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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-14
ON THE WARPATH
Bloody Fighting Between
Indians and Soldiers.
Troops RepuIsed with Loss-In an
Isolated Locality-Night Bat
tling-Indian Report.

ST. PAUL, oct. "a dispatch from
Walker. Minu., says:
\ boat from the scene OF action has just
arrived. Fighting is sJu progressing.
Mai. wilkinson, one sergeant and three
privates We're killed and eight wounded.
Kay Bay Gway fish. chief OF the Indian
police, was killed. II was impossible TO
prlnS the wounded To town. for the In
Clans Kept up a constant fire on the boat.
y special train with 30 additional sol
derS VIII arrive here at =. m. and the
reInforCementS Will be transferred to the
scene OF action as soon as possible Not
more than four Indians have been killed
and only two wounded.
Capt Sheehan, head DEPUTY United
States Marshal, arrived on the boat with
a flesh wound in the abdomen and one
in the right arm. He says the PnlaErrs
do not number more than 100 but that
they fiSuC only demoniacal savaEes
can. Unless oVerpowered by superior
numbers not one OF them will quit fight
ing while he has any breath in his car
caSS- They are holding out now with the
hope that the Cass Lake Indians will soon
come To their assistance. II they should
arrive before our troops are reinforced.
the soldiers will have desperate time
of il. After the achievements get there.
II VIII take two hours To embark them
and two hours more for them TO get to
Sugar Point. therefore they Will not toe
able TO give much assistance until day
light Friday. The newspaper correspond
ents are all right.
the Journal from Walker says:
Il have just met an Indian named Nah
&c Guh 30, who came over from Bear
Island in "A canoe at a. m. He saws the
loss of the whites is ten killed and fifteen
wounded. He denies that the troops have
been wiped out, but says the Indians have
had the best of it, Their loss, he claims.
does not exceed five killed and wounded.
The force with Bacon is probably safe.
and more encouragement is felt about IL.
/ have other information that there are
vi N f1.A of he
landing"
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. Ga special from
Walker, Mimi, says:
Firing was resumed over on the main
land at o'clock. From the reports OF
the Krag-Jorgensens, l think the troops
are far inland. If this il the case they
are entrenched and can hold their own
unless their ammunition is exhausted. In
that event, there can be but one result"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-14
WAR INVESTIGATION.

NEW YORK, Oct. A special to the
Sun from Washington says: The War
Investigation Commission today heard in
part it's first witness. and the develop
mentS demonstrated the Soundness of at
titude assumed by the President and Sec
war in the Santiago campaign and in the
management of the camps and hospitals
would show that the greater part of the
criticisms, published and private, were
unfoundeu.
Gen. Wheeler told OF the operations OF
the division under his command in Cuba,
and of his observations and experiences
of campaign in Cuba. he thought, was
preferable to another which had been sug-
gested.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-14
NJ. w. McCHESNEY & SONS.
Wholesale GTOeeTS and Dealers In Leather and
Shoe Findings.

Agents Honolulu Soap Works Company
Honolulu and Tannery.
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QUEEN IN A RUNAWAY.

LONDON. Oct. 5.-Queen Victoria, her
daughter, eN-Empress Frederick of Ger
many. and Princess Adolphe of Schaum-
burg-Llppe had narrow escape from
death while driving at Balmoral Scot
land. on Monday. The coachman lost con-
troll of the horses and a serious accident
was only avoided by the horses turning
into the woods where the carriage stuck
between the trees. The members of the
royal party were severely shaken up and
much alarmed. but not injured.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-14
Bowler Vs.. Lucas.

John F. Bowler began suit last night
against Thomas r. Lucas for damages
in the sum of $1,000 and to recover
an old claim of S2.311.55 with interest
on part of ii at per cent. per an
mum. The debt. according to the COM
plant, was contracted May 20, 1892.
One-fifth of the amount, or S462.31, is
covered by a note. Damages are claim
ed for continued refusal 10 pay. Hum
phreys & Gear are attorneys for plain
tiff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-14
CHINA'S EMPEROR.

PARIS. oct. 5.-The Chinese Legation
here publishes an official communication
formally denying all reports OF the death
of the Emperor of China.
LONDON. oct. 5.-The Chinese Embas-
sy here is in receipt OF advices from Pc
king, dated today, saying that great har-
mony prevails between the Emperor and
Dowager Empress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-14

Office in Love Building, Fort Street.
Hours 9 a. m. to u m, D. n. TO
p. m.
SUNDAY.
s a. 10. TO 10 a. N.
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SUGAR FIGHT.

NEW YORK, oct. 5.-The American
Sugar Refining Company made another
reduction in its prices today. All domes-
tic grades were reduced 1-Sc. bringing
graduated sugar down to l-Sc.
1t is reported that Howell * Co. rep
resenting the National and Mollenhauer
Opposition retineries are quoting gran
ulated sugar at &C.
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Bankers,
HONOLULU III. I.
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VADA BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO

VADA BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO.
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EONDON-The Union Bank Of London,
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
Observation-Disclosures National Bank
PARIS-Comptoir National dEscompte
de Paris.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND REORGANIZATION
kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora
ton.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER-Bank
of British North America.
II0nS0Cl0 GeneTOlB 0nMnq GEXCh0nge Business
Deposits Received. Loans made on APP
proved Security. Commercial and Trav-
elers Credits Issued. Bills of Exchange
Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNT
ED FOR.
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ONLY 5 DAYS.

PERSONS DESIRING TO HAVE
their eyes examined. tested, and fitted
to glasses, can do so by calling on S.
Z. Lucas, the Partisan Optician, at
their earliest opportunity, as he will
leave for a tour OF the Islands Oct. Il
and be away for n month or more.
Eyes examined free.
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Is PERFECT.

People recently from the Coast pro-
nounce the Enterprise Beer, as served
at the Merchants Exchange, as the
best in the city.
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Attorney-Attorney Smith announced
the death of Judge Hitchcock in the
Circuit Court yesterday morning.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
THE DEATHS INCREASE.
Official Statistics of Mortality in the
District.

The mortality in the District during the
past week increased from 1O6 in the preyi-
Gus week to 12J. OF these 13 We're white
and - colored. The annual death rate. ac-
cordingly, Tas 23.2 for each thousand of
the whole population, being 1914 for the
white and 30.4 for the colored people
Deaths from diseases of the nervous sys-
TEN increased, as compared with the last
report, from IA TO Is; of the heart, from I
tn II. and Of the lungs. from 81 to A. of
which - were from pneumonia. OF the
2ymouc class of diseases, there We're two
fatal cases of diphtheria, three of typhoid
fever, two of whooping cough and one of
grip.
There were Al cases of dphtheria under
treatment at the close of the last report
During the week - new cases were report
ed and 10 cases were released by recovery
from isolation, leaving 45 cases in quaran-
tine in 81 premises.
Of scarlet fever there were 80 cases at
the close of last report in quarantine. Dur
ing the week II new cases were reported
and IA reported as having recovered, Ieav-
Ing forty-twO cases with warning cards on
2S premises
The prevailing weather conditions were a
mean temperature Of the air of 81 degrees,
a mean barometric pressure of 1884 and
mean relative humidity of H. with cloudy
days; winds northwesterly, averaging ten
miles per hour, and rainfall of LOB inches.
Evening star., 1898-02-23

John shippen.. q ccior> professional from
the shinnecock Hills cor Club. The COM
petition was a thirty-six-hole match and
was for purse subscribed to by members
Of the washington club, The match was
won by Davis. up Ishtdh to play.
The morning play began at II o'clock,
end shippen won theifSt round, 10 to Al.
The second also ended in Shippers favor,
81 to 81 The afternoon rounds, however,
were won by Davis, tfs FIRST 80 to A. while
on the last round 1aTA worked around
to scorc of q to 33 on the last hole. This
left Davis up and-enl,t 1 hole to play,
and gave him the match. The bye also re-
suited In favor Of Daf5s, a to 5.
The match was evenly contested, and
some exceptionally pretty strokes were
noted on the part of zach player The de-
tailed score Is as follows:
Morning-Davis, first round, 5-4-5-4-7-3-
6-3-4-41; second round, ,5-3-5-4-2-7-4-5-3-4H
3S. Shipper, first round, 4-4-4-3-G-5-6-4-E
40: second round, 4-4-443-4-6-5-3-+3T
Afternoon-Davis, first round 5-5-3-4-6-4-
6-3-4E41; second round, S-4-3-4-s-4-5-42T
Shippen, first round, 4-5-4-3-7-4-4-3-433
second round, 4-5-3-5-sl5e-5-33
sShippen's ball out of bounds, hole went
to Davis. Bye, As, in favor Of Davis.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
LOOKING FOR PRISONERS.
Men Badly Wanted by the Pennsyl-
vanfa Authorities.

Men Badly Wanted by the Pennsyl-
vanfa Authorities.
Detectives Perkins and King of Pittsburg
and Warden Butler of the Ohio peniten-
tiary came to this city yesterday to see two
prisoners who were arrested by Detec-
tives McNamee and Hean on suspi-
cion. 1t was thought that one of them,
whose name was. given Edward Perry
was probably "Frenchy" Smith, alias Hen
ry Johnson, who is wanted at Beaver Falls
Pa, on a charge of completely In murder
committed there last September.
The young man arrested with him gave
his name as Charles Myers. Perry was not
identified.
"Frenchy" Smith, alias Henry Johnson
who has also several other aliases. has an
interesting criminal record. Several years
ago he figured in railroad "ho!d-up" in
Ohio ard was charged with completely in
the killing of railroad man.
He was released on the morning of the
4th of September, and that night he is al
legged to have figured in 'hold up" hear
Beaver Falls, in which a passenger was
killed. Harry Kemp ,eYsho is also alleged to
have participated in Iheo affair, is in Jail.
Smith was eaptnrs5 p atKarnviills Pa and
man known as ''TeXasd visited him. That
night Smith had roll nfj greenbacks. and a
day later he had sawed his way out of the
prison. The feeling AGAINST the fugitive is
trouble in protecting hiBe should he be cap
tured.
Perry and Myers wersnin the Police Court
today as alleged vagFapta. The @ former osss was
hut he admitted he. shaa escaped from
prison in Canada. Judge Kimball contin-
ued the case fer a WAeki in order to give
the officers time to heaTdfrom the Canadian
authorities. A letter was sent to Haver-
straw. N. Y. to Myefg3 Yather, telling him
of the arrest. syssR
Evening star., 1898-02-23
ALLEGED THEFT OF BOOKS,
+. w. Reynolds Accused of ADprO-
printing COMPANY Recnrds

Detectives Baur and Muller served a
search warrant yesterday afternoon on
the promises of the Guarantee, Loan and
Trust Company, corner of 18th and q
streets northwest, and took possession OF
a number of account and record books al
legged to have been stolen. The value of
the books given in the warrant is s121, and
Herschel c. Ogden, upon whose oath the
paper was issued, swore that he suspected
F. w. Reynolds of having stolen them.
Mr.. Ogden, who is connected with the COM
pany at its main office in Wheeling, w. Va,
came here for the purpose of getting pos
session of the books. The local detectives
were informed that Mr. Reynolds had been
arrested in Wheeling, but were not advised
OF the exact nature of the charge against
him.
1t is stated that Mr.. Reynolds was for
merly connected with the Washington
branch Of the company, and that he
brought the books here from West Vir-
ginia without authority The books were
turned over to the property clerk this after
noon.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
IN HONOR OF THE DAY.
Appropriate Exercises Commemora-
tive of washinrton Auuiyersary.

Appropriate Exercises CommemOra-
tive of Warrington Anniversary.
The Y. P. c. L. OF the Church OF Our
Father gave an unusually pleasing enter
tainment at the Universalist Church last
evening. In honor OF the day the program
was exclusively patriotic. and consisted
mainly of national songs, Illustrated by
tableaux under the direction of Mr.. III. Du-
prey Sinclair. Mr.. Edward Saxton being the
soloist and Miss Carrie Jordan pianist of
the evening. THE Star Spangled Banner, :"
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," Han,
Columbia" and other selections were given
Among those taking part were: Misses
Isabel Jordan, Jessie Campbell Marior,.
keefe. Rena Jordan, Miriam Morgan.
Messrs. Harry keefe and Frank Barbour.
and frankie Morgan.
Mr.. Frank Whites recitation of Drake s
American Flag was followed by a march
IN costume, by Misses Dottie Brooks.
Bfanche Pushaw, Louise Kirby Lillian
Royce, Mamie Edwards Josie Gould an.
Charlotte Steele, while the audience. stand
frg, sang America" after which an oyster
supper was served and a general good time
INDUCED in.
Those present were: Rev. and Mrs Leslie
Moore, Mr.. Hidazo Yoshimara Mr. Jas.
Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Gunion.
Misses Perham, Mr.. and Mrs Philip Gunion.
MIS-. Blasland. Mrs. Knapp Mr. Saxton.
MISS Contner Mrs. Ferree. Mrs Cate. Mrs.
G HeeIe' Mr. Cutler Mrs. Gunion. Mr.. w. w.
curry. the Misses Curry. Mrs. Wight. Mr..
ana Mrs. Robt Webb Mr. and Miss Hills
Mr and Mrs. Sinclair, Mr. Clint Wight. Mrs,
Heron, Mrs. Royce. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan.
Mr; Sates Mrs Howard. Mrs. Robbins. Mr.
and Mrs House. Mrs Brooks. Mr. and Mrs
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs Everest. Mrs. and
MISS MISS Chapin. Mr.. Matthews. Mr. and Miss
campbell, Mrs. Morgan and others.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
Lecture ON American Artists.

Among the social events of the Lenten
season will be drawing room lecture at
Rauscher's by Mrs. Semmes Craig of New
York. A very select and fashionable au-
dience has been arranged and the rooms
will be prettiiy decorated with violets and
Eeliotrope. Mrs. Craig is young southern
widow with the best social connections of
Maryland and Virginia. She has charm
ing personality and very sweet voice. The
lecture will be illustrated with lime-light
views. and she will speak of American
artists. The patronesses are Mrs. W. II.
Grant. Mrs. Jos. McKenna. Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page. Mrs. Lyman Gage, Mrs John
Sherman. Mrs. Eugene Hale, Miss Gary
and Miss Flora Wilson.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
More Stable Room.

The necessity for increased stable room
at the Benning race track has become more
and more apparent at each meeting of the
Washington Jockey Club and an agree
ment has been placed on record with the
recorder of deeds urder which Mr. August
Belmont. acting on behalf of the club has
leased for a term of ten years, with the
privilege of purchase, what is known as
the Brooks tract, of and 73-1OO acres ly-
ing between the Behning course and the
tracks of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company. 1t Is understood that the
club Will shortly commence the erection of
additional stables, and thereby make un-
necessary hereafter the stablins at Ivy CITY
and elsewhere CT horses engaged in the
race meetings of the club.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
REASONS FOR DECLINING.
Englishmen Say Our College Athletes
Are Inferior Grade.


OXFORD, England, February 23.-Presi-
dent Freemantle Of the Oxford University
Athletic Club, speaking of that organiza-
tion's declination of the challenge of the
American universities for an international
contest this summer. said to correspond
ent of the Associated Press today: I'VE
reached the decision only after the most
careful and painstaking inquiry. No one
regrets more than myself that we have
been obliged to decline. When the chal-
lenge was received in December 1 wrote to
many past members of the Oxford Unf-
versity Athletic Club. men who are thor
oughly posted in the history of interna-
tional college athletics. and the whole mat
ter was most carefully considered at sew.
eral committee meetings. Cambridge was
also consulted, as they had received prac-
tically identical challenge We had
only to consider the situation this year, but
the whole future of college sport
Treasurer Jackson of the Oxford Univer-
sity Athletic Club said: Il do not wish to
say single syllable that might cause feel
ing; but in addition to the reports from
those whe are thoroughly cenversant with
college athletics In America we have clip
pings from American newspapers before us,
and 1t is impossible to reach any other con-
clusion than that the status of the amateur
American collegiate is not necessarily the
same as the standard at Oxford and Cam
bridge. We could not risk meeting athletes
of inferior status This is the main obiec.
ton. but there are others.
THE Americans would have sixteen or
seventeen colleges to choose FROM Then.
summer training is widely objected to here
But these objections are not vital The
decision was based upon the amateur
status. We hope our good friends won't
think we are afraid to meet them. I NAV
say that If Yale or Harvard challenges OK
ford or Cambridge this year. the Challenge
will be accepted. though we shall object Id
both hammer throwing and weight putting.
Still We hope we shall some day meet the
intercollegiate association, when the pres
ent OBJECTIONS are removed, as they will be
for the Americans are good sportsmen.
good fellows. and have the same high ideas
as ourselves"
The Times and sporting papers, in an
nouncing the decision of Oxford, said in
substance that. whether rightly or wrongly,
the impression Is abroad that the status
Of the amateur American leaves much to
be desired.
Continuing. the Times said: after the
meeting between the New York Athletic
Club and the London Athletic Club, the
general opinion among university athletes
here was that Oxford and Cambridge had
better confine their competitions among
themselves until they can establish beyond
| shadow Of a doubt that their opponents,
were both amateurs ard students in the
full sense of the words
Evening star., 1898-02-23
Genuine Ansat1 violin.


The late Prof. Carl W. Schuermann was
not only an accomplished yiolinist. but he
had among his possessions a violin which
bears the name Of Nicholas Amati. Gre
mona. who was the predecessor OF Strad-
ivarius. Guanerius and others in the manu-
facture of violins which are almost held
priceless at this date among similar in
struments. This violin. which is now in
the possession of Mr.. Carl w. Schuermann.
Jr-s has also the inscription. Siieyerninni
Antoin Nepos, 1691." The instrument was
sold to Mr.. Carl w. Sehuermann in 1S43 by
DIR. Schwartz of Baltimore, who afterward
resided near the corner of Sd street and
Pennsyivania avenue northwest in this
city. who bought 1t at. the sale of the eff
fects of then celebrated vioiinist named
Newvinger The genuine Amati <vielins are
almost priceless. So far as reported in the
musical Journals of authority there are
perhaps not more than q dozen In exist
ence.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
F. Of L. Council Meeting.

The executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor was in session today
at the headquarters of the organization in
this city President Samuel Gompers occu-
pied the chair and Mr.. Frank Morrison was
secretary.
The other members present were Vice
Presidents p. ]. Mcclure of Philadelphia,
James Duncan of Baltimore. James OCon-
nell of Chicago and M. M. Garland of Pitts
burg, and the treasurer John B. Lennon
of Bloomington, Ill. The session was occu-
pied with the consideration of questions re-
ferred to the council by the convention of
the A. F. l.. which met in December at
Nashville. A recess was taken to enable
President Gompers to visit the White House
for q conference on labor matters with
President Mckinley.
Evening star., 1898-02-23

In the procession in Judge Kimbalrs court
this morhing appeared two welI-dressed
young men. and the charge upon which
they were arraigned was vagrancy
L arrested these men for vagrancy." said
Policeman OBrien. Henry Burke has on
iy been out of the workhouse since the 4th
OF this month, and he has been drunk with
James Mclaughlin
Where do they belong?" the court asked
They live here" was the officers an
swer, and for some time they have been
hanging about the X street bridge and the
corner. Complaints have been made that
they begged but / don't know of nv own
knowledge that they die this
III course he sees me about there" said
Burke. for live not far from the bridge
and l have TO pass that way in order to get
in The house"
But what about the charge of drunken
ness?"
Il got drunk yesterday" he admitted.
because it was holiday"
Mclaughlin said he had been away from
the city for a long time, and had only re-
Gently returned.
while was away" he said, 81 took the
Pledge fer two months and didn't get drunk
until L had been home month"
Then your two months pledge expired
in a month";
No. sir; didn't get drunk until the two
months had expired
Thought it was too good a thing to let
alone?"
mo, sir"
The judge advised them to let LIQUOR alone
teen days on the farm in default of bond.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
She Made a Mistake.

Eva ST. Clair. colorea girl seventeen
years old. living at 1922 Sd street north
west. was made ill about II 80 o'clock last
night by dose of witch hazel and ammo
mia. She was so sick that her parents
thought she would die, and had her taken
to Freedmen's Hospital. Eva told the doc
tors that she mistook the mixture for med
icine intended to relieve pain. The physi-
clans soon relieved her of the dose. and to-
day she was much better.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
The Masonic Yeternns.

The Washington Masonic Veterans AS
sociation will have its twelfth annual feast
at Freund's, s15 10th street, tonight at 7:3O
o'clock. A number of distinguished speak
ers will be present. The officers of the as
sociation are: President. Noble D. Larner
pt ST grand master; first vice president, DR..
X. e. Donaldson. past grand master; Sec
end vice president, z. II. Chamberlain, past
grand master; secretary, G. Y. AtLee, past
master: treasurer, Jas. A. Sample. past
grand master; stewards. ]. H. Trimble, past
master and Joseph Jouy, past master.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
A Pinno RecitnI.

Mrs Hadden Alexander of New York a
pianist of considerable reputation, who has
had the advantage of the best instructors
both in this country and in Germany will
give n recital at Rauscher's next Friday
evening. She will present a program that
will include the works of MacDowell, Cho-
pin, Rubinstein, Schubert, Liszt Moszkow-
ski and others. Mrs. Alexander is here as
a delegate to the convention of the d. A.
r., but gives this recital at the solicita-
ton of many friends.
Evening star., 1898-02-23
Clause Susnended.

The long and short haul clause of the in
terstate commerce mas been suspended in
favor Of railroad lines in the United States
between the province of Manitoba and con-
uguous territory. ana points along the De-
troit and St. Clair rivers, and easterly
thereof In Canada, and in that portion of
the New England states reached directly
by the Grand Trunk railway. This conces-
sion was made to favor the railroads of the
United States which are brought in compe-
tition with the Canadian Pacific road