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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-08
RAMlE.

The Committee on Commerce and
Agriculture have recommended that
$4,000 instead of $40, 900 be appro-
priated for the encouragement of
Ramie culture. While $4,000 is
altogether too much to be spent at
the present stage, $4,000 would
seem TO be too little. The situation
is this. Ramie fibre, when properly
cleaned is very valuable, bringing
$500 a ton. Attempts have been
made by the hundred. and machines
have been made by the dozen, for
the purpose of cleaning the fibre !;
but they have all failed to accom-
plish the object, except with the aid
of supplementary hand labor, which
so increases the cost as TO make it
Improbable, except where labor is
very cheap. Mr., G.. &. Coleman of
this city has spent years Of study
upon the subject, and thoroughly
acquainted himself with every pro-
cess heretofore used; and as q re-
suit of his study and investigation,
he has constructed a machine which
he claims will clean the fibre without
any hand labor. The raw stems are
put in at one end and the fibre comes
out at the other, ready for baleing.
AS Mr.. Coleman is an intelligent and
practical mechanic, people have been
found to subscribe nearly enough
money to put up plant to demon
strate the efficiency of this machine.
If it accomplishes one-half that Mr..
Coleman claims that it will, it will
add to our industries one of greater
Importance than sugar. Ii is at this
experimental stage, that Government
aid is asked, and properly asked.
II it is success the whole country
will reap the benefit If it is a
failure, the Government can afford
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to lose the amount better than pri-
vate citizens can. 1t is estimated
that the cost Of the plant, will be
about $4,000 1t would be no
more than proper that the Govern
ment should bear half Of this ex.
pcnsc, and VIC hope to sec an appro-
priation of at least $4,000 for the
purpose.
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Mr.. Isenberg presented a report
from Committee on Commerce re-
lating TO ramie culture, recon-
mending that Section lst of the Bill
bc amended by striking out $50, 900
and inserting S5, 900 as the amount
to be appropriated for promoting
the manufacture Of ramic.
On motion of Mr.. w. .. Smith
the report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
Minister Gibson presented the
report of the committee appointed
under legislation Of 1878 and sue
ceeding periods, to procure a bronze
statue of the Hawaiian hero, Ka-
mehameha |. Thanks are returned
to Messrs. George Graham & Co.,
Glasgow Mr.. J. W. Austin, Bos-
ton: and Messrs. +. :. Schaefcr d
Co., Honolulu, for special favors,
and bestows eulogium upon the
sculptor, the late Mr.. Gould. and
his son, who so well carried out his
fathers creation to completion. A
balance of S4G9.SS stands against
the Committee. which the Assembly
is asked to appropriate.
On motion of Mr.. Dole the report
was laid on the table for considera-
ton with the Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. w. o. Smith called for an
answer to the resolution asking for
a statement of the present organiza-
tion of the Board of Health.
Minister Gibson stated that
reply was ready, but he did not
have it with him. However, he
made verbal statement. The
Board was at present constituted by
three members. The vacancies
caused by the death of the late
Mr.. Moanauli and the resignation of
Mr.. Widemann had not yet been
filed. Twenty-Five meetings of the
Board had been held during the
past biennial period--three since
October, 1882.
Mr.. w. o. Smith wanted the re-
port in writing and spoke of the
importance of the matter as involv-
ing the lives and liberty of the SUBJ
iects. He held that the Board had
no valid existence, the statute pro-
viding explicitly that the Board
shall consist of five members.
Mr.. Dole presented the report of
the Select Committee on Parks,
Squares, ETC., recommending the
following appropriations:
Propagation of Forestry. 900
| KapioIani Park k................. 5000
Thomas Square. 5000
Emma Square. Observation-Disclosures. 700
Hawaiian Agricultural Society. 5000
Total ..................S25,7O 200
The report was laid on the table
for consideration with the Appro-
priation Bill.
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AN OCEAN CABLE.

Minister Gibson rose and made
one of the most important state
ments ever communicated to the
Legislature of this Kingdom. He
said the Government had not deem
ed it desirable to ask for any appro-
priation at this session for telegra-
phic extension. Proposals had,
however, lately been received from
several parties, in that regard,
which it was important should come
before the Legislature before pro-
rogation. Arrangements would pro-
badly be made before the next As
sembly, for an ocean telegraph
cable between San Francisco and
Australia. He thought something
should be done to include the Ha-
waiian Islands in the projected sys-
TEN. The subsidy asked from this
country by the projectors was, how
ever, in-his opinion, not fair pro-
portion. To secure the boon the
countries chiefly benefited must en-
sure reasonable return for the
capital to be invested. While he
thought this Kingdom was asked for
more than an equitable share of the
burden, yet in all other respects the
proposals were satisfactory, the
rates to be charged, for instance,
being decidedly moderate. The
standing of the promoters was such
as to guarantee the fulfilment of
their engagements. The proposals
submitted included both an ocean
cable and inter-island telegraphs.
He asked that the Government
should be empowered to enter into
negotiations for the consummation
of the project, provided that could
be effected within the limits of the
Kingdoms resources. Minister
Gibson concluded by moving that
the matter be referred to a select
committee, and intimated that all
the correspondence on the subject
would be at the disposal Of the
committee.
After remarks by Messrs. j. Mott
Smith, Cleghorn and w. o. Smith,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-30
A hlhKlNG TOWN,
Fifty Acres OF a PeunsylvAniA Town
- - Cavlnx In.

kluy Acfea OF PennpylvAnlA Town
srsy Caving in.
WlLxEsDARRs, PA, January 20 An ex.
tensive cave.in occurred on Friday night at
Preasant Valley, mining town, a few
miles from here, on the Lshigh 4 suaque.
hann na branch Of the PennHylvania Rail.
road, Over fifty acres Of surface were
Effected, the ground sinking in some places
over two feet with a terrible crash. The
people were panic stricken, and fed from
their houses into the streets aud open
space to avoid being crushed by the ruins
Of buildings which seemed about to fall on
them. Fortunately, although many Of the
houses and other buildings were terribly
racked, none fell, being built Of wood, and
no one was injured. The effects of the
settling, however, were disastrous. Scarce.
ly q building in that part Of the town has
escaped injury and many are totally
wrecked. rF'.7-' So 'S.s
Oad Fellows Hall and McMullen's store,
two Of the largest buildings, were badly
wrecked, the former being split from top
to bottom. The main street is scanned
WITH gaping aisureR, come f'them six or.
eivht :ipchts. wide. The houses on the
ground afected by the cave III are unteu.
ablS and tho inhabitants are m wing
away. sis'sxpeotedthat other settlements
will take place. s:iS N,...s ~
The cavs.in was not altogether une1-
pected, for the ground has shown sigus OF
Hestliog Tor some time. About ons hun
dred and fifty feet below ore some aban.
doned workings Of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company, fifteen Or .weuly years old, and
still further settling is expected.
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NKtEF TELEGRAMS,

Edward Hull WIS fa:aIly shot at B oom.
ington, Ind, yesterday by John Browning.
A eoroner's jury Is Investigating the
Amelia Olsen murder in Chicago. No
new developments H.
: A wrestling match at Detroit last night
between James Dufur, ot Boston, and J. II.
Mclaughlin, Of Detroit, was won by Nc.
L4ugblsn. ~
Frank Bennett, in isil at Fort Wayne,
Ind, for assault, has confessed to the mur.
der'ng Of Pdsaer, in Muskegon, Wisconsin,
six months ago. ~,
Ten members Of the Salvation Army
were fined s. apiece In Paterson, N. J., ior
creating a disturbance on the streets, and
four were fined in Bridgeport, Conn.
Judge Barrett. yesterday, decided that
under the new code Of New York there is
no such crime as assault and battery. The
definition Is now assault In the third de-
gree. 4.Dg = & "a D
At Hunters Point, LII, Charles A.
Rugg, who Is confined in jail, charged With
the assault OF Selah Sprsgue, on Friday
morning, has confessed that be committed
the crime. A large numbtr OF deputy
sherids and constables have been detailed
to prevent the elynching Of Rusg.
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We are discovered Tue outside world
ia lnding out that wo have live and
growing Republican party in West Vir.
EIuia. Behold this evidence OF recognition
from tho Cleveland Leader: ,., s.,
II tho Republican campain Is we'll man.
aged Weat Virginia will be an interesting
State in this years presidential contest. A
Democratic can,iidalo 10 the fancy OF Car.
Isle, Morrison 4 Co., running on tariff.
lor.rtvenue-ouly platform, could be easily
deprived Of tho electoral vote OF this here.
totore solidly Bourbon State.
Such candidate rs the Leader suggests
would make the job lighter, but let the
nominee bc whom he may he will stand
io'aparty which is not Tor protection, and
with intelligent work and plenty oi 1t We
can take this State from him. The causes
which make Pennsylvania protectionist
operate with double force in West Vir.
gin!s. We have like resources, but they
await development, and We start long
way in the rear. Besides this bread and
cutter issue We Aave question OF State
taxation which Is gall and wormwood 10
lhe Bourbon party. 1t represents grand
insaulsy, an unparalleled usurpation by
The executive authority, and that fights Oh
the side Of tho opposition. Our friends
elsewhere will be glad to know that In
West Virginia the mortality exceeds the
brth rate: The Republican party grows
w nasuraliacreass and by immigration,
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CiVll. SERVICE.
a Report from the Commission Apx-
fou.fy awaited.

a AAcpoFI from INC commission Aux-
fon.fy AWaite,..
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Represen:a.
tive Mu!chlcr, chairman OF the House com
mitteeon reform in the civil service, talk.
ing on the subject, said: II have been
trying to get report from tho Civil Ser.
vice Commission for some time. About
three weeks ago 1t was promised on the
oo:b,' which was on Sunday. Whether
that was q joke or cot l cannot cay, but at
all events the report has no. yet put in an
appearance. the country will soon begin
to think that the commission have done
nothing worth reporting II so, the sooner
We find that out the better. The commit.
tee Of which l am chairman can do moth.
ing until we hear from the commission.
We will give them alittle more time and il
nothing is done perhaps resolution OF the
Honse may stir them up. There are quite
number ot bills before the committee
awaiting actian and l for one would no,
favor their consideration until we can
ascertain what this commission has to
show for the expenditure OF the large sums
OF public money in salarieH and travelling
expenses and interference with the WORK Of
perhaps nearly two hundred Of the highest
class clerks. nos :
"The bills alrcadyaubmitted take up the
Question in all its phases Representatives
Clay, Of Kentucky, and Shaw, OF Illinois,
have introduced bills TO absolutely repeal
the act creating the present commission,
without substituting another scheme in its
stead. There are aso several plans sux.
gested which, their inventors claim, would
cost less monsy and prove moro tfli :ient
than that at present in existence. But |
believe in fair play and the commissioners
should have chance to present the side
OF the case. Congress aud the people can
then judge for themselves whether this
present experiment has been SUCCESS or
not"
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THE MDkkY LETTER.
More Trouble In store for Mr.. Hewitt

More Trouble In store for Mr.. Hewitt
%z. aGst Oth.rs.
NEW YcRE, January 90.-Ths libel suit
Of josh Hart, publisher Of Truth, newa-
paper, againet George Alfred Townsend,
which came to trial 10 day, promises to
provoke family quarrel among the DEM
ocra.ic leaders. The sui. was brought be.
cause Of Towpsend's cri,iciams on the
conduct CT Truth in publishing the no
torious Morey letter. During Harris exam
ina!ien TO day he opened his batteries on
Hewitt, Barnum and Randall, all OF whom,
be claimed, had tricked and sold him Gu.
III the matter. Hart wants $4,000 from
Townsend, in which amoun, LIZ says his
paper suffered on account Of Townsend's
cri.icism. Townsend says the criticism
was not published until every ps per in the
country had comm. nted OH the Morey let.
ter, and that his otfsnse was in alluding to
Truth az a paper Of no farce or, il flu.
enee. Hart at that time threatened gen.
eral combustion, but finally singled out
Townsend as a eacrifice. Townsend says
Ills counsel has made repeated tf,ris 10
bring the cass to trial, but until now al
ways met with delays on the Other side.
Flo thinks Hart waited in hope Of com.
promias.
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TIE report OF the ONO commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the system Of
screening coal reviews tho question and
makes the following suggestions Of general
interest to miners:
That the legal screen shall Le constructed
OF fist or round.topped bars, not lees than
! ,nch wide, Of steel or iron.
Tnat the spuces between the bars shall
not exceed one aud one-:ourth ~ inches,
aud that they shall be Of uniform width.
That the screening surface Shall not ex-
coed sevenly.two square feet, outside
measure.
That the screens shall be free from all
gates or devices that tend In any way 10
letuce the slz, Of the coal. t'E&
The commission would have recommend.
ed screens OF one and hall inches be.
tween the bars, but /. was not willing "a
open up questions Of mining rates now
settled,
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THE KELLER CASE,
A sharp Legal Bnttlo-No Prediction a.
.u to tho Result.
q. .ol II "a Al. YsI.

a nnnrp LoKht bnttIo-N0 EfedIcelon ~
.u to tho Result.
Special N.pateh TO M lntsutoenefr.
PAREsRsBuRo, January 29.-The defense
In the Scioto Lomas case are putting the
testimony In rapidly. The following wit.
neases were examined to-day: John B.
Cook, Moses McCsnn and Mr.. McNally, Of
Brooke county, and Mrs. Burt, Mrs. E. P.
Smith, Mr.. Ewing, and u. W. Peterson, OF
Wheeling. All the witnessea except MI.
Peterson were passengers on one or the
other Of the boats at the time Of the col.
lislon. Some Of tho testimony was very
affecting, as q number OF the wi,neeses had
lost relations In the disaster. Mr.. Peter.
sons testimony Was as q surveyor, as be
made a survey oi the scene and Vicinity
for the defense. Judge Ferguson's exam.
ination Of Mr.. Peterson was close and
ecruiinIzlDg. Judge Ferguson and Capt
Dovener have had several passages at
arms, much to the ediacation Of the specta.
tors. Every point in the trial Is being
closely contested by counsel and no idea
is entertained as 10 the final verdict.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-30

GnEESspcRo, Pa, January 2o.-Last
night twenty:seven American citizens
assembled here for the purpose Of organiz.
ing brotherhood, to be known rs the
Great American Protective Brotherhood.
The work Of organizing lodges throughout
the United States Is to be pushed forward.
The members pledge themselves not to
purchase any article OF Ftench merchan-
disc, aud not to deal with any merchant
who sells or aids in the selling OF articles
manufactured or produced within the
boundary lines ot the Fsench Republic.
The oath and pledges are to hold & ,od until
the French Government restores the rights
aud privileges formerly enjoyed by the
American hog In France. .s y.F
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A MI I~T.. KEHiGAS.
OIL Le ~lcn lts Gun on tho
isutpif.

o1auuasu Ol1 Lit elcn Its Gun on tho
Pulpit.
New YoRH, January oo.-Excitement
prevails in the Washington Avenue Bap.
tist Church, oi Brooklyn, over the resigna.
ton Of Rev. Emory Haynes. 1t is unique,
as it introduces the Standard Oil Company
into religion. A wealthy member Of the
congregation is Charles Pratt, q heavy
stakeholder in the Standard Oil monopoly.
His ground Of complaint against the
preacher was that he DEVOTED too much at.
tention 10 secular subjects in his sermons
and failed to give the faithful sufficient
quantity OF orthodox, hard.ehel B.ptjst
doctrine; In his addreesss he has touched
upon social topics, and at times preached
on political subjects, including several
pointed TRADES 10 condemnation Of mo.
nopoly and cen;raI:zuion Of power in the
hands Of grea. corporations. These re-
marks were construed as ref .ctions upon
Mir. Standard Oil Pratt. Furthermore.
the clergyman wrote novel entitled "Tbe
Fairest in Three" ia which tho chief
character, ~ grasping owner OF railroad and
oil stocks, is mado highly olfensiye as a
persscuor Of his iellownen. Mr.. Pratt
again recognized the picture and renewed
hostilities with such vigor that the clergy.
mans surroundings became unbearable.
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Barring HAY light KubhSry,

pnrsuuRan, January oo-The jewelry
sore was entered at half pass 10 o'clock
this morning and robbed Of abou; 81 SEQ
worth OF wa.chfs aud jswelry. Mr.. Levein
Won. out Tor short .im", leaving his wife
in the store. She went into back room
for q few minutes, and Coming back dis.
covered mula,,o at tho door ot tho saie,
working st the lock. She screamed and
tho negro sprAng up, thrust revolver in
her lace, mud ordered her 10 keep qliet.
sho continued to scream, when the thief
ran past her, out the ,rens' door, and es.
capped. The show c,ses w.rs In confusion
and many articles n, s-iin: sm"ny them
three gold wa'c'i. s,Gne lary'4 Will WI ch,
one diamond stud, one L;suiend ring, three
silver watches, aud several trays Of sold
gold and plated riugs.} Mrs. Lsvein de-.
scribes him as about twenty years old,
light complexion smooth face, and wear.
Ing a'yellow brown coat and dark, stiff
AVN lU.rrtt o. -. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-30

The people ol the United States con-
srme two hndred pounds Of meat each in
u year. Tho average consumption in Eng.
land ia onc.halIes much. Ia this country
ws raise tliirty.one pounds per capita more
than we uOe, and England is just that
much short per capita on her domestic
production. An Englishman transferred
10 this country will soon consume his two
hundred pounds Of meat year. He Is
worth 10 the stock raiser twice as much
hare as no is at home. One way to get
him here is to impress him with the ad-
vantage Of setting up his workship on this
eide Of the Atlantic. m
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One Centmible Verdict.

Por7sriLLE. Pa, January oa-Abort
eighteen months ago Jonathan Neck lef.
fremont under circumstances that oc.
casioned soma talk, and the Miners' Journal
Q! this place, noticing the fact, mentioned
his neglect OF his creditors and the coin.
cident disappearance OF married woman
with whom bis nsm, bad been ss,ocia,ed,
Neck returned from the West alter so,ne
mouths absence and sued the Journal tor
libel, claiming $1,000 damages. The case
was tried last week, and verdict render ed
to-day alter twelve hours' delibera.ion by
the Jury in favor Of the plaintiff for ono
cent damages and coats. s4E,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-30

TRE Democrats ia the Senate must be
given credit Tor very shrewd behavior yes.
tetdsy when Senator Sherman's resolution
came up. Tho outrages against human
rights aud personal liberty in the South
are iadeieasible; and the Democratic Sem
a!os did not attempt 10 defend them.
Such tact has not been shown on the
Democratic side this session. It is too
much to hope that the Democrats, particu.
lasly those who owe their seats to fraud or
violence, Or both, will exert themselves TO
forward .,heinvestiga.ion; but il this ques.
ton Of tho rights Of voters could be consid-
cred apart from partisan bias it would 90
lar toward curing the malignant disorder.
The Republican party would perhaps lose
something in tho way Of political capital,
bu! the country might stand that for q
greater gain
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Ex GoyERsoR PlERpoSr contributes an
other article on the land question as it COZ
fronts us in this State. His extract from
the letter Of citizen Of Webster county,
evidently man Of intelligent observation,
brings ont very prominently condition Of
affairs which is blocking the progress Of
Wes! Virginia. The situation is not COM
iOr,ing to our State pride, but it Is matter
to be met, not lodged. In our effort 10
build up great State it will pay us to stop
md clear away whatever impedes pro-
yress. This with respect 10 the stranger
whom We are inviting to come and make
bis home with us. And to those sturdy
men who have already made their homes
here or are striving to earn them We owe
the debt OF fair play.
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ClSclSSAri, o, January 29-The treas-
urer Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad, +. II. Short, admitted tonight to
a NeMs Jlatraal reporter that Mr: Sam
Medary, who lately resigned as payr,aster
OF that road, was short in his uccoun,r.
The amount OF ,ha dedication is moi
known, bu. there ara hints that il will
amount to rom s2o. 600 to $50 900, mostly
lost at faro. Negotiations are pending be.
tween the company aud Meda!y, which it
Ia hoped will result in reducing the amount
70 very small sum, II not In wipiDg it en-.
tireIv out. = 7-1.' ,J.g ,.5 49,