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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-27
KILOGRAMS CONDENSED.
News Notes From a Weeks File of
Coast Papers.

There is an exhibition of Belgian
hares being held at Los Angeles, Cal.
Governor Roosevelt. declares that
American control of the canal in peace
and war is vital.
Paris anarchists made great demon
stration at the funeral of the Russian
Nihilist Lavarosi.
Mrs. C. G.. Gait succeeds Miss An
thony as president of the Woman's
Suffrage Association.
Admiral Watson is said to be in
trouble with the Navy Department for
disobedience of orders.
Alaska people want to name their
own delegate to Congress and protest
against the Grout bill.
Canada will send an expedition to
explore the Hudson's bay and Great
Slave Lake territory.
A fve-story brownstone house burn
ed on Fifth avenue and two persons
were seriously injured.
Major General Henry w. Lawton was
buried at Arlington. The funeral con-
course was very large.
Rear Admiral Sampson has declined
the presidency of the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology.
Three American soldiers were cap
tured and tortured to death on the pub
| lie plaza OF Ealinag, P. 1.
Kentucky political troubles have
| been referred to the courts and most OF
the troops are dismissed.
| The National Temperance Society
will ask Congress to pass new and
| stronger anti-canteen law.
| The penal laws of France are to be
| changed so as to make them more gen
orally applicable to priests.
The Sultan's envoy, Munir Bey, has
presented President Loubet with the
highest Turkish decoration.
Lieut.. Calkins, U. S. N, navigator Of
the Olympia at Manila, has made ar
address against imperialism.
The Clark Senatorship investigation
shows that an attempt was made tt
bride Supreme Court Judge.
Charges are made that army bacoI
was sold during the Spanish war FOL
private gain, $4,000 being realized.
The grove of big trees at Calaverai
have been sold and will be cut for lum
Der. Some of the trees are 300 fee
!. high.
A House committee has reported ia
favor of Constitutional amendmen
disqualifying polygamists to sit in Con
gress.
Mrs. Langtry's Tommy Atkins te
party in New York may be broken u
by the police owing to the sale O
, liquor.
Ex-President and Mrs. Harrison
, were robbed and cleverly swindled b.
, valet at Paris out of large sums o
money.
Gee. E. Hofer, merchant of Seattle
! Wash, has committed suicide b
, shooting himself on account of bushes
troubles.
t The House Committee on Mines an
> Mining has taken favorable action O
| bill to constitute Secretary of Mine
) and Mining.
Ell A Colon dispatch denies the repol
. of rebel victory. A battle is daily ez
: pected in the department of SantaI
: der, Colombia.
vi G. P. Huntington has quit st. Pr
ter's Episcopal Church at Westcheste
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TRA.NSVAAL NOTES.
Minor News of the War Epitomized
For Quick Reading.

England may enlist East Indians and
Zulus.
General Clery is returning home in
valided.
Consul Hay has been well-received at
Pretoria.
There is danger of an uprising in
Zululand.
Horse and mule meat are now eaten
at Ladysmith.
Kafirs have been found fighting in
the Boer ranks.
The Mafeking garrison can hold on |
for some time yet.
The New York Anglo relief fund |
amounts to $4,000.
The police dispersed a pro-Boer
meeting in London.
The Beers have taken Inkandla, an
Anglo-Zulu magistracy.
Lady Sarah Wilson has been slightly
wounded by Boer shell.
Butler is accused by English journals
of murderous incompetency.
The entire Australian infantry at
Cape Town has been mounted.
Several British scouts have been
| taken prisoner near Rensburg.
Webster Davis is returning via
| Lourenzo Marquee 10 America.
| The Transvaal is coming gold from
the Rand and re-minting silver.
Fifty-seven men have left New York
on the French liner to aid the Beers.
The British reserve feet has been or
dered manned and prepared for sea.
Canada viii offer to garrison Halifax
SO as to release the Leicester regiment.
Inc British bark Birkdale. with con-
traband. has been seized by the British
Inc Beers deny that they shot British
SUBJECTS for refusing to commander.
Inc Beers are damming a river near
Ladysmith in the hope of flooding the
town.
| A resident of Ladysmith gets a year
at hard labor for circulating false re-
ports.
The First Lord of the Admiralty will
ask grant of 92O,O0O,OOO for new
Two heavy Krupp batteries have
been sold to England by an Italian syn
dictate
Gen. Butler says he abandoned vaal
, krantz because the Boer fire was too
. heavy.
. The Queen has promoted French to
! be Major General and Kekewich to be
Colonel.
3 The Ministry will ask for 12O .OOC
4 more men and an additional grant OF
+ e13,000,O00.
Plumer's force attacked the Boel
= position near Romansta on the End an(
, was repulsed.
: Two girls, who may pay dearly foI
it. assisted Winston Churchill to ESCAPE
from Pretoria.
Liberal leaders have held a meet
, ing in London to denounce the Govern
ment's war policy.
DR.. Leyds says that the war will las
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as long as the Beers have ammunition.
An American ship has arrived at
Lourenzo Marquee with SUI tons OF
hour Tor the Beers.
Lieutenant Churchill, brother OF
Winston Churchill, has been shot
through the right leg.
The Beers are not surrounded at
Colesberg and have free communica-
ton with the Free State.
A series of British mines laid for the
Beers in front OF Ladysmith accident
ally exploded causing great alarm.
A special dispatch from Sterkstroem,
dated Feb. II, says the Beers had just
begun an attack upon Gatacre with ar
tillery.
An English lighthouse keeper at
Durham who signalled arrivals 20 the
Beers in the mountains, has been shot
as a spy.
The War Office has reduced the mini
mum standard of height-this time to
) feet 8 inches for infantry and feet
2 inches for artillery.
Aliens resolution extending SYM
pathy TO the Beers and offering media
ton passed the Senate by inadvertence
and will be reconsidered.
Lord Rosebery made spirited attack
on the Government in the House of
| Lords, saying the Empire had been
brought to a life-and-death crisis.
Henry w. Lucy says the health OF
| Sir Alfred Miner, Governor of Cape
| Colony, is suffering from the prolonged
strain and his friends fear he will break
| down.
| DR.. Leyds says full plan of cam
| paign has been drawn up for the de-
| fence of Orange Free State and that
many surprises are in store for En-
gland.
| Consul Macrum accuses the British
| Government of tampering with his mail
at Durham. Governor Lee of South
| Dakota says the United States should
declare war.
The First Lord of the Admiralty
George j. Goschen, is preparing esti
mates for a large increase in the navy
1t is thought probable that Parliament
| will be asked for G20,000,0o0 for new
ships.
Lord Salisbury's son, Lord Edward
Cecil. is responsible for Mafeking be
ing so we'll provisioned. At the out
break of the war he learned the amour
of army stores about to be sent to MAIZE
king, and on his own initiative pledges
his private means and had the store
quadrupled He is now in Mafekint
and one of its boldest defenders.
General MacDonalds retirement puZ
zles the military commenters. TIL
theory that finds acceptance is that j
was ordered by Lord Roberts and tina
both General Buffers and General Mac
, Donald's operations were by direction
of the commander in Chief In order t
. occupy the Beers at widely separate
points, so they would be unable t
transfer any portion of their forces t
oppose the projected central advance.
DIR. Leyds has issued in Brussels
statement for publication in Englan
denying purported interviews in whic
, he is reported as predicting the inter
vention of the powers in the event tina
the British invade the Free State. II
says he is convinced that the war wi
continue as long as the two republic
have arms and ammunition. II tn
Mauser cartridges give out the Boer
. he asserts, will fall back upon Martin
Henry rifles, for which they have SUI
ply of ammunition that is PRACTICAL
{ inexhaustible.
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THE PLAGUE
At MANILA
No Doubts About. the
Malady.
A PEST SCARE At SEATTLE
The Hawaiian BiII--Brief Telegraph
ic News Notes Crowded Out
Of Yesterdays Edition.

MANILA, Feb. IL Afternoon Ser
of total of fifty-one cases
of suspected bubonic plague reported,
forty-two proved genuine and thirty
two deaths resulted, half of them being
Cinnamon. There were twelve cases
within the last week, mostly within the
walled city and hundred inspectors
under the superintendency of health
officer, Major Edie, are enforcing the
sanitary regulations. Thirty of the
inspectors are Cinnamon who have
been furnished by the Chinese mer-
chants. The local health department
census shows the population of Manila
is about 10000, including $1,000
Chinese.
A Seattle Scare.
SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-On January 80
the Mango Maru arrived at Port Town
send flying the yellow flag. The quar-
antine officers boarded her and report
ed her the dirtiest ship ever in that
port. She came from the Orient, via
Honolulu, and had suspicious sickness
aboard. After several days the doc
tors stated the disease was ':beriberi,' .
and that, all told, there had been sew
enteen cases and three deaths among
the crew. The belief is now positive
chat the ship was infected with bubon-
ic plague, although the quarantine of
ficials decline to admit or deny it, con-
tenting themselves with simply stating
I'VE have not troubled ourselves
with striving to discover how the dis
ease got aboard the ship. All we de-
sire is to keep it from getting ashore
Quite a large fleet from Honolulu is
now quarantined at Port Townsend
but so far disease is reported on the
Mango Maru only. Three sailing yes
sells were released today with clear
bills of health, but the officials stat'
that they have no idea when the 9th
ers can be let go. Much uneasiness ex
lists along the Sound On account of thu
disease at Port Townsend.
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Repair Work.

repair in the ISL
thus able work We undertake any KIND
Of smashed make
well present and
of inconvenience but good start
months will
that will be credit to any yn
In the hoomanawanu
ordered the wheel line
to tell when she When
a wheel
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1900 RamblerS Are Here!


beauties by this
Ausa the San Francisco house could account OF the
looks like and
sold to arrive and we had
stock he here last long
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Hawaiian Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Re-
publican caucus of the Senate today
discussed the order of business in the
Senate, deciding to take up the bill pro-
viding a government for Puerto Rico
next after the disposal of the Hawaiian
bill.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
AETER MANY YEARS
DR.. Wallace Meets Unexpectedly
With A Yankee He Captured.
BerkIey's Pharmacist and Nortberncr
Exchange War "Reminiscences Church
and Sunday School Picnic mt Virginia
Beach Short Ncwsy Notes.

Northerner. whose years number
nedriy three score, walked into DR.
Wailaces pharmacy yesterday. and
uuIihS conversation which was cas-
uaIiy raised the CiNn War was men
lioned, and both DIR. Wallace and the
stranger having gone through this try-
ing oroeai they began relating expert
enceS. DR.. Wallace told of capturing
Two Union soldiers near Surry Court
rouse washing their feet, and his be-
ing detailed to carry them to Peters
Durs. The strangers face frightened
up at once, and he told DR.. Wallace
Inat he was one of the men captured
The two erstwhile enemies became
warm friend in n short time.
Mr. j. z. Richmond. formerly of Illi
nols, but who for the past several
Years mas been located in this State.
arrived here late Thursday evening.
Mt Mr. Richmond is a physician by pro-
IeSslon and practiced medicine in
Richmond for seven years, but has
neen in the ministry or the Methodist
church for the past several years. his
last charge being at Greensboro. n. C.
ne mas credentials showing that he is
an ordained minister of the gospel, also
that he has been a practicing physi
clan. He has with him a wife and
four small children. and on account of
the sickness of one these while en- route
10 virginia he became destitute OF
means. He was provided for and
given temporary home in South Nor
folk yesterday.
PICNIC AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
The Chestnut Street Church and
Main Street Christian Church Sunday
Schools gave their annual excursion
and picnic to Virginia Beach yester-
day The party was perhaps the lar
gest ever made up in the town, and the
day for 1T was most delightful The
members of the party enjoyed them
selves in most delightful manner
ana returned last evening jubilant
with the days outing.
Key. NJ. NJ. Revkind. of New York
VIII address the Society of American
Federation of Zionists at the Sym
soSuc' on Eleventh street, Sunday af-
ternoon at O'Clock. All of the mem
bers and friends are especially in
vited to attend.
An interesting game of ball is looked
for at The South Norfolk Park this af-
ternoon at f:30 o'clock between the
Berkleys and Columbas. There are
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
NEWPORT NEWS.
PROF. JEFFRESS REFLECTED
DESERTER-STOR
INDUSTRY

lNDOo liz X.
Newport News, Va, July 13.-The
School Board met In adjourned session
last night to elect principal for the
East End School.
Prof. JeffreSS' name was still before
the board as an applicant for re-eec-
ton to this position. The committee
which has opposed him at the two pre-
vious meetings of the board failed to
appear last night or in any way to be
represented before it.
With only few minutes delay in
the matter. on motion of Mr. Ford.
Prof. JeffrcsS was unanimously elected
principal of the East End School.
A DESERTER ADVERTISED.
The army officials at Fort Monroe
have advertised Charles Sturtevant as
a deserter, and a reward of $50 for his
arrest.
The police of this city are on the
lookout for the man. Officer Mcssick
received $50 last week for arresting a
deserter.
A STORM.
The Iong-eXpected storm burst up
on the weary and sun-burnt land yes
tcrday afternoon about 1870 o'clock,
and for about quarters of an
hour ii rained terriiically.
Preceding the downpour the wind
scorched along at n G0-miles-an hour
gait. swirlng helter-skelter down the
streets and avenues and sweeping
broadcast over the river.
On land there was n perfect simeon.
Progress was almost impossible, for
the clouds of dust that swept down
the thoroughfares and enveloped luck
less pedestrians until it would have
been hard to have found them with an
axe and spade.
NEW INDUSTRY.
Messrs. a. II. and w. T.. Cobb. tho
well-known knitting mill operators of
Suffolk, who conducted there one of
the largest mills in the South for max
ing OF high grade socks, have com
pleted all arrangements for cmbarking
in the same industry in Newport
News.
These gentlemen have leased a large
portion OF the building occupied by
the Newport News knitting Mill Com
pany, which is now manufacturing
shirts, and will have their machinery
installed and everything ready to
start operations inside of the next two
weeks.
RETURNING SOLDIERS.
Several regiments OF the United
States troops are expected to land
here from Cuba in the next few weeks
for transportation to Western posts.
The government has decided to
bring home most of the soldiers who
have -hcen doing duty in and around
Cuban cities for the mast year and
four or five army transports will be
kept busy bringing them back to this
country.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
HAMPTON.
MRS. PHILLIPS DEAD-SUIT FOR
DAMAGES-BRIEF

MRS. PHILLIPS DEAD-sUIT FOR
DAMAGES-BRIEF
Hampton, Va, July 13.-Mrs. Caro-
lima Phillips, wife of Col. j. G. Phillips
who resides in the county, died yes
terday morning in williamsburg, after
an illness OF several years. Mrs. Phil
lips was 20 years old, and was up to
the time of the beginning of her ILL
ness one of the most beloved old wo-
men in this section. Two years ago
her health gave way and it so i'm
paired her mind as TO make it nccessa-
ry to remove her TO the asylum in
williamsburg.
In the Elizabeth City County Court
yesterday Mcsrs. Fay s. Collier and
NJ. I. Hughes. attorneys for Mrs. An
ME Sleight. filed the papers in dam
age suit for $1,000 against the Newport
News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company. Mrs. Sleight Was
injured by falling from a car at the
corner of King and Queen streets last
month, and since that time has been
forced TO remain in her room.
RREVITiES.
Patrick O'Donncll. an old soldier.
died at the Soldiers Home Yesterday
morning. His remains will be shipped
to his late home at Conshopocken, Pa.
for interment.
Miss Annie Foster. a popular young
lady of the West End. is critically i'll
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
MATTHEW'S LAST GAME
The Clever Young Norfolk Twirler
Goes to New York.
Pitched His Farewell Game Yesterday,
and Won rs Usual Baseball Drum
mers From North Carolina Are Hero in
Great Numbers The Game Yesterday.

y fairly good crowd of baseball lovers
were present at the game between Nor
folk and Portsmouth, which was PLAYED
at League Park yesterday afternoon. The
game itself was partly interesting mainly
from the fact of the uphill game PLAYED
by the visiting aggregation. Matthews
pitched for the locals. but 1t was plainly
visible that he was not in his usual good
condition. Something very rare for
Mat. was the hitting of two battcrS,
and there We're more hits made off his
delivery than usual.
i -uiticli- did .iaa ta-irlinS for Portsmouth
and was rather easy for the ..Phenoms,' -
they batting him almost ut will.
There were many errors made by both
teams. Captain Spratt. the most steady
and sure second baseman in the league.
made three errors, two of which came in
rapid succession. The best of ball players
have their off day, and as every one
knows Captain Spratt can play ball. his
work OF yesterday will be cheerfuly over
looked
Norfolk goes to Portsmouth to-day and
will tackle the "Bocrs'' on their own
grounds. The game will be called at 3
o'clock
Among the crowd who attended yester
days game were several agents, repre-
scntativcS or some other kind OF human
lily who were working in the interest of
the North Carolina League, and were en-
dcaNOrinS To secure some players from
Norfolk ard Portsmouth. Their efforts
were SO persistent and CONSPICUOUS that
Owners Cunningham and Butt had to call
a halt. and one OF the Tar Heels was
politely offered his money back if he'd
leave the park.
Tho following is the score of yesterdays
game:
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prevention IS the best bridle' You
can prevent sickness and cure that tired
feeling and all blood humors by taking
Hoods Sarsapnrilla.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
PORTSMOUTH,.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

Poris G tn INK. 30 Q Q Q 3 3 G7
Summary: Earned Runs-Nortolk, G
Portsmouth. l. Two-b asc FIits-Sullivan
Matthews. Longlcy. Murray. Thrcc-bas
HitSIMatthews, Smith. Stolen Bases
Puisiter t2l. Morriscy Bammert. Dyer.
Sacrifice llits-Puisifer, Nelson. Hit l.,
Pitched ]}all - Kahn. Bammcrt Rycrs
Eases on RallS-OH Matthews /: off I.ul
itch, .. Struck Ou;-By Matthews. T.
Double tNay Smith TO Spratt. Left OF
Eases Norfolk, ); Portsmouth,. :. Time
OF Game-l;5S Umpre--Thornton.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Matthews has been signed by tho New
York Club ard will leave Norfolk sunda;
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
berkeley News And ADVERTISEMENTS

good players on either side. and much
interest is being shown.
Prof. w. A. Harper. grandson OF Mr..
j. n. McCloud, Sr.. South Norfolk, has
been elected to the principalship of
Henley Academy. of Henley, n. G.. at
principal last year. Prof. Harper is a
graduate of Elon College with high
honors, and was associate principal of
the Franklin Academy at Franklin.
Va, last year.
FAMILY REUNION.
Mr.. f. s. Spiers and family. Of Pc
tersburG, Va. and w. T. Spior. and
family. Of Smithfeld, are attending
the family reunion at the residence of
their mother. Mrs. S. L. Spiers. and
brother. Fl. S. Spiers, on Lee street.
Misses Pearle and May Evans, OF
richmond, Va, who have been visit
ing the Misses Duncan. on Liberty
street, returned home yesterday
Rev. NJ. p. Porter. wife and two
members of his family have returned
from Ohio. where they have been
spending the past month
Rev. Mrs. j. T. Mastin and daughter.
MISS Blanche. are spending the sum
mer with relatives and friends at
Bowling Green, Va.
Mrs. X. II. Dennis. of Suffolk. is here
on a visit to Mrs. W. j. Heard, on
l3erKley avenue.
Mrs. Pattic Johnson, of Plymouth. \.
G.. and Miss Sarah Hampton. of Island,
NC. are the guests OF Mrs. Hamilton,
on North street.
Mr.. a Legum has purchased one LOT
with improvements on Eleventh street
for SLIGO.
The delegation of EIks from Berlxlcv
Lodge who attended the grand meeting
of the Elks at Atlantic City. n. J., has
returned delighted with their trip.
Miss Lonella Saunders. OF Windsor,
is the guest of her cousins. the Misses
Winhorne. on Chestnut street.
Miss Clyda White is visiting her
cousin. Miss Rosa White. OF Oakdale
Rev b. T.. Lipscomb will preach at
the Chestnut Street NJ. T. Church
Sunday morning, and the pastor will
occupy his pulpit az usual in the even
ing.
Rev. NJ. p. Porter will preach morn
ing and evening at the Main Street
Christian Church Sunday.
Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Rev w. a. Slaymaker pastor:
Preaching at II n. m. and p. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
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evening. Tho fans" hope for "Matty" a
successful career in the big league.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
PETERSBURG.
CAPTAIN MCABE ANDSON AR
RIVE IN EUROPE-NEGRO
ARRESTED
Especial to Virg1nian-Pilot.)

especial to Vlrg1nian-Pilot)
Petersburg. Va, July ia cable
gram has been received here announc-
ing the safe arrival in Liverpool Eng
land, of Captain w. Gordon McCabe.
of Richmond. and his son, Mr.. w.
Gordon McCabe. Jr., of the firm of
Rodgers &; McCabe of this city. These
two gentlemen sailed for Boston about
nine days ago. They will spend some
time in Europe.
What the Jews Have Done for the
World will be the subject of n SER
mon to be delivered on next Sunday
night by Rev. W. S. Leake, pastor OF
West End Baptist Church..
DIR. II. r. Drewry. of Norfolk. is in
the city on n visit. DR.. Drewry is n
former resident of Petersburg.
A negpp named Harvey jackson was
arrested this afternoon on suspicion of
being the party who set fire to a house
on High Pearl street, which was de-
stroyed by fire few days ago.
Contractors say that the outlook for
building in Petersburg is very en-
couraging.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14

with typhoid fever at the Dixie Hos
pital. where she was taken for treat
ment.
Mr.. George Mason, soliciting passen-
ger agent of the Bay Line Steamship
Company at Old Point, is very sick in
his room at the Barnes Hotel. MT
Mason fell from a moving trolley car
and his injuries may prove quite Sc
riouS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
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