The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-11
FRICTION AT KALALAU.
REPORT THAT LARSEN WILL
BE RECALLED.
An Eye Witnesses Pungent Story OF
Events Occurring During the
Leper Expedition.

military circles, that there has been
more or less conflict of authority be
tween the military and police forces on
the Kalalau expedition also that the
former have been thrust to the front
on every occasion, while the latter have
been conspicuous by active duties in
the rear. These rumors are given for
what they are worth, but it is known
that the Government has received re-
ports from the seat of war showing that
all is not as harmonious as it should be
between those in command, and that it
has taken prompt means to remedy the
evil. The STAR would not be surprised
if the dispatch of reinforcements yester-
day meant the return of Marshal Larsen
and his policemen, leaving future opera
tons in the charge Of the military alone
under Lieutenant King, with Corporal
King as second in command.
Among the passengers on the lwalani
last Sunday was Richard Mahart, who
with Messrs. Olmstead, Blackstad, Bossy
Jr., Cowes and Chas. Turner had been
guarding the old Leper pass from the
Kalalaua valley to Waimea for seven
days. In conversation with a STAR
reporter Mr.. Mahart stated that bust
ness called him to Honolulu, and that
he came down the leper trail to Camp
Dole, and thence to the steamer. He
states there was more or less discomfort
among the soldiers at being ordered
about by a man who never wanted to
lead them himself that it was stated
in the camp that Larsen, Reynolds and
Lieutenant King could not agree on a
joint plan of action, each wanting his
own way, while the soldiers had lost
all confidence in Larsen as a com
mander.
Questioned further Mr.. Mahart said:
CATER the three soldiers were killed
Larsen wanted TO give the thing up and
have the expedition return home on
Saturday, but the soldiers would not
hear of it. From nay own experience l
must say that Larsen acted very queerly.
Our party were guarding the pass at
the top of the ridge; we could see
everything that took place below We
saw the expedition land and saw each
succeeding move made for seven days.
During all of that time Larsen made
no effort to communicate with us, either
by signals or otherwise, and it was not
until the eighth day-last Saturday
that he sent three man up with white
flag. During that time we had had
nothing to eat up there but timed
salmon, corned beef and crackers, with
water to drink. l left the party there
and came down with Larsen's men
There was one tin Of corned beef and
a few crackers left for six men when
left the camp, but | suppose Larsen
has sent something up since then.
In coming down the leper trail we
passed within GOO yards of Koolau's
cave, which is situated on the right
hand side of the valley about one-thrc
the way up the mountain side. 1t is
cave about 20 feet long and probably
as wide In front of it is small ledge
on which he has little white tent, anc
behind the tent rock barriCade. Tc
reach the cave there is steep trail o
about 80 feet from below over which i
it is simply impossible for but one mar
TO pass at a time. The cave and trai
are almost hidden by the dense foliage
of the kukui trees which are very thicl
there. Koolau has plenty of pro
visions, for he did nothing else bu
carry taro into the cave during the frs
two days after the men landed and thu
cave has always been kept supplied, 81
the natives say His water supply il
inside the cave where stream is trick
ling down all the time. For ammuni
ton he has about $50 rounds that
know of, $50 of which he obtained
from a party in Waimea recently, anc
200 from Stolz and the others, He ha
probably much more. Nowlein ane
Spencer are extremely mindful of thei
healths and are not fit for their duties
As soon as Stolz left them they CAV
their arms and ammunition to small
boy and told him to hide them. Whel
the natives came down they told then
they had no arms; the natives thel
took them down to the beach ant
guarded them all night, while the bo
gave up the arms. This was the nigh
Stolz was killed. When the shot
were fired Spencer wanted to see wha
was the matter but was fired at AM
ran back to the beach as hard as n
could 90. Newlein's story in tn
papers is an invention from beginning
to end. The only part he took in tn
matter was in helping to bring Stolz'
body to the steamer