The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-21
ACCIDENT TO JURORS.

and the Portuguese driver thinking
they we're running away, instead of
putting on the brake turned their heads
uphill. This maneuver on the part of
tried to run, but were stopped by the
bridge. Messrs. Austin and Lucas
Jumped just as the carriage overturn-
ed. One of the traces, the lamps, and
the top were broken as well as the
pole. The horses were caught near
vierras house, where a pair of shafts
were borrowed and the journey into
town resumed.
THE STRIKE SETTLED.
A wireless message from Hilo yester-
day tells of the settlement of the long
shoreman strike by granting the de-
mands of the unions.
The Hilo Tribune says of the trou-
BILE:
A special meeting of the Federation
of Allied Trades was called last night
to consider matter that affects the
life of the organization. The Tribune
went to press before the meeting was
called to order and cannot give the re-
suits.
The question is whether the union
will allow it's members to work ten
,ha, ht- Iou
cally state that nine hours shall con-
stitute a days work. The problem
arose when the Hilo Mercantile Co.
demanded of their stevedores ten hours
work for day in unloading a lumber
schooner now in port. Between twenty
and thirty members of the union are
engaged in this work and one or two
days tits week they put in ten hours.
This put the officials of the organiza-
taken tonight that will test the cohe-
sive powers of the Allied Trades of
Hilo. 1t is probable that the men who
are working ten hours will be given
the alternative of quitting their jobs or
leaving the union. If they quit their
Jobs, it will naturally follow that Japs
will be put in their places. If the
union permits them to continue work
ing ten hours a day then other firms
employing organized labor will natural
ly demand the same service. Then the
Federation of Allied Trades will be
knocked into a cooked hat.
Mr. Cameron, president of the Fed
, Grafton, said to a Tribune representa-
| tive yesterday, THE meeting tonight
will test the strength of our organiza-
ton. When it is over we will know
whether it is possible to maintain la
Dor organization in Hilo upon solid
union principles. There can be no set
| Element of the present difficulty except
in three ways. The Mercantile Com
pany must accept nine hours as days
work, or the men must quit their jobs.
If the men refuse to quit, then they
must quit the Allied Trades. If the
meeting tonight does not insist on a
settlement along these lines then our
organization is of no force or account"
NEWS NOTES.
A meeting of the Tennis Club was
held in the parlors of the Peacock last
Tuesday evening and constitution
and bylaw for governing of the club
were adopte. Several new names were
proposed for membership.
A Japanese who was stabbed at Ho-
nokaa by a fellow countryman about
two weeks ago is in a serious con-
dition. His dying statement was taken
by Judge Hall on Monday night.
C. NJ. Cooke, president of the Bank
of Hawaii, and Geo. Robertson, man.
ager of Brewer & Co., We're in the city
yesterday and go by the Kinau today
to Honolulu. They had been making
hurried trip of inspection of some
of the Brewer & Co.'s properties. They
drove over from Pahala and yesterday
went out to Honomu. They were
pleased with the condition of things
as they found them.
The leaf hopper has entirely dis
appeared from Ookala and Hamakua
and the cane is growing nicely.
Sheriff Andrews has added to his
live stock a thoroughbred Holstein
bull which he lately secured at Her
ners ranch.
L. II. Shellburgh, of Honokaa. will
leave for the mainland tomorrow to
take a position in the civil service in
Washington, d. c. Mrs Shellburgh
will probably follow in October.
There is talk among the ball tossers
of arranging three months sched-
ule of games Any teams refusing to
play as per the schedule will forfeit
the game to the contesting teams.
Edwin Paris, Secretary and Auditor.
and Mr.. Peck, travelling representative
of f. o. Hall & Sons. Honolulu, are
paying Hilo flying visit. Mr.. Paris