Meredith's Old Coat Drawing Crowded Benefit Night
Four hundred people attended the second performance of Mr. Allderdice's comedy Meredith's Old Coat at Independence Park last evening. The show raised funds for Kawainaho church and was praised for smooth pacing, with Miss Kate McGrew and the Atkinson sisters earning applause. The Nuuanu Sextette provided music, and postshow dancing kept the hall lively until nearly 1 o'clock as Hawaiian Tramways cars proved insufficient for the crowd.
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Allderiice
Trish
Kate McGrew
Atkinson
Payne
Hawaiian Tramways
Weyler Named Captain General of Cuba Amid Cuban Alarm
The Cuban headquarters signal Weyler's appointment as Captain General, signaling a "blood and terror" era. Weyler, veteran of Cuban campaigns, earned a feared reputation for harsh action against prisoners and civilians. Cuban leaders warn of cruelty toward women and prisoners and potential clashes with the United States over American citizens.
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Wasumeaton
Veleraino Weyler
Cuba
Campos
Duke of Tetuan
Senor el Duayen
General Weyler
United States
Weyler
Hilo Developments and Local Notices Highlight Island Affairs
The column covers Hilo area topics including electric plant growth with over 400 lights under contract, jail prisoner counts at Onomea and Volcano roads, and Ben Brown acting Deputy Sheriff of South Hilo. It mentions wharf plans costing about $60,000, a new business block, Kinau arrivals spurring hotel needs, and remarks on government dispatches about annexation and cable assistance. Steen recruits for Belgian Africa service are noted as a breach of international law.
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Onomea Road
Volcano Road
Ben Brown
South Hilo
Hilo
Honokan
Richardson
J. B. Eldart
San Francisco
Eldart
Arthur Richardson
A. DB. Loebenstain
Hal. W.w. Bruner
Peking
Wainkea
Dole
Waiskee
Wm. Wannatta
Ttack
Richards & Schoen
Balla
Richarda J
Kinau
Port Asit
W. O. Smith
Belter
Hatch
Washington
Spaulding
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hateb
Smith
Congress
Steen
Sugar Market Update and Opium Case on Honolulu Quarantine
The Australia brings San Francisco advices with prices for sugar and rice, noting steadiness in some goods and gains in others, and a stagnant local market likely for some time. A separate incident reports Jen Sao, a quarantine detective, arresting opium found during immigrant baggage fumigation after he allegedly arranged a contraband shipment for his own benefit.
Clever crook feigns role of customs agent in opium scam
A Chinese immigrant case in Hawaii involves a man who pretended to be a customs official at the quarantine station. He was found with forty tins of opium and attempted suicide. Investigative reporting shows officials likely played no part, as the culprit orchestrated a fraudulent scheme for personal gain.
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Jen Sao
Corral
J.D. McVeigh
Board of Health
McVeigh
Hoe
Rmit
Honolulu
Sao
Hawaiian Islands
Jon Sao
Cape
Bovizrin
Bean
William Ayler Returns to Honolulu via Hilo From San Francisco
William Ayler treasurer of the Hawaiian National Band has returned to Honolulu via Hilo after sailing from San Francisco. A Bureka reporter questioned his alleged desertion in Cleveland Ohio leaving the band stranded in destitution. He denied the accusation saying he was in conversation with friends and would visit the Butte-Tin office for details of his separation. Ayler had not appeared by press time.
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William Ayler
Hawaiian National Band
Honolulu
Hilo
San Francisco
Bureka
Cleveland
Ohio
Fit
Butte- Tin
Aylett
Coast Survey Reassigns Fort Mile Creek to Canada
The United States Coast Survey confirms Fort Mile Creek, once thought in Alaska, now marked as Canadian on their maps. The last of Forty Mile Creek yields rich gold, signaling notable prospects in the region.
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United States Coast Survey
Fort Mile Creek
Alaska
Canada
Forty Mile Creek
Jameson Raid Retold By Cape Town Traveler
Captain Thatcher recalls the doomed Jameson expedition from Cape Town as 600 men and 100 auxiliaries pressed toward Krugersdorp. Facing 4 entrenched Boer positions and dwindling ammo, the march devolved into ambush and retreat with heavy casualties before a dubious flag of truce and hard choices for survival.
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New Yoas
Cape Town
Captain Thatcher
United States
India
Jameson
World
Kruegersdorp
Kriegersdorp
Ceeriy
Sluiter
Toen
Pretoria
Jame
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