The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

found anywhere for either ideal sum-
mer cottages for the heat-burdened CIT
liens of other portions of the Islands,
or for a winter resort for the tce-lOck-
ed towns of the Mainland.
Rats at Kahului.
We occasionally hear it asserted
here on Maui that there has been no
real plague either in Honolulu or at
kahului, bat that the scare has been
generated and worked for the purpose
OF raking the Hawaiian treasury. III
true, this ought to be known, and 10
determine the matter, the News pro
poses to the next doubling Thomas
that, in the interests of the public, he
should go down to Kahului and fondle
the next dead rat that is found under
the warehouse. The News will guar
antee to pay the cost of carving "Quod
E-Rat Demonstrandum' on his tomb
stone.
News in Brief.
1t certainly seems a singular con-
tention on the part of the business
men in Honolulu to demand that the
Court of Claims should be composed
Doubtless President McKinley's inten-
ton was to create a court and not a
committee. And doubtless President
Dole so understood it. In fact, it new
er occurred to any one that it was not
20 be real Court of Claims, with like
functions as the Court of Claims al
Washington, until the personnel of the
Court was announced.
We learn from a Nahiku correspon-
dent that Mrs. Mossman and three
daughters who were shut up on the
other side of the Island by the quaran-
tine, recently returned home on the
Claudine. The Nahiku plantation is
making steady and satisfactory prog
ress. Judge Mckay still has consid-
cradle work to do on his road contract
having been very much delayed by the
difficulty in securing lumber and iron
The work of renovating Kahului is
still in progress. On tearing up the
floor of the depot warehouse, several
dead rats were found. The entire floor
will be removed, and a new floor will
be put down, after thoroughly treating
the soil underneath with sulphuric acid
Superintendent Taylor of the Wailu-
ku waterworks has gone to Honolulu
to be absent a couple of weeks. Or
his return he will probably bring hi:
family over to recuperate from city
| life. in the balmy air of Waikiki. Mr.
Field has charge of the work during
Mr.. Taylor's absence.
IL seems to be necessary to disinfect
the resolutions of the Maui Sanitary
Committee before submitting them &c
the public through the medium of the
News. Else why the delay?
There is a rush of incoming and out.
going freight at Kahului, the handling
of which taxes the utmost energies Of
Supt. Filler and his men. The Difficult.
ties are much increased by the strict
quarantine which is still being main
tanned in the infected district.
Fresh fish are a rarity in Wailukr
just now.
Quite a number of passengers left
Maui for the Coast on the Centennia
yesterday afternoon.
Judge Kepoikai has been retained by
the Olowalu japanese, who Neem de-
termined to make fight to the finish
Mr.. Helmick, former foreman of the
News, left for the Coast on the Centen
NAL. He will be succeeded in thu
News Office by Mr.. Frank Enos.
The Honolulu mails arrived a da!
late this week, which was rather try
| ing on the nerves of the Maui peopl
who were waiting anxiously for new
| from Congress.
Makawao and Kula are receiving
abundant showers of much needed rain
IL is even alleged that 1t rained at HI
hei the other day, but 1t was not proven
Now that the poSce are freed fror
quarantine duty, they are making u
for lost time, and as result. there
a marked increase of business in tn
District Court.
No meeting of the Maui Racing As
ISOLATION was held last Saturday even
ing on account of the absence of tn
president and secretary who were !
Lahaina on legal business.
Now that the Customss officers ar