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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1898
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes state we have them and will have more upon arrival for the Australia due on the first day. The readable text is patchy with garbled quotes and uncertain context about timing or sourcing.
Pure cream candies in endless variety. Townsend’s Grace Fruits in fancy cartons. Snapper Bon Bons with prizes for children. Colored Xmas Candles with holders. Rosy cheeks apples and other fruits listed. Store touts new crop goods and decorative window display. Don’t miss it.
Washington dispatch notes Senator Davis endorses a United States Britain Japan alliance concept. Officials say Hay is crafting a mutual understanding among the three powers, though not yet an alliance, with McKinley’s administration seen as favorable to eventual formal ties. A separate item reports a Chinaman chase by bicycle patrolman Faneuf on Tuesday.
President Dole rejects special rights for Hawaii natives under Senate bill. Commission restricts U S citizenship to full Hawaiian citizens by birth or prior naturalization. A provision allowing five years residence in Hawaii before transfer could enable many veterans and Republic of Hawaii residents to qualify for U S citizenship.
A Galician laborer who left Maui with his two young children was found hidden aboard a vessel near the harbor. Officials learned the family faced dire poverty after the mother’s death in transit and attempted placement at a school failed due to costs. Police briefly detain them before releasing them to wander.
A late day report shows active board sales with Ewa and Oabu items traded, including 100 Ewa at 8250 and 27 Oabu paid up at 145. Also listed are various Hawaiian sugar and electric concerns with bids and asks, while court actions follow with a Chinese petitioners hearing and a Johnson line steamship overdue with survivors.
In a Honolulu restaurant discussion on meat issues, experts note California frozen beef could reach Honolulu for seven cents a pound. Speakers predict expanding lantana overland use, fencing and water provision will boost intensive farming. rising domestic meat demand may outstrip supply. Separately, New York reports a giant flour trust forms to control most U.S. production and much of world supply, with English stockholders joining Pillbury-Washburn mills.
Judge Stanley grants plaintiff motion to amend bill in Leabenstein v Shipman. Defendant to plead within five days to the amended bill. Robertson Wilderes for plaintiff Kinney Magoon McClanahan for defendant. Silk goods advertised at 75 cents each.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ holds services at Mililani Hall rear of Opens House with Bible class at 9 30 a m preaching in Hawaiian at 10 00 a m preaching in Hawaiian at 6 00 p m and preaching in English at 7 30 p m Sunday. Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
A carpenter employed by Henry Bertelmann opened a nails package from Newcastle Wire Nail Co of Newcastle Pennsylvania and found a note asking Annie Breen 52 South Jefferson Newcastle PA to reveal the destination city The dispatch relates the incident and a separate San Francisco report says a ship Shenandoah fire was put out after a long struggle with spontaneous combustion theory cited.
Meareliy of turkeys geens and fowl from Winnipeg and California to be sold by Mioners, with Hawaiian dressed and live stock for ante at their New York store. A fire on Broadway between Murray and Warren streets destroyed over a million dollars of property in three hours during a heavy rainstorm.
A brief notice urges placing Xmas orders with the New England Bakery and Candy Co in Honolulu. It warns against missing out and emphasizes the bakery as the sole local establishment of that name.
Coban Washington December 14. Since the end of hostilities the government has spent about 81 million dollars to aid starving Cubans. effort continues with untiring vigor. The speaker, Carr K McDoxxenn, argues ballots should be kept from Japanese to suit Americans.
Early this week another earthquake struck the Kan district alarm spreading among residents. Local officials urged calm as aftershocks were reported and assessments began.
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