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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-25

The organ recital given by Prof
A. D. Blssell Friday evening was
we'll appreciated by quite large
number of people. The Kameha-
meha Glee Club sang two songs
that were heartily encored.
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IN THE MATTER OF G. w. SPITZ
of Lihue, Kauai, an involuntary hank
rupt.
Creditors of the said Bankrupt are here
nv mortified tn come in and prove their
debts before such Justice of the Supreme
Court as snail be sitting at Chambers al
Aliiolan; Hale, Honolulu, on MONDAY
the twenty-seventh day of April. 1891
between the hours of ten in the forenoon
and noon of the said day, and elect one OF
more Assignees of the said Bankrupt's
estate.
By the Court.
HENRY SMITH, Clerk.
Honolulu, April 81, 1891. 27I6-5t
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FOR LEASED

- THE PREMISES ON KAAHU.
sia manu- street, at present occupied
ID by T. ii. Davies & Co., and adj
joining their new building.
E0-FOr particulars enquire of
JAS. l.. MCLEAN,
at lnter-IsIand 5. N. Co.'s Office.
2698-1w-tf
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VESSELS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Schr Mokuola for Eva.
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A WALKING MATCH.

A WALKING MATCH.
For ATHLETES. Eve the undersipu-
ed participants in the six-days' walking
match, ending at the Mechanics Pavii-
lion, February "a, 1889, fully endorse the
vitaliting effects of The BEST" Tonic.
Frank Hart, Charles j. Sheridan, Gus
Guerrero, Pat Guerrero, Old Sport Cam
pana, James Davis, Oofty Goofty, John
Brodie, +. @. Moore, Thomas howarth,
George Cartwright, James Leahy, Gus
Brown, L. Croker.
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TO LET.

%sa COTTAGE ON LILIHA NEAR
EM School street. Keys at H. H. Will
liams d Co. 2723-1wtf
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PAPER HANGING

GIVEG G. L. MEYER, THE PAINTER
VI a call and have your paper hanging
done promptly and neatly. $50 Fort st.
+. y b TX 3S7. 2748 1y
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DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES.
FRIDAY, April %.
Stmr Kaimiloa. Gaban, for Waimea,
Kauai.
Stmr R Bishop, LIE Claire, for Kahuku.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.


LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The third game of the season.
The S. s. Australia is due here
next Tuesday.
The Government public schools
reopen Monday next.
The Hawaiian Band plays at the
ball game this afternoon.
The game of ball this afternoon is
to be played by the Hswaiis and the
kamehamehas.
I The Children's Mission Society
meets this evening at the residence
of Mr.. j. B. Anterior.
Rev. Alexander Macintosh is ex.
pected this morning from Kauai by
the steamer Waialeale.
Tie Japanese steamer Yamashiro
is expected every day now with
another lot Of laborers.
The Tahite Lemonade Works Co
inform the public where to go for
soda drinks of different favors.
Every member of the choir of the
Central Union Church is expected at
rehearsal this evening at Z o'clock.
On our desk is block out of the
supposed camphor tree cut down the
other day in the Hospital grounds.
A list of law books to be ordered
for the law library of the Supreme
Court is being prepared by the
Messrs. Benson Smith & Co., drug
gists, have published an advertising
periodical styled THE Honolulu
Courier"
= His Excellency John l.. Stevens,
the American Minister, entertained
some of bis friends at his residence
last evening.
Although getting late in the sea-
son, sugar still continues to be
shipped to Honolulu for foreign
bound vessels.
Her Majesty the Queen and party
expect to leave here Sunday evening
at 6 O'Clock for the Leper Settlement,
returning Monday.
A general indisposition of lawyers
and others with their cases not
ready were the cause of no Court
session being held yesterday.
School teachers, who have been
spending their two weeks vacation
on the other islands, are beginning
to return to their respective places.
The Hawaiian Band are to have
new uniforms made. The band will
accompany the Queen and suite on
their tour of Hawaii during the fore
part of next month.
Mr.. Theo. III. Davies and Major
Russell, r. A., will conduct special
service for children aud young peo-
pie at the Y NJ G. A. hall on Sunday
:. ftorpoop of 2 O'clock
The bark Vivax is advertised to
sail for San Francisco the early part
of Nav. The vessel has good
accommodation for few passengers.
Messrs. Castle g. Cooke are agents
The organ recital given by Prof.
A. D. Blssell Friday evening was
well appreciated by quite large
number of people. The Kameha-
meha Glee Club sang two songs
that were heartily encored.
Mr.. Theo. III. Davies has ordered
a dinner for Monday evening to be
given to his numerous employees at
the Hawaiian Hotel. DIR Lucas, the
popular steward of thu Hotel, is busy
making preparations for it,.
Mr.. Paul Ise. berg, while driving
along the beach by Diamond Head,
lost valuable diamond ring Thurs
day evening Early Friday morning
he drove back to looa for it, and to
his wonder found it on the sand.
Z A new daily and weekly Hawaiian
newspaper, entitled Hawaii Holo
mua Progressive Hawaii or Advance
Hawaii), will be issued next Satur-
day. Mr.. Jos. NJ. Poepoe, a we'll
known Hawaiian journalist, will
WELD the editorial pen.
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Nfrs ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE "BEST" TONIC
CURES DYSPEPSIA,
STRENGTHENS THE SYSTEM,
RESTORES SOUND REFRESHING
SLEEP,
PRICELESS TO NURSING
MOTHERS.

The QUESTION Ks SOMETIMES AsKKp-
Tell us concisely which ailments The
Best Tonic will most effectually cor
rect? Here is the answer: Dyspepsia,
ALI Nerve Troubles, Loss VI Sleep, Loss
of appetite, General Debility, Exhaus-
ton from any cause. To those Recover
ing from Illness, nothing better can be
prescribed.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
FRIDAY. April "a.
Schr Lavinia from Kahusu.
Schr Haleakaia from Kona, Hawaii.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
Dakota city News.

DAKOTA CRY, Jan. Especial: A
very enjoyable surprise party was given
Mr.. and Mrs. Royce, who board at the
Hotel Willis, last Friday evening. About
four couple of young people took posses
sion Of their rooms during their absence,
and on Mr.. and Mrs. Royce's return "a
pleasant evening was spent Al cards -
Paul Pizey returned Saturday tn Lin
coin, after spending two weeks with his
friends In Dakota City.
The Ladies' Guild, Of the. Lutheran
church of this place. will meet with Mrs.
nj. o. Ayres Thursday, at $3.50 O'clock.
Mrs. A, w. SehmIed will arrive from
Washington this week, having been
there for several months visiting a
daughter. -sss
Miss Anna Smith, Of Keokuk, who has
been visiting In this Vicinity for several
months, Is now speeding a few weeks
with friends at Smithland.
Miss Marion Ayres returned to Omaha
Monday, after spending the holidays at
home.
AttorneyrtIeo. ii. Fair spent Sunday
Ia Omaha.
Crystal Lake Is pronounced by those
who know fine for skating, but owing To
the absence OF neon with us skating
must be done during the day.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

PARSELL has placed himself Ina tho
hands OF his friends.
THE funeral of Prof. SchlIeman took
place at Athens Sunday.
AN appeal has been issued for the
Irish sufferers by Secretary Balfour.
THE Londoa postal clerks are reported
to have decided to go out on strike.
AN English syndicate is about to es-
tablish a sugar refinery at Ausigg, BO-
hemia.
MICHAEL DAv1rT delivered an address
In London In support OF the Scotch
strikers.
T. o. Lucas, young Methodist min
ister, fell into a well at Brownsville,
Tenn, and was killed.
THE German military press Is discuss
Ing the British empire in India, and the
attitude of Russia thereto.
The United Mine Workers issued an
appeal to the organized labor of the
country In behalf Of the coal miners Of
Alabama.
PRINCE MILLER, a wealthy negro Of
Helena, Ark, was assassinatcd near that
place; suspicion rests upOp three negroes
now missing.
UNPAID Italian laborers at Barnegat
Park, near Trenton, n. j., started a riot
Saturday which caused the governor 10
order out the militia.
JoHS Cox, New York policeman,
found SO 900 worth of diamonds In lit
tie bag on the street, The owner turned
up and Cox received si06, reward.
THRRR wOrkmen were seriously in-
lured by the explosion of blast receiver
filled with molten metal Saturday at
Farnum Il Richardson's foundry Chi
eago.
In the elections for members Of the
French senate, Sunday, Da Freyclnet
| and Jules ferry were returned with
| large majorities. The republicans
| gained eight Seats
| HAssuH OFFESDI, Of Damascus, pro-
| poses tn reproduce &C tho coming worlds
fair the Straight street OF Damascus,
| with Its mosque praymg Mohammedans,
cafes, bazars and native Arabs.
FRANK H. MANDEnSfEIE, agent Of
John Allison Il Co., Chieag0, stole into
| the roon OF Mrs. Mlllie shaw, q dress.
| maker of Los Angeles. Cal, fired three
shots VI her without effect then killed
himself
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
Statistics Which Prove Iowa's
Fertility of Soil During
a Dry Year.
The Banner Acre of Corn Last Year
Produces a Yield of a Fraction
Over t25 Bushels.
List OF Iowa Postoffioes Which viii
be Benefited by the Free De-
livery System.

DIS MONIES, Ia, Jan. s.-Tbe fer
tliity OF Iowa ground when II comes 20
raising corn, has again been demon
strated. One farmer In Jones county
mas taken l25 bushels from An acre
patch An agricultural paper In Des
Motnes offered a prize 500 In 1889 for
| the FARMER raising the greatest number
oi bushels Of corn on an acre Of ground,
ihls prize was won by the Jones county
FARMER. Another prize was offered by
hehFy wallace, OF large stock farm.
near orient, Ia, for the second largest
number. The prize was a thoroughbred
bnll The object Of all parties I'm offer
ing these prizes was To encourage farm.
ers In the better methods Of growing
corn ana thus enable them To see the
enormous possibilities as yet undeyeIoned
ln corn culture. In prescribing these
rules for competition, 1t was not TO show
now much corn could be- raised on
an acre or part OF an acre, hy
forcing IL with commercial fer
tilizers, but To show how much tho
farmer could grow on western farm.
with no fertilizers but clover and other
grasses, or barnyard manure. The ann
was 10 grow not bushels OF corn. or Of
ears In the immature stage, full OF san
out OF sound, merchantable, dry corn.
weighing seventy pounds to the bushel, |
thls being the form In which corn IL sold |
~ the west. The aim In formulating the |
fuies was to secure a perfectly fair com |
poution and accurate measurements OF |
Dpth lahd and corn by entirely disinter- |
estea parties, men OF repute aud good |
standing 10 the various communities, SO |
tnAt no suspicion could go abroad that
thero had been any tampering with the |
returns. In accordance with the rules
thirty-eight farmers living ln Iowa, Min.
neSota, Missouri and Illinois filed notice
Of their intention to compete, and thirty
seven {af them fled proof of having
staked out the ground. The season he
Ing an exceedingly dry ono and
The prospects for large crop
being very unfavorable, twenty-three
VI these nled no Een0rt of the
and SIX withdrew from the contest on ac- I
count of the hot winds and dry weather.
Eight competitors fully carried out the
agreements OF the test and showed the
results In measured Bushels
when gathered:
]. ID. RelknRp, Jones county. Iowa, l25,-
l35 bu; W. X. Knock. Fulton county. mi
nois, s7 6-7 bu; W. X. scandrett. Potta-
Rattamie county. Iowa, 50 5-T bu; John
htAhs SA' AHbh 'tahhSH hAlhNS0iat b9 iB~8 % |
bu; Loren Carlson, Shelby county, Iowa,
81 i;-35; bu; A. Lane, Boone county, Iowa.
Is 1917 bu; w. y. Tisdalc, MonOna county.
Iowa, 80 bu; Jasper Gruat Shelby county,
Iowa, So bushels.
II will be seen from the above that che
first prize of 500 in gold and a thorough
bred bull goes TO Mr.. ]. ID. Belknap, of
Jones county, Iowa, and the second
prize of $50 In gold and high grade
short horn heifer, practically thorough
bred. goes to w. r. Knock, Of SmIthfeld,
Fulton county, Illinois.
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COURT AT SIOUX FALLS.
Criminal Gases which win he Considered
In the Near Futnrn.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D, Jan. Especial:
Circuit court reconvened yesterday after
holiday recess. Criminal cases will
have right-of-way for a while. The first
case to occupy the attention Of the court
was that of the State OF South pa
kota VS.. Anna Nelson. Anna IL a
young girl who IL charged with setting
IRE to several stacks of grain as a piece
OF spite-work, but she sets up a general
denial. The case OF the State of South
Dakota vs. +. J. Mannlx This ease f.
attracting considerable attention all
over the state. Mr.. Mannix was for ten
years manager Of the Western Union
telegraph Office In this city. Along the
hrst OF last February Mr. Mannlx re-
signed the position. and along in
the spring considerable excitement
was created by the announcement
that the grand jury then In session had
indicted Mr.. Mannix for embezzlinR
small sum Of money from the telt graph
company. The story OF the Western
Union was that n combination Of the
managers OF the leading Offices of this
section had been effected for the purpose
OF beating the company, and that these
ms Insal man fmanagers & had dsfrauded Ihs COM:
scheme on the part OF the telegraph
TO scare him Into giving up
blood money. Mr.. Mannix has always
been ready for trial, but the telegraph
company has had the case postponed
until the present time. 1t Es thought
the ease will result In clear yind!ca-
ton OF Mr.. MaRnix.
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SoUTH Sioux CRY, Jan. Especial:
a largo gathering was called together at
Smiths opera house Saturday night TO
witness the public installation OF officers
OF the q. A. II. post at this place. After
the installation Judge X. Il. Daily de-
liyered an address which twas applauded
repeatedly A bountiful supper had
been prepared, TO which all present did
ample justice. Music and dancing occu-
pied the time from 10 O'Clock until early
morning. and the way some of the battle
SCARED veterans got over the floor would
put the average sons OF veterans" away
In the rear, Every one voted II most
enjoyable evening. aud went home
happy. Much credit i due the ladies
and gentlemen who had tho management
In charge.
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HAY SPRINGS A CAMP.
Farmers do Their MILKING Armed to the
Teeth.


HAY SPRINGS, Neb., Jan. 6.'-Excite-
ment IN still running high and every
available space of shelter is being ocen-
pied at night by settiess fEega all parts
OF the county. Many return home dur
ing the day, but always come back at
night, while others have abandoned their
homes altogether, having turned their
stock loose before coming To town The
loss from cattle and horses str&ying
away and dying will be great. None OF
the farmers here having brands for their
stock, il will be impossible to- find them
when wanted. The farmers Lying near
here leave the middle of the afternoon
to go to their homes to milk the cows
armed TO the teeth. 1t looks very much
as III they were afraid OF something.
Company II, of the national guards,
still do picket duty here, and another
company II en- route 20 this place with
ten days rations and camp equipage
| for the men. Where they are coming
| from il not known as yet.
A courier has just arrived here from
north of town and reports being chased
| over mile By hostile Indians. Several
| shots were exchanged between them, Nd
one was injured.
A woman was brought to town several
| DAYS ago with babe less than three
4 hours old. Two others have been born
/ In the church since, ard all arc reported
i doing well.
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Ths asontanm Legialnture.

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 6.--The second
legislature OF Montana convened at noon
yesterday. The trouble over the ten
members from Silver Bow county re-
manning Just the same as last year, the
house divided on party lines and each
organized In a different hall. The sen
ate being democratic soon organized and
recognized the democratic house. The
RovernnE -helng -demQeratle will send q
message to them In tho morning. When
the republican house sent message to
10 the senate that body, by party vota,
refused 20 recognize 1t. As there ~ Ro
important Issue this year compromise
IL probable soon.
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spanIarslA In shu Caroiines.

san FRANCISCO, Jan. q, Adyices from
the Caroline Islands report that insur-
rection and bloodshed has set In among
the natives and Spanish troops. Ad-
mIral Delknap deemed II necessary to
dispatch the cruiser Alliance ca Ponapi
I'd protect American missionaries. All
white persons on the island are threat
anad BY the natives. Quite recently the
spanish officials Increased native taxa
ton, which has always been repugnant
feature OF their administration " The
natives have had several sharp engage
ments with the SpaniaTds.
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STORIES oF rHE BAT rLE.


Ian spectator
RusHvuLE, Neb., Jan. 6.--some In
terestlng anecdotes, which have not yet
appeared In print, are connected with
the present Indian disturbances on the
Sioux reservation, The stories are told
by eye-wltnesses OF the incidents. and
your correspondent stands ready to
vouch for the credibility Of the wit"
aesses.
At the time OF the famous agnt with Big
Fo0t's band, near Wounded knee postofhcc.
a number OF civilians accompanied the
troops, little dreaming ct the terrible bat
: tie that would emsne. The fight began so
unexpectedly and ragged with such violence
that one Of these aivlllans found himself
completely surrounded by warning sufusers
and Indians before he sufficiently recovered
from hts surprise 10 think ut running. lie
stood al unwfliinE witness OF the deadly
conflict until an Indian made vicious stab
al him with knife. Then, catching up the
gun aud belt Of wounded soldier, the cttl-
sen plunged Into the thickest of the fight
and Il known 10 have Killed ne least three
nf the redskins.
llnring the same haftle. after the sharp
Il est nghtiug was oYet and soldiers were
4 pursuing the fleeing Indians In ever diFee-
1 tion. two sQuAws were seen attempting q
| drive d team of horses up a steep declivity
/ m the wagon we're two bucks cronehlna
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Short Bull Determined to Cap
ture Pine Ridge ifIt Costs
Him All His Warriors.
Grave Times Being Experienced at
Gordon and Appeals for Help
From Many Points.
The Rumored Removal of Col. For
sythe Conflrmed---Latest News
From the Frontier.

ST- Louis. Jan- "A special from
camp near Wounded Knee creek, =. d.,
gives the particulars OF an engagement
which took plarf 1T that point yesterday
morning. A detachment OF thirty men
was sent out To meet wagon train with
supplies for the camp. and when ten
miles out the wagons were found to be
besleged by band of 100 Indians. The
Indians attacked the detachment. Al
courier was sent back to camp for rein
Forcements, but In the meantime con-
slant fire was kept up on both sides, re-
snlting In the wpundlng OF several In
dians, the exact number of which could
not be ascertained About three hours
after the courier's departure troops came
% the rescue and the wagon train was
escorted 10 camp.
SAN Francisco. Jan. a.-gen. Glib
bons has received orders from Washing
ington 10 have two companies of the
Fifth artillery aud two companies OF the
Fourth cavalry hold themselves in readl-
ness 70 start at once for the scene Of the
Indian troubles In Dakota.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q. Gen. schotield
has received the following telegram from
Gen Miles. dated Pine Ridge, y. d.. Jan.
>, In answer 10 a communication: II
sent to the hostile camp yesterday, say
Ing i've men could come In and learn
what expected them to do. The fol-
lowing came in: big Road, lie Dog, Lit
tie Hawk. Jack Red Cloud and Big
Road. The prospects at present are
favorable that the whole camp may sur~
render, but do not wish 60 anticipate. |
There are no changes In the condition OF |
the troops"
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the Towns I'm Eowa, south Dakota ana
Nebraska Which win Re Affected by
the Bali.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 6.-Yesterday the
house committee on postonicos and post
roads agreed to report favorably the sen
ate bill authorizing the postmaster
general to establish the free delivery
system In all towns where the receipts
from the postoffices are S5, 200 or over.
The bill has passed the senate and Chair
man bingham. OF the house committee.
IL confident that II will go through the
house as soon as the postoffiee committee
can secure hearing. The following
are the towns la Iowa, South Dakota
ana Nebraska which will be affected by
the Dill, together with the revenues for
the last fiscal year:
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shoFt Ball Bennd an Capturing P1ns
Ridge Agency.

Ridge Agency.
PTsE RTDoE AGENCY, Jan. Especial
20 Omaha Bee. The seriousness OF the
situation here Is increasing. Short Bull,
the leading hostile chief, who has dis
tingnished himself all along during this
,.,e sEodeIg nv sY & &ssss sQE IN
amlcnble settlement, but who has stead
NV stuck 10 his lair 10 the bad lands and
has now assumed command Of the great
body OF hostIles. last night told our spies
that he would take this agency II IL cost
every warrior hs had.
Half-breeds here have been Informed
by friends and relatives whom some OF
them have among the hostiles, that they
had better Immediately remove their
families long distance from the agency,
as . great raid and massacre Is certain.
The half-breeds are showing Va what
they think of this information by get
ting their families out Of here with a
rush.
The government herder, John Dwyer,
and Issue Clerk Pugh have both dis
covered through their Indian friends
of years standing, that a raid and mas
aacre has been fully decided upon and
maturely planned.
Gen. Miles Is thoroughly eonversant
with aII these facts. and he himself says
that our situation IL exceedingly criti-
cal.
There are less than 600 soldiers here
now. all told.
arhr party sent to Wounded Knee Ia
bury the dead Indians returned late last
nighL- They found and buried eighty.
four bucks and sixty-three squaws and
children. 1t was also found that i've had
been buried by Indians. In addition 10
this total Of t5s we have heard now and
then OF others who have been carried
away by hostile scouts, etc, suihcient 10
swell the number Of dead Indians, a.
result OF the battle of Wounded Knee, to
fully 200. with several others yet to die
In the lmproyised hospital here.
Buffalo Bill II on his way here aud
there Ii every prospect that his expert
shooting will be pressed into war service
the moment he arrives.