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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-27

can be imputed to them for leaving
her three under changed conditions
because they had no available means
Of removing her from that position
the Fearless being too large 10 cross
the bar, the Kacra being too small to
handle the ere igcr when the weather
was 4, all rough. there being no other
available tug, capable of taking the
drcdger into Pearl Harbor in rough
weather and II being unsafe for the
Fearless to take her back In such
weather TO Honolulu IIarbor. The
point we wish to make now is that the
defendants right, II they had n right,
wherever It's source. or the plaintiff s
permission, to take the drcdger to the
entrance of Pearl liarbor or use her
there. would not include right or
permission to keep her there under
dangerous conditions"
The decision Is a very long one
covering twenty large pages of type
written paper Of large size. and goes
carefully into all the details of the ex
captions which were noted. Attorney
Il. G. Peters represented the plaintin
and S. II. Derby, OF Kinney, McClana
han e. Derby, the defendants in The
brief. The case will probably be car
rlcd to the higher court.
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SUPREME COURT
GIVES DECISION
Decides In Favor of the
Territory As Against
Cotton Bros.
OPINION RENDERED IN
OLD DREDGER CASE
DEFENDANTS NEGLIGENT IN
LEAVING PLAINTIFFS PROP.
ERTY IN DANGEROUS
POSITION

The Supreme Court this morning
rendered q decision in the case of the
Territory of Hawaii VS.. Cotton Bros.
in the matter of the dredger lost at
Pearl llarbor on Oct. 10, 1902. The
exception of the defendants were over.
-ulcd.
The chief objection was made on
Inc grounds that the trial Judge OK.
pressed as his opinion that the verdict
was rendered contrary to the evil
dencc. This was overruled on the
grounds that assuming that some
weight might well be given to an opin.
ion expressed by trial Judge, even
under such circumstances, such opin.
ion. of course, would not be all.con.
trolling. and in the present case the
reasoning of the trial Judge, which is
set forth at length Is so clearly hsuf.
ficient to support ms conclusions and
the evidence is so clearly Of nature
TO be passed on by jury, that the
verdict must be sustained"
In regard TO the value of the drcdg.
or the decision says: Evidence that
the dredger was worth $4,000 only
eight months before she was lost and
that during that time had been used
only In a quiet harbor, ......, would
be sufficient to support a finding that
she was worth $4,000 at the time she
was lost.
In regard To the matter of ncrll.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-27
MURDER CASE STARTED

With the selection OF A. +. Doak as
the last man in the jury. the case oil
the Territory VS.. George Wainee for
the murder OF his wife was commenced
this morning before Judge Dc Bot
The first witness put on the stand was
Oils Sorenson. to describe the location
OF the crime. Chester Doyle was also
called to describe large map which.
he prepared and to testify In regard
to the location of the house where tn,
trouble occurred.
Just before noon a Hawaiian woman
named Lavina. who is said to have seca
all the details OF the tragedy, was
placed on the stand but had hardly
started her testimony when the recess
for lunch was taken.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-27

Fine Jes Printing at the Bulletin.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-27
SPEAKERS CHOSEN
FOR AALA MEETING

The executive Committee OF the
County Committee met this neon at
headquarters. but beyond making fur
ther arrangements for the Aala Park
meeting nothing was done AT thla
meeting the following will be the
speakers; G. Y, Chilllngworth, w. o
smith, W. 4. Rawlins. y. A. C.. Long
John A. Hughes, J. II. S. Kaleo, w. W.
Harris, A. $, Kaloiopu, a. NJ, Brown
a. ID. Castro T.. w. Quinn, Joseph ka-
lana, l., l.. McCandless, j. w, Cathcart
$, =. Correa. =. T. p. Waterhouse, Jas
Bicknell,D. Kalauokalani, Jr,, A. V.
Gear. Chas. Hustace. jr.. s. c, Dwight
and Henry c. Vida.
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sales--Bct. Boards: 225 Waialua.
$50; rs Mutual Tel Co. 80; so waia.
lua, 500; 20 waialua, 500; 40 Eva.
s2G.75; 40 Eva, s2675; 60 Ookala.
50; 40 Ookala, 80: so Eva. s26.15;
Oahu Sugar Co., $l1S.jO; Z McBryde,
sG25. 0"
Latest sugar quotation, 4 cents, or
$50. q ton.
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Blank books Of all sorts, ledgers
ETC.. manufactured by the Bulletin Pub.
fishing Company.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-26

swelling at an enormous rate. against
the day when Johnny Steele should DO
come OF age a2d come int. his own.
Squanders 100000 In a Day.
At last The lime came. and an ava
ia7che OF money rolled down on the
former poor driver, who, IN HIS child
hood days, had never had SO much as
a quarter TO spend. The way In which
ne made the money fly caused even
the oil region, then engaged in its mad
chase for wealth. TO sit up and take
notice. There never was a spelder
like him before and few have inflated
and none equaled him since. His first
draw on what was considered an mex
haustible supply OF wealth was $780,
900.
Gimme 1t in hundred dollar bills, %
he said 10 the cashier Of the Oil City
bank. TO which he had walked from
his home up Oil creek. at Housewife.
Il want to show some Of the boys a
good time"
And 'the boys" were shown. Johnny
Steele started down the street with his
thousand $500 bills. and to every one
he met he presented one Of the bills
Those who hesitated and wanted tc
know why got two Of the bills. He
had not gone far until come of those
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and every one make a night OF II wi a
me. Give Bess a bottle Of champagne
to start with"
Cess was the beautiful little mar
he rode, and Immediately interest was
centered on the horse whom her owner
said drank champagne. Bess, more
over. was the only sober one OF the
outfit some hours later, for Johnny
Steele surely made good when he start
ed out 10 make a night OF IL" and this
Aas one of them.
Nobody who hears my voice can
spend cent. I'm Johnny steele,
was the fayorite cry Of the little fellow
as he entered a resort. and there were
always those within sound who az once
began to figure just how expensive they
could make the hour with Steele. There
is vet TO be found the man who will
say he ever saw Coal Oil Johnny
take a cent on change from the bar or
anywhere else. for that matter. 70
such as the young fellow was no such
things as dollars or small bills.
Lights Cigars with 500 Bills.
What was considered the height OF
his extravaganza came one day when
he entered the oil Exchange al Brad
ford to look around. lie never dabbled
in oil himself. II want 10 see my
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-26

Fl 600 900. There we're, in addition. eN-
tremely valuable oil properties besides
the McClintock farm which was at this
time belching forth royalties at the
rate OF 81 $50 a day for the McClintock
heir. John steele
John quit working at once. lie never
went back TO work after the tragic
death OF his foster parent.
Yet he couldn't enter into tn 'ull
endowment Of this money, for b. was
no, OF age. and the proper authorities
simply took the immense estate in hand
for the few short months which d.
v,ded the young wagon driver fiom MS
millions. During this shor: timr steele
showed some good business ~ igment'
There were hundreds wlo would have
loaned him anything on his ~ ospects'
hit 70 his credit be il said D. did not
20 heavily into debt. lie was content
70 wait until tho money came 70 MN
and IN the meantime. through The prop
or authorities. he sold an atom Of his
hip interests Just at the time the OF
hoom reached the crest he disposed
~ the two Lone Star wells 70 JONI
Mawhinney for $4,000 cash. This wen
lr. he common pool. whics VS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-26

Philadelphia.-In an unpretentious
house on little farm near Franklin,
in the northwestern part OF Pennsyl-
vanla. there died the other day man
who some 40 years ago acquired
most unique and remarkable distinc-
ton. This person was John w
Steele, better known as Coal OIL
Johnny" king Of all the spendthrifts
the world has ever known
1t is several years now since this
once famous character had passed out
OF sight Of the general public but the
record he established in the few short
months that he was rolling in wealth
will long be remembered.
Has Wealth Untold.
Inside OF IL months, beginning at
the close OF 1863. John Steele did per-
haps more 10 advertise the wealth OF
the Pennsylvania oil region than any
other ten men. lie advertised Its
wealth by spending H. A beardless
boy. he woke one morning 10 find him
self possessed OF untold wealth in bulk
and an income from oil royalties Of
tl,t0V per Jay
did not know the value OF money. has
not TO this day any idea of how much
money he had and spent, but II has
been estimated at from sl.5OO,OOO to
100000.
Be the amount the first or last
named. the fact remains that In seven
months time from his coming into
possession Of this immense wealth he
went through II and was broken. In
side OF year from the time he became
a Croesus. he was back at the little
railroad station at Housewife, Venan-
20 county. hustling trunks at $40 a
month. He has been hustling ever
since 20 keep up with the groccfs bill
Never was there man who made y
rain money in such showers as did
coal oil Johnny" dur,cg his briei
transit across the horizon. II Is claim
ed that the newly-rich Pittsburg mil
lionaire would look like piker in his
spendings when lined up alongside tho
Housewife. Pa, wagon driver who was
in a night elevated 10 the millionaire
class The entire cost OF the widely
heralded "Scotty" special last sum
mer would not have furnished Goa
on Johnny's" cigar lighters in those
DAYS Of "a Steele simply couldn
spend his money fast enough until n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-26
LOUIS PHlLIPPE'S FALL.
Excitement in the French Capital
When the Monarch Was
Depos ed.

One morning toward the end OF
February, lS4S, sat quietly in my
attic chamber working hard at my
tragedy of Ulrich Won Hutton, relates
a writer in McCure's. when suddenly
a friend rushed breathlessly into the
room, exclaiming: What. you sit.
ting here, DO you not know what
has happened?" No, what?' The
French have driven away Louis Phil
ippe and proclaimed republic"
| threw down my pen-and that
was the end of my Ulrich Won Hutton.
| never touched the manuscript again.
We tore down the stairs into the
street TO the market square, the &C.
customed meeting place for all the
student societies after their midday
dinner. Although IL was still fore
noon. the market was already crowd.
ed With young men. talking excitedly.
There was no shouting no noise. only
agitatSa conversation. What ~t1 We
want there? This probably - one
knew. But since The Frencl had
driven away Louis Philippe and pro-
claimed the republic. something, OF
course, must happen here, too. Some
of the students had brought their
rapiers along, as If it were necessary
at once to make an attack or % de.
fend ourselves. We were dominated
by a vague feeling that a great out
break OF elemental forces had begun
as If an earthquake was impending 81
which we had felt the first shoe end
we instinctively crowded together
Thus we wandered about In numerous
bands to the "Kneipe." where oui
restlessness. however, would not SUI
fer us long to stay; then to othel
pleasure resorts, whore we fell int
conversation with all manner o
strangers. 10 find in them the SANE
confused. astonishcd ana e>pectan
state of mind; then back to the mar
ket square. TO see what might be goin'
on there; then again somewhere else
and so on, without aim and end, unit
finally late In the night fatigue com
pellcd US to find the way home.
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CAREER OF YOUNG MAN WHO
SQUANDERED MILLIONS WITH
IN SEVEN MONTHS.
A RECORD THAT HAS NEVER BEEN BEATEN
John w. Steele. Who Acquired a World Wide Reputa-
ton by Throwing Money to the Winds. Dies in
Poverty in Pennsylvania Near Scene of
the Source of His Wealth.

young woman enough TO make her In
dependent for life.
Mrs McClintock was shrewd bust
mes woman and when oil was discoy-
cred on her farm she drove the closest
bargains possible with the producers.
The pool under the McClintock farm
babe fair 10 be inexhaustible and she
had little troubel in getting an almost
fabulous sum in cash, reserving a big
royalty on all oil brought from her
farm. This was about three years
after the death Of McClintock
But John Steele was not allowed 10
loaf because his foster mother then
had money. He was sent out to work
at driving wagons for the oil men. He
did not even have a team OF his own.
but hired out as a driver, and each
Saturday night his earnings were
brought home and given to Mrs. Nc
Clintock, who dumped them into the
common hoard at the old farmhouse.
She rapidly accumulated bank stocks
and valuable properties in surrounding
towns and cities as well as in New
York and Philadelphia. But she never
changed the close, penurious style OF
living 10 which she and her husband
had been forced when they were trying
10 pay for the rocky farm on the little
run which afterwards became world
famed as Oil creek.
Explosion Brings Millions.
She never hired servant and never
moved from the little farmhouse which
soon became hemmed in by oil wells
Always insisting on doing her OWL
homework. she came 20 her death In
most tragic way. while performing
house duties. Early in 1868 Mrs. Nc
Clintock rose one morning before day
break. as usual, to prepare breakfas
for John Steele before he went on
with his wagon. She made the last sal
mistake OF trying 10. light the FIRE will
can Of coal oil with the oft-repeate'
result. There was an explosion an
she was burned 70 death.
In an old and crude safe in the COZ
ner OF one room in the little house Their
was found s65 900 in gold Subsequen
discovery proved this was the saving
Of Mrs. McClintock for only week
50. The exact amount Of cash on han
at the death OF Mrs. McClintock wa
never definitely known, but Is SUI
posed 70 have been far more tha
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evolved the idea OF hiring people 10
help him, and then-well, the rest was
easy
Adopted by n Farmer
John Steele was born near Waterloo
venango county, Pa, in the fall OF
1S41. He was left an orphan when but
a few years Of age and when between
seven and eight years OF age was
adopted by Culbertson McClintock, a
well.to-do, farmer living on the out
skirts of what Is now oil City. McClin-
took owned his own farm. since famed
In oil history as THE McClintock
Farm" From IL millions OF dollars
worth OF oil was taken years later.
1t was not for Culbertson McClin.
took. however. 20 reap the benefits OF
the oil He died some three years
before oil was discovered on his place,
ana when his will was read II was
foun1 that he had left the farm to his
wife during her life. and II was then
e. 20 20 John Steele his adopted son
There was also an adopted daughter
named Emily Scott. but she does not
anrcnr 20 have been left anything by
'ia-'irt'cl Years later. when Steele
a. ro.i.ng a rcalth, he gave to The
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-26

who had for months been waiting for
this windfall got Steele in tow and
stopped his indiscrlminate giving
they wanted il themselves.
The history Of that day will long be
remembered in Oil Guy. II was not
vet dark when young Steele borrowed
a few thousands TO continue the day 5
spending. To Steele. with his new mil
lions. borrowing was the easiest OF
things In his later years he would
have had trouble in borrowing any
thing. for his financial star had long
since set.
Downfall Laid 10 Gamblers.
one OF those who early attachc d
himself TO young Steele in the hour Of
his wealth was Seth Slocum. gam
bier. and TO the work Of Slocum friends
OF Steele attribute his downfall. II was
not long until Coal Oil Johnny as
he was now known. was the biggest
plunger Of them all at the gaming Ia
BILE. lie seldom won and when he did
he would almost invariably toss his
winnings TO the dealer or some by
stander. saying:
Buy yourself new hat and have
drink on Johnny Steele
But the ordinary roulette wheel or
the faro deal was too slow for Coal
4 Oil Johnny" He wanted action. and
wanted II in punches. He seldom II
ever played poker There's too much
time lost dealing and drawing cards.
he used 10 say. when pressed to sit IN
a game. Its too slow; it's an old
ladies game
one of the favorite stunts Of Goa
OH Johnny" was to walk into a gam
bling room with a few OF his choice
friends and ask the proprietor to sci
him the place He usually bought a.
a fearful figure, and then would tak'
his Mace az the dealers chair and LOAF
his friends money TO play against him
self He didn't know much about deal
ing faro could scarcely tell whether
a card won or lost for the house, an'
81 this was the easiest of picking TO
the sharks who had associated them
selves with the little king Of spend
thrifts.
The news soon spread Throughout
the world OF this modern lad Of none,
and that he was easy. From the north
, south and east and from the gol
eamps OF California came gambler
with the old brace games for feecinl
Johnny Steele. For him. It's now said
snecially crooked faro boxes and rou
lette wheels were made, for he did no
, long remain in ignorance of the game
and the time cnme when he had 70 b
, shown that ne los. on a turn OF tn
, GARD He was always shown. III
iosines AZ the gaming table in the frs
. half of his moneyed career we're some
Thing fabulous. Then he ceemed Z
tire all at once Of the game and sough
! .sw fields Tor enjoyment.
Horse That Drank Champagne.
I, one night at Bradford. Steele RCD
, down the main street al fun speed o
beautiful mare. for which he ha
naid $4,000. and through the swingin
doors Of a saloon where 100 oil me
4 we're doing their best to emulate hi
4 in getting rid OF their money lie d.
I not know a soul but that didn't ma
i ter.
DI'm Johnny Steele. Close the doc
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money go" he always said when asked
10 invest IN some seemingly luscious
bit of a flyer in oil. But on this occa-
sion he came in from the street and
stood unnoticed by many OF the OIL
kings who were scrambling for a shade
on the market One minute in obscure
" for Coal Oil Johnny was enough.
The next moment ne had clogged the
wheels OF the oil exchange. He stepped
out where he could be seen, selected a
cigar from his vest pocket pulled
roll OF bills from another pocket,
skinned off a 800 note, and folding it
as a lighter struck a match and lit
the SlO0 bill, then touched it 10 his
cigar. After getting a good light from
the century note. he watched it burn
up, and threw away the icgar.
"Faugh. That's bad one he said,
as he tried another cigar, and also lit
/ il with new 500 bill.
This simply paralyzed the members
OF the big oil exchange They had been
used to making and losing fortunes in
a day. but such wanton waste Of money
mad never before come under their no.
tlce There was a lull in the proceed
ings and the gang gathered round Coal
/ OIL Johnny" Then he was happy. lie
had attracted attention.
Got to do 1t, gentlemen. Got to do
II. Can't spend my money fast enough,
so have to burn it up" he said. as he
strutted up to the main desk in the big
room.
Tries to Buy Oil Exchange.
Say. how much will you take for
the whole place I'll buy. want to
own the OIL Exchange for one after
noon. said Coal OIL Johnny" really
in earnest. and seemingly thinking he
could buy the place. Where's the
proprietor? Tell him Johnny Steele is
here and wants to buy the place. III.
Sive il back to him tomorrow; make
him a present OF il.
Such a proposition as buying the
Bradford oil Exchange was impo sible
but il was about the only thing that
John Steele ever liked in those day.
that he @, lldn't buy. Veteran oil mel
in western Pennsylvania yet shivel
when the. think what might have hap
pened had such thing as that pro
posed by Steele that day been possibl 2
Had Steele in his mad career Of spend
ing got control of the oil market fo
, even one day he would have mad
widespread trouble. His mania ~
spending at that time had reached sui
| proportions that he would have stop
, ped at nothing to gain additional no
, tioe and with the millions he then la
! he might have cOrnered the market
! This offer to buy out the Bradford Oi
/ Exchange was as near as Coal o
Johnny" ever came 20 dabbling in III
, huid which had made his fortune.
/ Buys Hotel; Gives 1t Back.
n was Few days after this tina
steele again electrified the upper o.
e country by one Of his purchases. II
4 walked into one OF the leading hotel
4 OF the region. and seeking the propri.
2 tor said:
4 Il like the looks OF this place and
a want TO buy IT, How much Is il. sp'
A cash. I'm johnny Steele and | hay
= the money
The proprietor Of the motel locke
5 a. the hoardless boy. 1t was his FIR