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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08

was in poor health at the time, and
was frequently overcome with emo
tion as he related his experience to a
reported of the Advertiser.
The deceased left his home in Eng
land when 20 years old, ON the Hud-
sons Bay Company's bark Columbia,
bound for the company's station on
the Columbia River. En- route the YES
sci stopped here, and Mr.. Rhodes had
an opportunity to study the conditions
and the customs of the natives. Con-
tinuing the voyage to the Columbia
Mr.. Rhodes carried with him pleasant
recollections of the Islands and deter
mined to return. Owing to an accident
to the mate of the Columbia, the de-
ceased was given the position and three
years later he was in command of the
schooner Unity, and it was in this YES
sci that he sailed from here in 1889
with lot of North American Indians,
who had dropped off here from the
sealing vessels. After reaching the
Northwest safely he went to Monterey,
Cal, where he met John Coffin Jones,
formerly Consul at this port, and took
him to Acapulco in the Unity, after
wards returning to Honolulu.
In the latter part of the '40's Mr..
Rhodes settled on Kauai and began the
cultivation of coffee and produce
When the mining excitement broke out
in California there was great demand
for produce, and in the early sos de-
ceased shipped his coffee crop to San
Francisco, only to learn that the min
ers had been supplied from other
sources. Owing TO the heavy rains, Mr..
Rhodes abandoned his coffee planta-
ton in 1852 While on Kauai he was
elected to the Legislature and served
many consecutive terms and was three
times elected President of that body.
Mr.. Rhodes retired from political life
in 1886, owing to failing health, and
removed to California, remaining there
until 1892, when he returned for a
visit and at that time was invited to
sit with the late John S. Walker, the
then President of the Legislature, at
one of the daily sessions of that body.
He was a caller at the palace the night
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08
An Ancient Statue.

The Philadelphia Record has the
story that Dr. w. Flinders Petrie, the
eminent archaeologist, has been re-
Gently working at De Shasa, a site
about so miles above Cairo, where he
expected to find remains from the old
empire. He was successful, and, after
some minor discoveries, succeeded in
opening an enormous mastabah. These
mastabahs are the most ancient form
of monumental tomb known, and are
found principally at Memphis, Aboo
Roash and Dashoor. In the chapel of
the mastabah of De Shasha DR.. Petrie
came upon entirely unlooked-for
riches. About the walls were nine fine
limestone statues which had escaped
the hands of Arab spoilers through the
centuries. Two of these statues were
retained by the Government in the
great museum at GiZeh, while the 9TH
ers were sent on to London. OF the
latter, two have just been secured for
the Haskell Oriental Museum of the
University of Chicago. These statues
are seen by their inscriptions to be
those of Nenkheftka and his wife, for
whom the tomb was built The mans
face is slightly disfgured, but the wo-
man is intact. 9
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08
WILL MEET TODAY.
Session of Senate Will be Short
Considering Resolutions.

| At noon today the Senators from the
various districts in the Islands will
meet in the large hall in the Executive
Building for the purpose of ratifying
the Hawaiian annexation treaty. Be-
fore this is done, the resolutions,
passed by the natives at the mass
meeting on Monday, will be presented
to the Senators.
1t is not believed that these reSolu-
tions or the accompanying petition will
cause any delay in the passing of the
treaty for, as one Senator said yester-
day: 1.-The HawaiianS, as a rule, have
remained out of politics and refused to
exercise the franchise which was theirs
had they taken the oath renOuncing
the monarchy. AS they have remained
obdurate for the past four years, it
does not seem natural that their voices
should have very much weight at this
time. For Representatives the native
vote counts for as much as mine, and
they should have taken advantage of it,
but through the bad advice of others
they have failed to do so. For that rea-
son their petition will be merely read
and filed. Some people, opposed to an
nexation, have told the natives that
when we become a part of the United
States they will be disfranchised. Any
man who knows anything about the
United States knows this is false. Why
should the Hawaiian who takes allie
glance to the United States be disfran-
chised any more than any foreigner.
OF course, if they continue to hold out
as they are holding out now they will
not be voters. They must swear allie
glance to the Government Of the Unit
ed States just as they are expected to
swear allegiance to the Republican
form of Government in Hawaii
The President was busy yesterday
completing his message TO the Senate.
Ministers Cooper and Hatch were with
him most of the afternoon. The pur-
port of the message will be the recon-
mendation of the treaty. No informa-
ton has been furnished the press re-
garding it and will not until it goes
to the Senate
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or the drug contract land short dis
cussion followed.
The alcohol question was the next
matter brought up. President Smith
suggested that barrel at a time be
imported and that this be drawn of
into gallon bottles and sealed, this to
be called for by the Board Of Health
| or its physicians, when needed, and to
| be taken out free of duty. Discussion
| followed, and President Smith said he
would refer the matter to the Minister
of Finance
| DR.. Howard next brought up the mat
! ter of purchasing 100 pounds of cor
rosive sublimate, which he had been
authorized to buy. The information as
to price given to the Board was er-
roneous 1t costs 50 cents per pound.
DR.. Howard believed so pounds enough
and a motion was made and carried to
the effect that the previous order be
changed from 100 to so pounds, this to
be kept on hand at the dispensary.
DR.. Wood then read some rules and
regulations which he had prepared for
the Hilo Hospital. In starting out, DIR.
Wood suggested that the attending
physician be the one appointed by the
Government for that place. However,
this was not incorporated in the rules
as occasion might arise where it would
be necessary to appoint another man
to act with the attending physician.
DR.. Wood also suggested that the
Board of Reference be composed of
the attending physician, the Superin-
tendent and the Sheriff of the Island.
This likewise was not incorporated in
the rules.
oan 10 rI1IQ mr. a
proper for the government of the hos
pital and defining the rights Of pa
tients. The only thing that brought
forth discussion was the section in
which provision was made for the ad-
mittance, free of charge, of INDECENT
Hawaiians to the hospital wards, the
rooms being reserved for pay patients.
1t was suggested that INDECENT per-
sons of other nationalities be admitted
to the wards.
The rules and regulations will be
typewriter and then submitted for
further discussion.
Dr. w. l.. Moore of Hilo wrote the
Board of Health, complaining about a
certain slaughter-house, the refuse of
which had been great nuisance. He,
as agent of the Board of Health, had
given the proprietor notice to move
the slaughter house. 1t was the opin-
ion of the Board that DR.. Moore could
not enforce the order. He could order
an abatement of the nuisance, and in
case such did not take place, he could
cause the proprietor's arrest.
President Smith brought up the mat
ter of Health Agent Reynolds going to
Molokai. The facilities at present were
not at all good. He had insisted to
Minister King that the Mokolii make,
each month, one trip to the Leper Set
tlement for the accommodation of the
Board Of Health officer. It certainly |
was not fair to have him crawling over |
the pals and riding all over the place |
to get to the settlement.
In regard to instructions to physi- |
clans bearing on their reports, DR.. Day, |
who had been appointed to look into |
the matter, reported that he had moth
ing new to offer. The old instructions
seemed to contain everything.
At Ais p. m. the Board adjourned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08

Kamehameha III. died and was pres
ent, also. at the death-bed of Kala-
kaua in San Francisco. He returned to
Honolulu last year TO remain perma-
nently.
The deceased was at one time largely
interested in coffee, but never invested
in sugar. He was a staunch fHend OF
the natives, and was highly respected
by them. When Liliuokalani ascended
to the throne she appointed him a
member of the Privy Council. He was
married to Nancy Chapman January
"a, 1882, and leaves a widow and one
child.
Besides his immediate family, which
consists of his widow, one child and
his sister-in-law, Miss Chapman, the
deceased leaves large circle OF fam
lily connections here and abroad. Mrs.
Thomas Brown, mother OF Mrs. Alex
ander Macintosh and Cecil, Godfrey
and Frank Brown, is his sister An
other sister, Mrs. Won Phister, resides
with her daughter Mrs. Captain Cham
bre, at Davenport, England Judge g.
w. Hart of Waikiki and Ludovico Hart.
a resident of Australia, are his half
brothers; Mrs. DR.. ID. >. Campbell
and Miss Pattie Rhodes, on Kauai.
and Mrs. Richard Janion OF Victoria
are nieces. Mrs. Rhodes and Alexan-
der st. Martin Macintosh were at his
bedside when Mr.. Rhodes expired, the
daughter being in the Waianae Noun
tains with III. M. Won Holt and fam
lily.
The funeral will take place this
"wednesday afternoon at g.: 80 o'clock,
from the Roman Catholic Catnedral.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.
IF YOU BUY A SINGER.

IF YOU BUY A SINGER,
You will receive careful instruction
from a competent teacher at your
home.
You can obtain necessary accessories
direct from the company's offices.
You will get prompt attention in any
part Of the world, as our offices are ev-
erywhere and we give careful attention
to all customers, no matter where the
machine may have been purchased.
You will be dealing with the leading
company in the sewing machine busi-
ness, having an unequalled experience
and an unrivalled reputation - the
strongest guarantee of excellence.
Sold on easy payments Repairing
done. B. BERGERSEN, Agent.
1612 Bethel Street, Honolulu.
The City Carriage Company possess
only first-class hacks and employ only
careful, steady drivers.
Carriages at all hours.
Telephone 113.
JOHN S. ANDRADE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08
In Shallow Water.

When the Naniwa steamed out of the
harbor yesterday she swung over to
one side of the channel and scraped a
number of barnacles off on the mud.
Getting free from her dangerous posi-
ton, she made a second start and
bumped twice before she got out into
deep water. A pilot was on the wharf
and offered his services to Captain Ku-
rooka before the vessel left her moor
ings, but they were declined.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08
Was a Coffee Planter or
Kauai SO Years Ago.
Three Times President of Legis-
lature-Settled Here 60
Years Ago.

Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, three times
President of the Legislature, died at his
residence, Nuuanu street, at 1:20
o'clock this morning, the result Of old
age The immediate cause of his death
was blood poisoning.
On March 8th last Mr.. Rhodes cele-
brated his SD birthday, and as mark
of respect to him Minister Cooper sent
the Government Band to his residence
with instructiins to serenade him. He
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08

Some of the boys at the boat 'and,ng
are kicking on certain ones cutting
fares from the usual rate of 25 cents
to 10 cents.
The Roderick Dhu has arrived in
Hilo, the John G.. North in Honoipo
and the BERTHE Minor in Kailua.
The Japanese man-of-war Naniwa-
kan, Kurooka commander, left for Yo-
kohama yesterday morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-08
Salvation Army Doings.

A welcome musicale by the Saliva
tion Army was held in the hall, Nuu-
anu and King streets, last night. This
evening at 7:30 the Three Days
Council" and special meetings will be
continued with "War "reminiscences"
and "Sidelights of the Slums" In the
Y NJ. G. A. Hail. Everybody is invited.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15
POINTS ABOUT FLAGS.
The TwO-Starrcd Flag on Governors
Island Tug--The Jack on Warships.

The president of the United States
has his very gorgeous flag; the sec
retary of the navy and the assistant
secretary have their flags; admirals
have theirs, and so do commodores:
but it isn't known very widely, per-
haps, that generals of the army also
have flags, which are hoisted some
times. The other day the Governors
Island tug left the landing at the Bat
terry with a little blue flag on her CEN
ter Flagstaff; on the blue field of the
flag were two white stars. The ma
jor general commanding the Depart
ment of the East was on the tug, and
the little blue flag signaled the fact to
all who saw it and knew what it meant.
To those who didn't know what it
meant, it seemed as if the flag was
simply the remains of a full-sized
American flag, the rest of which had
been blown away during it's faithful
service. The flag gave warning to
Governors Islanders that the general
was coming, and so let them prepare
to receive him as regulations prescribe
The blue flag with white stars hoist
ed at the bow of one of our men-of-
war when in port is the jack, and is
run up on the jack staff. 1t is a sign
that the vessel is in shipshape. When
the ships wash goes up to dry, the
jack comes down, because not even the
best of ships is in order with the wash
Tapping in the breeze. If the wash is
up, and the vessel suddenly has to fire
a salute, down comes the wash; be-
cause a vessel with its wash up isn't
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15

year. When the time came for the Sc
lection of the location, among the vari-
Gus places presented for consideration
was Winona Park, Indiana. Nearly
every one said, where's Winona, and
what is it?" few having heard of it be-
fore. Consequently it was am uphill
fight for Rev. Sol c. Dickey of Indian
apolis, who had the rashness and auda-
city to suggest the Eagle Lake resort.
But the reverend gentleman, who is the
secretary and general manager of the
assembly grounds, buckled ON his ar
NOR and entered the fray with all the
assistance he could muster. After a
hard fight he succeeded in landing
Winona a winner as a meeting place
for the assembly of 1897.
The lake and it's beautiful surround
ings make one of the most beautiful
and picturesque summer resorts in tn
part of the country. on one side of IL
lake are high bluffs, dotted with hand
some cottages overlooking the water.
There is every facility for recreation In
the way of boating, oathing. fishing
and all kinds of athletic and gymnas-
tic sports. Beautiful groves cover the
rolling grounds adjacent to the water
and there are a number of brooks and
springs flowing into the lake. Under
meath all the educational work and even
the recreation itself at WinOna will be
the prevailing spirit Of religion, and
with the close of the general assembly
the future of the park will be .ssured
as the great national resort E Pres
byterian educational work an recrea-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15

these letters are mere complaints of
fancied Sights from out and out cranks,
but others are sometimes very enlight-
ening and sensible replies from people
high in society and authority, to letters
that have called these same forth.
Anent the crown versus bonnet dis
cussion that has been going on lately,
l read today a very interesting reply
from a Royal Duchess who "mediates"
great deal between the people and
the throne-giving each a better and
kindlcr idea of the other, than they
were won't to have. She says, for in
stance, that much as people may wish
to behold a real live crown or two dis
played in the jubilee procession L think
that they can hardly expect to see the
venerable sovereign wearing one on her
head; as an open carriage necessitates
a bonnet. 1t may be remembered that
Her Majesty wore a bonnet for the 1887
state or evening dress was made by
her or the princesses for attending the
services in Westminster abbey. The
queen could certainly allow a small
crown to be arranged on her bonnet in
such a way that it might be becoming
enough, and also distinguish her from
all other mortals on the eventful day;
but the weight of this addition to her
toilet must be taken into consideration,
and it might prove enough to cause her
serious inconvenience.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15

be a man entirely Independent Of
church connections. The feelings of
some ministers are very strong on this
subject, as they deem it preposterous
to make a man a trustee who does not
belong to the Presbyterian church.
Those who support the reverse view
cite in support of their position the
fact that a man who is not an Episco-
palian can be a trustee of an EpscO-
palian church. There will also be re-
port from a committee as to the con-
troll of theological seminaries by the
general assembly.
Should the question of establishing a
young peoples religious league arise,
which, seems rather unlikely, it will be
one of the most interesting and i'm
pOrtant features of the assembly de-
liberatiOns. A year ago the assembly
considered the establishment of So
ciety for young people, to be called the
Westminster league. After thoroughly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15
SPONGES TO BE RAISED.
Also Oysters and Lobsters at n Novel
Mnssacbusetts Hatchery.


A Provincetown, Mass disnatch to
the Sun says: oyster, sponge and lob
ster raising will be begun here in a few
days by persons who have bought a
large tract of land for the purpose
The company has been formed by we'll
known capitalists of this state, who
await with interest the first crop. If
satisfactory results are obtained, more
money will be invested in the enter
prise.
The business of breeding oysters and
Holsters differs here from that at most
other breeding spots, as the local gem
Grating and prOpagating places will be
entirely landlockcd. At the eastern
limit of this township is East Harbor,
a wide and shallow pond, one mile and
three-quarters long and about half a
mile wide, which will become the prin-
cipal breeding spot The pond waters
have become almost fresh since the
separation of sea and harbor, and it
is the purpose of the breeders to let
in sea water only az occasion de-
mands.
The leading man of the company is
William Hatch, a young Englishman,
who has made the subject of fishes.
mollusks, sea plants, and fish food his
life study. Not only native or domes-
tic, but imported oysters will be pro-
pagated at the hatchery. Each kind
will be kept in it's special quarters.
An electrical plant will be used in
connection with the other machinery.
One hundred men are expected to be
employed on the grounds before next
autumn, and this number will probably
be increased largely in 1898. The work
of building the first breeding house
and cottage for the superintendent
and assistants has begun.
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canvassing the situation, however 1t
was decided that there should be no
Westminster league and no independ
ent young peoples association, but
that instead the young people should
join forces with the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor. Home
and foreign missions will in the main
overshadow all other subjects. During
the past year there has been tre-
mendous decrease in the debt of the
Home Mission board, and it is probable
the policy of sending out more men to
foreign missions will be adopted
Advices received at Winona indicate
that there will be a great convocation
of Presbyterians on the shores of Eagle
Lake. Among the many Presbyterians
of national prominence who will attend
are eX-President Harrison, John Wan
amaker, Stated Clerk and Treasurer of
the General Assembly Rev. William H.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15

virtuous, although there was much pre-
tense of deep religious feeling, so ,he
story abounds not only in the battles of
men, but in the subt!eties Of plot and in
trigue, WI underran the swiftly moving
current of court lie.
Stone & Kimball have just announced
that "A Dare to Bismarck by Clinton
Ross, which is now running in the Illus
trated American, will be published in the
latter part of June or the hrst part OF
July, because of the great interest which
has been aroused by the trouble in the
east and because the story deals almC st
wholly with the real persons on European
politics. Clinton Ross first bdame known
as writer of short stories, and 1t was
only on the publication of "The Scarlet
Coat" and 1.-THE Puppet (another tale
of adventure in Greece by the way), that
. his velue as a novelist was recognized.
The fourteen tales which so to make up
the "Meddling Hussy" have appeared in
the great magazines from time to time
and deal chiefly with romantic episodes
in American history. There are number
of pictures by well-known artists, and
the volume bids fair 10 be one of the most
successful books of short stories which
has appeared this year. 1t will be ready
in early June.
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The World of Letters.

and the Demand for More Money" and q.
Nagasakl, of the Yokohama specie bank,
gives the reasons which impelled Japan
recently to exchange the silver for the
gold standard. money" is cheap at a
dime a COPY,
The Occult Science Quarterly, a Colum-
bus, o., venture, makes its second APP
pearance with its sixteen large pages full
of spook literature and pictures 1t COW
ers hypnotism, 'spiritsm, theosophy, SOM
nambulism, ghost stories, telepathy, PALM
istry, astrology and all the other isms
and ologies of the occult domain, and
undertakes to shed on each the calcium
ray Of modern science.
The Epi-Lark, being the Lark's last fiut-
ter Is at hand, and its clever foolery
shows how big a void was created when
the Lark decided to soar no more. The
Lark was the one "new thing" in junior
magazinedom that did not out-last its well
come But perhaps 1t stopped at the right
time; for ice cream and bon bons, while
delicious I'm their place, could not well be
eaten regularly, in lieu Of more filling
food,
With its issue Of May tho Chap-Booh
completed it's third year and in celebration
of the event issued a supplement filed
with excellent essays, stories and book
reviews. The Chap-Book began as a kind
Of literary jen de spirit, but has since
quadrupled in size, assumed a serious
mein and established itseh as one of the
fixed institutions Of the time.
o
The Home Magazine has had a hard
struggle during the dull times but has now
passed the corner and ought hereafter
with a swelling cXchequer TO become bet-
ter and better. The May number is first
rate,
o.
The Phillstne Is not only getting "sas-
sler'' as It grows older. but It has actually
began TO tell stories verging very c.ose to
the line. We don't read EN-, of course,
but weve heard of em.