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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-17
ARRESTED ORCHARD
WANTS $4,000
When Will the Expense in This Famous
Case Ever Cease?

SPOKANE. Wash, March IT,
Through Attorney Fred Miller of
All Hyde building A. NJ. Johnson, a
detective living in Boise. Idaho. yes
terday applied to the county COM
missloners OF shoshone county,
Idaho, for the $4,000 reward Of
fered by them for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer or MUIR
derers Of former Governor Steunen-
berg. He says Harry Orchard was
arrested by him.
Johnson's application was mailed
by Attorney Miller, addressed to the
county commissioners OF shoshone
county, Idaho, and comes at this
time because OF the fact that Orchard
has pleaded guilty 70 numbering the
former governor. Fred Miller was
Orchards first counsel. Later he
was connected with the defense In
tho trial OF William ID. Haywood,
secretary Of the Western Federation
OF Miners, whom Orchard implicated
In the murder OF Steunenberg In his
remarkable confession. Miller also
appeared az one or the attorneys for
the defense In the two trials OF Steve
Adams. whom Orchard implicated In
the murder OF former Governor Steu-
nenberg. He said that he expects
little trouble in collecting the re-
ward for johnson.
MIR. Johnson's letter Is as follows.
Says He Apprchended Orchard.
II hereby submit my claim to the
whole OF the reward Of $4,000 Of
feFed by shoshone county on. to-wit;
December 80, 1906, for the detec-
ton and apprehension Of the muir
derer or murderers OF Ex-Governor
Frank steunenberg OF Caldwell.
Canyon county, idaho.
"On December so. 1905, about the
hour Of o'clock p. M. Frank steu-
nenberg was murdered by means OF
bomb exploded against him.
''At or about ii o'clock the same
night Angus Sutherland. deputy
sheriff Of shoshone county. wired
Jasper g. Nichols. sheriff OF Canyon
county. idaho. that shoshone county
offered a reward OF $4,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the muir
derer.
"on the following day had cause
10 suspect Thomas Hogan Of the
murder. and caused him to BIZ
watched In order that he could not
leave Caldwell. and the day follow,
Ing made q search Of his room and
discovered evidence OF his connec-
ton with the crime which led TO his
arrest. He was arrested on the Isl
day OF January, 1905. upon war
rant issued by Probate Judge ]. |
Church, upon a complaint sworn tt
by me. After his preliminary hear,
Ing he was bound over to appear be.
fore the district court OF Canyon
county.
Points to Confession.
ION or about the 27th day Of
January. 1905. said Thomas Hogan
since known as Harry Orchard. made
q confession admitting his eonnec.
tion with the murder of said Franz
steunenberg.
thereafter. and on the 10th da,
Of March. 1908, said Harry Orchard
alias Thomas Hogan. entered a plet
of guilty upon the charge OF murder
Ing Frank steunenberg In the dis
trict court OF Canyon county. Idaho
and March rs. 1905. has been flxet
al the date by Judge Freeman Wood
presiding judge. to sentence him I,
BE- hanged aud to fix the date there
for. A. M. JOHNSON"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-17

the Women of wOodcraft win
hold a special meeting at Sanders
hall Thursday TO consider a number
OF applications for membership. The
lodge is very prosperous.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Two Iegro hIgAwagnen Plead
GuNly and ,is ssstshted.
"sus" sMHh sofs on TRIAL
Eiahteen Years For Tom spady and
Ten For Nubby Wright - Smith
Contend That He is innocent, and Is
Represented by Counsel.

In the Circuit Court OF warwick
county yesterday Tom Spady ana
Nubby Wright. negroes, were SEN
need 20 Is and ten years in the pen
iten,iary, respectively by Judge Tyler
These are the negroes who held up
and robbed Mr.. Fred Barrett near
KlondIke several months ago.
These neEoes made confessions
and threw themselves upon the mer-
cy of the court. declining TO have
counel appointed to defend them.
Dug Smith, the negro who Is al
legged to have been the accompiice
OF Spady and Wright, pleaded mot
guilty" and went to trial. with Al
torn, Us c. Aylett Ashby and J. T.
Newsome. cOlored. defending him.
The trial will be completed today
Smith has denied his guilt ever since
his arrest.
Three negro highwaymen stopped
Mr., Barrett at the point of a piston
as he was driving back to the city
after making some collections in the
Klondike district. and relieved HIM
of satchel containing nearly $500.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
wIrCHtWaH BEGINS HIS
LONG STAY IN RICHMOND
Guards Take indian to the Peniten'
itary-Wants Chief to Have
Revolver.

Cheerfully bidding farewell 10 CITY
s rgelnt f. w. Mist, ad, Jailer Mes
sick and several policemen whom he
knew. Harrison Witchewah. the In
dian who shot and killed Dora Hall ii
Writings sslOon, Warwick avenue
and .Twenty.fOurth street. on the nieht
of December s. 1907. left this city
for the state penitentiary at Rtcn-
mond at 5:2o o'clock yesterday al
ternoon In the custody Of two guards
from the penitentiary. The Indian
will Immediately begin his sentence
of IL years imprisonment.
The penitentiary guards arrived In
this city yesterday morning from
Richmond. notified the local auth
critics that they would carry Witch-
ewah 10 the penitentiary in the eve
ming, and then went 10 Norfolk 10
get seven prisoners who have been
given sentences in that city. City
Sergeant Milstead and Sergeant James
Gray took Witchewah to the Chesa-
peake & Ohio depot and there Turn
ed him over to the two guards. who
returned here from Norfolk with
their prisoners on. the steamer Wiz
GINA. The guards and their eight
prisoners Immediately boarded the
Chesapeake & Ohio train for Rich
mond Quite a number OF people
watched the indian taken aboard the
train.
Before leaving witchewah said that
he wanted Chief o! Police John W.
Reynolds to have she AS ca'ibsr Colt
revolver with which Dora Hall was
shot. The gun is now IN the GUS
toby Of Sergeant Milstead. but 1t
will be turned over TO Chief Rey-
holds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

There was a time Wien milk vas
regarder in Japan with the same alb
horrence as cheese In China. Recent
statistics, however. show that time has
worked a great change in this re-
spect. ana milk and butter are now
In great favor In Japan. Whereas
Is years ago not more than one or
two per cent. Of the persons visiting
an European restaurant. or eating
an European meal at friends house.
would have thought or touching but
ter fully forty or fifty per cent. now
eat 1t with relish. They are how
ever quite content to do without ii.
Dairy farms have increased notably
In recent years. Butter however is a
by product at these places. 1t IS TO
milk that they look for their profit.
Milk has a curious history in Japan.
Thirty or forty years ago 1t was alb
horred. The average japanese could
not induce himself to drink IT, But
today many household consumes
one or two bottles Of milk daily. part
ly because people have come to like
Z, and partly because the doctors
have recommended 1t as unique and
wholesome beverage. Milk halls"
too. are now quite numerous. Butter
will probahly take much longer to
come widely into vogue, because OF
its exps nsivcHjss. A pound OF fresh
butter costs at least one yen (349.s
cents. gold In Tokyo today. an ex-
tremely high price for Japan.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

81 Aeoegatson OF Knights Of Column
= 0ilg leave here today for Peters
- 10 intend the state council o:
order. watch will be in session
1ke CockG,c City all this week.
10y number Of Elks will 60 10
6nsSbnrE TO attend the annual meet
ko9 the Virginia Grand Lodge. Rep
oeutstiyes Of the local lodges OF
- Ressovs will 90 to Lyhchburs
- wseA 10 attend the grand lodge
1R1n0 Of their order.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Aldermen Meet Tonight.

The board OF aldermen VIII meet
in regular session tonight. Among
the matters to be considered Is the
ordinance selling the city's p"rman
ent street Improvement bonds for
$I00,0 to the First National and CT
tizens & Marine banks at par. This
ordinance passed the common coliu-
Gil by unanimous vote. aud it is ex-
pe"ted that the aldermen will concur
in the action.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Sn1ith-kob'e.

Mr.. Walter j. Smith and NJ IS Ida
Noble were married Sunday afternoon
at 4:40 O'Clock ut fhe parish house OF
81. Vincent's Roman Catholic church,
in the presence Of i few intimate
friends. After The ceremony the bride
and groom boarded The Merchants Il
Miners steamer for Boston. on IN" r
way 10 bridgeport Conn, wnere lhtY
will spend their honeymoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Last Meetinr Of Year.

The Patrons League of the Central
public school will hold its last meet
ing Of the year this afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock ar the central building. Hon.
W. +. Barrett will be the principal
speaker. and the features of musical
program will be a vocal solo by Mrs.
Eugene Lefkowitz and a piano duet
by she little Misses Boyhan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Death OF Babv Girl.

Agnes Robinson, the twOytars,old
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rob
insOn, died yesterday at the home OF
her parents. 23l Twcnty-snventh
street Funeral services w"r" con
Quoted at St Einc"nt'S Catholic
church yesterday nft"rn"r al :
o'clock. The body wa Inferred At
SreenlaWn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
"a Mailing d A'brss
liltt,Ill,ioa c'lb
lllfs NO n. noss SPEAK
1Syssaky Aspsrants Outline The"
pIeAforms--ThIrd Ward Democratic
. cluh Hears Them Tonight For Last
1sms sssore Primary.

= 10th OF the candidates for Mayor
III candidates for the city council
{ N several other speakers last night
3dreaaed the newly organized Be-
Sew Naturalization Club In the hall
~ the Young Mems Hebrew AsSocsa'
'ttsn on Twenty-eighth street near
A4ahington avenue. A big. good ma
tnroA and enthusiastic crowd was on
nn6 and all Of the speakers were re-
saved With manifestations OF pleas
80. After politics had been discuss
~ f,r nearly three hours the candi'
:7Ntes. visitors and club members dis
eassnd--ana that with a relish--the
86afeshments served by the entertain
merit committee of the club.
xMr H M. Pel,z. president OF the
sS1Sb. presided and introduced the
sisakers. Former Mayor Allen A.
5Noss made quite lengthy speech.
natliniag his policies. He dweit IL
'6dyne length on his former record Us
7he mayor of Newport News. telling
sehat ne had accomplished for the ei'
~ ana what ne had hoped to accom-
Slnh. but could not because OF al.
256fae circumstances. 49,.
Colonel Maryus Jones. who is oppos.
~ Mr.. Moss, made an able speech
Si1id was accorded a hearty welcome
III his listeners. On several 0cca3
lcleA during his talk he was interrupt
~ - Mr.. Moss who asked him to
SSblain several Of the campaign Is
nnAs.
xsnoae the candidates for the city
,1ancia Who were called upon ~
1s6Seches were Mr.. NJ H. Lash. who
KS ol6SrtnK for election to the board
~ 9aernnen from the First ward:
Sify. George c. Chaplin and II. A.
fS6aS candidates for the common
Ss133oit from the First ward: Messrs.
z<ellf11 +. Kellum and W. A. Spruili.
RI Ates 10. the common council
IN. Second ward and Council
Norris Ketchum, who Is Offering
1<{eGelection from the Fourth ward.
sySS;f91 rfaak Lenx. who at one time
eo6 himself as candidate Tor
= 1nade short address In which
SsAincd that he had joined the
T. ~ and given up politics. City
= INT 3. w. Milstead talked for .
~ minutes. declaring that the He
TSS we're HIS friends. Mr.. z. J.
5llsllS. secretary Of the club, made q
80 address. explaining that the
I1lSS vas not organized in the inter
oR an candidate or party. but that
q = object was to make citizens of the
5aSsfeus and to get them to pay their
'311a taxes so that they NAV have a
SSfe in the city. state and national
6fefnment.
n Third Ward Tonight.
s. me Enst End Democratic Club will
go meeting In Nachman's hall.
&SSf6knut avenue near Twenty-seventh
fA, Of 8 O'Clock tonight. All OF
- candidates for mayor and candi-
80 for the city council from the
6fds1 ward have been invited to
laS and the meeting promises to
- unnsaaliy interesting one. The
- Be the last meeting OF the club
9fadae the primary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

1o1Do0N1ent0 W. Wii!iamsburV-
80 Newport Nexs independents
- neet the fast ssmi-profession1
|kM1sf williamsburg at the Casino
- = $50 O'Clock Saturday after.
- Wyukoop. Woiie. iongecksr.
rkas sRd Savage. Who played here
Eehe Williamsburg team last sea-
Lem again be In tn lineup OF the
1sss aaG the team should give tho
49, q hard fight for victory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
LARCENY THE CHARGE.
FEMME Brock Wants Her Loeket From
p Charles Fish.

p Charles Fish.
Charles Fish was arrested 10 Rock
etts yesterday evening by Patrolman
J. w. Woodward on the charge or
larceny. The prisoner was Laiied
by Justice Clements for his appera'
ance in the police court this morn
ing. The bond was fixed at $50 and
]. Cohen was accepted as surety.
The arrest was made on warrant
sworn out by one Fenui" Brock who
charges that Fish had unlaWfuliE
withheld. and does now unlawfully
withhold. one gold iocket and chain
OF the valne Of f36. which was re-
deemed by him nj the New York Loan
Ing Office In Baltimore. Md. for the
sum Of $500. the said Charles FiAh
demanding Sic for the locket."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Examination Held.

Messrs G. B. A. Booker and r. w.
Powell conducted civil service ex-
animation at the custom house yes
terday for applicants for positions as
employees in the first, second and
third grades iu the customs service.
Twelve applicants took the examina-
ton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

s0fns,n flying through an orcn win
= - he attic Ct Mr.. Ray Crawford.
* SO Fortyh:rh street, ignised
- ~ clothing in the room and
- blaxe last night about $40
80. The 6ames were soon dis
IHu0d BY occupants Of the house and
VonrW vas cent In to The derarf-
- The North End Company res
o1ed and the 6Temcu msdc shors
- o. the blaze. The loss amount
10 very iifiie, .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
STEAMER saAzos oockeo.

F.nsl Payment ssss Been Msde o."
Vessel sod She lesves Shortly.
The nee Mallory Line freigh; and
Passenger steamship Brazos ~ii' he
hauied out In dry dock Nc. 2. al the
shipyard tomorrow so have her hui!
below the wserffne cleaned and
painted.
The anaI payment has bscn made
q. THIS vessel by the Mallory Line.
tu; no date has vet bs-cn set f"r her
departure from the shipyard. She
has bcea tied sp there siEce her CON
plesion last summer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Gov. johnson on Way to Richmond
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. d. c.. May II -
Governor John A. johnson. Of Mime
sofa. reached here late this afternoon
10 attend the meeting Of the govern
ors as guests Of the President. From
here he will go TO Philadelphia and
H,ence Richmond. Va, where on May
u he will make a speech.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
a c,iaesN,sn.s lvek.

The iuckirs, day ~ NV life vac
when bcaxht Q bar o. Bues'cn's Ar.
r:c. saise." writes Charts v. Pm
dahn. s Tracy. California. Two &C
boSss cured me os 40 annoying case
a. Hrhinz piles. vhscs hsd irou''ed
ne for yfass ssd ihaf y's'drd 20 No
q. hcy tr~afmeut.- Scsa under srar
aatee Of An prSgGsstA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Powell Trust Co.
z612 Washington Ave.
pERsoNALs.

Mrs. william A. Anderson. OF Lex
ington. Va, wife Of Attorney General
Anderson, spent yesterday in Newport
News, while enroute from Cuba TO
her home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Liquor License.

In the Circuit Court Of Warwick
county yesterday Judge Tyler grant
ed a liquor license TO James Dabney
n negro. for a place on Ivy avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

Young women are often great
sufferers for wasn't OF proper advice
ct Just the right time. -
Mrs. Pinkhan, at Lynn, Mass has
always issued to young girls a spec
ial invitation to write to her about
their sickness. She Is Q mother,
and fully understands.
In nine chances ont Of ten your
casa will he inst the same as those Of
theyoung ladies whose lettersfollow.
LYDIA PlllllliAlcS
WoeIADn eooop0 UOO0
l. what You need 70 restese heAlGh.
Miss Abby +. Basrowa, Of Nelson
vile, Ohio, writes to Mrs rnkham :
when I wrote 20 ron I vas very
nervous, had dun Leadacbea, baekAche,
and vas very Irregular. poctors did me
no good. Lydia E. P7akhsnS vesrta BILE
Compound aud ynus sdvice node ne
regssar. well and s.sou9. an nov in
better health than ever before" -
Miss Elsie J. Hook, Of Chelsea,
VT, writes TO Mrs Pinkham
II am only siytess yrsrS old. but
Lydia T. PinkharaS yeHvtsbie Con-
pound and your sEvscs have cured NE
o: sidescke. periodic ysiua aad . nsr.
sous, irritable copdisiSo after every.
thing else mad failed =
FACTS FOR Seck vWUnaEpl
For thirty yean LYDIA E Pink.
from roots snS berSs, has I:en he
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cnred thousandsof
enwbo have hesn troubled With
displscementA, ia Gamnation, ulccfa-
ton, nbrnid tamosz, Irregularities
psrodic pains. bacjscAe. thef bear.
tng-dowu feeling, nstulency, tndsgss.
Ton. diutness, 81 nsryosspSsintiea
Why don't ycu ty ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Agricultural eili Passed.
nv Associated rrpss.D

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. May l. -
The agricultural appropriation bill
was pssss d by the Senate today. when
the bill was taken up for final con-
sheraton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

Miss L. X. Pierson. associated with
the Virginia Guarantee and Trust Cor
poration left the city yesterday for
q visit to her relatives in Florida. Miss
Pierson win be absent from the city
for about three months.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

Miss Sarah Saunders Is III will
typhoid fever at her home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
HAMPTON HERE ON SATURDAY.
viii Try Conclusions With the Ath
k:ies This Time.

t<.icS This Time.
Having defeated all OF the ohher
teams in the Peninsula League. the
SPEEDY baseball! aggregation OF the
Hampton Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION vii! try conclusions with the
Newport News Athletics al the PARK
a; Madison avenue and Twenty-hf'h
treet. Saturday afternoon. The Afh-
ie.ics defeated the Fort Monroe ssso-
citation team Saturday and they sx-
pcct to give the Hamptonians hard
run for the victory.
The North End team and the Fort
Monroe team viii play ai Hampton
Saturday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

Master Lewis Samet. OF Norfolk. Is
the guest Of his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs.. J. Reyner
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
II e are doing reg
49, ular BANKING
now and want your
business

The recommendations We can
Cite you will equal that "f
any other bank, and we hope
10 get 3 share OF your de-
posits. II not all. We loan
money at 6 per cent. and
pay per cent. on time de-
posits. II you haven't been
In our place, call and see the
handsomest bank building IN
the state.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12
Mr.. Astins Here.

Nr. Carrie Atkins. ef Richmnnd. is
The guest Ct his parents ~. and Mrs.
ktkias. IN Frs, End.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-12

20 - =" -. SSVs
- lAD)es Auxiitsry NJ the Yeanr
- cbSlstian Association v1l hold
Z 49, q I've sssscsasioA tsSodtae
$500 - - s'cDock
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SPECIAL sAReAIN IN rYPeWRIT
Eas eaoM IS UP.

We guarantee TO mye yoa 80 per
cent cr more on any machine that
ron wish 10 purchase. Typcwrfters
shipped win privilege Of examination.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25

munds Act and was sentenced 90
servo tvcntyfou hours and pay the
costs of thc case she bias spent -four
omnlhs 600 jain awaiting TRIAL and was
represented iu count bv w. A. c.
Long
Jared q smith has forwarded
Hon o. y Austin. Bureau of Com
mcrcc and Labor Washington d. G..
jhe manuscript OF a bulletin TO be
published by that Bureau on the Ag.
ricultural Conditions in Hawaii
II Is reported by mail that Kiku.
iro lshii. who passed through her,
some months ago as Japanese Com.
missioner TO investigate the Japan
csc question In America. has been ap.
pointed Vice Minister of Foreign AZ.
fairs
The fifty-siXth annual meeting OF
the Hawaiian Mission Children's SO.
cloty will be held this afternoon at
the Old Mission Home, Kawaiahao
lat half past three o'clock Papers Of
"Reminiscences will be read and old
letters Of interest.
The Associated Garage now belong
ms to e. o Hall & Son and manag.
ed by Harry Murray has expert chat
feurs and machinists always on hand.
They also handle the Pierce Arrow,
Franklin, Winton, Cameron and Earl
automobiles A large consignment Is
on the way here
The regular meeting of the Guild
and Woman's Auxiliary will be held
on Monday afternoon at half past two,
at the residence of Mrs c. M. Cooke
Jr,, College Hills The Lenten self
denial offering will be taken at this
meeting
The jurors in Judge Robinson's
court are excused till further notice
The decoration committee which
will have charge of the work of pre-
pairing for the reception of the fleet
will meet in the Office of Acting Gov
ernor Mott-Smith on Monday at noon
Col Walter Jones has called the
meeting as chairman of the commit
tee.
Mrs. Carter, the teacher Of the prl-
mary grade at the High school, as
sisted by her own little pupils and
some of the older ones from the high.
er grades, entertained the mothers
Of the primary children yesterday az
ternoon at the school The slider
pupils rendered a musical program
after which refreshments were sery
ed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25
DAILY STOCK REPORT

Between Boards-Sales: 300 Olaa Co.,
"a 90; 23O olaa "a 90; 10 Hawaiian c.
& S, Co., 1856 90; 5 Eva, $27 rs; s Oahu
Sugar Co., $2S 90; 1856 Hawaiian c, & $,
Co., $S5 so.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25
CORPS or
ENGINEERS
ADJUTANI GENERAL JONES re
CARDS NEW ORGANllATlON or
GREAT IMPORTANCE.

According to Adlutant General Jones
the organization OF an Engineer corps
in the local National Guard is a mat
ter OF a good deal Of importance IN
speaking of it this morning he said;
Colonel Campbell has taken the
matter in charge and VIII nave the oy-
ersight of the work. ! understand tnat
the corps, Tor 1t VIII be a distinct
branch Of the service ana not one or
the companies Of the FIRST Regiment,
viii be formed winln a lew weeks.
Colonel Campbell has already taken
the matter up win the members OF the
Hawaiian Engineering Association and
has, ] understand, OBTAINED about mir
ty men, all OF wnom nave had expert
ence and VIII be OF pracucal ydlue, 10
agree to join his corps,
THE work Oh the Engineer corps
viii be OF great importance particular
ly in a place nKe ms, where we are 80
far away from the center Of affairs
With the class Of men whom we expect
there should be a most creditable Or
ganization formed"