Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24
BattIeship Oregon Steams Into
Honolulu Bay Feb. 9th.
LAID UP FOR SOME REPAIRS.
varship WIN itcmnin ~, the TIA.
waiinn Capital for some weeks
Transports Also Arrive.

eAh A"i' iHfNs AfNs so wv fA'Nlllfi
city OF Poking arrived today from
the orient. yia Honolulu. and brings
the following adyiccs to the Associated
Press from Honolulu. under date of
February 18th.
Worshipa ana transports Of the
United States have been wen repre-.
scented 90 the port during the past ten
dayH. At the time both the oregon
md the Philadelphia arc mere. be-.
fiics the tondou lis and Scandal
The transports Morgan city. ohio
ana Senator an arrived safely. and
after taking coal ami supplies the
three vessels lgft again FOR tine long
voyage 90 Manila.
Tho hutiiDahIp Oregon arrived on
the Hih from DHliHn. with all well on
board. ON the way over she stopped
two days nt gulupngul island Tor coal
The big vessel ~ anchored VA the foad-
atuud here ANA Will not come inside NJ
the harhOr The Oregon ~ likciy 60
remain here two ur three weeks. The
Honolulu iron works b. engaged on
some repairs Tor her, which viii take
al least ten days to complete.
The Morgan city arrived from san
Francisco on the an. and sailed fuf
Manila on the in. The Scandla left
ior the same port uu the 9Th.
The transports Ohio ana senator
arrived from san Francisco on the gth.
ana nrc now on their way To the Phil.
ipplnvH.
There was an accidental death On
the voyage Of tho transport senator
from san Francisco 90 Honolulu. A.
\ o'clock on the evening ~ February
It, corn. Abbott, company %. Twon.
t.th Infantry. foll overheard and was
lost ilo was a native 90 kentucky.
u was the evening ~ the day the
Senator oct Huii. a rough roa was
running and the transport plunged
ana lurchUd frurfully Abbott became
HrnHiDk ana lost hlu balance against
the railing Just 90 the Nr-ryi HWhyrt
a. that side. and wont overheard. 4
rufrvlnt was close enough 60 grasp
one of his foot. but could not hold On.
The vessel was stopped nH quickly Ms
possible iifc buuyH we're thrown udt.
boats lowered. "a search made but no
trace 90 the man could be found. 40.
bolt went through the cuban cam.
pnlgn ana proved himself worthy ~ his
stripes.
The T.. T. r. Philadelphia arrived
from Snn Diego ON the tith. She will
sail Tor Samoa about tho isth.
Judge Herman n, widcmnnn died
on the 1th Inst, ilc had been IN falling
health Tor many months. principally
the breaking down consequent on *.
IRENE Year,. Iadge Wlddemnnn was u
iinnoNcflan by birth. and celebrated
his scventy-siNth birthday December
siih last. In early life ne was a sea-
fnring man, ana came Ia the islands on
whnlor In isi5. 4 difference between
himself and tho captain led him Co
leave the shin here. and he became
tutor IN the fnmll, ~ Thomas brown.
ON Kauai. Later he engaged IN farm.
Ink ~ what war known aH Grove farm.
Lihun, Kauai Tie was one % the early
Hucccrafui sugar planter.
liH political lifc extended through
tho rclTn ~ four EuycrciEns. lie was
appointed an associate Justice ~ the
supreme court July 10, 1863. during the
reign NJ kamuhnmrhh Y. aud resigned
a. enter the cabinet " knlnknun, ON
February H. isii nH minister of the IN.
terror which office h. retained only un-
90 May 2Nth following. lie entered the
cabinet again nn minister 90 finance,
February 81. 1891. rcslgnlur soon after
wards on account ~ M health hut TAX.
iug the portfolio again January 9N. 1899.
July 20. 1899 he became attorney rrnrr.
40 ad interim, After the overthrow ~
tho monarchy b" took a trip 90 Europe.
and while iu Washington called on the
L
knlhnl. Judge Widemnnn leaves a
widow. two fnnH ana nix daughters.
The deceased leaves a fortune catimat-
I'd a. over 10000
~ recent meeting tho Honolulu
chamber 81 commerce decided. by
unanimous vote. that the time was not
opuprtuuc FOR an Industrial exposition
and agricultural fair at Honolulu uH
recommended ana urged by some
Miss H. Maud Gould, "a tourist from
Augusta, Maine. died In the city ON thr
nth inst, ut consumption.
Private Charles Srlsln. company a.
| Twentieth regulars. dicd M the Buenn
| Vista hospital ~ typhoid fever ON the
ath inst. Nelson was icft here by the
| transport Scnndin, he was tnkrn M
| shortly after leaving san Francisco,
Tho American Union party has Mons
/ mated Theodore T., Lansing Tor the va
cnuDy In the Hawaiian senate, Tho
I election VIII take place on the 2ith Inst
I There ~ no opposition gnd Lansing =
/ election u assured.