The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-25


20 approaching death, always trying
10 soothe the sorrow of those around
him Now and then a deep sigh
would escape the sufferer, and he would
mut-ey phrase oft repeated during
thu past week, "Cest bein long,"
equivalent TO saying that he was very
weary waiting for death.
The Rufns of Babylon.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. I1.-An
account Of the scientific exploration of
the ruins of Niffer, near ancient Baby
lon, which is being made by Ameri-
can scientists, under the auspices of
the Babylonian exploration fund;
phians in 1855, has been furnished to
the State Department by Minister
Terrell. The work of excavation was
begun In 1887 by DIR. Hilphicht. From
$50 to $50 Arabs are constantly en-
ployed. In the number of tablets,
brick, inscribed vases, and in the
value of cuniform texts, the Ameri-
can enterprise is said to rival the ex-
plorations of Layard at Nineveh. DIR.
Hilphicht, the distinguished Assyrian
scholar Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, remains at the museum at the
request of the Turkish Government,
the tablets and other relics, dating
back to 1000 B. G. Many tons of tab
lets, sarcophagi and the like, have al
ready arrived at the museum at
COnstantinople, and the sultan, in
recognition of the services of the Am
erican professors, has promised that
the University of Pennsylvania shall
receive one duplicate of each tablet.
Minister Terrell says this enterprise
has revealed an antiquity of the hu-
man race nearly ten centuries older
than science had knowledge of be-
fore. The religion, government,
habits of life, and, to great extent,
the customs of men who lived 1000
B. G. are revealed by the inscriptions
which are now being translated here
and arranged for Professor Hilphicht.
Thus far 1900 inscribed tablets of
clay and stone have been discovered,
bearing Inscriptions which include
promises to pay debts, deeds, con-
tracts aud records OF important public
and private events.
Republican Triumph in Maine.
AUGUSTA Me-, Sept 1.-THE Re
publicans regard the result of yester-
days election as the biggest victory
they have ever achieved in this State.
The vote for Governor, which two
years ago was 10000, is reduced I5,-
600 to 10000 but, even with this,
Cleaves has received 10000 votes. In
every one of the sixteen counties of
the State the Democracy has been de-
feated. Every city has gone Republic
can, which is phenomenal. Returns
so far indicate that Johnson, Dem,
will not get over 5000 votes, to 30, ZOO
cast for him two years ago, aud this
may be reduced by later returns. All
four of the Republican Congressman
are elected by largely increated ma
jorities.
The Republicans hare carried both
branches of the Legislature, electing
solid Senate, which two years ago
stood thirty Republicans and one
Democrat. In the House of Repre-
sentatives, which consists of 151 mem
bers, and which two years ago stood
I07 Republicans and IL Democrats,
the Republicans, it Is believed, have
elected 10 members, while the re-
mainder have been elected by the
Democrats and Populists. The latest
returns indicate that the Democrats
will have but fourteen members in
the House, against 1877 Republicans.
RUTLAND (Vt.), Sept. 10,-Returns
from all the towns in the State show |
The Republican majority TO be 27,3l0, |
and the plurality 1856.
Missionaries Imprisoned.
Boston, Mass, Sept. /. The
Secretary of the American Board OF |
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