The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-13

run a $4,000 hotel at Dawson City.
Durrant is not yet dead His case
is to come up before the United |
States Supreme Court at Washing
ton next month.
An immense stock of Fall Milf
merry, Pattern Hats and Bonnets, ar
rived on the Australia, direct from
New York for N. S. Sachs
Yale as we'll as Harvard is to have
imported English coaches" for its
university crew. Messrs. Nickalls
and Gold have been selected.
New trails capable of being dew
eloped into roads to open up the
Klondike region are being discover
cd by Canadian Government en-
gineers.
OF Sam Aliens feet the Schooner
Ka Moi leaves early TO morrow
morning for Paauilo, to be followed
during the day by the schooner Moi
Wahine for Waipio.
Captain Oscar White claims that
he has finally and definitely resign
ed from the captaincy OF his crack
corps. The off co interferes too much
with his business engagements.
At Stockton, Cal, Jerome Meyers,
an ex-chief OF police won a jackpot
OF $3.50 with three kings, and died
OF heart disease through the excite
ment while in the act Of raking in
the coin.
The accuracy Of an alleged inter
view appearing in an afternoon con-
temporary yesterday in connection
with the presentation Of the Portu-
guese resolutions to Senator Morgan
is denied by persons present.
Mrs. @. H. Anterior and Mrs. D.
II. Case have received the sad news
of tho death Of their father DR..
Eurotas Briggs Merriam at Oberlin,
Ohio, on the Goth OF last month. He
was identified with Oberlin College
since 1874.
The aunexationists should have
given Senator Morgan a cheer as the
Belgic sailed. There were all the
Cabinet Ministers, tho leaders Of an
nexation and number OF Govern
ment clerks on tho wharf, but even
st. Martin Mackintosh's Foreign
Office emotions were suppressed in
silence.
Hon. Francis M. Hatch, our Min
ister at Washington, appeared to be
gleefully happy at shaking the pst
of Hawaii off his feet and in return
ing to Goods own country" He
was wreathed in smiles as we'll as
leis as the Belgic steamed away
yesterday.
The Morgan party were so charm
cd with Captain Berger's rendering
of "Away Down in Dixie" at the de-
parture of the Belgic yesterday
afternoon that he was rewarded with
a crimson lei by one of the Senator's
daughters. The boys preferred the
amber colored beer.
President Dole, the Commander
in Chief, desires to celebrate the
holiday of Independence Day with
sham fight at Punahou. Let him
ask the assistance Of tho U, s. naval
forces to show the boys how to do
it. 1t will be reminiscent of the U.
SIS. Boston and Stevens and Wiltze.
Owing to the extraordinary num-
Der OF "pessibles" made at the Bisley
gathering with the Lee Metford
rifle at 800 yards the council of the
National Rifle Association has de-
oided to make the test of skill more
severe than at present. The BULLS
eyes will be practically reduced
in size.
Captain Warmers English, anna
teur, cricket team defeated the
Philadelphians in three days
match by seven wickets. The scores
were England, LIST innings, 322
Philadelphia, 1872 and 256 or tota
of 1888. England then scored the
necessary 81 runs with the loss Of
Warner, Hemmerway and Chimney
la anticipation Of annexation The
Elite Ice Cream Parlors will short.
be incorporated as a joint stool
company In course OF time tn,
business will be developed ON tn
lines of European cafes or those o
New York and Chicago. When Ger