The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-03-02
Tho Gazctte's Hilo Letter.
ELECTION SCANDALS.


EDInoR GAZETTE I'm my last letter I referred 10
the elections both here and in Puma. Since then
the following facts have come TO light At Laupa-
hoehoe the Board closed at 5p. m. the ballot box.
Then al persons except the 8 members of the
Board and their clerk, were ordered out Of the
room, the doors and windows closed and hiut Close
Cooperation counted the votes, as they liked. No
one to hinder them in their work; no one to see
whether the Clerk tailed rightly or not. Aftsr
the rotss were counted, the door was opened and
the vote declared by the Board. When II Is known
that every member of said Board was strong and
determined kaulukou man, is 1t to be wondered
that the vote at Laupahoehoe stood as it dil2
Could the Tweed ring in New York, have done
better and vet the Advertiser says the elections,
were conducted, as far as the Government was
concerned. all fair and honest Who believes the
statement
In Puma it appears that the copies OF the Regis
| ter, ordered by law were properly made ont, but
that Kekoa, made out another lict, in which num-
! bers were substituted for names OF the kauwiia
voters and as their names did not appear then on
| that list, they were refused vote. That list,
scratched by the Board Is In possession OF the
Authorities here. And yet the Government bold a
| fair election Many of those who we're refused q
vote BY the Board then, are talking of bringing
suit against the Board for damages Thev kroHr
that with the present lot of Government tools in the
house, they can get no redress there.
OUR WEATHER
Here has been a complete change from that of the
past weeks Rain and plenty Of 1t Is the order
of the day. And the plantations needed II for
| their fumes, too.
our nEaCH
Is piled high with Holmes lumber dischargiug
from the schooner Excelsior and shews how much
We need good wharf extending from this side the
bay into deep water. There is no great difficulty
in the way OF Its being done, and the Government
ought to do 1t, and would too If they had differ
emit set of men at the heads Of the offices.
THE PLANTATIONS
Are all grinding and turning out the sugar IN good
quantities. The Papaikou Co., with their new
| plant are doing splendid work Their new two
roll mill is saving them loo gallons juice
day-and the trash alone supplies all the steam and
more than is needed. The Naiakea and Wainaku
mills are doing good work and the Weld per acre
Is heavy for our district The fall in the prce Of
| sugar, casts shadow all hands.
THE COURTS
| Since The election have been busy and the poor
/ Chinaman finds that the way of the opium smoker
is hard. The police force busy themselves making
/ raids into private premises and dwelling houses
hunting for Opium and when they discover a smell.
20 for larger force of the same birds and with
out warrant enter said private premises and dwell
| inCs and sleze the poor Chiuaman. This frEs done
the last few days right here in town and by order
of the Deputy Sheriff. But what else can you
expect from the offices in the out districts, when
the Cabinet itself detcs lrtr2 From Hakalau com
! plants come of the same thing. The Sheriff
searching store, belonging 10 another party than
! the one named In the warrant. because il adjJued
I the coffee shop room OF the one complained Of.
| Thus it goes and nothing done TO stopit.
/ Ha--sTT