The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-26
WILCOX AT THE SETTLEMENT.
Was Well Received by the Lepers as
Well as at Other Places Called.

Delegate Wilcox got back to the
city yesterday morning on the Maui
from Lahains When seen, he said
that he was we'll received by the
inmates of the Leper Settlement
and was not stoned by them, al
though it was stated by the Star on
Saturday that he got decided
"frost."
On arriving at Lahaipa last Tues.
day evening, he was met by band
OF singers with their musical instru-
ments who Immediately started to
sing some new songs specially com.
posed for him when he land.
ed at the pier. A large crowd
of people we're at the landing
at the time and they de.
manded the holding OF meeting,
which was done opposite the fish
market. After the meeting, some OF
the people followed him to the res.
dence Of Senator White, where they
kept him up talking to them till a
late hour.
A start was m ade for Molokai the
next day in covered boat, accom-
panied only by Senator White and
Rep j X Rihio. They ran short OF
provision aud the boat put in at
Halawa, where supply was got
and pay refused. When pay was OF.
fered, they we're told that as they
W re- all Home Rulers, the grub
was Hons Rule grub aud was free
to Home Rulers. A meeting was
held there at the request OF the peo-
pie who wanted to hear something
from their Delegate.
Leaving there, and after calm
and smooth weather, which Dele.
gate Wilcox termed a Home Rule
weather, they arrived at Kalaupapa
on Thursday afternoon about 4 O.
clock, When their craft was seen
going up alongside OF the. stone
landing, people began coming An
officer was soon on the spot and
received their permits to enter aud
they shown into the corral, where 8
platform b al besn erected up to the
height Of the fence and speaker.
could look ever in full view and up
on the people.
1t soon became known that D 10
! gate " ilcox was there to talk to
them ard they began arriving till o
large crowd had gathered. Their.
was band of disturbers in this
crowd, who had called them el I've 8
the Kalanianaole contingent. The
visitors did not havs to wait long
and they started right in to speak,
led by Rap Hihio. He WAS followed
by Oily Bill, who began pouring oil
upon the alleged troubled waters
aud instead Of trouble he was we'll
received aud loudly cheered. Then
began the work of the disturbars,
led by the po,tmaster. He asked a
bout the Leper Bill aud was told To
ask it dire ct y of the D lie gate, OH 7
questions we're soon and easily dis
posed Of
Then Delegate Wilcox. wound up
the meeting, He WAS loudly cheer
ed by the people whsu he presented
him 'elf, the dsti.i ,us from the dis
turbing element being booted down
III spoke till il was dark when they
| lighted up the place with torches,
The postmaster inquisitor asked
questions and the p sople answered
by saying not TO answer the man, as
he was government employee, tina
postmaster. There was 8 great
deal OF cheering Tow aud then,
showing thatmost OF them were Hon g
Rulers, who went even so far as to
cry out loudly that the ma ,rity Of
the people in the Settlement were
Home Rulers, He was asked abou
the Leper Bill he introduc ed and
| told them why and how he came