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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05
FOR lanai LANDS
Suit Commenced for the
Palawai Property.
Plaintiffs Pain and Neumann Seek
to Force the HaySeIdonS to
Transfer the Property.

In the Circuit Court yesterday morn
ing w. H. Pain and Paul Neumann.
plaintiffs in equity, brought suit
against Cecil Brown, trustee, Talula
Lucy Hayselden and Frederick H. Hay
selden, defendants. The suit is over
the Lanai ranch, the orators claiming
that in accordance with the will of the
late Walter Murray Gibson his daugh
ter, Talula Lucy Hayselden, was Civ
Ell full power TO sell, convey, grant,
ALLEVIATE or otherwise dispose of any
part or the whole OF the real estate be-
longing to the estate with the exception
of the property beQueathed deceaSed's
son; that Cecil Brown, the administra
tor and trustee, Talula Lucy Haysel
den and Frederick II. Hayselden, her
husband, entered into an agreement on
August 20, 1898, by which all the real
and personal property devised and be-
queathed TO the said Talula l.. Haysel-
den, situate on the Island of Lanai,
was to pass into the hands of plain
tiffs for the sum of 100000. Of this
$40, 5S9O6, or thereabout, was to go to
VIM. G.. Irwin to satisfy and obtain
the release of a mortgage due to him.
After paying this the liens and claims
existing against or upon the estate,
including all taxes, rentals for land
held under lease and all current eX-
penditures necessary to be made in
the management of the Lanai ranch,
inn Ind inc oil Il e.G
necessary for the preservation and de-
velopment of the said property, the eX-
cess after such payments was to go TO
Talula L. Hayselden. The plaintiffs
claim further that they were given un-
til the 2Sth day of August, 1899, to COM
ply with the terms of the agreement.
This agreement was entered into at
Lahaina.
On August %, 1899, plaintiffs pro-
cured an assignment to be made by
VIM. G. Irwin to Claus Spreckels &
Co., bankers, of Honolulu and an
agreement was entered into by which
the plaintiffs were given an extension
of three years for the payment of the
Judgment lien, amounting to $70,5S7.O 6
with interest at 6 per cent.
The plaintiffs claim to have paid
$35, 427.39 for interest, development.
eCc., on the Lanai 1duc1, cOlnuuouly
known as Palawai, and further that,
upon claiming deed in conformity
with the contract entered upon, Cecil
Brown, administrator and trustee, re-
fused and still refuses to grant the
same.
On August %, 1899, plaintiffs made
tender of the sum of $12,S03.35 as per
agreement, but Talula l.. Hayselden
refused and still refuses to accept the
same.
Plaintiffs state that, for the purpose
of preserving the estate, it is neces-
sary that a proper and fit person be
appointed as receiver and manager Of
said property until the matter is set
tied in court.
This suit is the sequel to the tender
of money made in the Hawaiian Hotel
office by w. II. Pain to Mrs. Haysel-
den
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05
THE AMERICAN BEGGAR'S
MECCA.
popular Science Monthly.

popular Science Monthly
Ten per cent of all the human be-
ings who die in New York city are
buried in Potter's Field at public eX-
pense; but the records of organized
charity, official and semi-official, show
that less than l per cent Of the living
are paupers, or dependent persons.
There are two explanations of the diff
ference between the number of living
poor and penniless dead. The chief
one is that abuse of public charity has
grown to such proportions that the
city has become the Mecca of the
chronic idlers and tramps of the en-
tire country. 1t is easier for an indus
trious and shrewd professional beg
gar to live in luxury in New York
than to exist in any other city in the
world. No magic wand of ancient ia
BILE was ever more potent to unlock
the gates of castle or prison than the
name of charity to open way 10 the
public treasury. The liberal and we'll
nigh indiscriminate giving Of the
money of the taxpayers for the relief
of sickness and poverty has been
commanded by law, and sanctioned by
custom and approved by public opin-
ion until the possibility of checking or
reforming the abuse grows more and
more remote as the burden increases
and the evil results multiply.
The city of New York gives annu-
ally to public charity more than So
100000, and contributes indirectly ST.
900, 900 more. Of the money raised by
| taxation for city purposes proper
| Estate taxes, interest and county eX-
penses Ultimately, almost IL per cent
is properly chargeable to relief of pow
erty and sickness. Of this expenditure
more than 100000 is paid to pri-
vate institutions and societies over
which the city authorities have nc
control or supervision.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05
DON'T NEGLECT
A Common Case of PileS-It NAV
Lead to Serious Results.
(From the Sydney Herard.)

tf rom the SyunSy herald
When people generally understand
that all such fatal diseases as fistula,
ulcer OF the rectum. fissure. etc, al
most invariably begin in q simple case
of piles, they will learn the wisdom of
taking prompt treatment for the first
appearance of trouble in this quarter.
Doan's Ointment will certainly cure
every form of piles - itching.
bleeding, protruding. or blind piles
and hundreds of lives have been saved
by using this cheap, effective remedy
right at the start, because at such a
time a single pot will effect a cure,
while in the old chronic. deep-seated
cases, several pots are sometimes nee
esSary before lasting cure is effected.
Here is a case:
Mr.. William Gilliver, of the we'll
known firm of Gilliver & Curtis, rail
way and general contractors, and
whose private address is "Avoca, -
Bankstown, has written the following
unsolicited letter, which we herewith
publish in full:
Messrs. Foster Mcclellan Co., 76 Pitt
ST., Sydney, y. S. w, February Il,
1899.
Dear Sirs:-In justice to you AMI
suffering humanity l write to say that
l suffered from itching piles for %
years. l tried many doctors and pref
ty we'll all kinds of patent medicines,
but got relief for a short time only.
Seeing your Ointment advertised |
bought a pot and did not use more
than one-half of it, not six months
ago, and l am perfectly cured. You
may use this as you wish.
Yours gratefully,
WILLIAM GILLIVER.
1t cannot be repeated too often that
Doan's Ointment will cure itching
piles. IT WILL CURE THEM ABSO-
LUTELY. But do not take the manu-
facturer's word for this; ask or write
Mr. Gilliver; he knows, for it cured
him, and he lives in Bankstown, SUI
burb II miles from Sydney. Is not that
the best possible kind of proof? Could
there be better?
Doan's Ointment is sold by all deal
ers at so cents per box or will be
mailed on receipt of price by the HOl-
lister Drug Co. Honolulu, agents for
the Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05
SIXTY-FIVE MILLIONS AN ACRE

AL
One of the surest and safest ways of
becoming rich beyond the dreams of
avarice would be to possess few acres
of land in the heart of the city of Lon
don, or, in fact, single acre would
make one weather. than the most
lucky miner that ever starved at Jo-
hannesburg.
The highest price ever asked for land
in London was at the rate of S65,OOO,-
900 per acre. The golden spot was in
Bermondsey, where a few years ago a
small piece of property was offered to
a railway company at that rate. The
railway company declined to buy.
Ground about Lombard street is
worth not less than s10,O00,000 an acre
The Marquis of Salisbury owns five
acres of land at Charing Cross, which
$50 years back, was leased for grazing
purposes to his ancestors at the rate
of s2.5v an acre for 500 years. These
few acres are now worth about s. per
foot.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05
COST OF LAUNCHING.

The cost of launching a battle-ship
runs away with something like s10,-
some five tons of tallow and over a
ton Of oil and soft soap to persuade
her to leave her cradle and glide peace
fully into the water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-05

a 0OU0l flduL II uOt COmQl0C0 VIII.
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, Flows. Rail
was and HOSTS; also, FURNISH light
and power for a radius OF from Is to
30 miles.
Electric Power being used, saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-pr1ced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power Is available &c
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CON-
PANY is now ready to furnish Electric
Plants and Generators of all deocrip-
tons at short notice, and also has on
hand large stock OF Wire. Chande-
liers and Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt At
tention, and estimates furnished cor
Lighting and Power Plants; also. At
tention is given to House and Marine
Wiring
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

Department.
A true old saying:

Goods well bought are half sold.
This applies strongly to our Clothing
stock. Operating o stores, it stands to
reason that we buy and sell more Clothing
than all the Clothing stores of Houston
combined. We buy from the best makers
in this country. They know we pay cash;
consequently when they have sold the ay-
erage retailer, on whom they depend for
their profits, they come to us with offers of
large quantities at greatly reduced
prices. We are always ready TO dicker
with them. They find our buyers pleasant
and courteous, even though our offers are
often considered ridicuIously low; but, anx-
ouS to unload and convert merchandise into
ready cash, prompts them oftener TO accept
than reject our offers, hence the reason the
truth of our announcements need not be
doubted when we describe an All Wool
Suit worth $3.50 al S4.o8, worth $1,000 at
$40, etc Not that our sense of Judgment
is better but that our purchasing power is
greater than that of the average deaer, and
thus it IS we save the purchasers the mid
dleman'S profit.
This Week We Oner-
One counter OF Gents Sack Suits. makes equal
70 any 5000 suit In Houston, quality strictly 90
an WOOL sho'ee ~ W
100 Gents All Wool Washington Mills Navy
Blue Serge Suits, . bargain at $3.50; veg 5fl
oner at ....-.......+.... UfOU
Gents extra quality Navy Blue Serge Suits
Gents ISL Wool Gray Serge Suits
Gents All Wool cassimere Sack Suits. in
equal TO the hfst OF merchant tsiloTs nope An
better AZ sop we oheF ehoioe.',.........., f'To
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
White Organizes for Easter.

eyinch White French organdy' I'll
value 35c, now commenced ,'''''''''''''
CS-inch White French organdy' ,3hI
value 45c now ,,.'''.'.' ''''''''"'''"
S. inch white French organdy' Az
value 50c now .-.,.'.'-'.'' .''''''"''' -
7z-nch White French organdy, hn
value 75c. now ........-' '.''''''''''''''''''
7g.inch White French organdy hn
yalue SIC, now .,.,..''.','. '''''''''''''''''"
n inch White French organay' nj
value sSc now ....-.---.'.'.'''' ''''''"''''''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
Special Counter Sale.

Our entire line OF Drsw. ssiby
q Co.'s Ladies Fine Oyfords.
carried over from last season In
ians and chocolate. together with
700 pairs Ladies extra quality
black nongola Oxfords; our
snecial purchase OF this season.
values sl.s0 to s2,9s: choice
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
Specials i'm
Black Crepons.

4-yard Skirt Patterns, lovely line Black Gre
pons, corded and bstered effects value 80 q no
Black Crepon skirt Patterns value 5000 a Z no
yard; special 4yard pattern JtJ 10
We are also showing some extraordinary
values at S6.9S aud upward.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
MONDAY and TUESDAY will be Chidrens Day at Misrofs,

n
Chdrens Chdrens Hats
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
Toilet SOAPS.

w the steamer Leoua we had 1000 boxes fine
ilonet Soaps Owing to fire on this steamer
~ was sunk in shallow water near Jersey
NV ana boxes were all so badly damaged
was sent TO New York auction rooms, where
our buyer purchased the entire lot for
ssng' values range 10c to 15c cake. we
sner' Without boxes cakes for.......,......
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
The Largest Line of Easter
ParasoIs Ever Shown in
Houston.

Ladies white silk Parasols. silk
tassels. each OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 69S
Ladies White silk Parasols. extra
rnality. each .....--.....,..4..... Csc
LADIES' White silk Parasos. edged
III around 6-inch silk lace ban
dies natural ard whi,c eaanslhd
SILK tassle. eacn ..-t......4..-.... 81 Is
ladies' White Silt Parasols. i-inch
sIik RULES. each ..,.........,.. 10
,adtes' White Sill, Parasuls. 7-inch
sewing SIX. snin edge. rufIle.
each ..-.....s....+.. ,.t.4....... | IS
Ladies White SIX Parasols. two
RULES, each ...-~.,+,.,...s....,. / IS
Ladies White Silk Parasols. two
G-inch sewing SILK satin edge ruff
nes. each -..ss..,..-t........ 1 IS
Ladies' White silk Parasols. two
rows 6-inch sewing SILK dotted
satin edge rGflle. each .a,... rs
Ladies' Fine White SILK Parasols.
trimmed with one roy sewing
Xix, Pinch pufcd rufle. each..,. so
tadies' Fine Waite Silk pu,asols.
covered with six rows 2-inrh rur-
fes and one row i-inch rufflei
edge. each ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a
Ladies White silk Parssols. three
rows Finch one row finch silk
rufflc ,.....,.., .;......;; ...... !. ss
Ladies white siik psraaols,
trimmed one row l'4-lncu SILK
lace insertion, edged all around
with one row 6-inch uale choice es
Ladies White SIX Plrasols half
covered and trimmed vita l4-lnch
cEifon. each ;,..;;..... ........ 25
Ladies White SILK Pardsols. two
rfilss each, trimmed in black
si,l lace. one row hlInN silk Ia
serti9q each 800; .,........;. q
Ladies White SILK Parasos covered
with lS-inch Dresden sewns silk.
has one row 1iSinch blacl; lace
Insertion each ....;..:......,..... q
Isd, y White SILK Chiffon covered
paiasols. edged S-irch Chiffon ruff
Ne. each ...:.... .....,..,:..........a42 %
Swell line Ladies extra fine fancy
SILK Parasols. none worth less
than $3.50 choice .",....".,...... 4aS
Extreme novelties in Ladies' fine
Psrasos values S12. 30 to SIS 90
narh choice Observation-Disclosures. nc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
Specials in
Boys First Conn
munion Suits.

Knee Pants Suits. fine all wool black Clay
Worsted, ages TO l6. would be cheap at kf
Sp00 special WIN
Extra fine Imported All Wool Black Clay
y WP5s': :s5 k9 sSse pant. suits. ages to
Long Pants 3-pece Boys Black Clay Worsted 2 az
Suits. value 50 co. ages IA 10 10; speciai,.-. usu
s S$s.,ia ss,i, ,ss. =. : n sol
Long Pants All Wool extra fine Boys 3-pece
Black Clay Worsted Suits, coats and back
OF vest lined with SINNERS best Black q 6f
satIn. mono better at 1880; special usJl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
Ladies' Petticoats;

spsoai drive q Ladies faaey saln sI''D7l .5U
ssa oglors qspassssis .,1 3ea sla re'.eo-' $3.50
a quality sos eos :o GSspssqs s s asG'' SO
csgsss a s,7s sr sai ss 500
~ sgc showing extraordinary values ~
Ladies' siils Pctticosts, at prices iHne'hs
sf.4S TO ESD.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
Our Notion Aisle.
Handkerclliefs.

Special Selling of Handkerchiefs.
Ladies fine White Lawn Hemstitched Hand
lerchiefs Sc kind, choice .....................
Ladies' Plain White and Colored Bordered....
Ladies' White and Colored Hemstitchcd
Handkerchiets. White Embroidered Hand
kerehiets, White silk Handkerchiefs, EN-,
hroidercd Fancy Borders Embroidered
Iiandleerchiefs l0c and 12iEc kinds, choice.
Ladies fine White Handkerchiefs, embroder-
ca and hemsttched, plain, fancy and mourn
ing borders, l2lac and l5c kinds, choice, each
Ladies White Handkerchefs, hemsttched,
choice this week OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Ladies extra fine Embroidered Edge Handlier-
chiefs plain and mourning, our 75c and SIC
lines, choice, each OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
The record-union., 1899-03-23
NAVAL MILITIA.
Hawaii to Have an Organization
Similar to Those in the States.

NEW YORK, March pa dispatch
to the Tribune" from Washington
says: Hawaii is to have a naval mill
tia organization similar to the auxiliary
forces possessed by many of the States
which were SO valuable in the recent
Spanish war.
Secretary Long received a letter en-
the subject to-day from j. B. Castle,
who was the Hawaiian Secretary of Le-
cation at Washington before annexa-
ton was accomplished, asking for all
the necessary regulations regarding the
militia, in order that steps could be
taken at once at Honolulu to perfect an
organization.
The Navy Department is highly
gratified with the prospect of such a
reserve force in the mid-Pacific as Mr.
Castle and the Hawaiians interested
with him propose to establish. especially
as it is impossible to maintain as large
a regular naval force there at present
as the importance of the locality would
justify, did Admiral Dewey not re-
quire so many vessels in the Philippines.
1t is expected that naval officer Will
The record-union., 1899-03-23
TELEPHONE TRUST.
Independent Manufacturers
Fight the Bell Company.

CHICAGO, March 22.-The Record"
tomorrow will say: Independent tele-
phone manufacturing interests have or
ganized to fight the Bell Company with
trust of their own: At secret ses-
sion this afternoon the ways were
creased for the launching of $1,000
O00 combine: w. T. Blaine President
of the Victor Telephone Manufacturing
Company of this city, is in charge as
promoter in chief. 1t is represented
that there is a prospect of combining
w per cent. of the factories producing
independent" apparatus. Details as
to the plants included as we'll is the
sources from which capital for their
acquisition is to come, are zealously
guarded, but the names of John ].
Mitchell, President of the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank; Assistant United
States Treasurer, VIM. p Williams,
and Mr.. Merigold a New York banker,
are mentioned as the financial sponsors
of the DEAL
The record-union., 1899-03-23
MURDER OF SUSIE MARTIN.
A Negro Ex-Convict Arrested for
the Crime.

NEW YORK, March 22.-James Bill
ings, a negro ex-convict, was arrested
in Brooklyn to-day on the charge Of
having killed Susie Martin in the dis
trict known as "Hell's Kitchen in
1894. Billings arrest was brought
about by the confession of William
j. hns3n ne gro convict whose sentence
ait Sing Sing has just expired.
The Susie Martin murder created
great sensation. She disappeared from
her home, 656 Eleventh avenue, March
s, 1894 Eleven days later her head
less and limbless body was found in a
Thirty ninth-street cellar, the identifi-
cation being made by portion of her
clothing.
Almost a year later, on March 6,
1880, the little girls skull was discov-
cred in a heap of rubbish in a cellar at
459 West Forty-sixth street Detec-
tives worked night and day, but failed
to discover the murderer. Now John
son says that the murderer confessed
to him soon after the crime
The guilty man, according to John
sons story, came to his house about
week before the girls mutilated body
was discovered. His clothing was COW
cred with blood, and he said he had
been in a fight in 'Helrs Kitchen
Johnson says he gave the man a clean
shirt and pair of trousers, and the
bloodstained clothing was carried away.
After Susie Martins body had been
discovered, Johnson declares his friend
confessed to him. The man said he was
intoxicated when he met the girl in
Thirty ninth street. He dragged her
into the cellar, and after assaulting her,
choked her to death and then cut up
her body so nobody could tell who she
was.
The record-union., 1899-03-23
A Heavy Fall Throughout the Sacra m,ntd
and San Joaquin Valleys.
Santa Cruz County Threatened
with Floods, But in All Other
Sections the Rain Has Been a
BIessing-The Storm Likely to
Reach Southern California To-
Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22-The
storm which began last Sunday has
continued with little cessation ever
since, and during the twenty -four hours
ending at 10 o'clock tonight the steady
and heavy precipitation in San Fran
cisco has caused a total rainfall in this
city of 2l2 inches.
The rain. which has been general over
the State from the Tehachapl north
ward, has also been heavy in the San
Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys. Napa
has had a good wetting, as has also
Sonoma, while in Soano County the
rainfall to-day alone measures almost
three inches.a Santa Cruz County is
threatened with floods, but in no other
section other than unmixed blessing.
In the mountain counties there has
been no diminution in the storm OF
the valleys so that mining matters look
as bright as agricultural affairs.
Already the total rainfall in many
localities to date is greater than the
total precipitation of last season, and
the present atmospheric conditions indi-
cate continuance of the rain, especially
as another storm is approaching the
Northern California. coast. 1t is pre-
dicted that the rain will tomorrow
reach the extreme southern counties,
which to-day were overlooked in the
otherwise general soaking.
The following are the seasonal rain
falls to date as compared with those of
same date last season and rainfall in
last tWenty-fOur hours:
The record-union., 1899-03-23

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-Mrs.
Meta Harris, 80 years Of age, a recent
arrival from the East, attempted to
end her life this morning at Mason
street by shooting herself.
She arrived in the city a few weeks
ago, accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
]. Wright, and took rooms at the ad-
dress given.
Mrs. Harris was very ill when she
reached this city and was attended for
an attack of rheumatism which Kept
her confined to her bed. Two days ago
she was able to get up, but was In
very weak condition
Early this morning some of the room
e1s in the house heard a pistol shot,
and, though they searched the place,
they could not locate the room whence
the report came.
Mrs Wright and her daughter -occu-
pied separate apartments, and when
the daughter did not come to the dining
room at 1920 o'clock for breakfast
Mrs Wright went up to her daughters
room.
She was Mortified to find Mrs. Harris
stretched on the floor with a pistol in
her hand and blood flowing from i gap
ing wound in her left breast.
Medical men, were summoned and the
police were notified and the unfortu-
nate woman was removed to the Re-
ceiving Hospital. She was conscious,
and when asked why she had tried to
kill herself she replied that she was
tired of suffering and had nothing 10
live for. DR.. Well probed for the bull
let, but was unable to locate it, and
this afternoon the doctors in charge of
the case said that Mrs. Harris had but
slim chance of recovering
The record-union., 1899-03-23
HARBOR COMMISSION.
w. D. English in Possession Of the
Secretary's Books.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22--Will
lam D. English is now in possession of
the books of the Earbor Commission,
and Secretary Keegan, whose term of
office as Secretary expired several
months ago, is no longer recognized
as Secretary.
William D. English, it is said, will
not recognize the appointee of Governor
Gage, Colonel Chadbourne as success
sor to Commissioner Herold, until Mr..
Chadbourne has established his rights
to the office through process of law. 1t
has been claimed that Commissioner
Herold did not attend to the duties of
the office, and for that reason Governor
Gage appointed Colonel Chadbou-ne to
Herold's position on the board. Heroii
will not relinquish his position, and
legal battle is imminent.