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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-21
Novelty
Week.

The smokeless stove on
which water is boiled in our
show window has been a
great attraction for several
days to students in phil
osophy. The Jewel is a good
stove anyway.
The special subject for the
people this week is not
stoves, that subject is a daily
one. This week you will
have novelties of all sorts.
This is the season when
the hens go on strike and
the price of eggs goes sky
ward. Hens want a little
encouragement now and
then, and the best thing
known to science is green
bones. But they must be
cut up fine. We have the
best green bone cutter in the
world.
Another novelty is the
soap saver, made of re-tin-
ned wire, basket shaped,
with long handles. This is
the best soap saver known
and we have three sizes.
Cheaper than dirt and more
identifying.
Dripless tea and coffee
StrainerS are new and SER
vicable. There's a cutoff
attachment which prevents
coffee or tea from dripping
on the table cloth after the
cup is filled. Very cheap
these, and pretty too.
A g. knife Victor meat
chopper for a quarter seems
like a dream, but it isn't. We
sell them at that price and
we sell the HoldfaSt dust
pan-beSt you ever saw.
The latest in coasters IS
the revolving star--enables
the cook to toast five pieces
of bread at once. Try one.
se &c
N!w@>>-~~Q~.
Won HOLT BLOCK
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-21
Police Court Notes.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing Chun Lock was fined SIS and costs
for unlawful possession Of opium. All
Hoon had his case nolle pross'd on the
same charge.
Mele Peni and Peni had their SEN
fences suspended on the charge of SELL
ing spirituous liquor without license.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-21

We are making great Roadway in
our reduction sale of Books; want to
clean them all out before our new stock
arrives. Have you heard our
The herald., 1897-12-27
Mining N otes

Heretofore the ores from Stockton Hill
mines in Arizona have never been tested
for gold. Since the slump in silver sew
eral old mining men have been making
tests Of dump ores and find that they
carry gold in paying quantities.
Good ore has been struck in the Buck
eye mine, and the company is working
quite force of men. The Buckeye has
been big producer in the past few years,
and will probably keep up its good repu-
acknowledgement Miner.
The incipient rush to the Yaqui gold
fields has been checked by the discovery
that but little gold exists there.-Yuma
Sun.
A body Of uranium ore has been found
near Black Hawk, Colorado. Uranium
is a reddish brown mineral, worth $500
per ton, and is used in hardening gun
metal and steel. The French syndicate
is negotiating for the purchase of the
Colorado production Of the metal.
Considerable mining excitement ex-
lists in the Aravapai section. A new
town has been plated which is known
as Klondike, and there are about two
hundred people in the New Eldorado;
several saloons-irrepressibl adjuncts
to a mining excitement-are doing busi-
ness in tents, and two general stores
are thriving.
The Gold Cliff mine at Pearce made 4
The herald., 1897-12-27
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swayne, ]. C. wunder. A. e. Mutt, HI.
p. Wood. L. Mendelson. f. 8. Babcock,
Simon Levi and j. 8. Buck.
John c. Fisher, manager of the opera
house that bears his name in this city.
has leased the Burbank theater In Los
Angeles, and upon his retirement from
Office as collector will devote all his time
to the theatrical business. His chief as
sistant in Los Angeles will be E. w.
Mansfield of this city. Mr.. Fisher will
make his home in Los Angeles.
Joseph Martin, a steward in the United
States hospital in this city, aged 56 years,
died yesterday of acute softening Of the
brain. He had been confined to his bed
for two weeks. The funeral was held
this afternoon. under the auspices Of the
G. A. r., Of which deceased was a men,
ber.
Governor Budd has reappointed w. j.
Prout of this city as a member of the
local board of harbor commissioners.
Prout's original commission was irreg-
ular, and while he has acted as MEM
ber of the board, the recent commission
was made out so that in future his acts
may not be questioned.
j. b. Boughton and Henry Drury have
filed their petitions in insolvency.
Boughton's liabilities are $1617.S4. with
assets Of personal property worth $500
and homestead valued at $500. but mort
gagged for 1922 Drury's liabilities amount
to $1299.30, with assets worth $500.
Both boards of the city council will
meet Monday night, when 1t is expected
that final action will be taken on the
question of accepting or rejecting the
Dixon garbage crematory. The city en-
tered into a contract to pay $4,000 for
the plant, provided it proved satisfac-
tory.
Miss Keller. bookkeeper for a local
company, had her hip bone fractured
yesterday, as the result of fall from
her bicycle. The accident was due to the
reckless driving of a butchers wagon.
The funeral of Mrs. May Williams was
held yesterday afternoon, under the
auspices of the Silver Gate Rebekah
lodge 141.
Mrs. B. Bicht was thrown from her
buggy yesterday in a runaway and had
her ankle sprained.
Adon A. Risley has instituted divorce
against Margaret Risley, on
the ground of desertion.
The semi-annual county teachers ex-
animation will begin tomorrow morning
The herald., 1897-12-27
SAN PEDRO

SAN PEDRO. Dec. 26.--(Regular Cor
respondence.) Everly Davis. who is at
tending Stanford university, came home
Friday to spend the holidays.
w. Fl. Karstian and family of Pasa-
dena came down to spend Christmas
with r. B. Scott.
Rev. M. S. McGee, pastor of the Meth
odist church, was married last week to
Miss Emma N. Barr of Los Angeles.
Louis Entner is the happy father of a
bouncing boy, who arrived on Sunday,
December 10.
Andrew Olson, wel-known San Pc
dram, died in Los Angeles on Monday.
The remains were brought here and in
TERED by Court San Pedro, Foresters of
America, on Wednesday.
Captain Geo. n. Shaw and wife. of
Point Firmin light station, entertained
number of friends yesterday.
Grand Senior Beade w. A. Weldon
has returned from Santa Barbara. where
he has been visiting the Forester courts.
Mr.. Hampton Of San Francisco is in
town, with view to starting a factory
for the manufacture Of water and oil
tanks.
About 5000 pounds of crawfish have
been shipped from here since the 18th of
the month.
The herald., 1897-12-27
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. Dec 26.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) VIM. Camp, who went to
Trinity county last summer during the
mining excitement there, is back again,
a poorer but wiser man. Camp spent
several months prospecting on Coffee
Creek and the other alleged gold-bear-
ing creeks in Trinity county, but found
no gold He says that that section was
all worked out years ago. and that big
ger fake than the alleged gold discovery
there last summer was never sprung
on an unsuspecting public. The gen.
eral belief there now is that the gold
found by the Graves brothers, which
find started the rush for Trinity. was
Doodle buried by stage robbers years be-
fore, at a time when the Trinity and
Weaverville stage was robbed. The
robbers were either killed or sent to
prison, but the stolen money was not
found at that time. Camp says that the
Graves boys dug the $4,000 out of
small crevasse between two boulders,
and not a trace of gold has been found
in the vicinity since. In fact, the place
never contained any gold, only what was
buried there.
The home of Mrs. ]. K. Schaffer in this
city was the scene Of a pretty wedding
yesterday, when Miss Margaret L. Per-
dew, sister of Mrs. Schaffer, was mar
ried to w. c. Seccombe. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. j. Arnold,
pastor of Calvary Presbyterian church.
Both bride and groom are residents OF
San BernardinO.
The game of baseball yesterday be-
tween the high school teams of this city
and San Jacinto resulted in an easy VIC
tory for the latter team.
The weather has warmed up, and the
cold snap, which has given the orchard
lists so much worry the past ten days,
is broken. The thermometer ranged IL
degrees higher last night than on the
previous night at given hours.
The regular lawn tennis tournament of
the Casa Blanca club begins tomorrow
at 1:30 D. M, to last through Tuesday
and Wednesday. The tournament prom
ises to be very interesting one, as
many of the best players in Southern
California will take part. A match
game between Miss Jones of Santa Mon
lea. champion of this end of the state,
and Miss Giffin of Pomona, is to be one
of the interesting features of the pro-
gram. Los Angeles, Redlands and Santa
Monica will be represented at the tour
nament by their best players.
The herald., 1897-12-27
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

oAN DIEGO, Dec. 26.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The football match yes
terday between teams representing the
University of Southern California and
the Y. NJ. c. A. of this city attracted an
immense number of spectators to the
Bay View park. The gridiron was in
splendid condition, and the day perfect
one for outdoor sports. The first half
of the game was void of special features
other than it developed the fact that ap-
parently the teams were well matched.
In weight the visitors had decided ad-
vantage, but the tackle of the local men
was superb, and, during the first half,
acted on the defense. The second half
developed a condition of affairs that
was wholly unexpected. After the ball
had been in active play for about fifteen
minutes the home team had the game
all their own way. and when time was
finally called they had scored 16 points
against nothing. In the latter part of
the game the visitors seemed to lose all
heart and for the last fifteen minutes
of play never had the ball once. They
were kept on the defense all the time,
but were unable to stop the rushes of the
home players.
The local Republican county central
committee has got into squabble as to
who shall be recommended for the ap-
pointment of collector for this port. On
the 9th of this month A. L. Nuts, men,
Der of the committee, signed the name of
Chairman Sam It. Smith to a dispatch
which he sent to Senator Perkins stat
ing that the committee protested against
the appointment of Mr.. Bowers. At a
meeting Friday Chairman Smith denied
that he had authorized the dispatch
in fact, knew nothing Of it until some
ten days after. Mutt regretted his ac-
ton, and resolution repudiating the
dispatch was only lost by one vote. Pre-
vious TO the meeting Mutt had secured
five proxies from members living in the
country who were unable to attend, and
in the nine votes cast against the note of
censure he controlled six. A compro-
mise resolution was finally adopted
There were several aspirants for the Of
flee, but, apart from the opposition of q
few personal political enemies, Mr.
Bowers is the unanimous choice of the
of both city and county fol-
the office. His years of faithful service
entitle him to the office, and his ap.
pointment would be eminently satisfac-
tory.
Tomorrow the members of the cham
Der Of commerce in good standing will
elect a board of directors for the en-
suing year. Philip Morse, who has
been president of the board for five
terms. declined to be candidate for re-
election as director. The following is
the list of candidates from which eleven
members are to be elected: George
W. Marston. b. L. Muir, u. S. Grant, r
A. Thomas, ]. e. O'Brien, D. p. Hale, r
V. Dodge. f. M. Burbeck, w. N. King
G. II. Ballow, c. Fred Henking, o. j
Slough. II. M. Powers. d. c. Reed. E. J.
The herald., 1897-12-27
A Great Property

The Minetta B. mine, on Thompson
creek is now being worked, and they
are on good pay gravel. Last summer
Il was reported that the company was
taking out $500 day, and when it closed
down it was still on the same ground. 1t
is a well-known fact that the Minetta
B. is rich mine, as it was thoroughly
prospected before the present company
purchased it.
The Seattle Placer Mining company's
property, the old Shinar mine, which was
sold several years ago for $4,000, is also
owned by the same company which owns
the Minetta 3. mine. The Seattle COM
pany did not manage well, and as it met
with a good many expensive reverses,
it sold the property, after equipping it
with considerable machinery-Yreka
Journal.
The herald., 1897-12-27
The Barstow Smelter Project

The contemplated erection of large
smelter at Barstow, CAL, furnishes re-
newed incentive to Northern Arizona
miners to develop their hitherto nom
paying. mines, which are of low-grade
but mammoth deposits, the non-pro-
ductiveness Of which is caused by long
hauls and exorbitant freight rates. With
the erection Of the proposed smelter at
Barstow, it is proposed that rate Of 81
per ton will be established, which, If
true, will cause many mines in Mohave
county to resume operation. These
mines, even with the deprecated quota
tions of today, can be operated advan-
tageously, if only q reasonable freight
rate were exacted.-Yuma Sun.
The herald., 1897-12-27
POMONA

POMONA. Dec. 26.-Regular Corre-
spondence.) The handsome little Shet-
land pony and cart offered by N. Cohn G.
Co., of this city as gift on Christmas
to their patrons was taken by Mrs.
Charles Rudolph.
There was quite an exciting runaway
in Pomona this forenoon, and although
the double team of F. H. Paine went at
lightning speed through some four miles
OF Pomona's thoroughferes no harm was
done to anything except the breaking of
one wheel of the carriage.
The evangelistic meeting at the Chris
tian church. conducted by Evangelist
Small, closed tonight. Another meeting
The herald., 1897-12-27
A Big Silver Mine

At the 400 level on the Norma mine,
the White Hills company has cut body
Of ore three feet in width. A car sample
Of the ore gave return Of 2600 ounces
Of silver and over one ounce in gold to
the ton. The shaft has been sunk thirty
stronger in the bottom than where first
encountered. The Sweeny and Chidis-
ter shaft was within thirty feet of this
ore body when the company Cancelled
the lease. The company has just put
hoist on the Blind Goddess mine, and
has opened up an excellent body of silver
gold ore of good milling grade. Over
two hundred men are on the payroll
Kingman, Ariz, Miner.
The herald., 1897-12-27
Minnesota Iron Ore

Ore shipments of the Minnesota ranges
will vary but little either way from s.
500, 900 tons for the season. This Is a
magnificent gain of nearly 100000 tons
over last years output, but will not be
sufficient to place Minnesota ahead Of
Michigan in the coveted position of lead
er among the states Of the union in iron
ore production.
Attention has recently been directed
anew to the manufacture of steel in
Marquette by rumors of big plant to
be established there. The rumors do not
seem to have any very tangible backing
and it will take several million dollars
to construct and equip plant there
which will start business with fair
chance of making money.-Milwaukee
Wisconsin,
The herald., 1897-12-27
PLAGIARISM
Glaring Instances Revealed by the
Congressional Record

Glaring Instances Revealed by the
Congressional Record
The presence of fex-Congressman Clar-
dy Of Missouri in Washington this week
recalls his part in the discovery of a
parallel to the Stephens Pingree
Thanksgiving proclamation mystery.
When Mr.. Clardy was in congress there
appeared In the Record two long speech
es purporting to have been made by two
representatives. These speeches were
identical, word for word, but got into
the Record under "leave to print" They
were for consumption in the respective
districts Of the two members. They did
not appear on the same day, and when
the duplication was discovered, 1t ap-
peared as II one had copied the speech Of
the other. The laugh was on the hinder
most.
After time the secret got out that
neither Of the congressman had written
his speech, but both had bought it from
one of the talented gentlemen who earn
their living by doing such brain work
for statesmen not troubled with con-
sciences. So honors seemed easy. The
purveyor of speeches made to order Of
fered a lame explanation that, having
once sold the speech, and not seeing 1t
published in the Record, he felt safe in
making another sale. supposing the first
customer was not intending to use it. Mr..
Clardy furnished the sequel. He was
known here as an omnivorous reader.
His leisure hours were spent In delving
into forgotten debates. One day he
came across the speech which had been
twice sold to contemporaries Of his.
That speech had been printed in the
Record dozen years before.
And" commented Mr.. Clardy, "the
Almighty only knows with whom that
speech was really original. l."-Washing-
ton Correspondence st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The herald., 1897-12-27

shipment Of flfty-pcund bar Of bullion
last week. The company coAtsmplats
iSsreasing their cyanide plant.
Mohave county. ACCORDING to the
Miner. IL enjoying Z boom In mining
matters. Mines heretofore worked for
the white metal only are now making
regular shipments OF ore which Il milled
for the gold only; and there are many
mines doing better at present than dur
ing the days Of silver supremacy.
A sale OF another group Of gold mines
In southern Pima county has about been
closed to q company OF lumbermen Of
Michigan. The purchase price is over
100000, and the first payment win be
made early In January.-Phoenix Re-
publican.
There is great excitement in Utah over
gold discoveries In Washington county.
a few miles north of the Mohave county,
Arizona, line. Three pounds of rock
found by Phoebe. Nevada. miner named
Holly. yielded at the rate OF SEQ. 900 to the
ton.
The herald., 1897-12-27
A Boom For Cerro del oro

1t is credibly reported that at re-
cent meeting Of the stockholders of the
Cerro del Orc Mining company, at Paris
France, an increase of the capital stock
was voted from three millions to twelve
millions Of francs, and the new stock has
all been subscribed. The proceeds of
the new issue are to be devoted to the
construction of the new sixty stamp MILL
a railway from the mill at Bacoachi to
the mine, a distance of about twelve
miles, and wood tramway, into the
timber, a distance of about five miles
The extensive operations of this COM
pany are causing great activity in the
Arizpe district.-Nogales Oasis.
The herald., 1897-12-27
Rich Ribbon Rock

Some very rich ribbon rock Is being
extracted from the Greek mine near Ell
Dorado, Calaveras county. Specimens
exhibited to the editor would probably
weigh fifty pounds, and he says every
particle Of them showed free gold in
such large and dazzling quantities that
it would be almost a practical impossi-
bility to figure on its value to the ton,
but it is safe to say that it would go far
up in the thousands.-El Dorado Pros
pect
The herald., 1897-12-27
PRISONER OF cHn1oN a xYr1
Slight Basis Of Fact for Byron's Cele-
brated Poem

Romances Of history are nearly as
evasive as ghosts. The latest impostor
upon whom the cold light of ''our med
ding intellect" has been thrown is the
Prisoner Of Chillon," and in future the
sad floor" which was trod
Until his very steps have left a trace.
Worn, as II that cold pavement were sod,
By Bonivard,
will no more be shown to the awe
struck tourist. A correspondent at
Zurich reports that in the course Of re-
storations recently carried out at the
Castle of Chillon the marks Of footsteps
round the pillar to which the prisoner
was chained have been effaced, Mr.. Neaf
the surveyor of works, having proved ia
the satisfaction of the cantonal council
that those marks were not authentic
but had been artificially made and re-
newed every few years.
Byron's most narrowing story seems
to have been almost a pure invention. He
tells of Bonivard whose father was
burned at the stake for his faith. I'm
prisoned along with his two younger
brothers for their fathers faith, Boni-
ward sees them both droop and die. and
becomes himself tottering gray-haired
man. who has no desire to escape from
captivity, because, having lost all that
binds him to life, the whole earth would
only have been a wider prison to him.
But. unfortunately for Byron's poems.
the real Bonivard seems to have been q
very different sort of person. It is quite
true that he was imprisoned at Chillon
by the Duke Of Savoy for his Calvinistic
sympathies, but when six years later his
friends got the upper hand he was lib
Grated and pension was awarded to
him by the town of Geneva. He contin-
ued living in the enjoyment Of that pen
sion for thirtyfour years, during which
time he produced considerable mass
Of not very scrupulous party literature,
and was, in short. anything but the pro-
foundly detected and prematurely de-
crepit being whom Byron depicts as
"regaining his freedom with a sigh." af-
ter making friends with the mice and
spiders in his dungeon. Whether the
murdered father and brothers and the
rest of the grisly details in Byron's story
originated entirely in that poets i'm
agination or were derived from the rig
marole Of some guide, there is probably
no means Of ascertaining, but it seems
fairly clear that beyond the name Of the
prisoner and the fact of his imprison-
ment the story is fabrication.
OF course, there is no reason why any
one who feels moved to write verses
about the Eternal Spirit of the Chain
less Mind" should not do So inventing
whatever stories he may think At to H.
lustrate his theme. But it is a pity that
Byron should have associated eloquence
of that kind with the name of a man
who suffered nothing very terrible and
profited so well by his sufferings. The
sacrifice Of lucrative curiosity In the
interests Of historical truth seems highly
creditable to the cantonal council OF
Vaud.-London News.
The herald., 1897-12-27
ORANGE COUNTY.
ORANGE

ORANGE, Dec. 26.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) AS the regular meeting of
the board of directors of the Santa Ana
Valley Irrigation company fell on
Christmas day, the meeting was carried
over to Monday, the 9th.
On New Years day the farmers alli-
ance will have a basket dinner at the
home Of Mrs. Honey, Orange. A liter
ary program will form one of the princi-
pal features of the entertainment.
Mrs. VIM. Murray and two children of
FL Modena this morning went to San
Bernardino to spend a few days with
her father.
The herald., 1897-12-27
TOOK out $500 . Day

The Wildman mine now has 80 stamps
in operation. Last year 0,000 tons Of ore
were crushed. Ground II broken and
work was begun on new shaft 1000 feet
east from the present Wildman hoist.
This shaft will have three compartments
two of which will be 415x4h. and the
third 41ax5 feet In dimensions. The shaft
is to be sunk to q depth Of $500 feet,
which will reach 1900 feet below the pres
ent deepest workings Of the mine.-Sut-
ter Creek Record.
The herald., 1897-12-27
Boggs Hydraulic Mine Sold

A mining deal was recently made by
the mining man, T. j. Notion, wherein
the Boggs hydraulic mine on Elliott creek
in this county was old for good figure
to Portland (Ore.) company. This is
said to be valuable property, and was
owned by a gentleman in Medford,
Ore. The mine will be well equipped
with modern machinery and will be
worked on an extensive scale, and with
out a doubt will prove to be one Of the
best paying mines in the county.-Yre-
ka Journal