The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1905-05-27
One Man Killed and Three Wounded Militia and
Police as Strike-BreakerS- Conference With
Planters Difficulties Adjusted
MAUI NAMES REPUBLICAN LEADERS
Puts Up Strong Ticket Which Represents the Best
Men Of thS Pary-Mookai Delegate Cannot
Agree Districts Officers.

A difference amy assault by one
of the lunas at Kaanapali Friday
afternoon May 19, precipitated a
strike on the Pioneer Mill Co.'S.
plantation. The assault was made
on the stable boss at Kaanapali
who was knocked down and som e.
what severely bruised; other Jap
anese learning of the trouble struck.
Manager Scrimger learning of the
difficulty ordered the men to the
Office to be paid off.
On arriving at the Office the strik-
ers found the mill, which is just
across the tracks from the office,
still running.
They tried to get the mill men to
walk out, and because the hands
were not as rapid as the strikers
wished they stoned the mill break
ing the glass in the windows.
Report was Immediately sent to
Sheriff Baldwin and at 4 80 a m. the
Sheriff accompanied by Company
"I' N. G. H. were on their way
over to render such assistance and
protection as was necessary. They
were stationed in the Court House.
By this time the entire colony of la
borers, 1400 strong, were on strike
and demanding all kinds of unrea-
sonable concessions. No further
demonstrations were made until
Saturday when the strikers gathered
at the Court House and toward
midnight become so excited that it
was deemed expedient to call fur
ther men and arms and hurry
call for two hundred men was sent
to Wailuku and Puunene. Mana
ger Baldwin, despatched the Leslie
Baldwin to Honolulu with mes
sages to the Governor and High
Sheriff, stating the conditions and
suggesting assistance be sent from
Honolulu.
Inasmuch as the High Sheriff
had been previously communicated
with and the Kinau and Claudine
had brought further details, Com
pany Of" 40 men Captain John
son, comm anding, the signal corps
with Colts field piece consisting
of Privates Guy Livingston, Sam
Walker, Fred Angus, and Lieut.
Dougherty; a detachment of 4S
picked police with Captain Parker
were sent over on the Kinau arriv-
ing at Lahaina about 11:O0 p. m.
Sunday night
The armed force was now made
up of 10, comprised of the follow
ing:
Company "F" 40 men, S. John
son Commanding.
Company 81 80 men, w. E. Bal
Commanding.
Honolulu police AZ men, R. Park
er Commanding.
Mounted Specials A men, Dan
Quill Commanding.
Signal Corps, Colts Field Rifle, 4
men J. Dougherty Commanding.
Aside from the above the planta-
ton force and other citizens not
sworn in a specials were armed SC
that had the necessity required fui-
ly 200 arms could have been called
out on a moments notice.
Saturday night after the hoisting
of the Star and Stripes on the
Courthouse the latorers were dis.
persing to their various camps, a
crowd went to the house of the Jap
anese contractor Kyonoga who has
been a thorn in the flesh of the day
laborers, with the intention of do
ing him up. The plantation learn,
ing of their intention had him and
his family spirited away before the
arrival of the laborers. When they
arrived at the house they found
men on guard around it, but they
attempted to get access and got
rowdy, When the guards resisted al
the mon who NVara nu their yvav