MILITARY STATION
SECRETARY MOODY SELECTS
IN CUBA.
A SITE
Uuautanamo Deckled on Principal Sta
" Uon In the Wet Indles-aovernment
" Will PurchaM Twenty Square Mlle
of Land Barrack, Dry dock and Fort
ification to Be Constructed.
Guantanamo, Cuba, March 20.
After a personal inspection of the pro
posed site, Secretary Moody has aelect
d Guantanamo as the principal
United State naval statioD ir the West
Indie. Secretary Moody, Senator
Proctor and Representative Cannon,
Fob and Gillett arrived here yesterday
on board the United State dispatcn
boat Dolphin.
Secretary Moody and hi associate
have worked incessantly during the
past two day under a hot sun examin
ing the points, the water supply and
the surrounding country. They visited
the locations for the proposed fortifica
tions, surveyed the coast line and con
ferred with the owner of the land
which it is pioposed to acquire.
Senator Proctor and the representa
tive will recommend the purchase of
20 square miles of land on both (tides
of the lower bay and several small
islands. As soon as the necessary leg
islation ha been secured, they favor
the construction of a permanent bar
racks, a drydock and strong fortifica
tion designed against a sea attack
only, fortifications on the land side not
being regarded as necessary. No diffi
culty is anticipated in acquiring the
necessary land, a the Spanish and
Knglish owners are enthusiastic for the
station. It is thought that both the
army and navy will maintain forces at
Guantanamo.
The Dolphin will proceed to Jamaica
tomorrow.
NEW PHILIPPINE CURRENCY.
Treasury Department Plan for Purchase
and Coinage of Silver.
Washington, March 20. Secretary
Root ha been in cable correspondence
with Governor Taft in relation to the
carrying out of the provision of the
Philippine currency act an I it ha been
determined to sell $3,000,000 of tem
porary certificates for the purchase of
Bilver bullion for coinage into peso.
These certificates bear four per cent in
terest, are free from taxation, and run
for one year. They will be iesued in
denominations of one thousand dollars
each, made payable to the bearer.
These certificate are to be sold in this
country.
It is learned that the insular divis
ion of the war department has request
ed the secretary of the treasury to pur
chase the necessary silver and execute
the coinage of the Philippine pesos
authorized by the Philippine currency
act. Although this act authorizes the
coinage of not to exceed 75,000,000
pesos, including recoinage of Mexican
and Philippine coins, it is not 'contem
plated at present to coin more than
J.), 000, 000 penes, at the rate of 2,000,
000 a month.
The silver for these coins will be pur
chased in the United States, but under
what conditions has not yet been
determined. The treasury, it is under,
stood, will purchase only at the market
value, in such quantities aa may be
needed aa the coinage progresses. It
ia said that the department will not
submit to an advance in the price of
silver, it it can possibly bo Bocured at
the ruling rate.
AMERICAN FALLS RUN DRY.
Ice-Jam Stops the Flow of Niagara, and
Relic Hunters Revel.
Niagara Falls, March 26. The
American Falls is practically dry, and
for the first time in 55 years people are
able to walk about in the river bed.
Thousands have clambered over the
rocks hunting for relics and souvenirs.
Great rocks never before seen are high
and dry. ho little water ia flowing
over the American Fall that men in
high boots almost could have crossed
at the brink.
The extraordinary condition is due
10 an ice jam up tne river. i tie ice
was driven from Lake Erie into the
entrance to the Niagara and lodged in
the shoalwator, shutting off the flow
into the American channel. The
Horseshoe Fall is not affected as much
as the American. The river in the vi
cinity of the Three Sister islands is
quite dry, and the center falls, between
Goat and Luna islands, in a skeleton of
itself. The conditions ia likely to last
tor several days.
Offers to End the War.
nillemstud. Island of Curacao.
March 26. General Matos, the lender
of the Venezuelan revolutionary move
ment, wno ia here, today sent the fol
lowing telegram to General Ramon
Ayala, vice president of Venezuela and
president of the congress: "General
Castro has resigned the -oresldencv.
Considering that his being independent
renders impossible all peace and pros
perity in Venezuela, if congress will ac
cept hi abdication I will promise you
4 ..II k
w voo mi my iiuiimmw wun me com
wanders to immediately end the war."
Coal Mine Blown Up.
Springfie'd, III., March 26. A ter
riflo explodon in the mine of the
Athens coal company at Athens,
Menard county, 20 miles north of
Springfield, today resulted in the death
of six men and one being seriously in
jured. An entry in the mine had been
for some time mopped up on account
of the giis. This morning an attempt
was ma le to open it by drilling an.
other ntry in order to allow air to en
ter and tie gas to escape.
COLD DOUCHB FOR FAIR.
World' Fair People Working Against the
Portland Exposition.
Denver, March 26. The appropria
tion committee of the Colorado bouse
of representative ha just taken action
upon the World' Fair and Lewi and
Clark exposition bill to the extent of
reporting it back with the recommnda
tion that it be referred to the commit
tee of the whole bouse for considera
tion. This action was no doubt prompted
by about an evenly divided opinion
among the1 member of the committee
as to whether they should appropriate
the sum of $200,000 for the World's
fair and the Lewis and Clark centen
nial jointly, or whether they should
provide $V5,000 in addition to the
1500,000 appropriated by the former
legislature two years ago for the World's
fair alone, and leave action opon the
Lewi and Clark centennial to the leg
islature of 1905.
There is a powerful lobby just arriv
ing here from St. Louii, headed by W.
H. Moore, president of the National
Good Roads association, who has been
very active interviewing the commit
tees of the two bonses in behalf of the
world's fair item to the exclusion o
the Lewis and Clark interests. Yet
they practically have no opposition,
bi Iewis and Clark committee having,
it is generally understood, abandoned
it effort in all the 90-day legislative
bodies, and with the discouraging new
of only $10,000 appropriated by the
legislature of the state of Missouri, and
similar amounts, comparatively, ic the
state of Washington, Idaho and Cali
fornia, the out-ome seems somewhat
doubtful as to further result from
Western states. It also appears that
the Lewis and Clark centennial has
failed of mention in the legislative
bodies of the manufacturing states of
the East.
COAL COMBINE ENJOINED.
Federal Court Order Indiana Operators
to Let Market Alone.
Chicago, March 26. Ten Indiana
coal companies and ten individual
operator were restrained by Judge
Hohlatt in the United States circuit
court today from continuing their com
bination for the regulation of coal
prices and output. The defendants
were given until April 6 to show cause
why the order should not be made per
manent. The corporations and indi
vidual erjoined are the same recently
tried in the state court on the charge of
raising the price of coal and restricting
the output in Illinois, thus causing the
coal famine in Chicago last winter.
Judge Chetlan dismissed the case on
the ground that the onense was com
mitted asainst the federal law and not
against the state of Illinois. The in
unction granted will stand until furth
er order, of the court.
No opposition was offered in court to
the entering of the order. When the
notice was first served upon the defend
ants some days ago the appearance of
each was entered itb the exception of
the Wabash coal company, which was
repraeented in court by its attorney.
In the meantime, however, the matter
was taken up by the coal operators with
the attorney general at Washinton, and
y him referred back to District At
torney Bethea. Attorneys for the oper
ators refused to state what action would
be taken by the mineownerein the
matter.
SPAIN SIQNS PROTOCOL.
Claim Against Venezuela Adjusted Prior
to Hague Court's Action.
Washington, March 26. The Spanish
srovernment will sign with Minister
Bowen a protocol providing for the ap
pointment of a mixed commission to sit
at Caracas to adjust the claims of citi
zens of Spain against Venezuela. The
president of the republic of Mexico will
be asked to name th umpire, who will
decido questions of disagreement be
tween the two commissioners provided
for in the protocol.
itb the completion of the Spanish
protocol all the nations except Denmark
having claims againBt Venezuela will
hae provided the machinery for set
tling them. The nations outside the
blockading alliance are expected to go
to The Hague with a united front
against granting any preferential treat
ment in the payment of the claims of
the three blockading powers.
Great Northern Blocked.
Everett, Wash., March 26. A report
haa reached here that a snowelide at
Wellington yesterday buried an engine
and 'caboose standing on the Great
Northern track, and Conductor Walker
and Fireman Duffy were caught in the
slide, but were extricated. For the
fourth time this winter bridge No. 399
on the Great Northern at Madison haa
been injured by snowslidea. Yester
day's slide carried away the entire
structure.
No Export of Silver Allowed.
Washington, March 26. Believing
the export of coin silver and the conse
quent lack of circulation to be Injurious
to the public treasury and the chief
cause of depreciation of national paper
currency, the president of Nicaragua
has issued a decree prohibiting the ex
portation of such silver, according to
advices 'received from United 'States
Consul Gottschalk at San Juan del
Norte.
Treaty In Cuban Senate.
Havana, March 26. The message of
President Palm regarding the amended
reciprocity trety was read in the sen
ate today. The president considers that
the amendments made by the United
States senate should be adopted and re
fers the matter to the consideration of
the Cuban senate. The treaty, after
a prolonged deba'e, was referred to the
foreign relations lommittee, which will
report on Frii'ay, ; Ifft T.TTtT v IVt.
CAPTURE A TOWN
LAD RONES IN POSSESSION OP SURI
AGO, ISLAND OP MINDANAO.
Several Men lo Constabulary Killed Fate
of White Officials and Foreigner Is
Not Known Troop Being Hurried to
the Scene Taft and Davis to Confer
with Sultan of Jolo. ,
Manila, March 25. The town of Su
riago, in the northeastern part pf the
Island of Mindanao, was captured yes
terday by ladronea, who killed Constab
ulary Inspector Clark and several
others. A detachment of 30 men, be
longing to the Tenth infantry, under
command of Lieutenant Patterson and
Brown, is hurrying from Ilogan, on the
northwest coast of Mindanao, to Suri
ago, on the transport Reilly, with or
der to recapture that place.
Brigadier General Sumner, com
manding the department of Mindanao,
ha been ordered to send two additional
companies of troops' to Suriago. It is
reported that the lad rones are holding
the town, but details of the fight have
not been received. The fate of the
white officials and other foreigners is
not known. If they have been cap
tured, vigorous measures will be taken
to rescue them. This is the first time
American troop have been used since
peace with the Moro was declared.
Governor Taft and General Davis are
going tc Jolo for a conference with the
sultan and leading Moro? of Jolo, in the
hope of averting trouble. They will
leave here today on the transport In
galls. No advices have been received
from Jolo since Saturday. The situa
tion there is regarded critical, although
Governor Taft and General Davis hope
to succeed in making the Moro under
stand the intention of the American.
The burial Bhip Proteus has arrived
here from the Jolo archipelago, bring'
ing the bod es of 500 soldiers and a few
civilians. The bodies will be sent
home on a transport.
MINE OFFICIAL CLAIMS VICTORY.
Says the Awards Mnde Were About Con
ceded, Anyhow.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 25. Local
mine officials in and. about Wilkesbarre
were seen today in reference to the
mine commission award, but nearly all
declined to make any comment. Th)
in 'which the? express them
selves, however, would indicate that
they are satisfied, or at least willing to
abide by the decisions and carry out
its provisions.
An official of the largest corporation
said the award was a practical vindica
tion of the coal companies; that the
10 per cent increase and reduction of
hours to the fireman was practically
conceded. He said that the report and
the review of the coal mining condi
tions will be of great ultimate good;
that violence and boycotts have, been
denounced -in no unmistakable Ian
guage, and that peace and normal con
ditions will prevail in this region for
the next three years at least. -
All the local company officials will
put their clerka at work tomorrow to
figure up the bonus coming to each
employe under the award granting 10
per cent increase of wages earned since
November 1.
The Lehigh Valley company has in
its employ 35,000 men, and a majority
of them will receive from 25 to $50
e.ach. The miners have also made good
wages since the strike ended and will
profit by the award to the extent of
from $40 to $60 each on percentage
The
buequenanna coal company was
tne only corporation that was not rep
resented before the commission, but it
has agreed to abide by the result pf .the
award. They will pay their employes
tne same rate and in the same manner
aa all the other companies.
IN VIOLENT ERUPTION.
Soufriere Smothers Crops with Ashes and
Bombards Georgetown.
Kingstown, St. Vincent, March 25
The activity of the Soufriere during
last night was less formidable than
during Saturday night, but this volcano
ia now again in violent eruption, throw'
ing a black cloud over the entire col
ony. The people are terrified.
The lands beyond Georgetown and
Chateau Bellar, where the erosion of
the former deposit has been reported
since last October, are again over
whelmed, causing serious hindrance to
if not the complete abandonment
of
future cultivation. The arrow root ex
posed in the drying grounds haa been
apciled by volcanic duat, and the grow
era are in a state ol despondency.
At Georgetown windowa were brcken
uy iaiiing siones, anu me atreeta are
covered with three or four inehes
1 1 .L l ...
of
wuu, uuu eunu tremors are lelt con
etantly.
Portage Road Right of Way.
Washington, March 25. The Oregon
senators cauea on me enielol engineers
to ask wtietner or not the government
could grant right of way for the portage
ruau wnicn, na siai proposes to con
struct from The Dalles to Celilo under
the appropriation made at the recent
session of the legislature. The depart
ment baa been unable to ascertain the
location of the right of way desired,
and, as the senators had no information
in the line, no reply could be made.
RED FLAG IS FLOWN.
B ratal Treatise nt of Prisoners
Revolutloaary Outbreak.
St. Petersbog, March 25. Letters
received beie from Tomsk, West Si
beria, describe the riot which occurred
there March 3. About 70 students, it
appears, attended a locst court in con
nection with a slander case, and on
leaving were surrounded by the police.
The students broke through the cordon
and marched past the university, shout-
mg:
"Down with the autocracy."
The number of those taking part In
xi .j . . . .
wo aemoneirauon were increased to
some 6,000 persons, and the situation
became so alarming that the chief of
police barricaded the bridge and snsi-
moned reinforcement. The governor.
Prince Viazemaky, arrived on the scene
and ordered the rioters to be attacked.
Some of them were beaten and the
whole body of rioters was finally over
come. v
Seventy-six men were confined in the
courtyard of the police station, where,
it is alleged, they were much abused.
Dr. Schlechter and a lawyer named
Voznezensky, who remonstrated with
the police, were seriously injured. A
petition to the president of the Tomslk
bar association, signed by evtry lawyer
in me city, corroborates this account.
and declares that the maltreatment of
the prisoners was need lers and wilful.
The student met again on March 5
and protested against the treatment the
rioters had been tubjected to, and
marched through the streets, their
ranks being augmented by 600 sympa
thizers carrying red flags and making
revolutionaty demonstrations. Vice
Governor Delwig parleyed with the
processionists and withdrew the sol
diers. News regarding the subsequent
developments has not yet been received
nere.
STARVATION IN 'ALASKA.
Eskimos are Hungry and Appeal to Gov
ernment for Relief.
Washington, March 25. Because of
numerous reports that have been re
ceived at the war department telliDg of
me. destitute condition of the natives
of Alaska on Pilgrim river, near Nome,
and at other points cn Seward penin
sula, Judge Advocate General Davis to
day recommended that the command-
ng officer in Alaska be directed to
make a careful investigation and re
port, both as to the condition and the
needs of these Indians, believed to
number thousands. General Davie
says destitution among the Alaska In
dians is becoming chronic, possibly be
cnte of the great influx of white men,
because of stricter game laws or from
some other cause, but that his depart
ment is witnout authority to make do
nations of subsistence, and would only
be justified in doing so when the con
ditions are such as would warrant con
gress in making a deficiency appropria
tion 10 cover me coet ol buddIiob so
furnished.
Acting on the advice of Judge Davie.
instructions have besa sent to the de
partment commander to investigate the
situation and in bis discretion to die
'.ribute rations in cases of emergency.
This action was taken in the belief that
congress will sanction whatever ia found
to be necessary to the preservation of
life.
FIRES IN PHILADELPHIA.
Three in One Day Consume Large Amount
of Property.
Philadelphia, March 25. Three fires
in the northeastern section of the city
last night caused a loss aggregating
$715,000. The greatest damage oc
curred at the Morocco works of Osey,
Costelle Co., on Othedox street
Bridegaburg. The loss ia estimated at
$100,000.
Two men were arrested in connection
with n fire which partly destroyed the
flint glass works of Gill & Co., at Sal
mon street and Leigh avenue, where
$35,000 damage was done. The men
arrested we're George W. Car well and
John Oaks, the watchman. Both men
were charged with conspiracy.
The third fire cocurred at the factory
of Block & Shaw, manufacturers of
smoking pipes, on Eatt York atreet.
The damage waa $40,000.
Street Car Hold-up at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, March 25. Three
masked robbers attempted to hold up a
car on tne line between Los Angeles
and "Santa Monica, about a mile west
of the city limits last night, and after
a pistol dnel between C. W. Hender
son, one of the passengeaa, and one of
the robbers, the other two highwaymen
began shooting right and left through
the crowded car. One passenger was
killed and three wore wounded. It is
believed one of the robber was badly
wounded, because be waa heard to cry
out and waa seen to fall off the car im
mediately after Henderson began shoot
ing at him.
American Warship at Hand.
Washington, March 25. United
States Consul Maxwell at San Domingo
has cabled the state department that a
revolution baa broken out in that city,
and at a the hour he sent the cablegram
heavy firing waa in progress. No war
veeeel will be ordered to San Domingo
for the present. - The Atlanta ia under
ordera to proceed from Pensacola to
Monte Cristo, near Cape Haytien, and
in the event of American- inte-sts be
she will go to San Domingo.
Missouri Gives $10,000 for 1905 Fair.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 25. The
legia'ature has appropriated $10,000 for
a state exhibit at the Lewis and Clark
exposition at Portland, Oregon, in
1905. Ex-Governor Geer, of Oregon,
who haa been here lookiing after the
interests of the exposition, will leave
for home tomorrow.
IS THE ATTENDANCE AND
OF THE
ECEN'T efforts in
Chicago, New York
and London to as
certain the facts as
to the alleged de
cline In urban
church attendance
have resulted in
'statistics Interest
ing though by no
means conclusive,
says a writer in
the Chicago Dally
New.
Investigation In
all three cities were based on only a
single Sunday, and are therefore more
valuable as a foundation for discussion
than as evidence for or against the
assertion which gave rise to the In
quiry. In Chicago the census was par
ticularly superficial, only the morning
service being considered and 423 out
of the 060 churches not figuring in the
inquiry.
Taking the figures as we find them,
it IsVstimated that the church attend
ance in Chicago was one in four of the
population, In New York one In three
and in three represenfative boroughs of
London one In seven.
This proves nothing as to the sup
posed decline In church attendance In '
the cities, there being no earlier statts- i Sunday school (adults, 52; children,
tics for comparison. I 310) 371
One Sunday does not afford a falr:JuVior Endeavor (adults, 4; chil-
test of religious Interest,
preaching services alone
church's activities. That the testimony
of a single Sunday service may be mis-
leading Is shown by statistics of one
Chicago church. It Jt situated within
a district of 20,000 people, in which are
eight Protestant and three Roman
Catholic churches. Its membership is
constituted as follows:
Total 4,580
Married :.,258
Unmarried 228
Under 15 years 41
Families represented -. 100
Males 155
Females '. 331
The following figures exhibit the av
erage attendance members and visit-
Antoine Coullet, a 10-year-old poetess
of Paris, has Just had her first volume
of verses published.
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema has
been engaged by Sir John AIrd to make
a painting of the Pbaraonlc temples.
"The Valley of Decision," the book
by Mrs. Edith Wharton of Indianapo
lis, has been translated Into Italian.
Revolvers which fire seven suota In
five seconds and can,ki(I at 660 yards
have been served out to the Berlin po
lice. Lord Balfour of Burleigh states that
there are 1,400 prisoners for 100,000 of
the population In Scotland, compared
with 700 in Ireland and 500 in Eng
land. r ;
To encourage warders in taking an
thropometrlcal measurements of con
victs the British Home Office authori
ties are now granting them an extra
allowance.
The red deer of New Zealand are
estimated to number between 4,000 and
6,000 individuals, the offspring of two
stags and six hinds that were turned
out in 1868.
On being brought into court at Bir
mingham a prisoner complained that
he could not have any breakfast be
cause the police had taken possession
of his false teeth.
Over 8,000,000 lobsters were caught
in Maine waters during the past year,
f he total cntch sold for $1,236,501. A
lobster hatchery will be established at
Boothbay harbor this year.
Hearing that Ambassador Meyer's
son was collecting postage stamps,
Queen Helena of Italy haa sent him
two handsome, albums and also a com
plete set of Montenegrin stamps.
Joshua G. Dodge, who was an asso
ciate of William Lloyd Garrison, Wen
dell Phillips and other leaders of the
nntl-slavery movement," celebrated his
ninetieth birthday at Arlington, Mass.
Fish kept in filtered water, It is said,
will die. That is because the food has
been taken out of It. The food, how
ever, Is what makes un filtered water
dangerous as a beverage to huu.an be
ings. The Natal government is Issuing an
advertisement inviting applications
from farm laborers in northern Italy
who are prepared to emigrate to the
vine and fruit districts of the western
provinces.
Scientists assert that early man used
to be able to wag his ears as au indi
cation of pleasure, or to brush away
flies from under his back hair; but as
the muscles were not brought Into con
tinual use they became rudimentary.
The City Council of Worcenter,
Mass., recently passed an ordinance
raising Mayor Fletcher'a salary from
$2,500 to $4,000. His honor vetoed the
measure, giving aa a reason his belief
that public duty should not be a mat
ter of dollars and cents. '
Will S. Hays of Louisville claims to
be the author of "Dixie." He was
assisted,- he says, by Charles I Ward
and David P. Faulds, recently deceas
ed, published the song. The authorship
of this popular Southern melody has
been In dispute for many years.
The Swiss federal council proposes
to modify the penal code so as to per
mit of punishment by imprisonment
INFLUENCE
CITY CHIRCH WANING?
ors at the Sunday services during the
year under consideration:
Men C5
Women 108
Children 22
Total 183
Estimated number of members at
tending at least one Sunday ser
vice 123
It will be noted that the proportion
of men in attendance 1 about the same
as their proportion of membership.
Further light on the causes for the
relatively small Sunday attendance of
member is given by these figures:
Members not In attendance at all
during the year 190
Too far away to attend frequently... 38
Moved and address unknown 42
Moved to other localities, address
. known 79
Deducting the 150 members preclud
ed from regular attendance the aver
age of 123 on Sundays looks better.
When we consider the other meetings
of the church, however and this la
typical of most churches the showing
of the members of the congregation re
siding -within convenient distance las
still more creditable. The figures are
for average attendance during the
Tear:
nor do tne genlor Endeavor (adults, 47; cliil
bound the I a.9 vi r.
Intermediate Endeavor 22
Women's afternoon meeting 15.
Midweek prayer meeting 84
Business and social meetings 40
Committee meetings 21
Total .....057
Adding the average attendance at
preaching service of 185, we have a
total of 842. After due allowance for
those who attend more than one meet
ing, we should still have a fair repre
sentation of the effective forces of the
congregation and one which does not
seem to sustain the pessimistic asser
tions of a hopeless waning In religious
Interest In the cities.
all persons who in public extol or at
tempt to honor any act of crlmiuul in
tent or consequence. The new law is
a direct attack upon the anarchists.
The total assets of Chicago Univer
sity are $15,128,375.05. President Har
per wishes to Increase the salaries a
follows: Professors, from $3,000 to M,-.
000; associate professors, from $2,300'
to $3,000, and assistant professors from
$2,000 to $2,500. A pension system is
also being considered.
The Kansas City Journal says that
the meanest man in Kansas has been
found at Wellington. He hired a ne
gro boy to carry a ton of coal upstairs,
paying him only 15 cents for the job.
Then he got some dice and played
craps with the boy until he halj won
the 15 cents back. The boy testified
to this fact in a case In court.
NEW TRANS-PACIFIC LINE.
Ships
o Be Operated Between
Baa'
Francisco and Manila.
It is regarded as more than Ilkely
tha the present arrangement-between
the Pacific Mall, Occidental and Ori
ental and Toyo Klsen Kalsha compa
nies by which a monthly boat is oper
ated to Manila will sooner or later be
radically changed and a direct line
from San Fruncisoc to Manila be es
tablished. Whether such a line will be operated!
by the three Oriental passenger com
panies Is uncertain. One fact is ap
parent, however, to steamship people
on the Pacific, and this Is that If the
Manila business la worth working up
it will very soon demand the services
of a apeclal vessel. Traffic conditions
to and from the Orient are such now
that the Oriental companies cannot af
ford schedule, which takes them to Yo
kohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai
and Hongkong, and the result will be
that special vessels will have to run
between Manila and San Francisco.
It is very likely that the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company haa Its
eye on the Manila business and, when
the time arrives, will put on a line of
vessels between that port and San
Francisco. There are now almost
ready for going into commission two-twin-screw
12,000-ton boats, and they
may be the ones designed for the Ma
nila trade. It is a question of only a.
comparatively short time before the
trade with the Phillnnlnea win ha suf
ficiently enlarged to warrant the addi
tion of regular vessels. The Pacific
Mall may put on the line with some of
its extra vessels, provided, of course,
the new boats, the Korea and Sioeria,
are put In commission In the Oriental
business. In any event, the present
monthly service will have to be en
larged soon, says the Honolulu oiar,.
and as it Is not thought that the Ori
ental lines can do It with the present
vessels the establishment of a direct
line will be the natural consequence.
It is not regarded as llkeely that the-Manlla-San
Francisco line will take in
these Islands.
An Ivory Watch.
A watch has been made entirely of
Ivory by Henri Honrlet, of Chaux-le-Fouds,
Switzerland. Works, hands and
case were all made out of an old bil
liard ball. The watch keep good time.
Ilia SiiKaestlona. x
wish Miss Blank could hear
She I
of that.
He Then
somebody In
you'd
strict
better tell
confidence.
it to-
Cultlvate prudence; do pot eat to-morrow's
dinner to-duy. C