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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27

WASHINGTON, November 16.-The
Census Bureau has issued a bulletin
announcing the population of Hawaii
by islands and districts. II shows the
total population of Hawaii to be 154,OOl
an increase of 44,9S1, or Alp per cent
over 1896, the last census there.
During the last ten years, from 1890
to 1900, or substantially the same inter
val as for the census of the United
States proper there has been an in
crease in population of 64,011, or Ill
per cent.
The total land surface of the Hawai-
ian Islands is approximately 6449 square
miles, the average number of persons to
the square mile being 23.S.
The population of Hawaii in detail by
islands is as follows; Hawaii, 46,S43;
Kauai, &c, 562; Niihau, 172 Maui, 1890
Molokai and Lanai, 2540; oahu, 5S,504
All the islands have increased material
ly in population since 1890 with the eX'
ception of Molokai and Lanai islands
which show a combined loss of 11.3 pei
cent.
The largest percentage Of increase
reached is 81 per cent for Oahu island
on which the city of Honolulu is situa'
ted. The city of Honolulu is co-eXten'
sive with the district Of Honolulu in
Oahu island, and is practically the only
city of Hawaii Honolulu had a popu
lation in 1890 of 22907, showing an in
crease from 1890 to 1900 of 16399 or H.
per cent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
THE hawaiian LABOR BUREAU

Will engage laborers in the
Hawaiian Islands and will fur
nish them to plantations indiv-
iduals, firms or corporations;
will undertake contract work,
and furnish experienced and
reliable contractors.
Telephone No. 23O Main.
P. O. Box No. 877.
Temporary Office, Magoon
Building, Room Is.
Merchant Street
Honolulu
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
THE VERDICT AT LAST.
Finding of Coroner's Jury in Famous
Poisoning Case.

After more than a weeks work on
the Portuguese poisoning case the cor
oners jury yesterday returned a YER
dict
THAT the said Joaquin de Silva Men
dOnca came to his death in the island of
Oahu on the 10Th day of November by
drinking a certain poison known as
methylated spirits, wood alcohol Co
Quantity of white hellebOre had been
added, and it is the opinion of this jury
that methylated spirits had been taken
in such quantities as to alone have
caused death. And further, in view OF
the indisputable evidence which has
been adduced in this case to show that
methylated spirits, wood OlCOhOl, Co
lumbia spirits and like poisons are be-
ing sold freely in such quantities at the
several drug stores in the city of Ho-
nolulu as to menace the public safety 1T
is imperative that some strigent mea-
sures be adopted to protect the health
and welfare of the community at large.
Therefore, we, the undersigned cor
oners jurors, do recommend that the
Government issue such regulations as
will make the said poisOns, known as
methylated spirits, wood alcohol and
Columbian spirits scheduled as poisons,
the sale of which is regulated by sta
tute.
Much of the afternoon was taken W
with evidence as to the poisoning and
the character of wood alcohol as sold
here DR.. ShOrey reported on samples
| taken from all the drug stores, finding
all dangerous to life if taken in any
quantity. Representatives of the drus
stores testified as to how and to whom
! the stuff was sold More evidence was
put on, the trend of which seemed tC
| show that old man Silva committed
suicide by deliberately drinking the poi
son and that he probably left the re-
mainder of the connection handy to xii
others.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
Weak. Exhausted.
When Recovering from Sickness.

Perhaps you have been very sick and
are not recovering so fast as you ex-
pected. Then we can help you, we are
sure. Our Sarsaparilla will make your
blood pure and will give great strength
to your nervous system.
Mrs. Mary NJ. McShane, of 80 Har-
rington Street, Hobart, Tasmania, sends
this letter, with her photograph;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
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Lucol and Linseed Oils. raw and boiled
Indurine Ia cold water paint in white
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Filter Press Cloths. Cement. Lime and
Brick.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
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FIRE AND MARINE
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-01
The Other HiIo Bank.

Mr.. Philip Peck returned to Hilo by
Wednesdays Kinau, just Us firmly of
the opinion as ever that bank here Is
a good thing for the people and the
bank, and that two banks are even
better than one, provided the other
people think so.
While in San Francisco Mr.. Peck
made arrangements for exchange with
prominent banking institutions. His
capital is for the most part local, UNI
less the local subscribers are inclined
TO back out on account of the branch
of the American Bank of Hawaii, that
is just being started, in which case
he will make up the balance else
where.
Mr.. Peck hopes to open in about
three weeks. His firm will do general
eral banking business and make loans
ON real estate and other approved So.
curity.--Hilo Tribune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-01
Probate Notice.
In the Circuit Court, First Circuit, of the
Hawaiian Islands.
Telephone 500.

In the Circuit Court, First Circuit, of the
Hawaiian Islands.
In the matter of the Estate of Genevieve
Dowsett, Marion c. Dowsett, Madeline
c. K. Dowsett, and Annie Fl. K. Dowsett,
Minors:
On reading and filing the petition of
J. NJ. Monsarrat and David DAYTON, guar.
dams, praying for an order of sale of GER
tain real estate belonging to said minors,
situate on the Island of Oahu and on the
Island of Maui, and setting forth certain
legal reasons why such real estate should
be sold.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the
next of kin of the said wards and all other
persons interested in the said estate, appear
! efore this Court on WEDNESDAY, the
THIRD DAY OF. JANUARY, AL 1000,
at 10 o'clock a. M, at the Court Room of
this Court, in Honolulu, then ard there TO
show cause why an order should moi be
granted for the sale of such estate
Honolulu, Dec. q, 1900
BY the Court:
-s GEORGE LUCAS,
I30S-3N Clerk.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-01
Pralernal Directory.

stYSTlC LODGE No. 2, X. of p,
Meets every "Wednesday evening at
$3.50 o'clock, Castle Hall, Fort street.
Whiting brothers cordially invited to
attend.
1915 A. L. MURPHY, X. r s..
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-01
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Ride Cleveland; they lead all
others.
American Messenger Service, Ma
sonic Temple. Tel. 4ll.
Horses properly shod to correct
faults of gait at the Stockyards shop.
WEDDING STATIONERY, Engraved
Cards, Enclosing.
II. f. wICHMAN.
c. l.. Mesten. one of the Hawaiian
Hotel barkeepers, was arrested yngter-
day on the charge of selling spirituous
Go out to the football game on the
Oahu College grounds this afternoon.
An exciting time is promised.
Board and room s12 per week at
Wright's villa. The finest bathing on
the peach. Dinner so cents, with wine
S1.O0.
The engagement of Miss AlyG Maud
Danford third daughter of Lady Anna
Heron, to Robert Frederick Lange
both of this city, has been announced
liquors on Sunday. Bail in the sum of
$3.50 was furnished This is another
of the cases that will come up for trial
tomorrow.
The Misses Wores and Miss Nellie
Stevens, the latter of Oakland, Cal,
are spending the holidays with Miss
Rhoda Green at Pearl City.
I'm off," as the rat said when he
Ipf I'm hn
mond's rat traps, however, make
complete capture.
The Salvation Army meeting in the
Y. NJ. G. A. this evening will be con-
Quoted by Captain and Mrs. Merli-
weather who are soon to report for
duty in other fields.
Friends gave DR.. Mcmillan pleas
ant surprise at his homo in Waianae
Saturday night. Refreshments were
served and music was furnished by
native stringed instrument club.
II. p. Walton is here from Kauai
Among the passengers from Maui
and Hawaii ports in the Kinau Satur-
day We're the following: Frank God
frey. Miss d. Lishman, Miss Lucy
Ward, Geo. ]. Wagner
Miss Flora NJ. Perry and DR.. A. n.
Sinclair, both of this city, were mar
ried at midnight last night at the horne
of the brides mother on Punchbowl
street. The newly married couple will
spend their honeymoon al Wailrpe.
Harvey Chace's place along Ala Mo
ana, in the Pawaa locality, was raided
by Deputy Marshall Chillingworth
Sunday morning. Three couples were
arrested. Each person was required to
put up $50 bail before gaining his
freedom.
While attempting to take iiashiight
picture of an opium den in China
town, photographer Frank Davey had
the flesh torn off a great part of his left
hand and his wrist badly burned by
the explosion OF the Blitz pulver cap
used in taking such pictures.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-01

HONOLULU SCOTTISH
THISTLE CLUB,
Love Block, Fort street. Reading
room opened day and evening for read
lAS and social intercourse. Regular
MEETINGS Friday, 1880 p. m. Visiting
0eotsmen especially welcome NJ all
>iEO. l.. DALI, Chief.
ALEX. B. KENNEDY, Secretary.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-01

HAWAIIAN LODGE No. 81,
+. AND A. NJ.
Stated meetings, first Monday each
month. Special MEETINGS, when called
(Wtn be noted In this space.
Members Lodge lie Progress, Pacific
lodge, and all sojourning brethren
oordially invited
ED. /. SPALDING, w. NJ.
Y. X. @. WALLACE, Secretary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-01
climbed his way up stairs and left her
with her conscience.
THE OVERLAND TRAIL.
Copyright, 1900. by c. B. Lewis.)

Copyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis)
In the old days of the overland trail,
the pony express and the numbering
stage coach, stage stations had been
erected at distance of fifteen miles
apart throughout the length Of the
whole trail. After the first thirty
miles from the Missouri river no coach
was safe from attack until it reached
San Francisco. 1t was misnomer to
say the stations were erected" Most
of them were dugouts-that is, a hole
or cellar four or five feet deep was
dug and then covered with slabs Of
timber to support two feet of dirt.
The stables were made in the same
way, while the hay was stacked.
There was generally an underground
passage leading from the house to the
stables. House and stables were loop
holed for rifles, the doors constructed
of timber or covered with boiler iron,
and there was not one of them which
was not attacked dozen times over.
The Indians could not use fire as
weapon, nor could they carry a station
by assault, but they captured many of
them by trickery or a siege. In no
case was the life Of company employe
ever spared. The distance between
stations, with the feeble garrison main
tanned at each. prevented any hope of
relief in case of attack. Indeed, the
orders were: Defend your own sta
ton. Only the last man alive is to
break through the Indians If he can"
Never were greater hardihood and
bravery exhibited than by the men
selected to drive the coaches Knowing
what the risks were, it seems strange
that any passengers could have been
found to fill them, but in the last two
years preceding the opening Of the
Pacific road the coaches averaged FIVE
passengers each way, and many of
these were women. At few points
on the long route a guard rode for a
few miles with the coaches, but for
most of the distance the drivers and
passengers must take care of them
selves. There was hardly week with
out its tragedy. AS the stage toiled
through the heavy sand of some strip
of desert or met several miles of stony
and up hill trail band of hundred
yelling warriors would suddenly ap-
pear. The driver must fight as well
as guide his excited team. The pas
sengers fired from the open doors, and
| If the attack was beaten of 1t was a
case of luck. It was when the Over
land Company finally appealed to the
government to clear its route through
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-01

by the scouts. for the mouth OF the ra-
vine. We had the Spencer carbines,
each with full magazine. and as we
got the order to charge each man be-
gan shooting. When q carbine was
empty it was thrown away and q res
volver used in its place. When the re-
volver was empty 1t was cast aside for
the saber. Extended FROM bank to
bank, we swept up the ravine, and we
had nothing to do but kill Taken by
surprise. the Cheyennes thought only
of getting away. We had scarcely got
to work when the eight men who had
been cooped up In the dugout sailed
out to take hand in, and It was made
the saddest sunrise the Cheyenne tribe
had ever seen. Not pony could es.
cape out OF that trap. Numbers Of the
warriors scrambled UP the banks and
got safely away, but nearly every one
left his weapons behind. The night aid
not last above 80 minutes. and our loss
was only three men wounded.
Down in that ravine We harvested rs
dead Indians, and on the banks above
the stage men counted UP % more. We
got upward OF a hundred rides, about
so pistols. $50 ponies and wagon load
of miscellaneous stun. Every Indian
lying there was dead one. Custer
had said shoot to kill" and there
were no wounded or prisoners. Among
the killed were Spotted Horse. Big
Moon and White Bird, and that fight
broke the backbone Of the Cheyenne
nation. Their part in the wnr was to
capture all the stations west of Burn
ing Hill, but they had on:y taken Paw
nee Flat. They never rode to war
again. Within week they we're SUI
ing for peace, and they we're the hrst
to be gathered on a reservation.
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and disappeared, Mr.. Bowser advanced
and kicked that heap of carpet about
| 40 times as hard as he could swing his
leg. A hundred tacks had jabbed into
him and left smarting wounds, but he
felt easier after the kicking All that
was needed now to finish up was to
use the duster. He carried the step
| ladder over to a corner and mounted
it and began to work and as he worked
he checked. Mrs Bowser had figured
on standing the house on it's head for
| two or three weeks, but he had got the
| best of her. Breakfast and dinner
would be served at the usual hours,
and he wouldn't have to climb over
scrub brooms, mop sticks, and pals of
water to get in or out of the house. He
was using the buster about as labor
er uses crowbar and flattering him
self that the house would soon go to
rack without him when some move
ment caused the foot Of the ladder to
slip. Mr.. Bowser let fall the buster
and grabbed something, but it was too
ate. He felt himself going, and he
yelled 'Murder." He heard the cat
pattering over the bare floor, and he
heard Mrs. Bowser on the stairs, and
then he landed somewhere and saw
stars and suns and moons dancing be-
fore his eyes, and the sound of many
wheels going around was in his ears.
He wasn't dead. He hadn't even bro
ken leg. He opened his eyes to find
his head and shoulders on the floor
and his feet slanting up on the hay
stack of carpet. AS he lay thus for
moment he heard the cook asking in
an awed voice:
"Is he dead at last?"
And Mrs. Bowser's voice was also
plain as she answered:
! II don't think so. / think he turned
!, over twice and struck on his back.
| Keep the cat away while fan him" "
Then Mr.. Bowser lost sight of stars
and suns and moons, and the sound of
wheels died away, and he returned to
consciousness and the United States
He took one leg down at time and
then slowly and with becoming dignity
stood up and leaned against the wall.
The cook withdrew, and the cat stalk
I ed away, and Mrs. Bowser was left
face to face with whatever might
come. 1t was not long coming.
Il see; understand" whispered Mr..
| Bowser as he nodded his head.
"You-you had fall"
Eyes. attempted assassination! Who
sneaked down here and kicked that
stepladder from under me? Who,
say, who. who. who? And, pointing
the accusing finger of justice at Mrs.
Bowser. he slowly and laboriously
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-01

Kansas that Colonel Custer was sent
out with brigade of troopers. Four
teen stations had been attacked and
wiped out, and stages had ceased to
run over a distance of almost 200
miles. Custer could not hope to strike
telling blow against the hordes in
the field, but he laid his plans to open
the route and drive the Indians back
from it. AS we followed the trail to
the west we picked up station after
station showing grewsome sights. In
each and every case a stout defense
had been made, but the Indians had
prevailed. Kegs of powder had been
used to blow open the doors or tear
out the roofs, and even though the
warriors had lost ten to one they had
destroyed the station. Burning Hill
was a relay station, with eight men to
guard it and care for the extra horses.
TLe last stage from the east had come
in after race of five miles, with the
driver and three male passengers
wounded-some of them twice and
three times. 1t was one Of the largest
and most defensible stations on the
route, and there was no thought of
anything but beating the indians off,
no matter what their force.
Clusters whole command witnessed
the arrival of the last stage from the
west, the last for several weeks. From
hilltop three miles from the trail,
with impossible gullies between, we
saw the coach come up the trail with
100 Indians pursuing it. 1t was run
ming fight, which aroused every man
to the highest pitch OF excitement, but
we were helpless to extend aid.
Through the clear air of a summers
afternoon we saw the stage horses
shot down and the coach overtaken.
The passenger made a brave fight to
the last, but not one of them escaped.
1t was night before we had made our
detour and reached the station, and
the Indians had departed long before.
They had captured the station two
hours before they attacked the stage.
Ii had held out against them for three
days. and it was not until 40 Indians
had been killed or wounded that they
got possession of it by digging under
the walls and using key Of powder.
If Burning Hill had failed to hold
out, how would 1t be with Pawnee
Flat, the next station to the west, and
with White Horse, the next after that?
| The first was four man station and
| the next relay with eight. As we
rode away through the night not a
! man had the slightest hope for Paw
nee, though We knew it gould have
been defended as long as one OF the
four could lift gun We reached it
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-01

begin with. In taxing the pictures
down he grabbed them by the corners
and gave flirt and twist and snap
ped wires or hooks and started the
molding from the wall. but he was
| working against time. AS the last pic
| ture came down the corner struck and
knocked the nose off a marble bust
of Shakespeare, and Mrs. Bowser call
ed down to know what had happened.
"Nothing-nothing tall" replied Mr..
Bowser as he picked up the nose and
flung it out the window. you just
keep quiet, and I'll show you how to
do spring housekeeping. don't
think Wen have to put breakfast
ahead of the usual time"
In carrying the ornaments into the
! sitting room he struck vase against a
chair and shivered it, but the shiver
| didn't reach Mrs. Bowser, and he had
nothing to complain of. The cat purr-
ed and grinned as she looked out from
her lair. Things were getting interest
| ing as Mr. Bowser loaded up with rugs
| and came staggering in to trip over his
own feet and come down on his knees
and roll over on the broad Of his back.
Il thought you had gone through
the CELLAR" said Mrs. Bowser as she
came hurrying down stairs.
and suppose had?" he demanded
as he struggled up. I'm bossing this
job, and if l want to break through
the floor that's my business. You see
what I've accomplished, don't you. In
ing than you and your crowd could
have accomplished in three days. Don't
come interfering. l know my gait"
A., The room having been cleared Of fur
niture, the next thing in order was to
| take up the carpet. Some folks waste
time by prying out the tacks, but
there is another one, and Mr.. Bowser
caught on at once. Having got cor
ner loosened, he seized the border in
both hands and heaved and tugged, and
there was rip, rip, rip! all along the
| Dashboard. All he had to do was to
walk around the room and heave
away. Some men would have folded
the carpet over and rolled it up when
it was free from the floor, but Mr..
Bowser didn't. He drew long breath,
wiped the sweat out of his eyes and
rushed the carpet together in heap
to resemble a small haystack. AS a
sort of grand wind up and to reduce
the height of the pile he fell on it.
Two yells and whoop followed, and
the sounds jumped the cat out from
under the lounge and brought Mrs.
Bowser down stairs on wings. he
hadn't meant to yell when he fell foul
of the tacks and imagined for a min
ute that he had kicked over humble
bees nest, but he was taken by sur
prise. However, Mrs. Bowser found
him on his feet and struggling to pre-
serve a calm and careless demeanor,
and she could only remark:
ut must have been cats fighting in
the back yard. l see you've got the
carpet up. The next thing is to dust
the ceiling. I'll get you feather dust
err"
When she had handed him the duster
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at about II o'clock. 1t was as we had
feared. Over 200 Indians had swarm
ed down out of the hills at daybreak
the morning before, and, though they
had lost score of men, the dugout
had been carried by assault and its
defenders butchered. We waited here
half an hour to give the poor corpses
burial and then pushed on toward
White Horse. 1t was not until we got
within two miles of the station that
our fears were relieved. Then We
heard the reports of rifles and knew
that the place was still holding out.
The station was situated about mid
way Of long bare hill. To the west
OF it was coulee, or dry ravinc, with
banks 20 feet high. We had with us
couple OF scouts who knew every rod
of the overland trail. and when within
a mile of the station these men were
sent forward to spy out the situation.
They returned after while to report
that Spotted Horse and about $50 OF
his dog soldiers" as the Cheyennes
were called, were laying seige TO the
station and had evidently occupied the
ground for two or three days. The
ground around the dugout was so open
that the Indians dared not rush" the
place, nor was there any show to Use
a keg of powder without reckless ex-
posture. With their allies holding the
trail to the east, the Cheyennes had en-
tered upon seige in hopes to starve
the employees out. Their war ponies
and most of the band were lying up in
the dry ravine for the night. This ra-
vine had no opening to the south and
was therefore a cul de sac.
The first signs OF dawn were In the
sky when we saddled up, mounted and
the whole of us pushed forward, led