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Etabll3li3i July a, isr,
ZDii xxvn., no.
4903.
J. Q. WOOD,
Attorney at Law.
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OFFICE:
Corner Kins
Streets.
and Bethe!
DR. C. 15. HIGH,
Dentist.
Philadelphia Dental College 1892.
Slasonic Temple. Telephone 318
bt-A. C. WALL, 1). I). S.
Dentist.
LOVE BUILDING, : FORT STREET.
M.JS. GKOSSMAX, D.D.S.
Dentist.
IS HOTEL STREET, HONOLULU.
Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
DE, A. J. DERBY,
Dentist.
CORNER FORT AND HOTEL STS.
MOTT-SMITH BLOCK.
Telephones: Office, 615; Residence, 789.
HOURS: 9 to 4.
GEO. II. IIUDDY, D.D.S.
Dentist.
FORT STREET, OPPOSITE CATHO
LIC MISSION.
Hours: From 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
DR. M. WACHS.
Dentist.
University of California.
Beretania near Fort street.
Office Hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 4
p. m.
C. L. GARVIN, M.D.
Office No. 537 King street, near
Punchbowl.'
Hours 8:30 to 11 a. m.; 3 to 5 p. m.;
7 to 8 p. m.
Telephone No. 448.
THE HONOLULU SAMTARIUAt.
1082 KING ST.
A quiet home-like place, where train
d nurses, massage. "Swedish move
ments," baths, electricity and physical
training may be obtained.
P. S. KELLOGG, M.D.,
Telephone 639. Supt.
CIIAS. F. PETERSON,
Attorney at Law.
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
15 Kaahumanu St.
LTYIjE A. DICKEY,
Attorney at Law.
14 KAAHUMANU STREET.
Telephone, 682.
WTLIjIAM c. pakke,
Attorney at Law.
AND
AGENT TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDG
MENTS. Office: Kaahumanu St., Honolulu.
O. G. TRAPH AG-EN,
ARCHITECT.
223 Merchant Street between Fort
and Alakea.
Telephone 734.
Honolulu, IL I.
H. HACKFELD & CO., Ltd.
Cor. Fort and Queen Sts., : Honolulu.
-LIMITED-
Eaplanade, Cor. Allen and Fort Sts.
BOLLISTER & CO., - - AGENTS.
P. O. Box
480
a
Telephone
478
New and First-Claw
SECOND-HAND FURNITURE
OF ALL KINDS
SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH.
Highest Cash Price paid for Second-Hand
Furniture at J L Corner KinS
and Nuuanu Streets.
Gunui Coin Apis,
Miied
soda
voter
works
h m
of the following Stocks have
been placed in our hands for sale a
prices that should be of interest to in
tending investors:
4
Ewa Plantation Co.
Paia Plantation Co.
Kahuku Plantation Co.
Hawaiian Electric Co.
Inter-Island S. N. Co.
Wilder S. S. Co.
Hawaiian Safe Deposit and
Investment Company.
GEORGE R. CARTER, Mzr.
orr.ce in rear or Bank of Hawaii, Ltd.
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.
IF YOU BUY A SINGER,
You will receive careful Instruction
from a competent teacher at your
home.
You can obtain necessary accessories
direct from the company's offices.
You will get prompt attention In any
part of the world, as our offices are ev
erywhere and we give careful attention
to all customers, no matter where the
machine may have been purchased.
You will be dealing with the leading
company in the sewing machine busi
ness, having an unequalled experience
and an unrivalled reputation the
strongest guarantee of excellence.
Sold on easy payments. Repairing
done. B. BERGERSEN, Agent.
16M? Bethel Street, Honolulu.
The City Carriage Company possess
only first-class hacks and employ only
careful, steady drivers.
Carriages at all hours.
Telephone 113.
JOHN S. ANDRADE.
GUIDE
THROUGH
HAWAII.
PRICE, 60c.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
215 Merchant St.
HAWAIIAN CURIOS Leis, Kapa,
Niihau Mats, Calabashes, Idols, Fans,
Shells, Seeds, etc., etc.
SAMOAN TAPAS, Carved Emu
Eggs, Hula Drums, Gourds, etc., etc. .
Point Lace Handkerchiefs, Doylies,
Fayal work and Hawaiian Dolls.
Telephone 659.
DR. GEO. J. AUGUR.
Homcepatiiic Practitioner
Surgeon.
AND
Special attention Given to Chronic
Diseases.
Richards street, near Hawaiian hotel.
Office and Residence the same.
Office hours: 10 to 12 a. m.; 3 to 4
p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 9:30 to
10:30 a. m. Telephone 733.
M. W. McCBESNEY & SONS.
Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Leather and
Shoe Findings.
Agents Honolulu Soap Works Company
and Honolulu Tannerjr.
LESSONS ON CORNET.
The undersigned will give lessons on
the Cornet to a limited number of pu
pils. Individual instruction. For terms
apply to
C. KREUTER,
Music Dept. Wall, Nichols Co.
THE BLICK
IS BEST.
sgrr
H. E. WALKER,
Masonic
Temple.
HOXOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, TUESDAY, A PHIL 26,
F CYCLES AGONE
Pauer on a Civilization Back
Tiionsanis of Years.
BABYLON AND OTHER CITIES
Prof. F. A. Hosmer's Essay and Re
view Recent Explorations Dr.
W. Maxwell on Geology.
The Social Science Olub had one of
the most notable gatherings of its his
tory at the home of Rev. D. P. Birnie
last evening. There were present
about twenty-five gentlemen. The pa
per of the evening was by Prof,
Frank A. Hosmer, president of Oahu
College and 'his subject was "Early
Civilization in the Valleys of the Tigris
and Euphrates." Other speakers iwere
Dr. Walter Maxwell and Rev. M. L.
Berger, D. D.
Dr. Maxwell exhibited a sample of
pure kaolin, which is found on Oahu
and also on Kauai. This material is
found to be 'more pure than the fine
clays from whidh the most exquisite
Dresden and Royal Worcester chinas
are made. It is almost a snow white,
and it is extraordinary how such a
body could be derived from the black
lava. Dr. Maxwell also showed a
sample of iron ore, of which he has
ound quantities on Kauai and Oahu,
and in which the analyses show over
eighty per cent of oxyd of iron. It
is a very nign grade material tor tne
manufacture of iron. Dr. Maxwell
stated that his publication on -the
'Lavas and Soils of the Hawaiian Isl
ands" explained how these wonderful
bodies are being founded from the de
composition of the lavas.
In addition to -dwelling on these
bodies, which in their time will come
to have a vast industrial value, Dr.
Maxwell made a statement, and gave
data, indicating the locality within
the earth from whence the boiling
lavas come. By a comparision of the
specific gravities of the earth as a
globe; of the earth's crust, and of the
lavas themselves, he concludes that
the lavas came from only a small
depth beneath the crust, and that they
have not any connection with the pro
found internal, depths of the globe.
This is a question of high scientific
interest.
Dr. Maxwell -said that at Kilauea ho
had condensed the steam coming from
the floor of the crater and from the
sutpher banks. In the water thus ob
tained there had not been found a trace
of saline matter. .This proved con
clusively that the fires had no connec
tion whatever with the ocean. It is a
legend with the natives that eruptions
of the several volcanoes of the group,
or ratner or .Hawaii, are mvanaDiy
preceded .by heavy rains. In conclus
ion, Dr. Maxwell dwelt upon the fact
that the Islands afforded the best geo
logical field in the whole world for
the study of lavas and the develop
ment cf soils from the molten masses.
Upon the Island of Hawaii may be
seen the new lava at Kilauea and in
old caves in Hamakua and Hilo dis
tricts may be seen developments thou
sands of years old.
There . was the keenest interest hi
Professor Hosmer's essay. A map had
been prepared making a graphic show
ing of the country now 'being rediscov
ered. Says Dr. Peters of the valley of
the Euphrates: "-Along this ancient
highway connecting the east and thq
west lie the carcasses of nations that
have traversed it Babylonian, Assy
rian, Hebrew, Persian, Greek, Parthi
an. Syrian, Palmyrene, Roman, Arab
and Turk carcasses of stone and brick
and clay broken and dismembered oft
times and heaped together in inextri
cable confusion though ever and
anon the .lifeless body of some ancient
city, embalmed in desolation, still pre
serves its shape, defiant cf the hand of
time."
Professor Hosmer continued for 30
minutes after this extract from a re
cent publication, saying, in part: "The
traveler can feel no common emotion
as he visits Khese shapeless mounds
the scenes of great and solemn events.
From this valley, Abraham went forth
with his family, his servants, his flocks
and his herds. Here Nebuchadnezzar
boasted of Great Babylon which he
had builcled by the might of 'his power
and for the honor of his majesty.
Hither captive Judah was led 'by the
rivers of Babylon, there they sat down:
yea, they wept when they remembered
Zion.' In these halls, now desolate.
Daniel remained true to the faith of
his fathers, rose to a governor of the
realm and foretold the fall of Xebu
ohadnezzar. Here Xenophon came
with the ten thousand in the famous
expedition of the younger Cyrus and
nere were enacted the closing scenes
of the career of Alexander the Great
.Here died Julian the apostate in hi;
ill-fated war against the Persians,
On these plains were passed the early
days of Saladin the magnanimous fee
of Richard Coeur de .Lion. This val
ley witnessed the glory of Haroun al
Raschid and the power of Genghi:
Khan and Scleiman the magnificent.
"This vast section, once teeming
with population, with its cities and
temples, its groves and gardens, its
canals and water-ways, the road of
commerce from the east to the Medi
terranean, has become, under a degen
erate race, a sterile wilderness, and
with the exception of a few small
i i. ; i. 3 l 1
iuwxis, mnaoueu mosn uy iiymaus,
is practically a desert.
"Modern exploration in this section
began in 1S35, when the British Gov
ernment undertook a survey of the
Euphrates as a route to India. This
work was continued till the likelihood
of the success of the Suez canal render
ed a Euphrates railroad and steamer
line unnecessary. Up to the present
day investigation has been prosecuted
by British, French and American so
cieties and individuals. In this work,
George Smith (the Englishman) must
be considered 'by men of culture in all
lands a benefactor to the Republic of
Letters. IMeans for the work have
been furnished in America by Miss
Wolfe of New York City and Mr. E.
W. Clark of Philadelphia.
"Though 'Nippur has been little more
than a name, it is now known that it
was more familiar to the people of Ni-
neveh and Babylon than their names
are now. The temple of Bel at Nippur
was to their religion what the temple
at Jerusalem was to the religion of the
Hebrews. This oldest of temples, Dr.
Peters tells us, 'was the religious cen
ter of the dominant people of the world
at a period as much 'prior to the time
of Abraham (2120 B. C.) as the time
of Abraham is prior to our own day.
We discovered written records no less
than 6,000 years old and proved that
writing and civilization were then by
no means in their infancy7. Further
han that, our explorations have shown
hat Nippur possessed extending back
ward of the earliest written documents
foand by us at least 2,000 years. Re
cint works have shown that men in a
high state of civilization -building
cities, organizing spates, conducting
distant expeditions for conquest, rul
ing widely extended countries, traf
ficking with remote lands existed in
Babylonia 2,000 years (before the period
assigned "by 'Archbishop Ussher's chro
nology for the creation of the world.'
"Bricks have been found of 3800 B.
C. and a brick arch of that date has
been photographed. The tablets found
tell of business transactions and affairs
of the day. There ihas ibeen translated
an account or the flood. One transla
tion is the letter of a young man of
4,000 years ago stationed in the coun
try as an official and writting to his
father to complain of the rough fare.
A number of Liturgies have been
ound containing isacred 'hymns. One
hymn reads: 'Long "suffering Father,
full of forgiveness, whose hands up-
lold the .lives of mankind; Lord, thy
Diety is as the wide Heavens and fills
he sea with fear.' But 'these people
worshipped many Gods. The version
of the deluge was written seven cen
turies before Moses, or about the time
of 'Abraham. These people of Babylon
and neighboring towns were art work
ers in stone, and skilled with imple
ments. Women .were iheld in honor,
especially the mother. The wife could
hold property apart from her husband.
The. laws were codified and judges in
court quoted written precedents. They
had the sun-dial and the water clock,
the lever and pulley, lenses of glass
and quartz. Reference is made to the
four moons of the 'planet now called
Jupiter. The calendar was almost the
same as at present. They had a Sab
bath and there were silver coins."
Professor Hosmer replied to a num
ber of questions, as had Dr. Maxwell.
The Society had the pleasure of hear
ing for a few minutes from Rev. M.
L. Berger, D. D. of Cleveland, O., who
speke of his recent visit to Egypt and
of 'twenty excursions made with a Nile
steamer as headquarters. The visitor
said all men were astounded with the
evidences of civilization which 'had ob
tained in that country ages ago. How
ever there was actual regret over the
fact that while the people recognizd
'the immortality of the soul they in
dulged in worship that was worse
than heathensih. In ruins of temples
were forests of pillars yet remaining.
In the afternoon, Rev. Dr. Berger had
lectured to the students at Punahou on
"Egyp: and the Nile," and had talked
most interestingly for more than an
hour. The visitor is well known in
America and in Europe as well. He
was for a number cf years secretary
of the McCall Mission at Paris, France.
At the close of the program thero
was served on the lanai under the
direction of Rev. D. P. Birnie a finj
luncheon.
Associate Justice Frear presided. It
was announced by Rev. C. M. Hyde,
the faithful and paintaking secretary,
that the next meeting would be at the
home of Professor Richards, at Ka
mehameha and that Rev. O. H. Gulick
would read the paper of the evening.
1S9S.
ANOTHER SENATOR
Mr. Kepoikai Sworn in By Chief
Justice Jni.
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
House is Interested In Dredging.
Some Questions Asked Min
ister of Interior.
SENATE.
Fifty-ninth Day, April 25.
The newly elected Senator, A. N.
Kepoikai, was sworn in by Chief Jus
tice Judd. The Judiciary Committee
found on 'examination that the creden
tials and certificate of election were
correct, whereupon a committee was
delegated to escort the Chief Justice
to the Senate Chamber, when the oath
was administered.
A communication from the House
announced the (passage of and trans
mitted witih minor amendments the bill
creating public recreating grounds.
The announcement that the House
had concurred in the Senate resolu-
tion relating to the memorial fountain
was referred to the Passed Bilils Com
mittee. The House 'bill passed third reading
amending the regulations of the with
drawal of alcdhol from the Customs
House and fixing the fee for meat li
cense.
The bill to "license steam laundries
also pa'ssed third reading.
A personal petition was" received
from a ipatient at the Molokai settle
ment who announced that she is the
only white woman in the settlement
and asks to be transferred. The peti
tion was referred to the HeaH'tlh Com
mittee.
It was announced that the Presi
dent had signed bills regulating grade
of Hilo streets, the emergency appro
priation ibill and the deficiency appro
priation bill, relating to the submission
of differences to the Supreme Court,
limiting the time for obtaining pos
session cf land, assault and battery.
It was announced that the President
had not signed t'he bill amending the
law regulating to the appointment of
tax appeal courts.
Senator Brown asked the foil lowing
question of the Minister of the In
terior: "Will you please state why the so
called harbor improvements at or near
the old fish market are being now
carried on and at a time when this
subject is in the hands of a special
committee of the Senate for investiga
tion, and such coimmittee has signified
its intention of making a report upon
a plan covering the future wharf faci
lities of the harbor of Honolulu."
The Senate passed at third reading
the bill to provide against the adul
teration of food and drugs, and the
bill relating to dlaims against the es
tates of deceased persons.
The bill making provision for the
appointment of a temporary Circuit
Judge passed third reading, as well as
the bill defining the Circuits in which
shall be tbrought probate cases and
civil proceedings for the partition of
real estate.
Senator Holstein introduced the bill
of whidh he had given previous notice
fixing the license to sei:l milk at ?1,
ihe license to take acknowledgments
of labor contracts $50, notaries public
licenses Honolulu $10 elsewhere $5.
The bill (passed first reading and went
to the Printing Committee.
The current account appropriation
bill amounts to $2,034,325. After ibeing
thoroughly discussed for several weeks
it was brought up and passed on third
reading. -
The Senate bill to authorize the Gov
ernment to acquire possession of an
cient heiaus and puuhonuas was read
by title, passed third reading and went
to the Public Lands Committee. The
same action was taken with the land
act. Senate bill 35, regulating the
Military and the Sharpshooters' term
of service passed second reading and
went to the Military Committee.
The Senate objected to the manner
of sending up amended bills from the
House and returned the amended bill
for park and recreation grounds with
the request that the joint rules rela
tive to amended bills be complied with.
At 11:35, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Rep. Robertson presented a petition
from a number of Chinese laundrymen
in the city protesting against the pass
age of the bill prohibiting the sprink
PRICE FIVE CENa
ling of clothes with the mouth. Re
ferred to the Health Committee.
Rep. Pogue presented the report of
the Finance Committee on Rep. Gear's
bill looking toward the exemption of
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. from taxes.
The Committee recommended laying
the bill on the table. Rep. Gear did
not concur. The report was laid on.
the table to be considered with tttve
bill.
Rep. Robertson introduced the fol
lowing concurrent resolution which
was referred to the Committee on
Public Lands with instructions to re
port on Thursday:
''Whereas the work of filling in now
being carried on in Honolulu harbor
is, in tihe opinion of the Legislature
inexpedient, inasmuch as the locality
being filled might easily be dredged!
out and the harbor thus made larger
instead of smaller, and
"Whereas the Legislature desires to
specif- the manner in which tJhe ap
propriations for wharf and harbor im
provements shall be spent.
"Be it Resolved by the Senate anl
House of Representatives, That thd
Executive be.requsted to stop the work
now being carried on in the neighbor
hood of the old fish marked wharf until
the appropriations for Honolulu har
bor improvements shall have been
passed 'by the Legislature."
Rep. Robertson spoke as follows on
tfhe matter of barber dredging: "The
work now Ibeing done on the Ewa side
of the harbor appears to the ordinary
mind, inconsistent on the part of the
Executive. For months past the work
of dredging out imauka of the Pacific
Mail wharf Ihas been going on at great
expense. On the other hand filling- in
is going on up near the old fish mar
ket wharf in a pi! ace the bottom of
which is soft mud and wlhich could ibe
be easily dredged out at a smaller -ex
pense by far than the coral near the
Mail wharf. During the next two years
many thousands of dollars will be
spent in the work of enlarging the
harbor. The Legislature should have
something to say as to how the money
appropriated shall be spent. From
discussions on the subject and from
what has appeared in the papers, the
plans proposed .by the Executive wornCd
appear improper. The harbor isi being
made smaller instead of larger ami
slight accommodation is being (pre
pared for vessels coming to this port."
Minister Damon referred to the work
now being done near the old fish mar
ket wharf as most necessary. Thd
Youman's estate had ceded 90,000
square feet to the Government on con
sideration that a small portion beyond
tfhe limekiln point be filled in. This
work was being done to provide for a
slip for large vessels. If the work
was stopped now a spHendid opportu
nity for increasing the harbor front
would be lost.
The Audit Act was taken ' up for
consideration. Several sections were
deferred and the bill was made the
order of the day for "Wednesday.
Minister Cooper presented the fol
lowing report of matters acted upon by
the President:
'Act 20, relating to assault and flat
tery, signed.
Act 21, relating to special appropria
tions for Uhe payment of claims, un
paid bills and salaries due prior to
December 31st, 1897, signed.
An act to amend Sections 75 and 73
of Chapter 51 of the Session Laws of
1896, relating to Tax Appeal Court,
returned without approval.
Minister Cooper explained that the
bill had not been acted upon by th
President within the ten days' allow
ance, ihe having found certain discre
pancies in the bill and preferring to
return the same without veto, thus
allowing the Legislature to make the
corrections required.
Second reading of House bill 8, an
act to provide revenue for the Govern
ment by the imposition of a tax on an-
comes, and to repeal Act 65 of the
Session Laws of 1896, relating Uhereto.
The report, of the majority of thd
committee was read when Rep. Paris
arose and said he wa3 not present
when the Teport was made. He did not
concur in the body of the report bu
did favor tihe joint resolution. Tho
consideration of the ibill in second)
reading was deferred until Wednesday
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