The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-07-17
GROVER IS FOURTH.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 4.-Grover
Cleveland. former President OF the
United States, experienced exciting
Fourths of July during his boyhood.
Fireworks engaged his attention as
much as they do the youth of today.
At least such is the conclusion one
would draw from his brief description
of his celebrations of Independence Day
when he was a boy.
The editor of an afternoon paper
wrote to him, asking him to tell about
the most exciting Fourth he had ever
had when he was boy. His reply
is characteristic. He replied:
"They were all odd and exciting and
interesting. l cannot very well dis
eliminate.
ALBUQUERQUE IN. NJ, July A.
Beginning at 3:15 o'clock Monday
morning, Socorro, seventy-five miles
| south of this city, experienced a sue
cession of the severest earthquake
shocks within the memory of the peo-
pie of the city.
There were two or three premonitory
quivers. Then came loud subterra-
mean rumbling, followed Immediately
by a rocking and swaying that awak-
ened every inhabitant of the city and
caused them to flee to the yards and
streets for safety. Many of the native
people fell upon their knees and pray
| ed aloud for protection. Buildings
swayed and creaked.
Walls were cracked, plastering was
shaken from ceilings, while doors, win
dows, dishes and other movable things
! ratified as though shaken by unseen
hands.
The disturbance continued severe at
intervals of few minutes for half an
hour, then gradually died away, the
last of no less than twenty distinct
shocks being felt about eight hours lat
er. No serious damage was done.
MRS. MINER ILL.
NEW YORK, July 4.-The Morning
Telegraph says: Mrs. Charles 7.
Yerkes Miner is believed to be dying
in her home in Chicago, and her hus-
band, Wilson Miner, is hurrying to
her as fast as continental train can
carry him from San Francisco. Mrs.
Miners condition is the result of an
operation for appendicitis. performed a
few days ago. She has grown steadily
worse since the operation and the ply
sicians were compelled to tell her that
it would be well to telegraph for her
husband to come at once to Chicago.
Mrs. Miner has suffered frequently
from slight attacks of appendicitis, and
while these always have been treated
successfully heretofore without re
course to an operation, Mrs. Miner
had been warned that eventually II
would be necessary to resort to the
knife. Her age told severely against
her from the first. She Is now well
past so, and the surgeons in charge OF
her case were aware that she would
rally from the operation with difficulty.
BRYAN AND REID.
LONDON, July 4.-William ]. Bryan
was the central figure at the annual
Independence day dinner of the Ameri-
can Society at the Hotel Cecil tonight.
Nearly 500 members and guests sur
rounded the society board and cheered
the patriotic sentiments with the pc
culiar zest born in exile. ambassador
Whitelaw Reid and Mr.. Bryan engaged
in some sharp but good-humored rail-
lery and banter over political differ
ences, the crowd evincing its enjoy
ment of the sport with cheers and
, shouts of laughter. Mr.. Reid, in re-
spending to Sir w. B. Richmond S
graceful proposal of his health, said
with reference to Mr.. Bryan:
AT home, as citizen, have openly
and squarely opposed him at every
stage of his conspicuous career. i am
reasonably sure that when / return
home l shall continue to do the same.
| believe he is tonight as well salts
fed as | am, though by different rea-
soning, that the country we both love
/ and try to serve has not been ruined
by it's gold abroad. AS the official rep
resentative of the American, without
distinction as to party, / am glad to
welcome him here as "A typical Ameri-
can, whose whole life has been lived
in the daylight. and one whom such a
great host of my countrymen have long
trusted and honored."
Mr. Bryan. rising, amid laughter and
cheers, said:
! THE temptation to make a political
speech is strong within me. l have
not had chance to do so for ten
months However, ] will restrain my
self. With reference to the Embas-
/ sailors remarks on gold, l wish TO
say that when | see the progress my
country has made walking on one leg,
wonder what It would have done
walking on two legs? II is pleasing
| To testify that the ambassador not on
| ly has fought me. but that he has done
! it we'll 80 American rejolces more
| than | that he is 5000 miles from his
! base. While abroad / have met many
good Republicans ofiics-Rad
| I only wish there We're enough offices
abroad 90 take all the Republicans out
OF the country
! Chairman w. J. Jones proposed the
| health Of King Edward, ana Hayward
Greenwood, president u The Canadian
society and member OF Parliament Tor
! the Guy ~ York, proposed the health
| - President Roosevelt,
when They arose ip drlnk 10 the
I toaris the crowd discovered Ars Long
worth in the gallery ana cheered aud
drank her health