The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-07-19
LOCAL BREVITlES.

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The cruiser Philadelphia is due to
arrive here from Page Page about the
I'd of next month
! A new postofice has been established
on Kauai, the name being Kappa. Levi
| Kahoe is the postmaster.
The late w. C. Wilder left one life
insurance policy to the amount of 3d.
/ 900, and another for $4,000.
! News came by the Ventura yesterday
that Hon. Samuel Parker would arrive
On the next steamer with the remains
Of his wife.
The gunboat Alert which left san
Francisco on the 10th instant for this
port, is coming down under sail, and
may not arrive here for a couple of
weeks.
| Robert n. Boyd, one of the so-called
Independent party leaders has been APP
| pointed road engineer by his brother,
Jas. II. Boyd, Superintendent of Pub
lie Works.
1t is reported that Pilot Fitzgerald
was carried off to sea in the bark Car
rollton from off Hlo. When the Kinau
sailed from Hilo the bark had sailed
out of sight.
Miss Gallagher, the nance of Attor-
ney GENERAL bOle, was u passenger Oh
the Mariposa last night for San Fran
cisco. She will return to Honolulu as
the bride Of Mr.. Dole in September.
The new room of the Honolulu Stock
and Bond Exchange, in the Stangen-
valid building, was used yesterday for
the first time by that body. 1t is To-
Gated on the ground floor of the build
Ing.
George H. Kenny and Henry II. Rem
ny have filed their first annual account
in the estate of A. f. Renton, of which
A. H. F. Renton and NJ. G. Renton are
the heirs. The value of the estate is
64,132. o.
Just fifty years ago yesterday Prof.
c. j. Lyons, the government meteor
ologist. together with DR.. Henry Ly-
man of Chicago, and DR.. 7. NJ. Coan
Of New York stood on the summit Of
Mauna Kea.
The lands upon which Jared Smith
has built several buildings, may be the
cause of some trouble. Acting Gov
ernor Cooper had reserved them FOR
the Territory, and given the same for
rock quarry.
number of Island boys returned
yesterday on the Ventura, from various
colleges in the East. They We're Har-
old Dillingham;, George p. Cooke F. c.
Jr, and Jimmy Spencer
Among the passengers on the Ven
tura yesterday was Samuel Mayclim,
of Red Oak, Iowa, who is en- route to
Australia, where he goes to claim d
fortune of 100000. Mayclim Is a ma
tive of Ireland, and the namesake OF
his uncle, who made him heir on that
account.
The wealthy men of the Territory are
making reports to the Tax Collector
without solicitation. On the other hand,
the men who have small incomes, or
who are working for salaries, are very
backward. The validity of the law
will no doubt be tested by an injunc-
ton proceeding.
Among the passengers on the Doric
who stopped over in Honolulu before
proceeding to the Orient was DR.. w.
w. Keen of Philadelphia, one of the
greatest surgeons America has ever
produced. He is on a tour of the world
and is making the trip by easy stages.
The engagement of Miss Kate NJ.
Patty and Mr.. Charles S. Weight was
announced at dinner given in their
honor by Mrs. L. A. Thurston at the
Thurston residence on Bates street
last evening. The announcement is of
especial interest, in that the young
couple are among llle DtSl hllONH anu
most popular in Honolulu.
Yesterday morning the steamer Nil
hau arrived from Kauai. She encoun-
tered a heavy gale while at Koloa, ana
found it impossible for one day to land
any of her cargo. While she was at
Nawiliwii she lost one of her anchors,
and one of her scows got loose and
drifted ashore. The Iwalani brought no
sugar back from the Garden Isle.
The schooner Defender, which arriv-
ed at Hanamaulu last week from San
Francisco, went ashore there on
Thursday during a heavy gale. The
vessels stern grounded. She pounded
hard for some time. but her crew final
ly managed to get her Off 1t is report
ed that her rudder ana part of her keel
We're badly damaged, and II is prob
able that she Will have to come to this
port for repairs.
Captain Edward Davis is coming to
take command OF the artillery station
ed here. He is expected on the trans
port Buford. which, according to ad-
vices received by Major Robinson by
the last mail. was to sail from San
Francisco yesterday. The Buford viii
go to New York by way OF this port,
Guam, Manila and the Suez Canal She
should arrive here on or about next
Wednesday the cath instant.
The Aud Estate Is contemplating
the erection OF a business block on the
corner OF Emma and Beretanla
streets, where the Morton cottage
now stands The estate has seen the
trend ~ business In the vicinity and
Is now willing 10 turn its corner prop
eriy into "a business proposition. just
what kind of a building Is 10 be ereet-
ed VIII depend largely upon the class
% tenants who may wish 90 occupy
the stores. The estate Il handled By
George Il Garter, trustee, ana he Il
awaiting applications before making
plans for the style - building 20 be
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