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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-17
No. of Shares


A cash payment o. one-half of the
amount of the successful I'D in United
States Gold Coin VIII be required at
time of sale, The balance to be paid IL
United States Gold Coin upon the de-
livery of the deed or bill OF sale.
Deed, or bill of sale at expense of pur-
chaser.
Dated at said Honolulu, this 18th day
of July, a. D. 1904
A NJ. BROWN,
High Sheriff. Territory Of Hawaii
6S46-July Is. %. Aug. 9, IS.
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HAWAII SHINPO SHA-

THE PIONEER JAPANESE PRINT
ing Office. The publisher of Hawaii
Shinpo, the only daily Japanese paper
published in the Territory of Hawaii.
C. SHIOZAwA. Proprietor.
Y SOGA, Editor.
Editorial and Printing Ohce-10So
Smith ST., above King. Phone Main IS
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ANNUAL MEETING.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The annual meeting of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce will be held at
its room, HackfeId Building, Wednes-
day, August IT, 1904, at 1890 a. m.
Business: Reading of Annual Reports,
Election of Officers. etc. A full at
tendance is requested.
JAMES GORDON SPENCER,
6S73 ~ Secretary
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II. Shares of Kihei Plantation Com
pany stock, described as follows:
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HAWAIIAN STOCKS
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco. Aug. Is, 1904
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co.
Quotations at close of today's session
OF the San Francisco Stock a Bond Ex-
change:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST CIRCUIT, TERRITORY OF
HAWAII AT CHAMBERS = IN
PROBATE.
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In the matter of the Estate of Chris
tian Frederick Wolfe. deceasedZOr-
der of Notice of Hearing Petition
for Allowance of Final Accounts,
Distribution and Discharge.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
MILIION-DOIIAR
AMMUNITION CARGO
SEIZED BY JAPAN

COPENHAGEN March 22.-By au-
thority of the East Asiatic Company it
was learned to-day that the capture of
the company's steamship Manchuria
deprived Russia of 1000 tons of ammu-
milton intended for the large long
range guns in Port Arthur. 1t is said
that if the Manchuria had reached
Port Arthur safely the whole situation
would have been changed. 1t is known
that the Russian Government regard
ed the Manchuria's cargo as of the
highest importance
While at Suez in October of last
year the Manchuria was partly burned.
It was repaired at this port on rush
orders from St. Petersburg for the spe-
cial purpose of conveying ammunition
TO the Far East. The cargo was valued
at nearly a million dollars. It's cap
ture is said to account for the ina
bility Of the Russians to make effect
i've use of their long-range guns. The
Manchuria was only two days sail
from Port Arthur when she was seized.
She was navigated by Danish naval
officer on formal leave of absence.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
RUSSIAN PRESS
BUSY ARRAIGNING
JAPAN'S METHODS

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-The
Russ in an editorial to-day on Russia's
new protest against the violation of
The Hague convention in bombarding
the quarantine hospitals on the San
shantao Islands Opposite Port Dalny)
declares Japan cannot meet the charge
by pleading ignorance of the character
of the buildings on the islands, as the
bombardment of unfortified towns and
buildings is forbidden by the same con-
vention, and adds that Japans act was
a fiouting of all the powers signatory
to the convention.
WHO knows" continues the Russ,
what excesses Japan may go to in
violation of international law? The OBJ
legations assumed by her, the feeling
of solidarity among the nations and the
defense of the fundamental principles
of humanity must compel the world
If not to-day. then tomorrow, to say
to Japan: Thus far and no farther ;"
The editorial concludes with express
ing the hope that Russia's protest will
make an impression upon the other
powers.
TOXIC, March 22.-The japanese
Government denies the report from
Paris that France, acting on behalf of
Russia, has protested to the Japanese
Government on account of the bonn
bardment of the Sanshantao quarantine
station on the 10th inst. No protest of
the kind has so far reached the Imper-
ial Government at Toxic
The Paris dispatch in question stated
that France would protest on behalf
of Russia. The protest had not yet
been made.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
.SWEDEN'S
AID SOUGHT
BY MIKADO
Failure Of Attempt to
Win King Oscars
Support.
Finland'S Acquisition
the Lure Held Out
to Stockholm,

Special Cable to The Can and New YORK
Herald Copyright. 1904. by the New YORK
Herald Publishing Company.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22-It ap-
pears that the japanese. who appar-
emily left no stone unturned to obtain
support prior to the war, went so FAR
as to send a special agent t. Sweden
in order to see whether he could pre-
vail upon the Swedes, counting upon
the we'll known sympathies existing
with them. to fall upon Finland and
acquire that country while Russia's
hands were tied. The Swedish Gov
ernment, however, was not taken In
by any such exceedingly naive political
proposal. the acceptance of which
would have been fatal to Sweden, and
the japanese mission failed.
However. Minister Kurino's late visit
to- Stockholm, which excited curiosity,
may perhaps be in a measure explained
by the foregoing.
The French officers General Sylvestre,
Major Cheminon and Captain Buisset
are here before going to the front. The
first is specially attached TO General
Kuropatkin's staff.
A telegram from Viceroy AlexiefS.
dated Port Arthur, repeats that neither
attaches nor correspondents are wanted
at the scene of war until about April l5-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
)GOS SHELLS CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE AND GREAT DAMAGE
THE CALLS WAR NEWS SUMMARY

tia Por Arhur tmniI Mondy,h con
np d ytd forenoon Vice
the ~ n nerHg i ships omcaIr done
he Ifv soldiers killed whneon eapanse bauksh
c otr o ApNsa
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have beer u b @ @bwnmen h west o
cavalry I occupied dYpy fifteen miles
in
in Ni stern Korea 10 nara h Jape advnc but aparnhn ii is h ntr O h
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five Koreans land twenty wounded
v @ t the Jpa rtk
point pt + i probably emadwh much he The R
t max e as n n OF Newua gw a break il
iron t b north.
II powers protest against apane@ eRu~aG claim tina her In
yet h
in Seoul
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
FAST WORK
ON KOREAN
RAILROAD
Tokio'S Engineers Are
Hurrying Lines
Construction.
Will Facilitate Move
ment of Troops Dur
ing War.

LONDON. March 23.-The Seoul cor
respondent of the Times says that
while deprecating precipitancy in
administrative reconstruction, Japan
recommends that Korea shall gradually
eliminate foreign advisers of the Gov
ernment and appoint no more for the
present Many of the foreigners, who
are mostly French, occupy advisory
posts.
The japanese are displaying great
vigor in the construction of a light
railway TO Pingyang and other
strategic projects. according to the
correspondent. Should she fail to expeI
Russia from Chinese territory and be
compelled to defend the Korean
frontier, the existence Of a railway in
the rear. running TO q port within fer
rying distance of Japan. will be of in
estimable value to Japan
Japan has 5000 engineers working on
the railway, and 100 miles of material
obtained from disused lines in various
parts of Japan are now awaiting
shipment to Pingyang. This scheme
is designed to be completed by Sep
tember next. The work will afterward
be made permanent and extended to
Wiju.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
PERSONAL.

DR.. B. Williams Of Fresno is at the
Lick.
DIR. c. U. stephens of Boston is at
the Palace
B. Cussick. capitalist of Chico. is
at the Grand.
DIR. and Mrs Wyntoop of New York
are at the Palace.
o. McHenry, a banker OF Modesto,
is at the Occidental
C. A. Garfield, an oil man of Los
Angeles. is at the Palace.
r. II. Smith, an oil man of Coalinga,
is registered at the Grand.
DR.. Sanford Whiting and wife OF
Portland are at the Occidental
Colonel E. A. Forbes, a well-known
attorney of Marysville, is at the Pal
ace.
T. J. Field, a banker OF Monterey.
and wife arrived at the Palace yester-
day.
r. Robinson. proprietor OF the Gil
roy Hot Springs, is staying at the
Grand.
FA Keith. capitalist OF Salt Lake.
is among the latest arrivals at the St.
Francis 4 .s-A
Grove L. Johnson. the well known
attorney of Sacramento, is at the So.
Francis.
w. L. Cole, superintendent OF the
Mountain Copper Company OF Kes-
wick, and wife are at the Grand
Fisher Dixie and Reginald Dunning
of London, who are en- route to the
Orient, arrived at the st. Francis yes
terday.
Patrick LannOn, a capitalist and
former proprietor of the Salt Lake
Tribune. arrived from Southern Cali
fornia yesterday and is registered at
the Palace.
j. z. Stubbs of the Nevada State
University is down from Reno and
staying at the Palace. He is here to
meet his brother, Traffic Director j.
c. Stubs of the Hartman lines, who
is due here tomorrow.
General John C. Underwood OF Ken
lucky. an officer of the Chevaliers OF
the Patriarchs Militant, l. o. o. F..
and his wife and daughter arrived
from the East yesterday and are stay
ing at the Palace. General Under
wood is here to arrange for accommO-
dations for his organization during the
annual meeting of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in this city in September next.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
Attack Upon Port Arthur Begins at Mid
night and Continues Until Noon.
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
LADIES OF PRESBYTERIAL
SOCIETY HOLD SESSION
Officers for Ensuing Year Are Elected
and Are Installed by Mrs.
p HPPFiOff


The annual meeting of the Home
PresbyteriaI Society of San Francisco
was held yesterday morning and after
noon at Trinity Church on Capp
street.
The morning session was opened by
the president. Mrs. H. t. Ames, who
delivered the devotional exercises. The
officers reports were next read, after
which John Taylor sang a solo.
officers of the society were chosen
for the ensuing year. They are: Mrs.
Ames, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs.
Britton, Mrs. Dedrow. Mrs. Pedlar,
Mrs. Quimby. Miss Meeker and Miss
Morton.
Luncheon was served at the close
of the election and in the afternoon
the ladies were again called to order
to be entertained by Mrs. Hume, who
delivered an interesting address on
"Mormonism."
The church quartet sang several Sc
lections, after which the president and
members were given the following
question to solve: How may the
work of the Presbyterian church be
made more eficient?"
When the question had been solved
by those present the meeting was ad-
journed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
"Mormonism."
Saved From the Potters' Field.

Charles A. Murdoch, printer and
former Civil Service Commissioner, in
formed the Coroner yesterday that he
would take charge of the remains of
Edwin Ruthven Campbell and give
them decent burial. Mr.. Campbell
was a journalist of some note in the
early history of California. He was
found dead in his bed in the ten-cent
lodging-house at Gal Washington
street. He was S5 years of age and
in his declining days, too sick to earn
his living, he was obliged to rely upon
the good offices of his old time friends.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
PRACTICE FIRING
BY FORTS STARTS
RUMOR OF BATTLE

NEWCHWANG, March 22-The firing
heard yesterday morning has been Off
cially explained as having been prac-
tice shooting by the forts The Rus
slams notified the Chinese late yester-
day evening that the practice firing
would occur, but not in time for the in
formation to become generally known,
and consequently there was consider
able alarm
Two junks, the first arrivals of the
season, were unloading at the railway
station to-day. The ice in the river is
rapidly breaking. south wind is ex-
pected, and should it come the river
will be open in a few days.
The British residents have sent a pc
tition to Sir Ernest Satow, British
Minister at Peking, asking that a war
ship be allowed to remain at New
chWang.
United States Consul Miller proposes
the organization of all foreigners at
Newchwang, to insure their obtaining
intelligence regarding war movements
in this vicinity and also for their mu-
tual protection
Two Japanese merchants named
Kautiaimi and Makaya and five women
refugees, who had been imprisoned
from February to March 20 at Port
Arthur, left to-day en- route to Tientsin
thus satisfying the American official
inquiry and negotiations covering sew
eraI weeks. The merchants, who were
arrested on account of possessing
charts of the coast of Dalny, report
that they were treated kindly, espe
c1ally at the military prison under
Golden Hill, where they were in GUS
tody for twenty-one days. Later they
were confined in the police station. The
civil administration of Newchwang
took unusual care in accomplishing
the release of the prisoners and refu
gees, and upon their arrival here they
were promptly turned over to United
States Consul Henry B. Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
JAPAN TO OPEN
YONGAMPHO TO
WORLDS TRADE

TOXIC, March 22.-Japan decided
yesterday to open Yongampho to for
eign trade.
After consulting together and with
the Government, both political parties
agreed to support the Government pro-
sramme of war taxes, but to lower
slightly the proposed rate of land tax
and reject the taxes on salt and silk
stuffs, thereby reducing the projected
revenue about s5O0O,OOO The political
parties further display a disposition %
limit the period for the levying of in
creased taxes to one year after the
conclusion of the war. This implies a
radical change, inasmuch as the in
creased revenue thereby ceases to be
available for reducing the new debt
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
SCANDAL BREWING
IN THE PARLIAMENT
OF MIKADO'S REALM

TOXIC. March PA legislative
scandal is threatened in connection
with the proposal of the Government
to create tobacco monopoly. 1t is
alleged that certain members of the
Diet agreed to support a movement to
increase the compensation to be paid
to the manufacturers for a share of
the increase secured. 1t was originally
proposed to pay the manufacturers a
sum equal to three years income from
their business. 1t is said that the illicit
project was to secure the equivalent
of four years income. The police are
investigating and possibly the scandal
may be ventilated on the floor of the
House. The incident is likely to have
the effect of leaving the three years
provision unchanged
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23

FIGHT MOB
IN KOREA
Soldiers Kill Five Ma
tiVes and Wound
Twenty.
Capture of NeWchwang
Is Soon to Be At
tempted.

LONDON. March %. - The Daily
Talaaraph's Seoul correspondent,
cabling under date of March p. reports
the rising of a mob Of Koreans against
Japanese soldiers. at Samung. north OF
Gensan. The Japanese dispersed the
mob. killing five men and woundins
twenty.
The Daily Chronicle publishes un-
confirmed rumOrs from Chetu ana
Newchwang of bOmbardments OF Port
Arthur on March Is and Is, FIVE Euro
peans and many Chinese being killed
i'm the former and two guns being dis
mantIed and fifty soldiers killed in the
latter attack.
The Standards Shanghai correspond
ent says that a recent arrival from
Port Arthur declares the Russians re-
covered fifteen japanese tOrpedOes
from the harbOr, unexDlOded, because
in their excitement the Japanese for
got to withdraw the safety pegs.
A correspondent Of the Times at
Toxic. under yesterdays date. cables
that it is rumored that the Japanese
have succeeded in blOckading the en-
trance TO Port Arthur.
News is received from Newchwang
that a south wind is dispensing the
ice. which means the beginning OF
active operations that at last viii re-
veal the carefully concealed japanese
plan OF campaign.
According to the Standards st.
Petersburg correspondent, the Russian
Government has privately informed
the Senators that since the outbreak Of
the war exactly 100000 troops have
been forwarded to the Far East by the
Siberian Railway.
In last nights Gazette the Board Of
Trade. in publishing a list OF the arti-
cles declared to be contraband, warns
the masters of British ships that they
must not resist being stopped or
searched by warships of either of the
beIligerents for cOntraband.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
FEW OF MIKADO'S
SUBJECTS REMAIN
IN BLEAK SIBERIA

ST PETERSBURG, March 22.-United
States Embassador Mccormick has not
been instructed by the State Depart
ment at the request Of Takahira, the
japanese Minister at Washington, TO
ask the Russian Government what ia
cflities viii be afforded to the 10000
japanese in Siberia to return to Japan.
According TO information received here
comparatively few japanese are now in
Siberia. Most Of them left there just
prior to or after the breaking out Of
the war. The United States embassy.
which is charged with safeguarding
japanese interests, has thus far only
responded to the appeals of a score of
japanese coming from Siberia through
European Russia. The last party of
twelve from. Irkutsk, was sent to Ber-
lin on Saturday. Not one of them has
been mOlested. but il Is considered
safer that the japanese be placed be-
yond the region Of possible danger. No
appeals have been received from the
few japanese residing in st. Peters,
burg and other cities of European Rus
sia-
WASHINGTON, March 22-It is said
at the State Department that instruc-
tions were sent on Saturday to Embas-
sadOr Mccormick at St. Petersburg to
call the attention of the Russian Gov
ernment 10 the condition of japanese in
Siberia in the hope that the Govern
ment viii do all in its power to enable
them to return to Japan Minister
Takahira, at whose request the instruc-
tions We're sent, informed the State De-
partment that there were between
forty and fifty japanese in Siberia. not
10000. as stated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
MOVEMENTS
OF JAPAN'S
BIG ARMY
Advance Has Reached
a Point North of
Pingyang.
IntrenchmentS Thrown
Up on Chengcheng
Rivers Bank.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-Vice
Admiral Togo's activity at Port Arthur
is being emulated by the commander Of
the japanese forces in Korea. The re-
port Of General Mistchenkow shows
that the japanese have taken the pre-
caution TO erect earthworks near Anju,
which are being held by a Japanese di-
vision until the remainder of the First
Army Corps comes up from Pingyang,
about forty miles away. The advance
Of the japanese shows that they are
losing no time and that they are more
rapid than the Russians expected. New
ertheless the fortifcations Of Anju
show the japanese operations are ac-
oompanied by all proper military pre-
cautions. So far as the Russians are
concerned they have no intention Of
attacking Anju, but the province Of the
50o0 to 5000 cavalrymen under General
Mistchenkow viii be to harass and re-
tard the japanese in every way possi-
bic.
The authorities here believe that it
viii be only a matter of short time
now when active land operations begin,
but al first these will take the form of
slrmishes as the main Russian force
remains in occupation of strategic
points on the Yalu River.
The following official dispatch has
been received from Viceroy AleXieff,
dated Mukden. March %:
General Mistchenkow reports that
ar March oh 1ad
Anju and observed on the left bank Of
the Chengcheng River. opposite Anju.
intrenchments made by the enemy. Up
10 that date the enemy had not ap-
peared at Yongpyong. fifteen miles
mort heast Of Anju- It is supposed that
there is one japanese division at Anju
and that the remainder of the First
Army Corps is at Pingyang.
IN consequence of the report that
two squadrons Of the enemy had ar
rived at Pakch0ng. fifteen miles north
west Of Anju. 200 of our cavalry was
dispatched for the purpose of prevent
ing the enemy from crossing the PAX
chong River. Our cavalry found three
japanese squadrons on the left bank
Of the river. but they withdrew toward
Anju on the arrival of our detachment
without fighting. The japanese squad
rons number about 100 men each.
'On the night Of March 19 two dis
patch riders encountered a japanese
patrol between Kasan, about fifty miles
north by west Of Pingyang, and Chen
chU, about twelve miles north Of Kazan.
The patrol opened fire, but our dispatch
riders escaped unhurt-
According to a report 1000 of the
enemy's cavalry occupied Yongpyong
on March 10. and material for pOntoon
bridges has been placed in readiness
north and south Of Anju."
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23

ST. PETERSBURG, March %. The
Emperor received the first message re-
garding the attack upon Port Arthur
late this afternoon, but nothing was
allowed to reach the public until 10
o'clock tonight. The dispatches to
the Emperor stated that the Russians
sustained no great losses, having only
five soldiers killed and ten wounded
Vice Admiral Makaroff reports that
one of, the japanese vessels was struck
by a she'll
All information which has reached
ST. Petersburg shows that the defend
ers of Port Arthur have taken serious
Iy to heart the coup of the Japanese
torpedo- boats at the beginning of the
war, and are now maintaining a sharp
lookout.
The Japanese torpedo boats were
twice discovered sneaking toward the
harbor entrance under cover of dark
ness, but both times they were de-
tected far out at sea and were driven
off by the hot fire opened on them.
The breaking of day necessarily pre-
vented further torpedo boat operations,
but Admiral Togo brought his battle
ships and cruisers up. The division
of his fleet was for the purpose of max
ing a cross fire upon the harbor, in the
hope of destroying the town and of
damaging the Russian ships lying in
the basin.
1lo r6r of ATorNh chn
to the Russians the advantage to the
enemy of the position off Liaotheshin
which Vice Admiral Togo's ships took
up this morning, and Vice Admiral
Makaroff sought to minimize this ad-
vantage by so stationing the battleship
Retvizan that her shells could reach
the Japanese battleships. The fact that
the Retvizan was used for this purpose
proves the falsity of the report that her
great guns had been removed and in
stalled as a battery at Pigeon Bay, and
it has given rise to the impression that
there is an inadequacy of great guns
at Port Arthur, as otherwise a battery
would have been erected to protect the
town at the only point which Vice Ad-
miral Togo seems to regard as vulner-
able from the sea.
When the official dispatches were re-
ceived the belief gained ground that
Vice Admiral Makaroff had put to sea
and that a naval fight had taken place.
Later advices established the fact that
the admiral had simply gone with the
undamaged portion of his fleet to the
outer roadstead, where he could more
effectively support the batteries and at
dhe same time take advantage of any
weakness which might develop in the
enemy's attack.
The Russians are continuing prepa-
rations for prospective siege of Port
Arthur, rushing large Quantities of sup
plies to that point. More than forty
cars loaded with barley, chickens and
other foods arrive there daily.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
Burglars Enter a Grocery.

Burglars entered the grocery store
occupied by E. A. Meyer at POI Polk
street early Tuesday morning through
a window on the Grove-street side OF
the establishment and secured S. out
of the register, 81 in nickels from a
tin behind the counter and $40 that
was concealed in rice chest. The
police are working on the case. but
have no clew to the guilty parties.
The place was entered last January
and SIS taken by the thieves at that
time.