The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-05
LATE MAUI NEWS
Death of Two Well Known
Citizens.
Leahi Goes to Pieces Japanese
Murder CaSe-GraVe
Robbery.

MAUI. April "a japanese resident
OF Hama is accused of the serious crime
OF robbing a grave. The sacrilegious
act was committed in Hama during the
wild waste and middle" of last Mon
day night, March goth A coffin of a
native woman was found broken open,
lying beside a grave that had evident
ly been most recently excavated for
purpose of robbery. Friends of the de-
ceased, according to Hawaiian custom,
had placed in the burial case the sum
OF $50, which was missing last Tues
day morning. Up to the present mo-
ment. no information as to the where
abouts of the accused Jap has been
presented.
Maui news this week is of decided
ly lugubrious nature. Tuesday, March
30th, occurred the death of Thomas
Saffery, prominent native resident
of Makawao. The funeral took place
during Wednesday in the large Pooke-
la Church, which was filled with ma
tive and foreign friends of the de-
ceased. The services were conducted
by DR.. E. G. Beckwith, of Paia, assist
ed by Rev. S. Kapu, of Wailuku, Maui
naOlu Seminary girls singing the
hymns. Mr. Saffery, who leaves
wife and five children, will be much
missed in the community, where he
has acted as lay preacher, and in spite
Of his blindness. has held meetings
regularly in Pookela Church Sunday
afternoons ever since the death of the
former lay preacher, John Kalama
Wednesday (31st of March, occurred
the death of Curtis Short, an old ka-
maaina of Lahaina. Judge Lawrence
who will be remembered by the older
Maui residents, was his brother-in-law.
Mr.. Short was an American, between
GO and 70 years of age, and was Dep
uty Sheriff when the elder Treadway
was Sheriff of Maui A sister. who is
a cripple, is the only near relative re-
naming.
A teachers examination will be held
III Wailuku the 9th and 10th
Mrs. II. s. Townsend of Hilo. is on
Maui for short visit.
Monday (the Goth of March, D. P.
Eldredge, of Waiakoa, KuIa. gave a
luau in honor of the birthday of one
of his children.
Civil Engineer Drummer has been
viewing the new Makena-Kula road re-
Gently.
Dr. R. l. Moore. the dentist. is in
Wailuku again.
The Maui Registration Board will
visit Hama District on Wednesday the
14th).
Mrs. Robert Levers, of Honolulf.is
again at Mrs. II. B. Bailey's, Kaf6anuf,
Makawao
Today Mrs. c. H. Dickey. of Haiku.
departs FOR Honolulu on a short visit.
At the trial last week. in Waikiki,
of Japanese accused of the Spreckles-
vile murder, two of the three commit
ted ones testified that they helped to
beat the interpreter, while the third
admitted running after the victim, but
said that he did not arrive in time to
take part in the melee.
During the 30th of March. the brig
Lurline. Mcleod master, departed for
San Francisco with cargo of H. c..
Co.'S sugar.
pieces. A heavy windstorm prevailed
at Kahului for SO hours. beginning on
night March 31sD. Dur
ing yesterday morning (the 2d) pieces
of the broken bark were found strewn
along the beach for a mile or more.
A piece of her stern is high and dry on
the reef to the windward of the har-
Dor. Quite a large amount of coal was
lost.
The weather is frightfully dry.