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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-08
THE ~USEoRTUNATE REMARK

President Dole's unfortunate re-
mark" as the Star puts it, to the re-
porters of Chicago, that things would
go on here, even if annexation failed,
seems to be regarded by the organ of
the radicals, as unfortunate as the now
celebrated remark of the Rev. Mr..
Beuchard concerning Rum, Romanism
and Rebellion" which so seriously in
jured Mr. Blaine. The Star tells us
that the American press is chewing
on" Mr.. Dele's fatal sentence.
We have just looked over several
hundred clippings from leading Am
erican papers, and no comment or allu-
sion whatever is made to Mr.. Dole's po-
1itically blasphemous remark. We would
be glad to have the papers named that
are chewing on" it, and are SO deep
ly touched by calamity which will
concern us much more than it does
the American people.
Instead of posing in public as
shivering poltroon, Mr.. Dole took the
attitude of brave man who says:
"If annexation fails we propose to go
on, and do the best we can"
IF the failure of annexation utterly
ruins US, as the Star says it will, on
whom shall be placed the responsibility
for the failure? Has not the Government
fulfilled to the letter its duty and rati-
fed the treaty? What more can it do?
Ratify the treaty over again? The
the United States. Does the Star wish
Colonel Fisher to march with his bat
talon into the American Senate cham
Der and compel vote for annexation
Why is it then that the radical or
gan has been instructed ito play every
few days the dreadful and narrowing
"go-to-pot dead march," Does it make
the patriots feel good to hear Of the
awful things which will happen if Am
erica positively refuses to do what We
wish her to do?
This dwelling on the hideous future
by the Star is like the conduct of the
old preacher, who was asked by dy-
ing sinner what his fate would be
after death MY friend said the
preacher, you will go to hell, and lei
me observe in all kindness that you
should be deeply thankful to God fol
providing a hell to which you can 60
The Star dwells so strenuously on a
calamity which we may not be able tC
avoid, that its next step will be to tel
us that we ought to be thankful if it
does come.
This is not the place for the organ tc
grind out the lugubrious music OF the
-go-to-pot march with shifting vari-
ations thrown in Mr.. Dole's ''unfortun-
ate remarks" Set up the organ before
the doors of Congress. Let the appeal
ing music strike the ears of the men
who can do something, instead of max
ing us miserable. We shall be serious
enough if annexation fails.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-08

Abyssinia's social code provides for a
fair chance to young married couples
by forbidding the brides mother to
visit her daughter till a year after the
marriage
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-08

Bicycles and material to the value of
f173 .691 were imported into New Zea-
land during the year ending September
goth. The duty paid amounted to f27,-
651.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-08
SCROFULA
1t is Foul Blood's Advertise.
ment
But 1t is Soon Cured by Hoods
SarSapariIIa.

Yes, Scrofula, if anything, may be called
the advertisement of foul blood. 1t is the
scourge OF the world offensive, painful,
facilitating, stubborn and well nigh
uncomfortable.
Outward applications do not cure, they
only drive the difficulty to new quarters.
Emollients may palliate, they cannot
abolish the evil. There is but one sure
way out, and that is to eliminate the
faint from the blood.
There is one remedy that can effect this,
and it is the only one that, SO far as we
know, has almost invariably succeeded
even where the system has been poisoned
by long years of faint, and the ravages to
be repaired are tremendous. That remedy
is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Read this:
"My daughter was afflicted with i'm
pure blood. There were running sores
all over her body and they caused her
much suffering. We tried medicines that
were recommended as blood purifiers,
but could not see that they did any good.
A friend told me about Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and began giving the girl this med
icine. The result was that she was per-
fectly cured after taking few bottles.
She has had no symptoms of scrofula
sores since that time" MARIETTA M.
SMITH, South Middleboro, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
Trials of n Lecturer.

Under the title of Some "Reminiscences
Of n Lecturer'-Jarrold and Sons-Dr. An
drew Wilson, the well known writer on
popular science, gives many amusing anec-
dotes Of lecturers and their audiences. Most
irritating to the former is a provincial
habit of turning heads zen masse" when a
door creaks, to ascertain who is coming in.
DR.. Wilson tells a story Of a lecturer who,
when any one happened to com in late
in the usual clumsy fashion, was in the
habit Of stopping short and watching the
intruder to his seat, generally with the eff
feet of making him look sheepish and dis
concerted. 1t happened, however, one day,
while he was lecturing in a provincial
town, that he was interrupted by n gentle
man coming in late with a particularly
irritating pair of creaking boots. The lee
turer stopped, according to his custom, and
stared at the intruder, who seemed to be
not in the least conscious that all eyes
were upon him.. At length, getting out of
patience, the lecturer, in an icy tone, said
81 am waiting for you, sir" Apparently
quite unmoved the offender spent a few
seconds in arranging his coat on his chair.
Then, sitting down, he turned to the lee
turer with a charming smile, and said:
"Now, sir, l am ready IL you are. Please
proceed"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
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| did so; they sent me a small book. l read
Il. followed the advice therein given, and
was permanently cured for a few dollars.
l would advise every man that is suffering
from any weakness or disease to write at
once to Lea, Wood 4 Co., Manufacturing
Chemists, Lowell, Mass, for n copy of their
book entitled "a Practical Treatise on Sex
ual Weakness. Brain and Nerve Exhaus-
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robbed by quacks and swindlers.
Rev. Charles U. Downing,
IN the Medical Investigator and AduiSer.
We, the undersigned. all located in the
City OF Lowell and State of Massachusetts,,
do hereby endorse and recommend the firm
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Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
Questions and Answers.

OMAHA, July 22.-To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee: Is there any distinction re-
garding abiding by the laws Of this country,
and the punishment of the failure of the
same, between an ambassador representing
a foreign power and a citizen of this coun-
try?-M J. Zittel.
Ans.-Yes, an ambassador of a foreign
power is not amenable to our powers of ar
rest. If he violates any of the laws the
United States would call the matter to the
attention of his government and the latter
is the one to take the steps Of prosecution.
However, if an ambassador violates the law
and his government authorizes this govern
ment to prosecute him, he can be tried in
our courts
GREEN RIVER, Wyo, July 1s.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee: Is Schley OF
higher rank in the navy than Sampson? If
so, why was Sampson run above Schley?-A
Bee Reader.
Ans.-O Schley outranks Sampson by sew
eral numbers in the naval register; that Is,
be was appointed commodore before Samp-
son. Schley was commodore before the
war broke out; Sampson was captain and
has been appointed commodore since. w
Just before war was declared Rear Admiral
Sicard was in command of the fleet at Key
West. He became sick and was relieved.
Sampson, at that time captain, was the
next in rank at the station and was APP
pointed acting rear admiral. Schley was
ment can be revoked at any time, but as
acting rear admiral he is Schley's superior,
although Schley outranks him.
ROGERS, Neb, July 15.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee: What became of the
trainload of provisions and supplies that
left Omaha some time ago for the relief OF
the insurgents in Cuba?-S. c. Allen.
Ans.-It formed a portion of the cargo of
the ship Texas, which last week landed the
stuff at Santiago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
Western Horseman: 1.-The Merchant, 1925.
Notes of the Track,

Frank Agan is pacing quarters in 80 sec
onds without any rouble.
The Iowa pacing stallion, Hail Cloud,
2:O7A, is stepping quarters in thirty Sec
onds in his work.
The get of the trotting stallion Fuchsia
continue to win their races in. France with
surprising regularity.
The first 2:15 trotter for Kansas the pres
ent season is Askey, 2:13A, a grandson Of
Charles Caffrey. that obtained a record Of
2:2OA last year.
The fastest trotter in the southwestern
part of this state is said to be the bay mare.
2:15, by Knight Templar. This mare was
bred by John Gilbert of Red Cloud.
There are over %, 200, 900 horses owned
in Russia. This is double the number of
horses owned by any other country in the
world. The United States ranks second,
with 10, 500, 900.
The first of the produce Of John R. Cen
try to enter the list is the bay horse Pat
ton, out of a daughter Of Strathmore. He
won in straight heats at st. Joseph, Mo-,
in 2:19A, 2:19A and 2:l9h. This is a good
beginning.
The difference between the eastern and
western racing gaits at early meetings is
mare, Belle Colley, won the 2:25 pace at
Bridgeport, Conn, in 2:3oA,, 2:22A and
2:23A, while she was compelled to step a
mile in 2:14k m the meet in this city In
order to win first money in the 2:17 class,
Fervor, by Fonso, dam Bette Blaise, won
the lakewood handicap at Washington park,
Chicago, on July 2. one mile and a furlong,
in 1919, and it is going the rounds of
the press as a new record for the distance.
This is not true. The record for the dis
lance is l:51k, made by Tristan, ia pounds,
at Morris Park, June 2, 1891.
Such a feat as that performed by the
Village Farm driver, Il. F. Geers, at Char-
fer Oak park, July 4 and 5, was never
| eoualed in the annals of the trotting or run,
| ming turf. On the opening day he won all
four races and the second day he won the
frst two events. making six in succession
WIN he did not win the seventh, apparently,
was that he did not drive in it. Five OF
| his six winners were from his own string
and four were bred at Village Farm.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
PAlAvER Of THE PUGILISTS
Mccoy and Corbett Agree TO 'et TO-
Eether and End Their Talk
in u Real Fight.

The event of the week In pugillstic cir
cles was unauestionably the signing of the
smooth and laxative Hoosier, Kid Mccoy,
and the pompadoor conversationalist, Jim
Corbett, for q foreground go next Septem-
her. These chaps have bluffed and blus-
tered quite a while over the proposed go
and It will be q relief to the sporting ele-
ment that they have been finally brought
together even II the bout develops into
nothing more than a rehearsal. II 1t should
pan out into an affair OF this kind, 1t will
be a disappointment to many OF the loi-
lowers of Mccoy, who had hoped, perhaps
sometimes against the signs, that he is not
a standoff with the ex-champion in the
sure thing line.
There is a touch of suspicion in the deal
from the fact that Kid Mccoy carried his
point SO easily. He insisted that there should
be no hitting in the clinching or break
Always and Corbett was as steadfast in
maintaining that this should be allowed.
Yet according to the agreement finally
signed II Is stipulated that the knights OF
the folded digits shall break clean. 1t is
explained that this backdown on the part
OF Corbett was the result of a bit OF
diplomacy upon the side OF w. A. Gray,
McCoy's manager. Mccoy, 1t is said, kept
way from any meetings with Corbett be-
cause he feared that something might come
up that would queer the match. In answer
to a query Gray told Corbett one day that
Mccoy so thoroughly despised him that he
would not come to the meetings for fear the
transactions would break up in a general
fight and he would not get the opportunity
Of fighting Corbett in the ring. Corbett
turned white with rage when he heard that
and told Considine to agree to any kind OF
an agreement in order to get the kid" in a
ring. Corbett appears to think the coming
fight will be one OF the softest things he has
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

whether or not q trump lead would suit
him IL the partner had strength enough to
risk IL. In speaking OF the good and bad
points OF this game a writer in the New
York Sun remarks that its chief trouble is
that the partner often feels unduly encour-
aged and soon gets into the habit OF lead
Ing trumps on very slight provocation. In
some hands this works very well, in 9TH
ers 1t proves very disastrous, but the re-
suit has been that the good shots have so
overshadowed the bad that many modern
players have drifted into the habit OF lead
ing trumps for one suit. When II works"
this is very nice and the practice is re-
sponsible for most of the swings that we
see nowadays in compass games. The
amusing part Of It is that som players
lead trumps for suits that have no exist
ence except in their own imagination, they
are so afraid to go back once more just to
see whether or not their partners really
have the suit. The most inveterate invita-
ton players will occasionally lead q sin
gleton and 1t would seem as IL those occa-
sions were especially selected by the part
ner for leading short trumps.
The hands from which most players are
likely to be tempted to make a speculative
trump lead for one suit are those in which
the COIuUluhllOu VI CdIuS III lnp lO1H suit
is such that one cannot make an invitation
lead of a small card without stretching the
principle a good deal. Take the case of a
long suit headed by A X q, for instance,
with four average trumps and no re-entry
cards. To lead n small card from the long
suit is to risk a very small card winning
the first trick for the adversaries and the
second round of the suit being ruled. To
lead a short suit from such q hand is to
conceal its possibilities from the partner
and to run with the strong suit is prac-
tically to give up all hope of making more
than two tricks in 1t.
The ommon-sense way to manage such
hands is to show the suit once and then to
lead the best supporting card the hand con-
tains, so as to give the partner a chance
to come to your assistance II he can, but
at the same time to warn him that you
have no r~e-entry cards and cannot accom-
plish anything in the suit without his as
s~istance.
In the following position by w. H. Whit
field, spades are trumps, s to lead and with
N to make eleven tricks, against best play
of e and w:
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
WHIST.

The most recent developments In whist
seem to be almost entirely along the line
OF trump management, the most promi-
nent feature in the best known modern sys-
TENS apparently being some method of in
d~icating trump strength or a desire to find
such strength In the hand of the partner.
This idea undoubtedly had its root in the
so-called Invitation game in which the
original leader opens up his attack in such
a manner as to indicate TO his partner
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

Good suggestions regarding the above sit
%uation, as proposed last week, have been re-
ceived from II. w. Moore, d. F. Logan and
T. n. Hartzell,
H.. w. M, Lincoln: FOUR criticism of
the manner in which this column is con-
Quoted would be more clear If you would
acquire the system of chess notation in
common use. For example, in problem No.
80 one would designate the move OF white
knight at Q b Z as Kt to Q 8 rather thar
Kt to d Q 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
FOR LOVERS OF GUN AND ROD
Goodrich and Metz Come Back with
n Pretty Fair Black Bass
Bass Fish Story.

Fred Goodrich and Charley Metz came
back from Lake Quinnebaugh last week
with the biggest fish story of the season so
far sprung upon the unsuspecting public
of Omaha. They calmly make the an
nouncement that in one weeks outing at
this resort they caught exactly 415 black
bass. After another Whit at the pipe, they
relate that the finny captives were secured
in three days actual fishing time and as
an example of the avidity with which the
bass took after the, bait, they say that they
caught sixty-three in an hour and a half.
This is at the rate of one fish per man
each three minutes-a pretty fast clip.
Goodrich and Metz are pretty Veracious
chaps under ordinary circumstances and
therefore the tale may be taken despite its
dopey flavor. There is no question that the
lakes in this section of the country are
fairly swarming with the game fish this
season. Big catches are reported from, all
the resorts. The great supply house of the
lakes. the big Muddy, appears to be un-
usually stocked. Fred Goodrich says that
he was standing on the shores of the inlet
which supplies Quinnebaugh with its water
and saw whole schools of bass passing in.
Goodrich has gone back to Quinnebaugh for
another whirl.
Onawa is quite popular with Omaha fish
ermen just now. Last Sunday Doc Owens,
Billy Townsend and Harry Rhodes brought
back a string of beauties. Among those
who will try their luck there today are ].
B. Nickel and James Brennan.
"There is a good rush to buy tackle and
fine tackle at that, declared Bruno Schneider
the other day, "and l believe that nothing
but the finest tackle will be bought in a
year or two. Featherweight rods, that is.
rods of the weight almost unheard of a
few years ago, are all the vogue. 1t is natu-
raj that with a call for fine and light rods
| there should be a corresponding demand
for fine tackle. Artificial bats, such as
flies, spoons, etc, are growing in favor rap
idly, and the man who uses worms or live
bait seems to be dropping out OF existence.
From this it may be gathered that the de-
sire to outwit is uppermost in the anglers
mind; not the desire to possess. Sportsman
ship is gaining ground rapidly and Izaak
Walton need not blush for such of his fol-
lowers who claim the United States as th<ir
residence"
Plover are not very numerous about these
parts this season, but they can be found
In small quantities. Last week Charley
Johnson and Ward Burgess secured a bag
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

Problem No. 33: The following situation
was given last week and is reprinted owing
to the displacement of the queen. White
to play and mate in three moves.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

A recently completed game between A..
Rasmussen and M. F.. Winchester of the
Nebraska Chess association resulted in a
draw, with the odds rather in favor of the
latter. The play was as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

BOD fltZSlHllHonS Is loiloWlHS up HIS propo-
sition to grant Corbett another chance at
him if he presents him with $4,000, by con-
descending to give Sharkey another go if
the latter will reimburse him for the SIS 900
he was defrauded out of by Wyatt carp in
Frisco,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
Diamond Dust.

Joe Corbett of last years Orioles is the
Ease ball writer for the San Francisco
Call, and his writings are anuch sough. after
by the fans.
Buffalo confesses to a loss of 500 a day.
That doesn't look as IL the Queen City OF
the Lakes has much Of a bunch over Cleve-
land as a retreat for ball cranks.
Jake Beckley walks to FIRST base on hit
by pitched BALI about as often as any
player in the business, Old Eagle Eye will
not get out of his tracks for anything short
of a rifle shot.
Boston has the unique record of being shut
out without a hit or a ruin twice this season.
Hughes Of Baltimore and Donnahue of Phila-
delphia did the trick. They have been
whitewashed eight ines altogether this
year.
Altrock, the twirler Louisville purchased
from Grand Rapids and who won a game
The other day. won the last seventeen games
out OF eighteen in which he oflciated, and
has been batting over 400 in minor league
company.
Since the story that Cleveland games will
be transferred has gone out, the Indians
are being called many pet names by league
city papers A few of them are: Tramps,
Nomads, Wanderers and Pot Hunters.
| Migrants is the name that seems to suit
the case best
The war tax of $40 is payable alike by all
base ball clubs, professional, semi profess
SiOIdl VI uludlcul WueIe an dulhiSo'oi
is charged. While the theater fee Is charged
only to towns of %, 900 or over, the base ball
tax will have to be paid by clubs in every
city, town, borough or village.
Boston has no utility inielder now and
depends on Captain Duffy to come in and
fill Collins or Longs place in case of injury,
| weakening the outfeld and forcing the cap
tain to, a very unpleasant duty, as he is not
a clever infelder, but a remarkable player
in the left garden.
There are teams that will likely lead the
Philadelphia in batting at the end OF the
season, but for all that the Quaker city crew
is the hardest hitting aggregation, says
Harry Weldon 1t Is safe to bet that the
Philadelphias make more clean, hard hits,
| the kind that fairly ring when they 60 OIL
the bat, than any other team In the league.
The Louisville team seems to have carried
the young blood idea so far that It's
| efficiency is destroyed. There are only three
old heads on the team-Kittridge, cling
/ man and Hoy. Cunningham is the only ex'
perienced twirler left since Ehret has de-
parted. If this thing keeps up the club Will
develop into a kindergarten pure and simple
The best long-distance hitter in tie Ma
tional league, according to the latest figures
seems to be big Napoleon" La Joic, whs
led all the s~luggers for extra bases In 1897
La Joie's record includes twenty-five two
bayqers, eight triples and two home-runs
Anderson of Washington ranks second ant
Ryan of Chicago, third. "Scrappy' joyce
leads in home-runs, and Harry DAVIS excei
In three-baggers. Hamilton leads In pas
running.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

ever fallen into. Some OF his friends are
worried about the easy manner in which
Corbett Is taking the affair and are earn
estly telling him to be careful.
II the fight is on the square IL ought to
be a great battle OF boxing masters. The
two are unquestionably the superiors Of all
fighters at present In the ring as far as
pure science goes. Men who have followed
the game seem to think that Mccoy gained
a very great advantage when he forced Cor
bett to sign articles prohibiting hitting with
one arm free. Although 1t is probable Nc
Coy will be the post %fayorite in the betting
on the coming fight, the measurements Of the
men show that Corbett will have all the bet
ter of the argument so far as physical con-
struction is concerned. One point in Mccoy
that shows remarkable strength is his large
wrist. 1t is much larger than Corbett's and
shows that those short jabs of his from the
side, commonly known as the corkscrew
blow, must have tremendous power behind
them. Another point in. favor Of Mccoy is
the length Of reach he possesses. He is
well over an inch longer in that respect
than Corbett and that will stand him in
good stead at long range battling. Follow
ing are the measurements of the men:
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24
CHESS.

The following is a recent game between
Walbrodt and Burn, the interesting
Kieseritzky gambit being employed: