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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

At the sixth annual meeting OF the 49,
ISOLATION, held in Washington city IL
1889, President Charles K. Adams Of
Cornell rendered a high compliment to
his predecessor by q simple statement Of
the admitted facts that down TO 1857 the
study of history in colleges was no more
than dry and formal textbook affair
and that in 90 years thereafter it took
high rank among the Independent
courses.
In October, 1857, the students at Ann
Arbor, Mich, were surprised and not q
little amused to see seated among the
professors 4 very young and fair gentle
man of strilingly modest mien whom
one of them had just addressed ON the
campus with the current satirical ques-
tions: "Going to enter freshman, eh?
Classical? Well, look out for old Boise
Greek professor)! He's your toughest
pill"
1t was the new professor Of history and
literature, Andrew Dickson White, who
had been graduated from Yale in 1858,
had passed three years in Europe, first at
Paris and Berlin as student, and then
at st. Petersburg as an attache of the
American legation, and had then devot-
GU d y CGiI Ib 4 Gtt 10 lllSlOilCdl
He was even then but % years old and
so very youthful looking that the sophie
moro who ''chaffed' him declared that
he took him to lie .'17 or whereabouts"
In five years he had made history the
favorite study in the University of Michi-
gan.
About 1870 all the colleges seemed
moved with desire to raise history to
higher rank in their curricula, and in
1881 Cornell for the first time gave the
entire service OF one professor to that
subject, Professor Moses Colt Tyler being
the man. At Cambridge seven profess
ors and teachers are now employed, and
eighteen courses are offered; at Yale two
or three professors are engaged i'll this
work and at Cornell four. At Johns
Hopkins g different system was adopted,
the plan being TO encourage independent
work. Finally, ii 1884 tine present as
sociation WAS organized, and its progress
has been phclomenally rapid.
DR.. james BuTrill Angel, president of
the association, also president of Michi-
gan university, was born IN Scituate,
Z. l., Jan. :, 1897. and was graduated
from Brown university in 1850. Since
that date he has divided his time almost
equally between university work and the
life of literary man and diplomatist.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

Electric
Company

will be able to furnish all the
Light and Power the City OF
honolulu will require, and, as
we now have some six large
wiring contracts to begin on,
as soon as the Australia gets
in with a big lot Of assorted
wire, we would call the atten-
ton Of those wanting ELECTRIC
LIGHTS in their Houses at an
early date to the advisabilty of
having the wiring done soon.
SIS only a limited number Of
good house wire men are to
be had, contracts for wiring
will have to be taken up in
turn in the order received.
After the Australia gets in
we will have a complete line
of everything needed to wire
any building, including Elec-
troliers, Brackets, etc, and a
large assortment Of plain and
fancy Shades.
@Leave your order ear
ly and have the satisfaction of
having your House ready for
the lights when the current is
turned on from the New Sta
ton now under way.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23
THE SOLAR CORONA.

Professor SchaeberIe Travels Thousands of
Miles to Properly Observe 1t.
The journey of Professor j. NJ. Schae-
berle of the Lick university to Chill to
observe the coming eclipse of the sun
on April Is ezcites intense concern among
all interested in astronomy. and may be
regarded in current history as Il romance
Of science. Not only does the professor
go almost alone, trusting TO lire assist
ants in Chill, but he takes with him
ton or more Of instruments and machin-
cry, which must be transported over the
highest mountains in primitive fashion,
and for the means 70 do this he is in
debted, as the university lacked the funds,
to the iberalty of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of
San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

Are you going to keep up
with the times and have your
House lit up by Electricity,
or are you going to keep
right on in the same old rut
and burn OIL simply because
you have grown use to the IN
comfortable heat, the strong
odor, to say nothing Of the
damgeY from EXPLOSIONS, and
bother Of cleaning and filling
your lamps, ordering your oil,
ETC.? Which is the easiest, to
have a switch at the head Of
your bed and turn on a 16c.p.
lamp when the baby begins to
talk politics at / A. NJ, or to
get up, fall over three chairs
and pull off half the wall or
naments feeling for the match
safe and then be told, Just as
the lamp is we'll lighted, to
please put out the light,
baby is alright now ~
In a few short months the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23
AMERICAN HISTORY.
THE COMING CONVENTION OF ITS
LEADING EXPONENTS.

Increased Interest IN che study Of History
In American Schools and Colleges and
Improved Methods of Teacbing-The In
huence OF Professor white.
Authors and readers alike look eagerly
for the reports Of the July conventions
ct Chicago, whittier writers, librarians,
philologists and dabblers in folklore are
now taking their course from all parts
of the civilized world. Naturally Amer
leans will be most numerous, and of
gatherings which may be called exclu
sively American by far the most impoT-
tant and interesting will be the ninth
annual meeting Of the American Histor-
zeal association.
No other organization has gained in
general interest more rapidly than this
has IN its nine years of existence, and lit
tie wonder, IS its membership comprises
such men rs DIR. Andrew ID. White, for
merly Of Cornell; James p. Angel Of
Michigan university, Justin Winsor,
Charles K. Adams, Hon. George Bouri-
not, Hon. John Jay and many others
scarcely inferior in reputation, the total
making nearly 200 of the most thorough
scholars and earnest searchers after
truth in the world. And of all these
DR.. White is probably entitled TO the
first honor for having led the way in
making history a science in American
COLLEGES
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23
The Planters Monthly
Table of Contents for August

Ian q OF Contents Tor Au gust.
Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank.
Agricultural Experiment Stations.
Domestic Exports of the Hawaiian
Islands.
Electricity in Agriculture.
About Coffee Plantations near Mount
Orizaba [A1exicol.
The Cultivation of the Orange.
The Silver Question.
Instruction in the Cultivation OF the
Grape Vine.
Nitrogen in Relation to Agriculture.
Cocoa Curing in Ceylon.
Shun Worry and Excitement.
Remarkable Operation on Horse
Trepaning the Skull with Success.
Beautify the Home.
COcoanut Trees.
Thousand Dollars an Acre.
An Awful Waste.
\ Perfumery Farm.
Meteorological Summary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

Dr. Justin Winsor, former president
1f theassOciation, has survived the rather
savage attacks made on him for denying
originality Of design to Columbus and
has proved 10 his critics that they have
40 small man to deal with. He is among
the most learned of photographers and
as editor of Narrative and Critical
History of America" has a high rank
among historians. The eminent George
Bancroft was also president of the asso-
:iation. J. II. BEADLE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

Or, To any foreign country for 20 Cents
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

Price in Honolulu, go Cents per Copy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

At New York, Immigration Com
missioner Stump has given Utah
colonization scheme black eye by
refusing an advance permit for the
landing of $500 Jews, who were to
settle on the land.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

The Guide will be mailed TO any part O
the islands for 81 Gents per Copy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

a Kansas city lady who has just
returned from Chicago expresses
surprise at the large number of
common people whom she saw at
the Worlds Fair.--Kansas City
Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23

~ Published by the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-23
The Illustrated Tcrrfsfs' Cufde

That popular work, 'THE TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISL
ANDs," is meeting with a steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
in possession of a copy of it. 1t is per-
feet mine of information relating to the
scenes and attractions to be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can be had at
the publication Office, IS Merchant
street, and at the News Dealers. Price
so cents,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09

around loose, and the superstition is that
the Republicans now IN possession thereof
will In the course of few months Mt least
be requested TO step ASIDE and give the
Democrats q chance. Mr. Basel IS so
Glow 10 HE actions that the average Demo-
cratic aspirant wishes be would take few
lessons from Secretary Carlisle. The latter
with Democrats than any OF the Cabinet.
with the possible exception OF Secretary
Hoke Smith.
After August Let star service will be
established in North Carolina a. follows,
Tysors Mills. by Rosewood. Stark, Elm
vile. and Bryant 70 Sanford. twice week I;
Pilgrim to Lexington, once week; Wales
10 Rana.eburg. twice q week; Villas, by
Yerger, Silverstone. and Greer to Zion
vile. three tunes week.
Mr.. III. Nj. Smythe. of TaZewell county.
Va, recently appointed Consul TO Foo
Chow, China, arrived here this morning.
PROMOTION.
Secretary Smith has promoted Mr.. w.
ii. w. Moran, editor of the Loudoun County
Enterprise. 10 be Appointment Clerk OF the
Census Office. Mr.. Moran was appointed
a clerk in the Census Office only about ten
days ago. and this is very rapid promo
ton.
APPOINTMENTS.
Among the fourth-class postfnasters ep-
pointed to-day we're:
North Carolina-Polkville, Cleveland
county, L. q. Phiibeck rice j. A. Lattimer,
resigned Sugar Grove, Watauga county.
Matte Mast uice Addie Mast. resigned !;
Spout Springs, Hsrnett county, Platt Bull
lard Uioe G.. w. Buhmann, resigned; Thur
man, Craven county. Julia I. Hardison
rice Jan de Poorte, resigned.
VirsInis-Rtna Mills. King William coun-
Nv, Z. T.. Rice ucf Fannie b. SDead, re-
moved: Hixburg. Appomattox county,
Mrs. n. NJ. Lyon uice G.. Gillian. resigned.
tiers appointed this day 80, 81 of which
were TO fill vacancies caused by death and
RESIGNATION.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
mAeauoEa-eweLL CAMP.
The onicsrs Presented with Csmmissiess
Csloniai Capital Notes.


fcorrespondsnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
WILLIAMSBURG. Va, July e.-The oficers
of Magruder- Ewell Camp at their meeting
last Thursday night were. each presented
with A hapdsoms Autographed commission,
signed by General John II. Gordon. CON-
manding general of the United Confede-
rate Veterans. The camp has member
ship of nearly seventy-five and Is IN very
prosperous condition.
Cadet James McCaw has returned home
for the vacation from the institute ana
will spend most of his leisure time hsning.
Miss Bette Dunn. from Dunnsyiiie, Is
Thomas l.. Bloxton. =,
Misses Mary and Annie Sherwell, who
have been out of town for some time, nave
returned for the summer.
Mrs. Amanda Gregory. from Richmond,
and her daughter, Miss Lottie. arc the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. l.. Henley. +.
Rev. i. N. Keller, ID. d.. president OK
Grove City College. Pa, and q leading
member of the Presbyterian Church, Will
preach Sunday morning Mt the Baptist
church. DIR. Keller 10 here with several
of bis friends, who are so much pleased
with this sect,o on that they will invest IN
a farm, as Or. Keller did. He bought the
Lockers Neck estate from Mr.. Tyler DAVIS.
Miss Sallie Woods. of Charlottesville.
who has been making most delightful
STAY at the Grove, the guest of the Misses
Booth, is new in Norfolk visiting her
friend. Miss Old.
The venerable Colonel Benjamin s:
Evell. president emeritus of William and
MARY. la. nearly fully recovered from his
recent severe attack Of sickness. The old
gentleman was in town few days ago and
was warmly congratulated by his many
frtapd s upOu his recovery.
Miss Annie NcCaw. from Richmond, IL
here visiting her uncle. DR.. James ID.
Moncure, Executive Building" west
Francis street.
Misses Beulah and Edna Brooks,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks. Jr., are
visiting in Richmond their uncle, Captain
S. J. Brooks. of the Atlantic-Coast Line.
Mr.. Cole Scott. of Richmond, IS at Car
ter's Grove visiting DR.. L. e.. Booth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
CAPTAIN KING DEAD.
ANOTHER GALLANT CONFEDERATE
SOLDIER PASSES AWAY.
Damage By Fires in the Twin Citiss--Cot-
ton Conditions In and Around NorfoIk--
Fatal Prostration by Hest.
lspecI.l telegram o M. pl.patcn.l

EoRroLx, Va. July s.-Captain j. Barry
King. one Of the best-known and most
highly esteemed citizens of Norfolk. died
this evening at his rooms. st the st. James
Hotel. He was born in this city abou'
ffty-fve years ago and was for many years
in the cotton business. For some time he
had been suffering with Bnghts disease,
but had been confined TO his room oniy
about ten days. During the war ne was a
gallant soldier in the Army of Northern
Virginia. lie was never married.
DAMAGE By TIRE.
To-day FIRE in tho confectionery store
OF h. Matthews. on Middle street. IN Ports
mouth. did considerable damage TO the
stock of goods, and badly damaged the
liquor stock Of q. +. Jones; clothing oil
Jacob Ellis; jewelry of X. l.. Jones n Co,
and the adjoining building of Charles L.;
Doughtrey. The buildings we're oil saved
and all tho property was insured.
Upper Church street, this city. was dam
aged by fire and water this morning.
MONSTER METHODIST MEETING.
The Methodist ministers all through this
section of TIdewater are arranging 70 nolo
q monster camp-meeting near Smithheid-
the first of the kind held since 1851.
FIRST BLOOMS.
The first cotton-blooms, in which the
planters take such pride, are now coming
in from the North Carolina section below
Norfolk county. The condition OF the
crop In that section is reported far and
promising. A few bales of the old staple
are coming to thus port daily, but the busi:.
ness is now at q standstill and factors and
EMPLOYEES are mostly off on their summer
vacation.
DEATH FROM OVERHEAD.
Norfolk county farmer by the name OF
James Johnson, near Deep Creek, was
nrostrated bv heat and died suddenly yes
terday. Mr.. Thomas Bsrtee, a farmer OF
the same section, was overcome by heat
Yesterday and Is in a critical CONDITION.
Several workmen IN tho nayy-yard were
overcome by heat to-day.
NAVAL NOTES.
The officers have ell boon detached from
the United States steam sr Atlanta and tho
shin is out of commission, and a general
survey will be held on her by oil the de-
partments. She will doubtless be ut the
ward until after Christmas. Tho crew viii
be placed on the rsceiving-sbip Franklin.
for seyoral wears on duty in Boston, has
reported here tor duty. Constructor
Armistsad and his family belong in Ports
mouth.
Mr. Joseph Holiday, the Keeper OF
Cemeteries, who died last night, was one
of the old citizens of Portsmouth. lie
was formerly IN the photograph business
In Norfolk and Petersburg.
Rev. Roger Charnock has resigned ms
pastorste of the Christian church IN
Berkley and expects TO enter upon similar
duties in another field. g.,
Mr.. Henry Eden. well-known resident
of Portsmouth, died last night OF typhoid
pneumonia.
A CHESTERFIELD wA1F.
W Wade, WHITE boy from Chester
field county, wa. picked up by the police
last night IN a starving condition. Inc
boys mind is impaired.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-sUNDAY, JULY 8, 1898.

voir. II Is the purpose 81 tho Council to
employ q city engineer as the occasion de-
mands. The Committee on Water was
empowered TO employ some competent
person to take charge Of tho city property
at the reservoir. The salary of the City
Sergeant was reduced from $500 to $50
per annum. The salary OF the 0verseer OF
the Poor was placed ut $50. II was for
merly 500. Consideration of the TIea-
surer's salary was passed by for the pres
emit. Salaries not mentioned here remain
as they were before. A resolution was
adoptsd TO create the Office of city audi
tor at a salary of $500 per annum, the
officer to give bond in the sum of $1,000.
NEW OFFICIALS.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: John NJ. Goodwin. Clerk of the
Council and Oyerseer of the Poor; DR.. II.
T. Nelson, President of the Council John
l.. Walters. Chief OF Police. At q salary OF
5000 per annum. He succeeds s. NJ. Keller
who has held the Office for eight consecu-
tive wears. and who was q candidate for
reelection. 4. J. Williams. Supsrintsnd-
ent OF Gas; Ellis +. Harris. Superintendent
Of Water and Sewerage; A: @. Rucker,
Street Commissioner elected on first bal
lot over Eve other candidates.; DIR. II. W.
Nelson, Physician and Health Officer;
Henry ID. Jarman. Auditor. over two other
candidates.
The police will hereafter be chosen by a
committee on police. consisting of one
member of the Council from each ward,
the Mayor being q member er-oficio. Ii is
understood that the newly-elected officers
will take charge of affairs on Mordsy.
The sale of stamps, stamped envelopes,
and postal-cards at the Charlottesville
post-oflice for the year ending June 3Oth
amounted to SIS, 095.61-showing an in
crease over the previous years sales Of
81, 162.5O.
BARN BURNED.
The large barn Of Mr.. u. N. Marshall.
who lives near Advance Mills, in this
county, was totally destroyed by fire.
Valuable machinery was destroyed. The
loss is about $1,000: insurance S1.400.
This was probably the largest and best
constructed barn IN Albemarle county.
MIR. Philip Krulewitch has purchased q
lot from Major r. i. Mason on west Main
street for 81. 800. The lot has frontage
of a feet, with depth OF little over 100
feet.
The Independent Order of Mechanics
have installed officers for the ensuing
term. A banquet followed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
COLONEL o'FeRRALL ENDORSED.
Resolutions by Citizens OF Frederick IRE
spective of Preferences.
,u-..,ot toiarrau 70 the Disnatcbl

WINCHESTER, Va, July Sat q meeting
Of the friends and supporters of Colonel
O'Ferrall held here this afternoon the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas recent issue OF one of theWin-
chester papers published an article signed
"A Democrat" which contains violent
attack upon the private character OF our
representative in Congress. the Hon.
Charles Il. O'Ferral;
ResoiDed. That we, as citizens OF the
county of Frederick and city of Winchss-
ter. irrespective of our political prefer
ences. take this manner Of publicly an
nouncing our respect, esteem, and adec-
ton for Colonel Ferrall as citizen. public
officer, and approved, tried aud true
soldier and friend. and We declare that 1T
is the sense of this meeting that We are
aware of no circumstance in tho private
or public record of Colonel O'Ferrall
which would render him unfit TO serve
with honor and credit to the State in the
capacity of her chief executive, and we
are of the opinion that his election would
reflect credit and lustTe upon the position.
The Democratic Convention will BIS held
next Thursday to elect delegates to the
Richmond Convention.
A warm and somewhat bitter hight Is In
proeress between the friends and oppo-
nents of O'Eerrall.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
WASHINGTON SMALL TALK.
The Treasury Gold Reserve Increased.
Nautical Almanac Office Trouble.
rBv telerYNDh TO the Disuatch,l


wAsHIseroS, ID. c.. July S.-The gold
reserve to-day was 500, 1856, III, being an
increase during the week of nearly MIL
lion dollars. II is expected at the Treasu-
nv that the low rate of eIchaDRe-S4.Si
to-dny-will soon result In an influx of
gold from Europe that will restore the re-
serve TO it's full figure of 500. 600. 000
Secretary Herbert will return to Wash
ington from Chicago on Monday, but will
not remain hero long. He will spend a
couple OF days settling matters that re-
ouirs his personal attention, and the latter
part Of the week he will board tho Dol
phln, accompanied by his naval aide,
Ensign Wood, for tour of inspection OF
the navy-yards. The trip will be along the
Atlantic coast as far north as Maine and
will last week or ten days.
Captain r. G. McNair, Superintendent
OF the Naval Observatory, Is now making
a quiet investigation of certain troubles in
tbs Nautical Almanac Office growing out OF
some differences regarding administrative
matters between Professor Simon New
comb. the superintendent of the Office,
and Dir. j. Morrison. one of the assistant
professors. The exact nature OF the dit-
ferences is not yet apparent.
Mr. McAdOo. Assistant Secretary OF tho
Navy, who ls now on leave, spent couple
Of hours at the department to-day. He IS
Oh his way to Hot Springs, where he will
JON his family ana go North, where he
will stay until the first week In August.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
"Disfigured
For Life"

Is the despairing cry Of thousands
afflicted with
Unsightly skin diseases.
Do you realize what this disfgura.
ton means to sensitive souls!
II means isolation, Secllsion.
It a bar to social and business success.
Do you wonder that despair seizes
upon these sufferers when
Doctors fail,
Standard remedies fail,
And nostrums prove worse than USE
leSsi
Skin diseases are most obstinate to
cure or even relieve.
1t is an easy matter to claim to cure
them, but quite another thing to
do so.
CUTlCURA REMEDIES
Have earned the right to be called
Skin Specifics,
Because for years they have met
with most remarkable success.
There are cases that they cannot cure,
but they are few indeed.
1t is no long drawn-out, expensive
experiment:
CSC. invested in cake OF
CUTICURA SOAP
viii prove more convincing than
page of advertisement.
In short
CUTICURA works wonders,
And its cures are simply marvellous.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
THE CENTURY BONDS
THE DELIVERY TO De MADE TO THE
oLcoTT COMMITTEE rUaepAx
4 Rssh Of work fer ne sssssl Auditor
snA Trsasursr-oshsrus see
from the Capitol.

sscond-Auditor Rylapd received ysstss.
day the following letter:
CENTRAL Trust COMPANY OF NEW Yoax,
July 9. 1893. !
Hon. Josiah Ryidnd. Jr., President Commis-
sionrs ofRe sinking Fund. Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir,--To enable the committee to
make the proper distribution OF the
s1s, s5a, s6l of new bonds wc shall require
5000 of 81, 900 bonds and the balance IN
$500 bonds. Referring TO the letter OF
the secretary of the committee of March
"a, 1898, and your reply thereto, we will send
the manuscript bond properly endorsed
on Tuesday next to be exchanged fos
coupon bonds IA above stated in bulk.
Yours very respectfully,
vmoIsIA BoNr HOLDERS COMMITTEE.
r. Z. OLcoTT, Chairman.
WILL KEEP THEM BUSY.
In consequence of this letter the forces
OF Mr.. Ryland and Treasurer Hartman are
All very hard at work trying to get the
bonds ready for delivery. Dir. Rylsnd's
reply TO the Seoretary's letter referred 70
above was proposition MADE immediatey
upon the receipt of that letter that the
COMMITTEES receive the century bonds N
lots aud credit the instruments on the
manuscript bond. This would have facili.
tated matters very much and prevented
the necessity of rush. Ever since the
passage of the settlement act the Conn
monwsalth's officers have done everything
in their power to close the debt matter
up. They have not been the cause OF
days delay.
BEIEr NOTES.
Colonel John Bell Bigger has received Q
number of the cuts for the illustrations
that are TO adorn the Virginia paper IN the
Southern Governors Handbook.
The Governor is still confined to his
house by sickness