The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-16

third duy'p Journey on the Pacific. Th.f
had q few trunks among the crowd.
The contents were little pieces ot u.u
clothing and n fow relies - little worth
but an 70 them. Several dudes. with %
change of shirts were on this eNpcII
ton
As the ship California was about t1
leave Ponce Harbor, Friday afternoon.
June "a. there was rush nj the gang
way. a man. with trunk on his head,
his woman and child. demanded peg
mission TO go back home. The ships
crew was instructed to keep all aboard,
and the family was crowded back.
THE GRtfMBLERS AND THE SPY.
4 number Of complaints began 20 be-
heard among the emigrants on second
day out at sea. 1t was noticed That
the negroes were the main agltaturs
about the bad board received aboard
the ship. The third day out brought
to light that the large, fat, sly-iookng
second class passenger on board the
boat was Spanish spy, who was the
instigator OF the trouble His name
was Jose Bull, and he urged the Porto
RiCans to so no farther than New Or
leans, telling them that they are going
to slavery, and that they are free peo-
pie. When Captain Dyer of the ship
learned the source of this trouble, he
gave orders to the ships first officer
to not allow that passenger to talk
with the emigrants.
We came up the Mississippi stopped
at quarantine station, unpacked our
trunks. and had all clothing fumigat
ed. This spy was very much wrought
up because he had to unpack his
trunks and follow out the quarantine
customs When he was found to be-
talking his anti-emigration sentiment
to the Porto Ricans again, he was kept
on the upper deck, with orders not to
talk with them at all on Saturday
morning, June %, early work was be-
| ing done by him from the upper deck
as a platform. and his excitable, eager
audience below. The ship was within
sight of the Agiers S. =. dock, and
within jurisdiction of the city's police,
when he inStigated the immigrants to
riot.
Nearly 200 emigrants in the fore part
of the boat had been excited TO a
high pitch: they complained of BAD
food and bad coffee on the boat en-
route to New Orleans, many of these
same fellows never having received
meals served in such regularity and
without cost This spy urged the men
to shed blood rather than go on to
Hawaii. Three daggers were drawn
and waved in the air table legs and
clubs were seized by the frenZied men
and women, feeling that they were
nearer right than when following their
own kith and kin, no matter what
vain sOphistry was used. At one time
they cheered Long live SPAIN Long !
live Porto Rico" They threw out
their coffee and their cups and crack |
erS, into the river to show their dis !
pleasure.
Shortly the police arrived, and hav-
ing no authority to arrest the man. !
,tyaiN lot inc tigFslt
to be put ashore. The agents OF the |
emigration company spoke to the peO- |
pie to calm their excited feelings, ana |
with fair success, DR.. a. j. Fulton |
the manager of the emigration from |
New orleans to the Los Angeles port |
was called aboard by his right-hand |.
man, MIR. +. II. Madura, and these men |
proposed that all grievances and re-
quests be written down on paper by a /
delegation of four of the emigrants |
and any troubles would be settled |
amicably. BY 10 o'clock that morning |
happy agreement was again reached |
by the restating of all the promises |
which the company had offered and |
the pledge that each emigrant fulfil |
his part in going to Hawaii. and quit
instilling into other dissatisfaction.
At the S. p. r. r. docks, Algiers.
La, the emigrant train was formed
Sunday morning, June %, in two sec
tions. After much coaXing the Porto
RiCans were gotten upon the train, no
force being used. Many cried others
tried to desert. There We're four young
men and four young women who posi-
lively refused to go any further. They
sat down on their trunks ana would
not move out of their steps. wishing to
remain in New Orleans until the ship
California returns to Porto Rico June
30.
JUMPED OFF THE TRAIN. ,
All along the route the emigrants
gave much trouble to the train crew
by jumping of the trains at every stop,
often listening to wild stories told
them In desert places by MeXicans, by I
riding on the platform OF the cars,
and by continually complaining OF the I
food or being sick. One coach or forty
Italians went from New Orleans ana /
these emigrants Were happy and un |
all along the trip. Ropes l
We're tied on each side of the emigrant {
car platforms SO that i'm passing from 5
one coach to another for their meals, I
the cmigrants might not fan Off. {
Many cheered when they saw El Paso, ,
Texas, and said the town was more l
beautiful than Ponce, i. Il, They |
kept close To the train while coming
through the desert, and many had CON
emplated staying In San Francisco.
\ SURPRISE PARTY
The rmlgrants We're mucn surprised
Thursday morning when they awokc ;
and found themselves on Port Los ?
Angeles dock, their baggage going on Il
he ship, great CONSERVATION seem "A
ID 10 be over an The emigrnnts re- a
fused 60 go on board uuti the inter- 4,
prefers summoned the compromising a
committee. Many "a man objected 90 -
going uutIl he received his so at Port u
los Angeles. They misunderstood the
agreement, f1r that money Is to be
given Go help them start up with tha
irrt month Ban Hawaii Two lady inter
lraters seemed 90 have more power
INyr the bHulky ones than the men.
A number wished to remain here "a %
his locality, but were induced t0 got q
board, ana once al were aboard the q
Gang plank WAS pulled desperate n
unrt was made by nur fellow ~ Frt Il
.hurr. hut hu was restrained by the A
hlp'B officers.
They sailed tl Honolulu on tns colon
Which haze bon waiting iH cargo ~
800 dHyH