The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-17

heavy. He was directing the handling
OF the second car, which is to be used
ON the Hilo Railway. and he was jam
med by the heavy car against the side
of the Claudine. His arm was broken,
and ii is thought he was hurt Internal
ly--News.
COMMENT FROM NEWS
The reception that Bob Wilcox is
meeting on Maui seems to indicate
that the day of shallow pretenders has
passed, and that the Hawaiians of Maui
are already educated up to the idea of
managing their own affairs without the
interference of effervescing Bobs.
occasional irregularities in the mat
ter or mail delivery are naturally to be
expected, but when mail which leaves
Wailuku on Saturday is not delivered
in kahuiui till Monday afternoon,
somebody is liable to kick
The increase in the price of labor on
Maui sugar plantations will chip a
slight fraction off the percentage of
dividends on sugar stock, but there will
De compensation in the increased
amount of money turned loose on the
Island, and the consequent increase in
the amount Of trade and general pros
perity among business men. And it is
to be hoped that less Japanese and Chi
nese labor viii be employed. thus di-
vertirg steady outflow of gold to the
Orient.
No one who could have seen the Ha-
waiians assembled in the Maui Republi-
can district convention, and observed
the alert and mayly bearing of these
representatives of the people would ever
again doubt that the Hawaiians of Maui
are up to date American citizens. The
sovereignty which was taken from the
hands of their queen and put into their
own hands was wisely bestowed and
whether the Hawalians become Repub-
iicans, Democrats or Independents the
taste of individual power which our
form OF government has given them
mas done its good work, and will bear
fruit In the direction of an admirable
class of Hawaiian American citizens.
Ine proposition, now successfully
| launched, of establishing a yacht cluf
| at kahului, is one full of promise OF
/ benefit to kahului, and pleasure to the
members of the club. Yachting excur-
Sions. boat races and a surf bathing re-
sort are secured, with indications o.
other athletic amusements to be added
This Is but the beginning of what Ka
hului Is to become in the not far dis
! tant future. A new hotel will be tn,
| next attraction. and as desirable new
corners arrive, opportunities will be of
fered them to engage in business at oul
seaport, so that before many years
there will be a right little, tight Httl,
town covering the present drear1
wastes of Kahului
The proposition to segregate the Is
lands Into counties with municipal gov
| ernments may fail to pass at the com
ing Legislature, but If so, the true reas
on Will not be that we are not read,
Tor 1t. The voters on Maui. whethe
Hawaiian or haole, fully understand tn,
proposition of self government and ar
quite able to attend to their own affair
without help or advice from Honolulu
The idle claim that a campaign of edu
cation is needed to fit the Hawaiian
Tor self government stultifies itself, 70
there Is no way possible so good for TIN
purpose of education of people in tn
art of self government as to put then
TO governing themselves. Influences O
a selfish nature in or emanating from
Honolulu are more than likely. how
ever, to defeat the masses in the an
'proaching Legislature
! Wanted, a hotel at Lahaina There i
a crying need for a small but we'll KEEP
hotel at Lahaina The Kinau an,
lClaudine each touch there twice week
the Mauna Loa once each week. an
tramp steamers constantly land there
To avoid the trip around the west en-
OF Maui, many would drive from Wal
iuku to Lahaina overland, and take tn
steamer there, but there is no place /
Laha1na to stay. Recently a part
came there and had to sleep in q hac
all night. small hotel, well ken
would pay