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The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22
MORNING STAR STILL HERE.

The local agent of the American
Board OF Foreign Missions has not
heard anything more from them with
respect to the sale of their steamer
the Morning Star. The hui that was
talking of buying her found that she
could not carry passengers enough for
their purse and dropped the idea. There
is little chance now of selling the ves-
sci here. No price has been set upon
her. but the agent is ready to cable
any offers he may receive.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22

for the purpose of interviewing the
public officials.
In reply to a query as to what he was
doing there, Mr.. Horton replied that
he had come to build a city and want
ed to know the course of procedure
necessary to secure land enough to
carry out his purpose. He was imme-
diately referred to the County Clerk,
who informed him that there had been
no regular election for some time, that
probably there was no legal body of
Trustees and that the first step
would be to call an election which,
however, he did not propose doing, in
asmuch as the County already owed
him six $4,000 dollars. and he saw no
hope of reimbursement.
Mr.. Horton gave the man ten $4,000
dollars to liquidate old debts and ten
more to meet the expense OF calling
the necessary election which was at
once arranged for. There were just
seventeen legal voters in this township
and through the kindly influence of the
Roman Catholic Priest, Father Ubach,
who still has charge OF the Parish, the
trustees selected by Mr.. Horton were
unanimously elected, then I'M due
course came the day of SALE The first
lot of land was bid in by Mr.. Horton
at fifty cents per acre, there were no
other bidders and a suppressed laugh
went the rounds at the strangers fool
ish purchase. Lot after lot was put up
uptil Mr.. Horton had purchased from
the Pueblo of San Diego some ten
hundred acres OF land at an average
price of less than thirty cents per acre.
Mr.. Horton proceeded forthwith to
divide his property into town lots and
began to advertise the advantages and
attractions of San Diego as widely as
his means would permit. Within six
months he was offered two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for what
had cost him about two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars. Through a judicious
use of printers ink, practically the en-
tire nation was made to hear Of San
Diego.
The new port was heralded as the
city of opportunity. Conditions were
ripe; the boom was on. In 1887 at the
height of the wild excitement "addi-
lions" were plotted so recklessly and
the faith of the public was 80 great
that millions Of dollars were invested
by strangers as well as citizens in
property they never set eyes on. One
famous addition was at the bottom of
a river; two extended well into the bay,
although the maps showed graded
streets. young trees, parks and ter
races tuture hoteis' sanitariums, opera
houses soiuiers homes' schooinouses
ana rows OF paiatiai residences banks
and mercantile establishments.
Buyers seldom visited the additions
to see what they were investing In, but
under the excitement of speculation
made large cash payments. Hundreds
OF thousands of dollars were paid down
for lots on tide lands. tracts of sand.
stone, cactus and greasewood. They
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22


the subject being Federal. Territorial
and County Police, Prisons and Jails."
Places at the 6 o'clock dinner should
be ordered today. Speaking is at $40
in Association hall. All men are well
come.
sssssSSsssssssssssssssssSSsssss
wall he said
1.-The glorious climate of California
stretches like great mantle over these
Pacific Island wards OF hers, and in
Hawaii her winter sunshine reaches
its ultimate perfection"
And the setting, who shall attempt
to portray 1t, our great admiration for
beautiful Hawaii is best expressed in
the words of Mark Twain with which
you are all so familiar.
mo alien land In all the world has
any Deep strong charm for me but
that one; no other land could so long
ingly and beseechingly haunt me sleep
ing and waking, through half a life
time, as that one has done. Other
things leave me, but II abides; other
things change, but IL remains the same
For me It's balmy airs are always blow
Ing, It's summer seas flashing In the
sun; the pulsing Of Its surf beat is in
my ear; / can see its garlanded craigs,
its leaping cascades, Its plumy palms
browsing by the shore; its remote sum-
mits floating like islands above the
cloud-rack; i can feel the spirit OF It's
woodland solitude; I can hear the
plash of its brooks; in my nostrils still
lives the breath of flowers that persisted
twenty years ago"
Hawaii has had it's boom, its period
of depression and now a new era OF
commercial and Industrial develop
ment is at hand for the ultimate and
full fruition OF which you and are
| personally responsible. And let all say
In passing that every one should care
fully read the abstract OF our govern
or's annual report as printed In last
Saturdays Advertiser. 1t is most inter-
esting, instructive and encouraging.
To be true to right ideals Of citizen
ship and to be successful in the great
work ahead of us we must emulate the
spirit of enterprise; the faith in the
future and the unity Of effort that has
resulted in turning the attention OF the
entire world to Southern California.
land that though highly favored. has
much less to offer the tourist, the home
and healthseeker, than these beautiful
fruitful mid-Pacific islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22
SUPERVISORS
PAU EARLY
nrm wsans.aay'. AaysrlLssf.l

The Board 81 Supervisors met last
night Ia one OF the shortest sessions
on record. lasting a few minutes over
an hour.
Little actual business was done and
ed the proceedings.
Present were Chairman Smith, SUI
pervisor-at-large Adams. Supervisors
Lucas. Cox. Archer Paele. Moore. Act
ing Fire Chief Deering. Auditor Bick-
nell. County Clerk Kalauokalani. Clerk
Buffahdeau. stenographer Aea, Capt.
Sam johnson ana representatives OF
the press.
ROAD DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
In answer to question by the chair
as 20 what the road department was
doing, Lucas stated that work was GO
ing on on IA different roads.
A demand for s492326 by Lucas for
the road departments pay roll was
approved.
Lucas said that some OF his men
would like a little Christmas spending
money in advance and suggested that
$500 be appropriated, the laborers CIV
ing receipts for the amounts advanced.
The chair thought that such action
would establish bad precedent.
Lucas said he'd get the money else
where.
MENDONCA'S DAMAGES.
The question of the Mendonca Smith
street property damaged during a
police raid came up. Adams reported
unwillingness on the part of the police
department to compromise and the
matter will probably be strapped out
by Mendonca and the police.
Lucas reported on the cost of in
stalling hose stations at Waikiki and
on Judd street.
MORE FIRE STATIONS.
Acting Fire Chief Deering submitted
figures showing that one station would
cost about $14 900 to establish The
outlay for a station without land
would be $500.
The proposed plan was to put in a
chemical engine and hose-wagon COM
bined.
Lucas believed that hose company
was badly needed in the neigh orhood
of the Moana Hotel.
The matter was referred back to the
committee for further investigation as
to details of expenses connected with
the proposed new stations.
MODEL WASH HOUSES.
Moore stated that the sanitary COM
mittee had not had time to thoroughly
look into the matter of model wash
houses. There was under considera-
ton the proposition to turn the man
agement entirely over to the county.
PARK EXPERT HEARD FROM.
A communication from Park Expert
c. M Robinson of Rochester. N. Y,
and who is coming here in February TO
lay out a park system for Honolulu,
was read. In 1t he acknowledged re-
ceipt OF the boards letter and resolu-
ton governing his coming.
PECK'S SALARY RAISED.
Paele suggested that Road Overseer
Pecks salary be raised and Cox NOV
ed that Peck's salary be increased to
$75 per month in place of $50 Paele
seconded.
1t was said that Peck's salary was
inadequate considering the work he
had to do in the Koolaupoko district.
The motion passed unanimously.
The sentiment seemed to be that the
county was lucky to have the service
of such a capable man as Peck had
proved himself to be.
THE HEEIA BREAKWATER.
Paele wanted attention given to the
breakwater or abutment now at Heeia
and said to be in dangerous condi-
ton. Repairs would cost about $4,000
The board decided to further investi-
gate the matter and then call for tend
ers.
BlCKNELL'S LITTLE LOSS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22
A FOLLOWER OF INFLUENZA.

tack of influenza. AS this cough can
be promptly cured by the use Of
Chamberlain IS Cough Remedy 1t should
not be allowed to run on until it be-
comes troublesome. For sale by all
Dealers and Druggists. Benson, Smith
& Co., Ltd, Agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22

County Attorney f. A. Douthitt is
the Thursday Club speaker this week,
the subject being Federal. Territorial
and County Police, Prisons and Jails."
Places at the 6 o'clock dinner should
be ordered today. Speaking is at $40
come
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matte post If he can show that there
&C i%mpropriety in his conduct In
to the Loomis charges.
Minister Bowen won high praise for
efforts to obtain a peaceful settle
ment of the difficulties between Ven
and European powers when the
warships of European nations made
demonstrations Off the Venezue-
Ian coast in 1903. He succeeded In get
ting matters referred to The Hague.
Herbert WolcOtt Bowen was born in
Brooklyn in 1856 and studied at the
Brooklyn Polytechnic institute. Yale
university and the Columbia Law
school. At Yale he was in the same
class with William II. Taft. now secre-
tary Of war and also acting secretary
Of state, who will conduct the inquiry
into the charges against Assistant Sec
rotary LOOMS. President Harrison ap-
pointed Mr.. Bowen consul to Barce
Iona, Spain. and the creditable record
be made there won him from President
Cleveland. a political opponent, promo
ton to the Office Of consul general,
President Mckinley made him minister
resident and consul general to Persia
from which post he went to Venezuela
to succeed Mr.. LOOMS.
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BIG GUNS AND FIGHTING TOP OF H AR
MORED CRUISER ASAMA.
Der Of protected cruisers. The former
have Il total of 1866 tonnage rs com
pared with 14.72l possessed by the
Russian cruisers Of the same class. The
armored cruiser stands next in i,npor-
lance to the ~batt!eship. Four Of the
japanese cruisers Of this class. the Asa.
ma. lhZHmo. Iwate and Tokiwa. were
built about the same time and are Of
the same type. The .Asama is one Of
the speediest Of the quartet and can
make t%wenty-three knots. She was
laid down at Elswick, England. in 1898.
has a displacement Of ?.75o tons and a
length of 4OS feet. The batteries Of the
cruiser consist Of fonr eight-inc and
fourteen six-inch guns and twelve
twelve-pounders and a dozen three
Founders. all rapid fire guns.
The fighting top Of the .Asa,na shown
in the picture Is used by shavpshooters
and is large enough for the employ
ment OF machine guns in this capacity.
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the old man, with Il touch of pathos in
his voice. HE was down to the Corners
n day to blow an; brag with the
crowd a-hangin' out thar in them days,
when a q Gums ridin' up on q newt
to say that Bill Clark's bull had broken
out Of the field and was comm up the
road. That bull was a big un and hook
ed two bosses to death. As the man
was givin' the alarm the bull showed
up down the road. He was PAWN the
alrth and maxim the heavens quake
with his heller, and SIGH as had bosses
tied up was mighty spry to set 'em
loose and git 'em away. Nobody didn't
propose to git in the way Of that bull
and take chances-nobody but my son
Sam. 1t vas a chance fur him to show
of, and he riz of and yelled:
""Thls Is the day l hev bin livin' fur!
Ill go 10th and take that bull by the
horns and flop him ON his back
THE men tried to argy with Sam,
but he was sot, and, pullin' OF his coat
and f1ingin' down his hat, he walked
out and begins to paw and heller same
as the bull. The critter stops to look
at him, and fur a mint or two he must
hev wondered what 1t was. Then his
eyes began to glare and his tail to stand
git over the fence. He minded
'em, but with Il roar and a heller he
run in on the bull"
"Anl what happenedY' l asked as
the old man paused.
'.Icst what might hev bin looked
fur" lie replied. sam was tossed
twenty feet ut the fust go of, and
when that bull got through with him
thar wasn't much left to bury. A man
Gums up to break the news to us. l
wasn't hc,nc, and he seq to the old wo-
man:
Mrs. White ar yo' son Sam home
today?'
"'He amt says she.
"'AnI do yo' know why he ain'tY
mot exactly. but l reckon it's kase
he's sumvhar else
"'Thal's right, Mrs. White-perfeck-
ly right and proper. YO'r son Sam
amt home and amt comm home kase
he's got hiZness up thar in the land of
angels ana golden streets which will
detain him fur sum time"
"Alld 50 he was brought home dead?'
I queried.
"lcsi mashed right to Il pulp, sab.
Couldn't be otherwise than dead when
that bull had bin tossin' him in the air
and wa.k!M' around on him fur a quar-
ter Of an hour. Yes, that was the last
Of Sam. All we could do was to hold
a funeral ana bury him."
1T was Il sad case"
YES. hut me and the old Oma hev
allus reckoncd that Providence had a
hand in it. Sam had got that cantan-
kerous that thar vas no hOldin' him
back. He'd got to fuss around or bust.
II he hadn't tackled the bull he might
have got into a row In town OF 'leck-
shun day and bin the means Of a dozen
men bein' killed. Yes, 1t was better SO.
l hated to see him go, and he was an
only child, but cantankerOusness was
bound to smash him all to sQuaah BOON
er or later, and we had to make tn
best of 1t and reckon that Providenc,
knowed her bizness." NJ. QUAD.
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hood, that he never asked or received
anything from the company and that
the charge is based OF an exchange of
checks which took place between him
and the asphalt comp"ny.'s manager
when he was leaving Venezuela. Ow-
ing to the high rates Of exchange due
to unsettled conditions in Venezuela it
converted into United States money.
and MI. Loornis says that to get Nene-
zuelan money he had in a bank turned
into American legal tender he ex-
changed checks mt the posted United
States government rates, giving a
ceived. Secretary Taft Of the war de
p%:rtn1ent is investigating the matter.
Mr.. Loomis was born in Marietta. O.,
in 1891 and in 1888 was graduated
from Marietta college. For several
years he was on the staff Of a New
York daily paper. President Harri-
son made him consul at st. Etienne,
France, and while there he wrote re-
ports IN commercial conditions which
attracted much attention. On his re-
turn from France in 1893 he became
editor In chief of the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune. He was minister to
Venezuela from 1897 to 1901. when, at
his NJ request. he was transferred to
another diplomatic position and be
came minister to Portugal. He assum.
ed the post Of assistant secretary ol
state In 1909.
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THE CHIAsMODus NIGER.

eel several feet long. were found float
ing with fishes in their stomachs which
many times exceeded the length Of
their d%estroyers. The Plagyodus ferox
is about six feet long and very fero-
cious. From the stomach Of one were
taken several octopods. crustaceans, a
young Drama, twelve young boar fishes,
a horse mackerel and one young Of its
OWE species. One popularity is that
it has ribs sylnmetrically arranged the
whole length Of its abdomen.
The specimen of the Chiasmodus nj.
ger, or great swallower." here illus
trated Is six and five-eighths inches
long, but contains u fish in its stomach
which Is ten and a half inches long.
The stomach of the devourer is stretch
ed as thin as gold beater's skin. 1t has
hooked teeth and teeth which cross
each other from opposite sides OF the
mouth. The teeth Of these rapacious
fishes OF the deep sea usually point
backward. Gunther explains that the
fish after having seized its victim with
its capacious and very movable Jaws
partly presses 1t down as a snake
would do and partly draws itself over
1t. The prey is received into an esOph-
ngus and stomach. the membranes of
which are extensible as an india rub
Der pouch. The empty stomach is con
tracted and folded up and projects but
little below the ablomcn.-Dr. Sander
son C1lristiscn in Scientific American.
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j

longer. l ran from Martin and chung
wildly to old Crumbs. l had been an
nounced as Master Stoldart. five years
old; his first appearance on any stage
so that my identity and my relation to
Crumbs were known to the public.
The audience yelled with delight. and
the conclusion Of the act was. Of course.
completely upset. My debut. therefore.
proved highly injurious to my p1os-
poets. for some time afterwarl when
other children were required Alexander
would say to my father. 'Stollact.
don't bring 1.-THE Rent Day" boy"
Edgar L. Davenport Of ''T!le College
Widow company tells the following
story on IN Irisl!lDan: michael had
been on American soil but a short
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
Zeb Whites
Onlu Child
The Old Postum Hunter Tells About
His Son, Who Was Can
tankerous.

~~PEAKIN' bout folks who has
children" said the old pos
sum hunter as we sat and
- smoked Our pipes one even
ing. '1'm rather glad I hain't got any
to bring up. Gals may be all right, but
20 kin never tell how a boy is goin' to
turn out. My naybur. Jim Filkins, is
havin' heaps of trubble with his two
boys Jest now. One of 'em was owe to
the railroad t'other day and wanted to
fight the bullgine, and t'other went to
town and got his eye almost put out in
a fight. Reckon they'll grow up to be a
cantankerous pair"
"But you had a son who died some
time ago, didn't your" l asked.
Yes. l had a son Sam-the only
child we ever had-and he died some
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
MINISTER BOWEN'S CAREER.

ne Hal . Long and Creditable Rec
ord ~ o Diplomat.
The affairs Of Venezuela have recent
" received a great deal Of public atten-
ton. and the latest developments con-
nected with them direct the public gaze
upon Herbert W. Bowen, who was ap-
pointed minister to that country in
1901. and Francis b. Loomis, his prede-
cessor In that office and now assistant
secretary of state. Through Mr.. Bow
en- charges rejecting upon Mr.. LOOMS
Integrity as an official while represent
Ing the United States in Venezuela
have been filed at Washington. An In
vestigation has been ordered, and Mr..
Bowen has been summoned home to
testify at this inquiry. He will not re-
turn to Venezuela, but will. 1t Is sup
posed, he transferred to another diplo.
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OF u1e larger towns
he will find an American Indian stand
Ing In front OF nearly every cigar
store"
"Oh, that will be jolly good sport,
D'Orsay. The only Indians l have ever
e We're with the Buffalo Bill Wild
West troupe at home" said the gen.
eral.
"Oh, that Is nothing. old chap said
D'Orsay; the coultry's new vet. Why.
bless my soul, ut my summe bone
ah-in New York city, used to a,nuse
myself at my library window-ah-
watching a herd Of twenty odd bufra-
Ices peacefully grazing within a stones
throw of the house
after the laugh had subsidized the gen
eral said, "Oh. say. D'Orsay. that is
putting it a bit strong"
mot at all. You see. l lived directly
opposite the Bronx geological park"
The general was convinced.
Francis Wilson. who is touring IN a
new piece entitled Cousin Billy" once
wrote some "Reminiscences for Golfers
Weekly about his encounters with
aspirarts for fame on the stage. He
said he was often called on for advice
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
3. LOOMS.

Assistant Secretary of State and the
v~enesuelan Asphalt Case.
Francis b. LOOMS. assistant secre-
tary Of state Of the United States,
whose official integrity has been a.
sailed, has done much to promote COM
mercial relations between South
American countries and the United
States and was appointed minister to
Venezuela by President Mckinley in
1897. The charge made against him
by representatives Of President Castro
Is that he acted as agent for the New
York and Berm"dez Asphalt company
while minister to Venezuela and &C.
cepted a check for $4,000 in consid-
Grafton for his services. Mr.. Loomis
says the charge Is an absolute false
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s AS A L

Count Now Makes His Ovvn C1OtAln0.
Some Of His Eccentsiclt1es.
Count Leo Tolstoi carries his ideas Of
social equality and simplicity OF life
to the logical limit. This 10 strlkinSly
shown in a picture which represents
him CARRIED in attire of hts own handi-
work. 1t Ia a peasants costume and II
Of coarse material and crude faahi0n-
ing, but the grand old man Of Russia
looks distinguished even in 10 rough q
garb. In making his own clothes the
count IL animated by the desire not to
be dependent Oh hired labor for any
thing. He believes In each person do
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
WHY THE NEGRO Is BLACK.
Army Surgeon Says Il IL to Protect
Him From Tropical sun.

Army Surgeon Says Il 10 to Protect
Him From Tropical Sun.
Surgeon Major Charles Woodruff. U.
s. A.. now stationed in the Philippines,
in a treatise just published In England
on the effects Of the tropical light on
the white man incidentally answers the
interesting question, why is the negro
black?" His answer Is that the me-
grO's blackness is a defense against the
dangerous rays of the sun, and he thus
reasons:
Sun rays are divided into two classes
long and short. The latter are dan
gerous to all persons who are not de-
Tended from them; the former make
for heat. To avoid these dangers the
pure negro has evolved a black skin.
1.-The defensive skin is an Of
pigment just under the outer skin. 1t
varies in intensity of color from the
coal black negro Of the tropics to the
white man of northern ATTITUDES.
THE pigment is always %there-just
sufficient in strength to resist the dan
ger in different climates. This accounts
for the varying colors Of different races
black. red, yellow. copper and white.
1t is ont' absent in albinos.
"The Negroes natural is only
protective against artificial heat. In a
dark atmosphere the black skin ceases
to throw oil heat, and the negro suf-
fers. In Il Stokeholc. for instance, he
is usually the first man to collapse,
where white men are unaffected"
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like to rob YOU of the few momen.'s' leisure
vouchsafcd you from your a%r':uous and
artistic efforts. but can you not spare an
ambitious youth Tor maiden] a few hours
OF your valuable time for the discussion
Of n subject-the sta ge-which Is very near
and very dear to his Tor herl heart? MY
parents object to my going on the stage
THAT'S painfully familiar.l and I should
have to bear an assume name. but this
we can also discuss II you will only be
good enough to grant the Interview.
Please do not throw this in the waste pa
per basket. tThc writer has an IDEA per-
haps that 1t should be gilded and f%raIneG,1
You made a beginning once. and in mem
DRY OF the din that beset you then
give a hearing to one [who besets you now
moi who IL knocking feeb!E livery feebl"l
at the door cf your profession now: Yours
aYnb!tious'y. STELLA.
Mr.. Wilson says it Is hard to give al
vice to such aspirants for the donors O.
the stage.