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The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
MUD POWER LATEST ENERGY.

Mud power is the latest fashion in
mechanical energy. There are large
tracts of peat in Iowa, Wisconsin,
North Dakota, California and at inter.
walls along the Eastern seaboard from
Massachusetts to Florida. But the
most valuable exist in Minnesota.
where hundreds of acres of peat several
feet in depth have been found.
In the treatment of these deposits
European experience proves most prof
liable. In Germany the peasant builds
his cottage, makes bedding for his
family and for his cow, feeds the COW,
fertilizes his land, and heats his house
with peat.
Straw from peat makes excellent lit.
ter for stables, and mattresses are SO
superior from the sanitary viewpoint
that they are used extensively in hos.
pitfalls.
The fiber is compressed by special
process into tiles and blocks for build.
ing purposes, these constituting one of
the cheapest of all architectural sub.
stances. The moss then combined with
the waste molasses of beet sugar manu-.
facture produces compound that
serves admirably for food for dome site
animals.
Brquets of peat have been found
| acceptable in steam production, and
they offer even greater possibilities
with the gas engine. The purer the
| coal for direct steam production, the
old standard of value, the more valu
able it is for yielding gas for the gas
engine. When the structure of the gas
engine becomes more fixed there is nc
saying what further revolution will
take place in current ideas on fue
| values.
Florida peat, dried and compressed
into bricks, produces gas which Yields
results fully as good as Texas ant
North Dakota lignites, it is declared
Some one has proposed central power
plants established at the Dogs and the
peat converted into electricity whicl
can be transmitted wherever desired
This would mean power at half tn,
i present prices.-Chicago Tribune.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
Won HOLT TRUSTEE;
Single GUARDIAN

The contest as to whether R. w.
.Shingle of II. NJ. Won Holt should be
appointed trustee under the will of
James Campbell to succeed Mrs. Camp
bell Parker has been settled out of
eour-. Yesterday the beneficiaries un-
der the will fled an answer to the bill
of j. o. Carter and Cecil Brown, sur
viving trustees. in which they Joined
in the request for the appointment of
Won Holt.
Single was appointed guardian of
the estate of Mary Beatrice Campbell
and one of his tirst acts was to ask for
an allowance of $500 month for his
ward. The amount was fixed on, partly
because it was known that that was the
amount her mother had had in mind to
ask for her from the estate, and partly
because that amount would be needed
for the present plans. These are that
she shall return to school in California
and that Miss Freeth. who has been a
teacher in the Normal School, shall ac-
COMPANY her as companion and tutor
The allowance was granted by Judge
De Bolt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
LOCAL BREv1T1Es.
From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

=
II. s. Fisher, formerly OF Eva plan
tation, in letter to William William
son, from Cuba, says he likes the out
look there.
Superintendent Mcveigb returned
Sunday from the Leper Settlement.
He reports the usual preparations there
for the Christmas festivities.
A letter from Attorney General
Hemenway states that at the Govern
or's request he has remained longer
than he expected and will return with
the Governor on January 10.
The storm in Hilo on Monday was
described by wireless as "fierce. :"
Passengers arriving here on Saturday
on the Mauna Kea say the weather
was unusually rough and the voyage
down very unpleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Peck had gen.
uine surprise on Saturday by the ar
rival of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Metcalf
and baby, who came down from Ono.
mea to spend Christmas. Mrs. Met
calf was formerly Miss Mabel Peck.
A. G. M. Robertson received ca.
blegram from Washington yesterday
stating that the Lanai case was de-
cided on the ground that McCandless,
as taxpayer, did not have sufficient
interest in the subject matter to main
tain the suit.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
MARINE

The waterfront managed TO wear
quite Christmassy air yesterday in
spite OF the hustle and hustle to get as
much loading done before the holiday
as possible. The windjammers had
their rigging decorated with green and
some of them displayed streamers Of
Christmas decoration from the end of
the bowsprit aft to the main boom.
Most of the steamers were content,
however, with Christmas trees at the
mastheads.
Today there will be plenty for the
sailormen in the way of seasonable
cheer. There will be a special noon.
day dinner aboard nearly all the ves-
sells, and there will be something be-
sides the salt beef and plum dog that
is usually all there is to mark the day
out at sea for the forecastle hands.
At the Seamen Is Institute there will
be special Christmas dinner, and
there will also be something special for
the sailors at the Salvation Army
headquarters. Everything, in fact, that
can be done will be arranged to give
the wanderers from the ocean taste
of good cheer to neutralize the tend
ency to celebrate the occasion in a
manner that comes most easily to
sailors.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
KNOCKS OUT
OBSOLETE LAW

In decision rendered yesterday in
Peterson, Judge De Bolt decided that
the old common law rule that the de-
mand for rent, when not otherwise
specified in the lease, must be made on
the day it is due on the demised prem
Uses, if in force at all in this Territory,
is not applicable under the circum.
stances of this case The only defense
in the case was that the demand was
not made on the property on the day it
was due. 1t was made at the Office of
the defendant. The demised property
is vacant land.
In deciding the case, Judge De Bolt
said:
Defendant contends that plaintiff
is not entitled to the restitution of the
premises in this action because no
proper demand was made for the rent
on the demised premises upon the day
it became due. He relies strictly on
the rule of the common law. ] am of
the opinion that the rule referred to is
obsolete and unreasonable and, if in
force in this jurisdiction at all, is not
applicable under the facts of this case. -
Asks for Letters.
Henry Kamana has petitioned for let.
tiers of administration on the estate of
his deceased wife Elizabeth I. Kamana
The estate is valued at about $4,000
and consists of land, money in bank
and personal property.
Guardian Appointed.
Zoe II. Ayers has been appointed
guardian of the estate of Alice Kah5o
hulimoku Ayers, her daughter, who has
two pieces of property at Lahaina
Maui.
The Marshal Found Her.
Myo Nakamura, japanese woman
who has been hunted for by the Unite,
| States Marshal for some days, was 10
Gated and arrested yesterday at Aiea
She was brought before United State
Commissioner Kingsbury and was hel,
in bail of $500.
A Pair of PAGERS for Sale.
Robert w. Shingle, rs guardian o
the estate of Mary Beatrice Campbell
yesterday filed petition in court ask
ing leave to sell span of PAGERS,
surrey, and the harness, belonging I
his ward. She is going to school i
California, and the expense of keepin
the carriage and horses is therefor
needless.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
MAKERS OF MooNsHNE.

There was price on every head in
the group before us, while Winchesters
rested against convenient trees.
The camera man stood with me Just
within the entrance to a spherical glade
in the swamp. 1t was thirty feet in
diameter, between walls of closely
growing trees and tangled vines; thirty
feet from ground to dome of curving
branches burdened with orchids and
brilliant with their blossoms. Festoons
of Spanish moss swayed with the
column of air rising from fire of fat
pine which filed the cavernous opening
with ruddy light and waving shadows
The big iron kettle over the fire was
fitted with a wooden top, deftly fash
Toned from section of a cypress tree
three feet in diameter, the stump of
which served as table within the
glade. An iron pipe led from the
cypress cover of the kettle through a
wooden box of water, and from its pro-
jecting end poured tiny stream of the
potent product of the still.
Half an hour earlier the hooting of
an owl had told the group of the com
ing of our guide, but we were unex.
pected. There were no introductions,
and his "It's all right, boys" didn It
seem to make it ''all right" although
every one knew that our being there
under his guidance involved his pledge
to stand for us, in the Indian sense of
hostage, with his life the forfeit.
Some of the whispered colloquy which
we overheard was unprintable, and the
tension was only relieved when it was
understood that the boxes we carried
contained camera and sensitive plates.
This audacity appealed to the sense
of humor of the moonshiners and we
were made parties to the conversation,
which continued to be lurid in spots,
and l was rendered a fiery potation,
straight from the still, "just to round
up the damn foolishness and copper.
fasten the evidence" as a satirical
member of the group, whose culture
shone through his costume and his com.
pany, remarked,
Ii was all made pleasant for us after
the first few strenuous minutes, when
the moonshiners became satisfied that
we would observe the flag of truce we
carried, which bound us to make no
use, that would imperil them, of what
we learned.
They took childlke interest in the
arrangement for tiash-light pictures,
but were modestly careful to keep out
of range of the camera. 1t required
some persuasion to overcome this diff
dence and more to keep the subject
selected from too obviously posing for
his picture. When he was requested to
go to work naturally, just as if he were
alone, he picked up his Winchester
tucked it under his arm, and proceeded
to poke fat chunks of pine under the
kettle. This bit of realism seemed to
satisfy the artistic sense of the camera
man, for he ceased to criticize.-Out.
ing Magazine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
THE WORLD Is WIDE.

To frequently be only a short dis.
tance from where he lived, and still
by peculiar connection of circum-
stances never see ones own brother
until more than 40 years of age, is the
remarkable experience of Captain
Michael Henrichsen, master of the
steamship City of Mexico, who has
been plying between this city and
VeraCruz and Tampico for the past
three or four months.
Born on the Lafoten Islands, off the
coast of Norway, Michael took to the
sea when he was n lad of 10. His
brother. Carl Henrichsen, was some 20
years older than Michael, and had left
home before the latter was born, going
to Konswinger, on the boundary line
between Sweden and Norway, where he
engaged in business, married and rear
ed a family.
Sailing always on Norwegian vessels,
Michael engaged in numerous long voy-
ages, travelling over greater part of
the world. 1t was seldom that he came
back to his old home, and then it was
for only day or two in port, not a
sufficiently long time for him to make
the overland voyage to the little city
III INC uouhIuiuSf WHetc LIS Ouiy
brother resided.
Time passed and Carl grew to be
quite an old man, with a large family
ana several grandchildren. Michael,
too, had welded. Both men. although
hearing frequently of each other, never
met The elder, busy with his bank
ing affairs, for he had now become quite
wealthy and director in big fran
cal institution where he lived, had lit
tie opportunity TO go over to the coast
and the younger was at sea nearly al.
ways.
1t was not until 1899, when Carl, it
was thought, was nearing death, that
his seafaring brother journeyed to his
| home and met him. AS he reached the
house he had to introduce himself The
| greeting between the two was very
affectionate.
Michael spent few pleasant days
at the home and left again for the sea
His brother died shortly afterward.-
| New Orleans Pieayune
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF REAL.
ESTATE.

Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordance with an Order of Sale made
by the Hon. A. N. Kepoikai, Circuit
Judge of the Second Circuit, Territory
of Hawaii, the undersigned will sell at
public auction, in Honolulu, at the
auction rooms of James F. Morgan, on
Saturday, the Goth day of December,
1908, at IL o clock, noon of said day,
the one forth "a undivided. interest
of Richard NJ. Pahau, deceased, in all
of the rest, residue and remainder of
the lands of the estate of II. Kolomoku
Pahau, late of Honolulu deceased
The said remaining lands of said
estate are covered by the remaining
unsold portion of l.. G. A. 2293, R. P.
666 to Kalaeheana, lying near and ad-
joining Hotel Street in the Kawaiahao
Block northeast of the former s. N.
Castle property, triangle or gore ad.
joining the last named lot to the south
being a part of l.. G. A. 3s7 APP. A,
r. p. 1914 and the lot on Maioho Lane,
being portion of l.. g. A. 1853 to Wal
akea, the whole forming compact lot
lying west of the open water ditch,
said Hotel Street and said Maioho Lane,
containing about 34,7l5 square feet, al
so lot maikai of the foregoing on said
Hotel Street, containing about 4,525
square feet.
Dated Honolulu, November "a, 1908.
WILLIAM r. CASTLE,
Administrator, Estate of Richard NJ.
Pahau, Deceased.
3062-Nov. "a, Dec. l, s, Is, %.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
ONE PARDON
WILL Be DENIED

The several applications and petitions
for pardon now before the Acting Gov.
ernor will not be acted upon until the
New Year. In two cases the petitions
are in relation to Japanese now lying
in Jail under sentence for murder, the
one to serve thirty years, the other to
die. These are the cases of Tatsugaro
Funakoshi and Morita Keizo and the
eases are closely connected Funako.
shi will receive neither pardon nor com
mutation of sentence; Moritz Keizo
may escape the death penalty. His
chances, at least, for Executive clemen-
cy are infinitely better than those of
Funakoshi.
Funakoshi was one of a murderous
band of japanese blacklegs that infest-
ed the island of Hawaii some few years
ago, being thieves, blackmailers and
thugs of the worst description, practis-
ing their depredations upon their fell
low conntrymen so boldly that at one
time in Hilo, when the band had its
headquarters there, the reputable jap
anese dared not allow their wives or
daughters to go about after dark. The
murder for which the leader of the band
was finally convicted was that of Motto
hioro, a carpenter of Hilo, whose kill
ing was a particularly brutally carried
out crime. The man was decoyed into
the room of Funakoshi and his wife
and held for ransom of two thousand
dollars. He refused to pay and was
beaten by the murderer into insensibil-
ity with wooden shoes. Then his throat
was cut.
A witness at his trial was Morita
Keizo and because of the evidence he
gave revenge was sought. A comrade
of Funakoshi went from Honolulu to
Hilo to kill Morita Keizo, who, being
warned. lay in wait for the revenger
and killed him. Keizo had no excuse
for murder in the eyes of the law al
though it was brought out at the trial
and well established that it was ques-
ton of his life or the others. Law
allows no man to be his own avenger,
however, and Keizo has waited in Jail
for years for the final date of his execu.
ton to arrive. Time after time the date
has been set, to be as often postponed,
while his case dragged through one
court after another until the Supreme
Court of the United States was reached.
There it was definitely decided that
Morita Keizo must die upon the gallows
unless his sentence was committed or a
pardon issued by Hawaii S Governor.
The date for the execution now re.
mains at January z, but another re-
prieve will be granted before the petit
ton for pardon is considered. 1t will
be impossible to legally execute Keizc
on the date set because the Supreme
Court mandate confirming his sentence
cannot arrive before that time The
cables have pronounced his doom but
the arrival of the official pronouncemen
by mail must be waited for.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
ACTING GOVERNOR
PARDONS NAGAMURA

Acting Governor MottSmith yester.
day issued full pardon to Nagamura,
who is serving ten-year sentence on
conviction in the Kona Circuit Court
His time would expire in April.
Nagamura is carpenter as was the
man whose natal day is celebrated to-
day. 1t was Nagamura who did all
the carpenter work at the park bath
ing beach at Waikiki. He has teen a
model prisoner, and on the recommen-
dation of the High Sheriff and the
Prison Board the pardon was granted.
Petitions for pardon have been re-
ceived for Funogoshi, Ihara, George H.
Wade, Tanda, Nipsui, and Carvalho. If
the Prison Board so recommends, John
Santos will be given freedom on parole.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25

Continued from Pag DpeI
ways did hope you'd sell your face
and get new one; that's very great
Improvement. There was little humor
attached to the remark but everybody
round began to roar with laughter and
the man with the mask took it not
kindly. He peeled off the mask and
Immediately began to make threaten.
ing gestures and let forth string of
invective at the joker. "Change my
facef" he yelled, "Ill change yours
for YOU" and he proceeded to make
good his threat. The laughing crowd
dragged him off and he was finally mol,
lifted by the inward application of much
liquid. But the other man had to send
for beef steak.
Strangely enough the real shopping
began late in the evening. People had
been so much taken up with the fun
OHtside that they had forgotten their
purchases and about ten o clock the
stores were jammed. There was no
thought of closing until late hour and
the late ears were crowded with stacks
of parcels each bunch having human
being struggling in the center.
The throng was, perhaps, not quite
so dense as on previous occasions when
the weather was finer, but there was
enough noise to make up for this and
the density Of the crowd was quite suf-
fcient to tax the capacity of the streets
and sidewalks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
Appointed Interpreter.

Judge Dole yesterday appointed DIR.
Katsanuma interpreter for the United
States District Court for the remainder
of the term.
.sS ~ " y y - y y ~ y - y " y y
croft, Louis Warren, R. B. Anderson,
A. Lewis, Jr, J, w. Holland, E. f.
Blaine and wife, T, !. Eckberg and
wife, Miss Gibson, Miss Maud Ke.
kuewa, Miss IS. Feldner, Miss Annie
Mulvaney, L. Wilson, ]. Gibson, Mrs
Fukai.
Per str, Mikahala, for Maui and Mo,
lokai.-R. Hitchcock. II. R. Hitchcock
Jr,, Miss I. McIdiston, Margaret
Meyer, Rudolph Meyer, Ernest Meyer
Per str. W. G. Hall, for Kauai
Miss A. Weibke, Miss Kaeo, Father
John, L. Weinzheimer. a.
Per str. Kinau, for Kauai ports, Dee
2l.-Miss Mabel Puaoi, Mrs. Chaw Ke'
and child, Peter Seghorn, E. X. Arnold
c. f. Fits.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
Two Mails Today.

Two mail carriers are expected in
today. The Alameda should be here
early in the morning from San Fran
cisco, and the Siberia is expected from
the Orient later in the day. The Ala
media viii have the last of the Christ
mas mail and large freight list for
local merchants, whose Hilonian brought
stocks have already been depleted.
The Siberia may possibly go out to-
night, but this will depend on the time
of her arrival. Definite information
as to her sailing time may be had from
the agents, Hackfeld and Company.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
e - {. e r. e - TT TTESTT
MARINE REPORT. =
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(From San Francisco Merchants Elk.
change.)

change.)
Tuesday, December %.
Salina Cruz-Sailed, Dec. 20, S. s..
Mexican, for San Francisco.
San rancisco-ArrivedS Dec. %, s.
s. Arizonan, from Kaanapali Dec. 10.
Sailed, Dee. %, S. s. Alaskan, for Ho.
nolulu; Dee. %, 2 p. m, p. NJ. s. S.
Korea, for Honolulu.
Hamburg-Sailed, Dec. IS, Ger. sp.
Frieda, for Honolulu.
Yokohama-Sailed, Dec. %, S. S.
Nicomedia, for Honolulu.
Wednesday, December %.
Auckland-Sailed, December 10, S. S
Den of Ruthven, for Honolulu.
lquique-Sailed, December %, bkt
Maxwell, for Honolulu.
Salina Cruz-Arrived. December 20
Missourian, from San Francisco.
Hilo-Arrived, December 2O--S. S
Enterprise, from San Francisco
Eleele-Sailed, December %, S. S
Vermont, for Newcastle.
Yokohama-Sailed, December 23-S
s. China, for Honolulu; arrived, De
cember 10, Mongolia, hence December s
Newcastle-Sailed, December II, S
5. Glendevon, for Honolulu.
STANDARDIZED, Dec. 90, blk. S.
Allen, hence Dec. 2.
Thursday, December "a, 1908.
Port Townsend-Arrived, Dec. 23, blk
S. G. Allen, hence Dee. 2.
Port Townsend-Arrived, Dec. "a, blk
w. b. Flint, hence Dec. 5.
Honolulu-Sailed, Dec. 90, S. s. Rose
Grams, for Kaanapali.
Honolulu-Sailed, Dec. "a, schr. C A
Thayer, for Grays Harbor.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
Admiral,s Once cav.

Admiral Almy's office was decorated
in most becoming manner with strings
of greenery, and the place lacked only
the genial Commissioner presence to
make it the embodiment of Christmas
tide. for some joker had suspended a
niece of mistletoe directly over the
chair of state.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
No Expcriment.

You are not experimenting when you
buy Chamberlain Is Cough Remedy. You
are getting preparation that has an
established reputation for good backed
by third OF a century's constant USE
1t is famous for its prompt cures Of
coughs, colds. croup and whonping
cough. For sale by all dealers. Ben.
son, Smith & Co., agents Tor Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25
PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED.
Tuesday De-

luesuay, december ~.
S. s. Matilda, Kjerland, from New.
castle, 8 a. m.
S. S. Hyades, Alwyn, from Seattle,
$3.50 a. IN.
Str. Mauna Loa, Simerson, from La.
haina, $3.50 a. m.
Wednesday, December %.
Str. Kinau, Gregory, from Kauai,
1870 a. m.
Str. Claudine, Bennett, from Hawaii
and Maui, 4:45 n. m.
Am. S. S. Rosecrans, from Monterey,
1870 a. IN.
DEPARTED.
Str. Mauna Kea for Hilo and way
ports, u noon.
Str. W. G. Hall for Kauai ports,
p. m.
Str. Mikahala for Molokai and Maui
ports, 8 p m.
S. S. Columbian for Kahului, Kama,
pail and Hilo, p. m.
Am. schr. Alice Cooke, Penhallow,
for Puget Sound, s a. m.
Am. blk. Andrew Welch, Penhallow,
for San Francisco, 1910 a. M.
S. 5. Rosecrans, for Kaanapali, 9:l5
a. m.
Str. Niihau, for Hawaii, 5;15 p M.
PASSENGERS,
Arrived.
Per str. Mauna Loa, from Kau and
way ports, Dec. 22.-Miss Van Orden,
DIR. l.. Van Orden, NJ. s. Thomas and
wife, Miss n, Bodkins, F. A. De la
Nux, Miss s. Malakana, Mrs. +. L.
IDclin Moc ~ A 1 nelta
Wayne, Bert Lightfoot, G. F. Wright
L. M. Muller, Miss r. Benjamin, D.
II. Davis, H. l.. Kerr, D. II. Case and
wife, Miss A, Case II. Ava, Mrs. j
X. Kunewa, +. Z. Enos, p. G. Wright
son, D. b. Maconachie, Mrs. +. A.
May, Miss S. All Fat, L. Smyth, Mrs
q. May, DIR. j. s. b. Pratt, w. E
Rowell, DR.. b. d. Bond, d. F. McCor
riston, j. Bergstrom, and SO deck.
Per str. Kinau, from Kauai, Decem
Der 23.-Mrs. NJ. d. Cook, Miss G
Finkler, +. T.. Harvey, W. X. Schult,
and wife, w. Schilling and wife, AL
Tan and daughter, Y. Shiddo, Hong
Chuck, Y. Annoy, Goo Chong, w. Schie
Der, j. II. Coney, l.. S. Hjorth, Miss L
PHI, Miss j. Keamalu, G. w. Hudson
NJ. Patton, w. Kelly, Naiole, C. Kappa
hu and wife, Daisy Lihau, j. w. Berg
strom, X. Taketa.
Per str. Claudine, from Hawaii, Mau
and Molokai, December 23.-F. j. Ryan
+. j. Walker. A. Haneberg, f. j. Hare
II. Kato, S. e2aki, A. Lowrey, L. c
Miller, Miss X. Naukana, Miss Evl
Scholtz, Father Edward, Jno. Stewart
II. Hutchins, c. b. Wells, w. o. Smith
+. o. Hall, Geo. p. Cooke.
Departed.
Per str. Mauna Kea, for Hlo, Dec
22.-W. Macfarlane and wife, Mis-
Katherine Smith, Mrs. W. o. Smith
Miss I, Richardson, Miss r. Benton
Miss Z. r. Cowen, Miss Rosamon,
Swanzy, F. NJ Swanzy and wife
Charles Siemsen. Geo. N. Hancock
Miss Mabel Waiahole, Violet Makes
Miss Ethel D. Rourke, Miss Hind
Miss Elsie Lydgate, Miss Dora Lyd
gate, Herbert Shipman, Mrs. r. I. Lii
lie, Mrs Lutgen, Miss Stacker, ]. +.
Harrier, j. A. Mcguire, Miss Ducha
sky, Mrs. James Lemon, M. A. Ry
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-25

LEVERS & COOKE CRobert Levers
F. ]. Lowrey, c. NJ. Cooke) Import
ers and dealers in lumber and build
ing materials. Office, 414 Fort street