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SENATE TALKS
OF SUGAR DUTY
Recommendations of Finance Commit
tee Are Again' Proof Against
Any Amendment.
MR. TAFT'S NAME IS LUGGED IN
Aldrich Declares He Farors Provision,
but Clapp Doubts It.
BRISTOW ' STL INSURGENT
Kansas Sena V- Vain Fight for
Amen
MINNESOTAN
Bill.
i PEEVISH
Mr. Clapp Kara "
Wtone of Mlnoi
Filipino U
. p," While
"C Vea the
Banco Oi
WASHINGTON, June 14.-Sugar was the
stirring subject before the senate today. It
wis brought to the front In connection
with the consideration of the finance cam
mittee's substitute for the house provision
of the tariff bill regulating the admission
of Philippine articles Into the United
States and It continued to receive prac
tlcally the undivided attention of the sen
ate throughout the day.
Mr. Bristow offered a n amendment to the
Philippine provision which would permit
the Importation of raw and refined sugar
from the Phlllppnes at rates that may be
lower than the sugar duties of the United
States. He also proposed an amendment
eliminating the provision of the bill which
gives the preference for the S00,000-ton free
sugar provialo to producers of leas than
600 tons or sugar. Mr. Bristow said the
change he proposed would give an oppor
tunity for the establishment of centrlf
una I sugar factories In the Philippines.
Louisiana Against Amendment.
Mr. Foster opposed Mr. Brlstow'a amend'
meni, speeKing In the Interest of the
American sugar grower and declaring that
the finance committee's amendment did not
propone to exclude from the free trade
piovliilon the sugar produced by large
factories In the Philippines, but that It
merely gave the preference to the produc
tion of the small farmer.
Mr. Lodge, replying to Mr. Bristow, naid
the proposition to admit sugar and tobacco
Into the United States free of duty was
a concession to those who had contended
for absolute free trade between the Islands
and the United States. Interrupting Mr.
Lodge, Senator Bulkley said no compro
inie had been made with the tobacco
growers of Connecticut.
"We have reached no compromise with
the senator from Connecticut," retorted
Mr. Lodge.
"You will have to," responded the Con
necticut senator.
"We will see about that when the vote
Is taken," said Mr.. Lodge. t
aldrtrh Defends Committee.
Mr" Aldrich Insisted that the Philippine
amendment provided practically for a
bounty to the sugar raised of the Philip
pines. "I venture the prediction," he said, "that
the processes of refining sugar In the Phil
ippine Islands will be changed and that
this sugaj- will come to the United States
In a refined condition. They will no longer
make their sugar by the old open kettle
process. They will have modern machin
ery and make the beat clauses of sugar."
Thai, he said, was the experience In
Java and Cuba, which no longer use the
old processes.
Senator Clapp took the view that the ad
mission of free sugar would benefit the
American Sugar Refining company. When,
he said, the time comes to vote for free
hides It will not be argued that It Is to
benefit the cattle raisers of the Argentine
Rpublle nor anyone else except the Amer
ican purchasers. The tao cases, he said,
were similar.
Kara President Favors Provision
"It was well understood and an open
secret that this proposition is here at the
request of the president of the United
States." said Mr. Aldrich, "and that he
desires it tor a people he believes to be
wards of the United States."
"1 am glad to hear that," interposed Mr.
Clapp in a tone of doubt.
"I think the senator from Minnesota
-knew that before 1 jid it," said the Rhode
Island senator.
"If the president's wishes were ao care
fully regarded," Mr. Clapp said, "the com
mittee on finance should have regarded his
wotdb favoring lower tariff duties. 60 far
a he knew the senate had no direct com
munlratlon with the president.
"The pjresident of the United States."
said Mr. .tldrlch, 'has repeatedly called
tl e attention of congress to the necessity
foi legislation of this precise character."
"This precise character?" queried the
Minnesota senator doubtfully.
"Kor absolute .free trade," replied Mr,
Atdrlcn. N
"Oh, that Is another thing," replied the
Mlnnesotan wit vigor.
"While 1 don't pretend to be his official
representative on thla floor," Mr. Aldtich
said. "I do not transcend my Ideea of my
ubllgatlon to the president when I say that
I know that not only la the president In
faver of legislation of this kind, but that he
is In .'avor of this Identical legislation
Brands It as "Clap Trap."
Resuming his remarks, Mr. Clapp said
"the president had means by which, be
could communicate with the senate."
"lo do not believe," he added, "that the
president endorses any such fallacy as that.
Of mil the clap-trap work ever reported far
legislation this does seem to me to take
the palm." he said with warmth.
In reply to comment on his amendment.
Mr. Bristow said the provision of the com
mittee favoring the output of producers of
less than Wti.Otf) tons of sugar would pre
vent refining sugar by the centrifugal
process, so that the raw sugar would of
necessity be marketed In the United State
and be purchased, by the American Sugar
Refining company, thus preventing the re
flnlns of the Philippine product In the Is
lands. Hence, he concluded, that what ap
peared to be a favor to the Philippine pro
ducer did not exist In fact.
tea Say 'Banco Game."
"This Is simply another Instance of th
bunco game that Is being played upon the
Filipino people In the course of our benevo
lent policy of assimilation." declared Sena
tor Btone, after declaring that the commit
tM amendment would at once deprive the
Filipino of the right to purchase refined
user in the world' market without the
payment of auty.
Mr. Brlstow'a aniendmen. which limited
(Continued on oeoond Page.)
Says Trusts Arc
Financing Fight
Against Whisky
President of National Liquor Dealers'
Association Delivers Himself
of Some Charges.
ATLANTIC CITY, June 14-Charges that
big corporations have financed saloon
movemer.U are given as the reason for
the warning Issued to the trusts by Chair
man G. C. Dempsey of the executive com
mittee of the National Liquor Dealers'
association during the presentation of his
formal report before the committee chis
afternoon.
Chairman Dempsey declares that the pro
hibition laws In states that have gone
"dry" have acted as a practical confisca
tion of the big breweries and distilleries
of the states, and that similar legisla
tion, levied at corporations, would have
practically the same effect with their
property.
Figures quoted In the report claim to
show that the prohibition wave has not
halted the sale of either beer or whinny,
which ts still growing with the population.
Hogs Break
June Record for
Quarter Century
Porkers Sell in Chicago at Eight Dol
lars Per Hundred Rivals
Cudahy Corner.
CHICAGO, June 14.-The highest June
price for live hogs since 1SS2 as estab
lished today at the Union stock yards when
best porkers sold at the long-predicted fig
ure of 8 per 100 pounds. With the exception
of 190i this is the highest price recorded
for many years since the Cudahy corner
In pork In 1893 when live hogs sold at $8.75
pr 100 pounds.
The prevailing high prices are due to
unusually light receipts of live bogs this
spring at all western packing centers, the
extremely high prices, of grain last year
prompting many farmers to dispose of their
stock rather than to pay the heavy prices
for feedstuff. Receipts of hogs today at
the nine leading markets of the west were
29,000 head less than for the corresponding
day last week and 32,600 head less than for
the same day a year ago. As a result of
the scarcity of hogs the price of provisions
is now the highest In many years.
Black Hand Myth,
Says Lima Lawyer
John H. 0'Leary Declares Defense
Will Show No Such Organiza
tion Exists.
TOLEDO, O.. June 14. Declaring .the
Black Hand" society -to be an elaborate
myth, John H. O'Leary, attorney for Sal
vatore Lima, Salvatore Rixao and Joseph
Batagalla, the three alleged "Black Hand-
is arrested at Marlon last week, said to
day that the defense will show that no
such organisation exists. O'Leary said also
that his clients will be able to clear them
selves of attempted extortion of money
from John Amlcon of Columbus.
MARION, O., June IS. Hundreds of shot
gun shells containing cross-marked bullets
were captured In a spectacular raid on the
shop of Sam Lima, the "black hand" sus
pect, here today. The shells and cross-
marks were Identical with those found In
Dennison, Bellefontalne and other towns
visited by the officers. Lima, who was
out on ball, succeeded In delaying the
search until one of six Italian women In
the place had escaped. It Is believed this
woman carried with her documentary evi
dent and clues to the whereabouts of
Sebastian Lima, brother of Sam, who Is
sought.
NO FRAUD SAYS THE LAWYER
Convicted Banker Files Appeal As
serting- Km latent to la
Jar Bank.
NEW YORK, June 14 Charles W.
Morse's appeal from his conviction foi
misapplication of the National Bank of
North America funds, was heard today
by the United States circuit court of ap
peals. He asks a new trial and admis
sion to ball, pending hearing. Martin W.
Littleton, Morse's counsel, declared Morse
had been wrongfully indicted. Discussing
the loan of $114,000 made to John F. Carrol
by the Rank of North America, on the
stock of the American Ice company, and
summing up the entire group of loans made
by the bank on American Ice company
stock, Mr. Littleton stated that by the
record of the case the bank was $279,000
ahead of them. He contended that no evl
aence naa Deen presented that In any
instance waa the intention to Injure' or
defraud the bank. Mr. Littleton concluded
his argument by declaring that Morse had
been sentenced to fifteen years in prison
for transactions which, although supposed
to have caused the failure of the bank, had
In reality resulted In every case In a very
large profit for that Institution. Mr. Sttm-
son had scarcely begun his argument for
the government when court adjourned for
the day.
Morse has been in the Tombs since his
conviction, except at Intervals when he
has been permitted to leave the prison to
attend to business.
American Girl
Jail for
LONDON. June 14. Elinor Beattle.
wanted In New York on a charge of grand
larceny, was arrested here today. The
police secured a quantity of Jewelry which
she had in her possession. The remainder
the woman says, she pawned in New York.
She declare that she had the authority of
Mis. C. F. Stearns of New York, who Is
now in Honolulu, to purchase goods in her
name.
Miss Beattle haa secured counsel and will
oppose extradition. She waa remanded un
til June XI.
NEW YORK, June 14.-Miss Beattle. who
Is wanted here on a charge of having
fraudulently obtained 11.500 worth of Jew
elry from a Fifth avenue house, waa traced
PRESIDENT OF
BRAZIL DEAD
Ruler of Big South American Repablio
is Victim of Sudden Fatal
Illness.
ONE OF DOM PEDRO'S CABINET
Chosen in 1906 by Coalition of Several
States Against One.
PREVIOUSLY VICE PRESIDENT
Supported the New Republio After
Fall of the Empire.
NTLO PECHONS SUCCEEDS HIM
President Now Dead Received Ameri
can Battleship Fleet on Its Tear
of the WorldHad Had Losg '
Political Career.
WASHINGTON. June 14. President
Penna of Brazil died at 7 .80 this morning,
according to a dispatch received ' at the
State department from the American am
bassador at Rio De Janeiro.
The death of Dr. Alfonse Morecla Penna,
president of Brasil, evidently was sudden.
Other than a dli-patch received from Rio
De Janeiro last r.lght saying that he was
gravely ill and that as a consequence the
ministers had been summoned to the pal
ace, there has been no Intimation that he
was In 111 health. The last report of his
doings concerned the opening of the Bra
zilian congress May 4, and his message to
thut body, and two weeks later hla refusal
to accept the resignation of the Brazilian
minister of finance.
Dr. Penna was elected to office by uni
versal suffrage in the twenty federated
states In IMS and assumed office Novem
ber 15 of that year. His term expired In
1910. He was a native of the state of
Mlnas Geraes and his success was the
outcome of a coalition of the principal
states against Sao Paulo, which has sup
plied all past presidents. Dr. Penna was
one of Dom Pedro's ministers who accepted
and supported the republic after Its proc
lamation. He had been president of his
state and governor of the Bank of the Re
public. He was vice president of the re
public and president of the senate at the
time of his election to the chief magistracy.
The vice president of the republic, Ntlo
L Pecanha, this evening assumed the presi
dency.
Among the Important acts of Dr. Penna's
administration was the authorization of
the 850,000,000 naval loan, the reduction of
the duty on American products, the raising
of the duty on sugar and the signing of
an arbitration treaty with Argentina.
Dr. Penna received the officers of the
battleship fleet on its cruise around the
world in January of 1908.
On June 10 it was announced in Rio Ja
neiro that Marschal Hermes Fonseca was
a candidate for the presidency in succes
sion to the presidency of BrashV -
RIO JANEIRO, June 14.-The ministers
and chief of police have handed in their
resignations, but at the request of the
new president decided to wait for a few
days before withdrawing from office. The
funeral of President Penna will be held
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Cleveland
Will Testify
Widow of Late President to Go on
the Stand Against Broughton .
Brandenburg Today.
NEW YORK, June 14. Mrs. Frances Fol
som Cleveland, widow of former President
Cleveland will be called tomorrow as a
witness in the case of Broughton Branden
burg, , the magazine writer, who will be
put on trial In the criminal branch of the
supreme court, charged with grand lar
ceny.
On the representation .that It was wrftten
by Mr. Cleveland, Brandenburg is alleged
to have sold an article published in the
New York Times Just prior to the last
national election. Mrs. Cleveland repud
iated the article after the death of her
hUHband.
PEST LIVES THROUGH WINTER
Twenty Per Cent of Boll Weevils
Sarvlve the Climate la
Lonlslaaa.
BATON ROUGE, La.. June 14. Accoid
Ing to the announcement made here by the
Department of Agriculture more than
20 per cent of 16,281 boll weevils confined In
experimental cages last fall, survived the
winter. Indicating that climate and other
conditions In central Louisiana are favor
able to heavy propagation of the pest It
is stated that planters who destroyed their
cotton stalks before October 20 are assured
of a three-fourths crop this year, how.
ever.
William Scott In Electrle Chair.
AUBURN, N. Y., June M. William Scott
was electrocuted In Auburn prison this
morning for the murder of his stepmother,
Mrs. Delia M. Scott, near Chenango lake,
a short distance from Norwich, In October
of 1907. Scott walked to the death chair
without evincing emotion.
in London
Jewelry Theft
to London largely through a penciled
sketch made by a Jewelry clerk, who was
struck, the police say, by the dashln
appearance of the young woman, when
she called at the store.
Miss Beattle, according to the police, had
many acquaintances of prominence. 8ev
eral years ago, while a musical student In
Italy It Is said she became a protege of
Mrs. C. F. Stearns, daughter of William
Bucknell of Philadelphia, of the family
which founded Bucknell university.
Mrs. Steams offered to assist the youn
woman with her musical education and
biought her back to New York, where
she waa taken up by Mme. Gadsky and
other.
Old
irnyrtomiiii,Miiiiiitiiii.MiiiiJJiiv T -
If the Lord is good to us and the weather gets hot enough we will have a tariff bill by June 20. Pres
ident Taft.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
HOWARD COULD WINS POINT
All Wife's Charges, Except Desertion,
Dismissed by Court.
WOMAN'S PAST
LjFE
IS PROBED
'Big" Hartley Bald, to Have Stated
to Police that She) Aeted as Gam
bling Toat oi Trans-Atlantic
Steamers.
NEW YORK, June la. Abandonment
will he the sole issue AiptMi; which the suit
for separation brought' by Kathertne Clem
mons Gould against her husband, Howard
Gould, third son of the late Jay Gould, will
be decided. This ruling was made late
today In the supreme court by Justice
Dowltng. after counsel for Mrs. Oould had
rested the case of the plaintiff. This
sweeps away several phases of the case
notably cruelty and nonsupport, and Is a
partial victory for Howard Oould.
As to the charge of abandonment, the
court held that this, too, might not stand,
unless the plaintiff was able to show that
Howard Gould's stipulations for reconcilia
tion with his wife were unreasonable. This
phase of the case will be argued tomorrow.
Interesting testimony, bearing on the life
of Mrs. Gould prior to her marriage to
Howard Gould was adduoed at the hearing.
William C. McLaughlin, formerly the head
of the New York detective bureau, whose
attempt to aid Howard Gould In proving
that Mrs. Gould had been married to Wil
liam C. Woodward, alias "Big" Hawley,
resulted in his retirement from the force,
was called as a witness. McLaughlin told
about sending for "Big" Hawley and meet
ing him In Mr. Nlcoll'a offloes.
Woman I'sed as Gambling- Toot.
Hawley told the witness, he said, that
he (Hawley) had used Mrs. Gould as a
decoy on transatlantic steamers to in
veigle men Into card games. (This was
before her marriage to Mr. Gould). The
witness said he asked Hawley If he had
married Mrs. Gould and Hawley would
neither deny nor affirm It at that time.
Inspector McLaughlin testified that he
had heard that Mrs. Gould had been mar
ried at one time to a man named Daws'on,
and had investigated the story and sent
his detectives down to see Mr. Nlcoll after
they had looked up Dawson's record In
Baltimore. Ed Shoals, who kept a gamb
ling house in this city, witness ssld, told
him the story about the Dawson marriage
and Shoals afterward told it to Attorney
Nicoll.
Detective Peabody, who was present at
the "Big" Hawley interview, was called
to corroborate McLaughlin's testimony.
George J. Gould, brother of the defend
ant, was then called by Mrs. Gould's law
yer to testify In regard to Howard Gould's
Income.
Grand Dnke Drank Oolong.
Following the recess, Howard Gould's
counsel read from the deputation of Kli
Jah Sells, In which he stated he first saw
Kathertne Clemmons in. San Francisco in
1KS3, when she was 15 or ,16 years old. The
deponent, Sells, related hla; experiences
later on board the Gould's yacht Niagara,
and on other occasions when he accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. Gould In their travels.
He said that when the grand duke, Alexis,
boarded the Niagara at Newport News
everyone aboard waa offered refreshments.
"All had a drink, eh?" asked Mr. Nlcoll.
"Yes tea," Mr. Sells deposed, explain
ing that the grand duke waa offered cham
pagne but preferred "Oolong tea."
Mr. Nlcoll read from the deposition of
Elijah Sells, Mrs. Gould's cousin, in which
he stated the conditions upon which How
ard Gould offered a reconciliation with his
wife. The conditions were that Mrs. Gould
was not to Interfere in the management of
Castle Gould; she was to abstain from in
toxicants, to refrain from humiliating Mr.
Gould before his friends and she was to
agree to a regulation of her personal
finances. Mrs. Gould would not admit the
specifications of this agreement when
questioned about it, but said "they had
asked her to sign a paper to abstain from
Intoxicants."
Mrs. Gould was on the stand earlier in
the day, and was questioned at length by
Mr. Nlcoll about her living expenses. She
(Continued on Second Page.)
Sol: "Leave it to Me!"
Rev. Mrs. Shaw
is Willing to
Fight Police
With Mrs. Catt She Favors Introdu
cing Militant Methods in -Woman
Suffrage Campaign.
NEW YORK. June 14.-The Influence
of the methods and the spirit of the fight
ing English suffragette on her more con
servative American sisters, was shown
today In the. ttpeeches of the Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt, before the Interurban Woman's Suf
frage association. Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.
Catt recently returned from the Interna
tional suffrage convention in London.
"The time has come," said Mrs. Shaw,
"to introduce some of these methods into
our work in America. I want to see a
distinct relation between the thing I do
and the thing I seek, but Just as soon as I
can see that good can come to the cause
out of sensational methods, I shall be
tooting a horn on a boat on the Hudson,
fighting with policemen, and doing all
the other things our English slRters have
done."
Mrs. Catt while not so spoken, spent a
great deal of time explaining the differ
ence between the "suffragists" and the
"militant suffragists" In England. She
hopes to see no such division In the move
ment on this side.
Laborers' Bodies
Still in the Fields
Foreign Consul Touring Armenia Re
ports Appalling Sights in Massa
cre District.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 14. One of
the foreign consuls In Turkey who has ar
rived at Tarsus after a tour of the scenes
of the April massacre, has sent In a report
confirming the previous appalling details,
in the course of which he says:
"Two thousand laborers were shot like
rabbits at Hamadieh and In the surround
ing fields. Their bodies are lying Just
where they were working."
PUBLISHERS ARE INDICTED
Cosmopolitan Miiailae People Ac
cased by Grand Jory of Violating
Federal Statnte.
NEW YORK,' June H.-The 'publishers of
the Cosmopolitan Magazine pleaded not
guilty today to an Indictment found by the
federal grand Jury here for violation of the
law which prohibits the printing or clr
dilation of any Imitation of United States
money.
The Indictment charges that the cover
of the June Issue of the magaxine bears re
productions of gold certificates In minia
ture.
Bloody Street
BROOK HAVEN, Miss., June 15.-H be
ing feared that serious rioting would re
sult In Meadvllle, county seat of Frank
lin county, Mississippi, as the result of
a bloody street duel there late today. In
which three men were killed and others
are reported injured, the Brookhaven com
pany of militia left at S o'clock for, the
scene by order of Governor Noel.
District Judge Wilkinson and District
Attorney Wall left in company with the
militia to officiate at a special setslon of
court, if the situation demands It, and to
aid In the preservation of order.
Those killed in the affray were Dr. A.
j M. Newman, chancery clerk of Franklin
gwunty, and Silas Reynolds. Herbert Ap-
BEET SUGAR AND THE TARIFF
Senator Burkett Defends President
Taft's Philippine Measure.
INDUSTRY NOT MENACED BY BILL
Growth of l.aat Few Years Kkont It
Well Hstnblished What
the New Law
May Do.
From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. JM 14. (Special Tele
gram) Senator Burkett Vlurlng the course
of discussion on the Philippine tariff bill.
which the senate took tip Immediately after
morning business, very emphatically told
hln colleagues that the hill was the result
of years of study on the part of President
Taft, and the BUgar feature of the bill
whereby 300,000 tons of Philippine sugar
was to be admitted annually into the
United States free of duty was the re
suit of compromise. President Taft
having labored over this schedule for many
months and which la now satisfactory to
beet sugar growers. Senator Burkett did
not mince matters as to his position and
defended the bill as a step In the
right direction. He recited how In
the last ten years he had seen beet
sugar battered from plller to post by the
practical admission of foreign sugars,
either free or at nominal tariff rates,
and yet during the years he had been
In congress he has seen the beet super
output grow from 40,000 tons to 400,000 tons
and the number of factories trebled In
that time.
Effect of Law Proposed.
Senator Burkett expressed absolute con
fldence in the beet sugar industry. If legis
lation were kept steady so that beet
growers and sugar manufacturers might
know Just exactly where they stood. He
said that he had seen Porto Rlcan sugar
admitted free and Hiwallan sugars admitted
free, while Cuban sugars were admitted at
M per cent of the Dlngley rates. The Phil
Ipplnes had been given a preferential of
70 per cent of Dlngley rates, but In spite
of all these concessions the output of
bei.t sugar In the United States had multi
plied ten times and It had become one of
the leading Industries of the country and
entitled to the same consideration as any
other manufcturlng interest employing
American capital and building up American
immunities.
"Last year," Senator Burkett said,
"only fifteen and a half per cent of the
amount of sugar we consumed paid full
Dingley rates. If this bill becomes opera
tive, basing next year's Imports on fig
ures for Imports for this year, only 9Si
per cent of our imported sugars will pay
full tariff rates as provided In the Payne
Aldrich bill, while all the rest of sugars
which we consume will be admitted free
or at greatly reduced rates."
Bank Change Approved.
The comptroller of the currency has ap
proved the conversion of the City Savings
(Continued on Second Page.)
Duel Ends
in Death of Politicians
plewhlte was badly wounded. The tragedy
Is thought to have been a direct result of
the killing of Cornelius Prlchard by Dr.
Newman seven weeks ago snd Dr. New
man's acquittal recently on the charge of
murder which followed.
The feeling between Applewhite, who is
a lawyer, and Newman la said to have
Been bitter. On several occasions. It is
reported, Newman had ordered the attor
ney from the chancery clerk's office. Ap
plewhite was wounded In the Newman
Pilchard encounter.
Details as to this afternoon's battle have
not yet been received here. The encounter,
from the meagre facts known, waa fiercely
waged and the lives of numerous bystand
ers were Jeopardized!
MAKES DEMAND
F0RREDRESS
Japanese Editor, Arrested at Hono
lulu, Appeals to Home Govern
ment for Succor. '
HE ASSERTS TREATY RIGHTS
Territorial Sheriff Admits Seizure of
Papers Was Illegal.
THERE MAY BE COMPLICATIONS
Strikers Attack and Beat Restaurant
Man Who Refuses Food.
GRAND JURY STILL AT WORK
Men Connected with Japanese .News
papers Are Charged with Threat
ening" Violence to "top Opera
tlon of Plantations.
HONOI.ULU. June H.-The situation
growing out of the Indictment by the grand
Jury of seventeen leaders In the strike of
the Japanese plantation laborers, was given
an International turn today when M.
Negoro of the editorial staff of the JIJI.
local Japnnexe publication, who was
taken Into custody when the officers of
that paper were raided by the authorities
last Friday, made normal complaint to the
Japanese foreign office at Toklo of the
violations of his treaty rights.
The alleged violation of hla rights as a
Japanese subject, guaranteed under the
treaty between the United States and Ja
pan, he sets forth In his complaint, con
sists In the search of his office and the
seizure of his private papers and documents
by the territorial authorities without due
process of law.
Territorial Sheriff William Henry admits
that the search and selxure was made by
force of arms and without search warrants
or process of law.
Rdltors Arrested Again.
Negoro was re-arrested together with Y.
Sogo. Y. TaHaka and K. Kawamtira of
the editorial staffs of the Nlppu and the
JIJI, upon Indictments returned by the
grand Jury charging them with conspiring
by Indirect, sinister and unlawful methods
and means of intimidation, Inciting to
riot and threatened violence to prevent and
hinder the Honolulu, Oahu, Fwa, Walalua
and Kahuku plantations from carrying on
their business. They were released on
bail.
Strikers today attacked and seriously
stabbed a Japanese restaurant keeper at
Kahana for having refused to furnish them
with food. The place Is distant and Inac
cessible but the sheriff has started lor the
scene to make an InveKtlgatlon. At all
other points on this Island quiet reigns and
no news of any disturbances have been re
ceived up to - noon today. Most of the
Japanese have returned " to work on the
Fwal and Walalu plantations, and there
are full forces of strike breakers on the
Honolulu and Oahu plantations.
It is reported from Hilo that the Jap
anese there have selected a delegation to
come to thlH city and Join In the formal
demand upon the planters' association for
an Increase In wages to one dollar a day.
Will Hue for Heavy Damages.
N. Negoro la preparing to bring court
proceedings against the territory for S500,-
000 da-mages, claiming that his rights as
a Japanese subject had been invaded when
High Sheriff William Henry raided the
offlco of the JIJI, of whjch Negoro Is
editor, and seized alleged Incendiary docu
ments.
While no disturbance or disorder of any
kind has occurred In Honolulu thus far,
the city Is full of striking Japanese and
the tension Is so great that orders were
Issued for the full force of police to re
main at the police station tonight ready
for any emergency.
The only Incident of the day that threat
ened a disturbance 'was the chasing of a
carrier of an "extra" of the Japanese
newspaper Shlnpo, announcing the arrest
of the editors of the JIJI and th Nlppu.
The Shlnpo from ie start has strongly
opposed the strike, and among the papers
seized In the raid upon the office of the
strike organs were letters containing
threats against the life of Its editor.
Although the st Miters have returned to
work on the Fwa and Walalus plantations
It is not certain that they have abandoned
the strike. From the papers selted by
Territorial Sheriff Henry, It was the orig
inal plan of the Japanese to return to
work at Intervals to earn sufficient money
to maintain the strike, and by this method
of working and again striking, to wear
out the planters by the uncertainty' end
Irregularity of operations.
Arguments Open
in Calhoun Case
Assistant District Attorney 0'Gara Be
gins Address to Jury Before
Large Crowd.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 14 "Gentlemen
of the Jury, I congratulate you that the
term of your long and faithful service is
approaching an end."
In theae wcrds Assistant District At
torney John O'Gara opened today the argu
ment In the ca.se of Patrick Calhoun, anl
instituted the last chapter In a trial that
promises to stand alone In the annals of
criminal Jurisprudence.
The court room was crowded and hun
dreds of persons outside waited an oppor
tunity to enter.
PRINZESS IRENE IN PORT
Steamer with Passengers of Slavoala
on Board Has Reached
Gibraltar.
GIBRALTAR, June 14-The steamer
Princess Irene, with the first-class pas
sengers of the wrecked Cunard ilner Sla
vonic on buaid, came into Gibraltar this
afternoon.
The Cunard company has made arrange
menta for the accommodation of the saloon
passengers of the Slavonia at the principal
hotels here in the event that It Is not
feasible for the Prinzeas Irene to convey
them to Naples. If there are any steerage
passengers on board, they will be housed
at the Welcome Hwne and hUc Edward's
Institute.
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