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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20

would make an amount to conjure
with.
The vaults of these companies are,
perhaps, as well constructed as any
In the world but they were not built
with "A view 10 resisting the effects OF
landslides or dashes into the water
and 1t is said by persons competent to
Judge. that directly the earth began
sliding the buildings and The vaults
would go with the soil.
SOME OF THE MADE GROUND.
Anthony Rlchley. of Hilo. but now
here on business, was one OF the
builders of the Palace hotel. He says
the soil there was very uncertain ami
that some OF the piles were driven
through qulcksand IA distance of nine
~ feet. There was ledge Of rock
and the apex seemed TO have been
about where the CAN building stood
and from there IL sloped toward the
bay. The foundation Of the Palaes
hotel was Thirteen feet AZ the base ana
required eleven million bricks In lts
construction.
Mr., Richley says he never saw a
ilner and more substantial structure;
the iden that Il could ever be destroy
"a by AN earthquake was furlhest from
the contractors mind for u was bullt
WIN AN idel Of Withstanding tho
seVerest shocks but u landslide was
not iu the philosophy NJ the builders,
u would have made nq difference ~
"a hnd been flr nothing could have
prevented the building going when fhr
time rame.
A. 90 ihr vaults in The bis buildings
ne iirhlty says lhey Nern hullt nr
ulilily Ani slfelyi safety nnm nrr
ana burglars hul. iko ihe foundation
NJ iho rslaer. lanaHlides bad nu rnnr
silrriipn lIum iho contractors ur mo-
huildrrs.
n many uf ihe hanks ~ b ihf ruf-
tom in hHnilf iho iNenti dullsr pisces
Wufh NH fHfWrf dose ne com,
nhnfrliuE lhnW lnn hagr ana Weigh
iNE msltad M ,plpiWs ihe p.D.pt
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20
KEEP
GOOD FAITH

lilo II going to have lts high srhOOt
but In q wooden building There was
some Informal conversation ON the
matter ut meeting OF the Board "
Education yesterday. It was stated
that some Hilo people were doubling
the good faith OF tho authorities Az
to giving HiO any high school.
After the meeting an Advertiser re-
porter asked MIR. Holloway, Supcrin-
tendcnt OF Public Works. II he intend
ed calling for tenders for the Hilo hhgf
school building. His answer WAS in
the affirmative and he said that the
building would be of wood. The mate
rial of construction, II the building goes
up this period. Is a case OF Hobson'S
choice, for, as previously reported. the
bids received for various freprlor
materials were all far above the
amount of the appropriation balsnte
after large expenses for site were paid.
So II became a question of putting or
construction for a new appropriations
or building of wood under the exist
ing appropriation.
At the Board meeting theH were
present w. ii. Babbitt, superintendent
and w. II. Harrington, Mrs. T. w. Jor-
dan and Mrs. II. Wilcox, Commits
sioners.
Mr.. Babbitt brought up the matter
of teachers examinations, giving the
members his views thereon. For one
thing. he thought II was unfair IN ask
the same teachers, one year after an
| other, to assume the task of handling
81 tons 10 n AN
some of the old examination papers.
and his opinions In this respect we've
generally approved by the members
What we want to find out" Mr.
Babbitt said, "is what the teacher
knows" Referring to certain schedules
OF Questions he thought they gave an
advantage to cleverness rather than
knowledge "A teacher who may pass
an examination very cleverly, IN"
Superintendent observed, may be a.
poor teacher in the classroom, while
one who may be slow in answers may
be IA good teacher
| 1t was agreed that the Superintendent
should, at his convenience, appoint a.
committee to prepare examination pa
pers.
! Other matters We're purely ROUTINE
Recommendations of the teachers CON-
mittee We're adopted as follows:
That leave of absence asked for by
Mrs. Lennox be granted.
That leave of Miss Nina j. Adams
be granted
That appointment of Miss Rose Ka-
unamano to Royal School be approved
That appointment of Miss Gouvei2
to Waialua School be approved
That Miss Kawainul be not trims
ferred from Waialua to Maenae
School.
That Miss Nielsen's appointment tw
Waipahu at $35 month be approved
That leave of absence be granted
Mrs. Anahu, and that ID. II. Kahan-
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90 100000
been lost. If the land system of lines
were also destroyed, there would be
nothing left for the seekers after news
on the mainland but to make their way
overland to the stricken district by rail
or auto or on horseback, as quickly as
possible and carry back details of the
catastrophe. And that this was being
done, goes without saying. The Ameri-
can newspapers will get the news, at
any cost in money or time.
But, if the whole California littoral
has been stricken even measurably, as
San Francisco is known to have been,
tho disaster will take rank as one of
the most appalling OF modern times
The loss of life may run up to figures
that will stagger the world The loss
i, property will be beyond calculation.
The disaster will be continental, and
more than continental. These are the
darkest possibilities. Honolulu will
hope that this may not have happened.
Yet the failure TO raise any point in
California by wire forbodes the worst.
1t is even possible that San Francisco
may not have been the center of the
disturbance-that It's initial point was
somewhere in the interior, to the
southwark or to the northward. Pos
sibly there has been seismic disturb
ance in the high Sierras, displacing the
vertebrae of the continent. 1t may be
that the great interior valleys have
suffered subsistence. In this dark
time, all sorts of surmises are INDUCED.
But, if all California has been
stricken, as San Francisco has been
and no more-the possibilities for harm
are most woful. The California lit
toral was one of the richest stretches
of country in the whole world. Lying
for a thousand miles along the Pacific
Coast of America, with width rang
ing above one hundred miles, 1t has a
population of more than a million and
a half, its coast and its valleys teeming
with rich cities and filled with happy
and contented and prosperous people,
joying in the fair land that was theirs.
San Francisco, It's chief town and
seaport, had population estimated 20
be close upon half million. In the
towns about the bay Of San Frapeiseo
and having their immediate business
interests eenteTed there, are three hun
dred thousand more people Ban jose,
atty miles south aud just beyond the
head Of the bay az Alyiso, contains
forty thousand people, ana u the cen
ter Of the prane Industry Of the state
stu 20 the southwark are the towns Of
santa omF and Monterey, sad salinas
sna oasiIoyille and Psso Robes, and
san Luis oblspo and santa Barbara
sna Veniafa,
Then eemes lhe magnIheegi elly n
Iep AngelsA VITA one hpRafsa aaa
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20

In the dark as Honolulu and could
give no information as to the extent
of the damage. one rumor run down
was 10 the effect that Postmaster
Pratt had received wire from New
York saying no information waA OBJ
tainable. But 1t was a mere rumor;
much to his regret he received no mes
sage though he would liked to for the
reason that his wife and daughter hal
advised him on Monday that they
would leave for the islands that day.
1t has been suggested that the cause
of the delay is possibly the destruction
of the instruments in the cable office
IL San Francisco and the impossibilisv
of replacing them Immediately. 1t Is
understood that there are no instru
ments kept in the station at the C.iif
House and there may be no dupllca ,es
In the city. There is nothing of the
kind kept in the cable station at Wal =
kiki so that IL the local office We're to
be destroyed by any means the same
delay would be caused mere. With
this theory in mind some of the citi-
zens have been greauy comforted:
there is no reason why it should not
he as good a one as any so far al
vanced.
1t is probable that the last direct
message received here was that from
William Alexander to his father Pro-
fessor Alexander. The son is engaged
in an office of a mining company ana
before leaving here seven years ago
arranged a private code with hia
mother. Translated it meant safe
and Well and at 1922 Wednesday
morning, Honolulu time, that code
word WAS received. 1t was marked as
having been sent from San Francisco
at 945 a. m.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20
The Whole City Waiting
AnxiousIy for Any
Sure News. ..l

The continued delay throughout
Wednesday night and Thursday and
the entire absence of authentic infor.
nation from the mainland served only
dies with relatives in the doomed city
were on the verge of nervous prostra-
ton fearing dire results to those of
their blood. The fact that some of the
passengers booked on the Alameda had
Cancelled their orders for berths did
not tend to lessen the anxiety of the
people who were to remain but rather
did it intensity the feeling that the
disaster was greater than at first re-
ported.
Theories were as thick as hairs on
a dog and they are still thick and the
one with the most optimistic veneer
is what is most sought after. Cable
grams in plenty were filed in the local
cable office, but those for San Fran
cisco direct were refused and any for
the round the world route were ac-
copied only at senders risk.
Early yesterday G.. w. Smith, pres
ident of the Merchants Association of
Honolulu, sent a written request to
Admiral Lyon that he transmit a mes
sage to the Navy Department at
Washington asking for the fullest in
formation. The Admiral granted this
and formulated the message into a
code word. At this writing there has
been no answer received.
Alexander & Baldwin cabled SINH
l.,
and placed no limit on the number of
words which the answer might con
tain. Like Mr.. Smith the fullest IN
formation was desired and cost was
not to be considered. The Star seems
to have jumped to the conclusion thut
New York was in touch with San
Francisco because Manager Kishi, OF
the Yokohama Specie Bank, had re-
ceived the following:
"Our San Francisco branch probably
burned down; clerk probably saved. .
On its face this is a mere conjecture.
The New York office, knowing the To-
cation of the San Francisco office, and
of the clerks home, could easily have
framed the theory upon which the
dispatch was based. The total lack of
definiteness in the message shows that
it could not have come from San
Francisco at all. At the Japanese
consulate nothing has been heard from
Japan or the coast by any route.
Manila seemed to have been as much
c%S&S&S $S0S$S@S0 o.
the mining cities, although there is also
great mining industry i'll the more
southern counties.
Along the coast to the northward
from San Francisco are the timber
lands, Humboldt and Mendocino coun-
ties, ana there are also groves of big
trees il Santa Cruz and Calaveras and
Tuolumne counties.
1t is beyond human conception that
all this vast region should have been
destroyed. 1t is not, however, beyond
human conception that the whole land
has been sorely stricken. Men at this
distance can only hope for the best,
while they prepare their minds for the
worst. The outlook is very dark.
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lelio be appointed substitute.
An application by letter OF Misa
Ellen II. Bicknel of the high schoR.
for leave of absence to attend the
summer school at Berkeley. Cal, was
granted.
Mrs. $. b. Harrys request for IN
transfer from Wailuku, Maui, To ilL-
kalau, Hawaii. was referred To Srs,
teachers committee.
Miss Hazel Hoffman, of the high
school, wrote asking leave OF absence
to attend a college fraternity meeting
In Washington, ID. c. Her request war
granted ON condition that she find a
substitute.
proposition to charge 80 cents a
month for regular pupils and 81 for
outside pupils In tnc high school, fur
use of typewriters, was adopted
sss 80 .
Whether or not this Is the present Gun
tom Is OF no consequence. for money
In bags would slide as readily as "
loose on the floor OF the vault In
some OF the buildings the foundations
went fun forty feet below the sidewalk
and they were crissorossed with rail-
road IRON, IL" says the older buildings
have been settllng Tor years and this
bears out the theory NJ a slide
Sow a. gather the Consequences. la
The event 0f tho great mass uf rartl
constituting Iho moor ~ the city fr,t
the waterfront 10 sorond or Third sirnst
coins into the water, the eject ON The
rlly across the bag would be- ihrnllrsl
WIN mar of % iidal wave ana The ship
pins would bo among lhe greatosi sui
frlrrs Down n south san FRANCHISES
ih' land b. of dinrreni chaTecirfr
"a BE- mnfp suiid ANA fnr that rnah.,n.
probably The iuilns mills Nere ban,
ihlrr
lNrlnkhTs ~ nOROLul.u,
lFYrhnl0sy hai 40 lunlnEs in one ~
lhr prlWalf schools hero on weinns,laf
and 900 a iimr ih'rp Nae almost = psnlr
Wsnuauei pn pass y
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20

Referring to the message sent ~
Admiral Lyon, Captain Carter, of the
naval station, expresses the opinion
that It will be given greater attentut
along the route than one from an m
dividual and will. in consequence of
being In the nature of an official in
quiry, he rushed to its destination.
1t was at ten o'clock yesterday MORN
ing that the Advertiser filed a third
message, no answers having been re-
ceived from those filed Wednesday
night. This was sent the round the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20

Anxiety deepened in Honolulu yes
terday as the Gay wore on and no de-
tails of an authentic character were
received concerning tho disaster which
has undoubtedly left large part Of
San Francisco in ruins, and which has
perhaps extended in its destructive
force over very much wider area.
A. brief message, received at the
cablo Office last night, from the cable
office at Hongkong, said that the entire
land system II California, meaning the
land teleGaphic system, had been par
alyzed. That would explain the failure
of New York to reach any point in
California by wire. And it would ex-
plain the failure of Honolulu to receive
any authentic news.
AS was known here direct communi-
cation by cable with the mainland had
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-20
DISASTER MAY
HAVE STRICKEN
ALL CALIFORNIA
What II Would Mean if the Earthquake That
Struck San Francisco Extended to
All Parts of the State.

fifty thousand people, city Of splen-
did buildings, city on the hills, smil-
ms AZ tAe sunshine OF the Southland,
the huh of the tourist travel of the
western world, with from fifty to one
hui; ired thousand strangers within its
limits at all times. 1t is the center of
a rich ana fertile district, surrounded
by thriving towns, and before Tuesday
had swift rail and Geographic COM
munication with the world. Pasadena,
a town of twenty thousand people and
containing the winter homes Of many
of tine richest people in America, is
within easy reach by electric cars. 1t
it probable that many of the leading
million2ires of America were in Pasa.
dena at the time of the earthquake.
Governor and Mrs. Carter are known
to have been there, at the Raymond
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13
TOWN OF GIlA BEND
 WIPED OUT BY FIRE,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY LOSES s1o,ooo IN DESERT
 CONFlAGRATInk

The village of Gila Bend, in Marico- pa county, was almost wiped from ex- istence last night by fire The flames destroyed the Southern Pacific Rail road company's caboCEe shed and sev- eral cars of that kind that were housed in the building.
 The section house was also Jurucd together with the re eSidence of the sec tion foreman ana several cottages oc- cupied by the different section han Is. The property destroyed was all owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad con- pany.
 The origin of the fire is unknown but it is presumed hat spark from 2 passing engine ignited one of the buildings.
 The loss to the compony is esti- mated to be between SS,000 and $10,- 000 and the amount of insurance car ried is not known. The parties ocCu- pying the houses all escaped un- harmed.
 There is TO water. protection in Glla Bend and the buildings all of which were frame, burned like. finder Shift ing of the wind is all that saved the store and the balance of the little town from being laid to ashes.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13
Is IMPORTANT DECISION
Transfers of Stock Hold, Though Not Listed in
 Transfer Books.
STOCKHOLDERS WOULD
 r LOSE ALL DIVIDENDS.

Judge Rents decision handed down IT, Phoenix last Saturday in the case of Herman Naehr of Germany against F. G. Smith and others when he over ruled the den urrer to the complaint was of :ar reaching effect, being one of the most important decisions ren- dered here in many Q day.
 The case will without doubt go to the supreme court as the point decided has never been passed upon in tie supreme court oS Arizona.
 This is case wherein Naehr brought suit to prevent the transfer of stock in the company which had been ac Iuired by Smith through fore closure sale instituted against one Elijah Coffin. Coffin owned the stock involved ,n the litigation but trans ferred 1t Io Naehr. There was no record of the transfer on the books of the company and the demurrer set forth that it was therefore subject to the proceedings had in the district court. Judge J. N. Jamison appeared for MT. Saehr and argued against the demurrer and won his point.
 Judge Kent, in his decision, holds that the salute is intercorporate and not for ,he benefit of the public gen erally. Therefore bona fide holder of stock for value is protected as against an attaching creditor.
 Judge Jalnison argued that 10 su3- tain the demurrer would be against public policy as this territory is one wherein the incorporation of com paLi3s is encouraged extensively and se.s l@ fad In provision of the statute. as interpreted by Judge Jamison, are given this pro- tecticn that stock might be transferred without thc matter being recorded i'm n!ediately upon the cooks of the com pany. However, the buying stock holder cannot collect dividends unless the stock is listed in his name on the books of the company.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13
SHELTER AT TOMBSTONE
Company Gives Proposition Serious Consideration
 for. the Future.
DEPENDS ON FINDING
 ORES THAT WILL FLUx.

There :s a strong probability that a smelter may De erected at Tomb stone, according to the statement Of Mark Walker, who is chief chemist of the Tombstone Consolidated Min ing Company.
 The great proposition iR the matter of a smelter for Tombstone is the finding Uf supply of high grade lead ere as a fluxing ore. Ii this fluxing can be found in sufficient quantities yhe shelter will be built.
 The Tombstone company is HOW slipping between three and four cars of ore every day and is treating a sin naY quantity at Tombstone. at tue quartz mill cyanide plant and concen' trater. The concentrates are then shipped ta the smelter. . -.@,s E. ..'
 sThe company has done little sinking for the past year s@"This was due to a fear. that if the shaft were sent down lower the water. would again get the upper haah Owing to the lack of sui fsciant pumping apparatus. Three new boilers nave been put in however, aId additional pumps so that the wa ter is under complete control and the company will be able to take care of all thrush of water when sinking Is resumed. The shaft will be put down 10 the. 1000 foot level s-.g .e. .. .z;.,
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13
B0NANzAS HOLD STRONG
Most of Them Showing an Ad- vance Over Closing Figures
 of Monday,
WARREN IS SCARCE
 gtzrc AT s15.o0 BID.
(By Frank ]. Graf.)

BISBEE, June 12.-Today has been another win a quiet market. The stocks as rule are all holding thelr own, and the BonanZas gre strong with a good demand, though the offerings are naturally light just now. Trad ing is good in the Bisbee Consolidated, although lI showed some signs or weakening at the close. being offered a. SEQ. After the stocks have been consolidated we look for this stock to be an active trader. Calumet X Arizona weakened. being offered at SIS, as did North Butte, which was be- ing offered at the close at SS0.50. The BonanEas held up well, most of them showing an advance over the close Of last night. Dem was not being of- fered under $19.25. American shows nc change at S13. Warren was not to oe had under S15. Black Mountain IS weak at sl0, with little demand. Co chise Is being quoted at S7.50 bid, al though there is light trading just now. Greene sold. ex-dividend. today, the regular dividend of 40 cents per share being declared. Keweenaw is weak, being offered at Sl1.50 and SIP. Butte Coalition is seemingly begged at SS4. Raven was offered tonight at 8. The demand for Helyetia at $6 is strong, with but little stock offered.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13
YAVAPAI MINING DEAL
Heavy Payment Is Made on Stormcloud Group of
 Copper Mines.
GOOD ORE UNCOVERED
 IN TUNNEL WORKINGS.

Yesterday the H. J. Beemer com pany made payment of s21 900 on the purchase price of the S,ormcloud mines, recently bonded from Fred Will Hams of Prescott and his associates.
 The Stormcioud group. which con s,sts of IS patented claims, is situate within a short distance of the Senator mines, about twelve miles south Of Prescott.
 The ground covered by the locations is intersected by net work of velns, which are being developed by a tun- nel which is being run from the east fork of Maple gulch. which recently passed through a vein in which was uncovered 8 3-foot pay streak of ore, which samples from 10 to 20 per cent iu copper, and from which shipping ore is now being mined. while the tunnel is being pushed ahead towards what is called the Stormcloud vein. and other ledges beyond which show very prom ising in surface openings.
 In addition to the force of men al work on the tunnel. three shifts oI miners are at work in the sinking o' a perpendicular shaft. which is now down to n depth of 14o feet. and which 1t is expected will tap the Stormciouo vein at depth of 200 feet. This vein has an excellent showing in its sur face workings, from which much higf grade ore has been shipped.
 4 pine forest furnishes an unlimited supply of timber. while water in sui ficient quantity for reduction and do mastic purposes is already developel i,. Maple gulch, which is covered b1 an excellent miifsite.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13

The driving of the 40O-foot crosscut of the Black Hawk mine at Globe, which was suspended recently, was re- stunned Tuesday last, and about nine feet have since been made, the result being highly gratifying.
 The intrusion of calcite has almost entirely disappeared and has been re- placed with solid ore in which there is fine showing of green carbonate and while TO assay of this ore has yet been made it is believed it will show better than per cent. copper. Now the 54 feet of good ore in the cross cut and face looks better than ever, truly remarkable showing. Forty five tons of ore have been taken from the side of the crosscut as samples to obtain an accurate average of val ues, and have been sent to the Old Dominion. The returns have not yet been received.
 Shots put In broB fine ore on both sides of the crosscut of the Black Hawk lode and looks like I bonanza.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13

The way new lumber mills are going up in the South. shows she is saying nothing and saving wood. =.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-13
DEBoIDA SHOOTS SELF 2's,...':' :. WITH SMALL PISTOL

Young Deboida, son of Contractor .Dsboida.. suffered c painful wound in his lief: hand yesterday shortly after noon, The boy, who lives in Upper Brewery Gulch with his parents. was playing with a small caliber pistol, loaded with blank cartridges. He loaded the barrel of the pistol with fine gravel and when !he gun went oil, inflicted an nugiy wound in the palm of his left hand. Dr. Diver, who et- tended the boy, states that the wound Is not serious, though at present very painful. - 4