The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-26
LOCAL BREWTIES.

Alligator pears from Kona are in
market.
Toads for shipment to the other
Islands are becoming scarce.
Physicians say that there are large
number of children i'll in Honolulu
just now.
The remains of the late Frances E.
Willard have been cremated. This
was her wish.
Hon. and Mrs. H. NJ. Sewall gave a
dinner party on Saturday evening to
Miss Newlands.
Chief Justice Judd was a visitor in
the House during Short time of the
morning session yesterday.
Captain King, Minister of the In
terror, is expected home from the Colo
MES by the steamer tomorrow
The c. D. Bryant brought down
pump parts for the Oahu plantation.
In all there are 100 tons of this ma
chinery.
The engagement is announced of
Mrs. Hutchinson (nee Afong) to Dr.
Thompson, of the U. S. Training ship
Mohican.
A commission as member of the Ma
tiona1 Board Of Health was yesterday
sent by the President to George Water
man Smith.
The U. S. Guniboat Bennington has
a baseball team. The nine has had
some practice with the Regiment team
| during the past week.
The Hawaiian Hardware Co. publish
a. test recently made with asbestos
Scotch compound and anti-caloric
boiler compound and the result.
Services are now held regularly by
the Rev. Mr.. Osborne at st. Clements
Chapel, in Makiki, the branch English
church held tabu by the Bishop OF
| Honolulu.
Wahapai, a native Hawaiian said tt
| be of the age of 100 years, died at his
home on Emma street on Saturday
morning. The funeral was held in the
afternoon.
The Cabinet still has under con-
sideration the matter of appointing q
District Magistrate for Hanalei, Kauai
to fill the vacancy caused by THE death
of J. w. Lota.
The Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd.
has just issued "a statement showing
an annual dividend of fifteen per cent
1t must be understood that this is fol
ali tho hranphoc
Jos. Marsden, the retiring Commits
sioner of Agriculture, is now figuring
on leaving for the United States and
Europe, May 10. Mr.. !Marsden will be
absent fully year.
Speaker Kaulukou was out for a
drive for the first time during his con-
valescence yesterday. He expects to
be back in his place in the House on
Friday or Saturday
Word has been received of the death
by accident on Molokai of H. Mahi,
the settlement butcher. The mans
horse fell with him Mahi suffered
conclusion of the brain.
Professor Koebele is making a trip
to Kauai The entomologist will do
considerable field work. He is after
the Japanese beetle and a small amount
of blight that is said to have appeared
on the Garden Isle.
Today Hopp & Co. are going to
offer you your selection of several
styles of dining room, chairs at an in
side price, and suggest that you ex-
anime the chairs by visiting their
store.
There was quite an attendance from
the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Sat
urday morning for the funeral of the
late Sister Oursel, one of the pioneers
of the Mission. A low requiem mass
was conducted by the Bishop of Pana-
polls.
Wilson & Whitehouse have obtained
the contract for building the road
from the main Manoa road to the site
of the new Castle residence in Manoa.
A gang of workmen was dispatched to
the scene of the proposed grading yes
terday.
Ex-Sheriff Fred. W. Carter arrived
from Molokai yesterday. He left Les
lie Scott, of the Custom House, and
party, doing good work by exterminat-
ing deer. Ernest Renken, who is also
on the Island hunting deer. is meeting
with considerable success.
H F. Wichman was among the pas
sengers for the Coast on the Gaelic
yesterday. He will be away about
two months His objective point Is
New York, but if he cannot find there