The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-13
RIOT ON kauai
LihlG Plantation Cinnamon At
tack LlHaS
KNIVES AND HATGHETS USED
Trouble Suddenly Stop
ped by Police.
KNIVES AND HATCHETS USED
Mongolians Promise 20 Return 20
work-Want 20 De Paid For
Extra Hours

Blood was spilled At Lihue planta-
tiou on the morning OF Friday, April
s,h. when a gang o. Chinese laborers
attacked several Of the lunas with
hatcheJs znd sharp knives, with re-
sult o. quite : number o. men wound
sG and one ChinSnan in such s condi-
tion that he is either dead now or will
bs soon. From letters and people who
were on the Garden Isle 81 the time OF
the trouble. the following story hSS
been gathered;
Il seems thar LihUs plantation has
had considerable trouble o. late with
& gang OF Cinnamon who arrived Just
recently from China and who are sup
posed 70 have been in Hong hoHs
nothing but robbers and eut-throats-
On Thursday morning. April S5h.
about Is o. the number gathered about
the plantation 0rsce and complained Of
being sick Upon diagnosing the cases
il Was found thar IaZinsSS was the real
complaint. and that work would prob
ably b the best cure They refused 20
return 20 The fields. and were sent 70
iSil for s short space o. time, during
which 70 mediate
There vas no further trouble On
that day. On Friday. about . s. H.
one Of the lunas went 70 get his gang
together and 20 distribute the tools
a. usual The Cinnamon appeared TO
be IN 3 SuIlsu mood. and objected 70
the work OF clearing the fields or build
ing the new reservoir. They wanted 70
- Hrr--- -r~Hak -
and irrfsaCirs- The luna told them
they had 10 choice whatever in the
matter and must do the work assigned
70 them
At this. one Of the Cinnamon. pre-
sunably The leader. gave = signal
which resulted in all The members Of
the gang drawing hStehets. knives and
clubs from under their bl0uSes-
Al 2rLEek was made on the luna and
in response 20 his cry for help. he was
Joined BY i've other white lunSS The
whole lo- o. Chinese. from Hong Kong
over . hundred IN all now BEGAN an
stack upon the lunas. and one OF the
Moasoli2ns was shot in the scrin-
mage. EoEer. the book-kespsr. saw
the trouble from his Office. and rec
Cg-iLirg the disadvantage the lUnas
were IaboriRg under. fired over the
heads OF the Cinnamon with g revolt
yer. in The hopes OF frightening them
This failed. so he blazed away into
their midst Matters were in s very
serious condition. and Carl Wolters.
Mueller and rwo more Iunas had been
wounded By the tying knives and
batChsCs OF the Cinnamon
n The meantime The police had been
telsphCEsd for, and eight sraIwarr na-
tive officers. with Deputy Sheriff Co
hey n the head. dashed into the midst
o. the rioters II the ChickeSt OF the
fight Clubs were used freely and the
ChirzEsn- surprised By this sudden
onslaught OF CfEcsrs OF the law. gave
way gradually and finished by begging
for mercy Twenty o. he leaders were
arrested ard jailed others were car
RED away badly wounded and the -
CziCter we're sent hack 70 work again
IN s very much caIrer mccd than they
had E2rifes-ed I short tine previous
Il looked for a while as il the CItf-
Zscs Guard would have 20 Be called
GU. hut The police we're equal 70 the
occasion and suppressed the riot II
shC-r order
About three hours afterwards more
trouble took place in front OF the doe
tor's o5cs, but II was stopped very
promptly After this the Cinnamon
were drawn up II line and the rio
set vas read 70 thsn- They promised
70 20 back 20 work and 20 make 10
further trouble Nocwfrh standing this
assurance. I guard O. police Is kept IL
the plantation during the night tine
One Who : competent 70 speak On
TIE natter says that the whole trouble
vas q result OF the action OF Lihus
plantation in making the Cinnamon
work more than the prescribed nun
Ter q hours without extra pay
A. 3 general thing The Chinese Ia
hc-ers On he v1ri0us plantations OF the
Islands are quite easily subdued- but
the gang Ot hard characters st Lfhue
showed about the worst fight for their
nationality that has ever been expert
ecCed here