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D EERIIs5IENTS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
course succeed 10 the reins OIL poWe


France does not follow with light heart
the dispatch of fresh regiments to Tonquin.
That which weighs on the situation, is to as
certain how is the whole matter to end2 After
driving John Chinaman across the border, what
next, and next? An expedition to Pekin, re-
plies professional and diplomatic opinion. To
demand such, will be test act for the coun-
try. In the mean time events depend on the
fortunes of war. The stronger France strikes
the more the blow will be re-echoed. 1t is
only with Western powers that Bismarck has
influence He cannot apparently, weigh on
the Empress of China and her Council, nor
entice or press, Russia or Japan to make a
decision
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
Where Meteors Como From.

Where 11eteorS Como From.
If. about 200 years ago, witness had
stated that he had seen a witch at mid
night riding through the air on broom
stick, he would have been believed; but
if he had stated that he had heard a loud
explosion, and found large hole in the
ground. and, upon thrusting his hand in,
had found stone which was warm, his
veracity would have been doubted. Meteors
must have fallen in olden times, but it is
only in later days that these cases have
been reported Until 1894 it was the belief
that meteors were visitations from God.
A Danish astronomer was the first to
write on the subject. Pallas found a
meteor. which the former examined, and
recognized its true character, it being a
composition of iron and nickel. In 1883
large shower fell in Normandy, which
was of meteoric Origin. A Hindoo claimed
that meteor followed him for two hours
before it fell to the earth. The most
celebrated one fell in 1892, in Alsace, and
it was hung for three centuries in a
cathedral 1t weighed go pounds, and
fell with the sound of clap of thunder.
1t penetrated the earth six feet. The
best known meteor is one of 1874, which
fell in Wolverhampton, Eng. A farmer
saw hole in the ground, and an examin-
alton showed the ground to be warm, and
meteor was finally unearthed which
weighed about 700 pounds. Being polish
ed, it resembles solid iron, and is now
stored in the British Museum. In falling,
meteors start from above the atmosphere,
where there is little resistance, and come
down with a velocity twenty times greater
than that of bullet. Coming in contact
with the atmosphere, great heat is gener-
ated and the meteor is broken in pieces
| The most common meteors are stones,
and cannot be found because they resem-
bic stones on the earth's surface. In
Siberia anG South America the most are
found. Where they come from has caused
much discussion. One theory is that
meteors originally came from the earth
and were due to stupendous volcanic erup
tions of ages gone, when the meteors were
thrown beyond the attraction of the earth
and sent revolving around the sun. Wher
the earth in its orbit comes near one o
these wandering meteors it attracts it
and it plunges into the earth. Any stone
thrown at the rate of six miles a seconC
would not return to the earth again, bu
would be thrown outside of its attractiv,
power. Every one of these must in tim
enter the orbit of the earth, and must, o
course, return to it.-ErchdRg6.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04

person acknowledging the Instrument was
known to the officer to be the person described
in and who executed the instrument. But
this form applies only TO instruments affecting
real estate. (See Compiled Laws p. 1919 and
ibis is a mortgage Of chattels. But Section
1856 of tho Civil Code prosCTIbes that ito
eniitlc any conveyance or other instrument 10
Ice recorded il shall b. acknowledged by the par
Is or parties cxccn'iug the same before the Re
risirar of Cunveyances, or his agent, or some
Judge Of a Court Of Record, or notary public,
&c. &c. The certificate does not set forth who
came before the notary. 1t is not an acknow-
Ielgment Of the party executing the instrument
and does not comply with the law and there
fore the instrument was not entitled to be re-
corded. A chattel mortgage must be recorded
in order TO its validity.
| Section 1858 Civil Code.
y Ellis VS. White B. H. r. POS.
There is wide distinction between the
effect of the record of mortgages OF chattel
property and one OF real estate. The record
| Of the former is essential to its validity; the
record Of the latter operates as notice 10 sub
sequent purchasers or mortgages and has no
effect upon the validity of the instrument, for
| if actual noticei of prior mortgage can be
proved, it is as effectual as recording would
be and in such cases the spreading upon the
record of mortgage of real estate, though by
reason OF its infnrmality not entitled to record,
has been held to be notice to creditors and
purchasers.
think that az the mortgage in question was
| not properly acknowledged it was not entitled
to be recorded and though spread upon the re-
cord it must be treated as nulity so far as
the plaintiffs are concerned.
But Chang Yau's estate must be treated as
if he were bankrupt The defendant Akan5
has valid claim against Chang Yau for $500
He is entitled to a dividend on this amount from
the funds realized from the sale of Chang
Yau's assets less amount Of Acho's claim: As
to the rest Akana is adjudged TO hold it il
trust for the plaintiffs. That is to say, thu
fund realized from the sale was say Sl400.
Deduct Acho's note, say 500.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
900

Akana's claim is say $500.
Plaintiffs claim is say $4,000.
The amount of 5000, is to be distributed to
these creditors pro rata.
Decree accordingly.
CIV. Ashford for plaintiffs: W. r. Castle
for respondents.
Honolulu, December llth, 1881.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
POLITICS.


The opposition is chanting a refrain over the
fate of the country, because one milliard, in
stead of the three composing the budget, has
been voted by the Parliament The dirge is
only platonic. of course it would have been
better had Legislators completed their work
within the 1854 session, and not have to COM
mence the new year with an arrear of business.
The delay will not add TO, or take from, the
burden of taxation. The postpopement only
means the waste Of time. The protectionsts
are about the merriest set of fellows at the
close of the yoar They have won all before
them. A free trader can hardly raise his
head; he would almost be hunted out Of the
country, or gratuitously supplied with tar
and feather custume, as reward for bad pat
riotism. The fannie meetings vote plague
on both Houses and demand food. Employ
ment seems to be given up as a bad specula-'
ton. However, bread riots never can assume
any Importance in France: they are included
under the category of riots in general, and SO
to be suppressed. A neglected riotis the pre-
cursor eff revolution; what would precipitate
matters, would be a six weeks continued frost
and snow.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
LIE EeYrTIAN QuEsTIoN.

The Egyptian question is considered TO form
part of the general plan of the new foreign re-
lations that England is suspected of Matching
1t is not the bondholders that now occupy
serious consideration, but will Europe be pre-
pared to fight England out of Egypt, if the
English nation makes up its mind resolutely
that it will not abandon that country after hav-
ing made SO many sacrifices to set it on its
feet. The symptoms of England to adopt a
more vigorous colonial policy, do not add any
comfort TO the situation, where so much gun
powder is lying about. 1t is being felt, that
If England does not desire or court war, she
will not hesitate to strike rapidly and strong,
if others open the ball. The confederation of
her colonies for mutual defence, is now re-
garded as a foregone conclusion. As colo
NAL power, it is a necessity for her to well
bind all the faggots.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04
THE PLAY.

Sardou's new play of The0dora does not
please everybody, and even the most gushing
critics have a thread of vinegar running
through their eucomiums. 1t is gorgeous in
the scenic and mounting sense; just as "Dick
Wilmington and his Cat" Only Emperor Au-
gustus Harris gives the usual substantial bill
of English farce-no stint of anything, while
Sardou displays rigorous historical taste, as
TO costumes and such accessories. But that
is a talent not to be despised, and Theodore,
without the barbaric pearls and gold, would
be shorn of three-fou of the elements of its
success. The play itself, the intellectual part,
ID word, the plot, is based on the volcanic
life Of Byzantium, before Mahomet cleared out
eonstantinople. The incidents have been
pieced in very striking setting, and all
picked out, not to illustrate the decline and
fall of the Roman Empire, but all the shades
OF Madame Bernhart's talent, and the authors
original ways and means Of creating apparently
insoluble perplexities, and then calculating
them in the most unexpected manner. Of
course the action is rapid; sensation follows on
sensation; capital scene upon capital scene, all
tremendously blended, by the Interpretation
OF the very highest histrionic talent. As the
piece was written for the grand Sarah, of
course no one pays much attention to the sub
ordinate roles. 1t will mako the fortune Of the
theater Porte-St. Martin, for it has this rare
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-04

popularity 70 divide the pleasure into two
parts; the material and the Intellectual. You
90 to study the first, the material, and then
must return 10 the feast Of reason and flow of
soul; wherein the authors and the actress
talents are best appreciated.
VI CHEvREUIL
is the celebrated chemist, whose discoveries
about colors are The text book Of practical art.
He is one hundred years old, lectures as usual
to his classes, and is one Of the gayest young
fellows in Paris
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13
Current Comment.

HE WOULD USE HIS FREEDOM DIFFERENTLY
NOW.
Henry Watterson)
Freedom is merely the liberty to choose
ones master"
THE FEELING OF THE SOUTH.
(New Orleans Picayune.)
Boston has Water Board. They are ex-
peIts. Few of the officials of the hub know
much about water.
A LITTLE HISTORY.
Atlanta Constitution.
Secretary Whitney Is descendant Of Ell
Whitney, who helped to invent the cotton
gin. Ordinary gin was invented by man
AND TOO SCARCE.
philadelphia Call.)
A New York editor complains that "the
silver dollar is too big and the gold dollar
is TOO little." Our objection to both is that
they are too slippery.
THE FEELING OF THE NORTH.
(Hartford Post)
At last accounts a temperance lecturer
was exhibiting glass of cold water to the
astonished people of the south, who imag-
ined it had escaped from some Chicago dime
museum.
GRATIFYING AS WELL AS SURPRISING.
Boston Record.
The refusal OF the overseers of Harvard
college to abolish compulsory attendance on
morning prayers, conveys the gratifying in
timation that the undergraduates of that in
stitutlon are not yet past praying for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13
Personal and Peculiar.

New South Wales has a district named
New England.
1t is announced that Sims Reeves has de-
cided TO visit the United States.
The official residence of the President of
Venezuela is called the ''Yellow House,"
A young man who patronizes the skating
rink, is called ''Khartoum" by his compan-
ions, because he falls so often.
An ex-Lieutenant Governor of South Car
DINA is a waiter in Washington restau-
rant.
The Princess of Wales will hold draw
ing-room reception at Dublin on behalf of
the Queen on the 9th of April.
President Grevy offended religious people
in France by giving his State ball on the
second day of Lent.
Miss Chamberlain, recently known in Lon
don as ''the American beauty" is to marry
an English oaronet.
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge
are said to be the hotbeds of slang in Eng
land. They start nine-tenths of all the slang
phrases.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

Snodklns says, apropos of President Eliot's
report, that he believes base ball is very an
Gent sport indeed, for the daughter of Cyrus
the Great was Atossa.
Frederick Horn, schoolmate of Prince
Bismarck, publishes an English country
newspaper in Wisconsin. Like the German
Chancellor, be Is tall in stature and straight
forward in expression.
The president of New York city railway
says with good treatment and care street
car will last nearly quarter of a century.
If they're neglected they get broken up in
less than year.
In some of the rural churches of Holland
1t is quite customary to smoke during SER
vice. Sometimes the minister INDUCES in a
smoke while the hymn is being sung, but
this is regarded as dangerous innovation.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde charmingly says in re-
cent criticism: "An artist is the resultant
of certain millieu and certain entour-
age," which impresses the reader with the
list. OF knowing how easy it is to be an ar
A man In the opera house was overheard
saying 10 his companion, after one of the
most thrilling passages by Booth as Hamlet,
swell, call this a pretty fair kind of q
play, don't youp' He is probably the man
that said Shakespeare was ''bully writer"
An inveterate smoker in Milan, NO., sud-
denly left off the haiti and died within
twenty-four hours. Those addicted to the
use of tobacco would here find an unanswer-
able argument in their behalf, were il not
for the fact that the gentleman was 100
years old.
The Comte de Herrisson relates that on
one accession during the negotiations follow
ing the Frarco-German war of 1870 Bis
marck offered Jules Favre cigar, which
was declined. Then said Bismarck: "By
not smoking yoE have one advantage over
ne-you are more vigilapt. But then you
have this disadvantage--you are more irri-
table. a diplomat must be ready to make
concessions, and tobacco makes one feel
happier and, thereby, more conciliatory."
Senator Brown and Colquitt of Georgia,
and pleased party of friends, viewed the
procession on Wednesday from balcony of
the Metropolitan Hotel, says the Washing4
ton Capital. An enthusiastic lady asked
Senator Brown if he ever saw finer pro-
cession. "None that was better pleased to
see," said the senator, sbut once saw
military parade much more imposing than
this and SO did my friend Zeb Vance. We
were provided with a window apiece to view
1t, at the expense of the government too.
1t was May "a, 1865. and we were inmates
of the Old Capitol Prison, and In front of
our prison windows marched the armies of
Grant and Sherman to that greatest review
of victorious armies ever seen in the history
of the world"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The story telegraphed from Buffalo, New
York, that the wife of Deacon S. Brown had
been acknowledged by the court of Queens
Bench as the heiress of the Lawrence Town
ley estate, doesn't stand the test Ct investi-
CATION. A thorough search has failed to re-
veal any record of the alleged marriage at
Springfield and The Col. Jacques who figures
In the story was never heard of in that city.
The tale is probably one the productions of a
syndicate of alleged journalists who some
time ago offered to supply rural newspapers
with sensations
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

Importers of foreign rags are making an
effort to have the regulations regarding dis
infection removed by the new Secretary of
the Treasury, on the ground that they are
unnecessary and burdensome. There are,
however, strong protests on the part of sani-
tary authorities. In the face of these and
the cholera scare, Secretary Manning will
undoubtedly maintain the present regula-
tions
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The law creating the offices of Comptrol-
Ter of the Cur eucy and Director of MINIS,
provides that these officers shall be appoint
ed "by the President with the advice of the
Senate for the term of five years, unless
sooner removed by the President upon rea-
sons to be communicated by the Senate"
These are the only two officers whom the
President cannot remove to make room for
Democrats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The latest exploit of the London police
was the arrest and locking up of one of the
lawyers engaged in the trial of the alleged
dynamite conspirators. His possession of
travelling bag ''of American manufacturer
was the ground of his arrest. Business in
foreign trunk factories perhaps is getting
dull, and this method of dscouraging the
purchase of American goods is devised posi-
ly for the purpose of working up home in
duatrias
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The New Age learns that it is conceded
that the Hon. Eben F. PiIlsbury will be ap-
pointed internal revenue commissioner for
Massachusetts. 1t is probably conceded by
the Maine Democrats, who are anxious to
get him off their hands, but Massachusetts
Democrats may take different view of the
matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

A Georgia newspaper not having wood
cut of the new Secretary of State, and wish
ing to show some sort of enterprise, printed
one of Senator Colquitt's campaign pictures
and labelled 1t "Bayard' This must be
the freedom of the press they tell about.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The statement of the PRESS in regard to Mr..
behring's connection with the surplus fund of the
gas company is, Ia its inference, palpaby untrue
Argus.
The statement of the PRESS in regard to
Mr.. Deeiing's connection with surplus fund
OF the gas company was true in every par
ticular, and the Argus knows 1t.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

While Bismarck is advising England to
take Egypt, he is at the same time urging
Russia TO make advances in Asia, and Aus
tris to take Constantinople. He proba-
bly, smiles to see France wasting SO much
vitality in the Chinese peninsula, and the
Italian experiment in the Soudan does not
cause him sleepless nights. The fact is,
these complications please Bismarck. If he
can only get all othe" European nations
mixed up in some var, he will then be able
without fear of molestatioD, to annex
wherever be may wish. He might then in
bis declining years, realize his life long
dream, of being able to say that Germany's
dominions make more dots on the globe
than those of England.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

1t seems the Mohammedan troops in the
service of the English in the Soudan take no
stock In the Mahdps pretensions, and are as
anxious to smash him as the English gov
eminent. The Mohammedan rising bug
bear had its origin in superheated magma
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

John Kelly wants to be collector of New
York, but is too modest to ask for it. HUI
bert 0. Thompson also wants to be collector,
and modesty isn't his besetting sin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

Civil service reform principles are to be
applied to the police force the coming NUM-
cipal year. Do civil service reformers want
to entrust them to Mr.. Deering, who is hos
tile to them, or to MIR. Fogg, who is their
f.iend2
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The Wabash railroad, the employees of
which are on a strike, is in the hands of
receiver appointed by the United States
court. Any attempt to iniure the roads
property or stop the running of trains by the
strikers, therefore, will be matter for the
United States government to deal with, even
to the extent of using United States troops
if necessary. Railroad employees have the
undisputed right to leave their employment
singy or collectively, but there their right
ceases. Any interference with property or
attempt to prevent other men from taking
their places is an offence against the law,
and must be punished.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13
MONDAY, MARCH Ie
FOR MAYOR,
JOHN lei. FOGG.

Republicans should see to it that every Re
publican vote is polled next Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

John W. Deoring has arrived home and is
conducting his campaign in person. Repub-
licane should be watchful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

Mr.. Deering is very prodigal of promises,
but very cbary of performance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-13

The rumors of the continued advance of
the Russians toward the Afghan frontier
found credit enough to send down the
price OF Russian and English securities
in London and up the price of bread
stuffs in this country. Nevertheless il is
hardly probable that Russia intends to con-
tinue her advance at present. The English
are much better prepared to defend Afghan
territory than the Russians are to invade it.
The Afghan population is hostile to Russia,
while the close proximity of the scene to
India and its remoteness from Russia would
give the English great advantage. To re-
inforce the Russian army would require
weeks of time, while the British could draw
almost Unlimited reinforcements from India
in short space of time. England will have
to be in a much more crippled condition
than she is now be the Russians can
make much Roadway in Afghanistan.