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The National tribune., 1902-07-17

A few days later he met his own attor-
ney and the lawyer for the Stewart estate
to receive the deeds. After some time
had elapsed, the Dean looked at his watch
and then. turning to his lawyer. said:
I've got an appointment at the Semi
much l owe, and to whose order the check
should be drawn, I'll make out the check
at once. Are the titles all rightg'
The titles are all right" said the law
yer. land the purchase requires the pay
ment OF S575,0OO."
Every WELL" said the Dean. ito whose
order shall make the check payable?'
1t was suggested that it might be made
payable to the order of the Robert Stew
art estate, and it was also suggested that
it might be drawn to the order of Dean
Hoffman's attorney.
Well said the Dean, looking again at
his watch and addressing his lawyer, you
can settle this thing between yourselves.
l must be going. so III just make out the
check for the amount in blank and sign it.
You can fill it in to suit yourself"
The check was duly drawn on the
United States Trust Company for $5T5.-
600, and signed by the Dean. Then he
went up to the Seminary. The check for
more than half million dollars lay on the
desk before the Deans lawyer. He could
write in it the name of any one he saw
fit. He looked at the piece of paper for a
moment. Then he looked at the other
lawyer. The latter looked at the door
through which the Dean had disappeared
and exclaimed:
We'll, I'll be -. If the old gentle
man wasn't n clergyman he'd made a good
gambler. He's got nerve to burn"
The lawyer took up a pen and wrote
into the check, as fast as he could. the
words, "Pay to the order of the Robert
Stewart estate
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any fire or subjected to any sort Of dan
ger, it was, Of course. mere target practice
| for them, with frail, defenseless wooden
steamboat as a target. We were obliged
| to hug the foot of the bluffs until Thomp-
| sons Greek was reached. At this point
| the bluffs commence and consequently the
| channel changes, veering to the left. and
then ranging in straight line for perhaps
| a mile nOrthward.
After We had succeeded in reaching
| Thompson's Greek We turned our vessel s
| head to the left, and all made mental
| calculation of how long it would take us
| to get out of range. We expected to catch
Il heavy fire from the rifle heldpleces as
we steamed up this long reach, and we
We're not mistaken. The guns We're con-
centrated, and we were under their COM
! bined fire until. at last, we managed to
get out of range. This last fire was very
destructive; being stern on, they sent shot
and shell tearing through us from stern to
stem. and after being under fire for one
hour and 20 minutes we escaped, and
most wonderful escape it was, since every
vital part of the machinery was in some
way injured, but not to an extent that
disabled it. The boilers were hit several
times, and n man-hole plate in the star
board boiler was cracked, the outboard
bearing of the shaft was carried away by
shot, and there was scarcely a place
anywhere in sight that did not show signs
of damage. =
Before going under the batteries, the
glass windows of the pilot house were
hastily removed, and two thin mattresses
from the cabin below triced up on either
side of the pilot. This was the only pre-
caution taken or change made on board
the vessel.
The first shot which passed through her
engine room found one of our contrabands.
all unconscious of approaching danger.
amusing himself by picking on the ''old
banjo" and the shot having passed within
a few feet of where he stood, he without
uttering a word, jumped overheard, banjo
in hand. and was seen no more. Another
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THE NATIONAL TR1BUNE WASHINGTON o. THURSDAY

32-pounder struck the upright brace Of the
walking beam, breaking it in two.
at is with pleasure l kere state the
gallant conduct OF Mr.. H: 4lassford. Ex-
ecutive Officer. and Mr.. b. S. Williams,
pilot, who never left their pasts of danger,
uted to the saving Of thd boat. Mr.. Miller.
Chief Engineer: Mr.. Parker. Third Mas
ter, and Mr. jacob, of the Essex. all did
their duty nobly"
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ENcAMPMENT NOTES.
Department Headquarters.


So far, Department Headquarters have
been secured at the following hotels:
Connecticut-Ebbitt. Il
Illinois-Regent.
Indiana-Riggs.
Iowa-BartOn.
kansas-OXfOrd.
Maine-Metropolita
sachusetts-Cochran.
AIichigan-Arlington.
Minnesota-Ebbitt.
Decentralization.
New mpshire-National.
New Jersey-Ebbitt.
New YOrk-Ebbitt.
Ohio-NatiOnal.
Pennsylvania-Ebbi
Rhode Island-NorInandie.
West Virginia-BartOn.
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thousand devils! believing! groaning!
rushing! heat! stumbling! choking! Arrows
gone; horses spent; the herd dispersed; the
hunt is over.-Canadian Magazine.
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A wOMAN,a nIsCovERy

have discovered positive cure for all female dis
eases ana the piles 1t never fails TO the piles
from any cause or in either SEX any of the diseases
peculiar to women, such eucorrhpa, dispacements
liberation granulaion, etc will gladly mail free
6ox OF the remedy to every sufferer. Address MRS
G. B. MILLER, Boz ~, Kokomo Ind,
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An Armorial Opportunity

An Arm0TlaI Upp0tLunltV.
Sidney-Then you believe in a coat-of-
arms?
Rodney-Yes. Almost any newly-rich
American can be benefited by adopting
good Latin motto to live up to.
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subcommittee.

The following is list of the sub-com-
mittees appointed by the Citizens Execu-
tive Committee:
Audting-James f. Oyster, Chairman,
900 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Badges-Simon Wolf, Chairman, 926 f
street northwest.
Campfires-Benjamin f. Bingham, Chair
man, Treasury Department.
Concerts-Dr. f. T. Howe, Chairman,
| Evening Star Building.
Decorations-Cuno II. Rudolph, Chair
| man, 1904 Il street northwest.
Entertainments-Gen S. S. Burdette,
Chairman, 925 + street northwest.
Excursions-Gen. L. S. Hopkins. Chair
man, Washington Loan and Trust Build
ing.
Encampment and Structures - A. =.
| Clark, Chairman. 605 + street northwest
Finance-F. X. Raymond, Chairman,
| Bond Building.
reworks-Mitchell Dyrenforth, Chair
man, 923 Pennsylvania avenue.
| General COunSel-JOhn B. Larner, Chair,
man, 1888 Il street northwest.
Grand Stand, Parks and Reservations
| o. G. Staples, Chairman, Riggs House.
Horses and Carriages-Allison NailOr,
Chairman, 18th and Rhode Island avenue
Hall for Encampment-H. +. Wood
| ward, Chairman, 321 John Marshall Place
| Invitations-L. NJ. Saunders, Chairman,
| 10Th and G streets northwest.
Information-John Il. Carmody, Chair
| man. 1920 10Th street northwest.
Illumination-W. S. Knox, Chairman
1417 Pennsylvania avenue.
egislative-Chapin Brown, Chairman
323 John Marshall Place.
Military OrganizatiOns-Gen. George Fl
Harres, Chairman, 14th and East Capitol
| streets.
Music e B. Hay, Chairman, Bond
| Building.
Medical Department-Dr. D. P. Hick-
ling, Chairman, 221 Sd street northwest.
Naval Parade-W. Fl. Michael, Chair
| man, Chief Clerk State Department.
| Pierce, Chairman, Washington Post Build
| ing.
Public Comfort-M. /. Weller, Chair
| man, Jenifer Building. ~
Public Order = Richard III. Sylvester,
Chairman, Police Headquarters.
Press-H. V. Boynton, Chairman, 140S
| + street northwest. ~
Printing-William Hahn, Chairman, $50
| ith street northwest. !
Reception-Hon. EIihu Root, Chairman,
War Department. =
Review and Parades Gen. John NJ.
Wilson, Chairman, 1773 Massachusetts
avenue. .l+E
Reunion-John McElfoy, Chairman, 335
Pennsylvania avenue.
Religious Exercises-Rev. w. G.. Alex
ander, Chairman. 1921 p street northwest.
Speakers for Encampment-C. II. Syme,
Chairman, 422 9TH street northwest.
Transportation to Battlefelds S. 3.
Hege, Chairman, 18th and New York
avenue.
Transportation to District Of Columbia
Colin II. Studds, Chairman, 18th and G
streets northwest.
w. r. G. and Ladies of the G. A. R.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Chairman,
1405 New York avenue.
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new
PENSION
lAWS!

Under new Act of Congress approved July 1. 1901.
prior service In ihe Con nfchernte Army or
Navy mo longer - bnr to pension tn those
Otherwisc entitled under amy laws. Soldiers,
Sailors widows AID minor children of soldiers and SAIL
who rendered such service entitled pension,
where otherwise entitled with the exception OF those
(and persons claiming under them) who served In the
First Second Third Fourth Fifh and Sixth Regiments
United States Volunteer Infantry, who had prior
vice in the Confederate navy ana who enlisted
in said regiments while confined prisoners of war,
under stipulation that they were not to be pension
able under the laws of the United States also except
those and persons claiming under them who having
had such'prior service enlisted in the military naval
service of the United States ater the first day of Janu
ary udrpH nulS{ S{xry
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QESERTlON

from prior service services longer a bar to
pension in any claim where title otherwise exists
If officers soldiers sailors last service during
the War OF the Rebellion faithfully rendered for
period of six months longer and the discharge there
from was honorable: Provided, however, that more
bounty other gratuity obtained by last enlist
nent than would have been received If prior services
were faithful and honorable Many claims formerly
worthless good. No fee unless successful. Thou.
sands of the pensioners the rolls had
their claims NarceSSfaily prOSccutfd by
us Sl0rtng our .2 years of active and suc-
&c ssfal experience. Write at once, giving all
the particulars you
J. Ii. CRALLE d CO., Claim Attorneys,
Crnilc Building. ashinSiOn. ID. G.
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INDIAN WARS.

The Act of June -, 1902, extends to the sirvi
the Indian Wars from 1917 to 1859 not her
included in Act of July -. lsg2: also the SUI
widows of such -.hO have not remarked.
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No Increase In Hack Rates.

Maj. Richard Fl. Sylvester. Chief OF
Police, writes to Chairman Weller:
"In my opinion the hack regulations dur
ing the coming National Encampment
should remain the same as they are now
| shall object to any change. They should
be maintained as at present, in order that
no charge Of exorbitant rates may be
made"
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NlDE0US HOLES and WARTS

THE MISSES BELL. Dept.S,
IS and so Fifth Avenue. New York.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17
HITCHCOCK'S SURPRISED

Hilo, Feb. li.-C. II. Hitchcock and
wife made a trip last Sunday to their
place at 23 mile. They were greeted
with q surprise party at their noun
tain home. Five Gallicians who are
working on Volcano road had taken up
their abode In the Hitchcock house.
They had the gasoline stove running at
full blast and were lounging comfort
ably on the beds in the servants quar-
tiers. They had gathered what fruits
they could find on the premises and
were decidedly happy and snug in their
mountain villa. Mr.. and Mrs. Hitch
cock were given an awkward but not
inhospitable welcome. The squatters
with 'inimitable consideration showed
Mr.. Hitchcock over the farm and COM
mented on the outlook for good crops
and talked entertainingly about the
weather, When Mr.. Hitchcock ven-
tured to inquire how his genial hosts
came by the! II attractive place Of abode.
they told him that Senator Russell had
given them permission to use the resi-
dence while they were engaged in re-
Pairing the Volcano road. Subsequent
inquiries by Mr.. Hitchcock led to the
discovery that neither Senator Russell
nor anybody else had given the CALI
clans the alleged permission
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17
The Nayy Department has taken the

The Navy Department has taken the
initial steps toward the adoption OF
wireless telegraphy as a means of sig
mailing between warships at sea. To
this end Admiral Bradford of the bu-
reap Of equipment has asked that the
armored cruisers Of the Pennsylvania
class have their masts and rigging SO
arranged that the wireless system can
be introduced. This will necessitato
the lengthening Of the masts Of tho
ships and the insulation Of the metal
rigging by the use of hemp covering
for halyards. II Is intended to get
test sets of instruments OF the various
the Marcino system. Thus far. how.
ever, the Navy Department has not
adopted definitely any system( but the
construction of the new ships Is re.
garded as a preliminary to the adop.
ton of system whenever its practi.
| cability is established. The British
navy already has number of its ships
equipped with the wireless system, but
: this Is the first move on the part o.
the American navy to make use Of ;
| wireless plan,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17
THANK JUDGE LITTLE

Hilo, Feb. 1i.-At a meeting OF the
members of Company d, last week, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The Hon. Gilbert +. Lit
tie, Judge of the Fourth Circuit of the
Territory of Hawaii, with patriotic i'm
pulse and a generous feeling toward
the members OF Co. ID, n. G.. H., has
presented us with stand Of the ma
tional colors of the United States OF
America, be II
Resolved, That we. the members of
Co. d, n. G. H., with kindred impulse
and reciprocated feeling. express our
deep appreciation Of the gift OF the
beautiful flag.
That we are deeply sensible of the
loyalty in the donors heart which
prompted the act and that we shall en-
deayor to display the same devotion to
the principles represented by the flag,
whether we follow 1t through the holi-
day maneuyers OF peace or through the
smoke and carnage OF battle.
That we, as company. tender our
sincere thanks for the coloTs, without
which no military organization is com
plete.
That these resolutions are hereby
ordered spread upon the minutes Of
this meeting and a copy ordered en-
crossed and presented to Judge Gilbert
+. Little.-Tribune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17
Temple BLOWN DOWN
SHRINE OF IMMORTAL
BUDDHA WAS T0P.REAVY
Japanese Carpenters Started from Roof
and Built Toward Ground
With Disastrous
Effect.

Waikiki. Feb. 15.-The new Bud
dhist temple being built opposite tia
Chinese church, was blown over yes
terday friday morning. The build.
ing was about 5OxGO feet. The frames
were up and the carpenters were at
work shingling the roof when the
structure tumbled down in a sudden
crash. II was not exactly the wind
that blew the frail structure down,
but II was a combination of this and
the great weight on the roof.
The Japanese carpenters had COM
menced building from the top as soon
as the frames OF the sides We're up.
The foundation was poorly construct
cd, the posts not even having braces
to support the body of the building,
An inspector Of buildings would have
condemned 1t at the very start rs be.
Ing unsafe. However, yesterday morn
ing, when the wind was raging at its
highest, blowing at the rate of about
forty miles an hour. the roof came
down like an avalanche. In lcsI
than a minute, the roof and floors were
level with the ground, and the three
men, who were on the roof ut the time
Of the accident, were glad 20 get on
terra firma again. AS luck would have
II no one was inside the building.
The loss to the japanese contractor
will reach several hundred dollars.
During the day. workmen were busy
taking apart the ruins as most of the
lumber could be utilized again. lad
the wind been the direct cause o. the
accident, the structure would lave
either turned over or the walls blown
away to one side. Instead. the roof
came down and settled even with the
ground floor, which goes to prove that
the upper portion Of the structure was
too heavy.
The building was Just beginning to
loom up and presented quite an at.
tractive appearance on account of its
oriental style Of architecture. A new
temple will rise up from the same
foundation which will no doubt glad
den the hearts OF the Maui followers OF
Buddha.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17
X-RAY IN EVIDENCE

Colorado Springs, Co., Feb. s..
Judge White of Park county estab
lished precedent so far as the Col.
orado courts are concerned, by adj.
hitting X-ray photographs as evl.
dence in damage suit which he Is
hearing. In doing so, he said he did
not know of a single instance in which
such evidence had been admitted, buC
he did not see why it should be ex
cluded. He would admit 1t at any rate.
and the jury might determine for
themselves its value.
The suit is for $4,000 damages and
was brought by J. Symmonds against
the city of Colorado Springs. Three
photographs of Symmonds'a hand
were taken by X-rays, showing dislo
Gated bones due to an accident which
was alleged to be due to the city's neg.
lect.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17
Sierra and MOana Struggle
ON THEIR TRIPS
With Tremendous Storm Seas

speed; latter part of day wind increas-
ing from sw. blowing a gale all night
with sea running very high.
Feb. ID. Blowing heavy gale from
SW with terrific high sea. Ship half
speed; a. m. dead slow. Sea breach
ing over ship fore and aft. At p. m
wind shifted to NV with heavy rain
squalls. Gale continued blowing all
night.
Feb. 10. Continues to blow heavy
from NV, very high sea running, ship
still under slow bells. Put under half
speed this 10 q. m. Gale abated IL m,
full speed, with fresh northerly wind
and high sea to port.
Feb. 16. Arrived Honolulu at 5:45 a.
m. Time 6 days. 10 hours. 81 minutes.
Purser b. B. Bendall of the Moana
made the following report Of the
steamers trip from the north: THE
r. NJ. S. Moana, 1000 tons. Commander
NJ. Carey, left Vancouver on the 7th
inst. at 4 p. m. and arrived at Victoria
same day at 1920 p. m. Left again at
1855 a. m. on the Sth, and met a
southerly wind and hazy weather;
slowed down at a. m. on 9th, ship
taking heavy seas over forward; still
fresh gale and high sea running,
squally and showery weather; p. m.
on 9th, engines at half-speed, shipping
tremendous seas and breaking up deck
fittings: full speed at $50 p. m, wind
and sea decreasing; midnight, wind
light and unsteady, settling into south
east at 4 a. m. on 10th. and gradually
increasing to a moderate gale at a.
m. and vessel shipping heavy sea,
over poop. and sweeping part OF deck
cargo overheard. Shortly after noon
same day wind fell light and unsteady,
and suddenly shifted to west blowing
with hurricane force, accompanied
with very heavy. and confused sea. At
i:50 p. m. on same day vessel slowed
down and continued so until 5 a. m. on
18th. when the sea moderated slightly
and engines were put at full speed. Al
midnight on the 18th wind hauled to
southeast and blew gale: the engines
were again reduced to half speed. Al
$3.50 a. m. on 18th, shipped a heavy
sea and broke in cabin doors of ON.
GERS house. Wind dropped suddenly
at i:20 a. m. and shifted to northwest.
and engines were once more put full
speed At noon a strong northwest
gale. and on the evening of 18th very
heavy squalls. thunder and vivid con-
tinuous lightning prevailed for several
hours. At midnight a strong north
west gale and very high sea running;
engines at half speed. At a. m. on
18th, full speed. wind and sea decreas-
ing and hauling to southwest, and
finally shifted to south, and blew with
hurricane force during afternoon:
slowed down at $3.50 p. m. At noon on
1ith O mountainous sea from west
northwest was running. ship pitching
and rolling heavily. At midnight sea
decreased slightly, but still blowing
fresh northwest gale all day on 18th.
During the entire voyage most bolster
Gus weather prevailed, and the ships
decks were continually under water"
The Sierra sailed for the Colonies
last evening at o'clock while the Mo-
ana got away for Australia this morn
ing about o'clock.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17

Two overdue steamers. the Sierra
from San Francisco and the Moana
from Vancouver and Victoria arrived
here yesterday after trips which for
roughness have never been edualled by
vessels in the Pacific. Both ships on
leaving port ran into the storm which
was general all over the North Pacific
and until reaching Honolulu were buff
fetted about like corks on the water.
Captain Houdlette Of the Sierra, who
has made more trips on steamers be-
tween this port and San Francisco
than any other man in the service re-
ports that his experience this time was
the worst ever encountered.
Captain Carey of the Moana who had
his first experience with a North Pa
cifc storm says that It was the worst
storm he has ever seen and he was
surprised that the old Pacific ocean
could act as badly as It did as he had
been led to believe that It was never
as rough on the North Pacific as 1t Ia
in the Atlantic.
The passengers in both vessels were
very happy to be landed here and
many of them, who had never before
made a trip on the sea are now figur-
ing on how they can return to tho
Mainland by railroad, or wireless
telegraphy, or any way so that they
will not have to take chances on CO.
ing through the same experience again.
The following report of the sierras
trip was made by Purser Walton:
Sailed from San Francisco Feb Q.
at 1918 p. M, discharged pilot at l:43
D. m, weather clear with fresh SSE.
wind and very heavy WSW. swell.
Feb. 10. Blowing a heavy gale from
SSW with very high confused sea run
ming. Ship taking on board large
quantities of water forward, at p. m.
shipped big sea over forward carly
ing away a piece OF the spar deck rail
and the covering plate to forward cap
stan. Ship under half speed: at 2:40
p. m. shipped another heavy sea over
forward, lifting port derrick boom out
of its lashings, sea going clean over
hurricane bridge smashing in storm
| screen and breaking light box on tele-
graph.
Feb. II. Still blowing a heavy gale
from west; terrific high sea running
with violent squalls, ship under half
speed. At 1880 a. m. Slipped very
heavy sea over forward, washing out
wedges and battens on port side Of No.
hatch, sending tarpaulins adrift and
causing lots of water to go down hatch
also washing away hose racks, from
starboard side with fifty feet hose. ship
going dead slow. Nine n. M. gale abat-
ing, ship at half speed; at II n. IN. full
speed. Wind for balance Of the day
was more moderate. with heavy west.
erly swell.
Feb. ~. a. m. wind increasing to q
strong gale from SSW with falling
barometer. continued to blow hard all
day with very high sea running. At
p. M. shipped a heavy sea over port
side aft, washing away hose racks and
doing other minor damage, drenChlnS
deck load Of fruit. At p. m. wind
shifted to west blowing hard with rain
squalls. Ship under half speed. .
Feb, 10. At a. m. wind getting
more moderate, ship going at full
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-17

Recently (says an Indian paper n
large crowd, composed chiefly of Ko.
mats, assembled at Veysarpaudy to
offer gifts of fruit and pour libations
of milk into the hole of sacred cobra.
This Is an annual ceremony and Is
called "Nagala Chowty" OF the snake.
feeding ceremony. Such a quantity OF
milk was poured down. that the cobra,
to escape drowning, darted from its
hiding-place, scattering its devotees,
and took refuge in bush close at
hand,