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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. 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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 (Continued cu Third Page.) 1 Royal makes the food pure. wholesome and deilciou POVAL PAKINO POWOfQ CO.. WTWVO-