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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
MACHINE POLITICIANS.

/ OF all moves on the political board
/ the astute Democratic politicians OF
! New York have succeeded in making
/ the most remarkable.
/ With a platform supporting the
| Chicago convention and it's nominees
in glowing terms, they tender the nom
inatiOn for Governor to a man who
says he cannot support the Chicago
platform or the Chicago candidates on
principle, but will vote for them las
a matter of regularity" and states that
he will only make the State fight on
State issues. Thus Tammany Hall and
its following, together with the ma
chine goldbugs of New York, give their
back handed support to Bryan and
Sewall.
The willy schemes of d. b. Hill and
his gang can be seen sticking out all
over this map of the New York cam
paign. 1t is a plan characteristic of
bOssism and representing the most de-
grading influence in American politics.
The result Will be to keep the machine
together and estrange every self re-
specting Democrat whose ballot repre-.
sents principle and not desire for
official spoils. D. b. Hill has been
scratching his Uranium for some years
past trying to root up some. good idea
of how to get in out of the wet. He has
played some peculiar roles, but this
last is something more unique than he
has ever presented before.
The action of the machine Democrats
of New York will help Bryan's cause
but very little, but it will save the
leaders much disagreeable questioning
when they go into the next campaign,
and that is what they are looking for
ward to. Bryan's success to them means
Populistic success. and Bryan's defeat
will give them time to study the stu
alton and get the party in such shape
that they can handle it next time
These politicians can't take the advice
OF e. J. Phelps: Take their Mckinley
straight. Then trust the Almighty for
a party home" Their political life has
depended upon their political machine
consequently the machine must be kept
oiled and in working order whatever
else may happen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

The very happy compliment paid
this Government by the French Re
public brings out with marked dis
tinction the foolish incident of few
nights since, when one of the diplo-
matte corps was arrested for riding a
bicycle without lamp. Courtesies as
a rule do not cost much, but they are
paying investments. While a police
man is not supposed to know diplo-
matte officer from anyone else, he ought
to know enough to be able to tell when
he is dealing with a gentleman. Judg-
ing from recent events, the police force
needs a new infusion of what is COM
monty known as horse sense, and con-
siderable sharp discipline. The diplo-
matte bicycle incident was by no means
the first instance when people have
been sacked to the station house when
there was absolutely no necessity for
it, No one expects policemen to be
authorities in social or diplomatic eti-
quette, but they are supposed to have
sufficient brain power to distinguish
an unoffending citizen from a burglar.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
4 Model Saint

Must be perfection itself.
We know that our Model
ST. Clair wood stoves are
perfect. They have every
convenience, including spa
cious oven, and in addition
a commodious hot water
tank situated at the back of
the stove. A siX-hole cook
ing surface is sufficient 10 do
the cooking of a regiment
and these stoves are built
that way. They look, and
are solid and substantial, are
tastefully ornamented and
sell for $1,000. Add a
Saint" to your household.
You can stand it. How
would you like to buy your
wife
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
Pacific CABLE HOPES.

As the time for the close OF the cable
conference vacation approaches, the
cable enthusiasts of Australia begin
TO forecast hopefully and look for
something to be done. Like the peO-
pie of Hawaii, they have talked cable
and doomed cable for so long, and the
forces against the trans-Pacifc line
are so powerful, they are almost in
clined to the belief that they are hop
ing against fate. But on the other
hand nothing was ever gained without
a struggle.
The Queenslander can be put among
the strugglers. 1t says: THE Can
adams are anxious to assist in the work
and are willing to assume heavy fnan-
ciaI responsibilities in connection with
it, but unfortunately Queensland seems
to be the only Australian colony that
is really anxious for the cable. The
treatment melted out to the Dominion
representatives who in June last went
all the way from Canada to attend the
conference to be held in London on the
subject, and were met by the Australian
representatives determination to ad-
journ for three months because they
had an official engagement at Buda-
Pesth some weeks later, gave serious
annoyance The Australian repre-
sentatives are two Agents General of
colonies which do not care for the Pa
cific cable, and although the sittings of
the conference will be resumed next
month, it is very unlikely that any sat
isfactory recommendation Will result.
Experience tells us that the influence
of the Eastern Extension Company is
likely TO overbear the public interests
in this respect, and that if the project
must wait until all the colonies agree,
the present generation are not likely to
see the work accomplished. More than
a year ago something like indignation
was expressed by a leading Sydney
journal when Queensland undertook to
join with Canada alone in carrying out
the project, but there is too much Tea-
son to believe that it win not be pro-
ceeded with under any other conditions.
Should the conference fail, therefore, it
will still remain open for our Govern
ment to reopen communication with
the Dominion Government with the
view to joint action. We have a pow
erful friend in Mr.. Fleming in this
business, and he will no doubt be able
to convince the Canadian Ministry, as
he did their predecessors. that the liza
biIity would be nominal, because the |
cable would pay
In comparing the British and Ha-
waii-American propositions there is
after all not a little similarity. What |
now blocks Col. Spalding is the power |
of the combination owning the Atlantic
cable systems. This combination has
been able to successfully prevent pro-
gress for one Congressional session,
AID it remains to be seen what will
be accomplished in the session which
opens some two months hence. Should
failure attend Col. Spalding's efforts,
about the only thing left for Hawaii
TO do is for the Government to make
direct advances to the United States
its diplomatic representative
1t ought to be possible for the two
governments to agree upon general
cable franchise which shall go to the
corporation making the most favorable
terms. There is a time in the affairs
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The mule postal service between this
place and Hamakua makes the latter
as also one of the outside districts,
not only outside of Honolulu, which is
as if one should say outside of Para
Disc but also outside of Hilo, which
is even worse.-Hilo Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

of nations when the demands of an in
creasing commerce refuse TO be set
aside by selfish monopolistic corpora
tons. and that time ought soon to be
reached in the Pacific cable matters.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
A CHEMICALLY TREATED SEW
AGE PLANT.

An interesting disposition of sew
age is being made at Wayne county
poor farm buildings, near Detroit,
Mich, the project being carried out
under the Detroit board of health. The
sewage first passes through a thirty
foot mixing channel, where it receives
lime and alum. 1t then goes through
three precipitating tanks placed side
by side, each 4 1-2 by rs feet, giving a
total flow of 225 feet. The effluent
falls four feet over a series of steps for
aeration and finally discharges through
an iron pipe into a small brook leading
to the river Rouge. The plant cost
about $4,000. Heretofore crude sew
age has been discharged into the river,
but complaints were made before the
court, it is said, and the practice was
ordered stopped.-Philadelp Record.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

2. Large lot on the corner of Makiki
and Nawewehi streets, frontage of 229
feet on Makiki street, $50 feet on Ma
wewehi street and 1872 feet on boundary
of property of G. B. Wood. Lot is
nicely graded and covered with grass
and is one of the finest lots in this
vicinity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
THE PACIFIC
SEPTEMBER %.

Fierce dogs of war surround Turkey
but they are all chained. The Sultan
knows how securely they are tied up
with fear of each other, and he sits
quietly at home and continues TO whis-
tie the same old tune. All the Powers
On earth cant stop him so long as the
present conditions obtain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
A Golden AnVil :?

She could use it perhaps to
make those golden shoes
and slippers of hers which
she will wear in the Sweet
Bye and Bye" She can use
one of our steel, wood and
coal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
YQIuQD|e Properly d MQkikiI

L. Large lot adjoining the residence
of J. A Gilman, Esq; size, S00x162X
700x148 it., containing 21a acres. Ele
gant building site, commanding an I'M
view.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

General o. o. Howard, Cyrus KehT
of Chicago, and others are planning
to establish at Cumberland Gap, Tenn,
an institution to be known as the Lin
coin Memorial University" in honor of
Abraham Lincoln In addition to the
regular college course, it will have a
complete chronological school.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
GOLDEN ANVIL RANGES
NOW.

YOUR CHOICE, $50 and sos.
Buy a lantern for yourself,
you may need it. Our Ian
terms have a glass fount, and
side lift and sell for $I.OO.
DiOgenes writes us, 81 never
used a better" He found
the honest man he was look
ing for in our store.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
POLITICAL POT BUBBLES.

Hawaii continues to demonstrate
that she would be a valuable eXquisi-
zion to this country, both for their
productions as well as for her value
for defensive and strategic purposes.
For the six months ending June Both,
the total imports from Honolulu to
the United States were valued at S.
542 ,7S1.40. or $4,000, 900 increase over
the corresponding period OF last year.
This was mostly in sugar, Of which
two and half million dollars worth
went around Cape Horn TO New York.
Thus the average exports to the L. s.
for every man, woman and child in
Hawaii was $3.50 for six months from
a single port. At the same ratio in
America this would give $685. Of ex
ports for each one of our population
in six months. Would it pay 10 annex
Hawaii? Well, yes, rather.-EX.
Ex-Congressman Levi T. Griffin, who
has just been appointed pension agent
at Detroit, is the professor OF law in
the University of Michigan. He was
born in Oneida county, New York, on
farm which was conveyed to his
father by George Washington in 1890.
The st. Paul Globe says that the
absolute correspondence between the
free-silver argument and the high-pro-
lection argument, as addressed to the
laboring Sznan, should cause him to
open his eyes a little. The fact that
he, like the silver dollar that is urged
upon him, must trust in God" for the
other AZ cents is already appealing
to his understanding.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29
The HQVOiO1 HOrdVQrc 60.
just Imagine II!

20 yards of English Print for s1.0O.
Is yards of FIannelette for $1.O0.
yard.
Honey Comb Bedspreads from 75c.
to $3.50 each.
Marcena Bedspreads from s125 to
$500 each.
White Blankets from $2.75 per pair,
ALL WOOL.
Horse Blankets at $1.00 per pair.
DRESS GOODS in endless variety
N all the newest coIorings and de-
signs.
RIBBONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES.
Take this lot in. They wont last
long.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

Will our contemporary kindly pub
lish the key to this new departure in
puzzle writing?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

g. Two lots on Prospect street, adj
joining the residence of J. F. Scott, Esq.
Lots 124.5 and 1876 feet on Prospect
street, and from 126 to 181 feet deep.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

Statistical computations show that
only one person in 100, 900 of both sexes
attains the age of 100 years and only
six or seven in 100 the age of so.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

Also, by order of E. B. Thomas, Esq,
one lot on the corner of Prospect
and Hackfeld streets; size, 136.9X121.8.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

One lot between Kapiolani and Vic
toria streets; size of lot. 10Ox164 feet
on which there are three houses.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

PART OF THE PURCHASE MONEY
ON ALL THE ABOVE LOTS CAN BE
SECURED BY MORTGAGE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-29

For further particulars apply to
Jas. F. Morgan,
4416-td AUCTJONFER.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
MASSACHUSETTS CITY ELECTION.
No License Wins in Unusually Large
Number of Places.

Vote Against License Greatly Reduced in
Brockton-The Mayors Chosen-Issues
Which Prevailed.
Springfield Mass. December S.-Henry
S. Dickinson, Republican, was elected
mayor by 5s5 majority. Most of the A.
P. AS cast their ballots for the Demo-
cratic candidate. Mr.. Dickinson was
pulled through by the liquor interests.
The city voted license.
Salem, Mass, December S.-As the city
election today, Mayor James q. Turner
was reelected for fourth term. The
city went no license by decided vote.
The Repu blioans made party nomina-
tions, but party politics did not amount
to anything.
Lawrence, Mass, December SIN the
municipal election today Mayor George
| S. Junkins, Repub bliean, was re-eleotsd
by 23 votes, the lowest majority ever Civ
en- q mayOralty candidate in this city.
The city government is composed of three
Republicans and three Democratic al
dermen; ten Democratic and eight Re-
pu blican councilmen. The city voted
license.
Gloucester, Mass, December s.--Gol.
b. #. Cook, who occupied the mayors
chair in '94 and '95, today elected mayor
over David l. Robinson the present
ncumbent, by nearly 800 plurality. No
license was carried by 100. The council
is Republican.
Fall River, Mass, December 8.-Wm.
8. Greene, Repu bIican, was elected
council is Republican in both branches,
ure of today's election was decrease in
the majority for no license from so7 last
year to 666. Charles Williamson, Repub-
lican, was elected mayor.
Everett, Mass. December 8.-John s.
Cate was today elected mayor. defeating
the present incumbent. The city voted
no license.
Taunton, Mass. December Sat the
city election today N. j. w. Fish, Re-
position. License was voted. The city
voted to establish q municipal lighting
plant.
Medford, Mass, December 81. 81.
Lowering, non-partisan, was elected
mayor today ny $50 majority. The no
license majority was S65, the largest Ia
the history of the city.
Somerville, Mass, December 8.-Mayor
Albion A. Perry was reelected today.
He had no opponent but his opponents
displayed their antagonism by voting
blanks 1908 such votes being oast to 1894
for Perry. The city voted no license.
Haverhill, Mass, Dsoem ber Sat the
municipal election today, Mayor b. b.
Brickett, Democratic, non-Dartisan and
good government, on nomination papers.
WAS reelected with SS7 plurality over
three opponents. No license received
majority of 40.
Worcester, Mass, December 8.-A. B.
HmxSue, Democrat, WINS reelected
mayor over Col. S. &C. Winslow by S97
purality. License was voted.
Lowell, December 8.-The election to-
day resulted in the election of Mayor
Courtney, Democrat, by a majority of
685. Three Dem ocrats were elected to the
board of aldermen. Ths city voted for
license.
Holyoke, December 8.-The Republi-
cans elected George A. Smith, mayor.
The Repu blicans have majority in the
board of alderman and the common
council
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
paper further says that the Presidents
suggestions in NO way tend to lessen
Spain's honor.
NOTHING TO DisPLEASE ENGLAND.
Comments of the English Press on the
Presfdent's Message.

Presidents Message.
London, December ACCOMMODATING
upon the message of President Cleveland,
the Pail Mall Gazette says with regard to
Cuba, that the message will not please
either the Insurgents or tine Spanish gov
ernment; but there is nothing IN the
document to displease Great Britain.
The Globe says there is the usual
amount of "Monoreism" in the message
and it believes the incoming President
will not be thankful to Mr.. Cleveland
for leaving to him the work OF bullying
Spain.
The st. James Gazette compares the
tone Of the message with tnat OF the
threatening one of last year In regard 10
q like subject and says: 1.-The condltlons 9
in Cuba undoubtedly give the United
force her authority speedily, or acknoWl-
edge that her inability to suppress anar-
ohy has deprived her of her right to be
considered as governing the island.
What They Think in Spain.
Madrid, Decsm ber S.-That part of
Claveland's message wherein he treats OF
the Cuban question has created a bad
impression in military circles here and
depressed the bourse. In government
circles great reserve is maintained, none
of the officials displaying a Willingness
to discuss the matter. The opposition
papers are greatly irritated by the threat
of Intervention on the part of the United
States unless Spain speedily suppresses
the rebellion. They declare that Spain is
fully able to avert such action.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
FIRE AT SOUTH BERWICK.
The Berwick Hotel Destroyed by Fire
Yesterday.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

ESPECIAL TO THE PREsS.1
South Berwick, December S.--Ftre this
morning about 1882 entirely gutted the
Berwick hotel near the shoe shop of e.
q. Lane & Co., in this town. This
building with greater part of its con-
tents was owned by Mrs. Matilda Bur
leigh and occupied by Mr.. Huzzey who
kept several boarders, laborers, in E. 6.
Lane & Go. IS factory. The fire was dis
covered in the room directly over the
kitchen and presumably caught from the
kitchen stove and spread SO rndiply that
many of the boarders narrowly escaped
with their lives.
An alarm was given at once by the
factory whistle near by and the fire de-
partment lost no time in reaching the
scene. The hose company by their quick
work saved the spread of the fire TO the
adjoining buildings which was In fact
the only thing to be done, the fire having
gained such hsadway before being dis
covered. Mrs. Burleigh estl mates her
loss at about $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Mr.. Huzzey's loss is about $500, with no
insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
NEARLY HALF A MILLION,
Montreal Visited BY Costly Fire
Last Night.

A Valuable Block Destroyed and Various
Tenants Suffer Loss-Fire Burned
Fierce1y Three Hours.
Montreal, December S.-One of the
most disastrous fires Montreal has ex-
perienced for a long time broke out
shortly before eight this evening in one
of the upper stories in the centre Of Bar
ron block, st. James ntreet extending
from John street to st. Francis street,
facing st. Lawrence hall.
The fire was in the most dangerous
locality in the very heart of the city,
and in the immediate vicinity Of the
Temple building, Standard Life Insur-
ance company, post Office, Carsley's big
department store, Canada Life InsuT-
ance and other great business structure.
The upper stories of Barron block is oo-
cupied by offices of various Kinds, and
tho ground floors we're ocel7rssa hv Fulton
and Ricnards, Freeman's restaurants. A.
IL. Ross and company, Gibbs and com
pany, Central Vermont and Intercolonial
railway ticket offices and other smaller
offices.
The fire spread with alarming rapidity
and when the FIRE brigade reached the
scene, the flames were shooting out of
ths middle of the block, and dense clouds
Of sparks rose and fell on ST. Lawrence
hall, tho post Office and other buildings,
placing them in imminent danger. The
whole fire brigade was called out. The
fire spread to the old bank Of Toronto
building, corner of Joan and st. James
streets, and 1t was soon a mass of flames.
While the firemen were working on this
building, the corner of q wall fell out
sending a wave Of flames across the
street.
After burning over three hours with
terrible fury the fire was gottan under
control shortly after eleven. The Baron
block valued at $500, coo is a complete
wreck.
Among the Offices which lost every
thing ia the Mutual Life Insurance com
rauy, the Com meroial Gazette, Pontiac
and Pacific junction railway, Ottawa
and Gatinesu railway, Dominion ALI
ance Manufacturing Life Insurance COM
papy, Ward Commercial Agency, Free
Hold Loan company, and number of
other tenants, including many business
firms. The total loss Will reach nearly a
half million dollars,
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
A DISAPPOINTED MAID EN-.
Sues Rhode Island Man Who Married
Cape Elizabeth Girl For Breach of
Promise.

Woosocket, r. l., December S.-George
F. Merrill, middle aged, well known.
and well 70 do real eatate broker and
second hand furniture dealer has been
sued for $50, 900. for alleged breach of
promise and loaned money, by Miss
Angenette q. Drury. The property
owned by Merrill in Providence and
Woonsocket, and his bank account at the
Woonsooket Institution for Savings has
been attached.
Merrill, few days ago married Miss
Flora e. Boulester, at Cape Elizabeth:
Maine. Nine parcels of Merrills real
estate in Woonsocket were transferred
December 8, few days after his return
from his wedding tour. EMiss Drury, for
a number of years, was bnokkeeper at
Merrill's place of business and was re-
GENTLY succeeded by Miss Boulester.
Merrill is part owner of the Mills
Massachusetts Opera house.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09

A strike was inaugurated by some ten
women stitchers employed by the Puri-
tan Rubber company Of Brockton who
refused to work at the prices offered. The
firm claims that good wages can be made
at the price ii offers.
At a meeting of the creditors of tho
Amesbury Carriage company yesterday
it was voted to sell out the unfinished
work by January 10, vacate the bull ding
and close out all finished carriages and
bikes by May 1. The company will un-
dou btedly pay 100 per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Local Weather Report.

Portland, December 8.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
Sa. m.-Barometer, 80. 299; thermome-
ter go; dew point, 24.0; humidity, n.o'
wind, N; velocity, 8: weather. cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 80. 1856; thermome-
72.o; wind, SW; velocity, 5; weather,
cloudy.
Mean daily tbermom eter. $40: maxi
mum thermometer, 4l.O; minimum ther,
mometer, 26 maximum velocity OF
wind, 8; total precipitation, o.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-09
Made His Wife Insane.

Bangor, December S.-Thomaa j.
Welch, whose wife WIS committed to the
Augusta Insane asylum, after being
married one week, was held for the Fob
ruary term Of the Supreme court in the