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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-19

hours later, in the rush of business
hours, there would have been two hun
dred thousand people exposed to dan
ger of death. Many must have been
exposed, as it was. in the hotels that
the fire following the earthquake and
landslide destroyed.
And. in the cities about the bay, the
bedrooms for the workers of San Fran
cisco, in the ships al anchor and lying
at the docks, the loss of life can not
but have been appalling. 1t may take
years. indeed to learn the names of
all those who have perished.
All this Honolulu felt, and, feeling,
suffered in its anguish at the lack of
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TEST THE CABLE.

Tests made of the cable last
night show that the line
reaches the Cliff House beach
but that beyond there the con-
3 nection is broken. Fear is ex
pressed that the beach station
cot the cable company has been
washed away and that the ex
pert who repairs broken connec-
tions has lost his life.
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BUSINESS SECTION OF SAN FRANCISCO
IS DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE

a 1.-The H b cbe % Eueao ordered minute
~ ~ in al FI Nearest ~
q q k5n5 gE Enormous % mdn wrapped flames Eeyhn
diyd dl Palace h
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h each direction
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one MESSAGE
COMES VIA
MANILA
Mr.. Phillips Receives
Word From Port
land Oregon.

The following cablegram from
one of the leading firms of Port
land, Oregon, was received in
Honolulu, via New York and
Manila, at ago this morning:
NANNY Phillips, Honolulu:
No private messages. Business
district destroyed. Residences
reported safe. Will wire"
The request for information as
to the San Francisco disaster was
sent by Mr.. Phillips TO his Port
land correspondent at 800 We'd
nesday morning.
q
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of the names of their loved ones. There
will be material aid for San Francisco
from all parts of America and the.
civilized world. In this work Homo
lulu will do it's share, more than glad
ly. Honolulu has always been close
to the great California seaport, and
will be drawn closer by this awful ca
lamity.
In the business community yesterday
all work ceased, virtually, and public
and private business was at a stand
still. The steamer Alameda, booked to
leave for the mainland early. was de-
layed until nine o'clock this morning,
and merchants who had made orders of
goods by her duplicated their orders
to Seattle. That was a precautionary
measure 1t was not desired that there
should be a shortage of provisions I'm
Honolulu. which draws it's supplies in
large measure from San Francisco.
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to) Preparing Street looks
stuff loose ready to move but unable get
Cd Forlorn hope now Electric
light and have falling in Office Water
destroyed at first but supply obtained. Il
Later-Abandon Office now. Good bye
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Feb. 13-Miss Maud Boy
land entertained company of her
young friends Monday evening. Games
were played to pass the time away.
Isaac Norris is among those that are
on the sick list this week.
Smoke Noxal Club cigars. &c.
Mrs. Earl Trowhridge came up from
Ottumwa Monday where she will join
her husband and make this city their
home. She was accompanied BY her
mother.in-law, Mrs. q. A. Trowbridge.
The program given last evening by
the G. A. R. post and w. R. G. in the
court house was largely attended.
c. j. Wright of Derby was in the
city Monday on business.
The delivery team belonging to Geo.
Farlin ran away yesterday morning.
The wagon was slightly damaged.
Mark Bailey, OF Leon, is spending a
few days in the city.
Miss Elsie Cramer, of Promise City,
is spending few days with relatives
near Belinda.
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THE UNDERTAKES AND
INSURANCE AGENTS.
TWO INTERESTING PICTURES.
A GAIN OF rs POUNDS.
NO MIRACLE.

Hiram Wolfe was in town Saturday
and showed our correspondent two
pictures, one taken in June, two weeks
after he should have been dead, ac-
cording to the calculations of dozen
Of our able physicians, and the other
taken about Dec. l.. In the one he
weighs 1870 lbs, and in the other 205
pounds. He is now enjoying perfect
health.
This is one of many remarkable
cure made by Dr. Myerly in this city.
His ideas and methods We're unknown
to the profession in this city three
years ago and were so radically diff
ferent from that in general use thai
the profession looked upon them as
absurd and impossible, and cried then.
down just as they do all the good old
home remedies that every housewife
has proven to be beneficial over and
ever again. Now they are asking,
How is it done?"
q miracle but DR.. Myerly says it is
Scientific treatment, the application OF
principles that the profession should
have discovered and adopted years
ago. He considers the cure of Miss
Leonard, one of Ottumwa's most
charming young ladies, still more re-
markable than that Of Mr.. Wolfe. She
has been we'll now about two years
When DR.. Myerly' began treating this
case she was confined to bed about
half the time. She was pronounced
inent surgeons over years ago. The
same principles We're APPLIED in this
case as in the former Mr. Wolfe says
when he began treating he was follow
ed around by the undertakers: now
-tha itasuranna anatatS ara altar him
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ELDoN.

Eldon, Feb 13.-Rev. Charles Men
mott, of Bellview, will preach at the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning and evening.
Claude Cameron and Miss Lorraine
Myers We're Des Moines visitors yes
terday.
q. w. whistler came home from
Chicago Sunday night, and returned
to Chicago last night He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Whistler on his re-
turn trip.
The Ladies' Aid society, Of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
j. o. Hunnell, ST., next Thursday aft
ernoon.
The Gun club has issued invita-
tons for a valentine party Feb. IA, to
be given at the X. of P. hall.
u, S. Commissioner O'Neil, of Bur-
lington, was in the city on business
the first of the week.
The Cemetery association will pre-
sent the play, DOT, the Miners
Daughter" at McHaffy's opera house
Feb. 16. The best local talent of the
city have been secured.
James Healy, of Muscatine, is in the
city on business.
L. Hirsh, of Chicago, is in the city
on business.
N. F. Reed, Of ottumwa, is in the
city today.
Harry Grow is an ottumwa visitor
today. -
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FARMlN GToN.

Pennington. Feb. 13.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. ]. Behrens, of Mt. Sterling, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Behrens' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Townsend.
Mrs. B. F. Ketcham was hostess to
the Afternoon High Five club }ast
Thursday. Mrs Harry Daily was the
fortunate prize winner.
baby, of Rochester, N. Y, visited at
the home of M. H. Morse over Sum
day.
The Van Buren, County Teachers
association held very interesting
meeting Saturday morning and after
noon. The sessions We're held in the
high school building and number of
Instructive papers were read and dis
cussed.
Misses Gertrude Mcdonald, Kath-
ryn Cresap, Refa Packer and Edna
Dulin, of Bonaparte, were in Farming
ton Saturday.
Arthur Wickenhoefer, of st. Louis,
came last Friday to visit his uncle,
George Mueller 49,.
George Rickmeyer, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, is a guest of his mother,
Mrs, Sophia Rickmeyer.
Mrs. ODE Dray is quite Ill.
Mr. Williams, principal of the Keo-
sauqua schools, was guest of A. I.
S. Owen Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Hartick has closed a
very successful term of school at Flat
g. N. yDurfey, of Argyle, was BUSH
ness visitor here yesterday.
3. G.. Therme, of Bonaparte, spent
Sunday with Pennington relatives.
County Superintendent A. L. Henin-
ger and wife, of Keosauqua, attended
the teachers meeting here Saturday.
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ALBA.

Abba, Feb. 13.-Judge Robert Sloan
rendered his decision in the foreclosure
case against the l. o. O. f. temple
Saturday. There We're about fifteen
mechanics liens against the building
and nearly all these claims We're sus-
tanned by the judge. This opinion as
given by Judge Sloan is being written
contractor John w. Scott, failed to
pay the mechanics employed on the
structure and suits were brought
against the lodge. SCOTS bonds, will
probably be held for the payment of
the claims. Court opened yesterday
afternoon, after the arrival of Judge
Sloan and several motions We're
heard.
Smoke Havana Blossom, 1oc cigar, SC.
A marriage license was granted on
Saturday to Andrew Hayworth, So.
of Unionville, and Jennie Allen, 1S, of
Abba.
A very interesting temperance meet
ing was held yesterday afternoon at
the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. A
good program was rendered and thor
oughly enjoyed by those present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stanley (nee
Nellie Glenny) of Charlton, were the
guests of friends in Abba over Sunday
Miss Catherine Lafferty. of Des
Moines. visited with her sister, Mrs
Chester Momyer Sunday.
DR.. G. N. Hyatt and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Hyatts father, VIM
Mercer, of Bluff Creek township.
Rev. McGaughey, of Charlton,
filed the pulpit IN the First Presby-
terrain church Sunday. Regular ser.
vices were also announced for mex
| Sunday.
w. K. Hardinbrook and daughter
Miss Carrie returned Saturday morn
ing from a combined business and
| pleasure trip to Chicago and st
Louis.
Tom Kester of Chicago, and Mrs
orna Brown and children, of oska-
loosa, were over Sunday guests al
the home, of Mrs. George Kester or
| West TAYLOR street
| L. S. Collins, of Knoxville is here
attending the meeting of the directors
of the Peoples Savings bank.
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RUSSELL.

Russell, Feb. 13.-J. L. and H. L
Childs returned from Des Moines last
Thursday, where they had been on
business.
Mrs. T. H. Shields returned to her
home at Dudley Tuesday, after a two
weeks visit with her son, Agent
Shields.
Charles Mckinley was in ottumwa
on business Monday.
Claude and Icycle Bower left Tues
day for Shannon City to attend the
wedding of their cousin Lenora
Walker, which occurred Wednesday,
Feb. 6.
Miss Nellie Boyd and Arthur
Thompson left Monday for Indianola
to attend the wedding of Miss Edna
Prather, daughter of Sol Prather.
Roy Stech visited the latter part of
last week with his brother, John Stech
near Bethlehem.
w. ]. Marshalp(and wife were in
Charlton Thursday.
Miss Iva King visited the latter part
of last week in Russell.
John Plots went to ottumwa Sat-
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, Feb. 13.-Court convened
yesterday afternoon with Judge c. w
Vernilion on the bench. Owing to the
lateness of the hour, nothing impor-
tant was done. The grand Jury was
morning, but it is not probable that
anything important will come up be-
fore them. The first few days Of the
term will be given over to probate
matters.
The good roads meeting at the court
house Saturday afternoon was well at
tended and interesting
Mrs. Edward A. Young was taken
suddenly i'll during the service at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
She is doing we'll at present
Tha aamA of haskat hall hatMaaa
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wooDBINE PosToFFIcE FIGHT.
Citizens Protest over the Proposed
Chance In Location.

Woodbine, Feb 49,. Considerable
excitement is manifested here over the
fact that the postoffice is to be moved.
1t is located in the Odd Fellows build
ing in the main part Of town and is
very convenient for the largest num-
Der. The Odd Fellows recently asked
Postmaster VanScoy for a $4 per
month raise, which was reported to the
department. Last week postoffice in
spector came here and secured a con-
tract with Killer & Son for the erec-
ton of a new brick building on the
nlinnls Central right of way south of
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Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast.

Commencing February is and con-
tinuing until April Z, the Iowa Central
Railway will have on sale reduced
rate one way tickets to California, Ore
gon, Washington, British Columbia,
Utah, Montana, Idaho and Old Mexico.
Rates $500 below regular fare. On
Wednesdays through tourist cars to
Los Angeles and San Francisco are
run via Kansas city and popular San
ia Fe System.
Call on agents for particulars, or adj
dress, A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A., Min
neapolis, MINI.
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Institute in New Telephone Bldg.

the Sioux City Giants and Co. NJ,
which was scheduled for tomorrow
week in March. The next game here
will consequently be with Kansas
university on Feb. 20.
William Funkey, of Chicago, is Wis
iting friends in the city.
A team belonging to DR.. Shook ran
away yesterday, demolishing the
wagon to which it was hitched, and
narrowly escaped seriously injuring
an unknown woman who was in its
path.
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ARE WORTH MONEY.
Government Gives Out Number :
Value Of Farm Animals.

Washington, D. G., Feb. IL. The
crop estimating board of the bureau
of statistics of the department of Iag-
rictllture has issued statements of the
numbers and values of farm animals
in the United States on January Il of
the present year. These incluHe:
horses, 1s,71S,57S; average value tper
head. sS072. Mich cows. 19,793.366:
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I ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Des MoInes Bureau of the Courier.
mas Moioae Eah "a

The subcommittee Of the ways and
means committee of the senate which
has been charged with the duty of
studying the question of whether the
millage taxes for the benefit of the
universities at Ames and Cedar Falls
should be continued, will hold meet
ings this week. Hitherto it has been
unable to hold sessions. Arguments
have been made to the ways and
means committee in favor of retaining
the millage levies and only the argu-
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Democrats AGAINST Primary.

1t is barely possible that the demo-
Gratis will split on the question of the
primary, but the opponents of the bill
believe that they will remain almost
unit against it. Democrats from
different parts of the state have I'M
dertaken to induce the democrats in
the legislature to split their votes on
the question, but that the members OF
the assembly are opposed to the propo-
sition there is no DOUBT The senate
will have the first chance at the bill.
as the program now is fixed, and if 1t
passes there then the house demo-
Gratis will sit up and take notice. So
far as can be judged every democratic
senator is against the bill which
means it's defeat as the democrats
hold the balance of p>>wer when they
elect to exercise it by voting together,
as they may in this case. II defeated
in the senate probably nothing will
be done by the friends of the measure
in the house where 1T seems now to
be defeated.
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their store, the lease to expire in ten

Remonstrance petitions are being
circulated by the business men and
several have written to Congressman
Walter Smith The new location puts
the Office in the extreme sout end lof
the business steet and the or site fi-
rection from the residence Potion.
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ment which has been offered in the
report Of the educational board of con-
troll commission against the custom
has been submitted to the assembly.
There is large party among the legis-
lators, however, who oppose the mil
lage taxes. They think it gives the in
situations money "too easy They
plan too deliberately when they figure
that in five years they are going to re-
ceive $625,00O from the people without
the Intervention of the legislative &C
ton. Members want to have the say
as to how much money shall be ex-
pended in the construction of the
buildings and just what sort of struc-
lures shall be put up. When there is
a millage tax it takes these things out
of the hands of the legislature and
places it in the hands of the trustees
of the institutions. To this some of the
members raise objection. If the mil
lage tax is abolished by this legislat-
ure it will handicap the institutions in
many of the plans for improvements
which have been mapped out and
which are needed.
Important Bills All Submitted.
l.yy91here is a feeling that about all the
subjects to be considered
by the legislature have been submitted
to 1t and that as soon as business is
done with respect to them-the anti
pass, primary, educational board of
control proposition and four year term
adjustments in addition to appropria-
tions-the assembly will be ready to
adjourn. The house passage of a res
olution to stop introduction of bills on
February 20 is a too radical move for
the conservative senate, but the files
show that few bills are being offered
in the senate and that about every
thing is in. And SO much of this is
what was rejected two years ago-in
both houses-that the legislature real
ly has not very much to do aside from
the subjects mentioned.
Insurance Inquiry.
Senator Molsberry's resolution for
the investigation Of the insurance COM
panies doing life business In Iowa has
been taken up by the senate insurance
committee now with an intention to
get to work on the inquiry as to the
1CCo VI SUN Gil 1llfCotlSctClOA.
Senator Whipple who is chairman
of the committee has been engaged to
this time in the preparation Of the
educational board Of control bill, and
has not been able to give the insur-
ance subject attention. But now that
it has been taken up it will be pushed
through Immediately and decision
reached by the committee as to wheth-
or the investigation made by Molsber-
ry should be made.
The press OF the state seems to en-
dorse the proposition, as a rule. The
insurance companies claim not to OBJ
ject. Senator Molsberry is preparing
statement of his views for the COM
mittees benefit. He has not criti-
cised the committee for he has conf
dence in it's members and knows the
delay has been unavoidable.
Senator Molsberry addressed the
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y = i r..
Des Moines, Feb. 13.-(Special.) y
The senate spent the day on the pure
food bill and passed it unanimously.
The power of the governor to employ
an attorney to enforce the laws was
limited to such employment when the
county attorneys refuse to do their
duty. An amendment was also adopt
ed exempting until July 1,t1907, goods
bought or received prior to July l.,
1906.
Young of Washington, offered an
anti-discrimination bill, giving indie
pendent companies the right to com
pete with the Standard oil company.
The house spent the morning in
speeches on woman suffrage.
A poll Of the houses indicates that
the primary bill will pass the senate
but not the house.
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urday night with four carloads of
hogs
Miss Shields, of Dudley, came last
Wednesday to visit her brother, G.
Shields and family
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Polk county republican club here on
Abraham Lincoln and made a hit
as the young and active workers who
belong to that organization put it. 1t
was one Of the best speeches that the
club has heard IF the club lived in
the first district it would know who to
work for for conrrpSa
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OPPOSE THE
MILEAGE TAX
IOWA LEGISLATORS WANT VOICE
IN EXPENDITURES BY STATE
UNIVERSITIES ]:
SAY MONEYIS"TOOEAsY'
Senate Committee Considering Need
of Insurance Investigation - All I'M
portant Bills Have Been Submitted
10 LEGISLATURE pemocrats Opposed
= e Use Is incre
mew

Des Moines, Feb. 10. Attor-
ney General Hadley of Missouri,
arrived in Des Moines today for
the purpose of taking dispositions
In regard to the alleged unfair
competition In the sale of oil by
ME Standard Oil company in the
state. ,s,,,..l
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HOT SPRINGS
DOCTORS
MASTER SPECIALISTS.


Permanently Located in ottumwa.
Treat Chronic Diseases on a POSI-
tive Written Guarantee to refund all
money paid. If we fail to cure. We
accept no incurable cases.
All home treatments SO that fire..
quent calls at the institute are not
necessary.
We treat Diseases Of the Blood,
Nerves. Heart, Lungs, Kidneys, Liver.
and Stomach, including Deafness,
Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neuralgia,
Goitre and Piles, Rupture and Diseases
of Men and Diseases of Women. We
make no failures.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Hot Springs Doctors
Institute In New Telephone Bldg.
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OttumWa's Biggest, Best and Busiest Store

Every Express. every incoming train
brings us new Spring Goods and helps to
increase our already large line.
Coat Dept is still in New York and sending
us the latest conceits in Coats. Skirts and
Tailor Made Suits as fast as the Manufacture
ers turn them out One thing you Can
always rely on. that Donelan's are invariably
the first to show the new things and the
prices are always most moderate.
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MADE HIMSELF AT HOME
Theo. Pranschke Prepares to go to
Bed in Tom F,tzpatrick's Kitchen.
May be Insane

Early Sunday morning Tom Fitz-
patrick was surprised to find strang-
er disrobing and preparing to go to
bed in his summer kitchen. Tom sent
the man away and hastened to Den
ison to swear out a warrant for the
man who was apparently insane. Mrs.
Fitzpatrick kept guard and the man
returned giving her decided fright.
He was soon taken in charge however
and was brought before the insanity
commission on Monday. He gave
his name as Theo. Pranschke and said
that he was a. son of F. Pransckhe of
Charter Oak and that his brother
Louis lived near Kenwood. He gave
his home as Chicago and said that
he was a cooper by trade but had been
out of work for several months. He
finally got desperate and had attempt
ed to beat his way home. He said
that he had not had food for several
days. The commission was unable to
decide as to his sanity and he was
taken to the Jail to be cared for un-
til another hearing can be had on
Saturday. 1t is hoped that with care
and proper treatment he may soon be
himself again.