The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-06
RATHER TOUGH MARTYR.
Pet Parson Kapu's Record Illumin-
ated The Advertiser Rejects an
Answer to His Stories.

Answer to His Stories.
1t will be remembered that an
outcast missionary to the Gilbert
Islands, Hawaiian named Kapu,
who was deposcl by the Board of
Missions in Honolulu, returned to
these islands by way of San Fran
cisco some months ago. He was
pumped by the Advertiser and yield !
ed terrible story O. wrongs to him
self committed by Captain Davis of
H. B. NJ, S. Royalist and Captain
Furguson OF the steamer Montser-
rat. Kapu had since been played
for a martyr both religious and poll
teal. The Friend has taken a hand
in this game, although admitting at
the outset that Kapu was deposcd
for cause. Lately Kapu's name has
been paraded in United States papers
to illustrate the doings of "perfdi
Gus Albion" in the South Seas, al
though the only real protection the
natives of Polynesia have ever re-
ceived has been from Great Britain.
BY last mail letter was received
from Captain Furguson for publica
ton in the Advertiser, in reply to the
contradictory accusations of kapu
published in that paper. Although
the letter is dateu from San Fran
cisco it was posted in Guatemala,
therefore took some time in reach
ing its destination. This letter the
Advertiser. with it's characteristic
policy of only giving one side of
story, has refused to publish, on the
himsy excuse that the matter is too
old. Here is what Captain Furgu-
son has written:
Mr.. EDIToR:-On my return from
Central America | read the letter of
the celebrated Kapu in your copy of
December 1st. If you read my let
ter carefully, then his, you will per-
ceive he admits he told falsehood.
He stated to you originally that he
paid 500 for his passage on the
Montserrat. He now admits that
he got free passage, just as said.
He says he gave me SD in San
Pedro. They we're Mexican dollars
worth Zoe, in all $40 U. S. currency.
With this amount he says l bought
three pair of shoes. For whom?
For his wife, child and grandchild.
He also fails to say that | also bought
wooden stockings for the entire out
fit, so they would not arrive in San
Francisco barefooted. On arrival in
San Francisco the Alameda was to
sail in the afternoon. | asked Mr..
James Greig to interpret the fact to
Kapu, and also told him it would
cost at least $50 for passage money
for himself and wife. He told Mr..
Greig that all the money he had was
35 Mexican dollars at about zoe. each,
was S24.5O U. S. currency. He told
Mr. Greig that if | advanced him
the balance he would pay me as soon
as he arrived in Honolulu. [ agreed
to do so. | then took him and his
family around to Oceanic dock in an
express wagon and went to see Capt
Howard, superintendent; and told
him the facts. He agreed to let the
two children go free, would require
$50 gold for passage money for Kapu
and wife. l then turned Kapu's
Mexicans over to Capt. Howard and
paid the balance myself, also paid
81 for landing fees at Honolulu
This with soc. express hire makes
$50 gold. Kapu agreed as per note
(Which you style as a farce comedy
receipt) to pay at Office of Oceanic
S. S. Co. for me. This he has faiIeC
to do. Ask Mr.. Kapu who paid his
passage from San Francisco to Ho
nolulu. See whether he will lie
about that. See if he cannot re
member what the S35 Mexican wa
for.
There is one thing he wants tt
remember before he tells any more
,, lies-that is, | have written to Mr.
: James Greig who is at Tanning Isl
= and and was witness to the entire
business and will substantiate wha
| say. Now for another lie of ex
Rev. Mr.. Kapu. He says he wa
exiled from the Islands by Capt
Davies of H. NJ. S. Royalist on ac
count of jealousy of other traders
The fact was that Kapu was stirring
: up strife between the Protestant an(
Catholics, for since the advent of tn
Catholic priests in Tapituea a larg
number of natives have embraced
{, that faith. So Capt. Davies remem
bering how Kapu, when American
: missionary at Tapituea in 1881
had the north end natives go to th
south end and massacre over 100
people, simply because they woul'
: not become Christians. Mr.. Kap,
S at that time came very nearly beinI
L. hung at the yardarm of Britis
= man-of-war. He got off with bein
S expelled from the berth as mission
a ary. So knowing Kapu to be
j. murderer and villain Capt. Davie
i exiled him from the Gilbert grou]
|. and gave him only 30 days to leave
y expect to be in Honolulu in a fe,
e months, when | will force Mr.. Kap
o to admit these facts. | will ais
9 send you Mr.. Greig's letter as 500
o as / receive it.
@ W. III. FuRGUsoN.
+ San Francisco, Feb. %, 1893
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