The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-18

no answer he reached through the
wicket and touched him There was
peculiar sensation in the fingertips OF
the taller when they came in contact
y it'll the flesh of the prisoner, so he went
and got a friend to come in and inyes-
tigate. The cell door was unlocked and
as they opened it the Japanese fell to
the ground He had torn his blanket in
strips and hanged himself to the top
hinge of the door. From evidence taken
at the inquest and an examination OF
the body there is no doubt that deceas-
ed was Ikeda Mansaku, the escaped
prisoner.
PRACTICE SHOOT.
Both soldiers and civilians were out
in force last Sunday at the range try
ing out their nerves and sighting facul-
ties for the return match to come OH
on Sunday Several scores above the
40 mark were made by both sides
Company D has accepted challenge
for a five man shoot with Honokaa,
to take place on the 31st inst. An effort
was made to have the Honokaa team
come TO Hilo, but as the trip would
consume too much time and possibly
fatigue the team to the extent that il
would reduce the score it was decided
TO appoint an official marker and have
the team shoot on the home range.
DROWNED AT HONOMU.
Daigiozi, a japanese employed at the
Honomu mill, was drowned at the OLD
wharf at that place yesterday. The
man was fishing and fell into the sea.
His body was not recovered.
PLANTATIONS MUST PAY MORE.
The Tax Appeal Court is in session
this week in Spreckels' Hall. The Court
is made up of E. w. Barnard OF Lau-
pahoehoe, c. r. Blacow of Hamakua
and L. Severance of this city. the
cases first taken up were those or .. l.
Shipman, the Pepeekeo Sugar Co., ana
the Waiakea Mill Co. o. t. Shipman
objects to paying taxes on Olaa~iand
at an assessed valuation of $50 per
acre for, certain cane land and $40 per
acre forf implanted land.
The Pepeekeo Sugar Co. is fighting
an assessment of s1,000,0O0, a raise as
against last year of a quarter of a mil
lion in valuation.
The waiakea Null Co, is assessed this
year at $1,000 900, a raise OF three
quarters of a million over last year
from which the company appeals. Carr
S. Smith appears in behalf of the Ter
ritory and LIE Blond & Smith for the
appellants.
VOLCANO STILL SMOKING.
Mr.. F. Waldron of the Volcano House
was in the city last Saturday. He re-
ports the big crater to be in a quiescent
state. He believes the big land slide
which occurred the latter part Of June
has clogged the throat of the crater for
a time Smoke still issues in immense
volumes, but no fire is visible. The
steam caves and the numerous seethlne
cracks keep up their sizzling with nc
signs of abatement.
Mr.. Waldron confirms the report thai
smoke was seen Issuing from the Ad-
n1iral Dewey Crater on Mauna Loa TWO
weeks ago. The outburst of smoke &C.
CURED late one Saturday evening and
the dense bluffs of smoke were plainly
visible against the sky above the lofty
mountain.
NEWS NOTES.
| A slight earthquake was felt in Hilt
last Friday afternoon at 2:25 p. m.
I The guests OF the Hilo Hotel hav'
been notified that the hotel will cios'
on or about the goth of August
The area of land recently opened fo
! settlement in Puma and Olaa was $50
acres; 1900 in Puma and 1920 in Olaa
OF this 1890 acres of Puma land YER
taken and 1850 acres of Olaa.
Members of the Hilo band heldA
meeting Tuesday night and elected OH
GERS forming a permanent musical or
ganization. The officers are; President
Jules c. Carvalho; treasurer ID. 4
Kelsey; secretary NJ. ]. Gouvea. -
I l.. A. Andrews gave a delightfulf pc
supper last Tuesday evening at IN
fhome of Mrs. E. G. Hitchcock. The III
clemency of the weather prevented TN
realization of the original plans to hav
the feast at Cocoanut Island, Miss Har
riet Hitchcock and Miss Thomas assist
ed in entertaining the guests.
a japanese wrestler. who appeare
at the Smith-Brown fight in Eiilo som
months ago and was thrown by mis- ao
versary, was supposed to be one of e
Funakoshi- Watenabe gang. he wa
warned to leave Hilo and left by m
Claudine last Friday