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Mower County transcript., 1890-07-16
HOW / WAS "BURGLED."
The Precautions Taken After the
Thtef's Visit.

I live in suburban villa in the vicini-
ty of London. Mine is one of a row of
detached houses with small gardens,
and fields both front and back. am
comparatively new to housekeeping,
having lived in chambers until my mar
riage few months ago. When we en-
tered into residence we were so full of
the delights of furnishing that we paid
no particular attention to the details of
window and door fastenings. The
former had those little ordinary latches
that are drawn across unde: clip and
are known lin the profession) as the
burglars joy" Their fimsy character
excited no special emotion in our inex-
perienced and ingenious minds. We
supposed that they were like other peo-
Pies fastenings; the same builder had
put up the entire row Of houses, and all
were occupied by tenants who, If they
had any fear OF burglars, kept those
tremors to themselves. The back door
had rather rickety bolts, it struck us; but,
On the Other band, the front door-the
burglars favorite entrance, as every one
knows--was massiyely barred, chained
and double-locked So we possessed our
souls in sense Of security, and even
joked about the possibility Of the mid
night prowler making . descent upon
rs. For time we even took. our valua-
bles-including . collection OF very SUI
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WEATHER FORECAST.
1t 10 Strictly Reliable and Applicable
AnY Summer Month.

1t 10 Strictly Reliable and Applicable to
Any Summer Month.
Depending on exclusive information
received from Lieutenant in the sig-
nal corps (who is one Of General Gree
ley's favorite guessers), we are enabled
to present to the neutrality-suspicious.
public the following forecast of weather
for the month Of. #sE II
If the mathematicians have made no
mistake, the month which has just be-
Indications are that the first week
will be clear and cloudy, cold and warm
The remaining weeks will not vary
materially from the first, but If they do
they will vary in precisely the same
manner. .,+ Tg. ~$ y
Rain-storms will be most noticeab
on picnic and coaching days. They will
probably interfere more or less with
tennis and base ball, and will play
havoc with favorities at the races
They will also have more or less effect
on muslin dresses and dainty parasols.
Hence it will be necessary to notice, if
possible, when it is raining.
The rain will not be unusually wet
After storm it will invariably clear
up. -
A number of days will be excessively
warm. These days will be mentioned
in newspaper bulletins as cooler and
cloudy. y. !; III ssz.4& i ~
IT you are particularly anxious that .
given day be pleasant, make . bet that
it won't be, and when you leave the
house carry your rubbers, gossa-
mer and umbrella. The larger
the bet, and the larger and
heavier your rubbers and gossamer
tho more certain you may be of achiev-
ing pleasant weather. Chicago ladies
need only carry their rubbers, and those
from Boston may find it convenient to
rely to a certain extent upon the weight
of their tellectuali ties.
When 1t rains do not, II you are q
lady, stand at the window and make fun
of the half-drowned pedestrians. II you
are q gentlemen, under the same cir
cumstances, do . little swearing for
some Of your lady friends who do not
know how. Then tell them what vow
have done. It will increase your re pu.
tation for gallantry. What most wom-
en- admire in man is his ability to
swear. 3
Cut this forecast out and paste II In
your hat. It is well Is have q little
common sense with you st oil times. :.
Merchant Traveller. ssss..s e ss.s.
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TONS OF MANUSCRIPTS.

Statistics from tho Century Magazines
Editorial Rooms.
During the past two years from eight
thousand Ave hundred to nine thousand
manuscripts were annually submitted
to the Century Magazine for publica.
tion. This is an increase over previous
years, and does not include the hun.
dreds, perhaps thousands, of proposi.
tions submitted with regard to articles.
AS there has been an increase in the
number of periodicals published in
America of late years, and as the news
papers are publishing more contribu.
tions than ever by writer's not on the
regular staff, 1t is evident that there
has been an increase in literary activi.
ty at least in proportion to the increase
in population. -...,. ..s-,
Now out of nine thousand manuscripts
year the Century can only possibly
print four hundred or less. 1t follows
that editing q magazine is not unlike
walking into garden of flowers and
gathering q single bouquet In other
words, not to accept an article, story,
poem, is not necessarily to ''reject"
it. There may be weeds in the garden
there must be weeds in the garden
but the fact that particular blossom
is not gathered into the monthly bou'
quet does not prove that the editor re.
garded the blossom as weed, and
therefore passed it by. 1t would be i'm
possible to sweep all the flowers into q
single handful. The rejected" or ''de-
clined' are naturally prone to gibe at
sympathetic or apologetio words from
editorial sources, SO we present the
above simile with considerable diff.
dence. There is truth in it, neverthe.
less! And it would probably be much
easier for editors to make up q number
of bouquets from the flowers at their
disposal than to gather the single one
for which alone they have room
Century. .t #a - e F Jig
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A Complete Give-Away.

Census Taker Ito an old maid) When
were you born, Miss?
Y Old Maid--1 was born about the time
that Lincoln was assassinated, z...s
Census Taker "a little later, to the
mother)-1n what battle did you say
your husband was wounded?
Mother-At Vicksburg, I think.
Old Maid Why, no, mother, it wasn't.
1t was in the Mexican war. / remem-
ber it az we'll as can be.-West Shore.
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"A captain In 9 regiment was asked
why he was so bald. He replied (the
Duke Of York being prc-snt): by
junior officers stepping over my head. =
The Duke immediately promoted him.
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some One to blame.

You say you want silent partnerP'
y Yes
Cant you attend to the business
alone?"
Yes, but when any complaint artses
from customers I want some cne who
isn't near to lay the blame ou. Chicago
Times. [ s. Fl. # q.
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Alrlost 8 Hint.

Gentleman Visitor-It seems to me
that have forgotten something.
Lad " Yes, you have forgotten to 60
home. Texas Siftines,
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BEDROOM SLIPPERS.
Tho Materials Required, and How to Make
and Embellfxh Them. IS

The Materials Required, and How to Make
and Embellish Them.
A skein of Germantown wool, either
in white or some bright or delicate
color, and little white Shetland wool
or knitting silk for the ankle edge are
the materials required.
With bone crochet needle make
chain of stitches. Work, in short
crochet, al. around this chain, making
2 stitches in the 4th chain so that there
are Is in the row. Work 8 rows Around
this little oval, widening at each end
and at the middle-where the first
widening was make. After these rows,
widen only at the middle until 90 or %
rows are completed. Now work back
and forth, emitting II Stitches on
each side of the middle stich.s These 16
rows are crocheted alternately on the
back and the front loops of the work, SO
that the stitch may resemble the rest OF
the shoe.
Crochet together at the heel; and be-
gin the ankle. This is quite plain, 9
rows in short crochet, missing stitch
at the corners where the II stitches
were left. This narrowing shapes q
slender ankle.
Then work one row of double crochet,
for cord or ribbon to be run in. This
row is not narrowed, neither are TIE
two plain rows Of short crochet which
follow it.
Now with the Shetland wool, or the
silk, make row Of scallops, thus: One
short crochet. miss l, double crochet,
miss l, | short crochet. Repeat.
If silk is used, be careful to fasten ii
strongly and leave an inch of the silk
run in at the wrong side Of the work. A
crooheted cord, or, still prettier, a mar mar
row white ribbon should be run IN
around the ankle and tied in dainty
bow. Home.
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Collect ON Delivery.

sCOlIOCt On D6ISeKy's s.sg3
Tangle-Here's . package OF maokerel
just come, Mary, that / ordered from the
city. ,.
Mrs. Tangle Why, no, it isn't mack
erel, Henry, it's cod. Can't you see it's
marked G. Q. d? How stupid OF them
70 send the wrong kind Of fshl:--Light
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE
TREATY.

Mr.. G.. w. Ashford has made
some positive statements in news
paper communication, concerning
the proposed treaty, and his con-
nectlon herewith, and throws out
some dark and mysterious hints
about ''inside history which when
made public, will ''astound" the
country.
Let us have these details right
away. There is no time like the
present. If there is any mystery
fostering in the Attorney General
brain which affects the public well
fare, out with it and let us know
the worst.
Meanwhile we have reason to
believe that the statements made
by Mr.. Ashford are about as reli-
able as other similar statements
with which the E.eIe and Ka Leo
have lately been saturated, and in
due course we propose to publish
the "facts concerning this sub
ject.
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the Cabinet and the Supreme Court.
The Attorney-General replied to
this indictment in two column
communication to the Bulletin.
The reply contains some bad
language, several sneers, quite
number of insinuations, and col
umn of pathetic devotion to the
country which he proposes to res
cue from the traitorous designs OF
his colleagues; but he nowhere
denies or refutes the charges made
against him in the Indictment, but
on the contrary distinctly admits
them and pleads guilty" to all
three counts.
The principles involved in the
action of the Attorney General are
far more serious to this country
than the ultimate result OF the
| colonelcy question, or even OF the
treaty, closely as the future pros
perity of the country may be IN
volved in the latter question.
Whatever may have been the
opinions or differences heretofore
all parties, the Cabinet and the
King, have always abided by the
opinion of the Supreme Court; ant
for the first time we now see the
official, constitutional opinion O
that body contemptuously ignored
and the Acknowledgement of The
Kingdom deliberately advising The
King to refuse to act in accordance
with such advice.
The Attorney General has ad
mitted, over his own signature
that he has done this thing. Gu
of his own mouth he stands con
demned.
There is nothing so essential tt
the continued independent contro
of our own affairs as that foreign
governments be assured that thu
Courts of the Kingdom render jus
and equitable decisions, and tina
their official opinions be recognized
by the executive. Unless this is to b.
the case, anarchy will be the in
evitable result.
| The Attorney General we'll de
serves the severest censure, and i'm
parchment by the Legislature, TO
the unconstitutional and unprece
denied course which, for persona
reasons he is following, regardless
of law and the public interests.
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attack the London Times. He has
begun with a sensational article IN
his Review of Reviewers, on the
diminishing circulation, advertise
ments and dividends of The Thun-
derer. He says this loss amounts
to more than 100000 annually. He
submitted the article before he pub.
lished it to a lawyer, who informed
him that it was libelous. but he took
the risk of printing it.
A disastrous explosion occurred
March 9th in the Chicago Sugar
Refinery Company's plant at lay
lor and Beach streets, Chicago.
Three laborers are known to have
been killed and sixteen other men
| injured. Three workmen are MISS
ing at late hour. The explosion
occurred in the starch drying-rooIn,
and is supposed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion. A
similar explosion occurred year
ago, resulting in q fatal injury TO
one man.
A large section of the Cardinals
are advocating the idea that the
future Pope to be elected at the
death of Leo XIII. shall leave Italy
Immediately upon his election.
They declare that the position OF
the Pope there is untenable. Pope
Leo is very strongly opposed to the
scheme, and has appealed to the
Cardinals that his last days on
earth be comferted by the assur'
ance that such a course shall be
definitely abandoned.
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEADS
GUILTY.

Yesterday morning we published
statement of facts which amounted
to an Indictment of the Attorney.
General. The indictment contained
three counts, viz:
LIST. That the Attorney. General,
differing with the other members OF
the Cabinet upon matters of prin.
ciple and Cabinet policy, refused to
either acquiesce in the opinion OF
the majority or to withdraw from
the Cabinet; but contrary to all
precedent and the principles of
constitutional government, remain
ing in office, attempted, and is now
attempting, to control the policy of
the Government and to block the
public business.
"a. That the Attorney General
had TT ed, and is now trying, to
force a relative, his brother. into
the command of the military. when
he is so thoroughly distrusted that
the other members of the Cab net
had twice unanimously refused to
appoint him to that position, they
having the legal authority to SO re-
fuse.
3D. That the Supreme Court,
having formally rendered an opin-
ion, at the request of the Cabinet,
in accordance with the constitu-
tional provision authorizing such
course, the Attorney General dellb-
eratcly, and with malice afore-
thought, ADVISED the King to disre-
gard the advice of the majority of
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etc, along the German iron,
tier which are only functional ana
remediable by diplomacy. The ru-
mored reapproachment between
Germany and Russia dates from the
accession of the young Emperor.
Bismarck preferred present ar
engagements. He had worked along
that line, and felt at home in 1T.
Emperor William is credited with
ambition to distinguish himself IN
war and statecraft. Under the
present status he can only keep
things as they are. He has no
chance to spread himself. The
Triple Alliance maintains the peace
of Europe and ties his hands. He
can only busy himself in domestic
administration and reforms. There
is room enough in that direction for
his best efforts, but the work may
not be altogether attractive to a
| young man of his temperament and
training. 1t is yet uncertain
whether his laber-reform policy is
in good faith or merely a tub to the
Socialistic whale. Parallel with ii
he proposes to increase the army
The rumored Russian arrangement
would open the way for a rear
rangement which either by war or
diplomacy, or both, would give the
Emperor u chance to show what il
in him, and, might perhaps result in
adding 100000 Austrian Ger
mans to the empire, besides the
prospect of getting hold Of the
Dutch waterfront. The outlook is
alluring to an ambitious young
ruler Of the leading military Power
of Europe. It is no cause for won
der that Austria feels concerned al
Bismarck's retirement, in view o.
these possibilities.-[S. F. Bulletin
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EUROPEAN POSSIBILITIES.

One Uf tic moot eu6Scstive feat
ures of the present European sen
sation is the concern expressed by
Austrian statesmen and publicists
at the retirement of Bismarck
Without actually admitting sc
much, it is evident that they feal
the dissolution of the Triple ALI.
ance and a better understanding
between Germany and Russia. Bis.
marck fathered the Triple Alliance
but Austria really has more inter
est in it than either of the other
members. Taking into considera.
ton the sentiment of race solidar.
ity which now SO strongly inf1u.
ences national questions, Austria
has no proper business in the Ali.
ance, yet everything to fear from
It's disruption. For years acute
and profound observers of Euro
pean politics have realized that in
any radical Encouragement of the
map, Austria would be likely to
disappear as a political division.
She is conglomerate of races,
having only an artificial connection
with each other, but affiliated with
her neighbors on all sides. Each
of those ne;ghbors has an ancient
grudge against her. Prussia, which
now dominates Germany, was al
ways her opponent within the Ger
manic Confederation, and if she re-
tains no bitterness now it is merely
because she has had the best of the
conflict. United Germany, how
ever, will never be an accom-
plished fact until the German pro-
vinces of zAustria are added to the
Empire.
Italy has every reason, by virtue
of former domination and oppres-
sion. to hate Austria. She also has
a race claim on part of Austria's
population and dominion. The
Southern Tyrolese are Italian in
race. language and feeling, and
Garibaldi barely missed adding
them to United Italy in 1866.
Italy also casts a longing eye upon
the fine port of Trieste, Austria's
sole seaport at the head of the
Adriatic, and upon the Province Of
Istria and some of the adjoining
territory, all of which are virtually
Italian.
Russia has not forgotten how
Austria repaid her voluntary aid
in the suppression of the Hunga-
rian revolt of 1S48, by hanging
upon her flank during the early
part of the Crimean War, and by
continually baking her designs
upon Constantinople. She also
would like to see the Slavic peo-
Piles of the Austrian Empire joined
to their Russian brethren, Or incor-
porated into S great Slavic State
in Southeastern Europe under Rus
sian influence. On that account
she resents Austria's advance in
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1t thus appears that while the
present Triple Alliance is unnatur-
al, its reorganization by the substi-
tuition of Russia for Austria would
be very natural. Between Ger
many, Russia and Italy there is no
cause for quarrel, except possible
difficulties arising out of questions
Of immigration, alien settlement,
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Bn autburltn
Sale of Lea of Government Lots, Es.
planade, Honolulu.

On THURSDAY, April "a, 1890, at the
front entrance of Aliiolani Hale, at II
O'Clock noon. will be sold at Public Auc-
ton, the Lease of Lots No. l6 and 10 on
the Government Survey Map of the Es-
planade, having frontage on Fort street
of 30 feet and running back 200 feet to
Kekuanaoa street, and adjoining the lo1
on the corner of Fort and Allen streets on
the mauka side.
Terms-Lease for % years.
Upset Price-$420 per annum, payable
semi-annually in advance.
Conditions-The purchaser of this Lease
must within one year of the date of SALE
erect Fire-proof Building to cost not les
than 50 600, the plans OF which must b.
approved by the Superintendent Of Public
Works.
The said building to be kept in good re
pair and to revert to the Government a
the expiration of the lease or its soone
determination.
L. A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office. March IS. 1890. GLIB
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NOTICE /!

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
Bishop Co.'s Bank, No. So amount S38. dafa
January Sth. 1890, in favor of r. Uyemura mas
been lost. and the payment of the same stopped
1861
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

ing, Boston, recently.
The Dominion Parliament has
authorized the construction OF a
bridge across the Detroit river.
1t cost New York $4,000 to as.
certain through the Supreme Court
that it is legal to execute it's GRIM
inals by electricity.
Heavy damages to the tobacco
pant by frost is reported for West
ern North Carolina.
The coffee crop in Java is said to
have failed this year.
A new Egyptian loan for lrriga-
ton purposes is spoken of.
An epidemic resembling influenza
is spreading in India.
The Prince of Wales is beginn-
ing to express opinions on public
affairs.
Insanity in Paris has increased
30 per cent. within the last sixteen
years.
Telegraphing money by the pos
tai telegraph has been instituted IN
England, beginning with March
1st, after number of experiments.
The limit is $50.
Prince Bismarck, it is said, is dis
appointed and chagrined at his
sons failure to display any especial
genius for political affairs.
The Bulgarian Government is
about to expend $15,OOO,OOO upon
the construction of railroads.
A medal has been struck in COM
memoratien of the fiftieth ami
versary in England of the penny
postage.
The price of coal, especially
bituminous, was never so high in
England as now. It has advanced
from 60 to 100 per cent. within
year.
During a storm which recently
ragged IN the Canton of Neuchatel,
in Switzerland, shower of living
caterpillars fell on the hills of
Cretets.
English farmers are beginning to
offer bounties for the destruction of
the sparrows, whose damage to the
crops has become unbearable.
1t is stated that Andrew Carne
gle has decided to increase his gift
fer a library to Pittsburg from
s1,0O0,0O0 to s2,OOO,OOo.
The silver plate belonging to
Dom Pedro was recently deposited
in the mint at Rio de Janeiro.
There were nearly five wagon
loads. The Emperor lived we'll
when he had the opportunity.
Marshal MacMahon, twice Presi-
dent of the French Republic, sent
his hearty congratulations to the
young Due d'Orleans upon the
step he had taken in going to
France in defiance of the law.
In Kent, England, a farm of 500
acres that had been let for $4,000
per year has just been re-let to the
same tenant for $4,000. This is
said to be fair illustration of the
decline of farm values in England
of late years.
The N. Y. Herald says that q
rich British Government contractor
is privately building near London
an air ship which is expected to
carry crew of several men at a
speed of $50 miles an hour.
While Father birmingham, as.
sistant pastor of St. Joseph's Cath
Ollie Church, Baltimore, was per-
forming funeral service March
Goth, Sexton Richard McNichols,
without a word of warning, fred
five shots at him.. three of which
took effect and seriously wounded
him.
Government officials have had q
Fairport, N. Y, beverage, known as
hop soda, analysed, and thus ascer-
tanned, what its thousands of |
drinkers had found out unscien- |
tiflcalIy, that 1T is lager beer. 1t |
had big run in no-icense counties |
until temperance society repre-
sentative got upset on it.
Editor Stead, formerly of the |
Pail Mall Gazette, is now going to |!
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Reward of $500.

WHEREAS, AT OR ABOUT TWO
W O'Clock on the morning of the 18th of
of Kwong Lee Yuen Co., was seriously
wounded with a knife or other sharp in
strument by a certain person who felon-
iOusly broke and entered into the dwelling
house of the said Ng Ngong in the rear Of
the premises of the said Kwong Lee Yuen
Co. on Maunakea street, Honolulu, H. 1.
Notice IS hereby given that q reward of
by the United Chinese Society to any per
son or persons who will give information
to the Police which will lead to the appre-
hension and conviction of the guilty party.
Per Order. YIN QUON.
SECRETARY United Chinese Society.
Honolulu, March 5, 1890. Slim
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Notice to Shippers.

nor THE MORE SATISFACTORY
L accommodation of our patrons we beg
to suggest to them that in cases where
drays are required for shipping goods to
out going steamers and coasters, or in any
case where required, at O'Clock sharp OF
the day. they will find that by ringing up
Mutual Telephone 565 or Bell Telephone
16O between the hours of A. n. and Pm.
their wants will be promptly attended to-
which will thereby greatly facilitate bust.
ness to the better satisfaction of all con.
cerned.
21-3m HAWAIIAN TRANSFER co.