davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
BAND MAKES SENSATION.
(From Oregon JournaL)
about versatility!

Talk about versatility!
The most remarkable organization in
the world, in that respect, must be the
Royal Hawaiian band, which began an
engagement of three weeks at the Lew
is and Clark exposition yesterday after
noon before hundreds who had not
heretofore found interest in music at
the fair
Here at last is a feature quaint,
unique and startling-always fascinat-
ing and sometimes thrilling. There is
genuine holiday enjoyment in the per-
Torrance of these natives and if the
division of works is not compelled to
place more seats in front of the grand
stand before the enga cement is over I
will miss my guess sadly, while Col
onel bosch says he will eat Oskar HUI
bers straw hat.
No folding chairs for them! These
dusky islanders stand while playing,
like buglers on the campus at retreat.
In front of them, on a pedestal well
merited, stands H. Berger of the baton.
He's a funny little man, with a white
cap pulled down half way over his ears.
He is bunch of enthusiasm. When
he wants climax he tips up on his
toes to his full height, WIKI h isn't much,
then grasps handful of coattais and
hauls himself down. Berger was sent
for by king and discovered by an
emperor-an emperor of Germany.
BERGER ACCOMPLISHES WON
DERS.
The press agent said so. adding with
pricise detail that when the king of the
Hawaiian islands took il into his head
to have a civilized band he requested
the kaiser to send him a leader-such a
leader as might train a band of natives.
So Berger was shipped to the islands
from Berlin, or Whereabouts. and began
his task. The story is not improbable,
but whether true or untrue, the fact
remains. that Berger has accomplished
wonders with his material.
1t was not expected that the expo
sition. when it made the contract. was
hiring a brass band an orchestra, a
mandolin and guitar club. a choir and
minstrel show all in one. Yet this
has happened. They actually got to
singing coon songs in Hawaiian yester-
day and they sang vigorously enough
to attract the attention of the Trail
200 yards away.
The first program opened with a
Sousa march, then grew ambitious.
Poet and Peasant was rendered very
acceptably. Suddenly half of the musi-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
STANLEY DOLLAR CASES.

[. S. Commissioner Mailing, acting oy
direction of Judge Dole. has awarded
damages for loss of time and cost of
living incurred by the twenty six
libellants of the steamer Stanley Dol
lar. The net amount, after deducting
an agreed sum for expenses, is $50. IS
for each, a total of $1309.SS. Judge
Dole had already awarded damages on
other accounts amounting to 1924 10,
also attorneys fees of So each. The
total awards against the steamer are
thus about $4,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
HIGH SHERIFF BROWN GAVE
TURK A RECOMMENDATION
Some interesting SideIights Upon the Changes
at the Prison---liow Guard Let Prisoners
Steal Provisions and Buy Che-fa.

H High Sheriff Henry yesterday gave
Il out his reasons for appointing Frank
4 J. Turk a guard at the Prison. The
| Sheriff was charged with dispIacing a
Hawaiian to make room for political
friend AS matter of fact robbery in
the prison and the need of another man
are now announced as the cause of the
new arrangement
1.-THE amount of the matter is" said
the High Sheriff, that things sent over
here under execution have been stolen
sewing room and workshop and he was
so careless as to allow prisoner or
prisoners to crawl under the floor of
the room where this stuff was stored,
take along a bit and augur and work
there till they got an entrance.
Consequently corn beef, cigars and
other luxuries went in large quantities
to some of the prisoners.
Il decided that it was absolutely nee
essary to employ a man TO see to it
that no such things We're done. Fur
ther, gambling was being allowed to go
on. could not discover what guard
was responsible as the affair seemed to
have to do with the time when the
guard changed.
There were no dismissals at all.
There was vacancy so 1 chose Turk
for it, He was well recommended by |
some solid men in this town. he had |
been working industriously and, more. |
he had of old been highly recommended /
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08

Tit youngest king in the world is
Daudl Chua. King of Uganda, who is
now about s. He holds his court seated
on a scarlet throne. with a leopard skin
mat under his feet and bearing in his
hand toy gun. The British exercise
a protectorate over the young king and
his kingdom and have established for
him a sort of parliament, which he
opens regularly with much pomp.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08

by Sheriff A. NJ Brown, who thought
he was very good man.
The necessity for a change war
i proved this morning when I found a
che ia. ticket seller inside the prison
selling tickets. A prisoner bought one
him we found lot of tickets and his
book
There was no politics in this APP
pointment at all. needed a good man,
that's all. a man 1 can trust
In proof of the high esteem in which
Turk is held by Sheriff Brown, High
Sheriff Henry refers to the following
letter:
High Sheriff's Office,
September Is, 1904.
Alex. Pratt, Esq, Superintendent Fl.
r. T. & L. Co.
Dear Sir: The bearer, Frank Turk,
has applied to me for a recommends
ton, as he desires to secure, if posi-
BILE, employment as a motorn1an or con-
ductor.
L have known Frank Turk for a
number of years and know him to be
a sober, hard working person, and be-
lieve would perform the duties of such
a position to the complete satisfaction
of his employers.
Respectfully.
A NJ BROWN,
High Sheriff. Territory OF Hawaii.
The letter bears this endorsement
written at the foot of the sheet:
A. NJ. Brown, Esq.
AS we have no vacancies would sug-
gest that Mr.. Turk be given position
on the Police Force. where his qualifi-
cations as a sober. hard working per-
son would be appreciated by the pub
lie.
(Signed) C. T. BALLENTYNE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24

began his railway career as a brakeman
on a work train. He afterwards became
the conductor of the work train, and
also had experience on regular trains
He was appointed roadmaster, and
eventually became the general road
master Of the Santa Fe with headquar-
ters at Topeka.
After several years in this capacity
he was appointed to be superintendent
of the middle division with headquar-
ters at Newton. He was later trans
telreo as superintendent to the Color
ado division with headquarters at Fu-
eblo, and was finally promoted to be
superintendent of the Missouri division
with headquarters at Marceline.
1t Is stated that the principal reason
the Santa Fe management has had in
keeping Mr.. Parker at Marceline was
on account of his superior ability in
handling track matters. The soil in
Missouri is Of a peculiarn 9ture, and It was
for a. time almost impossible to keep
the roadbed in absolutely first class
shape on account of rains. Many ex-
periments have been tried and various
methods resorted to in order to over
come this difficulty and Mr.. Parker has
been found an especially valuable man
in handling the work on the division
He has been successful in building the
roadbed Up in an admirable manner,
and it is now said to be equal to the
best on the system. His rise has been
comparatively rapid and he assumes
the duties of his new position on July l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24

+. G. Fox, general superintendent of
the western grand division with head
quarters at La Junta, has been promo
ted to be general superintendent of the
eastern grand division with headquar-
ters at Topeka.
r. J. Parker, superintendent of the
Missouri division, whose headquarters
have been at Marceline, Mo, has been
promoted to be general superintendent
of the western grand division, with
headquarters at La Junta, succeeding
Mr.. Fox.
The changes are effective July L
NO announcement has been made re-
garding the appointment of a superin-
tendent of the Missouri division at
Marceline, but it is generally understood
general manager, will be selected for
the place.
The position of assistant to the gen
eral manager would therefore be given
to H. B. Lautz, who has announced his
decision of staying with the Santa Fe.
He recently declined an offer to go to
the Rock Island as chief clerk to Gen
efal Manager D. E. Cain.
The promotion of Mr.. Fox and Mr..
Parker follows the well established
custom or precedent in vogue on the
Santa Fe OF promoting the men on the
line who have shown themselves prof.
cient and faithful in their duties.
It had been reported at one time
that the position of general superin-
tendent at Topeka was to be filed by
the appointment of some one from an
other railroad.
General Manager Hurley rose to the
position he now occupies by working
up to it from the lowest runG. of the
ladder, in much the same manner as
did H. U. Nudge, whose resignation
to accept a better place on the Rock
Island made Mr.. Hurley's advance
possible. For this reason he appre-
ciates the value of the civil service
rule, and his appointment today is an
acknowledgment of the worth of the
men who have been trained uD on the
Santa Fe road.
There is remarkable sameness in the
records of the men who have been re-
ceiving promotions Of late on the Santa
Fe. In each instance it is a story of
beginning at the bottom and a subse-
quent rise through hard work, ap-
plication to duty, and all the other de-
tails which go to make up a success
ful operating official,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
MORTON TO GO DEEPER.
VIII Investigate Equitable Affairs on
His Own Account.

New York. June 24.-Dehnite state
ments are made by the Herald. today
that in addition to the proceedings
which are expected to be inaugurated
by Attorney General Meyer and Dis
trict Attorney Jerome, Paul Morton,
chairman of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society, with the full knowledge
and approval of the new owner,
Thomas F. Ryan, will by his own in
vestigation of affairs, delve deeper
than either the F'rick committee or
superintendent of Insurance Hen
bricks.
one man is. says the Herald. cur
rently reported to have accumulated
S8.O0O,00O in a few years, while an
other, an appraiser, amassed more
than $1,000 600 in two years. While
some of these matters were only indi-
rectly connected with the society's af-
fairs, il is estimated that various docu-
ments are being certified while ac-
counts and occurrences viii be used
as a basis for afddavits in court pro-
ceedingS.
Concerning the men whose names
were said to be in the salary list of
the Equitable Society though no longer
in the service of the company, Chair
man Paul Morton today made public
the following statement;
DIR. E. ". Lambert was the first
medical director of the Equitable. He
died July II, 1904, having served for 40
years as chief medical director. his
salary was S25, 900 per annum and it was
continued and paid to his widow up to
and including December, 1904, since
which time nothing has been paid.
DIR. Edward Curtis was elected med1~
cal director in September, 1876, and was
retired February, 1904, on account of a
stroke of paralysis but with the under
standing that the society could avai
itself of his services as consulting med
ical director. AS medical director he
! drew a salary of $4,000 a year, which
was continued until January 1, 1908, at
which time, owing to his Inability 10
perform his service, it was reduced to
$4,000 per annun. This sum is still be-
ing paid to him.
u. B. LoFing, registrar, was the first
clerk employed by the Equitable in
1895. He served the society 45 years in
positions of trust and for more than 25
years was chief of the society's security
department in Chicago, of its vaults.
His salary was $3,500 per annum, and
on April 9, 1903, he left the service of
the society on account. of i'll health and
his salary was continued as a pension.
George H. Squire came to the society
in September 1899. His salary in 1904
was $40, 600 During August of that year
he lost leg, and temporarily was in
capacitated for work. The executive
| committee granted him six months
leave of absence with pay which expired
/ on March 1, 1905, since which time he
| had been on the pay roll at $1,000 per
month but by whose authority 1 have
/ not vet heen able to find out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
REAL SUMMER WEATHER.
That Is What Is Promised for the
Near Future.

Warmer weather is coming. To
days semi-cloudiness is TO pass away
and genuine, warm summer weather
is coming. So says the forecaster to
day by announcing for Kansas, Gen
orally fair tonight and Sunday; warm
er west portion tonight
TOday's corn a2d wheat region bull
letin says: weather was cloudy
in central Kansas this morning and
clear in eastern Kansas and western
Missouri, with higher temperature
Showers have occurred in northeast
ern Kansas. Showers have occurred
in the other districts"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures for the "a hours ending this
morning at z o'clock were: Baker,
SO-62; Concordia. 5000; Dodge City,
1886; Dresden, $3.50; Fort Scott, So
So: Macksville, 1886; Mcpherson, 84-
so; Manhattan. 1864; Usage City, So
64; Russell. 1852; Sedan. S4-66; To-
peka, 1886; Toronto, .84-62; Wichita.
82-66.
The Kansas river at o'clock this
morning registered 1913 feet of water.
The reading Friday morning was 1917.
The wind at noon was south, blowing
Is miles an hour. The hourly tenn
peratures recorded by the government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
BOYCOTT is effective.
China Has Aroused American Busf
ness Men to Action.

Washington, June 24-That the
threats of the commercial guilds of
China to boycott American goods has
raised d serious question in the ranks
of this cOuntry's business men and man
ufacturers is indicated by telegram
received by President Roosevelt from
the Portland, Ore, Chamber of Com
merce. The president authorized the
publication of the telegram which fol-
lows:
Portland, Ore. June %, 1905.
"The President, Washington. The
Portland Chamber of ofComInerce respect
fully urges immediate action on your
part with respect to this eountry's rela-
tions with China, the first considerat ton
being arranged for the nations honor,
which demands faithful and fair per-
formance Of its treaty obligations. Sec
ondly, our commercial interests are ser
iOusly threatened by the manner in
which our present laws regulating the
admission of the Chinese into this coun-
try are executed, which seem in their
practical working to COntraVene treaty
obligations. We earnestly recommend
that a more liberal Interpretation of the
laws be enjoined upon the immigration
authorities, in the meantime the an
nouncement of appointment by your ex-
eeIlency of a commission to inquire in
to the present exclusion laws and the
methods Of their Enforcement with in
structionS to recOTnmsad to congress
such action as shall promote harmony
between the two nations would have a
beneficial effect. We are advised today
by cable from Hong Kong that immed-
late action is necessary by our govern
ment or boycott of American products
will follow.
PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE.
"By VIM. D. WHEELWRIGHT, Presi-
dent"
The subject already is. under consid-
Grafton by the president and members
of his cabinet and a solution of the
problem it is regarded as certain will
a long conference about the matter to-
day with the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
is "EDITORS" DAY.
Ewing Herbert and j. E. House at
Winfield Chautauqua.

winfield. Kan, June 24.-The at
tendance at the Winfield Chautauqua
assembly this year surpasses any pre-
vious attendance in the nineteen years
of the assembly's existence. To date
1858 season tickets have been sold
and the management believes the
number will reach $500 before night
Governor Robert NJ. La Toilette of
Wisconsin will be here today and the
Rev. Sam Jones Sunday. The former
will talk on Representative Govern
ment" This is Editors day and many
Kansas writer's. including Ewing Her
bert of the Hiawatha World and J. E.
House of the Topeka Capital. will be
here. The assembly viii continue un-
til Friday of next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24

In the case of Mr.. Fox, he began his
railroad career as a telegraph opera
tor, coming to the Santa Fe from the
Big Four. His first position with the
Santa Fe was at Wallace, now Thorn
ton, n. NJ. After several years ser
vice he was made relief agent and
served at various places on the Rio
Grande division He next was made
a trick dispatcher at San Marcial and
was eventually promoted to be chief
dispatcher at the same place.
His next promotion came when he
was selected to be trainmaster at San
MaPcial Following this he was train
master of the New Mexican division
with headquarters at Las Vegas.
His next promotion was to a super
intendency when he was placed in
charge of the western division. and
since that time he has been success
sively division superintendent of the
New Mexican and Rio GTande and
middle divisions.
He was promoted to be general sup
erintendent Of the western. grand di-
vision on May 1. succeeding D. z. Cain.
who was brought to Topeka at that
time.
Effective July 1. he becomes general
superintendent of the eastern grand df-
vision with headquarters at Topeka.
again succeeding Mr.. Cain, who this
time resigned from the service of the
Santa F,e to become general manager
OF the Rock Island.
The story Of Mr.. Parker's rise is SINH
lar to that Of Mr.. Fox except that he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
NO LONGER A STRIKE.
John V. FarweT, jr, Says 1t Is Merely
an Annoyance.

Chicago, June 24.-John V. Far
well, jr, today gave out the following
statement:
'Inasmuch as a settlement giving
adequate protection to a non-unioA
man seems unlikely, the employers are
now preparing to refuse to take back
any striking teamsters. In such an
event of course, no further confer
ences would be held. The strike has
ceased to be a strike but is rather an
annoyance. 1t no longer has any ef-
feet on business"
States Attorney Healy and Assistant
States Attorney Fake appeared be-
fore the June grand jurors and sum
med up the indictable evidence Sc
cured by the April, May and present
grand juries in the strike investigation.
The Investigation ended today and the
Jurors on Monday will vote what true
bills the states attorney and his as
sistant advised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
SECRET MISSION.
Assistant Secretary Of State
LOOmis Sails for Europe.
Talks MysteriOusly of Errand
Before Departing.
TO BE GONE A MONTH.
Will Attend to EmbarkatiOn of
Paul Jones' Body.
Exercises VIII Be Held Early in
July in Paris.
TO BE GONE A MONTH.

New York, June 2z.-On a secret
mission for the state department for
which he was commissioned by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Francis B. LOOMS. as
sistant secretary of state. sailed for
Southampton today on the steamer
Philadelphia.
Concerning the mission Mr.. Loomis
would only say:
Il am not only going as special am
bassador to receive Paul Jones body,
but also have been commissioned by
the president to perform a secret mis-
sion for the state department while
abroad. must decline positively to
state what my mission is
Has it anything to do with peace %
was asked.
Il can say nothing he replied.
Mr.. LOOMS said he expected that
his secret mission would prevent him
from returning with the warship
squadron which will bring the body
of Admiral Paul Jones, as he had ex-
pected to do, but that he hoped to
return in about a month. Mr.. Loomis
added that the exercises attending the
departure of the body of Admiral
Jones from France probably would be
held on July Z or 8 in the American
church at Paris
Not Expected to Return.
Washington, June 24-The assign
ment of Francis B. LOOmis, assistant
secretary of state. who sailed from
New York today for Europe, as spec
ial ambassador of the United States,
formally to receive from the French
government the remains of Paul
Jones, will conflict in. no respect with
the duties of the American ambassador
to France, Mr.. Mccormick, or with
those of the retiring ambassador, Gen.
Horace Porter. The appointmentaof d
special ana bassador was made as i
mark of particular respect to the
memory of the great naval officer and
as a tribute of honor to the French
government for the interest it has
manifested in the recovery of the body.
So far as they are concerned, his
am mbassadoFship viii terminate with
the reception of the body and it's
transfer to the American squadron.
His Inquiry will not affect in any way
the conduct of the diplomatic business
of the embassies and legations but
merely have to do with the admins
trative affairs.
1t is not expected now that MIR.
Loomis will return to the state depart
ment to remain for any considerable
time, and he may not at all, as assist
ant secretary of state. That he will
receive some appointment at the
hands of the president seems certain
now, but it has not been determined
yet what the appointment will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
JOHN BROWNS SPRING
w. H. Mason Would Use Water from
1t in Christening.

w. II. Mason, editor of the Linn
County Republic, called upon Governor
Hoch this morning and on behalf of the
people of Linn county proposed to sup
ply to- the state a bottle of water from
the famous John Brown Spring" with
which to christen the battleship KAN
sas. Governor HOch liked the idea very
much, and promised to take the sug-
geston into consideration.
The 'John Brown Spring is al Trad
ing Post, a station u miles from Mound
City. It's history is about as follows:
In 1859 a gang of about 40 border ruff
fans came over from Missouri, captured
a dozen of the anti-slavery settlers and
lined them up within eight of the now
famous spring and shot them. This was
the notorious Marais deS Cygne mas
sacre, and the one about which Whit
tier wrote his poem. John Brown, be-
lieving that the locality of the massa-
ere was destined to be the center of
the slavery war, moved down there, and
bought q tract of land which included
the spring. It was SO situated that it
was a natural fortification, the ram
parts of the bluffs constituting just the
sort of a place John Brown wanted for
the center of his operations. Brown
converted the place into a veritable
fortress. but as there was no sign Of
futher trouble he sold the land and
moved away. But the place has always
gone by the name of John Brown s
Spring. It is with this historic water
that the people of Linn county would
like to see the battleship christened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24
PAROLES CATTLE THIEVES.
Clyde Wood and William schaben
Sentenced for Five Years Released.

A bitter fight from Ness county was
settled today by Governor Hoch in the
parole of Clyde Wood and William
Schaben. who are serving a five year
indeterrninate term in the penitentiary
for cattle stealing. They have been in
prison for year, ana have good
record while there.
The people of Ness county were very
much divided on the subject of the pa
role. "A majority seemed to want the
men released, and the county officials
lined up in favor of such move. But
a large element of the population fought
the parole on the ground that WOOD
and Scha hen were leaders in a well or
ganized gang of cattle thieves which
had infested the county. The crime for
which they were convicted was the
theft of a single steer, but It was con-
tended nv many that this was one. Of
the minor offenses of the gang.