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Connecticut western news., 1890-03-26
Big Guns.

Here are some observations made by English naval authorities on big guns, the text being the recent trial of the Anson's sixty-seven tonrer: Even when they do not burst at once, they are used up in six years ill peace time, seeing that they will not stand being fired more than ninety-six times alto- gether, and must be fired thirty times q year for practice. The Anson's hydrau- lie machinery for moving the guns failed twice in practice, and discharges abeam caused the vessel to heel over considerably. In real naval action is is suspected that 6-inch guns capable of piercing 10 inches of armor 500 yards, and of being easily handled, will be the most valuable weapons.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-26

! ago. My wife, you know, has sister in our native place, Belleville"-Paul and I looked at one another-"ands she sends her newspapers every month and amongst them the Belleville Chron- icle. Vel, it came as usual last month, but the wife was away, so it laid aside till a day or two ago, when l took it up and openedit. To my great surprise, as 1 cut the string, there dropped out of fold of tie. paper a letter addressed to MT. Sam Pearson in B." N N
 Phil and I both started, and Phil went as white as ghost.
 ssThat was queer," said his compan- ion. "What did you do with it; send it back?" ..-
 "WelI," said the other, sI am rather ashamed to say opened it anI found nothing but bill and receipt form and"
 "Two one hundred dollar notes" :" cried Phil and in breath.
 The gentleman turned round and stared at our excited faces.
 "Well, guess you ain't far wrong,' ; he said slowly, "but may l ask what you know about it?'
 "Why,' began Phil and together. and then we stopped short and turned upon each other.
 C What did you let me think you'd taken them for?" cried to Phil.
 G" I taken them!" he ejaculated in the utmost bewildermcnt; .. whatever put that idea into your head? Why, l thought you'd got them."
 "What dutfers we have been," ] said.
 We'll, that's pretty near the end of it. We told the two gentlemen the whole story, and got finally laughed at, as may Le supposed. But the Belleville man was very good to us. He took us to his home that night, and his wife mothered us both, and laughed and cried over us by turns.
 We stayed there two or three days uniilswe'd got over our fatigue and 'xcitemcnt, and then he paid our fare back to New York, going with us to the depot himself. As he sho' k hands with us in the car for the last time, he handed Phil an envelope con- taining $200.
 We were very sorry to say goodbye to him, but not at all sorry to say good bye to Canada.
 "What geese we were!" cried Phil and at intervals on the voyage home; and we said SO once again as we stood knocking at the door of MT. Montcalm's sanctLm the morning after our return.
 "Come in," said tho chief, and in we walked, looking as sheepish as it was possible for two fellows to look. As we entered, the lawyer jumped up.
 "Upon my word!" cried he. "And pray what have you young men to say for yourselves?"
 looked at Phil.
 ''It was all mistake, sir," said he, as red as a cocks comb. You see, I thought that Jack had taken the money"
 "And I thought that Phil had," I broke in.
 Mir. Montcalm, for the first time in my acquaintance with him, burst into a roar of laughter, which lasted till the tea s streamed down his face.
 "And I suppose it didn't occur to either of you," he said at last, wiping his eyes, "that I would rather lose $2O0 twice over than my two best clerks"
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-26

Miss Hify-Two heads are always better than one, don't you think?
 Charley Litewate (facetiously)- Would be on me flaw instance?
 sPerhaps not. I was thinking of your cane."
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-26

Deep brown and reddish brown are the newest tones in cloth gowns this winter. -.;s.4.
Connecticut western news., 1890-03-26

A candidate with fourteen children was described aa the most papalar man on his ticket. w ashington Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
THE ANGLICAN BISHOP.

A Petition for n Writ OF Msndamus
asked for by the Church Trustees.
Messrs. I. May, Mark p Robinson,
II. W. Mist, George S. Harris and
T. r. Walker, have filed a petition
in the Supreme Court for writ of
mandamus against the Right Rev.
Alfred Willis, Bishop of the Angl-
can Church. The petition states the
Bishop is President of a corporation
known as the Trustees of the Angli-
can Church in Hawaii; and it is his
duty TO call meetings. The petit
TONERS, on August 18th, requested
him In writing to call meeting to
consider the removal of a building
on the premises of the corporation,
but he has refused to DO so.
The Bishop has to appear before
the Chief Justice on the 10Th of
October, to show cause why a per
emptory writ of mandamus should
n ot be issued against him TO compel
him to call the meeting.
MIR. f. NJ. Hatch appears for the
petitioners.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
A Primer for the School Children.

Mr.. EDITOR: Once there was q
little boy named Tommy Glucose.
Master Tommy climbed up to high
place and his head began to swim.
His nurse cried to him to come
down, but he would not. Master
Tommy was a naughty boy, and he
said he should go up higher. But
he was such selfish little boy that
nobody cared to help him. So he
cried out, Fire! Fire Fire!" And
people said, " Where Is it?" And
Master Tommy replied, ~ can sec
further than you. Fire. Fire! Firel"
Then there was great noise and
confusion, and the bells began to
ring, and the engine to run, and
Master Tommy hoped that when he
told the people that the fire was
near him they would put their lad
ders so that he could take them
and go up higher and then tell the
people it was only joke. But
when the town was in an uproar,
and people ran and cried fire in
every direction, and could not find
any fire, they grew angry, and
went to the foot of the high
place on which Master Tommy
stood. Then that wicked boy
wiggled his fingers on his nose at
them. But the people, for whom
Master Tommy had never done
anything but take their money to
buy cake and candy with, and had
always coaxed them into pushing
him up higher, now saw how they
had been deceived, so they put up
a long hook and pulled Master
Tommy down into ditch, where
he was drowned in dirty water.
And to this day the place is called
Glucose hole.
MORAL. When little Master
Tommy's get INTO high places, they
should take care not to be too
glddy; and when they rouse people
to put out a fire, they had better
take care the people don't put them
out. HILo.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10

The only vote nearly unanimous
on record in the archives of this |
session is the one asking for the
resignation OF the President of the
Board OF Health, which was "a
against 10, these last being 2 Ma
tionalists and Reformers.
On all the other important meas
ures the House found itself divided
without consideration of party, and
in the most variable way. On the
Oahu Railroad Bill, which caused
the warmest discussion of the SEES
SION, the final vote gave % against
Is, divided in this manner: 14R.-
x11N.x3Ministers, against ION
x8R. The next vote to reconsider
that same bill gave 81 against IA,
divided into Observation-Disclosures.
against 7.Rx7N. On the San Diego
steamship subsidy the vote was %
against 10, divided into lar. x8N.-
xlMinister against 7R.X11N.x1Min-
lister.
On the Civil Service Bill, which
was one of the planks of the Ma
tional party and ought to have
been strict party measure, but
which was in reality the question
"to be or not to be" for the system
Of spoils in the administration, the
vote was more strange still: the
bill was indefinitely postponed by
vote of Is against IA, divided as
follows: Reformers, Messrs. J. NJ.
Horner, Hind, A. S. Wilcox, Rice
Anderson, Walbridge, Halstead,
Isenberg and Kanoa, together with
8 Nationalists, Macfarlane, Muller,
Berger, Paehaole, Hookano, Ka-
nealii, White, Kauhi and r. w.
Wilcox, against 7 Reformers, c.
Brown, Knudsen, Parker, Waipul-
lani, Kauhane, Marsden and Corn.
well, with Nationalists, Nc.
Carthy, Widemann, Marques, Baker
and Phillips, and 2 Ministers, G
Brown and j. A. Cummins.
The House, however, is now evi.
IDENTIFY getting tired of it's own
chaotic condition, and wishes to
terminate it's sterile labors as soon
as possible, even at the risk OF
Strengthening the best measures, and
this was clearly shown by the
Iudicrous vote on that most ex
cellent bill on the "Roads and Pub
he Highways" which was killed
by ii against 6, that is to say, by
less than the statutory number o.
members necessary to be present
for quorum.
From these facts it can be seer
that the old Reform Party is badly
enough divided, and has made 4
very poor political show, but the
National one is far worse still; il
fact it no longer exists but as {
word, as melancholy remembrance
of what had promised to be some
thing grand, and bursted as a mer,
bubble of wind.
AS for the House as q whole, i
Is evidently the poorest in mental
capacity that has ever been seer
here, and the sooner it adjourns thu
better it will be for the country
At least such is the opinion of
AN IMPARTIAL LooKER-oN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
Parliamentary Politics.

Mr.. EDITOR: Any one who has
been carefully following the drift
of things in the present Legislature
must begin to realize that true
party politics in this country are
impossible, and that what takes the
name of politics is nothing more
than personal pickering and per-
sonal chase after some kind of
spoils or some axe to grind.
Never before in Hawaii nei had
the whole population been so clear
ly, in appearance, divided into two
distinct parties, the Reform and the
National. The Legislature itself
started brilliantly on we'll marked
party lines, and the first votes, viz,
the election of the President and
the want of confidence, appeared
strict party measures. The last of
these was carried "a against "a,
one of the Nationalists voting over
with the Reformers. But as soon as
the Thurston-Ashford Ministry re-
signed, political principles disap-
peared, and the voting of the
members of the two parties
Immediately assumed its true char
acter of personal like or dislike
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
THE DAILY
FRIDAY.

THE final passage of the bill to
encourage communication with Ia
hiti, by granting a subsidy of one
thousand dollars per trip, was
among the work accomplished yes
terday in the Legislature. There
can be but one opinion regarding
the measure, that it is a wise step !;
and if a similar subsidy could by
any means be secured for the
newly-projected line to San Diego,
it would be approved by the nation
at large. We trust it may yet be
accomplished-perhaps by a sus-
pension of the rules of the House.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
Bn Autl)oritn.
building Lots For Sale on soutb sIo,.
of Punchboul HIN

twenty-five additional Lots have been
iaiu out on the South Slope of Punchbowl
hiii along Alapai and above Kinau streets.
varying in size from 9Ox1O0 #. to 100000 #
and are now ready for sale.
Application for the purchase of these
LOIS at an upset price which can be ascer-
tanned at the Land Office, VARYING from
8i'o 10 $ooo each Lot, according to size and
location, will be received at the Interior
Office.
upon the receipt of applications the
LOIS applied for will be sold at Public Auc-
ton after due advertisement being mt
up at the upset price.
Applicants must state that they desire
to purchase with intention of improving
the premises.
The terms and condition of sale will he
cash, or at the option of the purchaser
one-fourth cash, and the remainder in
equal lnstallments payable in one, two,
ana three years, with interest PAYABLE
semi annually at the rate OF seven per
cent per annum.
The purchaser must within one year
from the date of purchase enclose the
land bought by him with a good and sub
stantial fence and lay on water from the
Government pipes.
Royal Patents will be issued for the land
upon final payment of the purchase price.
map of the Lots can be seen and full
particulars learned at the Land Office.
Streets have been laid out and graded
and water mains have been laid adjoining
oil of the above Lots.
g. n. SPENCER,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Oct. 8, 1890.
bait Scat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
THE ADVERTISER CALENDAR
October, 1890.
EVENTS OF TO-DAY,

LEGISLATIVE AssEMBLY-At 1OA. M,
PLANTERS LABOR AND SUPPLY Co.-An-
nual meeting at $50 A. NJ.
Z. BREWER Co.-Quarterly meeting at
10 NJ.
BAND CoNcERT-By the Royal Hawaiian
Band, at Queen Emma Hail, at 100
p. M.
A. l.; of H Meeting Hawaiian Council
No. CSC at 80 P. NJ.
ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL-Servicea at 7P.M.
ID. OF R.-Pacific Degree Lodge at 7:3O
M.
HONOLULU ARIoN - Special meeting at
7:30PM.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
Police Court.
THURSDAY,

THURSDAY, Oct. 3.
A nolle pros. was entered against
Chez Sat Lie, charged with embez-
Element.
Maria Lima, charged with using
bad language, was discharged.
Two DRINKS were fined the usual
amount.
Leau Chang Young, an insane
Chinaman, was committed to the In
sane Asylum.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10

The additional investment in of
S10.000,000 in cotton mills in Ger
many surely must give occupation
to many workmen in the discon-
tented Fatherland. The Frankfort
Zeitung says on authority that this
sum has been added to the indus
trial power of the country during
the last two years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
Afternoon Session.

The House re-assembled at l 40.
Third reading of an act to amend Sec
ton 1863 of the Civil Code, relating to
person eighteen years OF age making a
will.
Tahiti and these Islands.
Rep. Lucas said this bill establishes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-10
CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made, or opinions expressed by on
correspondents
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
TELLING SPEECHES IN FAUoUlER.
Messrs. Il. T.. Meredith and Eppa Hunton
Score for Lee and Expose Hume.

Nessrs. i. T.. Meredith and Eppa Hunton
Score for Lee and Expose Hume.
Correspondence of tho Richmond Dispatcb.l
WARRESToN, Va, October n, 1890.
Mr.. Il. L. Meredith, of Prince Will
liam county, Va, made very eloquent
address to-day in the basement OF the
court house to the people OF tauquier IN
behalf of General W. II. t. Lee, Demo
cratic nominee for Congress from the
Firhth district, in which he touched
lightly on the outrages perpetrated on
the people by the last Congress, while
he deyoted the bulk of his speech
to the respective candidates, General Lee
and Mr. Hume, and showed how upright
and manly General Lee had acted and
what good representative he had made.
He also impressed on the people the
urgent necessity of supporting the regu-
lar Democratic nominee and not to put
anv reliance in an independent who
went into the fight unpledged and who
was supported by the negroes and Re-
publicans of the district. All during the
speech he WAS interrupted by the vocif-
erous applause OF the large audience
present.
EPPA HUSToy's SPEECH.
When he closed the chairman, Cap
tain A. ID. Payne, introduced our we'll
known and distinguished lawyer, Gen.
Eppa Hunton, who showed up the mis-
rule Of the Republicans in glowing col
ors, and ended up with caution
against an independent who had no.
thing whatever to recommend him TO
the people but the endorsement OF such
men as the mulatto Langston, of Peters
burg. When he sat down. amidst roar
of applause, the band struck up "Dixle
and the audience dispersed for dinner.
GENUINE ENTHUSIASM.
An unusually large crowd was in town
to-day on account of its being court-day.
and the speeches, together with the mu-
sic Of the Warrenton Campaign Club,
created greater enthusiasm than has
been seen anywhere IL the county du-
ring the canvass and many good farm
er gave vent to his enthusiasm by tap
at old John Barleycorn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
INDIGESTION AND VENTILATION.
Tho Academy OF Medicine Discusses These
Two Subjects.

There was large meeting OF the Acade-
my of Medicine last night to hear the
paper of Or. Gray upon certain forms oil
indigestion rs causes of Brights disease;
The Doctors paper was Original ana
very carefully prepared and would have
elected much discussion had he not been
called out II was not thought proper
TO discuss his paper in his absence. lts
further consideration was therefore
postponed until the next meeting, Or:
Moses ID. Hoge, Jr., was then called
upon for his report on the i" water
Supply to Our dwellings. lie SAID
that his attention had been drawn to this
subject by finding accidentally, as 1t
were, that some new houses OF his medl-
cal friends were very defective in this
respect. He then proceeded by illustra-
tons on the blackboard TO draw all the
appliances now III use to protect
dwelling houses from sewer-gas.
The subject was made very PLAIN
TO all present and in concluding
his description he,wasliberally applauded;;
The President then called upon Colonel
Cutshaw, who was present 10y invitation,
TO speak on the subject, The Colonel
said he was sorry to see only one mem
Der Of the Board Of Health Or. Harn-
SOM present. He thought this subject
should interest the board specially, and
that it was necessary for laws to be pass
cd looking to the protection OF the com
munity from the effects OF bad ventila..
ton, both of bathroom. school, and
other houses also, he thought the Jen-
nings apparatus, with its late improve
ments. the best thing ont at present.
On motion of Dr. Hoge it was resolved
that the President ofthisacademy appoint
q committee TO urge upon the City Coun-
Gil the appointment OF a health inspector
TO look to the protection OF the citizens
from improper or imperfect plumbing
Time was allowed the President to APP
point the committee.
Dr. Harrison, of the Board OF Health,
stated that the subject was now engaging
the attention of the Council.
Colonel Cutsbaw made some very per-
tinent observation in regard to detective
ventilation Of the hall OF the society rs
an illustration. He said that cracks III
doors and windows are poor ventilators
that the only two public school buildings
properly ventilated were the schools on
Ninteenth and Marshall and the LON
hardy School, in the western part OF the
city. He also called attention to the bad
condition of Shockoe creek as public
sewer and showed plainly in which way
il WAS so.
DR.. J.. Edwards asked if any member
present had any new information on the
subject of preventing the spread OF
diphtheria. lie said he had some faith
in spraying the threat with bichloride
of mercury that lie sometimes sprayed
bis own clothing. Some gentlemen had
faith in MIR. Hugh Blair's thirmaL
The meeting adjourned at late hour.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
school Board Meeting Last Night-Per-
sonnls and Briefs.

school Board Meeting Last NiGht-Per-
sonals and Briefs.
TIE October meeting of the Manches-
ter School Board was held last night,
with Dir. John OBrien in the char.
Only routine business was transacted
and number of bills were ordered to be
paid. The schools were reported to be
in excellent condition with full attend
ance.
Mrs. Frank W. Fitzgerald's funeral
was held at II o'clock yesterday from
Central Methodist church. Rev. DIR. Il.
NJ. Peterson conducted the services.
A number of the friends and acquaint-
ances Of the deceased were present to
paw the last sad tribute Of respect to her
memory. The pall-bearers were Messrs
Samuel r. Owens. Henry Gary. X. A.
Bowen. John O'Brien, $. 5. Wake, L.
II. Smith, and James a. Lipscomb.
The remains were inferred at Maury
cemetery. ,
Complaint has been made to the Board
of Supervisors of Chesterfield that the
street railway track recently laid IN that
county is dangerous TO traffic, as the rails
set lar above the road-bed.
Mr.. w. l.. Moody has resigned his
position of head-milIer OF the old Dun
iop (now Warner Moore's) mills, which
no had held for thirtyfour years
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
TIE BAYoHEr Bill
TIE OLDEST FaEEMAsON.
Interuent OF j. j. Christopher with Ma
sonic Honors-Whitcs Registering Wen.
fsnecial telegram TO the Disps.ch.I


sonic Honors-whrtcs Registering Wen.
Especial telegram TO the Dispa'ch.l
RALEIGH. n. c., October 2S.-John j.
Christopher. who died here yesterday,
WAS the oldest native of Raleigh and the
oldest Freomason III North Carolina.
He was made member OF Hiram Lodge
of this city, January /, 1923. He was
the only surviving past grand secretary OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons. His funeral
was held to-day, attended by all the Ma
sons in the city and by a number from
other points.
This morning the local freight train
and the train from Raleigh to West Point
were in collision here at the depot, the
trouble being due to an open switch.
The freight engine WIS somewhat dam
aged and was deralled. The other engine
being only slightly injured, left in an
hour.
INCREASE OF WHITE REGISTRATION.
The reports of registration are rapidly
coming in ut the Democratic State
headquarters. All thus far received are
very favorable. Everywhere there Is u
great falling off in the negro reglstra-
ton. In Wake county the official report
shows that 2, 900 more whites than blacks
have registered. This is great change.
FIRST FROST
The first real frost of the season made
its appearance this morning, following a
very cold night. 1t has injured the top
crop of cotton. but the gross amount OF
damage is not very great.
! Alexander Cameron was brought here
to-day from Cumberland county and
taken before United States Commissioner
Purnell, charged with illicit distilling.
Three revenue officers on q raid captured
| him at his STILL which was in full blast.
In default Of 800 bail he went to jail.
COTTON SHIPMENT.
To this date this season twelve thou
sand bales of cotton have been shipped
from Raleigh to Liverpool, being Just
double the shipments there from this
point during the whole Of last season
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
APALAChiCOLA THREATENED.
It is Visited by a Destructive Couiiagra-
tion-The Losses.
py telegraph to the Dispa,ch.

kBy telegraph TO the Dsp6'ch-i
ALPHABETICAL, Fla, October o.
Yesterday forenoon fire was communi-
Gated to the Kennedy mill from the slab
Dit. In few minutes all was sheet OF
flames continually famed by a strong
northwest wind, and sparks were sent
fiying up Water street. While the Ken
nedy mill was roaring and cracking, the
old ice-house four blocks away caught
fire, then the Kimball warehouses.
wharf, lumber in the mill-yard, and
finally the Kimball mill. The triangular
building opposite the ice-house then
caught. then Grady Il Co. s store, Mon
roe 4 Co.'S Office, the iron-works, the
Kimball planing-mill, and McGlynn's
furniture factory. The fire went up to
Commerce street from Water street, and
by the hard work of the bucket-brlgade
the Alabama House, opposite. was saved.
The Kennedy mill was worth about
$50, 600. There were $4,000 feet OF
lumber in the yard insurance about
$4,000. Ice-bouse, $4,000; no IN
surance. Connolly & Co. lose $o00.
Grady a Co. 3 losses, $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. McGlynn lost
about 1880; the iron-works $1,000
insured for $4,000. The KIM
ball Lumber Company lost four
million feet of lumber in addition to
mills. warehouses, and ways. The total
loss Of this company will approximate
ss5, O00-partly insured. Rust 4 Mar
tin. druggists, lose about S500-fully in
sured. Other losses will foot up So, 600.
Seventeen buildings were burned in all.
Nine tenths of the negroes refused to
work. 1t was thought for while thai
/ the entire town would 60.