The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-04-24

JAPANESE
Riot Narrowly kverted
at Heeia,
RI NCLEADER DISCHARGED
A Laborer Who is Chided by PIanta-
tation Luna, Declares That
He is Killed,
cFrOm Monday DailyJ

Laziness and too great fondness for
clgare ties created considerable excite
ment on the other side Of the island last
Friday. For a while all kinds Of things
were threatened, murder, riot and
bloodshed were anticipated, but happily
nothing so dreadful came about
The lumor fiend was at work on Sat
urday and Sunday spreading all man
ner OF reports in regard TO disturb
ance and an uprising of japanese on
Heeia sugar plantation.
Last night Mr.. c. Bolte was seen by
an Advertiser reporter in regard to the
lacts of the case and the following aC-
count OF the whole trouble was fur
nished by that gentleman:
1T is the rule" said Mr. Bolte, "on
Heela PLANTATION, that none OF the la
borers may smoke while they are en-
sdged III mOIk IN the cane needs; sew
eral fires have occurred on various
plantations TIN rough carelessness IN thIs
.egaId and the management exc else
great pTecautiOn in the matter.
Luna jacobson was In charge OF his
gang OF labOrels as usual on rr day.
lie had one japanese in his crowd VINO
was not at all noted for his hustlint
qualities and who declared that he had
20 have a smoke at least once every
hour or Dust Luna Jacobson was IN
me ..aDIt OF allowing suGh leLows u
90 out to the IOad Tor nye minutes III
every hour TO nave their necessary
t.tl n lint a ftI1 M la nm is ~
day morning, aIser having gone out to
,Ae road tor his nye minutes' dunk o.
,ouaccO, returned to the cane lie d with
Il freshly lighted cigarette between has
lips. The luna eXpOstulated, the jap
continued smoking and then the trou-
bic commenced.
jacobson seized the fellows cigar
cite wIth one hand and took hold o.
ais neck with the other, and dropped
| Doth man and weed together III a heap
DIT his feet; Whereupon the PROSTATE
| japanese grabbed mold OF one of the
| luna's feet and attempted TO pull HIN
| down, the luna meanwhile using hlh
| free foot to administer a Kick on the
Jap's anatomy. Here the laDorer jump
| ed to his feet just in tine TO receive a
second Kick in the same place from the
| OyeTBeer.
The Japanese cried out that he hat
| been kicked in the head and ribs anC
hen lay down on the ground fiat say
| ing that he was killed. The other la.
boz ers paid no more attention TO the
matter after this and the luna wen
| about his business. The man still lay
stretched upon the ground.
"At o'clock in the afternoon the
| Japanefe was still lying in the field
and Jacobson notified Manager Bull
| who, together with Head Luna Man
ming, proceeded to look into the mat
ter. Manning went out to the field
| lifted the Japanese on his horse an
started to lead the horse and its rider
home. Noticing after little while,
| however, that the japanese was APP
parently enjoying the situation i'm
mensely, Manning made the fellow
walk while he rode. The japanese was
taken TO his quarters ana put TO bed
About clock Friday evening
while Manager Bull was busy in his
| office, he was startled by a roar like
| the pounding Of the surf upon the sea
| shore. He rushed 10 the door to be
| confronted by ten japanese bearing a
| litter wherein lay the much-bandaged
| form OF the japanese. About two hun
| dred and fifty other japanese laborers
from around the country as well as the
plantation itself, stood around the
building armed with hoes and clubs
and other weapons. They said thai
| the man on the litter had been killed
and they wanted revenge.
MIR. Bull said the man was very
much alive and had nothing apparent
ly the matter with him, but that he
would send for doctor II they so de-
sired. The crowd agreed to postpone
violence until a doctor arrived, DR.
Howard was telephoned for and be
went right out there on horseback from
| Honolulu. The Kaneohe police were
also telephoned and they stood guard
on their arrival over the place where
the japanese supposed TO be injured
| lay.
Or. Howard got there about |
o'clock Saturday morning and found
nothing wrong with the laborer who
claimed 10 be dead
About 6 O'Clock Saturday morning
the rlng.eader OF the would-be rioters
was given his discharge and sent away
from the plantation in view OF all the
laborers. The dead man Ia all right
and all hands went 10 work looking
rather sheepish at having been duped
by one OF their own countrymen."
Mr.. Bolte had just returned from
Heeia Plantation and had secured his
Information from Manager Bull.
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ArtilIarx, na3,.. Noo,,,n