Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1896, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1896-—-FOURTEEN 18 You may have what thou- sands visit Europe for yearly, that is the natural Sprudel Salt of Carlsbad. It is obtained by evapora- tion at the Springs, and ts identical with the waters in its action and results, which are the same to-day as when Emperor Charles IV. was cured four kun- ° dred years ago, and later George Ill, Peter the as Great,and Marta Theresa = benefited by their use. They aid digestion, cure constipation, and purify she blood. Be sure to obtain the genuine om ted article, with the signature 9 boy ner & Mendelian Co., Sole Agents, ? pomr The Sensitized Plate Discovered the Eruption Before the Eye Could See It. From the ‘ster Democrat and Chronicle. The follewing remarkable story is vouch- ed for by a well-known clerical gentle- mar. of this city, who always has a fund of amusing yarns at his tongue’s end, which are new and entertaining: Some time ago a handsome and interest- Ing society woman entered the studio of a famcus metropolitan photographer for the gurpese of having her lovely features per- petuated upon cardboard. The artist knew his client, and was very anxious to please her, and produce a picture worthy of so fair a svlject. Conseqvently he spare: nefther time nor care in arranging a satis- factory pose. Finally everything was in readiness, the lady was told to “look pleasant,” the camera sprung,” and she had been “taken.” The lady sighed with relief, and the artist disappeared with his plates int« the dark room. In a short time, however, he returned, wearing a puzzled and some- what chagrined look upon his face. With many apologies he informed the lady that for some unaccountable reeson his plates would not develop, in fact, they were hope- lessly ruined, and he would have to ber her to give him another sitting. The lady was in a hurry as she had a dinner engagement, but, arxious to have the business over with as long as she had commenced It, she reluctantly prepared to undergo another siege of contortions an¢ poses. The photographer was slightly ner- vous by this time, and it was somehow no? 0 easy to arrange the draperies in care- less ease or to arrange that queenly head to the best advantage. Do his best, she, who wa: naturally so graceful, seemed. when viewed through the camera, to be all argles. the shoulders too high or the head too low. But at last all was well and again he removed the cap, having pre- viously most carefully examined the plates to see that no Imperfections existed there. “T will wait for a few moments,” said the lady good naturedly. “to see if the re- sults are more satisfactory than before.” “Oh, I am sure there cannot possibly be any defects this time,” he replied reassur- ingly, as he retired to the seclusion of dark- ress. Wheu, in a few moments he appeared again, his face was a study, comical in its puzzled despair. The lady could not re- frain 4 smile as she asked: “Well?” “No, madame, not well at all; in fact, T never saw sicker looking negatives. To tell the truth, I can’t in the least account for it, but the features are so blurred as to be indistinguishable. I never in all my ex- perience had anything like it before, nor can I in any way account for it,” said the artist. am sure the plates were in per- fect comiition, as I examined them most careful The fault must be in the chemi- cals, though I never had any trouble that way befere. I am really very sorry for the unfortunate failures, but if your patience is not wholly exhausted I would like to try once more.” The lady herself was not only a very de- termined character, but of an inquiring mind as well, and little relished being baf- fled at any undertaking, so she replied facetiously ‘I have heard tell of people breaking the camera in attempting to have their uglini perpetua but really, now, I flattered myself that I was not quite so bad as that. I don't like to be defeated in so small a matter, <9 we ain, even if I miss different pla: rtist again set about ar- screens and sac et me pose myself. and we will have only the head idealized. Make it a perfect profile. I know my ow ares and good points so well that 5 sure we shall have better results if I simply take my own natural position, and, besides, it will save time.” And so the lad cian features were sharply outlined inst a black back- ground, and again the artist attempted to make a negative and the lady awaited the result. Sh+ was not long in suspense. no use,” said the artist final- swed her a plate he had tried and which revealed, irstead of profile, a blurred, indistinc: of—what? Neither could tell, but it resembled nothing human. omprehensible,” said the Phere ii trying again, for evident I cannot get a picture of you. ¢ it is so I cannot tell, but I may be - to unravel th ry some time. I Is with these, but “It's reall net results. If you will cail i other day we may do better.” he concluded dolefully, as the lady took arture ed. The next day t recelved this note : h Street. “My sir: Were face you to see my ible your failure of he logically explained. mass of eruptions from h fe their nee today of my skin w. aie reproduced when I recover. Yours, “Mrs. —— “Per Maid. as she suggested. That which surf: but had not yet nm was clearly brought phy. were photographed before they —s0- ixhtened at Last. om Household Words. An old Scotch lady, who had no relish for modern church music, was expre: ssing her dislike of the singing of an anthem in her own church one day, when a neighbor said: Why, tha: ts a very old anthem. David Sang that anthem to Saul.” To thts the ‘old lady replied: “Weel, w 1 noo for the firs: time understan’ why Sau? tarew his avec “at David when the lad sang to im.” A wad of ilvios: drop tea and coffee. for a while and try Wee FINEST 2. AVOR—PAIREST PRICE. In other worls, } MORE WORK PROVIDED Continued Reports of the Revival of Business. IMPROVEMENTS IN VIEW AT PIPTSBURG Many Offers for the New Gold Bonds of New York. EFFECT OF THE ——— oe ELECTION General Manager Converse of the Na- tonal Tube Works Company of Pittsburg said yesterday that it was the intention of the company to extend its business and erect on entirely new department, with new machinery and appliances, to cost $300,000, This will give employment to several hun- dred men. Enough orders, he says, have been received during the last two days to operate the works until ihe first of the year. The Republic iron works, owned by the National Tube Works Company of Pitts- burg, were started tn full yesterday. The H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburg has also given the contract for two new buildings, which will greatly increase the capacity and give employment to a large huinber of men. All the Oliver fron and steel interests will be placed in operation by Wednesday. This inc!ndes the Monon- gahela tin plate works, Oliver iron and steel works and the Oliver and Roberts wire works. The Star tin plate works, which have been operating half time since J started two more milis yesterday and have the entire plant running next week. The Clinton furnace, employing wo men, will be biown today. Beginning with yesterday the Westing- house electric works at East Pittsburs will operate six days in the week instead of five, as has been the rule for several months past. Several thousand men sus- pended two or three months *go will be put back to work when there is enough work to operate the plant to its capacity. The shovel works of H. M. Myers & Co., Beaver Falls, Pa., which have been shut down for several months, resumed opera- tions yesterday, giving employment to sev- eral hundred hands. At the wire and 1 mills of the Corsol'dated Steel Com- pany, that have becn shut down since July 8, active preparations were begun yes- terday to put them in operation. It was authoritatively announced yester- day that the great Cambria steal mills at Johnstown, Pa., which have been closed down for some time, will resume work the latter part of the week, giving employ- ment to a large force of men ‘The com- pany hopes to put the blooming and billet mill in operation about the same time. ‘The eiection is having a gcod effect in Elwood, Franklin and other Indiana towns. Several factories will resume running full time at once. The McLoy chimney fa-- tory, which has been shut down, started vesterday, and the plate glass factory, which has been idle since last August, will resume on the 20th instant with 700 employes. ‘Fhe MacBeth factory and the Elwood window gl: house will increase their working forces. The ferge works, tin plate plani, iron foundry and radiator fac- tory are also feelirg the impulse of bet- t times and are increasing their forces. window glass plant at East El- wood wiil start up about the middle of the month. The Wetherall rolling mill at Frankton has received orders which will keep it running day and night. The three indow gla are arranging terms ves and will start about the h brick yards at Eiwood siart and the Elwood tile and brick factery and the Elwood planing mill will operate full time. The box fac- tory has increased Its force and so has the Elwood furniture plant. Offers for New York Bonds. ‘The new bond issue of the city of New Yerk, which has been vendirg for some time, but was postponed until after the election, proves a great success. Bids were opened in the controller's office yesterday afternoon for the issue which is to be of three and a half per cent . payable in gold. and to mature in from fifteen to twenty-five years. One hun- dred and eighty-five propesals were re- eived, the premiums ranging from one to five per cent, and, although to tabulate the bids will take a day or two, their total ag- gregates about $70,000,000. All the large bond buying houses of the city and Bos- ton were represented, besides many local banks, trust and insurance companies. In atdition to the formal sealed bids the con- troller had two bids by telegraph, one from Albany for $700,000 and one from Baltimore for $100,000, but these wil! not be received. Vermilye & Co., bankers of New York, bid for the entire issue of honds for the to 14.71, and ue in blocks 15.10. J. Pi for the entir Charlesto of the iss! Kuhn, Loeb & Co. at rates from 103.60 pont Morgan bid at 104.597 lot. George T. Pringle of S.C. was a bidder for $400,000 Mayor Strong and Controller Fitch said the proceeds of the sale will be much her th could have been realized before the election. Boom at Wilmington, Del. There 1s a decided boom in industrial cireles at Wilmington, Del. Charles Baird & Co. are using part of their morocco fac tory, which was recently damaged by fire. ‘The factory of W. Jones & Co., which w also burned, will soon be in condition for partial resumption of work. The ‘capacity of Mitchel! & Thomas’ moroces factory will be increased to 2) dozen skins per day: the present capacity 1s dozen per da Ford Morceco Company is manufac- x) dozen daily. The Harlan & ngsworth Company has enough work to keep the present force, numbering 1,200 vear, and if order number of em- 0 increased to 2,000. The company has just signed a contract to build for the Merchants and Miners’ Transporta- tion line a steams! hich I be one of the best equipped vessels plying on the Auantic coast. The boat iN be a companion to the Howard, completed by j the company a year ago. The company 1s {rebuilding the cht Jcsephine, owned by P. A. BL Widner, and is building a tug- boat for the Philadelphia and Reading j Railroad Company, a ferry boat for the st Shere Railroad Compeny, and a camer for the Delaware river and bay pilots. The Knowles woolen mill at New Castle, | which had been closed for six months, re | sumed perations, employ 150 gersons. I |The Delaware iron wor! t resumed n at New hay operations in sey- ‘epartme carriage ps and other enterpr’ at Connorsville, ring for the immediate re- been A larg2 num- pracile ber of empte affected. W. S. Hayward & Co.'s woolen mills at | East Douglas, Mass., employing about 200 ; hands, which have been running on re- duced time, started yesterday on full time. Activity in Pennaylyania. A general revival of business is reporied among the big iron and steel plants around Harrisburg, Pa. The Chesapeake nail works started yesterday with 300 men after an idleness of three months, and the Lochiel rolling mills puddle plant and the plate mill at the Paxton rolling mills also resumed. The Central iron works start- ed today double turn. Enough orders, it is said, have been secured at these works to insure work for the rest of the year and well into 1897. The Lalanch Gos- jean tin mills, which started two weeks ago, will put to work an additional tin mill this week.. A brighter condition of affatrs | is reported at the Pennsylvania s.eel works at Steelton. The rail and Bessemer milis have started. The winter prospects in the open hearth department, blooming slab and merchant mills are more encouraging than for many months. The bridge, frog and switch departments have plenty of work. Work has been resumed at the Dauphin bridge works, which nave been | closed for some time. The Newport fur- nace will shortly be blown in. It was officially announced yesterday that the Bellefonte, Pa., glass works would again resume operations after an idleness of six years. The work of repairs will commence today and the pots will he fired in about two weeks, giving employment to forty hands. A popular subs:ription by citizens during the past week is responsible for the renewed activity at the works. The Hollidaysburg iron and nail works, the Eleanor tron works, the Portage iron works and the Altoona Iron Company, the four leading iron plants of Blair county, resumed cperations on full t!me yesterday. A boom was started in the limestone bus! ness, when the Pittsburg Limestone Com- pany leased a large tract of Gan'ster lands, with a view to doubling its output. ine alae a IN HOTEL CORRIDORS “The incst interesting experiments I know of now being conducted are those of telephoning without wires,” said J. T. Marbury of Nashville at the Howard. “No mention of it has as yet been made in the papers, but to my mind the scheme gives every promise of being successful. A friend of mine, by the name of T. A. Ed- wards, who hes been a telegraph operator for a good many years, conceived the idea that as the ground currents of electricity had long been used in place of the old- pe return wires, they could be used for the entire circui}. He experimented for several years with telegraphing without wires, achieving partial success. He then learned that other men were investigating the sanie subject, and abandoned the plan, substituting telephoning for telegraphing. In this he will be successful. I have used it for a distance of a quarter of a miie, and it was entirely satisfactory. I am not an electrician and my friend has not y: completed his apparatus, so I will not at- tempt to describe i “Travelers give long and interesting ac- counts of mirages in eastern countries,” said L. P. Long of Marquette at the Ar- lington, “but the fact that equally fine phenomena of that nature can be witness- ed in at least two sections of the United States seems not to be generally known. I have witnessed mirages in the panhandle of Texas and on the shores of Lake Su- perior. Those in Texas are especially in- ieresting. A very common sight in the vicinity cf Amarillo is tv see suspended a lake, and it is so natural that strangers have started fur it to enjoy a sail, there being sail boats on it. No lake exists with- in two hundred miles of the place. At one lime I saw an ocean steamer in distress, and it sank before the mirage disappear- ed. The views in the clouds of Lake Su- perior are not so common, but frequently vessels can be seen inverted in the ait several hours before they reach port.” “The age of the earth puzzles all geolo- sists,” said L. C. Cummings of Galveston at Willard’s. “I am a contractor for ar- lan wells and kad an experience with ene in Galveston that gives food for a great deal of scientific reflection. I have never fcund a geologist who could satis- facterily explain it. Galveston Island 1s an immense sand bar, but it is not of re- cert constructicn, as is known. I put the well I speak of down over 3,000 feet, and when I reached the 2,100 foot level my Grill, which had been passing through sand all the way, struck a large log. It is impossibl2 to tell whether we bored into the log straight or not, hence it may not have been as large as indicated, but the drill passed through twelve feet of wocd, in a good state of preservation, which would make it supposably twelve feet in diameter. Now, how long did it take the sand to drift over it to the depth of over 2,000 feet?” “The school life of men dves not usually indicate what they will become,” said H. Q. Davis of Indianapolis at the Riggs. “It is said that Indiana's favorite statesman, Oliver P. Morton, was a yery dull boy at school. But what called the subject to my mind was that a certain candidate for a state office, who I see was elected, was a schoolmate of mine. He was the butt of ridicule then, slovenly, uncouth, lazy and stupid. He went into the prac: law, has achieved distinction as a lawy and prominence as a politician. I have just heard of the brightest boy in the school I attended, and he has developed into an all-around loafer and dead beat. It set me to thinking, and taking the aver- ages of my classmates the half below the average have succeeded far better than those above.” “I have never heard but one explanation, and that an unsatisfactory one, of a phe- nomenon near the town I live in,” said A. B. Corning of Harrisburg, Conn., at the Ebbitt. “I refer to what is called the ‘sing- ing grove.’ It is composed of about a hun- dred trees, and when there is any breeze it gives forth a peculiar, whistling rhythm. Oc ionally I have heard the wind make precisely the same noise when whistling around the corners, as it is termed, but in the grove I mention this whistling is con- stant and quite musical. Birds have bored a great many holes in the trees, and J have never seen a place where there were so many woodpeckers, and the peculiar singing of the trees is usually attributed to these holes; but while this is the only explana- tion, it does not seem to satisfy curiosity, and, to my mind, the phenomenon has never been fully explained.” “South Americans, as a rule, will under- %0 more trouble and hardships to secure music than any other people in the world,” said L. C. Arnot of Bogota, Colombia, at the Naiional. ‘In Colombia, Chile, Peru and Bolivia the people are all musically in- clined. Until a few years ago string in- struments were the only ones used, but it is the custom of the wealthy people to edu- cate thelr sons in Europe. There they be- come acquainted with pianos, and now few families of any social distinction are with- out such instruments. This is remarkable only because of the fact that pianos must be carried for hundreds of miles across the high mountains by donkeys, and in many places they must be taken off the donkeys and t ported by men over almost im- passable mountain paths. In Bogota there t be fifty pianos, and they were all car- in this way for seven hundred miles.” “A snake story that has the advantage of being true comes, from my town,” said T. R. Tenney of Strasburg, Va., at the Metro- politan. “Some time ago the tra!nmen on the one train that runs on the branch of the Southern railroad of which Strasburg is the terminus brought in a snake about five fect long that was pure white, with pink eyes. In shape and size it was a black snake, and experts pronounced {t an albino of that species. It was exhibited at the depot for several days, and a large crowd constantly gathered around it. I do not know what finaily became of the rep- tile, but the fact that a purely white black snake was killed can be substantiated by any citizen of Strasburg or by the train- who come into Wash'ngton every “Men think St necessary to feed their horses or cattle and not let them forage upon their neighbors’ fields,” said D. R. Porter of Hagerstown, Md., at the St. James, “but they provide no sustenance for their bees. It is a fact that bees destroy a great deal of fruit, and this year [ had an Unusually disastrous {llustration of the ne- cessity for men who keep bees planting something they can feed upen. [ hav orchards, one near the bounda tween my farm and my neighbor's. There has never been any difference in the way they bore fruit. This year for the first time my neighbor put in a number of beehives. My trees blossomed weil, and I expected good crop, but I got no apples or peache: In the orchard near the bees, although th: other one bore a fair crop. ‘The bees had destroyed all of the fruit while the trees were in blossom.”* i —_+—__ A Young Man‘s Economy. From the Philadelphia Record. The virtue of economy Is not to be ques- tioned, but it is decidedly out of place in a young man who desires to pose as a lavish sport. Such @ ycung man came to grief a few nights ago, and it was all caused by @ praiseworthy attempt to save a few dol- lars. He, with a friend, had made the acquaintance of two charming actresses, who accepted an invitation to sup after the theater. The four repaired to a well-known restaurant. Before ordering the economical sport excused himself and went cutside and instructed the waiter if champagne was ordered to bring American champagne, but to remove the labels. Sure enough cham- pagne wus desired by the actresses. ‘The waiter faithfully carried out his part, and the ladles were delighted with the charac- ter of the wine and the generosity of the host. Unluckily, a few minutes before the restaurant was to close, another bottle was ordered. The waiter returned empty-hand- ed, and in a stage whisper, so that all could hear, he “We ain't got no hot water and can't get the labels off.” Say i cee aa alle es ae nee LUCK ON THE SEA a How a Wreck at Honolulu Proved a Prize, HAPPY PHYSIOGRAPHICAL FEATURES Another Reason Why Hawaii. - Should Be Annexed. —__+>— PECULIAR ADVANTAGES eel Special Correspondence of The Eyening Star. HONOLULU, October 23, 1896. We have just had a fresh illustration of the strangely “pacific” character of this Dart of the ocean. This with you is the period of “equinoctial” storms. We have tone. A few days ago; along your sovth- ern coast, there prevailed a hurricane of unusual violence. Here there were only some gentle oscillations of; the barometer, and slight wind disturbancés, but not even as much as marines call a “stift breeze” and lancsmen a “gale.” Through it all a large vessel lay unhurt on a reef. Hight days ago the stranded bark was pulled safely off, after lying on the coral thirty- six days, from August 20 to October 4. On almost every other exposed coast in the world she would have pounded her bilge open in a week, and become a hope- less wreck. The Gainsborough, an iron bark of 1,200 tons, loaded with 1,450 tons of coal, and making for this port, ran ashore in the night upon the windward side of the coral reef, which stretches out from Diamond Head, five miles east of this harbor. There she lay for five weeks, in fourteen feet of water, completely ex- posed to the fullest force of the waves of whatever amount of sea was tossing in these island channels. There never was sea enough to make her pound on the rocks as she lay. The waves broke over her decks more or less violently Had any gale arisen, such as are common in winter months, she would nevitably have been thoroughly stoven in by lifting and pounding. As it was the parties who had bought the wreck cn speculation for $2,000, stripped aff the spars and leisurely took out 390 tons of coal. She was full of water, but after a while it was discovered that a good force on the pumps could lower the water. A donkey engine was put aboard to pump, more coal was thrown overboard, and a tug finally hauled the vessel off and brought her into port. The rest of her coa! has been unloaded at a wharf and the bark is about to go upon the marine rall- way and have all her dents and holes put in order. She makes a handsome prize for her buyers. At almost any other port in the world she would have broken up on the rocks. Two or three years ago a similar case was that of the steamship Miowera, which had been carelessly stranded on the west reef of the harbor entrance, where she laid for six weeks, exposed to what in case of storm would nave become a de- structive sea. She was safely pulled off, however, leaking but little, owing to a double bottom, the outer skin of which was badly torn. She went home to Glas- gow and was thoroughly repaired, then made a trip to Norway, and again got on a rock. Once more repaired, she returned to her old line from Sydney to Vancouver. where she has ¢gain been running for over a year. She had another piece of ill-luck last winter off the stormy Oregon coast. She fell in with the disabled steamer Strathmoir. and undertook to tow her back to Puget sound. Pulling against furfous gales the hawsers parted many times. After a week’s work, when near the Strait of De Fuca. she lost her tow again in the night and storm, too near shore to make searching safe. Luckily the Strathmoir drifted to a somewhat. pro- tected anchorage and was towed in the next day by a passing steamer. The Mio- wera*now has a new captain, and her il- luck seems to be past. © Seafarers’ Lack. It is curious how much belief there is in luck and ill-luck. This Gainsborough was the third ship to take a cargo of coal from a newly opened mine at Westport, New Zealand. Before she was loaied the loss of the two previous ships was heard from. In consequence,the underwriters declined to insure the Gainsborough as being in an unlucky trade, and now she has been wrecked, a total loss to her owners, while the insurers rejoice in their belief in {ll- luck. That Westport minejlies under sus- picion of being “hoodoced,” and will prob- ably have trouble in finding ships to carry its coal. The cecal i perior quality. The ‘argo was hound to San Francisco. She sought to call at Honolulu for needed supplies, and went ashore in a fair wind through sheer carelessness. There was 2 ood moon, though clouded, and the bold, Gioraltar-like Diamond Head towered close at hand, a plain warning. A light house there bas been considered quite needless, on account of the bold promontory, and total absenc: of fogs. A light is maintained on Barber's Point, fifteen miles west of Honolulu, where the land is low. It may not be quite easy conclusively to account for the total absence of de- structive hurricanes in part of the ocean but such is the Once per- haps, in four or five years occur here what may be classed as severe gales, but never such as to involve serious danger to ship- ping. Ships never are in danger among these islands through stress of weather, unless caught at anchor off a lee shore, through neglect of precaution. Ow:ng to numerous abrupt mountain formations such gales occastonally draw violenily around mountain angles, or through passes, so as to produce hurricane effects in very lim- ited, areas, These are very rare, and less of fife seldom occurs from them. Else- where in the Pacific hurricanes of the greatest violence are often experienced, as in the noted hurricane at Apia, where ‘the Vandalia and ‘Trenton foundered in the harbor, and the Nipsic was barely saved. Few islands of the South and West Pacific escape such visitations longer than one generation. It is obvious, however, that Hawaii is not only wholly devoid ef hurricanes, but is far less subject to serious storm Gis- turbances than are the ocein resions to the south and west! Japan gets her ty- phoons from her warm sulf stream or Kuro-Siwo rushing northward and mecet- ng cold currents from the Okhotsk ane ering seas. Cold and warm strata of at- mosphere, in consequence, meet end qu rel, and violent tem: a eDSu as they do on your own Atlantic again, all through the tropical South Pa- cific, esvecially to the west, Hes a much heated ocean, and conseq heated atmosphere prevails. But only 2,000 miles to the south is an ocean loaded with ice- bergs, and 500 miles fariher an unproken continent of ice. Thus, in near propinquity lie vast belts of frozen air, and of murky tropica! atmosphere. These collide and dis- turb equilibrium. Thus are generaied the terrific hurricanes which 30 fre nily devastate thé South Pacitic. A Cool Ocean Regivi. Wholly different is it with this ocean tract around Hawali. Here is a-cool ocean, and, therefore, a cool atmosphere above it. Our ocean waters drift gently down to us from the vast gold current which skirts your Pacific coast from Alaska to Cape St. Lucas. Sea and air with us are habitually ten degrees eooler than most other trcpicg} latitudes. On the otI§r hand, there is not in our northern vicinity any intense- ly cold region like that antaretic one in such near propinquity ‘to the southern tropics. There are no iceifergs in the North Pacific, and icetloes are found only be- yond the distant Bering Sifaiis. Thus there are in this ocean region no great and violent collisions of hot, and cold belts of atmosphere, such as are necessary to gen- erate typhoons and hurrjcanes. Our ocean is pacific. it is in the. winter that the northern arctic temperatures approach the nearest to us. At the same time our waters and air fail to reach their lowest tempera- tures before the middle of, January. Hence the greatest discrepancy. of temperazure between our neighboring zones occurs in December, and that is oyr usual period of stormy weather. % Of course, this equabie climate con- tributes to Hawaii a mest important ad- vantage in natural functions of its office as the central trade station of the North Pacific. It is no small thing fer Honclulu or for the enormous steam traffic so rapid- | ly growing here, that it is always easy to make the port of Honolulu and to enter it. The port derives a large part of its se- curity and excellence from the fact that it habitually enjoys the finest of weather, with seldom one day in the year when steamers or sailing vessels cannot gain easy admission. Nor is it an inconsiderable advantage that practically there is no stormily wet weather—certainly not six days in the year when loading and dis- charging of ships are seriously impeded by rain. Business is actively carried on by day and night on the wharves at all sea- sons of the year. Of course, the same con- ditions will attend Pearl Harbor when it has been opened by dredging out its sand bar. These conditions will be equally ad- vantageous to that site as a naval station. There can hardly be found another !ocal- ity in the world for a naval station so per- fect in its climate—iry, cool and wholly devoid of malaria. The splendid commo- diousness of the harbor has often been described, as well as its perfect adaptabil- ity for a defense. It seems not too much to claim for Ha- wail a uniquely precious quality of climate. Such ar endowment of exes!lence goes very far to render this group a peculiarly des:r- able possession for the United States, when considered along with its strategic import- ance. For either friendly or hostile war- ships operating off your Pacific coast, eithcr in attack or defense, and for maritime con- trol of the North Pacific, Honolulu is the solitary post available for coaling or sup- plies. It is of the greatest impartence for the United States to assume fixed posses- sion. And at the same time it is a land of rare chciceness, a prize jewel for what- ever power shall become its possessor. It is certainly marvelous, how the foun- dations of the present strong and dom‘nant American cciony were laid in Hawaii sev- enty-six years ago. That was twenty-nine years before you began to colonize your Pacific coast. That early missionary occ’ pation: of Hawaii with American Christian- ity and civilization came in 182), as if to open the way for the future American po- litical occupation of this group, although no such thought was in the minis of those early pioneers. It was like a divine fore- cast of America’s need of a strong mari- time outpost thrown out into her western ocean dominion. By the occupation of Ha- waii America is to rule and dominate the vast traffic of the North Pacific and Hawai! is to supply strategic protection to_your extended coast from San Diego to Puget sound. KAMEHAMEHA. —_—._ — COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Sessions to Be Held in New York City. Objects of the Organization and Something About the Program and the Spenkers, September 7, 1893, the organization of the “National Council of Jewish Women” was effected, the working machinery of which is adjusted and regulated by a national committee on religion and a committee o philanthropy. The National Council of Jewish Wome: convenes for the first time in New York city next Sunday, and delegates from t!: various “sections” which have been organ ized threugbout the United States will bx present io bring reports of work, mak: addresses and arrange plans for the f ture work of the council. The purposes of ihe ~ organization ted in the constitution are: ‘lo bring about closer relation amon: Jewish women; “To furnish by an organized union a dium of communication and a means prosecuting work of co:mo: interest: ‘To work in behaif of Judaism: And to advance social reform. fo accomplish these aii it is the inten tion of the: Jewish women to make thorough udy of Jewish ethics, history and literature. Not that the study of re- ligion will abzorb the newly awakene minds of the Jewish wome: is also the aim of the council to help the fatherless, to shield the oppressed and to walk upri in_every department of life. The officers of the National Council Jewish Women are: Pre ident, Mrs. Ha nah G. Soicrzon, who us elected mm “8 b; acclamation: Mrs. Emanuel Mandel, v president: Mrs. Harry J. Selz, treasure Mrs. T. J. Wolf, recording secretary, ar: adie America, corresponding secre tary. Besides the essential work of the counci which involves the reading of reports, tl election of ofiicers and the discussion of importent business, the meetings will br addressed and stimulated to further actioa by such brilliant women workers as: Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, president of the National Council of Women of the United States; Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, rresident of the Federation of Women's Clubs; Miss Rose Sommertield, who wi speak on the “Organization of Char'ties, ard Sopa'e Axman, whose subject \ Children, the Hope of the Word.” After this thorouzh @iscuss'on of the fiel of philanthropy, papers will be furnish: on the rel'gious work of the council} beth Hersafield, Henrietta G. Frank, ara Black and Mrs. Henry Hahn. Five days will be given up to the work ef the council, which will open with the rol call each morring at 9:30, and, wits the exception of the recessary adjournment for luncheon and dinner, extend through- out the day and the evening until a pro- d adjournment mects the approbation of the majority. At p tion the various cities and tow United States, and the work of organizing these branches is being conducted with that fervor of enthusiasm which is the sec- ond nature of every oriental nation on reli- gous questions. A brief biographical sketch of some of the most active workers in the coune!l may convey an idea of how unconsciously their daily lives many af these women hav been preparing themselves for t departure Into a broader field of action. Mrs. Solomon, the president of the Na- tional Council and one of its founders at Chicago, drafted the skeleton constitution of the council and laid the foundation for the uniform plan of work. She is a contributor to the various Jewish papers on subjects relating to Jew'sh eth- ics and philosophy, ard is especially inter- ested in the work Ch'cago Jewish women are doing in employing children in sewing rooms and giving each one a two weeks’ outing in the coun Ske is an_enthvs vice president of the State Federation of Clubs in Illino's; chairman of the Federat Jewish Women's Charitable Organ‘ a member of the philanthropic committes of the Civie Rederat'on of Chicago, which is engaged in creating ermanent bureau of charities in that ci is an active mem- ber of the board of work rocm for Jewish women and a member of the philosophy and science department of the Woman's Ciub of Chicago. Mrs. Mardel, the vice president of the Nat'onal Council, also a Chicago woman, has given time and large sums of money toward the enarities in which she is most actively interested, among others: The Jew- ish ‘Training School, of which she is vice president; the Maxwell street settlement, which is aimest entirely supported by her donations, and the Lying-in Dispensary, fvhich she helped to organize, and to which she has always been a generous contrib- utor. sec- in the ———-_—+ Granite Hotel for the Yosemite. From the San Francisco Call. All the so-called hotels, cottages, tents ‘and other makeshifts provided for the ac- commodation of visitors to the Yosemite valley are to give way in the near future to a handsome, imposing and fireproof structure, to be built at a cost of about $50,000, of granite to be quarried in the vat- ley. This project was developed yesterday at the meeting of the Yosemite commis- sioners during the discussion of plans to provide for the accommodation of visitors to the vailey. “I am in favor of a granite building that can be constructed from stone right on the ground,” said Gov. Budd. “I don’t believe it would cost more than t6 build an equally large hotel of lumber up there in the moun- tains, where the hauling of the lumber costs more than the lumber itself."” Commissioner Sperry said that a granite structure with 100 rooms could be put up at @ cost of $40,000 to $50,00). He suggested that plans ought to be secured to enable a Proper presentation of the scheme to the legislature when an appropriation was asked for. Gov. Budd said that he would, in his message to the legislature, call at- tention to the proposition, PAGES. RESULTS IN MICHIGAN Surprise at the Phenomenal Vote Given to Pingree for Governor. Republicans Lost Two Congressmcn— Correspondence of The Evening Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 7, 1896. McKinley's majority in Michigan will ex- ceed 50,000. The state canvassing board will meet November 21, and not until then will the exact figures be known nor the vote received by the three side issue tickets. The Palmer and Buckner ticket will proba- bly have 4,000 or 5,000, and the two prohib!- tion tickets together about as many more. ‘The total vote will exceed 500,900, pared with 466,000 in 1802 and 4 1888. That the republicans carried the state is not surprising, in fact, it would have been a political phenomenon ff it had been otherwise, when the difference between the opposing forces is taken into account. It was a contest between a trained army thoroughly organized and with experienced leaders, and a mob without organization, without leaders and cut off from campaign supplies. Up to midnight of election day however, the popocrats were still claiming the state, and they based their claims on the fond hopes of enthusiasts in different parts of the state who did not know how to interpret the early signs. In this con- gressional district, for instance, George P. +iummer, the popocratic candidate for Con- agrees, telegraphed to Chairman Baker that he claimed his election by a clear majority of several hundred, and that later returns would send everything his way. He was defeated by about 3,000, his Gwn county helping it along by 1,400. Mr. Milmes' Defeat. The republicans losi two congressionai districts, and that they did so was owing to the candidates nominated. In the third district Congressman Alfred Milnes was nominated for a second term. Two years yo he was a rampant free silver man, and at a meeting of the republican central com- mittee at the opening of the campaign a! nounced himse!f still’a silver man anc urged that the national platform be not ressed too hard in his district, but that the -ariff be the issue. He tried to swing the tariff, but the opposition Held him to tne financial issue, and he finally climbed into she republican bandwagon as a full-fledged sound money man. He had so much ex- plaining and apologizing to do, however, shat.jt was uphill work for him from the very start, and he is not a good stump speaker under any circumstances. Another inportant factor in his defeat also was he attitude of ex-Lovernor Luce. Mr. Luce took no active hand in the campaign, but was an inveterate letter writer. He wrote that he intended to vote for McKin- iey, but in every letter he denounced the publican financial policy. His influence was widespread among the farmers, and «ranch county, the home of both Milnes and Luce, is chiefly agricultural. The coun- y for the first time in thirty-cight years cevurned a majority other than republican nd ‘Todd's majority was about 900 in the uistrict. Mr. Todd, the successful candi- .ate, is a pictureque figure in Michigan politics, Two years ago he was the prohibi- ion candidate for governor. When Juliu. ‘aesar Burrows was elected to the Senat ze was the prohibition candidate for th sngressional vacancy. His candidacy w dorsed by the democrats, populists and ee silverites, and, although the district had given Burrows a pitrality of 12,00) im November, ‘Todd was defeated by oniy 1,20" He had ail the elements back of him be- fore supporting him this time, with the tree silver element largely increased from republican ranks. Mr. Todd's election «cakes the second time that the Kalamazoo jistrict has gone against the republicans since the organization of the party. The rst time was the defeat of burrows by George L. Yaple, supported by the demo- crats and greenbackers. Mr. Linton's Defeat. The republicans also lost the eighth dis- trict, one which they were fairly confident ot carrying. The defeat of Congressman W. 8. Linton for a third term has more significance than the ordinary political is- sues of the campaign. It marks a defeat f the A. P. A. in this district, where it had eviously been strong. Linton’s strongest rd in his two previous canvasses was his affillations with the A. P. A., and his record in Congress has been marked chiefly by his antagonism to all things Catholic. Saginaw has been the A. P. A. center since its in- troduction in Michigan politics. It was made an issue in the Saginaw municipal election last spring and was badly de- feated then, and now it is emphatically de- feated again. Linton lost Saginaw county by 1,500, while the state ticket went 300 ageinst the republicans, and the majority against McKinley was only 100. Ferdinand A. Bracker who won the eleciion, is a young democrat with many elements of per- H was one of the eferees” appointed by Don M. Dickinson tovr years ago to hi distribute the fed- «ral patronage in Michigan and aroused much antagonism on that account. He was elected to the Chicago convention as an administration man and then voted for sil- ver. He was supported by the populists and free silverites, in addition to the demo- crats and local issues, and the anti-A. P. A. sentiment did the rest. All the other ¢istricts went republican by majorities ranging from 900 to 12,0, even the sixth and tenth, which the republicans considered doubtful. In the tenth district the tariff issue wes played for all it was worth and helped materially in the general vesults. In the sixth district the sound money democratic yote carried the day. Surprise at Pingree’s Vote. The greatest surprise of the election was in the phenomenal run of Mayor Pingres for governor. It was thought be would run 15,000 or 20,000 behind the national ticket, and that uniess the state went republican with a whoop he would be defeated. He, however, leads the national ticket by 10,000 nal popularity. Gladness Comes Witha better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- ical ills, which vanish before proper ef- forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efiorts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis- ease, but simply to a constipated condi- tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of — prompt- | ly removes. That is why it is the only | remedy with millioxsof families, and i everywhere esteemed so highly by all | who value on health. ‘Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that itis the one remedy which es internal cleanliness without debiliteting the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene- ficial effects, to note when you pur- ehase, that you have the genuine arti- ele, which is man by the Cali- | fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by | all reputable druggists. | eek, Reve, actrees 5 and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed of everywhere, Syrup teed andgivesimost general stinfaction, or 15,000, and even his own stanchest fol- lowers cannot tell exactly how it happened or explain the results. The raflroads and ccrporaticns geneally were against him; many prominent republicans were open in their opposition; he received no support from the sound money democratic wing, and it was ficured that his prolonged strea- dle of the financial issue had alienated the affections of the popocrats. In this city it is imated that fully 50) who voted for Mc- y cut Pingree; but his plurality was 30) greater than that of McKinley and he led William Alden Smith for Congress by 1. In Rattle Creek, Port Huron and oth- er railroad centers he ran abead, instead of bend, his ticket. In Detr had a piuralily of 20,000, while the rest of the ticket had but 10,000. Pingree’s lead over McKiniey can largely be attributed to the labor vote and especially of organized la- ber. Hos career ax governor will be wat: ed with great interest. He will undoubt ly give many of the estabitshed the state licuse a decided shaking u it may be said that the shaking up will not be entirely amiss. Me will not be the uni- sal smasher of railroads and corpora- 1 Urat he has ured, but he will or to little wholesome 1 over them and exact a greater trib the way of taxes. The legislatur will not be with bim in his every move; but while doing gubernatorial busi- ess be will incidental build up a state hine which for two ears hence. » him all that he esk: The legislature of 1809 "will elect a successor to Senator Julius Caesar Burrow: Pingre w will 5 yely opposition to Burrows’ re-el Pingree himself will go in for a second term as governor, but he will dictate the senatorial election. and four years hence, when Senator Me- Millan's term exp he enatorial His career as go' rnor is liable ch Pingree into na- tional politics, and It is easily within the possibilities that he will be a presidential vdidate In 1300, A Strong Legislature. The stete legisiature, convening in Janu- ary, will be three-fourths republican in both houses, and will be stronger in ability and general intelligence than the atate has had in several years. The best of the mem- bers of two yeers ago have-been re-elected and the new members are as a rule of a higher grade than usual. Among the re- turned members is John Donovan of Bay, the only democrat in either branch of the legislature iwo years ago. The jegislature will not be in accord with the governor on any extreme measures that he may advo- cate, but it can be depended upon to sup- rert him in any reasonable reforms that he may present. The sound money democrats, who played at important part in the campaign and contributed to McKinley about all the ma- jority he received in this state, will not go out of commission with this election, Th state central committee will meet here in a few days to discuss plans for the future and to effect a permanent organization The old democracy of the state is so tied up with populists and cther things and has so completely abandoned everything dem. ocratic that it will not be a force in future elections, especially as it will be impos- to keen the populists and other ele- ments permanently in line, and a new democracy will be erected ‘on the sound money foundation. democrats will be invited into the fold; but the Indianapolis platform will be the articles of faith, and not the platform adopted at Chicago. It is expected the reorganization of the democ- racy will be effected in time to take part in the judicial election next spring. > Thankfal He Was Not in Them. 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