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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-11

corks into their eyes and tacks and nails
into their eyebrows. They fastened poles
to their sides ard tied little flags thereto.
They placed an empty beer bottle In the
heEdless right arm OF the fair wooden
woman and otherwise treated her rudely.
But now the joys and troubles OF the
three wooden friends are ended forever.
for they have all gone up in smoke. And
when the trio of famous biockheads were
laid together on their funeral pyre and
the flames crept lovingly around their
weatherbeaten heads. they danced a sad
funeral dance and changed from one col
or to another and back again until 1t
seemed that little rainbows were being
Matched in the fire. The wooden figure
heads were richly sailed by their years
on the bosom of the ocean and the salt
in their beings. the strong sea salt, made
lovely colors in the fire. 1t seemed that
all the great human emotions of love.
hope. fear and inspiration which had been
dt MED these poor wooden soulless beings
in their lives were manifested in the
femes that ended their careers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-11
v 0RKINGME n
Plan to Celebrate Labor
Day.
"A Hundred and Fifty Sons Of Toll
Gather to Discuss the
Matter.

Over $50 members of those interested
in organizing labor unions met last
evening at the Plumbers hall at Fort
of discussing plans for the celebration
of Labor Day. j. COnnors of the
Plumbers Union acted as the chair
man of the meeting and ]. Lund of the
Painters Union was the secretary.
AS the meeting was the first one of
the year little actual work was accom-
plished. the time being devoted to a
general discussion of the plans for the
celebration. Representatives, were
present from almost every class Of
laboring men of the city. save the car
penters who for some reason failed to
send representative to the meeting.
The following representatives of the
various labor organizations who were
present were appointed to work up in
terest in the Labor Day celebration
among their fellows:
Bricklayers. Messrs. Thomas, Haley,
Gregory, Henry Colze, Logan; Turner'S.
Messrs. Tousay, Archie Homer: Ma
chinists, w. c. Roe, g. Ward, AL.
Jameson. May, Sagehorn: Bricklayers,
George Markhim; Plumbers Union,
Messrs. Conner, Welsh. Slattery, Sui
liba, Lehman; Moulders' Union. Mes
srs Green. Mahoney. Marion and Will
son; Tile Layers, Mr.. Riley: Electric
Workers, w. F. Dunn: Pattern Max
ers, e. Benson and 3. Monroe: Har-
ness Makers. g. Boles; Seamen, Mr..
Remus.
On Wednesday evening there will be
a second meeting OF the labor organ
izations at which committees will be
appointed to take the first steps toward
preparing for the celebration and ball.
The painters of the city will hold q
meeting on Monday evening for the
purpose of laying plans for the organ
ization of union and for participating
in the celebration Of Labor Day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-11

eminent has at hand cannot appreciate
what a task Is before the allied forces.
.The best hope for a cessation of hos
tilities is that some man like Ii Hung
Chang will intervene and prevent active
hostilities from going any further.
think it was a mistake for the allied
fleets to fire on the forts at Taku. 1t
precipitated the troubles at Tien-tsin
and Picking, and I believe that had
there been no such attack we should
have had the ministers out of Picking
before this. It was that attack which
caused the Imperial troops to take sides
with the Boxers. II 1t had been avoid
ed the Imperial troops would have join
ed to protect the Ministers.
II believe fully that the Ministers are
still safe in Picking. The Chinese are a
willy race and 1 think that they are
holding the Ministers as hostages and
will deliver them up as soon as they
are convinced that the rest of the world
is not leagued against them for the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of their country. While
in Picking, which l left on May 9th, 1
had talk with Minister Conger. He
then expected trouble, but nothing
more than such riots as have taken
place every few years. He did not
dream of anything like what has taken
place since. He talked with, me of the
Dowager Empress and he gave me a
better impression of her than had had
before. think that had not the Min
listers sent for marines to protect them
they would have been able to leave
Picking easily and without restraint. AS
soon as the Chinese heard of the mar
ines going to Picking they thought 1t
the preliminary to a general invasion
and they went out from Tien-tsin and
tore up the railroad between there and
Picking.
II do not think the provinces to the
south will join in the present trouble
unless general war commences. In
that case no one knows the outcome. It
will be too terrible to think of. 1t will
mean the slaughter or the departure of
every foreign resident in China except
those at Hongkong. They will be safe
there, but those at Canton would be
helpless, SO would those at Shanghai,
and at WI Chang. and at Han Wow on
the Yang-tse. and those at Flu Chow on
the Min. None of these places are de-
Tended, and they are surrounded by
Chinese troops that need but the word
from the Imperial Government to cut
them off and then kill them at their
leisure.
But hope that Ii Hung Chang and
others Of the leaders will be able to
intervene and stop the hostilities. 1t
is a very serious situation, and unless
the war Is brought to conclusion very
soon it will result no one knows where j
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FRENCH BOAT FOR CHINA.
River Gun Boat Which Is of Great
Power.

HONGKONG. July 2s.-The French rfv-
er gunboat Argus. the erection of which
has just been completed at Kowloon
Docks. made her preliminary steam trial
on Saturday last. This vessel was built
to the order OF the French Government by
Messrs. John I. Thornycroft & Co., Lon
don, and was shipped in sections with her
machinery and outfit for re-erection In
Hongkong.
The official trial was made on the 18th
inst. when a mean speed of 13 knots was
maintained during six consecutive runs
or the measured mile. after which the
vessel was taken in charge by Captain
Henry Florius, Lieut.. de Vaisseau, of the
French Navy. Capt. Florius commands
a crew of 80 Europeans. On arrival of the
guns from France the Argus will take her
pest as patrol on the West river. A Sec
ond vessel Of the same type as the Vigs-
lante has arrived and the sections are now
being discharged from the Sado-maru.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-11
wa,alua Church Benefit.

1t Is expected that with the aid OF Mrs.
ARMS Montague Turner. the promised
church concert for this evening at Wa.a-
lua will be success. The selections to
be rendered are excellent. The duet to
be sung by Mrs. Turner and Mr.. 1aukea
is of high order and those who appre-
ciate good music will not fail to enjoy 1t
if they are present. Among those who
are to render parts are: Miss Cecilia
Pcepoe, Miss Helen Desha and Miss Lydia
Aholo, Mr.. w. j. Coelho and an orches-
ira under the leadership of Mr.. Ernest
Kaai.
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mystery too deep to fathonn. Some say
that one of the men was Abraham Lin
coin and the other Jefferson Davis, while
the woman was the sweetheart of some
cid whaler now dead and gone these fifty
years.
Abraham Lincoln preserved his gaunt
features well. while the wooden counte-
nance of Jefferson Davis weathered the
|elements equally as well. The laiy's COM
pleAion had suffered much by exposure to
the sun and air. She found this climate
|enervating and became very pale. Each
|of them at one time graced the bow OF
some long voyaging whaler. They had
travelled thousands of miles and passed
through many a bowling storm and me-
ditated through many a Silly calm.
And when at different times the bones
of their respective ships were cast upon
the reefs that guard these heavenly Isles
frcni the encroachmerts of old ocean Ind
the wrecker turned the bones to merchan-
dise, he saved the figureheads and gave
them last resting-place beneath the big
tree. where they might contemplate the
werld from a landlubber's standpoint and
Ibcthink them of the glorious days gone
by.
Put irreverent hands have handled them
luntil the hungry flames gave them -neir
last long rest Irrepressible youth, ever
Inventive as to forms of mischief and Inn
lpertinence, fastened 20 the great, grave
faces of Lincoln and Davis long and un-
diRnihed boards OF hemp. They stuck
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-11
HAS
VAST ARMY
Equipped With Modern
Arms.
HAS PLENTY OF MAUSERS
A. H. Butler, Of San Francisco,
Says a Million Men Will
Be Needed.

Every traveller who comes from the
Orient tells the same story of the great
preparations which the Chinese have
been making for war. in the past few
years, but none has spoken more en-
phatically on the subject than A. III.
Butler, president of the California and
Oriental Steamship Company, who ar
rived on the steamer Thyra yesterday
from the East bound for San Fran
cisco. "
most serious" said he last evening.
more SO than the world yet believes.
In my travels through China during
the present year I have found every
where thousands of armed and drilled
and equipped troops. ready with all the
most modern arms, to tackle the first
enemy that appeared.
1.-THE idea that the Chinese troops are
armed with medieval weapons and un-
drilled and undisciplined Is all wrong.
1 have heard they control nearly all
of the Mauser rifles in the world. Gus
tom house certificates will show that
they have at least 100000 Mausers, that
have been imported within the last few
years. An English tourist told me that
about Tfen-tsin alone the Chinese I'M
perial Government had more big guns,
Krupps and other modern engines of
war than were possessed by the entire
German army. met four or five men
in China who had been out there for
years selling guns and ammunition to
the Chinese Government and to the va
rious Viceroys. They have Krupp guns
in plenty, and modern rapid-hring and
machine guns. and they have been
taught how to operate them until they
know as much about their management
as any European sOldiery.
"All over the Empire there are arsen-
ais where they are now making their
own ammunition and storing 1t away
| in immense quantities. At Hankow
for example, where we went, five hun
dred miles or more from the coast ur
the Yang-tse, there were 10000 well
drilled troops. They had been under
the instruction of Count Bernsdorf Of
the German army for several years, anG
were as fine body Of men as you coulG
ask to see, well equipped with Mausel
rifles. and in all respects as good fight
ers as any European troops.
China must have an immense stand
ing army by this time. I have M
doubt that there are at least zoo, 00
troops about Picking at the presen
time. The Vfceroys of the differen
provinces have been sending them II
patches Of a few thousands at a tim,
for months past, and even though man,
OF the Viceroys are in sympathy witt
the foreigners, they would be unable
to control the troops after they wer
placed at the disposal of the Imperia
Government. 1t will take at leas
100000 troops to put an end to this wa
If 1t goes much farther, of that I an
sure, after seeing China and KNOWN,
the conditions there Those who hav
not been and seen with their own eye
what immense forces the Chinese Gov
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-11

One Of the best known American con-
suls to China is Rev. Dr. Samuel l..
Gracey, who Is at FOo-Choo. DR..
Gracey was born In Philadelphia in 1885.
After obtaining an education he was
for thirty years pastor of Methodist
churches of considerable prominence in
and about Philadelphia. He was twice
elected to the Massachusetts legisla-
ture from Salem.
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smoke economically. For the small ~
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one OF the best New York hand'u's
cigars.
Ask Tor and try the "HoSoiuIs
BELLE"-Sold by all retailers
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
TO THE POINT.

The Chinese invented gunpowder and
the western powers are using it on
them, and western men invented the
machine guns now being turned on the
armies of the allies by the heather.
1t looks like an even break.
The fear of the democrats, amount
ing almost to a panic, that Roosevelt
will say something which will injure
his party does not seem to be at all
shared by the republicans
Indians who are now talking of hav-
ing uprisings are evidently misled by
their press agents; there is no chance
for them to get more than four-line
notice at present.
The heather Chinese has demonstrate
ed thus early in the game that he can
not be defeated with the typewriter as
an offensive weapon.
Honors are about even in the matter
of calling names. But who would not
rather be called foreign devil" than
"heathen?"
The New York boxers will not fight
the Chinese Boxers unless some ar
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
At ST. Helena
HOW THE BOERs ARE TREATED
BY THE BRITISH.
Gen. Cronje is Practically the Steady
Guest of the Governor-Privates in
Barbed Wire Enclosure.

NEW YORK, September 3.-The
British steamship Masconomo, which
has just arrived from South Africa,
touched 1t st Helena for repairs. Cap
tain Mann was permitted to visit the
Boer prisoners on the island. He rode
up the ive-mile winding road to the
top of Rupert hill, in Deadwood plain,
where he found the prison pen of Cen
eral Cronjc's 1000 men.
The Boer captives are confined with
in a barbedwire Enclosure a quarter of
a mile square. Twelve feet from the
fence on all sides is a second trocha
like the first. 1t is death for a Boer
private to cross the line of the inner
pen. One Boer was shot by sentinel
for doing this. The British soldier
was then tried and acquitted by a
court-martial.
while the British soldiers sleep thir-
teen men in a tent" said Captain Mann,
the Beers sleep only ten men in a
tent. In order to afford them all the
room possible, the British have allowed
the Beers to cut bamboos for shacks.
These bamboo frames the Beers have
ingeniously covered with canvas and
with slabs OF tin. The tin they obtain
ed in a curious way. There were on
the island & great many paraffine cans,
which the Peers carefully flattened out
for tin sides and roofs to their shacks
Some of the prisoners are permitted to
work for the farmers on the island and
thereby earn a little money. There are
many men 20 years old and Just as
many boys Is, 16 and II.
The officers with whom l conversed
speak both Dutch and English. The
privates seemed rather a stupid lot.
They have he same fare as the British
soldiers. oonversed with Colonel
Ochiel the German officer who fought
with the Beers. He was very cantank-
erous still Commandant Roose, the
Boer officer who captured Winston
Churchill, told me that he thought the
game was up and his people ought to
stop fighting
The Boer officers are allowed to do
pretty mucn as they please and their
names are posted at the st. Helena
Club. The British officers entertain
them at afternoon teas, and General
Cronje is practically the steady guest
of the Governor. A cable now runs to
the island from South Africa, and the
bulletins from the seat of war are often
struck off and sold to the prisoners at a
penny apiece.
"A Dutch ship anchored while l was
there, but was requested to leave and
did so. The British were afraid some
of the Boe:s would get away on their
cousins ship
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
FIRST WAR CORRESPONDENT.

1t is of interest to note that the first
war correspondent was Henry Crabb
Robinson, who, when the Spaniards
rose against the French in 1908, was in
trusted by the conductors of the Times
with the duty of special correspondent
in the peninsula. 1t is to the enterprise
of the Daily News that we are largely
indebted to the first war correspondence
by telegraph instead of by post. This
was done at the suggestion of Mr.. now
Sir, John Robinson, during the Franco
German war, when the late Archibald
Forbes was the correspondent. Mr.. Fox
Bourne, in his book ENGLISH Newspa-
per-" states that, mainly by the graphic
letters which appeared in its columns,
the paper rose from $4,000 to 100000 a
day. This correspondence included
1.-THE Diary of a Besieged Resident in
Paris" by Henry Labouchere.-Notes
and Queries.
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,ngements for gate receipts can be

rangements for gate receipts can be
made.
The concert Of the powers Is all right
when the weather Is fair but they
should quit singing now and play ball.
If the foreigners in Picking are not
murdered the only reason is that they
have a few guns themselves.
II does not cost any money for the
republicans to claim Colorado and 1t
pleases Wolcott immensely
1t seems that a good many people
went to Paris forgetting that there was
no box-car route back
Chicago Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.

The reception and social at the Y
M. c. A. last evening was we'll at
tended and proved a great success. II
began with music, there being several
instrumental and vocal specialties. AS
sistant Secretary A ]. Coats then gave
an interesting account of his recent trip
east, and outlined the plans for physi-
cal work during the ensuing term. Rev
Silas P. Perry reported for the devo-
tional committee. Secretary Coleman
presided at the meeting. After the
exercises were over refreshments were
served and a good time enjoyed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
MISS MCKINLEY.
Most Elaborate Wedding Arrange
ments are Planned in Detail.

SOMERSET (Pa.), September 6.-Ar-
rangements for the wedding of Miss
Mabel Mckinley to DR.. Hermanus Lud-
wig Baer are completed Although it is
to be home function, in accordance
with the wish of Miss Mckinley, it will
be very beautiful. There will be many
features, details having been planned
by the brIde-to-be.
Miss Nora Jarvis of New York will
be maid of honor. Miss Lucy Scull OF
Somerset, a niece of DR.. Baer, and Miss
Matilda Snyder of Somerset will draw
the ribbons. Miss McKinley's favorite
cousin, Miss Katherine Mabel Endsley
a maid of twelve years, will carry the
brides flowers, bouquet of bride roses
By her side will walk the ring bearer,
another cousin of Miss Mckinley, Will
bur Schell of Somerset.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

At a meeting of Lodge lie Progress
last evening the following committee
was appointed to meet like commit
tees from other Masonic lodges of Ho-
nolulu in regard to a reception to the
Shriners, expected here in November:
Clarence NJ. White w. M; William
Henry, 6. W.; Charles Pfeiffer, p M. D.;
Charles Ramsay and w. r. Earring
ton. A convention of the several COM
mittees will be held on Saturday even
ing at which organization will be per-
fected and other work taken up.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
F!
Remington
Standard
Typewriter

For the convenience of the
general public we have trans
ferred our Remington Type
writer Department to the
store of the Pacific Cycle &
Manufacturing Co., Ehlers
Block, Fort Street.
An experienced Typewriter
Repairer has full charge of
this business and quotations
on new machines or estimates
on repair work on any class
of typewriters will be cheer.
fully furnished upon applica
ton at the Pacific Cycle &
Manufacturing Co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18
IN MEMORY OLE BRAVE DEEDS.

The Eight Hussars, the Kings Royal
Irish, preserve the memory of brave
deeds of their regiment by a peculiar
mode of wearing the sword belt. In
stead of being worn about the waist,
it is worn over the right shoulder. This
is in commemoration of the gallant con-
duct of the regiment at the battle of
Saragossa, when the belts of the Span
ish cavalry were captured. The nick
name of "cross belts" will always stick
to the regiment.-Chicago Record.
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Fine Job Printing. Star Office.
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.

The Bank buys and receives for coll
lection Bills of Exchange, issues Drafts
and Letters OF Credit, and transacts .
general banking business.
Agency Yokohama Specie Bank.
INTEREST ALLOWED.
On fixed deposits for II months, I Per
cent per annum.
On fixed deposits for months, ~ per
cent per annum.
On fixed deposits for months, per
cent per annum.
Interest Allowed by the Head Office at
Yokohama.
On current deposits, 2-10 sen per day.
On fixed deposits for IL months, 6h per
cent per annum.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Limited.

Assessments have been called on the
Assessable stock of this company as to
become due and payable at the office
II Castle & Cooke, Ltd, on
July 16, 1900, 10 per cent (S10 per
share); delinquent August 16, 1900.
September Is, 1900, 10 per cent (S1O per
'hare); delinquent october 15. 1900.
October 80, 1900, 10 per cent CS1O per
'hare); delinquent November 30. 1900.
W. A. BOWEN,
Treas. Waialua Agr Co.. Ltd.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-18

POSTMASTER IN HAWAII.
WASHINGTON, September 6.-Anna
A. Meinoke has been appointed Post
mistress at Waiohino, Island of Hawaii
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Fine Job Printing. stra onics.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-26
lNROAD MADE
BY MINERS ON
THE OPERATORS.
Three Conditional collieries Closed
in Shenandoah Field-Few in
That Region Still Running.
MORE SOLDIERS ARE NEEDED.
Sheriff of Luzerne County Asks for
Protection - Important Develop
ments in Answer of Markle 6 Co.

SHENANDOAH, Pa. Sept. 25.-The
few developments In the strike since
yesterday were favorable to the strls-
ers. Three conditional collieries were
closed to-day in this region because the
number who reported for duty was not
sufficient to operate them. They are
the Park Place. Preston No. 3. and
Lawrence collieries. The Park Place
workings were in operation for short
time to-day, but could not continue
with the small force. Within this city
but one colliery is working. That is the
Cambridge, which. according to ]. c.
McGinnls. OF the Cambridge Coal Com
pany. has Its full complement OF men.
Other collieries in the region still in
operation are the Bast. at Ashland;
Potts at Locustdale; Locust Spring, at
Locust Gap. and the North Franklin. at
Trevorton. The Bast colliery is said to
be short-handed.