Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK ON MAUI.
Continued from Page 8.

although DR.. Weddick is con-
stantly attendingl her and be-
lieves that she will rally. but con
siders that she has not as yet
passed the danger point.
A native laborer by the name of
Kahinu had his fingers severely
crushed while working on the
cane cars at Waikapu last We'd
nesday.
VIM. Blaisdell and Geo. Hons
have been doing good insurance
business in this town this week
and they report that many young
men have made applications for
policies in the Germania Life In
surance Co. which they represent.
While Honoluluans are clamor-
ing for a cemetery site, Wailuku-
ans repose in their easy chairs,
for no public spirited citizen
clamors for a new cemetery site
for this town, although it needs
one just as bad as Honolulu. The
present Waikiki cemetery is sit.
uated Immediately above the banks
of lao stream and the people liv-
ing below and makai of the ceme-
terry on either side of the stream
use the water from the stream.
Rice and taro patches also are
wstered from the same source.
Some of our physicians have de-
clared the present cemetery site to
be ill-selected on exactly the same
grounds as Prof. Maxwell and
other scientists find the Punch
bowl and Diamond Head tops to
be Objectionable. No one doubts
that the water of the lao stream
below is contaminated by the de-
composing matter from the ceme-
terry. The Sand Hill cemetery is
we'll selected for there is no
chance Of concentrating any
thing near by. However. the
present death rate of Wailuku is
so low perhaps that people will
be buried in the present location
for generations to come.
Some one is claiming that the
schooner Ida Mckay now unload
ing lumber at Kihei is the first
foreign vessel that has called at
that port since the days of 40.
Perhaps that is so, if he excerpts
the numerous visits of "Opium"
Brown,-unless as Mauians still
believe that wonderful visitor was
dropped from parachute.
Four large whales we're seen
spouting off Kauiki Point, Hama,
yesterday. The sight was a novel
one to the residents of that most
secluded locality.
Senator Hooking and Mr.. Louis
Won Tempskey visited Nshiku this
week, and returned yesterday
looking as if quite satisfied with
their big investment. The Sena-
tor returns to town today to at
tend to his big brewery to be
located on Queen street, and has
promised to supply his Maui
friends with beer from his estab-
lishment.
Judge Kalua will hold court at
Pukoo on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week to hear
chamber matters in probate. The
Judge and party will board the w.
G. Hall at Maalaea on Tuesday
morning for Kaunskakai.
The Maui Racing Association
held a meeting last Saturday
evening to make preparations for
the coming Fourth of July races
to be held at the Kahului race
track. The following officers to
serve for the ensuing year were
elected by the meeting:
A. N. Kepoikai, president.
Louis Won Tempsky, vice presi.
dent.
Geo. Hons, secretary.
ID. l.. Meyer, treasurer.
Manager w. j. Lowrie was
voted a member of the association.
The meeting decided to expend
about $500 to put the track in
first class condition for the races.
The report of the treasurer show
ed the association to have about
500 balance on hand which is
sufficient to put up for prizes. 1t
is said that the Maui Bicycle
Club will join in some of the
events Of the day, and this fact
will no doubt boom this infant
association and wake the mem
bers up to lead a life of useful
ness and beat all former records
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