The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-01-02
LOCAL CHRONOLOGY OF 1902


cause. Jealousy Edward stiles. hand
ing a live wire at waikiki. IL barely
resuscitated, with badly burned hand.
Hakalau Mil, Hawaii, shuts down Tor
broken fumes.
9th.--ISishop willis consccrates the
Anglican Cathedral with a three hours
service. The Second Congregation are
absent and roundly scored by the
Bishop.
10th.--Death OF william Aud. n
prominent haif-white. and 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;
Hama, % in: Puuomalei, 20 in; Hale
akala Ranch. 81 in: Nahiku, A. in.
on Hawaii: At Hilo. from 25 To 40
inches; Honokaa Mill, 1855 in; Upper
Honokaa. A.56 in; Upper Paauilo, As
in: Kukaiau, 45.72 in. $3.50. and S7.9l
inches, at elevations of 255. 900, and
1000 feet respectively.
Hilo and Hamakua swept by destruc-
tive floods. Roads and bridges extern
sively destroyed.
Waipio valley entirely flooded, ten
feet deep along the shore. set back by
heavy surf; p Inches rain at Mountain
View. Olaa, in "a hours.
llth.-M. +. Lennon disbarred by
Supreme Court, after serving time for
gross cheat. on second trial before
Judge Estee. jury assess the value OF
Honolulu Plantation land condemned
for the Naval Station, at s102,5 or
nearly the same as at the 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 1t
as actual contempt because ii affected
the trial of a case pending in his court.
Woods, negro life termer. escapes
from the prison gang at Makih quarry.
Kaaihue, a native. falls from roof of
two-story house and is killed by impal-
irg head on 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
auction.
16th.--Stately funeral of late L. 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 So mirutes. 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 Punchbow
lantana.
24th.-Fish Commission Steamer AL
batross arrived to study marine life in
Hawaiian waters and explore Hawai-
ian fisheries.-William Crewes, a for
merly successful carpenter, hangs him
self i'm his bathroom.
25th.-Thunderstorm over the city.
Streets flooded. Electric connections
disturbed. Flood finds access to lime
stored in Automobile building and
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. y. Dole leaves per Sierra for
Washington.
27th.-Decision to proceed with cree
ton of Hospital for Incurabes on six
acre lot at Kaimuki Summit. Sub
scriptions to fund, s139,950. Paid up
$26, s6250.
30th.-General observance of Easter
Sunday in Honolulu churches with law
ish decorations and music. Heavy
thunder in afternoon and evening
Floods along railway west of Eva Mill
at p. m. Baggage car derailed Hail
falls in same locality.
3lst.-Record of March rainfall on
School street, 1l.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 its property to the Protestant Epis-
copal Church OF America, represented
ny VI 'dIIloTIld.
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 sSl votes against Dreier GA
votes.
9th.--Iiead of Otto Fetter crushed In
gearing of "A dredger.
l6th,-The Committee of the Board
OF Health to investigate alleged case OF
death Of leper prisoner through neglect
report. calling for the removal OF
| Superintendent Reynolds and Dr.
| Oliver,
l7th.-George Ferris captured at noon
near Punahou, after tae murder last
night ~ John Watson. "A Orse-trainer
| 20ih.-sudden death Of James X. kau'
liza, a chief leader Of the Royallst Home
| Rule Party,