The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-29
LOCAL BREVlTIEs.

The Court of Fire Claims was stfll
hearing japanese claimants yesterday.
The new caps and badges add~So the
natry and official appearance ofA<he
conductors and nlotormen Of the trolley
line
The Ladies Society viii give a
chcwdeT luncheon in Central Union
Church, on Thursday, October 81, from
Z 10 ..
Applications for admission to the
Bar Association have been posted by
E. A. Mott-Smith, Charles s. Dole and
William T. Rawlins
An adjourned meeting of the citizens
interested in erecting q monument TO
the late President of the United States,
is called fer by the Governor, today at
1870 o'clock.
DR. ". E. Taylor received the sad
news Of the death Of his daughter by
the Solace yesterday. She was his on
~ child, and the wife Of Lieutenant
Parmeter, Z s. n.
A boating party was given last night
by Wade Armstrong and John Slife.
Quite a number Of young people par
tIcipated in the beautiful moonlight
ride in the harbor in TWO of Young
Brothers launches.
There is a prospect that tha suit of
the Inter-IsIand Steam Navigation
win be settled out OF court con-
tinuance Of TWO weeks was granted by
Judge Estee because of this.
Hatch & Sidiman have moved that
the objection to the decree ordering
the sale Of the Orpheum be strick-
en- fran the files on the ground that
il contains .seandaious and imperti-
nent matter The motion VIII be az
gued today.
Governor Dole has called a meeting
for this morning at II O'Clock Of those
interested in the Mckinley memorial
movement At that time the names Of
the committee which is to superintend
the work Of collecting subscriptions
win be announced.
There was another large demand
yesterday for plants and palms which
were being distributed free at the gov
eminent nursery. The supply is still
unexhausted, but applications must be
made al the office in the Capitol build
ing. and then presented at the mr.
sery
There viii be the regular rehearsal
Of tFe Amateur Orchestra this evening
in the Young Mems Christian Assdeia-
ton hall, commencing at 7:45 O'Clock.
As the music TO be played at the lepeFs
Merry Christmas concert VIII be taken
up, no member viii be excused from
rehearsal.
Alan w Clark, engineer Of the Con-
crete Construction Company, had his
arm badly injured yesterday afternoon
at about 2 o'clock. a blast was set
off at the Pauoa quarry, and although
Clark was quite q distance away, the
concussion reached him through
creyice. near which he was standing,
probably fracturing the bone IN his
arm.
Wray Taylor. commissioner OF agr1-
culture. received a letter from tres-
no man. Offering TO supply yellow
hammer woodpeckers at the rate OF q
dollar apiece. The department is fgur-
ing on the downy species, and the offer
VIII not be accepted. About two nun
dred will be introduced here If the de-
pgrtment at Washington thinks favor
ably of the idea.
The workrnen who are fitting up s.
Ozaki's new hardware store, at 4i5
North King street, accidentally let q
piece Of timber fall through one OF the
large plate glass windows in the front
of the store It was rather an expen-
siye accident. as the size Of the glass
was 1043 ~ feet. Mr.. OzaA promptly
ordered another. so as 10 have as little
delay as possible in repairing the dam
age.
The last performance OF the circus
for the present, took place last even
ing. Today the show will be bundled
upon q steamer and taken 70 Hilo Cor
a short engagement. From The Rainy
City the show VIII make a grand tour
of Maui and will return here when
ever the other Islands play out. Dp9n
the return here the plan is said to be
that a lot be secured in the suburbs,
and this used for the tents and snow.
An accident to a Rapid Transit car
Sunday was fortunately without Sc
rious results. On the steep grade from
HackfeId street, the car containing the
soldiers was apparently beyond con-
troll. and two women on the car ahead
became frightened and jumped OF to
escape impending collision. The mill
tary car was stopped in time, and the
only injury was few slight bruises 10
the women who had jumped from the
passenger car.