The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-04
HlL0 NEWS.
PROSPECTIVE EXODUS OF PORTUGUESE.
Urom our Hilo correspondent.

(From our Hilo correspondent.
For some months past the Portu-
gucse in the IIilo district have begun
to feel that, owing to the policy of the
plantations discharging as far as pos
sible their Portuguese lsborers, and |
substituting the cheaper Japanese
laborer in their stead, unless they |
speedily found some other means of |
support, they would soon be reduced
to starvation.
TO remedy this state Of affairs,
and failing to find other sources of
labor near at hand, sufficient to sup
port themselves and their families,
at meeting lately held in Hilo, it
was determined to send a delegate
to the States, washington Terri
tory) with q view of selecting &
favorable locality for future settle
ment.
During the past week two of the
chosen deputies, Louis Cabral, and
joaquin Carvalho, have visited, and
canvassed both the Hilo and Hama
kua districts for funds, to enable
this scheme to be carried out. BY
to-morrow's steamer, the above par
ties proceed TO Kohala in further
ance Of this emigration.
Hitherto all of the Portuguese,
even those now employed on the
plantations, have expressed their
willingness to join the movement,
and subscribe the predetermined rate
Of subscription, one dollar.
Mr.. Manoel Correia, an infuen-
tial, and wealthy Portuguese mer-
chant, has been nominated delegate
to proceed to the States, as soon as
| the scheme is matured; and should
bis report be favorable, q ship will
be chartered Immediately, and the
emigration take place en- masse.
In conversation with many of the
more intelligent Portuguese it was
learned, thft the Homesteads Act
did not help them, there being so
much vexatious delay, and procras-
tination on the part of the Govern
| ment.
Some said that even if they had
"a homestead" and worked it for
all it was worth, no market was
forthcoming for their produce, and
further that bad roads, no roads,
and high freight all initiated against
them
Others said, that as the planters
and the Government were virtually
one, no assistance could be looked
for, and temporising was useless.
With such views as these, it is not
to be wondered, that the Portuguese
see no other alternative, but 10 leave
the country. This emigration move
ment, if carried out, may mean the
departure of two thousand souls,
more or less, from this Island.
The following news items are
from the HilO Record of January
22d and 29th =
On Sunday the 18th inst, store
belonging to a Chinaman at Kukui-
haelc, IIamaEua, was burnt. A
total loss. 1t was we hear heavily
insured. No cause for the fire as
we can learn. The Insurance Com
panics should be on the lookout, as
the Heather Chinese is not slow to
find where his money can be made
the most easily.
Since the Sth of this month the
canes belonging to the "Ilalawa
Mill'' Kohala, have been set on fire
not less than six times, up to last
week Sunday. No great damage
has been done. A small Portuguese
boy years old "a hard little nut"
however,, was caught the other day
running away from the place, where
a fire had been started, and was
arrested. Suspicion points very
strongly to other parties and one
native will probably soon be put
on trial for the offence.
Mr. Ashford Spencer is the new
Deputy Sheriff for Kohala and has
entered upon his duties there,
Two policemen last week had ar
rested a notorious leper at Kiholo,
kona, and were taking him over to
the Jail at Kaiua, when he broke
away from them and tried to run
across one Of those rough "Aa"
flows, hut the firing from the reyol-
yers Of the police admonishod him
to halt, which he did, and was again
taken into charge and at last safely
lodged In the lepor Jail only 10 be
allowed that night 10 escape, by a
probably hribod Jail Keeper The
/ jail Keeper will he arrested and
probably fined knnu now seems
! 10 be Tho only place whore llere