The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-18
MILL
May Be New Plantation
Near Nahiku Soon.
Special Election Passes Off Quiet
Iy-Mrs. Stone Dies At
MakaWaO.


MAUI. April 16.-During the 18th,
the special election Of senator in the
End senatorial district for the unex-
pired term caused by the death Of W.
Y. Horner passed off quietly. A very
light vote was cast owing to the fact
of there being but one candidate in
the field. A. n. Kepoikai, Esq, Of
Wailuku. Senator-elect Kepoikai is
attending Court in Kona, Hawaii.
During Monday afternoon, the 18th,
Is teachers attended the monthly meet
ing held in Makawao school house.
ME work on the great pumps of
Paia plantation is progressing rapidly
considering the difficulty in handling
the huge pieces of machinery. The
large boilers for the engines are soon
expected from California. 1t is rumor-
ed that SpreckelsvilIe plantation will
soon establish similar pumps on their
lands not far distant from the Paia
pumping plant.
1t is reported that instead of coffee
plantations at Nahiku a large sugar
estate will soon be established with a
$100 600 mill, for grinding cane.
During the 10Th, Mrs. Kalai Mahi
Stone, aged IS years, died at Makawao
of paralysis She leaves two sons,
three daughters and eight grand child
rem, one of the last mentioned, being
Abbey Stone, a resident of New York.
During Friday morning, April list,
F'ulcianO Perreira of Kula was assault
ed on the Waiakoa (Kula) plains by
Joe de Pontes Gorilla and his two sons,
John, aged IS years, and Joe, aged
16 years, so it was charged in the Ma
kaWao District Court on the 18th inst.
Fvulciano Perreira's story was that
while riding along on horseback driv-
ing two pack animals laden with corn
and pigs-the three defendants sud-
denly presented themselves with knives
in their hands, two Of them Selling
his bride while the third Joe Jr) be-
gan driving off the pack hOrses-F'ul-
cianO did not wait to handy words,
but put spurs to his horse, broke away,
and summoned help. On returning
with assistance the three COrilOs were
seen skulking away as fast as posi-
Bile Judge Noa committed the two
older men for trial.
Mrs. POrter-BOyd of Honolulu and
Miss Clara Wight of Kohala are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Won Tempsky Of
Puuomalei, Makawao.
During last evening, the Maui Rae
ing Association held their annual meet
ing at Wailuku tax office at which the
following officers were elected: G. NJ.
Boote, president; wv. H. G. Campbell,
ice-President; Geo. Hons, secretary;
D. L. Myer, treasurer; and Messrs. w.
Goodness, w. T. Robinson and Nc
Lane, executive committee. The ex-
ecUtive committee are to arrange a
program for the annual 4th of July
races at Spreckels' Park, Kahului, and
report at a meeting of the association
to be held in May.
Rev. DR.. Berger of Cleveland, Ohio,
preached an eloquent sermon at Paia
Foreign Church on Easter Sunday.
The piers for the Hawaiian CONNER
ciaI Company's new landing at Kahu-
lui now extend about $50 #. into the
bay.
The following vessels have cleared
for San Francisco and will probably
sail from Kahului today: The barken-
tine Robert Sudden laden with H. G.
Co.'S sugar, and the schooner John D.
North with a cargo of Paia and Hama
kuapokO sugar. The latter took one
passenger, H. z. Austin.
The weather is delightfully."- warm |
and pleasant.