The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-13
DECLARED MARTHA LAW
Work Of Two Drunken Omcsrs IN
Honolulu.
ACTED WITHOUT ORDERS
They Assumed Entire Control Of tbs
Town-Indignant Citizens Protest
and the Nor WIN Bs Court
Martaled.

Honolulu. Oct. 4, via San Francisco,
Oct. lion the night of Oct. 3 Second
Lieutenant Merriam and First Lieutsn-
ant Wheelock of the New York volun-
teers decided to run things in Honolulu
n declared martial law. wheelock
was provost marshal in charge of the
mounted infantry. 1t Is not known
whether Merriam was on duty. About
1880 p. m. the two officers declared
martial law and for two hours M a
half this condition of affairs prevailed.
Indignant citizens woke up General
King o 1 o'clock in the morning
n the general caused the two OFF,
GERS to be up and martial Law
declared OF. II was stated both men
were under the influence of liquor. They
will be court martialed. For q time II
was the liveliest night Honolulu has
ever seen. The two officers assumed
entire control of the town. Citizens
were ordered on the streets and then
of the sidewalks. These orders were
enforced by mounted men under Vince
locks command. Sailors were chase
aboard ships and two steamer captains
n a customs officer had to scramble
for safety.
General King was very angry when he
itoiI e ma was yin OAC aiio Soiu
the young men were acting without or
ders. Lieutenant Merriam In . son of
General Merriam.
Tn United States ~troopship Pennsyl-
vania arrived from Manila by way of
Gaum yesterday. The Pennsylvania
reached Gaum Sept. IL. remaining there
one day. The Pennsylvania was the
first vessel flying the United States flag
that had touched at Gaum since the
Charleston took possession. Two revo-
buttons had taken place. which were not
bad. since republican principles had
not been long in the n Incited by
Spanish priests twice had the natives
pulled down Old Glory and hoisted the
Spanish colors. Twice had the local po-
lice hoisted the ensign Of Uncle Sam
again and no blodshed ensued.
The Pooh Bah who is running things
In Gaum for the United States Is report
ed to be a young sailor. who Is said
to have deserted from one of the whal-
ers touching there some time ago. He
fills every billet from governor down to
tax collector, and II Is said some OF the
natives still think the money goes TO
Spain. The collector of customs Is a
Spaniard. but loyal to the new regime.
II seems to ave been a toss-up when
the offices at Gaum had to be filled.
There were three applicants. including
the two mentioned above. n a young
adventurer from the wilds of Borneo.
The Borneo man was left.
Dysentery and mumps and measles
were epidemic at Manila when the
Pennsylvania left.
While the Hawaiian planters have not
made any overtures to the sugar trust.
the latter has mad overtures to the
planters and Is now openly in the field
with an offer to contract for the Ha-
waiian sugar for the next three years,
expressly stipulating that the present
arrangement with the new California
refinery shall still continue. which
means tina the Porto Costa refinery Is
10 get so, 900 tons annually and the bal
snce goes to San Francisco or New
York. as the trust may decide.
Captain Tanner. u. 8. NJ, has arrived
TO select a site for a coaling wharf.