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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-15

The Sandwich Islands are destined
to present to our statesmen for con-
sideration some new and intricate po-
litical problems. Our country cannot
become Indifferent to this island neigh
Dor in our Western sea. 1t is the pos
tern door of our continent. 1t is the
natural outpost, in military sense, of
this Western side of our country, nee
essary for our protection and defense,
and necessary as an adjunct to our
commercial intercourse with all the
people beyond us. The United States
has had no colonial policy, further
than the general resolve that the coun-
try needed no dependencies off her
main land. Hence. all attempts looking
toward the acquisition of Cuba or San
to Domingo have met with but little
favor Cuba belongs to Spain, and, so
far as we are concerned, is substantial
ly we'll governed. The Hawaiian arch
|ipelago presents different conditions in
all respects 1t is sui generis among
nations It's original people are rapidly
passing away, destroyed by disease.
Worn out by attrition with other peo-
pie, the native population is wasting,
and now numbers, all told, about 49,
900 people-a native population about
euualing that of Alameda County, and
vet persisting in the parody of royal
government 1t supports a Kanaka
King with a crown costing $4,000,
with $4,000 to be added for the ex-
pense of a coronation frolic; palace
costing as much as a wealthy gentle
mans country seat: an army not as
large as a city's police force; navy
not equal to a yacht club: house of
mobiles and a legislative assembly of
- -cix yTh
DreciabIe part of the cOuntrv's prop
erty, and pay no percentage of the na-
| tons taxes; orders of nobility with
decorations of honor; all the pomp.
| ceremony, and small nonsense of a
court; all the trappings, pageantry and
bright colors of national baby show.
/ The King has just returned from trip
iaround the world. where he has been
received as a monarch. Only think Of
Victoria Regina. Empress of India and
! Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
giving a reception to this monarch OF
| a country not half so large as her
crown lands. but who draws from his
licked peopIe a roval SALARY nearly
twice as large as the Renublic of the
Tinted States. with itS 30 0n0 000 peO-
ME. navs TO its Chief Magistrate. In
this age. when the people are assertin g
the majesty Of their power: in this
| generation. which has ACCOMPLISHED
the unifcation Of Germany into a
great empire, and italy into a consoli-
dated kingdom. that has taken civil an
thority from the Pope: that in France
has DESTROYED the DYNASTY of NaDoleon
and on it's BLOODY ruins laid broad and
deeD the foundations Of republic, this
little Ksnaka sugar-nqtch seems the
very travesty on government. Tt NAV
live and for a time endure. It's very
feebleness and ipsigpifcance NAV pre-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-15
Beet Sugar Company Assigns.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 2.-The
Wisconsin Beet Sugar Company, which
has just completed a plant at Memo
minee Falls. has assigned. The assets
are estimated at $4,000 and liabilities
unknown. 1t is thought probable that
the bondholders will get the plant and
continue the business.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-15
SENSATION IN BERLIN.
Emperor Williams Efforts to In
crease the Navy

crease the Navy
BERLIN, May "A great sensation
has been caused by a circular issued
at Emperor Williams instigation to
the magistrates of the principal towns,
comparing the state of the German fleet
in 1866 with its condition now, and de-
claring that unless new ships are put
on the stocks in large numbers Ger
many will be compelled, perhaps sud
denly, to reconstruct her cruiser fiotilla
and devote very large amounts for that
purpose.
The opposition papers criticize the
circular severely.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-15
NEW GUNBoATs IN COMMISSION
Helena and Annapolis to Go Into Ac-
tive Service Early In June

tive Service Early In June
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The first re-
suit OF the laying up of the big cruiser
Columbia is manifested in the prepar-
ton of orders by the navy department
for the commission of two new gun
boats. the Helena and Annapolis. The
Helena will go into active SERGE for
the first time on June l, and the Anna
polls a week later. These boats will be
kept on the North Atlantic station for
about three months, when, being, thor
oughly shaken down, they will be sent
to one of the foreign stations, probably
China. to relieve some of the larger
cruisers now in need of overhauling-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
W. w. TAYLOR A FREE MAN.
Released from the Penitentiary on
Wednesday, April ID,

EX-Treasurer w. w. Taylor was re-
leased from the penitentiary at Sioux Falls
Wednesday morning after confinement
of eighteen months. Mr.. Taylor has aged
some during his term, is much greyer and
considerably thinner. He remained at
Sioux Falls couple of days and then with
his wife went to Redfield, his former home.
After visit to relatives in the east he will
return to Redtield and engage in business.
The eX-treasurer has legions of friends
in the state who have always regarded him
as the unfortunate victim of circumstances
and misplaced confidence. His total short
age amounted to SS44 200. Half of that
sum he had lent to political and other
friends, but owing to the panic could not
collect. Finding that he was defaulter,
he seized all that remained in the treasury,
$780, 900, and fed, going to Central America
and the West Indies, and, despite the SER
vices of a number of detectives, the state
lost all track of him. Through negotia-
tions of friends, however, he finally gave
himself up, and, restoring 100000 cash
and turning over all of his property, threw
himself on the mercy of the court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
DELTA CITY DEPopuLArED.
Residents Of IL Louisiana Town
Driven Out by High Water.

Residents OF Louisiana Town
Driven Out by High Water.
The water gauge at Vicksburg, Miss,
showed fall of three -tenths in the river
up to Sunday night. The situation N
Madison Parish, Louisiana, is growing
hourly worse. The flood of water going
through the Biggs break in the levee fast
covered the low lands and flooded Bay
Vidal and the greater part of the land in
the southern part of the parish. The water
rose seven feet in the bayou at Tallulah
and was rising foot an hour at noon Sun
day. Delta is about depopulated only
enough persons remaining to look after
the houses. Many of them had two or
three feet of water in them. At Omega the
floods came fast. Relief boats were run to
Davis Island and Kellogg's section. Milli-
ken's bend and Duckport levees are both
caving. About three miles below Tallu-
lah the water is getting over the levees and
and it is overtlowing everything two miles
below
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
WHEAT GOES SkYWARD.
War News Sends Prices Up in Big
Jumps.

The war news sent wheat skyward in
Chicago Monday. May sold as high as 7Sc
at the opening of the board Of trade, an
advance of 414c over the closing figures Of
Saturday and S5sc over the lowest price of
that day. Trading at the start was all the
way from II to 7Sc, steadied around TIC,
then suddenly plunged down without a
stop to 75Ic. An equally quick rally fol-
lowed to 1890 and then the price slumped
to 1910, but at 1890 it was comparatively
steady around 76Ac. About II o'clock May
plunged downward to 741ac, jumped to
7511ac and broke as quickly to 7411ac again.
War news also caused feverish excite
ment in wheat OH New York change. The
curb price for May was S25sc, an advance
of Sc since Saturday. Regular trading on
the exchange opened amid tremendous
tumult at S24c, jumped to SS14c, reacted
slightly and bounded to S37Sc, all within
five minutes, and then pursued an irreg-
ular and erratic course.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
TO SEND GOLD ABROAD.
o'feam of Yellow Metal Will, soor
Flow to England

Flow to England.
Inc New York Tribune saws the,o ;s :,
prospect OF gold exports in the near futnre
u VIII not be surprising il shipments are
made within the next ten davs. rrnt;l
very recently it was thought that no
soio would go to Europe this year, or at
any rate until very late in the wear The
outgo OF gold which now seems newt
anfe, will be due not to conditions in this
country, but to the situation in London or
10 De more exact, to the position in which
she Bank of England finds itself. The
oank recently sustained immense losses of
gold from its vaults, chiefly by reason of
Withdrawals for transfer to Austria and
Japan, especially the latter country. The
loss In gold bullion by the bank last week
was practically sloooO,oOO. Shipments for
tne week to Japan and Austria were s5,-
ooo'ooo. Sterling exchange in New York
Is almost up to the gold exporting point,
which is calculated to be S4.SSh for de-
mand exchange
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Chamberlain Land Case.

Assistant Attorney General Vande-
venter of the interior department, on the
10Th heard arguments on the appeal of the
plaintiffs in the case of j. M. Orcutt, mayor
of Chamberlain, against H. j. King ct al.
The contest involves about 130 acres of
land in North Chamberlain. The town of
Chamberlain claims the land under town
site ertry,.for the benefit of its people, and
defendants claim it under homestead en-
tries. The questions involved are whether
the land was subject to town site entry,
and whether it was lawfully entered as a
town site before the homesteaders entered
it. The decision of the commissioner of
the general land office was in favor of the
homesteaders. Col. John King argued for
the settlers and Attorney Rivers for the
town site cOmpany
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. red, Csc to 69c;
corn, No. 2, 23c to 24c; oats, No. 2, 16c
to lSc; rye, No. 2, 32c to 33c; butter,
choice creamery, 16c to 1Sc; eggs, fresh,
&C &C TO sc; potatoes, per bushel, zoe to
QUO; broom corn, common growth to choice
green hurl, $50 to $50 per ton.
lndlanapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
500; hogs, choice light, $500 to $4.25 ;
sheep, common to choice, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, SIC to SOC; corn, No. 2
white, 23c to 2oc; oats, No. 9 white, 22c
to 23c.
St: Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $500 to 1925;
wheat, No. 2, 93c to 95c; corn. No. 2 yel-
low. zoe to 22c; oats, No. 2 white, tic to
l9c; rye, No. 2, 33c to 35c
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to 800; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $3.50 to S5.25;
wheat, No. 2, SSc 70 soc; corn, No. 2
mixed, 25c to 26c; oats, No. mixed, 2Oc
to 22c; rye, No. 2 35c to 37c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.25; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $5.25;
wheat, No. red, SOC to Ole; corn, No 2
yellow, 24c to 26c; oats, No. . white, 21c
to &c; rye, 34c to 35c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, 92c to 93c;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 23c to 25c; oats, No
= white, tic to 19c; rye, No. 2, 34c to 36c;
clover seed, $4.25 to $435.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., No. 2 spring, Csc
to Toe; corn, No. 3, DC to 24c; oats, No.
= white, 19c to 21c; barley, No. 2, 2Sc to
3333c; rye, No. 2, 33c to 35c; pork, mess,
$500 to $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red, SIC to Sac; corn, No. 2
yellow, 27c to Csc; oats, No. 2 white, 22c
to 24c.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 to $4.75; sheep, $500 to $525;
wheat No. 2 red, 79c to Soc: corn, No. 2,
29c to 3Oc; is, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c;
butter, creamery. 15c to 19c; eggs, West.
ern. DC to lie.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
South Dakota Stock Growers.

The fifth annual convention of the West
ern South Dakota Stock Growers Associa-
tion was held at Rapid City. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are: C. K.
Howard, president; John D. Stevens, vice
president; f. M. Stewart, Secretary and
treasurer, and Fl. G. Weare, j. T. Craig
w. j. Barclay, A. Paddikin, e. E. Lem
mon, E. Holcomb, William Reed, Bennett
Irwin, H. A. Dawson. c. NJ. Lamson, E.
Stenger. William .Borst, executive com.
mittee.
The association last year saved for its
members 6,l7S cattle, valued at $169,737. II
cost the association 81, ,S04 to do this work
and protect its members from rustlers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
SIX MILLION MEALS.

What the Congressional Appropria-
tfon Provides for Flood Sufferers.
Six million square meals can be provided
Tor the Mississippi flood sufferers out of the
S2oO,oO appropriation lately made by con-
sress Salt pork, bacon, corn meal, wheat
aour and molasscs constitute the rations
which are being distributed among these
unfortunate people by the war depart
ment. The issue is being made on the
basis of ounces of salt meat, 1872 ounces
of flour, 15 ounces of corn meal and a cor =
responding proportion of molasscs per man
per day. The provisions constitute what
IS known as the plantation ration, which
has been found to be about equal to the
daily diet of the average laborer employed
in the submerged area.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
IL FOUND A NEGRO CITY,
lorcd Mans Scheme to Resurrect
n Deserted City.

IA DCSCItSo
&A I! ANITA: One of the most novel negro
Blonization schemes yet sprung has origi-
eted in Atlanta. The person at the head
] it is Moses Bentley. Bentley has his
ans well under way, and he will not take
Dis emgrants to any far away place in
Airica or Liberia, but will settle them in
Eeorg:a, and will do so at small expense
D those who follow. Bentley's scheme is
fnQUe in the fact that he will found CITY
kcusive!y for the negro. He is to
fave the entire government conducted
BY the people of his own race-a
pegro mayor and negro councilmen, negro
policemen, and, in fact, as there are to be
b. white people living within the city
fmlts. every ot1iceholder will be a negro.
Then the laws are to be the work of negro
ncuta! labor.
Bentley is to build his model negro CITY
Dn the site Of old Sunbury, city that was
deserted some years ago on account of
malaria. He has ascertained that while
the white people cannot stand the malaria
ii that district, the miasma has no i'll effect
lNon the negroes. The land is rich and
AN be bought cheap. 1t can be made
shipping point for the products of the
orliiry for many miles around.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
TORTURED AND ROBBED.
Ohio Family of Misers Raided by a
Gang of Masked Men.


Gang of Masked Men.
The famous Blakesley family, living
three miles from Findlay, Ohio, were
robbed and tortured Saturday morning by
twelve masked robbers. The family con-
sists of Mrs. Rebecca Blakesley. Eliza
Blakesley, her daughter, and John and
Smith Blakesley, sons. They are the
possessors of valuable Oil fields and
are known as misers. The burg
lars broke into the bedroom
where all four people We're sleeping and
desperate fight ensued. Both John and
Smith were beaten into insensibility and
Mrs. Blakesley and her daughter were
bound hand and foot Torches were ap-
piled to their feet to make them reveal the
hiding place of their treasures, but without
avail. The robbers secured ST, 900 however
John Blakesley is in critical condition.
Smiths head was cut open and the feet of
both women are badly burned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
War on Soda Fountains.

Frances Willard and the Chicago W. G..
T. U. have declared war on soda fountains.
Some of the city candy stores patronized
almost exclusively by women have on their
walls lists of drinks which the w. G. T. U.
says are strong enough and varied enough
to serve as mixed drinks in any saloon.
They claim that there is good deal in a
name in the matter of drinks; that girl
will drink an egg punch who would avoid
a maraschino punch as if it were pesti-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
TRY SUGAR BEETS
h7 DEMAND FOR SEED
epOM ALL SECTIONS.
/ Agricultural Department. Has
In seed this Spring to About
E;rt, states and Territories-The
E,p,y About Exhausted.
To TRY Sugar Beets.

i y
"A ,lllNGToN: The agricultural depart
4 is being importuned from all parts of
Country for sugar beet seed. In view
4 be unsatisfactory prices received for
Ele crops during the past few years and
Irrespective increase in the duty on
En-. farmers in all sections of the union
6ntent to experiment with beet sugar
kire, Heretofore beet sugar growing
been confined almost exclusively
Nebraska, Kansas and California.
agricultural department has sent
seeds this spring to about thirty states
territories. The demand comes from
10. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, the Da-
as. Texas, New Mexico, Iowa, Wiscon-
Minnesota, Tennessee, Kentucky and
ginia. There have also been requests
m Pennsylvania and New York. The
lraska sugar refinery delivered five tons
rect seed to the department and the de-
tment purchased two tons additional.
supply is about exhausted, but the de,
nj continues.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
DOLLY GOES TO EXECUTION
EUban Patriots Nerve Astonishes
the Spanish Soldiers.

t.tan I'atrlOt'S Nerve AStOnisb
The Spanish Soldiers.
HAVANA: Pedro Garcia, who was shot
'6l the 18th for rebellion, was arrested in
pms l&Iher'S house on suspicion of being a
rebel, he entire court martial lasted only
fifteen minutes, and Garcia was sentenced
l"te7th although, as is customary. they
am not read the death sentence to him
ntlI twelve hours before he was shot.
Promptly at I O'Clock Monday night a
picket Of eight soldiers halted in front of
his cell. The captain in charge of his
prison called:
Pedro Garcia.''
PRESENT." was the answer.
Prepare to come OUT said the captain.
Open replied Garcia; 81 am. ready"
lie spoke as coolly as if he had been
gong out to sup with friend Garcia
paused in the passage and called back:
"At last [ will gain liberty He aston
iSlled the soldiers by his coolness. The
i"ur eXecutioners were bad marksmen. and
IL was necessary for them to fire three
IUIleys
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Winds Peculiar Freak.

A peculiar freak of the high wind of
Sunday caused a delay of three to four
hours on all through trains on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway, says a
Milwaukee dispatch. The delays were
caused by water being blown from Lake
Pepin in such quantities as to submerge
the track. The roadbed was more or less
washed and weakened, while debris, mud,
ETC., was hurled over the track for a dis
tance of several miles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
OHIO TOWN BADLY scoRcHED

Business Portion of Berca Swept by
Flames.
One of the largest fires in the history of
Berea, Ohio, broke out at o'clock Mon
day morning in vacant building in the
center of the business part of town. I'm
der high winds it spread to adjoining
buildings and in short time over half the
business portion of Berea was on fire and
two other fires were burning in the resi-
dence section. AS the fire department.
only had one hand pump it could do little
against the confiagration. In the mean
time Cleveland had been called on for as
sistance and sent an engine, with whose
aid the fire was brought under control. 1t
is believed it was the work of an incen-
liarN
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Pension Agents, Clerks.

A movement is understood to be in prog
ress having for its object the revocation of
that part of the civil service rules which
applies to the clerical force of pension
agencies. The extension of the rules to
agencies became operative July Is, 1895,
and under the provisions the agent cannot
remove an employe without the approval
of the commissioner of pensions. 1t is
claimed this is an injustice to the agents as
well as depriving the administration of
much natrOnaGe
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Cooks Himself to Death

~ JOSEPH, Mo-: Thomas Marshall.
once a conductor on the Burlington Rail
Loao, an inmate of the state lunatic asy-
H'i' cooked himself to death in bath tub
~ ~ 'ilat institution Tuesday night. While
Ce Palients were at supper he managed to
EltI'e t, the guards and escaped to one of the
od'h rooms, where he turned on the hot
water illlng the tub, after which he
plunged IN and was scalded to death. His
Do1y was thoroughly cooked, the flesh fall
'hS from the bones.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Stole a Livery Team.

John W. Smith, a cowboy who has been
spending the winter with E. B. Smith on
his farm north of Bangor went to town
and hired livery team Of Kirk g. Bu-
chanan, claiming that he was going tc
marry his employers daughter and was tc
be back the same day. He did not return
and the last heard of him was that he had
been seen by farmer going south to whom
he stated that he had traded for the team
which he was driving and was on his way
to Texas
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
TIE NEWS OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
Dairymen of This State Are Intensely
Interested in Secretary Wilson's
Plan to Send Shipments of Amer
lean Butter to London.
South Dakotans Interested.

South Dakota dairymen are intensely
interested in Secretary Wilson's plan to
send shipments of butter to London with a
view of finding out what that trade de-
mands. 1t is believed the butter produced
in these northwestern states will stand the
test against that of any country on earth.
Prof. Wheaton, president of the South Da-
kota Dairy Association, will ask that the
department purchase a portion of the but
ter needed to carry out this plan from
South Dakota. The make of butter in this
state will be much larger than last year.
A number of new factories have been put
in, and every one of the old plants are hav-
ing increased patronage.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Indian Bill Passes.

The United States senate took up the
Indian appropriation bill Monday and
agreed to the amendments for two addi-
tional judges in the Indian Territory.
After further consideration the senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill and
then went into executive session on the
arbitration treaty. The proposition to vote
on the treaty May at p. N. was agreed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
An Exciting Experience.

Fl. w. Hunkins, agent for the Singer
Company at Yankton, had a very exciting
experience crossing the Jim River last
week. Arriving at the river late at night
and finding the bridge gone Mr.. Hunkins
and four men constructed raft Of drift
wood and drove on the Singer team and
crossed. 1t is hard work to paddle raft
over half a mile with only strips of board
for paddle and it is safe to say that Mr..
HunkinS will not venture to try it again.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
Indicts Street Railway officials.

Indictments have been returned by a
special session of the grand jury against
President A. L. Mason, Superintendent
Miller Elliott, dozen conductors and other
officers of the Citizens Street Railway Com
pany at indianapolis, Ind, for violation Of
the Scent fare law. Mason and Elliott
were arrested and promptly gave bond.
Feeling against the company still runs
high, but the announcement by the COM
pany that it would accept Scent fares
pending an appeal will probably prevent
further trouble.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-23
New Disease for Horses.

A peculiar disease is said to have made
its appearance in the north part of Beadle
County, which is fatal to horses. The an
imals appear to be all right at night, but
in the morning are unable to stand alone,
and few days later they die. A farmer
named Werth, living six miles north OF
Hitchcock, lost seven head in eight days
They had all been well fed and cared for
during the winter, their feed being good
hay and oats. The disease battles the skill
of veterinarians.