The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-15
NEWS FROM
ISLE OF MAUI
New SpreckeIsviIle
Mill Being
Built.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
TO JAPANESE
The lahaina Road Board Appeals
to the Department of
Public Works.

>IATk~April 13.-The erection of the
= Spreckelsville mill is progressing
L, pidiy.-Fwo tail black smokestacks
c. now be seen all over Central Maui
aid the foundations and a portion of
the walls of the main mill have been
put in place. Two large cane houses
have also been finished. 1t is antici-
pated that this mill, which will be the
largest institution of its kind in the
Territory, viii be completed by Jan. l,
1902. J. n. S. William. the we'll known
constructing engineer, has charge of
the work.
During Saturday, the 9Th, two serious
accidents took place on Paia planta-
ton. In field not far from the mill
a Japanese laborer, fell under the
wheels of a moving train and four
empty cane cars passed over his chest
and abdomen. Badly wounded and
bruised, he was taken 10 the plantation
hospital
At midnight of the same day in the
mill d container filled with sulphuric
acid burst in the face of another Jap
anese employee. Blinded with the acid
/
/ to the hospital. The condition of both
men is critical.
L/C. f. Haynes. the new head-carpen-
ter at Hamakuapoko plantation, viii
pull down all the old Iaborers' quarters
groove lumber.
The new Maui Hotel at Waikiki
opened its restaurant on the 8th. The
drug store however has not yet re-
iceived its stock of medicines etc.
Tonight, the 18th, at Wailuku Court
House the Maui Racing Association
will hold its annual meeting.
Rev. Mr., Russell. assistant to Mr.. F.
w. Damon, preached the Easter ser
mon at the Paia Foreign church on
Sunday, the 7th. The pulpit was beau.
tifully decorated with Gala lilies.
Last night, the 18th, Makaeha Ka-
lama. the adopted daughter of Mrs. s.
K. Kalama, died at Makawao. She was
about eighteen years old and was born
and bred in Makawao. Makaeha pos
sessed a beautiful voice and often
charmed her friends with her fine sing
/ ing. She was much esteemed because
/ of her amiability. Deputy Sheriff
Saml f. Kalama is her brother. The
funeral will take place tomorrow. the
18th.
| During last evening the 18th. the Ma
kawao Debating Club met in the par
| lors of the Paia Foreign Church and
held an interesting debate concerning
the following: Resolved. that capital
punishment should be abolished"
Messrs w f. Beckwith and E. B. Car
ley led in the affirmative and won the
vote of the audience against the mega
tive side led by Messrs. Jones and D.
iC. Lindsay. There was a good attend
lance of members and spectators. The
subject chosen for next meeting is,
/ Resolved, that the Dispensary Bill as
presented to the Hawaiian Senate
should become the law of the Terri
tory"
A large catch of fish, akules. was
made at Kahului on the Sth.
The members of Makawao Polo Club
who will take part in the coming match
game are to be conveyed TO and fro
from Honolulu at half-rates. The Will
der Steamship Co. believe IL encourag-
ing sport.
Doctor and Mrs Sabey, formerly Of
lSpreckelsville. are now residents Of
Paia. Mrs. Sabey is principal of the
SpreckelsviIle school
| Awana has recently built a rice-clean-
ing mill on his premises at Makawao.
/ Mrs. Collins and son have been guests
lat W. j. Lowrie's. Spreckelsville.
Mrs Cox, her little son and Miss
Laura Wells of Wailuku, departed last
Saturday. the 9Th, for a trip to Philadel-
Iphia Miss Wells is to consult with an
Iocylist. &
#. A Alexander is the new head-luna
81 Hamakuapoko plantation taking the
fposition left vacant by B. D. Baldwin
who has accepted the assistant man
Iagership at Spreckelsville.
George Wilbur has taken Mr.. Alexan-
der's recent position at Kaluanui.
The B. D. Baldwins remove to Spreck-
Ielsville during the first of next week.
They will be much missed from Hama
kuapoko.
Mrs w ]. Lowrie and Miss Clara
ILowrie are expected home today from
San Francisco.
Next week Mr.. and Mrs. L. Won
lTempsky and two daughters of Ma
kawao will depart for the Coast. They
intend to extend their trip to Canada
and will be absent several months.
BY the same steamer Manager D. c.
Lindsay of Paia VIII depart for Scot
land He intends to be gone four or
five months.
Mr.. and Mrs. H A. Baldwin of Ha-
Imakuapoko have been at Los Angeles
land are now at Lake Tahoe.
Weather: Warm and pleasant.