The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-08-16
(From Thursdays Advehtiser.)


1t is probable that the Supreme Court
will be reorganized and ready for bus
mess on Friday. Associate Justice
Hartwell will take his seat as Chief /
Justice today.
Charles G.. Smith. who was arrested
recently on a cabled request from
Washington, was turned over to the
captain of the transport Logan, sailing /
yesterday for the Philippines.
A number of the bridges in the Vi
cinity of Hanale. Kauai were washed
out in a freshet on Saturday evening
last, the water in the various gulehes
rising suddenly as the result of a heavy
downpour of rain. as much as seven
teen inches having fallen at the Kauai
electric powerhouse, according to their
rain gauge. A number OF rice plant
ers had their fields flooded by the ris-
ing streams and their crops were de-
stroyed.
Fred Milverton, until the time of SAIL
ing the second Deputy Attorney Cen
eral of the Territory, and one of the
applicants for the position of Attorney
General in the Frear cabinet, sailed
Yesterday on the Alameda for the
mainland, where he will locate some
where in the Pacific Northwest. 1t is
possible that Spokane, Washington,
will be the field selected by him for
the further practise of his profession.
Walter c. Smith left on the Ala
media yesterday for a short vacation,
the first one away from the islands he
has taken in eight years. He will
visit his son at Stanford and meet his
daughter, who is coming West, en-
route to Honolulu, the latter part Of
this month As Mr.. Smiths health is
somewhat impaired is it not likely that
he will take part in the discussion at
Mohonk. During his absence the edi-
torial conduct of the Advertiser will
be in the hands of Daniel Logan.
Instead of the formal farewell din
ner planned by the heads of the de-
partments for their retiring chief, Gov
ernor Carter. the various officials call
ed in a body on the Governor at his
home yesterday and presented him
with a handsome silver punchbowl as
mark of their esteem. The punchbowl
is a particularly handsome piece of the
silversmith's art, having been made in
Honolulu in the workshop of H. F.
Wichman & Co., Ltd. On the front of
the bowl is engraved the Hawaiian coat
of arms and on the reverse are the
engraved signatures of all the depart
mental heads.
The question of paying the laborers
for the work they did during July on
the Nuuanu and Makiki dams will have
| to go to the Supreme Court for set
tlement, but meanwhile the men will
be paid through Contractor L. NJ.
Whitehouse, and the amount charged
up against his contract. This will re-
lieve the present strain of the situa-
ton. as the men want their money and
want it right away. not after the Su-
preme Court has been reorganized and
all the legal points to the question
threshed out by the attorneys. All
the fine point they care to have settled
is the fact that they will receive the
money for which they worked.
E. c. Peters has issued cards an
nouncing that he has severed his con-
nection with the Attorney Generals
Department and resumed private prae-
tise at room 211, McCandless building.
Dukka, an ancient Hindoo, who has
lived for some time in Honolulu and
who has been for years a pensioner of
the British Benevolent Society. died
suddenly yesterday morning in his
room on River street, near Kukui.
Death has been pronounced due to old
age.
NJ. C. Masterson. Federal inspector
from the Department of Justice. Wash
ington, arrived on Wednesday by the
S. S. Manchuria and is at present max
ing his official examination of the af-
fairs of the local United States Marshal
and United States District Attorneys
work
C. W. Mcleod, head luna of Wal
pahu plantation, is in town. He in
tends taking a short trip to Maui and
the other islands to visit many of his
old friends and acquaintance. Mr..
Mcleod. after many years of siren
uous and conscientious work. is deserv-
ing of a vacation
At the foot of Fort street lies the
schooner Luka. which arrived from the
vicinity of Laysan Island the other
day. reporting that Laysan was lost.
could not be found. Captain Rosehill.
who has taken the place of Captain
Olsen, assumed command soon after
the Luka's return and is now superin-
| tending certain very necessary repairs
aloft and below before starting out for
1.-The 'lost island"