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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEEi SATURDAY. JANUARY 0. 1000. HOUSES SIMv INTO EARTH timbers of an Abandoned Mine GWe Way, Creatbj rituuie. AS BY EARTHQUAKE THE GROUND OPENS Veopl Are M mrnrj bjr Brmklni of Averted by Flight to Safe BCRANTON. Pa., Jan. :. Abandoned workings of the Eddy Creek colliery of the Delaware A Hudson company. In the very heart of the town of Ollphant, caved In his afternon and engulfed four frame fculldlngs. covering an aggregate ground apace of ,0O0 aquara feet. Tb aettllng waa gradual and people In the affected territory escaped without being Immediately endangered. A gang of men and boy v. ho were at work In the mine jppyond the fall encountered a flooded "dip" Vr depression In a Vein In making , their vay out by a circuitous route, and bad to wlm from one rise to the other. No one .ther above or below ground, however, 'sustained any Injury. The settling began at 3" o'clock and con tlaued thirty minutes. In the Intervening half hour O'Brien's three-story hotel, Mrs. Ann Evans' doubie dwulllng, Mrs. Jane Ackarly'a double store building and a one story barber sbop were ground to dcbrl the yawnl'jg pit, with the uppermost farts of th mound forty feet below the a erf ace ' The vein that caved Is'llS feet below the .aurfrjee. Tb settling started In the street lust In front of the hotel property. The brVck pavement was seen to be working Vid the telegraph poles and trees along jfbe curb were noticed to be wobbling. The suae was at once apparent and th alarm jwss tlen to all the neighborhood. Two sick gueats were removed from the JhoteA snd taken two blocks away to a pri vate bouse. Soms attempt was made at saving th contents of the buildings, but yh rapidly increasing size of the opening tb street put a stop to this and every, on fled from the neighborhood. Twenty minutes after the disturbance vas first noticed the opening had widened until It reached all the way across th street and halt way beneath tha hotel. Then with a ' terrific crash the big hotel pitched forward, turned entirely over and landed on Its root fn th bottom of th abyss. An Immense amount of earth from all about the edge of tb hotel went down with It and a mo ment later the adjoining, double dwelling of Mrs. Evans fell over th edg and de molished Itself on the ruins of th hotel. Vhe Ackerly double store building and th Evans barber shop promptly slid Into the chasm about th same time and plied them selves broken and twisted. At nightfall It was believed there would be no further settling, but no one. It Is rate to say, went to bed tonight In any building within fifty yarda of the disturbed area. Th property damage Is estimated at 930,000. The worklnga which caved ver In the uppermost part of th worked out veins. The timbers, It Is explained by the company officials, auported a thin root of Tock, which In turn supported strata of quicksand and gravel extending to tha sur face. The timbers rotted, the roof gave -way and th quicksand sifted through, carrying th gravjl with it. The water mains broke and a torrent of water poured through the aperture and down a forty-five-foot plana which has its heading Just at th point where th roof broke through. Not until all tbat was abov th area of the old works which caved in had been sucked. Into the openlpg and down thi slop . did the settlings Cease, fortunately tor th cap, th aurface ceased cracking ninety foet from the river bank. Had it reached the river tha tnln would have been Hooded. Up to midnight no further disturbance bad been reported. PROFITS ARE TO BE SHARED Pressed Steel Car Company to Carry Shares of Stock for Beaellt of Employes. NEW YORK, Jan. 1 Announcement was mad today that another Industrial corpor ation haa Inaugurated a plan to share Its profits wltb employes. The Pressed Steel Car company proposed t carry for each of Its employes who have been six months or more in Its em ploy from on to twenty-five shares of tb preferred stock, now paying 7 per cent dividend. The men will pay 5 per cent down and The Equita Life Assurance Society Of the United States. HENRY B. Preliminary Statement Jan. 1, 1903. Outstanding Assurance, $1,290,000,000 Income, New Assurance, -Assets, ; Assurance Fund and Other liabilities, Surplus, The largest Increase ever made in any year in the history of the Society. JAMES W. ALEXANDER, President. JAMES II. HYDE, Vice President. U, 1). fc'etlj, Mgr., UercfionU' Nat Dank Bidg, Omaha, Neb. the same amount la tnonthlr Installment thereafter, the company charging 4 per rent for money loaned to carrr the stocK At th dividend la 7 per cant, tb buyer will bar tb advantage of tb t per cent difference. KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION Sis or More Mlao Workers Dead and Score Injared at Potts vllle, Pa. POTTSVILLE, Fs., Jsn. 1 By sn ex plosion at the Oak Hill colliery today sit or more mine workers were killed and a score severely burned. Among the killed are: HUGH CURRAN. PATRICK MARTIME. ' MICHAEL UNDER. Oft for Leajlalatare. BTURGI8, 8. D., Jan. 1 (8pec!aD Senator H. E. Perkins of the Fortieth dis trict left on the evening train for Pierre, where he will be In attendance at the opening of th coming legislature. Mrs. Perkins accompanied him and will remain about two weeks, when ah will return. Falls to Form Comblaatloa. AKRON, O., Jan. l.-F. M. Atterholt, who has been engaged for some time In an at tempt to form a combination of the paper bag and rope paper manufacturers of 'he country has frl.cn up the project. It Ia re ported that the paper bag and rope paper manufacturers of the west have organized Independently of the eastern manufac turers, owing to the fact that the latter showed a disposition to delay matters. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. J. O. McMahnn of New York City to at the Millard. B. Rrooks Is a New York City arrival at the Millard. P. J. Nichols, depot master of the Union depot. Denver, Is at the Millard. William Deuel, ' superintendent of the Colorado division of the I'nlon Pacific, with headquarters In Denver, Is at the Millard. Seasonable Fashions. 322 Womaa'i Jaclst, 12 to 42 bus . Woman's Jacket. 4322. To Be Mado With Plain or Slot Beams Stylish snug-flttlng Jackets always are fashionable and make Ideal wraps for general wear.- Thla smart model Is shown in kersey cloth. In royal blue stitched with silk and fin ished with collar and cuffs of velvet edged with bands of whit cloth, but all cloaking and suit materials are appropriate as th design suits tha odd coat and the entire costume equally well. When desired th fronts can be rolled back to form revars as shown In th small sketch. Th Jacket consists of fronts, aid fronts, underarm gores, back and sidsbacks. When plain seams are preferred those at front and back are closed simply on Indicated lines, the stitched tucks snd underfsclngs, that form the slot seams, being omitted. Th fronts, are deeply faced and 'meet the collar tbat Is sewed to the neck edge. When closed they are lapped in double-breasted style. At each hip Is Inserted a pocket that Is finished with 9 pocket welt. The sleeves are two-seamed and finished with roll-over cuffs, but can be left plain If preferred. The quantity of material required for the medium stse Is t ysrds 44 Inches wide or ihi yards 52 Inches wide. Th pattern 4322 Is cut In sixes tor a 32, 14, 36, 38, 40 and 42-Inch bust measure. I For th accommodation of The Bee read era these patterns, which usually rtatl at from 25 to 60 cents, will be turntihed at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all expense. In order to get a pattern enclose 10 oents, give number and nam of pattern wanted and bust measure. HYDE. Founder. 68,000,000 275,000,000 360,000,000 all 285,000,000 75,000,000 Sfv mm. tr9 CABLE WIPES OUT DISTANCE Far Away Hawaii Oianp in Initant Tench with United States. HEAYY SEAS NEARLY CAUSE CATASTROPHE alp Straaalcs Bravely Thronah, Ilovr. over, Its Masters Battling Against Elemeata Which W,U De stroy Work Dose. BA FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. fan Francisco and Honolulu are now connected by cable. The first words passed under the ocean a few momenta after 11 o'clock last night. The wlr worked perfectly Bilvertown. Just before splicing the ends, some thirty mile off shore from Honolulu, telegraphed both ways for the land atatlons to wait until 11:30 o'clock. San Francisco time, before trying the cable. That time waa desired to Insure the perfect hardening of the gutta percha In the splice, after the Joint should be lowered overboard from the ship in about 2,500 feet of water. Operatcrs sat anxiously and eagerly about the instruments In King street, at Honolulu, and In the cr.Me oP.ce In Market street In San Francisco, waiting for the time limit to expire. San Francisco was watching for Honolulu to signal first. , A few minutes after 11 o'clock, before the time limit was up, a signal went from this end to Honolulu. The first little response from Honolulu came Into San Francisco at exactly 11:03 o'clock. It was exactly 8:41 o'clock In Honolulu, tha time difference being two hours and twenty-two minutes and a few seconds. First Message from Honolala. ' The first message received was from Gov ernor Dole to President Roosevelt. It wss merely a formal greeting and congratula tions from the people of Hawaii to the peo ple of the United 8tates from on chief executive to the other. The message waa transmitted at the Market street office to a wlr leading di rectly to the executive mansion at Wash ington, and receipt was acknowledged at 11:25 o'clock. When the message was received at the Whits House President Roosevelt was asleep and the operator refused to awaken him. . ' Right after th Dole signature on tha first message came a second through from Honolulu. It was a greeting from tha peo ple of Hawaii to Clarance H. Mackay, presi dent of the cable, congratulating blm upon the completion of the table and expressing sorrow that John W. Mackay had not sur vived to see th Instantaneous bond between the Islands and th American continent. This message was signed by Henry e! Cooper, secretary of the territory of Hawaii. Ceremony at Honolulu. HONOLULU, Jan. 2. (By Pacific Cable.) Having buoyed the deep sea end of the cable in th turbulent Molakal channel at 6:20 o'clock on the morning of Friday, De cember 26, after much difficulty and great risk, Silvertown came on to Honolulu, docking at the naval wharf at noon. The big ship wss met in the harbor by tugs and excursion boats, carrying welcom ing delegations with bands of music, and escorted to the wharf, where a great crowd awaited. It was the intention of the engineer In charge of the expedition to take on board 1,000 tona of coal as ballast and await fa vorable weather to return, pick up the sea cad and bring It close to shore and buoy It. Th shore end of the cable was then to b laid out and the final connection made at that point. Saturday brought no Im provement In the weather conditions'. The wind blew great guns from the northeast and craft arriving through the channel reached the sea-stirred maelstrom. It was then decided to make no move that day, but to delay the attempt until Sunday morning, December 28, when a start was made. The vessel bad not proceeded ono mil from the dock when the full force of a gale from behind the high hills struck It. Tho skipper did not go outside, as picking up the buoyln the channel was quite im possible. It was then determined to lay the shore end while the conditions were favorable on that side of the island. Silvertown was taken In shore within half a mile of tho coral reef and preparations were made to haul a line aahore. The character of tho bottom, which is rock, with a narrow open ing through the coral reef, rendered great care necessary In placing the extremely heavy type of cable. Crotvda Walt on the Shore. Throughout the day crowds ashora watched tha steam launches running In and out and awaited patiently the actual land ing of th long expected submarine tele graph. At a quarter to 6 In the evening the end of the cable left SUvertown's bow with balloon buoys attached at Intervals of fifty feet. A half mile of heavy line was hauled ashore by steam power without hitch or halt. One hour and five minutes from th time th line left Bilvertown the cable was hauled upon tha soli of picturesque Ban Boucl park, amid the shouts of thousands and the crash of a band of music, plsytng cabls march dedicated to President Mackay. just as Tne cable touched tb shore a heavy shower of rain fell upon the gaily attired multitude, but danger of a wetting was Ignored in the eagerneas to catch a glimpse of the magic line that Is to con nect them with th rest of th world. There was no official ceremony at the time further than the laying of a lei, or native wreath, upon the end ot the cable by Mrs. Hawes, who repeated tb cua- tomary native greeting, "Aloha." Bilvertown remained at anchor, holding to the line until near Monday noon, De cember 29, when It moved out upon the course prescribed by the chart In paying out the cable. Blx miles were laid to a point off Koko bead. At this point rough seas were encountered and the line was buoyed. A start was Immediately made for Molokal channel to investigate whether or not the buoy had weathered the buffeting to which it had been subjected for nearly three days. Some anxiety was expressed lest It had been overwhelmed and allowed the line attached to the nd of the 2,000- mtl atrand to carry away. Fortunately, however, no such disaster bsd occurred. The buoy was riding In safety, but the marked buoy, which had been dropped oar It on Friday mcrnlng December 2(. had dltappeared. Wlad Blows a Gale. Th sens were running even higher than three days previous. The wind continued to blow a gale from the northeast. No boat netesasry In ths picking up of the buoy could hsv survived and no thought was gtven to making th attempt at thla time. Another marked buoy was put down some dlstsncs away and Bilvertown returned to Honolulu harbor and anchored off shore. It was agreed between Captain Morton and Chief Cable Engineer Benest thst no further work would be attempted until ths wind abated and the aeai calmed. The wind showed no signs of abating till Tuesday, but tha big steamer made no move. Wednesday waa passed In Idleness with very little wind, and far a time it wss thought advisable to make an attempt to complete th work. It was Snally decided, however, not to risk th chaac at lifting th cabl fxou FACTS LIKE THESE A R E IMPRESSIVE tha bottom of the-sea In any except calm weather: It was reasoned that another day would see th end oT'the period of th northeast trade, the' duration ' of which surprised even th oldest resident of Honolulu. ' Storm Finally Subsides. On Thursday, the first day ot the new year, scarcely a breeie stirred the waters of th harbor, and advice cam to the ship from the Diamond Head lighthouse that the hannel waa quite calm, with only a mod erate swell running. A few minutes after 4 o'clock in the morning Silvertown heaved . anchor and made a stsrt down the buy. Prospects of the cable connection on th Brat day ot the new year created lntenss Interest In the city, where the enthusiasm bad been some what dulled by th long delay. At daylight Silvertown arrived off Koko head, where th shore end had been buoyed since Monday. With little difficulty the line from ths bottom waa spliced up on deck and Daased over tha stern sheaves. and a start was made for tb other buoy. The cable was paid out at the rate of seven knots an Hour. Bnoruy aiier i o'clock In the afternoon Silvertown reached the point where the San Francisco end was buoyed The sea waa not rough, but the swell rolled the vessel considerably. Great car was taken in handling It while taking up the buoy. It waa finally accomp'i!hed Bt 3:44 o'clock without un toward incident. ' Tb connection with tha testing room was quickly mad and San Francisco responded to the call, thus re lieving the public mind of th continent, which must have regarded th long silence of th ship as Strang. If not ominous. Tb voyage of Silvertown was eventful and at times unpleasantly exciting. Twelve hours out from Ssn Francisco tb cabl ship was beset by bsd weather, which con tinued, with the exception of one day, to the end of th voyage. Variable winds that at flues approached the velocity of gales and heavy sess that buffeted It about retarded the progress as well as endan gered ths safety of the cable. In fact every adverse condition that Is usually en countered In the laying of a cabl was met with and at times made tb task a most hazardous one. , . ' Sqaall Caaaes Troable. A more perfect day could hardly be Im agined than Sunday, December 14, when the abore end waa landed near the cllffhouae oft Ban Francisco. The 11ns ot the shore end was brought on board th ateamsr at 6:30 In th evening and the start was made at 12:30 on Monday morning. "The favor able conditions continued until 11 o'clock on th morning of tbat day, when the ves sel ran Into a squall ot wind and rain that cam out of the west. Steering through a southwesterly course. Silvertown offered a broad starboard beam to the storm. Soon the sess were whipped Into coufuslon, rolling the vessel In a man cer most dangerous to the eabls. The velocity of th wind increased and early in the afternoon great green seaa boarded the starboard bow and swept along the deck and escaped into the aea through the port scuppers. Toward evening ropes were stretched abeut the deck and everything waa made fast. The rain ceased, but the storm con tinued with unabated fore throughout th; night. These were anxious hours tor those in chsrge for the nafety of the cabl. Two courses wer open to them ollher keep on the true course or cut and buoy tho Hue. Both wer fraught wltb great dan ger. A deviation from the course wss ob viously out ot ths question, ss much for ths reason that auch action would not havs leaaened tb strain upon th cabl and th more Important consideration of th waste of tim and th danger of getting Into un known depths. To cut and buoy tha cabls would bar been equally dangerous. Even on of th great buoys carried for just such enoergenclee could scarcely bars weathered ACCURATE TO THE SECOND. Dueber-Hampden Watches. s manufacturers, watch case manufacturers and jobbers in watches combined to prevent the Deuber-Hampden Companies from marketing their watches and drive them out of business Can we offer any better evidenci of the superiority of the Deuber-Hampden watches than the fact The combined efforts of the entire watch trade could not destroy their popularity? The days of the inquisition in the watch business are over. Dealers are now at liberty to buy what watches they prefer. But in spite of all this opposition, the output of the great Deuber-Hampden Watch factories has steadily and constant y increased until at present it employs thousands of the most skilled work-people, producing a complete watch, watch movement N and watch case. The matchless reputation obtained by the Deuber-Hampden watches Is less than short of marvelous. The same minute and the same exact care is given in every detail to any size or grade from the ladies' small size, the No- 400 the smallest moderate priced and accurate timekeeper made in America, to the gentlemen's watch, 12, 16 & 18 size The latest and greatest production of these factories is the 1902 thin model 16 size watch, cased in 18 and 14 Kt. gold and gold filled, to which we especially call the atten tion of those who want tie bes:. Write for "Guide to Watch Buyers." Deuber-Hampden Watch Companies, CANTON, OHIO. tha storm with 2,500 fathoms ot cabl, i weighing five tons, tugging at It. Next Day Was No Better. j All chances were carefully weighed and tha vessel's bow was kept to the south west. Tuesdsy, the 16th, brought no Im provement In the weather conditions. The wind continued to blow great blast from the west and th seaa constantly bom barded the big ship's starboard beam. One particularly heavy sea boarded the starboard bow and swept the deck from fore to aft, smashing the scullery light and broke the gangway ladder. The chart rooms on the hurricane deck were flooded and the bridge Itself was invaded at times by the turbulent seas. Those at work In th paylng-out room on the main deck and about th cable machinery waded In water to their knees. The companlonwayi were battered down in order to prevent the flooding of the saloon. One of the cooks of the galley waa badly scalded by a cauldron of spilled soup. The saloon steward waa hurled against a door and severely bruised and injured. At times the ship rolled terribly and 11 seemed that the great strain would prove disastrous to the cable. Under ordinary conditions tha line Is paid out 7 per cent faster than the speod of the vessel. This was increased to 10 per' cent during the storm. Even with tbls concession tne strain was tcrrlflc. As the ship lifted and shook the great drum around which the strand waa passing would almost cease to revolve on moment, only to resume with a rush the next, rendering the life of the men In tha tanka a probable If not a real hasard. The dynamometer regulating the speed of and the atraln on the line at such times fluctuated wildly, rueblng from an Indicated atraln of two tons or less up to four and even Ave tons. When It is understood that the breaking strain la eight and throe-quarters tona, it must be apparent tbat failure to relieve th atraln promptly meant dlsaatcr to the previous line, and its loss of the line In 2,600 fathoms would have meant a long and serious delay In the completion of the work ot laying tha cab1, as well as being a most expensive hsppening to th con tracting company. Rare good judgment In the handling of both the ship and the cable at these critical times averted accidents. Many Hoars on Duty. Throughout Monday night and until Tues day at noon, when the wind abated ln(forcet tha ship's officers and crew and the cable staff were on duty without rest or sleep. Great relief was expressed when the ap parently critical aituatlon waa passed, al though when th wind absted at noon on Tuesday the aeas continued with a strong heavy sw.ell that ran counter to the ahlp's course. On Wednesdsy, the 17th, th weather Improved and everything ran smoothly and fair progress was recorded. Heavy swells made tbe ship an uncom. fortable place and rendered close watch on the cable necessary. On Thursday favorable conditions pre vailed and in spit of a strong southwest erly breez 207 knots wer paid out. which was tha best dsy's run up to tbls time. On Friday tbs first section of the cable, numbering 929 nautical miles, waa finished and tha ver.sel was stopped at 8 o'clock on Friday night to make tbe change to the after tank containing the second section. This operation waa successfully carried out In a little more than an hour and pas sage was resumed. As ths vessel grew lighter the reeling Incresscd. Tbe charac ter of ths cargo and the ponderous deck machinery msde It particularly susceptible to the onslaught of ths seaa. Saturday, the 20th, waa much like the preceding day aave that tbe rolling motion was accentuated by southwest winds veer ing at times to twist only 187 knots reeled oft. For twenty-four hours ending at noon Sundsy. th tint. 217 knots ot cabl wer laid, Th wlad blew from the southwest The Deuber-Hnmpdeu Watch factories at Can ton, Ohio, the twin factories, built side by side; in combina tion it is immeasurably the largest and most complete con cern of its kind in the world. In all respects the most perfect. Every dealer knows how victorious the Deuber Hampdcn Companies have been, when movement 3BSSC with moderate force, but on th whol the day was a pleasant one and progress waa good. First News frnrn the Shore During tha night, however, there waa a considerable sea on and on of th cable men In the tank was caught In the swirl of the lino and suffered a dislocated shoulder. The day was notable for two things, the crossing of the Vancouver-Australian cable at 4 o'clock in the morning and tha receipt ot the first batch of news from San Fran cisco. Thla latter consisted of brief bulle tins of President Roosevelt's appointment as arbitrator In ths Veneiuelan difficulty, the dlsaatroua train wreck at Byron, Cal., the capture of the Humberts in Madrid, Marconi's latest claims In wireless teleg raphy discoveries and some minor items. The nsws from shore wss received with delight by those on board Silvertown, j Roosevelt's appointment being especially I interesting to the English staff, who en thusiastically endorsed It. Tuesday, the 23d, opened with atormy weather. Flurriea of rain and heavy seas again brought danger to them. The men in the cable tank had a bad nlgh and worked with great rlak. On of them was caught by the flying line and was thrown against the wall. From Tuesday noon to Wednesday noon the deepest water was crossed, averaging . 2,000 fathoms. t'Dpleaaanl Christmas. Thursday, December 25 (Christmas day) was not a pleasant on to tha people on Silvertown and the English custom of cel ebrating tbe day was postponed to a more propitious time. The wind veered around to the northwest and Increased to a velo city greater tnan that experienced on Mon day and Tuesday. Just before midnight a final change of tanks was made, tbe after tank being emptied of ita 996 miles of ca bles and tha bight transferred to the tor ward tank. The change was made ex tremely hsiardous owing to tbe now almost empty vessel tossing and rolling In the heavy seas. Throughout the day a gale blew with the end of the deep aea cable In alght and with It the necessity of cutting or buoying tbe end. An anxious night waa passed by all on board. No member of either staff at tempted to aleep. Tha wind blew a fine rain with great force during the night, which, with the tremendous aea running, rendered conditions on deck uncomfortable as well as dsngerous. Many of the offi cers fsmlltar with the waya of the aea wer toeaed about and thrown upon the deck. After t o'clock in the evening Bllvertown'a speed wss rsducsd In order to brlag it to a suitable buoying place toward daylight. Between 3 and t o'clock three soundings were tsken and preparations were made to buoy ts, sea end. The operation proved a moat difficult one, owing to the motion of the vesssl, which at times rolled to ths angle of 43 degrees. it was with difficulty that the line was ajltde fast to the cable and the end buoyed, j Word was given to cut the line at 5:20 and as the six-Inch manllla hawser was cut with the knife it parted with a snsp. So great was the strain upon it that fric tion caused It to Uks Are as It paaaed over tha sheaves at the stern, and the sparks scattered about the deck In a pyrotechnlo display. Tbe buoy was jerked overboard with terrific force, but quickly righted lls.lf. The cable was safely buoyed In 450 fathoms of water. A marked buoy was Figprune Tastes like Coffee Better than Coffee. The secret tbe perfect blending and roasting of fruit and grain, SOLD BY ALL GROCSftt. dropped aa near a possible to th cabls buoy and the vessel stood by until S o'clock In order to get th bearings. It then pro ceeded to Honolulu, where it arrived at noon on December 26, (Signed) E. D. MOORE. President Roosevelt' Ileply. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The following cablegram was received at the White Houss at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon dated Hono lulu, Jan. 1, 9:30 p. m.: "Th President, Washington: The people of tha territory ot Hawaii send their greet ings to you and express their gratification at the Inauguration ot telegraphic communication-with the mainland. W all be lieve that the removal of th disadvantage of Isolation will prove a strong factor In the upbuilding of a patriotic and progres sive American coramonweath In these Islands. HENRY F. COOPER, "Secretary of Hawaii." The following Is tbe reply of th president to the message of Secretary Cooper: "WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. To Hon. Henry F. Cooper. Secretary of State, Honolulu: Th president sends, through you, to Governor Dole and the peo ple of Hawaii his hearty congratulations upon the opening ot the cable. He believea that it will tend to make the people ot Ha- wa" mo,r" closely knit than ever to their tvriiww ciucrui U IHB UBlDliaQ and Will DO for th great advantage of all our people. "GEORGE B. CORTEL.YOU, "Secretary to the President." Merchnata Bachnua;e Greetlnns. BAN FRANCISCO. Jsn. 2.-Over the newly laid cable to Honolulu the following mee sage to the Merchants' Association of Hono lulu has been sent by the Merchants' asso ciation ot this city: "SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 2. To Merchants' Association of Honolulu, F. W. McFarlane, President. Honolulu: The Mer chants' association of San Francisco sends cordial greetings to Ita brother association in Honolulu, and hailing the dawn of a day which united us In closer ties ot friendship, rejoices also at the opportuni ties for an enlarged field of usefulness to each. "THE MERCHANT8' ASSOCIATION OF BAN FRANCISCO. By Frank J. 81 mines, President." NEW YORK, Jsn. 2. Clarence H. Mackay, president; Oeorge H. Ward, vice president and general manager, and other officials of the Commercial Pacific Cable company are greatly pleaaed at tbe completion ot th company'a cable between San F'anclaoo and Hawaii, a work to which tbey have devoted much energy and time during the last few months. They do not propose to atop at Hawaii, however, and now aay tbat by July 4 they expect the cable will have been completed to Manila. Speaking ot the project, Mr. Ward said: statement of Officials. "The Commercial Pacific Cable company'a cable to Hawaii wss connected through to San Francisco at 8:43 p. m., January 1 (Honolulu time). Tbe eable will open for publlo business on Monday morning, Janu ary S. Tbe widespread Interest manifested in bringing the Hawaiian islanda Into elec tric touch wltb tbe Pacific coaat Is evi denced by congratulatory telegrams re ceived todsy. It is a particular satisfaction to us to hare the cable completed on tho first day of the new year, because It ful- fills our promise to congress." Cereal