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healthy, mild and equable. The Their
mometer seldom rises above IS deg,
or descends below so deg. Fab.
In summer the prevailing winds
are northeast and easterly. In winter,
however, they are Oftentimes visited
by severe gales from the south, south
west, and more rarely from the north
west and southeast. Except on the
mountain tops, frosts are unknown.
The temperature during the winter
months shows a mean of 81 deg, and
in summer of 69.5 deg.
The rainfall is very irregular, but
has increased considerably of recent
years, owing to the covering Of the
highlands with timber trees. On the
highlands the annual rainfall is over
90 inches, but on the lowlands the
average is about 40 inches.
The islands sometimes suffer from
droughts, the island of Santa Maria,
the most southerly of the group, suf-
fering the most frequently. In the
summer of 1876 nearly all the crops
were lost on Santa Maria and the in
habitants were driven to great straits,
exporting nearly all their cattle to
obtain the bare necessities of life.
Many of them, unable to subsist upon
the scanty food procurable, emigrated
to Brazil.
The years 1Ss1-1ss2 were again bad
years, during which large quantities
of food had to be imported.
The rainfalls in the Azores are
capricious, and it appears to be a
question how far the planting and
subsequent telling of trees of extern
sive tracts affects the regularity of the
seasons. That these, more especially
during recent times, have been much
disturbed there is no doubt, for
climatic changes are now more fire.
quent and violent; bringing about
failures of crops, so that, with q
genial climate and soil of unsur-
passed fertility, famine among the
poor classes is not uncommon. The
great proportion of the land is owned
by comparatively few families.
Formerly the law of primogeniture
prevailed, and the land descended to
the eldest son. This law was abol-
ished, and in order to retain the prop
erty in families, the inter-marriage OF
relations became common, cousins
marrying cousins, and uncles marry
| ing nieces.
The soil is very productive, and the
people have depended largely upon
the cultivation and exporting of fruit
as source of income. The annual
profits on oranges alone in some
years, before they were blighted, in
1877, reached nearly 100000.
The st. Michael orange (of first
quality has no European rival.
Of the pineapples there are no les!
than fifty-two varieties. The variety
which is almost exclusively cult
waited for export is the Smooth
Cayenne. When fully ripe they
weigh from to 8 lbs.
Many varieties of grapes formerly
thrived, but were attacked by disease
till now the American Isabel grape il
almost the only kind relied upon
Their experience in this respect il
very similar to ours in Hawaii.
| Ito be continued.)
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Bn 1utI)orltp.
TENDERS WANTED.

Sealed Tenders will be received at the
Attorney-General's Office till IL O'Clock
noon on FRIDAY, the Goth day of Novem-
Der, 1891, for furnishing the OAHU
PRISON for six months. beginning
THURSDAY, the Goth day of November,
1891. with the following SUPPLIES at
such times and in such quantities as may
be required:
The Marshal, or such other officer as he
may designate will make the acquisitions,
and all supplies will be subject TO his in
spection and approval. The amounts set
opposite certain items in the Schedule are
the approximate requirements for the six
months, but all the supplies are to be fur
nished as required by the Marshal.
Bids will be accepted for either the
whole list of supplies or for those named
in any one Glass.
The contractor will be required to fur
nish suitable bond for the faithful per-
Torrance of his contract.
All Tenders must be distinctly marked
" Tenders for Supplies Oahu Prison."
The Attorney General does not bind
himself to accept the lowest or any bid.
CHAS. CREIGHTON,
Deputy Attorney General.
AttorneyGeneral's Office,
November 6, 1891. 29l4-td
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THE SMUGGLING CASE.

The decision rendered in the
Police Court the other day forged
the latest link in the chain of para
dox and mystery that held the
Beagle to our shores. "The Judge
said he would not consider the law
points - (see Bulletins report).
This is re-assuring in any Judge.
His Honor is reported then to have
declared that "the prosecution had
claimed that it was only necessary
to prove the Importation" The
fact is that the prosecution dis
tinctly, emphaticaIly and at great
length repudiated the obligation of
proving the Importation. If only
his Honor had considered the laws
instead of that underlined enough
without them on which to base
a decision" he might have
read section 657 of the Civil Code
of this Kingdom, which is now
respectfully submitted to his t,'rdy
consideration, and which was read
by the counsel for the prosecution
at the trial. In all cases " where
any person shall be charged with
smuggling or attempting to snug
gle any goods, wares or merchan-
disc, it shall be incumbent on such
person to prove the legal importa-
ton, and the payment of duties
required by the law" There is o
smack of dry humor in the remark
of his Honor. "He was satisfied
tho prosecution had not proved
--l>- :~~-,~- t;-e~1i V0u-ISuo, aIU
gone. We believe neither has
thought it better to stay behind.
We presume, therefore, that there
will be no prosecution of this Gov
eminent for the unWarrantable
hardship inflicted on these yachts
men. There is reason to believe,
moreover, that now the ragged
edge of oficialdom will find leisure
and opportunity to sink into the
dull routine of duty. And we may
also indulge the hope that when
the Beagle reaches San Francisco,
or Sydney, or wherever her imme-
date destination may be, the
owners will not visit orr indiscre-
tions too heavily on our heads, nor
attempt to prove to all the world
that the Paradise of the Pacific has
been made Den of Thieves.
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1897 TAXES.

Tax Payers in this District are hereby
notified that the Taxes for the current wear
Will be due and payable at the Office of the
Tax Assessor and Collector in the Kapua-
iva Building, on the I'd day of November
A. d. 1891.
The Office is open from GAM. to4pM
daily (Sundays excepted) and on Satur-
days until II O'Clock noon.
All amounts over $40 must be paid in u
s. Gold Coin.
Taxes not paid before the 18th day of
december next will be liable to suit with
III per cent. costs added.
T. A. LLOYD,
deputy Assessor and Collector of Taxes
District of Kona, Island of Oahu.
Approved:
SAMUEL PARKER,
Minister of Finance ad interim.
2906-3w
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NEW AUSTRALIAN LINE.

There is bright outlook for an an,
other line of steamers between We, oan
Francisco and Sydney. Ihe pr
ject, which is already we'll undel
way. looks to the completion or three
or four ships to leave each or the
terminal points once month ana
touch ut Nav caledonia, Tahiti and
the Marquesas. of
Mons. FL. Langomazeno' one Oh
the promoters of the enterprise nas
been a resident of Tahiti for forty
four years. and during that time mas
amassed a considerable fortune, ne
is Frenchman by birth and educa-
ton. Eight months ago nj. Tango,
mazeno left bis island nome anu
went to France to raise money Tor
the trans-Pacifc steamship enter
prise which he had in mind. he IS
now at the Palace Hotel on his re,
turn journey. When seen he said
that he had been very we'll received
in France, and that in his opinion
the project was now sufficiently ad,
vanced to be talked about; lie salo
the island countries in the PACING
had always been without adequate
means of communication with the
world, and that the new steamer line
would certainly result in building
up trade between the Marquesas'
Tahiti and the United States beside
which the present trade would be a
mere begatelle. nj. LangomazenC
said he believed there was now nc
doubt that enough money would be
secured to build the ships. The
capital would come from France
England, America and the islands
| rs. f. Chronicle.
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Agents for the

UNITED STATES WATER FILTER.
1t is hardly necessary to direct the
attention of the public to the fact that
pure water is one Of the principal agents
in preserving health and insuring per-
feet comfort in household. The germ
OF our most malignant diseases can be
traced back to impure water.
The filter works easily, and, like
magic, turns the impurest water into a
perfectly colorless and absolutely pure
liquid.
This apparatus is attached to the or
binary water-pipe and filters rapidly. Ii
is displacing the old slow working filters
in the United States.
Call and examine the above at the
PACIFIC HARDWARE CO., Ltd,
FORT STREET.
1858 1889 q
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Fashionable Dressmaki,lg.

MISS BURROW, Is EMMA STREET.
III First-class Cutting and Fitting. Also
by the day or week. Prices moderate.
2867-q
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The illustrated Tourists Guide.

That popular work, "THE TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISL
ANDs," is meeting with a steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
scenes and attractions to be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can be had at
the publication office, 46 Merchant
street, ami at the News Dealers. Price
60 cents.
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THE PREVIOUS ENVIRONMENT OF THE
PORTUGUESE.

The census of December last shows
that there are over 12,717 Portuguese
in these Islands, of whom ALT were
born here.
Excepting the japanese and Chi
nese, they are by far the most numer.
Gus of all foreigners in these Islands.
And the great majority of them have
made their homes here and will re-
main.
While quite number went away
during the past few years, some have
returned and more have been born,
and the census shows that there are
only 775 less in the country than in
1884.
Nearly all of the Portuguese here
came from the Azores or Western
Islands. These islands lie in the
Atlantic about 700 miles west of the
coast of Portugal, and are nine in
number. Their total area is about
700 square miles, or about 60 square
miles less than the area of Maui,
and are densely settled having q
population of about 100000. MAUI
has population of only 10000. The
names of these islands are San Mi
guel, Santa Maria, Terceira, San
Jorge, Fayal, Graciosa, Flores and
Corvo. They lie in an irregular line
of 40O miles in length, running w. n.
w. and E. S. E. and between So deg,
and 80 deg. N, or about the latitude
of San Francisco.
Their Inhabitants are Portuguese.
and are subject to the crown of Por.
tugal, but at the time of their
colonization, in the middle of the
hfteenth century, great influx
OF Flemish blood took place and
other races mixed with them, SO
that traces of these races still re-
main. Among the Portuguese here
various types are observable. In
1883 these islands were bestowed
by King Duarte upon his brother,
Prince Henry (the navigator), as a
reward of his re-discovery of them.
Before this they were uninhabited.
For 400 years, until 1882, Captain
General ruled over the destinies of |
Azores, but on the fourth day of June |
OF that year this all-powerful office |
was abolished by Dom Pedro, and |
they then became a Province of Por-
tugai, with Angra, on the Island of |
ierceira, as the political capital.
THE CLIMATE.
The climate, though humid, is |
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Deputy Tax-Col1ecfor,s Notice.

government Taxes on property in the
District of Eva and Waianae will he dino
and payable to the Deputy Collector on
and after the LIST day of November, 1891.
All Taxes remaining unpaid after the
lotn day OF December, will be subject to
an increase of 10 per cent. All sums above
ten dollars, payable in U. s. Gold Coin.
Inc deputy Collector will be at the follow
ing places:
EVA Court House, from Nov. I'd to 9th.
Waianae Court House, from Nov Both
to Dec. 9Th.
Eva Court House, from Dec. 9Th To 18th
s. HOOKANO,
Deputy Tax Collector of Eva and Waia-
nae, Oahu.
October Is, 1891. 2e13.2w
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The Lots have frontage of 60 feet on
the beach and depth of $50 feet with a
frontage of 60 feet on Keakalani street.
The proposed new Government road from
King street to the beach will run along the
westerly boundary of the Lots.
The Lots all face on magnificent beach.
giving purchasers of these Lots the finest
bathing and boating beach at Waikiki.
E~ Parties wishing to view the Lots
should make application to the Auctioneer.
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Hawaiian Hardware Co., Id
Monday, Vo0. g, 1891.

Do YOU know how to bake
beans and make them palata- :
BILE? If you're from "down
east you do; if not, here's
a chance to learn
First. come down to our
store and get a Bean Pot.
You can telephone if you pre-
fer. Then get your beans, a
quarts enough for a try ;; a
piece of salt pork about five
inches by two, and a table
spoonful of molasses. "Them's
the ingregents.' Now, then
After soaking your beans over
night put them in the Bean
pot, take your pork and push
it down through the beans, al
lowing it to project wee bit at
the top-not much, just so you
can see it; add your table
spoonful of molasses and put
the whole business in the oven.
| An hour afterward mix some
salt and pepper and mustard
in a spoonful of hot water and
pour over the beans. Put
back in the oven and in about
twelve hours you will have
a morsel worth eating. If
you like the flavor of onions
with your beans, instead of
pouring the seasoning over
the beans, get a small onion
and scoop out the center and
l fill with salt, pepper and mus
tard and put in the bottom of
the pot and cover with beans
and let all bake together. The
best society in the effete East's
"agin" onions.
There's a lot of space used
in telling you how to cook such
plain every day article as
: beans, but its business and
we're selling Bean Pots.
The San Francisco papers
say "Chile needs whipping"
La.,ai !;
nei have wanted for several
years past has been a place to
buy goods cheap. Ours is the
place and we have the goods.
You know it /!
What wonderful things are
done now with electricity.
What manifold uses are made
of it And yet the limit has
not been reached even with
the electric cigar lighter that
a stands just inside our door.
House lighting by this means
has become SO common that it
has ceased to be a wonder ;
people don't talk about it any
more. Interest in places SO
lighted centers on the work.
manship and appearance of
the things that hold the lights
-Electroliers, they call them
and we think we have a few
that will attract your eye, if
you don't burn oil.
Water monkey! That's a
strange name for a water bot
tie, but that's what they call
them all the world over. They
don't get their name from the
shape. They're very fat at the
bottom and very lean at the
top and remind you of the
one the guide handed you the
last time you were at the
Pyramids-or Milpetas. They
keep water very cool without
using ice.
That new tangled Sitter we
told you of some time ago
turns out to be a dozen kitchen
utensils in one. It's a mixer, |
scoop, measure, weigher, |
A Il
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- For the latest and most ele
~ CANT styles of Ladies' Visiting
Cards, or Wedding Invitations
or Notices, go to the Hawaiian Gazette
Office, No. DC Merchant. The cards printed
there are perfectly charming. 29O7
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SCHEDULE.

Amt required for
6 months
more or less.
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DEGAN VAPOR ENGINE STARTS
Al instantly witho even a match.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-27
AFFAIRS OF CONSEQUENCE.
HOME.

HOME.
Ex-senator Warner Miller expresses
the opinion that the third party move
ment cannot last long.
Decoration Day week in New York will
be marked by special determination OF
Union and Confederate veterans.
The indications are that the Farmers
Alliance will take an active part in the
legislative contest in Virginia next fall
There is possibility of the resignation
of number Of United States district
judges who are entitled to retire on full
pay.
President Harrison will take part in
the decoration exercises at Philadelphia
next Saturday. He has issued an order
for the closing of all the Government de-
partments on that day.
The tide of opinion in the Presbyterian
General Assembly, at Detroit, seems to be
changing favor of vetoeing DR.. Briggs's
appointment or transfer to the Robinson
professorshipot biblical theology without
touching the question of hercsy.
Over 200 carloads of wheat from Min
neapolis were received at Duluth, Min
nessota, Monday. Such a movement from
Minnesota at this season is verv unus-
ual, and is attracting good deal OF at
tention. 1t is coming forward rapidly,
and it is stated that not less than 6O0,-
900 bushels are to be brought to Duluth
elevators from Minneapolis. The wheat
is all destined for direct export to Liver
pool.
The supreme court of the United States
has declared unconstitutional the Vir-
ginia law requiring the inspection OF
-four manufactured outside the state
when sold within the state. In the case
of the directors of the First National
bank, of Buffalo, N. Y, in which it was
sought to hold the directors responsible
for bad debts, the court held that the
directors are simply to exercise ordinary
prudence, governed by usage in bank
affairs, which these directors did. The
court passed an order directing the re-
ceiver of the escheated Mormon church
property to hold it for charitable uses
corresponding as nearly as possible with
its original purpose,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-27
1T WILL BE A WATERLOO,
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE
CAMPAIGN OF Is91.

Ingalls, Warns His Party, hut the
Warning Will Not he Needed,
For Dry Rot Is all Through the
Old Thing.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, May PLAT a
meeting of the republican editors of the
Seventh congressional district a letter
from ex-senator ingalls, was read and
warmly applauded. Among other things
the letter said:
"The republican party is confronted
with great problems which threaten
its supremacy. If we are to sue
ceed we must deal with the issues
today as we dealt with slavery
secession and state sovereignty thirty
years ago. The republicanism of the fli-
ture must readjust itself to the changed
conditions of American life or it will
perish. wish to save it from this fate
by recalling the spirit, the energy, the ag-
gressive and the patriotic force of the
founders OF the party to the campaign of
ioo@' lhis campaign VIII De WaScd up
on economic and practical questions, and
not upon memories or motions. Harri-
son will be rcnominated, and Cleveland
will be his antagonist. If we have cour-
age and conscience. it will be an Auster-
litz. If we dicker with popular errors,
compromise with unprincipled leaders
and sneer at honest differences of judg-
ment and opinion, it will be Water
loo."
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-27
We Shall Vet Fly.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
The study of aeronautics is no longer
confined to ridiculed cranks. Scientific
men like Prof. l.angly ofthe Smithsonian
institution, Octave Chanute, president of
the American society of engineers, and
HiramJ. Maxum, the famous gun-makera
tell us that the mysterious problem Of
airnavigation is nearer solution to-day
than ever before. Mr.. Maxuni is thor
oughly sane, vet he said other day: "IfI
can rise from the coast of France, sail
through the air across the channel and
drop half ton of nitro-glycerne upon
an English city can revolutionize the
world. | believe can do it if live long
enough. IT. die some one will come af-
ter me who will be srccessful where
failed"
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-27
THE RIOTING IN PARIS.
6TRIKERS WIN THE FIGHT
FOR FEWER NOURS.

The 0yInpathy of Fart at Least, OF
the Public 10 with Them-The
Police P0werl~ss.- BIacklegs
BADLY Treated.
PARIS, May 27.-No sooner were the
stages out Of their depots yesterday
than they were greeted with volley upon
vollcy Of stones, which were accompan-
led with perfect storm of hootng and
ieering. Though the coaches were escort
cd by policemen, the strikers watched
their opportunity. and at signal agreed
upon, charged furiously upon the stages,
swept away the police lines, dragged the
"blacklegs' ["scah"] drivers from their
boxes, pounded them vigorously, cut the
traces Of the horses aad in several cases
overturned and seriously damaged the
stages themselves.
One case Of many illustrates how well
the strikers are holding their own in
popular sympathy. Two stages were
stopped by the strikers at certain point
and this horses were as usual embarrassed
and led away amid the jecrs of the crowd
who witnessed the onslaught of the
strikers. When the "blackleg" drivers
and conductors were pulled from the
stages, the inhabitants of the neighbor
ing houses, men and women nearly
smothered them with showers of dirty
water and refuse.
Squads of police attempted by repeated
charges upon the strikers and their sup
porters, to protect the stages issuing
from the depot on the boulevard Bour-
don, but the crowds responded by at
tacking and overpowering the police.
The strikers then pulled the "blacklegs"
from the stages, severely maltreated
them and compelled the stages to return
into the depot. The police, later on,
were reinforced and made many arrests
among the strikers who had been prom
inent in the rioting.
The Gaulois newspaper today says
that the stage company asked M. De-
Freycinct, president of the council and
minister OF war, to allow troops to take
the place of ::the company's drivers and
thus to enable the company to run stages
loaded with soldiers through the streets
of Paris. M. DeFrcycinet, Gaulois adds
refused the company's request.
Later.-Owing to the intervention of
the government the strike of stage drivers
is at an end and now the stages are run.
ming as usual and the drivers are victori-
ous. Previous to the settlement of mat
ters in dispute between the stage com
pany and the drivers, when the newspa-
pers of this city were raising subscrip-
tions in order to assist the strikers, Jas.
Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New
York Herald, offered 81 900 toward the
support of the striking drivers.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-27
KILLED THE MURDERER,
Judge Lynch Holds Court I'm a
Tennessee Town.

Tennessee Town.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nav 27.-Thc little
city of Columbia, Tenn, was in a state
of intense excitement yesterday after
noon over the capture of the negro,
Green Wells, who, on Saturday last shot
and killed John Fly, prosperous farmer
in that county. The sheriff received a
dispatch from Iron City that the negro
was in custody there and to send officers
for him. At the same time it became
generally known in Columbia, and
large crowd gathered at the depot
to give the officers and their prisoner
a reception. Thinking there might be
trouble Judge Patterson intercepted the
sheriff at Lawrenceburg by telegram
advising him to stop there with his man;
that it would be unsafe with the present
feeling and excitement to take him to
Columbia.
The sheriff took the Judges advice and
stopped at Lawrcnceburg, about six
miles from the murdered mans home.
About midnight last night dispatch
from Columbia stated that Wells was
taken from the officers and hanged to a
tree. The mob their fired several shots
into his body.