The herald., 1898-10-13
WHEN TWO DRUNKEN SOLDIERS
ASSUME CONTROL
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
By Two Fresh Lieutenants Who Are
Quickly Turned Down-Two
Revolutions at Guam
Associated Press Special wire.

HONOLULU, Oct. 4, via San Francisco.
Oct. l2.-On the night of October Second
Lieutenant Merriam, u 8. A., and First
Lieutenant Wheelock, N. Y, Volunteers.
decided to run things in Honolulu and de-
clared martial law. Wheelock was provost
marshal In charge Of the mounted infan-
try. 1t is not known whether Merriam
was on duty
About II 80 at night the two officers de-
clared martial law, and for two hours and
half this condition of affairs prevailed.
Indignant citizens woke up General King
about o'clock in the morning, and the
General caused the two officers to be round
ed up and their martial law declared Off.
1t Is stated that both men were under the
influence Of liquor. They will be court
martialed. For time 1t was the liveliest
night Honolulu had ever seen. The two
officers assumed entire control of the town.
Citizens were ordered Off the streets and
then Off the sidewalks. These orders were
enforced by the mounted men under
Wheelock's command. Sailors were chased
aboard their ships and two steamer cap
tains and customs officer had to scramble
for safety.
General King was very angry when he
learned what was being done. and said that
the young men were acting without orders.
Lieutenant Merriam is a son of General
Merriam.
Private Clarence H. Porter of Company
Fl. First New York, died at the military
hospital Sunday night. The dead mans
brother. Fred, is now in a very critical
condition at the hospital with pneumonia,
and Is not expected to live. He belongs to
the same company.
While the Hawaiian planters have not
made any overtures to the sugar trust, the
latter has made overtures to the planters.
anu Is now openly in the field with an offer
to contract for the Hawaiian sugar for the
next three years, expressly stipulating that
the present arrangement with the new Cal
ifornia refinery shall continue, which means
that the Port Costa refinery Is to get co.
o0O tons annually and the balance goes to
San Francisco or New York, as the trust
may decide. The present contract with
Howard & Co. of New York, by which some
OF the sugar goes over the Southern Pa
cifc and some via Cape Horn, expires on
January 1st next and II is understood that
they waive any rights they have to a
renewal In favor of the trust.
Captain Tanner, U. s. NJ, has arrived
here to select site for a coaling wharf.
Affairs at Guam
The United States troopship Pennsyl-
vania arrived from Manila by way Of Guam
yesterday, having on board II passengers,
mostly invalided soldiers from the Philip
pines. DR.. Smith, formerly surgeon of the
United States cruiser Baltimore Is one of
the passengers. The Pennsylvania will
probably sail for San Francisco on We'd
nesday.
The Pennsylvania sailed from Manila
September 9th for Guam, which was reached
on the nth ultimo. She remained there
until September 18th, being fea asted by the
Inhabitants In a royal manner. The Penn
sylvania was the first vessel flying the
United States flag that had touched at
Guam since the Charleston took possess
ct4 Tvxv,n Init hoA <olro
which was not had since republican prin-
ciples had not been long in the land In
cited by Spanish priests, twice had the ma
tives pulled down "Old Glory" and hoisted
the Spanish colors. Twice had the local
police hoisted the ensign of Uncle Sam and
no bloodshed had ensued. The Poohbah who
Is running things in Guam for the United
States is reported to be young sailor,
who Is said to have deserted from one of
the whalers touching there some time ago.
He fills every billet from driver down to
tax collector. and 1t is said some of the ma
tives still think the money goes to Spain
The Collector of Customs Is Spaniard
but loyal to the new regime 1t seems to
have been a toss-up when the offices at
Guam had to be filled. There were three
applicants, including the two men men,
toned above, and young adventurer from
the wilds of Borneo. The Borneo man was
left.
Dysentery. mumps and measles were ep-
idemic at Manila when the Pennsylvania
left.
The Pennsylvania went to Guam to re-
turn the Spanish doctor whom the Charles
ton inadvertently took away when the place
was captured. 1t appears that he was with
the Spanish troops taken from the garri-
son. fact not known, however until Ma
nila was reached. The removal OF q doc
tor under such such circumstances is a
CO {l vv,a tfAr 1.,k
was to blame in this case. The United
States government righted the wrong by
sending the transport back to the island
with the physician. The Spanish people
received the doctor with wild cheers of de-
light and thanked and cheered the captain
Of the Pennsylvania for returning him to
them.