The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-06
ECHO OF THE WAR
Trouble With Some Spanish La
b0FGTS on Mani.
ONE ASSAULTED A LUNA
Held Meetings ard Returned TO
Work-Not Contract Men-SI;e OF
New Mufor SpreckeisvliIe.
especial CorrespoaGence.J

MAUI. Nov. !, i>99.-Monday. OCto-
Der Both. a Spanish laho-er 81 Paia
plantation named Manuel CharIis as
ssulted r. r. Engie. the sugar-boiIer
who was at the time was acting as
field luna. and seriously injured him
by making long. deep mt in his fore
arm with a hoe. The blade OF the in
strument severed the cords Of the arm. |
thus causing a painful -1d dangerous
wound.
| The story OF The ARRAY j. told as fol-
lows:c As the man was di.ltory ab,u;
going 10 work. the head luna. r. r.
Baldwin. put his laai on his shoulder
and said. Go a.ons 80 work. The
Spaniard losing his --nper turned
quickly and struck ont ;wire with his
hoe. The head luaa parted the first
blow by catching n. handle OF the hoe
and the second blow Just grazed hts
horse's fianks. At this moment Mr.. En-
gle rushed 20 the assistance OF Mr..
Baldwin and received the cut on the
arm in the melee. Then Manager u.
lC. Lindsay and others cane and the
man was secured. Hs was arrested.
taken to Waruku. and VIII be tried at
Makawao a. soon 81 ne doctor will
permit NJ. Engls - leave the house.
The seven or s.rh- SV11ish laborers
on the plantation Immediately quit
work. as did q ike number on both
, Hamakuapoko and Sprsck.lsyilIs plan
tations when they heard Of the arrest.
and they (hetweea twenty and thirty
Spaniardsl held frequent meetings dur
, ing Tuesday and Wednesday at Paia
to discuss the mater. On Thursday.
it is reported. Jha- thsy returned 20
work. These Span:1-Gs are not con
tract laborers.
There is 4 story current that he
E Spaniard was angry with ir. Ensle ow-
ling TO discussion concerning the re-
= cent Spanish-Ame.i,sn var, but this Is
highly improbable IS the man doesn't
understand a word Of English, and Mr.
EngIe doesn't speak Spanish.
The site for the new SpTeckelsville
mill has been chosen and is not, rs is
Ioften stated. in the village OF Kahului
4
but one and a quarter miles back from
= the race-track toward Camp No. .
, This position = the 'sa-is ci tue III
lC. Co.'S lands and viii give access to
5000 acres of new land, some OF which
is 20 be p!owed next month. At thi:
location three residences have beer
- completed and ;vo more are In process
o. construction. These houses are ah'
will be occupied by leading plantation
employees, the head lIaa, engineer
surveyor and others. Nothing direc'
~ has been accomplished IS yet tow1r'
the construction q me mill. but EN-
q lployees are busy constructing ditches
laying water pipe establishing pumps
= etc.
~ At Camp No. I. sp-se Ssisvilie. on
little knoll no; FAR 'fs'2nt from In
mill fine new hospital Las beeh Fs
Gently constructed. -. saoey Is II
medical director ana superintendent
OF experience Is &c have g2arse ot III
establishment.
Maui psuris Hv7'-..s -''''se '''s -
poin;ment o5 Il. s.-z.c.s~ Young
, Minister as Interior.
- Friday. sc 81 =.
versary Q: the Emperor Of Japan W.
generally celebrated - ihe ''pahes
At Kula. they killed oee'es ana .p''
EST and had horse races. On the P''''''
tons they held sports.
J. b. Castle of iioaoiuiu IS eons'ru'
. ing a mountain residence on the slol
\ of Haleakala just above oiinda'
q lumber for his stable is already on u