The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-18
SHIP INDIANA AWAY AT LAST
Preparations for Jubilee
Celebration.
Street Widening Causes DeVasta-
ton Among Old Land Marks.
Touch of Earthquakes.

HILO. Hawaii, May 13.-The U. S. S.
Adams. commanded by Captain ". c.
Gibson, dropped anchor in Hilo Bay
Monday morning, the 10th instant,
having been out one month from Mag
dalena Bay. on the Southern Coast of
California She is serving as training
shin these days, her crew being made
up almost entirely of young cadets
from fourteen to eighteen years of age.
The boys have been given shore liberty |
this week and are enjoying expeditions
to points of interest in the vicinity |
Some of the ladies of Hilo are arrang- |
ing to give a dance at Spreckels' Hall
this evening complimentary to the Off
GERS of the Adams. Lieutenant Hol-
combe visited Hilo some years ago
when aboard the Thetis, and is renew
ing some of his former acquaintance.
A number of the officers have been to
the volcano during the week. The ship
goes to Honolulu next week.
The American ship Indiana, Colley
master, after many vicissitudes, got
out of port Monday morning, having
left four of her crew here-three de
serters and one sailor suspected of
having scuttled the ship. Captain Col
ley shipped four japanese to fill the
places of the derelict sailors.
The deserters appeared in town
about the time the Indiana set sails,
and it is more than likely that they
will be shipped to America on one OF
the ships now in port, the Henry Viii
lard. Patten master, bound for New
York. and the Hawaiian bark Santi-
ago. johnson master. loading for San
Francisco.
The fourth man is still in calaboose
and has a $4,000 damage suit pending
in which he names Captain Colley,
Sheriff Andrews and Consular-Agent
FurneauX as defendants, claiming false
and malicious imprisonment. F. M.
Wakefield has been retained as attor-
ney for the sailor.
A fifth sailor jumped overheard one
fine morning and swan ashore, dis
lance of two miles, but was caught by
an officer of police and soon returned
to the ship.
People interested in watching bit
of queer and unusual engineering have
had an opportunity of gazing astound-
ingly at the work in progress on the
private grounds of A. B. Loebenstein.
That gentleman, with the assistance of
J. r. Wilson with a gang of half
dozen stalwart native boys, has under
taken TO transplant his row of hand
some royal palms which must be all of
twelve or fifteen years old. There are
six of them-monstrous palms too
and before this day is over the sixth
will probably be found in its new set
tin. In each case the soil was left
around the stump a foot or more, and
at a depth of about four feet below the
surface the fibrous rootlets were cut
through with a wire cable worked by
the engine. When all was ready the
engine hauled the stately palm along
the trench which led I'D to the spot
where the palm is expected to transfix
itself, distance of ten or twelve feet
from its last resting place, and just in
side the new street line.
The Reed Place is a scene of devasta-
ton this week Cocoanut trees, ponci-
ana regia and caIabash trees that have
formed a most attractive frontage to
the place for the past twenty-five years
have gone before the woodlands axe
to allow for widening the street.
Another meeting of committees, Sc
lected to arrange for the Victorian cele
bration. was held this week and an
nounced their program for the day. It
will consist of a salute at sunrise a
yacht race in the forenoon, a MONDAY
lunch, afternoon sports, addresses, etc,
and a ball in the evening. Sub-commit-
tees have been appointed as follows:
Religious services: ]. A. Scott, c. c.
Kennedy
Statutes: S. H. Webb. A. c. Steele.
Sports: F. NJ Wakefield, DR.. H. B..
Elliott, P. McRae.
Refreshments: C. c. Kennedy, ]. A.
Scott, c. H. Fairer, ]. H. Bole, DR.. FL
lott.
Ball: R. T. Forest, Jas Glib.
Music: F. NJ. Wakefield. A. c. Steele.
Address: F. NJ. Wakefield, A. NJ.
Wilson, Dr. Elliott.
Finance: J. T. Moir, Jas. Glib, Mr..
Haley. Geo. Ross, Colin McLennan. ].
R. Wilson, w G. Walker, H. c. Aus
tin, c. E. Richardson, w. Hambly, G.
H. Fairer, A B. Sutton, Robt. Rycroft,
J. Gondie and w. Richard.
The Hilo Yacht Club met Friday
evening last to accept in the name of
the club the handsome silver trophy
cup presented by Capt. Vim. Matson
of San Francisco.
John Kane, the genial coffee expert,
gave birthday party at the hotel
Monday evening of last week to
dozen of his male friends. Such a jolly
good time was had that the party
failed to dissemble until the wee sma'
hours of the morning.
The Monday evening Whist Club
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs E. E.
Richards, where an earnest contest for
high scores kept the players busy dur
ing the eighteen allotted games. Re-
freshments were served and the club
disbanded to meet next time at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Turner.
The Christian Endeavor Society held
a social at the home of Miss Dyer
where an interesting program was