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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-26

| belonging TO the State Bank Of Mis-
souri,, $l65, 600 of the amount being
gold. The treasure was buried In the
principal fort under MuIligan's tent
and remained there during the battle.
Price gained nothing but glory and
about 1900 prisoners By capturing Lex.
ington, for General Fremont, com.
mander Of the Federal army in Mis-
souri,, advanced against him promptly
and soon occupied Springfield. In
Prices rear.
Colonel Mulligan was held as a pris.
orer until the Goth Of October, being
accompanied by bis wife. who had
been an eyewitness of the siege from
the town. They journeyed in General
Prices private carriage and (3frs. Mul-
Hgan says) received "every possible
courtesy from the general and his
STAFF" They returned to St Louis un-
der escort OF forty men and flag of
trnce. In Chicago and elsewhere Colo
mel Mullig was received with en-
thusiastic henors. .-'
After his exchange Mulligan return
ed to service in the Shenandoah val
ley. He fell at Winchester with three
mortal wounds. Some Of his officers
attempted TO carry him from the field.
but he stopped them: saying. LAY me
down and save the flag After obey
Ing his command they returned and
carried him to the surgeon.
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fserra bayonet charge upon re- tmer,t
OF the enemy which showed them that
our raen werr net completely worried
out. The officers had tod them tt hold
out until the lcth. wien they wuuId
eertcfiilr be re-cnfsreed, Through that
day orr little garrison stood with
strasnmg eyes. watching to see If some
friendly Gag was bearing all TO them.
with stra iniitg ear awaiting tho sound
OF a friendly catnoBaue. Rat no re-
endorsements appeared. and With the
energy Of despair they determined 10
do their duty at nj hazards. TIE 18th
WITS a horrid day. Our water ciSterns
had been drained. ard We tlare not
fe1re tho crown CT the hin and make
our irtrCnChmcnt@ Oh the hank Of tn"
river, for the enemy conld plant his
cannon on TIE hill md bury. ne. The
day was burning hot. ami as the ineh
bit their certrid-PS tEPif Fps wefp
parched ard bifs:erpd But not Il word
Of murmxrtng. That night two wells
were ordered dug. We. toTk two "a
vines and pzpectPd 10 rrGrh water in
about thirty hours. During the night
passed arn3ad the field. smoot!ietl back
the ciotted hair GEd by the tight Of thr
moon shining through the trees rca,g
nized here ard there the cuHhtenances
OF my htave nIcn who had faIlen. sninp
were my facorites III tlE' days gHie
pest VITO had stood by III. In those
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-26

By Captain GEORGE L KILr1ER. Late
. . - - ,----.-. Y. s. ". ..-..--.
Copyright BY American Press Associa-
ton. 191Ll ri
FTER winning the battle Of
~ Wilson's Greek. Missouri. on
Aug. 10, 1861, the Missouri
Confederates, led by General
Sterling Price. took possession Of
Springfield and controlled nearly the
whole of western Missouri as far
north as Lexington. which IL on the
Missouri river about $50 miles north
Of Springfield. This post was occu-
pied by a small force OF home guards
only until re-enforeements arrived on
Sept. O. Meanwhile Price was hasten
ing northward. Joined OF every step by
recruits. who fioeked TO his victorious
standards. He reached LcxingtoR on
the 18th. The garrison there assem-
bled was under command of Colonel
James A. MuIligan or the Twenty.
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COLONEL JAMES A. MULLIoAN, HEROIC DE-
FESDER OF LEXINGTON, MO.-cOLoNKf,
MrEHpllAN sNAs KIEEED AT THE BAfTBE
or WINCHESTER, VA. TtIREE YEARS
AFTER THE LEXINGTON sIEGk
third Illinois. Mulligan fought for ten
days In the trenches at Lexington.
No.. then surrendered because his men
had no water, no bread aud no car.
ttidGes Three years later he died
Hkesas hero at the battle of Winches
Ter. The following interesting story
of the siege was told by himself, and
It is true: ~ s..s. ....... ......,.
Mnlligan's Own Story. .,
ION the night of the 30th of August.
1861" said Colonel Mulliean. ''as the
Irish brigade lTwenty-third illinois,
lay at Jefferson. Mo, received orders
10 cut my way through the enemy.
go to Lexington and hold it at all haz-
ards. Next morning the brigade start
ed with forty rounds Of ammunition
and three days rations. We marched
nine days without meeting the enemy,
foragfng upon the country for sup
port. Tile trouble was not so much In
getting into Lexington as in getting
out. We found there Colonel War
silalfs cavalry regiment and $50 home
guards. Colonel Peabody Joined Us
Sept 10 with the. Thirteenth Missouri.
He came into the trenches with Gen
efaI Sterling Price and 10000 Confsd-
crates at his heels. + .s.'-... - -.
al took command Of the defense.
We mustered 2,TSo men. with seven
sixspoanders and forty rounds OF rifle
cartridges and but few rations. The
enemy bad Eve batteries. numbering
sixteen guns. We commenced throw
ing up intrenchments on College hill,
an emineBce overlooking Lexington
and the broad Missouri. All day the
nth our men worked with pick and
shovel That evening our pickets
were driven In. We waited until the
morning OF the 10th. vigilant and
without sleep. and then messenger
rushed in. saying. Colonel. the enemy
is pushing across the bridge in over
wheIming force With a glass We
could see them as they came, General
Price riding up and down the lines
urging his men. Two companies Of
the Thirteenth Missouri. with Com
pany K Of the Irish brigade. drove
the enemy back and burned the
bridge.
The enemy now made detour and
approached the town on the Independ-
ence road. Six companies of the Mis-;
sourians and the cavalry met them In
Lexington cemetery. and the fight rag
ed furiously over the dead. We sue
cceded in keeping the enemy in check
and meanwhile had thrown up in
trenctments three or four feet high.
At 5 o'clock the engagement opened
with artillery. The contest ragged haif
an hour. when a lucky shot knocked
over the enemy's big gun and explod- |
ed n powder caisson. The fight con-
tinued until dusk. and as the moor
arose the enemy retired to camp, two
miles away, and Lexington was our
own again. .-., ..g~%,
Iztrenching Knee Deep In Mud. !
ION Friday. the 18th. II rained all |
day. aad the men stood knea deep ID
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Small Federal Garrison at Lexington No, Besesed Ten
Days by Large Force of confederates Under General
Sterlinf Price---coone James A. Mulliean's Heroic
Defense---His Own Modest Story Of the Siese---Fu-
rious Fight In Town Cemetery Surgeon Captured
and Held BY the Enemy Hospital Also Taken.
Hospital Retaken In Thrilling charse--Muilean Sur.
renders to Stop Slaughter -, - ~ @
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She's interested in the news of the
day, Of course. And this newspaper
tells most fully and emphasizes most,
the news events Of the day in which a
woman's interest is keenest.
g She is interested in the people
who come into the news limelight day
~ day and in editorial opinion and
home features.
lns Yet the ads hold her interest most
closely for they bring news Of
constructive value 60 her In her
work of home-making. They help
her to economize while buying the
newest and best thingsl They teach
her the business Of buying things
for the home and this is the big
gest and most important business in
the world!
49, -
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.fhave ussa your css,oria In tie case of my own
baby and End Il pleasant 70 take and have obtained
excellent resalts from lts use"
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1atfeTchlng Knee Ueep In Aud.
"On Friday. the 18th. It rained all
day. aad the men stood ,knea deep ii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28

The present great development of
irrigation in the northern districts OF
the Island of Hawaii, with their at
tendant extensive trail system, may be
brought into great use in the develop
ment of the big island, quite outside of
the purpose for which they were origin
ally planned. The Hamakua ditch,
which has been completely constructed
and which has been working for some
time past, and the Kohala ditch sys-
tenn on which P. W. P. Bluett is now
working, on an extension of the upper
ditch, will, when the work as far as it
has now been planned, has been COM
rleted, be within relatively short
distance of each other. The Hamakua
ditch trail, extending northward from
a point a short distance from the juno
ton of Mud lane and the Ahualoa
road between Waimea and Honokaa,
and the Kohala ditch, extending south
ward from North Kohala, will be
separated by only about three miles of
country. This is now a trailless wilder
ness, but win probably offer no worse
difficulties than have the already COM
pleted sections, where natural barriers
which would seem almost insurmounta-
BILE, except at prohibitive price, have
been surmounted by the engineering
genius of such men as Jorgensen and
Bluett.
The trails which follow along the
general line of these bitches, are ex-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
BLOOD POISONING KILLS
sPREcKELsvu.LE WORKMAN

In spite of the most heroic efforts on
the part of two physicians to save his
life Joe Gouveia, young Portuguese
who has been working as brakeman
on plantation railroad at Spreckels-
vile, Maui, died of blood poisoning in
the Puunene hospital last Sunday.
Gouveia fell under train May 10 and
his right leg was crushed below the
knee. He was taken to the hospital
at once and during the first twenty.four
hours the physicians had no reason to
believe that his life was in danger.
Blood poisoning set in very suddenly
the second day however. His condi-
ton became so alarming in a few
hours that Doctor Sawyer, assisted by
Doctor Osmers of Wailuku, amputated
the leg. During the next twelve hours
Gouveia seemed to improve, but again
there was relapse and in spite of ev-
cry effort on the part of his attendants
the unfortunate man died the fourth
day after the accident. He is survived
by his mother and two brothers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
EARTHQUAKES DID
BUT LITTLE HARM
ON THE BIG ISLAND

(NTail Special to The Advertiser.)
HILo, May ga severe shock of
earthquake was felt in Hilo at eleven
o clock Wednesday night. The tremor
seemed to travel from west to east and,
while it lasted, the rumbling was most
uncanny. The shake lasted some seven
seconds and, lin town, many people were
much alarmed Very little damage is
said to have been done by the quake,
and the articles broken were confined
to bottles and glasses, that were left
standing too near the edge of tables
and shelves.
There was little or no warning be-
fore the shake struck Hilo. The first
indication was n faint rumbling that
could be heard a long way off. 1t SEEM
ed something like shower of rain fall.
ing on the roofs, and only old-time
residents knew what was coming.
As the rumbling noise approached
mules and horses, confined in stables
began to bray and neigh. BOOSTERS al.
so started to crow and there was no
ticeable noise all around. The first
tremors were very faint, but the main
shake soon came along. Then there was
stralnlng ana grOanlng OF wooueI
houses, and everything swayed bach
and. forth.
The hard part of the shake did not
last long, however, and things soon re
sumed their normal quiet Hilo way
The rumbling of the quake could b,
heard going away in the distance, ant
that finished the shake.
Many newcomers, who are not useC
to small earthquakes, were very scarce
and a great desire for company was ex
pressed by several persons who, Will
declaring that they were not brighten
ed, seemed. anxious not to be left alon
for the rest of the night.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
BIC CORPORATION ADDS TO HOLDINGS
LARGE PINEAPPLE TRACT ON HAWAII

In addition to the extensive holdings
in pineapple lands on this island by the
Libby, Mcneil & Libby interests, comes
word now that the big corporation has
secured options on even more extensive
holdings on the Island of Hawaii and
is planning to erect another great pine.
apple cannery. The lands in question
form portion of the Woods ranch at
Kahua, North Kobala district, which is
said to be eminently fitted for pineapple
culture, although nsed now as cattle
range.
The negotiations for this land have
been going on for some months, but it
has only been within the past few
weeks that the deal was actually con-
summated and the principals have con,
scented TO talk at all about their plans
The extent of the tract secured by the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
JAPANESE MURDERER
IS STILL AT LARGE
ON THE BIG ISLAND

HIROSHIMA, the Laupahoehoe murder
er, is still at large on the Big Island,
according to the last reports, and while
the police of Hawaii talk mysteriously
of an excellent scent which they are
following no one has seen the Japanese
since he committed the crime. Sheriff
Pua and Deputy Fetter are both work
ing on the case and the whole island
is keenly interested in the chase. All
of the island ports are being closely
watched, parties are searching the
mountains and the friends and ASSOC
ciates of Kuroshima are under surveil;
lance.
The japanese is wanted for the kill,
ing of fellow countryman who had
a wife whom Hiroshima coveted. In
fact, the woman was recognized in the
japanese community at Laupahoehoe as
the murderer mistress and residents
of the district have recently been led
to believe that she is keeping him in
hiding in the neighborhood of his old
home and is supplying him with food.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28

tMail Special to The Advertiser.)
HILo, May 2s.-At a directors
meeting Of the board Of trade wednes-
day some very important matters were
taken up for consideration. There was
full board present, and the meeting
went of very well. II. Gooding Field,
the expert accountant from Honolulu,
was present, and he gave quite an in
teresting talk on the subject Of county
expenses and. other things.
Mr.. Field came to Hilo in response
to letter from President Elliott, of the
local board of trade. The expert was
asked, in the letter, for his terms and,
as he thought that personal interview
is far better than dozen letters, he
came to Hilo right away.
After some discussion and a talk
from Mr.. Field, motion was put and
carried that the experts services be
engaged, and that the sum of $1,000 be
paid him for the work. MIR. Field
said that for the sum stated he would
do all the necessary work, and also
provide charts that would show at a
glance how various expenditures are in
Cured.
Mr.. Field considers that it will take
him two months to do the necessary
work, and he said that he would be at
the disposal of the board of trade about
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
NOW COMBINING.
To THRASH
TEDDY
New York Leaders to
Take Charge Of
Campaign.
FIGHT AT CHICAGO
Letter Tells Of the
Plan To Down
Colonel.
FIGHT AT CHICAGO
(From Mondays Advertiser-)

h ssRoosevelt is beaten and he knows
it,, Such is the gist of letter re-
ceived in the last mail by Normand
Courtenay, private secretary of the
Governor, from prominent government
official in Washington. Although a
Democrat, Mr.. Courtenay's correspond
emit is close to affairs at the national
capitol and reports that combination
has been formed by the Republicans of
New York, under the leadership of Will
liam Barnes, Jr., to defeat the Rough
Rider at the coming convention.
1t is regarded by many here as a
strange coincidence that while Mr..
Roosevelt has been tearing the politi-
cal hide from the backs of other bosses
throughout the country he has kept 81,
lent about one of the greatest of them
all, Barnes of New York. For time
after the New York State primaries the
colonel, it is true, attacked Barnes hot
w and even attacked the President for
what the Rough Rider called his cap,
proval of the pernicious methods adopt
ed by the boss of the New York party.
Since the convention, however, the
fact that Barnes is credited with the at
tempt to withhold the instruction of
the delegates for Mr.. Taft, seems to
have changed the colonel's attitude tow
ard his erstwhile foe. Then came his
startling pronunciamento of Saturday
night at Elizabeth, New Jersey, when he
limited strongly that he was aware of
a plan to defeat him at the convention.
which, taken in connection with let
ter received by Courtenay, throws what
may prove to be great white light on
the political situation in the East, and
alarm to those who have been banking
upon the colonel victories at the pri-
maries to carry him through to victory
While rather vague in its details the
letter received by Governor Frear's Sec
rotary leaves no doubt that an effort,
well directed and well planned, is I'M
der way in New York. 1t draws atten.
ton to the fact that Barnes withheld
the instructions from Taft purposely Sc
as to have valuable trading force That
would 90 far toward nominating any
man the leader might wish, and points
out the political possibilities of the sit
uation. In conclusion, it states ina,
trades have already been eonsummated
which give much weight to the claims
advanced by the Taft managers that tht
President will have five hundred anf
sixty-nine votes when the convention
assemblies. The combination includes
several of the middle western, west
ern and southern States which have
been regarded as wavering in their
allegiance to the President. Among
them it is stated are New York,
Indiana, Iowa Mississippi, Alabama,
Texas and Georgia.
In conclusion the writer says, "Yor
need not worry down there. Taft will
surely win the nomination unless the
convention is stampeded for some DARK
horse, but as to that l do not believe
there is any real probability"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
HIL0 BOARD Of TRADE CLOSES ITS DEAL
WITH MUNICIPAL EXPERT /. GOODING FIELD

the first week in juno. This was all
thought TO be satisfactory, aud the
agreement was made,
The board OF trade headed sub
scription with the sum of 500, and the
balance of 5000 is expected to be easily
raised The work is for the benefit of
the whole county, and as economy will
mean less taxes 10 pay, II is thought
that donations will come from all parts
of the county. There is no hostility ex-
pressed toward any department of the
county, and Mr.. Field will approach his
auditing search in the manner that n
doctor calls on a patient who is not
known 10 be well or i'll.
Mr.. Field, in commenting on the state
of the Honolulu county affairs, said
that the County Act is partly RESPONSE
Bile for some of the pilikia.
eff similar conditions are found to
exist in Honolulu, there may arise de-
sire to overcome the County Act diff
Guilty and to have change made, F" said
Mr.. Field.
A committee of ways and means is
to be nominated, and that body will
undertake the work of securing the
necessary money that will have to be
paid to Mr.. Field for his services.
Mr.. Field left for Honolulu on the
Mauna Kea and, before sailing, he de-
clared that Hawaii looked good to him
and, that once he is satisfied that he
will not be overtaxed in the country, he
will decide to settle down for good in
the islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
VIOLENT QUAKE
SMASHEs THINGS
IN GUADALAJARA

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, May 27.-
This city was stricken by violent
earthquake yesterday morning before
many of the people were out of bed.
So great was the tremblor that walls
were cracked, dishes thrown to the
floors and furniture broken The dam
age is comparatively slight, but for
time, while panic reigned, it was be-
lieved that great harm had been done.
The little towns of San Julian, Cristo.
bal Ouquio and San Miguelito are re-
ported to have felt the shock also and
to have suffered slightly. So far as
can be learned no one. was injured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
ENGINEERS HARD At WORK DEVELOPING
IRRIGATION DITCH SYSTEM OF Hawaii

cellent. They are paved stone roads,
passing at places through swamp coun-
try and at Others along the PERCEPTIONS
sides of gigantic rocky cliffs. They are
easily covered on horseback, and open
to the traveller an opportunity to see
a region of mountain scenery which in
wildnpss, grandeur and beauty can not
be surpassed The traveller passes
through country covered with the
splendid riot of tropical vegetation,
characteristic of the local high attitudes,
and which was, before the ditch COM
pa MES opened their trails, practically
inaccessible. 1t was certainly not ac-
cessble to the tourist.
Those who are familiar with the ditch
development point out the great op-
portunity which the islands here have
to add, at a relatively small expense, a
scenic highroad, traversing the noun
tain wilderness at an altitude of from
two to four thousand feet, by having
constructed piece of trail which would
connect the Kohala and the Hamakua
trails in such manner that the entire
trip from HamalSua into Waimea can
be made along the mountain trails.
Outside of the great value which such
trail would have from the tourist asset
point of view, it would have n very
practical value in another way, in that
it would furnish road between the two
districts which would be much shorter
than the one in use at present, where
the long detour from the direct line has
to be made by passing through Wal.
mea.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-28
Their Destination Is
Supposed to Be
Key West.
President Gomez Wires
Protest at Their
Departure.
Declares His Troops
! Have Situation in
Hand.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Uncle Sam
has acted. Yesterday under hurryup
orders from the naval department four
battleships and the gunboat yorktown
started southwark ut full speed. The
orders directed their commanders to use
forced draft If necessary to make the
required time. While their destination
is unknown generally, it is believed
that they are bound for Key West SO
as TO be in position to take care of the
pending outbreak and instruction in
Cuba, which yesterday assumed proper
tions which made any further delay
in the Dispatcher warships impossible,
Prior to their departure four hundred
additional marines were ordered to join
them for duty in southern waters.
GOMEZ PROTESTS
Dispatches from President Gomez OF
Cuba were received by the state de-
partment and forwarded to President
Taft direct According to these reports
the Cuban government "now has tho
situation we'll in hand and can cope
with any further demonstrations the
rebels may Make
President Gomez fled formal pro-
test at the action of the United States
in dispatching warships to Cuban
waters, declaring that it embarrassed
him in dealing with local conditions. -
He asserts that ''even friendly inter-
vention OH the part of the United States
would render his position doubly diff
cult
In explaining what has been done
toward suppressing the instruction at
present coming to head in the Island
President Gomez says he has ordered
his troops to surround the rebels and
force battle at once This move, he
declares, is well on toward completion
and he expects to hear tomorrow that
the trouble is ended.
! On the other hand private advices
from Havana declare that the situation
Is growing graver. They say that
President Gomez is utterly powerless
to cope with the increasing unrest and
that General Estenoz, a well known
politician of the Liberal party, has
proclaimed himself provisional presi-
dent and has declared new republic
for cubans only He has appointed
General Ivonet, prominent rebel
leader, as commander of what he terms
the "army of vindication.' He insists
that Cuba be kept for Cubans only.
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