The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-11
LETTER FROM MAUI.

Waihee is indeed beautiful in her
clean, new green dress, the result of
recent abundant rains. A fairy
spot certainly. Yet the natural de-
pravity of the human heart seems to
thrive and flourish here like the
vigorous weeds after the showers.
Unholy passions have come to the
surface and found expression, re-
Gently, in the firing of the cane on
two occasions, and again in the
brutal assault upon the person of the
manager of the plantation here the
other day, and for which a suspected
native is on trial to-day in our local
court at Wailuku.
The Fruit d Taro Co. seems to be
booming under the able management
of Mr.. Ed. Bailey. The mills here
abouts are all in readiness to COM
mence grinding, and most of them
will start up early next month with
prospects promising an abundant
yield.
The Government schools are all
running smoothly with attendance
almost perfect. Tie principal of
Waihee informs us there are one
hundred and eighty odd enrolled at
his school, and that an assistant for
the primary department is still very
much needed. He also says Homo
lulu is now refuge for children who
do not wish to go to school, that he
has thirteen absentees, who he is re-
liabIy informed are idling about the
streets of your city. 1t might be
well for the proper authorities to
look into the matter.
Speaking of schools and teachers,
how about the appointment of Gov
ernment employees as members of
the Tax Appeal Boards-in view of
recent decision of Supreme Court?
Vide those for Wailuku, Lahaina, etc.
Verify, verify, Wailuku is pro-
crossing at a frightfully rapid pace,
in fact it has become quite lively,
festive and gay, full of sports, gam
blers, police judges, mounted police
men, dudes and other things. A
mixture of the righteous and the un-
godly which must be exceedingly
pleasing to a plutonian observer.
Now it was said of cd "whoso
causeth the righteous to go astray in
an evil way, he shall fall himself into
his own pit. Prov. XVIII. 10.
Consequently when the above festive
gathering were grounded up" by
our stald old sheriff, Mr.. Thomas
Everett, Tuesday the Sd inst, and
corralled in the District Court on the
4th before his Honor Judge Geo.
Richardson, to stand trial for in
dulging in quiet little game that
has become most fascinating and
peculiar the world over and in which
United States Ex-Minister to Eng
land-Schenck-was an expert: there
was gnarl, the air became suddenly
warmer, and very decided odor OF
birthstone pervaded the premises
but they were all found guilty and
politely requested to contribute S25
and costs each, towards the support
of law, order, and morality; from the
many "jack-pots" and ''straddles"
they had so recently taken in. ''He
that being often reproved hardeneth
his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed,
and that without remedy" Prov.
xxx. l.
Mr.. c. B. Wells, contrary TO pre-
vailing opinion, won his case VS.. the
native-who was sentenced to three
months. The defendant was poor
and friendless, and had no lawyer to
defend him. There is talk of an ap-
peal among the natives now; whic h
will probably end in talk. The gen
eral health of the public is very good,
as reported by the Government ply
sician. More anon.
Waihee, Nov. 5, 1891.