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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
The Japanese Christmas Tree

The Japanese Christmas Tree.
Mr.. EDITOR: Will you kindly
allow space in your columns for a
short account of the browning festi-
val of the year, celebrated in the
Lyceum on Saturday evening?
Year by year the Japanese
Christmas tree has become one of
the most popular of the season.
This was evinced by the large
number of foreigners who were
there, filing the hall in every part,
testifying by their presence their
interest and sympathy with the
Japanese in their efforts 10 estab-
lish themselves as Christian
church.
Their we'll known artistic taste
was displayed in the decorations.
Behind the reading desk were the
words, "Glory to God in the High
est" "God is Love-" in a back
ground of shining stars. Overhead
long wreaths of MALE stretched
across the hall.
One large tree stood in front of
the platform, another at the end;
the united efforts of both adding
not little to the beauty of the
scene.
The exercises of the evening
commenced with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Lunamoto, pastor of the
church, followed by addresses in
Japanese from Mr.. F. Tanno,
gentleman from the Consulate, and
Mr.. Asao. Three recitations in
English were given by boys in
Miss Kinney's Sunday school class,
and they we'll merited the rounds
of applause which greeted their
pieces. During the evening three
hymns were sung in Japanese, led
by Mrs. G. L. Crabbe.
Much amusement and interest
was furnished the audience on the
appearance of a Japanese Santa
Claus, who distributed his boun-
ties with an unsparing hand. At
the close all were invited to par
take of fruit, ice-cream and cake,
of which there was enough and to
spare. For three years or more,
the Japanese Church have enjoyed
the free use of the Lyceum through
the great kindness of Mr.. T. J.
Waterhouse, Sen.
It's members and friends heartily
appreciate the encouragement and
tangible help afforded them during
this time. They are now about to
move temporarily to Queen Emma
Hall, hoping, before very long, to
secure means to erect a chapel of
their own.
ONE Who WAS THERE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
TUESDAY,

We publish to-day q communica-
ton which is obviously intended as
q. criticism on our report of the
Japanese Christmas tree, as it is
substantially repetition of it, with
the exception of mistake in two
names, which we sincerely regret.
Our report was derived from our
correspondent (by telephone), and
the eccentricities of Japanese
names do not grow less to foreign
ears by a journey over the wire. If
our correspondent, to whom we are
sincerely thankful for information
kindly rendered, had only preferred
foresight to hindsight, and sent
down his report earlier, he would
have spared himself and US q great
deal of trouble.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29

A very well known gentle
man here was robbed last week
of some valuable diamonds
and a gold watch and chain.
Robbed while he was asleep,
dreaming of the rise in values,
interest rates, and the demand
for coin which the holiday
season would bring to the
average young man. lie
mourns his loss and as he
mourns he considers the ad-
visibility of employing
someone in Honolulu to kick
him for not buying one of our
small Safes. A safe is really
the only protection a person
can have; an expert thief
could not get in one without
making noise enough to dis
turb the entire neighborhood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29

the harbor fired a royal salute and
displayed flags at half-mast.
Matters in Russia are daily
growing worse. The famine funds
are frettered away by local auth
critics, grand remedial measures
exist only on paper, complaints of
enormous expenditure on the army
and navy are taken advantage of
by those unfriendly to the govern
ment, and "the whole empire seems
to be a seethlng mass of discon-
tent"
A dispatch dated London De-
cember 18th states that Lord Sails
bury has re-opened negotiations
with the French Foreign Minister
for settlement of the Newfound-
land fisheries dispute. 1t is said
that in return for the surrender Of
all French rights in Newfound-
land, Lord Salisbury wishes to
cede to France the Harvey islands
(?) and the colony of Lagos.
Lord Dufferin has been appoint
ed British Ambassador to France
in place of the late Lord Lytton.
Justin Mccarthy, as sole survi-
wing trustee of the " Paris Fund"
has been served with a writ on the
suit of Timothy Harrington, Red
mond ct al, who claims that the
funds are subject to trust in fa-
vor of themselves and other mem
bers of the League. They request
the removal of Mccarthy from the
trusteeship. Mrs. Parnell is in
Guided in the writ as a co-defend-
snt and administrators of her hus-
bands estate.
Disagreements have arisen be-
tween the Government of Brazil
and the Governor of the State Of
Rio de Janeiro, who refuses to re-
sign at the request of the Govern
Inent. 1t is now expected that a
military governor will be appointed
to the State and that martial law
will be proclaimed.
1t is declared that man named
Henry l.. Norcross, u Massachu-
sets broker, was the perpetrator
of the dynamite outrage. A bomb
was thrown at the feet of Russell
Sage in his Office. The bomb, ex-
ploding, killed the thrower, wrecked
the office and but slightly wounded
the intended victim. Only the de-
tached head of the dynamite fend
was sufficiently complete to assist
in Identification.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29

made. A hall will not obviate
the difficulty, but lamps such
as are used in halls, will. Ours
are very handsome ones and
reasonable in price. If you
tried one you wouldn't be with
out it again. The wind must
be very strong to extlngulsh
the light. We know a gentle
man who has had one for more
than a year and the light has
blown out once.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

By the arrival of the bark Cey-
lon and the courtesy of Captain
Calhoun, we have received San
Francisco papers to the 18th inst,
two days later than hitherto pub
lished here.
The New York Herald's CORE
spondent at Valparaiso, Chile,
cables that "the circular letter pre-
pared by the Chilean Minister of
Foreign Affairs for distribution
among the Chilean legations in
Europe and America, gives Chife's
side of the difficulty growing out
of the Baltimore outrage"
The document is too long for re-
production, but Senior Malta states
that the report of the Secretary of
the Navy and the message of the
President of the United States are
grounded upon information which
is "erroneous or deliberately incor-
rect"
Concerning the sailors of the
q. S. S. Baltimore, he says there Is
"a want of frankness and exaetness
in the statements made in Wash
ington." The ARRAY began in a
disreputable portion of the city,
"and several hundred people were
already engaged in the fight when
the police and other forces inter-
fered and Gained down the tumult.'
The Minister further says that
"Chile never had an aggressive
policy, and will never approve of
a humiliating one"
A number of the crew of the
Baltimore subscribed nearly $500
for monument, suitably inscribed,
to be placed over the graves of
their shipmates who were MUIR
dered.
The Secretary of the Navy has
received a cable message from
Captain Schley, saying that as
there is no further necessity for
the presence of the Baltimore in
Valparaiso, she sailed on the 18th
instant for San Francisco to be
locked and scraped. The York
town is the only United States war
ship in Valparaiso, but she will be
Joined shortly by the Boston from
Montevideos
The ex-Emperor Dom Pedro was
inferred with full royal honors at
Lisbon on the 18th instant, All
the officials of the foreign diplo-
matte corps, except the Brazilian
accompanied the remains
to Pantheon. While the funeral |
cortege was moving, all the bells
n the city tolled, and vessels in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
"VISTAS OF HAWAII

Both the Pamphlets and large
sized Photographers of Island
scenery have arrived by the
MaripOsa, aad are now for sale
by the Pacific Hardware Com
pany.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
Hawaiian Hardware Co., Id.
-Momday, Dec. 20, 1891.


have settled down to plain
every day work. Well have
more time to wait on you,
more time to show you the
beauties in the odd bits of Sill
verware that remain on our
shelves. The choicest are
gone but enough remain to
impress you with the idea that
ours is the best store in Homo
lulu for Silverware. 1t will
convince you of other things,
too-low prices for instance.
The Carving Sets did not get
the notice in this column that
their general get-up entitled
them to. But we sold plenty
of them. The old ivory sets
have been replaced by gen
uine Pearl-handled ones, very
strongly built and proofagainst
destruction from hard usage.
They look like pieces Of jew
elry.
Well drop pretty things for
a moment and so to something
for the use of machinists and
blacksmiths.
Everyone who does any
pipe or bolt cutting knows the
value Of a good Die Stock.
They know what it is to suffer
the annoyance of a poor arti-
Gle, but the person who does
suffer knows not the existence
of a "OmpIex." They give
satisfaction because there is no
turning back over the threads
after it is once cut. That's
one good feature - for all
mechanics agree that it's the
turning back against the cut
ting edge that Injuries the dies
more than the actual cutting.
When the "Duplex Dies be-
come dull by cutting they can
readily be renewed by sharpen
ing on a grindstone. They
last longer. at least by four
fold, than any other made,
and at the same time avoiding
the common occurrence of
stripping Or weakening the
thread, and rendering the
work worthless. We have
these Die Stocks for use in
bolt cutting from Is to I Il in,
and for pipe from Is to 4 in.
They're light strong, compact
and simple. Have no wrench,
thumb screw or collets, the
tool is complete in itself and
will do more and better work
than any other hand die.
You've had so much of Cut
Glass literature lately that you
probably know as much of
it as we do. but have you ever
seen so many limitations of the
real article as we show you
this week y? Its wonderful how
they get them up as near the
genuine as they do. All sorts
of things Cream Pitchers,
Milk Pitchers, Lemonade Sets
aOhisPeY - Claret Jugs
and Bitter Bottles. Every
shipment we have received
contained something better in
quality than we had before, |
but the prices are the same
very low-hardly enough to
make it an object to call your
to them.
The houses in Honolulu,
that is the majority of them,
are, for some reason built
without halls. It's a miserable
plan. 1t lessons the demand
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
Nelp advertisements.
H. F. WICHMAN
WATCH 2 CLUB +!
The following drew their Watches on
Monday, Dec. %:
CLUB 3-Member Nc. Is.
CLUB Member No. 19.
CLUB 5-Member No. SO.
CLUB 6-Member No. 80.
CLUB Member No. 50.
We Have a Few More Places Open

w-Parties living outside of Honolulu
desiring to join one of the Clubs can make
their payments by mail.
~~These watches are cased in solid IA
Karat Gold, with fine full ieweled Waltham
Movements, and are warranted to be &C
curate Time Pieces.
2889-13t H. F. WICHMAN, PROF.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
- ceived by the Hilo Road Board, at
Hilo, Hawaii, up until noon, MONDAY.
January 4, 1892, for taking down the old
and putting up a new bridge over the
Waiakea stream at Hilo.
The Board will furnish all material. The
iron from the old bridge is to be used in
putting up the new bridge. The bridge is
Pacific Bridge Co.'s ombination Truss,
1876 feet span, Is feet roadway.
The Board do not bind themselves to
accept the lowest or any bid.
]. A. SCOTT,
Chairman Hilo Road Board.
1862 1926 1915 $4,000
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
Hawaiian Stamps Wanted!

WILL PAY CASH, FOR EITHER
l. large or small quantities of used Ha-
waiian Postage Stamps, as follows
(These offers are per hundred and any
quantity will be accepted, no matter how
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
Supreme Court of the Hawaiian
Islands.

IN THE NATTER OF w. AKUI,
l. of Kohala, Hawaii involuntary bank
rupt.
Creditors of the said bankrupt are
hereby rotiied to come in and prove their
debts before such Justice of the Supreme
Court as shall be sitting at Chambers at
Aliiolani Hale. Honolulu, on WEDNES-
DAY the 30th dayof DEC. 1891 between the
hours of 10o'clock in the forenoon and noon
of the said day, and elect one or more as
signees of the said bankrupt's estate.
BY the Court.
HENRY SMITH, Clerk.
Honolulu, Dec 81. 1891. 2952-7t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29
CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made, or opinions expressed by our
correspondents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-29

PECAN VAPOR ENGINES RUN
~ electric lighting plants, elevators
printing presses, band and liz saws. and
In tact are adapted wherever power 10
needed. JOS. Tinker, sole Agent for tho
hawaiian Islands. oa9A.tf 'e
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-28
r.ost-Nuptlal Comments.

First maiden: '"They say he really
has an income Of thirty thousand year
and will have more when his father dies
Only think of I'll" Second maiden:
Don't you envy her? Marguerite always
was lucky girl anyhow. How / envy
herr Third maiden: And II They
say, 700, that ho isn't o bit Stingy, and
Marguerite Gun run up ali the milliners'
and dry-goods hills she plerses and he
won't say word about It Only think
Fourth maiden ''Elow perfectfuly de
lightfull l wondsr IL he Is o club manf
But dare say No is; and how charm.
ing for Maggie II he is. Dear me! How
lucky some girls are" Fifth maiden:
"Oh don't mention I'll it makes me green
with envy when think of III How she
will dressl And there's q cottage at Bar
Harbor, ton, and" Sixth maiden:
ooh girlsl can't keep still any longer.
I've such news for Youi All those sturie:
are utterly without foundation in fact.
lie really and truly has ony ten thousand
u year, and would you, would you believe
III sine actually married him for lovel'
First, second. third. fourth, and fifth
maidens: "How-perfectly abSurdr'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-28
The Pr..Idsnt a. RIIllard..

President Harrison and Elijah Halford
played 4 game Of billiards q the whiIe
house recently. The billiard room d the
executive mansion has not been used since
the days of Arthur. Mr.. Harrison Is very
fond Of the game and easily defeated his
secretary. ~ was not diplomatic defeat
either" sad iIallord, afterVard. FOR /
should not have hesItated an instant
about beating the President We played
q carrom game, and. while neither Of -
could cope successfully with professionals
like 6chasfeR or 6losD0a. SIN 3 Wls
interesting fer both Of ~ non Start b
nnlIh. nay DO better next dmo NJ
- o8da h1t ! deat tAink ] Co Dlsy
- RS0aous OVm - -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-27
rIuEs AND CASUALTIES.

Tuu estimated loss 10y the food at Pitts
burg and Allegheny City Is 5000, 900.
FRANZ HOLLAND, in Philadelphia. mis-
took his sister for a burglar and shot
her.
rHE number of lives lost in the mine
disaster at Spring Hill, y. s, Is now fixed
at III.
TuE ship Elizabeth WAS wrecked near
San Francisco harbor and seventeen sailors
drowned.
The Connemaugh river oycrhowed Mon
day, causing considerable damage In the
vicinity # Johnstown, Pa
TINS floods in the rivers at Pittsburg
has driven 1000 families ont of their
homc7.
Il WHIT. a teamster, had a leg broken
Wednesday morning while working near
the foundation of the Bunderob \ Chase
factory.
News comes from Telluride Cal, that
five men were carried down the mountains
hv snow slide Tuesday. two of them be-
ing crushed to death The other three
were Slightly hurt.
AT Denver. Col, A. Hartung, wife and
three children were poisoned 10y eating
raw pork, bought from a peddIer. One
girl died and the others are in danger
Gus condition.
TINS Grand Opera House at Rochester,
\. Y. was burned early Thursday morn
ing. IA, Windsor Hotel, adjoining, was
slightly damaged Loss, $4,000.
FIRE at Kansas City Sunday night de-
Stroyed the buildings occupied 10y Wells
Fargo Express, Oppenheimer's jewelry
store, George Hollands shoe store and
Sloss' millinery store. Loss, Sl25,000.
AT Evansville, Ind, the people opera
house and Aibecker's saloon building were
destroyed and the adjoining buildings
were badly damaged 10y FIRE Monday The
losses aggregate 100000.
IuE new steamship Havel, OF the north
German Lloyd line, which left her dock in
Hob0ken, n \, Wednesday morning for
Bremen. ran into and sank an unknown
bark in the lower bay. Il is reported that
several of the bark ; crew were drowned.
4 FARMER named Johnson, living north
of Monticello Wis, on returning home
"Wednesday night from New Glarus, found
his house burned to the ground and his
two little children burned to death. His
wife was away some distance after watef
and knew nothing Of the ire until she got
IN sight of the burning house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-27
TIE LATEST TELECRAHS.
NEWS IN Bf,IEE.

Work on the worlds fair site in Jack,
son Park was resumed Thursday.
GENERAL HENRY H SIBLEY, Mime
sofas first governor, is dying at st. Paul.
ADoLPH HOFFMAN and Alfred E From
nett silk manufacturers, Of Paterson,
\. }. have assigned.
The finest alabaster quarry in the
world has been discovered near Canyon
City, Col.
The only child of Rider Haggard Is
reported to have died at the city of Mex
leo.
THE Ohio river is still rising at CIncin-
natl, and disastrous food at That point
is feared
DIAMOND Joe" Reynolds, the we'll
known capitalist and steambOat-owner
Of Iowa, died Saturday at Prescott. Iowa.
Thirty inches of snow has fallen in
Bozeman, Mont, within the last two
days, and it Is still showing.
The crippled American loan and trust
company Of Nrw York will be reorganizeG
and financially strengthened.
The John b. Knox & Co., banking house
at Topeka. kas, has failed Estimated
liabilities, 525OQ00.
THE bill conferring the elective fran
chise on women passed Thursday by the
kansds house Of representatives.
The body of Professor Bancroft, of
Browns University. Providence, r. l.,
was found in Dyer's Pond Monday He
disappeared on December g.
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER WGNCHEIL. Of
the Michigan University, geoI0gist of
worldwide reputation, died at Ann Aroor
Thursday morning.
A PECULIAR feature of Il recent storm
at Salt Lake was large quantity of salt
which fell with the snow, all mixed ready
to place in the freezer.
MASTER WORKMAN T. Y. POwDLRIY
Of the knights of Labor was stricken with
heart disease at ToUeki, Kan, but his
condition is not dangerous
Gibson, OF the whisky trust, gave bail
III the sum Of S2j, 900 Wednesday for his
appearance when the Indictment found
against him 10y the state grand jury shall
come to trial.
OVER 100000 was divided among the
four children of Chauncy b. Blair, by the
will OF the late banker which was filed for
probate Tuesday.
The will Of the late J. n. Mccullough
Vice President of the Pennsylvania Com
pany, has been fled for probrate. His
estate is valued at from 81, 600, 900 to 5l0,-
900
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-27

Mr.. W ltscn defended the action of the
Judiciary committee. saying that Mr.
Warden had had ample opportunity to be
heard IN committee on the matter in cues
ton.
Mr.. brown Oppressed the further in
crease of expenses in the lower court, and
he also defended the charges made bv
lawyers, who. he said. lost large part of
their fees.
The bill was then refused ndean lite
postponement by a vote of SO to -. as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Babcock. Bailey, Bake. BAnnou.
ho"e, Brown, Cheney, Crawford. Dawson. Dodge
raoer, Fitzgerald, Hall, Houston, Kcorh. Kraz.
Leonhardy Loughotham, Mead, O'Connor, o.
oorn' PhaIen, Plummer, Smith C. E., smith E
N-h Iayior, Thompson, Watson, Whlteside, vii,
liams, Winans, Mr.. Speaker-S2
Noes-MessrS. AnsCn. Briggs. Bullsr,i. Burke.
Cook, Couch, CrolI, Davenport, Dixie, Dill, Eng
IISh, Emo, Fiebrantz, Filz, Finch, Gaarder, GRAY,
henderson, Horn, Jacob Jennings, Ktzer, Knap-
stem, honrad, kruSzka, Lamhersou, larSiu, Lea.
Lu>her, Mcclellan, McGiiyray, McCiuicap,
McMullen, Meloy, Munger, Nolan Olson. Oswald
PeIrce, Pierron, Porter. Pugh, Putnam. Rosen
Sranz, RosSman lLcui>E Rossmar Philinh
sampson, Schmitz, Schuetz, Schwefel, Smith Il.
H., Stoppenhach, Tarran1, Textor. Tnrmev
Tracy, Warden, Warner wiegaud-59.
The LiIl was then ordered to a third
reaoing. 1t was then discouered that the
bill reported for iudefnjna postponemant
was the original one fixing the fees at
Sl.50 and that the substitute bill fixing
the fees at 81 was in the committee. Mr..
Warden stated that the original bill was
satisfactory to him. He would IA ther
have the amount fixed at 81 80 than 81.
Assembly B ills Killed
Providing for the purchase, the copy
right and stereotype plate of Moses NJ.
Srong's History OF Wisconsin Territory.
Specifying the manner in which poultry
may be transported,
Appropriating $4,000 instead of 81 900
annually to the state horticultural society.
Relating to the appearance of parties in
justices court.
Forbidding any person but a registered
pharmacist to sell patent medicines.
Amending the fees of justices of the
peace,
Forbidding the driving of cattle with
boards before their eyes.
Adjournment.
Both houses adjourned till 10 a. m.
Wednesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-27
rA,E tiNEN Up fREE COINAGE.
silver Mcn VIII Not Try 10 Gel Their
1911 Passed This Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb 24-The unexpected
return of Senator Teller who had gone
South to recuperate his health, and the
return, also rather Unexpectedly, Of
Senator Jones of Nevada, who has
spent but little time here since the
passage of the free coinage bill through
the Senate, led to "A great deal Of specula-
tion a. to the plans # the free coinage
agitators The suppus tion was that there
was q pa pose to attempt to attach to the
pending StndIy Ci'Il App opriation bill a
free coinage amendment. But inquiry
among the silver meu developed the fact
that after thoroughly discussing the
matter among themselves and with
Democratic Senators they have concluded
it would he impracti able TO carry out
any of the purposes heretofore CON
sidered relative to putting a free coinage
amendment upon any of the appropriation
bills In short, they have reluctantly
abandoned all idea OF making any such
attempt during the remaining days of the
session They con>ole the mselves with
the reflection that they will probably have
better chance OF Succe s. in the next Con
gFesS than in this, and t. that time they
look forward with some degree of CON
tdeHce so fa at least as securing favor
able action in Congress is concerned, but
they are still in doubt a. to the fate of the
free coinage measure If Que should be sent
to the President