The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-26
NEWS FROM
BIG ISLAND

was leaving Dolloway's halfway house
in Kau, for Hilo last Wednesday. The
leaders ran in opposite directions while
the wheel horses partly broke loose. Mr..
Buck disliking the rapid motion over
hummocks of lava on IA down grade, slid
out the back. spraining his ankle very
badly The driver. finding the horses
more than he could hold alone, passed u
line to Captain Alatson. Just then the
stage gave "a lurCh and the Captain was
pulled over the dashboard, striking the
whipple- tree and falling to the ground
face downward, the stage passing over
his shoulders, Mr.. Irwin, thinking that
his two companions were Killed, and see
ing "A thicket of lehuas ahead, attempted
to get out the back also. He fell on his
spine A moment later the whole top OF
the stage was torn OF by the lehuas,
and Mr.. Irwin would most certainly have
been killed had he remained in the stage.
The driver only escaped by leaning far
out over the dashboard. The horses were
at last stopped when the pole ran into a
sand-bank.
When each of the three gentlemen
picked himself up he could not see the
others, and so thought they Were dead.
when they found each other MIR. Irwin
says Mr.. Buck was as white as sheet;
Captain Matson says Mr.. Irwin was as
white as sheet, and Mr.. Buck says Cap
tain Matson was as white as a sheet
By which we may infer that there must
have been great rejoicing as they pain
fully hobbled back to the halfway house.
There they took an inventory of bruises
and rested while the stage was patched
up 1t is most fortunate that there were
no women or children in the stage.
These gentlemen affirm that the I.au
rocks are of adamantine hardness and
devoid of g.-Tribune.
ILLICIT LIQUOR TRADERS.
With the introduction of a new deputy
sheriff the police department has discov-
cred that ii is alive, and IL making a
record against the offenders of the Pc
nal Code that is likely to result to the
general advantage of the community ana
incidentally to the Treasury of the Ter
ritory. Under the present license system
pretty nearly every Chinese and Japan
csc country store, and some that are
neither Chinese and Japanese has been
a distributing point for various fiery
liquids These during the present month
have been pretty extensively overhauled.
Most of the arrested have plead guilty or
forfeited bail, with the result that about
$1,000 in fines have so far been gathered
in this month in addition to the big catch
of the season, Lum Fat of Honomu,
whose stock of booze entitled him to a
rank among the wholesalers, since fif-
teen or twenty kegs and barrels of the
premises Lum Fat will fatten up the
Treasury to the extent Of about $780,
Tribune.
OLAA MILL.
l.. A. Thurston says the Olaa mill will
he ready to grind cane by September l..
If this is true, the mill will be finished
about thirty days before the time speci-
fed In the contract. The men in charge
of construction give 1t as their opinion
that the first of August will see all the
machinery running. They base their
opinion upon the work done at Waialua,
where it took six months to complete
the job and they believe they can dis
count that time by one month The first
cane to be ground is that nearest to the
mill, and it Is estimated that 1t will pro-
duce from seven to eight tons of sugar
to the acre. About GOO acres of Puma Su-
gar Companys cane will be ground, and
then the crop on Peter Lees 15O-acre
tract at Eleven Miles. When this Is fin
ished the mill will be put in order for
the S0,00O-ton crop of next season.-Her-
aid.
THE PUMA ATTRACTIONS.
The rock crusher for the Hilo railway
is being set up in Puma. When finished
the work of ballasting the road will be-
gin and when completed there will be
daily trains to Puma and an excursion
train on Sunday. This will enable the
public to visit the romantic lakes there
and enjoy bath in a body of water that
is warmed by the fires of the Volcano
Herald.
u. 8. LABOR COMMISSIONER.
Mr. Omstead, United States labor COM
missioner, was in Hilo for a few days
last week. He came overland from ka-
wahae and was making a tour of the
Island. While here he stated that he was
investigating the labor question, condi-
lions, etc, and added that his report to
the department would be satisfactory to
the Islands.-Herald.
To become q Shrner requires conf
dence in ones fellow men exceeding that
of the scriptural mustard seed, and in
addition, constitution of iron. But to
take a trip to Hilo on the Kinau re-
quires both these. and in addition. de-
gree of reckless daring possessed by but
few. out of the whole troupe of Shri-
ners who visited Honolulu, only thirty
five arrived at the Elysian shores OF the
Queen City of the Pacific. and these re-
turned by the same steamer, having made
a flying pilgrimage to the Volcano. II
they had any tents they must have fold
ed them in the night, like their brethren
in the desert, for we saw but little OF
them, except their signatures, more or
less undecipherable in the hotel register.
Even the three lone Shrners. who vege-
tate at the base of Mauna Loa doing
penance for their sins. met them not.
and what they think OF Hilo must ever
remain a mystery. as they probably don't
know themselves.
1t will be a matter OF interest to Hilo-
ties, however. to know that their former
fellow townsman. L. T. Grant, who now
holds the position OF automobile tanner for
the big Honolulu corporation engaged in
the horseless carriage enterprise estab-
lished there. occupied with much glory
the position of POSTMASTER at tho Shri-
ner's banquet held at the Moana Hotel
Tribune.
POPULAR PUMA ROUTE.
Mrs. John Scott and daughter. Ms.
VIM. Matson and daughter. Mrs. Sever
ance. Mrs. Charles Furneaux and Mes
srs C. c. Kennedy and Charles Fur
neaux made "A trip to Puma over the new
railroad on Tuesday OF this week. visit
ing the hot springs and other points of
interest, They report "A most enjoyable
outing, Most OF them had never visited