The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-10-09
MAUI MEN
ARE ACTIVE
Republican Campaign
Booming.
FlCK[OMEETINCS A RULE
Baldwin, Kspoika, Hons, Dickey,
Long, Kaneakua and Others
Working Hard.
Especial Correspondence.

Republicans have been especially active
during the last week. They have been
holding campaign meetings all over the
Island. During the evening of Sep
TENDER 2S. n rally was held In Paia
Hail. The building was filled with peo-
pie who were addressed by Messrs. ii.
p. Baldwin A. n. Kepoikai. Geo. Hons,
c. II. Dckey, Henry Long, ]. NJ. Ka-
neakua and others.
The only Democrat present was ask
ed to deliver an address but positively
refused.
Meetings of n similar nature, address
ed by the same speakers were held on
the Goth of September at Spreckelsville
Hall, on October LIST, at the native
church of Hamakuapoko, and at Hal
ku church. October End.
Messrs. A. N Kepoikai. j. NJ. Kane
akua, Enoch johnson. L. w. Kanealii,
d. II. KahauleIio and Rev. S. Kapu
sailed for Hama on the Maui on the
3rd, and held political meetings in Ha-
ma. On their return by the same steam
er last evening they report Hama to be
strongly Republican.
Tonight at Wailuku. there Is to be n
grand Republican mass meeting and
rally The Kahului Railroad Company
Will run free trains for Paia, Spreck-
elsyille and Kahului citizens. Most of
the speakers mentioned above will be
present and address the meeting
]. NJ. Kaneakua Is still stamping Ha-
ma district.
Hon. Samuel Parker is expected on
Maui next week.
General News of Maui.
WAILUKU. Maui. October 6.-The
News says:-The postoffice at Lahaina
will probably be made 'presidentiai'
office. that is. one for which the post
master is appointed by the president.
recommendations to that effect having
been made by the postal inspectors who
recently visited the Islands
There Is n large volume of business
transacted through the Lahaina office.
the money order receipts being from
$4,000 to $4,000 per month. Mr.. Arthur
WAL, the present postmaster will re-
ceive the presidential appointment, as
he has proved a very efficient postmas-
ter. 1t has been n cardinal principle
with him to distribute mails Immediate
Iy upon their arrival at Lahaina, either
by day or night. He has also won the
gratitude of the Wailukans by his
promptness in dlspatching mail to the
other portions of the Island.
1t Is probable that Wailuku will also
soon reach a volume of business which
will entltle 1t to "Presidential' Of
five. with Increased pay and an extra
allowance for clerk hire.
MAUIG PHONES.
Maui has a telephone system that Is
uneXcelled anywhere. Since the arrival
of the new telephones and the estab-
lishment of the new central switch
boards, n degree of almost perfection
has been attained in telephone service.
There has been an increase of over
sixty subscribers in the last few
months. the total number being 3C5. A
new subscribers list has been made
out and is now in the hands OF the
publishers. 1t viii be issued shortly
Some mistakes have been made in
assigning numbers to new subscribers.
consequently all new subscribers above
number $50 Will do well to consult their
new calendars, in order to note the
changes which it was necessary to
make.
Mr.. Z. 3. Carley, the energetic SUI
perintendent, is noted for giving his per-
sonal attention to every detail OF the
system. and 1t is his ambition to place
at least 900 subscribers on his next
years calendar. 4
DEPUTY COLLECTOR DRAKE.
Mr., i. w. Drake, deputy collector of
u. $. Internal Revenue, is on Maui
looking up the interests of his depart
ment. Through his efforts. some Jap
who Npra 1an1ir1 In Ilioit lt,,,n,.
traffic at Lahaina We're arrested by the
local authorities. tried and convicted.
They will also be tried by the United
States District Court for the infringe
ment on the internal revenue laws. and
the punishment FOR such offences Is
generally much more severe In the u
IS. District Courts than in our local
courts.
PORTUGUESE AFRAID.
Attorney Tavares of Makawao was
in Waikiki on Thursday. assisting q
number CO his Portuguese friends to be-
come good Americans. Mr.. Tavares
states that there is n large number OF
Portuguese who would take out natu-
ralization papers. were 1t not that they
fear that by becoming citizens they
would be drafted into the army and
sent to fight the Chinese and Filipinos,
QUEENSLAND PLANTERS.
sr, Gibson and Mr.. House. promi-
nent sugar growers Of Queensland
Australia. are visiting Maui to inspect
irrigation methods on our sugar PLAN
tations. Mr., Gibson states that cane, Is
not irrigated at Queensland, and that
the average yield per acre is about Az
tons per acre. He thinks that by irri-
CATION and proper fertilization. the
yield per acre may be doubled.
SLACK SEASON.
This is the slack season on nil the
plantations and the demand for labor