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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21
NAVY CABLE SURVEYS.
They Established the Feasibility of
Pacific Line

They Established the Feasibility of a
Pacific Line.
NEW YORK, Dec. ia special TO
the Tribune from Washington says:
The naval project for a Pacific cable
connecting San Francisco. Honolulu.
Guam and the Philippines, gives great
er promise of practicability than other
plans suggested to Congress for facili-
tating commercial and military COM
munication in that ocean, and the bill
embodying its features and authOriz-
ing its construction and maintenance,
which has been introduced by Senator
Hale, is likely TO become law. The
only cable surveys of a route across
the Pacific have been made by the
navy and they have enabled the naval
authorities to count the cost of the en-
terprise and it's feasibility with conf
dent accuracy. The army scheme for
cable 10 remain always a military
line has been planned wholly on theo-
retical considerations involving a mid
ocean landing-place on coral rock
frequently submerged each year in the
stormy season.
The private cable companies, which
have been rivals in seeking Govern
ment aid. have made no surveys, and
their projects have savOred strongly
of speculation at Government expense.
The principal private company asks
Congress to give it charter and guar
antee subsidy OF $4,000 annually for
twenty years. During that period it
offers to carry Government messages
free and thereafter will charge the
Government One-half commercial rates.
Under this plan the Government would
pay out $S,000,000, and in the end the
company would have the cable and
could sell it to England, Germany,
Russia or Japan.
The naval project calls for $l0,-
600 900 plant. including submarine
lines, stations and equipment. to be
laid by regular naval vessels and to be
delivered when completed to the Post
master General, who will manage, OPP
crate and maintain the service IN the
same manner as the postal system,
with a single regard for the public IN
terest. The Tribune, on November 10,
published the official chart of the sur
yeys made across the Pacific by the
United States ship Nero, with an ac-
count of the great work performed by
that vessel, and now presents the legls-
lative proposition in full. In expla-
nation of the appropriation called TOR,
| it is said by Rear Admiral Bradford,
who has had charge of the matter, that
| 81 900 900 is estimated as the cost OF
maintenance for the first year, after
which the Postoffice Department could
pay the expenses out of the receipts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21
SAD AND SUDDEN.
Death OF Charles X.
Wheeler.

Charles r. Wheeler, aged 30 years.
of Boston, died Friday in a hospital in
that city, of typhoid fever, after short
illness. He leaves a wife and two
young daughters. The deceased was
the son OF II. d. and Sarah Z. Wheeler
of Farmer. \. y. Mrs. II. D. Wheeler
is now in Honolulu for her health and
Mr.. Wheeler was just ready to start
for that place to bring her home when
he received word Of his sons sudden
death.-Rocheste Herald, Dec. 1.
Mrs. Wheeler mentioned above is
the aunt OF Mrs. H. 4. Parmelee and
arrived here with Mr.. Parmelee on the
Nippon Maru on the I'd inst.
This morning Mrs. Wheeler and Mr.
and Mrs. Parmelee went to the dock
to meet Mr.. Wheeler who was expected
TO arrive on the S. S. Australia, but in
stead of meeting him received the sad
news as written above. The short time
that Mrs Wheeler has been here she
has made many friends, who will SYM
pathiZe with her in her affection. Mrs.
Wheeler is the only sister Of the late
II. r HOlliSter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21

All the Island Boys Reported to
be Doing Well.

Albert F. Along has been made a
member OF the Freshmen Mandolin
Club. With so large number Of ex-
ceIlent players to select from it is quite
an honor to be called to this organiza-
ton.
Charley Hartwell and Philip Adams,
both Honolulu boys, were in the Win
ming eight in the Freshmen races this
fall between four crews.
The Island boys manage to keep in
the front rank in their studies as we'll
as in athletics. Every one Of the 13
members of the Island colony are in
excellent health.
j. @. Wood spent Thanksgiving with
his parents at Brocksport, Mo-, and re-
ported finding good skating there. Oh
the Christmas vacation he expects tC
spend one week in Philadelphia and
one week in Washington.
Although it is sufficiently late in the
season for genuine winter weather
none has been experienced q Harvard
as yet.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21

Nevada Regiment and Edwards Of the
gunbOat Yorktown. who have been held
prisoners by the FilipinOs. General
Tino, conveying the American prison
ers north, is hotly pursued. Aguinaldo
is a fugitive in the mountains, his
bodyguard having been destroyed and
Gregorio del Pillar killed. General Con-
ceptcion has surrendered.
The Lepanto province mas been
cleared of insurgents. The navy CO.
operated with the army on The west
coast.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21

Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Doane's Ointment never fails Instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
chemists, so cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21
ALARM IN ENGLAND

CONTINUED from Page IL
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
ANOTHER TRUST.
Steel Bridge Building Concerns Hold
ing Daily Sessions.

New York. February 16-The World says:
Representatives of nearly every large
steel brige building company in the coun-
try are holding sessions at the Waldorf
Astoria for the purpose Of forming a trust.
which 1t is proposed will be capitalized at
$40, 900.
One of the representatives of a large
Cleveland firm said last night:
'Tn general way we are all agreed upon
the desirability of combining. The present
condition Of the bridge interests is not sat
isfactory. Our company spends fully one
half of what We call our general expenses
in getting contracts or keeping away from
competing companies. Most of our con-
tracts are with boards of aldermen. super
visors and other municipal, county and
state bodies. We have some very high
ericed men on our pay rolls. whose value
we estimate by the contracts they bring In
without asking them for too many partic-
ulars.
"Thia is unpleasant and likewise expens-
i've. II q combine were formed embracing
the entire interests. work would come In
without such methoda.t isA.S-it2-.:.4.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17

give effect to the provision In question. If
it has not exceeded its powers, or else
usurped the powers of the convention it.
self, then it will indeed seem to be true as
has been said, that language was made to
conceal thought and not to express 1t.
1t would seem that this language is quite
as clear and the conclusion is quite as OBJ
vious as the language of the federal consti-
tuition under which the house committee
have decided that those who accepted COM
missions in the volunteer service In the
late war with Spain had lost their seats
in the house.
Very grave results may follow an attempt
to follow the general assembly in its con-
struction of the law.
Can the convention before its organiza-
ton, before 1t has by virtue of its organ.
ization, become a sovereign body, set aside
and ignore the organic law by virtue of
which 1t has an existence?
Can the general assembly, itself subject
to the same fundamental law, authorize
that body to dispense with law designat-
ing in effect what class of the people of the
state shall compose the membership of the
body.
We do not understand how II can be. con-
tended that the convention Is a convention
at all except by an act of the people, who
are not in a state of anarchy, but existing
under an organized form of society, through
which they must express themselves and in
the manner that the organic law of that
society prescribes By this organic law we
are bound until In the way provided we
elect to be governed by another rule.
To authorize the majority to impose on
the minority, new views of their relations
to each other and to society at large, that
majority must proceed according to law,
must organize and consequently be gov
erned until they are organized in accord
ance with the fundamental law of the So
ciety.
Anything else would be primitive state
of society, would be anarchy.
1t cannot be denied that many able men,
men whose advice and counsel would be of
very great assistance to the convention, are
office holders, but their election would
doubtless be contested in many instances.
The question would then have to be dis
cussed, not lightly, not dismissed as not
worthy of consideration, but solemnly and
upon their oaths. VIII 1t not then at the
very outset before the convention is organ
lied, precipitate an unfortunate discussion
which will consume much of the valuable
time of that body to the exclusion OF
weighty matters?
| 1t would doubtless bring on acrimonious
and heated debate, debate which would
| tend to destroy at the very commencement
| of their labors that poise of mind so essen.
| tial to the prosecution of great labor
| Where no contests have been inaugurated
| the convention might be forced to hold thai
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
ARE OFFICEHOLDERS
ELIGIBLE TO SEATS
by PAUL HODGES


To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
Much interest has been aroused through
out the state of late by the discussion as
to whether officehoders are eligible TO
seats In the constitutional convention.
An examination of both the federal and
state conventions, shows very clearly tha1
the general policy of the country has been
against the holding of two offices, at one
and the same time and this is particularly
true of legislative bodies, that is to say II
one or both of the offices are legislative.
1t seems to be contrary to the genius and
spirit of our institutions. However, shall
discuss the legality of 1t rather than the
policy, unless incidentally discussion of
the policy in which the rule is founded be
necessary in order to throw light on the
legality.
The constitution of the United States de-
clares: mo person holding an office under
the United States, shall be member of
either house during his continuance in
Office"
And while by the same article each house
is made the judge of the election, qualifi-
cations, ETC., of its own members, they are
as much bound by the limitation in the
constitution as the courts, thought 1t may
be in a different way, and may not safely
disregard the provision.
Section l. Article 16 of the constitution
of Alabama declares: mo person holding
an Office of profit under the United States,
except postmasters whose annual salary
docs not exceed $500 shall, during his con-
tinuance in such office, hold any office of
profit under this state; nor shall any per-
son hold two offices of profit at one and the
same time under this state, except JUS
tees of the peace, constables, notaries
public and commissioners of deeds.
Section 2. 1t is made the duty of the gen.
eral assembly to enact all laws necessary
to give effect to the provisions of this con-
stitution." 1t would seem that in incorpor-
ating in the bill which provides for the con-
stitutional convention a provision that
officeholders might be delegates, that the
general assembly has diligently sought to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE.

81, S00-50x14o, Avenue c, between 18th and
18th sts, renting for 1924 per annum; big
bargain; on market only few days.
1,200-$15 cash, SIS per month; plain notes;
No. $40 south 9th street; room house.
Neither of these bargains will last long.
81, 200-$400 cash, balance monthly 5 rooms,
hot and cold water, BATH etc; Rush avenue
between 18th and 10th streets.
$650-One-third cash, 5Ox200 feet, 2-story,
Groom house in Smithf1eld.
$600-$100 cash, $40 per month, new 3-room
cottage well, etc., In Smithfield.
81, 0O0-Handsome 2-story, 7-room house on
7th avenue near 10Th street.
S. e. THOMPSON,
Telephone No. "a. 219 21st Street.
2-1-wed-fri-sun-1y
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17

the doctors had told you It was poison
and you had seen one person fall down and
die and others claimed land Mr.. Osborne
put a strong emphasis on the word to be
Ill, 1t did not create great impression?"
I'VE ell supposed 1t was an accident" he
replied.
"You said yesterday that you examined
with the greatest possible care the package
that contained the poison BOTTLE the wrap
per, seal and wax, and expressed an opinion
that it was done so well that it would take
an expert to discover that it was not the
original package Then you swore that
there was no wrapper"
II was mistaken"
rs 1t not true that there were two bot
ties. one with wrapper and one without?"
mot that l remember; did not see them,
anyhow"
did not Cornish show you bottle with
a wrapper"
mo. was perfectly willing TO make my
statement here and have corrected the in
correct statement made. / made the mis-
take perfectly conscientiously.
DR.. Potter's Testimony
Dr. Potter was next called and said that
when he arrived at the Adams fiat Mrs.
Adams was dead. There were present DR..
Hitchcock, Mr.. Cornish, Mr.. Hovey and
Mrs. Rogers. The last named told him
that upon her advice Mr. Cornish had given
ner mother dose OF DrOmO-SellzeT. hdTS.
Rogers was crying and hysterical. Mrs.
Rogers expressed desire to have the mat
ter kept from the papers. She suggested to
DIR. Hitchcock and witness to delay the
notification of the coroner until she had an
opportunity to see the assistant district
attorney, Mcintyre, as he already had
charge of her affairs.
AS witness left the room there was
remark made by Mrs. Rogers to Cornish
to the effect that you know the reason
why
ut was said in an undertone and not in
tended for me to hear" the witness said.
Cornish told witness how Mrs. Adams
had taken the Bromo Settler and how she
had been taken sick a couple of minutes
later. Cornish further stated that when he
mixed it it did not effervesce as 1t usually
does. After Mrs. Adams had taken it he
mixed a small dose for himself to see If
it really tasted bitter, as Mrs. Adams said
it did The dose, Cornish said, made him
very sick.
Witness said there were two glasses
standing on the table.
"Was there something in each glass?"
Eyes, am very positive about this fact.
am sure there was a solution in each
glass"
Witness said that the bottle was only
| supposed to hold two regular doses of a
| teaspoonful each. About one-half of the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
ON THE RACE TRACK.
New Orleans Results

New Orleans, La, February 16.-Racing
was resumed this afternoon at the Crescent
City Jockey clubs track, all evidences of
the blizzard which prevailed early in the
week having disappeared. The weather was
cloudy and still quite cool and the track
quite muddy. Father Bill Daily had the
honor of landing the only winning favorite
Sensational.
First race, six MISREPRESENTATION, 1O1
(O'Connor), to 1, won; Mole second, Lady
Callahan third. Time, 1:29.
Second race, seven furlongs-Uhlers, SO
(FrosD, to l. won Old Fox second. Ten
dresse third. Time, 1904
Third race. selling. one and three-quarters
miles-Pete Kitchen, 101 (Lamley), to 1.
won; School Girl second, Joe Shelby third.
Time, 2:14.
Fourth race, handicap, seven furlongs-
Hobart, 90 (Odom), 10 to 1, won; Boanerges
second, Double Dummy third. Time, 1:35.
Fifth race, selling, one mile and twenty
yards-Blenheim, "a (Bisping), to 1, Won;
The Plutocrat second. Tom Shannon third.
Time 1.52la.
Sixth race, selling, seven furlongs-Merry
Day, 104 (Frost), II to 5, won; Tappan sec
ond, Hanlon third. Time 1:19H.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
FOR SALE,

$50, 0o0-A 4-story brick block on I'd avenue,
size, 75x100.
S25 900-A 3-story brick building on First
avenue between Goth and 21st sts. size, %
x1S0.
s29 000-A S-story brick on LIST avenue, near
goth St; size, 25x140.
SIT 000-A 4-story and basement brick, on I'd
avenue; size. 50x140
Sc, 500-A 3-story brick building on I'd avenue
between 21st and 22d SITS. ; size, 25x140.
SIS, 000-A 2-story brick building on Goth ST.
between I'd and Sd avenues, size, 50x100
81 ,S50-A pretty Broom cottage, near 18th
avenue and Goth street, north.
At Bargains lots on 18th avenue and 10Th
street. north.
FOR RENT.
No. 412 10th ST., north, dining room, size
15x140.
No. 500 s. 18th St, pretty Groom cottage
store ROOM 1923 18th St, north.
Money to loan on improved city property.
W. N. MALONE & CO.,
Real Estate and Insurance,
2017 1st Ave.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
FOR SALE.

$5,000-Elegant South Highland home, lot
1872 feet front on prominent street; Groom
house, with every convenience; large stable
and servants house.
s1,75o-Each. for two choice South High
land lots, on car line. at bargains.
sS75-Nce small home near 18th street and
9th avenue.
s00o-Comfortable home on easy terms.
on car line, near 18th street and 10th ave-
nue., south.
S40o0-Nice 2-story home in choice local
ity, near 9TH avenue. north, and oath street /:
stores and residences for rent and property
for sale In all parts of the city, East Lake,
Woodlawn Avondale and West End.
MCCONNELL & WHATLEY,
Phone 40. lit 21st Street.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17

Witness heard DR.. Hitchcock say that
diabolical crime had been committed. He
thought Cornish and Hovey were both
present at the time. Witness said that he
had asked Cornish who could have sent
him the bottle and Cornish said he knew of
no one. Cornish said that he had been
watching addresses to see who spelled
forty" with ''u." ct was spelled in this
way on the package received by Cornish).
He had not found the word spelled with
''u' up to that time Witness told Cornish
that he thought Mrs. Adams death was
caused by cyanide of potassium. Witness
did not see any sign of sickness on the
part of Cornish; he was not called upon
to treat him. Cornish had not vomited in
his presence and his impression is that he
was not sick. DR.. Hitchcock had COM
planned of having been made sick by tast-
ing the contents of the bottle. He did
not know what became of the two glasses.
1t occurred to him after he left the house
that they should have taken the glasses
away, but then it was too late.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre was
called to the stand.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
merely Wasted

From the Washington Star.
"Am I to understand" said the unsuccess-
ful candidate, "that you accuse me of hay
ing used money in the legislature?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum, with
plying smile. "You didn't use money. You
Just wasted It,"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
FOR SALE.

150x140 feet, northside, corner; good ten
nment houses. renting for 5000 per month.
This is the best paying property on the
market. Only $780,
361k acres fine land on macadamized road,
miles from city; house. barn and never
falling spring. Only 1885, easy terms.
SMITH & STILLMAN,
2-17-3t 220 21st Street.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
Palmistry

From the Detroit Free Press.
''That palmist says that for 81 he could
tell me how long 1 would live"
Ibid he?"
'Ie said 1 would have to live many,
many years before 1 would have sens
enough to take care of money"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17

Artistic cuts for all pur-
poses.
Ago.Eora,d Engraving Co
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
Diabolical Crime Committed

contents had been taken out when he
saw it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17

land lot that cost $1,000 during the boom,
l00x12O, southeast corner Seth street and
Highland avenue; $500 cash. balance one,
two and three years. G. W. Bains, with
Collier Drug Co. 2-1O-10t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS

MAN or lady to travel and appoint agents;
established firm; $50 per month and all
expenses to start. Mfr, Box $685. Phlla-
delphia, Pa.
1-29-16t-2t- wl1- wed-sat-sun St
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17

FOK RENT
FOR RENT-Remington typewriter F. G.
Macke. First National Bank 2-4-eod-tf
FOR RENT-Large. well lighted front Of
fees, also connecting rooms. 1SO11s I'd ave,
opposite postoffce. w. A. Smith. 2-12-Gt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

Per steamship Nacoochee for New York
i ,3O8 bales upland cotton, 90 bales sea
island cotton, 70 bales domestics, 900 bar
rels cotton seed oil. 759 barrels rosin, 100
barrels turpentine, 2i6,Si7 feet lumber, 90
cases eggs, 10 barrels fish. As cases cigars.
1903 boxes fruit, 2S2 boxes vegetables l7s
tons pig iron, 100 barrels rosn oil, u
barrels oysters, Il sacks CLANS, rs barrels
Iampblack, 14 packages merchandise
Per steamship Itasca. for Baltmore-Jo
bales upland cotton, IA bales sea island
cotton, 1.lO7 barrels rosin. 2S3 barrels tur-
pentne, 1867 feet lumber. i0l boxes veg
etabes, 2 barrels rosln oil, Gas sacks clay.
48 casks clay. 2s2 packages merchandise.
81 packages domestics and yarns 100 bales
hides. "a bales linters. 1879 tons pig iron.
Per schooner Billie r. Mohannan. for
Philadelphla-470,G7 feet pitch pine lumber
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
OCEAN FREIGHTS.

Cotton-Market DUH rates Quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per baie, $125,
New York. per bale, s1.0O; Philadelphia,
per bale, S1.00; Baltimore, per bale, $l0O.
via New York-Reval SIC; st. Petersburg,
SIC; Riga, SIC; Antwerp, 45c; Hamburg, 45c;
Amsterdam. 45c.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are dull; for
eign business is dull. The rates from this
and nearby Georgia ports are quoted az
Si.OOQ4.75 for a ranse-including BaIu-
more and Portland, Ne. Railroad ties,
base, Al feet. to Baltimore, 13l&c; to Phil
adelphia. 141ac; to New YORK. 16l1c. Tim
Der rates, 50c4Sl.0O higher than lumber
rates.
BY Steam-Lumber-To Baltimore, $500;
Boston, 500; New York, S75.
Naval Stores-The market is dull; me
dunn size vessel Rosin-Cork, for or
ders, IS Cd for barrel of 80 pounds, ana
IS primage Spirits. As. Larger vessels.
Resin, 2s Cd; spirits, 80 90. Steam, 12c
per 100 pounds on rosin, $l.0O on spirits to
Boston, and 10c on rosin, and 90c on spirits
to New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

with sales of May at 5.95c and after SELL
ing at 5.904593c, ruled at $3.50 at II a. m.
Foreign buying orders by arbitrage brok-
ers absorbed the offerings at the opening
and the local interest bought on this fea-
ture, bringing the market at the close 10
the best prices of the day. The reaction
as considered a natural one after the weak
ness of the past two days and the strength
shown IN the other speculative markets.
Receipts at the interior towns and ports
continue to show an increase over last
season though the trade is paid little at
tehtlon to any feature excepting the abb
sence OF the liquidation, which was so pro-
nounced during the past week. A con-
slant demand for the new crop positions
and a quiet selling of the old by outside
interests show a conviction that any adj
vance must now be based upon new crop
conditions