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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
BRITISH NAVY.

NEW YORK, December PA Til
bune cable from Paris says: The I'M
renting activity of British naval pre-
parations is the cause of renewed I'M
easiness in France. The danger point
is felt to be no longer in Africa, but
China 1t is in financial circles that
apprehension prevails, and a leading
Partisan banker predicts that within
six months a Chinese Fashoda will
loom up in the Yang-Tse valley in
Human. The recent remonstrances OF
the British Minister at Picking against
the Tsung-li Yamen's compliance with
French demands, coupled with Minis
ter Conger's protest against the extern
sion of the French settlement at Shang-
hal. are regarded as evidence of joint
understanding between the United
States and England in China.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
AFTERANARCHlSTS
International Bureau of
Police Forming.
Outcome of Conference Held at
Extradition-The Jour.
nails and Writer'S.

NEW YORK, December 27.-A cable
to the World from Rome says: The
World correspondent has secured from
a delegate the result Of the anti
anarchist conference recently held
here, whose proceedings had previously
been kept secret.
First-An international bureau OF
TO be established at Berlin consisting
of nine members-Garman Austrian
French, English, Italian, Russian,
Swiss, Belgian and Dutch. This bu-
reau will correspond with all the police
of Europe and will be represented in
each country by special agents. All
states represented will contribute
equally to the maintenance of the bu
reau.
Second-The European Governments
are to negotiate for extradition trea-
ties governing anarchists. Anarchists
are defined as all those who make pub
lie profession of the anarchist faith,
who are found in possession of anarch-
ISL JULIUS anu IcIItiS vi
an anarchistic character and all mem
bers of anarchist societies. A person
convicted of an anarchist crime will be
punished according to the law Of the
country where the crime was COM
mitted Anarchist journals are to be
placed under censure, their circulation
interdicted, their editors, printers and
distributors proceeded against as an
archists. All proceedings against an
archists are to be conducted in secret.
These decisions Were accepted by the
delegates from Germany, Austria, Rus
STA, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Portugal,
Sweden, Denmark, Montenegro, Ser
via and Roumania, but England,
France Switzerland, Belgium, Holland
Luxembourg and Greece rejected them
1t is probable that the ultimate re-
suit of the conference will be the estab-
lishment of an international police bu-
reau
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
ROSSGR, SR.. DEAD.

ATLANTA (Ga.), December 26-Af-
ter accompanying his soldier son home
from San Francisco aged Walter Ros-
ser died today at Stevenson, Ala, OF
worry and grief. His sudden death is
the climax of the trial of his son, Wal
ter Rosser. for murder. The young
man was a soldier stationed in San
Francisco, and killed Henry Hide
brand in that city He was put on
trial for the crime and acquitted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
TO VISIT IN TIME.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-The aux
iliary cruiser Yosemite formerly the
Morgan liner Ell Sob left the League
Island Navy Yard this morning for
Norfolk After being fitted out at the
navy yard at that place she will pro-
coed to Manila with supplies and 400
men for Admiral Dewey's fleet. She is
in command OF Commander G. E. 1de.
She will go to the Philippines by way
of the Suez Canal, and after reaching
Manila and turning the supplies and
men to Admiral Dewey will proceed to
Guam, the new United States posses
sion in the Ladrones.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
NAVAL STATION.

WASHINGTON, December 2S.-The
Island of Guam will probably be diff
ferent from the other colonial posses
sions or dependencies of the United
States in having naval instead OF
military Governor. The reason is that
the sole object of the selection and &C
onirament of the island was to obtain a
conveniently located naval station for
our war ships, and, this being the
case. the Navy should have exclusive
control. The command will be of i'm
portance, for the island has a. popula-
ton of more than 5000 people, about
400 Of them of European extraction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
PENNY POSTAGE.

NEW YORK, December 25-A Times
cable from London says: Britannia
presents her children with a handsome
Christmas present in the shape OF pen
ny postage TO fortyfve different parts
OF the empire. Tomorrow the same
stamp that carries a letter across the
street in London Will frank it TO Hong
Important colonies like Australia and
Cape Colony have still 10 join, but
their adhesion cannot be long delayed.
Then it is hoped that the United States
will complete the circle
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
A CLERGYMAN'S VIEWS.
On a Very Important Public Question.
Some Valuable Advice Given.

Followers of the redoubtable Colonel
Ingersoll cavil at the pulpit utterances
of the clergy. Some people will cavil
and object to everything, but it will
be going back on the principles which
are claimed to be the substrata of ag-
Mysticism if any Agnostic or free
thinker in our midst denies the facts
contained in the Reverend gentleman's
statement given below. When he says
''Doan's Backache Kidney Pills cured
me- there is no room for argument.
He can be seen and spoken to. His
physical condition before he used the
remedy can easily be ascertained. The
result obtained can easily be investi-
gated, every item of the evidence can
be proved and no one is asked to be-
lieve it without first proving it. The
Rev. A. Berry resides at S43 West
High Street, Lima, o. He says:-"I
can speak highly of Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills as a kidney remedy.
Years ago / was troubled with back
ache, but latterly l have not been so
much affected with it; but l presume
for Is years I have been compelled to
get up several times during the night
and at frequent intervals during the
day there were inclinations to urinate.
There was deposits of reddish color
resembling brick dust, which by irri-
| tating may have produced these re-
suits. I procured Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills and began using them,
and 1 am pleased to say that they re-
lieved me promptly. Now / can go to
| bed and not be forced to get up once
| during the night. 1 can retire feeling
confident that l can sleep until morn
| ing. I have no smarting or burning
sensations. They seem to have been
specially adapted to my case. 1 can
not conceive of a remedy existing pos
sessing greater merits or producing
such positive results with so little re-
pulsiveness or shock to the system
| [ shall feel inclined to go out Of my
| way to recommend them, and in every
instance when troubles like mine oc-
cur l shall strongly advise their USE
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold for so cents per box, or boxes
for $3.50, by all dealers, or will be for
warded by mail on receipt of price tt
any address by the Hollister Drug Co.
p Ltd, Honolulu, agents for the Islands
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
SPAIN.

MADRID, Dec. 2S.-The greatest in
long audience that General Weyler had
with the Queen Regent here yesterday.
The newspapers here, While sympathiz-
ing with Premier Sagasta, say the
count of his illness, and an immediate
arrangement Of the ministerial crisis
is demanded.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07
THE BANK OF HAW All.

LIMITED
Incorporated under the laws OF the
Kawalian Republic.
Capital Subscribed .......... 100000
Capital Paid up $500 900
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
DHAS. M. COOKE, ........ President
.. B. ATHERTON, -. Vice President
y. G. ATHERTON, ....... Secretary
4ENRY WAREHOUSE, TOM MAY,
=. w. MACFARLANE, E. D.
TENNEY, ]. A. McCANDLESS.
Exchange drawn on Wells. Fargo &
Co.'s Bank in San Francisco and New
York and their correspondents
throughout the world.
Oriental Correspondents: The Hong
hong and Shanghai Banking Corpora
flOn.
The Chartered Bank OF India, Aus
srAiia and China.
Attention given 20 general banking
Business.
Safe deposit boxes rented by month
and year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-07

A Model Plant is not complete with
out Electric Power, thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener-
ator can furnish power to your Pump,
Centrifugals, Elevators, Plows, Rail-
ways and HOSTS; also, furnish light
and power for radius of from Is to
80 miles.
Electric Power being used, saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
ook after in your mill.
Where water power is available 1t
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
IPANY is now ready to furnish Electric
Plants and Generators OF all descrip-
ito at short notice, and also has on
hand large stock OF Wire, Chande-
iers and Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt at
tention, and estimates furnished for
Lighting and Power Plants; also, at
tention is given to House and Marine
Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25

responsibility of their position; three
of the largest companies paid oat last
year for expenses of management. alone
more than twenty-eight millions OF
dollars, a much higher percentage
than il cost when their business did
not equal one-half what it does now.
We think such a showing Is most
discredtable to the management. one
of the companies has promised to re-
form in respect to this matter at the
beginning of the new year. We sim
cerely hope II may succeed in the un-
dertaking and that public opinion
among insurers will compel others to
do likewise.
The three companies above referred
to have it in their power to reduce ex-
penses one-halr and an intelligent in
suring public ought to lose no time
in pointing out to them the necessity
for doing so. Such reduction would
lower the cost of life insurance, and
thereby extend it's benefits TO the pol
icy holders in all companies.
The companies here referred to lost
last year one hundred and siXty-one
millions of insurance by lapses and
thirty-six millions by death, which lat
ter was about the normal rate for an
old company This would show that
the new blood" did not abide long
enough to be of any practical benefit
to the persistent policyholders. 1t ie
true that no insurable person ought
to die uninsured, but before life in
surance can be so universally accept
ed, many reforms must be secured,
and we are glad to say that a large
number of companies stand reIl' for
concerted action in this direction.
In conclusion, we advise our readers
to beware of the company or the agent
who offers something for nothing, or
who makes a special offer because of
your prominence" straightforward i
business methods only should be toll
Grated; encouragement shoulG be
withheld from all methods that look
dubious on their ia -.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

John Bull uses 1,7OO,OOO,OOO matches an
nually.
We make 100000 pounds of snuff an
nually.
The average weekly wages of the men
employed in the cotton mills of Maine
are sos; of the women, $500. and of the
children, $2.73.
Exclusive of the Ural fields there are
S51 places in Siberia where gold is found.
The police department of Hartford,
Conn, will soon be equipped with auto
mobile patrol wagons, ambulances and
prisoners van.
1t is reported that the New York Cen
tral railway intends to establish an cleo
trio cab service in New York and other
large cities along the line,
A recent strike in a Munich brewery
revealed the fact that the employees were
kept busy II to Is hours a day, and re-
ceived only SIS and ST. a month.
South of Ava, i'm Southern Illinois, IS
the banner cornfeld of the world. 1t
will give this year GO0,0O0 bushels of corn,
an average of 100 bushels to the acre,
A monster wine barrel has just been
built at Nancy, France for the Paris
exposition. A dinner was given inside
the barrel to the $50 coopers who made 1t.
The iron and steel plant which the
government of Japan is now building at
Kimshin is constructed on the American
system, though the plant mas all 10 be
made in Germany.
The vegetable ivory of Ecuador is the
nut OF native palm. The exports
amount to II, 500 tons per annum, of which
two-thirds go to Germany and one-siXth
to the United states.
Consul General Moseley calls the atten-
tion of the American packers to the high
prices that prevail in Singapore. Bacon
retails for % cents American money;
hams. 20 to 40 cents, and lard, 22 cents.
British Honduras Is TO have its first
steam railroad. the only means of access
TO the interior of the colony at present
being the numerous rivers and bridle-
paths, for there are no roads for vehicles
Ebony was esteemed as an article Of
| luxury by the ancients. In India II was
| employed by kings for scepters and i'm
| ages and as 1t was supposed TO annul the
power of poisons was often made into
| drinking cups.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
| pany win shortly issue an order provid-
l ing service stripes for the faithful cm-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25

ployes of the road. A gold stripe will
mean five years of service and a silver
stripe two years
A common needle threader is worth s1O,-
900 a year to its inventor and the ''re-
turn BALI q wooden ball fastened on
bit of rubber brings In $4,000 year. and
is only one OF many toys as profitable.
The cross-channel poll-tax of 25 cents
on each passenger between England and
France, It is shown by the Dover harbor
boards annual report and accounts, is
sued recently, amounted to SS9235 during
the last twelve months.
The iron mine at Bell Island, New
foundland, which is the principal proper
ty of the company, Is said to be one of
the most unique in the world. 1t is an
open deposit of ore, 800 feet wide, and
three miles long, and all the labor re-
quired Is to blast It with dynamite and
shovel 1t into cars.
Medical journals are calling attention to
the fact that unimpaired hearing in rail-
road employees is as essential to the safe
ty of the travelling public as normal eye
sight A recent examination in Europe
developed the fact that out of 50 firemen
and engine drivers only three possessed
perfectly normal hearing.
The great cities of the world use up an
enormous number of horses every year,
and these must constantly be re-supplied
by horses from the country or from for
eign parts. 1t Is stated that in the sub
urbs of London alone there are 900
horses in use,and that 100000 horses must
every year be sent into these suburbs 20
take the place Of those worn out.
The official figures in the report of the
bureau of statistics, treasury department
of the United States, show that there
were imported last year into this coun-
try 1883, 056. $50 grains of quinine, or about
20 grains for each inhabitant, More than
100000 grains were consumed by the
United States soldiers during the last
year, and 1t is stated that the people
of this country consume one-third of the
quinine of the world
Diagrams prepared by an expert for
one of the large life insurance companies
to illustrate the comparative longevity
of clergymen, farmers, teachers, lawyers
and doctors show that AZ out of every
10 ministers of the gospel reach the age
of 20. The farmers come next, their pro-
portion for 70 years of age being 40 out
OF 40. Next come the teachers. with "a
the lawyers show %: the doctors are last,
with only "a out of 10.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25

:s:::;a 5SS51s:'S@'s = s:as :s::: s;s: i
Il admonishing the legislature
of that state to pass a law
providing for the planting and protec-
tion Of fruit trees along the vacant
road sides. This method of utilizing
the waste public land now in most
American states given over to weeds
and thistles has long prevailed in Eu-
rope, with most satisfactory results,
AS our costemporary points out,
France first set the example of plant
ing fruit trees along the highways.
Germany and Belgium have followed.
On the highways OF Wurttemberg the
fruit harvest twenty years ago was
valued at over 100000. Last year it
was three times as much. The reve-
nue. from the national roads of Saxony.
planted with fruit trees has been $780,
600 in fourteen years. In Belgium, in
1894, 74l571 fruit trees were planted
along the public highways, which fur
nished $20OO,000 worth of fruit. In
France the production of fruit in this
manner is estimated at $50, 900, ,O0n. In
southern France many of the roads
have cherry trees; in Touraine plum
trees predominate. In other regions
the walnut and the chestnut are plant
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25
CURRENT VERSE.
The Tyrant Bread-and-Butter.

All, yes, old friend, I'd gladly spend
peaceful time together,
To idly walk and read and talk
And love the world and weather.
But faith! my dear, see who comes mere
TO mock at all we utter;
] take this blow, 1 humbly go
What he commands that must be So
For he Is Bread-and- Butter.
haste along to join the throng
Who slave at book and barrow
"Your pardon. pray, you're in my way
This walk is rather narrow.
What! you resist? BY foot and fist
Good sir. go seek the gutter!'
'Tis rude, know. but men are so,
And give each other blow for blow,
Impelled by Bread-and- Butter.
How glad the hue of softest blue
Which fills the sky above us!
How fair the scene of restful green;
All, sure the gods must love us.
The bright springtime, the summers
prime,
The fall with leaves a-flutter,
The winters birth-yes. all the earth
Is beautiful, but beauty's worth
Is naught but Bread and Butter.
Alas! sweet art, that we must part,
But so DEGREES the tyrant,
Ambition rest, nor beat your breast,
For you're n vain aspirant.
Love, go your way. Quick. quick, obey!
'Tis treason that you mutter
Why what are you that claims due
Against the power all grovel to-
The tyrant, Bread-and- Butter?
Edmund Vance, in the Chautau1uan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25
TRIED 1T ON THE DOG.

have five dollars worth and know that Rpans
Tabues medicine in this world sick for
years. only feeling bad with complaint but seemed to me
had everything what we'll day and could not
sleep hardly know spent hundred dollars with
doctors with very little result but after taking Rpans Tabules
we'll They have also done husband more
good than anything took He old soldier and
feeble and deaf and could three weeks under the
and got him take Rpan Iabue and he is
right dog and he got the mango and lost all of his
beautiful hair My husband going have him shot, but told
him he should not do ANYTHING kind till had tried Rpans
Tabue for him. and did them and they just the thing
My dog to-day his hair has all in would
take fifty dollars for my dog and around here
knows what sight he and what beauty he is now.
ywho the
Iabue therein the
medicine in him before he knew it,
dsat si1 ys cent? g E1s sS.s
S $ a as s IL @ ss2 2S
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25

u
W. the local archita tacts that
it would have been wise
had the competition on
plans for the new Young Mems Chris
tian Association buildirc been limited
to Scranton. The association derives
its support from Scranton, does it's
work in Scranton and might properly
set an example in encouraging Scran-
ton genius and enterprise.
When, however the local architects
entered into "A competition which they
knew at the time would be open to all
comers they waived the right to raise
this objection subsequently,. That part
Of the protest from them printed in
another column, whatever its merits,
is now inopportunc. 1t is point
which should have been emphasized
earlier in the proceedings
The assertion that the trustees
waving of the cost limit came so late
as to put them At a disadvantage as
compared with outside competitors, is
deserving Of greater consideration Al
though it might appear that this waiv-
er should have affected all competitors
alike, it can be understood that in the
case of an outside architect having a
large office force able to execute quick
ly a change in plans it. would operate
TO the outsiders advantage, as COM
pared with a local architect lacking
such assistants. The least which can
be said is that the waiver was badly
timed.
We have examined the prize winning
plans and they are certainly adequate
and admirable. Whether they would
have been entertained had the limit of
cost remained as at frst specified is
a question for experts to decide In
any event, the intention of the local
competitors to put their plans ON public
view is commendable. The people OF
Scranton have a right to be informed
as to the ability of the Scranton arch
itects
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"a when, in fOreCasting the
presidential campaign, it
cOnfesses that by the time that contest
begins events will most likely have
eliminated the subject of imperialism"
from discussion. "It will he out Of the
way" that paper adds, because the
Philippines, about which it has played,
will be universally recognized as part
of the United States"
The significance of this remark lies in
the fact that the editor of the Weekly
is personally one of the most prominent
of the "anti-imperialists," being, if We
mistake not, a charter member of Carl
Schurz's so-called American league,
which demands that the United States
give up the Philippines. a year ago
Harper's Weekly led the procession
against the ratification of the Paris
peace treaty and fought relentlessly
every step of federal policy subse
qucntly outlined with reference to the
Philippines. For it to saw now that
by next year the Philippines will be
universally recognized as part of the
United states is indicative of a
capitalization of public sentiment to
which some of the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party seem to be singularly
blind
If the prediction shall be fulfilled that
this issue will disappear within the
next few months there will remain be-
tween the Democratic and the Repub-
! lican parties only two important topics
| of dfference-the money question and
the trusts. With regard to the trusts
the difference will be less in principle
/ than in degree. Under it's present radi-
/ cal leadership the Democracy is likely
| to declare wholesale war upon all forms
/ Of business concentration it's rallying
| cry being down with capital; to Jail
! with the Well-to-do." while on the other
| hand the Republicans will propose TO
! establish intelligent regulation of
! trusts, so as to cure abuses but not
| inaugurate an anarchistic era of indis-
! criminate cOnfscation.
But it will be the money question
| most Of all that will separate the two
chief parties. Whatever else he may
talk about, William Jennings Bryan is
the personification of the free silver
issue and the premier apostle of fiat
money. His reputation has been built
up by brilliant advocacy of the delusive
proposition that 80 cents worth of sill.
Yer bullion can be made into a stamped
dollar, which, without any other Sc.
curity than federal fiat, will circulate
concurrently and on co-eQual terms
with the 100-Cent dollar of gold. -Four
years ago there may have been popu.
lar faith in his arguments against the
gold standard but in the light of inter.
vening experiences there can be little
faith in them now.
or a truth, hath the Democracy
fallen into evil days.