The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
ELEMENTAL
WAR RACED
ThunderboIts Hit
Two Houses
on Maui.
Republican Campaign Is
Being Maintained
Vigorously.
Maui Teachers Associations View.
ing the Volcanic Display.
Circuit Court Term.

| MAUI, Oct. II, 19e3.-One of the most
violent electric storms in the history
of the island took place on. the l4th.
Throughout the afternoon and even
ing hours the vivid flashing of light
ming and the deep roll of thunder were
incessant.
The storm-centres, judging from re-
suits, were at Hamakuapoko and wal
akoa (Kula). At Hamakuapoko, the
residence of S. E. Taylor, engineer OF
the plantation, was struck,-the cleo
tric bolt SCATTERING the shingles from
corner of the house and, burying
| itself in the ground, threw up red soil
over the veranda. Joe Taylor, a
grown-up son, sitting in a room near
| the corner, felt the shock quite acute
Ily.
At Waiakea there seemed for a time
| to be a terrible war of the elements.
The opposing forces of the storm from
| two directions seemed to have met.
Kula residents compare the electrical
disturbance to the 'crack of doom.
One end of a Japanese dwelling, ma
kai of the home of Mrs. r. Won
| Tempsky, was demolished by the
lightning. A dog was killed and the
Japanese inmates were badly shaken
up.
superintendent E. B. Carley of the
telephone office warned people repeat
edIy during the afternoon and even
| ing to refrain from using their in
struments. All Wednesday night the
Paia Central office was kept open with
an operator ON duty owing to continu-
Gus ringing of the bells by the light
ming. A heavy Kona wind and rain
storm, the first of the season, was an
accompaniment of the electrical agi-
tation.
VOLCANO VISIBLE.
| During evenings of the past week.
Hama residents have derived rare en-
ljoyment in viewing the display of vol.
canic fire shining over Mokuaweowes
on Hawaii.
The reflection from the lake Of mott.
en- lava was brilliant beyond descrip.
ton. Mauna Loa seemed to be wear
ing a huge crown Of glittering, scin'
tillating gold.
/ Recently smoke thought to be Of
volcanic origin has been lowering over
Maui in localities. A party of Maka'
wac people make an excursion to Ha
leakala's summit this evening to gaze
lat the splendor of Hawairs volcano.
i EDUCATIONAL.
q Monday afternoon twelve teacher:
met in Makawao schoolhouse, the oc
J lcasion being their regular month";,
session.
Il The program consisted Of paper OF
the teaching of drawing by S. r
}Dowdle of the Kaupakalua school
and one on the teaching of music b!
Mr.. Anjou of the Paia school. Nc
Murry's Special Method in Geogra
, ply" and Seton-Thompson's 'Wilt
Animals I Have Known were select
ed as the books to be studied by TIL
, teachers during the coming year.
Thel Territorial Teachers Associa
ton has selected the following book
! to be used by the district clubs:
Reading Course, Ivanhoe; 2, Las
Days of Pompeii; 8, Idylls of tn
) King; 4, Hiawatha; 5, Lady of tn
D Lake; s. The Tempest.
Z Professional Course, Primary Ed
) ucation (Magazine); 2, Talks o
] Psychology and Life Ideals (James)
KS, wild Animals I Have Known
5 Seton-Thompson; 4, Special Metho
in Geography; 5, School and Society
kI-McMurry and Dewey; 6, Lesson
in Nature Study'-Jenkins and Kel
D log.