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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25
Luminosity of Plants.

Nearly everyone is familiar with
the glow which is given out in the
dark by various kinds of fungi, but
the fact that common, every day
blossoms frequently CLEAN in the
night time is not so well-known.
The ordinary nasturtium is simple
illustration of the peculiar Irregular
ity. The marsh lily, which grows
abundantly in the marshes of South
Africa present the same peculiari-
ties. A Swedish naturalist, Hag-
gren, 80 thoroughly believed in the
property of luminosity belonging to
some plants that he employed a
night Waterman to roam his garden
to report to him any and all cases of
glowing blossoms. The scientist,
after good deal of study, an
nounced that the plants shine with
especial brilliancy after a sunny day,
while there is no light after rain,
The light increases in intensity
during July and August, and APP
pears half an hour after sunset,
vanishing at dawn. Haggren went
so far as to subject the nasturtium
to microscopic examination to
discover if any animal life were re-
sponsible for the phenomenon, but
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25
BUSINESS LoUALs.

Valenciennes Laces 25c. dozen
yards at L. B. Kerr's, Queen street.
For good Butter, Cheese and Eggs
go to Masonic Temple Fruit Store
Edgar Henriques.
For Lines, Lemons and Alligator
Pears, etc., go to Masonic Temple
Fruit Store. Edgar Henriques.
Persons requiring tombstones
should apply to Fred. Harrison who
has choice lot Of new designs on
view.
The bargains at l.. b. Kerr's are
attracting crowd of ladies and they
all make large purchases. 1t looks
now as if the special lines would be
all sold out in week.
We will sell for cash for one
month only, So pants for SIS, $25
suits for SlS. No humbug, come and
see for yourself. Medeiros & Decker,
Lincoln Block, King Street.
Don't forget to call on s. E. Lucas
if you need good spectacle, to suit
your eyes. He has all kinds and all
prices, and will examine your eyes
FREE. Call aud see him at the Love
Building on Fort Street.
The California Fruit Market,
Camarino's, has received oysters,
fish, butter, cheese, olives, cherries,
peaches, apricots, plums, lemons,
oranges, pears, nectarines, onions,
raw potatoes and many other good
things. I'll. 378,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25
ATHABASKA.
Gold Seekers En Route to
the KlOndike.
An Interesting Letter From Mgr.
Grouard, the Vicar-Apostolic of
the District of Canada Through
Which Many of the Miners
Passed.
Continued from Yesterday.)

Continued from Yesterday0
This year, a great misfortune
struck the mission of Athabaska-
Mackenzie. The small game which
plays such an important part in fur
nishing food for the population of
this desolate country made
complete default. The hares which
had been decreasing for two years
had disappeared. Conformably to
the law established by Providence
in this country, there was, in fact,
each ten years a prodigious null
duplication followed by an al
most total extinction of this inter
esting quadruped. A few specimens
survived the scourge, which period
ically carries off the race, whose
mission it is to reproduce it, This
requires but short time as they are
very prolific in character Thus, in
three or four years, one can readily
count upon them as factor in the
culinary budget; but to-day they
are conspicuous, as it is said, by
their absence.
Our poor savages necessarily suf-
fered much from hunger. Already,
last winter, a number of families
were exposed to its horrors, and had
it not been for the Hudson Bay
Company, the free traders and our
Mission succoring these unfortunate
starvelings the native population
would have been decimated by this
scourge.
In all countries of the world,
famine is frightful thing; but 1
believe that in our polar countries
it presents yet more horrifying
aspects. A deadly cold accompanies
it, Elsewhere nature shows herself
as it were somewhat more COM
passionate; here she freezes her
vtals and puts on visage of ice in
the truest sense OF the word. Oh!
how sad it is to see men, women and
children engaged in this terrible
struggle for existence, attacked, on
both sides at time, by a tempera-
ture 40 degrees below zero and by
famine which only leaves, as last
resource, little frozen snow. Yesl
this is the fate to which many of
our savages are reduced.
/ much fear that the Klondike
miners will be exposed to the same
fate this year, for it is not possible
for them to transport sufficient
quantity of provisions, for nothing
has been provided or prepared for
that, and they will find nothing in
the country from which they can
draw supplies. Translated from Les
Missions Catalogues by Horace Wright.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25
COFFEES

Some are cheap now. Cheap
cereal adulterated coffees are
very plentiful and are forcing
down the prices of the old
Kona product, especially the
medium and lower grades
with which they compete.
The higher grades of Isl
and coffees have declined a
little in sympathy.
Our customers are the first
to benefit by reductions.
Fine coffees are scarce and
no reductions can be made in
their prices.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25

A striking remedy for this parti-
cular complaint can be effectually
removed by drinking Seattle Draught
Beer as served at the Anchor Saloon
by Will Carlyle or his courteous as
sistant, Charlie Andrews. The gents
have on hand the finest of foreign
liquors.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25

Photographic Co. Ltd,
Corner HOtel and Fort SITS.
Corner Hotel and Fort SITS.

This Company is fully prepared to take
instantaneous Portraits at their Studio
Ali work done by first-class workmen aud
nothing but high class work executed
Portraits after Rembrandt and Bartolozzi
Mezzo tints. Sole proprietors of the Bas
Relief and Iridium processes. Mr., Davey
gives personal attention to all sittjngs,
does not wish hi patrons 20 take photo
graphs that are not entirely satisfactory.
We are prepared to make Groups at resi-
dences, fash'ight or daylight. Copying and
Enlarging specially attended to. Life size
portraits made in oils on Porcelain finish
ed IN alter Color, Sepia or Crayon. We
have the largest and most artistic collen-
ton of Island views. Samples of our new
work, known as Life Size Paris Enamels,
the latest process in Photography, can be
seenat our Studio. Amateur printing
and developing done with neatness and
dispatch. 1el sfal SO
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-25
Seattle Beer.

This ever popular Rainier Beer is
becoming a household word and
"will you have a glass OF Seattle"
is more often heard than anything
else. The Criterion Saloon have this
beer on tap or in bottles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
GATHERING IN SHEKLES.
Prof Paul Alexander tombstone Finds
Palmistry Very Profitable

Have you had your palm read yet2
1t is estimated that over 500 people
have called on Prof. Johnston to have
their palms examined by the extra or1i-
nary enigma. People come in from the
surrounding cOuntry-many to be told
how to regain their lost health-and
quite frequently a carriage stands in
the street.
The express companies call for small
wooden boxes-about the size and
shape of cigar boxes-and which con-
tain medicines. These boxes are ad-
dressed to patients who live at a dis
lance and some bear the name and adj
dress of distinguished American men
and women.
If Prof. tombstone is nothing else he
is a money maker; but this faculty does
not explain his marvellous powers to
glance at your palm and tell you more
about yourself than your friends ana
family know of you; or to tell you what
you should do in order to better your
financial or private affairs. This Prof.
tombstone certainly does do or else
common reports goes for nothing The
rooms are at $40 Harrison street ana
written readings are $500. The rooms
close at 8 o'clock at night
Tose desiring readings by mail should
turn the wick of a lamp up and smoke
a piece a paper. Lay the palm of the
right hand thereon and mail the imprint
stating age. These readings are full
life readings written out and they COW
er all possible questions pertaining to
your welfare or your environments
These imprintS should be accompanied
by pOStOffice order for 81. 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
USEIT AS TEXTBOOK.
Report of Secretary Coburn in Use at
iowa Agricultural College.

Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, has had a call for his
last report on the Hog Production" to
be used as a text book in the Iowa
State Agricultural college. Prof. c. F.
Curtis, who succeeded Secretary Wilson
as director of the experiment station at
the Iowa institution, has written Secre-
tary COburn the following letter:
I beg to thank you for a copy Of
your report on hog raising and to con-
graduate you on another exceedingly
valuable contribution to our live stock
literature. I also wish to take the Op-
pOrtunity Of applying early for so copies
of this report for the use of our stu
dents. If you could furnish me with
half a dozen copies Of each Of your 9TH
er reports, you would do US a great IA
vor, as we are particularly anxious to
have about that many for our use here
The same mail brought a letter from
S. NJ. Owen, a regent of the Minnesota
Agricultural college, and editor of the
Farm, Stock and Home, the leading ag-
ricuItural paper of the northwest, ask
ing If there is any provision whereby
the residents of other states could Sc
cure copies of the report.
Secretary Coburn replied that the
supply was not near large enough for
the demand in Kansas, and it would be
impossible to send them out to other
states. He closed his letter by saying:
Il trust you will not advise your read
ers to send here for a copy of the re-
port, as it breaks my heart and bank
rupts my stamp drawer to write them
refusalS-"
The publication of 10000 copies of the
hog report cost $2,O14, besides the ex-
Dense of mailing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended fol-. this column should
be left at the Kimban Pig. Co.. before II
o'clock in the morning.
w. w. Crittenden left yesterday for Clay
Richard Wright of Granville was a
North side visitor today
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Costley went to
Kansas City this morning
Miss Wilma Wills is very i'll a the home
of her mother on East Laurent street.
J. Z. Watts went to Kansas City this
days.
Misses Ella sheetz and Mabel Kearns
went to Sea brook this morning in the in
terests of the Congregational church
Mrs. c. B. Lyon and son Charlie arriv-
ed home today from three months visit
points.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Goodhue and daugh-
ter Alice came up, from Emporia last
Mrs. GOodhue's father, c. A. Ryder.
a All ladies' Of the Church Of the Good
with Canon Bywater tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Small,
S29 Jackson street.
The dance which was to have been given
F'raternai Aid associa ton. has been post
poned on account Of the death of Mr.. c.
L. A. Ryder.
Rev. Mr.. schuff. pastor of the German
Baptist church, was given surprise party
street, by the members of his congreSa-
ton, who came IN to help him celebrate
his thirty-ffth birthday anniversary. The
guests brought with them well filed lunch
baskets and a bountiful supper was serv-
ed. Rev. Schuf was given handsome
valise by those present, in remembrance
of the day
One of the most interesting meetings of
the season of the Argonaut club was held
last evening at the home of Mrs O. D.
Skinner, Sic Kansas avenue. TWenty-eight
members were present. Roll call was an
Swered by quotations from the works of
Alfred Austin. The paper of the even
n.
by Miss Manette Burdge. This was one
of the best papers this club has ever en-
joyed and the manner in which the writer
handled her subject showed careful study.
The Quiz conducted by Miss Anna
Kelly. Mrs. Charles Curtis furnished
the music for the evening, which was a
piano solo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
Mail Orders Shipped PRoMPTLY
DEWEY'S OPINION
Is That the Philippines are Superior
to the CubanA

Washington, Oct. 26--Some apprehen-
sion has been manifested in certain
quarters as to the possible adverse eff
tect upon the peace commission at Paris
of an upheavaI in France. 1t has been
suggested that the Spanish cause is in
such shape that the Spanish govern
ment has nothing to lose and every
thing to gain by any change that can
be brought about. However, it may be
stated that in the opinion of the state
department officials here there is little
danger Of the situation in Paris be-
coming so acute as to justify an aban-
dOnment of the work of the commission
on the ground that the commissioners
themselves are in physical danger. 1t
is confidently believed that with the
change of the cabinet in France, the
present disorder viii subside and nor
NAL condition will be restored.
1t is always possible that the Spanish
commissioners in despair over their fail
ure to force the Cuban debt upon the
United States in any shape, may break
off the sessions but this is not regarded
as probable. 1t IS suspected that the
Spanish programme is to trump up as
many points of difference as possible,
relying upon the sympathy sure to be
excited among European nations by
their abandonment of each point under
cOmpulsiOn from the American commits
sioners, as the basis for a supreme
stand at the end on the Philippines.
This being the Spanish policy, it is
expected that when the commission
takes up the subjects of Porto Rico and
a coal station in the LadrOne island
there will be many hair-splitting Objec-
tons interpersed by the Spanish to any
propositions from the American COM
missiOners, just as many references, or
attempts at reference to Madrid and
just as loud protests over each little
point by the Spaniards at the uncom-
promising attitude of the Americans as
in the case of Cuba.
No one knows officially just what the
extent of the United States claim as to
the Philippines will be. Admiral Dewey
has higher opinion of the Philippine
people and their capacity for self-gov-
eminent than is generally supposed. He
has represented to the American COM
missiohers that the Philippines of the
northern group, meaning by that first
the people on the island of Luzon and
after that order, Panay, Leyte, Min
dora and Samar, are, as rule intelli-
gent, practical and far better qualified
for self government than the inhabitants
of Cuba. Admiral Dewey is as familiar
with the qualifications of the Cubans in
this respect as almost any naval officer,
having had personal experience with
the people, so that his statement is
bound to have weight with the Ameri-
can commissioners. But with all this
he has made no recommendation as to
what should constitute the maximum,
or minimum demand of the Americans
and their demands consequently are
likely to be based upon their original
instructions, qualified by any change of
opinion the president may have expert
enced as a result of his western trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
CRITICISE ENGLAND.
The Canadian Papers Condemn Her
! Treatment of France.

Montreal Oct. 26.-The- French Ca
madam papers are freely criticising
England over its course in Egypt. La
Patria, the government organ, states
that though they were loyal subjects
of the empire they were Frenchmen
also.
La Afinerve says: 1.-The English do
not admit either discussion or arbitra-
ton. They simply ordered the recall of
Marchand and if this demand is not
complied with they are ready to make
war This reminds one of the proceed
ure of the United States against Spain.
Right is nothing to the Anglo-Saxon;
from the moment he is certain he is the
stronger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
BEGIN AT HUNTSVILLE.
The War Investigation Commission
Strikes a Snow Storm.

Huntsville, Ala. Oct. 26.-The war in
Eestlgat1nS commission today began an
inspection preparatory to the inquiry
which viii be instituted here later The
commissioners separated into parties Of
two for the purpose of inspection. but
even then, they found the task before
them quite arduOus, as the canD here
IS large one with about Is sub-divis-
ions of troops to say nothing Of the
hospitals
Ihere are great many regulars here
ana among them many who particfpa-
teo IN the Santiago campaign MANY of
these VIII be examined when the com
mission begins its sfttings. The invest
lSatlon mere viii be directed especiaIIv
TO the procuring of facts concerning the
MANAGEMENT of the hospitals. and the
care of the sick, while the army was
1n Cuba We know all about the land
ing and the way the battles were
fought" said General Dodge; what we
want now to know, is how the sick ana
wounded were cared for
In pursuit of this purpose 4 1area
number Of surgeons will be called. The
commissioners were greeted here bv a
mild snow storm and very muddy roads
and decided to postpone camp inspec-
ton and to begin the taking of testimo
ny today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
HOW WICHITA WILL GO.
l. D. Lewelling Thinks It Will Be
Republican by a Smaller
Majority.

1.-THE Republicans are doing every
thing they possibly can to carry the
Seventh district" said Ex-Governor
Lewelling, who came up from Wichita
this morning, "tand especially Sedgwick
county, but I am certain that the Pop
ulists will have a good majority in the
county. The city of Wichita, I think.
will probably go Republican, but not
by as large a majority as usual. 1t
has been giving the Republicans about
500, but it won't do that this year.
L understand on good authority"
continued Governor Lewelling, that
the Republicans are making prepare
lions to hire the negroes of Wichita to
stay at home on election day. There are
about 400 or 500 negroes there that will
vote the Populist ticket if they vote at
all, but if the Republicans hire them to
do something that will keep them away
from the polls it will make a consider
able difference in the result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
SHOULDBUY MONEYORDERS
Instead of Slowing His Savings in a
Trunk.

The claim Of John Ward, a tall young
Tecumseh farmer, to recover damages
to the amount of $1,000 from Joseph
Burgess, a short and aged farmer of the
same locality, is being heard by a jury
in the district court today.
Burgess is a farmer who fails to be-
Ieve in the stability of banks and for
years the sole depository of the earnings
of his farm has been an old trunk in an
upstairs room at his house. About a
year ago this trunk was rided of all
the cash it contained, and Burgess made
up his mind that young Ward had
something to do with the DISAPPEARANCE
of the money. Accordingly he swore out
a warrant for Wards arrest, and caused
the Ward home and the personal effects
of young Ward to be searched. The
money was not found, and Ward was
discharged. He now claims that he
was ged to the extent of $1,000 by
the proceeding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
IN EVERY WARD.
CoIored Republican Marching Clubs
Have Been Organized


For the first time in the history of
Topeka cOlored Republican marching
clubs have sbeen organized in every
ward in the city. The last to organize
was the Fourth ward club with G. W.
Smith as president, and a membership
of so where there has never before been
a colored club organized. By an extra
ordinary effort the membership of the
colored club in the Second ward has
been sWelled to nearly 300. In the Third
ward there are 200 members and in the
First and Fifth wards about 100 each
The Republican managers say that
there are now about 500 members in
these clubs and as there are but 1,200
colored voters in Shawnee county it
would indicate that the Republicans
have been successful in their efforts to
reclaim them.
Chairman Clancy of the Republican
committee is now making arrangements
for a mass meeting at Hamilton hall
Saturday evening for colored people
This has never been attempted before
and the committee has secured W. b
Townsend of Leavenworth and Prof
Vernon of Kansas City to make the
speeches. The meeting is for colored
people exclusively and an effort is being
made to have as many of the cOlored
voters in the county as possible attend
the meeting.
The central committee has devoted
much more attention than usual to the
negro voters for the managers admit
that at least IS per cent of them were
supporters of Governor Leedy when the
campaign opened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
START CAME BACK
And Fell Into the Jaws Of the Law
Right Away.

C. P. Cline, an attorney of Larned,
came to Topeka today and filed an ap-
peal in the case of Al. Start, who has
been convicted of granddaughter in the
fourth degree in the district court Of
Rush county.
1t is alleged that Start and two others
went to a Russian dance out in Rush
county several months ago. and got
drunk. Going home they got into
row with a Russian farmer and in the
melee turned over his buggy. When
the farmer went on Start followed and
the farmer called for help, bringing
Peter Herman and another farmer
from a neighboring house. There was
a shot from a revolver and Herman fell
dead. Immediately afterwards Start
left for Mexico.
Starts two companions were arrested
and tried for robbery but were acquit-
ted. When he heard how easily they
got of, Start Ventured back to Kan
on his head, it was not long until he was
in jail He then learned that the blame
Of the entire tragedy had been thrown
on to him in the robbery trial and there
was poor chance for him to get away.
He was bound over to the district court
for murder in the first degree and was
refused bail. although afterwards the
court of appeals released him under
900 bond.
When the case came to trial 1Os men
were examined before a jury was Sc
cured, and the defense claims that some
of these were prejudiced. Starts at
tOrneyS set up the claim that the shoot
ing was an accident and got their eli
ent or with a verdict of manslaughter
IN the fourth degree.
The supreme court is now asked to
grant nim new trial. on the ground
that the jury was prejudiced. The court
ordered a stay of execution and placed
his bond at s. 900. As soon as he Sc,
vii fe 40 in, fI1ey-r 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
What scrofuIa Is.

Scrofula is a disease as old as anti
quity.It has been manded down for gen
eratiOns and is the same today as in
early times. It is emphatically a dis
ease of the blood, and the only way to
cure it is by purifying the blood. That
is just what Hoods Sarsaparilla does in
every case where it is given a faithful
trial It graduates all impurities from
the blood. and cures the sores, b4 Is,
pimples and all forms of skin disease
due to scrOfuIa taints in the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has won the CRATE
full praise of vast numbers of people by
its grand and complete cures. Don't
allow scrofuIa to develop in your blood.
Cure it at once by taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
Doing Good Business.

Mr.. L. NJ. Crawford has returned af-
ter a trip over the Crawford circuit of
theaters, and states that at all the
houses controlled by him there has been
so far this season a great increase in
the amount OF theatrical business. At
the Crawford theater in st. Joe the in
crease during the months of August,
September and October over the same
months last year amounted TO 122 per
cent. During the same months at the
Crawford theater in this city the bust
ness was nearly 100 per cent better than
it was last season. The remainder Of
the houses show an increase OF from so
to IS per cent.