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

14th.- Activity renewed in volcano.
i nth U. S. Senators and party sal
for Hilo and volcano, after subpoenaing
many additional witnesses to appear
before their commission.
18TH News of the appointment of j
T. De Bolt as First Circuit Judge in
place of A. S. Humphreys. resigned.
18TH After two laborious days OF
inquiry at Hilo, the Senators spend the
evening in observing a magnificent dis
play of fires in the crater at Kilauea.
23rd. Senators having returned, hear
testimony for two days, largely in re-
sDect to propriety of United States
granting aid to eX-queen for her loss
of revenues.-F. w. McChesney, a lead
ing business man of Honolulu, and
member of Advisory Council in 1898
is reported by wireless to have been
1 killed this p. m. by falling off a cane car
in Kona, Hawaii, where he was inspect
ing plantation affairs. = Norwegian
bark Andromeda arrives in distress,
having been dismasted Aug. 90 1000
miles east of Honolulu The proposed
fusion of Home Rulers with Democrats
defeated by Kalauokalani against Will
cox.
| Path Territorial Treasurer VIM. H.
! Wright lis believed to have absconded
per Alameda, leaving shortage of $1S,-
900 in public money under his personal
care.
! 18TH Gov Dole suspends Auditor H
c. Austin and formulates charges
against him of various Irregularities.
The Auditor strongly resists suspension.
Fire last night destroys Lucas plan
| ing mill.-Senatorial Commission closes
| its work after a laborious day
| 9th. j. T. De Bolt installed as First
| Circuit Judge, vice A S. Humphreys,
resigned.
29tht- Death of Father Leonore,
much venerated Catholic missionary
Death of Miss Mary z. Green, a life
long and ardent missionary worker for
Hawaiians, after two days unconscious
ness from paralytic stroke, having fall
en- in the street.
30th.- Senatorial Commission sail for
mainland. Gable ship Anglia arrives
to lay cable from Fanning's Island
southwark.
OCTOBER
Oct. q Gov. Dole appoints Secretary
II. E. Cooper as his special agent in
charge of the Public Works department,
now disabled by absence of Superin-
tendent Boyd, and arrest of his deputy,
B. H. Wright. Payrolls for past month
Immediately made out.
5th.-Young James Lucas goes surf
ing, and is drowned in the breakers
beyond Diamond Head, at Niu. Body
not recovered.
9TH Lieut.. General Miles arrives ell
route to Manila Board of Registra-
ton closes it's labors after registering
6,543 voters on Oahu, an increase of $50
over the registration of 1900.
10th. Gable steamer Colonia arrives
from Tanning Island with cable news to
Oct 5th, having laid 3,455 knots of the
longest and heaviest stretch of cable
in the world from Vancouver 1. to Fan
ming I.
18TH America Maru from Japan had
the rare experience of crossing the vor-
tex of a typhoon, narrowly escaping de-
struction. Steering gear disabled, she
was for some time steered by her twin
screws.
10TH Colonia sails to make cable
soundings to Manila, via Midway and
Guam.
17th.- Lunar eclipse in early evening.
22d.- James H. Boyd, Supt. of Public !
Works, returned from San Francisco. |
and satisfactorily explains about the
IS, 600 apparently missing.
by premature explosion at Puunui quar-
ry.-Magnificent display in Halemau-
mau; lava lake SO feet across, has risen /
IT'S feet since first outbreak in June.
26th.- Jury in Federal Court renders |
verdict against Tanbara. Gisaburo of ]
guilty" of murder on the high seas.
2Sth.- j. H. Boyd passes in to the
Treasury the sum of $3,3O7, deferred
payments, in addition to the 5000 from
Davies & Co. On account of those ir-
Irregularities, Gov. Dole proceeds to de-
clare Boyd suspended from the office of
Superintendent of Public Works. Boyd
publishes an announcement declaring
such suspension illegal, and that all
acts of any other person claiming to be
such superintendent are illegal.
29th.- ]. H. Boyd attempts forcible
of his office of Superintend-
eat. and is repulsed. At 2:30 p. m. Mr..
Boyd was arrested on the criminal
charge of embezzling $3.50, paid by DR..
Cooper and unaccounted for. He was
released under $4,000 bail bonds.
30th.-At 2 a. m. the house of E. B.
Friel on upper Nuuanu street is burned.
Mrs. Friel and younger daughter perish
IN the flames. Mrs. F'riel was younger
sister of Col. William CornwelI and Mrs.
Widdifield. a daughter, Mrs. Nigel
Jackson, was also fatally injured.
NOVEMBER.
Nov. 4th.- Biennial Territorial cleo
ions held, after an extremely active
,ampaign of the Republicans. led by
Prince KUhio, against Home Rulers or
native party, led by r. W. Wilcox.
<uhio elected delegate TO Congress-
telegraph begins to operate to
Kauai
5th.- Great eIation of Republicans
'ver sweeping defeat of Home Rulers.
BUSINESS hopes revive.
sth.-- Cruiser New York, Rear Ad-