The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-30
NEWS OF THE TOWN

Last OF the ss,3o concerts BY the band
az the Hawaiian hotel tonight
Th~ Quiutests club played ~ the Hs-
wsiizn hotsi last night
Mr. ard Mrs y C. Allen. after an
absence Of several months Ia California.
returned home on the Australia
@ III. Berry and wife. when last heard
FROM wsre at Antwerp. Belgium. but
are nov probably in Paris
b F. Dillingham; of the Oahu railway
Sill leave for the mainland IN fsS
xesks. on business trip
Mrs J. EPuryies. wife ofthe assistant
engineer OF the tug Fearless. arrived in
the Australia yesterday.
The Austrzlis brought a number IF
returning school teachers who have
been spending few weeks among the
old folks at home
Miss Elsie Sanders daughter of Capt.
Sanders. the pilot. returned home or
the Australia, after delightful visit
TO the states
Cortes, a Portuguese. slapped his
wife the other night and Was lined five
dollars and costs In the police court
yesterday for so doing.
Nawahehe. aged -. died az the in
durable hospital yesterday OF valvular
heart trouble. As death was sudden a
post norton was held.
Captain Potter who had charge of the
guards st kalihi camp during the latter
part OF the plague epidemic, arrived in
the Australia on his way 10 Hilo.
The patrol wagon has been thoroughly
overhauled and reprinted. A new set
Of rubber tires has been put on and the
hurry wagon looks and runs like new.
Redo Ross, now in Vancouver. writes
that he is enjoying the best of health
and having a good time He says he
likes the country and has made up his
mind 10 stay year.
II. NJ. Whitney. the veteran journal
ist. returned from the states on the
Australia yesterday. He says he had
charming and beneficial time and Ger
tainly brings physical evidence thereof.
On the trip down the Australia
sighted the steamer Doric on Tuesday
night Signals were exchanged be
tween the vessels. The signaling by
fiashlight was quite novel scene to
most of the passengers.
Captain r. B. Greig. of Balfour, Guth-
RE Il Co, of San Francisco, is here in
the interest of the underwriters, 10 in
vestigate the stranding of the British
bark Dunreggan some time ago at Dia-
mond Head.
Mr. W. II. Smith, manager of the
Manufacturers Shoe Company, Fort
street, accompanied by his wife, re-
turned on the S. S. Australia yesterday
morning. Mr.. Smith says he is glad
TO get back to Honolulu again.
There seems to be very decided
sentiment for the holding of the Re
publican territorial convention at Hilo.
John B. Alexander, teacher at Lii
hue, Kauai, returned to Hawaii on the
Australia yesterday. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Alexander.
The charge of affray against four
natives was nolle pressed in the police
court yesterday. 1t seems that the
men caught man named kanae shoot
ing craps with loaded dice and gave him
terrible beating for cheating The
charge of gambling against them was
proved and they were fined $40 and
costs each.
Adjutant General John II. Soper
was a passenger on the Warrimoo yes
terday. He will be gone several
months, visiting Victoria, Seattle, Port
land and San Francisco. He goes prim-
afily for his health. but will also at
tend TO some personal business matters.
Incidentally he will also inspect the
national guard of various states.
All Chew was very much surprised
Chinaman yesterday. He was before
Judge Wilcox, charged with having
opium preparation in possession. 1t
seems that the preparation he had was
a mixture of opium and lemon juice,
and that he was fixing it for medicine.
He had fifty dollars all ready to pay
his fine with, but the Judge believed his
story and dismissed the defendant with
a reprimand.
fruiterer, has been one of the busiest
men in the city for the last four or five
days. The large number of steamers
in the harbor pushed him to the ut
most capacity of his immense estab-
lishment, but he succeeded to the salts
faction of everyone. ID. G.. is a man
who gets there, and last evening he was
as happy and debonair as any man in
town.
Mrs. Edwin s. Gill. wife of the editor
of The Republican, left for the main
land on the Warrimoo yesterday after
noon. After visiting relatives and
friends in Seattle, Washington, and in
Southern Oregon, she will proceed to
Phoenix, Arizona, to prepare the family
furniture and other household goods
for shipment to Honolulu. She will
return about December LIST. to estab-
hsh the family home here permanently.
Another Japanese has made his ap-
pesrance, who is a lit subject for the
crazy house. He rugged himself up
with couple of brass buttons and a
club and made a descent upon some
Chinese opium smokers at Aala- He
demanded money. and as the men he
asked 1t of were too poor to pay more
than fifteen cents he seized six Opium
outfits and made off with them. tie
vas apprehended by the police, and
after being found guilty he was fined
dfty dollars and costs.