The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-13
CONSUL HAYWOOD AN INTERNAL
REVENUE COLLECTOR.
Sudden Reversal Of the order Making
Hawaii a Part Of the District OF San
Francisco.

Consul Haywood woke up this morn
ing to find himself an internal revenue
collector, appointed by the President
for the new district of Hawaii. The
fact of the appointment of the collector
was the first news received here that
there was to be such district. A re-
cent order from Washington made the
Islands a part of the district of San
Francisco, under Collector John Lynch,
and Mr.. Frick, who is here organizing
the work, is Lynch's chief deputy. For
some reason, perhaps because Lynch
did not want an addition to his district,
| the President suddenly reversed his or
der and made the Hawaiian Islands a
separate district, as was provided for
! in the Territorial bill. Lynch is known
to have expressed dissatisfaction at the
difficulty of looking after an office 1000
miles from him, and not connected by
wire with his headquarters.
The consul, who ceases to be a con-
| sui at midnight tonight, stated this
morning that the appointment was
quite unexpected by him. when l was
| in Washington Hawaii was made part
of the San Francisco district" said Mr..
! Haywood, and had no reason to sup
pose that there would be change from
| this state of affairs. l have told every
| one since l returned here that L eX-
pected to enter the law business here,
and the news by the Gaelic is a com
plete surprise to me. No advices were
| sent to me at all, and l have no instruc-
| tions beyond the fact that l am APP
pointed by the President, and the APP
pOintment has gone to the Senate for
| confirmation" Asked If he was dis
posed to accept the billet, Mr.. Haywood
replied in the affirmative. Somebody
must take hold of the work at once,
he said.
The advices from Washington do not
even state what is to be the salary OF
the new internal revenue collector, anC
Mr.. Haywood is at work without know
ing exactly what pay he is to receive
This morning he was among the many
papers and documents that have ar
rived. with Deputy Collector Frick, dis
cussing the organization of the bureau
For the present the internal revenue
office is to be in the consulate rooms
Many merchants, lawyers and busines!
men of all kinds have been at the offic,
today to find out just what taxes the!
have to pay. They were provided will
copies of the treasury department cir
culars, showing the long list of paper
on which war tax and other stamps ar
needed and giving complete details o
; the many revenue taxes citizens of Ha
, wai will hereafter nave to pay
: This afternoon internal revenu
i stamps were placed on sale in the Offic
of the consul. There were many in
quiries for them, especially for docu
, ments. Stocks of goods on hand in tn
! stores of local merchants will not b
t charged. Today there was a heav
: business at the custom house in takin
t goods out of bond to get them int
owners stores before the new tarii
} laws apply to them. The internal reve
: nue. department will require an inven
i tory from each holder of dutiabl
| stock, so that the officers may knoN
what the holders have a right to Sc
g without the internal revenue stamp
!. that must. appear on all dutiable good
t imported after today.