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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04
WATERFRONT NOTES

SALTY SAINT NICOLAS, was q
visitor to the Matson Navigation liner
Lur!ine ON Christmas eve and Just
prior to her arrival at San Francisco.
When of the Farallon islands, Santa
Claus in the shape Of Captain Weeden
cabin. where great Christmas tree,
covered with brilliant lights, met his
gaze. About the tree were seated
the 80 passengers Santa Claus was
"a jolly one, and In short time dis
tributed presents to every one ON the
ship. and then disappeared as sudden
ly as he arrived.
THERE is large shipment of sug-
ar fer Honolulu by the steamer M9u.
ma Loa, which arrived from Kona and
Kau ports this morning The freight
list OF the vessel includes 1852 sacks
sugar, 2S7 sacks coffee, As sdcks ava,
,23 sacks beans, IS bales hides, % bar
rels oranges, As sacks bran Jas pack.
ages sundries and on deck 81 head
cattle. Tho Mauna Loa arrived with
80 cabin and Al deck passengers. The
liner met with fine weather and
smooth seas In crossing the Hawaii
channel.
ROUGH WEATHER prevented the
discharge of considerable cargo from
the inter-island steamer Mauna Loa
on her outward trip TO Kona and Kau
ports. The vessel did not land freight
at Hookena or Hoopuloa, on the out.
ward trip but carried the cargo to
.Kau ports and IL was un,oaded upon
the return Of the Mauna Loa. Fine
weather was encountered along the
Hamakua and Kau coast.
M
If THE AMERICAN bark s. G.
Wilder does as well as the bark An.
drew WEIGH, that vessel should arrive
at Mahukona from San Francisco to.
day. The WEIGH came down from the
coast In fourteen days and the Wilder
Is now out the same period from the
California port. The 8. G.. Wilder Is
bringing cargo of general merchan
disc to 'the neighborlng island port.
~
THE STEAMER Maui was reported
at Honoapu loading sugar and the YES
sci is expected will take on 1888 sacks
before returning to Honolulu, accord.
ing to report brought to this city by
Purser Friele of the steamer Mauna
Loa. The steamer Helene was ut
Paauilo dlscharging freight.
10
THE AMERICAN schooner Bore.
alis, with a, shipment of lumber con
signed to the local agency of Hind
Rolph & Co., is reported to have
sailed from Mukilteo for Honolulu
fourteen days ago.
-
THE STEAMER IWAI.ANI was ex
pected would get away for Mahukona
and Kawaihae this afternoon. The YES
sci goes to the Big Island to pick VI
shipment OF cattle for Molokai and
Honolulu.
1T is THE INTENTION to dis
patch the United States Army trans
port Sheridan from the. navy slip at I
o'clock this afternoon. The vessel Ii
destined for San Francisco.
|
THE AMERICAN ship Marion 4.
Chilcott Is now ten days out from
Gaviota with shipment OF fuel OF
consigned to the local station OF tn,
Associated Oil Company.
THE INTER,ISLAND steamer MI
hau is scheduled to sail for Honoka;
and kukuihaele at o'clock this after
noon. The steamer will take genera
lines of cargo.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04
ARRIVED

Tuesday, January 4.
Manila via Nagasaki--Shtridan, U
8. A. T., a. m.
kona and Kau ports--Mauna Loa
rtmr., a. M.
Ro,terdamt-H. Hackfeld, Ger. blk.
ID IN .
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Big Nickel Scratch Pad for ssis
At the euilstin office for five cents,
10 one inch thick, made up Of two hun.
dred sheets Of good paper. six for .
quarter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04
0ilnoNLeads all Mineral Productions in the
State Of California, Gold takes second place

Gold place the mineral productions Calior
MIA Petroleum takes the lead now by substantial margin of So
600 years ago California produced 100000
year produced than 100000 barrels 100000
barrels the product of 1907 The value of the 1908 product
petroleum mated by the mneraogs
At the time least oneha of the California listed oil
paying dividends pyice
crease advance
All investors should get touch with this exceptionally
industry Now is the time for investment metoriou oil
such recommend Ask for oil book and market letter.
free request Our representative in Honolulu Mr. Kber
member the California Stock Exchange OF San Francisco will
be pleased to mpat full information concerning the California oil
business to those interested Call write him the
Young Hotel Honolulu Room So Lincoln Mortgage Co.,
Geaiy Street. San Francisco.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04
HONOLULU AERIE 40, F. o. E.

Meets on the end and 4th WE'D
NESDAY evenings OF each month at
1880 o'clock in X. OF p. Hall, corner
Bcretania and Fort streets.
Visiting Eagles are invited to at
tend.
Il W. M. Mccoy, w. Pres.
II. 7. MOORE, Secy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04
VIM. M'KINLEY LODGE No. SIX. OFF.

= Meets every End and 4th Saturday
evening at 1880 o'clock in X. OF p.
Hall, cor. Fort and Boretania. Visit
Ing brothers cordially invited to at
tend.
+. NJ. McGREW. C. e.
t.i r. A. JACOBSON, X. r. 6.
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Bulletin Business Office Phone 256
''s',s e",.cva' Room phon. ,aB
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04

New York. Dec. II, 1909.
My Dear Osborn.
Frank Clark will send you $50 in
check for additional prizes during the
events taking place while the Clark
cruise Is In port, January and Febru.
airy dates. He wants, II possible, two
email $50 canoes as second prizes, The
cups being first prizes. hope to be
in Honolulu January 7th and would
like to meet the officers of the club
and outline events, etc.
I think a small canoe race, h big
canoe race, and sailing race is all
that We should have in that line. The
$50 cruisers, or each occasion, wish to
see the surfboating, and the surfboard.
ing. The prizes, II seems to me,
should be for these. However, we
can talk 1t over.
] wish you would state that I spoke
to Clark about the omission of Hawaii
In his newspaper ads. He will rec.
tify this for the new cruises. would
have spoken to him long ago on this
subject but knew that II would cost
him great many hundred dollars to
have new electrotypes made. This he
will do. however. He sincerely appre.
ciates the good will Hawaii has shown
and / think We will get him as resi-.
dent.
Ny regards to the boys. Hope we
Will have time to get our Col. Sam
Parker canoe from the big island and
the big old Punahou canoes in shape
before the February event.
Yours truly, q.
.1. A. II. FORD.
To Geo. Osborn, Treasurer OutriggeI
Club, Honolulu. Hawaii.
y. S,-Don't let the boys think | an
working Clark for the cluo. 1t Is al
l can do to hold him back He wart
ed to do all sorts of things, but lie,
him meet our boys and see the clul
FIRST. Clark and ! live at the same
hotel and have known each other fol
years and have many interests II
common. both In the Pacific and thu
Mediterranean. He used to be tho
best diver In the Holy land and Is 4
lover of water snnrte. II
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04

f. A. JACOBSON, X. R. 8.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-04

1T is THE INTENTION to dis
patch the United States Army trans
port Sheridan from the. navy slip at
o'clock this afternoon. The vessel Ia
destined for San Francisco.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1910-11-17

his waist he wears broad leather
scabbard. Very often he has also
knobkerry. usually OF some hard wood.
but l have one in my possession
carved out OF rhino horn. In his left
hand he carries large oval shield,
and In his right hand a spear. To
one or both Of his ankles he ties
peculiar ornament made Of feathers,
and on his head he wears q similar
arrangement Of black ostrich feathers
fastened to leather band which
passes round the forehead and occiput,
The Nasal sword has straight
leather-covered hilt. The blade is mar.
row, but gradually gets broader to-
wards the end. where 1t suddenly term.
mates In q point. The weapon an.
swers Its purpose Of slashing rather
than OF piercing an enemy. The shields
are made Of bullock.hide and are orna.
mented with va. .ous patterns In white,
red and black. The spear is very
handsome. though somewhat peculiar
The long double edged blade is rather
narrow, and tapers to point. To
poise this unwieldy mass Of metal, the
wooden shaft Is almost entirely GOV.
cred about the middle, where the hand
grasps the spear.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1910-11-17
African Hunting, Travel and arfare
By Dr. w. J. Ansorge, NJ A., IL. D. M. C.S, LR.C.P

mountain stream which, when swollen
by the heavy rains, may become a
fierce torrent but in the dry season
Is only ankle.deep. Formerly cara.
vans lost day in crossing the ravine.
BY the present caravan route, a few
hundred yards higher up the river.
caravans can pass without any din.
Guilty whatever. The former ravine
crossing Is. however, worth visit.
Pretty ferns. amongst them the maid.
en- hair. grow here in wild profusion.
Mr.. James Martin, the officer In
charge Of the Ravine station, is a vet.
eran traveller having done score
OF journeys. though not always right
up to Kampala He was the first OF
the bachelor officials who got married.
and his example has been followed by
others from storekeeper to commits.
sioner. Since English Mission ladies'
by their presence demonstrated that
Uganda suited European ladies', there
has been quite a matrimonial cpl.
dem,c.
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HostiIities Begin

In the latter part OF 1895 a large
caravan of Wakikuyu and Swahilies
was returning from the Ravine to Fort
Smith; 1t reached the Kedong valley
and came across some Nasal kraals.
How the subsequent bloodshed arose
Is not exactly known. as only few
survivors managed to escape. Accord.
ing to ono story. the Swahiies be.
haved aggresslvely toward the Nasal
and. relying on their superior nun.
bers. tried to levy backmail. The
Nasal resented 1t, and In moment a
fierce carnage was going on. Over
400 Of the unfortunate Wakikuyu and
Swahilies were slaughtered for the
lust OF blood once reused. innocent and
guilty were indiscriminately butchered
The news Of the disaster was brought
to Fort Smith, and was Immediately
followed by another tragedy: for a
trader, Mr.. Dick. was on his way
upcountry. A French scientific mis-
sion also was on its way to Uganda;
ehN Ebit, WV vi tutlI
Der. military men. volunteered to re.
call Dick. They found him. but in.
stead OF persuading him to return with
them to the security OF the Fort, he
persuaded them to accompany him
across the Kedong. What were the
motives which prompted the trader, no
one will ever know. According to
some. he wanted to pay out the Nasal
for the horrible and wholesale butch.
cry they had just perpetrated &C.
cording to others, he thought It good
pretext for capturing their valuable
herds. He did seize lot OF cattle,
for several hundred head were brought
In by the Frenchmen to the Fort.
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DR.. West Goes to His Death

The last time saw Mr.. West alive
was at Mumia's. He was then on the
point Of going to the Nandi country
to buy ivory In exchange for cows. |
asked him whether he was not afraid
to venture with such small number
Of men. barely 90 porter8, among
race not yet brought under subsection
and reported to be hostile. He replied
that 1t might be dangerous for any
other white man to try. but not for
him, as he had already once visited
the country, and although It was only
at frontier village, that he had made
northumberland with chief. The
porters whom he selected were picked
men, some OF the best OF the porters,
with whom | had only short while
previously arrived from the coast
Little did | reckon. when we shook
hands and said goodbye. that II was
the last should see OF him. and that
he was another about to meet with q
violent death.
The next news we heard was
brought by a few survivors OF his
caravan, covered with ghastly wounds
which | had to treat. According to
them, West was received with appar.
ent friendship by his socalled blood.
brother. He then sent of some OF his
men to the surrounding villages TO
purchase various tusks OF ivory said
to be for sale. West felt so secure,
that he tied up all his rifles inside
his tent. without any provocation on
his part. and simply prompted by lust
u blood and plumber. the treacherous
natives one night fell upon him and
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Expedition Prepares to Attack

The massacre by the Wakitosh, fol.
lowed by the disaster which overlook
Mr.. West In Nandi, had also rendered
the natives OF Kabras hostile. A mes.
sage reached us at Mumia's that the
natives, having found out that white
men were mortal (Mr. West was
Epeared and killed In treacherous
night attack had determined to pre-.
vent In future any white man from
passing through their country. It
shows what curious notions some Of
these savages had hitherto held with
regard to white men.
The whole district now became In.
secure, and the Europeans upcountry
we're threatened with being cut of
from ell communication with the coast
This sufficiently explains the absolute
necessity Of the punitive expedition,
unless the government were prepared
to abandon all the Europeans up-coun.
try and to surrender the country to
the tender mercies OF the blood. thirsty
savages.
When the expedition approa ;hed The
first hostI'" village. we saw numbers Of
armed nadves waiting outside their
gates as II to give US battle; but as
we drew nearer, they retired within
their walls and barricaded the gates.
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out OF danger. charm or no charm,
and the Swahili was meditating to ef.
feet his own escape shortly.
In his heart, the Swahili yearned
for freedom. and his wife determined
to help him and to accompany him,
leaving her children in the meantime
In the care Of the old grandfather.
Owing to her knowledge OF the coun.
try. this devoted wife got the Swahili
safely out OF 1t. Both lived afterwards
for while In Kavirondo village,
and then the wife decided to return to
her fathers village to fetch her chill.
dren to the new home and probably
to bring her old father as well.
Bom.bom finding that the SwahilI
had managed to escape. decided to
make another effort. He succeeded;
and this is how he came to accompany
me to the coast.
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boy fell backwards In the grass, ne
Nasal gave one more lunse with biz
spear and then darted hack TO where
our ,friendlies stood; and the battle
instantly ragged with greater fury than
before. 1t all happened within few
seconds, and SO quickly that / had
no time to put bullet through the
murderer, though an intense desire to
do so now possessed me.
/ had already noticed some barbara
ties perpetrated on dead bodies at the
first village we captured, for the hui
man wolves which accompany every
army had cut of hand here and
there, in order more quickly to possess
themselves Of the coveted iron brace
lets. 1t was barefaced murder, this
Staying Of the little urchin in the
sight Of friend and foe. OF course
1t was impossible to discover after
wards the villain among the many
thousands who focked like vultures to
the slaughter. In the relentless pursuit
Of the enemy these savage allies rem.
dered considerable assistance to the
government. Among the slain in the
stronghold were found the principal
hostile leaders; and the enemy there
after no longer made stand. As we
advanced, they evacuated their vii
lagos and fed before US.
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legitimate excuse to snuggle down
In the warm blankets for little lon.
ger; so | told him to put the pail near.
but not too near the fire, and to call
me again when the bath was ready.
Leaving bleak Mau. the traveller des.
cends to the Nandi country only open.
ed to traffic since the last few years
Formerly the inhabitants were fierce
and treacherous. A confirmation OF
this was the sad tragedy which befell
Mr.. West, an English trader, at the
hands OF the Wanandi.
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Death of Mr.. Dick

met these gentlemen few weeks
later In Uganda and, as | knew Dick
personally. gathered from them some
particulars OF the fight. They told me
that Dick fought most fearlessly and
bravely and. being an excellent shot,
dropped one Nasal after another. He
went to pick up the shield and spear
OF Nasal he had just slain, when
the enemy made desperate rush,
and at a critical p0nent Dicks rifle
damned. He turned round to his men
to get another when Nasal rushed
forward and speared him through the
back, killing him on the spot. The
Frenchmen killed Dicks assailant, but
fighting against overwhelming odds
they were compelled to retreat to the
Fort. In couple OF days they re,
turned to the scene OF the fight in
order to bury Dick They found the
body stripped naked, and buried 1t on
the Kedong escarpment. They erected
q plain wooden cross over the grave
which saw still standing when
journeyed that way. The inscription
simply states that the cross was
erected by his comrades in arms 10
the memory Of the deceased, slain by
the Nasal. One.of these two French
men has died since; he suffered from
fever on his way down the Congo;
broken In health he reached Paris, and
died.
I have met Wanderobo men near
Naivasha, but the first Anderobo
woman I saw at the Ravine; she was
dressed In monkey skins. The Wan
derobo are race Of elephanthunters
Those 1 saw resembled the Nasal in
dress and ornaments. The Eldoma
mountain range Is inhabited by o
race called the Kamasla.
Where caravans. used to cross form
,rly. the ravine has steep sides, and
aeep down at the bottom there Is a
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his caravan and massacred all but q
very few. Poor West! He was down
with illness at the time, and they
thrust their spears through the tent
and speared him where he lay on his
bed. The black woman who had been
Vests faithful and intelligent help
mate for many a long year was
speared by his side. The savages car.
ried OF everything. but the naked bod.
les OF the slaughtered were left to be
devoured by hyaenas.
A curious sequel to this story
heard many months afterwards. It
was on my return journey to the coast.
l was asked. by one OF the officials
met, to take along with me to the
coast man who professed to have
belonged to the late Mr.. Vests cara
van and who said he had only now
succeeded In making his escape from
the hands OF the Wanandi.
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A Memorable Bath

From the Ravine the traveller next
passes on 10 the cold and wind.swept
Mau escarpment, over 5000 feet above
sea-level. Sometimes 1t is very cold
here. ! have seen hoar.frost on the
ground and thin coating OF Ice on
the edge of shallow springs. On my
fourth journey 1t was SO cold during
the night, that my boy in the early
morning found to his establishment,
the water In the pail frozen into a
solid lump. He had seen sleet, but
never anything like this. When he
came to tell me that my matutinal tub
was not ready, was only too glad OF
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daughter happened to be a widow with
some children, and the Swahili slave
so gained her affections that she mar
ried him. He was now regarded no
longer as q slave, but as an honoured
son.in-law.
Bom.bom was not as lucky as his
companion. He was Of a. different TEN.
permanent and submitted with bad
grace to his captivity and slavery.
Nor did he take at all kindly to being
sent to cultivate the field In company
with women. Nor did any native lady
fall In love with him and desire him
for husband. In desperation he de.
termined to escape. and his master
apparently helped him of; but not
knowing the way out Of the country,
he nearly died Of hunger, and. after
wandering for days. he was compelled
to return to the village. Here he was
at once seized by the natives and tied
hand and foot preparatory to being
butchered. His Swahili friend arrived
opportunity on the scene, and told the
Wanandi that he knew an infallible
charm for preventing recaptured
slave from ever succeeding in escap
ing. He professed to be willing to
divulge the secret on solemn promise
that Bom.bom's life should be spared
in order to test the efficacy OF the
charm. The natives are very super.
sutious and equally curious to hear
about something supernatural. The
promise was therefore readily given.
Bom.bom was set free, and a cupful OF
water was poured over his feet by the
Swahili who declared this to be the
magic charm. OF course 1t was only
trick; for II BON. bonn made a sue
cessful escape, he would obviously be
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Horrible Cruelty Of Nasal

Two OF these fierce warriors had
darted In pursuit Of two naked urchins
who. turning round and finding them.
selves hard pressed, stopped running
and held out entreatlng hands to their
pursuers. The Nasal were Jerking
their spears horizontally with the pc.
culiar thrusting movement used In
striking victim. Friends and foes
stopped fighting to watch this sudden
side.act, as Trojans and Greeks may
have paused to watch Achilles pursu.
Ing Hector round the walls Of Troy.
One OF the Nasal did not strike his
captive, but, passing shield and spear
to one hand, he grasped the little boy
with the other. hoisted him on to his
shoulder. and darted back to our ranks
amidst the loud laughter Of our savage
allies. But the other villain poised
his spear and struck the poor tremb.
ling child full In the chest. As the
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Looted Native Village.

had rather a curious experience
on my first journey. was asked to
accompany feet Of about 20 OF these
boats from Sio Bay lin Kavirondo) to
Luba's Tin Usoga); my companion was
to join me later on. We rowed almost
without q break from early dawn to
p. m, then the Wasoga boatmen
gave me to understand by signs, for
there was not a soul present who
could speak to them, that they had
done enough work for the day and
would like to land; they pointed to q
spot where smoke indicated the pres
ence Of huts. Believing that they
must know their own business best,
nodded assent. At once the boats
placed themselves in sort of llne.of.
battle array, and with incredible
speed. the boatmen shouting and yell.
Ing like mad, we dashed towards one
OF. the numerous inlets.
Instead Of the expected peaceful
landing. / witnessed with surprise
what looked for all the world like a
bold attack on an enemy's country.
Most Of my Grey rushed ashore armed
with shields and spears. Some terri.
fed inhabitants ran away into the
woods, while my lawless mob of boat.
men pounced on fowls and chickens
tore up vegetable marrows and pump
kins, cut down banana trees right and
left to get at the fruit. Screams made
me hurry unarmed ashore. Just in time
to save poor old woman from having
three young goats snatched from her.
AS soon as had enabled her; to re.
treat to the safe shelter of the woods
had to save man whom the boat.
men had seized and, for all knew.
were going to spear. The wretches
bolted of when they saw me, and tho
man l had saved ran for his life and
escaped.
Then some armed natives deployed
out OF the banana groves. At tho
sight Of this score OF armed men, my
400 cowardly Wasoga robbers fled to
the boats. A shower of stones was
flung at us and wounded few. A
stone about the size Of my fist struck
me in the pit Of the stomach. Fortu.
| nately 1t was spent stone, or !
should have been doubled up on the
spot and would then most probably
have been speared. 1t served as q
hint that unarmed l should only be
throwing away my life by remaining.
Under cover Of this shower of stones
some tried to rush us with spears.
when bang" went of some muszle
leaders. proving that the natives could
muster few: guns.