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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
Deferred Easter Music.

Owing to illness in the choir. the
Easter music at the Unitarian church
was omitted last Sunday. 1t will be
given tomorrow by a quartette com
posed of Mrs. Frank Thomas. Mrs. F.
H. Foster Mr. Frank Parkhurst, Mr.
M D. Henderson. and Miss Ellen
Parkhurst, organist.
Anthem, Grown Him With Many
Crowns .-.. Bracket
Quartette.
Solo, 1.-THE Lord is Risen Sullivan
Mrs. Foster.
Anthem. Awake. Thou that Sleep
est Greene
Quartette.
Solo, Immortality" ..... Sheppard
Mr.. Henderson.
Response after prayer, Hear Us,
we IdE E1O4lZ
Quartette.
Ben ediction by choir, "Ky-rie Elei-
son -.-..--.------- Armstrong
Ouartette
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yNANTED-Position as salesman, shoes or
gents furnishings preferred. can assist
in decOrat ting. not afraid OF work, go any
where. references Address A 3 C. 1130
Western ave. Topeka, Kan
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WANTED-Everyw hustlers to tack
signs, distribute circulars. samples. etc :
no canvassings good pay sun Advertis-
ing Bureau. Chicago
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Judge Thomson to Leave Kansas.

Burlingame, kas-. April 9.-The an
is made that Judge VIII
liam Thomson has formed a law part
nership in Kansas City, No, and will
remove from Kansas in the near fu-
ture. Judge Thomson has been init
mateIy connected with Kansas men
and matters. He came to the state
early in 1870, then young lawyer
fresh from the Chicago university law
school. That same year he was ap-
pointed probate judge of Usage coun-
ty by Governor Harvey. and in 1872
he was elected county attorney. which
Office he held four years. As a lawyer
he built I'D a large and lucrative prac-
tice and became well known all over
the state.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Kansas Weather Weakens the
Price of Wheat.
Same Condition Prevails in
Corn Pit,
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Steers Unchanged at $3.50
TO S5.25.
Hogs Steady, Bulk at $3.50
to $500.

Chicago. April s-WHEAT-In the
minds Of many traders oHIelal pfeai3tlSSI1<
braska dispelled fears of damage to the
growing plant. resulting in a bearish son
svmpatbv with high cables July opened
g shade to 1s1Lc higher at S75sQeec and
advanced quickly to SeQSs7sc inc de
mand. however, was NOT equal 70 tng 5,t ~
1erings, and prices declined, july selllns
on to S7lkc. Minneapolis Dul9Jn ana
Chicago reported receipts OF ~ cars
against AZ cars a year ago.
The close was at about the low POM POM
OF the Gay. July being down &c at eozz9
s6skc after touching s6lzc .
CORN-Profit taking in the May dellN-
cry caused weakness in corn aIler l[ m
opening Prospects of more taVoraple
weather for the movement together with
the decline in wheat were mainly respon-
81 Is61+c and ltdasc higher at l7sc.
Later the price reacted in sympathy with
the decline in May selling OF to ol14c-
The close was weak with July sc lower
ATs&0ats opened firm but weaken
ed in poor support. July opened IA sc
higher and declined to 3s1zc- Receipts, AS
Provisions weNs affected
by the weakness in grains ana snoMed
slight losses in all products. Inc pILl-
cipal selling was in pork and tnat pro
duct led in the decline, the price or July
dropping to SITE. after opening a shaae
higher at S12.S71a. July lard opened III IN
changed at 1921 and sold to S6.Si52- KIDS
declined to S6.T7isG6.S0, after opening IN
WHEAT Cash: No red; Sl-oV9 J. uS ,
No. 3, e0cQs1o3; No. hard Sl9sSSe; = Q; ., 3
hard S5095c; No. northern SOL 80 ?
No. northern s0cQ$Lo0; NO. sprlhs'
'csoRN-No. .. 58a5sac; No. 3, sage
OATS-No. ?. 39Q59lec; No 3, SoSS72c'
RYE-AIay. Zoe; July, &C a.
FLAX-Cash y W, sl-lb; 3 W. sl-V''
CLOVER-April s11.oo.
HAY-Timothy. April. $500.
BARLEY-Cash. 53u3lc.
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WANTED-10 men in each state to travel
tack signs and distribute circulars and
samples of our goods: $50 per month";
s. day for expenses. kaufman Co, Dept
n 1, Atlas block, Chicago.
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open High Low Close Yei


Kansas City. Mo. April 9.-CATTLEl-
Receipts today. 10 head Market unchang-
ed Native steers. S360G5.25; sou hern
steers. S3-SyQ4.25. southern cows. s26otto- . ;
native cows and heifers, S2.0od4.30; stock
ers and feeders. S3.O0Q4.30, bulls, g sass ,
calves. S3.O9d625; western steers, SSeJ9
AGO: western cows, 81 O0n3.60.
HOGS@Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket steady Bulk of sales, S4s5d %.
heavy. S5.60d5.10. packers, S495Q5.O5; pigs
and lights. A&d5.0Q.
SHEEP Market nominally steady. Nut
tons S4.5OQ5.S5. lambs. S5.25Q5.so. range
vrethers, S5.00d5.55; ewes. S3-50a5.00
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


l. Bryson to c. Slower. lot 30 and
west half Of lot 2oS West Eighth
street. Homes addition. and part
OF lots 1872 394 and 1886 Kansas ave-
nue., and others. See record -. 3. 200
ID. O. Cook and wife to A A Alder
Ter, lots 326 TO 49, inclusive and
go Pine street Stillson & Barthol-
J. A. Fix to Shawnee county. part
OF the northeast quarter of section
2, township Il, range l7............
J. Nichols to ]. c. Kevan. See rec
A A Schmidt and wife to c. J. Spen-
Ger, lots 1912, 1914 1216 and l2lS Sew
ard avenue. Bates addition -. eOC
Same to c. T. Spencer, lot 121O Sew
ard avenue. Bates addition .... 15l
J. Mabon and wife to Shawnee coun-
ty, part Of the southeast quarter Of
section 3D. township Is, range b..
C. Lynch to J. Durkin, part of the
southeast quarter of section a.
township 10. range 15.................. q
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New York. April s-STOCKS- be-
ing Oversold for an entire month and ris-
ing almost constantly ever since, many Of
the advances in the active list ranging
from 1C to Is points, the market has ar
rived at a point where it is occasionally
overbought. Many speculative interests
have been out Of sympathy with the en-
tire rise from the date Of the Northern
Securities decision and fighting it has
even brought bankruptcy to one 1irm on
the stock exchange There have been
very many doubters of the markets sta
bility for the last week
The market is merely tired. It has risen
mainly on professional operations with
out the support of any outside interview
ton and without profitable business in
business is far ahead of the speculative
business. The bond market fell off lit
tie Yesterday, but it has been very fair
indeed for the better part of the week
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Immense Irrigation scheme.

Salt Lake. Utah. April 9.-An I'M
mense irrigation scheme is about to be
inaugurated in Utah by the govern
ment according TO the statement Of
E. ". Ross, supervising engineer Of
the district comprising Utah and Idaho.
Mr.. Ross today informed the state
commission that he had received IN
structiOns from Washington to begin
the preliminary work at once The
plan conteK4plates making a reservoir
of Utah lake. The cost viii be about
s.. 000, 900. It is estimated that a mill
lion acres will be irrigated adding $780,
000, 900 to the land valuation Of The
state.
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Sofia. April 9.-The Turko-Bulgarian
convention signed at Constantinople
yesterday provides for amnesty to all
Bulgarians comprised in the Macedon-
ian rising of 1903, excepting persons
guilty OF using dynamite; the repatria-
ton of refugees, the removal of from
tier restrictions on Bulgarian trade
and travel. and the application of the
Austro- Hungarian reform scheme TO
Macedonia Bulgaria undertakes to
suppress revolutionary movements in
her territory and to prevent the SNUG
Cling of arms and explosives across
the frontier
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JUMPED OVERHEARD.
Crew Of Automobile Boat Narrowly
Escape Death.

Monte Carlo. April 9.-Contests be
tween automobile boats on Monaco
bay have developed an exciting scene.
Six of the racers were participating in
a $50 kilometer contest when Paris
ienne II. steered by Lin Currie a we'll
known English yachtsman and nephew
of Sir Donald Currie, took fire. The
racer carried a large tank of petroleum
and for a time il was feared that the
crew of four would be roasted alive.
They were finally rescued, having
jumped overheard after two machinises
had been seriously burned
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Now york Money Market.

New York, April -MONEY-Money on
call nominal. no loans. Time loans easy;
60 days, 80 per cent; 80 days, 212Q3: six
months, 3@-
Close: Prime mercantile paper 4Q41z per
cent
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at S4Sl. $50 4-s7 20
for demand and at $4s4 s0d4 SASS for 60
day bills; posted rates. S4S51z and 1855
commercial bills S4.84A4484
Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dollars, 4Sc.
Government bonds, easy.
Railroad bonds. IRREGULAR.
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VERDICT SET ASIDE.
Court Upset Work of Jury in the
Temple Case.

Temple Case.
New York. April 9.-Although a jury
in the supreme court has returned a
verdict pronouncing James H Temple,
ex-president of the bankrupt William
Campbell Wallpaper company, not
guilty of converting to his use some
$40. 900 of the funds of the company,
Justice Rogers set aside the verdicB
and sent Temple back to Jail, where he
already has been confined since early
in January. The justice declared he
was not satisfied with Temples eX-
PLANTATION on the witness stand and or
dered new trial. holding the ex-presi-
dent in $25. 900 bail, which he was I'M
able to furnish The ruling of the
court is unusual and Temples attor-
neys viii appeal. The case involved a
sale of the company's interest in Eng
land. which was negotiated partly by
Temple.
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ST I,o,lis. No. April s-CATTLEZRe-
ceipts today, 500 head. Market steady
Beer steers s.. 9o05.45; stockers and feed
srs 81 1914 10: cows and heifers. s.. 25fI4. TO-
Texas steers. SS.50@4.5o. Texas cows and
heifers. s.. 6003.60.
l-et efead7 Pigs and lights. "a 4504. 30:
packers s4sod510; butchers and best
ii1 81 TSeceipts today. 100 head
Market steady. Natives, S4.50q5.50; lambs,
gSq q
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AN EMPoRIA FIRM SELLS.
J. r. Smith Is the Purchaser OF Tan
ner & Bros Store.

ner & Bros Store.
Emporia. Kas.. April 9-The de-
partment store of Tanner & Bros. has
been sold, and the store is closed
while the stock is being invoiced. Ac-
cording to the notice which is painted
on the door. the purchaser is j.
Ralph Smith. and the store will be
reopened for business next Thursday
Tanner & Bros. nor Mr.. Smith have
given out Information for publication
but it is reported that the deal incIud-
ed the stock fixtures and building;
also that Mr. Smith has until recently
been with the Brown Shoe company. Of
St. Louis.
brothers expect to do. but it is
thought they Will devote their atten-
ton to a large ranch which they own
in Texas. They viii probably not
leave Emporia
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kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas city. April 9.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today q cars Quota55iions:
No. , hard. S9090c; No hard, S4dSic.
No 2 red S102- No red. sScdS1-01.
CORN-Market firm. May, 4615c July,
45lkc Cash: No. mixed. $50 4Sisc; No.
3 mixed. 47l4d4Sc- No. white, 49c; No.
whit. 47tkI4Slac-
OATs-Market firm No. > white, A160
42c. No. > mixed. 41iac.
RYEZNO. ., Sc
HAY-Choice timothy, S9.50a1ooe; choice
prairie s. 50G7.75
BUTTER-C Creamery, 2oQ22e; dairy, fan
cy. lie.
EGGS-Fresh. 15c.
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WANTED-Teamsters to see Foucht's =
wagons.
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cl,Icnro Produce Nfarket.

Chicago. III, April 9-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery. 14q141zc; dairy. 121sQ
FGGs-Market steady. At mark cases
included, 16d1614c.
EF,sF-Market easy. Daisies, 9184
1Oc: Twins. &c: Young Americas, 10Qlolzc.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady Tur-
KEYS, lie; chickens, 1213q1c-
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Sugar and Coffee Market.

New York. April 9.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
quiet Fair refining, 5-32c; centrifugal,
So test, 35sa3 21-S2c; molasses sugar, %
32c Refined sugar quiet. Crushed, $40;
powdered. $50; granulated, $40.
FEE-Market firm No. Rio,
SIC.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by TIE H H Lee commlssIoa
Company Commission Merchants and
receivers and shippers of grain, as Kan
sas avenue. Independent telephone 1881
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'd
higher; corn unchanged.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. "A
cars: graded, O. Corn, 15S cars; graded, %.
Oats, 143 cars; graded, 16
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WANTED Everywhere. men willing to
distribute samples, tack signs, ETC. 1t
s. daily, permanent. no canvassing. Con-
tinental Distributing Service. Chicago
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WANTED-AIen everywhere, good pay to
distribute circulars, adv matter. tack
signs, etc No canvassing- National Adv
Bureau. Chicago.
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" ANTED-Everywhe men willing -
distribute samples, tack signs. etc. al
3 daily; permanent: no canvasslng- Con-
tinental Distributing Service, Chicago
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Sheen and lambs steady. Good to choice
yyethers. "a 1856: fair to choice mixed.
s. 50d4 so; western sheep, "a. 35d5.1 -; native
larnhs 81 5la5.5Q. Western lambs. so5yl6.Z9.
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FURNISHED by J. E Gan. Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Officc 10 West Sixth street Telephons
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. MOL
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Topeka Market.

FURNISHED by S. L. Lux. successor TO W
O. Anderson x Co. 30 Kansas ave.
nue-I
FRUITS
ANGES-Navel, per box S215.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, per box, &. 50d2 II
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons, 8 e9d
s.. % per bunch
APPLES-S42 5Q4.50 per Dbl.
CRANBERRIES-Per bu. box, S25
STRAW BERRIES-24-quart crate Sc 502
VEGETABLES
ATOES-ColOrado per bu. 81 20
TOMATOES-F Mexican. basket
crate, $50; fancy Florida basket crate.
new BEETs-Texas. per doz. bunchea
LETTUCE-Tezas. per dozen punches.
Sc
6ARSLEY-45c per bunch.
TUkNIPS-Per BIT. 4oc-
PARSNIPS-Per bu-. S1.uJ.
CARROT S-Per bu-. S1.0Q.
RUTABAGAS--Cana per cwt 81 81
CAUIIFLOW ER-Pei crate 81 5362 81
ONIONS-Per bu-, S1-59qL75-
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Chicago April 9-CATTLE Receipts to-
day. 500 head Market nominal. Good to
prime steers. s.. 25a5.75; poor to medium
S. 1850; stockers and feeders, 3. 75Q4- >;
cows. S209d425; heifers s. 256i4. IS; can
ners, S2.0oQ250; bulls, s. 2G4.1O. calves,
81 5005.25. Texas fed steers. s4.O0Q4. 60.
Receipts today, 5000 head. esti-
mated Monday y OQ0 head Market steady.
Mixed and butchers. S4.9ea5-25: good to
choice heavy. $. 10d530. rough heavy, q g
oslo; light, S415Q5.10; bulk of sales s.. %
oslo.
SHEEP Receipts today. 1000 head.
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= Morning Stock Review.

FURNISHED by A. NJ McDerTnott Commits
sion Co, Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and z.
7O2 Kansas ave
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good wages. at 70
East Sixth St
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Wool Market.

St Louis Mo, April S.-WOOI-Marlxet
steady. Territory and western mediums,
1SQ2Oc; fine mediums, 15d17c; fine, 14q16c.
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Cotton Market.

Galveston. Tex, April 9-COTTON-
Steady, 15c-
New York, April 9-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, Si5.O0;
middling gulf, S15.25; sales. $50 bales.
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Ne1v Yorl, Butter.

New York, April 9.-BUTTER-Market
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wANTED-sALEsNrEN.

WANTED-Ffrst class speciality statesmen
who are not afraid of work, good prop
osition for hustler. Address Salesman, PIP,
care Journal.
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kansas Citv Grnin.

FURNISHED by ]. p. Gan. Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stoc s.a,-
Cnfcs 10 West Sixth street Ielephone
ass Correspondent Christie Grain ana
Stock Co.. Kansas City. MOL
April 9.
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WANTED-Boy to feed job press, one
who can lock I'D and make ready. 107
W. eth st.
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Washburn Dramatic club IN THE
Cricket on the Hearth" April p, 1904,
at the New Crawford.
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Notice the quality Of lumber furnished
for the Manual Training High schoos
]. Thomas Lumber Co provided it
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DETECTINE-Can you spare part OF your
time for profitable detective work. No
experience needed Write American De
tective association. Indianapolis. Ind
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Commercial Printing and Briefs my
specialties. oil Kas. av. w H Caldwell.
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OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

I AM A CANDIDATE FOR STATE
senator from the Seventeenth district,
tl4th)s subject to the decision OF the qua
iied electors in Shawnee county in No
Vember- c. p. BOLIVAR
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WANTED-NrAIE HELP.

WANTED-Married man to go on farm II
miles west of Topeka Inquire 30 W.
9Th ave, Topeka.
wANTED-G Good arm walters at Cremerie
restaurant.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, April 9-Four chill
dren of Mr. and Mrs William Burke
were burned to death at Sebastopol a
suburb of Pittston. at 1 o'clock this
morning. The victims are Helen, aged
IA. James, aged L, Mary, aged 8,
Michael. aged 6.
Council Bluffs. Ia, April 9-Jack Ten
neil, Charles Haskins and Smiley Bax-
ter. three salOonkeepers, were drowned
in Lake ManaWa while hunting ducks
The three men were crossing the lake in
a small boat. when it got into a trough
of the high waves and sank
salt Lake, Utah. April Six dele
gates at large chosen by the Republican
state convention. which met here today
ton Of President Roosevelt a the Chi
cago convention. The vote was unani-
nous and evoked much enthusiasm
New York. April 9.-Japanese gold to
the amount of 1881 900. has been trans
ferred by telegraph from san Francisco
to the subtreasury today.
Washington, April 9.-The president
viii nominate James r. Parsons. Jr-.
as United States consul general to the
City of Mexico vice A D. Barlow. re-
signed. This is a personal appoint
ment on the part of the president Mr.
I Parsons is a distinguished educator, A
years of age and a native of Albany,
n. Y.
Washington. April 9.-Justice Pritch-
ard of the criminal court has fixed May
.. as the date for the trial of former
Assistant Attorney General James y
I Tyner. and former Law Clerk Harri-
son J. Barrett. of the postofice depart
ment for conspiracy to defraud the
government
washburn Dramatic club in The
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FURNISHED ~ J. r. CAN. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Onice ITO West Sixth street Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christie Grain ana
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
Kansas City, April g.
Onen Hfrh Low llOsh Yes
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Topeka Hide Afarket.

rPrces paid in Topeka tn is week easeo
on Boston QuotationS;1
NO. TALLOW ..........................s pc
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WANTED-At once, good barber at sn
y. Kansas ave
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person each county 20
manage local business for wholesale
house. $50 paid weekly, expense money ad-
vanced, position permanent experience
not essential. Manager, Como block chi
cago-
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New York, April 9.-Japanese gold "a
the amount of 1887. 900. has been trans
ferred by telegraph from San Francisco
to the subtreasury today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-21

tent mechanical engineers and unquali-
fedly approved. The drawings were
re-drafted by as competent a mechani-
cal draughtsman as there is in Homo
lulu. All factors of safety were in
creased to far beyond the theoretical
factor of safety. The drawings have
been for months in the hands of the
manufacturers. Both the present and
former Superintendent of Public Works
knew of the project months before +
was placed at the head of your board
The advantages and economies of
this style of construction are we'll
known to you, as they were explained
to DR.. Sloggett, DR.. Cooper, DR.. Mays
and Mr.. Smith before Twas Joined with
you. AS 1 knew the Concrete Construc-
tion Co. would probably bid on the
Asylum I withdrew from it on being
appointed to the Board. AS 1 received
no salary this was no sacrifice to me.
The Concrete Construction Co. has no
exclusive claims to the machine. The
facts as to it's having been planned
were known to other builders. 1t has
been open to any other builders. None
have ever applied for explanation or its
use. The matter stands exactly where
it did when l entered the Board. If
progression is not desired, and some
show for independence in Hawaii for
local building materials well and good
so far as 1 am concerned.
Instead of manufacture on a COM
mercial scale it is desired to adopt
methods poor and crude in form and
product, and which can be initiated by
every japanese builder in Hawaii also
well and good 1 have spent no end
of midnight work and very consider
able money to give the Territory some
progress and independence in building
material. If after accomplishing the
result the Government is to be deprived
of the advantages because 1 happened
to have been subsequently made Presi-
dent of the Board of Health it is not
up to me. There may be other means
of accomplishing the same result. The
principles are fundamental ones, known
! to any well informed mechanic, and
| probably any ingenious man who will
think and dig and work as 1 have can
accomplish the same results. There has
has to be a beginning to all new things
or there is no progress. The only
money I ever received from the Con-
crete Construction Co. was a part of
| my agreed interest in the Koolau
(MauD Ditch contract. The only work
the firm of Beardslee and Gill ever did
! for me was paid for in cash and 1 have
the receipts to show for it. I beg your
pardon for having thus Imposed or
| your time and good nature"