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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-10
Experimental Work to
be Done Now.
GOVERNMENT INTERESTED
Companies Will Show the Adyant-
ages of Their Plans to Secure
Contracts.

Honolulu is to have paved streets, SO
says j. A. McCandless, Superintendent
of Public Works. He believes that the
time is ripe for having the principal
streets put in proper condition to bear
the traffic that constantly moves over
them from sunrise to sunset. Macad-
| amized streets are good for a few
months or year, but they soon sue
cumb to the assaults of wind, rain and
constant sweeping. They soon wear
down. the rock-bed is exposed and the
street becomes nuisance instead of a
benefit, Says Mr.. McCandless.
| Two complete plants, consisting Of
melting engines, surfacing irons and
the entire paraphernalia necessary to
lay street of rock bitumen and as
phaltum have been shipped, and are
now somewhere between San Francisco
and Honolulu, both belonging to
private parties. One is a bituminous
rock plant, somewhat different from
the asphaltum mixer. The Government
| is interested in the new movement to
make tests in this city, and Superiu-
tendent McCandless will make thorough
investigations when the plants are set
up and ready for use.
! Vincent & Belser, the local sewer con-
tractors, are bringing one plant down
which is for the bituminous rock sys-
TEN. This firm has the contract for
covering the United States Naval
wharves with their kind OF asphalt, or
rock bitunlinous mixture. This ia de-
signed to cover the planking and pro
tect it from wear and tear. F@szss
The other firm intends to set up Its
machinery Cor a test exhibition. They
! bring the material down on their owT
responsibility believing there is a bis
field for operations of that kind in Ha-
wall. and more especially in Honolulu
and will fill several private contracts.
Superintendent McCandless is an I'D
vocate of good streets. Substantial
pavements will have an innings nnde
: him and portion Of some street ~ b.
: designated at a later date will be &c
a. apart for the company. If that pave
! ment is satisfactory and shows tn
:. strength and durability necessary for
climate which has little variation 0
temperature. all the principal street
= will be paved likewise.
At present IL such an improvement
were attempted the government woui
e have to pay for it. Under q municipsa
t government the property owners a
= well as the government would stan
Il the expense.
The government will watch the ties
d made on the big naval wharveS. Al
d ready stretch Of material has bee
+ laid on King street bridge. One thin
y is certain. The climate Of Honolulu
= being SO uniform, while cold, frost
IT weather Is conspicuous by its absenc'
l. the asphalt pavement becomes hards
y and stronger by every days use, an
TX there Is little likelihood of great seam
u appearing on its surface, as Is cxper
y enced In many cities which have wints
and summer variations.
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reared some one would appropriate the
bullet after IL had been extracted. For
weeks he chung to the bit of lead. trust
ing not even the Red Cross nurse who
and almost affectionately When he
awoke one day after the effects of n
powerful opiate he found that his susni-
clons had been correct Both nurse ana
builet were gone, and he has seen neither
since Now this soldier can show only a
mark the size o. a pin head as an evil
uehce OF MS bravery, and he is very sad
ROBINS THE DEAD.
AS suggested in the Boer document
quoted, no object connected with the act
uaI hSht-ng Is considered too trifling. and
consequently the body of every dead
arch enemy" found has been thorough
iy searched. Sometimes even the clothes
nave been taken for relics. This was
SHOWN gruesomely by q photograph OF
Spion Kop after the famous fight on that
hlI. Dead bodies lay everywhere. the
clothes of many had been rified and the
garments turned inside out. Several
poots mad been removed. Robbery OF
boots, indeed, has been most common
boots are commodity which the Beers
lack, and English boots have been much
IN evidence on Boer feet of late Watches
rings and pocketbooks of English make
nave also been popular among the Trans
walters.
The most homely objects have been
cons dered worthy of preservation by the
relic lovers. In Pietermaritzburg, for ex-
ample, one may see the shop windows
decorated with bags of gravel taken from
the famous dam over Kip river, bulky
and waterlogged as they are. All have
now been removed, and nothing remains
of this example of Boer engineering but
the photographs which were taken of 1t.
WHEN BOERS BEGAN TO LOSE.
1t was by building this dam, the Eng
fish declare, that the Beers hoped K
drown out Ladysmith. The charge Is a.
ridiculous as many another made agains
the canny Transvaalers. It's real objec
was to enable the Boer army to escap,
readily when the English should ap
proach, and offer the relief of Lady.
smith. The upturned fresh earth ant
the picks and shovels dropped on III,
moment showed clearly how suddenly the
flight had taken place.
This Portuguese town of Deiagoa Ba,
has been the center of maelstrom o
suspicious and secret service men I'm n
sorts of DISCUSSES have invested tn,
streets from the beginning. Sympath,
here has been pretty well divided, wav
ering from time to time according to tn
varying news. Soon after Cronje's cap
| ture there was much encouragement II
the Boer ranks and detectives were calle'
/ in to arrest many deserters. The clerg-
! had difficulty in accounting for the appar
| ent withdrawal of divine help. One min
/ .ster in Pretoria is said to have put fort
| a novel explanation.
'The Boer people have displeased God.
he said, land God had gone out to lunc
| that day. But He is still on our side; "
have Him fast: He is tied up, and W
will not let Him go; we will never lie
Him feraake us again.
| ALLEN sANGREs.
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THE ATTAcK oN rAKu.

YOKOHAMA. June 25-The following
are portions OF the numerous accounts OF
the Taku light. which have come TO hand
from various sources:
An oficial message. dated Saturday.
the I'D instant. which was wired by the
Commander OF the Nagasaki Torpedo
Corps to Rear Admiral salto. Vice Min
lister Of the Navy. says: AT l2:4S on the
morning OF June nth the Taku forts de-
ciared war on the allied squadron in the
harbor by opening FIRE on them. The Brit
Ish sloop Aigerine and the torpedo boat
destroyer Fame. 6 guns, Capt. Reyes,
and whiting. 6 guns. Capt. Morton. cap
turcd four Chinese torpedo boat destroy
ers. The marines and bluejackets from
the japanese. English and American war
ships landed at Tong-ku and occupied the
northern forts. The Russian. German
and French marines occupied the south
ern fort The engagement terminated nj
8 o'clock In the morning. The whiting
was struck by the cnemy's shells bu,
sustained no serious damage"
The allied squadron comprised one Eng
iish warshIp Aigerine. guns: Capt
slade. Lyon. Capt. Amet. 6 guns. France
tho Atago. Capt. Takenouchi. guns
Gapanese): the Coreetz. Capt. silman.
guns. utussia): t~e Ills. Capt. Laus,
guns. Germany: and Monocacy CAmeri
cam. Capt. Wise. guns. The Monocacl
was used as refuge for the foreign
women and children In Tongku. while tn
Atago was used IA storeship for IN
arms for the allied land forces and tn
foreign contingent generally.
on the 18th there was one United state
and one Chinese warship at Chefoo. Sub
laeauently tho Chinese ship disappeared
her destination being unknown. On tn
land there were indications that the Box
ers had arrived In large numbers. Al
though there was force of Chimes
troops TO protect the place. considerable
anxiety was. ~ II said. being felt. tn
natives appeared 20 believe that the Boa
ers were three millions strong.
on Taku the Chinese cruiser Haiyan
had been at anchor little nearer to IN
I shore than he allied squadron, and o
the eveningnpf the i6tn she seemed
, have cleared for action. Prior to the rel
olution 70 open IRE on the forts havin
been adopted. the Newark and the Dei
cartes were anchored by the Haiyanl
but they shifted their position aftel
wards. on the evening OF the nth pr,
cautions were taken against the higl
of the Haiyang. but sne did nothing. ~
{ was afterwards captured.
4 The following report. dated June got
: p. m. has reached the American Cons
% Shanghai from Leus. Blue:
The message Just brought here fro
= Tien-Tsln by an express messenger WI
sent by the British Consul In Tien-Tsi
< ~ says that reinforcement should be SCI
q with all possible dispatch. The losses
q the foreign guards nave been heavy. o.
: supply % ammunition and provisions
extremely scanty. and we are In gre
!. want % machine or field guns. Bewa
y % ambuscades In the vicinity or Tie
Tsin. A rumor has II that Capt Wrig
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BUDGET
MCCalIa Caused March
On Picking.
THE BATTLE OF TAKU
American Ladies in Danger at the
Chinese Capital--WeII Organized
Chinese--0ther Notes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
News by $. $. cOptIcJ

YOKOHAMA. June 26.--some in
y terestng facts have leaked out.
y writes the Shanghai Mercury, re-
= garding the midnight meeting OF
y Consuls and officers which led TO
= the sending OF troops TO Picking on
y Sunday. IL seems that during the
y conference the Russian and French
= representatives frequently drew
= apart for private conference. which
y was anything but polite or frank.
y and the Russian Colonel kept draw
y Ing attention 90 the fact CD that
y no Invasion OF Peking ought TO be
y made with less than 10000 men
y (Russia being the only country that
y could land 80 many on short no.
y tico). and u became evident that
y he was hoping the others would
y say. We'll. you have the men: get
them and 20 on" OF course. the
others would consent 20 no such
y things. and so Russia ard France
finally refused 10 join the others
y IN sending men-albeit they had
troops at the station promptly IN
the morning. At last Captain Nc
y Gala. U.S.N.. said. well. gentle
y men. you have talked this matter
y over pretty thoroughly. and have
y come 20 no decision. but III tell
y you what am going to do: my
y Minister II In danger. and I am
y going 20 Peking." There was then
y nothing left for the others but to
y follow. which the British were on
y " too glad 90 do. Captain Me-
= Gala has earned the praise OF all
y British and Americans here ny hts
clear iusieht. prompt action and
y thoughtfuiness. He has been on
y the go day and night. and all that
has been accomplished has been
mainly due 10 HIS steady persever-
ance. Captain Bayley. the British
Commander. II n man OF the same
stamp. both men that we may be
proud Of and In whose care we are
= sure OF every attention and posi-
tive safety.
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FAMOUS cyclist on the coptic

Sid Black. tae world famous trick pi-
cyclist. was on board the Copl,c. return
ing from a tour around the world. Mr..
Black had phenomenal success in Japan.
where he spent some weeks, giving exhi-
billions at Tokyo, Yokohama and Maya
saki as well as other places. The Japan
csc are great cyclists and Mr.. Blacks
performances pleased them Immensely.
and he drew great crowds everywhere.
For several years past Mr.. Black has
been upon the grand circuit" In the
States, following the circuit chasers
and giving exhibitions In al the large
cities as a feature of the big meets. he
| is acknowledged to be one of the greatest
! trick cyclists in the world.
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'0m Carey Goes Fra

I'm, garey ne veteran bach dr,v.
-. s.' aau who was charged with
r.,s.s ,.ns' did not have to stand
: \. s.' as the Deputy sheriff
~, r'holle pressed. lie stated
NJ eso soe' Who was in the hack
D. "'s The native woman was
a M, I ,.l pc would not prosecute. ne
(r.s'. " ', Tom" was guilty Of
\ ,. Mo- CHARGED The native woman y,
ss,,ss a ana was In company
X, on, , ~ man and suddenly ran
~ ~ s. into The street in IRON, .,
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'''ong Man Insane.

,so w., VIZ. q professional strong
ror,ss' inhibited l'ed az tho orpheum
e,ns, ,s ,s' and lately at IIllo. f.
| satios ts ,,e police station. An ex-
" rss. y, MS mental condition
essr V I. We Insisted In wearing T,r
',sd cors sp''o and last night az
~ ahs,..., at Emma Square ne
| hcss s,. NV ana peered into peo-
| sssio J, a''rmInr them greatly.
I'a,,ly nave lost a big sum Of
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Wants More Time.

The request of j. II. Wilson for an
extension of time in which to complete
the sewer outfall was brought up in
the Governors council yesterday. No
action has been taken as the Super
intendent Of Public Works had not in
vestigated the cases leading up to the
heQuest.
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~ 4 DOVE, c.E.-surveyor and
~ ~ aeef. Office Campben block,
'.r lnstl 70 bishop a Co. bank) /.
. ~ I'll orders taken for type
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~ TAYLOR. ". AIN soc. G. 81
uas hydraulic Engineer. %
VA Honolulu Tel 40
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VI CHALMERS, Engineers and
[h-hhEines, Rledler Pumps.
M Fort 81. N. A. Allen, mech.
~ representative.
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THE STRUGGLE FOR CURIOs.

Frantic enthusiasm for stamp collect
ing on the part of philatelists may be
easily understood. but to see nations en-
gagged In a mad scramble for cur.os
strikes an American as humorous. Both
Beers and English, however, take the
matter seriously, and the struggle for
mementoes has been going on at a most
furious pace ever since the first shots
were fired.
Professional dealers who have hoped TO
make a fortune I'm trade here COM
plain bitterly, however. To get a relic,
they say. one must be right in the con-
iict, and. II possible, have a bullet bur-
led in his anatomy. Even then success
does not always crown ones efforts, as
| instanced by a narrowing tale narrated
10 the writer by a member of the Nata
Imperial Light Horse.
This young man. like many another
had an ambition to be wounded. AZ
Spion Kop las ambition was satisfied.
Mauser bullet struck him in the thigh
and he had a very bad time of It. In spite
| Of great pain, he refused to take chloro-
form when operated upon, because ne
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w NbliaL q Co, krD.-Enxin-
II, .eu'slahs and Boilermaksrs. Ho-
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
.rroRNEYs

on. JUDD "a. T. 6; Atkinson
|Trsr Judd. Jrl-Ofilce over
III AZ "a hank, cor. Merchant
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mar uot,.smith bldg. cor. Fort
hi Sta 0ffcs hours 2 % 4
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= ,ouyaoN W Z, Achi and
III iSga l,,l : once No. 10 West
Pr rel "a
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clrKrY -Klns ard betheI sts.
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IN sn0ssaAN, DD.S.-Alakea ST..
II tofs shove Masonic Temple. Ho-
Ia JihCs hours a. m TO y. IN.
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NrslCIANs.
ARcAlTEcTA

AhpsL.s q PAGE. Architects and
.ssfs .Vtce hOoms "a. Arlington
els. Honolulu. n. l.. sketches ana
~. tlmAies furnished at short no.
N ~ y y v. box US.
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LADIES IN PEKING.

There has been a report that the ladies
OF the United States Legation at Pek'ng
had gone out 20 the hills before the trou-
bles and had not returned to Peking. a
letter. however. was received here yester-
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ENGlNEERS

|klkp 4 TRAIN, Arohitects.-suits
HI tlock, Fort 81
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PHYSICIANS

- rErERsON 70 kaahumanu
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OPrtCiANs

a.. OWNERS
p. tTSs d,S ~. Queen ST.. OF.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11

MILLER'S AWNINGS ARE WE'LL
made and give satisfaction; get our es-
innate. c. p. Miller, agent, 2W Brough-
ton, west.
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REWARD.


TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
for the arrest of and of the bicycle safe-
keeping until heard from, William Mccoy,
a turpentine negro from North Carolina.
dark, ginger cake color between q and
30 years old, about 5a feet and about 1876
pounds, wears No 6 or shoes, legs rather
thin, especially round his ankles; small
eyes dark eyebrows, young mustache,
slim, narrow face; worked on turpentlne
farm in Wilcox county, Georgia, II years
ago and since in Montgomery coun-
ty, Georgia, and last year at
Deaton's turpentlne farm, near Jack
sonville Fla; worked from March
s. 1900 up 10 May 8 on Bruno
Pfeffers turpentine farm; stole from me
May 5, about a. M, my bicycle, style
Heuron, made by Louis Vehon Comp any,
Chicago. No. 9751, and also took with him
from another party one slngle-barrel
breechloadng shotgun, II guage, and one
pair 6 or shoes. He was last seen pass
ing Smiths still on the Augusta road, to-
wards Savannah was seen with my BIZ
cycle and the gun and shoes; said he was
going to Savannah; Is supposed TO go 10
Montgomery county, Georgia, where he
claimed his wife and children live. want
TO send sheriff Of Screven county after
him soon as heard from or have him
brought 10 Sylvana jail. Screyen county.
Simon Dixon. Pfeiffer Ca, May T. 1900.
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CoLoRED COLLEGE CoMPLIMENTED
suDt. LawtOn ID. Evans Letter to
President Wright.


President R. r. Wright CT the colored
college received the following letter yes
terday from Superintendent Lawton B.
Evans of Augusta in regard to his visit
to the colleges:
Augusta, May g. 1s01.-Prof. r. R.
Wright, College. Ga.-My Dear Sir: On
my return to Augusta take delight in ex-
pressing to you the pleasure and INTEREST,"
had in the visit to your school on yester-
day. 1t seems to me beyond question that
you nave started upon broad and sensi-
BILE basis and that a splendid future must
lie before your institution. The manual
training department struck me as especial
ly serviceable and as a valuable adjunct
to the literary work of the students. The
work that l saw in the various depart
ments was being well done. The students
seemed earnest and well instructed and the
departments appeared to be operated upon
very economical schedule. l was glad
TO observe the harmony and good VIII that
prevailed in all the departments of the
school, the interest that was taken by the
students in their work and L congratu ate
you on the steady advance you have made
in the right direction Unquestionably the
future of the negro race will depend upon
proper alliance between the education in
letters and the education in manual Indus
tries / am struck with the force Of your
plan to have every boy graduate with
good education and trade. l wish you
much prosperity in your work. Yours very
truly, Lawton B. Evans.
Mr.. Evans is an educator Of long expe-
rience. He has been eighteen years SUI
perlntendent of the public schools of Rich
mond county and his opinion is recognized
in the educational world.
The annual commencement Of the college
will be held June 5. Gov. Gambler, State
School Commissioner Glenn and Booker T.
Washington are, expected to be present.
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SUIclDED AT BoNAvENTURE.
Continued from Eighth Page.)

geons and is said to have been first en- the
list for promotion. At the expiration Of his
hrst fiye-year period April l next he w3ul |
have been eligible TO stand his examsna-
ton for promotion to passed ass ant sur
geon. So far as known his record in the
service was good. He was first stationed
at Savannah in the spring Of 1885, when he
assisted 10 the work of receiving and dis
injecting the returning troops, remaining
here several months. After a short tsur
of duty elsewhere he was returned here,
and continued in charge of his Office until
his disappearance April 60 Although not
geneially known he had made a number
~ warm friends and was generally we'll
liked by those who knew him.
instructions were received last night
from Surgeon General Wyman TO forward
the body TO Robert Alumford at Richmond,
Va. II is probable that Mr.. Mumford is
friend or relative of the family Coroner
Goctte stated last night that the body
would be shipped this merning.
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TO WELCOME KINGS DAUGHTERS
Preparations for the Coming State
Convention.


The coming convention of the King
Daughters and the Kings Sons which
will be held mere from May Is to 10, prom
ises to be one of the largest that the or
CART, secretary of the Kings Daughters
Uniou, has received already a number of
letters from delegates at Atlanta, Angus
ia, Brunswick, Darien, Columbus, Ella
vile, and other places, stating their in
tention of being present. From Atlanta
the number of delegates Will be much
larger than usual.
The programme for the convention as
now arranged will include an address of
welcome by Mrs. Pauline Robertson, sec
rotary of Chatham county, and response
by Mrs. H. H. Malone of Augusta, also
several interesting papers, one of which
will be by Mrs, Nicholas Brewer, and an
other by Miss Watt of Lucy Cobb Insti-
tute.
While the greater part of the pro-
sramme for the entertainment of their
guests has been mapped out by the local
Daughters, there are still a few details
connected with the Tybee trip and with
the tea that need attention, and for this
purpose a very important meeting of the
union has been called for this afternoon
az 3 o'clock.
The tea with which the delegates will
be complimented viii be given on the af-
ternoon of May is, and the trip to Tybee
Thursday afternoon, May II. On Friday
night there will be held a conservation
service at which time also, there will be
received new members.
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CITY BREVITIEs.

The orphans Of st. Mary'ss Home win
give picnic at Tybee Tuesday, May %.
The profits will be devoted to the charita-
BILE and worthy purpose that is appreciated
by all citizens OF Savannah.
At the close of the ladies' evening by
the Tomochichi Club there remained a
number Of gallons of ice cream. BY direc-
ton of the board of governors this was
presented to the Savannah Female Orphan
Asylum.
The pastor of Seventh Street Methodist
Church, Rev. j. A. Smith, received
Wednesday night a substantial pound
ing at the hands of the membership of
his church. 1t came In the nature of a
pleasant surprise. By the thoughtful kind
ness of the members, the pastors pantry
was well stocked with a variety of useful
edibles. In an appropriate speech the pas
ter, on behalf of himself and wife, thank
ed them for their generous thoughtful-
ness. The evening was spent most enjoy
ably In games and social enjoyment The
church Is having an era Of marked pros
perity-and the pastor Is to be congratu-
lated that the Zines have fallen to ehim
In pleasant Places