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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
CHIvALRY AND SPORT.
Big Game of Base Ball for Benefit
of Toyo Jackson's Widow.

Duke McNichol is busy perfecting
final arrangements for the big baseball
game that is to take place between Ho-
gan's MINISTRIES and the Star baseball
team on Friday afternoon, March 80,
at 2:3O O'Clock. The contest promises
TO be a most interesting and successful
affair and doubtless will attract more
than usual attention inasmuch as the
proceeds OF the match are TO be handed
over to the widow of the late Togo
JacKson.
Both teams are confident OF winning
and some excellent play is anticipated.
The following is the correspondence
which brought about the game;
Honolulu. H. l., March 10, 1900.
! Manager Star b. b. Club, City.
! Dear Sir: BY direction of the man
agement. / am authorized in behalf of
| Hogan's Ministries b. b. C.. to challenge
the Star b. b. c. to a game OF basebaIl
under the following conditions:
| 1. All participants must be bona fide
members OF the clubs they represent
.. Proposed game TO take place not
later than ten days from date and not
earlier than five days from acceptance
of this challenge.
3. All monies realized from said
game shall be turned over TO the widow
OF the late Togo jackson, OF ner rep
resentative.
Awaiting your pleasure. I am
Yours truly.
TOM LOGAN.
The Orpheum.
For Hogan and Dante.
Honolulu. March 10. 1900.
Mr.. Thos. Logan. Manager Hogan Min
strel Baseball Club.
On behalf OF the Star Baseball Club
I accept with pleasure your challenge
, TO play us a friendly game OF baseball,
! to take place on Friday, March 80, 1900
! at $3.50 p. m.
Your conditions mentioned therein
? are all acceptable TO US, particularly
the latter. and on behalf OF the club
, wish 10 convey our sincere thanks "a
! the members OF your company, for SO
; kindly remembering the widow OF OUT
> late member. Mr.. Togo Jackson.
Trusting that the above date vii
+, prove satisfactory to you, most re-
I specially beg leave to remain,
AL. II. MOORE,
Captain Star Baseball Team.
New attractions at tho Orpheum 70
+ night
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

Information regarding the Hawaiian
Islands OF value to Residents and Wis
itors cannot be found more complete
than In the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

New attractions at tho orpheum to-
night.
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HARD FIGHTING NOW
Beers Between Ladysc-.itil
and General Buller.
BoMBARD THE TOWN FOUR HOURS
British Make Heavy attack on colcn-
so-Cheveley Camp in the Height
of Activity.

London, Jan. 9.-The Daily Mail has
the following, dated January 8, at
noon, from Frere camp:
"At 3 O'Clock this morning very
heavy firing began at Ladysmith. 1t
lasted fully four hours, and must have
meant either sortie by the British or
determined attack on the garrison by
the Beers. Our shells could be seen
falling on Umbutwhna hill and the en-
emy were replying.
Besides the cannon reports, there
were sounds indicating small pieces OF
artillery in action. The fighting must
have been at closer range than has been
the case up to now.
"Our naval guns at Cheveley sent
their usual fire into the Boer trenches,
but there has been no further move
ment here"
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing from Frere camp, dated Saturday:
"a very heavy bombardment went
on at Ladysmith from daybreak until
this morning. 1t is believed that an
engagement was in progress, for mus
kerry fire was also heard. 1t is possi-
BILE the garrison was making sortie.
for the Beers at Colenso hurriedly left
their trenches and rode toward Lady
smith.
"Our big naval gun at Cheveley
camp fired several rounds at the enemy
as they were leaving their Colenso
lines. General Butler has ridden on
to Cheveley with his staff. Z"
| A special dispatch from Frere camp,
dated Saturday evening, says:
General White photographs that he
defeated the Beers this morning. They
crept up so close to the defending forces
that the Gordon Highlanders and the
Manchesters actually repulsed them at
the point OF the bayonet.
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RUNAWAY TRAIN.
Thrilling Experience of Passengers on
the Chicago & Great Western.

Thrilling Experience of Passengers on
the Chicago g. Great Western.
Chicago, Jan. GA special to the
Chronicle from Galena. ILL.,, says:
Travellers on a Chicago Great Western
passenger train had a thrilling ride
and narrow escape from death at Ga
lena Junction today. To avoid death
the engineer and fireman Of the passen-
ger train jumped just as their engine
crashed into the rear OF a disabled
freight train standing in long tunnel.
So great was the force of the collision
that the passenger engine bounded
back. and before the engineer and fire.
man could climb aboard the engine the
train was going down steep grade at
the mouth of the tunnel.
The conductor was unable to use the
air, and the train had run mile, and
was within hundred feet Of station
ary freight train when stopped. Many
of the passengers jumped, while Others
sought safety in the front coaches. The
wrecked cars and the caboose in the
tunnel caught fire and were destroyed.
The engineer and fireman of the pas
senger train were both injured.
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MAKES ONES FLESH CREEP.
wholesale CannibaIism In the Congo
Free State.

New York, Jan. ga special to the
Times from Nashville, Tenn, says: The
Southern Presbyterian board of mis-
sions in this city received letters today
from Rev. Y. 9. Vass, and Rev. Fl. p.
Hawkins, missionaries of the church
stationed at Luebe, Congo Free State,
Africa, giving accounts of the burning
OF IA villages and the killing of 90 or
more natives by state troops. They
report that some Of the victims we're
eaten by cannibals, and that the bodies
of all who were slain were mutilated,
their heads having been cut off.
Mr.. yass was formerly Of Newbern,
n. c., and has been engaged in mis-
sion work at Luebe since February Is.
| 1899. Mr.. Hawkins was formerly at
Vicksburg, Miss. Mr.. Vass states that
tidings of raiding by the Zappo Zaps in
the Bena Kamba country having
reached them, and the work OF the mis-
sionaries being threatened, the Rev.
Mr.. Sheppard was sent to make an in
vestigation. He went to the Zappo
Zaps' camp and found that ID villages
had been destroyed by fire and plund.
cred. He saw AZ bodies lying around
the camp. From three bodies the flesf
had been carved and eaten. The chic
said that so or 80 had been killed and
five persons eaten by his people.
Mr.. Sheppard saw 81 right hands cut
off and frying over slow fire in order
to be afterward taken back to the stat
officers. Sixty women prisoners wer'
confined In pen, and 18 had already
been sent away prisoners. 1t is saiC
the raid was ordered because the peopl
could not pay the exorbitant tribut
demanded by the state. The mission
aries say that they reported the matte
to the proper officials, and demandet
the withdrawal Of the troops, and tina
the CHIEF instituted counter prosecu
ton on account Of the charges made
The missionaries further say the Zapp
Zaps are a tribe kept by the state 70
Its protection. They are sent out +
collect rubber, ivory. slaves and goat
as tribute from the people, and ca
then plunder, burn and kill for thei
own amusement and gain. The mis-
sionaries say they are collecting eyi
dence about the massacre, and vii
send it to Bona and to Europe. MI
Vass says:
"The whole country Is pillaged an
not village left standing. The peopl
are in the bush. Tonight in radiu
of about rs miles there are possibl
so, 900 people sleeping in the bush, M
sheltered and weary, In the midst {
rainy season. The state is q terri
to every one"
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ALL ARE NOW FREE
American Prisoners Rescued
From Filipinos.
SUCCESSFUL END OF PURSUIT
Remaining Members OF Yorktown Party
Believed to BE at yigan-Cam-
paign In Cavite.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Aftcr silence
Of several days, General Otis is able to
notify the war department OF the COM
plete success OF the military operations
in Northwest Luzon, the main object
Of which was the rescue Of the Ameri-
can prisoners which the insurgents took
with them in their fight.
Although General Otis does not spec
ify Lieutenant Gilmore, U. S. N, by
name, the wording of his message is
taken to mean that that officer is
among the list OF rescued prisoners.
General Otis message is as follows:
Mania. .--Colonels Hare and Howse
have just arrived at Vigan, Northwest
Luzon, with all the American prison
srs. Their successful pursuit was re-
markable achievement.
"Schwan and Wheaton are now with
separate columns in Cavite province.
Affairs in Luzon, north OF Manila,
have greatly improved. OTIS"
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Executors, Big Fees.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Robert 7. Lincoln
and Norman B. Ream, executors of the
estate of George NJ. Pullman, were
today allotted as compensation for
their services the sum of $425, 900.
The order was entered by Judge Bat
ten, in the probate court. This is said
to be the largest amount in fees evel
allowed executors of any estate handled
by the probate court here.
Another order was made, fixing the
widows award at $40. 900. The final
accounting of the executors OF the Pull
man estate is expected to be made next
week. 1t is said that the estate, which
was listed at about $S,000,000 when
the will was probated, will now figure
up to nearly $l4. 900.
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Another Island Taken.

Washington, Jan. s.-The United
States navy has taken possession of
another island in the East. The news
of the seizure was contained in the fol-
owing dispatch:
"Cavite, Jan. Son December 2l,
wentsbaugh, commanding the Albay
"a little gunboat), hoisted the flag on
Sibutu island and the chief dato pro-
vided and raised the pole. Natives
and North Borneo authorities pleased.
WATSON"
The island lies at the southwestern
angle Of the boundary line of the quad.
rangle enclosing the Philippine group.
1t is probably outside OF the line, and
lies very near the coast OF Borneo, COM
manding the principal channel, but is
not one of the islands of the Philip
pines. The sultan of Jolo, whose
group is close to this island, is believed
to claim jurisdiction over it, and as his
authority is recognized by the native
tribes on the north coast of Borneo and
vicinity, it is believed his claim il
we'll founded. 1t was probably at hi
instance that the naval officer com
manding the gunboat moved.
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ANOTHER STEAMER SEIZEo.
And Emperor william Thinks It Is Go
ing Too Far.

Berlin, Jan. 6.-The imperial mail
steamer General has been detained at
Alden, and occupied by British troops,
with the object OF searching her cargo.
which is to be discharged. The Cen
eral is owned by the German East
African line.
The seizure of the General has con-
siderably aggravated the situation
here, and the indignation against Eng.
land is intensified. The government Is
still earnestly endeavoring to preserve
correct official relations, but England
will do we'll to hasten to make the
"amende honorable" 10 Germany.
On absolutely reliable authority. the
corresron lent OF the press learns that
Emperor William is now thoroughly
aroused by the repeated seizures OF
vessels, not one of which, he has been
assured, is guilty of carrying contra
band. He regards the seizure as hign'
handed proceedings, which England
would not have dared to undertake Il
the German navy were more powerful
| than it Is.
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SAFE IN MANILA.
Experience of Lieutenant Gilmore With
the Tagals.

Experience of Lieutenant Gilmore Win
the TagaIs.
Manila. Jan. 9.-Lieutenant ]. @.
Gilmore, OF the United States gunboat
Yorktown, who was captured by the
insurgents last April, near Baler, ar
rived today on the steamer Venus from
Vigan, province of South Ilocos, with
nineteen other American prison.
ers, including seven Of his sailors, from
the Yorktown. Lieutenant Gilmore.
after reporting, came ashore and hob
bled along with the aid OF q cane, 10
the Hotel Oriente, where American
officers and ladies were waltzing
through the halls to the strains Of
"Acuinaldo's March"
Although tanned and ruddy from ex-
posure, he Is weak and nervous, show
ing the results of long hardships. He
speaks warmly Of Aguinaldo, and very
bitterly against General Tino, deolar-
ing that while in the formers jurisdlc-
ton he was treated splendidly, bat
that after he fell into Tino's hands, he
suffered everything.
Colonel Hare and Lieutenant. Colonel
Howse, the latter OF the Thirty fourth
volunteer infantry, rescued Gillmore'a
party on December Is, near the head.
waters of the Abalut river, after they
had been abandoned by the Filipinos
and were expecting death trom the saw
age tribes around them.
When the rescuing force reached
them, they were nearly starved, bub
were building RATS in the hope OF get>
ting down the river to the coast,
Lieutenant Gilmore coold not speaS
enthusia stically enough aobut the l40
picked men who had rescued him aud
bis party.
While they were IN the hands Of
Tino's men he issued an order that apy
person aiding an American by food or
money should be treated as q Grim :
inal. One citizen of Vigan, Senior
Vera, was probably killed for beRleai>
ing them.
Lieutenant Gilmore declined ta
speak regarding political conditions,
except to say that he thought the in>
surrection would last as long a. thete
we're any Tagals left.
Describing the fight from benguet,
when the Americans approached, Lieu-
tenant Gilmore said:
"The Filipinos, completely terrified,
left Benguet December Z. They hur-
ried the prisoners from town to town,
often retracing the trail, not knowing
where the Americans would attack.
After being almost without food for
three days, they killed several horses,
and we lived ON horse flesh for several
days. l did not have full meal from
December I until l reached Vigan.
Indeed. the rescuing party lived large
ly upon rice without salt. There was
one day when was reduced to chew
ing grass and bark"
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Pitcher Falls Rack .

Belmont, Jan. 8.--Colonel Pitcler,
IL is officially announced, being only
on raiding expedition, and for mill
tary reasons being unable 10 occupy
Douglas permanently, has evacuated
the town, bringing off all the loyalists.
He has now returned safely to close
proximity to Belmont. When he an
nounced the necessity of evacuating
the place. the inhabitants declared
their lives were not safe five minutes
after the troops left. Pitcher. there
fore, invited them to accompany him
to Belmont.
The vehicles of the town were totally
inadequate to convey the refugees, so
the troops gave up the transport wag-
ons to tho women and children.
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Ore Eiexatnr ELL.

Chicago, Jan. S.-An elevator in the
furnace-room OF the brass foundry of
the Illinois Steel Company's branch
works at Thirty-frs street and Ashland
avenue fell today instantly killing two
workmen and injuring another so badly
that he died few minutes after being
removed to the hospital. The dead are:
Joseph Middle, Ignatz Giazoak, Joseph
Sock. The men were using an eleva-
tor used for carrying ore and blocks oi
iron to the upper rooms. When near
the top the elevator cable parted and
the car fell to the bottom OF the shaft.
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SHOVEL AND PICK |
Beers Working Incessantly
at Their Trenches.
FLANK ATTACKS ARE DIFFICULT
Battle on the Tugeia River Is Expected
Soon. Extent Of tho
Dutch Rising.

London. Jan. 6.--This mornings
news throws little further light on the
war situation. The exact position at
Molteno and Cyphergat Is not yet clear
but in any case these little engage
ments are OF small importance beyond
proving that the British forces arc
beginning to attain great degree OF
mobility.
II is fully expected that next week
will see heavy battle on the Tugela
river, which is now the real pivot OF
the campaign.
The Beers appear to be working in
cessantly with shovel and pick. Lord
Methuen's cavalry scouting has devel-
oped the fact that the Boer intrench-
ments extend some 40 miles, far over
tapping the British positions and max.
ing flank attacks exceedingly difficult.
Military critics affirm that the Boer
trenches confronting General Butler
stretch away some IL miles, and that
work upon them is pushed unremit-
tingly.
While the advance is delayed, flank
movements are rendered most difficult
because long marches are not done
with CELEBRITY, and 1t Is hard to time an
attack with certainty.
The extent OF the Dutch rising may
now be measured by taking line from
| Prieska, on the west, to Herschel or
Barkly, ON the east. Along the whole
OF this line, except at points actually
occupied by the British, the population
seems for the most part hostile.
New redoubts are being built at
Kimberley. and II miles Of works now
encompass the town.
The admiralty programme em'
braces the stationing OF small squad.
rons at Durham, simcns bay, Port Eliz'
abeth, Lorenzo Marquee. st. Vincent,
In the Cape Verde islands, and Cape
Town, and sending an additional ship
or two TO Alden.
1t Is announced that Great Britain's
agents and detectives are secretly
watching all Italiansports.
IL now appears that 1t Is Johr
Churchill, second son of Lady Ran
dolph Churchill, and not Winston
Churchill, who has been given com
mand OF squadron Of the South Afri
can light horse.
Lord Rossyln has thrown up his en-
gagement at the Court theater in ordel
to join the yeomanry. The offer OF Lort
Iveagh to provide at his own expense I
completely equipped hospital for us
In South Africa has been accepted.
The war office has invited Sir Will
lam Thompson TO accept the post o
chief surgeon to the forces in South At
rica, instead of consulting surgeon.
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No substantial Gains.

Lopdon, Jan. s.-No decisive ac-
ton Is reported from South Africa this
morning, military activity being con-
fined to points of subsidiary import
ance. In the central theater of opera
tions the British apparently have re-
ceived no substantial gains. The only
dispatch of dramatic interest is the
narrative of useless gallantry at the
sortie from Mafeking, where the storm
ers threw themselves hopelessly against
strongly defended Boer work.
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DIR. w. A. Hammond Dead.

Washington, Jan. S.-Dr. William
A. Hammond, formerly surgeon-gen-
eral of the army, died at his residence
in this city tonight, from an attack of
heart failure. He expired before a
physician could be summoned. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed. DIR. Hammond
was II years of age. At the time of
his death he was on the rolls of tho
United States army as brigadier-gen
eral on the retired list,
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The Plague at Manila.

Victoria, b. c., Jan. 6.-The Manila
Times, just received here, states that
sit has been learned from various au-
thentic sources that in many of our
closely neighboring towns a serious
epidemic, bordering ON plague, is rag
ing. The towns principally affected
are Guadalupe, Mandatogana, Pienda
and Malabon, besides number OF
other towns. The cause is said to be
due to eating the flesh of animals
which have died from disease. What
ever the cause, there is little doubt
that a species of plague exists, which
in most cases proves fatal. II is said
that the disease carries off its victims
within SS hours from its attack, and in
these country towns medical aid or sup
plies are not to be had readily, anc
then only in limited way.
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Rebel Stronghold Captured.

Manila, Jan. 8.--Advices from Mag
alang, province of Pampanga, report
that Captain Conhauser, with three
companies OF the Twenty-fifth regi-
ment, captured the insurgent strong
hold of Comanche, on Mount Arayat,
yesterday. Three Americans were
wounded, but the enemys' loss is not
known.
Three members OF the Ninth and two
Of the Twelfth regiment, whom the in.
surgents held as prisoners, were shot
and horribly mutilated. Three oi
them are dead and the other two are
recovering. Captain Conhauser set fire
to the barracks and the town.
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Washington, Jan. 8.-Members OF
the Oregon delegation today united in
unanimously recommending the ap-
pointment of Judge W. G. Hale, of Eu'
gene, Or, as district judge of Alaska.
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig'
nation of Judge Johnson. Judge Hale
was once Judge OF the first district OF
Oregon, and has strong Endorsements
from all OF the circuit judges OF the
state, as we'll as the judges of the su'
preme court, and from prominent Re-
publicans.
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TO BUILD TO GRANITE.
Railroad Company Organized, Stock
Taken. Work Begun.

Railroad Company Organized, Stock
Taken. Work Begun.
La Grande, Or, Jan. 8.-Articles OF
incorporation have been filed for the
Hilgard, Granite g. Southwestern Rail-
way Company. with capital stock OF
$50, 900 place of business, La Grande.
The incorporators are: J. M. Church,
cashier OF the La Grande National
bank; Robert Smith, manager of the
Grand Ronde Lumber Company; ]. M.
Berry, merchant. At meeting OF the
stockholders, the following officers
were elected:
President, Robert Smith; vice-presi-
dent, F. S. Stanley; treasurer, J. NJ.
Church; secretary, E. W. Bartlett.
All the stock is subscribed, and
President Smith has gone to Chicago tc
close arrangements for the construction
of the railway from Hilgard, a point on
the o. r. g. n, seven miles west OF
La Grande, to Granite, a central point
OF the Eastern Oregon mining district.
1t is announced by Secretary Bartlett
that work on the preliminary survey
will begin at once. The proposed routS
is about so miles in length, and fol-
lows the greater part of the way a
water route up the Grande Ronde river,
The road will connect the important
mines of Eastern Oregon with the rich
agriculturl section of Grande Ronde,
and it is assured that La Grande will
be virtually the northern terminus.
Extensive bodies OF timber lie contig'
uous to the route. The movement il
hailed with great delight by La GrandC
people, who have faith in the financial
ability of the incorporators to carry
out the project. 1t is stated by Off
cials of the company that one-half the
capital stock was subscribed in Port
land. The movement is regarded al
one of prime importance in the rapiC
development of the mineral and agri
cultural resources of Eastern Oregon
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Roer Recruiting al Butte,

Butte, Mont, Jan. 6.-Two hundred
and sixty men have signed an agree.
ment here TO go to South Africa and
serve in the Boer army. They are
Irish. Americans, Communications
and French Americans. Only men
between 30 and 40 and without any
one depending on them were enlisted.
They will leave as soon as an agent of
the Transvaal government, now on his
way here, arrives.
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Tbree Amerlcans Were Killed.

Manila. Jan. 9.--Reconnoisances out
of linus, Cavite province this morning
resulted in the loss OF three Americans
killed and 20 wounded. The enemy's
loss is estimated at go killed and 80
wounded.
Colonel Birkheimer, with battalion
Of the Twenty eighth volunteer infantry,
advanced toward Novaltea. Major
Taggart, with two battalions OF the
same regiment, moved toward Herez
das Marinas. A part Of the Fourth in1
fantry was engaged south Of linus.