The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-24
FIL|PINOS SCENT
A CONSPIRACY

HILO. April 16-The lanais of tn
police station looked like a section
from Manila last Monday morning a
they were crowded with Filipinos VIII,
were looking for the Sheriff. TIL,
strangers were all young men anC
were well dressed. All seemed Il
speak very good English. Their stor,
was that they have been working a
Olaa, but some weeks ago had lef
there to go to work at Pepeekeo. Or
Saturday. they said, they were told
that tn v were no longer required anG
were paid off. They darkly hinted
that this was the result of some mys-
terious plot between the plantations
becarse they left Olaa. The case was
not ole which came within the Sher.
iff's jurisdiction. as he at once as
sured them. and the Filipinos went
away looking perfectly happy. Inquiry
at Pepeekeo led to the information
that the men were let out simply be-
cause they were not wanted Just now.
the suggestion that there was any
combine against them being absurd.
GAMBLED AWAY EMPLOYERS
MONEY.
Taketa Umeichiro, employed as
salesman and collector for the Noun
tain View Saloon, was arrested and
lodged in Jail on Saturday morning,
charged with embezzlement. Taketa
made his March collections, but made
no return TO Manager Limo. He ad-
mitted that he had lost a sum of s126
at a japanese gambling house during
February, money which belonged to
his employers, but either did not know
OF would not tell how much he COL
lected during March, which he gam
bied away. It is possible that his
peeulatiens may mount UP to s40O.
He will be held until some idea of
the extent of his thefts can be ascer-
tained
PRISONERS AND PARKS.
A dozen prisoners have been work.
ing on the new park lot, the old jail
site. removing old tree trunks, stones,
bottles, tin cans and other rubbish,
also leve!ing it off so as to make a
good playground for children living in
the neighborhoed. Ali that it now
needs is a light fence around It SIM
liar to the one at Mooheau Park, and
this has been promised by Supervisor
Todd. VIM. Vannatta, Superintendent !
of the Hilo Water Works, and Jailer |
]. H. Maby have been in correspond !
ence with the Superintendent of Pub /
lie Works and the High Sheriff, in /
Honolulu, for permission to make this
playground, for more than a year, and |
are naturally pleased at their final
success.
LEADERS OF THE HERD.
The local lodge of Elks held their
annual installation Monday evening,
when the following became officers for
the ensuing year: Exalted Ruler, C.
F. Parsons; Esteemed Leading Knight,
]. D. Easton; Esteemed Loyal Knight,
F. E. Hime (absent, but to be in
stalled later; Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, H. H. Moorhead; Secretary,
DR.. Henry Hayes; Treasurer, J. D.
Kennedy; Tyler, Carl Wichert; Trus-
tee, ]. T. Moir (reelected). The ap-
pointive offices will be announced by
the new Exalted Ruler later.
NEWS NOTES.
There are now nearly a dozen horses
at the race track that have come to
town to train for the Fourth of July I
events. !
Deputy County Attorney Noa Aluli
went to Maui last week, having learn {
ed by wireless of the death of his {
mother.
During the whole of last week the {
volcano continued to be very active,
being more so on each succeeding
night. The whole floor was a mass of ,
fire and within two hundred feet from
the top. On Saturday night the :
fountain of fire shot up level with the
brink and visitors found it hard to !
leave the spot and return to the Vol I
cano House.
Superintendent Vannatta had a very
successful sale on Saturday of the old
Territorial buildings, the total amount j
realized being $685.. The buyers for the I
Bridge street building were G. F. At e
fonso, $3.50; ]. Kai, s1O5; Kimura, 800. 4
The two Volcano street lots went to |
Father Otto, s12O, and A. Kaiser, SIS. !
Captain Fitzgerald bought the Pono-
hawai- street lot for s135. l. E. Ray 7
was the auctioneer.
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