The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-01-10
EMTR APP d.
CLOSING in Oh Garibaldi Wilcox
and Party
He IS B. LIEVED TO Be NEAR TAATA-
LUIS WITH A FORCE OF THIRTY,
Two Of the Rebels are Killed and
Two Captured.
SUPERB ACTION OF REPUBLIC FOR
CEs IN THE SECOND REAL
BATTLE or THE WAR
How the Insurgents were Treated in
the Famous Pen.
MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS SINCE
sUNDAY-NOwLEIN IN THE
BACK GROUND.
work of The Citizens Guard-Doing
Splendid Service.
FLYING ARTILLERY - GREEN IA
NANAs EOR FOOD-NO LOSSES
ON OUR SIDE.
Operations of Mounted Men over
The Pali-Latest From Camps of
the HostiIes and the Government

$3.50 p. M.
Three fleeing re6els near Lnnaiilo
home. Soldiers hunting them dorm.
1852. M.
Reported that rebels are getting into
Koolan. HiX be taken care Of.
$40 p. m.
Reboyted that mattress in Waialna
seem Nervous.
{ The engagement of the war was
the battle of Manoa, late Wednes-
day afternoon.
This engagement was between
more than fifty rebels under the
personal command of Robert Viii
cox, and Company A, and the
Sharpshooters of the Government
force. The latter were under the
direction of Captain Paul Smith.
I. Captain Kidwell was at the head
of about seventy Sharpshooters
Captain Smith had about fifty mill
tia men. Company A and the
Sharpshooters were supported by a
field piece. The artillery company
was in command of Lieutenant
Jones. L. M. johnson was gunner
Lieutenant Jones had twenty iner
from Company d, to support the
Austrian field piece.
Lieutenant King of company L,
covered the avenue of retreat of the
enemy with detail. Later he was
Joined by Lieutenant Coyne who
took command. These regular:
were supported by portion O
company D, and company c. The
Coyne command land the reserve
were in the valley of Pauoa.
The engagements began about
noon and continued until aftel
dark. Two rebels were killed
Five were made prisoners. One o
the prisoners was wounded
slightly.
The battle was directed for the
Government by Colonel Fishe
from headquarters. He had, aide
Meyers and drummer Hall a.
courier, Major Potter was in thu
field from headquarters, and Ajut
ant-General Soper visited thu
Republics battle line while firing
was in progress. The field hospi
tai was in charge'of DIR. Howard
with Steward Hough as his assist
ant. They had place about
mile from the front, and were wei
equipped for carrying the wounded
At eight o'clock Wednesda.
morning, Captain Smith receives
orders to move from Makiki vale,
to Manoa. This meant marc
of about five miles. Part of it wa
made at double time. When we
in the valley, Smith sent platoo
to the right under Lieut.. Ludewig
and himself proceeded straight 70
the head of the valley.
The end of Manoa valley is wha
is called the pen" From dis
ance it has the appearance of thre
great walls. While it is somewha
broken, escape from it is extremel
difficult.
Company A searched houses all
interviewed stragglers until MOI
tanas ranch was reached. Hei
information was received that ther
was a considerable party of hostile
in the pen, about a mile and ha
ahead. Smith pushed on wit
all possible speed, and, throw
ing out his scouts and ski
mishers, began work in earnes
The Sharpshooters left town ;
noon. They marched all the wa,
1t was trip of eight miles. MOI
than half the distance was covert
at a run. The Sharpshooters four
Company A /; engaged with Il
enemy. The firing was quite shar
In the meantime Company A h'
captured three rebels, and fro
them had learned that the enen
:. was scattered in the Pen.
A report was semitic headquarte
and Lieutenant Jones with a fe
piece and twenty men was order
to the back of Puchbowl to the su
port of the skirmish lines of Con
pany A and the Sharpshootel
Jones made one of the quicke
movements of the war, In fit,
FIVE minutes after he received
order, he had fred shell into t
enenu On this forced march