The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-13

Yesterdays story about the losses
of Miss Dwight caused CONSERVATION
in the Office of the Bulletin and a rep
resentative of that paper called on
Mrs. Dwight on Desha lane and bad
gered her so that she went to bed
sick and last night could not be seen,
Mrs. Dwight. according to some of her
neighbors, stoutly upheld the Adver-
Users story. but would not show her
daughters letter because of certain
personal matters about Mrs. Weather
red which were included in the text
The Bulletins comment on the story,
which acknowledges the dismissal of
the chaperon. but gives no reason for
that action, is as follows:
The Advertiser this morning gives
a frst-page preferred position TO a
story on the alleged troubles of Miss
Bernice Dwight, who has been travel
ing with the Bulletin party on the
Pacific Coast.
The impression attempted by the
paper is that some of the parents of
the young ladies have been to that
sheet and complained. These parents
and friends have not come to the Bull
letin office. nor have they made any
direct or indirect complaint to this
paper. The Bulletin has received what
IL believes to be thoroughly reliable
information that the Advertiser sent
its men in search of letters written by
Miss Dwight's parents.
The letters received by this paper
from the young ladies of the Bulletin
party have all been published and
have invariably spoken Of the pleas
ant time they were having. Letters
TO parents of which the Bulletin has
any knowledge have been of the same
tenor. Miss Dwight has not written
the Bulletin a word regarding her
troubles or her pleasures Her ar
for the trip were made ex-
clusively and personally with Mrs.
Weatherred. II Mrs. Weatherred Dor
rowed from her or other members OF
the party. 1t amply justifies the Bull
lstin in changing chaperones.
While the Bulletin knows nothing
Miss Dwight's plans, or
what she has written, this paper is
convinced that her failure to return
ahead of the party was not due-as
minated by the Advertiser-to such
/ shortage of funds that she did not |
AVE the price of a telegram asking |
or funds.
The Advertiser states that Miss |
)wights letter was written from |
Portland.
After the Bulletin party left Port
and. they went to Tacoma, where
hey were under the direct care of
Ir- Frank McCandless, who repre-
ented the Tacoma Chamber of Com
nerce. Mr.. McCandless is a brother
f the McCandless brothers of this
ity. Mr. James McCandless of this
iry was in that vicinity at the time.
nd Miss Dwight was sufficiently well
cQuainted with his whereabouts to
end him an occasional postcard tell
lg Of their movements.
Had her desire TO return home been
, marked as the morning paper sug-
ests. she was not without friends in
strange land.
Miss Dwight, after this alleged
ortland letter was written, went
ON Tacoma TO Seattle with the
arty. At Seattle, she met an old
lend and acquaintance in Riley H.
lien, formerly living in Honolulu and
with the Bulletin. Again
as she near a friend who would
adly have given the price of a ca
egram If her plight were as repre-
nted and her desire to return home
strong.
Miss Dwight after having been in
sattle some time wrote James Nc
andless in enthusiastic terms of the
opposed trip TO Alaska. Had this in
rmation been conveyed to the Bulle-
4 by any person on earth, there
ould have been no Alaska trip-and
iss Dwight would have been brought 4
me then and there If she remained "
III the Bulletin party. 4
There has not been at any time n
y delayed drafts from Honolulu so
r as the Bulletin is concerned.
In al the public comment that has
en- made regarding the tour of the c,
lIletin party, one feature is notable. d.
The young ladies have been enter {
ned in all the largest cities of the Sc
asst by the best people of the town. ia
There is just one place where their W
,vements have been the subject of bs
: Knockers Chorus. That place is
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