The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-13
A RIOT At
Pap AL0A
Head Luna Shore Badly
Hurt.
ATTACKED BY JAPANESE
Tried to Drive Out Strikers and
is Jumped on by a Muir
derous Mob.

HILO, Hawaii, August 1.-THE Hilo
papers have the following: A serious riot
at Papaaloa on Tuesday of this week re-
suited In a narrow escape of the head
luna, Mr.. Harry Shore. and one of the
urder lunas, from a mob of about forty
Infatuated Japanese, who refused either
to go to work or get out of their camp,
" hen they were given the choice by the
Ioverseer. The latter then called upon the
uLGer luna, and they started in to clean
the strikers out of the camps; but while
they were going from camp to camp the
is panese were collecting their forces,
and as they entered one of the last camps
the Japs came at them in an angry mob.
They cornered Mr.. Shore and his assist
anc and commenced to assault them with
hoe handles, hoes, and any weapon they
could lay their hands upon.
The two white men fought desperately,
and after a very hot struggle they got
away; the luna without a scratch, but
Mr.. Shore badly cut on the head and
back. He received in fact three cuts up
on the head, one being very serious.
Sheriff Swain was telephoned for, and
on his arrival at Papaaloa swore In a
few natives and whites as special police
and advanced to the camp. In the mean
time the under luna had made for home
and gotten a rifle. The doctor had also
arrived and having fixed up Shores
wounds had gone to the camp to see If
any Japs were in need of medical aid.
The luna not knowing of this, or of the
ar proach of Deputy Sheriff Swain, fired
his rifle outside the house where the Japs
were. at which most Of them fed for their
lives, dashing through the doors and
windows and making for the cane. The
doctor took refuge under bed.
Thus, unfortunately, considerable
number of the rioters escaped, though
Mr.. Swain and his force arrived just
about this time and succeeded in captur-
| Ing twenty-one, who were promptly Jug
ged and held for trial, to take place as
soon as Overseer Shore should be well
enough to appear In court.
SWINE IN HIIO.
The Tribune has been informed on
what seems good authority that the
Beard of Health regulations relative to
the keeping of swine within the city
limits Is dead letter for the most part
and that the animal which made Chicago
famous Is tenderly received In the udbits
of the swill barrel and allowed to breed
microbes under the very shadow of the
balls Of justice and even in the backyards
lOI OmClaiS themselves. WINE tne pCffct
are raiding blind pigs" they might also
take little time to raid those that arr
not blind, and II they happen to find
them on their own premises, so much the
better.
A RANCH OF THEIR OWN.
J. r. Wilson will make a trip to the
Coast In the near future, probably leav.
ing about the first of next month will
Mr.. Rocker. These gentlemen go for the
purpose of purchasing and stocking a big
ranch and will henceforth raise their owl
instead of buying and dividing profits
with the rancher. This course has also
been decided upon in view of the rapiC
decrease in quantity of live stock avail
able and the rapidly rising prices.
HILO PERSONALS.
| The Santiago sailed on Thursday morn
ing for San Francisco with a full cargo
lof sugar and the following passengers
Mrs. A. b. Loebenstein, Misses Loeben
stein C2), Mrs. Pomeroy and son, E. Ba
shaw, Henry Fiterre, L. D. Canario, H
~. McCannon, r. r. Beggs, w. Caughey
The Foreign School is undergoing ex
tensive repairs to be ready for the open
ing of the fall term. Mr.. McCluskey, tn,
principal, declares there will be no NOR
lopthalmic troubles, as the system of light
Ing Is being completely renovated accord
ing to most approved authorities.
Oscar T. Sewall and Captain W. G.
Durham are in Hilo with a view to In
tyestigating the harbor and ascertainin,
the requirements necessary for making