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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
TIE BoER wAR.
xne oommandos Engaged In ouer-
riilA FighuDg.

LONDON. Nov. l3.-Under date Of Jo-
hannesburg. November II, Lord Roberts
,e.e graphs TO the War Office as follows:
Rundie reports skirmishes with small
parties or Beers In the Harrismith, Keitz
ana Nredo districts recently. The &C m
mandcs appear to be acting independently
ana with no object except to give as much
annoyance as possible to the British. Our
casualties In these skirmishes were two
Killed and seven wounded.
douglas arrived at Eentersdorp Novem-
Der II from Zerust, capturing during the
march twenty-seven prisoners and a guam
tity or cattle and sheep. Ventersdorp,
Whlcn mas been n depot OF supplies for
the Boers, Will now be cleared out"
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-War news In
south Africa Increases In variety, says the
Trioune's Lcndon correspondent. There
are details OF eight or ten minor actions
and skirmishes all the way from Orange
river to Lydenburg. The conclusion thai
may be fairly drawn from this revival oi
hostilities Is that the British army is nov
thoroughly alert, Injured 10 service. re-
markably mobile and more than a matcf
Tor Boer wiles and strategsnfs. The Boer,
are now out-maneuvered and SURPRISED
and the British cannot be cntrapped, ever
by DE Wet. This much In So I'd In Englan.
about the necessity for revolut onixing tn,
War ONCE and Transforming the whole
system OF military training. Too htti.
stress is laid upon the fact that an ARM
OF over 10000 men II now having In Soufl
Africa the most strenuous possible train
ing In the art Of war.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
WAS ALL
A FAKE
Baird Not Ordered To
Bring Suit.
HAWA|I'S LAND SALES
They are not to be Interfered With
BY the Attorney Generals
Department

WASHINGTON. November is.-At
the Department Of Justice. Il is
dcnies that Attorney General Grigg,
has instructed United States Dis
trict Attorney Baird to institute
suits n the Federal Court OF Ha-
wall to set aside all grants. sales,
franehi and leases In Hawaii grant,
ed since September 2s. 1899. During
the interim between the annexation OF
the islands and the passage OF the Ha-
waiian act OF April 20. 1900. the Attor-
ney General rendered two opinions to
the effect that under the Hawaiian
laws then In force. there was no power
to sell franchises and public lands. BY
the terms Of section 70 OF this act. the
ratification OF such grants and sales
during the hiatus was subject to the
approval OF the President. (The Grlgg's
story first appeared In the Honolulu
Republican,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
ORIENTAL LEPERs.
Turned Adrifr on Highways and
Sometimes Tortured.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1o.-A cablegram to
the Sun from London says: Mr.. Stapleton.
writing to the Temple Magazine on mig
sion work among lepers. makes the fol-
lowing appalling statements:
India has about half a million, China
probably as many and Japan 10000 regis.
tered cases. The moment leprosy appears
in man. woman or child, banishm",.t Is
irrevocably decreed. There is no pity or
compassion, for the lepers, young ur CID,
are turned adrift as unclean things On
the highways and byways, and are de-
pendent for their sustenanSe on the casual
doles of food thrown to them. In India
the leper loses caste. which Is regarded as
his worst doom. In japan he Is treated
with the greatest cruelty. The sarle l.
true In China. a leper there Is often pI'
to death by fire without compunction. and
his religion has net ray of hope for him
in the next world"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
THE COMING
PARLIAMENT
It May Convene Next
Month.
GREAT NEED OF MONEY
Butler Well Received by Public and
0fficials-.Spread of the I'm
periaIistic Ideas.

NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Lord Salisbury has advised the Queen
10 take the unusual step of summonine
Parliament to meet in the last month Of
the year. The announcement, however,
occasions little surprise. IS II has been
generally understood that owing to the
proiongation of hostilities In South Africa
the Government would be badly in want
OF money before the usual date, early In
February. when the country had been led
to believe the new Parliament would be
called together. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer's initial estimate of GIo,0OO, 900
framed a year ago. has already been many
times exceeded. His latest estimate, pre-
pared In the course of last summer
amounted to about e7o000.OoO. 1t was bas
ed, however. upon the superstition That By
September the resistance of the Beers
would have been completely crushed an J
the bulk of the British troops enabled to
return home. Sir Michael Hicks :seach's =
expectations have not been fulfilled and
IL will be found necessary TO seek further
supplies from Parliament next month. The
most conservative estimate at which the
Ultimate cost OF the Boer war Is now pu,
IS the sum of E1O0, 0,000,00O.
- DIR. Morrison's s statement of the terms
upon which the powers have agreed to
press upon China as the basis of a pre-
iumlBaiy treaty are almost the same ai
those informally approved month ago
Mr.. Conger's excellent proposal that Ch ma
snou.d pledge herself 10 dismiss ir1medi-
ateIy officials within whose jurisdiction
outrages on foreigners should be commit
: ted has, however. been accepted in =
modified shape. Germany viii be pleased
TO hear of the erection of the monumen;
to her murdered Minister.
The transfers of Cabinet officers wer
registered at the council at Windsor yes
terday and the Foreign Office was turne-
over to Lord Lansdowne.
More interesting incidents of the daj
were the reception of General Butler By
the Duke OF Connaught, Lord Wolsele,
and other associates at military head
quarters and the departure of the Duk'
of Yorks Guard of Honor for Australia
General Butler was recognized by tn
crowds in the streets and loudly cheere
as he drove with Lady Audrey to the Wa
Office. and his welcome inside was mos
cordial. lie was not received as :, con
queror but as a sturdy soldier who ha'
done his best and had properly co1fesse
that he had rightly lost the chief com
mand. The embarkation of the picke
force of guardsmen, militia and volunteer
for Australia excited great enthusiasm.
was a fresh sign that imperial interest
now dominate the English administratio
and that advantage will be taken of ever
opportunity for tightening the bonds uni,
Ing the colonies with the mother country
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20

The Society of American Women In
creased the strain of ga:ety yesterday by
holding Its first luncheon for the season
a Prices. 1t was a brilliant and enjoy
able affair. Mrs. Griffin presided with her
usual grace ana among tAose present were
Mrs. George Alexander, Mrs. George H.
Boughton, Miss Lena Ashwe.l and Miss
Ray Rockman.
The 4erkes syndicate is now represented
In London by Mr.. Davids, but Mr.. Louden-
back Is expected on Wednesday and i'm
portant developments will speedily follow
M carrying out the project for the con-
struction Of the new underground electric
railway from Char;ng Cross to Hamp-
stead.
Commissioner Richard Young of New
York. who started last spring on journey
around the world, has returned to Londor
with Mrs. Young, after serious adven.
ture. He was wrecked in the Sea of Mar
mora after long journey through Rus
sia. his ship being run down in collision
and the passengers being taken off by Z
Greek vessel. He continued his journe,
through Palestine and Egypt and Is nov
homeward bound to New York, in excel
lent health.
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DISAPPEARED IN NEW YORK.
Wife Of an Army Captain vsnishss
From View.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-Mrs. Hancock.
wife Of Captain Hancock. u. T. A.. now
stationed at Manila. mysteriously disap-
pcared yesterday afternoon In this city.
Mrs. Hancock wore valuable jewelry when
she disappeared and also carried a consid-
cradle sum OF money. Her home was at
Fortress Monroe. where her sister. Mrs.
william Marrye. wife Of Colonel William
Marrye. commandant OF the fort. also liv-
ed. Mrs. Hancock was last seen In a
sixth avenue department store.
Captain Hancock had written his wife "a
Join him In Manila. StateroC ms were Sc
cured on the transport fitzpatrick. which
is scheduled TO sail today from the Navy
yard.
Captain Hancock was formerly station
eel at Fort Monroe. His wife. formeri.
Miss Doyle OF CINCINNATI. a prominent 90
ciety belle. was one Of the most populai
women at the fort.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
Army Secrets Revealed.

NEW YORK. Nov. bit is probable
says Herald dispatch from Washington
that Lieutenant General Niles will make
an effort to discover the person respon-
sible for the publication of the fact that
the Army has obtained possession of the
plans used in the construction Of the fiel
gun of the French army.
Officers of the Army are deeply interest
ed in the disclosure and they expect tha,
the next meeting Of the Board of Ord
nance and Fortifcations will be storm,
one.
Any inquiry will be of q secret character
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
PRESIDENT WANTS
THEM TO STAY
Says None of His Cabinet off.
GERS Need To Get
Out.

WASHINGTON. Nov. RAT the meet
Ing Of the Cabinet today. President Nc
Kinley. discussing the recent elections
and their results. expressed the hope that
every member Of his Cabinet world re-
main in the official family curing the Rext
four years. He regarded the results OF
the elections as an endorsement not only
os his own ideas and policies, but also Of
the administration OF every department OF
the Government
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
Pacific Mails Deal.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The board OF oi-
rectors Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company at a special meeting held today
approved the purchase through Speyer 4
Co.. CT the majority of the capital stock
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
and accepted the proposition of Messrs
Speyer & Co. to purchase s10.000.0JO of 25-
year AZ per cent gold bonds of the South
ern Pacific Company secured by the con
troll of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany and stocks and bonds of other com
panies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
A Princsiy SCANDAL.

LONDON. Nov. is.-The World OF this
city says a judicial separation between
Prince and Princess Aribert OF Anhait is
an accomplished fact. The paper adds
that the deeds were signed and the other
formalities completed during the stay In
Berlin OF Prince Christian OF Schleswig-
Uolstein, father OF the Princess. There
will not be any divorce, Prince Aribert not
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
Plague In Egypt.

CAIRO, Nov. 1.-Two fresh cases of
bubonic plague are reported in Alexan-
dria- .flt1
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-. HoN NuRKs.-Ensiueers and
r.. f Pumping and sugar Ms.
!. - ~ complete power plants. %.
.s'm " apfeckela block. Tel. ia
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

,vrArr AND INVESTMENTS.
Cs.lAS POND q co.--Judd Bds..
4. Main o
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wife.
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! o,v,n. ,n.ESooRAPurR.
t,,ss.,F Public stenosraps or. Judd
noorl Tel. Main sea.
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N n be,oa1 practice win take
|as S,''lllshed grounds this az
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!. IVY Contractor and Bunder
y, s.,,.,,hcs ,'hcs attins brick. wood or
-. W".s shop Palace walk: reel
we. near Nswslo
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~ WILL . CO. LrD.-Ensi
-. a'se'tr'ans and Boilermak.rs.
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\, =, ,S',seLEcT YOUR EYES. yov
~ e psif Don't vssr other
p, ts your eyes f1@r from
Ps u.. sshr cheap. improperly
|ss they VIII ruin your eyes
LUCAS, oPTicfAN. Love
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shp . TRAIN. ArcnIt.cts suite
'eaa hlo's Fort a.
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IN ".hlney on March an
|'''atos s'.en The most snlendid
nso',ln, ~ ,he history of he ma
u' VIII View the spec-
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~ ~sINEi.f--toans Negotiated.
ns-s transacted: pessss 81.
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sw wsments, d,ssrscs os Mona.
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PHYSICIANS

PHYSICIANS.
. ,eo !. AuGUR, homeopathic Prao-
-, = Special attention given d
[.,ss fsasss once and residence
E.r-,.nla g.. nearly opp. Methodist
..,,1 once hours. 70 TO u O. m. "a
m. sundays. s:n tc
II. rel 20.
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srils CLEVELAND. MD.-omcs
4 glns A. hours. . 20 u . IA. . 20
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-16
ROUTE.
The following special low rate ex- cursions have been offered by tht Choctaw Route.

Detroit, Mich--Knights of Pythias Con- clave-Tickets on sale August g, 26 and 27, at one fare plus S2.00 for the round trip. and limited for return passage until September 5, with privilege of extension until Sept 14.
 For rates aud other information call on nearest railroad agent, or write J. +. Holden, Traffic Manager, Little Rock. Ark.
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Iron Mountain Rates
Special Excursion to Hot Springs Aug. 31

Special Excursion to Hot Springs Aug. 31 Leave on regular train No 222 at 4:S5 D. m ee aran I eaaes He o $50 8. m. Sept. }: round orip S2. This prom ises to be the best excursion that has ever been run to Hot Springs and parties desiring nice pleasant trip should avail themselves of this
 Haulbnru. Ark, Aug. f6 to 20. Woman s Mis- sinraf ation. Return from Montrose at O s-fa [ tare on certificate plan limit of eeffft; Asis D
 Texa,s Z 2. Aug. 20-25. Supreme Lodge K of H. tc.isfed1 Return at one-third fare OH certificate pan, limit return Aug. 29.
 Dermott. Ark Aug g to Sent. }, District Conferences. Return at one-third fare on certificate plan, return limit Sept. 6.
 Beebe, Ark, Sept I6 to 24. Camp Meeting Return at one third fare certificate plan, return limit Sept. 2S.
 Colorado springs. Aug q to 31 Tickets on sale Aug. IS and 19 at rate of s30b0 for round trip, Final return limit Sept. 20. For other information call on H. M. Atwood, agent,
 Texarkana, August 9 to 25 Return at one-third fare on the certificate plan, Limit of certificate. August 90 Account Supreme Lodge (Kniehts of Honor} colored. The M & s twill sell tickets to Colorado and Utah on June 19 aad 20, July }. IT and August 1, ' and q. Stop over will be allowed west of Colorado common points within limit of 30 days on going trip. Final limit Of all tickets Oct 3fst,
 Biennial Gonclaye Knights of Pythias. at Detroit, Miehigan, August 27 to Sspt. l. l. M, x S. Ky. will sell round trip tickets from this place at S26o5 on August g, 26 and 27 with return limit not earlier than August 28 nor later than Sept. 9th except that tick cts will be limited to Sept. IA if presented to Joint agent on or before Sept. 1 and upon payment of Joint agency fee 5Gc.
 
 From Pine Bluff to Mt. Nebo and return, S7.so
 Searcy Springs and return, 40
 Ravenden :. ,. ITS Tickets on sale now and will continue until close of business, Searey Sept. 15; Mt. Nebo Oct. |: Raveuden, Sept. 30. All tickets limit wishing to spend tar summer in nice, cool, healthy places should try the above.
 Boonville, Arkansas, August 9th to 20th. Arkansas Conference Seventh Day Adven- turists. Return from Little Rock at one- third fare on certificate plan, Limit of cer : cate, August 23rd.
 Forrest City, August 14th to 18th. Grand Lodge, Colored freemans Of the State of Arkansas, Round trip tickets S495 from Pine Bluff, Days of sale, AuguH I3 and IA Return limit, August20.
 G. A. R.. Chicago, III. August 27th to Sep- tenn Der 1st 1900. The Iron Mountain Route will sell tickets for the above at ore fare for the round trip. Dates of safe August 2tth te 27tn inclusive. Limit for return September 1st except oy depositing ticket and paying 50 cents joint agency fee. tickets will be ex. tended for return September 30. This is 3 splendid chance for parties wishing pleasant and cheap trip. The l. M. X S vii put you in Chicago in less than 4 hours
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SUICIDE AND CIVILIZATION.
The More Progress the More There rs
 of Self-Destructfou,

Felix Adler, the New York ethical clergyman, says of suicides: Suicides are on the increase in the present cen tury They have tripled in number in the last one hundred years. It is the disease of civilization, increasing in numbers with the progress of civlliza-, tion. Germany, where civilization has reached the highest point on earth, is the blackest spot in this respect. It IS the same story as you proceed from the less to the more liberal creed Where the population of a community is made up purely of the Russian church there are 40 suicides to the mil- lion, where the people are purely of the Catholic faith there are 5S to the million; in Protestant communities there are 190 to the million. External conditions appear to have much to do with the act. There are more suicides Tn wet weather than in dry, more by night than by day, more on moonlight nights than on dark nights, and there are three times more men to die by their own acts than women. I can not sit in judgment on those who have done this deed; cannot enter into their inner life. But I warn all who think of freeing themselves from this life that they have no right to do it. The duty of progress compels Us to remain-we must stay. We are here to solve the problems of life, not to evade them. We are here to fulfill our task. not to leave it unfinished. We must make the soul victorious over the senses, and we do that not by evading pain but by eonquering it.
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FINE COFFEE CROP.
Peculiar Way in Which the Natives
 Prepare the Bean.

GEepaTo oehHs
 Coffee is exported from Puerto Rico sin larger quantities than is any other native product, and while but little Of it finds it's way into the American mar ket under the brand Puerto Rican,' an immense quantity, according to Gen. Roy Stone, is sold here as genuine Mocha and Java. The average Puerto Rican countryman, even though his children have neither shoes for their feet, nor clothing for their backs, owns his private coffee patch. from which by occasional piekings, he secures enough of the little round berries to keep the family supplied. The exporting, how ever, is done by large growers--men who have plantations which cover hun- dreds of acres, mostly upon the well drained mountain sides. The plants, ar trees as they are sometimes call ed, are grown at intervals of from six to eight feet, and after reaching 8 night of about five feet are trimmed off that no strength may be wasted in surplus foliage The flowers, which are pure white in color, have rich fra grance. Each berry contains two seeds, or beans, and as these are gathered before fully ripened, they are dried iH the sun. It is a common sight to see coffee drying on burlaps, or mats, ip the city streets. The average Puerto Rican has little or no use for a coffee Hzll He bakes his coffee until it is black, and then grinds it to a powder in huge mortar. When ready for use it closely resembles gunpowder, the beverage made from it looking very much like ink. Some of the natives since the close of the Spanish regime, have learned to prepare cup of coffee On the American plan, but these belong to very small minority of the popula- tion.-Leslie's Weekly,
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AMUSED DlSRAELs
And Then Became His Secretary and
 Close Friend for Life.


 Lord Rowton, very thin. pale man With the quietest manner imaginable. is not ones ideal Of dashing Irish man, but at the same time he is n de- hghtful talker, with witty tongue. and has charming manner. says a writer. His old nickname, was :sMonty Corry, and when young fellow he was brim full of fun and frolic. As may be supposed, he was a much de- sired guest at country houses, where he invariably proved the life of the party It was under these eircum- stances that he first attracted the at tention of the late Lord Beaconsfeld. Dlsraeli was never happy when one of house party in the country. His wife used to declare that, feeling bored and not in touch" with the rest of the party, he used to sulk and eat too much instead of talkin at dinner. This made him inclined to be bilious, and she would be under the necessity of taking him home to Hughenden to re- cover. One evening, when in one of these low-spirited moods, he heard shouts and peals of delighted laughter proceeding from a room near that in which he was sitting, and on investi- gating found that this state of liveli- ness-so unlike what he himself was feeling-was produced by the singing. dancing and infectious good spirits of the good-humored young Irishman. Monty Corry.'' Lord Beaconsfeld crept into the room and hung on the fringe of the circle of laughing guests, and very soon an unwilling smile was seen to creep around his mouth, the said smile ending in hearty burst of laughter, which effeetually scattered the last shadow of the weight of de- pression which had been smothering him. Soon after this pleasant intro duetion he made Monty Corry" his secretary, and they worked well to- getber for the remainder of Disraeii's life.
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PAYING OFF IN BANK CHECKS
One Troublesome Practice Lessened oy
 the War Revenue Tax

One Troublesome Practice LesseneU VI
 the War Revenue Tax.
 ssThe war tax has its drawbacks re- marked the cashier in a large stock yards concern. but it is a blessing to a man in my position. never kne" to what extent the habit Of making small bank checks had spread until saw contractor pay off his laborers one Saturday night in checks. l made inquiry, and found that it was com mon practice not only with him, put many others who hired great bodies men. The latter didn't like IL, oi course, because they were obliged 10 cash the checks at the nearest gin mlli, which meant loss to them. because they had to treat A contractor who made practice of issuing small cheeks told me frankly that in the old days when it was necessary to face each check with a 2-cent internal reVenue stamp, he made as few checks as pos~ sible The war tax having included bank checks the habit of issuing small checks has practically been dlscon- tinued. That's why I say the tax IS blessing in disguise. It is not profit able to issue checks for small sums. There is still another reason why we now use fewer checks for small amounts. Expert bank men declare that the simplest check to raise is the one calling for an amount below $lO. The percentage of raised checks IS b3 on sums below $10. Another reason for the opposition to small checks is that they bother the bank authorities. Some banking institutions will cast out patrons account should he per sist in making small checks. The cheapentng of the registry of letters IS altpther reason for the suppression of small checks