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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18
PRAISE FOR THE
LATE MRS. COOKE

-.
The news OF. the deAlri " .ss11-s II E.
Cooke of Oakland came like a shock
to her numerous friends here. Though
for years her home had been In Cali
fornia, she never lost her hold upon
the hearts of those who knew her. To
large and sympathetic circle this
news from over the sea brought a pro-
found sadness while to the few In
innate friends the Ways are darken-
ed" with an overwhelming sense Of
loss.
Mrs. Cooke was rarely gifted social
~. Her genial manner. her quick sense
of humor, her sympathetic interest in
Others made her a favorite everywhere.
and to those who know her well she
was the delightful companion, and in
friend. With a nature that was sin
cerely itself. subterfuges could not live
in her presence and the atmosphere
that surrounded her was clear as crys-
tai. Added to this was the helping
hand, and the generous heart.
No one viii ever know to what ex-.
tent Mrs. Cooke lived for others. for
in all that she did there was an en-
tire absence of show. She could not
pose, but her strong attractive person
atty impressed itself upon all who
knew her and all felt the influence of
"a noble sunny naturel The world is
richer that she lived in it-poorer that
she has gone, AS the strong, the devout,
the human, with whom we have walk
ed side by side leave us, we are CRATE
full that in the words of the poet:
There is no Death, what seems so is
transition;
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the life elysian
Whose portal we call Death.
ANNA NJ PARIS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18
BKT, EDWARD MAY
LOADING SUGAR

Purser Friel of the steamer w. G.
Hall reports:
Steamer Mikahala at Wainlea load
ing sugar. She has 1000 bags aboard
Will take full load of K S. NJ. sugar.
Bkt. Ed May at Makaweli loading
sugar; has 5000 bags aboard. Bkt. Ha-
wall at Eleele discharging coal; 600 tons
discharged.
Gasoline schooner Eclipse at Anahola
weatherbound, and only part of her
freight was discharged when they had
to stop work, owing to rough weather"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18
BY AUTHORITY.
MAKAwAo SCHOOL HOUSE.
HonoluIu. + H. Aprn Is. 1904.

Honolulu. T H. April Is, 1904.
Proposals viii be received at the
Office of the superintendent of Public
Works, untn Is o'clock NJ of May IL
1904. for furnishing all materials and
labor for constructing three-room
schooI-house at 86akawao. Maui.
Plans and specifications are on file
at the Office Of the Assistant superin-
tendent of Public works, copies Of
which viii be furnished intending bid
ders on receipt of $500. which sum VIII
be returned to the bidder after he has
deposited his bid and returned the
plans.
blank forms. which viii be furnished by
the Assistant Superintendent OF Public
Works. and enclosed in a sealed en-
veIope addressed to Hon. c. S. HolIo-
way. Superintendent OF Public Works.
Honolulu. T. a.. endorsed 'Makawao
School House
Each proposal must contain the full
name of the party or parties making
the same and all persons interested
therein and must be accompanied bv
a certified check of $ per cent of the
amount OF the proposal, payable to c.
s. Holloway. superintendent of Public
Works. as surety that if the proposal
be accepted a contract will be entered
into.
Nc proposals win be entertained un-
less Sas on the blanks furnished by
the * aPt superintendent Of Public
worEis - eaeiiveresi-at the ONCE OF the
superintesfdsat OF Public Works pre-
vious to u o;rioek NJ. on the day speci-
fed.
The Superintendent Of Public works
reserves the right to reject any or oil
c. s. HOLLOWAY,
Superintendent of Public Works.
s7ss
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18
NOTICE

A special meeting of the stockholders
of the American Shipping Co, Ltd,
Will be Aeld at the Sailors Home, Ho-
nolulu. Oahu, on Tuesday, April 18th
at 5 p. m for the transaction of i'm
portant business
By order of the President.
JAS. T. TAYLOR,
Secretary.
April Is. 1sol. s767
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
NJ. w MecHEsNEY & SONS. LTD

NJ. W. MccHEsNEY & SONS. LTD
At a special meeting of the stock
holders of N. W. McChesney e sons
Ltd, held this day, the following ON
GERS were elected to serve for the IN
expired term:
st. C. Sayres 1890. 4.-.5... President
Geo w Farr ............. Secretary
r NJ wcChesney ............. Treasurer
GEO. w. FARR,
Secretary.
Honolulu. Apri! Il, 1904. .s767
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SPECIAL MEETING.
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN. LTD.

A special meeting of the stockholders
of Alexander & Baldwin, Limited, will
be held at the Office and principal place
of business of the Company, Stangen-
waid Building, Honolulu. on Wednes-
day, the 9th day of April. 1864 at
o'clock a. m, for the purpose of con-
sIdering amendments to the BYLAWS.
and such other business as may come
before the meeting.
GEO. NJ ROLPH,
Secretary.
Honolulu. April 18th. 1908. e7es
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Shipping Notes

The CIaudine brought the following
cargo: 100 sacks corn, I5S sacks paiai,
50 hogs, 43 packages hides, I42 pack
ages sundries.
The following sugar is reported on
Kauai ready for shipment: K S. NJ,
1000 bags; V. K, 400; NJ. a. K, 1000;
G. & R, $3.50; Mob. $4,000; K. p, so;
B., 1850; G. F., 1897; H. NJ, 74oo.
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NOTICE.

TO THE DELEGATES OF THE
NOMINATING CONVENTION:
The Republican Headquarters viii be
omen all day Sunday and Monday for
the use of the different delegations.
BY order of the Chairman
W. H. HOOGS,
Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18

n. 49, w. ga links along kalehuas
n. ~ E., 200 links along Kauinui:
n. S20 T.. ia links along Kauin1i;
n. 62e E.. $40 links along River.
s 27s E., $50 links along Eauinuis
S. z5 f., 90 links along Hanunus
s. So e. S25 links along Kauinui:
S 49, ". lao links along lane:
S. So ~ w, $50 links along ianes
S. 4oh W., 200 links along lane to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
Train Knew the Difference.

George Francis Train respecter OF per-
sons. Once he to give lecture for the
benefit of Sunday school. A hall had been
engaged and decorated for the occasion, and the
floor the platform covered with a hand
some rug furnished by one Of the city shops.
The lecturer. who was little late, walked down
the aisle and stepped over the footlights to the
platform. where a number of the Sunday school
children, dressed in their Sunday clothes.
waiting to receive him.
First let eat,'' he said. Then throwing
off his overcoat and ordering the janitor to
bring a number of hampers he had had sent
on ahead he showered the astonished children
with peanuts and grapes. An undignified scram-
bic followed. The rug sustained irreparable in
jures The committee later had to pay the bill
of 500.
To have orderly assemblage of children
turned into rioting hoodlums bad enough,
but the fruit stains proved to be the last straw.
The Sunday school superintendent demonstrated
without avail. The minister. reduced to I'M
ministerial state Of wrath. demanded finally:
''Mr. Train, do you know the difference be-
tween a crank and fool?''
The lecturer drew himself up with dignity:
Sir" he said. II am George Francis Train
the crank, but / did not catch your name"
New York Times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

before to give direct answer to ques-
ton he wished to dodge In this case he
was compelled to. This statement that he
was wholly Indifferent about presenting
the sealed letter was shown by counsel
for the heirs TO be untrue, as he had re-
quested counsel to accompany him to New
York TO get the letter.
From this distance il looks very much
as If the decision of the Probate Court
would be sustained by the Superior Court
AS the statute of Connecticut requires a
will or codicil to be signed by three wit
nesses in the presence of the testator, it
is difficult to see how a sealed letter,
signed by the testator contemporaneously
with the will, can be admitted to probate
a part of the will without being attested
by three witnesses. If Mr.. Bryan does
not get his bequest he will stand in the
position of a lawyer who. by disreputable
practice. tried to bag $4,000 out of an es-
tate on which he had no claim. If he
does get it he will have paid dearly for
it by the exposure of his methods
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
Presidents BashfuI Advisers.

bevy of pretty girls sat in the Little White
House Office anteroom just before the last meet
ing Of the Cabinet and watched the Presidents
ministers file in The girls chaperoned by
one Of the newspaper correspondents who is as
signed TO the War. State and Navy building.
and, he is on especially good terms with sew
eral of the Cabinet members he expected that
they would bow and speak to him they passed
in, but they did not. All passed him by with
cold, expressions their faces, and when
they had disappeared the young man realized
keenly that he had been snubbed. ''Oh. thought
you acquainted with all the Cabinet
marked one of the women, with scornful look.
and the guide was totally crushed The next
day he happened to be in Secretary Moodys Of
fee, and told the head Of the Navy Department
how his GOODNESS had brought humiliation upon
him. II think you might have given me at least
just little nod said the newspaper man,
proachfully. well. 1 you apology"
said Secretary Moody. but the truth of the
matter is that when / go into the White House
on Cabinet days L feel very much embarrassed,
especially when there is crowd of young wom-
en- there / guess all the Cabinet feel the same
way. That feeling causes either to keep
eyes on the floor or straight ahead, and plants
a naughty expression faces But
don't feel that way at all"-New York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
THREATENED INJUSTICE.

A local item in yesterdays Journal de-
scribed a in which there seems a
possibility that grave injustice may be done.
The case arises under law passed in 1885,
which says: ALIENS not residing in the
State may take and hold lands by devise at
any time within five years thereafter and
no longer, and all land so left and remain
ing unconveyed at the end of five years
shall escheat to the State"
Several years ago one John Lehman died
possessed of real estate in this city, which,
he left no will, passed to his legal heirs
living in Switzerland. For some years past
the property has been managed in their in
terest and they have received the rents.
Now, the statutory five years during which
a nonresident alien may hold real estate in
Indiana having expired. proceedings were
was appointed for the property with a view
of having it declared escheated to the State.
The proceeding savors too much of snap
judgment to be equitable. Whatever may
have been the object of the act of 1885 it
could hardly have been intended to enable
the State, without warning or notice, to
dispossess nonresident aliens of property
honestly acquired. The taxes on this prop
erty must have been paid regularly or it
would have been reported delinquent and
sold. 1t is safe to assume that its owner
or owners in Switzerland have never been
informed of the State law referred to. If
they had been they could have converted
the property into cash before the expiration
of the time limit The State should not put
itself in the position of confiscating the
property of foreigners simply because they
are foreigners. Some friend of the court
or some friend of justice should intervene
to prevent the confscation of this property
without due notice to the heirs and an
opportunity afforded to protect their in
tereSts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

The Russians occupied commanding po-
sition:" "the Russians were defeated, retir-
ing in perfect order;' 1.-The Japanese fought
CALAMITY. but owing TO their heavy losses
were unable to occupy the position aban-
doned by the Russians" The facts about
this important engagement that six
companies of Cossacks attacked four squad
rons of Japanese cavalry near the town Of
Chong-Ju and had the best of the fighting
until the japanese were reinforced by three
squadrons of cavalry. This turned the
tables, when the Russian general retired,
doing so without embarrassment" The
account shows there could not have been
more than 1900 to 1900 men engaged on both
sides, perhaps not so many. Our civil war
veterans will smile at the idea of calling
that a battle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
Wares Unpleasant Job.

Pension Commissioner Ware is paying the
usual penalty of his position. The place is, per-
haps. of the most undesirable and unpleas-
ant in the government service. No matter what
action the commissioner takes he is sure to ex-
cite criticism in circles. Mr.. Ware has
been enduring the ordeal of his Office with con-
siderable philosophy, but now has run away for
a few days vacation to forget, IL he can, the
daily annoyances. Before he left he said he ex-
pected to the usual daily announcement of
his resignation. He had scarcely taken his
place at the head of the bureau before the resig-
nation rumors began. In reply to a friend who
commiserated with him on his lot the other day
Mr.. Ware dropped into poetry to explain why
he accepted the situation in a philosophical
mood. 1t is in his ''Ironquill'' vein and reads:
1.-THE President put here.
It's improper to repne.
It's disloya for me to die,
Insubordinate resign
Washington Letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
stone and Bryan.

The Hon. William ]. Stone. Ex-Governor of
Missouri and United States senator, and Colonel
Phelps. after long political friendship quar-
relied once. and Stone called Phelps lobby
list. ''Oh," said Phelps, I'VE both suck eggs
Stone and I. but Stone. he hides the shells"
But do not believe that Stone handles bribes
He is that other type. the orator OF the people
whose stock in trade is his influence; IAN
embezzler of power Folk called him This
antitrust orator hired by the trust to bring
action under the trusts ''or alum law against
his fellow-citizens and thus install the foreign
trust in the field of general local industry
"Ah, but he acted lawyer Do you
know who said that? None other than William
]. Bryan, arch-Democrat. arch-friend of the
people, arch-foe of the trust and that does
excuse this political treason-in law and in bus
iness.-Lincoln Stenens. in April McClure's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

There Is nothing partisan about graft. Only the
people are loyal to party. The hated" trusts.
all big grafters, go with the majority. In Demo-
cratic Missouri, the Democracy is the party of
capital" The Democratic political leaders cry
ing down the trusts corner the voters like wheat.
form political trust, and sell out the sover-
eighty Of the people to the corporation lobby.
And the lobby runs the State not only in the
interest of its principals but against the inter-
est of the people. Once. when election bill was
up-the bill to turn over the cities 10 the Demo-
crats-citizens of Kansas City. Democrats among
them. had to hire lobbyist fight it, and
when this lobbyist found that the interest of his
corporations required the passage of the BILL he
sent back his fee with an explanation. And this
story told me as an example of the honesty
of that lobbyst.-Lincoln Steffens. in April Nc
Clure's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

the first ship OF the kind actually laid down was
the Stevens battery. designed by his son for the
United States government in 1si2. One authority.
however. claims for ironclads an antiquity Of
centuries The story goes that certain Viking
OF lSoO years ago had great war ship MADE
which he called Iron Ram. and all of this ship
which stood out Of the water was of iron Conn
Ing from fiction. or, rather legend, TO something
Ike fact. many historians this subject say
that the Dutch at Antwerp, in 1885. when that
city was besieged by the Spanards. built an
enormous -bottomed vessel. armored ii with
heavy iron plates. and thus constructed what
they regarded as impregnable battery. so
that they named their continuance FINS Bell
Unfortunately this vessel got aground before
fairly in action and fell into the hands Of the
enemy. 1t employed by either side
again in any subsequent encounter.-Liverpool
lost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD.


An Oregon newspaper man in Washington Is
telling a good story about DIR. Hale He says
he once travelling in the back country Of
Oregon. and going TO a little inn for lodging.
was surprised to see large picture of DR. Hale
on the wall. The woman of the house explained
IL thus: well. you see. a good many strangers
come here and want 20 keep 'em, and don't
know anything about em. but If they know Ed
ward Everett Hale's picture L know they re
good for something. and 1 let 'em stay."-Bos-
ton Advertiser
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
THE BRYAN-BENNETT WILL CASE.

Whatever may be the outcome of the
Haven, Conn.,, its continued exploitation
puts William j. Bryan in a bad light be-
fore the public. The case might not in
appropriately be entitled William ]. Bryan
VS.. the widow and children Of Philo S.
Bennett. deceased" In reality this is what
it is, for Mr.. Bryan is trying to have
established will which would give him
a bequest of $4,000 at the expense of the
widow and children of the decedent. To
a further understanding of the case it must
be remembered that Mr.. Bennett, the tes-
tator was only an ordinary acquaintance
of Mr. Bryan's, that, the will was drawn
by Bryan himself in his own house and
witnessed by his wife, and that the be-
quest to him was made in a sealed letter
which was not to be opened until after
the testator's death. when 1t was to be
made a part of the will.
Although the circumstances under which
the will was made are suggestive of undue
influence, the case is likely to turn on
whether the sealed letter shall be admitted
to probate as part of the will or not. The
Probate Court admitted the will to pro-
bate, but declined TO admit the letter, or
the ground that it was not attested by
three witnesses, as the law of Connecticut
requires. From this decision Mr. Bryan
appealed to the Superior Court. and that
is the point now before the higher court
The case began on Tuesday and was con-
tinued yesterday.
A dispatch in yesterdays Journal said
Former Judge Stoddard. who appears as
senior counsel for Mrs Bennett and the
other heirs fought every inch of the
ground over which the appellants moved
| in their efforts to introduce evidence. and
| at times he directed bitter invectives and
sarcasm against the opposing side The
| extraordinary circumstances OF the case
| furnish good opportunity for the use of
such weapons. The dispatch said:
| In the cross-examination Judge Stoddard.
| of counsel for heirs. asked Mr.. Bryan:
You desired to present the sealed letter
| to be probated?'
II did present it,.
Answer my question:
II was indifferent about the matter.
| wholly"
Didn't you want me TO go TO New York
to get the letter with you?"
| Yes"
"And you couldn't get it without me?"
mo"
| The witness was then excused.
Mr.. Bryan is a hard man to corner in
! discussion. and perhaps was never known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
General Pensions.

The pension ruling that gives all old soldiers
pensions may cost the government some more
money and probably Will: but there will be
recompenses. The howl about republics being
ungrateful will be heard in the land
and pension agents will have to hunt other but
not such good jobs. And the pension examiners
will not be required to do any more examining
because when an old soldier is sixty-two his
pension will be so much; and when he is older
than that will be much more; and pension
examiners will not be needed to determine how
old the old soldiers They can tell that
themselves Milwaukee Free Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
Told nv Lord Brourbam.

A man who recently complained to a New
York editor that he incorrectly quoted by a
reporter told the following story, which
Lord Brougham told the House of Lords fifty
years ago: "A friend of mine represented
in newspaper having said at public meet
ing in the city that he would not go in pro-
cession to that d cold church. meaning
some particular church in the city of London.
He felt much annoyed at the circumstance and
wrote a letter to the editor. in which he stated
that his actual words that he could not go
to that damp cold church But the editor de-
clared that he believed his reporter and stood
by the profane version" Lord Brougham' S
moral that il foolish to quarrel with a
newspaper "A good moral said the New
York editor.-New York Globe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

3 The city authorities will have 10000
from the bond issue to expend in repairs
made necessary by the recent flood and will
probably use ii ell. The estimates pre-
pared by the city engineer aggregate s1ss. 9OS
and the work is more likely to exceed the
estimates than TO fall below. The sum is
. large one to expend at one time, and 1t
should be handled with care The estimates
include rebuilding or repairing more than n
dozen bridges besides other important work
Some Of the bridges will be small. but the
same care should be used to see that they
are the best of their kind as in larger ones.
Public sentiment is strongly in favor of
permanent municipal improvements and the
present Is a good time 10 establish a high
standard There should be shoddy work
anywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
Mr.. Shoots Kind of Eggs.

Reed Smoot. the Mormon senator. has a
friend who is a vegetarian and who lectures
Smoot for his meat-eating habits on all occa-
sions. He met Smoot the other day and began:
You should not meat. Indeed go further
and say should not eat eggs"
Pshaw!" said Smoot. you are getting fool
ish What's the harm in eating eggs?'
why, man." exclaimed the vegetarian, eggs
hatch into meat and, therefore are meati'
Not the kind of eggs eat asserted Smoot-
why not?' asked the vegetarian.
Because said Smoot he moved away,
II eat them cooked. "-Pittsburg Dispatch
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31
The Counter Charge.

Daniel j. Sully. on the day of his admission
to the Chicago Board of Trade. lunched at the
Chicago Club. During luncheon he illustrated
aptly the value OF the counter charge in argu-
ment
There a man. he said, who should
have been at home one night for dinner but he
did not arrive till o. clock in the morning.
He entered the house quietly, and he as
cended the stairs on tiptoe. His watchful wife,
however. heard him. and in severe tone she
called:
% Henry, is that you?
HE replied with a note of surprise and re-
proach in his voice:
Why, m-my d-dear who elshe did you ex-
pect :? New York Tribune
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

In his dngy attic Edgar A. Poe sat, looking
the proofs OF of his Tales of Mys-
terry and marking a few changes and correc-
tions.
These will soon be forgotten" he said
Nevertheless. he added. his lip curling with
scorn, fifty sixty years from now everybody
will be reading lot of clumsy limitations known
the Sherlock Holmes stories and hailng them
something new and original in the way of de-
tective yarns!" Hastily brushing his suit OK
faded black he went out to see if he couldn't
borrow quarter from somebody.-Chicago Trib-