The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-08
Ne US Of MAUI
lns and Outs of Kihei
Strike, Now Pau.
Miners With Giant Powder Might
Have Made TroubIe--Other
Island Notes.

MAUI, May 1.-The VSailuku District
Court has been busy all the week try
ing the japanese strikers from Kihei.
Three hundred and four Japs in all ap-
peared before the magistrate during
the week. The first lot of one hundred
and four were found guilty and were
sentenced to remain in durance with
hard labor until they consented to re-
turn to work. They bore the punish
ment for day and half and then re-
turned to labor in the Kihei cane
fields. Another lot of one hundred
plead guilty and were allowed to re-
turn to Kihei without any punishment.
During Thursday and Friday one hun
dred and seventy more were tried. At
first they pleaded not guilty, but on
Friday changed their plea to guilty and
were sent back to Kihei So all again
is peaceful on Kihei plantation.
The early part of the week rumor
was busy with 'giant-powder cpl
sode' which had nothing to do with
the strike, in fact did not occur until
the strike had begun and was not men
toned in court. The Japanese who
was roughly handled by the miner
came to where the tunnels were being
constructed for the purpose of melting
the Japs there to quit work. The only
reason given by the Japanese in court
for striking was that they had to go to
work too early. They wished to leave
on the train for work at $50 a. m. in
stead of 5:15-but as it took three
quarters of an hour to get to the place
of labor-the management objected.
When questioned they gave witness
that they were well-treated in every
respect at Kihei except in the matter
of going too early to work.
The Wailuku prison accommodations
were overtaxed. One hundred Japs
were confined at the Jail and the bal
ance imprisoned in the skating rink.
Some excitement was caused at XII
hei by the following incident:
April Goth, one of the miners while
engaged in tunneling for water at XII
hei had some words with two Japanese
and being a strong white man easily
vanquished the two little brown men.
But the latter wished tor vengeance
and soon departed to return to the
scene with large achievements OF
their countrymen (several hundred, re-
port has it,. The miners being few in
number prepared to defend themselves
with giant powder, but before matters
reached a crisis, interference by two
men in authority stopped the war CT
races.
A Dancing Party.
On the evening of April 18th q most
pleasant dancing party was given in
SpreckelsvilIe Hall by the residents OF
Spreckelsville, in compliment to the
twenty fifth anniversary of the wedding
day of Manager and Mrs. w. j. Lowrie
There was large attendance of Maui
people, from Lahaina, Wailuku and Ma
kawao. Trains ran to Waikiki and Pa
la before and after the party. The in
terror decorations were profuse and
beautiful, ferns, palms and bunting be-
ing prettily arranged. At one end of the
hall was a canopied dais constructed OF
greens and bunting and surrounded
with potted palms. Upon this Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowrie sat and received the con-
CALCULATIONS of their many friends. Just
after ,.-e grand march, Mr.. Church of
kahului made a formal speech of felici-
tauion, expressing the kindest of senti-
ments for the future.
manager, and the Waikiki Stringed
Band furnished lie music. The last
dance ended just before midnight, and
after supper was served the guests de-
parted. e
A Baby Drowned.
On Monday morning, April 30th the
little 4-year old son of Mr. and Mrs F.
G. Correa was drowned in small poo
of water near their residence in Kula.
The father and mother were both alb
sent in Paia when the sad event occur
red. Inc child was left in charge OF
servant girl, who allowed him to play,
as was customary, in the yard near tn,
mouse. Having missed him for about
ten minutes, she went in search of the
boy, but was unsuccessful until she
found him dead in little reservoir in
gulch near the house. He evidently
had fallen in and drowned while play
ing on the brink of the pool
Interesting Debate.
On the evening of the 4th, an inter
esttng debate was held by the Makawao
Society III the parlors of the Paia For
elgn church. The subject discussed was
Resolved, that the pen is mightier
man INC . WI u 4htSSlS. w. -. NlcOll
and ". Z. Beckwith led in the affirma-
tive, and Messrs. d. G. Lindsay and r.
Engle in the negative The audience
decided in favor of the pen" The next
discussion will be upon that evergreen
question of woman's suffrage
Tuesday afternoon, the LIST, the La
dies Aid Society of Makawao met at
Mrs. d. c. Lindsay's, Paia. Inasmuch
as the Book Club" is now in charge of
the society, the ladies present appoint
ed the following committees to take
charge of the Book Club" affairs for
the coming year, viz: Mesdames AK
en-, H. p. Baldwin, and NicolI, and
Messrs. Lindsay, Beckwith and Hardy.
The afternoon of the Sd, the Thurs
day Club met at the residence of Mrs.
II. A. Baldwin of Hamakuapoko. There
was large attendance of the lady
members. Thackeray was the author
discussed.
Mr.. Morris OF Honolulu, and recently
from the Coast. is the new time keeper
at Paia plantation.
Mr.. j. j. Hair of Hamakuapoko. who
has been quite i'll, is better. He is at