The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-01

I 4th.--News of death in Chicago. by
pneumonia, of E. c. Macfarlane on the
tenth day of his marriage. The de-
ceased was long prominent in Honolulu
business and politics.
5th.--T- de Cote of wailuku swept
/ away in Maliko gulch. Body found
four days later.
6th.-Abatement of six days north
erly gale. The fleet of weatherbound
coasters get away.
7th.-John Williams, a native, kills
himself by a shot through the mouth.
Cause, jealousy. Edward Stiles, hand
| ling a live wire at Waikiki. is barely
resuscitated, with badly burned hand.
Hakalau Mill. Hawaii, shuts down for
broken fumes.
| eth.-Bishop Willis consecrates the
Anglican Cathedral with three hours
service. The Second Congregation are
absent and roundly scored by the
Bishop.
1oth.-Death of William Aud. a
prominent half-white, aud president of
Kalakaua's Hale Naua Society.
| Reports given from unprecedented
rain deluges on Maui and Hawaii last
week; the higher records as follows:
On Maui Grove Ranch, % inches:
l AAohol, 81 H., QOOIIldiGls 20
| akala Ranch, 81 in; Naniku, AZ in.
| On Hawaii: At Hilo, from 25 to 40
| inches; Honokaa Mill, 1855 in; Upper
Honokaa, 44.56 in; Upper Paauilo, 4S
in; Kukaiau, 45-72 in; 1886, and 1871
inches, at elevations of 255. 900, and
1000 feet respectively.
Hilo and Hamakua swept by destruc-
tive foods. Roads and bridges extern
sively destroyed.
Waipio valley entirely flooded, ten
feet deep along the shore, set back by
heavy surf; q inches rain at Mountain
View. Olaa, in "a hours.
11th.-M. F. Lennon disbarred by
Supreme Court, after serving time for
gross cheat. On a second trial before
Judge Estee, jury assess the value of
Honolulu Plantation land condemned
for the Naval Station at $lO2, 523, or
nearly the same as at rhe former trial.
13th.-Editor Walter G. Smith, of P.
c. Advertiser, sentenced by Judge Gear
of Second Circuit Court. to thirty days
Imprisonment, for contempt of court
Judges Humphreys and Robinson sit in
banco with Gear. Smith released by
Chief Justice on $500 bail. 1t is con-
tended that the contempt was only con-
structive, not actual, being in a cartoon
derogatory to Gear. Gear CONSTITUTES it
as actual contempt because 1t affected
the trial of a case pending in his court.
Woods, negro life-termer, escapes
from the prison gang at Makiki quarry.
Kaaihue, a native. falls from roof of
two-story house and is killed by impal-
ing head on a picket
14th.-Governor Dole receives sum
mons from Washington to visit and
confer with the President.
15th.-Judge Humphreys orders as
sets of Kona Sugar Co. to be sold at
auc ton.
16th-Stately funeral of late Z. c.
Macfarlane, at r. c. Cathedral and Nu-
uanu Cemetery.
1Sth.-At noon, thunder storm in up
per Nuuanu discharges 5.55 inches of
rain in 80 minutes. Heaviest freshet
for many years, sending torrent down
Nuuanu street to Vineyard street. Lit
tie damage; rain confined to one valley.
21st.-New building of Hackfeld & co.
opened to crowds of visitors.-Great
snow-cap reported on Haleakala on
18th.
23rd-Skillful and daring recapture
by Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth of
negro desperate Woods in Punchbowl
lantana.
24th.-F'ish Commission Steamer AL
batross arrived to study marine life in
Hawaiian waters and explore Hawai-
ian fisheries.-William Crewes, for
merly successful carpenter, hangs him
self in his bathroom.
25th-ThunderstOrm over the city. !
Streets flooded. Electric connections
disturbed Flood finds access to lime
stored in Automobile building and
starts a fire, soon extinguished.
26th.-Arrival of Bishop w. L. Mich |
OILS of San Francisco, to receive from
Bishop Willis the transfer of the Do |
cese and property of the Anglican
Church here to the Protestant Episco- |
pal Church of the United States. Gov
ernor S, B. Dole leaves per Sierra for
Washington.
27th.-Decision to proceed with erec-
ton of Hospital for Incurables on six '
acre lot at Kaimuki Summit Sub |
scriptions to fund. s139,95O. Paid up. !,
S26, $3.50.
3Oth.-GeneraI observance of Easter
Sunday in Honolulu churches with Law 1
ish decorations and music. Heavy !
thunder in afternoon and evening. |
Floods along railway west of Eva Mill ,
at 4 D. m Baggage car derailed. Hail !
falls in same locality.
21st.-Record of March rainfall on ,
School street, 11.31 inches. being the !
largest single months rainfall for four
years
APRIL.
April 1st.-BIshop Willis makes for
NAL transfer of the Diocese of Honolulu
and it's property to the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of America, represented
by Bishop Nichols of California.
5th-Bishop Nichols reinstated Rev.
Alexander Macintosh. and Rev. John
osborne, recently exscinded by Bishop
Willis.
Sth.-The special election for Repre-
sentative of Fourth District. Harris
elected by Ss1 votes against Dreier GA
votes.
9th.-Head of Otto Fetter crushed in
gearing of a dredger.
16th.-The Committee Of the Board
IF Health to investigate alleged case of
death of Ieper prisoner through neglect,