The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-23
HILO BUDGET.
The Costa Trial Accident to
Japanese.
Especial to the ADvERr1sER).

NSpeSlSl 10 the ADV ERIlS EhI-
The verdict mot proven" was given
in the Costa murder case on Satur-
day evening after the jury had been
out only twenty minutes. The case
for the prosecution had been miser-
ably weak from the very first, while
the defense was most excellently
handled by Hon. G. W. Ashford. No
defense was made and in doing so he
obtained the right of final address to
the jury, besides precipitsting the
address of the prosecution before
any preparation could be made. The
case occupied the best part of FIVE
days. Other criminal business has
been occupying the Court up to the
present, but another day or two will
complete the calendar.
Papaikou Mill was the scene of an
unusual accident on Saturday last.
The bursting into pieces of centri
fugal, injuring Japanese, but not
seriously. The accident occurred at
the breakfast hour and while the
injured man was taking the place of
the regular attendant on the centri
fugals. There is in the mill a bat
terry of six machines in all. -Four
driven by one engine and two by
another engine. The accident was
to one of the latter. The machine is
an American Weston and was put in
recently.
a.. who Lave seen sugar centri-
fugals are aware that there is an
outer iron shell in which a basket
holding the sugar swiftly revolves.
The top and bottom OF this basket
are Of gun metal or iron while the
side between is perforated steel
screen through which the molasses
passes. This steel screen was bound
by three bands of nine sixteenths
iron, but the force exerted in run
ming the centrifugal at 1900 revolu-
ton minute was SO great that it
opened the riveting of the screen,
drew the nine sixteenth bands out to
one quarter inch before they broke
when the whole thing went into a
thousand pieces. Fortunately the
Japanese was working at the adjoin-
ing centrifugal, or he more than
likely would have been Killed. Whe-
ther the engine run away or the ma
chine was overloaded remains in
doubt. 1t is customary for centri-
| fugals to run at this speed of 1900
revolutions. and in doing SO they
were only doing the work expected
of them
On Saturday afternoon last very
delightful party was given by Mrs. l.
T. Turner in honor of her guest
Mrs. l.. Thompson, who is at present
visiting her. The invitations, which
were unique in themselves, requested
each lady to come representing the
title to some book. Forty-fi ladies
accepted the invitation and all en-
tered into the spirit Of the thing
with ardor. A small book with /;
pencil attached and bearing a quota
ton mark on its front had been taste
fully prepared and each guest re
ceiving one was requested to CUES!
the book represented by the others
A very lively and pleasant hour wa
thus spent when time was called ant
the books given up to learn the mum
Der of correct guesses. The winner
of the prize, MRS. Terry and Mis-
Bella Weight, each guessed the SANE
number, %.
The most worthy of note was tina
represented by Mrs. e. P. Baker
who wore couple of sprigs of COTE,
with berries for "Great Expecta
TONS" Miss MCGOWAN for "Ligh
of Asia" had Chinese lantern. Mrs
Lyman wore aloha" love for 9TH
Greatest Thing in the World.
) "Monarchs I Have Met" was reveale,
by two postage stamps of Kalakau
and Liliuokalani pinned on tn
breast of Mrs. w. e. Scott. Mis-
Kelly, profusely decorated witt
twist for "Oliver Twist" Mrs. 8.
Austin as "The Man Who Laughs
had an advertisement of a man roar
ing with laughter and appropriat
quotations from the book beneath i
: ''Aids to Reelection were seen in tw
small looking glasses carried by Mr.
E. E. Richards; a rod and net neatl
made and worn by Mrs. Terry for g
Go a. Fishing;" Mrs. L. Thompso
with a string of Chinese coin repr,
, sented "Other Peoples Money" Mr.
Severance, highly colored, was IRE
t as Rose is she;'' marigold pinne
at the throat of DR.. Frances We
5 more presented "Dr. Marigold
+ Light refreshments were served an
= the party broke up with the gener'
expression that they all had goo
time.
The fiftieth year jubilee of the ell
: walton of Father Pouzot to the prizes
hood WIS celebrated with great pom
t in the Catholic church here last SUI
day. Special services were held an
very large number of Portugue:
: did honor to the occasion.
Have just received telephone T
ports of revolutionary proceeding
in Honolulu, but no particulars /;
yet.
Hilo, January 10, 1893.