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The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
GOOD TIMES IN H1Lo.

Hawaii Herald:-The good which is
being done for Hilo at the present time
on the new extension of the Hilo rail
road to Hamakua, is something which
few people in this city appreciate.
Among those who do, however, are the
business men who are feeling marked
effects in increased receipts, which
come from the money which the rail
road is putting in circulation. The bust
ness men throughout the town feel that
the good has only commenced but al
ready the effect is being noticed.
Manager Guard, of the Shipman
Market, stated last week to the Herald
that during the month of June the
concern had done the largest business
of any month during the existence of
the firm. He laid the increase in trade
entirely to the construction work which
is being done by the railroad. He stat
ed that the business was coming in
from all along the line and that he
expected to see the present month show
a still better, business.
Manager Wears, of the Hilo En-
porium, was another one with the same
tale to tell. The big department store
did more business in May than it has
ever done, the start of the present
month promising even better Mr..
Wears also laid the increased sales to
the credit of the work being done by
the railroad.
Nd. Holmes, of the firm of E. N.
Holmes g. Co., had the following to
say:
eyes, our business has been increas.
ing steadily and for the last few
months each one has been better than
the last. The Islands are having the
greatest prosperity which has ever
visited them and we are feeling it.
can see no reason that it should drop
away for some time to come. Without
doubt the railroad has done a great
deal to make business pick up in Hilo
and when the Hamakua branch is com
pleted it will be even better"
Practically all the business houses
in Hilo have the same tale to tell.
They have found the sales constantly
and steadily increasing.
There is no suspicion of a boom, but
the increase is a natural and healthy
one which is following the progress of
the railroad and which will continue
from this source till the construction
work is completed, when the benefit to
Hilo win be made even greater by the
many residents of Hamakua who will
come to this city to 10 all the shopping
which they have formerly done by
mail orders with Honolulu.
Wishing to see just what money was
coming into town through the Hilo
railroad, Treasurer Leonard was asked
to furnish a few notes on the subject
From these the following information
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
The Sugar Market

oy many as a measure of the most vital
financial Importance:
''Our railroad situation is also not
without its embarrassing features.
Gross earnings, it is true, exhibit hand
some increases, but net returns do not
show corresponding gains, and in many
cases they are showing actual losses.
The latter may become still more ap-
parent when the recent advances in
wages begin to show their effect. The
railroads had hoped to recoup them
selves by an advance in rates. To a
limited extent they have succeeded; but
all further efforts to advance rates are
sure to meet with very strenuous op.
position on the part of shippers; and in
the present hostile attitude of public
opinion, the chances Of the railroads
being able to compensate themselves
for recent increased OUTLAWS is not at
all brilliant. The fate of the Taft
railroad bill is also matter of much
Importance. That measure is now in
very drastic form, and though it can
not pass in its present shape the un-
certainty is discouraging to the large
financial interests, and Europe, it must
be remembered, is much influenced by
the attitude of congress towards the
railroads."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

The cabled news that Samuel. Com
pers, head of the American Federation
of Labor, had taken up the cause of
the Russian immigrants here and had
lodged protest with Secretary of Com.
merce and Labor Nagel, did not dis.
turb local plantation men any. The in
vestigation would be welcomed. Ac.
cording to the cable adviees, it would
involve even an inquiry into whether
there was a violation of the laws as to
importing aliens in bringing the Rus.
slams here. AS they were brought here
under plan approved by the Washing
ton authorities, this feature of the ca.
bled report of an investigation espe-
cially causes no worry. AS for the rest,
it is beginning to seem possible that by
the time a federal investigation gets
well under way the Russians will be
found TO be we'll off here. Released
from the influences of socialist agi.
tators, who led them to believe that
they could hold up the Territory or the
planters for large sums Of cash, the
Russians are going to work like other
laborers, and proving good workmen in
many cases.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

ter leaving this position he had worked
for awhile as a stevedore and then
secured the job at the dam.
He had been living there for a short
time when he suspected the woman,
who is not his wife, of going with an.
other workman, and about a week ago
got into a fight with him. Kaluna was
beaten up a bit and his assailant was
arrested on charge of assault and
battery. The latter posted a $25 bail
which he forfeited and the police heard
no more about the case until they pick
ed up the dead woman.
For this scrap Kaluna lost his job
at the dam and going into town he
bought n revolver which he stated he
intended to use on his successful rival.
However, yesterday morning Julia
came back to his house to get her
clothes. He became incensed with her
and started to beat her over the head
with the butt of the revolver. The
neighbors heard her screams, saw the
revolver in the mans hands and tele'
phoned the police that there had been
a shooting scrap.
His anger growing, Kaluna threat
ened to shoot her, and as the police
arrived the woman was clinging to his
back pleading with him to spare heI
life. According to his own statement
he then calmly reached around his
body firing three shots into her. He
shook her body from him and escaped
just as the police arrived.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

waiian volunteered TO accompany them,
and discovery of the latter led to
the arrest of Kaluna. While working
up the Nuuanu Stream, he noticed a
fresh footprint on the soggy grass, and
Apana and himself commenced to beat
up the brush on one side of the stream
while Kamauoha searched the other
side.
Kamauoha dropped behind a little,
and then noticed Apana and the Ha-
waiian motioning him to come on, point
ing excitedly into the creek. Upon ar
irving there they saw the form of n
man lying behind several rocks near
the stream.
Officer Minvielle then arrived on the
scene, and leaving him, Apana and the
boy to surround the man, Kamauoha
went back to telephone for the chief
He was unable to get him, and also
missed the sheriff and Deputy Rose,
whereupon he returned.
Meanwhile McDuffie was already on
his way up the valley hunting for his
| whom he picked up. Further up the
road the young assistants Of Kamauoha
and Apana, who had been set to watch
the man had been surrounded down in
the valley.
McDufie and Oleson started out
through the brush and had got but thir.
| ty feet or so from the spot where the
men were hiding when they heard three
shots. McDuffie jumped forward and
promptly disappeared in the bowels of
the earth, having landed in a ten-foot
/ hn1 n.,A 90 ha aAa ~
| ed for the direction of the sounds and
found Kamauoha.
The latter had seen the man move
above the rocks and then get behind
/ them, where he stayed. Kamauoha
then turned his gun on the officers, Min.
vielle returning the fire, when the chief
arrived on the scene and stopped the
shooting.
He told Kamauoha to tell the man
in native, if he was there to come out
or they'd shoot. The man, however, did
not wait for an Interpretation but gave
gTunt and came forth with his hands
held over his head.
Kamauoha handcuffed him and he
was taken at once to the city.
In the meanwhile Doctors Wood and
Maekall had performed an autopsy on
|
decided that death had resulted from
a puncture Of the femoral artery and
a consequent internal hemorrhage. She
had been shot in the head and in the
ankle as well as in the thigh, the latter
wound proving to be the fatal one.
AS soon as Kaluna was brought 10
the city station, Chief McDuffie, Pros
ecutOr Brown, Deputy Rose and Sheriff
jarrett cross examined him, Brown say
hng when il was over that he would
hate TO be in Kaluna 8 shoes.
From Kaluna's own statements 1t
seems that he has been living with the
woman for over eight years but that
recently she had fftaken up" with an
other workman at the reservoir. Ka.
luna had formerly been a soldier under
the monarchy and was later a police.
man under Brown . administration. AZ
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
THE NATIONAL SITUATION.

The railroad situation on the main
land seems to be regarded a. full Of
financial possibilities of a far-reaching
character. The cable has noted con-
ference between President Taft and a
number of railroad presidents, following
news of the passage by congress of the,
administration railroad bill. Reading
between the lines, it is evident that
the railroad men told Taft that the bill
would prove ruinous to them and pro-
tested strongly against it. They can
celed a number of heavy contracts for
extensions of roads and appear to be
trying to bring the administration to
time. The effect of discontinuance of
railroad development would be so vast
that the subject engages the attention
of all fnanciers. Henry Clews' last
circular has the following on the sub
ject of the new bill, which is regarded
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
SHAMBERLAIN's COLO. CHOLERA
AND DIARRHoEA REMEDY.

When you fail to provide your fam
lily with a bottle of Chamberlain Is
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at
this season of the year, you are neglect.
ing them, as bowel complaint is sure
to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous
a malady TO be tritied with This is
especially true if there are children in
the family. A dose or two of this rem
edy will place the trouble within con-
troll and perhaps save life, or at
least a DOCTORS bill. 1t has never been
known to fail even in the most severe
and dangerous cases. and its cost is not
beyond the means of any one. For sale
by all druggists. Benson, Smith g Co.,
Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
THE pIsAppEARINa BEAoH.

The washing away of the famous
beach of Waikiki is a matter of deep
concern to the retail mercantile com.
munity, the beach being one of Homo
lulu Is tourist attractions. The promo
tion committee will urge active steps
to investigate the cause of the changes
in the contour of the beach line, unless
present steps to preserve the beach are
effective. It is the opinion of some that
the federal dredging operations are re-
sponsible for the, washing away of the
sands. Whatever the cause, the hotels
along the beach are all considering
how to save not only their beaches, but
their lands and trees near shore.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
PLEADS FOR LIFE;
RECEIVES DEATH
Native Shoots Down Woman,
Who cIings to Him. Asking
for Mercy.
(From Saturdays Advertiser.)

NEAoh AodIuEudy . AuNeTIlBBE.)
"We find the deceased came to her
death through shock and hemorrhage,
caused by being shot in the right thigh
by thirty-twocaliber revolver held in
the hands of one Ben Kaluna."
This verdict of a coroner's jury, rem
dered last night, marks the tragic end
of an existence that had been bright
and fourishing in the morning, and by
it, the slayer of Julia Kololou was last
night charged with murder.
The shooting occurred yesterday
morning about eight-thirty, when two
police officers and the patrol were but
a few yards away, coming for a woman
they believed to have been already shot.
A call came in to the police station
from the Nuuanu dam, stating that
there had been a shooting affair and
that a woman had been injured. Ser
geant Kahanamoku and Officer Parrish
at once started for the scene, and had
come to within short distance of the
reservoir camp when they heard three
shots.
They arrived on the hard gallop, just
in time to see a young Hawaiian woman,
barely twenty-five years of age, expir-
ing on the floor of deserted house,
her murderer gone.
Chief McDufiie was at once notified,
but as he was in court engaged at The
trying of case, he could not leave, and
sent his officers out to investigate OF
once. An hour later he himself went TO
the scene, and after making an exam
ination of the premises where the shoot
ing occurred, stationed his men up and
down the valley with strict orders to
search for the murderer. One man was
stationed near the Country Club grounds
to prevent any escape down Liliha
street to the other side of the city. As
the chief had another case coming up
in the circuit court in the afternoon,
he had to return to town again.
Meanwhile the posse spread out, OH
GERS Apana and Kamauoha taking up
the district that surrounds the Cooke
residence. Inquiries at all the native
houses along the route failed to elicit
any information regarding the move
ments Of the man, and a search of the
fve-foot-high brush was then com
meneed.
-Four boys and another young Ha-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

was gathered. The payroll of the en-
ployes of the company on the Hamakua
extension for the month of May
amounted to $s,5O697, and in addition
to this sum $4,000 was paid out to the
contractors, large part of which went
Immediately into circulation, through
being distributed among the many men
at work. The regular payroll of the
Hilo railroad for last month amounted
to 13,s47.Ss, and also merchandise was
purchased through local houses to the
value of $10,5OO Firm this it will be
seen that the Hilo railroad during the
month of May contributed $44,s54.sE
to the money in circulation here, of
which $20,50697 came from the new
work which is being done on the Ha-
makua extension. This last named
amount will be very largely increased
in the near future as the work farther
out progresses.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
RE Sc ROIR At
RIGHT POSITION
Water Source for Kaimuki win
Supply Rapidly Growing
Suburb.

The 75O,O00,gallon reservoir being
constructed on the summit of the Kai-
muki ridge in the very center of a
rapidly-growing suburb, has reached a
stage where its proportions being to
show. The reservoir occupies the high
est point on the ridge so that there
will be heavy head OF water to the
large area of country now being opened
up for residence purposes.
The reservoir is to be filed with
water from the Pahoa pump, now own.
ed by the government. The pump win
keep constant supply of water in the
reservoir, so that although the Kai.
muki country may be thicl1ly popu-
lated there will always be a sufficient
supply for all needs.
The Kaimuki suburb ON the town
side of the ridge has been open for
residence purposes for about eight
years, and had become a thriving su.
burb when M. Stanton acquired the
ownership of most of the unsold sec
ton. Since then the lots have been
sold so rapidly that very few lots re,
main untaken on the town side.
Those who have not visited Kai.
muki in the last six months will be
surprised to find what a wonderful
change has taken place, for the
former desolate.lQ cooking country on the
Waialae side of the ridge, covered
with dead underbrush and rocks, has
been cleared off, streets run through
much of it forming gridiron of thor.
oughfares which are being maead-
amized, and score of handsome homes
are to be started in the next two
months. The view from Kaimuki
ridge gives a commanding aspect of
the ocean and Koko Head, and in some
respects the sea view on the Waialae
side Is superior TO that on the town
side.
The roads leading to, around and
from Fort Ruger are now in fine shape
AID are favoTites with motorists. In
fact, the Diamond Head road has be-
come more popular since the roads
around and through Fort Ruger have
been completed, the drive being equal
" as popular in the daytime as in the
nighttime.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
BUFoRD ON DRYDooK.

The United States Army transport
Thomas, which has been lying at anchor
in the stream, took berth on the north
side of the transport dock yesterday
afternoon, where she will be stripped
Of her properties preparatory to being
laid up for an extensive oyerhauline.
The Buford shifted from Folsom treet
wharf yesterday to Hunters Point
drydoek, where She will be put in con-
dition for her voyage to Alaska with
troops, leaving here June goth. Cap
tain Creary, who is to be quartermaster
of the Bufordi arrived here yesterday
from Monterey. chronicle, June 3.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
MAHUKA SITE.

Intelligent discussion of the Mahuka
site question appears to have been made
impossible by reason of feeling of
suspicion regarding efforts to change
the plans, and feeling also that any
further efforts to modify the federal
government purchase means delay.
The old cry that there is something
underhanded" going on in Washing.
ton was raised, as soon as it was sug-
gested that the Mahuka site was not
large enough. The only proposition be-
fore the authorities in Washington was
one to add to the Mahuka site. AS far
as appeared, there was not any sug-
gestion of any change in the site. But
the Mahuka site partisans took the
alarm, and the result was that the di-
rectors of the merchants association
sent cable to Washington practically
asking the architect for the federal
building for Honolulu to cut down his
plans for the building rather than at
tempt to increase the area of the lot
upon which he can build.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
WATER FOR SUGAR LANDS.

Another big water supplying scheme
is developing for the benefit of plan
tations along the Kukuihaele- Hamakua
side Of the Island of Hawaii. The Ha-
waiian Irrigation Company has prac-
tically completed its new Hamakua
ditch work, and is planning to open
the ditch on July Fourth. 1t is de-
velopment scheme on big scale, for
it win deliver water on vast area
Of cane lands, past which the water
now flows, wasted, to the sea.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
Business and Finance

The matter of interstate commerce
regulations being applied to the local
interisland steamship business, came to
a vote in the merchants association
during the week. Though the vote, as
recorded, appeared to be a very deci.
sive one, it is understood that the con-
troversy has really only just begun.
The discussion served to align the OPP
posing forces, and the matter will now
be discussed to finish both here and
in Washington.
In the merchants association debate
the substance of the matter was really
not touched upon, according to the
statements of those interested. The
representatives of the Inter-Island
steamship company, as is generally
thought, did not offer any reasons why
the interstate regulations should not
apply here. It appears to be conceded
among thinking business men that
there were no objections of any logical
force, to the proposed regulations. The
vote against it was largely a vote
against an innovation not thoroughly
understood, and the fact that many
thought the matter had been brought
up in Washington without thorough dis.
cussion here, caused some to oppose it,
on the ground simply of objection to
any attempt to influence Hawaiian leg
islation in Washington without first
having local discussion.
Capital was made during the discus.
sion of insinuations that local people
had "sprung" the proposition in Wash
ington without consulting local senti.
ment. The fact is that the plan was
sprung in congress by Representative
Good, Of Iowa, one of the congressman
who was here last summer. Good did
a great deal of independent investigat-
ing or this, and other matters, while the
was here, and this is not the only
proposition on which he is likely to be
heard from. If it comes to his ears that
the Inter.Island representatives in Ha,
wall charge that he was acting for the
Hilo Railroad Company in introducing
the bill to apply interstate regulations
here, he is not likely to be very pleased.
The fact is that the first news of the
bill came here from Washington, and
was a surprise to the railroad men here.
The merchants association discus
sion did not develop any showing that
the proposed law would injure the In
ter-Island steamship company. The
steamship company representatives did
not, in fact, explain in any way how
they would be injured by the law
proposed. They opposed it and they
said it would benefit the railroads and
was being worked for by the railroads.
How the nter.Island steamship com
pany would be hurt by being compelled
to publish it's rates, ETC., if the rates
are fair and proper anyhow, was not
in any way explained or touched upon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
PLANTATION STORE PRICES.

The matter Of plantation stores sell.
ing at cost was practically passed by
without decision, by the merchants last
week. Opposition to the selling at cost
policy has died out, and the whole dis
cussion seems to have been abortive.
Mr.. Davies, speaking for the planta-
tions delivered something of solar
plexus to those who complain of selling
at cost, when he remarked that he
thought the independent stores, which
had been reported as complaining,
would be every pleased" to sell at the
prices which plantation stores found
represented cost after allowing for ex-
penses. bad debts, etc. The fact that
the independent stores flourish close by
plantation stores in many places where
the plantation stores do not report
profits, confirms this view.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
PRICE OF SUGAR.

Sugar prices did lot vary in any
important degree during the week.
The quotation of the beginning of the
week for 90 test, --$s5. was not
changed, and the beet figure of $1O1 OF
only changed to $IOl.8O.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

of smaller crops than former reports
had Indicated, but in neither case was
it entirely unexpected. Weather con
ditions are responsible for the fact
that the crops will probably be under
former expectations.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

seeking to get the surplus capital which
it is understood Honolulu holds The
Humauma company, representing an in
vestment of about 100000 locally, is
now practically an assured success as
far as financing IL goes It will be a
Honolulu concern, and it numbers
among its subscribers many leading
business men. Within the week, sub.
scriptions have been asked for two
more California companies, and local
men with idle money need have no diff
ficulty in finding oil schemes in which
to invest.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
MORE or ooNrPANIEs.

The success of the Humauma Oil
Company in floating its stock here has
been followed by the appearance of
more companies in the local market,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
WII.L TNoRHAsE sTooK.

A meeting of the Pacific Sugar Mill
has been called for the sixteenth, for
the purpose of increasing the capital
stock from 100000 to $75O,OO0.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
P1AauE GASES REpoRTEp.

A report of three cases of plague
among Russians brought here by the
Nippon Maru did not at all disturb
the business community. It is recog-
nized now that the federal authorities
have been educated out of the paniclky
policies which caused such tremendous
loss to Honolulu ten years ago. San
Francisco has had lot of plague since
then, and the disease does not seem to
be so much feared. However, the most
stern precautions were taken. Federal
regulations are still stringent, and the
local authorities and federal quarantine
took every possible precaution, with the
result that Honolulu remains
"clean" port.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

tions as compared to those on the level
floor of the iron works yard.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14

MadF.z has denied that his army was
routed in Nicaragua, and says his troops
simply retired to a more advantageous
point.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-14
wnATHER INJuREs CROPS.

Oahu and onomea prices have drop.
ped during the week. In both cases
the fall was due merely to prospects