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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09
HISTORY OF THE
SECOND CAVALRY

The two squadrons of cavalry aboard
! of the famous regiments of the army.
The I'd Cavalry is one of the Oldest
cavalry regiments in the United States
service. 1t was organized under au-
thority of an act of Congress of May
%, 1885, as the I'd Regiment of ORA
goons. It's first commanding officer
was Col David E.. Twiggs. It's first
service was in the everglades of Flor
ida against the Seminole Indians. 1t
served through two campaigns with
great credit in the Florida wars and
after ten years of service was on the
point of being disbanded, when a pop
ular protest was made and the regi-
ment was dismounted and given the
title of "Rif:emen.''' At the outbreak
of the Mexican war it was sent to the
front and had the honor to serve with
both the columns of Gen. Zachary
Taylor and Gen. Winfield Scott 1t
started out with the former and fin
ished with the latter. During this
war the regiment participated in the
battles of Palo Alto. Reseca de la
Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera
Graz, Cerro-Gordo. Molino Del Ray,
Contreras, Cherubusco,e Chapultapec,
Antigua, San Macansmi and the siege
of the City of Mexico.
The battles in which the regiment
fought during the Civil war included
/ South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericks-
burg, Beverly Ford, AIdie, Boonsboro,
, Gettysburg, Funkstown, Williamsport,
Falling Waters, Manassas Gap, Rap
pahannock station, Brandy station,
Todd's Tavern, Yellow Tavern, Mead
ow Bridge, Hanovertown, Halves shop,
Old Church, Cold Harbor, Trevillian
station, White House, Deep Bottom,
i White Post, Cedarville, Berryville,
Smithfield, Winchester. Front Royal.
Luray Toms Brook and Cedar Creek.
The regiment was sent Immediately
into the Indian country at the close of
the war, and'was broken up into small
| detachments. 1t saw hard service in
| New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Wyo-
ming, Kansas and Nebraska.
| At the outbreak Of the Spanish war
several officers of the I'd Cavalry were
| in high commands. Maj. Gen Wesley
Merritt commanded the first army ex-
petition to the Philippines and Nc
! CIernand was afterward adjutant gen
| eral of this army.
! -Four troops of the ressiment-F, a,
/ d and C-were sent to Cuba with Gen.
| Skaters army, and participated in
| the battles a Las Guasimas, Ell Caney,
! San Juan and the siege of Santiago.
| These troops were commanded by
Lieut.. Col. William A. Rafferty,. who
+ became famous in the San Juan fight
=, owing to his conspicuous bandana
| handkerchief. and who was afterward
/ killed in the Philippines by falling
| from wall. After the surrender at
| Santiago, and when the American ar
my of occupation was moved to Cuba,
the I'd Cavalry, as a regiment, was
stationed at Matanzas. The regiment
! remained in barracks there for abou,
! two years, and was then brought to
| the United States. and four troops
| F, II. G. and E-were sent to Fort
Myer with the regimentaI headquar-
tiers, six troops went to Fort Ethan
| Allen, VT, and two troops to Fort
! Sheridan, near Chicago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09
THE FIRE
LAST NIGHT
Achi Tenement Was
Damaged Quite
Heavily.

The Achi block on the makai side of
ing the alley upon which the Palama
chapel faces. was partially destroyed
by fire last evening about 7:15. The
second story of the block is ruined,
while the Japanese and Chinese stores
on the ground floor are badly damaged
by water and smoke.
The fire evidently started in room
on the second floor, said to have been
occupied by Hawaiians. Mounted Pa
trolman Lynch saw a flash of light
break forth suddenly in this room and
an instant later a rush of flames came
through the doorway opening on the
veranda. Lynch turned in an alarm
partment responded.
BY the time the engines reached the
scene the flames had spread from the
center with rapidity until the entire
upper story was enveloped. Three
streams of water We're turned on the
structure and soon the flames were
driven from the front to the rear.
This section was combated and the
fire eventually confined to the upper
story, without reaching to the lower
story to any extent.
The dodgers had little time in which
TO save their belongings, and the store
keepers were compelled to leave their
stocks to the mercy of the flames and
water.
The building, which is entirely of
wood, was erected a few years ago by
w. c. Achi, at a cost of about $4,000
About year ago it was turned over
to A. N. Campbell as trustee. The
insurance is about $4,000 1t was
mortgaged to the Western & Hawaiian
Trust Co, of which Mr.. Gibson of the
Custom House is the local representa-
tive.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09
: New Years Advertiser ready for mail
ing at Sc each to be had at the office.

Van AntIer entertaining witherby at
his country home)-"Now, old man, if
you should happen to want anything
in the night, just touch this bell"
Witherby-''Never! know how ;lard
it is to keep servants in the country.
Catch me touching that BELL Van
Antler-"But assure you, you are per-
fectly safe. The bell doesn't work. :"
Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09
A SUCCESSOR
TO Mr.. MUCKLEY

AZ the regular annual roll call rally
of the Christian church last night it
was voted to call the Rev. John G.
Slayter of Akron, Ohio to the pastor
ate of the church. DR.. Slayter is de-
scribed as a man of fine pulpit pres
ence, a finished pulpit orator, who has
been very successful in a number of
pastorates in the State of Ohio.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09

His line: Master of house Ito apply
ing butler)-"Can you open a beer bot
tie neatiy?" Applicant-''Um, not so
very, sir. You see, I've lived mostly
in champagne families. Chicago
News.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
CHINESE INHABITANTS SUFFER.

Yin Kow, March 1O-The concen-
tration of troops at the Russian
strategical base has resulted in much
suffering among the Chinese inhabi.
tants, especisl|y at Liao Yang where
even private buildings have been
appropriated to accommade the sold.
iers, and thousands of Chinese are
consequently without homes.
Russian troops are encamped at
all the essential points along the
railroad.
RESULTS NOT REPORTED.
st. Petersburg, March 0-Tbe
car has received the following mes
sage from Viceroy Alexief, dated
MukdeD, March 10:
"The commandant of. the fortress
at Port Arthur reports that at about
/ o'clock this morning the outlines Of
vessels, apparently torpedo boats,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
The State CaLpaign.

State Chairman Willie Jones has
called q meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Democratic party,
to be held in Columbia on Tuesday
evening, April 5tb, in the Office Of
Secretary of State. The State COM
mittee will fix the time fer holding
tie State convention, at which dele
gates Will be elected to the National
convention. The State convention
will be held on the fourth Tuesday ct
May and the only business now up is
the election of delegates TO the ma
tional convention.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16

As the result of an examination by
the comptroller General and his ex
pert, o shortage of S11,375.42 has
been discovered in the books of E. D.
Free, county treasurer of Barnwell,
and he has been suspended by Gov
ernor Heyward pending action of the
grand jury. The shortage covers d
period of six years, from 1898 to
1904, and it was only after the clearest
examination that the report was
made. It is coincidence that Free
is the son of A. F. Free, tee former
treasurer of that county, who died
leaving considerable shortage and
against whose bond suit was enter
ed and about Sc, 500 recovered. There
is still another suit pending, brought
by the Sinking Fund Commission.
The present treasurer was appointed
to succeed his father, and for several
months past has not been attending
to the duties of the Office. Governor
Heywsrd has asked the delegation to
recommend a successor, and J. D.
Armstrong has been the lucky man
to catch the plum.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
Agricultural Statistics.

The office of the farm manage ment
of the United States department of
agricultural, through Agrostologis'
". J. Spillmau, desires certain iafor-
nation from the farmers in this State
relative to the dates of the planting
of the various crops raised in this
section, the time of their develop
ment and time of maturity.
Seeking this information Agros-
tologist Spillmau is sending to the
post Offices blank forms showing
the exact data wanted under each
plant cultivated. The blank contains
space for almost every crop raised in
the United States, with lines for the
recording of the average time Of
placing the seed in the soil, the date
of the various stages of development,
and the time the crop natures and is
ready for harvesting.
The information is desired for the
purpose of completing the records of
the agricultural department under
the various crops and the different
lstitudes and climatic COB ditione.
This information will be of great
value to the depart
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16

ware see at sea within the area
swept by our searchligbts. Our
batteries opened fire upon these
vessels. Our torpedo hoats put out
to sea at 2 40 q. ~, and at about 4
o'clock met the enemy west OF the
Lao Tishin lighthouse. After fire
log several shots the enemy retired
to the south in the direction Of Shan
Dun. Our torpedo boats returned
to the harbor at 6 o'clock.
Later torpedo boats were again
sent to sea to reconnoiter. They
returned in half an hour, having
learned that an enemys squadron
was approaching.
"At s o'clock the japanese opened
fire upon our cruisers and the fort
Tess. The enemy had IA ships. and
fred the entire time from behind
Liao Tishin.
II have the honor to report the
above to your majesty"
(Signed) "Ale1lef.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT LOST.
Canea, Hand of Crete, March 10.
"A Russian transport from Port
Said has arrived here. Members OF
her crew say that the Russian torpedo
boat No. 221 was lost while on her
way to this port. The crew OF the
torpedo boat was rescued by the
transport.
4 JAPANESE STEAMER WRECKED.
Yokohama, March l0.-The Japan
ese steamer Shinshit- t-Maru has been
wrecked off Chemulpo, Corea. Both
ship and cargo were totally lost.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
The Name Witch Hazel.

The name Witch Hazel is much.
E. G. Dewitt G. Co., Chicago,
are the inventors of the original and
only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A
certain cure for Cuts, Burns, Bruises,
Eczema, letter, Piles, etc. There
are many counterfeits of this salVe,
some of which are dangerous,
while they are all worthless. In
buying Witch Hazel Salve see that
the name E G. Dewitt & Co., Chi
cago, is on the box and cure is
certain. Sold by all druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16

The recent legislature adopted an-
other scheme to divert the money
rightfully belonging to the free pub
lie schools and apply it to purposes
other than that intended by the
State constitution. It is proposed
to use portion of the school funds
to establish libraries.
A young man in North Carolina
eloped with a young lady and they
were married. The father of the
lady sent word for the couple to re-
turn, which they did, when he fred
upon his daughter, mortally wound
ing her. The bridegroom then shot
his father-in-law dead.
Mrs. Helen Williams Post, the
''mind healer" who was convicted
some time ago in Jacksonville, Fla :,
of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes, was sentenced last week
to confinement one year in the Fed
eral penitentiary at Nashville, Tenn.
She took an appeal and gave a 5000
bond.
Col. John T. Sloan, of Columbis,
the Lieutenant Governor of South
Carolipa, has been caught in the
mashes of Don Cupid and as
result of setting up late O nights
cards are out announcing his mar
riage to Mrs. Fannie B. Gillian, one
of Spartanburg's most lovely and
charming daughters. The happy
event will take place on March 23rd.
The ringsters are already at work
with the same old cry of abolishing
the county to county campaign fea'-
ture of the Democratic primary sys-
TEN. To do this looks too much like
a return to tie unsatisfactory and
undemocratic convention system CT
making nominations. 'Tis we'll that
things are as they are and It's we'll to
let we'll enough alone.
'Little Lever" as the State de.
risively calls him, has done much
for his constituents in general and
the people Of Ricbland in particular
and will probably live to accomplish
much more for them in the future
than be has done in the past. The
State, in its narrow minded mesnness
only brings down upon itself the
contempt of broad minded people
But then nothing better can be ex'
pected from the State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
Dancers Of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time if neglected is
liable to cause pneumonia which is so
often fatal, and even when the patient
has recovered the lungs are weakened,
making them peculiarly susceptible
to the development of consumption.
Foley's Honey and Tar will stop the
cough, heal and strengthen the lungs
and prevents pneumonia. Sold by
The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured.

William Shaffer, brakeman of
Dennison, Ohio, was confined to his
bed for several weeks with ipfamma-
tory rheumatism. Il used many
remedies," he says. FINALLY I sent
to McCaw's drug store for bottle of
Cham mberlain's Pain Balm, at which
time I was unable to use hand or foot,
and in one weeks time was able to go
to work as happy as clam" For
sale by The Kaufman Drug 90.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16

Three members of a family in
Sioux Falls, S. D, have recently died
of typhoid fever, and it is said the
disease was caught by opening the
coffin of a member of the family who
died of the disease in Louisiana and
whose body was shipped home for
burial.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
Cured Consumpton.

Mrs. B. ". Evans, Clearwater,
Kan, writes. "My husband lay sick
for three months. The doctors said
he had quick consumption. We pro-
cured a bottle of Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup, and it cured him.
That was six years ago and since
then We have always kept bottle in
the house. We cannot do without it..
For coughs and colds it has no equal" "
25c, SOC and S1.00. Sold by The
Kaufman Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16
Guns Still Spit Fire.

Guns Still Spit Fire.
Japanese Men of War Still Bombard
Port Arthur.
Toxic, March 10-Russian and
japanese mounted scouts met north
of Pin Yang yesterday. After a
brief engagement the Russians re-
treated. No casualties are reported
on either side.
AGAIN AT PORT ARTHUR.
Port Arthur, March 10-The Jap
anese feet appeared eff the harbor
at midnight and oombarded this city
intermittently until 8 o'clock this
morning.
The Russians replied to the Japan
ese fire.
A message from the signal station
at II o'clock last night announced
the appearance of a japanese squad.
ron on the horizon. Fifty minutes
later the shore batteries opened fire
on the japanese vessels. A gale
sprang up and the attacking fleet
soon withdrew.
NO vLAD1vosToK ENGAGEMENT.
Vladivostok, March 10-The
acting chic: of the staff today official,
ly announced that the reports OF
sea fight between the Russian and
Japanese squadrons on Sunday last
are absolutely upfounded.
JAPANESE VICE ADMIRAL s REPORT.
Toxic, March 1O-The report of
Vice Admiral Kamimura, in command
of the VIadivostok naval expedition,
reached the navy department here
early this morning. It evidently
came by way of Gensan, where the
squadron was expected to call upon
It's return. The report throws little
additional light on the movement,
except it seems to show that the
Russian squadron remained safely
within Viadivostok harbor under the
protection OF the shore batteries.
Admiral Kamimura does not mention
in this report anything concerning
Russias operations in the vicinity of
Possiet bay or the Tumen river.
The full report cf Vice Admiral
Ksmimura says:
CAS- prearrsuged, We reached the
east entrance to Vladivostok Oh the
morning of March 6 through frozen
sea. The enemy's ships were not
seen outside the harbor. We sp-
preached the batteries on the north
east coast from a point beyond the
range of the batteries on the Balzon
promotory and Bcsphorous strait.
After bombarding the inner harbor
40 minutes from l so o'clock in the
afternoon We retired. I believe the
bombardment sffected considerable
damage. Soldiers were seen, bat
the land batteries did not reply to
our fire. Black smoke was observed
at the east entrance to the barbor
about 5 o'clock p. M, and was
thought to be FROM the enemys ships,
but this smoke gradually disappeared.
"On the morning of March Z, we
reconnoitersd American bay and Sire
lok bay, but saw nothing unusaual.
We reapproached the entrance to
Viadiyostok at noon. The enemy's
ships wereIinvisible and the batteries
did not fire. We turned toward
Possiet bay, but not seeing the
enemy retired"
MILITARY TRAIN DERAILED.
Tomsk, Western Siberia, March 10
"A military train bound for Irkutsk
Eastern Siberia, was derailed today
One person was killed and a numbe,
of others were Injured.
CHINESE INHABITANTS SUFFER.
Yin Kow. March 10-The concen.
tration of troops at the Russian
strategical base has resulted in much
suffering among the Chinese inhabi
tants. especisllv at Liao Yang where
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16

WANTED-Fa!tLfu person to travel for
veil established homSe IN few counties,
calling on retail merchants and agents.
Local territory. Salary $1,000 per week
and expenses additional. AL payablein in cash
each week Money tor expenses advanced
Position permanent, Business successful
and rushing. Manufacturers and Whole
salers. Deuar,mert ], third floor, 334
Dearborn ST.. Chicago, III. %
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-16

Japanese Men of War Still Bombard
Port Arthur.
Toxic, March 0-Russian and
japanese mounted scouts met north
of Pin Yang yesterday. After a
brief engagement the Russians re-
treated. No casualties are reported
on either side.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-29

which lies above the dotted line
represents the total profits for
the several crops considered.
But the area above the dotted
line decreases very rapidly when
the length of the rectangle is in
creased.
''Thus if the price of 10000
900 bale crop is IS cents, and so
on, and if the cost of production
is 6 cents a pound, then the total
return from a 100000 bale
crop would be $75O.OO0,0O0, and
the total profit $54O,O00,000 An
100000 bale crop selling at
10 cents would bring only $780,
100000 gross return and only
$40, 900 profit, and crop of
$4,000, 900, selling at S cents
would bring $315,00O,000, which
would be $65,OOO,OOO, less than
it had cost to produce it."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-29
Value of Large and
Small Cotton Crops

Prof. Ulrich B. Philips of the
University of Wisconsin writes
the Atlanta Constitution a long
letter on the effect of a large or
small cotton crop. He says:
within the ordinary range it
appears that the demand in the
market is less elastic than the
supply. Every bale added to the
output exerts an influence upon
the market greater than the
measure of it's own price. That
is to say, an American crop of
100000 bales will sell for
higher price per bale than one of
II, 600, 900 but the crop as whole
will sell for a larger gross return,
the gross income to the south
from cotton would actually be de-
creased by an increase in the cot
ton output.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-29

Furthermore, we must re-
member that the producers
profits do not include the whole
price of the cotton he sells, but
only the difference between the
gross return and the cost of pro-
duction. Now, if the cost of pro-
duction remains stationary, and
the market price moves up or
down, the proportion of profits
fuctuates more rapidly than the
amount of gross returns. All
this goes to show that within the
usual range of the crop the
American producers of cotton
get much larger net profit from
a restricted output than from a
record breaking crop. Perhaps
the situation may be shown more
clearly by the aid of a diagram.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-29

In this figure let the distance
along the horizontal base line
represent the size of the crop to
be considered, and let the vertl-
cal distances above the base line
represent the scale of prices.
Then the angle line at the right
will indicate the relation between
the size of the crop and the level
of the price. The exact position
of the angle line cannot well be
settled upon; but the one in our
figure has been drawn upon the
superstition that crop of 10,OO0,-
600 bales this year sells at IS
cents, while one at 10, 500, 600
would have sold at about 12E
cents, and one at 1000, 900 at
10 cents, and one Of $4,000, 900 at
Z cents, and one of 100000 at
S cents a pound. Whether that
scale is precisely the true one
does not matter; it will at least
serve for the illustration"
ITO represent the gross re-
turn for a crop of 100000
bales, let us project a line from
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-29
COTTON STILL LOWER
Cotton Goes Down by Thirty
Points on Bearish Report
Lowest In 3 Years.

New York, Dec. 28.-The cot
ton market broke 80 TO IS points
on the census bureaus ginners
report indicating a crop in excess
of the governments estimate.
There was very heavy trading
on the decline.
Tie bears contended that the
giuners report probably fore
casted a crop of nearly 13,000,0 900
bales.
Following the report, prices,
which had shown weakness since
the opening, broke sharply with
January selling around 500,
March 6.81, and May $50, or a
net decline of 2zl925 pci.:s ard a
break of practically Sc bale in
two weeks time.
Ihe market was very active
during the afternoon with big
short interests covering, while
there was also heavy liquidation
and on every little bulge the
bears seemed disposed to with
draw their buying orders and
sell more cotton.
The low figures reached in the
slump are the lowest that cotton
has reached in nearly three
years.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-29
Excitement at New Orleans.

New Orleans, December 28.-
With the reading ginners' report
on the cotton exchang today cot
ton slumps Al to S. points. Ex-
traordinary excitement attended
the break. The market was ham
mered with grert energy.
After the first excitement the
market grew gutter, though the
decline was not arrested. Ianu-
ary cotton went to $40, which is
a decline of about 4 cent during
the last three months.