The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25

up about six months and was ignor-
ant of the malady which affected her.
Edward Bindt one of the Hawaiian
lads at the pesthouse and two Others
have taken French leave of the
hpesthouse. Bindt left letter behind
saying he didn't like the reward or
the quarters and said that he wanted
to go to the Worlds Fair and pro
posed going.
Right Rev. W. /. Kip, Bishop OF
California, died on the eth inst. after
a long illness, aged 81 years. He had
been in feeble health for many years
and for two years had been blind. The
funeral services were held at Grace
Church on the 10th inst.
A smelling company with 9 capital
OF S2,000,O00 is about to erect works
here.
Irving NJ. Scott has returned from
I Washington and has with him per
I fected plans of his proposed gun and
! forge factory, which will cost between
! 5000, 600 and S5,O0O,OOO. Mr.. Scott
I wants to have an institution on this
| Coast that will be able to construct all
! the material that may be necessary
| for coast defenses on this side of the
continent. The new factory will be
supplemental to the Union Iron
Works, and Mr.. Scott says that So
100000. if that much money is put
into it, can be made to yield a good
rate of interest. The plans he has are
TO carry out the scheme for which he
recently organized the Union Gun &
Forge Factory. In all probability
whatever buildings may be necessary
TO hold the large quantity of ma
chinery that viii be required will be
erected near the Union Iron Works.
The largest outlay of money will in
great measure be for machinery, but
the buildings will require considera-
able money. The exact details of the
plans have not been made public, and
probably VIII not be for some time.
Mr.. Scott thinks it will not be long
before he will be ready to proceed
with the work on the big gun factory.
The Altenheim, or German Old
Peoples Home will soon be erected at
Fruitvale. 1t will cost about 100000
and will be splendidly equipped.
a legal investigation is to be made
into the distribution of the Jessup
property. Out of an estate of $50, 900
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mate and simple minded heir, has
been paid paid about 5000 The bal
ance has been swallowed up by legal |
harpies.
J. W. Flood. cashier OF the Dono- !
hoe-Kelly bank has turned detaulter /
for S164, 600.
Mrs. J. W. Mackay has returned to |
California after an absence Of about |
eighteen years abroad. She will re-
main indefinitely.
Mayor Ebert has vetoed the water
rate order passed by the Board of
but the order has been
passed over the veto.
Christopher B. Ryer, an illegiti-
mate son of the late DR.. Washington
Ryer has instituted suit to get part of
the 81, 10000 estate left by the doc
tor.
The Chinese still refuse to obey the
Geary Registration law, the six COM
Danies issuing orders in the name of
he Chinese Government not to
Hawaiian Consul-General Pratt has
been notified by the Provisional Gov
eminent at the Islands that, until
urther notice, no foreign vessel will
De allowed to change her flag and
-egistry TO the Hawaiian. The order
5 evidently intended to shut out a
lumber of foreign-built vessels whose
,wners would like TO be placed in a
position to have their property come
nto the United States with the Ra-
Taiian Islands, if such q thing as
ever takes place. Among
he vessels that il is understood We're
o have their flag changed TO the Ha-
vaiian is the British steamer China
f the Pacific Mail line.
The bark Hesper, on which the
nutiny occurred in the South Seas,
las arrived. The officers and crew
re all detained as witnesses, and the !
rial will be set for an early day.
The British iron ship st. James,
Gal laden from Newcastle, \. 5. w, |
or San Francisco, took fire in her
argo on the voyage, and, after a gal
ant fight with the flames, ii became
ecessary to abandon her about 800 6
niles off the California Coast. The |
rev got away in two boats and steered
or Point Conception. The mates
oat arrived four days after the vessel /
ras abandoned, and, while they were
ably used up, they are now in good
hape The captains boat came in G
wo days later at Hueneme with only /
,ur in her, eleven men having died /
exposure and starvation.
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