The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-12
MAUI HAS
TROUBLE
Pay
No Attention
to Law.

MAUI, Jan. 9.-On the 4th count,
government on Maui was inaugurateG
at Wailuku with some pomp and cere-
mony. At noon the twelve county Of
ficers elect arrived at the court house
in carriages and We're received by the
local military company.
After the formality of administering
the oath of Office, Circuit Judge J. w
kalua in a most felicitous speech In
Hawaiian stated that he had approved
the bonds of the Supervisors and con-
graduated them on their accession 70
| office.
Chairman II. b. Lyons of the Super
visors replied thanking the Judge for his
courtesy. Then the new county sheriff
took charge of the police department
and the five supervisors went into ses-
sion which has continued all the week.
| The bonds of the other seven officers
were approved and minor appointments
discussed.
Quite heated controversy took place
during one of their meetings concerning
the retention in Office of VIM. Saffery,
deputy sheriff of Waikiki, who is "a
Republican and who refused to take the
oath to the Home Rule party. Sheriff
White wished to appoint him whether
he would affiliate with Home Rulers or
not, but the Supervisors at length had
their way and thus emphasized the
great principle of Maui Home Rulers
that no one shall hold county office
without subscribing to the party oath.
The Republican district magistrates,
'hold-over" appointees of Governor
Dole, have also been asked to subscribe
to this "cast-iron'' pledge.
Judges w. A. Mckay of Waikiki and
Charles Copp of Makawao have refus-
ed and consequently two new judges
have been appointed. Confusion, fric-
ton and perhaps worse must happen
from these actions.
On Thursday Judge Mckay adjourn
ed the Waikiki district court, there
seemingly being, no business. lmme
diately on his departure a new magis-
trate. Thomas Clark, enters the court
room and tries case of which Judge
Mckay had no information. At Maka-
wac on Friday Hao kekapai appeared
in the court room and declared that he
had received his commission as district
magistrate of Makawao. Judge Copp
maintained that he was the district
magistrate and should act as such until
the expiration of his commission.
Inasmuch as the Supervisors have the
power to fix salaries, their probable
plan is to freeze out" recalcitrant
judges by failing to appropriate any
money for their salaries
Another case of friction between Ter
ritOrial and county authorities is this
Enorme Ferreira of Kokomo CAlaka-
wao) received a light wine and beer IL
cense to date from December 80, 1903,
but signed by Treasurer I<epoikai at
1895 a. m. Jan. 4, 1904. County Attor-
ney John Richardson declares Fer
reira's license illegal and the County
Treasurer has issued a license to sell
light wine and beer at Kokomo to a
Portuguese resident of Huelo
Some of the appointments of the Su-
pervisors are as follows:
Deputy Sheriffs: For Wailuku, ......;
for Makawao, Adam Forsyth; for La
haina, c. B. Cockett; for Hama, w. L.
Mossman.
Deputy Tax Assessors: For Wailu-
ku, l.. NJ. Vettlesen; for Makawao, Geo
b. Schrader; for Hama, W. L. Hardy;
for Lahaina. VIM. Kaluakini
TEACHERS MEETING.
Monday afternoon, the 4th, the teach
ers of Makawao district held their reg
ular meeting in the Makawao school
house, The program consisted of an
instructive lesson on the new Re-
public of Panama by S. r. Dowdle and
an exposition of the Teaching of
Morals in Government Schools" by {.
e. Copeland A plan of devoting a
whole day for teachers meeting every
two months instead of ' an afternoon
is under consideration and Il
was appointed to report up
on it at next meeting.
STRAYS.
On the LIST, the First National Bank
Of Waikiki declared and paid a divi-
dend of three per cent.
Epiphany was observed on the 9Th |
by local Roman Catholic churches.
Tuesday afternoon, the 18th, the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Maui Telephone Co. will be held at the
Paia Plantation office.
Superintendent r. w. Filler of the
r. r. Co. has been making
,ther notable improvements at kahu-
nj in addition to the new and ornate
abroad station, The square between
he Kahului store and the depot has
,een filled in with good soil and planted
n grass. This park-like aspect is much
more impressive and attractive to the
,isitor than the former sandy waste.
The Keanae and Honomanu rice
planters have just harvested n very
good rice crop. At present they are
,usy planting their nurseries, prepara-
DRY to the transplanting which Is to
AXE place in February.
The planters are now burning off
heir old patches, an event rarely pos
ible in that wet country and I'm conse-
uence of this good fortune. 1t is proph-
sled that next season, will be fine
me.
There was no service in the Paia
Foreign church last Sunday owing to