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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13
THE FALL IN REAL ESTATE.

what the Advertiser foresaw some
months ago about the selling Value Oh
honolulu realty is rapidly coming To
noss Last evenings Independent
makes the following comment whlch,
&C Grover cleveland said, shows that
"a condition and not a theory now
confronts US:
II is easy to see that the value of real
Toto is coming back to It's proper base
We always said that the inf1atlon "outu
NOT last forever and that normal cohoit-
ions would exist again. The prices paio
for the realty of the Widemann Estate
we're unexpectedly low and the ngure
paid for the Hackfeld residence Wouio
not have been accepted year or SO ago
rhe Hackfeld residence, we refer to the
building only, cost s27,o0o and 1t STANDS
in a lot fianked by four streets and COW
ering nearly two acres. Inc Whole oulil
was sold for $25, 900. Rents are also COM
ne down and we hope that living rates
viii soon follow suit. But, boys, why
iidn't YOU sell while the boom was on?
We do not regard this state of things
as q misfortune to Honolulu or even TO
the holders of realty in large blocks
For the city to thrive 1t must nave
pIenty of new homeSteaders; plenty OF
people. white people, who come mere 10
stay Such people cannot be induced
to buy at fancy prices; but where realty
is within reach they buy it and settle
down. In time as their numbers in
crease and the city grows, there is an
increase in the actual values OF real es-
tate and prices go up accordingly
Then, having a solid basis and a health
full appearance, such prices scare no
body away.
During the boom which followed an
nexation three years ago prices went
higher for outside property than they
stood in the suburbs of the metropolitan
district of San Francisco and inside
property was higher in proportion. That
was an absurd state of things and as
one result few strangers came here TO
settle. They looked about. asked for
figures and thus went Indignantly
away. Where did the city benefit by
that? a few men had paper fortunes
but they could not turn them into
coin fortunes; and Honolulu lost a re-
liable business making and taX-pay-
| ing increase in it's population winch
fair prices might have secured.
| Honolulu will grow fast enough when
a homestead can be had for about what
| it would cost in Alameda or Oakland
or in the suburbs of San Francisco it
| self. Assuredly it cannot grow when q
| plot of ground has to be covered with
| twenty dollar goId-pieces to buy it. II
ought to be recognized by this time thai
tpeople are not tumbling over each Other
to reach Honolulu; that California
| growing as it is in prosperity and al
the attributes of Civilizations white
mans country where the climate il
good living cheap and where the mai
arrives three times a day-catches lot
of people we would like to have. SOM
of these can be got to consider US, sur
enough; but they mustn't find us ask
ing them front-foot prices for city lot
that would make a Southern Califor
MIA boomer of the 1887 brand blush 70
/ his fellOW-man
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

The latest California industry is the
making of imitation new potatoes. How
the thing is done is told in Popular
Science as follows: Late in the sea-
son. after other crops are out of the
way, the gardener plants crop of late
and bookkeeping potatoes. The time
has been chosen from experience, and
is opportune for yield of small pota-
toes before the frosts of winter come
down upon the gardeners truck patch.
These potatoes are dug and buried in
heaps in the open field and left until
spring opens and the new-potato season
arrives At the proper time the heaps
are opened and the potatoes sorted ac-
cording to size. In the meantime a
large kettle or vat is set in the field adj
iacent to the potato heaps, and made
ready by filing with water and adding
sufficient I've to effectually curl the
skin of the potato when dipped into
the boiling solution. A crane and met
al basket are rugged so that the dip
ping can be done expeditiously. and
the way that new potatoes are turned
out is astonishing. The effect of dip
ping any potato, no matter how old
into this boiling I've solution is to crack
and curl the skin, and at the same time
it hardens or makes the potato much
more firm, so that its resemblance to a
new potato is so near that it would be
hard to pick out the impostor, from
appearance alone. from a basket of the
genuine article After dipping. the po-
tatoes are rinsed in another vat and
spread out to dry in the sun, and cure
into perfect new potatoes, and the
work is complete" 1t is stated by the
Literary Digest that the imitation veg
etables are sold all over the West Dc
any of them reach Hawaii?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13
WORKING FOR A CABLE.

After more than a decade of working
for Geographic connection with the
Mainland there seems some good pros
poets that cable will be authorized by
the Fifty-seventh Congress. That this
has not been done before must be at
tributed to many reasons, perhaps the
most potent factor being the usual one,
a strong man in the committee who
favors private ownership, and who al
ways keeps back any attempt to push
through Government ownership
measure. During the Fiftyfifth Con-
gress there was a good bill from the
private ownership standpoint, and that
it did not pass was due to the war feel
ing and the sudden springing up in the
House of the Corliss bill, with most
dramatic speech by it's author, which
blocked matters for the season, as the
time was too. limited to permit thor
ough argument of so radical a depart
ure
The bill which has most friends is the
Senate bill, which differs from the
House measure only in some minor de-
tails. According to this plan the cable
will be laid by the Navy Department
and will be turned over to the Post
office Department for operation. This
means, of course, the construction of a
ship for the purpose of laying the ca
BILE. and of such repair ships as would
be needed. All of which would NEAR
the spending of large sum by the
Navy. Another feature which otter
has been overlooked Is that the House
of Representatives will not pass any
bill without the clause providing tina
the cable must be of American manu-
facture. 1t was this clause which let
to much of the trouble with the Scrym
ser company, for 1t was understood a
the time that corporation made it
hardest fight for the cable bill that
then had under contract cable for tn,
laying in England.
Perhaps there could be nothing NOR
opportune than the pilgrimage to tn
Far East this summer of 50 many Dem
ocratic Congressman. They have beer
from time irnmemorial opposed to an.
subsidies or special grants. They mus
see the need for a cable. When the.
reach here they will find a Territor
which Is more than any other Territor.
the United States ever has accepted Il
the powers granted to 1t, and yet the
will be cut off from communicate
with their friends. This privilege the
had while in far-away Manila, bu
Honolulu Is shut off. The object lesso
will be well worth the while and ther
can be no doubt Of the result.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13
Church Open to shirtwa,st Men.

During the extreme heat of summer
the shirtwaist men will not be tabooed
at the Sloan Methodist Episcopal
Church in Philadelphia, Its pastor.
Rev Charles s. Mervine. understands
that many men do not enter church In
summer simply because they have had
to sit around in hot and stuffy clothes.
He accordingly told the members of
his congregation that during such
weather as has afflicted us he would
not object to the presence of the coat
less man at the services.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

The volcano is slow about firing up
and it. as signs Indicate there has
been a big seismic outbreak at a dis
lance, it may be that enough of the
earths imprisoned forces have been re-
leased to ease the pressure on Kilauea-
In that case there would be no eruption
here Intelligence from the great cen
tiers of earthquake motion is now being
awaited with keen interest
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

Regatta Day is approaching ana al
ready there are some signs OF the &C
customed festivity of the occasion
plans which have been made nolcate
a more than usually attractive pro-
gram. and the thousands who gamer
Tor the days sport will have ample
eason for their enjoyment
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

We occasionally get letter In when
a local clergyman is referred to as Kew.
Kincaid, Rev. Pearson, Rev. Corey ana
the like. The5phrasing is equivalent TO
Hon Dole or Hon. Frear and is in ques-
tionable taste Where clergyman 5
initials are not known the immediate
prefix should be Mr." as for instance
Rev. Mr.. Corey, or in a case where the
subject is Doctor of Divinity, Rev.
DR.. So-and-So. The clipped designa-
ton is a hallmark of bad writing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

Francis Murphy will be mere soon on
his way to San Francisco. IL Is qui'e
likely that he may be induced 10 sup
over and do more work for the que
ribbon cause. What he did oelofe mas
proved of such lasting value here that
there is public wish to near hli'i
again and to induce him to extend ms
labors to the other Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

The letter carriers may not get lloii
off their pay but the American Gus 49, ~
which leads every family IheS
served to give them cash presee o.
New Years Day WILL II earrleu
with Honolulu liberality, MAKE Tue ~
of the carriers a not unhappy one
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

are put out and these are run to hy-
drants and have sufficient force of wa
ter, without an engine, to fight fire in
at least three-story building
Then, too, how many persons would
pay the rates to have a salt water con-
nection. The effect of moving the
beach right home to the residence
would be so attractive that few people
would miss it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

The practical yerification of the Ad-
vertisers story of Prince Cupid's dia-
mond mine enterprise recalls the fact
that the tale was stoutly denied, as
was this journals subsequent state
ment that the said denial was due to a
fear that public knowledge of Cupid $
speculations might impair the chances
of his estate to borrow money. Now
that the agent of the estate has gone
to San Francisco to raise funds to meet
the travelling Princes diamond claim
drafts. the Advertiser need make no
excuses for the original item. We may
add in this connection that of six spe-
cial stories appearing in this paper dur
ing the past four weeks, and promptly
denied by papers which find that sort
of thing easier than getting fresh news
for themselves, five have since bee:7
fully substantiated and the sixth was
found to be deficient in only few mi
nor particulars
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

The fellow who used to tnink he
like to be the iceman now wants 10 NC
the spendthrift guardian
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

Fashion may soon take the same in
terest in the nightly concert at Camp
Mckinley that it does in the band music
at Makee Island The opportunity TO
see and hear over two hundred soldiers
singing the national anthem when the
flag falls at shutdown. is one that is full
of novelty and charm. Later on the
post may have a band for an accom-
paniment in which event the road
fronting the camp may be blocked with
carriages every pleasant evening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

The bicycle accident. reported else
where shows among other things how
little regard is paid to the law of the
road. There is no valid excuse for this
neglect but there is an incentive in the
desire to find a smooth track. There
are places on our three principal ave
nues where an outcropping of cobbles
makes one side of the street a menace
to wagon springs: and people out riding
for pleasure naturally avoid them.
This throws the travel on one side and
makes collisions easy. Another source
of peril is the habit many people, espe-
cially women, have while driving, of
paying no heed to their horses. The
giggling female behind a fast horse,
whose head is constantly turned to talk
with people on the back seat. is an adj
vance agent of calamity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09

Jeffords touched Peter with right on the
ribs and them came to cIinch. AS they
broke away Jeffords touched Peter on
the chin and the latter growled about a
foul which the referee declined to allow.
Jeffords landed lightly again, and after
another ciinch touched Peter on the ribs
and they locked arms once more. When
they broke away they spared awhile.
Peter sent his right to the head without
effect. The bell rang with honors easy.
In the second round Maher swung his
right to the body. They mixed it and
exchanged a serious of right and left
swings in which Jeffords got a hard right
punch on the jaw and went TO the floor.
He lay there until the referee counted
five. When he got up they mixed again.
both sending in hard rights and lefts to
the ribs and face. Peter got in this time
with a stiff right jab in the neck, JefforGs
going to the floor, and. on the advance
Of his seconds stayed down until six was
counted. When he got up they mixed it
again and after a mutual exchange Of
half a dozen terrific rights and left Ma
her sent his right to the stomach and
Immediately landed on the chin with TIA,
same hand and Jeffords was down and
out Time one minute and four seconds.
Thousands whom it has cured vouch for
the value of Hoods SarsapariIa as
cure for catarrh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
Oklahoman Tells OF His Only Success
ful Quail Hunt.

Oklahoman Tells OF His Only Success
fol Quail Hunt.
saltwater. O. T.. Nov S.-The Gazette
this week prints one on George Wallace
which shows the advantages of the early
use OF the rod
Geo. Wallace indicated to a few friends
and acquaintance this morning, that he
was a true, thoroughbred sportsman-of
the stripe which Teddy the hunter would
admire. George told the STORY of his
past life' in his inimitable way which
p0rvoked a laugh with his listeners.
Hunting was the subject under discus
sion. The way we got the story it seems
as though George has recently been out
hunting and met with very poor success
When questioned he offered in defense of
his story: -Wen gentlemen. when
was a little fellow Just about large enough
TO handle an old muzzle-loader. / went
hunting. I came upon nice covey of
quail and I fred into them, killing the
whole covey I went home as happy and
proud as boy could well be.
"3Iy father inquired as to my success.
nd told him how many I had killed
He says. Where We're they, when YOU
shot them2' I saw something was started
but I said. Father. can't tell lie. They
were setting and huddled together. Ny
father didn't follow the example Of the
other inusuious Georges father and com
pliment me on being able to tell the truth,
bur he drew the ramrod out Of the sun
ana wadod into me. Gentlemen. since
that time / have never shot a qual untu
it was dueshed-in fact, have not shot
very many since that day"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
NO TRUTH IN 1T
Missouri Pacific Has Not Purchased
Oklahoma City q Western.

Paurs Valley, / r., Nov. S.-Dr. l.. L.
I.aily. who was formerly trainmaster of
the Oklahoma, Choctaw and Gulf rail-
road, says the Enterprise. states that
there is no truth in the report that the
Missouri Pacific has purchased the Okla
homa City and Western railroad, which
is being built out of Oklahoma City south
west.
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
port to my certain knowledge" he said.
Reed Northrup has purchased the road,
and he has purchased it to be operated as
an independent line. He is not connected
with the Missouri Pacific in any capacity :
neither is he handling the Goulds' money
He is handling his own money He be-
lieves that the road passes through
good country and will be a paying invest
ment, and that is the reason he is taking
hold Of it"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Bert Weltz Is Taken TO Pawnee te
Annear as - irpess

Guthrie, o. T., Nov. S.-Deputy Marshal
Ward Graves Of Ponca City was here to-
day and took Bert Welty. under indict-
ment for murder out of the federal
jail and 10 Ponca city. where Welty goes
as a witness against Dan Cunningham.
who is TO be tried on the charge Of har-
boring the famous Oklahoma outlaw. Ben
Cravens. and helping him 10 escape from
the officers last spring.
Welty. it is alleged was q partner Of
Cravens, and was one Of the gang that
committed the robbery and murder at
Red Rock when Alvin Bateman lost his
life trying to drive the outlaws of. The
gang then went to Cunningham house
and Cravens there killed Deputy Sheriff
johnson and made hos escape. Welty
was not so fortunate. he being surrounded
at the Hetherington farm. and. after
shooting q load OF shot into him. the off,
GERS effected his capture and he IS now
awaiting trial for murder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
TOM WITHER'S
COMPANY is
THE WINNER
WoOdman'S Hunt at Glencoe
Is Great Fun.
COTTON : TAILS GALORE
And Lots of Other Game Is
Bagged.

Glencoe. o. T, Oct. 8-wendensay
morning the Woodrnen shouldered arms
and proceeded at sunrise out upon their
annual hunt.
At their meeting last Tuesray these
sportsmen elected two captains, John
slaybaugh to lead one party and Tom
Withers to command the opposing bat
talon.
From tnemembers Of each band were
chosen alternately from the entire list
Now these two companies were to scour
tine country and kill as much game as
it could by nightfan.
The losing side puts up for the big sup
per for the winning side. The contest
has proven to be a grand success for
both sides. although Tom Withers' COM
pany bagged the greatest number of ami
mails Various kinds Of wild game was
rated as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
MASONIC ORDER CHARTERED
Secretary Has Dull Day. Only One
Charter Being Issued

Guthrie. o. T.. Nov. 8.-The following
business was transacted at the Office Of
the secretary of the territory today:
\ charter was granted 10 the Queen
Esther grand chapter of the Order Of
Eastern Star. auxihary TO the St John
chapter Masonic lodge. of Oklahoma Ter
ritory The charter runs for % years, and
the principal place of business is named
as Kingfsher, and such other places as
the lodge may direct The capital stock
is $50. ard the incorpoIators are 9. /.
Curran and B. g. Smith of Dover; ". ".
Goodwin and r. i. Bailey Of Hennessey
and w A. Wade and p. R. Bigham OF
Oklahoma City.
w. r McLouny and aIontford s. Stokes
of Lawton. Comanche county. we're com
missioned as notaries public.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09

Industrial paragraphs. she is far ahead
OF England. Germany and ourselves in
organization and methods of work 18th
erto We have beer sending numbers of
engineering students 10 Germany. Eng
land and Belgium. But the minister has
come TO the conclusion that the aeld
which offers tho greatest profit in their
study Is the United States lie has there
fore resolved 10 continue his efforts there.
a few students VIII stnl D. sent 10 Eu-
ropean countries 10 study special in1as-
tries. but for general technical education
they viii go 20 the United States. where
they viii be able 20 study under compe-
tent guidance. thas audacitv. Inventive
genius and marvellous organization which
has lifted the industrial world ~ America
above those Of heT Europeal rivals
a central bure7u or CO So viii BE-
established ~ Phradelphis or IN Chicago
with a director and a couple of suh-di-
rectors who will be fully acquainted
with the working OF the various indus
tries under their guidance. The students
viii examine works especially chosen FOR
superior methods and the newest plants
The step We are taklng ought not %
excite suspicion as II Is really homage %
the United states The students will not
go 20 discover Industrial secrets. but o.
finish their educations and before tho
scheme is put into execution We shall ask
the cooperation q that country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
APPOINTMENTS MUST WAlT
Roosevelt viii DeferFurther Action
Until Congress Meets

washington. Nov s--President Roose-
welt has decided not 20 max any more
appointments Of importance untl congress
meets All recess appointments must be
reappointed upon the assembling of con
gress and the president thinks that an the
larger appointments should Be held up
until DE can send the names directly to
the senate.
No Immediate action therefore VIII b.
taken in the case ~ tie appra isarship
and coleetorshlD ~ the port - New
York. s-ch action IS VIII he taken has
not been determined deGaltaiy Blt 8
thc present inclinaton ~ ths president
prevails both Appraiser Wakemaa ard
Collector Bidwel uiH - succeeded b.
rtn.- .-r-nL-tln.--.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
WILL ACCEPT RESIGNATION.
Secretary Hitchcock Takes Action IL
Regard to Lee Patrick.

Washington, D. c., Nov. S.-Secretary
Hitchcock today decided to accept the
resignation of Lee Patrick, agent for the
Sac and Fox Indians in Oklahoma. but
formal action viii be deferred until a de-
cision is reached in regard to the con-
tinuation of the agency. Commissioner
Jone 81 sanxious to abolish the Office of
agent and place it in charge Of a bonded
superintendent. Secretary Hitchcock is
also favorable to the plan, but owing to
political influence it is probable that the
agency viii be continued.
If the Office is continued Ross Griffin
of Kansas City. No, will probably be
appointed as Patrick's successor. James
Ayes of Chandler. is candidate for the
place and is endorsed by Delegate Flynn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
TRADE ON D0WNGRAOE
British Returns show Decline id Vol.
ume OF Nafion'. Commerce

New York. Nov S-British trade re-
turns for October show a further decline
in the volume Of the nations commerce.
says the Tribuue's London correspondent
There is a drop OF 10000 pounds in ex-
ports as compared with October 1890.
while ten months OF the year give a dim
mutton Of nearly 10000 90 pounds. The fan
in the last month was due mainly 10 the
diminished value Of the coal exported.
Tn METALS. machinery and new ships
there is considerable decrease. which
is balanced by a great Increase in the
value of textiles exported. Imports show
a marked reduction Of no less than 4.00-
ooo pounds. The general impression pro-
duced by the figures is that trade is dis
tincuy on the downgrade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-09
LONG JOB
is OFFERED
BY AGENCY
Indian Agent Randlett Issues
Gail for informal Proposals
TO ROLL UP FENCE
About $50 Miles of Barb Wire
Fence 10 Be Taken Down.

Anadarko, o. T. Nov. S.-Indian Agent
Randlett has issued a can for informal
proposals TO take down and roll up
the barbed wire around all the old pas
lures on the Wichita reservation. It Is
estimated that there is about 80 miles OF
this fence. three wires high and Weighing
a pounds TO the rod. The requirements
are that the contractor deliver the wire
in coils OF 100 pounds each at the agency.
The Indian agency has just received
two car loads OF new barbed wire 10 be
used in fencing Indian allotments. These
two cars viii be all that IS needed at
TINS place. as the wire removed from the
pastures viii be sufficient to finish the
fences.