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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-04-20

The Planters Monthly
Devoted to the Encouragement of
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE.
STOCK RAISING and INDUS
TRIAL PURSUITS
GENERALLY,
And more especially to the develop
ment and perfection of Cultivation
of Cane and the
MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR.
This popular journal has entered on it
eighth volume, and having been
Enlarg-1 10 10 Pages
Monthly, makes a yearly volume of
nearly 600 pages, devoted to the agricul-
tural and commercial prosperity of the
Hawaiian Islands.
The attention Of the business men Of
Honolulu and Of all persons engaged in |
industrial pursuits is called to this per-
iod;cal as medium for
Advertising & Information
Which can be obtained in no other pub
Hcation, here or abroad.
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-ow-Two DOLLARS AND A HALF l$2. 5O)
per annum, or $500 when mailed abroad.
A few copies Of bound volumes of the
'ears 1886 and 1897 can be obtained
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EDITOR PLANTERS MONTHLY,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
A FLYING MACHINE.
Some Good Reasons Why One is Inn
possible.

From the Popular Science Monthly.
We must admit that bird is an incompatible
model of flying machine. No machine that
we may hope to devise, for the same weight Of
machine, fuel and directing brain, is half SO
effective. And yet this machine, titus per-
fected through infinite ages by a ruthless pro-
cess of natural selection. reaches its limit Of
weight at about fifty pounds. 1 said weight
Of machine, fuel and directing brain" Here is
another prodigious advantage Of the natural
over the artificial machine. The flying animal
is its own engineer, the flying machine must
carry its engineer. The directing engineer in
the former (the brain) is perhaps an ounce,
in the latter it is $50 pounds. The limit of the
flying animal is 80 pounds.
The smallest possible weight of flying ma
chine, with its necessary fuel and engineer,
even without freight or passengers, could not
be less than three or four hundred pounds.
Now, to complete the argument, put these
three indisputable facts together: /. There is
low limit Of weight, certainly not much be-
yond fifty pounds, beyond which it is impossi-
BILE for an animal to fly. Nature has reached
this limit, and with her utmost effort has failed
to pass it. q The animal machine is far more
effective than any We may hope to make;
therefore. the limit of the weight Of a success
full flying machine cannot be more than fifty
pounds. 5. The weight Of any machine con-
structed for flying, including fuel and engineer,
cannot be less than three or four hundred
pounds.
Is it not demonstrated that a true flying ma
chine, self-raising, self-sustaining, sef-pro-
pelling, is physically impossible?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
TANNED BY ELECTRICITY.
American Tanners Surprised at the
European Process.

From the New York Mail and Express
The process of converting hides into leather,
as now followed, consumes q space of time
varying from six to twelve months It also de-
mands close attention and good management,
as we'll as experience. Great care has to be ex-
exercised in the selection Of material, else lot
OF choice hides are found at the expiration of
the tanning season to have deteriorated into
second or even third quality leather.
l1When 1t was reported from France that
leather was being tanned by electricity Ameri-
can tanners regarded the statement as a news
paper sensation. Twenty-four hours was con-
sidered pretty quick work for even electricity.
1t was not until the doubling Thomases had
seen and felt that they believed. But now since
tanning by this process seems an assured fact
IT Is no longer regarded as q sort of trans
atlantic Offset to our electric sugar refining
Every item that can be CLEANED IS thoroughly
discussed and every source Of information
eagerly sought.
The process, rs described by those who have
seen it, is very simple one. The hides are
placed in large cylinders, which revolve upon
horizontal axles. The drum is filed with a
decoction of tannin and closed Provision is
made for the passing of current of electricity
through the drum. The drum is kept slowly
revolving until the process Of tanning Is COM
pleted The length Of time required varies
with the nature Of the hide. For the lighter
skins. such as sheep and goat, which used to
require from three to six months, by the cleo
ric process are tanned in twenty-four hours
The heavier hides, such as calf, OK, COW or
horse, require from seventy-two to ninety-six
hours. By the old-fashioned bark process
twelve months, or even more would have been
taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
IS HE AFTER STANLEY OR FAME?
Mr.. Chanler and His Party Journeying
In the Msai Country

The Zanzibar correspondent Of the New York
Herald 8 London edition, in letter dated August
6, gives the following news Of John Armstrong
Chanler of this city, the husband Of the talented
young authoress, Amehe Rives Chanler, now
hunting in Africa:
II renewed acquaintance with four delegates
from Kilima Marc, who were ON their home
ward journey from Europe, and with whom I
had some conversation, through an interpreter,
on board the steamer. The prolonged absence
OF these men from their homes had caused
some anxiety among their friends and rela-
tions, and it appears that their king, Mendara,
had threatened that if they did not return soon
he would seize the first European who yen-
tured into his country and hold him as
hostage. He will not, however, have
any need to act thus, for his subjects
were all dispatched to Kilima Marc few days
after their arrival at Mombasa in the company
OF some men who had brought letters down
from MIR. Chanler Of the Knickerbocker club Of
New York, and were returning with stores.
This gentleman came out from the states some
months ago, and accompanied by about 140
men went up country from Mombasa on a shoot
ing excursion. At the date Of his last letter
Taveta, July 11-brought down by the men re-
ferred to above, he had had no sport, but he
sent news that DR.. Abbot Of the Washington
museum, who is collecting birds and insects,
had moved into the Msai country; also that
Sina Of Kiboso and Mendara had been having a
set-to, and the latter had got the best Of it.
Mr.. Chanler-who, apart from being on SPORT
ing trip, has, believe, also some idea Of fall
ing in with Mr.. Stanley-proposed going from
Taveta to Jipe, then to Arusha and afterward
Ngiri where the Hon. Guy Dawnay was killed
by abuffalo while shooting two or three months
ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
FOREIGN NOTES.

Frascuelo, the Spanish torero, has retired
with fortune estimated at 100000.
1t is said that George Eliots grave in High
gate cemetery is nearly overgrown with grass
and apparently quite neglected.
1t is officially stated that the independence
OF Bulgaria will be proclaimed on Friday next.
The republicans have nominated NJ. THE
baud as candidate for the chamber Of deputies
in Monmartre, the district for which Gen.
Boulanger is q candidate.
Mr.. Macdonald, the British consul at Nisch,
and party of friends were recently arrested
as brigands while travelling in Servia. 1t was
some time before they could establish their
identity and secure their release.
NJ Durnodo, Tolstoi's successor a. Russian
minister of the interior, opposes his predeces-
sor's reforms.
The queen of the Tonga or Friendly Islands
in the south Pacific, is dead
Ten thousand people witnessed the consecra-
ton Of the new Catholic cathedral at Serajevo,
the capital Of Bosnia, yesterday.
The czarewitch has delivered letter from
the czar to Emperor William.
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison has gone to Heidel-
berg. He will return to Berlin to exhibit the
monograph to Emperor William, Prince
Bismarck and Count Won Moltke.
Queen Victoria has an abnormal craving for
air. She has windows thrown open in the
coolest weather. and her suite sneeze most of
the fall and winter.
The car, who recently banished his brother,
the Grand Duke Alexis, has now dispatched
the prince Of Oldenburg, the commander of
the imperial guard, upon his travels, and he is
ordered to remain out Of Russia for year.
Archdeacon Farrar's reason for sending his
son to be educated as a civil engineer In this
country was that our schools are progressive.
The archdeacon says that engineering in
England is twenty-five years behind that of this
country.
Lady Mccartney, wife of Sir Halliday Macart-
ney, secretary of the Chinese embassy in Lon
don, was recently fined s25 for ill-treating her
female servants. She was In the habit of tear
ing out handfuls of their hair whenever they
displeased her ladyship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
The Comedian Kicked.


A rehearsal was proceeding placidly in the
gloomy interior Of the Casino during the storm
yesterday, when the second comedian threw up
his head, gave q wild, untamed snort, rushed
across the stage, jumped into box and began
to kick Q number Of plush-colored and highly
ornamented chairs into bewildering collec-
ton Of splinters. The first comedian, who is
Mr.. James K. Powers, followed, and. seizing
the small jackass who plays with him by one Of
his ample ears, endeavored to pull him over
the edge Of the box, but the ass would not
move. He lowered his shaggy head, thereby
yanking Mr.. Powers suddenly into the box,
and let his heels fly again with .
crash that sent shivers through the
company. Pauline Hall climbed into the
box, addressed cooling epithets into the disen-
gagged ear OF the ass and stroked his shaggy
neck. Meanwhile other members of the COM
pany carefully removed the furniture which
was within a general radius of the second
comedians hind legs. Since Miss Pauline Hall
has been carefully feeding the ass an apple a
day during the rehearsal of the Drum Major
her cooling had its effect and after q long and
nervous period of suspense she succeeded in
leading the little jack gently out Of the box,
up the aisle and around through the stage door.
He resumed his place in the rehearsal again,
but whenever he rolled his ears those men,
bers of the company who happened to be be-
hind him scattered in q way that reminded
a spectator Of bunch Of straw In the face of q
whirlwind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17

Sad Result OF Railroad Wreck at
Tioga Junction.

Last evening q train carrying seven coach es
ran into an engine at Tiogs Junction, Pa,
causing fearful wreck, killing and injuring
about twenty-five persons. The train was
coming down heavy grade, and, owing to the
slippery track and the refusal Of the air-brakes
to work, the engineer was unable to stop the
train at the station and it rushed by, crashing
into one Of the Fall Brook heavy jumbo
engines, completely demolishing both. The
engineer and fireman jumped and escaped
with slight injuries. The smoker and three
passenger cars were smashed into kindling
wood. The wreck caught fire and it was with
difficulty that some of the passengers were
rescued from the burning wreck. The flames
lit up the heavens for miles around and people
rushed in from all parts to render what aid
they could. message was sent to Elmira
asking for medical aid and train was made up
in very short time. In the meantime doctors
from Lawrenceville and Tioga had arrived and
given all possible assistance. Stretchers were
quickly provided and the wounded were car
ried to neighborlng houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
AN INGENIOUS TRICK.
How Reading Through an Envelope Is
Done.

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer
One Of the puzzling tricks performed by So
called public mind readers or clairvoyants is
an extremely simple deception. The performer
standing on the stage asks several persons in
the audience to write each sentence on slip
of paper and seal it in an envelope. OF course
the stationery LIS furnished and afterward COL
lected. One Of the audience is confederate
and writes sentence agreed upon beforehand.
When the assistant goes through the
house gathering up the envelopes the
confederate's contribution is carefully put
where it will be the last one Of the
lot to be taken up. The performer picks out
an envelope and, after feeling Of it, with much
ceremony pronounces the sentence agreed
upon and the confederate in the audience ac-
knowledges that he wrote it, To confirm this
the performer tears open the envelope and re-
Peats the sentence as though he found it on
the enclosed paper, which is in reality another
mans sentence, which he reads and then, pick
ing up another envelope and fumbling it over
he calls out the sentence he has just read. The
one who wrote it says it is right, the performer
tears open the envelope, reads what is in il
and proceeds in that way through the lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
A NEW CRONrN DISCOVERY.



The latest story in the Cronin case relates 10
the alleged plot TO make II appear that Dr..
Cronin was murdered in London, on the ground
that he was British spy. It is said that the
Chicago police are in possession Of evidence to
show that the conspirators had made arrange
ments to have found in the Thames river mu-
tilated and disfgured corpse, arrayed in the
clothes which DR.. Cronin wore ON the night he
disappeared. together with his watch and other
xinkets. In the pockets Of the corpse were to
be found forged letters showing that DR..
Cronin had been in correspondence with the
detectives of Scotland yard for q number Of
years One OF the men now on trial in the
Cronin case is said to have been delegated to
attend to the American end of the plot
May the man met another conspirator at
Sweeney's hotel in New York, and 1t was ar
ranged that the effects Of the murdered doc
TOR should be sent to England In the sealed
iron box which had been procured by tin
claimed, was entrusted to porter on an Inman
line steamer, who in due time turned II over to
a conspirator stationed at Liverpool. This
man, 1t Is said, was to look after the rest Of the
plot He rented q cottage several miles from
London on the Thames river and made ar
rangements TO secure from Gray's hospital a
corpse resembling In general features the ap-
pearance Of Dr. Cronin.
The idea was to array this corpse in DR..
Cronin's habiliments, throw II into the Thames
and allow it to be found day or two later,
thus shifting from Chicago to London the scene
OF the crime. The discovery Of Dr. Cronin's
body in the catch basin in Lakeview upset the
plans Of the plotters, and this man fed from
the cottage on the night Of May 23. The stew
ard whose services were secured is not an Irish
man, but he did the job at the request of an
Irish physician, q graduate Of Trinity college,
Dublin, who has travelled ON the vessel for
years as the ships doctor.
The Chicago Journal last evening published
the above story, and connected the names Of
John F. Beggs, now on trial for DR.. Cronin's
murder; "Bill' Starkey, the Chicago fugitive
from justice, and q DR.. Scallan Of Hancock,
Mich, with the job of getting DR.. Cronin's
clothes across the water.
1t was rumored last night that Pat Cooney,
"the fox" In the Cronin case, was in custody.
Color was given to the rumor by the fact that
Chief Hubbard and Capt. Schuettler and De-
tective John Collins, to whose efforts the
identification Of both Cooney and Burke is DUE
called at the state attorneys Office about
o'clock and had . long conference with the at
torneys for the prosecution. They declined to
state the object of their business, but IL was
said on good authority that they had called to
talk about Cooney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
BISHOP FOwLER'S PROPHECY.
He Says America win Pay In Blood for
the Chinese Exclusion Law.

Bishop Charles q. Fowler, 3D., Of San Fran
cisco, of the Methodist Episcopal church, who
has Just completed trip around the globe. 90.
cupied the entire session Of the Methodist min.
listers In Chicago yesterday morning in speak
ing about his observations Of missionary work
abroad, the object Of his trip being 10 inspect
personally the workings of foreign missions.
In speaking of the law prohibiting the Chinese
from coming to America Bishop Fowler said
IL was the most dastardly and disgusting thing
that America ever did, sand" he said, with .
slow emphasis, which was very impressive, sit
will be paid for some day by the blood Of
some Of Americas best men" He thought
every American should blush for shame
when he thought Of the violation Of
the treaty with China whereby China
men we're refused permission TO land on our
shores "China is not asleep" he said. They
talk little, but they think. In some OF the in
terror towns met Cinnamon who would sur
prise you by their knowledge. You lowed
landee in Gilman they ask. Yes replied.
Cinnamon no lowed landee in Melica, they
reply, why you lowed come here?' One man
said to me one day: Me no Clistian, or me
sendee you way tell y0u they are thinking
and trouble is brewing. The greatest prince in
our home interests now. Ten years will put
China in shape as to her interior arrangements,
then we will look after her outside interests.'
They are making great guns and ironclads and
are manning them. In ten years . country
with one-third of the inhabitants Of the globe
will be ready to ask what we meant by trifing
with her treaty."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17

The Latest Phase Of the London Strike.
At the meeting at Poplar last night in regard
TO the recent trouble between the London
strikers and the blacklegs Mr.. Burns said that
the treaty with the workmsn had been broken
by subordinate officials Of the dock companies.
Some of the wharAngers also had tried to get
men at the old terms, but had failed. Unless
the agreement with the men was kept there
would be another strike. The directors of the
dock companies, however, had assured him
that they would prevent any unfair preference
being shown, and the shipowners had advised
the directors TO pay the fares Of the non-union
men and send them back to their homes. Mr.
Sydney Buxton, member Of parliament for the
Poplar division Of Tower Hamlets, expressed
the belief that matters would settle down
quietly In few days He understood from Mr.
Ifllett that the men would be advised to con-
tinue at work, while the non-union men would
be gradually weeded out or induced to Join the
dockmen's union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
The Fisheries Dispute.

An Ottawa special to the New York Times
says: 1t is announced that negotiations have
not yet been entered into between England
and the United States for the settlement of the
Atlantic fishery question. Secretary Blaine, 1t
is believed, is playing waiting game The de-
lay seems to occasion little anxiety here,
although the maintenance Of q fishery protec-
ton service by the Canadian government
means the annual expenditure of upward of
100000. The amount is regarded as a baga-
telle compared with the results accomplished
in protecting the Canadian fisheries
The modus vivendi in connection with the
treaty negotiated at Washington last year Will
expire on February IL next. 1t is expected
that the Dominion government will then revert
to the treaty of 1918, unless the American State
department in the meantime expresses a will
ingness to negotiate for a settlement An off,
cial here says that Canada cannot take the ini-
tiative in adjusting the dispute in view Of the
action Of the United States Senate in rejecting
the Chamberlain treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
Ireland on High License.

AfcnD1snOp ireland on Hfgh License.
Archbishop Ireland, in letter to Ex-Governor
McGill Of Minnesota, corrects an erroneous
statement that he has abandoned his views
regarding the license system At present in force
in that state and explains his position a. to
prohibition. He writes as follows: ~ thank
you for your kind letter inquiring as to my
present position toward high license. am
anxious, assure you, that you should not
have occasion TO misapprehend my sentiments.
Well, am now, as in the past with you for
high license. I have not denounced it.
would be very sorry to do so. High license has
done too much good in Minnesota and else
where that should denounce it The mis-
understanding in some minds of late about
my position arose from remarks of mine at a
banquet OF total abstainers In Minneapolis. I
there spoke in strong language against saloons,
declaring that they ought to be blotted Of the
face of the earth. mentioned neither prohi-
bition nor high license. The Voice took up my
words a. token Of my conversion to prohibi-
ton, and since then am frequently receiving
such letters Of inquiry as yours. OF course /
should be glad to see saloons blotted OF the
the face of the earth, but in large cities public
opinion il not ripe for prohibition, and good
restrictive laws such % those you signed are
the practical remedies to be sou3ht after"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
The Cars Cork.Lined Train.

new imperial train has just been built for
the emperor Of Russia The saloons are COW
cred with iron outside, and then come eight
inches OF cork. instead Of the steel plates with
which the carriages Of the old train were pro-
tected. All the saloons (Which communicates
by covered passage) are exactly the same In
outward appearance, 90 that no outsider NAV
be able TO discover In which carriage the ear
Y travelling. During the empercrh journey
carriage which. kom the ouis,ds, looks NE 8
luggage van.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
In a Trance With Her Stroud On,

Buffalo special says Mrs. William Diemens
of Wilson, in Niagara county, apparently died
Thursday night of a low fever. The body was
prepared for the grave, and the next morning
her relatives gathered about her bed and dis
cussed the advisability Of sending messengers
to notify her friends of her death. In the
and said that she would act as messenger Her
relatives ran from the room, but returning,
found her not only alive but in a fair way to
complete recovery. She explained that though
in trance she had from the first realized all
that had gone on around her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
Killed by o Line Wire.

John Powers, aged twenty-eight years, line
man employed by the Brush electric light COM
pany in New York city, was killed last evening
while engaged in repairing an electric light
wire at the corner Of saith street and LIST ave-
nue.. He was standing upon ladder, when he
accidentally touched live wire with his bare
hand. The shock was 20 great that he fell
from the ladder and was % badly injured that
he died an hour later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-17
Reported Divorce of Mrs. Langtry.

cable dispatch received in New York Sat-
urday reports the divorce in England Of Mrs.
Lillian Langtry, the actress, from her husband,
and it is understood that the marriage of Mrs.
Langtry to Mr.. Fred Gebhardt will quickly
follow. During the absence Of the actress in
Europe Mr.. Gebhardt has made his home at her
house In New York. An earnest New York
have no doubt that she has secured q divorce.
She deserves 1t, as Langtry has not treated her
right Were the facts known there is nobody
who would say that Mrs. Langtry Is not en-
titled to separation. I believe that her mar
riage with Mr.. Gebhardt will take place just as
soon a. 1t can be arranged"