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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
BIG CANDLE IS OUT.
Wall. Nichols Company Keep Long
and TiresOme Vigil.
Two Thousand GUesses sent fn-Tfme
Varied From One Dag TO
W"ck-CIo~e Cues.

While the greatest attraction yes
terday Was the races at KapioIani Park
there was a big one in WaT-Nichols
Company's window all through the day
until it dwindled into nothing
In order to test the guessing capa-
bilities Of the people on the Islands
this enterpTising firm offered a hand
some Fischer upright piano to the per-
son who would come the nearest to tell
ing in advance just how long a candle
four feet high would burn Printed
coupons containing the terms of the
contents were issued TO every purchaser
Of one dollars worth of goods in the
store. Over two thousand coupons were
issued TO customers, and the time guess
ed by the holders varied from one hour
10 fourteen days.
Promptly at o'clock yesterday morn
ing b. L. Finney of the Bulletin lighted
the wick in the candle, and the side
walk was blocked by persons who had
deposited their coupons and who were
anxious to make a calculation on the
length of time the candle would burn
judging from the pace it was making
from the start.
A measuring stick in feet and inches
had been placed directly behind the
candle, so that one could tell exactly
how far it had burned in each hour
This stick was watched through the
day
One man had a hundred coupons, but
they nearly all ran over day as the
time limit; another individual had fifty,
and he gagged them from nine hours
up in fifteen-minute laps. He sat near
the window for three straight hours
and watched the tallOw melt until the
light fiickered and died out, and the
name of the winner was announced
OF all the coupons there were less
than a hundred with the time between
nine hours and day marked on them.
The size of the candle was deceiving to
the public and the guesses were nearly
all much too high. The fact that it was
four feet high and about seven inches
in diameter led the average man to
think that it was good to burn any
where from three days to as many
weeks. The most disappointed man in
town, next to the one who bet against
Billy Button, was one of the newspaper
fraternity who went to the trouble of
tallow candle half the size of
the one in the window, and then used
a quire of paper figuring out the result
from the number of hours his own can
die burned. He got nothing but sink
full of grease and an expression of opin-
ion from his wife.
There were about a dozen people in |
Wall Nichols Co.'S store when the can
die burned out at 1925 a. m, exactly |
Is hours and % minutes after it was
lighted. Mr.. Nichol announced G. d. |.
Chase to be the winner, his guess being
Is hours and 80 minutes The winner
had another guess, Is hours and As /,
S. Sweazey was the next,
16 hours and Is 2-3 minutes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
M!N@c>~~Q~,
Won Holt Block.
Art Goods.

The demand for colors, both
water and oil is the surest in
dication of a refined taste among
the ladies of the Islands. We
are in a position to supply the
demand.
A full supply of colors,
brushes, oils, varnish and can
vas always on hand.
Picture framing, satisfactory
picture framing, is due largely
to the taste displayed in the
selection of mouldings that
will harmonic with the pic
ture. We have the taste and
mouldings. Let us give you a
suggestion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
w. w. DIMOND.

Every statement is a qua
rantee. Pin any Dimond
advertisement to the article
sold by us and there is your
guarantee guarantee that
doesn't stop short of your
entire satisfaction. Is there
any wonder that the business
keeps growing? twill stop
growing when it stops de-
serving it.
The Improved Gurney Re-
frigerator is known in every
hamlet in the United States
as the best manufactured,
because it is built upon an
ice saving principle = Ice
means money and money is
what you want to save.
We recommend the Cur
ney Improved as the most
economical and effective.
The ideal refrigerator must
keep ice against waste from
heated surroundings, while
keeping a constant circuIa-
ton of cold dry air through
food compartments. They
must be of odorless woods
and easily cleanabIe. The
Improved Hardwood Cur
ney is the embodiment of
everything that is good in re-
trlgerators and will save lots
OF money in a season.
OneCuStomer of ours takes
Is pounds of ice once in six
days. He has a Quincy Inn
proved and there is always
ice left over.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12

Now is the time to provide yourself
and family with bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy as a safeguard against an at
tack of bowel complaint during the
summer months. 1t costs but 25 cents
and is almost sure to be needed before
the summer is over. This remedy
never fails, even in the most severe
cases, and is in fact the only prepare
ton that can always be depended upon.
When reduced with water it is pleas
ant to take. For sale by all druggists
and dealers. Benson, Smith & Co.,
agents for II. I.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12

Mr.. James Perdue, an old soldier re-
siding at Monroe, Mich, was severely
afflicted with rheumatism but received
prompt relief from pain, by using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He says:
AT times my back would ache so badly
that 1 could hardly rise. If had not
gotten relief 1 would not be here to
write these few lines. Chamberlain's
Pain Balm has done me a great deal
of good and I feel very thankful for
it, For sale by all druggists and deal
ers. Benson. Smith & Co. agents for HI
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
Sole Deposit Boxes

WE HAVE a FEW MORE BOXES
in our Safe Deposit Vault which are
not yet rented. There are four sizes,
varying in price from $l2 TO $50 per
year. Any priv tie papers left in
these boxes are perfectly safe, As the
vaults are fire proof and are fitted with
time locks, which makes them abso-
lutely burglar proof. There are two
keys 10 each box, both OF which are
given to the party renting box, and
should these keys be stoleu they
would be useless to bearer as he could
not open the box without our master
key being first inserted.
Parties leaving the Islands for their
summer vacations will find il "A con-
venient place to leave any valuables.
Boxes can be rented by the month
or year as desired. Apply to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
HqH0ii0n Sole DeDOSItud Investment Go
Save
Your
Honey.

The odd cents is what counts.
can save you from IS to So per cent.
on your clothes and guarantee Mt aod
perfect satisfaction IN every respect.
make friends of my customers,
and customers of my friends. Do cot
be deceived by grand display. Fine
goods well-made is half the battle.
Once tried you will come agalD.
Latest designs constantly received.
must have room for my new stock.
If you are need of clothes, now Is yoEE
time to see me.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
Mrs. Hammond Dying.

JOHANNESBURG, May 29.-It was
announced tonight that the condition
of Mrs. John Hays Hammond, wife of
the American mining engineer, who for
several days had been i'll, had taken
turn for the worse, and her physician
gives no hope for her recovery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS
From All Parts of the World.

Sold in Bottles 2s 3D., and in cases containing
six times the quantity, lis. each-snf1icient o
effect permanent cure in the great majority
Of long-standing cases, BY ALL CHEMISTS
and PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ProprieGors
The LINCOLN AND MIDLAND COUNTIES DKUG
COMPANY, Lincoln, England.
! Caution.-Ask for CIarke's Blood Mixture
and beware of worthless limitations or snbsti-
tntes. 1909
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-12
MULES, MULES.

VIM. Norton left San Francisco,
May 18th, by bark r. P. Rithet, due at
Honolulu about June 1st Mr.. Norton
brings with him SO head Of choice mules
which he selected especially for planta-
ton use. On arrival they can be seen
at J. n. Wright's place, Little Britain.
p. o. Box No. so.
]. N. WRIGHT,
4315-tf Agent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11

John Dewitt Warner Of New York,
n former member OF Congress and q
leader in tho Sound Money league,
declared that although New YORK
Democrats were strong partiSans they
did not believe that party loyalty re.
quircd a man TO be Il wcather.cO to
find out where he was going; that
although some New York democrats
believed IL To bc their duty TO vote for
Mckinley they were q in the dele.
cation to this convention, % in the
masses which the delegation repre-
scented. New York Democrats were
equally oppescd to the Legitimate re.
pmblicanisu found IN tho Republican
camp and tie bastard republication
dra wn froLi the Democracy.
Il. w. Lehman, n portly. smooth.
faced M~issourisn, told the convention
that Missouri stood for equal oppor.
tunities for all and special privilege:
TO none
Judge Moran OF Illinois then novel
that the convention invite w. ID.
Bynum OF Indiana TO address the
convention as he had done more than
ans other to make IL n success. The
motion was adopted with n whirl and
Mr.. Nynum's appearance on the plat
form was received WITH prolonged
applause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
NO IRISH HARMONY.
Tho General Convention Closed, but
iIsa!y rs Bitter NJ Ever.

Usa.y rs Bitter as Ever.
DUBLIN, Sept. Sin the Irish con-
vention yesterday afternoon q home
rule resolution was passed and an
other resolution declaring the neces.
sity of maintaining the Irish parlia.
mcntary party absolutely independent
of English political parties was then
unanimously adopted.
Michael Davitt moved a resolution
in favor of granting amnesty to all
political prisoners, and strongly de-
nounccd the system of scmi.starvation
meted out to them. The resolution
was passed.
Mr.. Dillon stated, in regard to the
Paris fund, that the total paid over
was SIS, Al las Id, of which sum GA
coo was deposited in bank in order TO
meet prior claims still unadjusted.
Out of the balance, G2J,Osi IS Id was
distributed TO tenants ana E25 were
devoted to Office expenses. The bal
apce was in bank. and not a farthing
had been paid to any Irish member Of
Parliament or devoted to any political
purpose.
Timothy IIealy, in an interview re-
garding the Irish convention, said:
II am most surprised at the way in
which the Dillonites have ignored
Thomas Sexton. ] would have
thought that the convention would at
least have tried TO induce Mr.. Sexton
to return to the party. AS to the
breach Of the majority rule, IL is per-
fcctly absurd for the convention to
try to fasten IL upon me. The only
persons who ever broke the rule OF
the majority are John Dillon and
Thomas Sexton. ! challenge the Dill
lonites to prove q single insta nee
against myself or my friends"
Mr.. IIealy explained at length that
the party Pledge which he drew in
1856 fully covered oil cases Of breach
Of discipline. lie was quite ready, he
said, to obey the ruling of the whole
party, but he never pledged himself
to submit his judgment to John Dill
Ion, Michael Davitt, william O'Brien
or even all three. But" he contin.
ues, "if the party exceeds its province
by touchidg matters outside the par.
liamentary sphere, will disregard IL II
i think tit ! confess that / never
drcamt that u person of billions cali.
Der, jealousy and spleen would have
the Interpretation OF the pledge. But
l will let him do his utmost. That il
my answer 10 HIN and his conven'
ton"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
INTO RECEIVERS HANDS,
y. r.. watkins Land ana Mortgage torn'
pary inSol,cd.

y. r.. watkins Land ana Mortgage tofn'
rany in,ol,cd.
TopEKA, Kan, Sept TINTED States
District Judge {. q. Foster this fore
noon, upon the apr~ cation OF the
Girard Life Insurance Annuity and
Trust company Of Philadelphia placed
the j. Il. Watkins Land and Mortgage
company of Lawrence in the hands OF
NJ. Summerfeld and J. u. Watkins OF
Lawrence and John +. Switzer of To.
peka as receivers. Tho Liabilities are
I 800, 900, consisting chiefly of de-
benture mortgages IN Kansas, Ne
braska. Iowa aud Texas farms
The particular claim upon which
suit was instituted was for $4,000
debeuture bonds, upon which the in
terest has been defaulted since ls9j.
Sam Bishop OF Lawrence, attorney for
the company, says the assets will very
nearly cover the liabilities.
The company has been struggling
for its existence for eight or ten
years. In lssS it was put into a re-
ownership, but five years later il was
turned over to its wncr again, with
Mr.. Watkins as president. But tinau-
cial conditions were not favorable,
and now IL will probably be wound
up. It's ~debentures are mostly held in
the East and in Europe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
KATE FIELDS WILL
Tho Document In q Packet In washs
inEton-Her Last Wishes.


inSton-Hrr Last Wishes.
WAsrINGroN, sept. a.-Thc will 81
Miss Kate Field was found yesterday
in a packet which she left with Mr..
Devinc, proprietor OF the Shorchan
hotel, just before she left for Homo
lulu, where she died. The packet was
opened in the presence of Judge Nc
Gill. the recorder Of wills.
Miss Field named II. II. koblsaat of
Chicago and j. Sanford Beatty Of
Washington as executors Of her &c.
tate. She made Mr.. Beatty the princ!.
pal benegciary. She specified that In
case she should die away from tho
United States her body should be
brought to this country and crematsd.
The document will be Immediately
placed on record In Washington.
After Miss Field s death her papers
were taken possession Of by the
United States consul general at Homo.
lulu and that Official was recently au.
thorized by the state department &c
make a search Of the papers for the
will. and, II il was found, to provide
the administrator OF the estate with
n copy. The finding of the will in
Washington will make this search un.
necessary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
Irish DsIsxstes Wide Apart.

DUBLIN, Sept. at cannot DO said
that the Irish national convention up
To the present time has been o success
The end which Il was hoped TO OBJ
tain was the uniting OF all the war
ring factions In the Irish parliamen-
tary party and out OF H.. but when the
delegates assembled this morning
they were as far from deciding upon
any plan for attaining unity ns they
were when the calling OF the convcn'
tion was first decided upon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
NSornska Fuyion Effected

OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. a-Aftcr nearly
an all night session the state central
committees OF the Democratic and
ropulist parties, without apparent
friction. practically agreed upon the
details Of q plan for fusion on electoral
and state tickets. This includes tho
Endorsement by tho Democrats Of the
state ticket. nominated by the Popu.
lists at Hastings August 8, and accept
anco by the Populists OF a Democratic
candidate for attorney general to fll
the vacancy left on tho Hastings
ticket, and the selection OF four Pop
ulist electors, who will be nominated
by the Democrats
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
OKLAHOMA DIVORCE LAW
Supreme Court raves the Way for whole
sale tnnullmcnt.


GuTuRiE, OKLA, Sep: >. The TERRI
torial supreme court yesterday handed
down fifty decisions, among them be-
ing one in the famous Beach divorce
case. Charles +. Beach, a wealthy
textbook writer of New York city, "A
gear ago obtained an OKLA oma di-
vorce from his wife. Annie Beach,
alleging cruelty. He has since mar
ried and is travelling in Europe with
his bride. The divorced wife, who
was from Philadelphia and very high
~ connected, carried the divorce case
to the supreme court. That body re-
versed the lower court, annuiied the
divorce and dismissed the case, leav-
ing Mr.. Beach landed high and dry as
a bigamist.
The ground for reversal on error
was hat Beach was never a rcsident
in good faith Of the territory or OF
granted, having lived at Perry three
months simply as a transient guest,
and going to Norman, where the di-
vorce was granted, but the day before
the application was granted. The
same holding by the court will anuul
three-fourtns OF the divorces ever
granted III the territory.
The court also decided that the
herds of cattle in the Indian rcserva-
ton could lot be taxed, except for
general, territorial, and court en-
penses. This is u eat victory for the
owners of the great cattle herds, who
thus save many thousands OF dollars
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
AFRAID OF THE JAPS.
Sandwich Island People fave New Cause
to seek Annexation.


SEATTLE, Wash. Sept 5.-H. &.
whitney, ex-pos,master general OF
the Hawaiian islands, who mas just
arrived from Honolulu, reports n
strong revival Of the annexation feel
ing on the islands and says that ii is
greatly intensified through the belief
that should Hawaii be annexed to the
United States the threatened
Japanese trouble would be entirely
wiped II by the abrogation OF
all existing treaties BY what is
known as the Gibson treaty. entered
into with Japan about thirteen years
ago, the Japanese may pour into the
islands in unlimited numbers. They
now number e5, COO and are coming at
the alarming rate OF ,, 600 a year. He
thinks it is only n question Of n few
years when the Japanese will out
number the natives and naturalized
population, and in that case would
cause serious trouble. They are
already demanding the right Of fran
chise, which, by treaty, Is conferred
upon them as soon as they can read
and write the English language.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
BRYAN IN CHICAGO.
h Candidate shows Great vitality
Meets Chairman Jones.

The Candidate shows Great vitality
Meets Chairman Jones.
CHICAGO, Sept. mir. Bryan took a
train at South Bend, Ind, for this
city al 6:44 this morning. thereby
proving again his great vitality, he
having received callers until after i2
o'clock las: night. On board the
train were ex-Congressman Shively,
the Democratic nominee for governor
Of Indiana, and Senator Black burn OF
Kentucky. There were no demon
strations whatever along the line and
only a few hundred people gathered
at the depot at Chicago to meet Mr..
aud Mrs Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan will leave Chicago to-
night for Lincoln in order to attend
to the starting of her children to
school.
Mr.. Bryan did not know this morn
ing what the program OF the day was.
but said lie would confer with Chair
man Jones and others Of the national
COMMITTEES.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
Francis VIII support It

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Sept. 5.-Twc
members Of President Cleveland's cab
met. Secretary Carlisle and Secretary
Francis, last night expressed them.
selves in strong complimentary terms
on the nominations of Messrs. Palmer
and Buckner by the Indianapolis o n
veution, and n third member of the
C cabinet, Secretary Lamont. while de-
clining TO be interviewed, incidentally
remarked as to the personality OF the
nominees that they are good Demo
Gratis. These are the only members
of the cabinet In Washington at pres
cnt
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
SECOND DAY.
Br.,Linrids" S,,rs the Convention Shut
out OF the Mass Meeting.

Out of the Mass Meeting.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, sept. "a
thunder storm with heavy rain passed
not dampcn the ardor OF the dele
gates The topic uppcrmost in the
minds OF visitors and delegates was
the nominee. II was conceded that
Bnckncr's nomination for Vice Prcsi.
dent was q certainty and the specula-
ton concerned the selection OF the
candidate OF those who did not believe
General iIragg was the strongest man
who could be named. The news of
President CIevelands telegram to the
chairman OF tho New York delegation
declining to permit the use of his
name was accepted by the convention
H. final. The fact that Senator Pal
mel had declined for personal reasons
to allow his name to be used was not
generally known when he appeared
on the stage and vas chcercd.
Permanent Chairman Caffrey APP
pcared on the stage at exactly IL
o'clock, the hour To which the on
vcn,ion adjourned. When General
Ruckncr OF Kentucky entered, the
delegates arose and gave him three
cheers.
Nv this time every seat in the hall
was occupied aud the galleries were
crowded. fully 1900 people being
present. There was much pent-up
enthusiasm, which found its escape
valve in noisy demonstration at every
opportunity presented.
At 1888 permanent Chairman Can.
cry called the convention to order and
there being no prayer, Informed the
convention that the committee on
resolutions was not ready 10 repor,
and begged its patient indulgence foI
q few moments
Then came the Breckenridge den on,
stration, which ended in q speech bv
him in which he denounced the Chica'
go platform and scored Mr.. bryan.
MIR. Grihiin, chairman OF the New
York delegation. attempted to read Q
resolution on the coinage question
but II was referred TO the conmittc,
under tho rules without debate.
Mr.. Ochs OF Tennessee then MOUNTED
q chair and offered n resolution ex
pressing the deep loss the nationa
/. Democracy felt at the death OF Massa
. chusetts' brilliant ex-governor, VIII
lam Russell. In closing he ~referre,
In the spirit of s~ectionalism whic|
: had brooded over the Chicago conven
, ton, which had no place in q nationa
Democratic convention. The resolu
ton was adopted by a rising vote
aud Dr. Everett Of Massachusetts, q
the request OF the BAY state deleg'
y tion, took the stage and responde
= feelingly in behalf OF Massachusett
to this tribute to her ~distinguishe
ron,
Mr.. Savage Of Kentucky read III
n following telegram, which was warn
N ~ received:
N "Hnn. George Davies, Chairma
kentucky Delegations; Give us an III
cquivocai Democratic platform and a
old lime Democratic ticket and q
n. vii, be well.-William Lindsey"
D. Savage said that there was no mo-
chance Of Bryan carrying Kcntucb
J, ,han Of the Lord indorsing the anarcl
d istic teachings Of the Chicago conve
- ton.