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House of Representatives.

House of Representatives..
Il A communication from the Senate
notifying Representatives that the bill
relating to estrays had passed third
reading in that body was read.
Rep Winston, from the Committee
on Commerce, recommended striking
out all of Section 1, in Senate Bill No.
%, relating to fire limits.
Rep. Hanuna offered resolution ask
ing that committee of five be appiont-
ed from the Legislature to visit the
leper settlement and see how things are
going on there.
Rep. Bond wanted the views of other
members. He was not aware that any
thing at the settlement needed investi-
cation.
Rep. Kamauoha said petitions had
been presented from persons who want
ed to take the Goto treatment, and these
petitions had been referred to the San
itary Committee. He thought it advis-
able that they go up and see to the
needs of the people. Questions have
arisen regarding treatment of patients
by Government physicians, and the re-
Health has always been that medicines
are provided but Hawaiians do not go
to them. In a previous Legislature
complaints were read and committee
of thirteen was appointed, and 1 was
one of the number. We found some of
the complaints just, and I believe we
had them rectiffed. A committee of
nine should be appointed now to go up
with the Board of Health on the next
visit and adjourn the House until they
return.
Rep. Rycroft said he had heard of
only one petition, and if there is any,
thing wrong the Board of Health will
investigate it. There are eminent men
going up there occasionally, and the
Catholic priests and sisters there who
would not permit wrongs to go on with
out reporting them.
Rep. Kamauoha-The Legislature ap-
propriates large sums of money to be
spent at the settlement, and we have
only the words of the Board of Health
as to the proper expenditure of the
funds.
Rep. Rycroft-If l had any idea that
those people, isolated as they are, were
being ill-treated, I would be the last
person to object to any measures for
their relief. AS to the bath houses,
which the honorable members says are
neened, bring in bill for their relief
and let them be established if they are
necessary.
Rep. Hanuna-Besides the petitions
have received private letters to the eff
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Rep. Hanuna Discovers a Mares
Nest.
EIGHTEEN MINUTES IN SENATE.
Committee Appointed to Visit the Leper
Settlement-Object1on to New Fire
Limit Causes Discussions-Ministe
Smith Introduces Curfew Bill.
Fifty-fourth Day.
TUESDAY, April %.

The usual preliminaries and reading
of minutes. Senator McCandless alb
sent
Senator Wilcox reported for the
Health Committee on the petition of
327 Chinese residents of Honolulu, pray
ing that a piece of land be granted by
the Government for the purpose of a
hospital for aged and infirm Chinese.
The committee reported favorably
and introduced bill which passed
first reading and was referred to the
Printing Committee.
Senator Lyman announced his in
tention to introduce bill providing for
an electric street railway in the town
of Hilo, on the island of Hawaii.
Under suspension of rules Minister
Damon announced his intention to in
troduce bill relating to the Post
Office, and bearing especially upon the
stamping of letters between the islands.
Bill passed second reading and was re-
ferred to the Printing Committee.
Third reading of House Bill No. %,
relating to legacies, bequests and in
heritances, announced on the order of
the day Passed unanimously
Senator Rice granted weeks leave
of absence
Senate adjourned at 1913 a. M
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HILO ITEMS.

Hilo is to have a race track; likewise
a minstrel show.
The return shooting match between
teams of Company B, N. G. H. of Homo
lulu and the Citizens Guard will take
place Saturday, May 2.
The Hilo Portuguese Sugar Mill Co.
will plant 500 acres of new cane land
during the year. They have asked per-
mission of the Crown Commissioners
to clear 800 acres of forest lands.
1t is understood that the proposed
opposition to the Inter-Island line has
collapsed, a collapse, however, to the
advantage of Kona and Kau, the threat
TO put on the new boat having brought
about the lowering of freight rates and
other advantages of a material nature
to the local producers.
Four companies of Japanese have Sc
cured over 1000 acres of the lands of
Keau in Puma. The lands were bought
on the instaIlment plan. Over fifty acres
will be planted by the thrifty Japs
within six months.-Hilo Tribune
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MOkuaweoweo.

/ Julian Monsarrat, manager of
kapapala ranch, outfitting point
for parties to Mokuaweoweo era
ter, now active, is prepared TO fur
nish first-class horses, mules and
guides from the ranch to the sum
init. Passengers per 5. 5. Hall will
find this route the easiest of ac-
cess and most direct.
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British Bark Centaur DESTROYED
April 18th.
CREW ARRIVED SAFE AT HILO.
n Lamp Dropped I'm the Hold the Cause
of Disaster-vessel Burned to- the
Waters Edge - Eight Days In am
Open Boat - Had "a Rough Time.

KAU QHawaiD, April 26.-News was
received by telephone from Hilo this
morning that the captain, first and sec
ond officers and the crew of twenty-one
men of the British bark Centaur had ar
rived in Hilo about o'clock, fatigued
by voyage of nine days in two open
boats, having abandoned their ship on
account of fire.
The story as told by Captain John s.
Bester is substantially as follows:
"The Centaur sailed from San Fran
cisco on April 5th, laden with wheat for
Marysborough, Queensland. On the 18th
inst, while sailing at a good rate in
Ia deg. 40 min. north latitude. and f42
deg. AZ min. west longitude, the vessel
caught fire in the hold, caused by one
of the crew dropping a lamp, which
smashed to pieces on a bale of burIap.
supposed to have been saturated with
parafine oil. The flames spread very
rapidly. from one quarter to another,
aided on by the combustible materials
aboard. The crew was set to work inn
mediately and brought to bear every eff
fort within their power to extinguish
the flames. Our position, 800 miles from
the nearest land (Hilo) made the men
desperate in their work. At last saw
the uselessness of further struggle and
made up my mind to abandon the ship
while there was yet time. This / did ON
the morning of the 18th, but remained
alongside with the two boats for twen-
ty-four hours. When the deck was al
most on level with the sea we cast one
longing look at our lost ship and set out
for Hilo, with the boats fully supplied
with provisions and water. The ships
papers, nautical instruments and a few
other articles of value were alone res
cued
Things looked very dubious for us
on the first four days of our trip, for
we experienced extremely rough wea-
ther. On the fifth day the storm abated
and we sailed along without further
hardship until reaching HiIo, after
travelling distance of 800 miles in a
little over eight days, or distance of
nearly hundred miles a day. We are
all most thankful for our safe arrival i'm
H1lo, and are being treated very cor
daily by the hospitable people"
The Centaur was an iron bark. owned
by Johnson, Sproul & Co. of Liverpool.
England, and was a fine vessel. both in
speed and appearance.
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Sans SOuCi
Seaside Resort.

The pleasantest, quietest, shadiest
and most perfectly appointed seaside
resort on the Islands. 1t is only four
miles from the heart of the city and
within easy reach of the tramcars which
run every twenty minutes or oftener.
Elegantly furnished detached cottages
or rooms are obtained on easy terms
The table is superior to that of any of
the city hotels, and all the modern con-
venienceS are provided.
Picnics and bathing parties can OBJ
tain extra accommodations by telephon.
ing in advance.
The bathing facilities of Sans Souci
are superior to those Of any place on the
beach. 4157-tf
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any one. The people must yield TO the
public welfare. A man may have cess
pool on his premises that is injurious to
the health OF his family or his neigh
bors, and while he may be satisfied TO
take the risk and not have it cleaned.
he must yield to the pressure and do
that which is for the health of every
one, even though it be an expense.
Rep. WINSTON would like to ask
who is interested in this change. I
have been around as one of the COM
mittee, and found no one who wanted
the change made.
Minister SMITH do not wish to i'm
ply that any member is interested in
the property now taken into the limit;
the Senate committee found several PER-
sons interested. A mistake was made
in the Senate amendment. In the sec
tion of the city which includes King
street to the streams there Is series of
buildings which invite fire, and a fire
in one building means extending to
others in the block 1t may not come
for ten years: it may come tomorrow,
and to protect everyone the bill should
pass.
Rep. Rycroft-I am very much of the
opinion of the Attorney General, so far
as buildings on the site of the old fish
market are concerned. / understand
the Government will expend a great
deal of money in building walls there,
and if poor people own that land and
cannot afford expensive fire proof
buildings they can lease the land and
receive the revenue
Rep. WinSton-It is not the value of
the land, but the cost of erecting new
buildings. Land has decreased in value
so per cent. in that section since the re-
moval of the fishmarket.
Rep. Rycroft-Very we'll, When the
Government makes its wharf improve
ments there, and l believe that is the
only direction in which wharfs may
be built, the value of the land will in
crease in proportion.
Rep. Winston-It means a freeze-out.
| am not influenced by personal inter
ests at all. If my property burns down
have money to rebuild.
Rep. Rycroft-I was not referring to
you, as l was not aware that you had
any property there. | am strongly in
favor of including as an amendment
over by the old fishmarket, and | think
Rep. Kamauoha will withdraw his mo-
tion to adopt the report of the commit
tee after he considers it.
Minister Smith moved that Section 1
pass as in the bill
Rep Bond said the need was not ex-
actly clear to him. Believed in i'm
provements, but thought the sections
might be hardship on a poor man.
If his building should burn tomorrow.
and he had no money to build, what
would he do?
Minister Smith-The Representative
must remember that the mans neigh
Dors must have fire-proof buildings. and
his property would enhance in value.
is 1T right to block improvements in a
district because it should infiict hard
ship on one man?
On motion of Rep. Kamauoha at noon
consideration was postponed until 10
o'clock this morning
Speaker Naone said report of Con-
terence Committee on Senate Bill No. 1
was all that remained for considera-
ton, and discussion arose as to the
right to take up the report after it had
left the House. On motion of Rep. Ry-
croft the report was taken from the
table and adopted.
Adjourned.
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THE SINGER received 81 first awards
for sewing machines and embroidery
work at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, ILL.,,
being the largest number of awards OBJ
tanned by any exhibitor, and more than
double the number given to all other
sewing machines. For sale, lease and
rent. Repairing done. B. BERGER
SEN, 113 Bethel street.
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A secondhand sloop-rigged whale
boat, newly fitted up, is offered for sale.
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All kinds of SECOND HAND FURNI-
TURE sold cheap for cash at the x L,
corner Nuuanu and King streets.
If you want to sell out your furniture
in it's entirety, or for bargains, call at
the 1 x l., corner Nuuanu and King
streets
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G. r. Harrison, Practical Piano and
Organ Maker and Tuner, can furnish
best factory references. Orders left at
the Hawaiian News Co. will receive
prompt attention. All work guaranteed
to be the same as done in factory
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City Carriage Company have removed
to the corner of Fort and Merchant SITS.
Telephone No. 113. First-class carri
ages at all hours. JOHN S. ANDRADE.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.

J. T. Lund, 12S and 13O Fort street,
opposite Club Stables, makes Brass
Signs to order. Nickel Plating a Spe-
cialty. Bicycles repaired and for sale.
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JAMES L. HOLT, General Business
Agent, Accountant and Collector. Office
on Kaahumanu street. Telephone 500.
Prompt attention guaranteed.
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A. ]. Derby, d. D. s. Dental rooms,
100 Alakea street, between Beretania
and Hotel. Treatment of dead teeth and
roots speciality. Office hours, a. m. to
4 D. m. Telephone 615.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
CONVENTION HELD AT BUFFALO,
NEW YORK.
Names a Ticket for State Officers and
Electors for Palmer and
BuCkner.

| BROOKLYN, Sept. 24.-The conven-
| ton of the National Democracy, ad-
| journed from Syracuse, August 31st,
met this evening in the Academy of
| Music in this city and completed its
work by naming ticket for State Off
GERS and electors for Palmer and Buck
ner The convention was perfectly
| harmonious. The academy was crowd
ed and hundreds were turned away.
| The following is the ticket: For Cow
ernor, Daniel G. Griffin of Watertown;
for Lieutenant Governor, Frederick W.
HeinEjchs Of Kings; for Judge Of Court
Cf Appeals, Spencer Clinton of Buffalo.
| Charles S. Fairchild, permanent
Chairman, called the convention to or
der, and after reading a telegram of
congratulation from the Chairman of
| the convention of sound money Demo
Gratis at Atlanta, Ga, Secretary Henry
| S. Sherman called the roll.
When the roll-call was finished Ed
ward M. Shepard of Kings offered a
| resolution, which was adopted, chang
| ing the name of the organization. 1t
| is to be known hereafter as the Ma
tional Democratic party.
/ Francis M. Scott of New York said it
was most important that a warfare for
Congressman should be made as for
Presidential candidates, and he offered
| a resolution, which was adopted, that
| the electors of the party in the several
| Congressional districts be advised to
neither nominate, indOrse nor support
any Democratic candidate for Congress
who does not uneQuivocally indorse the
platform adopted by the indianapolis
Convention.
Charles Dewitt Warner presented an
address to the Democrats of the State
| of New York which was prepared by
the State Committee, and which was
| adopted as a declaration of principles.
1t says in part:
THE Democratic party has always
Contended for an honest currency, re-
spect for and obedience to judicial au
thority, and that the creation OF class
distinctions foreign to the genius of
cur institutions would inevitably men
ace the safety of the republic. Because
we maintain that the principles de-
clared at Saratoga and reiterated at
Indianapolis are too important and
sacred to yield to the clamor of party
regularity, we are charged with at
tempting to disrupt the party.
The story of the Chicago Conven-
tion need not be told in detail. A ma
jority of that misguided body defied
and trampled under foot the chief
principles of Democracy and nominated
candidate who is willing to be known
as Democrat in name, provided the
rarty will cease to be Democratic in
principle.
THE events at Buffalo are too recent
to require extended comment. 1t was
impelled by a fatalism which has no
parallel in the history of politics-the
convention lashed itself to the corpse
of Populism.
rs the offense in the platform of the
Buffalo Convention palliated, and are
Democrats to be placated by the in
harmonious opinions Of it's candidate
opinions so little respected even by
himself that he will repudiate them for
his vote? No.
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Fest cannot be considered by Russian
diplomacy as an absolute impediment
TO the establishment in the near future
of such an entente with Great Britain
and the other Powers as will afford q
solution of the complicated question
which INCREASINGLY alarms Europe"
SPEECH COMMENTED UPON.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-The Post will
say tomorrow: Mr.. Gladstone's speech
viii have a salutary effect at home and
abroad. We hope it will act to moderate
the language, to which there has been
some tendency toward excess"
The Chronicle lauds the practical
sagacity of Mr. Gladstone's speech,
which, it says, constitutes wise and
timely assertion of Great Britains true
independence.
The STANDARD" will say that Mr..
Gladstone's avowal Of confidence in the
Government will dampen the ardor of a
good many of the organizers of public
meetings to protest against the Sultan
and his rule. The paper contends that
Mr.. Gladstone suggests nothing practi-
cal, though il sympathzeS with his re-
marks.
Continuing, the STANDARD" says it
cannot see what advantage could be
gained by the withdrawal of the British
ambassador, unless the other IEmbas-
sadors were also withdrawn, which they
assuredly would not be. If England S
ambassador were Withdrawn Great
Britains already small influence at the
YildiZ Kiosk would become none, and
the field would be absolutely open to in
trigues, which even now are hard TO
counteract. The Standard" asks what
is likely to be gained by public demon
strations ending in a confession Of inn
potence. 1t urges the Government to
continue to cooperate with the other
Powers, and not to enter upon rash en-
terpriSeS despite them. In conclusion,
the paper says: Heavier responsible
ity than Lord Salisbury carries no man
ever had. Happily the nation believes
that he is equal to it. We gather from
Gladstone's speech that he shares our
conviction"
The Times" pays a tribute to the
relative moderation of Mr.. Gladstones
language, and then continues: 1T is
when Mr.. Gladstone proposes practical
remedies for the evils he depicts that all
sober politicians must feel constrained
to part company with him. The main
tenance Of diplomatic relations with the
Sultan seems to constitute in his mind
q kind of condonatiOn of the crimes of
the Porte. We confess we are quite un-
able to share this curious theory. The
presence of our ambassador at Constan-
tinople has been a curb on the evil coun-
selors of the Sultan and a moral support
to the victims of his oppression. His
withdrawal might doubtless hurt the
vanity of the Sultan, but it would leave
his hands freer than eer to take such
his hands freer than ever 10 take such
menianS"
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WHEAT BOOMING.
Another Upward Turn in Prices at
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-December wheat
began to take an upward turn on the
Chicago Board Of Trade to-day, and
John Cudahy, the credited holder of
nearly all the contract wheat for De-
cember delivery, is reported to have
deep laid scheme to keep the stuff until
the dollar mark is reached. He is said
to hold at least -. 100000 bushels There
was a jump of rs cents to-day to 669s.
but later in the session the price declined
to CAS-, and closed at 6512. The de-
mand from the short interest, however,
continued unabated to the tap of the
gong.
The market was partly Influenced by
the cables recording higher prices and
steadily increasing demands. The cry
of short crops in Europe has been
backed up by higher prices there ana
messages from Russia contained the
word famine" Then there is an I'M
usually low aggregate in this country
yield The well informed here believe
Cudahy has utilized his recent good for
tune to get a grip on December wheat,
which comes dangerously near the cor
ner'' line
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WHIRLwIND AND wATERsP0UT
Turn Yacht Bottom Side Up and
Do Much Other Damage.

PATCHOGUE d. -, Sept. PA
fierce whirlwind and waterspout swept
the Great South Bay for several miles
last night, seeming to descend from the
heavens until it reached the surface of
the bay, when it started whirling east
ward with the roar of hundred freight
trains.
The waterspout was noticed first down
toward Fire Island, but swept east at a
fearful rate. When opposite Bay Port
it struck the yacht Henry G. Miller,
turning her bottom side up. Then the
roaring body of water veered in its
course and went whistling away in diff
ferent directions.
When the spout reached a point off
Patchogue it started toward the main
shore. Sand was hurled in the air, and
where there was only three feet Of water
there is now six or seven.
The waterspout finally moved north
and ran ashore opposite Patchogue.
When 1t struck the earth a whirlwind
formed instantly. This turned over the
bathing houses, tore up trees and finally
played havoc in corn fields.
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DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES.
Buildings of the rlissouri Military
Academy Burned.

MEXICO (Mo.), Sept. 24.-The extern
sive and handsome buildings of the
Missouri Military Academy were totally
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
at l o'clock this morning. One hun
dred cadets were asleep in the dormi-
tory when the alarm was given, but so
quickly did the flames spread that
many were compelled to jump from
the third story windows.
A score of the cadets were injured
but none were fatally hurt. The cadets
lost nearly all their clothes and per-
sonal property Citizens have thrown
open their homes to the destitute lads,
and the injured are receiving the best
medical attendance.
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A NEGRO LYNCHED.
Put to Death for Siapping a Five
Year-Old Child.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 24.-James
Hawkins. a negro, slapped a five-year-
old white child in Gretna last night, and
officer Miller swore out a warrant for
his arrest When attempting to cap
ture him about midnight, the officers
fired into a crowd of negroes. killing
Alexander and Arthur Green
Hawkins was later lodged in Gretna
jail. A mob then broke the jai! door
open, took the man out, hanged him
and threw his body into the river.
Gretna is in Jefferson Parish, just
across the river from this city.
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PLAGUE AT BOMBAY.
Eight Hundred Deaths Have Already
Occurred From the SCOurge.

BOMBAY, Sept. PA serious out
break Of bubonic plague has occurred
here, 800 deaths having already oc-
Cured. The bacillus of the disease is
Identical with that which Professor Kit
sato, the distinguished Japanese physi-
clan, discovered during the Hongkong
visitation last year.
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Notwithstanding reports to the con-
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Gold From Europe.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The steam
ship Aurania,. which arrived from Eu-
rope to-day, brought 100000 in gold
consigned to the New York Produce Ex-
change, and the Lain $65,OOO, to La
denburg, Thallman & Co.