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Evening star., 1898-12-09
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

1.-THE Spanish commissioners at Paris re-
mind me of friend of mine" said c. X.
Burton of Chattanooga, at the Ebbitt.
This friend was wealthy man and liked
to pose. Everything he did was on a mag
nificent scale, and he liked nothing better
than to give dollar for a newspaper or to
have his shoes shined. He lived about 2Oa
miles from my town. and occasionally came
down there on visits. One day he came in
to the Office and said, Burton, have you a
couple Of thousand dollars that you don't
need for three or four days. I told him
did not have s., 600 Well said he give
me thousand then; 1 only want 1t for
few days l told him that [ did not have
the thousand. Well, confound IT, Burton
he said, what l really want Is 10 get home
and L lack So of having enough money
Two dollars is what l really want, and I've
got to have 1t He got the two dollars.
me Spanish position on the Caroline Islands
will end about that way"
Il see that the newspapers are saying a
good deal about the negro problem said
r. E. Bullock of Louisville, at the Raleigh.
The negro problem is only an occasional
one. 1t has never given as much real trou
BILE, as the Pole problem in Chicago. the
Italian problem in New Orleans, the Chi
nese problem in San Francisco or the Scan
tiietNidH pibDitHl III sodlit raul Mile
tenths of the colored people are quiet
peaceable and Industrious. They are in
nearly every southern home and on every
southern farm. The white people prefer
them TO all other laboring classes. and they
give the least trouble from strikes or labor
agitations. There are always a few COM
munities where there is trouble at election
inc. For month after each election We
hear a great deal of the negro problem.
which then solves itself until the next cleo
ton. If any negroes want to emigrate thr
new possessions of the United States offer
hem most excellent opportunities to go 10
countries under the stars and stripes where
white men are scarce and negroes in uudts-
puted majority. There will be very few of
them go. and those who do will write Iet-
ters back home begging their old masters
TO take them back. just as the most of them
did when they went from Mississippi to
Kansas"
Evening star., 1898-12-09
THE HAVANA LOTTERY.
Its Promoters Fear American In.
huences VIII Not Be Favorable.

From tue Youths COupanion
In Cuba last winter eight cents a day suf-
feed to keep reconcentrado alive. Consul
General Lee distributed money for a time
to the people who needed ii, but he found
that in spite of the eight cents they Were
still starving. He investigated a little
Then he cabled to Washington: Don't sent
cesh. Send cornmsal and goldfish
The living skeletons had been spending
the money sent to keep them from starving
for tickets in the Royal Lottery of Cuba
This hoary swindle was once known as the
Royal Havana Lottery, and whole tickets
cost $40 apiece. Later years have brought
the cost down to hard-timeS basis. The
quarter of million of them. A drawing
is supposed to take place evary ten days,
the capital prize being $50,O00 and other
prizes aggregating s10000O more. The man
who has drawn a capital prize is yet to be
discovered.
Nevertheless, the lottery has been popu-
lar. Its little red tickets are spread over
the island like so many smallpox pustules.
Gomez's soldiers solaced their empty stom-
acbs with dreams Of the wonders to b.
wrought by the numbered slips of paper
that were tucked away in their ragged
trousers. So did Blanco's men. Even to-
day. half the beggars in Havana sell the
tickets. The other half buy them.
But the lottery thieves are nervous and
unhappy. They have always paid a subsidy
to the crown OF Spain. amounting to one
quarter of their gross receipts, and they
would willingly continue that bribe to the
the influences that are to prevail in Cuba
will be distinctly unfavorable to their
scheme. And they are right.
There is ample room for the Royal Lottery
of Cuba In the same grave that holds this
extinct infamy which hailed from Louisi-
ana
Evening star., 1898-12-09

Keeper-"Then she picked the catch on
her handouts, dug through two-foot wall
of stone. took out pane of plate glass by
removing the putty, and then opened the
big lock on the gate. What tools had she?''
Matron-"None whatever. Stay Good
graciousl / forgot to take away her hair
pins!'
Keeper-"Then pursuit Is useless. She
still has thenl."--Tit- Bits.
Evening star., 1898-12-09

The Indian population Of the United
States Is 24S,34a. In 1892 they were lords OF
the whole country; now they have reserved
for them IA, 400 square miles.
Evening star., 1898-12-09

The armchair In which Burns wrote The
Cotter's Saturday Night is In the Bekine.
ton free library In Cheshire. The founder.
Joseph Mayer. bought II OF the posts SOL.
Evening star., 1898-12-09
Pay for a Messengers widow.

The House yesterday passed a resolution
to pay 10 the widow of Josiah w. White,
late a messenger on the soldiers roll of
tbs House OF Representatives. a sum equal
Evening star., 1898-12-09

Il will have two Christmases this year
said a. l. Thornton of Oshkosh, Wis, at
the Ebhtt. "A new religious associa ton
has been organized near Baraboo, calling
tbemsc.ve the Historical Christians. They
believe in following history as close as pos
sible and refuse to adopt the pagan policy
selected by al other Christian organiza-
tions for the commemoratlop Of the birth of
Christ, and celebrate their Christmas on
September Il. While 1t is not known that
this was the day. yet they are reasonably
certain that they are celebrating Christmas
IN the month during which Christ was born
l had the pleasure of attending their Christ
mas celebration this year, and they entered
into it with vim that cannot be surpassed
by any one on December 20 They hold it
to he wicked even to celebrate our Christ
mas, because they CAIN that it is only a
perpetuatOn of q drunken heather orgy
was born
Evening star., 1898-12-09

The interest how being taken In the new
possessions of the United States is very
plainly shown in my business, said A. r.
HOWland of Chicago at the Metropolitan.
we have sold more maps of Cuba during
the past twelve months than We sold during
tweIve years before, while we can scarcely
print enough maps of Porto Rico Hawaii
and the Philippines. We used to publish
very hish-priced map containing the small
est and most definite information about all
countries OF the globe which we had very
limited sale for to universities and scien-
fists. We have now such a demand for
that map, or for that set of maps, from
business men and banking houses that We
print 1t in such quantities we can sell it
for one-feurth what we did a year ago. A
large and complete atlas of the world is
now considered Indispensable by the bank
ing and commercial houses of the country.
A mere hanging map of the world no longer
fills their desires and they demand the kind
of maps that We're formerly used by the
large universities only
Evening star., 1898-12-09

1T is a mistaken idea that modern Chin
neys don't need cleaning said r. l.. Ar
mold of New York at the National When
was a boy | was a chimney sweep. | be-
ionged to the New York Order of Chimney
Sweeps, which was a branch of the Original
London society. A good chimney sweep in
those Gays earned upon an average of about
81 day l haven't heard the cry of Sweep
Ho for years. Having once been a Chin
ney sweep. L naturally take notice Of fires
and have studied statistics upon the sub
ject. | notice that the months m the spring
and fall when the chimney sweeps used to
he the busiest are now the months when
there are the most fires throughout the
country. More houses are burned during
Apri., May, October and November than
during the whole of the other eight months
When the custom of chimney sweeping was
universal fires were less common then than
at any other time, because the chmneys
were cleaned at those seasons Of the year
1t would pay the insurance companies to
revive the chimney sweeps
Evening star., 1898-12-09

''Pessimists contend that the world is
getting worse said A. L. Thornton of St.
Louis at the st. James. Il have been con-
nected with police and detective work ever
since L was a boy. and there is no question
in my mind that the morals of the cities of
the United States are constantly improv-
ing. A few years ago every city had re-
sorts that We're famous. The Dewdrop Inn
and Allen Place in St Louis. the Hillside
resorts in Cincinnati, the Canal street and
Clark street music halls in Chicago, the
Five Points, Ony Geoghan's and Harry
Hills in New York were known throughout
the world. You could go to such resorts
and find thousands of young men and wo-
men. There Is not a place in the United
States today run upon the scale that these
were run twenty years ago The Hill side
resorts in Cincinnati are closed, the owner
Of the principal place across the Rhine
committed suicide. the New York joints are
closed and even the trips to Chinatown in
San Francisco have been discontinued by
the young men. Twenty years ago any
town of any size had a scandalous paper
supporting some such name as The Horn
ct or The Wasp None of these exist to-
day. The world is certainly getting bet
ter
The herald., 1898-05-06
TROOPS CONCENTRATED AT TAMPA
Will Not Be Kept on the Anxious Seat for
Many More Days
When the Sun Rises on Sunday Morning Men, Supplies
and Vessels Will Be Ready for the Inva-
sion Of Cuba
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.


WASHINGTON May -Te department rushing preparations
for the invasion of Cuba with large army. Within few days strong
force will be landed at apot Of Matanza probably Mael and
junction with Gomez will effected Lack of transports far
delayed the invasion the island Orders
transports capable of accommodating readiness
report at Tampa not later than May On that day only eight transports
hand and the department has been scung about the
and North Atlantic ports SINCE hunting for such vessels There
at Tampa more than troops these consist Of nearly
nty 5000 cavalry and about twelve batteries of artillery Besides these
nearly United States Supplies 10000 troops for
sixty days have already been delivered Tampa and marching supplies
Guiding hard tack in lieu bread have been Tampa sufficient
5000 troops for thirty days.
The commssary and quaermastes departments depart
ment inclined resent the criticism heard army circles they
responsible for the delay moving the into Cuba These particular
branches had nothing to do with securing transports The transports
in Tampa eight in number will only 5000 troops The
will the menofwar stated this evening that by Sunday
the additional transports needed will be hand In the meantime those
harbor being povond heavy ordnance placed
aboard and forage and horse feed stored away the hold.
The herald., 1898-05-06
No Ammunition Aboard

LONDON, May 5The Daily Mails Paris correspondent hears
dpub authority that five Spanish Ships including Peayo and
yet supplied with ammunition and that
for the Cadz fleet caused delay the sailing Of Cape
probably compel the latter to return to Cadiz
The herald., 1898-05-06
Arms for Insurgents

New YORK; May 5My supplies for the Cuban insurgents from
the New York arsenal piled the wharf Governors island today
ready for immediate shipment The Rodriguez
Mobile Ala" The supplies consisted Of 5000 Springfield rifles 100000
cartridges revolver cartridges and mahees There
besides several containing saddles brides and ater
of machinery
The herald., 1898-05-06
No Cause for Fear

MADRID May 5a Par) is alleged that the governments OF
Porto Rico and Cuba have cabd that there need landing
American troops those islands that onclads
three transports will leave Cadz forthwith chase the
Philippines and then lombard California ports"
The herald., 1898-05-06
Gone Into Dry Dock

LONDON May GA dispatch the Daily Chronicle from dated
Tuesday The batthp Payo and the Alfonso XIII have
left their anchorage the bay and gone the dock yards The
Patricia and Rapo preparing with all speed expected sail
together Cadz overwhelmed by the the Philippine disaster
lost crews numbering many Cadizans"
The herald., 1898-05-06
Cuba's Coast Defense

LONDON May GA dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Kingston
Jamaica that in anticipation of invasion the Spanish
concentrating in the ports of Cuba and have abandoned
the insurgents.
The herald., 1898-05-06
Ready to Run Away

LONDON May 6-(By Associated P) Bulletins says
kilograms Austrian ambassador Madrid indicate queen
regent only awaiting suitable quit Spain without nung the
kings interests.
The herald., 1898-05-06
AND IS NOW EXECUTING THE DUTIES
OF GOVERNOR>GENERAL
The News First Reaches London by Private Cabegram From
Hong Kong and Is Confirmed by Messages From Snga-
pore to a Wen-Known Man Of Boston
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.


New YORK. World London
Manila captured government being
ied by Commodore Dewey
This reached London dispatch from Hong Kong t the first
Manila that authorship How the
there not stated but possible that swift merchantmen which
Lying the and which set sail before started his
and the sinking of the flagship Reina Christina.
From the learned that General Aerdrno
Hong Kong the commander landed the coast from the
taking with ammunition
insurgents
when Dewey attacked the defes the and helped bring
The
BOsTON May 5-By Associated Pss)The following received F.
Vnes
Singapore crobong
The herald., 1898-05-06
The Spanish Squadron

MADRID May SIN the today the minister Of declined
10 give the whereabouts of the Cape Verde squadron
The herald., 1898-05-06
A Great Bi2 Contract

MADRID May 5-(Va Pas) alleged that two ionclads two
cruisers and three transports Cadz drive the Am
from Manila and then lombard Californian ports
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29
THE HAWAIIAN GABLE.
Line to Honolulu Said to Be I'm
possible.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DOSBlDl0s
Special Dispatch to The Call.
New York, Oct. 21.-A special to
the Post from Washington says:
While at Honolulu the American
Commissioners appointed to arrange
the details of annexation made some
inquiry as to the cost and practic
ability Of a cable connecting tho
islands with the United States.
They bring rather gloomy report,
saying there is an almost fatal
obstacle in the way Of such cable.
Soundings have been taken show
ing depth OF more than six miles
in the Pacific Ocean, along the track
Of the Kuro Siwo or Japanese cur
rent, which corresponds to the gulf
stream in the Atlantic Ocean, but is
much wider From edge to edge
they say it is hundreds Of miles in
Wild h and between the United
States and Hawaii it appears either
to have cut channel to an enormous
depth or else to have sought a
natural abyss in the earth's crust
through which to flow. They say
that cable layers fear lest it may be
impossible to anchor cables across
this vast water-swept space because
the force Of the current may part
the metal. Gables have been sue
cesfully laid in water as deep as this
in the Indian Ocean, but there was
nothing corresponding to the Japa.
nese current to contend with.
Military electricians OF high stand
ing aud acquainted with all the de-
tails OF cable laying do not agree
with this report. They assert that
no particular difficulty is likely to
be experienced in laying cable be-
tween California and Hawaii, but
that very serious difficulty might be
found in extending the line from
Hawaii to Hongkoug. As to anchor
ing" the cable, they say that nothing
is done in that line beyond weight
ing with heavy armor, which is ex-
pected to carry it to the bottom,
where it will lie in place OF itself.
Allowance is made for inequalities
Of the oceans floor by making the
cable about 20 per cent longer than
the route it follows as measured on
the surface. This margin for slack
is the result of averaging experiences
with various submarine cables.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29
BY AUTHORITY.
IRRIGATION NOTICE.

Holders Of water privileges, or
those paying water rates, are hereby
notified that the hours for irrigation
purposes are from 6 to O'Clock a, m
and from 4 to 6 o'clock p. m.
III. Holders Of water privileges on
the slopes of Punchbowl above Green
street, and in Nuuanu Valley above
School street are hereby notified
that they will not be restricted to
the irrigation hours Of 6 to 8 a. IN.
and 4'to p, m., but will be allowed
to irrigate whenever sufficient water
is available, provided that they do
not use the water for irrigation pur-
poses for more than four hours in
every twenty-four.
ANDREW BROWN,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Approved: j. A. KING,
Minister of Interior.
Honolulu, H. l., Sept. 7, 1898,
990-tf
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a School GIRLS Battle.
From The Mail, Milford, Ind.

Miss Emma Rybolt, PROPOSES
siog school girl of Milford, Ind, is
of more than usual Intelligence, and
is ambitious to rise in the literary
world.
SIN the fall of 1885," said Mrs.
Rybolt, Emma was taken ill. She
was a close student and her work
began to tell on her She grew
weak pale and nervous, and com
planned of pains ia her back, chest
and limbs. A few weeks passed and
she grew worse. The doctor said
she was a victim of nervous prostrs,
ton, and should have been taken
from school weeks earlier. She gra-
dually grew worse, her nerves were
40 tense that the least noise irritated
her and she had a fever aud con
tiuual twitchipg in her muscles.
The symptoms were much like ST.
Wins dance.
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similar to hers which was cured by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and | decided to try them.
Emma had no faith in proprie-
tary medicines but tried the pills,
and after taking dozen doses, she
began to improve. 1t was about the
first OF April when she began and by
the middle of May, after taking
about eight boxes, she was entirely
cured,
"While i'll, she lost twenty. eight
pounds, but now weighs more than
ever before. Her nerves are strong
aud she is in perfect health. We
are all confident that DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People cured her,
and | cheerfully recommend them
in all similar cases.
Mrs. h. A. RYBoLT."
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this third day OF September,
1897
CALEB BAKER, Notary Public.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People will cure all diseases arising
from poor and watery condition OF
the blood, will build up run down
system and are specific for par
alysis, locomotor ataxia and other
diseases long regarded as incurable
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Away from home?
Write. Well send what
you want.
Big orders, little orders,
answers to questioDs-any-
thing.
AS painstaking druggist
prepares a prescription with
care and eXactness and in
telligence, so we buy and pre-
pare foods that will keep you
well.
Customers find our prices
right and the food satisfac-
tory, so they can come back
and send their friends.
We try to keep everything
there is to eat so that when a
stranger comes in he can get
what he's been used to at
home, whether from America
or elsewhere.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The California Fruit Market, D.
q. Camarinos, has its refrigerator
by the Australia.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The Halloween dance OF the Scot
fish Thistle Club at Sans Souci, last
evening, was an unequivocal success
with an excellent attendance. The
Quintette Club furnished the music
and the gentlemen OF the com
mittees by an excellent attention to
their duties encouraged the guests
to spend most enjoyable evening,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Mckee Rsnkin's company are ex.
pected to arrive here on November
9th for a season at the Opera House.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Special offerings for every Ga,
next week at Sachs. Monday anC
Tuesday Dress Goods.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

At one Of their King street en-
trau,'es the Honolulu Iron Works
have, in the interests OF the horses,
roughed the sidewalks without IN
couveniencing pedestrians.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Band concert at Emma Squart
this afternoon and at Makee IsIanC
tomorrow afternoon.
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Don't miss the Gress Goods sale
at Sachs on Monday and Tuesday"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

DR.. f. Howard Humphris will as.
sist Rev. Alex. Macintosh at his
evening services tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

A capital photograph OF a few Of
the Hawaiian boys in Manila may be
seen in the window of Davey's
gallery.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The S. S. Centennial calls this
afternoon for Puget Sound ports
via Hlo.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Lost on Friday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock, a black satchel containing
instruments and medicines. Finder
please return to this Office and re.
ceived reward.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29
Born.

PETER-At the Maternity Home,
this city, October 20, TO the wife of
Henry Peter, son,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

For rubber-tired hacks with care
full drivers, ring up telephone 1l3,
City Carriage Co., John S. Andrade,
Manager.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The S. f. Chronicle states that
the sailing of the transports Ohio
and Indiana may be delayed for an
other week.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The pupils Of St. Andrews Priory
visited the Bishop Museum yes.
terday.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Special entertainment at the
Kickapoos tent tonight 1t is a
pleasant and profitable place to
pass away an hour, If only to study
tho character of the different strands
OF society which are gathered there
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

f. j. Cross, the electrical engineer,
has been appointed by the Govern
ment to make a thorough iuveetiga-
ton into the Government electric
light system.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Rev. Karl Schwartz, chaplain of
the First New York Regiment,
breaches at the IL o'clock service at
st. Andrews Cathedral tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Sachs sale commences Monday
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Drop in to the Merchants Elk
change and sample the new tap Of
Enterprise Beer. 1t strikes in Just
in the right place.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The S. G.. Wilder and S. N. Castle,
according to the S. f. Examiner, are
10 have a lively race TO the islands
starting at the same time from the
Coast
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

Among the most interesting num-
bers OF the program at pleasant
meeting of the Mission Children's
Society at Mr.. Atherton's residence
last evening was chorus by Chinese
madens from Mr.. F. w. Damon's
school.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The recent arrivals of soldier boys
are having military exercises com
biued with rest and fresh air, aud
the boys are conducting themselves
very properly. They throw quite
an amount of money into the Golfers
Of the town.
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We will commence the
display of our New Goods
on MONDAY, November Z.

We beg to state that be-
tween the 7th and 30th of
November we will display
the best assortment of Holi-
day Wares ever seen on these
Islands.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

An impression exists among the
claimants, for redress for illegal i'm
prisonment ia 1895, that important
dispatches have been recently re-
ceived by the authorities from
Washington which it ia considered
premature to disclose.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-29

The Second Battalion, N. G. H.,
had an excellent drill and march
out last evening under command Of
Captain Camara who handled the
battalion with his accustomed
brightness and skill. The attend.
auce was not as large as it's hould
have been.