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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-15
GOcS to- Germany

H. Schultze, the popular clerk OF the
steamship department OF II. Hackfeld
* Company. Limited. left on the Cop
tic last night for a trip back 10 his
home at Werniserode in the Hartz
Mountains in Germany. Il has been
nine years since ne has visited his na-
tive land. Mr. Sehultze was hidden
goodbye by number Of his friends
and they are legion in this city and the
newspaper men especially wish him
bon voyage and safe reutrn which he
expects 10 make after a six months.
absencr.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-15
PIANO IL TO GO
ON NEXT STEAMER
New Instrument for Bishop Girls
Home.

That piano. the distressful need Of
which was described in this paper yes
terday morning. will go TO the Bishop
Girls Home at Molokai on Monday
next by the Wilder steamer Lehua, the
Wilder company renting all freight
charges.
In this paper the name of Wray Tay-
Tor, in the suggestion of a leader in
the movement for the new instrument.
was used without the authority OF that
gentleman. The only excuse for tax
ing the liberty was that Mr.. Taylor.
by experience and disposition appeared
to be the very best man in town for
the labor of love.
Mr. Taylor gladly volunteered for
the duty assigned him and the work so
Jar has been attended with most
marked success. !. w. Bergstrom. OF
the Bergstrom Music Company, was
consulted yesterday morning. He
agreed at once to supply first class
new Kimball piano. with double stool
and cover at price that discounts all
ordinary discounts. Chas. ). Desky
drcDDed in and made two offerings in
a minute. The first was that he would
be responsible if the piano was
shipped without delay. The second
was that he would donate the use OF
Progress hall for a piano fund enter
tainment TO Toe given under the direC-
tion of Mr.. Taylor. Mr.. Desky was en-
thusiastlc on account of having read
the Advertiser statement.
y number OF the members of the
Amateur orchestra and several peO-
pie who play or sing or read were scen
Dy Mr.. Taylor yesterday and all We're
more than willing 10 appear at the
benefit entertainment. The concert
Will be given soon after the close OF
the Nance O'Neil company engage
ment-
The Mother Superior at the Girls'
Home has been informed that the
piano VIII be shipped from Honolulu
on Monday next.
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unSrals.

Private Hayden. Tenth PennsyI-
Vania. was buried Sunday. The funeral
OF Burton WOOdbeck. private in the
First New York, took place al St. An
drews' Cathedral Sunday morning.
Chaplain Karl Schwartz conducted the
services. The body VIII be sent TO New
York for interment.
The funeral OF George II. Cowles.
Company II. First New York will Do
beld at 81. Andrews Cathedral al 10
o'clock this morning.
Robert Wands. Company {. First
New York who died OF consumption
was buried from the Catholic Cathedral
yesterday morning.
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4 Nanlesaks.

The following is an item from gen
eraI order mastering out of the service
prominent officers of the Army and
dated Washington. October 81:
"Major-Gcneral William MOntrose
Graham CBrigadier General, L. :. A.
November 50, 1898. This officer is 10
10 a namesake residing in Ho-
nolulu. William Montrose Graham. the
we'll known cashier OF Bruce Cart
wright
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MANY ISOnilS,

For the third night of Professor In
gals vigil in the observatory at Oahu
College, there was a good shower of
leonids. A total Of thirty-fve was
noted. The meteors were seen be-
tween 2:O5 and daylight \ number Of
them were Of extraordinary size and
very brilliant. \ full report of what
has been seen by all the Observers
here viii be sent TO Harvard
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Ger's lecture engagement Mr. Wilder
was 10 have been heard at Punahou
last evening under the auspices ol the
University Club. The subject was TO
have been original exploration in Ger
tain remote and distant islands OF the
South Pacific. The lecture has been
postponed till the return of Mr.. Wilder
from Paris and Palestine in 1907.
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Baseball Today.

The base ball game between the Iowa
Regiment team and the Towns will be
called At 3: 30 this afterenoon. The
Town team has had only q. few hours
practice but intends To- play as strong
a game as possible Jackson and
Lemon Will probably be in the box for
the Town team with German behind
the bat. Admission - cents.
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makes a 2o-yard run for A touchdown.
Palmer kicks goal.
Score: Iowa. y: Punahou. o.
hut TWO minutes OF the second half
remained during which time the ball
was in Punahou's territory.
FINAL score; Iowa. p: Punahou n
The teams lined up as follows:
Iowa. p,,,,h..,,
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S25-nO REWARD.

For the return OF the Diamond Pin
lost at /. y. Kerrs store during his
big sale Of new goods, just received
by the Warr.mOo. See his advertise
ment.
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Punahou.

Referee. Mr.. Bingham.
Umpire. Captain Clark.
Timekeepers. J. q. Wood and 4. ID.
Weekly.
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Was No Lecture

The prompt arrival OF the Coptic
caused a cancellation of Jamie Viii
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]. H. WIDMAM.
7. B. CHAPLAIN.

SURGEON AND DEN
tist.-Oflce: Hotel Stables Calls,
day or night, promptly answered.
Specialties: Obstetrics and Lame
mass.
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DIR. A. G.. WALL DR.. D. E. WALL

ENTISTS-OFFTCE HOURS: 8 A. M.
to 4 p. IN. Love Building, Fort
Street
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DRESSMAKERS.
MISS FREIBURY KNOKE. DRESS
making parfOrs, corner School and
Nuuanu streets.
SUSANNE R. PATCH.

TEACHER OF VOICE AND PIANO.
Refers by permission to her patrons in
Honolulu. Residence and Studio, Mrs.
DudOitS, Chaplain and Fort streets.
Telephone 45S. 5O73
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DR.. C.. B. HIGH.

DENTIST. PHILADELPHIA DENT
al College 1892. Masonic Temple.
Telephone 318.
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ChAS. r. PETERSON.

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. 10 Kaahumanu Street.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
]. @. WOOD.

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. Office: Corner King and
Bethel Streets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
CHARGES MALFEASANCE. Mayor Taylor of Bridgeport Makes a Sur
 prising Announcements.

pr1stng Announcements
 Bridgeport, Feb. 25.-One of the big gest surprises in municipal affairs was sprung by Mayor Taylor at the meet ing of the board of public works, to- night, when he sent in a communica- tion notifying the board that at the next meeting of the board of aldermen, which occurs on the first Monday of March, he would prefer charges of mal- feasance against Commissioner Water house and William T. Ferguson of the board of public works. Waterhouse is q republican and Ferguson a demo- crat, and for the last year have been at swords points with Mayor Taylor. President of the street commissioners, Benjamin F. Lashar, a democrat, has been kept in office for the last year by the refusal of Commissioner Water house to vote for any other candidate in preference to Mir. Lashar. The mayor is an advocate of trap rock and the two commissioners and Mir. Lashar are in favor of soft stone. Mayor Tay- Tor will probably claim loose methods in the conduct of affairs in the public works board, accounts improperly kept, and that the city has been paying more for carriage and other services than 1t would have done had the men whom he Is to prefer charges against attended to duty. The terms of both commissioners would expire on April 30, but the mayor has become so exas- perated at their conduct towards him that he will insist upon their removal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
CONTRACTS FOR COAL.
Government Said to Have Arranged for
 25O,OOO Tons.


 Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 25.-The Post to- morrow will say: "It was learned to- day in Pittsburg, through an officer of one of the largest coal corporations do- ing business in this district that the navy department had closed contracts with Castin, Collier & Bullitt for the delivery at Key West, Sand Keys, Dry Tortugas, Savannah, Charlestown and Fortress Monroe of 250,000 tons of Po- cahontas coal and with the Rhodes & Reidler Coal company of Cleveland for the delivery of 50,000 tons of the Goshen coal of that company. The stipulations of the contracts are that the coal so ordered shall be delivered at the designated coaling stations as soon as it is possible to do so and that the utmost secrecy be observed about the matter.
 In carrying out these contracts the railroads play a prominent part and for the purpose of moving everything expeditiously as possible President h. gals of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail- road, Receiver Murray of the Baltimore and Ohio and General Manager Torree of the Pennsylvania went to Washing ton last week and consulted with Sec retary Long of the navy and Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn of the war de- partment on the matter. Contracts and all arrangements for the rapid handling and shipping of the coal were made and the government, it is under- stood, is to pay a bonus to both the coal miners and the railroads if the 100000 tons were delivered within a specified time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
SAW THE MAINE ExPL0sI0N.
J. M. Mann of Providence Was on q
 Steamer In Havana Harbor.

J. M. Mann, a prominent business mann of Providence and a son of M. Mann, the dry goods dealer of this city, was in New Havenlast night, having just come from Cuba. MT. Mann was on board a steamer in Havana harbor on the night of the blowing up of the battleship Maine and was an eye wit ness of the terrible disaster. Several New York papers last evening printed column interviews with him while he was in that city, giving his graphic description of the explosion and the scenes attending. MT. Mann stated last night that he distinctly heard two explosions when the Maine blew up, one muffled explosion and the other much louder. He said that the for- ward part of the Maine was lifted fully fifteen feet into the air and that soon after bits of wreckage began fall ing on the steamer on which he was and in the surrounding water. MT. Mann said that he did not believe that the forward magazine of the Maine blew up. He said that it was currently reported in Havana that this maga- zine contained twenty-five tons of powder and had this amount of powder exploded it would undoubtedly have greatly damager the steamer on which he was, which lay only about 300 feet from the Maine, whereas the steamer was not damaged, although she was rocked violently.
 MT. Mann said that the next day af- ter the explosion he was on the streets of Havana and was not insulted or jeered at by the Spanish inhabitants nor did he see any other Americans insulted as they are reported to have been. He said that Spanish officers by the hundreds throng the streets and fill the cafes, and that all the Spanish soldiers whom he saw appeared to be mere boys. He said that business was very poor in Havana, scarcely any trade at all being carried on owing to the scarcity of money, the only money spent being that by the soldiers, who are not paid regularly and whose pay is several months in arrears.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
FIG MILITARY FAIR.
To be Held at the Armory for Eight Days
 Some of the Arrangements.

The committee appointed by the To- cal companies of the Second regiment to arrange for fair, the proceeds of which are to go toward the expenses of the Ottawa trip, met last evening and the captains of Companies P. B. D and c and the lieutenant of the machine gun platoon were appointed on the executive committee. The committee met and decided on holding an eight days fair from April 23 to May 2, to be known as grand combination fair and bazaar. A printing committee was appointed as follows: Lieutenant Sy- pher, Sergeant Higgins Corporal Kin ney, Sergeant Banta and Corporal Lawrence.
 An entertainment and dancing will be provided for each evening. Fifteen grand cash prizes will be voted for, probably rifle for the best marksman and sword for the most popular officer. It is proposed to have company booths attended by the young lady friends of the various companies. Single admis- sion will be fifteen cents; season ticket, $1. The best local talent will be en- gagged for the entertainments. The field and staff officers will participate in the fair. The Grays are arranging for an entertainment of their own and so will not participate in this one. The Sarsfields have voted not to go to Ottawa, but Captain Donovan stated to the general committee last evening that the company were willing to come in and share in the work and the receipts. Their proposition was cor dially accepted. Captain Donovan is chairman of the executive committee and Captain Kapitzke secretary Of the general committee Captain Smith is chairman and Corporal Applegate secretary
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
SOFT FOR $3O, 1000 FOR SALARY. Case of Joseph Banni9an Against United
 States Rubber Company.

Providence, R. l., Feb 25.-The de- fense in Joseph Bannigan's suit for $30,000 against the United States Rub- Der company for salary, was concluded this afternoon and Mr. Bannigan him self took the stand in rebuttal He tes- tified that he had made no promise to the other officers of the Rubber trust that he would not sell his stock below @ certain price. He had made no state ment that could be interpreted as such a promise. While he was in office he conducted investigations into the af- fairs of the New York Commercial company and the Colchester Rubber company. The former had a double set of books and made incorrect entries and the latter was in such bad condi- tion financially that it resulted in a loss to the trust. Mr. Bannigari said that while in Europe he negotiated a loan of half million dollars for the company and had done other business for it. It was not merely pleasure trip. He formed an advance club among his superintendents, and did other things to improve the business. He never consented to the reduction of his salary and it was never properly acted upon. He had said that if they reduced 1t they could accept his resig- nation as president. The case was ad- iourned until tomorrow
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
SPANISH oHAHGr D,ArFA1nEs.
Declares That No Mines Exist in Havana
 Harbor.

Washington, Feb. 25.-In view of the widely published report that the har- bor of Havana contains a system of submarine mines, statement around which has centered the chief public in- terest in connection with the disaster of the battleship Maine, Senor DuBosc, Spanish charge daffaires at Washing ton, tonight made the following state ment which coming from such an au thority may be considered as an off, cial denial: T wish to state on my own official knowledge that no mine exists inside or-outside of Havana har- Dor, nor is there any sub- marine de- fense of any kind. The report is so absolutely false and ridiculous that it could only have originated in the minds of those persons anxious to incite the evil passions of both nations for their own miserable ends. consider the very suggestion of such thing as an insult to Spain."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
NAYAn COURT OF INoyIRY.
Continuation of the Examination of Divers
 Civilians Examined.

Havana, Feb. 25-The court of in- quiry at it's session this afternoon con- tined its examination of the divers and also examined a civilian whose testi- mony is said to be of some importance. The name of the witness is withheld, and as usual all the particulars of his lieved, will surely leave for Key West tomorrow evening, arriving there on Sunday morning. This programme may be changed at the last moment, but it does not seem likely. After the Man. grove leaves the Fern will be the only United States vessel here Lieutenant Commander Wainwright and the naval divers under his charge will stay on the Fern. Late to-day the paymaster's safe, with $2,500 and his papers, was taken from the wreck. Beyond this no statement is made as to the value and nature of the contents, but a large quantity of water ran out when the safe was raised above the surface.
 
 electric lamps are of little use to the divers, as the light is faint and uncer- tain, and to hold them takes one of the divers hands. They have assuredly proved of little value in the present in- vestigation. So far as reports made public go, the workmen on the tug Right Arm, with the assistance of the naval divers, are laboring hard to re- cover the bodies under the hatch, which led to five room platforms. It is hoped the bodies will be taken out tomorrow but this has been a hope often disap- pointed. Consul General Lee says that he has received no news of importance from the state department to-day, nor has he been notified to expect the arri- val of any one of prominence. It is be- lieved that if any American of national reputation comes to Havana now it will be to study the situation for himself and not as an official commissioner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
DEpARrURE OF THE YIzoAYA.
Spanish Cruiser With Flag at Half Mast
 Leaves New Yorls

New York, Feb. 25.-The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, after spending week in this port on friendly visit to the United States, got up anchor at 1:40 o'clock this afternoon and started to sea. Her destination is Havana, and she expects to reach there on Tuesday next. From Havana she may proceed to Spain. She has on board nearly l. 800 tons of coal, said to be more than she ever carried before and quite suffi- cient to take her back to Barcelona or to last for an extended cruise off the Cuban coast. There were no ceremo- nies connected with the vessels depart ure. Preparations had been practically
 completed Thursday evening. Captain
 Eulate had determined to get under way about Il o'clock, but several off,
 cers who had been on shore did not re- turn until after 10 o'clock.
 The naval tug Nina took up posi- ton off the starhoard beam and the
 police boat patrol fell in on the port side. Just as she was starting a boat came from the Staten Island shore. It
 contained the vice consul and other of ficers of the Spanish legation here, who
 wished to bid them goodbye, and also
 a few of the Vizcaya's seamen and mi nor officers. The engines were stopped, when the boat made fast to the side of the moving vessel. Getting on board was a difficult operation. All but Senor | Sazares succeeded, when the Spaniard went full speed ahead.
 J a o,,th h l were left astern when the ship entered | the Tortuis Main channel. She left her
 anchorage with her flags at half mast | for the Maine disaster, and guard of | marine infantry was drawn up in double file abaft. Once well outside | the Hook more than a marine league from the shore the flags were hoisted but the guard stood steady. Two car-
 rier pigeons had been left on board. l Two messages were written and signed | by the captain when on the way to the
 Hook The birds with the messages loosened and started for New York.
 One of the birds had a farewell mes
 sage to New York city. The other a
 message to Senor Don Arturo Baldasa-
 no, the consul-general of Spain.
 l The Vizcaya, under full steam, moved
 easily with no vibration. She has twin
 screws and makes twelve knots under | three boilers. When using the whole
 set she makes twenty miles an hour.
 When opposite the Hook the cornet
 band of the ship played a march. Four
 miles outside the hook tug with a
 large American flag steamed within
 200 feet of the Vizcaya. The steam
 pilot boat New York took off the pilot
 and the tug the people from New York.
 The pilot boat New York blew three
 blasts, which were responded to by the vizcaya. Then the VizcayaS got under way She rounded the Hook, taking a
 southerly course. For a time her vel
 low tunnels were visible, then they be-
 came lost to view. Later a mere pen
 cif of smoke on the horizon was seen
 and that was the last visible of the l Vizcaya.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26

many were wounded. Being unprepar- ed for action, 1t being time of peace, the American commander surrendered.
 Tremendous excitement prevailed in the United States over this outrage. President Madison speedily issued a proclamation excluding from American ports all British warships. He also caused energetic protests and demands to be presented at London. The Brit ish authorities promptly recalled the admiral under whom the outrage had been perpetrated and without request rendered indemnity sufficient to sup port the wives and families of those who had been killed and wounded.
 Other Cases.
 In a later case the American ship Fromethus was fired on in the harbor of Greytown. The ship had declined to pay excessive port charges imposed by the king of the Mosquito country, then controlling the country under British protectorate. The king called on the British warship Express to sustain his demands, and the Express promptly sent broadside into the Promethus. There were no persons killed, but the United States made a prompt demand for reparation. The British govern ment gave this in the fullest manner and without question disavowing the act and condemning the officer of the Express.
 Displays of force was resorted to by the United tates in 1852 against Japan and in 1858 against Java In the case of Japan, American sailors had been severely handled in Japanese ports and the native courts failed to give ade- quate redress. A naval expedition was sent to Japanese waters and this had the effect of securing the fullest apolo- gy and also an agreement by which every protection was guaranteed to American citizens and property in Japan. In the case of Java the secre- tary of the navy sent large naval force to the waters of Java to demand that the native trial courts should give the fullest protection to Americans. The expedition was successful in it's purpose and all assurances desired were given.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26
BEAUTIFUE HEIRESS MISSING.
Daughter of an English Colonel Comes to
 America and is Lost.


 Boston, Feb. 25.-The attention of the police officials has been called to a strange case of disappearance in which the missing one is Jamie M. Westroff, who, 1t is claimed, is young, beautiful and heiress to one of the greatest es- tates in Waterford, Ireland, and a daughter of a distinguished colonel in the English army. The story told to the police is to the effect that enchanted by the glowing accounts of American society, Miss Westroff, who is but eighteen years of age, left her home while her father and mother were so- iourning in Asia, arriving here Febru- ary 12 on the Cephalonia. Yesterday the aunt of the girl sent telegram to Miss McGraith, friend of the fam iiy living here, informing her of the disappearance. Upon receipt of this Miss McGraith visited the Cunard of flee and learned that the young woman was a passenger on the Cephalonia, but there was no further trace of her. Then the hospitals and sanitariums were searched, but to no purpose, and the aid of the police Wss asked.