The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-10
local BREylTIES.

The Thomas brought 176 bags of mai
for Honolulu.
+ Charles B. Wells has been appointed
postmaster at Kawaihae.
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81 will hold a
/ special meeting this evening for work
! in the third degree.
A petition is out to place C. W. Ash
ford's name on the ticket as an indie
bpendent candidate for Senator.
| Col and Mrs. w F. Allen will leave
4 for the coast on the next Alameda for
a visit of two and a half months dura-
ton.
| Father Wendelin has gone to Molo-
kai but not to the 1eper settlement,h hay
| ing been assigned to work on the other
side of the pail. =
Knudsen Bros. of Kauai are going i'm
to the sisal raising industry and have
secured three hundred thousand plants
which are now being set out. A
Mr.. l.. P. Tenney claims to be the
oldest Republican in these Islands hav-'
ing begun voting the ticket in 1856 When
the party was organized, and has kept
steadily at it since.
A native was caught last night in the
act of stealing a bag of coal from pile
near the old Fishmarket wharf and
was charged at the police station with
larceny in the second degree.
Treasurer Cooper yesterday appoint
ed j. K. Farley to succeed E. e. Conant
as assessor for the island of Kauai
Mr.. Farley was the former tax collector
and was himself succeeded by Conant.
Exceptions were filed by defendant
yesterday in the suit of Edward Camp
bell VI H. Hackfeld & Co., libel for
$500 damages Defendant questions
the jurisdiction of the United States
Court.
Davis has filed a motion in the Hall
spendthrift case asking Judge Gear to
hear the matter on October 14th. The
case was once taken up by Judge Rob-
inson, but Davis objected and said he
wanted Gear to consider the petition.
Thirty-four aliens were naturalized
by Judge Estee yesterday making to-
tai of 244 new citizens since July 1st.
Among those naturaTized yesterday
were c. w. Ashford and James Ash
ford of Canada Wilson F. tombstone,
also of Canada, was naturalized.
A meeting of the Executive Council
was held yesterday. A deed to the old
Main Hotel lot was given, there having
been an error by Governor Kekuanoa
which remained as a cloud upon the IT,
tie. Supt. Atkinson reported at the
meeting that ne mad selected a site for
the boys reforelatoIy at Waialae. The
money for the main building is avail
able.
The new styla-of army officers serv-
ice cap was noticed in Honolulu yes
terday after the arrival of the trans
port Thomas. The cap is a departure
from that hitherto seen here. 1t has
the appearance of Russian military
cap. the top faring outward much the
same as the Marine Corps service cap.
On the front above the visor the shield
of the United States is worn with the
insignia of the army branch to which
the officer belongs appearing just a.
bove. Most of the officers also wore the
new pattern of leather puttees.
George Hooper, son of Major W. B.
Hooper and associated with his father
in the management of the Occidental
Hotel, lies dangerously i'll from pneumo- !
MIA in ST, Luke's Hospital. Three weeks
ago Mr. Hooper went to ST. Luke's to
have an operation performed. 1t was
successful in every respect and the pa
tient was getting along nicely until
four or five days ago, when he con-
tracted a severe cold, which developed |
into pneumonia. Drs. Clark and NC |
Mutt, the attending physicians, became |
much alarmed over his condition. The
sickness has not yet passed the critical
stage and in the meantime his imme- |
date relatives and friends are very APP |
prehensive as to the outcome.-Exam-
iner.