The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-25
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of heart disease The deceased was
past his sixtieth year, and was one of
the popular characters of the town.
He came TO Hilo 35 years ago from
New York, and has pursued the trade
OF carpenter and cabinet maker since.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon.
THE MURDER TRIALS.
The preliminary hearing of Funa-
koshi, with it's tiresome details, has just
closed in Justice Hapais court. In
spite of the illness of the prisoner he
has appeared in court each day and
listened to the evidence against him.
one of the witnesses, the lomi lomi
man, contradicted some of the evidence
he gave during the hearing of Watena-
be. 1t IS probable that his statements
viii not have much weight, as his for
gettery is considered most too good to
be useful 10 the prosecution. The star
witness up to date was the woman over
whom the crime was committed. She
made her statement in a straightfor-
ward manner. and the efforts of the de-
tense to break her down failed. Her
evidence against Funakoshi is corsid-
cred dana ging and she was a good wit
ness. It is said that there are two 9TH
er witnesses for the prosecution even
was on the stand on Tuesday to tell of
the character of the wound in the mans
neck.
His testimony was to the effect that
it would be impossible for a man to
infIict upon himself such wounds as
killed Motohiro
The Tribune says: japanese circles
are somewhat agitated over what is
claimed to be the appearance of Motto
hiro's ghost over the dwellings of his
friends in Jap town. Motohiro, whose
throat was cut on the evening of July
%, was buried officially and without
doubt. 1t is reported that balls of fire
or bundles of luminosity come stealing
out of tire sky at night and that these
hover above the abodes of his friends.
The facts cannot be verified; merely
the existence of the rumor is vouched
for.
DEWEY CRATER SMOKING.
Manager Waldron of the Volcano
House reports TO the Tribune that for
several days a pail Of smoke has hung
over the region of the Dewey crater on
Mauna Loa. He states that the column
of smoke is distinctly visible each even
ing when the weather is clear, and that
in his Judgment activity of a more pro-
nounced character may be expected at
any time.
NEW MILL AT PAHALA.
The new mill of the Hawaiian Agri-
cultural Company was started last
week. It's capacity for twelve hours is
fifty tons and with the old mill the ca
pacity is 100 tons. 1t is probable that
both mills will be run to their capacity.
Work on the railroad improvements is
progressing satisfactorily.
NEW ENGINE ON HILO RAILROAD.
The Hilo Railroad Company has add
ed another Baldwin locomotive to its
motive power equipment, and 1T is prob
ably the best engine ever brought to
Hawaii. 1t made a run to Puma on
Tuesday for the first time and worked
WELL though there was no trial of speed.
Yesterday it drew a special train to
Mountain View for Mark Robinson and
w. H. c. Campbell. The locomotive is
No. 3, and will be used on passenger
trains.
NEWS NOTES.
The heavy rains have put Waianue-
nue. at Front street in a condition al
most impossible to pedestrians.
! I John H. Horner. a pioneer coffee and
Sugar planter of Hamakua, is seriously
sll at his home in Kukaiau.
II w. H. Beers has been commissioned
blerk of the District Court.
\ Company d won last Sunday in the
Shoot against the citizens shooting
team The score stood .304 to 3O2. The
marksmen on the winning side We're:
tCaptain Fetter, Jack Easton, Rinehart,
| Meme, Herring, Todd and Ludloff. The
citizens were: Schoening, Hitchcock,
C. Alden, Hockey, Richards, j. U.
Smith, Ray and Decker.
Miss Marshall c. Keiser member of
American Chemical Society, also a
member of the Society of Chemical In
dustry of the United States Of the Gin
cinnati section, has been appointed
deputy clerk and messenger of the
Fourth Circuit Court. Miss Keiser is a
relative of Justice John Marshall of
Kentucky.