The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-09

away until o'clock in the afternoon
of the 3rd instant. She may be ex-
pected here, then, possibly tonight Or
else the first thing tomorrow morning.
She will bring Guam and Manila mail
to be transferred to the transport Han
!, cock.
Captured Thirty Fllipinos.
Aboard the United States army trans
port Hancock, now in port, there Is a
man whose name figures among those
recognized by Uncle Sam for meritori-
Gus conduct and deeds of daring on the
field of action.
In one Of the pamphlets issued from
Washington, wherein are contained the
names and records of those who have
distinguished themselves in the service
Of the Cover nment, appears the fol-
lowing, a record on roll of honor:
August 10, 1S9S-Musician Max H.
Miller, Company E, First California
Volunteer Infantry; for arresting, sin
gle-handed, about thirty armed Filipi-
nos, plundering Spanish vessel, load
ed with Government property, and
marching them to the headquarters of
his battalion, where they were eis-
E armed and confined at Manila, Philip
pine Islands
4 Max Miller is now a discharged sol
4 der on his way to Manila, where he is
established in business. He has been
A back to the States to get married and
his wife will follow him to the Phil
8 ippines, where they are to make their
s home.
Miller was seen by an Advertiser re-
nOrtpr
8 ing his experience in capturing the
3 thirty Filipinos. In brief, his account
8 or the affair was as follows:
While on duty near Manila, at the
s time mentioned above, armed only
4 With his bugle and a revolver, Miller
who was with his captain at the time
bNnoticed band of Filipinos aboard q
q Spanish vessel lying in the river. They
4 were some little distance from the
s headquarters of the battalion. Not
outstanding this, however, Miller took
small boat and rowed out to the
Spanish vessel. AS he went alongside
5 ne was met at the rail by one of the
B Filipinos, who presented a pistol at hi:
mead and threatened to kill him theI
8 and there. Miller was too quick TO
8 him, though, and snatched the weapon
from him, covering him with his owl
81 gun and ordering him to do as he wa
q told or suffer the consequences. Mile
4 threatened to blow his bugle and sum
mon the battalion unless the Filipino
q did as he commanded.
Il He then ordered them all into a cut
y ter which was astern Of the vessel and
3 getting in himself and steering Will
Il the Filipinos rowed, he headed the boa
Il up the river, telling the Filipinos tina
4 ne was going to take them to thei
II headquarters. To take them to thei
III headquarters they had to pass right b
IL the headquarters of Miller's battalio
81 ana Just as they were about to pas
n the latter, Miller suddenly shot the boa
g IN towards the shore, at the same tim
81 drawing their attention to the fact tina
81 tney were covered by the rifles of tn
81 soldiers on the shore. After that tn
flIipinos were easily secured and ser
81 20 Manila, where they were confined.
Miller's bugle proved a more power
tul weapon on that occasion than di
q his pistol
The Transport Hancock.
Yesterday morning the transpoi
hancock, Captain Strude, arrived
tAport from San Francisco with a lare
NUMBER OF passengers, a few recruit
ana large cargo of stores and SUI
a phes for Guam and Manila. The Har
COCK sailed from San Francisco on IL
81 ,rst day of this month and brougf
81 'hree days later news of the QUITE
BIZ world and f1fty-seven sacks of mail fl
81 honolulu. There was only one passer
81 ger Tor Honolulu, John c. Walser, Con
b inlssary Sergeant, u. S.. A
b The following is complete list