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CHAMPION ROPE SLIDER.


 Sailor Nicks Slides 1,5oO Feet Down the
 Tether Of a Balloon--Has Done Bet
 ter.
 Wrapping his legs around the long tether of the captive balloon at the Chutes. when the big gasbag was high in the air, Simeon Nicks jack tar, last evening slid to the ground as gracefully and as unconcerned as though he were descending to the deck of a vessel after strengthening out a | tangle aloft. It was the longest slide on record in Los Angeles and 1t is thought similar feat never before has | been performed
 | Nicks Is 'out for the stuff" he says, l and when he found he could gain some notorety that would prove profitable he volunteered to drop from the clouds on string.
 When he went up in the balloon at 6 o'clock last evening he was dressed in an ordinary suit of clothes and carried in his hands a ten-inch section of gar den hose, slit up the side, that fitted snugly over the 1-4-inch Italian hemp rope that keeps the balloon from stray ing into the empyrean. Accompanying him were Aeronaut Hudson and the little son of Prof. Baldwin. A height of about two hundred feet Nicks clam bered out of the basket and with a sailors twist of his legs around the pli- able hemp he began to slide downward Then he checked himself and, remain t...a .4.,t. I,~ IL loon until it had reached a height of fifteen hundred feet. Then he began to slide, slowly at first, and gradually in- creasing his speed until the rope spun by him at terrific rate. Regulating his speed at will he sometimes came to a full stop, when he would release his hand-hold and lean back as though he were in an armchair. The friction of the rope on the calves of his legs cre- ated a burning sensation, but was not sufficient to scorch his trousers, and his hands being protected by the hose, were not affected in the least by the long descent
 When Nicks dropped to the ground he was as calm and unrufiled as though he had just assisted in weighing an- chor preparatory to leaving port.
 This is not the first long slide the sailor has taken. Eight years ago he slid down three-inch wire cable into the shaft of the Silver King mine in British Columbia. Thirty-eight hun dred feet below was cage containing a number of miners. The cable had broken, and it was necessary for some one to go down the rope and repair the damage before the men could be res cued Nicks volunteered and succeed ed in splicing the cable.-Los Angeles Times.
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Hamburg-fmerican.

TwIN-scREw EXPRESS SERVICE.
 PLYMOUTH-CHER RBOURG-HAMBURG A. Victoria. May 23Columbia dune i r. Bismarck. May 29lA. Victoria. June 17 TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE PLYMOUTH-CHER RBOURG-HAMBURG Patricia .. May Waldersee. .. May 2O Kiautschou. May 15l Pennsylvania, May 27 Hamburg e-American Line, 37 B'way, NY
 Inos, H. Pease X Son, 102 Church. St., M. zunder X Son, 249, 251 State St., Newton & Parish, SC Orange St., New Haven, Bishop S Co.,, 703705 Chapel St. f17 mos.
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RED STAR LINE.
NEW YORK-ANTWERP-pARIs

Southwark, ,May14.n n n K'nsington, May2s, mn Vaderland, May 21 m nIzeeland, June 4, mn Internation,l Navigation Company
 Piers H aud u North River. Office 73 Broadway, cor. Rector st., N. l.; Peck 6 Bishop, 702 Chapel st., M. Zuuder & Sons, st., T. H. Pease < Son. 102 Church st., NeMb Haven dk cod !
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New Haven SteamboatL for New York, the South,
 and Moot
STEAMEK hIC CnAND pECn,

oINAMEI HICHAAU ELLA,
 In commission
 Leaves New Haven 2:16 a. u, daily ex. sept Monday; due New York about 7:Oa Passengers may go on board at New Has ven any time, after 1000 p. m Returning, boat leaves New YQ k 4:BO n. m, dallt except Sunday; due Ntw Haven about 9:OO p. m.
 Boat arrives and departs from Belle Dock. Peck Slip, New York.
 Tickets and all information at of1ce of Bishop & Co.,, 7O3-7O5 Chapel street; W. E. Morgan, Agent, Belle Dock. and at Purser'a once on Steamer. n20
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sTARIN,s
Now Haven Transportation Go.

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
 Steamer JOHN h.. SIAkI4N, Captain Mo. Allister, leaves New Haven from Htarinsa Pier, foot of Brown street. at 1O:16 D. m,. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamer EkASTUS CORNING, Captain Thompson. srARIN leaves New York from Pier 1S' North River, at g p. m. Mondays, Wednes. days and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORNING 75 cents; Excursion Tickets &1.2h state rooms, $1.OO
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. B. Judson's, 868 Chapel street; Peck q Blah. ops, 708 Chapel street. Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train ana from corner of Chapel and Church streets
 Through freight rates given and bifIs o1 lading to all points West, South gnd South. west. C. H. FISHER, Agent
 Order your freight via Starin Line. .J
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Here's a Bargain.

Here's a Bargain. An Enamelled Iron Bed, brass trimmed, good Mattress and the best woven wire spring, half, |three-quarters or full size Bed, the outfit complete, for S6
 Best Woven Wire Divans, S2.S0
 Best Woven Wire Cots, $l.50
 The Best China Mating, 33ct Mating, for 25cts Yard.
 60 Inch Couch Covers, fringed allround, S2.98
 Handsome Portieres, any color, S6.75 a Pair.
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AMERICAN LINE

NEW YORK-SOU SOUTHAMPTON-LOND St. Paul. May 14, foam Phla., May 28, 10 am St. Louis, May21, foam St. Paul, June 1, foam
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Black Goods In The Under-priCed List.

Black Examine, lot of 46 Inch Al-wool Etamine, 6ects Yard for an sect grade.
 There's an excellent 79c quality of Allwool Black Vicuna Chevot, 52 In. wide, 54cts I'd
 An extra heavy, very popular grade of Me and worth at conservative estimate $1 50, for
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LINE

United States Mall Stcamships Sail from New York every Saturday for Glasgow via Londonderry First Saloon Passage, $50 and upwards Second Saloon, $32.5O and upwards.
 Third Class. $26 and upwards HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agents,
 17 and 19 Broadway, New York, or Newton X Parish, 85 Orange St., Bishop & Co, TOP Chapel St., Jas. Mustarde, 94 Grown St., Richard M. Sheridan, 865 Grand Ave, J. Aug. Svenson, 510 State st., Pease- Lewis X Co.,, 102 Church St., New Haven.
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These are $7.5o and $8 Portieres Come and look into this item. Twill pay you.

Need Awnings this Summer? There are none like Hettricks. Fit any window, put them up yourselfwit four screw eyes. Can remove them again in half a minute.
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Up Stairs In The Upholstery Store.

We're busy helping people their Summer houses ready More depending than ever this year
 That's confidence accompShes 1t relieves you Of lots ocare you and does than anything else could to extend breadth and of our business
 confidence the strongest thing that can be said store nothing of US that we're quite proud of.
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And 52 Inch heavy Scotch Black Cheviot at 73cts Yard that easily worth $1.
 All-wool Black Nuns Yelling, 46 inches wide, splendid quality at 75c, for 52c Yard. ltonette for walking skirts, 58 inches wide
 98 cents Yard
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS OF INTER EST CONCER MING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City Local Social Events Here and Eise- where.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
LOCATED THE LEAK TO Be REAR-ADMIRAL
DIVER LYLE FINDS HOLE IN
BENJAMIN sEWALL.
In Butt Of Cardboard Streak, Under
Main Mast, on starboard side-will
Be Repaired Soon.

The leak on the ship Benjamin Sc
wall has been discovered. To Diver
Alec Lyle belongs the credit Of locating
the leak, and in consequence Of his sue
cess, it is dimcult to determine whether
he or Captain Halsted OF the vessel
is the more delighted. It means more
to Captain Halsted however than At
does to the diver for the ship will De
enabled to go to sea within a few days
and thereby avoid the loss Of time am
money in remaining in port to discharge
her cargo, as had been previously or
dered by the board of survey.
For the last five days, Mr.. Lyle has
been at work trying to locate the leak
in the vessel but he was unsuccessful
Last night he gave up all hope Of locat-
ing 1t, The board of survey met and
decided last night that Captain Halsted
would have to discharge a part of the
cargo in order to facilitate repairing
the vessel
This morning Mr.. Lyle decided to
make just one more attempt on his own
account, to locate the leak. He went be-
low and to his delight discovered the
leak to be in the butt in the cardboard
streak just under the mainmast and on
the starboard side. The leak was a big
one for the water was flowing into
the vessel at the rate of 5 inches an
hour. Just how the leak was started is
not clear. Captain Halsted says that
his vessel did not strain herself and he
can account for the presence Of the leah
only from the fact that the particular
butt was overlooked when the vesse
was last overhauled.
! The leak is so situated, close to the
keel, that it will be easily repaired
About three days work will be suhicien
to put the vessel in a seaworthy condi
/ ton and by the first of next week. Cap
! tain Halsted hopes to be on his way t.
! Freemantle, Australia. InaRmuch as
| the leak has now been located, it viii
not be necessary to follow the instruc
| tions of the board of survey as the re
pairs can be made without unloading
the vessel. \ final board of survey viii
probably be called on the vessel ate
the repairs will have been completed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
THE FORMOsAN CLIMATE.

X. Imai, the representative of the
Formosan Agricultural bureau who is
making a several months stay on these
islands with a view of becoming ac-
quainted with the methods of produc.
ing cane in Hawaii and their possi-
BILE application on Formosan soil, will
endeavOr today to secure the consent
of the Planters Association to his vis-
iting the Experimental station and
cleaning such information as he may
think advisable and useful for his
plans.
The climate of Formosa, according to
Mr.. Imai, is not dissimilar to that of
Hawaii with the exception that they
have no wind as compared with ours.
The rain is plentiful, coming i'm sea
sons and there should be no lack of
water supply. The Northern island is
more plentifully supplied with rain
than the other,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
Have NEW QUARTERS SAFTER Twenty YEARS
HACKFELD AND CO.'S LIBERAL
OFFER ACCEPTED.
Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce Votes
To Suppress Anarchy and Joins
Hands with Pittsburg Movement

The Chamber Of Commerce held a
council of thirteen this morning in the
hall above the offices of Castle and
Cooke, the following members constitu-
ting the quorum: President c. NJ.
Cooke, secretary J. G. Spencer, J. B.
Atherton, F, M. Swanzy, w. F. Allen,
f. J. Lowrie, Cecil Brown, H. A. Isen-
berg Henry Waterhouse, w. l.. Hopper
| L. Mclean and w. w. Hall.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved on a motion BY
II. A. Schaefer, seconded by w. p.
Allen the name Of Samuel G. Wilder,
brought up at the previous meeting,
was accepted for membership in the
| Chamber
The committee appointed in connec-
tion with a communication from the
Chamber of Commerce in Pittsburg.
asking for the cooperation of all
! Chambers of Commerce throughout the
country in the suppression of anarchism
and providing a resolution furnishing
punishment for, and prevention against
! the immigration of anarchists and their
allies; stated, in the person of j.. G..
| Spencer, that the chairman of the COM
mite j. p. Cooke, had promised to sup
ply finding of the committee but was
not present at the meeting although he
! had promised to be there.
F. A. Schaefer, seconded by ]. b.
| Atherton moved that immediate action
be taken in the matter and the secre-
tary was instructed to draft and for
ward a letter from the officers of the
Honolulu Chamber expressing endorse
ment of the sentiments resolved by the
Pittsburg chamber and assuring that
body of the hearty accord and co-opera.
ton of the local institution.
w. f. Allen for the comittee on new
rooms stated that Hackfeld and Com.
pany had proffered to the Chamber the
use of room in the Hackfeld building
already furnished and necessitating NJ
expense to the Chamber beyond the
possible installation of a private tele
phone and other minor details. Mr
Isenberg explained to the meeting tina
the room was at the disposition of tn,
Chamber as long as the building stood
w. F. Allen incorporated n his repor
a motion, seconded by J. r, Athertol
that the liberal offer be accepted an,
an addition was made to the origina
motion by Cecil Brown % the effec
that a letter of thanks and acceptanc
of their very kind offer be sent t,
Hackfeld and Company
On the motion of f. A SchaefeT
seconded by w. F. Allen, the commits
sion of the Chamber of COmmerc
issued to William Haywood for service
rendered in Washington for the yea
of 1901, was ordered renewed for thi
year. The committee on monetary re
t compense for the services Of Mr.. Hay
] wood, asked for, and were granite
more time.
After a slight discussion as to the ad
visibility Of getting a larger member
ship now that fresh rooms had zee
provided, during which the secretar
I, read a list Of members and propose
! members of the Merchants AssOciatIo
who were not members of the Chambe
the meeting adjourned.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
WEALTHY CHINESE SUED FOR
DIVORCE.
His Wife Also Has Him Arrested for
Assault and Battery-Another Chi
nese to Practice Law.

Lam Lau Shee has brought suit for
divorce from Lam Zip, who married
he 20 years ago in China. The defend
ant is a wealthy Chinese, having over
500 600 in property here, and the plain
tiff asks that he be ordered to pay
81 900 at once for the use of her attor-
ney, as well as costs and alimony dur
ing the pendancy of the suit. f. M.
Brooks is her attorney.
Lam Shee charges her husband with
extreme cruelty and in addition to
bringing the suit she had him arrested
for assault and battery. He appeared
in the police court this morning, and
the case was postponed. The defend
ant is declared to be the owner of stock
in number of local corporations, in
Guiding a good deal Of sugar stock, and
also to be owner of much real estate.
So Yong, a Chinese law clerk we'll
known here, has applied to Judge Hum
phreys for admission to practice in the
district courts Of the Islands He will
be the second Chinese to secure such
license if successful,
George r. Carter, trustee, has petit
toned for permission to mortgage real
property of the Aud estate, at Bereta-
mia and Emma streets, for $780, to Sc
cure money for improvements.
The suit of r. Isaaca Isaacs and Bro
ther against the Pacific Import Com
pany for $22O.74, has been withdrawn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
OLDEST IN THE COURT
SUIT TO BREAK A WILL OF
1856.
Humphreys Allows substitution Of
Counsel to Carry on the Case-$75O, 900
Said to be Involved.

In the first circuit court this morning
proceedings were taken to continue an
action to revoke probate of a will ad-
mitted to probate in 1855, by the sub
stitutiOn of T. McCants Stewart as
counsel foT c. w. Ashford, and the ad-
dition of Thomas Fitch to counsel en-
ployed in the matter. The estate has
been in the courts for years, and has
been to the Supreme Court three times.
1t involves property in Honolulu said
to be worth $4,000 at the present time.
The will sought to be knocked out is
the alleged last will and testament Of
one KealiiahOnui, who died in 1865 A
document purporting to be his last VIII
was offered for probate and admitted.
Later two nieces, heirs at law, inter-
posed, claiming that the will had been
forged by one Keaalaha. They made
deeds for the property involved to the
present petitioner, Junius Kaae, who
claims the property by virtue of deeds
from the heirs at law, under the con-
tention that there was no will.
This morning Judge Humphreys made
an order submitting Stewart for Ash
ford as counsel The petitioner set
but that the latter had left the Terri
tory and that repeated efforts to get
him to take some action had failed,
and the interests of the suit were suf-
| fering. Fitch was entered as counsel
| for the petitioner as well as Stewart.
The case appears three times in Su-
preme Court reports of Hawaii but it
is claimed that the petitioner has pre-
| served his standing in court, and he
proposes to fight the issue. The pa
pers in the case are very voluminous
| The claim that the will was fraudulent
was made 20 years ago, also claim
| that there was never sufficient proof Oi
the will, when it was offered for pro
| bate.
Il When the case came up last time II
! the Supreme Court, c. w. Ashford, A
S. Hartwell and Charles Carter appear
ed as counsel for petitioner and F. NJ
! Hatch for respondent That was II
! 93 just before the revolution. Sine,
! then Carter has died and Ashford ha!
! left Hawaii not to return. Some O
4 those interested have also died, but tn,
case hangs on, and it will be re-openeC
now, with the property involved fai
more valuable than it was when tn,
1 suit began.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
NOT ENC0MNUNICATE
ONLY VOTING PRIVILEGE WILL
BE FORFEITED.
Church Privileges and Opportunities for
Spiritual Grace Vouchsafed by the
Bishop to the Second Congregation

EDITOR STAR; From what appears
in this mornings Advertiser, apparent
ly copied from your paper Of last even
ing seem to have failed to make my
self understood by your reporter who
called on me yesterday morning. Let
me explain that the purpose of registra-
ton is to give the right to vote for the
lay officers Of the Church. But omission
to register no more deprives any MEM
Der of the Church Of his Church privi-
liges or excludes him from the church
than abstaining from the polls affects
a mans citizenship. Those who wish to
take part in the organization of the
Cathedral should register for other
wise they will have no opportunity to
do so till January, 1903
The insertion Oh these few words will
oblige, Yours faithfully,
ALFRED WILLIS,
January 8, 1902
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
CRUSHED TO DEATH. HAS ALL THE RIGHTS
THE WHOLE THING
IN PEARL HARBOR.
rule out anything that affects the wa
owners From Riparian Rights Along
the HarbOr.

Judge Estee yesterday made a ruling
in the Pearl Harbor case based upon
the treaty of 'S7, between the Kingdom
of Hawaii and the United States, which
is the subject Of a good deal Of COM
ment. The ruling was a surprise to in
terested property owners. The point
did not come up at all in the previous
Pearl Harbor case. The record of the
court shows the following proceeding,
in the redirect examination of Manager
Low of Honolulu Plantations:
Mr.. Silliman-Is there a wharf site
on this land sought to be condemned?
Yes sir.
The COurt-Judge silliman, the court
has examined the original treaty made
between the United States and these
Islands, or the Kingdom Of Hawaii,
made in 1887 and by that treaty there
was granted to the United States all
the water rights of Pearl HarbOr, then
called Pearl River, and the court will
rule out anything that effect the wa
ters of the Harbor because the United
States owns the water, the inland wa
ter.
Mr.. Silliman-A man might make
or retain or open a road to a wharf
any citizen of the United States, of this
place. 1t is true that the United State:
government owns the Honolulu Har-
Dor and any citizen who owns the lanC
adjoining has a right to build a road tC
! it.
The Court-Nobody can get the ori.
ginal right in Pearl Harbor.
/ ~ b 10. ,,fF ,sf., tsfrr
man may retain the riparian right
| the railroad or any other citizen.
! The Court-No one owns the ripari
an right under the grant made by the
King if he had a right to make it.
Mr.. Silliman-We except
The treaty in question was entered
into by Grover Cleveland's administra
ton and King Kalakaua, F. p. Freling
huysen acting as Minister PlenipOten
tiary of the United States and H. A
P. Carter as Envoy Extraordinary ant
Minister Plenipotentiary of the King
dom of Hawaii. The treaty eXtende,
the reciprocity convention of 70 ant
contained in addition the following:
His majesty the King of the Hawai-
ian Islands grants to the Governmen
of the United States the eXclusiv
right to enter the harbor of Pear
River, in the Island of Oahu, and to es
tablish and maintain there a cOalin
and repair station for the use Of YES
sells Of the United States and to tina
end the United States may improve tn
) entrance to said harbor and do all 9th
er things needful to the purpose afOre
: said"
This was the convention by which
long before annexation, the Unite
States acquired Pearl HarbOr rights
which are now declared to even shu
out the land owners from riparia
rights.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
THE ALEXANDER ROAD.

The bids for the Alexander road up
Tantalus are a good deal in excess Of
the amount S. T. Alexander is expected
to donate for the purpose, and new sur
veys are being made with a view to
shortening the route so that the cost of
constructing the road will be reduced.
Surveyors are at work on a plan to use
a bit of road already made, mauka from
the Maldki pumping station. There is
something like a three quarters of a
mile of roadway here which may be
made a part of the new road.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
PROMOTION FOR CAPTAIN MERRY
IN MARCH.
He Will be Placed on Retired List
March 5, After Forty Years Service
in Navy,

Captain Merry the commandant OF
the local naval station, will be made a
rear-admiral March g. He viii on that
date, be placed on the retired list This
does not mean that he will be relieved
from his command here, for It is re-
garded as very likely that he viii be re-
tained in command Of the Hawahau
station which has developed under his
charge.
The promotion Of Captain Merry.
aside from it's being recognition Of an
especially meritOriOus service in the
navy, is provided for by special law.
All United States naval officers who
served in the Civil War, are promoted
when they are placed on the retired
list, to a grade higher than they Oc-
Cupy on the date of retirement. The
local cOmmandant now holds the grade
of captain so this means that he will
be placed on the list of the rear-ad-
mirals. Naval officers are retired when
they attain the age of 81 years and as
Captain Merry will have attained that
age on March 8, he will have to be
placed on the retired list with the addi-
tional promotion. He was made an en-
sign on October 49, 1862
The new offices at the naval station
are nearly complete and it is expected
they will be occupied by the end of next
week. The Office of the commandant
and engineer, Captain White and clerks
will be in the new building. 1t is prob
able that Paymaster Hall will have his
offices in the old building,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-08
WASH-OUT ON HAWAII
SOME DAMAGE DONE TO THE
PAPAALOA MILL
Had to Shut Down to Make Repairs.
Culverts Washed Out From Papaaloa.
To HOnohina.

The recent rain at Papaaloa when
the fall was 40 inches, proved to be very
disastrous News of many washouts
was brought this afternoon by the
steamer Maui which arrived from Ha-
makua ports.
The rains washed out practically
every culvert between Papaaloa and
Honohina. Considerable damage was
done to the mill at Papaaloa, the fOun-
dations being in some places, slightly
undermined. 1t was found necessary
to shut down grinding for a couple Of
days in order to make necessary repairs
to the mill. In consequence, the Maui
returned with small amount of sugar
this trip.