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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
PRAIRIE FIRES
Work Extensive Damage In West
Texas.

FIT. WORTH, March 4.-Extensive
damage has been done in west Texas
by prairie fires, which have been rag
ing for the past few days. Forty sec
tions of pasturage near Colorado City
have been destroyed.
1t is reported that the fires are Of iu-
cendiary origin.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
Temperance Lecture.

Captain Bettes delivered q lecture
last night on the subject of Temper
ance. considerable number of peo-
pie attended and all were well enter
tanned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
Silver.

NEW YORK, Mar. 4. Copper 144c
bid. Silver Sole. Lead S4.IO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
BOSTON MASSACRE

Commemorated In Boston Today,
BOSTON, Mass, March 4.-Today,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
HENRY IRVING,

The Great English Actcr; From Life Sketch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08
He Did Not Have 1t.

William Lightfoot Visscher in The
Woman 5 Home Companion tells this
characteristic story of the Hon Isaac
Parker, famous as the terrible judge at
Fort Smith. Ark, who probably sen
tenced more men to be executed than
any other judge that ever lived This
was not however, because he was SO
unrelentingly severe. but because he
had the hardest and most numerous lot
of criminals to deal with that ever
came within the jurisdiction of sach
an official One day when there was an
unusually large batch of culprits to be
sentenced th3 judge looked compassion
ately over his spectacles at one young
scamp and said
I'm consideration of the youth and
inexperience Of this prisoner l shall let
him off with fine of $50
Before the judge had done speaking
the very fresh young man coolly stretch
ed his right leg and ran his hand into
his trousers pocket on the side, remark
ing nonchalantly as he did SO
That's all hunky judge. I've got
that much right here in my jeans.
''And one year in the penitentiary,
continued the judge. Then. looking over
at the convict in a quizzical sort OF
way he added. do you happen to have
that in your jeansf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08
Qaeer Thing. Chance.

81 was at Monte Carlo last year.
said New York turfman ''and was
amused watching the gamblers in the
casino playing systems. If red would
win. say four times hand running
every body would double up on black
The more times one color showed IN
succession the bigger were the bets on
the other. which was mathematically
an error. although you couldn con
vince a gambler of it Once while was
there red won IL times. and over 40, :
600 francs were stazed on black. One
lone player had the nerve to put 30
francs on red 1t won. and he let the
bet lay. and ii won again Then every
body got sudden idea it would win
once more, and it was played to the
limit That time black showed.
did you ever hear about rams o.
color?' as,-cd somebody.
Il did ever there. replied the maf
who had been to Monte Carlo. 1t /,
generally believed that when one colo1
wins the odds are in favor OF II win
ming twice more. There's no sense i
it, but the records OF the game do !
good deal TO confirm the superstition
Queer thing, chance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08

Mr.. Miles Menander Dawson, con-
gulting actuary and author Of standard
works on life insurance. says in an IN
terview: s'From one-fifth to one-haH
of the deaths that occur in youth and
middle age could be prevented by
decent regard for sanitary conditions
and by common action of society for
the benefit of all 1t is not enough that
a man should take care of himself. Dis
ease is communicable. and protecting
man against 1t is a social function
Fully one-ffth of the total number
of deaths are caused by zymotic dis
eases which are as purely accidental as
falling and breaking a leg. And one
fourth of the deaths in addition are
from digestive and respiratory diseases.
almost all of which are preventaEle-
About II per cent of the deaths among
insured lives is from consumption and
s per cent from nervous diseases. all OF
which are now believed to be prevent
able
This means that fully one-half OF
the deaths among young and middle
aged persons could be prevented and
the proportion could no doubt be great
" increased ii parents paid proper re-
spect to the laws of heredity. 1t would
certainly be most important achieve
ment for the human race if united ac-
ton could be taken to secure that a
larger proportion of persons would at
tain old age than at presnt. ''-Ainslee :
MaOo1tpa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08

In regard to longevity the clergy
s.and at the head of the professions
and physicians near the bottom below
coxI merchants. milkmen and grocers-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08
Couldn't Chill His Wit.

Nine. Modjeska and her company
were playing one winter in the extreme
north. much to the discomfort of Count
Bozenta. the Polish stars husband,
who hates the chilly northern climate.
But at that time the show business was
at a very low ebb in the south One
particularly cold day Mime. Modjeska
found the count shivering from head to
foot in spite of the steam heat in the
hotel
"Oh, my dear, my dearl' he i'm
plored. Let us go south for the rest OF
the season. This climate will kill US.
But. my dear, replied madame,
1.-The south is dead.
Eyes. said the count, but she Il
such beautiful corpse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08
Time 10 Wake.

Judge Wheaton a, Gray was hearing
a criminal case in Fresno. and on a
warm day. at the end Of long har-
angue by the prosecuting counsel. ne
noticed one Of the jurymen asleep. As
soon as the argument was completed,
the Judge addressed the jury in this pc
culiar manner Gentlemen of the Ju-
nv. the prosecuting attorney has com
pleted his argument Wake up ana us
ten TO the instructions of the court. =
ArUonavf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08
warning Order.

Frank Baker Defendant
The defendant FrankiBaker is warned 10 ap-
pear in this court in thirty DAYS ana answer
me complaint of the plaintiff. Dora Baker
witness Hon. Hosea Townsend. lucse oi
said court this Ath day of March. 1899.
c. NJ. CAMFBELL. CLERK.
Flemming & Ward, Attorneys.
III. West, attorney for NONRESIDENT
First published March 5th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08

The Chinese government does all IN
its power to check the opium habit the
nunishments common in the Chinese
army for this habit being extreme, For
the first offense a man may nave MS
upper lip cut; fer the second he may De
decapitated
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-08
A NeM one or None.

Mrs. Propdfcot-Ye es, Mrs. Malaprop
that's an heirloom. It's been in Mr.
Proudfoots family over 100 years,
Mrs. Malaprop-Do tell I've been
nagging at John Henry to get an heir
loom ever since we moved to the city,
but he cant find any, except second
hand ones. and won't have them =
Jewellers Weekly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
2115-3tF
N THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST
CIRCUIT OF THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.-IN PROBATE,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. FIRST
CIRCUIT OF THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.-IN PROBATE.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Marie
J. Sanders, late Of Honolulu. Oahu,
Deceased.
The petition and accounts Of the ad-
ministratOr of the estate of said de-
ceased, wherein he asks that his &C.
counts be examined and approved. and
that final order be made of distri-
button Of the property remaining In
his hands to the persons thereto en-
titled, and discharging him from all
further responsibility as such admin
istrator.
1t is ordered that MONDAY. the 9th
day of November, A. ID. 1899. at 10 a.
m, at chambers in the Courthouse. al
Honolulu, be and the same hereby IL
appointed as the time and place for
hearing said petition and accounts, and
that all persons interested may then
and there appear and show cause. II
any they have, why the same should
not be granted.
BY the Court:
j. A. THOMPSON.
Clerk.
Honolulu, II. l., October 3, 1899.
2113-3tF
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
4 RUBBER PLANTATION IN AS.
SAM.

The constantly increasing industrial
importance of India rubber renders OF
peculiar interest the experiments which
have been made by the Assam Forest
Department on the cultivation of the
Ficus elastica. According to a cor
respondent of THE Field, the initial
attempts to start successful plantations
ali resulted In failure, and II was not
until 1879 that any success was attain
ed. At the outset an attempt was made
to initiate Nature by planting the seeds
in clefts OF trees, in the hope that the
Ficus might in terminating, become
epiphytic on its host, but failure was
the result. Planting cuttings was next
resorted to, but though these struck
readily the resulting tree was almost
devoid OF aerial roots, which are an
important factor in its after life. In
the end the plan was adopted, and has
succeeded, of raising the plant from
seed and transplanting 1t as its stage
of growth requires. Thus. the seed
liEgs, when from two inches to three
inches high, are transplanted to nur-
sery beds, where they are inserted In
ridges about one foot apart, and re-
main here till height OF twelve inches
is attained. Each plant is then trans
ferred to a bed Ave feet square. where
II remains till height Of from ten
feet to twelve feet Is reached, II hay-
ing In the meantime been protected
by fences from injury by animals. At
this stage of the growth the final trans
plantation Is made. The roots being
cut back to within eighteen inches o!
the stem, the tree IL dug up and trans
ferred to its final resting place In the
forest, and when an age Of twenty
years Is attained II will he ready 10
tap. The capital outlay IL not large,
but the money expended being locked
up 80 long Is drawback; still. the
plantations which have now reached
the tapping stage are showing an ex'
oellent return ON the original outlay
which amounted 10 90 -, 80. per acre
The net profit, ON the other hand. after
paying expenses of collecting the rub
ber and freight 10 London has been
az 81, ID per aere.--ienginserlng
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
A FRENCH ASTRONOMER.

NJ. Jansen. the French astronomer.
although now more than 20 years old
Is constantly doing the most daring
things In pursuit Of knowledge. It was
he who proposed the establishment Of
an observatory on the top Of Mont
Blanc. and himself made the toilsome
ascent In order to obtain special spec
troscopic observations OF the sun. to
discover. II possible. whether there
was any oxygen in the atmosphere Of
that body. It Is reported that on the
occasion Of the November meteor
shower he was baflied for the moment
by layer Of cloud that overspread
the sky, and which completely prevent
ed him from seeing whether any me-
teors fell or not. There-upon he inter-
ested an aeronautic friend. secured the
use Of balloon, and made a night as
cent. The display which he witnessed
was not 20 brilliant as that observed
at some places in America, but he was
repaid for his enterprise.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
THE ART OF BOXlNG.

In the days of the ancient Greeks,
admittedly the most athletic people OF
the world, judged by their ancient
status. boxing was not only one OF the
most important features OF the gymna-
stun but accorded a high place In their
athletic carniyals. TO most minds In
a mere contest OF Drawn versus Drawn
there is little or no pleasure, but, AZ
with the highly civilized Greeks, III,
meeting OF skillful opponents, trained
10 the pink OF physical manliness, hesl
like marble, legs hard and yet with the
spry grace OF u danclng'masier, th'
eoDsummate art and skill of the attach
and defense. the perfect accord an'
control OF every movement, compares
with the strife ~ mettled racers, ar th,
battle Of well-maiehed oarsmsn, suol
q contest lakns place ON Friday nsa
between Martin Denny aud Armstrong;
Tho sanpllnn VI ihs authorities, tbs ain
of tbs promoters, the oesanie Atheists
club, asslIslng y purely scientific COZ
teal sbsro ,lslDsd skill and good son
sralship wv VIA ~, lavfsls aeeoTas,
10 lLs mbN skllful,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
IN the LABRO>ES.

A letter from Guam received by the
lao, mai, has tho so,,ow,ry concern,np
=.
a""'rs /" 'ne AouroHes'
"The American Governor Leary has
Just arrived in 4OO-foot steamer with
$50 soldiers and 500 workmen, masons,
carpenters, ETC., ana about 30 officers,
bringing plenty of money with him to
improve the place. Electric lights,
waterworks and sawmill are to be nut
up at once and the harbor is to be
dredged. He also brings with him
seeds of all sorts, twenty musiclans
sawmill, plows, icemaking machine
pool and billiard tables: in fact. can
not begin to tell you what he has not
brought, but l can say this: he does
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
SAILED FROM HONOLULU.

Tuesday, October IL.
Stmr. Upolu. Remington, Kohala.
Schr. Ka Moi, Hipa, Eleele.
Stmr. Claudine, Cameron, kahuiui.
Stmr. Kinau, Freeman, Hilo.
u. 8. A. T. Valencia, Lane, Manila.
Stmr. w. G. Hall, Thompson, Ma
wiliwili.
Stmr. James Makee. Tullett, Kappa.
Wednesday, October Is.
u. 8. A. T. Rio de Janeiro. Ward
Manila.
u. 8. A. T. Sikh, Rowley, Manila.
Stmr. Maui, Macdonald, Paauhau.
Am. sh. Yosemite, Anderson, Port
Townsend.
Schr. Waialua, Nelson, Hanalei.
Stmr. Ke Au Hou, Mosher, Lahaina
Thursday, October 10.
Stmr. Kilauea Hou, Mitchell. Kau'
nakakai.
Schr. Golden Gate, Ialua. Kihei.
Stmr. Mokolii. Sachs, Kaunakakai.
Schr. Lady. Martin, Koolau.
Am. schr. Jennie Wand, Olsen, Pu'
get Sound.
Am. bk. Coalinga, Evans, Port An
geles.
Am. stmr. Elihu Thomson, Whitney
Seattle.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. FIRST JU-
DICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE HA-
WAIIAN 1SLANDS.-IN PRO-
BATE.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Gilfllan, late of Homo
lulu, Oahu.
The last will and testament of said
deceased having been presented to said
court, together with petition for the
probate thereof, and for the issuance
Of letters testamentary to Archibald
F. Gilfllan, having been fled, notice is
hereby given that MONDAY, Novem-
Der 10, A. ID. 1899, at 10 O'Clock. a. m, in
the Judiciary building, Honolulu. is
appointed the time and place for prov
ing said will and hearing said applica-
ton, when and where any person in
terested may appear and show cause
II any they have, why the prayer OF
said petition should not be granted.
Honolulu, October 10, 1899.
By the Court:
J. A. THOMPSON,
2115-3tF Clerk.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
NICARAGUA CANAL
Commander McCalla on
the Newark's Trip.
vssssI Would Have saved Twenty
five Hundred Tons Of Coat Had
Canal Been Open.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Com
mander b. H. McCalla, United States
navy. who brought the United States
steamship Newark around the Horn,
has just answered q series of nine ques-
tons asked by the Chamber of Com
merce, through its vice president,
George A. Newhall, on matters Of vital
interest to promoters of the Nicaragua
canal. The information sought
through this medium covers the length
Of the trip and the cost under the pres
ent and possible future conditions.
After stating that the Newark in
making the trip from New York to San
Francisco Travelled 1906 miles. and
that II was estimated that could the
vessel have come by the Nicaragua ca
nal, 500 miles would have been saved,
Commander McCalla added that the
coal consumed amounted to 4,187 tons,
and that 2.41S tons might have been
saved by the other route. He showed
that nothing would have been saved
in labor, as all the men were enlisted
for period Of years. and that the
daily pay Of the ships complement was
$3SS.92. In answer to q sweeping ques-
ton as to the entire amount which
could have been saved had the canal
been open, Commander McCalla writes:
Il do not see that any allowance for
a warship IL necessary, since II ought
to make q very slight difference,
| whether she steamed q long distance
or short distance. II the boilers and
engines were In good condition when
the ship started and II the officers and
men were efficient. beg leave to add
that. from military point Of view, the
possibility Of reinforcing the feet In
the Pacific or Atlantic by units from
one or the other Is Of the greatest i'm
portance. and as the canal would en-
able us to more quickly re-enforce the
Pacific or Atlantic fleet. such a water.
way would enable us to rest satisfied
with a smaller navy than would be
| required without canal.
1.-The value to the United States OF
such canal as the one proposed across
Nicaragua cannot be estimated in dol
lars, because the absence of such a
means OF communication may easily
mean defeat with sad and humiliatine
consequences. On the ground alone OF
sound naval policy the canal should
already have been In operation. and
before national interests, those OF cor.
porations, perhaps largely magma
tive, are Insignificant.
ITO point the moral we must con
slider the length Of time which the bat
tleship Oregon was compelled to takt
In reinforcing the Atlantic fleet II
1898. We must also realize the un
doubted and very great advantage
which the Suez canal affords to Great
Britain in her communication with hei
Indian empire; and the increased
strength which Germany possesses II
being able to unite her Baltic ant
North sea fleets in eighteen hours by
means of the maritime canal through
the Schleswig- Holstein peninsula"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
MILES FOR PRESIDENT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. letters
from the East written to an influential
citizen OF San Francisco and private
circulars recently sent out from Som
erville, Mass, convinced leading poll
ticians here that Major General Nelson
A. Miles, commanding the United
States army, is in the field as candi-
date for Presidential nomination, Gen
eral Miles is a Republican.
During the past ten days prominent
bankers, leading public men and Off.
GERS high in the council of the Mill.
tary Order of the Loyal Legion have
been sounded to ascertain their atti-
tude toward General Miles. Following
Is the text of a circular recently re-
ceived by well-known resident OF
San Francisco.
Somerville, Mass, Sept. IS, 1899.
Dear Sir: A call will soon be issued
for meeting of representative citi-
zens from all parts OF the Union rela.
tive to placing in the field as a candi.
date for the Presidency Major General
Nelson A. Miles.
This meeting will also elect q nation.
al committee which shall prepare ant
carry forward the campaign in 1900
Hoping that you are In sympathy will
the above and trusting for your heart!
cooperation in the same. we have tn,
honor to be, very truly yours. for tn,
temporary committee.
LEVI +. COOK, Chairman.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. FIFTH
CIRCUIT Of THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.
In the Matter of the Estate Of s. R.
Hapuku, late Of Lihue, Kauai, De-
ceased Intestate.
The petition Of Mele Hapuku having
been filed, alleging that said s. II. Ha-
puku died at said Lihue. Kauai, on the
25th day Of March. 1899, leaving prop
erty In the Hawaiian Islands necessary
to be administered upon and praying
that letters of administration Issue to
her. II Is ordered that Thursday, the
10th day Of November, 1899, at 10
O'Clock a. m. be and hereby Is appoint
ed for hearing said petition In the
courtroom Of this court at Lihue, ISL
and of Kauai, at which time and place
all persons concerned may appear and
show cause, II any they have. why said
petition should not be granted.
By the court.
H. d. WISHARD,
Clerk.
Dated. Lihue, Oct. IA. 1899. 3l17-3tF
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
WHARF AND WAVE.

Captain Bennett of the ship Occiden-
tai, which arrived from Tacoma yes
terday, 10 accompanied by his wife and
four children as passengers.
Discharging Inspector George Kies-
ter was yesterday promoted to be dis
trict inspector of customs, vice J. w.
Short. promoted to be inspector Of Chi
nese.
The ship Marie Hackfeld sails for
San Francisco next Sunday. She has
been in port since September 10, hav-
ing arrived with general cargo from
Hamburg on that date.
The German ship Theodor, which
put into the harb0r 'in distress" Sep
TENDER %, which reason has been a
perplexing one to the waterfront ever
since, has now the fore and main top
masts ready for the sails. She Will
sail for her destination, San Francisco.
probably next week.
The ship george Curtis and bark s.
|! C. Allen. from San Francisco, arrived
In port yesterday morning. the former
out ten and half days and the latter
ten days and sixteen hours. Both sailed
on Sunday, October 8. bringing later
news. Fred. Gieske, cabin boy of the
George Curtis, was washed overheard
from the deck on evening Of the first
day out. His body was not recovered
A welcome arrival was the ship Oc-
cidental, coal-laden from Tacoma
which arrived yesterday afternoon
with over $500 tons. II came at a most
opportune time. nearly all the coal In
port being exhausted. The Russian
steamer Daing Vostok. with 1000 tons
of Shimoneseki coal on board from ia
pan, is now due for Hackfeld & Co
The Daing Vostok will go to Sar
Francisco from here with part OF hei
general cargo.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20

ARRIVED At HONOLULU.


TuesdRN October II.
stmr. Ike An Hou. Mosher, Is hrs
from Ahuikini.
Wednesday,, October Is.
stmr. J. A. Cummi'Is. Searle, s hrs
from Koolau.
an. sh. Occ.denlel, Bennett, 10 days
from Tscomn: ash tons coal TO Inter-
Island s. N. Co.
Thursday, October ~.
sh. George Curtis, Calhoun, from
San Francisco. Oct. 8: 5000 tons mdse'
TO c. Brewer 4 Co., Ltd.
Bk. 8. c. Allen, johnson. from San
Francisco, Oct. 8: gen. mdse. and hogs,
to r. II. Davies & Co., Ltd.
Stmr. Mokolii, Sachs, from Molokai,
Oct. Is: 10 bags taro.
Schr. Ada, Moses, from Hanalei.
Schr. Blanche and Ella, Dudoit,
Kauai.
stmr. Kilohana, Thompson, 10 hrs
from Eleele.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING
been appointed Administrator Of the
Estate Of Robert Grieve. deceased.
hereby notifies all creditors Of said
Robert Grieve to present their claims,
duly authenticated and with proper
vouchers. II any exist, (even II the
claim is secured by mortgage upon
real estate) to the undersigned at his
once on Queen street, in Honolulu,
within six months from date hereof,
or the same will be forever barred.
And all persons indebted to said es-
tate are hereby requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned.
JAMES L. M'LEAN,
Administrator of the Estate Of Robert
Grieve, Deceased.
Honolulu, Sept. s, 1899. 2115-2t
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
NOTICE TO sHIPMAsTERs.
U. 8. Branch Hydrographic Once,
San Francisco, Cal

u. 3. Branch Photographic Once,
San Francisco. Cal.
by communicating with the Branch
photographic Once In San Francisco,
captains of vessels who will cooper
ate with the Hydrographic Once by
recording the meteorological observa-
tons suggested b. the once. can have
forwarded 10 them at any desired port
and free ~ expense, the monthly pilot
charts ~ thu North Pacific Ocean and
the latest Information regarding the
dangers 10 navigation In the waters
witch they frequent,
Mariners are requested IA report "a
tho once dangers discovered. of sny
other Information which can b. utl'
llfsd Tor correcting charts ~ sailing
directions, ~ IN tbs publication NJ ths
pilot charts ~ the North raeihr,
q u. rAitkiNs,
Lieut. comdr r'skp ~ Charge
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THE UNDERSIGNED MARIE
Bruins. executrix OF the will of John
Henry Bruins, late Of Honolulu. de-
ceased, admitted to probate this day,
hereby gives notice to all persons hav-
ing claims against the estate of said
John Henry Bruins. to present the
same to her at the Office of w. o. Smith
Esq, Judd building. Honolulu. within
six months from the date of the pub
LEGATION Of this notice or they will be
forever barred.
Honolulu, Oct. 13, 1899.
MARIE BRUINS,
21lk Executrix.