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Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10

Mr.. Z. B. Thomas has just finished
an extensive concrete break-water some
three hundred feet long at Mr. c.
Afong's Waikiki place. Much trouble
has been experienced lately at the sea
side residences III that vicinity by the
entertainments of the tide water, which is
forcing owners of property thereabouts
to construct breakwaters. Mr.. A. J.
Cartwright and Mr. Along have been the
first to build these concrete structures
as a permanent solution of the trouble
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10

At twelve o'clock last Monday night
Mr.. Bielenberg was riding down Nuu-
anu street in hack number I79, and
when opposite the residence of Mr.. P,
c. Jones, man rushed out into the
middle of the street, caught the rens,
and presenting revolver, ordered the
driver to keep quiet. The driver, with
great presence of mind, whipped up
his horse, suddenly throwing the man
to one side of the road. The man is
described as being tall and stout, with
heavy moustache.
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10

Yesterday morning shortly after
seven o'clock Punchbowl street was en-
livened with a sort of succulent run
away, as it were. 1t was bakes poi
cart, packed with tins Of poi covered
with Ii leaves The horse which caused
the damage did not look like the cir
Gus horse that he turned out to be.
Something frightened the animal by
blowing under the cart and striking
him on the legs The Chinaman was
delivering an order when the horse
started. The animal turned into School
street and succeeded in spilling Hawai-
ian paste along the declivity until Fort
street was reached, when the cart was
upset in front of the poi factory and
store at the intersection of School and
Fort streets. A noisy convention of
Cinnamon was Immediately held, and
after doing as much useless talking as
the next Legislature will be able to do
in a week, the owner came along,
caught the horse and took what was
left sorrowfully away.
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10

Another burglary was committed last
Monday night, at the residence of the
British Commissioner, Emma street
1t was about two o'clock, and the
family had all retired when Mrs. Wode-
house was aroused by strange noise
in the hallway which leads from the
parlor to the dining room. She arose
and Lighting lamp went into the
dining room, where she saw man
making a hasty retreat from the room,
and stumbling over chairs and furni
ture as he went Entrance was gained
through door leading from the porch
into the parlor, and passing through
this room he went into Mr.. Wode-
houses dressing room, where he
gathered together several pieces of
wearing apparel and other things, only
to drop them and run when he saw
that he was discovered. The matter
was put into the hands of the police.
Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10
III. w. DRYSDAL.
LESLIE L. CLIFT.

P, s.-This is, we had better state, quite
voluntary and unsolicited
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04

eaid: Augustus Taiton is accepted il
The Propaganda college" This was
bappy news to Ialton, and Feb. Is.
1880, he left Quincy, where in addition
10 his studies. he had become teacher
If the catechism in Catholic SUNDAY
school. and went to Rome. entering the
Propaganda college March II. 1880.
His studies there were characterized by
earnestness and exceptional industry.
Two years Were spent in the study OF
philosophy and four years IN the study
IF theology. On the oath of last April
he was ordained by Cardinal Parocchi
who advised him TO meet his first con
crecation in this city Father Taltop
arrived here last Tuesday, and ut once
went TO see his old friend Father Cor
rigan. He appeared in Father Corrigan'.
church at mass several times last week.
1T is, of course, gratifying to me &c
know that ! am the first of my race tc
be an ordained Catholic priest of this
country" ne said to your reporter yes
terday. Il have no doubt however,
that in few years there will be many
of lis. ! sincerely hope so. There is 3
Young man. James PARCEL, now study.
ing in the Propaganda with the inten
ton of becoming priest in this coun.
try. He is native of Jamaica, West
Indies. | shall probably say mass AT
Father Corrigan's church tomorrow
morning, and shall most likely leave on
Tuesday for Quincy, my old home,
where shall preach next Sunday and
shall have parish. This afternoon |
attend the Church OF the Epiphany. at
Second avenue and Twenty-lirst street,
with Father Burke. The kindness with
which was received this morning is
very encouraging.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04


In middle Georgia county, not
hundred years ago. several applicants
for positions as teachers of public
schools were undergoing an examina-
ton before the Board of Education. One
Young man appeared to be unusually
we'll informed. He answered all sorts
of questions in geography and aritbme-
tic, and the members of the board be-
gan to think they had discovered
treasure The Chairman of the board
examined the young man in English
grammar. Nouns, articles, adjectiveS
were safely passed. and then the Chair
man asked: What is pronoun?"
Never heard of it, replied the Young
man. Never heard of pronounP"
mo, never did. - That's strange"
Cant help it; | never heard of pro-
noun, and don't believe you ever did
either" do YOU mean TO tell me that
YOU didn't find anything about pro-
nouns in your grammar mo, didn't
find anything about pronouns in my
grammar" The Chairman took the
book and examined it. The pages re-
lating to pronouns had been torn out.
"Humphn' he calculated, gazing at the
young man in dazed sort of way,
"such monumental fool as you can
never teach public school in this
county" And yet there were fools just
as monumental then teaching in that
very county Here are some incidents
of different nature that will serve to
illustrate the qualifications of the aver
age teacher: One day the pupils of n
mixed school in Il Southwest Georgia
county were asked the question. "Who
is Alexander ii. Stephens and where
does he liveP" Out of $50 that heard
the question but one attempted to an
swer. One young man said he thought
Alexander II. Stephens was the Cover
nor of Washington City. Yet that
school had for more than ten years been
presided over by teachers regarded as
among the best in the State. In the
preparatory department of leading
Georgia collie the question was once
asked, "What is meant by the Alabama
claims?' Not one of the students could
answer, although several of them were
grown men, and at least five of them were
studying for the ministry Some time
ago a young man bearing the highest
testimonials from his teachers applied
for admission into the junior class OF
Georgia college. In the course of his
preliminary examination he was asked,
"Where is African Imagine the col
lapsed condition of the learned Profess
sor who asked the question when he
heard the young man answer, Africa
is in Virginiar '-Atlaata Constitution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04
Electricity and the Piano Plague.

Electricity and tbc Piano Plague.
Ii is no secret, saws continental con-
temporary, that private scholar is
aruined man if next door to his resi-
dencc on the same floor 4 maiden prac-
tees on the piano from o'clock to II
in the morning, and in the afternoon,
again from to z, besides giving per-
formances to friends in the evening.
knocking against the wall, whistling,
bomDardlng the wall with boots, IS all
OF no avail against piano-mania There
has, indeed, hitherto been no remedy,
and we are still waiting for piano tax.
Lately, however, q Berlin electrician has
helped "A tortured friend by means of a
piano killer. Miss Else fled to her loved
piano on lovely spring day; her de-
light mt touching the keys could be felt
through the wall, when suddenly--oh,
heavens, the whole piano went out OF
tune, and not a single sound was cor
rect The girl trembled with fear. and
the operators next door heard through
the wall how she began to weep, which
sottened the heart of the electrician,
who was, however. furiously attacked
by his friend when attempting to re-
store its music to the instrument, the
cnrtged savant swearing that the tor
lures which he had endured from the
piano We're not to be atoned for 50 easi-
iy The case of Else's piano became
widely known, chiefly because now and
then the old clear music returned to the
Keys The greatest musicians and pla-
INST Go tors came in tlocks to examine
the strange case, but no one could solve
l3e riddle which was finally explained
E. follows A large electro magnet was
put into the room OF the tortured sa-
Want, and IFS pole was put close to the
F"i, against which stood the piano in
Jae mes, house. an electro battery was
e.nhrc wltn the electro magnet
Whenever q strong stream OF electricity
WINS turned on its effect could easily be
ie.t through the wall by the horizontal
steel springs in the piano, and although
.te electricity was not very powerfully
ie.t j. WAS 8ujte powerful enough 70 put
lne piano out Of tune. Whenever the
seetuc stream was stopped, winch oc-
CURED a, often as the victim OF the pa
a2 plague went out the mystical liiiu-
tAea Stopped, AMI Miss Else could play.
-I4t at laz ,ta.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
TIE STOCK YARDS TRAGEDY,
The Inquest over the shooting of nOgley by
plnkerton'N Men.

The Inquest aver the shooting of DOglcy by
pinkertOn'S Men.
CHICAGO, Oct. 81. The inquest on the
body Of Terrence Begley who was killed
Tuesday by Pinkerton men was begun
to-day at the Twenty.Second street police
station. States Attorney Grinnell and his
assistant were present on behalf OF the
State, Cspt.Markey OF the town Of Lake po.
lice testified that he was on the train which
carried the Pinkerton men. He rode as
far as Thirty-ninth street when he got oil
and returned to the Station. There he
Arst learned oil the shooting. He sttribu.
ted his not hearing the sound OF the shots
to the noise Of the train.
"Dld you notice auy crowd standing al
Fortieth street as you went in?" asked
tho coroner.
~ did. There were about 100 people
there, boys and men,"
"Dld they make any threatening gestlC.
ulations"
"rhey did not. II they had would
have seen them and got oil.
ibid they throw any stones or missiles
OF any kind"
."Not one."
The other witnesses Of the shooting
Contended that no missiles were thrown
or shots fred at the train. Witnesses
were confused as 10 the identity OF the
men who did the shooting, one oi
the witnesses pointing out the attorney
for the prisoners as one Of the men who
shot at the crowd, II desire 10 make q
demand on Mr.. Pinkerton 10 produce the
l2h guards who were OH the train. He
must have them hore by ten o'clock to.
morrow" said Corner Hertz az the con.
clusion Of the days session,
"Mr. Pinkerton 10 not here and he could
not have all thoee men here any way, be.
cause hs has discharged most OF them" /"
Colonel Mum, counsel for the pinkeTton
agency replied.
"Bhng tho men who rode on the rear
platform Of the last car, said the Oorouer,
who then hastily declared the hearing
adjourned until tomorrow. He said thai
he expected the inquest would be com.
pletOd within two days,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22

President CLEVELAND paid come good
things in bis Richmond speech. lie is
rsht when he says Of American Citizsn'
snip that ut must be The same wherever
sen" It must, however, 6ll the Presi-
d.at with peculiar emotions when he
rsaacts that II American citizenship
w,re what he says i! ought to be ho could
no. have become President. It is be-.
cause in ops section vast number
OF ciuzenG md electors were
practically diatranchised in 1884, as
thay had been before, that there
was my substantial encouragement to
nominate Democrat for the Presidency.
The President advocates the right thing
aud profits by the wrong.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
ESCAPED NlurLIsrs
In san FranclscO-How They Escaped From
SlbHFin,


SAN Francisco, oOt, 2l.-Ths Chronicle
to-day publishesan accounted tho escape Of
three NihiIists from Siberia and their ar
rival in this city recently, ltwas only by
accident that kthslr presence became
known, and so fearful are they OF tho
power OF the Russian government that
they refuse to give the Hurnames. They
cannot speak word oi English, The men
are known only by their given names,
which are Dsmetrl, Vassill and IySp,
They are aged respectively forEy-two,
thiTty.Rix and thirLy,Gve years, but they
look much older on account Of the hari-
ships they have undergone, In 1883,
while present at meeting Cf students in
Ktsi, the house was surrounded by troops
and IhlTty-fopr Nihilists were arrested.
Dsmetrl was making speech when ar.
rested, and was sentenced to twenty yeara
in Siberia, while Yassill aud Ivan were
given ton years each, and all were forbid
den ever to return 10 Russia.
On April IA, 1888, party OF 800 exiles
left Odessa by steamer for Vadivostock,
via the Suez Canal The three friends
had been told that on the vessel they.
would bs given assistance by certain olti'
GERS, whom the would recognise by GER.
tain signs, and thiS proved true, Alter a
voyage Of sixty.two days the vessel finally
reached VladivostOck. Ten men and two
women had died on the passage. Here
the three friends were agreeably aurprls-
cd to find among the officers Of the guard
q friend who made himself known by
signs, and gave them what assistance he
could without attracting attention. The
three were toun after sent to 0iIi, on the
Amoor river, where they remained two
years. Then, through the mysterioualy
sxerted influence OF friends, they were
sent back to VlsdivossoCk, and their du.
ties were such that they had COnsid'
Orable freedom as compared with 9TH
eTs,
In June last, the Russian man-ot.wsr
MoskvR was at VladiVostrCk, aud 1t was
given out that she was going home via
San Francisco. The three Nihillsts dis
guised themselves and stole on board in
the darkness, having euded the vigilance
OF their guards, and took their places rs
membeTs Of the crow. Here, too, they
found friends among the officers through
their private signals. They arrived safely
In this port few days ago, The Rus
sian Prince WittgaHstein, Prince GSliz4u,
and Prince TorSlini, two nephsws ol the
Gear, aud Vice Admiral Ivan Shortakol,
Ministero Marine, were on the VesteI
which conveyed the Nihilists to San Fran.
CiHCO,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
PRISON FIRE,
A Number of Shops In the Columbus Penl.
ianllnrY DnnIrnYnh.

A Number of Shops In the Columbus Penl.
tentiary Destroyed.
COLUMBUS, o, Oct, ala destructive
fro occurred OF the Ohio Penitentiary ut
an early hour this morning. 1t was 10.
Gated in the northern portion oil the en-.
closure, in the middle row of shops.
The fire had its origin in the shop OF the
Columbus Wheel and Bending company,
owned by Ebsrly, Killiau & Co., most Of
the firm being residents ot Pennsylvania.
At the north is located the cooper shop,
on the cast the chair shop of ".
Daun & o., q building similar In sizs and
construction To the wheel shop. On the
west ol the wheel shop is the Gill ioun-
dry, and at the south the hoe shop.
All Of these arc fine brick struc.
lures, filed with expensive machinery
and fine stock, thus making the fire In the
centre Of much valuable property. To
add to the danger, the gas works and
large reservoir were located Immediately
east Of the chair shop, the distance sspa.
rating oil OF the buildings being merely
narrow streets or passage ways. The
Prison fire department were unable to &C.
complish anything from the fact that the
stand Pipe did not give the requsite pres.
sure. The City Department did not reach
the FIRE for half an hour, when tho build.
ings were vol burning. There was but
one totally destroyed, and two others were
partially burned out. The total loss will
not reach $40, 1000, and this Is about half
covered by insurance,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
NEWS BY THE CABLE.
THE BULGARIAN QUESTION
still Disturbing the EquapimIty of Europe
Russia says There Is no Danger of au
Outbrsak'-Ths Czar EnOroaShIug
on the Afghan Border

ST, PETERsBusa, Oct, 2l,-Ths Journal
deS, Peter'barg says there is no real iusti.
fcation for the fall in Russian securities
and the nervousness on the Bourse owing
tothe condition Of tho Bulgarian question.
"The peace will not be disturbed" adds
tho paper, las all the powers recognize
Russis's rights, The crisis Is localized 10
Bulgaria, There Is no reason why the
numerous questions connected Herewith
shOuld not be peacefully settled. The
Bulgarian Tulera knows RussiR's will. We
nope they will recognize the necessities
OF the situation, The Journal Ia not
aware oil what means or action Russia
will employ to make her prevail, but her
moderation Is an additional proof Of her
resolulionto To attain her ends. She has
guarantees enough Of final success aud II
is not necessary Tor her TO disturb herselt
and precipltats events"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
Nu..la on the Aignnn nordpr,

LONDON, Oct ala traveller from
B9khora who has reached Peshuwan, on
the Afghan frontier, near the Kuyber
Pass reports that the Russians have com.
pleted the Merv and Oxus Railway to
within Ave stages OF ssrakhs. Re also
give the following information: The Gov.
erno OF Taahkend has summoned several
Mohammedan officers for political pur-
poses, The Russians intend t1 establish
q military CanIoument for $4,000 men at
ShirSbad, near Bokhara; Russian officers
disguised as UsbeCk merchants are active.
ly Engaged In Badakahan inspecting the
citadel and the passages to India, The
traveller also reports that the Gear Is dis
pleased at the Ameer Of Bokhara for re-
tuslng to enlist Russians among hls
krnnnR
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
In Regular sesslon-N Nothing but Routine
business Disposed OF.

huhAhtha bhH9npA US
At q regular monthly meeting Of the
Board OF Education held At,the rooms Of
the Board, in the Public Library building,
last evening, the sbssptses we're, Mesara
Archer, Dlckey, EiChstruth, Mccoy.
Shaler, Whally, Wilson A, and
Wilson w, A. President Collier,
who was on hand promptly, as
usual, called the meeting to order Just as
soon as there was Q quorum, which was
not until s O'Clock. The minutes Of the
previous meeting were read aud approved
and the regular monthly bills and reports
taken up for consideration.
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills sggrsgating 80 10, which were ordered
paid, Bills amounting TO Sll4 90 pre-
sented by the committee on Public A-
brary we're also ordered paid.
The Committee on Text Books, directed
to report upon the matter OF making Rays
Higher Arithmetic text book and upon
the matter OF using In the achoola Lam
guagA and Arithmetict bletsTecOmmended
that Rays New Higher Arithmetic be the
text book during the last two years Of tbs
course, and that the tablets be used by
the teachers only. This report was
adopted and the books and tablets ordered,
The committee on salaries directed to
report upon the matter OF changing
the scale OF janitol's salaries
so as to make II more uniform, and secure
less inequality between the work done
and compensation received by isnitors,
submitted a new scale increasing the
salaries In certain OF the districts, making
q total increase Of $40 80 par month, to
take effect from October l, the Board
EeserVing tho right 10 make
any changes when natural gas shall be
introduced into the school buildings,
This report was adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
that several persons, named in the report,
were entitled to refunds Of taxes, erron.
eously collected, amounting In the
aggregate to $l3500, The clerk was
inIruCted to draw his orders in favor OF
the persons entitled to refunds as sst forth
in the report,
Superintendent Anderson presented his
monthly report, showing the condition Of
the schools during the month OF ssptem.
bsr. Following will be found an ab-
a!raCe from the same:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
GUNNERY ACCIDENTS,
FATALITIES Ar SANDY HOOK,
A Shell EIplOdes Instantly killing Two
sOldlsrs-One Blown to Fragments
Two Accidents In Virginia Of
Similar Fatal Character,
GUSNEnY ACCIDENTS,
Fatal Explosion of shell-Ons Man blown
to Fragments,

Fatal Explosion OF q Shsll-One Man BlOwu
to Fragments,
SANDY Hook, N, j., Oct, 2l.-The Ord
nance Board Gre the 12-inch mortar this
forenoon. The charge was so pounds ol
powder and shells loaded with sand,
This afternoon the shells were to be loaded
with powder. One shell was alled by a
soldier named John King and First
Lieutenant William NJ, MslCslf superip-
tendent Of the work. After the
filling Of the next shell and the
scrswing in Of the plug 1t exploded,
blowing the soldier to pieces and fatally
ipjuring Metcalf, who lived but about
half an hour. His body was ietrfully
msngled, while that Of King was picked
up in pieces in the vicinity,
II is aurmised that some grains OF pow.
der lodged In the thread Of the hole In
the steel and the plug being screwed In
brought about the explosion, Tnis il the
first fatal accident which has happened
during the Slast l29 years, the length OF
time that the Ordinance Board has been
testing guns here. Many guns have bnIst
but no one was ever Injured by such an
explosion before,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22

A visitor to the Y. NJ. @. a. parlors last
Friday evening could not have helpsd be-
ing impressed by the interest manifested
by every one in the large audience Assem-.
bled for the usual exercises OF the Chau.
tsuqus Circle. "Iron and Steel" was the
subject Of the lesson discussed. Wheel.
ing people have always been interested in
iron aud Btee workD. In addition, the
following programme was given, to the
credit oil each performer, and to the ell
tire satisfaction OF an appreCiative audi
euce: Recitation, "The Golden Bridge"
by Miss Bertha Brilles; select reading,
"rho Bessener ProCeRg," by Mr.. ]. K.
Ball essay by Miss Fannie Brady, SUBJ
ject "GlaCiera"; piano solo, by Mrs DR..
Milligau, "rwitterlrg Birds" The critics,
Mrs. Guy R, O. Allen and Mrs. Chas. s.
Morrison, then presented their reports.
A few moments were spent in making
visitors feel at home; thus closed ploas:
ant and profitable meeting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22

CHICAGO, oct. 9l.-In the Episcopal
convention to-day, the vots on the pro.
position to strike out the words "ProteS-
tant Episcopal" in the titlo Of tho Episco.
pal Church prayer book, resulted in It's
defeat BY a narrow majority. The vote
in detail was as follows: Clerical delegates,
Az dioCeses voting, 80 voted aye, 10 voted
no, aud wero divided. OF the lay dele
gates, "A dioCpses voting, 10 voted aye, 20
voted no, and 0 were divided.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22

This evening Richard Mansfield, tho
versatile dialect comedian, actor, vocalist
and musicisu, will mako bis first appear
ance in Wheeling in "Prince KARL" a
comedy written especially for him. In
this he appears as an educated and re-
fined German struggling with the mys.
teries Of the English language, and the
play 10 said 10 be by turns touching and
funny. "Nym Cflnkle," Of the New York
World, says: have now aud then met
or horsecar with equal sweetness and
brllllancy, but l hRvu never met q man
who could play the "Gnomenreigen" Of
Ltizt with one band and accompany him
self on tho violncsllo with the other till
met Richard. There is a whole string
quartet In tho fellows system. Flutes
and bassoons lurk in bis language,