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ID. II. Hitchcock. who has been visit-
ing U1JEeno. iE Koua. Tor the purpose
OF roeuperat.rg his health. was seized
with o. severe attack OF asthma, and
became so il that The steamer Hawaii
was sent Co bring him home ON Thurs
day. He arrived about II o'clock on
Thu siuy evening. He is at present
more comfortable. and with Euod med
iCal care will soon. it is believed. br
restored to his usual hellth.-Hilo Tri-
Luuc.
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WI Not On.

Major Curtis IauEca tcicphoned to
th, Advertiser yesterday s2ylnE thai
iac Waiaiua Hotel Will not open to-
day. ls stated in aa afternoon paper ON
saturday. uur aud oorucrt notice 81
thc time % opening - the hotel win
D. giv"n by this raper.
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10 slum- rr.~.-a.

\ crowd % about forty noisy boys
aui yes:srIay afternoon. Some ~cre
playing baseball. Others wcre shoot
ing craps" and all combined 20 crczso
o. disturbance. They we're charged
vt-h breaking the Sunday laws.
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S. E. LUCAS. Partisan Optician,

LOVE BUILDING, FORT STREET;
Upstairs; P. o. Box 351. 1 carry
- a full line of ALL KINDS OF
GLASSES from the CHEAPEST
to the BEST. Free Examination
of the Eyes.
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T. MCCANTS STEWART.

AND COUNSELLOR AT
Law, Progress Block, opposite
Catholic Church, Fort street, Ho-
nolulu, II. I. Telephone 1922.
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DR.. TOMIZO KATSUNUMA.

SURGEON. SKIN
Disease of all kinds a speciality.
Office: Room II, Spreckels Build
ing. Hours: 9 to 4. Telephone
474. Residence Telephone 1898.
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T, D. BEASLEY.

PLANTATION
and Typographical Maps a Special
ty. Room 306, Judd Building, Tel
ephone 633.
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only th. highest grade of RED RUB
BIER !a used in The stamps made by
rhs HAWAIIAN GAZETTE co.
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Dr.. T. MiTAMURA.

CONSULTING ROOMS, 427 NUUANU
Street; p. o. Box S42; telephone
1872; residence, 524 Nuuanu street.
Cottage Hospital, $50 Nuuanu
street. Hours: to Il a. m. and Z
to 9 p. m; Sundays, 2 to 6 p. IN.
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DR.. A. C. POSEY.

SPECIALIST FOR EYE. EAR
THROAT AND NOSE DISEASES
AND CATARRH Masonic Temple.
Hours: to II a. m; l to and z
to p. m.
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WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
Loves Building: Fort

PER "MORNING STAR" FROM
Micronesia, Hibiscus and Banana At
wicks, belts, spears, war clubs, shells,
ivory nuts, and tortoise shells. as well
as the best assortment of Hawaiian
curios in town. Tel 659
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS,
]. @. WOOD.

ATTORNEY AT LAW. HONOLULU
Address: Care Of F. D. Creamy.
Boston address: Rooms 68 and 60
Smith building, No. 10 Court
Square.
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BURNETTE & co.
ANNlS MONTAGUE TURNER.

Remaining in Honolulu for n few
months will take a limited number Of
pupils for
VOCAL INSTRUCTION.
Terms by the lesson or month. Com
mencing on and after the 10th of July
"MIGNON,"
720 Beretania Street, Honolulu.
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LYLE A. DlCKEY.
P. SILVA.

: zvNT TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDG..
r1ents to Instruments, District OF
Woua. Oahu. At w. G. Achfs OF
&C., King Street, near Nuuanu.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
THE NEWS In IOWA
WILSON is MORTALITY ILL
secretary of Agriculture Will Resign
Because of Heart Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.--A short time
ago Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
of Iowa, while at work at his desk in
the agricultural department, became
unconscious. Physicians were sum-
moned, and he was taken home. He
was unconscious for hours and his life
was despaired of several days. The
physicians diagnosed his trouble as
heart disease in its most serious form,
inevitably fatal by causing flow OF
blood into the lungs and consequent
suffocation. AS soon as the secretary
was sufficiently recovered to be out he
called at the white house, explained
to the president the nature of his mall
ady and expressed his desire to retire
from the cabinet. The president urged
Mr.. Wilson to take a rest and not re-
tire. The secretary, it is said, replied
that he did not desire to embarrass the
administration, but he must leave his
resignation in the presidents hands.
The upshot was. that the secretary
agreed to remain in the cabinet until
the president could select his successor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT
British Mistake Enemy's Strength
and Sustain Heavy Losses.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE war Office
has received the following from Gen.
Methuen dated December 10:
"Our artillery shelled very strong
position held by the enemy in Long
High kopje from four until dusk Sun.
day. The Highland brigade was at
tackled at daybreak on Monday at the
south end of the kopje. The attack
was properly timed, but failed. The
guards were ordered to protect the
Highland right and rear. The cav
airy and mounted infantry with the
howitzer artillery battery attacked the
enemy on the left and the guards on
the right were supported by the field
artillery and howitzer artillery. They
shelled our position from daybreak
and at 1:15 sent the Gordons to sup
port the Highland brigade. Our troops
held their own in front of the enemys
entertainments until dusk, our position
extending, including the kopje, dis
trnde of six miles toward Modder river.
Today am holding my position and
entrenching myself. had to face at
least twelve thousand men. Our loss
is great"
General Methuen, as expected, fol-
lowed up his artillery with a general
assault on the Boer positions Monday,
and his report shows that the anxiety
of the public regarding the result oc-
casioned by the ominious silence of the
war office was amply justified. The
Highlanders, it is believed, must have
stormed the Boer position more than
once, while the fact that the guards
were ordered to support the Highland
ers looks as though the Beers may
even have outfanked their attackers.
One report says General Cronje attack
ed the British. The only compensa-
ton the British have been able to dis
cover in the disheartening story is
General Methuen's statement that he
maintains his position close to the
Beers, arousing the hope that he will
retrieve the situation. 1t is apparent
the bombardment of Saturday and
Sunday did not shake the, Beers grip
on the position and it seems certain
they merely withdrew their guns and
rifiemen under cover while Methuen
INDUCED in his usual artillery prelimi-
naries Monday, and that when the
British guns were compelled to cease
firing for fear of hitting the advancing
troops, the Beers speedily reoccupied
their trenches, overwhelmed the
Highlanders with terrible fire, prob
ably accompanying this by an attack
ON the British right flank and rear.
General Forester Walker, telegraph
ing from Cape Town, sends the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Methuen, dated
Modder river, December IL:
"As the Beers occupied their trench
es strongly this morning, l retired in
perfect order here, where 1 am in
security. 1 have gathered from some
of the prisoners and from our men
with the ambulance who talked with
the Beers that the enemy's losses were
terrible, some corps being completely
wiped out. The Beers have been most
kind to my wounded"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BUTLER LOST HEAVILY.
Reports a Loss Of 1.150 Men in
FRIDAYS Battle.

LONDON, Dec. 17.--General Butler re-
ports to the war Office that his losses
in Fridays engagement were: Killed,
81; wounded, 667; missing, 34s, total
of 1,097. The revised list of the Brit
ish casualties at the battle of Mayors
fontein shows the total to be 963, of
which number seventy were officers.
The Black Watch were the heaviest
sufferers at Magersfontein, losing AZ
killed, 1872 wounded and Ill missing.
Never within the range of the longest
memory has Great Britain met with
three such military reverses in single
week, and hence it is not surprising
that notes of anxiety should be heard
amid the general chorus of press ex-
pressions of grim philosophy and res
ignation. AS might have been expect
ed, the desperate state of the British
arms in South Africa. as revealed by
the defeat of General Butler at Tugela
river, where at one stroke he lost
treble the number of guns Wellington
left in the hands of Napoleon during
the six years fighting in the penin-
sula, while adding to the determine
ton of the authorities to send every
available man to the front, caused
something in the nature of a momen-
tary panic among the public, which
was reflected on the stock exchange.
1t is long since the tone of the news
papers and the comment in the clubs
and other resorts has been so chasten-
ed and pessimistic. Some OF the COM
ments go so far as to say the crisis is
so far-reaching that Great Britain
stands where she stood over CEN
fury back, when the American colo
nists, men of British and Dutch blood,
were in arms"
The st. James Gazette is apprehe-
hensive of foreign complications and
thinks France is preparing for some
venture which will be in the nature
of a defiance of Great Britain, and
urges the admiralty to form new
squadron of the ships in the reserve.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
According to his own story, Sol Va

According to his own story, Sol Van
Praag, the noted Chicago statesman, is
a muchwronged person. At the time
the grand jury indicted Mrs. Van
Praag, his wife, for keeping a panel
house." the sorrowful Sol declares she
was at an afternoon tea and that at
precisely the same hour he was busy
directing a political meeting. This is
certainly a deplorable condition Of
things, and must necessarily cause a
falling off in attendance at pink and
other teas held in the afternoon. The
idea that lady should be indicted by
the grand jury because she was absent
from her whisky-row saloon pouring at
a tea!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BREylTIES,

A fire at Sheldon recently destroyed
three business buildings, entail
ing a loss of $500 1t is believed
that the fire is incendiary.
At Belden, Neb. recently j. M. Bliak-
iron, wealthy stockman, was killed
by G. F. Harris, a newspaper man.
The tragedy resulted from an article
regarding Bliakiron which appeared
in Harris paper. Harris home is at
Paullina, la.
Robert Rush, a colored porter on the
Illinois Central road, shot himself in
sleeping car lying at the company's
depot in Dubuque recently. He was
found unconscious and takes to the
hospital, where he died. His home
was in Chicago. 1t is stated he had
been in an insane asylum.
Des Moines dispatch: The most inn
portant announcement of the senator
ial contest has been made public by
the Gear people, who held conference
here. Thew fulfilled their promise of
getting together on the speakership
contest. M. l.. Temple, of Clarke
county, announced his withdrawal
from the contest in favor of DIR. ID. II.
Bowen, of Allamakee. The action of
Temple leaves DIR. Bowen the undis.
puted Gear candidate for speaker
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Was a Desperate Fight.

MoDDER RIVER, Dec. 15.-Details
gathered here by the Associated Press
among the wounded British and Beers
give some idea of the desperate nature
of the fight at Magersfontein. The
Highlanders did all the most gallant
troops in the world could do, but it
was impossible to face the terrible fire
of the Beers. The British artillery
again saved the situation and divided
the honors of the day with the Scots.
The artillery worked for hours under
CALLING rifle fire. According to Boer
stories it is impossible for the burghers
to have escaped fearful loss. One Boer
prisoner said a single lyddite shell
killed or wounded over seventy and
that two other shells burst over two
bodies of Beers ensconced behind a
range, doing fearful damage. All
agree that the Beers fought through
out with the utmost gallantry. Their
sharpshooters seldom missed the mark.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
Democrats and the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Two joint
resolutions have been introduced in
the house by Williams, of Mississippi,
understood to be expressive of tie
position of the democratic leaders on
the Philippines. One declares the in
tention to recognize the independence
of the Filipinos and withdraw our
forces on an agreement to refund the
$50. 00O, 900 paid to Spain and to give
a naval and eoaling station with free
access to Philippine ports in perpetuity.
1t pledges our friendly assistance and
guarantees against foreign aggression
for ten years, during which time the
foreign affairs of the island will be
under American control The other
resolution asks information relative to
the treaty with the sultan of Sulu, and
provides for an inquiry by the Judiciary
committee as to whether the econstitu-
tional provisions against slavery and
statutory provisions against polygamy
apply to the Sulus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BRITISH LOSSES
Very Much Greater Than at FIrsl
Reported.

Very Much Greater Than at FIrs,
Reported.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The official report
gives the total number of killed,
wounded and missing of all arms in the
engagement of Sunday and Monday
north of Modder river as SIT. There
were Is officers killed and woun led,
and in addition five are missing and
one is known to have been made pris-
oner. The war Office has received a
message stating there were $50 casual
ties among the nOn-commissioned
officers and men of the Highland
brigade at Magersfontein. The brigade
lost 10 officers killed, SO wounded and
missing.
The war Office has received from
General Gatacre the following list OF
casualties furnished by q correspond
emit who was permitted TO visit the
Boer camp with the chaplains and is
believed to be reliable: Second Royal
Irish, 10 killed, 32 wounded; First East
Lancanshires, one wounded; Second
Northumberland, IL killed, 81 wound
ed. All the above wounded men are
prisoners
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
NOVAK MUST STAY.

Petition for Rehearing in His Case Over
ruled by Supreme Court.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 16.-The famous
Noval1 case is practically ended, so far
as the public is interested in it, for the
supreme court has overruled the petit
ton of Novak's attorneys for a rehear-
ing in the case. This means that
Frank A. Novak, made famous by the
fire in the little village of Walford
three years ago and his famous fight
to the Klondike regions, will have to
serve out the remainder of his life SEN
tence for the killing of Edward Muir
ray, unless the chief executive of Iowa
may sooner or later see fit to look upon
him with clemency.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
rrade MARKS and Invention.

Dies MONIES, Dec. l4.--Common words
and pictures may be adopted as legal
and patentable trade marks. Newly
coined words and original pictorial
representations may also be used adj
vantageously for amusing and attract
i've trade marks and protected by law.
A recent example is the word symbol
"Otaka" for biscuits. On the 5th inst,
80 patents for trade marks were issued.
Patents fer important inventions have
been furnished as follows: To @. M.
Ross, of Grinnell, for an Improvements
in potato harvesters whereby potatoes
are more thoroughly cleaned and tho
dirt deposited before the potatoes are
dropped so that they will not be par
italy covered with. loose ground as
has occurred heretofore in the use of
such labor-saving machines. To u. O.
Fread. of Des Moines, for a road-grad-
ing machine. Valuable printed mat
ter and advice for inventors, free.
THOMAS q. ORwIa Il Co,
Registered solicitors Of pat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BUTLER DEFEATED.
British General Driven Back and
Loses Eleven Guns.

LONDON, Dec. 16.--The war Office has
received a dispatch announcing that
General Butler had met with serious
reverse, losing ten guns captured and
one destroyed by shell fire. General
Butler was attempting to cross the
Tugela river. Finding it impossible
to effect his object, he ordered re-
treat in order to as I'D greater losses.
He left eleven guns behind.
The Tugela river crosses just north
of Colenso on the railroad leading to
Ladysmith and only about ten miles
from that town. The bridges have
been destroyed. Ladysmith is invested
by the Beers and Butler has been en-
deavoring for some time to reach the
city and relieve the garrison. The Sc
we're repulse which he has met renders
his further advance impossible and
places the British garrison at Lady
smith in precarious situation.
General Buffers report shows that
an attempt was made to ford Tugela
river at three points. General Hart
attacked with great gallantry, but was
close pressed and Butler ordered him
to withdraw. Butler fears his leading
battalion, the Connaught rangers, suf-
fered greatly. The Fourteenth and
Sixty-sixth field batteries and six naval
twelve-pounder quicl-fres advanced
close to the river in their desire 10 be
within effective range. 1t proved to
be full of the enemy, who suddenly
opened a CALLING fire at close range,
killing all the horses. Only two guns
could be saved. The general realized
that to send men to their rescue meant
death and he ordered a general retreat.
He reports that he abandoned ten
guns and lost by shell fire one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
NEWS In GENERAL
GENERAL Pillar KILLED.
Dies While Urging His Troops to Make n
nd

Dies While Urging His Troops to Make n
Stand
MANILA, Dec. 15.-Major March with
300 men, arrived at Ceramics, in the
heart of the Tilad mountains, on the
evening of Dec. 3, about twenty hours
behind Aguinaldo, who had believed
he had found an inaccessible refuge.
On December the American COM
mander had a wonderful fight in a
cloud enveloped mountain pass, 5000
feet above the sea, completely routing
General General Gregorio del Pillars
forces of 200 picked men in a position
almost strong enough to rival Their
mopylae. General Pillar died at the
front of his men, urging them to make
a stand until the ball of sharpshooter
pierced his head. His followers tried
to carry away his body, but were com
PEELED to lay it down. Two of the
Americans were killed and were buried
by their comrades where they fell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21

PRETORIA, Dec. 16.-The following
official announcement is made: Seen
eral Cronje reports yesterday there was
desultory fighting till 8, when the
heavy cannon fire was resumed. The
Scandinavians were determined to hold
their ditfic ult position. but it became
untenable and they suffered severely.
/ was unable to send help. The Brit
ish were in overwhelming force, but
must have had at least two Thousand
men put out or action, either killed or
wounded" The official report from
Captain Finnhart says: There are no
signs of surrender, the burghers fight
inh with conspicuous bravery and
maintaining their positions under a
heavy British fire. Our cannon is of
very little use. Our loss is not def
nltely known, but will estima tie it at
100 killed and wounded"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21

1t is all right that the English Ian
guage should be employed in legisla-
tive proceedings, in courts Of law, and
as a basis Of school instruction. But
American civilization cannot afford to
postpone direct efforts for the moral
and spiritual culture of that first gen.
Grafton of immigrants who will never
learn the language of this country.
The multitudes Of Scandinavians,
Slavs, Italians and Germans whose
children pass into our schools should
hear in their own tongue the lessons
which the republic has to teach and
the higher lessons of religion. This
is the growing conviction of some Of
the churches and Of that tireless and
devoted band of workers who make up
the Womans Christian Temperance
union. They are looking among the
immigrants themselves for persons
competent to instruct, inspire and
guide these millions toward the higher
levels OF life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21

1t Is related, on the authority of DR..
Edward Everett Hale, that a wealthy
gentleman, known to him, has for sew
eral years past been paying the college
expenses of various young women who
had no claims upon his bounty other
than those his generosity prompted.
They were selected-presumably at his
desire-from those pupils of the pub
lie schools, who, in the opinion of their
instructors, were most worthy and best
fitted to pursue a college career. This
year several of them graduated at
various women's colleges, and but one
of their number wrote to their bene-
factor to express thanks and gratitude.
This seems ungracious and almost in
credible. Pay that thou owest," as an
injunction, has a wider application
than to mere monetary Indebtedness,
and benefits forgot and unpaid in
gratitude, proclaim niggardliness OF
soul, as well as lack of high principle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21

Newspaper correspondents writing
from Berlin state that two more re-
markable cures of blindness by means
of electricity as applied by Professor
Stein are reported. A man who for
fourteen years has been totally blind
is now able to read coarse print. A
cir; OF Is who has been blind for five
years Is now able to walk about and
recognize friends. Several other cases
have been reported where persons
partly blind have been enabled to see
perfectly. Professor Stein has been
working on the idea for thirteen years,
and eight years ago invented an cleo
trical appliance by which the blind can
be made to see lights. Since then he
has been experimenting with more
practical results. The appliance which
the professor claims to have invented
at once makes the blind see. He then
adjusts a glass of proper focus, as one
does an opera or field glass. Though
Professor Stein has spent fortune in
developing and perfecting his inven-
.tion. he declares he will cure the poor
free and look to the rich for his fees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
School District Loses $4,000.

Sioux CITY, Dec. 1.-THE Iowa SUI
preme court has rendered a decision
which costs the Sioux City school dis
trict $50, 900. The district had secured
Judgment in the lower court against
the American Surety Company for
$50, 900, which was surety on School
Treasurer Hubbard's bond for that
amount. The money was lost by fail
ure of the Home Savings Bank. The
supreme court reversed the lower
courts decision.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
GERMAN PEOPLE JUBILANT.
Congratulate Each Other Over the BOer
Success in South Africa.

Congra tuIate Each Other Over the BOer
Success in South Africa.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE German press
and people are jubilant over the news
from South Africa, and everywhere in
the streets people stop each other and
offer congratulations. Among the
press comments is that of the Kreuez
Zeitung, which says:
Thus the fighting power of the
third column is destroyed and the cam
paign of the Beers is disastrously end
ed. What, however, means more, is
that Ergland's decadence, long ago
apparent to far-sighted statesmen, has
thus become visible before the whole
world"
The National Zeitung says:
1.-The second chapter in this war is
now also ended and is much worse
than the first. It's effect upon the
Afrikanders in Natal and Cape Colony
must be unfortunate for the English
cause"