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The Washington times., 1906-01-14
Soldier of Fortune
Suffers in Hospital
George Mick, Made a Helpless Cripple by
Brutal Prison Guards. Will Appeal
to President Roosevelt

Stricken a helpless cripple as the re-
suit Of brutal and inhuman treatment
at the hands of his guards while confin-
ed in an Alaska prison on a charge of
horse stealing liberated when his inno-
cence was established, and then muster
ing his waning strength in an effort 10
reach Washington that he might plead
his wrongs before the President of the
United States. hoping thereby TO gain
restitution. is a story of the life Of
George Mick. soldier of fortune gold
seeker. and prospective millionaire. who
lies on a cot at Providence Hospital
awaiting the day when he can go forth
TO fight for his rich Alaskan claim.
The life story of this man tells of
la rdship and mishap while seeking to un-
earth natures hidden store OF gold. of
a rich strike I'm the gold regions OF
Dawson City. followed by a strange
miscarriage Of justice at the hands of
an Alaskan court. and lastly his hope
to right his wrongs by an appeal 20
President Roosevelt. which. he says. will
make him a modern Monte CristO.
Believe His Story.
That his remarkable story has in it
the appearance Of truth and that this
of injustice is the firm belief Of mem
bers Of the District Charities Organiza-
ton. TO whom the friendIess miner ap-
pealed for medical treatment when he
first reached the Capital some weeks
ago
Since leaving the town OF his birth
in Hungary fifteen years ago. then a
soldier Of the Hungarian army, Mick
has dug gold in the mountain Businesses
Of The Pyrenees. tempted fortune among
the kaffrs of the TTansvaal. sought the
long lost treasures OF the Incas in
Mexico. welded a pick with varying
success among the hardy miners in the
Tonapah district Of Nevada. and at last
rolled back a hidden store in Alaska
which. he firmly believes. will rank him
among milllonaires.
His Own Story.
Nearly fifteen years ago I left tie lit
tie hamlet OF my birth in Hungary -
said Mick from his cot at Providence
Hospital to a Times reporter yesterday.
and since that time I have hunted and
staked gold in almost every country
where it was ever known Two years
ago I landed in Dawson City, Alaska
with the gold fever at its height. 1 got
my grub stake together. bought a good
horse, and started off 10 the southwark
About two months later. when ! had
reached a point some 200 miles south OF
Dawson, away up in the mOuntins where
the foot of man seldom trod. I made a
rich strike. I was overjoyed beyond hu-
man power of expression had toiled
along patiently through fifteen years,
and there at my feet at last was the
gold l craved and which had been with
me an absorbing fever.
Two weeks later l was hack in Daw-
son intent on stalking out my bonanza
and then TO provision again and return
10 the spot that promised to conceal
more gold than I could ever dig up and
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Arrested as Thief.

helpless today.
Arrested as Thief.
''ln hops of obtaining the secret of the
discovery which l held two scoundrels
in Dawson had me arrested on the alb
suTd charge of horse stealing. Ridicu-
lous it seemed to me at first, but, as 1t
turned out, the result has made me a
cripple for life.
Horse stealing there is yet regarded
as a serious crime, as the atmosphere Of
the siX-shooter and the ropes Send JUS
tice has not left Dawson. l was thrown
into jail along with murdereTs and fel-
ons, declared guilty of the crime OF
horse stealing. and sentenced TO fourteen
years in prison. My trial was a mock
cry. 1 WAS not allowed To offer testi-
mony in my own defense, and the fiim-
siest evidence was weighed against me.
When l heard that judge pronounce that
fateful sentence and the realization came
over me that 1 must be shut of from
the light and the living for fourteen
years every cord in my body seemed 70
snap. I collapsed in the courtroom. and
when I came TO my senses. PROSTATE in
a dark. dank cell. with rats ana vermin
crawling over me. realized that l was
paralyzed from the waist down ana
would be cripple for life.
Was Kicked and Cuffed.
Well" he resumed. bravely, after a
moments pause. when my jailers found
that / couldn't work 1 was kicked and
cuffed and subjected TO the most brutal
treatment. This lasted for months, un-
til finally. through the Intervention OF
the Sister of Mercy at the S.. Mary 5
Hospital in Dawson City, was granted
a retrial and set free as innocent.
The good Sisters OF Mercy cared for
me for two months. and then l started
on my tedious journey 10 Washington.
Travelled over sea and land until from
Dawson 7 finally reached this city.
sometimes almost on the point OF Civ
ing up the struggle. but always the
thought Of my wrong loomed up and
l was buoyed on. Your charities as
sOciation generously found this hos
pItaI cot for me, and from here / will
soon go forth to ask the great PTesi-
dent TO help me right my wrong"
Brother Located.
Through the efforts Of Miss Rotch-
fort. of the District Charities Bureau.
Micks brother. George Mick, was To-
Gated at Tonopah, New. where he is
said TO have struck q rich gold claim.
He was notified of the injured man $
condition. and responded with a sum
of money. which was used In defraying
the hospital expenses. The sick miner s
interesting case has been investigated
and every effort will be made TO re-
store him 10 health.
The case is particularly pathetic n
that the gold seekers ability TO wage a
bitter legal fight to gain possession OF
his claim depends upon his recovery.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
House nsurgent Forces
Cunning for Payne Bill
Pave Way for It's Defeat in Senate-Will Offer
Amendment NulIifying Effectiveness
of philippine Measure.

against that sort of interference with
legislation.
There was also a ciFcumstantiaI story
of a lurid interview between Speaker
Cannon and Leader Babcock, OF the in
surgent forces. Just what happened
may Eever be known. The Speaker is
well known 10 be an expert manipula-
tor of the most picturesque cuss words,
and Babcock's reputation for proficiency
in manipulating the high lights of pro-
family is scarcely poorer. After they
got locked into the Speakers office the
blue smoke presently began to issue
from the keyhoIes and crevices. and it
was promptly realized that the big do
ings were really on.
Both Still Alive.
Later both men issued forth. alive,
and apparently madder than when they
started in on the discourse.
The insurgent leaders don't expect 70
defeat the Payne bill. but they do ex-
pect 20 count more votes against il
than are conceded TO them. They look
for about seventy Republicans and not
less than twenty Democrats to vote with
them
On the Statehood measure, they are
positive OF winning The final outcome
nobody guesses; that is. what will hap
pen If the Hamilton bill is not passed
the committee Will not bring IL out un-
less assured OF its passage; and that as
surance IS not likely ever TO be received.
Perhaps later on somebody Will try TO
pass a modest bill admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as a single State,
II he does. the chances Will be decided
Iy against him. 1t IS apparently the
Hamilton bin or nothing this session.
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PATRIOT MORALES
FORSAKES COUNTRY
With Tears in His Optics He
Leaves Santo Domingo.
CALLS 1T SACRIFiC
Erstwhile President of Southern Repub-
lie Win Begin Life Anew
IN Porto Rico

Circumstances necessitete my
resignation in the interest OF p,ace
Our country demands the sacrifice. If
the government offers a guarantee, do
not omit the means to save our coun-
try. MORALES"
Such Is dispatch that sin make
Carlos Morales famous Great men
have fought for their country and then
died Tor 1t: great men have made sac
rihces, strange to believe, all for the
good of their country, but the
strdngest sacrlnCe or all is that Of this
president of "A republic who runs away
from his office 10 join the revolution
lsts IN order TO save his country. and
not feeling sure that this was suf-
ficient he forsakes forever his ON ee.
his enemies. and the country he loves
SO well, going voluntarily into ever
lasting exile As further evidence
OF loyalty. ne has gone to spend the
remainder Of his DAYS IN a land where
flies the Stars and Stripes
Sent by Southeriand.
This brief message. overfiowing
With patriotic sentiment. was received
at the State Department yesterday
afternoon through the Navy Depart
ment 1t was sent TO Washington by
Commander Switzerland. in command
OF the American squadron or cruisers
and gunbOats in DOMINICAN waters. he
lEDDELeu the TRANSMISSION bf AAAiEl "
the message from Patriot Morales to
the governor Of the Monte Christi dis
trict.
Friday night when the peaceful sun
sank into the hills OF the turbulent lit
tie republic down in the golden CariD-
bean. Carlos Morales saw the land or
his former reign fade away in the dis
tance through a mist Of tears. as he
was borne to an island or American
domination-PoTto Rico. At san Juan
he expects to heroically but silently
spend his days.
Another dispatch received at the Navy
Department yesterday tells OF his de
parture from the volcanic land or poliu-
cal eruption. This Government, after
granting ths refugee president temper
airy asylum in the legation al Santo
Domingo city. not only effected the dis
patch az his message OF farewell and
then escorted him safely out OF the
country 10 the frontier on the blue salt
waters edge, but afforded his transpoT-
tation on the gunboat Dubuque across
the narrow stretch OF water 10 San
Juan.
In response to his message TO the gov
ernor Of Monte Christi, the government.
headed by the former vice president,
RaymOn Caceres. s0rrowfully granted
Morales leave.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
Insurgency Strong Gard.

There was no question last night that
insurgency was the strong card. There
were many and interesting stories OF
people being summoned TO the Speaker
room or 10 the White House. and labor
ed With long and earnestly. one Repre-
sentative was reported TO have been
summoned 10 the White House. and
urged that he could not afford TO Op-
pose the Administration. After leaving
he declared that whereas he had IN
tended. before going there. TO support
the measure. he lad changed his mind
and would oppose il. just as a protest
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-28
~
FAvOR|TES
WIN GAMES
Males and Punahous
Deliver the
Goods.

Points-Iolanis, A. Males, Z; Puma
nous, 4; Y. NJ. c. A, 1; D. Heads, 0.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-28
Catfish Offers Good Sport.

lagoons and they seldom went home
u1rewarded Often they would tramp
from town and trudge back again, be-
ing too poor to afford car-fare.
Some time ago the lagoons were
cleaned of their growth of weeds and
the fish were poisoned by thousands.
Today there is hardly a fish of any
account in the waters of the park. Cat
fish. Or, as they are called by the ma
tives, ''oopu," black and golden carp,
mullet and other varieties have all
been killed off and save for fish that
ascend from the sea, the lagoons are
today practically fishless.
Good oopu fishing may be obtained
in any of the pools which mark the
course of Nuuanu stream, and the far
Their one goes up the better is the sport
enjoyed
Near Hauula. on the windward side
of the island, oopu are particularly
abundant, and when the weather is too
bad to permit of sea fishing, the cat
fish help the larder out wonderfully.
The natives scoop out the oopu with
net and seldom take the trouble to
angle for them with a rod. They fish
purely for the pot and not for any
motive of sport.
There are some fine specimens of the
yellow cat in the center tank at the
Aquarium. They have been in captivity
a long time and appear to thrive in
confinement.
Catfish spawn early locally and the
month of May finds them fat, fine and
gamey. Almost any kind of bait will
tempt them, but a section of live
shrimp, carefully husked, will do the
trick a trifie faster than any other
bait. The only thing against shrimp
as bait is that it comes off the hook
very easily. Anglers who do not care
to keep continually rebaitings their
hooks can achieve satisfactory results
with a piece of an earth worm, thread
ed on the hook so as to cover the shank
and leaving one end free to wriggle.
If no other bait can be obtained, the
intestines or white stomach of another
fish or a piece of raw meat will lure
the cats to their destruction.
The black cats are swifter in striking
than their more desirable yellow cou-
sins, but when one of the latter takes
hold, the experienced fisherman knows
1t once what kind of a fish is at the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-28
The Roped Arena.

The Island of Maui is to have
boxing exhibition of it's very own
Dave Meyers, the veteran sport I
Waikiki, was in town last week an
casually stated that his town was tu
spelling for a fight. He said that an.
one who could put up their dukes
a half way decent manner would !
royalty entertained and stood a chan
of returning to Honolulu with a goo
sized chunk of ready"
Sam Decker, the sporting tailor
this burg, is a good Samaritan when
GENES to seeing a decent village g
ing hungry for a fight and as soon
he heard of the need Of the Maui II
tropolis, he cast about for the wher
withaI to relieve it.
AS a result of his efforts James N
Fadden and Jimmy Cooper viii cont'
fifteen rounds in Waikiki on the IL
prox.
These lads have met before a
fought without a decision being r.
dered. They should put up a good
Maui local talent Will figure in
preliminaries.
Huihui and Sullivan did their CT
tOmary stunts, yesterday, the work
the latter being a trifie lighter IN
usual Today the men will work
2 p. m. Sullivan at the Healani DO
house and Huihui at the Myrtle be-
quarters.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-28

Hawaii is not noted for its fresh
| water fishing. but there is a fish which
abounds in almost every stream on tbs
islands which may always be depended
upon to furnish a certain amount OF
sport to the angler who cares for small
game rather than none at all.
The catfish is found here in at least
four varieties. There is the insignifl-
cant black cat, the Chinese cat, with
the elongated dorsal fin; the mountain
cat and the yellow cat of the local Ia
goons. All four take a bait greedily
and can be captured at will if their
Whereabouts be known. Another point
in their favor is that every member
of the quartet is good eating when
properly cooked.
The mountain cat, found in streams
at considerable elevation, and the
black cat never grow bigger than few
inches. The Chinese cat, which appears
to be part eel, attains somewhat
more respectable size, While the yell
low cat has been taken as big as u
couple of pounds in weight. The latter
are game fighters and provide sport
when light tackle is used.
The yellow cat is furnished with
feeders on his mouth and is capable
or infiicting a painful wound with
spines set near the gills. Like all the
catfish tribe, the yellow fellow is a bot
tom feeder, but does not bury him
self in the mud after the fashion of the
black and Chinese cats.
The yellow cat is the best table fish
and when taken in brackish water,
some time from the spawning season.
has flesh that is firm and white. A few
years ago he abounded in the lagoons
in kapiolani Park, and it was no I'M
common thing to catch a hundred in
day. When the plague scare was on
and the Chinatown fire had brought
poverty to many natives, every day
would see numbers of fishermen, men
and women. trying their luck in the
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| end of his line. There is a rush, &
| swift dart to the bottom and wher
pressure is applied to the line the fight
begins. The yellow cat is quite q
/ scrapper and struggles to the last
| Hopping like mad when he is landed
| on the bank. And beware of those
| sharp side fms when the hook is be-
| ing extricated.
There are two methods of taking the
cat, one with single hook on a fine
silk line and operated with light
bamboo pole. and the other a throw
line with as many hooks attached as
can be conveniently handled. The
trouble with the latter is that the
shrimps, big chaps with nippers, eat
off the bait before the catfish have a
chance to get around. Throw lines
may be as long as desired and have
one end attached to the bank and the
other tied to a weight and sunk in the
stream. They are usually placed in the
water at shutdown and taken up the
following morning. If a spot cannot
be readily found where the line can
reach across the stream, a good plan is
to fasten one end on a tree or bridge
on the bank, carry it diagonally down
stream and drop the weighted end in
deep water.
With hooks strung on short lines and
baited with shrimps or small fry, there
is something to tempt the fish at every
depth of water, from few inches be-
low the surface to the bottom. Decent
carp and aholehole may be taken this
way when the stream runs into the
sea.
A common method is to attach a
throw line with two or three hooks
thereon to a bendy twig stuck into the
bank. When a fish is hooked the shak-
ing of the twig quickly indicates the
fact. Fishing with a bamboo pole is
rendered more enjoyable when float
is used and the bait allowed to drift
an inch or so above the bottom.
Cloudy days with the water slightly
colored are best for catfish catching.
bats that they can distinctly see. A
rain that has muddied the water and
caused a slight rise creates perfect
fishing conditions.
Catfish is fine fried in corn meal and
boiling lard. with adjuncts of toast and
hot coffee. Cooked in ti-leaves, the meat
has hardly a superior among fresh |
butter black pepper and salt, and serv-
ed with egg sauce. the unconsidered
catfish is simply great. If ones taste
runs to chowder or stew, it is equally |
good. Catch a few and try them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-28
GOLF CUP PLAY AT
HALElWA LINKS TODAY

A crowd of golfers viii journey to
the pleasant village of Waialua today
for the purpose of participating in the
monthly tournament for the Haleiwa
Cup The game has to be Won three
times by player before becoming in
dividual property and among those
who have already two legs in the tro-
ply are Q. H Berrey. Archie Mahaulu
and Frank Armstrong.
Among the crack players who will
play today may be mentioned Angus.
Giffard, Sinclair Woods and Andef-
son.
The following eight members of the
Manoa Golf Club receive free passage
to. and entertainment at, Waialua.
having won right TO the same in
tournament played on the Manoa links
a week ago: Sinclair, High. Angus,
Baird. White. Walker, Armstrong and
Hutchins.
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(D PUNAHOUS VS.. DIAMOND
HEADS (2).

The Heads started from the bleach
ers' end and after five minutes of play
had elapsed Cockburn opened the ac-
count on behalf OF the Puns. The
field had been widened eight yards
since last week and it was noticeable
that the ball was much less often out
of bounds.
The Heads showed lots of speed but
poor Judgment in passing and shooting,
falling down in several easy chances
to score.
After Cockburn and Campbell had
taken shots at the Diamond Heads
goal. corner was registered but moth
ing came of it. Jock Cation then put
in a warm one but ChillingwOrth saw
ed handily for his side
Lively play ensued until the end of
the half Fernandez showing part1cu-
larry we'll for the Reds When half
time sounded, the score was Punahous,
i; Diamond Heads, 0.
On the resumption of hostilities, the
ball was taken into Punahou territory
and Williams had hard luck in not
scoring with dandy shot. Then Full
Ter used his hands near the goal ana
a penalty kick was awarded against
his side Williams equalized the score
with a well-judged kick that went over
the goal-keeper's head.
A scrimmage in front of the Heads
goal was the next occurrence of IN
terest and Cooke made the score to
in favor of the Punahous.
Almost Immediately Gleason made
matters worse by putting the ball be-
tween his own goal-posts, accidentally
of course.
The Diamond Heads cornered and
Grune took the kick. Nothing resulted,
hut soon after a free kick was award
ed the Heads and Grune again booted
the ball 1t was long shot. but the
ball struck the further post and GID
ed oblique1y into the net, making the
score to in favor of the Puns.
The Diamond Heads played all they
knew and more than once looked like
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-28
INFANTRY VS. THE
ALL-PORTUGUESE TODAY

There will be baseball at p. m. to-
day at Kapiolani Park. between the
10th Infantry and the All-Portuguese
nine. 1t will be remembered that these
two teams tried conclusions two weeks
ago. on which occasion the garrison
nine was defeated.
The H-Portuguese nine will be as
follows:
l. Soares, c.: F. Freitas, p; NJ.
Freftas. 1b. F Fernandez. 2b.; Evers,
SIS; H. Bushnell. 3b.; Geo. Madeira, IF;
Nike Freitas, CT: Joe Travens. If; NJ.
Soares. John Carrera, NJ. Martin, sub
stitutes.
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| tying the score Lemon especially put
| ting in some good ticks. 1t was not t.
| be, however, for J. Cation put the ball
! through from a corner kick in taking
| fashion, the game ending shortly after
| with the score reading: Punahous, 1;
| Diamond Heads, 2.
| 90 MALES VS.. Y. NJ C. A. COZ.
The Males settled down into their
stride soon after the start, Gray and
Davies earning the applause of the
spectators by their fine work scuf-
fie in front of the Y. NJ. c. A. goal
looked as if point would certainly
be notched, but the Christians hung on
like bulldogs and frustrated every eff
fort to score for a long time.
After the Males had cornered and
an Intellectual shot at goal had been
| INDUCED in, Catteral got the ball and
nearly put it through.
Suddenly the play shifted to the
Males territory but the backs were
more than equal to any emergency
and saved the situa ton most impress
lively. 1t seemed as if McGill and An
derson We're capa BILE of holding the
whole team lined up against them.
Catteral got the sphere home with
low straight shot, the result of some
clever dribbling, a second or so before
time. The effort fairly beat
Beardmore and it would have done the
same to every goal-keeper in the
league.
Isenberg attracted attention by his
valiant rushes after the ball. He oc-
casionally managed to kick the leather
and is very evidently getting over that
strange fear OF the sphere which char
aCterized his efforts earlier in the sea-
son.
Almost Immediately after the COM
mencement of the second half, the bali
was put through by Cattera1, under
circumstances almost identical with
those governing the first goal made by
the Heads in the previous game. A
penalty kick did the trick.
Y M c. A. made brilliant rally,
but their effort was unsustained, and
their goal was soon being peppered.
be desired, one of the shots coming
from Plunkett.
At this stage the band fell asleep
and was repeatedly exhorted by wags
in the grandstand and below to make
noise like a band. Kapellmeister
Berger was not in attendance, it being
his sovereign rulers birthday and lese
majestic to lead band on that day a.
anythin less than a funeral
Soon after Fred Bailey scored with
one of the most spectacular goals ever
made in Honolulu. The shot was a
long, diagonal one, and when the ball
was kicked it was twenty to one that
it would never go between the bars.
It did, however, and made the score
3 to nil in favor of the Males.
The Y. NJ. c. A. were penalized for
rough playing and pretty soon Belser .
was called upon to clear, which he did
as we'll as could be desired. The Chris /
tians finished very strong and just be- !
fore the game ended Robbins had hard |
luck in not placing a goal to the credit !
of the Initials. The final score was: |
Males 8; Y. NJ. c. A. Q.