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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
NORFOLK vIRGINIAN SATURDAY DEUEMBER 30 1897

Within ten minutes after the fire be-
gam the roof was ,ablaze. and In very
short time after the fire had appeared
on the top OF the building one of tho
large arches that spanned the building
gave way with \ tremendous report,
anu then another. and another. each
one going down with n sound like the
report of q cannon. The building fell
very quickly. After the first arch went
down the weight was too great TO. the
arches next to 1t. and all collapsed. 1t
TOOK not over twenty minutes to make
a complete ruin of the building.
Nothing further is known of those
supposed to be lost
The Coliseum cost s25O0O0 and was
Twice as large as the Madison Square
Iaruea building OF New York 1t had
d il'of space of seven acres, including
the ground and gallery floors, was TO
aeet long by 800 wide, and contained
e,ooV'ouo pounds of steel, 1000, 600 feet OF
TIMBER and 100000 bricks.
on August 21 1895. the first Coliseum,
theh an the course OF construction was
wrecked, wrecked, entailing u loss of si25, 600
Ihe cause of the collapse has never
been known, but 1t was thought i,,ot
inc last arch was not placed in posi-
non correctly. The building was I'd
nave been opened September Q of that
year oy the Barnum & Bailey Circus,
ana the contra ctors were rushing the
work IN order to have 1t completed in
time. ''
SlS hundred men had been working
on the building up to half an hour be-
fore the crash came, which was II :3o
O'Clock at night. Fifty thousali feet
or green lumber, which was TO have
been used for roofing. was on the roof
OIL The building at the time and the
weight of this was supposed TO have
han something to do with the accident
Inc original Coliseum was dcsirned
ny .. >. Beman. in Italian Reu,,aisInce
style. In the centre of one side rose !,
campanile 24O feet high and &c feet
square. After the collapse OF the first
building Architect S. S. Beman at once
drew plans for q new building and Il
was constructed and opened to the pub.
lie June ], 1876.
ne arena was only equalled in ex-
tent by that of the Roman Coliseum.
me building was insured for sI2O. 600
tne insurance being written In twenty
SIN dlfferent companies.
1T Is almost impossible to form any
idea of the loss TO the exhibitors. az
there were about 100 booths in the
place, fiiled with all sorts of goods.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
HANGING IN HANOVER,

Richmond, Va, Dec. 24.-Peter Cole
man. colored, was hanged at Hanover
Courthouse to-day for the murder of
Laura White, with whom he was llv-
ing at Old Church In the lower end Of
the county. He shot the woman to
death because she refused TO cook
some fish for him. He never denied his
guilt and the execution was without in
cident of any kind, death being almost
instantaneous
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
der, e. <. Belden and G. Bennlngnofen

as sureties.
Plaintiffs say they sue on two prom
isory notes of $1s,611 and 1885. dated
New York, December 18th, 1897 The
assetsN of the company, the receiver
states, are million and a quarter and
no danger of insolvency. The fight is
ltors who have been unable to effect
an organization. The Afoslers own 1853
shares of the capital stock at 500 per
share. The receiver is now in full con-
troll of the Ohio plant.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25

Miss Wilhelmina Sandstone and Ne
hemiah WhiteStone, Of Limestone.
Tenn, were married a few days ago
by the Rev. Wiudstone. at FIintstone.
Dr, Seybold, professor of Oriental
languages Mt Tuebingen, says that Dom
Pedro of Brazil was wonderful lin.
Euist. and that he read with the EN-
peror books in Greek, Hebrew. Arabic
and SanSkrit
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
Buckken's Arnina saiue

THE BEST SALVE In the world for
Cuts. Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Tanda
Chilblains. Corns and all Skin Erup
tons, and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by
Burrow, Martin g. Co.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
SCHOONER ASHORE

Cape Henry, Va. Dec. 24.-The three
masted schooner Samuel Hall, Captain
Mumford, from Wilmington, N c., to
New York, loaded with lumber, went
ashore at Chicomico Life Saving
Station between 4 and S O'Clock this
morning. The crew of seven was saved
The vessel is in good condition, but
probably will be total loss.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
SCHOONER STRANDED.

Lewes, Del, Dec. 24.-The schooner
Katie ]. IIoyt, with cargo of dressed
lumber from Norfolk for Derby Conn,
stranded on Carriers bar, Ave miles
southeast OF Cobb's Island Life Saving
Station this informing. 4 woman and
the crew were saved. The vessel Is I'm
good condition
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
BTsMARCK's HEALTH BETTER

.Friedrichsruhe, Dec. 24.-Prlnce Bis
marck, who for the past few days has
been III, is now again enjoying salts
Factory health. He will spend Christ
mas quietly with his family
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
FRENCH CRUIsER FOR CHINA

London, Dec. PA special dispatch
from Paris saws the French cruiser
P2thnau has been ordered to prepare
for sen In Chinese waters
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25

NERVOUS TROUBLES ali kinds curoo
with ANIMAL EXTRACTS. Free book
tells hcw. WASHINGTON CHEMICAL
CO., Washington, d. G. =
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
HOLIDAY TRADE
REMARKABLY HEAVY
Largest in Five YelIS Soy The Com.
TneIcI0| Reports.
INDUSTRIAL LINES UNUSUALLY ACTIVE
Demand for Many Manufactured Goods
Shows Unexpected increase.

Foreign Trndo Holds up WeIl-PhiIn>
dciphtn Bnnk Failures Cause no
Financial Disturbance Outgoing
Flood "fGr"in Continues Unehecl>
ed-New England Cotton Mills In
mn embarrassing gSituution-Stronr
Demand for Iron nud Fts Products.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
CUBAN SUFFERERS
NEED ASSISTANCE
SegIeI1|y Sherman Issues On AD-
peQI 10 Ihe American People.
ALMOST ANYTHING WILL Be ACCEPTABLE
Blaneo Admits the Need by Giving Permls-
Sion 10 Send Supplies.

Newspaper Correspondents Given Pcr>
mission 10 Visit the Camp of CO.
meg Cited ns Evidence of the Lib>
ernI Policy OF Tho Powers That Re
-Pnndo Finds Cubans disposed TO
Fight-Insur9ents Accept hattie
when Attacked by ~ strong Force.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
TIE GREATEST HORROR I'M
ALASKA. n III SSis
From the Richmond nisnn tnh, N

F'rom the Richmond Dispatch.)
\ West Virginia man In ALASKA saws
that walking hundreds of miles through q
snow and slush. eating dry salt baeoniI
raw, sleeping on Ice in wet cloth ess5
floating hundreds of miles down tIiissH
river on three Sor four logs and consSort-
ing with polar bears are not the m os tss
disaSreeable experiences which he has
encountered What has worried hiafsi
more than anything else is his tlieraSs
mometer He almost curses the d day3s
he became acquainted with thermoft1 81
tiers. He could not resist the temptal ! 1:
tion to take one with him, and nov. "a
although 1t is q source of torture TO-
him, he has not the heart. to destToy
It, or the nerve to look the otherl l3yyssysI
when he sees the mercury creeping
down toward tha 80 below. IL ma fk .e
That thermometer has become, more
terrifying than a nightmare vet 40 b has q
him fascinated b. .S5j
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
.REPUu|GANGOUh@ELS
NOT HARMONIOUS. |
The Administration FeGIuI 0I. .BeIIg8
Turned Down by Congress.
NOW CASTING ABOUT FOR SUPPORT
w CASTING ABOUT FOR SUPPORT
Secretary Cages Financial Policy Regard
ed as a Stumbling Block. .isgS @

The pnrty In Congress Disinciinedto 10 /
Take tho Rold stand Assumed by
TN" :cercsnry-somo of tho Prcsi.;
dents supporters Hedging with
Their constituents Demand for
m"dlhe"'io" of civil service md I
Some Prospect OF Yielding y u
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25

Furs. Furs. Furs. Furs. Large
consignment from the manufacturer.
WAITER ]. SIMMONS & co
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
Washington. Dec. "a, 1887


Ths administration is becoming
thoroughly alarmed at the prospect Of :
being turned down when Congress-
meets, and is casting about, for SUPP
port In Its efforts to secure, this, the%
demand for the notification of tthe&
This would not appear at first glance
Eri: politics ut the rationnI cppttnl3 Il
take ON queer conditions
Many of those who have given the 3
President but a shalr hearted support
In his financial policy, nre now more
tary Gage in committing the admins
tration rrevocably to the gold stand-
ard. They have been, hedging withs;
their constituents on this proposltidn,5a
and as iong as no one came out inss
the -oncn they would tell their people
that the administration favored sali
This deccptlnn' can be carried on no.
longer. It's here, when the admins
tiation, feeling, It's weakness hos cas- tBg
about FOR another issue to gain sup
port. These same silver, Republicans
ioNe CONSTITUENTS WHO are 8nunSty fQrs-
office n they can secure SconsfdewabisiS
pap" they may he ableSto make their
peace at home, even DE- they do Follows
the President, alons, the gold route; f95s
1,he President secs his ad vantage
and has promised that he will MAJ
terallyfmodify existing civil y seryices
rules so thai many offices now dnI theSi
classified service maybe distributed TOT
the sposmen. k II = 8 "! sA ~
The order will probably be. Issued II;
to take effect: January 1st next, and
will. 1t Is learned, restore for distribute
ton these Offices: 3 a5h 8'42 '1' r 521 y5{s;
|. Deputy collectors OF customs
2. Deputy. collectors Of internal reve-g d
nue.. iiy s57 81 & s,l f
3. Special agents of the Treasury.
4. Special internal revenue agents. S85:
+, .. Special pension examiners 5SSsis5;;
o. Pension boards examining sur-E
geons, 4 i3;s y q Il.
7. Special postofice inspectors.
s. Chief clerks Of executive depar rt.@
menis. 1T q
o. Certain chiefs OF division in exe-t
cutive departments. TX
Tn word all officers and emI,ioyssg;
who come In direct contact with fheI
people and who hold Positions of scofhS..ss$ fS.s$
iidence likely to Influence the policy o fsS
the administration may be exemptedS \
from the civil service, ii is along tilisH|
line thar the President Is working and s
how close ne will hew to the line can
only be positively ascertaned whentha8
order Is promulgated. Y 9Y44ssH Ys44sss;Hi
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
what the spanish Need.

A group of men were talking
over the Spanish anti-American
riots yesterday in front of the
Bailey block, and the war spirit
ran pretty high. As usual with
sidewalk statesmen, each knew
Just what should be done by the
United States. There was one
suggestion made that drought
down the hmse," A wag said
that what the Spanish needed was
something to cool them off and he
suggested sending them a cargo
of Rainier Beer, and added, "when
the Spanish find what good beer
the Rainier Beer is, they would not
want to fight with the country
where it is made" On tap or in
bottles at the Criterion. II
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
LANDSCAPE DRAWING.
Interesting Ideas Eor the Amai eur In
Art--Sketchos For Painting.

Interesting Ideas Tor the Amateur In
Art--Sketchos For Painting.
Though it is perhaps more difficult to
excel in landscape than in figure paint
ing, 1t is easier to produce satisfactory
and even valuable work. This is u
pleasant assurance, coming as it docs
from such good authority as Art Anna.
tcur, which explains as follows:
A long course of study of drawing is
necessary to enable the student to pro-
duce passable figure, but if he have q
feeling for natural beauty little prac.
tice will enable him to do meritorious
work in landscape. A sufficient mastery
Of drawing may be acquired in few
winters by studying from copy and from
still life objects indooSs. That is suffi-
eient to begin with, for the better the
landscape painter draws the easier it is
for him to paint well and the more his
painting signifies
The drawing which a landscape paint.
er executes with pencil or charcoal OF
crayon before commencing to paint is
usually nothing more thah simple
"hlockiug ont" or placing" OF the
principal forms which he intends TO get
into his picture. Let us suppose that his
subject includes large tree with rock
on one side and house on the other
He says to himself: 81 will place my
tree here, near the center of the picture
1t is to be so high, consequently SO
broad. The rock is at such a distance to
the right, the house SO far 10 the left.
Neither is as high as the tree; the rock
not so high as the house" And so he
goes ON making general observations
like these as to the sizo and position Of
important objects and indicating his
conclusions slightly and without going
into detail.
The student should continue to work
just rs simply, at first, when he takes
up his brush. He should go on working
in large masses, and should ask himself
to keep to our illustration-just how
much darker is the green of the tree
than the gray Of the rock, how much
darker the shadows than tho lights, what
relation exists between the sky aud the
objects that appear against it, and Ge-
tween these same ohJCcts again and the
foreground. Little hy little ono will ac.
quiro the ability to introduce minoi
forms, whilc becoming more correct III
tie drawing of the larger masses
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
1895 Rambler
$500

Trusting that you may be in
terested in cycling, we take the
liberty of stating to you a few
facts about our wheels:
We need not trouble you with
needless description of the World
Famed "RAMBLER" Bicycle,
which by it's easy running, ap.
pearance, strength and lasting
qualities has won for the makers
n name world renowned.
The "RAMBLERS" are equi.
ped with the great G.&J. Dotach.
able Tire, which since its intro
duction to Honolulu has proved,
by the numbers in use, the most
successful and necessary adjust
ment to a bicycle.
We take great pleasure in re-
comending' to our friends the
"RAMBLER" and trust that in
furnishing one to any person they
will never have occasion to regret
Our terms are such that a bicy-
Gle is no longer a luxury but q
necessity in actual saving of time
and money. We would ask you
10 but call and get our figures.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
Casserole of Mutton.

Wash half cup of rice, put it in q
double boiler with pint Of milk, cook
until all the milk is absorbed, add tea.
spoonful salt, saltspoon of pepper and a
tablespoonful of butter and beaten egg /;
mix and line small custard or timbale
cups Have the cold mutton chopped
fine and seasoned, fill it in the center,
cover more rice over the top, stand the
cups in baking pan Of boiling water
and cook 90 minutes. Turn out and
serve with cream sauce.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
Mortgages Notico Of Intention to
Toreclose and Of Sale.

In accordance with the provi-
sions of that certain nortgage
made by GEORGE WOND and
HATTIE X. NO\D his wife, to
Emma Nj. Nakuinn. dated Srpt.
80, 1891. and recorded in the Re-
gister Office, Oahu, in liber 1873,
pages 450 and 451, which
mortgage has been duly assigned
by said Emma III. Nakuina to Miss
Agnes Mclnty.e, notice is hereby
gwen that the assignee of said
mortgage Intends to foreclose the
same for condition broken, to wit,
the non.paymrnt If both princi-
pal, interest aud taxes when due.
Notice is lIkeW ise given that
after the eXurot1Uu OF three weeks
from this date the property cover.
ed by said moltgnge viii be ad.
vertised for sale aud will be sold
at public unction at the auction
rooms of ". S. Luce, honolulu,
on Wednesday, January 27, 1897,
ut II o'clock uoCn Of that day.
F.r further particulars APPLY to
j. A. Magoon, attorney for Mss
Agnes Mcintyre.
MISS AGNES MCINTYRE,
Assignee of mortgage
Dnted Honolulu, Dec. 21, 1897.
The property to be sold is us
follows:
All thost certain rremises stu
ate in Kali place, Kslihi. Homo
lulu, more particularly described
as Lots No. IL and II upon II map
or diagram Of the same, recorded
in liber 100, on folios 39l and 392,
in the Hawaiian Register of Con-
veyances, the total area of said
premises is l2,9l5 square feet,
more or less.
Terms Cash-Gold coin Of the
United States of America. Deeds
at expense of purchaser. 4S9 I'd
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
Mortgages %y.ls9 Of intention "a
Toreolose end Of Sale.

In accordance with the pYovi-
siors of that certain mortgage
made by KONALE MARKHAM,
widow, to o. P EMERSON,
dated August 9th, 1892, apd also
in accordance with the provisions
of that additional charge to the
said mortg ge mddo by said no
male Mark ham to SAID Emerson,
dated Oct. IS, 1892, the original
mortgage being of r'c"rd in the
Register Office, Oahu, in Liher
139, PIP. 114-5, ard 81 d additr"n-
al charge in Liber 1888, pp. 1923,
which mortgng" aud add tionaI
charge theretn have been duly
assigned by said'Emerson tod. A.
Magoon, notice is hereby given
that said assignse Intends to fore
ose tho same for condition
broken, namely, the u"n-payment
of both pri' cipal. interest and
taxes when due.
Notice is Iikewisn given th"t
after the expiration Of thrsr weeks
from this date the uro"srty coy
cred by said mortgage will he
ADVERT, ed for sal .Ua will be
sold ut pubic auction at the anc-
ii n roo. o.ns of .I,s y Morgan, ;.
Honolulu, on Tuesday, January
26th, 1897, at II o'clock noou OF
that day.
For further particulars apply TO
J. A. MAGOON,
Assignee of sad Mortgages.
Dat-d Honolulu, Dc. 2lst, 1896.
The proI erty g. be sold is as
follows:
All that certain laud an! pre-
misses situate I'D knlihl, Orhu,
De. bed III Royal :'atent G70,
Land Commission hword 1900 to
HaIekii, coulniujugan area OF two
aud 7-10O acre.;
And also aii the nd situate at
Kalihi af0re aid d sciibed in
Royal Patent 1855, Land Com =
mission Award 1905, containing
at area of 50 100 Of an acre.
Terms Cash-Gold coin Of U.
S. of America. Deeds Mt expense
ofpurchaser. 4S9-td
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
How to Wash Windows.

The enterprising housewife Of today
washes her windows with water III
which little kerosene has been poured,
and finds that she can polish them at
once with her soft, lintless cloth. Or
she dips rag in alcohol and then in
whiting She rubs the glass with the
mixture and polishes with chamois
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09

white ribbon ut the sidc. The smart
tailor made bolCro cf blue cloth is lined
with white satin and faced with white
hcmstitchcd piquc and open, showing It
fine whito tucked muslin front, with
blue silk bow The straight cut skirt Of
fine white serge, stitched at the foot, is
finished at the waist with blue and
white striped kid belt.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09

Blue serge is n scrvicoablo and at tha
same time popular material for yacht.
ing gowns and coats. Young women
who desire something especially pictur.
esquo cannot do better than copy an Eng.
lish model. The cap is of a lovely shade
of blue silk, ornamented with q bow Ot
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-01-09
1896 Rambler,
$500

AS is customary nearing the
close Of each year, the makers in
order to get ready for the ensuing
year, offer the present 1896
wheels at reduced prices. We are
now prepared to give our Gus
toners the benefit Of these reduc
tons as long as our stock holds
out. For those wishing an up to
date wheel of the highest grade,
one which we can guarantee to
the fullest extent, we would offer
the "RAMBLER." As to i'm
provements for the coming season
We would say we anticipate none.
Such changes which may be made
will, as has been the past two
years, be changes immaterial to
the improvement Of the wheel in
general.
Kindly give this some thought
or call your friends'attention to it
and oblige.
Yours truly,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
THE IMs-DUDLEY PNEUMATIC DYNAMITE GUN.

need be- at the extraordinary rate of
700 times a minute.
This new machine is simply an autom-
obile driven by a 16-horse power en-
CINE and mounted on wheels having
four-inch solid rubber tires. The ma
chine is fitted for rough roads or even
for moderate field work, and on smooth
roads is said TO be capable of attaining
a speed of as high as 40 miles an hour
This autocar is covered with steel
plates. pointed at either end, which
give it very much of resem blance to
a miniature man-Of-war. The oPer-
ator is thoroughly protected by heavy
steel armor, and has little more to do
than control the machinery and the
steering gear.
The guns are two in number, of the
latest rapid-fire type, and are set on a
swivel. They are thus able tc dis
charge their leaden hail at widely
varying angles and to instantly change
the direction of their fire. They like
wise rotate automatically while they
are being fired, if it is so desired, so
that they will literally describe a
circle of death. To do all this. all that
is required of the attendant is to throw
in a cog with. twist of his thumb.
1t is indeed this entirely automatic
character which gives the machine it's
greatest novelty. The firing is con-
trolled entirely by the same engine
guns may be fired with equal ease
while the autocar is standing still or
while it is flying along the road with
the speed of an express train. The
capacity of the guns is from so to ZOO
rounds a minute, and each one is
equipped with 500 rounds of ammuni-
ton. Moreover, actuated wholly by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

parent that the dynamite thrower will
retire the heavy powder guns now in
use.
AS TO the effect of these new weapons
it is almost impossible to give the
reader an adequate idea of the terrific
explosion they cause. A hundred
pounds of dynamite causes a report
which can only be li1ened to the ire
mendous roar that follows a clap of
thunder. While it viii demolish build
ings and blow men in pieces hundreds
of feet away. Let the most courageous
man calculate his courage in the face
of a dealer in death like this, falling
without an instant's warning and with
out a clew TO the point when it comes
Complementary in warfare to this
wonderful invention is another. like
wise OF American origin, hardly less
notable in its way-the Brown seq
mental wire sun. After carrying on eX-
periments for more than six years, the
United States government has just let
a contract for 30-tOn gun of this type
which will be the most powerful
weapon of its armament. It viii be Of
10-inch calibre and IS feet long. This
new weapon viii have an elastic
strength of 10000 pounds. or, in other
words. it viii be able to resist an eX-
piosion equivalent to a blow of GO tons
per square inch. With a muZZle
energy of 3S.0 600 foot tons the velocity
Of the shell Will, as il leaves the gun,
be 3. 900 feet per second. This gun Will
be capable OF throwing d projectile
weighing 600 pounds a distance of fully
i miles. That is tC say, such a gun
standing off six miles from Sandy Hook
can deliver a shell that would destroy
the city hall Of New York. The pene-
tration which could be obtained with