The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-13
KAHUNA CUNHA
Portuguese Citizen Of Mani Adopts
Ancient Methods
TROUBLE AT SPRECKElSvILLE
Chinese in Mob Force At.
tack Police.
Teachers Discuss Methods of Dis
cussion-Leahl Wreck stu
in Evidence.

MAUI. April 10.-when closely as
ISOLATED, one race win inevitably as
simlate some Of the characteristics Of
another. The case in point is that
kahuuaism 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 a
/ knife on a board. The last is used
! Chinese use paper bomhM-to frigthen
away the devils. kahna" Joe re-
| ceived $50 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 ne has power OF eaus-
/ iug cows 10 give more milk. In this
| case his ''modus operandi'' is 10 kneel
| beside the animal under whose nose
la bunch OF weeds is burning and pray
long and earnestly.
Fourteen police under Deputy Sheriff
Scott made q raid upon some Chinese
gamblers Friday night at Camp 8,
| Spreckelsyille. They captured nine
and placed them under guard in a
room in one of the houses. Then the
gong sounded, and q mob OF Chinese
| several hundred of them so il 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
| sd 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
II is rumored that several shots were
fred by the police but no one was in
jured.
Monday afternoon, the 5th, the
monthly meeting OF Makawao teachers
1
D. D. Baldwin presiding. Inspector
General Townsend gave an instructive
| discourse upon methods Of conducting
teachers meetings and Mrs Townsend
explained appereeption in a most in
| terestins way. There were p in at
tendance. Mr.. Townsend stated that
probably Col Parker would be present
al the summer school TO be held in
Honolulu in 'sS.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend returned TO
| HilO by Tuesdays kiuau.
The April meeting Of the Makawao
Literary Society will take place ar
| the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
| Baldwin Of Haiku during the evening
/ Of the 10th inst
Wednesday. the It'll. ". H. King OF
Wailuku celebrated the 18th annfvar-
/ sary of his birth by Iuau
/ The ladies Of the Thursday Club
discussed Rudyard Kipliug at the re-
sfdence Of Mrs. B. D. Baldwin of Ha-
makuapoko, Thursday afternoon
". G. Ogg Of Maxwell has been the
guest Of J. ". CoIville Of Psia, re-
/ Gently.
Three gentlemen bagged 81 pIover
on Friday in the vicinity Of KapaIaia.
Makawao-
\ piece Of the Leahi's stern still
decorates the reef to the windward of
the harbor;-~stmply this and nothing
more
Weather. shower Friday moist
eued the dry earth a trtfe.