The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-02
MAUI BUDGET.
Murder Of a Japanese
at HaIaWa.
Holiday Games Of Base Ball and
POIo--TwO Quiet Weddings
--0ther Items.

MAUI. Dec. 30. lS99.-At noon
Thursday, the 2Sth. Ogata. the Japan
csc cook Of Surveyor E. l.. Wander
Naillen, was found murdered in the
cook-house of the latter's residence at
Holawa. Huelo. The Japanese's face
was badly beaten and crushed. show
ing nine wounds; and his throat was
cut from one ear to the other. DIR. Nc
Conkey of Paia was summoned and it
was determined that Ogata had been
dead at least forty-eight hours
and, therefore, the murder must have
been committed some time during
Tuesday night, the 26th Ii was upon
that evening he was last seen alive.
Mr.. Wander Naiilen was absent at
/ Spreckelsville at the time the crime
was supposed to have been committed.
Ogata was the chief witness of Yama-
motto. the former cook of Mr. Wander
Naillen, who is 10 be tried next Fri
day. charged with cutting a native.
William PaahaO on the hand and wrist
with knife. Some slight suspicion Is
thrown upon PaahaO. However. the
police are inclined To hink that some
/ japanese enemy has done the deed. No
arrests have been made as vet.
The HuelO region was formerly the
most quiet locality on Maui. but since
the beginning of the construction Of
the new II. G. Co.'S ditch five hundred
or more Japanese and Chinese labor
ers have been gathered there engaged
in digging the new waterway. Among
these laborers are quite a number Of
desperate characters, and this is the
third serious crime committed there
within less than a month
Baseball and Polo.
During the 25th there was a match
game of baseball played at Lahaina be-
tween the local club and the Wailuku
nine. The contest was witnessed by
more than 300 people and resulted in
the score of 81 to Ii in favor OF the
Wailuku boys. William Kaluakini was
the captain of the Lahaina nine and
William COrnwell. Jr.. managed the
Wailuku association in the absence of
DR.. BoOte, who was unable to play on
account OF sickness.
Another baseball game was played
several days ago at Kahului between
the sailors of the L. 5. s. Pathfinder
and a nine from Spreckelsville under
the direction of L. c. Crook. The
sailors were vanquished by a score of
II to II. The Wailuku club will play
the sailors Of the Pathfinder on New
ears day. weather permitting.
During Christmas afternoon a very
lively polo game was played on the
Sunnyside grounds. at Paia. Three
teams competed. No. 1-AIessrs. +. +.
Baldwin. S. +. Kalama and 5. Crook.
No. 2-Messrs. i. Won Tempsky. ID. G..
Lindsay and Andrew Adams. No. g.
Messrs. Benz. ID. Baldwin, w. o. Aiken
and Frank Alexander.
Team No. was beaten by No. / and
No. / was beaten by No. 3. all the
scores being very close. =. ID. Baldwin
being unable to be present. Mr.. l. Won
Tempsky took his place. thus playing
in teams No. and No. 3. There was
the largest number of spectators pres
ent since the summer tournament Of
| 1898
Two Quiet Weddings. v
/ At / o'clock on the afternoon of the
Both ult. Miss Blanche Ella Allen. the
daughter of Mr.. F. c. Allen, the pay
master of Spreckelsville plantation.
was married to Mr.. Walter a. Lowrie.
/ the son of Mr.. w. J. Lowrie, the man
/ ager of the Hawaiian Commercial Co.
/ The ceremony took place at the Spreck-
elsville residence Of the brides par
ents and was performed by DR.. L. G.
Beckwith of Paia. Miss Clara Lowrie.
sister of the bridegroom. was maid of
! honor and brother of the bride was
best man.
On the same day A. II. Landgraf. a
I NJ.
was married to Miss X. Louise Ech-
ardt. the daughter of Max. Echardt.
the Wailuku matchmaker. The cere-
mOny took place at the residence Of
the brides parents.
Other Items.
During the evening of the 2Sth a
Christmas tree was given TO the Sun
day school children of the Paia For
eign Church. IL was a most success
full entertainment. there being more
adults present than little ones. David
Fleming acted the part Of Santa Claus
and came down through the chimney
of a mock fireplace.
During the 29th Chun Pack. a run
away Chinese prisoner from the Wal
luku Jail. was returned 10 "durance
vile" through the agency Of All Nj Of
Kula.
Marine News and Weather.
KAHULUI-Arrived. Dec. 2S, stmr.
Kaiulani, Q days from San Francisco, .
with a cargo of grain and lime for II.
c. Co.. Paia Plantation Co. and Haiku
Sugar Co. The Kaiulani is the new
223-tOn steamer built fOr the Wilder
5. 5. Co. Departed. Dec. %, schr. 5 +.
Sander, Szenson, for Port Townsend in
ballast. The schooner Metha Nelson .
is of Kihei with a cargo OF lumber.
The L. S. s. Pathfinder is making a
most careful and accurate survey Of .
kahului haTbOr. She will be engaged .
for three weeks upon the task and will
therefore remain one week lOnEer.