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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
HUNDREDS PERISH
IN FOREST FIRES
DEATH LIST MOUNTS HIGH AS
THE FLAMES RAVAeE
THREE STATES.
LOSSES REACH MILLIONS
conflaeration of Six Weeks Reaches
Its Height and Spreads Rapidly
Wallace, Idaho, Escapes, but
Others Fall in Wake.

Helena, Mont.-The forest fire stu
alton has reached the most critical
point since first. six weeks ago, the
series of CONGREGATIONS menaced the
magnificent forests of western and
northwestern Montana.
With every report reaching points
without the FIRE zone comes news of
the spread Of the walls of flames
which, uncontrolled, are sweeping to
new districts and leaving in their
wakes a toll Of death and heavy losses
that are eve beyond surmise. Esti-
mates of the dead range from a score
into the hundreds, and each report of
the fall of a new settlement into the
flames adds to the lst Of the believed
dead the population of souls che
doomed town was known to have con-
tanned.
Millions in Property Losses.
The property losses will be heavy,
oven now ranking into the millions.
Two hundred square miles of area are
already believed swept, and the flames
are spreading unchecked into the vir-
gin forests that surround the fire
zone. Only sporadic attempts are
made to check the flames, being in
back-firing that for a time slaves off
the flames sweeping down upon some
little town or doomed settlement.
1t is difficult to estimate the num-
Der of towns burned out, but a late re-
port confirms the report that Wallace,
Idaho, came through the flames safe,
with only a fearful scar. A large part
of the town was burned, with a loss
of more than 81, 900, 900 and ten deaths
are known to have occurred.
The town Of S~ylvanite, in Lincoln
county, has been destroyed, and the
flames are approaching Libby, along
Wolf and Foreman creeks. Neidhart,
Mont, is reported burning. Saltese,
Haughan, Stregis and Adair were in
the path of the flames, but since com
m%unication with these places had beel,
interrupted their fates are unknown.
Elsewhere in the fire zone the stu
alton has gone from bad to worse.
The most serious incident is reported
from the st. Coe country, where $50
men engaged in the forestry service
are missing, and it is feared they have
been burned to death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Tobacco Man Declared Insane,

New York.-Col. Joseph B. Hughes,
former head Of the Continental To-
bacco company, has been declared In
sane by a sheriS's jury. He was ex-
amined on his wife's application. He
is 81 years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
starts 10 FIy II twenty Feet

Blackpool, England.-C. Grahame-
White, the English aviator, broke the
worlds record for starting In an aero
plane by rising from the ground In
20 feet 8 inches.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

United States certificates of merit
to enlisted men are going largely to
the cooks and musicians. Has no one
a word for a soldier?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The government is turning out g.
600, 900 postal cards a day, due to the
summer resort season being in full
blast, we presume.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

AS we remember it now. winter had
some good points.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The army may have to help devise
means for a sane artillery drill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Even though the water is fine, II
you can't swim. don't go in beyond
your depth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

We wonder how one small one can
hold so many kinds of chemicals, and
have room left for a nickel's worth of
fee cream
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Chopping Americans into little bits
is still a favorite pastime of the
Moros.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

A Chicago man paid $500 for mere
bit Of a meal" 1t probably was a
steak with one OVERLAPPING slice of
breakfast bacon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Swatting the common house fly is
now one of our most popular indoor
lady sports.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Now here come the dentists with
that anti-kissing thing. too.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Eiaht Persons burned hi rnnement.

Wheeling, West Virginia.--Mrs. AID.
elaide Jackson, 70 years old, was
burned to death, Mrs. Garland Hig-
gins eriously burned and six others
injured in a tenement house fire.
Damage, / 1000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

As a diversion to swatting the fly,
keep your stable clean. if you've got
one.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Going swimming looks like the only
rational employment in hot weather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Speaking of weights and measures
prosecutions, how'd you like to be the
iceman?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

What bald-headed man had hoped
to live to see a fiyless world? Yet
that is what the scientists are plan
ming.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Whats the right word for an aero
plane garage?" asks the Boston Globe.
How's planebunk?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

What has become of the Chicago
Joy rider who killed a woman and
was afterward captured?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Giddy New York regards the idea of
closing its lobster palaces at l a. m.
as very little better than a curfew
law,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

1t costs $3,0OO,0 900 a day to run the
national government. What will the
government cost when aeroplaning is
in fashion?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Are there any records that this
years weather has not broken?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

For the sake of thirsty crops any
good citizen should willingly sacrifice
his straw hat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Europe might try exporting its sur
plus rainwater to our middle west.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The boat rocker and the fellow who
stands up in the boat are in evidence
again, but have escaped so far.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

AS If 1t were not bad enough for
the earth to fly up and hit aeroplanes,
lightning has begun striking them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The assistant chef of a lake boat
refused to cook fried potatoes and the
chef at once mashed him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

We are at the mercy of the avia-
tors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
core Evldence Ends.

Senator T. P. Gore It'd the COM
mittee he would have no more evil
dence relating to his charge that he
had been offered a $25, 900 bride to
promote the McMurray contracts.
The committee sent to Beverly,
Mass, a statement of the amount of
money the Indians have paid out in
contingent fees in the last 20 years. 1t
showed the total amount to be 49,
S~93,304.54. 1t was said the figures
were for the use of President Taft.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
NEAR s4,000,000| IN
FEES TO LAWYERS
COMMITTEE LEARNS INDIANS
GAVE BIG FEES DURING LAST
TWENTY YEARS.
FIGURES SENT TO TAFT
Governor Johnson Again on stand De.
tends Hiring Army of Attorneys
Chief Asserts He Did Not
Place $4,000 on Deposit.

Sulphur. Ok.-"Never during my
ten years service as governor of
the Chicakasaw nation have l depos-
tied in any bank or banks SIS, OOo,"
said Douglas H. Johnson, shortly after
the Burke committee resumed it's
grill of the chief.
1t developed in the chiefs testimony
that j.. F. McMurray, holder of the 10
per cent fee contracts for the sale Of
$50, 900 worth of Indian lands had
many contracts with the Indians. At
the time a $750,000 fee was paid to
his firm for prosecuting the citizen
ship cases, he also had, it was assert
ed, two contracts with the Chicka-
saws which paid him $4,000 a year
each and two contracts with the Cher
okees which paid him $4,000 each, be-
sides Yuang allowanca
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
'---, -
AN ANCIENT CALENDAR.

The pupils of the Kamehameha
Schools have prepared this year
calendar illustrating notable features
of ancient Hawaiian life. The designs
were made by the girls and printed by
the boys at the print shop of the
Manual School. Both designs and
coloring are modern adaptations of
old Hawaiian arts, and the brown We
getable dye Of the tapa maker of the
old time is suggested by the use of
brown ink on paper of lighter shade.
In this work the pupils show taste,
skill, and knowledge of the arts and
customs Of the early Hawaiian life,
and respect for the best it produced
At the Hawaiian News, Arleighs
Culman's and Mrs. Rietow's, the cal
endars are on sale at fifty cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
HEAVY RAINS ON
HAWAII ISLAND

Wireless reports of heavy rains on
the island of Hawaii have been fully
confirmed by mail advices to the va
rious plantation agencies.
At Hilo there was a downpour
which lasted for several days, the
main points concerning which are gil
ven in wireless published elsewhere
in this issue. From Hilo the storm
obtained all along the north coast.
Brewer C Company received reports
from the country as far as Hakalau,
and the story of an unusually heavy
rainstorm is the same all the way.
Considerable cane was thrown down.
particularly near Hilo, increasing the
cost of cutting but not resulting in
any other serious damage.
AS near as can be made out all of
the country through to Honokaa and
perhaps on the Kona side was thor
oughly drenched Advices to F. A.
Schaefer C Company state that IL
inches had fallen at Honokaa. Pa
cific Sugar and Paaunau had about
the same precipitation.
1t is needless to speak of Olaa, as
it is generally understood that what
FIilo gets in the way OF rain, Olaa ex-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The undersigned, having been duly
and legally appointed Administrators
of the Estate of Alexander j. Lazarus,
deceased, late of Honolulu, Oahu,
hereby gives notice to all creditors of
said deceased to present their claims.
duly authenticated and with proper
vouchers, if any exist, even if the
claim is secured by mortgage upon
real estate, to it, said Administrator,
at its place of business, 916-920 Fort
Street, Honolulu, within six months
from the day of the first publication
hereof, or the same will be forever
barred.
Dated, Honolulu, November IA, 1910.
TRENT TRUST COMPANY, LTD,
Administrators OF the Estate cf Alex
amer j. Lazarus, deceased.
E. NJ. WATSON, Attorney for said
Admins g'
Its Nov IA, 81. 2S. Dec. ;, 70.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
THE STOCK MARKET
OPENS WEEK SLOW

Stocks have been very sleepy today,
due, probably, to the usual rush of
other business on Monday, and, to
some extent, to the arrival of the
Coast mail: Buying orders are limit
ed to few stocks, and there is no evil
dence of over-anxiety to acquire pa
per-
On the board this morning there
was only one sale-15 shares Olaa
changing hands at 81. Immediately
thereafter more of the stock was of
fered at the same, but bidding kept
down to SO .S75. McBryde, the COM
panion stock of Olaa, was exactly the
same figures, indicating weakness on
the part of the former.
Between boards there was a sale of
40 Honokaa at $10.75. This morn
ing the stock was offered at the same
but bidding had dropped to $1,000. II
is unofficially stated that the coming
crop of Honokaa will be 10000, tons OF
better" Inasmuch as the Honokaa
people were badly misled in the last
estimate, the above figures may be
taken as very conservative.
Another sale on the street was of 1;
McBryde at "a. AS above stated, the
stock was offered at the same this
morning, while bidding was at SO SIS
A bond sale of interest between
boards was 800 Hilo SKIES at 500.
Quotations of interest without sale
were Eva, $26. rs bid and $27 80 ask
ed; Hawaiian Commercial, $91 10 Bit
and $32 375 asked; Oahu, $25. so BIZ
and $26 asked; Waialua, $50 bid ant
1914 asked; Pioneer $40 bid and SLIT
so asked.
Hawaiian Commercial is paying
dividend of % cents share today, tn
total sum being 100000. Onome
pays 40 cents share, or $4,000; Ho
nomu passes out 81 a share, or $3.50
Total for today, $127,5OO.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05

sing very satisfactorily, and the New
Orleans Refinery of the American SUI
gar Refining Company is now running
very full, and they VIII now undoubt.
eddy fill large percentage of their
orders with shipments from New Or
leans.
Domestic Beets-A general decline
for the middle west or ten points TO
the basis of 4.4Oc. was made yester-
day. Today it is said that this price
WI be withdrawn tonight. This move
Of dropping the price and then imme
diately advancing it is unquestionably
being made to induce the trade 10
place contracts. From this desire to
sell it is apparent that the volume of
business has not been satisfactory.
The Michigan refners for the Eastern
territory will not at the moment sell
under 450c., although rumor has it
that in some cases a private conces-
sion of &C. per hundred is being made.
Refined Sugar-Prices and market
conditions remain unchanged, with
all eastern refners' prices on the ba-
sis of 4.60c., cash less 1 per cent
f o. b. New York The Federal SUI
gar Refining Co. continues to sell
from consignment points where they
have stock on the basis of 4.55c. The
demand up to the present has con-
tinued very fair, but it will probably
fall off to some extent from now on
because of the fact that domestic
beet refiners are now getting consign.
ment stocks pretty we'll scattered
through the territory, and also &c
the fact that quite large percent
age of buyers wants will now be sup.
piled from New Orleans.
Yours very truly,
THE FEDERAL REPORTER.
BY Frank c. Lowry.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
McBRIDE's eARNIsHEE.

The garnishee proceedings against
Detective ]. P. Kellett in connection
with the Jew Yuen Now case were
before the police court this afternoon,
it being return day of the writ. Attor-
hey Milverton asked for a continuance,
pointing out that defendant was en-
titled to at least one ADJOURNMENT,
but Attorney Mcbride stated that the
prosecution was endeavoring to get
Jew Yuen Now away on Wednesday
and asked that the case be set for to-
morrow. There was some argument
as to whether Jew Yuen Now would
leave or not, but eventually Judge
Lymer fixed the case for tomorrow at
one thirty o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
A REQ HOT BOOST
FOR SUGAR STOCK

The following very optimistic sugar
opinion is put forward in the Monthly
Digest of California Securities, for
November, issued by Wakefield, Garth
waite and Company:
The price of raw sugar in New York
seems to have very nearly touched
bottom. The price of beet sugar in
Europe is below the cost of produc-
ton, while the New York price for
raw cane sugar still holds margin of
about half a cent a pound profit for
the Cuban grower, and of course more
than that-one cent to one and one
half cents-for the Hawaiian grower.
This makes the position of the Ha-
waiian sugar plantations strong from
an investment standpoint.
The market prices of these stocks
have been depressed by general mar
ket conditions below prices warranted
by the dividend earnings. The high
prices for raw sugar which have pre-
vailed for the past three years have
enabled the companies to build up
their SURPRISES and put their mills and
other plants in frst-class operating
condition at the same time they were
paying regular and extra dividends
They are now able to maintain regu
lar dividends even if the sugar price
should experience a further decline.
| The control of the lower house Of
] the next Congress by the Democrats
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
RAILWAY
GETS CONTRACT

The Kahului Railway Company will
be awarded the contract for the break
water filling at the Maui port.
This was practically decided Satur-
day and will probably be Officially
confirmed by Major Winslow to Alex
ander & Baldwin, for the Kahului Rail-
road Company, during the day.
The basis of the Kahului Railway
Company's bid was 81 S5 per ton of
rock, to be quarried hau ed to Kahu-
lui and placed wheresoever it may be
required. The total money involved
in the contract will be in the neighbor-
hood of 100000.
The bid of the Kahului Railroad Co.
is generally conceded to be very low,
and only by virtue of their being al
ready on the ground could they posi-
bly, undertake it at any such figure.
1t is impossible to say when the
actual work will begin, inasmuch as
the contract must go to Washington
for approval The probabilities are,
however, that a definite move may be
made in the course of a couple of
months.
The fact that the contract is to go to
a Maui company should be satisfac'
tory to the people of that island who
are most directly concerned in the
improvement; and also augurs we'll for
the contract that local company will
have it in hand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
FORTY. SEVEN GAMBLERS

Forty seven gamblers were before
the court this morning, mainly Japan
csc and Chinese. In the case of
nineteen arrested on the other side Of
the island fines of Sc and costs were
imposed in the cases of fifteen Of
them four being let off with 81 and
costs. Five others did not appear and
had their bail-money,' $40, forfeited.
Fifteen others were fined Sc each, ten
fined $3.50, one fined $40 and four
were fined 81 and costs. Thus, the
revenue benefited by 1919.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
AT THE YOUNG.

The following people of the other
islands registered at the Young hotel
yesterday: A. S. Wilcox and wife and
w. H. Rice and wife, Kauai; George
Duncan, Olaa.
&~:.~.%<S%%~%~4D4~@~~e"%"%w%W
while the Republicans retain control
of the Senate, is practical guaranty
that the United States sugar tariff will
remain at the present rate for four
years at least. The unusual beet SUI
gar production of Europe during the
past year, which has resulted in the
present Improbable market price for
it, through making a temporary sur
plus, will be naturally followed by a
less than usual production in 1911 by
reason of the decreased area which
will be planted in beets. Both these
causes working together should mean
higher prices for raw sugar during the
period of marketing of the 1912 ria
waiian sugar crop, particularly as re-
ports from the cane sugar producing
countries indicate that the total 1912
production of cane sugar will not ex-
coed that of the current year by more
than the amount of the average in
crease of consumption.
Toh Drfnfipn Cfar nH6oo
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
REPORTER
ON SUGAR MARKET

The Federal Reporter New York; |
under date of November Is, contain
ed the following relating to the su-
gar situation:
Raw Sugar-The necessities Of Ger
tain refners for Immediately avail
able sugar yesterday resulted in the
sale of $4,000 bags Cubas from store,
to Messrs. B. H. Howell, Son & Co.,
on the basis of 3.9Oc. duty paid for 90
per cent Centrifugals, and 10000 bags
Cuba Centrifugals from store, to the
Warner Sugar Refining Company, at
the same price. At these prices the
market is steady. Sellers have ad-
vanced their ideas for the stored SUI
gars to the basis of $3.50. duty paid
for SO per cent test, and Cuba sugars,
for immediate shipment from the Uni
ted Kingdom, could be had on the ba-
sis of 3,90c. duty paid. The situation
/ with regard to the Javas at the Break
water remains unchanged, two cargoes
! being offered @. /. f., with lighterage
for buyers account, the parity of say
3.90c. delivered at the refinery. Lou
isiana sugar for prompt shipment
from New Orleans has been offered on
the basis of 3.S5c delivered New York.
Cuba sugar for January shipment is
offered at lac. cost and freight, the
equivalent of 3.61c. duty paid for Sc
per cent Centrifugals. At the close
we would call the market steady, on
the basis of the spot quotation of g.
9Oc. duty paid for SO per cent Centri-
fugals, 3.40c. duty paid for SO per cent
Muscovadoes, and 3.15c. duty paid for
80 per cent molasses sugars. It is
understood that there are two cargoes
of Cuba Centrifugals being consigned
, to this market from the United King
dom by the same interests that own
. the Java sugars at the Breakwater
, who are holding the prices well uT
to the European parity, in the belle
> that shortage in raws will force re
liners into paying this price for suga
=, that can be delivered Immediately.
late Cuban crop would be of grea
benefit to them.
The weather in the Island continue
r favorable for the growing crop. Whe
/ Their or not grinding will begin earl
/ or late will depend to a great exten
e on the weather during December
There is some complaint that the can
!. Il is not as high this year as it was las
season at this time. On the othe
hand, as we have previously pointe
out, it is claimed that there are NOR
canes to the stool.
Europe-The situation abroad re
mains steady, with prices shown
= little fluctuations from day to day
:. Today the market closes steady, a
:. follows:
= November buyers, 9s. Id, equal
:, 3.S8c. duty paid New York.
h December buyers, 9s. 3-4d., equal
O 3.S9c. duty paid New York.
n May buyers, 9s. 3-4d, equals 3.96,
a duty paid New York.
J.. August buyers, 9s. 6 9-4d., equal
= 4.00c. duty paid New York
g LIGHT wired us yesterday, increas
2 ing his estimate for Germany by %
< 600 tons, making his present estimat
q 100000 tons, against his previous ei
a. innate of 2,475,OOO tons.
JaVas-Aside from the above thel
is nothing to be said.
Lousiana-Harvest is progre
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
SUGAR FOUR CENTS

Sugar is four cents again.
This welcome news arrived early
this afternoon from New York.
The last previous quotation was
3 81, so that there has been sharp
advance of nine points per cwt.
This is the best kind of news, as
it makes low sugar next year more
improbable than ever.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
TWO LIVES LOST.

Two Chinese were drowned when
the Norwegian freighter Selia sank
after ia collision with the Beaver off
Cape Reyes on the 22nd ult. The de-
ceased were seamen who ventured
below to get their clothing after the
accident
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting of the stock hold
of the Oahu Country Club, Ltd, will
be held on the Alexander Young Hotel
roof garden Thursday evening, De-
cember Sth, 1910, at eight o'clock.
ALLEN G. ROBINSON.
Secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
r. r1Organ.
Stock a n d
Bond Broker

Member OF Honolulu Stock and
Bond Exchange.
Stock and Bond Orders receive
prompt attention.
Information furnished relative to
all STOCKS AND BONDS.
LOANS NEGOTIATED.
Phone 1872 P. o. Box 594
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-05
EXCHANGE

Diyidends-Haw c. & s. Co., 25c
a share Onomea Acc a share; Homo
mu, S1.0O a share.
Between Boards-40 Honokaa,
S10.75; 1000 Hilo IS 1901, $4,000; 10
McBryde, $500.
Session sales--1j Olaa, $500.