The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-18
POST OFFICE FUND SHORT MORE SOLDIER OUTRAGES
MANY PETTY CRIMES DURING
LAST NIGHT
Soldiers on Transports Now Here Get
City is Tired of it.

The outrages committed by the pres
ent batch of soldiers in this city viii
serve to make Honolulu glad when
these transports are gone. In the past
fOrty-eight hours complaints by the
score have come from every part OF
the city. The acts have been petty, but
immensely annoying. There have been
numerous charges of assault, the COM
plainants being chiefly, or almost who'll
ly Chinese.
The assault of the Chinese storekeep-
er at the corner of King Street and
Union Square Monday night was the
first serious affair reported. A soldier
bought some bananas, paid the price
and then took the money away from
the Chinaman. The storekeeper pro-
tested and was struck several times in
the face, one blow leaving quite cash
from which the blood flowed over the
mans face.
The shoemaker near the corner OF
King and Konia Streets came near be-
ing robbed by two soldiers. They had
demanded money, and when it was re-
fused, grabbed their man and started
to rob him. His cry of haul in"
brought assistance and the men ran
away. During last night there were no
less than a dozen outrages of a SINH
lar nature in the district between Nuu-
anu stream and Richards Street Most
were in the Nuuanu Street neighbor-
hood. 1t was impossible for the police
to cope with the situation. because in
a minute after outrages We're perpetrat-
ed the offenders would mix with other
soldiers and could not be identified.
Yesterday afternoon there was free
for-all fight near an uptown saloon.
This formed an unsavory street spec
tacle. Later a soldier was caught rob-
bing a Japanese and arrested. He
fought the civil official and was clubbed.
This man and another who was most
persistent in trying to rescue him, were
jailed.
Marshal Brown has a corps of men
that would handle the situation if there
We're enough of them. The trouble is
that there are not half enough. 1t is
impossible for the present force to
guard the whole town. Citizens were
wondering last night why Major Mills
did not tender the services of a strong
provost guard on occasions like the pres
ent. A precedent for this sort of thing
has already been established. Seventy
five guards on duty at various corners
outside of the business center could
easily cope with these small troubles.
The subject Of the Council of State
appropriating money for additional
temporary police force is also being dis
cussed. Some people think that there
is room for fifty extra men for the re-
naming months of the year. 1t is
a recognized fact that the legislature
at it's next session will be obliged to
largely augment the force of club
wieders.
In justice to the local troops, the
Sixth Artillery, it must be added that
in no trouble of any description have
they figured or been concerned in any
way. In all of the outrages these men
have sympathzed with and at times
actively assisted the police in preserv-
! ing order. Even the Cinnamon and
| japanese are coming to have confidence
| in and regard for the men with the red
| trimmings on their uniforms.
About - o'clock last night two sold
| ers went into Hart e. Co.'S and draw
| ing a revolver ordered Charles Ramsey
| to give them a bottle of whislley. say
| ing that the saloons We're all closed.
| Ramsey finally convinced them that
Hart & Co. kept no whiskey, and they
| went away grumbling.