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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-09

A and B of the Kapahulu survey, con-
tanning 2 6-10O acres. Conveyance from
the Trustees under the will of w. c..
Lunalilo, deceased, to w. Jas. Smith,
dated April q, 1875.
These lots are on the beach, south of
Diamond Head, and adjoin the prop
erty of A. Rosa, Esq, and are a short
distance from the seaside property of
President Dole.
This presents an unusual opportunity
to obtain elegant Beach Lots.
Terms cash, U. S. gold coin.
Deeds at Purchasers expense.
For further particulars apply to
THURSTON & STANLEY, Attorneys.
Or to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-09

The Chinese Government has agreed
that the Trans-Siberian Railway shall
cross Northern Manchuria, but retains
the right of presumption in 80 years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-09
NOTICE.
FiTengI'S Fund Insurance COnDQny
Oh son Francisco.

The undersigned has resigned the
active management of the business In
Honolulu of the above named compa-
ny, but will retain a considerable in
terest in its continued prosperity. And
therefore, while thanking his friends
and customers generally for their kind
patronage in the past, earnestly hopes
that the business will be bestowed on
his successors, Messrs. Bishop & Co.,
who have been commissioned as agents
to take effect today.
JOHN II. PATTY.
Honolulu, 18th October, 1896.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Chamberlain. S. D., July ga
clause in the Indian appropriation bill
granted permission to the Lower Brule
Indians, who prior to July 8, 1890,
lived south of White river on the
Rosebud Indian reservation, to return
there and select the allotments of land
occupied by them prior to that date.
About 400 of the Lower Brules have
just taken advantage of this clause and
removed to their former hopes. The
government will have to pay the Rose.
Dud Indians at the rate OF 81 per acre
for all lands settled upon and occupied
by the Lower Brules.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
A Murderer Killed.

Spokane, Wash, July 2o.-Train.
men on the Great Northern train,
which arrived today from the West, re-
port the killing Of David Leroy, fugi.
tive murderer, by sheriff's posse,
from snohomish. The killing is said
to have occurred near Wilson creek. 1t
is said the sheriff's posse ran Leroy
into the rocks, where running fight
TOOK place. Leroy barricaded himself
oehlnd some boulders, where he was
snot and killed by the officers. On
June 20, at Monte Cristo, Leroy killed
a peddler named Nathan Phillips,
putting three bullets into his victim,
after which he robbed him of his pack
governor McGraw offered $500 reward
Tor the capture of the murderer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
DONE BY SMOOTH ROGUES
Great Northern Railroad SyS.
tematieally Robbed.
WE'RE SUCCESSFUL FOR A YEAR

The Gang Operated Through the Train
men "A. c. Edwards, It's Head, Has
Been Arrested, and Is Held in Jail.
Seattle, Wash, July 21.-By q
smooh gang of rogues of which a
number of railroad men were members,
the Great Northern railway has been
robbed systematically for period Gov
eirng at least year past, of sum of
money estimated at from 81, 900, at the
lowest, to $4,000, at reasonable esti-
mate. The gang operated through the
trainmen running from Seattle to Spo-
kane. Over this portion of the road
men have been carried for the nominal
fare of $7 so, while the regular rate to
Spokane is $3.50. But not a dollar
of the money ever found its way into
the Golfers of the company. 1t was
taken by the ringleaders of the gang in
Seattle and divided among the train
men, who were in on the deal.
That the company was thus being
robbed regularly by its employees and
others outside the service, first came to
the knowledge of the officials of the
road about June / this year. Detec-
tives were at once employed to ferret
out the conspiracy and within six
weeks confessions had been obtained
from the ringleaders of the gang and
from number of men who had been
carried over the road by paying to the
boodlers $3.50. The gang of swindlers
was primarily composed of gamblers,
con" men and variety theater EN-.
ployes and hangers.on. The general
public was not taken into the scheme.
The class of people who travel from
town to town on the Sound circuit OF
variety theaters and men who for vari-
GUS reasons had to keep moving profited
by the operations of the gang.
The head of the gang was A. G. Ed.
wards, who was arrested this morning.
He is now in the county Jail in default
of bail. Edwards is a son of United
States Commissioner Edwards Of
Alaska, who was appointed from Spo
kane by President Cleveland. Ed
wards is well-known character, botf
in Seattle and Spokane and Tacoma
He was formerly editor of the Spokane
Sunday Sun, sensational sheet. He
was arrested several times in Spokane
charged with libel and slander. A
Seattle he conducted a job printin,
office. Mrs Edwards has the appear
ance OF being lady of refinement ant
education. 1t is not believed that she
had any knowledge of her husband
doings
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Canea, July 20.-Tuesday evening
after a consular council one of the con-
suls declared the situation to be verv
grave. The military authorities are
assuming an aggressive attitude. The
general sentiment is that Abdullsh
Pasha is striving, in conjunction with
the Mussulmans, to prevent an entepte
from being brought about.
The Turks were repulsed yesterday
by the Christians. The affair was a
serious one, large force of troops be.
ing engaged. The military authorities
are acting contrary to the instructions
received from Constantinople. The
Mussulman population is working ac.
lively with the Turkish army with the
usual vexatious results.
Seven men and two women who were
engaged as harvesters have been mas
sacred at Kostani. Reports come in Civ.
ing accounts of fighting and pillaging
in five other villages. These have rem.
dered the consuls and the native Chris.
tlans pessimistic regarding the posi-.
bility of making peace.
Under the pretext of removing the
bodies OF the sailors who were killed
yesterday by insurgents when pursuing
rescue boat containing fugitive Chris.
tians, Turkish troops are advancing to
Apokorana. The consuls are holding a
council.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
A Sky ScrapinR Skeleton,

Chicago, July 20.-Chicago is to have
tower, the highest of its kind ever con.
structed. 1t is to be called the Seth
tower, and will be 1850 feet high and
800 feet square at the base. The tower
company is an incorporated one, capi.
talized at $500, 900, having for its pres.
ldent d. B. Proctor, and will rear this
lofty steel skeleton ON the old baseball
park property owned by the New York
people, for which lease for term Of
years has been secured. This enter.
prise Is based on business lines, and the
projectors of the scheme intend to
equip the tower with theater, restau.
rants, searchlights, and telescope
while such entertainments as aerial
flights, balloon ascensions, parachute
drops and high tightrope performances,
as we'll as electrical and pyrotechnical
displays will be given. Chicago's
tower, its promoters say, will surpass
the Eitfel tower, in Paris, in point Of
design, magnitude and appointments,
and will contain fourteen elevators,
as against six in the Eiffel.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
DIaddened by Fear.

Athens, July 22.-Dispatches re-
ceived from Canea state that panic
occurred there Sunday in the Plantza
quarter, owing to a fire which was mis-
taken as signal for carnage. The
houses were forthwith barricaded.
British Captain Drury landed boats,
carrying armed sailors. Austrian and
Russian ships also landed men in
Canea and Haleppa. The Turks were
finally dispersed. The shops were
closed and nobody dared stay in the
streets. A correspondent says that as
he passed through the town the dead
and wounded were lying about, and the
panic continued. A number of Cretans
arrived here, making demands to the
committee for perfected guns.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

La Veta, Col, July 2l.-Dr. j. w.
Collins, prominent citizen, this after.
noon shot and killed Captain F. R.
Coleman, well.known hunter and an
old soldier. The shooting occurred in
Or; Collins house. No one except DR.
Collins and his wife witnessed the
tragedy and 'he dpotor claimed it was
done in self defense. The parties had
been eating dinner together and drink.
ing Collins claimed Coleman com.
menced abusing Mrs. Collins, aud Cole.
man fired the first shot, and he tCol.
hnsl fired in self-defense.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

toria' alone sent kilograms to arrest DR..
Jameson's advance.
The Chartered South Africa Com.
pany the committee finds, supplied all
the funds for the raid, with the kpowl.
edge OF Its London office. Cecil Rhodes
afterward refunded The amount to the
company The report of the select
committee concludes with an expression
OF regret that Cecil Rhodes did NOT ar.
tend the committees meetings to give
evidence. The committee is therefore
forced to the conclusion that this con.
duct was not consistent with the duty
Of Cape premier.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
AASSACRED BY THE TURKS
Forty-Five Hundred Arne.
mans, Slain.
eITLIS VILLAGES ARE PlLLAosn

The Diarbekir District Ravaged bv ~.
Sultan's Soldiers-City OF ERjn PIN.
dered-Massacre Imminent at Amt,
London, July 20.-The Chroniol.
publishes dispatch from Constantino
pie which asserts that massacres bav.
occurred at Egin, in the Diarbekir d;s
trict of Armenia, in which A, 500 per
sons were killed, and the city was pjl.
LACED.
The Turkish authorities are irwin,
to keep the report of the massacre
secret, according to the Chronicle'
correspondent.
He also reports that in the Bitlis di,.
triot almost every village has been
ruined and that massacre is Imminent
at Antab, the beginning being deferred
until an order is received from the srl.
tan's palace.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Behring Sea Claims.

Washington, July 20 O-The repre-.
sentatives of the United States and
Great Britain on the commission to ad.
just the claims of British subjects for
damage sustained through seizure Of
their vessels while sealing in Behring
sea before the adoption of the first
modus vivendi, have at length been
selected. The treaty ratified by the
last session of congress provides for
the appointment of two commissioners
one from Great Britain and the other
from the United States. The British
commissioner will be Hon. George F.
King, at present one of the justices Of
the supreme court of Canada, while the
United States commissioner will be
Hon. William L. Putnam, United
States judge for the first circuit in
Upper New England. Judge Putnam
was a member of the international
commission of 1886, which negotiated
the fisheries convention, during Secre.
tary Bayard's administration of the
state department. 1t is understood
that Don NJ. Dickinson has been select.
ed as counsel for the United States be.
lore the commission,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

New York, July 22.-J. H. Hide.
brand, the Johannesburg, sporting man
has arrived in this city, accompanied
by Denver Ed Smith. Hildebrand
claims the championship for Smith,
saying that he had $1,000 up for over
a month and nobody would cover it.
Smith himself declared his ability to
defeat anything in the world, Corbett,
Fitzsimmons, Jackson, Goddard,
Sharkey and so on preferred in that
order
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
WORK AT THE LOCKS,
ron as the Water Goes Down, Oper.
ations VIII Commence.
3 Dalles, Or, July 21.-The

ations VIII Commence.
Dalles, Or, July 21.-The
900 appropriated in the last rive,
and harbor bill for completing the
canal and locks at the cascades of the
Columbia river are now available. and
Mr. Mcdonald, superintendent OF
stonecutters under Day Bros, informed
Dalles man who was visiting at the
Locks a few days since, that work
would be resumed on the canal. he
thought, about August /, or as soon as
the water had receded sufficiently SO
that the canal between the upper guard
gate and the lock gate can be drained
of water.
Ihe engineers have determined TO
construct walls of solid masonry be.
tween the upper guard and lock gates
and 1t is estimated that these walls can
De completed in two or three months.
Inc construction of these walls will be
under the supervision of Day Bros. on
the basis Of their former contract for
similar work.
A force Of from fifty to sixty men
VIII be put on the stone work within
two weeks, and the building of the
W, walls will be pushed to completion.
Ihen the work of rip.rapping the outer
oank ON the river side will be com.
menoed, and it is estimated that six
months will be required to complete
the entire job.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
But First John Becker Burned His
Dwelling House.


Roseburg, Or, July 21.-John Beck
er, a native of Bavaria, living at Cleve.
land, fifteen miles west of Roseburg,
committed suicide yesterday, after hav.
ing burned his dwelling-house and its
contents.
He had trouble with his wife in the
forenoon, and beat her over the head
with revolver. His 16.year old son
took the weapon from him. The
mother and youngest child then went
to neigbhor, half mile distant, and
l9'year-old son came to Roseburg to
have the father arrested. Meantime,
Becker set fire to the house and disap.
peared. His body was found early this
ing a mile from home, and 500
from Won Pessels vineyard.
'r went to Won Pessel's house, took
and shot himself. He had been
strangely for some time, and
vidently insane.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Ex-Governor William E. Russell, of
Massachusetts, was found dead in bed
in fishing camp near Grand Psbos,
Quebec. When he passed through Mon.
treal on his way to the salmon grounds
in Gaspe, he was in the best of health.
1t is supposed he died of heart disease.
He was wellknown in public life, and
took prominent part in the national
Democratic convention recently held
in Chicago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
New StenmshIp Line.

A st. Paul dispatch says S. Iwanaga,
of Toxic, Japan, general manager of
the Japanese Mail Steamship Company,
limited, has just signed contract with
the Great Northern Railway Company
for the establishment of a steamship
line between Toxic and Seattle. Thus
the Great Northern system extends its
operations into the far east, and its
bills of lading are in force from Toxic
to Buffalo, N. Y.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

News has been received of the fatal
poisoning at Santiago, Mimi, of a
family of nine children, caused by
drinking lemonade. The children died
one after another, and the parents are
not expected to live.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

A London dispatch from Wady
Halfa reports that the messenger who
carried the news to Khalifa at ON.
duran that his army had been defeated
at Firket, was Immediately put to
death by crucitxion. Khalifa an.
nounced that the same fate would be
imposed upon any one who mentioned
the Firket in his hearing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

John Cameron Simmonds, formerly
Of Chicago, and member of the bar
died at the Ward island insane asylum
New York. His business Interests
were largely in the West, He was in.
terested in mining and railway con.
struction in California, but did mpcb
OF his business in New York, and was
well.known to Wall.street bankers
MIR. simmonds was an authority on
criminal law and wrote great deal
ON that subject HIS writings ON
prison reform have also made him
noted
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

John E. Howard was hanged in the
prison corridor at Folsom, CAL, for
the murder Of Martin DeLanina, in
Tulare county, in June, 1894. Only
twenty persons besides the prison
officials witnessed the execution.
Howard walked firmly to the scaffold
and stood calm and composed till the
drop fell. A slight twitching of the
hands gave the only evidence of agita-
tion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Woman Attempts Suicide.

Chicago, July 22.-Because her hus-
band abused her, Mrs. Henry Well
house attempted to drown herself and
four children last evening In the lake
at the foot of Twenty-fifth street. She
was intercepted by the police in the act
of leading the children into the lake.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

In Cincinnati an unknown blonde
woman was found by Fort Thomas
soldier lying unconscious on the ground
on farm, within few feet of the spot
where the beheaded body of Pearl
Bryan was left by her murderers. The
girl was taken to Newport, where it
was found she had either been drugged
or had taken poison herself.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
An Arkansas Town Burned.

tie Rock, Ark, July 21.-Mal-
Ark. at the junction of the Hot
gs railway, was almost entirely
out by fire early this morning.
'rn was a city of about 5000 in.
lnts, the business portion of the
being clustered around the rail-
station. All this section was de.
ID, ouly three business-houses re.
ing. The total loss is variously
ated at from 5000, 600 to $4OO,.
only a small portion of which is
ed by insurance. The burned
lngs included the railroad depot,
iotels and the bank. The fire was
out doubt the result of a plot to
oy the town. The blaze broke out
: midnight, in three different
s, and as there was no apparatus,
re burned itself out.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Senator Harris, chairman of the sen.
ate committee to investigate the recent
bond issues, says he has not yet deter.
mined whether the committee will
wait until the fall before going on
with its investigation or will complete
its work, frame its report and make it
public this summer. The last meeting
adjourned subject to the call of the
chairman.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Private dispatches from Havana say
that General Jose Maceo, the Cuban
patriot leader, was shot through the
head and insanity killed during an
attack which he led upon the Spanish
forces in Cato Hills. The report says
that Colonel Caratagena, another in
surgent officer, and several members of
Maceo's staff, were killed at the same
time
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
A Fatal California Fire.

Fire broke out in the residence of
John Coyle in Fresno, Cal. Coyle
was in the house asleep at the time and
was burned to death. He was a
pioneer citizen of Fresno county and
possessed of considerable means.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
FiendIsh Woman Hanged.

News from Coeburn, Va, says that
Mary Snodgrass was hanged there for
the murder of a 6-months.old child by
burning it in a stove. The woman was
2S years old. The Snodgrass woman
was disreputable woman and was
compelled to leave Pikeville, KY, on
that account.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

It is rumored at Astoria tnat the tug
Relief, while On trip from Astoria to
Port Townsend, was fired upon by
some fishermen whose nets the tug had
just passed over.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

A dispatch from Zanzibar reports
that the American bark John D.
Brewer, went ashore at Pangawani,
The government has sent a vessel to the
assistance of the Brewer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
soraped From the Band Wagon.

'"fo" '"' ''O D""" ""b"h'
The band which accompanies Buffalo
Bills Wild West Show attempted to
drive under bridge in Massillon, o.
All the men were scraped off. Five or
six are reported dead or dying and in.
jured.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-18
LOCAL NE US.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at 12:41 a. m.
Farm for sale Cheaper. E. Baldwin.
Loans and insurance furnished by
Charles Wilson & Co., AZ Church street.
Ashes Garfield Connecticut Concrete
Co., 40 Church street.
w. c. Mcintosh is out again after a
two weeks confinement to the house by
illness.
General Merwin and Mrs. Merwin
left yesterday on two weeks trips to
Florida.
Anthony Ginty and Patrick Hunt,
both intoxicated, were struck and badly
injured by trolley car in Danbury last
night
New Haven Conclave No. 1923, I'm
perial Order of Heptasophs, will hold
their regular meeting on Tuesday night.
This will be surprise meeting
Miss Allen of New Haven, a graduate
( of Smith college, Northampton. sue
ceeds Miss Capron as assistant princi-
pal at the Over River school.-Norwalk
Hour.
Boston's new southern railroad sta
tion scheme is of truly grand proper
lions, and it's conception is probably the
joint work of Charles P Clark and J..
p Morgan.
One of the largest masquerade balls
of the season was given by Professor
Coleman at old Union armory last
night. There We're 200 couples in the
grand march, led by Professor Coleman
There was a. report on the streets
last night that the Peck Bros & Co. IS
factory had shut down indefinitely. On
enquiry ex-Mayor Peck stated that the
shut down was only for a couple of
days in order to take inventory.
After the meeting of Harmony lodge,
I. 0. o. F., last evening, a light lunch
was served in the banquet room, after
which speeches were made by N. G.
Walter Pond, w. H. Spock, Charles
Merwin, P. S. M. Phelps. A most en-
joyable evening was passed.
About IT'S men were put at work yes
terday morning shovelling out the
streets in the center of the city so that
traffic could get through easily. Fifty
teams were also put at work, and this
morning a gang of forty men will be
put at work cleaning sidewalks where
the owners have neglected to do so.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-18
COMMISSION ASKED FOR.
Selectmen Get Into Wrangle Over Town
Agents Check.

Selectlncn sIeG Into u W raDgl6 over IOWn
Agents Check,
It was voted in the board of select
men last evening that the town coun-
sci be instructed to ask the superior
court to appoint committee of three
to estimate and assess damages to N.
w. Potwin of Fair Haven, caused by
the extension of Grand avenue
There was an extended discussion in
the board when it was reported by
Town Agent Baldwin that Town Treas
urer Mersick had refused to honor a
check drawn by him in favor of the
board of education for $50,000
The agent stated that on the 18th of
March he drew the check and that the
treasurer had refused to honor it on
the ground that he wanted authority
from the committee on finance. A vote
was offered instructing the treasurer
to pay the money. Selectman Bretz-
fielder opposed the motion, as did
Messrs Cunningham and Farrell.
Their action was based on the ground
of fuller authority. This question was
asked by Mr. Cunningham: How
much money has been collected by the
town during the last two weeks?"
There was some cross firing between
the democratic member and the town
agent. The former said that he thought
the agent knew how much money was
in the town treasury when he refused
to draw upon it in favor of the public
parks. The vote was finally taken and
the resolution passed by the dissolving
vote of the president of the board.
Ex-Registrar Cars bill of 81. 55 was
accepted by the board.
DIR. c. S. Whites application for the
appointment of town physician was
placed on file.