The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-19
RECIPROCAL TAX LAW.

on and now await the endorsement o.
President Mitchell
RECIPROCAL TAX LAW.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 1O.-Under the
recent decision of the Supreme Court
of this State. all fire insurance COM
panies must pay taxes under the re-
| ciprocal tax law passed by the last
| Legislature or have their licenses re-
voked. This ruling applies only to
| companies which are incorporated in
| States having reciprocal tax laws.
| SUSPECTED FIEND CAUGHT.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1O-John Brady. %
years old, waiter out of employment
was arrested today on suspicion of be-
ing the man giving the name of Jack
f, the Sta bber,'' who stabbed a number
| of women on the streets during the
past three weeks, and later confessed.
Brady was arrested in a resort where
| he had boasted that he was Jack the
Stabber." Upon being confronted by
several men who positively identified
him, Brady. it is stated. confessed.
What his motive was in stabbing
women indiscriminately has not been
told by him.
SAVINGS BANK FAILURE.
PEORIA, H., Feb. 10-This morning
eight depcsitors of the Peoples Saw
ings BANK, of which Dr. George H.
Simmons, who committed suicide OF
Tuesday, was president, filed proceed
ings in the United States Court here
against the Rev E. l.. Kelly, the sur
viving partner in the bank, asking that
the bank be declared bankrupt. The
bank owes depositors about $120.0G0
and as assets own its own building
and has several thousand dollars
worth of securities of a doubtful value.
In addition, there is 800 shares of stock
of company DR.. Simmons organized
and subsequently sold, the value of
which is not known and can not be
told until his deposit box in the Inter-
state Bank is opened, which will be
sometime during the day.
PASSENGERS LEFT BEHIND.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 1O-The Red
Star Liner Noordland, which left Liv-
erpool Feb. for Philadelphia, arrived
off this port today, but owing to the
stormy weather prevailing, proceeded
without embarking her passengers
The latter had rough experience
They went out to the vicinity of
Roehe's Point on a tender and there
awaited the arrival of the Noordland.
though a heavy sea was running But
after being badly tossed about they
were compelled to put back to Queens
town.
PROTECTED HER HOME.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 1O-Mrs
Eckels, the Cedar Rapids woman ac
cused of numbering Peter Martin, a |
constable, who sought entrance to her !
house to levy on some household goods |
last October, was found guilty of man
slaughter today The defense pleaded |
the right to protect her own home !
against an intruder and introduced evi- |
dence to show that the officer was
warned.
SMALLPOX IN PENITENTIARY
PITTSBURG. Pa, Feb 10-A con
vict in the Western Pennsylvania
smallpox. Every precaution is being
LdhcH 10 HIeNS SpA eau VI tHt tlS- |
ease among the $50 other inmates. All
prisoners have been vaccinated.
THE CHINESE COMMISSION.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Feb. 10
The Imperial Chinese Commission ar
lived here today. The morning was oc-
,upiad in an inspection of the power
,lant and other points of interest.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.-Attorney Gen
raj Hadley today forwarded to Judge
of the Supreme Court of
Sew York City certified copy of the |
Iecision of the United States Circuit ,
'ourt of Appeals in the case of the ;
)owagiac Manufacturing Company VS.. I
William Lochner. which involves the
recise question that is pending before I
udge Gildersleeve in the Standard 5
Ill Company case. t
The decision is favorable to the con
ention made by Mr.. Hadley in the '
tandard Oil ease. ;
The opinion, written by Justice San r
orn, sets forth: '
cit is not the duty of an auxiliary I
ourt or judge, within whose jurisdic- a
ion the testimony is being taken in a {
lit pending in a court of another Jur- Q
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