The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-04
MAUI MEN
PATRIOTIC
Flock to the Republican,
Standard.
NATIVES IN THE MAJORITY
Big Meeting at Hamaksar 1to 3D.
dressed by Kepoikai, Bald
win and Others.
Especial correspondenee.l


wAILUKu. Aiati. Sept 1.-The Trneh
Precinct Republican Club of Maui aeId q
meeting In tho Hamakuapoho rasiva
church. The building was crowded Tn
overlooking. the great majority Of tho
citizens present being Hawalisna. Pres
ident ID. C. Lindsay opened the pceting
and after an enrolment or about Gfay
additional members there we're speeches
by Hon. A. ~. Kepoikai. of wafluhu:
Hon. II. Z. Baldwin and S. L.. KeF0ipi ae
Pauwela.
Mr.. Kepo.kai related most graphically
the story of his recent trip and cordial
reception abroad. The favorite SIluaRoh
by all the speakers was a simie OF Jonn
h. Bush's in which he compared HasxsaI-
ian politics to a bull-of which tho demo-
cratic party was one horn. the Repub-.
lican party the other and the Indepersdene
party was holding on to the tall g. n
Kekipi remarked that the natives Of Pau.
wela were weary OF being tralled In tho
mire while holding on to the taA of Tho
bull-and in future intended to take .
more prominent part In politics and henn0
their decision TO join the Republicans.
| The Pauwela natives came en- mas1o
and signed the roll. The officers elected
and reelected were: ID. c. Lindsay.
president w. o. Aiken. secretary. C. VI
Dickcy, c. *. Pa and Peter Noa. Judges
of election.
The nine delegates chosen to the dir
trict convention were: Rev. ]. Kalinn.
Messrs. John Kaluna. s. Il. Kekipi. w.
L. *. Maikai, j. +. Kapihe. Fl. Z. Bald
win, C. II. Dickey. ID. c. Lindsay and w.
o. Aiken.
Citizens of the eighth precinct VIII corm
n Republican Club on Monday.
BLASTING ACCIDENT.
What might f.ve been most Serloas
accident occurred at Kokomo hIaEawao.
during August 80 IInorme Ferreka. q
Portuguese. and two Japanese were dig
ging IA cstern and at the depth az nve
feet were using ordinary powder for
blasting the rock. One of two charges
which they had proposed failed to eI-
p.odc, so after a time Ferreira ard Sa-
kura, one of the Japanese, looked int
he mouth of the hole to see what Was
the matter. Just at this time OF csHrse
the second explosion took place and Oiled
the faces of both the Portuguese and lap
anese with pieces of soft rock. Ferreira
was knocked senseless and Sakura had q
hole made IN his breast THE INJURIES
received were painful in the extreme. Ii
is possible that their sight may he trra--
paired. The Japanese Is in PATS hos.
p.tal.
SMALL NOTES.
During the week the Portuguese cnnsra
General A. de SouZa sCanavarro has been
n guest at Castle Kopje, Olinda. Dur
Ing August 2sth. he visited Erehwon eatrse
station and there met many of the Pnr.
uguese colony of Kula. ~ P,,
Beginning with today, the first OF Strip
ember Hon. j. w. Kalua will hold court
t Waikiki for the purpose of naturahz-
ng citizens. The term will be continued
a. hos, 10
demand for naturalization papers. Tlno
necessary fee is said to be $3.50.
Monday, August n. Miss Angela CroofS,
daughter OF w c. Crook OF afakawao
Vas married ut Pahala, Hawaii. TO nr.
Mann, hcadluna OF Pahala plantations
Manager Walton goes to the coast for Il
six months visit and Mr.. Mann VIII man
age the plantation In his absence. Miss
Crook was the principal of the Pahass
government school.
The September meeting of the Msffi-
wac Literary Society win be held az she
residence of DR.. IL. G. Beeltwith. Paia.
next Tuesday evening, the 9th.
August Goth Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. r'e'ek.
with (nee Whitney, arrived on AATz
Their residence Is at Pa!a.
Jas. N * Keola of Wailuku takes 81
Kellinors place on the Maui Board O.
Registration. ~
Today, the 1st the members az Mra
H. G. AleXander's house party retura
to Honolulu after most pleasant sinss On
the slopes of IIaleakala.
Mr.. W. Chamberlain returns to Honc5la ain
after acting as bookkeeper for Paia DIAN
tation for several weeks during the tab-
scnce OF w. II. Beckwith.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Cox
OF Wailuku, Miss Thomas of Honoat.kl;,
Miss Hart and others visited the crater or
Haleakala today.
nd md rTr
Honolulu are guests of the teachers af
Maunaolu Seminary.
The Maui Board of Registration t1.4tap
work ut Wailuku court house today. tns
LIST.
Weather: Frequent showers. The n-rse
rainy summer In years. I