The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-10
Steamship Line Between Maui and
the Coast.
" OPIUM BROWNS" STRANGE ACTS.
NewsY Jottings From Maui-Sprsckeis
Brothers to Build q Store ut Kahu-
Iui-Incidents OF the Late storm-
c. b. Miles Buys Young venture.''

MAUI, Dec. S.-Charles Nelson, OF
from the Golden Gate on the 1st of
December in steamship bound for
Kahului.
Nelson is ship owner, and yearly
sends quite a number OF vessels to the
Islands. The schooners III. G. Wright
and Eva, now or recently in the port
of Kahului, are owned by him, and
he was formerly captain in the San
Francisco o-Honolulu trade.
1t is stated on good authority that
he is to inaugurate steamship COM
munication between Maui and the
Coast.
The steamer purchased by him is
reported to be the Seneca. How large
she is can only be inferred from the
fact that he has recently written to
Pilot English inquiring whether Ka-
hului harbor will admit vessel 250
feet in length. If this report is true,
as there is every reason to believe,
great prosperity is in store for Maui
farmers, who, with a market in view,
can raise large quantities of bananas,
pineapples, coffee, guavas and pohas
for jelly, not to mention the privilege
of shipping sugar direct to San Fran
cisco.
The parsonage known to fame as
"Opium Brown" may have dropped
from the skies, or from a balloon, or
some passing vessel may have landed
him on Lanai or Molokai-at any
rate, report has it that he was first
seen at Kamaole, Kula, on the morn
evening of the same day his presence
was noted in Wailuku. Next he
turned up at Maalaea Bay, intending
to take passage on the Hall Friday
morning, but as that steamer did not
touch in, owing to rough seas, he, in
company with Japanese, pushed on
to Lahaina.
It should be stated here that the
gentleman was disguised in a blue
woolen shirt and dungaree pantaloons,
with broad cane-leaf hat tied down
over his ears with handkerchief.
He expected to leave by the Claudine
on Saturday, the 1st instant, but as
she failed to arrive he was disap-
pointed, but by happy chance boarded
the steamer on Sunday without oppo-
sitiOn.
"Mr. Brown" seemed to imagine
that some dire misfortune was hang
ing over him. Perhaps he suspected
that q warrant had been issued, or
something to that effect, for during
his stay on this island he made fire.
quent changes of base, never remain
ing long in one place, and was most
guarded in his movements.
The native Judges at Lahaina are
trying some unimportant cases. The
foreign jurors are summoned for Tues
day, the 18th.
Mr.. G. 3. Miles, w H. known resi-
dent horseman, has recently returned
from a trip to Hawaii, and brought
back with him the famous trotting
stallion Young Venture, that he inn
ported to this country some fifteen
years ago, and about eleven years ago
sold to Mr.. Samuel Parker for large
sum. He says that tie horse (20 years
old next spring. is still as frisky as a
colt, and bids fair To be useful for
some years. Mr.. Miles further de-
clares that he will never again part
with Young Venture, as bad luck
came upon him after selling the horse,
and perhaps the repossession of the
animal will bring back the palmy
days of eleven years ago. While at
Mana he purchased two defendants
of the old horse-two and three years
old, splendidly matched, and are jet
black.
Mrs. Watson, accompanied by a
young daughter, arrived Wednesday
per Claudine. She is to be matron of
Maunaola Seminary.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of East Maui Seminary will take
place on Wednesday evening, the 18th.
All friends of the institution can see
Santa Claus by paying an admission
fee of % cents.
There Is current rumor that J. D.
Spreckels & Brothers will erect a large
store at Kahului.
Mr.. II. 3. 3 alley is in charge OF the
plantation butcher shop at Hamakua-
pOko.
Jack Gertze, for years resident at
Papaikou, Hilo, has returned from a
three-years' trip to the States, and is
visiting Makawao.
". II. Daniels new house in Wal
luku is about completed
The schooner Eva, Kliccaard mas
ter, left yesterday, the 7tn inst, for
San Francisco. She was laden with
sugar.
The Mary Dodge is expected at any
moment, with a cargo of lumber for
Wilder & Co. She recently put in to
Honolulu to repair some damages to
her rigging.
Mr.. Flood, the naturalist, depsr ted