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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-01-23
Odd Questions.


Why is thunder sometimes an irreg.
ular broken roar: Because the light
ming cloud is long way of. and as
some Of the vibrations Of the air have
further to travel than the others. they
reach the ear ut different times, and
thus produce a continuous sound.
Why is thunder sometimes like a
deep grOwl? Because the storm Is
distant. and the sound of the thunder
is indistinct The sound Of thunder
is affected by local circumstances; the
fiatter the country is. the more I'M
peal and make it harsh and irregular.
What is the cause Of rolling thun.
der? The vibrations of the air, having
different lengths to travel, reach the
ear at successive intervals. The echo
among the massive clouds also pro.
duces this effect to 4 certain extent.
Why is fash Of lightning generally
followed by pouring rain? The fash
produces change in the physical con.
ditiOn Of the air, rendering it unable
to hold so much water in solution as
it could before: in consequence Of
which a part of the water is given out
in heavy rain.
w uy Is Il uslSu VI Scuer61ly
followed by grlsh Of wind? Because
the condition of the air is disturbed
by the passage of the lightning and
wind is the result of this disturbance.
Why is there no thunder to what is
called summer ligbtning?" Because
the lightning clouds are so far dis
tant that the sound of the thunder is
lost before it reaches the ear.
Why is thunder often several mo-
ments after the flash: Because it has
4 lOug way to come Lightning trav-
els nearly a million times faster than
the thunder; if, therefore, the thunder
has long way to come, it will not
reach the earth till long time after
the flash.
Why does lightning pass down the
outside of a tree, but through the i'll
side Of Il man! Because the outside
of tree is better conductor than the
inside; but the fluids of the human
body make better conductor than
the skin: therefore lightning passes
through man and not down his skin.
Why does milk turn sour during 4
thunder storm: Because the lightning
causes the gases of the air through
which it passes to combine and pro-
duce nitric acid. some small portion Of
which mixes with milk and turns it
sour Sometimes. also. the heat of the
air during Il storm turns the milk
York Recorder.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-01-23
Birds Make n Nest of Steel.

-uaAC - NCSt u Stccu.
A curious gift has been made to the
Natural History museum of Soletta.
This gift consists Of birds nest con-
Structed entirely Of steel. There are a
great many watchmakers Mt SOletta
and in the vicinity Of the workshops
there are always the remains o. the
old springs which have been cast
aside. Last summer matchmaker
discovered this curious birds nest.
which had been built in a tree in his
courtyard by pair Of water wagtails.
1t measures ten centimeters in cir
conference and Is made solely of
watch springs. When the birds had
fledged their brood the watchmakcrs
secured their unique nest rs an inter-
esting proof Of the intelligence of
birds in adapti:% anything which
comes within their reach.-I.Ondon
Daily News.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-01-23

F You have any
brains. the manage
ment OF a dairy
farm is a good
chance to exercise
them. II you have
any energy, here is
the place to use it.
If you possess
good judgment. are
careful in looking
after details, the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-01-23


He had expected to find a ruined
house Or two. but before his startled
eyes stretched dead city. In a great
bend Of the stream. and forming q
huge amphitheater, the cliffs rose gilt
tering and dazzling white a hundred
feet or more. when the stone changed
to a soft gray-brOwn. and went up rs
high again. Just where the white and
brown rock met at the deepest part of
the bend. a colossal bite had been tax
en- out of the base Of the cliff. forming
a great cave. In this space Il people.
now gone. leaving no record but these
silent ruins. had built most curious
and remarkable structure over five stO-
rieS high. receding one above the other.
until the upper story was far within
the shadow Of the cave. This was
plainly the citadel. or great communal
house: for. on both sides. following the
curve Of the white cliff were the Win
dOwS and dOOrways Of innumerablc
cave-dwellers. followed from the soft
tufta of which il was composed. The
central building might have been made
only Il few years ago. by some Of HO-
nani'S own people, SO fresh and new it
seemed: but both its position and the
caves told Of a long time ago. when.
without doubt. this was the home of Il
AMI prosperous people. In
the great bend of the stream had been
fields. and high up. secure from dam
gers. they had lived. loved and died.
The Magic Turquoise" By l.. H. Lun-
0rpu in 81 NichOl,S
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-01-23
Sinbnd's Hard Luck.


Like all explorers. am rather fond
Of narrating my own adventures. 1t
always interests ME. to hear myself
talk, especially on the subject of the
dangers I have passed. But some of
my old Bagdad friends used to feel diff
ferently, and when began the story of
one Of my voyages they would inter-
rupt me. and try to change the subject.
1t actually got to the point where / had
TO give a ten-cOurse dinner to get any
one to listen to me. Just then this fell
low Hindbad happened along. and
secured him as listener by giving
him 100 sequins per voyage; and with
each instalment Of cash he got 4 purse
worth at least five sequins. 1t was Il
reckless waste, i must acknowledge.
but was always liberal and easy-gO-
ing. F"
What is a seQuin worth in United
States money! asked Tom
'Oh, something like S1.SJ, believe"
replied Mr.. Sinbad. impatiently.
Then YOU gave Hindbad nearly 5000
just for listening to your account Of
one vOyage!"
Yes: to say nothing Of the purse
and big dinner-and how that man
could eat."-FrOm Sindbad. Smith &
Co.." by Albert Stearns, in st. NichO-
las.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14

them of little Importance. He sug-
gested that the Lieutenant be cautioned
regarding his remarks to superior Of
ficer. and the suggestions were carried
out by Colonel Mclean. Just here be-
gins and ends Lieutenant Coyne's con-
nection with Captain Goods difficulties.
He has never preferred charges, verbal
" or in writing, against Good, and they
are firm friends, Notwithstanding the
little difficulty on the Fourth of July
They were together in the customs SER
vice and have been associated in the
military since 1898. Lieutenant Coyne
feels that the article in the Star last
night casts a reflection on him which
he does not deserve.
The officers selected last night to sit
in the court martial which will begir
its session tomorrow are:
Lieutenant Colonel ]. H. Fisher, pres.
ident; w. A. Kinney, judge advocate,
associates, Majors Mcleod, Potter, Tau
kea and Cooper.
Captain Good is forbidden to speak t.
anyone while under arrest, except b!
permission of Colonel Mclean. He il
not confined under the steps, but is al
lowed to use his tent and the ground il
front of it and the tent adjoining.
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HOTEL ROBBERY.
Quite Sum of Money Neatly Re-
moved From the Hawaiian.
Thief Got Through Window on the
Alakea Street Side-Must Have
Been Well Acquainted.

When the day bartender at the Ha-
waiian hotel opened up the saloon at
8 o'clock Saturday morning and looked
into the till, his hair stood on end and
he rubbed his eyes, but do what he
might to clear his vision, he found
missing, the usual $50 in change al
ways left over from the previous
night. This startled him enough, but
when he went over to the locker and
found the box containing the billiard
receipts likewise vanished, he was in a
dilemma indeed. Inquiry of the night
bartender brought forth the informal
ton that $50 had been left in the till
on the previous evening and that the
box containing quite an amount of
money in billiard receipts had been
placed in its customary place.
This information received, an inves-
tigation was instituted at once The
second window from the old band
stand on the Alakea street side of the
hotel was found open but the blinds
on the outside had been carefully
closed. The upper sash of the window
had been pried open with an instru-
ment of some kind and had not beer
raised to its previous position. On the
panes of glass were plainly visible fin
ger marks, not in purple ink but III
| grease or some substance akin thereto
Evidently the thief must have beer
/ someone well acquainted with his sur
roundings for not a thing was founC
moved from its place. The work mus
have been done in the dark for an!
light would have betrayed the thief
! The locker containing the billiard re
ceipts is in a place that none excep
a person perfectly acquainted with tn
bearings of the place could find.
The thief was careful to take ava.
none of the liquor that was his to com
|, mand, but seemed bent upon nothini
but the money.
. The night bartender who states tina
he closed the saloon at 11:3O o'clocl
sharp on Friday night says he doe
not know how much money there wa
in billiard receipts, but he knows tina
the box was quite heavy. Probaol
the thief got away with about $40 Q
$50 in all.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14

on the dollar if he could get it and in
vest it in sugar stock. This gentle
man told me of man who put great
many thousand dollars in California
land about the time of the boom who
is today working in Honolulu for a
hundred dollars a month
president Dole is familiar with
these cases and he knows good thing
when he sees it. II he had money to
invest he would not send it to Calisor-
MIA. If he has money to bank there
are institutions here for the purpose.
Your story is not a new one. II was
old last year and the President was
spoken to about It. The denial you
get now is the one he gave then. and
in this respect what was good in 1895
holds good today With the exceP-
ton of the orange grove President
Dole's investments, II he has any, are
in Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing lots of Government land will
be open for application on or after
July Is. 1896. under the provisions Of
the Land Act, 1885," for right of pur-
chase leases or cash freehoIds.
Three lots OF agricultural land, suit
able for coffee culture, in Kaupo. Maui
Lot 1, containing 10S 41-1O0 acres;
appraised value. s325.25.
Lot Z, containing ss $40 acres;
appraised value, $11550.
Applications for the above lots will
be received at o'clock a m Of WE'D
NFSDAY, July 18th. at the office Of the
sub-Agent for the Fourth Land Dis
trict, Paia, Maui.
Full particulars as to necessary
qualifications of applicants. method Of
applying, etc, may be obtained from
the sub-Agent, Mr.. W o. Aiken, Paia,
or at the Public Lands ONCE. Homo,
lulu.
y F. BROWN,
1772-td Agent ,i Public Lands
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and that was all she could remember,
except that she.was married when she
asked to be put under the guardianship
of j. A. Magoon.
This answer brought out the fact that
her petition for guardianship, signed in
her marriage name, was signed April,
1898, or six months before she reckons
the date of her marriage.
Witness then related the circumstan-
ces Of her meeting Dove on the Claud-
inc, and of subsequent rides over the
lava beds of Maui.
question as to previous testimony
given by the witness brought sug-
gesjion from Mr. Thurston which was
Objected to by Mr.. Kinney. Then the
two legal lights spared for points I'M
til the decision was given Mr.. Kinney.
Witness then denied that she had lived
in the same house with Dove until the
Maui trip had gone down in history
as an episode in their lives.
Here the questions were switched
back to the meeting on the Claudine
and the exact words of the co-defend-
ant. But too many things had trans
| pired since then and she could not re-
member Another tack was taken and
! the methods of the prosecution in en-
ploying detectives whose veracity was
| not above % carats fine was question
! ed. Another tilt between the oppos-
! ing counsel occupied the attention OF
! the court and three spectators for fif-
teen minutes.
Il onvinnC RI En0W II
Detective Hammer, an officer in the
employ of the government engaged IL
private work, had cleaned his hands
of an imputation of perjury committed
three days ago and whether it wa'
right for the prosecution to use thi
detective to strengthen point durin!
Thursday when there was no court
This man had said on the stand tina
he saw Mr.. Dove and Mrs. Monsarra
at the circus when, as matter OF fact
he had not. 1t had transpired tina
private detective Aldrich had yisite
the witness on Thursday and he want
ed to know for what purpose. Tn
prosecution, he said, had in its emplo
men who were known to have shade
the truth in their testimony and If
is true that those men spent Thursda
J in efforts to secure evidence, no create
? indictment could be brought against
The judge sustained Mr.. Thurston
objection and Mr.. Kinney noted an e2
ception. Continuing the witness sal
that Dove would not allow any OF he
relatives to stop in the house.
\ Just here the pangs of hunger struc
the court and recess was taken unit
100. after which Miss Panee conclude
her testimony and Mrs. Kahalewal an
John Robinson told what they kne
: of the "goin's on" around the hou'
n while Dove and Becky were tosflhe
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
THEIR LICENSE
IS TAKEN AWAY.
ogura & Co., Cannot Bring
Japanese Laborers Here.
GOVERNMENT CANCELS LICENSE
Ignorant of Cause-Supposed to be Jeal-
Gus Rivalry Contracts Have Been
Assigned TO George Boardman-The
COMPANY Under Heavy Bonds.

Something of a stir was caused III
sugar circles yesterday by the rumor
that the japanese Government had can
celed the license of Ogura & Co., con-
tractors for the supplying of labor to
the plantations on the Islands. 40
The manager of the Honolulu branch
received notification on Tuesday from
the main Office, Osaki, to the erect that
no more laborers could be sent hereHon
their account, but the letter is said 10
he absolutely without details as 10
cause for the peremptory action on Inc
mart of the Government There nave
been rumors, however, that complains
had been made regarding the methods
in use in enforcing the collection OF
massage money from the laDorers. A
gentleman interested in the business
denies that there has ever been a COM
plant made by a laborer brought mere
under the auspices of this firm. He
states however. that rival organ1za-
tion has been instrumental in causing
reports to be circulated against them,
and the action of the Government Is
undoubtedly the result.
George Boardman, who has been as
ISOLATED with Ogura & Co. for the past
two years, conferred with the Honolulu
agents of the firm on Thursday, with
the result that orders for 1000 laborers
which have not yet been filled were as
signed to him by the firm. When this
was done Mr. Boardman at once deter
mined to go to Japan and arrange with
| the Government there to carry on the
! work. Matsumura, head manager OF
Oglra & Co., and Watanabe, represent,
ing the Hiroshima immigration Com
pany. left with Mr.. Boardman on the
Gaelic yesterday. Messrs. Boardmar
and Matsunura will go at once to Osak
and after learning the particulars o.
/ the difficulty Mr.. Boardman will pro
coed to Toxic and endeavor to have thu
license transferred to himself.
At the Foreign Office or the Japanes'
Consulate nothing had been heard OF
! fcially. regarding the action, but ad
vices are expected by the China, du'
on Monday.
Ogura & Co. have been established
here several years in contracting 10
labor supply under a license from tn
Government of Japan. AS guarante
! of the faithful performance of the term
!, of the license, the firm deposited wit
; the Yokohama Specie Bank, in Toxic
10000 yen, and with Bishop & Co. tn
sum of $4,000 gold.
As the firms letter TO Ogura & Co
states that they will be obliged to carr
out the contracts and be responsible
for the $500 japanese brought to tn
country by them, the bonds will nc
be released until the last contract e1
: pires, about three years hence.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Graduating Exercises on Kauai Show
Good Work of Teachers.
Fourth Celebration at Lihue-kameha'
meha Teachers = Doing
the Island.


LIHUE CKauaD, July 1.-THE clos
ing exercises of the Kauai Industrial
School at Malumalu were largely at
tended by the friends of the institution
and the general public. The boys, from
the smallest up, showed to very good
advantage, and the quiet and order with
which everything was done was worthy
of particular commentator. 1t was
an interesting and important occasion
in the history of the school, because OF
the first graduating class. -Four very
sensible looking young fellows, Edwin
Blake, Carl Ontai, Edward Kilauano
and John Kahaleili, received their di-
plomas and a few stirring words of
farewell from the principal, Miss A.
Bruce.
AT noon the dining room doors were
thrown open and the public were in
yited to a generous lunch, where the
maIahini was initiated into the mys-
teries of poi, shrimps, inarnoAo, kuluto,
! etc. During the day the visitors were
interested in examining the very excel
lent bits of workmanship from the
shops, including writing desk and an
artistic music stand with close fitting
drawers and very good joints. Some
heavy and we'll made chairs suggested
the Drawn arm of the blacksmith.
On Sunday special services of bac-
! calaureate nature were held at the Ii
/ hue Church with an address to the
graduating class by Rev. ]. NJ. Lydgate
i Though not large in numbers, the
school gives evidence of doing excellenf
work, especially in industrial lines, ant
is assuredly avery valuable benefactioI
TO the Island.
The national holiday of the Fourth o
J July was celebrated at Lihue by Ma
| tional Guard rifle match. Harry Wis
, hard came out ahead with score OF 40
! and consequently holds the cake pre-
sented by Mrs. w. H. Rice. A lual
lunch was spread under the trees a
7 Kalapaki, to which the ladies and gen
e eral public were invited. About 20
g people showed their appreciation o
I IllS generosity. a SHUT duui CSo VI
: humorous character, suitable to the oc
casion, was delivered by J. NJ. Lydgatt
One of the most noticeable features c
the occasion was the good order, gem
atty and freedom from intoxication Q
rowdyism.
A band of Kamehameha teacher
have been doing" Kauai after move
: fashion-on foot. Landing at Hanale
n they explored the natural beauties {
s that side of the Island, then made the
: way to Lihue and thence to Koloa an
: Hanapepe Valley and Falls. The bis
# gest days walk was eighteen mile
n done with surprising ease. They hay
s created great deal of interest an
establishment by the way. Old me
Is crept out to see them go by, and Il
Ie more vigorous followed along as bo!
le follow circus procession. There we
s, various surmises as to what they wer
5 the general conclusion being that the
G. were,a Salvation Army brigade, thous
IS some supposed they were new style
3, foreign immigrants looking for work.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
BY AUTHORITY.
SEALED TENDERS


Will be received at the office Of the
Minister Of the Interior till II o'clock
noon of Thursday. July 3Oth, 1896, for
the construction of a Road from Ma
kena to Kula.
Plans and Specifications can be seen
at the Office of the Superintendent Of
Public Works. and also at the Office OF
the Sheriff of Maui.
The Minister does not bind himself
to accept the lowest or any bid
]. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, July It'll. 1886.
4347 1775-3t
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
NO SMALLPOX.
Report That the Disease Had Been
in Existence on China Denied.

NNPOAe ihph bliS biSSdSG ILdN OSSh
in Existence on China Denied.
The P. NJ. S. s. China, Seabury com
mander, arrived in port early yester-
day morning, days, II hours and IL
minutes from Yokohama, the fastest
time ever made by the China from that
port.
The steamer was put into semi
quarantine and the story went broad
cast about the city that there was
smallpox aboard. After that the story
was modified to the effect that a case
of smallpox had been brought from
Hongkong to Yokohama. This was
published in an evening contemporary
in consequence of which Captain Sea-
bury became very wrothy.
In speaking OF the matter to ar Ad-
vertiser reporter he said that there had
been no smallpox on the China from
the time she left Hongkong. 1t was &
fact that sick Chinaman had beer
brought from Hongkong to Yokohama
and there left, but there were no sign.
of smallpox in his case.
The passengers and officers of tn,
ship were vaccinated and every pre-
caution taken for precautions SAX,
alone.
The China brought 233 Chinese ant
! 70 Japanese laborers who were imme
diately transferred to the quarantine
station where Jack McVeigh now hold
sway over them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
Serious Charges Brought Against
Him Yesterday.
OFFICERS OF COURT APPOINTED.
Frequent Disobedieuce of orders-w.
a. Kinney TO be Judge Advocate.
specifications Not Made Public.
VIII be of Very Serious Nature.

Captain John Good, Jr., of the regu-
lars. was placed under arrest yesterday
on orders from Col. Mclean, on two
charges.
1t has been street talk for months
that there was considerable friction be-
tween Col. Mclean and the Captain
and it seemed only question of time
when one or the other would have to
retire from the service. Captain Coco
is said to have made remarks deroga
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
spIELER SPEAKS.
Opinion of Captain of SINS Saba
on Certain Points.

Captain Conrad Speiler of the 5. M.
S. Saida. which sailed for Yokohama
Saturday morning, may not be very
proficient in the use of the English Ian
guage, but what he does say he evil
IDENTIFY means, which was proven by re-
marks made to a representative OF this
paper the other day
Captain, what do you think of an
nexation to Ameriea?" was asked.
ooh annexation is very good for this
country-very good; but for America
not so good"
Nov, then, if America should gain
control of the Islands, and should sta
ton war ships here, what do you thinE
of Pearl Harbor for good place? Dc
you think that they could be reached
by attacking ships?"
"Oh, sir, Pearl Harbor is magnificent
You cannot find a better place Yoi
place torpedo this side, you place
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
1T LACKED INTEREST.
The Dove onsarrat Trial Re.
semhles the Blythe Contest.

The Monsarrat- Dove case was contin-
ued yesterday After four days in
the witness box, three of which was
spent under cross-examination by At
torney Kinney, Becky Panne was per-
mitted to step down and out. The relief
did not come to her until after the noon
hour, and until it did her memory was
taxed to the utmost.
She could not remember other bills
than those handed counsel, but she
knew they represented $1,000. Soma
bills had been lost AS to dates
she could not remember who she Wa
living with when Liliuokalani was de
throned, but thought il was Dove. Wa
married on Molokai in October, 1893
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-14
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named lots in Ponahawai and
Olaa, Hilo, Hawaii, will be sold al
auction at the office of E. D. Baldwin,
Hilo, Hawaii, on the 10th day of July,
1896, at - o'clock noon, under the
provisions of the Land Act 1895 for
Cash Freeholds.