Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-25
Porto Rican Laborers Cause a Sensa-
tion at Honolulu,
One MAN DRAWS KNIFE ON CAPTAIN
They Complained That They Had
Not Received Food.
POLICE QUELL TROUBLE

HONOLULU, January IT, via Victoria
B. c., January PA mutiny OF Porto
Rlcans on board island steamer about
to take them to one Of the Hawaiian Is
lands startled Honolulu Wednesday night
OF this week The vessel was stopped Just
as she was leaving Honolulu harbor by
the action of the emigrants, one of whom
drew knife on the master OF the vessel
Captain Olsen. 1t is stated that the cause
OF the trouble was the failure to feed the
emigrants. The Porto Ricans say that all
the food they had on the day OF their ar
rival in Honolulu and I'D to the time OF
their departure for Hawaii. at about 2
o'clock in the afternoon was a bun for
each. When they were all put aboard the
island steamer, which was the Interisland
Company's packet Ke .Au Hou, they found
that the cook had no meal prepared. on
the vessel were IDS of the 39S who came
here on the City of Pekin. 1t was mat
ter of some time for the cook to prepare
food for such a number, hence the row.
SignaIed for Police.
The ke Au Hou suddenly dropped her
anchor in the harbor a few minutes after
she had left the City Of Pekin and signaled
for the police. Deputy Sheriff Chillings-
worth and several officers went out to the
vessel and restored order. Captain Olsen
Wduttu lie man VINO ldu UTdWu lne hHlIt
arrested and taken ashore, but the others
threatened a general revolt if this was
done, and the man with the knife was al
lowed to remain on board. search was
made for the knife, but 1t could not be
found. Two policemen remained aboard the
vessel and she proceeded to her destina-
ton.
During the row the emigrants, who were
destined to various plantations. became
much mixed that there is fear of more trou-
BILE in sorting them out. They had all been
given tags bearing their names and num-
Der, and the name of the plantation to
which they were to go. In their anger over
the lack Of food and threatened arrest Of
one of their number many Of them tore the
tags off their clothes and threw them
away.
Objection to Negro Immigrants.
Four hundred more negroes from the
United States also arrived on the Pekin.
Some vigorous local objections are Begin
ming to be heard to the importation Of
negro labor. as 1t is feared that some of the
criminal experiences Of the southern states
may be repeated here if negroes are brought
in large numbers. A row or this sort has
already been reported from Watluku, Maui,
where pistols are said to have been drawn
during a difficulty over some women. Par
ticuars have not reached Honolulu.
First Circuit Court Judge Humphreys is
ready to resign from the bench as soon as
the present vacancies are filled. He says
his private affairs will not allow him to
serve longer.
The United States army transports arriv-
ing lately with heavy cargoes found Homo
lulu harbor had been filling in and Captain
Shaker, quartermaster in charge here, says
some dredging will have to be done very
soon. The big transports frequently touch
bottom now in taking their berths though
as the bottom filled in is soft mud no injury
Is done. Tides and currents are supposed
to have caused this filling in.