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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-02
NOTICE.

This is TO give notice that 1 shall
purchase the business of Kwong sur
10y. the grocers on Nuuanu street. OF
April s. 1907. and will not be response
bic for any accounts against this frr
prior to said date.
lSigned) KAN 1AN Yin.
Honolulu. April ]. 1907. 1853.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
WILL NOT INTERFERE
SOUTHERN STATES CAN SECURE
 DESIRED IMMIGRANTS.
Conference Holds that Inducements Can Be Orered Aliens to Come to Fields and Factories of
 Dixie.

Washington, March Information received today renders 1t clear that the immigration authorities. as one result of the private conference recently held in which the President members of his cabinet and prominsnt men of the south. have partiaipatede will inser- prnt tke existing fsc ul gFa8fon law os il was interpreted in the South Carolina case.
 The Attorney General has held that the immigrants landed at Charleston, S. O., last November. are legally in this country. They were induced to come to America by authorized agents of the State of South Carolina, and the pas sage money of some at least of them was paid by the State, and of others by contributions of citizens.
 Several other of the Southern States have decided to seek immigration along the same lines as were followed by South Carolina and it is understood they will not be interfered with in the carrying out of their plans prior to the first of next July. on which date the act of February 20. 1907. will become effective. In other words, such immi- grants as present themselves to the ports of this country before July l, next. under conditions the same as sur rounded those who arrived at Charles ton, s. C., last November, will be per mitted to land.
 Meantime, Attorney General Bona parte will examine carefully the new immigration law and will prepare an interpretation of 1t for the guidance of the administration and of the Southern States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
WHIPPED INTO LINE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD PASS
 Es RESOLUTION.
Japanese School Children WiII Not bo Segregated at Behest of Roosevelt --WiIl Dismiss the
 Suits,

San Francisco, March 13-The San Francisco board of education, keeping It's word with President Roosevelt to- ton of last October by which the Jap anese were segregated in the public schools and adopted an alternative res olution in accordance with the under standing reached at the Washington conference between the president. sec> retary Root, the school board and may- or Schmitz,
 The board sent out the following tel egram:
 At a regular meeting of the board of education held this afternoon a res- olution was agreed upon with you was adopted unanimously. Certified copy was given to United States District At- torney Devlin.'
 The president having telegraphed Mayor schmitz yesterday that he would direct Mir. Devlin to dismiss the suits against the board in the United States circuit court and the supreme court of California as soon as the &C., ton stated should be taken by the board, members of that body took upon the Japanese incident as now closed in so far as San Francisco is concerned
 There is, it Is stated, an unwritten reservation to the effect that should the presidents reciprocal promise to the board regarding discretionary re. striction of coolie immigration to Cal. itoruia not be carried out the board may feel at liberty to readOpt the Oc- tober resolution and again segregate Jananese
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
 MONEY WILL
 REMAIN OUT Cortelyou to Give Banks
 Time. SITUATION NEW YORK Seeretar AaI Keep the $3o.Ooo,ooo
 in Circulation. Presence At white House Of Members Of Cabinet Caused Every Kind Of Fumor To Go
 Forth.

Washington, March 1s.-The secre- tary of the Treasury today announced that the s30,000.000 which was depos- ited in national banks last September to be returned about the beginning of February would not be called for at present.
 Beyond saying that he was keeping close watch on the situation in New York, Secretary Cortelyou would not indicate what his further plans were
 On october 2z last the Secretary of the Treasury authorized national banks that had governmental bonds on de- posit to secure public deposits, to sub- stitute for the governments bonds, State and municipal bonds, provided they would use the government bonds so released to increase their circtiIa- tion. Eighteen million dollars was fixed as the limit of this increase.
 The secretary provided, however, that this increased circulation must be re- duced at the rate of s3,o00,O00 a month, beginning March 1. In view of the money situation in New York Secretary Cortelyou believes that 1t Is unwise to compel compliance with this order and therefore has stated that the banks that took advantage of this offer of October 22 may retain their increased circulation provided they substitute certain bonds which he names for the State and municipalities they now have on deposit
 The bonds authorized to be substt- -tuted are governments, Philippines, Panama and Hawaiian bonds.
 The presence at the White House to- day of six members of the cabinet who called within & few minutes of each other gave rise to considerable speculation regarding the purport of their conference with the President. The impression gained ground that 1t was a special meeting of the Presi- dents advisers to consider some ques- tons of the moment, but none of those present would admit that his call si- simultaneously with that of the others was anything more than coincidence.
 It is known, however, that some of the cabinet officers were sent for by the President and ln view of the state- merit issued later in the day bK SAcre- tary Cortelyou 1t is believed that the conference at least with some of his advisers had to do with the financial saw the President were Secretaries Cortelyou, Taft, Metcalf, Straus. Gar field and Attorney General Bonaparte. Later Secretary Root spent some time with him.
 James Speyer, of the banking firm of Speyer and Company, of New York, was also at the White House and talked with the president. Secretaries Root and Cortelyou returned to the White House this evening and again conferred with the president.
 Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Commander Lane of that body participated in this evenings conference.
 Those who participated declined to discuss the conference.
 The conference lasted several hours and late tonight Secretary Loeb said the subjects discussed related to the railroad and financial situation. Fur ther than this no statement regarding what took place at the meeting was obtainable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
TEXAN SLAYS SELF AND WIFE Bloody Deed at Port
 Arthur. MURDER WAS DELIBERATE Twice Made Sure His Helpmate
 Was Dead. After Life Had Passed from Her Body, Sent Pair of Bullets Into
 Her Brain--was
 Insane.

Port Arthur. Tex. March 1s.--F. G. MeNair tonight shot and killed his wife in horrible manner. wounded his mother-in- Mrs. Conrad. slightly and probably mortaliy wounded him self.
 McNair met hls wife and her mother in front of his home as they returned from shopping. It is alleged that he was maddened by family troubles. He opened fire upon his wife, sending three bullets at her before she sank to the ground. One of the bullets struck Mrs. Conrad accidentally.
 After this McNair calmly reloaded his revolvRr and walking up to his prostrate wife shot her twice in the head Then he shot himself in the breast and not satisfied that his bullets had been fatal he loaded third time. once more shooting his wife through the head and afterward shooting him- self again in two places.
 Mrs. McNair's death had been almost instantaneous from the first shots
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
RUFF CASE PASSED
THE PROSECUTION GOES OVER UN-
 TIL MONDAY.
Another Delay Secured ln the Trial of Politician Charged with E1tOFtiOn of Money From French Restau-
 rant Keepers.

San Francisco. March 1S--After the names of four talesmen had been drawn from the jury box. the trial of Abraham Rues on the grand jury charge of ex- torting money from French restaurant keepers, was today continued in Judge Dunne's court until Monday morning.
 Counsel for Ruef objected to the drawing of any further names during the absence from the jury of Juryman Dumbrell, who has temporarily been excused. and Judge Dunne thought 1t well. as an adjournment of at least one day was insisted on, Co take a recess until the State Supreme Court renders It's decision on Ruef's application for release upon habeas corpus.
 II was at the suggestion of Assistant District Attorney Heney that four days suspension of the trial was finally or dered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
NEGROSCHOOL BURNS
LARGE BUILDING AT ATHENS A
 TOTAL LOSS
Institufion Was owned by New York Society and Black Pupils
 Were Taught By White M Women.

Athens March f3.-(Specia1)- )-Trin- ity College. located just across from the railway station at Athens, owned and controlled by the Congregational Society in New York and devoted to the education of negroes, was discov- cred on fire in the roof late this after noon and being a large building, three stories high and covered with tin, made 1t impossible to fight the fire which ragged underneath the roof. The result is almost a total destruction of all but the walls.
 Whether there is any insurance no one here knows. Adjacent property was in great danger for while owing to high winds. but the heroic work of the volunteer fire department with several hundred feet of hose, prevented spread of the flames.
 The negro pupils were taught by white women from tho North, Miss Hubbard being principal.
 It is hoped that the building. if re- placed, will be moved from the busi- ness center of the city.
 A city ordinance passed some years ago stands in the way of its rebuild ing.
 The loss to the school is several thousand dollars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
HAD LIVELY TILT.
Court Prosecution and Defense Mad
 in Penrose Hearing.


 in Penrose Hearing.
 San Antonio, Texas, March t3.-- Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas J.. Green. a discharged soldier of the 25th infantry took the stand in the Penrose trial this morning.
 Witness heard the first shot and succeeding one and saw flashes of guns just outside of the garrison wall. He told of the inspection of the guns and eheck-up of the ammunition on the morning after the shooting He did not hear the yelling to which other defense witness have testified. There were frequent objections by the de- fense as to cross examination. but lltla delay was caused on this account.
 The question as to adjournment un- til saturday is to bs discussed this afteasseon Tlss de1snse has no more witness suitable to put on the stand at present and awaits the arrival of several men from Washington.
 A lively tilt occurred at the hear ing this evening between counsel for the defense and the judge advocate. occurring over a question asked Cap- lain Edgar Maeklin by Assistant Judge Advocate Fitch on cross exam ination. Following secret session the court admonished counsel for the de- fense against reflecting upon the pro- secution
 Former sergeants Jacob Fraiser aud Mingo Sanders were placed on the stand this afternoon to make clear certain portions of their testimony Lieut.. T. Lawson and Captain Macllin also resumed the stand with view to proving that favorable comment of conduct of the troops had been made by Brownsville citizens The trans cription of the court martial already covers 2,O0O typewritten pages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
ooRRnseoNnENcn suBmrTrnD.
Trial of Ringer HermanD For Destroyss
 ing Land OfFice Records.

ing Land office Records.
 Washington, March t3--ln the trial of Binger Hermann. for destroying of- ficial records of the land ofiice the prosecution submitted In evidence corr respondence between tn land ofice and J. II. zabriscie and J R. Sneider, or Tucson. Ariz,
 Tn these letters Commissioner Herr mann was told of alleged frauds in California and oregon, now known aa the Hyde Diamond Benson -Schneider land fraud cases" This correspondence took place in the spring of 1902 and resulted in an investigation by Special Agent Holsinger, whose report led to Mir. Hermann's forced retirement from office.
 The correspondence was identified by William J. McGee, principal exanliner or the land office. J. H. Schneider waw put on the stand by the prosecution. but after identifying hls eignatnre to two letters which were placed in evi- dence, early in the day, he took the Immunity bath and wac sustained by Judge Stafford in his refusal to an-. swer all further questions on tna grocnd that his answers would tend fo criminate him. The questions were calculated to show that Schneider wrote to Herman regarding the Hyde- Benson Diamond Schneider land denl as to date contained in the letters ofa file. He also was requested 10 say wha- ther he knew Benson or zabriscie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
SEEK FEDERAL AID
BRYAN's VEINS ON RAILROADS AND
 ROOSEVELT.
Nebraskan Believes That SHaguates Seek Government Supervision T0
 Prevent People From Acting $ Through the Several

Pittsburg March 1s--William J. Bry- an spent an hour here on route from Beaver. Pa, to Binghampton today. He was asked:
 What is your opinion of the pro- posed conference between President Roosevelt and the railroad presidents?"
 MT. Bryan replied:
 "The Republican leaders object to the Republican doctrine with the consent of the government in the Philippines, but some of them seem to think nothing can be done in the regulation of rail- roads without the consent of the rail- road magnates.
 ''The important part of that an- nouncement. howeved. is that the rail- road managers want the supervision of the railroads transferred to the Fed eral government that they may avoid State legislation and this contradicts the Presidents theory that the cor porations favor State rights as means of avoiding Federal control.
 The great corporations would rather risk control by Congress. which is far away from the people. than by State Legislatures, which are close to the people"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
CAUSES OF CONFLICT.
Honduras Consul At New orleans
 Makes 0facinl Announcement.

Honduras Consul At New orleans
 Makes 0fhcini Announcement.
 New Orleans, La, March 1S--Dr.e :. J. Fernandez. consul for Honduras at New Orleans, gave to the Associated Press today a paper which he said he had been authorized to issue as the official statement of his government Tn regard to the war between Honduras and Nicaragua. In part thIs statment IS as follows:
 Tt will be remembered that the present trouble between Honduras ana Nicaragua started by a revoiuntary ir- vasion of the territory of the former from the frontier of the latter.
 subsequently the Central American court of arbitration met at the City of San Salvador at the beginning of last February, composed of four members, one from each of the States Of Costa Rica. Honduras, Nicaragua and Saiva- dor, the signatories of the treaty of the treaty of Corlnto.
 The court at its first meeting con- sidering that the troops maintained by Honduras and Nicaragua constituted preparations for war which was In op- position to Article XI of the Corlnto treaty, by unanimous vote including that of the delegate of Nicaragua adop- ted q resolution for the disarmament of the troops maintained by the gov ernments of Honduras ana Nicaragua President Zelaya of Nicaragua refused.
 "A cableEram from the government of Mexico, in accord with that of Washington. proposing a joint repre- sentation was received and Salvador immediately accepted and -ommunica- ted with Costa Rlca ana Guatemala Before an answer was received, how ever, Honduras advised that she con sidered the action of Nicaragua in vio- lation of the treaty of Corinto and withdrew It's delegate from the tri- bunaL
 Tn spite of the efforts of the four named countries, few days after wards cabIegrams from Managua, Nica- ragua. announced the invasion of Hon. duras and the capture by Nfcaraguan troops of a place called Triunfo and subsequently, the capture of San Ber- nardo and San Marcos de Colon. Up to this time no declaration of war was made.
 ..Thereupon there was no alternative and Honduras decAered war. The Mica, ragufsns having been rUukea, abandoned their positions and ceased 10 announce any triumphs.
 The part taken by Costa Rica and Salvador was in the direction of pre- venting the conflict between two sis ter republics"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
DISASTER AT T0ULON
DEATH LIST HAS REACHED SIX
 SCORE.
Throughout Day, Weeping Mothers, wives aud other Relatives of
 Missing Men Thronged Ap-
 DrOaches to Hospitals.

Toulon, France, March 1s.-The ef- forts to recover the bodies of those killed by the explosion on board the French battleship lena, which have been carried on with energy for twen- ty-four hours have not yet resulted in definitely fixing the number of casual ties.
 After the last roll call tonight there were still unaccounted for eight off, cers and no men. Unfortunately there is little doubt that all the missing men perished The roll was applied only the crew of the lena and as 1t Is believed that some twelve or fifteen arsenal hands were engaged on board that battleship at the time of the ex- pIosion it is feared that the total num- ber of dead will reach 120. In this belief the naval hospital here was in- structed tonight to prepare mortuary space for that number.
 Minister of Marine Thomson made a second visit to the lena late this afternoon after the dry dock had been emptied of water and made careful examination of every part of the bat tieship that was accessible. The inte- rier steel planking and the partitions of the battIeship show signs of having been subjected to enormous pressure. In many places they are bulged out or indented. The gap in the side of the vessel acted as a safety valve for the vast volume of gas, without which the explosion would have had even more disastrous results.
 All day long weeping mothers, wives and other relatives of the missing men thronged the approaches 10 the hos- pitals, hoping that their loved ones were still alive and eagerly scanning the stretchers that were brought in.
 Fifty bodies were recovered during the day, but only twelve of them could be recognized. The remainder were formless masses of charred flesh.
 At o'clock this evening hope was revived by a rumor that several men had been brought out alive. but this proved to be untrue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
SHOT HIS S0N-N-LAW
FRED VAN HOUSEN OF FOsHEE
 WILL DIE OF WOUNDS.
siIas Capps Uses Gun On His Daugh- ter's Husband When He Refuses
 to obey His Or

Foshee. March (speciaD Capps, shot and probably fatally wounded his son-ln-law Fred Van Housen near here this afternoon.
 Van Housen was living on a place owned by Mrs. Capps, which he had rented from her while Capps was away from home; they having been separat- ed for some time. Capps apeared this afternoon in an ugly mood and after threatening his wifes life proceeded to his n-in-law's home and calling him from the field to the house ordered him to leave the place. Van Housen refused whereupon Capps shot him with a shot gun loaded with bird shot.
 "The shot was fired at close range and took effect in Van Housen's face making a ghastly wound from which he will probably die before morning. Capps escaped to the woods.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
REPEAL CRIME ACT.

House of Commons Adopts Motion of
 Tipperary Member.
 London, March 13--The House or Commons tonight discussed the motion made by Mike H. Hogan, member for Tipperary, in favor of repeating the Irish crimes act, which was carried by 252 votes to S3.
 The motion was strongly opposed by Unionist speakers R. Cherry, Attorney General for Ireland, who said that he and the Solicitor General TOT Ireland, R. E. Barry. advised the government that 1t was far better to trust to the ordinary law than resort to the crimes act, which in many respects was unfair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
BRIDGE COLLAPSED.
Three Trainmen Drowned on High
 Water Near Piftsburg.

Three Trainmen Drowned on High
 Water Near Piftsburg.
 Pittsburg, March is.--Dispatches from all sections of Western Pennsyl- vania today reported heavy rains last night and rapidly rising waters. Much territory is submerged and fears are entertained of dangerous floods. In the Connellsville region the streams are said to be rising at an alarming rate.
 Dunbar is inundated and the town of oakdale, Ingram, Carnegie. Wiimerd. ing, sharpsburg and Turtle Creek borough are partly under water. At Harmersville the high water caused railroad bridge to collapse, precipi- tating a freight train itno the stream.
 Three trainmen were drowned.
 PittsburE river men are preparing for flood stage of twenty feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
MERCHANT IS ARRESTED.

Prominent Georgian Charged With vio-
 lntinm Bankruptcy Laws.
 Augusta. Ga. rIarch 13.--J. s. Nixon. president of wholesale grocery firm and one of the most prominent men in the city, was arrested today on a charge of violating the bankruptcy laws by accepting more than ten per cent that was due him.
 The case grew out of the failure of the H. c. Morrison Supply Company some time ago. Nixon was placed un- der bond for his appearance before a United states commissioner tomorrow.
 The punishment for violation of this law is two years In the penitentiary without option of a fine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
HEARS OF VICTORY.
Roosevelt K Notified of Success of His
 Big Stick,

Washington, March 13.-Foilowing the receipt of a telegram tonight from President Welsh of the San Francisco Board or Education announcing the carrying into effect of the agreement reached at the recent conference here between the President. Secretary Root. the San Francisco Mayor and School Board and others on the Japanese question, President Roosevelt will sign an order putting into effect the pass port amendment of the immigration bill
 The case pending in California. in. Etituted by the Federal authorities to test the constitutionality of the law segregating Japanese children, will now be dismisseM
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
LEGAL ARGUMENTS.
No Testimony Taken During Session oi
 standard OiI Trial.

Chicago. Mar. 12-In the trial the Standard oil Company, the entire day was consumed by legal arguments re- garding tho proper manner of publish ing railroad tarin sheets.
 The attorneys for the government in- sisted that the indictments against the Standard OH Company are based upon violations of tariffs that had been prop erIy published The attorneys for the defense insisted that the law was not violated by the oil company because the tariff sheets had not been published. in strict accordance with the law. Ad- journment was taken until tomorrow, with argument unfinished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
BATTLE IS EXPECTED
NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS MAY HAVE FIGHT.
Washington Advised That Decisive Engagement fs rmpendinR--The Armies Are Now Getting
 Into Line.

Washington. March 13.--A decisive engagement between the forces of Nicaragua and Honduras may be ex- pected at any time according to a dis patch to the State Department. re- ceived today from Phillip Brown. sec retary to the American mission at Guatemala and Honduras. who has just arrived in Tegacigaipa. the Honduran capital.
 MT. Browns dispatch says that the militar yencountesrs so far have not been of such a serious character that they indicated the relative strength of the opposing forces but that the armies are now getting into such poo sition that an important engagement may be expected in a short time