The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-22

MURDEROUS ATTACK MADE ON A
NATIVE GIRL.
Rains Have Been Frequent-Mauna
Kea Ascended-Road Work Progress
sing Steamer for Coast Service
Kona, May 10

Kona, May 10.
Rains have been frequent the last
two weeks and from the beach to an
elevation of 2OOO feet the welcome in
formation of tanks full and over
flowing is vouchsafed by all. Higher
up, at the dairies, the long drouth is
unbroken and one butter factory has
been closed, while other ranchers
pray for fluid.
The registration of voters, now
on, has caused the mention of Messrs.
Scott and Kamaoha as candidates
from Kona.
Tuesday evening a rival of Jack
the Ripper" began anatomical opera
tions at Kahauloa upon a native girl.
This miscreant-a Lascar-was not
arrested till neXtday. although the
Sheriff was notified Immediately after
the butchery. The injured person may
not recover.
DIR. Guppy. an English naturalist,
who is now trying to reach the top of
Mauna Kea, ascended Mauna Yoa in
April. He started from near Honau-
nau and the whole journey and re-
turn was made within four days.
There was some snow in the crater,
and smoke lazily issued from the
cones: but rarefied cold air and noun
tain sickness played havoc with any
desire to descend or investigate more
fully.
Our roads are getting well along
towards completion and bidders are
busy sending in tenders for the re-
naming stretches. Figures range
from $1,000 per mile as a financial
datum line, and like the old trail,
there are cups and downs"-in price
Some difficulty has been encountered
by the right of way men. The native
although $50 per acre, with fences and
gates provided. has been offered them.
Some folks can't see any advantage in
a fine boulevard passing their prop
erty and think a trail the proper
thing. They fail to see that the car of
progress travels on highways only.
a number of property owners have
talked of planting trees along the
line of their holdings to make "the
finest avenue on the island" as Bru-
ner calls it, but sheep like, await for
an example from their fellows,
although trees galore are in nurs-
cry. The seed was left by Mr.. Mars
den for this purpose.
r. II. Whitehouse, hustler recent
ly from Harvard. is assisting the Gov
ernment engineer in surveying and
stalking the profile of projected roads
in North and South Kona
Houses for II. Lindsay and Thomas
Hind are approaching completion.
Mr.. Hind will have, architecturally,
the finest residence in Kona. O. G..
Gilhus has the frame of his dwelling
house erected on his plantation and
hopes to move in before July. The
health of this gentleman has greatly
improved since his transfer from
Maui.
\ Gordon pulper with all necessary
polishing machinery is being erected
at Halakii by Davies g. Son. They will
run the whole works by the aid of the
steam plant already in position and
handle the crop of the immediate To-
cality besides their own sixteen acres.
The Captain of the coasting steamer
Iva says that within couple of
months his owners will put on a much
larger vessel. The trade between
Kohala and this section seems to be
growing.
High tides have been prevalent
along the leeward coast.
James Boyd is having twenty acres
of his tract at Kalama, Kowali clear
ed preparatory to planting coffee
thereon, Near this land there is q
three-year old tree which will, yield
seven pounds of parchment. The same
owner has ten-month trees planted al
a G00-foot elevation. which are laden
with fruit.
The lIilo paper talks of the import
tax on vinegar, TTiloites should send
to South Kona and get No. / article
made from honey. The maker, G
Glore, is a Kansas man who has estab
lished flourishing apiary and laid
ont model homestead with no other
help than his own hands.
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