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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-20

tiers: and the late king, who was avar1-
cious and trader, incurred the dislike
of his native subjects by establishing
poi factory of his own near Honolulu.
Poi is sold in the streets IN calabashes,
but it is also shipped III considerable
quantities TO other isla..ds and especially
to guano islands which lie southwark
and westward of this group. On these
lonely islets. many of which have not
even drinkirlo--Xater for the laborers who
live on them. poi and fish are the chief
if not the only articles of food. The
fish. of course. are caught on the spot,
but poi. water. salt. and few beef cat
tIe for the use of white superintendent
are carried from here.
Taro is a kind OF arum. 1t grows. r11-
like any other vegetable | know OF, I'M
less it be rice, entirely under water A
taro patch is surrounded by erlbank-
nents: its bottom is of puddled clay,
and in this the cutting, which is simply
the top OF the plant with little OF the
tuber. is set. The plants are set out IN
little clunps in long rows. and man at
work in taro patch stands I'D to his
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-20
COURT HOUSE, HONOLULU.

Y In 1920 the first missionaries landed
on the shores of these islands, and Mrs
| Lucy G. Thurston, one of those who
came in that year, still lives, bright,
| active old lady, with a shrewd wit of
| her own.s Thirty-three years afterward,
in 1858, the American Board of Mis-
sions determined that ''the Sandwich
Islands, having been Christianized. shall
no longer receive aid from the board; ;"
and in this year, 1873, the natives of
these islands are, there is reason to
believe, the most generally educated
people in the world. There is scarcely
Hawaiian, man, woman, or child of
suitable age, but can both read and
write All the towns and many country
localities possess substantial stone or,
more often, framed churches, of the
oldest New England pattern; and
compulsorr education law draws every
child into the schools, while a special
tax of two dollars on every voter, and
an additional general tax, provide
schools and teachers for all the children
and youth.
Nine hundred and three thousand dol
lars were given by Christian people in
the United States during thirty-fve
years to accomplish this, result; and to-
day the islands themselves support a
missionary society. which sends the
Gospel, in the hands of native mission
aries, into other islands at its own cost,
and not only supports more than
dozen foreign" missionaries, but trans
lates parts of the Bible into other Poly
neSian tongues.
The Hawaiian group consists of eleven
islands, of which Hawaii is the largest
and Molokini the smallest. The islands
together contain about 6ooo square miles;
and of this Hawaii has an area of nearly
1000 square miles, Maui 62o, Oahu
(which contains Honolulu, the capltal)
gao and Kauai 500. Lanai, Kahoolaui,
Molokai. Niihau, Kaula. Lehua, and
Molokini are small islands. All are of
volcanic origin. mountainous, and Ha-
wall contains the largest active crater
in the world, Kilauea, one OF the
craters of Mauna Loa; while Maui con-
tains the largest known extinct crater,
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
Blood Troubles

Bad blood is the of numerous aches and pains
and the OF nearly ali stubborn long continued dis
When the blood gets out of order disease germs
and poisons of various kinds find their way into the cir
culation and serious trouble is the result Rheu
matsm, Malaria Old Sores and Ulcers Scrofula Anama
and many pustuar or scay skin eruptions like Eczema
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
what Is . RiIIionf
from the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
A correspondent. "a. R. b." COM
plains that in a recent editorial on
'"The Debts of Nations" we fell into
common error in calling a thousand
Millions. 200. 900. O0O-a billion. In his
letter, which we printed on Sunday. he
says: 1T is common in the Journals
ism of this country to designate rougn-
ly a thousand millions as billion. The
practice is based on ignorance, how
ever and there is no authority for it,"
"a r. b." writes from New York
city" We do not know where he got
his ideas of the system of enumeration
in vogue in the United States. If he is
an American, we fail to understand how
he can argue that there is mo author
ity'' for designating a thousand mill
lions as a billion" There is every
American authority for the usage he
disputes.
Worcester's and Webster's diction-
aries agree absolutely in their definition
of "billion." They say: According
to the French method of enumeration,
in use on the continent of Europe and
in the United States. a thousand mill
lions; according to the English method,
used in Great Britain and the British
provinces. a million millions" "a. r.
b." may contend that etymologically
a billion should mean a million raised
to the second power. But usage often
defies and overrules etymology. We
have deliberately chosen in the United
States to call a thousand millions bill
lion and for us 1t means thousand
millions and nothing else.
"A r. B." errs in charging the usage
he complains of to journalistic license.
That usage has every official ard COM
mercial sanction. In his last annual
report the Secretary of the Treasury
tells the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives that the imports of the fis-
cal year ended June 30, 1908. exceeded
by more than a hundred millions those
of any preceding year, and for the first
time passed the billion dollar line"
The value of the imports for the year
was 81, OPS, us, 237. Evidently the United
States treasury holds that billion
means a thousand millions.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25

some people, he insisted that the arti-
Gle should be properly labelled.
Does the Senator know California
champagne from the European article"
asked Mr.. Tillman. and Mr.. Perkins
replied:
If the Senator from South Carolina
VIII bring on the samples 1 will let
MN know" This caused a laugh at
Mr.. Tillman's expense, and Mr.. Per-
ktns added that il he should ever
take anything stronger than coffee he
would not be disloyal to the products
of his own state"
"A resolution offered by Mr.. Daniel
directing the Committee on judiciary
to inquire into the expediency of en-
acting a law providing against the
acceptance, holding or receipt of the
pay, allowance or emolument of any
executive office. agency or commission
by senator or representative in Con-
gress, while serving as such senator or
representative" was adopted.
The Senate adjourned until to-mor-
row
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25

Macon, Feb. A.-Capt. A. C. Burke,
conductor on the Central Railroad. died
at his home. 1873 Steel street. to-day,
after an illness of two weeks. He
leaves a wife and two small children,
four brothers and two sisters. His
brothers. w. e. Burke OF Millen, Ga,
j. Z. Burke of South Carolina. II. A..
Burke and b. f. Burke of Macon. and
his sisters. are Mrs. M. A. Diskey of
Lawtonville and Miss Cynthia Burke
of Macon. were at his bedside during
his last illness. Capt. Burke was well
known along the line of the Central
from Atlanta to Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
WAINWRIGHT'S REPORT.
Conditions Encountered when He
Arrived at Sanchez.


Washington, Feb. 24.-By order of
Secretary Moody. the report of Capt.
Richard Wainwright, commanding the
Newark, regarding his recent recon-
naissance about Santo Domingo was
made public at the Navy Department
to-day. Capt. Wainwright found on his
arrival at Sanchez that the daughter
and brotherin-law of the American
consul general both had been wound I'd
by the same bullet in the fighting there.
AS it was expected that the attack on
Feb. would be repeated the follow
ing day, he wrote a letter to the COM
manders of the government and insur-
gent forces protesting against further
firing in the streets of the city or to-
wards the houses of the inhabitants,
and to make his protest effective, land
ed a force of twenty marines and a
company of blue Jackets, who took up
their positions in a general merchandise
store for the night. The night passed
without an attack. The following day
the Montgomery arrived and landed
marines to relieve the forces ashore
from the Newark. Capt Wainwright
had an interview with President Mo-
rales on board the Newark that day as
to conditions in SANTANA Bay.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
BLOCKED PROGRESS
OF NAVAL BILL
THE BUILDING PROGRAMME
MAY CAUSE THE BILL To BE RE-
COMMITTED TO COMMITTEE.

MIR. Burton Declared Not to BE in
Line with His Party-His Motion
to Strike Out Provision for the
single BattIeship Actuated by
Present Large Naval Expense.
Motion Now Pending.
Washington, Feb. 24-The storm CEN
ters were encountered in the naval ap-
propriation bill, which was the con-
tinued object of discussion in the
House to-day. First the Great Lakes
training station went out of the bill
on point of order, after a wordy
battle at the beginning of the day, and
the building programme proposed in
the bill was then submitted to critl-
cism. and blocked further progress of
the measure for the day. Mr.. Burton
vision for the single battleship au-
thorized. This motion is now pending.
1t served as text for several Re-
publican speeches, in which Mr.. Bur-
ton was declared not to be in line with
his party.
In the event of the defeat of this
motion and the acceptance of the whole
building programme movement is to
be made tomorrow by Representative
Meyer of Louisiana to have the bill
recommitted to the Naval Committee,
with the following instructions:
First, to provide for coaling station
and dock at Olongapo, P. l., instead of
a naval station; second, to eliminate
the provision for two armored cruisers
and the armor thereof, costing $15,-
900 900; third, to place a limit of 1898
per ton as a maximum price for armor
plate, with the provision for an armor
plate factory to cost not over $4OOO,OOO
if the arnor cannot be procured with
in the limit prescribed; fourth, that all
vessels provided for under the head of
increase of the navy" except the bat
tleship, to be constructed in the gov
eminent navy yards.
Mr. Burton justified his position by
comparing the battleship construction
this year with that of other nations of
the world. Our construction was
larger than usual, being 947,0 900 tons. In
naval expenses, the United States was,
he said, with the exception OF Great
Britain, so per cent. ahead of any Euro
pean nation.
Mr.. Roberts of Massachusetts,, quoted
American people must tread softly but
carry big club" and maintained that
this Club" was big navy.
Mr.. Maynard of Virginia advocated
even a larger building programme than
was contained in the bill.
Mr.. Rixey of Virginia, advocated the
adoption of the Burton amendment.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, read the plank
on the navy in the Ohio Republican
platform of 1903, indorsing the policy of
developing the navy. This plank, he
said, Mr.. Burton had certainly in
dorsed.
w. W. Kitchin of North Carolina,
asked if this was the national platform.
"Oh, MOI" replied Mr.. Grosvenor. II
am just appealing to my brother to get
back
Il don't want to interfere in the
least with an Ohio family quarrel" re-
marked Mr.. Kitchin, amid laughter.
Peace on earth and good will among
men, depended on good ships and good
men" Mr.. Grosvenor announced as his
doctrine
The House adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
STOCK EXCHANGE
RESUMED OPERATIONS
baltimore Stock Exchange Open for
Business in New Quarters.

baltimore Stock Exchange Open for
Business in New Quarters.
Baltimore. Feb. 24.-The Baltimore
Stock Exchange resumed operations
to-day in the temporary quarters in
the Builders Exchange. Great inter-
est was manifested in the resumption
of trading, not only in Baltimore, but
evidently in New York financial
circles. President H. A. Orrick of the
Stock Exchange, in reply to queries
from New York, sent a message stat
ing that the local market opened with
out any disturbing influence appearing
and that the test Of the attitude of Sc
curity holders was full of encourage
ment.
The city police department is in en-
tire charge of the burned district, the
remaining companies of militia that
were on duty having been withdrawn.
Mounted men patrol the streets and a
policeman is on guard at each corner.
All the dangerous spots have been
barricaded to keep pedestrians at a
distance.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
Blind Telephone Operator.

From the New York Commercial.
Mrs. Emma Magoon Post of North
English, Iowa, is totally blind. yet she
successfully manages the telephone ex-
change for the town and the surrounds
ing country and has over three hundred
subscribers on the lines she operates.
A striking feature of this remarkable
exchange is it's system of bell signals.
Each line is provided with a special bell
of special tone and those bells are all
mounted in a cabinet a few feet from
the switchboard.
There are large bells, small bells.
wire clock gongs, sleigh bells and high
keyed bicycle bells. A fine bit of steel
wire four inches long is soidered to
each hammer. and square sheet of
paper attached to this wire bears the
line, name or number forming visual
signal for the assistant operator. who
can see. The bell cabinet is so situated
that the paper squares may be plainly
seen from the operators seat.
Mrs. Post is able to distinguish not
only each one of the forty-five bells
by it's peculiar tone, but also the voices
of hundreds of men. women and chill
dren whom she serves. She is a grad
uate of Iowa College for the Blind. and
was noted at that institution for quick
and retentive memory.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
JAPAN GUARANTEES
K0REA'S INTEGRITY,
Washington Receives Information
Relative to the Agreement.

Washington Receives Information
Relative to the Agreement.
Washington, Feb. 24.-Secretary Hay
has received information that Japan
has negotiated a treaty with Korea,
whereby she guarantees the indepen-
dence and integrity of Korea.
This is regarded here as one of the
cleverest of the many startling diplo-
matte moves that have been made in
connection with the Eastern question.
The effect is to place Japan on a high
plane, for it is understood here that
this treaty is an announcement to the
world that even If she prevails in her
struggle with Russia, involving mili-
tary occupation of Korea, Japan will
take no advantage of that fact, but
will maintain the independence OF the
Hermit Kingdom.
On the other hand, the Russian note
complaining of the violation of Korean
neutrality by Japan is believed here to
be intended to pave the way for fur-
ture heavy reclamations, indeed, in
volving the seizure of Korea and its an
neXation for violation of neutrality in
the event that Russia triumphs in the
present struggle.
No details of the new JapaneSe-ko-
rean treaty have been received at the
State Department. 1t is known, how
ever, that Korea in return gives Japan
extensive military rights and the Off
Gals here regard the negotiation of the
treaty as a declaration by Japan of her
protectorate over the Hermit Kingdom,
and move which has long been ex-
pected. 1t is supposed that japan is
given the right to fortify Korea in any
way she wishes and practically assume
control of all Korean defenses.
This declaration of a protectorat
over Korea by Japan, of course. re-
moves Korea from the rank of neutral
Powers and makes the Hermit King
dom as a legitimate field for military
operations as Japan herself.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
TIMELY CALLING.


A man near Fort Gay, VIVA, made
an entire failure in getting strength
from the kind of food he ate and not
knowing that the trouble was with
the food. kept on losing health until
the doctors gave him up to die.
1t was supposed to be consumption
because he was wasting away steadily
and slowly dying. His minister called
from time to time, and one day
brought along a package of Grape
Nuts, thinking from what he knew of
the famous food that perhaps IL might
help him. rho sick man took to Il at
once, and from that day began TO get
well. In writing he says:
II walked TO town to-day, 3 miles.
Have gained over 40 pounds I'm about
two months, and my neighbOrs don't
know what to say. / frequently am
told Il was as N / am raised from the
dead. Everybody here knows OF nv
case, YOU can tell people TO write to
the stHmster or Rev. T.. d. Bryan. /
will make sworn statement that
Grape-Nnts saved my life" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek.
Mich.
This Is another illustration that
where an other food fails one can be
brought back 10 health and strength
on Grape Nuts. There's "a reason"
Look ln efrth package Tor the fam
ous little book, The Road 70 Well
yilies@
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
PURE FOOD BILL
READY FOR A VOTE.
Consideration of the Bill Practi-
caIIy Concluded Yesterday.

Consideration of the Bill Practi-
caIIy Concluded Yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The Senate
spent the greater part of to-day dis
cussing an amendment to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, striking out
the House provision giving authority
TO the Secretary of Agriculture to in
spect imported food products when
msbranded or suspected of impurity
The amendment was suggested by Mr.
Aldrich. He attacked the provision on
The ground that it opened the way for
an encroachment by the Secretary of
Agriculture upon the duties of the
Secretary of the Treasury and was
calculated to cause duplication in
the service of the two officials.
Mr.. Aldrich was supported in his
contention by a number of senator's
including Messrs. Lodge, Beverage
and Patterson. Mr. Proctor, in charge
OF the bill, defended the provision and
mad the aid of Messrs. Dolliver, Nc
Comas, Bacon and others The dis
cussion was closed by substituting the
provision of the act of 1900 bearing
upon the same point.
The consideration of the, bill practi-
cally was concluded, but. final action
upon 1t was postponed until to-mor-
row.
During the discussion Mr.. Tillman
suggested that the bill be amended in
such manner as would transfer the
discretion of passing upon impure
foods from the Secretary of Agricul-
ture to the Secretary of the Treasury.
so far as ] am concerned" he said,
i feel perfectly safe so long as the
TWO gentlemen from Iowa, the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and the Secretary
or Agriculture, are looking after our
stomachs by cutting out impure foods
but am preparing for that time when
Iowa has not that matter In charge"
Mr.. Perkins said that California was
much Interested In the proper investi-
cation into the purity Of imported foods
ana he mentioned incidentally that cot
ION seed oil was frequently imported az
owe Oil This caused Mr. Tillman 10
ask whether olive oil was any sweeter
of better than cotton seed oil. ana Mr..
rerkins replied that while cotton seed
Oh might suit the. Italian tastes %
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
NO OBSTACLE in THE WAY.
Transfer of Canal to he COnsum
mated without Trouble.

Paris, Feb. 24.-No obstacle will be
placed by the Panama Canal Com
pany in the way of the contamination
of the agreement with the United
States for the sale of It's concession
now that the canal treaty has been
ratified by the Senate at Washington.
The Foreign Office said to-day that
there was no reason to anticipate
that the court would grant any in
junction which might be sought by
a small minority of the company to
prevent the transfer. the company
having at a general meeting fully
approved of the agreement with the
United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
RYAN DEFEATS BEAUSCH0LTE.
He Settled the Argument In the
sixth Round.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 24-Tommy
Ryan, middleweight champion, defeat
ed Jack Beauscholte tonight in the
Auditorium rink in the sixth round of
what was to have been a ten-round
fight. Ryan went to the floor twice
from hard swings in the first and sec
ond rounds, but in the third and
fourth sent Beauscholte to the floor
with right swings on the jaw. Again
in the fifth round he sent Beauscholte
to his knees and he took the count for
eight. In the sixth Beauscholte was
in such condition that Ryan quit hit
ting him and was given the fight.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
MAY REMAIN AT SHANGHAI.

Chinese Grant Conditional Permis-
sion to Russian GunbOat.
Shanghai, Feb. 24.-It is reported that
the Chinese Foreign Office has agreed
jur to remain at Shanghai on the con-
dition that she dismantles her rudder
and draws her fires.
The Japanese cruiser Akitsuhima
(Which arrived at Woo-Sun, near here,
Feb. 10, to wait for the Mandjur), pro-
ceeded north to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25

Salt Rheuf11 and Ietter, nave
their beginning in bad blood,
and only a remedy that enters
into the circulation and de-
stroys the germs and poisons,
can have any permanent good
effect upon a disease of this
Character.
You can't check a blood
disease by any external treat
fr1eut. the sores and eruDtiO
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
SAID TO HAVE BEEN BAReEs.

London. Feb PA dispatch TO the
Central News from st. Petersburg
gives another version OF the reported
japanese defeat al Port Arthur. ac-
oordlng to which the Japanese planned
10 sink some barges IN the strait lead
ing from the outer 10 the Inner haf-
Dor OF Port Arthur, thus blocking he
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
PROTEST PRESENTED.
Russia Accuses Japan of Violating
International Law.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Promptly at
noon to-day Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador, handed Secretary
Hay Russia's communication to the
Powers protesting against Japans al
legged violation Of international law.
The conference between the Secretary
and the ambassador lasted an hour.
This government has not yet deter
mined what reply ii will make to Rus
STA on the subject, beyond formal ac-
acknowledgement. Secretary Hay will
bring the matter to the attention of
the President
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
Dol ! Ar
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CURE
FrOnlPin1p|es
to SCrOfula
From Infancy
to Age

To those who have Sufs
fered long and hopelessly
from mors of the
Blood, Skin, and Scalp,
and who have lost faith
in doctors, medicines, and
all things human, CUTI-
CURA Soap, Ointment,
and Pills appeal with a
force hardly to be realized.
Every hope, every expec-
tation awakened bythem
has been more than full
filled. More great cures
of Simple, Scrofulous, and
Hereditary Humors are
daily made by them than
by all other Blood and
Skin Remedies combined,
a single set, costing but
one dollar, being often
sufficient to cure the
most distressing cases
when all else fails.
80. ..-.,, a.. ,...ia c.if,itfs E.s,lreut H0r
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
"a unIque reunion Of ex-secretarIea

"A unique reunion OF ex-secretaries
of war was observed in a corner of the
Senate chamber in Washington one
afternoon last week. Senator Alger,
Senator Proctor and Senator Elkins
held long confak. and were In the
middle Of their talk when Secretary
Taft the huge Ohioan who now holds
down the War Secretary's chair came
In and Joined the group. Senator Proc
tor is tall and rather heavy set among
ordinary men, but Secretary Taft, by
tiptoeing slightly can look over the
Verlnonter's head
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25
College Society Named After Gordon

Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. 24.-At a
meeting of the Anaxagorean Literary
Society of the Florida State College
yesterday afternoon, it was decided to
change the name of the society to
the Gordon Literary Society, in honor
B. Gordon. 1t was also decided to
challenge the other colleges of the
state for a joint debate, to be held
some time before the 1st of June.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-25

Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. 24.-The AL
pha Psi chapter of the Kappa Alpha
order Of this city is making an effort
to secure a lecture here some time
in March from Hon. John Temple
Graves. Mr. Graves is himself one
of the most prominent members of
the Kappa Alpha Order and has re-
ceived expressions of the best wishes
of the chapter here if he should de-
termine to enter the race for the Gov
ernor of Georgia.