The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-08
OUR HlLO LETTER.

The news Of the defeat of Horner's
Banking Bill was received with gen
eral Joy. That we have been saved
from period of soft money infa
tion, that would bring ultimate ruin
to the country that has had so many
evidences in late years, is greatly to
our credit We were not able to re
cover our breath, however, before an
equally dangerous project in the
Louisiana lottery scheme is rushed
upon Us. It is to be hoped that the
wisdom of the Legislature will save
our fair name in this also, and not
allow us to be laid under an incubus
from which it would be next to inn
possible to clear ourselves.
POLICE IN A CONSPIRACY.
Some of our guardians of the peace
have been at their old games but
this time got bagged themselves in
stead of the birds. It appears from
the trial that three of our police sta
toned in the country concluded to
put up little opium job on some
Chinese at Peepeekeo, and so when
dusk concealed their plans they
visited the Chinese camp, going
away again but returning in about
an hour and half when they made
search of the place and discovered
an opium outfit and arrested the
Chinese. Bringing them along when
they get to the Government road
they proposed to let the Cinnamon
go if they would pay them $3.50
each. This they did, but instead of
letting them go they decided to keep
the money and bring them on into
Hilo, where they landed them safely
in gaol. The trial, however, dou-
bled back On them, as the Chinaman
declared they had no opium and told
their story which had the effect of
releasing them and having the po-
licemen held for conspiracy. There
is good deal of this business being
played continually on the Chinese
and Japanese, but it is doubtful if q
native jury will be found to convict
even in as open case as this. Other
cases of a shabby nature in which
Court officials were prominent occu-
pied the Police Court several days
last week.
IL EXCURSIONS TO THE VOLCANO
- It has become the popular fad for
= 10 &oly fxrro 4l-1
to the Volcano. Among those who
have been there recently may be
mentioned Mrs. Severance, Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodale, Mr.. and Mrs. j. a.
Scott, DIR. Chas. 81. Wetmore, DIR.
Frances Wetmore, Miss Deyo and
others.
The crater is very active, numerous
flows occurring daily, and the floor
of the pit is being raised very rapidly
by the large amount of lava thrown
into it. Mr.. f. S. Dodge, who has
been making q survey of the crater,
passed through Hilo few days ago
with Miss johnson and rode over
land to Kawaihae, where they will
take the steamer
II HOMESTEAD LOTS.
~ Nearly all the lots lying alongside
i the Volcano Road in the Crown lease
tract have been taken up during the
short time that the land has beer
open to settlement, and new appIica
tions are being received daily. The
tract comprises $4,000 acres, in lots
of about SO acres each, without rent
for the first three years and g al
acre for the remainder of the term
Improvements in the way of build
ings. fences, ETC., to the extent o.
$500 must be made on the place dur
ing the first three years, and certain
per centage of coffee or fruit tree
planted during that term.
- Among those who have alread,
4 taken lots may be noted:
II Acres