The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-24

HILo, Hawaii, Sept. 20-A large
and enthusiastic mass meeting was
held under the auspices of the Hilo
Central American Union Club, at the
Court House Hall, Saturday evening,
the 18th instant, for the purpose of
nominating a Senator for Congress
from this district.
Judge Lyman was the unanimous
choice of those assembled, and COM
munications from Kau, Kohala and
Hamakua were read by Secretary
Richards, informing the club who
| would probably be nominated from
those districts, and assuring the Hilo
| Club that their nomination would re-
| ceive the hearty and cooperative sup
| port of the districts named.
The secretary was instructed to COM
| municate with the different clubs on
Hawaii the result of the meeting. A
| committee was appointed to forward
| the name of F. S. Lyman, Sem, to the
| Minister of the Interior, with draft
from the clubs funds to cover the
necessary fee that the law requires
| from each nominee.
| A committee was also appointed to
make known to voters who the regular
| nominee for Senator is. Another
| committee was appointed to find out
those who had not registered, and
| explain to them the wisdom of so
| doing.
| The nominee from Hamakua, Chas.
| Motley, Sen. from Kohala, George
| Northrup from Kau, Kauhane, were
| voted upon by the meeting, and the
| endorsement of the names mentioned
was unanimous.
The meeting adjourned, to meet on
Saturday, 22d instant, when nomlna-
tions for Representatives VIII be re-
ceived.
| Horner, from Hamakua, are names
mentioned as Representatives from
here.
The Registration Board left Hilo on
the 18th instant for a tour of the island.
| Voters in the Hilo district will have
one more chance to register on the 29th
instant and 9Th proximo.
HERE AND THERE.
, Deputy Tax Collector Willtong is a
busy man these days gathering in
| personal taxes.
a case of scarlet fever is reported on
Wainaku plantation, the sufferer being
&. a Portuguese.
| = The latest royalist yarn in HIIo is
/ President Cleveland has only been
Iwaiting for Congress to adjourn, and
/ now that it has, he will put the ex'
queen back on the throne.
Mr.. Bergstrom is in town tuning
pianos. He likes Hilo and her coffes
prospects so we'll, that he expects tC
bring his wife and little boy down tc
the islands and locate here.
The reappointneut of Judges Austir
and Akau has given universal salts
s faction in Hilo.
There is some talk of building new
custom-house next TO a. G. curtis
- office
Fire insurance business has looked
up since the Paukaa fire.
During the first two weeks of Sep
tember, less than one half OF an incl %
of rain fell; since then we have ha'
T several inches.
Mrs. w. r. Castle returns to Homo
lulu this steamer, after a stay OF som
O weeks at Kilauea and Hilo.
: Rev. Mr.. Hill, of the First Foreigl
Church. expects his wife and famil.
:, on the brig Lurline, which was Z
have left San Francisco on the lou
instant.
81. The Hilo Fire Department had
drill Monday evening in front OF Tn
Court House, The boys would have
le chance to show their skill if fir
10 were to break out this dry weather
ID A much needed house for the engine
hose-cart, and an overhead room fo
the members to meet in, is soon to b
built near the Telephone office-a
W excellent site.
y 1T. B. NJ. s. Hyacinth, May, con
mander, anchored in Hilo Bay ut
AN. on the Goth instant.