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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
At Close Range.

a correspondent OF the New York
Tribune, writing from Manila, supplies
these facts about Aguinaldo. the Phil
ippine insurgent leader:
He is short, but well-knit, has the
Japanese cast of face and form of head.
and the casual observation would be
strengthened by bristly black pompa-
dour of the kind so common among
the NIikados subjects. There are no
outward or visible marks of genius eX-
cept that the general is slow and de-
hberate, and that may be a sign of
depth and breadth OF mental caliber.
Agu5naldO is unruffled alike in victory
and defeat. In the privacy OF his state
chamber he may execute a double
shuttle or survey himself in a mirror
when his trusted lieutenants bring It'd
lngs OF fresh victory, or he may toss
on his cot at night when the Spanish
occasionally have the advantage. but
the visitor searches in vain for the
play OF emotion, sentiment. hope. or
despair when he is presented.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
SHIP SHOOTING.
Captain Colcord Tells How He Bag
ged Hawk.

Captain Gates, of the S 2. Hitch
/ cock, while in this port lately. wa.
recOunting some OF his wonderful eX
periences, and adventures at sea
Amongst his audience was Captain
COlcOrd, we'll known in Honolulu, as
master of the Henry b. Hyde, who re.
marked when Gates had finished, that
sea stories were often discredited. but
there was no doubt many strange
events and incidents were occasionally
experienced on ship board. For in
stance, he remembered when off the
Chilean coast on voyage to San
Francisco in the \. J. Fuller, seeing
hawk circling around the ship away
up in the air, about as high as these
birds usually fly. After watching it
for some time the captains wife, who
was on board, remarked that she would
like TO have that fellows wings, where
upon the captain said she should have
them. He got out his small caliber
Winchester rifle and waited quietly on
the poop for a favorable opportunity.
tain'S own words.
The wind was steady" he relates,
the sea smooth, and the ship steering
full and by. | knew l could hit the
bird all right, but the thing was TO get
him in such a position that he would
fall aboard. At last he came around
where l wanted him and l fired. We
distinctly heard the ping of the bullet
as it struck the bird. and saw a single
feather slowly drifting downward, but
the hawk after a sudden violent con-
tOrtiOn in the air. resumed its steady
sailing around the ship. \ second
time | waited my opportunity and fired
and again we heard that the bullet
had struck. and again q single feather
futtered down, but the hawk, beyond
turning another SOmerSault, showed no
particular sign of injury. This was
puZZling, and / began to think he had
a charmed life, but l determined TO
have one more try and then let him
off if he escaped. Carefully waiting for
the right position l let go again, and
this time the charm was broken, for
the hawk came tumbling down and fell
on the deck not eighteen inches from
my feet. The last shot had struck him
fair in the middle of the breast, whilst
the marks of the other two We're dis
tinctly visible where they had struck
and glanced off one of the wings with
out breaking the bone He was the
leanest hawk l ever saw, but he meas
ured five feet from Zip 10 tip, and if
anyone doubts my story, my wife can
show the wings
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
A Brass Button.
(New Haven Palladium .

She told him that men were false.
That love was a dreadful bore.
AS they danced to the Nanon waltz
On the slippery ball room floor.
He said that her woman's face.
The crown of her shining hair;
Her subtle feminine grace,
Were haunting him everywhere.
He told her his orders had come.
To march with the dawn of day:
A soldier must follow the drum -
No choice but to mount and away.
A sudden tremor of fear,
Her rallying laughter smoue.
AS he gave her q souvenir,
A button from off his coat.
He went TO the distant war.
And fought as a man should do
While she forgot him afar,
In the passion for something new.
His trinket among the rest.
She wore at her dainty throat.
But a bullet had pierced his breast
Where button was Oft his coat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17

some ZealOtS of the aggressive schools
of politics, and one day, while return
ing to his office in his carriage, he was
assaulted by fanatic, who threw a
dynamite bomb into the vehicle. The
explosion tore off the greater part of
| the counts right leg. The assassin,
| without waiting to ascertain the result
| Of his fendish work, drew a knife and
| very properly proceeded to rip himself
up in ancient Japanese style. He died
miserably, while the count still lives,
enjoying the respect of the whole cOun-
| try and carrying with him the hopes
of millions of his cOuntrymen.
Count Okuma is active in developing
| the modern sciences in Japan. In 1880,
with that far-sighted study of the ma
tons needs which characteriZes all his
movements, he founded an institution
of learning for young men. Just across
the way from his residence in a sub
urb of Toxic, known as Waseda, he
erected the first buildings and endow-
ed the institution with 100000.
This is known as the Toxic Semmon
Gakko, and it has enjoyed great pros
perity. There are at present about a
thousand students. The university en-
braces three separate schools, one of
Japanese law, one of political science
and one of literature.
The counts house is d delightful
combination of the modern and the
ancient japanese. In the front his
rooms are carpeted, papered and equip
ped in European style, while in the
rear sections we find the little Japan
csc porches, sliding screens and pa
pered windows. His grounds and gar
in in
He has, indeed, an ideal rural home.
His post office address is No. 20 Shimo
Totsukamura Minami TOshimagOra.
Count Okuma is happily married and
dearly loves the seclusion of his own
home. His wife, the countess, is a lady
of quiet demeanOr, and proves an ad-
mirable hostess at their numerous and
ever-hOspitable receptions. The lady
has many friends among the nobility
and the youth of the land. She takes
great interest in the SemmOn GakkO,
and invariably graces the commence
mentS and other public occasions with
her presence.
The only son, Mr.. Hidemaru Okuma,
heir to the title, is forty years of age.
He spent seven years in the United
States pursuing his studies, graduating
at Princeton in 1878. He returned TO
Japan in time to be the first manager
of the college his father founded. He
still devotes part of his time TO teach
ing certain branches in the Semmon
Gakko. Well versed in English lam
guage and literature, he still maintains
an interest in all things American, es-
pecially those connected with his alma
mater, Princeton.
In the new Japanese Cabinet two
members of the former cabinet have
been retained. Viscount Taro Katsura,
minister of the army. and Marquis
Yorimichi Saigo, minister of the navy, |
a high compliment to their merits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
New War Fire

BERLIN-A new and highly important
invention was tested at the German naval
naneuVers, ending this week. It was in
the shape Of a Greek-Phoenician fire. in
vented by a Berlin engineer. It ignites on
contact with air or water and CsnnoT h
quenched by either water or earth II
pHrns with brilliant flame, exceedine
DtS seaFchAghts, and il can be sunk under
NdtSL or under ground and when brought
70 the surface instantly bursts into flame
at any desired point. It was tested dur
rs me night eVOlutionS Oft the island OF
L5lciioSlahd and proved most efficient il
uslecllhE the presence of the enemy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
WHAT is IT.

compact durable MACHINE which successfullv
performs the work of the with saving
time and eXertiOn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
Chewing Gum Tabu.

y dispatch from London says that the
authorities have issued a warning against
the use OF American chewing-gum, which
Is becoming the rage among children.
Inc authorities consider il more danger
Gus tdan Ice cream which the Italians sell
IN the street. and against which there has
been rigorous Crusade.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17

those who have read ads in the past will no,
see the wisdom of our remarks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
Courts Martial.

SAN FRANCISCO-The judge advocate
of the independent division OF troops sta
toned here reports regarding the trials
Of men by court martial that a total Of
ISL cases have been tried here since the
troops came. and OF this number only IS
We're acquitted. Six of those acquitted
We're regulars. There were only thirteen
serious cases, and only four of these were
regulars,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
COTTON CRnP loss

ATLANTA, Ga, oct. 5.-Reports from
various points of Georgia indicate that
the storm of Sunday was disaster to the
cotton crop. and the damage sustained Is
believed 70 have reached S5,0Oo, Do1
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09

pages, and was q very carefully pre-
pared mechanism, full of minute pro-
visions for dealings with all conceiv-
able cases of fraud and preference.
But the objection to 1t was that it
was too complicated, too hard to be
understood, and that it's great list Il
crimes to be punished and of reasons
for Withholding a discharge made Ii
seem as if a bankrupt were viewed by
the law as a criminal, and as if a bank
ruptcy bill were little than a
chapter from a criminal code.
"Then the planters and farmers OF
the south and west were very unwill-
ing to be the subjects OF bankruptcy
against their will, and there was a
great objection to the idea of making
the mere failure to pay debts of itself
a ground for bankruptcy.
ut was said that many active and
enterprising men who were in diff
c~ulties, especially in new countries,
could get alorg very well If they
could have time, and they ought not to
be stripped of their property and sub
jected to the odium of bankruptcy
without fair chance.
'Some of these arguments had q
good deal of force; some of them had
not much force, and some of them
were not applicable to the Torrey bill,
especially as an alternative for leaving
any individual creditor to bring a suit
at his pleasure. But they had their ef-
feet on the members of the w houses
of congress-, and would probably have
been sufficient to defeat the Torrey
bill for an indefinite period and per-
haps forever"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
The Country of Adam.

Washington Star: "Of course re-
marked the Cuban, who is in America
because he can do good here than
he can at home, Spain is the slowest
country on earth, and it is her weight
on poor Cuba that drags her to the
ground all the time. There is u fable
that / have known since my childhood,
which is as follows: Once upon a time,
not many years ago, Adam asked leave
to revisit the earth, teatro de sus glor-
las Y fatigas. Having obtained it, he
went first to Germany. The sight of
the fatherland, studded with universe
ties, the roads, the canals, the bridges,
all astounded u great forefather,
who no longer made out his former
land. He went on to England, and, 10!
railways, engines kissing in every di-
rection, ports, with forests of masts,
q beehive, an ant mole, all busy, bus
Ting, buying, selling! Great vas his
disappointment at finding everything
Changed-aspect of country, dress,
tongues, cities, life. France he could
no more know again. But, Hello, what
is this?' he exclaimed with Joy, as he
crossed the Bidassoa and his eye swept
CASTLE, Estramadura-Spain. This
he cried, L know full well. This is mi
terra, my own land, and such as i left.
Nive Dios!'
ut is a true story, too, to all intents
and purposes, and if Adam should land
there today he wouldn't know the diff
ference, unless it might be that the
fence around the Garden of Eden had
a few more palings off it and the gate
was hanging on one hinge"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
SQUADRON LOSES ITS IDENTITY
Vessels of Schley's Division Merged
i'm the Fleet Under


SuthpsOus
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dauntless, off Santiago de
Cuba, by way of Kingston, Jamaica,
July 1.-(Copyrighted, 1898, by the
Associated Press.)-The flying squad
ron, hitherto commanded by Commo-
dore Schley, has lost it's Identity by an
order issued by Rear Admiral Samp-
son, and it has been merged into the
fleet under the admiral. The order
caused considerable surprise on board
the Brooklyn, which has been the flag
ship Of the flying squadron, where ID
was supposed the squadron would re!
main intact at least until the fall OF
Santiago de Cuba.
Commodore Schley has been as
signed to command the second squad
ron attached to Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet.
From two Cuban officers picked up
by the Vixen yesterday it has been
learned that General Pando is moving
eastward grom Manzanillo with 5000
Spanish troops, for the purpose of as
sisting the b~eleagued city of Santiago
de Cuba. The Cubans had come TO
Accerraderos in sail boats with dis
patches from General Rios for Admiral
Sampson and General Rabi. They re.
port that General Pando has with him
a force of $500 men with cattle and
pack train. He left Manzanillo on
June %, to relieve General Iinares.
The Spaniards were moving at the rate
of twelve miles a day when the mes
senger left and at their present speed
it is expected they will reach Santi-
ago de Cuba next Sunday, July 3.
The Cubans have a small force hang
ing on the flank and are harassing'
General Pando's troops at every step!
ManZanillo is 1877 miles west of Santi-
G de Cuba and the roads are in bad
condition. The Cubans say that If
General Pando reaches his goal it will
be with less than half the force he
started with. The Cubans who are
harassing him only number about 200
men, but in the passes and III the
brush they are at Il great advantage.
1t is possible that immediate steps
will be taken to throw Il force OF
Americans and Cubans between Gen
eral Pando and General Linardes.
Pressed as the latter is on the east, he
could not spare n man for a sortie TO
the west.
Admiral Sampson has ascertained
| that Admiral Cervera's fleet has move
into the upper harbor of Santiago de
| Cuba. General Shafter, in his dis
patches to the secretary of war, COM
/ plimented the fleet for its assistance
in landing troops.
With the soldiers landed from the
Yale Tuesday and General Garcia,s
army transported from the westward,
1000 men in all have been disem-
barked in the vicinity or Santiago de
Cuba.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
To Select mn Oriental Hug.

Godey's Magazine: In buying an
oriental rug one can discriminate be-
tween the imitation and genuine, not
by the color or pattern, which may be
copied, but by a careful examination
to see if each stitch is knotted. If the
stitch is knotted and it is impossible
to pull it out, the rug is genuine Turk
ish, whether the warp is cotton or
wool, but If me can pull the stitch out
il is imitation, no matter how closely
color and pattern follow the original.
The of testing the quality of
the rug is as follows: A live coal is
dropped on the rug and allowed to
burn a little. When it is removed n
yellowish mark will be left. If this
can be brushed off with the fingers,
leaving the original colors unaltered,
il is a sure proof of the g~enuineness
of the rug 1t is necessary, however,
for one to be n connoisseur i'm order TO
be able to discriminate between the
qualities of rugs Of various countries,
and to understand the age of the rug
from the intensity of the luster. Some
of the rugs which find their way here
have been damaged, but SO skillfully
restored that TO the eye of the unitiat-
ed they seem in perfect condition.
Many of thse have been cropped" to
remove signs Of wear, which reduces
not only the richness and depth of the
pile, but affects the durability of the
rug as well. Damaged spots are also
frequently touched up with water col
ors and a fine brush, a deception easily
discovered if the colors are wiped over
with a soft cloth somewhat moistened
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09

There is little danger of the balloon
being pierced by a rifle shot on ac-
count of it's constantly swaying con-
dition and the extreme difficulty OF
hitting anything at an elevation OF
say $500 feet, which is the usual limit
Of the cable reel. The French claim
to have n gun which will pierce a bal
loon, but it is supposed there are none
in use either in the American or Span
ish armies. Had one of these balloons
been aboard SIMPSONS fleet much OF
the anxiety would have been prevent
ed. pending the final discovery of Ger
vera i'm Santiago harbor. 1t is Mr..
Lloyd's belief that the balloon is in
charge of Major Joseph Il. Maxfield,
formerly signal officer of the depart
ment of Missouri, with General
Brooks, of Chicago. This particular
balloon has a lifting capacity of 300 or
400 pounds, which would enable it to
carry two signal men of ordinary
weight, as well as the necessary tele-
graph apparatus. This is believed to
be the first balloon used in actual war
fare on this side of the Atlantic.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
PROHiBlIlONlSTS NOMINATE.
Fill Up Their State Ticket ana D"-
pitcate the Platform or
Inst Yenr.

Des Moines, July 1.-The prohlbi-
~tionists nominated the following
ticket:
Secretary Of State-Malcomb Smith,
Linn county.
Auditor-Edgar Brintnall, Buchan-
an county.
Treasurer-J. c. Reed, Keokuk
county.
Judge Supreme Court, f. Johns,
Harrison county.
Attorney General-Samuel Holmes,
Fremont county.
Clerk of the Supreme Court-Bertha
J. Bower, Union county.
Reporter of the Supreme Court
BENJAMIN L. Radcliff, Cherokee u
ty.
Railroad Commissioners (ong term)
r.. NJ. Dient, Washington county;
short term, \. NJ. Johnson, Dickinson
county.
The platform is the same as last
year with an additional clause indors-
ing the war and pledgiHg their loyal
ty to the government during the crl-
sis. Delegates from the w. G. L. U.
were present and pledged the hearty
cooperation of the organization.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
NO CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS.
Strike of the Stcreotypers Shu's
Down the Newspapers or
Chicnpo.

Chicago, July 4.-The following bull
letin was posted at, every Chicago
newspaper office last evening at 10
o'clock:
."At s o'clock this (Friday) evening
the Stereotypers' union notified the
newspaper publishers of Chicago that
unless their demands for an increase
of wage from 1925 to 81 per day, a re-
duction of the working day from eight
to seven hours, with payment at the
rate of IS cents per hour for all over
time, and other concessions, were at
once acceded to they would refuse to
return to work. In consequence OF
this action the -, in common with
all Chicago papers, will not appear
Saturday"
This action of the newspapers will
be in pursuance of a understanding
recently entered into, including among
other provisions the following agree
ment:
I'm the event of a strike in any of
the departments of n or more of the
Chicago daily newspaper offices the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
BALLOON FOR WAX PURPOSES
A Perfect Point Of Observation Fur
nishcd by the Balloon at
SnntiuHo.

Chicago. July 4.-Thc balloon re-
ported i'm active use, sailing yer the
beleaguered city of Santiago was
shipped from Tampa with Skaters
forces, together with submarine ca
bles and other field telegraph equip
ment now being used by the signal
corps of the regular army in Cuba. w.
j. Lloyd, assistant district superin-
tendent of the Western Union Teie-
graph company, says it is probably
one of the finest and most improved
equipments used in warfare. This
balloon was shipped from Paris early
in May, and is being charged with
oxygen gas from the tubular reser-
yoirs which have been in use by the
army for experimental purposes at
Fort Riley. The balloon was hrst
charged, then allowed to ascend by
means Of a wire cable from the large
wire cable reel made fast to a held
wagon. The cable is used as a tele-
graph and telephone conductor, a
the occupants Of the balloon transmit
to the ground their observations
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
audibiIity of Thunder.

Industries and Iron: While light
ming may be seen and it's illumination
of clouds and mist may be recognized
when il is even 200 miles distant, thun-
der is rarely audible more than ten
miles. The thunder from very distant
storms, therefore, seldom reaches the
ear. The reason of this great uncer-
tainty in the %audibility of thunder ~
not difficult to understand. 1t de-
ponds, not merely on the initial I'M
tensity of the crash, but quite as much
on the surroundings of the observer,
even as i'm the quiet country one will
observe feeble sounds that escape the
ear in a noisy city. Perhaps the most
curious and important condition OF
audibility is that the thunder wave
of sound shall not he refracted or re-
flected by the layers of warm N cola
air between the observer and the light
ming or by the layers of wind swift
above and slow below, so as entirely 10
pass over and around the observer.
Sound. in it's wave like progress OBJ
liauely through layers of air and diff
ferent densities, is subject to refrac-
ton, and this refraction may occur at
any time and place. Thus, observers
at the topmast of Il ship frequently
hear fog whistles that are inaudible at
sea level; those on hilltops hear
der that cannot be heard in the valley;
those I'm front Of an obstacle hear
sounds inaudible TO those behind II.
The rolling Of thunder, like that OF u
distant cannonade, may be largely due
to special reflections and refractions OF
sound. Again, the greater velocity OF
the air at considerable altitude above
the ground distorts the sound wave
and shortens the limit OF ~audibil'ty TO
the leeward, while increasing 1T TO the
windWard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09

mechanical of all our Offices
shall be pooled TO the extent and with
the purpose that no newspaper shall be
published unless and until all the
newspapers can be promptly published
On the same day"
The stereotypers have been averag.
ing from $3.50 to $22 per week on six
day evening papers and from $24 to $2i
on seven day morning papers. 1t is an.
ticipated that the infiueX of ~stereotyp,
ers from all parts of the country will
be so immediate and SO great that the
interruption of publication will con.
tinue for but a few days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
PREPARATIONS FOR AN ADVANCE
American troops Busy preparing
for the Attack OF
Santiago.

On the River Guiana, June 20, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 3d.
{ separations for general advance of
american troops on Santiago are be
ing steadily pushed forward.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
THANKS ARE EXCHANGED,
President Congratulntes General
Shaftcr aud thc Army
Shaftcr's Answer.

Washington, July THE war de-
partment gives out the following ca
bic correspondence:
"War Department, Washington,
June 25.-Major General Shafter, COM
handing, etc: The president directs
me to send his thanks to you and your
army for the gallant action of yester-
dav, which | do. Alger."
"Baiquiri, Cuba, June 26.-Hon Sec
rotary of War, Washington: Sincere
thanks to the president for his con-
gratulations. Shafter,
Major General
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09
Merritt Has Sailed.

San Francisco, June 29.-The steam
er Newport, with General Merritt on
boad, sailed this morning for the Phil
ippines.