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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-12-02
HaWiian
Electric
Company.

The cleanest, brightest safest and really
in the long run, the cheapest and best light
for use in the family residence, is the mean
descent electric light. Safe; nothing could
be safer. A few days ago prominent gen
tleman of Honolulu came rushing down Ia
the Office of the Electric Company and said:
"Give me figures for wiring my house, and
want 1t done at once; no more lamps for me
Last night a lamp tipped over and IL came
so near setting fire to the house and burning
my children and take no more risks"
This is the sentiment of quite a number In
the past few weeks, who have ordered theii
houses fitted with the perfect light
Just think it over and make up your mint
that you want the best and safest light; sent
for the Hawaiian Electric Company and tel
them what you want.
We have a complete stock of everything il
this line and have just received lot of thu
very latest designs in chandeliers.
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At Craig's Road station, Quebec. n pill
grim excursion on the Grand Trunk road
from Sherbrooke was being run in two
sections. The first section stopped at
Craig's Road to cross an uptrain, when
the second section ran into it, the engine
plowing through the Pullman and first
class car. Thirteen persons we're killed
outright and over thirty hurt Ten
passenger cars and the engine were
wrecked.
The pilgrims were en- route to the
famous shrine of st. Anne de Baupre,
where every summer large numbers of
sick and crippled gather to invoke the
saint to cure them of their diseases. The
trains were made up of residents from
Sherbrooke, Magog, Windsor Mills, and
surrounding parishes. The forward train
was making good time, having left Rich
mond at 10 o'clock the night before. On
the rear of this train was Pullman, in
which were the priests and others in
charge of the party, and ii was in this
car that most of the loss of life occurred.
The first train reached Crnigs Road
which is fourteen miles west of Lewis,
abont 3 o'clock and stopped ut the tank
to take water. Precautions were taken
and the semaphore thrown to danger
against the following train. Only the
trainmen we're out and aboIt, attending
to their duties. The Pullman in the rear
was wrapped in silence and the sleepers
were unaware of the terrible fate that
was rushing upon them.
Suddenly there was great crash. The
second train coming at full speed dashed
into the rear Pullman of the first section.
So great was the impetus of the colliding
train that the engine embedded itself
in the palace car, and the latter Plunged
forward and partly telescoped the first
class car Immediately in front. Every
berth in the Pullman was wrecked and
some of the occupants VINO were killed
never knew what happened to hem. They
died sleeping. Others awoke to their hor-
rible surroundings and position, mai.ned,
bleeding, and bruised. conscious of little
else but the agony that racked them.
The cries of the wounded and the means
of the dying, and the outpouring of pas
sengers from cars that were not badly
damaged. and the hurrying forms of the
uninjured trainmen with their fiickering
lanterns, all combined to make sight
seldom exceeded in its horror
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chanics' Hall held an audience Of 1900,
and a more interested audience, more
beautiful decorations and greater unity
of thought and purpose were never known
on any public occasion. Long before the
exercises began every foot of room where
persons were allowed to stand was Occu-
pied. The great chorus sung Justify, the
immense audience swelled the song, the
noise of the great organ wellcd out
grandly and led the singers and above
all could be heard the silvery tones of
the four comets played by the Park sis
ters. The Rev. Francis Il. Clark pre-
sided at the opening session, and devo-
tional exercises were conducted by the
Rev. Smith Baker, ID. d., of East Boston,
and 1900 joined in reciting the Lord s
prayer.
The Rev. A. s. Plumb, ID. d., extended
the greeting from the city pastors, and
the welcome of the Boston '95 committee
was by the chairman. the Hon. Samuel
b. Capen. The greeting extended to
Gov. Greenhalge which followed was in
spring In its enthusiasm. The thou
sands upon the floor, in the gallery and
in the balcony sent forth cheer after
cheer, while white handkerchiefs tiut-
tered like great cloud of doves. The
Governor greeted the Endeavorcrs as
brethren and sisters. Response 10 the
address of welcome was made by the
Rev. f.. X. Dills. ID. d., of San Fra ancisco,
in earnest and eloquent words. DIR. Hen
ry O. McCook, of Philadelphia, next made
a short but telling address. He said the
letters &C. E." had new significance
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l5.

or four minutes had sunk to 06Hc. This
was great surprise to the bull element,
which hoped for firmer market. The
bulls tried to talk, but were choked of.
A week ago when the market was hang
ing fire they were somebody, for they
could frighten the bears with little tele-
gram telling how wheat was growing in
to the shock or something of that kind,
but Tuesday morning their chinch Tugs
were dead, their hot winds didn't blow,
and their frost melted.
If the bulls were disappointed when the
price of September went 10 66Ac they
were doomed to greater disappointment
later. They smiled when little rally to
G1Ac was made, but that market was
only fooling them when it went mp there.
1t soon turned around and came down hill
lickity-cut again, and sold down to "a
cents. But this wasn't the bottom.
Along toward the close of the session the
price simply leaped over the Cos and
closed at 621ac.
In New York the speculative pyro-
technics at the Produce Exchange were
dazzling to both the bulls and the bears
in wheat, and both factions were equally
astonished. A drop of cents a bushel
made the hair of the bulls stand on end
and it made the bears blink. That makes
8 cents in two days. The bulls thought
the course of prices altogether too much
like tobogganing. The sudden tumble
the greatest in years-caused great deal
of excitement and interest in Milwaukee.
The fact that wheat closed at 62 5S cents
represented drop within twenty-four
hours that was calculated to create al
most panic
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Chicago delivered an interesting temper
ance address.

Chicago delivered an interesting temper
ance address.
The great Tent Willston was an in
spring sight all day, the canvas shelter
ing 10000 people at each of the three
meetings. The services were introduced
by season of song by the chorus, in
which the congregation joined with splen-
did effect The Rev. Wayland Hoyt, ID.
d., of Minneapolis, presided in the morn
ing, welding a gavel made from three
historic buildings of Boston-the old
South Meeting House, the old State
House and Faneuil Hall. After the sing
ing of the hymn of welcome George w.
Coleman of Boston delivered the welcome
of the committee of 80. The Rev. A. ).
Gumbart made the address of welcome
for the city pastors, and Alpheus San
ford, chairman of the Board of Aldermen,
in the absence of Mayor Curtis, greeted
the Endeavorers. Responses were made
by the Rev. w. y. Page. ID. d., or Leay-
enworth, Miss Cora Il. Rockford of Bid
deford, the Rev. Walter III. Brooks of
Washington, the Rev. Gilby c. Kelly of
Texas and q. Tower Ferguson of Tor
onto.
w. II. Strong of Detroit presided over
the Congregational rally in the afternoon
and the most prominent of the speakers
were the Rev. ID. NJ. Pratt of Portland,
Me-; the Rev. George A. Gates of Iowa,
Congressman Elijah Morse, the Rev. f..
3. Doe of Ashland, Wis; the Rev. ID. NJ.
Fisk of Toledo, Miss II. Sibley of Bel
fast, Me-, and the Rev. DR.. Nehemiah
Boynton of Boston. The evening service,
as in the other tent, was devoted largely
to "Washington. '96," the Rev. Tennis s.
Hamlin being the chief speaker. The
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the Eton and Trinity eights. The Trim
ity crew beat the London crew by six
lengths, while the Eton boys came across
the finish line with a quarter of length
of clear water showing between its stern
and the prov of the Thames boat.
Every good American expected that
Cornell would win. Every good American
is sorry that il has won in form and
manner as related by cable dispatches.
Not that Cornell is to blame for the out
come; the American crew was Ieady to
start when the umpire, Briton, gave
the word Co" the British crew did not
start, and the Americans won without
opposition. 1t is barren victory. OBJ
viously, the Leander crew was in state
of poor discipline, for in answer to the
umpire's question, "Ready?" one of it's
members said "Yesw and Cornell had got
under way in obedience to the command
"Go! before Leander's coxswain had
countermanded his comrades Yes"
The grand challenge cup now is n trophy
of Cornell, but il is n trophy won by mis-
Adventure of the Leander crew, rather
than of conquest. The expectation was
of victory for Cornell; its crew had made
better time than that of the Leander i'm
trial rowing trips over the course; it's
style of rowing was considered better by
competent judges. The best thing that
can be done is 10 row the race over gain.
The grand challenge cup is the most COW
eted of rowing prizes. 1t can be con-
tested over only by amateurs Who are
members of university, or of public
school affiliated to university, nr are
members of her Majesty's army or navy.
The cup is held by the winning crew un-
til it is defeated by another. 1t was be-
lieved in America that Corlell would cap
ture the cup. 1t has captured it, but un-
der existing circumstances it may be we'll
that it shall capture II again.
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WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN.
Signal Service Report on Tempera-
ture and Crop Conditions.

The official crop and weather bulletin
for the past week shows the average to be
three to six degrees cooler than the aver
age throughout the Mississippi and Ohio
Valleys. Heavy rains have fallen in Ok
lahoma, Missouri and the northern por-
ton of the Gulf region. Through the
Southern States the average fall has been
from one to two inches more than the
usual amount. The lake region and up
per Mississippi Valley had practically no
rain. Nebraska and the Dakotas suf-
fered materially from drouth.
Corn has made very rapid growth dur
ing the week and, except in Michigan, the
general outlook for this crop is excellent.
Arkansas reports the largest crop in
years, and in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa.
Illinois and Missouri the outlook is most
promising. The general outlook for spring
wheat continues most lattering. Winter
wheat harvest is practically completed
and thrashing continues general. Some
damage in shock has been caused in Mary
land by heavy rains; also in Missouri and
Kansas. Tobacco is growing well in Ken
tucky, but the crop is uneven. In Mary
land it is in excellent condition and in
Ohio it is improved, except in the central
part of the State, where it is suffering
from drouth. From the Central and
Southwestern States the reports are as
follows:
Illinois-Last week very favorable ex-
cept in southern counties; wheat and rye
thrashing general, yield tight, quality
poor; oats harvest completed in southern
and progressing in central counties; straw
short, yield light; corn growing finely
and generally laid by; hayihg continues
with very light crop.
Minnesota-All late sown crops and
grasses injured in south half by drouth
now intensifying and spreading; rainfall
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1 in north half ample; haying general; bar
| ley, winter wheat and rye harvest begun;
corn growth good; wheat prospects con-
| tinue excellent.
South Dakota-Above normal tempera-
ture, high southerly winds. two exceeding
ly warm days and only scattered
| showers, mostly light, have been injurious
to small grain and grasses over n num-
Of counties; corn grew rapidly and po-
tatoes did well; rain needed generally.
Nebraska-Cool. dry week; wheat and
rye harvest has progressed rapidly in
southern counties and thrashing com
menced, the yield is less than half q crop;
oats ripening fast; corn has made good
growth and is in fine condition, some
early planted tasseling.
Kansas-Cool, cloudy week, with exces
sive rains, have generally stopped harvest
ing and thrashing and injured grain in
shock, but has been beneficial to all other
crops and furnished abundant stock
water; corn generally tasseling and begin
ming to silk and never more promising;
flax, fruit, pastures and potatoes fine.
Iowa-Weather favorable except seri-
Gus need of rain in some eastern counties:
oats harvest begun, with prospects of
heavy yield; corn has made rapid adj
vancement and other crops are in satisfac-
tory condition.
Michigan-Showers over upper penin-
sula which were poorly distribdted; i'm
lower peninsula there has practically been
no rain, and drouth continues with great
severity; hay and wheat very poor crops,
and oats will give light yield; corn is
just beginning to show effects of drouth
IL rain comes soon il can yet help corn, po-
tatoes, pastures and gardens.
Ohio-Favorable for thrashing wheat
and hay harvesting; light yields reported;
corn, oats, late potatoes and tobacco have
improved in growth from rains, except
over middle section, where drouth retards
growth; pasturage very poor, and water
becoming scarce.
Indiana-Warm. fair weather favorable
to harvesting; end of week favorable to
corn and potatoes, and both crops are In
fine condition and growing rapidly; thrash
ing wheat and rye continues; yield better
wheat and rye continues; yield better
than expected in localities; haying con-
tinues; crop poor.
Wisconsin-The past week has been hot
and dry; haying about half completed; !;
rye and barley harvest in progress, and
the crop is generally good; corn and po-
tatoes unaffected by drouth, end grow
ing rapidly; oats promise good crop;
pastures very poor.
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for him this morning after what he had
heard. He felt now that they stood for
not only Christian Endeavor, but also
A'country evangelical" "cities emanci-
pated" and Christ enthroned."
Report of the General Secretary.
The great audience listened attentively
to the reading of the annual report of the
general secretary. j. w. Baer, frequently
interrupting with applause. Secretary
Baer said the total membership of the
Christian Endeavor organization was
now 2.473,740. In the United States the
Presbyterians still lead, with 5,2S3 Young
Peoples societies and 2,269 Junior socie-
ties; the Congregationalists have $500
Young Peoples societies and 1.90S Jun
ior societies. the Disciples of Christ and
Christians, 2,GS7 Young Peoples socie-
ties and S62 Junior societies; the Bap-
lists, 2,6S6 Young Peoples societies and
1S0 Junior societies; Methodist Episco-
pals, 931 Young Peoples societies and
391 Junior societies; Methodist Protes-
tants, S53 Young Peoples societies and
2i1 Junior societies; Lutherans. 79S
Young Peoples societies and 245 Junior
societies; Cumberland Presbyterians, $50
Young Peoples societies and 231 Junior
societies, and so on through long list.
The Presbyterians held forth in the
hall during the afternoon and the great
est enthusiasm prevailed. The Rev.
George b. Stewart, ID. d., of Harrisburg.
presided, and the speakers were William
NJ. Benham of Pittsburg, the Rev. James
L. Black of Boston, the Rev. Pleasant
Hunter of Minneapolis, j. Howard
Breed of Philadelphia, Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Wishard, the Rev. Thornton Il. Pen
field and Robert +. Speer of New York
the Rev. John b. Campbell of Baltimore,
the Rev. ]. A. Rondthaler of Indiunapo-
lis, President Ethelbert ID. Warfield Of
Easton, Pa; the Rev. j. Wilbur Chap.
man of Albany and Prof. and Mrs j. j.
Lane of Philadelphia.
The evening meeting opened with n
prayer and praise service conducted by
Secretary Baer. The annual address
was delivered by President Clark. He
was frequently interrupted by the ap-
plause, and on concluding the vast audi.
ence rose and gave him an ovation long
to be remembered. closing with the Chau.
tauqua SALUTE. After singing "Hallelu-
jah." Evangelist Dwight l.. Moody talked
to the young people in fatherly way.
So great was the crowd at Mechanics
Hall that 10000 were unable to gain ad-
mittance and a .ig open-air meeting was
held in Huntington avenue, addressed by
President Clark and Mr.. Woolley.
Thousands at Tent Endeavor.
At Tent Endeavor on Boston common
the sound of fervent prayer was mingled
with the strains of music waited over
from Tent Wiliston and the hum of the
busy city's trade. Not less than 10000
persons greeted Lieut.. Gov. Wolcott
when he rose to welcome the delegates
in behalf of the State of Massachusetts.
The Rev w. III. Albright of Boston CON
Quoted the devotional services, and after
referring to the occasion as a day Of pen
tecost he called for testimony from those
present.
The Baptists filed the tent during the
afternoon. The Rev. III. G. Vedder of
Chester. Pa, was the chairman, and the
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FALL WITH A FLOOR.
Two Hundred People Manned at an
Elks' Social Session in At antic.

Two Hundred People Manned at an
Elks' Social Session i'm At antic.
More than 100 men and women were
seriously hurt at the social session ten
dered by Atlantic City, n. j.. lodge to the
visiting Elks at the Baltic Avenue
Casino Wednesday evening. The session
had just opened, and only one of the
speakers had been heard, when, without
the slightest warning. the building, which
has not b zen used for several years, col
lapsed, and fully 1000 persons were
thrown to the floor beneath. Many wo-
men, the wives of the visiting Elks, went
down in the ruins. Fully 200 persons who
were on the first floor of the building,
and Immediately beneath The banquet
hall, were crushed beneath the timbers,
and lay helpless. One man was killed in
the crash and many were desperately
wounded. The fact that all the electric
lights went out at the time the building
gave way, added to the confusion.
An alarm was Immediately turned in
and the city's force of 200 firemen and
every available police officer in the city
were calel to the scene as hospital
corps. The police ambulance and car
riages of every description were utilized
to convey the injured to heir hospital
and to the hotels. When the police and
firemen arrived on the scene the excite
ment was intense. Within few minutes
they succeeded in clearing the space in
the immediate neighborhood of the build
ing and placed ropes around TO keep the
crowd back. In the meantime The fire.
men had set to work TO extricate the
wounded from beneath the mass of tim
bers, and they were aided in their work
by the hotelkeepers and residents near the
scene. Every house was thrown open for
the reception of the injured and every
available conveyance was pressed into
service to carry them TO their hotels.
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closing address was by the Rev. Russell
III. Conwell, ID. d., of Philadelphia.
The Methodists, to the number of 1000,
rallied at the Peoples temple and lis
tened to the Rev. Wallace McMullen of
Philadelphia, DIR. James Boyd Brady, the
Rev. John Potts of Toronto and others.
The Rev. Il. Nj. Russell, ID. d., of Pitts
burg, the Rev. w. w. Lawrence of Belle
vue, Pa, the Rev. ID. G. Stewart of St.
Louis. the Rev. Ii. G. Swearingen of Alle-
gheny City and the Rev. j. Il. McCrory,
ID. d.. of Pittsburg addressed the united
Presbyterians at the First Church, Cam
bridge.
There was unbounded enthusiasm for
the church of ones birth or adoption at
each of the twenty-seven denominations
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Tclerraphic Brevitics.

The excise law was .'igidly enforced
In New York.
Brazil is said to be again on the verge
of rebellion.
DIR. Kester, of Hammond, Ind, ended
his life with chloroform.
Thomas II. Mieksell, the murderer of
Phil Metsinger, at Milton, KY, has been
captured.
Receiver McNulta, of the whisky trust,
has been authorized to offer the property
In 81. Paul for sale.
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CORNELL THE WINNER.
Sensational Result of the Long Ex-
pectcd international Boat Race.

All the Hover OF EngIand's nobility, So
ciety and college folk saw Cornell de-
feat the crack English eight, the Lean
ders, without rowing against them in the
first days race for the Grand Challenge
cup of the Henley regatta. The Leanders
were not ready when the gun was fired
and the Cornells started over the course
alone. The winners of the two other
races for the Grand Challenge cup were
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The exact number in attendance cannot
be stated, but ii is estimated that it was
near to 100000. The young Christians
poured into Boston from all directions
by train loads of hundreds and thou
sands.
Every State delegation was given a
church as headquarters, and the delegates
were quartered as far as possible in the
immediate neighborhood of the church.
Fifty-seyen churches were thus appor-
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sECKETARf BAEH' the market places,
along the wharves, in lumber and coal
yards the young Endeavorers penetrated,
and they were welcomed wherever they
went. At the hospitals some pathetic
scenes occurred, which were in striking
contrast with the gayety and good cheer
Mt other places.
The street scenes were unique, with
marching young people singins Sunday
school songs, crowds upon the electric
cars waving their crimson and white
AaRs and the throngs Of sightseers.
Three times during the first day Me-
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THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR CONVENTION IN SESSION.

toned, and at each every comfort was
provided for visiting Endeavorers. There
were places for them TO rest, Il room
where they might check wraps or small
baggage, and where writing paper, ink
tables, stamps and numerous conven-
fences might be found. Every church
was the postoffice for the delegates of the
State quartered there, while members of
the local societies were at all times at
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CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONvEN-
TION OF ENDEAvORERS
Nearly One Hundred Thousand Young
People In Attendance-Great Hall
and Two Tents Filled While Thou
sauds Overflow.
Big Meet in Boston.

HE fourteenth an
nual convention OF
the Young Peoples
Society of Christian
Endeavor, held in
Boston, exceeded in
size any national
convention, either
political or relig :
ious, ever witness
II - sl.- s.
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PANIC IN THE PIT.
Wheat Drops Five Cents BusheI Mid
Exciting Scenes.

Tuesday was the most nervous and ex-
citing day the Chicago Board of Trade
has seen since the farmers came into
town some weeks ago and bought wheat
up from 81 cents to S2al cents. Wheat
declined ) cents, and many an excited
man chased his fortune 10 the brink of
the wheat pit to see it sink out of sight.
And these crazy bulls, says a Chicago
dispatch, brought their graphing hooks
In the shape of reported damage to North
west crops by hot winds, and threatening
frosts, etc., and dragged the pit, but they
couldn't find their gold. Surely enough,
Il seemed to be bottomless pit.
The bulls were never In Il at all. The
bears ran the whole show from the start
Wheat opened up at 07 5-8c, and In three
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MECHANICS BUILDING, WHERE THE CONVENTION MET.

Of Chicago, the Rev. Clarence A. Bar
bour of Rochester, the Rev. III. G.. Ma
house of New York and the Rev. Way
land Hoyt Of Minneapolis. The speeches
savored Of patriotism and called forth
great applause. The Rev. J. Y. Cyler of
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service, and following an address on
Washington, '96," by w. ii. Pennell,
the annual address of President Clark
was read by Prof. James ID. Howe of
Lexington, Va, and John G. Woolley of
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al rallies during the afternoon. but at
none was there betrayal of the least
sectarian bitterness. Some of the strong
est men in the different denominations
spoke their best thoughts, and in several
cases significant resolutions were adopted.
The trustees meeting i'm the evening
was devoted to hearing delegations from
the Pacific slope, and on the first ballot
il was voted to hold the convention iR
1897 in San Fransisco.
William Best the most notorious resi-
dent of the Faint Lick Of Kentucky. was
shot and instantly killed in a quarrel by
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There 10 every reason to believe that IL
Howard Gould has promised to marry
Miss Clemmons he will do 1t. That girl
10 protege of Buffalo Bill