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The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
THOUGHT IT AN OUTBREAK.
Combustion of MoIasses Many
Years Ago on Maui.

The Planters Monthly for August
has an interesting account of the spon-
taneous combustion of large quantity
of molasses in cave near the Ulupa-
lakua Plantation, on Maui, some 80
years ago. At the time it was thought
that the burning was another outbreak
Of Haleakala, and caused considerable
excitement. The incident, as related by
Mr. H. NJ. Whitney, is as follows: The
molasses from the sugar house-and
there were much larger quantities of
it in those days than now-was al
lowed to run of as waste into large
cave near the mill This stream must
have been running for several years,
and il was supposed that the molasses
was lost among the rocks and crevices
OF the great mountain, Haleakala, on
the slope Of which Captain Makee's
plantation was located One night the
watchman discovered a dense smoke
issuing from the small mouth OF this
cave, followed soon after by brilliant
Jets OF flame. which occasionally shot
up. very much as the fame Of the lava
is occasionally seen issuing through a
crack is the ground during an eruption
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
Police Court Notes.

In the PolicesCourt, yesterday morn
ing, Judge Wilcox fined Benson, the
man who cut Uala Sunday morning, $50
and costs.
Twelve out of the 20 gamblers cap
tured by Chillingworth and Vida Sun
day morning, plead guilty. and were
sentenced each to pay fine of $40 and
costs. The cases of the remaining
eight were nolle pross'd
Liwai was fined $50 and costs for
adultery and Laa (w) $40 and costs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
BON VOYAGE.
Captain Cotton Guest of Honor
at a Delightful Dinner.

Captain Cotton Guest OF Honor
ut a Delightful Dinner.
A delightful dinner party was given
at the Hawaiian Hotel Sunday evening
by Lieutenant and Mrs. Winterhalter.
in honor of Captain Cotton of the Flag
ship Philadelphia, in view of his ap-
preaching departure.
The following joined the guest of
honor, the host and hostess, at table:
Consul General and Mrs. Haywood,
Deputy Consul-General and Mrs. Boyd,
DIR. and Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Widdifield,
Mrs Moses and Lieut.. Guy Brown.
The table decorations and favors
were original and artistic, and made
up of maiden-hair ferns, blue satin
ribbons and white cotton. The center
piece was fern basket filled with
white cotton and ornamented with
broad blue satin bows. Satin stream
ers hung from the chandelier, holding
white cotton balls. The corsage bou-
quets and boutonnieres were of ferns
and white cotton, tied with blue satin
bows.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
Donated Lava Snecimens.

Mr.. Edgar Wood of the High School
has just received from Miss Burbank a
collection of lava specimens from the
Volcano, collected from time to time.
They are interesting, as we'll as val
liable, and will be included in the
High School collection, which includes
specimens of fossils collected in the
vicinity of Honolulu and donated by
Miss Andrews and Dr. Lyons. Mr..
Wood, as well as all those interested in
the High School, are very grateful to
Miss Burbank for her kindness.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31

of the volcano. He became frightened
and gave the alarm that the volcano
of Haleakala had broken out again.
aroused, and, seeing the flames darling
up, the men rushed for buckets, while
the hose was attached TO the cistern,
and water was pumped onto the fire
with all the force that the plantation
could bring 10 the rescue. The more
water that was poured on the brighter
the flames glowed, till it was found
to be quite useless to attempt 10 extin
guish them.
Reports spread to the surrounding
villages, and the people flocked from
wonder The theory was at length
suggested that it might be only the mo-
lasses, which from some unknown
cause had caught fire and no available
means were at hand sufficient to ex-
tinguish it, the supply of water being
limited TO several small cisterns. This
fire continued TO burn for several weeks
and at times caused considerable
alarm. The waste molasses from the
mill had been running into the cave
for several years, and the quantity of
it stored there, dried and liquid, must
have been considerable, furnishing
lively material for "nine-days' Won
der" Chemists were not so numerous
here then as they are now, and we are
not aware of any analysis ever having
been made of the lava of this minia-
ture volcano. 1t. however, formed one
of the most interesting and amusing
incidents of the early days of sugar
making on these Islands, and clearly
demonstrated that molasses will burn,
making as good fuel and as hot a fire
as coal, when given the requisite con-
ditions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
WHERE CARDS COME FROM
Supposed to Have Been Imported
From the East.

FROM Tie East.
Playing cards are an importation
from the East, and their origin is to be
sought for in the most remote antiq-
uity. says the Boston Herald. Their
introduction into Europe, which took
place about the end of the 18th century,
was due to gypsies. 1t must not, how
ever, be imagined that these very an
cient cards, derived from a quarter so
remote, bore much resemblance to
those now in use, which are mainly,
in point of fact of French origin. They
bore mathematical figures, mysterious
ly grouped in accordance with the lore
of Ind, and were doubtless employed
rather for the fancied Interpretation
of the will of an unseen god than for
amusement.
Much research has been employed in
seeking the origin of playing cards,
and there has been no little contro-
versy regarding the date of their first
appearance in Europe. For long
time it was generally believed that
playing cards were first invented in
EUROPE anu ludl JdQucluln GlluSOn-
neur, French painter, had first paint
ed deck Of them to serve as pastime
for the melancholie King Charles VI.
of France. That such had been the case
is shown by the fact that there are still
preserved at the Paris Library II cards
which had been painted by that artist
for the purpose indicated, as an ac-
count book Of the Court Treasurer of
Charles VI conclusively proves, where
in the expenditure of certain sum,
paid to Gringonneu for three decks of
playing cards, painted in gold and col
ors, is duly entered.
Later researches have proved,
though, that cards had been introduced
in Europe before that time, and an
Italian author, Feliciano Bussi, In the
history OF Viterbo, cites q passage
from an unpublished chronicle Of VI
,terbo by a native, Nieolo de Coveluz-
20, wherein 10 is mentioned that play
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Ask w. w. Dimond what he thinks
OF the aermotor.
Male tooth powder is prepared only
by Benson, Smith & Co.
A few more mail boxes will soon be
added to the present number.
Three new dwellings are contem-
plated on the new Beach road.
Captain Cotton paid farewell visit
at the Executive Building yesterday.
President Dole received the Captain
OF the U. S. S. Bennington yesterday.
Captain Cotton of the U. S. S. Phila-
delphia will leave for home on Septem-
Der 3d.
Professor and Mrs. Mead are spend
ing few days with Mrs. Swanzy at
Koolau.
One dollar a week entities you to
membership in the Standard Diction-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
kekunlano.K eick.

Miss Alvina Keick, former principal
of the Waialua Government School,
and Louis Kekumano. an employee at
the Post Office, were married at the
home of James Holt, Kapalama, early
yesterday afternoon. A number of rel
atives and friends were present. The
young couple went to Waianae on the
o'clock train, where they will spend a
weeks honeymoon at the home of
Richard Gilliland.
Among the presents received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Kekumano was a stove
and a complete outfit of kitchen uten-
sils from the employees of the Post
Office.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
Allen Herbert Appointed.

At the meeting of the Board of Agri-
culture, held yesterday, Commissioner
Marsden was granted a leave of alb
sence for three months, and Allen
Herbert was prevailed upon to fill the
position during his absence. Mr. Her.
bert consented to take the place, but
declines to take any pay for his serv-
ices.
During the month of September, no
plants will be delivered from the Gov
eminent Nursery, owing to the fact
that they will not thrive until the wet
weather sets in. Until that date one
man will be kept at the nursery and
the others will be engaged in beauti-
flying public parks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31

A number of natives were wailing
about the place and, upon inquiry, It
was learned that one of the children
had been burned The patrolman sue
ceeded in bringing out the badly
charred body of the Oldest son. M
1t seems that Ohule and his wife had
gone to a neighboring gulch to plant
taro and had left their oldest and
youngest children at home, the latter
a lad of about summers.
The little fellow got to playing with
matches on the lower floor and set the
mating on fire. The older boy was
asleep in one of the beds. AS soon as
the fire had been started the little fell
low ran out. The flames spread, suffo-
eating and burning to death the older
boy before help could reach him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
OUR REPUTATION

For fine 'catch cork IS ride
spread; bit nee IRISH TO IN
press the fem Vho mag MT
yet be IN line, rith the neces-
sity of sending their r0tct. 5.
Wken oa of order to as DE-
rectlg; and rot first aLiOlc e.
cry tinker to ruin the gatch,
after aohich, send 1t to as for
proper repairs.
The Cost is Arrays more 10 yoa,
after such treatment erer so
much better to send It right
dozen to as, for zoe 0llOlo
nothing but perfect iCOrk to
tedUe oar ,oOrkshop.
You ,oiH be surprised, too, kolc
much cheaper 1t ,oiH be, and
koW much more satisfactory
to you.
Watches are securely packed iH
i0OOden bores, and returned
IN the safest possible manner.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
Water Privileges.

The owners of lots in Kapiolani Park
Addition are signing petition in the
Office of A. V, Gear & Co., asking the
Government to lay water pipes on their
lots and agreeing to take water at
once, Already nearly 100 lot owners
have signed. These people want to
build on their property, but cannot do
so until they can secure water for
drinking and irrigation purposes.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31

ing cards were brought to Europe in
1879 by the Saracens. This statement
is supported by the fact that the Span
iards, who were the first to come in
contact with the Saracens after their
conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, call
their cards "naipes," which word I'M
doubtedly is derived from "na-eeb," the
Saracen name of the game.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
i i rst

Last and all the time Hoods Sarsaparills
has been advertised as a blood purifier.
The great cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla
have been accomplished through purified
blood. Scrofula, salt rheum, eczema,
rheumatism, neuralgia, yield to Hoods
Sarsaparilla, because it eradicates the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
BURNED TO DEATH.
Fatal Result of a Fire in Mo.
analua.


There was a fire at Moanalua about
p. m. yesterday, the circumstances of
which are most distressing The two
story frame building of Ohule and his
wife was burned to the ground, and
one OF their children, boy of IA years
of age, burned to death.
The first intimation of the eatastro-
phe was received by Patrolman R. An
drews, who was riding along in the vi
cinity Of Kamehameha School. He
spied a native coming along in a break
at a great speed, and upon being halt
ed, cried out that her house in Moana-
lua was on fire and her children all
burned.
Andrews put spurs to his horse and
fastened away to Moanalua, where he
found the house nearly burned down.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
! e s.

Vestige of those impurities which have
been developing, perhaps for years, in
the blood. Hoods Sarsaparihs cures
nervousness by feeding the nerves upon
pure, rich blood. 1t absolutely and per-
manently cures when all other medicines
fail, because Hoods SarsapariIla
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31
NEW DEPARTURE.

Davey Photograph Co. Open for
Business Today.
The doors of the Davey Photographic
Company will be thrown open TO the
public this morning. Frank Davey, the
President of the company, is one OF the
best-known photographers ON the
Pacific Coast, having been chief op-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-31

Strikes at the root OF the disease, which
is in the blood Thousands testify that
they have been absolutely cured of blood
diseases by Hoods sarsaparilla, although
they had become discouraged by the fail
ure of other medicines to give any relief.
No other medicine has such record of
cures as Hoods Sarsaparilla, because
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
T& OC l. Excursions.

From Aug. 80 to Sept the IT. IL o. G..
L. r. r. will sell tickets to Columbus
and return at one fare for the round
trip account Ohio State Fair and Indus
trial Exposition. Tickets good return
ing until Sept. A Through chair car
Sept. and the T. q o. G. L. r. r,
will sell tickets to Columbus and return
for 80 account reunion of Army of
West Virginia. Tickets good returning
until Sept. II and subject to an exteu-
sion to Sept. %.
Sept. s and 9 the T. d o. G.. f. R. r
will sell tickets to Toledo and return at
one fare for the roudd trip account
Knights Templar Grand Commandery
until Sept 10.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
MAGAZINE RIFLES,
weapons That Are Serviceable After
Firing 1900 Rounds.

weapons That Are Seryiceable AFTER
Firing 1900 Rounds.
Some curious effects of the tests OF
the new magazine rifles in actual SER
vice are noted in Engineering. Cordite
was accused of causing rapid wear OF
the rifing. and this charge must have
had some foundation, as the Metford
rifing has been abandoned in the
weapons now issued, and has been re-
placed by the system devised by Rigby,
which is said to wear well and give
more accurate shooting than the Mann
hcher, Mauser or Lebel systems.
Certainly the wear cannot now be
a very serious matter, if the reports
can be relied on that accurate shoot
inc has been made even after firing
some thousands of rounds and the
weapon is still serviceable after 5000
or 0 900 rounds have been fired.
In the Toche punitive expedition the
new Dumbum bullet will be employed,
that originally used having proved de
ficient in stopping power. In the Chit
raj campaign one man was six time:
shot, and nevertheless he recovered
The private soldiers are, accordingly
losing confidence in the weapon.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
IN a KANSAS TOWN.
Dinera from other American villages
in Many Respects.

in Many Respects.
Chiefly by reason of its newness ana
of n certain cosmopolitan aspect the
Kansas town differs from villages else
where in the United States and presents
a few interesting variations from the
common type, says Atlantic. The
largest town in the commonwealth has
hardly 10000 inhabitants. Most of the
county seats in the eastern half of the
state. where the rainfall is copious ana
where crops are bountiful and regular
contain about 5000 persons each Ihe
county seat is in the strictest sense
country town. The inhabitants live al
most entirely upon the tributary coun-
try. There are no factories. The
money that the farmers of the county
spend for food, clothing, fuel and the
comforts of the farm home is the cash
capital upon which the town does its
business. This capital is passed from
the grocers to the clothing merchants,
to the druggists, to the furniture deal
ers. to the hardware sellers and to pro-
fessional men. In the older communi-
ties of the eastern and middle states
necessity has developed factories,
which convert raw material into fin
ished products, and money from the
outside world comes in. But Kansas is
vet hardly generation old, and it has
knot entered the manufacturing era of
industry
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
ne,th Of Lazarus Morganthau.

New YORK, Sept. Lazarus Nor
ganthau. a well known German OF New
York. who came prominently before
the public last winter in connection
with the founding of a marriage en-
dowment society, is dead, aged So
wears. Morganthau's marriage endow'
ment society was designed to aid or
phan girls of good character to marry
Three weddings We're held under the
auspices of the society during its ca
reer. In each instance the bride receiv
ed dowry sufficient to estaollsh hel
in modest way.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
THE MARKETS..


CINCISNATI. Sept. 1.
FLouR-Spring fancy, S475G5jOi spring FAM
ily. S42Od44O: spring patent, S56J16.OJ; win- !
ter patent S5OOG5.3O fancy, -. 500 is5; family,
S3 7514OO; extra. s325G3.5O; low grade S36O2
> 90; rye. northwestern, S2.9O13lO; do city,
e. .9OG3.l0.
WHEAT-Sales: No . red, track, 95l4c
CoRH-Sales; No. mixed, track Bic; No. 3
white, track, 3iHc; No. white mixed, track,
Bike
OArs-Sales: No mixed, track, 2Oc; No,
white 2lc No. 3 mixed, track Ice.
RYE-Sales: Sample, landing, 4sc,
HoGs-Select butchers, A40G445; fair to
good packers, -. 3Oa4.4O fair to good light,
81 4Od 4.5O; common and roughs s36SG4l5.
CATrLE-Fair TO good shippers, AOOGi6O;
good 10 choice butchers, 4OcGi2o; fair to me-
dunn butchers, S3.0yd390; common, y. 2olS 10.
SHEEP-Extras, s3,50G3.6O; good TO choice,
80 75d325; common to fair, s2OOG2.6o'
LAMBs-Extras, none on sale; good TO choice,
" Oo515 as: common to fair, s3.7514.75.
VEAL. CALvEs-Fair to good light s. 57S06,5Oi
common and large, So 25a5 90
WooL-Unwashed hne merino, ll9l2c pei
lb; quarter blood clothing, l5sl6c; medium
delaine and clothing 5dl6c; braid, lSGlie
| medium combing l6dl7c. Washed: Fine me
rino to Xxx l4S; medium clothing l6gl1c
delaine fleece. l64l7o; long combing' ls0lsc
! Quarter blood and low, l5Il6c; common coarse
a4al5c: tub washed, choice, 2l@s2e.
CHICAGO, Sept. l..
WHEAT-september and December s3Sc
old, 9lssc; May, 9issc.
N-September, 3lAci October S2ci DE
cember 33ls@33hc; May, S6He.
September. 1885, October, lsAc; DC
oember g0Ac May, 25Ic.
PITTSBURGH, Sept l.
/ CATTLE-Unchanged
HoGs-Prlme pigs, SL651t7O; best ngh
Workers, sLeO9465; best mediums, si.ooGi ..
grassers and stubblers, sI3O9 I4O; heavy, sis
IA. 40; roughs, sJ.0OGS75
sHEEP-Choice, st0504lO; common, go
3. 40; choice lambs, IS, lOGAS5i common 70 goc
lambs, s4O0055o
VEAL CALVES S65GG5.N
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
Notice.

Elizabeth Haskill, who resides at Lynn,
Mass susan Davis, who resides at salt Lake
City. Utah Mary Jones Wade who resides at
Horace Illinois, Campbell Martin, who resides
al Cairo. W. Va. and Hall Martin Lucy Silket.
Edith smith and kittie Martin, who reside at
Penn sboro. w Va, win take notice that JACOB
h Dye Administrator OF the estate OF cath
arine Dye. deceased on the eth day OF July.
80 filed his petition in the Probate Court OF
Washington County. Ohio. alleging that the
personal estate of the said Catharine Dye, de.
ceased. was insufficient to pay her debts. ana
TO pay legaCies under her said Will, ana the
charges OF administering her estate that she
died seized in fee simple OF the following real
estate: situate in the City Of Marietta, Wash
ington County, Ohio, towit: Lot number 49,
in Square number s. in said city OF Marietta,
Ohio excepting therefrom a strip, forty feet
wide. off the north end OF said lot.
The prayer of the petition is for the sale OF
said real estate for the payment OF debts, lega-
cies and charges aforesaid, and for the purpose
of making distribution according to the provi'
sious of the will of said Latharine Dye, de-
ceased. -.
The defendants will further take notice that
they have been made parties defendant to said
petition, ana that they are required TO answer
! the same on or before the sth day OF Septem
| per 1897. JACOB II. DYE. Administrator
| BY w. G. WAY, his Attorney.
July goth, lS91-Gwks.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02

WAsHlNGToH Sept. l.-Western New York,
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio-Showers,
probably cooler Thursday afternoon; light TO
fresh variable winds.
kentucky Thursday; souther!y
winds.
Indiana-Generally fair Thursday. except
probably local rains in extreme northern PR
ton; fresh south to east winds
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
Ohio Phiiatelist Association.

CoLUMDus, o., Sept, 1.-The state
Philatelist association is holdings its
first annual convention here. Presi-
dent Leo Fritter, of this city, stated in
his address that the membership had
increased from 80 to 60 in the year. II
is proposed to add 300 stamp collectors
in the state to the membership.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02

CHICAGO. Sept. lit was learned
Wednesday that the young woman whc
committed suicide at the Victoria hotel
Tuesday. after registering as blanche
Wilson" lived for five months at 2Jl4
Dearborn street, where she was known
as Blanche Herbert, From what little
she talked of her past life while there
it is believed she is a Kentucky CIR
and that her mother is living in Lou
iSyille
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. Charles II.
Hetzner, German carpenter, commit
ted suicide Tuesday morning by shoot
ing himself through the head. Grief
at the recent loss of his wife is sup
posed to be the cause for the act. He
leaves no relatives.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
DO you EAT RREAps

Jacob Pfafr's is unexcelled. as are
also his Cakes and Ices. Finest
Neapolitan Ice Cream that can be
made. Particular and personal at.
tention given to serving parties
receptions. weddings or public din.
ners. JACOB PFAFF,
Putnam 81
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
Announcement.

DR.. c. W. Eddy, Administrator of DR..
E. z. Eddy, deceased, has made arrange
ment with DIR. E. L. Griffin to look
after the patronage which may come to
the office of the late DR.. Eddy. Dr..
Griffin had been employed for quite a
while by DIR. E. p. Eddy to assist in
his work.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
. Hanging in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, y. c., Sept. l.-Geo. Brodle,
a Negro. who assaulted a white CIR.
near Kittrell, was hanged at Hender'
son Wednesday afternoon. company
of troops formed a guard. over 5'oo'
persons were present. There was nc
disorder, though some Negroes made
threats to lynch white man namec
povthress. who. two years ago, accl
dentally killed a Negro woman.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
Noted Crook Arrested,

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. IA man whom
Detective Murphy and Steube had
locked up on suspicion and gives the
name of John Woods, is said TO be Jas.
OLeary, notorious criminal of Gin
cinnati, well known to the police all
over the country.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
PILES! PILES! PILESI

DR.. williamss Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated and Itching
Piles. IL absorbs the tumors, allays the itch
ng at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant
relief DR. Wiliamss Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared only for Piles and Itching OF the
private pats, and nothing else. sold by
CURTIS a. HUTCHMAN, Marietta, o.
Sent by mail, 5Jc. and Sl.00 per box
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
-,Ar l.ose ne .sight of an Eye.

CINCINNATI, Sept. l.-Dr. King Dodds,
the city veterinary surgeon, is going
around the city with one eye closed.
Early sunday morning he was bitten
on the lid of his right eye by mos
quito. Hall an hour later his eye was
closed from the Inflammation and his
friends fear he will lose the sight OF
one eve
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-02
working Hours Increased.

LIMA, o., Sept, 1.-The working
hours of the main shops of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Co.
here were Wednesday increased from
nine to ten hours day in all the de-
partments. The increase affects the
wages of about 800 employees.