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The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
RAzING THE CITIES
WALLS IN CHINA
Demolition at HangchOw and
Canton TO Begin Soon by
the Republicans.

Work was begun on January 10 of
tearing down the city wall of the
Shanghai Chinese city and the work is
being done with the tacit approval of
practically all the Chinese residents of
the city, says the China Press. The
change of sentiment came only a short
time ago, when there was reports that
the city would be attacked by forces of
the Republican army. With the possi-
BILE conflict in view, residents of the
city FASTENED to leave, believing it to
be safer outside the city than to be
cooped up inside the walls, where the
only escape would be by the narrow
gates. The flight of thousands through
these gates during the period of ex-
citement preceding the bloodless cap
ture of the city by the Republicans
destroyed practically all the opposi-
ton to the tearing down of the walls
on the ground that they served as a
protection to the city.
With the tearing down of the Shang-
hal walls the movement is expected to
spread through China and already
news has been received that the old
walls of Hangchow and Canton will
soon disappear. There is also report
that movement is afoot at Soochow
for the tearing down of the walls, as
well as at other places, but it is be-
lieved that the monumental walls of
Marking and Peking will be preserved
for their historical value.
The work above mentioned began
near the Taotai's yamen and large
crowd of spectators watched the bricks
being torn away. Volunteer guards
were stationed nearby to prevent any
disorder. During the day large mum
Der of beggars and scavengers lined
the tops of the walls evidently search
ing for any odds and ends which might
have been over looked.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
Fierce SnoWstorm Sweeping Over
Entire Eastern Section
of Country.
TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE DOWN
Traffic Interrupted by Fifty-Mile
Wind and Piles Of Driven
Sleet.

CHICAGO, Illinois, February ga
What is by far the worst snowstorm
of the winter is now sweeping over the
entire eastern section of the country.
Reports from all over the middle West
indicate that no part of the northern
Mississippi Valley is free from snow
and high winds. In the east the tenn
peratures are dropping with great rap
idity. New York and Boston both re-
port the mercury falling.
In the middle West where the storm
has reached its height, the temperatures
are still tumbling. The wind at many
points is reported to have reached the
fifty mile mark, aud increasing in veloc-
ity. Chicago is wrapped in mantle
of frost hardened sleet and snow, and
the wind here is terrific. Other cities
in this part of the country are in a
similar plight.
Here and elsewhere in the storm belt,
all traffic is blocked. Trains are report
ed stalled in snow drifts. In some
places the grades covered with sleet,
have proved too much for the locomo-
tives.
COMMUNICATION Win many SVctIohS
is impossible owing to the cutting of
the telegraph lines by the tremendous
winds. In every direction communica-
ton is hampered and made exceedingly
difficult by the snow and wind.
There has been great suffering here
and in New York City on account of
the cold.
All manner of transportation has
been interfered with. Great icefelds
moving down the Hudson blocked the
/ harbor and steamboats, and other river
craft were moved only with the great
est difficulty, Long Island Sound is re-
ported mass of floating ice, causing
MS mach as eight and ten hours delay
to all boats between New York and
New England points.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
JEALOUS WIFE TRIES SHOOTING As THE
BEST WAY OF SOLVING LFES PROBLEMS

Mrs. Angie Niece, telephone opera
tor, shot herself at her home in Hilo
Sunday afternoon. She is seriously
wounded, but is likely to pull through.
Jealousy is said to have been the mo.
tive.
Mrs. Niece is a Honolulu girl. Her
husband was formerly an enlisted man
at Fort Shafter, where they were mar
ried almost two years ago. She was
for while employed in the Honolulu
telephone office. The Neeees went to
Hilo last fall, and for several months
past Mrs. Neece has been in the employ
Of the Hilo telephone company.
Neece's occupation, he is conduc-
tor on the Hilo railroad, kept him away
from home a great deal. Mrs. Niece,
for some months past has been brood
ing over her relations with her hus-
band She complained to friends that
he was particularly friendly with GER
tain young girl.
Neece was due to arrive at the house
some time between IL and IL O'Clock
Sunday, but he did not show up, and
his wife's jealousy reached its climax,
and she went hunting for death
A few weeks ago Mrs. Niece had
taken a trip to Honolulu, stating that
she would return to Hilo after she had
seen the Floral Parade. She returned
ahead of time, and Mr.. Milne, who
with his wife occupies part of the house
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
SEEKING HARMONY.

The Taft League and Kuhio forces
are still endeavoring to reach an agree.
ment. The various factions expect to
reach satisfactory basis of agreement
on Friday. Meanwhile, the Republican
committee is preparing to ask voters to
turn out in force at all precinct meet
tings and the primaries in order that
they may personally understand the
trend of affairs. The committee be.
lieves that the voters win take an un-
usual interest in the political campaign
this year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
ANOTHER SLIDE
IN CULEBRA CUT

COLON, Panama, February 22.-
With thunderous roar that could be
heard for miles the earth slid again
on the side of the great Culebra cut
yesterday afternoon.
Men and machines had narrow es-
capes from being overwhelmed with the
vast mass of debris from the sides of
the cutting. More than one million
cubic yards of dirt now fill portions of
the bottom of the cut, and in soma
places all signs of the work that has
been going on there for SO many years
have been swept out of sight.
The whole face of the cut has been al
tered. While not disheartened the en-
gineers declare themselves greatly dis
appointed, as they believed that all
danger of such land slides had been pro-
vided against and that the cut was
safe. They all agree in stating that
there is now no certainty that more
earth slides will not follow yesterday s.
In fact, number of smaller slides have
already been reported and it is believed
that more will come within few hours.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
SCIENCE DESTROYS
NITRATE BUGABOO
Chemist Tells Harbor Board
Stuff Not So lnfIamabIe
as Feared.

Nitrate of soda is not so infammab BILE
as the board of harbor commissioners
has been led to believe, according to
c. G. James, chemist, yesterday.
Jones told the board that while it
might be an indirect agent in con-
fagration, yet the sacking is really the
dangerous part of such shipments.
The members of the board were I'M
der the impression that if match or
a cigarette stub were carelessly thrown
into a cargo of nitrate of soda lying
on a wharf the stuff would begin to
burn and it would take all the fire de.
partments in the Pacific to quench the
blaze. The lighted match, however,
might set fire to the sacklng, just as
it would to any cargo composed of in
fammable materials.
Chemist James said the nitrate of
soda melts at 500 degrees Fahrenheit,
and only when it had absorbed heat
of 700 degrees Fahrenheit would it be-
come source of danger. Mr.. James
said, however, that 1t would be well,
while a cargo of nitrate of soda was
lying on wharf to strictly enforce the
rules against smoking, carrying lal-
terms or allowing automobiles to pass
near the stuff.
Members of the board as well as
spectators present at yesterdays meet
| ing criticized the manner in which these
cargoes are handled when they arrive
here from South America. On being
put over the sides of steamers the
saeking frequently breaks and the soda
scatters. To remedy this the board will
require tarpaulins to be placed on the
wharf.
The board will hereafter require that
the shippers use better bagging to pre-
vent bursting, and that ample notice be
given SO that future shipments will be
handled properly on arrival here. The
steamers will be allowed to work al
night. 1t was explained the japanese
liners are allowed six days here only
If they fail to do the work in the time
specified they lose days subsidy AM
are fined.
The board passed the resolution pro
hlbiting automobiles from entering any
enclosed wharf. The only exceptions
will be machines used for draying, mai
wagons and all motor vehicles actally
engaged in draying.
| J. J. Belser, representing the Homo
lulu Draying g. Construction Company
and Frank Hustace, representing HUI
stace-Peck & Co., appeared before thu
board to ask for modification of th'
rule requiring all cargoes to be remov
ed from government wharves within I
certain time. They explained tina
when steamers left 5000 tons of cargo
wharf space was SO restricted tina
drays could not move. The board de
cided that in future the harbormaste
will require that twenty feet of drive
way in the center of sheds viii b.
kept clear. On the Haekfeld wharf tn
block pavement driveway must not b
infringed upon by freight, under an.
circumstances.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
DRUNKEN PASSENGER
BLAMED FOR SMASHUP
Auto Crash That Resulted Fa-
tally Caused by Too Much
Whisky.

The auto accident on the Island of
Hawaii in which Purser Sheldon of the
Kilauea was badly hurt and the chauf-
feur killed last Sunday, was caused by
the drunken folly of one of the passen-
gers, according to later reports from
Hilo. The correct name of the chauf-
feur was Joe Martin de Santos. He
has been in the employ of the Volcano
Stables Company for fifteen years, and
was a careful and trustworthy en-
ploye. Besides the injured persons,
there were on board the auto, a man
known as Manuel, Portuguese en-
ploye of the Volcano Stables Company /;
Kina Kekuna, the daughter of a Ha.
waiian also in the auto; Herbert New
ton, of Honolulu; Garden of Honuapo;
and one or two others.
1t is said that Garden, who was rid.
ing with the chauffeur, was under the
influence of liquor. He insisted ON get
ting the auto going at full speed, ana
when the driver refused to speed up
the car, which was going from Waio.
hinu to Honuapo, Garden, who is a
machlnlst, tried to run tile car hm-
self. He kept interfering with Mar
tin, whom he managed to bewilder con-
siderably. He caught hold of the
wheel, kicked the chauffeur 8 feet from
the clutch, punched up the gasoline
lever, and did all he could to prevent
Martin from slowing down, although
the car was then travelling at rate OF
about thirty to forty miles an hour.
Martin became desperate and called
to Manuel, who was sitting in the back
seat, to come forward on the footboard
and help him control the drunken man
Garden showed Manuel away and all
the driver could do was to cling to the
wheel and try to keep the car on its
course.
The crash came about a mile on the
Honuapo side of Naalehu, when the cal
left the road at the foot of steep in
cline and went over the embankment
1t turned completely over. Nearly al
the passengers were hurt. Sheldon and
some of the others were taken on board
the Kilauea, Martin and Kekuna were
taken to the Hilo Hospital, where they
were placed in the care of physicians
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
WANT TO CLEAR
OUT KUH|O BAY

Delegate Kuhio will be requested by
ask congress for an appropriation for
removing shoals and other distractions
in Kuhio Bay, Hilo, to give deep
sea approach to the proposed Hilo
wharf, for which a territorial appro.
priation of 100000 is now available.
The board yesterday passed a resolu.
ton which included this request of the
Delegate. The resolution calls atten-
ton to the fact that the agreement be.
tween the Territory and the Hilo Rail.
road Company has been signed by the
contracting parties, and that the wharf
will not be of public use unless the
dredging work is done within the next
year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23

Mr.. Judah has made two visits to
Honolulu, one about twenty-seven years
ago after the steamship Alameda was
placed In the San Francisco onolulu
trade. He came here during height of
the monarchy's glory, and met King
Kalakaua and all the leading men of
the times. He remembers John Cum
minis, who gave series of luaus both
at his Pawaa and Waimanalo homes.
AS to the Pacific Mail, Mr.. Judah
speaks only as an official of the South
ern Pacific Railway, which has an in
direct connection with the steamship
line. The railway and the steamship
line work in conjunction with regard
to the routing of freight and passenger
traffic. The four new steamers which
the Pacific Mail plans to add to its
feet, may be used largely in connec-
ton with the Panama Canal service.
However, there seems to be opposi-
tion in congress against substituting the
company added Mr.. Judah, "be-
cause it is supposed to be part of the
Hartman system. The death of Mr..
Hartman, the revision Of the tariff and
a few other things, seemed to have been
calamities to the steamship develop
ment.'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23

hurriedly moved out Of her room. In
the haste of moving he neglected to
remove from bureau drawer a heavy
revoler. This gun was loaded, and was
the weapon Mrs. Neece found.
Mrs. Milne, who was on the lanai,
saw her pass in the room and heard the
report Of the gun. She rushed into the
room, and found Mrs. Necce standing
in front of the bureau. The girl was
holding her stomach with both hands.
She appears to have aimed the gun
at her heart, but the trigger pull was
so stiff that she must have employed
both hands in holding the weapon. The
bullet entered some few inches under
the heart. 1t tore through the body,
penetrating the lung.
That Mrs. Neece had been brooding
over her marital troubles for some time
past is the statement Of those who
know her we'll. She appears to have
thought of giving up her hope several
days ago. The fragments of a letter
which was found in box on the blu.
reau, would seem to indicate this.
My Dearest Harold
81 am leaving the house today and
leaving with heavy heart. The place
have now is comfortable and viii try
to make it so always. l know it will
feel dead for some time until can get
used to it. Think of me when you have
few minutes to yourself. 1 am
alone.
Yours very truly,
"ANGIE."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
Says PRESIDENT
DID NOT SHIELD
PAYMASTER RAY

WASHINGTON, February 22.-Sec.
rotary of War stimson yesterday for
warded the records of the department
to the congressional investigating COM
mittee which is charged with probing
the charges preferred against Paymas-
ter Ray, of the United States Army.
The secretary Of war further stated
that the records show that President
Taft has never stood in the way of a
full and complete investigation of the
charges of an unlawful political activ-
ity on the part of the accused officer.
Further than that, says the secretary,
the President commended the trial of
Ray in the Philippines when he was ac-
cused of having been guilty. of unsol-
dierly conduct.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
CURRENT KILLS
RASH L|NEMAN

X. Sato, lineman in the employ of
the Wainiha Power Co. was killed by
an electric shock Friday morning near
where the line crosses the Wailua
stream. Sato presumably made an at
tempt to send a message when he re.
ceived the shock which killed him. The
telephone line hangs on the same poles
that carry wires conveying the power
from Wainiha to McBryde.
His body was found within half an
hour after the accident by his helper
who at once notified Manager Meme
foglio. Sheriff Rice was communicated
with and the body was brought to
Hanamaulu where coroner's inquest
was held, the verdict being accidental
death.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
ARREST CHINESE
FOR MAKING DOPE"

Chin Go and Chin suey were arrested
late yesterday afternoon by Marshal
Hendry, charged with manufacturing
second grade opium. These men, it is
said, are members of the gang which
has Been engaged in making smoking
opium out of enshi, the scrappings of
burned opium pipes. The men were
found by Ralph tombstone, deputy col
lector of internal revenue. The arrest
was made shortly after half-past six
O'Clock.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
PROBING DEATH OF
TWO CHILDREN

Food Commissioner Blanchard is in
vestigating the deaths of two young
half-white children in Hamakua, who,
according to suspicious of Doctor Tay-
Tor, government physician of the dis
trict, may have been poisoned. The
doctor sent the stomaehs here for ana
lysis. 1t is suspected that the children
died from alcoholic poisoning. 1t is
thought that they may have been al
lowed to drink too much wine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
HOW no pREvENT CIRQUE.

When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of
Group and prevent all danger and cause
of anxiety. Thousands of mothers use it
successfully. For sale by Benson, Smith
& Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
AFTER RIFLE SHOTS.

IOWA CITY, February o-secretary
of War stimson today asked Captain
M. c. Mullan, eommandant at the State
University of Iowa, to select the best
twelve rifle shots in the United States
Army, from which six win be picked to
constitute the American rife team.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
FoRTY-EIGHT KILLED.

CUERNAVACA, Mexico, February
22.-In an engagement near here yes
terday thirty-seven insurgents were
killed and eleven rurales killed or
wounded. The fight took place at the
little town of Tlatleya.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
SHIPPERS SEEK REFUND.

WASHINGTON, February 21.-spo.
kane shippers have petitioned the inter
state commerce commission for the re-
fund of 100000 due for excessive
railroad charges held illegal by the
commission.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
HOUSTON FLAME SWEPT.

HOUSTON, Texas, February 21.-
Fire today wiped out twenty five
blocks partly in the business district.
Scores of cottages and manufactures
were destroyed, and $4,000 bales of cot
ton were burned. The loss Is estimated
as at least 100000.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
Bad for Kilauea.

A paragraph in President Taft's
special message to the house and SEN
ate the other day is not altogether en-
couraging for the Kilauea National
Park Bill which Delegate Kalanianaole
has introduced in the mouse. This para
graph was an endorsement of a bureau
of national parks, for which there seems
to be quite demand in some quarters.
Bills for such a bureau have been Of
fered in senate and house and urged
with considerable energy The Demo
Gratis will surely be against the Kilauea
bill at this session, it is understood, for
reasons of economy. There are bills
pending for several other national
parks, one of them introduced by Rep
resentative Raker of California few
days ago, for Peter Lassen Park in
the northern part of that State. In 9th
er quarters the argument will be made
that all these national park bills should
await the creation of the bureau of
national parks and the opportunity to
obtain expert views about the desir-
ability of these projects. All of this is
not necessarily to the prejudice of the
Kilauea bill, but to the prejudice of its
enactment at this economy session of
congress.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
Pleased with oottrill.

The treasury department learns with
much satisfaction of the record that
Collector of Internal Revenue Charles A,
Cottrill is making in Honolulu. His
ability to make good in the face of the
well understood aversion of the people
of Hawaii to having an outsider come
among them, is regarded as to his
credit. Cottrill wants to come to the
mainland during the campaign and help
whoop it up for President Taft's re-
election. This information has been
conveyed to the White House officers
and there is little doubt that in due
season Cottrill will be given a leave of
absence that will enable him to make
speeches and labor among the colored
voters of Ohio and other States, where
the colored vote is large.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
STACKABLE HAS
INSIDE TRACK
COttriIl viii Campaign for Taft
in Ohio and 0thtr States
Commissioner Sure.
BY Ernest G. Walker.
(Mail Special to The Advertiser

mail Special to The Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, February 7.-secre-
tary Macveagh has been talking with
some Honolulu people about the status
of Collector of Customs Edward II.
StaclSable. These friends anticipated
that the collector might have some OPP
position for denomination and wished
to have word with the secretary on
the matter. The result, as far as il
can be judged, is very satisfactory to
the collector.
1t was not an occasion where Sec
rotary MacVeagh could be expected to
declare his decision, but he listened
with deal of apparent interest to what
was said in the collector IS behalf. The
story of the criticisms of Mr.. Stack
able was told, and also what he had
done in ferreting out the opium frauds.
1t was frankly admitted that the col
lector had personal peculiarities, but
Secretary MacVeagh said, that the inn
portant thing was the vigorous per-
! Torrance of official duties and he liked
/ that characteristic in the present col
lector.
Some other Republicans are said to
be casting envious glances at this $4,000
office, but, as matters stand now, it
! looks like Mr.. Stackable for another
farm
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23
uleRal Quarantlne.

Some of the California congressman
here admit privately that the quaran-
tine that their State is enforcing
against Hawaii at this time, because of
fear of the Mediterranean fly, is en-
tirely illegal and that, if it were taken
into the courts, could not stand for
minute. The quarantine is purely a
State activity in this instance and,
legally, an interference with interstate
commerce, over which congress has sole
authority. If the James s. Simmons
Bill, authorizing quarantine against
shrubs, plants and various other prod
ucts, should become law the federal
government could proceed against Ha-
wall in manner to prevent the posi-
bility of the transmission Of the Medi-
terranean fly to the Coast. That bill is
still in committee but some action upon
it or other similar measure is not i'm
probable before congress adjouens.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-23


A man, well known in Honolulu and
on very close terms with people who
have to do with Hawaiian politics, was
asked today his view of the case of
Governor Frear. He replied:
81 am entirely confident that Gov
ernor Frear will be renominated. That
has been my opinion ever since / got
to Washington and had an opportunity
to talk with the officials of the interior
department. But / believe that Gov
ernor Frear will not be reappointed till
after those six delegates from Hawaii
to the Chicago convention have been
chosen.
"The President promised Kuhio to
send a special commissioner to Hawaii
to investigate the charges against the
Governor. The President will keep his
word with the Delegate. Meanwhile
the Delegate has gone out to Hawaii
and he is entirely satisfied with the
President g promise. He may be well
aware that ultimately Governor Frear
may be reappointed, but it is satisfac-
tory to him that the case is held up for
the time being. He may be aware that
any special commissioner who goes to
the Islands will not report against the
Governor, but, even with that knowl-
edge, the Delegate is not dissatisfied.
He is making some impression with his
fight against the Governor, which thing,
alone, is some qualification to him."