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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-30
SHOULD CUMMINS
have REPAYMENT?

Editor Advertiser: In recent
editorial YOU state that mo one who
knows the good traits of Mr.. Cummins
would object, on any personal grounds,
to the repayment of his $4,000 fine, but
it would be difficult we think, to find
legal justification for the cash settle
ment of any such claim against the
extinct Republic Of Hawaii by the
Legislature of the Territory of Ha-
wall"
In the same issue you tell Of the
departure of the Secretary of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii to New York to su-
perintend the manufacture and posi-
BILE sale of bonds of the Territory of
Hawaii to raise money to pay the debts
of the Republic of Hawaii. Did the
peculiar anomaly strike you?
Admitting for arguments sake that
the Republic of Hawaii was indebted
to Mr.. Cummins in the sum of $4,000
out of which he was f1eeced, is it not
just and proper that this obligation of
the extinct Republic should be paid?
The Territory of Hawaii is the sue
cessor to the Republic of Hawaii and
assumes all its assets and liabilities.
The $4,000 out Of which Mr.. Cummins
was mulcted went into the Treasury
OF the Republic and was passed over
to the Territory of Hawaii as an as
set. The government has had the use
of it and should not only refund it,
but with legal interest. Although dur
ing the process of coercion he was
compelled to borrow the money at
high rate of interest he could only
expect the legal rate of interest, which
is six per cent.
1t has been said that Mr.. CImmins
should not have pleaded guilty to the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-30

The managing editor wheeled his
chair around and pushed a button in
the wall. The person wanted entered.
Here" said the editor, ARE a number
of directions from outsiders as to the
best way to run newspaper. See that
they are all carried out" And the
ofice-boy gathering them all into a
large waste-basket, did so.-Washing-
ton Life
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-30

jim Say Bill. wot would yer do
if yer he'd a million dollars?" Billion
I s'pose I'd blow half NV it maxim me-
self sick an de other half tryin ter
find out wot wuz de matter wild me-"
Elk
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-30

crime of treason if he was not guilty.
Do YOU remember in reading Uncle
Toms Cabin where Topsy was told
she must confess, and she did. Having
recited a number of articles which she
had purloined it was found that they
had not been disturbed. She then
allowed that she was told she must
'fess to something" 1t was the same
in the Cummins case. He pleaded
guilty to treason but his seven judges
discerned that he was not guilty of
treason. They said "a plea of guilty
to misprison would have fully met the
circumstances of the case and that he
was the least guilty of the persons in
voIved."
Thanking you for the kind statement
in the first paragraph and for the use
of your columns, 1 remain yours,
JAS w GIRVIN.
I'VE do not agree that the Territory
of Hawaii lis the successor to the Re
public of Hawaii and assumes all its
assets and liabilities" Else why the
81, 000,0 900 bond payment for Hawaii by
the United States and the quasi as
sumption of responsibility, if any ex-
lists, by the United States government,
for the 1895 claims. Why the Federal
million to pay the fire claims? The
truth seems to be that the Republic
of Hawaii went to the United States,
not to the Territory of Hawaii. Is it not
to Congress instead of the Legislature
that Mr. Cummins should apply for re-
lief.-Ed. Adv.1
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-11-17
ANOTHER MOVE 81 MAYOR DUNE.
Chief Executive Of Chicago Still Boosting
Municipal Owners sip Scheme.

Another ordinance providing for
steps to secure municipal ownership
{, the street railways in Chicago was
submitted TO the city council Mon
day night by Mayor Dunno. The or
dinance was accompanied by a meg.
sage 20 the aldermen, which gave
three ways in which Mayor Dunno
asserts ne will be able to bring
about municipal ownership.
The first plan Is by reaching an
agreement with the traction cOmpa.
MES by Which their property would
be transferred 10 the city, at a price
TO be deci led upon by arbiters. The
second is by condemnation OF the
property II the street railway com.
pGnies under the provisions OF the
Mueller ac', The third method is the
one which the mayor has already pre-.
scented as an alternative TO his con.
tract plan. II is for the construction
OF municipal street railway lines,
which will parallel the lines of the
existing companies.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-11-17
TO HOLD PLACE CONFERENCE IN MAY.
All Powers Have Practically Accepted the
InViI Otio0 Of Nicholas.

Practically all the powers have
now accepted the invitation OF En-.
peUor Nicholas TO be represented at
the second peace conference, and the
program which Russia will submit for
the consideration OF the delegates at
The Hague is being elaborated at the
foreign ONCE. The date Of the con.
ference has been. definitely fixed for
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-11-17
SHAFT TO DEAD CONGEOtRAIES
= PlOnned to Be Erected ia ArIin gton Gem.
eterV at Wsshinuton.

Plans for the raising OF funds 10
erect monument in Arlington Gem.
etery at Washington TO the confeder.
ate dead are TO be formulated by i
joint committee from every confeder.
ate organization in the district Of co
lumbia, at a meeting for that purpose
10 he held shortly.
The cost OF the const 'uction and
erection will be placed at between
$4,000 AMI $4,000. to which fund
1t is proposed to ask contributions
from all confederate societies of the
south.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-11-17
FIFTEEN CENTS
IS RIGHT PRICE
Cotton Growers are Urged to Hold
Staple For That Figure.
STATEMENT OF JORDAN'S
President of Southern Association Calls
Attention to Fact That Crop Will
Not Exec d 100000 Bales.

Fifteen-cent cotton Is now the slo-
gan of the Southern Cotton Associa
ton. The recent report OF the United
States department of agriculture
strongly supports the information
which the association has gatherel
from its many correspondents
throughout the south, and all of this
goes to show that the maximum crop
this year Will be 100000 bales.
Based on these facts President Har.
vie Jordon Of the cotton association
declares the remainder OF the crop
should not be sold for less than II
cents. This he states will put the en-.
tire crop into the hands of the spin
ners at an average price OF II cents.
President Jordan says:
THE open declaration of Hon. Jas.
Wilson, secretary Of agriculture, In
an Interview published in the Wash
ington Post on Monday that the re-
cent condition report Of 6S.S, publish
ed by his department, is accurate and
trustworthy and which shows that
the years crop will be in the neigh.
borhood OF only 1O,000000 bales,
should knock out all the high esti-
mate people, and put everybody down
on the working basis of short crop.
1t is gratifying TO know that Sec
rotary Wilson's estimate OF the crop
ION reports made TO his department
corresponds so nearly with that Of this
Southern Cotton Association. Add the
linters ami city crop to our assOcia.
tons recent estimate of 9,441,000
bales, and we have a crop In the
'neighborhood of 1O00O.CDO,' Secre-
tary Wilson's estimate forecasts the
department figures for December 8, ~
there can he no change for the bet
ter during the next fifteen days
"As we row have the most accu.
rate information from the two moss
authentic and reliable sources that
this crop will be about 10000,000
bales. inclusive of short and long sta.
Ele, 1t is unquestionable that the bal
ence of The crop remaining in the
hands Of the planters should not be
marketed for less than Is cents. This
would average the crop TO the spin
ners at.about 70 cents, and that price
il not high, considering the present
abnormally high prices and unprece
denied demand for cotton goods
81 shall. therefore, issue at once
proclamation to the planters and hold
ers of spot cotton in the south 10
stand Arm for Is cents and follow
this up with the most active campaign
yet undertaken by the association
throughout the entire cotton belt My
recent investigation among the spin.
ners' supplies, jobbers' scarcity Of cot.
ton goods and the now confirmed
shortage IF the crop from all reH.
able and Trustworthy sources lead me
IT, take this action, and ! want the
active cooperation Of every one in
favor OF higher prices"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-11-17
NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY.
Prominent Legal Advisers Not Needed
IN Trial OF Raplst Walker in
Atlanta Court.

Atlanta Court.
In the Fulton county superior court,
at Atlanta Monday morning, Jim
Walker, alias VIII Brice, the negro
who assaulted Mrs. Alice Moore, at
BrookwOod, on Thursday, october ~,
voluntarily pleaded guilty to tine
cnaIs Sc, ana Judge hoan sentenced
him To be hanged on the morning
Of December 5, next.
The plea Of guilty came as a sur
prise to all except the counsel repre-
senting the negro.
Each OF the counsel for the de-
PENDANT made statement, in which
the story was told of the negrOs
confession and his determination 10
plead guilty. To this was added the
further statement that counsel did not
think it their duty 70 go into "a trial
and make the good woman, who was
the victim Of the negro's crime, hu.
initiate herself by telling the story
ia court.
The scene was one OF the most dra-
matte ever witnessed in the criminal
courts of Atlanta.
Through it all the woman who had
been the victim of the crime sat on
the opposite side of table from
her assailant and near her side sat
the white.haired man and husband
whose home had been desecrated and
who had been law abiding enough to
help save the criminal from the hands
OF mob.
Judge William X. Hammond, Judge
Howard Van Epps, and Judge George
HillyeT. who represented the negro
upon appointment by the court, told
how the negro had confessed and in.
sisted upon pleading guilty. They
spoke of now they agreed to pay oil
the expenses of getting evidence and
bringing witnesses TO the state for
the accused; they told how they had
done their full duty by their client,
and how at last, they had decided that
trial was not necessary. Then they
plSuuSu III dS ullCh llhlc dH DOoolOiO
to allow the negro to prepare his soul
to meet its God when he made his
last plea at the higher tribunal of
the final judgment. Last of all came
a plea from Judge Hillyer asking
that there be no private vengeance,
and that when the law was executed
the law alone be permitted TO take
such vengeance as the crime merited,
In this he had reference to a prom.
Use made by sheriff helms that the
husband of the negro's victim should
spring the trap at the execution.
Judge Roam spoke to the negro ar
ter the plea OF guilty, and asked him
II he had anything further to say.
The prisoner merely shook his head
and replied: Nothing"
Judge Roam spoke OF the terrible
crime. and stated that the attorneys
for the defense had done all within
their power to- save the defendant
II he had been innocent. Later. when
he pronounced the sentence OF death,
Judge Roam paid tribute 10 Sheriff
helms and his officers, who had saved
Walker from the hands Of the mob.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-11-17
willow EEVIR A6AIN N HAVANA.
Ihree Of Cases Develop in Cuban CSptol.
Or, Gulteras IN Chsroe.

An examination at Havana Saturday
Of a spanlard who is i'll in one OF the
city hospitals. developed the fact that
he had yellow fever This makes
three cases so far under treatment.
DR.. Guiterss. who IS in charge q the
yellow fever hospital. Is very hopeful
that the spread of the fever will be
checked.
The health authorities say they are
certain that the disease entered Ha
vana in a mild form from the United
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
GoLDlE THOMPSON AND MAMIE
HUNTER WERE TURNED
LOOSE YESTERDAY
Lodging Houses Where Girl Tenants
Are Allowed Are Under Police
Surveillance

Goldie Thompson and Mamie Hun
ter, arrested by the police Monday
night, for frequenting an East Main
street lodging house, were released
yesterday afternoon upon solemnly
promising to mend their ways. The
Thompson girl promises to go to her
father, who lives near Milton, and
Mrs. Hunter said she would go home
and stay there.
The police have determined to rid
lodging houses about the city of girl
tenants who are in the habit of en-
tertaining male companions at their
pleasure and have issued a warning to
proprietors of certain houses to keep
the girls out. The Delmonico was
cleared of several girl tenants of a
doubtful character, and several other
houses where it is easy to obtain the
rooms without questions being asked
are booked for raiding. The police
yesterday escorted four denizens of the
under world and their male companions
out of the city. Two of the women
are known to be dips and one barely
escaped prosecution for relieving a
stranger, VINO had visited her, of $40.
The money was returned and the
woman left town yesterday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
SOLONS TO INVESTIGATE
Maximum Two Rate Bill Hard
Fought by the Roads

MADISON, Wis, April 19.-W. H.
Gardner, general manager of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway, has
invited the railroad committees of the
Wisconsin legislature to make a per-
sonal investigation of the passenger
traffic of the company in this state.
He is confident that a thorough and
impartial investigation will convince
the members that they should not
pass a bill making the maximum pas
senger rate in Wisconsin two cents a
mile
unless 1 am laboring under Sc
rious misapprehension," said Mr.. Gar
diner to the senate committee, ''tne
more complete your Investigations are
the greater and more convincing evil
lence you will find that the railways,
relying upon the good will and appre-
citation of the public as to established
policies respecting passenger rates,
have not only been most liberal in the
matter of service, but have also adopt
ed and installed every improvement
that reasonable intelligence might sug-
gest or large expenditures provide"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
American Geniuses Worn Out.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 19.-Miss
Jane Adams told the house commit
tee on judicial department and prac
tice why America produces few, if any
geniuses.
IF we have a bright child" she said
I'VE Immediately begin to exploit it
In Germany, where they produce men
Of great genius, the child's energies
and talents are good and stay good
We wear out child by exploiting il
while it is young. Germany guardes
and conserves it."
Members of the committee held WITH
Miss Adams, and the result was the
death of the amended child labor law
which would have permitted the ap-
pearance Of child actors on the Chi
cago stage and elsewhere in the state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
$4,000 Seat Wedding Gift.

CHICAGO, April ia notable So
ciety wedding today was that of john
Farson, jr., son of John Farson, well
known Chicago banker, and Miss Pearl
Lavarty, daughter Of Mrs. r. S. Law
arty. The ceremony was performed in
the Forty first street Presbyterian
church, and was followed by a large
bridegrooms father gave to the bride
costly gems and a magnificent trOus-
seat on the New York Stock Exchange
costing $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
Baptist Sunday Schools

LEXINGTON, Tenn, April 10. -
There was large attendance today at
the opening of the fourteenth annual
meeting of the West Tennessee Baptist
Sunday School association. T. E. Glass
of Brownsville, presided. The formal
tiles of organization and the meeting
OF committees, together with the re-
ception of delegates occupied the
greater part of the day. The real bus
mess of the convention will be taken
up tomorrow and concluded Friday
Teh outlook is bright for a highly
successful meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

Sealed proposals will be received up
to Saturday, April p, at o'clock D. m.
by School District No. 1, County of
Walla Walla, Wash, for furnishing all
Cart Iron, Anchors, Rods, Bolts
Clamps, Window Guards, Iron Hand
Rails and Iron Doors for the new Green
Park School Building, according to
plans and specifications which may be
seen at the office of Henry Osterman
architect.
Bids must be marked bid for Cart
1ron," and addressed to the under
signed. The School Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
MARGARET CENTER,
Secretary
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
THIS HURT JOE LlNDSlEY in
THE EYES OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
A Story Comes From the National
Capital Telling Why Spokane Man
Was Turned Down

Joseph B. Lindsey, of Spokane, was
denied appointment as district attor-
ney for the eastern district of Wash
ington on account of his youth and in
experience. That at least was the rea-
son originally assigned by the depart
ment of Justice But in view Of the
presidents attitude towards young
men, and his unusual willingness to
accept young men of promise for i'm
portant government offices, it SEEM
ed surprising that Lindsey should be
objected to for the reasons given.
Since the announcement of the ap-
pointment of A. G. Avery as district
attorney, additional facts have been
given out by the department of justice
which show exactly why Lindsey was
turned down, says report from
Washington City.
young man, and if appointed, would
have been the youngest district attor-
ney in the service. The fact caused the
president to look carefully into his re-
cord. Close scrunity disclosed the
fact tmat most of Mr.. Lindsley's prac-
tice before the courts had been in di-
vorce cases. This in itself, did not ap-
peal to the president, who did not like
the idea of making divorce lawyers
district attorneys. But when the pres
ident was advised that within the
next year or two very important land
fraud trials would be begun in eastern
Washington, he promptly decided that
the government could not entrust such
important proceedings in the hands of
a divorce lawyer, SO ne insisted upon
having a man not only of longer, but
wider practice than Lindsey
Had Mr. Lindsley's practice been
general; had he had experience in pub
lie land cases, and been familiar with
prosecutions such as are likely to be
entrusted to the district attorney of
eastern Washington, his age might not
have debarred him. 1t was the COM
bination of circumstances that did the
business.
The president is still friendly to
young men to office, but there are some
positions which require experience Of
particular kind and the Office of dis
trict attorney is one of them.
Mr.. Lindsleys rejecting is not to be
taken as a reflection upon him in any
way; nor is it necessarily a reflection
upon the senators, though it is said
that neither Senator Ankeny nor Sem
ator Piles shed any tears when Linds-
ley was turned down. Lindsey was
forced upon them under the terms of
an agreement made at Olympia during
the late senatorial contest And while
the senators made an honest fight for
Lindsey, they did not dispute with the
president when objections were raised
to him on the grounds stated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
To Build Automobiles.

NEW YORK, April 19.-It is report
ed that the American Locomotive CON-
pany will enter into the automobile
business. No announcement of the
fact has been made, but the informa-
ton comes from reliable sources. Such
a move on the part of the company is
expected to have a great effect upor
the automobile industry. 1t is stated
emphatically that the company will be-
gin to turn out cars for the 1906 mar
ket. The power will be gasoline AMI
the type will be four cylinder tour
ing car. The factory will be at Sche-
nectady, where Otto. of the famous
family of gas engine builders will have
charge Of the production.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
American Association Starts Season

CHICAGO, April 19.-The American
Baseball association begins today what
it's managers believe will be the most
successful season since it's organiza-
ton. The circuit this year is made
up of Kansas City, Minneapolis, ST.
Paul, Milwaukee. Indianapolis, Column
bus and Toledo. The season opens
The schedule calls for 154 games, tne
season to close September IS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
SPORTS

-
There is but one Philadelphia. With
her six round bouts and many peculiar
Quaker metropolis has been the target
for ridicule and talk in newspapers
and among the boxing fraternity, says
James J. Corbett.
I had one experience there, Or rather
was on hand once when something
happened that furnished conversation
fodder for the fight fans.
Rufe Turner, the western colored
lightweight, was billed to meet Frank
Douglas, who halls from the south. It
was announced the men would fight
until ordered to break, and then would
break clean.
They were just under way, and in
spite of Douglas advantage in height
and strength, it became apparent that
Turner was too much for him. The
bout took on the appearance Of bag
the role of the bag.
Turner landed a singing punch on
Douglas nose, which hurt so much
that the southern boy forgot all about
ring tactics. Rushing to Turner, he
picked him up and slapped him to the
floor as he might sack Of oats.
Frank O'Brien, himself no weakling,
was refereeing. He ran to Turner's
aid, grabbing Douglas, who had been
using his elbows on his opponents
face savagely, and threw him across
the ring Then he ordered both men
to their corners.
This fellow" said OBrien, pointing
to Douglas, insisted upon getting his
money before he would enter the ring.
You can see how ne treats u.s.
"Well, this is Philadelphia, you
know" came from the rear of the
house, where some of Douglas friends
were sitting. And for once the Quak
ers got riled. Douglas spoke, and
those nearest the right heard MIN say:
Gentleman, I'm a southerner and l
consider it an insult to fight a niger"
Fortunately his seconds got him to
the dressing room before the easy-go
ing spectators had time to do much
thinking, or he would have been mob
bed then and there. O'Brien however,
was mad clear through and went to
the room where Douglas was and took
a couple of punches at him.
Douglas rushed from the room, at
tired in mis- underwear, and ran into
the street crying for protection. The
crowd spotted him and took after him
until several policemen interfered and
took the frightened fighter back to the
clubhouse where he dressed. Then he
was taken to police headquarters ana
remained there until the mob forgot all
about the incident. And in Pniladel-
phia this required just about one hour.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
Lemmel and Donovan Again

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 19-"Ki1''
Lemmel, the middleweight Of this city,
and Mike Donovan, Of New York, are
slated for a Is round go tonight under
the auspices of a local club. 1t will
be their second meeting within a
month, their previous encounter hav-
ing resulted in a decision for Lemmel
in the first round.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
Iowa Electrical Association

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 19.-Elec-
tricians and dealers in electrical sup
plies gathered in Dubuque today from
all parts of the state, the occasion be-
ing the annual meeting of the Iowa
Electrical association. The convention
will remain in session over tomorrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19

Strictly first-class Pianos-new ship
ment just received-Stan1ey Music
House.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-19
Letter Carriers Meet

CLEVELAND, April 19.-The Off
GERS OF the National Association OF
Letter Carriers began a meeting in
Cleveland today. One of the principal
matters to be considered is the case of
the national president, J. c. Keller of
TINS city. who became involved with
the postoffice department and was
summarily dismissed from the service