The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-14
Ben Butler Bounced by Harvard
College.
Troubles of France, China, Egypt and
Madagascar.
The Star KOute case-AnstraiIan ESp0sInOn-The
Jersey LnI-The Ascot CaP-The Sunderland
Disaster.
sAN FEANc1sco. June %. 1ssz


here in fact, as the Wasp hath it, We are getting
a good deal Of " eonclavity" just now, Presi-
dent Arthur likewise contemplate honorins us
in August. the second President who has pushed
his explorations Of his realms thus far-a person.
named Hayes being the first. A. y mere matter
Of taste, now l. the best time for his visit, since
as yet there Is no agitation Of the national cam
PaigH. and there will be no appearance Of en-
deavoring 20 coueiliate our affections by a per
sonaI view. and our spirit Of hospitality will have
been already stimulated by the much-anticiPated
Knights.
General Crook has returned from his wander
ingz in Mexican mountain Businesses. and gave
al account Of himself and his doings on the trail
Of the hostile Chiricahuas. 4 village had beeu
wiped out by Captain Crawford's Indian scouts.
some. Indians killed and some taken prisoners.
These last communicated that the hostiles were
anxious for peace and had sent messengers to
the San Carlos reservation. Pie Chiricnhuas
began to surrender from that tine, wishing
Crook to remain until all their bands could be
gathered together 10 60 back with him to the
reservation. The conditions Of the treaty with
Mexico limited Crooks time, al he rallied the
women aud children OF the conquered tribe
and returned with them 10 the Arr
iona boundary Among his captives arc
the families Of many prominent chiefs.
In due time came the conquered bucks.
four or Eve hundred of them. and like ali un-
successful rebels wish now 10 be received on the
reservation, allowed to associate on equal terms
With the ct good - IHdians aud BE- ied by the
government. But the " good" Indians have had
a Pow-vOS on the subject and thiHk they would
much prefer Dot to have the penitent raiders
quite 80 near. General Wilcox, the Indian
Agent u also opposed to receiving any of the
ChiTicahuas but the children ON tile Indian res
~ervation, while General Crook maintained that
10 receive the hostiles back agaiu into favor i
the only way effectuslly to subdue them. Mean
tiGe u Tum"r has been started that Crook had
taken things into bis OSn hands and forced his
prisoners on the reservation at San Carlos.
Agent Wilcox, FASTENED to put the wires TO work
to enquire Of Secretary Teller what WAS to be
done under the distressing circumstances. Sec
rotary Teller turned the matter over to the See
rotary of War, who instructed the Adiutant-
General Of the army, who communicated direct
with Crook. The Adjutant-G General name it
is Drum, and this was the rub-a-dnb he gave
forth: Wilcox says you have forced the rene
gade Indians on the reservation. As the Score
tary OF War specially telegraphed that the pris-
oners were 10 be kept apart from the peaceful
Indians, he suPposes that Agent Willcox's state
ment Is i incorrect, but if the special telegram has
been misunderstood the Secretary Of War wishes
here and now to repeat the Instructions Of that
dispatch, and to have them fully carried out
To whom Crook, IN the tone of nearly exhausted
patience, answered: 1.-The hostiles have not
been forced on the reservation. The Chiricahuas
who surrendered were sent forward with four
companies of cavalry and Indian scouts, and my
instructions were that they should be kept with
the scouts until other arrangements could he
made The ChiricahuRs who went after their
families viii arrive presently, and if they do not
1ud those who started back with US, with the
scouts, we destroy all chances Of ever reducing
them to peace. The Indians at San Carlos are
III no danger Of being contaminate by the
Chiricahuas.r He emphasizes his desire ia get
the whole Apache band, as there is Il captive
white boy with the missing warriors, who was
spirited away when Crawford fell On.the Indian
village. The Government at Washington, weary
Of rowing by telegraph at such a distance. have
sent for General Crook to- come East and explain
the whole matter. IN proPria persona, and discuss
what his experience Indicates a. the best treat
nsnt for the subjugated tribe.
The second Star route case Is Finished and
Wild q the Indignation Of the world at large at
che verdict % d. not guilty" IL has dragged it,
slow length for 40 many months that there has
been time to forget that the trial - for fraud in "a
stage route through the southwest, TOT the dis
tEibution Of mails. The total east of both trials
has been aboht half a million dollars. For Sc
curing the attendance Of witnesses the cost has
been nearly 100000. The lawyers fees were
gigantic, and. unhaPpily. one Of the jurors snch
drunksrd that he fell an a tit ON the fopr Of the
eourt-vooru the morning before the verdict was
Sfveu A. fnaa Of sha IafapHarN~ bgI nFo.1.g
guilty Of conspiracy, the verdict Of mot guilty.
LET; him in a eomicsl position, howeTer he APP
Pearcd IN the Criminal Court. grayely withdreE
his plea Of guilty aud the Government entered
q nOIle Pros4qui. , Triais in the~ city of Wash
ingtOn always seem 70 have a theatrical cost
about them, perhaps because the participants
feel that the eyes Of fifty millions Of so-csllsd
Americans are upon them, dweliers ia the ma
tionai capital at all events demonstration
Tsigred when the verdict was brought in. Mrs.
Dorsey, the wife OF tho greatest rogue Of all,
sprang To- her feet weeping aud cisppfne her
hands for Joy; cheers res6uuded from all parts
Of the courtroom: the jury ana the spectators
gambOIed about ike the spoTtiye channels: il was
like the triumph Of the evil element in opera
boufe, where all join hands md dance. Then
everybody went TO Col. Tncersol1's house-the
~fanatieai atheist and bigoted ftes-thinker. was
counsel for til defense-and g joIEHcatieu with
. liquid Refreshments" took place. II must be
confessed that the unlocking nifty millions do
nor feel 50 %iubilant at seeing the government
plunderei and high-handfd frund making sport
Of justice.
One fraud1,eni old PtTsen has been severely
" sat upon dear, good Ben Butler did not get
his coveted l. L. d from the Board Of oyerseers
Of Harvard College He said the insult was to
the people who elected hin. and that, personally.
ne thought he could bear a slight from Harvard
College with foritude, which is, of course. the
right way TO talk, but he also talks Of his ven
geance on Harvard, which looks a. if the affront
bit, as it were His vengeance will be 10 agitate