The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-26
NEWS Of MAUI
Meetings are Held on
the Plague.
Death Of \. B. Bailey = A Specula-
ton in Rice--Wedding
this Month.

MAUI, Dec %, 1S99-During the
evening of the 14th there was a meet
ing of Wailuku and Makawao citizens
at Wailuku courthouse to consider |
ways and means of preventing the |
spread of the bubonic plague TO Maui.
II. P. Baldwin of Haiku was chosen
chairman. A resolution was adopted |
subject to the approval of the Board of |
Health that a 15-day quarantine be |
enforced upon all vessels, passengers, |
goods, etc. coming to Maui from Ho-
nolulu
The following inspectors were APP
pointed by the meeting: For Waikiki,
DR.. Weddick, DR.. Armitage, Messrs. A.
y. Kepoikai, w. G. Ogg and Pia Cock
EFT; for Makawao, DR.. McConkey, H. P.
Baldwin, D. c. Lindsay, L. Won Temps
ky and w. H. King; for Kahului,
MeSsrs. Kirkland, Wadsworth and
Zumwalt; for Spreckelsville DR.. Sabe
and w. ]. Lowrie; for Kihei DR.. Wins
low, Messrs. w. F. Pogue, J. c. Long
and Smith
Upon the same evening Lahaina citi-
zens met for the same purpose.
During the 18th Hama citizens held
a meeting and Endorsed the action of
the Wailuku meeting in relation to a
! fifteen days quarantine.
A Deal in Rice.
A report is current that when the
news Of the plague outbreak first
reached Maui a well-known Hama resi-
! dent Immediately bought up all the
rice for sale in the Keanae-Wailua
region at slight advance over the
prevailing market price, intending to
hold the same for speculation. A short
time afterward before any delivery OF
the staple had taken place, another
prominent Hama resident, hearing of
the deal and being compelled by COM
mercial reasons to buy rice, offered the
Spectator a handsome bonus for his
bargain, which was Immediately &C
cepted. IT'S an i'll wind" etc.
Death of II. B. Bailey.
Last night, the 21st, HOratio B. Bal
ley of Makawao died of apopleXy at
Malulani Hospital, Wailuku, after a
long illness. The funeral will take
place today at 2 p. m. at the Paia For
eign Church and will be conducted by
DR.. E. c. Beckwith Mr. Bailey was
born in Lahaina and would have been
so years of age the 9th of the present
month. He was the son Of the we'll
known missionary teacher, Edward
Bailey, who is now living in Oakland.
He leaves a wife, two children-Mrs.
L. w. ZumwaH of Kahului and Mr.. Geo,
H. Bailey of Honolulu-and three
brothers-Mr E. H. Bailey, collector
of the port of Kahului, and Messrs.
William and Charles Bailey of Cali
fornia.
Movements of Mauites.
On December 18th Miss Nellie Smith
of Hamakuapoko departed for Arkan-
sas, desiring to derive benefit from the
hot springs there.
Miss Belle Dickey of Haiku returned
on the same day to school on the
Mainland.
Bv today's Kinau Mrs. DoWsett and
Mr.. Alex McKibben of Makawao, Mrs.
Randall Won Tempsky, two children,
and Miss MCGOWAN of Kula go to Ho-
nolulu for the holidays.
Dr. r. McKibben also returns TO ms
home after a pleasant visit with his
sister and brother in Makawao.
Items of Interest,
Sore eyes have been prevalent
among the school children Of Maka-
, wac.
The brig Geneva cleared for Port
Townsend in ballast on December 22d
The weather is very warm and still
with a cessation of the regular trade
winds.
On December 10Th the Waikiki mag
istrate acquitted the Chinese store
. keeper of Makena, charged with opium
in possession.
Tonight, the 22d, the Hawaiian Com
. mercial Co.'S store at Kahului runs
special train to and fro from Paia, TIC
permit Makawao people to see then
) fine display of Christmas goods. The
\ train leaves Paia at p. m. and kahu,
lui at 10 p. m.
During the evening of the goth An
ME Kanoho and some Orpheum actors
gave a concert in the Paia hall. The
company came from Honolulu by the
Kinau of the 18th and since then have
> been giving performances in Wailuku
Paia and other places.
The wedding of Miss Blanche E. Al
len and Mr.. Walter A. Lowrie will take
l place at Spreckelsville on the goth
inst, at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr. and Mrs F. c. Allen. The
report that the ceremony was to take
place at Kahului is erroneous