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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
TOO GREAT A RISK

The Board of Health has left the de-
cision as 70 the opening of the schools
TO the Board of Education, which is
thus put face to face with a serious re-
spOnsibiltty.
when the schools were closed 1t was
because OF plague in town, which might
get into them. II the reason was good
then II Is good now. The plague is
sill with US. The question whether
the influx of Chinese and Japanese
from the detention camps will not Gre
ate new plaGue-centers is undecided.
From this point of view the opening of
the schools would be a risk which we
do not believe the Board Of Education
is justified in taking. That
body would have a serious account to
render n. through premature action,
the school children should be exposed
TO the ravages of the black death.
Better put off the day of school-open-
ing until Honolulu has had three full
weeks OF immunity. If that long wait
he an error It will at least be one on
the safe side.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
NO FRESH WAR NEWS.

The dispatch received here by the
Aorangi announcing the forcing OF the
Boer positions and arrival near Lady
smith of General Buffers army is of
no value as news, having been printed
and contradicted by the last Coast
files This dispatch, the date of which
is not given, was read in the Brisbane
Opera House at 1920 on the evening OF
February Sth. That hour was equiv
alent to $50 a. m. in San Francisco of
the 9th. The Coast mail for Homo
lulu. which left that day at 1 p. m,
brought Advertiser advices direct
from the Office of the Associated Press
up to the hour of noon, or later news
by five and one-half hours than the
dispatch read in Brisbane. This news
as we will remind our readers, was or
the whole unfavorable to Butler. The
Beers reported that he had been driver
back across the Tugela, and the fina
British admissions of the status quo
bellum were discouraging. In any
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
wASHISGTON'S BIRTHDAY.

This is Washington's birthday, an
event which has usually been observed
here with some form of public cere-
mony. Owing to the plague 1t will pass
this time without much other special
recognition than Is conveyed in a dis
play OF flags. We trust that this dis
play will be adequate both on the ships
and on official and private fagstaffs.
II a salute can be fred at noon so much
the better.
Il Is now few months more
than a hundred years since Wash
ingtOn died and considerably less
time than that since Ameri-
cans chose 20 celebrate his natal
day. The curious fact exists that the
first proposal to celebrate was stoutly
resisted by the Jeffersonian Democrats
because. as they said. such practices
savored of monarchy. Hamiltonian
Federalists gave the day its first vogue
md between 1910 and 1860 1t was a
very popular holiday in many parts OIL
the country. especially In the South
Owing to the fact that Washington
had been a STAKEHOLDER the observance
showed signs of lapsing in New En-
gland and In the Western Reserve o
Ohio during the Abolition movement
Throughout the Civil War the Confed
crates made the most of the day. bu
after that bloody interregnum the who'll
country took II up and now the 22n
Of February Is a date Of national scop
In the patriotic calendar.
Within the lifetime of people VIII
are still with US the day was only oh
served In q. strip of territory betwee
Maine and Florida. The Washington
ian tradition had no wider field. NOV
its hold upon patriotic attention /
more than continental: It extends a
Tar as Alaska on the north and Same
ON the south and as far west az IN
Philippines. BY courtesy the observ
ance OF the day Is as wide as the eiviIi,
ed world. Wherever American diplr
matte and naval functionaries are n
duty In foreign lands and waters ii
goyernmentsto whom they are aecrec
y tied will pay their respects either De
sonally or By hosting and saluting II
American flag. And in no place wi
these ceremonies be more scrupulous
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

BY switching of 100000 for paying
claims In the burnt district and s345,-
263.24 for sewer extension in the next
year or year-and-a-half, and something
over $4,000 for authorized" expend-
lures forlpublic works, saying nothing
OF other items, the Minister OF Finance
has reduced the national surplus to
S1O.O6S.27. The figures are small, but
that fact need cause no alarm. Author
lied expenditures are not mandatory
and long before the new sewer appro-
priation has been drawn upon, the
Treasury will be filing mp with taxes
So Hawaii Is not 80 much on the rag
sod edge financially as the exhibit Of
the Finance Department might make II
seem.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

Friends and admirers of General
Henderson all over the country have
been sending him gavels since he be-
came speaker of the house." said the
speakers secretary recently. "Of the
entire assortment, it goes without say
ing that he appreciates the gavel pre-
scented to him by the state of Iowa more
than any other. But among the num-
Der sent him by individuals are several
that he values highly. One in partic-
ular possesses great interest for him.
That IS the one recently sent him by
w. L. Hill, chief boatswain at the Unit
Ell States navy yard, at Portsmouth,
Va. 1t was made from the wood of the
| Spanish cruiser CristObal Colon, and
hence possesses an abiding historic i'm
mort. The donor is former Iowa boy
who lived in the same county with Cen
eral Henderson before he entered the
navy. and who took this unique means
of showing his admiration for his form
er neighbor."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
Paid Duty on His Mouse.

Uncle Sam is a stern stickler for
form, and the amount of red tape en-
pioyed in transactions with him is
really remarkable. 1t was demonstrat-
ed at the Philadelphia custom house
the other day that not even a tinv
mouse can creep into our domains from
foreign shores without paying duty. A
man returning from Europe brought
with him pet white mouse, of which
he had grown very fond. His mouse
lets" was assessed at 20 per cent, which
so enraged it's owner that he vigorous
ly protested. The case was appealed,
and the board of classification of the
board of general appraisers, after ma
ture deliberation, handed down a deci-
sion in which the protest was over
ruled.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
An Arctic Experiments.

The Geographical Society, of Phila-
delphia, acting on the suggestion of
Admiral Melville, will put into opera
ton project to demonstrate the exact
currents of Arctic water north of Behr-
ing strait. 1t is Admiral Melville's idea
that if oaken casks are set afloat on
the ice in waters north of Alaska, they
will come out in the course of four or
five years somewhere between Spitzen-
bergen and Greenland, and thus prove
the correctness of the theory of a
northeast drift Of those waters. The
Geographical Society has had a num-
Der of heavy oaken casks made, in each
of which bottle is placed. This bot
| tie contains a blank form on which
the finder is to record the date and
| locality in which the cask is recovered
and return the paper to Philadelphia.
The casks will be placed on heavy ice
for if set adrift in the open sea they
might be crushed. The United States
revenue cutter Bear will probably car
ry the casks into Northern waters.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
The Arctic Mosquito.


Nothing that has ever been writ
ten about the arctic mosquito begins
to come up to the real thing" SAID a
guest in the st. Charles corridor the
otner evening. Il went up the Yukon
River in the summer of 1896, represent
ing the Alaska and Dominion Trading
Company, and we struck mosquitoes as
soon as we got into the hills. They are
twice as large as our familiar bayou
species, and their sting is like the prod
of hot needle. They sweep along the
valleys in dense clouds, and if they
catch man unprepared they are liable
to blind him before he can escape. /
heard stories of children being stung
to death and can readily believe them.
Whenever we went ashore we wore
heavy hat nets and took the utmost
precaution, but were certain to suffer
more or less. One of our party cut
the tongues out of his shoes. and mar
row line of sock was exposedounder the
lacing. Next day he was bitten there
| at least 100 times, and his feet were
so terribly inflamed that the shoes had
| to be cut off.
Another man, fireman in the boat
crew, got drunk on Alaska whisky one
afternoon and lay down to tane a NAP
in corner of the engine room. l no.
ticed him a little later and was hor-
rifed at the solid brown mass of mos
| quitoes that had settled on small ex-
posed section of his cheek and throat
In an hour his face was swollen out
of all resemblance to anything human
he was unable to swallow and was
burning with fever. 1t was a week be-
fore he was able to be about. I saw 6
number of cattle nsar Fort Hamilton
/ that had been made stone blind by
stings near the eye.
The arctic foothill mosquito is with.
out doubt the most terrible insect pes
in the world"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
A Lie D6nuPd.

The Chicago Tribune has collected
definitions of a lie from men in all
| walks of life, and the result is curious.
One righteous Alderman says it is
"the opposite of truth, told for reasons
born of hell" Another person inter-
viewed quoted the small boys expla-
nation: "The truth turned inside
out" Miss Anna Gordon, vice presi-
dent at large of the w. c., T. u,
thought that If one has no right to
know the truth, silence is the only
course, while the model chief Of the
city's police declared that "a lie is a
lie even when told to save a friend"
No one seems to believe in the Prince
of Wales famous doctrine of "perjur-
ing yourself like a gentleman" One
lawyer was the easiest on the subject
He thought a. lie was ian inadvertent
statement made under circumstances
when the person making it should have
been more discreet" and Judge Mar
Gus Kavanagh said it was IAN un-
truth told knowingly with bad mo-
tive" The only excuses were suggest
ed by bank cashier, who thought un-
truth permissible "for the health and
comfort of those we love-" and a city
official who allowed it ito point 6
lioke."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

General Joe Wheeler is in port on
his way home. Owing to the plague,
he will not come ashore to receive the
welcome which the citizens of Honolu-
Ia would be glad to extend to him.
General Wheeler Is a man whom any
American community must delight to
honor for his sterling personal and sol
dierIy virtues.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

Just why trump Legislature has
been called together the Speaker Of the
House does not explain, and possibly
does not know. Others who do know
give no satisfactory reason. Various
outside theories are advanced, among
them that the convocation is in the in
terests OF a salary grab. AS to that
time will tell. Meanwhile people who
like to feel lonesome should attend the
seasions
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
Lunch for the Coachmen

The Church Temperance Society, OF
New York, has introduced a novelty
called the 'Coachman's Lunch Wagon -
1t was built by few wealthy women
anxious to do something for their
coachmen, compelled to stand on the
streets while guests are enjoying the
festivities of the evening. It is an ar
tistic vehicle, so built that coffee and
small lunches can be served.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

The Australian doctors have come to
the conclusion that the flea carries the
plague. Happily they do not accuse
the mosquito. How the flea can convey
enough pestilence to kill a man and
not succumb to it itself is something
OF a puzzle. but that is only one Of
many. Plague-infection is a conun-
drum all around.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

event, it was clear that Butler had not
cut the Boer line and was not near
Ladysmith.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
Electric RAILWAY.

Contracts have been let for material and the work
of construction equpping and installation placed in the
hands OF competent electrical engineer to be fully
plant prepared to furnish electric 20 YER for
lighting, heating and other purposes to home build
at most reasonable rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

observed than in Great Britain, the
government of which once set price
ON George Washington's head
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
As Promised. completed Is :

ply each lot Permits for making water connections
will be granted on application.
An inspection of the attractive homes now building
the of purchasers of lots will convince anyone
that PACIFIC HEIGHTS is the choicest and most select
of all the residence sites of Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

w. KAIULANI DRIVE-Ap-
MA M1XTm6 thy termed. the via Max
ina Grand Boulevard,
and in itself artistic piece of engineering easy
access to all points also scenic and marine views of
exquisite grandeur at every turn.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1900-09-01
Valentine pOr Bryan.

Hay un Millionaire muy bien
conocido en- el poniente que ha
abandonado las filas del partido de
Hanna porque no ha podido tole-
rar la politica imperialista de Nc.
Kinley. Este es John l.. Valen-
tine, presidente do la gran Com
pania del Wells Fargo Express.
En- 1896 Valentine promulg6 una
circular urgi6ndoles a los trabaja.
dores do su Compahia, que suman
en- los miles, que votaran por Nc
Kinley por causa de la posicion
de Bryan en- la question de Ia mo-
media. FL dicho Mr.. Valentine en-
tonces creia que la election de
Bryan pondria en- peligro las con-
diciones de negocios del paia.
Ahora cree que Mckinley ha sido
empujado al imperialismo y esta
comprometiendo a los Estados
Unidos A una politica peligrosa.
Debido q este Mr.. Valentine ha
abandonado las fias del partido
Republican,, y al hacerlo public6
la siguiente carta en- ell San Fran
cisco Examiner cxplicando su
poHicion:
"La injusticia dc la Repdbllca
Americana al haber asumido fun
clones imperialisticas imponiendo
por la fuerza su "benevola asimi-
lacion' sobre un pueblo que tiene
aspiraciones a ser libre y sobera-
no, es un lulo muy costoso y el
pueblo tendra que llevar la carga
81 los Republicanos estan satisfe.
chos con este modo do obrar, en-
horabuena, pero yo no puedo coin
cidir con ellos, Como que nueve
decimas parties de todos los votan.
tes tienen que ganarse Lu propia
subsistencia, falta que yer 81 elIos
deliberadamente van poner su
libertad y bienestar propio y el de
sus semejantes en- peligro por ade.
lantar los planes Nmbiciosos de
aquellos que han sido mas favore'
cidos por la fortuna.
"Diez y ocho meses ha yo creia
que la Democrscia triunfaria, y
ahora 10 dsseo de corazon. 81 sal,
90 errado en- mis- caIculos, enhora
buena, la mayorla es la que gobier.
ma. Cuando obtiene su mayoria
todo hombre debe guiarse por sus
propias convicciones. Mr.. vii
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1900-09-01
Los Beers no Sc Rinden.

L6ndres, Agosto 27.-El ST.
guiente despacho del General Ro
berts fue recibido hoy: Belfast,
Agosto 26 Hoy tuvimos un en-
cuentro con e encmigo que dur6
todo ell dia. La division de Little
ton y dos brigadas do cabal,eria,
todas baio las 6rdenos de Butler,
operaron al sudoeste de Dalmanu.
tina. French con dos brigadas de
caballerfa avanz6 rumbo al noroes.
to hAcia Belfast, obligando al enc
migo q retirarse hacia Lekenvley,
por el camino de Belfast. Luego
que French hubo llegado d Leken-
vley, Pole Carew avanz6 de Bel
fast d reforzarlo. Ell enemigo en-
fuerza considerable opuso las avan
zadas de Butler y Pole Carew, y en-
las batallas que Sc libraron puso
en- accion varias pleas de artille-
RIA, entire elias algunos cafones de
fuego rapido y grueso calibre, Ell
fuego, que dur6 hasta que so hizo
oscuro, fue graneado y persistente.
Butler tiene esp ,ranzas que sus
bajas no hayan pasado de 40. Pole
Carew todavia no ha mandado su
informe. Los Beers -sigue dicien-
do Roberts en- gu despacho-estan
ofreciendo una resistencia deter
minada. Traen consigo un nime
ro considerable de pleas de arti
lleria de grueso calibre, y ell pals
donde SO hallan es muy escabroso
y muy adeouado para sus tacticas
y menos favorable para Ia caballe-
ria que cualesquiera otro en- que
hemos andado.'
Olro despacho do Roberts, con
la misma fecha, dice que una fuer.
"a dc Beers fue derrotada por el
General Bruce Hamilton, en- Win.
burg. Ell General Oliver fu6 cap
turado, y SO cree que tambien sus
tres hiios 10 fuernn.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1900-09-01
MUM. 80
La Question China
Las fuerIaS AliadaS PermaneCen
en- Pekln AguardandO ms
truCCiOneS de SuS
GObiernOS.
la tMPtRATRlI Y SU CORTE DE-
ifNlD0S 80 MIIlAS
De PlkIN.

Los despachos del Domingo I'll.
timo dicen que los Japones que
salieron en- persecution de la fa-
milia real dieron alcance a la en-
peratriz y A su corte en- un lugar
SO millas al sudoeste de Pekin.
Como no ha habido otras mott
cias sobre este particular SO supo-
ne que los Japoneses tendran pri.
sionera a la familia real hasta que
las potencias decidan la suerte del
Imperio.
En- la ciudad de Pekin 10 prime
70 que SO hizo fue echar fuera de
de ella a todos los Boxers, 10 que
SO consiguio q costa de algun ira.
bajo y de la perdida de algunas
vidas. Hecho este las fuerzas fue.
ron destribuidas por la ciudad con
instrucoiones de guardian el 6rden
a toda costa, 10 que no han conse-
guido sino en- parte debido a 10
grande que es la ciudad y al esca-
so ndmero de fuerzas para guar
necerla. Desde que las fuerzas
aliadas ocuparon la ciudad impe-
rial han corrido varios rumores al
efecto de que los Boxers estaban
reuniendo sus fuerzas en- los su-
burbios de la ciudad con el fin de
atacar a los aliados para correrlos
de la ciudad. Tambien SO dijo al
principle dc la semana que las
fuerzas aliadas habian sido derro-
tadas en- Pekin por los Boxers,
Pero todos estos no han pasado de
ser rumores sin ninguna confir-
macion.
Un despacho de Pekin, fechado
el 10 de Agosto, asevera que la de-
solacion en- la calle de las Legacio-
mes es espantosa. Todas las casas
de los extrangeros fueron acribilla-
das a balazos, incendiadas 8 vola-
das. Ell mismo despaoho dice que
la mayor parte dc la ciudad es un
monton de ruinas.
Informan ademas los despachos
dc reciente fecha que los Japone-
Sos y los Rusos han comenzado un
avance hacia el norte, saliendo de
la ciudad de Pekin, 10 que parece
indicar que esas dos naciones, al
menos, intentan declararle guerra
al celeste imperio.
Algunas de las potencias, inclu-
so los Estados Unidos, Green que
habiendo rescatado d las legacio-
mes su mission en- el celeste imperio
ha oesado y que ahora es su deber
retlrarse y dejar que la diplomacia
arregle 10 demas. Pero como que
parece que hay otras naciones que
no estan de acuerdo con esta mira,
10 probable es que las fuerzas ALA
das pasen el invierno en- China
aguardando el desenlace de la
question,
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1900-09-01
STEVENSON Is SU CANDIDATE.
Los POpuIlStaS ACeptan Ia Renun-
Cia de IOwne y POStuIan a
Stevenson para Ia Vice
PreSldenCid.

III dia u del que rige Sc reuni(
en- Chicago la Comision Naciona
del Partido Populista de los Esta
dos Unidos para actuar sobre ID
renuncia de Mr.. Towne, candidate
Populista para la ice.presidencia
y con el fin de escoger otro candi
dato en- su lugar, FL despacho de
Chicago que da la noticia del re-
sultado dc la confer9ncia, lee co.
mo sigue:
Chicago, Agosto 27.-Los Popu.
listas nominaron a Mr. Stevenson
para Vice-Presidente, para llenar
la vacancia causada por la renun.
oia de Charles A. Towne, III es.
cogimiento Sc hizo por unanimi-
dad.
Ell Senador Marion Butler, de
North Carolina, presidente do la
comision, hizo una pelea acerrima
contra la nomination de Mr.. Ste.
venson, aunque saba antes que Sc
pusiera en- session la comision que
los que favoreoian q Stevenson
contaban con una fuerza de 70
votos.
Ell General Weaver acaudillo la
causa de Stevenson. La session,
que tuvo lugar en- el local No. 206,
Lassale St, dur6 cerca de siete ho-
ras La mayor parte de este ITEM
po SO emple6 en- hacer discursos
La renuncia de Mr.. Towne fue lei
da y aceptada, y luego ell General
Weaver dio principle a la contien.
da, hacienda mocion que el Gene
raj Stevenson fuera escogido para
llenar la vacancia, Otro hizo mo-
cion que un Populista fuera nom
brado para llenar la vacancia, y en-
seguida comenzaron los discursos.
Hallandose en- insignifcante mi
noria los de la oposicion, por Tin
cedieron y ell escogimiento de Ste-
venson SO hizo por unanimidad,
Una comision de cinco fue nom
brada para que SO encargue de la
preparation de un manifesto q los
Populistas del pals sobre las cues.
tones palpitantes del dia.
Bryan y Stevenson son ahora
los porta-e -etandartes de cuatro par.
tidos polfticos en- los Estados Uni
dos, a saber: Democratic, Republi.
oano Platista, Populista y Anti.
imperialista.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1900-09-01
BRESCI StNTENCIADO.
ii AnarquiSta, ASeSinO del Rey
HumbertO, fxpiard su Cri-
men en- una PriSiOn
pOr Ia vida.

Milan, Agosto 90. Ell proceso
de Bresci, el anarquista que, el 9
de Julio, mat6 balazos al Rey
Humberto, de Italia, en- Monza,
mientras Su Majestad regresaba
de una exhibicion de gimnssia,
comenzo aqui hoy. Una inmensa
multitud rodeo la casa dc cortes
desde una hora muy temprana en-
la manana, en- busca dc admission
al local dc la corte donde solamen-
to unos cuantos asientos habian
sido reservados a los que tenian
billetes de admission. Ell proceso
comenz6 a las 8 de la manana.
Bresci estaba calmado y casi in
diferente.
La querella entire otras cosas
acusaba al REQ de haberse ensaya.
ba tirando al blanco y de haber
preparado balas especiales para
hacerlas mas peligrosas. En- Sc
guida fueron llamados a declarar
los testigos. Once testificaron por
la prosecution y cinco por la dc.
fensa. Conclude el testimonio de
estos siguio el de Bresci. Ell de-
olaro haberse decidido asesinar a
Humberto despues de los eventos
que ocurrieron en- Milan y Stella,
"Asesine al rey"--dijo Bresci con
mucha calma-"para vengar la mi
seria del pueblo y la mia, Yo ac-
tue sin consejo de nadie y sin com
plices.' y Ell REQ dijo que era cier-
to que SO habia ensayado tirando
al blanco y preparado balas espe'
ciales; tambien dijo que era cierto
que habia disparado tres tiros con
un revolver, q la distancia de tres
yardas. A la conclusion del pro-
ceso Bresci fue declarado culpable
y sentenciado q prlsion perpetua