The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-26
SAILORS co
ON STRIKE
The Abbie Palmer
Loses Some
Men.

cargo of coal at Kaanapan Lahaina),
| went on strike. They were dissatis-
fed because. as they claimed, they had
| shipped to go only as far as Honolulu
They wished to be paid of and to quit
| the ship.
Capt. johnson sent for Deputy Col
lector w. o. Aiken of Kahului, who
came over on Tuesday and attempted
to straighten out the tangle The
ships articles signed by the crew
showed that the sailors had shipped
for the entire voyage and not merely
to Honolulu. After considerable talk
one of the strikers returned to work
and 1t Is probable that the others will
follow suit.
The crew of the Palmer consisted
originally of seventeen white men,
three Of whom deserted last Sunday.
They obtained shore leave and failed
to return. Unless the strikers all re-
turn, Capt. Johnson's working force
will be reduced to four or five men and
he will be short-handed indeed.
OFFICIAL VISIT.
Superintendent of Public Works C.
S. Holloway arrived in Maui per Clau-
dine of Wednesday and drove to Ulu-
palakua via Wailuku. After spending
the night there he next day visited
Polipoli Spring in Kamaole, Kula.
Thursday night was spent at Hale
akala Ranch Makawao. and on Friday
he drove through Makawao to Hama
kuapoko and thence to wailuku. Today
Mr.. Holloway drove from wailuku to
Lahaina and will probably take the
Claudine there tonight.
STEAMER AMERICAN.
The steamer American arrived in
Kahului Friday morning after spend
ing 10 hours on the reef OF Kamalo,
Molokai. The captain sent wireless
to Honolulu and In response, the agent,
c. p. Morse, a diver and some sur
veyors came to Maui this morning for
the purpose Of ascertaining to what
extent the steamship was injured. 1t
Is thought that the injuries to her
bow are slight. The diver Is at work
examining the forward port Of her hull
now. BY the steamer Mr.. and Mrs.
]. p. Castle of Honolulu arrived.
THE POLO PLAYERS.
The polo contest between Maui and
Kauai Is definitely set for August "a.
The Kauai men are willing to play
but one game on account of the dam
age to horseflesh. The Maui boys will
be compelled to take the Claudine of
the Goth and remain in Honolulu a
whole week before the appointed time.
To be "in the swim" on the Paia
polo grounds nowadays, players must
own a cracker-jack, for the day of
the slow pony is past. Last Saturdays
practice game was remarkable for the
speed exhibited by the ponies and for
improvement in team-wark. Among
the fast animals seen on the field were
+. f. Baldwin's Foxy Grandpa, Pom
Pom, and the bay mare ridden by
Prouty in the Hawaii-Honolulu con-
test; II. A. Baldwin's General Bumps
and Tom Thumb; w. o. Aikens Vixen
and Sister, Geo. Wilburs Quickstep,
l.. Won Tempsky's Jubilee, C. c. Krum-
bhaar's Venus, Joe Taylor's Queen and
Others equally as good.
NOTES.
Rev Thomas Gulick, who died re-
Gently of fever while journeying
across Africa in the s. Il. Alexander
party, is well known on Maui, having
been for II number of years the pre-
decessor of Rev. DIR. Beckwith as pas
tor of the Paia Foreign church.
The July meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society was successfully held
last evening at the resident of Mr..
and Mrs. ID. G. Lindsay of Paia. An
Interesting program consisting of mu-
sic, readings and tabeaux was given.
There was good attendance of the
district people.
+. j, Hare, u. S. Postal Inspector,
spent last week in interviewing the
Hama postmasters and this week in
visiting the postoflices of Central Ma
vi
The following Is the modus aperandi
with treasury warrants on Maui: Re-
tail storekeepers accept them from
customers who have no other means
Of paying their bills. The wholesalers
in their turn are compelled to accept
them from the small retail stores rath-
er than to allow their accounts to run
on indefinitely, which would mean in
many cases not to be paid at all. So
1t seems that the large dealers are ty-
ing up considerable capital IN govern
ment securities. Some of the larger
stores are quite willing TO receive war
rants providing that the whole amount
is taken out IN merchandise. They
object Ia paying out any cash balance.
Tho Puuneno Harvest Home Festival
dance viii take place the evening of
August q, ana the holl day of the Pun
memo Athletic club an Aug ~,
Tuesday last Mrs u, ~, Murdoch or
lnn gave am Afternoon tea Ia honor
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of EWA. Aflrr nu amusing game In
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