The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-08

last Japanese who started all the trod-
Bile. They are supposed to have hatch
I'd a conspiracy. one OF the men AR
ticularly. is known TO be a troublesome
character and IL was ne who urged the
others 10 rise up against the white
men. This leader told the other Japan
ese all kinds OF fanciful tales about
their rights. impressing upon them the
idea that since Hawaii had become a
Territory OF the United States and
Laysan Island belonged to the
Hawaiian Islands. they were all
American citizens and were free Of all
engagements which they might have
made TO work guano on Laysan Island.
Capt. Wrler. master Of the bark Ceylon,
Is firmly convinced that this was the
cause Of the insurrection on the Island.
CAPTAIN sPENCER's STORY.
When interviewed outside the harbor.
aboard the Ceylon' yesterday by an
Advertiser reporter, Captain Joe Spen-
Ger. King Of Laysan Island had the
following 20 say.
Three days after we arrived at Lay
san on the Ceylon. the luna Of the Jap
anese. Tanaka by name. came to my
house and told me- that the Japanese
we're going to pull down the house
! and make US all sore | saw there was
/ trouble coming and prepared myself OF
I the defensive. l don't know whether
Tanaka was siding with the Japanes,
or with our people. ! didn't trust hin
much but just the same ne warned nc
This was on Saturday. August I1th
and that night about S o'clock, tn
japanese having collected in a moo
flags flying. armed with cutlas,es anC
one thing and another We went To- tn
platform about halfway between on
house and the japanese quarters e
pacify them II possible. My son Wa
with me and 50 was Captain Spiime
ana Luhrs. the engineer. We wer
armed with revolvers-six shooters
had two weapons. one in either hand
The Japanese dared US to come out an,
fight them and made various threat
about doing US up. I shouted Sat tina
the first man who stepped or the pat
form would be killed. Shoot away
they cried and with that the whole mo
charged US. shouting the while lik
hends. cursing us and threatenir., OF
lives.
THEN I BLAZED AwsY
The first two japanese u reach III
platform were the leaders, those N
had had the most 10 say and who ha
: made the threats against our live
: Then I blazed away. Our lives were
: danger. The infuriated japanese wei
evidently intent upon numbering Us al
; II they succeeded IN killing US whs
. q n. l. s--t
I they not have killed her alsog Reals
ing the situation I was determined I
fEht 90 the last / thought II yer
: probable that ] would be killed. I toe
az careful aim as possible in the darl
] ness and fred eight shots. one right a
ter the other. Two japanese were xii
: cd and three wounded. The dead we
buried on Laysan Island, the wounde
who are getting well now, we brougl
along with Us between decks with u
? rest Of the japanese. There are on
!. two men remaining on the Island no'
y my son and Luhrs. the engineer.
> man must defend his life. We had
n one 20 look 20 except ourselves. v
4 were the only law and government
a the Island and we defended ourselvt
: acted just as / would act anywhe
else. cefended my life and the life
o my wife when they were threatened
~ Captain Willer Of the bark Ceylo
r his wife and little son. the officers al
u crew Of the Ceyion were all aboard q
n vessel at the time OF the trouble. T
> only other white man ashore besid
- Captain Spencer. his son, Captain Sp
r. ner and the engineer was the carpent'
too old and feeble TO render any assis
q ance. Mrs. Spencer. although she h
been told by her husband to stay wit
In doors when the trouble was a
ticipated. vas so anxious TO know hi
> things were progressing that she ere
l. out and moved along IN a STOPPING pot
. ticn through the tall grass towards I
= scene of trouble When the shots We
e fred her anxiety as TO The safety of \