The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-12-15
AFFAIRS AT PONAPE.
Attack of the Spanish Forces-Interes
ing Extracts from Private Letters.

Attack of the Spanish Forees-Interest-
ing Extracts from Private Letters.
From a letter written by Miss
Rose NJ. Kinney to Mrs. IL. Bing
ham, and dated Anapano, Ruk, Caro-
line Islands, September 10, 1890:
Z" / reached here on the 18th We
waited three weeks in Ponape to
give Mr.. Rand time to decide what
had best be done, for they expect
the gunboats every day, and then
the fighting will begin between the
Spanish and the natives. At first |
they thought it might 1be safe on the |
other side of the island, but the Gov |
ernor said that there was no safety |
anywhere, and it was decided to
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 until
the Star returned. To save time and
relieve the minds of the friends here
(Anapano), / came on in little
schooner.
q left Ponape September IL, and
the gunboats were that day leaving
the harbor, one to go to Xiii and the
other to go to Ona, and there had
500 or 600 soldiers already gone
across the island by a path over the
mountains, and it was reported that
the fighting was to begin that day.
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" (The
above news dates to September IL
From letter written by Mrs. L.
Nj. Cole to her daughter, and dated
: Xiii, ponape, Caroline Islands, Sep
TENDER Is, 1890:
= The Spanish and the Ponapeans
are still fighting. The colonel and
Y one of the lieutenants and thirty
men were killed yesterday, and one
g of the ships of-war took them to the
It colony yesterday. No Ponapeans
:. killed yet. They have destroyed the
IL kings place, burnt all the houses
, and the church too. Tumane is thu
J. name of the place. They destroyed
le it Saturday. All the people wer'
r away at Qua, so there was no fight
ing that day. Yesterday they wer
going to destroy another place, bu
found a great many people Their
~ ready for them. We have not hear'
, all particulars yet. There are tire
men-of-war here and two steamer
r that brought provision for tn
. troops. The Morning Star sailed
week ago to-day for Kusaie, takin!
IT, Miss Fletcher and twelve girls. W
Is. had to leave Qua on account of tn
o. fighting. We went on board tn
u Star and stayed week and were a
IS going to Kusaie till after the figh
+; but the governor would not let an
Nv Ponape girls go, SO Miss Palmer an
=. / stayed with them. We are Twin
NC with Nanape at Xiii. Mr.. Rand
re here too It is quite quiet and sal
ed here. The Star will be back nel
nc week to see us, and if our lives al
in in danger we will leave, but it
If quite safe here at Xiii. None c
these people have joined them so d
10, not be anxious about u.s."
lis -
ng From a letter from Captain Ga
ia land to Rev. o. P. Emerson an
he dated:
no "At sea, off Ponape, Sept. II, 1S9
ly Up to date the Star and compan
40 40 are all right, but are having strane
ire experiences. Mrs. Rand and tt
Ir Misses Foss and Fletcher are sti
&C. on board. The Ponape Missio
he is broken up. The Spanish shelle
ro- Qua and burned all our houses an
at contents September 10th. 1 don
to know what the friends will decide
mt mt do. Probably with the exception (
e a., Mr.. Rand they will go to Kusaie
m wait till these calamities are owe
by past. 1 go there in few days to s
We on with the work at the east.
don't consider anybody safe here"