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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-08

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The magnificent new service the
Imperial Limited" is now running
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
cuBANs SET FIRE TO CANE.
Are Disgruntled Because They Have
Not Received Positions.

Are Disgruntled Because They Have
Not Received Positions.
Santiago, Jan. 26-Colonel Ray has
reported that an attempt was made
Sunday to burn the cane ON the San
Miguel and Romeli sugar estates near
Guantanamo,
The property was saved by the
prompt arrival of two companies of the
Third immunes. The incendiaries are
not known, but every effort is being
made to capture them. Nearly n thou
sand acres of cane on the Isabel plan
tation was destroyed by the fire start
ed by Cuban indictments, as was re-
ported recently. Reports from 'yari-
Gus quarters show that all the cane
fires are the work of disgruntled Gu
ban soldiers, who have failed to get
desired civil positions.
A prominent planter of Guantanamo
says that a large number of negro SOL
diers i'll the district who had not Sc
cured expected employment in the gov
eminent have determined to prevent
the working of the sugar estates. Bad
feeling exists among all the negroes in
the Cuban army over the evident in
tention of the white Cubans to occupy
the official positions to the exclusion of
the blacks.
\ large force of rural police under
Colonel Nalicnte has been ordered to
the Mayari district, where lawlcss
bands arc plundering and killing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Tho Pepper was Hot stun.

Pearson's Weekly: How many Of
our readers are aware that we owe our
vast Indian empire to a variation Of
three shillings pound in the price Of
pepper. And yet such is the case, and
1t throws an interesting light upon
acter. !,
IN the sixteenth century Ails the
pepper consumed in England was
bought by the English merchants
from the Dutch, who brought it from
India. Owing to racial jealousy, the
Dutch traders in 1899 raised the cost
from three shillings to six shillings
per pound. This petty display of i'll
feeling caused considerable ANNOYANCE
to the English merchants, and aroused
in them that feeling independence
which has always been so character
istic Of our race.
They determined to import their
pepper direct from India in their own
ships, and for this purpose formed a
company, called "The Governor and
Company of Merchants Of London
Trading to the East Indies" and.
which in later days became eventually
known as the East India company.
Their first voyages embroiled them
in almost innumerable quarrels with
the Dutch and Portuguese, and for
time the venture proved a financial
failure. 1t was not until 1918 that the
company became successful and OBJ
tanned lucrative treaties, owing to
their decisively defeating the Portu-
guese.
From this time on their possessions
gradually increased, slowly at first,
and then very rapidly, until, by the
wise and beneficial management OF
such men as Give, Warren Hastings
and CORVALLIS, they exercised sover-
eighty over the greater portion Of In
dia.
In this manner it happened that an
increase in the price of pepper mo-
mentously affected the history of man.
kind.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Iowa Brevlties.

The state superintendent has issued
his annual educational directory.
The police of Keokuk are warned
that hereafter drinking while on duty
will be cause for discharge.
The recognized packing company
at Dubuque has filed articles of incor-
poration. The capital stock is 100000.
The supervisors of Story county
have passed a resolution that no paper
notices of any kind are to be attached
to any of the bridges in the county.
The prisoner, Ed Smith, held in the
Jail at Burlington on suspicion of be-
ing Durham, the California murdered;
has been given his liberty, his tim
having expired.
The city of Keokuk has placed a
stone pile at the disposition of the as
ISOLATED charities, on which all able
bodied applicants for aid will be 70.
CURED to labor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
An Old Superstition.

Household Words: The old supersti-
ton, which has grown into an adase. that
rats desert a ship which is no longer sea-
fresh water sailors of the great lakes
Sundry well authenticated instances seem
To Justify this belief. The Vernon was a
three-master which did tramp business
Built in Buffalo in 1850 she was for many
years regarded as one of the best craft
on the lakes. Late in the fall, about ff-
teen Years ago, she unloaded a cargo OF
grain in Buffalo and reloaded with pack
age freight for Chicago. She was about to
san one rough November night. Just be-
lore the lines were let off, one of the
seamen saw rat run over the hawsers
to the wharf. In a moment another was
seen. The seamen called others of the
crew to see the> unusual sight. Between
nity and scveaty-five rats poured out of
me ship and took refuge along the wharf.
The crew refused to sail, but the captain
was obstinate. shipped a fresh crew, and
all hands. The Idaho a fine passenger
steamer, foundercd i'm Lake Erie in No
Nember. 1877. Out of her crew of twenty
one men nineteen We're drowned. Just be-
fore the vessel left her moorings a swarm.
OF rats crawled over the hawsers to the
crew. and fou1 men deserted at the last
moment. Similar stories are told of other
wrecked vessels and an old lalSeman says:
1T has been proved a hundred times.
There are whole lot of things in this
world that we don know anything about.
Rats live in the very libcrs of a ship. They
see what we can't see. When the timbers
are followed and the seams Open these
little animals know that the ship is UNI
safe, and they desert it,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
EARLD0M IN DISPUTE.
An Organ Grinder One of the Claim
ants to Pomlc I Title.

London, Jan. 26.-Willam Henry,
Earl Poulett, died in this city Monday
in his I'D year. 1t is probable that the
succession to the title and estates will
be disputed.
The deceased earl was thrice mar
ricd. According to gossip, he made a
wager, when a harum-scarum youth
and travelling about, that he would
marry the first woman he met on land
ing i'm England. Accordingly at Port
Sea i'm 1919 he married Miss Elizabeth
Virginia Newman, daughter of a land
port pilot Within few months she
gave birth to a son, whose paternity
her husband denied. The couple from
that time lived apart, the wife dying
in August, 1871.
The child, who now calls himself
Niscount Hinton, and claims the sue
cession, has long been living on the
streets of London as an organ grinder
and his pretensions were always stern
ly rcpudiated by the deceased earl.
Six weeks otter the death of
his first wife Lord Poulett married
Miss Emma Sophia johnson, who died
in 1876, without issue surviving.
In 1879 he married Miss Rosa de Mel
Vile, and their son is generally recog-
nized as the rightful heir.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
FIGHT ON SAMPSON.
ignoring of schley Responsible for
Opposition to His Promotion.


Washington, Jan. 26.-Admiral Samn.
sons failure to mention Schley in report
ing the destruction of Cervera's fleet is
largely, If not entirely, responsible for the
fight in the senate against his promotion
to the rank of rear admiral over Schley's
head. Commodore Schley's failure to
obey orders promptly and bottle up the
Spaniards in Santiago bay was sufficient,
many senators say. to justify SIMPSONS
promotion ahead of him, If the latter hac
been generous enough to give Schley some
credit for the battle he undoubtedly
fought without any assistance from
Sampson. The division in the senate is
largely on political lines, but the demo-
Gratis say they would not have made the
fight, except to punish Sampson for hog
ging" all the glory in the West Indies
They admit Schley's error of judgment
freely, but claim it was atoned for by his
brilliant fighting later on. 1t is almost
certain Sampson will be confirmed as
rear admiral one number ahead of Schley.
but by postponing the matter for three
weeks the senate will keep him on the
anxious seat until well along towards the
close of the present session and then let
the promotion go by default.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
SAMPLES OF BAD BEEF.
General Miles Submits Them to War
IuvncfiunfprS

Investigators.
Washington. Jan. General Miles
has submitted to the war investigation
commission samples of canned roast
and boiled beef furnished the troops
i'm Puerto Rico. These were obtained
from Captain Francis NJ. Bean, late of
Battery c, Pennsylvania Light Artil-
leiy, who brought back to this cbun-
try some of the material which had
made men of his command deathly
sick. Captain Bean was one of the Of
ficers who reported to General Miles
the character o. this class of provis
ions, and induced an Investigation of
the subject, the ventilation of which
has been attended with some sensa-
tional results. When General Miles
brought the subject before the war in
vestigating commission he received
many letters from those who had
something to communicate on The SUBJ
ject, and. among others, one from Cap
tain Bean, who said he was in posses
sion of the canned beef and would send
the samples to Washington. This in
formation was impaired to the COM
mission by General Miles, and both
Miles and the commission wrote to
Bean asking for the material. The
commission yesterday received letter
to the effect that the samples had been
sent TO General Miles. Major Miller,
the recorder of the commission, called
at the headquarters of the army and
received the package. The contents of
the cans will be subjected to test.
Captain Bean has also furnished Cen
eral Miles with the statements of the
enlisted men and officers who had eN-
perience with the beef. These state
mcnts agree as to the effects of the
beef which in all cases made the men
sick and became so unbearable in
stencil as to require the cans to be
thrown away. General Miles does not
expect to be summoned before the
commission again, and does not look
for any request for his testimony be-
fore the Eagan court martial.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Found in ouecr Places.

Tit-l8its: The recently reported dis
covery OF the famous duchess of Gains
borough painting in the cellar of Il
house at Chelsea is a striking instance
of the peculiar places in which works
of art by old Flemish and Italian mas
tiers have been discovered 1t would.
indeed, come as a great surprise 10
those art masters to know the almost
degrading circumstances under which
their pictures have been found
y curious case came to light short
time ago regarding one of David Te-
nicrs' famous works of art. a picture
dealer found it among a quantity of
canvases which a second hand dealer
was exhibiting for sale at Montmartre.
The dealer had put them ON one side
as worthless, and the collector, elanc-
ing through them. came across one
which was genuine painting bv
Teniers. All doubt of its authenticity
was removed when the monogram of
the famous Flemish master was traced
Ill the corner of the picture.
One of Titan's finest pictures has
been discovered in a most peculiar
place. 1t is owned by some half cas,cs
in Mexico. and adorns ono of their
churches. Fabulous sums have been
offered for it by artists who have been
to examine this painting, but the own
ers will not part with it. 1t is guarded
in most careful manner and every
visitor is accompanied by am Indian
while the picture is being viewed. EN-
perts who have seen it agree as to it's
genuincness. The painting is 16 feet
long by / feet high. and is a scene of
the entombment of Christ. Its state of
preservation is marvellous, considering
that more than 200 wears have elapsed
since the artist paintcdit
Not long ago a genuine Nan Dyke
was discovered in that painters native
city, Antwerp. i'm most singular man
.ier. In one of the poorer neighbor-
hoods two houses partly collapsed,
which necessitated their being demol-
ished together. While the work was
in operation one of the worlmen came
across a very dirty painting. which he
threw on one side with some other
rubbish.
One of the other men. who had lit
tie talent for painting, took it home
with the Intention of cleaning it, He
was amazed AT he exquisite coloring,
and, thinking that he might perhaps
be able 10 sell ii. consulted a picture
dealer. The dealer gave him small
sum for the canvas, and Il few days
later an eminent artist passing the
shop recognized it as a genuine work
of Sir Anthony Van Dyke. lie pur-
chased it, and. although he has re-
ceived big offers for it, refuses to sell.
A painting by Memlinz was recently
discovered by a couple of mountain
eering tourists in Italy. While on one
of their expeditions they had occasion
TO rest in hut owned by Il man who
lived the life of n hermit The first
thing which caught their eyes on en-
tering the hut was Il splendid painting.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Las, Lone Ten-Dollnr Note.

Swift the dear. delicious dimplcs come and
go when Masie smiles;
Swiftcr still my hearts a-thumping as she
spins her gracious wiles;
But the swiftest thing | know of in this
world Of tleeting folk
is the way your money leaves you when
your last lone ten is broke.
Sadly slow it quits your wallet, back there
comes Il lot of change
Ever watch the summer lightning playing
the horizons range?
Ever try TO time the fancies of maiden
any one?
These are lame and halt and distanced by
the race those dollars rum
Reasons why maid was smiling. reasons
why Il maiden frowned--
Mortal men these mysteries have given up
as too profound;
But a deeper darker question: Where's
the sage or saint who knows,
Or who has the dimmest notion where the
foresaid money goes?
bet Masie ti.at she daren't-well, I'm
happy that l lost;
Yet won-none of your business, none of
mine TO count the cost;
She shall have the gloves this evening,
though 1 SO through flame and
smoked
Anyhow. III see those dimples-though-
Notwithstanding
Philadelphia Record
Any woman can put on bold face
by using paint.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

Lady Louisa 1'ighc, who has just
celebrated her 95tll birthday, is one of
the remarkable women of Queen Vic
toria's long reign. She is Il daughter
of the duke of Richmond, who gave
Che ball at Brussels before the battle
of Waterloo. A girl of IL, she was
present as a locker on only, but she
remembers perfectly the spectacle of
her eldest sister, Lady de RIOS, who
died some few years ago, dancing
with the duke of Wellington before
the lasty leave taking,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

steam launches for river work in the
Philippine islands is high handed, un-
necessary and vexatious.
Domiciliary visits throughout Ma
Mia are eNasperating the Filipinos.
Their suspicious are aroused by such
actions. The dispatch of reinforce
ments is Incompatible with peace and
the appointment of commission is
only u pretext to gain time. The
American secret police is acting often
sively towards the Filipinos at Hong
Kong, who are British subjects.
The Filipino congress at Malolos has
unanimously vetoed annexation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

Mrs. Juliette r. Mara, of New York,
who received a decree of divorce from
her husband two days after he had
died at Montauls Point from wounds
received at Santiago, has decided that
she does not want such decree after
III and had it cancelled by the court.
The dead husband, John j. Mara, was
4 member of the seventy-first New
York volunteers. He was promoted
from the ranks to be sergeant for
meritorious service on the field of bat
flo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
DOUBLE MURDER ON A RANCH.
Charles N. O'Hara and His Wife
Killed in Colorado.

Bar, Colo, Jan. 25.-The dead bodies
of Charles N. O'Hara and his wife have
been found in hole in one corner of
their ranch near here. They had been
missing for several days, and 81 search
was institute Ny the authorities here.
resulting in their being found with
both their skulls crushed. Frank
Harold, who has been employed on the
OHara ranch, is under arrest charged
with the crime. Il. j. McCleary has
been arrested as ap accomplish, lhc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

In Pittsburg an ordinance has been
introduced into the municipal council
requiring the proprietors of theaters
and music halls to pat glass partitions
in the rear OF their buildings to pro.
tect the audience from draughts. Cen
orally speaking, however, it is the
draughts between the acts that are
most Objectionable.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

The famous DR.. Temple, the arch
bishop of Canterbury, and England's
primate, is 81 total abstainer, but he
does not ask those associated with
him to shun liquor. At recent elab-
crate luncheon which he gave to
clergy and laity reports have it that
there was much wine and of a most
excellent quality. He himself drank
tel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

which on further examination proved
TO be fine specimen of Memlinzs art.
The hermit, strange to say, knew its
value and refused to part with it. He
said that at his death he should be-
qucath the picture to a church which
he named, and it would be placed there
MS an altar piece.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Knoxville All Right.
Atlantic Mill Burned.

Atlantic, Jan. 26.-The Atlantic roll
err mills were destroyed by fire yester-
day afternoon. The origin of the fire
is unknown. Value of the property.
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
mill was partially owned by Holman &
Reichstein. The Cass County bank
held claim of $500 against it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

In his newly published memoirs"
Salvini says that the only time in his
life he lied about his art was when he
saw Bernhardt i'm Schillers "Maid of
Orleans" He thought the perform
ance was poor, yet when the TRACE
dienne asked his opinion, he replied:
You were superb" whereupon the di-
vine Sarah introduced him to her COM
panN as "the master of us all.o
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Sir Tatton sykes, who has won much

Sir Tatton Sykes, who has won much
notoriety lately through his financial
troubles with his wife, has built a
beautiful church near his place in
Yorkshire. Until a short time ago he
was an ardent ritualist, and now he
has gone to the opposite extreme and
has removed all the candlesticks and
other ritualistic paraphernalia from
the church, much to the disgust of the
vicar, who has appealed for aid to the
archbishop of York.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

Green stones head the list of the
fashionable jewels this season. En-
eralds have the lead, but this revival
of interest in green stones has prom
inently brought forward the peridat,
which is really the India chrysotite,
and is clear, deep leaf green in color,
showing almost yellow beside the en-
erald, which is BLUSH in tone.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Shall Porto Rico Be a State?

Our public men are trying to de-
eide what action should be taken re-
garding the status of Porto Rico. We
have never before had to deal with q
similar condition. Neither have we
ever had such reliable medicine for
dyspepsia, indigestion and nervous
ness as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
It marlses strength to resist future
attacks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

A St. Louis man who was SO dis
gusted with life as to jump into a lake
was, nevertheless, enough interested
in himself to tie long rope around
his body and fasten the end to a tree
30 that some one could find his cold,
wet corpse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

At the barge Office in New York an
odd entertainment was offered to the
officials. Objection had been made to
the landing of Hungarian band, on
tho ground that they were contract
laborers. The band leader gave con-
cert to prove that his men were not
laborers, but artists. They got
through.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

A Spanish galleon with cargo of
100000 minted dollars and as much
more wealth in bars of gold was
wrecked about twenty years ago in
the Lizard district of Cornwall, Eng
land Dollars from it are frequently
washed up on the sands and now Hell
ston, an English iron founder. has
formed company to exploit these
buried treasures.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
Sing It In.

oh, de good times comm
Like regiment a-drummin'!
De good times comm right along!
It's singin' in de night,
En- it's ringin' in de light
De good times comm right along!
oh, de good times comin'-
You kin hear it hummin', hummin'!
De good times comm right along!
En- it's halle-hallelulia! s.
En- praise de Lawd knew you,
Fer do good times comm right along!
Atlanta Constitution.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

While secretary of the Prussian lega-
ton at Frankfort, Bismarck attended
ball, at which was present a certain
Mr.. De Clancy, a noted duelist, of
pompous and self sufficient manners,
who in dancing held his hat at arms
ength. The spectacle had for Bis
narck comic side, and in the course
of the dancing evolutions he dropped
coin in the hat. The next day he was
called out and a duel with pistols fol-
lowed, Bismarck remaining unhurt
while his adversary was wounded.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

Sardou, now the richest writer i'm
France, was starving when his first
play was accepted by Nile Berenger.
1t was accepted all on account of the
authors clear handwriting. The
actress would never read a manuscript.
but Sardou's was executed in so beau
tiful a hand that when he offered it to
her she read it through and then ac.
capfad if
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
Chicago Furniture Hodss Ha. Flu
nished Nearly n Mif1i0n Home..

Chicago Furniture HoHs Has Fur.
nished Nearly Milton Homes.
To be the largest furniture Mouse in the
world is distinction. which. the John NJ.
Smyth Company, $50 to 166 West Madi-
son street, Chicago, enjoys. An idea OF
the magnitude of the establishment may
be gained from the fact that the building
contains seven and onc-half acres Of floor
space and that during its third of cen.
fury of business it has furnished nearly
threc-quarters of a million homes or more
than the entire population of some States.
One of the business principles of the firm
is if goods are not as represented they
may be returned and the money will be
refunded. The firm issues large, beau
tifully illustrated catalogue Of household
goods which are retailed at wholesale
prices. 1t will be sent free on application.
People who live in glass houses have a
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

All code books carried on warships
have leaden backs, TO make them sink
IL lost overheard. The letters in the
book, moreover. are printed with pc
culiar ink, which fades away when it
come in contact with the water. To
make things still more safe the letters
are changed every few months by the
navy department. Even on the war
ships few officers know their vessels
official signal code
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26

Styles in mems hair this season
threaten, it is said, to introduce the
curling iron and curl paper for the
starner sex. The curlcd hair fashion
for men has been in vogue in France
for year now.