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OLD HONOLULU BALE
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years it was the actual seat of the gov
eminent of the kingdom All of the
business of the Hawaiian government
was transacted there, and the life of
the town centered in that neighborhood
to very considerable extent
'.HonoIulu Hale was standing when
[ came here in 1S47,' said J. O. Car
ter last night. 1T was then occupied
by the government offices. The Custom
House, Department of Education,
Treasury Department and Department
of the Interior occupied the four cor
ner rooms of the building on the lower
floor. while the Department of Foreign
Affairs was on the upper floor. The
government continued TO have its head
quarters there until the new custom
house was built. which must have been
some time in 1850 or 1852.
'sLater the building was occupied,
one half by the postoffiee and the other
half by H. NJ. Whitney, who ran there
the first stationery store in the town.
1t was in this building up stairs that
the first editorial rooms of the Pacific
Commercial Advertiser were situated,
the printing being done in a small
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
PARDEE CALLS
EXTRA SESSION
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Amendment of school laws as to CEN
sus and daily average attendance.
Appropriation for State Normal
School at San Jose and State buildings
generally.
Extension of lease period of real es-
! tate to ninety-nine years.
Providing for reconstruction and re-
pair of harbor works where damaged
or destroyed by recent calamity.
Extension by courts of time in civil
proceedings to ninety instead of thirty
DAYS
The increase of annual corporation
license tax from $40 to $40, the penalty
for nonpayment to be from s. TO SO.
AID Il so-called reviver clause allow
ing those corporations who have here
tofore failed to pay to now pay and
revive their corporate existence if they
so desire
Bank Commissioners act to tide over
the present crisis.
Amendments TO the constitution of
the State. The committee can not an
nounce now what constitutional
amendments ought to be submitted.
They VIII be dealt with as a general
subject and probably some specific
amendments will be recommended.
Ratification of amendments to the
city charter
Authority to publish reports of mu-
nicipal departments as to their needs.
Authority to print the Illinois burned
record act
Mr.. Ford stated that the COM
mttee has been in conference with
representative of Santa Rosa. San
Jose and the commercial and banking
institutions of San Francisco; that
Governor Pardee has attended several
of the meetings of the committee and
that Attorney General Webb and his
staff nave given the committee valu-
able aid in the work. and that he be-
Iieved the committee would be able
to make a final report at the end of
this week
In reply to a question from Mr..
Phelan Mr.. Ford said the report viii
proba bly,. include a constitutional pro- |
vision embodying the repeal of the
mortgage tax law.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
ENCOUNTERED STRANGE WATERS

Captain McPhail Of the bark r. P.
Rithet. which arrived yesterday from
san Francisco. reports that on his re-
cent trip from this port to the Coast
his ship sailed through waters which
We're disco1ored TO such an extent that
it seemed he was sailing through a sea
of blood. This peculiar water was
found five days after the earthquake
at San Francisco. The Rithet was
then about 250 miles from San Fran
cisco. There We're streaks of the rusty
colored water running from north to
south and as far as the eye could
reach. The captain first saw the
streaAs on the evening OF the 23rd of
April and the next morning they had
disappeared. He states that one of the
steamers from Acapulco had a similar
experience. The Rithet left San Fran
cisco on her present trip on May 10 and
had an uneventful but quick passage.
Captain McPhail states that for sew
eral days he pursued an unknown bark
and believes it might have been the
Curtis. But whenever he came close
to it, it tsheered off. However, Kelly
of the Curtis denies that he was fight
ing shy OF any pursuer. The Rithet
brought 1000 tons of cargo, including
some explosives. She met the yacht
La Paloma entering the Golden Gate
and the two vessels exchanged sa-
lutes. The Rithet brought several pas
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
sEABURY AND BENT YARNS.

In the Sunday Chronicle of May IS.
Under the caption of My Best Yarn;
BY Weil-Known Shippers of San Fran
CISCO" are the following stories told by
Captain Seabury of the steamship ko-
rea and Captain Bent of the Hongkong
Maru, compiled by Frederic Bennett:
FLED TO HONOLULU.
If Capt. William B. Seabury, COM
modore of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Con1pany's lines, chose to write some
OF the best of his sea experiences ana
put them in book he would be class
ed as an author of note, Tor mis- mas
been a busy and somewhat exciting
career. But his modesty forbids- de
can tell ii good story. and once IN d
long while he does so, but not for pup
location. II the company of friends
either in his luxurious rooms on the
zig liner Korea. or at his ranch up
the commodore is .
FARMER when he is not sailing the sea-
he has been known to forget himself
and spin yarn, and always pretty
good one The other day he got of
something about The old sidewheei
steamer Alaska, of which he was COM
mander nearly thirty years ago, and
here it is:
THE Alaska left here on March 6,
1879. for Hongkong. and We had pad
weather from the very start 1t was
bad going over the breaking bar, and
it got worse right along. But it was
twenty days later. or on March 26, that
We began to suffer. Gale after gale
had hammered al us. and now the ter
rife seas We're 50 bad that they broke
right OYER the ship, letting thousands
of tons of water fall on the deck. And
the first thing to go was our ruooer'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
NOTICE.
HONOLULU HOME

HONOLULU HOME
FOR INCURABLES.
A special meeting of the members OF
this corporation. for the purpose of
considering a change of name of said
corporation. 20 that of THE LEAH
HONS" and adopting same If ap-
proved, will be held at the office OF
Messrs. Theo Il. Davies & Co, Ltd,
on Thursday the 31st day of May,
1906. at 1880 o'clock p. m.
T. Give DAVIES,
Secretary Honolulu Home for Incura-
bIes 1923
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frame building in the lot adjoining.
The Gazette office was then in build
ing standing where the poStofiice is
now -
THRUM' s RECOLLECTION.
II do not now recall where I lave
seen it, said Mr. T. &. T4ru.1 las;
night, . but somewhere l have read the
statement that Honolulu Hale was built
in 1888. 1t was not used as govern
ment building prior to 1913. y
The building is therefore historic. 1t
contains eight rooms, four up stairs
and four down, and for long time
past has hardly been considered safe
A number OF years ago there were re-
ports that the floors were sagging in
the center, and several tenants moved
out of the place through a fear that it
might cave in upon them. However, it
is in the business center, a place about
which the life of the town revoIves. and
so it has not lacked tenants 1t is oc-
cupied now by lawyers, as it has been
for a number of years past
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW
OF HAWAII CONTAINS:

1. The first Constitution OF Kane
hamena III, 1910, including the pre-
viously issued Bill of Rights.
/ 2. The first laws OF Hawaii, enacted
under Kamenamena III. QS33-ls4zD.
published together in 1912.
8. The law creating and principles
guiding the Land Commission.
| 4. The second Constitution OF Ka-
mehameha III. 1852.
| s. The Constitution of Kamehamehs
v, 1864
J. The CS~stitution of KaLakauz.
1887.
z. The Proclamation and orders incf-
dent to the esta blishment Of the Prfvo-
sional Government, 1898.
8. The Constitution of the Repubas
OF Hawaii, 1894.
g. The treaty annexing Hawaii tn
the United States, 1897.
10. The Resolution of the Hawaiian
Senate ratifying the annexation treaty,
1897.
IL. The Joint Resolution of Congress
annexing Hawaii, 1898.
Il. The documents and procedure In
cident to the transfer of the sovereign
ty and possession OF Hawaii to the
United States. 1898; ard the executive
orders Of President M-Kinley, relating
to the government OF Hawaii, issued
during the transition period between
the date of annexation and the pas
sage of the Organic Act, 1s9S-1s0o.
13. The Act OF Congress organizing
Hawaii into a Territory. 100.
For sale by
THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE CO..
Ltd
Price $500, postage prepaid
Honolulu, z. K.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
SANK UNDER THEIR FEET.

To lose your ship suddenly, in n
never know for certainty what
caused her loss, is a strange and rather
uncanny experience, particularly when
most of your shipments are carried
down to their graves. But that was
what happened to Capt Ernest Bent,
now commander of the japanese liner
Hongkong Maru. He was on a schoon-
er at the time, running on the coast
of Australia
men," said Capt. Bent, land 1 was at
the wheel. We were in the finest
weather imaginable, in deep water,
and mile off Backstairs Passage,
when I noticed the schooner rapidly
sinking. AS 1 looked, the water came
up and over the deck and down she
settled. I did not have time to go
half way along the deck before I found
myself in the water plunging about
in an effort to kick off my boots.
Then I struck out for shore, and
finally made it. Along with me were
the skipper and one other man. The
others never reached land. We who
We're saved We're completely exhausted
and lay on the beach some time before
going to nearby lighthouse We
afterward went to Sydney and shipped
on another vessel. Why that schooner
Went down 1 never could understand
There We're suspicious, though, that
she was scuttled for the insurance"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
NEW CHARTERS.

The Tacoma Ledger of May IL says
that among the charters announced
during the previous week were the fol-
lowing, now at Honolulu or known
here:
Echo. Am. bktn., $50 tons; lumber,
from Columbia river to sydney; by
Dempster & Co.
Fort George, Am. sh., 1905 tons Cat
Honolulu): sugar, thence to Delaware
Breakwater, Sc; by Welch & Co.; prior
to arrival.
Hawaiian Isles, Am. sh., 1894 tons Cat
Honolulu): sugar thence to Delaware
Breakwater, So; by WEIGH & Co; prior
to arrival.
Louisiana, Am. blk, 1343 tons Con
Puget Sound); lumber, thence to Ma
Mia.
Willscott, Am. bk., 1855 tons Cat Ho-
nolulu): sugar, thence to Delaware
Breakwater, Sc; by WEIGH & Co; prior
to arrival
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
PUMICE STONE rs FOUND.

Captains Schlemmer and Weisbarth
bring news that the shores of the
French F'rigate Shoals, Laysan Is
land and other islets to the westward
are covered with pumice stone. The
captains arrived on the schooner La
Vi1ia from Laysan, the trip home TAX
ing in the other islands as well. The
captains are of the opinion that this
purnice stone came from near For
rGosa and was thrown upon the sea
by some volcanic disturbance there.
1t is not thought that the appearance
of the pumice has anything to do with
the San Francisco earthquake. The
pumice at French Frigate Shoals is
about the size of walnutS. At Laysan
it was much larger. That at Laysan
had been cast up on the beach on
March %, a month previous to the
San Francisco quake. The wrecked
French bark Connetable de Richmont,
lying on the French Frigate Shoals,
was inspected. The vessel has keeIed
over and is going to pieces fast.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
SHIPPING NOTES.

The British steamer Bucentaur de-
parted at AIS yesterday afternoon for
the Coast.
The German steamer Erna passed
Honolulu yesterday forenoon, standing
to the northeast, and asked TO De re-
ported.
The Lavinia brought fifty tons of
guauo IIoin Laysan. She returns to
Laysan next Saturday. Capt. Schlem-
ner goes with her
A few days after the fire at San
Francisco the sails of the bark Albert,
which recently arrived from San Fran
cisco were taken by the authorities to
be used as tents to cover refugees in
the parks The sails taken We're valued
at bout S1200 Captain Turner had
to improvise sails to make the trip TO
this port. a new suit of sails is being
made by eastman of this city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
CLOSING NOTICE.

The stores of the undersigned VIII
be closed at noon today (Memorlal
Day..
There viii be a late morning de-
livery.
HENRY MAY & co.
J. NJ. LEVY e. co.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26
THE RAILROAD.

Deeds and abstracts of title are
being made to the right-of-way for
use by the Gulf, Santa Fe and
Northwestern Railway Co.
AS reported last week, the for.
felt conditioned on building the
road, $1,000, has been provided for
A little hitch occurred on this score
Monday but now all is running
smoothly and you might say ready
for the grading to begin.
1t has been several times stated
upon seemingly good authority that
work on the grade would begin this
month, but it is hardly likely to
commence prior to March as but
little if any Roadway could be made
through February, unless that
month is altogether different in the
way of mlldnesS from what it usual
ly is on the Plains. In fact there
is plenty of time to complete the
work beginning in the spring and
it's money in the contractors pock-
ct to delay until that time, and he
certainly knows it as we'll as any
body.
Those folks who are betting that
this road doesn't build through this
year, and there are quite number
of them, are going to be fooled this
time sure-it's going.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26
HOFFMAN PARAGRAPHS,

Last Sunday was very cold, but
we had very good crowd at
church; on Saturday two were
baptised, and one joined by letter
on Sunday. Rev. J. T. Burnett
delivered two fine sermons.
L. A. and Jesse Pierce went to
Amarillo Saturday on business.
]. M. White and wife and J. I.
Campbell and family visited at
B. T. Johnson's not long since.
Walter Hamilton has sold his
ranch and is going to California.
A. B Gage has been on the sick
list the past week.
TASSIE.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26
EXDerienCe is Sometimes Il
Dear Teacher.

SO many parents OF young
children do not realize the dan
ger from Group until they have
had the experience of one Sc
we're case in their own home.
To be awakened in the middle
of the night by the peculiar
rough cough and find their lit,
tie one suffering from fully
developed attack of the Group
and nothing in the house with
which to relieve it is lesson
never to be forgotten. A good
remedy at hand is of incalcula-
BILE value in time like this
and nothing better can be OBJ
tanned than Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy. 1t has been
thoroughly tested IN hundreds
OF cases and not only cures
Group, but when given as sooE
as the first symptoms appear it
will prevent the attack. The
fact that this remedy contains
no narcotics makes it perfectly
safe to give to the children,
For sale by S. V. Writ, druggist
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26
For Sale or Exchange

A clean stock of hardware,
invoice $4,000, and one brick
store building, 25x140 it., in one
of the best towns in Oklahoma
to its size, population 1900, for
smooth Plains land near Am
arillo, Canyon City or Hereford.
Act quick if you want bar
gain. Address, Pc. box 20, Lex
ington City, Okla. Ter.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

The local Masonic lodge has
made arrangements for public
lecture by Rev. R. H. Coleman.
Bro. Coleman has travelled extern
sively over the Orient and has
seen the workings of the craft at its
birthplace. He is author of the
work Light from the East. - His
subject here will be on ancient
craft Missionary. The News man
has heard him on this theme and
can vouch for him as gifted and
entertaining speaker,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

Last week J. E. Rogers of Ceta,
sold his "break section" to j. NJ.
Aired of Cook county at 81 per
acre bonus Mr. Aired will move
on his purchase at once and per
haps also move J. (. Rogers pres
ent residence over there, in which
case the latter gentleman will erect
a modern residence of six rooms on
the old site.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

j. G.. Brown of near PlainvleW
was in town Wednesday to meet
his wife who has been spending
some time down at the old home in
Hunt county. Mr.. Brown wants
the railroad so bad that he has
about persuaded himself that the
present movement is all hoax.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

N. Thompson, one OF our most
enterprising property holders, pur-
chased from John Hutson the lot
Immediately east of the First
National Bank at $500 He is
making arrangements to put a
brick store on it 3oXoo feet using
the Bank as one wall.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

J. E. Rogers on Friday purchased
from T. B. Ketner a block of land
living Just south of his, ketner's
residence, at $3.50. Mr. Rogers
saws he will build there in time to
move to town before the next seS-
sion of school begins.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

Saturday, a horse, the property
of F. Hoffman hitched to buggy
and tied at the Canyon Mer. store
slipped his bride and ran away
demoishing the vehicle completely.
Ms. Hoffman's sister drove the
horse into town.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

J. S. Murphy is having a build
ing put up midway of the front of
the Burton,Lingo yard A print
ing office, he says, but others say
that "Pat," |. n. Hix and DR..
Stewart are going to occupy it as a
land office.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

Hall-Abbott Co. sold their re-
cent purchase, the Mcclure section
No. 81, to Silas kreger of Streeter,
H., at So per acre.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

Nice, good commodious house in
West part OF town, fine well and
windmill. Cheap at S1lOO. This
office.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

Before getting a storage or stock
tank, find out all about the "Okla-
homa Steel Tank" sold by Jake
Weller.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

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EHT&TFFT TTrpGGHa
The News is printing itself for
fine business this year.
Wilson carries nice line of
Tablets, Pencils. Pens. Ink, etc.
Measles in town and in several
families.
J M. RenShaW and wife returned
Monday evening from their Christ
mas visit to Estacado.
St Louis, Chicago and other
cites up North report last weeks
weather as the warmeSt on record
for this time of the year.
Don't fail to see that five and
ten cent Bracket Counter" at
Wilson'S,
g. |. Abbott is having W. }.
Hall put him up a win'nlIl at his
residence this week.
W. F. Taylor is adding some i'm
provements to his recent purchase,
the John Dean place.
The road to success start
right-at the Amarillo Business
College.
N. S. LuSby in lieu of wife has
recently instaIIedan up-to-date talk:
ing and singing machine and he |
keeps it a-gOing
r. w. S. Parker, travelling agent
of the Dallas News was working
the town in the interest OF his BUSH
ness Monday.
Judge G.. T. Words buggy span
of sorreS took run through town
Monday without driver but SO
well that no damage was done.
New classes will be for med at
AMARILLO BUSINESS COLLEGE
in January. That will be a
good time to enter.
]. A. Wallace sold the Hall-Ab-
bott office building to d. b Hitch
cock for $500
For the "Ol<Iahoma Steel Tank, '
something what beats 'em all in
both quality and price, see Jake
Weller.
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane seed
for sale, also the pure Sumac seed.
Geo l. Abbott.
Friday, j A. Wallace sold the
J. N. Donohoo residence to }. L.
Pipkin for s. 600.
If it's candy you want see Wilson
for the best kind. 1otf
From all the talk Brer Coleman
has been introducing new brand
of country sausage recently.
Get him to give particulars.
]. B. Thomas left the early part
of the week for the badger state,
where he goes 10 tell of Panhandle
opportunities.
The Plainview Herald says that
Hale County sentiment is divided
in the ACCESSIBILITY of h2ldlng a
special ele ction for Representative.
G. r. Stratton on Tuesday re-
ceived telegram announcing the
death of his mother, Mrs. @. A.
Stratton. at Terrell, Texas, and
stating that she would be buried
Wednesday.
The travel from the Northern
States to the Pecos Valley is still
heavy. If these folks did but know
if thew are going through portion
of much better country-the
PIains-to get there.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26
Births

Friday 10, to Geo. Simms and
wife boy.
Sunday, to Walter Lair and wife
a girl
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-01-26

See L. G. Conner for some bar
gains in residence and business
houses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-05

fessors could come TO our universities
and deliver courses of lectures each
year and for German professors II 20
to American universities and deliver
lectures there"
Columbia university took the first
step toward a general system Of Co
operative education between the large
universities of Europe and America.
The Columbia trustees nominated John
William Burgess, Phi. D., LII. D.. Pug
giles professor of political science aud
constitutional law and dean Of the fac
ulty of political science in columbia
university. and his appointment was
made by the Prussian minister of edu-
cation In return the German govern.
ment established at Columbia univer-
sity professorship of German history
and institutions 1t is expected that in
the near future similar professorships
will be established at other European
universities, especially at Paris and
London.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-05
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
Pioneer In Our New Diplomacy.

Pioneer In Our New Diplomacy.
Professor John William Burgess.
whose recent speech ut Berlin attract
cd wide attention in German official
and scholastic circles. is the first iii
cumbent of the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship of American history and
institutions at the University of Berlin.
In his address, which " Is made in the
presence of the emperor. Professor
Burgess said:
"In my first meeting with the presi-
dent after my appointment to this pro
fessorship it pleased him to address me
as an ambassador of peace, friendship
and civilization.
"IIe gave proof through this that he
recognized and appreciated the great
idea which his majesty, the highly
gifted and magnanimous German en-
peror, gave TO the world"
On Jan /. 1908. the German emperor
said to Ambassador Tower. who had
called to present New Year congyatl-
lations:
Il wish that an arrangement could
be made under which American pro