Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-06

Sumatra last April. Maybe you can re-
my speaking Of it. He says
James L. was sent home from Sumatra
last November, nearly dead with fever.
This one knows Carl n Carney, n he
used to room with Arthur in Helena. BY
the same boat came another golden
friend Of Arthur's. His name is Edgar
v. Bensusan. Both have charge of con-
cesslons near here. 1t seems strange
now you meet people that know your
people IN such out-of- the-way places.
Garantalo is our seaport. 1t is a place of
about 10000. Malays, Chinese and Arabs,
with a s%prinkling of Hindoos and Bur-
mese and Filipinos. There are about 100
Dutch here-nearly all government Off
clals: There is an uneasy feeling all over
the island, and there have been several
PAD riots in the past month. The ma
Joflty OF the people are Mohammedans,
ana there is a secret movement among
them. headed by the Hadjes omen who
nave made the pilgrimage to Mecca)' to
XIII an the whites. This eliminated on
the 18th in an awful affair at Simolatoes
mines, about 40 miles from here. The
deVlls Killed the superintendent, Lock-
mart, and six of his men, and beheaded
them. They then attacked the engine
house where some Ia Dutch. Americans
ana English had congregated. and they
got there an awful basting. They Their
marched out of the place some 1900
strong, headed for Garantalo, but a mes
senger sent by the whites at Simolatoes
got in ahead of them, and of course Gar
antalo was panic stricken, and all who
could do so into the police sta
tons. The news came at 10 O'Clock at
night. The hotel people promptly bolt
ed. as did my two Mohammedan SER
wants Chaven't seen them since), and I
was left alone in the hotel. couldn't
walk so had to stay in bed, and you
can imagine the kline of a night l passed.
TO add to the terrors of the night. an
aWIul shock of earthquake hit the place,
ana l tell you, Huneke, it made things
rattle. At 4 o'clock in the morning a
Dutch man-o'-war put in an appearance
ana landed 80 blue Jackets with Cuttings.
ana tnen the strain was over. She hap
pened to be about 20 miles from here. on
the south coast. while Simolatoes is ON
the north coast, but it is only 30 miles
across. a messenger from Simolatoes
got 70 her IN time to save us. A man-o'-
war is to be stationed here now and one
at Slmolatoes. while oldiers are being
sent from Java. The %JaVanese soldiers
are mostly Mohammedans. SO l dom go
much on them. We have a case of Sni-
der rifles coming from Java, and we have
some Christian natives at the mines that
we can depend upon, as they know that
IN case of trouble they would get it as
quickly as we. There are four of us
whites at Fi%nandoo-a Dutchman, a Ger
man, Cosby and myself. l am the only
one that can shoot ait all. Cosby can't
nit a flock Of barns, but he has a fine
rifle n practices daily. The other fell
lows never fired a gun in their lives. We
don't anticipate any trouble. but neither
GA the poor fellows at Simolatoes. If
the natives do rise, Of course it will be
a religious war. and we won't stand
much chance unless we get warning in
time to get to the coast. If wasn't
afraid of boring you, l could tell you of
many queer customs and superstitions of
these people, but I will reserve that until
! see you. With best regards. Yours
1althfully, e. M. HAND.