The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-08


to the heroic death of an oflcer VIII
was killed in the engagement, and
dwell upon the great difficulty of bot.
Ting up Port Arthur effectively. He
said that this project was still fal
from completion.
Continuing the Minister OF Marine
declared that the revival of martial
spirit at Port Arthur since the arfiva
there of Vice-Admiral Makaroff was
apparent, and ne expressed the hope
that the Russians would emerge bold
lily from the harhor and attack the
Japanese feet.
! The House unanimously adopted a
resolution encouraging the government
praising the Navy. and pledging itself
to spare no cost in the prosecution OF
the war.
PULLING "DETAILS.
vLADIvosToK, March 2s.-An
amusing sequel has resulted from the
order of the chief of police directing
that keen lookout be kept for Japa-
Since the order was issued the police
at his queue in order to ascertain
whether it is real or false.
AN EXPLODED PLOT.
NEW YORK, March 2s.-The story
of an alleged plot to assassinate Pres
ident Roosevelt. which upon investiga-
ton proved to be entirely without foun-.
dation, was made public today by
Police Commissioner Adoo. Several
days ago the commissioners received a
letter from man in italy saying that
an Italian was about to come to this
country for the express purpose of as
sassinating the President. The writer
gave a detailed description of the alleg-
ed anarchist, the steamer on which he
would sail, and full details of the al
legged plot. When the steamer locked
an inspector was on hand with large
squad of detectives, and the suspect
was found and detained. Investigation,
however, showed that the case was
purely one of spite on the part of the
man who wrote the letter. 1t was
found that the detained man was not
an anarchist and that he had perfect
right to enter the United States He
was allowed to land. The object of the
letter. it was found. was to have the
man deported.
INSULAR DELEGATES.
WASHINGTON, March 2s-No pro-
vision has been made by either the
Republican or Democratic conventions
% seat delegates from the Philippine
Islands. In the calls for the conven-
ions issued by Chairman Hanna and |
Chairman Jones, neither the Philip |
,ines nor Porto Rico is included among |
he States and Territories entitled to |
However, should dele |
rates from these islands present them |
selves to the convention, it is with |
n the province of the committee on |
credentials to seat them.
CHASING JAPANESE SHIP.
NEW YORK, March pa Russian
.ruiser and destroyer have passed here
pound westward says a World dis
,atch from Gibraltar. Evidently they
we're chasing a large Japanese ship
which was reported as having passed
lere to the eastward on Friday last.
This vessel, having sighted the Rus
ian ships, turned, passing westward
everal hours ahead of the Russian
hips.
RUssIAs sELF-coNFIDENcE.
ST. PETERSBURG March 2s.-Fore-
asting the result of the war in the
Ear East, the Novosti declares there is
% more doubt as to who will be the
ventual victor than there was at the
of the Grecc-Turkish,
he Spanish-American or the Boer war.
For Japan, the war is a life and
cath struggle" continues the Novosti.
She places everything on one card For
,ussia, it is really only a colonial war
nd even defeat would leave the en-
ire not greatly affected while success
'ould be sure to mean great stimulus
, the Russian colonization of Man
huria, where it is reasonable to sup
ose many soldiers will settle after the
truggle is over"
But adds the paper, Russia
Mould not pay too high price for this
olonial empire, and therefore, should
observe as far as possible the army
nd the feet" L
WORD IN FIRM T0ITERC.