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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
QUERY FROM SECRETARY
REGARDING OUR HARBOR

In the matter Of information required,
and il certainly looks as IL they were
trying TO plan some definite details for
a number OF vessels, but how many I
can't yet say. In other words, as you
can see for yourself, this dispatch does
not indicate whether the whole feet
is coming or only part Of them"
The Admiral did not care TO make
public the gist Of his message in an
swer to the dispatch. for, Of course,
that would be contrary TO government
rules in regard to such matters.
There has been nothing said thus far
as to whether the fleet will go TO Puget
Sound after the visit to San Francisco
is finished, but it's normal certainty
that the inhabitants Of the Northwest
will do their best with the Washington
authorities to secure their share OF
the famous cruise, and, II they succeed
in getting the whole contingent up
there, it may delay the arrival here
until the latter part Of the summer
instead Of the middle Of July.
Under the rules Of the navy each bat
tleship or cruiser must be docked at
least once 4 year, and this operation
alone may result in the sending Of at
least a part Of the ships to the Bre-
merton drydock to be cleaned.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.
Do Not Endanger Life When a Homo
lulu Citizen Shows You
the Cure.


Why will people continue to sufrei
the agonies of kidney complaint. back
ache. urinary disorders. lameness,
headaches, languor. why allow them
selves to become chronic invalids.
when a certain cure is offered them?
DOan's Backache Kidney Pills Is the
remedy to use. because it gives 70 the
kidneys the help they need to perform
their work
If you have any. even one. Of the
symptoms OF kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes. dropsy
or Bright's disease sets in. Read this
Honolulu testimony:
w F. Williams OF Honolulu IS a
lighthouse keeper, and he has held
this position for the last 30 years. He
says: Il was for a number OF years
one Of that numerous army OF people
who suffer with their backs. Nine
ached and panied me TO no small ex-
tent. so that was glad when 1 heard
Of remedy for it. Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills. obtained some OF these
at the Hollister Drug Co.'S store. and
took them. They gave me great re-
| lief. and 1 make this short narration OF
my experience for the benefit OF others
who perhaps do not know that nearly
all backache arises from the kidneys.
and the best medicine for It is Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all druggists and storekeepers
at 80 cents per box (six boxes $3.50. or
will be mailed on receipt Of price BY
the Hollister Drug Co, Honolulu.
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian Is
/ lands
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
HISTORIC OLD FLAG
HELD IN HONOLULU

PACIFIC GROVE, Cal, March a.
News has been received from Homo
lulu Of notable California relic, moth
ing less than the Identical American
flag first hoisted over Monterey's Gus
tom house when Mexico's flag was
hauled DOWN
One OF General Fremont's old SOL
diers, John Cook by name, now eighty
four years old who has lived sixty
years in Honolulu. and is CT present
sorely Strengthened in means, has
guarded this precious specimen OF the
stars and stripes together with a pistol
that belonged TO the Pathfinder.
The flag has been Identified as az
thentc by Captain Toler and Alex Nc
Duff and has been committed for sale
to John n Soper, a Honolulu mer-
chant with whom the Monterey parlor
4 Native Sons is now in treaty for its
acquisition.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24

If any doubt has remained in the
minds Of the citizens Of Honolulu as
to the big feet coming here. the fol-
lowing dispatch, which was received by
Admiral Very at lis O'Clock yesterday
afternoon ought to settle it:
Washington, D. C., March q
"3:15 ?. m.
Naval Station, Honolulu.
How many battlesfips can coal at
one time at Honolulu? Is there water
enough at wharves for deepest draft?
What Is rate Of coaling?
t-(signed) METCALF.
Secretary OF Navy"
Immediately on receipt Of this dis
PATCH" said the Admiral yesterday. 81
made the necessary inquiries from the
Harbormaste- and the stevedores and
others, and sent an appropriate reply.
And I would Ike TO say that this IS
the first cabIegram or the first inquiry
Of aay sort that I have ever received
from the Navy Department or any
other authority in connection with the
contemplated visit Of the feet here.
"of course, now that this has come,
there will doubtless be oth=r messages
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
INQUEST BEGUN OVER
BURGLAR SUICIDE

The inquest over the body of the
japanese burglar who was shot while
attempting to burglarize the store and
pOstoff1ce at Wahiawa on Thursday,
and who later committed suicide by
stabbing himself in the abdomen with
a large pair c- shears as he lay in the
plantation hospital at Waialua, was
begun a few hours after his death on
Friday afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Cox
empaneling a jurT The dead Japa-
nese, whose name was Ozawa. has been
identified as the gardener of Henry
Davis, who has a place about two
miles from the scene Of the shooting.
He had been employed by Davis for
two years past and according to the
evidence given at the inquest by his
late employer was a very good man
without any bad habits.
Davis. while he identified the iron
bar as belonging. to his place, the bar
used to force an entrance into the
store. and who also identified the knife
with which the burglar attempted to
cut his THROAT after being shot, insist
ed that the man was utterly incapable
Of having committed any crime. The
testimony Of John STAFF and Of H r.
Grant, the manager and assistant
manager Of the pineapple company.
was very clear. however, as to the
burglary and the shooting. 1t is
thought that Thot will be fully exon
Grated
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
WILL NOTE CHANGES
OF A HALF CENTURY

Among the guests on the Mauna Kea
excursion is Luther Severance, an old
resident Of HNo and q graduate Of Pu-
nahou. He has the distinction Of hav-
ing been, at one time, the holde- Of
more government commissions than
any one in the Territory during the
time OF the monarchy.
Mr.. Seyerance's last "trip TO Kauai
was made with General 5. c. Arm
strong, Charles r Bishop and Mr.. Al
drich in 1860. The purpose Of the visit
was to inspect LIhue plantation and
determine whether or not it should be
continued or abandoned. ". II. Rice,
father Of W. II. Rice, now a Leading
citizen OF the Garden Island, was the
manager Of the plantation and Paul
Isenberg, the elder, was out from Ger
many filing the position of head over
seer Every foot Of the ground was
gone over and Mr.. Isenberg advanced
ideas for improvements that were con-
sidered by Bishop and AIdrich, who
were heavy shareholders in the plan
tatiou.
One OF these ideas was for the build
ing OF ditch and obtaining water that
was necessary and available On the
return OF the party 10 Honolulu a
decision was reached and Mr.. Isenberg
was made the manager. During his
administration the ditch was dug and
prosperity began to shine on the fields.
That is said 70 have been the begin
ming Of the successful career OF the
plantation. 8IE. Severance made that
trip in the old Moi Wahine, a schooner
that used TO bring the sacks OF coffee
from HanaIei Coffee plantation for
traushipment TO the Coast The father
OF the late Fred Wundenberg was
manager Of the coffee estate.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
THQ1'S BULLETS
PROVE FATAL

4 japanese whose name has as Yet
not been ascertained was shot Thurs
dAy Aght as he was making his es-
cape from the building of the wahi-
ava store. which ne had just burglar
lied He died later in the day at
vaialua. where he had been taken for
medical treatment The inquest will
be held Monday at wahiawa. begin
ming at noon. and viii be conducted
by Deputy Sheriff Cox
The shooting was done by Carsten
Thot. an employe OF the store. and
the assistant postmaster. the postofice
being in the same building. The
United States authorities have taken
il ap and are making inquiry into the
circumstances Of the matter, as appar-
entity the shooting was done. in defense
OF United States property.
II has been ascertained that the Jap
aRese who was shot was employed by
Henry Davis on his wahidwa place.
About II o'clock Thursday night Thot
in returning home passed the building
in which ~the store is located He
heard someone moving around in il.
and at first supposed il was Mr..
Grant. who has charge Of the store and
is postma ster. Convinced presently
that it was not Grant, but some
stranger, he began calling out 70
Grant. who lives nearby. Grant came
with a revolver which he gave 70 Thot.
Mr.. Star Of the plantation company
also came about the same time Thor
had discovered where some boards had
been looseued in the rear near the
door. This spot was watched, and
when he saw the boards move he fired
at the spot. In q moment the burgiai
darted out from the building and Thot
opened fire, emptying the revolver.
The shooting was done at about
twenty feet The man ran about if
teen or twenty feet. when he fell The
burglar while running had swung his
hand 10 his trousers pocket, and from
eais is was supposed he was armed.
As the man fell he called out that
he wanted TO be killed sure.
Assistance was called, and Deputy
Sheriff Cox was notified, the burglar
being taken TO DR.. Wood at Waialua.
Dr.. Wood found that 4 bullet had
broken his jaw, and thai another had
penetrated his lung and presumably
lodged at the base Of a rib, one rib
being fractured There was a wound
at the throat as though made by a
knife, and it is believed he tried to
suicide. by cutting his throat,
after being wounded.
II was found that the burglar had
filed a sack with shoes, cigars and
tobacco and foodstuffs. This was
found near the opening where he had
got out Of the building. He had also
taken So or 81 from the cash drawer (
and about as much from the cash in |
the postoHce.
ThOt is a young German who has
been az Wahiawa for a couple of |
years. He and Deputy Sheriff Cox
came into Honolulu yesterday morn
ing. reporting the matter 10 Chief Tay-
lor. They returned by the 9:15 train. |
1t IS thought that a verdict Of justi- !
fable homicide viii be returned by the
corouer's jury.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
WIRELESS ONLY
IN ITS INFANCY

Il wouldn't care 10 say where I thinl
i>the wonders OF wireless telegraphy viii
I cease" said y A. Isbell. the wireles!
with the local system with view e
{ It's wider scope. Wireless telegraphy
is merely in its infancy"
Mr.. IsbelI is morally certain that hs
caught fragments of messages from the
Point Iona station at the BARRIERS
/ Point station Friday night. II he did
this is a record of $500 miles. which
surpasses anything yet achieved by
the local system
Mr. ISbell was at the station Fri
day night listening for a message
from the Thomas. in accordance with
his agreement with the wireless oper-
ator of the transport. The Thomas
was then between 1890 and 1000 miles
away. No message. however. was re-
ceived. But wkile he was waiting he
caught the spark of the Point Iona
station. the peculiar quality which diff
ferentiates that station from all others
70 the acute ear trained TO the wire
less. What the message was could not
be made out. but Mr.. Isoell feels GER
tain that what he caught. came from
Point Iona station. He also caught a
message from the s. ;. Enterprise, 200
miles distant at sea.
Speaking of the progress Of wireless.
Mr.. Ishell said that practically every
steamship plying the Atlantic was now
equipped with wireless appliances, and
that the steamships of the Pacific soon
would be. \ number of systems were
in use, all the same in principle. but
Offering in the manufacture of their
appliances. In the North Pacific the
Narconi system. by reason of its long
time contracts with the British Ad-
miralty, Lloyd's, and some OF the larger
steamship companies. had for the pres
ent tied up that part of the Atlantic
TO the MarcOni company, which in its
contracts prohibited the users of its
appliances from handling messages
from any other system The United
States Navy. however. refused to, enter
into contracts with Marconi. and had
a system OF its own. superior to Mar
coni's in many respects. In the south
Atlantic the De Forest system had
made great advances.
While there are not many stations
as yet along the South American coast,
it would be a great thing if every YES
sci going round the Horn were
equipped with wireless apparatus. The
ship Astral has abundant boiler ca
pacity. All she needs is an engine
with direct connection with a dynamo,
and she could install wireless. The
dynamo and engine would not take as
much room as an average. roller-top
desk Every vessel equipped adds TO
the utility OF the equipment of every
other Each is a center and relay sta
tion for any other where land stations
are distant.
The local system here is undoubted-
ly the first working commercial sys-
TEN ever established. While it has
had its vicissitudes, as every new dis
covery must have. I understand there
has been no breakdown or failure in
working of the system between the is
lands for many months
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
CON NTRAC TORS
AF TER THE
PLUM

There is TO be no lack OF bidders on
the Hilo oreakwater contract. which
carries as a first item and a starter
an appropriation of 100000. to be ex-
pended within the next three years.
The bids for this are to be opened
by Captain Otwell. Corps OF Engineers.
L. 5. A.. on March 81 az noon. Five
firms will compete with each other for
the work
HOogs & Belser. n newly created
firm, which will go into the contract
ing and draying business in Honolulu.
have had men go over the ground OF
the proposed work twice and will Of
fer bid: d. E. Metzger. now super
intendent OF the Hilo railway. and l.
e. Pinkham. president of the Beard
Of Healths have associated themselves
for the purpose OF undertaking the big
work and will submit figures; the At
lantic. Gulf & Pacific Dredging COM
pan, composed Of the same people who
own and control the san Francisco
Bridge company, the corporation that
did the dredging in the Honolulu har-
Dor with the big dredger Pacific, have
had a man in Hilo for some time. go
ing over the ground and preparing esti-
mates upon which the firm Will ten
der: King Brothers, an Eastern COR
poration. have also had a representa-
tive at HilO prepared and authorized
10 bid. while another new firm. Lord
& WhitehOyse, viii be in the field. This
firm is supposed to have the backing
OF II. Hackfeld < Co. in their work
for the big contract. Both members Of
the firm, accompanied by Frank E
Thompson. leave for Hilo on Tuesday
TO have another look over the ground
and check up their calculations pre-
paratory 10 bidding.
The above list of contractors viii
furnish a number of surprises. consist
ng as it does OF familiar names in new
The breakwater. as planned, Is to
nave length of ten thousand feet. OF
which 1900 feet consists of an arm
running from a point about three-quar-
ers of a mile northeast of Reeds Bay
and extending across the mouth OF the
larbor so as to check the prevalent
southeast by east swells. The second
section extends almost due west from
he end of the arm and is planned
20 be $500 feet long. As a preliminary.
100000 has been appropriated by Con-
sress, which is 10 be spent on the
shore end and made to go as far as
possible. The rubble mound viii have
L height of eleven feet above the mean
Tide level and will be built in water
of an average depth of twenty feet
although in two places the depth OF
he water is over forty feet. The s400.-
100 now available Will not be sufficient
% complete the work. but further ap-
propriations will be forthcoming. ac-
,ording to the concensus of opinion
among the party of Visiting Congress-
men here last summer, who went over
he location Of the proposed work and
studied the whole situation thoroughly.
Il was after this inspection that Con-
sressman Davidson, in a speech at
Iooheau park, stated that the money
would be available when needed 10
make of Hilo harbor the best harbor
n all' America.
The building of this breakwater will
,all for an initial outlay on the part
# the successful contractor for plant
md equipment of from $4,000 to 500.
100.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
ANOTHER COAL
PILE IS AF|RE
From sundays Advertiser.)

Another coal pile fire was discover
ed yesterday, this time in one of the
Naval coal piles. II is in the coal pile
on the lot on Richards street oppc site
the Sailors Home, between Queen and
Halekauwila streets.
The fire is right in the center of the
pile. and a large amount of coal will
have to be moved in order TO get at it.
There are seven or eight thousand tons
T coal in all in the pile. Fortunately
there is a vacant lot adjoining this
where the coal which will have to be
moved can be placed and large force
OF men will be put to work this morn
ing.
The fire in the Inter-Island COM
pany's coal pile was finally extinguish-
ed Friday afternoon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
DRAGGED BY RUNAWAY HORSE.
CFrom Sundays Advertiser.)

A Chinese cart driver had an eIcit-
ing experience on Smith street yes
terday afzrnoon, being taught g. les
son. in the way not to use his reins
that he will probably remember. Find
ing it inconvenient to hold the reins
always in his fingers, he tied them
around one wrist when he got out Of
Chinaman- The horse got frightened
at something and started of. jerking
the driver of his feet and hauling him
on his face from King street to Bere-
tania avenue Beyond shedding vari-
Gus patches OF skin, the man was un-
hurt when the horse was stopped. and
the first thing he did was to unite the
reins.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
THE CHURCH Is GROWING.

After the close of the conference.
Mr.. Anderson. the presiding elder in
Honolulu. talked with a representative
of the Advertiser concerning his work
here and the general progress Of the
church. Mr.. Anderson is here on a
mission" being one of twenty-seven
young men from Utah laboring in the
Islands. He left his position as a
school teacher to come here on a call
and will serve in all three or four
years. of which he has already put in
about two. He receives no pay but
is supported by his relatives and
friends and also out of a fund he had
saved tp while working for this pur-
pose.
"The Saints are gaining ground in
Hawaii right along" he said. LAS an
example Of the way we are gaining
strength. during the past three months,
since the first OF the year, we have
baptized seventy-eight persons at this
one church alone. and nearly all of
them were adult converts. We have a
large baptismal font in the back Of
the church for this ceremony, big
enough for immersion. which we be-
lENE III
I'VE Saints take a great interest in
our Hawaiian mission, for the Hawai-
ians are the direct descendants OF the
first race of Americans, whose history
is related in the Book OF Mormon. The
Samoans and New Zealanders are also
some Of the same people. all Of whom
came from America originally.
"Since coming here I have learned 10
talk and work in Hawaiian and all the
work among the older Hawaiians is
done in their own language, such as
you heard here tonight. But the young
er ones are all taught in English. The
Book Of Mormon and the catechism IS
translated into Hawaiian, but we have
not. translated the Doctrines and Cow
enants yet. The Josephites-the Reor-
ganized Mormon church-have trans
/ lated their Doctrines and Covenants
but not ours"
| Mr.. Anderson related several other
astonishing things about his church
and its works and claims, among them
being the assertion that a great many
colleges and universities throughout
America had accepted the Book OF
Mormon as AUTHENTIC history Of early
America, including the theory OF tbs
/ migration OF the South Sea Islander.
from that continent He SHE'D of from
any discussion Of .polygamy, stating
that he hadn't got his first wife ye
and had not stopped to worry ovel
any second one.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
Fron sundays Advertiser9

A reception was given 10 the new
Chimes Consul General for Hawaii. at
the Chinese United S0cieJy's hau on
King street AZ 1:51 p m yesterday
There was s sOod turnout % the Chi
nese merchants OF the city, 10 welcome
NJ Tsang Hoi and his secretaries
Berger's band was present and render
ed good music After polite bows. in
Productions and tea drinking. Mr..
TSang was invited . address the gath
ering. Mr.. Tsang Hoi said:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-24
GOVERNOR AND PARTY HOME.

Governor Frear. Superintendent Mar
ston Campbell. Commissioner Pratt
and Private Secretary Mcbride return
ed from the tour Of Maui in the ki-
nau yesterday. The Governor looked
exceedingly rugged after all the rough
riding experience. He and the heads
Of the Public Works and Land de-
partments paid brief visits to their OF
fees on returning. Af
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-30
CRAWL|NGUPLADDER A DISASTROUS FIRE
BLACK CATS take FIRST GAME
FROM The TIGl RS, s TO |.
Champions are Now in Third Place in
Percentage Column, With a Fair
Change to Walk up Ladder This
Week. Good Ball Ahea ad for This
Week.

The first engagement of the Black
| Cats and Tigers on the home ground
| took place yesterday, and resulted in
a victory for the champions, 6 to ]
|. Big Gus Thompson was sent to the
fore to do the hard work for the
champs. Now, Augustus was anx-
| ious as anyone else to hand the
Tigers package. and he worked
like Trojan. Suess started off in
the first inning with a clean single
over second base, but Augustus
easily retired Martinke, Burnett and
Lynch. The appearance at bat Of
the immortal MIGUEL was the sig
nal for peppery demonstration on
the part of the big crowd, and when
his joblots struck out there was
great rejoicing.
Tacoma scored first. In the sec
ond, after Waters had famed,
Thompson hit Kellackey with a
pitched ball. Kellackey stole second
and scored on Kicks two-bagger
into left. In this inning Thompson
struck out three men. In the third
Suess and Martinke each started Off
with a single, but two men cut off
at third and the third skied out to
Streib.
Aberdeen scored five runs in the
second. Moore, first up, singled in
to center field. Brown drew a pass,
and Spencer bunted. The play went
to third, but Moore beat the ball
The sacks were loaded. Thompson
swung at two, and then connected
for a beautiful single into left. driv-
ing in two runs. Streib sacrificed
and the bases were again filled when
Van Buren, walked. Spencer scored
on Drinkers drive to second, and
both Thompson and Van Buren, came
in when Waters threw Household
er's drive over kellackey's head.
Fitzgerald ended the inning by hitting
to Burnett.
Two hits had been made in the
inning, yet five runs had been
scored 1t was duck soup for the
crowd, which was wild with joy.
In the fifth another run was
scored Fitzgerald led off with Il
two-bagger into left field, advanced
on Moores sacrifice and scored on
Browns single along the third base
line.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-30
TEAM BACKS OVERLOAD.
A Team at Westport Backs Off the
Dock Onto Deck of Steamboat
Harbor Queen.

WESrPODRT, July 2S.--A team
belonging to Frank Peterson backed
wagon loaded with veal off the
dock here this morning. falling onto
the deck of the steamer Harbor
Queen, IS feet below, and sliding off
into the bay.
BY hard efforts the horses We're cut
loose from the wagon, and swan to
the tide flats, from whence they
were resued with difficulty. Both
of them were severely injured. The
wagon was badly wrecked, and the
veal so damaged that Mr.. Peterson
would not ship it.
The team became frightened at
an automobile, although the driver
was very careful, and asked Mr..
Peterson if the team mignt scare,
and was told not, so that no blame
attaches to the machine driver.