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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-03
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Mahmoud Pasha, Turkish ex-Minister
of Finance, is accused of embezzling
e15, 900. An inquiry will be made i'm
mediately.
The schooner Vindex, that was sent to
Palmyra Island to rescue the crew of the
Henry James, was twenty-eight days
getting there, and the people had been
taken off fourteen days before her arrivs
by the S. S. Mariposa.
The four British schooners seized by
the American Government for alleged
illegal sealing in Behring Sea have been
brought to Port Townsend to be sold
there. The sale has been postponed in
definitely, pending arrangements for the
redemption of the schooners.
Gold is reported to have been found in
Fiji; trial sample of stuff was sent to
the Sydney Mint, and the result was
button of gold, the yield per ton being at
the rate of something under an ounce.
The "ind" has the appearance of being
thoroughly bona fde.
DR., Macgregor, the High Commits
sioner of New Guinea, intimates that he
has determined not to permit the sale of
Intoxicating drink, arms, or ammunition
to the natives of New Guinea. He has
further ordered that land shall only be
sold through the Government, and that
he will afford the utmost protection to
missionaries.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-03
BOuIanger Victorious.

Following are the majorities by which
Boulanger is elected: Department of
Lower Charente, Is, O68; Department of
Somme, 81, 1913; Department of Nord,
1856.
AT Amiens, capital OF the Department
of Somme, there was rioting at the poll
ing places the whole day, and the dis
turbances continued until midnight,
when the military was called out and
compelled to charge the people at the
point of the bayonet in order to clear the
streets. There were similar scenes at
Lille, capital of the Department of NOrd.
Fourteen arrests were made.
The Republican press attribute Bou-
langer's unexpected success to the Re-
dictionaries, who, fearing to put up their
own candidates, used him as blind.
The Conservative journals claim the re-
suit is a decision against the Republic
itself.
, 1888-03-07
BekjeHdtgjore1se

tn EFT bekjendtgdres herved, at
90 Gouvernementet under 25de
f. NJ. bar autoriseret Byfogedfuld-
m@gtig, Exam. uris SOPHUS EMIL
ZIELIAN til muligt Forfald at
Politimesteren i Christiansted og
paa hans An og Tilsvar at optage
Politiforh6r og modtage Forlig i
Gjeldsager og andre mindre Politi-
sager, SAINT til paa hans Vegne at
udf0re allie Politiets executive Forret-
ninger.
GOnvernements, Secrptariatet, ST. Croix,
den 2drn Marts 1888.
VAN BRAKLF.
, 1888-03-07

Publication.

RT is hereby made known that
- Government has under the
25th ultimo authorized Exam. juris
SOPHUS EMIL ZIELIAN, clerk
in the Judges Office, to act in the
eventual absence Of the Policemaster
of Christiansted on his behalf and on
his responsibility as examining judge
in the Police Court and to accept
reconciliations in cases of debt and
other petty p%olicecases, and also to
conduct in his behalf all the execu-
tive affairs Of the Police.
Government Secretary's Office, st. CrOix
the Bud March 1888.
VAN BRAKLE.
, 1888-03-07

sury's Cash, accord ing to which the said
Members had examined the cash balances
of the Treasury, counted the packages aud
parcels accC riding to the marks on each
and found them correct.
The Council then proceeded to Election
of Members for the Committee on the
Draft of Budget for 1889 with Money
Bills appertaining thereto.
The result of the election was that IA
voting tickets were handed in, elected were:
JalnIesOn with II, Andersen, Brown and
Raphael each with 10, and Lemming with
8 votes.
The Order of Day was then exhausted.
the meeting closed at 6.20 IN.
, 1888-03-07
UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN FREDE.
RIKSTED'S POST OFFICE.
PAID

MI. Brady, Talbot Color, Ellen Francis,
Alice Farrell, Isabella FrederickS, Aneliza
Hyligar, Elise Ludrick, William Samuel.
Mrs. StanderSon.
s.. A. Colour, G. L. Flynn. Amelia. Fran.
CHS, Dinna Grant, James ". Green, Il.
Harrigan. Saray Henderman, Sarah Jappa-
sen, G. A. Muckle, Elsey j. Russell, Mrs.
Samson, Andrina Thompson.
Frederiksted's Post Office, st. Croix
February 29th 1888. -
, 1888-03-07
UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN CHRIS
TIANSTEDlS POST OEFL E.

TIANSTED'S POST OFF E.
PAID.
Frederick w. Bradshaw, Ann Eliza
Frankling. Louisa Jhauwha, Ellen Logran.
UNPAID.
Rosabel P. Benners, Louisa Edward, w.
B. King, Amelia Svies, LuvezeT Thomas.
ChristianSted's PoStOfice, st. CrOiE
10th February 1888.
PETER LEMMING,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

loaded with honors. he blushed with
pride; and when Kathie received her
diploma. and was pronounced capable
of taking high rank as public school
teacher. he Rugged himself with great
satisfaction.
Though always thoughtful and con-
siderate of his young wife, he was
never known to acknowledge her SUI
periority by word of mouth. Man-like,
he refused to give her her due, and the
only praise she ever received for her
trial and care was from the lips of her
son Arthur the day he was admitted to
the bar
Al tell you. Tomhnson," he said to
that interested brother-in-law, .'all /
am 1 owe to my plucky little step
mother. My father probably meant
well. but should never have reached
the place I occupy to-day if he had not
met his match. "-Boston Budget.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Girl violinists are becoming nu-
merous. Girls are always after beaux
of one sort or another-at least in leap.
year.-LOa0eU Courier.
-Dimples make an interesting
study, but to examine them too closely
and persistently may be as fatal as it is
to look down the barrel of a gun to see
the powder when it cxplodes. -JournaL
Of Education.
Thirteen pretty red-haired girls
were counted in school teachers eX-
cursion in Philadelphia recently. They
were the most attractive girls in the
procession, but they stampeded every
livery stable they marched past.-Bur-
dette.
Farmer Ito old darby driving
canal-boat mules)-'I say, uncle, what
dye git day fer drivin' them mulesP"
Old darky-''I dom git muffin 'cept my
passage. rs gwine ter Albany, an de
cap'n greed ter let me wuk my way"
-HGrper'S Bazaar.
in the Shipyard. RooralI
What unde.. the canopy is that man
pounding away at those cracks fOr?"
Mr.. Rooral-''Why, Jane, are you SO
green that YOU don't know what he's
doing? Well, that's a caulker?"-
Springfield Union.
"A writer says that there is ''more
beauty than ugliness in this world "
This is no doubt true, so far at least as
our own country is concerned, for the
census shows that there are more
women than men in the United States
-NOrriStOlcn Herald.
-Madam-"Can you cook choral
croquettes?" Cook-'.Yes, madam"
Madam-"Can you make a hasheesh
omclette?" Cook-'.Yes, madam "
Madam-"Do you speak VolapnkP'
ook-"Fluently." Madam-''Well,
think you will do. - TId-Btts.
-Bobbie (sentimentalIy to his cousin
whom he adores)-"Maud, won't you
give me some souvenir of yourself TO
take back to school with me?" Maud
why, Bobby dear, of course l will. "
Bobbie with much pathOs)-''And
you'll let it be something to eat. won &
u?"-Punch.
-Magistrate-"YOu've been up be-
fore me good many times. Uncle
Rastus. It's the same as usual-thirty
days or ten dollars" Uncle Rastus-
al has ben up befo' yO' a good many
times, yo' HOnah, Ise ben good Gus
toner, an eff yuse got any wholesale
rates specs oughter hab cru IN
I T. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
REMARKABLE LUCK.
An Investment OF $500 That Yielded Nearly
8k,OOO.OOO.


8k,0O0.OOO.
Old-time Pittsburghers would hardly
need an introduction to Philip Wine
biddle. founder of the Winebiddle es-
tate. in East Liberty. About sixty years
ago his mother gave hirn five hundred
dollars as starter" The $50 West"
fever had not as yet agitated staid
Eastern communities, but Philip was
fired with restless ambition to go
West, and seeing but little prospect of
a great future for Pittsburgh. he jour
neyed toward the setting sun, and af-
ter much meandering he halted ut the
city of Erie. then little more than =
lakeside hamlet Philip had consid-
cradle knowledge of land titles, and as
he was offered by an an old settler one
hundred acres in the town for five hum
Gzed dollars, he grasped eagerly ut the
supposed bargain, but shortly after
wards relented and wanted his money
back. But real estate deals are not
generally made on the basis of ere
funding the money If goods are not sat
isfactory." and Philip had to keep the
land. He came back to his mother in
luck. aud cried like child at what he
considered a robbery of his five hun
bred dollars. and both agreed it was a
bad Slip for Philip. Thirty years
later this land could not bought for
two million dollars, and is now worth
nearly four million dollars. OF course
all this, on the Carpenterian theory.
was brought about by hard work.
Five and thirty years ago the most
noted hostelry in the city was kept at
the junction of the Seventh street road
and the East Liberty turnpike. by a
sprightiy old German. lover of the turf
named Pap" Better, father of the
noted turfmen Sam and Joe Better.
For nearly generation it was the tout
of town" resort for sleighing parties
in winter and driving parties in sum
mer. pretty much after the fashion of
"mine host" Heating of later days.
1t was famous for its poker parties and
frog suppers, and many a pleasant
evening was spent there in the ''long
ago" by lotteries of what Broker
Holmes and attorneys Andrew Burke,
Biddle Roberts. w. E. Austin, Henry
McGraw and Colonel Sam Black were
the chief attractions. Pap" Better
had famous black stallion which was
known all over that region, and it was
probably not worth over 500. The
owner of a large tract of land near
where East Liberty Station now stands,
but whose heirs do not care 70 have his
name mentioned. took fancy to
"Pap's" horse and offered him 100 acres
of land for him. Pap" preferred to
keep the nag. The Beitlers are now
all dead and the land which Pap re-
fused for his horse could not now be
purchased for 81, 800, Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
DE LESSEPS' CANAL.
The Proposed Alteration In the Plan OF the
Panama Ditch.

The Proposed Alteration in the Plan OF the
Panama Ditch.
1t has cost some hundreds of mill
lions of dollars to demonstrate to Count
Ferdinand De Lesseps that stone has
not the degree of permeability pos
sessed by sand. 1t was no trick ut all
to dig 4 hole through the granulated
plain of Suez; but canalizing the solid
rocks of Panama is quite a different
thing. This is at last admitted by De
Lesseps, and he now proposes to change
his work from sea level to lock
canal. But will the undertaking, even
in its new shape. ever be finished? Can
its promoters ever raise the vast sum
needed for its completion?
lie Genie CiUil, the most prominent
engineering periodical in France, has
an article in recent number on the
subject of the proposed alteration in the
canal The statistics it presents must
certainly startle the Gallo enthusiasts
who have been inveigled into dumping
money by the cart-load into big ditch
which promises to remain for all time
without form and void" Following
is a synopsis of statements made by
this French scientific uthority-which,
by the way, is not hostile to the enter
prise:
1.-The five divisions into which the
line of the canal at Panama is divided,
contained at the outset, 135, 900, 600
cubic meters to be removed. The accom-
plishment, up to this time, has been as
follows In the first division, from As
,,.f s.
excavation. and in the fifth division,
from Panama eastward. One-third;
in the second and third divisions, from
Tavernilla to Emperado, one-eighth
each, and in the fourth division, La
Cuiebra, two twenty-sevenths. OF the
total accomplishment of 80, 666 666
cubic meters out of the 135, coo, 000 to
be extracted 10. 666. 666 comes from the
Atlantic and Pacific sections, where
the earth is soft and the dredges en-
counter no serious obstacles. From
the three central and difficult divisions
II. 900. 600 cubic meters have been ex-
tracted after seven years operations,
and out of total of S6,000,0 900. Even
if the substitution of canal with
locks should reduce the total remain
ing excavation in these sections to
40, 900, 900 cubic meters, as claimed by
the company, it would require twenty
five years to complete the work at the
same rate of progress. In that time.
even at the present rate, the aggregate
in :erest of the existing debt. uncom-
pounded, would amount to $500, 600, 900
and the world would have for the re-
qu;rements of its commerce. an in
complete canal. not more than fifteen
feet in depth (4-57 meters). and bur-
dened with debts exceeding 81, 600, Co.,
600. Chicago Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
GRANDPA ON GENIUSES.

Now, folks may talk agin the tribe,
An say they're all a mighty shifless
An low-down set-an' I'll allow
That they are sorter kinder thrif'less;
But tho he amt got so much sense
AS some, amt got much go or grit or
Git-up-an'-git, genius is
A mighty lnterestin' critter.
We had one on 'em down our way
A spell ago. He was poet
Leastways folks said so-though swow
Inever seen a thing TO show 1t!
He was a simple sorter stick;
An though he made the gals all litter,
Somehow kinder liked the fool,
An studied up the Gurus critter.
He liked it on the farm, an TUX
powerful interest in the f1ocks an
Herds, an ulster. so Sal says,
Write lays to hens and odes to oxen.
[Though what he owed 'em can't see);
She read 'em when she swept the litter,
An, though liked him, Sui she said
He really warn't Christian critter.
He warn't 50 smart as some, perhaps;
The boys all thought him chicken-hearted
Because he was so gentle like,
But once they got his dander started
The time they skinned the cat alive;
He walked right in, wal, should twitteri
An just missed skinnin' them alive,
The queer and contradictions critter.
He never did stroke o. work,
o, but he was almighty lazyi
He just 'ud set an write an spile
Paper enough to drive you crazy;
We'd hear him talkin' to himself.
An see his great big eye-balls glitter,
But nothin' ever came of it
A genius is harmless critter.
What's that you say? He's writ booki
An sold II, toof Wal, now, Inever!
An goin' to make his fortune, sure?
Wal, dunn it, now. But did you ever!
II Said had sense they might hitched.
But then somehow he never hit her;
An who III thundcr'd ever think
A genius such likely critter.
boston Globe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12


Chang Yen Hoon, Chinese Minis
ter at Washington, is famous at home
for his possession of magnificent pal
ace and extensive gardens, flied with
rare plants
Bismarck took sixteen drinks of
whisky while making his recent great
speech. Beaconsfield used to drink a
bottle or two of champagne before al
important oratorical effort
Prof w. r. Brooks. of Phelps, N.
Y, the astronomer who makes a study
of the sun-spots speciality, has been
elected a fellow of the Royal Astro-
nomical Society of England in recognf2
ton of his astronomical discoveries.
Charles Stewart Parnell stands six
feet high in his stockings, and is as
straight as his maternal grandfather.
the famous Admiral Charles Stewart
''Old Ironsides." He is, according to
his latest interviewer. in the full enjoy
ment of good health.
"A noted physician requires his
shoemaker to keep pair of shoes made
in advance. AS soon as one pair is de-
livered another is put in process of
manufacture so that the doctor may
have them when he is ready for them.
He is impatient of delay.
Horace Bushnell Patton, who is a
graduate of Amherst College. has re-
Gently achieved a great honor in being
made Associate Professor of Mineral
ogy at the University of Heidelberg.
He is son of the president of Howard
University in Washington.
1t is said that, Notwithstanding his
enormous wealth. Mackay is haunted
with the fear of the poorhouse. Mean
time Mrs. Mackay makes merry in
London and Paris. and does not appear
to entertain any horrid dreams of
possible poverty in the near future.
Mrs. Eliza Garfield was the only
woman who ever saw her son inaugu-
rated President of the United States.
WashingtOn's mother was living in
Fredericksburg, Va, when the Father
of his Country was inaugurated. but
she did not witness the ceremony,
which took place in New York.
"A. Bronson Alcott was in his early
years a sort of transcendental Anar-
chist, opposed to government Taxes
he especially disbelieved in and for a
time persistently refused to pay any.
He was once imprisoned for nOn-pay-
ment of taxes, and owed his release to
Mr.. Samuel Hoar, father of the present
Senator, who paid them for him.
1t is told of the Mayor of Hannibal
that he whipped out his red bandana
the other day and blew a terrible blast.
whereupon an unhitched horse, terrified
at the great noise, dashed down the
street, ran against an electric ligh<
tower one hundred feet high, topping
it to the ground, and then into a coal
wagon, from which it was rescued un-
harmed.
-Mazzantini. the noted Spanish bull
fighter, now in Mexico. is a man Of
fine education, having been graduated
with honors a few years ago from a
college in Rome. He was for time
the private secretary of one of the con-
fidential advisers of King Amadeus Of
! Spain. He is a frst-class telegraph.
operator, who was successful as a rail2
road man, is good singer, and has no
rival as the best bull fighter in the
woodland yet he is only twenty-eight
years old.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

The lady who posed to hor husband
as the model for the figsre of Freedom,
painted in the dome of the Capitol at
Washington. now keeps n boarding.
house. and frowns upon the depart
ment clerks who ask twice for butter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

Amateur actor-"I think 1 was
great in that death scene. Charley"
Charley-"Yes, indeed, old man. Why,
when you fell back and expired and
your lifeless form was carried awaj the
applause was fairly deafening. i never
saw such delighted audience.''-M Y
Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

"A crank in Washington the other
day demanded the arrest of the Weather
Bureau staff for dealing in fut1reA-
Christian Union
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-18
TOM CASSIDY A CORPSE.
FALLING SLATE IN THE MINE
CRUSHES HIS LIFE OUT.

His Body Horribly Mutileted-Four or
Five Other Convicts in the Same
Chamber, Four of Whom We're Badly
Injured, But Not Killed Outright.
ATLANTA, GA, July III r. Towers,
principal keeper of the penitentiary, this
morning received the following telegram
from Cole City:
Thomas Cassidy, a life-term white convict
from Chatham county was killed by fall of
slate in the mines to-day will hold an inquest.
w. O. REESE.
The dispatch was filed last night, but was
not received until this morning, when
Keeper Towers came down from Marietta.
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
From what facts can be obtained, it
seems that Cassidy went to work yesterday
morning in the mines as usual In the
afternoon he was placed in a new room In
the mine. together with four or five other
convicts The ceiling OF the room was
bolstered up with insecure timber, which
gave way, and while the cOnvIctS were
LAYING on their stomachs the slate overhead
came down with terrible crash.
CASSIDY HORRIBLY INITIATED.
The debris fell upon. all the convicts
working in the new room, but the larger
portion fell upon Cassidy. Two of the con
victs had their legs broken, and two others
are said to be internally injured. Cassidy,
when the debris WAS removed, was found
to be horribly mutlnted. He had been
dead for several minutes Owing to the
location of the mine, 1t is impossible to
learn ANYTHING else tonight. Supernten-
dent Towers looks for a letter tomorrow
from Superintendent Reese, which will give
full particulars
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-18
BEATS HARRISON"
Unexpected Result of Race Between
Water Snakes in New Jersey.
From the Ne,C York sun.

From the Nel1 York sun.
A party of half-naked lads who had been
bathing in creek near Granton, n. j.,
were found with two water snakes, which
they were racing for small wager. One
Of the snakes they had named Cleveland"
and the other Harrison" Cleveland"
was coarse and homely looking water
snake, but he was longer by one-half than
Harrison, and twice as bulky as his slim,
short and shapely rival.
Botn serpents had been captured by
plan well known to lads who live near the
Jersey marshes, with whom snake racing IS
popular summer pastime. WIDE ana
easy running nO0ses OF thin water-coIored
cord are lowered into a stream in front or
snake. The serpent, intent upon the
pursuit of its prey. suspects no danger, and
swims into the simple trap. When 1t IS
about half way through, the moose IS sud
denly frightened, and the astonsned victim is
Jerked, writing, upon the bank. AS they are
as harmless as eels there is no glory III
catching them, but good deal OF Iun ana
some profit and loss are effected by taking
them forty yards from the edge OF the
water and trying which can get back first
to a line drawn ten yards away from
It's native clement. 1t Is not intended that
they snail escape into the water, and as
soon as they have crossed the line they are
recaptured for new trials of speed. 1t Is,
PERHAPS, hardly necessary to say that they
are not aware Of the rule about the line. A
knowledge of it might decrease their inter
est in the race and clog their motions,
When the hands OF the boys were re-
novel from their tails the candida es
started simultaneously for the water. For
moment "Harrisonn forged gracefully
ahead. He seemed to be getting over the
ground much faster than his Durly op-
ponent, huL this was an optical dtceptlo p,
due, probably, to the difference OF size.
"Cieveiand'o' progress appeared 10 he
lelsurey and almost slow, but he was
moving along with Octer.uiAed and de-
cidedly get there" gait hat cnlbed hln
to overtaEe "Harrisoun at tine end Of the
first fifteen yards. In taking the lead he
did not devlate a hairs breadth from his
course, but passed over ms competitors
body as if he hadn't observed it in his way,
and glided on toward the gal
"HarrisOn, :" discoura- ed, stopped at once.
He paid no attention to his owners asSer
ton that IF he'd only keep ms head in
front of his tail and his eye on the water
lie mightn't get left yet" and it required
the application Of u switch to his skin to set
him gong again. Then he o II went on
for about five yards when, finding a small,
shallow pool in his path, he immersed him
self in it with the evident intention of
staying there.
Tins was too much for the boys With
out regard to political principle they turned
upon him with one accOr1 and stamped
their disapproval upon his head until he
ceased to be, while "Clcvelaad," overlooked
in the interim, triunphantly crossed the
line and reached the water, too.