The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-13

, cause OF his health and also to confer
with the Coast and Geodetic Survey
Department in Washington. He also
expects to meet the class OF SO at Yale
All bills against the Department of
Public Works, or any bureau thereof,
for purchase of material or supplies,
must be presented at the office of the
superintendent of Public Works not
later than the fifth day of the succeed
ing month. to ensue prompt and early
/ attention to the same.
The residence of J. 9. Walker. which
has heretofore been n landmark on the
corner of King and Piikoi streets, has
been moved nearer King to give more
space for the Young street frontage, as
| IL IL expected this street will be i'm
proved. and that the Rapid Transit will
run a line up that way.
a wireless telegraph message from
| Hilo reports that recent strong winds
I have caused the Hamakua fires to
| break out with renewed fierceness.
The fire Is in the government forest
| now. but is back burning and coming
down the slope. threatening the home
stcads above Ookala and kukaiau.
The Seton boarding house on Young
street was entered on Tuesday after
noon by the persistent burglar who has
! infested the street for a week past, and
"a dozen solid silver spoons stolen. En-
trance was gained through bedroom
window, the side OF the house show
ing plainly where the man used his feet
on the framework to raise himself.
The proposition of the Waanae Su-
gar Company to lease 900 acres in Lua-
lualei. at $40 per acre, will be accept
ed by Land Commissioner Boyd, the
/ Executive Council having approved
this course. The remainder of the land,
consisting of about 5000 acres, ana
comprising the Mikilua ranch, VIII be
offered for lease again. II Is now held
by the Dowsett estate.
About one hundred Japanese men
and women We're released from Quar-
antine Island yesterday, and all came
ashore and hurried to the haunts OF
the Japanese in Chinatown. They rode
up town in anything that had wheels
They are the Japs who came to HO-
uoluiu on the steamer Doric. Most OF
them were dressed in their Sunday
best, and few proudly wore service
medals. showing they had taken part
in the engagements last year IN China
as soldiers.
Mrs Annis Montague Turner lost a
wheel of her carriage in Hotel street
yesterday afternoon. when her horse
became frightened at an electric car.
The animal began to back as the ca r
came up slowly, and even after II had
been stopped the animal went on back
until the carriage had been thrown
against the car with such an amount
Of energy that one OF the wheels had
been crushed. The animal was finally
secured by "a paSser-by, and two la
dies taken out of the wreck unhurt.
Manteo Fernandez, "a Spaniard, who
works on Oahu plantation, Is very
lucky to escape from q charge for stab
bling one OF his countrymen, Juan Co.
lon. He was under arrest awaiting the
time when his victim had recovered
sufficiently To appear in court Some
time ago Juan ieIt the hospital but
he soon got into row with his wife,
and finally he was found dead in his
room one morning. Investigation show =
ed that he had poisoned himself. The
case against Manteo will b. nolle
pressed.
There may be another strike on the
part Of the journeymen painters. In
, a recent strike they asked for an
. eight hour day. which was conceded
;, them Now the strike viii be for high
er wages. the minimum being 81 a day
AT present the white painters get $;
a day. Hawaiians 81 to SO, and Japs
from 81 up. but several contractors
: have been asked by Hawaiians for s;
a day Most of these We're non-unior
: men. who said they had been urged
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and }Oin the union. 1t is thought tina,
this IL n scheme on the part OF ths
1 union men, who think that a strike o!
the nom union Hawaiians will force TIL,
, union mems wages up.
+. OF the Australian birds and beasts
: sent on by Prince Cupid for the collec
ton of Prince David. at Waikiki. tn,
, parrots have been the only ones which
do not seem to find life here agreeable
and healthy. OF the two dozen vari.
! colored specimens OF this tribe a hall
, dozen have died already and some OF
! the remainder are not feeling we'll, Tn,
little rice birds and the beasts, tn.
kangaroos. are in fine fettle. They az,
. all kept in the cages which have beer
, prepared for them except the rice birds
! which have no homes as yet owing t.
the unfiXed status an appeal from tn,
decision that they are dangerous having
gone forward 10 Washington.
NOTHING LIKE OIL.
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