The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-14
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

There was report about the Capitol
corridors yesterday that the Governor
would act on the county bill today.
Governor Carter left his office ~ 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, presumably
that he might have a long evening
at home with the county bill
| Edgar Young of Young Bros., who
has been the clerk in TIE United States
Shipping COMMISSIONS IS Office, depart
ed for the coast on the transport Sher-
man.
The officers from the transport Sheri-
dan called on Governor Carter yes
terday morning. and later Captain
Logan of the Ohio and Captain Niblack
OF the Naval Station called. The band
was stationed i'm the Capitol grounds
and played in honor of the visitors.
Mrs. w. M. Giffard and Miss Jennie
Giffard departed yesterday on the Ven
tura for San Francisco whence they
will depart in few weeks for Europe
to be gone about a year. Miss Giffard
laden with leis, held quite levee on
the hurricane deck for a numerous CO.
terie of friends.
The trial of the Baldwin poisoning
case on Kauai brought out the fact
that an attempt to poison the Bald
| win family was made as long as two
years ago, and by the same Jap who
was finally convicted of the offense.
The Japanese. Nomi Nizo, was given
| five years at hard labor for the crime.
Mr.. VIM. X. Hapai died at 1880 yes
| terday at his mothers residence on
Kfnan OF 10
| mother, brother and sisters, besides
many relatives in Honolulu and Hilo.
He was nephew of Judge Hapai of
Hilo and was % years of age. The
funeral will occur At 8 p. m. today
from the Townsend undertaking par
lors, burial at Makiki cemetery.
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser.)
James F. Morgan leaves in the Ko-
rea today for the East and will be
absent over two months.
The marriage of Mr.. Frank Nc
Loughlin and Mrs. Helen Hess viii,
take place Saturday evening at C.
Solte's residence on Nuuanu avenue.
Orders were received by Lieut.. Slat-
terry yesterday to proceed with the
plans and specifications for dredging
Honolulu harbor and surveying Hilo
harbor. provided for by Congress.
The inquest over the Chinaman kill
ed in the Waipahu riot was begun yes
terday afternoon Sixteen witnesses
were examined. At 1880 p. m. an adj
journment was taken until this after
noon.
C. A. Brown has received letters ac-
knowledging the receipt of a box of
Hawaiian pineapples in good condition
at Boston. The fruit was sent to Hem
ry C. Lyon of the Raymond & Whit
comb tourist agency.
Senator McCandless proclaimed. at
Senate adjournment yesterday, the fol-
lowing revised lineup of the Senate
baseball team to play the House on
Saturday: Kuhio c., Woods p, Lane
h., Kalama 3D., Nahale 3D., McCand-
less SIS, Dickey IT,, Hayselden Of,
Dowsett RI, all the rest substitutes.
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled,
against j. Alfred Magoon's plea, that
S. NJ. Ballou was not disqualified to
| represent the Attorney General in the
Magoon case. Magoon was allowed
until Saturday to file a return to the
tinuance of the hearing until May Is.
j. Lightfoot represented him.
! A daughter was born yesterday to
Professor and Mrs. French of Oahu
College.
| The Waipahu inquest was not finish
ed last night and was continued until
this morning.
| A 10-acre field of cane on Waialua
plantation was swept by fire Wednes-
day evening. AS the growth was ma
ture, the cane was cut and ground yes
terday.
The summer term of the Victoria
Collegiate School for boys commences
on April oath, and the winter term on
the 18th of September. Rev. John Us
borne of Honolulu and T. S. Kay of
Kohala, have visited the school and