risk the possibility
of q defeat. His friends say that II he
gives battle of his own volition now
victory is certain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05

cies OF Germany to make their own
colonies the supply sources for the raw
materials and other staple products
needed BY the manufacturers and the
Consumers OF the home country"
There is a hopeful outlook for cotton
production in Rhodesia, Africa, accord
ms: to information which has reached
United states Consul r. w. Mahin, at
nottingham. England. who writes as
fellows to the Department of commerce
and Labor:
"A report; just published. on the at
tempt at cotton growing In Southern
Rhodesia (South Africa Is so encour-
aging as to indicate that the anticipa-
tiuns Of those who are sanguine of sue
cess will be realised. 1t is considered
a most promising fact that the cotton
plant Is found to grow as perennial
IN Rhodesia The American expert In
charge OF the Rhodesia cotton syndi-
Gates operations Is credited with the
following report:
THE farmer on whose land the ex-
pertinent Is being conducted reserved q
small plot Of last seasons cotton which
was killed down by frost and cut II
back In November to make test of II
az a perennial. The result from this
SO far, has been most satisfactory. The
plant has required very little cultiva-
ton. and is now loaded with fruit.
1t Is now beginning to open
and shows every prospect of a fine
Yield The plants are not sufficiently
thick on the ground to form an esti-
mate OF the yield per acre, but the In
dividual plants will compare favorably
with any that have ever seem"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
ACREAGE AND CONDITION.


Increase Of 2,s23,O1e Acres in the
Amount Planted Over Last Year.
Washington, June 4.-The chief of
the Bureau of Statistics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture estimates the to-
tai area planted in cotton in the United
States this season at 31,7S0,S71 acres,
an increase of 2,s23,016 acres. or of 9.S
per cent upon the acreage planted last
year.
The average condition of the grow
ing crop on May 26 was SO, as COM
pared with TAI on May 26. 1908! 95.1 at
the corresponding date in 1902. and a
ten-year average of 1913.
The percentage of increase in acre
age in different States (the comparison
being with the area planted last sea-
SOM is as follows
Virginia. 1870; North Carolina, 1875;
South Carolina, 80; Georgia, II: Flor
ida, 1917; Alabama. 90; Mississippi
1O.5; Louisiana 1875: Texas, IL Ar
kansas, SO; Tennessee, lis; Missouri,
2S.O Oklahoma. 2s.2; Indian Territory
$50.
The condition of the crop by States
on May 26 was as follows:
Virginia, 81; North Carolina. s4i
South Carolina, 81; Georgia. rs; Flor
ida. IS; Alabama, so; Mississippi, So;
Louisiana. IS; Texas. 81; Tennessee, So
Missouri. 50; Oklahoma. SO; Indian Ter
ritory, 80; Arkansas, a.
Aside from the large increase In
acreage due mainly to the high price
of cotton, there are no conditions call
ing for special comment at this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
HAsNA's HOUSE BEsrEeED.

Charge Of Police Reserves Necessary
to Drive Away the Crowd.
New York. June A charge by po-
lice reserves has been necessary to
drive thousands Of persons blocking
Central Park. west, In front OF the
home of Hanna Elias. the octoroon,
who Is charged by John Plat, an aged
millionaire manufacturer. with having
secured from him by blackmail near
ly 100000 in cash and real estate.
Mounted police headed the charge and
they were compelled to use extreme
measures In order to drive on the
crowd, which was composd largely OF
negroes friendly to the woman.
Mrs Elias has been besieged in her
splendid residence by deputies seek
ing to serve a warrant since suit was
begun by Platt. As II Is q civil case
the officers are not empowered to
break in the doors. so they have walt
ed about patiently expecting the wo-
man to attempt an escape. Meantime
scores of private detectives. employed
by numerous persons interested In the
case. have stationed themselves shad-
owing all who enter or leave the
house and serve as an added attrac-
ton to the curious.
Finally the crowd became so dense
that Central Park. west. was packed
block in both directions. From the
sullen attitude Of the negroes. II il
surmised that they, or at least some
of the leaders. had an idea of protect
ing Mrs. Elias should she endeavor tc
leave the place. When the police. re-
serves were called. the negroes be-
came extremely suiien and were driven
away with much difficulty. jeering and
insulting the white men as they went
No one was injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
FARMS ARELAlD WASTE
TORNADO IN THE KIOwA AND
C0EANCHE NATIONS.
Hesfdences and Busfness Housese at
Numerans Small Towns Destroy
ed--One Person Killed and
Ahnns q Dosen Injured.

Jawfon. ok, June A tornado in
the Kiowa and Comanche nations has
demolished 4 great number of resi-
dences and business houses at numer-
Gus small towns and laid waste dozens
OF farms One person is known to
have been killed and about dozen
are believed TO have been injured. one
fatally. II Il reported that the towns
of Chattanooga and Fxons small places
have been entirely wiped out. They
are known 20 have been in the track
of the storm. Wires are down and
details are lacking. The town OF
Helen also iss said to have been COM
pletefy destroyed.
The dead Mrs, Thomas Payne near
Waiter.
The known injured: Mrs. J. w. Hill.
near waiter fatally; q. Brown and
family OF six, near Walter.
The storm swept over the southeast
ern portiosi Or Comanche County. An
area several miles wide and extending
from Frederick In the southwestern
part Of comAnche County 10 the IN
dian Territory was devastated. In this
beit il Il estimated that fully 200
finnnea wsre wrecked and the crops
sfmoa y ihed
"a tsrrlffic rain storm prevailed nrst,
tive inches of water falling. washiEs
out crops and running many farms. This
was followed by an unusually heavy
hail storm, flailstones as big az q man s
hand beating down everything green
and breaking thousands of window
panes, Peculiar climatic conditions
followed. The atmosphere became
sitting and then there was deluge
of rain accompanied by a gale which
developed rapidly into a tornado. The
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to place, leaving intervening spots un-
touched. wherever II struck IL wreck
ed buildings. The tornado was espe-
cially severe around Walter. Mrs
Payne's house was struck and demolish-
ed and she was instantly killed. Mrs
Mills was injured internally In the
wreckage OF her house. g. Brown 9
house also was demolished and all six
members Of the family, unable to gain
the tornado cellar were scattered In
every direction and injured.
In an around Walter. fully twenty
houses were wrecked or damaged. Ten
miles southwest of Lawton fifteen
houses were demolished and several
farms with their complete crops of cot
ton and corn and with all the farm
property were wiped out The farms
and residences destroyed include those
OF A. H. Miller, e. B. Cassell. Yeoman
Wade, humboldt. Davis. W. II. Tabor
Frank Rice and J. H. Bomur Bomur's
| family entered the storm cave just az
| their house was demolished and escap-
| ed injury.
The Allen View school was destroy
ed, and at Geronimo. the pOstofilce. tele-
phone ONCE and freight houses wers
blown away.
| A rural mail carrier arrived late to.
| day reports that the storm passed
| through Helen and demolished thai
town, the houses of Tom Middleton, w
@. williams, ]. T. Seymour. Albert
Humphrey. w l.. Kluck and T. Seine.
briner being among those wrecked. Al
far as known there was no loss of life
at Helen. East of Helen the residences
| of c. w. Remboldt. II. L. Hennessy anC
H. w. Costner were destroyed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
HELD UNDER DIrrIcuITrEs.


Rain Tnterferes with Evenfs OF the A.
A. u. at ST. Louis.
St. Louis. June 4.-(World's Fair
Grounds. THE junior and senior A.
"A. u. championship games were held
at the Stadium today under the most
adverse circumstances Rains left
pools OF water on the field and track
and kept all spectators away from the,
junior events, which were held hrste
Fires were built on the fields to dry
places for the discus shot and hammer
throwing contests. while men with
sponges and buckets scooped water
from the track.
Despite these drawbacks some good
records were made, many previous tu=
nior A. A. u, records being broken.
The meet was won by the Greater
New York, representatives Of which
scored 81 points. The New York Ath-
ietic Club came next with As points.
Pastime A. c.. OF San Francisco, 10
points; Chicago A. c.. s points; T4th
Regiment A. A. of Buffalo and Mary
land A. c. tied with points eachf
Cambridgeport, Mass. 1 point; wash<
ington University Of st. Louis. pointf
Xavier A. A.. point and Star A. ca
New York, 1 point.
Mis- Alice Roosevelt presented ths
medals to the winners as they were
called forward by Director OF Physical
Culture James Sullivan. She also pre-
sented the handsome silk embroidered
banner to the winning association and
was given three hearty cheers by the
club members and spectators.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
FOLK AND MCCLELLAN
THEIR NAMES MENTIONED AS
PRESIDENTIAL TICKET.
Representative Vandiver of Missouri
Has Had Conference With the
New York Mayor About
which He In Reticent.

Washington. June 4.--(Special.)--
Representative w D. vandlver4of Mis-
souri,, who managed the Folk cam
paign, Is in washington after brisf
visit to- New York. While there be
had a conference with Mayor MeClai-
Ian about which he Is reticent.
Mr. yandiver. replying to question
as to his preference for the Democratic
nomination said "Cockrell" as now all
Missouri Democrats do. When the vet
eran senator goes out of the race. as
1t is believed he soon will, the Mis-
souri, delegation will then be free. Mr..
Vandiver's visit is believed to be in
the nature of a mission between Folk
and Mcclellan. The names have been
coupled within the past few days as
a ticket possibility at ST. Louis. New
er:heless, visitors from New York, who
are here to-day. say there Is no doubt
entertained there by the advocates of
Judge Parker that he will be the NOM
inee. r. H Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
SUICIDE in CHEROKEE
PROMINENT AND WEALTHY FARM
ER SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Believed that Worry over Matters of
Finance Had for Time Caused
Him TO be Mentally I'm
balanced.

Gadsden. June Especial. l--Eea-
born Watts. prominent and wealthy
farmer Of Cedar Bluff Cherokee Couu-
". twenty miles above Gadsden. com
mitted suicide this morning at seven
o'clock BY shooting himself through
the heart with a pistol
Mr.. Watts arose early this morning
and went to field near his house with
no intimation that he contemplated
suicide. Not returning in a reasonable
length of time. a search was made for
him. and his body was found cold In
death.
Mr.. Watts was very wealthy. but of
late he had been embarrassed finan-
ciaIly and had worried considerably
over 1t. This caused him to become
mentally unbalanced for the time.
He leaves a wife and two daughters,
one married to DR.. H. l. Appleton, bros
Their of Judge Of Probate Appleton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
HARD BLOW
TO RUSSIA
Fall of Port Arthur Will
Be Serious.
FRENCH VIEWS CHANGED
Believed Kuropatkin Cannot
Retrieve Fallen Fortunes.
wild Rumor Reaches Paris Of the Cap
ture Of Kuroki, But Nothing II
Known at st. Petersburg
Regarding II.
FRENCH VIEWS CHANGED

Paris. June Heading military au-
thorities expect the early fall of Port
Arthur and view this as most serious
IL not irreparable blow to, Russia. the
present condition of Port Arthur being
compared to that Of Metz and Sedan
during the Franco-Prussian war.
It is pointed out that General Kuro-
patl<in Is making the same fatal mis-
take in regard to Port Arthur's ability
to resist that the French made In con-
nection with Metz.
The military critics without excep-
ton disapprove of Kuropatkin's policy
OF nom resistance. This is notable
change In French sentiment since the
war began. The official view for the
first time Is strongly pessimistic con-
corning Russia's ability to retrieve the
series of reverses eliminating with the
expected fall of Port Arthur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
GERMAN COTTON RAISING.
Report from Consul General GuentheF
on the Empires Efforts.


on the Empires Efforts.
Washington. June 4.-(Special. y
United States Consul General Richard
Guenther at Frankfort. Germany. sends
to the Department OF Commerce and
L abor the following concerning Ger
many's prospective efforts to supply her
own cotton:
lowing to the unexpected and high
xpenditures entailed upon Germany by
the instruction of the natives in one
OF her African colonies there is littlo
disposition among the members of the
LEGISLATURE to incur expenditures for
any colonial purposes. and the recent
debate on the bill introduced by the
Government for building a railroad in
German Africa tends to show that
there is not much chance for railroad
grants to obtain a favorable vote. II
Is noteworthy. however, that two prom
inent leaders representing the Catholic
party and the Liberals) supported tho
bill on the ground of the necessity of
railroads in the German colonies for
the purpose OF promoting the culture OF
| the cotton plant, which is, as the
| speakers declared, highly important 10
| German manufacturing and commercial
/ interests, 80 as to become Independent
OF the American cotton supply. The
the annual budget.
If II should finally pass the House.
II will owe its adoption in consider
able measure to the strong desire eA-
listing in political and commercial CIT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05

to-day elected p. Botreil of Ottawa.
Canada. first grand assistant tngipeep.
j. C. Currie Of Cleveland was re-eiect-
ed second grand assistant engineer. D.
Everett. third grand assistant engin-
eer. holds over for another term. For
grand guide. H. Tucker Of Brooklyn,
was elected. George r. Dorrity Of
Cleveland. was reelected grand chap
lain. The next convention Will be
held at Memphis, Tenn. The conven-
tion is expected TO finish its labors
Tueeday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
FRANCE PLACES BAN.
suppression Of Employment Agencies
which Charge Benehciaries.

which Charge Benehctnrtes.
Washington. June 4.-(speciaL)-
France has legally suppressed employ
ment agencies which charge their ben
eficiaries. United States Consul Rob-
ert B Skinner, at Marseilles. has trans
mitted the text Of the important arti-
cles promulgated in the new law as
follows:
Article 1. After the PRONUNCIATION
of the present law, paying employment
agencies may be suppressed.
Art. 2. Free employment agencies
created by municipalities. syndicates OF
workingmen or employers or both, la
Dor exchanges. farmers exchanges, mu-
tual aid societies. and all other legally
constituted associations are subjected
to no authorization.
Art 8. Employment agencies. such
as are enumerated in the preceding ar
tiole. with the exception of those Gre
ated by municipalities. are required to
deposit a declaration at the Mayors Of
fee of the commune where they are
established. The declaration shall be
renewed with every transfer of location
of the agency.
Art L. In every commune. a register
setting forth the offers and demands
for work and for situations shall be
opened at the Mayors Office and placed
at the disposition of the public gratui-
tously. In connection with this regis
ter, there shall be prepared classified
lists of the individual notices which
may be added freely to the demands
for work. The communes having more
than 10000 inhabitants shall create mu-
nicipal agencies.
Art. s. Every director or employee of
free employment agency who shall
have collected a payment OF any char
acter, on the occasion of procuring a
situation for a laborer or employee.
shall be punished in the manner set
forth in Article 9.
Art. H. All dispositions contrary to
the present law are abrogated. En-
ployment agencies for nurses are not
covered by the present law and remain
subject to the dispositions of the law
of December %, 1874, in regard to the
protection of nurses. Theatrical agen-
cies. operate agencies and agencies for
circuses' and music halls are not sub
jected to the prescriptions Of the pres
ent law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
SMALL STREAMS RAGING.
Destructive Floods are Threatened In
Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark. June A special
to The Arkansas Gazette from Van
Buren,. Ark. says: This section Is
threatened by what river men predict
will be the most destructive food in the
history of this section. The Arkansas
River is within three feet OF the high
est stage ever recorded and has been
rising at the rate of six inches an hour
since o'clock this afternoon.
The river has cut through the north
bank one mile below the city and the
farmers in the bottoms who were
warned this morning are moving their
stock and household effects to the nigh
ground
The hundred families living in River
side addition. east Of the Iron Noun
tain tracks, have fed, rather than at
tempt to remain over night. The
humping station on Lees Creek, two
niles from the city. Is submerged.
Heavy rains have fallen all day and
All small streams are raging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
ITALIAN GIRL KIDNAPPED.
Fifth Case of Kind in Fortnight In
New York.


New York, June AFTER FIVE days
silence out of fear of the kidnappers.
Mrs. Felipo Basso. an italian woman
living in First avenue near One Hun
dred and Twenty-sixth street. has re-
ported to the police that her daugh-
ter a pretty child of 10 years, was
stolen last Sunday. 1t is supposed to
be the fifth case of the kind within a
fortnight.
Two men snatched the girl from
her playmates in the street, threw her
into a closed carriage and drove away,
Every effort was made by the Basso
family to trace the kidnappers, but
without success. They were in con-
slant fear of death and did not re-
port the matter to the police until the
arrival of a letter apparently from
0he men. It stated, there was no help
FOR the chilH, that she could not be
recovered and threatened the Bassos
with terrible vengeance If they made
the matter public. They hesitated nc
longer and a house-to house search
was at once instituted throughout
Little Italy" No clue to the kidnap-
pers has yet been obtained
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
CARS RUN IN HOUSTON.
Strike Breakers Armed with ClubM
Overayye the Rioters.

Houston, Texas. June Cars were
run today on most of the lines and
there was no trouble of any sort. The
company has a half dozen men on
each car armed with clubs but the
strikers refuse to accept the challenge.
Recognizing the danger of Sunday
with its thousands of idle men, the
company tonight decided to tie up tne
plant all day and make no attempt to
run cars. The baseball game was
transferred to Galveston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
BURNETT IN WASHINGTON.
Saws Alabama Delegation Will Vote for
Parker.

washington, June 4.-(speciaL)--
representative John L. Burnett of Al
ALBANIA is here. He says the Alabama
delegation, being bound by the unit
rule, will vote for the nomination of
Judge Parker at St. Louis as long as
there is chance for his success. He
remarks that German has friends In
the delegation and not a few OF them
look with favor upon Mcclellan.
Mr.. Burnett is here to be with his
family until his children complete their
term at school, which will be in a few
days. when they will return to Ala
hama. r. H. Watkins.