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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-04
COOKE OR FISHER
FOR CHAIRMAN
Promise of a Contest at Saturday.
Meeting OF Republican
Committee.

There is a possibility of a lively fight
at Saturdays meeting OF the Republi-
can Central committee for the chair
manship of that body. J. H. Fisher is
reported to be the only active candi-
date for the honor and Is making a
canvass among the members of the
committee. In the race also will prob
ably be j.. p. Cooke.
While both Wilcox and Wright have
resigned from the committee the re-
naming members still hope to see them
relent. and withdraw their designations.
Strong pressure will be brought to bear
on both of the men, and in view of the
Governors explanatory order in regard
TO the political action of Government
employees they may be induced to re-
consider their former action. There is
also the resignation of John G. Lane to
be considered, and the members of the
committee also hope to have him con-
tinue in service. His letter of resig-
ration was couched in terms which did
not make his withdrawal from the COM
mittee final. and with a reorganization
he Will probably consent to remain and
continue active work in behalf of the
Republican party here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-04
JAP ANESE
WARSHIPS
Hiyei and Kon-go
Are Touring
World.
BOTH VESSELS
ARE KNOWN HERE
After Visit TO Fiji The Training
Ships May Head Thi:
Way.

AUCKLAND, N. T., June 1.-THE
Hiyei, first of the two Japanese war
ships which are making tour OF the
world, arrived from Hobart on the Bird
of June, and anchored at the powder
ground. The Hiyei left Yokohama in
February last, in company with her
consort, the Kon-go, and after calling
at various ports in Japan, proceeded on
to Manila, and then to Queensland,
Melbourne and Hobart, leaving the lat
ter port for Auckland on May % The
Hiyei, which was built in England in
1878. is a composite vessel. having a
displacement of about 22Se tons, and
was constructed as a coast defense
Ship for the Japanese government.
She is bark rugged, and has more the
appearance of a large merchantmen
than the nan-of-war of the present
day. Her armor is an iron belt of from
three inches to four inches in thick
less, and her armament consists of
fourteen guns in all, including six six
inch, two Hotchkiss and four Massin-
ger guns. Her complement comprises
3S4 officers and men, including sixty
three VINO are ItCSlNlues
technical instruction in naval matters
during the voyage. The Hlyei will re-
main in Auckland for about two weeks,
proceeding on to Fiji.
The japanese warship Kon-go arrived
from Hobart on June 4, and anchored
in the man-of-war ground. The Kon-
go is sister ship to the Hiyei, and was
built in England at the. same yards.
She is an exactly similar vessel in all
respects as her consort
The Hiyei and Kon-go are old YES
sells, now used as training ships for the
instruction of midshipmen, sixty-three
of whom. are quartered on board the
Hiyei and sixty-four on the Kon-go.
After completing their education on the
training ships the "middies" will be
drafted on to vessels of the Japanese
standing squadron, to take up their
joint and several careers in earnest.
an historic interest attaches to the
Hiyei, she having been an active par
ticipant ia the war between China and
Japan. Her escape from destruction in
one hot encounter was almost miracu-
lous. Finding herself cut off from her
consorts, and henmed in by the en-
emy's ships, the Hiyei made a sensa-
tional dash for liberty, being subject
ed to deadly fire as she ran the gaunt-
let The daring attempt proved sue
cessfUl, but was productive of much1
loss of life on board. a shell burst on
the vessel with fearful results. No
ever than fourteen men We're killed on
the spot, whilst the number who subse-
quently succumbed to injuries brought
the total fatalities to forty The cap
tain's room, the wardrobe and the sur
gery were wrecked by the explosion.
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PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

On and after Aug. 4th. 1902, at the
office OF E. D. Baldwin. Hilo. Hawaii.
may be applied for under conditions
of the Land Act of 1895. for Right of
Purchase Leases and Homestead
Leases. and more particularly set forth
under Part VII and VI of said Land
Act, the following lots in Puma Dis
trict, Hawaii;
"a lots in Kaimu, Maizena, Section,
area to 1853 acres; appraised value 81
to $500 per acre.
area to 1856 acres; appraised value soc
to $500 per acre.
"a lots in Keauohana, Kehena, Kee-
kee, Kamaili, area II to SO acres; ap-
praised value lOc to $500 per acre.
lots in Malama Section. area to Is
acres; appraised value $500 to $500 per
acre.
to 4s acres; appraised value $500 to
$1,000 per acre.
lots in Kaimu. Kalapana. Mauka,
area IL to 30 acres; appraised value
$500 to $500.
% lots In Keonepoko- Xxi. area s to IL
acres; appraised value $500 to $500 per
acre.
On and after the above date. at the
office OF z. d. Baldwin, may also be
applied for under conditions Of Land
Act of 1895. for Right OF Purchase
Leases, and more particularly describ-
ed under Part VII of said Land Act:
All untaken and surrendered lots in
New oIaa Tract. Applicants may not
be allowed to take more than one lot,
and all such applicants must have the
necessary qualifications required under
Part VII of the above Land Act.
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the land
described in the schedule hereto, will
be opened for application under the
provisions Of the Land Act of 1895, for
Homestead Leases, on or after Aug.
4th, 1902.
SCHEDULE.
IS lots in Papa, South Kona, Hawaii.
having an area from to Z acres each
All applications for said lots shall
be made in person by 9he applicant, at
the office OF the Sub-Agent, at Kailua,
North Kona, Hawaii, where plans of
the land and any further information
may be obtained. The office will be
opened TO receive. applications at 9
O'Clock a. m. on Monday. August 4th,
1907
E. S. BOYD,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Public Lands Office. Honolulu, July
LIST. 1909. GIL
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WATER NOTICES.

ter XXVI of the laws of 1880: All per-
sons holding water privileges or those
paying water rates are hereby notified
that the water rates for the term end
ing Dec. 81, 1902, will be due and pay
able at the office of the Honolulu Water
Works on the 1st day of July, 1902.
All such rates remaining unpaid for
fifteen days after they are due will be
subject to an additional 10 per cent.
All privileges upon which rates re-
main unpaid August 10. 1902 thirty
days after becoming delinquency, are
liable to suspension without further no.
tice. Rates are payable at the office of
the Water Works, in the basement of
the capitol building.
ANDREW BROWN.
900 Supt Honolulu Water Works.
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Gentlem ms shaving
stands and chiffoniers-just
the thing to fill In some I'M
furnished corner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-04

Our stock of secretary
bookcases and library cases
was never as large as at
present. We have the Ii
brary bookcases in large and
small, with one, two and
three doors.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the stockholders of the Pacific Land
and Improvement Company held at
Honolulu, June 9TH. 1902, the following
officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year:
President-Yip See Young.
Vice President-C. Q. Yee Hop
Secretary-Henry Loo Kong.
Treasurer-Lum Hin.
Auditor-Pong Lum Now.
The above named officers, with the
following, viz: Pong Lum, Lee King
Chin, Pong Mu Chez and Lee Ping,
constitute the Board of Directors.
HENRY LOO KONG.
e9i9 Secretary
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New Book Bulletin
or
Golden Rule Bazaar

eff Were King" by Justin Mccarthy.
THE Stroilers," by F. /. X S. lshAn1-
THE Dark o. the Moon" by S. II.
Crockett.
THE Lovely Mrs. Pemberton." by Flor
ence Warden.
The Fifth String" by John Philip
Sousa-
The Methods of Lady waiderhurst,"
by Mrs. Burnett
Double Barrel Detective Story" by
Mark Twain.
The Mastery of the Pacific" by A R.
CslquhouD.
IA House Party" edited by Paul Lei
eester Ford. .0t ~
Dorothy Vernon OF Haddon Hall" by
Chas. Majors.
The Woman who Dared" by l. L.
Lynch
"a Roman Mystery" by Richard Bag
OF.
'rhe Fighting Bishop" by n. M. Hop
kins.
The Captain of the Grey Horse
Troop" by Ramlin Garland
The Magic Wheel" by John Strange
WinteF.
THE Kentons," by w. ID. Howeiis.
Naked Truths, etc." by Minna Thorn
as Antrim.
These are only FEW OF the LAT
EST BOOKS received ex S. s., Sierra
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-04
Cur Harmless Volcano

Kilauea. Hawaii's volcano, not TO be
outdone by volcanoes in other sections
of the Western world, is casting forth
.'redounding smoke and rudy flame"
not to mention ashes, gas and sulphur
Gus fumes. An outbreak Is generally
predicted. and, strange to say, people
are preparing to go thither to witness
il, instead of remaining at safe dis
lance, duly thankful-Salt Lake Her
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-04
Is He a Cltizene

Editor Advertiser: SIoggett? SIog-
gett? There was a gentleman of that
name, initials and all, who used to be
lieutenant in the British Navy and
who settled in Honolulu as a doctor
when he got too large for ship. Isn't
he British subject still? If so, what
is he doing in Territorial office?
Yours. ANXIOUS AMERICAN
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

A DIVIDEND IS DUE AND PAY
able to the stockholders Of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company,
Ltd, at the Office of the company.
Queen street. on Wednesday, July z.
1902. The stock-books Will be closed 10
transfers from the End TO the 4th inst.
inclusive.
N z. GEDGE,
TIE asurer.
Honolulu. July !, 1902 62l9
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Something
New

In the furniture line-Ward-
robes and Chiffoniers COM
bined, with full length
French plate mirrors in the
doors. Also double door
wardrobes, with full length
French plate mirrors in the
doors. While being useful,
these wararobes are a hand
some piece of furniture, and
add to the appearance of any
well furnished house. They
are OF special construction,
and are ABSOLUTELY IN
SECT PROOF.
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were shattered like fragile glass. 1t
spread out upon the waters and they
boiled in fury and tossed their waves in
menacing commissions. 1t mingled with
the atmosphere and it became poison.
Hot, sulphurous, tiame-lit, the air be-
came death laden and mans every breath
an added pcstience until vitality ceased.
And such a cessation of vitality. Thir-
" thousand human lives crushed out
with that pestilential breath-a whole
city turned into a crematory-a miracle
Of natures destruction wrought!
To-day St. Pierre is black and desolate
and Hfeless, save where the searchers
are at work dragging burned, bloated,
eorrupting bodies from their ashy cover
ing and burning them in funeral pyres.
The buildings Of the city are practically
all destroyed. The very streets are OBJ
liberated. Cinders and ashes and mud
still hot and smoking. lie layer upon
layer over all which short time before
was bright and beautiful and full o.t life.
OF in the distance, the burning noun
tain, still belching forth smoke ana
d8me and ashes, stands like a satanic
monster, as though proud of its e&ecu-
4iou and uncertain whether to bury the
eager searchers in the city under anoth-
er avalanche of destruction. On its side
. few tree trunks, bent and shattered
and black, throw their ghostly outlines
into view. Over all the scene rests a
heavy pail Of sulphurous smoke-one pill
lar OF darkness ascending from the vol
eano, another from the city, where the
volcanoes victims are the fuel.
Such is St. Pierre to-day. The fate Of
historic Pompeii has been its. and like
Pompeii and Herculaneum and Krakatoa
it shall live in tragic history as the vic
tim of one of the greatest and most de-
xtructve disasters in the whole annals
Of mankind,
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Unique led to a subsistence of the pam
icky feeling. He appointed a commits
sion to investigate the eruption and sent
soldiers from Fort de France, the capital,
to prevent people from abandoning st.
Pierre.
The commission reported that there
was nothing in the eruption of May 5
which portended danger to st. Pierre.
The report was made public May THE
day before the great cataclysm-and
while it could not dissipate all alarm
over the situation, it greatly lessened it.
The people went to bed on the night Of
May I, hopeful, but not over-confdent.
Thursday morning the people looked
with fearful anxious gaze toward the
flaming mountain, whose mighty conyul-
sions were shaking the foundations of
the city. Explosion after explosion fol-
lowed in the incandescent bowels of the
earth and out of it's mouth the volcano
belched torrents of fiery ashes, sulphur
Gus and sitting. During the early morn
ing the sky was afame with lurid flashes
of fire from the mountain.
Down in the harbor the crews and some
of the passengers on the vessels which
were there riding at anchor were watch
ing the fascinating display of energy,
when at 7:50 the whole top of the noun
tain was hurled into the air with ter
rife noise and cyclone Of steam, boiling
mud and fire descended on the city and
the roadstead. The land heaved and
swelled and a terrible CONFUSION seized
the sea. The waters rose in. a huge
threatening mass as though they would
engulf the island. Then darkness grew
dense and the pitiful scene was hidden
from view.
OF the eighteen vessels in the harbor
at the time all except one persisted. The
upheaval of the waters dashed some of
the vessels on their sides and they sank
The crews jumped into the water and
there most of them persisted. It was i'm
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are only less terrible than those that fol-
lowed the eruption of Mount Pelee, de-
stroying the town Of st. Pierre and Its
environs, with their 10000 to 10000 in
habitants. Morne Soufriere has been in
activity, and its victims are numbered
by the thousands. Over / 900 bodies
have been recovered, and it is known
that many hundreds lie buried under the
ashes that are mantled over the island.
1t is conservatively estimated that
1000 have been lost. This includes most
of the Carib Indians, which means the
practical extinction of the race that was
found there by Columbus four centuries
ago. An old Indian prophecy that the
Caribs would be sacrificed to the fire god
which they worshiped has thus been full
filled.
Morne Soufriere raises it's head 4,O4S
feet above the sea level. 1t lies at the
northern end of St. Vincent and can be
seen fully fifty miles at sea on a clear
day. For ninety years the old volcano
has been somnolent. On rare occasions
it has grumbled internally, but it has
been regarded as harmless by the In
dams. who have told of the eruptions,
which ceased long ago, and which they
have carried in their traditions. After
the eruptions of 1912 the old crater clos
ed and water filled it, forming a beauti-
full lake.
For many days Soufriere labored in
wardly in manner such as was new to
the present generation. Then on May
the crater lake became greatly disturb
ed. 1t began to boil and bubble like
great caldron. Steam arose from it in
immense clouds.
The rumbling beneath the mountain
redoubled in force, and at 2 o'clock that
afternoon Soufriere trembled as though
it was in the throes of a terrible agony
Then came a series of severe earth
quakes, and finally the terrible baptism
Of fire and death.
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possible to escape from the pit1less rain
of fire and boiling mud and only thirty,
all Of them injured and some fatally,
were rescued by the French steamer SUI
Chef which entered the harbor soon after
the explosion.
The first rescue parties to reach st.
Pierre arrived there on Sunday. They
found desolation and ruin and death. On
the wharyes, on the streets, in the houses,
the churches. the marts, death was ev-
erywhere. Even in the waters of the
harbor bodies were floating, with sharks
glutted with their feast on human flesh,
swimming playfully around.
Everywhere there We're ashes and mud
and volcanic stones and-bodies. The
latter were scattered singly and in heaps.
Most of them were lying face downward.
Nearly all were nude and burned. Death
had come by asphyxiation, and nearly all
the victims had their hands covering
their mouths or were in some other atti-
tude showing they had sought relief from
suffocation. In one place the bodies OF
twenty-five men, women and children
were found in one awful mass, arms and
legs protruding as the hapless beings fell
in the last struggle of deaths agony. On
the site of the cathedral the roasted
bodies of 3, 900 human beings were found.
When earthly aid was wanting they had
turned to the church to implore assist.
ance from heaven. But heaven was deaf
in that hour of supreme agony, and they
persisted while they prayed.
Throughout the city the searchers
found NO living thing, nor single house
that escaped the fury Of the volcanic
CONFUSION. And, to escape pestilence,
the bodies Of the dead are being cremated
day and night. TO facilitate combustion
and to destroy as far as possible the
sickening odor Of human flesh, the funeral
pyres are kept constantly soaked in coal
tar and petroleum.
The number Of people who persisted out
side of st. Pierre is still conjectural. The
town of lie Precheur, only a short dis
lance from st. Pierre, escaped destruc-
ton, and it's 5000 people, making their
way to the seacoast, were taken off in
vessels and conveyed to Fort de France.
Over a large area the eruption worked
destruction. Rivers overlooked their
banks and spread over the surrounding
Hollows were elevated and
hills depressed, and the confguration Of
the country was changed. In making re-
pairs to the cable near st. Pierre, the
French cable ship Pouyer Quertier found
it sunk in 1900 meters of water, where
as, formerly, it was only 300 meters be-
low the surface-a difference Of nearly
5000 feet.
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ceeded day without any violent erup-
ton, even the timid took heart and
hundreds of sightseers, with the joyous
ness of picnickers, made the four-mile
journey to its summit. Early in May the
volcanic activity became greater Heav-
Ter clouds of smoke and greater volumes
of ashes We're emitted and rumblings
within the interior of the mountain be-
came sharper and more frequent. The air
became sitting from the sulphur permeat-
ing it, and the citizens of St. Pierre were
obliged to wear wet handkerchiefs over
their faces to protect them from the
fumes. Horses dropped dead in the
streets from breathing the vitiated air.
All the time a rain Of fine ashes was
falling.
The action of the Governor of Mar
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sary department at New York to pur-
chase any additional supplies that may
be necessary to supplement those con-
tributed by private persons for shipment
to the scene of the disaster.
The government already has expended
a little over 100000 of the available ap-
preparation of 100000. and as much Of
the balance as necessary will be utilized.
The Sterling sailed from San Juan with
supplies within five hours from the time
the appropriation became available, and
the Dixie sailed from New York with
additional supplies in exactly twenty-nine
hours after the President signed the act
making the appropriation.
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which had long confronted them brought
death to 10000.
Even before Mount Pelee began to rum
BILE, late in April. live stock became I'M
easy and at times were almost uncon-
trollable. Cattle lowed in the night. Dogs
howIed and sought the company of their
masters, and when driven forth they
gave every evidence of fear. Wild ami
mails disappeared from the vicinity Of
Mount Pelee. Even the snakes, which
at ordinary times are found in great
numbers near the volcano. crawled away.
Birds ceased singing and left the trees
that shaded the sides of Pelee.
A great fear seemed to be upon the
island, and, although it was shared by
the human inhabitants, they alone neg
Iected to protect themselves.
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TOUCHED THE WORLDS HEART.
Relief Pours in for the Martinique and
ST. Vincent Sufferers.

Relief Pours in for the Martinique and
ST. Vincent Sufferers.
The heart of the world has been touch
ed by the great tragedy on the island
of Martinique and by the great, though
lesser disaster in st. Vincent, and all
ready relief agencies under many flags are
in action. Congress appropriated SoOO,"
900, to be applied under the direction of
the Navy and Treasury Departments to
the succor of the homeless refugees and
relief ships and war vessels under the
flag of the United States were soon on
their way to the sadly stricken island of
Martinique. Tuesday afternoon the cruis-
er Dixie left the Brooklyn navy yard,
loaded down with stores, and the same
day another vessel left Porto Rico with
supplies for the islanders. Other United
States vessels were hurriedly started to
Martinique. In addition to the appro-
priation made by Congress, upon the rec
ommendation of the President, Mr..
Roosevelt appointed a committee, extend
ing throughout the United States, to re-
ceive voluntary sums for the afflicted in
St. Vincent and Martinique.
From all over the world relief has
poured in. The King Of Italy contribut-
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most terrible death. From out the crater
OF the Mount Pelee volcano, in the wat
ers OF which picnic parties used to battle
and up to the very verge of which trail
ing vines and flowers scattered their
sweetness and perfume, the breath Of
Death came. 1t touched the trees and
they withered and shriveled to their
roots. 1t touched the smiling plantations
and they became black, ashy, lifeleSs. 1t
touched the modern mansion Of elegance
and luxury and beauty and it. like the
5owly grass-thatched hut, became the
plaything Of destruction. 1t bent above
abe city and the proud works of man
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SUPPLIES TO LAST A MONTH.
Dixie and Sterling Quickly Carry Large
Quantities of Stores,

1t is stated at the War Department
that the supplies and stores shipped to
Martinique and St. Vincent on the cruis-
er Dixie from New York, and on the
collier Sterling from San Juan undoubt-
eddy will be sufficient to meet the urgent
needs of the suffering people for fully Il
month to come. The present efforts Of
the government officials are directed to
supplementing the food supplies contrib
uted by the people so as to make them
Immediately available and to devise a
system of distribution. Secretary Root
has authorized the officers of the commits
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ed $4,000: the Kaiser 10000 marks; King
Edward $1,000 and King Oscar of Swe-
den $1,000. The government of Holland
sent a vessel from the Dutch West In
dies to Martinique to assist the suffer
ers.
In New York, Chicago and other cities
appeals have been made for aid. New
Works Chamber of Commerce sent So
900 to the sufferers and subscriptions are
being raised in all the leading cities.