The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-02
MAU|ANS ON
D|SP ENSARY

| BAEIAINA, Maui, March 50, s0i.-The
| Dtspensary Act now before the Legisla-
ture has been much agitated and dis
cussed in Makawao District Qn Precincts
Q and 100 during the past week. Repub-
kuapoko, Makawao. Paia and Pauwela,
and the sentiment in regard to the pro-
posed measure is divided, Precinct 3, Ma
kawao and Kula being against Il, and
( Precinct 10 almost unanimously in favor
OF it. Judging from these meetings. a
large majority of the people seem to
wish for the adoption of the bill.
| The truth of the matter is that the bin
is so long and intricate, and so new, that
the average Maui voter does not grasp
1t. Those in favor of it approve it be-
cause of it's supposed tendency to pro-
mote temperance, and those who oppose
1t do so because they do not understand
it and believe that If it was adopted
many Objectionable features would soon
bc developed on Thursday evening,
March y. in Hamakuapoko, about TWEEN
~ Republicans assembled in the native
church, ID. c. Lindsay, presiding. After
reading and discussing the bill, u vote
was taken which stood IL to . in favor
of the Act.
on Friday afternoon. March %, twenty
Republican and Independent voters as
sembled in the Makawao postottce Aft
er reading the bill and talking it over
section by section, ballot was taken
which resulted in vote against the Act
of 10 to /. +. w. Hardy presided at this
meeting.
The Hawaiian residents of Pauwcla
held meeting on March - for the pur-
pose of considering the pros and cons OF
the proposed measure. Their vote stood
II to in favor of dispensaries w. o.
Aiken presided.
on the same date fifty Paia people met
in the Paia native church and talked
the dispensary question, d. c. Lind
say presiding. Speeches were made by
Rev S. Kapu, Rev. j. Kalino, Messrs.
John Kaluna and David All The vote
was unanimous in favor of the bill, for
ty-three voting.
John A. Moore, the veteran teacher,
died at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
II. Hayselden of Lahaina on March q.
Mr. Moore has been sick since Christmas
time. His illness did not seem to be duo
to any organic trouble but to a general
breaking down of the vital forces. On
the 2Sth' his body was taken to Wailuku,
his old home for many years, where the
funeral was held, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. VIM. Aut. John A.
Moore was born in Georgia about sixty
nine wears ago He was educated at
n military academy and was afterward
admitted to the bar OF that State. He
narticinated in the Civil War as a SOL
der in the Confederate Army.
After the war he emigrated to CalifOr-
was principal of the Lincoln School of
San Francisco. and a member of the
state BOARD of Examiners of California
He came TO the Islands some twenty-one
wears ago. and first taught school at
Iihue Kauai Afterwards ne was prin-
cipal of the wailuku School and Lahai-
naluna Seminary During the term Of
office of Mr.. A. r. Atkinson as Inspector
General of Schools, Mr. Moore was trav-
cling normal instructor for several years.
For the greater part of the twenty years
devoted to teaching in Hawaii mel he
had charge of the wailuku School, from
which position he resigned last Septem-
Der on account of falling health. The
time since then he has spent in Lahaina
at the Home of his friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayselden He leaves two daughters,
Mrs Heapey and Mrs. Bishop.
Monday afternoon March rs, twelve
teachers met in the Makawao school
house. the occasion being the monthly
meeting of the local circle. The follow
ing was the program of exercises:
lesson from Whttier's "Snowbound,"