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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, February 06, 1899, Image 3

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LOOAL AND GENEBAL NEWS
Now Shirt WaistB at Saohs
Colored Dross Goods almost given
away at SachB
White Dross Goods at reduced
prices at Sachs
White and Colored Embroideries
at reduced prices at Sachs
Waimea rhubarb ceiory eahhago
and potatoes Edgar Honriques
Masonic Temple
George LyourgUB of Saus Souci
returned by the Kinau yostordny
evening
Sidetracked at the Orpheuui to
night It was received with eclat on
Saturday night
The Senator and Ohio which may
shortly bo expected will bring the
22nd D S Infantry on route to
Manila
Capt Carl Klemme has obtained
the lease of the new hotel to be
erected in front of the Orphoum
Theatre
Princess Kaiulaui writes to ber
friends that she is groatly improve
in health and will return to town by
the first steamer which touches at
Kawaihae Mr and Mrs Samuel
Parker will probably accompany the
Princess to Honolulu
J Lynch a sailor on board the
Scandia will haver to explain to
morrow before the District Magis
trate why he had 45 tins of opium
in his possession on Saturday night
and whether that is part of the al
lowance received from the commis
sariat department
The police had a lively time on
Saturday night and several arrests
were made for obstructing justice
The police had the best of the game
however except in one instance
where an officer fell in the hands of
the Philistines and was deprived of
his bolt badge buttons and baton
Mr W H Tell one of the best
known of Hawaiians has accepted
the position of night watchman to
the Honolulu Carriage Manufactur
ing Co and Criterion Saloon on
Fort street Mr Tell hopes to ex
tend his usefulness from his present
headquarters to the entiro block as
far as Beretania street
Business for tho Coroner
A Herrington a private of
M 20th Regiment D S A on
board the transport Scandia colli
ded on Saturday afternoon with a
hack while riding a bicycle Tho
accident took place on Smith street
aud resulted fatally tho soldier re
ceiving injuries to which ho event
ually succumbed The hank wai
driven by Joe Kalana a careful aud
experienced driver Mrs Jesce Knao
was bis fare In the collision a
haft struct the soldier in the ab
domen inflicting the injury from
which ho died Instead of taking
the man to the hospital at once lie
was takon on board tho steamer and
when tho doctors there realized the
serious nature of the wound hu was
beyond human help
Tho remains were buried to day
from E A Williams undertaking
parlors
A coroners jury was empanelled
yesterday and a verdict will be given
to morrow Kalana was arrested
and charged with furious and heed
less driving and Mrs Kaao who was
treated in the most outrageous and
brutal manner by the police was
locked up and charged with obstruc
ting the police The cases will be
heard on Wednesday
The coroner aud a jury also sat ou
tho body of W Hanson a carpenter
on board the Star of Russia who
met his death by drowning while
bathing in the harbor A verdiot of
accidental death was rendered the
unfortunate man being a sufferer
from heart disease
Card of Thanks
Tho widow and family of tho lato
W L Holokahiki wish to express
their heartfelt thanks to all the kind
friends who joined them in sympathy
in their sad bereavement as well as
for kind attentions and numerous
floral offerings
Born
Wood In Honolulu Feb 4 1899
to tho wife of Dr 0 B Wood a son
Married
BEitaEB GLAiiK At Waikiki Fob
1 1899 at the home of Mr aud Mrs
J M McGhesnoy by the Rev H H
Parker Capt H Berger of Hono
lnln in AfiHa Rosa Marearet Clark
of ChristChurch New Zealand No
cards
OOnitEBrONDENOE
Is tho Honolulu PoBt Ofilco Proporly
Oonductod P
Ed The Independent
About a month since I called at
the Post Office having inadvertent
ly loft tho key to our box at homo
Finding tho box contained some
mail I called at the general delivory
wiudowwhero for a long time paBt
a very obliging Chinese young man
appeared to be the presiding genius
and who was ready on all occasions
to perform tho duties supposed to
devolve upon anyone who might be
found at the wiudow
I found however a callow youth
recently out of his diapers occupy
ing the place of the wbylom Chi
nese
1 asked him if ho would please
hand me tho mail out of box 332
He looked at mo with astonishment
and asked me why I did not got it
myself out of the box
I explained to him that I had for
gotten the key when leaving home
to which ho replied Well Ill hand
it to you this time but if you come
again without your key you will not
have it handed to you Having
given his ultimatum he went and
got the letter for me I told him I
thought he considered it a great fa
vor but that I did not look upon
in that light as had we no box he
would bo obliged to hand out the
mail
I told him T looked upon such
conduct with contempt and that I
would report him to the Postmaster
General Upon reflection however
I concluded to say nothing about
the matter but accidentally meeting
the Postmaster General a few days
later on the street I gave him an ac
count of the contretemps to which
ho replied that he was glad to be in
formed of all acts of discourtesy on
the part of anyone connected with
the Post Office remarking at the
same time that my age ought to be
a sufficient defense against Mich
outbreaks of vulgarit
Well Bince then I have been more
careful to have the key with me
when going for mail but this morn
ing in my haste to be in time for
the early closing 8 a in I made
the same mistake and seeing a let
tor in tho box I wont to the only
window open that where stamps
were sold and seeing Mr Kenake
and a lady clerk at the window
asked if I could be obliged by the
dolivery of it
The woman spoke saying it was
against the rules to hand mail from
any place but tho genoral dolivery
Here I was stuok again Well I
had a bundle of papers nn which
stamps had not been placed al
though I had the stamps in my
pockets and being so annoyed with
the oxactions of the Post Office of
ficials I made another mistake by
dropping the bundle into the box
without stamping Discovering my
mistake I asked the clerk if she
would call some of the idle clerks
two or three of whom I could see
standing idle She replied that she
bad no time aud that the mail
was all made up It so happened
there were standing at my elbow
two soldiers one of whom had in
his haudB two letters and a parcol
which he apparently thought he
would fail to get into tho mail The
clerk generously volunteered to
take them from his hand and per
form that service This little inci
dent will serve to show that where
theres a will theres a way
But bear in mind that these were
young men and belong to Uncle
Sams family while I am an old
man and only a subject of the old
lady known as Queen Victoria
Whether there is a systematic
effort on the part of tho Post Office
army or whether all this may have
happened accidentally and without
malice aforethought I leave to the
opinion of others
But I would like to ask if thoso
who are getting big money for
their capricious attendance to the
public busiuess are really the ser
vants of the publio or are tho
masters agaiust whom it is useless
to protest
Yours truly
James Ashfobd
Honolulu Feb 4 1899
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The Circuit Court
Judge W L Stanley presided
over tho opening of the February
Term of Court this morning and
the attendance of members of the
Bar was unusually large there being
about fifty present The Calendar
of about 100 cases having been call
ed and dealt with recess was taken
until 130 p m
The Merchants Exchange
The latest quotations on the
bulletin board or tho Merchants Ex
change on the corner of King and
Nuuanu streets quotes a big rush
for Enterprise beer on draught the
arrival of a special cargo of Scotch
whisky and a full supply of assorted
liquors of tho very best brands Tho
Merchants Exchange will bo kept
open daily from 530 a m to 1130
p m during which hours quota
tions will be obtainable upon
call
Kentuckys famous Jessse Moore
Whiskey unequalled for its purity
and excellence On sale at any of
the saloons and at Lovejoy Co
distributing agents for the Hawaiian
Islands
GROCERY PHILOSOPHY
It isnt uneommou at all for folkB
to say No old KONA coffee comes
here and when discussing oil those
same doubters say its cotton seed
oil
Theyre right thereB nothing
genuine in the world everythings
a suani every person is a hypocrite
Bomo folks think
You have often heard it said Tho
best fruits of California go east and
tho ordinary is consumed at home
Yet when speaking of coffees and
olive oils these samo wiso acres tell
you the ohoioest is kept at home
and the ordinary exported
LEWIS GO
GROCERS FORT STREET
TELEPHONE 240
NOW IS THE TIME
SPECIAL MEETING
MEETING OF THE BTO0KHOLD
A errs of the 1alama Oo operativo
Grocey Co Ltd will be held ou TUE8
DAY EVENING Fob 7th at 730 oolook
at tlio olllco of T B Murray on King
Street At which time reports will bo
read mid acton taken in regard to delin
quent btock A full attendance is doslred
T B MUitUAV
President
GEORGE OAVANAUGH
1112 lw Booretnry
HOUSE TO LET
AFOUK KOOMEP COTTAGE WIfH
Kitchen Dining Iloom and Bath
lloom attached and outlioim s situato at
Aula iu fur rent or sale For reference
apply at this office Ult lw
THE CELEBRATED
Pabst
Milwaukee
Beer
in BOTTLES and on
DRAUGHT is served
in the
loyal Pacific
AND
Cosmopolitan
SALOONS
To Have Your Upholstering Done
Wo have just received a largo supply of UPHOLSTERING GOODS
of the LATEST DESIGNS A large variety to pick from the best that
was ever imported here If you want a BOX COUCH for Ladies Dresses
covered in auy stylo wo can do it Parlor Seta or Odd Pieces
Call aud see our COZY CORNER LOUNGES Something new
You will want one when you see it
Mattresses made to order and renovatedi Silk Floss for Cushions and
pillowB
COYNE MEHETEN
Tlrxo TTpliolsterers
Telopohne 928 MAS0NIU TEMPLE Alakea Street
G D Chicago waists and oorsets
Sachs Co solo agents
American MesBeuger Service
Masonio Temple Telephone Hi
Messengor Service
Honolulu Mos3onger Service de
liver messages and packages Tele
phoho 878
LONG BRANCH BATHS
yV AIKIKI BEAOH Honolulu H I
0 J SHERWOOD Proprietor
There eatth and air and sea and sky
With breaker song ghe lullaby
King Street Tram Cars pass the door
rndlox hikI children nppnidlfv caret far
TONGAN STAMPS
rpHE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVER IS
X sued 5 ior full set cancelled or un
cancelled including several odd South Sea
Islands Also a few largo official envelopes
with ISoyai crest out of datu now at f 1
apiece Address
K MoLENNAN
Tonga Friendly Islands
POBox 82 loee em

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