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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
CHIxA,s POSTAL SERVICE.
New system Not Working in salts
factory Monner.

New system Not working in Satis-
factory Nouner.
China's new postal service went into
effect a few weeks ago. The subject
has been .agitated for many years as it
was thought necessary to have some
system TO take the place of the prima-
tive private courier service which was
so unsatisfactory The British postal
service is taken as a model. and the
system has been placed in charge of
Sir Robert Hart who was instrumental
in establishing it 1t has not been re-
ceived with great cordiality. perhaps,
because it is not in thorough working
order 1t is said that the post offices
established by the United States and
a number of foreign countries in sew
eraI cities of the empire for the benefit
of their respective colonies there will
remain in operation also for the pres
ent.
The Hongkong Press says that in
stead of giving increased facilities at
reduced rates the effect of the new
system is in the contrary direction.
the new service being more unsatis-
factory than that formerly supplied
by the private postal agencies while
the rates charged are higher. Its chief
purpose, indeed, seems to be that of
raising revenue. The system is in its
infancy as yet and what it may develop
into remains to be seen. but it would
have been more encouraging if il had
commenced with reform instead of re-
progression.
The Hongkong Government is assist
ing in the work, and hopes, if report
speaks truly to share in the plunder,
its anticipations running as high even
as a hundred thousand dollars per
annum. The question whether the Post
Office should be made a source of rev.
enue may be debateable. but if a rev.
enue be derived it is at least to be eX-
pected that an efficient service should
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
IN CoNsTANrINoPLE TOO.
Greeks Plotting Against SuItan's
Government.

Greeks Plotting Against SuItan's
Government.
GALATZ Roumania), March 19.-
II is reported in Greek circles here that
the Greeks in ConstantinOple, of whom
10000 are well armed. are plotting a
revolt against the Sultan's govern
ment. The report says that advantage
is being taken of the fact that apart
from the Sultan's body guard there are
few Turkish troops in Constantinople,
all the available forces being sent to
the Greek frontier, and that in the
event of an uprising at Constantinople
it would be impossible to recall the
troops in time to make them effective
Recently a large body of Greeks left
here. ostensibly for Greece, but it is
now said that their real destination
was Constantinople.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
SALISBURY HITS BACK.
Premier Brands Statements ON Eua
lands Policy.

Premier Brands Statements ON Eug-
lands Policy.
LONDON. March 19.-In the House
OF Lords today Lord Salisbury made a
bitter criticism upon the speech de-
Iiyered by the Earl of Kimberley, Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs in the Rose
berry Cabinet, at the meeting OF the
National Liberal Federation at Nor
wich, Wednesday evening, in which he
asserted that according 10 Lord Sails
bury the policy of France is also that
of Great Britain and is based upon
the maintenance of the integrity of the
Ottoman Empire.
This assertion, Lord Salisbury said.
was wholly untrue. II. he continued,
the policy of the Liberal party was TO
abandon the Ottoman Empire. it had
been lately adopted. Lord Kimberley
would probably again become foreign
minister Of Great Britain, and in that
event he asked. would Lord Kimber-
ley then disregard the past policy of
maintaining the integrity of the Otto
man Empire? Kimberley replied that
he had intended what he had said to
mean that the Liberal party would
depart entirely from its past policy re-
garding Turkey, and maintained that
the Ottoman Empire was a standing
menace to the peace of Europe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
WHERE GARFIELD FELL.
Tablet Marking the Spot Remove
From Railway Station

Tablet Marking the Spot Removed
From Hallway Station
WASHINGTON, March 10 The
marble tablet that rested in the south
wall of the ladies' waiting-room of the
Baltimore and Potomac River Rail
way Company's depot, and the brass
star placed in the tiled flooring of the
arCrtment TO mark for all time the
spot on which President Garfield fell
when shot. have been removed. A SUI
perstitiOts dread on the part of the
travelling public of a constant reminder
of a tragedy seems to have led to the
removal of these monuments.
The immediate cause of the removal
of the tablet and star was the fire
which occurred in the depot on the 4th
of March, which damaged the tablet
10 such an. extent thar the officials de-
clared it was not in a condition to be
replaced. A portion of the marble til
ing had also to be removed, and al
though the metal star placed where the
President fell might have been put
back in it's old place, it is now marked
only by a piece of red tiling, which
would pass unnoticed except those ia
miliar with the place and the tragedy
that was enacted there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
More Roads For Huntington.

GALVESTON, March 2O.-C. p. Hun
tington and a number of officials Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad spent about
two hours here today examining the
terminal facilities of the Galveston.
La Porte and Houston railway The
Southern Pacific, it is said. has offered
81 900 600 in 4 per cent. Southern Pa
cific bonds for the La Porte road,
which runs between here and Houston.
The present Indebtedness of this road
is about 81 100000. and it has been in
the >hands of receiver for a year.
Arrangements are now being made to
adjust this Indebtedness and transfer
the property to the Southern Pacific
at their offer. There is, however. op-
position to the transfer on the part
of some of the creditors of the La
Porte road and what the result of the
negotiations will be in doubt.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
HAD POOR HOUSE.
The Benefit to Lepers Was Not
Success

The kindness of Professor Bristol, in
| rendering a benefit to the lepers on
Molokai was not appreciated by the
public, according to the receipts at the
Pavilion last night. Mir lister Cooper,
in order that the entertainment might
be made the more enjoyable, sent the
Hawaiian Band. under Professor Ber-
ger, to play selections during the ev-
ening.
Everything was done by Professor
Bristol and his assistants TO boom the
benefit, and the press, generally, was
liberal in its efforts to bring the mat
ter before the public. Mr.. Frasier Wis
tied 90 business firms and left with
them. in the aggregate, 235 tickets,
thinking. of course that at least 800
would be retained Out of the lot IL
were sold.
The arrangements under which the
benefit was given provided that Pro-
fessor Bristol should deduct $50 for ex-
penses from the receipts, and the bal
ance was to be divided equally between
the lepers and the professor. The to-
TAI receipts amounted W 99Z.Zo, anu
rather than have the lepers' share re-
duced, he contributed SIS by assum-
ing that much of the expenses. This
made the net receipts $47.25, half of
which will be handed Minister Cooper
today. The tickets and cash were
counted by r. L. Scott, who volun-
teered his services. The lepers will not
have much to be thankful for, but they
will always have a kind thought for
Professor Bristol and his assistants.
The people of Honolulu who failed to
contribute toward a. cause so good as
the lepers should have bad taste in
their mouths today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
For Bounty on sugar Beet.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Repre-
sentative Maxwell of Nebraska today
introduced bill for a beet sugar
bounty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
CRICKET NOTES.
May be a Games Between Bene.
diets and Bachelors.


The Honolulu Cricket Club is now
making an attempt to arrange for a
match between the benedicts and bach
elors of the club on Saturday. 1t is
very probable that the efforts of the
committee will meet with success. A
very good benedict eleven could be
chosen from the following: Frank
Auerbach Capt. II. Herbert, A. M.
Hewett, w. c. Weldon, A. r. Hatfield,
Fred Harrison, T. Lishman, w. L..
Stanley. r. l.. Auerbach, r. Lishman,
Daniel Logan, F. Davey, f. w. Jordan,
Robert Cation, r. ScrimgeOur and 9TH
ers.
The old baseball grounds, on the
Plains. will be fitted up as soon as pos
sible. The II. G. c. has received per-
mission from the Minister of the In
terror TO stake off a pitch at that place
win the proviso that, should any clubs
get on the grounds before the cricket
men, they must be allowed the right of
way this on account of the place being
public property.
1t was learned yesterday that mat
ting would be used on the crease to
facilitate the play and to obviate the
disagreeable result of uneven places on
the grounds.
The II. G. c. men will await anxious
" the return of the Wild Swan for a
return match with the officers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
Frenchw senate satisfied.

PARIS. France, March 16.-M. Han
otaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs
made in the Senate today a declara-
ton of the policy of France in the
Graeco- Cretan situation similar to that
which he made in the Chamber OF
Deputies yesterday when he announced
that France would adhere TO the con
cert policy. and at the conclusion OF
his statement asked for a vote of con
fidence in the Government. The Sen
ate then attested its confidence in the
Governments policy by large affirm
ative vote.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
WHAT Is ENGLAND'S POLICY.
Claims That Salisbury Government
IL Playing Possum.

Claims That Salisbury Government
IL Playing Possum.
BERLIN, March 14.-There are those
behind the scenes who say that from
the outset of the Greco-Cretan crisis,
the pretended participation of the Sa-
lisbury Government has been blind.
and that King George up to late
point in the diplomatic contest was
lead TO believe that eventually the in
fluence Of Great Britain would square
the situation in favor of Greece.
This is the plain language of we'll
informed papers like the Post and
KTeuse Zeitung. In a recent cable dis
patch it was shown that the family
considerations never had any weight
with either the Gar or the Kaiser.
whose main aim was the maintainment
of the peace of Europe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
IL is CrIsni Agaiu.

ROME. March 21-Elections for
members of the new Chamber of Depu-
ties were held yesterday throughout
Italy. At midnight the result in only
fifty-eight districts was definitely
known. Ex-Prime Minister Crispi, who
was candidate in the second district
of Palermo. was elected for the thir-
teenth time consecutively. 1t is thought
that the Government is likely to have
a majority of $50 in the new Chamber
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
Goods

Constantly arriving. keeps
our establishment always IN
the front rank. We have
latest designs in furniture OF
a quality 10 last. The wood
does not shrink: it is season.
ed before the pieces are put
together. Our business is
growing. We can sell fur
niture cheap because of the
great trade movements in
the United States. Our in
tereSt is in the Increased
growing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
Date of the Queen.s Jubllee.

LODNON. March 1S-It was an
nounced last evening that June Goth
has been definitely fixed upon for the
jubilee thanksgiving day for the cele-
bratiOn of the sixtieth year of the reign
of Queen Victoria. June 22d will be a
bank holiday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
A Queen Has Been ExiIed.

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius. March IL
\ dispatch from Tamatave says Rama
volana Ill, Queen of Madagascar, the
nominal ruler of the island since il
was made French colony in January,
1895, has been eXiled to the island of
Reunion, in the Mascarene group in the
Indian ocean.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
The Upholstery

Branch of our house is an
important one--tO you and
to us. We make anything
you order and from any de-
sign. Mattresses from our
establishment are made of
hair when we sell them for
hair--no cheap mixture for
people who order hair. And
the ticking is right.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06
WOULD TABOO FIGHTING NEWS.
Miss Willard Suggests Boycott to
Women.

women.
CASTLE, N. Y. March 19.-Miss
Frances Willard is in communication
with the leading women engaged in
philanthropy and reform, asking if
there cannot be a combination of in
fuence whereby women throughout the
country will agree to give their pat
ronage only TO the papers that avoid
furnishing extended accounts of prize
fights.
She also asks that a protest be made
by the womanhOod of the country on
the ground that the arbitration treaty
and the Nevada bruising ring" pre-
sent most incongruous spectacle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-06

be provided. But under the Chinese
postal scheme the service is worse
than it was and rates have been in
creased.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
August Alshuth, a Miner From
Redding, SwindIed by Three
Bunko Men.
He Came Here on His Way to the
Klondike and They Got S27O
Out of Him.

August Alshuth, a miner from Reddlne,
reached the city Friday morning, in
tending to go 10 the Klondike, and
fell an easy victim to gang of bunko
men.
He was looking at sam pies OF Klondlke
gold in a window on Market street, when
Nels Johnson, well-known bunko man,
Joined him, and soon extracted from him
That he was going to the klondike and
had money.
johnson was, of course, going TO the
Klondike also and steered Alshuth 10 The
CALL building, where they met w. Martin
and Gus Frye, alias Olsen. two OF The
gang.
They were all going to the Klondike and
Alshuth was asked TO accompany them to
The Broadway wharf. where Martin
showed him a large quantity OF freight,
which he said they were to take with
them.
Alshuth thinking that his lines had
fallen IN pleasant places, believed Martin
when he said lie had $270 to pay at once
foI the freight and If Alshuth would
kindly give hlm the money he would give
him his cheek which he colld cash at the
bank IN the morning. a shuth counted
out the money and Martin gave him
worthless check.
johnson took in hand the task of get
tin. rid OF Alshuth and made him be-
lieve they were going to Seattle, where
Martin and Frye would JOIN them. AL
shuth bought his ticket and Johnson
! went with MIN as far as the Sixteenth
street station, Oakland. where he gave
him the slip and returned to the city.
Alshuth, after missing johnson on the
train. began TO think be had been swim
died, and at Vallejo he got off the train
and returneA TO the city yesterday morn
ing. He lost no time in reporting his loss
al police headquarters, and Detectives
Graham and Sullivan soon had the three
bunko men under arrest They were
ldentifie by Ashnth and will De charged
with grand lurcenY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

death lies al her door. l suppose that
after leaving here Imia went aboard the
Rush. and the shooting followed in few
minutes.
The first news of the affair was brought
over on the 1875 boat from Sausalito, and
to the effect that Two officers of the
Rush had fought q duel over woman
and that one of them had been killed.
Shortly after the killing. CAPTAIN Rob-
erts sent word to the officials in San
Rafael, and IN about two hours District
Attorney MartinelH, Deputy Sheriff
Grover and Deputy Coroner VIII Eden
came down from San Rafael. Recorder J.
h. Pryor o. Sausalito, who acted in the
absence OF the Coroner, swore in a jury,
and In company with the officers and
CALL reporter went out to the Rush.
Ihey we're met by Captain Roberts, who
unlocked the bathroom so that the Jurors
might view the body of the dead Japanese.
1Ae bathroom is just off the captain
caoin and on the floor, with his head
near the door, lay the dead man. He wa
covered vi n gore and on the floor beside
him was pool of blood which had issued
from the holes IN his neck and face where
the bullets mad entered. Lying by his left
side was bood-stained Colts 3S-cali Der
revolver, three cham bers of which con-
talned empty shells Ia pool of blood
lay the key TO the bathroom. The body
lay dlagonally across the room, the feet
nearly touching the bathtub. Tue wall OF
the room and the side of he bathtub were
sprln kled with the lteblood of the de-
ceased. There was no evidence of any
struggle IN the room.
Alter viewing the body the jury got on
board Peterson's launch Amy. which was
alongside the Rush. In a few III .nutes
after the BODY of Imia was placed In box
and carried to The oleck of the launch.
Wlshimura, who hau been kept In irons
on board the Rush since the discovery of
the killing was brought on board the
Amy by Deputy Sheriff Grover, and the
whole party were taken to the landing at
Sausalito, where curious crowd of people
who had heard of the affair had asse M
bled.
The inquest was held in the Town Hail
by Recorde" Pryor.
Captain Roberts, who was the first who
learned of tue crime, testified that he did
not know that anything was wrong when
he went aboard the vessel at 1G:l0 in the
morning, at which time he arrived from
I san Francisco, where he had spent the
previous evening. The steward (Wishi.
mura) was in the cabin and did not seem
al ali diScOmpOsed or nervous. Il was
rather cool in the bin. and in answer to
the captains question why Ima had not
made fire Wtshimura replied that the
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD.

EIks Preparing 40 Hold Impressive
Services at the California Theater.
San Francisco Lodge No. 3, B. P. o. E.,
the only recognized ltdge OF the order in
the CITY. will conduct memorial exercises
in honor of the departed brethren at the
California Theater on Sunday, December
5. at O'Clock. Governor Budd and s,aff
will attend the ceremonies in their official
capacity.
The eulogy will be delivered by Mayor
Phelan and General w. II. l.. Barnes will
be the orator of the occasion. Louis
James will read Tennyson's poem, 'In
Memor;am Rev. J. A B. Wilson, pastor
of the Howard-sIrcet Methodist Church.
will deliver the invocation and the bsn-
ediction will be By Rev. J. A. Emery.
rector of the Church oil the Advent. The
or ier OF the exercises will be as follows:
Orchestra Dead March in Saul" Hand ell
James Hamilton Howe, director: organ volun-
larry w llace A. Sabin; Harmony Choral Club
bert Lloyd director; opening ceremonies
j. r. Howell, exaltei ruler; soprano SOLO
rissey; responses, officers of tne lodge; OPEN
ing ode; Invocation, Rev. J. A. b. Wilson ;
cello solo. Funeral March" lCh opin). Mr.
A. Weiss, acc1mpthiel by by Mr.. Gyqia Or
orchestra, Largo Passionate" {Beethoven).
transcrib d hy J. II. Howe; tenor soio-"Come
Unto Me-" Rbys Thomas: violin solo, Bern
hard Mollenhauer; SIN Memoriam" Tenny-
(pouteh, Miss Katherine Black; SOLO, Homer
Henley; eulogy, Hon. James ID. Phelan or
chestra, intermezzo from "Cavaileria Rus
ticana" tMascagnD; closing ceremonies. by
tion, Rev. J. A. Emery; orchestra, "star-
Spaugled Banner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
WAS AN EASY VICTIM. THE HARES RAN FAST.
Winners Of Yesterdays Cours-
ing Meeting at Ingle-
side Park.
Rossetter and Bartells Dissolved Part
nership-Colorado Dogs That
Remain Here.

At yesterdays coursing meeting the
hares ran very strong and some excellent
sport was witnessed. White Chief when
lie entered the field was lame and the
Judge ordered him to his kennel, thus
giving Noun aneer bye. The result OF
the courses Is as follows:
Occidental beat Fireman, Nelly B beat Jim
ME Cork, Black Prince beat Move On, Gran
uale beat Fireball, Lady Geraldine beat Best
Trump. Sarcastic beat Big Buck, Vida Shaw
beat Othello, Slv Boy beat Captain Morse,
Susie, Emerald beat Lady Harkaway, White
Chief beat MUuntaineer, Bend Along beat
Snowbird, Right Bower beat Capasoni, Senior
ita bet TessIe Fair, Laurelwood beat Flash
light. Mohawk beat Hazel Glen, Swinnerton
beat Gladiator.
First ties Will be run off to-day and the
following is the order In which The dogs
will enter The slips:
Occidental VS.. Black Prince. Nelly VS..
Granuale, Lady Geraldine VS.. Sarcastic, Vida
Shaw VS.. Sly Boy, White Lily VS.. Systematic,
Emerald White Chief, Bend Along VS.
Right Bower, SenCrita VS.. Laurelwood, Mo-
hawk VS.. Swiunerton.
The days sports viii terminate with a
consolation stake.
Judge Grace and Secretary Halton saw
Messrs. Barrels, Simmons and Donahoe
off on the evening train for their respec-
in their praises of The treatment they re-
ceived on this coast and promised to re-
turn at an early day with stable, so to
speak, OF cr cSeT lacks.
Simmons and Donahoe will Journey to
Cripple Creek, Colo., and Bartels will take
the train along to Denver.
Before their departuse Bartels presented
Billy for Short" to Mr.. Rosse ter, the
well-known local leashman.
Mr.. SImmon, left Rusty Gold, Procras-
tination, Anchoria, Leland and Mountain
Beauty IL the care OF d. j. Healey of Pet
aluma. He viii return with three OF the
picked dogs of the East in February, and
will enter all OF his 'hy ers' for the John
Grace cup, which will be run at Ingleside
coursing park on February -.
Previous to the depar, ure of the Colo
| rado Ieashmen Messrs. Bartels and Ros-
setter dissolved partnership. The latter
gentleman will continue 10 run his dogs
ut the regular meetings held Ingleside
Park. Bartels purchased Boomerang and
Ben Hur and the dogs are now on their
way 10 d 9uver.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

captains boy was dead. He showed the
captain TO the bathroom, whore the body
of The dead boy was lying.
The captain called Lieutenants Sill and
Hall and Slgnaled Tor he surgeon of the
Albatross. When Dr. Young arrived he
found that lmia was past help, Tor he
had been dead more than an hour.
WishimuTa stated to the officers that
while he was in the bathroom cleaning it
be was startled by hearing some one enter
The room and lock the door. He turned
about in time to see Imia, who had been
on shore leave all night, and had Just re-
turned, shove pistol into his face.
Wishimura grabbed the gun and lerked
Ii out OF the boys hand and fired three
sho RAPIDLY. Ilnis tell to the floor, and
the steward, after placing the pistol on
the floor beside the BODY, unlocked the
door ana went 'nto the pantry.
Lieutenant Sill, who was officer Of the
day, stated that when he went into the
cap ans ca bin shortly after he shooting
must have occurred he saw Wishim ura
sitting IN The pantry reading cook book.
de mad heard no SHOTS and did not know
that ally hing was wrong until he was in-
formed OF the affair by Captain Roberts,
more than an hour later. He explained
WY The shots were not heard by unv of
the ofhcerS or sailors by saying that at
tnat lime :he decks were being scrubbed
and some repairs were being made IN the
engine room. and there was considerable
hammering and noise. The part OF the
vessel where the shooting occurred is
some distance from the sailors quarters,
and they never go near the captains
cabin
D L. L. Young, the surgeon of the
Albatros described the wound waich
were Ill he face and neck One bullet
had entered the left side OF ie neck below
the ear, passed through and severed the
ca Iotd artery and come ont on The other
side. The other bullet entered the left
SIDE of The jaw, breaking both jawbones
and emerged a. the right side The pieces
Cf lead were found on the floor. The
third bullet was not found. In the sur
geon's opinion the man had been dead
about an hour.
Captain Roberts stated that the men
had quarrel about week ago, at which
time the steward com planned that the
boy Imia would not do The work he was
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
An UneratefuI Youth Arrested,

D. C. Clyde, man about % years OF age,
was arrested by Sergeant WoIlweber and Off
Ger Tierney last evening and booked at the
Calf ornia-street police station for deiraud-
ing innkeeper. One month ago Clyde
went to the lodging house OF z. J.
Maher, on the Potrcro, and told a hard-luck
story, which Maher believed, and took the
young man and gave him boaru aud Iodg-
ing. About a week ago, through Mahers ef-
forts, Clyde got position at the Union Iron
seen him un til last evening when he ran across
hlm Kearny street, Cly yde had drawn his
first weeks pay, and Maher sked h IN to pay
part on his Loard. Clyde refused, and becom-
ing abusive, was arrest ed tor being drunk, but
later the charge was changed 10 the graver
one.