The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-05
The week IN MAUI.
Murder of H. H. Plemer
Reported.
Thanksgiving Doings - { plum cap
turcd - Fire ,p Cane
Field.

MAUI, Dec. z, lSyy.-The next term
Of the Second Judicial Circuit Court
will open at Lahaina court house on
the 9Th. The foreign Jurors are sum
moned for the 7th. The calendar num-
bers seventy-three cases, including one
murder case in which Kula japanese
are concerned.
THANKSGIVING BASEBALL. =.
During Thanksgiving quiet family
dinner parties were the order of the
day on Maui among Americans. Plan
tatiOns were too busy to observe the
holiday. In the afternoon at Kahului
a match game Of baseball was played
between Wailuku and Ulupalakua
mines. The former won after spirited
contest and some disputes by score
Of IS to II. DIR. Boote was captain of
the Wailukus and l.. Crook Of the Ulu-
palakua club. Ben. Lyons acted as UNI
pire and Manuel Ross as scorer. A
large gathering of people watched the
contest from $50 to $3.50 p. m.
PLANTATION PARTY.
Tonight, December I'd, dancing
party will be given In Lahaina in hon
or of Thanksgiving. The plantation
people have the matter in hand and
Miss Scrimger Is committee on invita-
tions. The dance will take place in the
spacious plantation carpenter shop,
which is being tastefully fitted up Tor
Pthe occasion.
FIRE IN CANE FIELD.
During Sunday night, November 18th,
fire was discovered in the cane fields
of Waikapu. All the shipped men were
summoned and fought the flames from
Sis to 10 p. m. Three acres OF cane
were burned. The damaged cane will
be ground at the company's mill in
Wailuku.
CAPTURED OPIUM.
During Tuesday night. November
2Sth. one of the Kahului custom-ho
guards captured fifteen tins OF opium
at Makena, just after the arrival Of
he steamer Kinau. 1t was found in
valise belonging to Chinese store
keeper OF Makena. On the tins was a
label on which was written: October
q, San Francisco" The Chinaman
| Will be tried on the 4th.
A REPORTED MURDER.
During the week some natives, Mho
came to Maui In whaleboat from
Molokai. brought the report that II. II.
Plemer had been murdered by Japs at
| Waialua plantation. where he was en-
gagged as luna. Plemer is we'll known
in Waikiki, where he was head-luna
for many years.
NEW DEPUTY SHERIFF.
+. Wittrock, a prominent citizen of
Hama. has recently been appointed dep
uty sheriff of that district. He as
sumed the duties of the Office Decem-
/ Der 1st.
GOING TO PUMA.
Manager w. II. Campbell of Hamoa
| (Reciprocity plantation) will leave
Maui about the first of the year 10 as
sumo the managership of the new Pu-
ma plantation. .'
SUNNYSIDE SEMINARY.
Contractor John Bell OF Oakland.
Cal, is at Paia prepared to undertake
the construction of the new girls semi
nary near Sunnyside.
THURSDAY CLUB ENTERTAINED.
During the afternoon of the 1st the
Thursday Club was entertained by Mrs.
Fl. p. Baldwin of Haiku. Selections
| from the poet Moore formed the pro-
gram both in literary and musical
way.
MARINE NEWS.
KAHULUI-Arrived. Nov. 80, brig
Lurline. Mcleod. 20 days from San
Francisco, with general merchandise
for II. c. Co.. Paia and HamakuapOko
plantations. She brought as passengers
six carpenters. who will work upon the
new Maunaolu Seminary under Con-
tractor Bell, and three travellers. Ar
rived, Nov. 2S, the schr. John G. North.
Austin, % days from San Francisco.
After discharging 100 tons OF merchan-
disc for II. c. Co., (grain and kerosene
OLD she departed on the 29th for Ho-
noipu, Hawaii. The barkentine Quick
step is in the offing. 80 days from San
! Francisco.
THE WEATHER.
weather--Between two and three
inches of rain in localities.
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