The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-11

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BEFORE PORT ARTHUR.
CHEFOO, July 3I.-A Japanese mer-
chant has received word from Chinese
whom he trusts to the effect that the
Japanese have occupied every position
surrounding the besieged fortress of
Port Arthur, with the exception of Gold
Ell Hill The Chinese stated that both
sides suffered tremendous losses in the
operations necessary to bring about this
state of affairs.
The members of the Russian intel
ligence bureau here, while denying the
report that Port Arthur has been cap
tured, are inclined to believe the re-
ports true to the extent that the jap
anese have made great progress in their
operations about the besieged fortress.
HAPPY IN THEIR IGNORANCE.
LONDON, August 1.-The Toxic
correspondent of the Times sends a
published reply of the Port Arthur gar
rison to the Japanese summons TO sur
render. This reply shows that the gar
rlson IS under the impression that Field
Marshal Oyama and all his staff were
sunk with the transports Tatachi and
Sado and that the Russians wholly dis
believe that General Kuropatkin has
ever been defeated
ADVENTURE IN A BALLOON.
PARIS, July 3o-Thousands witness
ed the most sensational event of the
week. the escape of the captive balloon
at Printanios Aerodrorne at Porte Mail
lnf Mrs Ef4O1, A
eight other people who had ascended
III the balloon had the narrowest posi-
Bile escape from death
During tremendous windstorm that +
broke suddenly the balloon was torn
from its moorings and went soaring
through space to a great altitude. Only
the courage and presence of mind of
the aeronaut in charge of the balloon
and of his assistant saved the terrified
voyagers from being dashed to pieces.
The watching multitude saw the balloon
disappear in the clouds and reappear
later. Its temperance was due to the
action of the aeronaut in opening the
upper valve of the balloon and Sitting
the envelope The balloonette, which
was kept under the balloon to keep it
steady, was also cut. The Sitting of the
oig silk bag caused it to take the form
- gol dSlllttC anu It's dptu dCSIStit WAS
retarded The balloon finally landed in
tree near Clicl4v and all the occupants
llighted safely, although badly fright
ened.
IRISH RESENTMENT
CHICAGO, July 3o-Protests are
.oming in from all sides against the
lame given to the orang-outang at Lin
:oln Park zoo. Miss Doo1ey Patriotic
rishmen in Chicago resent the selection
If a name so typical of their race.
Charles O'Malley editor of the New
World, in an editorial i'll the current is
ue says:
1T IS a fact that caricaturists like
Mast. and, later. Opper, frequently place
pc faces on the pictures OF Irish people
n many American cities gorillas, orang-
'utangs and other divisions of the mon
,ey family are given Irish names, be-
ause OF an alleged resemblance to the
rish race. The practice IS an insult to
very one with Irish blood in his veins
Possibly those who are anxious to
distinguish themselves might find some
hing worthy of their best efforts out in
lincoln Park. The case of Miss Dooley
ught to be investigated and declara-
ions made which may result IN change
+ that lady's name. Let her be named
elizabeth Tudor, or Duchess of Marl-
orough. or anything peculiarly English
the Park Commissioners so desire;
ut the Irish people surely must resent
er patronynic OF Dooley. Personally,
Te denounce this insulting intmation
hat the Irish countenance resembles the
ace OF a gorilla or orang- -outang."
In an interview Mr., O'Malley s5id:
Such thing stamp our race as one,
f very low order of intelligence, and
cannot see wfv the orang- -outang was
allied Miss Dooley unless that was
lap at Irishmen."
STRIKERS MOSTLY ALIENS.
CHICAGO. july 3I.-Of the 10000
triking meat butchers at the Union
tockyards more than 5000 are of for
ign birth. Twelve thousand Of these
re unskilled laborers. Their wages. at
he minimum OF Il I-2 cents per hour.
verage $40 a week. Single men live on
ass than s. week. and in two years
ave sufficient money for passage home.
'hree thousand leave for home every
ear and their places are filed by other
Few can speak English.
here are only 1000 voters in the colony,
nd great many OF them do not intend
0 become Americanized. The foreign
olony includes Bohemians, Poles, Lith-
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