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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1905
Page
1
County officials press a broad probe into wage irregularities in the garbage and road departments. Treasurer Trent warns of excess payments and longer-than-weekly labor spans. The Garbage Committee leads the inquiry as Acting Governor Atkinson and Auditor Fisher push for full fact gathering.
Federal authorities launched a strenuous weekend trip to Koolaw and Kahana to probe the okolehao situation. Collector Chamberlain Marshal Hendry Deputy Drake Deputy Roenit Enter Shiozwa and a Bulletin reporter left the city Friday evening to observe incursions and avoid detection.
Aug Tropic Co plans its next shipment of choice pineapples to Wells, Far ice, King Street. A party met saddle horses at midnight between Kahana and Kasawa aiming for uplands. rain-flooded trails and mud hindered progress. Drake Roenitz and a reporter pressed on by horseback until darkness halted them on a rocky standstill.
County Auditor Bicknell, informed by Kinney McClanahan & Cooper, reports a cable from Suva Fiji indicating a British Court decision favorable to the Bicknell claim to quiet title on Fanning Island under George Bicknell’s will. He is not certain of the outcome and awaits more details.
The German ship Marie Hackfeld under Captain Grube tied up at Soren wen's dock at 1 20 pm after a 123 day voyage from Hamburg with light cargo of general merchandise. The vessel faced multiple gales, storms near Rio de la Plata, and extreme cold after rounding the Horn, with four-masted bark exchanges noted during the voyage. Captain Grube, taking command on this voyage, previously commanded the Charlotte, which arrived three days after the Hackfeld in the mutual port of Tal Tal.
White, chief clerk of the Public Works Department, in charge of the Garbage Department during Sam Johnson’s mainland absence, explains the alleged graft tied to the garbage department layoffs. He says Johnson had left but cannot explain the apparent discrepancy. continued on Page 4.
A maritime figure demonstrated seamanship amid heavy gales and severe losses. The report notes intense weather and widespread adversity, highlighting the sailor’s resilience and the dangerous conditions at sea.
Judge De Bolt ruled the inheritance tax not due for Sybil A. Carter who died before the tax law took effect. Executor Gen Roe Carter was discharged. Preliminary hearing for Daw son Kellett continued before Judge Robinson. Embezzlement action described as covering all persons. Lightfoot asserted there was no statute barring mixing funds.
The yacht Hawaii made its first spin yesterday under a new rig, cruising from Pearl Harbor to Honolulu with Lyle and Sorenson aboard. The new long gaff sail is expected to boost speed, making the vessel a formidable future race competitor. A court denied a rehearing in the damage suit over spoiled baggage in a related matter, while J. Am. Johnson plans a trip to Los Angeles aboard the Alameda after word from her father.
The Hilo Board of Trade says the absence of a breakwater is a great loss to Hilo as shipping tonnage could rise from 8,000 to 165,000 tons with the project. Lieut Slattery reports costs will determine feasibility while a sketch by EL Baldwin supports the plan. The breakwater would run about a quarter mile east of Cocoanut Island toward the current whistling buoy.
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