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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

I X L.
Railway excursion to Waianae
tomorrow.
A lunch will be served at Wal
amaze on the 18th.
Yue On Kee has a notice of sale
in another column.
The Coptic took away 3O08 let
tiers and 1914 papers.
Castle & Cooke quote gasoline at
1926 per case delivered. i
Wichman has watches that can
time three horses at once.
The Hawaiian Band will play at
Thomas Square this a pm.
Only four Standard sewing ma
chimes left at Mrs. Hanna's.
The heavy rain last night did
extend beyond Waikiki turn.
"Meredith's Old Coat" at In
dependence Park Saturday evening.
The Honolulu Cricket Club will
meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
German festivities at Indepen
dence Park Saturday from 2 to 6
p. NJ.
The meeting of the Myrtle Boat
Club, set for last night, was post
poned.
Rain or shine, the races will take
place at Kapiolani Park track to-
morrow.
The Hawaiian Band will not
play at the races tomorrow, as was
expected.
Mrs. H. Herbert's labor bureau
is located at 30S Merchant street,
telephone 139.
There will not be a meeting of
the Honolulu Tennis Association
until Friday week.
Charles Mccarthy, Kirk B. Porter
and James Arundel joined Com
pany D last night.
Stated meeting Honolulu Royal
Arch Chapter this evening for in
stallation of officers.
1t might be well to keep in mind
that 'EMeredith's Old Coat" will be
given on January 25th.
Minister King will issue a notice
for a special election for Senator
on Hawaii today or Saturday.
Wing Chong Lung Tong Yick
Company have notice of co-part-
nership in this mornings issue.
The fish-sellers that refused to
pay stall rent at the new market
have been removed from the place.
The Hawaiian Band played the
Coptic off yesterday and gave a
concert at the Executive building
later.
The Alameda should arrive early
this morning, unless the vessel was
delayed waiting for the Colonial
mails.
Program of the German celebra
ton at Independence park Satur-
day afternoon is printed elsewhere
this morning.
Marshal Brown is on the island
of Kauai on official business. He
will inspect the police department
and its workings. !
George G. Kenyon has severed
his connection with the Indepen-
dent, and will probably go into
mercantile business.
There will be meeting of the
Hawaiian Relief Society at 10 a.
M. today at the home of Mrs. S. G.
Allen, Alakea street.
There will be meeting OF the
Leilani Boat Club in the basement
of the Hawaiian hotel at the usual
time Friday evening.
There will be an important meet
ing of the Kilohana Art League at
its rooms, Tregloan block, this
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The prizes for the Kilohana Art
League school composition contest
will be on show in the windows OF
the Hawaiian Hardware Company
today.
There will be a rehearsal OF the
y. NJ. C. A. orchestra this evening
at 1870 o'clock in the large hall.
All members are requested to be
present.
The case of Arthur Fitzgerald
for assault on J McLain cane up
for trial in the police court yester-
day, but was postponed until jan
uary 22d.
The annual meeting of the Peo-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
A TREASURY ORDER
That will Block DETERMINATION by Par
tissn Onlclals

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Mr. Curtis,
acting secretary of the treasury, has
issued an order designed to bring un.
der the immediate discretion of the
higher treasury officials the issuance
of leaves of absence to treasury en-
ployes for the purpose Of returning to
their respective states to vote.
Heretofore the method of passing
upon the applications for leave of alb
sencs has been such that only those
applications which received the favor
able action Of the chief Of the bureau
in which the applicant worked, ever
came before the secretary for his final
approval. This established sys-
tenn OF fovortism and dis
elimination. TO remedy which Acting
Secretary Curtis issued an order to the
G fleet that hereafter all applications
for leave of absence shall be sent to
the secretary for his final action.
The case which called out the
order is said to have arisen
In the Office of Sixth Auditor
George A. Howard, Of Tennessee, who
has gone home to vote for Bryan, leav-
ing instructions so, it is said, that no
leaves of absence were to be approved
in his bureau. Mr.. Logan Carlisle
states that the application of the new
order Is not limited to the sixth
auditors bureau, but includes the
whole department.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
MIDNIGHT MYSTERY.
The Murder of William Dixon at
Bloomington. Ill,
GOW LIKELY TO Be LEGALLY AVENGED.
James w. Spragus, Who Is Alleged to
Have Confessed the Crime and His
Reason for Committing 1t, Ar
rested at Springfield.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct 20. = The
mystery of the midnight murder Of
young William Dixon, which sent a
thrill through this community, seems
at last TO have been solved. James W.
Sprague, formerly Of Bloomington, was
arrested Wednesday in Springfield.
Ill. charged with the crime, and is now
in Jail there, awaiting the arrival OF
an officer from this county. Dixon
was a son Of Patrick Dixon, an old and
respected resident, and an ex-alder-
man. lie was a partner with his
brother in foundry, and was gen
eral favorite.
On the night OF August 20 last Will
Dixon was with some young friends
on West Chestnut street. About mid
night he bade them good night and
started home. Half an hour later his
brother, Alderman John Il. Dixon, on
his way home. found his brother lying
dead on the sidewalk on Morris avenue.
There was bullet in his head and
scalp wound, caused by a bullet.
Near the dead body was found a
small, old-fashioned revolver. from
which three shots had been fired.
The two remaining cartridges had
been snapped, but had failed to ex-
plode. A man living near the spot had
heard three shots fired and two clicks
caused by the hammer falling on the
cartridges that did not go off. There
was not the slightest clew to the per-
petrator of the deed
Week after week passed, and It be-
gan to be the generally accepted theo-
ry that the young man killed himself,
although the fact that three shots
were fired rendered that solution inn
probable.
Sprague was arrested ON information
given by Mrs. Ida Chambers, living
in this city, who recently came here
from Athens, Ill. She said that
Sprague went to her house in
Athens soon after the night Of the
murder and that he boarded with her
some weeks. During that time he con.
fessed to her that he killed young
Dixon; and, subsequently, he repeated
the story again and again, going into
detail He further said that he in
tended to kill every member Of the
Dixon family. lie said that young
Dixon had betrayed his daughter, and
that he killed him because he deserved
that fate, and that he would, sooner OF
later, get the rest OF them.
Mrs. Chambers gave the facts to the
Bloomington police two weeks ago
and the officers have been on Sprague't
trail ever since. Sprague is hay
hauer, and is about forty-five years
old. lie has wife and three children,
two OF whom are married. 1t Is not
known to which of the girls Sprague
referred In his confession to Mrs.
Chambers. Sprague has been known
in Bloomington as shiftless fellow,
and had lived in a score Of places about
the city, at one time not far from tho
Dixon homestead.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
BROKE THE TRooHA.
Gen. Antonio MaceO Now In the Havana
District With s.Soo Men

District With $500 Men,
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. s9-Passen-
gers by the steamer Mascotte, from
Havana. report that Gen. Antonio Ma
Geo, with $500 troops, broke through
the troeha and is now in the Havana
district. He went over to assist Gen.
Gomez in his march to Havana. Ma
Geo left Gen. Rios in charge
in the province Of Pima del Rio,
with 10000 men in the insurgent
stronghold. The reportthat the Span
ish troops had captured his camp was
true, bat it was the place where the
insurgents were awaiting favorable
opportunity to cross the trocha, aud
after Maeeo had broken camp
Gen. Munez. of the Spanish army.
with 10000 men, made an attack on
Antonio Maeeo on the hill known as
Cacarajiearas. Msceo N the mean
time retreated by the rear of his camp
with his forces and attacked the town
of Artemisa. j
Maeeo sent orders into the town for
the women and children TO leave be-
fore the bombardment. but the Span
ish general, Arolas, refused to allow
them TO leave, saying that they should
all perish together. Msseo then bonn
barded the town and passed through
the trocha to the PROVINCE OF Havana,
where he Is now, TO. meet Gomez
Munez attacked the hill where he
thought Maceo was, and only found a
small detachment Of insurgents on the
hill TO distract the Spanish generals
attention. while Maceo attacked the
trocha. The town OF Artemisa was
terribly wrecked, and many persons
are reported killed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
WICKED TReATM ENT
OF Two Pcnnsylvsuians by = Party Of
Whltecaps.

New York, Oct. 80. "A Sun special
from Jersey Shore, Pa, says five
whitecaps acsostSd Robert Norton aud
Charles Welsh, of Mahauoy Plane. at
Gordon Tuesday night, where they had
been calling on two women. The ruff
fans covered the men with pistols and
ordered them to jump into a creek.
They refused and were terribly beaten.
Then, bound with ropes, the white
caps cast them into the creek. ten feet
deep. They were pulled out more dead
than alive aud were forced to theirknees
and made to promise not to call on the
Gordon women in the future. The
rutiians then tumbled the men into
wagon and drove to the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad trestles, where their
victims, bound and gagged, were bound
with ropes, which were fastened to
the trestle, and the men were
suspended in the air Not satisfied,
the whitecaps pricked the unfortunate
men with pointed iron rods and left
them there. The two men were dis
covered five hours later by trainmen.
They were unconscious and bleeding
from their wounds. They will proba-
bly, recover.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
THE PRINCE OF NAPLES
And HI. Bride Have Gone to Florence.

And His Bride Have Gone to Florence
ROME. Oct 29.-The Montenegrin
princesscs, who came here to attend the
wedding Of Princess Helene OF Mon
tenegro to the prince of Naples crown
prince of Italy, started for Brndisi at
eiobt o'clock this morning on their
way home. At Brindisi the princesses
wx;ll embark on board the Italian
royal yacht savoia and sail for
Antivari. the sole seaport of Monte-
negro. The prince of Naples and his
bride have taken their departure Tor
Florence. The route from the quiri-
nal to the railway station was lined
with troops, behind which immense IN,
crowds Of people were massed- The
enthusiasm Of the populace showed no
signs Of abating, and the royal pair
were almost incessantly cheered.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
GAS ExPL OSioN
In Pennsylvania Coal Pit-seversi Lives
Imperiled.

WrLKEsBARRE, pa., Oct. 2o.-An ex.
plosion of gas occurred in the South
Wilkesbar shaft at a. m. About a
dozen men were at work in the mine
at the time, but whether or not they
have been killed, can not be ascer-
tanned.
LATER-Six of the miners who were
in the pit have been hoisted TO the
surface. They escaped with slight
bruises, but were so excited
that nothing could be learned
from them more than that an
explosion had taken place in
a portion of the mine some distance
from where they had been at work. 1t
is learned, however, that the mine is
now on fire. 1t is believed by those in
authority that no lives have been lost
up to this hour. II is not known ex-
actly how many men were in the
mine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
FATAL ACCIDENT
On the Wyoming Valley Traction Lins
Near wiikesbarre. Pa.

WILKEsBARBE, Pa, Oct. ga fatal
accident occurred on the. Wyoming
Valley traction lines at 1 a. m, in
which one woman was killed and two
women and a boy were seriously in-
jured. A car running from this city
to Pittston jumped the track about a
mile from this city and fell upon its
side, pinioning four OF the passengers
under the wreck. They are:
Julia Walsh, aged 20, of Port Bowk-
ley; both legs cut off, died while being
removed TO the hospital.
Maggie Curley, of Port Griffith, aged
25; cut on the head and injured inter-
nally.
Julia Curley, aged 20; arm broken
and cut on the head and body.
Denis Hoban, of Midvale, aged Ii
years; leg broken and sustained inter
nal in juries.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
THE WOOL MARKET
According to the American Wool and Cot
tou Reported


ton Reported
BosroN. Oct. 30. = Tho American
Wool and Cotton Reporter says of the
wool trade:
While the movement Of wool in Bos-
ton the past week has been smaller
than In the previous one. sales In both
NewYork and PhiladelphIa ID have shown
n substantial gain, bringing the aggre-
gate sales for the three markets over
100000 pounds in exccss Of the
previous week, the principal increase
being foreign wool. The story of Bos-
ton is one Of firmness on the part of
holders and uncasiness on the part OF
buyers, who find the outlook for or
ders is not as clear as could be wished,
and they naturally hesitate to
buy heavily of the raw ma
terial Manufacturers, while de-
ferring their purchases until
after the election, are watching
the market very closely. In New York
and Philadelphia an active market Is
reported. Territory woods continue to
sell well. The scarcity ofcertain lines
OK stock continues Sales IN Boston,
New York and Philadelphia for the
week aggregate 7,5ai,7OO poands, s.
O6a, 200 being domestic and 2,49i, 400
foreign. Sales in the different mar
kets the past week were as follows:
Boston. 3,s62, 900 pounds domestic
and s0O,o0o foreign, making total Of
4,45a, 600 pounds; New York, 554, 500
pounds domestic and 74l,OOo foreign,
making total of l,905,5oO; Philadel-
phia. eie, roo pounds domestic and $780,
400 foreign, making total of | ,sO7, 100
NON nIa
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

CHICAGO, Oct. 2o.-William H. Ram
...ad was awarded $4,000 damages
AGAINST the West Chicago Street kail'
way Co. for injuries received \. teuru, -, !
arv %, 1894, when he was struck oy
cable train. The company entered
motion for new trial.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
LAID TO HIGHWAYMEN,
but Promises to Develop Into q Case of
Wife Murder.

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, Oct. 29.-Charles
O. Kaiser has been placed under ar
rest charged with the murder OF his
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Kaiser were sup
posed to have been waylaid by high
wavmen Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Kaiser was shot dead and Kaiser re-
ceived a wound in his arm. Suspicion
pointed to Kaiser. Detectives made
search and found the supposed stolen
watches and pocketbook hidden un-
der n stone near where the robbery
was supposed to have been committed
A revolver with two chambers empty
was found 60 yards away. Kaiser and
his wife quarreled only short time
before they took the fatal drive. About
two weeks ago Kaiser had his wife's
life insured for $4,000.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

VIENNA, Oct. 20. Out Of Ala districts
,rhicb elections for seats in the Hum
gariap chamber Of deputies have taken
place this week. the results IN Sgo nave
been received. In 22o of these the
liberal candidates were elected, in 10
the candidates of the Catholic party
we're successful and in 25 the nationals
a.a victorious,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
The Free-sliver Democratic Poll of Ken
tucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 90 Chairman
somcrs of the Free-Silver Democratic
state campaign committee has given
out his poll of the state by counties ex-
elusive of this tJefferson) county. This
is the final-siver poll and gives Bryan's
majority at 29,4t2. Chairman Somers
estimates the Palmer and Buckner
vote at 5000, but he leaves II out Of
hls figures entirely.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

DAnMsrApr, Oct 2e.-The czar and
ar;na started from this city on their
rs,,,ru to Russia. The grand duke and
duchess of Hessc, brother and sister
in.law OF the czarina, bade their maJ-
asty's farewell at the station,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
''sH AND HANCHETT,


Eggs at Mr.. Bryan, Expelled
''e chicsEo business College.
1so' Vct 2e.-Chauncey NJ. Fos-
N LOUIS }. Hanchett. the young
,ss''empted /. to..egg Mr.. Bryan on
I.', N, were publicly expelled from
N a.ss !, college from the windows
IN 'ne eggs were thrown. Prin-
ssers mounted the platform in
s'ence Of his assembled pupils
h. 4vanced a the expulsion of the
|sI,.o IN VINO had, he said, disgraced
|a. se' lhe city of Chicago, and
'ae n state Of Illinois.
young men were released
|l,,i"0 az Mr. Bryan's request,
n sya ~, oi Principal Powers may be
|" uose the in ident.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
THE TEXAS TORNADO.
Considerable Damage Done and Some
Lives Reported Lost.


Lives Reported Lost.
DENIsoN, Tex, Oct. 20.-Tbe tornado
that passed over portions Of north
Texas and the Indian territory,
Wednesday night, did thousands of
dollars worth OF damage In
this city houses were unroofed,
including the post office. South
east of here, ten miles, ten per-
sons are reported killed A num-
Der of dwellings near Howe were
demolished, but no one seriously in
jured. In Pamela county, Chickasaw
nation, considerable damage was done,
farm houses being blown away.
Searching parties are going into the
country to the assistance Of persons
injured.
The full extent of the storm can not
yet be ascertained.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
A PiltsI,nrgh suicide.

Mckee. 81 years Of age, shot and killed
,u ,';,,sslf At Ills residence on Pike street.
Mr. Mckee was well and favoraOly
known S'l dependency is the supposed
oause. lie leaves two grown oeak"'
ters.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

CHrcA 60, Oct s9.-The large factory
of the House & Davis Piano Co.. STU.
ated IN the town Of Desplaines' was
Completely destroyed by fire Wednes-
dav night, The loss, which is partly
covered by insurance, is es','nate. : ~ ~
sle5, 900. The origin OF the ire is un'
trnArn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
sed Wholesale Shooting,

M J, 'kLp, CAL, Oct. 2o.- Meagcr
a,b,v.'. q Wholesale shooting at
HI s. . new mining camp, in
IN dr,''al men were killed, were
|lns, '''s' otacers have gone to
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Oct. 2o.-
The report that George Palmer. who
killed little HAZEL Marshall at North
Bend had been lynched, is without
foundation Palmer is in jail here.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

FORD, ILL.,, Oct. 29.-A decided
Won sentiment was manifested
'here' Men, women and chill
ven babes in arms, wore yellow
:. aoelled Mckinley" and
Money A cheer for the re-
candidate went up as his
''e opponent, Mrs. Bryan at
appeared on the stand and
us 5000 auditors. Some
men on top of a box car
''y resembling a college yell
noght In the name of McKin-
y sufning to these first after he
A,I1lng, Mr.. Bryan said: MY
Nuo not be provoked. That is
'ses' argument you will hear
[Na gold during the campaign. "
,'or Bryan followed.1
4 ass long stop of the morning
hoekford, were 40 minutes
~ oy the candidate. He ar
n,e minutes past noon and
immediately to the fair
n "nere his address was de-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

New YORK, Oct. 2o.--Frank b. Bunce,
the manager OF tho Lyccum theater,
died in his office at the thsatsr tais
aqrning'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
SEVERAL VICTIMS

'o that visited Okla homa
Wednesday.
e' okla., Oct. 29.-A tornado
4, 'as section of country around
!. '1s' oi here, Wednesday night,
kns.. Immense amount of damage
!. 'I "a \ and killing several people.
49, s nrs. John Mclaughlin were
b.o. aa Ia the ruins Of their home.
|ssh.so zones will die OF In juries and
4 OF others we're badly in
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31

Inc Sup NJ E'sh'
NJ, Oct. 90 The Bryan spe-
uthed Elgin at lO:?0 a. m., and
uu was taken to u stand erect.
II a hundred yards from the
,stern station. where he made a
psesh TO a large audience. No
we're made by the train
Chicago aud Elgin. 0w-
the lateness Of the de-
from the Northwestern depot,
n behind the schedule origi-
rnnged, number OF speak.
Ne sent ahead to the various
3Nr Bryau was to visit to enter
saowds until the national can
pot In an appearance There
ufongressmau J. X. Williams
soge Fithian, Of Illinois; ex-
xman John J. O'Neill, OF Mis-
State Senator's Ball and Ma
Missouri, and Gov. Turner, of
srritory. Mr.. Bryan's private
ldler, was in charge of W, ).
", railroad and warehouse COM
pr of Illinois. others in the
|Ess Dennis J. Hogan and Ar
Bentley, OF the lllin ois state
pmmittee; W, s, Hazeltine, OF
rdi 9 X. Ladd and Judge Il. G.
p Mrs Bryan accompanied her
hi
lraln came to a standstill on a
bridge in the western part OF
uathered at the In tcrsection
! ihorcughfares below a large
vas awaiting the nominee, and
Event up us he appeared on the
Mr. Bryan made an exceeding.
Eseech, In which he brought
y points, and Is minutes after
'''l was racing on toward Bel
which was reached at 1880
Ten minutes were spent
hr Bryan spoke from a plat
'ear the railroad tracks to a
1udience
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-31
Il|NG ILLINOIS.
- through the State at
80 Miles an Hour
rlHElVr DAYS SCHEDULE.
demonstration at Bslvidsre,
r,.aida,s Bryan Turned to
-, i the Course OF
HIS Remarks.
...s, Days Programme.

!. 0rt. s9-Candidate Bryan
',ls ,wo hours late in leaving
a, his hying trip to minor H.
IN. His train was due to de-
ssS but Mr.. BRYAN requested
bsld, and did not reach the
,dls:30
n the morning enthusiastic
|. began gathering about the
n 4 dense crowd awaited the
4 their favorite. When Mr.
h.Ily reached the scene a
! ,uplause greeted him, and
,sblsd multitude refused to Be
uutil Mr. Bryan appeared on
aatform of the train and
Its words In acknowledgement
pser paid him,
|, lawns were to be visited dur
Il,V, and the Bryan special was
M 10 cover the distance be-
|h,m at the rate of mile a min
IA last town on the list. May
Mould Be left behind ut $3.50 p.
Bryan being scheduled to
Il 90! on the northwest side Of
I n sevea o'clock.