The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-26
MIGHT Be
FOUL PLAY

MAUI, Sept. 22.-Yesterday morning
the dead body Of a Porto Rican plan
tationl laborer was found hanging to
the cane fiume between Paia and Ha-
makuapoko. Later in the day Dep
uty Sheriff Morton as coroner and a
jury viewed the body and adjourned
till Saturday. when they will hear
evidence and decide upon the cause
of death. There were two or three
wounds noticed upon the body OF the
deceased, but It is generally believed
to be case OF suicide.
GAMBLING CRUSADE.
Some time ago. SO 1t is reported
big paka-pio (Chinese lottery game
was running In Kahului, but during
the last month or more the managers
of the lottery have become thoroughly
intimidated by the surveillance OF the
police. Though no arrests have been
made except one at Paia "a man with
tickets) the game. temporarily at
least, has been stopped.
COURTHOUSE DISPUTE.
There's movement afoot by citi-
sens of precinct 10 to have the Mals-
wac courthouse moved to Paia and to
build new courthouse at Keokea for
the use Of the Kula and Ulupaiakua
people. To offset this project the
voters OF precincts and IL are sign
ing a petition addressed to Gov.
Carter praying him to keep the court
house where It is, because the pres
ent location is most central one,
while Paia is on the boundary line Of
the district" and because the present
position of the court building is also
the judicial center--that Is, the center
Of the region from which most OF the
cases brought before the Makawao
court are drawn" They cite the court
records to prove their contention.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
On saturday, the 10th. and Thursday.
the 21st, number Of tournament
games. ladies' singles. by members of
the Makawao Tennis Club were played
at the Sunnyside courts, Paia. The
scores were as follows, on the after
noon of the 16th Miss Belle Dickey,
6-6 Miss Sheffield, 1-2; Mrs. W. s. Nj
coll,6-6; Mrs. s. e. Taylor. 2-3: Mrs.
d. Won Tempsky, sc; Miss T.. Nc
Gowan, 1-0; Mrs. d. B. Murdoch, 9-6;
Mrs w. o. Aiken, FL.
On the afternoon of the 2lst, the
following scores were made: Miss
Belle Dickey Sc; Miss Eva Smith.
90; Miss Ethel Smith, Sc: Mrs d.
Won Tempsky, "a; Mrs. D. b. MUIR
dock. Sc; Miss Fanny Engle. 6-2
These games are for classification
Twelve ladies have entered and more
games will take place the beginning
OF next week, each lady to play with
each of the Others making IL sets for
/ every player.
SKELETON EXHUMED.
Last week, on the Kula ranch of
Deputy Sheriff Edgar Morton, while
digging up some land for potato
patch skeleton was unearthed.
From hole discovered on one side Of
the skull 1t Is judged that the man
must have died from violence-killed
probably by a spear-wound many
years ago--or perhaps murdered by a
blow from some sharp instrument
and hastily buried, for there was no
trace of any coffin and the skeleton
was punched together, the hands and
knees pressed close to the breast. The
identity of the victim will Forever re-
main q mystery.
Last Sunday, at the Makawao Cath
ole church. after the celebration of
the Feast of Our Lady of Loretto,"
a fair was held which netted $3.50
from the sale of ice-cream, soda
water, fancy articles. as well as of
VINE, pigs, chickens, etc. The money
Is TO form a nucleus of building fund
Tor new church. There was large
attendance of people from the sur
rounding country.
NOTES.
At Lahaina next month, a damage
suit for $4,000 will be brought against
the Maui Agricultural Co, by w. l..
Mossman, for running a dtch-pipe
over gulch on some land at T.ilikoi,
Makawao. belonging, so 1t is alleged,
to Mrs. w. f. Mossman, though the
plantation company claims the land in \
question belongs to the government
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Walsh of Puu-
meme are enjoying vacation at the
Makawao cottage of the II. c. & s. Co.
On Friday, the 18th, Mrs. ID. c..
Lindsay of Paia gave luncheon in
| honor of her guest, Mrs. w. d. Alex
ander of Honolulu. Sixteen ladies'
We're present.
The wrecked ship Spartan to all ap-
pearance still remains intact on the
Spreckelsville reef
Weather-Pleasant most of the week,
though September so far has been the
most rainy month of year.