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the society where she was but mock
Princess, to the natives among whom she
might never play her queenly part. Back
to the artificial life and the make-believe
cheerfulness and resignation; back to the
cavalcade and the picnic at Mr.. Parker S
on the island of Hawaii, where, answer
ing the remonstrances of those who
wished to shield her from the elements,
she pleaded, What does it matter; what
have | to live for?" Back to that couch
where she tossed about, delirious, crying
aloud to the doctors to mitigate her tor
ture and, finally, with one last glance to
her despairing father, one last passionate
cry of ''Motherr' she passed away to the
land of heartsease.
'It was the most dreadful shock to us
ALL even to people who did not know her
personally" says Colonel Macfarlane.
"She had so endeared herself and her story
was so pitiful. Her funeral procession, at
dead of night, when she was removed
from her owH beautiful home to the old
church. where she was to lie in state for
another day, was the most pathetic, trag-
ic effective scene that can be imagined.
Words cannot describe it, but those who
were present will never forget it. Brown
and white were there TO do her honor.
The natives thronged the grounds. light
ing up the midnight darkness with their
torches. Above, in a quiet room, away
two or three of US stayed with the broken
down father, trying to get him away be-
fore the body was moved, for we knew
that as soon as the procession was form
ing the native dirge would break out in
full force and the scene would be heart
renfing. But he was not to be moved
till he had once more stood face to face
with his dead And so at last he had to
have his way. He entered the death
chamber, the kahili bearers and mourners
were removed and Mr.. Cleghorn was alone
for fifteen minutes with his dead-I think
l may say his murdered daughter. When
he came out
The colonel stops abruptly For some
minutes he had been furtively winkfng
away moisture from his eyes, now he
abandons pretense and uses his handker-
chief openly. "I cannot help it," he says,
simply, "I never can think of that now
without my ewes filling; nobody could.
Strong men as we were, we were all sob
bing with sympathy for the broken-heart-
ed father of the girl we had loved SO we'll.
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console Kaiulani with some cheerful pros
poets All has not been taken from you,
| said. The American Government re-
spects your position and will help you to
keep it mp. Your aunt will receive an in
come that will still enable her to live as
an eX-Queen. You will still be able to live
as an eX-Princess; your birth and antece-
dents will never be forgotten, and you
will remain leader of society here, the
first lady in the land
Yes, she answered me, with tired
SMILE but | shan't be much of real
Princess, shall /? They haven't left me
much to live for!' And as she spoke she
caught her hand to her side and ! could
see the rapid beating of her heart. /
don't talk about it., she went on; L try
not to grieve my father, who watches
over me so devotedly and seeks to make
up to me with his love for all have lost.
For his sake try not to mind-to appear
bright and happy; but think my heart
is broken
''Then she remembered herself as a
Princess There is one last thing | should
like to say she added. whatever my
aunt attempts to do, whatever she wishes
or approves. ] am with her. ALI Liliuo-
kalanis decisions will have my adhesion
and signature.
And SO this girl of % turned back to
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of abuses which he had not suspected; he
promised to do all ne could in the inter-
ests of Princess Kaiulani, and he was as
good as his word. Mr.. Blount was dis
patched to Hawaii with orders to look
into matters impartially, and the results
of his Investigations were very prejudicial
to president Dole and confreres.
''Then Mr.. Willis was sent with orders
which, duly carried out, would have made
matters straight for the monarchy. But
Mr. Willis did not carry out his orders.
When Kaiuani returned to Hawaii and
saw how things stood hope died within
her. The mischief that the cablegram
began was then accehtuated; her heart
weakness became notorious.
WAS it apparent to others? Yes, in
deed" and the colonefs quiet voice trem-
bles. 81 had evidence enough of her heart
weakness and heartsickness in my last
talk with her, the day she parted with
Liliuokalani They little thought it was
a final parting, but it was none the less
pathetic. The boat was delayed, and
though the hour was late and
Kaiulani delicate, she refused to
leave, and stayed on board some five
hours to see the last of her aunt Any
heart must have been touched at sight of
those two royal women clinging together
in their fallen dignity. 1 was trying to
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kept apart from other children, mixing
with them only by condescension, never
allowed for moment to forget the part
she was to play. AS a young girl, at an
English school, she was not as others;
she had her own governess, her own sys-
tenn of training. her own studies peculiarly
calculated to fit her for her position. sud
denly the raison d'etre of her life was
snatched away and friends crowded round
condoling with her as a fallen Princess.
Could you expect her not to suffer
keenly?'
But still, up to the time of the Span
ish-Amercan war, and the consequent
annexation, she was, like Liliuokalani,
buoyed UP by hope?'"
mo. Liliuokalani hoped on till the very
eve of annexation, but Kaiulani lost hope
the moment she set foot again on her ma
tive soil. For time she undoubtedly was
buoyed up. Mr.. Davis, her guardian, was
confident that truthful representation to
authority would set matters right, and
the Princess went with him to America,
full of faith in American justice. Her
beauty, grace and sweetness completely
won Mrs. Cleveland's heart, the President
was charmed with her-how could it be
otherwise? And Mr.. Davis representa-
tions put matters before President Cleve-
land in a new light. He became aware
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got hold of a few yards of material and
wound them about her she would contrive
70 look fashionably attired. She had the
dignity of an English aristocrat and the
grace OF creole. 1t is not the case that
She was three-quarter caste; she was
pure half-caste, wholly native on her
mothers S side. But her early seclusion
ana her English training had made her
uhiereht from others, and she was thor
ougnly English in her ideas and arnbi-
uons. She had not a trace of native su-
perstition left.
AS for being afraid of death the poor
girl dld not even suspect her danger; none
of us did"
Except the doctors?"
mo, not the doctors till the yerv last.
one of them, indeed was very nervous
and he must have confided his fears to
some newspaper man, who sent the re-
port on to San Francisco But our friend
DR.. Walters, who fought for her life as
he would for his own, who mourned his
patient as he would mourn his child
never gave up hope until the LAST Had
had any thought that her days were num-
bered / would have begged for a short in
terview to gain some idea of her diving
wishes; but even on the last dav Dr
Walters had not given up hope he was
only desperately anxious. You see, thew
knew, if the heart were not attacked
they could save her, but the heart was
her weak organ, had been for some years.
and of course the disease found it out;
then all was over"
And the heart weakness was in
herited?"
THE heart weakness" said the colonel
slowly, was the result of shock; the di-
rect consequence. of the blow that struck
the young girl of scarce 10 when a cable
gram announced that her promised king
dom had been wrenched away from her
1t was utterly unanticipated, and she
never got over it. Till then she had taken
little notice of the politics of the hour
all her energies had been concentrated on
study, on qualifying for the queenly role
she was to assume upon her aunts de-
mise. She aspired to be model queen
with modern ideas; to rule her people for
their happiness, welfare and progress: to
convert her small kingdom into a worthy
little sister of the more advanced king
doms of our day. Her whole life had been
devoted to this end. AS a child she was
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vigilance, their own levee had been cut
and that the water was pouring in on
them.
A charge of dynamite had been exploded
in the big bank. The water had instantly
enlarged the small opening to a bad break,
and before sunrise a gap over 300 feet
wide had been made in the levee. For
two months the rich land of Union Island
remained under ten feet of water. 1t Is
impossible to estimate the enormous dam
age that was done. The crops on Roberts
Island were saved.
In 1893 three attempts were made to cut
the levee on Staten Island. The last trial
succeeded and 10000 acres were flooded.
Twice the armed guards had heard the
levee cutters at work in the night. One
of the patrolmen had fired on a prowler;
but despite the precautions the marauder
accomplished his task and succeeded in
saving the land on the opposite side Of
the river.
Roberts Island was flooded in 1884, 1886
and again in 1893 Grand Island has been
flooded several times and Bouldin Island
but once.
During late years it has been found nee
essary to patrol all levees during periods
of high water, and assessments are regu-
larly levied on the reclamation districts
to raise money to pay the salaries Of the
patrolmen.
There have been no bad floods on the
San Joaquin since 1893 The possibility Of
the water again conquering the reclaimed
lands is a question on which civil en-
gineers differ. Through the efforts Of the
State Board of Public Works the river
has been Strengthened and deepened in
many of it's worst places. On the other
hand. that vast territory formerly known
as Union Lake, and into which the excess
of high water used to flow, has been,
within the past twelve months, reclaimed,
and it is the contention of many that with
this natural basin closed to the river
waters greater floods will be experienced
in the future than ever before.
The question is an intricate one, and
the island farmers are hoping that they
will not see the test of it this year.
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the levees. At that time there were 10000
acres of grain just commencing to head
out on Union Island alone. Roberts ISL
and, also grain covered. lay opposite
across the rising, threatening river. The
water rose eleven feet over the banks of
the river and it became a question of
which levee the Roberts or the Union,
would break first and relieve the pressure.
The Union Island banks were higher
and stronger than the levees on Roberts
Island and on the west side. NeVerthe
less, 700 men were employed to guard the
big banks of Union Island. Every guard
carried gun and was given strict orders
to shoot down the first man seen prowl-
ing around the levees at night or inter
ferng with them in any way during the
daytime
One of these guards was DOC" Wash
ington, now City Justice of Stockton.
The steamer Mary B. Williams was
kept constantly patrolling the levee from
the outside. The boat carried hundreds
of bags of sand and the weakest places
of the strong levee were bulkheaded with
the sacked material at every point that
showed the least signs OF weakening.
AS the danger increased the precautions
were redoubled No more men could be
secured, but those employed were re-
quired to work day and night. They re-
ceived from 30 cents to 81 an hour for
their services. Whisky in barrels was
placed on the levee and 1t was given to
the tired and chilled men by the dipper-
full
May Goth it became apparent that the
leVee on Roberts Island would surely go
during the night. The 700 guards on I'm
ion Island felt secure and cheerful 1t was
only question of minutes when Roberts
Island would be under water, and Union
Island would be safe.
Along about. o'clock on the morning
of May 21st the guards on Union Island
heard a dull explosion on the levee near
what is known as the Pascadero grant
cut Before any of them could make a
move the roaring of the water told them
the astounding news that, despite their
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The Princess Died Of a Broken Heart.
0dy5 Colonel MaCfarfdnc.

" HE Princess Kaiulani prayed to
death? Nonsense" hotly asserts
Colonel Macfarlane, 'the kind of
exaggerated rumor, based on native
tradition, that always gets afiOat
when a royal parsonage dies. Yes.
! know the things that were whispered
when her mother, Princess Likelike, died,
and though there was probably no truth
in current reports they undoubtedly had
some justification in the doings of older
days.
Many great chief has been prayed to
death by witch kahunas, with the aid of
certain subtle poisons Of which they knew
the secret, a decoction of dried fern tips,
for instance, is supposed to have deadly
effect without leaving any trace. At any
rate there was no medical analysis in
those times But Kaiulani.-"
The colonel suddenly breaks off with a
Quiver in his voice.
"Kaiulani." he continues, impressively,
after a moments silence. was adored by
her people her death is the greatest blow
that could have befallen them; with her
their last hopes are buried. There is not
a native in the islands who could have
wished to compass that sweet girls
death"
Then it is not true that some Of them
resented her attitude toward annexa-
tion?"
The colonel sits up energetically:
Every one admired her attitude; they
could not do otherwise. Her dignity, her
pathetic resignation her silent sorrow,
appealed TO all. The natives loved her for
her quiet. steadfast sympathy with their
woe. her uncomplaining endurance of her
e%n; the whites admired her for her
stately reserve. her queenly display of all
necessary courtesy. while holding herself
aloof from all undue intimacy All were
attracted by her sweetness and grace; it
was impossible not 70 love her"
Here the speaker breaks off again.
catching his breath. All San Francisco
knows Colonel Macfarane, ex-Queen
Liliuokalani's confidential adviser and
representative; the suave man of the
world.
Her photographs give you but a faint
idea of what she really was he adds,
presently. mo photograph could indicate
her graceful winsomeness. Though she
could not afford TO dress as became her
rank. she always looked exquisitely
dressed. People used to say that if she
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Was Near by When the Unhappy Kdiu-
Iani Passed AW0u.

And then the procession, as it wound
along the road continues Kaiulani' S
friend 1.-The hearse, the flowers, the sym
bos, the thousands of natives I'M mourn
ing array keening their mournful dirge,
waving torches that turned night into
day as they slowly passed beneath the
palm trees! There never was such a
poetic, touching, royal pageant"
A. R. ROSE SOLEY.
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Teacher-Now boys, who was Colum-
bus?
No answer.
Teacher (promptingly)-The man that
Glass (readily)-Broke the bank at
Monte Carlo.-London Judy.
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He-He that courts and runs away will
live to court another day.
She-But he that courts and does not
wed may find himself in court instead
London Tit-Bits.
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During the heavy 0Dd tbe consequent
the Lower San Joaquin Valley guards
Wncbester puroled the leVees to prevent
? tumperDg with the emb0DkDents.
Q . 90 Q q . o o Q o 90 O q
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ductive are the reclaimed districts
vast leveed islands that before the
advent Of the steam uredger were swamps
Of tules during the low water season and
extensive inland lakes from February to
August.
Big fortunes have been spent in raising
the big levees of dirt that exclude the
waters Of the river from the nearly bound
less areas Of growing grain. But if the
land has cost millions to reclaim it has
proved a profitable investment. for never
were better and bigger crops raised than
have been grown on these old tule
swamps
Sand and water are treacherous. how
ever, and although wondrous wealth has
been realized from the reclaiming of these
inland seas, many a prosperous farmer
and speculator have been ruined by the
breaking Of the levees. l, is upon these
islands that farmers at sunset may be
possessed Of growing crops of almost in
estimable value and at sunrise may be
thankful for a rowboat with which to save
their lives from the turbulent, muddy sea
that has engulfed all their possessions
within a few hours.
The times of danger are during the
months Of May and June when the riv-
ers, swollen by the melting SHOWS in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, rise to the tops
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T the millions Of fertile acres of the
San Joaquin and Sacramento val
leys. the great wheat raising areas
Of California, by far the most pro-
ductive are the reclaimed districts
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of the protecting banks and threaten to
break over on the growing crops. AT such
times the levees are patrolled day and
night by hundreds of men armed with
shovels and bags, and oftentimes with
Winchester rifles, for sometimes the land
holder on a reclamation district has quite
as much to fear from his neighbor on the
other side of the river as from the ele-
ments themselves.
The reason is evident AS soon as the
water is allowed, by the breaking of the
levee, to flow over one island the pressure
is instantly relieved on the upraised banks
that protect the shore opposite and be-
low the break. 1t thus may sometimes
become matter of self-preservation with
an owner of reclaimed land to assist the
water in breaking the levee that incloses
some one else's growing crops.
In the history of the reclamation dis
tricts there is no instance of any one be-
ing discovered in the act of cutting a
levee: but there are many accounts of the
strongest, best-protected levees giving
way in a mysterious manner.
In some instances men have been so
strongly suspected of interfering with the
big banks that they have been charged in
the courts with maliciously destroying
property; but no convictions have ever
been secured against the suspected
parties.
In the spring of 1890 the rivers were
higher than at any time since the floods
in enormous quantities in the Sierras.
The early spring cold, but about the
middle of May the weather turned warm.
The snow was melted rapidly and the
rivers soon raised nearly to the tops of
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HE Princess Kaiulani prayed to
death? Nonsense" hotly asserts
Colonel Macfarlane, ''the kind of
exaggerated rumor, based on native
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-06
MEMPHIS ROUTE.

Southern Baptist convention al
Louisville, KY, May II to II, 1889
For the above the Memphis Route
will sell at rate of one fare plus 500
for round trip. Dates of sale May
SO. Return limit Is days.
LIP. A. at Leavenworth, Kama.
May 10 to 20 1899. On same condi'
tions az above. Date of sale May
IA and IS. Return limit May q.
5Annua' convention Kansas State
Sunday School Asso, at Hutchin.
son Nay o to II, 1899. For the above
the Memphis Route will sell round
trip tickets at one fare. Dates May
Is to 10 Inclusive. Return limit
May 20.
Annual meeting General Assem-
bly, Presbyterian church at Mime
opolis, Mimi, May IS to June !. For
the above the Memphis Route will
sell round trip tickets at on fare
plus ZOO Date st sale Aay 10 II
Is. Return limit Jane 8
Annual meeting Grand Chapter
o. &. s. at Wichita, Kama, May o
For the above the Memphis will
sell round trip tickets TO Wichita
via Fl Scott q cherryvale at rate Of
one fare. Date of sale May 9, Q and
10 Return May Is.
Annual meeting U. c. 7. of A. al
Wichita, May II 70 ls at the same
rate 30 Eastern Star. Date of salt
May II TO u Return limit Nay ID
We have low rate excursion tick
cts 70 nearly every state In th'
union. Cali on me for further In
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-06
ATTENTION, q. A. z.

Pursuant 70 an action Of Baxter
Post on April 20, 1899, and in con-
formity to general orders on the
proper observance of Decoration
day at the National cemetery. q
public informal meeting of said
Post will be held on this Saturday
evening, May 8, at 2 o'clock at Coop
er's hall. for the purpose of organ.
izing the necessary committees. fit
ting out those partly formed, ar.
ranging details, etc.
II 10 the desire of the Post that
every old soldier, regardless OF pre-
vious standing in the order, shall
be present and have an opportun-
ity to heartily join in this annual
tribute of respect to his unfortun-
ate comrades.
A cordial invitation is extended
to the Ladies Relief Corps or Ladies
Circle; also to the city press, city
officials, civic societies and the gen.
eral public, and more especially to
those who, by the deep interest Ia.
ken and active assistance rendered
in the past, have added the most
impressive features TO the occasion.
The nucleus of the following
committee was detailed by the Post
at last meeting:
JP. Hartley, committee to raise
firing squad and reorganize gun
boat crew.
Capt. J. s. Price, Morris Doty and
J. w. Durham, committee on speak
ers.
J.J. Fribley, committee on music.
Crowell, Price and Dunham, COM
mittee on arrangements.
r. r. McGregor, committee on
flags at cemetery.
All committees to report at Sat
urday meeting.
The hall is large; chairs abund.
ant; come one and all.
.. CHAs. II. SMITH, Commander.
B. F. CRowBLI., Adj't Protein.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-06
A BROKEN ARM.

Elnora Owens, a colored miss OF
about II or IA years, while trying q
cake walk on one OF the iron spans
Of the bridge across Sprng branch,
fell off her perch and broke her arm.
She was attended by DR.. Stryker
and will soon be able TO perform on
a tight rope or do the aerial high
wire act.
1t is common practice for the
young kids of the north side to shin
over the top supports of the iron
bridges and as there is no law
against such practices II will be con.
tinued till some of the fool young
sters break their idiotic necks.
We understand some parties are
trying to induce the Owens girl to
sue the city yor damages and they
are trying to make 1t appear that
she fell from the wooden sidewalk
going up the hill from the bridge
where the railing had been broken.
We have made careful examination
of the facts in this case and find
four eye witnesses who will swear
she was not on the wooden sidewalk
which was on the east side of the
bridge, but was sliding down the
iron bridge on the west side and
fell from the stone abutment OH the
west side.
If any of these people are willing
to perjure themselves for the sake
of swindling the city out of sum
of money, where there is no just
cause of action, we hope they will
meet with their just deserts. We
want no more law suits, but our
officers should fight such case to
the bitter end and then some.
ADVICE GIvEN.-Yesterday morn
ing Myrtle Owens, a sister of the in
jured girl, said in our presence and
befor several witnesses, that Mr.. J.
G. Polster sent word by her TO her
mother 10 sue the city for damages.
If suit is brought we'll bet some
body sweats for perjury or some.
thing else.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-06
MHlloas Given Away.

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coughs and colds, have given away
over ten million trial bottles Of this
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ly cured thousands of hopeless
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