The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-05

| HILO, QawaiD, Aug. with the
renewed activity of the fires of Kilauea
large crowds of people have been at
| tracted to the scene of so much gran
deur. Not only tourists are taking
advantage of this recurrent outbreak
in Madame Pele's domicile, but island
people as we'll are focking toward the
spot of wonderland. Mr.. Lee states
that forty guests departed from his
hostelry for Hilo during the past two
days. AS many as fifty have been ac-
commodated there at one time this
week The lake is steadily rising, havt
ing come up as much as two hundred
feet. In all probability it will continue
to rise until another overflowing of it's
banks is caused. The demonstrations
are rather unusual at present, mas
much as the fires of the lake seem to
appear at regular intervals of from one
and one-half to two hours. At such
times the scene is most fascinating and
grand, as the entire surface breaks
into one fiery flow from which great
fountains are shot upwards to a con-
siderable height. The weather at the
Volcano House and in Hilo has been
perfect today, and the returning sight
seers were much entranced by the
beauty and picturesQueneSS of their
thirty-mile drive
No arrangements have as yet been
concluded concerning the permanent
reopening of the hotel, but from the
many rumors regarding the various
negotiations under way, it cannot be
long before some definite plans have
been decided upon
Baseball craze has reached the Hilo
boys with all it's enthusiasm Last
Saturdays game drew an immense
tnrong of spectators to the Hilo Board
ing School grounds, where the Hilos
and Holomuas wed with each other
for runs for the third time, success
falling on the Hilo team on this occa-
sion. The score stood SO to %.
Mr.. Abercrombie of Olaa is hard at
work with his nine whom he hopes will
be able to defeat the Hilo teams at the
first crossing of bats.
The Hawaiian circus has not claimed
packed houses during this weeks per-
formances, and the trick to which the
crowded tent for their farewll perform
ance was anything but commendabIe,
to say the least. The directors of the
concert for the benefit of the Hail
Church would certainly have sent out
thelr notices OF poStponement if they
had entertained any notion of defer
ring their concert on account of the
farewell performance of the Hawaiian
circus" and MeSSrs. Price and Burns
deserve severe censure for having ap-
pended such a notice to their posters.
The concert given under the direc-
ton of Mrs Brown and Mr.. Kapahe at
Freinan's Hall Saturday evening was
largely attended, and satisfactory re-
turns were reaped for the benefit of the
Hail Church. Most of the music was
very well rendered and received well
merited applause.
Owing to a break down in some por-
tion of the machinery at the electric
light works on Thursday there was an
absence of that illuminant in the even
ing and a consequent scrambling for
stOwed-away lamps. The company
were unable to repair the damages un-
til Saturday when the town was once
more radiant with electric lights This
has been the first serious incOnVeni-
ence the company has encountered.
There were three sudden deaths re-
ported in the district this week On
Monday morning the unconscious and
almost lifeless body of E. B. Bartlett
was found lying on the floor in his
house near Wainaku. DR. Moore, who
was called, stated that the old man had
probably received a paralytic stroke
and had undoubtedly been in the con-
ditiOn found for at least 36 hours He
died at eight o'clock Monday evening
without having regained conscious
ness. Mr.. Bartlett has lived in and
around HilO for a great number of
years, working at his trade. that of
machinist, and is supposed to have a
fortune saved somewhere A family
survives him in the States
On Tuesday the dead body of Chi
nese was found in his hut at Waiakea
The deceased had been i'll for some
time and death was not unexpected
Portuguese Iaborer, Antonio de
Costa, employed at Waiakea by J. S.
CanariO died suddenly of heart dis