The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-23
AF TER The
SENATORS
MauiWanted Them
But Missed
A Cog.

MAUI. sept 20.-The Republican and
Democratic parties Of Maui FUSED
for A short time on Wednesday, the
i7th. The fusion was for the purpose
Of extending an invitation to the Sen
atorial Commission to visit our island.
Hon. A. y. Kepokai, secretary OF the
Republican District Committee. and J.
l.. Coke. Esq, one Of the leading is
land Democrats. drove together from
wailuku to Lahaina, met the steamer
Claudine there and interviewed the
Commissioners while sailing from La
haina to Maalaea Bay.
They were most courteously received
by Messrs. Mitchell, Burton and Fos-
ter. and were accorded the favor of a
secret session.
The labor question was the principal
theme under discussion. though other
subjects were touched upon.
The Senators were unable to accept
the invitation to visit Maui. inasmuch
as they are compelled to return to
Honolulu on Monday, the END.
Senator Mitchell is from the same
State as Mr.. Coke and is acquainted .
with the Coke family. Mr. Kepoikai
had previous acquaintance with Sem
ator Burton. This exchange of cour-
tesies will remind the Commissioners
that Maui as well as Honolulu and Hilo
is part of the Territory. Messrs. Ke-
pokai and Coke made the round trip
Waikiki to Lahaina and return-in the
record breaking time of six and one ,
half hours.
HEAVY CATCHES OF FISH.
There have been unusually heavy
catches of fish all over Maui during the |
past week, Kahulu, Kihei Lahaina,
etc On Wednesday. the 18th, at ka-
hului, over one hundred gunnysacks |
of fish were caught and sold at the
rate of 81 per bag, while at kihei the
peddlers bought them for only 25 cents
a sack. All Maui has beeen eating fish
for several days past.
OIL ON THE WATERS.
A week or more ago while the oil
schooner was conveying by pipe the
crude petroleum into the large tanks
on the beach at Kahulu, a leak I'm the |
pipe coated the surface waters of the
bay with black oil before the outlet was
repaired by Japanese diver. Since
then fishermen have complained that
the presence of the oil in the sea has
rendered the fishing industry most diff
ficult and most disagreeable.
SAILING SHIPS FEW.
Few sailing vessels are expected in
Kahului in the future. The launch Of
the Young Bros. of Honolulu, and div |
ers employed by them, are busy chang
ing the moorings in the harbor so as to
accommodate steamships instead of
sailing vessels as formerly.
JAP'S ANKLE CRUSHED.
Saturday, the 18th, a Japanese labor /
er in Puunene Mill had his ankle badly |
crushed by piece of heavy machinery
falling upon it while he, in company
with Others was engaged in moving 1t. |
DR.. Dinesar amputated his leg just
below the knee.
a SILVER TROPHY.
tall, handsome silver cup upon an
ebony pedestal is on exhibition in the
window of Hoffman & Vettlesen. 1t
is to be awarded by the Maui Athletic !
Association to the champion baseball
nine for the past season on Maui.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Quite an ornate civil engineers office
is in course of construction at Puunene
near the plantation office,
Another improvement on the planta-
ton is the fitting up of "a library room
in the large club house known to fame
as Hotel Renwick." The Puunene
cubmen should be most comfortable,
in as much as they already have a fine
billiard room with two good tables and
a social hall which is at present nearly
filled with ping pong tables.
on the 14th at Lahaina the "Alohas"
beat the MALES" at baseball, ten to
three. VIM. Searle of the "Waikapus"
pitched for the "Alohas''
Saturday night, the 18th. an enjoy
able dancing party was given by Mrs.
b. ID. Baldwin at Puunene. The same
evening at Lahaina the plantation club
gave their monthly social and dance.
Wednesday evening, the 18th, a
kindergarten social" took place in the
beautiful and spacious rooms of Alex
ander Hall, Waiuku. The pupils of
the school, some parents and few
towns people attended. There was a
musical program and refreshments
We're served. Miss Huntington and
Mrs. w. +. Beckwith presided.
Capt. Cottrel drills the Wailuku COM
pany of the National Guard one even
ing . week.
The pipe for the Lahaina waterworks
has arrived and is being placed in posi-
ton.
The party of Republican speakers
who have been stamping Molokai re-
turned on Thursday in a whaleboat
1t is possible that another delegation
will visit the Leper Settlement in COM
pany with the Board of Registration
on the 23rd the steamer Lehua making
a special trip by the courtesy of Presi-
dent C. l.. Wight of the Wilder S. S.
CO.
John Richardson Esq. of Lahaina