The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-31
AFTER HIS SCALP.
3fcDOweVs Men Want the Cor
tractors TO Pay Their
Wages.

alter stalking all he had IN the
world on his chance, was not the
only piece Of bad luck that Arthur
Mcdowell has had during the last
three or four days. Nile is unable
to pay his men their wages and his
alleged hackers refuse to, and
| Mcdowell is between the devil and
the deep sea. On the one hand is
debt of a little over $3.50 staring
him in the face, and on the other a
crowd Of fifty or sixty men, all
swearing vengeance if they do not
receive their money.
The fence around the lot oppo-
site the marshals Office had the
said fifty or sixty men seated on it
all yesterday afternoon, waiting for
Mcdowell to appear with their
money. But he didn't material
ize, and the men are still waiting.
Yesterday morning Mcdowell
heard that the men were looking
for him, and that there was blood
in their eyes. He went to the po-
lice station and asked for protec-
ton as he thought he was in bod
lily danger He sat in the station
for two hours and thought over the
bitterness Of his fate.
In the afternoon, his timekeeper
appeared at the station house, and
each man checked over his time as
entered on the books, and ex-
pressed his opinion as to the likeli-
hood of his ever receiving it.
Numerous offers were made to
sell their claims for from 80 to IS
per cent. discount, with no takers.
Just how Mcdowell is going to
get out of his scrape, he alone prob
ably knows. He promised the men
three dollars day and double pay
for night work, and double this in
case the scheme was successful. |
But it wasn't, and now it looks
very much as though the men had |
devoted their time to the coutrac-
tor for love.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Captain Arthur Mcdowell, the
who made an unsuccess-
Ful effort to float the stranded S. S.
Miowera, was q hard pressed man
'Or money yesterday. Sixty-eight
If the men whom he employed to
work in various capacities on his
samson posts and place them
n position alongside the steam
hip, went to him in a body during
he morning and demanded pay
nent Of their wages. Mcdowell
vas unable to meet the demand but
promised to do the best he could
or the men. Jenkins, better known
s Russian Bill" threatened to
ynch Mcdowell if he did not pay
p. The harrassed contractor went
D Marshal Hitchcock and asked
which was granted. A
tile while afterward Police Cap
ain Andrews went with Mcdowell
} the sixty-eight angry looking
who had assembled in
ont of f. A. Schaefer & Co.'s of
ce where they remained the greater
ortion of the day. The late con-
actor held short parley with the
len, promising to use his utmost
forts to raise the money and pay
lem at 2 80 P. NJ. He then returned l
} the station house. The men '
,oled down somewhat, but several {
the ringleaders kept on uttering
treats against their late employer. {
rom conversation held with some
the workmen it was learned
lat the amount due them for their ]
rvices foots up to nearly $1,000. I
hree foremen engaged in the
ork demand $50 each while the rest
,pect to receive from $40 to $50,
to their capacity. Nc
DWELL advanced but 1925 to his
en- last week. The luckiest fellow
the lot was a native workman
nployed by Mcdowell, who was r
i'd $25 last Saturday by Mr.. w.
. Smith, one of the bondsmen. c.
The men are trying to find out .
ho are the bondsmen, as they in a
nd to collect from them if posi-
e. Several of the men stated
at they had not had anything to
t since yesterday morning. =
One of the most violent of the
ovid cried out "Well, there goes :
80 o'clock. If we don't get our q
oney no police will save them. re
ley will have to call the Pro
sional government army"
Another added Eyes, we mean
siness (pointing to the tall tele-
zone post in front of the Hawaii
news store), and Well show
EN- Judgo Lynch. Well give 1
EN- little of Wyoming law here, tn
that they will not do it again" " "
Just then J. A. Magoon, Nc
wells attorney, passed up in
mt of Bishop q Co.'S bank with
quantity of silver certificates in
5 hands.
The sight of the certificates
ightened the faces of the men, B,
t it was only for a few moments. Di
How much of that are we go
: to get?" asked one.