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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04

The Primrose Club. an aggregation
OF prominent gentlemen from various
parts Of the Mainland. which was or
ganized on the Nippon Maru since its
departure from San Francisco. regis
tered last night at the Hawaiian hotel
The club membership is as follows:
]. 5. Atterbury. Pittsburg. Pa; George
Weir. Seattle: G. Moody. Seattle. How
ard G. williams. Elizabeth. y. J.: II.
Robbins. Pittsburg. Pa; FIR. Maurer.
Lahe Baden, Germany. Mr.. Atterbury
IL a member OF the Atterbury Glass
Company of Pittsburg. Mr.. Robbins Is
known in connection with one of the
big coal companies OF Pennsylvania;
Mr. Maurer Is the proprietor of the
Grand hotel, Yokohama, which was
recently DESTROYED by fire
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
BUSINESS LOCALS

An elegant office in the Elite building
IS offered for rent.
Zeal has a stock Of wall papers for
chidreu's rooms that is well worth
seeing
The chHdren's class in dressrnaling
begins March 9Th at Miss KuIean's.
on Union street.
Excelsior Lodge meets this evening
81 7-50 o'clock There viii be work
in the second degree.
a cottage In Paisma near the Rapid
Transit car line. Is offered for rent
See ad for particulars
Public stenOgraphy and typewriting
neatly and accurately done at Hawaii
an Hotel by Miss Noble.
Beardsley & Page. the architects.
have removed from the Arlington An
mex Co the Elite building
There will be a special meeting OF
Pacific Lodge tonight in Masonic Tenn
pie. Work viii be In the first degree.
Al 10 o'clock today Will r. Fisher
will sell at public auction. at his sales
rooms. an assortment Of household
furniture
Rank. X. Of T.. will meet tonight at
their hall. at T:3o o'clock. for the cleo
ton OF officers.
Door mats. OF fibre and wire: also.
foot scrapers. are much In demand
just now. W. w. DimOnd & co. h~ve
a fine assortment.
Household furniture. clothing and
dress goods. and a number Of horses
and mules are to be sold today at
kMOrgan's saIesroom.
A large invoice OF Diamond Head
brand Of gasoline has just arrived by
the Coronado Send your orders to
Pacific Hardware Company.
All creditors Of the Inter-Island Tel
egraph Co. Ltd. are requested To file
statements OF accounts at once with
the treasurer. Mr.. Clinton ]. Hutchins.
You can buy mosquito nets. all sizes.
from 80 to 120 inches long. at FoOk
Sing Wo Company's. 1i2S Nuuanu
avenue: also. ladies' and children's
underwear. dressmaking. etc.
The German Verein Arion will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow even
ing In Eiks' Hall. All members are
urged to be present at this meeting. as
business OF Importance Is to be trans
acted. and officers are to BE- elected for
the ensuing year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
Through TO Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19.-Under
the joint schedule of the Pacific Mail.
Occidental and Oriental, and Togo
Kisen Kaisha Steamship Companies,
providing for a steamer once month
to Manila, il has been decided to send
the vessel to- that port on the outward
trip from San Francisco. or before
reaching Hongkong. Nagasah will be
the last port of call before touching al
Manila. the steamer sailing thence for
Hongkong. On the return trip to this
port Shanghai will be visited. The
Peru is scheduled To- leave Manila on
April for Hongkong: the Gaelic on
May :. and the Nippon Maru on June
eth
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
Cold on Molokai.

r. G. l.. Perkins. the naturalist. re-
turned Saturday from tour OF Molo-
kai. bringing with him collection OF
insects which will be added to his
cabinet The entire. lot is To- be taken
nv him to England. Mr.. Perkins re-
port, that the weather on Moiokai has
been excessively cold during the past
two weeks. and that at an elevation OF
1000 feet frost was not an uncommon
sight. He did not find any specimens
,b,t were unusual. although he is in
ouest Of certain insects believed 10 De
on MoIokai. He will shortly make an
other trip.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

The barkentine Archer sailed from
san Francisco for Honolulu on Feb
ruary lS.
George Weir. who Is engaged in the
lumber and milling business al Seattle.
- aboard the Nippon.
The High School concert takes place
this evening at the Young Mems
Christian Association hall
II J. Burnison. formerly a book
Keeper with Irwin x Co. leaves today
on the Nippon Maru. Tor Shanghai.
The Fish Commission steamer Alba
tross has gone on Mare Island dry dock
20 make ready for her cruise To Homo
lulu.
n. j. Heinz and II. e. Heinz. mem
beers 81 big pickle concern Of Pitts
burg. are passengers on the Nippon
SIaTu.
Louis Eppinger. proprietor Of the
Grand Hotel. OF San Francisco. is a
passenger on the Nippon, bound for
Yokohama.
The waianae meeting to have been
held yesterday. was postponed. owing
TO the non-arrival OF George y. Will
cox from Kauai.
Mrs. George Carter and Miss Grace
Carroll will leave on the Ventura for
the Coast Mrs. Carter will join Mr..
Carter in the East
The Fourth District Democratic com
mittee IS TO meet Wednesday evening
to decide whether or not To- place
candidate in the field. -
Major Wodehouse. formerly Britikh
minister resident here, is "A cousin Oh
the Earl OF Kimberley. whose critical
Illness is reported from London.
The annual meeting of the Hawaiian
Jockey Club. which was to have been
held last night. was postponed until
next Monday evening on account of the
lack of a quorum. ~
Naturalist r. .. l.. Perkins has reN
turned from Molokai. and reports that
by the fencing OF forests much i'm
provement is shown. as the cattle can
no longer get at them.
a meeting OF Irishmen has been
called for this evening in Pettus
block hail. AIakea street. near the
Sailors Home. To- complete arrange
ments for the banquet on St. Patricks
day.
g. w. Carr. of the railway mail ser
vice. has let all contracts for carry
ing mail in the Territory but five
routes. which are TO be readvertised.
Five new star routes are also To- be
added.
All Irishmen are requested to be
present at the meeting tonight at the
Honolulu Athletic Club rooms on Ala
hti street ne VIII itPpiN
and further arrangements are To be
made as to- the celebration of st. Pat
rick's day.
The transport Egbert sailed from
Manila February 18th for San Fran
cisco, via Honolulu. instead OF going
to Seattle. for which port she had
been scheduled. She brings
ore battalion of the Twenty-eighth In
fantry and 325 short term men. who
are to be mustered out.
The Executive Council considered an
application from the Honolulu Brewery
for a dealers license yesterday. and
the matter was referred To Attorney
Dole. The license under which |
the brewery is conducted has expired.
No action was taken upon the appl-
cation Of a. Nawahi for a light wine
license at Pahoa, Hawaii, the High
Sheriff reporting in favor of it, and a
petition being received opposed to its
issuance. The application of T. Wada
for n license at Anahola, Kauai. was
to the sheriff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
Naval Constructor Snow.

Elliott Snow. Naval Constructor
United states Navy. Is passenger on
the Nippon Maru. bound for the Ori-
emf Mr. Snow is one OF two naval con-
structors who entered the Naval AGA
denny from Utah. the other one Deihs
Gilbert Wilkes. grandson OF the famous
Admiral wilkes Mr. snow mas
assigned to the Asiatic division Vi ',e
navy,s construction work He goes To
Uonpkong. whence he will depart Tor
Manila
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
Nature Study Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the Ma
ture-Study Club at the High School
building at 1880 this evening MT u
Thompson OF Kamehameha Boys
School and Miss NJ. Barnard of ka-
.mehameha Girls School will conduct
fsome interesting experiments which
fthey have used with success in this
work. The work in the different
schools for the past term will be re-
ported by different members All mem
bers and others interested in this line
of work are urged to be present
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
nipister Allen Here.

DIR. II. ~. Allen. United States Min
,s,sr to Korea. accompanied by Mrs
Allen. is a passenger on the nippon
Naru. en- route to his post at Seoul
Mr.. Allen has been a resident OF the
Korean capital for twenty-five years
and Just lately went to the uniteu
states. where he received his appoint
ment
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-04
Advertised Letters

Letters uncaned for at Honolulu
PostofIice I'D to March 2. 1902:
The Washington times., 1902-10-06
General d Cesnold, Director Of the Metro
poljtan Museum of Art. Describes the Ddr-
ing Scheme by Which the Escape Of the
Federal Prisoners in Libby Was to Be
Effected and By Which They Were to
Cooperate With General Fitzpatrick S
Forces and End the War 4 = =

called before Major Turner and told
that he was selected to supersede Cen
eral Dow as commissary of distribu-
ton. Major Turner intimated that he
would not be permitted to hold any con-
versation with the men in Belle Isle.
nor carry any verbal or written com
munication to the Confederate officer in
command of the island.
Getting the Lay of the Land.
This commissary Office gave him an
opportunity to study the lay of the
land and fortifcations, and to communi-
cate with the men in Belle Isle. He
was permitted to visit Belle Isle at 10
o'clock every morning. and remain there
until late in the afternoon, before being
brought back for another night in Lib
by. Federal provisions, in boxes, were
stored in a warehouse some hundred
yards from the prison proper. and these
boxes were Unfortunately broken open
by the guards and pilfered. Di Cesnola
came to the conclusion. after visiting
the warehouse several times, as he
found ragged Confederate uniforms left
here and there in corners Of the ware
house, that the guards were in the habit
of making hasty toilets there.
1t was by means of these uniforms that
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

many of the 109 Union officers were en-
abled to escape from Libby after the fa-
nous tunneling. Di Cesnola had the
scurvy and could not join the party.
The next morning he chatted with some
of the sentinels and laughed at their
great vigilance during the previous
night. They said they had seen men
coming out from the yard of the ware
house and running as fast as they could.
but they supposed it was some of their
own guard making raid on the boxes.
A Miniature Arsenal.
Some time prior to this Di Cesnola
had formulated his plan to escape from
Libby Prison and capture Richmond.
The plan was entirely feasible because of
his knowledge of the defenses and the
surety of arms and ammunition being
smuggled into the prison. One of his
main hopes was Father Bixio. Jesuit
priest and brother of General Bixio, who
served in the Italian army under Carl
baldi. By one way or another they man
arms and knives into the prison.
Secretary Stanton had blasted their
hopes of being exchanged by his order
that no more exchanges would be made.
He did this under the belief that the
Confederates needed more men than did
the Northern army, and would be per-
manently crippled without an exchange
of prisoners. This was the germ from
which the conspiracy sprung. But how
was the plan to be executed?
Communicating With Washington.
Di Cesnola had been permitted to COM
municate with his family in New York
by means of letters sent through the
blockade runners. OF course, these let
tiers were always scrutinized by the
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

nv client and friend for several years.
He became intensely interested. and ad-
vised re to communicate at once with
Secretary Stanton. So that night at 10
I called at the War Department.
Discouraged by Secretary Stanton.
Secretary Stanton was not an easy
man to talk to. and my enthusiasm was
somewhat dampened by my reception.
He had way of fixing his eye upon
person that made his vis-a-vis feel very
uncomfortable. After few words !
handed him the letter. In reading II
his expression plainly told me that he
thought the letter was from another
crank.
He inquired sharply why I brought the
letter to him. ! folded the letter, anc
before he had read ten lines he was all
excitement and fairly jumped around the
| room. calculating:
81 want none of this. will take no
part in such foolhardiness. 1t is mur-
der, Thousands of our prisoners will
be slaughtered in the streets of Rich
| mond, Only a few weeks ago Colonel
| Dahlgren lost his life in foolish at
| tempt to surprise Richmond. This will
| have the same terrible end"
| The letter requested that the Secre-
tary of War be notified of the con-
| templated movement of the Union pris-
| oners inside. that a feint be made by
| the Army of the Potomac and that a
body of cavalry under General Kill
patrick should press forward and dash
into Richmond at a certain date.
This plan, as outlined to Secretary
Stanton through DIR. Verdi. was en-
tirely feasible. Every available man
in the Confederacy was at the front
,nder Generals Lee or Johnston. and
the city of Richmond was guarded by
The Washington times., 1902-10-06
Ldnguishing in the Foul Jail, Dying, fghting
Death and Disease, UnioRSoldiers Decided
Upon a Deperdte Enterprise Designed Alike
to Secure Their Liberty and Conspicuous
w Serve Their CountTy---E1ow They Were
BETRAYED By One Of TheirNunber---Stoy
Tod For the First Time : = =

Sits of different sizes and lengths AZ
irregular distances. Surely the tnins
was becoming rather mysterious. and
grew more and more curious. Inc
more I thought over the circumstances
the more suspicious I became. Ifea-
son was the order Of the day and es-
pionage was in full blast at the capital.
Was this trick, trap, or what! was
/ suspected Of disloyalty. although the
trusted friend of General Mcclellan ana
OF five members of the Cabinet?
As the day wore on an idea struck
me which should have occurred to me
before, and that was to see what reia-
tion the sheets bore to one another. l
spread them out before me and by fold
ing them over, 10, and behold!-a plan
for the escape OF 10000 Federal prison
ers from Libby and Belle Isle.
Not only that, but plan for the tax
ing Of Richmond by the same prisoners,
the capture of President Davis. his
cabinet, and many other important per-
sons who were to be held as hostage.
My brain whirled on reading the plan
Of this daring attempt.
Il vas all excitement the remainder OF
the day, and in the evening went to see
Postmaster General Blair. He had been
The Washington times., 1902-10-06
GENERAL LOUIS PALMA DI CESNOLA
FATHER OF THE LIBERATION CONSPIRACY


sand whom
before App General
thar np
arspubican ndiste lmani
GeraG
O. her Havmg experience IN
iCavr1 and wa
iby PTan in Richmond
without parallel for the be-
ao the plans sbya elbow pn
His
ndadhde dinIo ond
iCenlar trains from giving
Had heirsheme ebee frustrated General pn
Richmond
eadvntue ewomdh hav
G GCenoaCa Capt tFnI Ih former Mo .
nIw arveenam the ole eurvvos pic
D I
carefully i< (
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

prison officials. and nothing of sus-
picious nature was permitted TO pass.
He had succeeded in sending several let
ters through, when 1t occurred to him
to communicate with his old friend. DR..
Verdi physician to President Lincoln,
and Secretary Seward. In Washington.
1t was important that this letter
should in no way arouse the suspicious
of the Libby guards, and yet at the
same time should contain an appeal for
assistance. So he conceived the idea
it's double meaning could be brought TO
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

light by simply folding the corners in
eight different directions. On the sur
OF writing the letter in such way that
face the letter was a request for DR..
Verdi to write Mrs. Di .Cesnola in New
York about clothing. linen, repairs.
laundry, and wearing apparel in gen.
eral, of which her husband was In great
need. Perhaps the following recital
will throw more light on the Washing
ton end of the affair than 1t would be
possible otherwise. 1t is an account
sent General Di Cesnola:
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

letter was left at my house by some
person to me unknown. I read 1t. 1t
proved to be a letter from you tCes-
nola), requesting me to write your wife
surprised at the request and on ponder
ing over the letter found its construc-
tion rather peculiar. AS | was very
busy at the time I did not attend to the
request. On the next day another let
ter came. 1t contained no writing, but
was simply n large sheet with holes and
The Washington times., 1902-10-06
SOLDIER Cbougbt Chat
General Mooo Was Lost

with thongs of the same material the
theory, as well as the result being that
as the hide dried 1t accommodated it
self to the shape of the wearer's feet,
and, although not elegant, became quite
comfortable footwear. The same fellow
who imagined that Hood was lost hap
pened to be barefooted himself, and he
accepted the order as confirmation OF
his suspicious, saying:
Didn't l tell you the gneral war
lost. boys? This order proves 1t sar-
cumstantially and verbatimly. He's
havin' US feIlers shod that-a-way soes
ole Sherman won't now which way we
are goin'. Them ole mockersins IL have
neither toe. heel, or instep to 'em,
anil jest pint everywhars.''
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

~ HOODS march into Tennessee,
some Texans saw him few
~ days after the battle of AL
toona sitting on a log by the
roadside intently examining map.
"Urnph." grunted one of the Texans.
That's just what expected; the durn-
ed cuss is lost-that's what's the mat
ter with him, and he's sarchin' that map
SO as to find his way TO grub"
That evening orders were issued di-
recting the barefooted Of Hoods army
TO report next morning at certain place
for the purpose of being fitted with moo
oasins. These. 1t was understood, were
TO be made of portions of green cow
hide, securely fastened around the feet
The Washington times., 1902-10-06
Ube Fluctuations Of
Confederate Currency

led 10 an early depreciation of Confeder-
ate currency, a table is presented OF its
fluctuations. Taking gold as standard.
Confederate paper dollar was worth
Gated:
The Washington times., 1902-10-06
Cents.

After that date it took from $500 to
81 900 in Confederate money. up TO the
time Of the Appomattox surrender, to
buy gold dollar or 81 greenback bill.
The Washington times., 1902-10-06

II JHEN Confederate money was
NV first issued it commanded a
small premium. 1t was re-
ceived freely by the people
because of their faith in its value, ana
further because according it preference
indicated their loyalty to the Confea-
crate government.
The price of all the commoa'ies oi
life rose as rapidly as the purchasing
power of the Confederate money ieH' ne
withdrawal of thousands from agricui-
tural pursuits. the closing OF loreish
markets of supply, and other causes
created shortage in food supplies. IL
was with great difficulty that adequate
provision could be made for the support
of the troops In the field.
Without discussing the causes which
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-07
CLEANLINESS COUNTS.
Unless the Milk Receives the hest of
Care, Cream and Butter Will
BE Tainted.

Prof. Harrison, of the Ontario
Agricultural college, in investigating
the causes of bitter taste in milk
and cheese, had the farms from
which the samples of milk used in
his experiments We're obtained, eN-
amined. In. the course of these eX-
aminations it was found that uncov-
cred milk cans were often kept UNI
der trees, near stables or barns and
on milk stands near the roadside.
He says: every farmer engaged
in milk production should have a
room in which to cool and aerate the
milk Immediately after milking, and
keep the filled cans until the time
of put ting them on the stand for tho
drawer to collect. This room need
not be large or expensive, and it
should be convenient to the stable or
place of milking, but in no case
should it be placed where there IS
liability of infection from ba. A.
yard dust, or where the milk is in
danger of absorbing stable, barn
yard or piggery odors. 1t should be
sheltered, from the prevailing wind.
A lean-to against building often
serves the purpose very we'll"
1t is noted nothing is more diff
cult to clean properly than cans,
pals and strainers, with the facili--
ties at hand on the average farm.
No matter how hard one may scrub
the can, he will rarely succeed in
cleaning it so thoroughly that it Will
| 1,o froo fro,,, 1oo+ 1:ra SO111-
tion of soda is commonly used, and
it is effective in moving grease and
other forms of dirt; but it has very
little germicidal value. In the final
scalding water sufficiently hot
enough to destroy all bacteria in
cracks is seldom used. Steam, the
best method of sterilizing cans, is
not available on most farms. Hence
the proper place for cleaning cans is
at the factory, where all the APP
planes are at hand for doing the
work thoroughly and expeditiously.
Let all cans be thoroughly washed
and sterilized before they leave the
factory; and then let the factory in
sist, and see to it, that those in
charge of the work on the farms
supplying the milk D wash and
scrub thoroughly (and occasionally
scour) all pals. strainers, clippers
and other utensils used in handling
the milk; (2) rinse all pals, strain
ers, dippers, ETC., thoroughly with
boiling water Immediately before us
ing; and (3) rinse the cans out thor
oughly with boiling water few
minutes before putting the milk into
them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-07
Pork for the Farmer.

The farmer that can produce the
pork for his own family without hav-
ing to depend on the outside market
is indeed lucky. He can have all the
expenses of shipping, freight commits
sions and the profits of wholesalers
and retailers. He'll cannot only pro-
duce the kind of pork that suits him
best, but he can produce healthy pork.
He can feed his hogs food that will
produce hard instead of soft pork.
The objection to producing high
class hog for the market is that it costs
the farmer much more in the way of
feed and he gets no more for him. Nat
urally the farmer, when raising hogs
for his own consumption, can afford
to produce the high-class hog, and it
is his aim to produce pork that con-
tains large proportion of lean meat
and very small proportion of fat. 1t
will be in the interest of his family's
health to do so.-Farmers' and Mer-
chants Review.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-07
FEEDING FARM HORSES.
New Hampshire Tests Place Cost At.
3-4 Cents for Feed for Each
Hours Work.

Prof. c. w. Burkett, of the New
Hampshire experiment station, has,
been conducting some experiments in
the feeding of horses. The investiga-
lions include the amount of water
consumed, the cost of feeding and the
method of feeding. The trials extend
ed over two years. The amolnt of
water consumed was recorded in all
the tests. Both the ration consumed
and the amount of work performed
influence the quantity of water drunk
by workhorses, although the tadivid-
uality of the horse has the most
marked effect. In the present in
vestigation the quantity of water va
pounds per years. Following are the
principal conclusions drawn by the
author:
Any food stuff or combination of
foodstuffs furnishing the desirable
nutriment at least cost should be con-
sidered in preparing rations for horses.
A mixture of bran and corn, half
and oats for feeding work horses.
| Corn stover is good substitute for
timothy hay for winter feeding of
horses, because of its feeding value,
the yield per acre, and commercial
value.
A change from grain mixture,
consisting partially of linseed-oif
meal, slowly or abruptly, does not
cause decrease in weight in horses
if proper substitute ration is fed.
The average cost per year for act
ual food supply per horse was $74.32.
The average cost for feed per hours
work done during two years was "a
| cents