The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-09-04

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haved outrageously in other respects.
There was constant succession of
fights all day long, and in every one
of them the Frenchmen were whip
ped. All sorts of rumors as to the
casualties inflicted upon either side
went up and down the river, and
great excitement prevailed through
out the whole river country. About
8 o'clock in the evening, party of
Frenchmen, twenty or thirty strong,
drove up to "The Forks" hotel, and
were informed of the state of affairs
below. They said they would go
down the river to their destination,
whatsoever tried to stop them from
doing so. Thereupon they provided
themselves with clubs and other
weapons and resumed their journey.
When they reached the log-drivers,
they were summoned to halt, and
the horse of the leader of the pro-
cession was grabbed by the head by
one of the drivers, named Padham.
Two of the latter's companions stood
by him to render helping hand
when the time came. The driver of
the Wagon, one Roderick, did not,
however, act as had been expected
of him. He jumped from the vehicle,
and whacking Padham over the
head with loaded whip, laid that
individual out stiff and cold. He
and his nearest companions then
turned their attention to Padham's
assistants, and they, too, were
''knocked out" Then the whole
party of Frenchmen took a hand in
the ARRAY, and IN very brief time
the log-drivers were son the rum
with the enemy after them. After
short chase of the dispersed foe,
the Frenchmen returned to their
Wagons and again took up their
journey, and, perhaps, it is needless
to state, they did so this time with
out fear of molestation. That ended
the fighting of July 4. Padham and
two or three of his associates in the
days battles were pretty badly used
up during several days, and he was
in a serious condition during that
time. However,, he is now out
again, and so, it is said, are his
wounded companions. Not half a
dozen of the log-drivers were much
hurt. Perhaps the same number of
Frenchmen were more or less bruised
and otherwise injured during the
whole days fighting-none of them,
however, very seriously. They lost
a big quantity of whiskey though,
and their vehicles were, some Of
them, at least, a good deal damaged.
ANOTHER FIGHT.
On the morning following the
Fourth, Sunday, by the way, about
8 O'Clock, another party of French
men approached the house Of one
Jonathan, otherwise "Jock" Bean,
about two miles below "the Forks"
and, consequently, about mile
above the log drivers camp. The
haymakers were going down stream,
and there were several of the river
men in the road, near the scene of
the previous days hostilities. Mr..
Bean and his sons, of whom there
are four or five, have a reputation
for animosity toward French Cana
dams. The father was known to
certain of the party coming down
the road, and when he appeared on
the little lawn in front OF his house,
he was recognized by them. The
travellers had evidently heard of the
fracas of the "Glorious Fourth, -
and were prepared for trouble.
They stepped in front Of Beams
house and viewed the drivers sta
toned farther down the highway.
Bean stepped forward, it is claimed,
to tell them that he thought they
need not fear an attack below, and
received in answer to his rcassuring
statement to that effect, volley OF
stones from the Frenchmen who did
not understand what he said, and,
probably put him down as an enemy
about to attack on principle. Their
proceeding brought out Of the house
two or three of the old mans sons
and woman, according to one ac-
count, his wife, and, according to
another, the wife of one of his boys,
and there was soon pretty little
battle raging in his front yard.
During ITS progress one of the Beans,
finding his party getting worsted,
went into the house after a gun, and
with the latter lodged two or three
good sized shot in the back of one
of the Frenchmen, one "Joe" Baker
by name. That stopped that fight,
and the "Kanucks" withdrew their
forces, carrying off their wounded
| as they did SO. Bakers wounds
were not serious, and none of the
other contestants in the ARRAY were
very badly hurt, although they man.
aged to produce quite a respectable
showing of bloody noses, "blacR