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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-21

Fourth, only fourteen members of the
club showing up at T. P. Cummfns'
residence, the appointed meeting place.
Among these were A. L. c. Atkinson,
Jimmy Boyd, Jimmy Holt and other
well-known politicians, but the coming
was without fruit. After waiting until
nine o'clock some the fourteen went
home and some went to the Orpheum.
Another meeting will be held a week
from tonight for the nominations.
a good number appeared at the
meeting of the Third of the Fourth,
those nominated in this precinct being
r. W. Breckons, J. H. Fisher, c. F.
Chillfngworth, Jos. M. Little, r. w.
Aylett, c. H. Cooke, Frank J. Kruger
and Jos. Richards, from whom five will
be elected. A motion by Norman Wat
kins was offered to the effect that the
delegates to the convention be instruct
ed to vote for uninstructed delegates
to the National Convention, the motion
being vigorously debated, many wish
ing to send an instructed delegation.
A. G. NJ. Robertson stated that in let
ters the Delegate had urged the send
ing of an uninstructed delegation as
being for the best interest of the Ter
ritory. 1t was resolved finally to leave
the question to the ballot, to be voted
on at the same time as the election of
delegates.
Some precinct business was done,
John Waterhouse being elected as pre-
cinct judge vice @. H. Berrey, and J.
P. Cooke, a member of the executive
committee vice j. Nj. Riggs. A motion
that A. G. NJ. Robertson be endorsed
for reappointment as National Com
carried unanimously.
The voting place for the primary
next week for this precinct has not as
yet been chosen.
The meeting for the Fourth OF the
Continued on Page Seven.)
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WILL NOTE CHANGES
Of A HALF CENTURY

Among the guests on the Mauna Kea
resident of Hilo and a 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.. Severance's last trip to Kauai
was made with General S. 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. w. H. Rice,
father of W. H. Rice. now 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 We're con-
sidered by Bishop and Aldrich, who
were heavy shareholders in the plan>
tation.
One of these ideas was for the build
ing of a ditch and obtaining water that
was necessary and available. On the
return of the party to Honolulu
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 to have been the Begin
ming of the successful career of the
Mr.. Severance made that
trip in the old Moi Wahine, a schooner
that used to bring the sacks of coffee |
from Hanalei Coffee plantation for
transhipment to the Coast. The father |
of the late Fred. Wundenberg was |
manager of the coffee estate.
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REPUBLICAN CLUBS
BUSY THEMSELVES
ALL OVER THE CITY
Contests in Many Precincts for Honor of At
tending First Convention---M
Endorse Robertson.

Last night the first open moves in
the political game for 1908 were made
throughout the county, the various Re-
publican precinct clubs meeting to
nominate candidates to be voted on at
delegates to the Territorial convention,
called for April 13 to elect six, more
vention. Harmony prevailed in most
of the precincts and the small scraps
in the others centered principally on
the question as to whether the dele
or uninstructed. In the majority of
cases the uninstructed advocates car
ried their point, although in one pre-
cinct, the Third of the Fourth, the
matter was left open to be voted on
at the primaries.
Many of the precincts heard from
voted to endorse A. G. NJ. Robertson
for reappointment as National Com
mitteeman. The Ninth of the Fourth,
Charley Booths precinct, was an ex-
ception. There, motion by Judge
Humphreys that Robertson be endors-
led was defeated and a counter motion
made by Charley Booth that W. o.
Smith be endorsed was carried.
In some of the precincts heard from
last night the delegates to the conven-
tion were elected by acclamation, even
the fighting Seventh agreeing to get
along without any contest,
In one precinct at least there was no
meeting This was the First of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-21
HISTORIC OLD FLAG
HELD IN HONOLULU

PACIFIC GROVE, Cal, March g.
News has been received from Homo
lulu of a 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 at 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 fag has been identified as au-
thentic by Captain Toler and Alex Me-
Duff and has been committed for sale
to John H. Soper, a Honolulu mer-
chant with whom the Monterey parlor
of Native Sons is now in treaty for its
acquisition. L. /
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THOT'S BULLETS
PROVE FATAL
A Japanese Burglar Shot and
Killed by MahiaWa
Postmaster.

a japanese whose name has as yet
not been ascertained was shot Thurs
day night as he was making his es-
cape from the building of the Wahi-
ava store. which he had just burglar
lied. He died later in the day at
Waialua, where he had been taken for
medical treatment. The inquest will
be held Monday at Wahiawa, begin
ming at noon, and will be conducted
by Deputy Sheriff Cox,
The shooting was done by Carston
Thot, an employe of the store, and
the assistant postmaster, the postoff1ce
being in the same building. The
United States authorities have taken
it up and are making inquiry into the
of the matter, as appar-
entity the shooting was done in defense
of United States property.
1t has been ascertained that the Jap
anese who was shot was employed by
Henry Davis on his Wahiawa 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 it,
and at first supposed it was Mr..
Grant. who has charge of the store and
Is postma ster. Convinced presently
that it was not Grant, but some
he began calling out to
Grant, who lives nearby. Grant came
with revolver which he gave to Thot.
Mr. staff of the plantation company
also came about the same time. Thot
had discovered where some boards had
been loosened in the rear near the
door. This spot was watched, and
when he saw the boards move he fired
Continued on Page Seven.)
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JAPAN CRATIF|ED At
PROSPECT OF VIEWING
THE AMERICAN FLEET
Planning Great Reception for Ships and Men,
Mail Subsidy Bill Is Liberal -Canada's
Hint to Great Britain.
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.)

TOXIC March 21.-The acceptance
of the invitation of Japan that the American
the Japanese their around the world
ceved here with much qualification government people
preparing give the ships and splendid reception
CHINA BE VISITED TOO
WASHINGTON, March 2o.-The government accepted
Japan invitation that the batshp country
probably stop Yokohama Shanghai
invitation
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NEW PINEAPPLE SCHEME.
this city today.

w. G. Kellogg, president of the Wa
hiawa Consolidated Pineapple Co., is
working on a scheme to start large
pineapple industry on the Koolau side
of this island. James B. Castle, owner
of lands on which the enterprise is
to be located, is taking an interest in
the project. It is proposed to lease
1000 acres from Mr.. Castle, cut it up
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THE MAuNA KEA,s BOOKINGS.

The Mauna Kea will sail on her first
voyage on her regular service next
Tuesday at noon. A considerable
number of passengers have already
booked Among those who will go on
this her initial voyage are Queen Lili-
uokalani, A. Dreier, Robert Hind and
wife, E. J. Lord, L. NJ. Whitehouse,
Frank E. Thompson. w. A. Wall, J. H.
Fisher, F. a. Wicket and E. NJ. Wat
son.
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into blocks Of suitable size and offer
it TO American settlers on attractive
terms. Men with one or two thousand
dollars would, it is believed, come here
from the mainland to embark in the
industry. Such men Mr.. Kellogg ex-
poets to be able to finance on the start,
besides making a long term contract
with them for their fruit on a fair
basis.
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ELEVENTH KOREAN CHURCH.

Rev John w wadman left yester-
day by the Claudine to dedicate Ko-
rean Methodist church at Spreckels-
vile, Maui This is the eleventh Ko-
rean Methodist church to be dedicated
in the Islands. The dedicatory exer-
cises will take place on Sunday.
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THE MARIANA.

T. H. Davies & Co. expect to hear
next Tuesday by cable as to what ac-
commodations for passengers the Mi
rama will have on her arrival here,
March 81. There are already large
number booked,
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RACING MACHINES STRUNG
OUT OVER THREE STATES

automobiles
n
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FOUR DOLLARS A NILE
SUBSIDY FOR 10 KNOTS

WASHINGTON 21.T
terday in Senate
steamships and
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KING MUST CONSENT TO
THE D. ABRUZZI ALLIANCE

Abruzn the
marriage
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SUGAR TRUST ESCAPES.

thirty million
Refining
panyf for all
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STOESSEL GOES TO PRISON.

death sentence the
to commute yesterday prison
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HINDU EMIGRATION MAY
BE STOPPED BY BRITAIN

21Brish officials
suggestion
by restricting emigration
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METHODIST BISHOP DEAD.
Fowler Methodist church died
this city today Ill
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GOVERNOR IN DANGER

is a
doubtful
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-08
.REDHAT As REWARD
FORMER. FALC0N|0
Pope Expected to Make Apostolic
Delegate Cardinal ~ Stagni
May Succeed Him.

ROME, June T.-One Of the heads OF
the religious orders was received in
private audience by the Pope few
days ago, and recalled to him the long
and faithful services OF Mgr. Diomede
Falconio as the Apostolic delegate in
Washington, and limited that the time
might perhaps have come to reward
him.
Plus a. with that benevolent smile
which is so characteristic of,hm when
he speaks of persons whom he likes.
said that he certainly had not forgotten
his representative In the United States,
the presence of whom, however, was
questions pending, after which he
would receive the marks Of apprecia-
ton which he deserves.
There Is no need to say that the
words OF the Pope caused many COM
over the fnd Of reward preT When he RE RE
serves for Mgr. Falconio.
The apostolic delegation in Wash
inston has been the equal OF nuncla-
ture of the first-class, and so 1t can
scarcely be possible that the Pope,
af\ar Mgr. Falconio has been in Amer
lea SIX years doing satisfactory work.
VIII reward him otherwise than by
comforting upon him the red hat of the
cardinal.
There Is already some talk about his
successor who is generally pointed out
in the person of Mgr. Pellegrino Stag
nj, Archbishop of Aquila, who belongs
to the order OF the seryite Fathers
and speaks English fluently. Before
becoming archbishop and while the
general OF his order. he went to Amcr-
lea to visit that branch of the Services
Which flourishes especially in Chicago
where they have their headquarters at
the Church of the Assumption. The
Iope, having signified desire to speak
with Father Luschesi, the present gen.
eral of the Services. 1t Is supposed that
the conversation will chiefly deal with
the possibility of the future apnoint-
ment Of Mgr. Stagni as the apostolic
delegate to Washington.
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out of him was yell from the second
story Window
What did he say?' queried the cdi
tor. wheeling In his chair, and cycling
Patton.
!" .He said: What the blanketty dash
TIC dash and return, do you want at my
door, at this time In the tnorning?'
We'll, ind what them asked the
"'Well. told him my business. AMI
he replied with five or six more strong
phrases that lie wouldn't talk to the
President os the United states at that
time Of The morning. THEN he banged
down the window sash and went back
to bed
Mr.. Marshall paused, blew a blue
ring of smoke from his cigar in the uir.
and resumed:
THAT editor fell back in his chair
and laughed like hyena. Patton real
lied. of course. that something had
gone wrong with his con. And after.
that editor had cacchnated until he
was blue IN the face, he Strengthened
up and said:
"'Patton, you undermined and linz
proved Ananias, the man / sent you to
see in Madison Avenue is the Episcopal
Bishop Of New Jersey.
The way to the nearest hotel was
pointed out to the actor and lie bought
the cigars. E;urmuring never word.
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leual Rotices.


VIRGlNla--iN IHE CIRCUIT COURT
or THE COUNTY Or HENRiCO,
The 2ofH Day OF MAY In THE
YEAR 1908:
election in Brookland school District
No. !. OF the county OF Henrico, to
pass upon the question Of whether or
not bonds to the amount OF forty thou.
sand (S40,000) dollars shall be Issued
by the school Board OF said school dis
trict for the purpose of erecting a
schoolhou-s at Glen Allen, a school.
house at Highland Park and school
house at Barton Heights. In said school
district:
School Board Of Brookiand District,
No. I, OF the county Of Henrico. by 4
resolution adopted on the goth day OF
minutes OF the proceedings OF said
board, In which resolution the said
board declares that in it's opinion that
pc Is necessary that an additional
an additional schoolhouse should be
erected at Highland Park and an. adj
ditional schoolhouse should be erected
lat Barton Heights. in said school dis
trict and that said schoolhouses be
tional public school facilities for the
children of the school age IN said dis
trict. and that the school funds OF said
school district are not su,.i1ent tb now
years from the passage of the resolu-
ton to provide said additional school
houses and to furnish the same, and
recommending that the sum Of forty
100000 dollars should be expended
towards the erection Of said school
buildings and the furnishing OF same;
The court doth order that a special
election be held in Broolsland School
District, No. l, of the county Of Hen:
rico, on THURSDAY. THE nth DAY
OF JUNE. 1908. to pass upon the ques-
,tion whether such bonds shall be Is
sued or not for the amount-to-w
forty thousand ts49,ooo) dollars recon,
mended by the School Board for said
district. And the clerk of this court
is directed to give the notice Of said
ELECTION by publication in The Times
dispatch. a newspaper published In the
city OF Richmond, Va. daily for four !.
teen times. consecutively. and the said
clerk shall direct the Sheriff Of Hen lie, I,
election in ten conspicuous points In
said school district. which notice shall
/ state the amount OF the bonds to be
ISSUED and the purpose OF the proposed
Issue thereof
An extract--Teste:
SAMUEL P. WADD1LL.
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NIGHT EDITOR AND. ACTOR
REVIVE ANAMLAS YARN

When Clarence CASTOR Marshall,
night editor In the washington offices
OF the Associated Press, encountered
FRANK Patton, the actor, In Eishth
street yesterday, the recognition was
mutual. Ihey had not seen eacn other
IN years.
Il mink know you. Am right?'
queried the Associated Press man, as
they grasped hands.
Now, BY the rood! It's me old
friend Clarence" exclaimed the actor.
t.Whitncr, may l ask"
40 N0rfolk; / have friends down
there, and am making tarry with
them am In Washington now with
the Associated Press Congress Is off.
the national conventions are not yet
on Between the big work ! get =
chance to break away from the desk.
BY the by, / hear you have quit writ
ing and are with the Giffen Company
fhere?'
his true" quoth the actor.
When did you quit the Hearst pa
pers?"
Marry. tbs long since" replied Mr..
Patton.
was the best political reporter in New
York when first knew him." Aud the
editor addressed himself to the three
friends accompanying Mr.. Patton, two
OF them. like Patton. members of the
Giffep Company. which is to appear at
lbG ,aChucHy Ol NuuSIC tO-uIE III III
the production OF Sardou's "Divorcons."
Then he related this story concerning
the Adhemar of the CAPT. who deserted
the newspaper profession for the the
atre.
1t was the tale OF throw down
given veteran city editor that Mr..
Marshall had to tell.
Il was a cold winters night" said
he. Patton had spent busy day on
assignments. When lie got back to the
S1,1t, ali I'M too,
was shedding rivulets. AS he entered
the city room he was called to the
might EDITORS Gesk.
Patton says the ogre on the desk.
! don't like to send you out again, but
lit can't be helped. Bad wreck on the,
three men on tho story. but they will
miss a good talker among the people
who came In on the wrecking train q
few minutes ago. Here's his address.
Saying which. he handed the worn
the name and address penclled on It.
Patton scowled and hurried out on
the job. There was nothing else to
1T Sleeping and eating don't count In
New York. The less you do of either
the more valuable you are to the paper.
Patton got as far as Andy Hern's,
under the bridge. when he was collar.
led by another newspaper man, who
dragged him in where more newspaper
men We're reSallnS themselves with a
curry dish.
sit in they babe him.
I'm out on that wreck story, boys;
I'm sorry I can't said Patton, looking
longingly at the feast.
BLOW the story! Go back in an
hour and tell the guy who put 1t on
/ You that you couldn't get your man to
| the surface. Nobody up In that part
of Madison Avenue is going to come
downstairs to reporter at this time
OF the night they advised him. And
4 Patton fell for the curry dish.
! The night editor was deeply abb
sorbed in his work when Patton re.
iported to The desk.
ut was fluke' began Patton.
Couldn't get my man out Of bed for
ever solong. and when finally reused
| him-whew
What happened?' asked the editor
well, when I did, the best go,
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SHOOTS GIRL WHO
REFUSED TO LL0PE
Edward Schurman Seized by
Three Children After Wounding
u Ida Potter, but Escapes.

DANBURY, CONN, June Ida Pot.
ter. twenty-five years old, d govcrneas
In the home of Robert A. Lake, wag
shot last night within call Of several
hundred persons ri Main street by
Edward Scliurman, OF Middletown, N.
Y. with whom she had refused to
elope. AT the Danbury Hospital 1t
was said her wound, which is JUST be-
low the heart, probably would provo
fatal.
Three children who saw the shoot
ing attempted to overpower sohurman,
but he threw them off. They were Mary
Dunleart, sixteen years old; her Sis
ter, Florence. and Annie T,yer. four
teen years old. They were just in
front OF the universities Church when
they saw Schurman seize his companion
by the arm and shoot once.
AS the girl fell Mary Dunleary ran
to her help. She caught Schtirnan's.
arms as he was about to shoot again.
and aided by her companions tried to
take the revolver from him.
Schurman broke away and leaped
over the wall into the church yard. He
forded the river behind the church and
escaped 80
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FROZEN TO DEAD BODIES

G . & l. y
Survivor of Wreck Found Alive In
Block of Ice.
NEW YORK, June 7.-According to
a report received here by Superinten-
dent Lyman Bundy, OF the Maritime
boa. Pee susvivor Of 3 the seSeoner
John L. Miller, which was wrecked in
Alaskan waters. was found In an Ice
cake s two weeks after the disaster:
Pete Is now at Northwestern Harbor,
and has recovered, but he will be
cripple all his life. 7s
The original report was that Pete
was round frozen to the dead bodies
turns out that the survivor and, the
bodies were found ashore In q cake
of ice. 4 -
When the rescuing party came across
an ak out of curiosity, not suspecting
what they would find.
The Miller: commanded by Captain
=, sailed from San Francisco with
5thirty-one men for the fishing sta-
ton in Pirate Cove. While trying to
assist the schooner Glen. which was
ashore. the Miller was hit by howl
ing ing northeaster and struck in Bear
1t was on January Sth. The tenn
.perature was 10 degrees below zero.
and an honr after the vessel was cast
ashore her hull broke in two.
the after section drffted ashore. and
nineteen OF the twenty-one men. drift
ed seward, and with the exception
or the man who was afterwards found
alive on the cake Of ice. none OF the
men on 1t escaped. Neither was that
portion of the huh seen again.
The codfishing schooner Ivy had put
some. men ashore on Unimak Island to
get bait, when two members OF her
crew ran across the piece OF ice con-
tanning. the living and the dead.
Steamboat Pete" was frozen face t6
face to another sailor, while dead
negro sailor was frozen to the back
of Steamboat Pete
One OF the sailors of the Ivy poured
the contents of a flask of whiskey
down Pete's throat and the two got
him aboard the Ivy as quickly as
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FRENCH REJECT NEW PHONE.
silent Call for Central Not rs Popular

Silent Call for Central Not MS Popular
as NyhirrlnE Crank.
PARIS, June 1.-THE French Munster
of Telephones was forced to admit that
the latest Improvement imported from
America was Il complete failure This
is what, in local. arlance, is called La
scribers could get central simply by
unlocking the telephone.
thousands of signs were printed
with the words. Don't ring, Unlock
the receiver. Await answer. These
We're delivered to subscribers supplied
with tho now apparatus, Then the
trouble began. French telephone oper-
ators, who, as functlonaries OF the gov
ernmant, are practically appointed for
life, are notoriously slow. Hitherto
eXcltable Frenchmnn whiled away the
time awaiting central to answer by
grinding iuriously at the crank bell
call The new system denied then,
this form Of relief The result was
that their pent-up feelings found ont
let In lmprecations and Wild Gestlcula- :,
tions. In many eases the telephones
We're damaged by poundings and shalS-
ings and had to be removed.
1.-The new system may be good
for the highly-trained Amerl-
cans the minister Is quoted aa say
ing, "but I am convinced that my % (,
citahle colintraruen need the safety
,yclYa 3nf {ti.s> saltl- taS l,lanad hat s