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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-07
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the fourth
assessment of ten Q0) per cent on the
capital stock of the Honolulu Rapid
Transit and Land Company, will be due
and payable to j. II. Fisher at Bishop
& Co. Bankers, Honolulu, on the LIST day
of October proX. The shares upon which
any assessment may remain unpaid af-
ter thirty days from said date, will be
declared delinquent.
CHARLES H. ATHERTON,
Secretary H. r. T. & L. Co.
Honolulu September 26, 1899.
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NOTICE.

A special power of attorney from F.
L. Dortch to Charles Phillips was filed
for record at the Registrars Office,
Oahu, on the 22nd Of September, 1899,
and is recorded in Liber 1913, page S6S.
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The HOLSTER Drug Co. are display
ing a new line of rubber goods, called
THE Eleele." They have on hand a
full line of hot water bottles, bulb and
fountain syringes, which they guaran-
tee to last longer than any other rub
Der goods in this climate.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Supervisors of the Children's Aid and
Free Kindergarten Association will be
held in the Y NJ. c. A. Hall, Fri
day, October 18th, at nine a. IN. The
annual meeting will be held in the same
hall at ten a. m. All members and
those interested in the Association are
cordially invited to be present.
BORN.
this city, October :, to w. r.
Sims, a son.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
by AUTHORITY.

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MISCELLANEOUS
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Insures comfort and a clean home?
The evening times., 1899-09-07
ASTRONOMERS IN CONVENTION
Interesting Papers Read by Promi-
nent Students of the Sky.

WILLIAMS BAY. Wis. Sept THE Ma
tioaal Astronomical Conference opened yes
terday in the Yerkes Observatory. Prof
William Hardness, of the Washburn OBJ
servatory. Madison, Wis, being chosen
president.
a S. Flint, of the Washburn Observable
ry, explained a new transit micrometer
which he is using to take measurements
OF the heavenly bodies. Prof S. l. Brown.
Of the Naval Observatory, presented some
abstruse calculations of the position Of
the axis of Neptune from perturbatiOns of
its satellite
Prof Z. F. Barnard followed with an
informal talk on observations with the for
ty-inch telescope He presented the results
of series of measurements of the ring
nebula N Lyra with his conclusions of
the motion of that nebula.
A discussion arose as TO the relative
value of observations taken in extreme
cold weather. Prof. Barnard had worked
with the temperature &c degrees below
zero and had concluded that such obser-
vations were fairly reliable. Prof Hough,
of the Northwestern Observatory. did not
agree with him that measurements could
be accurately made in extremely low tenn
peratures.
Papers were read by Prof Harkness. F.
R Moulton, of the University OF Chicago:
Prof Ormond Stone, of the University OF
Virginia; Prof. Hale in the absence oi
Prof f c. Pickering, of Harvard College
Observatory; Prof Kurt Laves. of the
University of Chicago; W. w. Campbell
of the Lick Observatory. read by Prof
Hale. and Prof. Asaph Hall. jr., of the
University of Michigan.
A reception was rendered to the member:
of the conference yesterday by Prof. anC
Mrs Hale.
The evening times., 1899-09-07
Ite,r.Ie.s mud 5!e-ccpar..

f-rom the New Orleans Times Democrat.)
My roommate is chap Of extraordinary fran-
cial genius remarked railroad clerk of this
cfty He is native Californian, and five or six
years ago he spent a season sugar piaGta-
ton in Hawaii. He engaged at the time,
and while lie was there he corresponded regularly
with his fiancee. Afterward they quarreled, and
the match was broken off, but the poor girl
thought his letters beautiful and treasured
them reigiously Quite recently he saw in
paper that the Hawaiian stamps OF the period OF
his stay there had become very scarce and yaiu-
able and he Immediately sat down and wrote to
his old sweetheart demanding his letters. He
said he was soon 10 be married, and felt it his
duty Il destroy EN-; appealed to her better
feelings and all that and to make long story
short she sent them back They were yellow
with age. and had suspicious stairs that looked
like tears hut he wasn't moved a bit. He prompt
" cut off all the stamps, sent them to New
York agency ard yesterday he got check for
Sl2 Our andlady, who knows about il, says
he is a Perfect Brute, and will come to a Bad
End | am afraid myself. think he is
doomed to become a millionaire
The evening times., 1899-09-07
The nisappoin,inu Gr,.-..s

We can heartily sympathize with Sena-
tor Plat in the chagrin he must have felt
in lot finding Griggs here yesterday. The
Senator is now looked upon as the for
lorn hope OF the Carterites, and it is gen.
orally believed that his latest visit To
Washington was made with q view 10
learning what ray of hope the Attorney
General had been able to find in the small
room full of papers," to which he and
his caddy have been devot;ng themselves
All summer.
He cometh not ] am aweary" obsery-
cd Plat TO his friend Lemuel Eli Quigg,
as they entered the White House to pre-
pare the Presidents mind for recon-
lnendation TO quash the court martial
proceedings and make Carter civil COVER
nor of Manila with a free hand in the
custom house.
Whether il viii come 10 quite that is Z
question, but the eloquence OF Wayne Mac.
Veagh, which becomes burning and almost
human when properly bought and paid
for, may be counted on 10 deeply affect
Griggs; while the distinguished Chinese
3urisconsult lately added to the array OF
The evening times., 1899-09-07
The war Leg i4asch;nE.

Fridays cabinet council in London IS
counted on to bring the Transyaal situa-
ZION to a head. Il is expected that Dy Sat
urday an lltimatum viii be in the hands
II President Kruger. and then, within
very few days, we shall know whether the
Bo5 rs mean 10 coacede the British demands
Or fsat
For oar own part, We are quite unable
IT, see how a war is TO be avoided. There
are Indications in plenty that. whatever
may be the private opinions Of men like
Kruger and Joubsrt as to the sanity Of en-
gaeing in an armed conflict with England,
a majority Of the burghers are thoroughly
CONVINCED Of Beer invincibiIity and are
eager for fight.
That unfortunate public sentiment grows
with every day that Mr. Chamberlain
spends in n negotiation. British prestige has
suffered greatly among the Dutch in South
Africa. because Of governmental patience,
which has been mistaken for timidity. We
doubr il even the sharpsst kind Of an ulJl-
maturn VIII be productive Of 2ny change, OF
accomplish the least result except thar o:
precipitating hostilities.
After all. il is perhaps as well thai me
trouble should come n0w. Come il must.
some time. The situation in the Transvaal
is che which, soon CT late. must, in the
nature Of things. compel Great Britain 10
suppress the pirates OF Pretoria, who have
been for years gorging themselves with or
s3uarGering the millions looted from tbs
mining Industry in the Rand district The
stupid burgners OF the veldt arr innocent
enough of any conscious desire 10 do wrong;
but. as long as Kruger and his clique Of
corruptionists at the capital, manage 10
relieve the country p5ople of taxes al the
expense of the Outlanders, the latter can
never excite much sympathy. and, more
over. the Beers relig.ously believe the
johannesburg miners 10 Be kind CT
Egyptians whom il is duty as wcll as pleas
ure and profit 10 dsspoil.
Any retreat on the part Of the British
Colonial Office at this time would only
serve 10 exaggerate the evils which Mir.
Chamberlain and Sir Alfred Miner have
sought to remedy, and leave the unfor;u-
nate Ouilanders in a far worse condition
than. they ever h1d been before. Every
consideration of equity, honor, and i'm
perial interest warns the Salisbury Gov
ernment to move straight ahead with re-
morseless purpose and energy. The Boers
have shown themselves incapable Of main
tanning a system of civilized self-govern-
ment They have had every chance. In
1854, MI Gladstone gave them complete
internal independence, and weakly omitted
to exact guarantees in return. He wanted
to be generous to a brave little foe whom
his field general. Sir Evelyn Wood had
absolutely at his mercy. His silly liberali-
" was construed into cowardice by its
bcneficiaries, and the salutary lesson which
the war of 1883 should have taught tn,
burghers was lost. with the consequence,
we now see On sentimental grounds We
may be sorry for the South African Re,
public, but sentiment is rather out Of place
in the case The TransyaaI state, as now
constituted. stands in the way of civiliza:
tion in South Africa. 1t will have 10 go.
The evening times., 1899-09-07
.11ss MoRaAN,s WILL.
a Contest That Promises mn Inter-
estinE story.

NEW YORK, Sept IA legal fight over
the will of Annie Taylor Morgan will take
place in the surrogate court the first week
of October, ard an interesting story is
likely to be told by the witnesses who ap-
pear for the contestant. Miss Morgan
wss the daughter OF the late Homer Nor
gan, who left nearly a half million to his
daughter Annie and about the same
amount TO his daughter Alma LoIise, nov
Mrs. Fellows. They were his only chill
dren. After her fathers death Miss Annie
T. Morgan went TO reside at tie Windso:
Hotel on Fifth Avenue. She was rather
eccentric woman and often made trips to
Europe without giving her sister Or
friends notice. On number OF occasions
she simply left the hotei saying that she
might be back in a day or year. while
living at the Windsor she became greatly
attached to the members OF the FAMILY OF
Proprietor Leland, and she often took
Miss Leland TO drive with her in the park
The propretor's daughter finally became
her constant companion. On March IL,
the day of the Windsor fire. Miss Morgan
was seen about the hotel as usual She
told some one that she intended TO so ont
half an hour later for the purpose Of Wis
it:ng IA friend. Before the half hour hal
list of missing and not accounted for ap-
peared the name of Miss Morgan.
In less than month from the date o,
the fire, on April u, a document pui po- t.
ing to be the last will and testament o.
Annie T. Morgan, was filed in the surro-
gates Office, the beneficiary being Leiani
Smith, a twelye-year- relative of Miss
Leland. The estate. consisting OF per-
sonal property TO the value OF S2o0OcO.
was left 10 Miss Hattie Leland, OF No 90
West Fifty-first Street, in trust, to be in
vested and kept invested, the interest u
| be applied TO the benefit of a god-daugh-
| ter Ina Leland Smith. until she alta ms
| the age of twenty five years, when the
! principal and unpaid balances OF the in
come shall be paid to Miss Smith abso-
lutely. Mrs. Fellows is contesting on tht
grounds that Miss Morgan is rot dead anl
that the document filed is not the last
will of Miss Morgan; also that even if Il
| was so executed il was not her free. uL-
| constrained and voluntary act.
The evening times., 1899-09-07
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER I. 1893.
A Specimen of French Justice.

The German Government consents TO al
low the examination of Colonel Schwarz-
koppsn by a commission. Maitre Labor
requests the court martial TO appoint such =
commission, The request is flatly denied!
This crowning infamy at Rennes puts the
French Government on trial before the
civilized world. We co not wish to say
much on the subject at this hour. hoping
that so flagrant an attempt to mock justice
and protect traitors at The expense Of an
innocent man. viii be defeated by the over
ruling authority OF the war minister.
Should the Waldeck- Rousseau govern
ment. however. permit the conspirators and
their tool. Jouaust, 10 have ,heir way in this
matter, as they have been allowed 10 II
cases Of less vital Importance. there would
be nothing left upon which to predicate
verdict of acqUiua!, or the salvation ol
France from the whole worlds disgust,
contempt. and horror.
The evening times., 1899-09-07
7, par,ors nnd-other Places.

(From the New Orleans Times-D5mocrat.)
Devotees OF the card table, lovers of whiss.
euchre and the fascinating game OF poker a,e in
terested in the sddden rise in the price Ct play
ing cards. Within the past few days al the
dealers selling cards have received ro;ce from the
United State, Playing Card Company. which
nracticalIy controls the production OF cards in
this country that. because of the increase in tn
cost OF manufacture, an advance Of from . TO 10
ner cent on al brands OF cards would be made
An increased demand Ter cards has recently been
noticed BIZ dealers. \ Baltimore bnsiHeSS In2n
whose firm sells thousands of packs Of cards a
wear said on Thursday that the inl relscd de''ri
for cards began to be noticed more than month
ago. and there seemed to be no way u account
for it save that more people we-e learning 10
play, and games of cards were becoming moe
nOpulaF
The evening times., 1899-09-07
A Breton Dainty.

1t has been generally supposed that
Americans were the most persistently dys-
peptic people on the face of the earth. and
turesque language their horror of our free
lunch counter, our railway station pie, and
our home made doughnut. But according
to recent letter from a sojourner in Brit
tany, there are corners of the sunny land
of France where the gospel of good eat
ing should be preached.
One of the institutions in this country
which has aroused the pious wrath of for
eigners is the buckwheat cake. 1t has
been declared TO be an indigestion maker
of purely American malignity But the
traveller above referred TO has discovered
this article among the Breton peasants,
under conditions which should forbid the
Breton ever TO reproach the inhabitants
Of the United States for gastronomic in
discretions.
The Breton fiapjack is called crepe, and
the chances are that in this country it
would cause the relatives of the partaker
to wear crepe without much delay. It is
and is eaten cold The unlucky travellers
who discovered ii, when told that they
could get griddle cakes at a certain inn,
hied themselves thither with joy in their
hearts and the light of anticipation in
their eyes. They thought they were 60
ing to get warm, brown, comforting things
with syrup on them-real American grid
die cakes, possibly improved by the Gallo
skill in cookery-the apotheosis and sub
limation of the flapjack They got nothing
of the kind.
The picturesque maid at the inn-all
Breton maids are picturesque in their
white caps and wooden shoes, even if they
are not pretty-brought UP the griddle
cakes, apparently from the cellar. They
were cold with an awful clamminess, and
folded together like a blanket or a table
napkin. each upon platter. Nobody could
discover how long they had been cooked
but there are parts of Europe in which
the bread baking is done only twice {
year, and perhaps the Breton crepe comes
into the bread department. over the cak,
as ii rsposed upon the platter was poured
/ half q pint OF cold and sour gravy. On,
of the party of Americans summoned Vi
enough courage 10 taste mouthful of il
1t is said that the inordinate amount o
strong drink which he afterward consume,
was due entirely TO his rashness in making
This experiment If the French nation ha
originated the buckwheat cake. Amer!ci
has. at any rate, rescued it from Oblivion
and made it edible, if not digestible.
may be bad to have dyspepsia in America
but imagine being brought up on III
| BRETON creme,
The evening times., 1899-09-07
TheoIorians and Christianity,

IFfom lTt NtW 1UTh sum
What proof of the existence and of the laws
OF that unseen and unseeable world is there or
can there be unless it is furnished to men by
inspiration from God? Obviously God alone can
tell of it. for he alone knows OF ii. When. then.
priests of religion and teachers and eypouuders
of theology themselves deny practically any
heavenly inspiration, and insist that what IS
sumes to be such is nothing more than fabri-
cation CT human authorship-ncredible oft .n
imaginary, contradictory, childish in the palpa
bility of its errors-what are men who are no;
professional theoogians going to do? Hhat Else
remains for them except to express dissent cr
to say. with the agnostic, that 81 do no. an,w,
and as it is impossible for me TO know o. an.
BODY to tell me, / dismiss the whole problem
as insolube, and all consideration OF it, there
fore, as hopeless waste of thought?'
The evening times., 1899-09-07
THE MARYLAND NOMINEES.
Prospect of IL Lively Contest for the
(iOycrnOrahin.

EOScfnOfSnIP.
BALTIMORE. Sept. THE renomina-
tion of Lloyd Lowndes for Governor OF
Maryland. by the Republicans will, in the
opinion of intelligent political observers,
insure campaign of interest and of ab-
solute cleanliness in the State this year.
The candidates of both parties are frori
personal point of view highly acceptable
to the people. who insist upon decency.
dignity, and integrity in public life. Both
Mr.. Lowndes and Mr Smith are thought
to be clear headed, clean handed men, and
the Independent voters will find it difficult
to discriminate beJweeen them.
The election will probably hinge upon
the attitude of the independent element.
Mr.. Smith is known to have the unanimous
support of organization Democrats, and it
is admitted that the other candidates on
the Democratic ticket, Raynsr anI Herring
give it strength and attractiveness.
1t is conceded even by Republicans that
they will have their work we'll cut out for
them when they attempt to defeat the
Democratic nominees this year.
1t is now thought that the Republicans
made a grave mistake in permitting the
Malster element from Baltimore TO appear
so conspcuously and to be so highly COM
mended in the convention. This emphatic
praise of Malster before the party was off
set somewhat by the platform which by
inference mildly attacks the recent Repub-
lican partisan government in Baltimore.
In making this dual declaration, the poiiti-
cal finesse of Senator Wellington is readily
| recognized. His fine Italian hand is by
many seen throughout the PLAUSIBLE plat
form. That the platform is plausible is
| generally admitted; but 1t is also conceded
that a more positive tone in the platform
would this year be wiser and more con-
vincing to the independents. They are. il
| is said, opposed to all temporizing policies.
They demonstrated that opposition in the
| recent Baltimore election when they sound
| ly defeated the Republican candidates. II
| is now thought that in spite OF Mr
Lowndes' personality, he may be beaten or
/ account of the disposition IN certain Re
| publican quarters to truckle to the Malstel
machine and to other vicious elements IL
| the organization CT the party. Independ
ents here are inclined TO think that tht
| Democratic ticket promises. on the whole
better prospects for clean government thar
does the Republican. For that reason, it i:
thought, that John Walter Smith will, il
| all probability defeat LoWndes in the race
The evening times., 1899-09-07
sufferings of Gagged Birds.

(From BlackwOOdS MagaZine.)
You think your bird in its narrow prisoC !,
happy, because, unhnppily for itself, It's move
ments are lively, its expression contcnted, its
song cheerful. You little know what misery it
may endure when forbidden TO obey the most
powerful impulses of its nature, 1t must be bitter
enough to bear. even if the prisoner has fellow
in captivity; how much bitterer if it is. often
happens, doomed to solitude. There is not
single kind of bird usually kept in a cage which
is not, when at liberty. either gregarous or
permanently paired. Skylarks for instance are
favorite cage birds, especially with Londoners.
and they usually smut up alone, in a peculi-
ary low cage, so that they may not iniure their
heads by attempting to soar. Yet skylarks by
nature migratory, flying in cheerful focks.
till the first signs of spring appear when each
chooses mate. There arc hundreds of sky.
larks languishing a. this moment in our towns,
doomed by bird lovers to forego all that
makes their lives worth living-travel, flight
freedom. love. care of young, society.
The evening times., 1899-09-07
ResnonsibiIity Tor Ohio.

tFrom the IhIcag0 JoNTRlIJ
Ii such a rude thing impudeDce may he
predcatcd of a Presidents speech, Mr.. Mchin-
lcv's assertion that he would assume full respon-
sibilitv for General 0tis and his weary war, may
be said to have been impudent For the same
reason it was also bit of bluff. On whom ese
would responsibility fall? Did not the Consti-
tuition make the President the commander-in-
chief of the army, and have we so amended it
that responsibility can fall back on any other
shoulders? When the President says: Il am re-
sponsible'' it has brave sound, and so has a
drum. and one is no emptier than the other. The
country has a right to reply: ''Of course, you
are responsible That's what we are kicking
about. Did you think we were blaming the
White House ianitor?'
The evening times., 1899-09-07

The joy with which the gentle natives
of Santo Domingo are greeting Their de-
liverer-to Smith NJ. Tweed-would bring
the tear of admiration to the eye OF
crocodile. Wherever he goes, Jiminez is
acclaimed as one who returns from exile
with Yankee money in his clothes. Tri-
umphal arches bear touching and appro-
pirate legends, which bring the blush OF
modesty to his adamantine cheek. Back
again, by Jiminez,' is a favorite decora-
tive motto in the provinces. TRY fresh
Weed" is another. Welcome to Our No
BILE Syndicator" and Hail to the hero o.
Hotel Champlain,' are popular devices
Throughout the Smithemweedal republic
all is mirth and gladness. Glory be to
good politics. and sound business
methods" and one of ''our best business
interests
The evening times., 1899-09-07
DEWEY NOT TO RETIRE.
Naval Officials Discredit the Repor
Thnt He VIII Resign.

Navy Department officials place no con-
fidence in the report that Admiral Dewey
has determined 10 retire on December 26.
II is true that he will be eligible for re-
tirement on that date. as he will then be
50 years of age, but few believe that he
will give up active life.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen
stated to Times reporter today that the
Admiral will be detached from sea duty
Immediately On the arrival of the Olympia
in the United States. He will then be
granted an indefinite leave of absence and
only be assigned 10 duty al his own Ie-
quest. The Assistant Secretary further
stated that there is no probability OF Ad-
miraI Dewey's retirement for some years.
as he is in the best of health and naturally
an active man. He fu1ther stated that ii
the Admiral had determined 10 retire he
would have undoubtedly informed the Pres
ident and the Secretary OF the Navy OF the
fact
AS previously stated Admiral Dewey will
be given his own way in every respect and
his wishes will be consulted in al matters
looking TO his assignment to duty II Is
believed at the Navy Department. how
ever, that the victor of Manila viii never
again command a vessel on the seas and
that his future duty will be executive in
its character.
Ii is believed that the President has de-
termined 10 place Admiral Dewey in po-
sition as adviser TO the Secretary OF the
Navy. In other words he will be to the
navy what the Commanding General should
be to the army This will mark an impor-
tant change in the Administration OF the
Navy Department and it is thought that
it will do away with several of the bureaus
now in existence. The President has i'm
plicit confidence in Admra! Dawey's eXecu-
| tive ability and as administrator of the
new navy it is believed that the Admiral
will reorganize and make it the best man
/ AGED navy in the world