The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-01-14

Dor lands pass formally into the hands
of the United States.
Entomologist Koebele returned yes
terday from a two days trip to Maka-
ha, oahu. where he has been Inspecting
1.-THE coffee plantations. He found them
| suffering from no injurious pests OF
any kind.
| Bishop Willis, Rev Alex. Macintosh
and Rev. John osborne had a confer
ence yesterday morning with Governor
Dole relating to the amended charter
of the Anglican Church, which was re-
Gently placed in the hands of Treasur-
er Wright.
The automobiles which are being i'm
ported by Messrs Grimwood, Richard
son and Holloway, are expected to
| reach the city the first week In Feb
| ruary. They were shipped from the
factory before the Alameda left San
Francisco.
Lieutenant Colonel G. p. Grad has
arrived. to take the place of Major
Blair d. Taylor, the surgeon who has
been on duty at Camp Mckinley for
Fort Smelling, Mimi, on the next
| steamer.
| Mrs Mary w. Chalmers, wife of the
manager of Waimanalo plantation, died
Saturday morning. She was forty-six
years of age and a native of Scotland.
Rev. G. L. Pearson OBLIGATED at the
| funeral. which was held yesterday. In
terment was made at Nuuanu Gene
terry.
Superintendent Boyd sold a public
| auction yesterday t.e government lot
at Hilo occupied by George Lycurgus,
and having an area of $4,000 square
feet. There was but one bidder, Mr..
Lycurgus, and he gave $4,000 the up
set price fixed by the Executive Coun-
Gil.
| Attorney General Dole has received
notice from Washington that the APP
peal OF the Territory in the case Of
Osaki Mankichi would be advanced on
the calendar IL possible. Attorney
General Knox hopes that 1t may be
reached in the Supreme Court In March
or April.
C.. S. Desky Is authority for the
statement that the Pacific Heights
Electric Railroad will not be extended
to Mount Tantalus for the present.
When the time comes, $4,000 of the
treasury stock will be used to make
the extension.
The Misses Grace and Lille Spreckels
were hostesses at a small supper dance
last night in the new Spreckels mansion,
Laguna street and Pacific avenue. As
tho house furnishings are not installed
a. yet the guests were entertained in
tho ballroom and an improvised supper
room adjoining
w. +. Lehigh, the new superintend-
ent of the Mutual Telephone Company.
arrived yesterday on the Alameda from
the Coast. Mr.. Lehigh was secured
for the Honolulu office ~ Mr.. Cor
: coran, who recently resigned from the
s Mutual to accept tlattCrinE position
l with an electric company in Chicago.
Jared Smith has not begun his study
L, OF irrigation in the Territory as yet.
though he expected to commence work
on the first of January. The delay is
caused by the failure Of the necessary
papers to arrive from Washington,
, transferring from the experimental de-
partment to the irrigation bureau.
A. l.. Louisson, one of the success
full coffee growers Of Hamakua, Is in
the city. and called upon Jared Smith
and Wray Taylor yesterday. He says
= the coffee on Hawaii is in splendid
= condition, and predicts that some time
in the future the sugar lands will all
y be planted with the aromatic bean.
Wray Taylor received word from
Forester laughs yesterday that he.
with T.. NJ. Griffith, were then at Wal
mea, Hawaii. and had gone from there
to Kukuihaele,. the noe to Kukaiau to
join Albert Horner. The party will
visit the Parker ranches. then to Ko-
ma and Kau. going to the Volcano. and
= through Olaa to Hilo.
Residents OF Honolulu will unite, II
Is said. in Il kick again the rates now
charged by the Hawaiian Electric
, Light Company. They claim that the
rates are more than allowed by the
, charter. but Manager Gartlcy denies
this. and says that anyone may take
advantage of the Hat rates fixed by the
charter.
Col George w. Macfarlane brous'
home with him, from San Franci D.
as his guests, Messrs. Stevenson .
) Wafield. The former Is connected W 81
the Occidental and Oriental Steams... .
Company. and predicts that there viii!
| be large amount of travel to the
Coast this summer, and some of ii may
be diverted to Hawaii.
Mrs Harry has been appointed as
sistant at Waikiki School to succeed
Miss Margaret Nape. Miss Bevins has
, been assigned to Wahiawa. Oahu; Miss
Nina Wallace has been detailed to the
Normal School vacancy, and Miss Bla-
COW has been appointed assistant at
4 Paauilo, Hamakua, Hawaii. A life
I diploma has been voted to Robert Law,
vice principal at the Royal School.
| Gossip" the newest publication in
e the local field, made its initial appear
B. ance on Saturday. Gossip" announces
, that it is journal of society, covering
( the field of literature, art, music, dra-
5 ma, finance, sport, wit, events The first
number contains many breezy, light
, and interesting notes of local society
combining itself, however too closely to
, a few Of society's satellites.
The new magnetic observatory which
is being installed by the United States
. Coast and Geodetic Survey is nearly
, completed. The observatory Is located
! on a coral plain near BARRIERS Point
in the vicinity of Turner's sisal ranch.
The work is being done by Professor
Fleming and not n nan or bit of iron
/, is allowed in the construction of the
building.
a white man went to the police sta
tion last night and asked to be locked
up as Vagrant. lie said that he wa
cold and hungry and had not the
whorewithal to purchase food or a bed.
His request was denied ON general