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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

The Hawaii Herald and the Hilo Tri-
bure furnish a budget of interesting
news. The following is culled from
those papers:
The trouble on the Kona sugar COM
many plantation is of more serious
nature than at first reported. During
the past ten days Messrs. w. w. Hall
and F. w. McChesney, representing the
company, visited the plantation and
were present when Sheriff Andrews
made an investigation of the recent as
sault case. The result of the confer
ence seemed to be, according to Snerln
Andrews. that the directors of the COM
many were unfortunate in the selection
of a manager.
The trouble dates back to the latter
mart of last year The company is con-
ducted on a cooperative plan in SO 1ar
as labor is concerned, there being ~
contracts with Japanese. Dr. Hayashl,
who is a sort of leader for the Japan
csc colony, has a contract with severai
others in a hui and they have luna
According to the contracts the Japan
csc we're to be furnished seed cane and
that it was to have been planted IN
September last.
s1How Trouble Began"
They were instructed when the con-
tracts were made to prepare the land
and keep it welded preparatory to
planting September came and there
was no seed for them. Their request
to the manager was met with instruc-
lions to keep on wedding, seed would
be ready after a while. Some small
patches were planted by individuals
but in the main little was done. In
January a Japanese contractor had
some trouble owing to the managers
COW breaking down the fence Shree
times and injuring the cane. The last
time the contractor chased the COW out
OF the lot and struck it with hoe. The
plantation luna then assaulted the con-
tractor beating him about the head.
DR.. Hayashi was appealed to and it was
decided to call on the manager. On
the way to the Office they met him and
together entered a store. The manager
sent away all the Japanese but the one
who had been assaulted by the luna
and after they had gone he assaulted
the man on his own account, hitting
him in the eye. After doing this he
had a warrant sworn out for the arrest
of the Japanese on the charge of mali
cious mischief, and the man was tried
and fined ten dollars though he appear
ed in court with his face disigured and
his eye badly swollen.
Warrants Sworn Out.
The japanese then held conference
and swore out warrants for manager
and luna. The men were arrested,
plead guilty and were fined two dollars
each as a proof that an attack upon
COW is more serious in Kona than an
assault upon a human being. After
this little affair the manager wrote Mr..
Hayashi that his contract had been
cancelled for n-performance of his
duty, to wit: failure to plant seed
cane as provided and he was notified
never to appear on the company's land
again. The Japanese who was assault
ed received the same instructions. A
protest was made and the manager
told the men that he could break con-
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NEWS OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII

tracts as he saw fit. Another confer
ence of the Japanese was held in jan
uary, when these last orders of the
manager were issued and the men de-
cided to strike. After a time some OF
them tired of being idle and without
money made Overtures to Manager
Coerper. After listening to them he
said they could go to work provided
they would leave the Japanese assoc1a-
ton. This was refused by all but two
or three who went to work those
men were afterwards notified by the
other japanese to quit work or take
the consequences.
Ruffianly Japanese.
These threats We're communicated to
the manager who told them to keep
on working and they would be protect
ed. Two weeks ago they were assault
ed and one of them was left for dead
but it is hoped that he viii recover.
Sixteen of the men were arrested and
taken to Kohala by Deputy Sheriff
Overend of Honokaa and three of them
were brought here and held as witness
ses. Before Mr.. Hall left for Homo
lulu he told the men that their request
for the removal of Manager Coerper
would have the attention Of the COM
pany as he could not be discharged
without the vote of the directors and
possibly the stockholders. He admit
ted that the existing condition of at
fairs was worse than he imagined from
reports received in Honolulu. If there
Is a change OF management and the
men are given new contracts such as
Mr.. Hall proposes they will all return
to work.-Herald.
japanese Interests.
The local Japanese colony has of late
made several progressive moves One
of the sure signs of progress was the
opening of the Hilo Agency of the Yo-
kohama Specie Bank. This Agency
has room in the New Spreckels' Block.
The Yokohama Specie is one of the
most important and affluent of the
Oriental banks. The Hilo Agency is
under charge of it's resident agent Mr.
J. Asagawa. a gentleman of consider
able talents.
Another progressive move this col
ony has made was the organization
last Sunday of Japanese Labor Union
Officers already elected are: B. Ono
me, president; vice-president and audi
tor, S. Minikishi; treasurer, I. Asaga-
wa. The secretary has not as yet been
as this officer, together with
two superintendent and one interpre-
ter will have to be paid regular sala-
ries. Room 9, upstairs, new Spreck-
els Block, is at present the headquar-
tiers of the Union. Besides the above
officers there is Board of Directors
of twelve members. Bylaws
laws have already been adopted and
will be translated into English and as
soon as this is done an application for
a charter will go forward and the
Union will incorporate.
To Act as Medietors.
The expressed main object of this
Union is to act as mediators between
employers and employees. In cases
where their mediation is desired the
duly elected officers of this Union will
be arbitrators. Their policy for the
present is thus outlined. Said Mr.. Mi
nekishi to a Tribune reporter: Our
present aim is to make our country
men remain satisfied with the manner
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

or labor, amount of pay and treatment
they are having now. We will advise
them that the time is not opportune to
demand reforms, increase in pay and
things OF like nature. We shall in no
way antagonize employers and we
shall be always willing to mediate be-
tween the employers and those en-
ployed. misunderstanding are gener-
ally easy to adjudicate if people will
only go about them in the right way.
l ind that many a little friction has
taken place in the labor field of Hawaii
owing to misunderstanding. Once a
misunderstanding is cleared my coun-
trymen are easily satisfied"
Asked as to whether the Union
would undertake to furnish laborers,
the above gentleman said: Our Union
is not in existence for that purpose.
We will, Of course, be able to make
recommendations in the selection, etc,
of laborers. We may undertake to
have orders for laborers pass through
our Union, but we shall not go beyond
this, and will in our turn pass orders
on to labor agencies. Tribune.
The Planters Organize.
The plantation managers of this ISL
and met at the Engine House on
thursday last for the purpose of organ
lZlng an island association and MAX
ing provisions for labor should con-
tingencies arise after the contracts are
cancelled. The session lasted all day
and representatives were present from
all parts of the island. The following
officers were elected: C. G. Kennedy,
president; John A. Scott, vice-presi-
dent; Henry Deacon, secretary: F. B..
McStocker, treasurer; and George Ross.
auditor. There will be a convention
Of island planters held in Honolulu on
June 4th, and Messrs. Moir, Moore.
Hind and McStocker were elected as
delegates 10 attend.-Herald.
Hilo Woman's Board.
Last Saturday noon the ladies of the
Woman's Board gave luncheon in one
or the stores in the new Spreckels'
BLOCK. The room was very gracefully
decorated with palms, ferns and bam-
boo. Small tables, decked with fine
ilnen and dainty china, with the home
ike chating-dish in the near back
ground, rendered the scene more at
tractlVe STILL The menu was simple,
but delicious, and consisted of dishes
49, SSDNy
After the luncheon was over. the
treasurer, Mrs. Severance, found that
the society was the richer by $50. The
money IS to be expended on home be-
neVoiences; especially for the Free
hlndergarten, which is ACCOMPLISHING
so much for the children of Hilo and
the Sewing School, recently establish
ed by the society in the Waiakea River
district -
The ladies, under the leadership of
thelr president, Mrs. Kelsey. deserve =
great deal of credit for the smootbness
and precision with which the luncheon
went OF, and for the pleasure thev
gave the public.-Tribune.
San Francisco Plague.
haVlhg successfully guarded against
prague While it existed in Honolulu
the people of Hilo will have TO take
steps to keep the disease from crawling
IN via goods from San Francisco For.
lunateiy the disease is confined to the
Chlnese quarters there, and as but few
goods are imported Inv Cb;po.o g.
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one son, he leaves two children hv .
former marriage. Mr.. Higgins was .
man of genial disposition and made
many friends. During his residence in
Olaa he made weekly visits to Hilo
where he was always pleasantly greet
ed by everyone honored with his ac
quaintance- Funeral services were held
at the Foreign Church at D. m. yester-
day and were largely attended. Rev
j. A. Cruzan Delivered an address and
appropriate hymns were rendered nv a
male quartette. The pail bearers were
Messrs. McCaslin, Little. Bergseren
Easton; Aukai and Danohue. all en-
ployees of the Hilo Mercantile Com
pany.-Herald.
Honolulans Coming.
honolulu seems likely to come up in
body to the second city" to celebrate
the Glorious Fourth" partly, we pre-
sumo as matter Of curiosity to see
what this town that kicks so much real
ly is, and partly as an evidence of good
feeling and appreciation of the efforts
made by our local men to give two DAYS
or racing and general sport, with prizes
that are worth while. All the people
who have put through the program and
put up the money may be congratulated
on having done something which will
put H1lo to the front more, perhaps.
than anything else in recent years.
Tribune.
Hilo Pessimists.
Hilo is pretty well stocked with pes
simists who build barbed-wire fences
around their real estate instead of SELL
ing 1t to enterpriSing people who would
like to build on it; then they sit on the
renee and crOak at people who are
pushing new enterprises, and try to
make everybody believe things are
false alarms" The Kohala-Hilo rail-
road has had its share of this sort of
treatment, and we hope the news
brought by a Honolulu man recently
returned from New York that the bonds
to the amount of $4,000, 900 have already
been f1oated, and that previous delay
was only due to delay in legislation,
Will set the crcakers at rest or send
them off On new subject.-Tribune.
Romeo and juliet Opera Company.
Preparations for the production OF
Romeo and Juliet" on the evening of
July Sd are being pushed ahead, re-
hearsals are well attended, and the
performance promises to be huge sue
cess. 1t has been decided to divide the
proceeds equally between the Hilo
Boarding School and the Hilo Library.
Tribune.
Booked for Frederick Dhu.
A late San Francisco paper says that
the following have booked to come TO
Hilo per Roderick Dhu which ship is
now on the way up: Ronald Kennedy,
Miss Alice Shaunabrook, Lewis Schoen,
Mrs. w. S. Wise, Miss Elsie Gruble.
and Miss Edith Alexander 1t is quite
probable that all the passenger space
aboard the Dhu will be spoken for be-
fore that vessel reaches the Golden
Gate.-Tribune
Hilo Railroad
Construction work on the Hilo rail-
road is completed to the seventh mile
and the rails will be laid to the Olaa
mill site by Saturday night Car build
ing is being pushed and within another
week cars will be ready for the rails.
The formal opening of the line will
probably take place about June 18TH
Herald
May Settle in Hilo.
Mr.. Lewis Schoen and wife. parents
OF Messrs. Bert and Irving Schoen,
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Mrs MISE E, E. Richs,,
a a,l of Kons R. Of Iii,
S Snu, They may avs ss, aSsa :
mission agent t's am hsrcha
sen mere in that linz may
-, May Get a p,ss.
~ The Tribune has
rne State of Oregon al IN
hawaiian Islands ed Z,
host of friends il IN M g.s,
greatly pleased n ~ Mo sso !!
me ne has fas been eoane 81 hin
une from the begiprr;;ed si;a
would lose a caaa hllls sad 3
our office force e@p va s.. Yong :
see the efforts Of s soald b
successful. He is 81 hi rs Orsss
port port OF the Oregon ' n.' 70
gress.-Tribune. eiesai&s
'""s and Fad,.
Of Nh IT,. F; " W, Nccormie.
Francisco, was v ss q na.l Rssil's,
nau "Wednesday. E h Ill
G Golul9 by Yesterdays 's sas,a }
S berna. is touring h. I Io1t.
oeneht OF his health, ' s''aa
chas. E. Eagan Is.,
I 10Th Honolulu %u to attend nd ts y q, =
races races He will return t - ~ nd
Fourth of July event., n . a
hlH TWO fas; harness WI o.ls's
pete in the races on tia, 1 S's !
IONS are now pending y. ~. !,
his coffee plantation Il o 5Si L.
complished. he will lesrs ~, =
where he will make bis h y, Y
John LycurgHs, former, we !. :,
n now in Honolulu. He a.,i = !
Greece last week. and VII, ms y
his nephews in Hilo, vii sA'-s
Va Various national flags 50. 4.
mast on Wednesday and TsD, , !
out of respect to the ns aoas''
late 7. j. Higgins.
Mrs. W. S. Wise. to,,s :.
Mrs, Wise, are expected = : 9 :,
Hilo by the Rhoderick Din " .
Mr.. H. B., Gehr, PRESIDE, :. .
hala-Hilo Railroad Comn !, y
panied by Mrs. Gehr. ar-iys,
kinau from Honolulu. Ing
Ronald Kennedy, son a. y.
Kennedy of Waiakea i y -, :
arrive by the Roderick ns ~. !
spend his summer yacs,ia, !,
months at home.
Col. Little will prohsp, !.
from Washington BY the nv. !.
d. Lycurgus of the Ds~,s
Cafe will spend two ws4k: /, ! !
ital.
Bro. Bertram. Director q, ;
College, Honolulu, visited p
week.
The Road Board has re-e,,
work on the new road eoupr
new Waiakea Bridge with 4,
w harf.
George S. Mckenzie. a Ns,s
MIA, stock man now in Hin h,
ed of one team of handsOn.
w G. Walker and anothsr T,
Wilson. Mr.. Mckenzie mu
here.
Officer Silva, who looks Al.
animals in Hilo. was injured !
he was trying to capture il b
School grounds about two Z,
and has been in Doctor Ri
since then.
E. d. Baldwin is preparing i
specifications for the new bid.
Will cross the Wailuku at Bria,
The work of completing The
to the Waiakea bridge viii h,
by the Road Board today.
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San Francisco Plague.

Having successfully guarded against
prague while it existed in HonoIuin
the people of Hilo will have to take
steps TO keep the disease from crawling.
IN via goods from San Francisco For
tunately the disease is confined TO the
Chlnese quarters there, and as but few
goods are imported by Chinese frnnn
The colored American., 1900-09-08

Directors of Bureaus-Educat1o w.
e. Jason, Of Dele ware: Legislative, F.
l.. McGhae, of Minnesota; Ecclesiasti'
cal, Rev.J w. Alexander, of New York
Business. w. Il. B Dubois, of Georgia;
Literary, DR.. M. g. B. Mason, of Ohio;
Newspaper. A. L. Manly. of Washing
ton, D. O.; Emigrstion. Rev. j. r. Sea
brook. nj Oregon; Lynching John Nit
chell of Virginia.
The most heated discussion OF Thurs
days session was over resolution en-
dorsiDg the Presid ent's public utter
snces on IynchiDg, which was adopted.
A short session was held Thursday
evening, after which the delegates re
paired to TomIinsOn Hall where BAN
quet was given IN honor Of the distin
guised visitors. DIR. J. IL. Ward of Indi
ana, was toast master, and quite
number Of toasts were responded TO by
the strangers within our gates"
The last session of the Council was
held Friday afternoon, at which time
Prof. Booker T. WASHINGTON delivered
an eloquent address. He was greeted
by very large audience, who listened
with breathless silence throughout his
address. at the conclusion of Prof.
washington's address the council ad
journed sine die.
The colored American., 1900-09-08

A disturbance arose over the report of
the Legislative committee, written bv
Daniel Murray, of Washington. ID. q
The objections to ohe report were based
principally upon it's references to the
allie ged atred of the Negroin the South
bv their white brothers. At the conclu-
sion of the rtadlDg Ofthe report score
nt delegates were on thetV feet, clamor-
ing for recognition. L. r. Wright was
recognized by the chair, who denounced
the written statements of Mr.. Murray
as a pack of falsehoods and showed
dense ignorance on the part OF the
writer The report recommends that the
race. in states that have discriminating
laws, refuse to ride on railroads or an
gage in any form Of diversion In which
they are subjects of discrimination.
This boycOttIng plan seemed TO meet
Uhe approval of the body.
President Walters, to end the discus
sion. referred the report back to the
committee, and hegun reading ilst OF
names of prominent men whom he had
invited to address the council.
The colored American., 1900-09-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Gen. John COburn was the guest Of
honor hit the session Wednesday after
noon. President Walters personally in
vited him to the platform and ip his in
srOductOry remarks said that General
CobCrn was zone of the best friends the
Negro had In America" which was
seconded by A. e Manning, OF Indi'
ana, who furnished reasons in support
of its truth. Gen. COburn congratulate
ed the Council upon the commendable
spirit of thei- deliberations in the face
Ofthe indignities heaped upon the race
He urged them to consult tOget her as
to the best mode by which their full
rights may be obtained. His address
was we'll received and was frequently
appIanded. Among the other speakers
we're Rev. j. ]. Blaekshear and Prof.
II. T, Healing. Prof Healing proved
himself TO be an orator OF great force
and q profound and logical thinker,
Bishop &. r. Harris. of Salisbury, N.
O., next read paper on "ImmigratiOn"
for which he received the thanks OF the
Council. The remainder OF the after
noon was devoted TO ten minute speech
es nv members of the council.
The resolution committee submitted
its report, in support of which speeches
were made by John o. Dancy, L NJ.
Hagood, r. q. Ransom and Gurley
Brewer. A motion was made for an
hours discussion before adoption, but
was lost, aud the meeting adjourned
until Thursday morning, at which time
the resolutions we're discussed.
At the opening Of the session Thurs
day afternoon, the following officers
were elected:
Presidenl, Bishop Alexander Wslters
of New Jersey; VIce-presIdents, L. L.
Fortune of New York; w. A. Pledger,
of Georgia; Ernest Lyons of Maryland;
Harry G. Smith, OF Ohio; 0, Nj. Woods
of Missouri; Col. Nj. Marshall, OF Hi
nois: Bishop @. W. Clinton. of North
Carolina; W II, Stewart of Kentucky;
Mrs.'Liliian Thomas Fox, of 1ndisna;
Secretary, Cyrus Field Adams, of Hi
nois: Financial Secretary, J. Franz
Rlaeburn, of Iowa; Treasurer, j. w.
THOMPSON of New York; National Or
gsniZer, Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett OF Lii
nois; Corresponding Secretary, DR.. L. b.
Scott, of Louisisns; Sergeant at Arms,
J w. Wheeler, of Missouri; Chaplain,
Rev. J. 8. Caldwell. OF Pennsylvania;
Asst. Cor. Sec., eilas Harris, OF mis-
souri,.
The colored American., 1900-09-08
NEGROES In COUNCIL.
Continued from first page.)

Freedmens Society and Social Educa.
tienal Society He said be believed the
c0Iored race had reached the most critl'
cal point in its history. 1t had come
to an era OF untried responsibilities
when calm aud deliberate judgment
would be necessary, to full apprecia
ton of the race.
Bishop Alexander Walters discussed
boldly and intelligently the various
questions of direct interest to the col
OTed race.
at Is evident to the thoughtful
among u.s." he said, "that we are pass
ing through one OF our most eriucal
periods Of existence in this country.
The race is now facing the question OF
its complete civil and political rights,
and from the struggle it dares not re-
treat. People are prejudiced and sensi'
tive on the Negro question, and while
there is nothing TO be done but to stand
for principle, it should be done in a
manly, courteous spirit and not in a
spirit OF strife.
The colored American., 1900-09-08

ach became affected, and eight months
ago I had to quit work. I lost In
weight from 165 pounds to 14O. 1 was
completely discouraged. I procured a
bottle of Pe-ru-na and had not taken
half the bottle, when, to my JOY and
surprise, I began feeling better. My
head began to get better; the discharge
began to dry up. I kept on, and have
now taken two bottles. have resumed
my work, have a good appetite, and have
not felt better in ten years. am now
80, and thank Pe-ru-na for the way I
feel to-day"
For free book address DR.. Hartman,
Columbus, Ohio.
The colored American., 1900-09-08

1.-THE colored race pleaded for it's con
stitutIonal rights because it believed
the gift of suffrage is not natural and
an Inherited right, but a conferred
right, and when 1t had once been con
ferred by the Federal Government it
should be inviOlable. The powers OF
the Federal Government were not con-
ferred by q single state, but by all the
states, therefore the general govern
ment, through Congress c)uld enforce
the provisions of the constitution. The
Federal Government, when 1t can but
refuses to protect its citizens, Is guilty
Of gross neglect"
With regard to politics, Bishop Wal
teFs said: ~ have no sympathy with
that class of leaders who are advising
the Negro to voluntarily eschew politics
in Difference to color prejudice. Ger
taInly would not have them all meddle
with politics aud such has never been
the case, but since politics is legiti'
mate. profitable, and in some respects,
honorable business. why should not the
black brother, who Is beginning TO pay
taxes, have p share In the offices and
emOluments?
The Negro is not to be eliminated
because he is not as intelligent as some
other people in this country, not be-
cause he is not a tax payer. not because
he Is not improving In his morals, but
because he IS black aud was once
slave, and is therefore despised. The
alien races Of the world may come here,
who are unacquainted with our inst;tu-
tiOns; and more ignorant than the Ne
groes, and ere they become enlightened,
are allowed to vote. And why? Be
cause their skin is white. But the
loyal Negro who has helped to make the
country what it is and fought In every
war to save it, must be disfrancbised
because somebody does not like him.
This is not only unjust and unchrls-
tlan, but is base ingratitude
Some of us have signified to the
democratic party our willingness to
unite with it anywhere and whenever
twill make it advantageous to our
cause to do so. Since we have taken
the initiative 1t Is for it to say whether
1t desires our votes by a consideration
IN the way 81 just legislation ard kind
treatment Until this is done, / do not
see how we can consistently help it into
national pOWer-snd for one will not
do co."
The colored American., 1900-09-08

SPe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columb bus, O.:
"Gentlemen-Iha have used Pe-ru-na and
can gladly recommend it as being all
you represent. I wish that every man
who is in need of good tonic could
know Of it. I would advise all such to
take it now, and am sure it would never
be regretted" A. T. Wimberly.
Pe-ru-na is an internal remedy-a
scientific remedy for catarrh. 1t cures
catarrh wherever located. It's cures
last. Pe-ru-na gives strength by stop
ping waste. Rv saving the mucus 1t en-
riches the blood. By cleansing the
mucous membranes it preserves the
vital fOrcas.