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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21
Savage Girls Valuable Clothes.

Expensive dress is not the exclusive
privilege of civilized womanhood. Not
infrequently a semi-savage girl has a
wardrobe consisting of furs which would
be worth from 5000 to $4,000 Grun-
deman, the explorer, relates how one fair
Greenlander wore dress of sealskin
with a hood of that costly fur, the silver
fox. The garment was lined with fur
OF the young seal otter, and there was
fringe of wolverine tails. About 500
IS probably the average worth of the
dress of Indian women on the Columbia
and Fraser rivers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21

The greatest of all Russians Cath
crime excepted) was Peter Bas, or Peter
Michaeloff, or Peter the Great On his
visit to England he wanted to see how
criminals were executed. The Old
Bailey failing to furnish victim Peter
complained to King William, who re-
GREETED the disappointment, but said
that inasmuch as no person had been
condemned he had no right to take a
life. If that be the case" said the
Car, you may take any of my retinue
and cause them to be executed in the
English manner" This offer his Britain
mic majesty thought proper to decline.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21
Egyptians the FIRST Surveyors.

The art of land surveying owes it
origin to the fact that the Egyptians
were unable to keep permanent monu-
ments on land which was overlooked
circumstances it became necessary TO
have some means of reidentifying the
various pieces of land. The instruments
and mathematical methods of astrono-
my, with suitable notifications, were
used by the Egyptians for land survey
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21
He Aske d Largely.

Peculiar requests from rural con
stituents occasionally come in the con-
gressional mails. A very funny one has
been received by representative of one
of the Northwestern states. 1t runs ::
please send to me and a number of my
relatives (the names of whom were
given) some garden seeds. I also want
a gasoline engine of eighteen horse pow
er, wood saw, and barrel of gasoline.
Please send them right away"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21
Turkish Minister a Night Worker

The Turkish minister, Chekib Bey,
has cottage at Saville, and when there,
it is said he works nearly all night,
only retiring when the other members
of the household are preparing to arise.
He then retires and sleeps until 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. During his sleeping
hours no one can see him, it being an
objectionable act for even any member
of the household to disturb his slurn-
berS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21
As Bad as Martial Law.

ITHACA, N. Y, March IAN ordi-
nance has gone into effect here provid-
ing for a curfew signal at s o'clock.
1t was found necessary to quadruple
the police force and as the law now
applies to adults as well as children,
considerable trouble is expected espe-
cially with Cornell men, many of whom
seek recreation in town during the
evening
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21

Kalauokalani is playing the same old
Home Rule game. He wants the
Democrats to demonstrate their fitness
for association with the Home Rulers
by national victory, before he will
consent to join the party.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21
JAPANESE FOREIGN TRADE.

Tn a recent report from Kobe, the
consul says that Japanese direct foreign
trade has already assumed such pro-
portions that there is now no question
concerning its future progress.
Until the year 1901 the customs re-
turns showed it's extent annually under
the titles of Imports by japanese Mer-
Merchants but this feature of the for
eign trade has now been eliminated
from that document. During 1900, the
last year for which this characterize
ton was furnished, japanese merchants
were shown to have done thirty-eight
per cent. of Japan's total trade. This
consisted of exports valued at $50. 543, 254
and imports valued at 500, 14S,O51.
The percentages of foreign trade ex-
plotted by japanese merchants have
been as follows:
1897 1898 1899 1900
Direct imports 800. So 80 IL 80
Direct exports -. rs "a SO 81
Much of the foreign trade of japanese
merchants is being done with eastern
countries, but the returns show they
are also making large gains in the West
as competitors of the American and
European merchants at the open ports.
The total trade of native merchants
during 1900 amounted to $92. 6S7, 1O5.
against So, 475.S4S in 1898, as follows:
Exports. Imports. Total.
1895 .S27. 42O 15S 81. 055. 1S5 So. AS, 34S
1900 :. 36.544O54 56143, O51 90, So, 105
Gain IS s,12s.sss s11,Os7, SSs s2O,211. 762
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21

While the Territorial officials are
straining every nerve to pay the ordin-
airy expenses of government, Hilo is
crying for repairs to the,boulevard that
leads to the Volcano.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21

| In the absence of official data, it Is
Thought by well-informed resident for
leigh merchants that nearly or quite the
lsame ratio of increase has continued
since 1900. and this seems evident even
by casual observation
Japanese merchants have entered
largely into the Importation of cotton
wool sugar, rice, flour, locomotives,
rails. iron manufactures, machinery
pulp. etc. The japanese government
itself now imports all the leaf tobacco
received into the country, and also han
dies all the camphor produced both in
Formosa and Japan.
AS far as the volume of japanese dl-
rect foreign trade is concerned, the in
roads made by native merchants have
been less noticeable to foreign mer-
chants because of the rapid increase OF
business at the open ports, and that IS
not the main feature for consideration,
as the most unfavorable effects of Jap
anese competition are felt by the mini
MIXING of profits upon the foreign bust
ness.
The japanese are less fortunate in the
matter of exports. 1t is more difficult
for them to sell to than to buy from
foreign countries. In the one case let
tiers of credit are furnished the Yoko-
hama Specie Bank in New York to pay
for purchases made by their agents
there, whereby they are placed on an
equal footing with the resident foreign
merchants; but in the other case, the
matter of exports, the foreign merchant
will long have an advantage. The for
eigner is here with his money, and al
though when making purchases he may
be subjected to ''squeezes," these will
hardly offset the advantage of his home
Japanese merchants are extending
their efforts in the manufacture and
export of teas, and it is possible that
this may be done somewhat in the
spirit of rivalry; but it must be con-
ceded that without the aid of resident
foreigners engaged in the tea trade
japanese teas would never have been
abroad to any considerable
extent; neither would it's present for
eign export be maintained. The same
may be said in the case of mattings
and other japanese exports. The for
eign merchant has opened up the for
eign trade, and although he may be
in future to gradually re-
linquish "a much larger proportion of
his business the time is not yet at hand |
1etriment to the interests of Japanese |
commerce.
japanese teas We're far more extern
sively introduced into the United /
States during the first six months of
1903 than during the corresponding
months of 1902. The increase of tea
exports to all countries during the six
months amounted to $1,136,937, while
he increase to the United States alone
amounted to s1,1S5,141, showing that
more than all the excess of exports has
gone there. 1t is fair to presume that
his may be attributed both to i'm
proved quality and to more strenuous
effort to hold the market. The total
exports of japanese tea during the six
months amounted to 81, 1887, 1888, against
i, 75O,946 during the corresponding
period in 1902
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-21

The Maui police, according to the
grand jury report, appear to be enjoy
ing some metropolitan perquisites.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17

verst. or mere than $4,000. for the e.os3
versts OF the whole undertaking. There
are only two engineering difficulties of
any magnitude In the whole line. namely.
the Circum- Baikal Line where the hiiiy.
rocky country Will nscessitate much
blasting. and the formidable tunnel
through the Ehiugan range OF mountains.
But neither Of these works has been un-
dertaken. 20 that the expenditure dvsit
with is FOR plain rsil-laying over easy
levels. and largely over perfectly fat sur
faces. When u IL remembered that the
land over which tho lne costs nothing.
being given by government. and that the
timber was obtained on the same terms.
while a very considerable part % the un-
dertaklng was facilitated by the free uss
Of convict labor. the totals are almost IT,
conceivable 20 the non-Russisn mind. ~.
Nitte. after his memorable trip 80 tbs
Far East. reported that there had been
TO amount OF corruption TO call for par
ticulsr remark II r. suggested that thu
figures really inciude considerable part
OF the coat n The maintenance 81 tbs
forces iu M&ochpria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. jan 16-Within narrow lin
its both as to price movement and volume
of dealings ,todays stock market was
ragged and uncertain. The handful of
room traders who made up the trade had
difficulty in doing business. The fur
TIER advances in minor specialties were
not oppressive and did not serve to give
tone to the rest of the market. The down.
ward course of prices in foreign markets
on the war situation was not followed
here, but The semi-uncertainty of the
matter. There was no operation in the
market sufficient to form any feature.
The gain OF upward of 81. 090. 900 in the
cash reserve as SHOWN by the bank state
r,ent proved to be largely in excess OF
even the most preliminary estimates.
which were more than usual at variance.
The market was disposed to look at this
loan with disfavor.
Sentiment is hopeful but actual devel-
opments are awaited to induce convic-
ton. The iron and steel industry is es-
pecially a field of conjecture and Of I'M
certainty. Reductions in wages and other
economies are looked TO for effect on fu-
ture earnings. The heavy demand for
copper. especially for European account.
is regarded as a probable corralry Of i'm
port. The future of railroad earnings
is by no means clear. Gross earnings for
the fourth week of December showed
gratifying rise in the ratio of increase
over the corresponding period of last
year but the roads so far in the first week
of this year are slightly lower Net earn
ings of railroads this week are supposed
20 show the extent Of the reductions in
expenses which have taken place.
The payment OF SIS 100000 of Lake Shore
bonds and the payment of subscriptions
of SAC. 600 of Lake Shore bonds failed
to make any change in the money market.
The inflow of funds TO New York has
stopped the import movement of gold or
the need for it. But the December for
eign trade return with it's favorable trade
balance of over 6.eoo.0e0 is convincing
proof that New York's control of the in
ternational remains unchanged.
The bond market suffered throughout
the week. United States Is have declined
Z and the IS have advanced Il per cent
during the week.
Quotations We're as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
nterest. Thus. the successful OF the Rer.

interest Thus. the successful OF the Ber-
lin-Zossen electric line carries our
thoughts 20 the phenomenal speeds made
by thu hish-powered automobile. as Wit
ness the average speed Of G3.f3 miles an
hour made by the winning machine in the
Paris-Madrid race and the speed Of i6i.
miles an hour OF the winner In the James
Gordon Bennett cup race Mention should
be made az the electro-chemical work at
Niagara Falls IN reducing nitrogen from
the atmosphere and in the compromising
new materials OF Industrial utility; Of the
discovery OF a process OF artificiaiIy max
ing camphor which. in a measure. renders
Us independent Of the Tormosa camphor
monopoly Of the laying Of The Pacific
cable Il the Cooper-Iiewitt stafic-con-
vertsr. the outcome Of his brilliant expert
menis with mercury-vapor tubes: OF eK-
periments in electrical canal hau,aEe-
tests which lead Us % expect that az no
distant dag the towpaih mule may give
place 70 the compact trolley: and. lastly.
OF Ruhmer work IN lEht-teieph0uy IN
which ne has succeeded IN talking over
beam - light FOR a distance Of four
and one-Quarter mites
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
HURT BY DRY WEATHER
Wheat Traders Hear from the
Kansas Fields.
CORN AND OATS STRONG
Provisions Pits Were Neg
Iected with Firm Prices

| Chicago, Jan. 16.-Wheat ruled strong on
an active demand from shorts. While the
! domestic news was in the main apparent
ly bearish the war situation abroad was
still threatening. 1t was this fact that
started the covering by shorts. The open
| ing was quiet at about where the market
left off the day before, May at S7i5. -575sc.
Coarse grains were showing considerable
strength and there gas some buying Of
wheat early and May went to Ssc. The
market receded again, however, TO some
degree by reports of California crop
failure.
Later in the day advices from Kansas
City stated that reports OF damage 10
the winter wheat crop by drought in the
southwest were becoming more general.
This was suiscient TO cause another buy
ing movement. Exports were of such a
light character that before the demand
could be satisfied May had been hoisted
to SS54c. The market closed strong with
prices on May being at SS9sdSSs4c. Clear
ances OF wheat and -four Were equal to
5000 bushels. Primary receipts were $685.
Ooo bushels, against 57S, 900 bushels a year
ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 4Sl cars, against 57S
cars last~week and 376 cars a year ago.
Corn was excited and the trade at times
assumed large proportions. May opened
sc to Hc higher at 49Q491sc, eased off to
ESsS94S@4c. and then advanced rapidly to
1890, closing at 491sG49Ac. Local receipts
were 2S6 cars, . of contract grade.
4 resumption OF bull tactics by the lead
ing long caused a strong market in oats.
After opening a shade lower to sc higher
at Az to 413s@4l$4c. May sold between
4l4a42;c, closing at 411zaA7sc. Local re-
ceipts Were Ut cars.
Interest in grain markets attracted the
traders from the provision pits and trad
ing was only on a small volume with
most of it for local account. The strength
in grains held provisions steady, May
pork closing a shade higher al sl3.15. May
lard was 2l3. &C lower, and ribs off
shade at $685..
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
80 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats 800 cars; hogs.
&C. 900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
1903 AND SCIENCES
Continued From Thirteenth PageO

tens, there is every reason TO believe that
an experimental 1oo-mile- an-hour road
will be in operation. either here or abroad
before the close of the present decade.
SPEED ON OCEAN.
Turning now from land transportation
to transportation by water. it must be
admitted that the prospect OF any
celeration in the speed Of passenger ships,
comparable to the advance that has been
made on the electric road is very remote:
and this chiefly for the reason that with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
CAR BARN BURNED.
Put Several Lines Out % Business fop
a Time

New York. Jan Ie-Ths three-stsTy car
harm ard about afty cars - The conay
Island af.d brooklyn railroad company
in Brooklyn weys today destroyed er
IRE. the IRE Threatening ihs safety q
The adfofzsng power houae snJ pastfnx
q ngmber Il the Brooklyn cs1s flDes osss
q commission Tor several hourz Thrc.
rrssn were Injured bat nos fssafsT Ths
Iosz - srtifnatsd a. from t1ae % - rfz,-
o.e The bsa6lng destroyed eocupisd an
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
EARLY SALES
Cattle

cattle receipts were light yesterday
and the buyers at the yards who have
been selecting stockers and holding them
to sell TO feeders cleaned out a part of
their holdings. This holding of stockers
has resulted in keeping many OF the best
stockers sold by farmers in this section
and they will be sent off later os finished
product ready for the butcher One lot
of stockers brought s.. 30, but country
shippers must not forget that they We're
picked and We're extra in color and form.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17

Circulation-sis,77 al. ooo; decrease, $780,
so9.
Legal ten1e.s-s76.S1s,SOo Increase. s.
1e6.4o.
Reserve-s255S. IS, 500: increase, s17.sss 600.
Reserve required-s235, 81 80; increase
s, SIS. SIS
Surplus-s2S Isl, 80: increase, $751;
ExUnited States deposits-s3e. 4as, 625; in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
OFFICIAL REPORT MADE.
Siberian Railroad Cost More Than
$500. ooo, 900.

Moscow. Jan 1s-An Official Russian
report issued 70 commemorate the tenth
aunirerssry q tie Impesisi COMMITTEES
q the siberian rsiiway. whose president
81 the car. Eires come astounding nr-
ures - the cost ~ that undertaking The
total cost g the line throreh siberia and
Nanchuria 20 Vlsdivost1t ara Port Ar
thur IS given ~ go ,eos routies nearly
$50 &C - which IL nc 80 ROUTES Der
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
HOG MARKET STEADY
Receipts Were Liberal for
Week Ending.
TOP PRICE WAS $40
Feeders Are Picking Up Some
Good StockerS.

Hog receipts yesterday were better
than usual for Saturday. Taking what
was received and those reported to ar
rive late in the evening they made the
receipts yesterday 200 and for the week
9,732 The receipts for the first five days
Of last week We're S,532. of which Cuda-
ny bought 5.773 and Dold 2,729. They
bought all that arrived before the mar
ket closed and they will take those that
came in after the market closed at
Saturdays prices, making the purchases
for the week as above stated The mar
ket yesterday was steady and sales
were practically the same as on Friday
The top price yesterday was $40. but one
10y load of heavy hogs was bought to-
arrive at s475.
Hog Sales.
by an arrangement between the pack
ers and commission men, hogs arriving
iete in the night are fed, watered and
weighed up on arrival and the next morn
Eng sold at the previous days prices.
these hogs are quoted under the head OF
early sales" and the fresh receipts, the
sale Of which is governed by the market
for the day on which they are sold, are
Quoted under the head of Tate sales."J
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
Bark Statement.

New York. Jan ls-The statement %
averages Of the clearing house banks
OF this city for the week shows;
LcaaS-SS4 s.6se. increase SIS 40 40;
deposits. $50. ~ co: increase. sss5S 10
Spec.e-sIs1. 81, lo: inchrease. SI5,z1,.a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
WOOL MARKET.

ST. Louis. Jan 16.-Wool nominal: me
dunn grades combind aud clothing. I72
&c; light fine. 15Gl7Izc: heavy fine, I2a
lilec; tub washed. 2el3c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
ott1NSs - 80 NN,-IIl-
New York Rroduce.
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York. Jan 6-The dryEoods mar
ket was as usual although there we're
some conservative lots sold Jobbsns
houses report 3 steady increase IN spring
goods with every indication OF Increase n
boy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
otal sales for the day, 1880 shares.
New York Money Market.

New York Money Market.
New York. Jan. 16.-Close: Money on
call nominal: no loans; time money easy:
so and 80 days 1914 per cent: six months
4lq418. M Il
Prime mercantile paper gas per cent;
sterling exchange firm with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at si.S5a75 for de-
mand at s4.S2.
Posted rates, sf.sS@k and si.s6: COM
mercial bills s4.S2Q1kc
Bar silver, 5ec; Mexican dollars 45iac;
government bonds. steady; railroad bonds
firm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS
Chicago,

Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 6.-Cattle-Receipts. &C 900
head. Steady; good to prime $S.25G4.50;
cows S1.25a3.25; bulls $3.25@4o0; calves,
IS. 01d6.00.
Hogs-Receipts, 26,000 Monday. IS 600
Steady Mixed and butchers, $35005.0O;
good to choice heavy $.45Q5.50; rough
heavy $4.70G475; light si.50df.75; bulk of
sales S4.l0Q415
Sheep-Receipts. 1900. Sheep slow
Lambs slow. Good TO choice wethers 81 %
@4.50; fair to choice mixed S5.0n04.0o;
wester nsheep S3.0Gq+50; western lambs,
s4.254615.
Kansas City.
Kansas City. Jan. Notwithstanding
400 No southerns. Market unchanged.
Exports and dressed beef steers, s4250
steers $3.50Q415; southern COWS 5000
2.75; native COWS, $2.0Gli3.60; natice heifers
$2.50d3.70; bulls, 81. 35Q360; calves, S2.75Q
sec.
Receipts for the week, So
Hogs-Receipts. $500 Market strong to
sc higher Top &e5: bulk sales s4.70G
400; heavy $4SOG4s5; jackers $4.75G49O;
pigs and lights $i.5od47O. Receipts for
the week 1850
Native lambs $5.75G6.00: western lamps
S5.09a5.75: yearlings A.OoG5.5O; stockers
and feeders 275G4.O0; Receipts for the
week, 40, 400.
ST Louis.
st. Louis. Jan. Notwithstanding 400;
market strong Beef steers. $3.5O6S535;
with fancy worth up to 50. so; stockers and
feeders s.. 4Gl5s400; sows and heifers s.. %
GS4.50 for corn led heifers; Texas steers
S2.35GS465; the TOP for corn fed; cows
and heifers s2.1oG$3.oo
Hogs-Receipts $500; market steady
Pigs and lights S4.35G $50; sheep. none;
market nominal; natives S3.50q$435; lamb
Si.25ds5.60
St. Joseph.
St Joseph. Jan. misunderstanding
POO Steady.
Hogs Receipts, $500 sc higher. 1 light
N.652l4s5; medium and heavy A.71di95.
Sheep-Receipts, none