The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-12
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.
The Orpheum opens tonight.

The Orpheum opens tonight
The band will play at Thomas square
tomorrow evening.
There were no sanitary fires yester-
day and will be none today
The steamer w. G.. Hall will leave
tomorrow afternoon for Kauai ports.
The bark Top Gallant leaves this
afternoon for Port Townsend in ballast.
The coming Legislature will be asked
to extend the fire limits to Nuuanu
stream.
A concert will be given by the band
on the grounds of the Executive build
ing at 1880 this evening.
One of the largest audiences ever
seen at Makee Island heard the con-
cert there yesterday afternoon.
Ed. A. Williams has temporarily re-
moved his undertaking parlors to a
room opposite his old stand.
The Japanese ladies relief society has
received a donation of $25 from Mr..
and Mrs. j. h. Atherton.
Gus Murphy has entered upon his
duties as head clerk in the office of the
superintendent of public works.
The Lehua is ready to leave for La
haina, stopping at Molokai ports, as
soon as DR.. Wood returns from Maui.
Three foreign vessels were outside
the haTbor early this morning, but none
of them managed to make port till
afternoon.
The Doyo Maru, leaving her anchor
age outside the harbor yesterday, was
mistaken for a newly arrived foreign
steamer by many people.
Adelaide, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. f. Luiz of Makiki died Sun
day night. The funeral will take place
from the Catholic cathedral.
Quite large congregations attended
the churches yesterday. 1t was the
first church day since all meetings were
suspended in January.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Union Feed Company is called
for Friday, the 18th inst. at 10 o'clock
in the Judd building.
The third assessment of 10 per cent
or 50 per share on the assessable stock
of Nahiku Sugar CO. is due and pay
able on March 1, 1900.
The plague in the case of the Johnson
girl in Iwi!ei has been traced to a piece
of Chinese cake bought from a shop
near King street bridge.
Attorney General Cooper is again
president of the Board of Health, hav-
irg been asked to take the chair in the
absence of President Wood at Maui.
A new house on Queen near Militant
streets, condemned by the Board Of
Health as not being on sanitary lines.
is being torn down and will be rebuilt.
left Kahului only a few days ago on
the Lurline. 1t IS likely to be detained
at San Francisco If news of the Maui
outbreak reaches the coast in the mean
while.
The valley water supply is increasing
every day now. Superintendent Brown
hopes and expects that by the end of
this month the reservoirs Will 10 full
and will have a considerable mountain
EunDlV to draw from.
Captain Lydig, formerly head of the
C1mmisSarY department hero. resigned
from the army because Colonel Barber
was made a brigadier general The cap
tain felt that when this happened it
was about time to quit
Dead crabs have been observed float
ing in the channel in large numbers
during the past few days. 1t is suppos-
ed that they have been killed by the
corrugated iron and other stuff which
the Board of Health has been dumping
outside the harbOr
Many visitors have been to the old
ship Kaimiloa at the marine railway,
to look at the historic old craft as she
appears out of the water, and the price
of shells and sponge from her bottom
went up yesterday. The hull has been
scraped all over.
The steamer Waialeale is still held
in quarantine outside the harbor, on
account of the finding of sick man
on her. The case was not plague, but
it is stated that the man was a new
conner on board and that quarantine
rules must therefore have been broken.
The Sugar Planters Association, I'M
| der whose auspices the fumigating Of
the Golden Shore was done, claims that
the captain refused to follow instruc-
tions in the matter of securing a tin
vessel for the burning sulphur, and the
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any damages.
A large quantity of uncalled for
perishable freight on the Pacific Mail
wharf was sold at auction Saturday
morning on the wharf. There is a lot
more that will have to be destroyed
The stuff was uncalled for on account
of the quarantining of the consignees