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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-24
A COLOSSAL IMPERIALISr.
Returning Home to Australia from
"A Mission to London.

Hon. Ruhrr, Reid, Minister uf
D"I"nr" fur Victoria, Australia. j.
"n" "f III" Warrimnu's through pas
-"ngrr-. ~. H. returning home from
l.rndun where hr went iu work up
Imperial interest iI Pacific steam
ship aud rhbl" communications Mr..
lirni delivered powerful addresses
~ Montreal and Vancouver. awaken.
,ng great enthusiasm upon ID" uii-s.
ton "' increased trai" relations br
tween auada aud Ausiralasia iln
!, very hopeful ~ Imperial aid to
both mail aud lrh"graphic cnmmu
'IIraii"n between the nit.d kiug
i"m and Australasia 10y way IL Cana
ia.
Mr Reid visited ia" Executive.
building this morning. Going Ia
The Finance "ilir" lir,i h." was met
by Mr.. Damon. who introduced h.uI
g." President Do" aud ia" Other
m"umb"rs II IL" Executive. NJ.
k"id gave an Interesting account iu
he President and Cabinet uf his
ml-.Iun To- l.nudon Th" Imprrial
aut hurlilrs had "Ninr"d uiurh favor
tn ih" cable aud mail .rh"rnrs. Mr.
Reid said he fulIy nalil II h" posi-
il"n # his country in having is
"hiei interests abroad ia III" tuilrd
Sta'"s. Vet II III" cable under Brit
ish auspices went through. aud did
not touch at lionnlulu. hr was sure
that branch line wurId br laid
connecting TIA" i-lnnd- with ia" main
liu".
Mr.. Reid sp"k" nf the cucnurag.
ing pn',prt~ "I the Canadian Au.
'rnl'an steam. hip Line. now "stab
ll-h"N Just on" wear. Honolulu
Sav" NOR" freight business to the
steamers than any other port. Mr.
R",d anticipated -"un"Ihing definite
l." arise from III" ,l"lih,raii"n, uf
III" ini"r"nl"uial irair r"nGrrrmr" tn
'r h"id al Ottawa next month Sin
'i"i"l al"s To- that rnufrr"ur.' might
h" expected hy ia" steamer Arawa.
Owing To- financial straits one of the
colonies might fail IT, ,"nd drlr-
gate.
President Dol" aud to" Minister,
were much impressed with the talk
ot Mr.. Reid, who has u good al lrrss
and line command uf language. Jo-.
Mar-d"m. commissioner Of AgricuI.
tmrr, presented Mr.. Reid with u box
Of Hawaiian palms.
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JUDICIARY JOrrIMGS
Adams Will Case Sun On Newell VS.
Hornsr.

Judge Copper is still hearing he
"i.-" OF h" late Mr.. Adams contest
"d will, being tried by u native Jury.
Wm. Auld was on the stand thi,
afternoon.
In ia" case ~ =. \. Newell vs.. J.
VI. ll"rn"r, act tlnn on u foreign iudg
m"nt. {, ", Ashford. atturn~, for
d"fendant, and Wan. Foster, acting
Tor Paul N"urnsnn, attorney for
plaintiff. hav" liI"d u stipulation.
and Ia" Court has ISSUED an ur,i"r
a"o'dngly, that, owing to tn" all
s"n"" "f Mr., Nrurnanu, th" pIainl II
may hav" until lhr l,;ih uf Jane. ia.
elusive, I" perfect "Xc"plion, IT, rh-
or'i"r 81 th" Court sustaining he
demurrer "f defendant.
ID Ern"ry's powerful drama should
lmrr"'" on rrp"titiun by the Daley
Company.
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THU RSDAN, MAY u. lSAI

The Kalakaua Monument AssU.ia
O'Clock. when it is to- be- hoped that
there will he a oud attendance of
members present and that the meet
ing will be able to arrive at def
mite settlement as tO the form H.
which the late Kings memory is e.
be- perpctuatct. II is now over three
years ago since the association was
founded
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Newspapers
AND
Periodicals.

To Subscriptions are soil
cited for all kinds of Ncwsru.
prrs and Periodicals which will
receive careful aud prompt at.
t"mtinu.
- All subscriptions must H..
pnld promptly and IN alvunce
just the same II, Though the sub.
>"rlhcr sent direct t" the pub.
Usher.
- IN thi, new departure |
hope to receive the same share
of patronage which has been ac.
corded I" N" III all effort, on my
part heretofore, and ! can say
tia" confidence thus afforded will
not h." ml>plnc"d.
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ItaIys Military Burden.

There was q stormy scene over I he
war budget in the Italian Chamber
of Deputies. The Government got
oul, nine Of a majority. and the op.
position sci up q hideous din Of jubi
latiun. After the vote il was found
there hal been no quorum. and the
whole question went over till next
day. THE popular hostility to the
military expenditure is very strong.
and he opposition leaders are mak
ing lhp mu.t Of il without respect
~ consequences. The s"mi-ulicial
newspapers hint that a dissolution
is likely.
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Against the House of Lords.

The executive COMMITTEES Of the
National Liberal Federation has is
sued Il call for a conference To be
hnId at Leeds on Jun" ~. for the
purrns" W formulating u plan Of
campaign against the House of
|. rds. Tn" circular calling for the
conference declares that the upppr
h"rsr " plrliam"n, is "a staining
muuacH tu the liimrti.s II the ppo-
pie. aud II Is necessary Ia practically
determine how that obstacle can hr
surmOuutpd or removed
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False Report squelched.

Thr Foreign Oliic" has informed
Sir j. BIunhrll Maple. VI. r.. in an
swrr tn a recent inquiry, that any
statement that assisia aucp uf any kind
was gwen b, the British naval com.
mand at Rin De Janrirn tn the in.
surgnnts. IN tn" late revolutionary
movement IN Brazil. ur that British
Officers had in any way aidpd in an
attempt tu res,"r" the monarchy in
BfaIll ur otherwise affected the stu.
alton. was unqualiii,dly false.
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ART WORK.

AN PREPARED TO PAINT YOIR
Photograph IN Water tplnrs ar the
I LME" on PAINTING iu order
Lessons given IN Flower Painting IN oil,
and Photograph Painting in Wntcr UnIur,,
I"nv' al orderH AZ studio, Aloha Photo
graph iiull'Ty, Fort street
~ Look At the samples IN Pacific
hnrlwnr" Company wlnhoY.
lOil-ll ". Is. ASH.
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Cholera in Russia.

Tn" cholera is spreading with
alarming rapidity ~ the districts Of
Warsaw, krvuu. Ilotzk. Radum.
Pod"lia aud kirif. Although r,cep.
tionally careful preventive measures
have been taken, il is GENERALLY fear.
"d that the epidemic will l~ n srri-
Gus a. in lS!ri.
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Hawaiian Hardware Co., Id
Saturday, May II, 1921.

"lhe mills OF the gods grind
slowly but they grind exceed
ing fine, and that's about the
way with an ordinary knife
when used for cutting bread
or cake. With the Clauss saw
edge arrangement you can cut
warm bread and cake with
icing on top and not leave a
crumb. We've been out of
this patent arrangement for
some time. but the "Aus,ralia"
brought us enough to carve the
destiny of the country. Dne
dollar for set of three.
Leaves have their time to
fall that is some leaves. but
those on the lIau tree fall
pcrennially. So it is with
beans. they are in season at
all times; but it requires
specially built pot to bake them
in. We have duplicates of
those brought over on the
May flower and are recognized
in New England as the proper
thing in which to cook them.
Beans and culture go hand in
hand in Boston and there's
where we buy our bean pots.
We have a stock Of them and
they go To you at so and -
cents each, according to size.
Liquid Prulz is a good thing
to polish brass or nickel work,
with little muscle power.
O,her things are made that
answer the purpose and one
Of them Is made by a man in
S'attlc from a deposit on a
forty acre lot. Newspaper ar.
ticlcs on the Sound state that
it will outoo Sapolip because
it will polish siIverware. There
may be some Of the new arti
Gle on the next Canadian
steamcr-ii there is you will
hear from us.
The run we have had on our
stock of hose during the past
ten days is something unpr,-
crden;cd in our business
Career, 1t pays to buy good
nose. We have four grades
and each is sold as it is. We
sell you the cheapest as the
poorest and the most expensive
~ the best. You know what
you are getting when you buy
garden hose of us. The
Australia brought MS enough
to Last an ordinary dealer IN
hos" a lifetime, it will he gone
from our store in less than
three weeks. lfyou want hose
that is really good, come to us.
We must ,cll silver plated
table ware lower than anyone
else or our stock would be- in
our Cases longer. Come and
look at the new lot unpacked
to-day.
1t so often happens that
people want to do a little mend
ing "t furniture at home that a
bottle "i glue, ready for use,
is an absolutely necessary
article about the house lie
Paige> has stood the test for
some years and proven satis-
factory. We sell it. Another
make is the "Challenge" which
is said To be even better than
the IT, Paige. We have it in
all sizes from the very small to
the tin that holds quart. You
might try it next time you want
To mend a piece of broken
furniture or a broken promise.
We have also a preparation
for mending broken glass or
cr"ckrry that is really excel
lent, If you have a set of
China with a broken pi"ce you
might possibly make it look
ike new. The best way, how
ever, is to use ilaviland ware,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-24
MEETING NOTICE.

4 ll PERSONS HAVING FRIENDS
~ buried IN the lot al kuwaiuhao l'r
n'terN be- longing to Qu"eli b, WAGER Ma
riol"nt aud Miss Mary Knimakn are re-
Iurstcd TO attend n meeting to br hold "a
"a u RDAl, May 3th, NJ y o'clork noon,
.! w. re'ld"i"'" th" undersigned on h ing
street, opposite kawniuha" church.
luh " MARY kINIMAKA.
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. he DNilu Gullrlin.

ifsdgrd H. nifhsr Sect anr Ppr,y,
Bui EIubiish,d for ne Bpac6, 81 A.
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-
IlOlNH hNN R1vaHF
"" "' '''"'"''
". Z. neynolus, Pr0p.
makes hoppy mi"e$ ond street,
hearts.
dVocbw,u,. IN ,,ls s,s,., ,,o,,o,
Lyouv
, ,
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Golden g.: Rule :: Bazaar
A New
Departure! !!

With the "Austrulia" departing
May 2G will Z" forward or.
drrs for full supplies Of
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complnnon, 10 the American Navy

SS'"p''f"'' w t'' Nh'I'SuH Navy
\ bonIri,'r j, tu br giv-n the ntli o
r"r- - ln" | = :. Chicago ia II
'tm"~ t'a'i. i.rnl"n. IN ia" Qu."u's
Dltthday. General l.nrd Roberts is
chairman uI thr COMMITTEES. and
aHun% h"~" who have l-mder"d their
~'rN '''', "r" li" Duk" uf York. Prince.
Henry II Bntt"mbuTg, Prince |. uis
II l'Hii"n'nrg aud uimrruus m-m
'"'rs "i Idi i.aIIn'ui, h.Sidrs q la. best
Il TIA" Aruy hud Navy. Ladlr. vat!
h" a. ."'''"h I" the gallery If the
h"lI daring h" banquet, The music
WI! l." prIl,h by IL" band Of the
hUlht InpIu"r'r.. All the arrange
m"nl> 5udr"nrr that h" banquet will
I"' "t" ut "a" most brilliant affairs
"i IT, krnd given IN many years.
Heresy Case Compounded.
Professor anpi"'ll of the rr.sbv-
terrain I"Iirgr Of Montreal has been
r"I"us"d from lh" charg" Of hrr,.sy
hanging over han ,"r two wear, by
ia" SynOd'- G"""ptam"r of the fol
l"" imI stat" u"rl uG hI, views: First
that tn" statements "f Ihr Old
lest rIu"ut writers. IL To- I iIr cnarac.
ter "t tiud, We're ira" IL far ~ they
went. bu' ~ "X'"ptluuaI cases were
not TIA" whui" ruth, S,"uud That
IN Il great ma l.Iily Ol cases G,d.
whrn 'mlllmE "a Juign"ut and dis
"Iplin" ur "in~t I+rIm"ut. acts in ac-
I'DT.tl,1' win | he ,EnupTlI I,u. ar
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William Hogan. leader ot band
u t"S"yit"s VINO stole q Northern
Pacific train, was sentenced at He
lena To sin months in jail. The en-
%inre-s and fir"mrn aud 10 captains
and li"utenants got two mouths each.
Captain Fitzgerald uf the New
England lndustrials has been held
~ s;SW bal on ia" charge Of giving
vent To anar"histjc utteranrp- ~ Il
meeting in Philadelphia.
A California Rluebeard
George Decker, wealthy ranrher.
will lr Indicted at Yr"ka. Cal. for
the murder Of hjs wife. Margaret /.
Decker. and Nevada Decker, babe.
w"ntN-s"v"n wears ago. aud Rosie
Stone, gran daughter. about eight
years ago. Ten murder. are laid at
Dr"k"rs tUur. a. we'll as at her foul
sui uunat ural crimes committed AT
'iriuus times Throughout the last
thirty Years Besides th" three
named. the let comprises Edward
Ntun". who was D,.rker's ."und
yif"'- suniu law: Benjamin Decker.
>Nn oI Carolina Goudrirh Decker.
~ ~.'"uud wife: a Fuur year old son
" thwari Stone. a hired man: u
nan IN the sacramento valley. name
unknnwn. and man in illinois
larn" unknown. Decker killed n.
'irst vile and child in 1867. butcher
ny th"m with his own hand. aud
,,urirl their bones on Ton of 4, hivh
ridge. heir discovery "A short Time
igu rrys'aliZ,al the belief prryinusly
brrvaiiuy that hr was yuil,v nf
many airnritins. and lrJ tr his mr.
r.,-t. Ari"r his first wife. death h.
uqrrird widow unupd Grrd,i,L
,nd lived with bnr for twr,tv ,.,r.
ud i. brlpv"d iu have gotten rid nI
rnr fi"tulv in iSaJ by poison, u,.
lispn.rd Of nu. rhiIJ who h,Ih.r.J
''"' VI" ''''
Big Fire IN Boston
S"'il'' S,'Ia'I boys set themselves
'r a. rivai. l." Nrs. oL"arys cow
III w" b"H'"h bh~" l'alI grounds May
49, ahu a~ result u" city was visit
."' nN ~" biggest hrr since. Than ks-
S'NihG dhN. iH!'Z. and "onilagrati"n
covering greater ARA thah any
'lm'" ~" ~ hIntailr ni" al ISi2.
" "hl" Va" hhaii"ial loss - not a eur
'n'h-'ah"" TOT mat ~ III" ainN" men
'"'"'I hr"' yet ia less than hours
>''I''" W"N" "i"s ni territory were
"'h," "h'r u" ha"'' haII grand
,'a"d a"d h!"h"hrr-. iar.;" school
nous hn "ng'n" house, lbl w,""'rm
''ii" h&-' anh ~ br'rk buildings
were h'ir'i'd a'ld "m'" 'tN families
"'h'"'hN h'ui"'r-s' u" loss j. con
"'rNa' ''"ih estimated Al irnm SANI.
~" 1" >'"Hi'shI All h"ush nus author
,,,rs,,u. vrrr iuiur,I Inn, rn,.,,
snvpr,,ly
Grnat Coal Strike
h'h"''r''l ari"i" "n Il" tat" "i
''a,"' '''"'h'hH III" i"ii"wihg:
W' gre" coal miners irth" has
"''" '>''''''"' imin the Tar west. aud
j" F''tH'"'> n' NARY lh"d ani tn"
NfE'i'hN' hi'i lh'- iiaH been i"lluw"d
." u" '''t''a"' W III" huiilpr oi ~.
''s'r' -u''' h.'wh-. dnr '" ln"r"aH
"'"'H "I I'"i N"' lar from
''''I' wv ,''i ~" "PnH,'i Iii" ~ u"
'"' ''''', "'''''' avn WIN 'h''s" Iiir
0" -" .'''"" ]" '""'r '"''N' 'h- t"hi
Wv - "''" = "'" I'''> man zZ''AsI
l''H''"'' ,'n :" property has been
''"' VIZ '', 'ii'' '"'' s'rih" ~ i"hhsN
'''''' "'' N''''',''h' III" '"hn,HI
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William Hogan leader Of a band
II t"S"yit"s VINO stole q Northern
Pacific train. was sentenced at He
lena to sin mouths in Jail The en-
%inre-s and iir"mcn aud 10 captains
and ii"utenants got two mouths each.
Captain Fitzgerald uf the New
En!land lndustrials has been held
~ >'Stn ha'l on ~" charge Of giving
vent to auarrhistic utteraurp- ~ a
merling in philadrlnhin.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-24

Haw allan Hardware Co., Ia
nII"fll" 'rr""Lrls Rlrk,
N7 FDkW HrREET.
The Dickinson press., 1894-12-22
DID NOT SUICIDE.
:DEvEIOl.MENTs IN THE
COUNCIL BLUFFS SHOOTING.
The bullet Found In lluntingtOn's
Hrntn ls Discovered tO tie SMALLER
Th"n That Fired ut the Romi Conn
I'nhH Inspectors.

Council Bluffs, Iowa.. Dec. 10. -
Startling developments We're made to-
day ill the bank tragedy which result
ell in Hmtington's victims employing
an attorney to look out for their in
tercsts during the inquest. The new
feature was the suggestion given color
by friends Of the dead bank clerk that
II" did not suicide. hut, on the con-
tinry. was shot by some one in the
room ut the time Huntington began to
shoot. This theory was advanced
when it was learned that the bullet in
lluntington's brain was much smaller
than the ones fired into the two bond
company examiners. and that the
wound in his head was not powder
burned, as it was thought would be
the case il the revolver had been held
IN his own hand. There was no other
evidence to bear out the theory.
Hayden and Cromwell rested easily
and are much improved Cromwell sat
proppcd up in ned nursing his three
bullet wounds and talked freely of the
affair, and Hayden talked as freely as
he could through an immOvable neck.
They both insisted that they had never
accused Huntington Of anything crook
cd. IL they had not known the dis
crcpancy in the account he gave OF
his transactions Saturday night the
meeting Sunday morning would not
have been held and the tragedy would
have been avoided.
The Dickinson press., 1894-12-22
PANTOMIMEs AND PARADEs.
Picturesque Christmas Celebration
In Merry Old England.

Picturesque Christmns Celebration
In Merry Old England.
We have still distinct remains of the
old mumming in the Christmas panto-
mines, which yearly delight the hearts
of our children and considerably light
en- the pocket Of their elders; in Hill
desheim the mummers to this day 20
round the town dressed up to repre-
sent the Magi, and challenge any one
to fight who will not show faith In
Christianity by making an offering
says an English paper. In some re-
mote villages Of Somersetshirc the
children dress up Chiefly by sewing
innumerablc paper rosettes on their
clOthes,) and act In the gardens of the
principal houses II very garbled ver-
sion of the old est. George and the
Dragon" play. In Tcnby, too, there is
still mumming, but there local talent
has added to the story by introducing
the characters Of Oliver Cromwell and
BeelZebub.
Another pageant somewhat after the
same style was called Fool Plough.
Brand says: {.
ut consists of number of sword
dancers dragging plough with p,usic.
and one, sometimes two, in very
strange attire; the Bessy in the grotes-
que habit Of an old woman; and the
fool almost covered with skins, u
hairy cap OH and the tail of some ami
NAL hanging from his back. The Of
flee of one Of these chalacters, in
which he is very assiluous, IS to 20
about rattling box among the spec
tators Of the dance. in which he re.
ceives their little Donations
The Dickinson press., 1894-12-22
11OvynM Ikuri0aD


New Orleans, Dec. 19.-The funeral
of Andy Bowen. tho local lightweight
pugiliSt who met his death in his fight
with George Lavisne Friday night,
was conducted from his late residence
to-day. 1t was one of the largest
funerals seen in the city for some
time. Both visiting and local sporting
men attended. Among the mourners
We're George Lavigne and his mai
ager, Sam Fitzpatrick, jim Hail and
Manager Lawrence Curtis, Referee
Lawrence Duffy ana others connected
with the dcplorable event. The club
did not send any representative. There
is severe censurc in the sporting world
against the club. ':'hc Funeral scr
vices We're conducted by Father De-
lancy
The Dickinson press., 1894-12-22
4 Widow shows Tin,

Boston, Dec. ia new phase in the
settlement of tho estate of the late
Andrew 7. Davis OF Montana devel-
oped to-day when at the hearing in the
Suffolk county probate co lrt before
Judge Mclkiln, a petition was present
ell il behalf of Mrs. Huldah Smell,
who claims to he the widow. The
claim that there is IL widow is denied
by the special administrators, Il. =.
Morse and Judge Gideon Wells. Mrs.
Smell. who is i; resilient of Kearn coun-
ty, Cal, states that her children are
Mrs. Jesse Morrow of Fresno county,
and Mrs. Eznkal Calhoun of San
Francisco. They are represented by
District Attorney Alvah L. Snow of
Fresno. The petition presented to-
day objects to the appointment OF the
administrators asked for by other pc
titinncrs on the ground that Mrs. Smell
and ner daughters ara the legal heirs
of the deceased.
The Dickinson press., 1894-12-22
wa.hburn Wants to Know.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Wash
burn Of Minnesota to-day offered n
resolution. which was agreed 70. di-
recting the secretary OF state 10 inform
the senate as TO the rates of duty inn
posed on fo,ir ant bre;idstuIts import
ed from the United States into the
Island of Cuba prior to Sept. ! last.
and subsequent to that date. also that
he be requested to obtain from the
United States consul general at Ha-
yana, a statement showing til" relative
price of -four in that city twelve
months prior and three months sub
sequent to that date; also the number
of barrels and bags Of flour imported
into Havana from the United States
aud from other countries. stated sep
arately for the months Of September,
October. November and December,
1898. and the corresponding months in
1891.
The Dickinson press., 1894-12-22
WILL ALWAYS BE A DESERT.
The Sahara Generally Above tho
Level of the Scn-So Chance OF
Flooding.

Tho Sahara Generally Above the
Level of the Scn-Ho Chance OF
Flooding.
One-fifth of the w,ols African conti-
hent is desert, the are:. being estimated
by Mr.. Navcnstcin at over 1850 600
square miles, Of which all but small
fraction is contained in the tract Of
land popularly known as the Sahara,
says McClurc's Mag,xi.r
Except for some school children who
know better, and school teachers who
are instrumental in that being so, the
misconccption Of the Sahara, which is
widespread, would he practically uni
versal. The average man pictures the
Sahara as vast sca of sand. for the
most part below the sea level. across
which the camel speeds before the
poison blast of the simeon from oasis
to oasis. Schemes for flooding the Sal
hara have come before the public occa-
sionally, and we have read accounts
Of the vast inland sea- which might be
size, giving Il southern coast to AOrOc-
co and Algeria, and admitting steamers
directly to the wealthy states Of the
Soudan.
The Sahara. as known to the geogra
pher, corresponds badly with this con-
ception, for, in fact, there is no risk of
the ''ship Of the desert" ever being
supplanted by the ships of the sea
Few parts are below sea level, and
they are small and scattered. In the
Interior the desert is Il plain high
above sea level, covered with vast
dunes Of red sand in many parts; in
others it is All elevated plateau with
lofty mountain ranges OF bare rocks
lhtersected by stony valleys. 1t is arid,
save where a spring bubbles up and
gives rise to a small oasis of grass and
palm trees. rho Sahara proper is I'M
known except for Il few trade routes
regularly traycrscd by Arabs and occa-
sionally by adventurous Europeans.
These rtilize the oasis as resting places.
stepping stones, as it were, and keep
up communication between the wealthy
Mohammctlan states round Lake Chad
in the south and TripolI, Tunis, Algicrs
or Morocco on the Mediterranean. Be-
tween the trade routes all is bank of
sand or barren rock. Exploration is
only possible when water. as well us
food. can be carried, and this condition
has practically stopped all attempts at
discovery for the present, on account
Of the great expense and the purely
scientific nature Of the possible return.
A railway running from the French
possessions on tho Mediterranean
across the desert to Timbuctoo, the
scarcely known trade center near the
Niger, Is talked Of. Such n line may
be constructed in the future. but tho
difficulties are enormous; much greater
than those overcome by the Russians
in the Transcaspian line through the
deserts Of Central Asia