The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-21
Woman Suffrage Is Discussed in
the Second City.
ACCIDENT ON THE VOLCANO ROAD.
Arrangements Being Made for the Cele-
bration of the Fourth-A Sharp
Earthquake shock-A Petition to
Have Convicts Work on the Eoada.

Hno, June 1S.-The questions, Is
woman superior to man 2" "Why
shouldn't women vote p" fWhy
shouldn't women fill Government posi-
tons ?' etc., etc., have been agitated in
some of the Hilo households for some
time past. The argument of our town
wit, that all our good citizens would get
intoxicated for the pleasure of being ar
rested by lady policeman, did not seem
to dampen the ardor of the supporters of
the petition to the members of the Con-
stitutional Convention to insert in the
Constitution clause by which women
with education and property might enjoy
suffrage.
The following-named ladies have
signed the petition: Mesdames S. l..
Austin, L. F. Turner, LIE Blond, G. II.
Williams, l.. Severance, III. G. Austin,
w. w. Goodale, w. S. Terry, B. III !.
Brown, Robt. Forrest, A. B Lobenstein,
Jos. Sisson, A. NJ wilson Reed; Misses
Seigfried, Tougher, III. Hitchcock, f.
Hitchcock, Deyo, Coan, Scott, Porter,
Rose, P. Rose, Brown, Kelly, sisson.
Probably one of the most numerously-
signed petitions that has ever gone down
from Hawaii is the one asking the Min
lister OF the Interior to pat the Hilo prison
gang to work on the Government road
running from Hilo northerly along the
coast have the steep places graded and
the deep gulches spanned by bridge !,
thereby opening up populated country
to traffic. The road and briGgs at Haka-
lau guIch, just completed, is big step
In the right direction.
A sharp shock of earthquake was felt
here during the early hours of the 14tn
instant.
Que of the Volcano Stables hacks, in
returning from Wainaku saturday even
ing, 18th instant, with four tourists, met
with an accident, and the occupants had
o mi aculous escape. The particulars
are as follows: On leaving Wainaku the
horse was started at good pace, and the
same speed attempted going down a
steep decline, when the vehicle tipped
over on its side, throwing the horse; the
momentum of the hack brought it up
against rail fence, which kept it from
falling into a deep gulch. Looking at
the dilapidated carriage, it is a mystery
how four people inside of it could get Q IF
with scratches and bruises only. Mr..
Wilson's explanation of the accident is
Bad whiskey."
A meeting, called by our American
Consul, MIR. Furneaux, was held at the
Court House on Saturday evening, 10Th
instant, for the purpose of determining
In what manner the citizens wished to
observe the Fourth of July A commit
tee of thirteen was appointed-they to
form sub committees on finance, literary
exercises, games, etc and to report pro-
gress at general meeting to be held on
the 21st instant.
A very pleasant dancing party was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Winter
ct their home, Wainaku, Saturday even
ing, 10th instant. A native qnartette
furnished instrumental and vocal mu ic,
which was very pleasant feature of the
egening. Re freshments of ice cream,
coffee and cake, with an impromptn pro-
gramme of music and Rotations brought
the hour of parting, which came all too
soon.