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Ocean Liner Movements.

NEW YORK, August 17.-Steamer Deutsch-
land. from Hamburg, reported by wireless
telegraph at o'clock this morning twenty
miles east of Nantucket lightship, and will
probably dock about O'Clock this after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
Harris Failed to Respond.

Price Harris was in a combatative mood
last night, and the result Of his pranks was
his arrest by officers Reith and Dalhousie.
He was taken to the station house. and
later left $50 collateral for his appearance
in the Police Court today to answer two
charges of assault. But Harris did not re-
spond today, and the $40 was credited to
the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17

The Sultan of Morocco has declined to
accede to the demands of the French min
lister for payment of an indemnity and
release of the chief of Algerian settlement
at Gharb. who was arrested in consequence
of local troubles. The sultan claims juris-
diction over all Algerian settlers in Nor
ocoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17

Fighting is reported to have occurred in
Crete between the Russian troops and the
revolutionaries Tuesday and to still con-
tnue, the center OF the disturbances being
the village of Atsipopoulous. Reports state
that several revolutionary chiefs have been
wounded
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'FRATERNAL NOTICES.

A SPECIAL. MEETING OF MARTHA CHAPTER.
No 4. o. f. s. will be held at Naval Lodge Hall
FRIDAY, August is, 1905, pm, FOR the
purpose of comforting the degrees.
BY order OF the Worthy Matron
aul6-2t Mrs ALICE p. BOSS. Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THOSE LEFT AT COLONIAL BEACH SUNDAY
who desire to take action at law Will find II to
their interest to communicate with JOHN
lMlRlE, Pacific bldg, arrangements having
been made with counsel 10 proceed with the
au1T-3t
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SPECIAL RACE FOR ROCKVILLE FAIR.
SPECIAL RACE-225 PACE; PURSE, $500
has been arranged for the annual Rockville fair
next week. Five to enter and four to start; two
more horses allowed from same stable. En-
tries close at noon. Saturday, August 10.
aulT-2t JAMES T. BOGLEY Secretary.
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Some Great Forest Fires.

Among the first of our historic forest
fires was that of Miramichi, New
Brunswick, in 1925. This started ear
~ one October afternoon and by mid.
night had entirely devastated a strip
Of country eighty miles long and TWEEN
ty-five miles wide-a space as large az
the State Of Delaware in which every
living thing was killed, including the
fish in the streams. The loss OF life Id
the Peshtigo, Wisconsin, fire Of 1871
was the worst this country has expert
enced. In burned area it was a little
larger than the Miramichi, but at LEAST
1900 persons persisted, and In conneo'
ton with simultaneous and contiguous
fires in Michigan the total was 2,O00.
Ten years later great forest fires swept
Michigan, with an aggregate burned
area of almost 1000 square miles, DE-
stroying more than 100000 worth
Of property exclusive Of the timber It
self, rendering 5000 persons homeless
and destitute and killing no less than
400. The great Hinckley fire, which
ragged in Minnesota in 1894 was not 20
large in area burned, but 1t resulted ID
a loss of 500 lives and $25,O0O,0OO ID
property. In 1902 eighteen lives AND
$12 100000 were lost in fires in Oregon
and Washington, and the next year
the East had a severe visitation, from
Maine to Virginia, which had its worst
example in the Adirondack regions OF
New York, where there was a loss OF
no less than 100000 over a burned
area aggregating 1000 square miles
The ChautauQuan.
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else. After congratulating the happy
couple, who replied with true Anglo
Saxon grace, we all promised to sign the
marriage contract.
And we will do honor to your sigma
lures" said Ephrinell, in the tone of a
tradesman accepting bill.
The night came, and we retired, to
dream of the marriage festivities of the
morrow. 1 took my usual stroll into the
car occupied by the Chinese soldiers, and
faithfully guarded. Half the detach-
ment were awake and half were asleep
About 1 o'clock in the morning l visit.
ed Kinko, and handed him over my pur.
chase at Mia. He anticipated no further
obstacles; he would reach port safely
after ALL
II am getting quite fat in this box
he told me.
l told him about the Ephrinell- Bluett
marriage, and how the union was to be
celebrated next morning with great
pomp.
"Ah!" said he,. with a sigh. ''They
are not obliged to wait until they reach
Pekin."
'Quite 50, Kinko: but it seems to me
that a marriage under such conditions is
not likely to be lasting. But. after all
that is the couples lookout"
At 3 o'clock In the morning we stop
ped forty minutes at Tchertchen, almost
at the foot Of the rami6cations of the
Kuen Lun. None of US had seen this
miserable, desolate country, treeless and
verdureless, which the railway was now
crossing on its road to the northeast.
Day came: our train ran the four hun
dred kilometers between Tchertchen and
Tcharkalyk while the sun caressed with
Its rays the immense plain glittering IL
Its saline eflorescence.
ITO be continually
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appeared to be approaching over the
water in the Bay of San Salvador
and soon this was made out to be-
an enormous school Of whales so
thick that they seemed to be jostlinp
each other. Nothing was seen but.
fins and tails and the water in foam
all around.
This was in a flowing tide, and
they came into the inlet itself describ-
ing sort Of cycloidal curves until the
inshore part Of the squadron took on
a kelp reef. Then a sudden pause
seemed to seize them all, and the un-
fortunate animals went up the inlet
full speed, with the sea boiling in
upon them and a great wave coming
after them, and they piled up in hun
dreds on the beach. Then, as there
was a rising tide, they got of again.
but only to charge the opposite beach.
and this continued till the following
tide and loss Of strength left them
high and dry all round the dreary
bay.
Every few, old or young, lived more
than a quarter Of an hour after their
final stranding. Some died quietly.
others beat the sand and water with
their tails, dyeing the water with
their blood. BY evening, after the
tide had ebbed, there were only FIVE
whales afloat out Of the more than
500 that had come into the inlet SO
majestically that morning.
Next day only three were to be-
seen. They swan around for a while
and then, as If disdaining to live
when all their companions were dead,
they made straight for the beach. and
in a few minutes had passed out Of
existence. The whales were from four
to thirty feet long, the four-foot
whales being just born"
Free Press.
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Seventy -seven Lives the Cost of Ono
Possessed by Iowa Indian.
A rug which took seventy-seven
lives in the making Is owned by an
Iowa Indian living in Stroud, O. T.,
says the Dallas News. 1t Is $50 years
old and consists of seventy-seven
scalps torn from the heads Of as many
human beings. The rug, which is
barely five feet square, is of many
hues, for the scalps are red, gray.
black, white, brown and auburn.
They belonged to peaceful people, too,
and are said to have been taken by
special command of the Great Spirit
from the finest specimens Of men, wo-
men and children belonging to the
white, red and negro races.
AS soon as the scalps were secured
they were sewn together and the rug
was from that time regarded as the
remedy for all trouble. When an In
dian was taken sick he was laid on
this rug and If he did not recover his
spirit was assured of a pleasant jour-
ney to the happy hunting ground.
This remarkable creation can be
seen only once year.
At the annual wild-onion feast,
which comes on April 1, the Iowa In
dams make the rug play an import
ant part. The onion Is freely used,
the Indians saturating themselves
from head to foot with the juice. This
was their successful way Of driving
away the evil spirits.
A prayer rug belonging to the shah
Of Persia is another valuable mat.
Though barely two feet square, its
design is most elaborate. 1t is work
ed throughout in precious stones and
the effect Is dazzling. The ground is
formed of rose diamonds and in the
center is a large bird, whose neck is
made of amethysts and its body of
rubies. The vines, which form a net
work, through which the bird may
be seen as through a cage, are made
of emeralds, while the bands which
connect the stones are Of seed pearl.
The floral emblem of Persia is worked
out in blue, yellow and pink stones,
this design being known as the Nina
Khan design.
1t is difficult to determine even the
approximate value Of this small rug,
but it has been estimated that If 1t
were sold the proceeds placed at per
cent interest would bring in an income
Of at least $25O,OOO per annum.
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A STORY OF TWO PAINTERS.

Did Van Dyok and Halls Really Paint
Each Others Portrait
There is a story related by Hou-
braken, which may or may not be true,
that Van Dyck, passing through Haar-
lem, where Halls lived, sent a mes
senger to seek him out and tell him
that a stranger wished to see him,
and on Halls putting in an appearance
asked him to paint his portrait, add
ing, however, that he had only two
hours to spare for the sitting. Halls
finished the portrait in that time,
whereupOn his sitter, observing that
it seemed an easy matter to paint q
portrait, requested that he be allowed
to try to paint the artist. Halls soon
recognized that his visitor was we'll
skilled In the materials he was using.
Great, however, was his surprise
when he beheld the performance. He
Immediately embraced the stranger, at
the same time crying: You are Van
Dyck! No one but he could do what
you have just now done"
Assuming the story to be true, how
| interesting 1t would be If the two
portraits existed, that one might see
| what Frans Halls, accustomed to the
heavier type Of the Dutch burghers,
made of the delicately defined features
Of Van Dyck, and how the latter, who
| always gave an air Of aristocratic ele-
gance to his portraits, acquitted him
self with the bluff, jovial Hans. who
was as much at home in a tavern as
| in q studio. For no two men could
be more different, both in their points
of view and in their methods. though
they were alike in this one particular
that each was a most facile and
! skillful painter.-St Nicholas.
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CHAPTER XIX.


"Millions-there are millions In that
pretended mOrtuary van"
In spite of myself, this imprudent
phrase had escaped me in such a way
that the secret of the imperial treasure
was instantly known to all, to the rail-
way men as we'll as to the passengers.
And SO, for the greater security, the
Persian government, In agreement with
the Chinese government, has allowed it
to be believed that we were carrying
the corpse of a mandarin, when we were
really taking to Pekin a treasure worth
fifteen millions Of francs.
Now the secret Is divulged, and we
know that this treasure, composed Of
gold and precious stones, formerly de-
posted In the hands of the Shah Of Per-
sia, is being sent to Its legitimate owner,
the Son Of Heaven.
That is why my lord Faruskiar, who
was aware Of It In consequence Of his
position as general manager Of the COM
pany, had Joined the train at Douchak
." as to accompany the treasure to It's
destination. That Is why he and Ghangir
and the three other Mongols-had 80
carefully watched this precious van, and
why they had shown themselves 80 anx-
lous when 1t had been left behind by the
breakage Of the coupling. and why they
were so eager for its recovery.
That Is also why a detachment of Chi
nese soldiers has taken over the van at
Kachgar, In relief Of the Persians. That
IA why Pan Chao never heard of Yen
Lou. nor of any exalted parsonage Of that
name existing in the Celestial Empire,
We started to time, and, as may be
supposed. our travelling companions
could talk of nothing else but the mill
Ions which were enough to enrich every
one In the train.
This pretended mortuary van has al
ways been suspicious to me-" said Major
Noltit7 And that was why I CUES
toned Pan Chao regarding the dead
mandarin"
Il remember" I said; "and I could
not quite understand the motive of your
question. 1t is certain now that we have
got treasure In tow"
And add" said the Tor chat the
Chinese government has done wisely in
sending an escort Of twenty we'll armed
men. From Kothan to Ian Tcheou the
trains will have two thousand kilometers
10 traverse through the desert, and th'
safety OF the line is not as great as il
might he across the Cobb"
All the more SO, major, as the re
EQUITABLE ki-Tsang has been reported
IN the northern provinces"
Quite so. and a haul of fifteen mill
ions Is worth having by bandit chief.
But how could the chief be informed
Of the treasure being sentY
That sort of people always know
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Asked and Answered.

They had been trotting In matrimo-
NAL harness for six months, and tho
pace was beginning to tell.
what" she asked, after the man
ner of a woman, lever made you fan
in love with me"
Love-" he answered, with the blunt
ness Of his sex, lis blind, you know.
Detroit Tribune.
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FIVE HUNDRED WHALES DIE

90 Ashore in an Inlet In the Straits of
Magellan and Perish.
Il saw 500 whales ashore al one
time on beach In the Straits Of Ma
gellan." said Captain James Heylet
of the British navy. at the Union de-
pot. Some years ago my ship lay
on Pearl Inlet, small creek a mile
and half long. opening into Port Sal.
vador. which In turn opens into the
South Atlantic by very narrow
opening. One morning q whirlwind
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About the Size of It.

"Say, paw" queried little Johnny
Bumpernickle, what does a paper
mean when it says that further COM
ment Is unnecessarily
1T usually MEANS" my son, that
the writer doesn't know what else 10
say. answered the old gentle man.
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Persistent.

Here Is an item that says Dowls
is to tap extinct volcanoes for wafer
for his new Zion In Mexico"
What does he take an extinct vof
cano fora lavatory Y'-Clevelano
Plain Dealer.
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WORLDS FASTEST
LONG.DISrANCE TRAINS.

Dis Miles.
lance. per hE
New York Central lines, Chicago
New York ...........9 $50 10
New York Central, New York
Buffalo .44O 1888
Pennsylvania Line, Chicago-New
1OTk .OOO Wv
London & N. w. r. R., London
London & n. w. r. r., London
Carlisle .SOU 20
Orleans & Midi, Paris Bayonne. .4S6 54.13
Great Northern & n. E., London
Edinburgh ....................393 6O.U
L. L. N. w. & Caledonian Ry.,
LondOn-GlasgOw ..............4 O1 5O.10
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Some men 60 to war and bleed foS
their country and some others stay ~
home and bleed their country.
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Fastest Runs In Railroad History.
Dis Miles
lance. per hr-
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The Special Correspondent

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RUG MADE OF HUMAN scALPs.

(TO be continued,)
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FATHERS
PASS DEMANDS
CONTINUED from page three.)
Fire department. $685..

Fire department, $685..
Electric light department, $50.
Police and fire claim system, 800.
Kapiolani park, 1926. so.
Road department, $685..
All of the Supervisors were present.
Apart from the passing of demands
the most important feature of the
meeting was the final settlement of the
blanket warrant question. Apparent
~ the blanket warrant has gone out
for good under the present form Of the
County Act at all events.
Supervisor Adams wanted the mat
ter of the Frazee blanket warrant re-
opened, it was turned down at the for
mer meeting, but he had paid $l4.25 out
of his own pocket and he naturally
enough wanted to get it back. He de-
sired to have the whole matter tested,
After a desultory discussion Adams
motion to reopen the whole matter
failed for want of a seconder.
1t was announced by Supervisor
Lucas that Road Supervisor sam
Johnson had not found that it was
practicable to use an automobile i'm his
work and that the idea of buying one
for him had consequently been aban-
doned.
on the motion of Supervisor Moore
permission was given to property own
ers on Vineyard street to lay water
pipes across the street. Lucas opposed
the motion on the ground that Theo-
dore Richards was supplying water at
cheap price, to the detriment Of the
Territory.
Supervisor Adams moved that a
twenty foot stretch of park should be
placed i'm the middle of the road Of
ftcially known at Kalakaua avenue,
but more popularity known by the old
name of the Waikiki road
The motion was carried.
The superintendent of Public Works
wrote on road matters to the effect that
the now defunct road boards had not
yet turned over their inventories.
An interesting letter from A. J. Rob-
| inson of Rochester n. Y. Nas read. He
wishes to come here for the purpose
! of planning a complete park system
for Honolulu and will do so for $500
| The matter was discussed and Super
visor Lucas said that he would intro
! duce a resolution i'm favor of Robin
sons coming at the next meeting.
In answer to the chair Assistant
( County Attorney Milverton gave the
| opinion that county ordinances should
be published i'm both English and Ha-
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Eva, County Of Oahu, Territory
of Hawaii, requesting the COM
missioners that a day be appoint
ed upon which the Commissioners will
meet all parties interested, or their
Agents upon the land, etc, according
to the provisions Of Section 392 Of the
Revised Laws Of Hawaii.
Public Notice is hereby given to
Samuel II. Dowsett, or the Dowsett
Company, Limited, or other persons
who may be interested.
That the Commissioners on Saturday,
the 18th day Of November, A. D. 1906,
at u o'clock of said day. will meet said
Samuel II. Dowsett, or the Dowsett
Company Limited, or other persons
who may be interested or their Agents,
upon Lualualei, Waianae, District
of Eva, County Of Oahu Territory
Of Hawaii, to pass over and view
the line Of such fence; to decide
equitably on the kind Of fence
| ~ ne DullI ~ llt NNilclS VI duJOlhlhh
lands, and the share which each owner
shall build or maintain, designating the
time within which the work shall be
done; and to decide all disputes arising
between the parties interested in re-
lation to the fence
Given under our hands this 10th day
OF October, A. d. 1905.
EDWIN OSCAR WHITE,
ALBERT WATERHOUSE,
CHARLES A. BROWN,
Commissioners of Fences for the Dis
trict of Eva, County Of Oahu, Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
w. c. Achi, Attorney for Petitioner,
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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
For the Week Ending October rs, 1905.
Local Office L. S. Weather Bureau,
Honolulu +. H. October TO- 1905.
GENERAL SUMMARY


The weather during the week has continued moderately
but became slightly the end The nights have been
generally moderately cool Good have fallen
tons but Hawaii have been confined principally the wndward
districts Portions of the Koaa Kon and Kau districts of a
wall, and the Wauku district of Maui need Of rain espe
ICialy the lower levels.
The abundant of the
liable growth In sections has begun
taSse wndward localities the ground has been moist
for favorable field operations especially making Cuvatng weed
ling difficult Young pineapple plants doing nicely all sections
and the development the winter fruit generally satisfactory but in
central Maui has been somewhat retarded by the cloudy
weather Rice heading and rpenng all sections and har
vesng has been done in Oahu Coffee picking progressing rapidly
with prospects good crop Island oranges maturing rapidly
Late crops reported doing we'll Pastures generally
lin good condition but in the lower levels OF Kona Hawaii need rain
badly The weather the north Kohaa district Hawaii
too cold for stock The Ka section of Maui needs rain crops
are being kept in fairly good condition by heavy dew
sharp earthquake shock felt in KOna Hawaii about ?
Iof the Goth.
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WING TAI

1119 Nuuanu St., Honolulu, Hawaii.
Manufacturer of Ladies', Gentlemena
and Children's Underwear.
Orders from the Country will receive
prompt attention.
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MICHIGAN SEAL WHITE LEAD

Being ground and mixed mechanical
ly the combination of the two materials
is much more thorough than when
done by hand.
1t is put up in steel kegs which pre-
vents absorption of oil, keeping the
lead in perfect condition. The kegs
are light and have handle, making a
handy paint bucket.
1t is a well known fact among paint
ers that white lead and zinc in proper
proportions is the best material for
this climate.
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FOREIGN NEWS BY CABLE
RELINQUIsHEs AUTOCRATIC POWER.

RELINQUlSHES AUIOCRAIlC POWER
ST PETERSBURG, October GA manifesto has been issued
nouncng the complete abdcaon the autoa the Gar
No ConCeament made of the disturbances having forced this
action.
White is believed to have already selected cabinet
All present ministers expected to retire.
THE STRIKE rs BROKEN.
ST PETERSBURG October 3IThe backbone OF the strike has
broken, and the general strike is coming to end.
Several big railroads resumng traffic
WARSIIP MUTINIES UNCONFIRMED.
ODESSA October 3IThe OF munes Russian warshps
lis not confirmed
GERMANY WANTS TO TRADE
BERLIN, October 3IGemany negotiating trade argee-
Ifnen with America.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1858.
BISHOP & CO.
BANKERS
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Transact business in all departments
of banking
Collections carefully attended to.
Exchange bought and sold.
Commercial and Travellers Letters
Of Credit issued on the Bank Of
California and N. M. ROthschilds &
Sons, London.
Correspondents for the American
Express Company, and ThOs. Cook
& Son.
Interest allowed on term and Savings
Bank Deposits.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Act as Trustees, collect Rents and
Dividends.
Safety Deposit Vault.
ACCOUNTANT DEPARTMENT, 92S
Bethel street.
Auditors and Trustees in Bankruptcy
Books examined and reported on.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, 924
Bethel Street.
Agents for Fire, Marine, Life, Acct
dent and Employers Liability Insur-
ance Companies.
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BY AUTHORITY
FENCE COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC
NOTICE.

Upon the application Of L. L. Nc
Candies, the owner of Lot Number 2
in Lualualel, Waianae, District Of
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Claus Spreckels. VIM. G. Irwin.
CIauSSprGCkGlS eco.
BANKERS
HONOLULU, II. 1.

San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
BAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma
tional Ba k of San Francisco.
EONDON-Union of London & Smiths
Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA-The
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Corporation.
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Bank Of New Zet md, and Bank OF
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of British forth America.
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Deposits Received. Loans dade on
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raVellers' Credits issued. Bills of Elk
change Bought and Sold.
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COUNTED FOR.