The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-03

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Grover Cleveland has been christened
Francis Grover Cleveland. Mr.. C1eve-
land did not wish that the boy be NAM
ed Grover, but the children-Ruth,
Marion, Esther and Richard-wanted
to name the baby after their mamma
and papa, and their wish has been
granted, the name Francis being given
in honor of Mrs Cleveland and Grover
in honor of Mr.. Cleveland. The other
children are delighted, for they have
been calling the baby Francis since he
was born.
UNEXPECTED WINDFALL.
EASTON Pa), Aug. 24,-Daniel
Prime of Easton, colored man, has
received a letter from Charles Smith,
an attorney of Jackson, Mich, saying
he is a legatee to the amount of $4,000
under the will of Jonathan Moore OF
that city. The letter explained why
the bequest had been made.
In the Civil War Prime was a SER
geant in Company H, F'ifty-fourth
(colored) Massachusetts, Regiment.
Jonathan Moore was a First Lieutea-
ant in the Eleventh Michigan. Lieu
tenant Moore was wounded in the leg
in a charge. Prime saw him fall, took
off his own blouse and wrapped it
around the leg to stop the flow of blood,
and then carried the Lieutenant to the
rear. The men never met each other
again, but Moore learned the name of
his rescuer Moore was a manufac-
turer of furniture.
WIRELESS UNCERTAIN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-This was a
hard day for the overworked newspa-
per reporters. The experience of two
years ago demonstrated the uncertain
ty of all wireless telegraphy, but no
one was prepared for the utter collapse
of the system which occurred today
There were four competing systems,
three of which were most active. The
atmosphere above the triangular course
was beaten into hopeless confusion
so that the Marconi system, with all
its careful preparation, was available
for but single message throughout
the entire day. 1t would not have been
SO exasperating if the rival companies
had been honestly striving to send their
own bulletins, but much of the inter-
ference was obviously malicious.
The wireless telegraph systems, the
fleet of small boats carrying the news
from the course to the shore and a
line of shore observers along the Jer-
sey and Long Island coast were used
to carry news of the race, but all
three systems proved a failure.
Before the yachts had reached the
first turn a thick haze overspread the
course and shut them entirely from
the view of the shore observers Then
some INDUCED in a guessing match,
and one OF Marconi's opponent COM
message giving the hour, minute and
second at which each boat turned the
first mark. This proved to be mere
guesswork.
MALTREATED SOLDIERS.
HALLE Prussfan saxony), Aug. "A.
Sergeant Wilhelm Neblung of the
First Company of the Thirty-first In
fantry Regiment has been arraigned
ment Of the soldiers under him. He
was charged with beating the men
with a broom handle, and other bru-
talities also are charged against him.
When in a bad temper he would tear
the buttons from the mems coats and
compel them. to sew them on again.
He forced the soldiers to go through
rifle drill on their Bonded knees until
they were exhausted, and on other
occasions he made the men take rifles
in their mouths and crawl around on
aIl-fours. The court took the case IN
der advisement, and called for addi-
tional testimony.
OPERATION ON MABEL MKINLEY.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Following a
delicate operation, Mabel Mckinley
Baer, the late Presidents favorite
niece, is in a critical condition. The
operation was performed in private
hospital at noon and the crisis will not
be over for three days. Mrs Baer ana
her husband arrived here Saturday and
summoned a physician, who made a
careful examination. His diagnosis
was that the trouble was an internal
growth and the knife was the only al
Tentative. This was made known to
Mrs. Baer by her husband. She readily
consented. A private hospital was
selected, and on Monday morning the
patient accompanied by her husband
and parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Nc
kinney, was driven to the hospital
The operation lasted forty-fve minutes.
Late tonight the patient was report
ed resting quietly, without pain. Her
mother and father VIII remain at ner
bedside through the crisis. Before
leaving California Mrs. Baer Cancelled
all her engagements and will take a
much-needed rest before going back 10
the stage