The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

rain out at Waikiki last night.
Sam Parker is said to have taken
the oath to the Republic on Satur-
day. !
Geo. Z. Boardman is authorized
to collect all accounts for "liha"S
Bros.
George Ashley has succeeded w.
w. Hall as Battalion quarter
master.
III. estimated that the preeent
tronble is costing the Governfhept
$4,000 day. "
Several Chinese are reported to
have escaped from the quarantine
station last Thursday.
w. F. Reynolds, of the Golden
Rule Bazaar, is said to be i'll at
the home of a friend In Palama. {,
One hundred and forty-five jap
anese have signed contracts, and
have been released from quaran-
tine.
The date of the court martial 10
try the principals connected with
the late uprising has not been de-
cided on.
The first information concerning
the meeting at Bertelmann's house
is said to have been given out by
Mrs. John Bowler.
A meeting of the Executive and
Advisory Councils will be held to-
day at 9 o'clock. There are several
vacancies to be filled.
The Hawaiian Hardware Com
pany offer a useful line of goods to
intending purchasers. Read their
new advertisement on the second
page.
It ia said that Nakookoo, the ma
tive charged with firing the build
ing on Kaahumanu street on last
Friday evening, is of unsound
mind.
Captain Emilio I. Garin, c. j.
Stanley, M. D., and G. B. Davis,
D. D. s., all of the warship Esmer-
aida, are registered at the Airing
ton Hotel.
Since the trouble many of the ma
tives in Nuuanu Valley have been
out of food. Mr.. +. A. Schaefer sent
out invitations for all the hungry to
call at his house. Ninety persons
turned up.
According to a current rumor the
several daughters Of a prominent
royalist received a number of
hand grenades from the Coast by
the last steamer in boxes supposed
to contain Christmas and New
Year gifts.
1t is understood that British
Vice-Consul T. R. Walker has vol
unteered to the Government the
services of the employees of T. ii.
Davies & Co. This action was de-
cided on after the incendiary fire
on Friday evening.
Mrs. Melanply and two children
are stopping at the Arlington dur
ing the continuation of the rebel
lion. Mrs. Melanply resides near
Luakaha, but considered it more
prudent to come to town until the
present excitement ends.
VIII Prestige and Miss Abbie
Kealoha were married early last
evening at the home of the brides
parents in Palama. A luau was
held after the ceremony, which was
attended by large number of peo-
pie. The groom is an employee of
the WilderSteamship Company.
Just previous to the departure of
Senior Police Captain Robt. Parker,
on Saturday afternoon to hunt the
rebels, an affecting farewell took
place at police headquarters be-
tween him and his wife. In bid
ding her farewell, he said he might
return and he might not. She de-
parted weeping.
One of the rifles and some of the
ammunition captured from the
rebels was sent to Consul Wilder
at San Francisco by the Alameda,
with request to obtain, if possible,
from whence and by whom pur-
chased. This should not be diff
cult matter, as all guns sold are
numbered and registered.
The threatened meat famine was
relieved by shipment by the Hall
Saturday. Before the arrival of
that vessel the Metropolitan Meat
Company had only one animal on
hand. The city will be without
mutton until the Lehua arrives.
Manager Waller, of the Metropol-
itan Meat Company, denies that
the price of meat has been adj
Yanced by his connanv-