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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
.ENGL|SH. NO.BL EMAN
ACQUHT TED. OF FRAUD ].
Was Charged With Selling Glass Glass
Crystals, Alleging That
They Were Diamonds.
JOHANNESBURG. February 20. 4

f,7ts5zass{ JOHANN ESBUt1Iit epIudIy " 90 s
Lord Haldon has been acquitted OF the
,offenses with which he was charged al
Pretoria in December last. The Hon.
Lawrence William Palk, as he then was.
his father having died only upon the last
day OF the old year. was charged IN COM
pany with two companions. with attempt
ing to defraud a man named sCoWle by Oh
fering him parcel Of glass crystals, al
leging that they were diamond $. IN q 7
Tentative charge was a breach OF II the the u
:liclr buying act. NJ
The Court found that he was innocent
OF criminal knowledge of the fraud, ahd
he IL generally regarded as having pesA
merely a. tool in the hands OF astuter il l'ls
K Lord 1aldun served as 3lleuleilant J, y.
Imperial Yeomanry during the war; ~
wa S formerly captain IN the Lifts 5 Dtt =
talon Royal FusiIiers. After the war ne
found himself without means. ana nc, llv ~,
tor some time at Johannesburg. Then ne
took situation as checker on the rail- way
at Pretoria, describing himself as miner
born III Northumberland. He Is still a.
Pretoria. rs yi1 ts744t a
Lord Haldon was born In 1869; his father
was 81 years old at the time Of his death.
The family traces its descent from the
time of Henry VII; the baronetcy dates
from 1852 In the days OF Warren 1ast-
ings Robert Palk was Governor Of Ma
dras. but resigned after concluding a
treaty with the Nizam. Palk Strait, be-
tween India and Ccylon, perpetuates his
name. Returning with much wealth, he
bought Haldon House, and when the
barony was conferred upon the fourth
baronet In 1880 the title of IIaldon was
chosen. The family owns some 5000 acres
In Torquay and neighborhood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
zs1ssss9x%%zg X (GIyy9llzszzazMS5 80 ~
SUCCESSFUL CLUB
FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
Attractive Place Where Sweet
hearts May Meet and Mar
riages be Arranged.
LONDON, FEBRUARY 20.

The Kings Hall. I1olborn restaurant.
presented gay and motley scene last
night, upon the occasion Of the fancy
dress dance Of the Shuttlcworth Club. the
browning fcstiyity OF delightful social
year. X L
b Founded fifteen years ago by Professor
shuttleworth, the popular city cleric,
whose death was dcplored four years go.
this is the only social club for men and
women the city Of London boasts. It was
Intended to provide opportunities for cul-
ture, amusement and Tor that healthy
social intercourse in which the ordinary
life Of young men and women engaged In
the city Is sadly lacking And highly sue
cesstul has II been; In large measu'e
1ustifylng the ancient saying that Is writ
ten large upon the Intel OF its entrance:
is heaven; the lack OF fel-
d owship Is hell 't8s.i.t 8
The prems Of the club are In Eye
Foot lane OF Queen Victoria street.
Tho common room Is "a pa rticulu-rrly
artistic apart mcnt with Its red WallpaElpee s
Very deep cream frieze and cream pa snE ~;
ana & Il, the a,cove over the teplece,
framed Ia the wood work itself O. semi-cir-
:cular oilcolor painting OF Cornish scene,
rock-lapped by blue water.
& Here one may see tables OF intent bridke
players any evening OF the week.sB deIe
again. about once fortnight. the furnl,
lure Will be pushed back and a delightful
little dance or social evening viii be IN
progress. while other festive fixtures o.
the club are periodical smoking concerts,
progressive whist, tournanen ts (immense.
'ly popular and successfully. debates. anu
meetings OF the chess club. Perhaps no
evening entertainment gives more occa-
sion for laughter than a mock trial sucn
as took place a short time since Tor an
Imaginary Breach OF Promise Case,
which is to be shortly followed By sham
Action for Libel.
3Ssl t Is only in accordance with tho rec
tors beneticent Intentions that several OF
The young people marry and live happily
CSC - e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
WEDDING REQUESTS
UNDER. OLD time WILL
Exemplary Lives Of French Girls
Bring Rewards in Shape Of
Pin Money.
{ PARIS. February 20.

3f = ~ PARIS, February 20.
At St. Denis yesterday morning took
place the interesting annual ceremony OF
the browning and marriage Of three girls
chosen. by reason of their exemplary
lives, to benefit under the will, dated
.1Gis, Of Frere }Anthoine de Beloy de Fran
,cleres Of the; Abbey Of St, Denis.
( The spious priest left a sum Of money,
the interest Of which was to be set apart
as a dowry for virtuous poor girls OF the
village. The sum realized this year
amounts3to sl20 for g CHI girl.
III addition, fourth girl was awarded
SIPS unuer2 the conditions Of the will OF
the late Robert Fleury,. who left legacy
to the girl Of sS1s years or under who
should be chosen each year to get mar
5rted at the same time Us tho three men-
toned above. all,
The terms OF the will provide that the
bride shall wear at least two yards OF
blue ribbon over a white dress. and that
she shall on the 10th Of August following
her wedding receive a further sum OF
$50, provided that she can procure q GER
tificate from tho keeper Of st, Denis Gem
,etery to the effect that she has deposited
"a simple crown Of yellow immortellcs on
tho testator,s tomb on the previous day,
labeled with q sultable inscription.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
HELPLESS INDIANS
SLAIN BY SOLDIERS !. ] |! {: 5
Bound B Together in Couples
and Wonlarl-and Ruth
lessly Butcllered.
I BIUENos sAYREs. February 20,

.
The Argentine press rings with denun-
Citations Of the unproyoked and reyol III 9,
massacre Of peaceful and, armless IN n
dams BY Lieutenant Ovalos, Of the Fifth
Cavalry Regiment
1t appears that that officer, who was 3 q
the head OF twenty-five men on patrol
duty. met at Victoria some 100 Indians,
m en-, q omen and children, returning from
a season. work in the sugar-cane fields
OF Ledesma (Province Of salta). They
were laden with clothing and victnals.
which they had purchased with their heir
wages
Lieutenant Ayalos accused them OF be-
Ing cattle stealers, and. In spite Of their
protests and the assurance OF the $inha q. y
rants Of Victoria I hat they were innocent,
had A them bound together In coupless (. q
man and a woman-and $butchered by his
soldiers with swords and, lances.
The cniIdren were saved, but carried on
by the numerous soldiery, who also took
possession Of the murdered Indians prop
ar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
PREFERRED DEATH
TO- SIBERIAN HORRORS
Finn Suspected OF Treason Makes
Daring Escape From Rus US
sian Police.
STOCKHOLM February 20.

= - y . 2 ii
A Swedish fisherman to-day picked W
q man more dead than alive Off the coast
near Hernosand in a small boat.
u He, was without hat and overcoat, and
otter restoratIvesE had been applied re-
lated an extraordinary story, For SIX
days he had been without food. alter
,nately rowing and drifting from the coast
Of FINLAND to escape the Russian police.
@3 Formerly no was q, police sergeant at
Yasa, In Finland, and he stated that gov
eminent spies having suspected him of
supporting the monstratipns against the
tconscript movement, 1t was determined
to arrest him and send him to st. Peters
burg, en- route for Siberia. Gendarmes
were sent to his home to arrest him, but
he was warned Of the danger by tele-
phone and bolted. &
Reaching the harbor unmolested he
Jumped into q boat and rowed out 70 sea,
Gales and severe cold, he said, tried his
powers of endurance soreIy, but ne pre-
ferred death to Siberia. He added that
all Finland was In a. state Of ill-conccaled
terror at the brutalitles of the Russian
authorities,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21

III 4s4 ss5t LONDON, February 20. <
The engagement Is announced OF one OF
the most intrepid English sportswomen,
Miss Vera Butler, whois to be married
to Captain iY1tid Nicholl. at present sta
toned at the staff College, Camberley'
has had exciting adventures in many
fields Of sport, particularly as motorist.
Her reputation as daring balloonlst is
riyaled by few of her sex. She has made
free" balloon ascents on twelve different
occasi ions, the longest Of these being a
trip from Evesham, on the Severn, for q
distance Of 100 miles. Twice she has made
asccnts from Paris, and was inspired with
the idea which ultimately resulted in her
becoming one of the founders of the Aero
Club, during balloon journey over Lon
don in 1901. She has written several arti-
Giles on her aeronautical experiences.
IS AS q rnotoist she took part I'M the 1000
mile tour Of the Automobile Club In 1900,
and In the early days of motoring sho
toured from Paris to Nice, across the
Alps Once her car caught fire. and fire
engines had to be enpl oyed to put It OUT
on another occasion OWING VIII % the !, brakes
mot acting, the car In which she was
travelling ran away down Gallon Hill, on
the road between Rouens Ind Paris. Twice
she has met with collisions through care
!lessness on the part ofS,driyers Of other
vehicles. Passing through Versailles ono
day the wheels of her ca r skidded, and
she found herself thrown into the road
Ewiththe car overturned on the top Of her
and her companion. s5569 4 9ss5 4 4.
Miss Buffers proficiency In swimming
enabled her at the age $of IA to save the
life of schoolfellow, AS a8traYeler and
mountaineer sho has also been through
many adventures. and In Tetunn. Mo-
rocco, during the rebellion last year. whle
crossing flooded river on horseback, she
narrowly escaped being washed away. s
81 Captain Yltid Nicholl has seen SER
vice In the Chitral and Tlrah campaigns
and In South Africa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
FEARING REVOLUTION,
CzAR0RDERS REFORMS
Extraordinary Measures Taken to
conciliute Pcasantry in the
Disaffected Districts,
sr PErERsBuRa, February %,

ST. PETERSBURG, FebruAry W
The Russian Imperial authorities have
issued an ordinance commanding tho Inns
mediate nomination In every province OF
a a. special commission authorized to draft
schemes OF reforms Affecting the entire
legal status OF the peasantry. :.
ev un,s populap sympathy, Is Construed a az
meaning that the Gear. now that tho
country is at war; Ia DESTROYS Of con-
ciliatng and paelfiyting the sassiantry
barrussipg to the government. and whose
ripeness for revolt might entail grave
The squeeze of war In Russia has ever
been the agitators' opportunity, After the
Crimean$ war came the emancipation OF
the ssEfs; after the Russ $50 s.a, VA, %as
desire to conciliate the peasantry ls ssyl-
dence that Russia o. rul ers fear that his
tory Will repeat \ ssel +, and that With var
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
WOMAN OF EIGHTY
CLIMBS AL PINE. PEAK
Leaves Party Of Three Fatigued
Behind in Tracks Of Snow
and Ice.

VIENNA, February 20.
a party of four, including Madame ada me
Lindau, eighty years Of age, nave Just
made a mountain ascent at semmering.
over snow ana ice. After three hours'
climb the party arrived at a chalet, all
OF them except the octogenarlan worn out
with fatigue. a
Madame Lindau proceeded alone to tho
next refuge the keeper of&which grew
some worry fine edelweiss Her friends
waited for her at the chalet, and In due
time she returned with q bunch OF the
coveted blossoms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
MADAME HUMBERT
7GRR0RIzES WARDEN i:
She Accuses French Minister Of
Justice Of Forging q Health
Certificate.
PARIS FEBRUARY 20,

81 PARIS, February 20.
Nine, Humbert is determined that the
world shall not lose sight OF heT, ana mas
hecome a regular terror to the prison
warden, or governor, and all HIS officials.
Yesterday morning she unexpected!ly. ap =,
reared before tho committee which V
ssiffing the Humbert papers, accompanies
Nv ths governor OF St. I4azar peni tentiary,
She was not In prison dress, but wore
an elegan t stray robe, 4, J. a < = aav aha
chareed M. Vale. the Minister Of JUS
lice! with preventing, her from, attending
the proceed!ngs IN the Caltaagi trlal las
other dayby hayIn ~ a SsFt'Hca'e foFsea
Tho governor Of the prison contradlote
smadame's story. about the GER te.
Sae es ntS
pa lied jby the qil ortuiat goYegIlor whom
tshs 70 .I agyaatl 1ha gsaa asa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
.SENSE.O Of HONOR
LEADS TO SUICIDE
Swiss Believed Bankruptcy Left
Stain on His Name. So He
Killed Himself,
GENEVA. February sos

---7-I- T--- T-T w
A suicide prompted by singular lasa
of honor took place yesterday az 1urich.l8g
4 young Swiss commenced businesa ~
the Rernese oberland many years aso ~:
nst failed, and had TO so through tAa
bankruptcy court. He emigrated 20 AEasF-s
ia and made large fortune IN petro--i
iieum. Recently he returned g Aurlcns
maid of his creditora In full, and shot
himself. q, V,
From his papers II appeared that l'lrla
,isrraoe Of bankruptcy had followed sbtra
through life. and he persisted w pe.aef
ma ruea, a stain rested onS his na nasst
Most 81 his great asaiE has pesn ~
10 char lgsI! \ ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
England's Coal Supply Doomed.

PARIS, FEBRUARY 20.-In the Temps NJ,
L.oza questions the statement made BY
Nj, Hall. president Of the Manchester
1900 100000 tons 81 coal IN reserve in
III Loae says he Is prepare 10 prove
The yeseryss not more y than lte, oe0
5of spr6duetlon the Bill tish coal Heids viii
~ eat rely Z a WoTks out 5eetW cen the yiiars
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
SPEECH AND PATRIOTISM.

A man stopped a visiting Filipino
soldier the other day and asked what
| transport is in?" Our insular fellow
| citizen replied: mo sabe. Me Fill
pino."
Next the man stopped one who spoke
English. His answer was THE
Thomas"
Are you Filipino?" was the next
question.
II am an American, SIR" replied the
wiry little brown man.
No alien-born person can be morally,
Intellectually and periodically an
American until he has learned to speak
the English language and he is not
fully fledged until he can read and
write it. No man can be a Frenchman
who doesn't speak French nor a Ger
man who doesn't speak German and
the same holds good with every other
nationality.
The presence of a large anti-Ameri-
can electorate in these Islands may be
counted on just so long as knowledge
of English is not among the legal quail
itications of voter True, not all
citizens who know the English tongue
are loyal Americans, but 1t is also true
that all loyal Americans know the
English tongue.
The best and quickest way to Ameri-
canize the Hawaiian people is to dis
courage, by every legitimate effort, the
use and continuance of n language
which embodes alien thoughts and
memories and to encourage the acqui-
sition of the form of speech in which
American ideas are Incorporated and
, in which the literature, laws, religion,
customs and aspirations of the Anglo
Saxon are conveyed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08

Territorial expenditure for 1902 was
s223,OGO in excess of the revenue.
Territorial expenditure for 1903 was
s4e9 coo in excess of the revenue.
At the present rate of expenditure
the deficiency for this year will be
more than 100000 besides an indebted
ness carried over from last year of
nearly 100000.
As showing the kind of intelligent aid
in any scheme of economy to be expected
of the present Legislature, bear in mind
that the Eighteen Months law carries
appropriations of s4,6OO,OOO against an
estimated revenue of s3,O64, 900.
That revenue is raised out of the peo-
pie in one way or another, the bulk by
taxation, little from the lease and sale
of lands. The people protest that it Is
too much Unanimously they demand
lower taxation.
Think of $4,000 people, the majority
of whom have nothing but poll taxes
to pay, being called upon for S3064.0oO
in eighteen months!
the direction of county and municipal
government with more taxes or of a
simpler form of organic government
with fewer taxes?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
NO SPECIAL SESSION.

The question is not whether the MEM
bers of the Legislature want to meet
in special session but whether the tax
payers who foot the bills want them
to meet. Speaking for the latter ex-
clusively, the Advertiser is as strongly
opposed to a special session now as it
was when the new Governor refused
to call one, and on the same grounds
A special session could do no good
and would probably do a great deal
of harm. In dealing with the financial
question the Legislature could not bor-
row to meet current expenses, that
course being prohibited by the organ
ic law. The way would be open for
it to raise taxes, but that policy would
put the community, which has run
into debt to pay past taxes, on it's beam
ends. Certain salaries might be saved,
but these are matters which the Gov
ernor and heads of departments could
attend to without legislative help. 1t
does not require the aid of the Legis-
lature at $1,000 per day, to remove
clerks and cut down the working force
on the roads.
AS to the damage to be expected of
a special session that would come of
giving the grafters, indicted and unin-
dicted, another chance to plumber. The
leopard does not change his spots nor
the Ethiopian his skin, and the men
who made the Legislature in regular
session a scandal would not be likely
to make it in special session a beati-
tude. The temper with which the
gang approaches the idea of an extra
session appears in this excerpt from
an interview in the grafters organ:
Carlos A. Long-"I would not be In
favor of calling n special session of
the Legislature for the sole purpose of
considering financial matters. / would
include county government. If the
work of the session could be confined
to these two matters, I would certain
ly be in favor of that session being
called. l would exclude everything
else. / went into the Legislature at
the last session, pledged to county gov
eminent, We have promised 1t to the
people and I am for it at any time
and Mt all times"
There's craftsmanship for you. The
need is to run one government with
greater economy, hence the proposal
to have two governments, costing in
the aggregate great deal more.
Were the Legislature to convene, that
sort of argument would be heard In
both houses and there would be no
end of wrangle over party pledges
ending in either more costs, fuke or
| another investigation by the Grand
Jury, but not helping out the taxpay-
ers any.
| AS this paper has said before the
only way out is to get Congress 10
give Hawaii a less cumbersome gov
eminent.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
AN EXTRA SESSION.

respect to community
remedy for
TIN hnanci situation.
Jimmie and other responsible
paon bill and the translation committees and they will
we know
donet
the Rule leaders
bull tall
DOODLE pickings, arei N
A drunkar be cured by the gold cure.
his victims about
his neck until Home Ruler in uncontrolled
charge of blanket appropriation for of the Legislature can no more
sticking his friends than hungry calf
with his sucking milk
will sit the limit of their time
allowance will of the last three sessions
Territory have to show for it?
appropriation
S both
expenditure
The well legislature If
ten items have een annronted m and there only money enough for
be dscon
tnued All II will
enough around"
appropriation providing
expenditure of twice the the estimated with full know
the Governor
to
o
both
power approval of
BILL the community devoy hopes that ply
his fell
instinct
BILL would preferable let
the Governor take trick at the wheel The results will be more
In plain words Governor Carter the community has confidence in
suggestion
uncertainty the community mind than the morning weather prediction
Whatever happens legislative infction!
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
BIG STEAMERS PROMISED.

The rumor that the magnificent At
lantic greyhounds. Teutonic and Ma
jestic. will be transferred to this ocean
route to take the place of the three
crack ships of the, Maru line, comes
from responsible source.
That such big vessels are needed
shows the rapid and wonderful growth
of the Northumberland business of
the North Pacific.
If they are put on, Jim Hills North
western line will have to add an extra
knot of speed to its rush for suprem-
acy. The fact that Hill is filing so
great a bid for trade. makes the reGui-
sition of the Teutonic and Majestic the
more probable.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
MILITIA AND THE LAW.

Friends of our eXtravagant militia
system contend that the laws do not
permit the interference of United
States troops for the preservation of
domestic order, that function being left
TO the police and militia. This version
of the statutes. though widely prev
alent among laymen, is not precisely
true. United States troops do not in
terfere in States unless disorder gets
beyond control of the civil authorities
when, upon requisition of the Gov
ernor, and sometimes without it, the
President may call them into action.
United States troops interfered by re-
quest in the Idaho strike and in the
railroad riots of 1877; but during the
Chicago strikes the President inter
vened for the protection of the mails
and of interstate commerce, despite the
fact that the Governor of Illinois eN-
pressly declared against the use of
United States troops.
But all this has to do with the prac-
tice of States. Territories are not SOW
ereign within their sphere; they are,
especially since the insular decisions
We're made, appunages of the Federal
will. and in the case of insular terri
tories, they are strongholds and STRAIT
egic points which the United States
must look after, In dealing with the
internal disturbances of Territories the
Federal Government has never stopped
to enquire into the wishes of Governors
or Legislatures or to summon the mill
tia first. Indians on the warpath in
Arizona meant the instant use of the
Federal troops. Likewise bands of cat
tie thieves have been pursued and cap
tured by Uncle Sans cavalry. y few
years ago, during the Santa Fe strike,
railroad tunnels in New Mexico We're
guarded by Federal infantry. And
here in Hawaii during the Chinatown
fire the command at Camp Mckinley
came down town ready for business.
Under such circumstances those troops
would do as much again. We NAV
rest assured that If any one started in
to burn the city thus endangerlng Fed
eral property, the United States forces
would be heard from IN short order.
Are we seriously told that If Hawaii
had neither militia, police nor many
armed citizens to call upon, a command
of United States troops ON the ground
would let the inhabitants be mobbed
to death simply because there was no
red tape to be unwound? Or that they
would remain quiescent ii n militia re-
fused to act?
True, the United States would like to
have us keep up n numerous militia,
just as II liked to have us keep on
maintaining the lighthouses and spend
ing big sums on the harboTs. When
Washington saw us drop the lighthouse
item, however, 1t was quick enough 10
insert one of its own. AS 10 the de-
fence of the Territory against foreign
invasion-an argument used by the
War Department to encourage a mill
tia, here-what have we to do with
that? Defence of the coasts Is purely
Federal matter and should be paid for
to the last nickel by the United States
treasury. OF course II Uncle Sam
would not feel safe without the aid OF
Stenographer Jones and his buckraiI
warriors, the way might be opened Y,
put them on the Federal payroll. T,
that course the taxpayers of the Ter
ritory would not have the ghost OF al
objection.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08

The public may be prepared to hear
of some remarkable fighting when the
japanese strike the Russians in force.
Experts are not chary in calling the
japanese soldier the best in the world.
Those who know of the extraordinary
deeds of valor and the startling losses
of life which occurred in the revolution
that made an Emperor OF the Mikado.
are satisfied that the Russians will
have fiercer contest on their hands
than they ever had with the French
whom Napoleon led or the Turks who
followed osman Pasha.