The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-21
SEVERE DRAUGHT IN KULA AND
MAKAWAO.
Details Of the Daniels Suicide--An I'm
pany Put Up Pumping Plant.
Maui. April 10Th.

Maui. April 10Th.
About o'clock Saturday afternoon,
April II, at Kailua, Huelo, Mr.. w. III.
Daniels, of WailulSu, committed sui
eide by shooting himself with pistol.
For the past year or so Mr.. Daniels
has been in charge of the improve
ments being done to the Spreckelsville
ditch, at Kailua and beyond, with his
residence at Kailua. Last Saturday
morning he came in to the plantation
Office at Spreckesville. and got the
money to pay the men under him their
monthly wages. On his way back just
before noon, it was noticed that he
rode along with his head down, appar-
entity very low spirited, and paying at
tention to nothing. Meeting some of
his men at Huelo he paid them their
money, and reached home shortly be-
fore p. m. Going into the house, he
paid no attention whatever to his wife
and children, who were there, but pro-
ceeded to a small side room. Here he
found one of his boys and taking him
out of the room. he reentered it again
and shut the door. 4 few moments
later a pistol report rang out, and
rushing in, the family found him ly-
ing on the floor, dead He had placed
the pistol in his mouth, the ball pass
ing through his brain and killing him
instantly. Notified by telephone, Dep
,,t,
Boote, \. n. Kepoikai, Chas. Copp and
others proceeded to the scene as
quickly as possible. No inquest was
held there being no doubt of suicide.
Yesterday morning the body was
brought to Wailuku. reaching there
about o'clock. The funeral was held
at ) in the afternoon. at the family
residence, and the body was inferred
in the Daniels lot, but a short distance
away. Rev. f. q. Beckwith delivered
the funeral sermon, and the house
was crowded with friends and sympa-
thizers. Mr.. Daniels leaves a wife and
nine children. His self destruction is
said to have been the result of family
troubles. He and his wife have dis
agreed of late. and Saturday morning
he found that she had drawn or spent
all of his wages, so upon reaching
home he put an end to it all Mr.. Dan
iels was formerly police justice in Wal
lullu and was one of the most promi-
nent and brightest Hawaiians on Maui.
He has been staunch Royalist and
in him that party here lose their fore
most leader. He was well known all
over the islands, and many friends
will mourn his death.
Kula residents are already suffering
from want of water. They now barely
have enough to drink and cook with
| Mr.. l.. Won Tempsky is looking about
| for place to move to. as he is nearly
out of water, and may, perhaps, be
obliged to locate in Kahului, for a
! time Even Makawao residents are
scarce of water, and if a good rain
does not come soon great distress will
result all over the island.
Mr.. J. s. McCandless is expected on
Wednesday, from Honolulu, with
workmen to bore a well in Malilo
Gulch. Haiku Sugar Co. intend put
ting a pumping plant there, to pump
water up to their cane fields.
! \ vessel is in sight at last. 1t is too
| far out to tell what it is but it is sup
posed to be the three masted schooner
Jenny Wand, which is now nineteen
DAYS out from San Francisco. She
brings merchandise for the Paia and
Haiku Sugar Cos. stores, and will take
their sugar.