The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-02
FOOTPhDS
RAMPANT
Bold Robberies on Maui
Railway Smashup
dredging

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day, was discharged by Judge Kepoi-
kai This jury has been in attendance
at the Wailuku court since the 18th.
All the appeal cases on the calendar
will be tried by Hon. A. n. Kepoikai.
the right to a jury trial having been
waived by stipulation. Most of the
civil cases have been continued until
next term of court. Yesterday the
circuit judge was engaged with an as
sumpsit case, Tanaka VS.. Wa1deyer.
OBITUARY.
On sunday, Thomas Cummings died
at his home in Waikapu of diabetes.
He had been for some weeks at Ma
luIani Hospital but realizing that the
end was near, made a request to be
taken home which was granted and
soon after arriving there. breathed his
last.
wac about SO years ago and for the
last 25 or so years has been connected
with the Wailuku plantation, latterly
as head-luna of the Waikapu section.
He was most popular among friends
and acquaintance because of his ge-
NAL manners, and his employers re-
posed great trust in him because of
his long and faithful service. He leaves
wife and large family of children
among whom are Misses Nancy and
Mollfe Cummings and George Cum
| mfngs Three brothers survive him
Parker, Jonah and job Cummings.
The funeral took place on Monday.
On Sunday, 25th, NJ. L. Decker, the
l-known horseman, died at Wailuku
lengthy illness. Mr.. Decker, who at
the time of the death was about 60
years of age, came to Maui some 10 or
is years ago to take charge of the
racing stable of the late Major w. H.
Cornwell of Waikapu. and has re-
manned on the island since then. OF
late he had charge successfully of the
Slender saloon at Kahului and of the
Maui hotel bar. The funeral took
place on Monday
RAILWAY COLLISION.
| $Friday afternoon, the 23d, a railroad
collision took place at Waikiki on the
curve of the track opposite the Wads-
worth residence. The two trains con-
! cerned in the accident We're a passen-
ger train coming Wailukuward and a
freight train of empty cane-cars be-
ing backed down grade toward Ka-
huIui. No person was injured but two
of the cars smashed into splinters,
We're piled upon the engine, which was
much battered its head being knocked
in and its cylindrical body filed with
splinters. There were SliverS of wood
even in the smokestack. The cause of
the collision was a misunderstanding
of orders by the engineer of the pas
senger train.
OVERDUE BARK ARRIVES.
On Sunday, the bark Kinross arrived
| in Kahului, 20 days from Iquique,
J Chill, with a cargo of fertilizer for
| the A. & 3. plantations. The bark
i has not entered the harbor proper as
| yet but is anchored far out in the bay.
! She was % days overdue on account
/ of head winds and Gains. In a big
| blow she lost some of her sails, but
otherwise is uninjured. Fer three
weeks past she has been in the vicinity
/ of Maui but was kept from making
the port by battling winds.
HARBoR DREDGING.
| Last Saturday the dredger, under the
| charge of Capt. Parker, was towed
| into Kahului by the tug Fearless. The
work of dredging has not yet been be-
gun, though huge black pipes are be-
| ing laid along the beach and twelve
| large pontoons have been constructed
| to buoy up the pipe connecting the
! dredger with the shore. The demoli-
ton of the old wharf built by the
| Spreckels brothers has been begun.
| This is preparatory to the dredging
! which is to begin near the situation
, of the old landing.
BRUTAL. FOOTPADS.
On Saturday night last, Daniel Davis,
, the blacksmith, was knocked down in
front of the Makawao schoolhouse by
three men for the purpose of robbery.
| He returning from the saloon to
| his home when he was attacked by
| the highwaymen. Two of the men over
came him after much resistance. by
! using clubs, the third man looking on.
| They searched his trousers pockets but
| found nothing. Davis was most brut-
! ally handled. His right arm, back,
! neck and side of face were black and
! blue. and there was a deep cut on the
back of his head from which the blood
flowed copiously
| He staggered to his home a short
distance away. but fell just inside his
yard and remained unconscious for
several hours from the loss Of much
blood. AS not word was spoken dur
ing the attack even the nationality
. of the robbers is unknown.
! The police are of the opinion that