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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28
HORRORS! FREAR
ON FOREIGN BOAT!
Governor Is Fastening Home on
Tenyo Maru of Japanese
Steamship Line.

Governor Frear, in his haste to re-
turn to the Hawaiian capitol and his
desk therein, has induced the Togo
Kisen Kaisha Steamship Company to
violate the coastwise shipping law and
carry him to an American port. This
act may possibly be eondoned by the
department of commerce and labor, if
the Governor cares to take the trouble
to explain that duty called him and he
had to come. But at any rate he has
broken the law and must pay a fine
of 5000 for travelling on boat that
did not fly the 'star spangled banner. -
If the 5000 is restored to him later, it
will be as an act of clemeney to a law
breaker.
The information that the Governor
is to arrive on a japanese liner was
received yesterday morning by Acting
governor Mott-Smith by cable from
Frear stating that he would sail today
on the Tenyo Maru from San Francisco.
This will bring him to Honolulu on
January ,, which is next Sunday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28
WEATHER BULLETIN
For the Week Ended Dee. 25, 1909.
Honolulu, T. H., Dec. 27, 1909.
General Summary,

Extremely heavy rains occurred in
the South Hilo district of Hawaii, and
generous rains elsewhere in the section,
all stations-having a record of ten or
more years-in the North Kohala, Ha-
makua, North Hilo, South Hilo and
Puma districts of Hawaii, the Makawao
and Waikiki districts of Maui, and the
Honolulu and Waianae districts Of. Ca
hu report more rainfall than the aver
age.
The following are the departures, in
inches, from the average of ten or more
wears in the several districts of the
different Islands: Hawaii-N orth Ko-
hala Hiss to +2.27, Hamakua +l.sa
to 1850, North Hilo 1890, South
Hilo +S.05 to +13.34, Puma +3.1s,
Kau -O61, and North Kona -0.56;
Maui - Makawao +2.87; Wailuku
-+130, and Lahaina Obs; Oahu--ko-
claupoko -025 to -0.92, Honolulu
+1.26, and Waianae +0.02.
The following are the total amounts
of rainfall, in inches, in the different
districts: Hawaii-North kohala 2.44
to 3.36, Hamakua 343 TO 400, North
Hilo $50 South Hilo 1852 to 1910,
Puma 476 to 5.04, Kau 0.05, South
Kona O.09, and North Kona 0.12; Maui
-Makawao. 4.45 to 7.35, Hama 2.33 to
4.54, Waikiki 0.04 to 1913, and Iaha-
ina 063; Oahu--Koolaupok 0.73 to
lis. Honolulu 2.03, Eva 5.95 and Wal
amaze 06S; Kauai-2.62, and Koloa LOO,
and Observation-Disclosures 315.
The mean temperatures were decid-
edly lower than those of the preceding
week on Maui, in the North kohaia,
Hamakua, South Hilo and Puma dis.
! tIict of Oahu; and decidedly higher in
the Lihue district of Kauai, and the
Waianae district of Oahu.
Heavy rains occurred on Hawaii IN
the Hamakua district on the 18th, 18th
and 22d, in the North Hilo district on
tie 18th, 18th, 10th and 22d, in Puma
on the 18th and 18th; on Maui on the
nth, 18th. 10th and 23d in the Maka
wac district; in the Lihue district OF
Kauai on the 23d, and on the same date
N the Molokai district of Molokai. The
following excessive rains, $50 inches OF
more in n consecutive hours, were re
ported: Hawaii-Hakalau 2.9s on the
18th. 800 on the 22d and $50 on the
-
$40 on the 23d; Papaikou 7.45 on the
Esd; and Maui-Huelo 2.59 on the 23d
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, reports ;
thunderstorm. attended with hail, a
D. m. of the 10th. and heavy sea
throughout the week. A thunderstorm
was also reported from Hakalau. Ha
wall on the 18th; Kapoho. Hawaii, OIL
/ the 18th from to 8 p. M, attending
gale which uprooted trees and with 20
inches of rainfall in two hours. A
kaueleau. Hawaii. there was thunder
storm on the 18th, which was followe'
by strong NE. to NV. winds for fou
days thereafter. Kukuihaele, Hawaii
reports the mountain of Mauna Kea a
completely snoY covered on the 2lst.
The following table shows the week
tly averages of temperature and rain
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28
Ill for the principal islands and for
Temperature. Rainfall.
Entire group 500 deg. s.75 inches


At the local office of the United
States Weather Bureau in Honolulu
partly cloudy to cloudy weather OBJ
tanned, with traces of rain on two days,
moderate showers on four and heavy,
driving rain squalls, accompanied with
thunder and lightning, at times severe,
on the 25th attending Fkona' condi-
tions. The total rainfall for the week
was 2.03 inches (of which LIP fell on
the last date), 1926 above the normal
for the week, and LES more than dur
ing the preceding week. The maximum
temperature was rs deg, minimum So
deg, and mean It's deg, OF deg. below
the normal, and COS deg. higher than
last week s. The mean daily relative
humidity varied from SO per cent. to
80 per cent, and the mean was TIA per
cent.-about per cent. above normal
Northeast winds prevailed on the first
three days and east on the remainder,
with an average hourly velocity of SO
miles. The mean daily barometer
ranged from 30.03 to 1885 inches-the
lower mean on the last date. The mean
for the week was 29.9S inches, 0.02
inch above normal.
Heavy rains and threatening condi-
lions continued AT the time of closing
report.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28
ARMENlANS MAY NOW
BECOME CITIZENS

FRESNO, December 20.-The United
States government has receded from
its recently taken position that Arme-
mans are not eligible to become citizens
Of the United States. This announce
ment was made by Fred n. Littleton,
who represented the government at the
naturalization hearing today. At the
last quarterly hearing several applica-
tions of Armenians were held up on the
ground that Armenians, being natives
of Turkey, are not free white persons
within the meaning of the federal law.
No objection was made today regarding
naturalization of Armenians
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28
SEEKING GOOD PLACE
FOR GOVERNOR SMITH
President May Appoint Him as
Appraiser of the Port of
New York.

WASHING TON, December 20.-The
President is debating whether to ap-
point General James F. Smith or
Marion Devries to the Customs Court
OF Appeals. Should he decide on De-
v-ies, Smith viii be given the latter s
present position of appraiser at New
York. Taft is using his own counsel,
the court appointment coming within
the range of judicial designations con-
corning which it is his policy to exer-
else his own Judgment.
1t has been his aim to give his friend
and fellow Philippine Governor the
best life position at his disposal. Smith
has expressed a preference to remain
on the Pacific Coast, but no position is
available there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28
C. DOYLE AGAIN.

Chester Doyle, who is now p full
Aedged attorney and doing business at
Hilo and other places on the big island,
favored his friends, for Christmas, with
postcards bearing cute little likeness
of himself, and beneath it the follow
ing inscription:
.'Yours for pleasure. The mortal
enemy of the one who is without good
word and smile for the other fellow.
A friend to merriment; foe to the
blues. With the best wishes for
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year for you and yours.
"CHESTER. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28

Miss Bogue, who was Queen Virgilia
in San Francisco s Portola festival. has
married Carlos L. Baron, an italian
who will succeed to a title. He was a
kemittanee man in San Francisco, and
when money did not come earned his
living at house-painting and deeorat-
ing. For a time he was a motorman
for the United Railroads.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-28

The Vatican denies that it had any
part in the morganatie marriage of the
late King Leopold.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
HEAVY VERDICT AFFIRMED.
supreme Court Upholds $4,000
Damage Suit.

The supreme cour. few days ago
rendered decision which amounts
to a judgment of $4,000 against
the Southern Public Service corpora
tion and the Florence Light and
Power Company. Suits was brought
by Mrs. Maud Laughlin and Geo. w.
Laughin and by Lawrence Edward,
Laughlin OF Florence against these
two concerns for injuries received
by Mrs. Maud Laughlin and Edward
Laughlin, her son, because Of heaV-
ily charged wire which hung down
in the street in Florence and inftict-
ed injuries on both. A suit for Soo.-
was brought in the case OF Mrs.
Laughlin and for $4,000 on behalf
of the boy. The jury returned 4 ver-
dict Of $1,000 in the case Of Mrs.
Laughlin and $4,000 in the other
case. The supreme court dismissed
the appeal on the exceptions raised
by the attorneys for the defendant.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
WHIsKEY SANDWICH.
This Is the Latest Evasion of tho
Liquor Law.

A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala.
SAYS the sale and distribution OF the
whiskey sandwich is the latest meth
cd of eyading the liquor laws in the
State of Alabama: Loares of bread,
cut and arranged to represent oys-
ter sandwiches, are sold over the
counters in lunchrooms, presumably
operated for that purpose, bottle
of whiskey being arranged between
the layers of the bread. : It. Is said
that questionable lunchrooms have
sprung up all over the State, in which
these contraband goods constitute
practically the total bill OF fare
The discovery of the whiskey sand
wich was made by the warden at the
Birmingham Jail, who took it into his
head to examine an apparently in
nocent sandwich which was brought
to the Jail for one of the prisoners
by a relative. The prisoner, Charles
Smith, a negro. had only recently
attempted to make his escape.
The warden was suspicious that
something might have been hidden IN
the unusually large sandwich. Upon
opening the loaf a large bottle OF
whiskey was discovered. A rigid in
vestigation was then put on foot
which resulted In the discovery that
the whiskey sandwich is already an
important article of commerce in
.
Alabama.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
FATAL LAUNCH PARTY.
One Man Drowned and Lady Had
Narrow Escape.

Advices were received at Charles
ton Saturday of the death of S. j.
P. Aston, and the narrow escape
of a lady from drowning in the ac-
cident which befell launch party
Friday night proceeding from
Young's Island to Rockville. 1t aP-
pears that the engine of the boat
became disabled, and in some way
the boat filled with water. Alston
safely carried one of the ladies'
ashore, but with much effort, and
it is thought that he returned to
the assistance Of another, when his
strength failed him and he was
drowned. The lady that he rescued
was unconscious for many hours, and
il could not be learned whether she
had been later revived. The other
two ladies in the launch were res
cued.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
HUMAN MONSTER
WHITE FIEND CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT IN AUGUSTA.
His Own Blind Fifteen Year Old
Daughter, Ettie, the Victim of His
Alleged Crime.

The Augusta Chronicle says Mon
roe ]. Lee was lodged in the Rich
mond county Jail Friday under war
rant charging assault. The warrant
alleges that he assaulted Ettie Lee.
aged Is years, his daughter.
The man denies the crime. The
girl asserts that the charge is true.
Is is specifically charged that the
crime was committed June 18th.
Ettie Lee is blind. For five years
she has been an attendant at the
Georgia Academy for the Blind at
Macon, and is now at home OH her
vacation.
The girl says her father had made
an attempt to attack her before, and
that her mother had protected her.
The mother says she sent the child
to her grandmother's on the 18th,
and the girl returned home earlier
than the mother expected.
The father came home and found
the girl alone. The grandmother was
informed by the girl of what had
happened and gave the alarm. This
is the statement Of both the mother
and the girl.
Monroe J. Lee IS about SO years
of age. He has worked in the cotton
mills at odd times. He tried to play
at politics occasionally and, now and
then, has worked in nearby cities in
the street car service. He was ar
rested a few days ago by Policeman
Hutto and later sent to Jail.
Seen since he was taken into GUS
tody he denied the terrible accusa-
ton made against him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
Sold His Wife.

The Circuit court sitting in Port
land, Ore, will hear arguments this
week in the strangcst case that has
ever appeared on its docket. John
RraganZa, German, alter selllhS
his wife 10 H. Ruddart. for s15G, has
brought suit against her purchaser
on charge of alternating her aflec-
tions. Attorneys fail TO see no"
Brasonza can have been damaged as
h claims since he sold, exchanged
and bartered his wife.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
"UNIOADED" PISTOL DEADLY.
Ncwbcry Farmer Kills His Friend
by Accident.

At Newberry Sunday morning
about 9 o'clock, T. Orlando Wicker
was accidentally shot in the neck by
pistol in the hands Of Caldwell
Ruff, and died few minutes later.
Wicker, Loamma Ruff and Caldwell
Ruff, all chatting pleasantly together.
Wicker lived about mile from
Ruff's and had called at Ruff's fo'
a social visit. Caldwell Ruff walked
inside of the house, and, as he came
out, the pistol was discharged, the
ball taking effect, as stated. in Wick
er's neck. Ruff stated that he did
not know that the pistol was load
ed
Coroner Felker held an inquest
during the morning, and the jury in
their verdict state: IT Orlando
Wicker came to his death by pistol
shot wound accidentally III the hands
OF Caldwell Ruff.
Mr.. Wicker and Mr.. Ruff are both
Young and progressive white farmers.
and liv" on the POmaria road, about
ten miles east of \cbwerry.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
Found In a Trunk Ia a New Y5rk
Chinese Den.
HAD Been MURDERED
Proved to be Elsie Sigel, Who Had
Been Interested IN Missionary
Work Among the Chinese of New
York-The Case is Surrounded in
Great Mystery.
Great Mystery.

Elizabeth Sigel, daughter of Paul
Sigel, Of New York city, and grand
daughter of the illustrious Franz
Sigel, the German warrior who en-
listed his services with the Union
Army during the civil war, is, aC-
cording to all indications, the VIC
tim of one OF the most sordid muir
ders in the history of New York. il
she is not the victim the police
are confronted with a remarkable
series of coincidental facts.
Taken from a trunk in room OF
Chinaman above chop suey res
taurant in the tenderloin, the body,
in a state Of decomposition which
makes Identification difficult, lies IN
the morgue. When the story was
told, Mrs. Sigel, with as much ten
derness as possible, cried MY God,
Elsie" and tainted.
Sun Leong, proprietor OF the res
taurant, who also conducted the
rooming house above, disappeared
shortly after the discovery of the
murder, adding further to the nys-
terry. The case has many unusual
features, notable among which is
! the fact that a Chinaman had been
known to call at the Sigel home, pre-
sumably with the sanction of the
parents. Elizabeth, or Elsie. was
20 years old, and was greatly inter-
ested in work among Chinese.
Mr.. Sigel arrived at the morgue
at midnight. Arrangements were
made so that the badly disfiguren
face could be seen to best advantage.
but Mr.. Sigel would not say that
! it was his daughter. In fact, the
police say, he declared positively
that it was not, but he declined 20
look at various letters and other bits
of evidence which would seem to
Indicate that it was she. Three
Cinnamon were arrested as material
witnesses.
Mrs. Florence NJ. Todd, a friend
of the Sigel family, called ~ the
morgue, and after viewing the body.
| identified som Of tn, uDderclo:h-
ing as that worn by Elsie Sigel. Mrs.
Paul Sigel, when shown the iewelry
found in the trunk containing the
body, identified 1t as that worn ny
her daughter, Elsie.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
YOUNG FARMER a SUICIDE.
Mr.. Samuel Lang Kills Himself With
Shotgun.
n Shotgun.

Mr.. Samuel Lang, young man
about twenty-one years old, living
about one and a half miles from
Westminster, committed suicide late
on Thursday evening by shooting
himself with a shotgun.
Young Lang left home on Thurs
dav. presumably to 60 hunting. He
failed TO return at night and search
ing parties found his body next morn
ing about 500 yards from his home
It is not known why he committed
the deed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
THE AWFUL CRIME
OF A BLACK FIEND IN GEORGE
TOWN COUNTY.
Young Lady School Teacher Drag
ged From a Buggy and Fiendish-

ly Assaulted.
A dispatch from Georgetown to
The News and Courier says: AT
four o'clock Friday afternoon word
was hurriedly, brought to Sheriff
Scurry that criminal assault had
Just been committed upon the per
son of young woman school teach.
er by an unknown negro at Crat
Hall, a place situated Immediately
across Winyah Bay from Georgetown
on Waccamaw Neck.
The young lady boards at the home
Of Mr.. Huck Gains, and while out
driving with one OF the Gains chill
dren, a little girl, she was dragged
from the buggy and carried into
the woods by her assallaat, who or.
dered the child to fee at the peril OF
her life.
The child's father returned with
her to the spot to find the young
lady in a terrible plight, and bloody
from the fearful struggle which she
had bravely Waged. The man had
fed.
The sheriff and his posse is in pur-
suit with dogs, and numerous par
ties of men from the city are scour'
ing the woods in search Of the
brute.
The Fiend Is Caught.
John jenkins, an ex-conyict, was
arrested, charged with being the
guilty fend. He answers the de-
scription exactly. He was found in
company with two other negroes,
and the foot prints at the scene
and on the trail were identified al
most beyond the possibility of a
doubt. The trio were arrested.
jenkins is native of the Friend
field plantation, on Waccamaw neck
but has always borne the charac-
ter of an idle, worthless fellow. He
is about 20 years of age and a black
negro. He was described as being
very black, and it was found that
he had painted his face blacker than
the usual color with SCOT and grease
This he had attempted to remove
probably after the crime.
The dress Of the young lady was
smeared with this grease. 1t is
said that the negro was really iden.
tilted absolutely when taken before
her. 1t IS stated positively that the
young lady was not harmed to any
extent, as the man was frightened
off. She fought bravely until Mr.
Gains came to her rescue.
The tend has been lodged in the
penitentiary for safe-keeping until
his trial, which will take place soon
He will no doubt be convicted OF his
fiendish crime of attempting an as
sault and be hung. The quicker the
better.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
ATTEMPT on DETECTIVES.
Law and Order L+agae Agents Haze
Trouble in Alabama.

A second attempt was made a few
nights ago to do bodily harm to de-
tectiyes of the Law and Order
League, in Montgomery, Ala, VINO
have gathered evidence against the
soft drink sellers.
The detectives arrived in Mont
gomery from Nashville where they
were rushed after being attacked in
Montgomery last week. A son or
Deputy Sheriff Harry McCord, who
resembles one of the detectives, was
called away from the jail and Sc
verely beaten before the thugs rea-
lized their mistake. Deputy Sherln
McCord is said to have gone in search
of his sons assailants with rifle.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
BLIND TIGERS.
Cherokee County Seems to Have a
Goodly Number.


A dispatch from Gaffncy says Mag
istrate Scruggs, of Morgan Town
ship, which borders on North Caro-
lima. bound young white man narl-
ed Rud Bright over to the Court 1f
Sessions on Tuesday Tor selling
whiskey. The people of that neigh
horhood are troubled by the opera
tions Of blind tigers who ply their
trade on Saturday nights and Sun
DAYS. 1t is thought that one or more
distillcries are in operation in the
community. and 4 determined effort
will be made to put them out of bust
ness
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
Wife Shot by Husband.

Rosa Shuck, Of Cincinnati, o.. was
shot and probably fatally injured this
week hy Andrew Deck, Il former IN
mate OF rrfOrmatOry. whom she
had married TO reform. Deck was
sent to the rcformatory, and Miss
Shuck worked for his pardon and
finally procured it. and they were
married immediately.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
Chaplain General.

Gen. Clement A. Evans, command
er-in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, Friday announced the ap-
pointment of DR.. R. Linn Cave, as
chaplain general of the organization.
DR.. Cave, who is pastor of the Chris
tian church, Nashville, Tenn, sue
ceeds the late DR.. J. William Jones. '
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
WHISKEY Used BY PUPILS
In Public Schools OF Bayonnc, New
Jersey.

The report that drunkenness pre-
vailed among the pupils Of The
Bayonne. y. j., public schools has
been verified, despite the denials OF
the city officials, by a special con.-
mittee of the school board whose
report sustains the charges madeibX
DR.. Henry a. Abbott, medlcafd dlns
spector, that many children attenG-
I'd the school under the influence
The board has issued an appeal to
parents. teachers and pupils to do
their utmost in discourasing the nse
of intoxicants by the children OF he
city.
1t was also resolved to enforce the
law forbdding the sale Of cigarettes
to boys under sixteen years.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
MEN AND HORSES BURN.
Five Men and Sixty Horses Burned
to Death.

At Duluth. Mimi, Ave men and
sixty-eight horses were burned to
death. late Saturday afternoon in a
FIRE which partly destroyed the board
of trade livery stable.
The fact that the men had lost
their lives were not known until
after the fire had been subdued,
when iremen in looking through the
rear entrance, through which they
tried to escape. The building was
also used to store automobiles, and
three of these went up in smoke.
Various theories are advanced as
to the cause of the fire, the most
plausible being that there was an
explosion of gasoline, quantity OF
which was stored on the premises.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
Print Paper Taxed.

Just before adjournment Friday
night the Senate adopted by a vote
of A TO 80 the amendment Of the
Senate committee on Tnance liking
A duty of 81 ton on print paper,
in place of the House rate of 81
a ton, but the other amendments
to the wood pulp and print paper
schedules had not been acted upon
when the Senate adjourned at 7
o'clock.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-22
Swift Justice.

Between breakfast and noon dim
ner, Ed. Bynum, the negro who shot
Sheriff Corley, thirty days ago, was
taken from the State penitentiary at
Columbia, carried to Lexington, ar
raigned, tried and sentenced, and
taken back to Columbia to begin
serving his sentence of ten years.