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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-24
THE SOLITARY FIFER.
He Was the Only Remnant of Gorgeous
Reception COMMITTEES

He Was tfas Only Remnant of q Gorgeous
Reception COMMITTEES
81 guess ex-senator Dick Oglesby OF
Illinois never forgot a reception tender
ID him at Lincoln, Ills, I" said z. l.
Matheny Of Springfield. Lincoln was
com paratively new town and growing
very Tapidly, the citizens believing that
it was destined at an early time TO be
larger than Bloomington, Peoria or
Springfield. Therefore when Hon. Rich
ard Oglesby, candidate for governor.
was billed TO speak there elaborate prep
aratiCns were made for his reception u
order 10 surpass all other towns First
band wagon, then the old soldiers on
foot with flags, then carriages contain
ing the city officials and the distin-
guished guest, then citizens IN carriages
and on foot were 10 march II process
sion. Every vehicle in the place had
been engaged except an express wagon
that operated as the town dray. Even
the hack that usually conveyed passen-
gers from the depot 20 the hotels was
put into requisItion, and the express
wagon took its place Is bus. The only
thing that was left undone was TO OBJ
tain information Of the fact that the
train changed time on that day and
came in TWO hours earlier than usual.
1T came in, and two passengers
alighted-Hon. Richard Oglesby and
Methodist preacher. They were placed
IN the express wagon and started for
the hotel The master Of ceremonies
for the day heard OF it in some way and
Immediately notified the leader of the
band. who was performer on the fife.
That worthy lost all Judgment. and not
seeing any Of the other musicians ran
- the street until he espied the express
wagon. Then making a profound bow
to the governor and preacher he walked
IN front Of them, and with dignified
step guided them, up the street to the
tGEe OF Behold, the Conquering Hero
Comes. The governor was too angry
10 ever tell II, and the citizens OF Lin
coin kept It a profound secret, bat the
Methodist preacher enjoyed it and never
tired Of relating how he and the gov
ernc- OF Illinois We're escorted to the
hotel by a solitary ffer. st. Loais
Globe Democrat.
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Thought Fed Need Them.

when l first visited Kansas City
some years ago. said Manager Tom
Davis, 81 found on the table in my
room at the best hotel box of poker
chips. | had just come from trip
through New England. where a Bible
is almost invariably standard piece of
furniture, and this new layout rather
staggered me. I called bellboy and
told him somebody had forgotten his
poker chips.
= That's all right. mister said he.
They belongs here
. thought perhaps somebody forgot
10 take them away after last night 5
game, said l.
= No. indeed, says he. Chips and
clean towel goes with every room
Then he looked ct me curiouslya mo-
,Hent and said ne guessed I'd need 'em.
I said | guessed not.
you don't iooI; like 4 preacher
man, says he.
= I'm circus man. said /.
he nearly tainted. New York
Herald
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The Authors Trade.

@, otherwise Mr.. Quiller-C Couch.
loves the authors trade. My calling
ties me 10 10 Office stool, y be writes,
makes me no mans slave, compels
me to no action that my soul condemns.
It sets me free from town life, which !
loathe, and allows me to breathe clean
air, 70 exercise limbs as well as brain,
10 tread good turf and wake up every
morning to the sound and smell OF the
sea and that wide prospect which to my
eyes Is the dearest on earth. All happi-
ness must be purchased with a price,
though people seldom recognize this,
and part of the price is that living
thus a man can never amass fortune.
But as it Is extremely unlikely that
could have done this in any other pur-
suit may claim that [ have the better
of the bargain" g" says that his
desire to tell story was awakened by
the reading Of Stevenson's Treasure
Island. +"
The youth was then only 10 and a
student at Oxford, and the germ Of his
first book, dead Mans Rock" he
found IN a bit OF family lore.-New
York Tribune
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Alarming Sxmnforn..

a patient who was very Ill and under
the treatment OF his medical adviser
was a strong temperance advocate and
a total abstainer. His physician pre-
scribed stimulants. which, on general
principles, the patient refused TO take
Oh the ground that the example would
be very injurious 10 his servants and
his attendants.
The physician said: My dear sir,
you must take the stimulants. You can
ask the servants 10 bring you warm wa
ter to your room for shaving. You can
have the other there.
The patient did so. Next morning
when the doctor called and inquired
about his patient the servant said: On,
doctor, am so glad you have come! I
am afraid the patient is going cut Of
Dis mind. He keeps calling for warm
water for shaving. Boston Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-24

In the park OF Tortworth court, Glou-
cestershire, the seat Of Lord Ducie, is
the celebrated Spanish chestnut, which
is said To have been the first tree that
was ever planted N Great Britain by
man. This chestnut is now over II
feet in diameter ard was IN old tree IN
the reign OF Stephen. The barley yew
of Derbyshire is about 1850 years old,
while the Ankerwyke yew, near which
the Magma Charta was signed, is about
LOO years old; the yews of Fountains
abbey existed at its founding, some 16o
years ago; the yew tree Of Fortingal
churchyard is said TO be the oldest tree
of its kind in the world. and the Green
dale oak OF Welbeck, through which in
1924 way was cut and carriage and
four driven through. IS about 1900
years old.-London Million.
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Hettv Green as a Belle.

While credit must De given Mrs Het-
- Green for wonderful shrewdness and
business sagacity in building up her
fortune, It must not be forgotten that
she had good start. When her father
died, he left her 50, 900, 600 TO fight the
battle Of life with. 1t was more money
in those days than it is now. Hewas an
Old whaler and shipping merchant OF
New Bedford named Edward Mott Rob
inson. He married Miss Rowland,
and the full name OF Mrs. Hetty Green
is Harriet Rowland Robinson Green
She was her fathers private secretary
for four or FIVE years before his death,
and in this way she acquired knowl-
edge of business matters. Old Robinson
was frugal and economical TO extremes,
and among the lessons early impressed
upon the daughters mind were econ
omy aud simplicity in daily life and
the value and virtue of money.
Before the war began Mrs. Green, at
that time Miss Hetty Robinson, the
heiress, spent several winters in New
York and was almost belle in society.
She had considerable beauty Of robust
sort, and her family and fortune Were
certainly irreproachable.
She lived for time in boarding
house ON West Twenty-second street,
and when she went TO parties would
walk from there. It is related that
rather than pay cab fare she used to
pull a pair of heavy stockings over her
stout shoes and tramp through the snow
TO reception or ball, pulling the stock
ings off when she arrived and spreading
them out somewhere to dry.-New
York World
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Looming Mirages.

In what are called looming mi
RACES distant objects show an appar-
ent extraTagant increase in height with
out alteration IN breadth. Distant pin
nacles Of ice are thus magniGed into
immense towers or tall, jagged noun
tains, and a ship thus reflected from
far out at sea may appear to be ID or 10
times as tall as it is long. Rocks and
trees are also shown IN abnormal shapes
and positions, while houses, animal and
human beings appear IN like exagger-
ated shapes. Before the sandy plains OF
our southwestern states and territories
were converted into verdant fields by
the ingenuity and dreless energy of man
mirages were very common IN those re-
gions, the Indians regarding the phe-
nomenon as being the work of evil
spirits.-St. Louis Republic.
Paris ia RI hava an aiee---r ri
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Paris is to have an electric rail
wav
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The first newspapers, the Venetian
gazettes, were for many years circulat-
ed only in manuscript because the gov
eminent would not allow their publica-
ton in print. Becoming scurrilous. they
were prohibited IN every part OF Italy
by a special bull issued by Gregory
XIu.--Chicago Herald.
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SHALL THE WOMEN VOTE?
An Article BY ". N. Armstrong on
the Subject.
THE GOOD CAUSE ADVANCES SLOWLY.

wyoming Where Female SuRrasezHas
Been in Force for Twenty Years, Is a
Satisfactory Proof Of the RGcacy Of
the PIan-Other states Are Trying 1t.
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Painters get 40 cents day in
India.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
New p1lchignn Congregations.

LANSING, May 30.---The following COR
porations have fled articles with the
secretary Of state: f. i. Simons Mer-
camille company, Coloma, Sl4, 600; Straw
81 Ellsworth Manufacturing company,
Milwaukee, Sl25,000; Cleveland Cedar
company, Elmhurst, Ills, $4,000;
Wrought Iron Bridge company, Canton,
o., 100000; James b. Patton g. Com
pany, Milwaukee, $l50,000: the Merrill
Stevens Manufacturing company, Niles,
S25, 900; w. f. Mott Company, Mime
apolis, S75, 900; Benjamin Machine COM
pany, Reed City, $4,000; Swinton,
Reynolds q Cooper Company, Saginaw,
$4,000; Northern Michigan Marble
company. Chicago, $50 900; Paris Cream
cry company Qinited), Paris, $1,000;
Meteor Cycle Manufacturing company,
Battle Creek $4,000.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01

be able to refute it. Baroness Roques
says that she is confident that her
daughter could give her much assist
ance if she was allowed to converse
freely with the prisoner. This priv
lege, however, is denied her.
The pamphlet contains an affidavit
dated Feb. 2, 1894, setting forth that
the prescription which the baroness
found in Bible formerly possessed by
the late James Maybrick. which pre-
scription includes arsenic, is identical
with the prescription mixed by M.
Brouant. the chemist, of the Avenue
Deylau, Paris, in 1893.
The baroness explains that she now
remembers that Mr. Maybrick obtained
this prescription when he suffered from
face eruption.
The affidavit Of Valentine Charles
Blake, the younger son of Sir Valentine
Blake, is also given. and declares that
he gavs the deceased, in February.
1889, $50 grains of arsenic, as Mr.. May
brick complained that he was unable to
obtain as much as he wanted as tonic.
Finally, there is the declaration of
Captain Fleming of Ulunda, who also
testifes that lie often saw Mr.. May
brick take arsenic at his home at Nor.
folk.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
TWO WERE KILLED.
ANOTHER so BADLY INJURED He
WILL PROBABLY DIE.

The Engineer of the Train So FrightfuIIy
Crushed and Burned That His Remains
Had to dc Gathered Up In a Buclfet--A
Large stone Had Fallen Across the Track
of the baltimore and Ohio.
PITTsBURG, May 2S.-Sunday, as the
Baltimore and Ohio express No. 9. west
bound, reached the sharp curve at Pine
Grove station, nine miles this side of
Meyersdale, a terrible wreck occurred,
in which two men We're killed and one
SO severely injured that he will prob
ably die. The train was 25 minutes
late at Sand Patch and the engineer,
in order to make up lost time, was
running his limit, probably 40 or 40
miles an hour.
A huge rock, weighing about 30 tons,
had been loosened from above the road
by the heavy rains Of the past week
and fell square across the tracks.
Owing to the sharp curve at the scene
of the accident the engineer could not
see the obstruction until within a few
feet of consequently the engine
crashed into the obstruction with ter
rife force, completely demolishing
engine and tender and wrecking three
baggage cars.
The engineer, William Nicholson,
aged Al, of Glenwood. Pa, was so badly
crushed and burned that all of his re
mains to be found were gathered up
and placed in bucket. William II.
Reinhart, fireman, aged 25, of Glen
wood, Pa, was burned and scalded to
death. o. E. Stahl, express messenger,
of Baltimore, was badly scalded and
sustained severe internal injuries. He
will probably die, Fortunately no pas
were bruised. The cars were fred and
entirely consumed. One hundred and
fifty feet Of track was torn up and
traffic was delayed for six or seven
hours. The loss to the railroad and ex-
press companies is not yet known, but
will be considerable
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
Endured Haraships on the Desert.

DENVER, May 29.-Three hundred
and seventy-five Coxeyites have reached
here from Salt Lake over the Denver
and Rio Grande road; 300 of the men
were the Utah contingent under the
command of General Carter; the re-
mainder are from California and have
been 40 days on the road from southern
California. They report having ex-
perienced terrible hardships on the
Utah desert and shows signs of having
undergone great distress. These men
are by far the best looking industrials
that have arrived here. They brought
with them sufficient provisions to last
for several years.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
rREAry RELATIONS N DANGER.
The Gar Refuses to Allow United States
Citizen to Visit Russia.

Citizen to Visit Russia.
WASHINGTON. May Resolutions
20 be submitted by Representative Ray
nor of Maryland to the house today
will recite that the Russian government
has denied admission to that country OF
Rabbi Krauskopf. an eminent Hebrew
ecclesiastic OF Philadelphia, and that
this action by Russia is breach Of the
treaty which gives American citizens
right to enter, sojurn and travel in Rus
STA the same as Russian citizens are adj
mitted to this country. The resolution
will direct the state department to
make demand on Russia for the full
observance of the treaty, and in case of
refusal will direct the severance of all
treaty relations with Russia.
DIR. Krauskopf came here recently
and was accompanied by Representa-
tive Tracey and Representative Straus
in calls on President Cleveland, Secre-
tary Gresham and other officials. 1t
was then arranged that Secretary
Gresham should notify the Russian
government OF DR.. Krauskopf's pro-
posed visit and ascertain if there was
any objection. The response came
quickly that the cars officials could
not permit the visit.
Mr. Rayner at once drew his resolu-
ton, but il has been held back pending
certain negotiations with Russia con-
corning Bering sea.
Mr.. Rayner says the case of DIR.
Krauskopf presents the first issue on
: the new treaty rights of Americans to
enter Russia. There have been other
congressional resolutions concerning
Jews, but they have related to Russian
Jews coming to this country. Mr..
Raynor now presents the question of
the treaty right of an American to go
to Russia without reference to his re-
ligion or former nationality. The pro-
posed voyage of DR.. Krauskopf was for
the purpose of visiting the nine prov
inces within which Russia restricts the
Jews and to ameliorate their condition.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
QUEEN WcToRIA's BIRTHDAY.
The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebrated
or,out VruyIonI

The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebrated
Throughout England.
LONDON, May 25.-The birthday Of
Queen Victoria, which occurred Thurs
day cher majesty was born May "a, 1870
was observed throughout England, al
though the official celebrations of the
event did not take place until Saturday,
according to custom. At Windsor the
church bells We're rung, flags were dis
played and royal salute was fired in
the Long walk. In this city the church
bells were pealed and flags foated over
many of the hotels and prominent bust
ness houses. From the tower Of st.
Margaret's, Westminster, the royal
standard was displayed.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
r. -
DRIVEN ON TIE ROCKS.
The Revenue Steamer Patterson Narrowly
Esonped Being WreclSed.

The Revenue steamer Patterson Narrowly
a Escaped Being Wrecked.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.--lt is learned
from a private letter from Sitka that
the United States revenue steamer Pat.
terson had narrow escape from being
wrecked on the 3rd inst. The Patterson
was engaged in surveying along the
northern coast and ON the date men
toned experienced storm. in Queen
Charlotte sound. Notwithstanding the
endeavor to ret her out in the Pacific,
she was driven on the rocks near Poin.
Simpson. When the storm abated the
vessel could not be moved. The United
States steam hip Hassler hove in sight
the next day and took off the officers
and crew. Twenty-four hours later
the Patterson was hauled off, but as
she had several holes in her bottom she
was beached. until temporary repairs
could be effected. She then proceeded
TO Sitlza
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
The Record in Brief.

WAsHINaToS, May "a. - Senate:
Several amendments to the tariff bill
adopted. House: Legislative appro-
priation bill discussed Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, May %. = Senate:
Several more amendments to the tariff
bill adopted, among them one to place
barbed wire on the free list. House:
Legislative bill was passed Thursday.
WASHINGTON. May Classmates: Tariff
and Hawaii were the subjects discussed
Friday. House: Consideration Of pri-
vate bills consumed the greater part of
the day.
WAsHINGToN, May 2S.-Senate: The
tariff consumed the time Saturday.
House: State bank tax repeal bill was
debated.
WASHINGTON. May 90. Senate: Eight
hours spent Monday discussing the
question of free lumber, and not vote
taken. House: Sundry public bills
ynpeao1
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
APPEAL FOR MRS. MAVERICK.

Baroness RoGues Sends Letter and
Pamphlet to the Newspapers.
LONDON, May 30.--Baroness Roques,
the mother OF Mrs. Maybrick, now I'M
dergoing sentence of Imprisonment
for life upon conviction Of having
poisoned her husband, has sent letter
to the newspapers, accompanied by a
pamphlet. which is said to give the
latest evidence collected in favor of the
prisoner. The baroness appeals as an
American and as mother for the as
sistance of the press in securing justice
for Mrs. Maybrick. The baroness says
that she understands that the refusal
of the home office to reopen the May
brick case is due to the fact that the
authorities are in possession of secret
adverse evidence, but the baroness adds
she is certain that if she was informed
of tho nature of this evidence she would
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
BEFORE THE SENATE
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
THE SUGAR BRIBERY.

Lumber Paragraphs In the Tariff Bill
Considered--Mr. Hates Amendments to
Place Uniform Duty of 81 on All Lum-
Der Was Defeated--Ifoth the Senate and
House Adjourned Until Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May 30.--The right Of
newspaper correspondents to refuse TO
give Senator Gray's bribery and sugar
investigating committee the sources of
their information was brought before
the senate Tuesday in the shape of re-
port from that committee.
In the morning hour Senator Kyle
Pop., S. d., in order to avoid further
conflict over the passage of resolu-
ton declaring the sense of the senate
against noninterference with the affairs
of the Hawaiian Islands, agreed to
waive a vote on his resolution if vote
could be secured on the Turpie resolu-
ton reported from the committee on
foreign rel ations.
q Senator Vest Dem.. Mo- offered as a
substitute for the Turpie resolution,
one declaring that from the facts and
papers before the senate it would be
unwise and inexpedient to consider any
DIOJtCI VI duuoAdbiOl, tudI tuo iiSucSb
international interests require that the
people of Sandwich Islands should
choose their own form of government
and line of policy, and that foreign in
reference with the affairs of these
islands would be regarded as an act I'M
friendly to the United States.
A motion by Senator Hoar to lay the
Vest amendment on the table was de-
feated, IS yeas to SO nays. The tariff
bill was taken up and Senator Proctor
of Vermont, addressed the senate in
opposition.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
followed, speaking at considerable
length. also in opposition to the bill.
Senator Gray, at the close of a speech
on the tariff by Senator Pettigrew, pre-
sented to the senate the report of the
committee delegated to investigate the
charges Of improperly in the framing
of the sugar schedule.
Senator Hill objected to its presenta-
ton. Senator Gray called for its read
ing, saying it was privileged, and after
some time had been spent in discussing
that point, the senate agreed and the
report was read.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
House ProceedIngs.

WASHINGTON, May 30.-The house
Tuesday voted to hold no session today
Decoration day.
The senate bill was passed granting
right of way to the Albany and Astoria
Railroad company through the Grande
Ronde Indian reservation, Oregon.
After some routine business, the bill to
repeal the state bank tax was taken up
and Mr.. Cox of Tennessee opened the
debate for friends of unconditional re-
peal.
Mr.. Johnson Rep., Ind.) followed
with an argument in favor of sub
stantial stable currency.
Shortly after o'clock Mr.. johnson
concluded his speech and was followed
by Mr.. Black of Georgia in favor of the
bill.
Before Mr.. Black finished his speech
the committee rose and the house at
5:03 adjourned until Thursday at 10
O'clock
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
BEATEN INTO INsENsIBlLlTY.
Hoodiums Then Tied Robert Beauchamr
to Tree and Left Him.

to Tree and Left Him.
Los ANGELES. May 29. "A sensational
affair at San Jose hills, south of Covina.
which may result in international COM
plications, has taken place. A young
Englishman was set upon by gang of
hoodlums. beaten into insensibility,
then tied to tree in a barren spot and
left to perish. The young man is
Robert Beauchamp. nephew of the
Archbishop of York and heir Of the
Marquis of Chumley. Beauclramp ex-
tricated himself and made his way
home. He will probably bring his case
before English Consul Mortimer. Beau
champ belongs to the Sixth Hussars in
her majesty's service and was engaged
in the last .Afghanistan campaign.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
TORN DOWN AND DESTROYED.
The Stars ard Stripes Suffer Indignities al
Sc. Thomas, Ont.

The Stars ard Stripes Suffer Indignities at
SC. Thomas, Ont.
ST. THOMAS, May 26.--A flag in front
Of the United States consuls Office ir
this city was torn down and destroyed
Thursday night by some members of
the Queens Own rifles of Toronto while
npder the influence of liquor. Some
other members Of the regiment who
were in the crowd protested against the
outrage, but were unable to prevent
their excited companions from carrying
out their intentions.
Lieutenant Colonel Smith, d. G.. A.,
apologized to the United States consul,
Mr.. Willis, for the act, but Mr.. Willis
would not accept the apology and noti-
fed the heads of his department ut
Washington and Ottawa.
The incident is looked upon here as
merely the result of too much whisky
and while it is generally deplored by
the citizens it is hoped that nothing
serious will result.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
Tarir nlu Amazing ireland,

BELFAST, May 3O.--The Northern
Wing says that the stagnation in the
demand for Irish linens, owing to the
delay in the disposition of the tariff
bill in the nited States, is about to
compel the lure of one of the oldest
and best known firms in Belfast. All
creditors will be paid in full