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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11
TRADE WITH CHINA.
Surprising Developments in Amer
ica's Commerce.

WASHINGTON, June Limited
States Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai has transmitted to the State
Department an interesting statement
in regard to Chinese commerce last
year, which, the Consul says, was char
acterized by an astonishing develop
ment. The net value of the import
trade for 1899 was s1Ss, 103,77S. double
that of 1890. The importation of opium
was over a million pounds in excess Of
the imports during the preceding year.
The trade in cotton goods which had
remained practically stationary for
three years made a great advance, ris-
ing from $54,255,557 in 1898 to 1881
917. In piece goods, great increase
in the imports of American product
was noted, although it was consider
ably checked by the high prices ruling
during the last quarter of the year. On
the other hand the consumption of Am
erican kerosene was lessened through
out the entire year by the higher price
upon it. The Importation of sundries
rose from s6665S,167 to S79,31S,726. The
share taken in this increase by articles
of comfort and luxury is regarded by
Consul General Goodnow as Indicative
of progress in wealth and refinement.
The value of the flour imported was
81, 266, 1873, and all of it came from the
United States.
The value of last years exports from
China is estimated at s139, 105,1 23. and
this amount, as in the case of the i'm
ports. is more than double that shown
in 1890 Chinas exports, it is said, are
at present checked by price and in
ferior quality, due to the cost of trans
portation and the heavy taxation and
to adulteration and faulty methods of
preparation. Prices will come down
and the demand for Chinese wares in
crease, says the Consul, when railways
bring the goods more cheaply and the
government takes steps to prevent the
adulteration now rampant.
The expectation of tea to the United
States was five million pounds in excess
of the amount sent over in 1898.
1T is a humiliating fact" says Con-
sui General Goodnow. that of the to-
tai tonnage of vessels entering and
clearing the Chinese ports last year,
the United States Only contributed one
per cent: of the total tonnage entering
from foreign ports the American flag
floated over only three per cent
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11
|SAcHEMS WILL
GATHER TONIGHT
Democratic Territorial Con
vention at the Dr1ll Shed
Th Evening.

Tonight at o'clock the Democratic
drill shed to elect delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic convention at Kan
sas City, July 4. AT a caucus of the
delegates held yesterday at the Office
of E. b. McClanahan, q slate was prac-
tically made up.
The delegates from the other Islands
reached here Saturday, and it is prob
able that all those chosen will be pres
ent tonight. ]. M. Sims and Levi Kauai
will speak for Kauai. The following
tells of the Maui braves:
On Tuesday night, the 5th, Demo-
cratic mass meeting was held In the
Wailuku court house. Between twenty
and thirty voters were present. The
Democrats had the advantage over the
kepublicans, who held a meeting in the
same hall several weeks ago, in having
the presence of quite a number of the
fair sex.
j. l.. Coke acted as president, and Dr.
w. r. Soote secretary. Eloquent party
speeches We're made by John r.. bush
of Honolulu and j. l.. Coke of Walluku.
Nominations for eighteen delegates to
Honolulu brought forth the names of
Fred Hayselden. j. -. Coke and DR.. w.
r. Boote. No further nominations be-
ing made, a motion was put and carried
| that the delegates be appointed by the
chair. The following Is the full list Of
Maui delegates to the Democratic con-
ventlon in Honolulu on the 18th.
Messrs. Fred Hayselden, J. l.. Coke,
DIR. w. r. Boote, Claude Zellois, Chas.
Dudoit, d. Quill. Thos. Stark, w. HI.
Cornwell, D. P. Eldredge, John Rich
ardson, Manuel Rose, Joe Sylvia, Harry
| tidreuge, VIM. Goodness, Antoine de
Rego, VIM White, Cyrus Green and Ed
| Hoffman.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11
FROM HONOLULU.
Another Report On DOan'S Back
ache Kidney Pills.

Another Report On DOan's Back
ache Kidney Pills.
If your poor back still aches,
If you toss all night racked in pain,
If you cannot bend over or straight
IN up,
Depend upon it, it's your kidneys.
And kidney disorder rarely leaves of
it's own accord.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are a
good kidney medicine.
They cure kidney complaints.
This is how they fulfilled it with a
Honolulu citizen:
Mr.. A. j. Cahill, of Fort street, this
city, night Waterman in the employ of
Messrs. I. H. Davies e Co., Ltd, says:
whilst young man l was sailor
and at one time worked for the Inter
Island service. | was, however,
obliged to give u. sea life on account
OF severe suffering from my back and
kidneys. For this I had tried various
remedies, but the one which restored
me to health was Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills-procured at HOLSTERS
Drug Store. They relieved me COM
pietely after years of suffering. If any
one desires further particulars he may
apply to me. am to be found at Van
Dorn's Ship Chandlery, Fort street"
You should get the same medicine
which helped Mr.. Cahill. See that the
full name DOAN'S BACKACHE KID
NEY PILLS is on the wrapper and re-
fuse any imitation.
Doan's Backache Kidne- Pills are
SOLO by all chemists and storekeepers
at oo cents per box, six boxes $3.50. or
VIII be mailed on receipt of price by
ne HOLSTER Drug Co., Honolulu
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11
Like a River Voyage.

From Manila to Australia is like
going down river, for one is out Of
sight OF land only two days" The
voyage lasts twenty-one days. but the
course is through the South Sea Islands.
which accounts for it's resemblance 70
river navigation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11
Real Estate
FOR SALE.

1. LARGE LOT adjoining residenc,
of T. R. Lucas, ESQ.,, Beretanla ST.,
200 feet on Beretania ST., l4O and 2y'
deep, LOG feet Oh kinau St.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11

3. SEVERAL LOTS ON Punahou
road, opposite the College property, III
tract OF land known as the Judd tract.
-COMPRISING-
4 FINE LOTS fronting ON the road
each lot contains from IA to 21a
acres.
ALSO several nne lots at rear oil
above and adjoining the prop
erty of Messrs. F. Nj. Swanzy, H. E.
Waity. G.. B. Wells and G. P. Wilder
These lots are on sloping ground on a
road running parallel with the Manoa
road and command extended views OF
sea or shore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11

2. SIX LOTS on King St., opposite
residence of J. S. Walker, ESQ.,; size OF
lots, 60x120.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30

Black Heads on Face-No Cure No Pay. Your druggist will refund your money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure you. 50 cts.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
SOUGHT SAFETY
 IN A BIG SEWER
Two Negro Boys Steal Hams in
 Morris Avenue.
H0TLY CHASED BY POLICE
Through a Sewer, But the Off, cers Were After Them
 Hams Recovered

Thoughts of the thrilling adventures of Victor Hugo's creation. Jean Val Jean, flashed into the minds of two of Birming- hams plucky and vigilant officers yester- day afternoon as they crept through a South Highland sewer in pursuit of two negro thieves. They did not wander in the subterranean channel for two or three days did the Partisan hero of fiction, but they had all of the creeping and crawling under heath Red Mountain that they cared for.
 It was shortly before o'clock in the afternoon that Officers Mcknight and Eagan, two of the best men on the Bir- mingham police force, received message stating that two negro boys had stolen three hams from the Morris avenue store of Hood, Silk 6 Co. and they immediately went in search of them Arthur ONeal and Reddy Hale, two escapes from the city jail, were said to be the culprits, and it was stated that they had gone towards the South Highlands with their plunder. The officers gave chase and soon after passing to the south of the railroads espied their prisoners going with all the speed they could command in a southery direc-
 
 and rapidly gained on the negroes whose hams seemed to retard their progress. Reaching Highland avenue and Twenty first street and realizing that the officers would be upon them unless they found some way of concealment within a few minutes they lifted the top of man hole into which they slid with all haste And none too soon did they get Into it for the officers were quickly upon them.
 Their ruse had not gone unobserved for the officers had been on the lookout for some desperate attempt to elude them and did not allow the fugitives to get out of their sight at any time after first bringing them within the range of their vision The negroes were seen to disappear into the manhole and the officers separated one going to the point where they had disap- peared and the other few blocks farther to another manhole to see that they did not escape through it. Officer Mcknight followed them into the manhole and thence into the sewer through which he crawled for two and a half blocks before coming upon the men he was after.
 O'Neal and Hale, after crawling two hun dred and fifty yards and Juggling their stolen 'hams'' thought they had gone suf- ficiently far to evade the officers but they had reckoned without their hosts. The officers were not to be outwitted in such fashion that. It was a tedious, not to say disagreeable, job but they were deter mined not to be outdone by two petty thieves
 Two and half blocks from the entrance Officer Mcknight came upon his game and was soon joined by Officer Eagan who had come from the other direction. They placed the negroes under arrest and forcing them to lug the hams along brought them safely to the surface O'Neal and Hale were taken to the city jail and placed in confinement and today will be called upon to tell his honor Judge Feagin, all about the theft and their adventures in a Bir- ninSham sewer
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
Chaotic Iron Market

The iron and steel market is in chaotic condition all over the country Dispatches from Pittsburg, Philadelphia and New York state that there is no demand for iron or steel or the products of either and that whatever price may be named Is merely nominal-that there is no real price at present The telegrams state that the mills have to pay from $27 to $2S 8 ton for muck bar and that when 1t has been rolled into the finished product they have to sell it at $2S It is stated that the least cost at which it can be worked into the finished product is $6 per ton. The follow ing telegram from Pittsburg to the New York Metal Exchange gives the situation at that place:
 ''The market continues to present some very puzzling problems. Prices, however, continue to decline, but how long 1t will be necessary for them to go before consum- CTS will be induced to buy, is difficult question to answer. Certainly it Is utterly impossible to do any business at ruling prices. In some lines of finished material the market is proportionately lower than raw materials This notably is the case in skelp iron, plates, etc. For instance with skelp iron selling at about $2S to $29 per ton, the mills cannot afford to pay $N to BPS for muck bar without losing money and this is just about the way the situa- ton stands in regard to these articles great many blast furnaces and iron and steel mills throughout the entire country are already closed, and there will be gem eral shut down on July for period of two or three weeks longer. However, be- fore the mills resume operations after the July shut down prices in the meantime may recede to a point where consumers will feel that it is safe to do business, in which case there will be a very large vol
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
ALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Programme for the Meeting on July IF
 is Completed

President Rhodes and Secretary Roun- tree of the Alabama Press Association have announced the programme for the annual meeting of the association to be held in this city July F and IS. The meet ings will be held in the Commercial Club rooms. The programme is as follows: Convention called to order at 1:30 o'clock D. m.
 Prayer-Rev B. D. Gray, Birmingham. Calling roll of members.
 Applications for membership. Address of welcome in behalf of the city by Mayor Drennen
 Address of welcome in behalf of the Con- nercial Club by President w. H. Kettig. Address of welcome in behalf of the Bir- mingham Press Club by President Richard F. Johnston
 Response on behalf of the association by Erwin Craighead, Mobile Register. Annual address of the President, Rufus N. Rhodes.
 Motions and resolutions.
 Appointment of committees. What is News. How to Tell It, and What to Tell"-J. B. Stanley, Greenville Advocate.
 Annual Essay--Mrs. Robert M. Rawls,
  Courier Athens.
 Paper, Are Ready Prints Injurious to Weekly Papers"-J. c. Williams, Our Mountain Home, Talladega, followed by C. H. Frye, Pratt City Herald. Annual Poem-Mrs. Mildred Pierce, Cit ronelle Times.
 Paper, "rhe Dark and Bright Side Of Newspaper Life.-By C. H. Greer, Marion Standard.
 Annual Oration--T. A. Levy. Report of the Historian-W. w. Screws, Advertiser, Montgomery.
 Reminiscence of Aabama's First Press Association-Mrs Lila Carlisle Crawford. Unfinished business.
 New business
 Reports of officers.
 Reports of standing and special commit tees.
 Election of officers.
 Selection of delegates to the National Editorial Association. Selecting place for next meeting. Appointment of executive and legislative committees.
 Miscellaneous business. Adjournment
 RUFUS N RHODES, President.
 J. A. ROUNTREE Secretary.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
Women in the University

The experiment of admitting women to the State University proves to be almost too much of success. Young men of Ala bana are too chivaric to cherish a grudge against the women. else they might really feel sore over last years record. There were two hundred young men in the Aca- demic Department and twenty-five young women In order to receive an honor. the student must earn 95 in every study Six honors were given; four fell to the young women and two to the men. The four young ladies who took hon. OTIS all received their preparation at the Alabama Normal College for Girls at Liv- ingston. Principal Julia S. Tutwiler.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
GENERAL MANAGER
 GEORGE A. EVANS
His Promotion Announced from
 Louisville Last Night,
OTHER CHANGES TO FOLLOW
Superintendent Newbold Likely to Step Into Vacancy Caused by MT. Evans Promotion - Mr. Metcalfe
 Leaves L. 6 N. Tomorrow

George E. Evans, superintendent of transportation of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad Company. has been appoint ed general manager of that road to sue ceed J. G. Metcalfe, whose resignation takes effect tomorrow The announcement of MT. Evans appointment was made in an Associated Press dispatch from Louis vile last night The following is the dis patch:
 Louisville, Ky, June 29.-George E. Evans, superintendent of transportation of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was today appointed general manager of that road by President Milton II. Smith, at New York. MT Evans appointment takes ef- feet July 1. He will succeed J. G. Met calfe, resigned.
 "It is said that Mir. Evans will on Mon day announce a number of appointments under him..
 The promotion of MT Evans makes va- cancy in the transportation department that will be filled by appointment from among the superintendents of that system The two names that have been most fre- quently mentioned in connection with the succession to vacancy thus created are those of Superintendent Newbold of the South and North division, with head quarters in this city and Superintendent Martin of the St. Louis division. It is probable that MT. Evans will announce the new superintendent of transportation next Monday, as indicated in the telegram from Louisville last night.
 A special sleeping car will be attached to the Kansas City, Memphis and Birm- ingham train leaving here tomorrow at noon, to accommodate the delegates and others going to Kansas City to attend the National Democratic Convention.
 The Louisville and Nashville handled one hundred cars of watermelons from South Georgia yesterday. They were billed to northern cities. The same road handled three trainloads of bananas from Mobile northward yesterday morning.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
ROLLING MILLS
 TO SHUT DOWN
Ten Days Necessary in Which
 to Make Repairs.
DEMORALIZED IRON MARKE l
Dispatches from Pittsburg Say it is Im- possible to Do Any Business at Present Prices-Wage Scale
 Still Unsigned

All the rolling mills in this district will close down indefinitely today. It was given out by officials of the companies a few days ago that the mills would shut down ten days for repairs and this state ment has not since been contradicted, but the fact that the scale adopted by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel and Tin Workers some time ago and presented to the mill operators for their signature has not been signed lends color to the rumor that when the mills shut down tonight it will be for an indefinite period.
 The scale adopted by the Amalgamated Association calls for an advance of 10 per cent. over the wages they have been re- ceiving the past year. The mill operators it is understood will not sign this new contract for higher wages, and until some new scale can be formulated and agreed upon the mills will be idle.
 The Birmingham rolling mill and the Alabama Mill at Gate City have been run ming regularly for the past two years not having stopped for repairs last summer as is customary. The closing down of these two mills will throw 1,500 men out of em- ployment, but it is not believed they will be idle many weeks.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
me of business transacted during the fall

ume of business transacted during the fall months.
 Pig Iron-lThe market continues ex- tremely quiet and dull in all grades of pig metal, and while $20 % delivered Pittsburg is the official price of Bessemer, fixed by the Pig Iron Association, yet this is merely a nominal price. On good orders for ex- tended deliveries S20 could very likely be shaded very materially. It is also very difficult matter to indicate what prices could be done on foundry and forge irons. Northern grades of No. foundry can be had today on basis of SIS to s19, while local and valley brands of grey forge pig iron are weak at ST to SIPS delivered here. These figures, however are only nominal, and as with Bessemer, they could no doubt be shaded materially on good orders for extended deliveries.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
THE PRODUCE MARKET
Vegetables Abundant and Cheap-Mel-
 ons and Peaches

The country produce market has been fairly active this week. Chickens are in better supply and the quality has improved. Jobbers were offering well-grown, plump chickens at 15c. Butter continues dull at 15c Eggs are still scarce. Waternelons are selling at S1O to $15 per hundred. Peaches are scarce. For the best quality $t 25 to $150 was paid yesterday.
 There is a large supply of homegrown vegetables on the market Cabbages are quoted at 35c to 4Oc per dozen; beans at Doe per bushel; Irish potatoes at soc to 6Oc per bushef
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
LOCAL STOCK MARKET
June Dull Month-Inquiry for Bank
 Stocks

June has been very dull month in the local stock market. There has been really no activity since the early spring.
 There has been some inquiry this week for Birmingham Railway and Electric Company preferred at 55. Berney National Bank stock is wanted at 921A the usual quotations being 90 to 95. Several sales of Peoples Savings Bank and Trust Con- pany stock were made this week at 90.
 There are large orders for Avondale mills stock at 80. but these shares are strong and no one seems willing to sell at that figure.
 Few transactions reported in land company stocks. Bessemer is quoted at 19 to 20. There is no inquiry for North Bir- mingham. New Ensley is quoted at 80 to 100.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
Alabama National Dividend

The Alabama National Bank directors at meeting held yesterday forenoon, de- clared dividend of per cent, payable July 1.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
WILL NOT BE HANGED
Until After the Supreme Court Reas-
 sembles

The adjournment of the Alabama Su- preme Court serves to prolong at any rate the lives of two murderers who are in the Jefferson County jail These are John Manning, sentenced to be hanged next Fri day for the murder of Policeman Kirkley, and Alonzo Williams, a negro, under sen- tence to be hanged July 2 for the murder of another negro.
 The cases of these condemned men are on appeal to the Supreme Court, which may possibly render decisions at the end of August.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30

A Meeting of the Citizens Committee
 Yesterday Afternoon

The citizens committee appointed to in- vestigate the proposed thirty-year contract between the city and the Birmingham Gas Company met in the office of Chairman Frank s. White yesterday and organized.
 subcommittee was appointed to collect all the past contracts between the city and the gas comfpany, and present to the full committee at it's next meeting all the data necessary to begin the full consideration of he matter.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30

Chicken every day at the Albert with Is and 25 cent meals.
The age-herald., 1900-06-30
Col FrammeI Dead

Marietta, Ga., June 29-Colonel L. N. Trammel, president of the Georgia Rail- road Commission and prominent in public life in the South, died at his home at this place this morning.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-22

NEW YORK May 2l.-FLOUR--Stats
and western moderately active and firm
er: Minnesota patents. $s.6Oa3.S5 winter
straights, 81. 4Oa350; winter extras. 81, 55a
2eO: winter patents, $360a3Sb
WHEAT-Quiet, but firm OH dry wealth.
er In the northwest and prospective
large visible supply decrease; July, 7se-l6a
f2s4c.; September, 70 7-lGa1Stsc.
RYE-Dull state. 67a5Sc., c. /. T.. New
York, carlots; No. western, 6Otsc., +. o..
b., afoat.
CORN-Dul and very weak under west
ern liquidation and better crop news: July.
42Aa4Sc September. 421sa4alac.
OATS-Dull track. white. state. 2slaa
35c,: track, white western, 2Slsa35c.
PORK-Easy; mess, sl2.25slS; family. $l4
a1450.
LARD-Weaker; prime western steam,
1850.
BUTTER Steady: state dairy 16a1sc. |;
state creamery, 161saaoc.
CHEESE Weak; fancy. large, white.
STsal0e,:,faney, small. white. sAaslsc.
EGlfSaFirm;' state and Pennsylvania,
!. iAafllac.; storage, western, at mark, 1slsa
1S4c.
SUGAR - Raw firm; fair refining
331-S2c.: centrifugal % test, 16-32c. re-
fined firm: crushed, 56Oc; powdered. 6S0c
TURPENTlNE-Stead at 1ha62c.
RICE-Steady; domestic, 4lsa6Mc.; ia
pan. 4Aa47sc.
.TALLOW-steady; city, i7sc.; country
4ha5c.
HAY Steady shipping. 7oa7Sc.; good to
choice, sJay2hc.