The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-12-18
HIS TRUNK
WAS LOOTED
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Peter Donlan Robbed
OF a Good Sum.
TWO SUSPECTS IN JAIL
Hilo Talks Of a New Cemetery
Telephone System--News
Of Hawaii.

gar Company's stables at Nine Miles
is loser by about $500 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 aud
contents disturbed. Upon examina-
tion he found that upwards of 5000 iu
gold and silver had been taken but
the sugar company's drafts and his
watch and cham had been left behird
Complaint was made to officer Kelley
who notified Captain Hitchcock, and
together they made an investigation
On Tuesday morning Port guese 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 DIV J.
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 possess
sion owing to the presence of the
squatters. The matter was discussed
and both the gentlemen notified of the
result. Following is a copy of the
letter received by f. l.. Rackliff CT
Olaa:
Honolulu, Dec. 4, 1900.
E. L. RaCkliff, Olaa, Puma, Hawaii.
Dear Sir: Replying to yours OF No
vember Goth in the matter Of the lot
purchased by you in Olaa, and which
you say you are denied possession OF
by claim of squatters on the same
would state:
That since the auction sale of the
Olaa lots of September Goth last, the
question Of our authority to sell has
been raised by the resident United
States Attorney Mr.. Baird.
The matter in dispute has been re
ferred back to Washington and 1t 10
probable that an early determination
of the question will be had Such de-
terminal on will, l believe, confirm the
position taken by this office but in the
mean time our course In regard to the
sQuatters is not clear. | do not know
that any one contests our right to re-
move these trC sspassers on public land,
but our authority TO sell, to establish
you In possession, is the point in issue.
l hope, therefore, that you will give
us additional time in this mater as we
cannot claim from you any interest or
payments on land that you are not
able to obtain possession Of. Yours
respectfully,
]. F. BROWN,
,,F..f - Il,.h o. do
HILO NEEDS CEMETERY.
Honolulu has a new GENE y and 4
line of tramways will soon run to the
door. The time is approaching when
arrangements will have to be made
for a new cemetery, or at least when
there must be a law governing the
burial Of the dead in Hilo. Under
present conditions buria,s take place
anywhe e; Hawa ians bury the r d ad,
in many instances, where ii is most
convenient and without due regard to
sanitary laws. Ones back yard may
be as good as any o her place In so
far as the dead are concerned, b not
for those who, like their faults, live
after them. The practice of burials
being made on residence Its should
be discouraged, and the best way to
discourage ii is for the next legis'a a
fure to enact law fJrbldding inter
ments elsewhere than in a cemetery.
There are suitable sites for the pur'
pose near town, and one of thnm not
altogether suitable for the guilty atom
of cane might be procured.
CONCERT AT HALL.
Professor He imam s arranging for
a program for concert to be given
at Hail Church on Saturday evening,
December %. Among those who will
take part VIII be Mrs. j. II Lewis and
the local orchestra. Details are not
Yet complete.
TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS.
Manager Richards, with large
corps of linemen, has been busily en-
gagged during The past week In making
alterations TO the local telephone sys-
TEN. The old method viii. be di; ded
and a new metallic circuit system in
stalled New ard larger poles I Ike the
place OF the old ones all over town,
and as far out as Waiakea. II will
take some time TO complete the work.
HAWAII PERSONALS.
c. H. Brown is in town.
Robert Forest has been appolr-r1
luna on the Kona Sugar Plantatog
Mrs. Robert RycIoft was a passe
ger by the Kinau.
DR.. Stowe, of Hamakua, will locate
in Hilo about January LIST.
Ten Chinese were arrested by Cap
tain Brown on Tuesday and charged
with gambling. The offense was IN
betting on>the number OF seeds con
tained In an orange.
Dr. Schoening will leave for Puma on
Saturday. He will be absent about one
week.
Charles Kluegel. chief enrineer OF
the Hilo Railroad, is back In Hilo aft ar
an extended visit 20 the Mainland
Frank l., Stanley. brother OF ex-
Judge Stanley, OF Honolulu, will be the