The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-24

at the Opera House this evening.
Another attempt to assassinate
the Gear OF Russia has been futilely
made.
Judge Thomas M. Cooley, the
famous constitutional lawyer and
jurist. ia dead.
Among the visitors by the Coptic
10 A. G.. Boil, the inventor Of the
Bell telephone, and family.
The bark Mohican will load sugar
on Monday next. 1t will be week
or ten days before she sails for San
Francisco.
The Transport Valencia arrived
early this morning from Manila. 1t
is not known at present her time of
stay at this port.
The S. s. City of Columbia may
sail during the day for Hilo. The
steamers foremost is we'll plastered
with libel notices.
The usual band concert will be
given at Emms Square this after.
noon, and also at Makee Island to.
morrow afternoon.
The band and the tug escorted
the Commissioners to sea yesterday,
aud large crowd was at The wharf
to bid them farewell
Mr.. Weber was introduced to
Judge Wilcox this morning as a
member OF the Bar, and assisted the
prosecution 10 the Schneider assault
case.
Persons requiring tombstones
shonld apply to Fred. Harrison who
has choice lot Of new designs on
vIew.
The following appointments have
been announced in Company G, n.
U. h /: Private Jacintho Costa, to
be s,rg-a},'; Private Paul Costa, to
De corporal.
Minister Cooper has returned
from Kauai, having successfully
completed the purchase of the site
for a Boys Reformatory School at
Nawiliwili.
George Wyndham, Conservative
mem GER Tor Dover, has been ap-
pointed Under Secretary of Foreign
Affairs to succeed Hon. George l..
Curzon, Viceroy OF India elect.
The S. S. Maui, Captain Freeman
arrived this morning from Kukaiau,
with 1140 bags of Horner's coffee.
This is the biggest amount of coffee
received in Honolulu in single
shipment.
Harry Waterhouse is ready to
race the Malolo against any other
second-class yacht, but not for a
purse. He believes betting in this
way has become too general in Ho-
nolulu sports.
Lieut.. Wood, of the First New
York regiment, will sing the tenor
solo in the anthem at the service OF
the Second Congregation OF St. An
drew's Cathedral, which begins at
9:45 tomorrow morning.
There will be a cricket match this
afternoon between teams captainsd
by 81. l.. Herbert and A. st. M.
Macintosh. The match will be
Hawaii and Australia against the
world and should be the best OF the
season. All players are invited to
attend.
1t took two nights for the Roman
Catholic Cathedral Club to finish
their entertainment. The wind up
was finished last evening to another
full and appreciative audience OF
the Portuguese colony, for all the
participants are members OF that
colony.
The Jewish Day of Atonement
will begin at p. m tomorrow and
will continue until the same hour
Monday evening. Services will be
held tomorrow night and Monday
in Progress Hall. Several persons
have been selected to lead the
services and speak on the occasion.
The Philsdelphia's band and the
boys OF Professor Berger discoursed
lively music at the departure Of the
Gaelic yesterday afternoon for San
Francisco. Senators Cullom and
Morgan and Representative Hit
were the distinguished passengers
on the Gaelic and we're hidden an
enthusiastic farewell by a host OF