The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-17
HIS TRUNK
WAS LOOTED
Peter DonIan Robbed
/ Of a Good Sum.
TWO SUSPECTS IN JAIL
Hilo Talks of a New Cemetery
Telephone System News
OF Hawaii.

HILO, Hawaii, Dec. 13.-Peter Dor
Ian, who has charge of the Olaa SUI
gar Company's stables at Nine Miles, |
is loser by about 5000 through a bur-
glary, says the Herald. When Mr.
Dorian returned to his room after sup
per Monday night he found the door
broken in, his trunk broken open and
contents disturbed. Upon examina-
ton he found that upwards of $500 in
gold and silver had been taken but
the sugar company's drafts and his
watch and chain had been left behind.
Complaint was made to Officer Kelley,
who notified Captain Hitchcock, and
together they made an investigation.
On Tuesday morning Portuguese was
arrested on suspicion and later in the
afternoon another Portuguese was ia
ken into custody. Both men were
brought to Hilo and locked up. One
of them was convicted at the KOhala
term two years ago of throwing an
| iron bar through window of dwell
| ling. He was sentenced to imprison-
ment and recently pardoned out
THE OLAA LANDS.
It will be remembered that at the
meeting of the Executive Council two
weeks ago letters were read by Com
missioner Brown from two persons
who had bought lots in the new Olaa
tract but who could not get posses
sion owing to the presence of the
suuatters. The matter was discussed
and both the gentlemen notified Of the
result. Following is copy of thu
letter received by e. l.. Rackliff G
Olaa:
Honolulu, Dec. 4, 1900.
E. L. Rackliff, Olaa, Puma, Hawaii
Dear Sir: Replying to yours Of No
vember 26th in the matter OF the 10
purchased by you in Olaa, and which
you say you are denied possession O
by claim of squatters on the same
would state:
That since the auction sale of tn
Olaa lots of September goth last, tn
question of our authority to sell ha
been raised by the resident Unite
States Attorney Mr.. Baird.
The matter in dispute has been re
: ferred back to Washington and 1t
probable that an early determinatio
of the question will be had. Such d:
termination will, believe, confirm tn
position taken by this Office, but in tn
mean time our course In regard to tn
! squatters is not clear. / do not kno
that any one contests our right to RI
move these tresspassers on public Ian,
but our authority to sell, to establis
you in possession, Is the point in issu
l hope, therefore, that you will civ
us additional time in this matter as "
cannot claim from you any interest {
payments on land that you are NJ
able to obtain possession of. Your
respectfully,
]. F. BROWN,
7 Commissioner of Public Land
HILO NEEDS CEMETERY.
Honolulu has a new cemetery and
line of tramways will soon run to tt
door. The time is approaching whe
arrangements will have to be mat
for new cemetery, or at least whe
there must be a law governing II
burial of the dead in Hilo. Und
present conditions burials take pla'
anywhere; Hawaiians bury their dea
in many instances, where IL is mo
convenient and without due regard
sanitary laws. Ones back yard me-
be as good as any other place in s
far as the dead are concerned, but o.
for those who, like their faults, liz
after them. The practice of buria
\ being made on residence lots shou
I be discouraged, and the best way
discourage it is for the next legisl
ture to enact a law forbidding int
ments elsewhere than in cemeter
There are suitable sites for the pu
- pose near town, and one of them n
altogether suitable for the cultivate
of cane might be procured.
CONCERT AT HALL.
4 Professor Heitmann is arranging f
/ program for a concert to be Civ,
= at HALL Church on Saturday evenin
December o. Among those who W
take part will be Mrs. ]. T. Lewis al
j. the local orchestra. Details are n
=, yet complete.
TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS.
Manager Richards, with lar
corps of linemen, has been busily e
gagged during the past week in maki1
alterations to the local telephone sy
TEN. The old method will be discar d
and a new metallic circuit system i
stalled. New and larger poles take t
place of the old ones all over tow
g and as far out as Waiakea. 1t W
- take some time to complete the wol
HAWAII PERSONALS.
c. H. Brown Is in town.
Robert Forest has been appoint
luna on the Kona Sugar Plantation
Mrs. Robert Rycroft was a passe
ger by the Kinau.
DR.. Stowe, of Hamakua, will loo;
in Hilo about January 1st.
Ten Chinese were arrested by ca
tain Brown on Tuesday and charg
with gambling. The offense was
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