The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-12
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SUDDENLY.
Particulars of Death of
D. P. EIdredge.
GENERAL NEWS Of MAUI
Annual Meeting Of Teachers To Be
Held December Third
Other Notes.

wAILUKU, Maui, NOV. 1O-The News
says: Hon. ID. p. Eldredge, candidate
for representative for Maui on the
Democratic ticket, died suddenly at his
residence at Makawao last Sunday
evening.
He had just returned from Waikiki,
reaching home about 10 p. m. Having
put away his team. he went into the
house and asked for water to wash.
The water being very cold. his wife adj
vised him not use IL. and consequently
he dampened a towel and applied it TO
his face. AS he placed the wet towel
against his forehead, he gave one groan
and fell to the floor lifeless. from rup-
ture and hemorrhage Of one of the
blood vessels of the brain.
Mr.. Eldredge is well known on Maui,
having held responsible public posi-
tions as early as the days of the mon
archy. He was making a vigorous
political fight. and as he has for years
been suffering with heart troubles, it
Is supposed that this FASTENED his
death.
The funeral services were held last
Wednesday morning at Makawao at
tended by a large concourse of his
friends from all parts of the Island.
| ANNUAL MEETING OF MAUI
TEACHERS.
The annual meeting of the teachers
of Maui will be held at Maunaolu Sem
mary, Makawao. on Monday, Decem-
Der 3. An elaborate and interesting
program of practical work has been
prepared. and the meeting will be an
inspiration to all teachers except those
who are working for a salary,-merely.
Word has been sent from the De-
partment OF Public Instruction in Ho-
nolulu that the various school agents
may. upon application. grant teachers
permission to close their schools on
that day for the purpose of attending
I the meeting.
Teachers should make application to
their respective school agents for leave
OF absence. and every teacher on Maui
should be present, II possible.
NO CALAMITY HowLERS.
Discourage the calamity howlers
True. things have not gone as could
have been wished, but our commercial
Integrity and Industrial progress should
not be vitiated or impeded by a little
thing like this. The Islands have q
bright future before them. IL we do not
lose hope. and the brains. wealth anC
self respect of the better class on the
Islands will make everything all right
IL we will consent to forget our per
sonal and party antagonisms and stanC
together as the Independents have
shown us how men can stand togethe
when dominated with one leading ide;
or principle.
HARMONY NEEDED.
II II comes to a question of wheth
or the Hawaiian or the white man
TO dominate the future Of the Islands
there can be but one answer. But
the people Of the Islands are wis
lthey will avoid this issue. and endeav
or TO unite the best elements on til
Islands into one harmonious whole.
MAUI NOTES.
The recent rains have done an I'm
mense amount Of good to the cane o
the central Maui sugar plantation
Cane Of the Wailuku plantation is a
ready beginning to tassel. and wi
, soon be ready for the mill
Mrs. More. the mother OF Mrs. G..
Wells. accompanied Mr.. G. Il. Wells {
his return from the Coast, and wi
remain for some months at Wailuh
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wells.
Some days ago a Japanese name
Fugita was fishing with giant powd
at Molokai. and was literally blown
u atoms Few of his remains we
. found. No one was with him when Il
accident occurred.
Manuel Dutro has been made q
manager of the lao stables for a ter
10 of one year.
IA IL Is reported that there is a We
severe potato blight in Kula, and tn
many fields have been destroyed.
G. II. Wells returned from the Goa
). on Saturday.
" Mrs. David Dorward and son arri
ed from the Coast on the Alarmed
came directly to Waikiki and a
stopping at the Windsor. Mr.. Dc
ward is employed at Kihei as constrt
tion engineer.
Mr.. j. N. X. Keola spent electi
day at Pukoo. MolOkai. and repo
that the election passed off quietly
that Island.
The site of the new hotel at Kahu
has been graded and leveled. prepal
tory TO beginning work on the But
ing.
A.