The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-09-17

Article No. 50 OF the Hawaiian Consti-
tuition is attracting some notice at pres
ent.
The 18th anniversary of the indie
pendence OF the United States of Mexico
occurred yesterday.
The lurid glare of the Volcano was seen
clearly from 0nomea, near Hilo, last
Wednesday. 1t must have been very
active upon that occasion.
The abstract OF account of receipts
and expenditures of the Queen Emma
Legacy Fund, from June 8, 1888, to Sept.
Z, 1889, appears in another column.
The electric light poles on King street
are being painted, and silent hint is
thereby given that it would not be a bad
idea to paint the telephone poles also.
At the Uptown Bookstore is guam
tity OF panel and other pictures in richly
engraved ebony frames which are
marked below cost TO clear out. Call
and inspect them. See advertisement.
An Australian paper contains the fol-
lowing item which is worthy OF consider
alton by our local dealers: Goal loses
from 10 to 40 per cent. of its evaporative
power ii exposed to the effects OF sun
shine and RAIN
On Friday evening the workingmen of
Honolulu organized themselves into a
Mechanics and Workingmen's Politi-
cal Protective Union," the notice of
which and the names of the officers
elected appear in another column.
Mr.. Charles g. Hansmann has pre-
scented Captain McGregor of the steamer
Mokolii with gold watch as a token of
gratitude for the action OF the latter in
making special trip to Honolulu on the
occasion OF Mrs. Hansmann's last illness.
The Baseball League at its meeting
Tuesday appointed committe con-
sisting Of j. W. Winter, H. NJ. Whitney
Jr., W. A Kinney and g. L. Desha, TO
investigate the charges preferred against
players in recent games played under
the auspices of the League.
The Norwegian bark Avon, which ar
rived Sunday, was caught by typhoon
when ten days out from Hongkong.
The gale lasted for three days; but the
damage TO the vessel was not material,
excepting that her fresh water supply
was decreased very much by an acct
dent.
The Minister of the Interior left last
week by the W. u. Hall to visit the
districts OF North and South kona. He
is on a material Improvements" mis-
sion, and new roads and bridges may be
the outcome. Government real estate
in kona may also be expected to have
share OF his attention.
Several brakes were running home
ward in the darkness between Z and S
o'clock on Saturday evening beyond
Palama bridge. They were at break
neck speed, unlighted, and a source of
great danger to themselves as well as
others 1t is said that this is a common
occurrence in that unlighted locality.
H. B. NJ. S. Caroline arrived in the
harbor about 10 o'clock Tuesday fore
noon. She is thirty-four days from
Callao, Peru, and is flying the long
homeward-bound pennant. Her COM
plement of officers, men, guns, tonnage,
horsepower, and size, has not materi-
ally altered since her last visit to this
port in May, 1883.
Volcano tourists, recently returned
from Hilo, complain OF being furnished
with very inferior horses at that town for
the mountain journey. The animals are
kept in q pasture until hired, and receive
no other feed than Hilo grass. They go
for few miles all right: but have not
strength sufficient to proceed, and often
come TO a dead stop.
A gentleman resident of Honolulu,
who is being experimental upon with
the Brown-Sequard remedy, on being
told that the guinea pig TO be offered as
a sacrifice was female, objected to the
sex until assured by his medical atten-
dant that it made no difference. What
idea was running in the patients mind
at the time, can only be inferred.
Captain McGregor, OF the steamer
Mokolii, reports having seen q sea-ser-
pSAt vi VIC HOucNdIu passage between
Molokai and Lanai. Several of the
crew also saw the reptile, and as nearly
as could be judged it was about twenty
SIX feet long. 1t was swimming on the
surface OF the water, but was too far dis
tant to ascertain particulars Of shape and
color.
The baseball game on Saturday after
noon between the Stars and Honolulus,
appears TO have given universal salts
faction, excepting TO those who NAV
have lost bets on the result Several OF
the members of the League patrolled in
front OF the ropes to keep the crowd
back. The playing was very good on
both sides as will be seen in a report
OF the game published elsewhere.
At the Hawaiian Hardware Co.'s store
some rich goods and novelties are being
opened, consisting Of silverware, lamps
and chandeliers (among whiehis piano
lamp worthy OF Inspection, champagne
bottle holders of improved pattern,
movable book stands that are real
novelties, oil cans with pump attach
ments being first class arrangement for
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