The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-20
DEMAND OF MINERS.


wILKESBARRE. Pa, Feb. 1o.-A
subcommittee OF the anthracite min
ers' scale committee. composed OF Dis
trict Presidents Fahey. Dettrey and
Nichols. held secret meeting today.
1t is said the demands 10 be presented
to the operators have been agreed up
on and now await the endorsement Of
President Mitchell.
RECIPROCAL TAX LAW.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. l0.-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. 10.-John Brady. 2a
years old a waiter out of employment,
was arrested today on suspicion of be-
ing the man giving the name of Jack
the Stabber," who stabbed n 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, 1t is stated, confessed.
What his motive was In stabbing
women unfortunately has not been
told by him.
SAVINGS BANK FAILURE.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb. 1O--This morning
eight dopcsitors of the Peoples Saw
ings Rank. of which DR.. George H.
Simmons, who committed suicide on
Tuesday, was president, filed proceed
ings in the United States Court here
against the Rev. f. l.. Kelly, the sur
viviIg partner in the bank, asking that
the bank be declared bankrupt. The
bank owes depositors about $l20,0O0
and as assets own its own building
and has several thousand dollars
worth of securities of doubtful value.
In addition, there is 800 shares of stock
of a 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. 10.-The Red
Star Liner Noordland, which left Liv-
erpool Feb. s 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
Roche's Point on tender and there
awaited the arrival of the Noordland,
though 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 evil
dence to show that the officer was
warned.
SMALLPOX IN PENITENTIARY.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 1O.-A con-
Wet in the Western Pennsylvania
Penitentiary has been attacked with
smallpox. Every precaution is being
taken to prevent spread of the dis.
ease among the $50 other inmates. All
prisoners have been vaccinated.
THE CHINESE COMMISSION.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Feb. TO-
The Imperial Chinese Commission ar
rived here today. The morning was oc.
cupied in an inspection of the power
plant and other points of interest.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.-Attorney Gen
eral Hadley today forwarded to Judge
Gildersleeve of the Supreme Court Of
New York City certified copy of the
decision of the United States Circuit