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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-18
CHESHIRE DIES
 OF MORPHINISM

George Cheshire, aged 3s years, died last night at 9:10 o'clock in the city jail of morphinisfn. . <. e, <. .,....1. . Cheshire was sent to the Jail yester- day morning about o'clock b&s De tective Jones. who found him lying in the streets on the Southside. At the time he was seen to be greatly under the influence of the drug, to which he was addicted. He received attention all the afternoon and evening up to the time of his death from pr. Charles Whelan. city physician, but his efforts were in vain.
 It is said that up until year ago Cheshire held a position as bookkeep CT for one of the large corporations In the city, but they discharged him on account of his habit. From then on until his death, 1t is said, he has been de- clning
 The body was turned over to the Johns Undertaking company to be pre- pared for burial pr. Whelan will as- certain today if he has any relatives who wish to take charge of the re- mains
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Mrs. Cornelia T. Mauldin

Mrs. Corneia T. Mauldn, aged AS years. died quite suddenly yesterday morning of heart failure at II o'clock at her late residerfce, 4912 Third avenue, south. Woodlawn. She is survived by her husband, J. l.. Mauldin and three chil- dren. Cephus, Mary and Nina Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the residence. Inter- ment will he in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Mrs. Pearl Olen Chancey

Mrs. Pearl Olen Chancey, aged 2i years, wife of John D. Chancey of West End, died early yesterday morning at local infirmary- She Is survived by her husband and one child. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at o'clock in the chapel of the Smiley Gaudin smith Undertaking Co. After the services the remains will be sent to her old home, McDonough, Ga, for intcrment.
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What Is the Remedy?

But what is the remedy? you ask. Well. a general suspension of hostili- ties all along the line between the law less if we can hope for that. However, that may not be looked for soon. Really so far as well conducted, quiet, lawabiding people are concerned, none
 is needed We have a large number of lawless. turbulent half savage ne- groes in the district who slay and at
 tempt to slay one another on the slight est preteXt and sometimes without any preteNt at all, such as ''nigger I don't like your looks which happened to my knowledge in an official way in this county some years ago. We have with us also numbers of white men of the man staying variety who go armed with the latest improved fire arms and who generally slay one an- other according to a code and conven- tional methods peculiar to themselves
 So long as thes lawless elements con fine their depredations to one another in the way of killing one another, so much the better for the community, ex- cept for the bad name it gives us. But sometimes they bump off some good citizen who is not a party to their pleasantries. or who is victim to their cupidity or malice. For such hanging or a life sentence. As general rule
 the reasonab ble certainty of punishment with term of years in the penitenti- ary-makes no difference how many so the punishment is reasonably cer- tain. reform in our laws whereby reversals may not be had on purely technical grounds not touching the merits of the case. The acceptance of the heavy burden of jury service by our best citizens, and right here would suggest q change in the law so that jurors would not be kept together. but allowed to separate under proper instructions from the court before the case is finally submitted to them, for l believe that this is the main reason why many good men hot of spartan make arc led to evade jury duty This power, however. should be left to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-18
COOK SAYS POLICE
 PERSECUTEH HIM Man Arrested Last Night Declares He Will COnn-
 nit Suicide

Declaring that he was being hound- ed and persecuted by the police, anu making a vow 10 kin himself as soon as he is released from jail, Gharles Cook. a young man about .25 years or age. was placed in tho city Jai las. night by Policemen Ray ant iully'
 man d lighting chance 10 be a man
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Deaths and Funerals
Miss Lucy E. Smith

Miss Lucy E. Smith, youngest sister of the late pr. James R. Smith, died yester- day at Bessemer Funeral services will be held from the residence this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. 1nterment will be made in the family cemetery near Bessemer.
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. John ". Hust

The funeral of John w. Hust the well known Associated Press operator, who died Thursday night, will he held at 3 O clock this afternoon at the residence, l0lo Cotton avenue, West End. The Rev. w. N Claybrook will officiate, and in- terment will be in Elmwood cemetery
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Reniamin r. Miles

Benjamin r. Miles, aged e years, died yesterday morning at ' o'clock at Ger mania Park station. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at o'clock. lnterment will be made in Elmwood cemetery.
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M. Columbus Hayes

M. Columbus Hayes, aged 54 years, died FridaW afternoon at 6 o'clock at a local nflmary The remains were sent by Shaw X Son yesterday to Abernant, Ala. where funeral services will be held and interment made.
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be duplicate of the famous exhibit at Madison Square Garden, New York. Bob is strong for the big spring festival and is pulling hard for it's success.
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George Ogletree

The remains of George Ogletree, who | died Thursday were sent to Morris. Ala. | yesterday by Shaw X Son. Funeral ser vices will be held there this afternoon al | 8 o'clock.
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CA: AdrIts, e26; Cihlrdcn, NIc IlduOl eI5. Cincinnati Crem a. tiun Ca. office 80 Wiggins RlOcks Gun cinnati, o. B0oklets free.
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For appropriate floral offerings. phone n. See Godden's Seed & Flower Store. 'uis First avenue
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PERSONAL

Mrs. A. E. Meadow and party. Who have been touring Cuba for the past two weeks. will return this morning on the early Alabama Great Southern train.
 Little Caroline Perkins. daughter of Dr. and Mrs w. D. Perkins, who has been at Johns Hopkins hospital in Ball tomore since Christmas day, is in a very serious condition. She has under gone several operations and is in the hands of Dr. Harvey Cushings. Dr. and Mrs Perkins are still at their little daughters bedside
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SPECIAL RATES
vlA

Winter Tourist Rates to many points in Alabama. Florida. Georgia, Cuba. Louisiana, Mississippi. Msxlcc, New Mexico and Texas. also to other points of interest. Tickets on sale Co., tober To and November l to April 3p, inclusive. at very low rates and with liberal limits. StoD-overs allowed.
 One way Second class COIonist Rates to many points in Alberta, British Col umbia, California Colorado. Idaho Mexico. Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Saskat tchewan, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
 San Francisco, Cal. al.............. s34.5O Los Angeles. Cal. al............ 3450 Sedltle, " dSH. 44.lO Portland, Ore. ................... 4410 Fl Paso, Tex. ................... 3450 ogden, Utah. ................... 34.50
 Tickets on sale March 1 to April 1 ., 1912, inclusive.
 For further information carl on or write to P. Sid Jones. D. P. A.. Rir. mingkam. A;a R,th phoreG GIT.
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(. L. SPAIN FOR CORONER.
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JOHNS Undertaking Co.,. Phones ,ooa
eHAw. the Undertaken. Phones 2.

LICE LoY. undesrak-r Phones 7sa
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wise discretion of the trial judge. And l lastly a determined public sentiment against the too free granting of par dons except on just grounds
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
LYMER STARTS
WORK ON FRIDAY

On Friday next Deputy Attorney
General Lymer will take over the work
of taking care of the legal end of the
mosquito campaign. He will be in at
tendance, daily, at his new Office, from
nine-thirty till four, every afternoon.
81 will enjoy being in the fight"
said Lymer this morning, 'it will be
interesting work, and we will proceed
to make the owners of premises keep
them clean"
Adjutant Kluge, who is in charge
during the absence of DR.. Mccoy, has
issued a notice to the apana inspec-
tors and overseers. The men are in
structed to report when any owner
neglects to abate a nuisance within
three days of the time he or she was
notified to do so. In the event of the
owners not doing the work as order
ed, Deputy Attorney General Lymer
will take the necessary steps to make
them do So
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
PINEAPPLE WEAK;
SUGARS STRONG

The stock market, though not espe-
cially weak this morning, was less firm
than for several days past and stocks
were inclined to be rather erratic. In
some instances they made considera-
bic advances while in others they de-
clined.
Something seems to have hit Ha-
waiian Pineapple, for though the last
sale, a few days ago, was at 1850,
the stock was offered on the market
this morning at Al, with no takers.
Waialua was stronger today, though
the price remained the same as yester-
day, 1876. However, yesterday plenty
of the stock was offered at that price
while today all that was offered at
1876 was snapped up and the market
closed with holders asking 1877.
McBryde advanced to 1862 1-2, chiefly
on account of the rumor on the street
that a dividend of 81 was to be de-
clared. AS matter of fact, the
dividend, as stated elsewhere in this
issue, will be but fifty cents, but that
should be sufficient greatly to .stiffen
the stock as well as the confidence of
the stockholders who have been wait
ing so long for any return from their
investment. Two hundred and fifty
six shares of the stock changed hands
at the quotation mentioned above
Sales at IT'S were made after the ex-
change closed
Eva was weaker and the price fell
off to 32.S7 1-2, though only twenty
shares were disposed of.
Pioneer made another big advance,
selling at 23S.50. This stock has been
going up steadily for some time past
Olaa started at the old price of 6,
25O shares being solh at that figure,
but advanced an eighth, thirty shares
changing hands at 6.12 -. Hawaiian
Commercial also declined, falling off
to $3.50, with 1925 bid and fve-eighths
asked. Only fifteen shares were sold.
There was one small sale of Oahu,
five shares, at 34.62 1.2.
Waialua was fairly active at 1876,
100 shares being disposed of.
A block of fifteen shares of Pahang
Rubber changed hands at 20.75
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
CHIYO MARU
INVESTIGATION
Continued from page One)

| lieving that the whole matter was
settled, here it hobs up again.
What this board should do is to
confine itself to the agreement with
the Hilo Railroad Company to run and
operate their tracks to the wharf.
1t seems to be the policy of the
railroad company to tangle up the
matter of the wharf regulations with
the agreement required by the appro
priation bill. l for one am entirely
opposed to this.
cannot for the life of me see the
sense of pickering at this time about
regulations to wharf which will not
be ready for operation for at least
eighteen months, particularly as the
board has the power to amend these
regulations whenever they wish.
It is true that the board has framed
regulations for the wharf, but the
chances are they will have to be
amended before the wharf is com
pleted.
The regulations for the Honolulu
wharves will be working during that
time, and from this practical demon
stTation it will be shown just where
changes, if any, will be necessary.
Then why waste any more time on
this proposition which we all believed
to have been settled?
The board has tried to act on this
proposition in fair and impartial
manner, with the idea of preserving
the rights of everybody interested.
But the railroad is not satisfied.
We have selected the site proposed
by the railroad company.
We have adopted on a large scale
their type of wharf, and still they
keep harping and trying to pick flaws,
and they have from the very begin
ming sought to mix the two PROPOSE
tions, regulations and contract so as
to make one lean on the other and to
be a part of each other.
want to see a wharf built at Hilo
and l want to see it started as soon
as possible, but if We keep on this
way the appropriation is liable to
lapse and nothing done.
To use Mr.. Thurstons expression,
'let us get down TO brass tracks and
call this matter settled as far as the
board is concerned and attend TO
some of the other pressing business, ~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
WANTED MAN
TAKEN OFF BOAT

N. D. Leeper was lifted out of the
Sierra just before she sailed at noon
today, as he is wanted for investiga-
ton by the police,
He was seen to be hiding among the
bananas slowed away aft on the Sierra
and recognized as man who tried to
jump his bail some time ago. Jack
Weday questioned him, and then took
him into custody. The wagon was sent
for and Chief McDuffie, accompanied
by his staff, soon got on the scene.
They took Leeper out of the Sierra,
and he is now held for investigation
Exactly what he is wanted for no
one seemed to know, Someone said,
"a little of everything" What this
might be can only be conjectured.
Leper has been collecting subscrlp-
tons for magazines and doing odd
jobs in various directions,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
FILED FOR RECORD


Entered for Record Jan. is, 1912.
Irwin H Beadle and VT to John H
Ellis, D,
Sara NJ Agnes to Lau Ton, l..
Lau Tong to Myra w. Agnes tr,
&c NJ.
w Lowrie and VT to Frederick B
Damon D.
Paalua (k) to William H Rice, ID.
Mrs Lucy X Wright to William H
Rice, d.
Charles Johnson ct al by gdn to
Wong Fun, d.
Frederick B Johnson and VT to
Wong Fun, D.
Entered for Record Jan. 10, 1912.
Warehouse Invsmt Co Ltd to viii.
liam Savidge tr A NJ,
Recorded December 81, 1911,
Court of Land Registration
William r. Castle and wife to Kio-
chi Segawa, d.; lots IA and Is, Bere-
tania St., Honolulu, Oahu; $40; c. L.
r. Doc. No. 345. Dated Dec. 1G, 1911.
X. Segawa to William R. Castle, NJ;
lots IA and Is, etc, Beretania St,
etc, Honolulu, Oahu; $17OO; c. l.. Il.
Doc. No. 34G. Dated Dec. 16, 1911.
Mary C. Ellsworth and husband to
NJ. E. G. Williams, D.; 1874 50. It.
land, East and North Manoa Rd., Ho-
nolulu, Oahu; $5757.92; c. L. r. Doc.
No. 347. Dated Dec. 19, 1911,
Hawn. Turst Co., Ltd, to Chambers
Drug Co., Ltd, L.; pc land and bldg,
cor Fort and King SITS. Honolulu,
Oahu; yrs at $4,000 per an; c. l.. Il.
Doc. No. S4S. Dated Aug, H. 1910.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
COFFEE MARKET
WEST AND EAST

SAN FRANCISCO, January S.-Cur.
rent coffee quotations are the lowest
figures at which the manufacturers can
buy from the importer in large guam
titles. The jobbing prices which the
retailer must pay average about 1c
per ID, above the following prices:
Salvador-Prime to extra prime
washed, 171ac a @17%; good wash.
ed, IN a 17hc; fair washed, 161h
a lie; good to prime washed Peaber.
ry, IN a 17%c; superior unwashed,
16& a 1870; good to superior un.
washed Peaberry, 16% a lie; com.
mon to ordinary, 141a a 15Ac.
Costa Rica-Extra prime washed, is
q 1SAc; prime washed, 17A a 1SHc:
good to prime washed Peaberry, IN
a 1Sc; common to ordinary, 141h 90
15bc.
Nicaraguan-Prime washed, 17h a
1Sc; fair to extra good washed, 16%
a 17Ac; good to superior unwashed,
1914 a 1910.
Guatemala and Mexican-Prime to
extra prime washed, 17% a 1SAc;
extra good washed, 171a a 17%c;
good washed, IN a 17lac; common
to ordinary lax a 1512c; good to
prime washed PeaberrY 17A a 17%c.
Hawaiian-Fancy 1872 a t9c;
prime, 1874 a 191ac; good, ISc; fair,
17A a INC; Peaberry, Is a 1SAc;
low grades, 1914 a 16c
NEW YORK. January S.-Coffee
closed steady at net decline of "a
s points; January, 13.45c; February,
1880; March, 13.1Oc; April, 13c; May,
1850; June, July August and Septem-
Der, 12.SSc; October, 12.S6c; Novem-
Der, 12S5c; December, 12.S4c; Spot
coffee, quiet; Rio No. Z, 14&c; Santos
No. 4, 15Ac; Mild, dull; Cordova,
16Rc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
LOCAL CONCERN
IN BANKRUPTCY

A petition to throw the Francis
Levy Quitting Company, Ito, into in
voluntary bankruptcy was filed in the
United States district court this morn
ing, the petitioners being J. j. Byrne,
II. Hackfeld & Co. and Brownstein-
Louis Co, Ltd, a California corpora
ton. A. " Gear is the manager of
the Quitting company.
The petitioners allege that the Fran
els Levy Quitting Company is insol.
vent, and that on November 20, 1911,
it committed an act of bankruptcy by
permitting judgment to be rendered
against 1t in favor of Fl. Hackfeld &
Co. The petitions allege that the out
fitting company owes debts amounting
to more than $1,000. The liabilities
specified as the basis of the petition
are a debt to J. ]. Byrne Of sS7, one to
H. Hackfeld & Co. for $S135 and one
to Brownstein-Louis of $500.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17

Among builders and prospective
builders the new year has opened with
unusual activity and permits have been
issued since January for the cree
ton of buildings at an estimated cost
of about $4,000, aside from numerous
permits for extensions and repairs.
The following are the permits issued
from the office of the building in
spector:
Peter Higgins, dwelling in Nuuanu
street; Pacific Engineering Company,
builders; cost, $500.
c. F. Jenkins, dwelling in Cottage
Hill block; Y. Kobayashi, builder; cost
$2475.
Lau Tong dwelling in Nuuanu
avenue; Lau Tong, builder; cost,
$500.
G. Cordes, dwelling in Webb lane;
Ogata, builder; cost, $780,.
A. M. Ormiston, residence in Eighth
avenue; Ormiston, builder; cost, $500.
Harry Rosenberg, 6 cottages in Wal
alae road, Kaimuki; City Mill Co.,
builders; cost, $775S.
Casper Silva, dwelling in Kapiolani
street; Matsuto, builder; cost, $500.
Protestant Episcopal church, 2 resi-.
dences in Banyan and Kanao streets,
J. Usui, builder; cost, $117s.1O and
$1464.
NJ. Nayamoli dwelling in Cunha
lane j. Usui, builder; cost, $780,
w. Ebeling, dwelling in Moi road,
Kaimuki; Kaimuki Land Co, builders;
cost, $145O.
Club Stables & Co., stores in Kai-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
JANUARY BUILDING PERMITS
ALREADY AMOUNT TO $4,000

muki; S. c. Hardesty, builder; cost,
$500.
Y. Ahiu, cottages at Gil King
street; S Miyamoto, builder; cost,
$780,
E. S. Cunha, dwelling in Kalakaua
avenue, Waikiki; Freitas and Fernan-
dez; cost, $4,000
Aki Young, C ttages in KuBui
street; Lee Hon, builder; cost, 1880.
W. F. Macfarlane, residence in Pen
sacola street; Pacific Engineering Co.,
builders; cost, S24,S00.
Hop Sing Co., assembly hall at
Hotel and Smith streets; Chun Kui,
builder; cost, $117O.
Joseph A. McCod, dwelling in Ka-
piolani tract; ] Usui, builder; cost,
$3.50
Honolulu Plantation Company, frame
structure at Aiea; Hawaiian Ballast
Company, builders; cost, $500.
Rev. H. H. Parker, residence at
kaneohe; Peter High, builder; cost,
$4,000.
Mrs. S. M. Damon, residence at Mo-
analua William Mulch, builder; cost,
$4,000 tr. 1r SOC
M. H. Webb,cresidence in Kaimuki
block; cost, $4,000 .r,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
FAILURES IN 1871

While the record of business NOR
tally in 1911, as disclosed by the sta
tistics of failures complied by r. G..
Dun & Co., showed an increase in the
number of commercial insolvencies
over the comparatively light total OF
the preceding year. there was falling
off of fully $14,OOO,OOO in the amount
of Indebtedness involved During the
first quarter the insolvencies were es-
pecially heavy, although involving less
than $4,000 for each default; but
from then on there was a distinct
trend toward improvement until the
final quarter, when there was an in
crease of 54l in number and the liza
bilities were raised almost forty per
cent.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
INVESTIGATION OF HIGH
COST OF LIVING URGED

WASHINGTON, January S.-Sena-
tor Crawford introduced a bill today
to provide for the appointment by the
United States of members of an in
ternational commission to investigate
the general increase in the cost of
living. The measure would provide
for a general inquiry relative TO the
wages, the effect of trusts and the in
fiuence of the increased volume OF
gold. The bill follows suggestions
made at the recent economic congress
in this city.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Beginning February 1st next, a
switching charge of 10 CENTS for
each and every completed call will be
made for long distance messages be-
tween the Company's City system and
the Telephones connected with the
Country lines beyond the Pail
Honolulu, January 18th, 1912.
Mutual Telephone Co., Ltd,
BY F. G. HUMMEL,
Manager.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-17

Mrs. Reeves, Miss E. Schnoor, Geo. F.
Scott, A. B. Shoemaker, Mrs. E. T.
Sterling, A, Sevilla, o. Starkey, H. L.
Sauers, Dr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Way
land, Mrs. Bertha Waite, Miss Mckay,
A. Lyle, Mrs. Meservey.
Pacific MATHS New Boats.
San Francisco Call, January TO-
X. p. Schwerin, vice president and
general manager of the Pacific Mail
Company, who left here last Monday
for New York, took with him the
plans and specifications for four
leviathan liners which will cost
$11,500,000 and which will be oper-
ated between New York and the ORR.
ent via the Panama canal, San Fran
cisco and Honolulu
Whatever change may be contem-
| plated in the management of the
steamship company will not affect, Il
is said, the plan to build these ships.
To build them it will be necessary to
float a special bond issue, the details
of which are said to have been ar
ranged. Whoever, in the final strug-
gle, gets control of the Pacific Mail
Company will need such ships as
these to compete in the battle for
business that will follow the opening
of the canal. 1t was this fact that
made it possible to finance this addi-
ton to the fleet, which also will mean
vast increase of strength to the
American merchant marine.
The shore engineering staff of the
Pacific Mail Company worked night
and day for more than week prior
to Schwerins departure completing
the plans and specifications, which
call, it is said, for four of the finest
ships ever launched from American
yards.
The new ships are to be $50 feet
long and IS feet in beam. AS. they
will be used through the canal, their
draft loaded will be only 80 feet. This
comparatively light draft is made pos
sible by the great beam The ships
will have accommodations for 300
first-class passengers, 200 second
class and 800 third-class or steerage.
There will be thirty staterooms de
luxe in the first cabin, each provided
with a bathroom, and the steerage
passengers will be housed in state
rooms instead of large dormitories, as
is now the custom.
They will be twin screw ships OF
1900 horsepower and will be able to
make seventeen knots an hour Each
ship will be able to carry about 1900
tons of freight, and they will all be
oil burners.
They will carry oil in the double
bottoms and in two big tanks, one
for forward of the engine room and
the other aft. They will take their
main supply of fuel at this port, but
an auxiliary oiling station will be es-
tablished at Honolulu. The ships
will make the run from New York 10,
this port in seventeen days
From New York to Honolulu they
will operate under the protection of
the coastwise shipping laws. In the
direct trade between here and the
Orient they will compete at a disad
vantage as regards cost of operation,
with foreign competitors, but it is
believed that the superior size and
equipment of the new ships will in.
sure them a big share of the open
business.
News by Telegraph.
(Per Merchants Exchange.)
SALIVA CRUZ, January 14,-Arriv-
ed, s. s, Columbian from Kahului De,
cember 80 mot as before reported)
SAN FRANCISCO, January IT,
Sailed, / p. m, s. s. Wilhelmina for