The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

Ninety-nine deaths were reported to
the Board of Health during the month
of September.
DIR. Winslow government physician
OF koolau, has rendered his resigna-
ton. He is at present i'll at his home
in kahuku
Collector Chamberlain has applied to
the department at Washington for the
appointment of another deputy for
outside work in Honolulu.
Hon. w. G. Irwin. accompanied by
his family, expects to leave for San
Francisco on the Sonoma, on Tuesday,
to be gone for several months.
II. A. Bigelow and Ralph Yardley left
yesterday on the steamer kinau for
Maui, where they will ascend Hale
akala. They will return next Saturday.
The trees in the Capitol grounds
which caused the electrical display
Tuesday evening by grounding the
current, We're trimmed Of the offending
branches yesterday.
Taxes are beginning to come in, in
greater amount than is usual October
LIST. Quite few persons are paying
their income tax, though not as many
as are liqudating for the general tax.
Sealed tenders will be received up to
noon tomorrow FOR the construction of
one and ninc-tenths miles of railway
track on King street, for the Hawaii
| an Rapid Transit and Land Company
lines.
Twelve valuable species of fish, all
| of entirely new varieties, were sent to
President David Starr Jordan by the
Mariposa yesterday. Fish Inspector
| Berndt, who procured the fish with
much trouble. is the sender.
| Toma Abe, the well known japanese
Il ln ina off rNftr
terday morning on Bethel street. The
horse, which belonged the w. L. Row
ell, had been left in front of the post
office without being properly htched.
Many appeals are being filed with
| Assessor Pratt from the assessment
made by him under the income tax
| law. Over hundred appeals have al
ready been taken and will be heard by
| the court of tax appeals between the
5th and 25th of this month.
The Supreme Court Will hold its first
session next Monday. Chief Justice
Frear does not expect to return until
| EeNt month, ana circuit judge, or
some attorney will be called to sit with
| Associate Justices Perry and Gaibraith
during the coming term.
| DIR. w. Is. Deas, who arrived in this
city from San Francisco a few months
ago, has been appointed government
1
poke districts, succeeding DR.. Winslow,
resigned. Or. Winslow is a graduate
| of the Cooper Medical College.
The Fire Commissioners heard Chi
nese claimants all day yesterday.
| There was but one unusual incident,
a Chinese artist who had twenty-four
paintings which he valued at 500, al
together. He modestly admitted, how
ever, that the paintings had a market
value of $40 apiece.
Land Commissioner Il. S. Boyd went
| to Hawaii yesterday for visit to
Waimanu valley, where he will make
an investigation of the Waimanu fire
of July. Complaints have been made
also, about the lessee of lands there,
| and Commissioner Boyd will investi-
gate that matter also.
Professor Koebele, the government
tcntomologist. is doubtful about the ex
pediency of introducing woodpeckers
into the Territory. He believes that
| they may do more damage than good,
by destroying c-"-"'- '~Jects that are
useful as II protection against worms
which infest the forest trees.
The Japanese Merchants Association
of Hawaii are sending forward by the
Mariposa an eloquently wOrded mem
oriat OF coincidence to Mrs. William
Mckinley, Canton. Ohio. and Hon. John
Hay, Secretary of State, Washington,
D. c, Mr. Ono. the secretary Of the
association, mad the documents suit
ably engrossed by Viggo Jacobsen.
The absence of the officers Of Camp
Mckinley from the memorial services
on Saturday at the kawaiahao Church
is accounted for by the fact that tho
ceremonies at Camp Mckinley TOOK
place at the same hour. The order of
the, Sc rotary of War required that
they occur at 10 Il. IN. on the day after
1.-THE receipt of the order, which was
by the Friday mail.
The fifty third report OF the Yokoha-
ma Specie Bank was sent to the share
holders yesterday. The gross profits
for the past half year amount to yen
| S,423, 9Sl, and the directors now pro-
pose that yen 100000 be added to the
reserve fund, raising 1t to yen $4,000.
The directors recommend that from
the remainder dividend OF l3 per cent
be declared for the year
The Court OF Fire Claims was again
occupied with Chinese claimants yes
terday The court is doing everything
possible to expedite matters, and yes
terday started an innovation in always
\ having two claimants ready to go on
the stand as soon as one had finished.
1t saves a lot of time formerly wasted
In looking up the claimant from among
a crowd of his fellow countrymen.
Captain s'odergren, of the bark Hes
per- whoNwas sentenced in the Federal
Court here for six months, for cruelty
on the high seas, has returned from
San Francisco, where he went for the
purpose of appealing to the Circuit
Court of Appeals. He has abandoned
this intention, and yesterday presented
himself to Acting Marshal Hendry,
ready To serve his sentence. His case
will probably be acted upon today.
The effect of one wise improvement
made by the department of public
works was very noticeable yesterday.
Last year after the hard rains Fort
street was generally filled with running
water, that made boots a necessity for
the pedestrian. Since then the public
works department has put in storm
sewers, which easily cared for the wa
ter from the hills. and yesterday the