The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-12
Wild Cattle Rapidly Thin.
ming the Forests.
Rainfall May Be Seriously AffeC-
ted-Many Social Hap
peningS.

MAUI, July 10.-During Thursday
evening (the Sth) reception was given
Mr.. and Mrs Levi G.. Lyman of Hilo
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. d. G.
Lindsay of Paia. The parlors were dec
grated in an attractive and artistic
manner with greens and potted plants.
After the usual compliments in the
way of congratulation and felicitation,
a program of music, vocal and instru-
mental, gave much pleasure Mrs. Ly-
man (nee Hammond) formerly resided
in Makawao for several years as teach
er at Maunaolu Seminary.
Nineteen Japs, under the charge of
Luna A. D. Landgraph of Paia planta-
ton, have been recently stationed. at
Kailiili to care for the forests.
The koa and other timber trees have
been and are still dying so rapidly that
grave fears are entertained lest by the
destruction of the forests the rainfall
be seriously diminished. 1t is said that
the trees have been killed by wild cat
tle On Molokai it is the great number
of deer that are fast destroying the
mountain vegetation.
Clark and Williams have appealed
from the decision of Judge Halstead of
Wailuku After being convicted of sell
ing opium, they were tried for gross
cheat and acquitted.
Enos &. Co. of Wailuku shipped 81
fat cattle from Kahikinui to Honolulu
this week Eleven vaquereros drove
the herd so or so miles from the pas
ture, via Uulupalakua to Kahului.
All Sam, Chinese burning charcoal
for George Miner of Lilikai, of Maka
wac, is missing. When last seen he
was covering the hole to charcoal pit
containing nine cords of wood. Moth
ing has been seen of him for three
days His hat was found near the pit,
so it IS thought that he has met with
a horrible death amid the burning
wood
During Thursday (the 8th) So Japs
were brought before Judge Halstead
of Wailuku for leaving the cane field
and refusing to labor. 1t seems that
they got angry for being docked and
claimed that the plantation owed them
a balance for wages. However, in the
test case of one of the 50 Judge Hal
stead sustained the Wailuku Sugar
Company George Hons for the Japs,
and S. F. Chillingworth for plantation.
During Saturday (the 17th) match
race-$100 a side-will be run at Ka-
hului race track between M. T. Lyons
pony, Henrietta, and Scarface Charlie,
the property of 10 Smith of Spreckels-
vile.
On the 9th the Circuit Court at Wal
luku appointed A. n. Kepoikai admin
istrator of the estate of J. r. Whitford.
The Maui Racing Association came
out about $3.50 ahead after paying all
expenses incurred by the races of the
Fourth.
J. D. Holt of Honolulu has recently
purchased Sarah H, the Lahaina mare
that beat Billy G. during the last races
at Spreckels' Park. The animal will be
shipped to Honolulu by today's Clau-
dine.
Mrs. A B. Tucker, Mile. Boeglie,
Misses Albright and four children, all
of Honolulu, are domiciled at idle
wild" Olinda, for the summer.
Miss Annie FOrDeS OF honolulu Is d
guest of Mrs. w. o. Aiken of Hamakua-
poko.
Miss Simpson of Oberlin is to be the
new music teacher at MaunaOlu Sem
mary.
Last Saturday F. F. and A. d. Bald
win returned from Yale for a vacation
visit to Haiku They brought a college
chum, F. D. Van Buren,, with them.
Mr. opd Mrs Albert G. Aiken (nee
Theller) of Oakland, are guests of DR..
P. J. Aiken of Paia.