The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.

f. w. Macfarlane will return on the
24th.
People in Kona are complaining of
dry weather.
Major Ennis is now in full charge at
Camp Mckinley.
Next mail to the coast will be by the
Coptic on Saturday.
Dr. H. V. Murray has notice to the
public in this issue.
The schooner Alice I[imball will make
another run to Kihei tomorrow
The band will not be able to play in
the drill shed camp until Thursday
morning.
Tenders for improvements to the post
office building will close at noon to-
morrow.
Mail from the coast per the Doric
viii he expected at any hour after noon
tomorrow.
Colonel Jones and Major Zeigler are
now in charge Of the military contin
gent at Kalihi.
Bacili Of plague have been found in
dead rats taken from the Pantheon
stables premises
Vincent e Belser and J. H. Wilson
will be the principal local bidders on
sewerage extension.
Dr. Garvin has Joined Drs. Peterson
and Jobe as a regular call physician at
the Board of Health office.
The Board of Health has purchased
a lot of bamboo for pipes for habitual
opium smokers in quarantine.
James F. Morgan is again quite un-
der the weather. He will probably have
to take another trip to the coast.
A high wind made the harbor very
rough this afternoon and vessels at
anchor pulled hard on their anchor
chains.
1t is stated that after the big fire
Il large number of rats made their ap-
pearance in the store houses along
Nuuanu street.
Tomorrow at - o'clock noon Jas. F.
Morgan will sell at auction wooden
buildings hardware, etc, by order of
f. O. Hall & Son.
Many rats have boarded vessels at
Brewers wharf lately but as they APP
pear to be healthy rats the captains
are not complaining
King street, from Nuuanu to the
river, was not opened today as it was
impossible to get it ready. 1t will pro-
badly be opened tomorrow.
Minister Young will advocate some
great improvements to Honolulu's
streets in the next two years. His
estimate of the cost is $1,000,0 600
A furnished house on the beach in
Eapiolani Park is for rent for Pc
riod of three months. Apply to A Car
tenburg at NJ 5. Grinbaum e Co.
At the meeting of the Board of
Health yesterday afternoon the matter
of offering 25 cents each for live rats
was discussed but no action was taken.
On Friday February 9th, Jas. F. Mor-
gan will sell at public auction the fine
wooden buildings on King street ad-
joining the Metropolitan Meat market.
A ladies' watch with initials "II. S.
/ " on cover has been lost. a suitable
reward viii be given for its return to
II. A. Baldwin in Office with willard
E. Brown.
A provo guard from Camp Jones was
around last night looking up stragglers
1t reminded people along the streets Of
the time the regulars were being rushed
tC Manila.
The island steamship companies both
have small fumigating rooms on the
water front now, to treat newspapers
and other articles they send to vessels
in the stream.
The Board of Health will this morn
ing consider what is to be done with
the shacks at the corner of Emma and
Beretania streets. Burning will likely
be determined upon.
The lamp shades made to order by
Dimond & Co., are not the ordinary
paper shades, but are of tarlatan silk
and other materials, handsomely finish
ed and artistic in design.