The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-06

and one woman, were crushed to death
in the Pioneer mill, Lahaina The
support of molasses tank giving way
for some reason caused the huge pan
TO fall upon the Japanese, who were
standing under it and almost instan-
taneously ended their lives. Sheriff
Baldwin is to investigate the sad affair
and will cause a coroners jury to set
on the case.
Business on Maui.
All stores on Maui have been doing
an unusually brisk business owing to
the embargo against Honolulu mer-
chandise. or what virtually is such.
For the last two months the H. c.. & S.
Co.'S store at Kahului, the largest mer
camille establishment on the Island,
has been transacting a phenomenal
amount of business, recalling the ear
ly days of Spreckelsville eighteen or
nineteen years ago, when the big 'Ka-
hului store" provided for the wants of
the whole plantation and the sur
rounding region There is a reported
scarcity of kerosene oil, and rice is re-
failing at $3.50 bag. A steamer larg-
er than the old Cleveland is daily ex-
| pected in Kahului with a cargo of gen.
| eral merchandise.
Boy Dragged to Death.
During Monday, January 18th, Jim
ME Alana, the little 10-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Alana, was
dragged and killed by horse in the
pasture near his parents residence in
Kula. At o'clock that morning Mrs.
Alana told the lad to take his horse
and catch another one in the neighbor-
ing pasture. Having been gone longer
than was necessary, the mother sought
for her little son and soon found him
and his horse near a cactus tree The
horse was standing quietly and the
boy, with his foot caught in the mar
row iron stirrup, was lying on the
ground, unable TO speak. His head
was badly bruised and crushed, prob
ably by the hoofs of the horse, which,
frightened by the burden it had thrown
from its back, had probably kicked
viciously until it was weary of it's ex-
ertions. The lad died but half-hour
/ after his mother discovered him Lit
tie James was one of the brightest
and best-behaved of boys, both at
home and in school. His funeral took
I place at the Makawao Catholic Church
January 30th. IS
New Roads Building. -
The Makawao Road Board are con-
structing a 6-mile road running from
j the mauka lands of HaIeakala Ranch
Company, in Makawao, through the
homestead lands of the Kula section.
The $4,000 appropriated would make
but poor showing if it were not for
the careful and economic manner in
which the work is being carried on.
J Practical changes in the survey made
necessary by the small amount of
, available funds, has probably saved
several thousand dollars. About 100
, laborers are employed altogether on
} both the Makawao and Kula ends, and
about three miles of thoroughfare have
been already completed. With the ex-
ception of bridging one gulch, which
however, is passable without a bridge
the road will soon be completed with
out an additional appropriation.
NJ A Dancing Party.
On Monday evening, the 18th, a
dancing party was given in the Wailu-
ku courthouse, as a farewell compIi-
ment to Miss Clara Lowrie of Spreck-
elsyille, who departed February list
by the Lurline for San Francisco
where she is student in the Irving
Institute. The prettily decorated hal
was well filled with dancers, who much
appreciated the music by the Waihee
String Band. A special train brought
Spreckelsville and Kahului people tc
and from the party. Messrs. w. H
CornWell, Jr., Geo. Cummings and DR.
, Boote were the promoters of this mos
successful social event
The Debating Society.
During Friday evening, January 26
the Makawao Debating Society helt
its regular meeting in the parlors O
the Paia Foreign Church. The sub
1ect discussed was Resolved, That ar
duration Is the proper mode of settling
International disputes" Messrs. W
4. beckwlth and w. o. Aiken led il
the amrmative and Messrs. D. c. Lind
= say and E. B. Carley championed thu
negative side. The audience was over
Whelmingly in favor of arbitration
when the vote On the merits of the ar
guments presented was taken. The sub
Ject selected for next meeting is al
exciting one-"Resolved, That thu
Beers are justified in their present wa
for independence.
A Series of Sermons.
? During several Sundays past Rev
DIR. E. G. Beckwith of the Paia For
eign Church has been preaching al
unusually interesting series of ser
mons showing how the acts of an in
dlYidual affect or many affect mind ant
matter; how every mental act is regis
tered eternally on the tabula of tn