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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-04
Produce Quotat ons.
Trade Prices

lIdut TIlttS.
Oats, per ton, S35 to $3.50: barley.
per ton, $3.50 to $3.50; hay. bale. 81
to 81; bran. bale, S25 to S26: hams and
bacon. 10 to IL cents; sugar peas, S1.5O
5 F.: barrel salmon, s13 TO s14. Homo
lulu; wheat, per pound. la to 9 cents:
flour, per barrel, So to $3.50; Island
rice, $3.50 TO 81; sugar. 4A cents: Cali
fornia potatoes, 3 to 31a cents: table
fruits, per dozen. 81 s. F.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
B0ERS ESCAPE The TRAP.
Continued from Page One.)
Explanation In Commons,

London April 26.-In the House OF
Commons. which reassembled today,
Mr.. George Wyndeham, parliamentary
secretary OF the war office. replying
To questions. declared Lord Roberts
had made no comment whatever on
Gen. Lord Methuens Magersfontein
operations. Neither. he continued. did
Lord Roberts dispatches indicate that
the advance was either retarded OF
modified by the scarcity OF remounts.
At the same time. the secretary de-
clared. u was true that the expenui-
ture OF horseflesh had exceeded all the
estimates. and that the war office had i'm
variably exceeded the acquisitions from
South Africa. The difficulty in pro-
curing ships had handicapped the ati-
thOrities. but already this year they
had sent 27.4Ol horses and i7.14S mules
as remounts. i'm addition to those ac-
companying the troops, and By the end
of May the remounts delivered will
amount 60 $4,000 horses and %, 200
mules.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
MANY REQUESTS.
Worthy Public Institutions Ben
eficiaries Under the Will Of
the Late Adah |. Steero.

In the will OF Adah l.. Steere filed for
probate today in the municipal court
the following bequests are made: The
Westminster Congregational Society
and the Mount Pleasant Working Girls
Society. $1,000 each: the Young Woni-
ems Christian Association, the Provi-
dence Public Library, the Rhode ISL
and Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. and the Providence
Lying-in Hospital. $1,000 each. To I'm
ion for Christian Work and Voluntary
Assistance, she gives $4,000.
Bequests of different sums are made
to relatives andfriends. One half OF the
residue OF her estate she leaves TO the
Rhode Island Hospital with the special
request that they establish two perma-
-nently free beds which shall bear the
name OF Adah l.. Steere.
The other half she gives to the Home
for Aged Men. the Home for Aged
Women and the Providence Children's
Friend Society, to be divided share and
share alike. She names Benjamin n.
Lapham as executor, and in case of his
refusal TO act in this capacity, the X. L.
Hospital Trust Company become execu-
tor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
COTTON men.
New England Manufacturers
Listen 10 Papers and Elect
a Board Of Officers.

Boston, April 2s.--The second and last
days session OF the New England Cotton
Manufacturers association opened today
with a larger attendance OF delegates than
was present yesterday. many having ar
rived In order TO attend the banquet OF
the National Manufacturers association
today.
President Thompson opened the meet
ing and introduced Lieut.. Gov. Bates,
who I'm a short address congratulated the
members of the association on the pro-
gress made in the cotton industry and
on the influence attained by the associa-
tion in it's activity.
The business session was opened by
the reading of paper on THE Methods
of Cost Finding in Cotton Mills" by
William q. Nichols of Charlotte. y. c.,
and THE Application of Mechanical
Draft TO Stationary Boilers by Walter
y Snow of Boston. The last paper Of
Area Required for Chimney Draft" by
H. c. Brinkerhor. Secretary Woodbury.
read the paper i'm the absence OF the
author.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President. ID. NJ Thompson. Providence:
vice presidents, Charles III. Richardson,
Clinton, Mass, and George III. Hills, FAN
River Mass: directors for three years,
Herbert Il. Walmsley, New Bedford
Mass, and Charles n. Fish, Dover, n III.
venordale, Conn. addressed the conven-
tion on the topical question. How far. II
is practicable 10 substitute frames for
mules In spinning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
mn. snEA's PRODUCTIONS.

The attraction at the Empire Theatre
next week will be Mr.. Thomsa II. Shea
in two OF his greatest successes. Mr.. Shea
will devote Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday evenings with the usual
lnatinees TO "rhe Man o. Wars Man"
This is one of the few naval plays that
has been long lived. The play was writ
ten two years before the Spanish-Amer-
ican war and deals with one of the prin-
cipal topics Of the day. the Nicaragua
Canal question" SO vividly are the diff
ferent points drown throughout the play
that after witnessing IL one Is thorough
ly familiar with the question and can
readily nee why IL would be a great In
ferest to Uncle Sam TO build said canal
/ Tuesday and Thursday nights will be
devoted 10 the presentation of Doctor
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. These two nights
have been set apart for this production
owing 10 the number OF requests pre-
scented at the box office. The manage
ment of the Empire looks forward 10
Friday night as being n gala night. as
the members of the United Commercial
Travellers association will attend the per-
fornancc in n BODY.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
MISCELI.ANEnTS
W0MAN'S DAY.
Mass Meeting in Carnegie Hall
Under Auspices Of Ecumsn-
icaI Conference.

New York. April 26.-This, the fourth
day of the Ecumenical conference has
been practically set apart for the wom-
EN- and is known as Woman's Day.
While the men held exercises I'm Car
negie hall and Central Presbyterian
church. the feature of the day is the
great women's mass meeting in Car
negie hall In the afternoon and the
great public meeting in the same place
in the evening. At the morning session
in Carnegie hall Spirit and limitations
OF missionary comfy" was discussed
by III. NJ. King. ID. D.. chairman execu-
tive committee American baptist Mis-
sionary Union; Union and Co-opera-
tion Practicable ana Desirable" by
Rev. T. NJ. Lindsay, II. D.. LII. D.. of
the Free Church of Scotland, Glasgow: :
"A General Summary" by Rev. Alexan-
der Sutherland. u. D.. secretary Mis-
sionary Society. Methodist church in
Canada. a discussion of the pane
followed. DR., King being the first
speaker.
The women had charge of the exer-
cises and womans work in foregn
missions was discussed. Mr.. Judson
Smith of Boston acted as chairman,
Prayer was offered by Mrs. III. B. Skid
more OF the M. T.. church, New York
city. Then followed representations
from sectional meetings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26

BULLS AND BEARS.
Prices Higher at the Opening Of tho
New York Market Today.
Selling Movemsni Caused q ReactIen but
There Was Z Recovery.

Wall Street, April 2e.-Prices were gem
orally higher at the opening I'm SYM
pathy with London. Changes were small
and the market was very active. sugar
created a small sensation by opening at
an unchanged quotation on q small trans
action. IL then ran of a hah and rallied
a point.
Purchases of the Wabash issues were
on an enormous scale that advanced them
10 SIS and 23ss respectively. Some effect
was produced on the general list by these
developments, but upward progress was
soon impeded by heavy selling of Sugar
At midday the market was hesitating
and semi-stagnant
Sugar rose 10 the best OF the day.
About ! O'CLOCK Pennsylvania gained lia
net and Anaconda, Peoples Gas. Con-
tinentai Tobacco ms much. The market
hardened slightly. but business was or
very small proportions and majority
of the list.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
BOILER BURST,
Five Workmen Terribly ScaIded
By an Explosion at Rankin,
Pa, Last Night.

Pittsburg April 26.-By the explosion
OF a portable boiler belonging TO Drake
& Seatton. contractors at Rankin. Pa,
last night five men were terribly in
jured and eight others cut. bruised and
scalded. Those dangerously injured
were:
Joseph Wright, carpenter. may die.
julius Siedel. foreman.
Genneron Faraze an Italian laborer.
Solely Sarb, an Italian laborer. will
prabably die.
John Slaherty, laborer.
The men were engaged i'm building
a Golfer dam In the Monongahela river
for the pier of the Union Railroad
bridge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
MANY HOUSES ARE IN ASHES.

Continued from page One)
One side OF Chapel street is a line OF
ruins. The fire was discovered IN a shed
in the rear OF q. A. Inman's tenement
house. Every man and boy In the VII
lage fought fire with buckets. The
property destroyed mcluNes the Total
Abstinence and Literary association
building, an Episcopal chapel. loss
$4,000. insured for S1100. and contents:
John OConnor's three buildings occu-
pied by stores and dwellings. loss
$4,000. insurance 5000; Thomas BenneS
Taylor John O'Connor, Jr., under
takers and Thomas Bennett.
dwelling. I'm the preceding building.
loss ON stock, furniture, ETC. 5000 90
$1,000 each. PARTLY insured; Dennis Now
~ lhree-tenement house. loss on build
ings $1,000. uninsured +. Boucher. NfS.
Beulleu and Joseph Laland tenants OF
Mowry's. about s40o each: James Don
nelly's block, with dry goods store and
residence. loss S3700, insurance S21s0:
John O'Connor'e block, with store on
first floor unoccupied. loss $4,000 on
building insurance $1,000; tenement oc-
cupied by Mr.. O'Connora. loss on fur
niture $500 Insurance $1,000; another
tenement. the Misses Creighton's two
elderly women. loss $500. no insurance:
Hercules Lemage and Charles Rock.
$1,000 and $500 respectively on furniture
I'm O'Connor's block. no Insurance;
James Donnelly two-tenement house.
loss OF $500. insurance $500. occupied
by James keeean and Fred Cottier
who lose $3.50 each. no insurance; Dep
uty Sheriff Olrver A. Inman. three
buildings. total loss $500. insurance
Sig60 George r. Croweil. Joseph Gi-
rard and an Italian family, name un-
known. tenants OF Inman's. lose several
hundred dollars each. Total losses.
about $4,000; total Insurance. about
$4,000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
DWARF CLEARS THE
BOLTON POSTOFFICE.
Maloney, Who Weighs Fifty-Five
Pounds, rIade Things Very Warm
for Big'Constables.

The alarm was given and postmaster
DR.. q. A. Everett who had been called
entered the building Just As Maloney
went behind the desks. DR.. Everett
made a rush for the man who was talk
ing and gesticulating wildly asd waV-
ing his revolver in a dangerous man.
ner, and after a short struggle he over
powered him and threw him out of the
door. Constable w. n. Dove was sum-
moned and he traced Maloney TO the
house I'm which he lives. He found him
in his yard, raving In a frantic manner
and endeavored 10 place him under arr
rest. Maloney pulled another SIX
shooter. which was afterwards found
20 be fully loaded and tried 10 pull the
trigger. but Constable Dove st<yed his
finger just in time. and wrenched the
weapon from him.
When Maloney was taken 10 the Clin-
ton police station he made desperate
effort to free himself from grasp OF a
200 pound officer, but he was finally
placed in a cell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
Bewsre Of ointments for Cstsuh that
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering IL through
the mucous surfaces Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do Is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall s
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney a Co. Toledo. o., contains no
mercury, and Is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
IL is taken internally. and made I'm To-
ledo, Ohio by r. j. Cheney & Co. Tes-
testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, prices 75c. per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26

Clinton, Mass. April 96.-The Bolton
postofice was the scene OF an exciting
episode this forenoon. 1t comprised a
vivid western hold-u of the postmas-
Ter and his assistant by man only
four feet in height and weighing but
So pounds. who afterwards attempted
TO Kill a const able and resisted arrest
by an officer nearly six feet tall weigh
ing about 200 pounds.
Thomas Maloney. 40 years OF age,
whose fighting weight was only 90
pounds, appeared at the Bolton post
office at $3.50 O'clock with loaded re-
volvar and in a drunken condition. MISS
Bertha Crossman, the assistant was
alons behind the desks at the time.
while a number OF women and children
were i'm the main room.
Maloney at. the point OF his pistol,
forced the young lady TO retire from
the building and then made the other
occupants go out with considerable
haste and in much fright and confu-
sion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
FUND FOR DEAD JOCKEYS FAMILY.

New York. April PA local paper has
started a fund FOR the benefit of the
parents of Frank O'Leary. the jockey
who was KILLED Tuesday az the Auueduct
race track. SO far W. a.. whitney
Matthew Corbctt David Gideon. e.
Fleischmanns Sons aud the newspaper
handling the fund have subscribed SlOO
each In addition various iockevs have
raised 500 which will be used ia pur-
chasing monument 90 erect over his
grave.
colt. ontario. his home. last night At
tho depot when the trsin pulled out was
large GJVwd of hcrscmcn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
INLAND FISHERIES COMMISSION.

Gov. Dyer today appointed comm's-
sioners OF inland fisheries as followsi
Henry T.. Root Providence; William Il.
Morton Johnston: j. NJ. X. Southwick.
Newport; Charles w. Willard. WeSter-
Iy; William III. Boardman. Cumberland: I:
Herman G. Bumpus, Providence. The
only change from the old board is the
appointment Of William II. Boardman
in place OF Adelbert Roberts, OF Woon-
socket
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
HARBoR NOTES.

Rumor has II thu. the steamers PIv-
mouth and Chester w. Chaplin are 10
b. placed on the Providence line shortly.
The Plymouth Is az Fail River at pres-
ent and the Chaplin l. running on the
Bay line
Captain Easter of the steannshin
chatham of the Merchants and Miner
line reports the passage OF the five-mast-
ed schooner y. ". Prescott at 10 a m
April 25th. on Ahsecom Light. bearing
north ~ miles. The Prescott is bound
from Norfolk 90 Providence and her can.
tain wished 90 be reported "Ail WELL,
The wind was light from the northeast
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
Financial Notes.

After dull forenoon the stock market
again turned strong under the leader
ship OF Sugar. which climbed nimbly to
new high figures above lis. There were
no features. however, other than Sugars
continued strength.
Keech. Loew a. Co. will pay per cent.
for the next dividend on any part of 5000
Penna. stock.
Atchison earnings for March showed q
net increase of $4,000
Louisville and Nashville third week i'm
April reports increase of s4S5;B.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
AfkRtg ELL SERVICE.

Miss Margaret Suman. who is 10 sail
Nav I as "a missionary 20 Africa will
be given u farewell service at the Fourth
Baptist church Friday evening Miss
Sutnan a. msfnber OF thht church. She
sails under the auspices of tho Woman's
Baptist Foreign Missionary society FOR
lkoko on tie upper part OF the Congo.
Among those who take part In tho meet
ing arc Rev VI ". Bixbv. Miss ELLA II
Mcf,aurin ~ Bostou and Rev MIR iIainer
OF the Pearl street Baptist church
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26

A million of dollars are spcnt evcrv
wear mon the game of baseball but
large ~ this sum if " cannot begin 20
equal The amount sDcIu BY people IN
search ~ health. Tisfi. is n sure method
of abtaiIiirl Strength. and n n not y cost
~ ore.s. We ,;rss ihs ae who have spent
n.uclt ard lost hoIe 10 try Hos,ctters
Sto'strii 1itsrs 10 strengthens the
sf1frarh. rrl.ef ciestiup easy and ma
furai. and cures dyspepsia. constipation,
bfllcusness aud weak kidneys. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
THREAD comrANY SUES.

. The New England Thread Company
OF Pawtucket has begun suit against
Eddy n Street TO recover $500. IL Is
alleged by the thread company that Il
ordered 10000 lbs. OF yarn OF the firm
named, but that a large part OF the
yarn was not delivered and that a.
result the company suffered big loss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
PITCHED THE FIRST BALL.

AT the opening of the Eastern League
season at Adelaide Park today between
the Providence and Rochester clubs. the
first ball in the game wasN pitched by
Secretary OF state Bennett. This came
quite natursl TO Mr.. Bennett. as for
merly he was considered 10 be one OF
the best amateur pitchers and all round
ball players in the state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
PAINTER FALLS so FEET At
WORKS OF DAvolL RUBBER co.

Albert Fletcher. "a years old, residing
at No. 25 Atwood street, and employed
as painter. fell from chimney he was
painting at the Davoll Rubber Co.'S
works. this morning a distance OF 60 feet.
He was taken 10 the Rhode Island hos
pital where IL was found that while no
homes had been broken he had probably
sustained Internal injuries
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26

MRS. w1NsLow's SOOTHING sYRr-p
has been used for over nifty wears bv
millions OF mothers for their children,
soasS.s Mm the ehnd. sc soytens % the Ir svsn, :,
laws all pain. cures wind collie and Is the
hest remedy for Diarrhoea. II Will re
lieve the poor little sufferer immediately
Sold by Druggists IN every part 81 ths
world. twenty-five cents bottle ~.
sure and ask for Mrs Winsiow's Sootb.
ing syrup and take no other kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
FENCE ON FIRE.

The alarm from box i57 AZ 2:i5 this
afternoon was FOR a fence IRE In lot
just OF silver Spring street. No dam
age WIS done
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
TOWN 4
OF HULL
IN ASHES
Flames Cross the River and
The Centre Of Ottawa is
Also Burning.

Montreal, April ga special from
ottawa says terrible fire has broken
out i'm Hull. Que. across from Ottawa.
The fire started in "A mill and at l
o'clock the flames blew across the Ot-
tawa river and the Victoria and Bur-
rows wharves caught. In Hull a hum
dred houses are already burned and
more are burning. The buildings of the
Eddy Company manufacturers of paper
and matches are also i'm flames.
HULL IN ASHES.
Toronto. April 26.-An Ottawa special
says the town OF Hull is i'm ashes and
.the center of Ottawa Is burning. The
Central Railroad station is in ruins. AS
sistance has been requested from near.
ly all nearby points
WEBSTER BURNING.
Wsltham. Mass. April 26.-The town
of Weston. four miles west of Wal
than, is ON fire. brush fire between
Weston and Waltham got beyond con-
troll at about 3 o'clock this afternoon
and Waltham was called on to SEND as
sistance
"a house owned by S. Il. Clark and an
other near IL had been burned at $3.50
o'clock and a barn belonging ia Col.
Lamson also had been consumed.
The woods on the west side of the
town are burning fiercely and the
flames were spreading. A telephone
message says the whole town was
threatened.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
intuBAT0R ON FIRE

The alarm from hox als az ii.8 this
morning was fsr = flrc iu q chicken i'm
cubstor VA a honsc ON Eddy street No
dsmnCc RaE done.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
New York Stocks.

Reported by Sullivan & Sullivan.
BaniRan building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
The Cotton Market.

Reported by Davis & Dexter. Bani-
gan building:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26
LONG FOR SECOND PLACE.

CONTINUED from page One)
OF 1896 TO favor all measures designed 10
maintain inviolable the obligations OF the
United States has been kept by the pas
sage of an act confirming and declaring
the gold standard, and giving the execu-
tive department authority TO maintain
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-17

While the world was momentarny expecting the fall of Ladysmith we
were startled with new of a radical departure in the conducting Of sieges
about to be initiated by the Beers. It was, in short, nothing less han ne
flooding 81. the valley in which the beleaguered city lay by the very simple
process of damming the river than flowed into it. The plan indeed appear
ed so simple and SO probably effective that the fate oft the helpless beseged
was regarded IS sealed. But al time passed the subject faded from te
public mind. Now, however, long after the city has been relieved, it is
thousands of sand bags have been discovered piled up in position, and with
many other thousands ready at hand, with only a comparatively narrow
gp between the two vast Accommodations which could be readily filled.
Sand bags have been often used in constructing Notifications and have
been shown to have strong resisting power to shot and shell, but in this
instance while equally effective a a barrier for the river, their work would
have done what the Boer bombardment utterly failed to do-that is rout the
British from their earthworks and bomproof.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-17

If one would obtain a conception of Russias greatness at glance, writes
a recent visitor ia Paris. he should visit the imposing structure Of the Russo
Asiatic section, situated upon the brow OF the Trocadero, which recalls IN
its general outlines the famous Kremlhn of Moscow. II was opened 70 the
puhlic O n the 18th OF April last under the auspices OF President Lou0es and
will be a revelation. 1t affords an idea of the immense resources OF the
northern empire which could hardly be gained from hand-hooks or 20 sular
reports The central Asian hall, vita its blue and yellow tfngs its heavy
draperies. it's painted paneings, giving different views OF TpFconaa life,
and it's rich variety of textile goods, vegetables and mineral products and
artistic CURES, is worth half a days visit by itself.
Grave, turbaned Aslshcs and transcaspan Cossaeks in tall fur hats.
moving silently amid the throng, add to the local color, while Ia ne ae-
Joining court yard the band plays Russian and Oriental airs. This central
Asian hall. indeed. Sums Up the fun text Of Russias marvellous progress in
the heart of Asia since Skobelea sormed Yoetepe and AnnenkoR CONSTRUCT
ed the Trsnssiberan railroad. In al mother apartment devoted TO the ex-
treme north the walls are lined with rare furs. such as the sable and blue
and silver fox. The shelves hold stuffed arctic birds and hfas7s and lay
figures OF Eskimos, Tamoyedes. Kamchatkans-in fact. every dveacr in
glacial cimes between the north Atlantic and the Bering sea.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-17

One of tn most completely equipped of the temporary hospitals set up In
South Africa was by a curious freak located 1t Denfonhfn, or as the rmehcos"
settlement, composed mostly of nurses surgeons, medical students clerks an or
derhes to the number of about 200 Large supplies Of stores n building materiaLs
were already or the ground when they arrived, but eight small tents and me brick
building were the only structures available for use The force went right to
work however, and before nghfan more than % additional tents had been
pitched N a permanent building OF VOC ant orrugat iron erected, which lat
Ter is shown n tn illustration. At first this building wa used for storage,b t Is
n poorf fellows came in wounded from the frnt it was quickly transformed into
a hospital as was originally intended.
When the British made this place the site of heir hospital Denfontein con-
sisted solely If a railroad station, a siding and a pumping engine, but later OF
it had many structures like thu oe shown, with accommodations for 400 beds a
nevspaper called The Devils Fountain an a floating population of 200 patents