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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
WRIGHT MAY
MAKE DEAL
TO Negotiate Sale OF
Philippines to
Japan.

| WASHINGTON, March 26 AL
partment saw fit recently to deny a
report that Japan had made certain
| overtures to the United States for the
acquisition of the Philippines, corrob-
Japanese Government has been de-
sirous of opening negotiations to that
end, and when former Governor
Wright of the Philippines goes to Ja=
pan as the first American ambassador
to that country he will be empowered
by this Government to enter upon fur
ther consideration of that proposition
In fact. it is said on what ought to be
impeccable authority that the selection
of Governor Wright to represent the
Roosevelt administration at the Japa-
nese Emperor's Court was clearly
caused by this situation.
The visits of Banker Jacob H. Schin
of New York and other American
financiers may have some connection
President Roosevelt, according to re-
port, desires to dispose of the Phil
ippines problem before the end of his
present term in the White House. He
is represented as being convinced that
the ownership of the islands is not
acceptable to the American people and
will eventually mean much larger ex-
penditures than have been made thus
far.
The President recognizes it is not
the Moros and other tribes that are TO
be feared in the future, but civilized
F'ilipinos, who, educated and armed,
will demand their independence. He is
of the opinion, also, that the money
wasted in the islands in five years
would reclaim all the arid lands in the
West and greatly add to the wealth
and general prosperity of the country
Americans recently returned from
the Orient say there is no doubt that
Japan is extremely anxious to gain the
and has made representa- |
tions to the United States that an |
amicable agreement could be formu- |
lated, by the terms of which Japan |
would become sponsor for the integ- |
rity of the Philippines, with, perhaps, |
a joint protectorate exerted by the |
United States, Great Britain and ia
pan.
Just what form negotiations should |
Or may assume is conjectural and
these steps, it is understood. are TO
be left in the hands of ambassador !
Wright
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
1t Is Possible That There May Be an Adjustment
OF the Difficulty in the Four Great Fuel
Producing States Without Strike.
(Associated cablegrams)
NEW YORK April 5-The miners are modifying their
demands for increased wages from operators
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrai

Possibly, after all, the expected coal
strike may not materialize. The after
noon cables stated that the conference
now being held at New York between
the miners and the mine operators had
failed so far to agree upon a settle
ment of the wage question, but also
that the President had decided not to
interfere, at present, with the pending
negotiations for a settlement of the
trouble. AS it is known that the Presi-
dent wants to avert a strike, it may be
assumed that he has reason still to
hope that the contending parties will
arrive at an understanding.
If the miners are now modifying
their demands, there must have been
a substantial change in conditions since
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
WORKING On
AGREEMENT
Acting Governor Busy
With Committee of
the Planters.

Yesterday Acting Governor Atkinson
had a session with Chairman Giffard
| of the Planters Committee and Immi-
grafton Commissioner j. B. Cooke for
I the further consideration of the plant
ers' agreement to give an acre of land
the plantations from Europe and the
Azores by Commissioner Stackable.
This contract or agreement was sub
mitted to the immigration Commis-
sion at it's session on Tuesday after
noon, but was not then and is not
now in such shape that it is deemed
advisable to give it out. It is to be
uniform agreement, signed by repre-
sentatives of all the plantations, and
it is pretty well understood that this
into it. The desire is that each Ia
borer who comes to the islands shall
be given not less than one acre of land
for his houselot in fee simple. Indeed,
it is pretty well understood that this
must be done. The negotiations now
are to smooth away certain inequai-
ties, to the end that when Stackable
starts upon his mission he will have
something definite to work upon. And
1t was stated yesterday that this was
in a fair way to be accomplished.
Commissioner Stackable declined to
talk yesterday concerning his mission,
and of course not even the Board or
immigration knows Yet when he will
be able to start for Europe and the
Azores. 1t is understood, however,
that he will only remain away for
four or five months, at the most, MS
leave of absence running only for that
length of time, and that he Will be
accompanied by an assistant VINO Will
remain on the ground when he starts
for home and actually all the laborers
started to Hawaii. This assistant IS
probably. selected but the selection is
subject to Stacka ble's approval and
the name viii not be announced yet.
1t was said at the meeting of the
Board of immigration that Commits
sioner Sargent had recommended
New York man for the place. The
good word of Sargent should go long
way in this appointment
In the meantime, while the terms
of the planters agreement are under
discussion, it is well to bear in mind
that the Government of Hawaii is Of
fering pretty liberal terms to settlers,
bona fide settlers. that is Twenty
five acres of the best cane land Ill
the Territory. the very best, was the
award to tie members of the Portu-
guese Hilo Settlement Association,
with two acres in addition for house
lots and several acres for pasture And
when pineapple or pasture lands are
opened, the allotments are much
larger. as witness the Paumula tract
opening on Oahu not long ago.
Altogether it may be stated with |
truth that the Territory has now got |
pretty well started on the way to
Amerieanization. The days of the |
oaronial system are numbered. They |
have to he. The Territorial admins |
-rHtion has the national administra- |
ton behind il in it's policy-which pol |
icy has now been thoroughly and most !
lluminaiingly defined.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
: THE SEGREGATION BILL.

Representative Cole, of Ohio, chair
man OF the subcommittee which has the
segregation bin in charge, is proving to
be its most enthusiastic supporter. The
real trouble with the situation, from
the Hawaiian standpoint, is that all
the enthusiasm is with the opposition.
1EAIost of those for the bill are for it in
IA half hearted way and that sort of
support never accomplishes anything
in Congress.
A leading member of the committee
zsaid today that he was satisfied the
SSpeaker had decided to keep hands off
the committee and allow it to come
out of there with a favorable report
provided it can command majority
vote. Representative Serene f. Payne,
chairman of Ways and Means says he
Is still opposed but, there are indica-
tiow that he is not as aggressive about
it as he formerly was. There are rea-
sons for believing that Col 'Pete'
Hepburn worked quite effectively
with Mr. Payne as he did with Mr..
Cannon. Had it not been for Col. Hep
burn the bill probably would have died
in committee pigeon-hole. The peo-
pie of Hawaii owe Col. Hepburn grear
tContinued on Page A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05

the indianapolis conference. on March
2S, when President Mitchell of the
Miners Union said: 1.-The American
people are going to ask and insist
upon knowing why the operators can
not pay an advance of 10 cents ton,
and we are going to ask you why you
can charge the American people an
advance of 81 per ton and not be
able to pay us an advance of 8 cents
a ton. During the past two weeks
the American people (and / do not
mean the railroads) have been COM
PEELED to pay the mines more than 81
a ton more for coal. Mr.. Hammond
says he will show us the books of the
Deering Coal Company. / ask him if
he viii also let us see the books of
the Rock Island Railroad Company? ?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
O. RAINBRIDGE
FINDING THINGS

LONDON, March 24-Oliver Balm
bridge, NJ A. traveller and explorer,
having penetrated in disguise the up
per reaches of the yellow river for
500 miles north of Hankow, reports
the discovery of a remote Jewish col
ony, evidently of great antiquity.
They had their synagogue and pre-
served their worship in secret. Ihey
appeared to be descendants of Jews
who found their way to that neigfr
borhood from Persian captivity about
700 B. c., by the old transasfat1c cara
van route along the Oxus, skirting the
great desert to the Yellow sea. Ihey
used many Persian words.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05

- VIENNA. March 27-A private tele-
gram from St Petersburg gives the
startling information that new sue
cession law is being prepared, owing
to the fact that the Czarewitz is in
weak health.
According to reports emanating from
: quarters connected with the court, the
: Czarewitz is both Deaf and dumb.
Other reports describe him as suffering
from mierocephalous. That his mental
condnlon is such that he can never
aSeens the throne of Russia and rule
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
THE SON OF THE CAR
BORN DEAF AND DUMB

is court secret that is just leaking
out and is startling the monarchs of
Europe, who had believed that the
child of the Car was healthy.
From the reports it is intimated that
the child may never live to ascend the
throne. His physical health, as well
as his mental condition, is, by rumor,
said to be such that he may not sur
vive many months.
The reports have caused a sensation
in Russia and may affect revolutionary
movements.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05

into cash, it is said, to aid the de-
pleted finances of Zion City. Who is
the purchaser of. the property is un-
known and no information can be
gained as to what it will bring.
Dowie purchased the estate shortly
after founding Zion City and original
ly intended to plant his colony OH this
shore, but was discouraged by the hos
tility of local residents toward his
church. He formed the estate into a
summer home, however and spent
thousands of dollars in erecting lofty
terraces and magnificent dwellings for
himself and the deacons. The estate
consists of 600 acres and is worth
probably $780, 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05

There is more material for the re-
dictionaries to- work upon. 1t will be
a new thing, indeed, for Russian polit-
ical offenders to be tried in any court,
high or low. The practice was, in the
old days, to send them to the knout.
to Siberia, or to death without any
other formaIity than the Cars nod.
And even that was not always neces-
sary, if the offender had earned the
i'll viii of some court favorite. But it
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
A RUSSIAN HIGH COURT
FOR POLITICAL OFFENDERS
ST. PETERSBURG April 5-The Gar celebrating
scheme high try political offenders.

is a different Russia now even with
de Witte out of power. Whatever is
to come, the autocracy can never re-
turn.
Incidentally to the new order in Rus
sia, the afternoon cables stated nego-
tiations had been opened from st.
Petersburg for a loan of two hundred
millions in Paris. 1t will be interest
ing to note whether French fnanciers
have confidence in the new order in
the land of the MuscoYite.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
soNoMA NOT SIGHTED.

At o'clock this morning the Oceanic
liner Sonoma, due from the Colonies,
had not been sighted. The vessel has
probably met adverse winds. She will
be given quick despatch to San Fran
cisco as soon as she reaches here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05

Aldershot is the great English train
ing camp for the army. 1t will be re-
membered that there was complaint i
the Japanese Parliament, afterwards
explained away. some little time ago,
concerning the morale of the British
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
BRITISH ARMY OFFICER
HAZED FOR POVERTY
I ALDERSHOT, England April 5.-Four leutenants
rial the hazng fifth because of his poverty.

army. A similar complaint. not OFF,
cial, however. has lately come from
France. But it is not probable that
either the ally or the good friend of
Great Britain took into account any
snobbishness of this particular kind.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
FRENCH AERONAUT KILLED.

YORK April 5-Paul Nocquet, French sculptor ana
eronaut who made Island Tues
dav was killed descending becoming entanged in the ropes
dragged after landing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
NO PUBLIC BUILDING LIKELY.

Delegate Kalanianaole and Mr.. Nc
Glellan appeared recently before the
House Committee on public buildings
and grounds to argue for an approprla-
tion for Hawaii. Chairman Bartholdt
told them at the very start it was not
proposed to appropriate any money for
buildings in the territories and accord
ingly that it was as good as futile to
argue for Honolulu. Still, the commit
tee would be glad to hear something
about the needs of the territorial cap
ital in the mid-Pacific. The Delegate
asked for 100000 for the purchase of
a site. Mr.. Mcclellan said today that
three members of the committee have
since said they favored voting thai
amount and that there is some hope of
getting it into the omnibus bill.
On the other hand it is much doubted
whether-when the time comes to scale
down the bill and to drop out as many
projects as possible to make money for
other projects, backed by political con-
erations-Honolulu will not be for
gotten entirely If an appropriation
for a site is secured it will be quite
surprise to those working in behalf of
the Honolulu project.
Chairman Driseoll, of Elections Com
mittee No. 3, has the report in the con-
test between Curtis Iaukea and Dele
gate Kalanianaole all ''signed up but
1T has not been presented yet to the
House. The committee has been giving
most of its attention TO an election
contest from Texas and accordingly the
Hawaiian contest has received almost
no attention, because of it's compare
tive lack of Importance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
E. G. SWIFT, BIG CHICAGO
MEAT PACKER, IS DEAD

BOSTON, Mass, April Sc c. Swift the Chicago packer
dead.
brother of Vice President
of the and in &C
of
atmeatp packing houseo 0 brother
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05
HEPBURN THE.
FRIEND Of
HAWAII
tie Saved Refundins Bill
From Death in
Committee.
tMau Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a
Tee legislative appropriation bill, which
the National House has been fighting
tiercely over for a week contains a pro-
vision of $4,000 for the expenses OF
the legislature of Hawaii. Apparently
this clause will weather the storm on
that measure, for no one has yet up
sdertaken to have it stricken out. Along
with the appropriation goes provision
that there shall be no extra compensa-
tion voted to the members of the ter
ritorial Legislature and that there shall
be no extension of the term of the ses-
sion. This was inserted to prevent the
extra session evil and with a hope of
squirting the territorial lawmakers to
pass the appropriation bills within the
time specified for the regular session.
Mr.. George B. Mcclellan took this
matter up with the Appropriations COM
mittee last fall, soon after he came here
and it is very largely due to his eff
forts that the appropriation was put in
the bill
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-05

The Alameda arrived at San Fran
cisco Tuesday. after stormy voyage.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

ter, Supreme Grand Captain Of the
Guard, Chicago. III; Mrs. s. C. Slaugh-
ter Supreme Grand Exchequer, John
stown, Pa; Miss v. A. Hatcher, Asst.
Grand Recorder, Ackervill, Ala; Miss
Fannie Kirk, Supreme Grand Lectur-
er, Pittsburg. Pa; Illustrious, c. B.
swanee, 80 Of Pittsburg, Pa; Mrs. ].
H. Walker of Caungton. Va
This order is composed of a large
number of leading and prominent COL
ored men and women throughout the
United States and the next annual ses-
sion of the Supreme Grand Court Of
Daughters Of Sphinx will be held July
9Th, 1906, at Boston, Mass.
John Sampson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
BALLOON IN FRENCH COURT
Aeronaut Is Seized and Arraigned
for Knocking Over Chin
ney Pot.

The balloon is now fighting its way
for a standing before the French
courts. Though it appears to have be-
come as established a fact as the BIZ
cycle or the automobile, nevertheless
the idea is too new and original for
the courts to have many precedents
providing for aerial navigation as a
method OF transit, says Paris report.
However, the subjec: of ancient
lights and ancient rights Of air, ETC.,
promises 10 some before the courts of
France in hundreds of different ways
in the not far distant future. The first
balloon case Of the kind has Just been
before the court for adjustment.
The suit grows out of a balloon acct
dent of last year. An aeronaut named
Bacon was passing in his balloon over
Paris when he Unexpectedly came TO
within a few yards of the roofs. Final
ly he knocked down a chimney pot
Thinking him in danger some people
promptly seized the dragging guide
roDe and in spite of the aeronaut's pro-
test hauled him down into the street.
He therefore had no choice except to
order them to shut their windows
while he debated his gas bag. The gas
entered a house through a window
carelessly left open and caused an ex-
pIosion in which a man named Gou-
zeau was killed. The question AT Is
sue was as to whether the aeronaut
having been an unwilling sufferer him
self was responsible for the situation
created. The courts finally decided
against the aerOnaut and sentenced
him to pay damages to the amount Of
$1,000 to the widow Of Gouzeau, the
man who was killed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
FoRTUNE-TELLER-MAN MAKES
TROUBLE IN A LADIES SOCIAL
CLUB,

Between Gath and 35th SITS, on Dear.
born last Wednesday night these eX-
carnations were heard by our cores
pendent who happened to be passing
along the street, don't want moth
ing to do with you! II you go to heav,
en-! l don't want to be there! etc. etc.
These are some of the things said
by the President of a fashionable
South Side Ladies Club whose firm be
lief in the truthfulness of Fortune
TeIler-Man who she had visited, led
her to think some of her followers
a little shaky in their love for her.
The occasion we afterward learned
was the meeting Of a so-called Social
Club of limited membership among
whom are several well-to-do and res
pected women.
Ladies we advise you against the
Fortune-Telier-Man evidence; also to
hereafter go to the woods and hold
your meetings or to put a muzzle on
the mouth Of the President during its
session.-An old rounder.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
Weighing the World.

This world is to be weighed once
more, doubts being entertained by
scientists as to the accuracy of previ-
Gus estimates; but whether the error
be a case Of short weight or over
weight has yet to be settled. An ex-
petition is to set out to Egypt, where
the great pyramid will be utilized by
the investigators. First, the weight Of
the pyramid will be ascertained, and
then the weight Of the earth estimated
from its proportionate size. The
swinging Of pendulums will be the
gauge. From the force exerted by the
pyramid in pulling the swinging PEN
dulum from its naturaI course the
weight of the pyramid can be esti-
mated, and that Of the earth-the exact
size of which is known, can then be
calculated easily.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
sKEEINc IN THE HIGH ALPS
Expert Jumpers Sometimes Make
Phenomenal Leaps from
the Hop"

In Technical World Magazine, Fritz
Morris describes the use of skees, for
both business and pleasure, in AL the
European mountain countries. In Nor
way one Of the great events OF the year
is a national meet of skee-runners and
jumpers.
The skeeing track lies on the face
Of hill rising from a frozen lake to a
height of nearly 160 feet. The length
Of the track, On the slope, is 100 yards;
and the hop or platform from which
the leap is taken is located about two
thirds OF the way down. The angle of
the hill above the hop" is about Is
degrees, and that Of the lower portion
"a degrees; and the time occupied in
descending from summit TO base, when
the snow is in perfect conS.tion. Is
about Is seconds. On a recent occas-
on one man, a noted Jumper, Olaf
Tandberg, made a grand leap OF 1O2
feet-the longest Oh Holmenkolen
track-but fell. The best standing
jump" by which is meant one in which
the man keeps his feet on alighting.
and continues 10 the end without TALL
ing. was made by Leip Berg, who COW
cred SO feet On such a day the falls,
as might be expected, were numerous.
During the first run, in which 14O men
took part, only 81 kept their feet after
leaping."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
1.-THE Pekin Theatre"

The Man from BAN has played TO
full houses during the entire week at
the new Pekin Theatre. Saturday
night, at the opening, the new play
house was crowded TO the doors and
many were turned away because every
seat had been sold. Sunday nignr
was a repetition of Saturday night.
Miss Lizzie Wallace is making
great hit singing Feather Your
Nest" Ethel James, a chicago pro-
duct, is creating a favorable impress
sion in the part of Priscilla. The
Rag Time Ballet has proved to be one
of the genuine stage novelties of the
season.
L. d. (Slim) Henderson as lube
johnson, The Man from BAN, has
made distinct hit and his rendition
of the song, I'm So Hungry" is one
OF the funny singing features Of the
performance.
Andrew Tribble's representation OF
the part, Sarah Hester Johnson, Jube's
deserted wife, is very clever bit OF
character acting and goes big" with
the audiences. His singing Of the
song, I'm Going To Exist" calls for
several encores at every performance.
Another piece Of clever character
work is the acting Of Charles S. Sa-
ger as Elder Cushingberry the pre-
siding elder of Darkville. Aside from
the fact Mr.. Sager has been the re-
cipient of many congratulations for
the splendid staging he has given
"The Man from BAN" NJ.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
SEA GULLS AS PIRATES.
They VIII Steal Like Politicians and
Commit Murder Like Sea
RoVers.

There may be an advantage In birds
living in LG-IL.eS, but | cannot see
how any OJuer birds would want to
i've near a colony of gulls, says
writer In The World To-day. A gull
in his own country will steal like
politician and murder like a pirate.
They swarm about US like vultures
after a battle. The minute our ap-
proach drove a murre or cOrmOrant
from its nest, the sanity looking seal
awags swoOped down 10 eat the eggs
and young. While the gulls are free
hooters and robbers on the island, II
is only when other birds are frightened
from their nests that they have a
chance to carry on their nefarious
trade. Eternal vigilance is the price
the latter pay for their eggs and young.
Except when they are frightened by
approach Of some person, their pos
sessions. are never left for an instant
without a guard. But the fittest man
age to survive on the rocks, and these
gulls are the most useful birds in the
bays and rivers about the waterfronts
of our cities. They are valuable as
scavengers and should be protected In
every way. Three of them are equal
to a buzzard. Ten of these gulls are
equal to a pig.