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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-23
At the Orpheun.

= Tonight is the last of the present pro-
gram at the Orpheum. The opening
farce, The New Judge" by Post and
Marion, is full of comedy. Jim Post,
as Justice O'Hara, will cure you of the
.blnes, sure. The farce is one big
laugh from the start. Boggs and Haze
ward have a charming little sketch in
"A Winters Night
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-23
The Laws DELAYS.

case which illustrates the law 5
delay happened in the clerks office OF
the Judiciary Department on Monday,
when Chief Clerk Henry Smith re-
ceiyed a deposition from samoa in the
matter Of the estate of A. A. Todd
deceased. Mr.. Todd was formerly a
resident Of Kaawaloa, Kona. Hawaii
but went to Samoa, where he died,
leaving a family and some estate here.
Letters of administration were applied
for in the probate court here but it
was necessary TO obtain proof OF his
death before they could be granted. \
commission TO take testimony in Sa-
moa was issued and forwarded to
Richard Hetherington Carruthers in
May, 1898. This commission with the
required testimony was received last
Monday and the estate can now be
probated.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-23
During the Civil War. as we'll as

During the Civil War, as we'll as in
our late war with Spain, diarrhoea
was one of the most troublesome dis
eases the army had to contend with
In many instances it became chronic
and the old soldiers still suffer from it
Mr.. David Taylor, of Wind Ridge
Greene Co., Pa, is one of these. He
uses Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and says he never
found anything that would give him
such quick relief. It is for sale by all
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co., ACTS.
for H. T.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
10 AID THE BOERs.
Friends and Sympathizers to Hold
Mass Meetings in New York.

New York, Dec. 21.-Frfends and sym
pathizers of the Beers are to hold two
mass meetings in this city after the
holidays. One Will be under the aus
pices of the Irish Societies and will be
held in the Academy of Music on a Sun
day night yet to be chosen.
Judge Geo. NJ. Van HOesen, Geo. Van
SicIen and Frederick M Ernst are ar
ranging for the other gathering These
gentlemen issued a statement today in
which they said:
1T is hoped that a judicious express
sion of American disapproval of this
horrible war would tend to recall the
English government to a recognition of
the political rights of a small power
and help toward an arbitration of the
differences which through arrogance
and bad temper were allowed to bring
about an unjust and unnecessary war;
So many physicians have volunteered
to go to the Transvaal as surgeons in
the Boer army that Tunis G. Bergen of
this city chairman of Red Cross fun has
written to the Netherlands Red Cross
society, asking if volunteers would be
accepted and what plans there were for
transportation.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
ThOs. C. Kirby Shoots and Kills
C. A. Foley.
Shooting Began in the Dead
Mans Sleeping Room.
FIRED THREE TIMES.
Followed His Victim
Down Stairs Into the Yard.
Claimed That Foley Had
WrOngtd His Daughter.
Went to County Seat and Gave
Himself Up.

Perry, Dec. 21-Thomas G. Kirby,
proprietor of a hotel here. shot and
killed c. a. Foley this morning. Foley
was station agent of the Union Pacific
and boarded at Kirby's hotel.
Foley was dressing when Kirby shot
him in the breast with a shotgun. Foley
ran down stairs and Kirby followed
him. AS they reached the yard Kirby
shot him again and Foley fell. Kirby
reloaded his gun and discharged the
third shot into Foley's body as he was
lying on the ground. Kirby mounted a
horse and rode to Oskaloosa where he
gave himself up to the sheriff. Kirby
is well known in Jefferson county He
asserts that Foley ruined his daughter.
The first shot was fired while Foley
was in his room dressing. Kirby stepped
to the door with a shotgun in his hands.
He fired at close range and the shot
struck Foley in the breast. Foley ran
past Kirby into the hallway and out
to the street with Kirby after him.
Foley was trying to stop the flow of
blood from his wound and was running
toward the drug store. Kirby shot him
the second time. Foley ran a. few steps
further and fell. Kirby shot him again
while he was lying on the ground and
Immediately after the last shot Foley
died.
Kirby jumped on a horse and escap-
ed before anyone thought of arresting
him. Before a posse was formed to pur-
sue him it was learned that he had rid
den to Oskaloosa, u miles away. and
surrendered himself. The daughter,
whom Kirby asserts Foley ruined, is
about II years old. The sentiment in
Perry is with the murdered man and
threats are made against Kirby.
Oskaloosa. Dec. 21-when T. G. Kir-
by, who shot c. A. Foley at Perry this
morning, arrived in this city his foot
was bleeding from a wound which he
said he received in the encounter.
The impression prevails here that Fo-
ley was unarmed and that Kirby shot
himself accidentally or Intentionally.
The sheriff and coroner have gone to
Perry to investigate, taking Kirby with
them.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
SWIFT & co. WIN.
Will Receive Pay for 100000 Pounds
of Spoiled Beef

Washington. Dec. 21.-Mr. TracewelI,
the comptroller of the treasury has
passed upon the claim of Swift & Co. or
Chicago, for the price of three hundred
thousand pounds of fresh beef which
according to contract. was shipped from
Newport News, Va, on August 5. 1898.
for use of the army in Puerto Rico The
record shows that the Manitoba the
transport on which the beef was ship
ped, arrived off Ponce on August 10.
where she ran on reef and remained
until the 14th. The captain of the
transport made an effort to have the
beef issued direct from the vessel to the
troops on shore, but the officers in
charge refused to receive it.
On August % the transport was or
dered to Mayagues where it remained
until the 31st of August. While there
a small amount of the beef was issued
to the troops direct as there was no re-
frigerating plant on shore. On the same
day she returned to Ponce. where she
remained until September Z. and was
then ordered to MOntauk Point. n Y.
when the beef was found to be unfit FOR
issue and was thrown overheard The
board of survey found that the loss by
spelling of the beef was not due TO any
negligence or fault on the part of con-
tractors. The comptroller finds that al
the time of its condemnation the beef
was the property of the United States
and directs that the CLAIM be settled
accordingly.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
They Include Generals Funston, Grant
and Wheeler.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The senate be-
fore adjournment confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
B. G. Farrar to be assistant treas
urer at st. Louis, Mo.
Receiver of public moneys, D. w.
Eastman at Enid, Okla
Registers of land offices, Lee Slower.
at WatertOwn. s. d; A. E Rose of
Fargo, N D., at Peavey, Alaska
Thomas p Anderson, United States
attorney for the District of Columbia.
Army-General officers to be brigad
generals Gall late major generals of vol
unteers-James W. Wilson. F'itzhugh
Lee, Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant Col
onel W. c. Chaffee. J. c. Bates, Colonel
s. NJ. E Young
CLate briga der generals) ls)-Iieutenan
Colonel G. w Davis, Colonel Theodore
Schwan. Colonel r. II. Hail. Colonel
Lloyd Wheaton.
General oficers-To be brigadier gen
erals date brigadier generals of volun-
teers)-Charles King, Fred D. Grant.
Colonel r. P. Hughes. Colonel O. 8.
ovenshine, I Hale. and Colonel J. F.
Smith, First California. and Colonel
Frederick Funston, Twentieth Kansas.
The senate also confirmed a number
of army promotions and appointments.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
Fire Destroyed Half the LanyOn
Zinc COmpany'S Plant.
Burns S25O,OOO Worth of Pro-
perty In a Short Time.
TWO MEN ARE KILLED.
Falling SmOkestack Ends the
Lives of Employees
Loss Covered by Insurance
Throws 200 Men Out.

Kansas City. Dec. 21.-A special to
the Star from lola, Kan, says:
Fire which started in the north end
of the kiln room at o'clock this morn
ing destroyed $3.50, 900 worth of property
belonging to the Lanyon Zinc company
at Lanyonville. five miles east of lola.
The 200 foot metal lined metal smoke
stack fell, killing two men working on
the roof. They are: James Matthews
and J. B. Schaub. both married. No
one else was injured.
The destroyed buildings are the ma
chine kiln building containing four
large and expensive ore roasting ma
chimes, crusher room, engine room and
two large Corliss engines.
About half the plant was destroyed.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The works employed about 200 men.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21

class. but the city officials did not take
kindly to the idea
City Counsellor Pollock of Kansas
City told how his city does things by
charging nearly all business and profess
sionaI men for the privilege of doing
business and little by little the truth
about the tax on joints and other ille-
gitimate pursuits came out.
Mr.. Pollock admitted that Kansas
City collects about $4,000 a year from
joints and gambling houses.
Gerald Volk said Wichita collects
about 81. 500 a month from joints.
Fred Giddings of Atchison made
rather startling speech with reference
to Slot machines and the papers in his
city. We have no slot machines now, 3"
said he. I'VE had some and we under
stood the owners were putting up to
the press and nothing was said and
everything went along smoothly until
we concluded that the Golfers of the
city needed the money, when the press
opened up and now we have no slot
machines
The whole license question then went
over.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
1T is NOT CLOSED
LeaTenWOrth's Klondike Re-
ported in Full Operation.
Five Saloons Closed; Twenty
Are Still open.
ID. M'PHATL WRITES
An Open Letter Offering Re-
ward of 800
To Any One Who DisprOVes
His Statements.
Claims the Effort at Closing
Has Failed.
}. M'PHAIL WRITES

Reports to the attorney generals
office from Leayenworth have caused
the officials to believe that the Klondike
at Leavenworth is closed and that all
the saloons nave been driven out OF ex-
istence.
The officials have been cOngratulating
themselves upon the success of their ef-
forts against the Klondil1e but there
seems to be a difference of opinion as
to the actual conditions which now ex-
ist there
The state is paying a man, in the
capacity of detective. to watch the Klon-
dikers and in the event any of them
attempt to re-establish themselves in
business information is furnished the
authorities and proceedings are at once
instituted
Donald McPhail. an inmate of the
national soldiers home in a letter to
the State Journal says:
sunday I made a personal inspec-
tion of the Klondike and found saloon
buildings %; dwellings, p; restaurants
4; barber shops ?; magnetic 1.
1t be truly said that there are
five saloons closed and the proprietOrs
have gone to Leavenworth and opened
up. as they have been told the admin
istration would not interfere with the
hell holes there.
in and out of the KlOndike saloons as
Of old. The road houses were running
full blast.
More than so old soldiers were at the
notorious resort kept by Wiseman and
backed by Vint Stilhngs This place
has caused more trouble to the home
authorities than any twelve others ever
established there
No artist could depict the scenes in
this vile den Painted women swarm
there and further on is the notorious re-
sort kept by Brady Bros, where dam
nation is dealt out to the old boys in
blue, who We're once men but are now
little more than children. Seven hun
dred red passes have been taken up
from the old soldiers by the governor
of the home on account of drunken
ness
This compels them to stay within
the home grounds. This is the only
method of keeping them away from the
KlOndike, which means death to many
that enter therein
i viii pay 800 to any charitable in
stitutiOn in the state, the w c. T. u,
or hospital association, if any state
ment I have here made is not absolute
ly correct"
The writer, Donald McPhan. then
signs his name TO the communication.
McPhau previous to going to the SOL
diers' home lived 33 years in Saline
county and is a Republican.
The authorities at the state house.
relying upon the information received
from LeaVenWOrth. are inclined to dis
credit these statements but upon the
strength of what NcPhail SAYS, an in
vestigatiOn will be made at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
TOPEKA BULLS HARD HIT.
Many Thousands of Dollars Gone to
Nargin Deals in Stocks.

Topeka people are more interested in
the stock market just now than usual
and thousands of dollars of Topeka
money is being put up to cover mar
gins.
One Topeka man has $4,000 put up in
a Topeka stock exchange to margin his
man bought Atchison at 60 and saw it
drop to 55 and sweep away 500 of his
hard iron dollars. A Santa Fe office
clerk bought Manhattan at 119 and in a
few days it dropped to 103 and now he
is scraping what he can together to
margin it enough to save his invest
ment. Another young man bought
Atchison bonds at "a and they went
down to 77. A clerk who is drawing
$50 a month has $7O0 deposited as mar
gins. Another Topeka man bought 100
Burlington at 135 and they dropped to
107. He now has up 81, 600 to try and
save the deal. And all this in Topeka
where bulls and bears are not supposed
to exist
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
WHAT TOPEKA WANTS.
Mr.. Bird Outlines the Needs In q
Res luton.

City Attorney Bird of Topeka propos-
ed the following:
Resolved, That the legislative COM
mittee is hereby instructed to have pre-
pared. introduced and passed, bills as
follows:
First-A bill authorizing cities of the
first, second and third class to condemn
and purchase water, gas and electric
light plants.
Second-A bill authorizing cities of
the first, second and third class to levy
a tax upon all telegraph, telephone and
electric light poles erected in the pub
lie streets or places in the city.
ThiFd-A bill authorizing cities of the
first, second and third class to assess all
franchises owned by any person or cor
pOratiOn, the assessment shall be baS-
ed upon the same basis of valuation as
that of the corpOreal property.
FOurth-A bill to prohibit any city of
the first, second or third class grant
ing a franchise to any corporation ex-
cept a corporation organized under the
laws of the state of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21

Washington, Dec 21-Secretary Viii
son has been asked by Congressman
Bailey of Kansas to modify the order
requiring sheep affected with scab to
be dipped at Kansas City before being
sent to other markets This request is
made in order that sheep men in Kan
sas or the Indian Territory may go with
their sheep to St Louis or Chicago
without dipping at Kansas City. The
order in force was made by the depart
ment of agriculture a year ago. The
secretary can not state at present
whether it is practicable to revoke It
He promised to consider the request.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
SEIZURE OF FLOUR
By the British Brings a Protest From
American MiIlera.

New York. Dec. PA. J. Twomey, of
the Pennsylvania. Milling and Export
company. sent a protest to Washington
today against the seizure by the British
of flour sent to South Africa by his
firm. He received information today
by cable that the ship Beatrice with
it's cargo had been seized in DelagOa
bay and sent to East London, while an
other ship, the Maria, had been sent to
Port Natal A week ago the Mashona,
with $4,000 sacks of flour was stopped
and sent to Cape Town. The flour, it
was suspected, was for the use of the
Beers.
The captured ships, which were char
tered by the Pennsylvania Milling COM
pany, belonged to Buckneu Brothers Of
London.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
NAMES DEAD.
Are Placed on Board the Texas
to Be Sent Home.

Havana, Dec. 21.-The removal of the
dead of the Maine was not accompan-
led by any ceremonies over the bodies
as newly cOffined they were placed in
the mortuary chapel of the cemetery
until all We're completed. At 10 O'Clock
last night ten wa gOns formed 2 process
sion carrying 251 collins to the Machina.
wharf passing through unfrequented
streets. The bodies reached the wharf
at 1870 under a strong guard from the
battleship Texas, were placed aboard
two steam lighters before daylight, and
were taken to the war ship at a. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
FARMERS TROLLEY LINE.
Proposed to Extend From Emporia to
Rosedale.

The farmers and stockmen of Lyon
county believe they are being charged
exorbitant rates for the shipment of
their stock to the Kansas City market,
and they have been protesting for some
time The protest was taken up by the
meeting of the State Grange at Olathe
a few days ago, and one of the mem
bers read a paper advocating the build
ing of an electric line from EmDoria to
RosedaIe for the purpose Of handling
both freight and passenger traffic. 1t
was proposed to interest the farmers
along the route in the project
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
Minister BRYAN and staR saiI.

New York. Dec 21.-CoL Charles Page
Bryan, minister to Brazil, with his three
secretaries, Edward Winslow Ames Of
Boston; Graham Jones of Chicago and
Charles NJ. Hyatt of Wheaton, ILL.,. sail
ed today for Brazil via Havre, on the
steamer L'Aquitaine of the French line
Col Bryan has been on a 60 days fur
Tough.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
DEPOSITS INCREASING.
Kansas People Have More Money
Than Ever Before

The reports in quarterly statements
now being received by the state bank
commissioner indicate that the people
before.
The bank commissioner says the tab
ulaJed returns viii show deposits
amounting to S25, 600 600. an increase of
q million dollars over the amounts re-
Dorted three months ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
"JOHN BANKRUPT.
Former Pugilist Tells What Being a
"Good Fellow" Did For Him

New York Dec. 21-John I. Sullivan.
VINO is being sued by a liquor firm for
$500 for goods purchased, testified in
court today that he was without money
or property. Afterwards he stated that
his earnings in his professional career
had exceeded one million dollars and
that he made s40O, 600 in the winter of
1SS3-S4 He said
Il have been a good fellow, and I am
broke If anyone knew needed money
and asked me for it. he got it
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
MATTHEWS FREE.
State Senator From Mcpherson Clear
ed of a Bank swindl!ng Charge.

Mcpherson. Kan, Dec. 2L-Roya1
bank of this city, which failed in 1897,
has been acquitted by a jury in the
circuit court of the charge of receiving
deposits when the bank was insOlvent.
Since the failure 10 per cent has been
realized from the banks assets. Mat
thews. who was arrested in Texas last
August, is state senator from this dis
fTipf
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
NORMAL OUT OF COAL.
State Shortage Felt at Emporia's BIZ
School

The state normal at Emporia IS out
Of state coal and is purchasing on the
EmpOria market.
AS the school closes today for the
holidays the scarcity of coal is of not
so much consequence now. but if the
mines are not able to get coal there be
fore school is resumed, il will cost the
state a nice little bill to pay for the
coal that this institution Will purchase
from local dealers
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
KANSAS DELEGATION.
Senator Baker and Mr.. Bailey Come
Home, Others Remain East for
Holidays.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2t-Not
many of the Kansas delegation viii
go home for the holidays. Senator
Baker and Mr.. Bailey left yesterday for
Kansas. Mr.. and Mrs Reeder will
spend Christmas in New York City.
The other members of the delegation
will remain in Washington
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21

Liverpool. Dec. 21.-The Cunard line
steamer Cmbria which arrived here De-
cen-ber ls from New York has been char
tered by the British government for use
rs - troop ship.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
Comm sold Exports.

New. York. Dec. 21.-The best informa-
TO the effect that at least S. 600 006 gold
viii be sent abroad on Saturdays steam
ers- RuTnors credit several of the lead
ing foreign exchange houses with en-
gagements TO export and several of the
banks banking houses and trust com
DanLes viii NeEN MkelN do The ..ar11..
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
VACCINE PROVED FATAL.
Topeka Mothers Reason for Oppos-
ing Vaccination Not Good

DR.. T. w. Peers is making the rounds
of the city schools, Vaccinating the pu-
pills in accordance with the orders OF
the board of health. He has had some
queer experiences but the following
note beats them all:
Doctor: Please do not vaccinata
Bessie. She was vaccinated four years
ago and it proved fatal"
AS Bessie is now in school the doc
tor was compelled to deny the request.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
Louisana Demoerats Name 3 Tieket.

Baton Rouge. La. Dec. 21.-The Demo-
cratic state convention which began here
yesterday nominated w ". Heard. pres
en1 state auditor for governor, after an
exciting session Lieutenant Governor
Snyder, Attorney General Cunningham.
State Auditor Heard. State Senator Law
rasOn. Congressman BrOussard and eN-
Congressman Ogden have made an active
campaign fer the gubernatorial nOmina-
ton The convention viii nominate a
full state ticket
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
s15.oOo.oOO ID Bonas Accepted.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Up to noon to-
day the secretary of the treasury had
approved applications from National
banks for deposit of public funds under
his recent offer to the amount of about
SI5 O0O, coo. So far no applications have
been considered from banks which do
not own or control the bonds which
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
MISS THE BANQUET.
Topeka Delegation Can Not Wait For
Good Things.

The Topeka delegation will go home
this evening on account of the council
meeting tonight to let the contract for
the new city building.
There will be a banquet for the dele
gates at the Midland hotel tonight
which the Topeka officials will miss.
COunciImen Belts and Elliott went
home last night.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
lieutenant huntingdon Dead.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Surgeon Gen
era1 Sternberg received a telegram to-
day saying that Lieutenant Colonel
David L. Huntingdon, a retired officer
OF the medical department, died at
Rome Yesterday.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
Tax ON CRIME.
What Some Cities Collect From
Grim nal Glass.

Mayor Goodlander of Fort Scott
brought scheme with him for gen
eraI occupation tax in cities of the first
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
Weather Indications

Chicago, Dec 21.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Friday; variable winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-07
TO CUTOFF FILIPINO RETREAT
General MacArthur's Forces Are Ad-
vancinE on the Rebel Capital
Of,the Insurgents.

MANILA, Nov. 6.-10:50 a. m.-Magalang,
the town taken yesterday by two columns OF
General MacArthur's division, under Colonel
Smith and Major O'Brien is a strong town
situated midway between Angeles and
Arayat
The movement Is part of plan for the
Americans to possess all the country to the
southeast Of Tarlac, as the troops close in
on the capital, cutting the line of the
enemy's retreat in that direction.
The insurgent force is estimated at 1000.
Colonel Smith first encountered a small force
entrenched quarter of mile beyond An
geles, which soon retreated, leaving two Of
their number dead. The enemy made
short stand at the outskirts of Barrios and
San Francisco, briskly shooting at the ad-
vancing Americans.
Captain Brush deployed with the advance
guard of the battalion and charged the
Filipinos, who took to fight. Seven Ameri-
cans were wounded. The Americans al
most surrounded the insurgents, who re-
sisted stubbornly, but Lieutenant Hamlton's
artillery cut them up. Lieutenant Slavin's
troop captured company Of OF the enemy
with their arms during the advance.
General Wheeler's brigade is formed at
Angeles in order to be prepared for a gen.
eral engagement.