The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-28

Lieutenant E. L. D. Breckenridge, of
the Tenth Infantry, now aboard the
army transport Pennsylvania, has
claims to be called brave man, which
q recent experience in San Francisco
at the Preside well proves. Lieutenant
Breckenridge held at bay 1000 infuriat-
ed soldiers on riot bent, with only
pistol to check them in their desire to
wreck a pawnbroker's shop. AS an
officer he confronted them bravely, and
compelled them at the muzzIe OF his
revolver to remember that they were
soldiers, and must yield to the author
ity vested in him by the wearing or
shoulder straps.
Lieutenant Breckenridge has faced
death before, and was at the side of
General Lawton when that brave off,
Ger met his death in the Philippines.
BY the same volley which laid the gall
liant general low, Lieutenant Brecken-
ridge also received bullet which
stretched him upon the ground. He
was within few feet of General Law
ton, and the two were borne from the
field together He is again en- route
to the scene of war, accompanied by
! March Is contains the following &C
count of the young officers trying eX-
perience with the mob:
An angry and noisy mob or a thou
sand soldiers, bent on revenge, again
attempted last night to demoIsh the
side the Preside gates, and had nearly
overpowered the police when help ar
rived.
After throwing stones through the
front windows of the establishment
they were preparing for an assault
when Lieutenant E. l.. d. Breckenridge
of the Tenth Infantry arrived and with
a cooked revolver held the men, now
thoroughly aroused, at bay until a
provost guard, with fixed bayonets,
dispersed them.
The trouble last night was the out
come of disagreement between Her
zog and a soldier of the Thirty-sIxth
Infantry, in which the soldier claimed
the pawnbroker had "Short-cnanged'
him to the extent of s1S a crowd OF
soldiers, inflamed by their comrades
charges, smashed the show windows
from doing further damage by the ar
rival of troops from the Preside gar
rison.
HERZOG REAPPEARS.
Early in the forenoon Herzog visited
his place Of business to ascertain the
damage done. He had scarcely been
there fifteen minutes when his presence
was known in all the camps and sol
diers began to gather in front of the
pawnshop.
There were threats of iynching and
friends of Herzog advised him to leave
the neighborhood. Escorted by a po-
liceman, he walked down and took g
car, the mob following, but attempting
no violence.
The anger of the men was by nc
means appeased, and all day the fire:
of wrath smoldered in tent and com
pany street AS night drew near theil
rage again blaZed up ana again the!
massed before the pawnshop. SooI
sticks and stones were flying, and rau
| cous noises tore the air
: Sergeant of Police "Scotty" Camp
bell, with five patrolmen, checked tn
men for some time, but re-enforce
l ments arrived every moment, and sool
over a thousand frenzied blue coats
, yelling like savages, were swarmin
= through the street and paying not tn
slightest heed to the policemen, VIII
8 were powerless to keep them back.
e Burn down the shack" cried one
Y and a score echoed the threat.
Some of the rabble thought Hero
v was on the premises, and there wer