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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
SCARCITY OF MEAT.
The Local Market Will be Short IN
til Australia Arrives.

In addition to the threatened infiie-
tion of trump Legislature" Honolulu
is upon the verge of a meat famine.
The rumor was current upon the. street
yesterday that the local market was
short of beef and mutton. Late In the
afternoon reporter of the Advertiser
saw Manager Waller of the Metropoli-
tan Market and in reply to number
of questions that gentleman said:.
Yes, there is a shortage of meat in
Honolulu. This is due to the fact that
the Metropolitan Meat Company was
Almost entirely disappointed' in the
usual supply received from the Colo
nies We expected to:get 400 carcasses
of beef and as mangspf sheep by the
Aorangi; instead We only received for
ty-five carcaSseS of tie, former and $50
Of the latter. This & leaves us short,
and we wiz not afeive further sup
plies until the return OF the Australia
from the Coast. -, 4ssS( S~-s>-
I'VE expected to secure part of the
space belonging to Sydney firm ship
ping by the Aorangi to Vancouver, but
in this We were disappointed, and the
amount received, as stated, was all that
could be brought. 1t is a fact that our
company will now find some difficulty
in keeping the local market supplied
until the Australia arrives.
"The space on the Aorangi is suffi-
cient to carry 1900 carcasses in cold
storage. This of course refers to NUT
ton; so it can be seen what large
trade has developed between Australia
and Vancouver in fresh meats. We
expect to receive by the Warrimoo,
due here on March 14th, the greater
portion of our order which was left by
the Aorangi. Quite recently the War
rimoo has added largely to it's cold
storage space. This will be placed ex-
clusively at the disposal of the Metro
politan company; and if we can tide
over the present difficulty there will
be no further danger Of meat short
ages as far as we are concerned"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
QUESTION OF LONGITUDE.
A Reply to Britisher Regarding the
Brisbane Dispatch.

Editor Advertiser: "Britisher" can
be no more anxious for good war news
than am, but cannot agree with his
time reckonings. If Brisbane is in 154
degrees east longitude its time is about
ten hours ahead of London and not be-
hind 1t. The day begins at the 1S0th
meridian, and Brisbane's sun is past
the meridian before London is opening
its eyes to the same day. "Britisher"
figures out that a telegram from Lon
don at $3.50 a. m. on the 9th would
reach San Francisco at 6:30 d. n. of
the 9th; yet the San Francisco even
ing papers of the 9th print the entire
days news from London.
The Advertiser is equally wrong in
stating that the hour of 10:30 D. IN. of
the Sth at Brisbane was equivalent to
g.: 80 a. m in San Francisco of the 9th.
a little careful figuring will show that
at the hour the telegram was read in
Brisbane ii was almost exactly noon
of the Sth at London, and therefore
a. m. of the Sth at San Francisco.
We have. therefore, had news d day
and a half later than the Brisbane tel
egram.
For those who are anxious to brush
up their knowledge on the difference in
time, | submit the following problem:
An American farmer was a Seventh
Day Adventist and was continually in
trouble for persistently working on
Sunday. He heard of the freaks of
scientists in dropping or adding a day
al the 1S0th meridian, and calculated
that II he could travel around the
world, counting his own days consecu-
lively and paying no attention to such
foolishness, he would arrive at home
with his conscience in accord with the
laws Of the land. The question is
which way he should travel to bring
his Saturday into coincidence with his
neighbors' Sunday?
LONGITUDE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
A Joss in q Hack.

Kwong Sing 10y, prominent Chi
nese merchant in this city, was seen
yesterday conveying a wooden Chinese
god which he had rescued from the
Chinatown fire, in hack to Pawaa.
The god had not been fumigated, nor
did the god originally have pass out
of the quarantine district before the
big fire.
A reporter interviewed Sing Loy's
right-hand man and learned that the
god was to be lodged in Sing Logs
house and that he was only a wooden
god-"Allee same teleglaf post"
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
MARRIED.

NOTT-ATWOOD-In this city, Febru-
ary 81. 1900. at the residence OF Mr..
John Mott. on Vineyard street, by the
Rev. II. II. Parker, w. B. Mott and
Miss F. f. Atwood.
NAYLOR-FRENCH-In this city. Feb
ruary 21. 1900, at the residence Of
Mr.. Robert French. on Vineyard
street, by the Rev Alex. Macintosh,
William Naylor and Mary X. French.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
CLEANING
Of HAVANA
Gigantic and Successful
Task.
YELLOW FEVER HEADED OFF
An Object Lesson for Honolulu in
What May be Done by Un-
finching Sanitarians.

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 1.-The first
year Of American sanitary work in Ha-
vana has just closed, and some idea of
what has been done, what is being
done, and what is yet. to be done to
make Havana a good place to live in
can now be arrived at.
1t has been the most gigantic task of
house cleaning ever attempted. When
the streets are cleaned they are not
only swept, but actually scrubbed and
then sprinkled wholesale with disin-
fectants, such as the housekeeper of the
north has in quart bottle and uses a
few teaspoonfulS at time. When a
house is disinfected the floors are
scrubbed and the walls are washed with
bichloride of mercury in solution of
l in 300, which is guaranteed, to take
the life out of the most deadly microbe
When 1t is considered that over 5000
houses have been so treated, 1000 with
in the last month, some idea of the ex-
tent of the work can be realized.
Swept Once Each Day.
Every street in Havana is swept at
least once week. The streets of the
main part of the city are all swept once
a day and some of the streets twice
day. Many of them are sprinkled oc-
casionafly with electrozone, a dislnfec-
tant made from sea water, and some of
the streets in the densely populated
part of the city receive this treatment
daily.
During the month of December 900
loads of refuse were collected from dis
infected houses, seventy-two large
loads of refuse were towed out to sea,
and 1886 tons burned. The barges
were loaded with 500 wagon loads OF
sewer dirt, 300 tons of offal, 1000 tons
of night soil, and 1900 tons OF street
refuse. All the streets of the city are
watered nearly every day. in addition
to this, nearly $4,000 wagon loads of
trash were hauled away from the city
during the same month.
Employs an Army of Men.
To accomplish this work 1t takes
about 2,100 men and over 200 carts ev-
cry day. The cost is about the same
or perhaps a triffe less than the same
work can be done for in the larger cit
les of the United States.
The general plan Of the work was in
augurated by Brigadier General Will
liam Ludlow, the military and civil
governor of Havana. The details of
the street department were formulated
and carried out by Colonel William NJ.
Black, who has just been made chief
engineer of the island on the staff of
Governor Wood. He was assisted by
P. d. Cunningham, now acting chief
engineer of Havana, and w. n. McDOn-
aid, now in charge of street work. The
chief health officer, who has charge OF
all such matters in the city. and under
whose direction all sickness is cared
for and disinfecting carried out, is
0sSo0s><es>se9s $50
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Sewerage System Needed.


When asked what was yet needed to
put the city in better sanitary oondi-
ton, General Ludlow said: Sewers
are needed, closets must be taken out
of the Kitchens, streets must be all
paved and the people must learn the
principles of sanitation"
The sanitary officers all say that the
people seem quite willing to help the
work along. They have stopped. to a
great extent, throwing trash In the
streets, and, just before the garbage
wagons start out at IL in the morning
the householders can be seen bringing
out the garbage to be taken away. This
is sight which cannot be witnessed
IN any other Spanish-American city.
An immense lot of work has been
done in paving and repairing the
streets. Old stone block pavements
have been relaid, macadam has been
used for many miles, drainage has
been provided when possible, and an
attempt has been made to give every
part of the city the benefit of part OF
the work
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

H. X. MEEMANO & CO.-Contractors
and Builders, Painters, Paperhangers
and Decorators; all work Ieatly
done; office Fort St., back Of High
School, Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
CONTRACTORS,

j. A. BUTTERFIELD.-C and
Builder. Store and Office fittings,
shop and repair work; Bell Tower
Bldg, Union St.; Tel. 7O2.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
Like the Augean Stables.

No one who has not looked the mat
ter over can form much idea of the
tremendous task which confronted the
Americans when they assumed control
of Havana, and most certainly no one
can realize the persistent, tireless and
courageous effort which has been ex-
pended during the past twelve months
to accomplish results. There are mo-
ments of encouragement to the men
who have labored here.
Politics enters into all things with
the Cuban people. Private business in
terests pull and haul at the work of
the sanitary force, both in Havana and
unfortunately from Washington as
well.
1t has been fortunate for the repu-
tation of the United States, It's pres
ent political administration, and for
tunate for the people of Cuba that the
direction of the work was placed in the
hands of the officers of the engineer
corps of the United States army, for
they hold their regulations for honesty
and accomplishment as above a tenn
porary political or financial gain.
Death Rate Decreasing.
The health department has just is
sued an interesting statement, showing
the health record of the city for 1899.
The population of Havana Is estimated
very closely and is believed to be about
225,000. During the year 1899 there
were S,153 deaths, or at the rate of
about thirty-six in the thousand, which
is not very much larger than the death
rate of some of the largest cities. En-
teritis carried off 1.163; malaria, 822;
heart disease, 623; typhoid fever. 240;
meningitis, 397; pneumonia, 322;
marasmus, 173, and cancer, 142. There
were 2S4 cases of yellow fever, of which
103 were fatal. or those who died,
5,S53 were Cubans, 1,704 Spaniards, les
Chinese, lie African negroes, and 102
were Americans. The greatest number
of deaths was in January, the first
month of American control. when the
total reached 1850. In February there
were S42. The number then decreased
gradually until November, when there
were 493. In December, the last month
in the year, there was a slight increase
bringing the number up to 534. The
yellow fever report shows 2S4 cases and
103 deaths OF those who died. fifty
eight were Spaniards, thirty-two Amer
leans, four English, and the other nine
were of other nationalities.
The total number of deaths IN Ha-
vana in 1890 were 7.432; in 1891. 7.105;
in 1892. 7.1S5: in 1893. S21 in 1894,
1897. 1923: and in 1898 there were
y 295. In 1899, as noted, there were
S,153.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
Disin ecting Old Houses.

Some Of the houses have been disin-
fected twice, at intervals of several
months. It is the intention to 5isin-
feet, in course of time. every house in
the city OF Havana. and good progress
has been made with tn work as is
shown by the figures. Jaring the year
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
Yellow Fever Checked.

The deaths from 1890 to 1898 from
yellow fever were as follows: 327, 362,
362, 512, AIS, $40, 1910. 4,O56 In 1899.
as noted, there were 103. The record OF
deaths from yellow fever by months in
1899 shows as follows: January. /;
February, o; March. l: April. ?: May,
o; June, /; July, 2; August, 3; Septem-
ber, IS; October. 25; November, %;
December, %. There are now six cases
in the city. and they are all GONZALES
cent. The health department hopes for
a marked decrease from now on The
year 1899 was very dry. ard that helped
the work done TO suppress yellow fever.
If ii should be wet during the year 1900
the probabilities are that the showing
would not be as good. though II is ap-
parent that there can be no such spread
of the dfsease IS there was under tho
careless rue of the Spaniards In for
mer wears.
While thare we're over 5000 de7ths in
Havana in 1899. there were bit 4.11S
births. of which 2.665 Were legitimate
ard 1,416 illegitimate. There we're
1.183 marriages. There are % 600
houses in Havana. and the thorough
ness with which the American health
department has worked is shown by
the fact that IL 552 insrections Of prem
ises were made. and 5000 houses were
actually dsinfected
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
MUSIC.

COOKS MUSIC SCHOOL.-Love Bldg.
Fort St.; Piano, Voice Culture, Sing
Ing and Harmony; especial attention
paid to touch, muscular control and
musical analysis.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

MRS. ARLEIGH.-Formerly art EN-
broideress for Sharpless Bros, Phil
adelphia, will give lessons in ali
kinds OF Art Embroidery, Marie An
toinette, Flemish, and Point Lace at
B. F. Ehlers G. Co., second floor. Or
ders taken.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

VIM. T.. PATY.-Contractor and Build
er. Store and Office fitting; brick,
wood or stone building; shop Palace
Walk; residence Wilder Ave-, near
KewalO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

MRS. B. F. McCALL.-Latest designs
In Tailor-Made Evening. Dinner
Gowns, and Wedding Trousseau, 72
Beretania st.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ATTORNEYS.

ACHI & JOHNSON Cw. G. Achi and
Enoeh Johnson) .-Ofice No. 10 West
King ST.; Tel. SS4.
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OPTICIANS.

S. e. LUCAS, SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN
Will be located, during the quaran-
tine period OF Block 19, at H. w. Fos-
ter & Co.'s, 209 Hotel st.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

Major John G, Davis. His work has
probably been the most disagreeable
of all, as he has carried it on at close
personal range.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

ANNIS MONTAGUE TURNER.-vocal
Studio, "MignOn," 720 Beretania st.
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JAMES T. TAYLOR. VI. Am. Soc. C. e
Consulting Hydraulic Engineer;
SOC Judd Blk. Honolulu.
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Continued on Page 2.)
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CHAs. V. z. DOVE. C.E.-surveyor
and Civil Engineer; Office Campbell
block, upstairs (next to Bishop q Co
bank ?. o. box 421; orders taken
for typewriting.
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STENoGRAPHeRS.

MISS A. A. ALLEN-Stenograph and
tvplst McInerny Block, Fort ST.:
Tcl- 1ls.
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ENGINEERS.

CATION, NELL & CO.. LTD.-Engi-
neers. Electricians and Boilermak-
ers, Honolulu.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-19
INNOVATION IN POLITICS.
" ealthy Men Will Serve ST. Joseph
Without Salary.

ST Joseph. Mo. April 1l.-Mayor-
elect John Connie has inaugurated
some innovations in municipal gov
eminent that promise to make his
administration unique i'll the history
Of ST. Joseph. The finances OF the
-itv are in bad way and the streets
have been neglected to such an extent
that they are almost worn out.
In looking over the situation Mayor
Combe discovered that three-fourth s
of the revenue was disbursed to office
holders in salaries, and only n fourth
remained for public works and other
Expenses.
He held conferences with leading
business men. with the result that a
number OF the offices will be given to
them, and they will serve without
salaries.
Foremen and clerks barely sutfi-
cient TO perform the work will be
hired under them. and the city gov
eminent will be conducted exactly a.
a business man would run his private
business.
One of the most important offices
has been accepted, without salary by
Huston Wyeth, n young millionaire
and social leader. Another millionaire
who has volunteered his services un-
der Mayor Combe is Milton Tootle,
Jr., a bank president.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-19

you mutually agree TO be Joined to-
gether III marriage?'
BY the time the minister finished
the sentence the operator at Mulhail
was reading il To the bride
Yes" answered Mr.. Candell. Tie
instrument clicked. Miss Cundiff,
too, had said Yes
Il Therefore pronounce YOU hus-
band and wife, the minister said,
with his usual sulemnity, and as his
words were flashed over the wire To
the waiting bride at Mulhall, the min
lister signed the marriage license.
The ceremony required just - min
utes. being completed at 1925.
Mrs. Candell will take the night
train to Kansas City, kas., and will
arrive here tomorrow morning To
Join her husband. Mr.. and Mrs
Candell will depart ut once for Wash
in-ton. ID. e., where they will live.
Mr. Candell is permanently employed
there
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-19
Order of Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
county of Bates.
In the Circuit court of Bates county, Missouri,
March 2lst, 1900, the state of Mis-
souri, at the relation and to the use of A.
B. Owen, ex-ofIicio collector of the revenue
of Bates county in the state of Missouri,
Plaintiff, vs.. Victoria Prater and Magdalena
kamm, defendants.
Civil action for delinquent taxes.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by
her attorney before the Circuit court of Bates
county in the state of Missouri. and fles
things that the above name defendants,
Victoria Pra.er and Msgdalena Kamm,
souri,. Whereupon it is ordered by the
court, that the defendants be notified by
publication that plaintiff has commenced suit
against them in this court by petition and affida-
Wit, the object and general nature of which is to
enforce the lien of the state OF Missouri for the
delinquent deli usi taxes of the years 1896, 1898
he sum of 81 81, together with interest.
costs, commissions, and fees, upon the follow
ing described tracts of land situated in Bates
county, Missouri, to-wit: Fourteen tlD acres,
north part of the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter section twenty tour(2D, town
snip thirty nine (t9) range thirty-one (SD, and
mat unless the said defendant be and appear
81 the next term of this courtto be begun and
holden in the city of Butler, Bates county. Mis-
souri,, on the first Tuesday after the second
aonday in June 1900. and on or before the third
DAY thereof (it the term shall so long continue,
and If not then before the end of said term, }
and plead to said petition according to law the
same will be taken as confessed ana Judgment
rendered according to the prayer of said petit
uon and the above described real estate sold to
satisfy the same.
And itis further ordered by the court
nat copy hereof be published in TINE
BUTLER WEEKLY TINES, weekly newspaper
printed and published in Bates county, Mis-
sour, for four weeks SUCCESSFULLY. the last in
seruon to be at least fifteen days before the first
nay OF the next next term of said court
true copy from the record. Witness
lsEAL.l my hand as clerk aforesaid with the
seal of said court hereunto affixed.
lone at office in Butler this the 2Ith day of
March, 1900. j. p THURMAN,
o-4t Circuit Clerk
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-19
Adit-Gen. Corbin Rebukcd.

Washington, April ll.-Gen. Cor
bin has been rebuked by the President
and the secretary Of war for telling
the truth about the Philippine situa-
IL II.
TIE Adjutant-General was quoted
in a local paper as saying that Gems.
Young and Bell have asked Gen. Otis
for reinfOrcements: thct they are in
need of larger forces, and that, be-
cause of lack OF troops, they have
been greatly hampered.
When high administration officials
read this they were angry and called
the djutant-General sharply to ac-
count
At the cabinet meeting the official
reports, il was asserted. did not war
rant the statement that the insur-
gents were becoming very active and
were massing in various parts OF Lu-
zon to an extent which greatly con-
&c: ned our generals. The situation,
it was said. did not warrant the
sending of more troops to the islands,
for the present at least.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-19
WILL COME ON HORSES
Democratic Rough Riders TO Visit Il. c.
BY the Thousands.

X. c. Times
Colonel Bill Sapp's promise that he
would have 10000 democratic Kan
sas rough riders in line in the streets
OF Kansas City during the week OF
the Democratic national convention
promises to be fulfilled.
All over the state the Sunhower
leagues, which are composed OF demo
cratic workers, are organizing mount
ed teams and have begun practicing
for the big event. Each club will
send its division overland, and when
they all assemble here at an appoint
ed time it is expected that there will
be even more than 10000 men in
line.
The ambition of President William
F. Sapp of the Sunfiower league is to
ride down Main street at the head OF
this great column of enthusiastic
democrats and show the national
representatives of the party who will
be gathered at Kansas City what the
big Sunfiower state can do in the
way of raising a crowd
These men will all be young farmers
and cattle men from the farms and
ranches of Kansas, some OF whom
will travel many mile to show the
national democracy their loyalty to
the party and belief in the principles
for which the name of democracy
stands.
In every town and hamlet in Wyan-
dotte county the SunhOwer league
| has esta blished a firm organization
| and the young men are entering into
the spirit of the work everywhere with
a great deal of ent husiasm. Tom
Parker has organized several clubs
of horsemen and it is likely that he
will lead the Wyandotte division in
the Sunfiower parade.
Wyandotte county wants to furn-
| ish | 900 of the men and the Kansas
City, Kan, democrats are contem-
plating the entertainment of all the
visitors during their stay here. Ii
plans are carried out "A big camp will
be pitched near the city where all the
rough riders can be quartered and en
tertained. This would not only afford
them a chance to see the big conven-
ton, but would give the leaders OF
the party chance to meet and brush
up against some genuine JayhawkeI
democrats.