The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-31
THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE
PAST YEAR...RECORD OF
LOCAL EVENTS OF 1900

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usual semi-annual visit to the leper set
tlement.
23rd-Two natives meet their deaths
in short order from drinking methylat-
ed spirits.
24th-Mr. Horace c. Crabbe is run
over by Chinese hackdriver and Sc
verely injured.
26th-The new steamship Californian.
planned for the Hawaiian trade, ar
rives as transport en- route to Manila
| in consequence of the warfare waging
in China.
27th-Friends of the late f. Uhlbrecht
collected the sum of s1,45S for his un-
fortunate widow.-Ewa plantation has
a cane fire whereby some twenty acres
Iare Acknowledgement warship Geir
arrives with hurry orders for China.
2Sth-Sixty- acres of hitherto
mountain grazing land in the Wahiawa
tract. Oahu realized the sum of $4,000
lat auction-Hon. and Mrs. H. Water
house entertain a large party of in
yited guests at luau at their peninsu-
la home.
3Oth-First Circuit Judge rules that
all documents filed in the Circuit Court
lshan be In the English language. an1
lall old documents now on file must be
trans,ated and filed with the origin
o,sA pruesome discovery is made al
waialua in finding the remains OIL W.
, T. Auler a water prospector in his
tent headless, from some explosives
and evidently dead severai oaSS
lposed case OF suicide
s,st-Chinese residents of Honoiuih
-, r,ass meeting assembled denouhc'
, ~ rover massacre of foreigners ~
Ch;n. and pass resolutions to that el
D ,act for forwardance to Washington.
AUGUST.
u August 2nd-Steamer Aoranei i.oi'
G IN. Colonies en- route for Victoria al'e'
4 long delay and report of having order'
Ito mass Hawaii, enters port ana o"e'
lconsiderable business, taking over lot
~ passengers-Yesterda distributes
5 dividends from twelve plantations ah'
e lone mercantile corporation amounted t
= l$307, ,040. Ia ynt
3rd-August Kraft, well known res
ident. passes away at his Makiki hom
: of consumption. aged about 20 years.
t 4tb-The Canadian Australian s.
+ Co. compromise on the Hogan Min
lstrels' suit for $4,000. Republican
have a ratification torchlight process
S sion through the principal streets an
e mass meeting at the drill shed. n
n which the returned delegates and othe
, lspeakers held forth with patriotic en-
- thusiasm till a late hour.
e 5th-The new powerful tugboat Fear
Hess arrives from San Francisco for ser
vice in these waters and the Iroquoi
larrives from her Midway Island cruis
= in the interest of the Pacific cable.
- sth-The first grand jury meets
le Puueo. a Hawaiian, II fit of jealousy
10 kills his wife by shooting and slashin
lher. then attempts self-murder by cut
" ting mis- own throat. completely sever
i ing the windpipe. He is taken TO u
r hospital and receives such surgic;
,- aid that at latest subsequent report
the chances were good for his standin
trial for his deliberately planned dee
"a Sth-The British bark Dunregga
ld from London for this port. runs han
e. aground off Diamond Head in broa
m daylight with fresh breeze alor
shore. The tugs Eleu, Fearless III
Vi other steamers render aid, but to litt
ia purpose for the first day and night.
to Chamber of Commerce holds its annu
lie meeting and passes resolutions of e
uuiry as to the Governments interj
action relative to Chinatown" Ii
SIS claims.
DIV 9th-The tugs Fearless. Iroquois al
ali Eleu succeeded in hauling off the Du
tn reagan from her perilous position
high tide. p. M, after having jettiso
ed considerable cargo, and is tow
eu safely to port.-Delightful reception
1t? S. M. Damon's country residence, VI
va analua. in honor of F. c. Smith a
Miss Wall.
hs 10th-The old Royal school, condem
or ed as unsafe for further use. is sold
lie auction for $140.-The Bar ASSOCIATE
II had it's annual banquet at the Hawa
=. an hotel, at which the telling of a fu
a. ny story offended three judges.
12th-Saml. Barney, a discharged e
got ploye of the Oahu railroad, shoots j
BILE w. Lorbeer. the yardmaster, as
a morning train was being made up,
f1icting serious injuries which termini
'"' ed fatally IN three hours.
es, 13th-Complimenta dinner by F.
en- Schaefer, Esq, at his Rosebank re
II. dence, in behalf of the Planters AS
citation, to DIR. w. c. Stubbs, the Wis
U.u ing scientist and special agent Of
elr U. s. Agricultural Department.
tie 14th-The P. c. Advertiser publish
DIS list of sixty-one persons and fir
who have paid the u. s. revenue licel
as retail liquor dealers, yet 1t is bu
few weeks since the number permit
,S95 for this city under Hawaiian lice
,O27 was increased to eighteen. This
'O26 not include the wholesalers or DR.
Z4f gists.
tive 16th-Sad news received of the de
moe of Mrs. j. K. Farley-nee Juliette Sn
at Koloa, on the morning of the i
fiu' 1sth-An injunction issues against