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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
FISH SCARCE ON
ACCOUNT OF STORM
'Xona Prevented the Catchers
From Casting Their Nets
at Sea

The Kona is responsible for the
dearth of fish in Honolulu. Whenever
fish becomes scarce and dear, it is Curl
Gus how many people long for it and
will pay almost any price to obtain it.
There was nothing yesterday but
mullet from the fish ponds; and the
price is as interesting as the fish them
selves. A Chinaman who entered car
Yesterday with several tied up in the
tempting green ii leaves was regarded
with hungry eyes by score of fish
hungry people. 1t was a wonder he
the bland and meek-eyed Chinaman
knows a thing or two.
The fishmarket presented busy
scene yesterday. Everybody wanted
fish. The dealers had their price and 1T
scared several degrees above that of
the purchaser. 1t generally ended by
much haggling and the intending buyer
grumblingly paying down the money
after all.
Small mullet fetched from so to 40
cents pound. Lots that weighed from
five to five and half pounds brought
a dollar and a dollar and a half. and
many were very tiny indeed. One deal
er asked a dollar for two very small
fish and a dollar for one that looked
very little larger, although its weight
equaled that of the combined two.
Only pond fish is in the market and
the lovers of a good boiled fish with
sauce have gone into mourning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
The Dusty Ocean.

A dusty" ocean highway sounds al
most incredible. Yet those who are
familiar with sailing ships know that,
no matter how carefully the decks may
be washed down in the morning, and
how little work of any kind may be
done during the day, nevertheless, if
the decks are not swept at nightfall, an
enormous quantity of dust will quickly
collect. OF course, on the modern lin
err" the burning of hundreds of tons of
coal every twenty-four hours and the
myriads of footballs daily would ac-
count for a considerable accumulation
of dust, but on a "wind-jammer," man
ned with a dozen hands or less. no
such dust-producing agencies are at
work. And yet the records of sailing
ships show that they collect more sea
dust than those a steamer, which is
probably accounted for by the fact that
while the dust-laden smoke blows clear
of the steamer, the large area of can
vas spread by the sailer acts as a dust
collector.
To quote an instance in support of
this contention, we may mention that
no less than twenty-four barrels of fine
dust were swept from the decks of an
American sailing ship during ninety
seven days voyage from New York to
San Francisco. The captain of this
vessel, man of scientific tastes, made
careful observations on the mystery of
sea dust, but beyond the wear and tear
of the sails and rigging, a quite neg
ligible factor, he could assign absolute
ly no perceptible cause for the forma-
ton of dust on board his ship. 1t has
been asserted that the dust which falls
on the decks of vessels emanates from
the interestellar spaces. This sounds
both scientific and plausible. but it is
at variance with certain known facts.
Bits of leather, cork, wood and vegeta-
bic fiber are almost always present in
sea dust, the presence of which would
seem to indicate that at sea. as on
land
The earth of a dusty today
| Is the dust of an earthly tomorrow
However this may be, of the fact of
the steady and constant deposition of
dust on the decks of vessels while at
| sea there is no possible room for doubt
but, so far, all attempts to solve the
mystery of its origin have failed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
GUESTS WERE AMUSED.
Pleasing Entertainment at the Ha.
waiian hotel Last Night.

The guests at the Hawaiian Hotel
were entertained last evening by
sleight of hand performance given by
Mr.. ]. w. Dougherty, one of the guests.
The entertainment took place in the
parlor which was arranged to form
miniature stage. The performance was
in the nature of a surprise.
The dexterity of the performer called
forth unstinted applause. During the
entertainment several musical selec-
tons were rendered by Mrs. Mcdonald
and Mr.. ]. w. Allen, the manager Of
the hotel The audience was large
and enthusiastic one.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
STOHM 10 WINOWA HO.
Other Side of the Island was Drenched
and Windswept.

The J. A. Cummins brought news of
the damage done by the storm on the
other side of the Island. Roofs were
blown off houses at Kaneohe, rice fields
swept out to sea, the old fish pond at
Kaneohe washed away and the fish re-
leased, entailing quite a loss to the
owners.
The fiume that supplies water to run
the water wheel of All Los rice mill
was also blown down.
The Waimanalo plantation is rejoic-
ing because the downpour has proved
a blessing to them and they now luxu-
riate in plenty of water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
A Genuine Kicker.

Editor Advertiser-I notice in the
columns of your paper that the people
of Honolulu are getting sick of the
mud in the streets of the town. 1t is
impossible to take a trip to Diamond
Head, even, or along the boulevard, or
in the park addition or anywhere
around that neighborhood. The mud is
from eight to twelve inches thick, and
impossible in places. The people of
this district pay taxes and are not even
getting the benefit of a road; nor do
they get any water except when there
is a fierce storm. A SUBSCRIBER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY
q. Q. Tug Iroquois. Pond. Midway TEL
cad. August g.
MERCHANTMEN.

HERCHANTMEN.
iThIs list does not Include coas,srs.,
Albert, Am. bk., Griffiths, San Francisco
November s.
BERTHE Minor, Am. schr., Ravese, Eureka,
November G.
G. +. Sargent, Am. sp.. Gammons, Taco
ma, October q.
Q. ID. Bryant. Am. blk, Colly, San Fran
cisco. November 5.
Enterprise. Am. schr.. San Francisco,
August 20.
Emily f. Whitney. Am. sp.. Brigham.
San Francisco. October g.
Eureka. Am. schr., Schon, Eureka, No
vember 5.
Emma Claudine. Am. schr., Nelson, San
Francisco, November Il.
George Curtis, Am. 3d., Calhoun, San
Francisco, October 30.
Helen Brewer. Am sp., Mckay, New
York, October n.
III. ID. Bendixen. Am. schr., Olsen, Port
Blakeley. October a
Kennebec. Am. sp.. w. F. Lewis, Newcas-
tie, October 81.
Martha Davis, Am bk.. McAlman, Hilo,
October %.
tohert Lowers. Am. schr., Underwood.
Port Ludlow, October 26.
Sebastian Bach. BIT. Ok. Nagasaki. Feb
rusry ~.
@. wilder. Am. bktn., jackson, San
Francisco. October "a.
e. ". Castle, Am. bktn., B. o. Nelson.
San Francisco, October 30.
Yola, Br. sp., Penniculk. London. Novem-
Der 8.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Pearl City Cemetery will be open
for interments on and after Monday.
November 9Th. 1900. A special funeral
train will leave the railroad station at
2:15 p. m, daily, remaining at the
cemetery until after all interments.
The rates for transportation are one
dollar for the corpse, and fifty cents
for the round trip for mourners.
Plats are now on sale at the office of
the company. ranging in price from $40
up, according to location and size. No
other charges of any nature.
HAWAIIAN CEMETERY ASSO-
CITATION, LTD.
Room 81 Love Building, Fort ST.
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OFFICES TOLL,

THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE
VIII or the late James Campbell invite
the attention of persons desiring office
accommodation to the plans for twenty
of1ces now being arranged in the
Campbell block, having an entrance on
both Fort and Merchant streets
These offices will be light, well ven
tilated, and will be ready for occupa :
ton on or about February 1st next
Terms moderate.
For further particulars, please apply
to
CECIL BROWN, or
j. o. CARTER, Trustees
Honolulu, November s. 1900 569S
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PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

For Maui and Hawaii ports per stmr
Mauna Loa, November 16.-L. s. Part
ridge. VIM. Thompson, Sing Kee, c.
Manicke, NJ. a. Silva. DR.. James Maloney
and wife, G. Il. Hail. G.. J. Campbell, F.
Houilau, II. LGhi and wife, Mrs. Frank
@. l.. Scrlminger
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TO SAIL TODAY.

, Am. ship Star of Russia. for Puget
Sound.
cisco.
Am. barkentine S. G. Wilder, for San
Francisco
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DEPARTED.

Friday, November 16.
Stmr. Claudine, Lane, for Maui ports.
Stmr. Mauna Loa, Simerson, for La
haina, kona and Kau.
Stmr. Kaiulani, Mitchell, for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

From Kauai ports, per stmr. James Ma
kee, November 16.-Father Sylvester, j.
Kilgore, j. Anderson, Mrs. Anna Beanto,
Mrs. Mary Poepoe and on deck
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
The earth of a dusty today

The meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association, which was held
yesterday afternoon, was led by w. T.
Patty. The subject chosen was, Zone
Thing Have / Desired of the Lord"
The prayer was for the association as
a home and international office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
Session Sales-Morning

Session Sales-Morning Session-Ten
McBryde, assessable, $3.50; 10 do S775.
Afternoon Session-F'ive McBryde, as
sessable, $S.75; 80 do, sS.S71k; do, $780, 60
do. sS.25; % do. sS.371a; IS Waialua $780, 10
Oahu $166.
Between Boards-Ten Honomu, $50:
100 Waialua sf2O; % McBryde, paid up, $13;
Is Oahu, s16250; 200 McBryde, assessable,
So 50 Eva, $2S.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
SHIPPING intelligence.

DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STATION.
Nov. is. 10 p. m.-Weather fresh; wind,
light. west.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

\ SMITH Premier typewriter, as good
as new, at a bargain, by A. T. Brooch,
room 200, Judd building 57O4
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TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

Last quarter of the moon on the 18th at
.<Os y. N.
5sodetic Survey tables:
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
bout one hour earlier than at Honolulu.
Hawaiian standard time Is 10 hours 30
minutes slower than Greenwich time. be-
NJ that Of the meridian Of Isl degrees 30
minutes. The time whistle blows at 1:30
.. m, which 10 the same as Greenwich. o
hours . minutes. Sun and moon arc for
local time for the whole group.
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DUE TO-DAY.

From San Francisco, November 10, o. s.
8. Zealandia.
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Gxhscrfte for the ADvERT0NR-Ho
roiufvs hvr dolly pnp~IG cent? .
month delivered 70 any part of the cdty
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FOUND.

ON ELECTION day, in the Judiciary
grounds, a gold watch with Mexican
silver chain. Owner can have by
calling at this office and proving
property and paying all expenses.
SOB
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THE MELROSE. King Street

Board and rooms; all modern COM
forts; electric lights; mosquito proof;
a quiet, refined home. King street cars
pass the door. Prices moderate Tele-
phone 30S1 Blue
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LOST.

A YELLOW bull terrier pup; three
months old. with white ring around
neck and black face. Reward if re-
turned to Railroad office. sos
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Classified Advertisements,
WANTED.
FOR SALE.

of four-room cottage
Cottage for rent 1913 Beretania, near
pumping station. 5704
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FOR RENT.

A LARGE storeroom and some offices;
all centrally located. Enquire James
Steiner. 57O4
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IN OAKLAND, Cal.-Furnished home
of eleven rooms and bath; cemented
basement, containing storeroom, wash
and coal rooms; large grounds, orna-
mental fruit trees. Close to the resi-
dence of S. T. Alexander, Mrs H. NJ
Cooke and other Island people Fer
particulars, address G. c. Schneider
HOS Broadway, Oakland, Cal. 5699
5699
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STOLEN.

BISHOP & cos certificate of deposit
No. 21O3, in favor of Hugh Robert
son, bearing date of May 5, 1900, has
been stolen. Payment of same has
been stopped, and all parties are eau
toned against negotiating the same.
5704
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser

Entered at the Postoffice at Honolulu
III. T., Second-class Matter.
Issued Every Morning Except
Sunday, by the
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE COMPANY,
Won Holt Block. King Street.
A. w. PEARSON,
Business Manager.
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ARRIVED.

Friday, November 16.
Stmr. James Makee, Tullett, from
Kauai
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BONDS.
aaw. Govt. 6 Per cent.
Haw. Govt. 5 Per cent.
Haw. Govt. Postal Sa-
wings ~ per cent.
ailo K. r. Co. 6 per ct.
Eva Plantation 6 p C.
y. z. IL L. Co. ........
Oahu Plant, 6 p. Co..
Olaa Plant. 6 p. Co..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-06
NEARING ENI
COAL STRIKE SHOWS SIGNS OF col
ING TO A CLOSE.
Independent Operators Have
lowed the Big Companies in G
ing n 10 Per Cent. Incrq
NEXT MOVE IS MY
RESULT OF THE OFFER II
HIM AND HIS MI
No Actual Sign of AcceptiS
but Things Are Ripe n
anse I'm the situatio
LAST TENDER HAS BEEN
OPERATORS SAY THEY WILL CT
NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
Nonunion workers Assaulted an,
Beaten by women-Result of
Queer Strike I'm Kentucky.
No Actual Sign of AcceptiS
but Things Are Ripe N
>anse I'm the situatio \
LAST TENDER HAS BEEN
OPERATORS SAY THEY WILL Gil
NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
Nonunion Workers Assaulted AM
Beaten by women-Result of
Queer Strike I'm Kentucky.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 5.-To-day's
decision Of the individual coal operators to
offer a 10 per cent increase in wages to the
striking mine workers is regarded through
out the anthracite region as the beginning
of the end of the strike. Nearly all the in
dividual operators to-day made announce
ments of their willingness to grant the In
crease, and notices to this effect will. it is
expected. be posted at the various inde-
pendent colIieries tomorrow. Some al
ready have been posted. 1t is fully believed
that the few operators who have not yet
expressed their intention will fall into
line with the others and grant the increase.
powder will be sold to the miners at s1.5o
per keg, instead of s2.75, as heretofore
charged, but this reduction will be taken
into consideration In figuring the net 10 per
cent. advance.
No other concessions to the strikers are
hinted at and, in fact, it has been openly
declared by some Of the officials of big
companies that no further concessions will
be granted. The individual operators de-
layed announcing their willingness to
grant the increase, pending the report OF
a committee sent by them to New York
TO endeavor TO secure some concession
from the carrying companies. The COM
mittee was unsuccessful and so reported,
and the operators, feeling that further
opposition to the big companies was use
less decided to follow their lead and grant
the advance.
1t is the general opinion that great ma
jority of the striking mine workers will
be satisfied to accept the offer and return
to work, but they express determination to
await the decision of President Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers.
Mr.. Mitchell will give no indication of
his probable action In the matter, beyond
his oft-repeated assertion that the men
themselves must decide in convention all
questions bearing on a settlement of the
differences with the operators He, how
ever. would not state when such conven-
ton will be called by him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-06
Many Arrests Mnde-Protest Against
London Docks - Trouble Is
Brewing in Spain.

LONDON, Oct. 6. 1880 a. m.-Thirty-two
contests took place yesterday in the par
liamentary general election. Most Of them
were In rural districts, and results have
not yet been. announced. SO far as is
known, however AL members have been
offcially declared elected, and the rela-
tive strength of the parties is the follow
ing: Ministerialists, 3o1; Liberal, n; Ma
tionalists, so; Laborites, 3.
In the Stratford and Widnes divisions Of
Lancashire, Sir John William Mcclure and
Mt. John Saunders Gillian, who respect
ively represented their constituents in the
late Parliament, have been returned by
the Conservatives with increased majori-
tis Sir Robert Bannatyne Finally. attor-
ney general, was reelected as the Liberal
Unionist candidate in the Inverness
burghs. At Maidstone the Liberals cap
tured a seat. Thus far the Ministerialists
have gained twenty-three seats and the
opposition fifteen, which would give the
government sixteen votes on a division in
the House of Commons.
Last evening Mr.. Chamberlain, secre-
tary Of state for the colonies, sent the
following telegram to a candidate. Let
all patriotic Englishmen remember the
words of the mayor of Mafeking. A seat
lost to the Unionist government is a seat
gained by the Beers.
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MOTHER KILLED FAMILY
SHOT HER LITTLE ONES AND THEN
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
First Tried to Induce Them to Drink
CarboIfc Acid, and Failing,
Brought n Pistol Into Use.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Lillian Smith,
of Inwood. borough of Manhattan. while
insane, to-day. shot her two children.
Ethel, aged twelve years, and Theodore,
aged eight years, and then committed
suicide by shooting herself. Another child
lies in Fordham Hospital at the point Of
death as the result of carbolic acid burns.
Before shooting the children Mrs. Smith
tried to force them to drink carbolic acid.
Long brooding over the prospect of death
is said to have been the cause of the
woman's insanity. She had been in bad
health.
Mrs. Smith drove her husband to the
station this morning, and appeared happy.
She promised to meet him on his return
from the city at night. 1t is believed that
she went out after her return ard bought
the pistol and cartridges. Where and
when she bought the carbolic acid is
mystery. Ten cartridges were missing
from the box when it was found. In the
pistol were three discharged cartridges
and two loaded.
At o'clock this afternoon Mrs. Smith
instructed her coachman. Curtis Moore.
and his wife, a servant TO hitch up the
The Moores returned shortly before 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and they were
met by Mrs Smith at the door. She was
only partly clothed, but she did not appear
to be agitated.
Don't come in yet" she said, with a
smile; take long ride. There is plenty of
time in the afternoon"
The Moores again went away, but re-
turned at 4:40 o'clock and discovered the
tragedy that had been enacted in their abb
sence.
Mabel, three years old. was killed first. in
the front room on the second floor of the
house The mother had induced the baby
to drink carbolic acid. Then she got the
revolver and fired three shots, and the
chest of the little girl was literally torn to
pieces. 1t was about this time that Ethel,
the eldest daughter. returned from school,
She, too, tasted the carbolic acid. but re-
jected it. Again the pistol came into play.
The mother shot twice at Ethel. but only
one took effect. A few moments after the
little boy entered from school. The mother
met him at the door and shot him, killing
him instantly. After satisfying herself
that the boy was dead Mrs. Smith returned
upstairs. Walking into the hall she shot
herself in the right breast. The bullet tore
through her body. killing her instantly.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore at once summoned
closed the fact that Mrs. Smith. Theodore
and Mabel were de/f. Ethel the eldest
child. will probably covers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-06
CRISIS AT HAND.
Operators Have Made Their Last Move
and Await MftcheII's Action.

and Await MftcheII's Action.
WILKESBARRE, Pa. Oct 5-The crisis
In the coal miners strike seems to be ap-
preaching. Both sides are playing a wait
ing game, and each imagines that it has
the winning card up its sleeve.
The statement of President Maxwell. of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey, to-
day. in New York. that the companies
have made all the concessions they pro-
pose to make. bears out the statement
made here. yesterday, that the companies
would offer no additional inducements for
the men to return to work
The report from Scranton also is sig
nifcant. 1t is said that the individual
operators will all fall in line and give
their employees the 10 per cent. increase
granted by the big companies. II was pre-
dicted that this would be the case A we'll
known operator here said yesterday, that
this was the understanding. at the meet
ing of the representatives of the big COM
panies and individual operators, in this
city. last Tuesday. According to the un-
derstanding. the notices of increase were
not to be posted all at the same time,
but gradually. This part of the programme
mas now Deen carried out. The companies
and nearly all the operators are now in
line for 10 per cent. increase.
1t is now UP to President Mitchell to de-
eide what he is going to do in the matter
If he delays action. with the idea in view
that the operators will make better offer,
he is liable to delay a settlement OF the
strike indefinitely. An analysis of the 10
per cent. increase offered shows that the
average miners wages would not be in
creased fully 10 per cent. should he return
to work, but II is argued that II is better
than nothing: that it is victory. after
all. for the strikers; that II is the en-
tering wedge. and that II the United Mine
Workers keep their organization intact
they can compel the operators to make
further concessions In the years to come.
Ii is said that President Mitchell takes
this view of the situation himself. II the
strikers accept the offer OF 10 per cent.
increase. then 1t is victory for Mitchell
II they do not accept II and the strike
is fought TO finish and the men beaten
IN the end. IL will be defeat for the
leader OF the miners. 1t Is known. however,