The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-23
Work on the Main Government
Road is Pro crossing.
Departure of Popular Doctor-Asci-
den, to Superintendent Bruner-
social Festivities, Etc, Etc.
Lsnecial to the ADVERTISER. !

layed to a considerable extent by the
press dispatches from all over the Uni
ted States showing such a desire to
have the islands annexed. We natur
ally looked for the Pacific coast siding
with US, but such a manifest Eastern
expression Of good will was hardly an.
ticipated. That these islands will come
under the domination of the American
Government in some way there can be
little doubt. The number of veXing
questions that exist it is hoped will all
be amicably settled andwe be admitted
into the Union on the most advantage
Gus terms possible. In the meantime
affairs here are going on quietly under
good governmental management, and
a period of quiescence in the political
field for a while will be most accept
able. 4 few demagOgic natives were
disappointed that everything was
turning out so well for the Provisional
Government, and filled with liberal
rotations of Chinese New Year sand
paper gin, held forth in front of the
Post Office on the arrival of the mail,
but that was the only demonstration
and there was no thought of making
trouble.
Chinese New Year was ushered in
by bombardment of bombs and fire.
crackers which lasted most of the
night and has been prolonged for the
usual three days. The natives as
usual displayed great friendship for
the "pake" and the next day, which
was mail day, the number of drunken
natives to be seen was very unusual
for this place.
The social festivities of the past ten
days have been very numerous on &C
count of she departure of some of our
townspeople for Honolulu and the
East. The battery commenced with
an evening party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Kennedy at Waiakea, at which
most of the townspeople were present
and, as is usual there, enjoyed a hearty
welcome and most delightful even
ing with the genial host and hostess.
A short programme of entertainment
was supplemented with a novel and
exciting game-the guessing of adver-
tisements taken from the advertising
columns of the popular magazines. 1t
afforded a great deal of amusement,
as some of the representations were
particularly good. Lunches and dim
ners followed during the week in rapid
succession, and wound up on Saturday
by a picnic at Cocoanut Island given
to DR.. Virgins by the Bible Glass of
the Foreign Church here. The day
was perfect one and the company
congenial and most delightful time
was spent bathing and lunching. All
agreed it was the most delightful pic
mic of late days and the doctor carries
back with him a most pleasant re-
minder of other and similar events,
and of spot that will always have q
charm for him.
Supt. Bruner met with an accident
on the Volcano road few days ago,
having two of the middle fingers of
his right hand crushed in the rock
crusher. He Immediately drove down
to town, and upon examination by
DR.. Williams, soon discovered that
amputation was not necessary. He
now appears with his hand in 4 sling.
Notwithstanding the absence of
funds for several months, work or the
roads in town and the main Govern
ment road through the District has
steadily progressed. Although not
very much has been accomplished,
what has been done has certainly been
done we'll, even though it be gilt
edged. Front street in town has been
extended and in q short time will
reach the Waiolama. The Government
road will be in good order for carriages
to PapaikOu as soon as small stretch
between Honolii and Paukaa is COM
pleted, and with very small amount
of road work at two of the gulches
brake could be comfortably driven as
far as Hakalau, fourteen miles.
The dry spell that hangs over us has
shortened the water supply, and the
patrons of the water works put on
time and Limitation in the use of the
water. If the small appropriation
asked for at the last Legislature had
not been killed by report of Lorrin
A. Thurston, we would possibly have
had the water, which is so easily OBJ
tainable, made available and we would
have an abundant supply for all pur-
poses. We may, however, at next
Legislature be able to put the matter
in such light that an appropriation
will be made.
DR.. Virgins, who has acted as resi-
dent physician for the Onomea Sugar
Co., at Papaikou, for the past two
years, leaves by this Kinau to resume
practice in New York. He will as
sumo the practice of another physi-
clan of the same school, who goes on
q European trip, after which it is his
present intention to locate in Oregon
or Washington. During his stay here
he has become very popular, and has
assisted largely in Church work, lead
ing in very able manner the Bible
Glass of the Foreign Church. His
baritone voice and his
talents as a recitationlst, have been
very generously bestowed when called
upon. One so generally used will be
greatly missed and it is the wish o.
his many friends that he be prosper
Gus and successful in the future.
Mrs. Henry Deacon and son returned
by kinau from years sojourn at the
Coast, much braced up in health and
strength. Mrs. l.. Severance and Mrs.
J. y. Scott leave on this Kinau for
visit in Honolulu.
The brig Lurline, Matson master,
sailed on the 10Th of this month for
San Francisco, with cargo of 1854
bags Of sugar, weighing i,293,000 lbs,
and 14f packages of green hides. Do
nestle value, $47,009.7S. She took the
following passengers NJ. Hammer,
w. f. Peterson, G. Gill and II. Lenbe.
The schooner r. w. Bartlett, Ole
son master, arrived on the 9th inst,
II days from San Francisco with light
cargo, and sailed on the 18th of Feb
ruary for the same port with IA, $50
bags of sugar, weighing 1,S45, 1876 lbs,
and 100 bundles of ferns, valued at
$50, 661.13.
The schooner Oceania Vance arrived
In port on the goth inst, p days from
San Francisco.
The bark Annie Johnson is due on