The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-06

Hon. Edwin NJ Dun, U. S. Minis
ter to japan, passed through on the
China, accompanied by his daughter.
The Russian loan of 1,000000,000
francs (S200,000,000), issued by the
Rothschilds, has been covered twen
ty-fve times over.
Bishop Willis met Mrs. and Miss
Willis at Maalaes bay and escorted
them home from their most enjoy
able trip to the volcano.
The Hackteld credit sale by j. F.
Morgan has been postponed until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning owing
to the arrival Of the China.
1t is rumored that dance and re-
ception will he given to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert More at Independence
Park previous to their departure
for Hawaii.
The son OF Hay Wodehouse was
one year old yesterday and received
congratulations by the many friends
OF the parents Many happy returns
Of the day.
The band plays at Thomas Square
this evening. 1t is to be hoped Ber-
ger will be better favored With light
in the band stand than on some pre-
vious occasions.
Princess Kaiulani and Governor
Cleghorn were on Jersey at latest
advices and were the recipients of
great courtesy and attention of the
officials OF the island.
Among those who returned by
the China yesterday were U. S. Min
lister Willis and family, Judge De La
Vergne and Norman E. Gedge of
the Inter-Island Co.
The band concert last evening at
tracted quite large gathering, and,
to judge from the applause bestow-
ed from the lanai, gave great pleas
ure to the visitors from the China,
especially the rendering of the Ha-
waiian songs.
Joe D. Strong contributes some
interesting drawings to the S. f.
Call in connection with Hugh
Burke's article the cart Renaissance
at Monterey" He is proposing to
again raise studio there with Miss
Lizzie Strong.
The Elsie Adair Company arrived
yesterday and propose to give sew
eral entertainments at Independence
Park. The skirt fire dance is an ex-
traordinary performance OF beauty,
adroitness, gracefulness of motion
and electrical science combined.
A. M. Mellis leaves for San Fran
cisco and New York on the 18th for
few months. Among other things
he will endeavor to raise capital for
his coffee and tobacco companies,
and for his temperance resort, which
has been widely endorsed by the
clergy.
Claus Spreckels has gladdened
the hearts OF the Salinas people by
promising to build them AN i'm
mense sugar beet factory, three
times greater than the Watsonville
one, if they will raise the requisite
quantity of beets.
Among the passengers by the
China was the Chinese Consul to
San Francisco, Mr.. Chang and
family. During the stay of the
steamer the Consular party visited
the Chinese Commercial Agent, Mr..
Goo Kim, and were shown around
the town by him. Consul Chang
will return to his post after a brief
visit to his native home.
The young son OF Mr.. Richard
Mossman came near getting seri-
ously hurt yesterday afternoon. He
appears to have taken unwonted
liberties ON the hind legs of a young
horse kept on the premises; and foi
his youthful indiscretion he receiv
cd kick on his right temple, For
tunately only flesh wound was the
result, which DR., Murray attended
to with skill and promptitude,
The withdrawal of Mrs. Gonzales
from the dramatic performance O
Co. b has been a painful surprise
1t appears that the lady volunteered
her services and in the eleventh hou
made demand for pecuniary com
pensation which the Management
did not feel justified in agreeing to
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