The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-12-16
AFFAIRS AT poNApR.

Attack OF the spanish Forces-Tnfer.s.
ing Extracts from Private letter..
From letter written bv -
Rose NJ. Kinney to Mrs. H. Bing-
ham, and dated Anapano, Ruk. earn
line Islands, September 10, 1880.
" I reached here on the 18th W.
waited three weeks in Ponano :" = :
give Mr.. Rand time to decide wh -
had best be done, for they ern .s,.s
the gunboats every day, and thor
the fighting will begin between tba
Spanish and the natives. Al frss
they thought it might be safe on ths
other side of the island, but the Gov
ernor said that there was no safatv
anywhere, and it was decided -
take Miss Fletcher and Miss PAL
mer with the girls who still STAYED
with them to Nickel or Kusaie for
safety, until it was decided what was
best to do, Mrs. Rand and Miss Foss
going back and forth on the Star.and
Mr.. Rand stopping in Ponape unt;l
the Star returned. To save time and
relieve the minds of the friends hero
(Anapano), l came on in a little
schooner
L left Ponape September II. and
the gunboats were that day leavin0
the harbor, one to go to Kit and the
other to go to Ona, and there had
500 or 600 soldiers already gone
across the island by path over the
mountains, and it was reported thu
the lighting was to begin that dad.
So probably before this the war has
begun. The Ponapeans have made
all the preparation they could, and
will sell their lives and liberties as
dearly as possible. The threat is that
all of the mission work shall be
given up, for all this trouble. for
sooth, has arisen from the people
imbibing American IDEAS (Iibe
above news dates to September III \
From letter written by Mrs. L.
III. Cole to her daughter, and dated
Kit, ponape, Caroline Islands, Sep
TENDER is, 1890:
The Spanish and the Ponapeans
are still fighting. The colonel and
one OF the lieutenants and thirty
men We're killed yesterday, and one
of the ships-of-war took them to the
colony yesterday. No Ponapeans
killed yet. They have DESTROYED the
kings place, burnt all the houses.
and the church too. Tumane is the
name of the place. They destroyed
1t Saturday. All the people were
away at Qua, so there was no fight
ing that day. Yesterday they were
going to destroy another place, but
found a great many people there
ready for them. We have not heard
all particulars yet There are three
men-of-war here and two steamers
that brought provision for the
troops. The Morning Star sailed
week ago to-day for Kusaie, taking
Miss Fletcher and twelve girls. We
had to leave Qua on account of the
fighting. We went on board the
Star and stayed week and were u
going to kusaie till after the figLK
but the governor would not let any
Ponape girls go, so Miss Palmer and
l stayed with them. We are living
with Nanape at Xiii. Mr.. Rand IS
here too. 1t is quite quiet and safe
here. The Star will be back nexl
week to see US, and if our lives are
in danger we will leave, but it is
quite safe here at Kit. None Of
these people have joined them so do
not be anxious about u.s."
From letter from Captain Gar
land to Rev. o. P. Emerson and
lated:
cat sea, off Ponape, Sept. q. 1890.
Up to date the Star and company
are all right, but are having strange
experiences. Mrs. Rand and the
Misses Foss and Fletcher are still
On board. The Ponape Mission
IS broken up. The Spanish shelled
Qua and burned all our houses and
contents September 10th. 1 don't
know what the friends will decide to
90. Probably with the exception of
MIR. Rand they will go to Kusaie to
wait till these calamities are over
past. l go there in few DAYS to go
IN with the work at the east. l
don't consider anybody safe here"