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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-11

CThe trouble with DIR. Bishop is that
he has some fixed. and really very in
correct views about the theatre. which
puts him in a false position. Every
few months there is a similar break
out against dancing by the editor OF
some religious journal who has lost
mis- head in the matter. And yet, Col.
Parker. one OF leading educators in
America. speaking to- all the earnest
teachers of these Islands. in Progress
hall. said that dancing should be 81
part of every child's education.
DR.. Bishop has distinctly denounced
the theatre. without giving II a close
study. and thereby weakens his infiu-
ence as a public instructor. His cita-
ton of Edwin Booths fortunes on the
stage is convincing evidence OF his
lack of knowledge in this matter.
Booth commanded from $500 to S2.500
4 night as an actor in ShakespeTiau
drama. He made and lost fortunes.
His trouble was that he was not a
good business manager. and lost what
he made Henry Irving has just gone
into bankruptcy. because he too was
not fitted for 4 business manager. Yet
with his exceptionally fine plays. aid
ed by Ellen Terry. he took little for
tune out of the States. every time he
visited them. The appreciation 81 good
acting is so highly developed. that the
actors of reputation in the best and
purest drama command enormous and
increasing salaries. while. on the other
hand. Indifferent acting is hardly toler-
ated. If. DR. Bishop will look into the
matter. he will find that the fortunes
made on the stage are nearly all made
by those who present She highest order
OF drama We cannot recall an actor
or actress of the many who have made
fortunes. that presented plays to which
good fathers hesitated 10 permit their
daughters TO attend. But a multitude
OF managers have failed. because they
counted on the depraved tastes OF
their audiences, and TO their surprise
found that even men OF depTavsd
tastes. like Lord Byron for instance
get very tired OF stupid and absurd
and meaningless depravity on the
stage. There are old topers who see
nothing but snakes" when look.nG
upon a beautiful landscape. and sd
there are men who see nothing bl.
impure images" whether they SIT ia
churches. or theatre. or walk ths
streets. But they are reckoned as q
small percentage of the men educated
in our Christian civilization. The maj.
ority OF sensible men and women find
that this IS a purer world than the
total depravity" theologians are will
ing TO admit While the theatre Is not
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-11

: reporter for ths Advcrtissr called
upon Rev. AR. Bishop last evening
The Doctor. upon being questioned.
said that he was no: certain tha, th.
statement he accreiits 90 che AJysr-
User concerning one us Nance o-Nc.lTs
plays really appeared In this paper
tie had only said. he thought 80 and
perhaps the impression was % mis-
taken one. i; may have been another
paper. A. . matter 90 fact &c mus:
have been another paper. The Ndv.r-
User - unable TO recall thls Camille
.Or any other play % Miss o'Nesl''s rep
erto!re 50 offended the moral seass-
5i.it!ss OF any of che audiences that
there were departures from the house.
Some people did have Co so when Bul
Sykes killed Nancy IN Oliver Twist.
bur ;ha; has nothing 60 go wiih .his
affair.
Rev. Dr.. Bishop said hat his prcju-
dice against the theltsr vas based IN
tirely on what he heard and read. Hc
IS not a patron % the piay-avosds &;
on principle. He has hsard. for one
thing that there are amonEs, psopl.
OF the stage many OF rsPu;sd bad char
aCter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-11

free from criticism. neither are thc
schools. the churches. or any human
institution The Editor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
The Good WAY,

Rev. J. D. e. Hanna In his five minutes
sermon to children on Sunday morning,
called attention to the importance of GO
Ing the right way. 1t is distressing to lose
your way at any time. In this con-
nection he related his experience when 10
was circuit rider in Virginia, soon after
he had entered tho ministry. He had the
road. On one occasion he missed his ap-
pointluent by going the wrong direction,
having ridden away from tho place in-
stead Of toward 1t. >, III
Often times persons are Lent on going
the wrong way even when they are
warned Of the danger. He spoke Of the
entrance into woods where there was
sign cautioning persons against the dan.
gerg that were likely to be encountered. In
defiance Of tho warning a party entered.
and finally became bewildered when they
encountered not only rocks but veno-
nous serpents, and several never reached
their homes, having perished on the way
from wounds and exhaustion. In cor clr.
sion he referred to tho escapes from dan.
ger frequently made, and alluded to the
excursion Of tho Sabbath school to ATTAIN
tic City last summer whom the train fol.
lowing them colliled with that Ut another
line. killing u nuInber Of the passengers.
The lesson impaired was an impressive
one. aud 1t may sorve to keep some Of the
people who heard it In the right way.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
WHOLE VILLAGES DESTROYED
Southern Greece Visited by Destruc.
tive shocks of Earthquake,

southern GfeeCe visited by DeStruC.
l. 1.-Two shocks of Earthquake.
Athens, Jan. ga strong seismic
disturbance was felt yesterday fore
moon throughout the Peloponnesus (the
southern part of the kingdom OF
Greece), especially In the southwestern
departments of the peninsula. All the
houses In the town Of Philiatra, in the
department of Messenia on the Ionian
coast. have been damaged. and the in
habitants are now camping out In the
suburbs. Two villages in the vicinity
Of Philiatra were completely destroyed,
many people being slightly Injured.
The villages of Kyparissia and Staso
were also practically destroyed, though
1t is not known as yet whether there
We're any victims there.
Much damage to property was done
at Navarino, a seaport six miles north
of Modon, whose harbor witnessed the
victory Of the English, French and
Russian fleets over those of the Turks
and Egyptians in 1927, and terrible loss
Is reported from Calamata, capital of
the department of Messenia, near the
head of the Gulf of Koron.
The shock was severely felt in the
district Of Zante. capital of the Ionian
Island of that name, but there was no
loss Of life or property there. Many
slighter shocks occurred during the
day. and the people at numerous towns
and villages are afraid to return to
their houses
The authorities are doing all in their
power to furnish tents and supplies.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
THE GERMANS FRIENDLY.
They VIII Make No Extravagant De.
mands In Samoa.

They VIII Make No Extravagant De
mands In Samoa.
London, Jan. 23.-The Berlin CORE.
spondent of The Times says
There ure good reasons for believing
that the German government regards
the maintenance of cordial relations
with Great Britain and the United
States as far more important than even
German commercial interests in Samoa
The tone of the leading journals, there
fore, is, on the whole, free from bit
terness or exaggeration.
"In word, there are many indica-
tlons that Germany will not Illustrate
revision of the treaty of Berlin by
extravagant demands, such as for the
cession of the islands to Germany. The
Kolnische Zeitung ridcules the report
that Dr. Won Holleben German ambas.
sador at Washington has complained
of Mr.. Berry's remarks in the house of
representatives and says that the Uni
ter States ambassador in Berlin (Mr.
White) might as well have complained
of Herr Ahlwardt's anti-American raw
ings In the reichstag."
The Americans at Munich have de-
cided to send to the Washington gov
ernment a protest against the anti
German expressions used in the house
Of representatives and declaration
that no animosity against America ex-
lists In Germany, where Americans al
ways meet with the most friendly re-
ception,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
STRONG TESTIMONY,
This Is Wilmington Testimony and Will
Stand Investigation.

1t you doubt this aud wish to Inves.i-
cato you haven't to 20 to some other State
In the Union to proveit. It not long
yarn published in Wilmington about one
living in Kalamazoo. Mich, or Woon-
socket Il. l., it's about resident Of vii.
mington. You can get lots Of testimony
in Wilmington papers about remedies,
but keep this fact in view; there is only.
ono remedy indorsed
Mrs;J. d. TwigQ, Of SIG East 7th street.
says: MRS. Bannan nearly year ago
Induced mo 10 use Donn's Kidney
Pills and l obtained o box ut
Danforth's drug store on Market street.
For months previous to this suffered
e1cruciatingly from hendache. Some
i. times was helpless and could obtain no
rest either sitting. standing or lying. A
urinary weakness followed and natural
ly became anxious about my physical con-
dition. Nov, do not want 1t understood
that am thoroughly cured but l con-
cientiously say that Doan's Kidney Pills
are unequaled in their action. The first
dose or two always checks an attack and
brings tho much sought relief You are
at liberty to use my name Us an endorser
Of 0oan's Kidney Pills.
Doans Kidney Pills for sale by oil deal
ers. Price so cents, Mailed on receipt Of
price by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. Sole agents for the U. S. Remember
the name DOan's and take no other.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
A Wall Paper Trick.

"An old fellow came along the other
day" says Philadelphia restaurant
keeper, "who gave me a pointer had
never dreamed of. He came in and Of.
fered to patch up all the bad places in
my wall paper and SO sl1illfully that
couldn't find place after it was done.
Well, hadn't any patching to do, but
l bet the old chap quarter and his
dinner that he couldn't do what he
said. l tore patch out of the wall
paper and when he was through eat.
ing he went to work.
1.-THE first thing he did was to cut a
piece of blank wall paper big enough to
cover the hole and paste it over. Next
he took brush and painted ground
the same as the other paper Then, kick
me If he didn't take other brushes and
colors and paint in the design Of the
paper. willingly yielded up quarte,
with the dinner and was satisfied when
l saw the alacrity and ease with which
the fellow did his work. New York
Tribune
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
A Rum CraZad MntrIcide.

Mahanoy City, Pa, Jan. 2s.--Dennis
McCarty. of Bowman's. a small min
ing village near here, last night shot
and instantly killed his aged mother
and then attempted to commit suicide
by shooting himself. McCarty went
home very much under the influence of
liquor. He Immediately began quar-
rel with his sister. and struck her a
blow In the face. The sister left the
house In order to get warrant for
McCarty's arrest. She had gone but a
few minutes when the intoxicated man
began to abuse his mother. and in his
drunken frenzy he pulled n revolver
and fired twice. His mother dropped
dead. and he then turned the weapon
on himself. He was taken to hos
pltal to have his wound dressed and
was then placed under arrest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
BIG BUSINESS DEAL.


A Virginia Company Purchases Two
Railroads and Nine Furnaces.
Knoxville. Tenn, Jan. 23.-The larg-
est business transaction made in the
south in ten years has just been an
nounced here. 1t involves an invest
ment OF Sl5000,000, and Is of vital i'm
portance to upper east Tennessee and
southwestern Virginia. The Virginia
Coal Iron and Railway company has
bought in the blast furnaces at Max
Meadows. Pulaski. Va, and Bristol,
Tenn. also the Bristol and Elizabeth
ton and the South Atlantic and Ohio
railroads. Cash is paid for all the
properties. The company becomes the
owner of 1850 acres of coking coal
lands. 10000 acres of ore land, two rail-
roads and nine furnaces. The railroad
extend from Big Stone Gap, Va, to
Ellzabethton, Tenn, passing Bristol
Tenn. and the rich coal and timber
lands of the new company. Colonel L.
J. Sanford, of this city, president of
the Knoxville and Ohio railroad, c. M.
McGhee. of this city, and Benjamin
Dulaney, of Bristol, Tenn, promoted
the deal New York financiers were in
terested in the enterprise, the outcome
rf which was an organized company
With s7,50O,00O stock subscribed and the
same amount Of bonds were issued and
s. 1t for cash. E. B. Chapman. of Moore
& Schley, the New York brokers. car
ried the deal through and the firm un-
derwrote the bonds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
TESTING CANNED MEATS.
Chemist Wiley Declares They Conta
Nh (.hnmic PreSarHnIlyeS

Chemist Wiley Declares They Contain
No Chemical Personalities.
Washington. Jan. 23.-Chemist Wiley
Of the department of agriculture. has
reported to Secretary Wilson that an
examination Of samples of canned
meats secured both In the open market
and from the war department to de-
termine the presence Of any chemical
preservatives failed to disclose any
traces of boraX, boric acid, sulphites,
sulphurous acid, salicylic or benzoic
acids. The presence Of saltpeter was
confirmed in all the samples Of corned
beef, and so called luncheon beef, but
no trace of it was discovered in the
roast beef, though common salt was
present to a considerable extent. The
test was made under an order of Sec
retary Wilson. and 10 samples were in
spected II purchased in the open mar
ket and two obtained from the war de-
partment.
The report says. 1.-THE contents Of the
cans were in excellent preservation,
and the surfaces of all the cans were
markedly concave, showing that no
decomposition had begun. ThisN also
was indicated by the fact that when
the cans were opened there was an ap-
preciable influx of air, while In the
presence of even incipient decomposi-
tion the surfaces Of the cans are usu-
ally slightly convex and. on opening.
an outflow Of air may always be no.
ticed.
"Only preliminary examination has
haen made f0r 1aDd yfd tin n tho pon,
tents Of the cans. The method en-
ployed was not sufficiently delicate to
reveal mere traces, but IL these metals
were present in sufficient quantity
for their exact estimation 1t would in
dicate that fact. So far as can be de-
termined by chemical analysis the sam
pies of meat examined were entirely
appropriate for use as food"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
THREATENING CUBANS,
Again Aroused Over Gen. Brooke's
Customs Receipts Order.
TALK OF RETIRING TO THE HILLS

Reports That Bands of Men Are Burn
ing Sugar Cane Which Had Been Pro-
pared For Pressing-The Gu bans VIII
Not Work For Rations.
Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 23.-The order
Of the United States military author.
tiles directing the authorities of the
Santiago military department not to
expend a cent of the customs receipts
without the permission Of the governor
general, and the order directing that
hereafter the bulk of the sanitary work
shall be done without money pay and
for rations merely, were given to the
local press for publication yesterday,
though received here last Thursday.
Ell Cubano, In commenting upon the
instructions of the governor general,
says: "The feeling is prevalent that the
only course now Is to retire to the
mountains" This is. of course. an ex-
aggeration, although the fact is that
there are people who made just such
threats.
AS showing how far the province has
drifted backward since the first an
nourcement that the customs were not
to be freely expended for provincial
improvements, the Santiago Heraldo
reports that band of men are COM
mitting wholesale depredations in the
Mayari district, where several people
have been murdered. and that another
band in the Guantanamo district, have
burned all the cane prepared for press
ing on the Isabel plantation. ''These
outbreaks" says The Heraldo. "are
the first fruits Of the money centrali-
cation system" .9l-
AS yet the Mayari report has not been
verified, and Mr.. Brooke, owner Of the
Isabel plantation, says that the burn
Ing reported on the plantation must
have been done since he left, as the
cane there was intact when he started
for Santiago. He does not accept the
report absolutely, but says that the ad-
joining plantation, the property OF
Senior Bueno, was fired at four DIFF
ferent points. the entire crop being de-
stroyed.
So far as the order regarding sani-
tary work Is concerned, Cuban in
srector, in the sanitary department.
told Major George NJ. Barbour, the
health commissioner of Santiago, that
the Cubans of the province had at last
regained their self respect and would
not work again for ratlons. '"They do
good work." he said, "and deserve to
be paid in money. If they are ordered
again to work for rations. most of them
will 80 to the mountains"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
LOCKED IN AN ICE FLOE.
Thrilling Experience ofa Fcrryboat |
the Niagara River,

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the Niagara River.
Buffalo, Jan. 23--Locked in a huge
Ice foe, the Canadian ferry boat Nj
agara. with 10 persons on board in
Guiding six women and two children,
was swept helplessly down the Nj
agara river Saturday night and dis
mantled by the international bridge.
The boat, which plies between this
city and Fort Erie, Ont, left her docks
near the mouth of the river in the carly
evening on her last trip of the day
The river was full of floating ice that
was drifted in from Lake Erie, but the
boat. heading diagonaly against the
current made her way to the center Of
the stream. Here she became imbedded
in great field Of ice and her engines
were powerless to propel her. The cur
rent at this point is exceedingly swift
and the momentum Of the ice field car
ried the ferryboat with 1t.
The passengers were horror stricken
with the fear of being carried over the
falls. and the more imminent danger
of being dashed against the internal
tional bridge.
The passengers and crew Of the Nj
agara put on life preservers and stood
with blanched faces while the boat
swept on with the current. 1t was evil
dent that the upper works of the boat
could not clear the span OF the bridge,
but the great menace was the piers of
solid masonry. The current favored
the boat and swept her between the
span, little to the east side of the
center of the river. The iron girders
of the bridge raked the boat clean of
her second deck, carrying away smoke
stack. pilot house, hurricane deck and
life boats, without perceptibly imped.
ing her progress. The passengers and
crew were below deck and escaped in
jury from the wreckage.
Swinging clear Of the bridge the Nj.
agara broke free from the foe and
drifted Into clear water. Then the dis
membered craft slowly worked to a
dock on the American shore.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
A New Tariff For Porto Rico.

Washington, Jan. 23.--By authority of
an executive order issued by the presi-
dent on Jan. 20, 1899, the secretary Of
war has promulgated an amended GUS
toms tariff which was prepared under
the direction of the secretary Of the
treasury by Special Commissioner Rob-
ert p Porter, Assistant Secretary How
ell and Dr. II. X. Carroll, and which
Is to take effect in all ports and places
in the Island of Porto Rico and all
islands In the West Indies east Of the
74th degree west longitude, on and af-
ter Feb 1. 1899. The port of San Juan
Is designated as the chief customs port,
and Ponce and Mayagnez as sub-ports.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23

''What will happen to you il you are
good little boy?" asked the kindly old
woman.
'I'll get stick Of candy for being
good.
"And what will happen to you il
you are bad?"
"I'll get two sticks of candy for
promising to try to be good. Chicago
Post
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23

Philadelphia, Jan. 23.-Charles Rueb-
llnger, aged 10 years. yesterday after
noon accidentally shot and killed Edgar
l.. Winpenny aged IA years. The for
mer was shooting at target on a lot
In the northern part of the city. and
fired just as Winpcnny was crossing
the lot some distance in front. Last
night Walter Hopper. aged 81 years.
shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Jennie
Boch. aged "a years, in a lodging house
on Callowhill street. and then attempt
ed suicide by shooting himself. Hop
per's wound is slight The woman re-
fused to accept his attention. G.. p.
Wolff, aged about 50 years. of Brooklyn.
committed suicide yesterday in hotel
by inhaling Illuminating gns.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
Tried to Dynamite a Home,

South Omaha, Neb.. Jan 23.-Shortly
after 3 o'clock In the morning an at
tempt was made to blow UP by dyna-
mite the residence Of F. B. Towle, the
manager of the Omaha Packing com,
lam Barrier, on his way home. saw a
flickering light on the porch. He drew
the burning matter off the porch and
found 1t was package with a fuse
attached. The package was found to
contain six sticks of dynamite. 1t is
supposed that persons recently dis
charged from the service of the COM
pany are responsible
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
Launch Run Down, Two Dead.

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-The steam
ferry boat Oakland, plying between thi:
city and Oakland. ran down the launch
William ID. yesterday, near Goat Isl.
and. The launch sank Immediately
Engineer Waddles. of the William d..
was drowned. +. d. Orr, passenger
was struck by the Oakland and died of
his injuries after reaching the hospital
Captain Christoffensen, Joe Matthews
and one other passenger on the launch
We're picked up by the Oakland while
struggling in the water
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23

Brussels, Jan. 2S,--There has been
fresh fighting in the Congo state be-
tween the Belgian troops and the reb-
els the former having sustained heavy
losses, including some white officers
killed LIE Patriotic says: THE real
truth as to the situation in the Congo
state is being hidden, The losses Of the
Congo state troops of late have been
much underestimate here. The whole
country Is in a ferment and the re-
bellon Is not being put down. The
government troops appear to fear the
rebels and the prestige of the whites
has been much impaired