The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-09
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REMARKABLE StCRtT WORK
Furnishes Important Information.
Headed OF an lnsUrssnt scheme.
An Adventure,
hawaii ~ MANILA
Mani, Freedom. Oct. %.

Must ever remain bright spU' 10
the memories % American soldiers.
Before she became the fair and flower
Jedecked bride OF Uncle sam, she was
as true 20 Old GlOry's cause a. % D.
possible for any state to be. She
placed herself In positive danger to be-
friend and aid the American cause ana
there Is not one soldier In this grand
army OF occupation, that can feel 9th
erwise than proud to lift his hat TO
citizen OF Honolulu, In recognition OF
the grand and royal treatment ne re
celyed at that place. Everything that
love ana patriotism could suggest for
the comfort and welfare Of an army,
sailing TO conquer or die In foreign
lands, was done at that priceless pear
in the Pacific. Houses were thrown
open TO our soldiers. Sisters, sweet
hearts, wives, brothers, husbands ana
fathers, in fact, everybody ana all
seemed especially interested in rs, and
heartily anxious that in Honolulu We
should feel welcome as warm and
sweet and lasting, as only the people
OF that paradisaic city can give. II
was there We got our last look OF
home, and "A look that will for ever
main fresh and vivid and full OF
color, TO be called up al the mere men
ton Of Hawaii.
During the early part OF this war,
when expeditions We're hurrying TO the
relief OF Dewey many OF HOnolulu's
young men, full OF love for the Stars
and Stripes sought enlistment in the
service. Some succeeded in the usual
way, while others were refused on ac-
count Of the various organizations be-
ing filled.
A few Of this latter class, not to be
turned down by small obstacles, secret
ed themselves aboard transports, and
left their sun kissed homes as stOw-a-
ways.
They later succeeded in getting
their names enrolled as volunteers on
| freedoms book of honor. 50 that to-
day there are about forty OF them in
various regiments Of the Army In Ma
Mia. They are a brave lot. Their
commanders speak well of them, and
Freedom takes pleasure IN referring to
them at this time. They Joined III"
army before Hawaii was annexed.
Readers OF Freedom may remember
seeing a short account in some OF their
home papers, Of the ). 5. Abbie coming
to Batangeae bay, this island, loaded
with arms for the insurgents.
This was some months ago: the Alb
bic has since been seized. and is now
riding at anchor off Cavite One OF
the Honolulu boys, a bright fellow by
the name of G. T.. Smith, who under
a peculiar lot Of circumstances. failed
to get enlisted in the army, after com
ing here as a stOw-a-way, took fever
down here in the trenches and sailed
for HongkOng. At HOngkOng he
shipped as steward on the = s OXOs
bound for Batangeae with a cargo "a
exchange for rice. His ship was az
Batangeae when the Abbie came in
flying the American flag He saw
Erag- Jorgenscn rifles unloaded there
by the thousands and turned over 20
the insurgents, and two fine machine
guns Of the very latest pattern and
make. He was on hand when the in
surgents We're instructed in their use
and CLEANED the fact that 1900 00C
was behind the scheme TO furnish the
} insurgents with guns and ammunition
Young Smith lost no more time than
was necessary in getting away from
that place, and with considerable risk
he hurried across the island. 1876 miles
and reported what he had seen and
learned at army headquarters here
Smith. like the volunteers from Homo.
lulu. was not an American citizen, but
his love was for Old Glory. and his
sense of duty prompted him in his
lcourse.