The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-21
OBEDIENCE
OR DEATH
OIaa Japanese Kills His
Wife.
SHE OPPOSED HIS WILL
Tdfng Leak Raises RumOr Of
Break in the Plantation
Dam Small Fire.
lspeeIal correspondeneel

oLAA PLANTATION. August l7.-Olss
suffered by murder and very threaten
ing but not disastrous fire last week. Tn,
fire was In the japanese quarters al Min,
Miles and one house was almost totally
destroyed. together with TIE effects OF
the dodgers The murder was a typical
japanese affair and took place on the
Wakefield tract. mauka OF the Halfway
House. The murderer admits tie killing
and IN explanation says that for some
time past he has been desrOus Of going
TO Maui to live but his wife objected. This
aroused his suspioions and he pressed her
to SO with him, but she refused. Las,
Thursday n.ght he made nuul appeal
and she. refusing again, he drew u knife
aud stabbed her several times m the
throat. After he had hacked at her Tor
time and she showed no signs OF life,
he left her and proceeded to tine store of
Frank Sukamak at Nine Niles and told
his story, wnen he was advised 70 surren-
der himself to the police, lie agreed to
do this and Sakamaki telephonod 10 the
Sherin's Office aud also TO Captain Hitch
cock, who took him to llilo. lie is very
philosophical about II, saying that when
wife won't obey her husband, death
should follow
ORIGINAL WATER LOCATIONS JUS
TlFIED,
Surveyor Rowland has just completed
his preliminary survey OF the lines of Olaa
and this work has necessarily taken him
up hill and down dale where there were
forests. and In some stony places, and he
was watchful OF water signs" lie states
that the only places he came across where
there were any tangible evidences. were
in the vicinity OF the mauka reservoirs al
ready located by the company, in and
around the upper tracts, thus showing
that the judgment OF the original pros
pectors was OF the best As large royal
sies are obtainable by such discoveries
Ar. Rowland, with his chain, line and
eransit forces were constantly on watch,
hut say the others had been there too
early In the game"
THE BREAKING or A DAM AND A
COMMANDMENT,
Considerable alarm was created at head
quarters during the week by a report that
the embankment of the upper reservoirs
mad given away and that the whole struc-
ture was In danger, Manager McStocker, |
with sinking feeling and an opening of
hiH pores, In unison with the leaking dam,
FASTENED TO the scene Of the reported dan |
ger. Thon was his fear changed to wrath |
and some OF the bystanders say "cuss- |
words" were used A clumsy tree-puller
named Hewitt had In some way LEFT a
felled tree across the bank, TO collect Ia !
la vines, and the chaflng roots of the |
doreict had bored a small hole or escape |
vent along the top OF the bank, giving |
channel for small stream. The damage |
was soon repaired, and cold dinner
didn't enectunlly dam another stream of
''cuAswOrds."
JUSTICE JAuNTING,
Chlet Justice and Mrs Frear, with Dep
uty Sherin Lyman We're here yesterday |
on their way TO Puma and from thence TO
the Volcano, They have been making a
cross-country tour OF the Island on
horseback and are reaping every adyan-
thBe OF such trip. They came here
from khumana, where they Viewed the
hcadwaters OF the Olnn supply, ana ON
their way back from Puma they viii mako
thorough visit to Olnn, Mrs. Frear IL
IN excellent health and says that she is
enjoying the trip and benentng from her
close observation
chlef Engineer Kluegel has left for n
three months vacation on the Mainland
Editor Stacker of the Herald, and fam
ily, have taken quarters mauka OF Noun
tain view, and the ozone Of the higher
tories.
Mr.. Ryoroft, from Puma, was In Olaa
tooay. lie says they have 400 acres plant
ed. Labor IL scarce,
nature Is the best luna now working on
the big Plantation" and ls steadily send. |.
ing the cane skywards, where Il win take
the stock next year.
n. hi'ss A. Perry, sister OF Justice Perry y
leIt olha today for Honolulu, She has
Deen Tor week The guest Of Mrs. j. ~
clay. and has enjoyed the Visit. y
Bubiness men Of IiilO and their famiIlos
nre going and coming on the railroad ey- =
cry DAY paying long deferred visits along n
tho Volcano route, '7 "''"S y
DAN u, PENN, =