The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-15

A man who recently came TO Hal
ley in search of employment tells a
most extraordinary story. His name
is Henry Benedick, and he is a ma
tive of West Stockholm, four miles
from Potsdam, st. Lawrence county,
New York. w. L. Hall, the capita
list and dealer in real estate, of Hal
ly, has known him for over ten
years, and vouches for Mr.. Benedick
as as a thoroughly reliable, honest,
hard working man,
In September, 1878, Mr.. Benedick
went to San Francisco from Bodie,
to be treated for fever and ague. He
had saved up $500 besides his fare
and expenses to San Francisco. A
day or two after he arrived at the
Golden Gate he listened to a man
preaching in the open air on the city
front, near the Oakland ferry. An
other man was circulating in the
crowd, distributing religious tracts,
and extending general invitation
to come and see him at his place,
on Kearny street, near Pine, as he
might be adle to put them in way
of getting a job.
Mr. Bencdick took u tract and ac-
copied the invitation. The next day
he called at the place and found SUIT
ton Chat was the tract distributor 5
name kept a large cigar, tobacco and
fancy goods store. Mr.. Benedick
was treated to good cigar, and said
he would like to get a job as waiter
in a hotel in climate free from fever
and ague. Sutton said he had an
order for few first class walters for
the largest Hotel in Honolulu, Sand
witch Islands. That the climate was
the finest in the world, the job good,
wages $50 a month in gold, board,
lodging, clothes and passage to and
from San Francisco free. Sutton
further said if the job was not as re-
presented Benedick would be paid
in full from date and all expenses
ntil returned to San Francisco.
Two days later Beneidick called
at Sutton's by appointment and &C.
companied him on board of the sail
ing vessel w. II. Meyers, where he
introduced him to the Captain, tell
ing that officer to give him first class
board and quarters, as he was a first
class passenger. Five or six other
passengers were brought on board
shortly thereafter, and all were re-
quested to Ego below to prepare
their quarters. The necessity for
this was not apparent, but after the
vessel got out of port and the dozen
passengers compared notes it was
evident they had been sent below so
they would not have a chance to get
acquainted with one another before
sailing. When they did compare
notes they found that no two of them
were hired for the same purpose.
One was hired as waiter, another
as teamster, another as a porter,
a barber, shoemaker, etc. The
fare was the same as that rationed
out to the sailors, and the passengers
were half starved. When the vessel
had been out about fifteen days the
captain asked each passenger his
name, age, nativity occupation, ect.
and few days later the vessel cast
anchor between the Sandwich Islands
where the passengers were trans
ferred to another vessel which took
them to the Island of Hawii, SOC
miles from Honolulu, where they
were REGISTERED at the custom-house
twelve Portuguese laborers come tc
as work on sugar plantation.
AS they landed from the vesse
they stepped into regular stock
corral, where they found severa
hundred men, woman and children
of various nationalities already con.
gregated. 1t was evident that these
had but just landed. Others landed
during the day and the next morning
planters called at the "pen" anC
selected such hands as suited them
The single girls and children who
had come with their parents were
separated, and only wives and hus
bands were permitted to remain to
gether. The girls were sent in ont
direction, Notwithstanding their mos
heart-rending cries, the sons in anoth
er, husbands and wives in another
and the remaining lot met in another
Mr.. Benedick and twenty MIN
others were consigned to Bishop
and Jones' plantation, which i
known as the missionary Planta
ton" This is owned by the Rev
Mr.. Bishop and the Rev. Mr.. Jones
two Methodist Ministers well know
on the islands. These men went on
there as pOor missionaries, few