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FUBLTSHED EVERY SATURDAY Office, BAILEY BLOCK, Main St. WAILUKU. MAUI, T. H. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, (in advance) . $2.50 Six months. 1.60 Sho columns of the News admit communion- tiouH oa pertinent topics. Write only on one Hide of paper. Bisin your name which wm do ue:u cmnuenntu it aesirea. G. B. ROBERTSON, Ed. and Prop. MRS. G. B. ROBERTSON, Bus. Mgr. Saturday, November 0 MAUI BLUE BOOK Hon. J. W. Kalun, Circuit .Tudpfl, WallnKU J. Nf. K. Keoliv, Ciei lt Circuit I'ourt, Wailuhu Judge W. A. McKay Uist. Ma(?l8trute. Wailuhu " Clias. Copp, " " Makawao " Kiibauloiio. " " Lahainn " Kuloikau, " " HonnaulB " Jnsrpa, " " Hitna " Plimauu, " " Klpiihulu " Wiihoo " " Mololiai " Kahoohalahala, " " Lnnal L. M. Baldwin, Sheriff, ' WailuUu A. N. Hayselden, Deputy Shoria Wailultu 8. Kalama " " MaUawao C. li. Llnrtsey, " ' Lalmina Y. Wiltrnck, " 1 Hnna G. Trimble, " " Molokai W. E. Saffery, Captain Polioe. Wal'uku H. Copp, " " Makawao Wm. Keanu, " " i,aliina Lindsey, " " Hniia F. J. Freary, " ' Kalaupapa W. T. Robinson, Tax Assessor, wailuhu J. rr. K. K:o i, Doputy Assefor Wai1ul.ii W. O. A: , " " Pr n C. Punu, " " Lnhr ni J. Gross, " " Hana ft Last week's Hawaii Herald devotes several columns to the proposed new party to be organized on Hawaii. Doubtless the Hawaiians feel some dissatisfaction at the political results so far achieved by their representatives, but it is chimerical to suppose that that the Hawaiians can at the present time unite in support of any set of principles, no matter how ardently they may advocate them. The cohesion to be effected is that wrought by a party leader who is strong, shrewd and popular enough to hold them together. So far, Robert Wilcox is the only man who has devel oped strength enough to hold the Hawaiians together. Remove Wilcox from the leadership, and the Hawaiians would split up into innumerable factions. This will happen as soon as the Hawaiians really undoi-stand the hollowness of Wilcox's pretention, and out of the chaos which will follow, anew composite party will spring up which will givo to the territory the progressive and American form of government which is most desirable. i5 The Sugar Situation. The following two articles, one from the Boston Transcript and the other from the Omaha Boe, are full of suggestive matter, and they also represent the consensus of opinion both in the eastern and western por tions of the United States concern ing the future of the sugar interests. BEET SUG1R PROFIT. i.1 T . u?-'islands than exists at the It is too soon by many yoars yet to discuss seriously what lines of industries shall be developed to succeed the sugar indus try, but when that time does come, if ever, the question will settle itself readily. With all the cane laud and its water supply throw open to new comers in smaller or larger rentals, farmers from te Coast would flock to the Islands in shoals from the SgSatl(j yankee ingenuity and thrift would soon develop new " pr'0flta. Die industries tnat would malie a veritable paradise f thQ islands iuu LllullLV tiUUl UAJJU.IUS YVUU1U ilUK uw eu mfrQ foufc it WOUld Vf! Itinro t.hnvrmo-Vil tr rHcf-ril-intor! vwnrl nitin- o fa.' a ' 7.;: 0 r Ufe more prosperous present time. P,. .Plansarebej prepared in Honolulu for a new and commo dious courhoi;(ie a ,d ja11 iQ Wa;ioku, and possibly plans are also being Prerrea jn Honolulu to raise the money necessary to pay for thi sorely needed improvement. But the proposition to build x Ji the site of the old court-house is a dubious one. The jail and '.,ae public scnool snouict not stand side ty side. A new and more central site should be selected for the court-house, and on its present site an industrial high school should be erected. At the same time the present grammar school building should be replaced with a new one. The Southern papers are publish ing accounts now ot tne present sugar crop which indicate that the fears expressed over the backward ness of tho season at the time that planting was going on were not well grounded. The cane has made rapid progress of late and while the season will doubtless be a little later than usual the yield it is expected will be sa tisfactory. The appearance of the fields, it is said, warrants this con clusion and furnishes a gratifying change upon the conditions that have prevailed the past three seasons. An avcrago crop, now would prove a godsend to the planters, who feel with it and good prices they would be so placed financially as to be able to face the- threatened legislation bearing upon. the sugai duties in the next Congress. r "' More in fact derj;3 vpon the present rp of domestic cane sugar tufr has been the case for a long time and this is understood by the Louisiana planters, who are confront ed with tho fact that wh&reas sixty years, ago less than 5 per cent of the world's supply of sugar was derived from beets last year .nearly l per cent came from this source. Whether beet growing will ever becomo so profitable an, industry here to make it an attractive pursu' t for any great number of farmers remains to be seen. They are not taking kindly to it to any extent as yet and while there have been iu the ag gregate a good many tons raised there are, it would, seem, more a- 9 O 32 In the sugar war nox prevailing in the United States, the Islands may be made to s&er, but one thing is reasonably sure, and tnat is tnat tne Deet sugar interests and tne Louisiana cane ; sugar interests will be arrayed solidly against the admission of free sugar from Cuba, Porto Rbo and the Philippines. Of course there is a possibility that Cuba may bo annexed outright to the United States, but until that is done, Hawaii has nothing to fear n 1 1 J. I 1 a J. J 1 1 1 . 1 irom LUDa, Decause me ueei ougur interests win oe protected in spite of all efforts of the sugar trust to let clown the bars. 9 O S2? Thersis no doubt but that a special session of the legislature could be made fruitful of much financial benefit to tho territory and under ordinary circumstances, it would be quite proper to call one. But with the personnel of the present legislature, it would, to say the least, be a doubtful experiment. However the leaders of the home rule party show indications of becoming more conserva tive, and under tho stress of affairs, it is possible that Governor Pole and the home rulers may reach an understanding which will result in an extra session. o J The "Home Rule Republican" says out of the English sido of its mouth, "While we are about it we sound the heart-thrilling note f wa' 'ng to our opponents tadesist from a campaign of falsify ing and prevarication, for their fate would surely then bo sealed." Jes' so, jes' so, Meheula. aole o'u hoopunipuni, unless it be about i a. x i. i i. i ... our genealogy, iou nave got to wiuen us mere, Decause it is getting to be the proper caper now to have descended from Kamehameha, and the temptation may overcome us. f Among our this week's exchanges appears the initial number of the "Home Rule Republican," a hapahaole paper published by Mrs. E. W, Wilcox at Honolulu with Solomon Meheula at the edi torial table. This is a bi-weekly paper, and beyond doabt will be the official organ of the Home:Rule party. The News cheerfully extends aloha to the new paper, and gracefully surrenders the hon or of being the "baby paper of the Islands," to its younger sister. : 3$ The wrong conception of the Islands which exists in the minds of the majority of the people of the United States develops amusing phases at times, as was illustrated at the recent meeting ' of the bishops in Sau Francisco. Many of them supposed that a minister could hold morning services in Honolulu, run over tj Maui for afternoon services and reach Hawaii in time for evensong, gjs The jnews nas not nesitated to give raigiana good advice in reference to the Boer war, and will continue to do so . whenever necessary. At present the proper thing to do is to repeat the his : tory of Acadia, until nota single Boor Gabriel or EvangeHno is left in Trrrsvaai. Uhat be-Mj doe, tho lioer war will cease to be nuibunce, even to Winston Churchill. One of them who recent'y returned from New York learned while there that heavy investments are being made in Cuba'i lands, tho ' investors expecting that reciprocity arrange ments will be made with Cuba which .will result in rapidly developing sugar production in the island and make their investments very profit able. It was also learned that Amer ican influences arc now being exert ed to their utmost in favor of annoxa tion. The Louisiana sugar planters say that if the raw sugar of Cuba .should be admitted to tho American market free or at a merely nominal duty their industry could not survive the competition. They declare that under present conditions they cannot pro duce sugar to competo with the Cuban product if such tariff concession is given it as is asked. If this is truo of the cane sngar interest, of which they there can bo no reasonable doubt, manifestly tho beet sugar-industry could not susvivo the compe tition of free or practically free Cuban sugar, since it costs more to the produce best sugar than cane sugar in this country. The cane sugar and the beet sugar producers will unite in opposing the trust scheme for free cuban sugar or for placing merely nominal duty on that sugar. They may be willing to have some tariff concessions made, but they will insist that shall continue o have a measure oKryQctb:r;"Sl least sufficient to enable them to live. It may not bo a simple matter to determine just how much protection this will require, but it ought to be safe to assume that Congress will bo disposed to determine the question with a view to conserving the home industries and nromotins further ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Qias. Crowell Carpenter and Contractoh Plans and Estimates Furnished on Short Notice Office and Shop in Giles Building High St. WaiJjTJKt:. P. E. LAMAR k CO. Contractors & Engineers, We solicit all kinds of construction work, such as Railroad, Gov't Roads, Reservoirs, Ditches, Wells, Tunnels, etc., etc. P. E Mem. Tech. lAcijlllkU, LAMAR, Soc.pac. Coast. Manager J a u i K NG Corner Main & Market Streets. Maui Soda AND Ice Works R. A. WADSWORTH Proprietor Post Office Kahuiui Maui . ,- Cnrpenter fe Builder Plans and estimates furnished, WAGON & CARRIAGE REPAIRING development. When the matter comes LAltGE STOCK. on for decision it is not what the Cuban sugar crowers and their American ally, the Sugar Trust, desire, but what tho American sugar producers think they can stand, that should have the greater weight. As to annexation, there is no doubt that American influences are being exerted in favor of it, but we do not think there is any immediate danger of this. The number of anuexation advocates it this country is not so OF- First Class Material on Hand. Cabinet Work n Specialty. h. Kmc baudonments of the experiment than itju. v.j v. p llorcrn n lnnw ha mmnnCArt and there Recently the news despatches told . J, 1 , maioritv of the oeonle desire that Cubans shall have a full and fair T. BURLEM of tho dismantling of one pt the larg est refineries in the West adapted to the manufacturing of sugar from beets at a cost of $320,000. iov no U L 11 V i rCUSUU mo L..Utl 4. r ghbor hood could uot be induced . Smx can industries subject to Cuban corn- opportunity to test for self-government. their capacity Nor is it to be Contractor & Builder petition. Certainly this is . tho feel ing in th South and the West, and those sections will bo united in op posing any policy that would imperil those industries . Omaha Bee. PACIFIC UNION OIL CO. nei to raise adequate supplies ol the raw material. ' It is noticed in this con nection that last year this factory, which was located in Michigan, had to 'o into Indiana, about 100 miles in ' away, tomake its contracts for beets. The surprising part of the whole matter is the persistency with - hicL the advisers of the farmers holu up to them the advantages and profits to be derived frojn this branch of a; riculture. The Secretarv of Agriculture has been particularly enthusiastic as re gards the future of sugar-beet cul ture. Quite recently he advised the rounded by as.ric'upil producing wells planting of this cropf in place of. corn rs there are in tho State, yielding in sections where the cereal suftered frora 50 to 250 barrels Der dav. I " the most from drouth last summej. Contract prices for oil at the Coal- The farmers are, however, finding inKa wells, 70 cents per barrel. out tne irum iur tucuuioivoa uuu hi w ith twentv-nve prociucins wells is unfortunately at a loss of time and 0f 100 barrels each per day, you can energy, if not money, for which there mae vour own calculation a3 to . .1 - seems to bo no compensation except profits. (Formerly Head Carpenter ot Klhet.) Located in the Famous Coalina Oil Ffclds oi Cnliiopnio. Has located at Wailuku. Building Contracts taken in all parts of the Island. A large force of skilled assistants always on hand. P. O. Box C3 Tel. No. 203 Proven oil 1?. 1, completely sur- KAHULUI R. CO it be to deter others from going into so unprofitable a venture. Sometime perhaps Secretary Wilson also may realize its futility and thus save fur ther loss to those who look upou the Govemment'reports as the embodi ment of sound knowledge and the vehicle for disseminating pratical advice. English capitalists gave up long aero the attempt to produce beet sugar. Members of the aristocracy contributed generously that the far mers planting the beet crops ex: perimentally Bhould not suffer loss but the business failed to appeal to The oil industry of California is in its infancy, yea many ifortunes have been mado by judicious and lucky in vestments in oil stock. Many more will be made in the near future. The average advance on original sale of oil stock in twenty leading companies in California has been from $1 to $108 per share. Oil lands have advanced.from$1.25 to $1,000 and $2,000 per acre. When the Pacific Union Oil Com pany has a number producing wells on its property, its stock will have the Same show for even the greate r, advance, as some oil stock has ad- IMPORTERS And Dcaicia n J LUMBER COAL BUlDLINfi MTERIAI them just as the possibilities of prolit vanoe;l from $1 to $1,500 per share. from it have failed to Impress our The Pacific Union Oil Company has farmers in the West. What influences no 6aiaried officers, and is controlled may be brought to bear to change by well-known genetlemen of in teg ri this condition oi tmngs remains to oe tv wllo w;n sce ,tbat tho monev de ... . , i seen. At present it would seem as rived froin tjie saie 0f stock will be though nothing 6hort of an artificial legitimately applied to tho develop stunulus can make sugar beet grow- m.lt nf its nropertv. ' I 1 AGENTS ing the success here winch it was once confidnetly belieted it would be, Boston Transcript, Sugar Planter Alarmed. The Louisiana sa'p'anters aro raanifesting'alaVn . at t.ie possibility of tariff concessions 40, Cuban sugar J7hiF.wov1d'bbe de rue i & to the ca e eugar Liutisiry iathia coju' ry. For further information, apply to J. H- FISHER & Co., Stock and Bond Brokers, and Hawaiian agents for the sale of a limited amount of Pacific Union Oil Company stock. Stangewald building, Merchant street, Honolulu. Read the MAUI NEWS Wilder i S. Co. Terminals alWailuku, Spreckelsvilt Paia. , and CBNTRAjFFICB KahuluU Maui. Wai UKU Saloon G. MACFARLANE & Co., Ltd. Proprietors. Pur American and Scotch hiskeys Selected Brandy, Beer & lVInes Ice Cold Drinks , Opp. Wailuku Depot WAILUKU, ' - - MAUI LAMINA ALO ' Matt. McCakn Proprietor Choice Brands America & Scotch Whiskey Beer, Ale and Wine Ice Cold Brinks. Lahaina, Muai T. II iiaineii spring Mineral Water Bottled at Bartlett's Spring, Lake County, California. Best known specific for liver and kidney trouble. BUY SOME! 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