The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-01
lspeciaI % lie ADvEsrLgEal.

another stir this week. On Satur-
day last, Henry West, one Of Ma
wahi's minions, was put under
arrest at Laupahoehoe upon a
charge of larceny of letter from D.
Fl. Hitchcock TO L. A.Thurston, and
on Monday was tried before Judge
Hapai and sentenced to one
months imprisonment, no defense
being made. West has appealed
the case. The letter which had
become public property shows the
working Of the machine up here
and at the present juncture will
not help matters very much with
those here who would like to ex-
onerate themselves from the rather
severe drubbing received in the
Legislature. 1t is generally the
opinion that the letter is an as
sumption by Hitchcock of the run
ming of the machine up here,
rather than that they had any
thing to do with the resignation of
the members of the Board, and it
reflects badly on the Board which
they don't really deserve. IF any
one of the members of the Board
lent himself to Hitchcock's de-
vices the whole Board should not
be incriminated.
The political feeling is very
quiet and little or no excitement is
felt outside of those interested, for
it is the general opinion that if the
present Ministry has not moral
courage enough to do what the
country insists on and the ADvER-
TIsER has kept well before them.
then it is better to let Nawahi get
in, if by doing so, it will GUST the
present Cabinet.
It is reported that an investiga-
ton is being carried on by the
sheriff as to the resignation Of
members Of the Board. This Henry
West is Nawahi's henchman up
here, and he was the one who sent
down the first Nawahi nomination
petition which has been found to
be all in one hand writing.
HIGH SEAS CAUSE DAMAGE.
For one week we have had a sea
rolling into the bay which, in the
memory of our oldest inhabitants,
has not been equalled except when
the tidal wave of 1868 broke with
such force on the shores of the
bay. On Friday last the storm
started, and in a few hours there
was considerable surf breaking
on the outer reef, but it reached its
height on Saturday night and Sun
day morning, when it rolled almost
clear over Cocoanut Island, filing
the house thereon with sand, and
making considerable change in the
contour of the island.
A Chinese house, lately erected
on the banks of the Waiakea river,
below the bridge, was almost
washed away, and the Chinese had
to make an active scramble to keep
it secure. The natives all along
the Waiakea water front were kept
up most of the night, fearing that
their houses would be washed
away. The natives are strong in
their superstition that the goddess
Pele, Of the volcano, has something
to do with the high surf. No great
damage was done, but the sea kept
up, and on Wednesday P. NJ. and
Thursday morning it went even
higher than that of few days be.
fore, long rollers stretching across
the bay rolled in with irresistible
fury and broke with mighty roal
on the beach. Again Cocoanut
Island was washed fore and aft
and the Waiakea river widenec
at its mouth to three times it,
natural width.
Immense volumes of sand were
swept back from the beach away
inland.
The Kinau arriving at 2 AM, i
was not possible to land the mails
before 8 AM, and the passenger!
did not at all enjoy going ashore
Hakaiau probably received the
worst damage, as there the sea
running dead on, broke with ap
palling force. It carried away tn,
landing and trash house and stow,
in the sides of the lower mill, fill
ing the lower story with rocks ant
sand. Paauilo landing was com
pletely washed away. Honoml
landing was also carried away anC
more or less damage was sustained
all along the line. Most of tn
townspeople turned out after tn,
storm subsidized to see what tn
damage amounted to.
ROMANCE.
A romantic episode in the life G
Puma pioneer has come to ligh
during the past week. One G
Puna's settlers who has branche
out in the coffee business, and VIII
during the few years that mus
necessarily take place between tn
nj aa1 IL Al