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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
IN TIE MATTER
OF FIBER PLANTS

Editor Advertiser: In answer to
"Planter So enquiry in your Monday
issue, the name Moorva or Murva is
that applied in Bengal and other parts
of India to the fiber extracted from
the leaves of Sansevieria Zeylanica, a
liliaceous plan which hourishes in
many Honolulu gardens. The subject
of the cultivation of this valuable
plant together with that of about
twenty others was investigated some
time ago and the results obtained are
to be found in Vol. IL, No. /, of the
Occasional Papers of the b. p. Bishop
Museum
S. Ieylanica is stemless bush with
perennial roots. 1t bears a rosette
of succulent, erect, radical leaves,
blotched on each side with light
green. From these an excellent soft
and plant fiber is obtained whick
resembles pineapple fiber in many re-
spects.
The cultivation of sansevieria is sim
pie. 1t is propagated either by divi-
sions of the rhizomes, or the leaves
may be cut into four-lnch lengths and
inserted two inches deep in boxes,
where they will soon develop roots.
a full crop of fiber may be harvest
ed in two years and the plantation
may be worked over every six months
The preparation of the fiber is SINH
lar to that of sisal. Forty pounds of
leaves, three or four feet long furnish
about one pound of dry fiber and $500
pounds may be taken from an acre of
about 5000 plats. An experiment has
produced under favorable circum-
stances 10 long tons per acre. The
value of sansevieria is probably great
err than that of ssal The cultiva-
tion of the plant in these islands APP
pears to be one of great promise.
S. guineensis referred to by plan
ter is a tropical African species of
sansevieria. 1t is widely cultivated in
parts of the tropics. S. cylindrical is
also well known tropical African
species.
Yours truly,
l.. G. BLACKMAN.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12

geles Chamber of Commerce our fold
ers are now being distributed from their
headquarters at Atlantic City where
we also have ON exhibition some very
attractive enlarged photographs of is
land scenery.
After considerable correspondence the
Promotion Committee has induced sew
eral of the leading railroads to include
maps of the Hawaiian Islands in all of
their wall maps. Some of the roads
already have such maps and will make
certain corrections suggested by us in
their next editions.
In order to bring the leading hotels
of Australia, New Zealand, China, Ja-
pan and India more closely in touch
with Hawaii, We are now sending regu-
larly to some fifty such hotels the
Weekly Bulletin and Paradise of the
Pacific. We also include in this mail
ing list certain hotels on the Pacific
coast
We have now in our rooms quite
library Of city directories, to which adj
ditions are constantly being made.
Our special chart of the Pacific has
been completed and we hope to have
the same ready for distribution shortly.
Arrangements have been made for an
exhibit of Hawaiian photographs at the
coming New Zealand Exposition. Our
folders will also be there for distribu-
ton.
One of the most satisfactory pieces
of work undertaken by the Promotion
Committee was the bringing to Hawaii
of the Southern California Editorial
Association, the members OF which have
but Just left U.S. AS result of this
trip we are going to receive many hun
dreds of columns OF interesting write
ups, not only throughout Southern CAL
ifornia. but all over the United States.
just at the time of the year, too. when
winter trips are being planned.
am pleased to state further that the
prospects are excellent for additional
excursions to the islands during the
coming season, including one of Los
Angeles business men. another from
Berkeley and Alameda, conducted by
Mrs. weatherred as well as Portland
Commercial Club excursion. We also
have reason to expect delegations OF
newspaper men from Kansas, Colorado,
wyoming and Washington. Respect
fully submitted. II. p. WOOD,
Secretary.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12

The statement has been frequently
made of late, that the offence of drunk
snness was being winked at by the
police for political purposes.
In other words, that Sheriff Brown
Had instructed his menials not to modest
intoxicated persons, provided they look
ed like voters
Browns supporters have Indignantly
denied this and up to the present their
word has had to be taken.
This is not the case any longer, how
ever. The cat is out of the bag and as
INSCRIPTIONS piece of mnlfeasance
for political ends as has ever been
brought to light, today confronts the
County Sheriff and those to whom he
rs appealing for votes on the grounds
of conscientious discharge of the duties
of his office.
From october 4 to October 5, In
elusive, twenty-seven arrests for drunk
enness were made in Honolulu. The
district court records show that only
nine cases of drunkenness were
brought before Judge Whitney from
october to October 8. The remain
ing eighteen arrests are unaccounted
for.
Following is n copy of the police
station blotter on which arrests are
recorded as the offenders are brought
TO the receiving station:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
JURY DISAGREED.

The case against All Sun, charged
with selling liquor to a minor, was de
cided yesterday afternoon in Judge
Lindsay's court by disagreement in
the jury over the question OF RESPONSE
bility in the matter The jury could
not agree and was discharged. Achi.
for the defendant, asked for an ac-
quittal. on the ground that the holder
of the license was responsible, but the
Judge denied the motion. L. Akau.
seventeen years of age, testified that he
bought liquor from All Sun, who was
an employe of r. w. Condor. All Sun
testified that he did not know the age
OF the prosecuting witness. When the
case went to the jury the question Of
whether All Sun or his employer was
resuons'ble came up and on this rock
the jury split.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
PROMOTION WORK
PUSHED BY WOOD

The quarterly report of Secretary H.
p. Wood of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee presented to the Chamber of
/ Commerce Wednesday was as follows:
Honolulu, October l, 1906
! Mr.. w. H. Giffard, President, Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu,
Hawaii
Sir: Since my last quarterly report
as Secretary of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee, our office force has been
very busy in getting out special circu-
lar letters to the leading medical men
throughout the West and Northwest,
with which We enclosed our little fold
err on climate, calling special attention
to DR.. l.. Il. Cofer's statements therein
contained. We have also reached with
our postal folder many hundreds of peo-
pie in the aforementioned area who
have residence telephones. AT the
present time we are sending out special
circulars to several thousand carefully
selected addresses and will follow up
this lire of work un,ii the end of De-
cember, by which time we shall ex-
poet to note an increase of travel this
way, and though much has happened
within the past few months tending to
check ocean travel to Hawaii, yet the
members of the Promotion Committee
feel quite confident that a good sea-
son is ahead of us.
Mr.. II. X Bonine. VINO sailed for San
Francisco August IA, after having spent
several weeks in the islands securing
an extended series of moving pictures
for the Edison Company, writes that
his company is already placing the
films on the market and that 1t will
only be n matter of n very short time
before Interesting Hawaiian scenes will
be on view in every vaudeville theater
throughout the United States and Cam
ada, as well as in the principal cities
OF Europe. Mr.. Bonine also secured,
while here, several hundred plates from
which he proposes mating reoresen-
tative collection of lantern slides which
will be placed Oh the market at low
fi1ure rhrs affording the many lectur-
ers throughout the country an oppor-
tunity to secure an up-to-date collec-
ton OF slides OF island scenery. In
bringing about the visit of Mr.. BONNIE
the Promotion Committee feels that 1t
has score1 distinct success in the
way of advertising Hawaii.
one of the most effective circular let
tiers sent out during the past quarter
was the Autograph copy of communi-
cation from Mr.. 4. C. Lyster a Colo
RADIO banker, who spent a portion OF
last winter IN Honolulu. With this we
enclosed short note, receiving an
unusual number of most satisfactory
answers from bankers throughout :he
territory covered.
Through the courtesy OF the Los An
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
SHERIFF TURNS
DRINKS LOOSE
BY WHOLESALE
frrpn Wednesdays Advertiser,

ability to vote. There was nothing to
be gained by turning Hannah loose
so he was fined.
veribar doesn't sound like vote
either SO he got stuck.
Blanche Martin was legitimate game
for the public prosecutor on account
of the limitation OF the franchise. Also
she had $26 aboard when arrested
Poor Blanche-the docket declares thai
she forfeited So bail.
Next came Connan and l.. Frank
That looks more like business. II they
haven't votes they have friends who
can surely be persuaded to support a
police administration that administers
justice without straining the quality
of mercy. Sentence suspended till
after election was their portion.
Peter Brack also paid. Just who he
is is unascertainable. It's a one best
bet that he hasn't a vote, however.
John Cameron forfeited Sc bail. He
evidently isn't as cannie as his name
indicates. What waste of money,
joint You would probably have been
released anyway,
Frank Avarinos and Asuraki, Jap
neither of whom could be of any as
sistance to the police machine on the
first Tuesday in November, paid the
penalty of their over-indulgence In
Dago red or Sandpaper gin.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12


Inc hanzahii'o extension OF the Mex
lean Central Railway is a line which
starts at Tuxpan. 119 miles southwest
., croda,ot,,o o,., "a s ~,
racinc port OF Manzaniiio. severai
men nave ueen at work on
Tue eNtehs.on ior nearly year anu ny
.he emu oi hiteeh ifioh'hs more IL VIII
oe reauy LOT opera'ioh'
nsiues Denhs Nor.h Ahier'ca ac
I'VE ,oi'ano wi'ni' easy reach Vi Tue
tra.eier' 'he MahZai'i'io extension mas
ei'o.her anu ihore important Grain ~
PUBIC a.'en''on' IL VIII estapiish the
hist ran connection between the IN
lerior u MeN'co ana t,ie racine oceah'
ana VIII remove 'ne oarrler 10 'raue
oetWeen Mexico anu the racine ports
Oh the ohited states BRUSH Columbia
Cehtrai anu south America and inc
far East IL represents the fuinilment
OF iong-cherisned desire OF President
Dlaz' ana its completion VIII mark the
dawn or new commercial era In the
iepublic. IT VIII open the markets OF
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12

The case of Helen Miguel is deserv-
Ing of passing attention. The fan
Helen tanked up down Palama way on
Monday and went a bit large. Her
unwecome attentions to haole so ex-
asperated the latter that he appealed
to the police for protection and Helen
took a ride in the hurry-up.
The docket dawns and no Helen
thereon. Wherefore and likewise why
Helen must have a pull at the sta
tion-house as strong as that which
tugged the wrecked steamship to
safety.
When an arrest Is made the only
way the offender can properly avoid
being hailed into court is to answer to
charge to have his case stricken
from the calendar by the public prose-
cutor. Even then the entry should
appear on the docket with the word
Stricken against it,
Nothing of the kind was done in the
cases of:
Peter Davis. C. b. Makanui, w. A..
Nelson. Haena, Joe Johnson, Kahule,
Makaaiana, Jack, Kaluna, j. E. Muir
ray. Kamakuiki, Opiopio, NJ. Rosa, NJ
Gouveia, Kaluapomuku. Pehu, George
Brain and Helen Miguel.
Pehea?
II these favored eighteen bibulous
persons We're showed to liberty by
means other than the order OF court,
why was s12 bail money extracted
from Blanche Martin and John Cam
eron.
That they We're unfortunate enough
to have the money on them, seems to
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
NEPHEW Of
BOB EVANS

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. September "a
III. w. T. Eglin. nephew OF Rear Ad-
miral Evans. and Richard ]. Cook. both
college graduates. have started TO work
their way around the world on a wager
Of 5000. They are clad In blue overalis
and jumpers and left Washington yes
terday with enough money In their
pockets 70 take them to Newport News
They earned this money working in a
restaurant.
The terms of the wager are that the
young men shall return to Washing
ton within the year, and that during
that time they shall not receive any
financial assistance or beg. but literally
make their own way around the globe
by any means of travel they may be
able TO employ.
Once at Newport News an attempt
will be made to get work on some cat
tie boat or vessel sailing for LIVER
pool. After spending two or three
weeks in England, Cook and Eglin will
go to France. thence to Germany.
Switzerland, Italy, and thence to the
Far East.
Some time will be spent in China.
Japan and the Philippines the pair re-
turning to the United States by way
OF Honolulu and San Francisco.
The terms OF the wager are that in
each of the countries named a post
card, OF which twenty are provided.
/, to be mailed to Washington.
A small handbag was taken along,
containing a suit of underwear, a pair
Of socks and shirt each. Other cloth
ing must be purchased from funds made
by the pair on the road.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
DEATH OF ROBERT FERN.

Robert Fern, wen known resident
of Honolulu, aied yesterday morning
at his residence in Kalihi. The de-
ceased was horn in Maui, ffty-six years
ago, and has resided in Honolulu the
greater part of his life. He was
builder and his most recent work was
at Eva where he assisted in the con-
struction of the present mill. He was
three years engaged in work under Mr..
Renton when he was taken i'll and did
not fully recover from that attack. He
leaves a widow and eight children, be-
sides six brothers and four sisters. The
funeral will take place this morning at
10 O'Clock from the residence, inter
ment being in the Kaumakapili Gene
terry.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12

building in Mexico the Sierra Madre
has stopped all other plans for Pacific
outlet The Colima- Manzanillo line
was purchased by the Mexican Central
interests last year.
Just below Tuxpan, in the southern
part of the State Of Jalisco, the Sierra
Madre breaks into series of bar
rancas, or great canyons, hundreds of
feet wide, hundreds or feet deep,
grandly rugged, scenically magnificent.
Along one of these barrancas, which
cradles in its depths the Tuxpan river
and drains the great peaks and table,
lands on either side. the route of the
extension has been located. Civil en-,
gineers. scrambling along perilous
lodges. swinging from ropes along per-
nendicular walls. consumed more than
three years in making the location,
ana. with a fall of nearly $500 feet In
the forty-two miles from Tuxpan to
Colima. succeeded in securing a maxi
mum grade of two per cent. In
the accomplishment of the task
outlined by the engineers, mountains
are being blown to atoms, men are bor-
ing tunnels through solid rock, massive
abutments are being reared for the
great steel bridges that will span the
canyons. and enormous fills, miniature
mountains in themselves. are being
made to carry the steel highway across
smaller gorges and over uneven coun-
try. The maps call for thirteen tun-
nels and thirtsen bridges between Tux
pan and Colima. One bridge will have
height Of $50 feet, making it the
highest railroad bridge in Mexico and
one of the highest in the world. There
Is one mile of the extension that will
cost over 100000, and several that will
cost more than $4,000 each.
In building to the Pacific ocean the
Mexican Central will become a trans,
continental line and a competitor of
the Panama canal For many years the
road has controlled the Gulf port of
Tampico. and with its Manzanillo ex-
tension 1t will be in a position to ham
die through traffic across Mexico. Due
to the proximity of the Colima volcano
and the character of the country trav-
eled, the Manzanillo extension will be
one Of the scenic routes of the world.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
A RELIABLE REMEDY.

The only remedy which can always
be depended upon in the most severe
cases of pain in the stomach, cramp
collie or diarrhoea. Is Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Most dealers know this and recommend
it when such a medicine is called for
For sale by Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd
agents for Hawaii.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
be the only explanation of the finan-
cial loss to which they were subjected
How many others left money at the
| receiving desk, had bail money taken
therefrom, decided to forfeit some and
then had their cases dropped unknown
to them. is of course a pure matter of
guesswork.
The court records show only the bail
forfeits OF Blanche Martin and John
Cameron.
What an opportunity for grating
embezzlement this slipshod method Of
conducting business at the police sta
ton, offers to dishonest clerks:
Fifteen cases of drunkenness have
come to trial in as many consecutive
days.
And yet there is more visible drunk
enness in Honolulu today than has
been the case in years.
Any night an inspection Of the prem
ises OF the Palama dives will reveal
men lying on the ground, sleeping of
drunken stupor. Staggering men,
loaded to the guards, may be seen on
the city streets every night and day
and recumbent forms take little find
ing in dnnrwavs and ollaya
Men get so drunk on the vile stun
sold in Chinese groggeries that they
fall into the harbor and are drowned.
Two of these cases have occurred
within the last few days
Drunkenness is no longer an offence
provided the jagged one has vote
or can control one.
IF he's so bad that you have to
run him in, why run him in and we'll
fix 1t up later, seems to be the Homo
lulu cops order of the day
Why as things stand at present, it's
as much as an officers job is worth,
to arrest voter for being drunk.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
JOCK M'GU|R6 IS
BACK N HONOLULU

Jock" Mcguire, formerly connected
with the oahu Railway and for several
years n resident of Hilo. returned to
town on the Kinau, Saturday, and will
again take up his residence In the me-
tropolis. Jock says he has a large
and growing family and wants to have
them educated in the best schools of
Honolulu and that's his reason for
coming back
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12
MEXICAN TOWNS
INUNDATED AND
MANY DROWNED
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.)

JALISCo Mexico October hundred and twenty three
people have been drowned the the Next
Central railroad Many houses Tpan and
Poilloc by the
1.-The above dispatch
the the Mnzanio
the trouble in
poiloc
That did better
above
the cable
well a a town.-Ed
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-12

Other cases of drunkenness brought
into court since September 20, inclusive,
are as follows:
September %, o.; September 26, O;
September ~, o; September 2s, o; Sep.
tember 90, 2; October |, 2; October 2,
0; October 3, .; making total of 10
eases in Is days.
Here's an interesting state of af-
fairs, surely!
What can have become of that al
legged intoxicated eighteen? They APP
pear to have got lost in the shuttle.
Glance for moment at the unfor-
tunates whose cases got as far as the
cadi of the district court.
There's Hannah Kusta whose name
indicates Indian parentage and in
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-28
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERS.


Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. I'll
Eight masked and heavily armed
burglars held the people of White
Cloud village As miles north of
here, at bay early Thursday while they
ri1ed the Newaygo county bank and
attempted also to rob the Bank Of
r. Cannon & Son. The eight men
rode into the town of White Cloud
between ~ and one o'clock, sur
rounded the buildings containing the
two banks, and posted guards out
side while other members of the
gang worked inside.
The interior of the Newaygo Coun-
ty bank was completely wrecked by
two explosions. The burglars got be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in cash.
Dynamite was then used to wreck
the interior of the Cannon bank but
while the craftsmen were at WORK
there the townspeople Weakened by
the explosions gathered until there
were so many of them present that
the guards evidently decided it was
not prudent to wait longer They
called out the men working in the
bank before they could get the safe
open and covering the citizens with
guns, rode out of the town on horse
back.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-28
PREPARING ARMY FOR CUBA
Every Department Has Made Prepar-
ations to Meet an Emergency.
ArscnaIs Getting Ammunition for
Small Arms and Field Guns
Ready for Shipment.

Washington, Sept. 21.-Preparation
is the watchword of the army regard
ing Cuba Not only have complete
plans been prepared, but every depart
ment has made arrangements to meet
the emergency of intervention If it
should occur. General Crozier, chief
of the bureau of ordnance, is now at
the Rock Island arsenal in Illinois
and few days ago he visited the
frankfort arsenal at Philadelphia.
AS result, considerable activity has
been displayed in getting ammunition
for small arms and light field guns ready
for movement in case orders for such
action are issued The ordance bur
eau has on hand a supply to equip a
small army, but not enough for
large army and it is supposed that
General Crozier's visit is with a view
TO supplying the deficiency.
1t is stated in other bureaus of the
department that the plans for a pos
sble movement have been progress
ing for some time and that any ne
cessity can be promptly met.
The navy department has received
earnest requests from persons having
plantations in Cuba asking that for.
ce5 be sent for the protection of DIFF
ferent places. The department with
the force under command is unable to
comply with this request The in
formation of the navy departments
from Cienfuegos is that Commander
Fullam has landed all the available
force and utilized to the best advan.
tage for protecting the threatened in
terests in the vicinity of Cienfuegos
1t is understood that the Dixie after
landing the bluejackets and marines
at Cienfuegos has returned to Santo
Domingo. 1t Is expected the Dixie
will be replaced by the Cleveland.
The navy department Thursday re-
ceived from st. Augustine, Fla, a
wireless message from the cruiser
Cleveland saying that she passed
that point at sea Thursday morning
on her way to Havana. Nothing has
been heard from the cruiser Tacoma,
but it is thought the Tacoma is sail
ing with the Cleveland.