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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
MARRIAGES IN THE ARMY,
Stringent ReUula tions In Force IN Sew.
eral Countries.

Stringent Regula tions In Force IN Sew.
eral Countries.
The restrictive conditions at present
In force with regard to the marriage of
officers Of the Russian army. says .
writer in the Brooklyn Citizen, forbid
this privilege under any circumstances
in the case of officers under the age OF
%. Between the ages of % and rs
years the dot Of an officers wife must
amount to sum representing the mini.
mum income Of 25O rubles yearly.
On comparison Of these conditions
with those regulating the same ques-
ton in other European armies, 1t may
be noted that in the Austro- Hungarian
army the number Of officers authorized
to contract marriage IL limited by q
fixed proportion assigned to each
grade, and, these totals being reached,
all further marriages must be deferred
pending the occurrence of vacancies in
the married establishments.
The Italian army regulations, which
FIX the income OF the tancee at mini
mum Of from 1,20O to 1000 lire. would
appear to be more rational In their
operation. Italian officers. however,
apply somewhat liberal interpreta.
ton to this law, with the result that the
number of marriages occurring under
actual provisions does not exceed more
than one-eighth Of the total number.
seven-eighths Of the officers being uni.
ted under the conditions Of the re.
ligious ceremony only. and thus expos
Ing themselves to all the inconveni.
ences which attend marriage not rec
0gnixed by civil law.
Similar disabilities would now an.
pear to be incurred BY the Russian Of.
ficers, and suggestions have been made
by the press In Russia that q general
revision Of the law 10 necessary. The
question ID assuming more Importance
from the fact that Russian officers,
reaching q total Of nearly 10000, repre-.
sent one Of the most important classes
In the state.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

The mother otter nurses her babe IN
her arms, and they sleep on their backs
In the water. When frightened or sus-
picious they keep only their noses and
eyes out Of the water.
When the hunters start out each is
armed with a rife, and each man uses
marked bullets, that may be identified
after they are fired. When the nose of
an otter is sighted the man finding it
gives a signal to the nearest boatman,
and In a few moments the little feet is
surrounding the creature. When the
great circle Is complete as may be the
nose Of the animal may be a thousand
yards from the nearest marksmau. A
shot is fired at the black spot on the
water and 1t disappears. The animal
Is capable Of diving 1900 feet under
water. and it may not come up for
many minutes, but II the circle is well
Formed it Is not likely to break the line.
The instant the nose appears again
another shot or two Is sent after 1t,
and the boats close in ON the circle.
Time and again it comes up. only to be
frightened down again. each time for a
shorter period. AS it weakens and
grows short of breath the otter raises
more and more Of its head out of the
water, until finally it is a good target
for the hunters. As soon as 1t is in
range the Indians begin to take careful
aim. Finally a lucky shot kills the
creature, and the whole party lands.
1.-THE otter is skinned at once and the
shots that may have struck 1t are fol-
lowed until the bullet Is found. The
rules of the hunt are that $40 from the
skin shall 60 to the man who sighted 1t;
IS each shall 60 to the other nine men
IN the party. while the one whose
marked bullet evidently killed the ami
NAL gets all the rest There is seldom
any disagreement in these parties,
either.
Sometimes an otter killed ON land
may have several bullet holes in his
skin, but these holes are no damage to
the fur, ~ the furrier closes them east
~ from the back. Ordinarily, now,
when one hide has been secured. the
whole party goes back 10 the trading
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
ALASKA GAME SUPPLY
FUR BEARING ANIMALS RECk.
lESSLY KILLED.
Ooor Are Now Almost Extinct, Sea
j Otters Are Extremely Scarce, and
| Moose Are Watching with Great
| RaDaAAty.

Ten years ago Alaska was fur coun-
~ beyond all else. with trade annu-
ally in excess Of $4,000. 900. This year
the fur crop, exclusive Of the seals, will
not exceeu 100000. In the judgment
o. . prominent Chicago furrier, recent
" returned from q fourth trip of four
months in that country. the slaughter
Of Ne fur-bearing animals, with the
exception Of the seals, 10 such a to
make the Life Of the fur trade short
indeed. The sea otter, one Of the most
valuable Of all animals, is practically
extinct Wolves have killed all the
deer spared by the hunter or have
driven them to the islands OF the coast.
The moose are fast going, aud only the
seals are more numerous than they
have been for years. But these are at
The mercy OF United States monopoly
and Of the British hunters, who come
openly within three miles of the Ameri-
can coast and kill seals In open water.
Yet 200 American seal hunters 81. idly
on the coast, not daring to wo what
the British and the North American
Trading and Transportation Company
ere doing unhindered.
Not only are the fur-bearing animals
threatened, but it is said that the can
neries are raiding the salmon supply Of
ehe country In such way that Indians
ssceiving only 8 cents apiece for salmon
weighing above eight pounds are max
Ing $16 to $40 day ut fishing. In the
Columbia River country years ago the
canneF1es worked havoc with this mar
Atncent game nsh, throwing them out
Nf the coast rivers by machinery, tax
ING the big dSh and leaving the smaller
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

there came from the jungle youthful
voice crying out to our boatman In the
Yakoma tongue: .'Halloa, Sang0s! De
you know on the Ubanqui the Yakoma
chief Dembassi OF the village OF d.
nassau
Eyes! We know him."
us he still livingf''
HE was living when we left Uban-
qui." 4
He il my father. When you zee him
on your return, salute him for me. Tell
him that his son, now become q man,
has not much to complain OF In his stu
alton. but that he longs for his native
country. his fathers village and his
friends. Tell them that ! am . slave
Of the Sango chief. and that he treats
me well"
"How came you hereT' asked the
boatman.
my father. debtor to . Bougbou.
sold me to his creditor eight times
twelve moons. ago. From market %
market have passed. through many
hands - finish here nifty moons ago
You win give my message to my PEG.
pie, win you notf'
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

TOR escaping pursuit. A pack Of wu1ves
chases a deer to the sea and 1t swimy
out to an island. In this way the whole
archipelago Of the Alaskan peninsula
Is full Of deer.
"Once the moose and caribou were In
great herds, but they have thinned
greatly. After Sept. the mountain
sheep gather in bands and even yet as
many as 300 may be found In a flock.
The moose and caribou. however, are
seldom more than twenty-five in .
herd, and they are exceedingly shy and
difficult to kill.
"The territory needs a good, practi.
cal game law that could be enforced
That enforcen>a.A would be difficult,
however. Amoae a. usosnxnds Of ad-
venturers in the territory there are
many who kill game wantonly. The
Indians, too, have no regard for the
preservation Of species.
THE fish supply Of the country is
open to the onslaught or Gamers and
packers. Something should be done to
regulate this. A fisherman may 60
out, ana In an hour, with only hook and
line, catch fifteen halibut. some Of them
weighing 200 pounds. These big fish.
Of course, have to be let 60, as they
cannot be taken into q boat There
are millions of Goldfish, behring's In
myriads, and salmon in swarms, but
at the present rate Of canning the sup.
ply will be cut into heavily In a few
years. All other kinds of shell fish
save oysters abound in these Alaskan
waters. 1t is only a matter of time
when Alaska will be supplying the
United States with fish. Just how lOna
it supplies will depend upon how the
sources Of supply are treated BY the
fishermen. There are no reptiles q
any kind in Alaska, not even turtles
lizards, or frogs. There are q few
toads, however"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

ing the scrubber. mop and fountain a.
water all combined In one convenienk
utensil The apparatus consists Of i
tube to contain the water. with. N.
elongated slot In one face. through
which q wick or piece of heavy cloth
- forced. The strips Of rubber form
ing the mop are inserted between two
metal strips secured to the outside OF
the reservoir and the latter h provided
at one end with q screw cap. through
which the water 10 poured into the In
terror. To use the cleaner It Ii drsk
filled with water and tilted downward
until the wick Is saturated. when the
latter 10 placed against the window
pane and scrubbed up and down until
the dirt u removed. Then the mon
side 10 applied to drain tho water On.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

ones to rot In the sun. With the eight
Dound limit there are evidences that
the slaughter already has begun when
4 u said that one company for 1900
Will pack $4,000 cases Of salmon 1t
kodak Island.
The zeal fisheries are the greatest Of
ne fur-bearing possibilities OF this
great country" says the Chicagoan.
The Impression has been given out
That these animals are rapidly becom-
ing extinct But It 10 not 20. have
my own eyes - evidence in this STATE
ment. and anywhere along the Alaskan
coast natives and those long resident
there win tell you that more seals have
ben seen this season than ever before.
According to law the Alaskan In
dian may kill seals for food. bat in sell
ing the skins no must make af1davit
that the animals were killed for food
purposes and he must not kin too many
for that purpose, either.
s1The most valuable ana most nearly
extinct animal now IN Alaska II the sea
o%oar. Ten or 1fteen pears ago hunt
1ng party could 60 ont and XIII perhaps
twsnty Of these splendid animals in
enc hunt. Now the same party may
80 ont and ct one, Or Il may como back
without any. Owing 70 The scarcity Of
he animals, 10. the hunting Of the few
1sft = becoming moro and moro dim-
cult Atskin Aow brings from 800 70
$500 y ~ Indian hunters. and IN Lon
don thsy I'll 1or $50 to $l.2o0. Most
1t thess skins ass bought n London by
H. RnsGlaaA
Uuntln9 shs - Ottes.
! AT lsast e3svea eanoss. eacA holding
. hunter. - neceaeary II IL killing
81 - et4aeA 1Asy can ~ huntsd only
whea ~ WA1le = olasav szneetA, q
49, ln1lts ~ eueA TIT ~ ~ -
yooo - . t1DU1ine 0uEfAeA 1AaV IN
p tnUv hn1D - 9 Gus11nsl
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
scruDs ana Dr,e. windo,.e

The picture shows an improved clean.
or, which has just been patented By
Ernest M. Farmer Of Cleveland. Ohio,
Hitherto brush mounted on . pole
with rubber mop on separate ham
die. were In common use for this pur.
pose. and water has also been applied
to the brush through hose attached
to the faucet. But the i Implement
shown below is complete Ii itself, haye
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
Resigned to His Fate.

Resigned to His Fate.
The following story Of a negro slave
10 told by a French officer conducting
an exploring expedition recently up one
Of the rivers which dow into the Congo:
Zone night while we were in camp
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

post The Indians are much shrewder
traders now than they wee once. They
have need to be. They may take the
hide to every dealer in tine post and stu
be dissatisfied. In such 4 case they
pick upon some squaw to take the pelt
to another p0st-maybe even to Daw.
son. They would not trust q man to
do II, for he would be almost certain to
get drunk. The sQuaws are almost
universally honest and dependable,
and the hunters count on every penny
Of returns save the necessary expense
incurred. Sometimes the Indians make
money BY this; sometimes they don't.
l offered party Of hunters $500 for
skin, but they refused to take 1t. They
sent . woman with 1t 10 Dawson and
there she got only $500 after spending
$40 on steamer fares and incidental ex.
penses. She WAS the wife Of the man
who had killed Il, and she was quite
pleased with her trip and experience.
Near Cooks Inlet one finds the best
hunting. There are moose, carbon,
mountain sheep. and bears for biz
CANA In addition there are millions
Of gsosA ducks, brants;>and water fowl
Of ~ description. Our party killed
three moose, seven mountain sheep,
and one caribou In the four months
that we were there. We have brought
back twelve moose skins and heads,
seventeen mountain sheep thirteen wolf
skins, and the hides Of sixt4 hears. TIE
largest Of these bear hides y more
than nine feet long and 10 siSht fsst IN
Width. It came from . gri1sly. some
sf these gfisslies reach length Of tAix-
zen fsst
Deor qevo 0eeoDe 1xttneE
Deer in ALASKA proper aEe now ex-
t3ncA but ~ tsaan6s ~ ~, mainland
~ I'm 6 thsn- lThis = - =. ~
faet tAaf wolves wfn nst tn1a - waass.
UN11D = = - Aoaso 1nDoGo1DkHeADAa1
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04

Electricity InterHeres with science.
The observations 81 earth currents a.
Greenwich observatory have been
made practically useless for severa
years by the electric railway from
6tockwell to London, modern instru.
ments being % sensitive that indica.
tons Of the current Of this railway
have been detected more than 100 miles
away. An early effect Of the railway
led to funny experience. The gener.
ating station was visited by the mag
netic superintendent Of the observa.
tory, and on his return to work the
tracings Of his magnets showed curl
.ous detection. which continued day
after day. bnt only during the hours Of
his attendance. The ida that he was
masnetissd was startling one. But
one day he LETT his umbrella at home
and there was no disturbance, the nm
brena having been . permanent magnet
sincs thu visit to the power station.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-04
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
SPIELER.. TOB,N
n; as,,WSI1SIHON0LULU
Will Talk of Kilauea's Won
T.. dersIat Bufalo's-. Big
-.-- Exposition.

w. Maurice Tobin, King of the Mid
way who has spelled concerning the
glories of the Paradise of the Pacific
to immense crowds of people from ali
over the world, on the plaisance, ar
rived in Honolulu on the China Oh
Friday from San Francisco.
The above title was earned by Tobin
through his ability as midway taIkey.
Tobin is about 80 years OF age, was
born in Newburyport, Mass, and has
been in the show business ever since
his childhood
He is visiting these Islands in order
to prepare himself as thoroughly as
possible as talker for the volcano OF
k1lauea cyclorama at the big Buffalo
show, and also to gather material for a
Hawaiian industrial exhibit and help
in recruiting talent for the Hawaiian
village. He will be accompanied to the
volcano, to Maui and Molokai and 9th
Ell places of interest by John H. Will
son. 1t is his intention to place Ha-
wall before the people on the Main
land in manner never thought of be-
fore, and arrangements have been
made to have the natural and manu-
featured products of these Islands ex
h1bited in the appropriate departments
OF the exposition proper. Hats. fans.
mats and so forth are to be made py
native HaWaiians on the ground be-
fore the crowds. Experts in these arts
will be engaged.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
POWER uan
FOR TRAMWAYS
Manager Pain to Proceed With
Change Unless Sale of
Road is Effected.

MIR. Pain, manager of the proposed
electric car system. says that if the
Legislature will give him the au-
thority required, and providing one of
the street-car systems does not sell out
to the other, the Hawaiian Tramways
Company will proceed Immediately
with the construction of an electric
plant and wires. When Mr.. Pain re-
turned it was said that the Hawaiian
Tramways Company would sell out to
the Rapid Transit Company. but the
rumor cannot be SubStantiated though
it is certain If the proper figures could
be agreed upon the sale would be eff
fected. The most valuable considera-
ton is the exclusive use or certain
streets to which the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company now has vested right
During Mr.. Pains visit to London
to confer with the members of the
company there. his plans were ap-
proved by the company, which also
agreed to furnish the additional $780,
900 for the proposed improvements.
Mr.. Pain thinks that the chances for
securing an electric privilege from the
Legislature are very promising, and he
has great deal of confidence in the
outcome.
While Manager Pain was in London
his time was not all taken up with
business. He was married there, and
brings his wife with him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
TEMPERANCE
IN HONOLULU

| The subject of temperance is one
which needs careful treatment on ac-
count of the intemperance with which
so many approach it, Those who use
! Intoxicating drinks, either moderately
or to excess, as a rule resent any in
| reference with their personal liberty
and are apt to regard as an enemy
every one who would persuade or con-
strain them to abstain from the social
glass, While those who do not drink
having Witnessed the evils of intern
perance, too often speak uncharitabIy
of such as do not believe in or prac-
tjce total abstinence. In the face or
this difficulty we have viewed, with
peculiar satisfaction, the temper and
spirit in which the recent temperance
crusade in Honolulu has been conduct
eel. The principal speaker has not
been man of wide learning, nor have
his public addresses been free from
faults of grammar, or from expires
sionS which were open To objection as
offensive to good taste, but his char
1ty has been unbounded, and his in
fluence for good has, in consequence,
gone out to those who We're beyond
the reach of any other influence. We
question the ability of the law to keep
man from degradation, but we do
not question the ability of kindness,
of consideration and of sympathy to
work wonders in the moral reforma-
ton of the individual and of society
1t is in this spirit of fraternal feeling,
of common brotherhood in short of
love, that4aw we should all of us live
continually and in this spirit should
we always draw near to our neighbor
for his good To act from selfish mo-
rtfyes, or without charity, is to propa-
gate evil, but to do whatsoever we do
as the children of Our Father who is
in heaven and as the brethren of Jesus
Christ, is to make ourselves centers of
as God would have US. The temperance
question, therefore, when submitted to
the touchstone of love, resolves itself
into very simple and easily answered
inquiry, and one which does away
with all hard feeling and bitterness,
and that inquiry, briefly, is this: Is
my drinking, or my not drinking, help
full to those about me? Is my ex-
ample calculated TO do good, or is II
likely to do harm? When viewed in
such light, and with an earnest de-
sire to do the very best that can be
done for the general welfare it is EVIL
dent that our action will no longer be
regulated by our selfish impulses. We
VIII not talk about our rights and re-
sent 1nterferenceS with them, nor will
we condemn those who differ from us.
but we will stretch forth the helping
hand to lift our brother up and be
careful lest we do anything to offend
or cast him down. Thus living we
shall live temperately, in the trues,
and best sense of the word, and the
world will be better al.tl not worse
TOR our having been in it-AngIIcan
Church Chronicle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
By AUTHORITY.
FENCE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
DISTRICT OF KONA, ISLAND
OF OAHU.

Upon the petition of Anna A. Perry,
trustee under the will of j. Perry, de-
ceased, to decide upon the question OF
division Of fence between the land
owned and controlled by her and
known as Wailupe, District of Kona,
Island of Oahu, and the land owned and
controlled by Mr.. Charles Lucas and
Mrs. Charles Lucas and known as Niu.
in said district.
Public notice is hereby given to all
persons interested or their agents to
appear before us on the said lands on
February IA, 1901 at 10 o'clock a M,
in order to pass over and run the line
of said fence and to decide on the kind
of fence to be built, the share which
such owner shall build. and the time
within which such work CT building
said fence shall be done.
A. B. WOOD,
Chairman
]. II. BOYD,
c. D. CHASE
Honolulu, February Z, 1901. 5775
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
Mckenzie Of. lilo.

The following paragraph appears in
the Breeder and Sportsman of Feb
ruary 90:
Geo S. Mckenzie, former Sheriff of
Napa county. is now located perma-
nently in the Hawaiian Islands. He
mas been given the responsible position
OF manager of the No,cano stables and
Transportation Company at Hi,o :,
corporation that does a big business In
livery drayage, etc, and has contro1
OF The race track at I1ilo Mr.. Nc
henzle came up from the Islands last
week and will remain in California a
short time settling up various business
matters. He says the Island norsemen
are on the lookout for a horse that
can beat Waldo J., 2:0S. In our oninion
they will have a hard time findinp
such horse unless they are willing to
pay a long price -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
LATE SUGAR ADVICEs.
Decline of Raw and Retineds Prod
ucts Occurred,

Willett d Gray's Sugar Circular for
January "a contains the following sta
tistics:
Estimated af1oats to the United
States from Cuba and West Indies.
$4,000 tons; Java, 1900 tons; Hawaii,
10000 tons: Europe. 10000 tons; Peru,
Demerara. etc, $4,000 tons; total, $4,000
tons, against $4,000 tons last year.
Raws-A decline was made in refined
sugars during the week, partly for the
purpose, perhaps, of influencing the raw
sugar market down to 4Ac for centrif-
fugals, at which price buyers stand
ready to take a large amount of raws.
Thus far, however. the decline has not
reached this figure, although sales have
been made within 1-32c per round of it
and indications point to 414c in the near
future. From all the information at cur
command at the moment, we incline to
think that buyers will be satisfied to
make free purchases at this level with
out attempting to rush the decline fur
Their, which might not be successful
under the conditions prevailing in Eu-
rope, where prices are under the influ-
ence of the German syndicate. which
aims to maintain quotations. While
many european correspondents appear
to be anticipating heavy decline in
quotations for raw sugars during this
campaign, we find in this country that
the contrary opinion prevails to a large
extent among the refiners as well as
importers, and for this reason it APP
pears to US extremely doubtful if much,
If any, lower quotations than Az for
centrifugals will be made at any time.
While the Cuba crop appears to be
turning out somewhat more satisfac-
tory thus far, yet the planters may feel
disposed, in view of future possibilities,
to withhold their sugars to some extent
from the markets, after having made
fair amount of sales of first deliveries.
Hawaiian Islands-Exports of sugar
from these Islands for week. ending De-
cember 2Sth have been 4,747 tons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
Court Notes.

As the Grand Jury will not be ready
TO report any indictments today, the
court VIII near any divorce or other
hoh-Jury cases which may be ready
ana IN order for trial at that time
Irial Jurors are excused until Wed
nesday' the 18th inst, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
me case of III. II. Parker ct al VS..
u. K. Bull was concluded Saturday in
the circuit Court and decision was re-
served until today at noon
In the case of John Bell VS.. Pa lea
Judgment was given for the plaintiff
Exception noted by defendant.