Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-03-13

die, there are no comets seen; the
heavens themselves blaze forth
the death of princes" And this
belief is, moreover, enhanced by
the fact or rather the strange
coincidence that last Sunday,
March 5, was the 18th anniversary
of the death of Likelike (the first),
wife of Kalaimoku, and an ances.
tor of the deceased princess.
As soon as the sad news reach
ed Waikiki of the death of
Princess Victoria Kamamalu Ka-
wekiulani Kaiulani, the flags of
the Court House and those of our
esteemed townsmen, Judge j. w.
Kslua and Senator A. n. Kepoi-
kai, were placed at halfmast out of
respect to her memory.
Captain Miss Hastings of the
Salvation Army returns to Homo
lulu this week, and Captain Jen-
kins is here now as her successor.
Since Capt. Jenkins arrival the
familiar notes of the army drum
are heard again.
Most OF our citizens, to settle
differences, often resort to the
closed fists,and then offer the open
hand Of fellowship after the en-
counter.
Magistrate Mckay went to Ma
hiku this week on a visit of In-
spection to his estate over there.
He returned in the Claudine to-
day.
Last Tuesday morning, hardly
forty-eight hours after the deluge
OF Sunday, clouds of red dust
were seen toward the direction of
Kih,i
Waikiki mill suspended opera
tons for two days this week on
account of the damage done there
to by the recent flood. Kama
ainas OF Waikiki state that thew
have never seen such heavy rains
for period of over ten years.
The feat of endurance perform
ed by the l5-year old Hawaiian
girl who was brought to Waikiki
jail from Kansio, a distance of
nearly thirty miles, during a
heavy rainstorm, cannot perhaps
be repeated by our American
girls. When she left for her
home on the following day she
looked as though just starting out
on her honeymoon troop.
Rev. W. Ault will hold mathis
at the Waikiki Anglican Church
tomorrow morning. Holy Com
munion will follow the morning
service.
The Wailuku Sugar Plantation
has disposed of some of its old
machinery to the Kona Sugar Co.
and on last Tuesday, the Americ-
an schooner Alton, Capt. Nelson,
left Kshului for Kona with big
load OF said machinery. The
boilers will be taken over to Kona
on the next trip of the Alton. Mr..
Brede, the engineer of said Plan
tation, superintendent the removal
of the machinery from Waikiki
to Kahului and on to the vessel.
s. e. Kaleikau, deputy msgis-
trate of Waikiki, fined twenty
two Japanese laborers so each for
refusing the lawful commands of
their masters at the Spreckelsville
Plantation.
A public meeting was held in
the Waikiki court house on Thurs
day evening, March 8, 1899, for
the purpose Of drafting resolutions
OF coincidence to be forwarded to
the father and relatives of the late
Princess Kaiulsni, and the resolu.
tons by the committee are for
wsrded to the BULLETIN. Among
those present at the meeting we're
the following residents of Wailu-
ku: Judge ] W Kalua, Sheriff l.
NJ Baldwin, Deputy Sheriff w G
Scott, Senator A N Kepoikai, Rev
J M Lewis, DIR Weddick, DIR
Boote, and Messrs w L Robinson,
G Goodness, s Kuuls, G Il Cum
lnings, G b Robertson, Jas X
Saunders, j l. Coke, w Il Bal, Jas
N X Keo'a, and few others.
Hon John w Kalua, Judge of
the Second Circuit Court, goes to
the capital this week on business,
and likewise to attend the funeral
Of the late Princess Kaiulani.
John Kanakamaikai of the Wal.
luku tax force died at his home in
Wailuku on Friday evening, March
10, aged about IS wears. He has