The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-02-04
Engineer Walsh of WaiIuku Com
mitted by Judge Kalua.
BAND BOYS ENTERTAIN ON MAUI.
Now Landing at 'KuIa-Government
May GainI ControIEift it so Desires.
FuneralIofIAirs. Samuel Kapu-Chil-
dren and Matches, Causeiirrouble.

day and Friday, January ooIn anu
3lst, Engineer Andrew Walsh, OF
the Wailuku plantation railroad,
who had charge of the engine at
the time of the recent accident at
Waihee. was examined before Judge
Kalua at the Wailuku court house.
A. n. Kapoikai appeared for the
defendant and Deputy Attorney
General E. P. Dole represented the
prosecution. After two days OF
examination, Judge Kalua COM
mitted Walsh for manslaughter, to
be tried during the February term
of the First Circuit Court at Homo
lulu. 1t will be recollected that
the victim of the Waihee railroad
accident was Kaanana, a native
fireman employed on the engine
which jumped the track.
On the 25th ultimo, G. Rodick, a
representative of H. Hackfeld q
Co, closed the store of Bow Kee, a
well-known Chinese merchant of
Paia. The debt which caused the
trouble amounted to $520.S5.
The farmers of Kula are to have
a free landing at Kihei, on the
southern coast of Maui, not far dis
tant from Maalaea. 1t is declared
to be the best landing on the isl
and, as it is well sheltered and the
water is deep quite close to the
sand-beach. a. N. Sproul has re-
Gently surveyed the place and
found from 19 to % feet of water
at an average of 500 feet from the
shore, and from 9 to II feet at an
average of forty feet from the shore.
1t is stated that the owners are
willing to deed the property to the
Government in case the latter is
willing to assist in building a
wharf, etc. 1t is surely not bad
policy for the Government to own
a landing or two on each OF the
principal islands.
When the Kinau put into Ma
alaea bay Tuesday morning, the
2Sth, whale boat containing some
representatives of Lahaina was
there to meet it. After consulta-
ton aboard the steamer Band
master Berger decided to 60 on to
Lahaina and give concerts to the
people there during Tuesday after
noon and evening. On the same
evening the band boys went aboard
the Claudine and arrived in Kahu-
lui Wednesday morning. During
the afternoon and evening of We'd
nesday they gave concerts in front
of Kahumanu church and during
Thursday afternoon at the Wailuku
market. Thursday evening the
band visited Spreckelsville and
played at Manager David Center's
residence. During the evening of
January 31st they were to have
entertained Makawao people at the
residence of Manager J. w. Colville
of Paia, but the inclemency of the
weather prevented. There was to
have been a grand luau, to which
everybody was invited, and later
the Makawao Literary Society was
to have met at Mr.. Colville's. But
it rained, and rained hard, so the
band played in the Wailuku school
building.
During Monday afternoon, the
9th, the funeral of Mrs. Kapu, the
wife of Rev. Samuel Kapu, one of
the most prominent native preach
ers on the islands, took place from
Kahumanu church, Wailuku. DIR.
E. G. Beckwith of Paia, Rev. Pail
of Lahaina and Judge ]. w. Kalua
assisted in the last sad ceremonies.
The attendance of both foreign and
native residents of Wailuku was
very large and there were repre-
sentatives present from all parts of
Maui. Mrs. Kapu was much es-
teemed for her exemplary character.
On Saturday morning, January
25th, while some little Norwegian
children were playing with matches,
they accidentally set fire to Miss
Laura Green's pasture in Makawao
and some forty acres of dry grass
were consumed before neighbors
and friends gathered and extin-
guished the burning vegetation.
At one time it wasathought that
the fire threatened Maunaolu Sem
mary.
Weather-During Thursday and
Friday the heaviest rainstorm of
the season for Wailukr and Maka-
wac districts. Strong winds from
the south and north prevailed dur
ing the storm. Today, clear.
The schooner Jenny Wand left
San Francisco for Kahului on the