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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
FOOD FOR india
Lord George Hamilton Sends
Thanks to Americans.
ALL CLASSES ARE TOUCHED
Canada and United States
Liberal With Gifts.
Famine Makes No Discrimination
Between Rich and Poor.
Friends Wanted.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-Lord George
Hamilton, the Secretary of State for
India, has furnished the following ex-
elusive statement to the Associated
Press:
1.-The people of India of all classes
and the mother country, from Her
Majesty downward, are much touched
with the sympathy and liberality
shown by the United States and Can
ada toward the Queens subjects in In
dia who are now suffering from fam
ine Already large sums have been
sent from Canada, and contributions
of wheat and maize have been prom
ised from the United States, and furth-
er assistance is understood to be con-
templated.
THE Central Relief Committee OF
India report that they can make bet
ter and more prompt use of gifts OF
money than of contributions of grain
valuable as the latter are, to enable
those now receiving relief to start
afresh at the end of the famine, which
is one of the avowed objects of the
relief fund Money is essential TO the
central local committees. on which
serve philanthropic men of all races
and faiths, including American and
European missionaries. They admins
ter the funds. bestowing great person
al care and diligence in making the
moneys received go as far as possible
in relief and help, outside of the bare
subsistence wage, or dole, which the
Government is dispensing to those who
would otherwise starye. In every fam
ire district there are a large number
of respectable persons who fear losing
caste and die rather than seek pub
licly for Government aid. To these
help can only come through the relief
committees. and great good has al
ready been done in this direction since
the committees were formed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
BOUGHT FLOUR IN OREGON
Russian Troops in siberia Eat An
er1can Grain.

Russian Troops in siberia Eat Am
er1can Grain.
The Chronicle says that California
merchants have lost another heat in
the race of competition, and one of the
largest orders for -four for the foreign
trade that have been sent to America
in a long time has gone to Oregon.
An agent of the Russian Govern
ment recently came TO this coast to
purchase supplies for the large body
of troops that the Car maintains in
Eastern Siberia, and applied first to
San Francisco merchants. For some
reason. presumably because prices did
not suit he did not place the order
here. but proceeded 10 Portland. where
he bought large quantity of the ma
terial for manufacturing the staff of
life.
1t is understood that the amount pur-
chased will require several ships to
land it at it's destintion. The Ameri-
can ship Snow and Burgess, which re-
Gently brought a cargo of coal from
Newcastle. New South Wales, was the
first ship chartered to carry the flour,
and she will sail shortly with $4,000
ffty-pound bags of flour and large
quantity of potatoes. also bought in
Oregon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
RAPID RAILROADISG.
Wonderful Record Made between
Chicago and Denver.

DENVER. Feb 16.-The special train
from Chicago over the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy and the Burlington &
Missouri River railroads, chartered by
Henry J. Mayham, a Denver mining in
vestment broker, reached TINS city at
3:52 a. m today, having run 1,O26 mifes IN
IS hours and % minutes .
This journey goes into history as the
greatest railroad feat ever accomplished.
The best previous railroad long dis
tance record was - hours and % minutes
for 964 miles over the New YORK central
and Lake Shore railroads, from New
York 10 Chicago. - g,
Mr.. Mayham, who LETT New eiS,ti oIh sun SuIi-
tered a special train at Chicago in order
to reach the bedside of his dying son,
William B. Mayham, as quickly as pos
The Burlington officials agreed to take
him to Denver in "a hours. 1t was at
first thought the trip might be made in
u hours Every resource of the BurlinS-
ton system was brought into play and
over two hours were clipped on from the
best running time that was thought TO
be possible.
covered more than 60 miles an hour.
The climb from Akron, Colo, to Denver
lis miles-was made in ia minutes, the
train running an even mile minute
much of the distance:
At Lincoln, Neb., Travelling Engineer
Dixon of the Burlington entered the cab
and remained with each engineer as he
came on until the train reached Denver
No special train bearing high officials
of the nation ever attracted more careful
attention from the officers. OF the rail-
way. kilograms from all parts OF the
United States inquired concerning the
progress of the train. and the possibility
of Mr.. Mayham reaching the side of his
son in time, at least, to grasp his hand
before he was beckoned across the dark
river.
At the Burlington passenger office in
this city the representatives We're kept
busy answering questions from friends
and well-wishers of the family. But in
spite of the Burlington's splendid record
Mr.. Mayham arrived in Denver too late
TO see his son alive. The young man died
shortly after midnight.
Mr. Mayham constantly sending
his son kilograms as he neared Denver
Before reaching Colorado he sent three
messages in succession, each of which
was to the effect that when Will got
well they would go to California to
hasten the sons recovery. AS he neared
this city the messages became more fire.
quent, and at the moment when his son
was lying dead the father, half craZed
with fear was still sending messages.
Mrs. Mayham, mother of VIII, and her
daughter, were IN New Orleans when ap
prised of his illness, and they also are
hurrying homeward.
VIII Mayham was q years of age and
was married but q few months ago.
Last Friday morning he appeared in the
best of health. but later in the day he
became i'll. and appendicitis in the most
violent form quickly developed.
The deceased was one OF the most
promising young business men of Denver.
The following table gives a complete
record of the BuTlingtons specials fast
trip from Chicago to Denver:
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
In Trouble over stamps.

WASHINGTON. March 3-Captain
Thomas Munce. chief of the stamp di-
vision of the Post Office Department
and one of the best known officials in
Washington, was suspended from of
fee indefinitely today by Postmaster
General Wilson, on the charge of tax
ing stamps from the department with
out authority. The action is the out
growth of the investigation into the
Coleman stamp case which recently
figured conspicuously in New York
CITY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17

1t is, or should be, the highest aim
Of every merchant to please his Gus
toners; and that the wide-awake drug
firm of Meyers & Eshleman, Sterling,
Ill.,, is doing so, is proven by the fol-
lowing, from Mr.. Eshleman: In my
sixteen years experience in the drug
business I have never seen or sold or
tried a medicine that gave as good
satisfaction as Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy" Sold
by all Druggists and Dealers; Benson,
Smith & Co., Wholesale Agents for
Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT.
New Title Bestowed by United
States Congress-

states Congress-
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. Coon
gress has acted on the suggestion of
President-elect Mckinley and changed
the title of the office now held by Mr..
Thurber. and soon to be held by Mr..
]. Addison Porter. from that of Priv
ate Secretary to the President to that
of Secretary TO the President.
When Mr.. Hamilton Fish was Sec
retary of State he once took Senator
Hawley to task for speaking of the
private secretary to the President as
secretary to the President, telling him
that the Secretary of State was the sec
retary to the President. under the ira
ditions of the Government, and that
nobody else could properly have that
title.
The change was made by the Senate
in the Legislature. Executive and Ju-
dicial Appropriation bill and the House
has now acquiesced in the amendment.
The salary was left at $4,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
COLOMBIA FOR PEACE.
Hopes TO Settle Nicaraguan sQues-
tIon Amicably.

Hopes TO Settle Nicaraguan sQues-
tIon Amicably.
PANAMA. March 4.-El Mar Curio
publishes an official dispatch from Bo-
gotta. signed by the Minister of For
eign Affairs, in relation TO the terri
torial dispute with Nicaragua. The dis
patch says:
Not only has the Government of
Colombia up TO the present time not
considered the question of armed ag-
gressiOn. but it has been confident that
the dispute with Nicaragua could be
settled in a more amicable way. 1t is
not the desire of the Government TO
disturb the peace of this country or 10
upset the harmony existing in inter
national relations
The press of both countries for some
time has been filled with bitter articles
and this official statement is designed
it is believed, TO place the Government
on record in the matter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17

End of Novel suit to- Dust Detroit's
GOvernor-NIayOr.

DETROIT. Mich. Feb. 27.-The suit
brought by d. w II. Moreland. a MEM
Der of the board of public works, to oust
Mayor Pingree from office. was decided
in favor Of the fsovernor-mayor today
by the circuit court on a technicality.
MoreIand's contention was that when
Pingree became governor he vacated the
office of mayor.
The court did not touch upon fhis point.
but held that Moreland, as a private
citizen had no right in court and should
have brought his suit in the name of
the attorney general. The case VIII be
taken TO the supreme court
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
AGAIN GRINDING SUGAR.
Cuba Plantations Busy I'm Spite
War

Cuba Plantations Busy I'm Spite OF
War.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 20.-Se-
nor de Lone, the Spanish Minister, has
received the following telegram from
the President of the Chambers of Com
merce, of Havana:
''The sugar plantations of the larger
manufacturing districts are grinding
cane. Railroads and telegraphic com
munication are regular.
"HERNANDEZ."
The larger ugar-producing districts
of Cuba referred to are Eastern PinaI
del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and Santa
Clara
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
Application to Erect One in Grand
CanVOn

: WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Secretary
Francis has sent a communication to
the Senate in response to resolution
concerning the statement in regard to
the efforts that have been made by
the Grand Canyon Elevator Company
to secure the right to erect a passen-
ger elevator in the grand canyon of the
Yellowstone. He says that the appli-
cation of the company was at first de-
MED on the ground that such a struc-
ture would mar the beauty of the
scenery. but after visiting the park
last summer Assistant Secretary Sims
decided that the elevator would be a
convenience. and had indicated his
Willingness to indorse such an appli-
cation. Secretary Francis says that
the application is now in Mr.. Sims
hands. but has not been brought to
his (F'rancis0 attention.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
NOW THEY ARE SCARED.
Condemned Partisan Threatens
Expose Panama Affairs.

Expose Panama Affairs.
PARIS, Feb. 25.-At the Seine AS
sizes today there was heard the appeal
of Emile Arton from the sentence OF
two years Imprisonment imposed on
him for bribery in connection with the
Panama Canal scandal
In the course of the proceedings Ar
ton promised to explain the distribu-
ton of 100000 among members of the
Chamber of Deputies, who were bribed
to support the projects of the Canal
Company.
There was much excitement in the
Chamber of Deputies when it was
learned that Arton proposed to make
a full confession of his dealings with
certain of the members
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
INTERNATIONAL LAW.
Three Friends Forfeited to L. :.
saws Supreme Court.

says supreme court.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The
United States Supreme Court today
rendered an opinion in the case of the
steamer Three Friends. seized Novem-
Der 9Th last by Collector of Customs for
the District of st. Johns, Fla, as for
feited to the United States under Sec
tion 52S3 of the Revised Statutes known
as the neutrality act. The opinion
fully sustained the position of the Gov
vernment reversing the judgment oi
the District Court for the Southern
District of Florida.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17

the weather is clear and cool. Above
Wheeling the Ohio River is falling at
all points. In the region of the sources
of the flood the streams have been
going down for II hours and the dan
ger is past. No less than $1,000, 900 loss
and damage to lumbermen and farm
ers is the rough estimate to the Mo-
nongahela Valley.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
TransvnaI Courr Obiects.

LONDON, March "A dispatch TO
the Times from Johannesburg says: In
tcday's session of the High Court of
the South African Republic the Chief
Justice read a statement of the Court,
signed by all the judges, expressing
their regret at the action of the Volks-
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
Sultan Is Cynical.

LONDON, March 2.-The Athens
correspondent of the Times learns on
good authority that the Sultan regards
the Cretan imbroglio with cynical sat
isfaction. He is glad to be relieved OF
a troublesome responsibility. He re-
Gently remarked, while rubbing his
hands gleefully: "The powers appear
to be getting on we'll with their pro-
tege''
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17

raad, in placing the Court virtually un-
der its control, characterizing this act
ion as a gross encroachment upon the
rights of the Court, and finally declar-
ing the Court adjourned until June to
await the voice of the people OF the
Republic. The adjournment or the
Court will cause great inconvenience
to the people.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
severe Floods in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 24.-At 9
o'clock tonight the river here was 5S.S
feet, and was rising rapidly at the rate
an inch and a half an hour. Every
where in the Ohio Valley, near here,
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
Trouble i'm Asia Minor.

LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch to
the Standard from Constantinople
says: deplorabIe state of anarchy
reigns in Asia Minor. The Redifs and
Kurds are harrying the Armenians
right and left without hindrance from
the authorities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-17
ELEVATOR IN THE YELLOWSTONE

@Central Time. %*Mountain Time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
HE TRlCKEO JAY GOULD.
How Jim Fisk Checked Out the Little
Mans Bank Account.

|
Gould kept balance of some $50, 600
III the Tenth National bank for his per-
sonal account, household expenses. etc
Being called west on q mission that
lasted several weeks, he left his check.
book locked in the safe drawer to which
Fisk had key. In the Office was a
clever young clerk whom Fisk had
caught i'll the act of initiating his and
Gould's signatures, the imitation Of
Gould's being Il facsimile. Within an
hour after the wizard s departure check.
book and cle,k were together under
Flsk's supervision, and at his instiga.
tion more than a dozen blank checks
were signed with the name of Jay
Gould, and in the course of month
the $50, 600 had disappeared, Fisk be-
ing at that time in the clutches of Josie
Mansfield
On the very day of Gould's return
the bank sent notice of overdraft The
little man nearly tainted. He had sew
eral fits. His excitement was intense.
lie declared that there was conspiracy
to ruin him. He FASTENED to the bank,
and they showed him the checks. signed
by himself they did not doubt, and he
ravcd and tore his hair Nor could he
doubt the signature. 1t was genuine,
even III his own eyes a rigid invcstiga-
non was started, which Fisk put an
end to 10y informing Gould, with many
poke ia the ribs, that he had drawn
and used the money
Did Fisk make good?' an innocent
asked when the story was told.
Return the $50. 000:" was the reply.
IF Fisk had returned it, Wall street
would have cried New York Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09

When once the big ship has struck its
regular gait on the regular ocean swell,
the novice easily learns that he is at sea-.
Experienced travellers, women especially,
often give up at this point and lie quietly
in their borths for "a hours. There is no
sure preventive of seasickness which I
know, except to go to sea so often that
finally the motion is not noticed. A strong
will may hasten the cure, but il cannot
greatly delay the inevitable or hold the
elements down. Nor will champagne, nor
brandy, nor piece of writing paper care
fully put over the pit Of the stomach serve
TO this end.
To be in good condition before sailing
Ito which "a one grain calomel pill swat
lowed two nights previous may contrib
ute) and to eat "a little plain food often
when on board so that the stomach is not
empty, aid recovery. The most disconso-
late, If they can be persuaded to it, often
rally on hot guel with little salt i'm it.
Most important Of all, after a day below,
Is to get on deck. Then glass of cham
payne and ice may be acceptable. There
can be no general rule applicable. Lewis
Morris lddings i'm April Scribners
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
Cha.neI Island Despctisun.

1t is not generally known that some
thing approaching a military despotisn
prevails III the Channel islands. Every
male adult born i'll Guernsey or Jersey
has to serve for long term OF years in
the militia, . years being the period
III Guernsey.
In addition to this, all males of 3:
years OF age and under, of whatever ma
tonality, who reside in that island for
year and day continuously have to
enter the militia and serve for Is years,
or suffer fine, imprisonment or expul.
sion.
During the last two or three years a
great number of young Englishmen
have settled i'll Guernsey to go into the
tomato raising industry.
In order to avoid the military service
imposed by the "states'-as the gov.
eminent of Guernsey is called-they
make frequent trips outside their juris-
dlction-either to England or to Jersey
the last named having a government
independent of the rest of the Channel
Islands. London Letter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
Endcnvor Paragraphs.

Dermaih LIS lately tened its frs,
ChriSt.tn lactayCi 'CCiOy
a riisso h:.d LIS bccn formed by
Tacon;a ll,:t1ticls &C. e. vCk in The
rescue misr.'AS q La city
The tex i...,..cc committee of "a Kat
sas Christu4. l-CU;Nu sccicty has ur.
garized l. "a ltLl.lacc !csion.
Some Eratr,ky Christian rrdeaycr.
ers collect ;kc SrrGGy cfcs e the ccm.
munity to raise money fer ucir chui h.
A little society Of ten members dove
4S miles to attend recent convention
of the Marshall .Curty ills. Christian.
Endeavor union.
The Junior Epwolth League of Chris.
tian Endeayor Of Vancouver, b. C., sun
ports native teacher in Japan at n
expense of 800 year
All the barber shnns and tie railroad
stations in Spencer, Ia, are supplied
with good literature by the Fri nCs'
Christian Endeavor society.
Three missionary pigs" are Icing
reared by an Atkins (Ark. } Christian
Endeavor society. The proceeds of their
sale will be devoted to missions.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
How Fast DO You Ride?

A simple rule for determining the
speed at which bicycle is travelling is
as follows:
Multiply the gear of the machine by
3 and divide that result by 90. Then,
using the quotient as basis, count the
number of revolutions which the pedals
make in that number of seconds. This
will give in miles per hour the speed at
which the wheel is moving. For exam
pie, say, the gear is so. Five times that
is 400, which divided by IS is approx.
mately Is. Then, if the pedals make Is
revolutions in 10 seconds, the speed is
very nearly Is miles per hour.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
COlOring Easter Eggs.

Easter eggs can be colored with aniline
dye. 1t should be diluted to the proper
shade, and the eggs boiled in it. Green,
the color of hope and resurrection, is par
ticularly appropriate. but variety is
pleasing-red pink, blue, pale yellow and
purple. Eggs can be boiled hard and paint
cd in water colors with single spring
flower, US primrose, or butterfly, also a
symbol of the resurrection. They should
be arranged I'm nests of moss German chill
dren believe that the Easter eggs are laid
by harcs, so representations of this little
animal are often placed on them or near
them. Painted butterflies, mounted on
wire, can DO made 20 hover over the nest.
Ladies' Homo JOurnal For APRIL
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
raper sails For Ynchts.

Not only are paper sails now produced
at lower cost than those Of canvas. but
owing 90 special treatment they are said
to bc as soft flexible and untcarable as
those Of which they are proposed to take
the place To the paper pulp used i'm this
case here is added fat, a solution of alkali
silIcate giuc alum and potassium bichro
mate and from this, 10y means of paper
making machine fairly thick paper is
produced Two strips of this are pasted
together BY passing these under consid
enable pressure, through rollers, a very
thin and soft sheet of paper is formed
This Is passed through weak solution or
sulphuric acid which has the effect OF con
yerting the upper surface into a species Of
parchment washing with u solution Of
soda drying ANA glazing following -
TradeSmap
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09

There lives in u town not far from
herein fact, it is at Skaneateles-a
couple who think good deal of each
other, and when one is i'll the other does
everything in the world for her or his
welfare. Not long ago the husband was
taken i'll, and his wife rummaged around
to find some medicine in the house. FL
nally she came across box of little
black pills. There was no writing on the
cover OF the box to tell what they were.
but as they resembled certain liver pill
the wife concluded that they must be
the required thing. She gave them to
her hubby regularly, and he seemed to
improve. About n week after, when he
had got down to the last pill, he CHANGED
to turn the box over. He gave a veil
that startled the whole neighborhood.
HIS wife ran to him, thinking that he
was dying Look, he cried "Read
what it says on the bottom.'' She did
as he babe her, and this was what she
read; Prime Crown Morning GLORY
Seeds ''-Syracuse Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-09
POSING AT THE PIANO.
Paderewski Thinks Performers should
Look Effective While Playing.

IadereWskt Intnks GertOrmers ShOuid
Look Effective While Playing.
When Paderewski was in New York,
he was calling at prominent Wall street
man s home in Fifth avenue when the
broker told him he would like to have
his opinion of his daughters playing.
The great pianist courteously replied
that nothing would give him greater
pleasure.
After the young lady had dashed off
several selections Paderewski said:
"To get the greatest enjoyment from
the piano the music must not only
be heard, but the performer should be
seen. The performer should therefore be
careful Of his or her position at the in
strument
II will be frank with you and say
that preferred to see rather than hear
your daughter play might better say
that l looked more than listened. She
held herself correctly There is nothing
I hate more than listless, careless pos
ture of the body while playing.
"Then there was life in her touch.
Her fingers fairly sparkled as they ran
over the board and touched the keys,
rebounding from them with snap that
was exhilarating to behold Her manner
OF using her hands and her elbowing, if
1 may so call it, showed proper training
also.
Il will therefore add that my sense of
hearing would have been equally de-
lighted doubtless if my sense Of sight
had not been so completely monopolized.
l compliment the young lady on her ac-
complishment.
There is wisdom in that, said the
broker in repeating the conversation.
Teachers of the piano should give far
more attention TO this matter than they
now do. New York Advertiser