The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-20

OR DEATH.
OIaa Japanese Kills His
Wife.
SHE OPPOSED HIS WILL
Trifling Leak Raises Rumor Of
Break in the Plantation
Dam--SmaII Fire.
Especial correspondence.l


OLAA PLANTATION, August 17.-Olaa
suffered by murder and very threaten
ing but not disastrous fire last week. The
fire was in the japanese quarters at Nine
Miles and one house was almost totally
destroyed, together with the 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 the killing
and in explanation says that for some
time past he has been DESTROYS of going
to Maui to live but his wife objected. This
aroused his suspicious and he pressed her
to go with him. but she refused. Last
Thursday night he made a final appeal
and she, refusing again, he drew knife
land stabbed her several times in the
throat. After he had hacked at her for
"a time and she showed no signs of life,
The left her and proceeded to the store of
Frank Sakamaki at Nine Miles and told
his story, when he was advised to surren-
der himself to the police. He agreed to
do this and Sakamaki telephoned to the
lSheriff's Office and also to Captain Hitch
cock, who took him to Hilo. He is very
philosophical about it. saying that when
la wife won't obey her husband, death
lshould follow.
ORIGINAL WATER LOCATIONS JUS
TILTED.
Surveyor Rowland has just completed
his preliminary survey of the lines of OIaa
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 He 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
Ipectors was of the best. AS large royal
ties are obtainable by such discoveries
Mr.. Rowland. with his chain line and
transit forces were constantly on watch,
but say the others had been there too
early in the game
THE BREAKING OF A DAM AND A
COMMANDMENT.
Considerable alarm was created at head
quarters during the week by report that
the embankment of the upper reservoirs
had given away and that the whole struc-
ture was in danger. Manager McStocker
with a sinking feeling and an opening of
his pores, in unison with the leaking dam,
hastened to the scene of the reported dam
ger. Then 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
felled tree across the bank, to collect Ia
Ia vines, and the chafing roots of the
lderelict had bored small hole or escape
vent along the top of the bank, giving
channel for a small stream. The damage
was soon. repaired, and a cold dinner
didn't effectually dam another stream of
"cusswords.'
JUSTICE JAUNTING.
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uty Sheriff Lyman We're here yesterday
on their way to Puma and from thence to
the Volcano. They have been making a
lcross-country tour of the Island on
horseback and are reaping every advan-
tage of such trip. They came here
from Kaumana, where they viewed the
headwaters of the Olaa supply, and on
their way back from Puma they will make
thorough visit to Olaa. Mrs Frear is
in excellent health and says that she is
enjoying the trip and benefiting from her
close observation.
Chief Engineer Kluegel has left for a
three months vacation on the Mainland
Editor Stacker of the Herald, and fam
lily, have taken quarters mauka of Noun
tain View, and the ozone of the higher
attitudes increases his pity for Hilo ca
lorics.
Mr.. Rycroft, from Puma, was In Olaa
today He says they have 400 acres plant
ed. Labor is scarce.
Nature is the best luna now working on
the big Plantation" and is steadily send
ing the cane skywards, where it will take
the stock next year.
Miss A. Perry, sister of Justice Perry.
left Olaa today for Honolulu. She has
been for week the guest of Mrs. J. f.
Clay, and has enjoyed the visit
Business men of Hilo and their families
are going and coming on the railroad ev-
cry day paying long deferred visits along
the Volcano route.
DAN d. PENN.