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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-24
A HITTER FROM DIR. BATEN.

Editor Gazette-The investigation be-
Tore the police committee IL rather a
singular episode IN this city's history.
certain complaints were recently made
against the police committee by d preach
". The scanuittee called 4 meeting nnd
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05

The troop Of eight collies at the Roya.
Aquarium enacts quite little stage play.
After performing some clever feats, with.
out the mstigation of whip or stick, the
dogs OF their own accord, on a stage prop
erty house appearing to DE on fire, rush oil
on their hind legs and fetch from the
wings Of the stage IA fire escape, trundling
it up to and placing it against the burning
house.
Bruce, the head fireman, PUSHES up the
ladder, and entering through the window
of the top floor room returns carrying a
child in its mouth, with which it descends,
depositing its burden safely on the ground
Bruce, who is supposed to be injured dur
ing the rescue, Stimulates death; one of the
colles PUSHES off for policeman, return
ing with dog costuned as policeman
wheeling AN ambulance, into which poor
Bruce is placed, its widow, IA collie in pet.
ticoats, apparently greatly distressed.
This is only part of their general per.
formances. London Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05

Tertiary beds of marine origin are extern
sively developed in the southern portion Of
Australia, forming more or less broken
fringe along the coast line from the head of
the Great Australian blight to the Snowy
river in the east of Victoria With the eN.
ception of II prolongation up the basin of the
Murray river, they do not extend far from
the coast line and attain no great height
above the sea They are absent from the
eastern coast of Australia, being apparent
ly faulted below sea level
Till of late years very little has been done
toward the elucidation of the fauna, only
Il few species having been described. Re
Gently, however, Professor Ralph Tate of
Adelaide has done great amount OF work
among the mollusca and echinoderms of
the series and has enabled several workers
to enter the field. The fauna is remarka-
bly, rich, especially in the older rocks, and
not far short Of 1000 species have been
recorded. The limit is far from reached
rs fresh forms are coming to light at every
new locality visited. Science.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
CURIOUS CIVIL CASES,
Az AFTERNOoN SESSION IN TnE
DISTRICT COuUr.
TIacE Fares Must lie Paid ana So Must
Attorneys Ecc~-A BcneVulrut
society sued

Judge Il britson of the Uistrici Count
dpvutes three afternoons week tu the
adjudication Of civil huine-s Mon.la,s
Wednesdays and Fridays. aud on these
days - variety Of suits come before him.
some Of which wuull even puzzle the
judgment of solomon himself De-.
casiunally these suits are for the
most trivial causes and amounts, but
they are prrtinaciuusli pushed, never
theless, and ATTORNEYS commissions
charged up. even ii they only amount
to II few cents. Take Yesterday after.
Moons bu-iness of the court as "A fair
sample of the suits brought
The first case trie was that of the
United Carriage Company ". Henry
Nierra and W. II. Cummings. garnishee.
the plaintiff in this case only wanted
80 hack fare. an the ties, imnny show.
ing that the defendant aud three of
his friends used one of the complny's
hacks till the bill Amounted to
that figure. it obtained judgment for
50 But that was not all. To the iudg.
ment was added 10 cents FOR attorney :
commissions and Si.3j for costs OF the
Court
The next case was that of 1gnacio dc
Praga. Il Portuguese gentleman who
brought suit against the Purtugue g
Mutual Benefit Society because it re-
fused to support him after he had been
discharged from the hospital as cured.
This case occupied good deal of
time and much testimony was taken.
81 much that the Court took it home TO
sleep on and dream about. if courts ever
dream. and there is no instance on
record in any of the law books of their
doing So.
The following case wa, that of a
Chinaman named All Ching who runs
poi factory tie does not believe in
furnishing that delicHcy to Kaalokni
without corresponding equivalent In
coin of the country. and after many DAYS
of weary waiting for the native
To 'pungle. sued HIM. There being Il
dispute ~ to quality and quantity.
Judge Robertson settled the matter II,
giving the plaintiff Judgment tor SlI. 80.
with II cents interest. 81 III attorneys
commission and 1870 costs.
V. V. Ashford does not believe in
working for nothing. and when V. j.
Fernandez would not pay AN agreed
amount for attorney fees he proposed to
make him and brought suit. He ob
tanned judgment for $50 and So com
mission for winning his own suit and
81. 10 costs.
Joseph Nawahl confesses judgment
FOR SIPS on note. He now owes Sl43. "a
ON the Judgment, but the note has been
cancelled.
Three or four other suits for store
bills, IN which Judgment was rendered
~ prayed for. made up the afternoons
business
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05

Paul II. Hume. the youthful Wells.
Fargo x Co.'S messenger. who recently
passed through here in charge of Detec-
tive Tucker, has pleaded guilty to the
cmbezzlement of $4,000 ANA was SEN
fenced to seven Years Imprisonment by
Judge Wallace. The CuH says: The
uulprit fled to Australia with the money
and made his headquarters at Brisbane.
He was tracked and discovered by
detective Tucker and extradited as soon
us the nect ssary papers could be- made
out. Hume offered no defense. hut
merely expressed hope that he might
he leniently dealt with As he i, at the
present time only % years of age it is
quite possible that bright future may
lie before him when he has expiated his
first serious transgression.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05

It's so hard for II man to understand that
IA woman's estimate of feminine good looks
because it differs SO radically from his
isn't actuated by jealousy or spite.
Yet ! don't suppose this is true in two
eases out of ten.
We can't see women rs men do.
We look at least ! know | do-for well
formed features, fine teeth, pretty hair, in
fact, for the details, before we think wo.
man pretty.
But "A man will call n snubnosed. dumpy
woman good looking il she possesses !,
snowy color, "fiashy' looking hair and the
nameless something in her personality that
attracts his sex alone.
! suppose it's all natural enough, hut
these little differences of opinion have been
the cause of many domestic discussions
Polly Pry in New York Recorder
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
OUR HARB0R BEAC0NS.
CAPTAIN METCALrE MAKES SOME
SUGGESTIONS. '....
'mper,ant letter From H.m 90
,he Minister ot the interior
Diamond Head Light.

10 His ErceiieHcg. H. T. King Mn
ister Of the mteriOr-SlR' ln cnnpli.
ance with u PROMISE made To- Hts is.
cellency, the President. to give the Gov.
eminent an opinion in regard to altera
tions in the lights of Honolulu harbnr
likely to he of benefit to the safe navi-
cation of the port beg to state as fol
lows:
That us some difficulty seems to be
experienced by navigators in Judging
their distance from danger on enterin
this harbor as is evident from recent dis
asters, and which would seem to- be
owing principally to the brilliancy of
the town electric lights and other con.
iitions of light aud shade. due. prona
bly,. to the high land in the background
it would seem desirable. in view of the
number aud value of the steamers and
their cargoes now using this port. that
light should be placed in a suitable
position, so arranged as to indicate at
once the distance from the reef.
This can he done by placing II good
light at the extreme end (Suuthl of Dia
mond Head. the light to show bright
from bearing of w 10y Scr Whereabouts
in Kaiwi channel, IL being probably
shut in by kawaihao point about that
bearing, round south to hearing East
to f.. and n. depending ON the distance
it was deemed necessary to indicate
danger from the reef off Honolulu and
or Pearl Harbor. and whether the Gov
eminent would wish to extend the
utility of the lighthouse and include the
dangers off Barber point and from the
latter bearing show red sector round
to the harbor the sector to enclose a
space at least % miles south from the
four-fathom line, ride chart accompany
ing this report. The range of the light
should be fifteen miles to include eiliCi-
ency for Pearl Harbor. and not less
than twenty miles to include Barber
puint.
With regard To the leading lights of
the channel | believe their utility would
be much Incl eased by elevating them
considerably and increasing their power
so that they would not he dimmed by
the brilliancy of the electric lights. nor
hidden by the spars of shipping in the
harbur.
would also state that if lighting the
buoys Is still deemed necessary. that
this dIty should be performed by others
than the pllot, leaving that officer 10 get
out in the offing with all promptitude.
| place most Importance on Il light
being placed on Diamond head. with the
red sector showing, directly it is OBJ
served, the vessel is not more than %
miles from the reef, where it should he
the duty of the master To TdH until he
gets his pilot who. being familiar with
the locality. would undoubtedly take
the ship in safety.
The increased elevation and power of
the channel light would be of most
service to the coasting vessels. AK they
often have occasion to enter at night
and do not use pilots.
| am your obedicnt servant.
j. METCALFE.
Special Agent of Lloyds. London.
Surveyor to .luyds Register. san
Francisco, etc. etc.
HONOLULU, Nov. 30, 1898
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
sANnwicis-t4l-ANpz MISSIONS.
what They Have n Right to Ask of
Christian America

WAsHlNGrON. Nov. l4.--For more han
half century the Sandwich Islands
have been the one SPIT ON the face OF
the globe in which the churches of the
United States have felt a great. peculiar.
and an active interest. The American
missionary work converted the people
Of those Islands from barbalism to
t'tot. iauity AMI civiliz ltiou tur half
4 Cc"lury there has not heel a neigl Dor.
hood in all this country that has not
actively identified i'srli in some way
with this work Vast sums of money
IN continuous stream have flowed into
the treasury of the missionary societies
to sustain 1t. Hundreds of American
men and women have given the best
part of their lives To the cause of Chris.
tianity in the Islands, aud the name ot
Missionary Bingham is still a familiar
and venerated one in thousands of house.
holds in the United States. In this way
the Islands, in the triumph of ciyiliza.
ton and growth of Christianity, are, in
an important aud almost literal sense.
the offspring uf tue United States.
1t was through Influences set AT work
years ago by missionaries ,sluriously
sustained nN the churches of America,
that this new republic Of the Pacific o.
almost II not quite republic, at least
came to exist aud it is This that Grover
Cleveland, 10y turning the wheels of
progress backward, by hauling down
the American flag hat had been raised
by liberty loving people. has handed
over to the deposed Queen of bad form.
when by AS much as the weight of his
finger he might have helped the Isl
ands to become republic indeed He
hauled down the Stars and Stripes. and
II the Islands de- not become monarchy
itself or a dependency of more power
full monarchy, it will be because his
plans will fail
This will be bad news for all the
churches of the United States. Whether
the Sandwich Islands will become
monarchy or a dependency of some
more powerful monarchy. and in this
way menace to the United States, or
whether the spirit planted there by
those who gave the Islands AN existence
IN civilization will be strong enough to
rescue them and prove itself master OF
the situation, is the present question of
great gravity There is reason for hop
ing that the American spirit will prove
strong enough there to save the Islands
from the fate to which Mr.. Cleveland
has done what he could to consign
them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05

just rs we are going to press, an Asahi
express comes To hand announcing that
a legram was received last night from
Washington to the effect that The United
States Government will shortly send Il
man.of-war to Honolulu to demand the
final decision of the people whether
they will consent Ia annexation with the
United States. be under the United
States protectoratp, or establish re-
publican government There was also
received at the Foreign Office telegram
from Honolulu on the threatening con
dition of Hawaii. and the Naval De.
partment received this morning the APP
proval of the Emperor to send out the
MAMMALIAN to protect the Japanese in
that country The order was given at
once to the commander, Vice-Admral
Nakamuda, VIII has gone to Yokosuka
ana will he able To start tomorrow
morning japan Gd2ette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
FOREIGN VESSELS EXPECTED.
PERSON AL.

Hon. r.. W. Irwin of Yokohama ar
rived on the Oceanic.
Bishop Williams of Yokohama was a
through passenger on the Oceanic.
Gen. w. II. Dimond, Z. c. Jones and
Mr. Weddig were the only passengers
for San Francisco by the Oceanic.
Mrs. Wodehouse, wife of II. b. NJ.
Minister Wodehouse, was passenger by
the Claudine this afternoon for Kahului.
Lieutenant Ii. r. Smythe has been
appointed assistant manager of the HI.
lauea sugar plantation, succeeding II.
Berkmyer.
q. X. Wilder, V. V. Ashford. A. Rosa
and w. Luther Wilcox went to Lahaina
on the Kinau this afternoon to attend
court there.
The Misses Edith and Maud Aud are
expected home on the 2lst They have
been visiting relatives in San Diego and
other points on the coast for some weeks
past.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
CIRCUIT COrRT NOTES
! .CInS

An Equity Gas" ON Trial Before Judge
Cooper.
In the Circuit Court tn is morning. he
fore Judge Cooper sitting without II
jury, the case of Mahpau (w), w. II.
Richard ct al. VS. keahi and Others and
the Honokna Sugar Company was com
menced, The suit is for the partition of
certain lands situated at MEME. Hama
kua, Hawaii, and will occupy all day in
the trial.
On Friday the petition of the admins
traitor of the estate of James Bicknell
Tor the approval of hi, accounts and
final discharge will come up: also the
matter of probating the wills of Mahoc
IVY and Robert Brown o..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
A TREACHEROUs JOURNAL.

It Advises Its Readers Not to Bear Arms
for the Government.
The following translation of leading
article in the Undio Lusitdnd. a Portu
guese paper which. we are told, has had
more or less patronage from the Gov
eminent, is handed us by Il Portuguese
resident, with IA request that it appear
IN print 1t is headed Think While 1t
Is Time.
We learn that the authorities continue
in distributing firearms to our country.
men in this city, and this without Il ).
elimination.
We can't but protest against this
action, and warn every Portuguese, UNI
less he Is ii Government employee. to
ponder well the consequences which
may result from it.
We don't believe that there " i'll be
any trouble, but ii there is, What would
he the most proper procedure Of the
Portuguese of tins city: Take hiInsel
Immediately to the Port Consulate. or
then NOT go out of his dwelling, one OF
the two. All ought to know that any
foreigner going INTO the street armed at
time OF trouble loses his civil rights
Therefore the Portuguese cannot ask
protection from his Consul, and if he is
wounded or arrested nothing will he
done for him. II killed, he loses his life
insurance, because all life insurance
companies contain "a clause IN their pol
icies which prevent the insured from
guiuS armed IN the streets in time Of
revolution.
We are aware that many receive the
gun without compromising themselves
in any way, and with the fixed intent of
leaving it at home well kept, and never
to be such fool of showing IL on the
street
But others, either by not thinking or
by persuasion, are ready to turn out
when called upon to do SO. But for
these we believe there is IA great peril
which is not even dreamed of.
1t is worthy of mention that the Port.
uguese have nothing to gain absolutely
by partlci ating in this movement,
when, on the other side they have
rything to lose their lives and their
families future
Is there anyone that knows what these
people that are throwing these arms into
your hands want:
Probably the colony must have
guessed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
COUNT FEsTETICs' CRUISE.
RumOrs of Wichman's scheme Starte
by ~ Discharged servant.

Rumors of wichman's scheme started
by Discharged servant.
james Is. Haggin, whose granddaugh-
ter, the Countess Festctcs sailed with
her husband on the yacht Tolna about
two weeks ago from Sun Francisco.
bound for cruise in the South Seas.
has received a telegram from his daugh-
ter in-law, Mrs. Louis T. Haggin of san
Francisco, confirming the report that
rumors Were being circulated To the
effect that the Count and Countess were
to be foully dealt with by the crew.
1t appears that servant in the em-
Iloy of Mrs. Louis r. Haggin has la.ely
been discharged. The servant SAYS that
j. +. Wichman, the mate of the yacht.
told her that he intended to seize he
yacht, extort a ransom from the Count,
and, after landing the couple ON some
island, start off and sell the yacht after
disposing of the jewels and goods
aboard, The couple carried with them
many trunks stocked with all kinds of
finery that would please the taste of the
South Sea islanders. with whom they
would trade for curios and COBRA, The
yacht was stocked so heavily that the
Collector of the San Francisco port held
il for several days thinking that the
Count had gone into trading as bust
ness.-N y Sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
now RoYkLIsr NEWS Is MADE
Eavesdroppiag Reporters and the Re.
suits of What They Hear

Eav.sdroppiag Reporters and the Re
suits of what They Hear.
p. G. Jones and q. ~ Wilcox were
together talking on business matters the
other day. when they saw Royaist
coming. Wnking at Wilcox. Jones
said: Better come along with me: well
only be gone !wh months and may be
able to do some good al Washington. :"
Next day, of course, the whole of this
secret, black and midnight conversation,
so evil in its general intent. appeared in
the Hofomud as AN erpOse, Thereupon
Jones and Wilcox smiled.
Not long ago IA STAR representative
was sitting in IA hack in front of Dir. Me.
Crews. talking with that gentleman,
when the Doctor remarked with a
chuckle:
They say we are going To have re-
storatlon. I'm painting my fence So ~
to get ready for it. -
"Well, said the STAR man, "you had
better buy dog to keep the Royalsts
off your place, and YOU should get one
quick or the supply will all be bought
up for the =, sturatinn banquet
The next day the intelligent organ of
the ex-Queen announced that the father
of annexation and the editor of the
STAR had been heard to admit to each
other that restoration was IA sure thing
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
The California
i. :. Feed Company

Are now located corner Nuuanu and
Queen streets. IN the warehouse re.
Gently occupied ty j. + Culburn. We
have been compelled to make this
change on account of our fast Increasing
business. We now carry very large
, stock, as we import by the ship load
and do our own buying. We viii stiil
keep our old place at l.eie". 1h Ha-
waiian bark Mauna Ala will h. here
about December LIST. 1893. with another
full cargo of selected Hay and Grain for
Us. We thank our friends for their
liberal patronage ia the past tire, year,
We hope by strict attention to the wants
of our patrons to merit continuance
of the same. We will keep in stock the
VERY BEST to be had in our line, ana at
PRICES As CHEAP As THE CHEAPEST.
We do not want the earth only a small
portion will do us Give us trial and
we will treat you right. II you want
good fresh Hay and Grain ring up l2l
ON both telephones.
~ OricrS Dcijrtrcd PrOmpHH
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
NEWS IN \ NUTSHELL.


New lot of tissue paper at King Bros
f<fSSsr s0U,so0 WoIds II pr,.Ss.lispaicle,
were sent out of here by the NihTlt aha
| Oceanic.
There was a great demand for extra
copies OF the STAR to-day. to be sent to
the Coast
The Hawaiian band gave a concert
this morning in the grounds OF the Exc
cutiee building
The Government has withdrawn its
permission to foreign vessels of war to
lana their men for drill or other purpos -
without its written consent.
King Bros, the picture men on Hotel
street, have a change in their attractive
advertisement of pictures. mouldings,
Christmas cards, photograph frames =.
albums, etc.
The Oceanic brought the largest cargo
of Chinese freight for this port for many
months. The near approach of the
Chinese new year causes merchants TO
lay in an extra supply of suitable goous.
The photographers have been having
u harvest since the correspondents
came. Dozens of special views nave
been prepared for them. Photographs
Of all the speakers at the mass meeting
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
VESSELS IN PORT.
NAVAL VESSELS.

NAVAL VESSELS.
U Adams, Nelson, San Francisco
U Philadelphia, Barker, Callao.
II NJ Champion, Eustace Rookie, ESQ.
Japanese Cruiser Naniwa, Togo. Yokahoma.
MERCHANTMEN.
c a $ 5 Miowera, Stott, Sydney.
OS $ Australia. Houdette, San Francisco
Am bkt lrmgard, Schmidt, San Francisco.
Am bkt Wrestler, Bergman, Newc'tle, NSW
Br XIX Duke of Argyll, Golightly NSW.
Am bk Alden Besse, Friis, San Francisco.
German hk j e Phuger, Bremen.
Haw bk X 7 Rithe', Morrison, San Fran
Am bgt " & Irwin, Mellon, San Fran
Am bk Matilda, Stevenson, Nanaimo, b. T..
Am bk 5 Allen, Thompson, San Fran.
Am bk Albert, Griffith, San Francisco.
Am bk Enoch Talbot, Rice, Puget Sound.
Am bkt Amelia, Port Blakely.
Am sch Transit, Jorgensen, San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05
FL0TSAM AND yETSAB
THE INTEn.ISLAND STEAMERS Busi
DAY.
Oceanic for the Coast waiaieaic tor
hamHkua Waterfront Spuubblcs
Items AlongShore.

The sugar season has begun
The Amelia Is un the mntine railway.
The windward steamers carried un.
usually large cnrgoes to-day.
The lrngard is finishing ovcrhauling
AID painting in the naval row.
The bark Rilhet is completing her
cargo of sugar at Kinau wharf
The Miow,ra's Golfer dam was shored
up to-day but nothing further was done
Captain Cameron has assumed com.
mand of the steamer Kinau vice Davies
The boat crews of II & NJ Champion
were drilling with Calling guns in the
harbor this morning.
The Pacific Mail wharf i, chock.a-
block with Chinese and Japanese mer.
chandise eN Oceanic.
The Nalalealc, besides u lot of freight
Tor the mill 1T Ilonukoa. took six.and-
a-half-tun roller to Kukuihaclc planta-
tinn this morning.
with the usual parting serenade the
liner Oceanic left at noon to-day for
San Francisco with few passengers
aid no local freight.
The fist and second mates of the bark
Alden Besse had an elegant set.to on the
Railway wharf this morning. The had
been quarreling for some time, and Skip
per Friis likes peace above all things. so
he set the mates ashore with the ships
carpenter along with them. to prevent
fouls. and hammer and tongs they had
it out. When time was finally called
the first mates face was beautiful
symphony in black and blue. and the
second mate was somewhat battered,
but IN much better trim. They shook
hands and made up. aud now Captain
trlis expects peace on the good bark
BESSIE for some time to com.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-05

VIM. IL. Chamhliss. the san Fran
cisco society leader who is now in Japan
with the Parkes of tins place, will re-
turn with them ON the City of Picking,
arriving and spending some time here
in January. Mr.. Chambliss found Japan
50 pleasant that he concluded not to
make his tour of the world but To Put
in the greater part of his spare lime in
the crysanthemum empire. He will be
welcomed back to Honolulu.