The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-24
A. PLEA FOR WAILUKU.
ARGUMENT FOR HOLDING SECOND
CIRCUIT COURT AT THAT PLACE.
A Famous Fishing Expedition-''kah u-
luis" Cut Rates to the Coast Personal
and Marine.

Second Circuit Court in session at Laha
ina adjourned ON the nth inst. anC
Court, attorneys, jurors and witnesses
have returned to their homes. 1t va,
repeatedly heard remarked again dur
ing this term that Lihaina does not
offer the nece 's,ry acc Innod ,tiOns to
jurors and others, most of whom prefer
more elaborate menu than change
from cham and eggs" to "eggs and
ham, which appears to be about the ex
tent of the bill of fare at the only
restaurant at Lahaina in charge of d
son Of the "t'lowery Kingd M"
1t is to be trusted that the lawmakers
of the Republic will take this matter I'd
hand and arrive at the conclusion tina,
Wailuku is the most convenient place
to bold the jury term of this Circuit, il
being the most centrally located, offer
ing first class accommodations, from
here and the adjoining district OF
Makawao are drawn the majority of
jurors, and furthermore. we are 10th tC
confess it, does East Maui furnish the
largest part of the criminal and other
uuointso VI liit NhCuil NNluTl,
Sentimental reasons have heretofore
actuated former legislators to oppose
any bill contemplating this change, we
hope the present Legislature will lay
aside sentiment and take more reason.
able view of this matter.
As is usually the case number of
amusing incidents occurred at Lahaina
during this session of the Circuit Court
Among other things may be mentioned
the fishing excursion inaugurated by
Attorneys Peterson and Creighton. This
expedition was to the famous Black
Rock or Kekaa, near where the battle
of keawaawa was fought in 1898. There
were there 'ulua." fish always
caught after dark. In order to succeed
a native fisherman was "a necessity. I'm
fortunately natives don't like this
vicinity at night as the mossgrown
souls of departed warriors are supposed
to hold nightly bloodless battles DER the
one time bloody field In order tc
bride competent asslstent, Mr.. Peter.
son used the more fondly loved spirits
than those of ancestors, the kind put W
in square face" bottles, and soon sab
jugated a val ant son of the soil and
plougher of the deep to his mercenery
and selfish will. When sufficient,
valiant, the three fishermen, with sew
eral hundred feet of clothesline. five or
six dozen hooks and a bushel basket OF
"opelo" for bait. started for the haunted
fishing grounds. 1t was moonful
night and M Peterson, stretched on a
lava rock, mooned as he gaze, at the
mOonlit sea. In the meantime the
Kanaka chewed bait and threw lines
until the "spirits" had all vanished into
space and then informed the legal fish
ermen that the moon was not right foi
ulua. In order to make good show ms
they strung six or seven of the largest
upelo on piece of the clothesline
ubbed the fish ''small ulua," and
started for home. The actual cost OF
the fish which were not caught
amounted to 1923.
The Hawaiian s. :. Kahului. Chas.
Yarneberg, master, arrived at KAhului
on the 18th inst, and direct steamer
connection between San Francisco and
Maui is a dream no longer. The
Kahului lett San Francisco on the 7ti
lust, accomplishing the passage in
eleven days. Her cargo consisted ol
general merchandise for the Ii. C. & S
Co.'S. store including 1868 bags of fertil.
izer. Her passenger list shows the name,
of Messrs E. Bailey, II. l. Saguinelte
Nathan Scofeld. Two stowaways were
discovered after the vesscl's departure
from San Francisco, who will however
not have the chance to NEEDLE in Ha
waiian politics, as they will be com
PEELED to work heir passage back to tn,
Coast. The Kahului has first class ac
comodations for limited number o.
Cahin passengers Rates of passage are
5000 round trip 500. 90 Steerage $500
round trip $4,000, which means quite q
saving to Mauiites contemplating
steamer. trip to California The Kahulu
will hei eater run regularly to Sal
Francisco every month. the FL. {. & S
Co. at Kahului are the local agents.
petition is in circulation for a direc
m Ill for this place.
One # the arrivals, Mr.. E. Bailey, i
an old kamaaina, being more famillarl,
known as Father Bailey. He arrived OF
the Islands in 1885, being connecte,
with the American Board of Missions
His first field of labor among the leland
ers was at Kohala, Hawaii, from whicl
place he came to Lahainaluna an,
eventually settled permanently at Wal
luku until 1876, when he departed TO
Oakland Cal. his present home.
Father Bailey will spend the winter
on Hawaii mel. He has two sons livinl
here, Mr.. E. H. Bailey, the collecto
of the port at Kahului, and M. II. B
Bailey of Makawao.
The bark Leahi, Tyson master, ar
rived at Kabului on the nth inst. from
Newcastle, loaded with coal, havin,
made The trip in the remarkably fas
time of As days.
The brigantine Consuelo, Capt Jacob
son reached here on the 18th inst. Il
days from San Francisco, with cargo
of grain and fertilizer for the Paia an,
Haiku plantations.
Messrs Hoffman, and Vetlesen hav,
opened new store in the Bailey blocl
at Wailuku, where they will offer thei
complete assortment of general mer
chandise at popular prices. Success t.
| them.