Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-22

will give the bride away, aud Joseph
Chamberlain, will be groomsman.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party viii go to Oatlands Park
to spend the honeymoon.
Tsohsino|Conntbors IN Afrtoo.
New YORK, Oct. "a Hvuids
cablegram from Brussels says Dis
patches from Congo bring further de-
tails of discoveries made by Lieutenant
Wissman, who found the banks of RAJ
sal River, down to its junction with
the Congo, more thickly populated
than any other portion Of Africa. For
twenty-four hours Lieutenant Wiss.
man had'to navigate between crowds
Of ferocious canhibals. Men and wo-
men gathered by thousands on the
river banks, shouting, yelling and gestic-
ulaiing furiouslJ. The women were
more ferocious than the men, and
finally the Bakoutons attacked the ex-
pedition in feetsof canoes. Wissman
and his men repulsed them after a
hard-fought battle, which lasted six
hours, killing hundreds of men and
women. The entire region traversed
was found to be very rich in ivory, and
was covered withindia rubber trees In
shooting cataract one of Wissman's
canoes was wrecked and dozen of
his blacks were drowned.
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Hostile Apaches Take Refuge In a Noun
tain Stronghold.
Tucson (A.T) Oct AT o'clock
this morning, S. s. Coleman arrived in
town ndreported that Mike Noonan,
rancher was killed by the Apaches
in his cabin yesterday, on the east side
of the Dagoon mountains, just north
of the Middle pass. 1t was also re-
ported thnt a large party of Indians
was seen'in the Dragons last night.
A mounted escort took out coffin for
the body Of Noonan to-day, by order
| of Coroner Mathews. The same official
telegraphed information to Lieutenant
Roberts al Fort Bowie, and received
the following reply from Roberts;
FORT BOWIE, Oct 2.
Three companies of troops and Crawford
with his scouts, are supposed to be in the
Dragons. Everything possible is being done
to round up the Indians. General Crook i:
thankful for any Information.
ROBERTS, A. A. ID. c.
| The heights of Cochise county are {
stronghold surrounded by most mystic
peaks The Dragon mountains are
conspicuous objects of the scenery
about Tombstone, lying within two
hours ride of the camp. The strong
hold is one Of the finest cattle ranges
in the country and one of the most i'm
pregnable of the old time Apache fast
nesses For once an encounter nov
seems imminent between the troop
and Indians, and almost within sight o
Tombstone.
4 The citizens await with feverish in
terest news of decisive engagement.
I Shanahan and Mrs. Mack, missing
from San Simon valley, are still un
heard from.
! TOMBSTONE (AT.) Oct. a-NothinI
has been heard from the band 0
Apaches in the Cochise stronghold
this afternoon. The following messag
has been received:
| DRAGON "a. IT,, October ?.
i :. Y Viekeys Nothing has been heard c
the Indians other than your message giving a
account of the killing of Noonan. Captai
Hatfield is here, awaiting orders from Sulphu
Springs Valley to-day. sent n an to see
he could find out anything. OPERATOR.
AS Hatfield passed through Dragon
yesterday, and three other companie
and Crawford's scouts are now in thos
mountains, it would appear that tn
willy redskins had repeated their feat @
three years back, when, apparently SUI
rounded by confident troops, they es
capped through the labyrinthine defile
of the Cochise stronghold in the dark
ness of night.
/ In regard to the killing of Noonan
reported this morning, the Eaen,n,
Tombstone says He was found lyinl
in the house on the floor, with bulle
through his head. The house was riAet
and everything was in disorder. TIL,
trail led in the direction of the Cochis,
stronghold. A large amount of stool
has been taken from the valley during
the last few days by these renegades
They were between Hatheld's ant
Woods commands all day yesterday
but the officers we're not aware of it. S
Bryant and several others are ridinl
through the mountains, warning the set
Tiers of their danger.
The following telegram show
awakened interest on the part of tn
Territorial officials
ALBUQUERQUE, October D.
To Captains S. .SaVage and Hone, Nafioua
Guard Of A,fsoaa, Tombstone : A dispatc
has Just been received from General Crook a
follows The hostiles endeavored to-day t
cross in STEMS Peak range, but were prevents
from doing so by troops. Last night the
were reported in the Cochise stronghold, il
the Dragon mountains, with the troops i
pursuit If the Indians move north | viii
notify you OF the movements as far as can b
learned. also have dispatch announcing
the killing of two men in San Simon Valley
| have placed Captain Lane Fisher and twenty
five mounted men OF the Duncan Guards il
the field. They are scouting on the ella anc
Ash Peak range to intercept Indians fron
moving north. You will use proper diigenc
to ascertain from reliable sources whether tn
hostiles are within your reach. Ii so, noun