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way with the fioatefs. Most OF them are
picked up byrivermenofo one kind or other :
wharf rats and the like. Now. we don't
know whether the. bodies have any money
on them when found or not. We know they
don't when they get here, any way.
Let's see," be went on. meditatively,
1.-THE last body we got with much money on
came some years ago, and IL was not from
the river" Then he turned to hisrecord. 1T
was on December 10, 1889. W. J. Patter-
son was found dead in lodging bonse at
262 Bowery, with $464.30 in the pockets,
besides comb. a metal box, cigar cutter.
knife, scissors, pin and various papers. Not
only are the folks we get generally penni-
less, but many are almost without clothing.
Here's an entry" and he read: July IS
Man, colored; kinky hair and long black
mustache; good teeth; weighed about IT'S
pounds. Wore white muslin dra wers: no
other clothing on the body. In the water
about four days"
Then the morgue keeper led the way
through the various departments OF IT,.
place. The autopsy room. like all the other
rooms, is scrupui ousiy clean, and fittedwith
queer white tables or slabs, with curious
curved legs. There the coroner's autopsies
are held. and there, too, the students OF the
different medical schools that cluster about
Bellevue Hospital have q chance to practice
at dissecting the bodies of such OF the IN
identified dead "a are n good condition and
or some. too. who are'identified, whose
friends, from one cause and another. can
be Induced to give permission. Not many
friends of the penDiiess who stop at the
Halfway House TO the Potter's Field would
ever know whether the bodies were dis
secied or not. as matter of fact but they
say that the rule of getting permission be-
fore dissection has never yet been broken.
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Cheap Trip Abroad.

George Dowper, thirteen years old started
away from Fayetteville on January IA to
see the world He left home with So and
tramped to Syracuse, then he rode to Ne W
York. He got Job as cabin boy on the
steamship Massachusetts, and was hired
for valet. George spent month in Lon
don. He and his employer went to Client,
and then they returned to London. George
got Job on a ship going TO Marseilles;
and after spending two days there paid his
way to Bona, Algeria, and went back to
Marseillcs. His money had given out, and,
after two weeks in the Sailors Home, he
sailed for Malta in the steamship Arabstan.
Thence he went to Pert Said, thence to
suez, and, finally, to Alden. After he left
Alden American consuls helped him along
from Lyons, Paris and Havre to the steam
ship Calf orpia, which arrived in New York,
on Saturday -Philadelphi Record,
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A Useful Elephant.

A few years ago, when Lord Dufferin was
viceroy to India, the RI iah OF Holkar paid
The viceroy IA visit. While he was there he
saw Lord Dufferin take up some Illustrated
London papers, which had just arrived by
mail and cut them with an ivory paper knife.
1t was the first tine the Indian prince had
seen such an instrument used. Make me
IL present OF that" he said to the viceroy,
land l will give you another" Lord
Dufferin fastened to comply with this
modest request and the young ra jah returned
to his country. Not long after he returned
to Calcutta, bringing with him young
elephant, whose tusks had been carved in
the most artistic manner in the shape OF
paper knife. This he brought as a present
to the viceroy. A table bearing some il
lustrated papers was placed by a servant
before this intelligent beast, who imme-
diately seized them with his trunk, cut them
most deity with his tusks, and then handed
them TO the viceroy.-St. Louis Mirror.
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eaa on the arm and pointed to the painted

head on the arm and pointed to the painted
building.
Isis that the lnorgueg'' the old man
asked half fearfully.
yep replied q voice from between
the swathings;" that's the dead us, sureF'
Then the couple tottered In and, stand
ing before the little counter In the super
tntendent's office, faltcred out u pitiful
tale.
The superintendent, whose hair is like
snow and whose face is like marble in
its pallor, listened attenttvely. Then he
babe an assistant take the poor old
couple to another roOm-a room, one side
OF which is always piled to the ceiling with
long wooden boxes scores and scores of
them. The woman shraDk back as she
saw the rough coffins, and looked the
other way. Then her eyes rested on u
lot Of curious looking little doors, each
with a latch much like that Of an ice box
door, ranged tier on tier along the other side
OF theapartment. Asshe looked she seemed
about Observation-Disclosures from the faint,
but yet persistent, grave-like odor that ever
permeates the place. Then the attendant
turned the handle Of ono Of the doors and
opened it. Within. the head nearest the
door, a young woInan's dead body was
plainly visible. Slowly the couple drew
near. The woman spoke first:
'Silas!" she said.
Itb, jane, nc Icpheu ciupiy'
Then he nodded to the attendant ana
seemed about to speak, but his words
stuck In his throat for moment.
I'VE have found-what we have been
looking for" he said at last, slowly and
family. And then they were led back
into the office. There, as soon as they had
regained coniposure, they furnished de-
tails corroborating their pitiful story to
the niorgue keeper, produced certain papers
and arranged the necessary formalities
before taking their daughters body away
When this was all accomplished the keeper
turned to ME and resumed the CONVERSE
ton that had been Interrupted by the en-
trance of the strangers.
CONCERNING FLOATERs.
.'That's a sad case" he said. 1T is the
old story of mans perfidy and woman's
trust. Such cases are not very common
here" he added, FOR we don't get many
women not one 4 week. Well, as i WIS
saying, we have taken in nearly 10000
bodies since the norgue was established
here in 1874. Before that time the dead
house was in the City Hall Park, with an
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office in the rotunda of the city hall The
ancQmrn odatinns urere mot good thara w

office In the rotunda of the city hall The
accomm Odations were not good there. We
had only shed here at first. But In the
present building, by crowding little, we
can accommodate more than eco bodies.
The first six months the morgue was here
we had 1,577 bodies In 1875 we got
4,S19, but the number fell to 3,74S in
1877. After that there was q steady rise
till 1893, when the number was 8, 1853.
Last year there were only 7,4S7, and so
far this year we have received .4,0T6.
We get More folks In the spring, though
there are more drowpings in July, August
and September than any other three
months. Why do we get more bodies in
the spring than in those three months?
well, you know, a good many OF the
bodies are 'floaters'-that is, they are
found in the river, and no one knows how
or when they got there. Many are drowned
hate in the fall and in the winter, but
their bodies don't rise till warm weather
sets In. Then they come up pretty fast,
and we always have plenty to do during
the spring months.
about floaters. A good many of them
have been 'canalboat supercargoes' What
does this mean? Why, tramps or men out
OF work, who want to get to New York
In the fall, and climb aboard big lows OF
boats at Albany, sometimes on the quiet
ana sometimes liking IL up With the cap
tain to lend hand once in a while in
return for free passage. Often such chaps
get full and fall off the tow-maybe be-
tween the boats. Nobody misses them
or cares FOR them IL they are missed, and
no attempt is made to recover the bodies.
or course, there are all sorts of men
among thefioaters besides these poor sticks,
but there is not often much about them to
show good circumstances when We get
them. You see, the bodies sometimes roll
around in the mud with the ebb and
flow of the tide for months, and even IL
their clothes are good at first they look
pretty tough when found. and no matter
how iirie looking and strong q man may
be in lite, he's not likely to show up
very wen when he gets here
Perhaps" the morgue keeper went on.
'.I'm giving too much attention to the
floaters. They make up the bulk of the
finally unidentified, who are not so
numerous by any means as you'd think
say 200 To. 225 year."
rev of the .:casua. dead' OF New York,
whether 'fioaters''or not. ;iavemucfl money
on them when taken to the morgue.
You see.'' said the keeper. ..it's this
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they know about it. They are the stray

they know about it. They are the stray
and friendiess and poverty-stricken of
New York's dead, and, after the landing
from the steamer they make no more
journeys. For the voyage ends at that
grewsome, crowded, burial place, the Pot
ter's Field, on Harris Island.
The tawdry little building through
which they all pass is known as the New
York Morgue-it is the half way house
on the last earthly journey Of those who
are buried in pauI1er's graves.
1t is chiefly OF those not paupers and
not friendless, and of those who leave
the world voluntarily in blaze of sensa-
tionalism or mist of despair or ara
hurried away from earth by the murder
er's hand, that the great world hears.
But some there are that In life have new
er known the want of money, or augbt
that money will buy, who are brought
to the mOrgue by the accident route and
some, too, who faint and die by the way
side, suddenly. or these, the bodies are
generally taken away by pityiug, heart
broken friends, aud the stories OF their
fatal fortunes are spread in print that
all may read and pity with their friends.
But there are some not rescued from the
Potter's field because of shame or SEX
fishness of friends and kin: and Of the
thousands every year who pass the morgue
perhaps a bare three hundred figur
largely in the public prints.
IDENTIFICATION
+ Warm summer sunshine streamed through
the windows and fell in golden squares
on the floor of the morgue a da yor two ago
In the yard outside youth with one
arm bound in a sling was playing ball
u&.n
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Just then NANNY" opened the door
leading to the next room and called to
Ellen Jane, Bring the strangers out" :.
A neat table, covered with clean white
cloth, was spread Upon it were dishes Of
several kinds of Jellies and wild honey, an
earthern jug containing milk, dish OF
bacon, and plate OF snowy, homemade
bread, together with a dish of golden but
ter. In spite of the rugged surroundings
and the primeval innocence Of the fam.
lily, there was in this crude mountain home
a warmth of hospitality which, like pleas
ant memories, will alwayslinger with those
who enjoyed that modest meal.
After saying good-by the visitors re-
turned where they had left their team and
then began the descent of the mountain.
As the team passed down the trail "Cy"
"Granny" and Ellen Jane were seen stand
ing in the doorway waving an adieu.
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maybe that man win put his name ,o-lt
RUNS IN THE FAMILY.


THAT would help US out" remarked the
old woman, as she entered the room again,
holding between her teeth the reed stem OF
! clay pipe, while frequent puffs OF tobacco
smoke emerged from her lips.
II s'pose they told you." she continued,
AL about their KILN, but nary one of 'cm
could heat me when 1 was young gal.
was born down to GAINESVILLE. ] met Dave
down here-Dave was my husband-and
then we come to Shaggy Mountain, where
I'm ben ever sence. Ellen Jane and .Cy' get
their sDaken' from Dave and me. The first
snake ever see began to play with with
my bare foot i was in the henhouse
Nanny came along, and Lor' Child, it
skeered her pretty nigh to DEATH The way
she did lick me J. never have forgot, and
that thing makes me hate snakes today"
None OF the women in the somniers family
nave ever been on the steam cars in their
life, although the railroad runs less than
SIX miles from their home. "Cy," when
asked whether he had ever been away from
home, drew himself up and said:
"Oh, yes; durin' the war 1 was in
Wheelin'. That's as far as ever hen
from home.''
You're Jest as well off," added
NANNY -
The visitor asked "Cy'' whether he was
gold or silver man.
II raise a little buckwheat," he re-
Piled, evidently not knowing what the ques-
tion meant, land snake hunt fer a Twin
CORD snake season will bring us in bout
$1o"
KNEW NOTHING OF POLITICS.
The nature Of the financial question was
then explained to him, and he was asked
what kind OF money he would rather have.
Money is only good in town." lie
said. II would rather have gold, guess.
If could get any one of 'em. but amt
heard anything bout this business"
The snake-hunter did not know who the
Democratic and Republican nominees for
President were.
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wanted an Injunction.

Aman recently caught threedifferen.men
kissing his wife, whereupon he went to a
lawyer. 81
You have very good grounds for d.
vorce,'' the lawyer said.
II don't want u disurce," the citizen
replied. II want 10 get an Injunction 10
make them stop It. Oakland Echoes.
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SNAKES HOLD FUNERALS.
Drawing a small vial from his breast
pocket, he said: II always carry this with
me when / go huntin'. This is tarper-
time Whisky's good, too, but I can't
carry that with me. 1 have some some
times always bring the tarpentime back,
but 1 don't allus bring the whisky" and
he laughed.
SNAKES always hold funerals" the
Old man went on. when you kill
snake Jest let him lay there, and then
the Others will come round. and you can
get them, too. There's two kinds of snakes
that rattles-Srown and black. One is
poison as the other. The biggest one I ever
killed was bout five feet. Giner'ly they
are from LIZ to 8 feet. We've killed q
passed. of 'em on this mountain"
"What do you do with the snakes?"
asked the interested visitor.
why, we cut 'em open and get the fat
out aud bile it down Into oil and sell it."
"What is the oil good for?'
The ailments which "Cy" and the others
of his family named would fill volume
on materia medlca. 1t was especially val.
liable. they claimed, for deafness and rheu-
matism
"Time was" 'Cy' continued, "when I
used to get something for KILN 'cm when
1 went down to town. ] don't get any
thing now. Ibeard a man say he was goin'
to have leaf put in the law book for me
bout lection time, hut when he came back
be said he got the leaf all right, but that
big man down therc"-meaning the gov
erDor-"wouldn't put his name to IT, and
DOW Tn got to wait. But wish you'd
tell 'em that sCy' Eommers would like to
get 30 cents apiece for all he kills, and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

The w. c. T. U. is holding a
meeting in Central Union Church
at 2:2o.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19
FOR WAGES.
City Working Men to Organize a Pro-
tective Union.

City working Men to Organize a Pro-
tective Union.
An organization to be known as
the Mechanics and Laborers
Union" will be established in Hon
olulu. The first meeting will be
held in the Waring Block, Fort and
Beretania, at 1880 this evening.
w. H. Huess, F. Wickander and
others are at the head of the move
ment. Fifty-six persons have al,
ready signed the membership roll.
The members are in every hard
labor vocation from stone breaker
up. 1t is thought by the pro.
moters that the membership will
eventually reach 400.
The object of the Union is to
hold wages up. That statement is
given to persons who think of join
ing Incidentally the Union will
have to deal with Asiatics, who are
making inroads upon mechanical
pursuits. The Union will attempt
to regulate the wages of contracts
taken by its members. A public
meeting of the Union will be held
in the Warning Block next week,
perhaps Tuesday evening. Political
discussions will not be allowed in
any of the meetings, secret or
omen
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19
HYPN0TIST is HURT.
HIS ART COULD NOT SAVE HIM
FROM A BEATING.
Given o Severe Drubihng - In the
Hospital - An Arrest Is
Made.

At $50 Tuesday afternoon, Sam
Champagne, the barber, appeared
at the Station house and said he
had assaulted a man named Hall at
the Seattle House, back of the War
ing block. He wanted to know
what his bail would be. AS no
complaint had been received at the
Station he was advised to wait I'M
til this morning. In the meantime
Hall arrived. His face was badly
beaten and bleeding. He made his
complaint and Champagne was ar
rested.
At the Station, Hall was sent be-
low to wash the blood from his
face. Upon returning to the Office
he tainted. DIR. Emerson was sum-
moned, and found the man in an
unconscious condition. 1t was dis
covered that he had sustained a
severe wound from a kick in the
head. The Doctor ordered the
wounded man sent to the hospital.
Soon after he regained conscious
ness. Today he seems to be bet
ter, but complains Of headache.
There are fears of conclusion,
though the real extent Of the in
juries cannot be determined before
lapse of forty. eight hours, or to-
morrow night.
Hall is stranger here. He arriv-
only a few weeks ago, and has been
staying at the Seattle House. For
several days he has been persistent
in his attentions to young lady, a
relative of Champagne's, stopping
at the same house. The friendship
was Objectionable to the girls
mother and also to Champagne.
Both the ladies were afraid of the
man Hall. The man had been
claiming that he was an adept at
hypnotism. So when yesterday he
announced his intention Of leaving
for Maui on the Claudine at S
o'clock, the young lady went to a
friends home near Punchbowl to
remain until he had gone.
Following this, the landlady
dered Hall to leave the house by
S o'clock and not to return to it
again. He was down town most
of the day and returned to the place
shortly after S. Champagne and a
man from the barracks went to his
room and led him out. In the
yard fight ensued. Hall was
struck several times, knocked down
and kicked on the head. He laid
there several minutes in an uncon-
scious state. AS soon as possible
he went to the Station and reported
the case. A hearing will be had
as soon as Hall is we'll enough to
appear in Court.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19
INCREASING,


Interest Growing In the Christian
Church Revival.
The evangelistic services inaugu-
rated at the Christian church last
Sunday by Messrs. Romig and
Harrell are increasing in interest
from night to night. The evan
gelists are warming to the work and
corresponding interest is mani
tested in the audiences. Last night
Rev. Romig preached a powerful
sermon OH THE Handwriting on
the Wall" The venerable DIR.
Bingham was present and took
part in the opening exercises. The
fifteen minute song service led by
Prof. Harrell which precedes each
sermon is an attractive feature of
the meetings, and is entered into
with spirit by the congregation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19
ALL ALONG THE DOCKS.
STEAMER KAuULUI TO TAKE A
LOAD OF SUGAR.
PHuger Gone - Remington - Makee o.
Moving Lively - Olga
Notes.

The bark Coryphene has finished
taking out her coal.
The bark Martha Davis is in
naval row. She hove out this
morning.
The schooner Henrietta is now
i'll Rotten Row alongside the Kula.
manu-.
The steamer Re An Hou is ex-
pected to return from Kauai to-
morrow morning.
The schooner Kauikeaouli will
leave for Kohalalele this afternoon
II the wind is favorable.
The schooner Ka Moi came in
last night from Kohalalele with
sugar for the barkentine Irmgard.
Captain Nelson, although suffer
ing with rheumatism, is still at his
post as master of the steamer J. A.
Cummins.
The schooner Heeia arrived last
night from Kcolau. She brought
twenty bags of fine taro for Chin
csc poi factories.
The steamer Kahului sailed for
San Francisco via Kahului yester-
day evening. At the latter port
she will load with sugar. She
went up in ballast.
The four-masted schooner Olga,
Captain Ipsen, sailed from MANU-
kona for Kahului on the 5th inst.
to discharge the balance of her lum-
Der and load sugar for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Kinau came in from
Maui and Hawaii yesterday after
noon. Fine weather is reported.
She brought sos bags of sugar for
w. G. Irwin & Co. The steamer
is at the Oceanic CO. wharf.
The 4-masted schooner Alice
Cooke, Captain ID. p. Penhallow,
arrived late this afternoon, 6S days
from Newcastle, N. S. w, with |
coal. Three other GOLFERS left the
same day as the Alice Cook.
The U. S. gunboat Bennington,
Captain Pigman, raised anchor at 9
o'clock this morning and half an
hour later was steaming TO sea.
She goes to Lahaina and while out
will indulge i'll target practice.
The German bark J. c. Phuger,
Captain Wolters, sailed yesterday
afternoon for San Francisco with
24,663 bags of sugar, valued at
SIo4, $50. 81. The entire shipment
was made by H. Hackfeld & Co.
The steamer James Makee arriv-
ed this morning with sugar and
rice. Her sugar went on the
Oceanic Co. S wharf She will go
to Hanamaulu this afternoon and
is expected back Friday afternoon.
The bark Omega was the only
foreign vessel in Hilo when the
kinau left. The bark had the fol.
lowing cargo: 42o bbls flour, oo,-
2I2 bgs bran, 2I,9r7 lbs middlings,
2 cs manufactured tobacco. Io4, 900
lbs fertilizer, los pkgs furniture,
s. gals wine, 63s lbs sugar. 1000
eS sHq barley lie 9 45s o saa 8hag9Ia e8s
crackers, IA ctls wheat, 200 cs coal
oil, 4o cs corned beef, IS pkgs sal
mon, 3 rolls leather, 1920 lbs lard,
10 coils rope, SO bbls lime, 43 cs
canned goods, IS cs soap, 1889 lbs
beans, IL cs canned meats.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

The reception of the Woman's
Board of Missions given to the Chi
nese ladies of the city at the Chinese
Mission oil upper Fort street from
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon was a
most pleasant affair. The program
consisted Of songs by the kinder
garten children, the congregation
and also selections by members OF
Of the Board. Mrs. A. NJ. Turner
sang Home, Sweet Home" in a
very effective manner. After the
musical program, a lunch was
served in the Sabbath School room
of the mission.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

Alex. Craig, Egyptian, laborer,
is in the police maze again. This
time he complains Of being assault
ed by Japanese.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19
John D's Politics.
IChronicle.l

John d. Sprecke!s has leased
three rooms ell suite on the second
floor of the Ryer building, corner
Market and Stockton streets, and
will open them as political head
quarters for the coming campaign.
Heretofore he has been meeting his
political associates at his place of
business and at the Palace Hotel.
This has been found inconvenient,
and hence the selection of campaign
headquarters. Mr.. Spreckels' lieu-
tenants announce that he will be
pleased to meet all Republicans and
all Democrats who desire to become
Republicans.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

Zamloch will give a benefit to
the Strangers Friend Society of
Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

Notice Of sale of Public Lands
appears in this issue.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

The success Of the New England
dinner to begin at Haalelea lawn
next Friday evening is already as
sured. The committee of ladies are
still working diligently to accom-
modate the large crowd that will be
present. AS previously announced,
the dinner will be served OH the
spacious lawn, Tickets will be
50 cents and may be purchased at
the gate. The ladies' will be at
tired in Martha Washington cos
tunes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19

ures and regulations that shall make
impossible the recurrence of cholera
or the prevalence of other dangerous
epidemics. The Government has col
lected information from abroad bearing
on this subject, and has improved its
machinery for destroying disease germs
that may be brought here from other
countries.
With the exception of the invasion of
cholera the state of public health has
been as usual