Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-20
POLICE FORCE ON PARADE
Marshal Browns Men Give an EX-
Cellent Exhibition.
Show Good Practical Results = Excellent
Discipline Words Of Commentator
for the Department.

lat SlSnts, dDu any tnipB ilke suan1
battles among the widest delights
not only for boys but for the
"children of a larger growth
Comparatively few residents OF
Honolulu know how much soldier
business there is in a police drill
as capable of being put up by the
local force. Besides, it is long
way from Fort street to Punahou
pastures-even after leaving the
cars at the college, hills upon bills
ascend and the road is crooked
and dusty.
Foot police to the strength of
AT, under Captain Parker and
Lieutenants Kanae aud Warren,
were driven from the station to
the rendpzsous Saturday after
noon in omnibuses. Mounted
police Is strong, commanded by
Captain Spillner, as matter OF
course rode out in cavalry order.
Most of the spectators went to the
place in private carriages, a small
number footed it from the cars.
Driving out in waeonette and
individual rigs went deputation
of the House of Representatives
consisting OF Paul r. Isenberg-
named first because he handled
the ribbons over a dsshing span
hauling the big ouveyan John
l.. Kaulukou he Sp-ake', j h.
d. Paris, L. E. Richards, w. G.
Achi, A. V. Gear, A. g. M. Robert
son, L. J.. McCandIess and W. f.
Poeue.
Others noticed on the ground
were Chief Justice Judd and wife,
Mr.. Pratt, Attorney General
Smith Mrs. A. M. Brown, H. s.
Townsend aud wife, Deputy Mar
shal Hitchcock and family, Mrs.
F. r. Day, Miss Atkinson, Mrs.
Woodward, j. A. Gilman and
wife, Major Geo. @. Potter, Cap
tain 9. W. Zeigler, N. G. H., Geo.
P. Castle and wife, Mrs. f. s
Dodge, II. M. Dow and daughter,
MIS- Duncan, M. s. Levy, G. w.
@. Norton, A. G. Lovekin, John
A. Butterfeld, Vida Thrum, Frank
Godfrey, newspaper representa-
tives, etc.
Marshal A. NJ. Brown, in gen
eral command, suggested an emf
hence overlooking the drill ground
AS the best point of view, and
most of the people hied there and
found some little shade beneath a
clump of trees. Down by the
roadside was a field tent where
cool refreshment was served, and
the Legislative contingent deemed
that as good a place as any for
seeing the maneuvers.
As preliminary the foot police
we're marched about the field
few minutes. They were in cam
paign uniform of sweaters, trou
sers, leggins and soft hats. 1t
was noted that they were wonder
fully of IA size, and a big size too.
of the club, rifle with bay
onet was carried. They marched
with a precision of motion tina,
would do credit to the smartest
any where. !
Next the mounted patrol was
trotted out. The troop Gathered
away out of sight behind a knoll
and next seen of it was skirmish
line popping over the summit.
After the skirmisber had fred a
volley with their carbines, they
were joined by their comrades
from the rear, when the whole
force came charging down the bill
on the gallop. They stopped, dis
fred by volleys and at
will, then remounted and advanc
ing some distance repeated the ex
ercise. Then came a retreat, fol
lowed by renewed attack. The
picking up of wounded man by
comrades from their saddles was a
feature.
Then came a variety of tactics.
The horses were made to lie down
in vice circle, then riders would
fire over them several times, then
mount again as the horses rose.
A horse attached to a brake, dri-
ven furiously by a native whipper,
enacted runaway that the patrol
men detailed each time stopped in
short order. On the last of seve
raj trials, the horse was scared of
Uni hank m lr;uo, L,k A. .o,,lk