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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29
MIR. billiard HAD a DOG.

A recent cable gram received from the
coast says that Mr.. Hilliard-artlstc
I4flIiard-had a dog Naturally, learn
ing this news. we feel called upon to OF
for most humble apology. Mr.. Hill
Hard did have a dog, '.mOre's the pity
Not q common everyday beast OF the
street was that Hilliard dog, but a
boau+ifu1 intellectual, artistic, PIE
faced JaDanese pug that loved its mas
fer dearly. One day the dog Tell OH
the second story veranda OF the Ha-
waiian Hotel. and, according, to the
s+orv of the artist, was knocked clean
out of its head" Mr.. Hili1ards re-
marks on the occasion expressed d COM
bination of wrath and sorrow-Wrath
because the hotel verandas were built
so that a dog could jump off the dizzy
brink. and sorrow on account OF the
apparent fatal results to the quadru-
ned. His first thought was to go to Min
lister Willis and bring suit for dam
ages against the Hawaiian Government
b,lt having heard of Julius Palmer
! escapade with the rOOsters, he deslsted
and sent for doctor.
Under the influence of wise look
from the physician, 1.-THE dog-re'
Gained what little sense it ever had
When the dear creature" began t.
show signs of life, Mr.. Hilliard took i
in his arms, whereupon the coy, artistic
/ pug placed its fore paws about its mas
ter's neck. and tears, great salt tear:
of gratitude and beastly affection, fel
in torrents from the dogs eyes ant
were mopped up in the shirt front OF tn
artist. At this point the doctor depart
ed and the curtain fell with appropri
ate red lights and soft music.
There seems to be no doubt that MI
Hilliard had a dog, consequently W
may have been too harsh in our crit
cism. Possibly Mr.. billiards nerve
were so thoroughly torn to shreds b
the calamity that befell the beast OF hi
heart that he really did think that tn
natives were attempting to capture tn
animal. Possibly the fear grew upo
him to such an extent that he left tn
country to save the life of his dog Pos
sibly he got to thinking so much OF HI
dog that he forgot the volcano picture
Possibly when the Denver News repre-
sentative saw Mr.. Hilliard his thought
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29

Herald" is to employ colored labor to
cultivate the cane, and to employ SINH
lar labor in manufacturing it. Mr.
Knox the president of the sugar REIN
erv at Sydney, says: This we Will not
do White men can do all the work IN
connection with cane in this colony;
but if the fiscal policy prevents their
employment we will face the destruc-
ton of the industry rather than take
any part in the introduction OF colored
Iaborers from India or elsewhere"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29
SeasickneSS.

In an interesting paper upon
The Preventive Treatment OF
Sra~i.kness, read before the
New York Medical Society, DIR. y.
ID. Rockwell said that the cause OF
seasickness was a nervous one,
because of the mild conclusion OF
the brain due to the rolling of the
vessel. and this led to nausea and
vomiting. In the preventing OF
seasickness, DR.. Rockwell eN-
pressed his faith in the use of bro
mides. DR.. Fordyce Barker, and
other physicians subsequently
who had written upon the sub
iect. had led DR.. Rockwell to the
belief that the medicine to pre-
vent seasickness should be admin
istered for some days before sail
ina. The bromide of sodium Is
preferable to the bromide of pot
assium, since it is better adapted
to the stomach.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29

DIR. Goodhue thinks doctors ousnC iio'
20 nav license any more than minis
ters of the gospel. The doctor forge'S'
however. that the ministers have not
formed a combination to have their pay
,-,ieed According to DR.. Goodhue ar
.,,ment. it is a poor rule that doeSn
work both ways. Consequently the
preachers might form comDlna'ion
.nd maintain that the parish shall I'D ' {
sermons as they pay for theIh' ri'0
minute speeches might be held at nV1
dollars; good, red-hot half-hour SCI
mons at fifty dollars; old sermons Il On
tho preachers barrel, twenty-five Uoi
1.rs. parish calls, three dollars eSlcn
.rd so on to the end of the chap'er
since the new physician scheuule was
made out it is hard for the common
EVERYDAY citizen to make out where TIT
business end begins and the LABOR 10
humanity leaves off in physician
practice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29

were on the dog and he didn't know
what he was talking about. Who can
tell? Mr.. Hilliard knows, but it is
doubtful if he says anything about it.
Peace be to the memory of Artistic Hill
liard-and his dog.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29

No less conservative journal than
pradstreet's Journal of Finance speaks
Of the plan for the reorganization OF rne
Con Francisco and st. Louis halfway
r.,onv az s'The Frisco Reorganlza-
zion =" It is apparent that Bradstreets
tent looking for patronage in San FRAN
,,.co Some subscribers may be galheu'
however. in Oakland.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29
VOICE OF THE PRESS.

The Hawaiian annexation and
Nicaragua canal planks would
have looked we'll in the Sacra-
mento mosaic.-S. F. Chronicle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29

Beware of imitation" as the
monkey said to the dude.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

BY reason OF the bombardment of
Zanzibar by the British war vessels,
the country in which these thrilling
scenes are being enacted has suddenly
become subject of interest all over
the world.
Zanzibar is territory on the east
coast of Africa, and consists of the
island of Zanzibar, So by 25 miles,
with population of 200, 900, the isles
Of Pemba and Monfia, and some points
Of the Suahili coast. Zanzibar is the
capital. In 1902 the imports were
81, 1876, 900, and the exports, s90s, 600.
The products are mainly cloves, which
form four fifths of the total Glove crop
of the world; cocoanuts, betelnuts,
grain and wheat. while ivory, rubber,
hides aud gum are also exported.
Zanzibar dominions were gradually
acquired by the Ifuams OF Muscst. at
various dates between 1885 and 1907,
partly by conquest from the Portu-
guese and partly from native chiefs.
They were held as an appanage of
Muscat until 1861, when they were
made independent of the present state
by an arbitration of Lord Canning,
then Governor-General OF India.
In October, 1891, regular government
was formed for Zanzibar, under British
supervision. All accounts are now kept
in English and Arabic, open to the in
spection of the British Consul, General,
and no undertakings or expenditures can
be incurred without his consent. The
foreign population is occupied mostly
in trading, and comprises about fifty
Englishmen. fifty Germans, few
Americans, Frencbmen. Italians.
Greeks and Roumanians, the two
latter being under British protection.
There are also about 1000 British
Indian subjects, through whose hands
almost the whole trade OF Zanzibar
and of East Africa passes. Mo-
hammedanism is the religion of the
country. There ars Christian missions
on the island and far into the main.
land. Justice among thu Sultan's sub
jects is administered by various
kazis." and among Europeans by
their Consuls in all cases in which
they are the accused or defendants.
When Sultan Ali Ben Said died, in
1893, there were various claimants for
the succession, and the British picked
out and put upon the throne Hamid
Ben Yhwaip, whose death ia renorted.
Said Kalid, whose seizure of the
office has brought about the lombard
ment OF Zanzibar, was in 1893 one of
the claimants. He is distant cousin
of the dead Sultan, and is about %
years old.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03
Afraid . Hla For cpntr.el..

washington correspondent gives
the following as an instance OF how
the threat of free silver coinage as a
part OF this governments financial
policy is making contractors afraid to
even bid for government work. hereto
fore considered as in the profitable and
sure-pay class
The last Congress authorized an ex-
penditure Of more than $50 600, 600 for
the improvement OF the rivers and har-
bore OF the country. The contractors,
who ordinarily hasten to bid on this
class OF work, are hanging hack. it is
averred, because of their doubt regard
ing the value of labor and the purchas-
ing power of dollar, If Bryan should
be elected President and the free coin
age Of silver should be realized through
an act of Congress.
The Engineer Corps of the War De-
partment, under the direction of Col.
A. Mackenzie. for some time has been
perfecting projects for the improvement
of rivers and harbors, preliminary to
advertising for bids, so that this work
might be put under way at once. Much
of the work will be placed under the
continuous contract system. There will
be thirty-siS of these contracts, hut UP
to the present time projects have been
completed and advertisements inserted
| in the case of only four pieces of work.
| One contract is for the Improvement
OF the harbor of Savannah, involving
about 81, 900. 600; one for the improve
ment of Cumberland Sound, which will
cost about &, 600, coo, while there are
| two contracts to be let for the improves
ment of New York Harbor. aggregating
4 81. go, 900.
Advertisements for these pieces of
work are now being published and
\ bids will have to be submitted within
a few weeks. 1t is expected that before
November LIST advertisements will be
inserted in newspapers for nearly all
the work involved in the general pro-
! iect provided for by this Congress.
| Many contractors who usually bid on
such work have expressed fear in hav-
/ ing to bid before the November cleo
tion. and say they should have some
assurance about the purchasing power
4 of the money they are to receive before
entering upon such gigantic under
tak:ngs as those involved in the bill.
This is question that has never
before troubled the War Department IN
the memory of the officers now in
charge of river and harbor work. The
money the government will contract ia
pay will be the legal tender of the
country, and it is not believed that an
offer of contractor to do work for
which he is to be paid in gold would
be entertained.
Here is matter that directly affects
the interests of workingmen. In
most of these contracts, the great bulk
of the money involved ia expended fol
wages. If contractors are afraid to bid
for government work, it means Just sc
much loss in wages to workingmen who
would obtain profitable employment
should these contracts be taken.
! On the other hand, should con.
tractors bid for them in the expecta
tion of the country coming to a silver
basis, they would expect TO pay waget
on silver. basis.
In either event, the workingman O.
the country is sure to be a sufferer
from the adoption Of fres silver coinag,
by this government.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

1t is reported that the cranberry crop
in South Jersey is practically ruined.
The Reading Railroad Co. has or.
dered the SUSPENSION of 10 per cent of
its employees.
Josephine Westcott, whose throat
was cut by George Vaphorn, in Scran.
ton, Pa. Friday evening, died Satur-
day.
General Passenger Agent F. NJ.
Drake of the Big Four dropped dead
in Grand Rapids, Mich, Saturday
night.
The Coal Exchange block in Scran-
ton, Pa, was damaged by FIRE Sunday
morning to the extent of about
$3.50, O00.
The H. G. Pearson Packing Co. of
baltimore made an assignment Satur.
day, with liabilities estimated at
sl00, 600.
The town of Tigonish, Prince Ed
wards Islam, is reported TO have been
almost entirely destroyed BY fire Sun
day night.
The George III. Taylor Co., one of
the largest paper dealers in Chicago,
failed Saturday. with liabilities esti.
mated at $3.50. 900.
Harry Hodgen, farmer, 30 years of
age, living near Somerville, N. j., was
shot and killed Saturday morning by
Elmer Clawson, a former employe.
By the collision of two trolley cars on
the electric railroad between North At
tleboro, Mass, and Pawtucket, r. l.,
Saturday a number of persons were
injured
Announcement is made in ST. Louis
of tile intended dissolution of the II.
L. Simon Gregory Dry Goods Co.,
which did business Of 81, 600, 900 a
month.
The houses of number of Ameri-
cans living at HassBein were attacked
by Turks Sunday. The Armenian SER
wants were killed and the houses
sacked.
Carl Becker and James Cregan, con.
yicted of completely in the Nevada
Bank swindle of 800, 200, were each
sentenced in San Francisco Saturday
to imprisonment for life.
Two schooners of tho British Colum.
bia sealing fleet have been seized in
the Boring Sea by the American patrol
and ordered homo. They were sealing
within the prescribed limits.
a brsak in the main line pipe of the
Lafayette Natural Gas Co., near Michi.
gantown, Ind, Monday, caused an
explosion, which killed Robert Hanna
and seriously injured two other men.
George Jones was killed and Owen
Falin fatally injured Monday after.
noon by the explosion of stick of
dynamite on one of the scows blowing
TIP Schooner Ledge, in the Delaware,
near Chester.
The cruiser Cincinnati has been or
dered to Turkey. This does not affect
the cruise of the Bancroft. The Gin
cinnati and other vessels of the SQUAD.
ron are to remain in Turkish waters
outside the .Dardinsles, unless cir
cumstances arise to call for reinforce
ments and display of naval force.
A detachment of British marines in
Constantinople Monday dubbed and
beat back Turkish mob who were
maltreating number of Armenians.
To complaint from the Porte .the
British charge d'atfaires replied that
the marines had perfect right to bro.
toct the Armenians il. the Turkish
troops did not see fit to do 10.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

The steamship Mameluke. which ar
rived at quarantine. Marcus Hook, on
Sunday, was subjected TO rigid ex-
animation and several of the crew were
raccinated. This vessel is from Cuba.
where smallpox is at present raging.
After undergoing critical examina-
tion and no illness heing found on board,
the Mameluke proceeded to Philadel-
phia. Strict quarantine is being kept
at the station on all vessels hailing from
Cuba.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03
BLACK DRESS GOODS

Bright, brilliant, good Black
Storm Serge SO in. wide, soc
a yard. We've sold as good
at 75c-never before for less.
Crush a handful Of it; release
it and it's fresh and CHEEKY.
looking as ever. Just wool,
colored with fast-black dye that
leaves the fabric. soft and un-
harmed.
IoHN WANAmAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

While attending the Big Quarterly
festivities in this city last Sunday,
Mrs. Henry Chambers of Chester had
her pocketbook stolen. 1t contained
81 and a ticket good between Whining.
ton and Philadelphia. She was unable
to locate the thief.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03
W MAKER'S.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Aug. 81. 1896.
HELPS TO HoME-MAKING

The City Of Homes can
best appreciate Wanamaker's.
Merit is the test of the stuffs
we sell, and merit means much
toward endurance. Concen-
tration of business lessons cost
of business; great buying less
ems cost of goods. Merit with
true economy makes buying
safe and easy. And the gen
eral Wanamaker guarantee
makes the assurance of right
ness doubly sure.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

The following, from a long article
favoring free silver coinage, by ~. S. p,
Jr.," in the Milford Herald, Is a
sample of the untenable arguments
employed by the advocates of free
silver coinage. He says:
You may take a silver dollar and de-
stroy the governments fiat upon it,
hammer it into a lump. and it will
purchase as much grain, az much
clothing, as much furniture, as much
land, as much of everything as it
would ever buy-not as much of every
thing. either; its relation to commodi.
ties in general is the same, but to one
its value has been atered-it only gets
half as much gold.
1t will not do anything of the kind.
In its legal form, the silver dollar, by
reason of the governments pledge TO
maintain it at parity with gold-a
pledge that free silver coinage would
utterly repudiate-will buy 100 cents
worth Of any kind of commodity. But
hammer that silver dollar into lump
and it is doubtful il it would pass
current as coin anywhere. 1t could,
however, be disposed of to dealer in
, silver, who would allow for it it's value
as silver bullion, ard not a penny
more. lie would give the holder
about So cents for it,
But take the gold dollar and hammer
it into shapeIess mass 1t is doubt
full if it would buy much. if anything,
10 the markets, as dealers do not care
to take mutiIated coins Of any kind in
the ordinary channels of trade. But
any ieweler or dealer in gold would
buy it, and pay nearly, If not alto
gether, its full value for it--certaiply
not less than 81 or IS cents.
The reason for this difference is
obvious. The coin value of the gold
| dollar is 100 cents. The coin value of
the silver dollar is but 53 cents. ~.
S. T. Dr." in his eagerness to make a
telling argument in favor of free silver
coinage, has in reality furnished a
most striking argument against it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

Kentucky's public schools omen in
August, and thus an early test is given
of the effect of the compulsory .educa-
ton law enacted last winter. 1t has
resulted in an increase in school attend
ance much larger than the advocates OF
the law anticipated. In one school in
Hreathitt county, where the attendance
hitherto never exceeded fifty, the in
crease is eighty. Smaller but still re-
markabie increases are reported from
other interior counties. The law pro-
vides that in each school with more
than fifty pupils an assistant theacher
be employed, and the State Super;n
tendent of instruction estimates that
the number of teachers must be in.
creased by at least one-fourth to keep
pace with the growth. in school at
tendance
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

Free silver, fiat money and free
riot are the three prominent F's of
the Chicago platform, according to ex-
Congressman John X. Cowan of Mary
land. And all three will be tifed-with
a very large Fly the voters of the
country in November.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03
Another Sample silver Argument.

In little pamphlet entitled "The
Silver Question in Nutshell" and
bearing on its title-page the motto,
Truth Will Triumph, Mr.. E. o.
Chapman Of New York City, says:
But if the government is able now to
keep the silver on par with gold, how
much easier it will be to do so, with
all Determinations removed. The best
minds in the country believe that il
the minis be again opened to silver the
bullion price will be Immediately re-
stored and we shall hear no more OF a
53-cent dollar.
This is sample of the arguments
used 10 support of free silver coinage,
and which cause one to question the
sanity of those who seriously put them
in print If the above be true, then
there is no wisdom in experience, and
the testimony Of the past counts for
nothing.
1t is fact that under the Sherman
law, the government becamea purchaser
of silver bullion, to the extent of
4, 800, 600 ounces per month. Here was
a large and steady market for tbs pro-
duct Of the mines, and yet, after a
slight advance Immediately after the
lsw went into effect, the price of silver
bullion steadily declined until the law
was repealed. And its repeal was de-
manded by the fear that the vicious
effect of it's operations would bring
upon the country such financial panic
as the world had never known before.
What folly, in the face of fact like
this, to claim that The free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver would increase
its bullion value. Such an argument
is hardly worthy Of an answer.
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A striking instance of the incongru-
ity OF the Chicago convention nomina-
tons was furnished at recent politi-
cal meeting in Bath, Me. The speaker
was Pennsylvania silverite named
Butler, and he devoted large portion
Of his address to denuncjation of
national banks. OF couree, he was but
following the precepts of the Chicago
platform in so speaking, but the situa-
tion was rendered exceedingly awkward
by the fact that Mr.. Arthur SewalI,
the Chicago conventions nominee for
Vice President, who sat on the plat
form Immediately behind the speaker,
is president of national bank. There
he sat, and listened to scoring of him
self that was primarily designed TO aid
in his election to the Vice Presidency
The auditors naturally appreciated The
humor of the situation and were greatly
amused, but it was not fun for Mr..
Sewall. However, he is entitled 10
small sympathy, as he deliberately &C.
cepted nomination upon platform
that plainly subjected him to just such
a raking as he received.
Here is further testimony to the
effect that Bryan is good Popuist.
General James b. Weaver OF Iowa, the
Populist nominee for President in 1899,
who placed Bryan in nomination before
the recent Populist National Conven-
tion at st. Louis, said in his behalf:
II can vouch for Mr.. Bryan as a good
Populist. Senator Allen of Nebraska,
who comes freHh from the candidate,
Will also vouch for him. He has already
been three times endorsed by the Popu.
list party Of his own State-once for
Representative in Congress, once for
United States Senator. and only last
week for the Presidency.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

woven into 5cOtch1neu checKs-
They'll be charming for tailor-made
gowns. 40 in, $l.25.
Tatfeta Plaids = twenty-five color
plays and each overplaided with
silk. They're for dresses, waists and
skirts for grown folks They're for
children. too. ss in. 75c.
Plaids--crisscross prettiness
from France, Germany, Scot
land and Yankee-land. More
plaids than ever, which is say
ing much. A peep at a few of
them
5oc-Gay Plaids of serge
and Granite weave, over
plaided with bright silk
threads. 26 combinations.
o5c-Gay Plaids--wool SUI
rah grounds over-plaided
with silk. % combina-
tions.
75c-Sixty-two over-plaided
Plaids-wool tafeta and
granite grounds, with silk
threads asparkling over
the surface.
85c-Wool Taffeta Plaids
with bright silk cross
plaids. IL styles; "A in.
81 and $I.a5-Wool Tafeta
Plaids-fancy and dark
coloringswith contrasting
color-plays in the over
plaid. IS styles As in.
$I.25-Scotch Tartan PIaids
that have the soft touch
Of the old-time blanket
shawl. Twenty clan plaids
faithfully reproduced by
an enthusiastic Scotch
man. so in.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

Here is Bryan's opinion of free silver
coinage. as expressed three years ago.
1t is an editorial paragraph taken from
an issue of the Omaha World Herald,
of which Bryan was editor, during
August, 1898:
The United States of hmsrica would
look we'll tied up in an alliance for the
rehabilitation of silver with Mexico,
whose credit has been ruined by the
free coinage OF that metal.
Now Mr.. Bryan has changed front.
BE would like to ruin the credit of the
United States by ''the free coinage of
that metal