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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
THE BIGGEST M0NOLITH.
Any One in Want of Such a Thing Should
Hurry Up and Buy.


Hurry Up and Buy.
Any one wanting monolith the biggest
in the world, can get it of Frederick Prem
tiss who is at the Grand Pacific. Mr.. Prem
tiss quarried this monolith for the Wiscon-
sin Worlds Fair Commissioners. It was
to be put up at the Exposition. 1t cost
Mr.. Prentiss $4,000 to get it ready to be
lifted from its bed. 1t never saw
the Worlds Fair, and Mr.. Prentiss
never saw his money. The stone is
brown sandstone and is lis feet long,
10 feet 6 inches at the base and feet 6
inches at the top.
when the Worlds Fair.Commissioners
found out they could not move the big
stone they asked Mr.. Prentiss to give them
four monoliths Is feet high. This he did.
They were brought to the fair and put up.
They were not paid for, Mr.. Prentiss says
He has, therefore, one huge monolith in
his possession and claim on four medium
sized monoliths. John Wannamaker
wrote Mr.. Prentiss not long ago and asked
how much it would cost to move the stone
to Philadelphia, where, it was thought, it
would make fitting monument to G. w.
Chllds. The cost of transportation was
placed at 100000. The correspondence
ceased. A Chicago man named Cleveland
has been making inquiries about the stone
and the cost of getting it to this city. He
did not disclose what he wanted to do with
with the big thing.-Chicago Tribune.
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CHINESE MANNERIsMs.
Race of People That OutcIass Any Othe1
in Peculiar characteristics.

Race or People That Outc1ass Any 9th ell
in Peculiar characteristics
Gust when you think you have learned
to know the Chinaman," says missionary
in China, ''you suddenly find it necessary
to modify half of what you have learned
and discard the other half" The difficulty
of knowing the Chinese in their OWL
homes is well described in Rev. Arthur
Smiths book, "Chinese characteristics, u
brought out couple of years ago.
One of their characteristics that almost
explains all the others is their belief in
themselves. Like the character in Rich
ter's novel, If Chinaman knew anything
about the first meridian he would assume
that is ran through his own skull. He
believes in his province simply because he
lives in it, but he has no interest in China
outside of his province.
A man in China is part of a gigantic
machine, mere cog in one of many
wheels. A Chinese family is like hill of
potatoes; one cannot get any of them
without process by which all are brought
to view. In China, private houses are sur
rounded by wall and have no windows
looking on the street. Nevertheless, there
is no domestic privacy in China.
No one thinks of Directing to the en-
trance of perfect strangers through the
ever-open door. To close the door would
provoke the inquiry, what is going on
within that they are afraid to have every
one see and hear?" And from that mo-
ment the social doom of that family would
be sealed.
The occidental question to an intruder
would be, "What business have you here ?''
The oriental reply would be- "What bust
ness have you to keep me out?" The Chi
nese adage covering this matter is, eff you
would not have it known that you do it,
do not do it,"
Economy is one of the greatest virtues
in China, though the Chinese do not
reckon it SO much virtue as an ordinance
of nature. This tIait is also shown in the
gathering of fuel. Not weed is leftin the
fields. Boys beat off the autumnal leaves
with clubs as if they were chestnuts, and
even straws are scarcely allowed leisure to
show which way the wind blows
When a Chinaman presents a compli-
mentary inscription to friend he pastes it
on silk backing instead of gluing it, so
that his friend may remove the inscription
and use the silk. In many parts of China
the children wear no clothes for many
months in the year. Wheels are never
creased, and the majority OF the people
never wash.
do you wash your child every day 2'
Chinese mother was asked. 'sWash him
every day." was the indignant response.
HE was never washed since he was BORN
A soapdealer who should open an agency
in China would lose money.
One difficulty, however, in describing
Chinese characteristics is the fact that
there are many races and families of
peoples, all OF which are loosely known as
Chinese, and each of which has its own
distinctive Observation-Disclosures York Tri-
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OPERATIONS IN CUBA,
SPANS Activity in the
Campaign Against
the Rebels.
MORE TROOPS ARE SENT.
Marshal Campos to Take the
Supreme Command of
the Forces.
OTHER COMPLICATIONS ARISE.
England May Act on the Murder
of British Seaman by
Sentries.
MORE TROOPS ARE SENT
OTHER COMPLICATIONS ARISE

MADRID, SPAIN, March Pin the
Senate to-day Senior Castillo, President OF
the Council of Ministers, asked support
for the new Ministry. He read dispatch
from the Spanish Consul at Costa Rica
announcing the departure of flibuster'
ing expedition, commanded by General
Masso, the Cuban revolutionist, for Cuba
Senior Castillo added that detachment
of Spanish troops at Compechuela, Cuba
had been obliged to retreat, and that the
commanding officer was to be tried by
court-martial.
In conclusion the Minister said that the
Government, in addition to the REINFORCE
ments now being sent to Cuba, was de-
termined to lend the Governor of Cuba
assistance in every possible way in order
to stifie the revolution.
The Senate passed resolution express
ing satisfaction with the energetic attf-
tude of the Government in regard to the
troubles in Cuba.
In the Chamber of Deputies this after
noon Senior Castillo announced that
Marshal Campos would leave Spain for
Cuba April in order to take supreme
command of the Spanish forces there.
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CHILDREN'S JACKETS.
NEW WASH DRESS FABRICS

q
O Yard
inches Or
beautiful
q
NOVELTY CREPON ZEPHYRS medium corngs all FAST
a
AMERICAN SEERSUCKERS AND
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
B BURNING CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
| One of the Incendaries Evidently Not
| ReSpOns ible fOi. Her Lets.

One of the Iacendaries Evidently Not
Responsible for Her Aets.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 27.-Mary
Delaney, the Milwaukee woman arrested
for setting fire to st. Dominick's and St.
Patrick's churches, was on trial in the
Police Court to-day. The organist of st.
Dominick's identified her as woman who
was in the church near the spot where the
fire was lighted at the time of the attempt.
Judge Miller said it was evident that the
woman was not responsible for her acts.
The case was not concluded. Last night
an attempt was made to burn st. Mary s
Catholic school, by pouring oil on one OF
floors and applying the torch just as the
two churches were fired. Fortunately the
fire failed to spread.
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COLONEL sANTooILDE REP U1sED.
Insurgents In Possession of BGyano and
M0nzdnigIO.


ManzanigIo.
NEW YORK, N. Y, March pa
special from Tampa says: Havana pas
sengers by the Olivette bring the rumor
that the insurgents have taken possession
OF Bayano and Manzanillo, repulsing
Colonel Santocilde's troops at Manzanillo
with heavy loss. A Cuban general saws
every item OF war news is almost iden-
tically the same in every paper published
in Havana. The uniformity is astonish-
ing to an American, but he saws it is OBJ
tanned in this way:
When the captain-general desires to
give any information about the Insured
ton he notifies the newspaper offices.
Reporters are at once sent to the palace
and, seated at long table, they write at
the d1ctat1on of a Government official
Nothing but this official news is allowed
published by the Government in Havana,
he says.
The Cubans deny the rumor that this is
a race war. Consumption of Cubans for
military duty is being advocated by the
Spanish officers, and it is believed such a
move will soon be made. About twenty
hve have arrived here from Havana, antic-
ipating such a movement. Their parents
are anxious to have them escape such un-
welcome service. Some of them say they
hope to make their way into the Cuban
lines from this country, but they have no
desire to bear arms for Spain.
There are about twenty schooners fit
ting out here, ostensibly for the sponge
banks, but it is not believed that this is the
destination of all of them.
Members of the Aurora and Progress
clubs, two negro organizations of Puerto
Principe, paraded through the public
streets, after which they sent word to the
Governor of the province that they would
help fight the insurgents if called on to do
so. Hundreds of negroes have made SINH
lar offers of their services to the Govern
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RNISEIINGS
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
STOOD UP FOR KENTUCKY.
The Tombstone Man Wouldn't Have L
Disparaged by Comparison.

Kentuekians are always proud of their
State in whatever department of human
labor they may hold place. Not long ago
widow went to see a marble cutter to get
tombstone for her late husband She
selected plain one from his stock, and
gave him an inscription to put on it.
Cant do that ma am" he said politely,
when he had read it.
''Why not?" she asked in surprise. "I'm
paying for it.'
"Yes'm, but I can't put that on. stretch
my conscience good many times in what
/ put on a tombstone, but amt going to
tell a plain lie when / know it,
The widow was greatly shocked, and
"Well, ma am, !" he said, you've got here
Gone to a better land, and that amt so,
ma'am. There amt any better land than
Kentucky" Detroit Free Press.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
ENGLAND MAY INTERFERE.
Spanish Sentrtes XIII q Seaman of
British Ship.

Spanish Seatrtes KfU q Seaman of o.
British Ship.
BALTIMORE, March 27.-At A. NJ. on
March 10 Spanish sentries murderously
shot and killed seaman of the British
ship Laurestina and badly wounded a
Cuban negro at St. Jago, Cuba. The Brit
ish Government is investigating, and COM
plications between England and Spain may
result.
The Laurestina arrived here this after
noon from st. Jago. Her officers stated
that the murdered seaman was John Lowe
aged 35 a resident of Leeds, England, who
shipped at Cardiff, Wales.
On the night of March Is the crew went
ashore, and after stroll started to return
to the ship. When nearly there Lowe
started back to st. Jago in company with a
Cuban negro. En- route they had to pass
Cuban fort garrisoned by Spanish troops
Suddenly sentinel sprang out of the
darkness and in Spanish commanded them
to halt.
Lowe did not understand the command,
and started to hurry away. The next in
slant the sentinel fired. Lowe dropped
down corpse. The negro then started to
run. He, too, was shot and mortaliy
wounded. The dead man and wounded
negro were carried inside the fort.
At daybreak Captain Gavin of the Laures-
tina went to the fort and demanded the
body of the man. This demand was re-
fused and he has made a formal COM
plant to the British Government. An in
vestigation is to be made.
The officers of the steamer state that
when she left Cuba, March 20, the revolu-
ton was progressing nnietlv
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HIS WOUND VERY SERIOUS. .
The attack III Hang Chang VII
Cause a Loss to ,Japoaa.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 27.-Al-
though nothing is said at either the Jap
anese or Chinese legations as to the condi-
ton Of Ii Hung Chang, it is known that
advices have been received in official circles
that serious results are apprehended from
the wound. In fact, the information has
been such as to cause some discussion as to
the effect his death might have on the situa-
ton. 1t is generally believed it would pre-
vent Japan from securing as good terms as
she intended to insist upon.
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BATTLES IN CoLoMB14.
Many Slain Oa Both Sides Before t.
RecoIution Ended.

hecoIutton Ended.
COLON, COLOMBIA, March pa great
battle was fought at Ensiso on March 10
between the Government troops under
General Reyes and the rebels. The latter
were defeated after struggle of ten hours.
Although many Government troops died
while on the march the rebels, who num-
bered 250o, were routed and the town cap
tured. The Government forces lost 700, the
rebels 100. Two thousand rebels have
surrendered.
The steamship Alliance of the Column
bian Line, from New York March 20, ar
rived here after passing over the usual
course. She was not molested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
Fortdfytng .4diorit.

ROME, ITALY, March IA dispatch
from Massowah, Egypt, says: General
Baratieri, commander of the Italian forces.
occupied Adigrit Monday He is fortifv-
ing the place, and sent flying column
against Ras Mangascia, the Abyssinian
chief who has been causing SO much
trouble to the Italians Ras Mangascia is
assisted by the almost equally famous Ras
Alouia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
Kdmrs ReD,fLsed.

LONDON, Eng, March ga dispatch
to the Times from Capetown says advices
received there show that force of re-
bellious Kaffirs attacked on March q a
Portuguese gunboat near Maroquon. They
were repulsed with heavy loss.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
HAN Gaines Manxmann in Etbtcs

Last evening the Ealing Free Public
to withdraw Hall Gaines novel, "The
Manxman," from circulation, on the
ground of its unsuitabiIity for general
reading. The Rev. J. s. Hilliard, chair
man of the committee, said the book was
"disgraceful," and Mrs. Force, another
member, described it as shameful. -
Westminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
OFFICERS OF THE REIoHsrAG.
Election of Successors to Those Who Re-
Gently Resigned.

Gently Resigned.
BERLIN, GERMANY, March 27.-The
Reichstag to-day elected Baron Won Buel
Berenberg President, in succession of Herr
Won Levetsow, who resigned on account of
the refusal of the Reichstag to permit him
to congratulate Prince Bismarck in the
name of the House on his birthday. The
vote stood 291 for Berenberg, 1873 against.
The black balls numbered 105.
Herr Schmidt, member of the Freisin-
nige party, who represents Ulberfeld,
was elected First President, and Herr
SPAIN, a member of the Center party, was
elected Second President, the latter in
succession to DR.. Burklin, who resigned
shortly after Herr Won Levetzow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
License CoIIector,s Report.

License Collector Fred w Lees filed his re-
port for the month of February with the Board
OF supervisors yesterday 1t shows that his
1892 licenses had been sold.
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examination began the consideration OF its
second reading to-day, and rejected the
proposal of Herr Hensmann to throw out
the entire measure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
Killed in q Duel.

LONDON, ENG, March PA dispatch
from Paris says M. Soubre has been killed
In duel.
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Anti-Rerol,lttonaru Btfl.

BERLIN GERMANY, March 27.-The COM
mittee with the anti-revolution bill under
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GOODS.
a STRONG
COMBINATION Or VALUES
NEW CLOAKS
WASH DRESS FABRICS!

HIGH QUALITIES AND PRICES closely
New Spring Stock that
from VIII this weeks WONDERFUL
offerings include great variety
of THE LATEST AND MOST ELEGANT NOVELTIES IN OUTER
well matChess assortment the
PRETTIEST AND MOST STYLISH PRODUCTS IN WASH DRESS
MATERIALS all sale
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
LADIES' JACKETS.

$780,
chot coal
5oeach
$1,000.
dat$
I
CHILDRENS JACKETS.
CH1IDRENS AsTED JACKETS
So, will be q 0each. 5000
CHILDRENs JACKETS
match will offered
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PRICES THAT ARE UNAVOIDABLE
NEW SPRING CAPES.


BRoADCLoTH CPEs with brown applique
with fancy clasp will be sale
LADIES' DOUBLE CAPEs black ladies' trimmed
with eand
re n s. a
of
with will
o. sal a
Double black and cloth trimmed with
stre bbon
$3.50.
double black boadoth,
full circular collar deliberately braided bow OF ribbon
sttchings will be placed IS 50 each
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
Floating Exhibition.

a floating exhibition, says a late
japanese exchange, is projected
by the members of the Osaka
Chamber Of Commerce and that
the proposal will be laid before a
meeting Of the Union Chambers of
Commerce Of Japan. They pro-
pose employing two sailing vessels
of 1000 to 5000 tons, for the pur-
pose, taking many samples of
merchandise on board and max
ing a trip to the principal ports in
China, India and Australia. The
navigation Of the ships shall, to
certain extent, be entrusted to stu
dents of the Mercantile Marine and
Commercial Schools for their prac-
teal training. The floating fair
shall finally be sent to Europe
and America as an advertisement
for Japan.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
NUUANU STREAM.
Plans Suggested-EOthiDg Defn.
itely Settled.

So far there have been four plans
suggested for altering the course
of Nuuanu stream. OF these the
one proposed by the road jury will
not be considered on account Of
expense. To defect the stream
according to the plan suggested
would necessitate the purchase of
a number of parcels Of land upon
which dwellings have been erected
and as this would be the one OPP
portunity In the lives of the own
ers to make a good thing off the
Government the price set on the
various pieces Of property is much
too high to be considered. This
plan is the one furthest from town
and has an easy curve from the
natural course of the stream to the
bay. The next plan was made by
Superintendent Roweu and while
it was designed to avoid having to
appropriate any Of the property
upon which a high price had been
placed, and to do this it was
necessary to give the new bed
such a curve that il was impracti-
cable owing to the possibilities of
the stream being swollen during
the rainy months the third plan
presented the same objection, so
that it may be said that only one
plan will be considered by the
authorities in making the change.
This one lies about 500 feet east
of the natural stream, and will be
In almost a straight line from
Beretania street to the bay, pass
ing close to the grounds Of st. |
Louis College. 1t is the intention
of Superintendent Rowell, if this |
plan is carried out, to straighten |
Beretania street near the stream |
and erect a new bridge. So far the !
plans are merely on paper, pend
ing interviews with owners Of prop |
erty along the proposed route. The
matter Of expense of digging out
and preparing in any way for the
new way has not been calculated,
and it will be another week before
is done.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
Venus and the Noon.

The street corners had groups Of
men on them yesterday watching
what appeared to be a very small
star suspended from the lower
point of the moon. The phenomena,
as some people considered it, was
merely the moon and Venus in
conjunction. At : am. the moon
was due north of Venus about five
degrees, and at II 10 they were
passing due north and south on the
same meridian. Venus being near
the earth may be seen on any clear
day. Yesterday it was particularly
noticeable on account of the bright
ness of the moon. Seen through
the glass at the Survey Depart
ment, Venus appeared exactly as
the moon looks during the last
quarter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
WAGNER IS JOKED.
Lantern and Wheels Removed From
His Brake.

Ex-Detective Wagner has come
to the front again-this time as the
victim of a practical joke played
upon him by some of his well
meaning friends. Wagner hitched
his low rakish brake outside
Wright's blacksmith shop, on Fort
street, last Monday evening and
went to talk with a friend about
how to keep from being nervous
when riding bicycle. While out
of sight and hearing the friends
mentioned took his brake to the
rear of certain premises and there
removed the wheels. The large
lantern which it is said Wagner
has used since the time when as a
member of the secret service of the
police department, he was arrested
for driving about the streets with
out a light, was taken and hoisted
to the top Of a hagpole near by.
When Wagner came out into the
street and found the state of affairs
existing he simply boiled with
wrath and pulled out what APP
peared 10 he a toy pistol, but
which, it is said, was a full coat of
arms he braudished it in the air,
swearing Vengeance all the while
on the person or persons who were
implicated in the joke. Wagner
gazed up at the top of the hagpole,
and recognizing the lantern by the
sickly glimmer thereof, snatched at
the rope attached TO the lower por-
ton of the pole. The lantern an
swered the touch, and falling to
the ground smashed into a thous-
and pieces just as Wagner's hands
were stretched out to catch it. The
destruction of such an old friend
put stop to Wagner's wrath, and
he gloomily walked away.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-16
VACUUM OILS.

If new broom sweeps
clean, a we'll oiled piece OF
machinery ought to run
smooth. There is a saving OF
$50 per cert. to those who use
VACUUM OIL. An engineer
of one of the principal plan
tations says of 600 Cylinder Oil
''That one barrel is as good
and goes as far as three
barrels of other kinds"
Those who are agents for
other oils are forced to get
VACUUM OIL to send to their
own mills.
Hundreds of competitive
tests have been made with the
600 w Cylinder Oil against
other grades, and it has de-
monstrated it's value for eco.
nomy and utility beyond all
question.
We also handle this oil in
three other grades known as
Vacuoline Engine, Arctic En-
CINE and the Heavy Dark Lu- |
bricating Oil. |
It is about time to think of |
placing your orders for picture |
frames for the holidays. We
have the finest assortment of |
new and unique designs ever
sent to the Islands Spare US
a few minutes of your time
and we will show you the
samples. They are BEAUTIES.
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is to bring members Of the church
and others into closer touch with
each other, and 10 promote a feel
ing OF freedom from restraint
which is 90 necessary TO the sue
cess to the church. In connection
with the social literary program
viii be rendered. Refreshments
will be served afterward. Strang-
ers are most cordially invited to
attend.
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We have a full stock OF the popular bead
ed and rocco border patterns than which
there is nothing more desirable or in keep
ing with the prevailing styles.
The most desirable, however, has been
and always will be-the plain ebony back
with handsome raised silver monogram.
These we make up in a variety OF styles,
TO suit each individual taste
Prices on these goods will be found lower
than similar goods in the United States,
being direct importations from Europe,
whereby we save the high tariff on such
goods into America.
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S. OZAKI,

s1s King Street. Corner Smith Street