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Y. AS it is, it is Dicky's next turn to
Couldn't Understand 1t.

Il think" said the Arctic explorer,
that l will make another start within
the next six months"
You'd better go before then" replied
his manager. You see, it's we'll to
strike while the irons hot. You don't
want to take too many chances on a
loss of interest, you know"
Il am not afraid of that. My enthus-
iasm will never decline. However, if
you think it better, we will start with
in three months, two months or one
northumberland you prefer
Good! Now, have you any prefer
ence as to where you go?"
Certainly I have" was the aston
ished rejoinder. Il want to go to the
North Pole
The manager showed his chair back
and gazed at the explorer in silent
wonder. Then he slowly repeated, ITO
the North Pole.'
Certainly, to the North Pole"
But, my dear man, what on earth
do you wish to go to the North Pole
for? There aren't any people there
who would buy tickets to a lecture. -
Washington Evening Star.
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comedians of the American stage, ana
an efficient supporting company, VIII
present for the first time here at the
Metropolitan Theater on Friday even
ing next THE Mysterious Mr.. Busle'
the latest success of the now very popu-
lar playwright, Madeleine Lucette KY
ley Although the play is described as
a farce, it has no likeness to the usuai
farce of the period or an actor OF MI
Hollands standing would noq be con-
nected with it, His clean, lnc1slVe
methods are very far removed from the
knock about style so popular with ac-
tors usually found in plays under this
caption, and though he wins as many
laughs as are gained by the average
species of acrobatic comedians, ms
humor does not offend intelligence.
1.-The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle" is said
to be a play of the French type IN
argument and treatment, but free from
the suggestiveness and indelicacy char
acteristic of the Partisan school. In
this 1T has been compared to Gilbert S
we'll known comedy, Engaged"
The plot turns on the jealousy of a
lover and the inheritance he jeopar-
dies if his matrimonial intentions are
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A new company is billed at the Orph-
cum for this week, beginning tonight,
there being but one number of last
weeks bill held over, and that one Is a
faYorite. OF the new people the fun
NEST of all Irish knockabout teams make
their appearance, McCale and Daniels,
known in the profession as the two
Macs, and credited with doing the great
est knockabout act now on the vaude-
vile stage. The wonder to the audi
ence is that when this team is through
their work that they are not bruised and
battered to pieces. They made COM
plete success at the San Francisco house.
Another OrDheum success is Atlas and
Collins, who were brought from Aus
tralia by Gustav Walter. They made
their American debut at the San Fran
cisco Orphenm three weeks ago and
have been more than successful. Miss
Collins is a sister, of the well known
Lottie Collins. The work of this team
is very neat, clean and with pretty eff
fects, the dancing Of Miss Collins being
particularly artistic. Harry Elwood, a
famous female impsrsonator, will ap-
pear in his clever transformations and
introduce several new and popular
Badger and Badger, musical artists.
They combine nonsense and music in a
way very pleasing to even a critical
audience. In the way of an acrobatic
feature there is Fenton, whose hand bal
ancing and exhibition of strength and
agility is said to be something marvel
Gus. Another feature is the work by
the SO AS trio in which representa-
tives of Africa, America and Australia
are combined in a way most pleasing.
The personnel of the "3A's" includes two
women and one man, and their work is
characterized by good singing, good act
ing, good music and an elegant wardrobe
Little Wade Cochrane, the mental Won
der, has been retained for another week
as he has proven great matinee card
his work being interesting to children
and parents as we'll.
At the Metropolitan Theater to-
night and tomorrow night Sam J.
Burton, comedian, and Lille Coleman
coincidence. appear in THE New 81
Perkins" comedy drama. The troupe
will parade the Pughtown Farmer
Band and has it's own orchestra OF
twelve musicians.
Joseph Holland, one of the leading
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Needfu1.

II am tired of these constant sus-
picions,'' exclaimed the politician. I'm
going to demand an examination"
But" replied the confidential friend.
ARE you sure an investigation would
really vindicate you?"
II don't know about that, but it will
show these people, once for all, that
they can't prove anything. washing
ton Star
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REDFIELD PROCTOR.
One of the Conspicuous Members
of the u. S. Senate.

One of the conspicuous members of
the United States Senate is Redfield
Proctor of Vermont He has just re-
turned from tour of investigation in
Cuba, and his reports are very inter-
esting. He is not a jingoist, and his
words have much weight among the
thoughtful people of the country.
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What the Children Say.

When. in the dusk of evening, 1 come to
where | see
Three little faces at the window looking
down at me,
And hear the shout of Papa" and the
sound of scampering feet,
And find myself prisoner ere l can beat
retreat;
The robbers seize my parcels and search
my pockets through,
And bear me to their castle spite of all
that l can do.
There the queen of these banditti gently
chides their boist'rous glee,
And asks how many kisses it will take to
Oh, is there any pleasure in all the busy
day
That's quite as sweet as listening then to
what the children say?
Helen thinks hundred kisses are enough
to ransom me,
If III change them all for pennies bright
as soon as | am free:
While Henry claims that Papa is more
valuable than that:
And so the rascal confiscates my overcoat
and hat
But tender-hearted Josephine makes
terms for my release;
We'll let you go, dear papa, for just one
kiss apiece.
When I've paid my ransom duly, this val
liant rObber band
Escorts me to the table, with a guard on
either hand,
There for blessed hour fling my cares
away
And grow younger as listen to what the
children say.
From my prison in the study I detect
them stealing by.
Till they think they're out of hearing;
then with shouts away they fly.
All about the house they frolic-now be-
low, now overhead
Little chance I'll have for study till they
are snugiy tucked in bed
But at last there comes a silence, and
tiptoe out to see
Three little sober faces clustered at their
mothers knee.
Their prayer, please bless dear papa y
never fails to put to rout
Every skeptical opinion or philosophical
doubt
and heaven seems far away
Just stop. my friend, and listen to what
the children say.
Thomas c., Rooney in Chica po Standard
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The Sententious Barber.

You Notwithstanding IDIOT"
spluttered the customer. You stuck
the lather brush in my mouth"
1.-The wise man. said the sententi-
Gus barber, lis known by his. keeping
his mouth shut '-Cincinnati ENQUIRER
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Marguerite Merringtons new play
will be soon produced at the Fifth
Avenue Theater, New York
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Redfield Proctor was born June i
1881, at Cavendish, VT. He graduated
at Dartmouth College and at Albany
Law School. He was an efficient Off
Ger in the war, rising to the RESPONSE
bilities of Colonel of the Fifteenth Yer
mont Volunteers. He was a member
Of the Vermont House of Representa-
tives in 1867, 1868 and 1878 A mem
Lieutenant Governor in 1S76-7S; Gov
ernor in 1S7S-SO He was appointed
Secretary of War by President Har-
rison in 1889, and was elected United
States Senator by the Legislature
of his State in 1891 to accept the APP
pointment to fill the unexpired term
of Senator George F. Edmunds. He
was elected to the Senate by the Leg
islature of his State in 1892 for both
short and long terms His present
term will expire in 1899.
Mistake All Around.
''Dicky9is kicking himself metaphori-
cally this afternoon"
What is the trouble?'
when the lunch hour arrived Griggs
happened to be in the office Of course
Dicky was obliged to ask Griggs to GO
with him.
"Of course"
We'll. when 1t came time to pay
Griggs took up the checks and said:
I'll settle for this and Dicky replied
Wei, if you are determined to pay, GO
ahead Griggs paid, and the two
walked out.
But what is there in that to make
Dicky kick himself?"
why, he is sorry he didn't know that
Griggs intended to pay. for if he had
known he would have ordered all the
delicacies of the season and lunched
without regard to expense"
And what about. Griggs ?'
well, if Dicky had lunched expens-
lively Griggs would not have offered to
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More people die from head failure
than from heart failure.
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new theater is promised for Waco
Tex.
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John c. Rice and Jacques Kruger are
mentioned as returning to May Twins
company in the fall
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Max Freeman has resigned his posi-
ton of stage manager of the Broadway
Theater.
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Marie Burroughs and ]. Fl. Stoddart
are to appear together again for the
first time since they were members Of
A. M. Palmer's stock company several
years ago, both having been engaged
for important parts in THE Bonnie
Briar Bush"
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Royal College, and a member Of the
queens private band. Mr.. Howell had
held the post of principal violoncello at
the Royal Italian Opera (where his
father, James Howell, was principal
-basso), at the Philharmonic
Concerts, the Leeds Festivals, and the
meetings of the Three Choirs. He was
admirable in chamber music, and at
one time did good service at the Pops.
Now Frederick Westlake, who was born
at Romsey in 1910, received his artistic
education at the Royal Academy of
Music, with which institution he re-
manned connected as associate, fellow
and Professor until his death. He COM
posed masses and other works for the
services of the Roman Church; also.
songs, part-songs and instrumental
pieces.
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Belle Archer, who is at present play
ing the title role in "A Contented Wo-
man." is announced to star next sea-
son under the management of Fred E.
Wright.
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Eleanor Moretti has been engaged to
support Herbert Kelley and Effie Shan
non in their new play, THE Moth and
the Candle"
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/ I'VE are not sorry says the New York
observer (Pres.) therefore that a
discreet selection between the products
of the different manufacturing countries
is facilitated by the frank announcement
which appears on some of them to the
effect that they have been made in Ger
many And we have been thinking that
| it would be we'll if some of the theology
current now in America were plainly Ia
beled with a similar inscription, and
would show their tag. Too many of our
theological systems (sic) have been
/ made in Germany 1t is, of course,
nothing against what is really truth that
it is taught over on the other side of the
water but, on the other hand, error is
none the less pernicious because it hap
pens to be homed in the heart of con-
! tinental nation, or even nested within
the gates of venerable university. And
if any one kind of error is, SO to speak,
less dignifed than another, it is second
hand error, imported from abroad. This
bowling down in the dust before the
over-confident assertions of German
scholars, who will be refuted few
years hence by some of the boys now in
their classrooms, is, to say the least,
somewhat ridiculous posture for an
American Of independent spirit"
There is tendency in some minds
says the .Universalist Leader" of Bos-
| ton and Chicago, Ito merge all power
| into system of physical laws. Earth.
sea, air and light-these form the quar-
| tet of deities that take US in their
care and provide for our wants. The
suggestion of a force that is distinct
| from and finer in quality than chemical
atoms and material forces is mere
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Joseph Holland, one of the leading
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San Francisco Music and Drama:
Ferris Hartman is back in New York
after pleasant trip to Europe. where
he secured new musical play entitled
The Purser." 1t is a pretty sure
thing that the genial comedian will
bring it to San Francisco, where he
is exceedingly popular, and will be sure
of big send-off
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CANNOT Get COAL
Admiral CamaIa's Fleet Hung Up
at Entrance to SuGZ Canal.
EGYPT'S GOVERNMENT SAYS NO
The O'Higgins Not Sold to Spain.
No Truth in Brooklyn Yarn.
Fleets United.

CAIRO, Egypt, June 29-Admiral
Camara has asked permission to coal
his fleet at Port Said, but the Egypt
| ian Government, believing the Spanish
ships have sufficient coal to steam to
the nearest port of their own country.
has definitely refused his request, in
accordance with the neutrality laws.
NEW YORK, June pa special to
the Tribune from Port Said says:
Admiral Camara, instead of the TO-
900 tons of coal for which he asked
on Sunday, now demands $500 tons,
and as he insisted upon being allowed
to take the smaller quantity, after
firm and courteous refusalS, the COVER
nor of Port Said at last formally noti-
fed the admiral that, under the cir
cumstances, any cOaling whatever of
the Spanish fleet in Egyptian waters
would be forcibIy prevented. The
BuenOs Ayres, the Colon, the Isla de
Panay and the Covadonga have remov-
ed into Out-Of-the-way berths, thereby
indicating long stay here. On the
arrival of the transport Isla de Luzon,
the troops now on board the Buenos
Ayres will be transferred to the IsIa
de Luzon, so as to enable the Buenos
Ayres to act as a cruiser or commerce
destroyer"
WASHING June 29.-The re-
port that the Egyptian Government
had finally refused to coal Camara' s
fleet at Port Said has not yet been
officially confirmed, but it's accuracy
is not questioned. There is still some
doubt whether this refusal in itself
will operate to prevent a further move
ment of the Spanish squadron toward
the Philippines, as Madrid advices
allege a purpose on the part of the
Spanish Government to send addition
al colliers with the expedition to over
come the refusal of the various ports |
along the way to the Philippines to |
supply coal. There is a strong i'm
preston, however, that the Spanish |
Government will avail itself of the |
pretext offered by this refusal to turn |
the fleet back to Spain.
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ONE FLEET NOW.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
SANTIAGO, Tuesday, June 28, night,
via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June %,
Wednesday morning, by way of King
ston, June %, 1 p. m.-The flying
squadron, hitherto commanded by
Commodore Schley, has lost its ident-
ity by an order issued today by Rear
Admiral Sampson, and it has been
merged into the fleet under the Ad-
miraI. The order caused considerable
surprise on board the Brooklyn, which
has been the flagship of the flying
squadron, where it was supposed the
squadron would remain intact at least
until the fall of Santiago. Commodore
SchIey has been assigned to command
the squadron attached to Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet.
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NOT AN AMBUSCADE.

SIBONEY, PROVINCE OF SANTI-
AGO, Tuesday, (via Kingston, June
cot is reported tonight on ap-
parently good authority that the water
supply of Santiago has been cut off,
If true the enemy is at our mercy.
Gen. Wheeler today forwarded an Of
fetal report of the encounter between
the Spaniards and Col. Young's and
Col Woods commands. The officers
are highly complimented for their
dash and courage.
The General says there is absolutely
no warrant for the statement that our
troops were ambushed. He says the
attack was deliberately planned from
knowledge in his possession the night
before.
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COON Is GONE.
Slips Away Quietly on the Gaelic.
Was Under $1,000 Bond.

w. J. Coon, whose name has been in
the papers somewhat lately, left for
the States aboard the S. S. Gaelic at
1920 this morning. He took some lug
gage from the Union Express Co. s Of
flee at II, jumped into a hack and a
quarter of an hour later was aboard
the ship at the Pacific Mail dock. Coon
walked up the gang plank in the full
glare Of the electric light.
This departed was arrested a few
days ago with several thousand dol
lars worth of opium i'll possession. In
District Court he was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to spend three months in
prison. An appeal was taken and Mr..
Coon allowed to go at large on a bond
of $1,000. Application was made to
Judge Stanley, of the Circuit Court, for
reduction of bond and was refused.
Coon sold his express business yester-
day.
Coon had been in Hawaii about five
years. He was sober and industrious
and bore an excellent character till
caught red handed in an opium trans
action. The purser of the ship was
notified by a customs man that Coon
was on the Gaelic and a customs Off
Ger who saw Coon go aboard tried to
notify the police over the telephone,
but was unable to do so.
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The BLOUNT FLAG
"Pres. Has Put His Foot Down.. 3"
Reed Had a Headache-Pub
lie Sentiment-Amen
This telegram from New York came
yesterday to a big local house:

This telegram from New York came
yesterday to a big local house:
Annexation Senate debate con
| tinUes. An amendment abrogating la
| Dor contracts has been proposed by
Pettigrew and is favored by some sup
pOrters but will be opposed by com
mittee if votes sufficient are found
available. Treaty will be adopted in
stead of House Resolution. Senate has
appropriated $145, 900 for opening Pearl
Harbor and purchase of land, but it is
not yet approved by House"
A gentleman prominet in the legal
force of the Department of the Interior
at Washington writes to a citizen of
Honolulu:
''It is now definitely settled that Ha-
waii will be admitted. 1t is expected
that the Senate may drOne along for
a couple of weeks before passing the
joint resolution. Then we shall have a
new star on Old Glory. The sentiment
of the country is for annexation and
this means that nearly all of the Re
publicans and a large percentage of the
Democrats favor it. The President
Ids put uiS LOOL uOWH udiu ctIA Tic
Senate will be kept at it, or the Islands
will be annexed as a military neces-
sity. The flag that BIOunt hauled
down will be put up again, even if the
Senate should happen to prove refrac-
tory. The New York Journal, which is
Democratic, says that there are fifty
nine votes in the Senate for the an
nexatiOn of Hawaii. 1 presume that
business will boom for you in the
Islands more than ever after annex
alton, as no end Of capital will be put
into the carrying trade of the Pacific
and the development Of the Philip
pines and Hawaii.
THE war is very popular and the
administration is meeting with cordial
support. Free silverism seems about
dead, especially since the Oregon cleo
ton, where the Republicans, on a
strictly gold standard platform, swept
everything by large majOrities over the
combined votes Of all other parties.
4 have never seen such a change
as can be noticed in the people Of this
country. Since the war opened all talk
of glory and conquest and the acquisi-
ton of territory.
when the joint resolution on An
nexation passed the House Speaker
Reed had a headache and is still con-
fined to his room. 1t is said that he
would have voted Mo- had he been
present"
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The troOpship Newport exchanged
par~.ng signals with the fleet but being
Independent Of this expedition and
purely the flagship of Major General
Merritt continued on her way and Will
probably make the Philippines at least
a week ahead of General MacArthur's
feet.
The scenes at the departure of the
fleet yesterday forenoon were dupi-
-ates of similar demonstrations before.
Great crowds were at the wharves and
there was much music and cheering.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-09

French and one Japanese men-of-war
are in port, The insurgents are con-
stantIy closing in on the city. Agui-
naldo. the insurgent leader, with thir-
teen of his staff, arrived May 10, by
my permission, on the Nan Shan He
established himself at Cavite outside
of the arsenal, under the protection
OF our guns and organized his army.
The progress of Aguinaldo has been
wonderful. He has invariably conduct
ed the war humanely My relations
with him are cordial, but my confer
ences generally have been only of a
personal nature"
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WASHINGTON, June 29.-The navy
department today made public the
following cablegram from Admiral
Dewey, brought by the MCCULLOUGH to
Hongkong and though undated, is sup
posed to have been sent from Cavite,
June %:
mo change in the situation since
my telegram of June II.
Five German, three British, one
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NO TRUTH IN IT.

Before the sailing of the Miowera
from Victoria it was learned that there
was no truth in the announcement,
cabled from Santiago to the Spanish
Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, that the
Brooklyn had been sunk by a Spanish
shell and Commodore Schley and "a
seamen killed.
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WAR NOTES.

WASHINGTON, June Secretary
Long has received word from Commo-
dore Remey at Key West, that the
flagship Newark, with Commodore
Watson on board, has been in collision
with the Dolphin. The Newark was
considerable damage. She is now on
her way north to dry dock. No details
are obtainable.
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MADRID, June 29.-It is announced
that the Vitoria, the Numancia, the
Alfonso XIII and the Pepanto, all
armored cruisers, are ready to form
the third squadron. The armored
cruiser Cardinal Cisneros and the tor
pedo gunboat Dona Maria de Molina,
with several auxiliary cruisers and
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UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS.

For one week, L. B. Kerr offers
sheetfngs, table linen, pillow castings,
napkins, dress goods, ribbon, laces,
embroideries and millinery at One-half
the cost price. Not only this but the
whole stock goes at half price.
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WASHINGTON, June 29.-It was an
nounced at the war department that by
their reports 5000 soldiers should be
leaving Tampa today to join Shafter.
They will be three or four days on
the voyage, and it is probable that it
is this force that General Shafter re-
fers to as likely to arrive too late for
his action
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MADRID, June 29.-6:30 p. m.-The
cruiser Antonio Lopez, while trying to
enter the river San Juan, near San
Juan de Porto Rico, with cargo of
provisions and war material, was de-
tected by two American warships, but
escaped by swiftly changing her
course. Her captain determined to
land his cargo, and headed for shore
at Salinao.
The shock of grounding exploded the
boiler. 1t is not known whether there
was any loss of life. The Spanish
gunboats Concha and Isabella went TO
the assistance of the Antonio Lopez,
whereupOn the Americans withdrew
and the Antonio Lopez landed her
cargo.