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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20

COAL PILE ATTIRE

An obstinate fire has been burning
in the coal pile belonging to the Inter-
Island Steam Navigation Company
on Ala Moana just opposite the Ho-
nolulu Iron Works.
Two streams of water pumped by the
fire department have been pouring on
it for two days. A large force of men
has been employed moving the mass
at the point where the fire is burning,
so as to enable the streams of water
to get at it more effectually.
Between the Ala Moana and the I'M
migrant Station grounds, just beyond
the Bishop wharf, the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company has a con-
coal on The coal is built up in great
piles, fourteen to twenty feet high.
Wooden ventilating shafts are placed
at intervals throughout the piles in
order to prevent fires starting in the
coal piles from spontaneous combustion
Many thousand tons of coal are stored
in these piles. The British steamship
Elvaston, which is at the Bishop
wharf, is discharging her cargo on this
pile.
The fire was discovered early Mon
day morning. 1t was in the center Of
the pile nearest Ala Moana. Chief
Thurston Of the fire department was
at once called and his advice taken.
A fire engine was placed on the Bishop
wharf and two lines Of hose were car
ried to the point in the coal pile where
the smoke was escaping These lines
Of hose had to be carried over the
roadway leading to the Immigrant
Station. and for this purpose a wire
was strung overhead, to which the
hose was suspended. Water has been
steadily pumped through these lines
of hose onto the fire ever since.
In addition, large force of men was
put 10 work to move the upper part
Of the pile where the fire was, so that
the water could get at it better.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
JAPAN'S COASTS
TO BRISTLE WITH
MANIFESTATIONS

and the North German Lloyd. besides
one or two British companies operat-
ing steamers from Japan 10 Europe.
The bulk of the expense. however. is
TO be borne by the companies operat-
ing steamers between America and
Japan, as it is vessels arriving from
and departing to America. across the
broad Pacific. TO which II will be OF
the greatest advantage.
The plan is to have wireless sta
tons located at a sufficient number Of
points on the coast OF Japan to inter-
cept messages from vessels arriving
from any quarter.
Information of this was received by
the officers of the Japanese steamship
Kasato Maru while they were in port
here. According to their advices, their
steamship is one of those which is 10
be equipped with wireless apparatus
so as to be able to communicate with
these stations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20

The coast of Japan is to be fringed
with wireless telegraph stations.
A number of the big steamship COM
panies having vessels plying between
Japanese ports and other lands have
united to establish a single system
that shall serve the vessels of all of
these lines.
According to present plans. all the
vessels of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company will be equipped with WIRE
less apparatus. So. also, will the YES
sells of the other line operated in con-
junction with the Pacific Mail, the
Togo Kisen Kaisha.
The companies which have united in
this common system are, in addition to
the Pacific Mail and the Togo Kisen
Kaisha, the Great Northern Railway,
which operates a line of steamers from
Tacoma to Japan; the Canadian Pa
cific line, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE
EXPECTED IN HONOLULU

Following is a translation from yes
terday's Jiji Shinpo:
Honolulu is to be visited within a
short time by the Crown Prince of
Japan, who has resolved to make the
tour of America and Europe long con-
templated. This information comes to
Honolulu in the shane of mail cor
respondence to the Hawaii Shinpo and
is believed to be correct.
For several years the japanese Crown
Prince has wanted to make the tour
of the world, beginning with a visit
to America and returning to the Orient
by way of Europe, but continued poor
health has forced the postponement of
the trip from time to time. For diplo-
matte reasons it was found necessary
a short while ago for the Crown Prince
to visit Korea and the trip, instead of
proving a hardship proved to be of
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
MOST EXPENSIVE
LENS IN WORLD
From Wednesdays Advertiser.J

(From Wednesdays Advertiser)
Major c. H. 9IcKinstry, the Ergi-
neer Of the Twelfth Lighthouse Dis
trict, arrived here by the Siberia and
will make a tour Of the Islands ac-
suainting himself with all lighthouse
matters.
THE Lighthouse Board wanted me
to come to the Islands" said Major
McKinstry yesterday. "to make myself
as familiar as possible, by actual In
spection, Of the conditions here affect
ing matters OF lighthouse construction.
I am the engineer Of the Lighthouse
Board for the Twelfth District. Of
which Hawaii is a part. All matters
relating TO construction have 20 ~
through my hands. II Is therefore a
matter Of satisfaction TO me II Moth
ing else, to know conditions from hav-
ing seen them.
Il have been looking over the plans
for new lighthouse construction today.
here in Captain Otwelrs office. This
week 1 shall go 10 Kauai and later %
Molokai where a lighthouse Is % be
constructed, TO some pats OF Maui,
and to the whole OF Hawaii
While here 1 will visit the Makapuu
lighthouse. 1t may b. OF Interest %
the people here to know that the lens
for the Makap1u lighthouse is the most
expensive one in the world. The lens
is one that was used as an exhibit az
the jamestown Exposition and Il was
sent here some time ago. The lat-
tern has not arrived here yet The
Makapuu lighthouse, when completed
and burning, viii send a light fifty
miles out at sea under good weather
conditions
While I am here, I shall try ana
acquaint myself as fully as possible
with the plans for the Notifications Or
Oahu, although it IS a matter Win
which l have nothing TO do
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20

very much benefit. his health improv
ing notieeably during his absence from
Japan.
This being the ease it Is now regard
ed as wise for the Prince to make the
grand tour before the time comes for
him to ascend the throne in succession
to his father. No official announcement
of the tour has as vet been given out
by the japanese government in view
of the various international troubles
which arose over the American immi-
grafton matter and later the seizure
of the Tatsu Maru, but an announce
ment is expected very shortly.
Professor Beltz. of the Toxic Uni
versity. who has been in Germany for
some time and in whom the japanese
Imperial family place much confidence,
has been sent for TO accompany the
Crown Prince on his travels.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
CREASED PILES BAD
FOR DROWNING ONES

Oil on the troubled waters of the
harbor came very near to being the
undoing of the mate of one of the
vessels now lying at her berth here,
whose name does not appear in the
records. The officer in question, some
what overcome with the malaria pre-
tentative taken aboard, failed to steer
a straight course up the gangplank on
Tuesday night when returning from
town and plopped into the harbor be
tween the vessel and the wharf. After
going as far into the water as specific
gravity demanded he fiOated to the top
and struck out for the nearest wharf
pile, thinking to cling to this until
help arrived But just as often as
he clutehed at the pile just so often
his fingers slipped off it, the coating
of oil on the copper making a grip i'm
possible The mariner was forced,
therefore to swim around in circles
and shout for help, which arrived just
in time and before he gave out.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
JAPANS NAVY SAID TO
BE ALWAYS PREPARED

A gentleman who passed through
here on the Siberia, who is especially
well informed on japanese matters.
told a number of friends during his
stay here of the wonderful state Of
preparedness in which the entire naval
force of Japan is kept.
Aside from the fact that this gen.
tleman has exceptional opportunities
for accurate information, and has
demonstrated the accuracy of his in
formation a number of times, what he
says is in harmony with the attention
to detail which characterized the Jap
anese preparations for their war with
Russia.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20

Washington Legation. until his recent
recall, in the position Of counsel. a con-
fidential office close 10 the Minister
and of the first Importance. Being Of
a confidential nature it was natural that
the new Minister would prefer a man
for it of his own nomination and Nj
yaoka's recall followed naturally on
the recall of Aoki, who had chosen him.
This eontradiets the reports in circu-
lation that Aoki's failure 10 report 20
the Foreign Office in Toxic necessitst-
ell the recall of his confidential counsel
to report for him.-Hawaii Shinpo.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20

This gentleman says that every yes
sci of the japanese navy in commits
sion is prepared to sail on any COM
mission within forty-eight hours after
orders are received. They are kept
constantly coaled. As fast as coal is
burned from their bunkers. it is re-
plenished. Supplies Of coal are kept az
every port where naval vessels lie.
To such minutiae have the prepara-
tions descended that the lotion used
for the eyes 10 relieve them from the
acrid effects OF powder smoke. is
served 10 each warship in the very
quantities to be used by each man for
each application.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
MIYAOKA KNOWS NOTHING
OF THE NEGOTIATIONS

81 know nothing whatever concern
ing the negotiations going on between
Japan and America, f" said Mr.. Miya-
Okla, who passed through here on the
Siberia on Monday on his way to To-
kio, "because all the negotiations have
been conducted at Toxic and not
through the Legation at Washington
What the cabled despatch in the papers
today means when it says that Japan
is pleased with the answer of Amer
lea I can not say
Mr.. Miyaoka was attached to the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
ANOTHER CO|NER
FOUND GUILTY
(From Thursdays Advertiser


Kim Hey Wan, Korean arrested on
Kauai, was acquitted on one count and
convicted on another before U. S.
Judge Dole yesterday. The jury were
out three-quarters of an hour. They
found him not guilty of having in
possession counterfeit coin with intent
to defraud, as charged in a general
count, but found him guilty under the
specific count of possession with at
tempt to defraud C. B. Hofgaard &
Co. Sentence will be delivered today.
SENTENCES.
Seki, who pleaded guilty of violation
of the Edmunds Act, was sentenced by
Judge Dole to Imprisonment four
months and payment of costs. This
mans offense came to light through
his attempting to sell woman to an
other japanese for 800, and to effect
his purpose locked the prospective pur-
chaser in a room for two days until
he should pay one of the So install
ments.
Koga, one of the japanese arrested
in connection with the capture of an
IllclJ uISllIltTN III " uuduu NdlltN,
pleaded guilty to having an unregis-
tered still in his possession. A NONE
prosequi was entered on the other count
against him of selling the product of
the still, and he VIII be sentenced to-
day along with his partner HashimOto,
who pleaded guilty to one count on
Monday.
KAMITEI,A CASES
The Kamuela postoffice cases, in
which Moses Koki and Joshua >Koki
are defendants, have been continued
until next term of the Federal court.
TERRITORIAL COURT.
All Kong was put on trial for bur
glary in the first degree before Judge
Robinson yesterday morning County
Attorney j. w. Cathcart prosecuted and
A. D. Larnach defended. The jury en-
paneled consisted of A. w. Van Val
kenburP, Frank j. Robello, John H.
Jones, yharles Butzke, John j. Egan,
James S. Sharp, Edward n. Voeller,
Thomas w. Carroll, David F. Motley,
Richard Panaewa, John w. Mcdonald
and W. NJ. Buchanan. 1t is charged
that Kong broke into the store of
The defense is now on.
Lyle A. Dickey was assigned as coun-
sci for Fra k Brilliante, who is to be |
tried for ass lult with deadly weapon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
RHEUMATISM.

No external application is equal to
Chamberlain's Pain Balm for Rheu-
matism. Prompt relief follows its use.
A trial will convince you of its su-
perior merit. For sale by Benson.
Smith & Co, Ltd, agents for Hawai-
ian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
WOOD PREDICTS
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR HONOLULU
From Thursdays Advertiser)

SSSSSSSSSESSTSS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES = *
that there opposition at Wash
Pearl Hrbo Con
gressnen fully the situation and Others
policy authorize such expendi
ture bills reported the
right of by the
partisan vote which
millions dollars
addition doubling the accommodations at
provided will be large artillery
Pearl Iarbor and regiment
reservation
Ieihua this exceptionally location
being fully appreciated
the history Hawaii III P Wood in his
report Yesterday to Chamber OF
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20
KAMUELA CASES.

The Kamuela postoffice cases, in
which Moses Koki and Joshua (Koki
are defendants, have been continued
until next term of the Federal court.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
NEWS OF ARKANSAS
College Correlation Plan,

Friends of Henderson College ex- press themselves as well satisfied with the action of the conference in the plan of correlation of the three Metho- dist colleges in this state Hendrix, Henderson and Galloway. Under the action of the Little Rock Annual Con- ference Henderson may become a jun for college after 1910, but it is to remain coeducational It was on this point that the opposition of Tender. son college was centered, as the scheme of correlation first advanced was taken to make Henderson a school for men and boys.
 Rev. W. F. Evans, one of the strong friends of Henderson college, said Sunday he was satisfied with the ac- tion taken by the conference, which provides that the rating of the school after 1910 shall be left to the General Board of Education of the Southern Methodist church. If the school can conform to the standards of this board for degree conferring institution, it will be allowed to confer degrees af- ter 1910, otherwise it will become a junior college, with power to grant di- plomas, but not to confer degrees,
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Family of Ten Is Unhurt.

Related reports from the several were touched by the two tornadoes of last Monday afternoon make neces- sary a revision and reduction of the death list as first reported.
 Owing to the prostration of the tele- phone and telegraph wires the gath. ering of authentic information has been difficult and the difficulty was in- creased by the fact that the great est loss of life was reportel into the towns by people who had heard only first reports.
 Richard Hill who was reported killed near Mulberry, was in the woods when the tornado swept by, but was not hurt. The report that he was killed grew out of the fact that he was in the track of the storm and did not return home for many hours after the storm passed.
 The death list, unless augmented by the death of some of the injured or later reports from interior points, is as follows:
 Mrs. John Rosson and two chil- dren, Watalula, Franklin county.
 Porter Matthews, IT years old, near Mena.
 Three-months-old babe of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Wood, near Mena.
 - Hawkins, woman, near Nc. Neil, Columbia county.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Mrs. White Given Damaqes,

In the Crawford County Circuit Court at Van Buren Saturday morn ing jury in the case of Mrs. Laura c. White of Argenta vs. the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,500 or just half the amount asked
 The suit was brought to recover damages from the defendant company for the death of the plaintiffs son, John White, employed in the capacity of brakeman, who several months ago was killed in a wreck between Van Buren and Little Rock. Failure. of the railway company to equip it's en- zines with electric headlights was set up as the primal cause of the young mans death, and this, Col. s. R. Chew, for the plaintiff, was able to establish in the minds of the jury.
 The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Last Days of An Old School.

With the raging of the Scott street school, one of the oldest educational buildings of the city will disappear at- ter having done good service for more than a third of century. The Build ings and grounds Committee recently decided to have the building torn down and the material used in erect ing a warehouse for school supplies on the premises owned by the School Board at Eighth and Louisiana streets, in the rear of the present building.
 The raging of the old building will not commence until the first Monday of the Christmas holidays and it will be torn down by the time the public schools open after New Years. The reason for choosing this time is that the high school is close to the Scott Street School and it was feared some student might be struck by the falling brick and timber.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
State Official Returns Are in.

The last of the returns of the federal election in Arkansas were received Monday by the secretary of state. the last county to report being New. ton.
 The returns show that 151,710 votes were cast in the state, being 11,964 less than were polled in the September election The plurality for Bryan over Taft is 27,793 and his majority 19,- 45S. The total vote for the presi- dential candidates was as follows: Bryan, Democratic, S5,5S4; Taft, Re- publican, 57,791 Debs, Socialist, B. 750; Chain, Plohibitionist, 1,151; His gen, Independent, SIS; Watson, Popu- list, 1,121.
 One of the features of the results is the vote by the Socialist party, 5,750, which is 3,175 greater than the combined vote of the Populist, Prohi- bition and Independent party candi- dates for president.
 The results in the seven congress sional districts were as follows:
 First District-R. B. Macon, Demo- crat, 13,057; c. T. Bloodworth, Repub- lican, 6,534. Maeons majority, 6,523.
 Second District-W. A. oldfeld, Democrat, 12,416; Harry H. Meyers Republican, 6,785 Oldfeld's majority, 5,63l.
 Third District-J. c. Floyd, Demo- crat, 13,70S; ". T. Mills, Republican. S,9S4. Floyd's majority, 4,724.
 Fourth District-Ben C. Cravens, Democrat, 13,554; E. c. Mechem. Re- publican, 9,112. Cravens' majority, 4,442
 Fifth District-Charles c. Reid, Democrat, 15,341; Guy w. Caron, Re publican, 7849. Reid's majority. 7,492.
 Sixth District-Joe T. Robinson. Democrat and ursopposed, 17,3S4
 Seventh District-R Minor Wallace, Democrat, 12,349; S. R. Young, Repub- lican, S,31S. Wallace's majority, 4,031.
 The following is the vote boiled for the six presidential tickets, ten coun- ties in the state, Chicot, Crawford, Madison, Mississippi, Monroe, Newton, Ouachita, Pike, Searcy and St. Francis returning Republican majorities:
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Frisco Engineer Shot to Death

Rufe Ford, Frisco engineer, was shot three times and almost instant ly killed Wednesday night while walk ing on the Frisco tracks near Van Buren. The murderer was either a hold-up man or one who had a grudge against Ford.
 No word was spoken by the murder CT. Ford was on his way to Fort Smith when suddenly a man arose from beside the track and fired two shots from Colt's pistol Both bull lets took effect in Ford's back. Fatal ly wounded, he staggered, then turned, facing his slayer Another bullet was fired and it lodged in Fords chest.
 Satisfied that his victim was fatal ly wounded, the murderer cooly walk ed to where Ford was writhing in agony, stood over him for a moment, and then plunged into the underbrush going toward the river.
 Before lapsing into unconsciousness Ford made a statement in which he said that he did not know his mur- derer, and had never, to his knowl- edge, seen him before. He said that the man who shot him was dressed roughly and wore long boots, which were laced up the front. His clothing was such as is worn by farm hands and was mud-stained.
 The pursuit of the murderer was taken up at once. Posses are now searching the river banks and far in to the country.
 Ford lived in Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, who is very i'll, and the news of her husbands tragic death will be withheld from her until she is able to stand the shock
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Shot Wife While Intoxicated.

Arch Cannada, white farmland, 30 years of age, employed on the farm of Alex Marian, in the eastern portion of Crawford county, who shot and possibly fatally wounded his wife while under the influence of liquor, was taken to Van Buren and placed in jail, The Grand Jury is now in. vestigating the case. The prisoner claims that the shooting was acci- dental.
 Mrs. Cannada was shot at such close range that. he body was powder burned. The shot carried away part of her right collar bone.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Blind Man for a Foreman

What good is done for the blind boys at the Arkansas School for the Blind is shown by the fact that Su- perintendent Lucas returned to Little Rock | thursday from Morrilton, where he went with Oscar McElmurry of Car. roll county, one of the inmates of the school, who will be foreman of the broom factory to be established there.
 He learned the trade at the school in Little Rock and although blind will be put in charge of other men who are not disabled, so efficient is he in his work.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
Miles HaIfacre Appeals.

Miles Halfacre, who stands convict ed of murder in the second degree with a sentence of 10 years in the penitentiary, has appealed from the judgment of the lower court to the Supreme Court. Halfacre was recent ly convicted in the Jackson County Circuit Court on the charge of kill ing Charley Hunter in Jackson coun- ty August 10, 1907 The transcript of the records of the case was filed in the Supreme Court Saturday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
WhiskeY Seized.

A supposed blind tiger was routed from it's lair at Warren Sunday, when Sheriff Golvin and Marshal Coward searched the J. N. Bracey and the Van Brothers, finding 10 quarts of whiskey and 106 bottles of beer. The bottles were broken by the mayor in the court house yard, the procedure being witnessed by large crowd. A quantity of. whiskey was taken there Sunday from Banks, where it had been taken from the home of Ike Ben nett, now in jail on the charge ot killing negro.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-04
State Capital Notes
B. Meyers Leaves States Service.


 Entering the office at the age Of 13 years, beginning at the lowest round of the official ladder and ascending to the top and after a continuous service of nearly 34 years. C. B. Myers Sat urday resigned his position in the state land office, the resignation to take effect December 31, Reuben C.. Dye being appointed to succeed him.
 In point of service no person in Ar kansas has held position in any of the departments of the state as long as C. B. Myers and none gave better satisfaction. He took an interest in the land department the moment he entered the office as janitor. He was attentive to his duties, applied himself to his work, always doing more than was required of him. State officials and clerks in the other departments were attracted to him on account of his faithfuness and his aptitude for qualifying himself for a higher posi- tion. They encouraged him and he plodded along until he had mastered every detail of the office. In all the positions he has held in the depart ment it was the office that sought him.