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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-11

telling Of remarkably successful re-
suits of experimentation according
to the directions given by him. In
some cases the application of the
theory made all the difference be-
tween unusually good crops and total
failures, side by side, with every
thing else equal. While so much
expense is being incurred in these
Islands to arrive ut the most econo-
mical production of sugar possible,
it might be well worth while to solicit
the aids of natures laws as digested
in the theory of "lunar influence on
vegetation" 1t will cost nothing,
and may yield millions" The
lowest latitude for which the Almanac
gives specific directions for this
years planting is 80 north. If these
do not suit, our local astronomers
can doubtless afford precise calcula-
tions in accordance with the above
statement Of the theory. For Feb
ruary and March we copy the direc-
tions from the Almanac -
FEBRUARY.-The 9th and 9th from
7.50 to 905 a. M; 1925 to 11.50 u.
m. and 1.50 to 400 p. m. are good.
For roots, take the 10th, 11th and
18th from 7.20 to S.35 u. m. Other
things, the 10th and 11th from 9.55
to 1.20 n. m, and l.20 to $3.50 p. m.
Root crops and early potatoes should
be sown on the 10Th and 10th be-
tween 710 and S.25 II. m. and 9.45
and 1910 u. IN. Things requiring
top growth should be put in on the
18th, between 1910 noon and 2.20
p. m.
MARcH.-The first favorable date
this month is the 9th, from 11.50 II.
m. to 200 p. m. for grain and vege-
| tables, the same hours are suitable
on the 10th and 1lth. For root
crops, SOW between $40 and 9.35 q.
m. on the 10th and 11th. The 18th
has the Moon in Cancer, and root
crops should be put in from $40 to
6.35 a. m. and 7.55 to $50 n. m.
Corn, wheat, other grain and vege-
tables, 11.20 n. m. to 1.3O p. m. The
Goth is splendid date for root crops
and the like, between the hours of
800 and 6.10 a. m; 7.30 and 900 a.
M, and 11.15 to 1.2O p. m.
The Almanac may be ordered
through Messrs. j. M. Oat, Jr., &
Co., at Is cents copy.
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disheartenment which confronts the
provisional directorate. Without
general local sympathy, which would
be assured by the enlistment OF
direct, individual local interest, it
might be much more difficult than
otherwise to carry out the objects
of the Company after the capital
was provided. Then, If the capital
was obtained purely on the national
credit in the foreign market, the
scheme would lose the advantage
anticipated for it from having for
eign capitalists take it up on its in
trinsic merits, as affording a pro-
fitable field for investment. Foreign
capitalists who put money into the
enterprise would be likely to take
an active interest in seeing that it
did not fail for lack of colonists to
occupy the land, if such were not
already in the country. They might
also reasonably be expected to bring
to the scheme the benefits of expe-
rience in other countries, with re-
gard to different agricultural pro-
ducts, irrigation, and so forth. 1t
would, moreover, be to their interest
to promote trade with these islands
in their respective countries, so that
they should really be Hawaiian
commercial agents abroad, who
would doubtless be able to give us
valuable points as to available
markets for our present staples as
well us other products of which
these islands are capable. At all
events, it is to be hoped that there
will be no delay made in the prose-
cution of the enterprise to await
Government assistance. That would
involve the loss of valuable time,
and the amount of interest already
awakened in the scheme outside of
the kingdom bids us hope that it
will also be unnecessary. At the
same time, so much Importance do
we attach to colonization and agri-
cultural development, we believe
that the Government would be cen
surable if it allowed the colonization
movement, that has acquired such q
gratifying amount of headway, to
fail for want of any support that is
within its power to bestow to the
present or any other valid scheme.
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CABLE COMMUNICATION.

Mr.. c. r. Buckland, Agent for the
New Zealand Government in San
Francisco, said to an Alta reporter
that he expected that Sir Alexander
Stewart would arrive in San Fran
cisco on the next Australian steamer,
and would there meet gentleman,
"to complete arrangements for the
establishment of cable system via
New Zealand, the Phoenix Group
and the Hawaiian Islands, to San
Francisco, which would connect all
the Colonies by telegraph except
South Australia, which has its
special line via Torres to Singapore,
and so on to Europe. The Govern
ment has already promised to con-
tribute certain subsidy to the new
line. 1t is understood that James
Gordon Bennett has volunteered
them every assistance with his new
cable as soon as it is in working
order" This is good news, SEEM
ingly having something in it. The
Hawaiian Minister of Finance is
authorized by a law of the last
Legislature to contract for pay
ing a subsidy to a cable, to
an amount not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars and for a period
not exceeding fifteen years, upon
conditions satisfactory to the King
in Privy Council,
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THE GOVERNMENT VICTORY.

So far as the capital of the king
dom and this island are concerned,
and assuming that the voting system
and election methods in vogue here
permit of free expression of the
popular will, the elections yesterday
resulted in signal victory for the
Government. While awaiting the
returns from the other islands il
would be premature to discuss the
probable consequences of verdict
coinciding with that rendered by
Honolulu and Oahu. A comment on
the struggle in this district will, how
ever, be proper. The bearers of the
two leading names running on the
Independent side have no reason to
feel Inundated by their defeat. Com
ing late into the field, having the
conscripted vote of the entire native
militia to overcome, and having to
rely almost wholly upon their indivi-
dual exertions IN the brief campaign,
they confronted an enemy formida-
BILE enough, as its strength was eXhi-
bited in the open, to appall hearts Of
no ordinary stoutness. But when,
in addition to the circumstances men
toned, the acknowledgements of re-
form had pitted against them methods
more unscrupulous and unfair than
would void an election in any country
possessing the most ordinary safe
guards of electoral freedom and in
dependence, the vote polled by Mr..
Carter and by Mr.. Waterhouse really
amounts to victory. At least they
may bear their reverse more proudly,
although with the sad consciousness
that with them was repulsed most OF
the independence and untrammeled
intelligence of the constituency, thar
their opponents can wear the plume'
of such victory as theirs-won by
debaslng the electorate susceptible
to vile influences; by the coercion
of all the voters within the powe
of the Government by fraudulen
franchise conferred, in some case
at the polling booth, upon person
who had no legal right to the ballot
and by defrauding others, who wer
qualified to vote, of their sacred pri
vilege. If the whole kingdom give
an Independent Legislature, thes
means of obtaining an unjust ver
dict will stand a chance of bein
proven against the Government part
: in Honolulu, and the men who wer
announced at the head of the poll
last night will have to relinquis
I their ill-gotten honors. Having sal
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thus much concerning what the In
dependents had to face from with
out, it would be appropriate to dis.
cuss causes contributing to defeat
within the camp, but this we leave
until space can be afforded for doing
the subject a measure of justice in
keeping with its Importance.
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IRRIGATION.

Artificial irrigation is one of the
matters receiving most earnest
attention in Victoria, Australia, at
the present time. Recently a dele
cation from the Victorian Irrigation
Convention waited upon Mr.. Ser
vice, the Premier of the Colony,
and asked him to proceed with the
erection of weir and canals, which
would water something over a
million of acres comprised in three
adjoining localities. 1t was pro-
posed that "the State should pro-
vide the necessary capital, and that
interest should be levied in pro-
gressive manner, beginning at a
nominal rate, and increasing as the
works developed, until the early
arrears could be paid off and
sinking fund established. Mr..
Service, in replying to the deputa-
ton, expressed thorough apprecia-
ton of the Importance of the work
of irrigation and water conservation,
and said that, although nothing
could be done this session, the Gov
ernment proposed to make a bill
for those works their principal
measure in the next parliament.
An anonymous contributor in the
Australasian ably discusses the
feasibility of irrigating the province
of Riverina. His arguments to
show the immense Importance of
bestowing water upon a dry but
fertile soil, also many of the points
he establishes as to the practicable
lity of comforting that boon upon
his own country, are closely appli-
cable to the case Of these Islands.
When he laments the wealth running
in waste from the mountains to the
sea, our people have equal grounds
for joining in his complaint. His
demonstration of the feasibility OF
irrigation works on the streams and
mountain gorges of Riverina can be
paralleled, we are assured, by the
promoters of the Oahu colonization
scheme in respect to the lands they
have placed in the market. IL
show that water conservation is pos
sible, where the conditions ar
present, without costing more thai
it is worth, this writer adduces tn
case of reservoir just complete
in Tasmania at q cost of $42, 800
the cost of storage being only $5.6
per million gallons. He cite
another Tasmanian instance, wher,
by the cooperation of few Ian
proprietors, water storage has SUI
piled large area with irigatic
for half century. Applying thei
and similar examples to the case
his own country, he says, "If /
the construction of such works {
the Riverine streams a modera
portion of the province could
partially irrigated, the bene
derived by the country would be
great that all the gold ever dl
from Australian mines would be i
significant in comparison" Refe
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
ALTAR AND TOMB.
Tho oAzette's Record of the Marriages
and Deaths In Texas.
@. ID. PALMER,
j. G. RATHBUN,
j. j. MCCULLOUGH.

Tho 0Azette's Record OF the Marriages
and Deaths In Texas.
MARRIAGES.
j. Il. Lamar and Miss Nellie E. Graves,
Graham, Oct 10.
j. NJ. Connor and Miss Minnie Mars,
Daingerfield, Oct. 10.
jill. Moore and Miss Mahalla Nc
Adams, Rurnet county, Oct. 10.
Preston Moore and Misc Leva Lang,
Marble Falls, Oct. TO-
E. h. Carpenter and Miss Ora Ross,
near Rosston, Oct. IA.
W.P. Hin and Miss Emma A. Boydson,
Hamilton, Oct. 10.
a. f. Sanders and Miss Emma Herman,
Blanco, Oct. 49,
Sam Hodges and Miss Haybee, Rice,
Oct Z.
II. M. Mount and Miss Annie slade,
Hubbard City, Oct. 10. .,
l.. 7. Crow aud Miss Jennie s. Ander-
son, Gatesyille, October ~.
John II. Watson and Miss Ida Powers,
Mobeetie, October G.
Isaac s. Caylera and Miss Ran II Staples,
Austin, October IL.
Eugene Brown and Miss Sallie Spray,
Kosse, October T.
Glenn ] Barlow aud Miss Emma Col
Inns, Mckinney, october ~.
L d. Ester and Miss Sallie Cary, Glory,
October TO-
II. j. Cantwell aud Miss A. A. HARRISON,
Georgetown, October O..
Warren MeFarlane and Miss Leonora
Bolt, Hubbard, October 10.
DEATHS.
James M. Koehler, Houston, October
IA.
j. w. Fields, Midlothian, October s.
Mrs. Charles Richardson, III Paso,
October ~.
Miss Tene Peeler, Nolansyille, octo-
Der Is.
l3.
Col. James Lingan, San Antonio, octo-
DR.. J. w. II. McReynolds, Paris, oeto-
Der Is.
Mrs, Susan A, Bruce, near Georgetown,
ars. Mary q E. Sellers. Georgetown, os-
tobef d.
Mrs. Margaret Jones, Brownwood, oc-
tober l
Mrs. Coe, Seagovilie, October "A,
Mas Inez Fiemmlng, Ennis, October
SIN. Young, near Montague, october
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
PEOPLES CARD ANSWERED.

No Drought Sufferers TO be Found at Mid.
land.
To the Fort Worth Gazette.
The card Of j. G. Peoples, OF the 9th
Inst, has just come TO our notice, and as
the citizens committee that drafted the
address to which Mr., Peoples refers, we
assume TO answer. Who are the parties
whose certificates he publlshes2
Except MIR. Peoples, they are poor peo-
pie, and neither OF them owns foot OF
land in the county nor has not been af-
fected by the drought Even Mr. Peoples.
has Il herd OF cows on good range, sells
milk and butter, has family OF grown
boys and girls, some OF whom are at
home, but decline to work out, He
frequently purchases luXnries, and
while living but two miles from town has
paid dfty cents for dinner at the hotel
lie has "as many AZ ten certificates from
families so relieved.n Que OF them is q
confirmed drunkard, aud does but little
work. Another Is known TO have earned
$50 in five days in digging we'll, The
poor exist In every community, but hon
est men do not hold them up as ''drought
sufferers Our people ale snd have been
disposed 10 look charitably upon Mr.
/ Peoples In the matter OF these donations
/ lie Is known TO be mentally unbalanced
/ He has told individuals, including three
members OF this committee, that the do
nations were sent To him personally by
4 friends IN the church; that It was no
one's business but his own; that they were
probably billed to "drought sufferers"
that they might have the deadhead trans
portaiion. The day they came he said he
knew OF no suffering Ia the county from
! the drought When he saw the sentiment
here against him, he began hunting
drought sufferers" TO receive the goods
and to give seer iGcatos." In fact his
statements about the mater are incon-
sistent and contradictory The extracthe
gives from his letter 10 Rev. II, Il. Cooper
does not correspond with what Mr..
Cooper published as coming from him.
We think our former address treated Mr..
Peoples with great consideration. His
name wss not used, nor has there been u
disposition here 10 publicly censure him.
We iosist that man need not 20
hungry or without work Ia this country.
Every man who Will work tlnds employ
ment. Carloads Of lumber and proyis-
tons have stood on the railroad stdetraek
for days, for the want OF hands 20 unload
them. Men have come here almost peni-
less, but by determination to work have
found steady employment. The men Mr.
Peoples publishes are not drought suf
ferers.n Drought or no drought, their
financial condition, year after year, re-
mains the same, and we protest against
professional mendicants publishing to
the world that their poverty is due 10 the
drought when 1t is to be directly charged
| to their own shiftlessness.
! @. ID. PALMER,
! j. G. RATHBUN,
j. j. MCCoLLoUGH.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17

the utmost limit Of their leayalnr n
little music, q smattoring Of drawing .and
perhaps. 3 LANGUAGE or two in addltion to
their own. Their small, brown ane,rS
can execute marvels OF lacework and An.
oroidery, aud perhaps, can even fashion
their own garments. They are thorourhlv
conversant With the saints and eeinf.
esses and the mluutest details OF church
requirements they can repeat prisons
and catechlsms by the yard, and have been
carefully nurtured In the Idea that tho
chief end OF woman II 10 become obedient
wives and faithful mothera, aud 20 per.
form all the prayers and penanres netded
TO win heavens grace for their tnala RIA.
lions. Their gentle hearts are by nature
hlled with warmest tendencies aud won.
AMY devotion, and the husband most baa
erute indeed who can not manage aucb 4
model better half
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
nInrrlag,s 81 sissleo.


Even after Mexican couple are Zen
pagedp and the patcrnal blessing be-
sto we'd the lovers are not permitted to see
each other for one moment alone. With
the parents consent he may call At stated
Intervals and see his iancee In the pres.
ence Of her family; but, though the be-
trothment is legal ceremony duly wit
messed and recorded, and almost as bind
ing As marriage Itself, not until thu n.y.
meneal knot Is securely tied can he have
. word with her In private OK attend her
anywhere ia public. Bach trifling uetaili
as getting acquainted and learning one
another'a aste and temper are reserved
for coDnubial bliss. However unsuitable
the union may prove 10 after years. there
IS no release but death under this Catho-
lie regime, which renders enforcement
impossible.
Naturally, domestic tragedies some
times occur, but truth compels ne 70 an-
nit that they are far less numerous tnap
10 our own lard, where everv opportunity
Ia aiforded for thorough hcquainianeg oe-
fore marriMgp. The reason iiee rnltny ~
the diflerent education Of the weaker sex:
10 Mexico there are no "etrQng' minded 7
females 10 arAsping after unaptainaDle
lsas,has<'aii nor hanAaflna Gar ssflantA y
whic include the wearing Of tho npiper+
iiosxables. Gals are not cultured " tho
bcslonian point 10 occult sciences, put
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17

Der Of this bar association was called
hence to another world Of existence aud
VIII DO with MS here no more; therefore
Resolved, that in the demise Of our
brother, A L.. Berchfeld, this associa-
tou has lost 4 worthy aud honorable
member, society o respected and useful
citizen, and the bereAved family an affec-
tionate and loving father.
Resolved, that Ia the opinion OF this
bar association our deceased r0ther, by
MS moral character, steady and ex-
emplary habits, aud by his energy, perse.
verance and devotion to business, gave
much promise OF eminence In his Tro-
iession and usefulness 10 the world, aud
the example so set by him is we'll
worthy Of our imitation.
Resolved, that this Bar association does
most cordially extend 90 the all cited
iamily of our deceased brother i,s deep,
heartfelt coincidence for their great loss,
and It's sympathy In their distress.
Resolved that the county Judge Of this
county be requested to have the fore
going resolutions spread upon the min
ntes OF the court, and that the Vernon
Guard and Fort Worth GAaETTE be re-
quesied to publish the same, and that our
secretary be requested to present copy
thereof TO the family Of the deceased.
j. M. THoMAsoN,
X. 4. SKrrERnY,
Il, p. McGuRE,
Committee.
A copy. Attest: Up. ELLIOTT,
Secretary Vernon Bar association.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
TIE FLOOR GAVE WAY.

A General Tumble at an African Church
Festival ut Henderson.
Special TO the Gazette,
HENDERSON, Tx, Oct. &c. Daring a
festival at the colored Methodist Episco-
pal church in this city tonight, the joistoi
the upper floor gave way; by being
weighted by densely crowded house,
precipitating the crowd confused mass
on The lower floor, with crashing OF
lamps located in the different portions of
the house. These set fire to everything
combustible, aud serious holocaust was
only averted by the fire being hastily ex-
tiueuished. Among the casualties were
Nelson Taylor, who was injured about
the chest, and America Buckner, col
ored girl, badly crushed about the head.
A number of others escaped with slight
bruises,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
CAKE FOR KING CUPID.
Something superfine In tho Way Of sweet
cake for n British bride.
British Conito.ionor

Something superfne In tho Way Of . sweet
cake for British bride,
British Conf, c,ionor.
AT a recent wedding reception a. which
some OF the members Of the new cabinet
aud "our only generaln figured as rela.
tives and honored guests, the brides cake
was simply magnificent eiructure--
eight tiers, each varying IL The style OF
ornamentation. The cake rested on q
silver plateau, with handsome nligree
work reaching slantwlse from the plateau
to the cloth OF blue velvet, or plush, COW
cred with lace The edge OF the blue
material was a gold lace tiiigree and deep
gold grass fringe, with horseshoes, ''for
good luck" worked nc each OF the foor
corners with gold thread and pearls.
There was nothing on this table except
the cake aud q few boats Of flowers Ia the
new shaded grass. The cake was sur
rounded about three inches distant BY
most exquisite wreath OF ntephanotis,
Kalosanthes jasminla, la Dame Blanche
bellotropes, and white fuchsia, called
"Charming Bride.n Three double Zen.
twined) horseshoes were on the upright
rim OF the tlret tier, amid q grouping Of
fern leaves, In white sugarwofk. On the
top was en- artistic grouping Of the two
families shields, crests, etc., and the new
quartering allowed b the marriage. The
shields were about eight inches long, the
the crests at their deepest point two
inches long. The next tiers represented
"The Seven Ages OF MAN, founded on
Shakspeare's line.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17

Mangum & Montgomery are selling i'm
mense quantities OF fine dress goods this
season.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17

EAsTPoRT, ME-, Oct. l6.--It is raining
heavily now and the fires are extinguisbed.
All the insurance agents. records were
burned. Nearly all the safes were also
destroyed with their contents. Probably
not three safes protected their contents
from the fire. The aggregate loss 10 es-
timsted by the chief engineer OF the fire
department and insurance agents at
$500, 600. The Passameguaday hotel,
the Island house, the Frontier and Ameri-
can houses were burned. The Savings
bank, the Frontier National bank and the
custom.house, all brick buildings, were
totally destroyed. The Frontier bank
building was supposed to be fre-proof
The custom.house, postotiice and United
States signal-seryice records and books
were burned
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
Craven a Little Attached.
speclal 70 the eazetIe.

DECATUR, TEX, Oot lG - Messrs,
Craven Little's drug store was closed
by attachment. Their liabilities are esti
mated at from $1,000 to $1,000, and the
assets about $500. The Thompson drug
store Of Galveston, First National bank
Of Decatur, and Casey & Swasey Of Fort
Worth, ran the first attachments. Their
claims amount to a9out $1,000. 1t is to
be regretted that those enterprisng
young men have met with such misfor.
tune. Mr.. j. W. Little Of Fort Worth
came up this morning.