The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-30
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HILO POLITICS: James Nation, a
candidate last year on the Republican
ticket for the office of Representative,
has written the District Committee.
announcing his retirement from the
Republican party, He charges his late
COadjutors with having given him too
scant suppOrt.-Hilo Tribune.
PORTO RICAN DANCE: A Porto
Rican dance at Honomu last Saturday
night broke up in a row that came
near resulting fatally to two of the
participants. The belle of the ball. in
the midst of the dance, called on the
musicians to hush and refused to pro-
coed. Her partner an eloquent Porto
Rican, defied the men present to take
the part of his recalcitrant partner
whom he began to denounce in the
choicest language. Cane knives were
at once flashed on all sides and a gem
eral miX-up followed. The ring leaders
with gashed heads and carved faces
were brought to Hilo to account for
their chivalric COnduct.-Hilo Tribune.
HILO POST OFFICE: Radical chan
ges will be made at the Post Office July
l Inspector Madden who is here has
instructions to overhaul the office. All
Keys and receive new ones, and every
effort will be made to return to each
patron q box bearing the old number,
although this is impossible in all cases.
The new boxes will all face on Front
street. The delivery windows will all
be on the Waiakea end of the building
and the mailing boxes will be on the
| Front street corner. The installation
of the new Postmaster will therefore
| of necessity be attended by more or
less confusion.-Hilo Tribune.
EARTHQUAKE ECHO: Retalhuleu,
Guatemala, the city in which f. Souza
and family resided for fourteen years,
was destroyed by an earthquake early
in June. Mr.. SOuZa, who came to HilO
few years ago, has many relatives
| and friends in the destroyed city about
whose welfare and safety he is greatly
concerned. The city had a population
of 5000 and the loss of life is reported
| as being very great.-HilO Tribune.
CROWN LANDS: The proposed COM
mission to visit Hawaii and investigate
the crown lands, in connection with ex-
Queen Liliuokalani's claims, will prob
ably not be authorized. During the
discussion of the matter in the Senate,
Senator Plat of Connecticut opposed
| the authorization of such a commission.
Senator Cockrell, of the committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, also
appears to be against the plan. The
question is now in the hands of the
| committee.
TRAMWAYS BILL DEAD The Ha-
waiian Tramways bill is dead for this
| session of Congress. Delegate Wilcox
! and Edgar Caypless have been making
| strenuous efforts to push the bill and
succeeded in having a House sub-com-
mittee appointed to take it up. The
subcommittee, after considering the
matter, decided to report the bill to the
general House committee on Terrific
ries, without any other recommends
ton than that the matter go over for
/ the session. Wilcox had a petition
! from Hawaii in favor of the bill.
! HILO BREAKWATER Philip Peck
4 of Hilo has had several conferences at
/ Washington with the Senate Commit
/ tee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
on the subject of the proposed break
water at Eilo harbor. AS it is too late
in the session for action at once, Sen
ator Foraker, chairman Of the commit
/ tee, proposed that a statement of the
matter be left with the committee
which will consider the proposition be-
tween now and the next session in De-
cember Peck left a statement with
the committee, including a memorial
from the citizens of HilO.
/ PUBLIC BUILDINGS HERE: A
| Congressional commission has been au-
thOrized to inquire into the need of
federal buildings in Honolulu and HilO
| The matter was presented by Philip
Peck of Hilo, to members of Congress
and representatives of the Treasury
department.
! LAWYERS BANQUET: The annual
banquet of the Hawaiian Bar Associa-
ton was held on Saturday evening at
the Moapa hotel. President w. o,
Smith, presided and Governor Dole
was one of the guests and speakers OF
/ the evening responding to THE Presi-
dent of the United States" The other
| SPEAKERS were United States Judge Es-
/ tee. Judge w. j. Robinson, ]. T. de Bolt
/ Chief Justice Frear, United States At
| torneys r. w. Breckons and j. ]. Dun
ne and w. l.. Stanley.
/ Those present at the banquet were
President w. o. Smith, Governor S. b
Dole, Chief Justice w. f. Frear Cir
cult Judge w. j. Robinson, United
States District Judge NJ NJ. Estee, AS
ISOLATE Justice Antonio Perry of the
Supreme Court United States District
Attorney r, w .Breckons, Assistant
District Attorney j. j. Dunno, Attor,
/ ney General h. l.. Dole, w. L. Stanley
| II. b. MCClanahan, f. r.. Thompson, c
| Il. Peterson, ID. II. Case, j. Il. De Bolt
Louis j. Warren, r. McCants Stewart
A, q. M. Robertson, Henry Holmes, II
c. Peters, Frank Andrade l.. A Thurs
ton, w. W. Thayer, f. NJ. Brooks anC
/ Royal ID. Mead.