The herald., 1893-07-26
NEWS FROM KANAKA LAND.
No Change in the Political
Situation.
A Battle With the Leper Out
laws.
Three Soldiers Killed and the Leper
Chief Still at Large.
Minister Blount's Report on the AnuexA-
tIon Question Finished-Claus
Spreckeis Sails for San
francisco.
BY the Associated Press.

Francisco.
BY the Associated Press.
Honolulu, July 18.-Politics remain
virtually as at the last writing. A pat
tie has been fought between the troops
of the provisional government and Koo
lau, the leper outlaw of Kauai, in which
three men were killed. Koorau escaped
with his wife and child over the divide.
A reward of $1,000 has been placed upon
his head by the government.
THE LEPER CAMPAIGN,
On July 9th a steamer arrived from
the valley OF Kalalau, Kauai, giving full
particulars OF the battle fought between
the government forces and the lepef
bandit Koolau, who was driven at bay
on the mountain side of the valley
where the lepers had taken refuge.
Skirmishers we're thrown out on July
4th and squad advanced to the head
Of the horseshoe shaped valley. A trail
was soon discovered leading upwards.
1t was followed 500 feet up the cliff to-
ward ledge. The troops crawled up
the ridge, clinging to vines and tropical
growth. Three of the skirmishers were
within 40 feet of the ledge when two
shots were fred stimuli ltaneously. Private
Anderson was shot through the body.
His body was recovered neDt day some
distance from where he was shot. His
wound had been plugged with fern
leaves.
On the morning OF July 9th another
advance WAS made in which Private Nc
Cabe. veteran of the Ninth Rhode
Island regiment. was shot and instantly
killed by the lepers, and Private Hersch-
berg was accidentally killed by the dis
charge of bis gun. One Of the men,
johnson by name, barely escaped with
his life by losing his footing and rolling
down the steep hillside over 800 feet.
That day and the next Krupp field
guns were dragged up the divide and an
attempt was made to shell the lspers'
stronghold. During the day leper spies
were sent up and were 30 successful In
treating with the lepers Koolau had in
duued to join him, that by night, after
the firing had ceased, ali the lepers had
surrendered and were brought into Camp
Dole on the beach at the mouth of the
valley, except Koolau, his wife and
child. The boy is leper but the vile
is not.
A PRICE ON KooL.U's HEAD.
In the officisl report sent to Honolulu,
1t was stated that Koolau would likely
escape into the mountains back of th>
valley. This, with the rumors Of frie-
ton between the troops and police,
caused Attorney General Smith to visit
y, kDfk II, 800 HI
soldiers, and q supply. of shells
and canister for the Krupp
guns. The attorney-genera arrived
on July 18th and at once took command.
He took scouting party and repaired
to the stronghold OF the leper bandit.
Spies, relatives of Koolau, were sent
ahead, but the fastness was found de-
serted. Koolau had escaped over the
divide into the wild mountains which
form the center of the island of Kauai.
The attorney.general then determined to
abandon the fruitless search. The gov
eminent has since set reward of $1,000
on the head OF Koolau to be delivered
dead or alive and it is only q matter of
! time until the natives will deliver him
to Justice.
The expedition evacuated the valley
on July 18th. The bodies Of the dead
soldiers were exhumed, placed in lead
coffins and we're moved to Honolulu,
where they were buried with military
honors. OF rs leper5 in the valley %
have been captured and will be for
warded to the leper settlement within q
week. Since the reward was offered Q
party of three white men has been or
ganized to kill Koolau. They leave for
Kalalau valley this evening and expect
to get their man by keeping under cover
and waiting until the leper murderer re-
turns to the valley.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The political situation has not mate
rally changed. Minists, Blount says
absolutely nothing, but has hinted much
encouragement to the leading annexa-
tionists lately, it is said. Minister Blount
states tt at he hopes to be relieved by
| the next mail, go he can return by the
steamer Monowai, which sails hence
July 9th. 1t is reported he has given
| the provisional government to under
stand that nothing will be done until he
sends back his report, which may be
acted upon during the extra session OF
congress next August. The new treaty
previously mentioned in the dispatches,
winch was QfaWu uoI6 bO DS buDmlLt6u
to the United States government. has
been discussed and prepared, but will be
withheld awaiting action on Blount'a
report. The latest reports concerning
the document are that 1t is straight
treaty of annexation. without eondi-
tions, in which no reference is made to
the labor question, finances or the pres
ent system Of land holdings.
ASSISTANCE FOR THURsToN.
The executive and advisory councils
yesterday appointed Prof. W. d. Alex
ander, the Hawaiian historian, to go to
Washington as co-commisBioner from
this government for the purpose OF
assisting Minister Thurston in neeotiat-
ing for political union with the United
States. Professor Alexander will leave
for Washington either by the Rio
Janeiro on the 25th or on the Monowai
on the 9th. He will go direct to Wash
ington and will carry it ia aaid. full and
final dispatches to Minieter Thurston
relating to Hawaiian matters. The in