Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-06
THERE'S SOMETHING Up
The Corwin's Commander Refused to Give On, Any
Information, Bu, he Has It. Nevertheless, and Il.
Sent 1t to WashingOn-Whasvsr 1t Was, 1t
Caused the Authorities There to Send Messages
to Mare Island Navy Yard, and Those Messages
Stirred Up the Naval officers Stationed There.

VALLEJO, CAL, January 5.-A naval
officer, when asked when the Corwin
left Honolulu, said:
The Corwin is considered a speedy
cutter and should make the trip from
Honolulu easy in eleven days. She is A
faster boat than the Rush and IL is my
conviction that Minister Willis held the
Corwin at least two days after the Ala
media sailed for New Zealand.
This being the situation IL is more
than probable that clash has occurred
between the powers and that the mis-
sion OF the Corwiu is 10 tell the tale of
the rejection of Cleveland's overtures
by the provisional government
1t would not surprise us TO get letters
from officers OF the Philadelphia and
Adams which are there, that would in
dicate that II the administration's poll
cy is forced on Dole he will resort to
arms.
On board the Mohican, lying here,
everything is in readiness TO sail in one
days time should 1t be required All
that remains to be done on the Mohican
Is 70 replace the ships galley. To-
day the Mohican's crew are being
thoroughly drilled and to-day
Captain Clark had landing party
fully equipped for field service sup
ported by hospital corps and field
pieces. The landing party were out
nearly all day skirmishing over the
reservation. This is OF unusual occur
renee here, and since the news of the
COrwin's advent IL is whispered that
there was more in landing than ln the
drill. The Mohican magazines were re-
plenished yesterday and her coal bunk
f,,lI 80
er Clark was seen, but he, like the
other navy officers, know nothing.
Whatever dispatches are received, the
one significant fact remains, that the
navy department apprehends trouble
and that they are on the aler: is con
veYed In the fact that while repairs
could be made on the cruiser Boston
which recently went out OF commission.
nothing has been dane, and her com
plement Of sailors are being held in
readiness on board the receiving ship
Independence. AT Marine Barracks.
excitement was at fever heat when IL
was said that the Corwin came for a de-
tachment OF marines. IL was learned at
Marine Barracks that the total avail
able strength OF arm bearing force I'm
the navy yard was nearly 700, and that
II required 400 sailors, and $50 marines
NOhiu 10 Htut Wlbulu bWtDbY -lOuT
hours. At the hour of filing this dis
patch observers were still stationed at
the lookouts but no tidings OF the Cor
win are given.
VALLEJO. GALA, January 5.-To-
night several messages were received
here from Washington, each addressed
to Commander c. T.. Clark, and both
bore the prefxed admonition: Rush. 4"
The dispatches were Immediately
sent over to the navy yard and de-
livered half an hour later. Commander
Clark's cutter was called away and
Lieutenant Walden, executive OF the
Mohican, was hurried ashore, proceed
ing direct 70 the telegraph Office, where
he deposited several dispatches which
were Immediately rushed 70 their
destination. Word has Just been
received here that prepara-
tions are being made TO load nearly one
hundred tons Of coal on the ships deck.
This information is reliable, and IL is
thought that the dispatches are in re-
sponse TO those brought BY the COrWin.
The captain OF the steamer SunOl.
which arrived tonight from San Fran
cisco, reports that the revenue cutter
Corwin is anchored of Red Rock. opuo-
site San Quentin. The officers at Mare
Island are 10 a great state OF excite
ment tonight. They firmly believe
that there has been trouble at Homo
lulu and look for Interesting develop
ments.