The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-15
LOCAL BREYlTlES.


district yesterday.
Latter telegraph news by several
days is expected by the S. 5. Belgie.
Levers & Cooke carry a full and
complete line of lumber and building
material
Andrew Jackson, seventh President
of the United States, was born this
date, 1867.
An important notice in regard to
tachers' examinations appears in the
by Authority" column.
T. H. Hatch, 100 California street,
San Francisco, solicits consignments of
coffee, sugar and rice.
There are about LOCO accounts in
the Postal Savings Bank The patron
age increases constantly
Chief Justice Judd was unable TO be
at the Judiciary building yesterday on
account Of slight indisposition
Another king in the country" is
what friends of VIII c. King, the pic
ture dealer, are suggesting to that
smiling citizen.
The appropriations asked for by the
various committees appointed at the
meeting of Hilo citizens en- masse
tote" s962,OOO
Judge Stanley of the First Circuit
and Sheriff Carter of Kauai, were pas
sengers on the w. G.. Hall from the
Garden Isle Sunday.
An appeal bond of 81 500 has been
filed in Circuit Court in the case OF
F. F. Porter VS.. the Hawaiian Pork
Packing Company.
One more violin recital will be given
in Honolulu by Miss Eileen O'Moore-
This will be at the Opera House on
Saturday evening next.
Prof. w. D. Alexander, has, upon re-
quest, sent to a student of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin some facts concern
ing Hawaii to be used in a debate.
The proposed charter of the Homo
lulu Rapid Transit Company was the
subjct Of debates everywhere yesterday
where two or more were gathered to-
gether.
S. NJ. Ballou and W. A. Kinney made
extended arguments yesterday in the
case of the Kahului Railway Company
and the Hawaiian Commercial Com
pany.
1t is announced from police head
quarters that Toma, the Japanese Of
ficer, is under indefinite suspension for
his part in the fight with policeman
Jackson.
Poll taxes are coming into the col
lector at the Judiciary building better
this year than last year. Poll taxes
for 1898 become delinquent at the end
of this month.
In addition to being bookkeeper al
Mahukona for the Wilder Company.
Dick Davis will umpire all the base
ball games and edit the society column
of the local paper.
The apprentice boys lately brought
from the coast to the United States
Gunboat Bennington are said to be
very athletic. A nurNer of them are
regular circus performers.
The returning Zealandia will have
heavy passenger list for the reason
that travellers are now afraid to take
chances on getting berths aboard the
Australian Klondike steamers.
The Income Tax and Revenue meet
ing will be held at the Chamber OF
Commerce hall, Campbell block. Thurs
day evening. This meeting is called
by the House Finance Committee.
Harold NJ Sewall, the American Min
lister, was an informal caller at the
Executive Building yesterday, chatted
with several of the publicists and car
ried away some Hawaiian literature
The special horse racing meet first
announced for the afternoon of St
Patrick's day, then postponed to the
10Th inst, has been put of indefinitely
by the promoters on account OF the
uncertain weather
On Thursday evening at the hall Of
the Chamber of Commerce there will
be meeting of business men and
others called by the House Finance
Committed to discuss the Income Tar
and other Revenue measures.
A decision has been rendered by
Judge Perry giving Chas. Motley and
son a judgment of s4405 and $500 in
terest against Kukaiau plantation
This is the settlement OF dispute as
TO rental of land in Hamakua.
In week or ten days now, Assessor
Shaw and his deputies will sally forth
to make the assessment of Honolulu
and suburbs for the property taxes to
be paid next fall This will OCCUPY
the full time Of the entire force for q
couple of months.
The Mauna Loa arrived from Maui
and Hawaii ports shortly before l D.
m. yesterday, making a very quick
run. She brought reports OF very
rough weather on the Kau coast
Great volumes of steam were seen ris-
ing from the crater OF MokuaWeoweo
on Mauna Loa.
Josh" Tucker yesterday entered up
on his duties as member of the stan
of Andrew Brown, Superintendent Of
Water Works. Mr. Tucker went up
the Valley and reported heavy rain
and did several other things besides
getting his feet wet.
DR.. Wood will leave on the Mauna
Loa today for a vacation trip to Mo-
lokai where he expects to spend week
in the exciting sport of deer hunting
1t has been long time since the doc
tor took a vacation and the one that
he now takes is well deserved.