The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-28

ley and when they eatefed upon the
public domain Of the United States and
broke the door and locks and de-
/ stroyed United States property IN or
der to eject me they assumed autnori-
ty Of United states oflicers. for which
they will be duly held TO answer. I
hold myself ready ut any moment to
comply with the United States home
stead laws, and will perfect my entry
In due season.
II is not true that the acting Attor-
ney General Of Hawaii holds or ever
held q commission from President
Mckinley a. such.
| II ID not true that Cocoanut Island
has ever been set apart by the Legis-
lature az quarantine station.
The action Of these ofhcious officials
will be called to the attention Of the
proper authorities. One would think
that the opinions of the Attorney Cen
eral Of the United States and the re-
cent Executive orders" relative to the
election, registry Of vessels and the
public lands would convince the Dole
oligarchy that they should be first
sure they were right before they in
terfered with other peoples bust
ness"
THE NEWS BOILED DOWN.
The Archer brought down about
400 tons Of freight and two passen-
gers.
Reports from Pahala are to the effect
that the weather. Is even dryer there
than here, and q scarcity of water Ia
imminent.
Il Dimculty ia experienced on the Olaa
plantation In securing sufficient lunas
for overseeing the various sorts OF
work at the various points.
There are now $50 people, labOrers
Overseers, and others at work on the
Puma Sugar Plantation, and things are
rushing there for the first crop.
A Japanese woman, employed on the
, Puma plantation, committed suicide
by drowning in Green Lake, near the
Lyman place on Monday.
II Is thought that in about three
months the last section of road at
Maulua will be completed, thus making
a continuous carriage road to Kohala
The HilO constitution cannot stand
so much dry weather. Sickness Is more
: or less prevalent and the person with.
out cold Is not considered in good
; form.
One Thousand bags of cane from
Oahu Plantation were brought up BY
8 the Kinau. and will be transshippet
per Hawaii to Pohoiki for the Puma
I plantation seed crop.
Chas. Eagan has ,perchased a six
: mule team of j. r. Wilson for the pur
: pose Of hauling seed cane from Pahala
& He will put most of his 300 acres o
g Olaa land into sugar.
g The Falls Of Clyde is still somewher
C below or beyond that movable bound
9 airy line known as the horizon. Sh'
Is evidently going to have a TRY hersel
d at beating the record for slow time.
e The japanese employee OF H. Hack
O field 4 Co., who was gored by run
d away bull on Tuesday, received sever
3 internal injuries and Is still in a criti
,r cal condition.
if The Olaa Sugar Company has mad
AZ contract for its first and secon
ar crops Of sugar at. the present high ma,
I. ket rates. This looks as II the refine
I, ries anticipated no decrease in pric'
In for few years at any rate.
~ Local subscriptions for a sprinkle
are now in order, as 1t Is impOssib
to wiring one, as II were. from a stou
hearted Government, which, as tn
40 HilO Road Superintendent says. "jui
W laughs" when he asks for one. That
~ iS ~ - iSpuco'Hoh ~
ne rain.
~ There is a great deal OF sickness
Is among the laborers on the Olaa Plar
e. tation, a state OF affairs which keeI
De Dr. Russell pretty busy. This dot
not seem to be SO much because Ola
De is unhealthful as because many of tn
III labOrers have been unwell when the
arrived there.
A good many people of Hilo ma,
come to the conclusion that We shoul
m have one good night Waterman to II
g. terview burglars who are engaged
ed midnight labors. II is understood thu
TX the police department has signified 4
is willingness to contribute one-half I
TX the amount necessary to pay suoh a
T. officer 1t is not easy to see why u
ed department should not pay the who
Ill amount.
in A tree which would be considered
n freak OF nature In any other vicini'
at than Hilo can be seen at Antoine Oak
NJ place in Kaumana, about three and
~ half miles mauka. It ID an orange tn
A. OF a new variety. one year old. one 70
n. high and half an inch thick at its baa
no having q full sized orange. fully thr
nj inches in diameter growing on b
in top Of the plant.