The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-13
HAPPENINGS IN HONOLULU.
TWO AMERICAN LIEUTENANTs TRY
TO run THINGS FOR A NIGHT.


Lieut.. WheeIock, While I'm Charge
of Provost Guard and Under the
influence of Liquor, Declares Mar
tiaI Lnv-TheN Gave the New
American subjects u Hot Time for
Few Hours-Other Occurrences
Of Interest in the New Possess
Sions.
Honolulu, Oct 4. via San Francisco, Oct.
12.-Ou the night of oct. 8 Second Lieu
tenant Merriam. United States army, and
First Lieutenant Weolock. New York
Volunteers, decided to run things in Homo
lulu and declared martial law. Wheelock
was provost marshal in charge Of the
mounted infantry 1t is not known
whether Merriam was on duty. About
1870 at night the two officers declared mar
tial law and for two hours and a half
their rule prevailed. Indignant citizens
woke up Gen. King about ! o'clock in the
morning and the general caused the two
officers to be rounded up and their mar
tial law was declared off. 1t is stated
that both men were under the influence Of
whisky. They will be court martialed.
For a time it was the hveest night
Honolulu has ever seen. The two officers
assumed entire control of the town. CHI
zens were ordered off the streets and then
off the sidewalks. These orders were en-
forced by the mounted men under Weel-
ock's command. Sailors were chased
aboard their vessels and two steamer cap
tains and a custom officer had to scramble
for their safety Gen. King was very
angry when he heard what was being done
and said the young men were acting with
out orders Lieut.. Merriam is a son of
Gen. Merriam.
The United States troopshlp Pennsyl-
vania arrived from Manila by way of
Guam having on board twelve passen-
gers, mostly invaded soldiers from the
Philippines The Pennsylvania will prob
ably sail for San Francisco Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania sailed from Manila
Sept for Guam, which was reached on
the 18th. She remained there until Sept
10, being feasted by the Inhabitants in
royal manner. The Pennsylvania was the
first vessel carrying the American flag
that had reached Guam since the Charles
ton took possession. Two revolutions had
Twice had the natives pulled down Old
Glory and hoisted the Spanish colors
Twice had the local police hoisted the en-
sign of Uncle Sam again and no blood
shed ensued
The Pooh Bah, who is running things
in Guam for the United States, is reported
to be a young sailor, who is said to have
deserted from one of the whalers which
touched there some time ago. He fills
every bill, from the Governor down TO tax
collector, and it is said some of the ma
tives still think the money goes to Spain
The collector of customs is a Spaniard, but
loyal to the new regime. 1t seems to have
been toss-up when the officers at Guam
had TO be flied. There were three appn-
cants, including the two men named above
and young adventurer from the wilds of
Borneo The Borneo man was left.
Dysentery, humps and measles were ep-
idemic at Manila until the Pennsylvania
left
The Pennsylvania went to Guam to re-
turn the Spanish doctor whom the
Charleston inadvertently took away when
the place was captured Ii appears that
he was with the Spanish troops taken from
the garrison a fact not known, however
until Manila was reached. The removal of
a doctor under such circumstances is a
serious matter but it appears that no one
was 10 blame in this case. The United
States government righted the wrong by
sending the transport back to the island
with the physician.
While the Hawaiian plan ters have not
made any overtures TO the sugar trust the
latter has made overtures to the planters,
and Is now openly in the field with an Of
ficer to contract for the Hawaiian sugar
for the next three years expressly stipu-
lating that the present arrangement with
the California refinery shall continue, which
means that the Port Costa refinery is to
get 10000 tons annually and the balance
goes to San Francisco or New York as
the trust may decide.