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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
THE MASSACRE IN AFRICA.
Confirmation OF the News of the Kill
Ing of Whites.

Ing of Whites.
LONDON. Jan. 12.---Officials of the
Niger Protectorate confirm the news CT
the massacre OF Consul Phillips,
Messrs. Licke and Campbell, Consul
officers, Major Crawford deputy Com
missioner, and Captains Boisragoa
and Mailing, officers of the Niger Coast
force; DIR. Elliot, two civilians and a
number of Kroomen and native car
riers The officials add that the eXpedi-
ton was unarmed and was endeavor-
ing peacefully to enter Benin City,
with a view TO opening trade relation.
The officials do not believe single
white man of the party escaped. The
party included $50 carriers, of whom
seven escaped.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
Contracts Awarded.

Tenders for building a vault and
making repairs TO the Wailuku court
house and also building the new school
house at Papaikou were opened at the
Interior Office yesterday. The former
contract was awarded to Robt. HOWE
for s2OS9; the latter TO John Cook for
s2175.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23

Discussed in the Committee Room
in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.---The House
Committee ON Rules today gave au-
dience to number of Senators and
Representatives who are interested in
the Nicaragua canal. The practical
bi,ityof the scheme was the only thing
If the bill is allowed to
come up it is believed it will pass.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23

One OF the policemen, while off duty
yesterday afternoon, had a most pc
culiar experience. He took a small
net and went to a place near Haalili-
amanu bridge TO fish, He cast the net
and in place of fish. got large dragon
fly which flew away. He cast again
and once more the peculiar result. A
third time the same and he folded his
net and went home filled with appre-
tension.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
{. D. CHASE.
Real Estate Agent
Notary Public.
4O7 Fort Street. Telephone 1S4.
FOR RENT.

STORE on Beretania street, next door
to the City Feed Company. This is
a very desirable place for a Grocery
Store, being in an excellent locality
to draw trade from. VIII lease for
term of years. Building new.
Inquire at City Feed Store, or at my
office.
STORE on Fort street, suitable for
almost any business. Store new;
Location excellent. Rent very rea
sonable. For further information
apply.
COTTAGE on Beretania street, near
corner Alapai in the yard of Mr..
Damon and formerly occupied as a
Child's Kindergarten. Would make
an excellent Studio or Bachelors
quarters. Large Room and Lanai.
Rent $500 per month. Inquire On
premises or at my office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
Benefit Concert.

The friends of Miss Grace Richards
will tender her farewell concert in
the Opera House on the evening CT
Saturday, Jan. 80. An attractive pro-
gram is now being arranged. The box
plan will be opened at HObron's next
Tuesday morning. Miss Richards will
soon leave Honolulu for the United
States
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
HinaIev's Squad, G.. q.

Company Z, Citizens Guard, met al
the Reformatory school last night for
the inspection of arms and election OF
officers. Capt. Ed Hingley was unani-
chosen TO succeed himself.
Chas. l. Brown was elected first and
Chas. Purdy second lieutenant. The
roll, passed around. was
signed by every member present
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23

Latter Day Saints. - Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints; Militant Hall, rear Of Opera
House. Services will be held on Sun
day as follows: 10 a. m, Bible class;
Ills a. m. and $50 p. M, preaching.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23

Methodist Episcopal Church---Cor.
Beretania and Miller streets. H. w.
Peck, pastor. 10 a. M, Sunday school
and pastors Bible class; IL a. m, Ser
mon by pastor---"Love with Duty
$50 p. m, Senior Epworth League;
7:3O p. m, Sixth Illustrated Bible
Talk. Pearl City, 2:45 p. m, Sunday
school; $3.50 D. M, Sermon by pastor.
Eva Plantation, 1880 p. M, Sermon
and Song Service. Wednesday, 2:30
D. m. Junior Epworth League and Pas
tiers GLASS;. Wednesday p. m. Class
Meeting Wednesday 1880 p. m. Pray
er Service. All seats free. a cordial
welcome to all.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23

Y. NJ. G. A.-Sunday. IL a. m, service
at Oahu jail; 3 p. m, boys meeting in
Association Hall; praise service in Y.
NJ. @. A. Hall at $50 D. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
Wednesday, Feb. II,
AT ~ O'CLOCK NOON.


At my salesroom, Honolulu, l will sell
at public auction the AHUPUAA of
"KAAPUNA," in South Kona, Hawaii.
This property contains fine coffee,
pasture and forest lands, and is an
excellent opportunity for investment.
Area, 1905 acres.
Included in the sale are about 800
cords of ohia firewood ready for ship
ment.
Dwellings and laborers' houses, wa
ter tanks, horses, donkeys, etc.
There is a present assured income
from firewood alone.
The property can be subdivided into
small tracts for coffee cultivation.
Map of the property at my Office.
For further particulars, apply to
Jas. F. Morgan,
451O-td AUCTIONEER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Central Union Church-Cor. Bere-
tania and Richards streets, Douglas p.
Birnie, Minister. Jan: 9:55 a. m, Sun
day school and Bible classes; HOO a.
m, Public worship and sermon; $3.50
p. m, Junior Endeavor: $50 p. ~,
Y. p. 5. c. E. prayer meeting; 7:30
p. m, Praise service with special mu-
sic. Palama Chapel-Rey. J. NJ. Lewis
in charge. 9:45 a. m, Sunday school;
715 p. m, Gospel service. Sunday
SchoOls-Japanese in Lyceum at 10
a. m; Portuguese on Punchbowl St.
and Hotel st. Mission at 2:30 p. IN.
Prayer Meetings Wednesday, 7:30 pm,
at the church; Friday. 7:15 p. m, at
Palama Chapel. a welcome for all at
every service.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-23

Christian Church, Alakea ST, near
King St, James NJ Mouroe, Minister.
Service for Lords day. Jan. "a. Preach
ing by the Pastor at II a. m. and 7:30
p. M; Morning Theme THE Gospel
Ministry: Who Constitute?" Evening
subject, AN Afflicted Nobleman, and
How He was Restored. The ordi-
nance of baptism will be administer
ed after the sermon at the evening
service.
Sunday School at 9.45 a. M; Com
munion Service at II M; Smith St.
Mission School at p. m; Young
Peoples Meeting at $50 p. m; Child
ren's Meeting on Monday at 2:30 p. N.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday Evening
Ladies Prayer Meeting Friday at 3
d. m. All are welcome TO these SER
vices.
The times., 1897-07-18
Old Black berry Wine.

If you wish to recall old Colonial days,
when grandmotheTs brewed blackberry
wine, rich with cinnamon and other spices
from the indies, select for the pUrpof the
sweetest and ripest dewberries. a species
OF blackberry which almost rivals the
strawberry in its claim 10 be the best
berry God ever made. Heat the blacshcr
ries a little and mash and strain them,
extracting all the juice To a gallon OF
juice add a quart of water, and To ever :
gallon of the mixture add three and 4
half pounds of sugar Let the whole stand
twelve hours, then put it in clean stone
jar with half an ounce of cream OF tartar
and gill OF brandy TO every gallon. Let
it, ferment as long as it will simply GOV
eIing the jar loosely. 1t may take three
months At :lIe end Of this time or when
it seems tG have stopped fermentiHg, add
another gill of brandy and bottle the
wine. 1t will be ready to use Ill six months,
but 1t will be better If kept Ion ger. Serve
the wine as it is or spiced and warm. To
spice it take a oupfuI of the wine and add
to it an inch piece of stick cinnamon,
three or four cloves, about four allspice
berries and a grating of nutmeg. Heat 1t
by setting the cup in boiling water for ten
minutes Stir In a teaspoonful of sugar
the glass from any danger of breaking
by putting a silver spoon in it.-Phil 1del-
phia Inquirer.
The times., 1897-07-18
YACHTING Costumes.

1t is some years low since the Princess
of Wales set the seal of her approval upon
a styie of Yachting gown that is still
considered the very smartest of all. Copied
as closely as possible from the blouse Worn
by the nen-'o-war, the waist Is Inodified
so as to be becoming either 20 stont or
slender figures, and the amount or iulhess
in the blouse is regulated accordingly
The fronts hang In true blouse fashion over
the belt. and sometimes the oack is ar
ranged in the same way. but generally
is pulled down tight under the belt.
broad sailor collar shaped into reyers In
front and open far enough to show vest
niece with high band is the only trimming
Often a striped jersey is worn under the
sailor blouse, and then the vest piece Is
not necessary.
The sailor cellar is made OF different
colors and materials, according to individual
taste white or red or light blue flannel or
linen Sometimes there are two collars,
the inside one of white duck, and so ar
ranged that 1T is adjustable, buttoning
inside the serge or flannel collar. Under
meath the linen collar Is the half-handkeT-
chief of black silk, the ends of which are
knotted in a sailor tie. The sleeves are OF
medium size, and just below the elbow,
tn the rist, q re shaped into the arm with
very narrow pleats. Between the shoulder
and elbow is an embroidered anchor or
some nautical design and three bars. This
| is in blue or red silk and gilt. While therei is
| appa rently no iii to the blouse, it is shaped
| in at the side seams, so that there shall
not be an ugly square look given to the
| figure, and W hen made for stout woman
| the side pieces must be carefully fitted.
The skirt for a smart yachting gown
should have no unnecessary fullness, must
| fit closely over the hips, and should not
| measure over four and a half yards,
| Sometimes the skirts are made quite fun
| all around, but that is so rarely becomin 9
| that it cannot he advocated as at all de-
| sifable- The best skirt design has The
| front breadth narrow, at the waist and
| wide at the foot, with gored sides, and tie
| fuiiness gathered, not pleated into rs
| snail a space at the back as possible. II
| is not necessary TO have any decided clare
| 10 the skirt, but neither should there be
| any ''s!iuky" scant appearance. \ 1eer
| lem with several rows of mac hine stitch
| ing is tile best finish, but ID & alto aunsid d.
/ cred Fashionable to have band of some
| contrasting color to match the sailor
| collar.
| OF al' The materials used for yachting
| costumes serge takes the lead and main
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tains its popularity year after year or
course there are different weaves each
season, but the ordinary medium weave
and OF the waterproof quality Is the best.
Even when said to be Waterproof how
ever, the serge should be we'll sponged
before it is made up, and nothing is more
annoying than to have gown defaced by
q sudden shower OF salt spray
Most OF the sailor gowns are lined, but
the blouses are large enough TO permit OF
wearing q silk shirt IL desired.
White duck costumes are made on pre-
cisely the same lines as the serge. but he
band around the skirt and the sailor cod
lar is Of flannel, dark blue or red, with
rows OF narrow white soutache braid
The colored linens are sometimes used IN
stead of the flannel for trimmings, but re
not onsidered so smart Linen duck is
also preferred to cotton, for although ii
is more expnsve3 it does not shrink so
badly; but both cotton and linen must be
shrunk before tile gown is made, and 1t ia
best to shrink them in the piece, White
leather belts are worn with the sailor
blouses. but a ba1lG9of flannel with rows OF
narrow braid at either edge is smarter. and
more in keeping with the exceedingly uti
cal appearance deemed neces&ry,-Har-
per's Bazar aas
The times., 1897-07-18

and they decided to punish the buck as the
old chief suggested. So the buck carried
his wife around on his back, whenever ths
tribe moved, whenever she wanted TO go
any place So far as learned, she did not
hesitate about moving around Of course,
the buck hated to carry her; but the beauty
OF the arrangement was that he didn'tdare
to intrpat her, much les to kill her, be
cause his life depended on hers If she
died, he knew the tribe would xiii him
II don't know how long this punishment
lasted died first, or If after her death
he was pardoncd or executed, If those In
dams didn't make the punishment fit the
crime, 1 don't know who did, either: not
Gilbert's 'Mikado,' at any rate."-N- Y
Mail and Express.
The times., 1897-07-18
Poor Little Kitty,

A small. gray kitten in Kansas City
walked back and forth in a store wintioyF
the other day conscious OF her graceful ap-
pearaace. she lifted her feet daintiIv and
curisd her tail up over her back Suddenly
noise IN tie back OF the store startled uer,
and she lowered her head and dr0posd her
tail as she turned sJealthily 70 nvesti-
gate This was a mistake For the tail
came in contact with piece OF st.ck fly-
paper, and alithe eftortsShs made to remove
it butinrTeased her discontinue and ha:ulII-
afion She shook her 1.-THE body, AMI tEe
tail was wagged vigorously, but The paper
held her fast er and tighter than IL ever held
Fly. She pat her forepaw down. it stuck
Her little hindpaw came to the Rescue, and
was held where il fell Frantic and new
ing piteously she rolled over and over, till
enwrapped in a drapery OF ny-paper the
tumtled off the window platform and W as
gore. No one knew where or how, with
but two feet free, and those on corners
diagonslIy opposite. she had managed to
get out Of sight and hearing But she did,
and the fly-paper went with her Chicago
Journal.
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cave today,'I said, and have made all

leave today said, and 1 have made all
my aTrangem ents.'
i am sorry replied Mr.. Gresham, but
you must change them. The reason for the
change is state secret Since 1t has been
announced that Wi were toleaveon Sunday
hundreds of telegrams from ministers and
church people all over the country have
been received mere protesting against
the President starting on a junketing trip
on Sunday. The number of them has sur
prised US, ana the President has decided to
postpone his departure until Monday morn
ing. II you can arrange it we shall leave
at n. III sharp tomorrow morning.
'sWen. had no choice in the matter, and
the time TO change the plans was limited
| hired telegraph wire, and, being an
operator myself, after an hours sharp
work / nad everything clear for the trip
on Mon day. There were all sorts of sur
mises rs to the Iea sons for the President s
postponing his trip, but as none Of the
mem9srs of his Cabinet volunteered to
clear the matter up, didn't think it was
my duty TO say anything about it. I don't
believe that if President Mckinley were to
announce today that he intended to leave
Washington on Sunday afternoon any such
fuss would he made. Times have changed. s"
New York Sun.
The times., 1897-07-18

she conceived the idea Of assisting the ex-
soldiers to procure homes in Kansas, and
wealthy banker furnished her 81 o 900 to be
usedfor that purpose Through this medium
fully 300 families were comfortably set
tied in central Kansas within the next
two years In this movement she had The
hearty cooperation of Gen. Sherman, then
in comma nd at FortRiey She buita home
for herself aud sons al salina, where she
also opened a hotel for the accommodation
OF travellers ON the new Kansas Pacific
Railroad sheoftenhaddstingui guests
from the ranks of her Army friends
The next four years We're spent in New
YORK, where she worked under the spices
of the city hoard OF miss ions. She made fire.
quent visits TO Washington, and was al
uItted to practice as ii pension attorney.
She was instrumentaIin in securing pc nsions
for over 500 Army nurses and for scores
of veterans. Her wonderful memory and
carefully preserved letters and records
have often supplied the needed link in the
chain OF evidence. In one of her cases be
fore the department Gen. Logan youched
for her by sa wing:
Whatever she wants is right, and what
ever she may ay will be the truth" he
has as5atement completely the department
showing an alpaymentthrough herper-
sehal agency OF S565, 900 pension money.
Ia 1871 size returned to Kansas to make
her home with her son. and here she has
since lived, with the exception OF a few
years spent in San Francisco. where she
had been gwen a position in the United
states mint. Having done so much for
others, her friends decided about ten years
ago that the government ought to do some
thing for Mrs. Bickerdyke. A bin was, there
fore. introduced in Congress granting her
a pension OF SO month.
In addition to her pension money, Mrs.
Bickerdyke derives cons iderable income
from her lectures and other work. although
she is now almost too feeble for such active
duties.
At recent Grand Army reunion. where
The times., 1897-07-18
President Arthur,s PietY.

With the party Of Georgians who came
10 town on Monday to see the sights is
W. E. Arnold, of Jacksonville and New
York, and he incidentally disclosed a state
secret yesterday Mr.. Arnold was rail-
road man for many years, and during
President Arthurs Administration was
an OFFICER of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad A reference to President Ar
thur suggested to Mr.. Arnold story about
him that has never been told.
'.At the time the incident occurred, -
said Mr.. Arnold, ''I was cautioned to say
nothing about it because 1t was a state
secret. During the summer of 1883 the
Louisville Exposition was opened, and
President Arthur had accepted an invita-
ton TO attend. 1 made all the arrange
mcnts for the Presidents train, which was
to leave Washington at p. m. on Sun
day This fact had been announced in the
newspapers. and / had perfected all my
plans for the trip. On Sunday morning
was summoned to the White House by the
Postmaster General and the Secretary of
War. Mr. Gresham said to me-
:. Mr.. Arnold. the Presidents train can
not leave Washington today
- 4 understand that it Was the plan to
The times., 1897-07-18
JUBILEE FOR A WAR NURSE.
Mrs. Mary Ann BickerdyiSe's Soth
Birthday TO BE Celebrated.

Kansas City. July 16.-Morher Mary Ann
Eickerdyke, the most famous nurse of
Grant and sherman . armies Viii be eighty
years old on the ] Sth day of July and in
honor of the anniversary of her birth Com
mander Theodore Botkin, of the Kansas
@ A. r., has issued an order directing
all the posts in his jurisdiction TO observe
tnat date Mother Bickerdyke Day -
and TO arrange for suitable campfire exer-
cises in tribute to her services and sacrf-
fiees, and tu the work OF the Army nurses
IN general In compliance with this order
patuctic celebrations win be held tomor-
row in neatly every city and hantat in
Kansas, and as AN additional evidence or
remembrance and affection each Of the
posts has adopted an appropriate senti-
nent or memorial TO this distinguished
woman, the several tributes to be bound
together and presented to her on her
eightieth anniversary.
although Mother Bickerdyke 'siabors We're
chiefly performed with the Nestern armies,
ste is known 20 veterans all over the coun-
try Next to the generals in command she
had more authority than any commas
stoned officer On the field. Through MIS-
Rickerdyke's veins flows the blood OF the
Knickerbockers and Prritans Her great
great grandfather, Thomas Rodgers, was a
passenger on the Mayflower Her grand
father, John Rodgers, was a distinguished
soldier in the Revolutionary war, and rep
resentatives Of the same family were en-
rolled in the war Of 1872. Her paterAal an
oestry was TO less illustrious. being closely
connected with the lovely Mary Ball, who
married Augustine Washington and be
came the mother OF the first President.
Mrs BcF erdyke MARY Ann BaID was
bern uly IL. 1877, III Knox county, Ohio
near the present city OF Mount Vernon. At
the age cf sixteen she went to Oberlin TO
The times., 1897-07-18
Poetic Indian Justice

According to the books that I studied
when a boy" began an oldish mau at
the club the other night, 'the Indians
looked down on their wives and made
them simply beasts of burden That may
have been SO in sol me places, but it WASH t
always SO, or so everywhere
"A good many years ago there were
Some PcnGbscot Indians near my peoples
place, in New Hampshire, who evidently
thought a good deal OF their squaws, and
made one of the bucks appreciate the
fact that his wife was not a beast Of
burden. This buck went on what We now
Call a bat, and got drunk-'drank too
much occapee, and cheepie fdeyiD got in
him. When he came home he was in q
bad humor. and finding his wife Ia his
way he stuck her feet in the fire and
burned them off
The other Indians discovered this very
promptly nd tried him by very summarv
process. The general opinion was tha ue
should be executed at once; but one of the
elder bucks interposed and gave this ad-
vice: No shoot him, ke him live long as
squaw live; him carry squaw when she
want ak. when squa W die bimeby, then
we shoot
This advice appealed to the other men,
The times., 1897-07-18

of 500 feet, hanging TO the anchor rope
or balloon, and then fell The lady
who was reading gave an Involuntary gasp
of horror.
WHAT'S that?" asked her friend
Just listen Here's an account Of .
boy who fell 1000 feet from balloon =
Mercy! Did it XIII him?"
And then both ladies looked grieved
when a man who was sitting in the next
seat and who had heard rhs conversation
laughed Chicago Chronicle.
The times., 1897-07-18
Secretary Heimke Breaks Tns Bih

A curious accident befeH Maj William
Hetrnke, second secretary or the American
legation at Chichuahua. one day recently
While WALK along one OF the streets
of thar city, he slipped and fell His righs
hand was close at his side at the time. and
his fun weight struck his hand aud ao-
tualIy broke one OF his ribs Herewith. A
was unique accident, for it seems scarcely
that a man could break one OF his OWE
ribs with his hand Boston Journal
The times., 1897-07-18
An Intelllgent ouestion.

Two ladies were riding south on an
Illinois Central suburban train One had
a newspaper and would at intervals read co
her companion some particularly Inter
esting bit of news. Finally she came to
the story of little San Francisco boy
who was carried up iii the air to a height
The times., 1897-07-18
PnuYwnhhIinR WAYS.

'RreddreR," said ths Rev Gustus Geo
gah, bout dis time OBJ de yeah, when dc
watahiuillions Is a-ripenin', 1 wants 20
mind yo' ob de pertinacity OF de fac dat
de ways OBJ de transgressor am lined wild
de p0llyw obbIes p Philadelphia North
American
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she was the guest Of honor she closed with
an address tothe comrades with the sewords:
"Good-by; l shall be mustered out soon.
and may not see you here again, but we
shall find one another some time, some
Whern "