The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-29
TEL-EGRAMS
FROM FILES
How Papal Gold
Find Story Was
Started.
Union Label Funeral
the Latest in
Obsequiess.
Keynote Political Dinner Consul
Skinner Sees Menelik Phases
OF Eastern Crisis.
(Associated Press News by Mail. }

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22.-Of
the Russian warships recently at Che
mulpo, Corea, in connection with the
disturbance there, only the cruiser
Boyarin remains at that place. All the
other vessels have returned to Port
Arthur
Vice Admiral Stark, commanding the
Russian Pacific squadron, while the war
ships were at Chemulpo, had an audi
enee with the. Emperor of Corea.
According to the Port Arthur Novyk-
raj, some of the Chinese military were
found in the ranks of Chinese robber
bands in the recent encounter, with Rus
slams The paper contends that Russia
is compelled to take active steps to rid
Manchuria of these bandits because
China has not filled all her treaty en-
J gagements.
4 ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. za.-There
#s no truth In the report published by
news agency in the United States that
ltfe Czarina recently gave birth to a
dead son. The story is pronounced abb
surd 1t is pointed out that she lives
an absolutely pure life and that any
concealment of any such event as the
one referred TO would be impossible
THE VATICAN'S TREASURE.
ROME, Dec 2a-According to the
Messagero, the story that Cardinal Got
ii. Prefect of the Propaganda, recent
ly handed to the Pope $4,000, 900 said
to have been confined TO the Cardinal
by the late Pope Leo XIII, originated
in the fact that in the financial investi-
cation following Pope Leo's death, a
deficit of over 100000 was found Aft
er diligent search and although no posi-
tive proof was obtainable, it appeared
evident that the only person who could
know where the money had gone was d
certain Monsigneur living in the Vati-
can. He at first asserted that he knew
nothing OF the latter, but being more
closely questioned and the evidence
against him gathering, he one day said
to the Pope: BE patient. God will
provide for the needs of the Holy See. -
Soon afterwards the Monsgneur ap-
peared with friend and said that Pope
Leo had confided the money to him,
requesting him to return it to his sue
cessor four months after his death.
UNION LABEL FUNERALS.
CHICAGO, Dec. a2.-.Mernbers of the
Livery Drivers Union met today to con-
slider an arbitration plan to settle their
strike While arbitration was being
considered news was received of the
! first "union label funeral since the
strike began. The funeral was arranged
by Undertaken G. M. Marks, the corpse
being removed in dead" wagon bear
ing the plaeard proclaiming the vehicle
: was owned by an undertaken paying the
union scale. The carriages containing
the mourners were similarly labeled
The funeral of John ] Kelly was held
under cover of darkness on account OF
the possibility of violence. The services
had been announced before the recall Of
pickets last night. After simple home
services an undertaker's wagon convey
ed the remains TO railroad depot, from
which the corpse was shipped to St
Paul, MINI.
DISTILLING IN A SKYSCRAPER
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Charged with
operating in the center of the fashion
able shopping district of Chicago, dis
tillery, contrary to government regula-
tionS, fve officers and instructors of the
Columbus Laboratories were today ar
rested by United States Deputy Mar
shals. One of the five prisoners was
United States Commissioner Solomon
The laboratories are located in a sky
scraper Office building in State street
at the corner of Washington. The ar
rests were made on complaint of United
States Revenue Agent Levi G. Mutt, the
4 technical charge being displaying the
fsign of a distiller and making a mash
Mt for distillation in place other thar
duly authorized distillery." These ar
rested were: Charles Norton, practica
distiller and rectifer; J. A. Weisener
Phi c, NJ. D.. chemist; A. Gehrmann
NJ. D., baeteriologist; w A. Evans, M
D., NJ s., and A. D. Solomon, Unitec