The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-13

PRICE FIVE CENTS.
he president pro TEN. OF the senate
are OF equal rank.
flith-Enyoys Extraordinary. Min
isters PlenIpotenuary and Charges
d dAnaires.
SIXth-The Secretary OF the Treas
ury.
seventb-The Secretary OF War.
Elghth-The Attorney General.
Nlnth-The Postmaster-Gener
Tenth-The Secretary OF the Navy.
Note.-1he Secretary OF the Navy
should never be invited to meet the
Admiral OF the Navy. since the rank
OF the Secretary is superior to that OF
the Admiral.
EleVenth-The Secretary OF the In
terror.
Iwelfth-The Secretary Of Agricul-
ture.
ILir,eenth-The Chief Justice OF the
United States.
conference.-the Associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States in the order OF tReir appoint
ment
acknowledgements OF the States
In the order OF admission OF States in
TO the Union.
STANDARDIZATION pro tenn. OF tho
United States Senate.
Seyenteenth-The Senators OF the
United States in the order OF their cleo
tion.
Eighteenth-The Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives
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gress.
Iwentieth-The Major-General com
manding the Army.
Twenty-nrs,-The Admiral OF tho
Navy.
Twenty-second 49, Assistant Secrs-
! taries OF Executive Departments In the
same order as the heads OF Depart
ments.
Major Ransdell. the new Sergeant-at-
| Arms OF the Senate. who was ore OF the
most popular officials OF the Harrison
Administration, enlisted as q lad in
the Union Army against the wishes OF
his clergyman father. an ardent DEM
ocrat and oppOser of the war. Young
Ransdell was a fierce and valiant SOL
der, always In the thickest OF the fight.
but escaped unharmed until the battle
OF Reseca, fought on May IA and Is.
1864. where he lost an arm. This acci-
dent. OF course, fixed the details OF that
historic action firmly in his mind, and
when In n reminiscent mood Major
Ransdel tells many intei esting stories
OF that engagement.
I'VE had reached the enemy's line,
In some cases coming 10 hand to hand
conflic-, when / was struck by Mimic
ball. which shattered my right han1,"
said Major RansCell. telling OF hiA
wound. AT that moment l experienc-
ed what every soldier has at some time
felt. While we were engaged I knew
no iear, but the moment l was disarm-
ed the great danger overpowered me.
II would be impossible 10 describe the
awful feelings Of the next half hour and
until / got under cover. Friends fall
ing on all sides. the death shrleks OF
my schoolmates resoundiny I'm the air.
blood and carnage everywhere. made a
scene can never forget. We lost one
half Of the company to which I belonE-
e.. FIVE were killed outright, twenty
one wounded. some of them dying aft
erward and two OF us lost an arm.
But that was the last OF the lighting at
Reseca; the eremy retreated that
night"
A noted Engl'shwOman who visited
this country recently said In a genial
way to her neighbor at dinner one
evening: do you know that your
country has sent some charming men
10 represent Il in London?"
Yes" responded her ngighhor. "the
majority OF our ENJOYS % ST. James
have been men OF high stand ng with
us"
There was NJ. Lowell" continued
the Eng,ishwCm1n. II thought him
very delightful Mr Hay was a talent-
Cd man, and the present Ambassador
IS much liked"
"Ch. yes" said the American. "Mr.
Cho1ts is a man OF great ID lity and
many winning personal qualities"
! don't mean Mr.. ChOata." corrected
the v.sitnr; II mean the present AM
bassador."
out Mr.. Choate "a the present Am
bassgdor." insisted the Amer can.
Now. don't tell me that you call him
Choate." said the Elg,ishwoman. we
have always been taught that every
vowel in the American Indian MINES
was given a distinct sound. and the
present Ambassador Is inva' iahly call
ed by those who know Mr.. CO-ah-te."
Senator Bard" said a whiting Cali
fornian. will DO credit to the State.
He comes Of excellent lineage, Is brave
and chiva'rogs he soul OF honesty.
The story that has been widely sold
OF every farmer In the county going on
his bond for 81 500. 900 Is quite true.
There would not have been a solvent
man In Ventura N he had dafaulfed.
and there Is not one OF them who
wouldn't be proud 10 do Il again. But
Il Is his brother. Dr. Bard. who Is the
fire eater and has been the hero OF 80
many amusing Incidents. In the early
days OF Ventura Bard established such
a reputation Tor galiantry and willing
ness 70 fght that no one IN later years
has presumed 10 provoke his anger. and
he he's things very much h r own way.