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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

and ina prospect for fight seemed
threatening.
Wiser measures however prevailed
and some of the heads of the Republi-
can party got together, men who
though they differ in details have the
welfare of the party as a unit at
heart, with the result that a "modus
vivendf' will probably be found before
Saturday night.
The feeling is that after all Carter
is but an incident and a few weeks
of quiet after the turmoil of the cam
paign will make for the best. There
is a growing sentiment that the Gov
ernor's reiterated statement of a fixed
determination to resign may be genuine
and that he may be strong enough to
beat off the violent efforts" of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to have him retain Of
flee. At all events the view is gem
eral that pickering in public between
members of the same party is not an
inspiring sight so that when the thirty
members of the Republican Territorial
League meets on Saturday it is alto
gether probable that there may be a
love-feast instead of a slaughter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

the utmost care to prevent the laws
being evaded.
Il have instructed the immigration
officials to show the utmost considera-
ton and kindness to the people of the
exempt classes and have told them tn
the fact that man be a Chinese, must
not prejudice their treatment of him.
But we have found in many instances
that the alleged merchant had had no
acquaintance with the certificate which
was supposed to prove his qualification
to be exempt from the Exclusion laws.
1t was found that the certificate had
been issued to him upon the payment
of $50 or 800 or 5000.
Complaints have been made to the
President, in the interest do not
doubt. Of those who hoped to make a
profit off of the Chinese, that the ex-
clusion laws were being enforced I'M
justly and too strictly The President
communicated with the Secretary Of
the Department of Labor regarding the
matter. We prepared a statement up
on this subject which was given to
the Secretary and understand was
sent to the President. In that state
ment for instance is the case of the
Chinese student. During the fiscal
year ending June 80, 70 Chinese
students applied for admission and out
of this number 70 were admitted. The
two who were refused a landing, were
afflicted with trachoma disease which
is contagious.
II presume that the President has
been guided by the facts in that state
ment I'm this matter, as it was shown
there the necessity of exercising the
utmost precautions to guard against
fraud"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

The exact standing that Governor
Carter has with the Republican Ter
ritorial Committee has yet to be de-
termined even though the executive
committee of that body decided last
evening that it was the wish of the
party that he retain office.
There were nine present at last
nights meeting of the executive COM
mittee but all of the nine did not vote.
Eight voted, five in favor of the COVER
nor and three against so that if the
same proportion prevails in the reg
ular meeting which is to be held on
Saturday night the governor may be
said to be fairly endorsed. 1t will
be at Saturday nights meeting of the
whole Republican Territorial Commit
tee that the matter will be fairly
tried out and early this morning it
looked as though there might be a
contest which would strain the cords
of political unity almost to the break
ing point. The identity of some of
the five who voted AYE" to the pro-
position to endorse the governor reused
the ire of many Republicans of the
straight kind who have no ties on them
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
ETTER SIGNED
BY VANCOUVER
AUTOGRAPH GREAT Elk PLORER HUNDRED AND ELEV
EN- YEARS OLD
MoNARCHY-KAdEHAMEHA
GEORGE OF GREAT BRITAIN CONQUEST.

Secretary Lydecker of the Board of
Archives has been delving during the
past few days among the Oldest exist
ing records of Hawaii, and he has
found papers, written in ink which still
lasts, of the days before the first Ka
mehameha had conquered the group.
IN fact a copy of a letter to King
George the Third, whom Kamehameha
acknowledged as his ruler, announcing
the subjugation of Oahu, is among the
interesting documents found. An auto
graph letter with the signature OF
George Vancouver, the great explorer,
has been found and is regarded as
among the most valuable relics yet dis
covered. The signature is quite clear
after a hundred and eleven years.
The Vancouver letter is a testimonial
by the explorer to the good treatment
he had received at the hands of the
great chief Tamaahmaah, as he spelled
the name of Kamehameha. 1t sets
forth that Vancouver had visited the
Island of "Owhyhee" (Hawaii) in 1872
1893 and 1894, remaining some length of
time on the latter visit He says that
at a council of chiefs held with Ia
maahmaah on the 25th of February,
1894, the chiefs all acknowledged his
majesty of Great Britain as their rul-
er, and made a cession of the island TO
Great Britain. Vancouver was in the
sloop Discovery, at Kanakakkoa Bay,
as he calls it in his letter. This was
years before the great Hawaiian king
conquered the other islands. Continu"
ing his letter, which was evidently
left in the possession of the King so
that he might show it to commanders
of vessels arriving after Vancouver
left and thus prove that they could
trust in Kamehameha's friendliness,
Vancouver tells of the hospitality and
friendliness of the Hawaiian chief and
OF the cession of Owhyhee to Great
Britain. He advises all captains of the
trustworthiness and good character of
the Hawaiian ruler. The signature is
Geo. Vancouver" in a firm hand and
as the document has been kept in dark
chests for practically all of the hun
bred and eleven years that have passed
since Vancouver gave it to Kameha-
meha, the ink has not faded yet. There
ar probably few signatures of the great
explorer after whom Vancouver Island
was named, in the world today, and t
is believed that this document is worth
a high figure.
The Oldest letter found bears the date
of 1890. 1t is from the captain of n
vessel whose boatswain had evidently
been arrested on shore, demanding tina;
he be returned. John Young is one Of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
MORE THAN TWO
SCORE TUNNELS
FORTY-FIVE TUNNELS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION ON THE KOHA-
LA DITCH.

NJ. NJ. O'Shaughnessy, the engineer
in charge of the construction of the
Kohala Ditch is in town for a short
time. He says that there are now for
ty-five tunnels actually under con-
struction at the present time, and that
it is expected that between 5000 and
$500 feet of tunnel will be dug this
month. The whole amount of tunnel IN
the proposed construction is about nine
miles.
No unexpected difficulties either II
engineering or of construction have
been met with so far, and it is expected
that the company will have water In
the bitches and be distributing it TO
the plantations next June.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
MILITARY CHANCES HERE.

The two companies of coast artillery
now stationed at Camp Mckinley wm
leave the early part of next month
by the transport, for San Francisco.
One company goes to Fort Rosecrans,
Southern California where Col. Nc
Clellan will be stationed. A guard
will be left here to protect the army
property until the arrival of the third
battalion of the Tenth Infantry which
is to be stationed at Honolulu Major
r. c. Van Vliet will be in command.
Extended changes and transfers of
troops to and from the Philippines have
been ordered by the War Department.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

the men to whom it is addressed, ask
ing that he use his influence with the
chiefs. The captain makes threats Of
vengeance in case his man is not re-
turned to him. Their is nothing to show
what happened in the matter. This in
cident antedates Vancouver's first Wis
it to the islands.
A copy of letter of 1910, to King
George the Third of Great Britain, is
another interesting relic. 1t is from
Kamehameha the Great, and announ-
ces to him the subjugation of GOA
hoo" announcing Kamehameha' con-
troll of all the islands and acknowledge
ing King Georges sovereignty.
There are scores of other interesting
letters. A sample one is from the
King of Fiji, Cakobau, to Kamehame-
ha, telling of the Fiji monarch's efforts
to establish a constitution and to i'm
prove his government so as to make it
more civilized one. The letter is
written in the firm hand of an English
man whose signature shows that ne
was the Fiji Kings Minister of State.
The signature of the Fiji minarch is a
huge, trembling black scrawl that
might have been made with a pencil
dipped in ink. The letters are three
quarters of an inch high. A glance at
the document seems to call up a pic
ture of the dusky Fiji King, with his
hand held and guided by the English
man, scrawling the letter he knew
nothing of except that they made up
the word Cakobau,
Foreign treaties are among the most
valuable of the archives They date
back to the early part of last century
and cover all sorts of propositions.
Those with the greater nations are
They are bound in beautiful plush
covered volumes and the seal, instead
of being merely stamped on the docu-
ment near the signatures, is in a small
round silver box, attached by splendid
tasselled cords. Some of these seals
are as big as large dinner plate and
the silver boxes that contain them are
worth considerable in silver weight.
Secretary Dydecker is arranging and
systematizing the various documents.
1t will be impossible to complete the
sorting away until the proposed build
ing for archives is secured, but this is
expected to be before many months.
In the mean time the secretary is hav-
ing very interesting time in examin-
ing them and sorting them out, and he
Is doing work which will add to the
knowledge contained in the present
histories of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Circuit, Territory of Hawaii
At Chamberlain Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of So Yong
Chung, also known as SO Yong, also
known as SO Young, Deceased.
Order of Notice of Hearing Petition
for Administration,
On Reading and Filing the Petition
of Ng See, of Honolulu, alleging that
So Yong Chung, of Honolulu, died in
testate at Honolulu, on the 3Oth day OF
April. A. d. 1906 leaving property in
the Hawaiian Islands necessary to he
administered upon, and praying that
Letters of Administration issue to Ng
See:
1t is Ordered that Monday the Slst
day of July, A. D. 1905, at 10 o'clock a.
m, be and hereby is appointed for
hearing said Petition i'm the COurI
Room of this Court at Honolulu, al
which time and place all persons con
cerned may appear and show cause, II
any they have, why said Petition
should not be granted, and that notice
of this order be published I'm the Eng
lish language. once a week, for three
successive weeks, in the Hawaiian Star
Newspaper, a newspaper in Honolulu.
Dated at Honolulu, T. H., July 20.
1905.
ALEXANDER LINDSAY, JR.,
End Judge of the Circuit Court OF the
First Circuit.
Attest:
VIM. r. SIMS,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF the First
Circuit.
June 81 July 8, II, IS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
TO ENTERTAIN.

Mrs. George r. Carter has named the
following to assist in entertaining the
ladies of the Taft party
Mrs. f. M. Hatch, Mrs. E. D. Ten
ney, Mrs. A. T. Atkinson, Princess Ka-
lanianaole, Mrs S. b. Dole Mrs. II. w.
Lyon, Mrs. F. w. Macfarlane, MIS-. w.
f Frear, Mrs. II. c. Van Vliet, Mrs.
Restarick, Mrs George w. Smith, Mrs.
c. B. Cooper Mrs. Samuel Parker,
Miss Alice Jones, Miss Nellie White.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
ELECTION EXPENSES.

A number of candidates filed their
certificates of election expenses with
the Secretary this morning, all of them
showing very light expenses, running
from Oscar Cox spent $31, c. J. Holt
$780, r. c. Lane $4O.5O, j. Bicknen SAG.
]. S. Kalakiela 1926, G. X. Kekaula
$3.50, II. X. Baker $29.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
NOTICE.
MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO., LTD.

MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that a new
Telephone Directory will shortly be
published, and all persons intending to
have new telephones installed are re-
quested to make applications at an
early date.
Subscribers desiring any changes TO
be made in their names or places OF
residence etc, will please notify the
office before July Goth next, after which
date no new names will be added to-
or changes made in the new book.
MUTUAL TELEPHONE Co, LTD
Honolulu, June 9th, 1905.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

POLICE WANT AN EXPLANATION
Look Chew was taken into custody
today by Officer Apana for investlga-
tion in connection with the fire on
King street early this morning. Look,
so the police think, may be able to ex-
plain some facts that may go to shed
light on the cause of the fire.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
HALEIwA-

The Haleiwa Hotel, Honolulu's f&~
nous country resort, on the line Of the
Oahu Railway contains every modern
improvement and affords it's guests an
opportunity to enjoy all amusements-
golf, tennis, billiards, fresh and salt
water bathing, shooting, fishing. riding
and driving. Tickets, including rail-
way fare and one full days room and
board, are sold at the Honolulu StatioG
and Trent & Company for IS. For de-
parture of trains, consult time table.
on Sundays, the Haleiwa Limited, 4
two hour train, leaves at S:22 a. M:
returning, arrives in Honolulu at 10
.. m.
Fine Job Printing. Star Office
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

IROQUOIS DELAYED SAILING.
The S. S. Iroquois did not get away
for Molokai ports this morning. Cap
tain Niblack delayed departing until
this afternoon. He will get away about
o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

A party will go to the Y. NJ. c. A.
and Y. w. c. A. vacation houses at
Wahiawa on July to remain ten days
There is room for about three persons
now at the Y. w. C. A. cottage. There
will be a reunion of the June IL Wa
hiawa party at Engleside this evening
at o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
MACHINERY FOR A RICE MILL.

Gasoline power has been installed at
Axis rice mill at Pearl Harbor and in
consequence the rice is turned out fast
er and in greater quantity than for
merly. The sloop Kaiulani is making
more frequent trips to this place with
rice cargo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

Miss Mary e. Wynn leaves by the
Alameda tomorrow for visit of two
or three months on the coast
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
FOREIGN sTEAMDR ARRIVES

FOHEIGN 6IEAMEIt ARtINES.
A foreign steamer arrived off the
port at 2.3O p. m. today from the west
She is thought to be the S. S. Stanley
Dollar from Yokohama after Japanese
laborers for Victoria and Vancouver.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
INI{LLINGENCE
DEPARTING.

Tuesday, June 81,
Am bark r. p. Rithet, McPhail, for
San Francisco at II a. IN.
Schr. Lavinia, Weisbarth, for Lay
san Island at 80 a. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
NOTICE.

MAKAHA COFFEE Co, LTD.
The regular annual meeting of the
Makaha Coffee CO., Ltd, will be held
on Friday, June 3Oth, <905 at o'clock
p. m. at the Office of Jas. F. Morgan,
Honolulu.
JAS. A. LOW,
Secretary.
Honolulu, June 20, 1905.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

WHY NOT RENT A
SAFE DEPOSIT BOX
in a modern steel vault
and feel that your valu-
ables are secure?
FIVE DOLLARS a
year pays for one. Call
and see us about it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
LOVE FEAST
OR BATTLE?

THEIR DIFFERENCES OVER HIS REsIGNA-
BEFORE MEETING OF THE ENTIRE TERRITORIAL
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27

Star want Ads Jay Is cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

Fine Job Printing, Star Office.
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JAS. A. Low,

Honolulu, June 20, 1905.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

entrance of the searchers, and
when Tesrow raised his head to
the level of the left floor the muzzle
OF revolver confronted him. He
Immediately dropped down, but
still his life would have been for
feited had not the "gun' missed
fire. He and Marshall ran out Of
the house and posted themselves
behind couple of tree stumps
close by. Then the battle began
in earnest, the Spaughs coming to
the door to shoot and disappear
I ing behind the log wall after each
shot. Ben Blanton, who was of
the squad, was posted about IS
feet away, and from this point
made it exceedingly warm for the
Spaughs. At length shot shat
tered the breech of Bill Spaugh's
shotgun, and a few moments
later ball struck Arthur's right
arm, making a flesh wound. Then
they weakened, and, being assured
that they would not be killed.
came out and surrendered. A
courier was sent back to town, to
tell the welcome news, and when
two hours later, the posse and
their prisoners arrived, not less
| than three hundred people were a
the courthouse square to NEE
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

murder was perpetrated, the lat
ter being in the barn attending his
horses, and the sister at neigh
boris house.
Carroll Trammell, also, was
taken up and held for a short time,
on the suspicion that he had aided
the Spaughs to escape, or at least
endeavored to communicate with
them after the murder; but it was
"a flash in the PAM and he was
released. The fact is, the COM
munity was so aroused and so ex-
cited that suspicion need be but
lightly fed to grow into belief, and
action quickly followed.
Since their arrest the Spaughs
claim that they were on the noun
tain back of Arthur Huff's resi-
dence while the bloodhounds were
on Pilot Knob, and that they could
plainly hear the baying of the
dogs. When captured, we are told
by one of the posse, the fugi-
tives had in their possession
package of cayenne pepper which
article it is claimed will, if placed
in the shoes, destroy the scent, or,
scattered upon the trail, make the
hounds of no avail. Where did
the Spaughs get the pepper, or
who conveyed it to them?
am rejoiced that the law has
been so far vindicated without the
shedding of other blood. Now let
Justice have her own! IT'S not a
boon, but a right, we ask of the
State.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

them. The prioners were in a
surry, with Marshall and DR.. Barn
house and a driver, Jesse Pease.
They came at a rapid gait by the
road leading to Arcadia, and were
quickly driven to the Jail where
the prisoners were placed in Sc
curity for the time being.
The assemblage was orderly, its
makeup being of the best people
of the com nunity, but the senti-
ment halted between obedience to
law and acting on the biblical in
junction of ''an eye for an eye and
a tooth for a tooth" The prison
ers were utterly unnerved, and moi
without cause, for deep and bitter
was the feeling against them
They flew into the jail as if it were
the one haven of rest and safety.
In that mornings ride they had
tasted of the bitterness of death,
and they "were sorry they had
killed Sheriff Polk!"
Immediately after the murder,
the other members of the Spaugh
family-the father, mother and
sister-were arrested, but next
morning were released. So with
VIM. Brown; but Saturday Mrs
Spaugh and Brown were rear.
rested, and the former is still held
charged with being an accomplice
before and after the fact. Brown
was again released and is now a
large. The evidence in the case
showed that neither the sister mo-
the father were present when the
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

Last Thursday afternoon, about
6:45 o'clock, was perpetrated the
most horrible crime that disgraces
the annals of the county-the mur-
der of Sheriff Polk in the Spaugh
residence, occupied by William
Spaugh, Sr., his wife, daughter,
and two sons, William and Arthur.
The events leading to the murder
are these: About 4:30 o'clock,
Roy Snyder and Jack Semards
went up to the station in "The
Leader" delivery wagon after
goods expected on the local. On
their way they passed VIM. R.
Edgar, Jr., and at their request he
Joined them. AT the station it was
learned that the local would not
arrive for twenty-five minutes,
and the proposition was made that
they go over to Rasche's restaur-
ant, near by, and while away the
time listening to his graphophone,
which they did. A few minutes
later William Spaugh came in,
and stood around amusing him.
self by Tipping peanut shells into
the face of those present. Then
he caught Edgar by the legs and
pulled him from the table on
which he was seated and danced
about the floor. He was induced
to desist, after a time, and Edgar
seated himself in chair. A few
minutes later he came to young
Edgar again, saying, 81 have been
looking at your face, and the more
I see of it the worse I hate it'll" at
the same time striking him ovel
the eye (from the cut inflicted
presumably with brass knucks)
and catching him by the foot jerked
him to the floor. Here Rasche in
terceded and grasped Spaugf
round the body, pinioned his arms
to his sides, and put him out o.
the restaurant. Spaugh then wen
home. The station agent, wher
informed Of the outrage, tele'
phoned the authorities, and Sherif
| Polk went up to see what was th'
trouble. Upon being informed o
what had taken place he walked
to the Spaugh residence, stopping
at the gate. The residence ha'
three rooms in the lower story
one fronting the street, which rum
north and south, another in thu
rear of it, and kitchen formin;
an L to the south of the rear room
with a porch in front. William
Spaugh was sitting on this porch
and with him was his brother
Arthur, and a young man namet
J VIM. Brown. According to youn!
Browns testimony, VIM. Spaugh
when he saw the sheriff coming
A said, "There he comes after m
now, but l don't know whethe
I'll let him take me or not" AM
Arthur Spaugh got up and wen
into the house. The sheriff said
at the gate, 81 want to see you.
'sHave you warrant for mel?
answered Spaugh. ''It doesn'
} matter whether / have or not,
was the reply, 81 want to see you.
Spaugh made no response, but h
too, arose and went into tn
kitchen. Thereupon Mr.. Pol
; went through the gate and steppe
upon the porch. He opened tn
door leading into the kitchen an
stepped across the threshold whe
four or five shots rang out and h
fell to the floor with three wounds
. either of which would have cause
his death. One charge, from
shotgun heavily loaded, entere