The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-09

HILo. April 5.-The forenoon of the
2Sth prox. in the Hiio Police Court.
Judge Hapai listened to a common
enough tale, but one that unfortun-
ately for justice does not often have
hearing before police judge. Sheriff
Williams has Japanese woman in
his employ with a husband who feels
the injustice of cruel world in fore
ing him to the degrading task of earn
ing his daily bread. Until the decree
that went forth on the 2Sth he shifted
the burden of the bread winner on his
wife. Needing some money the para
site thought he would convert his
valuable piece of property into hard
cash. After several Intellectual at
tempts to sell her for one hundred and
seventy dollars, he made an offer to
his wife to release her out of bondage
for twenty dollars. This she consent
ed to and visited him in his house to
obtain the release ere she paid over
the coin. Demanding the money first
which she pluckily refused to give up,
he became so enraged that he beat
her over the head with stone, SO
that her own mother would have had
some difficulty in recognizing her.
The brig Lurline brought an am
monia process ice machine for the
Hilo Boarding School. The ice is to
be manufactured and sold for the
benefit of the school.
The Central American Union Club
held its weekly meeting at the Court
House on March 31st and transacted
its regular business.
1t was decided to put but one candi-
date in the field from the Hilo dis
trict as delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, and to give it's united
support and hearty cooperation to the
electing of the entire ticket as pro-
posed:
Kauhane, Kau.
VIM. Wright, Kona.
III. l.. Holstein, Kohala.
VIM. Horner, Hamakua.
-, Hilo.
Hilo has three good men. Warren
Goodale, d. II. Hitchcock and +. S.
Lyman whose friends are all anxious
that they should serve their country
in this important capacity.
Mrs. Barnard and Mrs. McLennan
of Laupahoehoe expect to leave next
week on the Lurline To visit the Mid
winter Fair.
Mr.. a. G. Curtis leaves by this
steamer for Honolulu on business
trip. -.
Judge and Mrs. Austin left on the
2Sth for Kau. They expect to make
the trip in easy stages, making stops
at Olaa, Kilauea and the Half Way
House. They expect to go the entire
distance in their own carriage.
Sheriff and Mrs. Williams left on
the lst of April for the same destina-
ton.
Marshal Hitchcock is at his old
home again. He expects soon to
regain his rugged health in Hilo's
balmy climate.
Miss Nellie Lowery is making her
annual pilgrimage to Kilauea in COM
pany with Mrs. Thrum of Pakaikou.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The schooner Spokane left here for
San Francisco on March 3Ist with
full cargo of sugar, 1926 bags, 1885,
446 pounds-valued at $69,375 40.
Along the coast it is as smooth as q
mill pond and the steamers are all
doing splendid work. The Kinau
took in 1900 bags sugar on the 4th
inst. from Papaikou, making the big
gest days work ever done there. The
Claudine has held the banner with
record of 1000 bags. The Hon. George
Beckley is as proud as-well, the
small boy with his first pair of red
tops is nowhere.
The tug Rover towed the brig Lur-
line into port Sunday, the 1st inst, IL
days from San Francisco. The w. A.