The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-08
News Taken from Rainy
City Papers,
AN OLD CASE DECIDED
Hilo Wants New Fire Engine--The
Wailuku is No Dump.
Notes.
The following Is taken from the Ha-
wall Herald and Hilo Tribune:
An Old Case Decided.

The following Is taken from the ha-
wall Herald and Hilo Tribune:
An Old Case Decided.
The long-contested and much-tried
case of keomakan! VS.. Vierra has at
length been decided and the issues set
at rest. The action Involves the title
to the land fronting on the sea and on
the Puuel side of the Waikiki river
and 1t has been determined that the
plaintiff owns an undivided one-third
interest in the same. The case was
tried before Judge Hitchcock sitting in
equity and decree WAS entered for the
defendant After that Hitchcock and
Smith brought an action in ejectmeni
for the p.aintiff claiming a one-siXth
interest in the and. Nierra was repre-
scented by Co.orsl Little.
Defendant claimed that the p.aintih
was stopped from bringing the action
for the reason that he, Nierra, had
purchased the land upon the represen.
tations OF keomakani and vile as TO
the coed tide Of Vierra's grantor Ii
appeared at the trial that the land
originally belonged to Lonoai Lo, who
decided the same to his four children,
reserving TO himself and his wife the
right to the land during their join:
lives. One of the children died while
under the age Of six years. Felix Lo.
another of the chi dren. died before his
parents. but he left widow. kaJma-
kani bought from this widow al oil the
interest which she had in the land.
1t was claimed by the defendant
that inasmuch as Fe tx died before his
parents. and so never came into posses
sion of the land. that his interest re-
verted to his parents. The question
thus raised was whether the deed OF
Lonoai Lo passed a vested interest in
the land or only an interest condition.
ed upon the fact that Felix should out
live his parents. II was decided that
the deed passed an immediate Interest
in the land which would give him righr
to the occupation of the land when his
grantors died. That upon the death oil
Felix this right passed to his heirs
Only nominal damages were given &c
the plaintiff. The case was tried for
the plaintiff by Carl S. Smith and e..
F. Maydwell; for the defendant by G..
A. Galbraith.-Herald.
Needs New Fire Engine.
1t would seem that the matter Of ad-
ditional facilities for fighting fire had
been overlooked by Hilo's good friends
at the capital. 1t Is a question IL iarg-
er insurance rates are paid anywhere
than in HIlo and the high rate here is
due to a great extent to the limited ia
cities at the command Of the fire de-
partment. The town has been singu-
larry tree from fires; indeed the only
one of note was a sort of legal confla-
grafton ordered by the health auihorl-
ties on account of case of blood-poi.
soning in the family of the proprietor
of the store. But it will not always be
beer and sixties for Hi.o; once start
ed there may be fire that will make
up for all lost time, and Hilo should be
prepared for such events. Before the
Serrao building was destroyed the en-
CINE was tried and a plug was Blown
out to sea. Had the fire been Of the
ordinary sort there would have been
no opportunity to try the engine until
it was put in active service, and then,
had the plug blown out, Hilo would
have had moderately c.ean water
front. A few thousand dollars eX-
pended in a new engine might be the
means of averting a calamity at any
time, and the Council of State is re-
specially asked to consider the advisa
bi.ity of such expenditure. A petition
signed by business men would be OF
weight in getting the much-naedeu
sum.-Herald.
About Local Option.
The conference committee has wise
ly decided to let the people of the Isl
ands say whether or not nquor shall be
sod ia Sa OonS or at all. Such DISPOSE
ton of the matter will give satisfac-
ton to every liberal-minded person on
the Islands. For Congress to say whal
rights shall be restricted Is going a
shade too far. Particularly in the case
OF hawaii. wnefs the people are intel
ligent enough TO think for themselves.
Aside from this the tallacy or the po.-
icy of prohibition Is shown in the
opium farce; poor men have grown
rich in Honolulu handling dope, ana
the Island jii.s are full of men who
have been convicted OF having the con-
traband article in their possession, and
yet smuggling goes on and smokers
Still exist, To attempt to keep tn. sale
of liquors confined to "hotels" would
mean that there would he more such
places OF entertainment than were ever
dreamed of at the capital: the expert
ence of New York city in that respect
would be the experience OF Honolulu.
If a majority OF vo,ers In the Islands
want liquor sold or want to restrict
the sale they will have an opportunity
TO give voice to their wishes through
the ballot. There can be no question
as to the result,-Herald.
The Wailuku No Dump.
Vigorous protests made by J, Il. Will
son and other prominent residents have
resulted in decision by the trustees
of the Hilo Hospital TO quit having the
sewage from the hospital dumped
into the Waikiki. which Is used not
only by natives but by many white res
idents for bathing purposes. This in
sanitary state of affairs has existed for
some time. and before that the condi-
tlons were hardly better, though the
chief disastrous results were visited
upon the hospital. where several OF the