The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-06
BIG ROW ON IN HONOLULU.
THE CUTTER CoRWIN BRTNGs Love
DISPATCHES FROM WILLIS

Cart. Munger says I,iiuoks i.-i MAD NOT
Bse- Restored when the Corwin Sailed
on the Day After Christmas, bat shs
May Bs Novelties re shut- Up, AND
No Ope the Corwin says n Word Ex.
e-pt Sailor. who Says There IL Big
Row On IN Observation-Disclosures Hurdres
Word. In Cipher from WINS to Gresh.r-
The Corwia'- o-eer Tactics at Frisco
BAN FRANC1so. Jan. 5.-Another evidence Of
the policy OF secrecy which has attended every
move OF Mr. Cleveland in the Hawaiian matter
is the action To- day Of Capt Munger Of the reve-
nue. cutter Corwin. Tho cutter reached here
at noon from Honolulu. but tho Captain not
only refused to permit any correspondents or
reporters to get on board. but he actually cast
of the boat OF the Merchants Exchange. and
CURLY refused to allow any quarantine officer
from the steamer Hartley to como on board.
The Corwin steamed down by tho Pre-
sidio military reservation. and there PUT
ashore a cipher despatch OF 1.4OO words
from Minister Willis. which was rushed to the
city and telegraphed to Secretary Gresham.
Then the Corwin steamed through Raccoon
Straits UP into San Pablo Bay. evidently on
her way TO Mare Island Navy Yard but at .
o clock tonight no word OF her arrival has
been received. and 10 mail has been landed al
any point.
The Corwin left Honolulu tho day after
Christmas. On entering Frisco harbor the
Corwin's tactics wore peculiar Instead Of
coming by Fort Point at n lively pnce she
slowed down. and when off Uarbor View .
boat shot out from the cutter. landing either
one OF the sailors or an officer with hesr atches.
As soon as the boat returned to the vessel
Capt. Munger crowded on all steam for San-
salto.
He again slowed up. and whom the tug Hart
ley was close alongside he made himself
scarce. and Lieut.. Newcomb said that the scr-
vices OF the tug were not needed. The Corwin
again proceeded and tho last seen OF hor she
was making rapid Roadway for Mare Island or
some point where officers aud members Of the
crew could not be interviewed.
While the Hartley was alongside. everybody
or the Corwin turned a deaf ear to Inquiries.
and II was plainly apparent that instructions
had been issued forbiddng any one to give any
Information concerning affairs at the islands.
The determination OF Capt. Munger to be out OF
tho way Of newspaper men is attributed to the
fact that when his vessel was about to leave
here with dispatches for Honolulu the fact
leaked out ahead of time. and the Treasury
Depart ment kicked up quite n row. and. ac-
cording to what can DO learned. quiet inyes-
tigation Is still going on.
The Corwin. when outside, was approached
by MaSine Reporter Fitzgerald OF the Mer-
chants Exchange in Whitehall boat He
was warned not to hook on. but contrived to
do SO. Fitzgerald explained his business.
but Capt Munger replied that no cared for no
man. and three OF the crew were ordered to
cast on the line.
strong wind was blowing at the time aud
the sea was unusually rough. and when Fitz-
gerald found that he was to be cast of he
pleaded for tow inside Fort Point. Capt.
Munger refused and cast him adrit The
Arcata came along later and towed Fits
gerald In.
Tho Corwin kept moving while the Hartley
was alongside. and the executive officer soon
disposed OF the tug. giving orders that he had
no use for her.
The cutter was chased by tho newspaper
reporters. but she suddenly changed her
course and ran across to tho south side. com
ing to a halt under Fort Winfield Scott. where
she put another boat ashore with dispatches.
When the reporters came up with the Corwin
Capt. Munger refused to give thom any news.
Tho only satisfaction he gave was to shout
that the Queen hadn't been put back whom he
left. but she might be by this time One OF the
sailors contributed the only real news when
he said:
" There's big row on down in Honolulu"
Then tho cutter was headed for Sausalito
and was last seen going through Raccoon
Straits. That the Corwin hadn't reached Mare
Island at u tonight is pretty good proof that
Capt. Munger proposes to anchor for the night
in some OF the hundred little coves on San
Pablo Bay. where he may be hid till tomorrow