The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-29

Hno, May %. - The Japanese
liquor cases that occupied the court
so much of late met the fate that
might be expected, considering the
source from which they originated.
The case before the court was made
a test case, as all the others depended
for their proof of guilt on one or two
OF the three informers. The principal
witness In this case. after testifying
that he obtained the liquor on such
night at the defendants house at
Papaikou, was proven by the books of
a restaurant keeper in Hilo to have
spent the whole day and night at his
house in HilO. Upon receiving this
testimony the judge threw the case
ont of court, and so all the other
cases collapsed as the result. The
probability Is now that this informer
will himself be prosecuted for DeSI-
jury, and such cases our issafIes up
here handle without~~sloves- When
the governme-.1t employs and uses
such materlfa; as these gamblers to
give the court business and make it
appear that they are very careful of
the public welfare, it is no wonder
that they are brought into contempt
and are so unsuccessful in the prose
cutiou of SO many criminal cases
That there is more of a desire to
create business for the court than
proper consideration of the evidence
I'd he fnh
before cases are instituted is quite
evident.
Mr.. Andrew Brown has been here
during the past week investigating
the fire service, and the needs of the
town in that line. At meeting of
the fire company, held at the court
house a week ago, after a great deal
of discussion on various subjects, it
was decided to use the balance of the
appropriation, about $500, to build
house to store the engine, and to ask
the town hall fund keepers to turn
over the amount collected for that
purpose, say $500, to the fire COM
pany to assist in the building Now
that the steamer is here and in the
process Of being polished up and
made bright aud clear, it might be
we'll to give public trial of it as
early as possible, to see how it will
work, and TO let the community
know what they can rely on in case
of emergency.
The sale of the Sumter coffee plan
taiion at the mauka edge OF the lower
woods to Captain EIdarts was con-
summated a few days ago for 5000.
The plantation is about four years
old, and has fifteen acres of trees,
most of them one year In bearing
Owing to Sunter's having practically
abandoned the place for one OF the
lots on the volcano road about Is miles
up, it has got into very neglected
condition, the crop of q few months
ago being allowed to drop from the
trees unl licked. It was attempted to
stock this place couple of years ago
for $4,000, but the effort was not !
successful. Captain Eldarts has |
taken hold and Il large clearing has
already been made, showing the |
coffee trees but slightly injured, so |
IN short time the whole place should |
be much improved Lying, as it |
does, just on the road, it is very de- |
sirable that it be successful, as it is |
about the first place of note pointed |
out to tourists for the volcano. And |
now we have a lady lawyer who has |
taken up claim on the volcano road |
and intends to plant coffee like the |
rest of them up there, with two lady |
lawyers In this district and two lady |
doctors within easy call, 1t is safe to |
call halt In the evolution of women
so lately emphasized by Mrs. Potter
nj n Wy hc 10,
the womar's building at the Column
bian Fair, and ask who are to be the
progressive leaders In the near flu
ture.
A very large picnic party occupied
Cocoanut island on Tuesday evening,
and In the light of brilliant moon
enjoyed themselves till near mid
night. 4 plentiful supper was pro-
vided and dispatched, and the row
over the smooth bay was highly en-
joyed and many expressions of plea
sure were given to Miss Hattie Hitch
cock, who got it up.
A very desirable work is being coz
Quoted by the Puma road board in
the lower volcano woods in cut
ting away of the weeds. that have
grown so high as to shut out the
tHOplcdl SeSetatlOn from view, and so
encroached on the road as to whip
one in the face in driving through.
1t makes the place very much more
attractive when the beautiful shrubs.
plants and ferns are exposed to view
and form border of great beauty
along the roadway.
Subscription lists are circulating
for the Stevens silver service and are
meeting with ready response.
Mr.. Rufus A. Lyman, Jr., has been
appointed port surveyor here, in
place of George Nakapuahi.
The bark Harvester. johnson, ar
rived from San Francisco on the Dist
inst, fourteen days passage with a
cargo of general merchandise.
The bark Annie johnson, Rock,
sailed for San Francisco on May 24th,
with 1855 bags sugar, 3.317, 901 lbs,
valued at S123, 500 Il.
Miss Almeda E. Hitchcock was
to DR.. Moore OF Ann Arbor,
Michigan, at the residence OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Hitch
cock. on Wednesday evening, the