The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-07
HILO BUDGET.
How a Gang of Prisoners Re-
cefved the News.

hardly experienced a sensation o
disquiet, Notwithstanding the troub
ulous times that have been SO unex
pected forced upon the country. W,
are moving along at our wonteC
pace, receiving the reports that for
tunstely are frequently coming tt
hand with an abiding faith that i
will all work out for the country'l
welfare. The natives seem almost
dazed at the turn of events anG
await in patience the outcome, ap
parently having the idea that Homo
nolu is the place where the whole
matter must be solved. Fortunately
there are none among them that
might be called leaders, or who are
of an infammatory nature, and as
long as those that are leaders are
kept in Honolulu there is very little
danger of any trouble arising. The
officials have taken the oath to sup
port the present Government. As it
is not likely that the change will
bring with it anything of a radical
nature, the native will drift into the
altered state as if nothing had hap
pened.
A frscas occurred on the Volcano
Road among the native prisoners,
but it wss promptly suppressed. On
Saturday last after the news had been
received and discussed, the natives
showed disposition to give trouble,
reasoning that-no Queen, no Gov
eminent; no Government, no prison
ers-but they were Influenced to do
their duty that day Sunday morn
ing, however, when Capt. Staples,
who was in charge of them, appeared
on the scene they made for him with
clubs and stones, and anticipating
serious trouble unless they were
stopped he drew his revolver and fred
wounding one of them, Kaui. in the
calf of the leg. The whole gang at
once got scared and fed for their
hunks, but they were hunted out and
started for Hilo under guard They
have all since become very penitent
and anxious to return to work The
wounded man was only slightly in
jured and is getting along all right
under the care OF DR. Williams. Quiet
has reigned since the disturbance,
and the uprising aroused no sym
psthy among the natives down here.
A meeting was held on Thursday
evening last to form a fire company
in accordance with the bill passed by
the last Legislature. A good num-
Der attended and thirteen were
chosen as charter members. A COM
mittee was also appointed to frame
set of rules and to look into the mat
ter. The business will be vigorously
pushed and it is hoped that the town
will soon have proper protection
from fire. Unless our water system
fails owing to dry time we will
have adequate protection at but very
little cost. 1t would be hard how
ever to make Honoluluite believe
that we ever have a dry spell. He
might be here dozen times without !
any Inconvenience from the rain, but |
that would make no difference, for
hadn't such another person been
there and it rained the whole time
of his visit and SO it rains the whole.
time. Not so however. We do have
spells of comparatively dry weather
and during the past year life has
been one constant Joy, the weather
has been so fine. Trade winds in
the days and light, refreshing show
ers at night. It never, during the
whole year, rained all day; we were
generally blessed with but shower
Dr. two. A record which has been
kept of every day on which there
was even one shower between sun
rise and sunset, shows that it
-ained on the following num-
Der of days in each month:
January, II; February, Is; March,
20; April, 5; May, 6; June, II; July,
L3; August, s; September, Ii; Octo-
Der, IL; November, IL; December, 5;
,r, taking the total, there was more
,r less rain on 134 days during the
rear. This reminds me of the indig-
nation of a party of nine tourists
Eho came here not SO very long ago.
Hearing of the dreadful condition
hat we live in up here, they were
upon by some of Honolulu ,,
downtown merchants to buy com
,lete outfit each of rubber clothes,
s they would be sure to strike rain.
Their gripsacks were strapped with '
oats and leggings and hats on the
Inside where they would be acces-
ible. When they reached the bay /
hese we're loosened and shaken out
eady for the fated downpour; but, :
fter packing them around town, to
be volcano and back, with not
rop of rain, they vented
heir spleen on the miserable c
honolulu merchant who sold them. t
1t would be very agreeable thing I
} hear of work being again pushed, h
it'll full force of men, on the Vol
sno road. The appropriation having
zen made, the new Government
i'll no doubt wsken things up as
ION as thew can get around to it.