The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08
SAILOR ROWS IN HAWAII.
OUR NAVAL EAR EN- AGAINST BRIT
1871 AND JAPANESE.


The Recent FtEht Detwcen American ana Jap
nneao Marines and tho bloody Week OF
A~nEio-Amcricnn Rtsticuna In Paramount
Diount'a ~Timc-British Fair Play In Action.
WARRINGTON, July V.-Recont adviccs from
Honolulu have told OF bad blood between Ameri.
cen and Japanese men-of.war's men down there.
owing to nm attack made upon an American
woman by tbrco Japanese marines. Not only
did this attack lead to the severe pummelling OF
Japanese naval snilornnen and sea soldiers from
tho cruiser Naniya, but several American citi-
gems residing in Honolulu took n hand In tho
thing to tho extent of pounding every Japanese
hoad thcy came across that wore q cap ribbon
or n forage cap.
Honolulu has been the scene OF several such
conflicts, the worst of which was tho savage row
between American and British men-of.war's
men shortly after Paramount Blount, the Amer
lean Commissioner sent to Hawaii by Cleveland,
hauled down the American flag from tho staff
In tho palace grounds. The cruiser Boston and
a second.rate British man-of-war were in Homo
lulu hnrbor at tho time. A large force OF the
bluejacketsa and marines from the Boston were
encamped in the palace grounds, performing
guard duty. Tho British sailors who took shore
liberty alter tho Stars and Stripes fut-
tered to the ground by order Of Blount
made 1t a point to sneer openly and
loudly at the weakness displayed by tho
"teeS Al Ao hat
of tho Hawaiian question. and the British
marines were even more offensive In their jcers
and taunts than were the bluejnckets from their
ship. The enlisted men on tho Boston were
mostly old.tiners, and tho crew was almost en-
tirely American. 1t was noticeable that tho
Britishers almost invariably delivered them
selves Of their contemptuous expressions con-
corning the American Government when their
shore party greatly o~utnumbcred tho party Of
| JTnttaI Gtotaa hlnato,lat. onl .rioo Coo
whose ears the remarks were intended.
This was the case on the afternoon that the
inevitable precipitation OF hostilities took place.
A coal passer from the Boston. a powerful yet
quiet man who had been n longshoreman In
New York city, was standing at the bar of Jim
Dodd's fancy saloon, slipping a glass OF beer,
when five brawny marines from the British man.
of-war staggered in. The English sea soldiers
no sooner caught sight of tho American coal
passer's bluejacket uniform than they began to
SCOT at the country represented by that uniform.
The coal HEAVIER paid no attention to them at
first. but went on drinking his beer without
even looking in the direction OF the marines,
whose talk grew moro and more CALLING when
they perceived that the American appeared
to be in no mood to resent 1t. One
Of tho marines was q cockney. Ho was q
strong-looking man, and he led all OF his ship
mates in tho viciousness OF his remarks. Jim
Dodd. the saloon keeper, being an American. had
a basketful OF tiny American flags on his bar, TO
which Americans drinking in his place were en-
titled to help themselves for the decoration Of
their coat lapels. This cockney marine picked
up one OF these flags. dipped it in his glass Of
ale, then threw II on the floor and stamped and
"Gor blime me, tho bloody rags not worth
"F"Nor' inquired the American coal HEAVIER.
and he was at the cockney marines throat.
We'll, by God. it's good enough for you to
The coal HEAVIER wrenched the marines jaws
open, spat down the cockney's throat. picked up
the little flag, and thrust 1t into the Britisher.s
conscious with q terrific blow on the point OF
the jaw. Then he squared of for the onset Of
lighters of the mythical british fair play
order, and so they went at the American all
four at once GT, fore and aft: 20, Th hsoS coal he beaver
men who tackled him from the front. The tel-
lows who attacked him from the rear tried to
drag him to the ground by the legs. but the
American grabbed a chair and let them both
have it at once with all his might. In less
were lying around on the floor OF Jim Dodd's
saloon in various stages OF unconsciousness.
denly changed from a quiet man into a devil.
then strobe up to the bar, grabbed five Of the
the top lunic buttonholes of the battered ma:
rines. Finishing his glass OF beer; which still
s STROBE ID doWS to The &c do ~ee.n and vent q off to his ship
in a shore boat. A detail of marines from the
British manor war. headed by the apothecary
Of the ship. carried the licked sea soldiers aboard
This started as fierce n week of fsticuffs.
head-cracking. and %stabbing as ever took place
between men.of-war 5 men in any port; The
British bluejackets and marines were frantic
asH @ IN they iSS'S sot at" is,' f Rhs'G Boston nsn mes p '9t
their names down for liberty for the sole purpose
OF accommodating the "limc-juicers the
American sailors name for British sailors, be-
slowed because 1t Is a custom on British war
Rlip9 IN sprEp nnt lime water 10 crews in hot
latitudes. There were dozens OF battles between
the two crews every day. and it is the purest i'm.
Partially to say that in these savage street
fights the Americans were victorious nine times
in ten. The Kanaka policemen Of Honolulu
after several OF them had been pretty severely
handled they gave II up.
lulu. whenever they came within sight OF blue
jackets or marines in either American or British
uniforms, sought immediate shelter, knowing
that where one uniform was to be seen the other
would follow quickly and a fight. be started. II
Certainly NJ S" Was s" not cnhi66itsd during these fb b 4
Many American mcn-ot-war's men who had be-
GENE accidentally detached from their parties
and pounded almost to death. The Ameri'
cans cans Ind many opportunities to do like.
tag Of them. They fought, fairly. Without
weapons. whereas the British ,ars, and sea
spikes and Delaying pins carried ashore from
their ships. All of the ~stabbing was done by the
the men from either ship, was killed when the
brawling was AT it's height, But dozens and
scores OF them were badly dubbed and beaten
and hacked, and the ships surgeons had their
hands full. The commanders OF both ships
were. OF course, aware of the conflicts that
were going on between the crews ashore every
day, but neither of them felt that he could
back down decently TO the point OF prohibiting
the members OF his crew from going ashore.
The end Of IL came on the seventh day after
the American coal HEAVIER had thrashed The i've
British marines. On that day a gang OF about
forty OF the British blucjackets and marines as.
scmblcd outside OF the gate TO the palace
grounds and started TO tnunt the Americans OF
the landing party who were standing guard
over the residence of Mrs. Dominis, the adipose
Kanaku lady to whom Cleveland wished 10 re.
store the crown of Hawaii. This sort OF thing
came near driving the sailors and sea soldiers OF
the Boston, thus on guard, to mutiny. Several
OF the American officers in tho palace grounds
demanded that the Britishers depart, or suffer
the consequences. The demand was laughed
at. The. American enlisted men. every man
Of them in the palace grounds equipped with bis
side arms, grew more and more savage under
the jecring, and some of the chief petty officers
implorcd permission from their superior otticers
e have just one welt at the lime %juiccrs.'
The officers, OF course. could not grant such per
infection htt tlny av nianplr thut 10 Gntnnthinp