The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-11
NEWS
OF MAUI ISLE
General Notes From the Isle
of Baldwin
Rex.
Especial Correspondence

tSpecial Correspondence.)
Miss Edith Alexander. of Oakland is
again visiting her brother, Mr. F. A.
Alexander of Kaluanui, Makawao.
Mr.. D. T. Fleming has resigned his
position as teacher in the Makawao
school and is now engaged as an as
sistant to Tax Assessor w. o. Aiken
of Paia. Miss Eva Smith takes his po-
sition in the Makawao school.
There have been several changes re-
Gently in the Spreckelsville plantation
Office. Upon the resignation of Pay
master Allen, his assistant, Mr.. Keeney
took his place, and Mr. Sparks, stenog-
rapher and postmaster's clerk, was pro-
NOTED to Mr.. Keeneys former position;
and now Mr.. Nat Black of Oakland.
recent arrival per steamer Ventura, is
stenographer and postmaster's clerk
There is a rumor current that some
of the cattle owners of Maui soon in
tend a grand coup in the shape of a
beef trust. Two of the large ranches
have put up the price of beef to Is cents
per pound, they retaining the hides and
} tallow. This is to butchers; consumers
, will be forced to pay Is cents. The
manager Of Mr. w. H. Cornwell's Waio-
hull ranch during the past week has
been buying up all the cattle he could
) purchase from the small owners
of Kula and Makawao.
Last evening, the Sth, the Makawao
Debating Society held meeting in the
Paia church parlors and discussed the
following subject:
} Resolved, That the Nicaragua canal
should be built according to the treaty
, as amended by the United States SEN
late"
Messrs. w. C. Crook and F. f. At
water led the affirmative side and
> Messrs. w. o. Aiken and G. E. Copeland
, the negative. The arguments of the
. Halter side won the favor of the audi
ience The next subject selected is. Re
solved, that capital punishment should
> be abolished"
, Weather-Stormy most of the week;
!, regular trades blowing.
Last week an agent of the Honolulu
Iron Works visited the proposed site
of the new mill for the Maui Sugar
Company at Huelo with view to set
ting up the plant upon its arrival.
Saturday afternoon, the End, the
Maui News received its first wireless
telegraph dispatch from Honolulu de-
. failing the wreck of the Rio Janeiro,
. and on the 4th issued a tiny extra edi-
ton publishing an account of the disas-
. ter. The News should be complimented
upon its enterprise.
: Apropos of the wreck of the Rio it
= was rumored over the Island that DR..
: Ed Armitage of Waikiki was among
/ those who had lost their lives. This,
of course, was not true.
J Recently some unknown epidemic has
y been affecting the chickens in upper
\ Makawao. Within a day or two Mr..
/, lE. H. Bailey lost thirty-five of his
!. choicest fowls and Mr.. James Anderson
4 Fifteen. The disease seems to have no
symptoms. The fowls die rapidly with
p tout any warning.
ks On the afternoon of the 8th the La
1. dies Thursday Club met at Mrs. W. S.
Nicolls, Hamakuakopo.
The "clam chowder party" that was
r to have taken place at Maliko Gulch
b Haiku, last Tuesday night was indefi-
Z. lnitely postponed on account of stormy
: weather.
Some of the residents of Paia will
b give a st Patricks dance" at Paia
h hall next Saturday evening, the 18th
s. Invited guests are requested to wear
something of a green. color.
\ Tonight (the 9th) a grand ball viii
Be be given in the Wailuku skating rink
h for the purpose of raising funds for the
Z. Waikiki kindergarten. The Waihee
2. iQuintet Club will furnish the music.
free train will run to and fro from Paia
o Spreckelsville and Kahului. w. E. K
p Maikai is one of the chief promoters Of
Is the benefit
s. Maui News Notes.
Ss Maui has been favored this week witt
= a number of April showers, some O.
q which would have drowned a cat.
"a 1t is to be hoped that the Legislature
5. will make an appropriation to repair th'
3 Makawao roads, as they are sadly
Y need of much work.
b Captain Keola received by wednesday
& Claudne the hats and legglngs To-
n Company l. also snare drum and bu
q gle. Charles Brown has been appointed
e bugler and Alfonso Jackson will be thu
3 drummer boy. Goo Lip of Lahaina ha
V the contract to make the uniforms 10
& the company and they will soon be read.
for delivery.
Y Heavy rains prevailed in Lahaina dur
d. ling the early part of the week, and tn
z road from Olowalu to Lahaina is in ba'
y shape The pail road between Maalae;
Y Bay and Olowalu is in passaole condi
ton but needs some work.
q The recent heavy rains have caused Iii
u water of lao river to wash out the eartl
b. under the abuntments of the lao bridge
& and If not repaired before the next oli
Y freshet the bridge will probably be rem