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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-07
Statement from Haywood

psnver April GA dispatch to the
News from Boise, Idaho, contains
statement from VIM. D. Haywood,
secretary Of the Western Federation
Of Miners, now in prison there In con-
nectlon with the assassination Of For
mer Governor steunburg. commenting
on certain references to him by Pres
ident Roosevelt in letters to j. 9.
Sherman. Of New York. given to the
public recently. in the Roosevelt
Harrison episode. The statement
reads: Il DO not desire to make any
extended statement. but the presi-
dent says that | am an undesirable
citizen, the inference being that as
such. | should be put out OF the way.
His influence Is all-powerful and his
statement, coming as II does, on the
eve OF my trial for life. viii work
me irreparsole injury and do more 70
prevent fair trial than everything
that has been said aud done against
me 10 Tho past.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-07

PreRoeel - Survey Great Railway.
Valparaiso CAM. kprli C-Ths rov.
esnmeDs Aas aosspiea lAs German aas
baylln yrdlealss proposal 10 savs,
2 sFsal loasiNalns. railway.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-07

Dallas. Tex, April e.-Tran dis
pttchers OF the Texas and Pacific rail-
road here report that a cyclone oc-
cured Al Alexandria. La, At about
4 a. m, Friday, IN which az least
forty injured. Further details are as
yet unOblaihable.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-07
CITY is WRECKED
BY WIND STORM
Nins People Killed bv Tornado
at AL xandria, La.
q. 4Ovsss VEL LOW DOWN
Storm Came Suddenly Upon city at I
O'clock Friday Morning, Devastas-
ing Everything in lie Psth--ereat
Damage Resulted.

baiNa8o RSS1'toes
Alexandria, La. April 6.-Seyeral
persons dead many injured and .
hundred factories, stores and dwell
ings totally wrecked or partially dam
aged Is the result OF Cyclone which
passed over Alexandra between I
and o'clock Friday morning.
The dead, which had been removed
from the debris at 8 o'clock Friday
morning, are:
NJ. |. Dunn, John Brock. Couvillion
White, Rose Dudley.
AT the same hour thirteen persons
had been carried to the hospital suf-
fering from various injuries, some Of
them fatal.
The city power plant, the Alexan-
dria ice and coldstorage plant, and
many other mills and factories we're
wrecked or partially wrecked
The tornado. according 70 the infor-
nation at present in hand damaged
an area extending from a point three
miles above this city on Bayou Rap
ides to the pine woods, several miles
below here on Red river. Reports
are now coming in from the surround
ing country telling Of property dam
age and loss Of life. The list OF
dead Is growing, and there are a
great many injured. All Of the build
ings in the path Of the cyclone were
destroyed. and those on the outskirts
badly damaged The wind was ac-
companied By heavy rain and hail
and growing crops were seriously In
jured.
Nine passenger coaches standing in
the yards OF the Iron Mountain rail-
road were swept OF the tracks and
rolled over Heavy pieces of wreck
age was blown entirely through some
% the coaches,
An effort Is now being made TO OBJ
tain complete list OF the dead and
injured In and Immediately around the
city.
New Orleans. April e.-Dispatch-
es received here from Bayou Sara,
La, report serious damage In West
Fsliclans parish as q result Of tor
nado which swept over that section
Of the state early Friday.
Many negroes are reported to have
been killed In their cabins.
Dallas. Tex, April e.-Tran dis
pttchers OF the Texas and Pacific rail-
road here report that a cyclone oc-
cured Al Alexandra. La, At about
a. N, Friday, In which az least
forty injured. Further details are a.
~ unahtasnahla
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
MOTION TO QUASI
HLPA| MAMDAMUS


Deputy Attorney General Hf verton
on Saturday filed a motion 70 quash
the alternative writ OF maIdamus
brought by @. w. A. Hapai against J.
w. Pratt, Commissioner OF Public
Lands. 1t is submitted: That the pc
tition does not set forth facts suffici-
ent to Justify the issuance OF the writ
or to entitle Hapai to any relief what
ever. 1t does not appear that Judge De
Bolt, who caused the writ to Issue had
Jurisdiction. The writ was not issued
In the name of the Territory of Hawaii.
1t appears from the writ that the cir
cult judge of the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult has exclusive jurisdiction in cham
bers over the subject matter of the
writ. 1t does not appear that the veri-
fication to the petition upon which the
writ was issued was made by the plain
tiff or by some person on his behalf
cognizant of the facts relied on as the
basis of the writ.
Plaintiff Is District Magistrate Ha-
pal OF Hilo in his private capacity.
He brings the suit to compel the Com
missioner to confirm him in possession
of homestead, the Commissioner hav-
ing taken steps to Gust him for nom
compliance with the conditions par
ticularly with that OF residence.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
HAD CRAMPS AND DROWNED.

Another drowning accident in the
harbor was reported yesterday morn
ing. Japanese sailor, named Toma
Ichl Sin, having lost his life the night
before. The body OF the drowned man
was found floating near the ship soon
after the notification of the accident
had been given out. According to Cap
tain Stinson, the man had been last
seen leaning over the rail shortly after
six o'clock. Then he disappeared over
board and an alarm was given. Be-
fore any help could come to him, how
ever. the man had sunk from sight. 1t
is supposed that he had slipped over
board with the intention of swimming
ashore and deserving and had been
taken with cramps. This superstition
is borne out by the appearance of the
body when found. 1t being drawn up
in a cramped position, with every
muscle tense. An inquest into the
death will be held at half past one
o'clock this afternoon, the haste being
necessary because OF the desire of Cap
tain Stinson to get to sea as soon as
possible.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
ASSIGNMENT MADE
BY AN OLD HOUSE

NJ. W. McChesney & Sons yesterday
made an assignment for the benefit Of
their creditors to F. T. p. Warehouse.
AS there are few creditors 1t Is be-
lieved there will be no resort to the
bankruptcy court.
Mr.. Warehouse had not figured out
the assets and liabilities when seen,
therefore could not give any statement
in that regard. lie is taking steps to
leasehold of the business premises on
Queen street
The McChesneys' firm Is one of the
oldest general merchandise and COM
mission houses in Honolulu. Its trou-
bles originated in connection with the
row extinct Kona Sugar Co. Fred. w.
McChesney, the elder of the sons, met
his death on that company's plantation
by falling between cane cars while in
speeding the fields. Since then Jesse
NJ. McChesney has conducted the firms
business here the head Of the firm
having removed to San Francisco some
years ago.
The firm has also been doing business
in San Francisco, but whether or not
separately from it's Honolulu business
can not here be stated. Besides the cof-
fee-clearing adjunct Of the house, 1t
was heavily engaged in soap-making
some years ago. Its general merchan-,
disc transactions were at one period
quite extensive.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01

are natural to maguey plants, have
been almost completely eliminated. This
saves trouble. as these thorns not only
tear the hands OF workmen when the
leaves are harvested, but injure fiber
extracting machines, and must there
fore be trimmed off. The percentage
of fiber in maguey leaves grown in the
Hawaiian Islands Is, furthermore,
greater than is that in the leaves of
Philippine maguey, but, on the other
hand, the number OF tons OF leaves
per acre produced in the Philippines
is greatly in excess Of that produced in
Hawaii and the individual leaves are
longer and, as a natural consequence,
produce fiber OF greater length. 1t Is
probable that the Hawaiian variety
when grown here will, under the in
fluence of our better climatic condi-
tions, produce longer leaves than are
developed in the Hawaiian Islands"
A. f. Judd, the representative OF the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.
who spent several months in the Phil
ippines investigating sources of future
labor for Hawaiian cane fields, and
who recently returned to Honolulu,
was impressed by the success of Ha-
waiian sisal in the archipelago. He is
also OF the belief that several varieties
of fruits grown in the Philippines can
be grown in the Hawaiisn Islands.
Among these are the following:
The marautong of the bean family.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01

which occurs more abundantly in the
tropical East than any other.
This, though producing a much
broader and longer pod, takes the place
Of the SNAP" blush" or String bean
as known in various parts of the Unit
ed States The pods are fit for use in
from nine to ten weeks from date of
planting and. though producing a fewer
number of fruits, in actual weight the
yield exceeds that of any OF the do
nestle varieties.
Cooked when quite young, though of
large size, they are stringless remark
ably tender and of better flavor than
any known exotic variety.
The candol, citron melon used for
making a syrupy preserve. Its best
use, however, is as glace fruit. The
melon is cut into longitudinal strips
one half-inch or less in thickness.
These strips are stepped over night In
strong lime water. and the next day
boiled in rich sugar syrup until tender.
The pieces are then sun-dried upon thin
bamboo stats, after which they may be
packed away in jars or Crooks for a
long time. When properly prepared.
"candol" is hardly surpassed by the
finest imported glace fruits.
In common with nearly all Philippine
native cucurbits. the vigor and produc-
tivity of this plant is greatly enhanced
II enabled to climb over a trellis or
other support.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01

Hawaiian sisal in the Philippines is
reported by Dean c. Worcester of the
Philippines Commission to be one of
the best qualities experimental with.
He pays a high tribute TO the local
variety in the anniversary number Of
the Manila Daily Bulletin, as follows:
lowing to the extreme dryness of the
regions in which maguey has been
planted in the Hawaiian Islands
suckers are produced there in num-
bers greatly in excess of the local de-
mand, so that they have to be dug up
and thrown in piles in order to get
rid of them and to give the parent
plant an opportunity to develop. Even
then they refuse to die and they may
be purchased at $3.50 gold per thou
sand. Suckers imported from Homo
lulu by the Bureau of Agriculture
arrived in perfect condition and have
since made good growth.
"There is, however, no necessity for
going to the Hawaiian Islands for
seed as maguey probably brought
into these islands from Mexico may be
found growing practically wild in al
most every province In the archipel-
ago. 1t is especially abundant in Ilocos
Norte and Ilocos Sur, La Union, Fam
bales, Mindoro, Capiz and Cebu.
THE variety of maguey grown in
Hawaii has been improved by cultiva-
tion and selection until the thorns
along the edges OF the leaves, which
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
CHANGES IN STAFF
OF CASTLE & COOKE

w. A. Bowen, treasurer Of Castle &
Cooke, Ltd, has been elected to the
second vice presidency of the firm. Ow-
ing to poor health Mr. Bowen has de-
cided to give up his active executive
duties in the corporation and will take
an extended trip abroad with his fam
lily. He still remains, however, a d.
rector OF the corporation and retains
his holding of stocks therein, which
are considerable.
c. II. Atherton, who has been assis-
tant treasurer Of the corporation has
been elected by the stockholders to sue
coed Mr.. Bowen as treasurer.
Mr.. Bowen first became connected
with Castle & Cooke over 2S years ago
when he entered the employ of the old
firm as bookkeeper and cashier. He
subsequently became a partner, the CO
partnership at that time consisting of
the late S. N. Castle, the late ]. B.
Atherton. G. p. Castle and e. d. Ten
ney. When the firm was Incorporated
in 1894 Mr.. Bowen was elected as treas
urer and has been at the head of the
accounting department of the business
ever since, occupying at the same time
relative positions on the boards of the
various plantation companies of which
the house has had the agencies. which
includes Eva Plantation, Waialua
Agricultural Company, Kohala Sugar
Company, Waimea Sugar Mil Com
pany. Apokaa Sugar Company, Wahi-
ava Water Company. Ltd. and Ko-
hala Land Company.
The severance OF ties which have
bound Mr.. Bowen to so many of the
leading enterprises Of the Hawaiian Is
lands will be noted with regret by the
business interests of the Territory. Ex-
pressions of hope were numerous
among the business community yester-
day that Mr.. Bowen may have a speedy
return to health and vigor.
Following upon the resignation of Mr..
in the business of Castle & Cooke, Ltd,
other changes have been made in the
office staff T. II. Petrie, who for sew
eral years has occupied very important
positions in the general office, has been
made director and secretary of the
corporation. He will also be a special
assistant to the manager, Z. d. Ten
ney. ]. A. Gilman has resigned his
clerical positions in the firm. He has
acted for several years as manager OF
the shipping and insurance depart
ments. 1t Is rumored that John Drew
will succeed Mr.. Gilman in the ship
ping department.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
SCOTCH MECHANIC
COMMITS SUICIDE

civilian Winter, born tenth day of
July, 1857, at Kerriemuir Forfarshire,
Scotland, departed this life. His Jour-
ney was brief through this world OF
woe but when death came acalling he
was ready to go, William Winter"
Such is the message left by its sign
err when. according to a wireless dis
patch received yesterday from Mr.,
Wagner at Puakoo, Hawaii, he killed
himself because an old engine wou
not work Winter had been sent to
Puakoo TO repair the wireless telegraph
station there. His body was found at
10 o'clock Thursday morning, with a
shotgun lying beside 1t, An incomplete
report OF his death came by the steam
er Mauna Loa. So far as known he
had no relatives In these islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
LIQUOR TO A MINOR.

Detective Harry Lake. OF the Coun-
ty Attorneys department. and John
Martin. agent Of the Anti-Saloon
League, were instrumental in securing
the arrest of All Choy, of the Flag of
All Nations saloon, last night. The
Cargo registered against him is that of
selling liquor to minor. The minor
in question is a small boy who was
given money and sent into the saloon
for beer. Lake and Martin waiting out
side. AS soon as they heard the cash
register ring the two walked into the
joint, getting there in time to see the
boy picking up his change, He had two
bottles of beer under his arm. The
case seems to be good one from the
Anti-Salooners' standpoint and they
expect TO secure a conviction when All
choy comes up for trial tomorrow
morning.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
SEVEN APPEALS
FROM HAWAII

At least seven Hawaiian appeals are
to be argued before the Federal Su-
preme Court at the approaching ses-
sion. One Is the Kaipu habeas corpus
case from the local Federal court, the
president of the Board of Health being
the respondent.
Another is the claim of the Hawaiian
Board against the Territory for COM
pensation in money equaling the value
of the Lahainaluna school property. In
this case the issue is whether or not
the abandonment of religious teaching
In a school that has passed into the
public school. system constitutes a for
fixture of a contractual condition of the
transfer of the school from the board
to the Government, which required that
the school should never impart any
teaching inconsistent with the faith of
the missionary fathers. ID. l.. With
ington and ]. w. Cathcart will appear
against the Territory in this case. also
in two tax appeals of the Rapid Tran
sit Co.
Tullett vs. Inter-Island Steam Navi-
cation Co. turns on the question of
whether the Federal law against the
attachment of seamen's wages will pro-
tect inter-island sailors from the gar
nisheeing of their wages for collection
of personal taxes. Judge Dole decided
contrariwise.
Cotton Brothers & Co.'S appeal from
the local Supreme Court affirming judg-
ment for $4,000 against them for the
loss of Government dredge while
leased to them is still another Terri
torial case. The Territory in all cases
will be represented by attaches OF the
Department of Justice.
w. w. Bierce, Ltd, VS.. c. ]. Hut
chins ct al. makes the seventh case
mentioned. Plaintiff having elected to
secure payment for railroad material
furnished to the now defunct Kona Su-
gar Co by one mode OF procedure was
held by the Hawaiian Supreme Court
to be estopped from further remedy by
another mode. At the time of decision
appeals did not lie in civil causes, in
which no Federal law was involved,
from the Territorial to the Federal
Supreme Court but the PLAINTIFF Sc
cured the passage of an amendment to
the Organic Act, as n rider to an ap-
preparation bill, allowing such appeals
when property of more than $4,000 was
involved.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
HOW WE ARE SPELLED.

One of the particular attractions of
the Southern Pacific route, aside from
freedom from storm, ice, and fog is
the break in what otherwise would
be long voyage by the stop at the
beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Home
ward-bound the steamer passes between
the islands MILAN and Kaui after
which oalul is reached. and the city
of Honolulu may be seen lying in a
semi'circle before back ground of
hills that form the backbone of the
island. From the center of the city rises
the Punch Bowl, 500 feet in height.
from which, as from an observatory,
the entire surrounding country, with
its mountains and typical scenery may
be viewed, then to the Pail and WI
kiki, justly looked upon as one of the
most delightful bathing places in the
world.-Manila Bulletin. a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
LANAI AND THAT
SORT OF THING

Editor Advertiser: 1t is amusing to
see the authorities rush into print and
try the case whenever some citizen
claims his rights under the law and
constitution. II Mr.. McCandless wants
his rights he Is Immediately "sat
upon" II some poor chap applies for
land he is Immediately told what
things he has to do-keep it in cane
or up to its present state of cultiva-
tion," and a hundred things that the
law does not prescribe; that he wants
to use alien labor, which won't do,
you know; that 1t is Skin game;
that he is land grabber'; that
"acven acres Is enough Tor ore man;
that he is doing politics.; that the
lands must net 'lapCe ir 20 jur Gle" /;
that the cd law is Unconstitutional
anyway; tn, it VIII go against him
in Washington if he les for his lights.
Ard byJH time it Is ell "absorbed''
by the poor victim he Is simply mem
tai wreck
Now, Is the Island of Lanai to be
disposed of to American citizens or to
arc w 10 pc
disposed of along American lines, or
can the poor honesteaders raise $3.50 900
10 buy 1t and sand n chance to climb
into seven ceres each? 1t seems that
any citizen WOO stands up for his
rights undcr me lew is Immediately
looked upoh as kicker" and abused
cocrespondingly.
Should Lanai be sold to en- English
subject, what would be its status If
the Unit. d States should be ct war
with } pan or Eng, nd, being over two
marine leg Tues away from another is
land? 1t seems Mr.. McCandless Is to
be praised for his public spiritedness in
bringing these questions before the
public for discussion.
Your editorial hits the nail on the
head. AMERICAN.
Hawaii, December %, 1906.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
FAIR PROSPECT
OF SUGAR MARKET

Willett & Gray, New York, December
10, report that total stocks and afloats
together of sugar show visible sup
ply of 1856, las tons, against 2.62S 456
tons last year, or decrease of 92,30S
tons.
During the week under review the
market has been characterized by I'M
usual irregularity. The local market
for nearby sugars showed a remarka-
Bile firmness, which was due to spe-
cial demand. The refiners generally
are fairly well supplied with raws. ex-
cept one or two Of them, who found
their stock nearly exhausted because
OF the delay in the arrival of several
cargoes afioat, and making II necessary
to bid the market up in order to secure
enough sugar to fill a temporary gap;
the result was that the only sugars
Immediately available, a cargo OF ia
vas arrived at the Breakwater was
sold at los. 1 1-2d. C. (. and l., equal,
at present low rate OF exchange, to
Use. duty paid. for s6-deg. test. and
establishing an advance OF 1-32c. in
spot quotations.
At the close the market for February
shipment is steady. but with buyers
showing indifference to offerings of
January shipment
Harvesting in Cuba Is progressing
favorably the number OF centrals
grinding having increased to IS. against
at same time last year and As in 1904.
At this rate of progress the crop will
soon be in full swing, assuring large
shipments during January and there
after.
As anticipated, our correspondents in
Havana report that there is SUFFICIENT
cane in the fields to produce a crop
OF 100000 tons sugar, but with the
supply OF laborers limited and the pos
sibility of political disturbances little
later on. We do not feel justified in
making any change in our estimate OF
a total outturn Of 1850. 900 tons sugar.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
SWANZY'S COLLIE EATEN
AT VOLCANO ROAD LUAU

F. NJ. Swanzy lost valuable collie
dos just after his arrival in Hilo last
week. and from the best evidence OBJ
tainable it appears that the animal was
eaten. The dog strayed away from
the Volcano house. and as soon as its
absence was noted attempts were made
to recover 1t. Not only by advertising
but by employing assistance, Mr..
Swanzy made every effort to find the
animal. The result was a peculiar dis
covery by one of the men employed.
The doy was seen on the Volcano
road, being dragged at the end OF a
rope by native. A japanese who had
been hired to look for the naimal
searched various places. and finally
traced the dog to certain home along
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01

the Volcano road. In that home he
found no dog, but he did find under the
house, some of the bones of dog that
had apparently just recently been the
main feature of luau. There is no
direct evidence, but strong presump-
ton exists that the remains in ques-
ton are those of the lost collie
Mr.. Swanzy's collie. besides being q
well bred dog OF considerable value.
was family pet. and the loss of the
animal is greatly regretted by him
self and family The fact that the dog
appears to have been captured and
eaten makes the incident a very I'M
usual one. There is still a slight hope
that the animal is alive and will be
found. but 1t is regarded as almost
certain that the collie was used for a
luau.-Hawaii Herald.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
OBSERVER ASHLEY
is PROMOTED

Alexander McC. Ashley, formerly in
charge of the weather station and clim-
ate and crop service here. has been ap-
pointed as personal representative of
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in the
Weather Bureau at Washington and
has been made an inspector in the SER
vice.
Mr.. Ashley established the weather
station at Syracuse. N. Y. and later
the station at Honolulu. Last May he
was transferred to Pittsburg. Pa.
where he was in charge Of the station
until this last promotion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
COLDS,

Colds are quickly cured by Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy, 1t acts on ma
lures plan, loosens the cough. relieves
the lungs and opens the secretions, eff
fecting a permanent cure. 1t counter
acts any tendency OF cold TO result in
pneumonia. 1t is pleasant to take
Children like II. For sale by Benson,
Smith & Co., Ltd. agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE
REV. JAMES C.. BEISSEL

Rev. and Dear Sir: In to in
December 30 following Church England
which into an Ac of Parlam
Not for truth
would respectfully Parliament to
which
Respectfully yours,
HENRY b. RESTARICK,
Bishop O.
Honolulu T. H,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01

The yacht Gladys returned yesterday
about noon from cruise which con-
Molokai as n destination,
Her jib was ripped and she bore marks
OF the gale through which she passed,
luckily without injury.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-01

Jeffries will referee the Cans Her.
man battle on New Years Day. The
fee is $1,000 and expenses.