The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-11
SOME LOCAL ITEMS.
From Saturdays daily)

The adjourned meeting Of the Oahu
Railroad and Land Company was held
yesterday at the room over Castle &
Cookies Office. The business which
took up the majority of the time of thy
meeting was the consideration II TIC
new bylaws. These are simply to mod
elnize the methods of business of the
corporation, and were finally adopt
as prepared 10y the roads attorneys
When the routine OF the meeting was
through the election of officers was
taken up. The following Were chosen:
President, S. c. Allen; first vice presi-
dent. J. l.. .Atherton; second vice pres
ideut. w. Il. Allen; secretary, A. w
Van Valkenburg; treasurer, NJ. +. Rob
inson; auditor, A. W. Van Valkenburg;
directors. IL. NJ. Won Holt, L. l.. Pax
ton. w. +. Dillingham;, S. l., Damon.
$3.50
The third class yacht race for the Roth
trophy which was to have been sailed
today has been postponed on account or
the rough weather
Lieutenant Hancock's departure will
leave vacancy in his old polo team.
There Will be no baseball this after
noon.
bers of the Pacific Tennis Club at the
club this afternoon at 1880 o'clock. Off
GERS will be elected for the com ng year.
The baseball nine of the Fifteenth In
fantry which may play a game with n
local nine on Monday, IS made up as fol-
lows: Bunting, pitcher; Murray, catcher,
Maxwell. first base: lorston, second
base; Sailer third base; Cross, short
stop: Walsh, right field: Lemay, centre
fold. X Il Ia rnrptpu1 Npvs-
ton is captain of the tenn, and Sergeant
Wolff, manager.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Honolulu Athletic Club he'd last night.
Pat Gleason was elected captain OF the
baseball team, and John Wise, manag-
err
Friday seems to he n favorite day In
Honolulu for life taking Only two weeks
ago William Meyers shot and XII led him
self after attempting TO murder his wife.
yesterday morning NATIVE named john
Williams shot his wife N the head with
a revolver and then blew his own brains
out.
The tragedy took place on Vineyard
street. near the relief camp. Deceased
who was employed by the Won Hmm
/ Young Company, left the store on
I Thursday afternoon with revolver and
as he did not come to work yesterday,
Chinese boy was sent to his residence.
He knocked at the door ard heard shoot
ing within. Thu frightened him, and he
ran away and informed the pole
Captain Parker went to the scene and
breaking into the room found Wi liams
lying on the floor with n bullet wound IN
his head. Near him lay his wife. alsC
bleeding frCm a wound In her head
Williams was removed to the Queens
Hospital, where he died dur ng the after
noon. The woman, who was not serious
ly hurt, was taken care of by friends.
Jealousy is supposed to have been the
motive Of the crime, as II Is known
that Williams wife left him about
Monday, and returned on Thursday.
The body of deceased was taken Il
the morgue and coroners jury EN-
paneled consisting of c. IL. Brown
Palmer Woods, w. c. Vida, i, Nj. Ma
laai, c. j. Ludwigsen and +. Weed
They viewed the remains an I then ad
journed until today, when the inques
will be held.
A handsomely bound volume OF 50
pages, called Honolulu: The Creates
Pilgrimage Of the Mystic Shrine" b
Charles Chapman, has been received 1
town. Its name indicates its content:
The story Of the pilgrimage is we
told. partly by craving Fenerousl
: or the contemporary accounts of TIL
, Advertiser, Many haif-tone picture
appear,