The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-14
JAPS IN A RIOT IN HAWAII.
POLICE USE THEIR CLUBS FREELY
IN DISPENSING THEM.


knives-Sixteen Arrests Made-A
Tendency TO AntagOnize the Au-
thOrities of the Republic shown
by the Japs-The Importation of
japanese Contract LabOrers Stop
ped by the Government.
Correspondence of the United Press per
Steamer Copti.
Honolulu, Nov. 8. via San Francisco,
Nov. l3.-The new japanese consul gem
eral, Mr.. Shimamura, arrived here yester-
day. He has been consul general at New
York and Mexico. He says his govern
ment is dissatisfied with the failure Of
the Hawaiian government to live up to
the terms of the immigration treaty and
is trying to check the influx here of Japa-
nese. He is 10 give special attention to
that subject. This government has for
sometime looked with much apprehension
upon the increasing predominance in
numbers Of the Japanese in Hawaii, over
the other nationalities, as Wen as upon
the restless and factious temper shown
by them. on this account they have
stopped the importation of japanese CON
tract laborers and caused Chinese to be
supplied instead.
on the evening of Nov. 4, over 100 Japa-
nese in Japtown were engaged
in a riotous conflict. The police
had to be called out in force
and they used their clubs freely. Several
Japanese were cut with knives. Sixteen
were arrested These people had been
drinking heavily on their emperors
birthday Yesterday the men arrested
complained to Consul Shimideziag of the
clubbing they received at the native
polieemen's hands. The Japanese show
a tendency 10 antagonize the authorities.
The Vancouver barrister, Mr.. Davis,
sailed for home on Nov 4, taking large
mass of testimony in the case of Grams
ton and Mueller, who claim damages tor
their deportation. The evidence was very
full in showing that Cranston, Mueller
and Johnston, the three deported men,
had been very active in an effort to enlist
the Morgan Scheutzen Club in the con-
spiracy 10 restore the queen. 1t was also
shown that the last two had no profitable
occupation and suffered no material in
jury by deportation.
Financial Minister Damon's monthly re-
port shows an increase over October, 1894
of about $4,000 in both expenditures ana
receipts. The treasury balance is about
$4,000 less than last year. There is also
about $4,000 more of outstanding dues
In view of the heavy expenses and the
suspension of business during the year.
growing out of the insurrection and choi-
era, these ngures are considered highly
favorable.
Judge Henry E. Cooper succeeds the
new minister to Washington. Francis NJ
Hatch as minister of foreign affairs
San Francisco, Nov 13.-The Oriental
and Occidental Company's steamer Cop
tic arrived from Hong Kong via Yokohama
and Honolulu Unexpectedly last night
Among. the passengers in the Coptic was
Hon. f. NJ. Hatch Of Honolulu, on his way
to Washington as minister plenipotenti-
ary and envoy extraordinary to the United
States from the Hawaiian republics. He
succeeds w. r. Castle, who consented to
fill the Office for six months. When seen
aboard the vessel last night. Minister
Hatch said: Everything is progressing in
a satisfactory manner in Hawaii Cholera
is a thing of the past, and / don't think
we will ever have another visitation -
During the epidemic business was almost
at the stagnation point, and it told very
severely on our business people. But now
things are improving and in a month or
so people viii have forgotten that there
ever was such thing as a cholera scare.
'Ex-Queen Liliuokalani is said to be
i'll. but If she is ] do rot know it of my
own knowledge As to the royalist par
ty. we know very little about il, and
nearly all our information comes from
the American papers"