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

DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STA
TON, September z, 10 p. m.-The
weather is cloudy; wind, fresh, north
east.
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NOTICE.
FOR SALE.

One Canopy Top Surrey.
One Gentle Driving Horse and Har-
ness.
All in first-class condition. Entire
outfit to be sold cheap. Owner going
away Call at City Feed Store, L. H.
Dee & Co. 4706-tf
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Japan Emigration Company and
Yanase & Co. have removed to room
No. 1, Spreckels' building, over the
bank.
Telephone, No. GIT. 47O1-1m
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LOST.

A Certificate of Deposit of Bishop &
Co., No. 1883, dated March 8, 1894, for
S13.75. The finder will please return
the same to the office of ]. @. Wood
and be literally compensated. 4706 ct
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FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.

Steamships will leave for and arrive
from San Francisco or Vancouver on
or about the following dates In 1897:
ARRIVE LEAVE
Fyoas San Francisco For San Francisco
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Honolulu C0DInQndeTy No. |, K. I.

There will be regular conclave of
Honolulu Commandery No. 1, holden
at it's Asylum, Masonic Temple, corner
Hotel and Alakea streets, on Thursday
evening, September 8, 1897, at 1880
o'clock.
All sojourning Sir knights are cour-
teously invited to attend.
w. G. ASHLEY,
4707-2t Recorder
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NOTICE.

Dr. H. w. Howard has opened his
office in Room 2, I'd floor Mott-Smith
building, corner Hotel and Fort streets.
Hours 10 to II a. m. to and to 8
p. m. Telephone sol.
Residence No. 1860 King street.
Telephone $50. 4706-1w
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TO LET.

COTTAGE on Liliha street. Rent
$500. For particulars, telephone 65.
4707-1W
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Through tickets issueo from Homo
lulu to Canada, United States and Eu-
rope.
For Freight and Passage and all
general information, apply to
T. n. DAVIES & CO., LTD.
General Agents.
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C0n0di0n AuSI1l|i0n ROyd
M0l Steamship Go.

Steamers OF the above line, running
in connection with the CANADIAN
PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY be-
tween Vancouver, B. c.. and Sydney.
n. S. W., and calling at Victoria, B. c..
Honolulu. Suva (FijD and Wellington.
n. e., are
Due at Honolulu:
On or about the dates below stated. viz:
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the above steamers. the Agents are pre-
81 s. coupon through tickets By any rail.
IS in the United States. and from New
III ropean ports.
Evening journal., 1897-03-25
DIED.
BAKER. lin this city, on March L
1897, Annie Baker.

BAKER. R.--In this city, on March 10,
1897, Annie Baker.
BARGER. Philadelphia, on March
%. 1897, Rebecca s., wife Of William
Barger, deceased, aged Go years.
BURGOYNE.-In this city, on March
10, 1897, Esther Il. Burgoyne.
CRONHAMN.-In this city. on March
20, 1897. Olof Cronhamn, in his S5th
year.
EMERSON.-On Friday morning, the
18th instant, Annie e. Emerson.
HANNA.-on Sunday, the 21st instant,
Alfred. son of the late William and
Mary e. Hanna.
HILL-In Philadelphia, on March 10,
1897. Thomas o. Hill, in his 74th
year.
LYONS. In this city, on March 10,
1897. Elizabeth, daughter of Marga-
ret and the late George H. Lyons,
aged years.
MALLOY.-On March 20, 1897, Sarah
E., widow Of the late Patrick NAL
10y, in her 52nd year.
MATHEWS March %, 1897
Charles Edwin, son of Randolph and
Martha A. Mathews. in his 18th year
wHITTEN.-On March %, 1897. Clara
E., daughter Of Tobias and Fanny
Whitten, aged 15 years, months, p
days and 16 hours.
Evening journal., 1897-03-25


Representative Donaldson gave no.
tice OF an act to amend section %, chap
ter 8. of the Revised Code. in relation
to road commissioners, but he has not
vet received the bill and knows nothing
definite about IL.
REPRESENTATIVE Dempsey gave notice
of an act authorizing the state insur-
ance commissioner TO examine into the
financial standing of the various insur-
ance companies doing business in this
State. and to publish the results of his
examinations.
a bill TO incorporate the little town OF
ROseWlle, near Newark was given no.
tice Of by Representative Dempsey.
Representative Dukes gave notice of
an act to repeal section 3. chapter LAG,
volume lG. Laws of Delaware.
Defects have been discovered In the
bill passed this session to incorporate
the Newark Building and Loan Associa-
ton, and Representative Donaldson has
given notice of a new bill
The House joint resolution allowing
Insurance Commissioner Peter X. Mere
dith $500 for preparing and superin-
tending the printing of his biennial re-
port was reported unfavorably in the
| House. Mr.. HAZEL, chairman of the
committee, stated that 1t was the opin-
ion OF the committee that the salary OF
81 500 allowed that official was to COM
pensate him for all services rendered
the state. and he thought this good
time to have that point settled,as a new
insurance commissioner was about to
begin performing the duties OF the Of
| fee as.
The House bill TO incorporate the
wilmington Board-o of Trade had its sec
ond reading in the Senate and was re-
ferred
Representative Dempsey will intro
duce bili to divorce Ezmy X. from
William H. Windsor.
Representative Cheairs will Introduce
an act to amend chapter 62S, volume
IS, Laws of Delaware. II will change
the name of the New York and Bay
Head Steamboat Company to the Au'
gustine Pier Steamboat Company
Representative Davis introduced bill
to Incorporate John M. Clayton Coun
ell No. "a, Jr. o. u. A. NJ, and ClaytoI
Lodge, No. 5, Shield of Honor.
Evening journal., 1897-03-25
VIM. B. SHARP
e 60.
Fourth and Market Sis

Spring and Summer Wash
Fabrics. are moving along. The
most stylish and the most
popular fabric for 1897 is the
"Lappet." We have sold out
several patterns of the Lappet
stripes, but we have anothe
case to arrive to-day. Many
new and beautiful patterns and
colorlngs in this lot. IL I-2c.
per yard.
Forty styles of fine imported
Lsppets, Made to sell for 2sc,
Special price for this lot 16c.
per yard.
Fifty styles of fine Organdit
and Duchesse Jaconats. AL,
the new patterns. IL I-2c.. pei
yard
Thirty styles of Linen Tis
sue. new wash fabric. Plair
lnsn colors.with fancy weave
of colors throughout Very
stylish IL &c per yard.
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IMPORTANT INSURANCE LEGISLATION.
THREE INTERESTING BILLS TO
BE INTRODUCED IN A FEW

THREE INTERESTING BILLS TO
BE INTRODUCED IN A FEW
DAYS. -
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, March 25.-Three insurance
bills OF more or less Importance Will
probably be introduced in the General
Assembly in few days. One compels in
dustrial insurance companies to pay
instead OF lih per cent. on the busi-
ness they do in this state, and another
will raise from IS to $25 the amount of
license to be paid by each agent OF an
industrial insurance company. These two
bills will, if passed. greatly increase the
state revenue derived from this source,
as Industrial companies do about $780,
600 worth of business in the state.
But by far the most important one
will provide that the insurance COM
missioner shall, within six months af-
ter the passage of the act, make an ex-
animation into the financial standing
OF every insurance company doing busi-
ness in the state, the cost to be borne
by the state in case of home compan-
les, and by the companies in case of
foreign companies. and that such ex-
aminations shall be made regularly
every three years thereafter.
WILMINGTON CHILD GETS 1T.
Upon Recommendation ofthe Judges
OF the Superior Court. Gov. Tunnel last
evening issued a warrant for the aid
mission of isaac II. Moysten, Of Will
mington, into the Philadelphia Train
ing School Tor Feeble Minded Chill
dren. situated near Media. Pa. Some
time ago ex-Speaker Of the Senate
Jchn p DOnahoe drafted a bill incrFas-
/ ing New Castles county quota in The
| institution, and worked it through the
Legislature for the Moysten child''
| benefit.
DONAHOE FOR POLICE COMMIS.
SIONER.
Ex-Speaker of the House John p
Donahce wants TO be police commits
sioner to succeed Patrick Monaghan
whose term will soon expire. Alexan
der Hart is also spoken Of for the posi-
ton. Mr.. Monaghan's friends will en-
deavor to secure his reappointment b!
Judge Grubb.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
John N. Carswell. Of Wilmington
was in Dover yesterday conferring will
the members regarding the passage o
the bill TO incorporate the Wilmington
Claymont and Chester Passenger Rail
way Company.
James II. Hoffecker, Jr., of Whining
. ton, was in town yesterday.
Ex-Secretary Of State ]. Harve.
Whiteman was a visitor yesterday.
Ex-Governor William T. Watson
Evening journal., 1897-03-25

spent several hours in the State House
yesterday.
Speaker Harrington extended TO the
Senate an invitation TO hear Chief
Justice Lore deliver an address on the
State Work-house bill in the Hall OF
Representatives yesterday afternoon. It
was accepted.
Jchn f. Callahan, Of Wilmington.
was in town last evening. as was also
John T. Dickey.
Evening journal., 1897-03-25
500 yards more Of that fine
white wool Flannel at 2Sc.
per yard. Hsltprice.
We have three special bar
gains in Linen towels

We have three special bar
gains in Linen towels
so dozen all pure Linen Towels. plain
or Huck, hemmed ready fer use,
10c each.
SO dozen all pure Linen Towels. fine
Huck, red and blue borders, fringed
12ikc each.
a dozen all pure Linen Towels. fine
Devonshire Huck, hemmed and
washed ready for use, lee. each
25c. grade.
Two Special Bargains in
All Pure Linen Doylies:
2.4OO red bordered Doylies at &C.
each; half price
/ 200 German Damask Doylies, good
size. worth 81 per dozen; special
price. sc. each; red, blue, gold bor-
der or all white.
Special prices for Saturday
as follows
Cream Shaker Flannel, 4c. per yard
from 10c.
All pure Linen Crash. Barnsley
make, &c. per yard frCm 10c.
Yard wide heavy and fine unbleachod
Shesting- at &c. per yard.
Bleached Pillow Cases, pinch hem
42 inches wide. Sc. from 10c
45 inches wide. &c. from 12lkc
Utica Bleached Sheets.
"a yards wide, 4Sc. each.
So 2ik yards wide. Soc each
One case plain colored prints, SIC
per yard.
One case best quality Indigo Blue
Prints. &c. per yard.
I,25o wards colored ground
figured China Silks. new and
beautiful designs and color
ings 90 styles. 3oc. per
gard.
Evening journal., 1897-03-25

Don't him k
that We have
neglected the
styles of the
fine cloths for
making cloth
ing to measure
because we are
Evening journal., 1897-03-25
RECEIVED CoNGRATULATIoNs.

RECEIVED CONGRATULATIONS.
Rev. II. Ashton Henry, rector of Trim
ity p. E. Church, was the recipient of
numerous congratulations to-day from
the members Of his charge, the clergy
OF the city and state and the members
OF the Church Club on the completion
of ten years Of service as Trinity's rec
tor.
Evening journal., 1897-03-25
MARRIED.

COOK EARNS.-On Tuesday, March
2, 1897, at the First NJ. P. Church, by
Rev. DR.. G.. l.. Wolfe, John Il. Cook
to Mrs. Emma Earns. both Of this
city
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HOUSE NOTES.

and the rural portion of the hundred
the other two. -s
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
Twenty-One Thousand Tailors Ont.

New York, May 24.-No meetings were
held at the headquarters of the striking
tailors yesterday, and quiet prevailed
there. Strike Leader Schoenfeld said
that the executive board of the tailors
had held a meeting and had decided to
give permission from today on to strik-
ers to make settlements with the manu-
facturers. In all cases the agreements
signed must provide for only 50 hours
of work weekly, the manufacturer must
guarantee the pay Of the employees, who
must be paid weekly. and an increase Of
Il per cent over last years scale must be
granted The Lithuanian Tailors' union,
numbering about 1900, will go on strike
today. That will make the total number
of strikers about 21.00O. Several shops
attempted to start up yesterday, but the
workmen did not appear.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
SHOT AT BRITISH FLAG.
Spanish Gunboat Attempted to Hold Up Fruit
Steamer Ethelred,

Philadelphia, May 24.--After being
twice chased by Spanish gunboats and
passing through perfect storm Of shot,
which splashed In the water across the
vessels bows, the British fruit steamer
Ethelred passed through the exciting
ordeal unscathed and arrived at this port
last night after FIVE days run from Port
Antonio.
When the Ethelred left here. May IL, 1t
was the intention of Captain John ID.
Hart to accompany her, but he was ar
rested as he was about to step on the
gang plank to go aboard. AS II was, his
invalid daughter was a passenger. 1t
Is supposed that agents Of the Spanish
government in this city had notified the
spanish authorities at Havana that Hart
would be on the vessel, hence the effort
to hold up the Ethelred i'm Cuban waters.
The first encounter with the Spanish
cruiser occurred off Cape Maysi, on the
trip down. Just after dusk on Sunday
evening, May 16 a gunboat without any
lights shot out from under the Maysi
capes, and. crowding on all steam.
vteered directly for the fruit vessel. Az
ter steaming for an hour without gain
ing an inch. the gunboat turned a search
light on the other vessel. All steam
was crowded on the Ethelred. which was
beginning TO show the Spaniard clean
pair OF heels, when a small white cloud
Of smoke beched from the cruisers side,
and a second later a solid shot cut the
water a half mile ahead Of her bows.
Then came a second and third shot, each
nearer than the others.
Captain Israel kept on his course. and
after another hours hot chase the Span
ard dropped from the race.
The second chase happened last Thurs
day Afternoon In almost the exact spot
where the first attempt TO hold the vessel
an occurred. Just as the Ethelred
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
WAR ON THE DEFENSELESS.
General Weyler's Latest Move Means Starvation
For Women and Children.

Havana, May 24.-General Weyler hav-
ing enforced his orders driving recon-
centrados off the fortified sugar estates
to starve in the already overcrowded
towns, and leaving their vegetable
patches for his underfed soldiers, Is now
beginning to empty the smaller towns In
Santa Clara. A correspondent who saw
the destruction by fire of Sitio Gerald.
near Sagua, writes as follows:
There were about 500 persons in the
place, nearly all women and children.
who had left the sugar estate and their
sole means of subsistence behind only
few days before, everywhere huddied
along the railroad beds without food or
shelter.
IT was introduced to the officer in
charge OF the troops executing the order,
and he told me he had NJ idea where the
homeless and hungry people would go
after they had witnessed the burning of
their palm huts. That is not my affair,
he said.
LAS we talked q poor. faced
woman knelt before the officer. exclaim-
ing: Colonel, your soldiers after burn
ing my house and it's contents have car
ried off my cow and calf, which were our
sole hope of subsistence. My little chill
dren will die. i pray you, tell them to
return the COW; they may keep the calf
The woman wept in her misery. Senora,'
said the officer, go your way or you
may share the fate of your cow "
The correspondent adds that. could
Americans understand what is going on
in Santa Clara, they would be appalled,.
This is the new concentration OF Gen
eral Weyler In plain English, It is war
on women and children
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
THE CUBAN SITUATION.
President Mckinley Aims to Secure
Autonomy For the Island.
Weyler Wars on Defenseless
Women and Children.


Washington, May 2i.-Viewing the Gu.
ninistration is convinced that absolute
autonomy for Cuba, on a Canadian ba-
sis must be the final outcome, If the
matter is to be settled in a peaceable
way. By skllful diplomacy, the pres
ident believes, an agreement can be
reached under which the Cubans, by
agreeing to share a part OF the war debt,
will be given bona fide self government
and eventually independence. There is
the authority Of close friend OF the
president for this statement, and the
additional information that, while the
efforts of the administration may point
In other directions. the object sought to
be gained at this time is complete home
rule OF Cuba. According to this infor-
mant, the presidents Cuban policy has
thus been outlined in general terms:
The president proposes TO see that all
Americans have ample protection in
Cuba He has taken the necessary
steps to meet cases as they have arisen,
and will act more vigorously II any sub
sequent outrages upon Americans are
reported. Another tender of the good
offices of the. United States to bring
about peaceful settlement OF tine
trouble In Cuba will soon be made. This
Will occur as soon as the president has
received a report from his special com
missioner, Mr.. Calhoun. The presi-
dents final step, il 1T be necessary. Will
be interven ion. Believing that such
action will eventually bring about
strained relations with Spain, 1t will be
taken with extreme reluctance, and not
until every effort has been exhausted.
but the president is so convinced that 1T
Is his duty to aid in every way within
his power to bring the devastating war
in Cuba. to a close3that he wiz go to
that length, if necessary.
The presi6 ent will not recognize the
belligerency of the insurgents. He does
not favor that method of dealing with
the Cuban question. He can see moth
ing but additional trouble without any
accruing benefit to the insurgents by
adopting such course. A careful per-
usal of the reports of consular officers
| on file at the state department. fails to
| prove to the president that the insur-
| gents have any fixed point as TO the
/ seat of their government or military
| organization which would entitle them
| to such recognition.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
BELLIcERENcY BLOCKED.
Republican House Leaders Will Not Permit
Passage Of the Morgan Resolution.

Washington. May 24.-The Morgan
resolution recognizing the belligerency
of the Cuban insurgents, which passed
the senate on Thursday, will not be
acted upon in the house this week. This
is the decision of the Republican leaders.
They have decided to block the resolu-
ton until the plans OF the president,
which are now maturing, are formu-
lated.
There will doubtless be a demand on
the part of the minority for immediate
action. but they are powerless to secure
consideration unless the rules commit
tee will report on special order. This the
rules committee will not do. The ma
jority will antagonize any attempt to
force the order with q motion to ad-
journ until Thursday. On Thursday the
conference report on the Indian and sun
dry civil bills may be ready. If one or
the other is not ready the house Will ad-
journ until the following Monday.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
A MADAGASCAR ORCHID.
Its Insect Sponsor Which yindicated Dar-
wins Belief In His Theory.

Its Insect Sponsor Which Vindicated Dar-
wins Belief In His Theory.
We might proceed through all the orchid
genera, each affording Its surprise In Its
special modification in adaptation to its
insect sponsor--all these various shapes,
folds of petals, positions, colors, the size,
length and thickness of nectary, the rela-
tive positions of pollen and stigma, en-
bodying an expression of welcome to the
insect with which its life Is so marvellous
" linked. Occasionally this astounding
affinity is faithful to u single species OF In
sect, which thus becomes the sole sponsor
of the blossom, without whose association
the orchid would become extinct. A re-
markable instance of this special adapta-
tioD is seen in the great Angrecum orchid
of Madagascar, described by Darwin, in
asnuch as this species gloriGes Darwin's
faith In the truth of his theory and marks
a notable victory in the long battle for its
supremacy.
Among the host of skeptics--and were
they not legion-who NET this evolution
airy and revolutionary theory with incre-
dulity, not TO say ridicule or worse was one
who thus challenged its author shortly
after the appearance of his Fertilization
of Orchids addressing Darwin from
Madagascar substantially as follows: up
on your theory Of evolution through nat
ural selection all the various contrasting
structural features Of the orchids have di-
rect reference 10 some insect which shall
best cross fertilize them. If an orchid has
nectary an inch long, an insects tongue
of equiyalen, length is implied; a nectary
inches in length likewise implies "a
tongue inches long. What have you to
say i'm regard to IN orchid which flourisbes
here in Madagascar possessing long nec-
tary as slend ,r as knitting needle and
! inches in ength! On your hypothesis
there must be moth with tongue II
inches long, OF this nectary would never
have been elaborated"
Darwin's reply was magnificent In Its
proof of the sublime conviction of the
truth of his belief, "The existence of an
orchid with slender nectary II inches In
length and with nectar secreted ut its tip
is a conclusive demonstration of the exist
ence of moth with u tongue 4 inches In
length, even though no such moth Is
known"
Many of us remember tho ridicule which
was heaped upon him for this apparently
blind adherence to an untenable theory.
But victory complete and demoralizing to
his opponeuts awaited this oracular utter
ance when later disciple of Darwin, led
by the same spirit - faith and conviction,
visited Madagascar and ws- soon able
affirm that he had caught the moth, a
huge, sphinx moth, and that its tongue
measured II inches in ength.-William
Hamilton Gibson in Harper's Magazine.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
SHlNTO OFFERINGS.
Peculiar Gifts with Which the Jsps Dec
crate the Shrines of the Gods.


crate the Shrines of the Gods.
The influences of tho nineteenth century
have little affected the real spirit of Shin
to, if they can be said to have done so at
all, in any rart of Japan. The faith re-
mains not less earnest, though it's mani
festations often assume character pecul-
lar to the Meiji era. The offerings to the
gods are as numerous us ever, but many
of them are strictly modern and some
quite occidental. At tho great shrine of
Kompira, for example, you will find u
curiously modern ex voto--a life preserver
bearing in English letters tho name of the
ship Tosa, to which 1t belonged, and you
may notice there also among old fashion Il
ex voto pictures of junks saved from wreck
by divine power new pictures Of steamers
and modern scbooners similarly rescued
by the god.
At nearly all Of the greater temples and
at many of tho smaller ones you can SEQ
spoils of the war with China. Among
these are gatling and armstrong guns
canister shot and 32 ocntimctcr shells,
mannlicher rifles and martins, colt re-
volvers and winchester repeaters, not TO
speak Of Chinese banners, uniforms and
lances-a vast part of the captured arma-
ment having been thus disposed of. The
soldier Of Meiji indeed salutes tho gods as
he salutcs his commanders, and the officer,
unsheathing his sword, presents arms be-
fore the Shinto shrine in western military
fashion. But the reverence expressed Is
the reverence unchanged of thousand
years ago.
The festival for the military dead Is celc-
bratcd now with horse races ard with
modern gymnastlc games. But the old
belief in tho real presence of hero souls
makes the same appeal az In other days to
the heart of camps. How little also the
influence Of Buddhism has been weakened,
even in the military world, may be OWNED
from the fact of the great festival held In
1896 OF behalf of the spirits OF tho cavalry
horses that perishcd In the war. .--Lafcadio
Hcarn I'm Atlantic.