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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
HE COMES TO THE DEFENCE OF
THE WATER COMPANY AND
GIVES SOME VERY INTEREST.
ING FIGURES AND COMPARE
SONS.

Pensacola, Fla. January 2S, 1905.
Editor Pensacola Journal: -.
What sort of nonsense is this that
Mr.. Bliss has been passing out to us
through your columns and the columns
OF your contemporary. the News. for
months past2 / have beer. reading
Biiss-on-WateT" religiously for some
time, the last being the article pub
iished Tuesday which carefully in
structed water users as to the proper
manner in which to beat the water
company.
Wednesday morning I received my
water bill for the six months ending
January. list, reading in part as fol
lows:
1862 feet-12,O15 gallons. 50 so
Meter rent ................ / 90 ,
AOtdi -.-....-.-... so ~
Fresh from the tutelage of Mr..
/ Bliss. my first inclination was to
kick" but concluded that | had bet
ter first DO some figuring for myself.
Il was for water (of the very best
class used during six months, there
fore the cost per month was $1.13.
nat utuA I lOOk so DAD.
Grievance Against Bliss.
Including hot and cold water. we
/ have on our house and yard six fau-
Gets, and for two months the same
meter had-supplied water to a house
next door having four faucets I
found that each person in the two
houses had used about $50 gallons
per month, average, at a cost of only
about 13.cents per month each. That
didn't look very unreasonable. s Ny
water company receipts for the; two
previous years. during which only my
own house was supplied. amounted to,
by the six months, 1912, $3.50. $3.50,
1922. l began to feel that the only
grievance had was against Mr.. Bliss,
but thought it would be well to Check
the water company's conversion of
feet of watersintO gallons of water
A college graduate near at hand read
lily informed me that "231 cubic inches
make a gallon" and lips cubic inches
make a cubic foot" I could do the
rest myself, and found that the water
cOmpany's calculation OF ~ gallons
TO the foot was correct. There was
no robbery there
l sent the $3.50 around to the water
cOmpany's Office.
Other Figures.
Then / figured out what my bin
would have been according to Bliss
on-water,' or say at cents per 1000
gallons. 1000 gallons is about % bar
rels, Mr.. Editor.) 1t would have been
about 6S cents for six months. or IL
cents per month. or a cent and a half
per person per month Pretty cheap,
for hrst-class article. but no OBJ
lection from me on that account.
Then | thought I would see how the
water company would come out on that
basis, and got at il in this way: $4,000
people linen, women and children.
white and black in Pensacola. at 10
gallons Of water per day each tat our
house we had averaged less than that
say 100000, at cents per thousand
gallons, o. the magnificent sum of
$3.50 per day gross earnings for the
Pensacola Water Company. What a
prepOsterOus proposition,
Mr.. Editor. you have probably heard
that Figures DO not lie, but that
IS - so in justice to myself
you had better go over the calcula-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
ceIebrated sixth Anniversarn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Roth, of East
Government street, celebrated the
sixth anniversary of their marriage
Sunday, when a number OF the friends
and acquaintance of the couple at.
tended and spent a most enjoyable
day. Miss Mel Levy was the winner
of the first prize in the lotto game.
and MIS-. Eugene Roch captured the
second prize.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
A surprise PartY.

A pleasant surprise party NAV be
given to your stomach and liver. by
taking a medicine which will relieve
their pain and discomfort, viz: DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They are a
most wonderful remedy, affording sure
relief and cure for headache, dizzi-
ness and constipation. 25e at all lrug
stores.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
~orced to StarNe.

B. F. Leek. of Concord, KY, says:
For 20 years suffered agonies. with
vainly trying everything else, l cured
a sore on my upper lip, so painful.
it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's
great for burns, cuts and wounds. At
all drug stores; only Csc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31

''Bliss-on-Water." you can rest assured
that there will be no newspaper con-
troversy on the subject with me as A
Yours truly.
F. F. BINGHAM.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE pAv

Take Laxative B-omo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Csc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
nhin River Ernzen

Madison, Ind, Jan. SO-The Ohio
river here is frozen from shore to
shore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31
Mrs. Rosa PrS1denthal NOnRiSh,
spFcIALTy DISEASES or uso.,r,,

twenty-five years successful ex.
perience. Graduate OF German ana
American Hospitals and COLLEGES. Can
accommodate a limited number o.
strictly first-class lady patients m INV
home. Offices and residence. >21e
Peachtree street. cor. Forrest Ave
Atlanta, Ga.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31

WHY GO HOME FOR DINNER
GET BUSINESS MEMS QUICK
LUNCH AT THE HANDY KITCHEN,
IS CENTS. ct
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31

BUSINESS MEMS QUICK LUNCH
IS CENTS, II TO 8 P. M. EVERY
DAY, HANDY KITCHEN. 1t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31

TELEPHONE SO FOR WOOD AND
COAL. J. r. KELLER.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-31

W. F. Graves, formerly of Geneva
and Pensacola, but now Of DeFUniak
Is In the city on a short business visit
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
GOOD FINANCES Of
FREE KINDERGARTEN

A well attended meeting of the Free
Kindergarten Association was held on
Friday. January 6, at $3.50 a. m.
Kindergartens closed December 16 for
short vacation, the children having
been given Christmas parties.
The designations of Mrs. w. f. Allen
and Mrs. II. c. Coleman were accepted
with regret. Mrs. Hoffman, chairman
of the ways and means committee, has
worked with much energy and has Sc
cured altogether the sum of $4,000 for
the free kindergartens.
The report of the financial committee
showed that the opera, "The House
That Jack Built" had realized sum
for the free kindergartens that exceed
ed the expectations of the Association.
The Associations share of the door re-
ceipts, money made on programs and
special donations, amounted to S1909.7 20;
the expenses amounted to S377.70 leav-
ing 1882 cleared for the kindergarten
1t was moved and carried that the
association give a vote of appreciation
to Miss Martin, whom they had en-
gagged to come and give the opera and
whose services proved so eminently
satisfactory, ana a vote of thanks to
Mrs. w. G. Hoffman, who had so ably
conducted the business of the opera
TO Miss Hopper, who had faithfully ac-
companied at every rehearsal, and
whose unremunerated services helped
to swell the amount cleared.
The annual meeting of the Free Kin
dergarten Association will be held at
Haalelea Lawn. January 20, at 10 a. m.
A motion was made by Mrs. Hoff-
man to give 5000 of the kindergarten
receipts realized by the opera to the
Home for Children: carried.
Miss Martins judicious and clever
management of the children secures
for them a useful and enjoyable train.
ing ana we shall hope to see her II
Honolulu again.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
OLD ROW
ON STEAMER
Recalled BY Coming
Of BerIiners on
Thomas.

Mrs. Sol Berliner and daughter, pre-
sumably Rosa Berliner. are passengers
on the transport Thomas en- route from
San Francisco to their old home in
day or tomorrow. The appearance Of
tie Berliners again in Honolulu recalls
their first visit to Honolulu in 1895,
when they were the center of stormy
scenes in the First Circuit Court, as
the result of their voyage here from
Seattle in the i'll fated steamer City
of Columbia.
A passenger on that trip was Russell
Colgrove, a dashing young man, whose
attentions to Rosa Berliner brought
him, the Berliners, the captain of the
vessel and several others into fist
fights. Coincident with the receipt Of
the news of the coming of the Ber-
liners is this dispatch from Washing
ton dated December 2S:
Minister Conger at Peking has ad-
vised the State Department by cable
that Russell Colgrove of this city, for
merly American Vice Consul General
25."
Edgar Caypless, the former Honolulu
attorney, was passenger on the
steamship Columbia. He became en-
gagged In the case as an attorney for
the steamship people when the vessel
was libeled by the Berliners and the.
two Colgrove brothers. George A. Da-
Wis undertook the damage case of Rosa
Berliner against the vessel. The cap
tain was alleged at the time to be men,
| tally incompetent
| The upshot of the legal mixup was
that the steamship was sold at pub
| lie auction and was bought by hui
headed by Captain Walker, the Homo
lulu retired mariner. Captain Walker
| had the vessel overhauled, her leaks
stopped up and then started on a voy-
age to China. The steamer got as far
as Niihau, or about fifty miles from
the island, when she suddenly sprang
leak and foundered. The captain,
passengers and crew took to the boats:
and landed safely on Kauai whence
hey were brought to Honolulu.
Colgrove went to Manila and became
a prosperous merchant and one of the
leaders OF the first organized Manila
Chamber of Commerce. He made n
lot of money and then talked of es-
tablishing a line of steamers running
from San Francisco to Honolulu,
Guam, Manila and Singapore. He was
fortunate in securing Vice Consul
ship in China.
Rosa Berliner appeared here in vau--
devile on several occasions.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
SAW FIGHT
ON THE DECK
Commander Gilmore
Watched Japs
Win.

Lieut.. Commander j. c. Gilmore.
United st1ses Nay. the officer who
was prisoner OF the Fill dnoH foT
about nine months, end escaned art
untold sufferings, is a through passen-
per aboarl the steamship Doric. IN
route to washington for TrassiG iinent
to duty. The officer has be"f or hu'y
on the U. S. S. Cincinnati. which mas
been n Chinese and Japansis Hltr rs
for some time.
II was while he was wi-h the gun
boat Yorktown at the opening OF INC
war in -.he philippines. that he was
taken prisoner. He landed On Luzon
with a boats crew and was shortly
afterward captured and taken to the
interior. He was almost without
clothing part OF tine time. He ct 'ries
with him as a trophy and reminder
of his sufferings, half gourd made
from a cocoanut, which constituted MS
entire array ct di1hos.
The story of his capture and esHape
was told In detail in the Advertiser In
December, 1903, Wien Admiral ENans's
fleet was here, q: which time he was
interviewed by an Advertiser man.
Commander GilliIore thu told of his
visit &c st. Pierre, Martinique, few
days after the city was DESTROYED by
the eruption Of Mt Pelee. AS trophies
of that visit he fas some bank notes
which were taken from a safe and
were found to be uninjured.
Commander Gilmore was aboard the
Cincinnati at Chefoo last year when
daring lot of Japanese cut out the
Russian torpedo boat Destroyer Riesi-
tilini which had escaped fron Port
Arthur and taken refuge in Chefoo.
He saw the spectacular fight on the
deck, when the Japanese and Russian
officers met in hand to hand conflict,
the bloody fight between the sailors.
the capture of the vessel, and lastly
watched the Riesitilini as she was
| towed out of the harbor by the vic
| torious Japs. He was an eyewitness
at distance of about half the length
of the Young Building.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
S. I ALEXANDER LEFT
OVER A MILLION

OAKLAND, Dec. 29.-The collateral
heirs of the late Samuel Il. Alexander,
sugar millionaire, will be called upon to-
pay inheritance taxes aggreSatiug $3.50
according to an appraisement of their
interests that was filed today by M,
Walsh. The bequests to three brothers,
three sisters, two nephews and niece
aggregate s1G5,CO0, and the collateral
inheritance tax is based upon that sum-
The brothers and sisters are to receive
$4,000 each. They are william De-
James M, Henry NJ, Mary j. and
Charlotte Alexander and Mrs. Annie
Dickey, Charles F. Alexander and VIII
liam G. Cooke, nephews, and Helen A.
Alexander, a niece, are to receive $4,000
each.
The estate is valued at s1,040,000. 1t
consists of real property valued at $4O,-
600 and stock in sugar and commercial
companies in the Hawaiian Islands
valued at $1,000. 900. Under the will
each of the children-Wallace NJ, An
ME A. and Juliette Alexander. and Mrs.
Martha M. Waterhouse-are to receive
1000 shares of stock of the Hawaiian
Commercial Company and 300 shares of
the Paia Plantation Company. The re-
mainder of the estate is to go to the
widow, Mrs. Martha f.. Alexander. No
provision was made for Mrs. Emily w.
Baldwin because, it was stated in the
will, she was recently abundantly pro-
vided for. Her husband and Alexander
were in business under the firm name
of Alexander & Baldwin.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
SEND TO KUHIO
TO ASK ABOUT
YOUNG HOTEL
To Delegate Kalanianaole, Washington D. G.:
What the occasion Of sending cablegram to the
Governor get opinion to the Young Building?"

The Merchants Association special session held yesterday
afternoon appointed committee of three members to cable to
Delegate Kaananaoe Washington detail what
his abegram Governor Carter concerning the Fed
era building, and his reference TO the Young Building
Messr Harris Paris and Hooking the committee in charge
important assignment reply is expected today either
Kalananao his secretary Mr. Mcclellan who is also the
in Washington of the Merchants Association
received this morning early this afternoon special
meeting of Association will be called by telephone
Individuality of the members at the meet
ing opposed purchase of the Young Building the
Federal Building Honolulu Almost they favored
securing the appropriation OF $Iooooo and applying it to new
building Many favored permitting of the Treasury De
his selection here If he deemed the Young
Building suitable we'll and good but few believed that Federal
agent would recommend the Young Building
proper for Federal building
Present at meeting Chairman George w. Smith Sec
reary F. Sopcr Messrs H. Cation, j. F. Humburg o. Lutted
E. NJ A. Gonsaves, Capt Soule, W. H. Smith, NJ Basch
A. Hooking W. W. Harris J. A. Soper H. Trent @ H. Berrey
E. A. McIneny James Wakefield, w. H. Babbitt j. Kennedy
Gartley S. Sachs F. W. Macfarane James Quinn L. B. Kerr
j. A. M. Johnson
Chairman stated the object of the call for the meeting
briefly to the response request of the Gov
cabegram cabgram had asked for the OF the
community regarding the purchase of the Alexander
Young Building
Mr. Smith reported the action of the directors OF the
Merchants Association, published yesterdays Advertiser
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD.

The first action when you have a cold
should be to relieve the lungs. This is
best accomplished by the free use of
Chamberlain's Cough. Remedy. This
remedy liquefies the tough mucus and
causes it's expulsion from the air cells
of the lungs, produces free expectora-
tion. and opens the secretions. A COM
plete cure soon follows. For sale by
all dealers and druggists. Benson,
Smith, & Co.. Ltd, agents for Hawaii
4 &k*t+ +*k X X 4 X 4 X 4 X X 4
already erected.
We consider this request to be for
the benefit of the people of the Ter
ritory at large.
CARRIERS CABLEGRAM.
Governor Carter's cablegram to Dele
gate KaIanialaole yesterday was as fol-
lows:
january 6, 1905.
Delegate Kalanianaole. Washington
Mailing petition sixty-four prominent
business firms urging every effort se-
cure appropriation public building COM
mensurate Federal needs Commission
from Washington to select site and de-
eide whether new or old building most
desirable.
CARTER. Governor.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
SUDDEN DEATH OF 4. D.
T JOHNSON IN OHIO
(From Sundays Advertiser)

A cahlegram was received yesterday.
announcing the death OF Mr.. H. D.
Johnson at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he
had gone on a visit TO his mother and
to place his two boys at school.
The news OF his sudden death is &
great shock to his family and brother
here. Mr.. johnson had been a resident
of the islands for fifteen years. He
was at first located at Waianae, with
the Waianae Co., and later had char ge
OF the Postal Savings Bank in this
city. When the Oahu Sugar Co. was
started, Mr.. Johnson accepted posi-
ton with that company as head ac-
countant and cashier, and he remain
ed with it until a few months since
Mr.. johnson was prominent in fratern-
nj societies. and was popular with all
who knew him.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10

At a spscial meeting OF the Ea giles
yesterday afternoon, six new members
we're initiated. The reason Of urgency
'-as the intended departure Of the cam
'idates in the transport Thomas for
the OriGi.t.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10

Honolulu Harbor, Masters and Puotr
Association. held meeting last night.
ihe business WAS confidential.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-20
neatInn .he Washerwomsn.

One Of the Virginia representatives,
tells this story about A. B. Woodward,
appointed Chief Justice Of Michigan
Territory. ty President Jefferson.
Woodward was an old bachelor an
advocate Of race suicide. and was one
Of the most peculiar men Virginia ever
produced.
IN those days shirts we're made with
a whole lot Of frills and laces on the
fronts. ana II was Woodwards cmstom
TO Luy an even dozen OF these at a
tilne. He would put on one Of the
dozen. wear it until it became soiled,
then put on another over this. and so
on unti he had the entire dozen shirts
on. 8
When the last was soiled, he would
peel it off and let the next shirt do
duty sor a few days. then slip It and
expose another for service. When the
dozen shirts had thus done double du-
ty, he would 60 to bed until the shirts
we're washed and ironed and then go
through the same process OF shirt
wearing.
NOW" says the representative,
this Is pretty stretohy shirt yarn. but
is said TO be a solid fact. And to
make It worse old Woodward never
changed his undershirt until It was
worn out. am glad 70 say be Is the
only Virginian. ever read Of who
practiced this manner OF heating the
! was RsherEoman."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-20
A Jos al Last.

Capt. Clark, messenger to Senator
0uays old committee. that on Organ.
igation. Conduct aud Expenditures Of
the Executive Departments, has been
locking for a boss and specific duties
% perform since the senator's death
asst May, says the Washington cor
respondent CT the New York World,
After congress convened the sugges-
ton was made that he would better
hunt up the ranking member Of the
committee and ask him for instruc-
lions.
Capt Clark. acting upon this advice
called on Senator Wetmore of Rhode
island and slated his case and said he
wanted something 10 do.
You arc the very man ! am looking
for" Senator Wetmore told him Il
Goat know whore the committee
room Is. and you may come around
aext week and escort me up to H."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-20
poo Cot Kardorms Nose.

Herr Wilhelm Won Kardrof, tho
veteran member Of the German reich
stag who mas been startling his coun-
trymen by declaring that the British
navy IS becoming menace to Ger
many, has achieved fame an1 honor,
dcapite the fact that Tor the last fifty
years he has been without n nose.
WRen he was at Heidelberg uniyorsi-
ty in the '40s he fought a rapier duel
with another student. which combat
resulted in the loSsing of, close to
the forehead Of his proboscis. II
mlght have been replaced, It is stated,
lad not the surgeon been forestalled
by one Of the big mastffs that gener.
ally attend their masters at these en-
counters. However, a wax nose ha
Gone service all these years, and so
clever Is the imitation that persons
who are not in the secret never sus-
pect that it is artificial Herr Kard-
crn Is 76 years old.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-20
setter Preaehlnn calIed for.

The problem presented by the de.
cline in church attendance" formed a
not very cheering subject for the open.
ms deliberations Of the English
church congress. but ane which un.
doubtedly merits the most earnest at
tentlon Of the body which = perhaps.
last fitted by its wildly comprehensive
character TO deal with the question.
The Rev. A. r. Buckland pointed ont
Tia In lesser London. while population
Ead increased by about Eve hundred
thousand in the last seven years. the
attendance at church In Tho same
trea had fallen by over one hundred
thousand We have no means Of
iu6gng whether these figures may
represent the extreme case. or merely
a typical example Of what has occur
rec in other large towns. Even if they
stand alone they are sufficiently strik-
ing. While many causes must contrl.
butte to these deplorable results, and
not lease the unprogressive state Of
the church in a progressive age, We
think that Sir Edward Russell was un-
ouestlonably right in emphasizing tho
Importance Of competing preaching"
We cannot Join with Sir Edward in
regarding reform in this direction as
tho sole remedy" for the declining
attendance. but we are convinced that
II preaching were generally reduced
in quantity end raised In quality a
pafH9d increase in the size Of congre-
cations would very rapidly ensue.--
Leslie's Weekly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-20

IN France. or rather in Paris. from
which fashions are supposed to emla.
ale, there is a craze for English styles.
The severe and tailor made are
The idol Of the hour. Nevertheless II
Is a dinicult matter to get a French
woman to iut on a really short skirt.
Even with the long coat and the re.
dingota she weaPs a long skirt II Is
true trat the French woman is iaclin-
ed 10 be shurt Of stature. which makes
It dinicult for he- 10 wear short skirts.
but she is otherwise tefaperamentally
disposed to sweeping draper'os In
New York it needs only a mornm Z
wal, in the shopping districts to prov
the vogue of the insteD length sldst.
Every well dressed woman wears X.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-20
orave TroubIe Eoressen.

It needs but little foresight, to tell,
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected. grave trouble is ahead
unless YOU take the proper medicine
for your disease. as Mrs. John A.
Youn1. oi Clay. n. Y. aid. She says.
81 had neuralgia Of the liver and
stomach. my heart was weakened and
| could not eat, was very ba,l for q
long time. but in Electric Bieers,
found just what needed. fer they
quickly relieved and cured me-" Besl
medicine for weak wemen. Sold ind
er guarantee by all druggists, at SO,
a bottle.