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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
BETTER PLANT QUARANTINE.

In Mr. Mack's recent talk with the
representative of this paper he re-
marked upon the freedom of the coffee
trees from serious pests of any kind.
This is undoubtedly one of the most
important features in favor of this
country as a coffee growing center,
but the people, even the planters, do
not seem to realize how jealosuly they
should guard against the introduction
of any pests. The only sure way of
protecting the coffee from possible
injury is to follow the suggestion made
by Commissioner Marsden, Prof Koe-
belle. and others, and shut the doors
against plant life of any kind which
has earth adhering TO the roots. The
leaves and stalk of the plant or tree
can be easily examined and cleansed,
but it is impossible to discover the
dangerous seeds or spores that may
Turk in the handful of earth about the
roots. The law of 1890, relating to the
suppression of plant diseases, blight
and insect pests provides for the
appointment of three agricultural COM
missioners, and gives these men power
to make such regulations las they
judge necessary for the public safety
in prevention of the introduction or
spread of plant diseases, blight and in
sect pests" Detailing extensive power
to these commissioners also gives them
a greater responsibility, hence the urg-
ent necessity for them to post more
stringent plant quarantine regulations.
We can realize how the feelings of
some woman who wants a pet variety
of plant, or the man who wants some
new tree from another country, may
be injured by an almost exclusive quar-
antine, but the industries we now
have must be protected at all hazards
The country can afford to out-McKin-
ley Mckinley in rasinig barriers
against plant life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE co.,
BISHOP & CO., Agents.
CARD.

Mr.. John H. Patty has removed from
the bank of Bishop & Co., and will for
the present be found at his residence,
No. 957 Nuuanu street. Communica-
tions may be left at the store of J. J.
Egan or dropped in the post Office,
box 453.
Payments of rents and interest due
the Queens Hospital and others Of his
clients may be left with w. ]. Forbes,
at the Office of Hon. w. o. Smith. Mr..
Forbes is duly authorized to receipt
for same. JOHN H. Patty.
4436-1m
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
ENGLAND's POSTAL SYSTEM
UncXampIed Prosperity shown by
Records OF Past Year.

LONDON, Sept. Is. - Unexampled
prosperity has attended the operation
of the postoffice during the year ended
in March last, and the Duke OF Norfolk
states in the forty-secOnd annual re-
port of the department over which he
presides. that the general election and
the revival of trade have combined to
enable him TO realize a profit of g.
632, 122. There was an increase in all
classes of packets delivered, with the
exception of newspapers. Letters num-
bered / 1874 200. 600; postcards, 314, $780,,
900; books, packets and circulars, 672,-
300 900; newspapers, 149, 900 600, and
parcels, so, 527 600 making grand TO-
tai of no fewer than 5000 ,527, 600. The
penny letter." says the Postmaster
General, has long been known to be
the sheet anchor of the postoffice, and
it is interesting to record that no less
than 90 per cent of the inland letters
passed for a penny each. For the de-
crease in late years in the number of
newspapers passing by post | am un
able to account, but | presume it is
due to increased energy and improved
system on the part of the great news
agents." Careless and absent minded
correspondents have again given the
department a good deal of trouble, to
say nothing OF the anxiety ana dlSdp-
pointment they have caused their
friends. The value of property found
in letters opened in the returned letter
offices exceeded f580,000, and in adj
dition to these many registered letters
having the name and address of the
sender outside, were returned unopen-
ed Upwards of $1,000 letters were
posted without any address, of which
2,133 contained property of the value
of f3, $50. The number of parcels in
the post unaddressed was 6,462. Under
the money order and postal order sys
tenn f54 100000 were transmitted in
rs. 900, 900 small sums. During the year
rs, 1888, $40 kilograms of all descriptions
were forwarded, showing an increase
over 1895 of more than 100000. The
Duke of Norfolk does not forget to
pay a high tribute to the personnel of
his department.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
some time and money TO devote TO an
author and lecturer.

The Queens Hospital trustees either
have plenty of money or else they neg
Iected to note the rider attached to
the appropriation of $4,000, which
reads: Conditioned upon the free
treatment of Government patients.
Certainly the hospital cannot receive
any of that assistance if it is intended
to make charges for the treatment of
certain classes of patients sent by the
Government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

From all reports given of H. w.
French, the people of Honolulu will
miss literary treat if they fail to
make arrangements for him to deliver
a lecture while in this city. Unfortu-
nately he comes at a season when the
the people of Honolulu ought to have
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
A Hot Bath


In this climate does one
more good than even a
dip at Waikiki. People
should understand this. 1t
cleans the skin more thor
oughly than a cold water
bath, and allows the system
to breathe through its pores;
aids digestion, and cools one
off by contrast. We have
lust received a fine line of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

Queens have not as a rule been
success as monarchs. The darkest
page in English history is, perhaps,
that which covers the reign of Mary l.
Semiramis, Cleopatra and Catherine
II. were anything but a blessing to
their countries. Isabella of Castillo,
with her blind and pitiless bigotry,
wrought good half share in the ruin
of Spain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

Some idea of the vast extent of the
surface of the earth may be obtained
when it is noted that a lofty church
steepIe is assembled and the landscape
visible from it looked at, 100000 such
landscapes must be viewed in order
that the whole earth may be seen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

jacquard invented his loom, and it
was so wonderful that the French Min
lister of War, the great Arnot, said to
him: Are you the man who can do
what the Almighty cannOt-tie knot
in a stretched string?" A mob of silk
weavers took the loom from Jacquard 5
house, broke it up and burned the
pieces.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
NOTICE.
FiTen0R'S Fund Insurance COnp0Ry
OF 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 it's 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 H. Patty.
Honolulu, 18th October, 1896.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

In New Zealand the Maori priest re-
peats to the infant lengthy list of the
names of its ancestors, fixing upon the
one which the child by sneezing or
crying when it is uttered, is considered
to select for itself.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

At present there is in London only
one electric underground road, but this
has bee such a success that six new
systems have been authorized, two of
which are being constructed. These
railways will be tunneled at an aver
age depth of so feet beneath the pave
ment of London, and no sign of their
progress will be visible to those who
use the streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

Presenting that circumstances allow
you to answer this question in the
affirmative, we think it will be hardly
necessary to adduce arguments in sup
port of the advice rendered. Four
fifths of our customers belong to the
fair sex; they are our sheet anchor; our
mafnstay; without them our store
would be a bowling wilderness; our
best efforts but labor in vain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

Referring to the above, notice is
hereby given that we have this day as
sumed the agency for the Hawaiian
Islands of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

An institution for the training of
deaconesses has been opened in Leip-
zig
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

Recently a statue of Hans Christian
Anderson was unveiled in Lincoln
Park, Chicago. This statue of the Dan
ish novelist is the first in the West, if
not in America, and was erected by
the subscriptions of foreign born citi-
zens and school children.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
Enanneled
Iron
Bath Tubs

Full length size, with nickel
fittings, standing on mas
sive iron legs and ready
for use, only needing con-
nection with your water
main and hot water tank.
The price is $40, or $45 with
handsome hard wood rim.
We also wish to draw your
attention to PeCk'S Double
Bath Cock which can be
used in connection with any
bath tub and is intended for
hot and cold water. 1t is a
massive, nickel, ornamental
bath cock and sells for So.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22

A archaeological study of the pois
oned arrows of the New Hebrides, the
tips of which are smeared with earth
from certain marshes, has been made
by M. Dantec. He finds the poisoned
properties to be due to two deadly
germs septic vibrion and the mi
crobe of tetanus. The first produces
death from malignant edema in from
twelve to fifteen hours, and if this vib-
rion has lost it's virulence, the tetanus
microbe is quite as fatal, though slow
er. The old theory that tetanus is de-
rived from the horse is disproved, as
there are no horses in the New He
brides.
Some of the French railway COM
panies employ women not 1nly as
clerlrS but in the SIGNAL box
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
THE ACCIDENT PROVED FATAL.
Mr.. McCIintoclx, Who Fell From His
Jumper, Died last Night.

Mr.. w. X. McClintock, who was so
seriously injured about the head last
Monday by being thrown from his
iumper on Main street near Twenty
second died at the Retreat for the Sick
inst before p o'clock last night. He
had never regained Consciousness since
his accident and death was the result
OF brain-fever, superinduced by cohcus-
sion. .,-,- ..o,.,.
The story Of Mr.. McClntocks casualty
is familiar 10 Dispatch readers He had
been for nearly ten years connected with
the clotbing house Of Messrs. IL. Fisher
a. Co No. 1903 east Main street, ana had
lust started out I'm his Jumper to collect
some hills. There seems to be some
question among those who witnessed the
AFFAIR as TO whether the horse ran away
and Mr. NcClintOck was thrown out
81 the conveyance, or whether he acct
dentally dropped a rein and in plcblhg
{, I'm nulled the horse around 80 sud
denly as to be thrown out upon the paved
Ground i'm this way. At any rate the
horse was seen dashing down the street
der Mr. McClintcck had left the jumper.
His death was expected at any time uu-
ring the past two days.
The deceased was % years or age ana
leaves a wife and three small cnildreh'
who reside at No. 6l2is China street. lie
was a member of Virginia Council or tne
ROYAL Arcanum, and of Aurora Council
Junior Order United American Mechanics.
Arrangements for the funeral nave not
yet been made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
The F0urqurean-PriCe Co.

for needs only. While Il IL too early for
fall trade 60 assume large proportions,
the distribution OF clothing aud SHOES az
Chicago has improved somewhat, although
less active than one year ago. AT several
centres bankers have preferred not TO loan
as freely as heretofore. Merchants, not
wishing 10 be refused, have accordingly
curtailed their requests Tor accommoda-
ton. Mercantile collections are SLOW, IN
some instances more difficult to make.
Renewed scrutiny Of credits has had an
erect I'm restricting the same
The iron and steel industries remain ex-
cessively dull Makers OF pig are pillhg
stocks. Large lots could be obtained az
concessions. Cotton-yarn manufacturers
have agreed to curtail production 30 per
cent. during August, and owing 10 lack
OF demand western packin4-house EN-
pioyees have been laid off, There is no
Improvement i'm wool, and some Philadei-
phia mills have shut down. Portland adj
vices are that no considerable movement
Of Oregon wool will take place until az
ter election. Cotton goods remain un-
changed. notwithstanding the higher price
for cotton. The relative activity among
makers OF boots and shoes Is because OF
orders on hand rather than new business.
Stock values in the New York market
have broken on liquidation and beaylsh
pressure, with an utter lack OF buyirg
support. Besides the uncertainty OF the
political outlook and the slackness or
trade, thsre have been several depressing
factors including the breakdown OF To-
cal speculative imitation at Chicago. the
ni9r'-at and talk of damage to railroad
earnings.
The business failures throughout the
United States this week number go, a
decrease compared with one week ago,
when the total was 294 The falling off
is principally in the Middle and New Eng
land States AS compared with one year
ago this weeks total shows an increase
OF co. and with two years ago, an In
crease OF r. In the first week OF August,
1888 during the panic, the total number
OF failures was a.
Comparatively favorable reports cons
corning general trade are more numerous
than I'm preceding weeks. Pittsburg job
bers report slight increase In the volume
Of trade. but at Baltimore there Is a
marked Improvement, with jobbers re-
ceiving orders freely. The favorable con-
dition OF the Texas cotton crop continues
to help jobbers at Galveston. Notwith-
standing unfavorable reports as to the
cotton In Louisiana, expected payments
OF sugar bounties next week. and favor
able reports as to the Louisiana sugar
crop tend to stimulate trade at New Or
leans. Both Savannah and Augusta re-
port a fair volume of business, with Inns
provement I'm some lines, although COLI
iections are slow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
WE'RE MARRIED IN WASHINGTON.
aIr. Orgnin WEEDS Mrs. Nancey-The
Couple Away on II Tour.

Mr.. Edward T. organ, Familiarity called
bv his friends paul" and Mrs. Lizzie
y Yancev. who were married in Wash
ington Thursday evening, have gone on
AM extended bridal tour North, and will
not return to their home, in this city, Tor
at least ten days.
The marriage of this prominent couple
was a complete surprise 10 their friends
I'm Richmond, though it was known that
they had been engaged for many months.
The bride, who is a charming blonde,
lives with her daughters at No. 4O3 east
Main street, where she keeps a boarding
house. and for several years Mr.. organ,
who is a most popular young man, has
been boarding with her
The Misses Yancey were all acquainted
with the fact that their mother pur-
posed marrying Mr.. organ, and the
brides eldest single daughter. Miss Alice
Yancey. accompanied them. She re-
turned last night with Mr. Dilwyn Plea
SAINTS. a friend Of Mr. Orgain's. who had
preceded the party 10 Washington to
make arrangements for the wedding.
Mr. organ is q son of Judge George
c. organ. Of Lunenburg, and is en-
ployed as book keeper for Messrs. $. w.
Travers & CO., and. while his bride is
some years his senior, she is exceedingly
youthfUl-loolIing.
The reason assigned for the romantic
manner I'm which the couple were married
IS that Mr.. organ is compelled 70 20
abroad very soon and he desired to be
married before taking his departure, and
a church wedding would have entailed
preparations. which would have delayed
the event beyond the time set for his
departure. The couple will continue to
reside at the brides residence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08

-,.-r,os. the poorest exhibition OF pail
.,-..,~r ever given az Wcst-End PARK
...s mat with which the cranks were re-
..,ie4 Yesterday afternoon.
rse richmond boys didn't play badly
at. b.t OF IL. They put up a gilt-edse'
.-,,-,sss game. but the Petersburg team
.,.,.,s about as ragged as st is possible
r,av They didn't make so many er-
,,-s but they played slowly and IN
,.,,.,esrted sort OF fashion. and were
Ten before they even went out.on the
u,i,nan twlrled for them, or essayea
,, n, So and Munarkey was in the
.,i,ts for Richmond. "Mul" pitched d
80 came and proved beyond any ques-
s., ss he has done before, that he Is
en-. HIST pitcher in this league.
rse score very closely resembled tnat
a., ,bs preceding day. and as was the
.,eo on Thursday. the Farmers succeeueu
,D getting only one run
KELLY GREW OBNOXIOUS
.-,.~o we're no brilliant plays made ana
.,o game was absolutely fea'uI -,
f-Cuv made himself obnoxious py IAlAl..s
10y at the umpire, and was hne1 ~
ma rrt ont Of the game. Woodrull' -,
,1is city. was substituted Tor hlili' anu
d.d very good work. -,. -oeo.t
H. is the score. II doesn't reject
,,.-.h credit on Petersburg;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
SUICIDE IN SALEM.
CHARLES NJ. WEBER TAKES HIS
OWN LIFE.
Sent an Undertaken Money for His
Funeral Expenses and Then Fired
the Fatal shot-Bad Health the
Cause.
Cause.

SALEM. VA, August 7.-(special.)-
Charles NJ. Weber. who for several
years past has been in bad health, COM
mitted suicide this afternoon by shooting
himself through the head with a pistol.
He sent the undertaken money for his
funeral expenses. and on the first oppor-
tunity, when he was alone, fired the fatal
shot. Deceased was a native Of West
Virginia, fought In the Stonewall Bril-
gade during the early part of the war,
was wounded in battle, and was
prisoner at Fort Delaware. Be
ing exchanged. he. Joined the cavalry.
and served through TO the surrender.
After the war he engaged in the news
paper business In Salem. but sold out in
1888. He was elected to the Legislature
In 1874, as Republican. and was after
wards Sheriff OF the county for eight
years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
Drowned in Two Feet of Water.

Cyrus Pollard. an aged negro. was
drowned yesterday I'm Kings mill-race.
just beyond the city limits, on the lire
OF the York-River railroad. 1t Is sup
posed that the old man was leaning over
to drink from the stream, when he was
attacked with vertigo. Something OF
this sort must surely have happened. as
the water was not more than two feet
deep.
Justice G. c. Vincent, acting Coroner.
viewed the remains and held an inquest.
After examining thoroughly into the
facts. so far as they could be learned. a
verdict that the man came to his death
by accidental drowning was rendered.
and the remains were turned over to
his friends.
Saskatchewan j. w. Jackson, OF
Henrico, had another liquor case i'm his
court yesterday. He appeared as prose-
cutting witness against Pat. McClaire
whose place is at Thirty-third and o
streets. Justice Lewis, who tried the
case, found the charge to be an I'M
warranted one. and dismissed il.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
H2kxezS- CIT &Nson@
ATLANTIC CITY ACCIDENT.
Three Verdicts Rendered by Coro-
ner's Jury-Fnrr Most Responsible.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., August T.
Coroner Mclaughlin and the jury who
are investigating the railroad di1aster OF
last week were successful this morn
ing. after several attempts, in seeing
Conductor John Kelley, Of the West Jer-
sey excursion train, which was i'm the
collision. Kelley is In a sanitarlum, ana
his condition is regarded as serious.
Stenographer Gift accompanied the jury.
Kelley was asked 10 give an eXplana-
ton of the accident. In reply he said
he could explain nothing: that he knew
nothing. lie was inside the third coach,
one of the three cars that were crushed
into splinters when the collision occurred.
In answer to questions, he said that he
had scolded a brakeman for not having
oil I'm his lamp. Further than this he
knew nothing. When on the platform
Of the car, he looked out and saw a
white light, which said for us to go
ahead.
This concluded the questioning. and at
1850 o'clock the jury returned to the hail.
where the inquest was being conducted.
The Jury retired to consider their verdict
at II 20 o'clock.
1t appeared that under the law. the
jurymen could bring in separate verdicts,
in the event of their being unable to
agree unanimously
The jury came i'm at G25 O'clock ana
returned three verdicts. The first
states the manner of death of the per-
sons over whom the inquisition was held;
the second finds Engineer Farr, who was
killed in the collision. guilty Of not fol-
lowing the rules governing approaches
to crossings, and censures Towerman
George Hauser for not giving an express
the right-Of-way over an excursion train,
and Engineer Greiner for not using great
er care The third verdict censures En-
gineer Farr