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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07

Yesterday Captain Williams Of
the brig WIG Irwin su ardent ad-
mirer OF the late Robert G Inger-
sold held an Impromtu reading OF
the great mans works aboard
ship.
Captain Williams has been run
ming in the Honolulu trade for %
years and has made over a hun
dred trips to this port. The W g
Irwin brought general merchan.
disc and live stock from San
Francisco.
Emily F Whitney, American
ship from New York, arrived
yesterday afternoon and locked at
Fishmarket wharf with a general
cargo for 9 Brewer & Co. She
sailed from. New York March 6
and was spoken in ION 27W on
March 29th.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
From San Francisco, per brig
w G Irwin, Aug Cdr Heffernan
Mrs McAlister and 2 children
Miss Steyne.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07

TO LET-A large KITCHEN with RANGE and
! DINING ROOM. furnished. for rent: IN good
locality for business easy terms Inquire at this
office. I2s7
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
For additional Shipping News see seventh page,

Diamond Head Signal Station, Aug
7, p m-Weather clear, wind light
Weather Bureau, Punahou, Aug 5.
-Temperature-Morning minimum,
IS; Midday maximum, 80.
barometer corrected for gravity o6.)
Barometer, 8 q m, 1904. Irregular.
Rainfall, do, 0.
Humidity at 8 q m 90 percent.
Dew Point 70 F.
Since 8 m 80 of an in III Of rain
has fallen.
ARRIVALS.
Saturday, Aug 5.
Schr Kauikeaouli, Ialua, from
Kauai.
Stmr Kinau, Freeman, from Hilo;
528 sacks potatoes, rs sacks coin, So
sacks coffee, ~ bdls hides, SO head
hogs, 25 head cattle, 7 horses, 248 pkgs
sundries.
Stmr Kauai, Bruhn, from Knana-
pail; 1857 bags sugar to H Hackfeld h
Co.
Stmr James Makee, Tullett, from
Hanalei; 1910 bags paddy, Wong
Kwai; $50 bags paddy, J A Hopper.
Stmr Lehua, Bennett, from Mo-
lokai, Maui and Lanai.
Sunday, Aug 8.
Stmr Claudine. Cameron, from Ka-
hului; Isl hogs, 80 hides, 256 sacks po-
tatoes, l48 sacks corn, 148 pkgs sun
dries.
Am brigt w G Irwin, Williams,
l4A days from San Francisco; $40 tons
mdse, 10 mules, Is horses, to w g
Irwin h Co.
Stmr Mikahala, Petersen, from
Makaweli.
stmr w G Hall, Thompson, from
Nawiliwili; 357 bags sugar to H Hack
field & Co.
Stmr Helene, Macdonald, from XII
hei.
stmr Mokolii. Dover. from Kauna-
kakai.
Stmr Maui, Weisbarth, from Ma
nj.
Am sh Emily f Whitney. Pendle-
ton, 154 da, $ from New York; mdse to
G Brewer & Co.
Am bkt Ssagit Robinson, - days
from Port Ludlow, with lumber.
DEPARTURES
Saturday, Aug 5.
USATOhio, Boggs, with 724 troops
for Manila.
Stmr kilohana, Thompson, for
Waimea and Kekaha.
Sunday, Aug o.
American schooner + s Redfield
Jorgensen, for Port Townsend I'm bal
last.
Am schooner Honoipu, Olsen, for
San Francisco with 1929 bags of
sugar valued at S. ,295
Am bark G ID Bryant, COlly, for
San Francisco with $3.50 bags of
sugar valued at SI3O,S
German bark II Hackfeld, Barber,
for San Francisco with 36,49O bags
of sugar valued at $l9S.79l.
VESSELS LEAVING TODAY
Stmr KeauhOu, Mosher, for Ha-
namaulu and Ahukini at 4 p m.
Stmr Mokolii, Dudoit, for Kamalo,
Pukoo, Halawa, Wailau, Pelekunu,
HODolua and Kalaupapa at 4 p IN.
Stmr Lehua, Bennett, for Kauna.
kakai, Lahaina, Kahalepalaoa and
OlOwalu At s p m.
VESSELS LEAVING TOMORROW.
Stmr Iwalani, Gregory, for Homo.
kaa and Kukuihaele at 8 q m.
Stmr Kinau. Freeman for Mau
am Hawaii ports at IL noon.
Stmr James Makee, Tullett, for
Kappa at p m.
OSS Australia, Houdlette, for Sar
Francisco at 4 p m.
Stmr Noeau, Wyman, for Waimes
and Kekaha, Al 4 p IN.
Stmr w G Hall, Thompson, for Ma
wiliwili, KoloA, Eleele, Hanspepe and
Niihau at 5 p m.
Stmr Mikahala, Petersen, for Ma
kaweli at 5 p IN.
Stmr Claudine, Cameron, for Mau
ports at 8 p m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07
ITEMS FROM HARBOR FRONT

Transport Ohio left for Manila
6 p m last Saturday.
Sugar awaiting shipment on
Kauai amounts to 1882 bags.
Sugar shipped from Kauai will
hereafter be shipped in 1O0-pound
bags.
The bark Harvester has COM
mencpd discharging coal at the
Pacific Mail wharf.
About 5000 punches Of bannas
will be shipped to the coast per
s s Australia tomorrow.
The pile-driver is engaged in
placing post just outside the har-
Dor a,Ewat he side Of the channel.
After an uneventful voyage the
barkentine Sk.git from Puget
Sound with lumber anchored in
the stream yesterday.
The banks G d Bryant and II
Hackfeld for San francisco with
sugar, and the schooner + 3 Red
field for Port Townsend in ballast.
sailtd yesterday.
Music was in the air on the
Oceanic wharf yesterday. String
ed instruments in the hands Of
some OF the 8 s Australia's EN-.
ployes were responsible.
City of Columbia after almost
two hours maneuvering this morn.
ling shifted from the Fishmarkel
wharf to an anchorage in naval
now. She had steam up and was
assisted by the tug.
The Ada come in from the
other side of the island this fore.
noon with a full cargo of rice
She is on the boards to sail again
for Kslihiwai aud Hanalei at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07
.k BOUQUETSI
CARL KLEMME,
Notice..

Notice.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing assessments have been levied on the
Assessable Stock of the McBryde Sugar
Co., Ltd, which are payable at the office
Of Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd:
5per cent ($I.oo per share) payable on
the 18th day Of August, 1899, and delln-
quent on the Ist day of September, 1899.
$ per cent tSr.oo per share) payable on
the Ist day of October, 1899, and delin.
quent on the Ist day of November, 1899.
per cent ($I.oo per share) payable on
the Ist day Of January, 1900, and delin-
quent on the Ist day of February, 1900.
By order of the Directors.
THOMAS RAIN WALKER,
Treasurer McBryde Sugar Co., Ltd
Honolulu, August 5th, 1899. I2oo-Iw
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07

PEST FURNISHED ROOMS IN CITY M"ALoHA
HOUSE" Fort street. above Kukui street
Terms moderate. f,H6- m
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07
Residence Sites
~ AT MANOA GGG
For Sale.

Having purchased tract of the finest
land in Manoa for residence sites, ! will
now receive applications from parties de-
string to purchase.
These lots are Immediately in front of
the residence of H. E. Cooper, Esq.,, and
command grand view of Manoa Valley
and the picturesque country to Diamond
Head.
There are 10 lots in 2 series, fronting
on the west, or main, Manoa road, and
facing on Lihoiho street.
The lots are each 100 feet wide, and
from 100 to 2S6 feet deep. Government
water main laid past the lots on West
Manoa road.
Terms-one third cash, balance in one
and two years at 6 per cent.
Early application necessary.
JAS. F. MORGAN,
Queen street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07

BORN.
KAILIULI-In Honolulu, Aug. 4th,
1899, to the wife of l.. M. Kailiuli,
a daughter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07

Photographs are largely
used as a source of amuse-
ment by young and old while
they guide the unskilIed hand
in making enlarged drawings
from smaller pictures by a
mechanical process. KING
BROS. have them for sale.
40 Hotel street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07
California Fruits.

d. G.. Camarinos has received
per s. s. Australia a large con-
sigument of Grapes, Peaches,
PIums, Apples, Celery, Cauli-
flower, Dried Dates, Figs, Fish,
Grabs, Eastern and California
Oysters, Game, Chickens, Ducks,
Turkeys, Bntter. etc etc.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07
NEW TODAY
$1,000 Reward.

Miss Ethel Dixon offers prize of
$Io.oo for the best Hawaiian verse to be
added to her DIALECT SONG OF ALL
NATIONS. I2oI-IW
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-07

Meeting Notice.
The regular Quarterly Meeting Of the
Union Feed Co., Ltd, will be held at the
Company's offices, Judd Building, on
Wednesday, August 9th, 1900, at 1890
a. m. F. R. VIDA,
I2oI-2t Sec. U. +. Co., Ltd.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

ical work 'I know" he replied, that 1t
is popularity supposed send rare speoi-
mems to the Smithsonian and other pub
lie Institutes and get big prices for them:
But there is no truth in that When get
anything good I keep it for my own col
And where is your collection to be
SEEM"
Nowhere just now. It is packed IN
boxes and scattered at different places places
at San Diego, some here In San Fran
cisco and some farther north, just where
they ths may happen to have s n been en- iaHdeo do
but now this little schooner is my only
home"
I asked, rather puzzled as to how this ex-
traordinary natural history expedition
was to be financed
''It does not pay; it is just my hobby,
small expense running this schooner. Our
only outlay is for provisions and what
little stores and repairs the vessel needs.
There will be eight or perhaps ten of us
this trip, and every. man is an enthusias-
tic naturalist like myself. They know all
the sailorizing which is necessary in
and take their trick at the wheel. So that
you see we are our own crew and have no
wages to pay. Living does not cost much,
either, for we get game and fish as we go
along; turtles are to be picked up almost
anywhere down the coast, and fruit is
plentiful.
1--WE manage everything on a communal
basis. We all live aft in the cabin here,
as you see, and except that am the nav
igator and responsible for the safety of
the ship, we are all absolutely equal. And
we do not clash either in our investiga-
tions, for each man has his own peculiar
hobby to follow, and collects on his own
lines. One may be an entomologist, an
other botanist and so on, until we have
pretty well every branch of natural set
ence represented on board"
1t is a strange idea, this cargo of anna
teur, impoverished naturalists cruising
around the sweltering shores of Central
America, and adding, out of sheer disin-
terested enthusiasm, to the worlds knoWI-
edge of natures marvels Professor An
thony himself is by profession a mining
engineer, but he has abandoned this Iucrae.
tive occupation to labor in the cause OF
science. ~
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

to say that the next time Mexico is
visited by Stanford icthyologists, Amer
lean boys familiar with the use Of draw
nets will make up part Of the expe-
dition.
Another species unknown to science
was taken near Aguas Caliente, where
the naturalists went after collecting a
number Of reptiles at Cuernavaca.
AS one great object of the trip was
to examine the fishes of the eastern
coast, which have been studied in any
thing but a systematic way, DR.. Jordan
and Mr.. Snyder lost no time in getting
to Tampico, which was reached on the
10th of January. BY fishing the mouth
of the Rio Paunco River and the Ia
goons near by two of the new species
were obtained. One is Of the sunfish
variety, and the other resembles a
sucker.
After a trip down the coast to Vera
Cruz, where fever was found to be rag
ing, Dr. Jordan started for home with
his party of sightseers, consisting Of
Mrs. Jordan. Professor Dudley, ]. E.
Mcdowell, T. A. Storey, G. M. Bow
man, Miss Bowman. of the university:
Mrs. s. F. Lieb and daughter Elna Of
San Jose, Mr. and Mrs. Butler of San
Mateo. w. t. Reid, head master of Bel
mont School, and e. c. Ely of ST. Mat
thews' School. Mr.. Snyder remained
in Mexico for a couple of weeks addi-
'tional collecting.
1t was near Rascon, below the beau
tiful falls of the Rio Verde River, that
the peculiar long tailed fish was seined.
The funds necessary to carry out this
valuable work were furnished by Mr..
Timothy Hopkins of Menlo Park, who
has been the life of the zoology depart
ment since the foundation of the uni
versity. With his aid, DR.. Jordan has
been able to make Stanford the Lead
ing university of the country in the i'm,
portant work of classifying the fish Of
America. Scores of young ichthyolog-
lists have been equipped with syste-
matte methods for the study Of fishes
Many Of the graduates of the zoology
department have Government positions
and are assisting in the work Of class
if1cation undertaken by the Govern
manf
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12
When Does the Twentieth Century BeQn2

1900 is to take the face of a twenty
four-hour clock. A clock of this kind
records the flight of seconds in one
circle and that Of every hour of the
day and night in a third. 1t is, there
fore, wenty-four-ho clock, but you
may look in vain for the numeral "a or
XIV. All three concentric circles be-
gin with 0. Thus the outer one, allotted
to the minutes, is marked 0, 5, TO- Is, 20,
rs, 80, 35, 40, As, 80, 55. The inner one
begins with 0 and proceeds I, II, III
and so on to XIII; and the innermost
circle, marking the seconds, journeys
from 0 to 10, 20 and so on to 50 1t is
little bewildering to find that stands
for XII and XII is where VI is usu-
ally placed, upside down, while the Sec
ond hand points to when that of the
ordinary timepiece records so.
There will probably be great deal of
argument about this, although the
question was settled hundred years
ago beyond dispute, but it must be
agreed that the foregoing plainly and
clearly shows that the twentieth CEN
tury will not begin next New Years
day, but when the year 1900 is ended.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

fore visited by any icythyologist. were
fished with flattering results. In fact
a number Of the rarest specimens were
caught in the parts of Mexico new to
the collector.
Before beginning their work DR.. Jor-
dan and Mr.. Snyder carefully surveyed
the ground. The first place fished al
on the 22d of December. AT this place
they were told that the fish could be
more easily caught in Lake de Chapala
where they cast their nets.
In dealing with the fishermen con-
siderable diplomacy had to be used
Inquiries concerning the flsh would al
once arouse their suspicious. Thinking
the naturalists were considering enter
ing competition with them for the sup
ply of the fish markets, they would in
variably try to deceive them. To find
out exactly where the fish came from
Mr.. Snyder found 1t necessary to watch
the men as they came in before day
light with their catch.
At the City of Mexico. San Francisco
fish were found in competition with the
product Of the Mexican waters. The
California varieties had been expressed
on ice yet sold for the same price as
the native fish. The waters swarmed
with fish, but the Mexican fishermen
were not enterprising or energetic
enough to force the California fish out
Of the market.
Near the City of Mexico a great many
salamanders were collected. These
lizard-like reptiles are eaten by the
natives. Their use as food is said to
date back to the time when Cortez was
reduced to the extremity of feeding his
immense army on them.
After fishing Lake Thalco, the beau
tiful Ixtla River, near the ancient
town, Puente de Ixtla, was carefully
seined for specimens, as it was one of
the streams that had never before been
visited by a naturalist. Their efforts
were rewarded in finding the first of
the new species A queer catfish not
only specifically but generically new,
was caught. Their efforts were fur
ther rewarded by discovering a small
red bellied minnow, remarkable because
Of its new species, and the fact that
1t was taken at a point farther south
than any minnow has been known to
go.
At this place the natives had never
seen such a thing as a draw net and
had to be instructed in its use. Much
Of the manual labor had to be per-
formed by the naturalists. 1t Is safe
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

able gray-haired scientist, a man of vast
learning and worldwide experience, who
had roamed all his life in foreign lands in
search of his beloved specimens. l had
in my minds eye Kipling's famous Ger
man orchid collector, a man full Of racy
anecdote and weird recollection, who could
tell, in strange cultural dialect. such hair
raising stories as "Bertram and Bibi," or
THE German Flag"
Unfortunately, Kipling's type Of natur-
alist is not to be met with nowadays, at
least not on board the Stella Erland. In
stead of my venerable scientist, l found
a young, roughly dressed man, seated on
the heel of the main topmast, which had
been sent down on deck for repairs.
mind the OIL" he said, as l stepped
over the low bulwark, and l saw the spar
had been freshly coated and was still
come below"
It is but step from the main deck to
the stern of the little craft, and then
we dived through the companfonway into
nothing romantic about the Stella Erland.
Professor Anthony's devotion to science
leaves him neither time nor means to
waste upon useless ornamentation. The
schooner is a strong, handy little craft,
well fitted for her task, but she is not
exactly pretty. For four years. ever since since
trading up on Cook Inlet, rough and
dangerous voyaging, calling for light rig
and stronp canvas.
The professor is young, only 80, and
delicate looking, with the light Of enthu-
siasm in his eyes. He has only one aim
and object in life-to add to his ornitho-
logical collection. To secure a rare speci-
men, bird hitherto unknown and un-
classified, he is prepared to risk any dan
ger, to brave any discomfort And GER
tainly, looking around the cabin OF the
schooner, one wonders how eight or ten
men are going to exist here in the trop-
les. Both sides of the place are lined
with a double tier of wide hunks, making
eight sleeping places in all. In the GEN.
ter there is a rude oilcloth-covered table,
two or three rickety campstools are scat
tered about, and this completes the cata-
logue of furniture.
''Up in the Arctic they used to put two
men in each of those bunks.' remarked
the professor, "but 1 guess, where we are
going, we will find one enough. | bought
this schooner to replace the ]. c. Wahl-
berg my former vessel, which was lost
about 800 miles below San Diego. 1 was
not on board of her when she was
wrecked, but all the same 1t was my own
fault. I lent her to another man while I
went north to attend to some business of
my own, and of course he sailed her
ashore. ! had been two years cruising
off the Mexican coast, collecting on the
Revillagigedo Islands, and had never met
with an accident before. They are most
interesting islands for collector to visit.
I got several new species of parrots and
doves"
The professor denies Indignantly that he
makes any money out of his ornitholog-
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

I'VE caught a new kind Of catfish
that 1 think will prove valuable to pro-
pagate here for a food fish. 1t is Of
good size and its shape indicates plenty
Of fine flesh. 1t is more lively than
our catfish and should be a valuable
addition to the food fish of any State.
But, really, I do not yet know just
what we have got in our collection.
We caught several fish that we were
not familiar with; put them into bot
ties and have not yet come across them
again. 1t may be that some will turn
out to be Of new species. But l do
know that our expedition has been a
successful one and will be Of the great
est benefit to the university"
Just what science will gain as re-
suit of the recent collecting tour made
through Mexico by DR.. Jordan and
Instructor J. o. Snyder of the zoology
department, has not yet been fully as
certained. At the present stage in the
study Of the big collection Of fishes.
stored away for preservation in jars
and barrels of all descriptions. the de-
partment is able to announce with more
or less accuracy the discovery Of eight
species hitherto unknown to science.
Before the species can be classified.
several months must be spent in care
full Investigation In the meantime
other new fish may be found In the l0UO
specimens obtained from Mexican wat
ers Besides the valuable additions
made to scientific knowledge, the new
specimens are of particular worth to
the Stanford museum of fishes. as they
practically complete a collection of
fishes taken along the Western coast
from Alaska to the extremity of South
America. Furthermore, the recent trip
is another great step in the field of
systematic zoology. AS soon as the
geographical distribution Of fishes is
accurately determined. then scientists
can intelligently ask themselves the
question, How and when did these
fish get where they are found?
Mexico is a veritable paradise for
the ichthyologist, as it's rivers contain
the fauna Of South and North Ameri-
can varieties. 1t is the meeting place
for species of the frigid and torrid
zones. The zoologist can leave the
snow-capped mountains and in a DAYS
travel find himself in valleys where
southern varieties Of life exist. Entic-
ing as this field is to the naturalist. 1t
has been studied by no means care
fully. On their recent trip. for example.
important rivers Of Mexico. never be-
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12
WATERPHONES
FOR
Careless Customers.

"A N EMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 7.-"Cheap
IL III as water" may seem a good simile
mi to those who watch the cataract
lVI of Niagara, but the water com
panies by whom the household
necessity is supplied do not consider their
commodity so cheap as to justify the
consumer in wasting it. In this city, as in
most others, the water that the companies
declare is wasted amounts to millions OF
gallons a year. But how to stop the
waste was a problem that it seemed no
one would solve. They have solved it at
last however, and now the housewife
who leaves the water running down the
kitchen sink when the family retires for
the night is to be brought up with a
round turn, if she will pardon the express
sion.
The weapon of the water companies in
this war on the wasteful housewife is a
little instrument called the waterphone.
The waterphone is nothing more nor less
than a telephone receiver with the inside
magnets taken out. By placing the stop
cock key on the cock at the sidewalk and
turning the cock half off and then touch
ing the key with the receiver the slightest
leak can be detected.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

Every night at II p m. scouts sent ont
by the water companies prowl about the
sleeping city, armed with waterphones.
When water is found running upon any
premises the exact hour is noted in q
book for that purpose, and the inspectors
pass on, leaving the water as they found
it, assuming that it is being legitimateIy
used. About o'clock they again visit
those places where water was found run
ming early in the night. If 1t is stiI1 run
ming, Of course that means either care
lessness or the fixtures out Of order, and
If it be the second time water is found
wasting 1T is turned off. If 1t be the first
time, the householder gets off with
lecture
The same inspector who does this night
work calls again the next morning, be-
tween z and o'clock, and gives notice of
wastage or informs the tenant why the
water Is cut off, as the case may be.
BY pushing these inspections, the water
companies have reduced the consumptfon
several million gallons per day. In the
notice sent out by the company It Is
stated that five million gallons would
easily meet the legitimate needs of
Memphis, and yet we are pumping from
ten to twelve millions daily. We have
repeatedly appealed to consumers against
this wholesale waste, and we must protect
ourselves if possible, and to that end
will continue these waterphone night in
spections. Notice is hereby given that
if water is found running again it will be
discontinued and money refunded. We
cannot be expected to supply those who
so grossly abuse their privilege and cause
us such needless loss" .:
As the penalty is a much dreaded one.
the influence of the little waterphone il
being felt all over the city, and a stop is
being put to wastefulness.