The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-20
CONGRESSMAN
IN BIC ISLAND
Plans for Entertainment---Mc-
Douglas House Burned
Another Murder.

HILO, May 17.-Next Monday after
noon the most important party of WISH
tors who ever came to Hilo will arrive
on the steamer Claudine, after having
visited the other islands of the group
and the Kona side of this island. They
constitute the men who more than all
others will influence national legisla-
ton for the Hawaiian islands for some
time to come, for the men in Congress
who have visited Hawaii and know the
islands have always been the most in
and they have always been friendly to
her.
A majority of the visitors will be en-
tertained at private houses While in
Hilo. The Peacock house and Demos
| themes hotel can of course house some
of them, and the rest will be looked
after in the homes. of various citizens
who have offered to entertain them
Among those who have placed parts of
their homes at the disposal of the com
mittee in charge are L. Lyman, F. S.
Lyman, A. James, H. b. Elliot, John
A. Scott, w. H. Shipman, G. c. Ken
nedy, John Watt, E N. Holmes, Carl
S. Smith, r. T. Moses, DIR. Henry
Hayes, Mrs. Weight, E. E. Richards,
w. T. Balding. A. Lindsay. Arthur
Richardson, Rev. Curtis E. Shields, ].
a,n;A
A. Richley, Mrs. Hitchcock.
On Monday evening a concert is to
be given at Mooheau park, in charge
of Sheriff Keolanui who has arranged
for a fine musical program. The Lei
Mamo club, Kamehameha quartet, Wa
iakea club, Ponaha wal club and the
band will help out, the sheriff himself
will do some singing and Miss Kuulei
Hapai has consented to sing.
According to the latest advices from
Secretary Atkinson some of the party
will want TO land at Laupahoehoe and |
drive overland to Hilo. 1t is quite |
likely that a considerable proportion |
of the men in the party will do so. |
They are anxious to see the county, |
and the drive from Laupahoehoe to Hi
10 will give them good chance. Some |
have expressed a wish to do some hunt |
ing, of wild cattle or pigs, and they |
may be given q chance somewhere |
above Kilauea.
On Tuesday morning the visitors will |
leave for the Volcano and arrive there
for lunch. During the afternoon they
will be taken to the crater, where they |
can watch the cooking at the hot
cracks and have dinner at about five.
Those who wish may stop till dark and
see the crater at night. On Wednes-
day the party will return to Hilo and
will be spent here, among the
events planned being an afternoon tea
for the ladies of the party.
ITEMS
The new residence of George Nc
Dougall, at Kailua, was burned to the
ground on Tuesday night last. Nc
Dougall was just about to move into
the house. The fire was discovered late
in the evening, and it's origin is Who'll
" unknown. The loss is estimated at
about $4,000.
Another japanese murder case was
exported Wednesday, from Kohala.
The victim was a woman, who was
killed by knife wounds. The man who
lid the deed surrendered and is now
being brought overland to Hilo jail.
VIM. Downer is a candidate for the
position of liquor license inspector and
las been given a lot of strong endorse |
nents. Norman Lyman is also report
ID to be a candidate and there will
probably be others.
Capt. Anderson. the well known ship
,wner and shipchandler of San Fran {
isco, arrived on the last Enterprise
o visit his son, A. T. Anderson, who {
s engineer for the lighterage depart
nent of H Hackfeld & Co. The cap |
ain is accompanied by his eldest mar g
led daughter, Mrs. J. Duncan, and I
will remain in Hilo about a week or -e
%, taking in the volcano. Capt An I
Ierson lost heavily in the San Fran
isco fire, but is still able to do little I
raveling. He would like to have his {
on accompany him home, but although
Ir. Anderson has resigned his position {
lere for a short time to install new t
machinery in the tug Hilo, and will v
hen proceed to San Francisco. T
Edward Madden and family came in
rom Kukaiau last Saturday. Mrs. p
Gadden and children left Wednesday n
n the Enterprise for the Coast, and t
4r. Madden will follow soon. v
J. Pritchard, manager of the Hama +
ua and Kohala Telephone and Tele- Ii
raph company. left on the Enterprise, e
aking his children to Canada, where n
e will place them in school,
Hawaiian members of the Catholic +
hurch are planning a luau on July f.
or the benefit of the church. a
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