The record-union., 1899-04-08
trace WAR IN
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Fierce Fighting on a Plantation
Near Honolulu.
A Large Number Of Japs SavageIy Attack
the Chinese Lahorers.

Death, While Twelve Were Sc
riously and Some Forty or Fifty
Slightly Wounded = Further
Trouble Looked For.
HONOLULU, March 27.-The Marshal
and large portion of the Honolulu
police were called to Kahuku yesterday
by the most serious inter-racial out
break that has probably ever occurred
in the islands. Two hundred and fifty
japanese laborers of Kahuku planta-
ton, rudely but heavily armed, made a
sudden foray upon the unsuspecting
fChinese laborers of the plantation, who,
| with their wives and children, were
spending the leisure Of the day in their
fown quarters.
9 The attack was premeditated, organ
lied and sudden The japanese had sent
their women and children to the mill
and other places of safety. Moving out
of their own quarters suddenly and in a
body they caught the Chinese at a dis
advantage, killed three of them, fatally
injured two or three more, wounded a
large number and drove the remainder
in panic to the cane fields.
1 The trouble between the Chinese and
japanese at Kahuku has been brewing
for some time, but did not reach serl-
Gus crisis until yesterday. 1t was about
= in the afternoon that this large party
of japanese visited the Chinese quar-
| ters, broke in on the Mongolians and
| Immediately began the assault. The
Japanese were armed with what are
known as spiked clubs and knives, axes
and various other weapons. 1t is stated
that not one of the Chinese had any
thing to fight with and that the entire
party was helpless.
In the fight which enSued three Chin
ese were beaten to death and twelve
We're badly wounded. Some forty or
fifty We're slightly wounded.
AS soon as the alarm had spread to
the plantation Manager Weight and a
number of funas rushed to the quarters.
After considerable difficulty they sue
ceeded in staying the fight and then
drove the Japanese back to their own
camp. AT the same time the matter
was reported to the Marshal. Shortly
after 9 o'clock Minister Cooper, Marshal
Brown, Prosecuting Attorney A. L G.
Atkinson, ten mounted and a squad OF
foot police, started for the scene on a
special train.
/ The first work of the Marshal at Ka-
huku was toinStitute a martial law sys-
Item on small scale. Guards We're
placed here and there to prevent the
belligerents getting together again.
With the thirty men from town there
were several from Waialua, as we'll as
the police from Koolau, making in all
about fifty-five officers. The night was
spent locating the Chinese, many of
whom had fled, and getting the men
known to have been in the fight in such
places as they could be guarded. Both
camps, it is understood, were surround
ed as soon as the Marshals party
reached the scene
| Just before daylight a Coroner's jury
was empaneled to investigate the kill
ing of the three Chinese Numerous wit
nesses, nearly all Chinese, were exam
ined. The jury returned a verdict to the
effect that the men We're murdered.
From the evidence adduced at the
Coroner's hearing and other indications
gathered during the progress of the in
vestigation twenty-three japanese were
arrested and were brought to the city
on a special this afternoon. They were
believed to be the ringleaders. AS be-
| fore stated, the twelve Chinese who
We're so badly injured are also on the
special train, coming to the hospital for
treatment. Two or more of them
may not survive their wounds.
There were at the camps, most of
whom were mixed up in the fued, 800
Chinese and 225 Japanese. Both of the
Chinese camps We're surrounded by the
Japanese at the start of the row, and
| fighting went on at both places.
There are in the jailed party twenty
three japanese and seventeen Chinese
The latter are all more or less injured,
and are here for treatment They will
! be taken care of at the hospital at the
prison. All the Japanese are believed
to have been principals in the fight of
! Sunday afternoon Three men in the
party are thought to be the original in
stigators and generals of the massacre.
No charges have yet been preferred
against any of the men. The case Of
each will be thoroughly investigated.
1t will probably be a week before ac-
cusations will be preferred In the
meantime the men will be held under
the general term, @for investigation.
There was considerable excitement
] among the Chinese in town last night
1 Lie ,lSAe ilC general ldCtS Ol
| the affair spread during the day to the
west side, and by nightfadl the Chinese
We're very sore. They gathered in stores
in crowds and discussed the matter
Angry threats were not infrequent, and
| the police kept a sharp lookout for
some demonstration against Japanese
in town. At one place on Maunafk5a
street a large gathering, in. the center
of which was a Chinese talking in a
loud voice of the outrage, was quietly
broken up by the police.
One Chinese citizen said this morning
that there would most likely be some
more trouble somewhere. The Chinese
were terribly worked up. They con-
| sidered the attack at Kahuku me-
cowardly thing, and did not purpcs Sc
tolerating it. The Japanese now held,
the speaker felt sure would be prose-
cuted to the bitter end by the Govern
! ment. The Chinese were ready to aid
in bringing others to justice. 1t was
the sentiment among the better classes,
said this man, to abide the legal result
and await further developments. AT
/ fer that, trouble would come ait any act
of treachery on the part of the Jap
anese, whether at Kahuku or elsewhere.
Manager Weight said that tie inn
mediate cause of the outbreak was an
incident occurring on Saturday The
gang of laborers employed in loading
cane on the cars in the field is COM