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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
By WINTHROP PACKARD

crew declared that the snip would sink
in few moments, and warned the
crew Of the Corwin to keep away from
her-which was reasonable. Yet she
did not sink. With the immense load
of anchors and chains weighing DOWN
her bow till 1t was thrust ten feet un.
der the ice, with her deck amidship
awash and only a bit OF her stern
raised above water, II did not seem
possible that she could be raised with.
out wrecking appliances of any sort,
yet that is what the passengers and
crew of the Corwin did. First they cut
away the wrecks of the masts and
stripped from them their sails and
parts of the rigging, flotsam snatched
from the sea, letting the heavy part
go overheard. Then they let go what
they could Of the anchors that weighed
down the bow, hauling OF the launch
that was on the decks by heavy tow.
line attached to the steamer. The hull
raised a little at this, soggily and sui.
lenly, but 1t raised.
Then the crew swarmed over the
wreck. She was still liable to sink
at any moment, yet there was an ex.
hilaration about the attempt, Joy in
the forlorn hope, that led them up to
the deed with laughter and frolic. Men
plunged shoulder deep in the ice water
and stuffed bagging in those broken
cabin headlights. II the ship went
down while they were doing this, and
she very well might. drowning was in.
evitable for them. Yet they "guyed"
one another when their heads were
above water, and laughed as they shiv-
cred. They got sail over the bow
and thus partly closed the hole which
had wrecked the vessel. Then they
sent overheard the forward deckload
of chains, whirling and writhing in
springing deadly coils that ripped bull
warks with them. and would have cut
man In two or carried him down
with them in a fash to the uttermost
depth. They even laughed at the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

been fixed The explorers have seen
and handled the gold, crystal and ".
DRY with his name and engraving and
even the kings preceding him are now
better known than half the Saxon
kings of England.
NJ. Stazzano has heretofore noted
several facts going to show that the
aurora borealis is of terrestrial orig
in; that 1t is intimately connected
with phenomena classed as 'meteoro.
logical; and now shows from Stats
tics that low pressures OF the barome.
ter are the sign of the most direct
connection, auroras increasing In fire.
quency with low pressures. They act
not only to extend the auroral zone
which, in both hemispheres, follows
I the line OF low polar pressure, but also
the period of the low pressures infiu
ences both the diurnal and the month
ly period OF the aurora.
NJ. Ducretet, repeating the expert
ments of Bourbouze made in 1876 hal
lately endeayored, with success, L
transmit human speech through ordi
nary telephones, using the earth al
the only conductor. The results arr
very interesting, though difficult L
explain. One thing is certain, say
the experimenter, namely that eartl
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
RACE
WITH
DEATH

Another shipwreck, astonishing both
in itself and in the rescue of the ship
after she was as good as sunk in Der.
ing Sea, was that Of the Catherine
Sudden. The Sudden was a hundred
miles or so north of the Seal Islands.
bound for Nome, and was coasting the
ice, which was still heavy on the upper
half of Boring Sea, when the thing &C.
cured. The vessel was loaded to the
waters edge with cargo worth a
hundred thousand dollars, and a part
of the oargo consisted OF very heavy
anchors and chain cables for use Of
lighters OFF Nome. She ran her bow
on a long, wicked silver Of ice that
stuck out beneath the water, stove a
hole in II and filled very rapidly. The
crew hustled out onto a foe, and then
wishing to float the steam launch that
was on her deck, stove holes In the
cabin headlights and other places so
that the water might enter freely and
sink her fully. I was aboard the Cor
win at the time, former revenue cut.
ter. fitted for ice-breaking and crush.
ing her way toward Nome when the
wreck was sighted. We hammered
our way through the foes to her. 1t
was a perfect June day. there was
but little wind and the air was mild.
A day on which flowers should spring
and bluebrds sing among apple bios
SONS. Yet suddenly and unexpected
" awful disaster had come to score
of people. and they were out on the
foe frantically rushing the few things
they had saved to place OF momen'
tary safety.
outwardly cool, I think no man OF
them was inwardly sane. Nor do /
think the captain. an elderly man and
all his life seaman, ever got over
the shock of the disaster. Had he
been wrecked in a gale 1t would have
been different but to have his shiT
sink in beautiful calm weather was, as
he phrased II. so ridiculous" that II
:, was not to be borne. He and his
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Extra Oxygen for
Professional Divers

Before going into the water profes.
sional divers take deep inspirations
for ten minutes. The object is said to
be to store up oxygen not in the lung
cells but in the blood corpuscles. This
renders a temporary suspension OF the
the breathing possible by supplying
the corpuscles with an extra quantity
of oxygen, to be exchanged chemically
with carbolic acid. produced by vital
process in the blood This storing Of
oxygen in the blood is only necessary
when the diver remains submerged
over two minutes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

Inventors never were more active
than at present to devise means to pre-.
vent train wrecks, and this sort OF ac.
tivlty is by no means confined to Amer.
lea. The London Chronicle describes
unique apparatus lately produced by
Herr Bartelmus, an Austrian electri.
clan, and exhibited for the first time
in model form at recent meeting of
Austrian railway officials.
The Bartelmus device employs a
single electric current whereby sig
nails may be transmitted from moving
engines to stations or signal boxes,
and vice versa. The signal in loco.
motive is placed close beside the engi'
neer, and, normally, shows white. A
white light, however, is meant not on
Z ly to indicate safety, but to show that
the apparatus is in working order.
When one train approaches within a
mile and half of another on the
same track the white light changes &c
! green, which means that the engineer
must proceed cautiously. II he ap
proaches within three.quarters of {
mile of the train ahead the green sig
nal disappears and red light, warn
Ing him to stop, takes its place, An,
should he disregard the red light an,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Forest Riches Of our
Eastern Possessions

The big forests Of the Philippines
in many places are at present inacces.
sible through lack of roads. In those
forests. which are estimated to cover
at least 2OOO0,0O0, and perhaps 49,.
600 900. acres, more than 600 speci-
mems of trees have been enumerated.
They produce gum, rubber, gut'a per.
cha, dyes. oils, tanbark, textile sub
stances. medicines. and timber. Many
OF the trees attain height of $50
feet
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
GRIT
OF
EGGSHELLS

save me! Is 1t "Eggshells" they'll be
afther calm me. whin Oi thought to
be a man and soldier? Is 1t Egg.
shells" OF must answer to, an be
known by? May the Lord help me
to bear the shame and disgrace of It.
an forgive the blackguard that first
called me that" And the doctor went
on his way, leaving a very silent group
behind him.
Everybody knew who had first APP
piled the hated epithet to Finney. 1t
was the boy whose life Eggshells had
SO generously, though vainly risked
his own to save.
The quarantine was over. and Egg.
shells had been driven in under cover
OF night at his own request. When
the time for drill came he appeared
before his commandant trembling.
"Must OF go. sor?"
Certainly you must" the captain
said. why not?'
The mans response was almost sob.
bed forth:
"Oi am ashamed"
Ashamed of what?" the captain
asked briskly. Because your beauty's
spoiled? oh, you-you vain coward! p"
Then he wrung the mans hand with
a fervor that beiied his words. and
gently pushed him out.
/ The men we're already drawn up in
line when a soldier with blue and livld
face, with eyelids SCARED into hideous
irregularities, staggered to his place
in the ranks. For an instant there
was profound silence, then cheer
after cheer rang out. and the men
passed in long line to grasp his
hand. He could not but feel treir
earnestness, and he realized suddenly
that he had in some way merited
their respect. He forgot his SCARED
face and assumed his old jaunty, os
tentatious manner; for in passing
each man had called him Finney.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Bishop S usht information

Archbishop Ayan's friends tell this
story of his GAce; The Archbishop
was about to 4 Ike a train for Baltl.
more at the BroA Street Station when
a young man AZ osted him, saying;
Your face is fani liar. Where in hell
have seen your"
II really don't know" said the Arch.
bishop, blandly, What part of hell
do you come from?"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
IMP
OF
MISCHIEF

1t die. not take the boys long to find
out that Finney was ostentetious. The
very first day after he enlisted when
he had discarded his baggy jean
trousers, his short-baked, rusty coat,
and his relic of silk hat for spot.
less blue uniform, such as Uncle
BANS soldiers wear. the jaunty,
springy movements of his knees gave
him away.
Among those who had observed the
recruits antics was the boy of the reg
iment, a grinning urchin known to his
associates as THE Soul"-a sobriquet
which owed its origin to pointed
and not particularly complimentary
allusion to that young mans soul
made by "Tenderfoof' one day after
enduring long siege Of chaffing-and
II was "The Soul" who furnished the
unhappy Finney with nickname.
Say, fellers, the greene thinks he's
Ateppin' on eggshells! he cried. AND
from that day Finney was Finney nc
longer. but "Eggshells."
e.
One wintry night three officers were
lounging around fire talking when
slight crunching of the snow withou
attracted their attention. and one wen
to the window and looked out. Clos
to the glass face was presented.
as It you, Eggshells? Come aroun'
to the door and tell us what in tn
devil you're after"
"Eggshells," leaning forward. whis
pered something. Then the two me
strobe off abruptly side by side.
When they went in the boy of tn
regiment, "The Soul" lay tossing III
easily.
The men were standing in groups
listening to the doctor. who had bee
authorized to speak.
"He is isolated, and think there
no possible chance of contagion," b
- -. -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

King Edward receives 1000 letters
and 10000 newspapers daily; the Ger.
man Emperor, 600 to 700 letters: the
King OF Italy, about 500: the Queen
Of Holland, 100 to $50. The Pope's
daily receipt of letters and papers
amounts to from $4,000 to $4,000, and
he requires the services of thirty.fve
secretaries.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
TENDER TERROR

A Il nOu vi uStoy pNbO'
Tell me, must I love or fear
, thee?
|. often in thy face I've gazed.
, have felt thy breath upon
|. me.
wond'ring. doubling, sore amaz.
ed.
Questioning the realm beyond
thee.
! often have | felt the touch
/ or thy stern and warning fin.
4 ger:
|: Thez yearned to ask thee
\ much,
y Tho feared to have thee lin.
ger.
ere thou claimest nj ortal
y breath.
y Lest sweet hope should prove
uncertain
h Would that thou, oh. mighty
h death,
/ Could but tear aside the cur.
!; tain.
/ Would that thou could'st show
n strand
!; Whittier neeting spirits wan.
der,
y Ere the mortal quits this land
\ To be born again DER youder
y Would that, ere quit the world,
\. might know the secrets hid.
n den:
Let me not to sleep be hurled
Y Til my fond farewells are bid.
Y den.
Scare | know what thing thou
d art.
VI Messenger Of God or devil;
J; At thy call | must depart,
" Be the future good or evil.
VI Yet methinks I seem to know
v Since I often chance to meet
v thee
v Thou art not my spirits foe;
n someday. as a friend, I'll greet
N thee.
" remember, once, dreamed.
N While a mighty sickness held
10 From thine eyes a promise
N beamed-
u Sweetly smiling | beneld thee.
X, Then, again, upon the field,
N Where the cannons doomed
y. around me.
u Passed thou by me as | reeled;
v For a moment | had found
" thee.
y But thou did'st not then com.
W mand.
n Twas not time for thee to call
N me;
d Then | saw within thy hand
IA That which straightway did
N enthrall me.
I'd Thou vert very near me then,
n And mine eyes beheld a won
u der
" Peace composed my spirit wher
w Swift thou tore the veil ssun
G der.
" Sudden was the spirits glance
" Quick the glorious vision
" vanished;
N Mortal pain dispelled the trance
~ Agony sweet solace banished
4 Once while furies swept the sea
IW Aloft upon a vessel flying,
llJ Softly came'st thou calling me
N Sad 1t was to think of dying
IV Questioning, met thy gaze,
Il Trembling lest thy fingeI
NJ beckoned:
u As a picture, former days,
~: Passed before me swift, I'm
Nv reckoned.
u Then subtle, holy calm,
Nv Comforted' and warmed m!
" being
~ And the storms most might!
IN psalm
lW Crashed while dread an,
lh doubt were fleeing.
IN When, afraid, | felt death neal
IM In his hand a sword wa
lI cleaning;
IN AS calmer thoughts dispclle
IN my fear,
Nv On his brow a star was bean
lG ing.
y When | asked of death the sig
Nv OF the radiant star he carrie,
w Comfort was no longer mine,
M Peace no longer with me ia
In ried.
la
M | know not whence | came, M
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22

the vast tract beyond Anatolia, after
 the Taurus is crossed, is altogether diff
 ferent. For a considerable distance,
 however. the line will run through ex-
 ceedingly fertile soil, until Mosul is
 reached, and until Birejik is passed.
 This town is the northernmost point in
 the grand Euphratean plain known to- day as. Fl Jezireh but still generally called among Western people by its ancient name of Mesopotamia.
 ! By far the longest section of the line will be the Mesopotamian. This will measure not less than TOO miles, for it will follow the bank of the mighty
 Tigris The railway will forsake the
 Euphrates after crossing it at Birejik, and will cross Mesopotama to the Tigris. The vast Mesopotamian plain is singularly varied region. Big areas of spongy bog and swamp skirt the sides of the famous rivers, many of these being salt marshes, for bitumin- ous tracts abound. Sometimes the caravans pass through many miles of tamarisk shrub. But here and there beautiful grassy plains are traversed, and there is abundant cultivation on the SOutneTH Udll Ol LIe pldli, WilclC the Tigris and Euphiates approach more nearly to each other. Bagdad stands in the midst of a grand oasis of palm groves and gardens.
 The Tigris is here only thirty miles from the Euphrates It is far cry to Koweyt, which is undoubtedly the ultimate railway objective in the mind of the Kaiser, for the Persian Cuff is very nearly 600 miles from Bagdad by the river. It will be many years before smyrna is connected by railway with Koweyt, but when the grand scheme is finished the railway through the whole length of Asiatic Turkey will measure 2200 miles. By that time Turkey will be fully in pawn to the Powers and international interests will have be- come so entangled that the Eastern question will be of even more import ance than 1t is already. Those are the most mistaken people who fancy that this interminable problem of the near East is losing it's interest. The tremen- dous eruption of that political volcano is only question of time.-St James Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
THE MISSION LECTURE.
Interesting Words of the Rev.

Interesting Words of the Rev. Dr. Jones Yesterday Afternoon.
 The Rev Dr. John D. Jones, D. D., who has been delivering an interesting
 course of lectures in Marquand chapel,
 finished the series yesterday afternoon and large audience heard an interest ing discourse. The. subject was ''The
 Result of Mission Work in India," and was a most instructive one. The speak CT compared the mission work in India with that going on in other countries. and said that the earnestness with Whlch the missionaries were working there was not surpassed in the history of mission work abroad. This is shown by the great results that have been ac- complished there, notwithstanding the fact that it is one of the most difficult countries in the world in which to carry on mission work He said that there were 5000 million schools In that coun- try and that 130,000 pupils are under in struct1on ir them.
 pr Jones said that the number of converts that were made In the country was yer large. He said that 60,000 peo pie have been taught to read there and that they were forever reading about Christ.
 He said that a great change had been made in the code of law in the coun- try and that some of the bloodiest laws that found sanction in Hindooism had been abolished. By the abolition of these terrible laws and customs the speaker figured that over 100000 souls have been saved. Dr. Jones said that child marriage were now suppressed l and that was one of the Hindoo GUS toms that was done away with.
 The lecture was full of interesting ex | periences and was one of the most pleasing ot the course.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
"COFFEE HEARTS,
More Frequent Than Tobacco Hear,


 Coffee drinking frequently affects the heart and many cases of heart trouble are relieved or entirely cured by leaving. off coffee and taking on Postum Food Coffee.
 A good illustration is that of a lady who says, ''I was troubled, for many years with my heart and at times would become uriconscous. The children have many times run for the neighbors to come in and restore me by putting my feet in hot water and rubbing me.
 Dr. Short frequently told me that cof- fee was a poison to me and was really the cause of my weak heart. ] could not do without the coffee though, but finally the doctor told me it was certain death if did not give it up. This was about five years ago and I changed from coffee to Postum Food Coffee My heart trouble gradually disappeared and now | am entirely well, have never used a particle of coffee since my first cup of Postum.
 I gave a little Postum to a lady friend one day to take home and try. She re- ported that she did not like it at all. I found she boiled it only five minutes, so I gave her some more and told her to boil it 20 minutes. That was different She has been using Postum now a long time
 It cured her daughter of liver trouble, restored her fresh. pretty complexion, and cured the mother from headaches from which she suffered severely" Mrs. NJ. Douglass, 607 Plum Street, Elkhart, Ind. --
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
MRS. LUCY A. oRcUTT.

Lucy A. Rhodes wife of Frank F. Orcutt, the well known former collector of internal revenue of Boston, died in that city yesterday Mrs. Orcutt was we'll known in this city having been a frequent guest of her brother, Henry F. Rhodes of 8 Baldwin street, She had been i'll about four weeks having heart trouble and dropsy She was born in of Wethersfield, and lady of very ter of Henry E. and Harriett Rhodes of Whethersied, and lady of very high character and most loveable dis position She leaves 9 son. Frank F. Orcutt jr., and a daughter, Mrs. How ard c. Mitchell, the wife of one of Bos- tons leading young lawyers.
 Four brothers and one sister also sur vive her. The brothers are Henry E. Rhodes of this city, Frank E Rhodes of New Britain, Thomas R. Rhodes of Melrose. and A. A. Rhodes of Boston. The sister is Mrs, Hattie Willard of Boston. Henry E. Rhodes left yesterday to attend the funeral, which will be held in Melrose.
 SIDNEY o, BAILEY.
 Sidney o. Bailey, thirty-five years old, whose home was in New London, died at the New Haven hospital Thurs day night after brief illness with Of diseases. He arrived in this city a week ago looking for work, and was so ill at the depot that the police took him to the hospital His friends in New London have been no tified of his death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
OBITUARY NOTES.
Death of William F. shanno,

William F.. shannon, one of our best
 known citizens, died at his home at 6G
 Spring street at 7:15 yesterday morn
 ing. MT. shannon had been ill for about eight weeks suffering from can cer of the stomach, and although the best Of medical aid was procured for him he slowly failed until death at last put an end to his sufferings
 MT. shannon learned the trade of machinist, and for over twenty years worked for the New Haven Manufac- turing company, whose confidence he always held. and who regretted his leaving when he was elected to public office. He was an expert mechanic, and his bright intelligence, it was believed by his former employers and fellow workmen, insured him a successful ca reer if he had followed mechanical pur suits.
 MT. Shannon entered politics when he accepted the appointment of deputy registrar of the Fourth ward rendered him by the then general registrar Will liam O'Keefe who it will be remember ed surrounded himself with the thor oughly efficient and fshrewdest young men of the respective wards as his deputies. In this position he continued for several years. He was next elected by the board of aldermen police com missioner to succeed Charles F. Boll- man, who was elected chief of the de- partment and in that capacity served the city with universal satisfaction. Not whisper was ever uttered against his integrity.
 After two terms as police commissions CT MT. shannon was nominated by his party as assessor, which office was then elective, serving in all about eleven years. The last two years he served by the appointment of Mayor Farnsworth, the present charter having changed the method of appointment placing it in the hands of the mayor, Although an old friend personally and politically of Mayor Driscoll when his term expired he failed of reappontment after good, faithful and intelligent service, and Mayor Driscoll appointed Colonel Tim othy F. Callahan in his stead.
 MT shannon served for six or seven years as chairman of the democratic town committee, but refused reappoint- ment in 1896 when he was succeeded by James B Martin. While in that posi- tion he had the support of his party and being thorough organizer and of probity he piloted the democrats to many a victory.
 The democratic town committee at the call of the chairman. William J Cronin, will meet this evening to take | suitable action on MT. Shannon's death. | He was a member of the Knights of St. | Patrick and of the Knights of Colum- | bus, which bodies will also meet to take | action and make arrangements for at | tendance aC the funeral
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
EAST CHAPEL STREET PAVING.
Assessments Delayed Until the Street
 is Put in Proper Condition.

Assessments Deldyeu tHtll tue Soticet
 is Put in Proper Condition.
 The bureau of compensation has talk en action on the matter of assessments for the brick pavement on East Chapel street This street, although paved only about two years ago, is in very bad condition, much of the brick being crumbled like clay, and left holes in the pavement. When the bureau held a hearing on the matter large delega- tion of owners of property on the street appeared and stated that they would not pay assessments for the pavement because it was such a poor job and that they would resist payment in the courts,
 The bureau of compensation has care fully considered the matter and visited tte pavement and inspected it. The bu- reau has reported to the director of public works that the laying of assess ments will be delayed until the pave ment is put in proper condition. It is said that this would involve practically a relaying of the entire pavement.