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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-26

correspondent OF the Daily Mail ts,,.
graphing Wednesday says.
Mr.. Reitz's statement has been nn,-
lished throughout the republic. hut Win
not be forwarded 90 Lord Salisbury
Conversations ] have had with IA.
highest state officers show thar th.
republic was prepared 90 grant sun
stanull reforms and concessions unVp
the receipt "a Lord Salisbury's tcle-
gram. As cne OF the highest state.
men remarked. Better hall an egg than
none. but be,ter none than rotton
egg
Calls Steyn n Coward.
LONDON. March lC.-Thc STANDARD
has the following dispatch from Bloom.
fontein. dated Thursday. March IS:
The civil authorities here deanlte,,
made up their minds 10 surrender on
Monday. 4 stormy meeting was held
presided over by Mr.. Steyn, whom NJ
Frazer denounced as a coward. char.
ing him with n want OF enough moral
courage To cope with the situation.
The late President was. however
not to be persuaded. and when the
meeting broke up he left for the north
The occupation was extremely or.
derby and well managed. The epectacle
was most impressive when the Sixth
Division marched through In grand
style, Notwithstanding that, like the
rest OF the army. Il had covered forty
miles In twenty-seven hours.
Large numbers OF the burghers arr
surrendering their arms. Many have
fed TO their homes. Others are trek
king 10 the east or 90 the north with
their cattle and goods During the
last few days the Inhabitants OF Bloem.
fontein had gone in deadly fear OF the
violence OF the Transvaalers, and con
sequently the city resembles rather n
relieved than n captured town.
Mr.. Vessels. president OF the Rad
has gone TO England TO solicit public
sympathy and TO plead for the inde-
pendence OF the Free State"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-26
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

On account OF the unusual demand
for seats several days in advance, pa
irons wishing good positions are ad-
vised to apply in good time.
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find proper road. OF should have fall
en- back on Mo,teno. rather than have
r.sked the safety Of the entire force By
following a route which br1ueh. IN,
troops into difficult ground command
Cd on b0,a sides BY the Beers"
Rhodes on the Future.
CAPE TOWN. March 15.-In an in
terview published in the Cape Argus.
Cecil Rhodes Is quoted as saying.
Il feel strongly that We cannot have
peace in south Africa 50 long as We
have in the republics a raIiying ground
for disloyalty and disaffection. To 90
further. do not think We can safely
federate till We have had some years
OF crown colony government Person
ally have done with the Bund."
Scene of the Surrender.
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 13.-Lord
Roberts entered lie Free State capita.
today Tuesday practically unoppos-
ed. He lay al Venters Wei. fourteen
miles away. last night. with General
Kelly-Kenny's and General Colville's
divisions, the Guards brigade and the
mounted infantry.
General French. having cut the rail-
way and q telegraphs. experienced a
slight skirmish with some Beers hold
ing the kopjes southeast OF the town.
Early in the morning the cavalry brig
ade moved forward and occupied sew
eral kOpjes which commanded the
Beers.
A few well placed shells from the
Horse Artillery drove of the enemy.
General French then sent out scouts 70
feel their way toward the town. per-
ceiving which The correspondents OF
the Sydney Herald and the London
Daily News, with one other. galloped
forward and entered the town. which
wore an everyday aspect. The people
were out shopping or for morning
walks, and at first the three newspaper
men were regarded as townfolk.
Later. when II became known that they
were the forerunners OF The British
army, they were greeted cordially and
conducted to a club. where they met
Mr.. Frazer of the Executive Council,
the Mayor and other officials. These
go to meet Lord Roberts.
they persuaded to take carriages and
go to meet Lord Roberts.
As the party drove out OF the city
the British cavalry wereclOsing around
like a high net. The deputation soon
arrived opposite Jne kopje where Lord
Roberts was stationed. and this cor
respondent rode forward and had the
honor OF announcing to the command
er in chief that Bloemfontein would
surrender.
A little later the deputation began 10
approach and Lord Roberts went for
ward to meet them.
The scene was picturesque in the ex-
IRENE. A few yards away the guns OF
a battery pointed their grim mouths
toward the late position OF the Beers.
while the tin roofs of Bloemfontein
shone in the distance.
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should have naked and endeavored to
find a proper road. OF should have fall
en- back on Moiteno. rather than have
r.sked the safety Of the entire force by
following a route which brought the
troops into difficult ground command
Cd on bO.h sides 5y the BOcrs."
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CONTINUED on Page a.
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or two and both together and vittn 1hsy had
papered their room with some Plcstth IN looks
hsd come TO the house but not hk'hs -"
.oh, let's have SeN a bonfire onf% nov Of The scraps.
May we, mammal said virgil. !. IN The
I es. dear" said Mrs, Enrieht hat YOU wont
kin the young grass. / like bonfres H ~ scr.ps
While the flames were eating up inc ~ fRss
q twenty dollars, Mr.. Enrisht came '"'"
~, ,6bs SDnss.t, said he. what do you 'oDD0''
"Im sure | can't guess. except IT, something
good from the looks Of your face, md ia 10
b. '. ..ns % 1h %sd;s.S Ist me- ,.sss sis = chs y Sinai q
We must let the children see themi hand a be
He held the lawyers letter in MS manu- - "'
Why. it has been sent, he went o.; T hna,1h .
didn't say anything about IT. .v
Mrs. Darby, who was in the next room; an tSs
nothing about il. so Mr.. Enr'sht went W ''
s.SfSy.: did V : Ss. cor com. to mo from my lawyer
.D. .Hsf \. i YS5I v S5s We ,:sY SS. @:,s ~ s as!SG at iS
: iot q ou!isd 1 and Writing ssh. ,s, II ~ "a; - g
papered the room with them: You idnt wsnf
them. did you2 There IL a whole los ieiv. hi me- :
down. ,ro %s Ike n Ssfn BID SHdIg goS want saH shem'
Mr.. Enrisht controlled himself with z treat
effort. He liked what money vS.id h HaS SoSs -
we'll a. any one. and the thoueht sns. ms oVSys
s% naG sSss o S:d Z ss sf1' Ss .s SSn L was Si. isait;
There are nine OF them ~ your pottoM1
drawer. papa . said Pyemalion, leaving the duit
eshes. but they're ell aiEs, AT nc t Sss. a9n '
l'cf ~ 3 p: ~. HsGH NJ. e 1sE * TOO Jolly ~ s1 ssS' And
RS all my fault
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| hesitsted 4 moment and then ssked for change
The fellow looked at the note, held Y VI, 70 the
| ilsht. and then returned It shaking his head
~ G. he muttered
-Whsfp- roared Breeze. No goodf course
TIA GOOD YOU blazing fool Gimme the change
T6e mans face fell He scowled souriy ano
drew forth a long knife. then he beckoned 70 .
couple of men who were playing dice ~ q tapIs
,Iimmy Rreeze backed 10 the door. Seeing they
were not hot 10 attack him. he backed into the
on,oer lad gone gone -
In a few minutes he reached q well-ighteo
tered the door and found himself y a room nth
long tables at which men sat drinking and play
Ing games. At the further end Of the room AZ
a areen-covered roulette sat Mr.. AiSern9n
him S Sssilnr out sutH checks sse and taking in cash sat
Mr.. Hildebrand. his new second mate Ihey
both nodded pleasantly to him. but renamed
seated
What d'ys mean by not shown. Up! oe-
handed the sldpper OF his mate What oy9
mean by ieavin' me to 60 with this rascaif ana
he pointed at MI. Goodman.
some OF the PLAYERS around the table turned
and gsxed At the intruder. Others. looked
bored. Mr.. Goodman rose and came iorwsra
to the irate captain. He took him by, the arm
and led him aside, or, rather. tried to DO 80 ou'
Jimmy Breeze shook him of.
Mr., Goodman let him swear and rave ior
but Offering no opposition or contra.
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DR.. CIarke's Wise Dog.

The late Dir, James Freeman Clarke used TO
tell this amusing story Of his dog
AT one time my dog was fond Of going to
the railway station TO see the people, and
always ordered him to go home, fearing he
would be hurt by the cars. He easily under
stood that II he went there IL was contrary 10
my wishes, So, whenever he was near the sta
ton. If he saw me coming. he would look the
other WAY and pretend not to know me. II
he met me anywhere else, no always bounded
ton IL was quite different. He would pay no
attention 10 my whistle or my call. He even
pretended 10 be another dog, and would look
me right in the face without apparently recog-
nizing me. He gave me the cut direct in the
most impairment manner the reason evidently
being that he knew he was doing what was
wrong and did not like TO be found out. Pos
sibly he may have relied a little on my near
sishtedness In his man9uvr~"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
Lovers Plans Upset.
From the Indinnnpoha Sun.

Did you ask papa" she questioned, eagerly,
yes. and ms all of. " he responded. as one in a
dream.
why. did he ~refuse7"
NO, but he said when | asked 10 take YOU
away from him I was asking to take away the
light OF hs life; that the home without you
would be a prison cell"
We'll, all papas say that. you big. tender
hearted fellow"
Il know" he responded. huskily, but II
isn't that"
what ia II, them"
Can't you seep He expects me TO take Won
away from home, and I wouldn't have the
nerve after he talked Ike thai to stsy-and-
4 SEQ" she answered ootdly.
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Sjlvclo. follOWed the skIpDNr up the companiOn.
rha setting sin shone red over the distant
,uisn I'd thro,gh the red haze n the norths
wsrd rose the snars Of .hips Rio Law ahead
ond the Srst mart of ne LONG coating VOYAGE
bad haen ma3e in record time. Jimmy Rree,e
r r"u his vasse, into The anchoraoe and nrenareJ
10 - nmt his proetah,e nassenoers ashore
.RGood"hyy TO We both said Breeze TO the Good
u,ns os tS.y entared the ANAL boat witb ths
Imomnns y" u, scood nv an Sood i,cLL
NJ IuIdahranS vou 60 along shore n that hont
Nth ,hew nas.epgers and see them Ia nded
sann,r uao"' p"''~ wv" wv WYNN '""'0'
saie,y. uo .,r a-.r,o,, N. s.,,rd ,r,..o,d
H., nynA dSsoS,,nw, Sor IL Cat Tben No nopan y
IL hi'eu ~, bis rlaoa In ,ho stsrn shoo,s
LIZ Inv nassereers While tro .,o,t seamen
WI wv, p'aaho''' """' WV 0"'' '"'"'"
oer, 70 .ns Jars INV for tho I.rd,,, md NJ
~ n'ni Hhov ~ nors roifinu mn M nv wi
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-05
Rewards of Literary Work.

"Well, If a man goes into literature
he must expect his pay In something
besides dollars and cents" remarked a
Chicago novelist rs he stroked his
blonde imperial.
"Yes, that's So" said a second big
man, who writes Western stories and
delights to have himself photographed
in a picturesque felt hat and an over
coat with cape on 1t.
"Now, for my Prairie Yarns the best
could do was $4,000, and they bag
gled over that as If it had been an am
ateurish performance"
"They treat me the same way" said
the little blonde man. who has a trick
Of holding his head on one side. "Now,
for my 'Skyscraper'-magnificent piece
Of Chicago color, with Mrs. Seymour
Seymour In it, and the Snobs murder
case, and all that, West Side and North
Side and all that-what do you sup
pose l got for that? A beggarly $685.
900, and was silly enough to take 1t
down and let the royalty CO."
They looked at each other narrowly.
The man who writes prairie Yarns"
said he must be going. As the elevator
descended with him swiftly he NUT
tered:
you never can tell one so big that
that prig won't go you one better"
The little blonde man laid his throb-
bling forehead In his hand and unused:
ut takes something more than the
author of Prairie Yarns to feaze me-"
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der husband to the remarriage. With
her second husband the woman lived
twelve years. Then separation took
place. The woman went to Denver,
became acquainted with a soldier, and
lived with him as his wife about ten
years, or until his death.
Remembering her experience with
the first husband, the woman presented
a claim for pension on account Of the
second soldier or third man with whom
she had sustained marital relations.
After careful investigation Of all Of
the facts the pension Office refused this
claim, on the ground that there had
been no marriage to the second soldier.
Thereupon the woman entered claim
for the restoration of the old pension
granted 10 her ON account of her first
husband, and stopped by the second
marriage. To make her case she frank
ly admitted that she had not been mar
rled to the third man. She next pro-
ceeded to get rid Of the bar created by
her second marriage. She declared 1t
was Illegal. To establish this she set
forth that thesecond husband had liv-
ing at the time Of the marriage another
wife, from whom he had not been d.
vorced. Investigation showed that this
was strictly true. The second husband,
after the separation from this second
wife, had become reunited with his first
wife. The examiner found the two liv1
ing together In st. Louis and learned
that they were highly respected people.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-05
A Question OF Clocks.

(which is the best, a clock that is
right only twice a year, or clock that
Is right twice every day. The latter,
you reply, 'unquestionably.'
every good. reader. Now attend. /
have two clocks; one doesn't go at ali
and the other loses q minute a day;
which would you prefer? The losing
one,' you answer, without a doubt.
Now observe; the one which loses q
minute day has to lose twelve hours,
or 100 minutes, before 1t is right again
consequently 1t Is right only once In
two years, whereas the other Is evident
" right as often as the time 1t points to
comes around, which happens twice q
day. So you've contradlcted yourself
once. 'Ah, but you say, whats the
use of its being right twice day, IL
can't tell when the time comes? Why,
suppose the clock points to 3 o'clock,
don't you see that the clock is right at
s O'Clock? Consequently, when 4
o'clock comes your clock Is right. Yes.
/ see that you reply.
every good, then you've contradicted
yourself twice; now get out of the diff
Guilty as you can and don't contradict
yourself again II you can help It."
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tain, many years ago and bought tum-
bledown brick dwelling of considerable
size, which, because Of its condition,
was sold to him with several acres of
almost worthless mountain land for
$3.50. 1t stands on the top of the noun
tain, screened by dense foliage from
observation-disclosures no observer ever
passes that way save out of curiosity,
and the nearest neighbor, Mr.. William
Raudabach, lives a mile away.
Mr.. John Vanderbilt bears well his
more than 90 years. He Is erect and
vigorous, nearly six feet high, and bears
a striking resemblance to the old Com
modore Vanderbilt, Of whom he Is n
relative. He is not a recluse; he goes
often to the postoffices of Iron Hill,
Wassergass and Lower Sancon, recelv-
ing mail at the former office and send
ing 1t from the latter. He buys sup
plles and pays cash. He has mortgages
on houses In South Bethlehem and re-
ceives rentals from property in New
Brunswick and Bound Brook, y. j. The
former town Is the source of the power
full Vanderbilt family. the early home
of the old Commodore.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-05
DYED FOR HIS LOVE.
Ridiculous Plight In Which Persistent
Russian officer Was Placed.

Ridiculous Plight In Which Persistent
Russian officer Was Placed.
Let all subalterns take warning by
the misadventure which befell O young
Russian lieutenant who loved q young
woman, the daughter of q dyer, not In
sensible to the assiduous court which
the young officer paid her. But the
father proposed for a son-in-law one
of his own class, forbade his daughter
having anything to do with the young
man and warned him Off the premises.
But the brave and passionate soldier
took no heed of prohibition. though
had he been aware Of the rod the dyer
had In pickle for him he might have
hesltated. The gay young militaire
came, then, to visit his sweetheart,
when the dyer. who was lying In am
bush, rushed on him, seized him by the
shoulders and pitched him headlong
into a dyelng vat.
The wretched fellow got out as best
he could, but covered from head to foot
In coating Of deepest crimson. He
ran to n well to wash, but the lac was
sound and declined to part The lieu
tenant went home, spent hours In soap
ing himself, brushing himself and get
ting himself scrubbed up by his orderly.
But all to no purpose. The carmine
did not pale. In despair he swallowed
his pride and took counsel of the author
of his condition. II can advise no rem
edy," said the dyer; that lac was In
vented by me, aud l fiatter myself Is
immovable." He then went to the chem
list. Although the officer has not recov-
cred his original color, he is progress
ing. He has already passed from GRIM
son to violet and from violet to green.
So, like the statue Of Llebig, It Is hoped,
after ringing the changes Of the rain
bow, he will revert to his natural CON-
plexlon. With that flckleness and In
gratitude which characterizes the fair
sex, his well-beloved, far from sympa-
thizlng with her lover in his misfor-
tune, only laughs at him.-Army and
Navy Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-05
NEW GRIM ES.
Tapping Telegraph Wire or Stealing
ing a Lamp.

Tapping a Telegraph Wire or Stealing
ing a Lamp.
The theft of lamp Is larceny; It may
be Roman lamp or Greek lamp, an
oil lamp or an electric lamp, says the
Forum. Whether 1t constitutes grand
larceny or petit larceny will In certain
tates of the Union depend, not upon
is age or newness, but upon its mar
ket value. On the other hand, there
are a great number of modern crimes
committed which could not have been
committed In ancient days because the
instruments for their preparation did
not exist. They are the outcome Of
modern civilization and they require
new legislation.
The tapping of telegraph wire is q
modern form Of highway robbery. In
the old days the method was to way
lay the courier on the road and to rob
him of his purse or Of his message.
The formula of the modern highway
man Is not STAND and deliver" but
simply Deliver" and he may get a
message from the lightning courier
which may be worth more to him than
n well-filled purse. But there is moth
ing to be gained by indiscriminate tap
ping 1t is some special message or In
formation that the thief is looking for,
possibly for Its effect on the stock mar
ket or on other business ventures;
but by the use of the cipher code tap
ping of telegraph wires is of little avail
even In time of war, unless the code as
well as the message has been stolen
For tapping Of power or light lines the
modern highwayman comes In out OF
the rain. He can do his business bet
ter indoors by attacking the electric
meter, confusing Its calculations ant
thus getting more current than he pay
for. Such at least seems to be the i'm
Dlication of recent statutes.
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sa-S his journal. ~ set out. The next
afternoon ! stopped a little at New
port-Pagnell, and then rode on till
overlook serious man with whom |
Immediately fell into conversation. lie
presently gave me to know what his
opinions were, therefore | said moth
ing TO contradict them.
but this did not content him. lie
was quite uneasy to know whether |
held the doctrines of the DEGREES that
he did. But told him over and over
we had better keep the practical things.
lest we should be angry Mt one another.
And so we did for two miles till he
caught me unawares. and dragged me
into dispute before ! knew where |
was. He then grew warmer and
warmer; told me that was rotten at
heart, and supposed | was one of John
Wesley's followers. told him, No. l
am John Wesley himself
Upon which he would GLADLY have
run away outright. But being the better
mounted of the two. kept close to his
side, and endeayored to show him his
heart till we came into the street of
Northampton"
What picture this Is! The man who
did not wish to be converted, stralnlng
to shake off the Wesleyan arguments!
But Wesley il the better mounted, and
he cannot do 1t, so they scamper into
Northampton together.
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A certain congressman went home at
very early hour in the morning. lie
had made a night of 1t with some
friends. He knew that his conduct
would be considered reprehensible by
his better half. and so, as he assembled
the steps of his modest home, he rack
ed his brain for some plan to avert the
lady's wrath. As he entered the hall
he saw an umbrella. Instantly II oc-
CURED to him that the umbrella might
be his salvation.
He carried the umbrella up stairs.
Seating himself on a chair In the cor
ner of the bedroom. he raised the rain
guard over his head, and then he
coughed loudly. His wife awoke and
saw in the dim gaslight her liege lord
sitting solemnly under the raised UNI
brella.
What are you doingY she asked In
natural surprise
1T is 3 o'clock. my DEAR" said he,
land am waiting for the storm"
The congressman's ready wit saved
him from Caudle lecture. He is wor-
rying now, however, to find an equally
effective act for the next time he stays
out iate.-Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-05
AN EDITORS APOLOGY.
A Happy Inspiration That Proved to
BE a Boomerang.

BE a Boomerang.
The editor of small provincial pa
per In Austria was In great difficulty
to find a fit subject for his leading arti-
Gle, having been too intent upon other
business or upon pleasure to provide
one. The last moment had come. and
the editor was In despair. He tortured
his brain In vain. when he suddenly
was inspired by happy thought and
dashed Off the lines:
after carefully perusing the leading
article written for the present number
by one of the ablest of our contribu-
tors, we have arrived at the conclusion
that 1t may be misinterpreted by the
authorities and regarded as an attack
upon the government. We ourselves
consider 1t to be perfectly innocent;
but, as we are unwilling. for our read
ers' sake as well as for our own, to
have our newspaper confiscated, we
have very unwillingly, though, as we
think. prudently, resolved to withdraw
the article. This must serve as the
apology to our readers for the blank
space In our present ISSUE"
The journal was published In the
evening. and the sly editor, after per-
forming this little piece Of stratagem,
left the office in high humor. As soon
as he arrived in the office the next
morning clerk came up to him with
a doleful expression and said. Herr
Redaktor, the paper is confscated by
the pollcer For what reasonY' ask
ed the astonished editor "For mali
cious rdlcule of the institutions of the
Austrian empire by the omission of the
leading article" replied the man.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-05

Born In Dunfermline, Scotland, Nov
%, 1885.
Came to America with parents Mt age
Of 10.
Began to help earn family's living when
~ years old by working as bobbin boy
in cotton factory. receiving Sl.2o
week.
Fired boiler in cellar when IL years
old.
Clerk in bobbn factory at $3.50 a week
ut IA.
Messenger in telegraph office at 10.
Telegraph operator at $25 n month
when ~, supporting family.
Operator for Pennsylvania Railway
superintendent at 10.
Secretary to Pennsylvania Railway OIL
Gals 1854 1861.
Military telegraph operator during war.
Bought Adams Express and sleeping
car stock in small quantities.
Bought oil lands, which ultimately be-
came worth millions, in 1866.
Built iron bridges in 1867.
Built Bessemer plant in Pittsburg when
33 years old.
Twenty years later QSSS) owned the
seven great steel works in and about
Pittsburg.
Parted with his business associates in
1899, when his steel works and mines
were estimated to be worth $500, 100000.