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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
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The London Punch, in a squib modelled
On "The Battle of Dorking," suggests
that English secrets of naval construc-
ton are not particularly valuable COM
moditieS after all II concludes as fol-
lows: The sea was covered with vessels.
Surrounded by an almost countless host,
the only British ironclad the Ethelred the
Unready) IN commission proudly crested
the waves.
''Why, what is this?' exclaimed the
English commander, gazing at the enemy
through his telescope. ''Those shipsl
Why, every one of them is constructed on
q plan supplied from Whitehaul And
those gunsl They, too, have been treach-
sTously transferred to the exultant fOel"
AT this moment there was q loud eXplo-
sion. Then the sea was deluged witH
smoke. When it cleared away only II. NJ.
S. Ethelred the Unready was le1t--tbs
foreign fleet had entirely vanished.
''Dear nlcr' observed the English CON-
mander, ''this is very strangel The guns
burst 1.-THE first discharge. The ironclads,
constructed on plans treacherously trans
feTfed, f0undered before they could get
Into actiOn L cannot understand il
What does it mean"
The question was answered by a badly
wounded man, who, blown up an incalcuE
able height by the explosion, had at length
descended from the clouds on to the
British deck.
'It means" cried this poor wretch with
difficulty, that Pilfering Peter, appropri-
ately called the Patriot, has saved his
country. foresaw this result. 1t was
for this / supplied
He tried to speak, raised his eyes TO the
Union Jack, attempted TO comprehend the
construction of a new torpedo, and sank
back. The last q the naval dragons
was past serving his native land any fur.
Jher.-Exchange.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14

The Daily z. c. Advertiser and Weekly Gazette
Are the leading Newspapers the Kingdom
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
oohiItree's Hold on Grant.

Il had the honor of knowing Gen.
Grant and Gen. Arthur intimately for
many years. but in all that time 1 never
addressed either one by his first name.
was as formal and respectful in adj
dressing them in the end as 1 was in the
beginning, and my relations with both
men grew to be intimate and confiden-
tial. have heard men say, L wondeg
how Ochiltree retains his hold on Grant,
He must tell him a great many stories.
Yes, did tell Gen. Grant a great many
stories and anecdotes, but 1 never told
him an off color story in my life.
Grants presence was as REFRESHING to
that class of stories as a woman's. He
never fOrgave a man who attempted to
tell him an equivocal story. - New York
World Interview.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
Extraordinary Fire Tests.
TULARE, CAL, August 10, 1886.
HALLS SAFE & Lock Co:

HALLS SAFE u LOCK Co:
GENTs-Doubtless you are acquainted
with the facts of the recent fire which COM
pletely destroyed the business portion of
our town. We wish you could see the Safe
we just bought of you.
1t was opened with difficulty, because the
outer sheets of both doors were badly
warped, and the bolts would not turn, but
the combination Is in perfect order, and by
using wrench We opened the bolts by the
Combination.
The inside doors, and cabinet work, and
everything inside is in perfect order.
1t Is pleasure TO see the admiration ex-
pressed by everyone at seeing it in such
good order. We think every other Safe in
town was scOrched inside, though all the
Hall Safes are in good condition. We are
satisfied it would be to your interest to
send salesman down at once as nothing
but III all Safe will sell now
The outer doors of ours must be repaired.
and our Safe is again new. The old one
which we sold stood it as well as before
and better than many new ones. (This
was the third fire 1t has passed through.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
Burning OF the Hamilton Rrsr.

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 3 d
HALLS SAFE & Lock Co.. Ci3s-,.
GENTLEMEN-In the recent nv
which consumed the Hamilton ~ y
this city, we had in onr Office one
No. 16 Safes, containing our books
counts and many valuable plts,
tracts, deeds, etc. The SAFE Ill ~
sixth floor with doors down. tU-I
ruins five days and TOOK eight tg-rr
out. In order 10 get into il. the d
to be cut out and TO our great aus.
we found the contents in PERT7 a
being uninjured either BY fire o. ID
The contents were in better Aua
that OF any other in the building d
advise what similar Safe will uz I
PittsbuTg. (Sig), JAS. GlEE3
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14

According to Quetelet, there die during
the first month after birth four times as
many children as during the second
month, and almost as many as during the
two years that follow the first year, al
though even then the mortality is high.
The tables of mortality prove, in fact,
that one-tenth of the children born die
before the first month of life has been
completed. Boston Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
On the Highest Mountains of Mexico.

A meteorological station is about to be
established among the highest mountains OF
Mexico, at an elevation of nearly 2O,O 900 feet
above sea level As access to such place
is difficult and often impossible, the record
ing apparatus will have to be made almost
independent of human attention, and, as
far as possible, all the instruments viii be
made to run year without stopping-Bos-
ton Budget
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
namaea to the Gables.

The submarine cables in southern
waters are greatly damaged by the raw
ages of the teredine, an insect which
abounds in those localities, which seeks
ITS nonrishment out of the gutta perch2
vhich lines the cable
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
Would bepleased TO see o,b....
Yours truIT.
j. Tf-,

The above was a Halls Y, o,
Door Safe, and was burned y :
lire which destroyed the MI u
portion of the town Of THIS -,' g
Of August Is, 1856. '' u e
As stated in the above ls,,.. i,
Hall Safes in the fire. land ', f.. !. !.
many OF them preserved me-. =;
IN good condition. and r5s go.
sand OF every fire that has -
California or elsewhere. '-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14
Cruelrr of ava OrnIthoIogist.

Some unfeeling ornitholOgist in Dighton
Experimental on a "yellowhammer," or
golden-winged wood-pecker, by reaching
into the hole and robbing her nest every day
of all but one egg. The poor bird, de-
termined 60 raise a brood, kept on laying
until she had laid thirty six eggs on as
many different days, then she rested one
day and went at it again, and finally she
actually laid seventy-one eggs In that un-
trustworthy nest-ChicaRo Times
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-14

A. r., Minister Resident; dA Charge dAfairs D. A. ID
Commissioner; G. G., Consul General; g A., CONN
c., Consul; A. c.. Acting Consult '. Co. vice -
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Dip!Omatie and Consular REPRESENTATIVES Of Hawaii

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COUNTRY.
UNITED STATES.
Washin gton, d. G.
New York.
San Francisco,
Boston,
Portland, G.,
Port Town I'D,
Philadelph. "a,
MEXICO,
Mexico,
ManZanillo,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
AMERICA.
Valparaiso,
Lima,
Callao,
Colon,
Guatemala,
Monte Video,
Assumption,
GREAT BRITAIN d
IRELAND.
London,
Liverpool,
Bristol,
Hull,
Newcastle on
Tyne,
Falmouth,
Dover and the
Cinque Ports,
Cardiff 81 Swan
sea,
Edinburgh and
Lelth,
Glasgow,
Dundee,
Dublin,
Queenstown,
Cork,
Belfast,
CANADA.
Ottawa,
Montreal,
Toronto,
Rockville, Ont,
Hamilton, Ont,
Kingstown, Ont,
Rimouski, O.,
st. Johns, n. B.
Halifax, n. S.,
Yarmouth, n. s.,
Victoria, b. O.,
Vancouver, b. c.,
AUSTRALASIA.
Sydney, n. S. W.,
Newcastle, "
Melbourne, Wet.
brisbane, o.
Hobart, Tas.,
Launceston, Tas.
Auckland, n. H.,
Dunedin. n. T.,
HoNGKONG,
SHANGHAI,
GIBRALTAR,
FRANCE d. Colo
MES.
Paris,
Marseilles,
Bordeaux,
RO1en,
SOCIETY GROUP.
Papeete, Tahiti.
GERMANY IL Colo
MES.
Berlin,
Hamburg,
Bremen,
Erankfort-on- |
Maine,
Dresden, |
karlsruhe, !
SPAIN q COLONIES. |
Madrid,
Barcelona, !
Cadiz, /
VaIoOcia
Malaga,
Cartagena,
CANARY ISLANDS.
Las Palmas, |
Santa Cruz de la
Palma, /
PORTUGAL d Colo
MES.
Lisbon, /
OpOrto, /.
Madeira, |,
St. Michaels, |.
st. Vincent, /
ITALY.
Rome, /,
Genoa, |.
Naples, /.
Palermo, |.
NETHERLANDS.
Amsterdam,
Dordrecbt, |,
BELGIUM.
Antwerp, I
Client, Il
Liege, |,
Bruges, L
SWEDEN d NoRwAY.i
Stockholm,
Christiania, !
Lyskil, Il
Gothemburg, 4
AUSTRIA.
Vienna,
DENMARK.
Copenhagen, .
JAPAN.
Toxic, Il
Hiogo 81 Osaka, s
SOUTH AFRICAN
REPUBLIC.
Pretoria, ]
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

The many friends of Mr.. Geo
Scranage, formerly one of our best
known citizens, will be panied to
learn of sad misfortune which
has befallen him at Cincinnati.
Several weeks ago while standing
on the streets, talking to an
acquaintance, he lost his balance
and in falling one of his limbs was
broken. He was taken to the hos.
pital and the attending physician
found in short time that amputa-
ton was necessary.
Mr.. Seranage's sufferings were
terrible and since the operation, he
has lost his reason. He is still an
inmate of the hospital, and there is
small hope of his recovery. The
limb which was broken had trou-
bled him for many years with what
he supposed was rheumatism.
The breaking disclosed the fact
that the bones were badly decayed
Huntington Adcerttser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

On Saturday, July 10th, the Off
cial cards from the Louisiana State
Lottery company announced that
ticket No. 5S,608 drew the second
capital prize of 100000 in Tuesday IS
July 10Th, drawing, the ticket being
held in twentieths, one-twentieth
sold in Lansing, Mich. Conjectures
as to who held the lucky number
ran rife. Some were of the opinion
that young man by the name of
Cospers, employed at the iron works,
held it, others thought the. entire
thing a snide, delusion and snare.
By pursuing investigations unre-
mittingly, The Republican has ascer-
tanned the owner of the ticket to the
fortune of $4,000 to be none other
than Rev. Fred Mayer, the German
Evangelical Lansing
(Mich.) Republican, Aug. z.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

A railroad scheme has been an
nounCed which in extent surpasses
any ever undertaken in West Vir-
ginia. Richard Kerins, of st. Louis,
Stephen B. Elkins and Ex-senator
Davis lately made a tour through
the interior counties from the ter
minus of the West Virginia Central
Railroad to Charleston. 1t is
authoritatively announced that
these financiers and their compan-
ion will extend the West Virginia
Central to Charleston and there
connect with the Kanawha and
Ohio. The two roads, in connec-
ton with the proposed Cincinnati
and Ohio River Railway, will make
new and direct route from Balti-
more to Cincinnati. 1t is believed
the Road will be built Immediately,
as engineers are now at work on
the route.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

The Democracy of Pennsylvania
are carrying the war into Africa.
They stand squarely upon the plat
form of the people From all
along theline comes the unreIenting
demand: "Down with the robber
tariff; down with the trusts; down
with monopoly. These enemies OF
liberty, justice, progress and pros
perity must be destroyed"
The great campaign will be
formally opened at Philadelphia on
the 18th inst. There will be a
meeting of the General Assembly
of the Democratic societies of the
State; and on the evening of the
10th a monster mass meeting in the
Academy of Music. President
Cleveland, Governors Hill, of New
York, Green, of New Jersey.
Biggs, of Delaware, Jackson, o.
Maryland, Wilson, of West Yir.
ginia, and Representative Breck-
enridge. of Kentucky, and Randall
of Pennsylvania, have been invidet
to address the meeting.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

Monroe, Grcenbrier, Summers,
Mercer, Raleigh and Fayette are
the banner tobacco-raising counties
of the State. To 6obviate sending
the crops to Lynchburg, Richmond
or other markets, it is now proposed
to form stock company and build
a large tobacco warehouse at Hin
ton. Brother Ferguson of the
Mountain Herald is giving the pro-
ject a great boom, and if it material
ICES it will be big thing for that
section of the, State Sentinel
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

The State. journal says: A great
many people suppose that General
Golf and Judge Fleming go about
looking for each other with, big
knives between their teeth, with
guns in their boot tops and with
bottles, of vitrol in their pockets.
The fact is that they are personally
quite friendly and it would be
entirely safe to leave them together
in locked room over night. Prob
ably the impression that theysare
bitter enemies has grown out Of
the fact that neither ever asks the
other to take tsuthin.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

Old Judge Jere Black was once
asked to join the Republican party
and said he: "You Republicans are
a fine lot of fellows for all the pur-
poses of this world-for power and
plumber and good fellowship it is
the best party that could be created.
IF was quite sure that there is no
future state of rewards and punish
ment 1 would join you instantly.
Nothing but the fear of hell deters
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

The tariff doctrine in the Massa-
chusetts Republican platform is a
little more explicit than usual.
There is a distinct declaration in
favor of a reduction of the surplus
revenue and ga thorough and equit-
able revision OF the tariff SO as to
adapt the protection which it aft
fords to changed business conditions
affecting New England industries in
common with the rest of the coun-
try" The breaking up of New
England industries consequent upon
the raw material of those industries
is having its softening effect on the
hard substance of Protectionism.
They cling fondly to the name, but
are beginning to get very tired Of
the thing itself
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

Squire ]. T. Brodt, an old and
prominentcitizen of Charleston, died
last Friday. He was a relative OF
President Van Buren,, and near
neighbor of ]. Fennimore Cooper,
the novelist, in his early. days in
New York. He located.in Charles
ton in 1857 and was in the Confed-
crate army as quartermaster, and
drew the last dollar ever paid out
of the confederate treasury. the day
proceeding the fall of Richmond.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09
Burt & Snow, Providence, the

Burt & Snow, Providence, the
Oldest wooden jobbers in New Eng
land, failed September 1. They at
tribute their failure primarily to
"the general lack of confidence in
the wooden trade" What is the use
of Republican administration and
of Secretary WINDOWS worsted
decision if they have not yet re-
stored a feeling of confidence in the
wooden trader
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09
In 1880 a bass weighing 3about

In 1880 bass weighingsabout a
pound was caught in the Potomac
river at Shepherdstown and return
ed to the water after small tin
whistle was fastened to its tail. 1t
was caught again few days ago.
The fish weighed six ponds and
the tin whistle had grown into a
good-sized silver horn.-iShepherds-
to,cn Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

A twelve ounce to the pound,
frazzlcd -moutled coward, living in
this county, refused to take his
paper from the office last week,
claiming that during the election
we published f;.lschood on him.
1t is rot necessary for us to say
that this saneer-eyed hypocrite and
liar is a defeated candidate and to-
day we rejoice in the fact that our
ballot and influence assisted in con-
signing him to his political grave,
there to remain until Belzebub
experiences aboy-cot' when he
will be called into active service
Raleigh Indcr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

Lee Driven, of Preston county
was ont Cunning on Monday, and
experienced quite an unnatural oc-
culrencc. He was reloafling his
shot gun, in close piece of woods,
preparatory to shooting at u squirrel,
Suddenly he heard n, flapping of
wings, a dark object came through
the air at a rapid rate towards him,
and before he had time for second
thought, "a pheasant flew with great
force upon his breast, and hid itself
beneath his coat. Driven was not
too much surprised to Immediately
make the frightened bird a prisoner,
and he now has the bird d capative
at his home. rets
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

The land in this county is about
all leased Tor oil purposes. The
western part of the county has been
taken up by tic Johnston Oil Co.,
of Pittsburgh, and Barnsdale of
Ohio, and on the eastern side by.
agents who are said to be leasing
IN the interest of the Standard Oil
Co, and now ne are looking forthe
machinery Having the land leased
is doing no good until It is operated
upon. Ifthere Is OIL in I yler county
we want to know it, and there is
no way of testing the matter other
than b. sending the drill down.
1ULeT Echo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

And now it appears that we are
to know nothing about the manu-
featuring industries from the next
census, except what those interested
choose to giveus. james N. Swank
the special agent to collect infor-
nation about them says, "the
census takers cannot make certain
inquiries of manufacturers relating
to cost of production, credit, cap
ital, wages, profits, etc, on the
ground that it is not the function
of the Government to inquire into
the details of any citizens private
business" What wonderful fit
of righteousness has come upon
Mr.. Swank. The truth is that the
greater efficiency of "high priced
American labor makes it cheaper
than that of Europe and that other
facts regarding these industries
would be brought out damaging to
the pretensions of the protection
lists. Hence they are to publish
only what suits them
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09
Observation-Disclosures Dc.

IIseIIhg heglster-
The Point Pleasant REGISTER is
agitating water-works for that town.
This is Col. Tippett's SLY bid for the
prohibition support in the Auditor
ship contest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09
Capt. John r. Smith. of Middle.

Capt. John Il. Smith, of Middle
way, this county, is the oldest mem
Der of the knights of Pytiias in the
United States. He is So years of
age, and is still hale and hearty.
He Joined the order ut its ofganiza-
ton in this State at Martinsburg, in
1869, and was elected Grand Master
of the Bxchequer at that time. His
son, Rufus Smith, was elected Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal at the
same time, and each has been re-
elected in each successive session
since then without opposition, thus
making their tiiirfceiith election to
these Offices. Capt. Smith has been
a reader of the Free Press for sixty
two years, and is still onsthe groll of
honor pays for it with commend
able regularity Cltdrte toisa Free
Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

IF the Democrats had removed a
legless soldier from office for any
cause, as Corporal Tanner was re-
moved, what a howl would have
gone up from the Republican pressl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09


The Richmond Times. puts. its
propositions with a candor that i,
truly admirable. Upon the qnes.
ton as to whether the white man
or the negro shall rule in Virginia
it says: 49,, So
aGovernor, Fitz Lee says that Of
the s24O,00O paid by the State for
educating the negroes over 80 per
cent. is paid by the white people.
That is salient fact
The white Democrats give the
money to educate the negroes, and
the negroes vote with Malone to
ruin and disgrace the State.
We have advanced so far with
the negro experiment that the war
sentiment against "rebels" is no
longer factor in the problem.
The Northern people are coming
down South with their capital, and
in every neighborhood in the South
there is the feeling of a practical
and business development of the
natural resources of the country.
tits no longer sectional ques-
ton between the negro and the
white man. 1t is question that
the whole country must take hold
of, and we are called on to decide
whether the rich resources of the
South are to be left to rot under the
horrible misrule of such men as Ma
hone and other negro leaders, or
whether civilization and progress
and development are to obtain.
The negro may have the majority,
but if he had a hundred to one the
white man must rule.
This is not Africa"
AS usual, the Times is right.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

A number of test wells are being
drilled in the oil belt about Salama,
Peasants county, and rich develop
ments are looked for.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

Census Commissioner Porter, es-
Inmates that the census of 1890 will
show a population of 81, 452 .sO7.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09
Where are the High Wages and
Bread and Butter.

The indianapolis Sentinel paints
this picture of the miners of Clay
county, Indiana, who attended Har-
rison's reception en- masse. last cam
paign, with flying banners embIaz-
loned with sentiments setting forth
the benefits Of high projections.
They are starving. The Sentinel,
Democrat, has been begging for con
tributions for their relief 1t says:
The children without exception,
and most of the women, are without
shoes or other foot wear. Dresses,
skirts, Stockings, underwent, wraps,
llfeadwear, and, in fact, any article
of clothing orsinin, woman orchid,
would help to protect some poor
cerature from the wintry blasts that
are now approaching, and would be
most acceptable. Whether the
strike ends soon or not, the neces-
sites of the miners and their fami-
lies viii be very great during the
winter. The men have been idle
since May; and previous to that had
for several years been employed on
" about half the time, and then at
pauper wages Ifthey resume work
it will be at very low wages, and
probably on half time. Most of
them are absolutely destitute and
almost hopelessly in debt.
These are the same men TO whom
:.
Harrison, about a year ago, was
promising, high wages and aplenty
of bread and butter if they would
only vote for him.
Well, they have filled their part
of the contract. tnowdevolves on
Mr.. Harrison to explain what has
become of the high wages and the
bread and butter. 81
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09
Notice 10 Tresypassnr.s.

A LII persons are hereby warned not
d TO trespass upon my lands In Lewis
and Robinson districts, either by hunt
ing, fishing, nutting, or in any other
way. All yiolators of this notice will
have the penalties of the law enforced
against them. p. C. EASTMAN.
sept 1S-4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-09

Chas. B. Roush, a New York mill
ionaire, has made present of $500
a year for three years to the Jeffer-
son county fair association.