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New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
col. BURToN'GOING BACK TO CUBA.
TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN
INVESTIGATING POSTAL FRAUDS

Washington Nay 26.-It was said ar the War
Department today that Colonel Burton the Off
Ger of the inspectors department who collected
and presented the evidence on which Neely is now
held under arrest in New-York is about 20 re-
turn 10 Cuba 10 assist in the investigation into
me postal frauds now in progress there. This
tine Colonel Burton goes under the orders of the
department OF Justice. having been detailed by
ne War Department TO assist the former Depart
Tent in the prosecution Of postal cases. which
are row entirely under the control of the De-
partment Of Justice Even should he be required
70 iesve the United States at once and without
waiting for the action Of the New-York author
-leS on the application for Neey's extraGitiOn.
Colonel Burton's absence viii not delay the prog
ress 5f those proceedings. The evidence collected
ny MIN against NeeIy has Of necessity been almost
altogether made up of extracts from account books
auc other written matters. which be Consid-
cred by the New-York authorities without
personal attendance OF Colonel Burton
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
BIG DEMAND FROM EUROPE FOR COAL
EXPORTS FOR THE YEAR WILL AGGREGATE A
MILLION TONS. DEALERS SAY.


Coal men say that the expectation of American
bituminous coal TO European countries is nCreas-
ing every month by leaps and bounds and that
the amount for the year will probably total
million tons This. they say. is a significant sign
of the general industrial activity prevalent in
Europe.
A year ago the exports of American coal to Eu-
rope amounted to practically nothing Great Brit
ain for the part furnished coal for all Europe
Then the price Of English coal began to go up, not
because OF a decrease in the supply, but because
Of an increase in the demand. The best steam
coal is now quoted at 81 80 or more. This is be-
cause Europe needs coal than she ever did
want to pay much they write America for
terms and rates. This began several months ago,
and dealers far West St. Louis are re-
ceiving letters from France and Italy. So it hap
pens that for the first time in history America is
supplying Europe with coal
The great obstacle in the way Of this expectation
present is the high freight rates 1t costs little
10 send coal from England to European ports, but
when coal is shipped from here it must compete
for cargo space with grain. oil and many other
products which the United States sends to Europe
AT present it costs from So 30 to So ton TO send
American coal to such ports as Genoa, Trieste and
Marselles. IF the freight were from s. to s. 30
ton coal men say that there would be a procession
Of coal carrying steamers plying between this
country and Europe such would attract the
the coal men is more boats Then freight viii be
lowered and American products will have chance
world markets. which they easily conquer.
But in spite of this lack Of transportation tacili-
ties Europe IS buying American coal eagerly
France. Italy and Russia have ordered thousands
Of tons. and many Of these now their way.
Even Germany has taken some American coal.
Engshmen are stiL able to get rid Of their coal
without much trouble. but America has been added
a supplier. The time will come. the coal
men, when America viii exercise a monopoly in
the business Of supplying coal to the world And
coal supply here IS still without limit. 1t IS
easily mined than it is in England, and II Is
still be had for the picking UP Of II. The chief
obstacle is the placing of the coal on the market
When this is overcome the subsequent period which
intervenes before mankind finds something better
than steam motive power viii be one OF monop-
DIV for America in the coal business China may
eventually become competitor, but that period IS
still far away. The best part Of the outlook, say
the dealers is the fact that this country is fairly
laden down with coal which has not been touched
vet. They look for speedy development of this
European business in the near future
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27

91.{r6eId Conn. May 26 (SpeciaD-The fight
..,,,,e, Democrats for control OF the Democratic
state convention and selection of delegates 10 Kan
aas CITY is the most bitter ever known III TINS
state In New-London the silver men were com
PEELED TO the hall on ladder I'M oash d 'a-N
.,,o,, r, Norvyfch last night the excitement was
the greatest ever seen in party caucus. SIX nun
dred silver or Gold Democrats struggllng lol mrs mrs
- siiger Uyiuning. To-day eleven caucuses nave
t bsId in mis- district, eecIlng thirty-tWo Dtao-
crafs evenly divided. G. B. Montgomery ana tJcl il
gold men were elected tonight in TINS
town over Frank Downing and - x. JohlSoI'
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
THE PRESIDENT STARTS TO SEE ECLIPSE.

Washington. May 26.-The President and his
party left Washington about 80 o'clock this after
noon on the Dolphin for trip down the Potomac
and TO view the eclipse Monday, probably from
some point OFF Norfolk. The movements of the
boat. however. subject TO change 1t is not
likely that the President will make any extended
stop, preferring TO spend nearly the entire time
the boat The party Will return TO Washington
next Tuesday afternoon. II consists of the Presi-
dent and Mrs Mckinley. Secretary and Mrs Hay,
Secretary and Mrs. Root, Edward Root, General
Russell Hastings and Mrs Hastings, Colonel Webb
Hayes Dr.. Rixey and Secretary CortelyOu.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
BOY HELD on PERJURY CHARGE.

Summit y J. May 26.-Irving and Clarence Ne
Cray, aged respectively eleven and twelve years
we're arragneG to-day a charge OF arson. ON
Nav Is the house Of NJ. B. Ketchell burned
and II was said that the boys caused the fire. In
court to-day the boys discharged. Judge
Sampson did not think the evidence sufficiently
srronc to hold them. irving confessed time
ago but when brought before the bar to-day ne
denied the statement He was rearrested and held
on a charge of perjury.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
VESSELS DELAYED BY STORM.

Newport News Va. May 26 tSpecaD.-Pilots and
incoming masters report stiff storm blowing on
the coast and many vessels have put in at Hampton
Roads and other havens for shelter. A number of
vessels due here have been delayed. The United
States transport Buford which left New-York yes
terdav for the shipyaFd here, be overhauled had
NOT arrived tonight The tugs Somers n Smith
and Juno which left Philadelphia on Thursday for
Newport News TO back the bark Dunstahnage,
are still at sea The Dunstaffnage IS the vessel
which, sank the British steamship Verona near the
enlIator She has been extensively repaired.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
TRIAL TRIP or THE PR0TEUs.

Newport News Va. May % tSpeciau.-The large
rau, messenger and freight steamship Proteus
which has lust been finished at the shpyard for
the Cromwell Line went out on her trial trip
mis- morning returning Tonight after successful
run outside # the Capes She easily came up TO
~, contract r4ntirements. The Projeus is a sister
shin of the Comus which recently went into service
I.ryvaen New. York and New-Orleans. She is 406
-, in Iength and of 100 tonnage. These ships
- ne iargett and costiiest passenger vessels in
ne American coastwise trade.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
SILVER SERVICE FOR THE KENTUCKY.

Newport News, Va. May 26 (SpeciaD.-rhe pres
entation Of a handsome and costly silver service
10 the new batteshtp Kentucky by the citizens of
the Blue Grass State will take place on June 9,
and il is expected that fully five hundred Ken
tllc<ians will to witness the ceremony ana
irsDect the ship which bears the name of their
State Captain Chester has informed the Louis
vile Board OF Trade that June Will be the most
convenient time the presentation, and states
that his ship viii probably De at Old Point at that
-
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
- ACTING PosTMAsTER AT HAvANA.

Havana May 2G.-Director of Posts Bristow
has appointed an inspector acting postmaster Of
Havana. He says that rhe investigation into
the postal frauds is proceeding satisfactorily
8ut necessarily it VIII take time complete
The "Cubano." speaking of the recent postal
disclosures. says
The Americans are like tne sergeant instruct
ing recruits how TO shoot. The recruits being
unable 70 hit the target the sergeant takes the
iie and aiming Al the target, fires but misses
and unabashed says 10 the recruits That's
how you shoot" Again the sergeant fires and
again misses. making the same remark On
tn third attempt the sergeant hits the target
and saws That's the right way TO fire"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
MRS. PHEBE MULFoRD CONDIT.

Mrs. Phebe Mulford Condit, wife of Ira Harrison
Condit died Yesterday at her home, in Roseland.
near Newark of old age Had sne lived until Sep
tember she would have been ninety-two years Old
Her husband, who survives her. attained the age
of ninety-two years Wednesday. u-v-. g.
Mrs Condit was Miss Phebe Mulford. grand
daughter of United States Senator Aaron Aitcheil
and she was born in Orange Mr.. and Mrs. Condit
were married in 1881 and lived in West orange
for many wears but in 1853 they removed to Rose
land Besides her husband, Mrs. Condit leaves
family of grown children.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
DEATH ACCIDENTAL. SAYS CORONER.

The Coroner has decided that the death Of Will
iano r Mahon seventeen years Old, the son Of
William Mahon of No 6o4 Bloomfield-st., Hobol5en,
was accidental and that no inquest is necessary.
Young Mahon was shot and almost instantly Killed
+ hts home on THURSDAY while cooking revolver.
Eiis mother who saw the accident, IS still pros
rated and her condition is serious. ne LuhtI5l
Of the young man viii Ae lIVi4 ~ ''--' c. - ~ ~
Ii. lnl.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT ~ 4 SANAroRn II

Amitvviue Long Island, May 26-WIlliam Vain
wright one of the pioneers Of Rockaway Bench
has been an inmate OF the hruns"lch Home for
, lie ia suffering from n disordered mind, bur
t,s condition is not serious and he win be able
- return TO mis- home in Brooklyn, In few
,Ueexs Mr. WainWrights mind WIS auected by
i..i received ia runaway last summer
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
OBITUARY.
GEORGE HENRY SHIRLEY.

Waltham. Mass, May 26-George Henry Shirley.
one OF the principal officers of the Waltham Watch
Company. died here to-day. He sixty-four
years old. Mr.. Shirley had been with the company
since 1864 He assistant general superintendent
when he resigned in 1899. He became director of
the company IN 1894. widow daughter and a
survive him
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
MARINE CORPS.

uat,- LINCOLN KARMANY ordered % take charge Of
recruiting Office. Baltimore. relieving Lieutenant
Colonel II HARRINGTON.
Major 4 H L.ACCHHEIMER. adjuranr and IN
specJor. ordered Marine Barracks Navy Yard.
d-red DO New-Y0rN city.
Major T. n LAUCHHEIMER, adiutant and in
specror inspect a Academy
Annapolis.
CAPTAIN A IEIECSE 10 report % hrfxadier-
general coaInandant person l
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
TRICK ELEPHANTS on THE HNDOO,

ON hoard the Wilson Line steamer Hindoo, which
arrived last night at Quarantine from Huh were
four performing elephants. consigned TO Samuel
ock,art They are engaged to open at Keths
Theatre Nj Lockhart arrived yesterday morning
an the Cunard Line steamer Lucania- The ele
Ti,ants viii be dsembarked the Wilson Line
i5ier No 80 North River
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
THE CASTLE SQUARE COMPANY.

The Castle Square Opera Company ended last
night its tenancy of the American Theatre, where
presented opera in English for three seasons
A farewell bill was given follows: The second
act Of Carmen. the quartet from 'RgolettO,' the
third of Lucia" the h~tatiOn duet from La
TarautelIa' the fourth III TrovaJore' and
the fourth OF Martha
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
r4cT0Py ar DOLGETILLE BURNED.

Fort Plain y. Y May 26.-The Julius Breck-
woldt sounding board factory at Dolgevilie, \. Y,
was totally destroyed by fire yesterday entallng a
loss of g0O0 and throwing eighty men out Of
work The loss is covered by insurance. The
burned building was at time portion OF the
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
I ADDISON POTTER BETTER.

Addison Porter who recently account Of III
health resigned as secretary to President Mckinley.
and for several weeks has been in a sanatorium IN
Madison-ave in this city, yesterday reported
=, h. rnuch improved II will be some time, how
ever before Mr.. Porter will be able 10 return 20
active work
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27

Old lady ito chemistl-I want box OF canine
pills.
Chemist-What 5 the matter with the dogs
Old lady tindgnantlyt-I want you 20 know. air
that my husband Is a gentleman
Chemist puts some quinne pills in profound
sileace)-(Tft-Bit2
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
,o WIZ pLAGrE c4EES AZ sAN FRANCLSc0

San Francisco May 26.-Dr o brlen seere'"iS u
tba BOARD of Health stated to-day thal no ne"
60 os ulseue had been reported 10 the Board
of Health and that he knows nothing OF me % cTs m
T.a,rr,ed 10 the ant horities IN washington 14 =.
t[iiI 1a Iedrral quarantine officer at tlls port
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27

Messrs. Fairbanks Davis and Lindsay has agreed
on an eNtradition bill. which will be reported the
Inll committee on Monday. 1t follows the line of |
Hoar ~ - '
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
FOR PAYMENT OF DEFICIENCIES

Washington May 25-The conferrees on the
Pos-ofice Appropriation bill struck out the Senate
amendment authorizing the payment OF deficiencies
.n The Dostal revenue Of Cuba due 70 embezZie.
Eaent. because that Is considered the bill IN
which the item should appear The Senate Com
miftee PostOfices Immediately tooh up me
amendment 20 the General Deficiency bIlL lnett
= Il fsc3I agreement that the ameneineHt sAa44 "
Incorporated Ia Ihls bill
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
ITDGE G. W. LETTERS.

Wheeling w Va. May 26,-Judge G. ". Jeners,
Judge Of the Municipal Court and formerly Mayor.
was found dead in his law office to-day. He had
been missing for more than a week. and a search
revealed his body in a in the rear Of his
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
eo,r rpsFTE. FISRERHAA DROWNED.

William Cavanagh of Foundry-st., Newark. went
o,,t in a boat last night with companion ana the
TWO men were fishing near the Plank koaa o'loss
,yfao tbe boat was upset cavanagh was drowned
I4t leaves sl c4iIaIefI
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
ANorHER ExTRADITIoN IL.

Washington. May "a subcommittee 81 the
.le----s 1Oa.l4ltles oa la4 Judiciary cc4-SIlI- %
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
ATTACKED AND ROBBED IN THE STREETS,

FOUR THIEVES ASSAULT a MAN AND STEAL $50
IN DAYLIGHT.
Charles Lantz, fortv-fve years old, of No l27
Cherry-st. WAS passing Market and Water SITS late
Yesterday afternoon. when he attacked and
knocked down by four young Three of the
thieves held him while fourth robbed him Of $50
They then fed
Christ flanagan. twenty-One years old, OF No 4oS
Water-st was captured, and $50 found in his
possession. He locked UP in the Oak-st. sta
ton on a charge Of highway robbery. The detec-
lives could not ind the men who escaped.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-07
NOTES.

The East African leaves for the
Sound today in ballast.
The schooner Transit Is discharging
az the quarantine wharf
The schooner Prosper left for Port
Townsend in ballast yesterday.
The transport Port Stephens has ar
rived at Hilo with about 400 horses
and mules on board.
japanese ship carpenters are AT
work making repairs on the schooner
Kaiukeaule az Inter-lsland wharf.
The steamer Kauai is loading g. a
r. sugar at Kauai. and is expected 10
arrive here tomorrow. The Mauna Loa
Is discharging at Eleele.
The Italian man-of-war Calabria call
ed at Waimea on Sunday and bought
some provisions. Her captain did not
want to take any from Honolulu.
The Bloemfontein made record
loading sugar while at Kahului. In
one day she took aboard l2.OOO
sacks. Her cargo consisted OF
6i.755 sacks OF sugar. or about 400
tons valued at sS5i,2o9.S5. She left
Kahului for San Francisco on the 3lst
OF March.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-07
An Old Timer.

The Dashing Wave. now here. is one
of the oldest ships in the Pacific trade.
She was built in 1853 and for long
time was known as the fastest packet
on the Atlantic seaboard During the
war she was many times chased by
privateers but always got away. For
TWO years she was sunk in New York
harbor. but was later raised and re-
htted and brought around the Horn to
San Francisco. The old Forest Queen
was then the fastest vessel afloat in the
Pacific waters and the Dashing Wave
and Forest Queen had many exciting
brushes on their trips up and down the
Coast. Some years ago the D3shing
Wave was entirely replanked. That l.
A new hull was built around the old one
right over the old planks so the YES
sci has really a double hull. The cap
tain of the Dashing Wave says the old
ship is still fast and good for many
years yet. Capt. Lancaster. her present
commander is now a. work on a model
of the old vessel. Captain Morehouse
now i'm command of Diamond Head was
for many years skipper of the Dashing
Wave.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21

whether it was the Sierra or the Rio
de Janeiro, the latter vessel being due
from San Francisco this morning.
The Sierra was seven days and four
hours in making the trip from San
Francisco. The superstitious aboard
said that the reason OF her being SO
long was that she sailed from port on
the thirteenth day of the month. She
is splendid looking boat, however,
and made wonderful time on her jour-
ney from New York around the Horn
to San Francisco. Her accomplish
ments in this particular and her pala-
tial fttings and appointments have al
ready been described in this paper.
The following is the report of the
trip from the Coast as made by Pur-
ser N. G. Walton Jr.
Sailed from San Francisco On the
18th of December, at $3.50 p. M, and
passed the light at $40 p. M Dis
charged the pilot and proceeded on
our voyage. Weather dull and cloudy
with fresh southwest wind and a
heavy northwest swell. At / a. m. the
wind gradually freshened, with rain
squalls, and at a. m. was blowing p
stormy gale with very high sea run.
ming. This caused the ship to labor
and take on large quantities of water
AT a. m. we had to slow down. A
~ p. m. on the 14th It was still blow
(, ing aBtormy gale with wind from tht
west-northwest, and we shipped I
heavy sea over forward, unshippinl
one of the derrick booms and smash
ing in the woodwork on the front o
the bridge. High seas and high wind
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21

n HE SIERRA has not found he--
SELF yet, as Rudyard Kipling
- would remark. She is brand-new
and stiff and awkward, and her diff
ferent parts have not as yet shaken
themselves together. She doesn't run
as easy as she will by and by when
she has had a chance to find herself,
and her parts have had an opportuni-
ty to get acquainted with one another
This explains, to great extent, the
reason of her being so long on the
voyage from San Francisco. She was
sighted last night off Koko Head
Head about z o'clock, and a couple of
hours later she was alongside the
Oceanic wharf. Although she expe-
rienced very rough weather all the
way down from thesCoast, she would
probably have arrived sooner IL 1t had
not been for the fact that she has not
yet found herself
Her officers and crew feel pretty
much the same way. They are all
naturally a little strange on the new
boat, and II will not be until they
have made another trip that they will
become thoroughly acquainted witt
the great floating palace In which they
lHve. s1-4
\ The- Sierra was met outside of the
harbor by the tug Fearless, which put
the agents of the company aboard tn,
| steamship.
When 1t was reported that a steamer
was of Koko Head 1t was not know
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21
WORK
AT HONGKONG
Report That it Cost Fully Twenty
Five Hundred
Lives.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 12.-After
" most stormy passage the En-
press of India arrived here to-
day, one day late. She brought news
of the great typhoon which caused
such large loss of life and great de-
struction of property at Hongkong
and the vicinity. Some place the loss
of life at $500, others at 1000, and
the Hongkong Telegraph says the loss
Of life has been appalling, it being i'm
possible to estimate the dead. Up
ward Of eighty steam launches and
such craft were lost, together with
great number of junks, lighters, sam
pans and small craft.
The British gunboat Sandpiper was
| also lost and the American sailing
vessel Benjamin Sewall went ashore,
but fortunately she was saved from
being wrecked, although she did not
escape injury. Hundreds of buildings
ashore were wrecked, and SO great
was the destruction of shipping that
the beach was lined with masses of
wreckage and craft which had been
broken to matchwood. The police res
cued numbers from the wrecks. Ser
geant Duncan, a Scotchman, was lost
in this work. While endeavoring to
get boat ashore with Chinese women
in IL he was crushed to death In a
mass of wreckage.
The lighter Canton River, which
cost $4,000. was lost. She turned tur-
tie. Her carpenter was drowned, and
Captain Scott and fifty men belonging
to her clung to the upturned hull al
night before being rescued in the
morning by the sailors of her majes.
ty's ships Astrea and lamar. The
saving of the Sandpiper's crew wa!
a lucky piece OF work.
Her majesty's ship Otter, seeing hel
filing and dragging ashore, with sew
: eral other gunboats, hurried to th'
rescue from Hongkong, and, thread
ing her way through the vessels, sh'
took of all the Sandpiper's men saw
. one. Bedford, a sailor, who was drown
ed. The Hongkong Press has thi
r comment: The four gunboats wer
: dragging their anchors, and 1t looke'
as though one and all must drift
: ashore, where the crews would hav
: little chance for their lives. Those o.
: shore could do nothing but watch tn
: vessels go. The gunboats fred dis
= tress signals, and some half-maste
n their flags.
: "The Sandpiper was filing and coul
!, not last long. IL looked as though a
: on her must be lost, when the lon
form Of her majesty's ship Otter wa
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21

prevailed all day on the 18th, a strong
gale blowing from the south-south-
west, with a heavy sea running; had
to slow down again.
On December 10th the gale was still
blowing, moderating about midnight.
At 6 p. m. the wind shifted west
northwest, shipped a big sea, washing
away awning ridge-pole and iron
stanchion, also iron door from wind
lass High wind and sea all day;
barometer 1925.
December 17th-Still blowing hard
with high sea, and continued so until
2 a. m. Increased our speed from
slow to half speed. At a. m. the
wind became more moderate. At noon
the weather became better, with free
/ to strong southwest winds. On the
18th the weather was fine, with fresh
southwest wind and high westerly
swell. Continued about the same to
, port.
The officers of the Sierra are as fol
lows:
H. c. Houdlette, commander; J. H
Trask, chief officer; E. Fuller, SECOND
officer; j. b. Barneson, third officer
w. H. Neiman, chief engineer; P
Owens, first assistant engineer; E
Manshardt, second assistant engineer
4 DIR. Milan Soule, surgeon; w. N. Han
Inigan chief steward The name of tn
i purser has already been given above
The Sierra carries one of the larges
lists Of passengers which have eve
! passed from San Francisco to Homo
lulu and the Colonies. She sails a
noon today.