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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-17
LATE HON. w. NJ ARMSTRONG.
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part of which was laid in the beloved
| islands of his birth.
| Though realizing that he had lived
| the allotted span of threescore years
and ten, beyond which the Hebrew
psalmist says man has naught to expect
recently been unwell, his relatives here
received the news of his death as a
sad surprise. About six or seven weeks
| ago they had word that he was sick
with malarial fever at Hampton, Va,
but week or so ago they heard that
he was better and would come to Ho-
nolulu for the marriage of his son
Matthew at the end of this month. Then
thy at Washington came yesterday stat
ing that he had died. AS Mr.. Arm
strong frequently stayed at the Metro
politan Club. Washington, it is surmised
that his death occurred at the national
capital, and the press dispatch says he
is dead in Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
William Nevins Armstrong was born
in Lahaina. Island of Maui. on March
10, 1885, after his parents had returned
to these islands from the Marquesas
mission station. His father was the
Rev. DR.. Richard Armstrong, who
came here in 1881 under the American
Board of Commissioners of Foreign
Missions, afterward becoming Minister
of Public Instruction and as such the
father of the Hawaiian public school
system. AS a missionary DR.. Arm
strong was first located at Wailuku
Besides being a minister of the crown,
he was made member of the House of
Mobiles, as the upper branch of the
was called the position
under the earlier constitutions being for
life Mr. Armstrong; mother was
Clarissa Chapman Armstrong, of Pitts
field, Mass, a sister of Chief Justice
Chapman of the Massachusetts Su-
preme Court Mr.. Armstrong was a
brother of the late General S. c. Arm
strong, whose creditable war record in
the sixties gave him fame only second
to that attaching indelibly to his name
as the founder of Hampton Institute,
Virginia.
w. n. Armstrong received mis- early |
education at the Royal school, Homo |
lulu, where he became the intimate |
friend of many of the young chiefs. |
David Kalakaua. From |
thence he went to Yale, graduating in ,
1859. Forthwith he studied law with /
MS; uncle, Judge Chapman, and soon
entered on the practice of law in New |
York City. w. r. Castle read law with
1im there. Mr.. Armstrong married |
Miss Fanny Morgan, of a prominent
New York family and established a
home at Hampton. near General Arm
;trong's Institute. He had a farm
here and developed oyster beds, be-
ng the pioneer in securing legislation |
10Th in Maryland and Virginia for
oyster beds in inland waters.
TWO of his sons, Matthew and Richard,
ire now carrying on this business,
wning 1900 acres of oyster beds.
In the year 1880 King Kalakaua, his
ormer schoolmate, called Mr.. Arm
trong to the Hawaiian Islands to be-
ONE Attorney General, and the follow
ng year he took the trip around the
world with the king. The story of
his tour he told in the book recently
ublished, Around the World with
CONTINUED on Page %
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CHEAPER FARE TO MANILA.

SEATTLE Wash. September 22-Grea Northern Steamship
Company today announced that the will quote
the same quoted for Shanghai and Hongkong
whether the trip Nagasak Hongkong Heretofore
Great Northern Pacific Mail have added the local rate
f @ 70 the charge passage Manila but the Canadian Pachc
absorbed the arbitrary local lines between Hongkong and
Nan1a and the American the reduction
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THE PEACE TREATY RATIFIED.

Washington D. c., October re, 1905.
To Consul Saito, Honolulu:
between and Russia ratified by both
sovereigns 14th day of October 1905.
The exchanged both governments
Japan imperial edict the 10th
treaty will effect whole and after tie date which
the notice is given
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The Princess Louise Of Belgium, whom Prince Philip
married thirty has had fe final
being evasion Of the guards about her by the Duke and op
with officer of the Austrian much her She
reputed be slightly demented though friends attribute
eccentricies to i'll
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The above extract from letter writ
ten by a San Francisco correspondent
to Mr. A. Berg. local representative OF
the Marine Underwriters, was read be-
fore the meeting of the Merchants AS
sociation at o'clock yesterday, and
it effectually dispelled all doubts as to
procedure in the Alameda cargo matter.
The result of its presentation before
the merchants was to decide them to
sign the general average bond and re-
move their goods from the Railway
wharf.
For more than half an hour the dis
cussion had been rambling on the sub
ject Of whether or not the consignees
of the sawed Alameda freight should
sign the general average bond requir-
ed by the steamship company before
they would make freight deliveries.
About half of those present were in
favor of signing the bond, but others
were doubtful. Mr.. Berg, being asked
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-17
FOLK HELPS WEAVER.

PHILADELPHIA October 17.-Governor Folk of Missouri
took the municipal last night by speech favor
of the Weaverites.
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BRYAN REACHES JAPAN.

TOXIC, October 17-Bryan by
the American Japanese He will be received in audience
the Emperor this week
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ADULTERATED BUTTER
SUPPLIED TO NAVY

WASHINGTON, October I7.-Sampes large quantities of
butter supplied the League Island yard have been found
colored with coal dyes.
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i y o = = o y
*0 @
Q 1t occurs to US to say some
= thing to you with respect to her
= cargo so that you may under
r stand the position when the
+ bearer Of this letter, the S. S.
= NeVadan. arrives, as consider
= able OF the Alameda cargo goes
r forward by the Nevadan. The
= case has been very well handled
= and there should be no difficulty.
= But we Gesire to put you in pos
r session of all the facts as to
= what has been done at this end :
= formed.
= The cargo discharged from the
= Alameda has been carefully ex-
+ amined by the representatives
= of the owners and underwriters :
= and all sound cargo forwarded =
= by the Nevadan. Wherever :
y damaged cargo was found it has :
= been put to one side and the :
= shippers and underwriters, if :
= they can be found, notified to :
= take charge of the goods. We :
= feel reasonably certain. in view :
= of this. that the cargo which will :
p be delivered from the Nevadan :
= will be in good condition, and :
= naturally must be accepted by :
= the consignees whether the en- :
tire shipment is delivered or not. :
+ Tt is not unlikely that in some (
r instances the consignees will find :
only a portion of their shipments :
r on board the Nevadan. This will, :
r of course. take care of itself and I
: if the remainder is lost, the un- :
derwriters viii consider the claim I
= in the light of their policy con- /"
ditions. The cargo is being for 4
warded naturally by the own 4
= ers of the Alameda and consign- 4
ed to their Honolulu agents who I
+ will take the usual general aver 4
age bond and in some cases 4
: deposit.-Extract from letter I
; from San Francisco correspond 4
: ent to A. Berg, marine under 4
} writer's local representative. c
Z Q O \
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ACTOR SUPREMELY HONORED.

LONDON, October 17-sr Henry Irving the will be
buried in Westminster Abbey.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
Ovation to Aiva Adams.

Pueblo. Colo, March 20.-Scvcrnl
thousand people met former Governor
Alya Adams Mt the Union depot Mt $40
o'clock yesterday afternoon and after
listening to an address by him cS-
cortcd him to his home on the mesa in
a carriage drawn by n party OF I'D
mirCrs.
In HIS speech before leaving the sta
tIon. which was delivered from stand
in front OF the building. Governor
Adams said:
1T is impossible for mo TO express
what IL In my heart on this day as a
result OF the great ovation you have
given me. You have made this day for
mo one Of the proudcst OF my life. and
one that | will remember forever.
Il come home to you defeated. but
III, hands are clean.
Il want TO say that I did my duty
nR best could and I feel Mt this hour
that | would rather be robbed than to
rob.
While hCrc | want TO pay n tribute
to those who stood by mo during this
contest. Not rs Democrats or Re.
publIcanF. but as citizens OF this state.
In upholding the laws. constitution and
the ballot OF the people.
Representative Metz OF Pueblo. n
Republican. stood like n stone wall.
like the fortress on the Rhine after
which he was named.
Again | say no noblcr citizen in
Colorado Is there than Col. ]. II. Hurd.
and when he returns to Pueblo he
comes as my loyal friend and always
one OF my best friends.
Il have no regrets. I would rather
stand in the hearts OF the people as |
am today than to stand under the
capitol dome OF any state OF the United
States as chief executive.
Il thank you from my heart for the
reception"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
Gift for Presidents Son.

The Wyoming and South Dakota
cowboys who went to the Inauguration
gave a small'AiEcd wild West show be-
fore they LEFT. which was attended by
practically the entire Junior popnla'
tion Of Washington and a large num-
bcr OF senators.
At the close OF the show the COW.
boys selected handsome bay cow
pony and presented Il to Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. who. with his brothers.
was in evidence nt the performance.
Young Theodore rode the horse home
to receive his fathers approval OF II
and permission to accept the gift.
Tn. president came out from the OK.
ccutIvc Offices barchcadcd and stood In
the rain while his son rode up and
down to show OF his horses IaiiS.
when he passed by single footing the
president shouted:
Good doings. good doingS." and
gave his assent at once to acceptance
OF the animal by the boy.
In the evening the president invited
nll the visiting cowboys to the White
house. where they met Mrs. and Miss
Roosevelt and other members OF the
family and several callers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24

An Erfsssivs LsbosBfo0.
To supply this remedy to tho whole
world taxes to the utmost ono OF tho
best laboratories In tho United States.
Word Frsm Assfssiis.
Walter II. Woodward, Bomadier
Royal Australian. Artillery, Hobart,
Tasmania, writes:
az suffered for several years with q
distressing condition of tho head and
throat, caused by continual colds.
"My head and nostriis wero stopped
up most of tho timo and there was .
discharge, and my sonso OF smell was
affected badly.
"Aftcr two weeks uso OF Pcruna
found this condition quito changed, and
so continued to usc this remarkable
medicine for over . month.
~ am very glad to say that At tho end
OF that timo was cured and felt In
flnc health generally, and am pleased
to givo Peruna my honest endorse
mcnt."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
Saved by a Horse.

That the stable OF John V. Hubbard
OF New BrunRwick was not entirely
destroyed by firc with Its thirty horses
IS due to the rcmRrknbl" intelligence
displayed by an old gray horse. known
NJ ben. says Dumb Animals. The an
imal smcilcd smoke. broke away from
his manscr. went to the room In which
George Wit. groom. was sleeping.
and kicked on the door until Witt made
his appearance and raised an alarm.
Several ncIghbors responded promptly
The frc. which was In the ONCE. was
quickly cXtlnguishcd. Hon Is the
hero OF the stable.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
SC|AT|C TORTURE
PAIN SUFFERED BY Mr.. MARsT0H
AS GREAT as MORTAL GAN STAND.
For sis Month. Ito Could Not Turn q.
Itsd-u- Tells OF n H-m-dy which
Has GIs.a Perfect Relief.

Tho case Of Mr.. MarSton shows that
sciatica can bc cured. and no one afflicted
by IL should allow himself to h. dis
henrtcncd. lie was first stricken Rhnut
year ago. and for six months u" suffered
pain which he thinks tia. most intense
that any man could possibly stand.
Asked nbrut the "details Of his remark
able recovery. Mr.. Mnrsinn gave the fol.
lowing account: :" was attacked hy
numbncss or dull feeling just back II my
right hip. didn't know what tho mat-
tor was. but Thought u was Simply
stiffness that would wear away In
short time. II didn't. however. aud
soon tho rain became ~ very lid that
every step was torturr for me. When I
finally succeeded Ia getting home. it was
Just rs much ns could do to reach my
room aud get tn bed.
Tho dortnr wns sent for. and when hc
hRd examined mo he ssiid Ind scintica.
Ho prescribed for mo. aud advised me not
to try to leave my bcd. Tho advice was
unnecessary for / couldn't get out of
bed IL wanted to. II was impossible for
mo 10 turn from ono side to the other.
The moment | attempted to move any
part Of my body. tho pain became so cx-
crucinting that would have to lie per-
fcctly motinuless.
81 suffered this torture for six months
without getting any relief. Then I dis.
charged tho doctor. and on the advice Of
n friend bought box of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills nnd began to take them. three
nt dose. three times day. was de-
termiucd to givo thcm n thorough trial.
"Two months nftcr l began to use
them was able to leave my bod and
walk about the house, and month later
was entirely cured and able to go about
my work ns usual. l think DR.. Williams
Pink Pills nrc the best medicine 1 ever
used. and l heartily recommend them to
anyone who suffers from sciatica."
Mr.. Mnrston is n prosperous farmer
and may be reached by mail addressed
to Charles =. Mnrston, Hampton =. o.,
New Hampshire. DIR. Williams Pink
Pills have cured other painful nervous
disorders. such as neuralgia, partial par
alysis and locomotor ataxia. They are
sold by all druggists.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
Another Shooting in Denver.

Denver. March 19.-Lyins in wait
behind porch at West Colfax and
Julian street. where the people OF the
neighborhood were in the habit of
waiting for n car in rainy weather. VIII
liam G. Smith, n railway freight clerk
employed by the Burlington Railroad
Company. yesterday morning watched
for his enemy, Gus Neufeld. an iron
mouldcr in the employ of the Davis
Iron Works Company. Upon his ar
rival Smith drew n revolver and fired
five shots. Four took effect in the
body of Neufeld. wounding him NOR
tany. The fifth penetrated the left leg
OF Bernard Winters. foreman in the
Denver folding bed factory. Winters
may recover. Both victims were taken
to St. Anthony's hospital, which is
close by the scene OF the shooting.
Neufcld died tonight.
Smith had quarreled with his neigh
Dor. Andrew Berkes, about n disputed
lot line. Noufeld lived with the
Berkes family and is charged by the
Smiths with having offered brutal in.
suits to Mrs. Smith.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24

What's tho matter with you? II he does,
tho chances are he may help you, but
many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering. as they imagine.
ons from dyspepsia. another from heart
diseass, another from liver or kidney dis
ease. another from nervous exhaustion
or prostration, another with pain hero
and there. and In this way they all pre-
sent alike 10 themselves and their easy
going and Indifferent, or over busy doctor.
esparats and distinct diseases, for which
he, assuming them 70 bs such. prescribas
bis pills and potions. In reality they arc
all only snnptDns caused by some womb
dissase. The physician, ignorant Of tho
cause OF suffering, encourages this prac-
tico until large bills arc made. The suf-
ferinR patient gets no better. but proba-
bly, worse, by reason OF the delay. wrong
trsatmsnt and consequent complications.
vofits Prescription. directed TO ths cnuss
would have entirely removed tho disease.
thereby dispellinR all those distressing
symptoms, and instituting comfort In
stsaa Of prolonged misery; II has been
well said that Ia disease known Is half
cured" In cases almost innumerabis,
after all other modicinss had failed to
hslp and doctors had said thers WAS no
euro possible. tho use Of DIR. Pierca's Fs-
vorits Prescription. supplemented when
coxassl Of Dr. Pierce. has resulted In .
pofoct and permanent cure. The gonu-
fnsnexs Of thes- cures is Sttasted not only
by tho entire disappearancs OF pain. but
by . gain of nrsh, clear comploKion
and . cheerful disposition.
CURES OBSTINATE CAsEs.-"FAvortts
Prescription Ii . positive euro for tho
most complicated and obstinate casns OF
laucorrhea. excessive flowing. painful
msnsiriAtion. unnatural suppr.sAions
aud irregularities, proiApsus or falling Of
tho womb. weak back. "frmA.s ~eAk-
naSs," antsysrsion. rctroversion. bearing
down sensations. chronic congestion. In.
nAmmntion aud liberation OF til. womb.
Inflammation, pain and tenderness OF tho
heat"
Reliable dealers recommend "Fayortts
Prescription" With tricky onos, some.
thing olsr that pays them better will
probably 10 urged upon you a. Just As
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
THE SIMPLE LIFE.
Ways That Are Pleasant and Paths
That Arc Peace,

It is tho simple life that gives
length OF days. serenity OF mind and
body and tranquility OF soul.
Simple hopes and ambitions. bound.
ed by the desire to do good to ones
neIghbors. simple pleasures. habits.
food and drink.
Men die long before their time be-
cause they try to crowd too much into
their experiences-they climb too
high and fall too hard. A wise woman
writes of the good that q simple diet
has done her:
''I have been using Grapc-Nuts for
about six months. began rather SPAR
ingly. until acquired such n liking
for It that for the last three months
I have depended upon 1t almost en-
tirely for my diet. eating nothing else
whatever. but Grape Nuts for break
fast and supper. and believe I could
eat It for dinner with fruit and be sat.
isfied without other food. and feel
much better and have more strength
to do my housework.
when | began the use of Grape
Nuts was thin and weak. my muscles
were so soft that was not able to do
any work. | weighed only los pounds.
Nothing that | ate did me any good.
was going down hill rapidly. was
nervous and miserable. with no ambi.
ton for anything. My condition i'm.
proved rapidly after | began to eat
Grape-Nuts food. It made me feel
like a new woman; my muscles got
solid. my figure rounded out, my
weight increased to 126 pounds in a
few weeks. my nerves grew steady
and my mind better and clearer. My
friends tell me they haven't seen me
look so well for years.
"I consider GrapeNuts the best
food on the market. and shall never go
back to meats and white bread again -
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the little
book. THE Road to Wellville."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
PROSPECTS OF PEACE
STRONG INFLUENCES AT WORK.
Russian Minister Thinks Japan Can
Afford to Be Generous-Further
Fighting Would Only Profit Rivals
Of Both Countries.

Afford to Be Generous-Furthe
Fighting Would Only Profit Rivals
Of Both Countries.
st. Petersburg. March 20.-while
Emperor Nicholas. whose word is final.
sun declines to abandon the prosecu
tion OF tho war. and the government
mainstains Its ability to continue the
conflict. tho Associated Press Is In a
position to state that powerful infiu-
enccs. includin. several OF the EN-.
peror's own ministers. are now
strongly urging that the time has
come TO Indicate to Japan Russia's
desire for peace upon reasonable
basis.
Should Japan then attempt to i'm
pose too onerous conditions. these in
yersal wish to see the bloody conflict
ended, Russia's position will be
strengthened abroad by the alienation
OF sympathy from Japan and the situa-
tion at home improved when the na-
ton is made to understand that the
emperor's pacific proposals have been
met with impossible terms.
One OF the emperor's ministers In q
conyersatIon with the Associated
Press said:
1--WE have suffered By utter deeeat
on land and sea We can. however
still continue the war. But both coun.
tries have suffered losses In both blood
and treasure. and II would only profit
the rivals OF both were we to fight on
until one or the other Is exhausted.
Russia has had hard task fighting
the war against such adversaries G,ooo
miles from home. and ] contend she
can make n dignified peace without
glory. but not without honor.
''As the victor on land and sea.
Japan can AFFORD to remember. ms Dis
marck did mt the conclusion OF the
Austro-PrusSIan war. that two coun-
tries which must live through the long
future as nclghbors may need each
others friendship. Japan may con.
slider the time propitious. on account
OF tho situation In European Russia.
to try and crush MS. Suppose. for the
sake OF argument. she succeeded in
finally forcing 4 humillating peace: IL
could not be more than an armed
truce. Russia is too big and powerful
to retire permanently from the field.
The clouds Mt home will eventually
roll away. With the army and navy
rcorganlzcd In fiyc. ten or fifteen years
there will come inevitably our re-
vcngc. No permanent peace Is posi-
BILE now or later unless Japan Is rca'
sonablc."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24

From Hawaii
Prince Jonah Kalanianaolc, delegate
In Congress from Hawaii, writes from
Washington, D. c., rs follows:
"I can chccrfully recommend your
Pcruna as very effective remedy for
coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble"
A Cshsa Misisfsf.
Senior Qucsada, Cuban Minister TO tho
United States. writes from Washington,
d. c., a. follows:
"PerunA can recommend ss . very
good medicine. It is an excellent
strengthening tonic, and 10 also an
cilicacious euro for tho almost universal
complaint OF catarrh."-Gonzalo Do
Qucsada.
From An Quarters Of the OIoSs.
wo have on flo Thousands OF tcsti.
monials like those given above. We can
givo our readers only . slight glimpse
Of tho vast number Of grateful letters
Or. Hartman IL constantly receiving
from all quarters OF tho Hlobo In behalf
Of his famous catarrh remedy, Pcruna.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
The Population Of
the Earth is
L4O0, 200, 600.
One Million
Die Annually oj
Catarrh.

A IL over tho world Poruna II
n known and used for catarrhal :
diseases. Tho Pcruna Girl has
Travelled round the globe.
Her face Ia familiar everywhere that
civilization reaches.
Uaksrssiiy Praised.
From Afriga to Greenland, from Man
churia to Patagonia, tho face OF tho
Pcruna girl Ia familiar and tho praises OF
Pcruna as 4 catarrh remedy arc heard.
Sseerssfsii Ia North ssd South.
Peruna crossed tho Equator several
years ago, to ind in tho Southern
Hemisphere the same triumphant sue.
cess that has marked its career In the
Northern Hemisphere.
4 Stsadsrd.
Pc-una IA . standard eatarrh remedy
tho world over.
1, cures ca,arrh by oradicatins II
from tho systom.
P.rrasneaf csrr.
II obviatcs tho necessity of all local
trca,men, aud Its relief IL OF permanent
character.
Without Perr.
No other remedy has so completely
dominated tho whole earth rs Pcruna.
In Evc,' Tonrue.
In all languages its glowing testi-
monials arc written.
IN all cllmes tho demands for Pcruna
Increase
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
cosrado's New Lieutenant Governor

Denver. March 19.-Arthur Corn
forth of El Paso county. president pro
ten. of the State Senate, yesterday as
sumed the Office of lieutenant governor
of the state. He appeared before Chief
Justice Gabbert and took the oath of
Office. His term of Office lasts through
tho biennial term, the same as If he
had been elected to the office. The
lieutenant governor carries a salary
of $1,000 year and $500 contingent
expenses. The state constitution pro-
vides that the president pro TEN. shall
perform the duties of the lieutenant
governor, and the statutes hold that
the powers and duties of the office
shall devolve upon him in case of va
cancy.