The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-13


late Brigadier- General SAMSON, who
was killed in India Captain SAMSON,
a brother, was a noted iDsurgent OH
Ger under Balmaceda and died fight
ing in Chile. The present Captain
Sansom of Hawaiian notoriety holds
q commission in the English yeOman
cavalry.
When the half breeds and Indians,
headed by Louis Reil, rebe lied against
Canadian rule in 1885 SAMSON went to
the front as correspondent for the
Toronto Mail, buying the place of a
volunteer in Steefs trooper scouts, a
company which saw the hardest fight
ing of the campaign. SAMSON was IN
eight engagements, and was awarded
a medal for bravery and hero'sm.
For five years he has assumed the
role of social lion and club man, and
on the first announcement OF ms mil
itary aspiration it was rather difficult
to- recognize the bold burcaneer in the
erstwhile club lCunger and gentleman
of leisure.
On his return to Vancouver Chron-
icle correspondent interviewed SAN
som. Opening q drawer in his office
desk, he pointed tn a large number ct
letters, saying: "These were rec-ived
from officers aud SONS of officers OF the
United States army offering advice
aud, in one or two instances, money!
from Canadian officers and volunteers
offering their services and advice, ana
one is from q general in the Brit
ish army. 1 will read you portions
of it."
The extracts said: ST was pleased
to see by newspaper dispatches that
YOU were enIistiug men for service IN
Honolulu on behalf of Hawaifs
oueen, You are not committing any
breach of international law, as the
queen, who is sovereign, has a right
to raise troops, and foreign subjects
have right TO go to Honolulu anu
enlist in the service of the queen. III
/ were young man 1 should Ike
nothing better than TO go 10 Tue ifoh'
with you"
The signature, genuine or not, was
that of q man famous the world over.
SAMSON also showed letters from
monument Honolulu Roy alists whose
names are constantly before the
public, but their contents he kept Sc
cret.
"Yes.n said SAMSON, 81 have had
practical offers of assistance, fuliy
equipped vessel and personal anu IN
dividual promise OF 900 volunteers anI
several thousand dollars In money. L
have done nothing because my sup
posed friends whom | trusted exposed
some of my plans and the Provisional
Government sliced some of my letters:
At present any decided action would
be premature"
"a. NJ. B attic, the Hawaiian Consul
here, has asked me in vain [, deby
the newspaper reports. Mr.. McCon-
nell, agent of the Provisional Govern
ment, came all the way to Vancouver
to 1issuade me 10y suggestions, covert
threats and inuendos, TO abandon my
alleged military scheme.
eyes, it Is true that numoer O
veterans and ex- Northwest rebellion
men have eIubarkei by the Canadian
Australian steamers for HAWAII Iney
ora there to be- ready if the call e
arms il given. l Twill 20 70 Honolulu
and will send my card to Presiden
DoIe as a traveller in a strange iand
lam refused landing L shall iah'
HIfI am put in prison shall aPpea
tn the British Government AS br''
nIam not after notoriety. L nav
hean offered $1,000 for the excIusiT
privilege OF 81 lug my photograph
and have declined. ; 4,
ssYou ask me if | am going y =
attempt to reir-iate the Queen, W .hat
am not prepared to answer 'n"'
wait and see."