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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
Excavations Worth Millions.

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
Twenty-Five million dollars is II conser-
vative estimate to place on the value OF
one piece of property that consists of a
huge gaping scar blasted in the face of
the bed rock on which New York city is
built. What would your grizZlcd Forty
miner say If such a statement could be
made to him? Probably that "digginss''
in Manhattan Borough, New York city,
! were worth more than the greatest gold
mines of California. And the real estate
dealers of the city would agree with him.
Never before in its history have cxcava-
tions represented such fabulous sums as
they do at the present time. From the
CONSPICUOUS eXample-the hole in which the
Pennsylvania Railroads terminal station
Will soon be built-to the latest excava-
tons for office buildings, hotels and apart
msnt houses. untold millions exist In the
mere foundation holes prepared for New
Works SIX yscrapcrs.
No better illustration is to be had of the
enormous fortunes spent in the acuuisi-
ton of these sunkcn estates than that
afforded by the operation of the railroad
named. in the preparation of its new home
In New York. This terminal station. to be
the largest institution of it's kind in the
world. is to occupy four blocks In the
heart of the city. the site selected extend
ing from Ninth avenue to Seventh avenue
and from Tlirty-first street to Thirty
third street. These four blocks at one
time comprised a densely populated resi-
dence and business section, conducting its
varied businesses along almost every line
of commercial activity. But when IL was
decided that the railroad station was to
occupy this territory the little city was
doomed to be wiped off of the map. OF the
property comprised within rs limits the
railroad company bought in the open mar
ket as much AS 1t could purchase. enor-
nous prices being paid. the respective
owners of the houses. apartments, stores,
hotels and other business structures natur.
ally desiring not to give up the possession
of the places in which they were comfort-
ably settled without being unusually we'll
compensated. But while some sold readily
to the agents of the COMPANY others
fought with logged resistance not to be
oustcd from their homes of a life time.
ana the courts had to be reSOrtcd to. Then
the city appraisers stepped in, fixed fair
prices on the condemned property, and the
occupants were legally oustcd. AS soon as
the various premises passed into the hands
or the railroad company they were turned
over to professional wreckcrs. who at once
demolished the buildings, no matter how
new or how handsome. All fell under the
ruthless sway of the new order; I'm one
~ built and cxpensively Quilted. finding
its way to the graveyard of the dealer in
second hand material.
Sixteen million dollars is a conservative
estimate To place on the value of the
buildings alone that were thus DESTROYED
to make way for the digging of the bip
hole. Sixteen million dollars worth of
structures were resolved in Il few months
into a mass of debris.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19

4 Mrs. 0'Toole, coolly. Il should not base
my hopes of marriage with Kathleen on
her attaining her majority. If l were
you. Mr.. Wilmot.
Mrs. OToole, I trust that you will
forgive lile II I say that n parents au-
thorlty is ut a heavy discount when it
illlus l.sei1 pitted against true love-
ne saiu quietly. believe me, l am not
,"c h''u VI u 1eIioW 10 surrender Nath-
'eeh 10 a Fellow III Denis Moore with
ou. "a ,rusgle"-
WI. sNllilo'' you are coming near to
e"ise,'lng yourself. she interrupted
- .S1.asiS;
MIS-, o o are >tempting me
H. uo 81 a,u -
al 10y SuuueIiS as Il cry reach
~ .a' aooNe ,he Jul. roaring of
~, bis elhnrv sa,.o''.,eu cry ol horror
;on " e.ooW proved mat his conipan-
~ Iu .." l!lIeo conJolhtly WIN hum,
the hn,t wh;.h 'he girl in
.,s po"e Mn'eh' caught IN the swiftly
l aa !, current was slowly being drift
"Itis ~, 49, = a. 'ne weir
VOC" ndm'a she cileu' hoaTseiy.
,,oa,;nr III. nna ",iiio'' caiihiy,
,,,,,,,,a, '1s iiua. .lear vi Il rock IN the
"and sbn
hoa,," - "a ios' Soiilrol over the
ronra,,ed an,n,ian 'v.,o',as WIN AN III
emotion was ihid on ms arm.
,,lancina OF ne 'epiieu; pii'idiy.
III Of bis :, W. "e iNel from .he
.,,,,ha, -.
80" W Sonis ~ 90!
,hlneu ms EYEBROWS IN an
"yas ~, po,.te Su,pllse.
riinr - 'ou : Ms. iooie' 'reih-
HH.9 ~ an '"u mature OF rage ana
- " Hyeoilu Try ior nelp reached
ho,t viii No ~, Ja :. ieolI-e Una. me
mar E,thIaon 49, ~ Melr 'iiau
..rbat VII, aano. sM'nr d stroke
,,,;.a ,,.i,r,a, "Mn"aiu iof ner' re
ir,t sa,isfa" o. NM, "o.Iiis WIN "a Sc
,,ia 800 aun n'' ms %toihpahlon S
.o" 's'iy " scream uiuer tne
, nn ,o;, a. ~. car MIS-. loole, 90
!, nta,raras r.;,h ~ Wy arm
AZ v -, mi,, NY iSniiis. =,
,rs o.,yS ou iiai. WI. MIliho'! cried
and for nitv .'islils. DIop your ROD
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
The Intelligence Of carpenter-Ants.

From Harper'S Magazine.
i once studied u large colony of car
penter ants that for several years had
lived and wrought within the heavy
corner beam of a flour mill Mt Bellwood.
Pa. One gang dropped the pellets from
Il crack in the 12-inch beam which
opened into the g These fell upon
Il cross beam. eighteen inches beneath,
t..here another GROUP of workers gath
ered them up and dropped them upon
the stairway that led from the lower
story, the next being situated above the
second loor.
The miller. who had been about he
premises inr several years. said that
when he firsV came the ants had a third
gang detailed upon the stairway, sew
eral feet below who cleared off the
duinpage and dropped it to the floor.
But as he swept The stairs daily. the
emnlets discovered that their detail for
duty in that quarter vas not needed.
and withdrew it. Thereafter work Went
on as / saw 1.-THE clippings cast from
the cross-beam to the stairs We're left
to the manipulations of the miller's
broom.
/ have frequentlycound carpente~ ants
lodged in the shade trees along .'ity
streets and squares, and there tt'sy
have the same habit of secretiveness-
- - - ~ tAhtIl
country %congeners. Near my house stood
a maple much the worse for wear and
tear, although not old. On one side, a
few inches from the roots. was u small
tubular opening hidden behind a bulg-
ing scale of bark. Out of this ants We're
dropping cuttings, which formed a lit
tie heap upon the ground. Workers
wrought upon this pile. carrying pei
let's piece by piece to he pavement
curb and casting them into the gutter.
1t was interesting and amusing to
watch the little creatures In this act.
Having reached the curbstone, the wee
porter would rear upon her III legs,
poise herself a moment thus, then
bending forward, release or cast the
chip from her jaws. The forfeit were
used for this, being raised to the side of
the face and placed against the pellet,
which by a sharp forward motion was
hurled away chen would follow sew
eral similar movements, as though to
brush from mouth and mandibles adj
herring particles of dust.
a gentle breeze blowing at the time.
lifted up the elected cutting and car
ried it down the gutter. which for sew
eral feet was strewn with pellets. In
some way these emmett porters seemed
to have grasped h fact hat the breeze
aided the disposal of the chippage,
which therefore need cause no further
rovnovI1
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19

fled woman. I'll agree to anything:
only save her"
In an instant Wilmot had dropped
his rod and. ilinging off his Goa as
he ran. sped along the top of the Weir
III he reached the spot toward which.
borne on he turgid surface of the
foam tiecked water, the boat vas now
swiftly speeding.
Kathleen. pale but possessed. stood
up IN the boat to grasp Willmot's out
stretched arms as the boat sped I'M
der the water soaked. moss grown
wood OF the foot bridge.
lie had gained the exact spot where
she would pass To a nicely. Their
hands srlpped. held for Il moment.
then. with a Woman' shrek of agony
ringing loudly in his ears. Wilmot was
Jerked from his hold by the sudden
ness of the impact. to plunge head
foremost into the swirling, seething
flood of the backwater.
n second later he came to the sur
face, still holding his precious burden.
ana, with II steady strokes. slowly
but surely fought his way through the
swift current To the bank
Neither of them. beyond the duck
ing. was much the worse for the adj
venture.
"kathlcen.' remarked Wilmot gayly.
as he d~aringly kissed her bcdrasgled
hair under the very eyes of Mrs.
Iooi" rs she arrived on the scene,
we have only now To select the day
Tor our triumphant wedding. your
mothrr'-he glanced in amused satire
at his late enemy as he spokc-"having
kindly given her consent to our be-
coming engaged"
Mrs. O'Toole smiled maliciously.
My dear she remarked. 1t was
the condition which this bright speci-
men of manhood made to repay him
for the trouble of putting down his rod
IN ORDER To rescue you
Mother. dearie," laughed Kathleen.
bewitching even in her disorder, Il
think You are m%isjudging George, for,
You sec. we had arranged this little
comedy To bring YOU round to our way
of thinking quite W days ago
"Kathlcen,"
I'm afraid that it is quite true" she
replied, contritely. You are not an
CRY. are you, Mums?"
"Especiaily since the little comedy,
which we had arranged for your ben
e1t. was not billed to come off TODAY"
laughed Wilmot. mcrrily. II assure you
that. IL the plot was prcarranged, its
contamination was thoroughly Inn
promptu.'
Mrs. O'Toole laughed.
Il think that under the circum-
stances | had better surrender grace
fully" she added.
And subsequent events proved that
h kept her word.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
An Irishman's Retort.

Troy Times: An Irishman once met
an f.nglishman who had an artificial
leg. Being of n sympathetic nature,
Pat inquired the cause of the loss OF
the limb, %whereupon the Englishman
said:
"a hort time ago I discovered that
there was some Irish blood in my body,
and that it had settled in this leg, so
j had it cut Off"
Ills a pity it didn't settle in your
head" came the quick Yetort.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
Awkward.

Senator Hale. apropos of an awkward
remark, said:
1T reminds me of a conversation of two
ladies at a reception.
THESE ladies were strangers to each
other. After a moments Gesuitory talk.
the first said. rather queruioUsly:
~ don't know what's the matter with
that tall. bend gentleman ever there. He
was 50 attentive a "hilc ago, but he woa't
look ~ me now
"'Perhaps.' said the other, he saw me
come n. Hes nay husband, you know"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19

get the terrible impression off my mind
and l request that each of you eXer-
else more than usual caution in your
work"
Dominic Carmono of Mt. Washington.
Pa, dreamed that his nephew, Giuseppe
SamazZi, was dead. When he read in
the newspapers that an unknown MAJ
had been killed by falling from n car
on the Smithleld street bridge, Pitts
burg. he felt convinced the unfortunate
vas his nephew. Calling at the morgu
he made the Identification
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
Country Board.

81 made money last summer boardin'
city folks" said the Paint Rock phiioso-
pher. IAN I don't deny the fack."
His eyes took on a hungry glitter.
"Eu, this year he Went on. Il expec;
to double up"
He paused to borrow some fnccut. and
there was a breathless Silence in the gen.
eral store.
This year." he said. "I'al a-go!n' to ~.
81. AS an obesity cure"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
Cheerful Outlook,

From lno Nansas Oily Times.
Then you believe the word il getting
better? Nou :ay goa don't believe there
win lie any grating twenty-five years
from now %"
".Nci bcaaurc ;hc wo..! IS rots ~ c..e~.
but the r~gsiters are Rrttae s. til = thaf
Their wpn.t ~ any ,..:s ~, IN t.s,
.;,n."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19

Is he goinc to put his wifo's property
IN his name" they asked. referring to
the n%oblcran who was about TO wed the
h~eircss.
No" answered tho good gueTser. "he
IS going 70 put his name On his wife's
PROPERTY
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
VEHICLES AND
HORSES TAKEN
FOR MILITARY
The Cable Men in the "Hut" Below Cliff House
Take Rest After Long and Weary
Day OF Toll.

At $50 last night Superintendent posted the following
bulletin, the closing of the day:
75o San Francisco time Owing withdrawal of couers by
the government messages delivered tonight
will be accepted subject pending
railway facilities connection by wire"
Asked II the Associated Press would probably
Mr. Gaines said he thought darkness and ali
the horses and vehicles have been military
will probably be tonight
hut The left
whereabouts
have considerable small soldiers
the hut probably for police duty.
The San Francisco stated should
reach the the
with Honolulu again.
The cable people live in and have plenty food
tire force is tired with overwork.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

votion TO the interest of both the cable
company and the community at large,
he could not have got into communica-
tion with the rest of the world so early
The staff is composed largely of young
men. much as the Honolulu office is
organized
The San Francisco staff has heard of
the manner in which the news they
sent here by cable has been published
and are gratified to know that the ma
terial has been given out to the peo-
pie SO promptly. At their request COM
plete files of the Advertisers regular
editions and the extras will be for
warded to them at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
Collector of Customs e. r. Stackable
suggests a reward from Honolulu to
superintendent McKenna and staff for
their great service to this community
in opening communication with San
Francisco at the earliest possible mo-
n1ent. He gave his views as follows
to an Advertiser reporter this morn
ing:
Undoubtedly through the energy and
skill and good judgment of Superin-
tendent McKenna. this city has been
furnished with more information on the
conditions in San Francisco than any
other city, to the inexpressible relief
of mind of the whole community.
II think if the Advertiser wouEt take
up the proposition in its next special
this community would put up a purse
for Mr. McKenna and his staff. The
superintendent staff has stood by him
all the way through and done every
thing possible which they could do.
For one 1 am ready to subscribe so
to a fund and believe there should be
no difficulty in raising. say. $500. I
Continued on Page So
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

Assurances were received by the
Merchants Association last night that
steps are being taken to establish
headquarters in San Francisco for Ha-
waiian people and to furnish Honolulu
with all information as to their well
being and condition.
On Friday, at the request of the AS
sociation, Acting Governor Atkinson
forwarded message to Spreckels ask
ing that this be done, but up until noon
yesterday no answer had been received.
1t was then suggested that E. A. Fra
ser lie communicated with in the mat
ter, and the following despatch was
sent:
s'E A. Fraser: Ask operator to see
our message through Atkinson to
Spreckels. We request You get in
touch with Spreckels and assist. Use
press to request Honolulans to COM
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

safety of the Crockett and Western re-
! fineries, as we'll as of the Pacific Mail
dock
He also informed the local people that
the Sonoma had been held at San Fran
cisco. It is stated from the cable hut
that Mr.. Fraser is a special police Of
ficer and is provided with passes en-
abling him to get through the mill
/, tary lines.
The sugar factors cabled around the
world yesterday to get full informa-
tion regarding the Crockett Refinery.
Asked that messengers be sent and to
spare no expense. These answers
came:
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, CPS a.
m--Crockett Refinery pretty badly
shaken up. OPERATOR.
OAKLAND, April 21, s:S5 a. m.-Un-
BILE to say anything about Crockett
buildings and Western Refinery.
OPERATOR.
NEW YORK. April 21 11:55 D. M
Believe all agents offices have been
burned. Think Crockett safe.
WILLIAM MS, DIMOND & co.
NEW YORK. April q. Alp D. NJ
We have no news direct. Believe all
agents offices burned. Southern Pacific
Company think Crockett safe. Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. uninformed as
to Western Sugar Refining CO. Basis
for sugar price today 3.42: expect 3.36.
WILLIAMS. DIMOND s. CO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

naenieate with you. Friends anxious to
hear
NJ MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION"
At 7 O'Clock last night an answer
was received, reading:
.swiI act. FRASER. y
I. Mr.. Eraser. who is formerly of Ma
aShukona, was called to the attention of
: the Association By the receipt here
from him of messages addressed to E.
d. Tenney. Honolulu, bringing the i'm
portant news that the Crockett and
Western refnerief were safe, as well as
the Pacific Nail dock The informa-
ton that the Sonoma had been held at
San Francisco also came from him.
Two or three times Nr. Fraser had
crossed the ruins to, the cable hut to
file messages for Honolulu and com
municate with Mr.. Tbnney, to whom he
sent his message for the Association
last night He is now the superin-
tendent of the Crockett refinery, hav-
ing accompanied Mr.. Roiph from here
to the Coast. 1t is stated from the
cable hut that he has been made
special police officer and is provided
with passes enabling him to get
through the military lines.
All the news sent by him since the
Satastrophe has been of extreme i'm
rportance to Hawaiians, his message ac-
e6pting the work of looking after Ha-
waiians in the city being not the least
The message forwarded through the
Acting Governor by the Merchants
Association, upon which he is acting,
was:
Arrange headquarters for relief
Dneaple from Hawaii. VIII furnish
funds needed If unable personally to
atten same. secure responsible party.
tCabl names Hawaiians injured =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

Suggested Honolulu
Make Acknowledges
ment OF Service.

superintendent McKenna of the San
Francisco cable station gives much
praise to the members of his staff for
the heroic manner in which they stuck
From the moment that the catastrophe
came until the instruments were safely
landed in the cable hut ten miles away
the men worked like Trojans. Mr..
McKenna is proud of his force and
states that but for their unselfish de-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
CROCKETT IS
ALL RIGHT
Fraser Announces That
Both Refineries Are
Saved.

E. A. Fraser. formerly of Mahukona,
who went to san Francisco with Mr..
Rolph, the new superintendent of the
Crockett Refinery, scored last evening
when he delivered at the cable hut a
message addressed to E. D. Tenney of
Honolulu. 1t was the second or third
news in the Tenney message was ex-
tremely important, as it announced the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

OAKLAND NEWS COMING.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2I.-5:5o A. M.
standing. News coming from Oakland. Newspar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
PACIFIC MAIL BOATS.

The following cablegram, received
yesterday by Hackfeld & Co. shows
that the japanese boats are to keep on,
and there is nothing as yet to indicate
any change in the running of the Pa
cifc Mail boats:
OAKLAND, via Manila, April 21E
H. Hackfeld & Co. Provide steamer
Nippon Maru sufficiently for trip from
San Francisco to Honolulu.
"AGENCY TOYO KISEN KAISHA. -
The question has been raised as to
whether the Treasury Department, un-
der existing circumstances, would
waive restrictions regarding passen-
gers going from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco in steamers under foreign flags,
such as the British and japanese liners
calling here. In reply to this the opin-
ion of the authorities is that the pen
alty would have TO be collected, but
refund the penalty at the same time, if
the conditions of particular eases ap-
peared to warrant such action.
ABOUT TIE CHINA.
As far as could be learned last even
ing no news has been received here to
indicate the arrival OF the steamship
China at San Francisco or the depart
ure of the Mongolia for Honolulu. Mr.
Rodiek and Mr. Klebahn had received
no messages up to 1890 last night from
the Pacific Mail people in San Fran
cisco. However. it is thought that
the China may have gone direct to
Oakland to discharge passengers and
freight. Owing to martial law being
in force in San Francisco, the passen-
gers would not have been permitted to
land there.
Both the naval transport Lawton
and the Z. s. s. Iroquois were held in
readiness last night TO proceed to San
Francisco. if ordered there by the
Washington authorities. Both boats
are practically in readiness for the
voyage. The Lawton could leave with
in an hour after getting such an order.
The TroGuois would have to coal heav-
lily, taking much fuel on her deck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
.SONOMA IS
NOT COMING
Next Steamer From the
Coast viii Probably
Be the Alameda.

A telephone message from w. G.. Ir
win g. Co. was received by the Adver
tiser at $50 p. m. yesterday, to the eff
feet that the Australian steamship ser
vice would be temporarily abandoned
and that consequently the S. 8. So
noma, due here next Tuesday, would
not leave San Francisco. The Alameda
will be dispatched for Honolulu, how
ever, and will probably be the first
steamer of the line to leave the
stricken city for this port. If she
leaves San Francisco on schedule time,
the Alameda should arrive here OF
May 4.
The holding up Of the Sonoma may
mean that the refrigerator goods in
tended to be shipped on that vessel to
Honolulu have either been destroyed
on the docks or removed from the ves-
sci for use in San Francisco. This de-
prives Honolulu of an opportunity to
replenish it's ice-chests for the time be-
ing, but the goods are at the same
time undoubtedly proving source of
solace to the Bay City people. This
may mean butter famine in this city.
There is some question as to whether
the Oceanic company means that it
has Indefinitely abandoned its Austral-
ian run and may dispose of its fleet, or
that only the Sonoma has omitted its
run for one trip, or merely been de-
layed in departure.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

The employees at Eva mill and the
surrounding country are kept informed
of the news of the San Francisco dis
aster. by bulletins posted by order of
Manager Renton, as the Advertiser
messages are received.