The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-16
PAST WEEK
IN MAUI
Driving Accident--S
Fraternize--A
Negro Dies.

Wednesday evening in New YORK Clly'
was keenly felt by Maui people who,
since the operation of the 5th, have
shared the hopes and fears of his reia-
tives inspired by the daily cablegrams
from New York.
Born tAug. 9, $3.50 but "a years ago
at Haiku, only one year out of Yale,
the striking down of SO young a man
at the beginning of what promised to
be a bright career seems inexpressibly
sad.
Fred who always made friends
but never an enemy, will be much
missed in the polo club, on the plan
tation, and in the community general
| ly. Yesterday flags were flying. at
haIf-mast at the railroad office and
other places in Kahului as token of
| mourning.
WATER DIVIDING DEVICE.
| In accordance with the courts deci-
sion as to the division of the water Of
Polipoli Spring, government engineer
Hugh Howell has designed and for
warded to Kula a contrivance for APP
portioning the water described as fol-
is to be placed in the spring is divided
into halves, lengthwise. The water is
to be admitted into one of these
halves through numerous perforations
baIf
is divided into two unequal compart-
ments, one twice the size of the other,
into the larger one of which the spring
water is to be admitted through five
holes, IL inch in diameter, and into
the other or smaller one, through
three holes of the same diameter. The
eight holes are on a line with each
other just six inches above the bottom
of the box
Two pipes, each IA inches in diam
eter, will convey the water from the
compartments to its destination, one
to UlupaIakua and the other to Kula.
The Ulupalakua L IA inch pipe will
drain the compartment filed from the
five holes and the Kula IA inch pipe
will drain the other compartment, hav-
ing only three holes. This unique box
was made to Mr.. Howells order at the
Kahului r. r. machine shop.
JAPANESE SUICIDE.
Early last Saturday morning, the
7th, Japanese patient at Puunene
hospital committed suicide by hanging
himself to the rail of the veranda with
his obi. He had been sick for some
time with typhoid fever, and getting
discouraged put an end to his life.
At 10 o'clock a. M, Miss Scott the
night-nurse, in making her rounds no
ticed him in his bed in the hospital
ward, but at three, he had disappeared
and was found later dead, suspended
from the veranda rail with one foot
resting on the ground
During the forenoon of the same day,
Sheriff Saffery called a coroner's jury
which decided that the case was one
of suicide
FORMER SLAVE DIES.
John Talent, who died at Lahaina,
Sept. %, was Maui kamaaina of more
imam forty years residence He was
OF African descent and was formerly
slave in the Southern States. AT the
time of his death, he was about so
years OF age. As sugar-boiler in
early times he was well-known all
over central Maui, especially on the
hdlhu ana Waikiki plantations, where
ne boiled many crop of sugar.
Old JOHN as he used to be called
III Waluku, was an illfterate man, but
economical, Industrious and strictly
honest.
By his industry he saved quite a
fortune. Mrs TetIaff of Labaina is his
only surviving salatfve.
DOGMA DOESN'T DIVIDE
Hawaiian church people are of a very
liberal turn of mind in religious mat
ters. All the congregational native sun
day schools from Keanae (Hana) to
Ulupalakua, including those of Kuau
ana Peahi, held convention on Sunday
the Sth, at the Pulehuiki (Kula) Nor
mon church for the purpose of assist
ing the Kula Mormons to build a new
church.
On Saturday afternoon previous q
grand Iuau was given followed by a
concert In the evening by which $3.50
was raised On Sunday an average Of
SiV each was contributed by the diff
- LII ''uiiddy SCHoOlS present
The Pulehuiki Mormons have on pre-
Vlous occasions assisted in the raising
OF funds of neighboring CONGREGATIONAL
churches
NOTES.
The grand jury began work at Laha-
me on Wednesday, the trial jurors not
being summoned till the 10Th.
The wrecked Spartan still remains
intact on the SpreckelsvilIe reef. de-
spite all reports to the contrary.
Last Saturday, a wild runor was
current on Central Maui that the 15C0
Lahaina plantation japanese were on
the march toward Wailuku. having
the intention of meeting the wafluku
japanese to consult with them upon the
labor situation.
Last Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
A Alexander returned to Paia from
their wedding tour on the mainland.
Miss Swan, a sister of Mrs. Alexander.
returned with them.
On Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs Dora Won
Tempsky of Makawao, met with quite