The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-07
The Young Britisler Made a
Hero Of Himself.
REMARKABLE SECRET WORK
Furnished Important Inform alton.
Headed off an lnsurgent Scheme.
An Adventure.
HAWAII IN MANILA.
Manila Freedom. Oct. 81


Must ever remain a bright spot in
the memories of American soldiers
Before she became the fair and flower
bedecked bride Of Uncle Sam, she was
as true to Old Glory's cause as it is
possible for any State to be- She
placed herself in positive danger to be-
friend and aid the American cause, and
there is not one soldier in this grand
army Of occupation, that can feel 9TH
erwise than proud to lift his hat TO a
citizen OF Honolulu, in recognition of
the grand and royal treatment he re-
ceived at that place Everything that
love and patriotism could suggest for
the comfort and welfare OF an army,
sailing to conquer or die in foreign
lands, was done at that priceless pearl
in the Pacific. Houses We're thrown
open to our soldiers. Sisters, sweet
hearts, wives, brothers, husbands and
| fathers, in fact, everybody and all
seemed especially interested in us. and
| heartily anxious that in Honolulu We
| should feel a welcome as warm and
sweet and lasting, as only the people
| of that paradisaic city can give. 1t
was there we got our last look OF
home, and a look that will for ever
remain fresh and vivid and full of
color, to be called up al the mere men
ton of Hawaii.
| During the early part of this war,
when expeditions were hurrying to the
relief of Dewey, many of Honolulu S
young men, full of love for the Stars
| and Stripes, sought enlistment in the
service Some succeeded in the usual
way, while Others We're refused on &C
count of the various organizations be-
ing filled.
| A few of this latter class, not to be
turned down by small obstacles, secret
ed themselves aboard transports, and
| left their sun kissed homes as stow-a-
ways.
| They later succeeded in getting
their names enrolled as volunteers on
| freedoms book of honor, so that to-
day there are about forty OF them in
various regiments of the Army in Ma
Mia. They are a brave lot. Their
commanders speak we'll of them, and
Freedom takes pleasure in referring TO
them at this time They Joined the
army before Hawaii was annexed.
Readers of Freedom may remember
seeing a short account in some of their
home papers, of the S. S. Abbie coming
| to Batangeae bay this island, loaded
| with arms for the insurgents.
| This was some months ago; the Alb
bic has since been seized. and is now
riding at anchor off Cavite. One of
the Honolulu boys, a bright fellow by
the name of c. E. Smith, who under
| a peculiar lot of circumstances, failed
| to get enlisted in the army, after COM
| ing here as a stOw-a-way, took fever
down here in the trenches and sailed
| for Hongkong. At Hongkong he
shipped as steward on the S. S. OXos,
bound for Batangeae with a cargo to
exchange for rice. His ship was at
| Batangeae when the Abbie came in
| flying the American flag. He saw
f<rag-J orgensen rifles unloaded there
| by the thousands and turned over TO
the insurgents, and two fine machine
guns of the very latest pattern and
make. He was ON hand when the in
lsurgents We're instructed in their use,
and CLEANED the fact that $4,000, 600
was behind the scheme to furnish the
| insurgents with guns and ammunition.
| Young Smith lost no more time than
was necessary in getting away from
that place, and with considerable risk
ne hurried across the island. 135 miles
and reported what be had seen and
| learned at army headquarters here
Smith. like the volunteers from Homo
lulu, was not an American citizen, but
his love was for Old Glory, and his
sense of duty prompted him in his
course.