The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-02-20
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% the captain before the translation wa
= read. Some one said Il looked as II IN
T. Captain and the Supervisor We're goin
q TO make good Republicans % the Mole
kans To start with In fact. some ON
, stated that some Of the Russian word
looked as II they spelled "Repubhcai
party" and vote the Republican tick
ct The captain disclaimed any sucl
translation.
The Molokans listened intently to IA,
reading Of the Boards letter. In re,
turn, they presented to the Board q
reply thereto, prepared in Los ANGLE,
by Captain Demens. The Boards let.
ter was dated on February 3 and wa.
originally read to the Molokans IN Los
Angeles. and again yesterday on the
deck OF the China.
WANTED FLOUR AND BRICKS.
When questioned as TO their wants
the elders said that they wanted 10
take flour from here with them so
that the women could commence bak-
ing bread shortly after arrival on Kau-
al. They also wanted a lot of bricks.
as these would be- needed to make
ovens I'm which to do their baking The
flour and bricks were prime necessi-
ties.
| WORE RUSSIAN CLOTHES.
Many OF the men still wore the Rus
sian garb. They wore Russian top
boots blouses of flannel, generally blue
and dark red with belts holding these
garments to the waist These biouses
buttoned a the side of the neck. COW
cred the chest completely. Most OF
the men wore their hair long in front
and parted in the middle In most
cases 1t was cut off short at the neck.
The older men were heavily bearded
and the young men We're starting of
with mustaches and a thin growth or
whiskers.
The women We're fairly good looking.
and quite clean. There We're numerous
children. and half grown boys and
girls. The children We're an interesting
lot and some were very attractive.
The faces of the women were gem
orally broad. the eyes set far apart
They watched the people of Honolulu
with almost as much interest as they
were themselves observed. A woman's
headgear was generally white hand
kerchief. They were generally broad
wasted and broad hipped and SEEM
ed untrammeled with corsets. They
all, men. women and children, looked
to be a healthy. moral God-fearing
people, and all reports Of them con-
firm this observation.
HAVE CARLOAD OF GOODS.
George Thielen. the Honolulu broker.
who went to Los Angeles as Mr.. Cas-
ties representative to bring the Molo-
kans here. was a prime fayorite with
the new settlers. Through him they
expressed a desire to get TO Kauai as
soon as possible. Mr.. Castle was
quite willing that their wishes should
be gratified. Even then the steamer
Iwalani was waiting. steam up. 20 take
the Molokans aboard. Elder Michael
Slivkof stated that his people had
about carload and half OF stun 10 Z
be taken out of the China. At his re-
quest, the men, women and children 4
went to the after part OF the ship ana !
as soon as possible began getting out .
their goods and helped place them on |
the dock.
CROWD WAS CURIOUS.
As the China steamed slowly to the I
Channel dock a big crowd was noticed 4
there. All eyes We're directed toward J
the part of the steamer where the |
Molokans leaned over the rails On the /
dock, besides the church delegation
which had gone aboard, were Bishop /
Restarick, Rev. Hiram Bingham, and
perhaps a dozen representatives OF 4
various churches. On arrival these
various representatives extended greet
ings TO the newly-arriyed Russians In
all cases the Molokans, although their
creed is that Of the early Greek
Church, the simpler form oI worship,
expressed their appreciation in many
ways. J.
DEPART ON THE IWALANL
At Z o'clock the Molokans had been
iransshipped to the steamer Iwalani.
and with all their goods safely aboard,
they departed for their new homes on
Kauai.
There they will be met by Manager
fairchild OF the Makee sugar Com
pany, Rev. Mr.. Lydgate, who will rep
resent the Hawaiian Board and will
Welcome them, and other persons IN
-erested in seeing the Molokans placed
IN their lands under favorable condi-
ions.
The quarters for them have been put
n condition for them by Manager ,
'airchild. The water for their use |
ONES in a ditch which does not flow
'ear any other camp on the plantation. .
n fact, the plantation Is doing every
hing 10 make their arrival satisfae-
Dry
Capt. Sam Johnson went 10 Kauai
'ith the party.
PLANS DISARRANGED
Dr. scudder stated yesterday that IL
lad been planned TO have a service Ia
Nhwalahao church u the vessel had ar
wed In The forenoon. The AOlokans
we're 10 have been given a welcome
here by The ministers OF an the evan
elleal churches, and afterwards left
o themselves 10 worship IN their own
'ay owing 10 the vessel arriving in I
De az ernoon, ana the need 10 got 4
nder way for Kauai as early as pos 4
lble before night closed on the party
MS service had 10 be- abandoned
me letter OF The Hawaiian Boarl
as 10 nave been printed la Russian | b
Los Angeles but there Was MOI
.nsle Russ type Ia that eiiy The En-
Ilsh ana The translated russian lei
'rs Were 90 have been printed on b
ara ANA handed about among AZ 4
IOl0kaua