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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
WILD BATTLE.
How q Zoo Keeper Was Nearly Crashed
by ConstrictDrs


There's a snake keeper in the Phila-
delphia zoo who won't do II again. Ho
tried to separate two large pythonH
who were lighting for the remains o.
a h~alf-devoured chicken and suffered
the proverblal fate OF the peacemaker,
There are three pythons in one glass
cage. and there Is always some care
required in feeding them. Each must
receive his meal at the same moment
as the others. or trouble follows. This
particular keeper, whose name Is
Thompson. opened the door the other
day, and the snakes knew 1t was din
ner time. They lifted their great, scaly
heads and stood ready. Thompson
threw a newly killed fowl to the big
gest one, and one each to the others
with the greatest possible expedition.
Then he stood ready for the second
course. The biggest snake was through
first, and promptly got the second
fowl. The others. as they finished each
received a second help. Then Thomp-
son turned to push back the curious
crowd OF observers, and in this brief
"sS' ehV tiouDic DtSdhs Dhdht ANO.
/ had swallowed his second fowl, and
there was no third one ready. But
snake No. 3 still had some OF his fowl
protruding unswallowed from his jaws.
Like a lightning stroke snake No. 1
struck for the chicken, and in a twin
king the two monsters were with
Ing In each others terrible grip.
Thompson knew what this meant.
When pythons fight 1t Is to the death,
and he weaker Of these two was bound
to be a dead snake In a few minutes
IL they were not separated. The keeper
did not pause. He threw open the
door, jumped in. and was soon using
all his strength in desperate efforts to
tear them apart. The crowd surged up
to the glass cage, greatly excited. After
a struggle he seemed to succeed. The
snakes slowly unwound, but before
Thompson could get himself clear OF
them and escape they had twined about
him. He tried to free himself, then
gave up the struggle in an attempt to
prevent his chest from being crushed
In. The huge snakes wound their
bodies around the mans limbs.
Thompson stood m~otionless. The
crowd gazed spelibound at the man.
who was gradually weakening under
the weight of the reptiles. Other keep
ers. attracted by the excitement. ar
rived In the snake house and pushed
through the crowd to the Gagged a
Three OF them jumped in and beat the
big snakes until they freed the captive.
Thompson was badly crushed, but 9TH
erwise not injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Survival of a Peculiar Custom
in the North of France.

Each year, In the middle OF August.
the parish feasts at Cambria. in
France, are concluded with the march
Of the giants. The cortege was partic-
ularly fine this year. the Gayant fami-
1y OF Douai and Reuse Of Dunkirk hav-
ing responded to the invitation OF the
Cambrians.
The various programs published at
Cambria have. taken care to recall to
mind the origin of the institution OF
the popular giants Of Flanders. 1t was
Charles ", said some of these. who
endowed the subjects OF the north with
this advertisement, to the end that he
might engage and muse these peo-
pie OF restless spirit. Others affirm
that the giants arose spontaneously
out OF the soul OF the people. They
ARE the heroic warriors who have saved
the city, and OF whom the remem'
brance Is perpetuated under this SYM
bolical aspect.
However that may be. for the most
part the towns OF Flanders, Belgium.
have their giant. For instance, there
is Grandfather Giant at Malines;
Druon A%ntignon at Anvers. who came
to take part In the fetes OF Van Dyck:
Hercules at Louvaine; Ommegan at
Brussels; Lideric and Phinart at Lille;
Goliath at Ath; Longeman at Hasselt;
THE Dragon at Mons, and. finally, Gay
ant INT Reuse at Dunkirk. Each one
has a local history. The date OF birth
,bf others is unknown and uncertain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
PACK M JULES
Inc tho Tremendous Loads They Can
Garry.

Inc tho Tremendous Loads They Can
Garry.
New York Mail and Express: The
pack mule Is quite as much an insti-
tuition as the team mule. and is abso-
lutely indispensable in the mountains.
Mule packing is a fine art. and with a
well-trained animal and a skillful
packer you can safely transport any
thing from a piano to a bag OF oats.
When the packer has finished his job
In an artistic manner the animal may
buck or back. kick or rear, OF roll, but
he cannot rid himself Of his burden.
and he finally gives 1t up in despair.
After two or three experiences he will
submit to his destiny and fall into line
with the rest OF the train every morn
Ing to receive his load from the packer.
A well-trained pack mule Is always
proud OF his load, and II by any means
he gets II loose he will step quietly out
Of line and wait until the packmaster
serious objection to the mule, which
you sometimes find in human beings
also, is the delusion that he can sing.
One who has never heard a mule solo
cannot appreciate the extent of his
mistake; but like everything else
about a mule, his song is strictly orig
inal. 1t belongs to nc other animal,
No one can describe, and no one can
initiate 1t.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
OF MIND.
A Lancashire Lass Gets Ahead of IN
Unfalthful Lover.


A young couple in a Lancashire VII
lage had been counting for several
years. The young man said one day to
the woman: "Sal, ! Gamma marry thee"
Flows that?" asked she. 1--WE changed
my mind" said he. well, III tell you
what We'll do" said she. IF folk
know that It's thee as has given me up,
l shanna be able to get another chap.
but II they think that I've given you
IN then | can get another CHAP. So
Well have banns published, and when
the wedding day comes the parson will
say to thee, wilt thou have this wom-
an to be thy welded wife?' and tina
IL say, 4 will And when he says
to me. wilt thou have this man to be
thy welded husband?' l shall say, 4
winna.'" The day came, and when thes
minister said, wilt thou have this
woman to be thy welded wife?" the
man answered: IL will" Then the
parson said to the woman: wilt thou
have this man to be thy welded hus-
band?" And she said: II will" why"
said the young man, %furlously. you
said you would say. 4 winna.'" II
know that" said the young woman,
"but I've changed my mind since
London Answers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
GOT HIS CLEAN CLOTHES.
He Had No Money. but Had Nerve and
m Easy Chinaman.

~" E"Sy SHiuh"hns
That there are more ways than one
to accomplish a thing II a man only
has tho necessary nerve Is illustrated
by the experience Of a young man. The
young man tells the story himself. so
there is no betrayal OF confidence in
printing 1t. 1t seems that he had a
big bundle OF collars and cuffs and
shirts at a Chinese laundry a night or
two ago, some articles in which he
needed very much. The night was the
furthest In the week from his pay day,
II he was broke" Still he had to
have clean linen in order to keep an
important engagement. II didn't
know what to do" he said, in relating
the incident. 81 felt sure that the
Chinaman wouldn't extend credit to
me, for 1t Is a w~ell-known thing that
Chinese laundrymen never trust At
last l hit upon a scheme. Going 10 my
room, l bundled up all the soiled linen
l possessed. Hurrying around to the
laundryman's, / produced the bundle.
'SiXty-five cents!' he exclaimed bland
ly, holding out his hand for the coin. I
picked up the clean linen and, Deposit
ing the bundle Of soiled on his counter,
started for the door as IL my life de-
pended on my being half a mile away
within five minutes. That's all right
l shouted back in reply. Just mark it
on that bundle and I'll pay you for
both together Then l was gon but
not before | caught a glimpse of the
la%undryman hastily unwrapping the
bundle ! had left, as II he was anxious
to see whether or not the contents
were worth the Go cents | had hung
him up for. He was evidently salts
fed, for he didn't yell for the police or
make any commotion, as / was afraid
ne might do, and l had all kinds OF
freshly Numbered collars and cuffs
and shirts to wear that night. And
all on ccoun Of a bit of nerve."-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
TWO STORIES FOR ANGLERS.
Trout Caught Twenty-Four Hours After
It Took the Fly.

Trout Caught Twenty-rour Hours After
It Took the Fly.
A well-known Albany angler had a
unique experience this summer trout
fishing up in Canada. He was sent out
from camp to catch a mess for supper.
He was fishing with three flies on a
single leader. At the first cast his fly
was taken by a good-sized trout that
leaped from the water to grab 1t. He
evidently got the leader on a slack
before the line was frightened from the
rod, as he snapped 1t off and went
swimming away with the two flies
and broken leader trailing behind.
Next day the angler revisited the lake,
and as he was looking over the side of
the boat he espled in ten or fifteen feet
OF water the big trout that had taken
his leader the night before. A closer
examination revealed that his trout
ship was safely hitched to the dead
branch OF a tree which had fallen into
the water. In swimming about one Of
the two free hooks on the leader had
caught In the branch and that ended
the migrations of the trout still firmly
hooked by the fly he had grabbed.
Rowing ashore the angler stripped and
dove for his prize. He secured 1t and
a piece Of the branch, and to-day has
the stuffed trout with hook still in his
Jaw and the other hook embedded in
the broken branch mounted as a pisca-
tOrial study and souvenir of The incl
dent.-Albany Argus.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20

Tnlicst Man In the Philippine Army.
1t is perhaps not to be wondered at
that A%guinaldo's little brown warriors
run when the Colorado regiment APP
pears in their vicinity, for the color
bearer OF that regiment is the tallest
man in the Philippine army. In addi-
ton he is a former college football
player and has distinguished himself
by acts OF bravery on several battle
fields. Color-Sergt. Richard G.
Holmes. OF whom all Colorado Is
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Device for Watching Letter Carrier,


The postofice department in Wash
ington is experimenting among the
Washington letter carriers with a de-
vice for keeping tab on carriers as thew
make their rounds from box to box
and II the experiment is decided TO be
a success the new system will probably
be adopted for the entire country. The
device is founded on the same princi-
pie as the alarm which night watchmen
pull C an hour, or half-hour, at
tending to business. 1t is attached 70
the inside Of letter boxes, and on re-
turn from his route the carrier de-
posits slips Of paper. which contain an
accurate register OF the places he has
visited. II adopted by the department,
the device will be intended as much for
the protection of honest. faithful car.
riers as for the detection of those who
are inclined to be shiftless and careless
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Buu..u.. poeae,fu, of Orders.

The late Prof. Bunsen thought more
highly of his scientific discoveries than
he did Of the many orders and other
tokens of honor that were showered on
him during his long life. He was apt
to forget to put on his crosses and rib
bons when invited to official ceremo-
niles, and bis housekeeper tried to re-
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
Deaf Mute Burglars.

Buffalo Special Chicago Chron-
icle: At l o'clock the other morning
TIE young son Of John Filsinger, a
deaf mute. living at 473 Sherman
street. heard a noise In the shop below
Ills bedroom. He went downstairs and
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-20
WHY Anigatora Kept Awax.

A naval officer, whose ship was sta
toned of the coast Of Ceylon, recently
went of for n days shooting along the
coast. accompanied by a native attend
ant who was well acquainted with the
country. Coming to a particularly in
wiling river he resolved to have a
battle. and asked the native to show
him a place where there were no alli-
gators. The native took him to a
pool close to the estuary. The oficer
thoroughly enjoyed his dip. and while
drying himself he asked his guide why
there were never any ~alligators In that
pool. Because. sah." promptly re-
piled the Cingalese. they plenty 'fraid
Of shark!'-Spare Moments.
The front steps are a real clew to the
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
Sunday School Teachers.

The meeting CT the Union Friday at
4:30 is to be given over to the reports
Of the Rally committees. It is likely
that a large body of the Sunday school
teachers OF all nationalities will come
out to hear just what the Rally is to
mean to them and their classes. The
Committees on Program, Order of
March, Decoration, Music and Finance
will have much to tell. The only way
the various Sunday schools will get
correct information Will be through
their representatives on these COM
mittees or by attendance on this meet
ing. Interest keeps growing and a
great day for Honolulu is assured. This
meeting will be in the Y. NJ. G. A
building.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
w E

Have added another delivery
wagon TO our establishment.
Parties living at Waikiki or
any other part Of the city, who
desire their Bread, Cakes, etc,
delivered free Of charge, leave
your order at our store or call
up Telephone 677 and they will
get prompt attention.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
VETERAN CAR-BUILDER.
Built the First Locomotive That
Runs on Hawaii.

H. n. Sprague, formerly superinten-
dent of the II. X. Porter Locomotive
Works, of Pitcsburg, is at present in
Honolulu. Mr.. Sprague has been in
the car and locomotive business for
about forty years and his engines are
scattered all over. He retired from
his connection with the Porter Co. a
Since then he has made yearly trips to
Florida and California, and this year
came as far as Hawaii
While visiting the volcano a few
days ago Mr.. Sprague came upon one
of his productions. This was the en-
CINE that runs over the six-mile
stretch from Punaluu. 1t was the first
engine ever put on that road having
been built in 1888. The engine that
Adolph Sutro used in building the
famous Sutro tunnel that drained the
Comstock, was product of his hands.
Mr.. Sprague has made thorough eX-
aminations of the work and equipment
of the 0. r. & l.. Co. and has only
words of high praise for the manner
in which the work is carried on. He
was surprised to see such cars being
turned out by road that has been
running so short a time. The plan OF
building the cars instead of importing
them in sections as is done by some
roads, he considers wise plan. The
whole system of management appeared
ough.
Mr.. Sprague will return TO the
States with his wife by the Australia.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
THAT NEW BANK
Col. MaCfarlane Returns
with Full Authority.
First Am erican" to Be Launched
Without Delay-SaVings, Loan
and Trust.

The new bank for Honolulu is as
sured. Col. Macfarlane returned yes
! terday by the Nippon Maru with all
! the necessary authority for immediate
| organization. a charter from the Ha-
waiian Government will be applied for
at once.
The new institution will be called the
First American Bank of Hawaii The
authority which Col Macfarlane brings
comes from the Seligmans of New
York and Perry S. Heath, first assist
ant Postmaster-Genera and the An
glo-California Bank of San Francisco
The bank viii be capitalized at ST.
100000 with the privilege of increas-
ing to S5,000,000. Of the original CAPT.
talization 100000 will be called in at
cnce. One-half of this has been allot-
ted to Honolulu. The remainder has
been over-subscribed abroad.
The Savings and Trust Company is TO
form an adjunct to the bank proper.
This is to be organized separately and
capitalized at 100000. 1t will be car
ried ON in similar manner to like
ORGANIZATIONS, ln IHe East, UO1HS a re-
gular savings bank and trust company
business, and lOaning money.
Later the bank will be merged into
the First National of the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t will then be equivalent to
a sub-treasury of the United States,
acting as government agent and de-
pository for the revenues of the Is
lands. 1t is intended to run the insti-
tuition ON strictly American lines.
1t may be wondered why the promo
ters selected the name they did, as it
was understood that it would be The
First National from the beginning.
The following extracts from a letter
written by Perry S. Heath to P N
Lilienthal explain the matter:
s'It was thought best by Secretary
Gage that the bank organize for the
present or until Congress convenes as
the First American Bank of Hawaii, |
under Hawaiian laws and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury would appoint the
bank the fiscal agents of the United
States Government"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
'.Ioe; Strong Dead.

There will be much genuine sorrow
in Honolulu over the death, at San
whose illness has been mentioned in
this paper. Mr.. Strong was in Homo
lulu no less than six years, leaving
here for the last time about ten years
ago. He was favorite with all, being
one of the most genial Of men and the
best of companions. Strong was in
Samoa for a long time. A number of
his best pictures are owned in Homo
lulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
Another thing we have pleas.

Another thing we have pleas
. ure in bringing before the pub.
lie, especially those who have
youngsters in the family, and
have more or less washing to
have done at home, is a Wash
Tub with AN attachment on the
side, for fastening a wringing
machine to, thereby obviating
: the necessity of screwing your
wrists all out of killer, by
. wringing out clothes by hand
. power. These wringers we have
in three sizes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
Aluminium Ware

Is som ething that has been sold
. in HoLolulu some time but the
prices we are offering these
goods at is q new departure
altogether.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
Scotch Granite Ware

and found it will not chip and
then rust through, after it has
been in use a few days. These
goods when they once get into
your house are there to stay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
For Sale.
A Fine Residence

Is offered for sale. Grounds nicely
cultivated.
Dwelling House has Double ?arlors,
Three Bedrooms, Dining Room, Pantry,
Kitchen, Bath, Store Room.
Outside: Stables, Carriage Room,
Servants Rooms, etc.
Size of lot rs # 800 #.
Should the purchaser not care to oc-
cupy the place for residence a good
tenant will take the place for one or
two years at fair rental.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19

Housekeepers will appreciate
our effort after they have seen
. and tried our new
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
MOUNTAIN RETREAT.

NUUANU VALLEY, "a MILES
from post Office. Cottages to let fur
nished or unfurnished; beautifully To-
Gated. Apply at
w. w. WRIGHTS CARRIAGE SHOP.
Or Telephone 1857. 5197
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-27
BEN u. STEINMAN.

city no reason is assigned for the change
beyond the statement made by Manager
Fillmore that Mr.. Steinman had given
notice Of an intention to resign 1t was
also stated by Mr.. Fillmore that Mr.. Han
chette would be appointed to succeed Mr..
Steinman.
Resignation is. indeed, one of the rarest
of Christian virtues. and it is hardly to
be credited that Mr. Steinman decided
TO practice it without a suggestion from
the railroad powers that his resignation
would be acceptable. Steinman is a good
caterer. In Sacramento he possesses GER
tain popularity. So popular, indeed, was
he that at one time he was elected Mayor
of the town. So far as known, no COM
plants have been lodged against him for
the manner in which he conducted the
restaurant and bar. The travelling pub
lie did not kick against the steaks The
whisky sold at. the bar was never re-
viled. The linen of the hotel was not
criticized by the health authorities of
Sacramento, and yet something happened
which suggested to the Southern Pacific
management that a. change was desira-
BILE
1t is the opinion of the politicians-the
old stagers who have studied the ways
and devices of the Southern Pacific Com
pany-that Steinman was not smooth in
doing politics. The talk goes that he
made a bad break when he proposed to
eliminate General Barnes from the Sena-
torial contest in order to uphold the fail
ing fortunes of D. NJ Burns. The abrupt
manner in which the hotel manager ap
preached the general was not commend
ed. Taere was no tact or polish in the
proceeding. He displayed none of the
qualities Of a smooth worker.
Perhaps c. 2. Huntington was willing
to overlook or condone some of the awk-
ward features of the transaction, but he
is not the kind of man TO forgive an en-
ploye for proposing to settle q matter by
drawing a check for the payment of
money. 1t is asserted on the best Of
authority that Steinman proposed to i'm
mediately draw a check on his own bank
to reimburse General Barnes for ex-
penses and loss Of business growing out
of the Senatorial contest. There is no
proof that Steinman endeavored to obtain
the result desired by smooth talk and
fowery promises of future favor The
company which Mr.. Steinman was sup
posed to represent in the transaction at
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-27

Sacramento would rather deal with a
thousand smooth promises than take one
chance of being called upon TO explain
negotiation wherein check to pay money
could be introduced.
Again, as the story goes, Steinman lost
rim in a manner which implied that Her
rim was advised of the purpose OF the
eX-Mayor's mission. According to the
ethics of the corSoration that break was
raw and unpardorAble The letters which
that charming letter-wrter, c. P. Hunt
ington, wrote to the late Colonel Cotton
contain a few breaks-llttle bits of in
that he was young when he wrote so
frankly. Steinman cannot plead youth or
inexperience. He simply blundered and
proposed in an offhand manner to spend
money with the recklessnesS of drunken
sailor to get Barnes out of the fight and
to leave record of the disbursement.
No doAbt Mr.. Huntington is chagrined.
He was assuring intimate friends in New
York that d. NJ Burns would be chosen
Senator and while ne was giving this
assurance Herrin and Steinman at this
end of the line were showing clumsy
hands at every turn of the Senatorial con-
test AS an outcome OF all the blunder-
ing Steinman must give up the hotel. 1t
may be some consolation to his friends
he is not respected as a smooth worker.
Herrin still holds his job in the law de-
partment and is daily Summonlng wit
nesses to convince Mr.. huntington that
q wonderful fight was made by the com
pany to elect Dan Burns to the Senate.
Mr.. Hanchette, who is nominated TO
succeed Steinman. belongs to the we'll
known Hanchette family of San Jose. He
is a brother-in-law of George Crocker and
Colonel J. 3. Wright.