The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
HOT TIMES IN HONOLULU.
Two Licutonants Declare Martial Law
and Arrest Every body in Sight.

| HONOLULU. October 4-(Via san
] Francisco. October l2)-This community
| was treated last night 10 small reign
! OF terror. which. nevertheless, had ITS
| humorous side Martial law was de-
! clared by two drunken lieutenants.
Yesterday part OF the troops were paid
off, 4 large number received permission
| 10 leave camp 10 spend their money 10
was the first chance many OF them had
had % spend money since they came
here. but for fear they could not stand
prosperity q provost guard OF cavalry
and infantry was mounted down town
10 preserve order. The provost guard
got drunk That is how there came 10
Doc "a reign OF terror.
The guard was under command or
Lieutenant Wheeiock. OF the First New
York Volunteers. 10 was the first thing
ike active military duty ne had had TO
perform since he came here. lie got his
friend. Lieutenant Merriam .son Of Ma
ior General Merriam, and aide 70 Briga-
der General King 10 aid him. Tho two
got drunk together. Then they saw
their military duties I'm greatly enlarged
light.
About Il p. " they decided they were
graf military administrators They de-
clared martial law. They gave orders
20 tho guard under them 10 a/rest every
body. Soldiers who did not belong 20
the provost guard but were on leave
were halted and ordered 20 join the guard,
Citizens were held up and marched up
and down the street or were chased 70
places of safety.
Two men sitting on a box near the
waterfront were charged on by one OF
tho mounted officers. 70 save themselves
one ran aboard steamer at the wharf
and the other got into the box he had
been sitting on Wheelock Immediately
posted a soldier at the gangplank OF
the steamer to keep the man aboard,
and ordered another soldier 20 sit on the
box 90 keep the man in il.
Wheelock engaged in a brawl with
some sailors from merchant ship. He
followed them clear down 20 the docks
and had n couple of his men chase two
inter-inland steamer captains 10 the box
piles on the wharf. The customs officer
was also made 10 scramble for safety.
Quite a crowd collected when Wheelock
had his row with the sailors. Merriam
ordered the streets cleared and then the
sidewalk. Fire flashed from beneath the
shoes O., the horses as the soldiers
charged under the awnings. The native
policemen who should have stopped the
disturbance were hustled about and
finally went down town. Merriam now
had the enforcement OF his martial law
uptown IN his own hands. He stopped
everybody I'm the curtest manner and
then ordered them 20 move on. The
writer heard him say there was martial
law and that he had his orders and
would carry them out II he was killed
for f.
A sergeant. who must have been
regular, came along and was about the
only man who refused 10 bow 20 Mer-
Ram. This sergeant asked n there was
martial law and asked II I'm such a way
that Merriam was forced 10 say no. But
the sergeant was ordered under arrest.
\ corporal on Merriams order took the
sergeant in the direction OF the police
station and there he was turned loose.
Merriam kept on saying ne must be
obeyed and there must be no foolish
ness.
Il was ] o'clock in the morning. a full
hour and a half after the ArunkenSfrolic
had begun. before General King was
warned He sent down his adjutant.
who put an end 20 the trouble. Just as
martial law ended Captain Robert
Parker. OF the Hawaiian police. came Up
mounted He gave orders in the native
language 10 arrest anybody making
disturbance. Merriam Is ordinarily a
fine young fellow. He Is in the artillery.
Scores OF citizens who were sent home