The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-07
News From Hawaii

HONOLULU, Nov. 30. via San Francisco,
Dec. accompanies a. c, D. |, and l., of the
First New \ DIRK Volunteers, comprising f97
men under command of Colonel Barber,
sailed today on the steamship Australia for
San Francisco. where they will 90 into
camp at the Preside. The rest of the reg-
ment will sail next week. Following are
the names of the officers who go on the
Australia:
Captain W. D. Manson, Captain W. B.
Oracle, Captain Z. A. Mcintyre, Captain
j. f. Sheehan, Colonel F. H. Barber, Lieu
tenant Colonel II. p. Stacpole, Major W.
Scott. Major.-Adj. c. Strevill, Captain F.
Il. Palmer, Lieutenants Winthrop, A. w.
Mather, H. G. Stats, W F. Wheelock, A.
l.. Decker, A. G. Baxton, II. W. MCMILLAN,
T. II. Burton, j. E. Smith, y. Nckerson,
W. H. Mapes, F. l. Griffith, Dr. W. +.
Robinson, Quartermaster G. Seymour. The
departing soldiers were given a rousing
send-o by the people OF Honolulu. Twenty
five OF the men were on the sick list and
were given accommodations in the cabin,
The others occupied the steerage. Two
companies of the New Workers that went to
IllIO lOll twenty HlSll lliOlS siNh III tilS nus
pital. Many of them had typhoid and
malarial symptoms Three deaths have
taken place at military hospital since last
advices. The names of the dead are:
Private B. NJ Beardsley, aged 20, Com
pany F. First New York; Private A. C.
Weller, aged 10, Company l, Second New
York; Private +. A. Bailey, aged 10, Com
pany Is, First New York
The Thanksgiving dinner given by the
ladies of Honolulu to the soldiers now Ill
the city's gates, went off in manner entire
~ satisfactory TO the residents and in a
way that was most gratifying to the boys
in blue. who found themselves OH this day
Of days, SO far from home and friends.
The engagement OF Major Davis, Chief
Surgeon of the United States Military Hos
pital here and Mrs. Charles J.. Carter has
bten announced. Mrs Carter is the widow
Of Charles L. Carter, who was killed during
the 1895 uprising here.
The United States transport st. Paul ar
rived from San Francisco on the Goth,
eight days from san Francisco. She will
leave for Manila tomorrow.
George Edward Beckwith died at Haikum
Maui Aimuai recently. Mr.. Beckwith was
/ born at Great Darlington, Mass, seventy
Years ago. He was educated at Williams
| College. where lie was d member OF the
Delta Upsilon Greek Letter Fraternity in
The same chapter with President Garfield
Associate Justice Field and Lieutenant
/ Governor Bross of Illinois.
The steamer Mauna Loa Asbu has just
arrived from Hawaii with the news that tho
ship Starbuck burned to the waters edge
November 9Th in lat. 1910, north long. l3l
deg. west. She was bound from Port
Blaicly to South Africa, with l,00o,O00 feet
OF lumber. Captain McDonald's boat
with himself and first mate, nine Of the
crew and three babies, landed at lIookenG
on November 10Th.
Neither the captain nor any of the crew
came to Honolulu, and it is impossible tc
get details at this writing. The vessel wa:
out nineteen days from Port Blakely wher
the fire was discovered in the hold. The fire
ragged fiercely, and in few hours the cap
tain and crew were forced to take to the
boats All on board embarked in three
boats, and the ship was left to her fate
The boats remained together for four days
when the first mates boat capsized, the
cook being lost. \ storm came up severa
days later, and during the rough weather
the second mates boat was lost sight Of
and has not been heard of since.
( Pur.er Tult of the Mauna Loa reports
with the exception of Captain Mcdonald
wife. the party bore their hardships well
Five registration districts are provided
and the Governor of the Territory is au
/ thorized to appoint registration boards witt
( the advice of the Senate.