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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04


cious system Of sewerage, the unohstruct-
ed removal Of sources of pestilence and
disease which poison the air and threaten
the health Of too many of her .ess-la-
vored sister cities. Her geographical sit
nation midway upon the Atlantic sea
board protects her from the harsh -nd
protracted winters of the North ana the
long and burning summers of the South.
a Glowing Tribute.
with all these advantages her geniai
skies. her temperate climate, and her
healthy atmosphere invite emigration
from the North and the South, from the
East and the West. from the Old World
and the New. ana her hospitable sons ana
daughters promise TO every emierant Il
cordial welcome and all of the surround
ings Of refined. Christian homes.
"Why shall they not Gomez They VIII
come; they are coming now. We may not
uplift the veil which shuts in the future
even of the next generation. But If we
could we have right TO cherish the
fond belief that the scenes il would dis
close along docks and depots. around
warehouses and factories, in crowded
streets and busy exchanges, i'm all the
arteries of the trade and commerce of Il
prosperous and growing city, and i'm the
happy homes of all its people would
thrill the hearts Of every loyal son and
daughter of This dear old Capitol city
of this dear old Commonwealth Of ours
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
THE ARTICLES DEPOSITED.
There Were Enough of Them TO Form
(reditahle Muaenm

when the cornerstone of the New City
Hall was laid. "A very large number and
variety Of things We're deposited therein
enough TO form a crcditable museum.
The following is a complete list of the
articles deposited, with The names of
the donors:
Part of tree with a bullet I'm IT., "shot
May II. 1861 at Bloody Angle SpOtsy-
vania Courthouse battlefield. and "a piece
of marble from Mrs Washington's monu-
mcnt at Fredericksburg. Va, contributed
by Joseph Engelberg.
Fivo-dollar Confederate note, boy Il. \.
Hopkins.
business and visiting cards, by j. II.
Capers.
Pamphlets. by II. l.. staples.
Pamphlets Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad Company and Bapghman's cal-
endar and weather signal and card, boy
5. IA. Bowman.
bylaws OF Metropolitan Lodge. No. II,
A. y NJ, and a s. Confederate note
and one Canadian halfpenny, token.
1914. by Sol. h. Jacobs.
Ope-dollaf note and hfiy-cent Confcd-
crate note, 10y +. Il. jacobs.
one Austrian coin. by Robert Nenden-
burg.
Three-dollar note, Bank of the tnloh'
WASHINGTON, -. t.. H. a. isdii-it'AiiN-
Three copies Richmond Dispatch, Jan
uary I, 1854, 1885, 1856. Yorktown cen
tennial. and one copy Dispatch Octoper
20, 1878, containing sermon by Kew III
NJ. d. Hoge. from j. Il. Halyburten'
One-hundred-dollar Confederate ho's'
by John III. Gardner. ,os-.
one United states copper com. 49,
one Virginia half-penny. l'Is; also an
invitation card inaugural ban OF Gov
ernor ritz Lee. John {. Tatum.
A card. w. T.. Lawton.
Comics OF Progress. containing pictures
of proposed city Han. Candles hii'
Ir,ion depot, old Fair Grounds now
Monroe Park). pictures Of Richmond IN
1soo 1880. and 1870; also corporate sea-
of Richmond. by-laws aud list oil mem
hers of Richmond Consistory. no. o
cerncau. scottish Rite Masonry foi"
j. T. Brown. ..,,,o
Report Of Virginia Mechanics institute
,ss7 by Thomas Elicit secretary
one copy Of Richmond Mercantile ai,u
Manufacturing journal. April - -
badge of Association OF Army Nprthein
virginia, ~ Carlton Mccarthy.
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Handy Companion. by Howard SWINE
ford.
Blue silk badge. Souvenir confederat.
Relief Bazaar" Baltimore. BY Miss Annie
May Guy.
Piece OF wood from box In which shaft
OF the propeller Merrimac was worked.
by Joseph Benter.
Twenty-Five cents United States coin,
by r. l.. and J. G. Sycle.
Two registered bonds Confederate States,
for $1,000 each. by Rowland Hill.
Constitution OF the Catholic Knights OF
America: constitution OF Stonewal Camp.
c. v. Portsmouth. Va, by James Han
nan.
Medal. Centennial. 1881, by Armistead.
Southern Clinic. April. 1857. by c. A.
Bryce. NJ d.
History OF Monumental church. by Geo.
D. Fisher.
One British coin. 1863. by o. G. Blakey.
one copper coin. United States Of Ameri-
ca. 1871. by A. l.. Hunt.
one copper coin. United States OF
America. i7gS. by +. J. Baughn.
one Canadian coin. 1917. by c. ".
Montgomery.
Daily record. April ?, ISL. by Harvey
Wilson.
one piece OF stone from Swords castle.
Ireland. by J. =. Swords.
Two badges and manual OF fire depart
ment of Richmond. by T.. H. Fisher
Views OF Richmond. by George NJ.
Nichol and Thomas Christian.
Chinese coin. by &. L. Siegel, Jr.
one coin. q cents. inscribed as fol-
lows: Colonel William Byrd, 1884," by
Miss Byrd Miller.
Wood from grave OF Stonewail Jack
son, by Rev. ]. y. Lafferty.
Badge OF Confederate veterans, by b.
ID. Cole.
Lock Of hair, by A. r. Woodsons
children.
Fourth Presbyterian church history, by
Rev J. Calvin Stewart
Annual report OF Mayor OF city OF
Richmond, 1885, by f. J. Warren.
Bylaws Richmond Lodge, No. 40, order
! of Elks, by j. b. Angle.
one cent United States coin, 1884. by j
Parker Lambeth.
Memorial volume. Army Northern Nir-
ginia, Soldiers Life Army Northern Nir-
ginia. map of Richmond and Manchester
photograph view OF Richmond, by Ran
dolph a. English.
Directory city Of Richmond, 1919. by
u. G. Richardson. =. J.
Pamphlet Richmond Female Institute
by Miss A. b. Hammer.
Map of Virginia. pamphlet Yorktown
Centennial. 1881. II. T.. Lee memorial ex-
ercises 1889. by West. Johnson & Com
pany
Photograph Of L. ~ Bland. who struck
the first pick in the city Hall founda-
ton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
THE TIMEs-RIcHMoND VA SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1894.
AOUR NEW CITY HALL.k

Copy Doves Textbook Grand Lodge
Of Virginia. copy Doves Textbook Grand
Chapter of virginia. proceedings OF the
Grand Lodge OF Virginia, Grand Chap
ter Il virginia. Grand Commandery Of
Virginia and Grand Encampment Knights
Templar 81 the United States. by W. y.
Isaacs. Grand Secretary
Spanish coin. i7h. by r. W. Elsom.
plan ~ old city Han, as existed when
when pulled down in 1874. BY s. Edward
Bates.
Roll or officers Of East-End Beneficial
Rv-laws and roll Of members OF Damon
Lode No : X. Of T., by r. \. Hughes.
Seventeenth annual report OF Superin-
tendent of public Schools of Richmond;
outline ~ graded course of studies pur-
sued in the primary. grammar and high
schools by colonel John y. Cary.
Var history and roll Of the Richmond
Fave,te Artillery. Thirty-eighth Virginia
Raftalion confederate States army, by
l Firna,e e,' cards, city Of Richmond. on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04

Questions to be Answered in the Sweet
Bye-and-Bye," by T.. Il. Calling.
Proceedings nineteenth annual session
Grand Lodge I. o. G. r.. by G.. w. Hawk
hurst, grand secretary.
Constitutions and bylaws Of Grain and
Cotton Exchange. by b. A. Jacob. secre-
tary.
Virginia Staatz Gazette German paper.
April 3. 1857. by NJ. f. Richter.
Proclamation Of Governor John Letcher.
November Is. 1862, regarding the distribu-
ton Of salt during the late war, by John
=. Ward.
One paper. German Advertiser, April 2,
1881: one Virginia Z.etung. April 3, 1881,
by Il. Hassel.
one spelling-book in German, published
by y. Hassel In 1863.
one copy Of Richmond Enquirer, May
H. 1876. containing Methodist reunion ia
Baltimore and Baptist convention In
Richmond, by r. !. Christian.
tifty-dollar Confederate note. 1864. by
Miss Evelyn &. Payne.
Communication as to the City Hall, by
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04

narcbment. by W. H. Thompson. super
tendrnf
CON, Sentinel. edited by three Virgin
,aDs op' Ricbardson. Burks. and Banks,
d,tnd Nav s. 1873. published al Satteiio,
Nfexico. during the Mexican war. and
members of Captain W. \. Talbotts COM
many from Ivnchburg Va, by James NJ
Donpan
Copy Of New York World, October 70
1886, giving account of Statue or Liberty >
copy Of Augusta Chronicle, January p'
1851. containing biography oil General Le''
&C.. ON his birthday January -, 800 two
conner coins. T.. $. A., ll9S and 1903, by
Charles Il. Walter and j. Harwood.
Ten cent, twenty-five cent thirty cent
fifty cent, and seyenty-iive-cent notes notes IS
sued hy The city Oh iHo"H'V"u' Io'-' ~
j.. T.. DAVIS ,..- ..,,.-. ~ ~ II
One coin, lWeh,s -"F' 01'''' W.
Rifles by r. j.. 'o1 H.. 80 .e,.... ..,a
COPY vi l9N9 'i''. H., Co,f.,,o,,ts
members Oh zee '.''t min, ~ - ~ Lee
'''i"',,' @"u' 80 ~ Man D, iS,, Nv
'aiip 1"lrle'S
j. -, N'"l oi ~. ~ p,,doi,t, before i,
AGaiess OIL y '1 DDcen,be ~ fSSs.
10 ' ,,,.,,, .''' .,,' and nhotoeraph of car
MY, - ,..',,,e,.rt iv l. oscar Goode.
y ~ N9.l. q" , -o. o,1, iSsI bv Crank
,r
D@,.7' - o,io b,, Herbert RI,
D"1 A'ei''" ''ll'
n@..s ,., anil conpanv's Illus
md satur,lav Even
49, -,'''','''' 80. D 1SS, NV Powers.
me- 'g''''''' @'.,,',,.,-.
anu IN h,- ~ y Pizzini.
,'' , ,.ii ,''"' ,,',., ccntst 1861: one
-. ~ .,o ,.,D 1876. by 4. l..
,..-,
n, ... ,..,t,. ,ri,nos April 3rd. and
~ ,1 snI
ono bad,a Nanny Camp. by J. H..
c;uIs
Two 81 VIRGINIA Treasury notes. by
Misses cnbe
co,stit,,f.,, and b,-laws of Chamber
of co,n,,.... ra'..,t of supcrintondcnt
v..,,.,. W.. ~ D. Eonina superiu-
81 ''''N'' "y '' 80
,,.,.,,,,1 like
'"' N-il'T III tii',r' ''0' 80, no
ness "i 'fn'im H. I' He'' t,,,,,
t'l"n, ii' WIS Tue ~
Al. hl Charles spot w.
fnly cent note 'i's '' ''''''''''''' -
% ''"' ,,.. r-..,o Gardner
~. ''' 'ylNs, Ivy
ava Quart IT, uil'''' .,., c,.tos If
i"D copper toIns' ~,
Aii'Il'ai 1915 ana 1870 ~ H. -
List OF officers. past commanders anu
members of Di.bmoud commandery No.
% Knights Templar Of kichmond list
of officers OF 81 Johns comm1ndery'
40 I. IS. r.. Providence, X. H. Nsitl"5
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04

be done I'm the New? If it can be done, the
ocean at our own doors will invite mere
along the shortest line OF land transporta-
tion-the teeming products of the North
and Central West-upon the profits OF
which sister cities TO the North have
grown rich and great. Richmond is al
ready prepared TO welcome them along
continuous lines of rail transportation
stretching out with unbroken continuity
TO the Pacific, the Gulf. and the lakes.
Her Advantage.
Her admirable system OF public schools
afford facilities for education TO the child
rem Of every citizen unsurpassed upon the
continent. She possesses an inexhaustible
supply of water, healthful and grateful
TO the palate, and abundant for the ne
cessities of the mandatory, the kitchen,
and the laundry. readily distributable
from her beautiful suburban reservoirs
through all parts of the city. The eleva-
lions and depressions Of her seven hills
utilize every downfall Of rain for the
cleansing and publication OF her extend
ing streets. and facilitate, through judi
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
LATING or THE CORNERSTONE.
The Imposing Ceremonies-Judge Well
ford's Address.

Tho Council Committee on Grounds and
Dlldipss. at lis regular meeting held al
fle Engineers office, March IA. 1881.
passed the following resolution: lie II
Resolved. that the cornerstone of the
new city Hall be laid on the 9th day of
april, 1871. and that the Grand Lodge
90 Mas0ns of the state OF Virginia bc
ieluosted 10 ofiiciate on the occasions
mat Rev. NJ -. lOge. ID. d., be request
cd 10 offer up the opening prayer, ana
iaat Judge Beverly H.. Wexford, Jr.. be
ielscsIe0 10 deliver the grafton; that the
military and civic societies OF tho city
ana city oficlals and employees be request
~ 80 take part In the parade aad that
Major y V. Randolph be named rs chief
marshall"
In conformity With these resolutions the
corner stone of the new city Hail WAS
aid on the afternoon of Tuesday April
70 1851 and the ceremonies incident
thereto have passed into local history as
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
The Com mitteftnen.

The following Is a list OF those WHO were
,,ombers OF tho Committee on 6rounhs
ana buildings al various PERIODS rom
M 10 1857. two Aldermen ana three ON
mon Councilmen constituting the eoih'"'''
tee. <.,...,..
Il. W. Pickrell. josiah Crump' Char.es
r. paws. John \. Gurus. and T. }. starke'
william n. Williams. r. T. campoel.
4 Pizzfni. Jr., James Hayes, and josiah
Cf8mp. - d, ...,,
william H. Williams, u. T. Cainpoe",
A Pizzinl. Jr.. J. IL. Frischkorn' ahe
Josiah Crump.
william Il. Williams. 4. +. campDeh:
A Pizzini. Jr.. J. III. Frischkofn. ana
Josiah Crump. -.
william II. Williams. j. H. frischNors'
f. 4. Campbell. l.. ID. Crensha"' 'i'' 70
A. caflin. and \. Pizzlni, Jr. 49,
r. n. Render. \. pizzlni. Jr', W. =.
Ammons, l.. ID. CreHshaw. Jr.' ana Ivan
Snead.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
Location of Omces.

The basement, third. and fourth floors
are finished tn plain oak The first and
second floors differ IN that they are FIN
ished I'm natural wood with a fine polish
the Council Chamber. Mayors reception
room. and all private Offices will be car
Ieted. while all business rooms committee
and jury rooms Will have linoleum on
The floors. The carpets are OF rather
dark color, and harmonize perfectly with
the finish OF the rooms
There are forty clocks distributed over
the building. They are all connected with
and governed by the master clock in the
tower.
In the basement the Police Justice. SUI
perntendent OF Charities. Board OF
Health. High Constable. Sealer Of Weights
and Measures. and the mechanical ong-
neers will have their Offices.
Tho following offices are on the first
floor. Mayors reception room. Superin-
tenlent OF Water. Auditor, City Treas
urer. Collector Assessor. Gas Inspector,
Superintendent OF Gas, and Chief OF Po-
lice.
The Hastings Circuit. and chancery
Courts, with their Clerks Offices. will
exclusively occupy the second floor. The
CITY Engineer, committee room. city At
torney. Council Chamber, Clerks OF Coun-
ell. and jury-rooms will be upon the third
floor.
on the fourth ioor the Superintendent
Of Schools and clerk of School Board
will have their Offices. There Will also be
the library on this floor. besides thirteen
or fourteen as yet unassigned rooms
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
THE HALL AS 1T STANDS.
ITS DIMENSIONS, STYLE or /RcHI.
PICTURE AND E0ysPMSx7s.
The Assignment of the Onaees ON the
Several File OF the Appro-
priatlons and Expenditures

The new City Hall is q structure that
Is calculated not only to catch the eye
by its immense proportions. but also by
the beauty and symmetry OF its archi-
lecture. Standing 10 the north OF the
Capitol 1t rises In imposing grandure.
overshadowing. II not in historical in
terest. at least IN dimensions. the far
famed citadel OF the Confederacy.
The proportions OF the building are I'm
Keeping with its massIveness. The length
IS Ia feet the breadth. 1873 feet. while
from the ground TO the caves OF the roof
IS distance or 80 feet From the ground
to the top OF the clock tower Is 40 feet.
The interior OF the building is OF Gothic
architecture, designed after the STYLE
known as Renaissance This IS freer than
the antique. counterpart OF that tone
which Raphael SO happily introduced in
the pontificato of Leo " There are four
large, broad. iron stairways connecting
the basement with the top floor, while a
private stairway runs from the basement
TO the third fioor. Under the Eleventh
street entrance. on the east side OF the
building are the boilers that SUNNY the
entire heat. These are the hor' zontal tu-
bular kind. AMI are foue in number. only
two OF them will be required for general
heating. The others will be used as high
pressure engines for running tho fans in
summer.
Besides the st1lrways there are three
Gus elevators connecting the basement
with the top floor. These elevators are
OF the most improved pattern. They ere
finished In hard wood. Their minimum
speed as required by the contract. IL
20 feet per minute but they can. when
required. make 400 feet per minute.
Gas and electricity will give light 10 the
building. The chandeliers are very hand
some end tasteful There will also be
many gas fixtures OF the latest patterns
/ used.
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ia train. moving at the speed Of iwen-
ty-nve miles an hour. Vas suiden's s'oP-
ned. the passengers would eAp'nfnNr
shock equal 70 that % fslllng IRON s'S-
ond floor widow: 81 mr., hh.s -, s.r.
- three pairs OF stairs. and sn express
train would. In point Of fact. make them
fall from q fourth story.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
A COMPLETE MS DRY.
Showing the Progress on the New City Hall
from the start.


The history OF the movement 10 erect
New City Hall is a varied one. When
the present temporary buildings were cree
ted for the use OF the city officers the
old hall which was first occupied in lslS,
was vacated. IL had been pronounced UNI
safe and was pulled down, and the loI
leveIed even with the surrounding streets.
I'm November. 1877. papers and resolutions
concerning the erection of a New city
Hail were referred to the Committee on
Grounds ana Buildings, VINO reported them
hack i'm December OF the same year, ana
action was indefinitely postponed.
I'm December 1873, and Ia August, Soo.
resolutions looking TO the erection OF
New city Hall were introduced 70 me
Board OF Aldermen. and In March. ISL
similar resolutions were offered in the
Common Council No definite action was
taken or these resolutions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04

eood many bills still remain unpaid
"a for carpcts. furniture. cleciric WIZ
inc gas fixtures. pay rolls. etc., ana u
~ thought that the total amount app'o-
priatod will not be sufficient to pay all
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
RiCf,mond's Future.

Judge Wexford then sketched the part
Virginia took iH establishing the indie
pendence OF each of the colonies as free
States. dwelt at length upon the ReVOlu-
tionary war as participated ia by Yin
ginia. the war of lsl2. and the great civil
struggle, and touched upon the numerous
grand statesmen and gallant soldiers, the
Mother of States furnished to struggle
for the rights of the people. lie pointed
ont the disadvantages To which the state
of Virginia was subjected in repairing her
great loss by reason OF the great civl
war. and referred 10 the rich possibilities
i'm store for the Old Dominion, and the
Capitol city.
"'rhe Richmond of to-day forces the
fut,re I'm the light of these results" said
Judge Wexford, in conclusion. If her
mast century has not realized the fond eN-
pectancfes OF the fathers of Virginia, her
coming century, freed from embarrass-
ments. they did not contemplate, may
outrun them. Why may It not be 500 Any
Intelligent estimate Of the probabilities Of
her future is fun Of cheer. 1t is no eXas-
geration TO say that the mineral resources
of Virginia, which lay Embedded in her
soil are surpassed by those of not one
OF her sister States, and there IS scarce
an acre of her territory the hidden wealth
OF which when developed may not be
made to contribute to the future of Rich
mond.
''Shc possesses a watcr-powcr at her
own door In her noble river which when
husbanded and utilized. will suffice 10
turn millions OF spindles. Skilled and ac-
complished engineers assure MS that her
wharVes may be accessible to The largest
vessels which navigate the ocean Encr-
gy and money aud science have In our
own day abut,cd the wharves OF Glas-
gov upon the sea aid lined the clyde
with miles Of shipping. II this may be
done in the Old World, why may II not
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-26
JACKsoN's FIND.
A Long-Lost Brother Turns Up in
Boston.

Boston, May Peter Jackson, the
pugilist, found in this city "long-
lost brother' in the person OF James
Jackson, a porter, living in the West
End. James Jackson went home to
Santa Cruz to see his mother and
father about five years ago, and
learned that his younger brother,
Peter, had left home on a brig sailing
for Denmark when a boy ten years
old. Jackson was then a big pugilist,
aud had just come to America. He
paid Boston visit, but while James
Jackson was away.
James Jackson knows George God
frey, the heavyweight pugilist. So
when the talk of match between
Corbett and Jackson was renewed
after the Jacksonville fight, he told
Godfrey of the supposed relationship
and all about it. Godfrey told Peter
Jackson, who asked to see the man,
and they were brought together.
James told of his fathers name, and
his grandparents names, his brothers.
names, and his two sisters given
names. He told of the place in Santa
Cruz where he was born and lived,
and all was identical with Peters
family history. Then James had a
picture of himself. 1t was put along
side one of Peters, and the resem-
blance was distinct and striking.
There was no doubt of it. They were
brothers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-26
USED OPIUM FOR PAINT.
Costly Performance by a Washing
ton Man Who Made a Find.

A rancher on Vashon island,
Washington, has his house painted
more extensively than any other
house in the State. Last fall he
found box which contained about
200 pounds of what he thought was a
fine quantity of freproof paint,
floating in the sound. The paint was
packed in small tin cans, and bore a
foreign label, and as it had cost him
nothing, he thought he would paint
his house with it. The house is now
painted inside and out, and, in doing
so, the greater portion of the paint
was consumed. The rancher has
discovered, much to his sorrow, that
instead of 6reproof point, he had his
house covered with about $4,000
worth of struggled opium, which
was thrown overheard by smugglers.
-Oregonian.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-26
WHARF AND WAVE.
DIAMOND HEAD, May %, 1OP P. M.
Weather hazy wind light north.

DIAMOND HEAD, May %, 10 P. M.
Weather hazy wind light north.
The Lehua leaves today.
The Mary E. Foster is the sec
ond vessel that the Inter-Island
Company has lost within a year.
The James Makee arrived from
Lahaina yesterday with 304O bags
of sugar. She will not leave port
again until next Monday.
The steamer w. G. Hall arrived
from windward ports yesterday
morning. She brought 5671 bags
of sugar, most of which went into
the schooner G. w. Watson.
The ship Occidental received the
Iwalani's cargo yesterday. She
will leave for San Francisco today
with one of the largest cargoes of
sugar ever shipped from this port.
The cruiser Champion left port
yesterday afternoon for gun prac-
tice. She will be absent about
four days to give the sailors good
shaking up as, 1t Is said, they are
getting fat and lazy.
Purser Poor now on the w. G..
Hall will be transferred to the Mi
kahala and Purser Kelley will go
on the Iwalani. These gentlemen,
with Purser White, who goes out
on the next trip of the Hall, are a
credit to the company they re-
present.
Shipping petroleum to China and
Japan has been an important export
in the trade of this country for years
past. Now the Japanese propose to
send their fsh-oil here, steamer
which phys from Batoum having been
chartered to bring it to Philadelphia
via the Suez Canal. The oil will
supply the place which menhaden
oil has taken in trade, the disappear
ance of those fish from the coast
having caused an advance in all
grades of fish oil and bringing about
the necessity of looking elsewhere
for the grade which the United
States has been able to export until
recently-Ex.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-26
Circulating Libraries for Ships.

What Miss Weston does for the
British navy might be done, says the
Leisure Hour, more system atically
than at present for the mercantile
marine. A small case filled with
suitable books might be put on board
all vessels leaving England for fore
ign parts or for long voyages. There
would always be some readers who
would be grateful for the use of the
books, and the cases could be charg-
ed either on return or at distant sea-
ports. The american Seamen's
Friend Society" has for long period
supplied such loan libraries to ships
sailing to New York, and we have
heard from missionaries in the
Pacific Islands most gratifying re-
ports of the use made of the books.