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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
Rented Locomotives.

Hundreds of locomotives are rented
every year. Several corporations make
their chief revenue this way. The Bald
wins have many machine out on the
rental form of payment That is, the
engines are rented in the same way
that you would buy a stove on install
ments-so much down, SO much a
month, the payments to apply on the
final purchase money. 1t is . seldom,
however, the Philadelphia record says,
that a railroad rents locomotives. They
are usually let out to contractors who
construct temporary railways for haul
ing dirt from excavations. Contractors
who hire locomotives usually have their
own names gilded on them, so that the
public may suppose they belong to
them. The engines, as a usual thing,
are castoffs. They may have pulled
express trains once, but now they are
fit only to pull gravel cars The en-
gineers who work them are oftentimes
also the castoffs of the profession
They may have operated express en-
gines, but through carelessness or other
incapacity have been discharged from
one road after another until they are
only fit to haul gravel or wood
train.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
Difference in Cost of Ca Cablegrams.

Colonel J. j. Dunno, of Philadelphia,
is credited with having sent the first
bona fide commercial cablegram ever
received in this country. This was in
1858. There were other messages pre-
ceding it, notably the congratulations
OF Queen Victoria addressed to Presi-
dent Buchanan, but Colonel Dunne's
cablegram was the first paid message
Two weeks ago. when I was in Lon
don," remarked Colonel Dunno to a
newspaper man the other day, Il had
occasion to send a cable from there to
Nevada City. There were twenty words
and it cost me Sc. This recalled to me
my earlier experience. On that occa-
sion my message also consisted of
twenty words, and it cost me G20
Dispatches, If 1 remember rightly, were
limited to that number of words
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
Playing Favorites.

The small pikers who. make money in
Wall street are those that play favor
ties. The winners on the turf never
think of pinning their commissions
along with their faith on horses of
their own selection. but follow a GER
tain jockey whose star for the time be-
ing is on the ascendant. How did you
come out this year," Victor Smith ask
ed a certain speculator. '"Twenty-three
thousand ahead; first year I've won
since Mclaughlin left the Dryers -
How do you account for it?" Follow
ing the Jockeys instead of the horses
You did not do that before?'' Not
Since McLaughlinS day. I followed him
because he was honest. When he re-
tired 1 thought 1 knew enough to pick
'em for myself. lost everything"
Followed any particular jockey this
season. mo; 1 followed each one as
long as he seemed to ride in luck
When he began to lose right. along l
dropped him." 1t is the same in the
street. The jockeys down there in the
maelstrom of speculation are the great
f1nanciers and railroad magnates. He
who plays them for a long pull will
win.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
"Patent INSIDE" Pies.

A man who recently visited pie fac
tory in Chicago thus describes it: The
day we were there a special run was
being made on pumpkin pies and i
looked in vain for any signs of pump
kin rinds. One of the foremen grinned
and told me, in strict confidence, that
real pumpkin was never used in pump
kin pies at present, except possibly in
a few remote and very primitive New
England villages. The substitute was
la mixture of sweet potatoes, apples and
cheap flour, favored with a chemical
extract. | tasted some of the stuff and
was satisfied he was telling me the
truth. Cranberry pie contains only
enough cranberries to make a show
ing,' after the manner of the oyster
in the church fair stew The rest is
apple jelly colored red and favored
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
THE PHILIPPINE OUTLOOK.

Few people who have read the his
tory of guerrilla wars will believe that
the revolt in the Philippines can be
suppressed by force of numbers. Men
who can easily change themselves
from farmers and tradesmen to soldiers
and back again and who put in their
leisure time wayIaying and ''potting"
their enemies may. especially where
their numbers are many and their field
of operations large, keep country dis
turbed in the face Of a strong ana ois-
ciplined army For three hundred
years Spain tried to preserve order IN
the Philippines and could only 90 SO
at short Intervals by bribing the lead
ers. Force uniformly failed. 1t was
the same way in Cuba. where, in the
last war the best of Spain's Generals,
with 200 900 soldiers at their call, eoulo
do no more than to hold 1ortlneu
towns leaving the country, practically
sneaking. in the hands of the reoels.
The American Army In the philippines
is doing little better. 1t holds Mania,
Cebu. Dagupan and other large ana
small places and 1t has troops TO sehu
in column. hither and thither. to chase
an invisible foe. Yet the war goes
steadily on. there are the usual num-
her of small insurgent successes and
the end of hostilities seems even furtn-
or away than IT did a year ago GEN
erals are no longer coming nome 10
stav with the excuse that 1.-The back
bone of the rebellion is broken. They
are standing by their guns. pretty well
convinced as Napoleon became In
Spain and Martinez Campos in CUBA
that the resources of guerrilla warfare
are inexhaustible.
What the outcome OF the war may
be is a puzzle to the prophets. but we
should not be surprised II the United
states were obliged to modify Its CO.
lonial plan and compromise between its
claims of exclusive sovereignty and the
native claim of Independence. Other
wise who knows but the Philippines
which cost as 500, 100000 to buy and are
costing millions every month to hold,
may yet wreck administrations, add
vastly to the public debt and get us in
to trouble with foreign powers?
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

Chang Yen Hoon, who was lately be-
headed by order Of the Empress Dow
ager, preceded WI Ting Fang as Chi
nese Minister to Washington. He was
respected and popular In the State De-
partment and was regarded by many
people In position to measure his
capacities as the first diplomat in the
foreign service Of his country. Chang
Yen Hoon wore many European decor
ations. was special ambassador to the
Queens Jubilee and had been received
by Queen Victoria, Emperor William
and the Car. He finally fell victim to
the spirit of reform which he urged
upon the reactionary government of
China.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
The General Found the Hole.

A story is recalled about General
Sherman when he visited West Point
some ye.Irs ago for the graduation ex-
ercises. He accompanied the comman-
dant on his Sunday morning tour Of in
spection of barracks, and on entering
a certain room he walked over to the
mantelpIece. STOPPING down he pried
up a brick from the middle Of the
hearth with his sword scabbard, and
revealed a hollow space about a foot
square, ir which was nicely packed a
considerable tobacco and other contra
band articles. Meanwhile the cadets
occupying the room stood by mutely
watching, and wondering what sort of
man the general was to have been
able to discover the only cellar of it's
kind in the barracks" Turning to the
commandapt the general remarked: II
have been wondering if that hole was
still there. 1 made it when I was a
cadet and lived in this room"
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

New York customs officials are in
row over the detention of the luggage
Oh women arriving in that port from
EUROPE, on the ground that it is the
property of dressmakers. and that the
elaborate costumes contained therein
are not articles of personal apparel or
oeiong1ng, but merchandise. intended
Tor sale. In not few Instances the
owners OF the luggage thus detained
nave proved to the ultimate satisfac-
hon OF the customs officials that they
are not dressmakers. and that their
wardrobes are no more extensive than
any lady Of fashion finds necessary for
her use and adornmant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

An effort IL going to be made to break
the power of Tammany Hall by taking
the control of the police of New York
from the municipal government, and
vesting 1t in State Board. That Is to
say there will be a uniform State Con-
stabulary such as Hawaii possesses.
one similar in its functions to that of
Japan. Undoubtedly a reform Of this
kind would he fatal to Tammany, as
the Hall depends upon the police for
the vast sums which IL uses to reward
Its adherents and carry it's campaigns
The police collect money from saloons.
from brothels and gambling houses and
the like. giving permission in return
for the managers Of these institutions
to violate the law without peril of ar
rest. The funds thus secured, minus
the commission that goes to the cap
tain OF the precinct. are turned over 20
Tammany. The police are also used to
organize Tammany Clubs. to protect
Tammany men on election day and to
intimidate others. tremendous lev
erage is thus secured which. more than
once. has given the vote of New York
city to the Democratic nominees and
has even bestowed in like manner the
Electoral vote of the State. Tammany
VIII, OF course. fight doggedly to hold
It's advantage but with the Republicans
In control of the Legislature and the
Executive and with the charter of New
York subject to amendment at ALBANY.
we see no reason why the full and inst
consummation Of the Republican plan
should not be reached
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
Bryn Mawr's Fine Record.

Bryn Mawr College, though just be-
ginning in its sixteenth year, has much
cause for pride in the attainInents and
honors of its comparatively small num-
ber of graduates. When Miss Annie
Crosby Emery was inaugurated dean
of women of Brown University, Octo-
Der "a. she added the fifth headship Of
a college to the Byrn Mawr record.
Miss Emery. A B.. Bryn Mawr, '92, Phi.
D., SO. resigned the Office Of dean of
the University of Wisconsin to accept
her position at Brown. Mrs. G. II. Put
nam. A. b., Bryn Mawr, '89, is now on
a years leave Of absence, having filled
the post of dean of Barnard College
since 1894. Mrs. A. p. Saunders has
but just resigned her position as ward
er of Sage College, having opened the
Balliol School at Utica. Miss Helen
Bartlett. Bryn Mawr, A. b., '92, Phi. D..
SO, is dean of women at the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

The first work of the Protective
League commends that body to the
good opinion and support of every
rightminded citizen. The rescue of a
slave girl whose Chinese owner had
maltreated her was an act of humanity
which. we have no doubt, there will be
frequent opportunities to repeat. Ho-
nolulu, like San Francisco and many
Western places, is a slave-holding town
and needs the sturdy, earnest work Of
Christian men and women to redeem it.
The League has shown its capacity for
the task and we hope. 1T will not want
FOR support and encouragement.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

The Solid South cut pitiable figure
In the canvass. 1T was determined to
cling to the idea of revenge, cost what
1t might in business, investment. immi-
grafton and material growth and con-
sequence. AS result of its Demo-
cratic chauvinism the South will only
get the crumbs from the table of pros
perity. The North, East and. West are
outstripping 1t. outweighing it and out
voting 1T and its relative Importance is
becoming less and less. What the
south needs most is strong infusion
OF common sense but how the treat
ment can be applied nobody knows.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

Absentee Committeeman Sewall
should hand in his resignation at once.
He does not live here. does not intend
to return here and was of no service to
the Republican party of Hawaii during
the late campaign. A decent respect
for the rights of the local party should
impel him to give some member of 1T az
chance to occupy the post which he
fooled two native delegates to the
Philadelphia convention into giving
him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

A Bantam once upon Time, mount
ed a high Perch and in Shrill Tones an
nounced himself as an Eagle. A cluck-
ing, Motherfy Hen said: Come down,
you Fool. You are nothing but Ban
tam" The Bantam, enraged. puffed
himself up to his fullest Wind Capac-
ity and Crowed. There" said he to
the Hen, rs not that the Scream of the
Eagle?" At this juncture a Mongoose
happened along and asked the Bantam
to please Descend and Eat Him. NAY,
nay" replied the Bantam. that would
be Beneath my Dignity and Hereafter
you are Excluded from my Presence.
shall see that the Floor upon which you
Stand Is Removed" Thereupon the
bantam crowed again and tried to look
Fierce. upon which both the Motherly
Hen and the Mongoose were unable to
Control their Risibies and laughed I'm
moderately. :t
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
WILCOX.

We regret that anything is being
done to prevent the seating of WILCOX.
He was elected in fair fight by a good
majority and unfit as he is by intellect
and training to be a Delegate in Con-
gress. no one who is qualified to exer-
else the duties of American citizenship
in the spirit they require will try to
deprive him of his rights. Even If
there was partisan advantage to be
gained by upsetting the election it
would soon be taken away in the spe-
cial election to be called to give Ha-
wall representation. Wilcox would be
chosen again either in person or by
proxy, and in such case the Repub-
licans, in the long run, would be no
better off than they were before.
The Advertiser is not sure but that
its party will gain more by having
Wilcox in Congress than any other
man. He is now the Hawaiian polit-
ical Ali. He has persuaded the native
people that he will be received at
Washington as a great man and that
he can get them untold benefits. 1t is
surely desirable that the Hawaiian
voters should be able to see how far he
has deceived them: to see that his rre-
tence of greatness is laughed at in
Washington and that he can get moth
ing for Hawaii from any department
Of the Government. Representing no
party. standing for an anti-American
cause unable to barter a vote for fav-
ors, unable even to be heard without
the assent Of hostile chairman, Will
cox at Washington is sure to be con-
spicuous only as failure. We do not
object at all to letting the native vot-
er see him in that light, for then. may
be, they will see the wisdom. next time.
Of choosing a worthy man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23
May Leave It to the,ScaIes.

Competition is keen in the cheap res
taurant business in Philadelphia. Many
unusual methods of attracting atten-
ton are employed, one of the most
startling being a megaphone attached
to phonograph, which announces
from the doorway the principal bar
gains in meals, with the prices. There
is restaurateur there who has hit
upon an equally novel scheme. In front
of his door is displayed a pair Of scales
on which is the following placard:
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

The Sex-Queen of Hawaii has been
kissed by Queen Victoria and attended
to dinner by the present Emperor of
Germany and-received in the: Blue
Room by. the President of the United
States. 1t is, her lot, however. to be
informed by the wife of the newly
elected Delegate from Hawaii that If
. she wants any favors from that dis
tinguished woman she must call and
ask for them. In her own opinion Mrs.
Wilcox has become the first lady OF
the land and former Queens must rec
ognize the fact or be reminded of 1t by
} snub. The situation is an interesting
one and 1t will not be Mrs. Wilcox's
fault IL the crowned heads of Europe
are not promptly apprised Of II.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

A contemporary remarks that Homo
lulu needs reforming through the in
PRODUCTION nf municipal government, in
the worst way" No doubt we should
get II in the worst way from the crowd
having the job in hand.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

The Han OF Fame at Washington. an
american Westminster Abbey without
the sepulchers OF the distinguished
dead VIII enshrine the names of seven-
ty-two persons, fifty-one of whom have
so Tar been selected by the ballots of a
board Of one hundred judges. Follow
ing are the names already chosen and
the ballots given them:
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

The list In representative one so far
as men are concerned, but II lacks In
the particular Of women. Henry Ward
Beecher did not exercise a greater in
huence on his contemporaries than did
his sister. Harriet Beecher Stowe. and
Gilbert Stuart was surely no more dis
tinguished in American life than Mar
garet Fuller or Charlotte Cushman. 1t
Is possible. however, that in making up
the supplementary list Mrs. Stowe will
not be forgotten and that room may
be found for others Of her sex.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

Webster Davis who was Assistant
secretary of the Interior last year and
theh seeded to join the Bryan forces
VIII hereafter have the rank of AS
sistant Secretary Of the Exterior.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

Rapid transit is beginning to show it's
ground plan and before long Mr.. Pains
mules will have a lighter strain on
their traces
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-23

ferhaps. after all, Admiral Dewey is
giad that his admiring fellow country
men made him stick to the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28

one-haf shall be assessed against ground
lying on each side of those portions of the
streets TO be widened, and extending to a
depth of $50 feet measured on each side
from the building lines of the highways as
widened, or to such greater depth as the
jury may find the benefits to extend. and
the remainder shall be assessed against the
metropolitan Railroad Company and col
iected as special assessments are collected;
provided. that if the use of part only of
any piece of ground shall be condemned,
the jury. in determining its value, shall not
take into consideration any benefits that
may accrue to the remainder thereof from
the widening of the streets, but such bene-
hts Shall be considered in determining what
assessments shall be made on Or against
such part OF the land as may not be taken.
The Grades of goth Street.
The bill to regulate the grades Of Goth
street, likewise favorabiy considered. pro-
vides- that in order to regulate the grades
of the streets in the vicinity of Goth street
and Woodley road the Commissioners are
authorized to abandon Hampton place and
shift the location of Buckingham place, in
T. E. Waggaman's subdivision of Pretty
Prospect. Widows Mite and Kalorama, and
to change the location of the street line at
the southwest corner of Woodley road and
Connecticut avenue extended SO as to
make that corner round instead of angular,
as at present, provided that the land with
in the lines of Hampton place. which it Is
proposed to abandon. and the land within
the proposed circular corner of Woodley
road and Connecticut avenue extended shall
revert to the original owner, or his as
signees. and that the land within the lines
of the new location of Buckingham place
and the land outside the circular corner of
Woodley road and Connecticut avenue ex-
tended shall be dedicated to the District of
Columbia.
Section 2 of the bill provides: That in
order to facilitate the extension of streets
and encourage the donation of land In ao-
cordance with the plans for the permanent
system of highways the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia be, and they are
hereby, authorized, whenever in their judg-
ment it may seem proper, to accept the
dedication OF streets shown on said plans,
and record same, under the following con-
dittons, namely: Streets which are shown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28
Suffered Six Years.

81 suffered six years with ovarian trouble" writes
Mrs E. Waite, of (Lakeyiew Post Office }, Chicago,
Ill. Sometimes 1 could hardly walk, and when
had to cough it felt though knife was cutting
me. My hands and feet were cold all the time. I
had such tired feeling and such poor appetite,
and when went to bed 1 slept only about two
hours at time. A friend advised me to use DIR.
Pierce's medicines, for they had helped her; SO /
got bottle of 'Favorte Prescription and by the
time had used two bottles l felt SO much better
that continued until had taken eight bottles of
tFavorte Prescription and one of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and now / am so well
that my friends remark how well l am looking. /
can go to bed now and sleep till morning. My ap-
petite is splendid and all that tired feeling has left
me. hope others will do as have done-iust give
DR.. Pierces medicines fair trial. and they will be
sure to derive much benefit, as l have. / am SO
thankful to think 1 am SO we'll"
"Favorite Prescription" contains no alcohol,
neither opium, cocaine, any other narcotic. 1t
is purely vegetable preparation and cannot dis
agree with the weakest constitution.
Sick and ailing women are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter Free All correspondence is held
in sacred confidence and all womanly conidcnces
are guarded by strict professional privacy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28

as ninety feet in width on said plans may
be accepted with width of not less than
sixty feet: Provided. That the parties dedi-
eating same agree to establish building re-
striction lines to agree with the street lines
as shown on said plans, and streets shown
on said plans as 120 feet or more in width
may be accepted with a width of not less
than ninety feet: Provided. That the par
building restriction lines to agree with the
street lines as shown on said plans; And
provided further, That the space between
the street lines established under the
terms hereof and the building restriction
lines shall be considered as private prop
erty set aside and to be used for parking
purposes: And provided further. That the
parties so defeating shall agree that said
parking shall be subject to the regulations
of said Commissioners in regard to height
Of parking and the projection of buildings
beyond the building line, and that the Dis
trict of Columbia shall have right of way
through said parking for sewers and water
mains free of cost, and to lay thereon side
walks if. in the judgment of said Com
mtssioners, the space between street lines
is not sufficient to admit the construction of
such sidewalks within said lines
Formation of Guaranty Companies.
The bill authorizing the formation of
guaranty companies in the District, also
favorably acted upon, provides that any
company now authorized or which may
hereafter be authorized by act of Congress
to do an insurance business in the District
of Columbia, having paid-up capital of
not less than $250,00O, may engage in a Sc
and where by law two or more sureties
are required upon any obligation which the
company Is authorized to insure 1T may act
as sole surety thereon and may be accept
ed by the court or other officer or person
authorized to approve the sufhciency of any
bond or undertaking.