The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-23
VETERAN REGIMENT LOOT AND BOOTY @ WAR
INTERESTING FACTS PILLAGED
FROM THE BOYS.
Who They Are-IIow They Came
Here, and What They are Doing
Now-Other Notes.

Lieutenant Colonel Jewett, who has
been appointed military Judge advo-
cate of the Philippines. is passen-
ger by the China for his post. He
halls from Indiana and is one of the
most prominent and successful law
yers of his state. He will establish
court there and when the Islands
come under American military rule
will preside over all judicial matters.
The colonel carries with him the COM
missions of the officers of the First
California. who passed through here
on the Peking three weeks ago.
X
In the cargo of the China is the
ammunition for the big guns of Ad-
miral Dewey's feet in Manila harbor.
1t is stored in a huge magazine in
the hold and it is at all times under
a heavy and watchful guard
/"
One of the guns of the Utah artil-
lery is on the forward deck of the
China. 1t is placed there as precau-
tionary measure. 1t is removed from
its carriage, but is in such position
that it can be easily placed in posi-
ton for service.
X 4 X *
First Lieutenant w. j. Vannice of
Company X, Colorado Volunteers. was
clerk in the big business house of
Daniels & Fisher, Sixteenth and Law
renee streets, Denver. He saw much
service i'm the famous Leadville min
ers' strike.
X X 4
Private William Wilseck, Company
h, Colorado, is a son of the superin-
tendent of the hospital at Cheyenne,
Wyo. Mrs. Damon, when going east
a few years ago, was slightly i'll at
the hospital, and met the older Will
seek.
X y X
There are two kinds of supplies on
the China-that to be used on the
trip, and supplies for three months at
Manila. The latter are stored in the
hold. There are on deck about TWEEN
ty, head of cattle, which are killed
from time to time to supply fresh
beef
X X y
In command of the sixty engineers
of Company A is Captain w. c. Lang
fit, of West Virginia, a man of mark
ed ability and the revoIutionizer of
the torpedo school; First Lieutenant
c. p. Echols, of Alabama, and Second
Lieutenant w. ID. O'Connor of Iowa.
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Company b of the Hawaiian Ma
tional Guard will regret that their old
friend Captain Dasher and Company
A of Stockton will not pass through
here for the present. Company A, s4
officers and men, Captain Desha, has
taken up its post at Alcatraz, for har-
Dor defense duty, relieving Battery X,
Third United States artillery, which
will leave the island this morning to
join the other batteries of that regi-
ment now encamped with two bate
ries of California heavy artillery on
the Preside drill grounds under the
general command of Major Hess, of
the United States army. The other of
ficers of the Sixth now facetiously re-
fer to Alcatraz as "Dasher Island"
and Captain Dasher is elated
X 4
The Utah artillery and cavalry re-
ceived 81, 800 from the citizens of Salt
Lake City for the benefit of the men
from that city. This sum is TO be ad-
ded at the rate of 81 month from
each man and will serve for the pur-
chase of articles of comfort not fur
nished by the government.
X
General Green and staff and Judge
Jewett are at the Hawaiian Hotel,
Concluded from Page Five.)