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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-16

even being supplied at Nuuanu street
and its functions, at the edge of the
district, so that the shoes may be
wiped clean and disinfected as we'll
A dlnlng-rOOm will also be provided
IN the building, where lunches can be
served TO all those who are assisting
the Health Department. in order that
they will not be compelled TO change
their clothes but twice during the day.
The Board OF Health will also estab-
lish fumigating station somewhere
in the Judiciary grounds, where the
Health Office employees can have the
same disinfecting process, as they are
exposed a great deal during their pres
emf work.
QUARANTINE DISTRICT
The streets of the quarantine dis
trict were clean and we'll swept vastar
day morning showing-the careful and
exhaustive work which has been car
ried on by all the inspectors and their
assistants. The work OF these volun-
teer inspectors deserves the highest
praise: for not only have they labored
early and late, but have left their pri-
4. l.
plague presence is fully established,
they have also heroically exposed
themselves to its infectious danger in
order to cleanse Chinatown and the
Japan Sea- of its reeking fifth.
visit through the different sections
yesterday revealed many of the filth
holes which have been unearthed.
Down near River street in Doctor
Pratt's block the inspectors brought to
light cesspools filled to the brim, and
some had been Overrunning the sur
rounding property. Maggots were
plentiful and worms as large as a pea
nut were plainly visible. The stencil
was still strong albeit the disinfectants
have been literally used.
Board walks connecting houses have
been ripped up disclosing in many in
stances thick slime crawling with mag
gots. Water constantly running in
sinks and yards had seeped into the
ground making it mucky. Laborers
have been put to work with shovels
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-16

Microbe of the Plague, magnified 10000
diameters.
= :. ). .. x % x .o x 3. x :. x 2. 4 :. x
and this wet earth dug out and put
into the streets. Outhouses have been
torn out and destroyed by fire and thus
the work has been carried on.
The inhabitants have helped the in
spectors willingly, as they are anxious
to break the quarantine and be at lib
erty once more. Great assistance has
been rendered by the Chinese consul,
Mr.. Goo Kim and the Japanese Meth
odist minister.
Mr.. Gilfillan has been able to take
a complete census of his DIock and
roll call is held twice a day. He is,
perhaps, the only inspector who has
been able to perfect a census system
in the district. His diligence in this
respect was rewarded yesterday morn
ing when a white man was discovered
who had gotten into the district the
night before without pass. The man
boosted of his achievement and Mr..
Gilfillan promptly sent him under
guard to Col. Jones at the military
headquarters.
Mr.. Gilfillan's block is rapidly be-
coming cleansed and purified; the in
terror of the block being thoroughly
whitewashed and disinfected and the
street cutters flushed by the fire ny
drants.
In George Potters two blocks the
rubbish and garbage have been remov-
ed and many floorings ripped up and
the ground underneath we'll scraped.
A. w. Carriers block has been white
washed, disinfected and entirely rem
ovated.
All along Nuuanu street the stores
were closed and the inhabitants kept
inside, none being allowed to walk
along that street. All the connecting
streets as far as Smith street were
guarded by sentries so that none Of
the inhabitants could come near the
edge of the quarantined district.
NEW PASSES ISSUED.
At noon yesterday Minister Cooper
called in all the old white passes and
issued in their stead passes printed on
green cardboard There was consid-
cradle annoyance caused at first by the
discontinuance of the white passes, but
the guards stuck to their orders strict
ly. The green passes were not so nu-
merous as the whites ones, Minister
Cooper deciding that too many people
were passing in and out Of the tabu
district. The Advertiser is the only
newspaper which has kept reporter
almost constantly within the quaran
tine lines on a pass, where he has been
able to report conditions exactly as
they have been brougb. to light by the
inspectors. Several y the autopsies
were thus witnessed by the reporter
and faithful details thereof were given
the public.
On Thursday the reporter heard the
complaints of the wharf labOrers and
Island steamer sailors who had been
shut in, and made public their wants.
Yesterday morning, in response TO the
published request of the men for their
wages, the Oceanic Steamship Company
sent a paymaster 10 the junction of
Nuuanu and King streets, with instruc-
tons 10 pay as many of their wharf
laborers as could be called in. a
health officer assisted the payments by
carrying the money across the lines.
The wages averaged from 81 to ST, and
was gratefully received by the natives,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-16
A FALSE ALARM

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01

cons. This was especially important. as no
stream in the United States had ever been 50
treated and the engineers who were called TO
consider the problem had no precedent here to
guide them Researches. however. revealed one
river in the world. the Elbe i'm Germany, upon
which system was employed applicable to the
Sacramento i'm some degree. though the engi-
nocrs. Mcssrs Manson and Grunsky. had TO
draw upon their own inventive genius for mucn
Of the plan.
This involved the STRENGTHENING ~ the very
tortuous river course. the defining Of certain
places along the river whence it should spill
its surplus in seasons Of height when its
banks would not hold its volume and conhning
its overflow to those points. ami the conducting
of the quantities thus spilled over through Il
system II lateral hy-passes down 70 the point
OF the rivers discharge. i'm Suisun Bay. The
problem was greatly aggravated by the fact
that the bed II the river is about ten feet hish,-
than II was in $50 built up 10y the vast guam
titles Of debris turned into il hy hydraulic min
ing upon its tributaries whereby the carrying
capacity Of the stream has been reduced one
half part of the plan. therefore. involved
compelling the river to scour out its bed ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
BruB0LDT AND HIS ViLET.

John Bgelow In The Century 80.
yon Runsen told me that Humboldt ~ NJ 'arsl
d,rs was completely under the influence ~. "a =,
cally valet named senert and 70 ne 1 ncfs of
~ friends bcqueathcd 10 him an ny - ,or
I'LL ,,aIe II is true, for the Old man lit ~ "a
ertv Of any account. f-F"h "'' f'''
n,nars went 10 tho wretch. , ~. r,,,rs,r Mora
~ me The hab bit Of sending HUN 9oldt pres
10, 10, ~, his birthday At length u became dnlcut
CIV ~, vhaf would be- acceptable 10 me od man
20 800 cants were 80 few and tastes 50 simple II
w ,beir he biz 10 send an aide-Ge-e"mp 70 him
WIS ulD'i Lseore hts birthday 10 ascertain. II lie
c,,ld The sort Of gift likely 10 Do most acceptabe
-, hin and whatever that might be- OF course. u
was sent shortly previous 20 one 81 these ami
,-ersaries and IN reply 20 a similar inquiry, Nne
rovaI couple got word that the phir pner would
be pleased TO receive double bed i ~ wondered
xbst i'm the world could have put u into Hum
boidt's head 20 AJAX for double bed. having prob
ablv never slept In one IN all his lie and having
been habituated from childhood 20 the least luAuri
Gus sleeping arrangements imaginable. The old
man died however before the expected birthday
anniversary arrived II then transplred that the
prov!deni valet had concluded it would be- a nice
hing Tor him and his wife TO have a spick-and-
span new bed with the royal arms upon Il, and had
taken advantage Of the king regard Tor Humboldt
to try getting one AT Their Majest!es' expense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01

carry its debris down and deliver it into tide
water.
..... ....,....,,
N'''''' " ''>'' ''''
This latter is being successfully effected by
narrowing the stream TO a uniform width Of
ZOO feet and Strengthening its course SO that
the current viii be increased ia velocity and its
Transporting power thereby enhanced 4 spo-
c.no instance Of this is tao works just complot-
ed M NcVtovn Shoals. holo,, old River on the
lcft bank Of the stream. H,ro five lines of spur
bikes were built ont from the shore. projecting
over a thousand feet each into thc stream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
WORRTSTOWN NEWS.

Miss Porter. daughter Of General and Mrs Fitz
John Porter was one of tho guests at the wedding
OF Miss Julia Grant and Prince Cantacuzene
at Newport.
Miss Elsa Hurlhut holds the womans cham
pionship OF the Morris County Golf Club and
also won both long and short cups al the
Field Club. In the foursomes Miss Hurbuts
partner was James \. Edwards. president Of the
Columbia University Golf club
Walter r. Wood. OF Arizona Is visiting fiiends
in Morristown.
Captain Philip II. Cooper Of Chicago arrived
I'm Morristown last week after being absent SOW
eral months He Will remain IN Morristown until
after the marriage Of his niece. Miss Stuart. who
is TO be married to Lieutenant Victor Blue L. s \.
Eugene Higgins is occupying his Morristown
place for short time
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs Charles II. Hibhard re-
turned from Atlantic city last Friday
Mrs. George Evelyn Harrison. OF Norfolk, IS the
guest Of her mother Mrs Henry Harrison Walker.
OF South-st
Mr.. and Mrs H. Nick. Twombly and family are
AT LenoX
Mr.. and Mrs George b Raymond and family
have returned from Maine. where they spent
part OF the summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
CONTROLLING A BIG River
PLAN TO SAVE THE SACRAMENTO RE
GION FROM FLOODS.
AN ENGINEERING SCHEME THAT WILL
AVERT THE OVERFLOW OF THE
STREAM-Sl0oooO00 To BE
EXPENDED.

The expenditure Of SlO00OO0O has been he
gun for the purpose Of controlling the floods
which every winter pour from the slopes Of the
sierra Nevada Mountains in California. through
TWO hundred miles Of bottom country. so that
they will not damage the 500 OOOOOn worth Of
property which lies along their course The
sacramento is the greatest river in California
and on the Pacific Coast ranks second to the
Columbia. II is not now navgable to any but
the hghtest draught river craft, but after the
work under way is finished It will ha travers-
able by seagoing vessels drawing as much as
fifteen feet Of water as far up as the city Of
Sacramento which lies about seventy miles
from the ocean. The river country is exceed
ingly broad. and has a remarkable conforma-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
4 OTEER DISPUTE

From The S. Louis Globc-Dcmocfai
cone Of the most amusing incidents 81 % long ana
bitterly fought legislative hattie Was me iusEI-
hetW,cu me clothing ana hat dealers. WEl'n N
rurrol before the Illinois legislature t"9 yea
AGO nm me matter of classihcaion uNH'i lt''
anti-drpartment store hill then pend
'n"rl<nd Senator Noses solomon. "i '"hat''
~ he Planters yesterday. DurnE MS l'im H.
senator ana since then. Senator solomon = nam.
has bDcn intimately connected WIN ms hiI" "1
legislation Two years ago the hlH oi Whlch
was the champion failed OF lt-sit' .' nus i,"s'i ~,
80, -. an, irsfpui6canf anne udmrnt introduced lF
" 'ha,nr who happened To boz "a member or INC
.eieI.trro providing that bread should not he 500
49, 1,.n-erV stores without special license. tbs
81. d~nerf recessiiated conference between the
an an. rn,,s.s and gave the opponents ~ thr tl an
%,er onnortlniiv. which they utilized 10 dcl'" I
49,. measure AT tho came se-s On c'h H"',i
s.rVo,rr sniomou. after the classification OF an
-, different kinds II stores had been hh7 d
l,i,,,ta arose between several prominent hAt tltI
~ itbi,ago and several clothing mon OF l'r sum
"it., lver which should be entitled 20 50" Ietn'h
ci'S ,,nbrellas without special nceIiS'. r'i' :
an maj these articles BELONGED T." .lS ~. ~
.Ii md moi to his cOmpeutor ~ me clo,h''k ~
tiauei ~ a. The Gaze might be. Wei. me, cvM.
lat ~ moi only threatened TO defeat 'he pm "Hs
uO'I. lei "a several personcl encounters PEI " -,
ii'diI! tiy..S 81 the two INES 81 uhsli'S9
me I,RHN and as "a final resort we decided 10 ~
Spii Nm .eu canes and umDItIIAS W. .i'o ,
ehcn VI n,,thing extra for the privilege gu .Htr
pdyt This cOmpromist d4d H' sun ~,
u il H.nS go some % the leading 1'hI'iT oi
%! ''l'it an, ,,, friendly to me 10 TINS H"S "''iD "
c9gO are ulii'i'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
EAGLINH ARMY UrSTlCHES.
THE REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT THEY b.
WORN
From The London Mail

From The London Mail
Fashion, that nckle goddess would seem to hold
any Importance is 10 be- attached to the lament OF
the Secretary for War. who, in q circular JUST Is
III has been noticed that Predominant fashion
exists your regiment for young officers 10 shave
So be concludes by requesting that those II au-
thOrity will take such steps as they may thlnh
necessary 10 insure tdi Ni' PROVISIONS oi the
queens regulations Dee attended TO- , 49,
Now this Is very interesting. FOR. as VIII be I'M
agned. the department does not issue a solemn
warning Ike this without eoon reason ne pto"-
lem that now presents itself tO us is whether the
mu-tache has had IT, day or not, IN the army a.
cycle Of events that affects other things IL again.
IN It's rotary motion. hut repeating history where
Just century ago in an our regiments pow
dcred hair ana pieiaNS prcdomlnated ana cream
shaven face was the order Of the day. WIN the
Pcninsular War came whiskers and with the Cr-
mean War the beard our officers and men paying A
graceful compliment ~ their Russian prisoners ny
ernulatng their heavy mustaches and Trim kept
horOdas Since that epoch ia history whiskers IN
one form or another have been the fashion IN our
army In fact. there has been no choic" IN the
matter for the code Of Regulations supulates that
'all officers above the rank OF Lieutenant shall cul-
,ivate and wear a mustache" For forty years or
tbfs order although il must Dee confessed many a
yonne snbaltern on irst Joining his regiment has
found it "a difficult matter 20 discover with me aid
Of magnifyng glass. any signs Whatever OF lne
And now the nrstache is going out" after a
reg @ f. ,s,,i, l.1re. mn n shall be
SD The general change when IN comes W.u De a
hard one 20 get reooucci TO- for som" people tnlnk
nustache becomes and seems necessary 70 a
marching through the streets VIII. az nfst, no
doubt seem NOT qgl'e ne ming ana sslNB
strange" bat Ike other innovations u VIII De !,
,ire 19vs' wonder and then be- thought no more 81.
exccDt perhaps by the uurs-naids and other femi-
less sigh Tor the time when me oscnlatqIy que Was
rendered with 4 musiache accompaniment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
OFFICE BOYS AT LUNCHEON.
THAT GIVE CREDIT TO THEIR
CAM CUSTOMERS IN BUSY STREETS
-vuaK1NG BUSINESS AND THE
,,,,,rs OF FARE WHICH CAN BE

MoNEY-MAKING hO''>'''
VARIETIES OF FARE WHICH CAN BE
had FOR 4 FEW CENTS
,en I'll ma trust We mair.' said
u o'H"" w. highland chief OF the lunch cart
"sootN' ord about Exchange Place to
mer'"". III, who wanted pie on credit
small u'' aa,rlv back in accoonts moo. We are
rye ,a5dic." continued the chief, but We
40, MAR than COO. We owe over "'"' N''
ca" ,oir than thirteen cents.
moo i, .sco;ty.'" replied the urchin' but
Il XIV me once more. 'Scotty,'" he said
just s" ,,' and III pay YOU Saturday sure.
coSA."7, MOOT no more craps until ! pay YOU
honest l won't s.,a soottv "vo
IH''' ,,5 hut ven nair lie President Of
a" go, Exchange as lang as We shoot crops.
the '.1 after more pleading the urchin got
f''', and went off munching it. while
tne turned about TO wait on more pros
cerous customers MI. .Ao,.
eov luncheon down there-and the little
h carts were doins rushing business.
I'"> noon untl = p m. the block between New
From, ..4 SIS is given up to the carts and
anu email customers Scores Of boys of all
md
az until a stranger would suppose that
n,essencer and Office boy in the city must
go. no there The boys had but one object in
. end that was 20 appease an appetite such
.,v growing boys. and maybe ostriches
a. dozen or more little carts were doing
.ro5e that would make a restaurant pro-
- en,ious. Most Of the carts carried but
I..rot. a,tic., and consequently there were no
o., card. or things Of that sort. In fact
,,o giving Of orders The boys simply
.sos around the carts and exchanged their
..u,,.e for The good things passed over to them.
.c.o,tv- and .Joe" had only frankfurters TO
,,.,sa a. ana they were kept SO busy that
,s.,. didn't have time 10 look up. They would
rr,nse one hand down for a frankfurter. while
,so o,her hand reached for a roll a deXterous
,m.s, - the wrist caused the little sausage to
,..on,ear somewhere in the roll. and a second
,..o~ hungry customer had grabbed it and
.a6 made way for another boy The uniform
~r,.. ~ the frankfurters was three cents each.
,ro for five cents
otber carts dealt only in pies which sold for
e,e cents apiece or half one for three cents.
o,ros arts carried milk only at two ard three
mis- "a glass according 10 the size. The ice
,-,sr, carts came i'm foi liberal patronage at a
,.,n, a lick II the customer didn't care to
,,,, his ie- cream out Of the small glass he
.orl5 have II i'm the form " bricks. carefully
,,~orre1 III In tissue paper Then came the
fruit carts and those that carried only cakes and
candies
The boys who thr0ueed the little narrow street
representea all the busy marts of downtown
,rade There were boys from the Stock Elk
change and the other exchanges. the banking
b-reee and brokers offices and from almost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
~ <OTTH CAROLINA.

From The Chicago News ,..,,r With - tar
prong ,..,,, are YOU sure you are Ilhli,.'
'Iar plonEi, If may possible be- ze TAR '''N
CUES afs .le eg Ah. yes, 1t 10 ze ptchfoTk We
f.r,iguers so st"D~"e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
WHITES NIINIBLE.

From The Chicago News
Didn't tell you not TO shoot until you could
see the whites OF the enemies eyes?' Numbered
the irate ON rer
"Yls. sor" spoke up the Irish volunteer. but
faith IN inemy nod blackened each timers oyes
saa, my white al all"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01

slightly conveXed surface, entirely covered with
cement It's cost was about $4,000
other Weirs Of like character are about to be
built at different points along the river. which
will take from the stream its surplus water
and at the same time compel the channel to
carry to its full capacity The water thus re-
moved runs into the by-passes There is a sys
tenn Of these which, joined together, make one
continuous channel starting far up on the
Glenn County line and paraleling the river to
Suisun Bay Below the Junction 90 the Sacra-
mento with the Feather Rver-which is about
twenty miles above Sacramento City-these by
passes are all on the west side of the stream
In this manner all that great body Of land on
the east Of the river which is now oyerhowed
every winter and is waste land. grown to tules
on that account. will be redeemed as by a single
stroke without individual dikes or other OK
pensc.
THE BY-PASSES.
The by-passes. starting at 500 feet in width.
increase To- 100 feet and finally to 1000 feet in
width. this latter channel continuing for a clear
stretch of about thirty-eight miles. 1t will be
an cxcavated conduit with embankments from
H. TO - feet in he ;ht the plan contemplating
depth of - feet Of water with , feet
allowed from the surface Of the water 10 the top
Of the bank. The fan of this great canal viii
Doe one foot to the mile. and it Will carry water
at n rate Of about 10000 cubic feet q second
On The entire course of the river there oro
1u9OJOO acres of land subject TO annual mum
dation Through the institution of the by
passes this area win Doe reduced 10 10 400 acres
or about one-tWenticth And even this area
may Doc used To the same extent that many
other lands are now being used-for pasturaee
or grown 20 late annual crops.
Tho work which has thus far been done ON
this great project is the two pieces referred t.
and the making of a number OF cuts through
elbows In the rivers course whereby the latter
has been Strengthened There is yet S22CeOO Of
the S300UO0 appropriated DIV the Legislature Of
1891 available for continuing the work. and by
the time this gives out another Legislature viii
Doe i'm session - appropriate more. The under
taking is not only Of vast Importance for the
welfare u the State but il is pioneer work in
the line Of river control m the United States.
Many rivers Of the country present the same
/ problems as does the Sacramento The Missis-
sippi and the Rio Graude are repeatedly failing
In their channel carrying capacity and flooding
great districts To which they are tributary.
causing vas. damage thereby The success Of
the California venture Will bee standing eX-
annie 10 them all. at th" same time it will be a
model Of hydr0metrlc execution and lasting
credit % the engineering genius II the state.
II the work is prosecuted with the iervOr an
ticpated IL viii be finished IN a few years.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-16
Notice..

Joseph Peale: whose place Of residence is I'M.
known, late of New Vienna. Clinton county. o
will take notice that on the 18th day Of Octo.
Der, A. d 1893, in the Court OF Common Piess
of Highland county, Ohio. where the action II
now pending, being case No 6S4S, the M de :
signed. Mary 2 Pc. 10, filed her petition against
sssd Joseph PseIe. charging wijful absence
Tor more than three years last past snl
gross neglect q duty, praying for : divorce ma
also 70 restoration TO her foHnsr name of Msry
Elizabeth noFarland The aid Jossph Peais
70 required to answer the petition In aid seSiop
not later than eix (o) weeks after the 9Th DAY
o. November, A d 1893. the date OF the first
puhlicattsn Of this NOTES, OF such relief ms0
b srantsd. NAsr PxAI,1.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-16

it safe. That is why the demand OF this
government was necessary, and why it
will not be withdrawnNbecaus the "open
door" is at present maintained from pol.
icy.
The Russian Ambassador and the Jap
anese Minister both deny in the most
positive terms the sensational story,
cabled from London, saving that their
countries were preparing to go to war
over Korea, but their denials have not
stopped the talk of the probabilities OF
war.