The morning call., 1893-03-09

than the Charleston, and is, on the whole.
the most formidable Of the warships now
IN the harbor. She made the trip from
Yokohama in fifteen days, but notwith-
standing her appearance here in such a big
hurry her commander assures all inqurers
that she Is emily cruising, and was not sent
70 Hawaii on account of existing difficult
ties. The Naniwa mas a complement Of 351
men and officers. Her battery consists OF
two 26-centimeter hrupp guns. one mounted
forward, the other in the stern. These
guns are twenty-eight tons each, and are
the most formidable ever seen in Hawaiian
waters. On the main deck she has six
6-inch Krupp guns five tons EACH placed
IN turrets on either side. She also carries
twelve machine guns and four torpedo
tubes of German make. The two military
masts are supplied with two protec' ed
machine-guns each. The officers say the
ship Is out on a cruise to give the men
naval exercise, but as japan has very
nearly 90, 00OaboTers at present in this coun-
try, it is quite probable that the big cruiser
is here on general principles to look after
what that Government may deem TO be its
interests in this quarter. Japan has hereto
fore been contented to send training-shps
only in this direction. Since the Naniwa
was launched by the Armstrong; in 1885
she has been placed on the China station.
and this is her fist cruise outside of home
wa tiers. There is a rumOr afloat in certain
quarters to the effect that the Naniwa has
come to take away the contract laborers,
but this is probably nothing more than a
canard started with a view to alarming the
planters. The Japanese follow the Eng
Hsh very closely, and the general impress
sion in naval circles seems to be that IN the
event Of trouble that nation would probably
mud the little brown men ready to act with
her in unfolding mOnarchial institutions
and protecting the divine rights of royalty -
or ex-royalty.
On shore the Provisional Government has
been very busy organizing an army modelled
after the National Guard of California
Companies a, b, c, E and Battery D are
now Offered, armed and equipped. Colonel
John II. SOper is in mmand, with Lieu
tenant-ColOnel J. H. Fisher as chief of staff.
adjutant. Major G. F. Mcleod: in com
mand OF ordnance, Captain George STRAIT
meyer; Quartermasler, Captain w. W. Hall.
a surgeon is yet TO be appointed-as yet
none has been needed, the telephone being
an effective but not deadly weapon. The
men are equipped with something besides
telephones, however. as about all the arms
81 the country are collected at the barracks
Company E, Captain John Good, with TWO
officers and eighty-fAe enlisted men, is
stationed at the barracks. Another company
is Quartered in the legislative chamber,
Government building. There is a strong
guard about the United States legation
headquarters and another at the palace In
hall on Fort street are the blue jackets
from the Boston, but even without these or
any help from the American men-of-war In
the harbor, the Provisional Govern
ments present force is deemed
amply sufficient TO quell any dem
Oastration that the natives might
be prevailed upon to make. There has
been none such, and none is anticipated
and the only hostile demonstrations that
have disturbed the peace Of the town have
been one or two encounters between Amer
lean sailors and men from the British man.
of-war Garnet. These babe fair at one
time 10 become serious, as when they first
arrived the Britishers were very bumptious
and fairly spelling for fight. On one
memorable evening q party of British ma
Tines on shore leave, while under the infiu-
ence of liquor. publicly insulled the
American flag, and defed its defenders TO
u8hold It, The challenge was acce pied by
some of the Mohican men, and quite a
serious scrimmage occurred, in which the
Americans were outnumb ered and badly
woTsted, the native police declining TO in
terfere. Owing to the difficult position In
which the Americans here are placed Just
now it is deemed the better part of wisdom
to curtail their shore leave rather than TO
risk the odum OF further street encounters
The British marines have done an enormous
amount Of loud talking, and whenever they
are ashore their baggy red coats and absurd
hats may be seen conspicuous amid groups
OF barefooted, gaping natives and half
whites, listening breathessly to the glowing
accounts OF the happy day coming when the
galllnt Englshman should haul down THE
bloody American rag" and hoist the
Hawaiian flag under British protection.
Some Of them announced the first day thew
came ashore that they had orders to do this
before nightfall. but Tor some unknown but
doubtless cogent reason these orders were
not carried out.
The Garnet, of course. has had nothing to
say during the present episode, England not
having as yet made it her affair, but at the
reception TO Captain Wiltse. given at the
Opera-house on the evening of February "a,
the British officers to man absented them
selves, although the officers from both
Japanese vessels turned out in force. Brit
ish residents, also. were chiefly conspicuous
by their absence. Notwithstanding that even
native society was represented in great
numbers. The Bulletin, the organ of the
English, and of The ROyalist party. pleads
the fact of Its being Lent In explanation Of
the absence of Church Of England MEM