The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-07
TAKEN FROM THE RANKS
A FEW DRUM TAPS AND BUGLE
CALLS.
Not ''the Story of My Life" but a
Few Things of Interest Taken
From 1t.

the harbor at 2:3O tins morning and
came in just after daylight. She an
chored on the Eva side of the Monad-
| mock in the stream, and will there
await her turn at the. dock. She left
San Francisco at 10 Il. m. of the Goth.
There was slight accident to her
machinery on the way down. as a re-
! suit of which she hove to for seven
hours. The Newport will sail as soon
as she can be coaled and will hurry
to Manila as fast as possible, without
! regard to the other vessels of the eX-
| petition.
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! w. II. Bohannan of Company F.
! Thirteenth Minnesota, is one of the
proprietors of the Boyd, Mimi, Bull
letin. He will send some interesting
letters from Manila to his paper.
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I Major John Milsaps, Salvation Ar
my representative with the troops, ar
rived on the New port with General
Merritt. He is going right through
to Manila, intending to do Christian
work with the American army, keep
up the Salvation Army spirit, and
work among the soldiers who are Sal
vationists, and when the opportunity
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my i'm the Philippines. For most of
the time during the past ten years he
has been the editor of the Pacific
Coast War Cry and will be its special
correspondent with the Manila expe-
dition. Tonight there will be a big
welcome rally to him and to the Boys
in Blue at the Salvation Army armo-
ry, Nuuanu and King streets, at 1890
o'clock. Tomorrow night Major Mil
saps will give graphophone gospel
meeting.
Chaplain c. \. Cressy of the Thir-
teenth Minnesota was entertained at
the George w. De Long Post, Grand
Army of the Republic. last night. His
comrades of the post presented him
with "A pocket Bible. Today Chaplain
Cressy will be taken to the Pail by
comrades of the post
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Secretary Cooper of the Waverly
club this morning mailed through the
Foreign Office over 500 letters that
We're written at the club Yesterday
by the soldiers. Among the lot was
one that bore no address. It was op-
ened in the hope that an address
would be found inside. But it was
simply addressed to Dear Mother"
and ended Don't feel uneasy about
me. Your Son Rob" IF the writer
will give a proper address the letter
will be forwarded.
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While swimming in the harbor last
night Private Hammersey. Idaho.
was taken with cramps and cried for
helpY Ensign Curry of the Monadnock
who was on the tug, sprang to the
rescue and saved his man. He had to
swim fifty wards to reach him. but
made the distance in very short
time. The brave act was witnessed
by thousands of men on the trans
ports, the tug and shore Three
cheers for Ensign Curry were given
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Officers of the Dakota regiment
We're received at the Hawaiian Off
GERS club bon their arrival at mid
night last night. The entertainment
lasted couple of hours.
Private p. Nelson of Company ID.
Hawaiian National Guard, has enlist
ed in Company A of the North Dako-
ia troops. He is a fine soldier and a
good fellow. Private Nelson was i'll
quite recently at the Central house.
but is now in fine shape.
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There are five printers in Company
d of the Dakota regiment.
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There is typhoid fever patient on
the transport Ohio The attack is
mild and the man will recover suffi-
GENTLY to go with his vessel.
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On the wharf at ~ o'clock Hawaii
an and American officers sang Major
McCarthy's latest Dewey song for the
benefit of the Dakota troops on the
Valencia.
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The Ohio is lying near Brewers
wharf, bow on. She is fortunate in
having an improvised gangway from
the wharf.
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Native boatmen are charging the
Minnesota men only five cents each to
carry them to or from their vessel.
which is now lying in the stream near
the lighthouse.
The Monadnock's search light was
used nearly all of last night. 1t is
quite powerful and lit up the harbor
in fine style.
j. j. Calvin of the Wyoming troops
has two sons i'm the First California
volunteers that went through here on
the City of Picking Mr. Calvin was
for long time president of the Ty-
biographical Union of San Francisco.
lie is an effective public speaker and
an untiring worker in the cause of
labor Through his work and patriot
ic interest in public affairs. he has
, made himself well known and univer-
sally respected in San Francisco.
which has been his home for many
years.