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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-08

LONDON, May 29.-Mrs. Dyer, the
Reading infanticide, made a second at
tempt at suicide in Newgate Jail yester-
day. While in bed and seemingly asleep
she twisted a handkerchief around her
throat and almost succeeded in stran-
Cling herself. She will be hanged on
June 10th.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-08

THE SINGER received 81 first awards
for sewing machines and embroidery
work at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, ILL.,,
being the largest number Of awards OBJ
tanned by any exhibitor, and more than
double the number given to all other
sewing machines. For sale, lease and
rent. Repairing done. B. BERGER
SEN, 113 Bethel street.
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A. F. JUDD,
w. F. FREAR.
Pennsy1vania's wind stor m.

AMBLER, Pa, May 29.-The tornado
which swept through the lower end Of
Montgomery county yesterday carried
death and destruction with it, Three
lives were lost and many persons more
or less injured. Thousands of dollars
worth of damage was done to property.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-08

All kinds of SECOND HAND FURNI-
TURE sold cheap for cash at the < L,
corner Nuuanu and King streets.
If you want to sell out your furniture
in its entirety, or for bargains, call at
the 1 x L, corner Nuuanu and King
streets.
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Department of the Judiciary,
Honolulu, H. l., June 5, 1896.

To the President:
Dear Sir-The Justices of the Su-
preme Court have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt this day of your
request, dated the 4th inst, for their
opinion upon the question whether can
Act relating to internal taxes" passed
and approved at the present session of
the Legislature, would be "neutraliZed
or repealed by can Act to provide
revenue for the Government by the as
sessment and collection of tax on in
come" passed by the Legislature but
not yet approved, should the latter be-
come law.
This question we respectfully answer
in the negative.
If there would be a repeal it would
be by implication only, for there is no
express repeal. There can be no repeal
by implication unless the Legislature
has clearly manifested such an inten-
ton. We find no ground for inferring
such an intention.
Repeats by implication are not favor
ed, and there is presumption against
such repeals, even when the acts are
passed at different sessions of the Leg
islature This presumption is stronger
when the acts are, as in this case mass
ed at the same session.
There is not only no conflict between
the general provisions and objects of
the two Acts, but they are evidently in
tended to be cumulative.
Sometimes a general Act so fully and
completely covers a subject as to indi-
cate clear intention on the part of the
Legislature that it should be regarded
as a substitute for previous acts. But
here the first Act is general, providing
for personal and property taxes, name
ly, poll, school, road, cart, carriage, dog,
insurance and real and personal prop
erty taxes; the second is more special,
providing for a tax on incomes only.
The two Acts not only relate to differ
ent classes of taxes, but are obviously
expected to yield revenues very diff
ferent in amount.
On the other hand, there is strong
affirmative evidence in the second Act
of an intention on the part of the Legis-
lature not to repeal the first Act, For
the second Act expressly refers to the
first Act, setting out it's title in full, as
existing law, and authorizes and re-
quires the Assessors and Collectors and
Court of Appeal provided for by the
first Act to carry out the provisions of
the second Act; it also provides ex-
pressly for compensation for each AS
SCISSOR and Collector ''in addition" to
the salary appropriated for services to
be performed under the first Act
Yours respectfully,
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SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.

]. T. Lund, 128 and 130 Fort street
opposite Club Stables, makes Br'
Signs to order. Nickel Plating -
cialty. Bicycles repaired and for sale.
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G. r. Harrison, Practical Piano and
Organ Maker and Tuner, can furnish
best factory references. Orders left at
the Hawaiian News Co. will receive
prompt attention. All work guaranteed
to be the same as done in factory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-08

A. ]. Derby, D. D. S. Dental rooms,
100 Alakea street, between Beretania
and Hotel. Treatment of dead teeth and
roots speciality. Office hours, a. m. to
4 p. m. Telephone 615.
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JAMES L. HOLT, General Business
Agent, Accountant and Collector. Office
on Kaahumanu street. Telephone 639.
Prompt attention guaranteed.
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City Carriage Company have removed
to the corner of Fort and Merchant SITS.
Telephone No. 113. First-class carri-
ages at all hours. JOHN S. ANDRADE.
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Income Tax viii Not Neutralze
Other Measures.
JUSTICES REPLY TO PRESIDENT.
ConStItutionaIity of the Law-Noth-
ing Was Asked Acts Intend
ed to be Cumulative Given by
Justices Judd and Frear.

The following letter addressed
to President Dole sets at rest GER
tain suppositions that have been
expressed concerning the cOnsti-
tutionality OF the income tax. 1t
is safe to predict that the Act
passed by the Legislature will re-
ceiye the sanction of the presi-
dent.
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DIR. |. MORI,

Office Fort street, near Beretania St.
Hours from to $50 a. m. and 4 to $50
D. N. Saturday and Sunday, to p. m.
Telephone $50.
RESIDENCE, ARLINGTON HOTEL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
TAc0MA'S EX-MAY0R A Ri0TER.
men to Tear Down Electric Light
Wres

TACOMA, WASH, Nov. 15.-The spec
tacular midnight raid upon the electric
light wires of the Commercial Electric
Light and Power Company last summer
by force of men under acting Mayor
Angelo Vance Fawcett is recalled by de-
cision of Judge Pritchard in the suit
brought against the city by the company.
In the courts opinion Mayor Fawcett and
his army of electricians We're nothing more
than midnight marauders and rioters
against whom criminal proceedings might
properly be brought.
The language and effect of the decision
has caused q sensation in official circles.
On receipt OF the intelligence that the
court had decided against the city the
City Council last evening passed resolu-
ton directing Mayor Orr to notify the
company TO remove its wires from the
city's poles within sixty days. Evidently
the war between the city and it's COM
petitor in the electric lighting business is
to continue.
Ever since the city came into possession
OF the plant of the Tacoma Light and
Water Company there has been more or
less friction between the municipality and
the Commercial Electric Light Com
pany. When the city attempted to cut
rates it was met with an Injunction Sc
cured by the company. Finally Mayor
Fawcett startled the community one sum-
mer night by slashing the wires of the
company right and left wherever they oc-
cupied cross-arms on the city's poles
where they had been put under contract
and for which rental was paid.
Judge Pritchard's decision says of Faw-
cett and his men:
AS stated by the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania they were merely trespassers and riot
ers, and liable civilly and crimally as SUCH
We are emphatic upon this point, because we
do no: wish to be misunderstood. There is
growing disposition is this commonwealth, es-
pecially upon the part of corporations, private
as well as municipal, to take the law into their
own hands, and settle controversies by force
instead of appealing TO courts to redress their
wrongs
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
SAFE At PORTLAND.
Arrival of the Bark Magdafene After En-
countering a Terrific
TyDhOon

PORTLAND, Or. Nov. 15-The German
bark Magdalene, which has just arrived in
Portland, made a remarkably fast run
from the Orient. Her time was given as
ihirty-four days. but she was off the coast
six days before coming into the Colum bia
River, so her actual time was twenty-eight
days.
When only four days out from Hiogo the
vessel was caught in typhoon and mar
rowly escaped destruction. The gale came
down so suddenly that there was little
time to prepare for it, but by instantly
cutting away the lower topsails total dis
aster was everted. AS soon as possible
two five-inch hawsers with large sails at
tached as drags were got over the stern
the gale.
While the typhoon was at its height two
OF the spars lashed to the top of the deck
house were torn from their fastenings, and
coming down on deck pitched about until
they broke three of the iron bulwark
stanchions. Itwas perilous undertaking
TO move around on deck at this time, and
the men were obliged to crawl on their
hands and knees TO keep from being
Knocked overheard by the tremendous
force of wind and sea. Two days after
getting clear of the typhoon the vessel
sailed into lot of timbe drifting around
in the ocean. Most OF it was large tim
bers. and it was in such quantities that al
of it was not lost sight of for two days.
1t is believed that it was the cargo of some
lum Der vessel from the Pacific Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
FIRED FIVE SHOTS.
John Stricken, a Grocery Clerk, Ar
rested for Assault With
Deadly Weapon.

John Stricken, clerk in John Freese's
grocery, corner of Twenty-eighth and
Church streets, was arrested Saturday
night on the charge OF assault with a
deadly weapon.
About o'clock several boys who live in
the neighborhood were amusing them
selves in front OF the store. when Stricken.
who had been drinking. rushed out with a
revolver and fired five shots into the
crowd. 1t was fortunate for Stricken that
none OF the bullets took effect, although
some OF the boys had narrow escapes.
Policeman Belyea was informed that
Stricken had fired the shots and placed
him under arrest
Stricken said the boys had been trying
to knock down the sign and had other
wise been annoying him. He denied,
however, having fired the shots, but said
that the boss had done so.
George Heacocks, one of the bows who
preferred the charge against Stricken. said
that Strlcker hired the shots and all the
boys would swear TO that effect. Two of
the bullets whistled past Heacocks' head
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
ELECTRICITY FROM THE FALLS.
How the Power of Mighty Niagara is Har-
messed and Transmitted to the
CITY of Buffalo.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Nov. 16.-At
one minute after Sunday midnight Secre-
tary w. B. Rankine of the Niagara Fails
Power Company turned the switch in the
main power-house OF the com pany. con-
Meeting the monster horsepower
dynamos with the transformers III the
transformer-house. which are in turn con-
nected directly with the Buffalo power
transmission line, and at the same instant
the electric power of Niagara was Tor the
first time sent out beyond the conhnes OF
the city and direct TO Buffalo, q distance
of some twenty-five miles. 1t was the
grand finale in the long-heralded power
transmission to Buffalo. and 1t was sue
cess in every sense OF the word. Inc
transformers and line had been previously
tested by !. R. Il. Edmonds of the General
Electric Company, and, on being iound
satisfactory and in perfect condition, were
turned over to w. A. Breckenridge, The
engineer of the company. Mr.. Ranklne
then went 10 the main poWer-nouse anu
threw the switch.
This first installmenJ is sent out In
block of 1000 horse power ana Is Tor the use
of the Buffalo street railway. Ihe trans
misSion line is twenty-five miles. 4OOO 1eet
of which is underground, and the cables
along WnlCn the power II COho uStCo arc
], 100000 circular mills capacity. There
are two transformers at this end, each of
1850 horsepower the largest in the world,
and three at the Buffalo end of 300 and 500
horsepower. The course of the current is
from the dynamo through the busbars,
which are three inches in diameter and
over the transformer 10 the low potential
switchboard. It goes as quarter phase
current from this switchboard to the
transformer at 2200 volts. In the trans
former il is converted from a quarter
phase 2200 volt 10 e-phase II 900
| volt From there it runs to the high po-
tential switchboard, from there to the
lightning arresters, and from the top OF
the arresters over to the transmission
line.
Reaching Buffalo it goes into the "step-
down" transformer. which reduces 1t from
II, 900 to $50 volts, and then to the rotary
! transformer, which changes it into $50
volt direct current, in which form it is
ready for use on the streetcars. The light
ming arrester is a curious device and is SO
arranged that if the line is struck BY
lightning the current is shunted off to the
ground instead of being allowed to pass
through the transformer. The current
will be kept on now continually. The
problem of loss in course of transmission
OF the twenty-five miles is one which has
puzzled many of the leading electricians
but it is thought the appliances, etc, II
the plant will make the loss small and the
transmission commercially possible.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
Nm TIME OF PEACE
: PREPARE FOR WAR"
Trouble With Spain Is Not
Expected at the Pres
ent Time.
But the United States Will
Strengthen Fortifcations and
Works of Defense.
Should an Emergency Arise Requiring
Prompt Action Uncle Sam Will
Not Be Found Mapping.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 15.-Many
statements respecting the attitude of the
administration on the Cuban question
have been circulated during the past week
and various articles of a conflicting char
acter have been distributed throughout
the country. The President has said that
he does not anticipate any trouble with
Spain over the Cuban situation, and that
there is no intention OF changing the pol
icy respecting the matter which was laid
down by the administration year ago.
In addition TO this members of the Cab
met have stated that the Cuban matter
would be left for the next administration
n 70 settle.
v While following such a course the facts
warrant the statement that should an
emergency arise requiring prompt and
decisive action the several departments oi
the Government will be found keenly alive
to the requirements of the occasion and
amply provided for any emergency which
may be encountered. Measures of pre-
cautionary character have been taken to
meet'any critical conditions which may
arise. In other words, the United States
is judiciously continuing the work oi
strengthening its Notifications and works
OF defense, which have been in progress
for several years, and will thereby be pre-
pared to change its policy should it be
deemed advisa bic 10 do so.
Investigation proves that army officers
along the Atlantic coast are pushing the
work in their several departments with all
possible dispatch under orders to have
certain classes of heavy ordnance ready
for use at as early day as possible.
Every precauion for secrecy has been
taken, and officers located at the navy
yards decline to discuss their unusual ac-
. tivity.
While Secretary Lamont says he is try
ing to make some return in finished works
of defense for the great expenditures
which have been made in that direction.
there is no doubt that the maxim, iIn
time.of peace prepare for war;" has been
passed along the line. No well-informed ed
official anticipates trouble, but as one OF
them said tonight: at is like fire drill
on board ship. We want to know that
everybody would be ready if a fire should
: break OUT
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
MAY LEAVE MARE ISLAND.
The Monitor Monadnock Likely to Be
Ordered to SAL Arounj
the Continent.

VALLEJO, CAL, Nov. 16.-The general
impression at the navy-yard is that the
monitor Monadnock will soon be sent
East by way of the Straits of Magellan.
1t is long trip, but can be made with
safety by the big craft. All of the prin-
cipaI ports will be visited for coal and
fresh provisions. Officers and men are in
hopes this trip will be ordered. Those at
the navy-yard are also pleased with the
idea, as it will show the Eastern people
the style of work that has been turned out
at Mare Island.
The monitor Monterey is ready for sea,
but the mona arrival of a suita bic lot of coal
detains the iron clad in harbor. As soon
as the three or four hundred tons for
which acquisitions have been made
arrives, the Monitor will leave for San
Francisco.
Just as soon as the flagship Philadelphia
Is out of dock and coaled she will depart
for San Francisco and resume the duty of
flagship, and then cruise to South Ameri-
can ports. Should trouble arise on the
other side of the continent the admiral
would probably transfer his flags to
one of the other vessels and the Philadel-
phia would sail around the Horn.
The battle-ship Oregon will soon be
given final trial trip. With Captain
Kempff as president of the board it is
safe to say the big vessel will be given a
thorough test. Its commander, Captain
How ison. has served in similar capacity
on several boards of trial, and is in his
element when directing evolutions of this
character. Events may so shape them
selves that he will be the successor oi
Rear-Ad miral Beardslee as commander.
in-chief of the Pacific squadron. He is in
line for promotion 10 commodore, and as
Admiral Beardslee's time Is up a vacancy
will occur after the admiral has made the
southern cruise on the Philadelphia,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
INLAND TRAFFIC
At A STANOST|LL
Great Damage by Floods to
Northern Railway
Systems.
Bridges Are Swept Away and
Long Stretches of Track
Inundated.
Enormo Gus Losses to Farmers in the
Valley of the White
River.

SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. 15.-Seattle is
completely cut off from communication
by rail with the outside world. On the
two transcontinental lines running into
this city no. train, freight or passenger,
has arrived or departed within fourteen
hours. This remarkable state Of affairs is
due to floods and storms. 1t has rained
almost necessarily for ten days. Rivers
and small streams are swollen beyond
their banks, anu in many the water is still
rising.
Ali that portion of the Great Northern
system from the Cascades west, including
the coast line. is paralyzed. On the coast
line about three-quarters of a mile OF track
has been washed out, and even more Sc
rious damage has resulted in the Cascades,
where the main line crosses Skykomish
River four times within a distance of two
miles.
Two railroad bridges are washed out in
this locality and much trackage is inun-
dated where the roadbed follows the river.
The railroad bridge over White River has
been condemned as unsafe, owing to high
waters, which are expected to sweep away
the structure any moment, and this has
shut off communication with the Northern
Pacific main line, the Portland branch of
the Northern Pacific and likewise stopped
traffic on the Colum bia and Puget Sound
Railway.
Owing to a great landslide the Seattle
and International, connecting with the
Canadian Pacific, has been at standstill
for fifteen hours. The Northern Pacific is
sending passengers to-day by boat to Ia
coma, where connection may be made
with Portland.
An effort will also be made tonight TO
! get out Q train from Tacoma overland, but
il is doubtful if it will get through the Cas-
cades. For several days all wires on the
Great Northern have been down, but this
evening one wire was gos into operation
again. No estimate OF the damage to the
railroad, property can be obtained now,
but on the Great Northern alone it will
amount TO many thousands of dollars.
Local Weather Observer Salisbury said
tonight that the rainfall for Seattle and
vicinity for November to date-ffteen
days-has been 7.06 inches. The greatest
fall known here before for an entire month
was only SIG inches.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
SLEPT ON BARE GROUND.
San Diego National Gunrdsmen Suffer
Through BiuHder of Officers at
HEADQUARTERS

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Nov. i5.-The loyal
spirit of the young men of the National
Guard and the Naval Reserves suffered q
severe shock last night when, through the
blunder of the officers at headquarters,
105 men were forced to lie out all night
without shelter in bleak and wind-swept
canyon.
The State has never supplied blankets
or oyercoats to the men here, and Briga-
dier-General Last, ignoring this fact, or
dered the men out for night and day.
The boys marched to La Mesa Springs,
eleven miles distant, and in garments wet
with perspiration lay down on the bare
ground. Before morning three men were
taken to the hospital, suffering from sud-
den pieurisy and one was in such danger
Gus condition that he was hastily sent
back to the city for medical assistance
Five men gave out on the march. through
exhaustion caused by the exposure; a
number of others were in fainting con-
dition when they arrived at the armory,
but all kept still and implicitly obeyed
orders, maintaining strict discipline on
the march and in camp. No one was
heard 10 utter a complaint against the
harsh treatment, but after donning citi-
Zens' garb number said they would leave
the National Guard as soon as their terms
of enlistment had expired.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
Shipments of Dried Fruit.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Nov. .15-The dried
fruit crop is rapidly moving eastward, and
the indications are that it will be entirely
disposed of before the end of the year. AT
the County Fruit Exchange there are not
more than twenty cars of all kinds oi
the dried product on hand. AT this time
last year there was four times this amount
on hand. To give an idea how well the
crop has been cleaned out it may be said
that at the highest the prune crop this
year has been estimated at 30. .0G0, ,00O
pounds. The railway shipments show
that already 240c0,000 pounds of prunes
have been shipped from San Jose this
season.