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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-10
BISHOP ! CO.. BANKERS
ESTABLISHED IN 1853
Banking Department.
Transact business In all departs nzz2
Of banking.
coIleeuons carefully attended to.
exchange bought and sold.

Commercial and Travellers Letters %
Credit issued on the Bank o. Calnorna4
and N. NJ. Rothschild & Sons. Lonoons
Correspondents: The Bank OF CAM
sornia, Commercial Banking Co %
eydney, Ltd, London
Drafts and cable transfers on China
and japan through the Hongkong ana
Shanghai Banking Corporation ana
Chartered Bank of India, Australia ana
China
Interest allowed on term deposits ~
the following rates per annum, VIE:
Seven days notice, at per cent
Three months, at per cent.
Six months, at 3h per cent
Twelve months, at per cent. 9
Trust Department.
as trustees under mortgages.
ACT -ge estates, real and personal
Mana t rents and dividends.
Collec papers, wills, bonds, ete-s
Valuable safe keeping.
received Tor at Department.
AccountaL oorations and pri-
Auditors for cor
vate firms. 4 reported o0a
Books examined an, aared.
Statements of affairs pref insolve1x
Trustees on bankrupt or
estates.
Office, 924 Bethel street n
Savings Department.
Deposits received and interest allow
ed at AZ per cent per annum, In &C.
cordance with rules and regulations
copies of which may be obtained on
application.
Insurance Department.
Agents for FIRE, MARINE, LIFE
ACCIDENT, and EMPLOYEES Liza
BILITY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Insurance Office. s24 Bethel street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-10
Insurancs DEPARTMENT..

Agents for FIRE, MARINE. LIFE.
ACCIDENT, and EMPLOYEES LA
BILTTY INSURANCE COMPANIEA
Insurance Office. s24 Bethel street.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
CASS LAKE TIMBER
The Sale VIII Take Place on De-
cember 23. =

. The Sale VIII Take Place on De-
cember %.
From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington, . -.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Judge Anderson
In the supreme court of the district of Co
lumbia to- day postponed without date the
hearing in the Chippewa timber suit which
was filed the latter part of November,
and which attacks the validity of the Nor
rs law. 1t is probable the case will be
called early in January. ..t.
1t is stated at the interior department
and land office that this postponement
will not interfere witl&1he award -of@con-
tracts for the sale of timber on Leech
Lake reservation, for which proposals
were opened Dec. SIT is said. also that
in the ordinary course of business the
awards will not be made until January
A careful eXaminat ton will be made of all
bids, section by section, so that subsequent
complications may be avoided. The lists
also will be examined for the elimination of
such tracts of swamp land as are due the
state, under Secretary Hitchcock's recent
decision When all these preliminaries are
disposed of the papers will be placed be-
fore the secretary for his action.
1t is believed here that the suit now
pending does not bar the secretary from
awarding contracts whenever he is ready
to do so, because no injunction has been
issued and it is understood he has been
advised to that effect by the legal officers
of the department Preparation is being
same course of procedure will be fol-
lowed as at the earlier sale. Messrs
Parker and Pollock have been detailed t:
represent the department. They viii
leave Christmas Day for Cass Lake.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
FLYING MACHINE
PROVES SUCCESS
Made by Wright Brothers Of Dayton,
Ohio Sails Three Miles in
III e \ Strong Gale. +
Speed, Equal to Eight Miles an Hour
and Mechanism Under Per-.
= s--f-. -.
feet Control. T..

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 1S.-The problem
of aerial fight without use OF pal
lon has ben solved by Wilbur and Or
Vile Wright Of Dayton, Ohio. On the
coast Of North Carolina yesterday they
successfully naVigated flying ma
chine OF their own invention for three
miles in the teeth of a tWenty-one-mlle
gale and, picking their point of de-
scent: easily landed the machine there
The first mile was covered and then
Orville Wright declared the invention
was success, but it was not until the
third had been accomplished that the
inventor cast his eyes about for a suit
able landing place, found it, and with
his invention under the most perfect
control, slowly neared the earth and
let his machine alight as easily anc
gracefully as a bird.
Preparatory to its fight the machine
was placed upon a platform which was
built on a high sand hill near Kitty
Hawk. When all was in readiness the
fastenings to the machine were re.
leased and it started down an incline
The navigator, Wilbur Wright, ther
started a small gasolene engine in the
floor Of the car, which: worked the pro
pellers. When the end of the incline
was reached the machine gradually
arose until it obtained an altitude o.
sixty feet and maintained an ever
speed of eight miles an hour.
The idea of the box kite has beer
adhered to in the basic formation O.
| the flying machine. A huge frame
| work of light timbers 33 feet wide,
| feet deep and 5 feet across the tol
| forms the machine proper. This i
| covered with a tough, but light canvas
| There are two six-blade propellers
| one arranged just below the frame So
| as to exert an upward force when il
m OtiOn and the other extends hOrizOnt
ally to the rear from the center. of tht
car, furnishing the forward impetus
| Protruding from the center of the ca
Is a huge an-shaped rudder of canvas
stretched upon a frame Of wood. Thi
rudder is controlled by the navigato
and may be moved to each side, rraiset
| or lowered.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

way down the embankment. Both
coaches were smashed to bits.
The most seriously injured are Con-
ductor Charles Olson Of st. Paul; c.
J. Westman, a grocery dealer of Can
non Falls; Thomas Fitzpatrick, of
Red Wing, and Swante Anderson of
Randolph, the postal clerk.
About twenty-five persons were in
the passenger. coach and all were
bruised and some of them stunned by
the shock and plunge down the bank.
It is regarded as almost miraculous
that some of them were not killed
outright.
Northfield physicians were hurried
to the scene and the injured made as
comfortable as possible. Several of
them were brought to Northfield for
treatment. The track was soon cleared
for the regular traffic of the road.
Among others injured were c. H.
Booth of Red Wing, clerk of courts of
Goodhue county, who had two ribs
broken; George Day, messenger, and
August Johnson of Mankato. Con-
ductor Olson was injured about the
head, and his condition is the most
serious. Railway officials say that nc
one was seriously injured.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

business did not warrant the paying
of higher wages i'll view OF the l1lrodus
made by automobiles.
p Drivers of hearses went out with
the carriage drivers and as result
funeral professions will be curta1led
during the strike. Neither the team
sters union nor the Hverymen's assO-
citation apparently made any except1on
in the strike order to facilitate Durlal
arrangements, altho lnstructloiis WIZ We
given to ~pickets not to interfere with
th,e movement of undertakers wa
gons, which will be, used in lieu OF
hearses. .
The first trouble occurred when an
ATTEMPT was made to conduct a fun
eral at West Eighteenth and Airport
Streets An undertaken secured
enough conveyances to take the body
and mourners to the church, but
while the services were in progress
pickets compelled the drivers OF the
hearse and carriages to desert, under
threats Of violence.
Funerals Postponed.
Seventy-five funerals were sched
uled for to-day, according to the repor
of the burial permit clerk Of the city
health department. Some of these
were postponed in the hope that the
strike would be settled. Most of the
funerals, however. took place. the
bodies being carried to the cemeterle
in undertakers' wagons.
Behind the livery drivers is the en-
tire organization of teamsters, $1,000
strong. Only 700 cabs and carriages
those used by licensed cabmen, wht
are pledged not to handle any of tht
funeral business for liverymen, wer,
operated to-day. The cabmen befon,
| to a, branch of the teamsters
union separate from the livery EN-
ployes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

The commission feels warranted in
saying that the beneficial. bearing of
the s-ElkinS law became evident from
| the time of it's passage, and that It
has proved a wise and salutary enact
| ment. It has corrected serious de-
| fects in the original law and. greatly
aided the. attainment of some OF the
purposes for which the law was
| enacted. s....
Never before in the railroad history
! of this country have tariff rates been
| SO we'll or generally observed as. they
| are at the present time. Other things
! however, have contributed to the i'm
proved conditions now prevailing. and
among them is the great increase In
| traffic. which, in most parts Of the
lcountry continues to move in unpre-
cedented volume. The test of the law
| will come when q lessened volume OF
competitive traffic invites sharp con-
test for business
Tariffs as published and filed in
some cases are so framed and contain
such provisions as to permit prefer
ences without departing from their
Fterms. The things which can be done
in accordance with the. tariff may be
equivalent to the payment of a re-
bate. The letter Of the law is OBJ
I.served but it's purpose may be dis
Iregarded. -
Valuable as the Elllins law is 1t has
added nothing whatever to the power
of the commission to correct tariff
rate which is >unreasonably high or
which operates with discriminating
Eeffect. It greatly aids the observance
of tariff charges, but affords no rem
| edy for those who are injured by such
Echarges either when they are exces-
sive or when they are inequitably ad-
justed.
| The effect Of the Elkins amendment
has been to bring about in many cases
an increase of railroad charges, and
as a result Of the maintenance OF
rates, has operated to intensity what
ever was wrong in the tariffs them.
selves.
81 However plain a given case may ap.
Ipear, or however clearly injustice ma!
be established by pertinent proof, the
. only order which the commission has
power to make is the limited and in
conclusive order to+"cease and deSlst'
from charging the rates or doing the
, things found to be unlawful: yet ever
that order has no binding force upol
the carrier, but can be disregardet
with impunity until compliance Is de
creed by the courts at the end OF tedl
Gus and expensive litigation.
Change in CIassifications.
One of the most significant things il
railway operations for the past three
years has been the marked, and gen
. eraI- advance in rates which have ac
crued principally thru increase of tn
.published rate itself in almost all sec
: tions of4the country. With some ex
; ceptions. class rates have not been in
: creased.
;, There have been actual increases il
y rates upon those commodities constl
3 tuting the bulk of railroad traffic, sucl
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
SASH And DOOR .... r..
MEN IN MERGER
Three Minneapolis Firms Represented
at To-day's Conference Held
in Chicago.
A Combination with $10,000,00O Cap
ital Reported, but Conferees
.... Say MOT So.''
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Sash and door
manufacturers of the Mississippi val
ley met here to-day and entered into
an agreement which, it is said, prac-
tically amounts to a merger of all
interests.
The mbination, the idea of which
is said to have had it's inception at d
previous meeting in Minneapolis, rep
resents q capital Of more than $10,-
100000, and, it is said, includes near
ly every company in the northwest.
Minneapolis, where the manufacture
ers are said to have brought about
the formation of the trust, was rep
presented at the conference by a pow
erful delegation headed by II. Alden
Smith, John Wilcox and Mr.. Bard
we'll of Bardwell, Robinson & co.
The organization is named the
Sash, Door and Blind association of
| the northwest. -...- . .....-s ..---.. ..... %.
Mr. Smith of Minneapolis stoutly
denies that any trust OR merger was
formed i'll the meeting. 1T was simc
ply a regular gathering, similar to
those we, have been holding every
year in the past, only a bit more inn
lfportance is attached to this meeting
because Of dull business at, present
We" hope by discussion and the ex-
| changing of views to bring about con-
ditions that will increase our profits
land make prices more STAPLE
| .Altho, stoutly denied by the dele
| gates, the report is current here tha
a raise in prices is soon to resul
from the action taken to-day. 4
sales agency is to be established tt
handle the output of all the factorie:
of the north and west. The agenc.
will be located in Chicago. Othel
meetings will be held before the or
! ganization is completed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION
Hundredth Anniversary of the Loui-
siana Purchase Transfer Is OBJ
served in New Orleans.
American and French Warships Par
ticipate Spain Represented
by Consul.

New Orleans, Dec. 1S-Under the
auspices of the state of Louisiana, the
city of New Orleans and the Louisiana
Historical society, the series of off,
cial celebrations in commem oration of
the centennial Of the transfer Of the
Louisiana territory from France to
the United States was begun to-day,
the. feature being. the review by Gov
ernor Heard and a party of distin-
gulshed guests of the French and
American warships which have come
here to assist in the ceremonial.
but her warship has not yet. reached
the city and her participation will be
thru her consul here. The grandsons
of Governor Clayborne and General
Williamson, who had d direct par
ticipation in. the historical event Of a
hundred years ago, have a conspicu-
| Gus part in the celebration.
M. Jusserand, the French ambassa-
dor to the United States, President
David r. Francis and directors of the
| st. Louis fair, Judge A. B. Routhier
of the Exchequer court of Canada. and
Sir. E. Tasherreu, chief justice of the
supreme court of the dominion have
come to assist in the celebration.
The United States government has
designated Admiral Wise to represent
| the federal authorities. All the
courts, public offices and schools have
closed for the occasion. The celebra-
| ton began with reception at the city
hall, where Mayor Capedeville re-
ceived the distinguished guests of the
city and state. At noon the governor
the mayor and the visiting guests
boarded the United States steamer
Stranger and steamed around the
fleet, anchoring near the Minneapolis
the flagship Of Admiral Wise's squad
ron. A number of official calls were
then made between the visiting com
manders and Governor Heard and his
staff.
Iowa Celebration.
| Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 1s.-Ir
lcommemoration of the formal trans
fer Of Iowa as a part of the Louisiana
territory to the United States, 13,OO(
schools of the ~haWkeye state are hold
ling special services to-day. In De-
Moines work in the schools and col
leges is suspended and the day is Civ
en- up to a celebration of the purchast
anniversary. ....
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
GREEN MUST
STAND TRIAL
New York State Senator Implicated
in the Postal Graft to Face
Jury.
United States Commissioner Hall
Holds Him Under All Five In
dictments Returned.

Binghamton, N. Y, Dec. 1s.-
United States Commissioner Hall to-
day handed down his decision in the
case Of State Senator George e. Green
of this city, charged with bribery and
conspiracy to defraud the government
in connection with the sale of time
recorders and cancelling machines.
The defendant is held on all five of the
indictments for trial in the city of
Washington.
Judge Hall reviews at great length
the evidence submitted by the govern
ment as to the money transactions be-
tween Senator Green and George w.
Beavers, former superintendent of the
supplies and allowances division of the
postoffice department holding that
money was paid by Green to induce
favorable action on the part of Beay-
ers. in the purchase of time recorders.
and that the evidence discloses a sus-
plcious activity on the part of Beavers
in pushing the sale of the Doremus
cancelling machines for which a mo-
tive must have existed
Court Is Sarcastic.
The evidence in the Doremus cam
ceiling machine cases, the decision
saws is not so full and complete as in
the time recorder cases, owing to the
unexpected disappearance of Trues-
dell and Ida Crowell said to have been
important witnesses before the grand
jury just when wanted for this hear
ing, and by the fact that Manager
Fish of the Doremus Machine COM
pany suffered SO severely last winter
on account of the scarcity of coal that
he was obliged, as he testifies, to burn
all the old books and papers of his
company to keep himself warm, re-
gardless of their possible value as evil
dence: and that his fondness for neat
looking accouont books led him to tear
out and destroy a number of scratched
stubs from the company's check book
which should have shown in whose
favor checks had been drawn
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
GIRLS JUMP TO
ESCAPE FIRE
They Leap from Fifth Story of a
Burning Building and Two
Will Die.
Twelve Made the Leap for Life
Alighting on Roof, Three
Stories Below.

Dayton, ~. Dec. 15.-To escape
death by E<s< otion twelve girls
leaped from s<o>.. eth story windows
Of the Candy bsIca/s this morning; e
one-story building ooc Nv.
canfht A Least n the naf nis of 'er ampert
who has offices in the bu = and
who by breaking the force of ar fall
saved probably six lives. The flames
originated in the basement of the
building and the dense smoke went UP
the elevator shaft, quickly filling the
upper floors. The property loss was
small. The injured:
Minnie Troxell, will die.
Charles Reeder, will die.
|. Mrs. Hughes, seriously hurt.
Miss Levisson, seriously hurt.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
DROPS HIS PRETENSE
The Prisoner Admits That He Used
the Name DebrOIls.

J. J. Carlisle admits that as J. r.
Debrolls he conducted the academy
of occult science in the Bank Of Min
neapolis building and secured $3.50
from Miss Clarice Heebner shortly
before he married Miss Bonnie HinlIle.
When he learned yesterday afternoon
that his wife could get him no tinan-
cial support he practically gave up his
efforts to "stand pat
II took the money from Miss Heeb-
ner under the name of Debrolls," he
admitted, but she went into the thing
with her eyes open and only ordinary
business reverses caused her to lose it.
People often assume nom de plumes in
business and [ thought foreign
sounding name would be better to at
tract people,
Having admitted everything charged
against him excepting intent to de-
fraud. Carlisle will have to show that
his nom de plume was assumed for
honorable reasons, and that the
academy had the adept faculty OF
orientals from Benares, India, and was
qualified to teach hypnotism, cata-
lepsy, pathy and kindred sciences.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
1000 CHICAGO
HACKMEN out
-Four Hundred Livery Stables Com
pletely Tied Up-Men De-
mand More Money
Undertakers Drivers Join Strike
Hearse and Carriages Abandoned
During Funeral Services.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-SiXteen hundred
livery drivers, backed by every team
sters' union in Chicago, struck to-
day. Nearly four hundred livery sta
bles are completely tied up.
The decision to strike was reached
last night after four weeks negotia-
tons for better wages and working
conditions. The men have been re-
ceiving $12 q week of seven days. The
demand is for an increase Of 50 a
week.
More than q dozen meetings were
held between committees represent
ing the livery owners and the drivers
union, but the employers refused to
make any concessions, claiming that
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
PROSPERITY IN THE WEST
CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
DECLARES WESTERN BANKS
BANKS SHOW INCREASING
STRENGTH AND LARGER IA
CIIITIES.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
New York, Dec. 1S.-William 3.
Ridgely. controller of the currency,
said to-day: 49,. -.
+ 1.-The condition Of banks Of the
country is generally good. Of course,
there will be occasional failures, as
that is an unavoidable incident in the
history of banking, but there is moth
ing in the general situation to arouse
apprehension. 1t may not be fairly
expected that boom conditions will
characterize the business Of the COM
ing year, for it is proverbial that a,
year of presidential campaign is the
occasion of less activity in some de-
gree than years unmoved by such
advertisement. One evidence of pros
perity has been the increasing
strength of western banks, and the
expansion of banking facilities under
the law permittin gthe organization
of national banks with a capital of
| SIS, 900 has been notable"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
WILLARD Y. P.
OF BURLINGTON
Former Minneapolis Man Elected to
Fill Place Vacated by Howard
Elliott.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The directors
of the Burlington railroad to-day
elected Daniel w. Willard, of the Erie,
second vice president, succeeding
Howard Elliott, who recently became
president of the Northern Pacific. Mr..
Wi1lard's election takes effect Jan. j..
Mr.. Willard formerly resided in Min
neapo1is.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
PRINTERS UNION SUED
Incorporation of Chicago Organization
Leads 1t Into Trouble.


New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Dec 18.-A damage suit for
$4,000 against Franklin Union, No.. 4, of
Press Feeders was commenced yesterday
in the superior court by the printing, firm
of r. r. Donnelly &, Sons. The union as
an incorporated body and it's. officers and
members of it's strike committees are de-
clared liable for the damages as individ-
uals under the law.
The Franklin union now has pending
against it damage suits and fines amount
ing to $27,200 besides fines levied against
individual members.
The draft on the treasury Of the union
in fines for assaults committed upon en-
p1oyes and for strike benefits since the
strike was inaugurated Oct. Z, is said to
be close to $25, 900.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
PLUNGED DOWN
AN EMBANKMENT
Local Passenger Train on the Chicago
Great Western Wrecked Near
Northfeld.
Conductor Charles Olson Of st. Paul
and Three Others Were Seri-
ously Injured.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Northfield, Mimi, Dec. 1S.-Passen-
ger train No. 21O on the Chicago
Great Western road was wrecked by
the breaking of a rail a mile out
of Northfield on a curve and high
embankment about IL o'clock this
forenoon. The train is a local and
was made up of the engine and ten
der, a combination baggage and mall
car and a passenger coach.
The engine remained on the track,
but the combination car rolled over
and over to the foot of the incline
and the passenger coach was thrown
upon it's side and pitched part of the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
SEVERAL PERSONS BURNED.

Ayonmore, Pa, Dec. 1S.-One man was
killed. two probably fatally injured and
two more seriously burned by a flash of
flame following an attempt to open can
of powder at Edri, a small mining settle
ment near here. Fire followed the explo
sion and three of the men were rescued
from the burning building by companions,
one of the latter being burned. The VIC
tins were Italian coal miners.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
DIAMOND BROKER DISAPPEARS.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Claims thus far
aggregating s15o,O0o have been presented
against Hyman Cattle, diamond broker
who disappeared last July. Bankruptcy
proceedings brought against Cattle have
disclosed that he had procured from deal
ers in Amsterdam, Holland; Utica. N Y,
and this city diamonds worth more than
100000. on the memorandum plan, and
had paWned most of them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
GETS A FORTUNE
Former Minnesota Woman Receives >
S4Oo 900 LEGACY from Germany

Pueblo, Col, Dec. 1S.-A. Lynn, former
superintendent of the street car lines of
ST. Paul and now superintendent of the
Pueblo Suburban Traction and Lighting
company, has received the first install
ment of 100000 to which Mrs. Lynn fell
heir thru a German estate. Something
more than 100000 was received in green
backs, which came by express. The bulk
of the fortune is being converted in the
east from German to United States bonds