The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-12-08
East Mani Treated to Gale Of
Unusual Proportions.
FRESHETS IN MANY GULCHES
Brig Lurline Driven Upon
the Shore.
Chinese Suicide - Circuit Court
Makes Business-Tele-
phone System.

MAUI, Dec. 5.-The greatest storm
in several years swept over East Maui
last night and continues today. The
wind blew heavy gale from the north
and brought with it rain that measured
more than six inches in localities.
Trees were blown down, freshet
ever-dry gulches between Lahaina and
Maalaea were running with water, and
the fine brig Lurline was driven onto
the reef.
Between 10 and II o'clock last night
the gale caused the Lurline to break
her mooring chain. In swinging around
she dragged her anchor and went on
the beach just above the old Spreckels
landing toward Waikiki. Though the
tide was full, and there was quite
sea on, it was the strong wind that
forced the brig to part her chain.
The damage up to the present mo-
ment is slight. She has lost her shoe
(keeD, but is not leaking. The steamer
Likelike pulled her off.
Monday, November 30th, the brig
Lurline, Brown master, arrived in
Kahului, % days from San Francisco.
She brought a full cargo of general
merchandise for H. c. Co., and had a
deck-load of hay. Her passengers were
Miss Mossman, bookkeeper for the
Kahului store; a second engineer for
| Spreckelsville, and a Mr.. Randolph, a
former employee of H c. Co.'S planta-
ton.
The Lurline had been loaded with
/ HaN CT had oil ha q
and was to have sailed today.
Wednesday evening, the I'd, ing
Mung and Chang Kai, two Chinese res
idents of Paia, INDUCED in quarrel
during which the latter cut his coun-
tryman's cheekbone with small knife
Early Thursday morning, just as po-
liceman was about to serve a warrant
on Chang Kai for assault he observed a
Portuguese woman running in great
terror from her cook house. Upon be-
ing stopped she pointed to the kitchen
and exclaimed: "Pilikia mol make MOI
Then it was that the officer discovered
the lifeless body of Chang Kai sus-
pended by small rope from a cross
beam of the shanty. Friday the Cor.
oner's jury brought in verdict Of
suicide.
The Lahaina term of court opened
Wednesday, with Circuit Judge Kalus
on the bench and Deputy Attorney
General E. P. Dole as prosecuting off
Ger for the Government.
Some of the prominent people in at
tendance were Attorneys Robertson
Enoch Johnson, Kepoikai, John Rich
ardson, S. F. Chillingworth, George
Hons, Sheriffs L. A. Andrews and L
NJ Baldwin, Deputy Sheriffs w. H
King, W. G. Scott and w. ]. Sheldon
. and Interpreters J. C. Long (Hawaii
|. am, and A. F. Tavares (Portuguese)
} Five or six cases were weeded out or ;
calendar of about so. The principa
case so far brought before the Hawaii
: an jury was that of Neau-a nativ,
woman-charged with practicing medi
cine without license. The defendan
is we'll known Waikiki kahuna. TIL
case is not finished.
There was but one case, that Of W
| C. Crook, brought before the Maui Ia,
! Appeal Board (Messrs. Kalua, Cop
t and Hoffman,. and that was decided b,
: compromise.
Maui Deputy Sheriffs are sporting
quite spicy" uniforms.
The Makawao ava license sold 70
$3.50 to Kahakaunila, and it is reporte
: that Young Hee bought the Wailuk1
, license for $500.
: With Hama and Lahaina the Mau
: telephone system will consist of abou
200 instruments. The line between La
r haina and Makawao has been workin
: finely. 1t was broken by last night
storm.
The weather: Frequent and heav
rains during the week.