The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-14


capital, seven per cent to neglect Of
business for gambling and other vices,
and only two IN a hundred were the
result of circumstances beyond the con-
troll of the debtor or of the fraud or
failure of others.
The cholera mortality continues
heavy in Russia, Hungary, Gahcia and
certain isolated points, but the danger
of fresh epidemic this year is fast
disappearing Handbags fresh scourge
seems due to official incompetence as
gross and criminal as that of last year.
1t was known as long ago as September
18th that contaminated water from the
tlbe was leaking into the water supply.
The authorities began next day to ST. p
the leak. No warning was given to the
city Of the mischief already done until
five days later Then the disease had
broken out. The Hamburg correspond
ent of the San writes that he was fined
$25 by the vgilant authorities for send.
ing dispatch about the matter to the
SIMS London bureau in advance of
the official announcement 1t has
been a week of almost wintry cold in
England, and to this fact probably is
due the distinct decline in the spread
Of the infection.
A certain high class ladies' club is in
danger Of disruption over the cigarette
question A large minority of the
members smoke, and, therefore, a
smoking room is provided, but ladies
who do not smoke object to this room
and are agitating for ITS abolition. II
they succeed, the smokers will prob
ably leave the club, and the secession
will be serious. According to one
account non-smoking lady disllking
the atmosphere Of the place is deferred
from entering the room, and, beirg
conscious that it is the cosest and
most cosby room in the club, is very
unwilling to be shut out from the inter
esting talk. Her natural course would
be to take to cigarettes also, and brave
the criticisms of home; but instead of
raising the domest question she raises
the club question, and wants the smok
ing room done away with. The lady
sml kers, he wevtr, are strong in num-
ters, and being in possession Of a con-.
Portable privilege, do not see why they
should forego 1t. If The smoke is dis
agreeable to the non-smoker, they say
the non-smoker can stay out. The
ri neer which is one of the most
prominent Of the many Ladies' Clubs
IN London, wishes it understood that
the story does not apply to it. Not
more than twenty OF Its ESQ members
use the smoking room.
A castle in the air is to be the great
attraction Of the Antwerp Exhibition
next year. The castle is to be Of a
substantial character and suspended
above the earth from a huge captive
balloon built in SIX separate Compart-
nents somewhat after the fashion e
water-tlght compartments IN ships. Mr..
Tobiansky, the inventor, is confident
Of his ability to make structure that
will resist the tirrcest hurricane. Visi-
tors will be hauled up t. the castle by
two elevators made of bamboo, alum
mum and steel tubing, which will glide
along vertical cables. 1t is proposed to
light the building with 5 900 electric
lamps, and as the balloon ropes and
cab es will not be visible on dark nights
it will then appear suspended between
heaven and earth by an invisible
agency.
A queer case of superStit!o on is re,
ported from Miskoicz, Hungary, to. day.
a young girl pretended to see the
Holy Virgin daily, and to converse with
her. Her mother encouraged the
pious, who brought presents, and when
TIE priests nterf5red the excited crowd
threated to i'll treat them. S,me DAYS
Fgo the wouldbe saint lay in coffin.
Her mother told everybody that the
Virgin had told her to die and she
would reSuscitate her on the third day.
There was terrible excitement in the
place, and thousands prepared to wat
the prescribed three days in prayer and
fasting The local authorities came
with doctor to put a stop to the
scandalous aft ir. In the presence of
the crowd the doctor said st is very
serious that she died So suddenly. We
must have post.mortem examination.
immediately the young saint sat up
IN her coffin crying: sob don't cut
me up. | can be resusctated imme-
diateIy."
The members of the Irish party in
Parliament are indignant and disguised
this week over the IT port of dissensions
which included demand for the re-
moval Of Justin Mccarthy from the
Craftsmanship. John BArry's news
paper, the Wexford People, declares
that Driscoll and Arthur Jones, mem
bers of Parliament, are en- route to
America in connection with the pro
jeCt, 1t may at least be said that Nc
Carthy possesses the confidence of an
overwhelming maj rity of the Irish
delegation.