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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
WAILUKU'S FINE
SCHOOL BUILDING

The Maui News gives the following
description of the schoolhouse to be
built at Waikiki, which the Superin-
tendent of Public Works said the 9TH
az day was to be of rustic Hawaiian
stone:
elaborate plans in blue print also
8 voluminous copy Of specifications
are in the hands of Mrs. Austin,
school agent ar Waikiki, where they
NAV be seen by prospective bidders
Judging by the plans submitted the
building will be quite a handsome
s+r,cture when completed, well
worthy of Waikiki, and the lovely
site selected will add to its charms
The building will face the sea- and
vim contain eight school rooms and
an assembly room, all on the ground
floor The front entrance VIII De IN
tba middle of the front, through
handsome porch which opens INTO
hallway leading back TO the assembly,
room There viii also be an entrance
AZ either end OF the building, opening
into q. hallway which runs across the
building. thus dividing each OF the
scboolrooms from the others ny
ta1lv-av The schoolrooms viii De
large light and airy, with due atteh-
tion 10 arrangement for lights and Tor
ventilation. New and improved seats
and desks are to be furnished, SO that
each schoolroom Will compare favor
ablv with any city school in the States
washroon1s. and hat and CLOAK rooms
are provided. and water vii De piI'so
into the building.
..-y,,,a assembly room is directly be-
hira and opens into the two rear
scbon1rnoms. which are to be separ-
ste5 from it by sliding doors which
can when occasion requires, be thrown
open. thus throwing the two school
rooms and the assembly room into one
large room. capable of seating sew
araI hundred people. The roof viii De
,nansard. ana the effect Of the COM
1,Ietaa building. viewed from the front.
win be very handsome and striking
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
OPPOSED
WATER CURE
Andrew Weir Had
Army Officer
drilled.
honolulan Objected to
Lieut.. ArnoId's
CrueIties.
As Trooper in Fourth Cavalry
Weir Was an Eye
Witness.

Andrew Weir, well known in Homo
lulu where he was employed until ne
went to the Philippines as member
OF the Fourth United States Cavalry,
is again in the city, awaiting the Ven
tura by which he will return to Cali
fornia. Weir achieved considerable
newspaperiety during his army career.
having been one of the soldiers who
protested against the alleged brutality
of certain officers toward their Filipino
prisoners.
Weir was called upon in June. 1902.
to give his testimony to the Adjutant
Generals department against his
former troop commander. Lieut.. Ar
mold, West Pointer. The evidence
caused a sensation at the time, but,
as in many other cases of the kind,
the officer was not found guilty.
Weir went to the Philippines in 1899.
On several occasions he says that the
officer. who seemed to be in league
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

On Friday. February 18th. 1904, at Il
O'Clock noon. at the front entrance TO
the Judiciary Building, Honolulu, I.
H, there will be offered for sale at
Public Auction License for period
Of fifty (5o) years, for the privilege Of
entering upon certain public lands on
the Island of Hawaii, Territory Of Ea-
wall, TO confne. conserve, collect i'm
pound, divert and sell all the Running
Natural Surface Water, and power
produced therefrom, (subject 70 exist
ing vested rights Of private parties IN
such water. and to the rights Of th=
United States therein,) upon and from
all the said public lands situated on the
Island of Hawaii, in the Territory Of
Hawaii, within. the following deserib-
ed area, TO wit:
boundary. Bounded on the north by
the sea, on the east by Waipio Valley,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
RUSSELL
; COLEGROVE
Finances a Million DOL
lar Loan to
Chinese.

Russell CoIegrove, whose name IS
Familiarity connected with the misfor-
tunes of the Inflated steamship CITY OF
| Columbia, which arrived here from
Seattle in the fan of 1888. and later
foundered off the coast Of Niihau, g
now spoken of in the Manila papers
as a rising young fnancier."
Colegrove gave evidence of his fnan-
eiering ability to have the City of
Columbia tied up in Honolulu in a
number Of suits against the captain
for having been kept in irons Oh the
trip. a young lady named Rosa Ber-
liner was the object of Colegrove's af-
fections on the trip down. to which her
parents strenuousIy objected, and the
young lady also got into the courts,
with E Caypless, also a passenger, as
an attorney in the case. 1t was Z
family mix-up all around, and ended in
the steamship being sold for song to
Captain Walker of Honolulu.
The latter fitted the vessel out for q
voyage TO the Orient. but when the yes
sci was off Niihau she suddenly filled
and was deserted in a laundering con-
dition. Colegrove, after many inter
esting experiences in Honolulu, finally
departed for Manila, where he event
ually became engaged in business, and
promoted number of enterprises. One
was a big steamship company which
was 10 ply its vessels on a route COW
ering Singapore, Manila, Honolulu and
Seattle. which however, failed to ma
terialize.
Colegrove is now occupying the ex-
allied position of vice-Consul for the
United states at Canton. The Manila
Times, remarking on his new position
and his penchant for f1nanciering, says.
Russell Colegrove, formerly traffic
manager of the Philippines Transporta-
ton Company, and recently appointed
vice-consuI for the United States at
Canton. is reported TO have embarked
in a gigantic financial deal in that city
with great show OF success.
He is said to have organized the
largest stock company in China for
the purpose of loaning the Cantonese
government one million taels (the taei
is the Chinese unit OF large values and
is valued at about seventy cents gold
CoIegroYe has a reputation here as a
promoter He came to the Islands
shortly after the American occupation
with plenty of experience and little
money He turned his attention to the
lfghterafle- facilities of Manila harbor
and thought he saw a way greatly TO
improve them With this idea fond'y
locked in his heart ne returned to New
York, and with the assistance of his
father and other influential relatives
and friends. was primarily instrumeE-
tai in the organization of the Philip
pines Transportation Company He
returned to these islands as traffic
manager OF this company, opened its
present offices here and subsequently
resigned TO accept an appointment in
the consular service of the United
States
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25

| on the south by waipio Valley, the
Puukapu- boundary until
such boundary line reaches an eleva-
ton of 400 feet. from which point the
contour line Of 400 feet elevation shall
form the balance OF the south boun-
dairy, and on the west by the Honoka-
ne-Awini boundary as shown by green
border on the sketch plan subjoined TO
license, the whole OF such area, being
hereafter called the Kohala- Hamakua
Watershed.
Stated Annual Fee, s5oee0.
Upset 21s Per cent of Gross Revenue,
but in no event. after expiration of
2 years from date of license, shall the
revenue received by the Government
through this clause amount to less
than $250000 per annum.
Any bid other than on percentage Of
Gross Revenue Will be rejected
Upon fail of the hammer the success
ful bidder wiz signify his acceptance Of
the license and of all the terms there
VI " MS written ENDORSEMENT thereon,
and the payment OF the first Five Hun
dred C50O) Dollar Fee.
For full particulars. in regard 10 con
ditions of said license. apply ar the Of
fee of Commissioner of. Public Lands.
Honolulu, or at the Office of sub-Agent
of Public Lands. Hilo.
JAS. w. PRATT.
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
Honolulu, T. H, January 29rd. 1904
esq.,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders viii be received by the
Superintendent Of Public Works until
Il m of Wednesday, the Bird Of Febru-
airy, 1904, for constructing residence foi
Chemist Federal Experiment Station
Honolulu.
Plans and specifications on file in Of
fee Of Superintendent of Public Works.
The Superintendent reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Tenders 70 be endorsed on envelope
Proposal for Constructing Residence
for Chemist Federal Experiment sta
ton" c. s. HOLLOWAY,
Superintendent Of Public Works.
January ., 1894.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRD CIRCUIT, TERRITORY
OF HAwAII-AT CHAMBERS-IN
PROBATE.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Ng Sun
Akana. deceased-Order for Notice
of Hearing Petition for Probate Of
Will
A Document purporting TO be the
Last VIII and Testament Of Ng Sun
Akana, deceased, having on the Both
day Of December, 4. D. 1903, been pre-
scented 10 said Probate Court, and 4
Petition for the Probate thereof, and
for the Issuance Of Letters Testanen-
tary TO Ng Chong Akona having been
fled by Achin Akana;
It is hereby orCered, that WsGnes-
day, the 18th day Of February, A D.
1884, at 10 o'clock a. m, Of said day.
at the court room Of said Court, at
Kailua, Hawaii, be and the same here
by is appointed the time and place fo-
proving said VIII and hearing said ap-
plication.
Il is further ordered. that notice
thereof be given, by publication once
a. week for I successive weeks in the
Pacific Commercial Advertiser, z news
paper published IN English, the last
publication 10 be not less than ten days
previous to the time therein appointed
for hearing.
Dated at Kailua, Hawaii, Dec. 30th.
1862
Up. CURTIS.
Clerk.
sss-Jan. II, Is. Is. Feb. I. 8
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which 10 make certi6cation to fill FIVE
vacancies in the position Of clerk, at
from $500 TO s., 200 per annum. In the
Office Of the Fourth Assistant Post
master General, Rural Free Delivery
Service, at the Division Headquarters,
the Department indicating that the
eligibles should be qualified as carto-
graphic craftsmen, and other similar
vacancies as they may occur.
In view Of the difficulty which the
Commission has experienced in secur-
ing eligibles for this position, the
Commission hopes that all persons
who are qualified will apply for and
enter this examination. for which ap-
plications viii be received until tha
hour Of closing business on February
%, 1so4.
In view Of the small number OF ap-
plications filed for the examination
scheduled to be held on January 4, 5,
6. 1904. for the position OF cadet In
the Revenue-Cutter Service, the ex-
animation has been postponed to Feb
ruary 25, 20. p. 1904. and win be held
at the places mentioned in the accom-
panying list, to secure eligibles from
which to make certincation to I'LL
vacancies in the position of cadet in
the Revenue-Cutter Service, for which
applications viii be received until the
hour of closing business on February
oath. 1904.
An examination on March %, 1901
TO secure eligibles from which to ma ke
certifeation to ill vacancies in the
position of farmer in the Indian Ser
vice, for which applications will be
received until the hour of closing bust
ness on February zsd, 1904
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
II. q. WICHMAN & Co. ID.

HI wICHMAN & co. LTD.
At the. annual meeting of the stock
holders of II. F. Wiehman & Co, Ltd
held on Jan. 10. 1904. the following Off
GERS We're elected to serve for the en-
suing year. also constituting the Board
of Directors:
H F. wichnan: President
A r Wall. Vice President and Secretary
M nj. Johnson Treasurer
p Fernandez. Auditor
A. f. WALL,
$685. Secretary
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25

OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COM
MISSIONER.
Honolulu, Jan. p, 1904.
Notice is this day given that Certi-
fcate of Authority No. 9, delivered
October 3, 1903. and dated october /,
1903, TO The Fidelity Insurance Co.,
Ltd, of Honolulu, to transact Insur-
ance Business in the Territory of Ha-
wall is this day revoked.
C. E. SMITHIES,
Deputy Insurance Commissioners.
Approved:
A. y. KEPOIKAI,
Treasurer and Ex-Oficio Insur-
ance Commissioner. 66So
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
SEALED TENDERS

VIII be received at the Office Of the
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Works until
- O'Clock noon of Thursday, January
IS, 1904, for 1000 tons of Coal to be de-
uvered at the Pumping Stations Of the
Water Works.
Specifications at the Office Of the
Superintendent of Water Works.
The Superintendent does not bind
himself to accept the lowest or any
bid.
fSipned) c. s. HOLLOWAY,
$685. Superintendent Of Public Works.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
ANNUAL MEETING.

HONOLULU HOME FOR INCURA-
BLES.
The annual meeting of the members
of the Honolulu Home for Incura bles
viii be held at the room of MessrS-
Bishop & Co. Bethel street, Honolulu
on Thursday. January 2Sth, 1904, at Il
a. m. 7. Give DAVIES,
$685. Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
MEETING NOTICE.
PACIFIC CLUB.

The annual meeting Of the Pacific
Club viii be held at the club house on
Monday, February 1st, 1904, at T:2l
?. n.
JAS. GORDON SPENCER.
Secretary.
Honolulu, January 18th, 1904.
sssAJan. q, 25, Is Feb. 1.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25
MEETING NOTICE.
THE WAIMEA SUGAR MILL
COMPANY
4 " sa-N17N7~f
Secretary

THE WAIMEA SUGAR MILL
COMPANY.
A special meeting OF The WaimeZ
Sugar Mil Company viii be held in the
assembly room over the offices Of Cas-
tie & Cooke, Limited. in Honolulu, az
10 o'clock a M, on the 2Sth '1ay or
January, 1904, for the purpose of att-
thorizing the execution and delivery OF
a prornissory note and mortgage secur-
ing the same to Castle & Cooke. Linz
tied for the outstanding indebtedness
and for any business in connection
herewith also to fill existing vacan-
cies in the Board of Directors, and To
take such steps relative to the Diree-
tors as may be necessary.
BY order of the President.
Z. .. TENNEY,
Secretary The Waimea Sugar Mill Co
Honolulu. Oahu, n T. Dec. goth.
1903. eSSs
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-25

SEE zap BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
At a meeting of the members OF the
See zap Benevolent Society Ga cor
poration) held on January z, 1904. the
following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year:
President .,...-.....-....-..'' -'thu tSeA
Vice-PresideEt --...-..---.-.-..Lee Lei
Treasurer ......--..-.-..'--.--' Lam ia
Secretary ~........C Chung LeoRg
Auditor Chan Leong Ii
Chinese Secretary. Yin Kee Kaa
CHUNG LEONG,
Secretary See zap Benevolent Society
Honolulu, Jan. 9Th, 1904. 66A
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Honolulu, T. H. Jan. IA. 1904. ssg
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ess-Jan. II, Is. Is. Feb. I. 8
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16
4 MYSTERY.

One OF the most extraordinary kilograms that have come
through appeared yesterday 1t stated that the Russian
announced that correspondents who wireless teegaph will be
regarded spies and will be shot such when captured Does the
Russian think that correspondent walks about with
wireless apparatus his pocket which he operates from time time
a
operate messages requires apparatus high
poles, ansm and receivers How correspondent carry all
this paaphenaa along with him? In OF fact there wireless
Port Arthur Newchwang Harbn anywhere within
the Russian lines be under the control of the Russian auhor
ties The wireless system here in the control of company, and
outsider go oolng with it.
And with whom does the correspondent communicate His sole OBJ
je get his through his paper and for that he
the cable and the mails he has for wireless teegraphy. The
rules governing the conduct of correspondents very and the
last thing correspondent would do would be communicate
the enemy correspondent much of honor any officer
i'll the Cars army.
OF course deliberately gives information to the enemy he is
spy pure and simple and he naturally and properly
promptly punished for his But why who sends wireless
message should be regarded spy clear He can't send the
message giving the official charge of the Instruments
Russian object the wireless they
such communication by refusing to take messages.
dangerous method would be by hello
graph But whom would correspondent Photograph? The
considers the telegram the mysterious does appear
One await explanation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

general election for the choice of mem
bers Of a popular assembly. The Phil
ippine census, the taking of which was
prerequisite of this action, is now
practically completed. If the census is
published this summer, the elections
may be arranged for the fall of 1906 or
at least the fan of 1907. one of the con-
ditions is that there must be a general
and complete peace in the islands out
side the Moro country.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

There must have been some sharp
shrmishing in the vicinity of Win,
as quite a number of wounded Japan
ese soldiers have been sent to their own
country for treatment Very little
news however leaks through, and it
is mere guess work as to what the
armies are doing. One thing we can
be certain of, and that is that Russia
is not making any success Of her fight
ing, or we should soon hear of it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The Russians have had a bad week
of it They have lost their battleship
and their admiral. They have had a
torpedo destroyer sunk, one of their
cruisers has been seriously damaged
and now the report comes that Port
Arthur is effectually locked up. There
is not much use for Alexieff taking
command of a fleet which can't get out
of the harbOr.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The Moros continue to give great
deal of trouble. Defeated in the field
they have taken to murder. They are
given to what is called running a-muck
When a Moro does this he becomes a
wild 0east who must be shot on sight.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

There is soon to be a school opened
at Kihei. one of the Maui schools has
been consolidated thus giving an extra
teacher. II is understood that a con-
siderable amount Of consolidation can
be done in several districts. This will
relieve the pressure upon the teaching
force, since the pay rolls are now up
to the limit allowed by the legislature.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

If Verestchagin, the great war artist
was drowned when the Petropavlovsk
went down, it is a worlds loss. Verest-
chagin would have given us some won-
derful pictures Of the present war. He
was ESSENTIALLY a realistic painter and
gave us war in all its horrors. In
spite Of his being such a war painter,
he was an advocate for peace.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

sumarine. In fact if the Japanese
want to find the best vessels of the
Russian fleet, they will have to get
down to the bottom of the sea.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

Those who have discounted warrants
are likely to be paid in full within a
month Of the date Of discount. They
viii make rather good thing out Of
IT, Five percent for a months wait
ing Is a good rate of profit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The fact that sewerage has contain
mated drinking water in the MonHi
district needs prompt attention. Water
of this character is practically a dead
ly poison and is a free source Of typhoid
fever.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The Thibet mission it was thought
might have been the death blow of the
British cabinet, but instead the Cabinet
had swinging majority when it asked
for troops to help the mission.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The decision of the Supreme Court
with reference to the sixth months
i'll has necessitated changes in the Lee
gislative action, and there is now a
delay in getting through the legislative
work
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The sewerage ana garbage bills are
certainly important measures. They
throw the burden of keeping these up
upon the people who use them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The Russians are shipping torpedo
boats by rail across Siberia. AS long
as they keep their boats on land they
may be regarded as safe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The report OF sickness among the
Japanese soldiers, comes from Russian
sources ana Is not reliable by any
means.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

The Federal Grand Jury gave a rap
to tho postal authorities with regard
to car lessness In delivering mails.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

Now the Russians have an idea that
The Japs are using a submarine boat
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16
FOR Sale

For sale cheap, two nDe lots in Kali
muld Charles l.. Rhodes, Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

A magnificent building site on the
Punchbowl slope near Thurston ave-
nue.. Particulars at Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

president roosevelt elected
second term una here seems practical OF informing the
P ~" I'un or IT, secretary Tart Is
visit the Philippines direct bodng NJ
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16
Classified sAdS in-Star.

Ads under "situations " anted," Inserted
free until further qotice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16

Building lot corner King and Kane
hameha road. PalGma terminus Of
Rapid Transit road. Apply at Star
office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16
TO Rent
Furnished Rooms TO Let

A nicely furnished front room. Mos
quito proof and electric light 494 Bere-
tania near Punchbowl.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16
Situation Wanted

BY young Chinese, situation in store
or office. Address A. L., this office
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15
GOLLMAR BROS. COMING.

Gollmar Bros. $4,000 feature, a
blood-sweating hippopotamus cap
tured on the banks of the river
Nile, a tremendous man devouring,
weird monster of the deep with an
apex of a fearful size, MASSIVE pro-
truding jaws, a tremendous physi-
ognomy, a mouth twice large enough
to envelop an entire human being.
Eight able bodied men slain while
assisting in the capture of this mon
strous behemoth. A fortune spent
in capturing and transporting this
blood-perspiring, thanksgiving mann
moth from the river Nile. On ex-
hibition morning and evening in
Gollmar Bros. millionaire menag-
erie. His like does not exist on
either continent and never will,
simply because this specimen of the
animal kingdom is almost extinct.
Every morning at 10 o'clock, rain
or shine, a mammoth free street
carnival and big double street pa
rade, seven open dens of ferocious
wild beasts, Roman gladiators,
Highland bagpipers, five bands Of
skilled musicians, gorgeous steam
caliope, hilarious testers, dashing
horsemen, Nestors of the circus
world, acomplete revelation of Noah
entering the ark, or Roman fete
day. All gratuitously presented at
10 a. m. on the public highway. Two
performances daily, at 2 and
0 clock. Doors open at l and
O'Clock.
Will exhibit at Redwood Falls on
June 18th.