The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-25

NEW BUILDINGS ARE GOING Up.
PIaus for New Church and New
Hotel acknowledgements Land
sold at Good Prices-LOts o News
from HiIo Town-Other Notes.

HILO. CHawaii), July 22.-It is not
often that the quiet little town is enliy-
ened with genuine tragedy; but on Sat
urday last, about p. m, pedestrians
and store-keepers in the business por-
ton of town were treated to real live
sensation, which t. minated rather Sc
riousIy for an innocent and unoffend-
/ ing Chinese, named All Cheong. The
! offender, H. a. Jayne, a carpenter who,
while employed as prison luna at Ono
mea Jail last year, gained considerable
notice for his prompt action in defend
! ing Jailer Stark from the attack OF
! prisoners, has recently been acquitted
! by a Jury of a rather serious charge.
! Young Nichols. a hack driver for j..
| r. Wilson. was one of the principal
/ witnesses in the case against Jayne,
! and. against his fe Jayne has enter
! tanned dire intent. On this occasion
! he was under the influence of liquor
! and, meeting Nichols on Front street,
started a TRADE of abuse and series of
! threats against his life. A native man
| standing near interfered and that rails
ed the ire of the frenzied man who next
| aimed his abuse and blows at the ma
tive. The latter slapped him in re-
! turn and Jayne, with threat to fix
him all right went to John Lycurgus'
| and procured a rife. Thus armed he
| started down Front street in search of
| his man. When opposite Iuna's store
| he heard a call from a Chinese, and
! instantly he was possessed of the idea
| that it was directed at him. He turned
| towards the man and fired, the ball
striking another Chinaman, All Cheong
| in the leg just above the knee, shatter-
! ing the bone so that Drs. Williams and
Moore found it necessary to amputate
| the limb Jayne continued his way
| down Front street threatening the life
of anyone who would not "clear the
track While haranging in front of
the Hilo saloon fiourishing his weapon
| in the faces of all, a native man slipped
| I'D behind him and secured the rife.
| The crowd bounced upon him and he
would have been severely dealt with
had not officers interfere and carried
him off to jail. The injured man is a
member of chairs and has resided in
| fIilO for many years. At last accounts
| he was getting along as we'll as might
be expected.
| On Wednesday of last week e. B.
Barthrop of the Hilo Drug Store met
with painful accident in a most pecu-
liar manner. While at practice pitch
ing ball he threw out his left arm for a
curve ball. bringing it back with
such a sudden turn as to break the hui
merus, or upper-arm bone, diagonally
| across. He was carried to his room
where Drs. Williams and Moore at
tended him.
The new hotel is now assured.
| Plans for the building of modern and
commodious structure on the premises
now occupied by the Hilo hotel have
| been submitted, and the erection of the
same will begin shortly. On the main
floor are to be parlors, dining salon,
reading rooms and a few sleeping ap-
artments, the upper floor being devoted
entirely to sleeping rooms. A number
of cottages will be built in the rear of
the main building, providing ample &C
cOmmodations for the large number OF
visitors to this town. 1t is stated on
good authority that Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Grant will assume the management OF
the new hotel. J. R. Wilson has an
iIOu4ASCd Ills 11lSllliOn VI ISllIInS 1GOul
the position at once, leaving Joseph
| Vierra to take charge tomorrow.
Another new structure that is to or
nament this rapidly growing town is
the edifice to be erected by the congre-
cation of the First Foreign Church OF
Hilo. 1t was at first thought to alter
and enlarge the present house of wor-
ship, but as larger subscriptions toward
building are promised it has been de-
cided to build a new church with large
Sunday school rooms and ample space
for the pipe organ that is to be put in
place as soon as the building is ready
The plans of Messrs. Ripley and Dfckey
have been accepted, and the cost of the
structure is estimated at twelve thou
sand dollars.
An auction sale of government lots
in POnahawai district. between three
and five miles mauka of HiIo. was hello
in front of the Office of E. D. Baldwin
on Monday last. The bidding was quite
spirited, and the cash netted from the
sale was about $4,000, which was nearly
$500 in excess of the upset prices on the
land. Following are the names of the
purchasers: Levi Q. Lyman. G. F. At
fonSO, E. Z. Lyman, NJ. Machado. ]
Donehue, Antonio Carvalho. John Ut.
} terstrom. J. P. Fernandez, Maria Par
vac, Keahe Kalauao and Nuno Fernan
DEE. Francisco Martin bought part O
lot 6 in Olaa-
Hilo Social Club held its bi-weekI7
reunion on COcoanut Island last Thurs
day evening. DR.. Hutchinson and Mr.
Day were the hosts of the evening anC
attended to get all the young folks anC
their lunch baskets there in time tt
enjoy an early supper, after which al
joined in the dance which followed.
Miss Willis entertained a large party
OF friends on Friday evening at the
home OF J. A. Scott, Wainaku Lawns