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Evening star., 1895-06-15

While the District Commissioners are en-
gagged with the problem of how TO make
contracts with the electric light and gas
comr anies for the illumination of the
streets without absolutely wrecking the
treasury it is refreshing to turn the pages
and scan the graphic tables of an article
in the June Arena. on The Peoples
Lamps" by Prof Frank Parsons, who. as
he explains, recently appointed himself n
committee of one to investigate the rea-
son wly the price of electric lighting fluc-
tuates so curiously from city to city The
present paper is but the first instalirnent
Of a series, and it gives promise of some
decidedly entertaining revelations to come.
Irof. Parsons may demonstrate in later
papers exactly why" the cost of lighting
the streets by electricity varies so sur
prisinSly ir different communities, but for
the present he is very successful in pre-
senting the plain, unavoidable and some
what mysterious fact that the prices do
fluctuate to the point Of what he terms
a "chaos." Grouping certain sets of cities
for better comparison he shows first a
range of from $SI per lamp per year burn
ing all night in Auburn, " Y, to SiS2.0 in
BroOklyn and Albany In another group
the range is from slbi in Salem to S23311 -
in Boston and Charlestown. But the most
startling divergence is in the case of
more national group including every sec
zion of the country, in which St Louis in
1880 stood lowest with yearly cost of $75
for each STANDARD arc lamp, while San
Francisco paid $40. In four years the st.
Louis price remained stationary, while
some of the other prices fell a Ittle, which
they might easily do, it would seem. with
out really bankrupting the corporations.
San Francisco went down to S1lS, New
York to Sls2, Philadelphia to $50, Brook
lyn to SlS2 Boston to sl39, Cambridge to
!il5. BroOkline to s1i6, Lowell to Sl31, Fall
river tc $lGr Worcester to Sl21, and
Washington to SlS2, which still stands at
Evening star., 1895-06-15

a four-year-old child fell out of the WIN
dow of a tenement house in New York the
other evening and landed on a policeman's
shoulders, being thus saved from death. The
policeman was a trifle annoyed by this IN
terruption of his meditations on the un-
certainty of official life since the good old
days have past and gone. but he pre-
served his presence of mind and saved the
child from serious injuries. Now that Mr..
Theodore Roosevelt has become president
OF the Police Board there is nothing that
can really surprise New York policeman.
He is prepared for anything.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

THE esteemed Evening Star has finally
concluded that the city of Washington is
not the hotbed of wickedness it has been
so vocif erouSly claiming. However,
the Post is not disposed 10 find fault with
the zeal of the fresh convert to the cause
of Washington, and it is confident that,
having discovered its error, The Evening
Star will in the future refrain from giving
encouragement to those who would give
Washington a bad name
Washington Post.
vociferously or otherwise. that Washington
is a hotbed of wickedness, is an unquali-
fled falsehood Gamblers and other law
breaking and injury working constituents
of Washington's comparatively small GRIM
inal element have been persistently as
sailed by The Star, as the mouthpiece of
sound public sentiment, with the purpose
and effect of reducing this class of the
population, and of raising thereby the
esteemed Post echoes the rogues' cry that
to attack local wrong-doing is to advertise
local Wickedness ard that the good name
OF the city is better served by ignoring or
concealing any local rottenness than by
cleansing and curing it. In The Stars
opinion it IS in every community those
newspapers, that through a natural SYM
come the advocates and protectors of the
criminal element. which to the extent of
their capacity and influence make of their
city a hotbed of wickedness and tend to
give it a deserved bad name.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

pretty near the top notch of the prices.
favorte device of the investigator to
make the problem all the more wierd and
perplexing Is to reduce these homogeneous
rates to the same basis by taking into
consideration the differences that he has
found 10 exist in the prices of coal and
labor, the cost of the fixed charges, such
as the real estate investment and other
values that of course are not alike in all
cities. BY go doing. presuming that he has
been fair in his computation. he makes an
ideal condition of equality and practically
gays: Behold all these should be so-and-
SO II honest prices were charged in all
these enlightened communities" The
showing is not favorable to the public
spirit of most of the companies, though it
is iiattering to their business enterprise.
For instance. on the basis of the price
paid in ST. Louis in $50, Prof. Parsons
calculates that the various cities should
have paid the following rates: New York
$40 instead cf 500; Philadelphia s73 in
stead of SLIT: Brooklyn SCI instead of Sls2;
Washington $50 instead of $219; ard so the
comparisons along the list, showing
that if the private company in St Louis
can afford TO make electric light for S75
an arc lamp of 20G0 andle-power burning
III HlSnt, tnen the companies eiSeWne
have certainly been absorbing large divi-
deEds from the public for which no pro-
portionate return is made. Ir regard to
the apparent betterment of prices in 1891
over 1880 Prof Parsons calls attention to
the fact that "these cities a whole paid
more extortion-money for light in 1854
than they did in 1890. The overcharge is
less. but the number of lamps is so much
greater that the total excess is larger than
before" He computes this overcharge as
follows: Boston S1G0,000; New York $3.50
coo; and Philadelphia $425,000 In conclud-
ing this preliminary paper Prof. Parsons
gives an inkling of the nature of his ul-
innate discovery of why" in these SEN
tences:''
The body of facts addrced Is sufficient
TO make it clear that the price of electric
light is independent OF Industrial condi-
tons, and bears no definite relation to the
cost of production, being for the most part
highest in the largest cities, where the
cost of production per lamp is the lowest
The price of electric light is governed by
a higher law than any known to econo-
mics; ii appears to depend chiefly on po-
litical conditons-the ratio of intelligent
public spirit TO the power of monopoly in
control of the city's affairs"
Evening star., 1895-06-15

1t is only short time till the Fourth of
July. when China can contemplate her fire
cracker output with the grim satisfaction
of knowing that another nation is having
its share of trouble
Evening star., 1895-06-15

The oIenng of the Harlem Ship Canal
will not he witnessed by President Cleve-
land. The opening of the sound money
campaign is probably monopolizing all his
available time
Evening star., 1895-06-15
SHOOTING STARS.
Fickle.

Oh, June, with your blossoms, a lesson
you teach
You bid me beware my sweet cousin.
The roses she spurns that you've brought
within reach,
Which she loved at s. a dozen.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Amend the Laws.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The Colima disaster will undoubtedly
show gross msmanagement On the i'll
fatcd vessel; but 1t Will also make plain
that federal law is lamentably deficient in
the protection giver to human life at sea.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Mondays
Great Sale
AT the
Palais Royal.

N nday's sale will be
one of a Unique series.
You have only to read The
Star adVts. to learn that
merchants generally are
closing QUIT old stock, rem
namts, etc. The Palais
Royal offers inn mporters'
and manufacturers sunni
mer stocks, lately bought
to distribute at less prices
than paid at wholesale by
merchants offering goods
bought earlier i'm the sea-
SON.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

The next time Japan starts in TO whip
anybody she should commence proceedings
by making some sort OF an iron-clad agree
nent with Europe.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Would Not Deceive Then

DO you think that Blickens would de-
ceive a friend?"
OF course not. None of his friends would
believe a word he says"
Evening star., 1895-06-15

No matter now much Henry Watterson
may be declared out of active politics he
finds il Impossible to keep his hands off the
red fire and The tocsin
Evening star., 1895-06-15

There are insiluaticns that Debss ex-
PLANTATION of why ne cversiept himself
flavcrs a good deal OF the old sitting up
with sick friend story.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

1t begins to look as if the only way to
keep the Russian thistle from monopoliz-
ing farms is to discover some legitimate
commercial use for it.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

In one respect the Virginia detectives are
fortunate. They are not put to the incon-
venieuce of looking over transoms to catch
people violating the law at Jackson City
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Sound Money.

Il don't mind making a good deal of
sacrifice he said, but can't help feeling
that it was pushing the sound money idea
a little too far
what do you mean?"
Il just paid s. for two tickets to Wag-
ner concert"
Evening star., 1895-06-15

Some men, said Uncle Eben, lam so
dat dey KANT possibly lib ter
ketch up ter de benefit OBJ dah discoveries" !"
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Novel Advice,

From the New York Tribune.
Tammany Hall is talking of and prepar-
ing for reorganization. OF the need of it
there is no question whatever. But the
best way for Tamniany to reorganize is to
dissolve.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
THE WEEK,

Mr. Olney was formally installed into the
office of Secretary of State. The oath of
office was administered by Justice Harlan
to Mr.. Judson Harmon, the new Attorney
General. Secretary Olney received brief
telegram from Minister Willis, dated Homo
lulu, June 3, and San Francisco, June 10,
saying that Mr.. W. r. Castle has been ap-
pointed Hawaiian minister to the United
States in place of Mr.. Thurston, resigned.
The President issued a proclamation warn
ing all citizens against violation of the neu-
trality laws in the case Of Cuba, and in
struct:ng United States officers to rigorous
iy enforce the laws and punish violators
thereof. The United States circuit court of
appeals dissolved the injunction of Judge
Golf in the South Carolina registration
case. President Cleveland spent day trout
fisring on the preserves OF Henry Harrison,
near Leesburg, Va The President has ap-
pointed Allen Thomas to be United States
minister at Venezuela. Millions of feet of
lumber We're destroyed by Sundays forest
fires in Elk county. Pa. Fire destroyed the
property of the Forster Lumber Company
and the steamer Raleigh at Milwaukee.
The total loss was 100000. The supreme
court of Illinois decided that the whisky
trust is an Illegal combine. Secretary La
mont approved the general plans for sus-
pension bridge over the Hudson riHer at
New York Notre Dame University, in
South Bend. Ind, celebrated its golden
Jubilee. The Pittsburg Presbytery deposed
Rev. DR.. George H. Sheldrake from the
ministry on his admission that he had been
living with his housekeeper. Eugene V.
Debs and the other convicted A. r. u. men
tegan to serve their sentences. Some fifty
head of cattle were drowned and several
buildings wrecked in cloudburst in Barton
county, Kan. 1t was announced on the
authority of Secretary Carlisle that the in
ternational monetary conference has been
abandoned. Four lives were lost and five
persons seriously injured by the explosion
OF the boiler in Fl. J. Langiey's factory at
Fail River. Mass. The freshmen eight Of
the Cornell University defeated the Penn
sylvania freshmen at Cayuga Lake. In the
fight between non-union and union painters
at the new mansion being erected by p. d.
Armour, jr., in Chicago four non-union
men were hurt. The silver convention at
Memphis, Tenn, adopted resolutions con-
tanning a strong presentation of the free
silver sentiment. ASS. Moore of New York
is in custody for forging the names of that
corporation and individual members of the
firm to paper of the East River Silk Com
pany, Of which he was formerly treasurer.
Fully 100000 of the paper have been
traced.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

There is still an impudent confidence in
the practicabilty of anneXing Washington
to make greater Jackson City
Evening star., 1895-06-15

After all, it is safer for clergyman in
search of text to go to the Scriptures
than to rely on newspaper telegraphic
report.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
The Sweet Girl Graduate.

She thinks more wisdom She displays
Than folk like me or you,
And-saddest feature OF the case
She really does it, too.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
In the District.

During the past week the commence
ment exercises of various colleges and
schools have been events of interest. In
the second trial of Capt. Howgate on an
indictment, charging criminal conduct as
disbursng officer of the signal service, the
taking of evidence was concluded. Dorsey
Clagett was appointed by the President
collector of the port of Georgetown in place
of William H. Manogue, resigned. The
deaths of Henry Senken and Major Rich
ard Ouiahan occurred. George ". Mabis
committed suicide by gas asphyxiati ton
Flag day was observed in the city by quite
general display of the national emblem
by exercises in the public schools, and by a
public meeting held in the evening under
the auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Light battery A of the National Guard
started on their annual march, the route
being through Maryland, returning by way
of Fort Washington, where the District
National Guard went into camp Thurs
day. Further time granted by Judge
Kimball of the Police Court after hearin g
the cases, to the various street railroads
which have not complied with the Commits
sioners' regulation requiring the cars to
be equipped with tenders and wheel
guards. The holdings of the Philadelphia
syndicate in the Belt and lexington street
railway lines were sold to the Baltimore
capitalists who own stock in these roads
well as in the proposed electric road to
Baltimore. An organization of the suburban
highway commission was effected. Capt.
Fiebeger was elected secretary and a plan
of work was agreed upon.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
ssSoft Finish" Waists.

No such collection south
of Philadelphia, and prices
are known to be, i'm most
instances, less than quoted
there or i'm New York.
GgParis Style Waists of colored lawns. dimity
and soft finish pcrcale Use to s.. .6S cach of white
lawns. India non and dotted swiss. 6Sc TO So. 6S
each Special argans dot the ,therins follows:
emC White Lawn Waists, box pleatcd back
a 1S aud frDnt monster sleeves. turnOyc col
lar and cuffs with embroidery edge. 59c
instead OF I5c.
S4c fsst %s y,Ee e' back HHn su, Ts ssar VIII saes
sleeves. Better than any waist Know
of at 81.
98c rnsy Gaa % Sps SacE F'en S Hsfs .Te e1a Tas fiji
front, yoke back. &c. fac .imile of a
much expensive Parish garment.
EyA complete collection that Includes mada-to-
order Waists for stout ladies, special STYLES and
sizes for misses and Fauntieroy blouses for smaller
girls and boys
Evening star., 1895-06-15
4 Case in Point.

DO you think that Indifference to
popular opinion will make a man great?"
she inquired.
Il don't know" he answered, thought
fully. Would you call base ball umpire
a great MANI
Evening star., 1895-06-15
4 Bad Sign.

Il am very much afraid that Van Daub
is never going to make success OF paint
ing"
"Why?'
None of his brother artists have any
but the kindest things to say about him.
They don't seem to be bit envious."
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Foreign.

The British house of commons reaSSem-
bled, and the government introduced a bill
to regulate the catching of seals in Bering
sea. King Humpert opened the Italian
parliament in a speech from the throne,
dwelling at length upon the friendship eX-
listing between Italy and Great Britain.
In the lower house of the Wurtemburg diet,
that the government of Wurtemburg has
pronounced in the bundesrath against the
intel national bimetallic conference. The
new Canadian canal was opened at the
500 without any ceremonial. The Spanish
senate authorized the government to raise
a new loan to carry on the war in Cuba.
at Shanghai stated that the missionary
property at Chen Tu was destroyed, but
that the missionaries are safe. The
thoritieS of Manitoba replied in the mega
tive to the demand of the Canadian govern
Hlent that separate schools be re-eSta bish-
ed in the province. The announcement is
made that the Island of Formosa has been
formally transferred to Japan by China.
The steamer George W. Childs carrying
hlibustering expedition from Key West, has
landed the party at Jamaica. A CONNER
c:ai treaty between Russia and Japan was
signed. A report was received at st. Malo,
France. of the abandonment by the crew
Of British vessel named the Why Not
leaving the passengers to their fate on the
burning craft. Three hundred houses were
destroyed and several lives lost in a fire at
Mereny, Hungary. The members of the
Greek cabinet resigned because OF the cleo
ton of NJ. Zaimis TO the presidency of the
chamber.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
The w Waigtg.


The most expensive real
ly the cheapest, because
such garments are usually
only found at the most ex=
elusive and f2igEl=priced es=
tablishrrgentso
Usa.6s for the Crepon Eject Shirt Waists. in
hell ,trOpe, pink, green with white stripes and
laund red white linen collar and cuffs.
DS29S fo- the White Dotted Swiss Waists.
with Iaundered white linen collar and cuffs.
UF$1 9S for the Gingham Waists, in black and
white checks. with laundered collar and cuffs.
Only $1.35 for those in similar style, made of
per"ale.
U'sl. 60 for the Best Waists, in Rob Roy eff
fccts-thc genuine.
Gysl SO for the Best Derby Waists all
styles, among which the latest of yellow cham
bray and lawn, with stripes formed of big black
dots
UJS1 35 for the French S1teen Waists. in blue.
pink. lavender and gray. with white stripes and
anndered white linen collar and cuffs.
CyS9Sc and 79c for choice of two lots of Per
Gale, Chamiray ard Madras Shirt Waists. worth
up to S1.6S These are the surplus stock of a
loading maker whose name We not allowed to
mention. The bulk of this makers goods have
been earlier sold to leading merchants 1T much
higher prices.
Evening star., 1895-06-15

| ~ Also n miscellaneous let of Skirts with en-
| b;ndcry and lace trimmings alone w0rth 81 yard
| and more Prices. 81 % 10 SO each. Actual
values 26S to SIS The Skirts were nradc TO
| wear with the filIny lawn summer dresses. bein.
| the most elegant and conspicuous part of the
| .trlma
Evening star., 1895-06-15
The eSidebOards.re Sale

Dozens of great values i'm
pretty pisces. These are
some of tEGerns
Evening star., 1895-06-15
The Jap. Rug Sale

THE patterns are copies
of the finest Oriental Rugs
nmade-and they are choice
and pretty.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
Moses Corner.

Buying and selling for cash makes no
bad accounts. 1t lowers prices, and is
more advantageous to you than credit.
for it does not allow of lasSes-hence
you are not charged for them, as is the
case with credit business. We can
arrange things satisfactorily for you.
Evening star., 1895-06-15
10 NeM York Trihunc-

ner concer
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-26
DIVISION 8 ORGANIZED.
New officers Elected at Meeting
Yesterday Evening.

An attendance Of about seventy
members was present at the meeting
Of Squad : OF the Citizens Guard
yesterday evening at the Reform
atory School. o. l. Stanford acted
temporarily as chairman, and j. II,
Black as secretary.
The objects OF the meeting we're
reorganization aud election of new
officers. Formerly the company was
known as Squad g. but 10y reason OF
its numerical strength the privilege
was granted 10 it To appoint its own
officers and to reorgauiZe under the
designation OF Division ), the Divi-
sion consisting OF two squads II
was decided to mako the div sion OF
squads as follows: Tuose living on
the town side OF Rubello Lane and
the Insane Asylum road to make one
squad aud those residing on the Ka-
lihi side to bs The other. The com
plement OF Division 5 is l15 all told.
+. Hingley was unanimously elect
ed lieutenant. Election OF officers
for the Kalihi squad resulted az fol.
lows: p. O'Sullivau, sergeant; j. l..
Dumas, first corporal; +. l. Doyle,
second corporal; W VI. Cummings,
third corporal; j. G. Carter, fourth
corporal.
The town squad elected G. L.
Brown, sergeant; J. II Slack, first
corporal; g. b. Dwight, second cor
poral; IL. Zsrbc, third corporal; II.
Gabau, fourth corporal.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-26

In this issue will be found a strong
Democratic plea for annexation, by
. prominent citizen OF Chicago. The
speaker, however, presents no proof
that President Cleveland is opposed
to the union OF Hawaii with the
United States on the merits. The
President simply does not believe in
the rights OF the manner in which
the islands we're offered to the United
States. Whenever the Hawaiian
people ask for admission to the
Union, the probability is that Presi-
dent Cleveland and those who have
Astounding faith in his ability and
his craftsmanship would bs the back
bone OF a successful movement to
confer the mutual boon upon both
countries,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-26

There is no doubt that Samoa is
in as bad a state as it ever was. The
latest news is that the rebels are
still making preparations for war.
They are building boats, filling cart.
ridges, etc, and have decided to
pay the poll tax only to their own
elected chiefs. Any attempt to
coerce them, It'll said, will be, in
effect, the spark OF ignition. Samoa's
case is only one OF "too many
cooks spelling the BROTH" 1t is to
be hoped that Hawaii will never
be the football OF international d.
plomacy. The Hawaiian question
is bad enough as it is, being in the
public topics that the American
people have to digest, sort OF coun-
terpart to the Irish question in
British politics.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-26
JUDICIARY JoTTINss
Several Suits Against the Trousseau
Estate

Separate summonses have been
issued against Bruce Cartwright
and H. E. McIntyre, executors OF
the will Of DR.. George Trousseau,
by the plaintiffs named below: j.
A. Magoop, administrator OF the
estate OF Madame Morrisseau nee
Trousseau; Jean Morrisseau; ]. A.
Msgoon, administrator OF the estate
OF Stephanie Caillot, and Jules
Joseph Morrisssau, Jean Morrisseau
and Madame Jeanne Julie Gene
We've le Sergeant nee Morrisseau.
Judge Whiting was hearing Il .
part ton case Of the Woodlawn
Dairy Co. and others vs.. the Manoa
hui Company. Magoon for plain
tiffs; defendants in person. Judge
Cooper is one OF the plaintiffs aud
was on the stand this afternoon.
The same Judge heard Lau Lam
Chan VS.. Lau Ho, doing business as
Kwong Fai Wal. 1t is an appeal on
an assumpsit suit for SlO4.3O. Ma
goon for plaintiff; Castle for defend
ant,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-26

In an account OF the sad end Of
John Mills in yesterdays issue, it
was said, "Mills is a well-known
character both in Honolulu and the
rainy town" Apart from the faulty
grammatical construction OF the
phrase, some old friends OF the I'M
fortunate man have taken umbrage
at it as a reflection on the good
name OF the late Mr.. Mills. There
was no intention, however, TO pro-
duce such an effect. Owing to the
lateness OF the hour at which the
item was put in the hands Of the
printers, it had no editorial super
vision before being seen in the proof,
a. a late hour, and, in the necessarily
h ,sty reading it received, the pos
bly, offensive construction was not
realized. Those who knew the late
Mr.. Mills intimately say that he was
a good and true man, whatever his
weaknesses, and We regret that any
ofrense should have been given in
recording his untimely death,