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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-24

! fire was to be started by the hospital
| trustees against DR.. Hodgins by agitat-
| ing an investigation into the manner
/ Of purchasing medical supplies for the
Maternity Home, which has a semi
/ public status through receiving public
moneys from the Legislature, but
which, like the hospital, is said not to
call for public tenders for its sup
plies. The difference in the amounts
purchased is great, however, and the
clause of the appropriation bills max
ing il necessary TO call for tenders for
supplies amounting to over $500 would
not apply TO the home as, it is claimed.
il does 10 the hospital. In the matter
of groceries for the home, the system in
vogue is to distribute the trade equally
between three of the largest retail es-
adjustments of the city.
Further charges may be brought for
ward by the doctors driven into oppo,
sition to the hospital board, it being
understood that an inquiry will be
asked into the reason why the new
-,-'"@ Of the hospital. built with money
furnished by a Hawaiian, is not open
to Hawaiian patients. The matters
previously brought up in the discussion,
relating to a case sent from the hos
pitaI to the maternity home. the pa
tient being in a state of collapse and |
dying soon afterwards, and a charge |
that Misrepresentation have been |
made in the matter of the distribu-
ton of trade in the purchasing of |
other than medical supplies is also
limited at
President Pinkham of the Board of
Health is quoted as saying that in his
opinion an isolation ward will soon be
at the Queens Hospital, a
ward where patients who develop con-
agious diseases, while being treated at
he hospital, may be kept.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-24

There something touching
Board of Supervisors the Committee readiness
together for the good and advancement anxious eligible
to obtain the offices that will near future That has
the premontory sound of a o treasury
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-24

Inc hs the japanese brought indicate that
the Emperor of Korea fought
against permitted to 90 TO nan and make his
apology to the Emperor person
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
Hartman Condemns Fish.

New York.-An assertion by r. II.
Hartman that Stuyvesant Fish was
deposed from the presidency OF the
Illinois Central because of misconduct
as TO the funds of the company was
leading feature of Tuesdays session
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Mr. Hartman was the only wit
ness of the day, and the events
brought out by his testimony make
the hearing a memorable one.
Mr.. Fish Is preparing statement Tor
publication and will ask to be heard
by the commission in refutation OF
Harriman's statements.
Other features of Mr.. Harriman's tes-
timony follow:
A continued refusal to answer Ques-
tions relating to individual stock
transactions.
Explanations of the transfer OF 3OO.-
600 shares of Southern Pacific stock to
William G. Rockefeller during the at
tempt of James r. Keene to secure
control of the road, and of the delayed
announcement of the dividends In
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
Attempts by the government to show
that the Union Pacific charges unfair
rates, stiles competition in the vast
territory traversed by its lines and that
its dividend of ten per cent. and It's
expenditure of $240,000,000 on better
ments came from an unfair toll on its
patrons.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
RAILROADS MUST PAY.
Nebraska Counties Win Suits for
Taxeo,

Washington. - The cases OF the
Union Pacific and Burlington railroad
companies against the various county
lreasurers of the state OF Nebraska,
involving tho tax rate upon the prop
erty of the railroads, and calling into
question the administration of the Ne
braska state tax law were decided adj
versely to the railroads by the Su.
preme Court of the United States to.
day. The decision was announced by
Justice Holiness.
Omaha.-The decision of the SUI
preme Court Of Nebraska tax cases
means that the railroads parties to the
suit must pay into the treasures of the
sixty-one counties interested an aggre.
gate Of about 33,100.000 of taxes now
due, including penalties. This includes
the taxes for 1904. 1905 and 1906. The
railroads had rendered about $4,000 900
as what they considered the proper
amount Of their taxes, 70 that the
amount really involved was about
100000. However, the other roads
operating IN Nsbraska have paid their
taxcs nader protest, and had those
cAeea gono Against the stats would
have demende1 4 rsfund oe about oaeT'
thisN = ~ 1oants paid. Y y
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
HARTMAN EXAMINED.
Gives Testimony Concerning Railroad
Transportation, but Refuses to
Answer Some Questions.

New York;. II. Hartman, head
Of the Union Pacific system, spent
Monday in a recital OF portions of the
intimate history Of the financial opera.
tions Of himself Gnd his associates be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. which. In behalf of the gov.
ernment. is Investigating consolida-
tons and combinations of carriers. re-
iations between railroads and commit.
nifty of interest therein, their rates,
facilities AID practices.
Special counsel for the government
made particular attack on the reorgan.
ization and financing Of the Chicago &
Alton railroad by the Hartman syndi-
cate, and their action, with challenge
by counsel for the railroads of the
right of the Interstate Commerce Com
rlossion to inquire into the private
transactions OF an individual. consti.
tuted the two chief events Of the days
proceedings.
Mr.. Hartman declined to tell what
proportion of the preferred stock Of
i,he Alton sold to the Union Pacific be.
longed to him individually, and the
wa1 was paved for taking the question
iDtb the Federal Courts. The point
iaised involves a material limitation
en- the inquisitorial power of the COM
mission. and Is Of serious Importance
to the whole question Of interstate cor
Ioration investigation.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR.
He Gives His Views Upon Railroad and
Local Option Legislation.

Henver.-GovcrnOr Buchtel mas writ.
ten the following letter:
Statehouse. Feb. &c. 1907.
To The Public:
desire 10 define my position on the
local option measures which are. now
before the Legislature. II Is doubtless
well understood that II would be i'm.
possible TO make any local option law
TOO strong 10 suit me. In conference
OF party leaders | have expressed a
Willingness 10 stand by the Kelly bill.
on condition that IL would not be pos.
sible TO carry the Drake bill through
the Senate and the House. II IL Is
possible 10 pass so strong n measure
as the Drake bill. of course | would he
glad 20 have the opportunity 10 approve
thet bill and make II a law. The pledge
oi tie Republican party on the subject
OF local option Is as follows:
We pledge our candidates TO the en-
actment OF local option law which
will insure to the people the removal
or establishment OF saloons In the resi-
dcncc districts"
The provisions OF the Kelly bill, with
certain strong amendments which were
agreed upon In a conference OF paTty
lenders, would make this pledge good.
hope, however. that the Republicans
Of the Senate and the House may be
willing to do somewhat more than
mnIely keep the party pledge on the
question OF local option. II the rail-
WY commission to be created is not to
have authority 10 adjust railway rates.
;Ecr | fear that the plain people
throughout the state will be disposed
TO think that the Republicans have
scarcely kept their pledge for the en-
actment OF law governing the railway
commerce OF the state along the lines
Of the national rate law. In view of
The fact that the party seems disposed
TO drop somewhat below the plain let
ter and spirit of It's pledge on the sub.
Ject OF the railway rate law. IL would
seem quite desirable that the party
should go beyond its pledge in the en-
actnent OF local option law. We
need to remember that the hundreds
of thousands OF people who do the vot-
Ing and determine who shall serve
then. in official positions are never ap-
pearing before any committee. The
plain people are always looking at
every political question from the
standpoint of what is best for their
children and for the community In
whic.. they live. II is to he understood.
therefore. that / favor strongly the
best local option bill which can he
passed. ] hope the Republicans in the
House and the Senate may be willing
to 10 somewhat beyond the party
pledge in the enactment of a local op-
tion law. Very sincerely.
HENRY A. BUCHTEL.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
FREIGHT RATES CUT.
A Change That 10 Expected to Help
Denver Jobbers.

penver.-More important for some
reasons than any rate reduction whicn
The railroads into Denver have yet
made, was the readjustment an.
nouncsd by the Burlington. affecting
200 stations where Denver products
are sold, and opening up to local manu-
facturers the lonE-coveted Black Hills
territory.
General Freight Agent c. f. Spens
of Omaha, and General Agent ]. F.
vallery Of this city. called on Thomas
Scott, secretary of the Colorado Manu-
faoturers' Association yesterday and
informed him that they intended to
re-adjust their freight rates in favor Of
Denver to all points on their lines as
inr east as Holdredge, Nebraska, as
far north as the Montana state line, in
GLIDING the stations on the Guernsey
branch, and, most important Of all, as
far north as Spearfish, South Dakota.
n the Black Hills territory around
Deadwood. To the cities in the latter
territory Denver is given differential
under the Missouri towns Of Is cents
on first and second class goods and 10
cents on third and fourth class. For
example, the rate on frst class goods
from Omaha to Deadwood is $1.45,
while from Denver to Deadwood 1t will
IN future be only 31.30. The rates ap-
MY from Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pusblo and will 60 into effect April 1st.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
MRS. THAW FINISHES.
End of the Long Ordeal on the Witness
Stand.

New York-Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw's long ordeal on the witness
stand at the trial of her husband for
the killing Of Stanford White ended
Tuesday. Mr.. jerome finished his
cross-examination, which had lasted
through nearly five court days, at the
morning session. The redirect and re-
cross-examinations this afternoon were
brief.
The district attorney tomorrow
morning will. begin his cross-examina-
tion of DR.. Britton D. Evans, one of the
defendants alienists. Drs. Wagner,
Deemar and Bingaman will be called in
rapid order. -
The trial 1t last seems to be enter
ing on its dual stages. sts
The completion Of Mrs. Thaw's ex-
animation followed the unsuccessful
att1mpt q the prosecution to draw
fFom Absaham Hummel certain facts
rolaxina 70 the a5adayit which MIS-
IAaM \ sal4 a haS1 u made
= : 1na1n1 " IN ~ ~ SSs wv Il I
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
curbina the Colorado River.

Los Angeles.-The overflow of the
Colorado river at the Imperial Valley
dam Las been stopped, according to
statements made by officials. The
dam has stood the test of two weeks
and the officials are satisfied that the
work will proceed without int, iuption
until there is absolute assurance
against another outbreak of the Colo
RADIO.
It is believed that the work Of build
ing levees will be finished by about
April 18th at the latest. w. ]. D0ran
cr the California Development Com;
pany said. to-day that the cost Of the
work on the, twenty,mile levee II
nearly Thousand dollArs ! day nn4
that the total expSnss involved u
and rOur nillion ao5lnEusf 1kis noneE
has been o. VIM b, expended ~ IL
Southern Fac1Ac company, which muok
lcpk ~ Coagress for recosnpsaee.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
FL. HEARNE DEAD:
SuccUMee TO eERiroNiTIs AF.
TER A BRIEF ILLNESS.
HEAD 0E THE c. F.. AND !.
Since Coming to Colorado Four Years
Ago Mr.. Hearne Had Built UP a
Magnificent Business for the Com.
pany.

Denver.-Death ended the suffering
OF Col. Frank j.. Hearne. president OF
the Colorado Fuel and. Iron Company,
at T:i5 o'clock last Monday night in
his apartments-in the Brown Palace
hotel. The body will be taken to Kan
sas City tomorrow and the intermcnt
Will occur In that city Thursday. Mrs.
Hearne and her son, William, and Mrs.
X. B. Armour and Mrs. Edward Smith,
sisters OF the deceased. will accom-
papy the body to Kansas City. Colonel
Hearne WAS sixty years OF age when he
died. and had been president OF the cor.
poration named about four years.
Directors OF the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company will elect a successor to
Colonel Hearne Mt some date yet to be
announced. J. +. Welborn, vice presi.
dent. will be the executive head OF the
company until the successor of Colonel
Hearne Is chosen. The deceased was
wealthy man and leaves an estate
probably worth several million dollars.
He was man OF high character and
his associates and employees united in
paying tribute to his worth and gener-
osity last night. Peritonitis. which at.
tackled him about a week ago. caused
death. No operation was attempted, as
II was deemed unwise.
The deceased leaves a wife and one
son. William L.. and three sisters re-
siding in Kansas City. Missouri, Mrs.
Kirk Armour. Mrs. Edward Smith and
Mrs. George Nettleton, wife of the
president of the Kansas City. Hanni-
6nl & Fort Scott railroad.
The body will be taken to Kansas
City. leaving here at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon and arriving there about
$3.50 Thursday morning. The funeral
will be held from Armour chapel.
During these four years Mr.. Hearne
had remained In active charge Of the
company until some weeks ago when
ne was first stricken with the grip,
and his marvellous executive ability
had built up for the Wall street owners
the largest industrial corporation In
the West. But this zeal on Mr..
Hearnc's part and the overwork Incl.
dent to 1t broke down his health.
Mr.. Hearne recently purchased tho
residence at 1875 Grant avenue. built
by Donald Fletcher and later acquired
by Col. w. Il Hughes. Pending the
completion Of some alterations or
dersd by him the Hearnes were MAX.
ing their home In the Brown Palace
hotel. Mr.. Hearne's salary from the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is
raid to have been $4,000 year.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
KILLED WIFE AND CHILD.
A Degenerate at Denver Wanted to Be
Free to Go With Another Woman.

Denyer.-For the love of another
woman, and she with a police record
a. a professional thief, Benjamin c.
Wright. the police claim. coolly mur-
dsred his wife and fve-ysar-old daugh.
ter with a mysterious but quick.act-
ing poison. and then feigned coma
toss condition all day yesterday to
avoid the discovery OF his CHASTITY
crime. His mind still possessed OF the
horror Of his deed, Wright is said 10
have confessed the double murder.
telling Chief Of Police Delaney. in the
presence Of Witnesses, weird. grew
some tale, rambling in construction.
barren Of detail. but illuminated with
the reiterated acknowledgement that
he was responsible for the extermina-
ton of his family.
The dead bodies of Mrs. Wright and
her hve.year-old daughter were found
lying on the floor Of the bathroom OF
their four-room home, at 374 South
Pearl street. early yesterday morning
The husband and father was lying
near, unconscious and seemingly
barely breathing. when the police am
bulance arrived None OF the bodies
showed any signs Of the manner OF
their death, and q quick poison. leaving
no trace behind. such as cyanide OF
potassium, 10 believed to have been
used. Wright refuses to divulge the
drug, and 1t is believed he is protect
ing someone else.
Making stronger the proofs OF guilt
against him, Wright admits the infatu-
alton for Stella Good. a police charac-
ter.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
sus-rRGAsuuRy ROBBED.
Sum Of $17a.ooo Disappears at Chicago
and Clerks Suspected.
chicaxo.-The Tribune says:

ChicaEo.-The Tribune says:
One OF the largest-if not the larSes,
-thefts from the United States treas
ury has been unearthed in Chicago
There was "A theft OF $l73.0 900 from the
local sub-trsasury last week. The
money has disappeared as completely
As II II had vanished from the face OF
the earth.
The authorities here and In Wash,
ington have been working night and
day on the robbery since It was dis.
covered.
Chief Wilkie of the United States Sc.
cret service has been keeping in.
formed by telephone and telegraph OF
eyery development. and he will leave
Washington to-day 10 take personal
charge OF the investigation.
Secretary Shaw OF the Treasury De-
partment was told OF the gigantic theft
when In Chicago last week and was in
conference with Sub-Treasurer William
Boldenwick and secret service officials
Tho money was stolen either a week
aso Saturday. the next day. or last
Monday. The chances are 1t was alb
stracted Monday. The loss was dis
covered Tuesday.
All the money taken was in bills OF
the denomination OF $1,000. $4,000 and
$4,000.
After a week OF searching investiga.
ton, Saturday there came n glimmer
Of light. A faint clsw pointed in the
direction OF a certain clerk. and that.
following up. directed the finger OF sus-
picion to another employe. a close as
sociats Of the hrst man.
These men were summoned into the
inquisitiou chamber and one at last
broke down.
Among those under surveillance Is
George w. Fitzgerald. who was in
charge OF the teller's cage from which
the money was abstracted, but he in.
sista he has no knowledge OF how the
money disappeared. Fitzgerald, In a
staesnient tonight. said he thought
some OF the employees had stolen the
money. He declared It would have
been an easy matter for any of the
twenty-five or thirty employees. who un.
der the present system have daily ac-
cess to his cage. to make away with
the money without his knowledge.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
SCHOOL CHILDREN suFFocATEo
Sixteen Little Ones with Their Teacher
Perish at Montreal.

Nortreal.-Principa Sarah Maxwell
and sixteen children perished in fire
on the 26th in the Hochelaga school
OF the Protestant school commission.
The fire was first noticed by work
men employed near by. The teachers
were notified and the work of getting
the children out of the building began.
The kindergarten department was To-
Gated on the second floor, and 1t was
mere that the loss of life occurred. The
children were started out, but found
the lower hall full of smoke and re-
fused to descend. They retreated TO
the rooms whence they had come.
The fire by this time was making its
way upward and the smoke growing so
dense that even the experienced fire.
men could not stand 1t. Captain Car
son tried to get Miss Maxwell to go
down the ladder, but she refused and
rushed back into the back part Of the
building in search of the children. La.
ter she was found lying on the floor
with child beside her.
The deaths were caused by asphyxia-
tion. There were no fire escapes In
the building.
Miss Sarah Maxwell, principal of the
school, was thirty-one years old. The
children who were killed ranged from
three to eight years.
1t is asserted at the office of the
building commissioner that official no.
tice was served on the school commits
sioners in November that not only this
schoo, but fifty others in the city, must
be provided with fire escapes at once.
None had been built at the Hochelaga
school. Another point to be explained
is why the Kindergarten class had been
taken to an upper story.
A pupil in the second class said
there was bell in Miss Maxwell's
room which was used when fire drill
was given and could be heard all over
the building. This alarm was not
sounded.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
PANAMA CANAL
PRESIDENT DECIDES AGAINST
USING CONTRACT SYSTEM.
BOARD TO BE REoReANIzeD
Engineer From the Regular Army
viii Be in Charge Of the Work
Stevens Has Resigned.

Washington.-By an order addressed
to Chairman Shonts OF the lsthrhian
Canal Commission Tuesday, President
Roosevelt, as far as lay IN hir power
under existing law, transferred to the
| engineer branch OF the army the re-
sponsibillty for the further construc-
ton Of the Panama canal,
He also formally recor.e4 the aban-
donmcrit: FOR the present at least, os
the project OF having the canal work
done by contract on the percentage
system.
Another feature was the announce
ment OF the resignation of John +.
Stevens as cngineer.in-chief of canal
construction.
MIR. Shonts is in New York, where
he will preside at n meeting of the di-
| rectors of the Panama Railroad Com
pany. of which he Is president, and
Will. 1t Is expected. formally resign
tina. position.
The President intends that there
shall be an entire reorganization of
the commission. with three army Of
ficers Of the engineer corps as its lead
ing members. who are to have charge
o; the engineering features OF the ca
mai work.
The chairman and engineer.in-chief
of the commission will be Maj. q. w.
Goethals. His associates will be Mai.
DUB. Gaillard and Maj. William l.. ST.
bert. to rank in the order named.
These officers are all comparatively
young. ambitious and energetic.
Senator Joseph S. c. Blackburn OF
Kentucky, who will retire from the
United States Senate March ith, Is to
be made n member of the reorganized
commission. The nominations OF the
present commissioners now pending
before the Senate include Messrs.
Shonts. Stevens. Haines. Endicott. Her
rod. Gorgas and Jackson Smith. Their
confirmation is desired in order to re-
move obstacles to make way for the
certain acts they have performed in
connection with the making OF con
tracts. The retirement of Messrs.
Shonts and Stevens will leave but two
vacancies. so that there will be two
more obstacles to may way for the
army officers and Senator Blackburn.
| The President Is determined that the
| work on the canal shall proceed con-
tinuously and the temporary disloca-
tions'' caused by the designations OF
higher officials will not be allowed to
Interfere with progress.
The probability is that the admins
tration may determine to give out the
work to be done al the isthmus under
contract under the general direction OF
the army engineers. After Major
Goe'hals and his army associates have
been at the isthmus sufficient time to
become fully acquainted with the work
to be done, they will submit a report
on the situation to the President. II
they feel the work can be done better
BY contract than under the present sys-
TEN. the question again will be consid-
cred by the President and the SER
vices OF the same high-ciass contract
ors whose bids are now rejected. or
others of similar standing, then may be
invoked.
The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01
House Proceedings.

In committee OF the whole In the
Rouse February 2lst the following
biiis were perfected and recommended
Tor hnal passage:
IL. b. 172. Hcaly-To permit the Uni.
versity of Colorado to do away with
fs preparatory department.
III. b. 3l3, Kelly-To have public
trustees appointed by the governor in.
stead OF the Supreme Court. and to re.
duce the terms OF Office of such trus.
ICES from three years TO two years.
ii. b. 345. Collins-That district at
torheys shall be paid all expenses nee.
essarily incurred In travelling from
county TO county In his district.
5. B. IL. Anfenger-in relation to
aiimony.
S. B. 10. Anfenger-fn relation to the
settlement OF estates OF deceased per.
sons.
s. B. So. Parks-To cut off mileage
aud salaries of boards of control OF
state institutions.
3. B. SO. Parks-Amending law in
reference to admission to the bar.
II. b. 157. O'Connoll-To prevent
'ivisection and other mistreatments OF
animals
Enacting clauses stricken out:
ii. b. 266. Young-To designate Pho.
ncer day.
S. Il. 81. Parks-To abolish mileage
In sheriffs' Offices.