The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-04
FIRE At
LAHAINALUNA
Rats Wreck Paia
Pipe Organ
Bellows.
Division of lao Valley
Water Between Maui
Plantations.
County Attorney Forecast-Sisal
for Haiku-Sugar Cargo of
1900 Bags.

MAUI, May 2.-On Monday night one
of the two teachers residences at La.
hainaIuna Seminary was totally de-
stroyed by fire. MIR. and Mrs. E. H
Carleton, the occupants of the house
were awakened at midnight to find the
ell of their dwelling in flares. The fif-
ty boys belonging to the institution
were hastily summoned and did al
that was possible TO extinguish the
blaze by passing buckets of water from
the ditch near by. But it was in vain,
The flames had obtained too much
Roadway. However the neighboring
buildings, the two-story residence of
the principal, w. f. Reavis. and the
tool and carpenter shops, were saved
through the efforts of the boys who
assembled the roofs, wet the shingles ex-
tinguishing the sparks which for a
time came thick and fast from the
burning house.
The origin of the fire is thought to
be from matches ignited by rats which
infested the storeroom or pantry ad-
joining the kitchen of the Carleton
house.
Very little furniture belonging to the
Carletons was saved. They lost not
- 1910. ,.a,.t ~ THAR bot1sa-
hold belongings but also two buggies,
four saddles, several sets of harnesses,
etc.
The residence destroyed was years
ago occupied in turn by Rev. Serene
Bishop and Harvey Rexford Hitchcock,
former principals of the Seminary.
The loss to the Department of Public
instruction will be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
During the latter part of the week an
important water case has been heard
before Commissioner ]. F. Brown at the
Maui Hotel of wailuku. the temporary
court room being the former headquar-
tiers of the Maui Republican District
The matter before Mr.. Brown is the
equitable division of the lao Valley
water between the Hawaiian CONNER
cial End Sugar Co. and the Wailuku
Sugar Co. The attorneys in attendance
were Judge Hartwen. w. o. Smith, w.
A. Kinney and A. N. Kepoikai. The
hearing will be continued next week
On Sunday the petty thief that has
been harassing the inhabitants
Of KamaoIe, Kula, by his robberies
vas arrested and brought to Makawao
IaiI. seventeen miles away.
The young japanese is a sturdy. un-
iersized Oriental. Deputy Sheriff Nor
ton is inclined to believe the man is
aalf-witted and if DR.. McConkey will
90 decide he will be committed to the
Honolulu Insane Asylum. He seems
% be a sort of a kleptomaniac. He
old the doctor that he could not help
stealing. He had a strong desire to
axe whatever his hands touched. He
informed the police that he stole
plenty" so that they could obtain
plenty" of evidence against him.
At present he is kept in confinement
lpon one of the numerous charges OF
burglary against him.
Last evening a reception was given
Bishop Restarick by the people of Wal
uku at the Alexander House. The
ooms were prettiIy adorned with
aims and other potted plants and
rith flowers and green's. Mrs. W. A
IcKay introduced those present to the |
2,sbon Mr.. George Schrader played |
everaI selections on the piano and |
lev. VIM. Ault sang two solos.
The Bishop spent the early part Of 1
,,s v-ee;x in Lahaina. While in Wal |
IL, he was the guest of Mr.. C B. !
veiIs. Today he departed for a trip /
!, rba cool region OF MakawaO. He /
reaches tomorrow at Waikiki.
STRAY NOTES.
The fine pipe organ of the Paia For
on church has not been used for two
nndavs. The rats have played havoc
18th the bellows.
A large crowd saw the baseball game
atween the wailukus and Kahuluis
wells, park. Waikiki. on the sfter-
DON of April %.
In spite of Kruger's reputation as an