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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02
NEW CHAPEL At PUNAHOU.

The contract was let yesterday af-
ternoon to Mr.. Lincoln, the builder,
for a Gothic chapel at Punahou, to be
erected by Rev. j. Osborne, in connec-
ton with his work in the English
church. The plans and design for the
building are from the Office of Ripley
& Dickey. 1t is to be frame struct-
ure, neat and attractive, and will cost
when completed about $4,000. The
chepel is to be conducted as mis-
sion in connection with the work
down town.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02
BEAT HER STEPDAUGHTER.

j. Guerrero this morning swore out
warrant for the arrest of Julia Ca
brau, charging her with cruelty beat
ing her stepdaughter, pretty child of
0 years. 1t is said that the child APP
peared in school quite frequently with
a black eye, or bruises on her body.
Yesterday she showed several scrat-
ches on her face, the marks left, she
claimed, by her stepmother's finger
nails
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02
CIRCUIT COURT ITEMS.

\ motion for new trial in the case
of Julia NJ. Rice against Jonathan
Spooner was filed today
The Quitigua case was continued
over.
Guardian j. o. Carriers accounts of
estate of Hardee minors were APP
proved.
The case of Porter against j. A.
King. as receiver, was continued for
the term.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02

SchiHing's Best tea is in
packages, sealed alright to
keep, full weight, and right.
1t is cheap besides.
If you don't like it, your
grocer returns your money in
full-we pay him to do it.
Schilling & Company
San Francisco
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02
MAY LEAVE HONOLULU.

J. G.. Waibel, formerly with Davies
& Co.. but lately of Waibel & Co.. will
return to San Francisco to remain, the
latter part of the present month, un-
less a matter which is now pending
should alter his plans.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02
MUST PAY TAXES.

The officers of the y. NJ. c. \. com
plain that the association property
should be from taxes. In America this
is the case. Just recently the local
association was obliged to pay $3.50 in
delinQuent taxes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-02
PUMP BROKE DOWN.

Manager August Ahrens of Oahu
plantation was in the city today. He
stated that the big pumping plant had
broken down yesterday, but that il
was running now.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
GERMANY WILL NOT YIELD.
MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Corrsy
pondents of the Press.
SPRINGYALE.

Springvale, December 23.-We are hay
Ing winter weather, but Escarcely snow
enoughsfo good, sleighing.
The farmers improved the pleasant
weather last week by cutting their year S
supply of firewood.
Mrs. Perley Abbott and daughter Hat
tie, have gone to Lawrence where they
will remain through the winter.
Miss Annie S. Bryant has taken Miss
Wilson'S place as forewoman in the Shaw
g Cooling shoe factory, Miss Wilson hay
Ing accepted similar position in Lynn.
A walk down the business portion of
Main street, and a glance at the windows
will readily convince one that our mer-
chants and shop keepers have not forgot
ten Christmas is coming. There is large
display of holiday goods.
The fair at the town hall under the aus
pices of the Good Templars last week.
proved a Esuccess both socially and nnan-
oialIy.
About 1000 tons of coal in the boiler
house of the Sanford Mills caught fire
about three weeks ago from spontaneous
combustion and has been burning ever
since. A crew of men. have been at work
this week shoyelling the coal over to get
at the fire, and 1t will be extinguishsd
in few days.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
to be allowed to extend its payments over

10 be allowed to extend it's payments over
80 years.
On receipt of the order containing the
terms the Portland Railroad Company
promptly fled an acceptance. The Var
mouth road, however, waiting until the
Portland company had fled its accept
anoe, notified the city that it could
not, for various reasons, comply with the
conditions and asked that 1T be- allowed
TO Cross on different terms. What
IL asked was that, instead of pay
Ing $4,000 in ten annual installments, as
the board had fixed and the Portland
company agreed to, 1t be permitted to
pay $500 year for 90 years-substanti-
ally the proposition which the commit
zee OF che aldermen had reported In favor
OF rejecting. At Its last meet
Ing, by a vote of four to three, the
Board of Aldermen accepted this
proposition, and voted to permit the
Yarmouth company to cross the bridge
on terms very different from those which
they had laid down in their order of De-
cember z, and which had been accepted
by the Portland Railroad Company.
Not only were the money terms
different, but the other terms were
also different, for while the order
which the Portland company accepted
stipulates that that company shall lay it's
rails under the supervision of the com
missioner Of Fpublic works. shall pave
inside Its rails, and eighteen inches out
side, and shall keep in repair SO much of
the bridge as 1t occupies, the order relat-
ing to the Yarmouth road contains not
word on either Of these subjects.
The Portland Railroad now asks that it
be placed on the same footing as the Var
mouth road. Its request is reasonable,
ana 1t cannot be refused, and the ar.
rangement with the Yarmouth road al
lowed to stand, except by violation of
good faith. The Portland company had
every reason to believe that the terms laid
down by the Board Of Aldermen in their
order of December seventh were to be ap-
piled tmpartially to all roads crossing
that bridge, that was the natural, indeed,
the sonly inference that could be drawn
from the Boards proceedings, and it was
confirmed by direct statement made by q
committee OF the board to the company.
Better terms have now been granted to
another road, and If they are to stand,
then the same must be extended to the
Portland road or the Board will expose
itself to the charge Of having obtained
the Portland roads acceptance by false
pretences.
We are in favor of extending all reason.
able facilities to electric railroads in this
vicinity and dealing generously with
them, for they all tend to help the city,
but it seems to us little less than an out
rage to discriminate against the one that
is owned largely by our own citizens
and which has always dealt fairly with
city and given US service inferior to
none in the country.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
iticians.

There is abundant reason to believe
that reduction of wages of the cotton
spinners which was begun in Fall River,
will extend all over New England, and
affect all the cotton mills. Indeed In sew
eral places reduction has been made al
ready. AS is we'll known the competition
Of Southern mills is the cause of the
present trouble. Whether this compesit.
Ion is going to result in permanent re-
duotion OF wages in this locality, or
whether in time 1t will be met In some
other way is question which can only
be decided in the future. Undoubtedly
at present the mills cannot be run unless
the cost of production Is reduced, and the
only way to do that at present is by re.
nuoing the wages of the operatives. There
have been rumors that the operatives
would not accept reduction, but ON the
contrary would strike, but it is to be
hoped that wiser oounsels will prevail,
The situation Is such that the managers
can better afford to shut down altogether
than to keep up the present rate of
wages, 80 that there is no chance what
ever OF q strike being successful.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
NON-PARTISAN w. C. T. u.

Washington, December 25.-The nom
partisan national W. G. T. u, will hold
their eighth annual convention in Colum-
bus, Ohio. January to IL, 1898. The
officers all expect to attend and there
promises to be large attendance also of
delegates. The chief officers are: Ma
tional president, Annie Wittemeyer of
Pennsylvania; national president
Mrs. I. B. Walker of Minneapolis; general
secretary, Mrs. Ellen G. Phinney of
Cleveland; national treasurer. sMrs. II. M.
Ingham of Cleveland; national recording
secretary, Mrs. Florence c. Porter of
Caribou, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
"A CITY IN A BAD FIX.

Chicago, December 25 "A special to the
Times-Berald from Hot Springs, Ark
says: The controversy between the city
and water and electric light companies
reached an unexpected crisis yesterday
when the companies notified the mayo,
that the city lights and it's water supply
would be Immediately cut of which has
now been done. The matter. has been con.
sidered in the city council several times
recently, the city acknowledging its in.
debtedness to the companies, but making
no satisfactory provision for its payment.
The city is busily engaged in an effort
to utilize the water in Hot Springs river
to meet emergencies.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27

The latest manifestation in New York
politics is the falling out between Mr..
Quigg and Mr.. Louis Payn, superinten-
dent of the insurance department. Both
have heretofore been supposed to be warm
Platt adherents, but here is Mr.. Payn say
ing Of Quigg that "he was dead enough
to skin last summer that he has no
moro political sagacity than a hotel bell
boy and that all there is of him is
"mouth and cheek Doubtless Mr..
Quigg will retort, and If he tells as much
truth about Payn as Payn tells about him
the public will be in possession of life
like pictures of two rather unsavory pol
iticians.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
MAINE STATE PRESS.
Subscription BATES.

Subscription BATES.
DAILY lin advance) Sc per year; So for sig
months; 81. so quarter; 80 cents month.
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY (not in advance), invariably at the
rate of 81 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS, weekly published
every Thursday, 81 per year; 81 for six months;
5oce quarter; 20 cents for trial subscrip-
tion of six weeks.
Persons wishing 20 leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses Of their
papers changed as often as desired,
Advertising Rates.
IN DAILY PRESS $1.5o per square, for one
week; 81. 90 for one month. Three insertions
or less, s1.0o per square. Every other day ad-
yertisements, one third less than these rates.
Half square advertisements s1.o0 for one
week Or $3.50 for one month.
"a square" Is space of the width OF a col
umn and one inch long.
Special Notices. on first page, one-third addi-
tional.
Amusen,ents and auction Sales, $500 per
square each week. Three insertions or less,
$3.50 per square.
Readtng Notices in nonparei type and classed
vita other paid notices. 15 cents per line each
insertion.
Pure Reading Notices in reading matter type,
rs cents Per line each insertion.
Ronts, TO Let, For Sale and similar adver-
sisements, 20 cents per week in advance, for
40 words or less. no display. Displayed adver-
tisements under these headlines, and all adver-
tse-aents not paid in advance, will be charged
at regular rates.
In MAINE STATE PREss-$1.oo per square
for first insertion, and so cents per square for
each subsequent insertion.
Address all communications relating to sub
scriptions and advertisements to PORTLAND
PUBLISHING Cos 90 EXCHANGE STREET.
PORTLAND, ME.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
THE ELEcTRIo ROADS AND THE
BRIDGE.

On the seventh of December the COM
nittee Of the Board of Aldermen to which
had been referred the matter of the Cross
Ing Of Tukey's bridge By che electric rail-
soad companies, reported that they had
had conferences with the Portland oom-
psny and the Yarmouth COMPANY. at
which the former had proposed the
payment Of $4,000 In lump sam under
pertain conditions, and the latter
the payment Of $500 year for 80 years
They had, however, deemed neither pro-
position satisfactory, had decided to
report in favor..of the rejection of both,
and had themselves laid down the terms
and conditions on which the companies
should be allowed to GROSS the bridge.
They were. in brief, that each company
should pay to the city $40, 900 in ten in
stallments OF $1,000 each to be paid an
nually with interest at per cent, begin
ming January /, 1898; that each oompa-
ny's track should be laid under the su-
pervision Of the commissioner of public
works; that each company should pave
inside its rails and eighteen inches out.
nA1Os esbA SaAs<o SfHSA SoAApoAy oAOQlO k6eD
SO much of the bridge as 1t occupied in
repair. After prolonged debate both
boards Of the city council conourred in
adopting the committees report, and
passed two distinct orders, identical as
to the conditions they contained, one ap-
plying to the Portland company and the
other to the Yarmouth company, and
ordered them transmitted to the compa-
MES. Each of these orders contained a
provision that unless it was accepted by
the company to which 1t applied within
ten days it should be of no effect. To
fully appreciate what took place later it
must be kept in mind that these orders
were not propositions Of either of the
railroad companies, but originated with
the Board of Aldermen itself, after all
the propositions made by the companies
had been rejected, and expressed what the
Board conceived to be proper terms and
conditions for the crossing of the bridge;
itEmust be kept in mind also that the
Board was fully aware when 1t fixed
these conditions that one of the roads
had set mp the plea Of poverty and asked
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
TOLD OF MURDER AND LAUGHED

St. Louis, Mo-, December 25.-Tuesday
afternoon Jacob Weinand, aged SO, was
found brutally murdered in his home.
wad Of hair cloth had been forced
down his throat and then he was bound
and strangled with towel. Last even
ing William Roberts, alias Doyle, alias
Dublin, confessed to the crime. He said
he knew Weinand had some money in the
house and laid plans to commit the rob-
berry. Weinand fought SO fiercely that he
killed him. Roberts is an Irishman. He
laughed while telling his story.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY.

Denver, COL. December 25-The Cleye-
land cotton mills of this city have carried
the war Unto the enemy's country y
with q vengeance by securing contracts
which will place their product in Boston,
Mass. They have also secured in close
competition with the Eastern manufac-
turers, the contract for furnishing Claus
Spreckles material for sugar bags. This
contract alone is sufficient to keep large
mill in almost constant operation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27.

One of the members Of the Chicago
Board Of Aldermen offered as his reason
for voting for extra salary that with
out 1T he could not remain honest. The
chances are that that man will not re-
main honest with it.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
RAILROAD WRECK IN sFRXNGE

Paris, December 25.-The passenger
trains came into collision at LIE Peage
du Roussillon, department of Isore, dur
ing the prevalence Of dense fog last
night. Captain Blouet, of the cruiser
Foudre, of the French Mediterranean
squadron; Captain Lota, an instructor
at the military school of ST. Cyr. and M.
Matthew, naval engineer, were killed,
and fifteen other persons were injured.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Canal National bank of Portland will be
held Mt their banking hor SO on Tuesday, the
18th day of January. 1898, at II clock a. m.
for the election of seven directors and for
the transaction or any other business that
may be legally presented
GEORGE c. PETERS, Cashier.
December 10, 1897. dec11dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
Merchants National Bank.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Merchants National
Rank of Portland, Me-, for the election of seven
directors for the ensuing year and the transac-
tion of any other business that may legally be
presented, will be neld at their banking house,
on Tuesday the 18th day OF January, 1898, at 10
o'clock a. IN. G. .. BANCROFT, Cashier
December ., 1897. dee1edtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
The Chapman National Bank.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Chapman National Bank will be held at its
banking rooms on Tuesday the 18th day of Jan
uary, 1885, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the election
of directors for the ensuing year. ana The tran
saction of any other business that may legally
come before the meeting:
CHESTER II. PEASE, Cashier.
Portland Me-. Dec. 10, 1887. dec10dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
ANNUAL MEETING,

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank of Portland for the
election of Directors for the ensuing year, and
the transaction of any other business that may
legally be presented, will be held at its Bank
ing Rooms on TU UESDAY. the 11th day OF Jan
uary. 1885, at 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.
j. L. WENGREN, Cashier,
deco dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27

They will point out that, in view of the
naval increase and the reorganization
OF the field artillery. the large additional
FUNDS needed can only be found by new
loans and new taxes, contrary to the
promises OF the government.
The government Will introduce at the
reconvening of the Prusian Diet on Jan
uary IL, another anti -Socialistic bill. Init
not SO comprehensive as the one rejected
last summer. 1t will apply to the private
lecturers and universities who will be
brought under government supervision
The Imperial family passed Christmas
at the new palace, in the usual way. The
two eldest princes arrived there on Tues
day from Ploen. The Christmas tree
and the distribution of gifts were more
lavish than ever. This part of the cele.
brarion took place in the Shell Hall.
Most of the gifts were purchased by the
Empress personally at various Berlin
stores. They included hundreds of pres
ents for the servants and court officials
GERMANY WILL NOT YIELD.
Berlin, December 25 1T is announced
that the German government declines
to yield to the demands OF the United
States, made during the reciprocity ne
gotiations, for reduced duties on AIneri-
can animal products.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27

printed upon heavy
up to- date Portland
even the new Jefferson"
Park, the Armory and
included. These are
tifully 9 m b oss Q d
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
a
CHRISTMAS GIFT,
Sure TO be priced by ab-
sent ones who know the
city by the sea.

accompanying o a C h;
plate paper, showing
and its surroundings,
theatre, Riverto r t o n
Auditorium b e in g.
bound between beau
paper covers at SOC.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
,y.,.. ..., i.r,re OF HOGS.
R,,..tns~ u Shipments.
Local Produce.

Prices quoted below are subject TO mar
ket changes:
Butter-F1ne fresh dairy and rolls IN
sood demand Fancy separator in tubs.
per pound. leGeoc: fancy fresh dairy. in
tubs, lSGlsc: No dairy. l2Gl4c; packing
stock. No. l. 7Gsc: No 2, +G6c: rolls and
prints. first grade, 71sc; second grade,
1850
Eggs-No. can6'ed. per dozen. 1sc: No.
?, per dozen. &c.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens, OF IL
pounds or over. sgsc per pound; hens fat,
eGSc; old cocks, 2l2c; hen turkeys. &C: Tom
turkeys, &c: large ducks, &c; geese, &C;
guinea fowls. &c.
yegetahles-Aand picked navy beans.
per bushel, 81: California lima beans, per
pound. SIC: dried green peas. per bushel.
enc: cabbage, lac: parsnips. Per bushel.
Soc: tonstoes, home grown. per bushel, 81
cucunbers, per dozen, soc; new potstoes,
choice, per bushel, sse; potatoes, U-sack
lots. 4oc: new dry California onions, in
sacks, per pound. s-c; Virginia swee:
potatoes, per barrel fa.S5
Can,sloupes-Fancy Rocky Ford, Colo.
csntaloupes, per crate, 81.
Htdes-No. l cured. I.se; No. cured,
10: se cal esit. sse: 10 cali. nc: bails 8
( Tallow-No. | cake. si.c: No. cake. l5sc
( rough. sc: dead hogs. NC per pound
( low. Msse; White, sc, Wheat, No j
hsrd. nc; No. ! northern; 75c; rsjecIsd
SIC Rye, SC Flax. northwest, Sc; NJ
stesss M eSoise oass eotsan esS5n Hay lFA {
good, s. .SajS. 50: lows upland. choice, S 5
%. g; sound. sood eolr. new bottom hay
color makes the price.
Fruits-Bananas. as to quality: 81 Sa@Tl. :.
per bunch. Oranges, fancy MediterraneaI
sweets. SIS TO llSs, per box. $ @SS $: is
Per box. S 50: ISIS TO SSs, per box. s.
fancy Nalenc!as, sizes SIS and us. Pc
box. S 3: 1sSs- per box, S 20: 1Gs TO ssss
per box, as: fancy Rodi. halt boxes, s
Lemons fancy Nerdiui, SSs. per box. 81
fancy Terdilli- ans, per box. 81 50, Apples
fancy JoDsrhans and Beliefowers, Per bar
rel Sa.TsGS. &c; choice, per barrel g q
fancy Ben Davis, Per Darrell. s. sSsSe- s.
fall varieties, cookers. S-S Csiiforni
peaches. tresstones, per box. Sc: lo-So
lots. sec; eiinSstones. small lots. per DO,
crate, s. .eaSl IS. Caiifornis pears, pe
box, 81 sgia California grapes as {
/ variety. +-h.sket crates. s.. .thGl .eS Fame
Colorado treesrone peaches, 5-box lots {
less sc: lo-hox lots. Sc- PiumS, p
( crata, Sc3si. GO. Fancy Concord grapes.
baskets. per basket, lkc; - 10 100 basket:
per basket. ltisc-
Cranberr:es-Faacy Cape Cod Per hsl
Coeosnuts-Fuil sacks, II, nuts, S.;
Per sGSa +c each: Per dozen. SEC
Honey-FGncy- comb. si-traue cases, p
case S 10
Cider-Ne~ York golden russell, ha
o4r-eis, ia-s5
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Weighing an Elephant.

An Indian writer relates an interea
ing anecdote concerning Shahjee, the
father of the first ruling prince of Nah
rattas of HinGustan, who lived at
about the beginning of the seventeenth
century. On one occasion certain high
official made VOW that he would dis
tribute to the poor the weight of his
own elephant in silver morey, but ths
great difficulty that at first presented
itself was the mode of ascertaining
what this weight really was, and all
the learned and clever men of the court
seem tu have endeavored i'll vain to con-
strnct machine of sufficient power to
weigh the elephant. At length it is
said that Shahjee came forward and
suggested plan which was simple
and yet ingenious in the highest degree.
He caused the unwieldy animal to be
conducted along a stage, specially made
for the pur"cse by the water side, into
fiat bottoned boat and then having
marked Oh the boat the height to which
the water reached after the elephant
had weighed it down the latter was
taken out and stones substituted in
sufficient quantity to lead the beat to
the same line The stones were then
taken to tie scales and thus. to the
amazement Of the court, was ascertained
the true weight OF the elephant t-Ani-
NAL Friends
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
4oas--Estimnted Receipts. H.

AhSSS'ttS' h'>s"o'
The supply was about an average for
.ecent Tuesdays. and the general quail
lty was poor, a few good hogs being
offered, but many very common rough
heavy packers. The position of prices
was generally quoted weak to sc lower
than yesterday, making a 5@loc de-
cline from Saturdays general market.
At the opening of the market the feel
ing was quite weak on bearsh advices
from other markets. Packers had the
trade to themselves at the start, and
for that matter all through. and want
ed common to fair stuff at Il nickel re-
duction to keep in line with other mar
kets. After the first round the trade
ruled tolerably active. and all but two
loads sold in good season. The COM
mon to fair mixed and heavy stuff
sold about nickel lower at $3.6o0
sos, these prices taking in the bulk
while the pretty good heavy and me-
dium heavy sold at Sa.7oM3.75, with
rne load of very we'll finished medium
heavy topping the market at S3.s5.
The average of early sales was $S.66
l-2. Sales yesterday ranged at sS.65@
8 SIS. bulk 3.67 l-2, average S3.1l Ia,
Saturday at SS 65@3. 90 1-2. bulk So. 20
as so. average So. IS, aud a week
ago at So. .7o05. 90, bulk So. soQ3 SO.
average SAT-.