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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-24
Tricks of the Chinese Thief.

1t is said that of late bed clothing has
been taken to Chinatown in large quanti-
ties. Armed with a bamboo stick about
four feet long, which may be readily
heightened to fifteen or twenty feet by q
telescope slide, the Monaghan hOodlum
makes his way about dusk to a back or
side window, which has been left open at
the top for ventilation. The pole is stuck
through the window, being stretched out
as it is inserted, and by means Of small
hook at the end bedspreads, blankets,
sheets, and pillows are pulled through
the opening. 1t has sometimes occurred
that bed clothing has thus been removed
while the bed contained an occupant, who
was sleeping sOundiy. In the case of an
alarm the pole is dropped, and, being on
the outside of the building, the hOCdlum
easily makes his escape.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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William waldorf Aston and wife.

Nh William Waldorf Astor is, in ap
pearance, the ideal of a prosperO, Dung
business man-stOcky, wide-awa. and
commonplace looking, with nothing to
indicate that he knows anything outside
of real estate matters. He is the only
Aston who has veptured into any other
field than business As a politician, young
Mr. Astor was disastrOusly defeated at the
polls: as minister to Italy he was buried,
and as an author he is far from being
successful Now he is at work on a play.
1t is not generally believed that he will
be the lOng-lOOked-fOr American dramat
ist. He is the sole male representative Of
the family, and it is no secret that the
elders view his excursions into art, htera-
ture, politics, and the drama with scant
favor. They argue that with 500, 600, 900
and 81, 600 houses to look after he has all
that he needs o occupy his mind; but
Young William Waldorf goes on with his
ar5iA'ic efforts just the same. He has a
charl0 agly unaffe cted and direct manner,
and beautiful wife, whom he loved and
married in Philadelphia. York Cor
respondent Philadelphia Press.
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WILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
Limited.
STEAMER KINAU,

tLorcnZen, Commander,
Leaves Honolulu as per following schedule,
touching at Lahaina, Maalaea, Makaua. MANU-
koua, h aW ;Ih4c I.tuIHnOehUe. HilO and keauhou:
Commencing on MONDAY, July 70, 1856, and
on every alternate Monday at p. m, the kinau
viii make the VOLCANO TRIP, reaching KeHu-
hou on Wednesday morning. where horses and
earring, are in waiting 10 convey passengers to
the VOLCANO HOUSE. give miles in the saddle
and nine miles by carriage.
Passengers by this route viii have two days
and TWO ui-htS al she NOICANO HOUSE.
TICKETS FOR THE ROUND TRIP TO THE
VOLCANO, FIFTY DOLLA RS, WHICH PAYS
ALI. CHARGES.
The Kinau will arrive in Honolulu Sunday
mornings on Volcano trips. On Hlo trips, Will
leave Honolulu on Tuesdays, and return Saturday
morning.
PASSENGER TRAINS will connect with the
Kinau at MahukOna
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at HOnOkaia and
Paauhau on down trips from Hilo Tor Passengers
If II signal is made from the shore.
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a ssignee n office.

- APAU having made an assignment TO HY-
As NAN BROS. for the benefit of his creditors
all persons having any claims against said c.
APAll, are hereby notified to present them with
proper vouchers At the office of the undersigned
and all persons owing 10 said G. APAII or hav-
ing any property of his in their possession, are
hereby noIifed to make payne mt and accountin g
at once to the undeTsis ned. All claims not pre-
scented within six months from publication will
be forever barred.
LYMAN BROS
Honolulu, NoveInbe + 30, 1886. 326- janI
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The Gray Squirrel VIII Probably Survive

inc Gray squirrel y" HI PROBABLY SURVIVE
But if Professor Cunning should be
right that with few exceptions the flora
of this planet will ultimately be reduced
to garden plants and the fauna to barn
yard pets the few exceptions will probably
include the American gray squirrel In
some way or other natural selection has
insured it's survival by probably decisive
safeguards. 1t can run, it can climb, it
can swim and it can almost fly, for it can
not be killed by fall In its tree bur
rows it can survive the hardest winter. If
nuts should fail it can subsist on buds,
seeds and birds eggs In spite of inces-
SAINT hunting it has thus survived in every
county of every forest state in the union,
and would possibly survive the entire ex-
tirpatiOn of forest trees, for it is probable
that the prairie dog is nothing but mOdi-
fed gray sqrirreI.-Dr. Felix l. Oswald.
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How t. quest; on Was Decided.

Little Johnny, age <, was greatly taken
with the circus-p posters and begged his
papa to take him to the circus. He could
get no promise from him, however, until,
making a last be5eeching appeal on cicrus
day, bis father replied: We'll, Johnny,
we will go down street and see the tents.
Johnny walked along with his father,
looking very dubious indeed at such a
scauty privilege until, glancing up, he re-
marked: "PaIA, I'd much rather see the
conterts." That decided it; they went in
Side AhJ hood
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The thieves If New York city are
pretty well informed as to the fields in
which they wish to pasture. Every per-
son in the city that possesses enough
wealth to make it worth while for the
consideration of the thief is known TO the
profession 1t is said that the only way
in which the Asrors ar ] Vanderbilts have
succeeded in escaUi' robbery is by main
tanning private lard over the house.
ChicaOO Times
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STEAMER MOKOLIl,

tMcGregor, Commander,
Leaves for the following ports every alternate
Monday at p. m:
commencing August TO Lanai KamalO. PU-
koO Lahaina. OlOWalu. Returning 10 Lahaina.
Pukoo, KamaIO, Lanai, arriving st Honolulu sat
uTday morning.
Com ,nencng August 9-To KaunakaEai, Kama
To- Pukoo. HaIawa, Wailau, FeleEuHu. kalaupapa-
Returning to Pu<oO. LahainG. OIowalu. Iahaiita.
Pukoo Kamalo, KaunakaE al, arriving At Homo
lulu Saturday morning.
pF- The Company will not be responsible Tor
any freight or packages unless rCceipted for, nor
for personal baggage uniess plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed in
barge of the Purser.
All possible care will he taken Of Live stock, but
the COMPANY viii not assume any risk Of accident.
SAML q. WILDER, President.
=. b. ROSE, Secretary.
OFFICE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
81 " Mar 30
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4 PALAMA-TWO NICE COTTAGES IN RO-
~ bello Lane, for So and so per month re-
spectiyely. Inquire at HyInan Bros, Queen
street. 1884 II
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a yfiI1ionaire yidow,s Factotum.

Mrs. Mark Hopkins, the millionaire
widow, has for her factotum young
colored man, who manages much of her
business and conducts part Of her cor-e
spondence.- Herald,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

one OF the various bands play The
other end of the Belyedere terminates with
lovers retreat in the shape of n cave built of
black rock the inside of which has many
fantastic shapes with stalactite formations
everywhere and stellary canopy.
The views from all parts of the ground, and
especially from the esplanade Belvedere and
balconies, are as grand as any in the Ohio
valley. The Ohio river, which from here can
be seen for five miles, spamel by three mag
niticent bridges, is filed with every kind of
craft from the birch bark canoe to the mag
niticent doubledeck steamer; the romantic
beauty of the Kentucky hills and blue grass
fields; the picturesque scenery of the Licking
valley the charming landscape of Eden park,
together with full view of Cincinnati, Gov
ington, Newport and Ludlow, form a pano-
rama of the grandest anil most varied char
acter
Electric and gas lamps are used throughout
the grounds and buildings, which, from their
number make the whole quite as light as day.
The scene at night from the Belvedere, over
looking the city, is quite as fine as that of the
day. Owing to the dense smoke from innu-
merable factories and mills which hangs over
the city and beneath your gaze, makes the
myriads of lamps give Pickering and uncer-
tain light through the murky blackness The
horizon is not perceptibe, and above the blue
black dome of heaven is filled with the lights
of blinking spheres Thus it is that we may
gaze overhead and down the scroll of dis
tance, on until the eye rests at our very feet,
we see nothing but black night and blinking
stars. STRAY SAND.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

The assembly of 1884 passed the following:
"rhat previous TO the union of the provinces
Nova Srula was in II most healthy financial
condition
That after sixteen years under the uuion
successive governments have found that the
objections which were urged against the terms
OF union at first apply with still greater force
now than IN the liISt year Of the union.
That Il notable inequality exists in the
customs duties collected in Nova Scotia, as
compared with customs duties collected in
Ontario and Quchec.
THAT Nova Scotia, in 1861, had a pupl-
latinn Of '&hl 81, and in lsGG-thr Year
before tlc union Of tile provinces
She imported Sll,.iSl WlS worth ur goods
dntahlc and free, On which She collected
Sl'sG,:EN,Si Of duties, being SS.5l On
each 500 worth ni goods imported.
IN ISL the province had Il population Of No.
hi!, imported IN lSN2 SiDl 80 Of goods
from which lhutlominion government collected
duty Of S2U.!u per Slm. while Nova Scotia
was Obliged tu pay S!i.1 per 500 on goods
imported
Ioa newspaper rulr~9 ~9nulnt the attorney
general Of Nova Scotia said:
The United States annexation movement
will begin when thr tariff is removed from
International traffic. II the Liberal party
were strong rnnushtup upon the United
States SENATE the advantages to he derived,
by free trade think, the difficulties would be
lcSs,ned particularly il strong tariff were
raised against all foreign governments by
hntli The Canadians and American people If
this alliance can ever be formed, Canada will
hccomr annexed " the United States without
doubt
Without home rule Nova Scotia will pre-
pare for struggle, which will not end until
the stars 9nd stripes are floating over her
domains,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07


The home rule demanded on this side of the
Atlantic is by Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
Nova Scotia claims, however, to have the
greatest grievance, which can only be salts
fed by repeal of the union with Canada and
annexation to the United States.
By glance at the map it will be seen that
no portion Of the peninsula of Nova Scotia
reaches as high latitude as the state of
Maine; that is, this state shuts off the inter
course of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
from direct eastern communication with the
markets in the rest Of Canada, unless they
carry their products by an all water route
northwarl, and then down the St Lawrence
river They are shut out from their natural
market in the United States by the tariff, and
here is where the shoe pinches and where re-
lief would come by annexation.
Nova Scotia was settled originally by
Frenclnmen, under which it bore the name of
Acadia. THESE simple, slow-going people,
whom I4ongfellow has immortalized in verse,
were supplauted by stolid Engishmen, and
during the present century by staid Scotch
men. The present generation of Nova
Scotians are largely descendants of these set
tiers They stick to their primitive methods
of doing most everything, even to the grind
ing of the grain and the tilling of the soil, as
shown in our illustrations. They care little
how the world wags around them and are
conservative and block to liberal or repeal
legislation
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

spirit. To these two persons they render a
homage as to supernatural beings. They be-
lleve that the millennium is about tobcgin on
earth. Yet their meetings are reserved for
those only who, having become dead to the
world, are born again into now life Of per
feet holiness
Your correspondent and artist called nii
Mrs Martin to secure a photograph Of the
"Divinity,' but it transpired that she was
pledged not to give her portrait to the press.
nor would She even show one Of her photo
graphs. She treated your correspondent with
the most extreme courtesy. and whircngnae
m conversation with him Your artist secured
the accompanying sketch II will bc easily
recognized by any of her acquaintance, and
would I've surprise to herself, only that we
explain here how we obtained it,
Mrs. Martin is a most fascinating CONVEX
sationist She is a small person, dresses neatly.
and would never be accused by a newsp,per
man Of possessing any privileges not accorded
to the rest Of mortalS She never claimed Ill
vlnity only in mortality, and she denies ain
the charges Of previous immortality which
some pauers bring against her. ROBINSON
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
THE PERFECTlONlSTS.
Portrait of Mrs. j. B. Martin, Who
said to He Divinity.

Portrait of Mrs. j. B. Martin, Who Is
said to Be Il Divinity.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 3-A curious religious
frenzy has pcryaded certain circles in Ohio
for the past fourteen years, or ever since tile
crusade which was ilaugtratetl about that
time, when bands of women went about
praying in the saloons This enthusiasm has
gone ON intenslfying until now the matter has
assumed such strange Importance as To I've re-
gaided as a serious phenomenon About
thirty persons, men and women, have ulln-
doned the churches and formed an rsutrlc
Ian whose inner mysteries have moi lr4cn III
vnlged to the world All these people urr
far above the average in Intelligence
and social position, ilne OF them is the
widow Of an cX-member Of congress and Il
territorial judge Of Kansas appointed by Bu.
Chanan Another is the wife of an eX-iulge
of court in Cincinnati Several are girls
barely nut Of their teens Men OF means. rl-
gagged n business and some mere boys have
joined the band Some have sacrificed their
occupations to join it, aml arcdcrrndhg upon
the Lord to provide for them Meetings are
held in a beautiful hume ON Walnut Hills,
owned ly man and hIs wife, who urr ricn-
brrs.
Several ycil> ago "a ,cri,s uf hulnr,. meet
ings was started at the Iovclmd camp
grounds They We're for converted Chris
tians, anl their purpose was tnattain a state
Of simless Christian life nr Leonard, tic
Motel Pruhibitionist, and tile boy preacher"
delivered sermons on the subject Of holmes.
The outcome Of it all has hren that Mrs. J.
B. Martin processes to have reached that
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
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PRICES NIL.

On the heights of the west bank Of Milk
creek, tributary of, and at its junction with,
the Ohio river, is Prices hill, reached also by
an incline, the head of which terminates with
a grand pavilion, CONCERT garden and dancing
halls. The grounds are very large, with a
net work Of pleasure walks, shaded 10y hum
dreds Of trees, beneath which are convenient
refreshment tables. The grounds, pavilion
and terrace overlook the entire city. a scope
of perhaps ten miles On the opposite side
of the summit you look from point where
the Ohio river takes graceful curve to the
south. The eye rests on dim, uncertain ho-
r'izon thirty miles away, across the blue grass
fields, wooded wales and picturesque hills Of
Kentucky. Nearer, to the left, on the oppo-
site shore, the graceful, low, blue banks are
broken by the inflow of the turbulent, green
dyed Licking, which i'ushes, with the songs Of
sawmillS and industry, into the amher-hued
waters Of the more peaceful, sedate and
grander Ohio. The scenes on, around and
from the summit Of Prices hill are among
the grandest in the Ohio valley, which, re-
gardless of the alleged seductivenes5 of the
Adirondacks, Catskills and the Hudson or
the more awe-inspiring splendors of the
Rocky mountains, needs no word painting
for the Ohio is living swath which mnws its
silent, shimmering way through sublime
Nature in her grander moods.
Prices hill is principally patronzetl by peo
pie from the West End who hold all their
Picnics and social balls and parties, in winter
and summer in one of the finest dancing pa
vilions in the country. 1t was here that the
Democratic nominating convention of 1888
was held.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
" THE PARIS OF AMERICA"
FOUR FAMOUS HILLTOP RESORTS
OF CINCINNATI, o,

Fashionable Pleasure Haunts of the In
cline Plane-Lookout, Bellevue. Prices
Hill and Highland House-The Beauti-
full Ohio Scenery.
One of the unique features Of Cincinnati
which attracts the stranger more particularly,
are its hilltop resorts, the city being situated
in an amphitheatre formed by hills, which
rise 400 or 500 feet on the north, east and
south. 1t was long thought that these hills
would form an insuperable barrier to its
growth, but by the happy expedient of the
inclined railways these obstacles have become
the crowning glory of the city For in the
cool and invigorating atmosphere of these
hills have great portion of its citizens built
delightful country homes, and for the great
mass of people, who can only spare time for
an occasional visit to the hills, there have been
constructed at the head Of the several inclined
railways pavilions and pleasure grounds
which are open, free to all. AS these resorts
have been the scenes of historical political
conventions, and are often alluded to in the
press, a brief description of them will not be
found amiss
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
THE ANARCHIST TRIAL.

Chicago's Cause Celebre-Its Sensations.
Detectives Who Were Anarchists.
One of the most remarkable trials that
ever engaged the attention of any court in
this country is undoubtedly that of the eight
Anarchists, Of Chicago, who are on trial for
their lives, the act with which they are
charged being the murder of police officer
Matthias j. Degan, who was one of those
killed by the explosion of the dynamite
bomb. August Spies, Samuel Fielden, Mi
chael Schwab, Chris Spies c. II. Parsons,
George Engel, Adolph Fischer and Louis
Lingg are the accused
The attack on the police occurred, it will
be remembered, ,-on the evening of May
last While the first shock of the affair lasted
it was thought that it would be next to inn
possible to obtain evidence to convict mem
beIs Of such a secret oath bound society.
But as the trial progressed the prosecution
has heaped surprise upon surprise in the way
of evidence, showing in a startling way that
the explosion of the bomb in the old Hay
market square was but the first move in a
carefully planned and long organized purpose
of annihilating the police and fire department
of the city of Chicago, when the city would he
given over to pilnge and repetition of the
scenes in Paris during the reign of the com
mime
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
BELLEVUE HOUSE.

The Bellevue house is one Of the most ia
nous hilltop resorts in the city, situated at
the head of the Clifton Incline Plane railway,
built immediately upon the edge and over
hanging the high cliffs which overlook Nc
Micken avenue, ;iW feet below. II i, hy far
the largest and closely rivals for beauty and
appointments the celebrated Highland house.
One view, the beautiful Mill Creek valley,
spreads out away to the northwest. the SER
pentine windings easily traced hy thinner
ing reflections Of the sunlight. while here and
there the stream is lost bt',i4d the houses of
more thcklv crowded settlements. Turning.
the eye rests on the city while another. view.
not quite 50 extended hui Ionr tiru p,- hrau-
tiful, is 10 the north urr,",s 4 vilr rvpun~r of
undulating country I" MT l,ctg lawns aud
palatial residences Of Grafton. 90. 1t rn la.yc-
liest residence spots III h.iru u
The Bellevue hou>n, ra>ilioa,. ,,plumpIr
and other attractive building, cover more
ground than any Other hillt resort IN tile
city, The ground, comprise ahput Twelve
acres, IN which there is q iRuk and orchard,
innumrltl rha..e trrtS, luNriy wulk- ana hrau-
tiful flower rtr laAlHn Il largely u,ql
for picnjrs, balls ami ptNatt lnutit, ii ~ilm
mer nld nin,H. IL, iullln,, Irims hpite,l
by steam A. many i- l0ifN people lmyn
lIelt"htlN Necil entertained ~ one evening
The entire place isop paatill tmo>, aud ill.,
admission is frrp
THE lii-hllnl hrt,. w, anI
most tushiaH,l,lrpl ',lr d ..a0l.. ii i,
situated al M, t,ul "r lt,l.l,r on
Mt. A,la,u j's. n..l m, nu4Yous
and eNt"u I,r r!~rln ID u vll comfort
ably ruit ~ PERSONS. VI stairs are lallols,
Ladies 3m ra t,!nea> ~ cltru,ivc
dining rooms. Thi, boi aourI.,o n
every detail being ii. miat,d and
decorated in the highest -tyl of modern alt
Running around the n,I htidtns are wide
balconies Another build I'LL ur uuit, equal
dimensions j. situated n'Ie tght Of the main
hall. which j. used tur hall, parties ana
private and pnhIl" mnnrr, TIL, immense
floor IS nIs1 ns'd n> 90" d tatins rink On
the root ~ l,n~ building Is the platform and
wooden skeleton work from which is riyen
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

A NpN a SINllA FlSHlNd NlLlsAGEt
But after twenty years trial Of the con
federation, during which the taxes have been
piling higher and higher and the commerce
and industries Of the country have been sink
ing lower and lower, the Nova Scotian has
al last awoke to the necessity Of a repeal of
the union with Canada, and he is as persistent
in his demands for justice as he was hereto
fore dogged in clinging to the existing law.
They have recently elected a local assembly
Overwhelmingly i'll favor of home rule, and
many Of their prominent men declare that if
their request is not granted they will apply
for annexation to the United States
Many paragraphs of the numerous petit
tions that have been forwarded to both the
Canadian parliament and to England, recall
similar complaints of the American colonies
prior to the revolution. As far back as 1867
the Nova Scotia assembly passed the fol
lowing:
1--WE the representatives of Nova Scotia
having assembled for the purpose Of con-
stlucting an administration, cannot separate
without making known to our constituents
our unanimous and lnalterable determine
ton to use every lawful and constitutional
means to eXtricate this province from the
operation Of the British North American
act the passage Of which, in the imperial
Legislature, was obtained by faseho1d, fraud
and deception"