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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03
Cruelty to Animals.

This paper is requested TO call the
attention of the officer for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals to the condi-
ton of some work horses on a rice
plantation. The place is on the Bere-
tania street road a short distance be-
yond Punahou street. The gentlemen
who mentions the matter says a dozen
Island ponies are worked numerically.
fed only on sour rice husks and kept
in a small corral 1t is stated positive
ly that under this treatment seven
ponies died during the past year, more
from want of sufficient food than any
thing else
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03
THE RANCH is SOLD
A. D. Mcclellan of Boston
Pays $4,000 for It.
L arge Real Estate Deal Rapid Bid
ding Runs Price Up-Mr. Desky's
Quarter Million.

a quarter Of million dollars land
deal was made yesterday when Henry
Smith sold at auction, in front of the
judiciary building, that piece of prop
erty known as the Molokai ranch. be-
longing to the Bishop estate. The up
set price was $150,0O0. The property
sold for $251,0 just 81 900 more than
c. S. Desky had bid. Beginning at
$4,000 advance on his opponents figure.
Mr.. Desky had gradually come down TO
81, 600 a raise.
Jas. +. Morgan officiated as auction
eer. The sale began at noon as it was
advertised and drew a large crowd of
business men and capitalists, many of
whom were there, not to buy, but be-
cause Of their interest in such a large
land deal. The price at which the
ranch sold represented only a part of
the money to be invested, as it will
take a small fortune to run the ranch
and put it in condition.
1t had been understood on the streets
for some time that number of men
had banded themselves together to OBJ
tain possession of this valuable prop
erty. 1t was said that the combina-
ton was ready to put up a handsome
amount rather than lose the ranch.
When the sale began on the an
nouncement of the auctioneer that he
had been offered an upset price of
$150,000, Judge A. w. Carter insisted
that the name of the bidder be given
in order that the others who were
after the property might know whom
they were fighting. 1t was his opinion
that he was the bidder himself and
he again offered the same price. The
auctioneer accepted the bid but stated
at once that he had been offered $751;
600, and called for other bids when
Judge Carter again insisted that the
name of the opposing bidder be given
The sale went on and the name of the
unknown bidder was not given.
c. S. Desky also entered the field
against Judge Carter. The bidding was
confined to these two and they soon
ran the bid up to $225,0OO, at which
price, Judge Carter dropped out of the
field. 1t looked for moment as if Mr.
Desky would get the ranch at that
figure, but Mr.. A. D. Mcclellan, who
arrived on the Australia from Boston
and whose interests Judge Carter has
been representing, began bidding
against Mr.. Desky as soon as Judge
Carter had finished.
The price was soon run up to $3.50, 900.
This was Mr.. Desky's figure and he
went no higher. The ranch was then
knocked down to Mr.. Mcclellan for
$251 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03
ORGANIZED.
President Gear and Other Waiver.
lev Club Officers.

President Gear and Other Waiver.
ley Club Ofdcers.
The Waverley Club organized last
evening by the election of permanent
officers as follows:
President-A. V. Gear.
Vice-Presidents-G. L. Edwards and
J. G. NJ. Sheldon.
Treasurer-Charles Lind.
Financial Secretary-A. B. Scrim-
geour.
Recording Secretary-James T. Cope
land.
Librarian-Wm. Horace Wright.
Sergeant-at-Arms-W Brash.
For the Committee of Management,
there were 16 nominations and the fol-
lowing were elected:
J. w. Yarndley, j. G. NJ Sheldon, w.
Brash, G. L. Edwards, E. B. Thomas,
H. E. Mcintyre, ]. T. Wayson, ]. A.
Mehrtens, J. Monkhouse and w. l..
Grieve.
The committee subsequently met and
the following subcommittee were ap-
pointed by President Gear: Finance
Committee, A. B. Scrimgeour, Chair
mani; Hugh E. Mcintyre, j. T. Cope
land, Charles Lind and Walter Brash.
Hall and Entertainment Committee
Horace Wright, (chairmain); ]. w.
Yarndley, w. L. Grieve, J. T. Wayson,
J. A. Mehrtens.
Enrolment Committee. B. Thorn
as, (chairman); Charles Lind, j.
Monkhouse, G. L. Edwards and J. G..
NJ. Sheldon.
1t was decided to keep the charter
roll open until Saturday week in the
hope that by that time all DESTROYS of
making this club an influence for good
in the community will come forward
and materially assist the club fnan
cially and otherwise.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03

At o'clock this morning, Miss Annie
Cahill was expected to live but a few
hours.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03

Regular monthly meeting of Nuuanu
Chapter, Rose Croix, tonight.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03
{. D. CHASE.
Real Estate Agent
AND
Notary Public.
4OI Fort Street. Telephone 1874.
FOR RENT
Mfy5 "v'er2''- 80 rer~rr

FOR RENT
STORES.
3 LARGE STORES in the new Spreck-
els Block on Nuuanu street. For
terms apply.
HOUSES.
FURNISHED HOUSE up Nuuanu
Valley.
UNFINISHED HOUSE, Z Rooms, up
NUuanu Valley.
UNFINISHED HOUSE on Prospect
street, (PunchbowD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08

Good servant girls are as scarce as If
servant girls had enlisted in the late
war, and hadn't been mustered out yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
BoNDsMEN AFTER BRIDGMAN
New Army Captain Compelled to Ad-
Just a Shortage.

Wichita, Oct San incident has just
been closed in the office of the district
clerk which for a while looked as though
it might become rather sensational.
S. N. Bridgman, the retiring clerk,
was behind in his accounts and did not
seem to be able to settle. His bonds
men, however, took the matter in hand,
and the incident was closed.
Mr.. Bridgman retired from the office
of the district clerk in January, 1897,
and he failed to turn over to his sue
cessOr, Mr.. Arnett, moneys that had
been paid in in number of cases.
Some of the amounts were small while
some were not so small. In one case,
that of Felix VS.. the Frisco Railway
paid in and was not paid out during
Mr.. Bridgman's term as clerk, nor was
it turned over to the succeeding clerk
as it should have been. In another
case Mr.. Bridgman had received $275.30
which he had not accounted for. This
case was No. 5,93S, and entitled John
Saunders VS.. Ann Saunders. 1t was
disposed of during Charlie Luling's
handed down by each succeeding clerk.
Luling paid it to Ayres, Ayres to Kies
and Kies to Bridgman. The persons
entitled to this money cannot be found,
and it is kept in the clerks hands until
disposed of.
The total sum in Mr.. Bridgman's
hands not accounted for or paid to his
successor, Mr.. Arnett, was about $500.
man, but was not the list of moneys
on hand to be handed down to his sue
cessor.
When Bridgman went out of office he
was without sufficient money to settle
what claims there were against him
and had to borrow to pay out. AT the
same time there was considerable
money coming to him in cases in which
the fees have not been paid. He said
he expected the money coming IN as
fees to straighten him out with his sue
cessor, but it didn't.
After he received the appointment as
assistant cOmmissary in the army, Mr..
settle up the matter and pay Mr.. Ar
nett the money due him as clerk
Bridgman took no action. But the
bondsmen did. They got after him IN
earnest and told him the matter must
be fixed before he went away. There
was only one way to fix it and that
was to pay the money.
on Friday, September 80. Mr.. Bridg-
man borrowed $500 of James S. Camp
bell and gave a mortgage on the west
half of the southeast quarter of section
8. township q, range 2, east, to secure
a note due October I, 1903. This was
signed by s. N. Bridgman, Emma B.
Bridgman, his wife, and Nancy A
Rridgman, widow of Frederic Bridg-
man. deceased. 1t was filed September
80.
Mr.. Bridgman then visited the dis
trict clerks Office and paid to Mr.. Ar
nett $3.50 in full for all moneys collected
by him and not turned over. The
amount due was a little larger than
that, but was offset by fees due Mr.
Bridgman. The payment of this money
made Mr. Bridgman even with the clerk
and leaves him with money coming to
him as fees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08

ri It told how man, who suffered as I
had suffered, had been cured by Dr.. Vii
Eams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
It gave me faith and hope. took two
boxes Of the pills; then four more boxes
Ny gain was steady; my return TO
health was a source of daily qualification.
=" In ali took eighteen boxes Of the pills
before was entirely well. At first paid
so cents box, bot afterwards I saved
money by getting six boxes at time,
paying $3.50.
owe my cure entirely to Dr.W1Eanls'
Pink Pills for Pale People"
To c1inch his remarkable story and add
to its helpfulness to others, Mr.. 7 riPp made
affidavit to its tr1thfulncss tcfore Homer
Hanna, a local Notary Public.
From helPlessness, suffering and despair
Mr.. Trip was restored to The hea1thfu1,
useful activity suggested at the beginning
of this sketch. His experience Is like others.
While locomotor ataxia Is one Of the
most Battling nervous diseases with which
physicians are called to contend, its cure BY
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
has become matter of almost daily oc-
currence. Smaller nervous troubles yield
much more readily to the powerful influ-
ence these vegetable pills exert IN restoring
wasted nerve force and In purifying and
enriching the blood.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
FIGHTING FOR FLOUR
Wichita Men in Court Through Pecu-
liar Damage Suit.

Wichita, Oct. SC. E. Parkhurst,
general merchant at Kellogg and South
Lawrence, has filed suit against Otto
Weiss, agent for the Newton Milling
company for Wichita, for damage in
Judge Enoch's court. in the sum of $500.
Parkhurst claims that Weiss refused to
sell him flour and thereby damaged his
trade to the extent of $500. He says he
has been a regular customer Of the
Newton Milling company for several
years and has until recently been al
lowed to sell the flour. Recently he cal
led upon Mr. Weiss and rendered him
$40 for flour, but the latter refused to
sell it to him. Weiss claims that he
has sold flour to Merchant Parkhurst for
some time, and had considerable trouble
in collecting the bills, and that Park
hurst has also cut prices in flour and
did many things contrary to the rules
of the company. He has been tired of
Parkhurst's manner of conducting bus
mess and refused to sell him any more
flour Accordingly Parkhurst has sued
Agent Weiss for damages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
CLOUGH'S HOT SHOT.
Tells the War Department to
Keep Its Soldiers.

st. Paul, Oct. S.-The following teIe-
gram was sent by Governor Clough to-
day:
H. G. Corbin, adjutant general, Wash
ington: No one claims that reinforce
ments were needed at Walker. I have
not been asked for assistance from that
quarter, though I do not think that
General Bacon has won the victory he
claims. The people generally say so.
The Indians claim that they have won
and that is my opinion.
The people all along the Fosston
branch of the great Northern railroad
are very much alarmed and are asking
for assistance for the protection asked
of the war department. The soldiers
are here and are willing and ready to
go, but as you have revoked your or
der Of yesterday, you can do what you
like with your soldiers. The state of
Minnesota will try and get along with
out any assistance from the department
in the future.
NJ. CLOUGH,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
Wife of Thirty Years Seeks to
Escape Cruelty.
Swears That She Has Suffered
Twenty Eli ght Years.
HUSBAND BUYS COFFIN
And INDUCES In Other Annoy
ing Eccentricities.
EmpOria Soldier Captures a
Wife In Short Order.

Atwood. Oct. SIN the November
term Of the district court of Rawlins
county a remarkable divorce case is to
be tried, wherein the wife, the plaintiff,
sues for divorce, alimony and division
of the property.
The husband is about 60 years of age
and the wife 46 They have been mar
ried thirty years, and in this time four
teen children have been born to them.
All are living except one.
The wife charges in her petition ex-
treme cruelty for a period of twenty
eight years. The father of the hus-
band is about rs years old
Some months ago he purchased lum-
Der for his coffin, which he has dis
played in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
ONLY SIXTEEN
And She Took Her Life With
Strychnine.
Sad and UnaccOuntable Suicide
of Miss Ethel Henry.
MUCH OF A MYSTERY
In Her Sudden Taking OFF This
Afternoon.
Popular Teacher.
MUCH OF A MYSTERY

Miss Ethel Henry of 716 Western ave
nue. committed suicide this afternoon
at 2 o'clock by taking strychnine. The
young lady was 16 years of age and
a student of the high school, having at
tended school yesterday forenoon.
Her taking strychnine and the suicide
is a great mystery to her family, which
consists of a mother and two sisters.
Mrs. Henry teaches music and the ED
err daughter, Miss Leonore teaches in
the public schools of the city.
The first intimation the family had Of
the girls intentions was when she fell
over IN a spasm. She excitedly ex-
claimed, "Oh, Mamma, I have taken
poison Drs. Eva Harding, Ida c.
Barnes and J. G. Mulvane were i'm
mediate called but the young lady ex-
pired almost Immediately in great suf-
fering.
No known cause can be assigned for
the deed. Her mother and sisters state
that Ethel was in no trouble at home
and had no love affairs that they knew
of. The family is poor, but not needy.
There was no strychnine in the house
cured the poison.
The family think she may have taken
the drug as an experiment, as she was
given to doing strange things, and was
also an interested student Of chemistry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
ANOTHER BIG LEGAL BATTLE
Ft. Scott Lawyers Fighting Over the
Taxation of Judgments.

Taxation of Judgments.
Fort Scott, Oct. s.-Judge Simons is
hearing the arguments in the injunc-
ton cases recently filed to restrain
County Treasurer Love from collecting
taxes and judgments obtained, as as
sesSed by the city assessors. The pro-
greSS of this case will be watched all
over the state, is this is the first liti-
cation resulting from the new law tax
ing judgments passed by the late Popu-
list legislature, consequently it will
command widespread attention as many
are anxious to have the law tested as
to it's validity.
There has been several injunction
suits of this character filed recently
by persons owning judgments subject
to taxation under the new law and no
table among them are the Citizens
National bank, the First National bank
and the Peoples Savings bank. These
three plaintiffs are represented by the
best legal talent in the city, Perry &
Grain, Keene & Gates and McCleverty
& Padgett, and the case promises to be
hard fought and one that will make
interesting court records.
The attorneys will not only attack
the validity of the law but will argue
that the county had no right to as
seSs judgments and levy a tax for the
year 1897, as the law was not in effect
at the time when the assessor is sup
posed, under the law by which he is
governed, to assess the valuation of per-
sOnal property. In support of their
law is unconstitutional for the reason
that it is not uniform, that it exempts
certain classes of judgments and levies
a tax on others. For instance, judg-
ments for material furnished" or ia
Dor performed and foreclosure judg-
ments up until the time the land is sold
are exempt from taxation. Another le-
gal point to be raised is that the act
taxes judgments owned by non-resi-
dents, which, the attorneys for the
plaintiff contend, is in conflict with
certain supreme court rulings to the
effect that the property follows the
owner.
This law was passed by the late leg
islature and went into effect on March
&c, 1897. Under the law the property to
be assessed and taxed is that belonging
to persons prior to March 1st. As is
previously mentioned the law was not
effective until March 26th, but acting
under the advice of County Attorney
Sheppard the judgments were assessed
by City Assessor Chaplin and returns
made to the county clerk after March
1st. The attorneys maintain that the
judgments, for the year of 1897 were
not subject to taxation, inasmuch as
they were not assessed until after the
time under which the assessor is gov
erned had expired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08

Saving wood, working in his garden,
walking three times day to and from his
place Of btssiness-these form part of the
daily routine of Edwin. R. Trip, Post
master of Middlefis1d Centre, N. Y. He
is past his seventeen Birthday.
Nearly fifty years blacksmith thirty
two years Justice of the PeaceJ three years
town clerk, then postmaster; forty-six years
a resident of the town he now lives in
these are the bare Outlines of 1sefu1 Life.
Mr.. Trips career Is a type. His story
viii be read with heartfelt sympathy by
thousands. His hearty endorsement of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People will
be echoed by tens of thousands.
He saids
an March, 1892, I was attacked by
what afterwards learned was 1ocomotor
ataxia.
1.-TWO skil1fu1 doctors did everything
they could for me. I steadily became
worse. Was enable to dress myself.
Later l could not move even about the
room, bot was carried IN my chair.
gave up hope. The doctors gave me
no encouragement. did not expect to 1--we
very long. I was more helpless than a
baby. / sank lower and lower.
"In June the tide turned! From the
lowest ebb, It began to set toward health
and vigOr.
"-T6e turning point was a newspaper
Article.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
NO MONEY; NO HOME.
Suf6erings of Family Living in Barn
Near Independence.

independence, Oct. 8-County Health
Officer Davis now has under his care
pitiabIe case of sickness and poverty,
an exemplification of the saying that
troubles never come singly.
About two weeks ago DR.. Davis at
tention was called to the condition of a
family of six persons living in an old
barn on a vacated farm about three
miles southeast of town. The name Of
the head of this unfortunate household
is Thos. Torrance. He is aged, and both
deaf and blind, and the wife and mother
was helpless with typhoid fever The
doctor had the family brought into town
immediately,a house being rented for
them by the county, that they might
have better care. Now a son and daugh-
ter aged Is and II respectively, are
down with the disease. The other two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
NJ. CLOUGH,
Governor,
AFTER SEEING HAWAII
Senator Morgan Favors Keeping All
the Philippines.


Washington. Oct. s.-senator Morgan of
the Hawaiian commission has arrived in
Washington and called at the White
House for an hours conference with the
president In answer to inquiries, the
senator said that the members of the
vember 20 and prepare and present their
report to the president and congress He
of the commissioners further than to say
that the published reports of what the
commission would recSSnmend were wrong
in every essential particular. "Of course"
he remarked, I'VE favor a territorial form
of government, as that was plainly the in
tent of congress, as shown in the act au-
but What partic1iar form of terriforiai
government we shall recommend cannot
now be stated"
The senator, in speaking of the Philip
pine question, said that In his judgment
the United States should retain possession
of the whole group Of islands, giving to
the natives the right to govern themselves
within certain limitations and under the
general supervisory control of the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
A. o. U. W. WILL CELEBRATE.
Notable Gathering to Be Held at Cof-
feYvilIe October 81.

Coffeyville, Oct. S.-The Montgomery
county association of the Ancient Order
of United WOrkmen will celebrate its
first anniversary in this city Friday,
October 81. The meeting will be held
in Davis grove. east of town. Among
the prominent lodge men who will be
present are Grand Master Workman
John H. Order, Mr.. and Mrs. A p.
Riddle, prominent workers in the lodge,
and Senator G. H. Lamb.
On the evening of October 81, 106 new
members will be initiated into the local
lodge. Deputy Grand Master Work
man c. c. ROgan, who has been in the
city during the past two weeks, has
secured this number of applications and
they will be initiated after the cere-
monies during the day.
The executive committee of the lodge
having the affair in charge is composed
of H. T. McNulty, J. G. Plnger, c. L.
Long, c. S. Pellet and D. Atchison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
oENrEN AR1AN DEAD.
Leavenworth Boosted a German Citi-
zen Born in 1898.

zen 5OEn Ii 900
Leavenworth, Oct. 8.-The death of
Jacob Vealezensl1e at his home on Fifth
and Thornton yes rday removes from
Leavenworth one of it's oldest citizens
The man was undoubtedly the Oldest
inhabitant of the town. He was born
in Poland in the year 1898. He emigrat-
ed to America when but little more than
a boy and settled in this city in the
SOS. During his early life in this coun-
try he was engaged as a coal miner.
For the past fifteen years Mr.. Vaele-
zenske had been unable to do any work
and has resided with his grandson,
Louis Staraski on Fifth and Thornton
streets. Until a few years ago he re-
tanned his health, and it was a difficult
matter to tell his age. He was seldom
sick and did not complain until about
a year ago, at which time his extreme
age began to tell on him. From then
until three months ago he frequently
complained of not feeling we'll and was
compelled to go to bed. The attending
physician who treated him stated that
his death was caused by old age.
The deceased leaves several children
and a large circle of friends who mourn
his death. The funeral occurred from
the Polish Catholic church and the in
terment took place at Mount Calvary
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
AMERICANS UNHURT
In the Recent Disturbances at Irapu-
alto, Mexico.

City Of Mexico, Oct. s.-The marshal
of Irapuato has rendered report on
the recent attack on a native protest
ant family in that city asserting that
the case was not of any gravity, but
the minister of the interior has given
orders for a full examination into the
case.
No Americans were assaulted and the
United States consular agent residing
in Irapuato has rendered a report of the
matter to the American minister saying
that the affair was exaggerated.
The Belgian Distilling company with
So, 900, 900 capital will establish a bust
ness in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
ROBBED JUDGE DALE.

Wichita, Oct s.-sherif c. w, Sim
mons has gone to Oklahoma after the
man who is supposed to have stolen a
team of strawberry roam mares and
wagon from Judge Dale's farm, three
miles north of Clearwater, on the night
of October 1. The supposed thief had
been working on the place, and when
the man in charge was away it is
though he hitched up and drove off.
leaving the stock without food or water
and without doing his work. A reward
of $50 is offered for the capture of the
thief and return Of the property.