The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-12-26
HAWAII AND SAMOA.
THE CHARLESTON SAILS FROM
HONOLULU FOR CHILE.
Considerable Dissatisfaction over Ver-
diets Rendered in Cases Before
Samoa's Chief Justice.
Special 70 the REcoRp-uN1ox.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
HONOLULU, Dec. 1.-THE United States
steamship Charleston, Captain Remy,
sailed this morning at o'clock for Val
paraiso, Chile. 1t was presumed that she
would try to meet the Oceanic steamship
Mariposa outside and obtain any fresh
orders she might bring. Up to halfpast
to-day the Mariposa had not arrived.
The Union steamship Monowai arrived
to-day from Australia, and left again for
San Francisco, after only five hours stay.
Her majesty's Privy Council of State
meets to-day, and Will have several i'm
portant matters to consider, notably the
formation of protest relating to the
action Of the United States Government
IN regard to the present reciprocity treaty
and the appointment of Hawaiian Min
lister resident at Washington.
Information has been received from a
reliable source that Messrs. Bell ~ Davis,
alias Bloom II Douglas, absconders from
Australia on the yacht Beagle, will soon
turn up on the lower coast of California,
or in South America.
On December 18th DIR. George Woods,
Chief Surgeon of the United States
steamship Charleston, was thrown from
a buggy and had two ribs broken. No
fatal results are expected, but McGrew
states that il will be some days before be
can be removed. The cruiser Charleston
put to sea without him, taking in his
place DR.. White of the Pensacola.
Everything is quiet at the islands.
Preparations Tor the coming elections are
being carried on in an orderly manner.
Queen Liliuokalani's health continues
good
The new dredge to be used in deepen
ing the channel of Honolulu harbor was
launched early this morning, The work
of dredging will begin at once.
Favorable hopes for the future have
been excited here by President Harri-
sons message to Congress recommend
ing the appropriation of a sufficient sum
to remove distractions in the entrance of
Pearl Harbor and allow the establish
ment of a United States coaling station
there.
The Auditor-General of Hawaii. who
has had long seige of illness, has been
pronounced insane. j. b. Castle, whose
family is wellknown in California and
New York. is filling the position tempo
rarily.
C. w. Ashford, former Attorney-Gen-
eral, and whose brother, V. V. Ashford,
held the position of commander of the
Honolulu rifles in the revolutions of 1887
and 1890, is said to be again ambitious of
political honors. A speech delivered by
him in public on December 18th was re-
marked for its quiet and unaggressive
tone. Two of the political parties here,
one mainly composed of whites-the Me-
chanics Union-and the other the Inter
national Liberal party, composed of ma
tiyes, have arranged for meeting to dis
cuss political matters.
DR.. G.. TrouSseau, as administrator of
the estate Of the late King Kalakaua, has
filed a schedule of the debts Of the late
King, showing that they amounted to
$4,000.
SAMOAN ISLANDS.
APIA, Nov. 10.-Chiet Justice Ceder-
crantz has tried several civil cases since
his return from his vacation, but some
dissatisfaction has been found with the
states in open court that the natives
need not be afraid to appear
before him, as he was friendly to them,
but when he sent some soldiers down to
Molie in charge of an officer of the Su-
preme Court to arrest some natives on
charges of stealing. the leading chiefs re-
fused to allow the arrest of the men, as
they did not know the Supreme Court
When the Chief Justice found his war
rant had been defied he wrote to King
MaEetoa, suggesting that the Samoan
army, which numbers forty-three men.
be sent to Molie to arrest the men wanted.
The King, however, replied that the army
would surely be unsuccessful, and in that
event it would be necessary to muster his
forces, which would mean war, as the
other party would learn thereof as soon
as his own people.
The Chiefs IN Mulinun, who compose
the native Government, had a meeting
and decided first TO get their men together
to attack Molie, holding that the longer
the rebellion was allowed to go on the
more difficult 1t would DO to break it mn
Nv n fin1
await the arrival of the next mail from
San Francisco, hoping that a new Presi-
dent of the Council would be appointed
which, it was thought, would 90 far to-
ward settling the difficulty Many of
the Chiefs say that if the treaty powers
should request Baron Won Senft. Presi-
dent of the Municipal Council of Apia. to
withdraw his rendered restoration
trouble would ensue, as the natives have
no confidence in him.
The Chief Justice has written to the
Municipal Council refusing to paw dutv
on goods imported for his own use. Con-
sidering that he is living rent free. his
refusal to pay these duties has also caused
dissatisfaction to the natives. There are
yet six months before his term expires.
in which alterations in the treaty NAV be
considered, and in view of this short
period it is thought that the treaty pow
ers may request President Won Seutt to
continue in office until that time expires.
1T is believed that the American Govern
ment has been fully informed on all
points. Consul Sewen and ex-I.and
Commissioner Ide being now in America.
The Samoan army. which consists of but
forty-three men, sent in by various dis
tricts, costs the Government over "a, O09 a
year. 1t is commanded by Lieutenant
Ulpsparre, who was sent here by the
treaty powers TO act as marshal, but who
has since combined the two positions.
The natives and whites have been suffer-
ing from la grippe. Many of the former
have died, there being no central hos
pital where they could be treated.