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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-22
BlackBear's Ways Peculiar
and Somewhat Humorous
Keen Distinction Between Wool al
Bruins Depopulation of Ant Hills Becomes Sonorousy
Known to Neighbors===Bee Line Hunt for Honey
to Satisfy the Animals Sweet Tooth.
BY MURAT HALsTEAD.

( VIII pilfer the eggs OF the humnin Z
in the shady grove as promptly and
with as little conscience IS he viii de-
spoil the predatory hawks scragely
and loud-smelling home on the bleak
and rocky hilltop When a bear is
raiding birds nests. or is after fruit
in a tree. he projects himself about IN
that tree with a disregard for the
noise he is making that is simply as
founding He crashes and smashes
things right and left, although there
may be a hunters camp or logman's
cabin within hundred yards OF The
spot. and he knows il.
Some backwoodsmen declare. with
every appearance OF belief born Of
personal knowledge. that this hubbab
a bear makes in a tree near 4 camp
is not 10 show its contempt for the
occupants OF the camp. but simply 10
fetch them out after him. When thew
draw near he drops from the tree and
makes tracks. Why does he do this ?
Because a companion bear is in MD
ing close 10 the camp. and when tn
hunters or lumbermen rush out with
intent to bag the noisy bear il the
tree. the companion raids the camp
loots il OF pork and other supplies
and Tugs them away to make division
with the bear that decoyed the camp
ers from their quarters. II may De
well TO say, however. that others do
not credit the bear with such criminal
calculation as that
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-22
Hunting for BED Ants.

The big. dcme-like nests Of the red
ant OF the woods are familiar sights
To all who ever roamed much il The
forests OF northern Pennsylvania
There would be more OF them Il i
were not for bears. Frequently tbs
hunter or wanderer through the for
est will come to one Of these big
dOmes in ruins. These dismantisd
ant he knocks the rounded root Of
some annihilating bear. Bruin is ever
on the lookout for an opportunity nC-
only 10 depopulate an ant-hill OF its
contingent OF busy life. but 10 destroy
its importance as a prospective colony.
When a bear has come upon enc
OF these homes OF the industrious
ant he knocks the rounded roof on
with one sweep of his paw. The IN
terror of the dome is a geometrical
network OF galleries radiating from
one central chamber. When the
bear has uncovered the teeming in
terror he places his commodious
mouth over the opening. and il there
be any one in the woods within an
eighth OF a mile of that spot he VIII
have no difficulty in hearing what
follows.
In the custody of that unroofed nest
are the countless thousands OF plump
eggs of that hopeful colony Of ants
each one as big as grain OF rice,
together with the myriads of tireless
workers. The bear having fixed his
mouth over the opening. draws his
breath with a force that almost equals
the draught of an air pump and with
a noise that takes but little exagssr-
alton TO compare with the hoarse NJ
teriIgs of a fog horn. Involunrsr "
responding TO that tremendous inspi-
ration quiescent eggs and busting
ants shoot up the many galleries IN
To the central chamber. and thence
into bruins capacious NAV. The b=&r
seldom takes more than three bres;hs
al the opening Of an ant-hir Three
are sufficient TO make the big dome
tenantiesS and settle its future. n
the same way the bear extracts tAs
larvae OF the humble bee and Yellow
jacket from their repositories.
Skins His Dead Sheep.
Backwoods authorities do not as-es
about il. but there is a preponde-anee
of earnest and evidently sincere sTi-
dence ia the affirmative. especially IN
the Hsmlock Belt. that the bear. ar
ter killing sheep. in pasture or fold.
skins it before he takes ii away To
this numerous woodsmen are wiling
to make the affidavit. II is not wool.
they say. but mutton the bear is az
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-22

ter. and consequently he does not see
any reason for burdening himself with
a heavy fleece. and so he leaves the
pelt behind. That is. he leaves the
pelt behind If the man who owns the
sheep is not so inconsiderate as TO
interrupt the bear before he has fin
ished stripping it from the sheep. II
the man intrudes, he will lose the
petit as we'll as the mutton. as the
bear does not want TO hurt the man.
neither does he intend TO lose the
meal he has come to get, so he will
carry of the sheep. pelt and all. and
skin il when he gets home.
Backwoods authority also explains
why the bear always goes after pis
late at night. Bruin likes pork as
well as he does mutton. but he will
not modest either the sheep pasture
or the pigsties so long as there are
berries and other things of that kind
TO be had. When he wants pork,
though, he always knows where TO
get it TO his liking, and he always
makes his raid late at night Ad-
mirers of the bear in the backwoods
insist that the nocturnal visits are ar
ranged solely out of consideration for
the farmer who owns the pig. The
bear knows, they declare, that if he
goes after the pig in the daytime he
is apt to startle the women folks at
the house, who are more than likely
TO be home alone, the men being dis
tributed about the clearing at their
work He knows that the time of the
farmer and his help is valuable. and
that if he should make his call for
the pig in the daytime the shrill and
frightened cries of the women would
reach the ears of the men. who would
naturally leave their work and hurry
to see what the household was dis
turbed about. thus taking from the
farm work much time that the farm
er could ill-sfford to lose. So the
considerate bear goes late al night af
ter pork. after the tired farm folk
have gone to bed and much-needed
sleep
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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-22
An Expert Fisherman.


As a fisherman the black bear is an
expert. He will stand in a creek. OF
in the shallow water on the shores o.
pond. as still and solemn as a crane
until fish or frog swims unsuspect
ingly near him. Like a flash down
goes one of his big fore paws. and il
VIII have to be lively fish or frog
that escapes it when it falls. AS soon
as the fish is caught the solemn look
on the bears face changes to one OF
delight. and the big beast either sits
down in the water and eats the fish
or takes it ashore. where he deyours
it with many grunts of satisfaction
II it is she bear with cubs. she will
divide her catch with the cubs. A
male bear. although the cubs may be
mis-. will ignore them in his fishing. eX.
cept by giving them q cuff now and
then. for the male bear doesn't like
his offspring. and usually deserts his
mate when the cubs arrive.
No bee hunter can line and find
bee tree with more precision than
the black bear When he finds the
tree he climbs it. stopping every lit
tie distance to hammer on the trunk
with one of his paws. so that he
may know by the sound when he
reaches the hollow place where the
honey is stored. When this spot is
located. the bear paws aid scratches
away the wood until he has a hole
dig enough in the hollow stem to
thrust his paw in and reach the coy
eted sweets. He sops the honey out
and licks it of his paw, and smacks
his lips like a boy eating taffy. If
il is warm weather the bees buzz
about his head and attack him with
their stings. but bruin shuts has eyes
and laughs, and keeps on sopping up
the honey. The black bear has just
2s sweet tooth for domestic honey
as for the wild. and it is no trick
at all for him to step into the back
woods farmers yard and walk of
with beehive under his arm. Why he
is less considerable of the farmer in
stealing honey than he is in stealing
pigs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
"REDs" DEFY SOCIETY.

In Anarchists Official Organ, Emma
Goldman Lands Czo1gosz' Crime.
In the official organ of the Chicago an
arcliists. Free Society, the publication of
which was formally resumed Thursday
for the first time since the assassination
of President Mckinley, the anarchist
leaders give evidence in articles and eli-
torials that neither the memory of the
dead President nor the grief of the pub
lie. is considered or respected. nsthe ar
ticles of the new issue of Free Society
the crime Of Leon +. Czolgosz seems to
have embittered and intensified attacks
upon the late chief executive of the land
and the present order of society.
While no sympathy is extended to the
widow Of the nations martyr, words of
affection and love are openly extended
to the assassin in Auburn prison by EN-
ma Goldman, who in her admiration OF
Czolgosz and his deed goes even SO far
as to pay him reveyence. Although in
II section of the paper force is dis.
claimed in the teaching Of anarchy, the
deeds of assassins Of heads Of govern
ments are tlauded in others. at
Mayor Harrison issued a. peremptory
order to- Chief of Police O'Neill instruct.
Ing. him tosprevent the delivery. of; any
lecture by the anarchist leader, Emma
Goldman, in Chicago at the present time
Her. advertisement that, she would re-
peat at Mueller's Hall the lecture which
Czoigosz said first melted him to the com
mission of his crime is, declared by Chi.
cago's chief executive to be little shor;
Of the. e~xtrenle.0f inpudence.''. fp
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
GREAT RELIGIOUS GATHERING RING
General Convention of the Protestant
EpiscOpal Church.


The general convention of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church, which met in San
Francisco. is one of the most important.
of the religious conventions of this coun-'
try. 1t is a ~triennial session. A House.
of Bishops sits behind closed doors, some,
what after the manner OF. the United,
States Senate. and has certain exclusive
~prerogatives. A House of Deputies forms
the popular branch. 1t is made up of,
%clergymen and laymen representative of
the d%ioceses and is presided over by a
president. who possesses power compara-.
ble with that of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives at Washington. Each
diocese, small or large. has eight repre-
sentatives in this popular housNeight
priests and four laymen. In the House
of Bishops at San Francisco. there are
about eighty, and in the House of Dep
uties, including two from each of the
missionary Jurisdictions, about $50 per-
sons.
The attitude of the church in America
toward divorce and the remarriage of d.
vorced persons gave rise to much debate
during the convention. A majority re-
port, prepared by some of the most learn
ed bishops, clerical and lay deputies.
came up for action, recommending that
the church adopt canon IA, preventing a
minister of the church from .solemniz-
ing a marriage between any two persons
unless or until by inquiry he shall have
satisfied himself that neither person hns
been or is the husband or the wife of any
other person then living" Ia.
This is a sweeping law, not recognizing
even infidelity as a cause for divorce and
not permitting Episcopal %clergymen to
solemnize the marriage of an innocent
marty in a diynIce
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

some of them had rifles. While the sol
diers We're breakfasting the Filipinos got
between them and their quarters.
Col. Isaac Derussy of the Eleventh
infantry and a battalion, who started for
the scene as soon as the massacre was
heard of, found forty-fve bodies burned
in a trench. In many instances the bod
les had been, mutilated. The body of
Capt. Cornell was found tied at the
heels, saturated with kerosene Oil and
partly roasted. The Filipinos had care
fully buried the bodies of their slain.
Thomas w. Cornell, the captain of
Company G, was born in New York and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

at the witness and tried to extract from
him the statement that it was dangerous
to try to coal at sea. Captain Miller held
his ground manfuily against the assaults
of the legal lights on both sides and
confined his story to the facts set forth
in his log book. This record showed that
ships coaled both before and after the
date when Admiral Schley sent the dis
patch to the department. that it was nee
essary to go to Key West to coal.
When Captain Jewett, commander of
the Minneapolis, took the stand he stated
that he did not give Schley the informa-
ton as to the presence OF the Spanish
feet ut Santiago. The counsel on both
sides became involved in another wransle
over the admission of conversations be-
tween naval men, and Solicitor Hanna of
the Navy Department, in addressing the
court, declared it was apparent that all
the officers did not consider it necessary
to tell Schley, for the reason that they ac-
cepted US true the report of the depart
ment that Cervera was hiding in the har-
Dor. Mr.. Hanna took the ground that
they had NO reason to doubt the depart
ment's information, and intimated that
Schley was the only one who was skep-
teal on that point.
Tenth Day.
Rear Admiral Evans told of the famous
loop made by the commander of the fly
ing squadron and explained why he had
not given the secret code to the commo-
dore. During the cross-examination Ev-
ans book. "a Sailors Log" figured to
a certain extent. and the rear admiral
was several times badly mixed by the
attorney, but the controversy thus caused
was disposed of by Admiral Dewey d.
recting the witness and counsel to con-
fine themselves to answers and ques-
tons.
Rear Admiral Evans story of the loop
made by the Brooklyn varied considera-
bly, from that told by other officers who
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

quently delivered to Captain Chadwick
of the New York.
1t also developed during the day that
Lieutenant Commander II. III. Souther-
land, who was in command Of the con-
verified yacht Eagle. delivered a message
to the Scorpion, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Commander Mark. which Captain
McCalla had instructed him to give to
Sch!ey. The Marblchead and Eagle had
fallen in with the flying squadron on
May 10. while the squadron was on its
way from Key West to Cienfuegos. Cap
tain McCalla did not know the port Of
destination Of Schley and his ships. He
said on the stand that if he had known
he would have delivered the insurgents
code to Schley and also acquainted him
! with the details of the result of his WI
Investigations around Cienfuegos. AS it
was he commanded Lieutenant Com
mander Switzerland to report to Schley
that they had learned from the insur-
gents that the only vessels inside the
harbor were W gunboats land several
cannonieros. Lieutenant Commander
Switzerland testified that he megaphoned
this message to the Scorpion. The mes
| sage was intended for Rear Admiral
Schley.
a very important feature Of Lieutenant
Commander Southerland's testimony was
his declaration that the weather and sea
at Cienfuegos OH he afternoon of the
9th were both distinctly favorable to the
coaling of ships. He was certain of this
because he had sent crews ashore in
cockle-shell boats and they experienced
no difficulty in going through the surf and
landing. The purpose of this testimony
was clearly to contradict Schley's state
ment that rough weather and boisterous
seas had combined to prevent the ships
of his squadron from taking aboard coal
from the Golfers before leaving Cienfue-
gos.
Ninth Day.
Captain James NJ. Miller, who COM
manded the collier Merrimac off Santiago
in May, 1898, gave testimony before the
court calculated to throw light on the
contention of Admiral Schley that he
could not coal his ships in those waters
the week before the sea fight. Captain
Miller was called by the department to
show whether or not the state of the
and weather compelled Schley to leave
Santiago to replenish the bunkers of his
vessels. 1t was a vitality important point,
and Captain Miller was kept on the stand
an hour.
First the Judge advocate general OBJ
tanned the information that in the opinion
of the commander of the collier. it was
possible to coal ships at that time. Later
the counsel from Schley hammered away
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
NO ATTACK. ON THE GUARD.
Reported Attempso n Torht

-. Was Only lln%a.inntion. -.
The reported attack on the guard at
President MeNinleyis tomb is now gen.
cNl.y believed to have been only imag-
inaryAthe result Of: the '.overwrought
condition: Of Private Du. Prend's mind,
occasioned by the extreme loneliness OF
his position. . Els nerves were overtaxed
and his imagination contributed some OF
the details related in good faith. Capt
Biddle authorized sthis statement: Isl
think the sentinel deceived himself as to
the occurrence. I do not think an actual
attack, as'related by him, occnrred.t When
daylight came no evidence: of, a struggle
was found" 80 . ere 80
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
NAUTICAL TERMS.

The definitions below will tx
plain much of the testimony given
in the Schley court of inquiry:
Cables length-2O3 yards.
Cross Sea-Waves that come from
divers directions.
Larboard-Now obsolete, meaning
the left side. Port" as a distinct
i've sound was introduced in place
OF larb0urd.
Quarter Deck-The deck abaft Che
hind the mainmast, where mem
bers of u crew are never allowed UNI
less their duty calls them there.
Side Lights-Thc red (port) and
green %tstarboard) lights carried by
vessels ut night.
Starbonrd-The right-hand side; the
Draft-The depth of a vessel to the
extreme underside of the keel, meas
ured from the load water line.
T~rough-The hollow between wave
crests.
Leeward-The side of the ship on.
posite 10 that which is exposed to the
wind or storm.
Windward : The direction from
which the wind is blowing.
Sheer OTTO remove to a greater
distance.
Logbook-A journal in which is en-
: winds. currents, state of the sea and
all matters of Importance in relation
to the vessel and Its movements.
Coming Tower-A small, strong
, steel house raised above the deck and
!. furnished with peepholes. in which
, the commanding officer can direct the
. movement of u ship during an en-
|, Sagement.
. Executive Oficer-oficer next in
j, rank to the commander.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

ship to Liverpool, it cost 81 cents to thus
market it. 1t was then weighed and
loaded, then unloaded, put in elevators,
weighed out, reloaded, reshipped again
and again, and at a great expense. It
now costs 2111aa cents to take a bushel of
wheat from the Missouri river to Liver
pool"
Mayor Hartenbewer followed in giving
q welcome to the city, and the Hon. LATE
Young extended a welcome for the Cereal
Club. Responses were made for the East
by =. L. Rogers Of Philadelphia, for the
Southwest BY Henry Lassen e III Rena,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
GRAIN MEN in SESSION..

Convention of National Dealers Assoc
citation Meets in Des Moines.
Fully 600 delegates from all parts of
the country attended the opening meeting
Of the sixth annual session Of the Ma
3tonal Grain Dealers Association in Des
Moines. Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw delivered
IN address of welcome on behalf Of the
State Of Iowa. He said:
when the first bushel Of wheat was
transported by rail from the Missouri
DIVER to the Atlantic ocean, thence ~
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

was agradnate OF
the military. acad-
envy. which he en-
tered in 1863. His
IS service record
shows that he was
in Cuba during the
Spanish Var Until
August, 1898, then
in New York and
again, in 1899, in
Cuba as aid to Gen.
Douglas. He went
to China i'm. May,
1nn1 - Ao~1
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
J Notes OF. Eyents. IEg

Torpedo boat 'Blakely broke down, in
test trial off Newport.
Sister of Judge Advocate Lemly OF the
schley inquiry, court burned. to. death. at
Winston, n. @.
b. n. Harrimanawill become President
Of the Southern Pacific road on the re-
tirement Of President Hays.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

LIZ ASpOAS 40 eHNs
the %presidente of
the town., who had
appeared friendly.
led the assault in
person. The slaugh-
ter had long been
~premeditated and
the Filipinos were
called together for
it by the ringing of
the church bells at
daylight. Il h e y
We're mostly armed
,,,stl l,N14 ..A
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

o. T.: Southeast, r. l.. Mcclellan Of
Memphis. Tenn; Northwest, j. d. Nc
Caull of Minneapolis, Mimi, and the mid
die West by s. G. Woolson of Kansas
City, Mo.
President B. A. Lockwood of Des
Moines then delivered his annual address
to the association.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

First Lieut.. Edward A., Bumpus was
born in Massachusetts and given a com
mission when a private in Battery A,
First Massachusetts heavy artillery. in
1898. After six months service at Platts-
burg barracks he: was sent to China and
then to the Philippines. .>~t;s,as
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11

Stock throughout the Panhandle Of
Texas 10 in better condition than for
several years past. and the cattle men
do not anticipate any severe losses dur
ing the winter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
BODIES OF AMERICANS BURNED.
Details of the MASSACRE by Filipino In.
surEents in Sumar.

Details of the massacre of most of the
men of Company c, Ninth regiment, on
the Island of Samar, are most narrowing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-11
THE GENERAL AND HIS WIFE.

Gen. Frederick Funston who a short
time ago was seized with a violent attack
of appendicitis and whose condition for a
few days gave rise to feelings of alarm,
seems in a fair way to receiver. : He has
been In a hospital in Manila since the be-
ginning Of his illness. An operation was
found necessary and it has been success
fully performed n,f,, - ~.