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The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
MAN AND WOMAN FALL
ON LIVE ELECTRIC WIRE
School Director Thomas H. Bell Nearly Peshes Deeper.
a.e Effort to Woman from an Awful Peril-The
Woman Dies aud He Is Saved in a
Remarkable Way

A woman hanging In mid air. scream
ing in agony. held the gaze OF hundreds
of horror-strlcken people who hal
gathered near the Wright House on
Ontario street, Cleveland.
Attracted by slight fire In that VI
entity, number OF employees and
others got on the roof OF the building
to see the blaze Ida Jantz was one of
the number and. while looking over the
coping, unthinkingly took hold OF a live
electric wire.
The shock from the heavily charged
wire threw her writing over the edge
OF the roof upon the wire and she hung
there while the crowd below looked on,
powerless to help.
School Director Thomas II. Bell was
near and saw the woman's terrible pre-
dicament. The only way he could reach
her was by window overlooking On
tario street, and to this he rushed He
climbed out and up fire escape till
he was opposite the woman, who by
this time was unable longer to cry out.
On level with the roof, Mr.. Bell
reached out and, with great effort, rails
ed her from the wire until she was
within reach of those above, who lifted
her senseless form over the coping
But, when the strain was over, Bells
FOOT slipped. To save himself from q
irightful fall to the pavement he grasp
ed wildly and fell across the same wire
from which he had just rescued the
woman. The shock rendered him DOW
erless to move and he hung there help
less while the silent, deadly current
burned into his flesh. No one was
brave enough to attempt his rescue,
ana 1t was several minutes before the
current was turned off, and he was
removed to place of safety
The woman died, but Mr.. Bell was ia
ken to the General Hospital, where the
doctors found him suffering from
very severe nervous shock in addition
to being frightfully burned. A few
days later he was removed to his home
where he was confined for eleven
months. During the first three months
or his illness II was found necessary to
resort to skin grating in order to heal
MS wound. His many friends respond
ed and over three thousand pieces of
SKIN were used to cover over the raw
flesh. In speaking of his restoration to
health, Mr.. Bell said to an interviewer:
My recovery from the dreadful
shock' or course. was slow. / suffered
untold fortunes. My nervous system
was a complete wreck; l had spells of
dizziness. and. when l attempted to
walk. numbness came over my whole
body. My sleep was not at all restful
or natural and l always awoke tired
out. My appetite was poor and at
times l suffered from violent nervous
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
TO TELL ABOUT
ISLAND LANDS

Territorial Land Commissioner II. S.
BOYD of Hawaii arrived in this city
yesterday, and is a guest of the Occi-
dental Hotel. Mr.. Boyd is on his way
to Washington, ID. c., where he Is sent
by order of the Territorial government
to present to Congress the views of
that government in relation to the pro-
posed land laws for Hawaii. Delegate
Wilcox has introduced a bill which is
regarded by Governor Dole and the
heads of departments as Objectionable
Mr. Boyd Will make a strong effort to
defeat the measure.
When seen last night in reference to
his mission. Mr.. Boyd said: Il am not
going to Washington in spirit of an
tagonism t. the administration. In
fact l am persuaded that the admin
istration has the welfare OF the Hawaii
an Islands at heart in the most sincere
manner. but / do not think that the
conditions are fully understood by the
United States Congress. The measure
proposed by Delegate Wilcox is. In a
modified sense. copy of the United
States homestead law. This law has
unquestionably been of great good to
the United States, but We who know
the conditions in those Islands know
that such law could not be other
wise than detrimental to them. The
provisions OF the measure are too liber-
al; they are on too great a scale. Our
territory Is limited, our forests and
water supplies must be carefully pro-
tected and nursed. We cannot be too
liberal. l do not go to antagonize Con-
gress or the administration, but to
point out the errors Of the proposed
law as We see them. What / hope to
do is to persuade Congress to appoint
a committee of fair-minded men to Wis
1t the Islands and investigate condi-
tons there thoroughly before enacting
legislation that we know will be detri-
mental to the interests Of the Islands
! have no doubt that when this Is done
we will get such laws as will be for
our best interests. IS. F. Chronicle.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04

his statement he said
Hawaii Is not opposed to Cuba being
assisted If Congress in it's wisdom de-
cides that the United States Is morally
responsible for Cuba's welfare. To give
to Cuba a free market for her sugar
will be to give an alien people just as
much advantage as American citizen
ship gives to Hawaiians, and the extra
advantage of not being obliged to con-
form to the stringent laws regarding
labor and immigration. With annexa-
ton Hawaii lost her best source of la
Dor supply-China. The Islands are so
isolated that labor does not naturally
come to Hawaii. but must be sought
All her food, clothing, machinery, and.
in fact, everything but few vegeta-
bles, comes from the States, and the
only thing she has to pay with is su-
gar"
What was most feared, he said, was
that free trade with Cuba, or something
approaching that, would be brought
about, and that meant ruin to Hawaii.
But small concession, say 10 per cent,
would not be opposed by Hawaii
The Republican members of the ways
and means committee are beginning to
line up for the fight over Cuban reci-
procity. Representative Mccall is the
first to openly declare himself in favor
of reciprocity. He made the follow
ing statement today as to his position:
our beet sugar industry is a growing
one, and should not be injured. but 1t
seems clear that it would not be affect
ed at all by a moderate reduction in
the duties on Cuban sugars. So long
as we import. in addition to Cuba's
crop, great mass of sugar, paying the
full duty, raw Cuban sugar in New
York will bring the foreign or Ham
burg price, with freight and full duty
added. The full benefit of a moderate
reduction would inure to the Cuban
producers. The success of the little
republic is highly important to our
selves, 1t will mark the noblest results
of the war with Spain, and also aid us
to solve righteously our insular prob
lens in another part of the world"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
HAWAII AND THE
CUBAN TARIFF

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Cuban
reciprocity hearings were resumed to-
day before the ways and means COM
mittee, with a large attendance of
those representing the beet and cane
sugar, tobacco and other interests op-
posed to concessions to Cuba. The at
titude of the Hawaiian sugar planters
opposing concessions to Cuba. was pre-
scented by William Haywood. formerly
United States Consul General at Ho-
nolulu, and now representing the Ha-
waiian planters and the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Hawaii. In the course Of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04

California. Louisiana, Minnesota and
Florida. An appropriation of $4,000 is
made for the building of the home, which
will be occupied only by lepers of the
United States not including the insular
possessions. The leper home is to be I'M
der the charge of the Marine Hospital
Service.
Domingo Romay, a seaman, has recoy-
cred SlO5.o5 wages for which he sued the
Observation-Disclosures Steamship Company
before the United States District Court
The man was taken i'll on a voyage here.
but refused to allow an examination
made into his physical condition when
the steamship officers desired to do so.
He was unable to work, and his wages
were refused him when the vessel arriv-
ed here. Judge De Haven held hat Ro-
may was in fault in not permitting the
examination, and hence could recover no
costs
DR.. Howard Humphreys of Honolulu,
and his father, DR.. +. II. Humphreys OF
England, were registered at the Van
Nuys Hotel in Los Angeles on January
%.
Miss Mae Coburn is back in San Fran
cisco, after n visit of some weeks to
Honolulu. She left here with the Dutton
wedding party, and returned to be pres
ent at the wedding of Miss Maud Mullins
and DR.. Clark. She is now giving some
large entertainments for the engaged
pair.
Bruce Cartwright the Honolulu insur-
ance man, Is registered at the Palace
from the East.
c. NJ. Berger of Honolulu was a guest
at dinner given last night at the Hotel
Metropole, in Oakland, by ]. @. Brown.
to few of his college friends at which
the announcement was made OF Mr.
Browns engagement to Miss Helen Gage
of Columbus. Ohio.
FREDERICK O'BRIEN.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04

headaches. The powerful electric shock
had undermined my whole system. In
spite OF the Doctors care l didn't seem
to improve. l had been idle a whole
year and grew anxious to return to my
work, but my condition remained so
bad that / was very much discouraged
and feared l would never regain my
health.
Il heard of case similar to mine
which DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People had cured. Then l determined
to try this medicine. By the time had
taken half the second box l could no
tice marked Improvement. The head
aches disappeared, my nerves became
steadier and l slept well. l took the
pills for month and after l resumed
my work / continued till l was per-
fectly well. They certainly did Won
ders for me and l take pleasure in rec
ommending them"
The above is n plain, straightforward
statement of facts. The horrible incl
dent occurred on the evening of June
IL, 1895, and the story of 1t was pub
lished by the newspapers at the time.
The sequel, which Is known to many
and is told in Mr.. Bells own words,
cannot be doubted. He Is well known
In Cleveland, not only through his
prominence in school matters, but as
hero-the man who risked his life in
vain attempt to save woman from
a terrible death.
Mr. Bells accident was not one of the
sort which falls to the lot of many
people, but the results that followed
were the same. in kind, as the many
nervous troubles with which thousands
OF persons are afflicted. Only in his
case they were unusually severe. His
nervous system was wrecked-almost
beyond repair-and no medicine did
him any good until he tried DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People. They
cured him.
These pills have become famous all
over the world for their wonderful eff
cacy in cases of this kind. They have
cured when the trouble was as severe
as Mr. Bells and they cure lesser nerv-
Gus disorders without fail. Acting di"
rectly on the nerves and blood, they are
an unfailing specific for such diseases
as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis.
ST. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism, nervous headache, the af-
ter-effects of the grip, palpitation OF
the heart, pale and sallow compilations
and all forms of weakness either in
male or female. DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price. fifty cents a box. or six
boxes for two dollars and fifty cents
(they are never sold in bulk or by the
hundredD by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady. N. Y.
These pills are not purgative and
contain nothing which could injure the
most delicate system.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
MR.. WHEELER GOT RID OF HIS
RHEUMATISM

During the winter of 1898 l was SO
lame in my joints in fact, all over my
body. that / could hardly hobble
around. when bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's. Pain Balm. From the
first application l began to get well.
and was cured and have worked stead
lily all the Year,. Wheeler. North
wood. N. Y. u. s. A. For sale by all
druggists and dealers. Benson, Smith
& Co.. Ltd. agents for Hawaiian ISL
ands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
The Transports.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22.-Accord-
Ing to present plans. the transport
Grant. which arrived Monday night,
may be sent out again for Manila on
February LIST, with the Thomas. both
troopships to carry recruits. The Sec
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04

ond Battalion of the Fifteenth Infantry
!, is to sail February 18th on the War
rem. All OF the Twenty-ninth Infantry.
now stationed at Fort Sheridan and
Columbus Barracks. will sail from here
on March LIST. These men. It Is expect
ed, will be carried by the Logan and
Sherman. which have been laid up
undergoing repairs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
Millions of Women Use Cuticura

cleansing
nations and cahngs offensive the form OF washes 10.
the toilet
especially
with
domestic toilet soap however expensive to be COMPARED with Tor tho purposes
Ms W. African
U.S. A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04

The Myrtle boathouse has been moved
makai Of the Quarantine wharf
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-04
CUT|CURA
REMEDIES
THE Sc

Consisting Of CUTICURA SOAP, to cleanse the
skin, CUTICURA Ointment, to heal the skin, and
CU1ICURA RES0LVENT, to cool the blood, IS
often sufficient to cure the most tOrturing, dis
figuring skin, scalp, and blood humOurS, raSheS,
feelings, and irritatiOnS, with loss Of hair, when
the best physicians, and all other remedies fail.
millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-23
Publishers and Authors.

Jacob a. Riis new book will be published this
month He GALES It The Battle With the Stun
1t will contain about 100 illustrations, six Of
which will be by Thomas Fogarty
My Own Story is what J. T. Trowbridee calls
the autobiography he has prepared for publication
in the Atlantic. Mr.. Trowhridge is one of the
two surviving contributors to the first number
of the magazine
Lillian Whiting has been at work during the
last few months a book entitled Boston
Days in which she has aimed to record the
unique phases and exceptional movements which
have stamped their impress upon that city.
Louisa Aleott wrote for her own little nieces
two short stories which have never been pub
lished. The young admirers OF the author of
Little Women will hear with Joy that these
stories are to be printed soon in ST. Nicholas
The Grafton Press of New York is publishing
Some By-Ways Of California" by Charles Frank
lin Carter Having speut six years in various
parts Of that State Mr. Carter is well qualified 70
write on the subject Of this book
The titles Of the stories in Bret Harte's new
Condensed Novels bulesauiug the authors Of
the day, amusing in themselves For example
Rupert the Rosombler' "Golly and the Chris
tian," The Stolen Cigar Case and "Dan1
Borem"
Mrs Humpbry Wards country home IS at
Stocks, Tring near the village of Ivinghoe
which IS said to have given us name to Scotts
"lvanhoe The estate is old and is
mentioned in Domesday Book. The poet Waller
lived there in the Seventeenth century
Mrs Nancy Huston Banks "Old6eld a Ken
lucky Tale Of the Last Century" had such a
cordial reception IN England and America that
the Macmillan company has brought out a holt
day edition with illustrations in colors by Pen
nington It is a book which lends itself pc
cuarly well 70 this kind Of illustration
George Gissings remarkable work, "The Pri-
vate Papers of Henry kyecroit," which attracted
considerable attention 10 the Fortnightly Review,
is to be issued in book form this mornth by r. P,
Button & Co. 1t is to a certain extent auto
biographical and portrays the early struggles and
hardshps Of literary aspirant in the modern
Grub street"
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The Great Marqaess.

The seribners announce the publication "The
Great Marquessi Life and Times OF Archibald,
Eighth Earl and First and Only Marques of
Argyll" Il is by Rev J. Wcock b d. author
of "Sir Thomas Urquhart Of Cromartie, Knight,
"a Shetland Minister OF the Eighteenth Century
etc.
The life Of this famous Seotehman Is drawn
from original sources and contains much wholly
new and interesting material.
The period in which Argyll fourished Is per-
haps the most interesting in the whole course Of
the national history, and his connection with
the great public movements OF his time was so
close that his life could not be written without
some account OF them being given also, In
particular the part he played in the Covenanting
movement was so prominent and influential that
the author of this volume felt constrained TO
write pretty fully upon that very striking episode
In Scottish history.
In treating Of matters which are highly con-
troyersial and In dealing with the career of
Argyll concerning which such diverse opinions
have been formed. the author has strivcn 70 be
reasonably impartial He has not, however,
sought TO write coIorless annals Of the time
with which he dealt, but endeavored to do JUS
tice TO ali that was noble in the covenanting
movement, and IN the character Of its great
champion. the marques Of Argyll
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-23

In the Sierra Nevada mountains, there seemed
nothing at hand for me 10 do but to teach. So |
dritted into school work. and later specialized my
deferred college course along educational and
Literary lines, and went on teaching and writing.
OF course, ! realize that any work we'll done,
from washing linen with Nausicaa and Ramona.
to discovering stars with Caroline Herschel or
Dorothea klumpkc, Is equally honorable and nee
essary an the economy Of the universe.
Yet one may have preferences and aptitudes
loved the work was doing, and Il Is beautiful,
mothering work 70 care for children's souls as
the concerned teacher does II is solemn work,
too TO stand as providence for the fitting OF the
house of the spirit, at this mysterious threshold
Of life where, as with the Faithful al Mecca,
every deed counts sevenfold
But, hne use OF life as teaching is, to nv
mind there is more delightful service. and as
benehoient to the world in the creative work OF
the artist toiling with his sweet sounds, or his
shifting lines and coors. or his obedient clay or
his winged words, So, II | had had the ear of
the destinies and their favor, / should have
prayed, at any time OF the past as now, that il
be given me TO be writer along some Of the
higher lines OF literature; 10 try 70 pass on
for the possible light or comfort of others, some
measure Of the meaning of life that flashes 10 me
from the faces of men and women, or the grasses
Of the field or the galaxies Of the skies--From
IT We're Girl Again." by Mrs Markham in
SHcecSS for November.
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Ye Ode Horse.

An olde horse who for twenty yeares hadde
notte so much as paved We earthc or even snorted
in a loud tone one day happened along where some
colts were ycking uppc their heels having some
funne
"Ho HOP nickercd We olde horse pranicps
uppe looking devilish "Verrie goode, boys,
verrie goode But watch me & see how we used
to do lite fortie yeares ago T.
Theme We olde horse snorted fercely, arched
hys tae & rose uponnc hys wobbly hind legges,
paving we air & squealing raucousy.
& all ye colts quite their heddes behind one
another's shoulders & smiled. Cad looks" they
snickered, Watch ye Olde Name sette gaye"
Just theme ye olde horse stubbed hys toe
uponne a corn cobbe & turned a fippe Hoppe, roll
ing uponue ye grounde allie tangled up, with hys
fore legs in bow knot one hinde legge over
hys care.
"AiasW he wheezed after he hadde unravelled
himself & was limping away. lite took me forty
yeares to learn that youthful spirit can notte
loosen uppe olde joints
all We colts kicked one another inne ye ribs
& laughed glsefully.
& this is ye lesson:
~ Never gette gave inne your olde age
(2) Whenne Time scores onne YOU throw uppe
your handles g. confess it,
(3) Never butte inne whenne you are out Of ye
gayme--LowELL OrIs REESE, in LesIie's Weekiy.
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7riqqs' School of MoveLists.

Prof Oscar Lowell rriggs, artesan well Of
wisdom Chicago pumps up another refresh
ing thought Last week he spoke piece to
the literary department OF the Chicago Woman's
club on The Effect of College Training on the
Literary Faculty Is the Critical Developed at
the Expense of the Creative PowerF What shall
be done to raise the standard Of literature
Found professional school for the purpose OF
giving thorough training in authorship answers
our Trggs INDUCING his genius for paradox
and irony, he even recommends that "a law SINH
lar to the one governing the practice Of law,
medicine, and other professions be passed, to
regulate the practice of literature The sug
gestion is ingenious and we are not prepared to
say that it might not be beneficial, if it were
practicable Unfortunately it is not Literature
at present is the art of pounding out novels on
the typewriter For the most part. il is skilled
labor We don't see how it could be organized
into a union; still less do we see how apprentice
ship and the passing of examinations could be
required. Still, in some States, blacksmiths have
to be examined by a State board. The analogy
is in favor of the Triggsian plan. Let that plan
be disclosed in Prof. Triggs' own precious words :
There would be several departments in this
school. each department to be conducted by
specialists in their particular lines OF work.
These departments would comprise poetry, prose,
criticism journalism and publication Every de-
tail of literature and the making of novel would
be specialized There would be special instructors
for the development OF plot experienced instruc-
tors in love scenes and, for the benefit of the
historical novelist there would be special in
struction in fencing. | would also add dramatic
art 10 the list Of departments '-Nesg York Sun,
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The Aathor of tito, Returns.

William Henry ACarssn the author Of Hester
Blair = has just at5iTed in New York on the Sax
onia from his>t3p abfoad and has turned over
10 his publishers, the &C. M, Clark company, the
manuscript for his novel. Tito" which has
been announced for some time as in preparation.
The author weRt>to Italy to secure local color
for his story the scenes Of which, for the most
part, are located IN the picturesque valley Of the
Arno While stroiling along country road
leading to a .smal hamlet Of Tuscany Mr.. Carson
encountered the very type OF Italian boy he
had in mind for tito" and in the course Of his
stay abroad the acquaintance made that day ripen-
ed into strong friendship that will doubtless be
mutually beneficial The Italian youth was am
bilious to go to Florence and become great
artist. The author wished to paint word pictures
of him in his book. in order that he might have
permeating the novel the true character Of a
vsritable son Of Tuscany. So they struck bar
gain The completed manuscript has now been
turned over to the publishers.