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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
INTERCHANGEABLE WOMAN
EMPRESS DOwAGER's ROMANTIC
CAREER.
Rose From the Harem to be the Despot
of Three Hundred Million People
Her Life.

The Dowager Empress Tsze Hsi An,
who has fomented the present upris-
ing of the Boxers, is the subject of
special chapter in Miss e. r. Scid-
more's China: The Long Lived EN-
pire" which the Century Company is
bringing out this month with remarka-
BILE timeliness. Says Miss Scidmore:
The eastern empress, the less assertive
and forceful of the regents, died in 1881,
and then Tsze Hsi An, only one in
palace full of concubines 20 years be-
fore began her real reign, became sole
and undisputed ruler of more than
three hundred millions of people,
usurper of the oldest throne and au-
tocrat of the largest empire of one
people on earth, tyrant over one-fifth
of the human race and one-tenth of the
area of the world-a dizzy pinnacle for
one of the sex despised by Buddha and
Lao-tze and Confucius, in the land
where woman is held in least esteem.
Dowager queens and expresses have
been court problems and national diff
ficulties in all time, but the end of the
century has seen them become the spe-
cial dilemmas of the greatest of east
ern and western empires. confer
ence of young emperorS, with the mas
terful one of Germany as chief adj
wiser, might have spared Kwanggsu his
freedmen. There have been expresses
regent DeIOTe III CllId, Dul nO plGCC-
dents avail for comparison with this
masterful Manchu, Tsze Hsi An, the
most remarkable woman sovereign and
the most unbridled female despot the
world has known. She rose from the
harem's ranks, uneducated, ignorant of
public affairs; but by sheer ability, by
her own wits, will and shrewdness, she
attained the supreme power. Hers is
the greatest of personal triumps, her
strength of mind and force of charac-
ter and dominant personality having
won every step; centuries of precedent
and all the shackles of Oriental ETH
uuette overborn by her masterful
strategy and remorseless will. Her enc
mics have fallen away, sickened and
died, and scattered as chaff; no one
has opposed her will and survived; no
plot or intrigue has availed against
her; no conspirator has found her un-
armed or off her guard; and hers has
been a charmed, relentless, terrible life
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
INDIANS THREATEN WAR
BOUNDARY SURVEY PARTY is
ATTACKED.
Kluckwan Indians in Alaska Seek Re-
taliation for the Conviction of Their
Tribesmen-Serious Trouble Feared.

SEATTLE, July 11.-According to late
northern advices a party of English
surveyors engaged in locating a boun-
Diary line at the head of Lynn Canal
have met with resistance from the
Kluckwan Indians. 1t is known that
the Indians warned the party to deslst,
and that the warning was disregarded.
A second and peremptory demand has
probably resulted in a clash between
Indians and whites. An unofficial state
ment which emanated from Haine's
Mission has it that the whites have
been met with armed resistance.
The trouble arose originally, it is I'M
derstood, over the conviction of six of
Haines Mission Indians for the murder
of the Horton party near the mission
last year. Jim, ringleaderfi was SEN
fenced to hang and the others got from
twenty to fifty years each.
The Indian murdererS are members of
the Kluckwan tribe, and it is claimed
this is in retaliation.
There seems to be no doubt but that
the matter will result in an open fight.
A feeling of distrust was noticed by
the surveying party when their opera
tions carried them in the vicinity of the
Indian territory. Passing parties of
braves were more than usually naughty
and distant At first the Indians were
much interested to know what it was
all about. They were informed that the
men were engaged in marking the line
between the domains of the Boston
men" and the king George men," The
action of the surveyors moved the boun-
dairy line several miles nearer tide wa
ter and cut the encampment of the
Kluckwans closer to the bay. The In
dams held a council of war and deter
mined to resist. A delegation of braves
visited the head surveyor and peremp-
l - IL = e.. 4
Later reports have it that shots were
exchanged between the Indians and
whites, and serious trouble is antici-
pated.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
AUSTRALIA 16 TO 1.

SYDNEY, July 2.-W. G.. Gocher, Sec
of the Free Silver League of
Queensland, has received the following
letter from w. j. Bryan the American
Presidential candidate:
"My Dear Sir: l am just in receipt
of your favor of April II, inclosing res
olutions passed by your league. 1 beg
to thank you for the sentiments therein
expressed, and am gratihed to know
that the fight which the Democratic
party is making for the restoration of
bimetallism and for the maintenance
of the principle of free government Is
being observed and applauded in Aus
tralia. / will see that the resolutions
are published. Very truly yours,
"W. ]. BRYAN"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
WOMEN FoR HARVEST FIELDS.

1t will take nearly all the men, wom-
en-, boys and girls of Ellis county to
harvest the 147,O76 acres of wheat that
is ripening. Most of the farmers have
their entire acreage in wheat, and to
harvest it the wives and children of
farmers go into the fields and work
with the men. Eighteen women of Hays
City have engaged to go into the har-
vest fields. They will earn from 81 so
to 50 a day, and many young woman
will appear in church this fall with new
frocks that were bought with money
earned driving a header boX.-Kansas
CITY Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
A BRITISH PRoTECToRATE.
King George of Tonga, Seeks a New
Relation.

NUKUUALOFA, Tonga, June "A
British protectorate over the Tonga Is
lands was proclaimed May 10. The fol-
lowing is the proclamation:
Whereas, His Majesty the King of
Tonga, has been pleased to sign an
agreement dated May ,, 1900, and a
treaty, dated May IS, 1900 wherein he
agrees that his relations with foreign
powers shall be conducted under the
sole advice of Her Britannia Majesty S
Government, and that Her Majesty
shall protect His Majestys dominions
from external hostile attacks, it is
hereby proclaimed that a protectorate
by Her Britannia Majesty has been es-
tablished accordingly, and all persons
concerned are commanded to take no
tice of this establishment
BASIL THOMPSON,
III B NJ. Envoy Extraordinary to H
NJ. the King of Tonga"
The King opened Parliament May 20
Among those present We're Hon. R. j.
Seldom, premier of the New Zealand
Government, who with his wife and
family and large party of guests, was
on a visit here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
PLAGUE IN BRISBANE.

BRISBANE, July IA young man
named Dogherty, lately from Towns
vile, was taken i'll yesterday and re-
moved to the hospital. His symptoms
were suspicious, and the patient was
isolated. DR.. Bancroft declared it to be
a case of true plague. The sufferer was
removed to the quarantine. A woman
named Roach, a widow, residing. in
Bowen street, was discovered to be suf-
fering from plague today, and was re-
moved to quarantine. There are eight
contacts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21

So that it is today the best in the
city. Manila and Sisal Rope, all
sizes; celebrated Pansy Stoves and
Golden Anvil Steel Ranges.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
PLAGUE DYING OUT.

SYDNEY, July 3.-There were no
fresh cases of plague yesterday, nor
deaths. Not even a suspicious illness
was reported to the Health Department
According to last nights health report
there was practically no change in the
condition of patients, who, with one
or two exceptions are doing we'll.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19

and even household goods. Of the last
named articles the largest lot in the pos
session of the department was not offered
for sale, owing to the circumstances sur
rounding the case. This lot consists of
fifteen loads of furniture, the property Of
a former clearinghouse keeper. who was
put out of a house fer non-payment of
rent The furniture remained in the
street for over a week, during which time
it was exposed to several severe storms.
The person, who was arraigned in court
on a charge of obstructing the sidewalk.
failing to prove property, the police took
charge of the things and are holding them.
owing to the refusal of the owner TO com
ply with the law in order TO regain their
possession
Probably the article attracting the
greatest attention at the sale was a
handsome carved dagger of Oriental
workmanship which the son of enc Of the
prominent pawnbrokers announced ne
would bid as high as $50 to secure It is
exceedingly handsome and dangerous
weapon; and the Heuntings, which are
very heavy, are supposed to be of solid
gold. In this, as in all other eases, how
ever, no representations were made re-
garding its value About thirty bicycles
II
at whatever PRICES the dealers offered for
them, varying from 50 cents to 81 They
had all been picked Up on the street, and
some of them we're in good condition ex-
cept the tires Every article had been
kept at least six months, the time re-
quired by law, and most of them had been
in the possession OF the property clerk
for over year.
The most novel offering Of tie day WAS
a pawn ticket for a huntinS-case, gold
filled watch, on which So had been ad-
vanced, and which was among the ef-
fects OF a man Eamed MeekiR, who died
IN February, of this year There was also
4 miscellaneous assortment of room
furnishings which belonged 10 4 we'll
connected man. who dIGd in September.
1899. and for which no claimant has ap-
peared.
The effects of a well-known explorer by
the name Of Noite, who died last January,
were also sold He is said to have visited
the Transvaai as the agent Of one of the
scientific branches Of this Government and
at the time Of his death was engaged IN
writing history Of bis work, which was
10 have been published by the Govern
ment.
The saddest story of the sale is contained
in what was estalogued as lot 1881. This
consisted Of 8 lot Of books that were writ
ten by q student on whom had been con-
ferPed the degree Of Pm. D. The cause or
his being at present confined at St. Eliza
beth's is mirrored in the work which was
abandoned in the boarding house from
which be was taken mother article that
brought good price was s gold-headed
ebony cane On which WAS engraved C. o.
Turgusen to Father, Dec. %. 1882"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19

public gaze a gold necklace and eardrops
to which is attached the following GER
tiffcate:
4 hereby certify that the Byzantine
mosaic necklace and earrings, purchased
by Mr.. Albert Daggett. at the sale OF
the effects of Mrs. Dolly P. Madison, IN
Philadelphia, on May 9, 1899, we're pre-
scented TO Mrs Madison on her wedding
day. by President Madison. and we're be-
queathed by her 70 my mother, Mrs An
ma Payne 5Causten, from whom I inner
Tied them MARY C KUNKEL-
Philadelphia, May "a, 1892
This ornament of so much historical
association is deserted as follows:
Eleven Byzantine mosaics. representing
the Temple of Minerva, the Tomb of
Caeeilia MetaIlis. the Bridge of Cola
Pontius Luganas. the Coliseum Of Fla
viGs Fespasianus, Pontius Salasius, the
Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Venus.
the Tomb % Caius Coeastus, the Temple
OF Jupiter Tonans, and the Temple of Ju-
piter Stattort'
The sum o. s25e is asked for the tribe.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
POLICE PROPERTY SALE
Annual CIearing-Out Sale Of the
Departments Junkshop.
No Lottery scheme in This, All Ar
fIeles BeinE Fully Exposed to
View of Purchasers, and No Rep
presentations as to Their Respective
Value Made by the Auctioneer.

The annual sale of property that has
come into possession of the Police Depart
ment, and for which they have been IN
able to find owners, took place this morn
ing at a Pennsylvania Avenue auction
store, and nearly $500 was realized This
sale is not conducted as a prize package
lottery scheme. such as the dead letter
sale of The Postof1ce Department, but ev-
cry article is open for examination. per-
hitting the bidder 70 Judge as to its value.
No representations are made as to the
things offered for sale
The assortment was a varied one, and
included picture books. eyeglasses, jewel
~. dress goods, silks. clothing, bicycles.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19

dppu bn aeto bnor
an my h hay hun4o IS 6 Inspiration trgfqn
u n
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
ToRTUREn 90 pEArH
Robbers Drank Their Victims Wine
Over His Body.

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Dec. Is.-CharIes
Rocket, an aged wine maker, who lived
on the Lehigh Mountain, three miles
south OF this city, was murdered Monday
night by unknown men. The purpose of
the crime was robbery Rocket. who
Was a bachelor. was generally believed
&c have large sums Of money concealed
about the house. and in their efforts to
get the treasure the murderers tortured
the old vine maker by burning his feet.
The house was ransacked, but the mur-
derers did not get over 500. They drank
a number of bottles of wine over the
dead body of their victim
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
AN HE1REss TO MILLIONS.
Chicago Woman CIaInas 10 Be a Ne.
seendant of EngIish ArIstoerats

CHICAGO, Dec. 19-Mrs Blanche
Ellen Burlingame, 103 Westchester Ave
nue. who claims to be a descendant of the
aFistocraey Of England, ireland, and
France, says she has just inherited So, 000.-
600 from her uncle, Sir Martin Cary, one
CT the wealthiest and most philanthropic
lords of Western Ireland
Mrs BurIingames life has in it some
thing Of romance. At the age Of fourteen
she fell in love with young man whose
suit was not favored. She married him
and came to the United States to live.
Several years after her marriage her reIa-
tives forgaYe her and offered her many
inducements for her return. She came to
Chicago in 1892 and has lived here since
that time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19

Lawley corporation has placed the order
for the steel frame for the boat The
duck for the sails has beeu ordered but
it will be some tine before Wilson begins
cutting them.
In spsSs of statements to the contrary.
the Defender may become the trial hoTss
for the Boston boat, provided Mr. Lawson
can obtain her at q reasonable SUN, ard
a Representative Of Dir lawson Ia now IN
New York locking her over.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
UNION PACIFIC ENTERPRISE.
Contract Awarded for New Rat,.
road to Cost $4,000. 600.

CHEYENNE, wyo.. Dec. 19.-The Union
Pacific Company has awarded contract
for the construction of road forty-five
miles IN length from Evanston, Wyo.. on
the main line, TO Salt Lake CITY. The
price TO be paid for the work Is 81. COZ. 600
The road will shorten the distance be-
tween Omaha and Salt Lake over twenty
five miles.
The road VIII run through the most rug
E6d part OF the Wahsaten Mountains, ana
the work win be almost entirely in rock
Many tunnels win be constructed The
road IS to be eompIsted in tour years.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
A New Eottoa t,;se.se

RALEIGH. \. O., Dee. IA new dis
ease Of cotton has Appealed. 1t VAS els
covered near Red Springs. Robson. The
farmers call 1t wilt end s4lizhtntue
blast" Il is really fungaus disease. n
Is especially bad in fields IN which melons
have recently been grown. It aIso anects
cowpees.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
DOLLY MADIaoN's NECKLACE.
Her Husbands wedding Gift OF
View In a Druggist,s wIndoxx

View iR a Druggists window.
Not long ago there was publicly ex-
hibited for sale in one of the show win
doWs of local pawnshop the token OF
esteem of a monarch for a dutiful and
faithful official. It consisted of a silver
dinaer service and was presented by Fred
erick William. King of Prussia. to the
High Sheriff of Manchester. on the occa-
sion Of that monereh's visit in England
in the ffties. 1t is a lofty tumble from
the hands OF a King into the windows of
a Washington pawnshop. But the Of
fering for public sale of a token OF affec-
ton of a President of the United States
nrbis bride is more significant by far
than the above related circumstances.
In the shop window of an uptown
fashionable drug store is exhibited to
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
THE BOSTON CUP YAcHT.
Lines Tor sfr. I,a,vsog's Boat PraesI-
eaify Completed.

BOSTON. Dec. 1s.-Designer 2. B.
CrowninshieId has Professionally eempIet-
ed the lines OF The Lawson yacht to de-
fead the Americas Cup. which viii stand
with slight alterations or notifications
during the construction of the boat. The
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19

HeuFieh's Senate Beer is the bert and most
heaithjaI OF all table beTersgez Phone e34
Arlington BottIing Co. for a case.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
CONCEA LED APONS.
(YOrkville EnQuirt)

There has been greet deal Of Talk
from time to time, in the pew5plp rs,
from the pulpit and in the Legislative
halls, against the praC.ic o: carrying cln-
cealed weapons
Despite all the talk and all the lrgis-
lation there has been on the subj &C., it
is a well known fact that there hls not
been the slightest restriction Of the pis-
tol carrying habit Almost every Negro
thug in the county has a pistol thlt he
carries constantly about his person, an
there are lots of white men who db mot
feel that they are properly eLqrippad
fo: the business of every day life, unless
they have revOlverS in their hip pockets
Carrying revOiVtrS, except under pc
cuiiar circumstances for especial pur-
poses, is Il habit that is uuneceS 'Ary, i, Il
fact that no really ciViiZ-d citizen ot
this county will question. That pop"
who pei iSStS in this practice are dlng"c-
Gus enemies to the peace and go)> onlar
OF society is also an equally pltent fd;L
it. is plain, 50 that if there is 10 be any
reform along the line referred TO, III ne
must be something more than talk.
Confession that there il not enOugl
law-abi1ing sentiment i'll South CdIO !,la
to even restrict the concealed weapIl
habit, carries with it the confession tn A.
the government lacks II great deal OF
being what orderly peace loving citiZ ms
would like To have it. 1T carTeS along
also the confession that the citizen who
would unqursii0nably OBEY The laws OF
his country must be left iii The power Of
and at the mercy Of the COWarl!y thing
who would, by stealth, persist in holding
himself in readiness To intimidate or
murder citizens who are 81 much hiS
EetterS.
If the legislature is really in earnest
about this concealed weapon bI>inel
there are numbers of ways by which the
situation can be rene lieI. and 10 OF
| them is by means of asystem Of rPg;stla-
tion of every ready pistol in the state
In addition to the 'aW, Us it nov stands,
let the statue provide that every oMn"r
of a pistol i'm the state shall have the wrap.
on registered with th" sheriff OF li-
county, or some ohter ofll:er To he .p nj
fed. Let the registration fee be- sHlli
cient to pay the registering officer for
his trouble and leave a balance over for
other purposes. Let the registering OF
lcer give the owner of the weapon il re-
ceipt. showing his right to own th sam }.
and let him also keep in his Office n list
Of the names of all pistol owners together
| with description on their weapons.
Make the possession OF an unregistered
PISTOL felony, instead of mere mis-
demeanor Require that all transfers Of
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30

Miss Elizabeth Grimball gave Il
pretty card party last evening at her
home on OakwoOd street at which she
introduced her charming and attrac-
tive sisters, Misses Meta and Leize
The destinations of six handed euchre
were enjoyed by about thirty guests
until late hour. The prizes, which
were unusually pretty ones, were a
dainty Dresden vlnaigrette, and an
opal scarf pin won by Mrs. j. W..
Simpson and j. X. s. Ray. Refresh
ments were served later in the even
ing and Miss Grimbalps hospitality
gave pleasure to all. The advent Of
this pleasant family to our city is q
delightful acquisition to Spartanburg
society and they are cordially well
comed.--Journal oath.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
WHAT'S WRONG IN ATLANTA?

Atlanta seems to be having a great
deal Of trouble with her Mayor. lie
has been denounced as drunken sot,
a gambler, and the Lord knows what
else, time and time again. He has
been attacked publicly, from the
pulpit, and by the laity, upon the
charge Of unseemly conduct. Has
been jacked up about it, msde prom
Uses to reform, only to have the
charges repeated against him, until
the subject is getting to be neauseat-
ing to the readers Of the Atlanta pa
pers. He is now charged with gam
bling at the races, by Rev. Mr..
Broughton from his pulpit, who also
says some of the policemen ere guilty
of the same offense. and says he is
ready to prove his charges, daring
the aldermen to make the investiga-
tion. An investigation has been Or
dered and interesting developments
are looked for. Why Is this thir z
allowed to 60 on in such progressive
city as Atlanta We do not believe
there is an incorporated town or viii
lase in South Carolina that would al
jow such disreputable state OF af-
fairs to exist week. There is one Of
two things certain, these charges are
true or they are false. If true what
earthly excuse can Atlanta offer for
not long ago having purged such an
important office as mayor of the city
OF nm ercumbent of so unsavory rep
utation. Is it possible that no sober
man can be found with sufficient in
telligence to handle the municipal
affairs Of the city Of Atlanta? If the
charges are false, then some one who
~ making the charges has laid down
the gap for one Of the clearest cases
Of libel we have ever heard Of. Why
has the Mayor not long ago denounced
his slanderers, and brought them to
taskp Why has the matter not been
Investigated by the city authorities
and some definite action taken? At
lanta should do something to relieve
herself from the ridiculous position
she occupies in the eyes Of outsiders,
IL not those Of her own citizens, on
account Of the conduct charged to
her mayor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30

It seems likely that there Is toibe
some relief from the heavy war tax
burden. There viii be a sharp fight
in Congress, and a combined effort
will be made to get the stamp tax of
the kilograms and express shipments,
1t did not meet the objects aimed al
any way. The object was to make
these corporations bear their pror or
tionate part Of the burden of the
war tax, but they have been making
their patrons bear the burden.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30

pistols from one owrer = r"o'l er be
mail II matter ri record "a. 4 iin ,nse tip-
an ownership other cHnl',i,,S t.,i,t the
h"'ess c'a.s will likely c,npy with
Then pu; premium OF inform ltitp
about ur2glStered pisto'S along wtb
eome special rewards for the capture ot
p""pie who violate the law against the
carry lag Of pistols concealed. 1
We are not saacuine enough TO hnlieve
That the law like The above would en-
tirly rnt a stop 10 carryiug cDncet'e |
weapons; but it wou'd lixelv p-nvaa step
Ia that diiection. L. wou'd help ~ de-
velop the wright kind or sentiment, and
it would put the oflicsrS OF the law in
much ci0Srr touch with class ot peopln
VIII, need lots of watchdog. 1t would
not seriously Inconvenience either, those
people who very properly keep revolvers
about theic homes for purposes of de-
fence