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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27
WHARF AND WAVE.
WEATHER BUREAU.

WEAI HEN b UhEAU.
Honolulu, Alexander Street, Dec. 26.
Mean Temperature-68.3.
Minimum Temperatures
Maximum Temperature-72
Barometer at 9 p. m.-30.04; falling.
Rainfall, "a hours up to 9 a. NOS.
Mean Dew Point for the Day-57.7.
Mean Relative Humidity-71.
Winds-N. E.; force 4 to 6.
Weather-Partly cloudy. Somewhat
squally.
Forecast-Strong northeast winds;
some rain on the mountains.
CURTIS J. LYONS,
Territory Meteorologist
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27
DEPARTED.

Thursday, Dec 25th.
S. S. Sierra, Houdlette, for the Colo
MES.
S. S. Nebraskan, Green, for Kahului.
Friday, Dec. 18th.
Stmr Waialeale, Mosher, for Kauai
ports at 5 p. m.
Stmr. Mikahala, Gregory, for Kauai
ports at p. m.
S. S. Nippon Maru, Greene. for the
Orient at IL a. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27

COTTAGES; Christley lane. off Fort st.
Rent reasonable. Apply Wong Kwai
6340
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27
VESSELS in PORT.

ARMY AND NAVY.
U. S. Tug Iroquois. Rodman.
U. S. S. Solace, Singer, San Francisco,
Dec Is.
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TIDES. SUN AND NOON.

New moon 18th, 1856 a. m. ~
Times of the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Gsodstic Cur
vey tables.
The tides at Kahului and HiIo occur
about one hour earlier than at Honolulu.
Hawaiian standard time Is 10 hours 80
minutes slower than Greenwich time, be-
ing that of the meridian of 1s7 degrees %
minutes. The time whistle blows at $50
p. m, which is the same as Greenwich,
hours 0 minutes. Sun and moon are for
local time for the whole group.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27
BEAVER LUNCH ROOM
H. j. NoLTE, Proprietor.

H. j. NOLTE. Proprietor.
Fort Street, Opposite Wilder & Co.
FIRST-CLASS LUNCHES SERVED,
With Tea, Coffee, Soda Water, Ginger
Ale or Milk.
Open from a. m. to 10 p. m.
Smokers Requisites Specially.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27
9 "a - IT.
RAIL Way g. LAND CO.
TIME TABLE.

From and after Jan. /, 1901.
OUTWARD.
Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Stations ex.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
Among Them W. L. Jones, a Brother Of
Charles, RiCe's Valet
OTHER EVIDENCE TAKEN WAS AS TO THE GEN
UINENESS OF SIGNATURES.
Conference of the Attorneys Is to Be Held To-day,
but There Will Be No Session of the Ccart-The
1890 VIII Finally Admitted as Evidence.

Mr. Garyin, say they are perfectly satisfied
with the case as far as 1t has proceeded.
Mr. House. on the other hand, a1rms to-
night that nothing has been proved by the
prosecution. The attorneys who have had
10 do with the case vlslby suhsidcd today
and did not attempt the tactics they fol-
lowed in the first days Of the trial
Tomorrow will be an important day In
the trial in spite OF the fact that the court
will not sit Mr., Osborne, 1t is known ask.
cd Mr. Garviu and other attorneys, among
them those representing Captain Baker ana
representatives Of those who have Jones
case In hand to talk over matters and out
line the course TO be pursued next week.
great deal will depend upon this confer
ence. 1t Is not believed that Mr.. Osborne'S
plan Of prosecuting the case will be Inter
fered with. No one secs exactly what he
Is doing, but all are inclined 60 trust him.
William /. Jones, brother of the valet
Charles r. Jones, was called to the wit
ness stand. lie said he was captain Of n
/ schooner trading between Buffalo bayou
and Trinity river in Texas The defense
I objected to testimony from him as to a
/ letter written 20 him by his brother, on
/ the ground that conspiracy between the
/ valct and the prisoner had not been shown.
4 The recorder overruled the objection and
the prosecution proceeded to examine him
as to the chloroform he Is alleged to have
purchased for his brother.
The defense objected again and Mr.. os.
borne explained that he had shown that
Mr.. Rice was poisoned and that the de-
PENDANT was in possession Of the fruits Of
( the crime. The recorder sustained the OBJ.
( lection.
Joseph j. Pastoriza OF Houston was not
I allowed to testify as to a conversation he
had with Rice in 1890 and left the stand
without being heard.
Henry Oliver now Of Montreal, but for
merry general manager Of the Merchants
and Planters company Of Houston. Texas.
said he knew Mr.. Rice and that Mr.. Rice
owned rs per cent OF the company The
questions put to this witness were for the
purpose Of establishing the proposition
that rice, Just prior to his DEATH intended
drawing his money from banks IN New
! York to meet a draft he had authorized
the oil company 10 draw. Recorder Con
ruled that the assistant district attorney
had not laid proper foundations for the
testimony. Mr. Osborne remedled the de-
feet 10 the satisfaction Of the court and
the witness said his company made draft
on Rice. The draft itself was ruled out
by the recorder when offered in evidence
At the afternoon session Mr.. Oliver de-
clared the signatures 10 tho 1896 win to be
genuine.
District Attorney Osborne again offered
the 1896 Will as evidence and again II was
ruled out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
THE BRITISH REPLY.

Il Has Been Sent to The Hague and
Win Be Published Monday.
London, January 3l-The British reply
to The Dutch note IN regard to bringing
about peace In south Africa was dis
patched yesterday to The tIague. The con
tents Of the note are kept strictly secret,
as the hrst publication Of the text Is in
tended 10 be made in parliament on Mon
day Great Brtsin's reply is not in the
nature Of a direct negative, though It Is
not unlikely that st will have that effect.
While Lord Lansdowne probably left a
loop hole for further suggestions, he doubts
the ability Of the Boer delegates TO con
troll their fellow.countrymen and there
seems little likelihood that the Dutch gov
eminent can secure guarantees in regard
TO the powers Of the Boer delegates sufd.
clent 10 induce Great Britain 70 aceede to
the original request
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
MAY ATTEND CORONATION
MISS ROOSEVELT SAID TO HAVE 50
PLANNED.
She Would Go as the Daughter Of The
President OF the United States Of
America.
lsreclal TO Tho Postl

Chicago. January 81 The washington
correspondent NJ the Record Herald tele-
graphs Notwithstanding that President
Roosevelt; does not confirm tho statement
that Miss Roosevelt Will accompany Mr.,
Whitclaw Reid aud his splte to the corona-
tiop Of King Edward, II Is generally unicf-
stood In the Inner circles that he uOs con
scented. u Is stated OH good authority that
Miss Roosevelt wiu sail with the party of
Ambassador Rrid on June 3,
According to Der station as the daughter
Of the head Of one Of she greatest powers
IN the world, She should be- received with
most distinguished ionor. Court etiquette
will be binding upon her. Miss Roosevelt
would bc out OF place as young lady
merely In the suite Of Nj. Reid. the speciel
American ambassador The hard and fast
rules Of n monarchy m5ke it necessary
that She should lac recognized completely
or not at all.
Those who know foreign cistoms say that
Miss Roosevelt viii rank with the princess.
as Of the bloote next TO those In immediate
stntlon to throne, and that If she at.
tends the coronation she VIII wear robe
Of crimson, or as II is called, royal purple,
and viii be distinguished from the peerless
es by additional bands Of erminc and min.
liver.
The pruccsses will Of course wear gold
/ en- coroucts Miss Roosevelt viii be con
/ spicuous among the group by the fact that
/ her head will not be adorned by the golden
crclct balls aud strawberry leaves, be
/ cause her fathers dignity Is not hereditary
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01

OF Groesbeeck, Texas. Frederick j. Bllnn,
grandnephew OF Rice. and William NJ. Rice,
Jr, were successfully called TO the stand
and examined The object OF their testi
mouy was further 20 discredit the disputed
signatures OF Rico and to show that as
friends aud relatyes of the dead man they
had never heard OF Patrick as counsel Tor
Rice.
william NJ. Rice. Jra testified on cross.
examination that he had heard that the
disputed signatures were forgeries before
he saw them He also said that his arm
owed w. NJ. Rice S24 600 which II would not
have to pay II the Patrick win Of 1900 was
denied probate.
Under which viii 10 Won receive the
most" asked Mr.. Osborne Of Mr.. Rice when
counsel for the defense was through.
"Under the will OF 1896
The reply appeared 10 astonlsh Mr. os-
borne and IT delighted the Nfcnsc. Mr
Osborne had claimed that the Patrick VIII
Of 1900 gives all The relatives am interest In
having this will admitted to probate.
'How do YOU make that outf'
"Under the will of 1896 the indebtedness
Of our firm bcaucathed to me personally
Mr. Rice replied
Under which will does your family faro
bestf'
Under the will of 1900"
The recorder ruled out the witness rea-
sons for his conclusions and MIR. Rice gave
him list OF surviving relatives,
Every time the VIII Of 1896 was men
toned Mr. Osborne made a mo.ion TO admit
| II into evidence.
| The recorder ruled against him every
time, Finally, just before adjournment
| Mr. Osborne made another attempt. H'
argued that the defense had opened the
door by asking the witness to contrast tht
| amount he would receive under the diner
ent wills The recorder admitted the vii
on the ground that it was competent Il
/ show the interest Of the witnesses. III
| said he had refused 10 admit II before be
| cause Mr. Osborne had offered 10 as proc
OF the motive Of the murder Of Mr.. Rec
and as such the prosecution could raise
proper foundation by providing that rat
rick had had access TO the will before tn
death Of Mr.. Rice.
Mr.. Rice was stlll on the stand at
O'Clock when court adjourned until Mon
day
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01

Blddles In the one.horse sleigh stolen at
Perrysrille.
The Riddlcs returned the Are after Jump.
ing out Of the sleigh Mrs soGers wound
was through the breast
Edward Biddle was rddled With buckshot
In the breast and head.
The Plttsburg officers were met at Butler
this afternoon by deputy sherlTs aud other
officers. The officers were certain that
they were on the right trail.
The Riddles aud Mrs. soncl ate dinner
at ]. j. steyeus at Mount Chestnut. eve
miles east o, Butler. They had made a
detour Of the town Of Bguer and after
going several miles east turned north aud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01

and met their doom. when the detectives
ana officers came within sixty yards OF
the fugltlycs they opened IRE with Win
chcsters. The Bddles promptly answered.
with shotguns. Mrs sorel. too, stood up
in the sleigh with revolver in each hand
aud bazed away at her pursucrs when
Edward Biddc fell, and she saw she was
about 70 be captured, she fred bullet into
her own breast An examination by phys.
clans shows that she will recover, as the
bullet was detected Icy her corset and the
wound Is comparatively slight.
Edward Biddlc got a bullet IN the breast,
which penetrated his right luur and it viii
probably eud his life before morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01

John siddlc msy recover, bis weurda
though numerous. failed to reach vital
part.
The escape Of the officers Is miraculous,
Tho Biddles have demonstrated on several
occasions that they are good marksfnen
and why they should have failed today to
bring down thclr men is a mystery. After
the Biddles fell to the snow covered ground
the officers picked up the apparently life
less bodies OF Mrs. soGel ma tho Blddles
and came back-to Euuer bringing tho
stoNn Sleigh patched up harness ana
wornout horses that the trio had tried 50
strcnuously to get away with toward Can.
ada aud liberty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01

then west. The Plttsburg officers only a
few miles in the rear. took the wrong
road for about eight miles, but when they
found their mistake they made up for
lost timely telephoning and telegraphlug
ahead for fresh horses They reached
Mount Chestnut not less than hair an hour
after the Biddles and Mrs SoGel At this
point they secured fresh horses.
The two sleighs with the eight officers
aboard, started westward and met the BID.
dies aud Mrs. SoTcl at MeClurcs barn.
two miles from Mount Prospect, tho Bid
dies having learned that they were almost
overtaken and taking what they considered
the only chance they had. drove eastward
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER.
Government Employees Must Not Seek
Increase Of Pay

Government Employees Must Not Seek
Increase Of Pay
Washington. January M.-The president
has issued the following executive order
can officers ma employees Of the United
States OF every description serving in or
under any or the executive departments
and whether SO serving In or out OF Wash
iugton, are hereby forbidden, either direct
ly or Indirectly, individually or through
association, TO solicit an increase Of pay or
10 influence or attempt TO influence in their
own interests any legislation whatever,
either before congress or It's committees,
or any way, save through the heads OF the
departments IN or under which they serve
on penalty Of dismissal from the governs
ment service.
tsigned) Theodore Roosevelt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
AN APPEAL BY THE BOERS.
Roosevelt Asked to Intercede for the Life
OF Commander Kritzinger

leader Of exceptional ability. aud has bsea
repeatedly referred TO so dispatches as be-
ing hoty pursued. cornered or crushed.
AZ one time no less than seven British
columns were in pursuit OF hutMngcr but
on reaching the orange river, where they
thought they had him caught. they discoy-
cred he was hfty miles in the rear. tearing
up railroads.
a British officer who tell into Kritzinger's
hands describes him As fine looking man,
about live feet ten inches In height. bread
" built and speaking English perfectly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
MIR. STEPHENS lNoUIRlNe
IS to Causes 10. a Somewhat Drastic

As 10 Causes for a Somewhat Drastic
Step.
Especial TO The Post)
washington, January 81. Representative
Stephens today introduced a resolution pro-
vdlug for the appointment Of COMMITTEES
to ascertain the causes inducing the seere-
tary Of the interior and the commissioner
Of Indian AFFAIRS to issue ex parte orders
banlshlug persons from Indian Territory
for failure to pay taxes to the lnaiaa
tribes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01

Washington. January 81 RESOLUTIONS
adopted at a meeting held in the Isle o.
Pines. urging that the formal acquisition
Of that island bF this government. under
the ceasion from Spain, Sc speedily accom-
plished, were presented 10 Presldent kooss'
welt today
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities

Washington. January 3l.-Eastern Texas
Partly cloudy Saturday with rain on he
coast; warmer in eastern portion. Sunday
generally fair, colder in northwestern por.
ton; variable winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
SENATE WILL ACT.
Cuba viii Be Cared for Despite
the House Action,
Special to The Postl

the House Action.
Especial to The Postl
New York, January Sl.-A Mail and
Express Washington special says:
The senate is much disappointed by
the action Of the ways ana means
committee Of the house In deciding
to do nothing at present to assist
Cuba by tarlff concessions. This de-
cision. however, was not surprise.
The senate had expected 1t and had
prepared its answer,
One of the most influential SEN
ators said today that the senate has
Il In it's power to give relief to
Cuba. with or without the coop
Grafton Of the house. aud that tho
serute viii not fail in what 1T con-
slders its plain duty,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-01
General Observations.

Observations taken BY tie United states
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-15
DE- iTH END, en- Rl N FESTIIITY.
Young Woman Falls In a Faint and Frac.
lures Her spinal Column.

TROY. Nov. IA Death last night ended
an entertainment at the Third Avenue
Church Of Christ. where Christian En-
deavor rally was being held in the parlors
programme of recitations and vocal
and Instrumental selections was being
rendered, when one Of the participants
Miss Jenn" Read while responding TO an
encore, was seized with fanting spell
and fell heavily TO the floor her head strik
ing with great force on a step of the plat %
form. She was carried into an ad Joining
room. Dr.. Lyons and Sprague were
summoned and found, upon examination,
mat tn" young woman had sustained a
fracture of ia" spinal column near tn.
base of tn" brain. and death had been
Instantaneous
Miss Read was "A prominent member Of
the jay street Church of Christ and was
also identified with the Sunday school
Of that church, having taught a class of
boys for n number of years She had
taken part in many church entertainments
being an clucutioui~t of ability
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-15
Reprints tor YOUNG Iolh>.

sort of memorial edition of book
Little Sisters Who Lived ON Inc Round
Ball That Floats in the Air. by Jane An
drew-, j. ISSUED by Glun a Go. To it l-
prefiXed a memoir of Miss Andrews
who did useful work a. schoulteacher
by Louis" Parsons Iiopkiu-
Two childr"n'- classics com" from Dana
Estes 4 Co, "Jackanap'>. ." by Mrs Juliaua
Horatia Ewing and A Christmas Carol.
by Charles Dickens. Both are sound. hralth-
ful books that all children should read
The same cannot be ~aiJ Of two other
publication, hv the same firm The Story
Of Little Neil. extracted from Dickens :
"rh" ODD Curiosity shop, aud The Story
Of Little Eva" from Mr. Be.chcr Stowe :
"Incle Toms Cabin. We had hoped that
the fashion IF iuhicung NAV Ei>h sentiment
upon youth merely b-cau-o IT," subjects
are children had passed by 10 force
Little Nell ON Young people unrelieved bv
Dick Swivrilcr and he Warehouses l.
cruelty. ard surely Uncle Tom ma, done
it, work with,u making Eva necessity for
this general ion. II children must know
these uufor' unate young persons. lei them
read the books Of which they AZ" only a
part
Another reprint, hw pretty one, i,
Jean Ingelow : Npndrr-bpN Tales" ODana
Estes A CO... a collection of fairy tales tina,
will r"iolor every child'e heart
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Animal SlOrlcS

Tales of animals are attractive TO children
even when only tolerably done. and il L.,
strange that more are not offered in this
seasons output. An interesting story of
collie dog is told by Clarence W Hawkes.
In Master Frisky" Thomas Y Crowell
Coz. II Is the straightforward biography
"f nice dog with no morality. Foxy
the Faithful" by Lily +. Werselhoeft Git
tie. Brown Coz, is spoiled by the intro
duc,ion of sentimental matters. foreign
To dog nature, and sensational incidents
and by the fact that il is a plea for the
Interference Of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals into the
treatment of domestic animals on New
England farms.
sentimental. impressionist ic story about
cats by Pierre Lott is translated by VI b
Richards i'll Lives of Two Cats" Dana
Estes Coz. A. usual we get much more
of what Pierre Lott thinks a cat ought to
feel, usually Lofts own thoughts than of cat
nature. Doctor Robin by Harriet A
Cheever Dana Estes 4 Coz il a tale of
bird life, in which the birds are provided
with the human way of looking al things
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Other Books.

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III listen. mother bu, speak no, too loud
Wary and Her Lamb.

We should wish TO cas-, rn ,ntiht ,rn,, 4, Ia,
claim of any man 10 the authorship ~
MARY Had a Little Lamb" Our immuta-
BILE belief is that any man has the right to
provide himself with immortality if hc can
manage il. The Frederick A Stokes Com
panv, We are glad TO see. publisbes ~Narv
Had a Little Lamb: The True Story of tho
Real Mary and the Real.Iarnb as told bv
Fannie NJ. Dickerson and bv Mary Har-
self. illustrated by H. Alvin Owen" A ic,-
ure of the real lamb is also horn. ,,o,, tho
title page; no question of the gentle croa,-
ure's Authenticity; we recopniz. il nj
once.
The account saws TINT ono nC ia, su.,,a, -
es, things in the we id i. a li,tIa IarnI
The opinion does uu, lack for nroo,. ,,a
know ueonle who aInos, inv,rioll,. .,,.
A little lamb. please" even whom hoof
and pork and chicken are oh,ai,stI, I,
is further said hero that Marv's Ia,nh ,yas