The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-20
FROM THE.
BIG ISLAND
KaiIua'sTidaI Wave
Raises Some
Doubts.

HILO, August 1.-THE Tribune says
1t does not seem probable 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 ~
sad to have been raised six inches.
Prof. G. J. Lyons says 1t maybe owing
to the unusually low barometer in this
part of the ocean.
At Mahukona on the trip of Auelt> ;
7th the Claudine's boats had to trans
fer their cargoes directly to the ears.
as the tide was so high that the w,ag,
was under water. on Tuesday, IN Ill
10 here, we had the highest tide fer
some time 1t measured three feet ana
the verandas and boat landings III the
Waiakea river were awash.
Reports from kailua say tina, the
sea receded first and then returned a
heavy sheet of water witnou; .oam.
The wharf was covered to depth of
three feet and the water went as far
back as Hackfeld's 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 1t has not been felt elsewhere.
1t was most probably caused by some
local sub marine disturbance
JAP RUN DOWN.
Another serious accident occurred
Thursday morning on Pitman street at
the turn before the new Wailuku 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 injurng
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 were
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 81 per acre, at which
they We're offered. The following were
those who took one lot each 5. d.
Brown. II. H. Foster, w. Foster, Manuel
Martin, c. r. Cooley. W. X. A. Kyser,
n. r.. Foster, r. u. Foster, j. II. Martin.
w. &. Borden, NJ. Dennis Aug. Andrade.
o. ". Selsted, Henry Akiu. John Henry,
j. N.'Wood, c. +. Douglass. w. A. Perry
r. ID. Lance, Joseph Brandt.-Tribune.
TO IMPORT COAL AND OIL.
h. r. 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.
| s.fi IN ~. I,.S>,.
LIST. Mr.. 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 piac,
of coal in mills and on locomotives. Five
barrels of oil will equal one ton of coal
Last year his frm imported to Honolulu
about 100000 tons of coal.-Herald. .
PLANTERS MEETING '
The meeting of the planters Of thi,
island at Spreckels' Hall on Thursday
last was satisfactory in every respect
Much of the deliberating was behinC
closed doors, as the subjects discussed
were of private nature. 1t IL under
stood that an effort will b. made to hav,
large number of Japanese come il
from Japan in order to release the strin
gency in the labor conditions. com
mittee consisting of j. Watt J. T. MoIr
e. C. Kennedy and c. NJ. Walton wa:
appointed to attend the meeting of til,
} Hawaiian Planters Association to be helt
in Honolulu on the 18th inst.-Heraid
THE RIIS-RYAN CASE.
j. Ryan, who figured as the head of tn
squatter movement in Olaa, was place,
under bond of 800 on Saturday las
not TO interfere with the men employed
:, by Jean Riis. purchaser of the land OF
which haI B.,
, jail rather than give bond, and OF
Monday his attorneys Messrs. Wise 4
Nickeus, asked for writ of mandarin
compelling the Sheriff to release Ryan
i. The matter was argued in the Circui
A Court Wednesday evening and the wri
granted. Herald
I RECEIVED a SHOCK.
e A resident of Waiakea has a grievanc
!, against the Electric Light Co. when hi
Japanese servant went to the water tai
to draw some water there was loos
wire hanging so close that it occasionally
T came in contact with the pipe. Whel
= the Japanese wanted to let go of tn
j faucet he found he could not so h
shouted, Several natives came TO his as
u sistance and took hold of him only L
. receive a shock through him The Jap
Z anese was detained from his work 81
u long that his employer is sore-Herald.
/. MlSCELLAN EOUS.
= Hon. John Ewaliko representative L
=. the first Territorial Legislature iron
:, Eiilo, died OF diabetes at his residence II
r Hilo on Tuesday afternoon. Hs had beel
: confined to his bed only about twenty
e four hours and his sudden death Wa
e quite unexpected Mr. Ewaliko had beel
4 a resident of the district during hi
& whole uIe of about ~ years, and was b.
I trade painter He leaves larg
$ family.
e After hearing lasting for several day
4 before the Commissioner of Boundaries
g Mr., Rufus Lyman. the case of the Ku
kuau lands involving the rights of tn
! Government and individual land owner
= to the extent of several hundred acre
e was taken under consideration by Mr.
:. Lyman. II is said that the Government
proposed to compromise their origina
y demands. but the private owners coul,
d not see II that way, They considere,
r that they were only demanding wha
y rightly belonged to them.