The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-12
KAHUNA CUNHh
Portuguese Citizen Of Maui Adopts
Ancient Methods.
TROUBLE AT SPRECKELSvILLE
Chinese in Mob Force At
tack Police.
Teachers Discuss Methods of Dis
cussion-Leahi Wreck Still
in Evidence.
TROUBLE AT SPRECKELSvILLE

MAUI, April 10.-When closely as
ISOLATED. one race will inevitably as
simlate some of the characteristics of
another. The case in point is that
kahUnaism has gained hold among
the Portuguese of Hawaii nei. On
Friday. the 9th, Joe Cunha, shipped
man at Hamakuapoko, was fined So
and costs by the district magistrate
of Makawao for practicing medicine
without license.
His patient or rather victim was
Mrs John Sylvia of Makawao, who
suffers much from spells of insanity.
The remedies for the cure of this in
sanity as used by Cunha were appli-
cations of vinegar and mustard on the
back Of the head and on the limbs, the
burning of garlic and weeds inside OF
the house, and the scratching of
knife on board. The last is used
much for the same purpose as the
Chinese use paper bombs-to frigthen
away the devils. 'Kahuna'' Joe re-
ceived $32 in all from the husband of
the unfortunate woman.
Cunha practices his incantutions
during the late hours of night and
among other mystic accomplishments
he pretends that he has power of caus-
ing COWS to give more milk. In this
case his "modus operandi'' is to kneel
beside the animal under whose nose
bunch of weeds is burning and pray
long and earnestly.
Fourteen police under Deputy Sheriff
Scott made a raid upon some Chinese
gamblers Friday night at Camp 5,
Spreckelsville. They captured nine
and placed them under guard in a
room in one of the houses. Then the
gong sounded, and a mob of Chinese
Several hundred of them so it is re-
ported armed with hoes and sticks
made an attack upon the house for
the purpose of rescuing their friends.
Some of the police Immediately jump
ed on their horses and with black
snake whips dispersed the excited
crowd. Several of the attacking party
bore marks of the whips on their faces.
1t is rumOred that several shots were
fired by the police but no one was in
jured.
Monday afternoon, the 5th, the
monthly meeting of Makawao teachers
was held in the Makawao school house
ID. d. Baldwin, presiding. Inspector
General Townsend gave an instructive
discourse upon methods of conducting
teachers meetings and Mrs. Townsend
explained apperception in a most in
teresting way. There were "a in at
tendance. Mr. Townsend stated that
probably Col. Parker would be present
at the summer school to be held in
Honolulu in 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend returned to
Hilo by Tuesdays Kinau.
The April meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society will take place at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. d. D.
Baldwin of Haiku during the evening
of the 10th inst
Wednesday, the 9TH, w H. King of
Wailuku celebrated the 18th annivar-
sary of his birth by luau
The ladies of the Thursday Club
discussed Rudyard Kipling at the re-
sidence Of Mrs. B. D. Baldwin of Ha-
makuapoko, Thursday afternoon.
guest of J. w. CoIville of Paia. re-
Gently.
Three gentlemen bagged 81 plover
on Friday in the vicinity of Kapalaia,
Makawao
A piece of the Leahi's stern still
decorates the reef to the windward OF
the bor;-"simply this and nothing
more"
Weather-A shower Friday moist
ened the dry earth trifie