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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
TWO YEARS
FOR ASSAULT
JbsIEL o. s POFTO mCAN SC
CCsED Og VERY ACTIVE USE
O,p 8 KNIFE,

Frssk BTillants vas this afternoon
oea1szest 70 tWo years. Imprisonment
~ Js6Hs Fsl,a3EsO8, having been con-
sJefsf u assault with q deadly weapon
~ r Chinese haCkdrfver,
ne frizG d frank BrifIiante, the
FJaD5aO s1cgsed d felOnfOus assault
sa6 5afterg gDOn q Chinese hack drlv-
~ ~ ne waterfront some time ago
Nzs 5eZas DsfOgs Judge Robinson and
= I'M ts5s morning, Judge Lyle A
D5E<ey f. Appearing as attorney for
ne GefsBdaDt, while j, W. Cathcart IS
DgOseeutlhZ the case,
The Cbfnaman, who was the victim
n ne assault, removed his shirt be-
foge the JuTy displaying the scars Of
4 dOzeH severe cuts more or less on
biz bOdy, besides a very large and dis
fzgrisz one on his chin, claimed to
have been inflicted by the prisoner
With 4 knife, According to the driv-
er's stOry the assault occurred as a
result o. his refusal to carry Bril-
liante IN his hack because he was
waiting on the waterfront for another
"fare" who had engaged his services.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
SIGNING
JAPANESE
THE ASTRAL HOPES TO GEL
TWENTY JAPANESE WHO HAVE
RIGHT TO LAND.

United States Shipping Commission
er II. N. Almy this afternoon boards
the Standard Oil ship Astral, Captain
Dunham, for the purpose of signing on
crew of twenty men for the voyage
via Hilo to complete sugar cargo,
around the Horn to New York.
Dunham has declared, as previously
told, his intention to sign on a full
crew of Japanese and these Japanese
have already been selected
For purposes of record the 20 Jap
anese have been summoned before the
immigration authorities for tally as TO
their registered occupations, it being
found that but eight of the number are
bona fide sailors. The United States
excludes Japanese of the cOolie class
and those Of the men shipped who are
not sailors are likely to cause the
Standard Oil Company trouble upon
the vessels arrival at New York, if
they go ashore.
The Standard Oil Company looks to
save $2,50O in sailors wages by sign
ing on Japs, but it stands the chance
Of being fined a few thousands more
than the saving would come to for
causing to be landed excluded aliens
on American mainland territory.
Dunham looks to overcome this by
making sailors out of all who are not
now sailors before New York is reach
ed and in this he is possibly safe.
This opens new way of entry for
Japanese who are not sailors, but
could enter the United States if they
were sailors.
All they have to do is to sign as
green hands, if they can do no better,
aboard ships at Honolulu and receive
discharges from the captains at Ameri-
man mainland ports as bona fide sail
ors The Astral's prospective crew
would no doubt be good sailors after
four or five months training.
Dunham is not acting without ma
ture consideration and has secured
legal advice in the matter. He is out
for saving money for John d. Rookie
feller and it is not his affair that there
are thirty Union sailors and as many
sailors not Union men who are on the
beach here anxious for ship, some oi
them even appealing to their countries
consuls for food and shelter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
Transit Appeals

The matter of Rapid Transit COM
panys street car schedules is to be
taken to the Supreme court of the
United States. An appeal was filed
in the Supreme court here this morn
ing, taking up the matter of the Ii
liha street case, which the Territorial
court decided against the company.
The company's appeal is from a
ruling originally made by Judge De
Bolt, granting an Injunction asked
for by Liliha citizens, to stop the
company from reducing the Liliha
schedule. When Kaimuki began to
agitate for a more frequent service
a plan was evolved to reduce Liliha,
and Liliha got an injunction under
which she still has her ten-minute
service. De Bolt, and later the SUI
preme court, held that the ten min
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
HONOLULU SCHOOLS
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

TONIGHT
TINE FOR REPUBLICANS TO BE
GIN CHOOSING THEIR DELE
GATES TO CHICAGO.

Republicans are to meet tonight in
the precinct CLUBS to nominate candi-
dates for delegates to the Territorial
convention, wn;cIs IS to meet next
week and select f.zwaii's delegates to
the national convention IN Chicago
Some opposition has developed to
having Governor FTear and Delegate
Kuhio go as candidates, on the ground
that their positions are such that they
should not take part in such a fight as
is now going on among rival Repub-
lican national leaders. The general
sentiment appears to favor Kuhio's
idea as given in The Star last night, of
instructing the delegates as to tariff
and possibly other policies, but leav-
ing them uninstructed as to a candi-
date for President.
The precinct meeting places are as
follows, in Honolulu:
FOURTH DISTRICT.
1st Precfnct-T. p. Cummins' resi-
dence, 1851 King street.
End Precinct-Empty store opposite
old tramway stables, Beretania street
Ord Precinct. II. Soper's residence
Lunalilo and KeeaumOku streets.
4th Precinct-Thomas Square band
stand.
5th Precinct-Governmen stables
Kakaako.
9Th Precinct-Corner Alakea anC
King streets, '
7th Precinct-McGrew block. Alakea
and Beretania streets
8th Precinct-Central Fire station.
9th Precinct-C. w. Booths resi-.
dence, PauOa.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
7th Precinct-Kalihi Camp.
Sth PrecinctASam Macy's residence
Gulick avenue.
9th Precinct-D. Kama's residence
Kama lane, Palama
10th Precinct-A. S. Kaleiopu's resi-
dence, Kunawai.
11th Precinct-Small hall mauk;
side Of School, between Nuuanu anC
Liliha streets, Eva side of bridge.
18th Precinct-Kat Fui Kon Assn
Bldg, Kukui street, mauka Of st
Louis College.
18th Preclnct-Iwilei, near Jail.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
DOING GOOD WORK

Road Supervisor Sam Johnson Is DO
ing some good work in the lower sec
tlons Of KakaakO where he has force
Of men and teams busy raising the
level OF a number OF streets which are
80 low as to be flooded at every rain.
The fills are being made with coral
dredgings and when completed will be
splendid thOroughfares.
The department also put a pump op-
Grated by a gasoline engine to work
this morning pumping out a number OF
lots in the thickly crowded tenement
section Of Kakaako, which the heavy
rain some days ago converted into
ponds several feet deep. 1t is impos-
sible to approach a dozen or more
houses except by wading, and II the
water were not removed soon would
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

Plans are on foot for the establish
ment of a large pineapple industry on
the other side of the island. If they
are carried out it will result in sew
eral thousand acres of fine lands be-
ing made available for settlers and the
opening of a large cannery.
w. G. Kellogg, president and gen.
eral manager of the Wahiawa Conso-
lidated Pineapple Company is promi-
nently interested in the matter with j.
B. Castle, who owns large areas of land
on the Koolau side of the Island, a
part of which lands it is the object to
bring under cultivation.
Mr.. Kellogg stated today that he
and his associates propose to lease
about two thousand acres from MIR.
Castle, cut it up into blocks of suitable
size, and assist American settlers to
get a tsart by Offering it to them on
attractive terms.
81 believe" said Mr.. Kellogg, that
can have this land settled without
difficulty by the kind of people that the
Territory needs. 1t isn't going to be
the easiest thing. in the world to in
duce men with five or six thousand
dollars at their command to come here
and it will take about that amount to
get forty acre pineapple patcn started
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

ute service was warranted by the con-
ditions and that the company had no
right to attempt to give less.
Kaimuki citizens are now preparing
to bring mandamus proceedings, bas-
ed very largely on the Liliha street
case, to force the company to give
a ten minute service to Kaimuki dur
ing the busy morning and evening
hours.
1t has been generally understood
that the company intended to appeal
to Washington.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
WILL BRING MANY
AMERICANS HERE
A COLONIZATION PINEAPPLE SCHEME THE
KooLAU WHICH PROMISES TO CAUSE SETTLEMENT OF
LARGE TRACT OF GOOD AMERICANS SMALL
CLASS

Men with that amount Of money on
the mainland usually are not willing
to pull up stakes and come here. But
it will be an easier matter to get men
with say one or two thousand. If the
plans go through / sholl expect to be
able to offer to finance such men IN
order to get them started, at the same
time making a long time contract with
them for their fruit on a fair basis.
"Mr. Castle is anxious to see Ameri-
cans on the lands and is willing to
make sacrifices to get persons who will
actually live on the lands"
1t may be remembered by readers of
The Star, that Governor Frear an
nounced a week or more ago that the
government is figuring on a deal by
which it may get some land on Kaneohe
district, which is in the same section
referred to by Mr.. Kellogg, and if sue
cessful to open it for settlement on
some special arrangement. This
would be especially fortunate since the
opening of the Castle lands as above
outlined would guarantee a cannery
and a means of disposing of the pro-
duct for all the district; besides the
nearness to Honolulu will be an in
ducement to settlers that could not be
found in more remote districts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
VICTORY FOR
SUGAR TRUST

Assoeiafed Press Cable to The sfav)
NEW YORK, March 21.-Judge Holt
has dismissed the thirty-milliOn dollar
suit brought by the Pennsylvania Su-
gar Refining Company against the Am
erfcan Sugar Refining Company, for
alleged violations Of the antitrust
law.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
HTJEUMATI9M.

40 external application is equal to
Chamberlaln's Pain Balm for Rheu-
matlsm. Prompt relief follows its
use, a trial will convince you Of its
superior merit. For sale by all dealers
Benson, Smith & Co., agents for Ha-
vail.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

NssOciafed Prcss C0bIe N The Sfdr)
BARCELONA, March 2O.-S. S. Id
and Pany. bound from Manila for
Liverpool, has been burned at sea. The
Crew was saved.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
AFTEU THE SHOW.

Tho Alexander Young Cafe will be
open every night after the show. The
daintlest supporsS and light refresh.
mGnts In town.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
MORE PRESENTS
FOR THE YACHT

y One Of the pretuest pillows (
y that have been given so far for (
. the yacht Hawaii, was present
= ed this morning by Mrs, n. w. (
y HietOw, The pillow IS a very (
y large one Of leather, with the (
y Hawaiian cOat-Of-arIns done in (
y COlOrs on one side Of IT.
y Another donation that was re- (
y Ceived this morning was bin (
y naele and compass in polished (
= brass, given by the three Grand I
y Masters Of the different Masonic 4
= lodges IN town.
. The wheel that was present
. ed 10 the yacht by the Long 4
. shOremen's Union was also re- q
. ceived this morning.
Il L l. L l.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

Best cup Of cofee IN rhe city. New
England Bakery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
ANOTHER
ADVANCE

(AssociGtcd Press Gable to The Starr
NEW YORK, March 20.-Refined
sugar has advanced another ten cents.
BISHOP FOWLER DEAD.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Bishop
Fowler, of the Methodist Church, is
dead
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20

New England BAKERY candles are
n0urlshing and delightful. Try them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
AN ENTERPKIs1NG MERCHANT

K Yamamoto is the biggest importer
of japanese goods IN Hawaii. Eve y
steamer from the orient (tramp or
passenger) brings him the largest ship
ment consigned to one firm. By get
ting his goods in large quantities the
freight and other charges are greatly
reduced which enables him to undersell
ali competitors.
prove a serious menace to the health
of the entire community.
It is understood that most of this
property is under short time lease
from the Bishop Estate, and neither
the lessor nor lessees are willing to
make the fills necessary to raise the
property to the level of the streets.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
SENATE FAVORS
A SHIP SUBSIDY
(AssOeiaied Press Cable to The Starr

WASHINGTON D. c. ship subsidy bill
vas passed heret
subsidy
the
an Venu
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
FLEET TO ACCEPT
JAPAN'S INVITATION
(14ssoaaed Press Cable to The Stay)
(ASSOciated Press Cable to The Starr

D.. has
ans invitation for the big fleet visit
probably include Yokohama
will included the
me issueE n
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-20
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Fine Job Printing, star Office.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-01
Continued on Third Page
NEAR MURDERER CAUGHT
Italian Ind WanNd in Hartford Dis.
covered Here

AS the outcome of the assault Of a
band Of Italians Of this city upon an
Italian In Hartford a few days ago IN
which the victim was shot several times
and nearly killed Joseph Bondi. a To-
cal Italian, 20 years OF age, was ar
rested by Detectives Daley and Dor
man and held for the Hartford police
Italian Detective Santare of the Hart
ford force came here on his quest for
the man and as the sequel to the de-
tail Of the local men on the case BI-
ondi was found. Santaro, who had
gone on to Bridgeport returned last
night and took Biondi to Hartford, Bi-
ondi lives at 274 Water street. He was
employed in the cut and was found at
work there,
The quarrel as sequence Of which
blondi Is arrested occurred over a
woman. 1t seems the woman was TAX
zen from this city to Hartford by the
gang In that city and some Italians
from this city got her back here again
She was again taken to Hartford and
band organized here to go to Hart
ford and do up the upstate oppon-
ents. They started in to do this and
Biondi Is accused Of being one of the
gang and Of attacking one of the Hart
ford men and almost killing him by
revolver shot.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-01
HISGEN is NOTIFIED
Acceptance Speech in Club
house Repeated to Crowd
in Street.
5000 IN OVERFLOW SESSION
Hearst. Father of Independence
Party. Appeals To the Tn
bossed Voter.

New York, Aug. 3l,--There was not
room enough in the new clubhouse of
the Independence league To hold the
large crowd that gathered tonight for
the dual purpose of being present at
the notification Of Thomas l.. Hiseen.
Independence party candidate for nres-
ident' and the house warming of the
club.
William r. Hearst and Mr. Hlscen
entered the clubhouse shortly after Q
o'clock and were greeted by an out
burst of cheering.
Many inquiries we're made for John
Temple Graves, the partvs candidate
Tor president. II had been orig
inally planned to have Mr.. Hiseen and
Mr. Graves notified at the same time
but owing to the poor health OF Mr..
Graves this plan was abandoned Mr.
Graves was not present tonight as he
is at the Warm Sulphur Springs in
Virginia
When Mr. Hisgen arose TO accent
the nomination, there was prolonged
cheering and It was several minutes
before the candidate could begin.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Hisgen's
speech he was cheered until the walls
.ot the clubhouse seemed to .tremble
The clubhouse only holds about 300 per-
sons and those present were there hy
invitation. At this stage Of the pro-
ceedings Chairman Powell announced
mat there was crowd of from 5000
TO 10000 people In the street anxious
TO near the candidate speak and he
ASKED Mr.. Hisgen to make a short ad-
dress to the crowd from the clubhouse
steps. Policemen on duty outside said
Mr Powell greatly over-estimated the
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-01
Trolley Company win Change Express
Line Station.

The hearing Of the railroads and
bridges committee Of the board OF al
dermen, which was held last night, was
about az short a session as has been
held In the hall for some months The
only petition before the committee was
that of the Connecticut company for
permission to lay switch In Meadow
street, from Its tracks there to con-
meet with tracks on the companys
property to lead to the old Derby de-
pot. Back Of the request lies the plan
OF the company to transfer It's trolley
express companys headquarters from
the present place In Commerce street
which Ia proving too small for the
business. and TO- make the future head
station at the old Derby station. Act
ing Manager Harlan OF the company
explained the idea briefly. and then
the general freight manager Of the
company Mr.. Leary, told of the needs
of the company. There was no oppos-
tion.
Following the meeting the committee
went In the automobile of Alderman
Jansen, who Is a member of the COM
mttee, and looked over the site, after
which the committee decided on ia
vorable report.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-01
Practically All Employees Of Con.
necticut Company Here Cast
Ballot on Providence
Trouble.
THE RESULT is in DOUBT
Common Belief That Wrong Time Of
Year Was Chosen II Men Are
TO Go out--Labor Day
VIII Decide.

The strong interest which the local
trolleymen take in the question as to
whether strike shall be called to as.
sist the Providence men who were
discharged is shown by the fact that
out of the four or Ave hundred men
employed on the New Haven lines,
nine-tenths voted yesterday. The bal.
lots will be counted to-day, but the
decision Will probably not be an.
nounced until Saturday.
In discussing the matter Of with.
holding the decision an officer of the
trolleymen's union said last night:
1T would be very interesting a
doubt for the company to know IN
what sections of the state. their em-
ployes favored strike, and should
the majority be unfavorable those
men who had favored radical mea ns
to help the Providence men, would ba
liable In the future to be DISCHARGED
by the company. For this reason no
decision will be made known until al
the ballots are counted. and then, II
those who favor strike win out, that
fact only will be announced. The dis.
tricts which are favorable will NOT
be known"
The polling here went on all day.
some OF the men coming up at dinner
and supper hours. and others at any
time they could get off. The voting
was done very quietly and there was
apparently no effort on anyone's part
to win other employees Of the company
over to his way Of thinking.
A strike. II one Is called, will proh.
ably be called on Labor day. accord.
Ing to one of the officials Of ;he union.
That day is the last. he said, on which
the men could seriously hold up tho
company. With the coming of the
fall the trafficc becomes much lightcr
and 1t would be possible for the com.
pany to find strike-breakers enough Ia
run the cars at least after a fashion.
On Labor day with the union men a.,
strike this would be impossible.
individuals yesterday we're very
careful about giving their opinions for
or against q strike. They said that Il
was up to all the trolleymen in thu
employ Of the company, and that all
arguments had been carefully Rono
over at the meetings Of the locals.
Several expressed regret that this vote
had not been taken early in June, but
said that at thet time the matter had
not progressed far enough.
The Norwalk union voted Saturday
night on the matter Of the strike and
the decision was sent to the national
headuarters In Meriden the ballot.
ting commenced yesterday and will be
continued to-day.