The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-05
FIRE AT
LAHA|NAlUNA
Rats Wreck Pdia
Pipe Organ
Bellows.

MAUI, May 2.-On Monday night one
of the two teachers residences at La
hainaluna Seminary was totally de-
stroyed by fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II.
Carleton, the occupants of the house,
were awakened at midnight to find the
ell of their dwelling in flames. The ff-
ty boys belonging to the institution
We're hastily summoned and did all
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. e. Reavis, and the
tool and carpenter shops. We're 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 10
infested the storeroom or pantry ad-
joining the kitchen of the Carleton
house.
l
| Cartoons was saved They lost nos
only the greater part of their house
| 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 Waikiki, the temporary
court room being the former headquar-
tiers of the Maui Republican District
Committee.
The matter before Mr.. Brown is the
equitable division of the lao Valley
water between the Hawaiian CONNER
cial and Sugar Co. and the Wailuku
Sugar Co. The attorneys in attendance
were Judge Hartwell, w. o. Smith, w.
A. Kinney and A. n. Kepoikai. The
hearing will be continued next week.
On Sunday the petty thief that has
recently been harassng the inhabitants
of Kamaoe. Kula, by his robberies
was arrested and brought to Makawao
Jail, seventeen miles away.
The young Japanese is a sturdy, un-
dersized Oriental. Deputy Sheriff Nor
ton is inclined to believe the man is
half-witted and If Dr. McConkey will
so decide he will be committed to the
Honolulu Insane Asylum. He seems
to be a sort of a kleptomaniac. He
told the doctor that he could not help
stealing. He had a strong desire to
take 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
upon one of the numerous charges OF
burglary against him.
Last evening a reception was given
Bishop Restarick by the people of Wal
luku at the Alexander House. The
rooms We're prettily adorned with
palms and other potted plants and
with flowers and greens. Mrs. w. a.
Mckay introduced those present to the
Bishop. Mr.. George Schrader played
several selections on the piano and
Rev. VIM. Ault sang two solos.
The Bishop spent the early part of
the week in Lahana. While in Wal
luku he was the guest of Mr.. c. B.
Wells. Today he departed for a trip
to the cool region of Makawao. He
breaches tomorrow at Wailuku.
STRAY NOTES.
The fine pipe organ of the Paia For
eign Church has not been used for two
Sundays. The rats have played havoc
with the bellows.
ha hog nl,an
between the Wailukus and Kahululs
noon of April %.
In spite of Kruger's reputation as an |
expert ball-thrower the Wailukus
made eight runs to their opponents
four.
Tomorrow the Lahainas will play the |
Morning Stars in Wailuku.
on Friday afternoon the Ladies' |
Reading Club met at the residence of |
Mrs. w. S. Nicoll of Hamakuapoko.
Miss Carsey gilbert of Kahului has
recently taken the position of assistant |
nurse in Puunene hospital.
w. r. Beckwith of Waiakoa is TO
have charge of the Haiku Ranch. He |
is much interested in the production |
of sisal and will probably experiment |
somewhat with it at Haiku.
Mrs. d. d. Baldwin of Haiku has !
been at Makaweli, Kauai, for some /
1t is stated that Maui has but three
lawyers eligible for the position OF
attorney, Messrs. n. w. Aluli,
j. l.. Coke and ID. Fl. Case, one demo-
crat and twooR Republicans.
Mrs. w. o. Smith Of Honolulu is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. II. A.
of Hamakuapoko.
Yesterday the steamship Nevadan
left Kahului for Honolulu with 1000 900
pounds of Maui sugar aboard.
This morning the steamship Hawai-
ian arrived in Kahului and will bear
away with her the large cargo of $4,000
bags of sugar
Warm summer weather on Maui,