The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-19
FROM THE
BIG ISLAND.
kailua' 5 Tidal Wave
Raises Some
Doubts.
SALE OF PUBLIC
LANDS AT OLAA
Received Electric Shock-To I'm.
port Coal and
Oil.

1t does not seem proba BILE that the tidal
wave reported at Kailua was more than
an unusually high tide. For the last
two months the tides all over the ISL
ands have been excessively high; there
has been a heavy surf, and in Homo
lulu especially the mean sea level IS
sad to have been raised six inches.
Prof C. j. Lyons says it may be owing
to the unusually low barometer in this
part of the ocean.
At Mahukona on the trip of August
eth the Claudine's boats had to trans
fer their cargoes directly to the cars,
as the tide was so high that the wharf
was under water. On Tuesday, in iii
10 here, we had the highest tide for
some time. Ii measured three feet and
the verandas and boat landings on the
Waiakea river were awash.
Reports from Kailua say that the
sea receded first and then returned,
The wharf was covered to a depth of
three feet and the water went as far
back as Hackfelds back veranda. Three
times the waves came in and then sub
sided No damage was done. 1t seems
impossible that this was a true tidal
wave, as it has not been felt elsewhere.
1t was most probably caused by some
local submarine disturbance.
Jap RUN DOWN.
Another serious accident occurred
Thursday morning on Pitman street at,
the turn before the new Waikiki bridge.
The Japanese driver of an express wagon
was adjusting the harness of his team
when they became frightened and start
ed to run. The Jap tried to grab the
lines but got entangled in them, fright
ening the horses still more. They broke
away knocking down the driver. The ex-
press wagon passed over him injuring
him severely.-Tribune.
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
A sale of lots on the new Olaa reserva-
ton was held at the office of the land
agent on Saturday last The lots We're
put up at an upset price, and disposed of
under the right of purchase leases to the
applicants in their order. There was no
great demand, Notwithstanding the low
price, from 81 to SO per acre, at which
they We're offered. The following We're
those who took one lot each: S. D.
Brown, II. H. Foster w. Foster Manuel
Martin, c. R. Cooley, w. r. A Kyser,
n. E. Foster, F. D. Foster, ]. H. Martin,
w. c. Borden, NJ. Dennis, Aug. Andrade,
o. W. Seisted, Henry .Akiu John Henry,
]. n. Wood, c. F. Douglass, w. A. Perry,
E. d. Lance, Joseph Brandt.-Tribune.
TO IMPORT COAL AND OIL.
B. F. Dillingham; and family returned
to Honolulu by the Claudine last week.
He was pleased with the appearance of
the Olaa and Puma plantations and the
development of the Hilo railway, re-
marking that the latter would be finish
ed to % miles, the terminus, by February
LIST. MIR. Dillingham; is largely interested
in a scheme for importing coal and crude
petroleum. He has signed contracts to
furnish several plantation with the lat
ter which, he believes, will take the place
of coal in mills and on locomotives. Five
barrels of oil will equal one ton of coal.
Last year his firm imported to Honolulu
about 100000 tons of coalAHerald.
PLANTERS MEETING.
The meeting of the planters of this
island at Spreckels' Hall on Thursday
last was satisfactory il. every respect.
Much of the celebrating was behind
closed doors, the subjects discussed
were of a private nature. 1t is under
stood that effort will be made to have
a large number of Japanese come in
from Japan in order to release the strn-
gency in the labor conditions. A com
mittee consisting of j. Watt. j. T. NOR,
c. c. Kennedy and c. NJ Walton was
appointed to attend the meeting of the
Hawaiian Planters Association to be held
in Honolulu on the 10Th inst.-Herald
THE RIIS-RYAN CASE
]. Ryan. who figured as the head of the
squatter movement in Olaa was placed
under a bond of 500 on Saturday last
not to Interfere with the men employed
by Jean Riis, purchaser of the land on
which Ryan had squatted. Ryan went to
jail rather than give a bond, and on
Monday his attorneys, Messrs. Wise &
Nickeus, asked for a writ of mandamus
compelling the Sheriff to release Ryan.
The matter was argued in the. Circuit
Court Wednesday evening and the writ
granted.-Herald
RECEIVED A SHOCK.
A resident of Waiakea has a grievance
against the Electric Light Co. When his
Japanese servant went to the water tap
to draw some water there was a loose
wire hanging so close that il occa sionally
came in contact with the pipe. When
faucet he found he could not he
shouted Several natives came to his as
sistance and took hold of him only to
receive shock through him. The Jap
anese was detained from his work so
long that his employer is sore.-Herald.
MISCELLANEOUS
Hon. John Ewaliko representative to
the first Territorial Legislature from
EIilo, died of diabetes at his residence in
Hio on Tuesday afternoon. He had been
confined to his bed only about twenty
four hours and his sudden death was
quite unexpected. Mr.. Ewaliko had been
a resident of the district during his
whole ME of about 40 years, and was by
trade a painter. He leaves a large
family.
After a hearing lasting for several days
before the Commissioner of Boundaries
Mr.. Rufus Lyman, the case of the ku-
kuau lands involving the rights of the