The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-17
SEEN FROM MAUI
The Eruption as Viewed
from Haleakala.
DoingS of the Week Among Maui
Socisty People-Accid to
Young Lady-Bsef Scare.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
MAUI, July 15.-During last even
ing. the 14th. a most beautiful sight |
was witnessed by a well-kncwn Maui
gentleman and wife who spent the
night at CraigieIea, the little stone |
house en- the summit OF Haleakala. L |
was an Incompatible illumination &C
casioned by the volcanic fires of Mo-
kuaweoweo spreading their vivid light !
over hundreds OF miles of slopes and
valleys and sea The scene with its
attending circumstances was mex
pressibly grand and thrilling.-stand-I
ing on Haleakala and gazing at the
splendid outburst of Mauna Loa.-l
viewing through the darkness from the
largest extinct volcano in the world
0O,0S0 feet high the fiery action of
another volcano-2O0 miles distant
and 10000 feet above the level of the
sea. The brilliant light from the dis
tant volcano would at intervals les
sen and the vivid colors darken some
what.-but only for an instant and
then the fires would blaze forth again
in all their weird beauty. This per
haps was caused by the rise and fall
Of huge fiery fountains. Two large
streams of lava could be plainly dis
tinguished, several miles in length. one
seemingly flowing toward Mauna Kea
and the other toward Hilo. Tourists
i IL l. ~
come immediately-for it is the oppor-
tunity of a lifetime, not only to- view
the magnificence of the palace of the
sun" but the distant fires of Moku-
aweoweo.
During last evening, the liJh, after
a long interval the Makawao Debating
Society held a meeting in the pariors
of the Paia Foreign church. The ques-
tion debated was, Resolved that the
further introduction of contract labor
would prove detrimental to- the best
interests of the Hawauan Islands"
| Owing to the absence of leaders pre-
| viously appointed, the debate was de-
clared an open one and the president
delegated MeSsrS. w. o. Aiken and w.
| Beckwith TO lead the affirmative and
| Messrs. Frank Alexander and ID. G..
| Lindsay to conduct the negative side
| of the question. After an interesting
| discussion in which MeSsrs. HobSon
and Frank Atherton of Honolulu took
part, a vote was taken in regard to
| merits Of arguments presented which
| resulted in a tie. TIE subject chosen
for the next meeting oil the society is
| Resolved that the formation of trusts
| promotes the greatest good 10 the
greatest number"
| Last Saturdays (the Sth) polo con
| test to have taken place on the Sun
| nyside grounds was postponed owing
| to an unfortunate and Wat might have
| been a fatal accident. While Miss
| Mary Laughlin of Oakland was riding
| toward the polo grounds in company
| with her sister and several gentlemen.
| her horse out of pure viciousneSs sud
| denly bolted. The lady being a novice
| at riding could not control the animal
| which ran with great speed down Grove
| Ranch hill and collided with an ap-
| preaching delivery wagon, running be-
| tween the two horses and breaking the
| pole of Awana'S cart into many pieces.
| The young lady fortunately had eth
| er been thrown off or had tainted and
| fallen off just before the collision took
| place. She was picked up insensible.
| Her face was badly scratched. but
| otherwise she was not seriously in
| jured.
| What promises TO be a beef famine
| has begun on Maui. Two of the three
| large ranches have no cattle for sale
| and the third sells exclusively to Ho-
| nolulu parties. The price of beef has
| advanced to ten and twelve and a halt
cents. Some butchers have stopped
selling beef for a short time until cat
tie can be purchased while others re-
fuse to supply new customers. This
| scarcity of beef promises to increase
rather than diminish inaSmuch as II i
| hard to facten stock during the dry
season.
The next meeting of the MakawaC
Literary Society will take place at the
| residence of Mr.. ID. c. Lindsay OF Paia
Friday evening, July 2lst.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. \. Jacobs OF Ho-
nolulu visited Wailuku during the
18th. while on their way to the vol
cano.
Miss Agnes Alexander is guest a
Mrs. II. p. Baldwin's, Haiku.
| 1 Mr. Clarence Smit.I is visiting hi:
sister at Olinda House.
Mrs. w. c. King and two children
are at Mrs. b. ID. Baldwin's. Hama
Suapoko.
r. o. Hogg of Alexander * Baldwin
of Honolulu, is visiting HamakuapokC
friends.
James Carly is the new station agen
at Paia.
During the afternoon of the 18th, the
Thursday Club met at Mrs. Il. ID
Baldwin's, Hamakuapoko and reaC
Emily Dickinson
Hama people see the light OF Maun.
Loa very plainly every night.
Weather: Very warm - sultry -
smoky and volcanic.