The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-01-20

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ter has been received by Miss Hop
pin from her sister:
Nov. 9th, 1890.
This has been an exciting day, Indeed; ;
the work has been exciting. Two ships
have touched at Leila, around the other
side OF the island. One brought word
from Jaluit that the Star had reached
there Friday, Oct, and left Monday,
Oct, for Apaiang, and that 1lrs.
Smith had been ashore. From the other
We learned that the Robert ". Logan
had been launched the first part OF Sep
TENDER. We also had the pleasure OF
hearing that we came very near 20 hav-
ing some mail. 1t came as near as 10 be
put into the captains hand, and then
reserved Tor Captain Worth. just think
Of it, There have been chances Of receiv-
ing mail a number OF times i there had
only been anyto receive. Letters written
and sent TO Z. 2. Flint would be apt TO
be sent If there were z chance. But l
am forgetting my news. This morning
there vas another sail no" Imagine
our feelings when we looked out and saw
q three-masted steamship. Question
W
a Spanish man-oi-Ear IN these regions
for some time, and our first thought was
that she had come. How we lOnged for
Central to ring up-or at least how
l longed for one-and ask which steamer
was teiephoned. 1t was after dinner.
about o 2. NJ, when the news came. We
had given up hope almost that the ship
had stopped ct Leila. We were out on
the veranda, and were lust remarkIng
upon the hardship OF having ship so
near and vet so TAR when glanclng OF
toward the point we saw beautiful ram
bow, and Just Z little Inside the place
where II seemed TO touch the water,
white sail We knew then that news
was coming. The wind was fair, and 1t
was not long before she reached the
shore. Imagine my delight-2u Amer
lean man-of-war, The news il brought
was not 50 good as might be. All the
Ponape missionaries were on board
that is, Miss Fletcher, Miss Palmer, Mr..
Rand. Mrs. Cole and seventeen girls from
Miss FletcheT's school. In one way i was
z great relief 10 know that they had
come. because We know that their lives
At least are safe. Sir. Rand and Miss
Palmer came around and are staying -
Dr. s. Miss Fletcher and the others
are still on board the nan-ot-waT. JUST
what they viii DO al PRESENTS uncertain.
They have been invited, Misses Palmer
and Fletcher, TO bring their girls here, At
least fer the present. There Is plenty OF
room, Is Sadie and the Gilbert girls are
away. and when they return Alice and
the Marshalls viii 20. Miss I. seems
inclined to stay around at Leila with
them. but we cannot tell anything about
1t. So much, and now Tor my story.
The ship IS the { s. waTship Alliance, |
commander Captain Taylor Ii has four
engines, about seven guns and carries 1
one hundred and seventy-fve men. It /
started from Japan in September, in re- .
Spouse 10 a call from the American con- /
sui at Manila for help, the call in turn 1
being caused by letter written by Hiss /
Palmer TO said consul st the beginning /
OF the Ponape trouble. 1t reached Po- |
nape Oct 10Th, in time TO be OF good +
service TO the missionaries After the /
Star left Ponape, about the first OF Dc /
tober, the Spanish governor, who was /
Cream and peaches" TO Captain u, /
changed his tactics. and came out IN bis (
true colors He thought his field clear /
with the star gone. He had ieigned sor- /
row to the captain, because Of the burn /
Ing Of the mission houses, he now /
claimed that il was right, on the ground 4
that Mrs. Palmer was q participant in .
the trouble. inasmuch as she knew that 1
there was going to be trouble with I
the Pon2 peans, and did not warn the /
Spanish. They sent troops to Kit, which /
encamped in front of their house at a /
time when the women were alone. Miss /
Palmer laughs and says that while the 1
Spanish were encamped in front they |
moved out at the back. The ship which /
touched here yesterday was TO have been /
chartered to bring the missionaries away, /
but the governor did not wish 10 let Miss 1
Palmer and Mrs. Cole leave. 4 sight OF 4
so respectable a thing as an American
man-of-war seemed TO do him good; at /
least he did not seem 10 object TO letting /
them 20. The commander OF the ALI
ance drew from the Spanish governor the /
following conclusions First, that if the 1
missionaries staid. they were 10 move 1
to Xiii, jamestown harbOr, and 10 have /
no communication whatever with the /
natives. To ali practical purposes pris- !
oners. That when the fresh men-oi-war /
arrived from Ponape, they, the Spanish, /
were to hold a court martial and decide 4
on Miss Palmeris, Mrs. Coles and may /
hap Sir. Rand's case. In fact, Captain /
Taylor made the Spaniard governor own !
that the missionaries were DRIVER from /
Ponape. as indeed they are.
e What are the Spanish doing? Nothing /
very aggressive No fighting has taken /
place since that spoken OF in the Journal 4
I have already sent. They seem TO blame /
the missionaries more and more. Before /
they burnt the missionary houses, they /
took from them what they chose. among /
other things al the papers and books I
they could lay hold Of, which they I
thought might help them in getting hold 4
OF something against the missionaries. (
Il is said that they have 3 number OF j
Mr. Doan's, among them his Hebrew 4
Tsstaments and some OF the volumes OF /
the Friend. They might have worse
reading As yet only one tribe seems to /
have become involved in the trouble, 1
and they are very careful not 70 bring in /
the others. As, Tor example, two hun 4
bred or more OF this hostile tribe, armed /
with rifles, had a chance TO attack .
the SpaniardS, surprising them at :
very good advantage, but they, the /
Spaniards, were Just over the line on /
Xiii territory and 50 the attack was not 4