The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-13
HILO JOTTINGS AND EX-
PRESSIONS.
(From the Hilo Record.)


We would call the attention of the
Minister of the Interior to the fact that
it is now only ten months to the end OF
the biennial period, and that absolutely
nothing has been done as yet to getting
at the work of making the Volcano road.
That there is money in the treasury
we all know. Why is it that the work
has not been commenced? 1t Will take
at least one month to get together work
men and get ready to start work. That
will leave nine months to work it. We
al know that the road cannot be
finished in that time. But from
present appearances work will not be
really commenced before July or Aug
ust. If there were not money in the
treasury it might be different but with
half a million dollars lying idle there,
there is no earthly reason why the work
should not have been commenced three
months ago. Mr.. Bruner has finished
his survey long ago. and We can see no
reason why at least one mile OF new road
has not been built. This "mahope"
business is running the country. Can
not the progressive members OF the Cab
met stir up our Minister to do some
thing immediately We believe that
labor enough can be had here at fair
wages to start The work. The people of
Hilo feel deeply interested in this work,
and are alive to the importance of its
being Immediately taken hold of.
The supposed murder Of Chinaman
in Puma turns out to be not true. The
Chinaman was out of his head and some
three or four days after turned up crazy,
in Hilo.
The weather has been extremely
warm for the past weeks. Light south
erly weather and but little rain. Just a
breeder of sickness.
The Lurline, Matson, left on Sunday
May 21st for San Francisco with full
freight. She arrived on the 18th dis
charged, loaded and was off in twelve
days. This tor Hilo is quick despatch.
Mrs. Baker and granddaughter were
passengers by her. The Kinau gave
her tow out of port.
y Professor Fl. r. Hitchcock, who died
in Hilo, June 6, was the second son of
the Rev. HI. R. Hitchcock. He was
born at Lahaina, Maui, July %, 1845,
and resided for the most of his boyhood
days on Molokai. He was one of the
first of the old Punahou scholars, and
after leaving that institution in 1859 took
charge of the Hawaiian Union School in
Hilo, which position he kept until offer
ed the Office of School Inspector General
in 1874. This position he held for years,
giving general satisfaction to the Ha-
waiians by his efficiency and care of the
schools in this kingdom. In 1877 he
was offered the presidency of the Lahai-
naluna Seminary, where he remained
ten years. His last days were spent in
translating Pictorial Bible story book
for Hawaiian children, which he finished
few months since. Several years since
he compiled an English Hawaiian Die
tionary, which is an invaluable work,
and shows how cOnversant he was with
the Hawaiian language. His memory
will be kept in grateful remembrance by
the Hawaiians as one of their true,
unselfish benefactors.
The funeral service of Professor
Hitchcock was held at the Halle Church,
Rev. Desha officiating, on Sunday, June
9TH. His remains were inferred by the
side of his mother in the Halai cemetery
BY adyices from Kau, we learn that
Deputy Sheriff Searle nailed an opium
transaction, between the captain of the
Hall and Chinaman, of some forty
tins. Is this part of the opium brought
by that sealing schooner?
The Volcano keeps up its late fires, but
the old pit of Halemaumau fills up slow
ly, and it is quite depth below the edge
of the rim. The lumber for the new
Volcano House is gradually arriving on
the ground, and work on the buildings
will ere long be commenced. We hear
that the hauling of this lumber over the
Lee road has knocked the stuffing out of
it. Why don't the people on Kau petit
ton the Minister of the Interior to open
the road to the Volcano, SO that that
matter can be settled by the next Legis-
lature?
Judge Lyman holds Court for appeals
on July 20 and 2lst. Probate on the
22d.
Tuesday, June 2, 1891.