The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-18
WANT LANDS
At WA|AKEA
HaWaiians Meet to
Petition for
Homes.

Waiakea on Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of discussing a plan whereby they
may secure lands in Waiakea. The Wal
akea Mill Company holds under lease
about $4,000 acres OF land, extending
from the sea far up the slopes OF
Mauna Loa. Several years ago the
company made an offer to surrender to
the government that portion of the
lease to about $1,000 acres of the mau-
ka land in consideration of fee simple
title to the lower land. 1t is said that
the best the government would 10 was
to exchange only fee simple title to
the mill site and this was not accepted.
1t Is rumored now-at least the Ha-
waiians have that mpression-that
the mill company is willing to pay for
its cane lands on condition that IT be
given fee simple title, and will surren-
der all the makai town lands and that
portion known as forest lands. Ha-
waiians who have lived on the makai
lands as tenants at will are anxious to
obtain them as homesteads and for
that reason they met Tuesday night to
consider plan of petitioning the leeis-
lature to make such recommendations
relative TO the transfer as would be
acted upon favorably by the United
States government. The result of the
meeting was the appointment Of a
committee to confer with Mr.. Kennedy
manager of the mill company, on the
subject. At least one member of the
committee, while favoring transfer
insists on an outright sale Of the cane
lands and mill site at a price to be
agreed upon by ppraisers.-Herald.
WANT A RECOUNT.
The Republican managers in Hilo
have decided to attempt to throw out
the precinct of Kalapana, Puma, on the
ground that the election in that pre-
cinct was illegally conducted. They
will also move for a recount of tie
Hilo precinct. The specific grounds
for charging illegality at Kalapana are
not given out, but it is known the
claim will be made that important
safeguards required by law were not
carried out. The Hilo precinct, they
claim, was not properly counted, the
judges of election allowing themselves
to be bulldozed by energetic Home
Rulers.
If Kalapana is thrown out and Hilo
Is given a correct count 1t will make
startling change in the complexion of
this Islands representation in the leg
islature. The claim is made that this
move would set both Desha and Paris
in the senate, and Lewis, Patty, Pritch-
ard and Purdy in the house. All of
these are Republicans except Purdy.-
Tribune. /. "a
THE ANDREWS MURDER.
The coroner's jury charged with the
investigation of the death of Captain
r. w. Andrews returned verdict that
he had come to his death from poison,
supposedly administered by his wife.
Friday Mrs. Andrews was given a pre-
liminary hearing before Magistrate
Hapai. She was held to the grand jury,
after waving examination on the
charge of murder in the first degree,
and will be sent to Oahu prison for
safe keeping until her trial.
Domestic trouble Is assigned as the
reason for the crime, Captain Andrews
having filed divorce papers against his
wife a number Of weeks ago, though
the papers had never been served.
Captain Robert w. Andrews was
native Of Maine, but came here as a
sailor many years ago. He found en-
ployment on the local steamers, and
was employed as mate in the Wilder's
and Inter-Island companies. About
thirteen years ago he gave up the sea
and was given a place as luna on the
Honokaa plantation, where he remain
ed about two years. Returning to Ho-
nolulu he was given a position as mate
in the Wilders company and was after
wards promoted to captaincy. About
four years ago he resigned his position
for the purpose Of acting as stevedore
for H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, in Hilo.
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cense for a saloon at Waiakea and con-
Quoted 1t successfully in connection
with his other duties.
The funeral of Captain Andrews was
held from the Foreign Church at $3.50
p. m. on Saturday. and was largely at
tended.
KILAUEA VERY ACTIVE.
News from the crater Is Of an en-
couraging nature. For ten days there
was little doing and few guests to !
watch that little, but on Sunday night |
the crater seemed to take on activity.
and on Monday night the output of
lava was of larger volume than has
been recorded in single night during
the past twenty years.
For several weeks lava has sputtered
internationally from a cone that had
formed in the pit or Halemaumau. but |
this changed to the form of a geyser
and all during the night molten lava
spouted in imitation of "Old Faithful"
in the Yellowstone. Visitors who re-
turned to Hlo on Tuesday say that the
bottom of Halemaumau is a surging |
mass OF molten lava. and that the flow
from the cone on Monday night was
OF such volume that 1t did not seem
possible that 1t could continue long
without filling up the entire crater.
1t will be noted that the activity at
Halemaumau for several months has
been at intervals rather than continu- |
Gus, and that with each recurrence 1t |
grows In intensity Should the present
flow continue tourists will have an OPP |
portunity OF witnessing a grand and
imposing spectacle,-Herald,
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