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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02

! boilers of the ROsecrans is being rush
! ed to get it done as soon as possible,
and shifts are laboring both day and
night The work is going ahead in
good shape. and Quartermaster Cap
/ tain Babcock expects that the trans
( Tuesdya, instead of Wednesday, as had
! been previously decided. 1t is very
! important thing to get the transport
to her destination as quickly as posi-
BILE, partly on account of the soldiers
on board, as they are all longing to
reach Manila, and prolonged stay in
any port on the way is thought by
their officers to have detrimental eff
feet on the mems spirits, and also on
account Of the cost of maintaining the
transport. An idea of this cost can be
formed from the fact that it costs the
government about 5000 for each day
the vessel is in port.
The boys in blue have all enjoyed
their stay in Honolulu and, notwith-
standing the fact that they are anx-
ioUs to reach the Philippines. still,
many of them express their satisfac-
ton at having had an opportunity of
seeing this city. The men have be-
haved exceptionally well while in this
Opt with the exception of the tenden-
cy which they have to dispose of their
ovelcoars which. as the coats are gov
eminent property. subjects the seller
To punishment. When il was found
that there Were only from six to six
teen overcoats to each company of 100
men. instead of each man having one,
the wrath of the officers descended up
on the offenders heads, and last night
strict precautions We're taken to pre-
vent the men from taking coats. etc,
ashore and disposing of them Eight
sentries We're posted on the wharf and
ON the vessel. and strict orders were
given not to let any man, civilian or
soldier, leave the ship with any pack
age or bundle, however small, which
was not accounted for No soldier could
go ashore without obtaining a written
permission from the officer in COM
mand, and only about fifty of these
were issued.
The officers and men all speak we'll
of Honolulu. They find the place an
enjoyable one, and speak in high terms
of praise of the hospitality which has
been extended to them from the resi-
dents of this city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
MERCHANTMEN.


(This list does not include coasters.)
Alice Cooke, Am. schr., Penhallow, Por
Gamble. November "a.
Archer, Am. bkt., Hardwicke, San
Francisco, November Il.
Charmer, Am. sp., Slater, Tacoma, No
vember u.
c. D. Bryant, Am. blk, Colly, San
Francisco, November 6.
II. Q. Wright, Am. schr., Nielsen, Eu-
reka, November 5.
Henry Wilson, Am. schr., from Taco
ma, October 2.
Kaiulani, Am. blk. Dabel, San Fran
cisco, November %.
Lita, Ger. sp., Harms, Hamburg, No
vember Il.
Mauna Ala, Am. bk., Smith, San Fran
cisco, November 8.
Mohican, Am. blk. Kelly. Ladysnith,
November 6.
Roanoke. Am. sp.. Amesbury, Norfolk,
November %.
r. 2. Rithet, Am. blk, McPhai, San
Francisco, November 13.
Rosamond. Am. schr., Johnson. San
Francisco, November s.
r. w. Bartlett, Am. schr., Olsen, San
Francisco, November Z.
Santiago, Am. blk. Engalls, San Fran
cisco. November a.
Benjamin F. Packard, Am. sp., Allen.
Norfolk, October 80.
w. II. Marston, Am. schr., Curtis, San
Francisco, November s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
Shipping Notes.

Purser Sharratt. of the steamer iva
Iani, reports fine weather on the Ha-
fmakua, Kona and Kau coasts.
The steamer w. G. Hall brought the
following freight from Kauai ports:
IL bags pia, 1 horse. sc packages sun
dries and bags coin.
The steamer James Makee brought
the following freight from Kauai ports:
159 sacks bottles, so bags of rice, l
piece of machinery from Hanamaulu,
and q packages sundries.
The steamer Iwalani brought the
following freight from Hawaii ports;
H. A. c. sugar, 1880 bags; 25 head of
cattle for Metropolitan Meat Company,
and l package sundries.
Purser SharTatt, of the Iwalani, re-
ports the following sugar left at Ha-
G.. 5000 bags; H, 3,446 bags; II. S. Co.
and p. s. NJ. cleaned out.
The steamer Claudine, which arriv-
ed from Maui yesterday morning.
brought the following freight: 1906
bags sugar, ia bags corn, 81 bags rice
~ hogs, horses and 1S6 packages Sun
dries.
The following sugar is reported by
Purser Ferguson. of the w. G.. Hail.
shipment: X. s. NJ, 200 bags; V. X,
500; w. 600; Mob, 1855; making total
of 1865 bags.
Purser Ferguson, of the steamer w.
G. Hall. reports as follows: Mikahala
at Eleele dischargfng. Niihau will
probably be in Honolulu Monday. Lii
hue plantation started grinding Thurs
day Good weather on Kauai. Smooth
sea and light northeasterly winds We're
experienced while crossing the chan
mel.
Purser Lyons. of the steamer James
Makee, gives the following report of
the last trip to Kauai: Niihau had al
ready discharged one boiler in good
shape, and was working on the other
at koloa on the 18th. The w. c.. Hall
was at Eleele. Smooth trip crossing
the channel On the 29th we overhaul
ed and painted all the moorings at Ka-
paa- We also found two anchors,
which we buoyed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
Transport Meade Sails.

Meade left Honolulu Saturday a little
before noon. Previous to her sailing
some trouble was caused by a number
of firemen who decided to quit the YES
sci. instead of going with her to Ma
Mia. The officers of the transport had
a lively time in securing eight men to
take the places of the deserterS.
This was the first time the Meade
ever left the harbor of Honolulu load
ed as she should be. so that she drew
more aft than at her bow. When she
went out on Saturday she drew % feet
inches at the bow, and % feet
inches aft. The big transport stirred
up a great deal of mud when she left
the slim
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
China Comes and Goes.

The Pacific Mail steamship China
was sighted Saturday afternoon at 3:45
and arrived in port, where she was
moored at the Pacific Mail wharf a
few hours later. The China left San
Francisco about one hour later than
the Alameda, which arrived here on
Friday. Shortly after leaving the dock
the China experienced trouble with her
boiler pumps. and had to heave to near
Goat Island. She lay there while the
necessary repairs were made. and did
not get away until 10 p. m. OF the 23d
The first three days out rough wealth
er also kept the ship from making
good progress, and as the boats of this
line are limited in their use of coal.
the time lost could not be made up
There have been several changes in
the list OF officers OF the China since
she was here last. First OF all. Cap
tain Seabury has been placed in COM
mand of the large new liner. Korea.
Captain Seabury is going east to take
his new vessel from Newport News.
where she was built, around the Horn
TO San Francisco. She will probably
start on her first trip 10 the Orient
in the beginning of next year. Captain
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02

z HE United States battleship Wis
consin arrived off port yesterday
a morning after an absence of
about five weeks, during which she has
been to Samoa. The officers of the
battleship state that the stay in Samoa
was Q very duh one. The Wisconsin
was ar Page Page for two weeks during
which period almost incessant rains
kept the people on the Wisconsin from
venturing out of doors. The heat is
also said to have been excessive and
upon the whole the officers as well as
the bIuejackets were glad when the bow
of the battleship was pointed home
ward While the Wisconsin was at
Page Page the men We're not allowed
to go ashore on account of a self-im
posed quarantine which was started on
account of three cases of measles which
had developed on board. One of these
cases developed while the Wisconsin
was in this port and, the two others
while she was at Page Page. While
there really was not much danger of
infection. still it was thought that the
greatest precautions ought to be taken
-. order To prevent the chance of the
disease from spreading among the ma
tives. The officers went ashore but did
not enjoy their stay very much on ac-
count OF the inclement weather.
The officers report that the large new
naval coal sheds have been finished and
that they are at present shelterins
about 10000 tons of coal. The work on
the wharf was progressing nicely but
was not as yet finished at the time
when the Wisconsin left Page Page. /
Outside OF the naval reservation the
town OF Page Page is said to be of very
little Importance. There are only about
tRo or three white residents besides the
naval officers and only about two or
three hundred natives. While the har-
Dor is an excellent one which VIII
make Page Page a valuable coaling
station. stiH the officers did not seem
TO think that the town would ever de-
velop to much Importance outside of its
use as a naval station
The Wisconsin left Page Page on
November IS and proceeded TO Apia,
The quarantine was continued in this
port for the same reasons as II had
been done in Page Page. The Wis
consin left Apia on November 21st and
proceeded TO Honolulu direct. The trip
was entirely without any important
events.
The Wisconsin will probably not
come up to the naval wharf as had
been intended on account of her deep
draught. The officers stated that the
three cases of measles which had de-
veioped on board had been cured with
the exception OF one patient who is at
present convalescing in a temporary
hospital on deck and will probably be
discharged in two or three days, and
that there was no other sign of the
disease in the Wisconsin now. It was
supposed by some that the battlcship
remained outside for the purpose of
quarantining the men The reason for
the change of plans is probably rather
the fact that the transport Meade gave
a very forcible demonstration of the
depth and condition of the harbor at
and in the vicinity Of the naval wharf
when she left that place on Saturday
and stirred up the mud TO great ex-
tens.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
WILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.
NOTICE.
President

CHANGE IN PASSENGER RATES.
On and after December LIST, 1901, the
following change in passenger fares
will go into effect, viz:
Deck rates between Honolulu and the
Island Of Hawaii will be increased from
$500 TO 800.
Deck rates from Honolulu to Maui
ports WI be increased from $500 to
81. so.
Cabin rates between Honolulu and
Hama, Hamoa and Kipahulu. on the
Island OF Maui. will be increased from
$500 to $3.50.
All special rates, excepting to cler-
gymen. will be abolished on the above
date.
c. L. WIGHT.
1899 President.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02

Friele who has been in command of
the Peru, has taken Captain Seabury' s
place on the China. Charles II. White
has been succeeded as storekeeper of
the China by Frank Rowland. Mr..
White has entered the employ OF a
shipping firm in San Francisco.
There was quite a ~large number OF
cabin passengers on the Emma. and
about $50 Chinese and Japanese in the
steerage. Among the passengers were
Capt. G. {. Todd. L. s N. who is go
ing on duty at Yokohama. Among the
other passengers were a number of
missionaries and globe trotters.
The Chira took about 200 tons of coal
on board while in this port. She sail
ed Tor the Orient little after 10 a. m
yesterday
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
Y. YUEN TAI,

No. 1473 Fort Street, near Kukui.
DressmAker, Ladies' Underwear.
skirts, Chemisea. Etc.
A large line Of ready-made Mesquite
Nets always on hand.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY.

IT. 8. tug Irouuois Pond
L. s. battleship wisconsin, Reiter, Pa
go Page. December /.
L. S. A. T. Rosecrans. Dobson. Port
Land
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-02
Roseerans to Sail Tuesday.

Yesterday was a happy day for the
officers and men OF the transport Rose
Grams. The first of the month is the
pay day OF the transports and about
$500 were distributed by Quartermas-
ter Captain Babcock. The work on the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-13
WHAT eooD rARNlSs REQUIRES.

The short crops Of this year in some
important sections carry with them a
double lesson: that the farmers are
still the most important part OF citizen
ship: and second, that IL Is ony wise,
live. judicious farming that pays well.
Cultivating poor or worn out lands
win not pay now. Indeed II never
paid. It "a a miserable make-shift-
The wise farmer is apt to have expert
ence. common-sense and some knowl-
edge of science combined. He should
know how to make his own fertilizers,
home manures; how to diversity wisely
III kind Of soils in his different fields
and what particular fertilizers to ap-
ply. We knew a great Roanoke farm
Halifax county. father OF Justice Clark,
to buy a ship Dad of a cheap fertilizer
(paying not more than some $12 a ton,
we think 1t was) rather than use the
Peruvian guano, because a scientific
analysis Of different portions Of his ten
mile plantation Shove the cheap fer
tilizer was the precise kind he needed.
We have known in Halifax a man to
make three bales Of cotton on one acre.
We knew an Edgecombe farmer to grow
more h a 800 bales of cotton on 800
acres Of land. They used fertilizers
wisely. The Augusta, (Ga-) Chronicle
writing Of modern farming, says:
Some Of the best farmers were success
full merchants. who run their places on
business principles and system. How to
utilize all waste, or what is ordinarily
so considered such, is a necessary adj
junct. He should know when to sell
and how to sell his product If he can
buy what he needs for cash, so much
the better"
The best farmer in Granville county
nearly fifty a 6 was a success
full merchant" Farmers in that coun-
ty are now using some of his methods
unconsciously while not knowing of
him who taught them. The chronicle
says: "Most of the failures in agricul-
ture are found in men who display a
want Of knowledge, thrift, commercial
judgment and good management in
their households as we'll as their landed
property. 1t takes a very wise n ac-
complished and industrious man to be
a prosperous farmer, in these days"
About 1S69-72 or later the best farmer
we knew of in Edgecombe did not Gull
tivate a particle of and not properly
enriched. He made the best crops with
best pecuniary results
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-13
STATE PRESS.

We do not know that IL pays. the
state TO make exhibits at exDosiaonss
but we do know thah IL does not g.
to make poor ones.-Durham Herald.
There seems to be a difference of opdn-
Ion among the senatorial candidates as
to- which will require the most money.
the primary or h legislatuHe-Wfns-
ton Journal.
There appears to be some fire behisd
the smoke that has been raised In ref
renee to "doodlers" running around
working up by disreputable methods.
practice for republican lawyers, I'm the
federal courts--Winston Sentinel
The idea Of the founders of this gov
was most assuredly to reserve
for the different states every govern
ment function possible. and TO give to
the general government only such pow
er as the separate state could not per-
form with interest to the whole. The
bitterest fights Of the early days OF the
republic were based upon this very
question lead IN the one side by Alex
ander Hamilton the ~fedeTalist, who
wanted TO make Of the republic a cen
tralized nation. and on the other side
by Thomas Jefferson. who had an IN
bounded faith in the people individual
ly, and believed in these United
States."-Charlotte News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-13

that no person who cannot read the
constitution and write his name shall
vote. He says there are "a COG illiterates
Of whites. negroes and Chin
lese. He writes: 1T is not observed
that California insists upon a reduced
representation in the congressional
body on account Of the Chinese and
lother i~lliterates who do not vote in that
state. The Chinese question in Cali
Ifornia seems to be rignting itself" The
Chinese have decreased 40 per cent. in
ten years, while the japanese increased,
and now number 1912.
In Connecticut-Yankee ~land-there
ARE but 5,204 negro voters out Of 2s0,34o
ELECTORS. There is no danger from the
small negro contingent. There are 49,
yes white illiterates OF voting age, and
but 719 negroes. With good common
schools why so many iiliterate whites1
Connecticut has an educational re-
|striction. The constitution adopted in
I1s97-but four years ago-provides that
every person shall be able to read in
the English language n article OF he
constitution or any section Of the sta
|tutes of the states before being admit
ted as an elector. There are $4,000 who
are ruled out by this restriction. Mark
that. Three northern states have suf-
.frage restrictions. sE- g..
The growth of the two races from 1880
Ito 1900 was about the same-18 per cent.
less than for the preceding ecade In
the south in perhaps every state the
negroes have advanced in ten years in
.l~iteracy. Mr.. Merriam evidently thinks
that in the coming years the negroes
will be very important in the south as
political factors. His words are:
These facts have an important bear
ing upon the question Of suffrage in the
principal southern states, for the rea-
son tina in most commemorative the
educational qualification is a usual one.
thus indicating that in the decades to
come the colored man, by reason of his
rudimentary instruction, will have more
or less to say concerning the conditions
government ...
AS to what the negroes should be
taught the north is not wise in it's opin-
ion. The negro above n beyond all
else is a farmer-knows how to dig and
plough and reap and cut wood. He is
excellent when properly overlooked,
whether digging streets. or acting as
.stevedores. or what not. But when
Booker wants them all taught trades.
he is a b%lunderer. What would all the
negroes do for a living if all were put
at the trades? 1t is nonsense, and the
northern writers would be wise to keep
their hands off and confine themselves
to liberal contributions. wise saws n
modern instances" a careful study OF
the real situation, and good examples
by opening all the trades and callinss
in their great section to h negroes
among them. from which they are now
so steadfastly and widely shut out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-13
GENERAL TooS,s CONDITION.
Again Reported More Favorabae-N
Law for Pnnishinc Mutiny OF Prison
er~ The Great Distress Amon9
Farmers
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c.. December IL

Raleigh, ~. c.. December IL.
The news today SIS to the condition
of the state superintendent OF public in
struttson Is still more encouraging.
The sheriff OF this county says. re-
Earding the punishment Of Z ring
leaders in the attempted escape and
subsequent meeting OF the forty prison
ers In 1ail here. hat the law is defec-
tive in that IL fails to provide for the
proper discipling OF prisoners in such
cases. In many counties the sherifs do
such d~isciplininE and it might as well
be done here.
Merchant here say that people In
cities and towns In the considerable
area in North Carolina and South Car
DINA where there are such deolorably
short crops do not realize the conditions
existing among = very considerable
number OF the people In the rural dis
tricts. Every day now there are appeals
for aid. After the holidays these ap-
peals will be even more urgent An at
torney here says he saw a letter today
from a New York firm which does q
million dollar business largely In the
worst affected district in South Caro-
lima. saying IL would lose a great sum
there. The situation in South Caroina
Is declared TO be even worse than in
his state, bad as affairs are In some
thirty-nine counties here. The
have n heavy bill for fertilizers TO pay.
no less than 5000. eo0-and this Is an
added strain. A great number OF them
simply cannot pay.
The state charters h
Peanut Company OF Martin county;
also the Kendall Improvement Com
pany of High Point. The latter has
$50. 900 capital, and ]. Edward Cox and
others are stockholders. II Is authoriz-
ed to build. own and operate factories.
The directors Of the Central hospital
for the insane met here today and re-
ceived h annual report OF the supertn-
tendent. DR.. James Mckee. This shows
that the number OF patients Is rapidly
approaching the 500 mark: that there
are over 60 pressing applications for al
mission; hat the hospital is already
overcrowded and that an enlargement
is Imperative.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-13
K

Bears are still hunted and killed in
many counties
Charlotte News: Charles Simmons.
an employe OF the Charlotte Oil mills,
received injuries this morning from
which death resulted this afternoon
about / o'clock.
Tarboro Southerner: Sparks from an
engine ginning cotton on DR.. ]. NJ
Bakers Foxhali place near here. Aoa-
day. set fire to a pack house contain
ing corn. fodder. peanuts and cornfeid
peas. and in a short time consumed the
building.
Davidson Dispatch: Willy Wilson. the
young mulatto who shot and killed Bur
CESS Gather. a negro at a "festibule" In
Reedy Creek township last May aad
who escaped arrest after the killing. on
Monday morning calmly walked into
Sheriff Dorsett's office and surrendered
He was placed in the county Jail.
Durham Herald: G.. E. Webb. former
ly one of the editors of the Durham Re
corder. and II. w. Kronheimer. at one
time editor of the oxford Day. have
purchased the Southern Tobacco Jour
nal. OF Winston. This Is supposed to
be one of the most desirable
properties in the state and we hope the
gentleman will find it up to their expec-
tations
Burlington News gives this incident:
"A gentleman tells that he was out in
the country the other day and saw a
farmer blowing. He had a fire at the
end of each row. and a thin bucket on
each pillow handle. When he came to
the end Of a row where the fire was he
filled the buckets full Of Goals from the
fire and the heat from this would keep
his hands warm while he plowed."
kinston Free Press: A letter has been
received from Rev. J.. H. Griffith. rector
of st. Mary's church. here, who left
recently with his family for Alexandria.
Va, where he intended to leave them
with his wife's mother. and go on an
extended tour in western cities for the
purpose OF raising funds for st. Mary's
diocese. stating that he has been CON
fined ever since his departure. at Alex
andria, with a severe attack of rheu-
matism. and has been unable to do the
work mapped out for him.
Greensboro Record: b. r. King went
to Asheboro this morning to attend
/ Randolph superior court. He goes to
represent the Southern railway I'm "a
saft'against the company for SIS, 900 for
being responsible for the burning Of a
foundry alleged to have caught from
a passing ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Shep-
herd, Of Winston, broke his arm this at
t%ernoon about 2 O'Clock in the pool
d the McAdoo. He was at
tempting the trick of yin fat OF his
back and raising himself up on bis
hands and feet with q man standing on
top of MIN when both bones IN his ieft
arm above the elbow broke.