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MURDER WON'T ALWAYS OUT.
A CRIME AT OMAHA THAT WAS
REALLY NOT A MYSTERY.

There Was Moral Certainty Is to the Man
VINO Killed watson II. Smith, but Not
J. Bit OF Evidence-The Case Recalled
r. In Discussion About Police Detectives.
They were sitting in that corner Of the
club cafe which the Colonel has occupied
10 regularly and 80 long that not another
club member would think of taking chair
there when it was known that the Colonel
vas in town, unless 1t we're at the invita-
ton Of tha. gentleman. BY tacit arrange
ment the entire club reserved that place
for the military member.
As usual. the Colonel had little group
around him. who. between discussions of
the contents OF the glasses or the cigar
boxes, contributed accounts either OF events
in their own lives or Of observations OF
events In the lives Of others. just now
they had been talking about the police
department. Had there been an improve
ment or not; was there less crime, or was
less OF 1t reported: was there better detec-
tive work. or better concealment?
Tho doctor declared an unfavorable
opinion. He recited long list Of crimes
Of magnitude, toward the solution OF which
the Iolice had not contributed q word.
or at most an impossible theory OF mur-
ders alone he cited dozen.
There is the proof Of their uselessness.'
he said. Murder will out if you give it
half . chance. There never was a murder
yet that was committed with such care
Or sldll that it could not be brought home
70 the murderer il only simple common
sense we're used instead OF the wild invention
some OF these alleged detectives employ.
They ought to be writing detective stories
instead Of drawing police salaries"
oh. don't know, doctor" said the
Colonel. The thing has happened, you
know. Or maybe you don't know it, but
! do.
There is q difference between moral
certainty as to the guilty person and legal
evidence. I knew a case Of cold -blooded
70 the most extreme excitement and the
snosS strenuous efforts were made to bring
the criminal to justice.
The entire city knew. or believed it
did, which amounted to the same thing
who was the murderer It was as plain
"a pikestan to any one. Yet there was
not the first particle OF tangible proof.
The police were helpless. and the imported
assistance was no better. The crime was
never solved"
What was it, Colonel?' asked the doctor
j should like to hear about it, NY dis
gust at the present condition Of police
affairs has been growing 50 strong that
perhaps it will help me out little
1t was the murder of Watson B Smith
IN Omaha. replied the Colonel. That
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anything suited to this aesthetic feat ex-
cept a marble statue. As few families
possessed marble statuary. the niche was
usually vacant. Nevertheless, for years
New York builders went on putting these
inches in walls just as they kept on building
houses identical in their possession OF TWO
rooms to floor
1t seems incredible that the effects shown
in the pictures have been accomplished
in house SO small that II would not have
been thought capable of producing such
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results only few years ago. AZ least the
builders OF twenty years ago with this
invariable plan in mind would never have
thought such thing possible. Recently
architecture has shown how much space
has been wasted in the old-fashoned houses
which were supposed to have had always
the single recommendation of making
the most advantageous use possible OF the
amount of ground they occupied. New
houses POSSESS more and larger rooms
than would have been dreamed Of when the
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What skilful architecture can accom-
nlish with an ordinary twenty-foot New
York house Of the pervading brownstone
snecies is interestingly exhibited in the
dwelling at the northeast corner OF Park
avenue and Sixty-fifth street
This building was originally an old style,
hi ieh.stooped ,twenty-foot brownstone house
built in all probability twenty-five years
soo II had one solitary advantage that
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the front OF the gallery floor, with the
billiard room directly in the rear.
The stairs leading to the upper rooms OF
the house cut of part Of the twenty feet OF
the facade, making the width of the recep-
ton room only about sixteen feet
These changes give the ordinary house
a picturesuueness and beauty that would
never before have been thought possible
within such limited space. The depth OF
the lot on which the house stands was
eighty feet, and the building for two stories
extends over the entire lot.
This gives, Of course, ample length. but
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But any of the effects accomplished in the
house could have been secured just AZ
readily if it had stood in the middle Of {
block.
When this house was put up, builders
made their own plans ard architects had
no hand in the construction of the average
city residence. The imagination and skill
Of the builder ended when he had designed
the ordinary two-roons-,c -a-hcor interior
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NEW PASS ~ TIE ROCKIES.
Dr. C0llic's Discovery Last Year Among
the Canadian Mountains.

DR.. J. Norman Collie. distinguished
man Of science and mouniaineer OF Great
Britain. has in the past few years made
four expeditions into the Canadian Rocky
Mountains to the north Of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad. where the mountains
were very little known. With great ability
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seemed to adapt it to possible change and
Improvement. That was that it stood on
corner.
That made the lighting easier. and. of
course the rooms are more attractive.
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He put up the high stoop. made dining
room and kitchen in the basement and
achieved his decorative triumph with a
niche in the turn Of the hall on the staircase
near the second floor. There was never
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does not diminish the unusual achievement
of the architect who accomplished these
changes in a building that was already
standing and seemed to offer very little
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
COUNTY POLITICS.

The Home Rulers are going 10 make
a desperate fight TO get all the county
offices. They will nominate their own
ticket, which will be out-and-out native
and they will assist through wide-open
primaries, in nominating Republican
Home Rulers Of the Kumalae-Aylett
brand on the Republican ticket. In
other words we shall have, in all like
Iihood, two Home Rule tickets to
choose from, on one of which there will
be no white men and on the other Of
which IL any white men appear at all,
they will be Of the renegade type and
therefore worse than the most fanati-
cal Wilcoxites.
This situation. which is rapidly de-
veIoping, was long ago foreseen by the
Advertiser in the course Of its attacks
on the wide-Open primary. This prima-
~ was a device to put the management
of the Republican party into the hands
Of anybody who could rally the most
voters for the election of convention |
delegates. The concrete scheme at the |
start was TO reinforce the anti-Dole |
Republican faction with Home Rule |
votes. Now the Home Rulers, seeing |
their power, propose to get the benefit |
for themselves. They will not only name
their party ticket but they will also
name the Republican ticket. and vote
for the men who best suit them on
both.
The outlook, therefore, for good gov
eminent in the counties is bad. But it
Is what every intelligent citizen looked
'or when the agitation for county law
began.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
OREGLlA CONTROLS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CONTINUED from page u


gatherings, etc, is only -one-fourth of
that.
Another source Of revenue Is in the
offerings of the faithful who are adj
mitted to special audiences with the
supreme pontiff. A wealthy Catholic
who is admitted to an audience with
the pope generally leaves something in
the shape of cash with the prelate on
duty in the ante-chamber. AS these
special audiences are frequent and the
offerings sometimes large, it is thought
that the pope could not derive less than
another $250,000 a year from them. The
Duke of Norfolk, for instance, when
he visited the holy father, generally
left behind him little present of So
600.
So far an income of approximately
81, ZOO, 900 has been accounted for; but
where the balance is scraped together
to meet the annual outgo of 81, 500, 900
is beyond the ken Of ordinary mortals.
1t is thought that the Queen of Spain
and the Emperor of Austria, who are
most devout children of the church,
contribute literally to the treasury of
the pontiff, but their aid can not pos
sibly amount to enough to cover the
missing 100000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
COAL FOR TRANSPORTS.
TThe oaicial and Commercial Record

The Omcial and Commercial Record
In the matter OF making Honolulu a
port OF call for the U. S. Transports,
OF first Importance in the eyes of the
War Department must be the assurance
of an adequate coal supply at this
point, for their ships.
The following notice speaks for it
self:
Proposals for Coal. Office OF Gen
eral Superintendent Army Transport
Service, San Francisco, Cal, May 20,
1903
Sealed proposals in triplicate for
furnishing and delivering at Homo
lulu. H. T, average Steam Coal, as
may be required, will be received
here until u NJ, June 20, 1903
Information furnished on applica-
ton. Envelopes containing pro-
posals should be endorsed Proposals
for Coal for Honolulu" addressed
to c. A Devol, General Superinten-
dent"
The information furnished stated that
a bond of Ten Thousand Dollars with
good and sufficient sureties would be
required; that preference would be
given to articles cf domestic produc-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22

Cardinal Oreglia, the most promising
candidate for the Papacy, is fitted by
nature and inclination to be the head
OF the Church Militant. He is a fight
ing cardinal. different in all respects
that II he comes to the throne the Bit
ter relations between the Vatican and
Italy, which existed In the time of Plus
TX and Victor Emanuel I. will again
be in evidence. However, Cardinal
Oreglia is a very old man and whatever
he might do would not be for long.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
THE POPE AND THE
TERRITORIAL FLAG

Editor Advertiser: presume
that most people here fully approve of
the courteous refusal of Secretary Car
| ter to place the Government flag at
| half-mast on account of the death of
the late excellent Pope. That refusal
was very wisely based upon the ground
that it has not been done ''at the an
nouncement of the death of any for
eign potentate."
L desire, however, to point out that
even if it were the custom thus to no
tice the deaths of foreign potentates
such notice would be highly improper
in the case of a Pope of Rome. For
this reason: The supremacy claimed
by the Pope is a universal spiritual
lordship over the whole of Christen-
dom; over all persons claiming TO be
Christians. The Pope claims to be the
Head, not merely of the Latin, or Ro-
man church, but of all Christian bod
les, including the great Orthodox"
Greek church of Russia and the ORR
ent, as well as of all Protestant
churches. He demands the subsection |
and obedience of ali these churches to |
Rome. They correspondingly resent |
and resist that demand.
To treat the death of the Pope as
claiming the respect due to any other
foreign potentate is, therefore, to ig-
more the vital and strenuous controver-
sy of many centuries past, as well as
the inherent difference between a civil
and spiritual lordship. We Protest
ants, however democratic, recognize
and treat with courtesy the local au-
-hority of kings and emperors; but the
universal authority of a Spiritual EN-
oeror, like the Pope, is something that
we hold in disdain, and resent as a
leadly usurpation.
1t is due to the late Pope to note,
hat he was irenic in disposition and
lever needlessly set forth the exclu-
i've claims of the Papacy in an of
ensive manner. We gladly distin-
-uish between the good man and the
surping potentate.
PROTESTANT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
A Noble Organ Grinder.

Earl Poulett, better known as Wis
count Hinton. has appeared again i'll
the London streets with his organ.
His temperance seems to have
greatly pleased the public, as large and
sympathetic crowds listened to the or
gan as it passed through Charing Cross
road, Tottenham Court road, Hamp-
stead road, to Camden town, and the
people were generous in their contribu-
tions
Earl Poulett, by the way, is not
now compelled" to grind the organ
for a living. He is a member of the
staff of Pearson's Weekly, and is just
now working on behalf of the fresh air
machine announced that all funds were
to be given to that charity.
The story of Earl Poulett's claim
to the title here given him is a strange
one.
In July, 1S49, the sixth earl, then
Lieutenant William Henry Poulett,
married at the registry office at Port
sea Miss Elizabeth Lavinia Newman,
daughter of a pilot at Landport
Six months later the present claim
ant was born, and was registered at
Portsea under the name of William
Turnour Thomas Poulett, but the lieu
tenant. who succeeded his cousin in
1864 to the earldom, denied that the boy
was his son.
Mrs. Poulett died in 1871, and the
early was twice married afterward, the
third marriage resulting in the birth
of William John Lydston Poulett. This
son, now 19 years of age, holds the
family estates at Hinton st. George,
in Somersetshire, the Lord Chief JUS
tice deciding in his favor a year ago,
when the organ grinder claimant
sought to gain possession.
The claim which is made to the title,
and which is likely to come before the
House of Lords in the near future, is,
of course, entirely separate and dis
tinct from the dispute about the es-
tates.-London Call.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
Hoods J0rs0p0rilL0
and Pills

Thoroughly eradicate scrofula and
build up the system that has suf-
fered from it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
A FRATERNITY OF ROBBERS.

A certain class Of lawyers in this city
are adding a new terror TO death and
to old age. A rich man cannot ap-
preach his end without fear that his
estate will be pillaged either after his
demise or while he is too stricken in
years to protect it. The revelations in
spepdthrift cases, in the allotment of
big fees to favorites of the circuit
bench and in the Sumner robbery affair
are such as to threaten vested rights
and to seriously affect the guarantees
OF property.
The integrity Of the law and the
honor of the legal profession demand
that something should be done to
stamp out the piracy which has grown
I'D in and around the courts. Disbar-
Inent proceedings have been undertake
en- in two cases but there seems to be
ample ground for further proceedings
OF the kind against others. And the
Bar Association might, with great
propriety, put its views on record and
incidentally make clear what consti-
tutes an honorable lawyer and what a
legal beast of prey. Certainly some
thing should be done to restore the
good name of the legal profession as
well as to make it possible for helpless
people who own property to keep it out
of the NAV of sharks
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
Old as the Pyramids

And as little changed by the ages,
Is Scrofula, than which no disease,
save Consumption, is responsible
for a larger mortality, and Con-
sumption is its outgrowth.
1t affects the glands, the mucous
membranes, tissues and bones;
causes punches in the neck, ca
tarrhal troubles, ricketts,, inflamed
eyelids, sore ears, cutaneous erup-
tiohs, etc.
i suffered from scrofula, the disease az
fectfng the glands OF my neck. did every
thing was told to do to eradicate it, but
without success. / then began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and the swelling in my
neck entirely disappeared and my skin re-
sumed a smooth, healthy appearance. The
cure was complete" MISS ANITA MITCHELL,
9l5 Scott St., Covington, Ky.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22

Ellis Lando will be the first actual
representative of Hawaii in the Naval
Academy. His predecessor was a Con-
necticut youth whom Delegate Wilcox
was worked" to appoint. Lando is an
unusually bright young man and in the
ordinary course of events should be an
Admiral at fifty. The good wishes of
all who know him will be his at Anna
polls and in his subsequent career.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22

DYSENTERY causes the death of
more people than small pox and yellow
fever combined. In an army it is
dreaded more than a battle. 1t re-
quires prompt and effective treat
ment. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera,
and Diarrhoea Remedy has been used
in nine epidemics of dysentery in the
United States with perfect success,
and has cured the most malignant
cases both of children and adults. and
under the most trying conditions
Every household should have a bottle
at hand Get it today. 1t may save
life. All Dealers and Druggists sell
it Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd, Agents
for Hawaii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22
OUTRAGES IN A.
SOUTH SEA WAR

SYDNEY, July 7.-Noumea advices
state that n the native war on Pente-
cost Island a child was cut to pieces,
sion were killed, and an officer of re-
cruiting vessel was shot in the arm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-22

AS a name for a great capital Tumut
has the advantage of being spelled the
same way from either end. II there
are any other advantages Australia is
keeping them under cover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
ANTHRACITE COAL COMMISSION
Question of Responsibility for the
 Shortage Again the Issue.

Philadelphia, January lo.-The question of responsibility for the limitation of the hard coal production was again an is- sue before the anthracite coal strike com mission today. The matter was brought np by Attorney Darrow, counsel for the miners, who requested the commission to lsuhmon the presidents of the coal-carry- ling railroads as witnesses. The demPnd resulted in a long discussion between Chairman Gray, Lawyer Dicksen, coun- sel for the independent operators, and MT. Darrow.
 Chairman Gray g. d the commission would consider the matter of calling the presidents for the stated purpose, and if the issue was regarded as being be- fore the body they will be called other wise the presidents would not be asked to testify.
 Counsel for the miners also announced that he had received numerous letters from large operators and governors of states in the bituminous region and de- sired to have some representative of that district appear before the commission to give information concerning trade agree ments. If this could not be done the Miners union would like to have the let - ters read before the commission The chairman said the subject was at pres- ent being held under advisement by the commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
w and SOCIETY
4 Spinsfer Affair.

Mrs. William Nathaniel Malone gave IA spinster Affhir" yesterday afternoon in compliment to her beautiful guest Mss Grace Hunter, tho occasion assem- bling about thirty maids and matrons In the game of "old Maid" played nt the tables in the drawing room only the spin sters participated, their score cards being designed as tea pots. On one side, in gilt letters. was the word wanted" and on the other the picture of a man, in some cases quite handsome, in others quite the reverse, according to the various ideals of spinsters.
 The score was kept by attaching little bells to the tespots and the first prize YVES won by Miss Emma l-eedy whose score was the smallest of the afternoon The prize was christy drawing, "Rp Van Winkle," and beneath were the words: "Found-A Man"
 Miss Benners drew the consolation, a Jepanese teapot, and the poopy prize. picture of Angola cats, was won by Miss Watson.
 The souvenirs included bis1ue cats snc silver thimbles. The drawing rooms were decorated with pictures of black cats. A delicious luncheon in courses was serv. ed at the close of the games.
 Mrs. Malone wore a Frenohy toilette of black end white, and received with her characteristic ccrdiality.
 Miss Hunters lovely gown was Of pink crepe de chene, finished with the fash ionable shirring.
 Those invited to receive were Mrs. P. F. Moore, Mrs. J. Norman Brooks. Mrs. Robert Redus, Mrs. Louis Bradfield, Mrs. William P. G. Harding Mrs. Norman Webb and Mrs. D. M. Drennen.
 Among the pretty gowns was that worn by Mrs. Brooks. It was in green with medalliors of black cntwined with cream lace. Her hat of green had touches of tlack.
 Mrs. Redus vas a charming figure in gray and pink.
 Mrs. Harding's beautiful gown was in blue crepe, the skirt having q Jeer yoke and panel of white lace. The bodice had a lace yoke and the handsome hat was finished with a scarf of lace and mink.
 Mrs Drennen was very handsome in black and white, the bodisa being trim ned with Persian embroidery.
 The other guests included Miss Moore, Hiss Bessie Irwin of Athens. Miss Caro- line Chisolm, Miss Kate Smith. Miss Fan nie May Mason, Miss Victoria Scdge of Greensboro, Miss Eghel Clifford. Nss Margaret Nixon, Miss Amy Jorde. Miss Litehfeld of Abingdon Va. : Miss Helen Smith, Miss Mabel Row Miss Robinson, Miss Annie Pearson. Miss Benner, Miss Annie Jenison Miss Lillian Roden Miss Amy Tuta Her, Miss Anne Roberts Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Emma Leedy Miss George Weathcrly, Miss Helen Van Foose, Miss Winter of Montgomery; Miss Watson of Columbus. Ga; Miss Edna Coughlin, Miss Alice Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Douglass -BurfOrd.

Burford daughter of Mr and Mrs. w L. vile, took place last evening a t o'clock at the First Methodist cnurcn. the cere- mony being performed by tfTe Rev. Dr. J. P. McFerrin.
 1 The decorations were very elaborate the details being in white and green. White carnations and roses were used in the floral bell which was suspended beneath a canopy of wild smilax, which formed a picturesque background for the wedding party.
 Miss Burford, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white em- broidered chiffon over Duchess satin. Her flowers were a shower of lilies of the valley, and the veil was of tule
 Miss Marjorie Catchings, the maid of honor, wore white satin striped grena- dine oyer satin, the skirt finished wit h panels of Escurial lace ana the bodice having accordeon pleatings of white chif- ion appliqued with lace. Her flowers were white roses.
 best man.
 The ushers were MT. Norwell Cullom, MT. Sherrod Bqrford. Dr. Rountree and MT. Lucian Douglass. The bridesmaids were Miss Willie Eve of Nashville, Miss Carrie Smith of Mont gomery, Miss Mary Joe Caldwell of An- niston, Miss Lucy Dwyer, Miss Bessie Le- Grande, Miss Edna Moore of Birmingham. The groomsmen were Dr. Dyer Tally, MT. Horace Soper, MT. John Ruse, MT. Frank Smith, MT. Tom Bowron of Birmingham, MT Tayler Brooks of Florence.
 The bridesmaids wore gowns of white point d spirit over green taffeta, and car ried white roses.
 Master Kirby McMahan, in costume of white satin, was ring bearer.
 After wedding journey to Washing ton, Dr. Douglass and his bride will be at home in Russelvile.