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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-02

Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. Allen. who have
been sojourning al Hilo and vicinity,
came back on Saturday last.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06

and trade for us, but more essential
than these, relations of mutual re-
spect, confidence and friendship which
VIII deepen and endure.
Our earnest prayer is that God will
graciously vouchsafe prosperity, hap
piness and peace TO all our neighbors
and like blessings to all the peoples
and powers of the earth.'
After delivering his address the Pres
ident went to the Stadium, where he
reviewed the troops. Then he visited
the various foreign buildings. winding
up at the New York building, where
ne was entertained at luncheon. A
reception at the government building
concluded the days programme.
An incident that brought forth a rip
pie OF applause occurred while Pres
ident Mckinley was making the
rounds through the main government
building. He had passed one of the
navy exhibits, when suddenly he no.
ticed Capt. Hobson standing at "at-
tention." Hating. he turned and
walking briskly over to the hero of the
Merrimac, grasped him cordially by
the hand and chatted with him for a
few minutes.
The President visited the grounds
again this evening to witness the fire.
works,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
JAPS ARE EAGER TO FIGHT.
All They Want Is Half a Chance at
Russia.

Indianapolis, Sept. 5.-Bishop John
McKim of Toxic. Japan, chairman of
the Executive Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Episcopal Church, is Wis
iting his brother here. He said to-
night:
Japan is exceedingly anxious to
fight Russia. OF the people of the Mix
ADDS realm nineteen wentieths are
eager to fight, and, if IT were not for
Japan's foolish pride about borrowing
money, she could win in a struggle
with Russia.
''Japan's fleet is much superior to
that of Russia in the eastern waters.
Japan's army is larger and is made up
of Drawer and more intelligent men
than those composing Russia's forces
in Manchuria and China. think,
however, that if Japan does not fight
Russia very soon her chances of win
ming will deteriorate. Russia at pres
emit has no coaling station near Japan,
but in two years the Siberian railroad
will be completed and the forces of the
Gar will then be in a much better po-
sition to war against Japan and kim
dred eastern powers.
Japan is very much opposed to the
partition of China and is especially de-
sirous that Russia shall not secure
foothold in the empire, for the Japa-
nese authorities well know that Korea
in such an event would soon go as
Manchuria went, and Russia would he
impregnable in position enabling the
Car to dictate to Japan.
Japan is anxious for the accom-
plishment of an alliance between
America, England and itself"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
NO MORE PREAMBLE NOW.
Convention Will Wait TIL Body of
Instrument Is Adopted.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 5.-The clos
ing day of the debate on the preamble
and bill of rights brought an immense
crowd to the Constitutional Conven-
ton Hall to-day. The expected
speeches of Messrs. Flood of Appomat-
tox, and Glass of Lynchburg, the for
mer in favor of submitting the new
constitution to the present electorate,
and the latter favoring an abridged
electorate, Were made. The gentlemen
named are conceded to be the leaders
of the two sides in the convention on
this proposition. Thy both spoke ably
and exclusively.
Delegate Robinson of Roanoke Of
fered the following. which was adopted
and then reconsidered until after the
conclusion of the debate:
Resolved, That after the closing of
the debate to-day, the consideration of
the preamble to the constitution, and
all the pending amendments be post
poned until after the convention has
tuition, and that after that time the
Committee of the Whole be discharged
from the consideration thereof until
the further order of the convention"
On the conclusion of the debate the
resolution was adopted by a substan-
tial majority, the effect of which action
is to postpone further discussion of the
matters referred to until the conven-
ton shall have adopted the body of
the constitution as a whole.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
BAD NEGRO SHOT AND KILLED.
Newt Harris Dies at the Hand of
John G.. Chaires.

John G.. Chaires.
Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. Sit is re-
ported that a homicide was committed
in Leon county late Wednesday even
ing several miles from Tallahassee.
The story comes in this wise: That
John G. Charles, a young white man
who runs big plantation, shot and
killed a negro, whose name is Newt
Harris.
Mr.. Chaires was in the city yester-
day on business. Returning home late
in the day and seeing a wagon on his
plantation loaded with household
goods, he walked up to the wagon and
made the inquiry: What does all
this mean?"
Mr.. Chaires was on one side of the
wagon and Newt Harris on the other,
and Harris replied, Il am not
afraid of anybody at the same
time placing his right hand on his pis-
toll pocket. Then Mr.. Chaires discharg-
ed his gun at Harris, killing him.
1t is said that Harris was bad ne
gro. from North Carolina, who has been
terrorizing that section for some time
and making threats, it is claimed,
against the life of Mr.. Chaires. He
was in the act of removing a tenant
from Mr.. Chaires' plantation, when the
shooting occurred.
The state pension board has been
considering applications for pensions,
and has passed upon Al. granting
pensions to twenty-four and rejecting
seventeen. OF the twenty four pen
sions granted there was one each from
Lee. Columbia. Gadsden. Santa Rosa,
Escambia, Osceola. Clay and Wash
ington counties; two each from Holmes
and Hillsborough counties; three each
from Walton. Alachua, Marion and
Jackson counties.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
DUCKING FOR FITZsIMMONs.
The Playful Fighter Is Treated to
Dose of His own Medicine.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Robert Fitzsimmons has always been
practical joker. says the New York
sun. He takes pleasure in dealing out
playful punches to his friends. or in
whacking some billiard player whom
ne Knows over the back with a cue In
illustrating his blows-those that have
won the big fights for him in the past
ritz has found much enjoyment in
Jolting jaws with little hooks, the pow
eI of which have produced various as
economical phenomena. Down at Bath
Beach where Fitz has been spending
the summer the Cornishman has been
constantly playing his jokes, among
winch, by way of variety is the push
ing OF acquaintance off different piers
into the waters of Gravesend bay with
all of their clothes on. This has been
such an everyday performance that
those who know Fitz have fought shy
OF MN when he has neared the wa
ters' edge.
A day or two ago a well-known
sporting man who is an expert swim
mer went down TO Bath Beach to see
t1tzsimmons. When he called at the
pugllsts house he was informed that
Bob was In playful mood and was to
be avoided. Robert, attired in a Prince
Albert coat, gray trousers, tan shoes
and tall hat. was parading the
streets of Bath Beach. looking for VIC
tins. The well-known sporting man
proceeded to the Captains Pier ana
there he found the lanky purilist.
smoking big cigar
Hello, Fitz," said the sport. "how,s
everything"
Fine was the reply as Fitz edged
up to the sport, who wore a fiashy
suit of clothes and looked as If he had
Just jumped out of handbook. At that
Robert moved forward, with a queer
grin on his face, and the sport, who
was up to snuff, sidestepped. Then
with quick rush the sport pushed
f1tz backward toward an opening on
the pier. not five feet away. and so
sudden was the impact that the Cor
nishman was quickly toppled over. AS
he lost his balance, Fitz made a grab
at the sporting man, and both fell kerr
splash into the water. Fitz, not an ex-
pert swimmer, was soon foundering
about swallowing salt water by the
quart. The sporting man, seeing a
chance to get square for past griev-
ances, reached Robert with half doz-
en- strokes, and proceeded to lam his
head under the surface of the bay. all
of Fits ability to inflict punishment
and harm went by the board imme-
diately. He gasped for breath and
struggled to get his head out of water.
Finally, from the pugilist's throat
came a wild cry of Help"
Again his head was jammed under
the waves, and for the moment il look
ed as if the Cornishman was done for.
Fifty yards away his tall hat fioated
maJestically, while a big crowd laugh
ed heartily. When Robert had been
well ducked, the sport let him up and
swan away. Once more the wild cry
of "Help!" came from the heavy hit
ter, and life saver. boathook in hand
came to the rescue. Fitz was hauled
out to dry in the August sun. while
the sporting man ran dripping to the
trolley cars, never to come back until
Fitz should promise forgiveness and
no violence.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
LETTER CARRIERS CLASH.
sharp Debates and Close Vote on
Questions of PAY.


Chattanooga, Sept. 5.-The National
Association of Letter Carriers to-day
considered the salary question. Two
motions were up for consideration. The
larger cities desired the convention to
indorse the Dunphy bill, now pending
before Congress, which provides that
in first-class cities the pay shall be
$1,000 per year, and in the second class
cities, $1,000. The second proposition
was known as the equalization bill,
which equalized the pay of the car
rlers all over the country at $1,000.
The Dunphy bill did not pass both
houses at the last term of Congress,
and the delegates from the second class
cities contended that Congress would
not pass the bill on account of the in
crease of the expenditure. 1t raises
the pay In the second class Office from
$3.50 and the salary in the first class
one from $1,000. The delegates from
the first class cities fought the equa-
lization bill on account of the fact that
1t did not entertain a raise of their
pay. The vote stood for the indorse-
ment of the Dunphy bill, SIS, againstet
4S9.
Immediately on the calling of the
the roll the convention adjourned until
tomorrow. The contest was very close
and the debates were heated. The dele
gates were given an excursion on the
Tennessee river tonight.
The national president of the Letter
Carriers Mutual Benefit Association
made the annual report for that or
ganization this morning. During the
year ending July /, 1901, $40, 1876. 80 was
paid in benefits. The total benefits
paid since the organization of the as
ISOLATION, in 1881. is $316, So
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
RUINED BY HOBBIES.
Cases Where Men Have spent All
They Had on What Seemed Tribes.

Ihey Hau On what Seemed Trines,
From the Baltimore American.
Many men have been ruined, not by
women, gambling or drink, but by ap-
parently harmless hobbies. All hob
bies, from stamp collecting and ANA
teur photography to deer stalking.
nave their victims. Kenneth Price, the
well known Scotch golf player. who
died about six months ago, owed his
downfall entirely to golf. He was the
son of Gordon Price, a wealthy Scot
fish ironmaster, who left him his bust
ness and big fortune. Kenneth start
ed playing golf as a boy, and for TWEEN
ty-five years he lived solely for the
game, playing it. literally, day and
night. for he had his well known links
at Alderley lighted by electric lights
at a cost of $35 900, so that night should
not stop him when he wanted TO play.
At st. Andrews and all the great
golfiing centers he spent thousands,
living at the most expensive hotels
and spending his time on the links He
did the thing well, certainly, for he
held FIVE amateur championships and
paid his private caddie 81 500 a year.
He devoted only ten days a year to
business, the remaining 355 to golf.
Now, an ironmaster's business needs
looking after. as Price ultimately
found for last year he was declared
insolvent, and the reason of his bank
ruptcy was easily attributed 10 golf.
IL was yachting that brought about
the downfall Of Elliot Reid, the owner
OF the famous English racing boat
Myrteia. He owned altogether fifty
three boats in the course Of lis ca
reer. and he said that for ten years
he had never been out Of sight OF one
Of his beloved craft, Ills love Of
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
MILLIONS OF CAPITAL.
In Organization of Federal Asphalt
Company.

Louisville, Sept. 5.-The Federal AS
phalt Company, which controls the
asphaltum beds in four counties of
Kentucky, has been organized with a
capital stock of $1,000, O00 $500, 900 of
which has been paid in. The company
is to be incorporated under the laws
of West Virginia Immediately and it
has already put men at work in the
property in Grayson county.
The company is Differed by NJ. D.
Coffeen, president; Joseph Huffaker,
vice president; A. H. Loeb, treasurer:
F. L. Warner, secretary, and A. r.
Hatch, general counsel.
All the officers and directors are res
idents of Chicago with the exception of
Mr.. Huffaker, the vice president, who
resides here.
The company owns $4,000 acres OF
land in Harden, Grayson. Edmondson
Hart and Warren counties, which it
purchased about six weeks ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
NO CHANCE of SAVING BOAT.
First Authentic story of the Loss of
the Gold Dust.

Louisville, Sept. 5.-Forty members
of the crew and fifteen passengers from
the steamer Gold Dust that burned
at Garley's landing, four miles below
Alton, Ind, Wednesday afternoon, ar
rived in Louisville to-day, bringing
the first authentic story of the disaster
Joe Parish, the pilot, said:
There was absolutely no chance of
saving the boat. l was in the pilot
house about 4:30 o'clock when the cry
of Fire" coming from the deck below
startled everybody. The stove in the
laundry room had broken and this
caused the blaze. The boat was driven
to the Indiana shore as quickly as pos
sible. So fast did the flames spread
that in a few minutes it was absolute
ly impossible to go into the cabin. Not
man had to swim. however, and all
got off in safety"
The Gold Dust was launched from
Howard's shipyard. Jacksonville, Ind.
900 ~
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
BIG PLANT FOR NORFOLK.
Triggs, Cramps md seweiis to Build
ships There.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 5.-Within the
next thirty days work will have COM
menced on the water front of Norfolk
harbor upon the erection of a $1,000
900 shipbuilding plant which Will be
owned Jointly by the Trigg Company oil
Richmond. big shipbuilding hrm OF
Philadelphia and another plant, OF
Bath, Me-, which constructs sailing
vessels.
The Trigg company will not move
it's entire plant to Norfolk on account
of financial arrangements in Rich
mond which prohibit it's doing so. 1t
will, however, give the Norfolk plant
all of it's docking work. 1t is reported
that the Philadelphia company inter-
ested is none other than the Cramps
and the Sewells are the Bath people
in the deal.
The site of the plant is within the
city limits just adjoining old Fort
Norfolk. Thirty acres have been pur-
chased at a cost of $4,000 and options
are held on $50 acres more.
All the contracts for building the
plant have been made and the con-
tractors have let sub-contracts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06

Secretary of Cigarmakers Union FL
naIIy Forced to Leave.

New Orleans, Sept. 5.-Alexandro
Rodriguez. the missing secretary of
the Cuban cigarmakers union of Tam
pa, Fla. reached here to-day. He
states that during the recent labor
trouble at Tampa he was quietly kid
mapped, and held a prisoner without
process of law in one of the out-of-t the
way houses in the suburbs for two
weeks. On Tuesday, he says, he was
given $40 and put on train with a
ticket for New Orleans.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
WANT FREE TRANSPORTATION.
For Cuban Merchants who Visit
Charleston Exposition.

Washington, Sept 81. c. Hemphill
of Charleston, S. c., and D. A. Tomp-
kins of Charlotte, N. c., to-day sub
mitted to the War Department a re-
quest for government transportation
for Cuban merchants who might de-
sire to visit the Charleston exposition.
These gentlemen stated that the
managers of the exposition believed
that Cuban merchants could be given
an object lesson in American COM
mercial methods by visit to the ex-
position and that the exposition man
agement would agree to entertain the
visitors If transportation could be fur
nished to them in the same way as it
was furnished to the Cuban teachers
who came to the United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
CLERKS WANTS MORE MONEY.
POstOmce Employees Asking for Big
ger Salaries.

Milwaukee. Sept. 5.-The National
PostofIlce Clerks Association adopted
to-day the report Of the Committee on
Classification Bill. 1t asks that the
minimum salary for clerks in first and
second class offices be 5000, and that
the maximum be 81 200 with a yearly
increase OF 800 until the salary shall
have reached ST. 400 per year.
1t further asks that bill clerks re-
ceive as a minimum salary 5000 with
yearly advances of 500 until they shall
receive $1,000. This applies to all
clerks below chief clerk.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
CANDIDATES WANT PRIMARY.
To Determine who Shall BE Demo-
cratic Nominee for Senator.

Louisville. Sept. Sat the request
of the four Democratic candidates for
United States senator Chairman A
w. Young has called a meeting of the
Democratic State Central and Execu-
tive committees to be held in Frank
fort. at the Capitol Hotel. Sept. 10.
According to the call Congressman
Charles K. Wheeler and d. II. Smith,
ex-Gov. James Il. McCreary and Judge
James r. Cantrill, the four Democratic
candidates for senator. want the com.
mittee to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
selecting the Democratic candidate
for senator by primary election in the
state.
The plan would take the selection
of the nominee out of the hands of the
members of the General Assembly and
the caucus would not be necessary.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
ITS REUNION AT LOUISVILLE.
Society of Army of the CumberIa nd
to Meet There.

Washington. Sept. 5.-Gen. d. S.
Stanley president Of the Society Of
the Army Of the Cumberland. IAN
nounces that the annual reunion Of
that society and the veterans OF that
army will be held at Louisville, KY,
sn Perryville days, Oct. 8 and ..
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
posTorrIcE ROBBERS NABsED.
Charged They Broke and Entered
Onicc at Marion.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 5.-The
postoffice inspectors office here has
been notified of the arrest to-day of
James johnson and Collins Campbell
at South Pittsburg They are white
and were charged with the robbery of
the postofice at Copenhagen, in Marion
county, Sunday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
FIRED INTO THE TRIPLE.
Rough Work Is Being Done Near
darlington.

Darlington, Ka., Sept. 5.-The tipple
of the Carbondale Coal Company was
fired into at / o'clock this morning.
some thirty shots being fired. The
shooting was done with Winchesters.
Two railroad trestles were burned
last night. destroying the connection
of the Crabtree and Carbonate mines
with the main line Of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. These mines were
closed for want Of railroad connection
to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
POWERS sLIGHTLy IMPROVED.
GoebeI Prisoner Believed to Be Ont
of Danger.

Frankfort. KY, Sept. Sex Secre-
tary of State Caleb Powers, one of the
men in Jail here in connection with
the murder of Gov Goebel and who
was hit with an iron ipkstand last
night by James Howard, another Goe-
bel prisoner, was slightly improved to-
day and is believed to be out of dan
ger. Howard to-day expressed great
sorrow over his display of temper.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06
GAVE HER LIFE FOR THE CAUSE.
Miss Annie Anderson Dies of Nervous
Prostitution.

Nashville. Sent. 5.-Miss Annie An
derson of Jacksonville, Fla, chairman
of the Woman's Relief Committee for
the Jacksonville fire sufferers. died
here to-day from nervous prostration,
due to over exertion in relief work.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06

when the kennels were sold they did
not fetch $1,000 All New York dog
fanciers vii remember Arthur Crit
fiths. After his failure he came to this
country, and died here about a year
and a half ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06

"A Fallible sign.-Mrs. Hauskeep: I
don't know much about the new girl,
but she's good-natured and harmless,
at any rate.
Mr.. Hauskeep: How did you md
that out?
Mrs. Hauskeep: ] notice that sine
sings at her work.
Mr. Hauskeep: Huhl That's no
phia Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-06

New York, Sept. 5.-The National
City Bank has made arrangements to
import 100000 gold, presumably from
London.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03
TAXATION AND DEMOCRACY.

Rev. Lyman Abbott, of the New
York outlook, and formerly pastor Of
tthe Plymouth Henry Ward Beech
er's) church, has been occurring before
the Brooklyn Institute on Democracy.
In one of the courses he said that the
single tax plan could be put into OPP
Grafton with less injury to individuals
of industry; that every man has a
natural right to the products of his
own labor, because he has right to
himself, but there are other and
larger possessions which are not the
product of human industry" but
made by the Creator and stored in
the world, not for the few, but for
all" therefore any right any individ-
ual may have TO these resources Is
due to social arrangement; that
no man claims a right to ownership in
air or ocean, and what is true of these
is especially equally true of the land,
as men did not make any of these.
When the history of land ownership
is traced back to its origin, it is proved
that society recognizes it only as an
artificial right, as illustrated in the
division Of land between Abraham and
Lot, and when civilized people
landed on this continent, whereon
half a million Indians occupied land
able to give subsistence to half a bill
lion. "A dog may not keep an OK
out of the manger when he cannot
keep the hay himself" The expression
single tax" is ''infelicitous' for that
which is in fact "a plan for the aboli-
ton of all taxation" based on the
proposition that the air, water, land
and the products Of the land, coal, oil
and the juices of the earth, God Gre
ated and gave to humanity; they be-
long to the human race"
Coming from such an eminent and
somewhat conservative authority, such
remarks indicate a powerful drift of
thought towards the single tax among
prominent thinkers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-03
SUMMER GIRLS FOOTWEAR.

The summer girl will wear shoes of
the black, almost exclusively, and her
favorite color will be the bright shades
of tan. There is something material
and suggestive of the golden slippers
of song fame in a light shoe, while
in a black shoe there is nothing par
ticularly attractive, unless it be in the
shape, the neatness, the size and the
manner of wearing. Women with I'M
attractive feet can sometimes put on
tan shoe with very good results.
The summer girl of 1901 will cling
to black stockings. but they will be
stockings that will be trimmed says
the Brooklyn Eagle. They are clock
ing the stockings again and are run
ming the clocks very high and finish
ing them with an embroidered flower
A straight clocking, running from the
ankle up above the calf, say in plain
yellow, with the clock not over three
threads wide, is finished with an en-
broidered daisy. The daisy must be
so high up that there will be no danger
of 1t showing when the skirt Is lifted
The colored stocking is very pretty,
but the summer girl will lay it aside
Tor house wear.