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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18
MARU'S TRIP FAILURE
las TWO PASSENGERS
AND NOMINAL CARGO
SHE CARRIES AMMUNITION AND
TREASURE BUT COULD NOT
WORK UP OLD COAST
BUSINESS.

The Togo Kisen Kaisha steamship
America Maru arrived from San Fran
cisco this morning and was locked at
the Hackfeld wharf at about 1880
o'clock. The Maru left San Francisco
May u. at 1926 y. m. and experienced
light winds and smooth seas through
out the trip. The passage was made In
FIVE days, nineteen hours and thirty
eight minutes.
The America Maru has the sad dis
tlnction Of having the lightest cargo
and smallest passenger list ever car
ried on any Oriental liner passing
through this port. She carries but two
cabin passengers besides company Of
fcial and has only fourteen tons Of
freight. all for Japan. The freight
consists practically entirely Of caps,
ammunition and other war munitions.
1t is consigned to a private firm in
Japan as has been all the other stun
which has been shipped through here
for the use Of the japanese Govern
ment. The steamship further carries
$4,000 treasure In Mexican dollars.
She has 270 bags OF mail for Honolulu
and 413 bags for Oriental ports.
Owing to the failure OF the America
Maru to re-establish her old business
on the Coast 1t is probable that the
Toyo Kisen Kaisha Company will sus-
pend Its operations on the mainland for
the present time. The America Maru
was sent out principally for the pur-
pose OF testing the situation and the
result has certainly been a fiat failure
The America Maru is scheduled u
make one more voyage to the Coast
ARRIVING at Honolulu July IL and Sau
Francisco July IS. but It Is most prob
able that this voyage will be given up
On this voyage she will at all events
go as far as Hongkong. She will ther
probably be taken into use by the Jap
anese Government.
The only passenger for Japan is S
Uyama, an official Of the Togo Kiser
Kaisha Company. who has been at
tending to business OF the Arm on tn,
Coast, He goes to Yokohama.
A. IT, Witham is in the employ o
j. G.. White & Co., a New Zealand an,
Australia contracting firm. He goe
to Manila to attend to contract 70
laying the roadbed and the rails for
trolley line. The cars and apparatu
will be supplied by Dutch firm.
John J. Carl is a Philippine insula
iemploye on his way to Manila.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18
Mill 70 PAY OLD RENT
LAnAlNALUNA SEMINARY
WAFER RIGHTS PRESERVED
CONFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERN.
OR AND OTHERS WILL PROB.
ABLY SAVE MATTER
FROM COURTS.

Governor Carter, Secretary Atkin-
son, Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
ton Atkinson. Attorney General An
drews and Attorney d. II. Case, rep
resenting Pioneer Mill Co., yesterday
afternoon discussed the Lahainaluna
water controversy. AS result differ.
ences may finally be adjusted and the
matter may be settled out Of court
The plantation will pay the Govern
ment all back rents for water and there
will be no deprivation Of water suffered
Wy the school.
The Lahainaluna water dispute.
which has claimed the attention Of ].
L. Kaulukou, the Maui water COM
missioner, and lot Of legal talent for
both the Territory and private claim
ants, bids fair to be settled out of
Court. The attorneys for both sides
have practically agreed that the Terri
torys equitable claim In the water
right would be justly covered by five
twenty-fourths of the water. The other
nineteen twenty-fourths go to holders
of kuleanas to the Pioneer Mill Co. and
to other land holders. Whether the
settlement will be made on these lines
remains to be seen.
This water controversy involves a
great many questions of law, custom
and fact.
The dispute arises out Of series Of
circumstances covering a long term
OF years. Lahainaluna school was orig
inally established as mission school
sixty or seventy years ago and acquired
water rights according to ancient GUS
tome. The American Board subse-
Quently made over the school property
to the Hawaiian government, with the
proviso that the land always be used
for educational purposes. The Depart
ment OF Education under this deal
claimed all the ancient Lahainaluna
water rights. Up to 1860, the school
was run as an agricultural school and
used nearly all the water in its taro
patches.
When the school quit growing taro,
II ceased to use so much water and II
was taken out by settlers lower down
in the valley. Later, the Pioneer Mill
Co. bought lands including kuleanas
below the school and for a number OF
years paid the Department of Educa-
ton $1,000 a year for the use of GER
\ tain amount of water
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18
LUAu, FAIR AND DANCE.

The proceeds Of the luau and dance
at Progress hall yesterday amounted
to $3.50. This fund, which goes to aid
the poor and needy, will be greatly in
creased by the proceeds Of today's fair
and dance. The whole AFFAIR In In
charge Of Mrs. Theresa Wilcox, assist
ed by Mrs. Maria Beckley Kahea. Mrs.
J. F. Colburn, Mrs. Meek. Mrs. Drake,
Mrs. Shaw and Miss Motley. Fred w.
Weed Is the floor manager, and Sol
omon's famous Hawaiian Quintet Is
furnishing the most enhancing dance
music.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18
EvANoElIsTIc MEETINGS.

Rev. o. e. Hamilton and F. A. Will
kinson will begin series Of evange-
listic meetings at the Christian church
tonight. The subject of Mr.. Hamilton's
sermon tonight will be "Infidelity."
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18
WORTH NOT GUILTY.

Jury yesterday afternoon. returned
verdict Of not guilty In Judge De Bolts
court In the case OF the Territory
against Mate Worth OF the Othello on
his second trial for assault with a
dangerous weapon. w. 8. Fleming
for prosecution; S. f. Chillipgworth
for defense. Defendants wife. a con-
slant attendant at the two trials. was
Overjoyed at the glad tidings. On the
former trial the jury disagreed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18

Owing to the lack Of business the
steamship only made short stay in
port, leaving for the Orient at about
noon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-18

Now Is kodak time. Buy or rent
kodak from Honolulu Photo-Supply
Co. and enjoy the delights Of picture
taxing. It means recreation, pleasure
and instruction all combined.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
Rural Telephone Working.

The DEMOCRAT had the pleasure
Saturday of holding one of.the first
conversations over the new rural route
with Mrs. Sam Gwinn. She remark
ed that it took rustling to get a rural
phone, and having secured one she
was pleased TO converse with the
RUsTLER Office. We are very much
pleased to know this proposition has
been worked out to the successful con-
clusion, and predict that before long
most of the farmers in the county will
be connected with the various towns
by phone. This will be a wonderful
help to everybody, and especially to
the farmers in their busy season.
While quite a number were instru
mental in starting this move, We be
lieve that to the hammering of Sam
Gwinn should be the credit of the
start and conclusion. We shall be
pleased to have the farmers call US up
whenever they have an inclination,
and shall be glad to at any time assist
them in any way that we can.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
What Billie Morgan Says.

Great Bend is one of the best towns in
Kansas. Barton county is the diamond
on the golden wheat belt The banks of
Barton county have more than two mil
lion dollars in deposits, more than the
banks of any other agricultural COM
munity on earth. The lack Of smRnuft.c-
lures and diversified industry is the only
drawback and with wheat to sell and
money to burn the farmers of Barton,
county are not losing any sleep over
the fact that they cannot ind ways to
spend their profits. I h6ve often heard
about the troubles of the rich and sup
pose they do have hard time to keep
from being separated from their cash ,
But in my judgment the man who has a
bank balance and no debts is happier
than the nan with q mortage on his
place and 90 way TO pay the interest.
Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Carnegie have
good deal to say about the blessings
of poverty but 1 notice that while they
give away good deal of money Fhey
never Try to enter personally into the
happiness of the poor. Aps Barton
county wheat raisers are not going
around With ADng faces because OF the
size of their bank balances.-Hutchin-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
BURTON IS FOUND GUILTY.

St. Louis, Mo-, Mar. 28th.-When
the United States District court C N
vened this morning, the jury in the
Burton case reported that they had
not agreed, and were sent back.
Foreman Wall stated to the court that
the jury stood IL to /. While at
dinner Sunday, E. S. Purdy, one of
the jurors was stricken with a slight
stack of heart disease, but was soon
restored. Senator Burton spent an
anxious Sunday at the Southern hotes
where he was visited during the day
by his attorneys.
LATER-2:15 p. m. The jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty at 1890
p. m.
When the jury replied that they
had agreed upon verdict Burton
came in, accompanied by Judge
Krum, one of his lawyers. Burton
was noticeably pale and haggard.
There was some slight hitch, and the
Senior Kansas Senator nervously
eyed the clock. He scanned the
faces of the Jurymen as they entered,
and seemed toanticipate the verdict.
When the verdict was announced,
Burton, who appeared near to col
lapse, sat down and covered his face
with his hands. He whispered some
thing to Krum, but would make no
statement. There was no demonstra-
ton in the court room.
The one juror who held out, did SO
owing to a misunderstanding of a
clause in the indictment. When
Judge Adams elucidated this, this
forenoon, verdict was soon reached.
| M 1tion for a new trial was i'm
mediately filed. Sentence is not as
yet passed by the judge.
The sentence will be fixed by Judge
Adams, and the maximum penalty
will be fine of ten thousand dollars,
two years imprisonment, and per
petual disqualification from holding
any public Office.
The finding of guilty was on counts
one, two, six, seven, eight and nine
Count one alleged that he took a
$500 fee for appearing as an attornes
in a matter in which the United
States were directly interested
Counts 6, Z, and 8 alleged that the
Senator received further installments
of $500 in each count for similar ser
vices.
He was acquitted on count 8
which alleged that he received the
fees personally from Vice Presiden
Mahaney of the Rialto Co. The
other counts were dismissed.
:, Pending the final disposal of the
Burton case by the appellate courts,
lit is not probable that Governor
Bailey will take any action either il
appointing a temporary successor, OF
by convening the legislature In specia
; session to fill the vacancy. IS
j After proceedings in the Burtor
mater were started, It was realized in
political circles that he could not bs
a candidate to succeed himself, anc
talk or his successor brought forth |
large crop of senatorial possibilities
| First communion will be admins
tered to class at the Catholic churcl
: in this city on April 10th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
We WANT. OIL OR GAS
Great Bend Gas And Oil Compa-
ny Organized.
Everybody Should Take Hand in the
Deal. and "RustLe."

After some delay, caused by an
investigation OF the best way to
proceed, the Great Bend Gas &
Oil Company has been organized
with a capital stock of $1,OOO,-
900. Tl9e organization has been
perfected by the committee
appointed by che Commercial
Club some time age. A charter
will be taken out under the
Arizona law, the same as nearly
all the companyiss in Kansas
operate under, and after a few
more prelqminaries are disposed
oof the stock will be placed on the
market:90 The par value OF the
stock is $1,OO per- share. No
work will be done towards sink
ing swell until a sufficient
amount of money is on hand to
pay for it. The stock will be
non. .assessable, and the company
expects to secure sufficient funds
for the preliminary work before
driving a peg. Any subsequent
Developments after the first
fund is exhausted, if such should
be the case, will be paid for by
additional sales of stock. 1t is
expected to raise $4,000 to
start on. 0
The incorporators are Chas.
V. Brinkman, G. L. Moses, G. s.
Allison, Louis sZutavern, j. F.
Lewis, WoP. FEEDER. F. Vernon
Russell, o. w. Dawson, and VIM
Osmond. The directors are
Messrs. Moses, Brinkman, ALI
son, FEEDER, Zutavern, Dawson
and Russell. The officers elected
for the present are G. L. Moses
president; C. s. Allison, vice
president; w. p. FEEDER, secretary
Chas. v 0Brinkman, treasurer.
There is oil in the eastern part
of the state in abundance. There
are Indications of oil and gas 81
Bison, where work has com
menced. There is plenty of oil
in the Arkansas Valley in Colo.
RADIO, and why not here. On'
thing sure, we will never know
. until we try. which viii not cos+
much. Add your mite. If w
fail, you have lost only a trifle
and if we win, which we are yer,
apt to do, you have made som,
money. How much do yol
want?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

ssAnd the wind blew through his
alfalfas." But he did not mind that
as much as its blowing down the drill
rows. Give US rain, or give us
something just as good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
District Court.

District court adjourned, Saturday.
morning until Tuesday a. N: at nine
O'Clock. The jury in the VIM Hora
inc perjury case went out afteTssupPez
last night, and after being out al
night, returned verdict this morn
ing of not guilty. The first ballot
stood for acquittal and 5sfor CON
viction.
The suit for divorce of Francisca
Goetzel VS. Anton Goetzsl, was tried
yesterday and divorce granted.
Plaintiff was ogiven one quarter of
land and $500 as alimony.
Dowell the forger was sentenced,
getting a total of sc years as the
limit, and divided as follows:ss 1st
count 81, 4th count 10, 9th count 5
and 9th count 21; for the first case,
and on the 3rd count of the second
case, years. Also 2 years for Jail
breaking. This viii prob&bly' hold
him a while.
The case of state against Habiger.
and Zorn was continued TO the next
term of court, as was also the case of
state against Geo. J. Spencer. In
the latter. defendant and complaining
witnesses were each required to give
bond for their appearance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
ObituaE.

The many friends of r. c. Nc
Mullen and wife will be panied to
learn of the death of their daughter
Jennie, which occurred at their home
west of this city Friday evening at 9
O'Clock. Jennie was 10 years old and
a uery bright girl. She had been a
sufferer from rheumatism for several
weeks past, which finally attacked her
heart and with fatal results. The
funeral services were conducted at
the home Sunday afternoon at ?
O'Clock, by Rev. Sutherland, and in
terment was made in the G re t
Bend cemetery.
Thus the dread messenger of death
has once more entered the home of an
estimable family. and carried away
one of its treasures. Happy, and full
of ambition for the future Of their
daughter, they are robbed of the fu-
ture happiness to themselves by her
presence and accomplishments. But,
what is their loss We must as Christian
people concede to be their daughters
gain, and bowin humble submission to
the inevitable. The sympathy of their
many friends in which we earnestly
join goes out to the bereaved relatives.
"Tony The Convict" was present
ed by home talent at the Opera
House last Friday night, benefit of
the Eastern Star. The attendance
was good. and the play presented in
an exceptionally good manner. Opin-
ion is divided as to who the best actor
was, and it would hardly be fair TO
select any particular person. That
they all did justice to their parts is
sufficient.
P. Waldron, of Snyder, Oklahoma
has accepted a position with the
D~,~<a~ Tl~,,r- r. - sI;s rifx,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Jno. Hancock of near Seward, is
seriously i'll at his home. Father
Weirsma was called Sunday afternoon
to attend him. His many friends
will hope for his speedy recovery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Mrs. Chas. Beye got bad word Mon
day from St. Louis, having received a
telegram announcing the death of her
sister, Mrs. Henry Brockmeier.
Mrs. Brockmeier was out here. last
summer on a visit.
Frank Kramer has began work on
the house being built by. Chas. Sipes
on his farm out south. 1t is to be, a
very nice and commodious house, and
will scost in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
Miss Ella Converse teacher at Vic
tor school Stafford.s county, closed
Friday the 25th. A picnic dinner
was given after which lengthy '.Pro-
gram was rendered. All report a
most enjoyable time.
We desire to extend to our friends
and neighbors our thanks for the
assistance and sympathy shown us
during our recent bereavement. We
most certainly appreciate your kind
ness. Mr.. and Mrs. M. KEENAN,.
Ross J. Lebold writes from Zoar
Station, O., to get the Barton county
news. He is now nicely established
in the hay, feed, grain and imple-
ment business, and wishes to be
remembered to his many Great Bend
friends.
Z. R. Brooker, of the Sans &
Monument Co., of this city, re-
turned last Saturday from a trip
through the western part of the State,
pon the Mo. P. He says they are
needing rain out that way more than
we are in Barton county.
w. H. Varah came in from the
north side last Saturday, after little
alfalfa seed. He made this Office an
appreciated call. He looks pretty
well again, although he has been
down nearly ever since his return
from New York, with serious attack
of pneumonia.
A lot of bluegrass seed has been
sown the past few days, and the city
lawns and parkings will be much i'm
proved in appearance the coming
summer. On April 1st is the date
you are supposed to turn on the
water, although some have not waited
for that date.
Robert Grizzell came down from
near Claflin Saturday, looking happy
and smiling. He says the rain
ordered by our friend O. Bleness came
all right, and was soaker. Bob
expects to go back to the farm
shortly. We understand that Mrs.
Grizzell is expecting to move back to
her farm in the near future.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Vernon J. sRose, the seventh
district democratic politician, was
married on Wednesday evening to
Miss Sykes at Newton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Geo. Reigle's little daughter, aged
1 year, month and 6 days, died at 5
last Friday morning, of measles and
lung trouble. The funeral will DE at
the home, in the south part of the
county, at 1870, Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Seward Moses and wife viii be at
home to their friends atfhehome of L.
E Moses for the next ten days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

The election for the member of the
school board for the outlying district
will be held at the residence of Sam
Gwinn on April 5th., and will be
conducted under the general election
laws of the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Thomas Leek and wife returned
this morning from their extended trip
to California and other Western states.
They were down to SanDiego, Los
Angeles, and up to various points in
the northern part of the state, and
while they saw some beautiful country
and fine weather, and nice orange
groves and all that sort of thing,
after all Mr.. Leek admits that he did
not find any place he would rather
live in than our own Barton county.
They have been away for four months
and one week, and although Mrs.
Leek's health was not of the best,
they enjoyed their rip very much.
Our home people may rot know it,
but Great Bend has the reputation Of
being the best advertised of any
town in western Kansas. And it is
through her newspapers, through the
advertisements of the business men
of the city, and the uP-to-date hustling
of the newspaper men who get in
touch with all public Improvements
or advancement. The two papers
sent out from this office, the daily
and the weekly. go to about 500
readers in almost every state in the
Union outside of Kansas, and to
every town in Kansas of any promi-
nence. The liberal advertising space
aiken in thes. papers is the best
possible criterion by which the
stranger can judge this town. While
increasing your own business through
patronizing these columns, you are
also helping to build up your town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

P. Waldron, of Snyder, Oklahoma
has accepted a position with the
Porter Drug Co., in this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Mrs. Charley Armstrong has been
quite i'll, but reported better now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Registration books closed Friday
night. There has not been any in
terest whatever taken in the coming
city election, as there were no oppos-
ing tickets put up in any of the wards
against the regular republican nomi-
nees. The registration is only a
trifie over half of what it should be.
By wards it is as follows: 1st ward,
males 81, females Is; End ward males
100, females 45; 3rd ward males 141,
females 43; 4th ward males S5. fe-
males 25; total males 500, females
131.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

d. NJ. Rothweiler of Bison stopped
over until Friday, from the bankers
meeting, and talked very encouraging
ly of the prospects for gas and oil at
his town. The company organized
there are now putting down their
second well, and are in about 400
feet. Thus far everything goes to
indicate that they are going through
the same formations that they went
through in the first hole, when they
struck gas and oil, but unfortunately
the hole filled up on them because
not properly cased. The new hole is
being put down about quarter of a
mile from the former one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Mrs. Chas. Beye got bad word Mon
day from St. Louis, having received a
telegram announcing the death of her
sister, Mrs. Henry Brockmeier.
Mrs. Brockmeier was out here. last
summer on a visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

First communion will be admins
tered to a class at the Catholic church
in this city on April 10th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Frank Kramer has began work on
the house being built by Chas. Sipes
on his farm out south. 1t is to be- a
very nice and commodious house, and
will scost in the neighborhood of
90 600
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01

Miss Ella Converse teacher at Vic
tor school Staffordss county, closed
Friday the 25th. A picnic dinner
was given after which lengthy "Pro-
gram" was rendered. All report a
most enjoyable time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-10

During the coaling of the steamship
Sierra at the Oceanic wharf last night
at about 1890 o'clock, Wehard Siem-
sen, II year old stevedore, was
drowned. Siemsen crawled from the
coal scow through one OF the steamers
portfolios to get a drink of water. In
coming back he took another portfolio
under which no scow was'lying and fell
into the water. His cries for helr
were heard and VIM. Olepau. the boss
stevedore, threw him a rope. Siemsen
failed to catch It and was drowned.