The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-14

( ~ NNhtNt AT AlAhAlSis Larsen sH !,
? | that the people at Waimea had mis
understood his remarks about Ia,
sisual The nag was 60 he huiste,
when the party broke camp aa,
nothing Mas said about the capture a.
kuoiau
; This contradiction was teiephonet
about aud the disappointment of th,
people CA kauai could NOT Ia meas
ured.
Mir Reynolds has many words al
praise for the uutiring efforts of De-
putty Sheriff DeVeritl, This officer
rendered all assistance possible in
trying 70 locate the lepers in and
about Hanalei. DeveFiti Is handi
capped somewhat in the performance
OF his duties by having native officers
under him, They are absolutely
worthless and the deputy sheriff de-
clafes that they are simply useless,
/ one OF his assistants Is Peter Nowlein,
a brother OF sam NoWlein of house
hold guards fame, As previously
mentioned this officer il charged with
shielding two oi his relatives who are
iepers.
HANALEI, Tuesday, July l2th,-
| This morning about d o'clock the in
| habiIants at this quiet burg were sur
| the steamer lwalani, In II few mo-
| ments "a boat was run ashore aud AT
/ torncN- General ". y, smith stepped
/ on land, He was met toy &. b. ReN-
| nOids and your correspondent. He
WAS briefly informed about the exist
! ing state of affairs. lie did not like
| the idea of Larsen breaking up camp
! and retreating from kaAlau. lie
/ was of the opinion that Larsen should
.tkr. a
| from Honolulu before he took such an
I important step. lie also disapproVed
| OF the expedition to Hanalri To cap
| ture the leperS In the Waiuiha valley.
lie very sensihly said that the eXpe-
dttton was sent 10 capture the muir
deIer of Stol2 and 10 round up the
lepers at kalalau. When all this
was accomplished il was time To con-
slider other matters.
After Mr.. Smith received sufficient
Information he announced that the
members of the party would Ice re-
turned 10 knlalau 10 make another
attempt To capture knolau. Accord
inElS the Haualet contingent consists
ing ot Mir. Reynolds, DIR. Cooper,
correspondent and six soldiers par 4
up their effects and were put on h,s.;.l
oi the steamer. The vessel soon /
oil and after short run Ilaena point,
camped, was reached.
three boats were lowered and in II |
few moments Mr.. smith, Mr. Rey- |
nolds and the writer stepped on shore |
aud were met by Larsen, This officer |
was seen and Informed that the party |
would return To Kalaiau. lie did not |
like this Information bit and re-
marked To several people that ii the
plan was carried out he would resign
his position.
After everybody was taken on
board of the lwalani council of war
was held in the saloon of the steamer
Mr.. Smith received the opinions of
Larsen, Reynolds, King and Pratt.
During the talk Larsen informed
the attorney. general that he would
resign his commission, and gave rs II
reason that the presence of Mr.. Smith
was Il reflection on his ability rs II
Larsen was finally pre-
vailed upon to withdraw his resigna-
ton for the present. While the veS-
sci was on the way TO Kalalau Lieu
tenant King called .all of his men to-
gether and read the following letter:
"Headquarters of the Nolunteer)
Forces of the Provisional Gov
ernment of the Hawaiian Isl'ds.
HONOLULU, July 10, 1898.
express his appreciation of the cour-
age and fidelity to duty which has
the men of the Ma
Iional Guard during the trying times
of the past two weeks. while operat-
ing in the valley of Kalaiau, for the
support and maintenance of the SUI
preme law of The land and in the in
teIests OF humanity. For those who
have fallen at the post of duty, we
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the trials incident to the eX-
petition, VIII ch is fraught with such
Importance To the veal or woe of the
the most heartfelt sympathy
is extended.
That there may be no more sacrifice
that of human lite is the hope of all but
there will be no shrinking from the
of the situation is we'll
assured by the history Of the past few
days. GEO +. MCLEOD,
Major and Adjutant.
To Lieut.. c.. w. r.. King, Co. a., aux
Hilary, \. c.. H, Kalalau."
Kalalau valley was reached before
noon and the vessel came to an anch-
OTage. All the men and supplies were
sent ashore and before nightfall two
camps were established; one at the
beach for the police, while the soldiers
Camp Dole.
During the evening Lieut.. King
read letter, copy of which follows:
''EX ECUTIVE BUILDING,
HONOLULU, July 10, 1898. !
To Captain Larsen and the officers
and men of the Kalalau eXpedi-
ton:
The news OF the death of three of
your comrades while in the perform
lnce of duties of the most hazardous
character, has given me great sorrow,
yet ] rejoice in the herOism with
which they braved the danger which
was so fatal to them. AS John Boyle
REILLY, himself soldier, said in
one of his pOems:-'Tears are never
or those who die with their face to
he duty done These men gave up
heir lives for that great public good
the supremacy of the law; they
lied in the service OF mankind, which
) the service of God.
From my acquaintance with the To-
;ality of your operations l am able,
o some extent, to appreciate the diff
,ulty and danger of the work you
nave been called upon to do, and the
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