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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24

some time, the London Mail having
chartered the steamer Himun which
was fitted up with wireless apparatus.
They received news from shore, being
able to operate about 100 miles, and
what they saw of the fleet they wired
to Che Foo. But one day they We're
boarded by Russian man-of-xar
officer and the vessel was detained.
Messages We're sent right along, now
ever, even with the Russian aboard.
One was, We are being boarded from
a Russian man-of-war. If you 10 not
hear from US in an hour, communicate
with the English ambassador. 'rhe
vessel was shortly released.
Il am now on my way home, where
will probably write a book on the war.
You see I went out there on vaca-
ton. 1 am not a Journalist in any
sense of the word, only a writer of
books and stories. I have put in my
vacation to good account and have
much material for a book"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24
Hetty Green's Lunch.

BOSTON, June I2.-Buttered toast, 8
cents; tea, ? cents; apple pie 5 cents.
Check, 8 cents. That is what Hetty
Green ordered, ate, and paid for in
the Newsboys' Restaurant, in PIE
Alley" yesterday afternoon. She en-
tered unobtrusively, and picked out
a table without cloth, near one at
which newsboy was munching sink
ers and handling a "hod" of coffee, all
for a nickel
The proprietor noticed a curious
crowd outside his window, and when
a prominent lawyer entered his place,
looked about, and deferentially began
Mrs. Green, here are those papers,
the proprietor began to be interested.
The lawyer departed, after whispering
TO the proprietor That's Hetty Green. =
Mrs. Green had been transacting. a
little business here in connection with
the Sylvia Ann Rowland will case, and
in another affair, too, and was many
thousands of dollars to the good, as the
result of her days work.
The crowd outside was respectful, but
very curious. Mrs. Green did not mind
it and brushed out through them, tight
ly clenching her little worn purse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24
Htlo's Frog Shipments.

Forty dozen frogs We're included in
the cargo brought up from Hilo by
the steamer Enterprise which arrived
in the harbor today. The frog indus
try is a new one in the Hawaiian Is
lands. but it is stated that in future
every steamer coming from HiIo Will
bring & consignment. The Enterprise
occupied ten days in coming from the
island port. and her captain states that
fair weather was encountered on the
entire trip. Included in the freight
We're $4,000 sacks of sugar. $500 bunch
es of bananas and 81 logs of koa
wood, which is to be used in the manu.
facture Of furniture.-Examiner June
IS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24
CAUGHT BIRD
DESTROyERS
The Thetis Returns
From liSianski
Island.
Saved Seventy-Seven
japanese From
Starving.
They Had Secured and Packed
Many Thousand Bird
Skins.

The revenue cutter Thetis arrived If
port yesterday with seventy-seven
Japanesa who were taken prisoners on
I.isfanski Island. These men are part
of the expedition of bird pOachers that
has been denuding the American IS
lands to the westward of the Hawaiian
group. Their presence there has been
known of for sometime and at last re-
ports they had a schooner, the Yeiju
Maru. but now this has been lost and
rescue as the japanese had but little
food left and would have soon been in
sore straits had not the revenue cutter
visited the place to take them pris-
oners The party had killed thousands
of birds and preserved many skins
which are now stored in a deserted
shack on the island. This loot is said
to be worth between $4,000 and $780,
900.
From the Japanese, Captain Hamlet,
of the revenue cutter, learned the story
OF their work. The expedition was sent
out last December by Toxic concern
in the schooner Yeiju Maru. Their
vessel was damaged in gale but they
put into Midway Island and secured
lumber there to make some repairs.
Then they proceeded to Lsianski, a
small bit of land, perhaps a mile a.
cross in each direction, and on this
island erected four rough shacks. One
of the buildings was for the storage
of skins and the others furnished the
party with shelter On the eighteenth
of January a gale swept over the is
land. The Yeiju Maru's anchors drag
ged and she was stove to pieces on
the reef. Ten men lost their lives in
the catastrophe and the remainder of
the party only saved a boat and some
sails from the wreck. But the men
went to work preparing skins. Birds
by the thousand We're stunned with
clubs and then their skins were pre-
pared by taxidermists. Many of the
birds We're of a variety having brilliant
plunage. They consisted of terms,
white bos'un birds, frigate birds, gulls,
and other kinds. The frigate bird is
said to be rare and valuable one.
On February 9th the schooner Tiyu
Maru, vessel also owned by the To-
kio concern, visited the island. This
vessel left thirty-nine more men on
the island and her officers agreed to
return in a few weeks and take the
whole party back to Japan. But weeks
went by and there was no sign of the
schooner's return. Food became scarce
and in desperation the men erected a
beacon on the low island in the hope
: OF attracting the attention of some
passing vessel They had but little
rice left and were living on the dried
meat of the dead birds when the Thetis
arrived on the scene on June 10th The
men Were pleased at the opportunity of
leaving the island and did not seem at
all alarmed at falling into the hands OF
the revenue officials. The men had not
heard of the Russo-Japanese war.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS
Captain Hamlet says that the party
slaughtered many birds. They had
three hundred and thirty-five cases OF
bird skins packed when the Thetis ar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24
The Baltic Fleet,

LONDON, June 1.-THE Daily Mail
publishes dispatch from Hamburg, say
ing:
"A private telegram received here says
a large Russian fleet, COMPOSED of forty
large and small warships, probably the
Baltic fleet, has passed the island OF
Bornholm, to the south of Sweden, fol-
lowing a westerly course. 1t cannot be
ascertained whether this is a trial trip
OF the fleet or its actual departure for
the Far East"
Commenting on this dispatch the Daily
Mail says the probability is that-it is
merely a practice cruise of part of the
fleet, as most OF the Baltic ships are
known to be in too-backward condition
to put to sea
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Emperor of Sahara.

NEW YORK, June IA cable to
the World from Paris says: His
majesty, Jacques I, Emperor of Sahara,
has just turned up at Brussels, where he
has rented a pretentious private resi-
dence which he calls his palace. He has
conferred on all those in his household
high-sounding titles and insists upon be-
ing treated as a royal parsonage.
He has instructed his agent in Paris
to sell all the property he owns in
France, for the reason that he is leav-
ing the country. he says, for all time to
come, going to his empire in the interior
of Africa. He is sending Baussy, one
of his diplomatic agents and minister
plenipotentiary to Africa to negotiate
with the natives for certain lands he
thinks he needs for his fanciful empire.
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rived. Captain Hamlet estimates that
the party killed at least 100000 birds
and the skins obtained were destined
for shipment to the millinery concerns
in France.
The commander Of the Thetis has
prepared a. full report Of his work and
this will be forwarded TO Washington.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24

Daniel Hunt, of Ridgeway, Orleans
county, n. Y, is 81 years old and has
voted a straight Democratic ticket for
the last seventy years in the same pre-
met. He claims to have exercised the
right of suffrage 122 times, missing but
one election, and that on account of
sickness, since attaining his majority.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
JOHN F. LACEY, Citizen and Congressman.

my record. and his disabilities and
had every necessary date on record
II Will write to the department at
once" said Mr.. Lacey, "and do all
ca to get q favorable report to your
case" Before the old comrade had
reached the bottom Of the stairs q
stenographer was writing letter to
Washington, telling all about his case,
ceived notice that his claim had been
allowed.
Such are the scenes that are enacted
every day during the time Mr.. Lacey
spends in Oskaloosa. 1t doesn't make
what his mission may be, he can see
attention 1t deserves without mo-
ment's delay. This unaffected and I'm.
remitting energy is the secret of Mr..
the inspiration that has carried him
to victory through several hard
fought campaigns.
His Energy An Inspiration.
And not alone among the constitu-
ents OF his political life, but among
his own townspeople is Mr.. Lacey's en-
ergy and faith an inspiration to any
good work.
AS an example: The Oskaloosa Com
mercial club not long ago decided to
see what could be done toward build
Ing an electric line from Oskaloosa to
Buxton, distance Of twenty-five miles,
and tapping a mining population of
over $4,000. Outside parties have for
several years given promise of pushing
the proposition to an issue, but little
has come of their efforts. A meeting
of leading business men and capitalists
was called one evening and ,prelimi-
nary organization was formed, and
Major Lacey was asked to draw up
articles Of Incorporation and take all
other legal steps necessary. Imagine
their surprise when the men interested
were notified the next morning that the
papers were all ready. AS result,
second meeting was called at once and
that very same day the Makaska Con-
capital stock of $4,000 sprang into
being made, and If the road is at all
feasible, a larger company will be
formed and the line built. Had Mr..
Lacey nalCed or delayed, az many
lawyers are inclined to do. the men
would have lost interest and another
evolution of the wheel been necessary
to start the ball rolling. AS 1t is, every
body is in for the project body and
SOUL and if the line is built, Oska-
loosa will not only boast of Downing"
the best congressman in Iowa. but will
point with pride to the man who has
helped so materially in giving them one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25

Major Lacey, and most of them call
him, John" He has been here prac.
tically all his life, and he in turn
knows everybody, and when dignity
Is not necessary he calls people by
their first names, faculty that he has
developed most wonderfully.
Not only does Mr. Lacey know his
own fellow townsmen by their first
names, but it is said that he knows
very nearly every voter in the entire
sixth district in the same way. This
may be stretching Of the truth, but
1t approximates it at any rate for no.
where in the country is there a man
with more remarkable capabilities as
mixer" among men and personal
canVasser for political support. Major
Lacey understands the art of spell.
binding and his speeches form nota-
Die part OF his campaigns, but he also
knows the Handwriting art and heart
to heart talking with men and he uses
that art more than he does the other
To his possession Of these powers Mr.
Lacey owes his repeated reelection to
congress from district that is SO Of
ten doubtful. Again and again siren.
uous campaigns have been made
against him, but without success-he
knows the voters, they know him and
they stand by him.
Major John F. Lacey earned the
money to pay his way through the
law school by carrying a hod. This
illustrates the manner in which he al
ways finds means to an end, and
shows how he has erased that word
"fail" from his dictionary It also ex-
plains his democratic nature and his
thorough understanding Of men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
LODGE is CONFIDENT
MASSACHUSETTS, SENATOR is
SURE THAT ROOSEVELT. WILL
BE ELECTED. '-
After a Conference With the Presl-
dent At Oyster Bay He Was Inter.
viewed and Expressed Himself As
Highly Pleased With the Outlook.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 25. - Senator Hen
~ Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts, who
has been in town for conference with
President Roosevelt,is confident Of the
success of the republican ticket this
fall. He has this year, as always, given
the situation close study and feels sure
that President Roosevelt will have
good majority in the electoral college.
Confident Of a Republican Victory.
THE republicans throughout the
country" said Mr.. Lodge, ARE pre-
senting solid front for the President.
do not find anywhere single repub-
llcan who Is expecting to support and
vote for Judge Parker. Some gold dem
ocrats who voted for Mckinley in 1895
and 1900 have returned to their party.
They, Of course. will support Parker.
con the contrary, | know Of many
democrats who will support Roose.
welt. He will get large personal vote
for the President is the kind Of man
who appeals strongly to every Ameri.
can. Among the first voters and among
the young men generally, he will poll
q tremendous vote. feel entirely con.
fldent of the general result,
"In New England-that part of the
country in which 1 am best acquainted
and with the political trend of which
am most fnmiliar-it Is, in my judg-
ment only question of the size of the
republican plurality, Perhaps we shall
not have duplication Of the immense
majority received by Mckinley, but CIV.
en- that would not surprise me-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
lowA's PROSPECTS ARE GOOD.
Attendance at Stat. University Prom
ises to Show an Increase.

Iowa City, Aug. IS, = The executive
committee OF the board of regents of
Iowa university in session here elected
j. w, Wilson of Orryille, California,
assistant in surgery in the college OF
Homeopathic medicine. Or. Walker
has been appointed assistant in mate
ria medtca,
Dean Currter OF the college of liberal
arts thinks that there will be mate
rial increase in the attendance at the
university this fell and that 1t will get
over the old mark, He bases his judg-
ment on the number of inquiries re-
garding the courses Of study which are
received by him, The reason for this
prospective increase may be traced to
the efforts which are being put forth
by all connected with the university
to bring such a campaign made in
many years, and it is evidently bring
ing results.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
NEW PACKING PLANT
COUNCIL BLUFFS HAS HOPES OF.
SECURING AN INDEPENDENT
HOUSE.
Negotiations for establishment Of a
Firm and Erection Of Plant In tho
Western Iowa City Arc Progressing
Quietly Toward Completion.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 25.-One result
Of the packing house strike may be
the establishment Of packing plant
In Council Bluffs. There Is said to be
fair chance OF interesting some
Council Bluffs men in q proposition to
erect building and equip 1t for that
purpose. The Commercial club is
quietly negotiating toward this end
with citizens who have the money to
make the project q go II they should
talte hold of 1t.
1t Is not proposed to build big
packing house at frst, but to start 1t
on scale that the business would at
first Justify. and to provide room for
additions that may be needed from
time to time There are already sew.
eral established Independent plants in
Iowa. Among these are John Morrell
& Co.. of Ottumwa. T. M. Sinclair &
Co. of Cedar Rapids. and the Agar
Packing company of Des Moines All
ness, especially since the strike was
are now running night and day
Advantages of the Bluffs.
Council Bluffs has advantages MS a
packing plant which have never been
duly appreciated In the first place, SO
many feeders are brought to south
Western Iowa to be fattened for mar
lets rs to be readily available for the
packing industry.
A consideration of even mere I'm,
Dorterce Is the immense saving In
freight rates as compared with South
Omaha, 1t costs on an average 500 a
carload more to put Iowa cattle into
South Omaha than to stop at Council
Bluffs.
There Is an unlimited amount of
cheap ground to be had on this eide
of the river, located near railroad
tracks, go That the real estate promo
sltien would not be serious one, The
nrinclnal EXPENSE would be the con-
struction of the plant, No doubt is en-
tertained that q packing house would
pny out when once started running,
There is little fear that Armour Swift
and Cudahy would do much cutting Of
prices here to drive the new concern
out of business, as that would result
in decentralization Of the packing trade
in Omaha rs we'll rs in Council bluffs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
Oska1oosa, Iowa.
READY FOR CAMP.
Flfty-Thlrd and Flfty.Flfth Regiments
VIII Be At Des Molnes Next Week.

Des Moines, Aug. rs. - When the
Fifty.third and Fifty.flfth regiments go
into camp at Camp Crocker next Fri
day Adjutant General Byers and Major
Hume expect to have some improve
ments made and the arrangement Of
the camp better In hand than when the
Fifty.fourth and the Fifty-sixth went
into camp last month. At that time the
ink was scarcely dry on the title to
the land and the adjutant generals de-
partment had scarcely time to get
squared away before the soldiers be.
gan to arrive.
The regiments will be located in
substantially the same places as the
former regiments were. The Fifty.flfth
under General Lincoln at the right Of
the line, or the north and Colonel
BOWS and the Fifty-third at the left.
the south side Of the field. The position
Of the First Signal corps has not yet
been determined. 1t may be camped
in the west field near the commissary
and quartermaster's houses and room
may be found for 1t in the field of the
main camp. The position Of hospitals
and some of the regimental tents may
be changed slightly
The greatest improvement which
will be noticed will be the road which
1t is hoped to get made from tho main
road to the camp ground. At the last
camp, teams had to drive by round
about way through the Wilson barn
yard. This time they can enter the
government land at the west side of
the old orchard and go directly to
camp, reaching all parts of 1t from
the switch yards at tho street car ter
mlnal, without doubling.
Governor Cummins has set next
Monday as tho date for the review of
the troops. The time Of day has not
been fixed. The former review was in
the evening. but the days are growing
rapidly shorter and the governor may
decide to hold his review during the
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
DAKOTA MEN LUCKY
THEIR NAMES APPEAR FIRE.
QUENTLY AMONG WINNERS
AT DEVILS LIKE.

DEVILS Lake, N. D., Jug. 25.-With
no other formality butthe reading OF
a portion Of law by Commissioner
Richardson Of the gersral land office,
governing the drawinfof public lands,
the lottery for Fort Dtten Indian res
ervation lands was bsun yesterday.
AS noted in these ispatches yester-
day, the name Of Bsce g. Warren of
Forest River, Nortf Dakota, was the
first drawn from tb wheel.
Other names wer drawn IN the FOL.
lowing order:
Alexander o. Rindahl, Rindahl,
MINI.
John II. Milne, Herman, MINI.
Carl Anderson, Yashburn, Wis.
James Cronin, Thompson, N. D.
Thorval D. L.Quaroud, Meckineck,
N. D.
Anderson Granm, Fargo, N. D.
William Kellel Brohan, MINI.
W. q. Delay, rand Forks, N. D.
Alfred ThompDn Elbow Lake, MINI.
Ole A. Knutse, Park River, N. d.
Matthew o. Loacken, Reynolds, N.
D.
Michael Tempt, Minot, N. D.
Fred Wueloer, Grand Forks, N. p.
John Henry Knnedy, Fergus Falls,
Vim.
VIM. B. Nelsoi, Mankato, MINI.
John M. Millsn, Chicago.
Jesse l.. Bamlolter, Lakeview. ND.
Harry +. Keller, Crookston. MINI.
VIM. H. Shells, DEVILS Lake, N. D.
Charles Witntyre, Lanark, Ill.
VIM. j. Kote1berg, Grand Forks, J.
Erick F. Nelson, Hatton. N. D.
John K Cooper, Council Bluffs, a.
Ada Biegler, Hayward. Wis.
Ben Miller Johnston, Lime Sprigs,
], va.
Charles F. Anderson, Devils like,
N. D.
e. N. welstead, Parkville. N. r
Earl B. Weible, Minneapolis. ainn.
Walter M. Beck. Hanley TallsMinn.
Geo. II. Butd, Grand Forks. N D.
Jacob O. Hammer, St. Paul. MINI.
Guy F. Harris. Grand Forks. n. D.
John Krejzl. Devils Lake, N. D.
Jas. F. Kahn, ST. Paul.
Emma Kelly. Kansas City Mo.
Walter X. Bell. Osceola, No.
Herb Overland, Fertile, MIN,
Andrew j. Kobel. Wasea, Mimi.
Andrew J. LOTUS, Luccn. N. D.
Peter WEIGH, Gray. N. D
John o. Hnmrie. Park river, N. D.
Peter Weller, Acton, N. D.
Martin Sornls, Burton, N. D.
Jerome Daily, Minot, n. D.
Joseph w. Pace, Sheldon, N. D.
Frank Bessield, Church Ferry, N. D
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25

OF the greatest business incentives the
CITY has ever had,
Lacey's Home Life.
Congressman Lacey at home is a
part OF Oskaloosa In the truest sense Of
the word. He Is associated with his
nrother, w. r. Lacey, in the practice
OF law, and Notwithstanding the fact
tnat ne spends more than half the time
away from home, there Is scarcely a
new sidewalk built that he ia not
familiar with. He Is member Of the
local Episcopal church, the Grand
Army post, the Commercial club and
various other business and social or
CARNATIONS, and responds to every call
with an alertness that makes his
friends often wonder when he manages
to get the time that apparently is al
ways at his command.
Mr.. Lacey's home life is as simple
and us happy as his business life is
busy and prosperous. He and his good
wife are always at home to their
friends and no cards Of introduction or
cour1ers are necessary to announce
their arrival. Their home is located
just two blocks from the business cen
ter OF this city, and is known to
every man, woman and child in Oska-
loosa. 1t is beautifully, but not elab-
orately, furnished and is filled with
valuable curios and mem entoes Of
travel and of social and military and
public life. Mr.. Lacey's private H.
brary is splendid collection and his
law library is said to be the most COM
plete in this section of the state
Is Known As "John."
Here in Oskaloosa all people know
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25

Oskaloosa, Aug. 25.-"How will I
get to see Congressman Lacey" in.
quired an old soldier from the country
of a local newspaper reporter on the
street one afternoon this summer.
Just go up that stairway between
the book store and the shoe store" re.
piled the reporter, land turn to your
left"
YES" rejoined the old soldier, but
he does not know me, and l want to
see him. l don't want to be put off
by e. clerk"
mo danger of that" returned the
reporter, "if he's there, you'll see
him"
And SO the old comrade went up the
stairway and turned to his left Open
ing the door he saw sitting before him