The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-03
Ddisved to Have Been Started
BY Fugitive Ri0ter.
IHE AIAfss AT wA|AsAs
Tcoub1e Over q Luna of Their Own
Race A Collision-Cuards Ae-
rive and Alert.
tFrom Thursdays DailyD


The trouble with the Chinese labor
ers at Waianae plantation which had
been brewing since Monday last, cul-
minated last evening at about 6:45 IN
an attempt to fire the cane fields. It is
believed by some of the men on the
scene that this was undertaken by a
fugitive Chinaman-one of the five
ringleaders of Tuesdays demonstra-
tiOn. and who is still at large. Owing
TO the absence of any wind and the
watchfulness of the plantation guards.
the fire was discovered before 1t had
obtained a good headway and the full
strength of the plantation people in
Guiding manager, book-keeper, and
policemen fastened to the scene and
after a hard fight extinguished the
blaze before any serious damage was
done. A watchful eye was being kept
on the fields for any further trouble
bii: up to midnight everything was
quiet. although the men exhibit sur
ly manner and the end of trouble does
not yet seem to have been sighted.
Guards are posted about the manager s
house and also mill and also around
the laborers' camps and any sign OF
further trouble will be met with pr1mpt
action.
The whole trouble has arisen frCm
an assault upon Chinese luna. ihe
Chinaman. who committed the assault
was fined the sum of 500 and was yes
terday brought to Honolulu in view
of the avowed intention of his com
rades to bring about his release by
force. On Monday night a committee
OF five Cinnamon waited upon the man
ager and sought 10 have MIN order
the luna to pay the amount of the liEG
imposed upon his assailant by thc
court, or failing this to pay 1t himself.
Both proposals were refused and tLe
men retired in surly silence. On Tues
day morning they went in body OF
about hundred, yelling like savagcs
and armed with sticks. stones, hoes and
cane knives to the Jail, with the evi.
dent intention Of intimidating the Off
cor In charge, but force OF plantation
men and others to the number OF abou
q dozen, was quickly gotten together
and officer Kahoa after endeavoring II
a peaceful way to induce them to re
turn to their camp but without success
gave the word to disperse them. This
was eventually accomplished without
injury to any on his side. but the
rioters did not come out so well as nc
less than seventeen received injuries
of a more or less serious kind which
necessitated the attention of the plan
tation surgeon. When the men ha'
time to cool off little the officer an'
his assistants proceeded - their cam
and persuaded them to return to th
fields. which a majorny did, but afte
about an hour of II, returned again Z
the camp, and began talking of fur
ther movement. To checkmate thi
warrants for the arrest of five of tn
labOrers who, in the trouble at the jail
had appeared to be the ringleader
were issued, and four of the five mel
we're taken into custody and were oil
Tuesday found guilty, sentenced u
eighteen months on the reef and wer'
yesterday morning brought by train Il
Honolulu. The fifth man got away
and, as before stated is still at large
although strong efforts will be mad
to secure him as soon as dayligh
makes a search in the canetields pos
sible