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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23.To q
woman win go the credit Of the cap
ture on the streets Of San Francisco
tonight Of the alleged bandit who led
the holding up Of Southern Pacific
passenger train near III Monte. this
state, December last. The man, DiY-
ing his name as John Bostwick. was
placed under arrest following his iden-
tification By Mrs. Arthur colen, one Of
the victims of the holdup.
Mrs Cohen was accompanied by
her husband. AS they were passing
through the crowd, the features Of the
bandit. which made deep impression
on the mind of the woman on the
night Of the thrilling robbery and sub
Esequent shooting, enabled her to pick
out Bostwick
There he goes, = whispered Mrs.
Colen Her husbands attention was
attracted to Bostwiek and he also iden-
tilted him as the bandit. Police were
quietly summoned and the alleged
train robber was placed under arrest
without difficulty.
Bostwick Is being held In prison
pending further Investigation as to
his movements at the time Of the
robbery. &, -.
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and the signature Of President Wilson.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Dec. %.
James Hurley and Roy Melville es-
capped from the state prison here to.
day. Hurley was serving a sentence
of II years Melville had been SEN
fenced to % years Both were con-
yicted of robbery Their escape was
discovered soon after they disappear
ed. An alarm was sounded and posses
made up of prison guards and officers
from nearby towns are now securing
the country for the fugitives.
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WASHINGTON, D. G.. Dec. "a.
President Wilson acted as Santa Claus
for $50 White house employees today.
Each one received 15-pound turkey
to which was attached q card bear
ing appropriate Christmas greetings
and the signature Of President Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
INDIANS WON TWO
Pummel Kaw Pitchers and
Scored Many Runs.
Gears Men Hit Hard, but
Couldn't Win.

Sioux City. June 23.-The Kaws
were no match for the Indians and
Sioux City won both ends of a double
header Sunday. The first game re-
suited in a score of is to 10 and the
last was called at the end of the sew
enth inning. on account of darkness.
The games were played at Riverside
park and were featured by hard hit
ting of both teams.
The visitors took a six run lead in
the first three innings. Lee hit a
home run in the first inning and the
team batted around in the second in
ming and scored four runs. Brown
relieved Klein in the third inning and
the kaws got another. The Indians
staged a batting bee in the fourth in
ming and again in the seventh when
they netted seven runs each.
The Kaws got two more in the fifth
on walk, Gear was safe on an error
and Joe French hit. The kaws batted
Brown off the mound in the fifth in
ming and White relieved him.
The Indians started off in the lead
by scoring three runs in the first in
ming of the second game. Richardson
started the contest but was relieved by
Forest in the third inning when the
Indians began batting him again. They
got four runs in this inning. Forest
was in better condition than the Par
son.
The Kaws started this contest with
n run when doubles by McLarry and
and Lee Melted a run. Cochran started
a batting rally in the sixth when he
drew pass, Lee forced him at sec
ond. Forsythe singled and Gear
forced both runners with two base
hit Rapps hit and scored Gear.
French hit and an error scored Rapps.
The score:
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SYRACUSE SHELL WON.
Cornell Was Second and Washington
Third in Annual Race.

Poughkeepsie, June 2S.-The great
est honors of the intercollegiate crew
held here Saturday afternoon went to
the Syracuse university when the
oarsmen from the Salt City won the
four mile race for varsity Fights.
Second place went to Cornell, while
Washington rowed into third place at
the finish Wisconsin was fourth. Co
lumbia fifth and Pennsylvania last.
At the mile Columbia led by half
length over Cornell, with Syracuse
third This order did not change I'M
til the three mile mark when Cornell
cut down Columbia's lead and SYRIA
cuse moved up into the race with
vengeance.
The finish was a driving affair, with
Syracuse holding its own, with Cor
nell following. Cornell had just
enough strength to stave off the west
erners' challenge and finished second.
The official time of the varsity
eight oar race was:
Syracuse. 1928 S-5: Cornell, 1881;
Washington, 1888; Wisconsin. 1895;
Columbia 1875 Is; Pennsylvania,
20:11 Is.
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POOR OLD KAWS
Lost Saturdays Game on Two
Walks and Single.
kaWS Knocked Doyle Out of
BOx-FuIIertOn Weakened.

Sioux City. June 23.-The Indians
won the first game of the series with
the Kaws by scoring the winning run
in the eleventh inning. The victory
resulted when Fullerton walked two
men and one scored on hit to center
field by Callahan. The Kaws knocked
Doyle out of the box in the seventh
inning.
The Indians started the game with
a four run lead, but the Kaws tied it
up in the seventh.
The Kaws were hitting the ball hard
and fielding we'll, but Fullerton was
rot strong enough to hold the locals.
The score.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland and Detroit Split Double
Header.

Cleveland, June 23.-Detroit and
Cleveland divided a double header'
Cleveland losing the first and winning
the second. The first game was see
saw contest, each team alternating IN
the lead Each team scored one in
the fifth inning of the second game
era wford singled and High ,tripled Tor
Detroits run. Turner singled ana
stole, Ryan singled, scoring him for
Cleveland's run. The winning run was
double. O'NeiFs sacrifice and Dauss
tumble of Birmingham bounder.
Scores:
First game- r H f
Cleveland. .o2oooso % IL 3
Detroit. II OO0O3 o 1 II IA o
and Garrison; Lake, Willett and Nc
Second game Ri E
Cleveland. ..O00O01O 01-2 1
Detroit. 10000 O1 90 -1
Batteries-Gregg and O'Neil; Dauss
and Rondeau.
Chicago %. St. Louis 30.
Chicago, June 23.-Chicago and ST.
Louis split a double header here in
two thrilling battles. The first game,
which was won by the visitors, was a
great struggle between Scott, who set
a seasons strikeout record with 10,
and Leverenz who held the locals to
two hits.
In the second walsh's heady pitch
ing and clever fielding back of him
kept ST. Louis from scoring. Score:
First game r H f
ST Louis ..1o0OO 01-2 5 O
Chicago 20 0 O o o O 90 2 L
Batteries-L-everenz and Agnew;
Scott and Scha1k.
Second game r H e
ST. Louis. 10000 5000 8
Chicago. .1 90 o 0 1 0 o 50 2
Batteries-Weilman, Allison and
Agnew; Walsh and Schalk.
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KANSAS STATE LEAGUE
Manhattan and SaIina Open New Park
at Eureka Lake.

Great Bend, June 23.-Great Bend err
rors lost the game with Clay Center.
g TO 2. Four of the visitors scores were
made on two hits and three errors.
Score: R.H-E
Clay Center 30 3 0 0 0-S 2
Great Bend 30 0 0 o 2 0 % 6
Batteries-Shimeal and Sweet; Smith
and Rumler. Umpires-Guinn and
Whalen. Time hours.
Lyons 9: Junction City o.
Junction City, June 23.-Thirteen safe
hits, including four doubles, enabled
Lyons to win easily from Junction City,
9 to o. Quinlan the visiting pitcher,
was alright in the pinches.
Score: He
LYONS 100000 1-s ID 2
junction City 20 o o 90 o 900 3
Batteries-Quinlan and Miller; Cox
and Richardson. Umpire-Ames.
Manhattan So: SaIina So.
Manhattan. June 23.-The new Eureka
amusement park broke into baseball
when Manhattan and Salina split
doubleheader, the first going to the To-
calls. S to 5, and the second to the
tailenders. to 4. The second game went
eleven innings.
Manhattan outplayed Salina in the
first game. while Mcdonald was a puz-
ze in the second.
First gameScore: RH.E.
Manhattan 30 3 IS IL
Salina 0 0 0 3 0-5 IA
ries-McCullough. Mcdonnell
and Smith; Burnett and Rigsby. UNI
pire-Womack-
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
Manhattan. 0 0 "a
Salina 80 0 o 0 . 20 IL 3
Observation-Disclosures, Mcdonnell and
Smith: Mcdonald and Rigsby. Umpire
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HARVARD BEAT OLD ELI.
Won Deciding Game I'm Championship
Baseball Series.

Brooklyn. June 23.-Harvard de-
feated Yale in the deciding game of
their championship baseball series at
Ebbets field. A typical college crowd
saw the contest.
FELTON, and Gle began the box
work. the former being taken out in
the fifth when with one out three Yale
batsmen singled in a row. Gile wealth
cred the storm until the seventh
Harvard's trio of runs in the second
were scored on Tones scratch hit
Reilly's wild throw on Young's hard
drive, pass to Alsop and Ayres's
timely double. Score: r
Harvard ...03 OOO3O O-6
Yale .......0 o 2 o. 100 O-5
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Kansas State League.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg Defeated Cincinnati-Cfh-
t,ago Beat St. Louis.

Cincinnati. June 23.-Pittsburg by
opportune hitting, won from Cincin-
natl. Pittsburg scored its hrst run on
a base on balls to Byrne and singles
by Carey and Wagner. They scored
the second on base on balls to Cole
man and a two base hit by Carey. the
other three runs were scored on sin
giles by Adams. Byrne. Carey and
Miller and a base on balls to wagner.
ccore. r H E
Pittsburg 100000 3 0-5 l
Cincinnati "A 0 o 0 0 o o. IL
Batteries-AdamS and Coleman'
Ames Brown and Killing.
Boston 6; St. Louis 0.
st. Louis. June 23.-Pierce was in
vincible while his teammates. especial
" Zimmerman and Leach, hit Perr1tt
When hits counted and st. Louis Iost
again to Chicago. The game was
called at the end of the fifth because
Of derkDess Score: r H E
Chicago ......1 0 As 10
ST Louis % w
Ratteries-Pierce and Bresnahan;
Perritt. Burk and Mclean.
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SATURDAY GAMES.
National League.

National League.
Brooklyn ., New York o.
Cincinnati s, Pittsburg s.
Philadelphia So, Boston 4-2.
St. Louis-Chicago -Tie, called dark
less.
American League.
Boston 3, Philadelphia l.
Washington As. New York 10.
Cleveland Z, Detroit 6.
St. is-Chicago-Wet grounds.
American Association.
Minneapolis o. Columbus 8.
ST Paul 1. Indianapolis ?.
Milwaukee II, Louisville 3.
Kansas City-Toledo-Rain.
Kansas State League.
Great Bend 2, Clay Center 4.
Lyons 3, Junction City 1.
Other Games.
Lecompton 2, Highland Park 4.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Toledo Defeated Kansas City in Dou-
BILE Header.

Toledo. June 23.-Toledo won both
games from Kansas City George and
Morgan We're the opposing fingers in
the first clash. Toledo scored in the
first. Jones opened with a double,
Rronkie sacrificed and Burns hit to
Breton. who threw home too late to
catch Jones. Barbeau threw high on
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land Park baseball team from To-
peka had little trouble in winning
from the locals by a IL to 3 score.
Score: r H z
Highland Park 100 002 01s-i215
Hoyt 001 900 0O2-3 5
Standardization and Shaffer;
Hartman and Milford
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eral expectation but after Scott City
changed pitchers. putting in Darling,
a conductor on the S. c. N, the Scott
City team put up much better game.
Score II to s for Oakley.
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SIOUX lily d " 4 U L Ill
Called on seventh on account of dark
neSS-)
Summary: Left on bases-SiouX City.
&: Topeka, ,. First base on errorS-SiouX
City. l. Two-base hits-McLarry Lee
Clarke 90. Burns, Smith. Home runs
Smith. Clarke, Davidson. Stolen bases
French. Clarke. Hits-Richardson. in
innings; Forest. in innings Double
playS-Young and Burns: Cooney and
Burns. Struck out-RichardSOn. .; Young.
g. Bases on balls-Richardson, 2; Young
2 Wild pitch-Richardson. Umpire
Segrfst. Time-1 so.
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Louisville A; Milwaukee 5.

Louisville. June 23.-Louisville de-
feated Milwaukee by batting Nichol-
son at orportune times. Lowdermilk
was steady in the pinches and was Civ
en- good support. Score: r H f
Louisville OIL 0101 - IS 2
Milwaukee 0 > 0 0 0-3 2
atteries-Lowdermilk and Severoid;
j! Nicholson, and Hughes.
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Kirke's grounder. Burns was out at
the plate when Gardner hit to Nor
gan but Kirke scored on Bluhm's hit
Walkers three base hit and an out in
the fourth and singles by OConnor
and Barbeau, with Georges poor
throw to second in the fifth inning,
tied the score. Toledo won in the sew
enth, Georges single driving in the
winning run.
In the second Toledo scored in the
first inning on singles by Kirke and
Gardner, following a pass to Burns.
After that inning both Collamore and
Powell were invincible.
Score-f1rst game: r H E
Kansas City 20 0 0 0 o o.
Toledo - 0 0 0 o o - 3
Ratteries-Morgan and O'Connor;
George and Devogt-
Score-second game: r Fl Z
Toledo 10 o o 0 ~ o.
Kansas City 10000 90 90 o.
Batteries-Collamore and Kruger;
Powell and Krichell.
Columbus IL: Minneapolis 4.
Columbus, June PA victory over
Minneapolis was the seventh for the
Columbus team and was secured by
steady hitting of Loudell in the sew
enth when the side batted around.
Score: X II
Minneapolis o , o 900 o p
Ratteries-Cook and S. Smith; Ohm
stead. LoudeH and w. Smith.
Topeka. Grays Is; Norfonv1lle A.
NortonviIIe, Kan, June 23.-The To-
peka Grays defeated the fast Norton
Vile baseball team by one sided
score of Is to 4. The feature of the
game was the home run of Holmgren,
for the Grays Score: r H E
Topeka Grays 222 010 440-15 IT 3
NortonvilIe 200 002 900 Fl
Batteries-Swensona and Allen; Sny-
der, stephens and Rogers
Highland Park IL; Hoyt 3.
Hoyt, Kan, June 23.-The High
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ley and Scott City teams played here.
Three hundred spectators viewed the
game. coming from Oakley, Sharon
Springs, Scott City, Russell Springs and
the country. The game fell below gem
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sioux CITY - - " y -: 5,i.1-
Summary: Left on bases-SiouX city
II. TopeJIa. g. First on errors-Topeka, g.
Sacrifice hits-Huston, French Two-base
htts-Conney. Smith, Clarke, Lee, Burns
Three-base hit-Davidson Home runs
Lee Burns ~. Stolen bases-Burns,
Davidson, Cooney C2). Clarke. Hits-On
Klein. in l % innings; off Brown, in 3
innings: off Cocreham, 10 in innings; off
Forest 2 in 1 inning: off Reynolds, in 3
innings; off White, in 4 1-3 innings.
Double pIay-Smith and Burns. Struck out
By Cocreham, 8; by Reynolds, 8; by
White. 1. Bases on balls-On Klein, 3; off
Brown. 1; off Cocreham, 2; off Forest, l.;
off Reynolds. 8; off White. l. Hit by pitch
er-Vann. Umpire Segrist. Time-2:50
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SnTnmArV.
u: Topeka, S. First base on errors-sioux
City, 4: Topeka, 2. Sacrifice hit-Vann-
Two-base hits-Callahan ca: McLafFy'
Smith Three-base hits-Cr1st, ForSythe-
Stolen bases-Davidson. Smith, Gear.
Burns Hits-Off Doyle. 10 in 2-3 innings;
off Brown, 2 in 8 1-3 innings; on klein'
none in inning hv 9 FIeEto 0u g. by Klein,
1. Bases on balls-Of Doyle, l; OFF Brown
Crist Umpire-SegriSt- Tfme-Z;oo-
Des MOineS A; Lincoln U.
Des Moines. June 23.-Des Moines
won the Saturday game with Lincoln
by punching hits in the second anu
third innings. Faber pltcheo prlillant
hall and was given superb support by
his teammates. Four fast double plays
by the home team featured the sanIe
Score: n.
IjncoIn .....O 0 0 o 0 0 90
Batteries-Dessau and Baker; Faoer
and Sleight.
summary: Two-base hits-Leonard,
Reilly. cole. Home run-Jones. Sac
rifice hit-Andreas. Double plays
Jones; Reilly to Andreas to Jones.
Rases on balls-Off Faber 1, off Des-
sau 2. Struck out-By Faber ., py
Dessau /. Stolen bases-Jones. Fox.
Left on bases-Des Moines .. Omplres
-O'Toole and Sigler.
Omaha 5: Wichita q.
d. d
medically in the Wichita-Omaha game,
Omaha. winning in the twelfth Satur-
day. Each team had two runs, Omaha
tying the score in the ninth Joe Bills
dropped fly in the twelfth and two
Omaha men scored
Score: X.
omaha ..OO o 0 0 0 o 2 o 3-5
wichita ......02OO 10000 "a
Observation-Disclosures, Applegate and
Johnson; Durham and Wacob.
Summary: Two-base hits-Johnson,
Grub, Neff, Bills. Three-base hit
Thomason. Grubb. Sacrifice hits
Burke, Koerner, Middleton (2), Dur
ham. Hits-Off Robinson, 8 in 9 in
nings: off Apologize, in 8 innings.
Struck out-By Robinson 6, by Apple
gate /, by Durham 4. Bases on balls
Durham 4. Wild pitch-Applegate Hit
by pitcher-Johnson, Koerner. Left on
bases-Omaha IL, Wichita s. Time
2:29 Umpire C1lifower.
Denver Z: St. Joseph o.
st. Joseph June 23.-Denver score,-
enough runs in the early innings on
poor fielding by the locals in connec-
ton with timely hits to win from st.
Joseph Saturday. The hitting of Chan
nell and Cassidy was the feature.
Score: r.
Denver ......2 o $1,000 IL
ST. Joseph ...0 o 0 0 0 o 0 90
Ratteries-Hagerman and Block;
Chellette Thomas and Ketter.
Summary: Three base hits-Quillen,
Cassidy. Two-base hits-Cassidy, Chan |
nell Sacrifice hits-Ca ssidy, Butcher
(2). French, Coffey, Hagerman. Stolen |
bases-Quillen Channel. Hits-Off
Chellette in 5 2-3 innings 10: off Thomas |
in 3 1-3 innings ,. Struck out-By Che1- |
lette 1. by Hagerman g. First on balls |
Off HagerHaan 2. Wild pitch-Hager- |
man. Earned runs-Denver 2. Left on |
I, st. Joseph Z. Double |
to Ochs to Brewer. |
Umpire-Anderson.
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Topeka. Grays Is; Norfonvine A.

Highland Park IL; Hoyt 3.
Hoyt, Kan, June 23.-The High
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Slated for Brown in tenth.
~Batted for Craig in tenth.
Topeka

Zone out When WlnnIHg run SOUIoU' =
Score by innings: n.
tTonska >' .O o 1 100 900 -5
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81 week of Bargain Selling on spot cash bought
Nll goods of style and quality. Each day will
y01 bring lots of dependable merchandise
- at bargain prices Shop at this store every
- day-there is economy in doing So
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-11
WOULD PROVIDE FOR
OPENING MORE STREETS

As supplement to Senate Bih 2ll,
providing for the condemnation of
rights of way for city streets upon mo-.
tion of property owners or the board of
supervisors, Senator Judd yesterday in.
troduced bill to provide funds for the
paving of streets after the rights of
way are secured
The board of supervisors, states the
bill, "shall, before ordering any such
improvement by resolution, determine
the district to be assessed adopt full
details and specifications, for thu same
so drawn as to permit and encourage
competition; and shall cause the city
and county engineer to prepare a list
of all known owners, lessees and oeeu-
pants of the land within the proposed
district, an estimate of the cost of the
proposed Improvement and a map show
ing the exact location of such improve
ment and the district to be assessed.
in such detail and form as will readily
show the approximate share of the total
cost that will be assessed against such
parcel of land subject 10 assessment. f"
The bill provides that fifty per cent
of the property owners protesting
against the proposed amendments shall
have power to put an end to such plans
for period of six months, while sixty
per cent of the property owners in any
district will have the power to order
improvements as so provided for.
The bill is an important one and has
been carefully drawn, With none Of the
Objectionable features of the measure
which was introduced into the last legis.
lature by the then board of supervisors
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-11
MARINE TIDlNGS.
By Merchants Exchange.
Tnesday. April s, 1913.

TUESDAY, April S, 1913.
Hilo--Sailed, April s, 5. 5. Santa
Maria, for Port San Lris.
Port Townsend--Arrivod, April 7, ),
$. Karnak, hence March 20.
Yokohama-Arrived, April Z, $. 5,
Shinyo Maru, hence March 26.
Sydney-Sailed, April 5, S. S. Wen.
tura. for Honolulu.
Salina Cruz-Arrived, April 4, S. s,
Columbian, from Hilo, March 81,
Cardif-Sailed, April ., $. $. Ascot
for London, Gibraltar and Honolulu.
San Franeisco-Arrived, April 3, a
m, $. S. Honolulan, hence April l.
Wednesday, April 9, 1918.
Port Allen--Sailed, April 3, ship Jor.
danhill, for Port Townsend.
San Francisco-Sailed, April o, 1880
p. m S. S. Wilhelmina, for Honolulu.
Salina Cruz-Sailed, April s, S. $.
Missourian for San Francisco, via San
Diego.
Gray's Harbor-Arrived, April s,
schr. Robert Searles, hence March 2l.
San Francisco--Saied, April s, 2:40
p. n., S. S. Sonoma, for Honolulu.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-11
HEART DISEASE
CAUSES DEATH
Of LAWMAKER
Hon. J. M. PoepOe Is
Stricken at His
Home.

Representative Joseph Mokuohsi Poe
poe died at his home, 90 School street,
a little before four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, heart failure being the cause
of'death. The date for the funeral may
be settled upon today.
Joseph NJ. Poepoe was born at Ko'
hala, Hawaii, March 27, 1852. He cele-
brated his sixty-6rst birthday last
month.
Poepoe was an attorney, licensed to
practise before all courts. He was n
scholarly man and besides speaking his
mother language was fluent in English.
lie was also well versed in French,
Latin and Hebrew. AS a Hawaiian
scholar, the deceased was rated one of
the best in the Territory.
Deceased was an intimate friend Of
the late King Kalakaua and the other
members of the royal Hawaiian family.
lie was in politics for over thirty years
but this was his first term in the legis-
lature, having been elected a member
of the house last November from the
fifth district. 4
He was educated at the old Royal
School and at Ahuimanu, where st
Louis College was first located. Fol
two years he taught school in Kohala
after which he moved to Honolulu and
entered the practise of law, profes
sion he followed ever since.
Besides his wife, deceased leaves foul
daughters, Mrs. E. N. Voeller, Mrs
Cecilia Sharp, Mrs. Paikai and Mis-:
Elizabeth Poepoc. ...f
Deceased was not in his accustomed
seat in the house Wednesday nor yes
terday, having taken to his bed late
Tuesday afternoon. He was about the
house only an hour or two before an
swering the last call. This is the see
ond time this session death has visited
the legislature.
/ When informed last night of tn,
death of Representative Poepoe, Speak
er Holstein stated the house would nee
as usual at ten o o'clock this morning
and would then adjourn for the day
out of respect for the memory Of tn,
deceased member. ~ = ~