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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1898
Page
1
An advertisement extols Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the most reliable alterative for blood disorders and skin diseases, and as beneficial for digestion liver function nerves and overall strength. It asserts physicians widely consider it the best blood purifier with universal demand.
The Senate convened with President Wilder in the lead and Chaplain Pearson offering prayer. Bills advanced include Senate Bill No 1 funding $20,000 for Legislature expenses and Senate Bill No 6 licensing light wines and beer. The session noted hazards to the Executive Building's plastering from nearby salutes and adjourned briefly after addressing various questions.
After morning prayer by Rev J Wainman the House opened at ten o clock the Monday session minutes were read and business began Minister J A King presented through the Speaker the reply to questions asked by Mr Atkinson of Osbun Monday morning
From Hilo and Kona reports cover a storm damage wind and rain, coffee crop prospects, land leases to Japanese workers, new doctor appointments, health and welfare notes, and local developments. Mentions include Kailua Coffee subleases, Dr. Thomas McMillan acquiring practice, whale sightings, Braner buying Kona coffee plantation, wind damage to sugar rails, and upcoming harbor and judicial district changes. Also notes a direct steamship from San Francisco and local political shifts, with references to Lyman family, Moki’s opium arrest, and ongoing public works.
Mary McIntyre daughter of the late Captain McIntyre died at her Nuuanu Street home shortly after 9 PM following a surgical operation. Though, in a week she seemed not in danger, deterioration forced the procedure and she passed away. Funeral set for 3 PM at the residence with Rev D P Birnie officiating. interment to follow in Nauson cemetery family plot.
Andrew Brown and the Grand Lodge committee report Kilauen Lodge of Hilo was duly instituted re installed and placed in good working order. They praise Hilo brethren for hospitality and predict the lodge will become a fruitful pillar of the order.
The American League holds an open meeting next Tuesday evening with speeches by legislators and prominent citizens. Speakers will be limited to ten to fifteen minutes. The event is planned for the new Irwin block ballroom on Nuano street to accommodate a larger crowd.
About fourteen hundredths of an inch of rain fell yesterday and again early this morning in the city. The monthly total now stands near six inches as more showers arrive.
A dazzling Washington's Birthday gala aboard the U S flagship Baltimore in Honolulu impressed guests with elegant decor and electric light, despite overcast skies. Admiral Miller Captain Dyer and officers hosted a large socially prominent assembly including Acting President Cooper Princess Kaialani and many other notable residents and officials from Honolulu.
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