The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-29
States Commissioner for the Northern
District, lecturer in the laboratories.
A KEYNOTE DINNER.
NEW YORK, Dec. a2.-Locai Dem

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Locd Dem
ocrats are making plans for dinner in
this city January 9TH in honor of Mayor
Mcclellan, who will take office on the
first day of the year It is the hope OF
the committee having charge of the af-
fair to make it the occasion for sounding
the keynote for the national campaign.
They already have waited on ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and have received his
assurance that he will attend and make
a speech.
For several days the members of the
committee which has for its chairman
w. Bourke Cocfrane, have been
communicating with Democrats of prom
inence in national affairs, and it has
been ascertained that the men to whom
invitations are being sent and from
whom acceptances are practically as
sured include Chief Judge Parker of
the State Court of Appeals; Senator A.
2. German, ex-United States Senator
David B. Hill, Congressman John
Sharp Williams, leader of the party in
the House of Representatives William
c. Whitney, and Others
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the dinner includes August
Belmont, ex-Secretary of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle, John D. Crimmins,
Ashley Fitch, Hugh J. Grant and J. Ed
ward Simmons.
A FOUR INCH LOT.
NEW YORK, Dec. "a piece of
real estate with four inch frontage on
the west side of Seventh avenue, south
of Fiftieth street, has changed hands,
making a novel record in realty trans
actions here The parcel has depth
of 90 feet and brought price based on
$1,000 a front foot. The odd lot was
created through mistake made some
time ago in surveying. Pieces on both
sides of the strip were sold to various
parties, neither of whom wants the
four inch frontage What the purchaser
expects to do with his acquisition is
mystery.
NEW YORK, Dec. pa special
committee of the Presbyterian Minis
ters' Association appointed to study the
question of arbitration between the
United States and Great Britain has
adopted resolutions declaring that the
time is ripe for the conclusion of con-
vention capable of being applied to all
questions of difference that may arise
between the two countries.
CONSUL sKINNER's RECEPTION.
Ads ABEDA, Abyssinia, Friday,
Dec. 49,, by courier to Jubitli, French
SomaEland, Dec. 2I.-Escorted by sew
eral thousand Persian soldiers, the
American mission to Emperor Menelik,
headed by Consul General Skinner, en-
tered the Abyssinian capital today.
The reception of the Americans was
brilliant and picturesque Emperor
Menelik personally received Consul
Skinner The Emperor, surrounded by
ital, delivered a cordial discourse of
welcome, to which Skinner responded,
presenting an invitation to the Emperor
to visit the exposition at St. Louis. The
Americans were then conducted to the
Palace of Ras George, where they are
lodged. Consul Skinner and his party
are receiving every attention.
A formal audience and conference
with the Emperor to discuss the pur-
poses of the mission took place during
the day. The Emperor accepted Con-
sui SINNERS invitation to send an
Abyssinian exhibit to St. Louis.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2I.-The gun
boat Machias, which recently left
Jubitli, French Somaliland. on cruise
in the Red Sea, has left Perce on her
return to Jubitli to await the arrival at
that port of the Skinner expedition to
Ads Abeda, the capital of Abyssinia.
WOOD WON'T COMMAND ARMY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. aI.-Senator
Warren of Wyoming, member of the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs,
said today that President Roosevelt
had said that even if General Woods
nomination as major general were con-
hrmed he would not again promote him
while he was President, and therefore
General Wood would not command the
army during the time Mr.. Roosevelt
was in Office.
This is very important statement
in view of the fact that one of the chief
reasons for the opposition to General
Wood has been that if he were made
major general now he would, in order
of seniority, become senior major gen.
eral in 1909 and would be promoted to
lieutenant general of the army and
chief of staff until 1924, or fifteen years,
This statement by the President
means that Frederick D. Grant prob
ably will command the army in 1909.
Senator Warren said today:
"The charges against General Wood
were unconhrmed. They were simply
rot Furthermore, several of US went
to see the President, and he assured us
that if we confirmed General Woods
nomination he would not again pro-
mote him in the way indicated, which
would block so many deserving of
hcers"
The manner in which the succession
to the command of the army will go If
General Wood is confirmed and if
straight seniority be followed hence
forth will be: General s. NJ. B. Young,
the present chief of staff, until 1904 /;
Major General A. R. Chaffee until April