The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Sugar; 90 deg, 4 Is cts.

OuSoA ~ uOS., I 10 Us.
"Gussie b." the fast pacing mare
sold by j. A. Mcdonald to DR.. Hum,
phreys, was sired by Dexter Prince.
Wray Taylor is still under the care
of physicians at San Francisco. He
will return to Honolulu by the Aus
tralia.
E. O. Hall & Son have a full assort-
ment of ship and house carpenters
augers, and all other tools known to
the trade.
The Government advices from Min
lister Hatch were letters dated Wash
ington and were to the effect that war
seemed certain.
Senator Northrup writes from Koha-
la that his health is improving right
along and that7he expects to be able to
return to the capital
The Commissioners of Education
have not had meeting for a long
while. An attempt was made to have
one yesterday but quorum could not
be mustered.
Jack" Wilson, who was big enough
man in Hilo TO be called colonel, has
sold out everything there and will go
to Oakland and live in a mansion and
travel on the ferry.
A mango blight has been reported
by H. Lose to Professor Koebele and
Jos. Marsden. Investigation is being
made. There has not been general
appearance of the blight.
The will of A. A. Todd, who former
ly lived here and who died at Apia,
Samoa, has been filed for probate in
| the Circuit Court for this Island. J.
A. Rodanet is named as administrator.
At the agency of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company here it was stated yes
terday that no information had been
received from San Francisco concern
\ ing the return of the S. S. Australia
| to the local run.
The race track at Kapiolani park is
one of the busiest places on the Island
these days. The number and charac-
ter of horses in training insures for
the 11th of June about the best sport
in the line ever seen here.
1t is learned from Chas. C. Desky
that Bruce Cartwright, in addition to
purchasing land adjoining the Pro-
gress block on Fort street, will retain
the Cartwright place at the corner of
Alakea, Union and Beretania.
News was received on the Claudine
yesterday of the death of Mrs. Sylvia
Overend, at Honokaa, Hawaii, on the
22d inst. Deceased who was about 20
years of age was the wife of Deputy
Sheriff OVerend and eldest daughter of
Charles Williams.
The ship Iroquois will sail today
but to what port, will not be given
out by the Captain. She may go to
New York and again she may go to
San Francisco but the Captain does
not intend to allow anyone to get
wind of his movements.
The o. S. S. Alameda, van Oteren-
dorp commander, arrived in port and
hauled alongside the Oceanic wharf at
about Z a. m. yesterday. She was de-
layed one day on account of the mails
While off the Islands at about 1890
o'clock Wednesday night, the Alameda
spoke the Mariposa and sent off a boat
with the latest San Francisco papers.
Manager Jacobs of the Germania
Life Insurance Company for the Pa
ciflc Coast, had planned to visit Ho-
nolulu for a month or so, having book
ed for the Alameda. He writes Agent
Emmett May that the war situation
is. so serious that he cannot afford
to take the risk of being held in Ho-
nolulu by Spanish vessels, which he
thinks probable.
Harry Reynolds, the Irish champion
cyclist, was expected to arrive by the
Mariposa. He did not put in an ap-
pearance and consequently will not ap-
pear at Cyclomere during the meet to
open on Saturday night Sydney pa
pers says that Reynolds is at Mel
bourne, having been attracted to that
place by the Easter week races and re-
naming to contest for purses and in
matches. Reynolds is one of the fore