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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
HACK DRIVER POWERS
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER

AS the result of the findings of the
coroner's jury last night regarding the
causes leading to the death Of little
Japanese child named Tamana Tsugt,
Jack Powers, driver of hack number
II, is charged with manslaughter and
held by the police. At the inquest It
was shown by the evidence OF those
who witnessed the accident on Sunday
afternoon, in Auld's lane, that the
back was driven through the lane at
Z furious rate of speed; that the little
girl, two-year-old baby, ran across
the road just in time to be knocked
down and run over, the speed of the
horse being such that the driver
could not check it in time to avOdd
the accident. The wheels passed over
the lower part of the child's body,
causing internal injuries from which
she died at the Queens Hospital yes
terday morning.
AS passengers in the hack were two
Hawaiian women, who testified strong
ly in favor of the driver, their story
being to the effect that the children,
Of whom the victim was one, were
standing at one side of the road when
they were first seen, and stood there
until the hack was very close, when
they all ran across the road, the little
girl being the last and unable to dodge
the rig as the others had done.
Deputy County Attorney Milverton
was present at the inquest on behalf
of his department, and c. F. Chilling
worth represented the parents Of the
dead child. Powers was not repre-
sented by attorney On the jury were
NJ. K. Pukui. ]. Ernstberg, J. B. Alau-
wahine, ]. Kalaoawa, ]. Z. Chamber
lain and NohuanO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
TEN CARS DROP
INTO HARBOR
Accident in Harb0r Dredging
Operations viii Delay
Work.

Quite a serious accident occurred
yesterday afternoon in connection with
the dredging work now going on under
the $4,000 contract for harbor i'm
provement. Fortunately no one was
seriously injured, but ten cars were
dropped to the bottom of the harbor.
and at dark last night none of them
had been recovered.
In these dredging operations, the
spoil from the dredger is loaded on
cars which are on scows, and the
scows are then hauled over to the
landing. Here ferry Slip has been
constructed with an apron to drop
down on the scows to equalize the
changes in the tide. Yesterday after
brought up. to the landing. The apron
was let down and the ten cars were
drawn up on the apron just at this
stage, according to the reports, the
apron gave way either through the
breaking of the cables which support
It, or in some other way, and the ten
cars ran. back down the apron toward
the sco*. AS they ran off the apron
they struck the scow. pushed it away
from the landing, and dropped down TO
the bottom of the harbor The acci
dent to the apron released a weight
which counterbalances the apron and
this. dropping, struck Jock Mcclure
slightly injuring his hand or forearm.
Until these ten car are fshed out. no
more scows can land st this landing
and dredging work is at a standstill.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
cH1cKENPox AT wA1MEA.

The report that smallpox was cpl
demic at waimea, Kauai, proves to be
untrue. DR.. Ramus Of the United
States Marine Hospital and Quaran-
tine Service, when the report first
reached Honolulu. sent a request to
the representative of the service on
Kauai, DR.. A. H. Waterhouse. to go
to Waimea and make an investiga-
ton. This DR.. Waterhouse did, ana
has sent his report to DR.. Ramus. DR..
Waterhouse reports that the disease
which is epidemic IL not>smallpox, but
chickenpox. s-.,-ts ? =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
THE FLEET RECEPTION
MOVEMENT SHAPING

James F. Morgan, president ef the
Chamber of Commerce, and T. L. Wal
dron, representing the Merchants As
sociation, had a conference with Gov
ernor Frear yesterday with reference
to preparing for the fleet, in the way,
primarily, of entertainment and, sec
ondarily, being ready to furnish sup
plies to the ships.
1T is probable" the Governor said
later, that a general meeting viii be
held on the subject in the course Of a
few weeks, with a view to having a
general committee appointed which
can appoint subcommittee" =,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
KING MANUEL'S
CAPITAL GETTING
MORE COMPOSED
The New Ministry Will Not Continue the Old
PoicieS---EIectionS Are to Be Held
in April Next.
(Associated Press cablegramsl

LISBON February 5.-The tension is slackening
committed reversal of Frances policies
The will be held in April
LISBON February 4-Kng Manuel H. is improving. The
the Ministry of the Interior.
said have taken refuge board
British cruiser
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INQUIRIES INVITED.

Throughout the meeting it was stat
ed repeatedly that there would not be
time between now and the holiday for
the individual members of the COM
nlittee to see personally all they would
like to participate in the various sec
tions. The committee is anxious to do
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
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TRANSPACIFIC STEAMERS.

VANCOUVER February 5The stsamers Glenfarg and Len
chartered for the Oriental
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JAPAN INCREASES TAXES.

TOXIC February 5After heated debate the Diet yeser
day. the sake alcohol beer and
kerosene passed by majority of ga.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
THE ROUTE OF THE ARMADA.

PUNTA ARENAS February 4The bateshp fleet
call at Valparaiso courtesy a
precedes baleshps has entered
Magellan.
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PATRONEsSES AND PRIZE
GIVERS.

1t was resolved to ask Mrs. Frear,
wife of Governor Frear, to distribute
the prizes, and an invitation to Queen
Ldiuokalani to be a guest Of honor
of the committee and review the pa
rade will also be sent.
For marshal of the day, Harry Won
Holt has been asked to ofheiate, and
has consented, a selection which proves
very welcome TO the members of the
committee. Charles F. Chiilingworth,
who was marshal last year, will be
asked to assist Mr.. Won Holt this year
as assistant marshal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
HAVE HOPES OF
SECURING PARK
Paraders Depending on Base
ball Trustees Not to Spoil
the Big Event.

fTen times the interest seems to be
taken in the Floral Parade this year
than ever before" reported Chairman
Gartley at the meeting of the heads
of committees held in his office yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of
comparing notes and so dovetailing ar
rangements that things will go smooth
ly on February %. And in very much
the same enthusiastic way the other
officials of the celebration committee
reported progress.
The only hitch, and it is a most i'm
portant one, is the uncertainty regard
ing the use of the baseball park as a
reviewing place for the parade. 1t
was generally agreed among the mem-
bers of the committee, after the sit
uation had been canvassed and the
other parks and squares of the city
figured over and discussed, that with
out the use of the baseball grounds
the affair would be rather fizzle. The
whole matter depends on the baseball
league trustees, of which D. P. r.
Isenberg is president, and the commit
tee felt yesterday that this body would
not allow the whole holiday plan to
be wrecked. At the meeting it was
thought that if the diamond be fenced
off. to prevent the horses from run
ming over it, the trustees would allow
the use of the grounds.
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FAMINE AND BORDER TROUBLES.

PETERSBURG February 4Three and half millions have been
proprated the famine sufferers
frontier
o
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL FRIENDS OF
HAWAII BANQUET DELEGATE

Especial Cabgam to A. L. c. Atkinson.)
Congressional which visited
last rwngv Il Kalanianaoe.
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ANOTHER BLOW AT JAPAN.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 4-The anita
the TransvaaI to boycott all
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-15
LOCAL SCHOOLS
SHOW up WELL

Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton W. HI. Babbitt returned from a
visit to the mainland in the transport
Sherman yesterday. During the two
months of his absence he has travelled
the continent extensively.
He arranged for the transportation
of Hawaiian teachers on U. S. Army
transports, and conferred with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary of the In
terror Garfield, and Chairman of the
House Committee Hamilton in regard
to the Rhodes scholarship, and the gem
tlemen named promised to take the
matter ub with Ambassador Bryce. He
believes the matter will receive early
attention.
In Boston Mr.. Babbitt conferred with
DR.. Harrington in regard to the medi-
cal inspection of schools, and he talk
ed along similar lines with prominent
physicians in New York and else
where: He also took up the matter of
school grading, based on the mentality
of children rather than on their ages.
In Brooklyn, n. Y, he studied the
school savings bank system.
In all his travels, Mr.. Babbitt found
no reason to be ashamed of Hawaii s
school system.
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HUMPHREYS
HOUSE IN FLAMES
Continued from Page one,

Since the Judges family has been
away on the mainland it has been his
habit to dine downtown at one of the
restaurants or to take home a friend
for dinner to keep him company. He
has a good Chinese cook, who has
been with him for years. Last night,
however, feeling a little under the
weather and complaining of a head
ache, the Judge went home unaccom-
panied to partake of a light meal He
had in the kitchen a large coal range
and a small gas stove, and, since it
was a very light meal he ordered of
his cook, it is his impression that the
food was prepared on the gas stove
and since there are no definite signs
to go by as to the origin of the fire,
it may have been this gas stove which
was responsible.
At 7:15 o'clock the Judge left the
house, his Chinese cook having said
goodnight, a custom he has observed
on quitting work for the day. At 7:45
o'clock the Judge was downtown and
went to a drug store to get some med
icine to take for his headache. Miss
ing a car which would have taken
him home. he went to the cigar store
on the corner of King and Fort streets
and purchased something to smoke,
after which he spent fifteen to twenty
minutes at the moving picture show
at the corner of Hotel and Bethel
streets The pictures aggravated his
headache. and he took a hack and
drove for home On his way the fire
engines passed him. and as they got
further out the Judge observed the
hame-lit sky. It was the impression Of
both himself and the hackman that the
fire was above the residence of the
Judge. but it was soon too evident TO
tie Judge that it was his own house
that was burning.
Arrived on the scene. where the fire.
men We're hard at work, the Judge
vas unable To see anything Of mis-
cook or the Chinese 1aundryman who
usually stay in the servants quarters
in the rear of the house. BY this time
the servants quarters, only about six
feet in the rear of the residence, were
nearly destroyed by fire. The Judge
was told that the blaze had probably
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MEXICAN, All. s. S, Nichols, from
S. T. for Seattle, April 4.
M1OW ERA, Br- S. S., ar. Brisbane
from Hon, Feb. "a
MONGOLIA, p. NJ. S. S., from s. f
for Hon., Apr IL
MARION CHILCOTT. Am. shin. from
Gaviota for Hon. April II.
MANCHURIA, P. NJ 8. s, ar, Yoke
hama from Hon, April 10.
MOANA. CA. S. s, for sydney from
Hon, April 4.
MICHIGAN, Am. bk., from Mahukona
for s. F., Mar. o.
MANILA, Am. schr., Garski, ar. Aber-
deem. from Makaweli. March 29.
MURIEL, Am. schr., from Honoipu
for s F., Mar. IS.
NUUANU, Am. blk, JosseIyn, from
Hon. for N. Y, Feb. Is.
NEBRASKAN, All. S. s., knight
ar. Kahului from Hon. April Is.
NEVADAN, All. S. s.. ar. S. F. from
Hon, Apr. Il.
NIPPON MARU. T. K. X. s. S., from
Hon. for Yokohama, April 6.
%. M. KELLOGG, Am. schr., C. liver
son, ar. Eureka from Hon, Apr. 5.
ORLAND. Nor. S. s., Feb. 1, reported
chartered to bring phosphates from
Ocean Island; sailed from Hongkong
for Ocean Island Feb. ~.
PUAKO, Am. bkt., Peterson, from Ka-
anapan for San Francisco, March 81.
r. c. SLADE, Am. schr., Sonerud,
from Newcastle for Hon, Feb. %.
r. P. RITHET, Am. blk, ar. S. T. from
Hon., Apr s.
ROBERT LEVERS, Am. schr., Un-
derwood, ar. S. f. from Hon., March
%.
SANTA MARIA, Am. s. s., ar Port
Hartford from Hon, April 10.
S. c. ALLEN, Am. blk, Willer. from
Grays Harbor for Hon. Apr g.
S. G. WILDER, Am. blk, Jackson, from
Mollends for Hon., April /.
ST. KATHERINE, Am. bk, ar. Hilo
from S. F., April s.
SHERMAN. u. S. A. T., Bruguierre,
ar. Hon. from S. F., Apr. a.
SIBERIA, P. NJ. S. s., from Hon. for
Yokohama, Mar 49,
TEXAN, All. S. s., ar. Salina Cruz
from Hilo, Mar. 81.
THOMAS. U. S. A. T., Lyman, from
Hon. for Guam, Iloilo and Manila,
March IA.
VIRGINIAN, All S. s., Colcord,
ar. Salina Cruz from Hilo, April 8.
w. H. MARSTON. Am. schr., ar. Hilo,
from S. F., April 8.
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started in the kitchen, or in the rear
of the house.
DR.. Pratt and d. Howard Hitchcock
had managed to get out some OF the
silverware and the family portraits.
The Judge states that a contract for
the painting of the house was about
completed the painters having put ON
a second coat the day before the IRE.
Below the house was a basement or
about six feet depth, where kindling
wood and coal were Kept, and IL IS
not improbable that the paints used
by the workmen had been left there
The spontaneous combustion theory
covers one of the possibilities in re-
gard to origin. Where the servants
were can not be said. There was no
sign of them that anybody saw.
Whether they had, through careless
ness. been responsible for the fire or
not, it may not have been unlikely for
them to get out OF the way when the
fire started. providing they were there
when it did start. as they may have
feared getting blamed.
Assistant Fire Chief Deering mar
rowly escaped losing his life in the
fight with the flames. One OF the first
OF the department on lne scene AaG
attacked the rear while Chief Thurs
ton directed operations from the front.
and Deering was heading five men in
the wetting down Of the rear when the
roof fell in and laid him out with q
knock across the kidneys. He had
seen a second or two before that the
roof was about TO fall and had shout
ed to the other men To make for ths
door. and his subordinates o5eyed his
command in time to escape without
injury.
But in thinking of others, and alto
gether for the moment forgetting him
self. the Assistant Chief received a
nasty blow. He was carried out and
put in a buggy and taken 10 the GEN.
trail fire station. where DR.. Hodgins al
tended him, finding no injury Of L
serious nature.
I'm glad I got the boys out in
time" said Deering.
Fortunately, 1t was n glanclns
blow" stated Dr. Hodgins, "and I an
ticipate no serious results. Mr.. Deer
ing will be all right in a day or two"
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NEW DEVICE FOR
COlLING SHIPS

McCabe, Hamilton & Kenny are Just
completing newly-devised appliance
for coahng vessels in the harbor. The
first appliance made from the designs
has been set up at Cation. Neil &
Co.'S works on Alakea street and is
being given trial tests there as to the
working of the mechanism.
The appliance in its essence consists
of a series of hopper buckets on an
endless chain. These are fed from a
hopper at the lower shaft and carry
the coal up an incline to the neces-
sary height, emptying it into chute,
by which ii is run down into the
bunkers of the vessel being coaled.
The capacity of the appliance is ex-
pected to be a hundred tons an hour.
1t is designed to place the appliance
in the hold of a deep scow or lighter,
the cargo space of which is in the
shape of a hopper. When this cargo
space is filled with coal at the wharf,
the scow is then towed alongside the
vessel to be coaled. The coal from the
lighter runs into the hopper buckets
on the endless chain as the mechanism,
is set in motion, and is carried up to
the top of the appliance, where it runs
into the chute and is delivered by
gravity into the coal bunkers of the
vessel to be cOaled.
The mechanism was set up to test
it's mechanism. The test of the prae-
ticability of it will come when IT is
placed in the scow.
The appliance will be an expensive
one bIIf If will do urbat &c ax-
pected to do it will well repay its cost.
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DOYLE IS DEPUTY.

J. Walter Doyle was yesterday aP-
pointed the new District Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue. Examiner
Short made the examination returns
to Internal Revenue Collector W. F.
Drake, the papers showing that all
three applicants ha passed The
standing of the men was as follows:
Kalb, SO; Doyle, s4A; Crockett, ~
per cent.
DOYLE was the man selected, and he
has since been receiving hearty con-
gratulations. He is well liked gener-
ally, and altogether to be depended
upon, according to the experience OF
his many friends.
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vancouver for the Colonies, passed this
Island yesterday signalling all well on
board and asking to be reported The
IiIford arrived at Vancouver March II
from Mauritius.
THE CORONADO SAILS.
The barkentine Coronado. command
ed by Captain Potter, sailed yester-
day afternoon for San Francisco with
a full cargo of sugar for the Western
Refinery The Coronado made one of
the sensational voyages of the year
from San Francisco to this port, and
the record for long time. She came
down in a little over ten days. She
arrived April 1 and hence gets very
quick dispatch
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.PUNAHOU GRADUATES
~a,,na
COMING To TEACH

Punahou is calling back her old stu
dents to take places on the teaching
staff. Miss Eleanor J. Waterhouse,
who is a graduate of the college in the
class of 1905, and who has since been
a student at Wellesley College. is teach
ing French. AS she specialized in this
subject while in college and as she
studied the language while in a school
in Brussels, she Is well qualified for the
position. Miss Irene S. Fisher, also a
recent graduate of the college, is now
an assistant in the Preparatory School.
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MANY MATTERS
LITTLE INTEREST
Continued from Page one)

(COntlnued from Page One.O
tendent of Public Works, in writing,
shall be made by the said Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land Company
within ten days of the date of said
order, and that all matters and things
required by this section shall be sub
ject to the approval of the Superin-
tendent of Public Works.
Section 864, subsection 8, requires
that in the case of all street i'm
proyements by the Territory, the
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company shall conform to all such i'm
provements, in the kind of pavement
and the manner of laying same, as di-
rected by the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works -
| would, therefore, request that you
furnish the Department of Public
Works with complete set of the plans
and specifications covering this work
In order that the superintendent may
pass upon the same and issue the nee
essary directions and instructions to
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company to construct the paving be-
tween their rails and one foot each
side in accordance with such plans and
specifications as may be approved by
the Superintendent of Public Works.
The Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company have shown no dispo-
sition to do other than comply with
the requirements of the Board of
Supervisors asi regards pavement, but
desire that such instructions shall be
given through the proper authority as
provided in their franchise. I have to
rom xyarx, tp,1lx- yro11rc
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
The Honorable the Board of Super
visors of the County of Oahu,
Honolulu.
THE ETERNAL FISHMARKET.
A petition was read, signed by a large
number of influential citizens, asking
the retention and completion of the
fishmarket building on Alakea street.
to be used as a semi-indoor park or
pavilion, a tawn hall, or place where
large gatherings may be held, and
large entertainments and public func-
tons given.
The petition went on to say:
Honolulu has long been in need OF
a building suitable for such purposes,
and we believe that the conversion OF
the present structure to the above uses
will not only fill long-felt necessity,
but will also be a decided improve
ment. and an attractive feature of our
city,
KAPIOLANI PARK.
Dwight kicked because hack bills
contracted in connection with kaplo-
lani Park had been brought to him.
Hustace said it would be better 10
take no notice of the matter. as the
bills were not a county liability He
suggested that. the creditors bring
garnishee proceedings in Order to col
lect the money.
Harvey was in favor of cutting the
park appropriation.
After a discussion, in which the poor
park got all the worst of it, the mat
ter was dropped.
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
W. L. Frazee was instructed to IN
stall more arc lights along the water
front in preparation for the coming OF
the fleet.
AT D. m. the meeting adjourned.
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The British steamship Illford, from
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THE FLAURENCE WARD.
ISLAND FLEET.

Yesterday was steamer day in the
service. The Mauna< Loa,
the Noeau and the Likelike, all from
different ports on the Island of Ha-
wall arrived, and the Mauna Kea, the
Maui. the w. G.. Hall, the Iwalani and
the Niihau sailed TO various ports. Most
of the delegates from other Islands to
the Republican Territorial Convention
departed by some one or other of these
IL
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DEMOCRATS ATTENTION.

The Democratic Precinct Club of the
Third Precinct of the Fourth District
will meet at 1880 O'Clock Friday even
ing, April II, at 1915 Young street. All
Democrats in the precinct are urged
to attend. S017