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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIvERpooI.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Aug. 1S.-The spot market
is lower at IS 4d@5s od. Cargoes lower at 25s
1012d, arrived.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. Red Winter: Aug
ust, As 9Md; September As 93ld: October, As
1Od November. As lO14d; December 4s losld
SECURITIES.
LONDON, Enc, Aug. 13 = Consols, 1925;
silver, 3l1Ad; French Rentes 1927 SOC
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

NEW YORK, n. y, Aug 13.-Porter Bros
Company sold California fruit to-day as follows:
Pears-Bartletts. 7Oc@$l 35 . box Prunes-Gros,
65cG$l 20 p half crats; German, 5oc@sI Is;
osher varieties, 45G90c. Plums-Japans, coca
81 25 p half crate other varieties 3O@85c Peach es
II osters, S5@S0c p box; California Beauties
75c; Susquehannas. 35665c; other varieties, $50
60c. Grapes-Red Tramins. CSC p half crate
Chicago. ILL, Aug 13.-The Earl fruit Com
pany sold California fruit to-day as follows:
Pears-Bartle = 75c0$l 25. Plums - kelsey
81 lO@1 rs: Egg, 7O99Oc. Prunes-italian. soc
@$l 40; eros. 8Oc@Sl 20. Peaches = Susque-
hanna. 65G 9Oc: Late Crawford, 706SOc; Early
Crawford, 5J,n zoe; Eos er 45@55c: fellow Cling
S5c. Grapes-1 okay, So; Fontainebleau, S 500
] 55. Meet arines, 100000.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from siaugh-
terers as follows:
BEEF-First quality 41a@5c; second do, 40
414c; third do. 31ac p b.
VEAL-Large, 4dsc; small, 5@6c p b.
MUTTON - Wethers, 41a@5c; Ewes 4@z1zc
p h.
LAMB-5G6c p H.
PoRK-Live Hogs Sc a n for large and $3.50
for small and medium; dressed do, 4149b14c p fb
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OF WINE AND BRANDY

Receipts Of wine at San Francisco during the
first seven months of 1896 were 9.499, 800 gal
Ions, against 9047, $50 gallons during the same
period last year. The receipts of brandy were
103,415 gallons, against SO, $50.
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IMPoRTs OF SPECIE.

Imports Of specie at this port during the first
seven months of the year we're $l,S3S,065, against
50, ,O69, % for the same period in 1895. The de-
scriptions this year were: Gold bullion 1912 743,
gold coin $5750s, silver bullion $lOl3,2SS silver
chi SohA
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and closing offered at 2lsa
Prime mercantile pa

and closing offered at 21s% Prime mercantile pa
per 6061a% Bar silver. 677sc. Mexican dollars
b27sc. Sterling Exchange Gull. easy, with ac nal
business bankers bills at So s614@4 s61a
Posted rates 50 S704 oS1s. Commercial bills,
S4 s51404 s534. Government bonds steady; State
bonds quiet; railroad bonds higher. Silver at the
hoard was unchanged,
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
W t1EEL0CK 6 co.

WHEELO(k q NO.,
& Leidesdor6 St, Tel. Main 1854
BRANCH OFFICE
s28 Market St, Palace Hotel. Tel. Main bS2S
j. 5. PURDY, Manager.
Orders instantly executed on latest market QUO
tations. Reference 1st National Bank, ). F.
CHICAGO. PRIVATE WIRE AEW YORK.
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81. block II, Tract A. Peoples Homestead Asso-
saIomon and Emma Ducas to. Joseph ]. and
Eliza j. Msgee lots S3 and "a, block IL, same
John Corridor TO Hannah Corridor, all property
to be held in trust for my children; trust oeed'
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
Alex. ellison to Alice NJ. Lockwood. lot on n
line of East Twenty fourth street formeriy ADei
3l750 4 of Nineteenth avenue (Antonio streetl
+ 10, n l4O w 40, : to beginning. being the n
10 feet lot 49, all of lot Al and w 10 feet OF ot A.
block 81, map of Northern Addition to Brookiyn'
Oakland Bank Of Savings to E. t. Taylor (ad-
ministrator of estate of Elon D. ormsby2, ot en- on
line of Twenty-third avenue, $50 N OF East -FOUR
Oakland; So.
in lot on E line of Twenty-third avenue LOU = OF
East Fourteenth street, n rs by 15O East OAK
land: $40.
Ina b. ormsby and Edith NJ. Byron (wife Of A:
E. to Cosmopolitan NJ. B. and l. ASSOCIATION, all
interest in same, East Oakland; Sl0O
d. and Kate Mengola to Luca and Enlue Ia.
Maricich lot on E line of Peralta street, $50 OF
Central avenue Or West Twelfth street, 30, h
123:41a, 30:2s4, w 1893 TO beginning, being
portion of lots and 5, subdivision of the property
OF John Ziegenbeln Oakland $40
Edward Campbell to Joanna Campbell, lot on N
line of Thirtieth stree, l6l.231S w of Telegraph
avenue, w 1874 by n lao. being the K 1873 of lot
43 and W 1873 feet lot A, block 20S5. Rowland
Agnes W. and frederick Clifford to N. E. and
Josephine J. Bengston, lot on = line OF Maiden
695, Oakland; $40.
julius and Jennie Rodston to George Rodsten,
undivided l-4S interest in lot 23 block B. Lands
Oakland View Homestead Association, Oakland;
$40.
]. A. and Margaret Eastman. Emma ]. Rayl
William Clark and Josephine Hogan (by Sheriff
to Oakland Loan and Investment Company. lot on
s line of First avenue, distant NE 100 feet from
point CT Intersection of First with summer
street, thence Sc 100 by SW 81 &c. being portion Of
lot 8, Locksey Square. Oakland Township; $110O.
Edward A. Ellsworth to Jesse E. Cooley, lot on
5 line of Durant street, 134:7 feet w Spruce,
inches, 5 80, w inches, N 80 to beginning, being
the w inches Of N 80 feet, lot l, block TO- Berke-
ley Villa Association, Berkeley: So
Jesse E. Cooley to Emma II. Hawley, lot on SW
corner of Durant and Spruce streets. s So by w
134:7. being the 80 feet Of lot 1, block H. same
Berkeley; $40.
Same TO Ida NJ Honenbeck, lot on w line of
Spruce street. 200 OF Durant, W 134:7 by 40,
being the 40 feet Of lot A. block 10, same, Berke
ley; $40.
Builders Contracts.
John Bernou with r. J. Pavert, to erect three
story building on line of Sutter street, 1875 r
of Steiner; $4,000; Charles NJ. Rousseau, archi-
tect.
James D. Bailey with Brutcher & Griffith, alter
ations to a wo-story frame building on N line Of
Franklin street, 55:2A of Washington; $3973;
F. B. W ood, architect
George d. and Mary A. Toy and c. s. Benedict
with JIG. Adams alterations and additions TO two
focrstory and two three-story buildings on line
of o Farrell street, 1875 w of Powell; S6324;
Herman & Swain, architects.
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DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs. NUTS. ETC

DRIED FRUITS
New Nectarines and Figs are selling and New
Apples VIII be on the market In a day or two
Quotations on the Fruit Exchange are as follows:
CARLOAD LoTs-New A pricots, 6@614c IN sweat
box, 6(0634c p tb E. o. b. coast and S09c for fancy
MoorparKs Old Prunes &c; new Prunes 3lg3L2c;
new Peaches, 41sc p ID in the sweat-box and oc l.
O. b. coast.
JoBBINe PRIcEs-New Aprlcots, 51a@6s4c: old
evaporated Apples, 41ac h; old Prunes, &c FOR
four sizes; new Figs black, 212@3c for impressed
and 3(131ac for pressed; Plums, 312@4c for pitted
and 1@11sc for unpitteui new Nectarines, 49oc q
b for prime TO choice.
RA1SINS-Prces are as follows carload lots, l.
o. b, Fresno: Four-crown. loose, none; 3-crown,
loose, none; 2crown 27sc q ID; seediess Sultanas,
&c; seedless Muscatels, 134c; 3-crown London lay
ers, zoe q box; clusters, 81 36@1 SO; Dehesa cius
ters, 81 1902 %: Imperial clusters, 81 o0g2 To-
JoBBINe PRIcEs-Four-crown. loose 41Ac;
crown, 3s4c; 2-crown, 33sc p fb. Seedless Sui
London layers, 10000; clusters, 81 50@l 10;
Dehesa clusters. So so: Imperial clusters. So 75.
NUTS-Quotations follows: Wanuts, 99
lie for No hard and 11@13c p tb for paper-sheli,
iobbing lots; Almonds. 6171ac p b for Lam
guedoc, 212@3c q n for hardshel ana S@l0c
q b for paper-shell, jobbing Peanuts, o@612c
q h for Eastern and - for California; Hick-
ory Nuts, 5@6c Pecans, &c for rough and &c for
polished; Fiiberts. S@9c; Brazil Nuts, 7@Sc p fb
Cocoanuts, S4@5 p 100.
HoNEY-Comb, 1O@1212c for bright and 6@9c
for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5@512c;
light amber extracted, 4L3@4S4c; dark amber, 40
414c; dark, 2@Sc p b.
BEESWAX-25@271ac p b.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver unchanged.
Wheat quiet at previous prices
Barley, Oats and Rye dull.
Corn continues 10 decline.
Hay still In liberal receipt.
Some changes in Beans.
Flaxseed lower.
Potatoes and Onions unchanged.
Butter and Eggs rule weak
Cheese continues firm.
More Eastern Poultry in.
Vegetables in heavy supply.
Fruits choke the market.
Lines lower.
Provisions unchanged
Cottolene higher.
Decreased imports OF Specie.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POuLTRY-Another of Eastern is in and the
market is weak and dull in consequence. with
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FOR san JOSE. Los GATOS & SANTA CRUZ

CTEAMER ALvIsO LEAVES PIER DAILT
- at 10A NJ Sundays excepted; Alviso daily at
z p. NJ Saturdays excepted). Freight and Pas
senger. Fare between San Francisco and Alviso.
SOC; to San Jose. 75c- Clay ST., Pier !. 20 We
&antA Clara at.a San Joae.
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early morning tides given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides Of the day In the
order of occurrence rs to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day. the third
time column the third tide, and the last right
hand column gives the last tide Of the day, except
when there but three tides, as sometimes
occurs. The heights given additions to the
soundings the United States Coast Survey
charts, except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractivs
from the depth given by the charts
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NEW AohA srooKs.

Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on cal easier st 21a94y; last loan at 21sx
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Us. NAEY.YlRp. MARE ISLAND, VALLEJO,

#Benlcia, FP0rt COSta. *Cr0tkett and *VaIOna.
STR. MONTICELLO,
Daily 1880 A. NJ, 100 P. Saturdays *%lO:SO
A.. ny, $3.50 p NJ sundays 8 P. NJ. only. Offices
and landing, Pier 2, Mission ST. Telephone Back
26l HATCH BROS.
Excursion trip. Gives hours at Navy-yard.
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

ORCHARD FRUITS
The market is crowded with all kinds, as usual
during the middle of August. and the canners and
retailers are unable take all that is ofered to
them.
Red Nectarnes. 35@75c White. 36@5Oc box
reaches, lb@40c q bx, 20@35c . basket; $1z ou
@17 oO q ton for frees and S2O@26 for clngs.
Piums. 20@40c q box and 3o@o0c q crate;
White IN bulk $l0@l2 so p ton; Japanese RUINS,
2o@4Oc; Prunes, 3U@4Oc.
Apples, 75c@S1 p box for choice and 4O@6Oc
for common.
Crabapples, 26@5Oc p box
Pears, 20@40c q box; Bartletts, 2O@4Oc oox
and $12@l5 p ton.
Figs, 25@60c . box for white and 40@76c for
black double layers.
BERRIES
Straw berries, 1904 p chest for Longwortns ana
$l 5O@2 90 for large berries
Raspberries $3@5 p chest.
Blackberries. $2(93 90 p chest.
Huckeberries 6@Sc q ID.
GhAFES-The market Is doing ratner peItor;
BLACK Grapes are quotable at at AUG ioc Q poS anq
1ogS5c q crate; Muscats, 6O@7oc q oox ana ~
go5c q crate; Sweetwaters and Fontalnepieau6,
8o(g60c q box and 40@60c p crate.
M MEIONS-Supplies of all kinds are Iarge anu
the market is tending downward. WatermeIons,
S5@lo % 100: Cantaloupes 5Oc@$l oO p crate'
Nutmegs, 75c p box.
CITRUS FRUIrS-Limes are lower. oranges, 91
@3 for Valencas and 81 50@2 3 bx for Mediterra-
mean Sweets: Lemons, 81 az p box for common
ana ~ bUG3 for good TO choice; Mexlcan LINES,
30 ou y box: California Lines, 7oc@$l oo; pa
nanas $l@2 q bunch; Pineapples, $2@3 oo q ooz.
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81. block IL, Tract A, Peoples Homestead Asso-
citation: $40.
Solomon and Emma Ducas to Joseph j. and
Eliza J. Magee lots S3 and 81, block IL, same;
$40.
John Corridor TO Hannah Corridor, all properly
to be held in trust for my children; trust oeeo'
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINWALL k2z4Am
Sontham1ton caIlnS en- ronte at Cerbourgh,
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading in connection with the
Pacific Mail S. S. Co.. issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymouth,
Cherbourg, Southampton. First class, $195; third
class, S97 so For further particulars apply TO
PARROTT & CO., Agents.
20H California st
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Builders, Contracts.
THE CALL CALENDAR.
AUGUST, 1895.

ISu. Mo. Tu. With. Fr. lSa. Moons Phases
H 1 l(NLast Quarter.
Ill " August l.
| MA New Moon.
# -l-I-l- August g.
Il Az - 40 10 IA 10 IN FRS: Quarter
I-l-l-l-- -I-lO August 10
Ill IAA Full Moon.
Il q, - - - - 1-l\4/ August %
II - l-l-l-- - I-I NLast Quarter.
II go ., " August 81 |
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
For Sale or To Let.
Alla

HOUSE AND LOT AT PUNAHoU
near car line. Front and Back Parlor,
Dining.room Bedrooms, Large Bathroom
with Patent Closet Kitchen and Pantry,
Servants Rooms, Chicken and Wash
Houses. Electric Lights. Greater part of
the buildings being new. To purchaser
a reasonable amount in cash and easy ex-
tended payments. Lot contains about
$1,000 square feet,
A. W. KEECH,
$50 If /. /. S. Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
Farewell Performance.

Previous to taking up stakes
for tour of the other islands, the
Hawaiian circus will give a grand
farewell performance this evening.
Extra attractions will be provided
and all who have enjoyed the
company's successful efforts to
please the public should turn out
and put them in the way of feeling
in good cheer for their cruise over
the waves. They may be trusted
to act well their parts, everyone OF
them.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15

Equine luxuries are mentioned
by the Washington Feed Co.
j. w. jacobson is making i'm
provements in his jewelry store
A Chinese collector for chefa
bank was arrested this morning.
A. V. Gear sold an elegant lot
on Prospect street this morning.
Wing Wo Tai & Co. advertise
specialties in Oriental merchan-
disc. o.,
A. W. Keech has desirable
house and lot at Punahou for sale
or to let.
w. W. Dimond offers the Sue
cess stone filter at the low figure
of $3.50.
Principal attractions for fort.
night at Jordan's are specified in
this paper.
A Japanese and native were
arrested this morning aud are be-
ing held for investigation.
VIM. G.. Irwin & Co. are making
extensive improvements about
their offices on Fort street.
b. Bergersen sells the Singer,
"the best machine on EARTH" on
the instalment plan at So a month.
Hulimoku was discharged from
custody this morning on the
charge of fast and furious driv-
ing.
Mr.. Price of the circus manage
ment will give balloon ascensions
in the course of the tour among
the islands.
The w. @. T. U. will hold their
monthly meeting at 2:30 p. m.
tomorrow at the psrlors of Central
Union chuch.
Senator Nc andless' Wide Tires
Act still lies on the table in the
House of Representatives, and
will continue to do so for the next
two years. Rep. Rycroft tried to
get the bill considered again this
morning, but the House would not
have it. So
"Must you go out again to-
night?" asked the sand fiat. "Yes,
/ must" answered the tide" and
when 1 come in I'll be full. Seer"
"High sea-" was the sad reply,
"why don't you fill up on Seattle
beer, the stuff that don't inc
briate ?"
John Sherman, formerly en-
gineer of the Makee Sugar Com
pany's mill, and Mrs. Sherman
arrived by the bark S. G. Allen last
week. They had been absent
from the islands for three years,
and their many friends will be
pleased to meet them again.
When Senator Northrup voted
this morning on the repeal of the
Registration Act there were seven
votes recorded in favor of the re-
peal and three against. When the
ruling was made that he must
vote he voted aye and the bill
passed by the bare constitutional
majority. e.,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
Poundmaster's Notice.

June IA, bay horse. branded "GQn on
left hind leg, white spot on forehead and left
hind leg white. n
June IA, | bay horse, branded "D" on left
hind leg, white spot on forehead and both
hind legs white.
June IA, | bay horse, branded ''M'' on right
hind leg.
All persons owning the aforementioned
animals are hereby notified to present their
claims within the time specified by law, fail.
ing which, they will be sold at public auctien
at the Government pound at Makil;i, on Sat-
urday, the 18th day of June, 1896, at II
o'clock noon.
HENRY KUALII, ..r,
3S0-3t Poundmaster.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
Important Notice

Having been informed by reli-
able parties that Mr.. Hustled or
his employees are circulating the
report that L am simply in the
Directory business to compel him
to buy me off, l wish it to go on
record that | will not sell my data
or work to Mr.. Hustled or any
other man.
b. l.. FINNEY.
Honolulu, June 5, 1896.
323-tf
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
Dr..
Webster's
Eye
Water -. :.

is reliable specific for sore
or inhamed eyes.
This eye water does more
than cleanse; it destroys the
poison and soothes the eye.
BY doing all this it controls
the inflammation. Price 20
cents per bottle. Booklet
giving full directions with
each bottle.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
Wanted.

GERMAN OR NORWEGIAN GIRL TO
take care of two children and assist in cook
ing. Applyto
MRS. THOMAS SMITH,
32S-3t Piikoi street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL

The June term of the Supreme
Court commenced today.
John Renton, one of Kohala's
chief "barons," is in town.
The poundmaster has three
stray animals in his corral.
l.. Turner, a leading merchant
of Hilo, came to town by the
Kinau.
John Neil of Maui, formerly
fire marshal Of Honolulu, is visit
ing the city.
The Castle memorial organ
dedication concert takes place to-
morrow evening.
Superintendent Brown of the
water works gives notice of the
emi-annual payment of rates.
Manager Hendry of the Hawai-
ian Hardware Company expects to
leave for Hawaii on the Kinau to-
morrow.
All Mau was fined $50 and costs
\ by Judge de la Vergne this morn
ing on a plea of guilty to having
opium in possession.
Gardner X. Wilder, attorney,
is seeing his friends in Honolulu
again. He is one of the rising
coffee princes Of Hilo.
The alarm of fire yesterday
morning was caused by burning
rubbish in an alleyway in the rear
of the Anchor Saloon.
There were only six cases on
the Police Court calendar this
morning. Not one drunk arrested
either Saturday or Sunday.
Judge Perry has approved the
accounts and ordered the discharge
of Mrs. Walter Hill as admins i
tratrix of the estate of her late
husband.
A new boiler for the Inter-island
steamer Jas. Makee has been re-
ceived from the Fulton Iron Works
of San Francisco. 1t weighs H.
800 pounds.
A portrait enlarged from small
photo to life size, and framed hand
somely in latest style moulding,
is what King Bros. are now offer
ing for $40.
1. A faithful oil painting of kila-
Z uea volcano, as it was in violent
action several years ago, is ex-
posed for sale in window of the
Hollister Drug Company.
In the program of the Amateur
Athletic Clubs meeting on Satur-
day, June 9th, there will be a
one-mile tandem bicycle race, the
first of the kind in the islands.
The memorial services of the
Odd Fellows at Harmony hall
Yesterday afternoon were largely
attended by members of the order.
The cemeteries wereafterwards
visited anu ueCOIdtou'
The opening of the new club
house at the Pacific Tennis club
on Saturday afternoon drew out
large and fashionable attendance.
A reception to Mrs. VIM. Ct. r.
win was part of the program.
Mrs. Bowen, matron of the
Queens Hospital, received large
consignment of ice cream from
Jim Steiner on Friday evening,
for which she desires to return
thanks on behalf of the inmates.
Every one of the patients had a
treat.
The band concert at Makee ISL
and yesterday afternoon drew out
another large audience and the
popularity of Sunday concerts is
assured. Professor Berger de-
serves a little extra credit for the
exceptionally good music furnish
ed on Sundays.
The ball game next Saturday
will be between the First Regi-
ment and Honolulu teams. The
soldier boys are anxious to get
Baker, who plays in the band, to
catch for them in place of Aiwohi.
Baker is willing and it is hoped
Berger will be also, as Baker will
materially strengthen the team.
In the Police Court this morning
the trial of V. Leranda on a
charge of malicious injury was
partly heard and continued till
Tomorrow. His offense according
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR

Makes Better Bread and Pastry than
Any Other Knoaon Brand.
Ask Your Grocer For IL.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
For Rent.

PREMISES ON LILIHA STREET, DI.
rectly opposite School street. Rent $l2
per month. Apply to
J. NJ. M0NSARRAT,
Cartwright Block, Merchant street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15

which has
won 80 flat
tering a
n am Q for
j / s o | {
throughout
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
PACIFIC HARDWARE CO., Id

Among the thousand and one ase-
full articles handled by us, we de-
sire to make special mention Of the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15
Secretary
Disc PlOW

the United States and Canada and
is now being introduced here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29

a few miles of fertile farms. The Mis-
souri, Pacific needed q water station
thereabout, and the only good flow was
at point midway between these towns.
It belonged to an old chap who, when
told that the company wanted his
place for the water, said philosophi-
cally: %
81 alays knew there's obleeged to
be town here, along of the water. "
And they called the new station
Waterloo. So Waterloo stands be.
tween Wellington and Napoleon, mon
uments to two great generals and Q
battle.
Thirty-nine years agoJ. T. Roberts,
then young man, passed up the river
to Leavenworth. In 1867 he moved
down to Napoleon and bought the old
Roberts sawmill, reminder OF the
days before the war. The boilers were
encased in brick and stood in the open.
Beside the furnace stood q huge tree,
the only protection for the engineer.
The mill was supported on brick pill
lars, which were handy to dodge be-
hind when bullets were flying. 4
When Mr.. Roberts changed the mill
into one for grist he built roof over
the boilers aud saved the old tree by
leaving q hole for it in the roof. Three
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29

Meantime one evening up rode Col. de
Vigny, with Star still in fair condition,
though trile lame. The Colonel had
made the journey to New Orleans and
back. He was indescribably grieved
and broken up by the calamity that had
befallen his household. Such pain as
he must have suffered is best left un-
told, even if words could do it justice.
When he arrived he carried a small
leathern sad 1lebag at the horn Of his
saddle-Lawrence's saddle, in fact
and in this he had brought gold and
scrip to pay the PHILADELPHIA claim.
He found Lawrence. pale and haggard,
watching by Lucie's bedside, and bust
ness was forgotten in the awful grief OF
the hour.
It wss the overseer who thought OF
skinning the panther and dressing its
hide to be kept as proof positive that
the Teche Terror was no longer to be
dreaded. The rug made of this skin
may be seen to-day in a certain princely
home on Rampant street in New Orleans.
Meantime, something had come to
pass that must make disagreeable
spot in the surface Of our story. 1t must
be told, however, with but one value at
taching to it, the value of truth. 1t
comes in as touch Of genuine old