The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-26
BATTLE WITH LEPERS
kooLAu. THE LEADER. GscApEs.


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esysvea from Valley Of Kslaiau, Ksuai.
eiy.ae full particulars Of che battle fought
besssea the fsovssumsrs forces ana the
Isp.. laodis Koolsu, Who Vas driven 70
bay o,a the mountain side Of tbs valley
vherv The ispess he'd taksn rsfuge. skr-
missssep we're thrown ous on July ., and
The sqasd advanced 70 the bead o. the
hessssaos shaped valley. The trail vas
sooa discovered leading upwsrda IL Was
losiassd 500 fsss up the clin toward .
lsdgs. The troops cssstsd up the s'des
ciins ing 10 vince and tropical growtn.
Thsse Of the skismishsrs were within
Serty Feet Of the isdge when two shots
we5a fred simultaneously. Private An
dsrs<sn vas shot through ths body. His
body was recovered the next day
SONS distance from where he Was
shat The wound had bseu plugged With
fern lsayea On the morning OF July
another advances Vas made. In which
Private Mccabe. . veteran Of the Ninth
RLeats Island regiment. was shot and in
sisnsiy killed By ispsrs, and Private
HifEahbssg Was accidentally killed by the
discaasss Of his gun. One OF the men.
joaeson BY name. barely escaped With his
lite ~ sosing his footing snd rolling down
she sSsep hiiisids over 90 feet. That day
and tie next Krupp field guns were
0Tagssti up the divide. and m attempt was
nads te snsii the lspsrs' stronghold. Dur
tng tSss day lsper spies were sent up and
vsfe ~ succcssfui In treating with the
iepess, shom Koolau had induced TO Join
him, that by night after the firing had
essssi. oil the Iepers had surrendered and
were brought into Camp Dole, on the beach
q tbs mouth Of the valley. except koolau.
his v ifs and child. The boy IL isper, but
The @ife II not
In ,hs Official report sent to Honolulu,
% Waa stated that Kooiau would likely e.
care mo the mountains hack Of the val
ley. Tsis. with the rumors Of the friction
betxseE the troops and the police. caused
Atecsney General Smith 60 visit the seat
Of srnatle ~ once with more soldiers and
. suaply Of shell and canister for the
Krut.p guns. The attorney general ar.
rived oss July II and at once took com.
mani. He took . scouting party and re-
paiseS, u the stronghold Of the ieper
bandit Spies. relatives OF koolau. were
sent ahsAd. but the fastness Was found de-
ssrsed. Koolau had escaped over the di-
vide "a the wiId mountains which form the
esntsr Of the Island OF Kauai. The attor-
meg general then determined 70 abandon
the fgui.lsss search. The government has
since SIT . reward Of $1,000 ON the
head III Koolsu. to be delivered
dead ar alive. and IL IL only
matter Of time until tho natives will de-
liver aim TO justice. The expedition evac.
Of the dad soldiers we're exhumed, placed
A.. a. -
lulu, whore they were buried with military
Aonosa OF the twenty-five lspers In the
VALLEY twsnty-thfss have bssn captured
spe sill b. forwarded to the lsper settle
msns within . week. Hince the reward
was offered , party Of three white men has
besn organized TO capture or kill Koolau.
They leave fog Kalaiau valley this evening
and expect 70 get their man by keeping
under eovsr and waiting until the isper
murslsfsr returns 20 the valley.
Ths political situation has not ma
tsrialiy changed. Minister Blount says
absolutely nothing. but has limited much
encouragement 70 the leading annexation
lists .atsly. IL 10 said. Minister Blount
states that he hopes to be relieved by the
nsst natl % he car return BY the steamer
Monowai, which sails hence July q. 1t
h reported that he has given the pro-
visIonal government TO understand what
will 10 done until he sends back his report.
which RAY be acted upon during the cx-
ira session Of congress next August.
The new treaty previously mentioned in
the dispatches which was drawn here TO be
submitted to the United States govern
mens has been discussed and prepared,
bnt will be withheld awaiting action on
Blouat's report. The latest reports con-
ecrnsng the document are that IL 10 q
straight treaty of anne ration without con-
ditiens, In which no reference occurs to
che labor question. finances or the present
system OF ieadhoidings. The executive
aud advisory council yesterday appointed
Prot w. II. Alexander, the Haw allan his.
tosisn. to so 30 Washington City ~ county
com missioner from this government for
the purpose OF assisting Minister Thurston
Ia negotiating for political union with
tho United States. Prof. Alexander will
leave sor Washington City either by the
Rio Jsnesro on July - or on the Mono
val m the 18th. He will 60
direct 20 Washington City. and will carry.
~ IL said. full and hnal dispatches TO Min
isses Thnrston relating u Hawaiian mat
tiers The instructions will not limit
fhusstoos action IN getting tho best
te-isss hc can. From all that can be
isarsea from seemingly reliable sources il
lccks a. If the provisional government
tnsends carrying ont a more aggressive
rci.ey in cave the United States refuses
the proposition 10 annex the islands, and
wh3e nothing definite il known it has
bees iatimsted In high Official circles that
In asse the provisional government 10
forrsa 10 prepare 10 stand alone in the
noas fa,are. the slvsi step that will in oil
vres liability re taken To secure internal
Pea e and gaiet VII. be the expulsion Of
the cK:Qaeea. il ssSai here tha, Minister
Thmersob has advised this course an tho
con..ngsacy nisatsoned
csl fa,v IL Minister Damon made an
hAesssve assacss, statement before ,hs
ccraesls Aaa also submitted q snpuls.
naels.tl repogt in answer TO the criticism,
ms7se oy the opponents OF the government
The report sess forth in detail ali ou,.
siaadsnS accounts against and due sss
eo'srnnsent II shcws that sae govern
meet IS Running within The llasg. Of s,s
me~tely income. and sAs; after pso~ss.ia :
Ter sas payment OF old hs.ls esssasr tas
moasteAy 10 the amount 81 nsxsly So 90
she current accounts If tie finance de-
arirsrai show Al available sarnsas Il
eses sAoo This shosins 10 maze ~,
JniF.'as harccs; money month in the rear.
Re minister stated saat tAess uas an
re asevssioa for meeting all expenses and
the tehss issiag dee before December Is.
whea the taxes begin 10 come in. The
government has decided tn refuse 10 issue
ncns's ss reg9sssc3 for the amount of 4s,..