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Rife Shooting at the Casino Range.

The rife match announced to come of a
the Casino range last Saturday, between
Messrs. Higgins and Unger, did not take
place There were about dozen rifemen
on the ground, and several strings of ten
shots each were fired by them. The wind was
very strong, and seemed to increase as the
afternoon wore away, so that it was decided
to postpone the match for the purse of $50 to
a better day. Messrs. Hingley, C. B. Wilson
and Engineer Wilson, of the Mariposa, shot
a few strings, the scores standing 80, 81, 30,
40, 80, 81 and sc, making an average of Sc.
This low average for the good marksmen
named show that the result of the match, if
it had been shot of, would not probably
have been a satisfactory test of the skill Of
either of the contestants.
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viticuItnre in California.

We take pleasure in acknowledging
the receipt of a copy of the third annual
report of the State Viticultural Conven-
ton of California from Mr.. Charles F.
auckland, San Francisco, the publisher.
The report is very voluminOus. and full
of much valuable and instructive matter.
1t contains nearly 200 quarto pages of
close print, every line of which was set
up in the Merchant Office. Those
who have planted vines, or who contem-
plate doing so, could not do better than
buy copy of this official repor t, which is
published in San Francisco at 80 cents
per copy.
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worn by the Imperial system. Re
publican France, as it is styled, or
rather the official class among the
French, are as jealous of the spread of
advanced liberal ideas to-day as any
ultra-monarchist could be. They
fear the people They dread the
principles which Victor Hugo incul-
Gated by precept and by practice IN a
thousand ways. They stand appalled,
at possible uprising of the masses.
But they would have nothing to fear
or dread if they were the ministers of
a righteous system in which truth,
purity and equity prevailed.
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A TRIUMPHAL PROC ESSION.

The spectacle of a million men in
line, at the funeral of Victor Hugo,
was splendid and impressive one.
1t was mankind paying homage to
the friend and teacher Of humanity.
There was nothing bizarre or forced
about it. This funeral parade was
the spontaneous recognition of the
genius and life work of Victor Hugo.
1t was in its way reflection upon the
Republican Government of France,
which is great only in mediocre
ties, and which runs in the grooves
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NOTICE.

Mr.. A. NJ. Mellls has secured the exclusive right
to the city routes for the P. c. ADVERTISER, daily
and weekly, and is now authorized to collect sub
scriptions therefor.
Payments on account of subsc riptions may alsO
be made at the Publishing Office Merchant street,
where orders for subscription, and notices of
change Of address, ETC., will also be received.
Subscribers will please report any complaint for
non-deIivery, other cause, at this office.
ED. T. FITZGERALD has no connection with
with the P. c. ADVERTISER, and all persons are
cautioned against paying him money due tn
Office.
L. MONTGOMERY MATHER,
Business Manager p. c. ADVERTISER.
April 30 1885. If
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A GREAT NEWSPAPER.

TIE WEEKLY p. C.. ADVERTISER is the best
and most complete paper published in the King
dom. Having been thoroughly remodeled in all
its departments, 1t viii be found TO be uniformly
bright, newsy and reliable. Being intended speci-
ally for the family circle, it will contain nothing
offensive to morals or refined taste. Arrange
ments have been perfected for giving a complete
digest Of the worlds news up to latest date, in
addition to all the local and general news of the
Kingdom. Correspondence, detailing facts, is in
vited from all parts of the Islands. Orders for
subscriptions should be addressed to the Manager.
THE WEEKLY P. c. ADVERTISER is mailed to
subscribers at IS per annum, payable in advance.
Remittances may be made by p. o. Order.
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BASEBALL.

The game of baseball between the Mar
ried Men and Oceanies last Saturday was
interrupted by the light rain that COM
menced to fall about the time the fifth
inning was finished, and the umpire at
the close of the seventh inning called the
game. AS will be seen from the score
appended, the Oceanics Lad decidedly the
best of the game, their score standing Is to
8. Want of space prevents our giving the
details of the game.
OCEANIC.
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LYONS 81 I.EVEY.
AuctiOneerS.
MarshaFs Sale of Bankrupt
Estate.

10y VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE IS
- sued out Of the Supreme Court on the 9th
day of June \. d. 1855, in the matter of the bank
ruptcy of the Gee sung Wal Company, l shall ex-
pose for sale in front Of Aliolani Hale, IN Homo
lulu, Island of Oahu, at u o'clock noon, on Tues
Cav the 18th day of June "A d. 1855 TO the highest
bidder all the right, title and interest OF the said
Gee sung Wal Company, bankrupts, in and TO the
following properues-vIz:
All that certain rice plantation situate at Heea,
Koolaupoko, in said Island of Oahu, with the
growing crops thereon and leases, buildings. live
stock and agricultural tools and implements
thereto belonging, and more particularly described
as follows-to-wit:
Lessor, John McKeague; lessee, All SeOn and
All Chana & Co; date, Nov. "a, 1877; term, ii
years; rent, $3.50
Lessor, John BIcKeague; lessee, All Chang; date.
Aug. u, 1875 term, II years; rent, $25 area, 3,
SLIGO acres.
Lessor John NcKeague; lessee, All Chan; date
April Is, 1851; term 10 years. rent, $40; area,
acre.
Lessor, s. Kaale Sopaea; lessor, All Chan; date,
July 1, 1881; term, years; rent 500
Lessor, $ Kaale; lessee, kikana; date, Oct. 8,
1882; term, years; rent, $50; area, Ia acres.
Oxen.
3 Wooden Buildings.
. Plows.
. HarrOwS.
Yoke.
Water Wheel for rice mill and fixtures.
l Iron Pan.
Iron Pans.
1 Clock.
lot of Agricultural Implements.
The said plantation contains in all an area OF
twenty 900 acres of good rice land.
Deeds at expense of purchaser.
26I-j16 JNO. n, SOPER, Marshal.
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OUR FOREIGN NEWS.

Our foreign news summary will be
found on the fourth page of to-day's
ADVERTISER. 1t is not of great inn
nortance, taken as a whole, but there
are not wanting items of general in
terest.
II will be observed that not word
"a said about General Grant, from
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HoNoLULU, June Is, 1885.
We, the undersigned, having acted as q
committee at the test of the Harden Hand
Grenade given Saturday evening, do not
belive it was fair one to determine it's
efficiency for extinguishing incipient fires,
owing to the unfavorable circumstances
under which it was given, and in justice to
the reputation of the grenades, we reserve
our opinion until ether tests are made.
(Signed) GEO. Lucas,
JNO. NOTT,
J. W. MCGUIRE. F. NJ.
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The California Produce Company has for
sale lot of fine pinespples.
very neat and complete barber shop has
been opened in the building standing at the
end of Union alley, by Mr.. Cunha, propri-
etor of the Union Reading Parlors. All the
appliances for an easy shave can be found in
the new establishment.
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Messrs Meller & Halbe sent to the in
mates of the branch hospital on Kameha-
meha Day twenty gallons of their delicious
ice cream and large tray of cakes. This is
not the first time that this firm has thought
fully provided dainty enjoyment for the
poor lepeTs.
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MARRIED MEN.

EARNED runS-OceanlC, I.
First base on errors-Oceanic, 8; Married Men, 8.
First base on baIls-Oceanic, 4; Married Men, 3.
Three-base hiU-D. MOipal.
Wild pitches-Wall, >; Parker, ).
Passed balls-Scott 4; WOdehOuse, ,.
Struck out-Wall, 4.
Umpire-H NJ. Whitney, Jr.
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Assignee's Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING BEEN AP-
i pointed assignees of the estate of Chong Fat of
KohaIa, Hawaii a bankrupt, all persons owing
said estate hereby notified to make imme-
date payment 70 the undersigned at the office of
w. c. Parke, over Bishop 6 Co IS bank, in Homo
lulu. w. C. PARKE,
YIN QUON,
Assgnees.
Honolulu June 10, 1885. 2t-d 1t-w
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Referring to the above, we beg to
inform the business public that our
Banking establishment will be opened
for the transaction of business on
Monday, May the 4th, when we will
be prepared to receive deposits in our
Savings Bank.
We will also be prepared to make
loans, discount approved notes, and
purchase exchange at best market
rates.
We will receive deposits OH open
account, make collections and con-
duct a general Banking and Ex-
change business.
Our arrangements have been COM
pleted, so that we can draw exchange
on the principal parts of the world.
105-H CLAUS SPRECKELs & Co.
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The Rand Cnncerf-

The Royal Hawaiian Band will give con-
cert this evening at Emma Square, COM
mencing at 7:30 o'clock. The following is
the programme:
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BANKING NOTICE.

The undersigned have formed CO.
partnership under the firm name Of
CLAUS SPREcKELs & Co., for the
purpose of carrying on Bank Of
Savings and Deposits, and for trans
acting a general Banking and Elk
change business at Honolulu, and
such other place in the Hawaiian
Kingdom as may be deemed advisable.
CLAUS SPRECKELs.
WIN. @. IRWIN.
Honolulu, April Is, 1885.
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A meeting of the members of the Ha-
waiian Jockey Club is called for o'clock
this evening.
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NOTICE.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE THIS
w day formed a cOpartnership for the burmese
Of carrying on sugar planting business under INC
name and style Of Hop Pom q Co. at Moanni IN
the island of Molokai. -
Mok Ken and Wong Mang have this day been
appointed as Managers Of the said company here
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advertisements.

advertisements.
JUST RECEIVED
Ex d. MeDdOta." " orIepte and other late
arrivals, and for sale at
Lowest Market Rates,
a large and well selected assortment OF
Wines, Spirits, Etc,
Comprised in part as follows;
GENEvAs.
Cases J. d. X. & T., 20 bottles each.
Cases B. & N, 'Key" Brand. 20 bottles per case.
do do do do in green cases.
do do Old Double Berried Hollands, in
clear glass.
Cases c. Meier It Co.'S "PaIm Tree"
do Board & Sons "old Tom"
do Coates & Co.'S celebrated plymouth" Gin
do CosmopOlite, Royal Batavia, etc., etc
BRANDIEs.
Cases Hennessy >. SIS and "@s
do BISCUIT, DubOuche & Co e@s and ss9a.
do Miller Frere $50
do J. Plessac & Co.
do j. E. PellissOn & Co.'S Uncolored, Un-
sweetened, Pure Old Brandy, and 10 years old.
Cases. TASKS and half TASKS various brands.
WHISTLES.
CAsEs-GIsnlivet, Islay Blend,
Burke @@a, Stewards Scotch.
o. F. c. Sourmash, Cutter No. /,
Kentucky Fav0rite, White Rye
cold Kentucky Bourbon, years old.
| IN BULK Golden Sheaf, years old.
lTaylors o. F. c., years old.
Fine old Ports, Sherries Madeira, etc, in cases
and casks, Kummel, Absinthe, Maraschino,
Curacao, etc, of the best quality.
All favorite brands of English. American and
German ALEs AND BEERS.
FREETH & PEACOCK.
2s Nuuanu street, H. L.
P. o. Box s62. 266n Telephone 4e.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
NOTHING NEW.
Paul Boyton's Joke Antedated Over One
Hundred Years.

Scientific American.
Paul Boyton's recent prank in placing dunn
my torpedo against the British war-ship Garnet
in New York harbor brings to mind Sergeant
Lees attempt to blow up Lord Howe's flagship,
the Eagle, in the same waters in 1776. He used
a torpedo boat invented by David Bushnell, aft
erward captain In the patriot army. 1t had
been tried with success experlmentally, and gave
promise Of being useful i'll actual warfare. The
first opportunity for such occurred when the
British feet took possession of New York har
Dor. The Bushnell boat was more like a barrel
than a boat 1t was of oak, iron-banded,
and only large enough for one person.
When floating upright, the nayigator's
head little above the level of
the water, By means of two force pumps worked
by the occupants feet, the vessel could be made
to sink or rise in the water by forcing water out
or i'll, and so changing its specific gravity Its
progress horizontally was governed by two re-
volving paddles in front. turned by crank in
side. The torpedo was fastened to the back of
the boat by screw. the release of which set in
motion clock connected with a gun-lock and
flint After the predetermined interval of time
had elapsed the clock would strike and ignite
the powder.
The torpedo carried by Lee against the Eagle
was charged with loo pounds of powder (some
say l30 pounds), and the clock set to explode
the charge in thirty minutes after the torpedo
was placed. Lee was towed in the neighbor-
hood of the fleet by party in whale boats
and then proceeded to attack the feet
alone he succeeded In feacnlng the Eagle, a
sixty four pound gun ship, undetected, and
spent long time in a vain attempt to fasten the
torpedo TO her bootom with hooks and screws a
band of iron at the edge of the copper sheathing
proving an especially serious obstacle. AS day
light approached he was compelled to leave the
feet and return to the city. Off Governors
island he was intercepted by British barge,
when, to avoid capture he exploded his torpedo,
escaping from his pursuers during the panic
which the explosion excited If the torpedo
had
the strip of iron which thwarted him would
have insured the success of his undertaking and
the use of terpedoes in naval warfare might
have been hastened half century.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
A Personal Query.


''You are a member of the Board of Trado
are you not Mr. Smith,"
Il have that honor, madam"
II have heard that you are a very wicked lod
down there. They say you gamble and cheat
each other terribly"
.'rhat assertion is a falsenood
''And you are really honestS'
I'VE compare fayorahly in that respect witiy
any body of business men in the city country
asYou don't tell me! How wicked it is for peo<
pie to set such rumors ahoat.n
s.It is objectionable. Why, / have been 3
member of the board ten years, and during all
that time have only known two genuine rss-
Gals on it.
Indeed that is really quite creditable. Ia
the other one still member of the boardP
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
THE ADELE HUGO STORY.
A Romantic Tale Which Bears Evidence of
ImprObability.
New York Courier des Etats Unis.

New York Courier des Etats Unis.
This romantic story hears intrinsic evidence
of improbability. 1t seems to be as much
product of the Imagination as the most fanciful
of Hugo's romances. Ii it is true it is strange
that there is no alluson to the existence of this
girl ta be found in any of Victor Hugo's biogra-
phies No alusion is made to it in his Me
moires,' written by his wife and dictated or re-
vised by himself The ubiquitous and gossipy
reporters of the Paris press have never discov-
cred it, and tho chatterhoxes of the boulevaras
and cafes and salons have never mentioned it.
There is not trife connected with Hugo's daily
life in Paris for the last fifteen years that has
not been topic OF conversation with the Paris
ians and chronicied in the press Yet no allu-
sion has been made to this saddest and most
sensational of his family affairs. Again, what
could be more improbable than that Hugo
should permit his daughter to venture across
the Atlantic and then pursue her lover from
Canada to the Barbados. In France girls
are not accustomed to travel alone;
they are not allowed even TO go
shopping alone or to appear on the street with
out an escort. In the matter of travelling alone
young French girl is about as helpless as q
babe. And if Miss Hugo succeeded in leaving
home clandestinely and reaching Halifax, is it
likely that fond father like Victor Hugo would
leave bis only daughter helpless and alone in a
farlcf Canadian garrison town. Would he not
have brought her home instead of sending her q
monthly allowancel And II Hugo--suppesing
the story to be true-should Etudiously
refrain from all alinsion to her IN
has writings, why should he visit her no
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
Always for the Seller.

Wall Street NeWs.
A Baltimore woman who buys at rock bot.oA
figures for spot cash. discovered, few weeks
ago, that her fayorite grade of sugar had add
vanced quarter of a cent per pound Sha
promptly demanded an explanation.
Certainly maam,' replied the grocer III
is owing to the strained relations between Eng
land and Russia"
She was apparently satisfied, but the otha9
day she was parayzed to fnd another quarter Oh
q cent added TO the price
Nov. how do you make this out,' she indigs
nanty exclaimed. England and Russia hava
come to an understanding, and yet your sugar
goes up."
Exactly ma'am. Sugar Is an article whic4
either too much war or two much peace Is Ger
tain to affect I've known of row in my OWE
family sending the price up cent and haiis
-Four pounds at five and half Is twenfyss I'M
eents. and here's your right change back
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
How MIR. Arp Found Uncle Remus and
Other Editors.

Atlanta Constitution.
visited Atlanta, the other day, for the first
time in months, and am afraid / never will
catch up. inquired for friend, and was told
he was on the fifth floor of the FIFTEEN building.
So / went there and climbed up all the stairs,
and my knees were weak and shaky by the time
got to his room, and was so tired could
hardly say showdy," and he asked me why l
didn't take the elevator. Well, didn't know
there was one nor how to find it. So when
got through my business he showed me the
thing, but it all looked so curious went back
the way | came up and was thankful. Then |
went over to the Constitution office to give
Joe Harris pair of rabbit ears, Texas
find Joe, and Mr.. Hemphill cut his
words of short, as he said fourth floor, eleva-
tor" So poked around in the hall and was
about to give it up when saw the thing coming
down with man III it, and as he got out had
sense enough to get In, and just then the house
commenced going down, down, down until it
struck bottom, and was let out and commenced
hunting around for Harris l found him hid
away up there. and be poked out his off hand
and said ''howdy," and kept his seat like he was
glued TO it. think he is fastened to it some
how, and have since heard it was the rule of
the company that editor is to give up his
seat under any pretext, for if they gave it up to
every caller they would never have time to
write anything, and so the paper wouldn't come
out in the morning There was but one
chair in the room. and Harris was fastened to
that. / told him l was awful tired, and he mo-
toned me to seat on the waste basket A
basket is the good thing to sit in set in. but il
is the poorest thing to sit on ever tried. / en-
deavored to enjoy it for about two minutes and
then I retired in good order which, of course,
was what was expected. Next visited Grady's
room and he, too, was glued to chair. How
they get loose when they go to dinner don't
know, but think those chairs have patent
fixing underneath and when dinner time comes,
then Evan Howell, the president, touches wire
and that loosens up the boys all over the house.
Evan keeps lot of chairs in mis- room for he is
the entertainer and is expected to keep up the
social relations. He goes up on the elevator but
always slides down on the stair railing for exer
cise Everything seems to be reduced to sys
tenn about that building.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
Senator Cameroa's Lost Opportunity.

New York Tribnne.
The fact came cut in court the other day that
ths net profits of the Bell Telephone Company
amounted last year to S., 500, 00G. / don't know
what Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, must
have said to himself when he heard of it. He
told a friend of his the othor day that in connec
tion with the telephone he lost the greatest op
portunity of his life When Professor Bell went
about the country endeavoring to induce people to
take stock in his company he also called on Cam
eron Senator" he said, for $4,000 you can
have controlling interest in my company"
Cameron hesitated. Professor Bell said: Have
you no faith in the inventionW fYes, / have
said the Senator, 'but do not think the invest
ment will prove as remuneratiye as you imag
ine" After more talk, Cameron declined max
ing the investment. Bell left the house
a disappointed man. 1t took good deal
of trouble and cost him many sleepless
night to raise the money necessary TO launch his
schemes Now Senator Cameron says, 81 would
have advanced the SC 900 if | could have spared
it at the time. i believed the investment would
ultimately prove remuneratiye, but / was un-
willing just then to risk that much money"
Strange to say, Senator. Cameron and Professor
Bell are now near neighbors They both live in
Scott Circle. Professor Bell is fond of society
and entertains handsomely during the season.
His house is the rendezvous every Thursday
evening of musical people who 90 there TO listen
to chamber music excellently performed by
amateur musicians.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

Philadelphia Special.
The Grant mansion at No. 2009 Chestnut
street, was bought by Mr. Frank X. Hess, a
young gentleman OF fortune, for $50, 800 He had
the option of paying in cash mortgage, and
will probably pay in cash. This is the house
which was presented to General Grant by a
committee OF Philadelphia citizens immediately
after the close of the war. The committee paid
So, 600 for the premises in 1865 and furnished it.
Grant never lived in the house. Immediately
after his election be rented it, and never entered
the doors afterwards The sale took place by
direction of Vanderbilt The Chestnutstreet
mansion was part of the assets surrendered to
the railroad king in partial liquidation of the
well-known $500 loan and It is understood
that the sale was especially agreed upon between
Vanderbilt and Grant The property is q four
story brick residence. with donble front of 2l
feet inches. and extends back to johnson street,
q distance Of I64 feet
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

frequently and in such an ostentatious manncx
that the occasion OF his visits should be red
letter day to all the other patients of the asylumj
Finally. as to the legacy of 1000, 900 francs. Ia
the enormous sum of $500. 600 to an incurabla
maniacf If he did 80 he would be more insane
than his daughter From the details and def.
nitness of the story, however, and the character
OF the narrators, it seems unquestionable that
some person representing herself as Miss Hugo
was IN Halifax at the time. But il is more likely
that the lady in person was clever adventuresss
or possibly an ilegitimate daughter Of Hugo