The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-12
HlLO BUDGET.
MA UNA LOA GIVING SIGNS
OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
Election Matfers-Sad Drown
ing -Personals, Etc.
Special to the ApvERrIsER. ]


ing which it has been quiescent.
The telephone from the Volcano
gave the first advices on Friday
morning, the I'd instant, that a
vivid reflection was seen that night
lowering over the summit. Con-
firmatory reports have been re-
ceived from all sides. Waimea
people can see it almost nightly.
1t has been observed here by a
number of people. Judge Lyman
reports seeing a brilliant reflection
from the Halfway House on the
Kau side, and those on the Kinau
this trip bring additional vertical
ton of its activity as seen by them
from Kawaihae. We have not
been disturbed by any earthquake
shocks of late, but such was the
case with the flow of 1881 from this
crater. which broke out in Novem-
Der of that year and flowed unin-
terruptedly for nine months, no
disturbance of seismic nature be-
ing experienced.
There has been a most brilliant
afterglow above and around the
mountain these past few nights
and some few have COMPOUNDED this
with the reflection from the crater,
but it passes away with the decline
of the sun, and it is late at night
and early in the morning that the
reflection has been seen. The sum-
NIT has been very clear for the
past couple of days and nights and
no sign of smoke can be seen. Yet
such might readily be the case as the
wind, which has been blowing from
the north for some time, would
carry the smoke away from US.
Many natives wear an I-told-you-
so air, as they had a superstition
at the time of the high surf of
couple of weeks ago that Pele was
up to something. The action will
be closely watched by our Vulcan
lists here, and it will be wonder if
Mr.. Baker does not make trip to
the summit before long. There is
no snow on the mountain visible
from here, but plenty of it will be
found in the cracks and assures
Anyone wishing to make the trip
would likely find a good hot steam
crack that he could lay up against
THE COMING ELECTION.
Who the candidates are for the
approaching election for Represen
tative is not yet known. The
names mentioned are Nawahi
Kaae and Loebenstein, though The
latter says he is not going to run
The probability is that Nawahi
will get in, for he will poll almost
the entire native vote, and if an.
other candidate runs, his chance
of success will be slim. LITTLE
really can be said until the candi
dates are known, and if we have t.
wait till return Kinau it will onl..
give say five days for electioneerin
before the election.
A SAILOR DROWNED.
Y A very sad and unfortunat
drowning accident occurred o
Friday evening of last week b
which John Johnson, one of tt
sailors of the brig Lurline, lost h
life. While coming ashore in
small boat, after the days wo1
was over, it grounded on the bar {
the mouth of the Waiakea river,
what must not have been over eigl
inches of water. The men, the
were three of them, got out to sa'
the boat, but the bottom was
quicksand, and in their struggl
to save themselves johnson, wi
could not swim, was washed out
sea and drowned. He was a stron
sturdy young man, fully six fe
tall, and only twenty-three yea
of age, and it is astonishing hi
he could not have saved himse
His body was washed ashore abe
a couple of hours after, and he W
buried next day in the cemetery
NEWS AND NOTES.
On Tuesday of last week Mrs.
A. Scott gave a card party at W
naku. A number of tables were S
and the evening was delightful
spent, light refreshments bel
served before the party broke up
A social evening at the residel
of Mr.. Severance was had on Thu
day of the same week, at which
small gathering was enjoyably
tertained by music, readings q
recitations.
It is with pleasure that we b
that Miss Mcleod has been offe
and accepted q position in
Punahou Preparatory School
your city. During her stay her
two years, she has become desc
edly popular, and we will be Sc
for her departure, while we c
graduate her on her impro
position. She has proved herse
most capable teacher, and was
Vanced at the beginning of