The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-05
A WEIRD YARS.
two Hundred Canadian Recruits Ready
tn Come Here.

to Come Here.
VfcroRtA. y. c.. Jan. 1.-THE Cana
dian Australian steamer Warrimoo,
which sailed for Honolulu this evening,
bore to the Hawaiian capital letters
which are dceued to I've too important for
transmission through the mails and
which accordingly have been intrusted
+ to the care OF modest and uucommuni-
cafive passenger. They are addressed
to Tneophilus Davies, and contain the
summarized information Of what has
already been accomplished by his agents
| in the Dominion Of Canada in the direc-
| ton OF placing at Queen Liliuokalanrs
command picked bOdyguard OF as fine
soldiers as any monarchy could desire.
For some days past indefinite rumors
| have been ahont that a company OF vol
unteers was being secretly organized at
| Vancouver Tor the purpose of aiding the
ex-Queen with rifles and swords to re-
gain her throne. Then came the an
nouncement that, although they were
ready to enlist. the scheme had been
abandoned. owing to the failure OF the
principals to provide the 'sinews oi
war;" 1t was limited that but for this
| the company to he known rs the
Duceu's Own Guard would have been
passengers on the Warrimoo. As a mat
! ter Of fact. this latter step has never for
a moment been contemplated, nor has
the project by any means come to
nauyht. In proof OF this letters
were this afternoon shown to the Herald
correspondent which indicate that 1T IL
maturing in manner quite satisfactory
to Rovaiist hopes. The duly commits.
stoned officer named by Davies is a well.
known business man OF Nancouver-C
! w. II. SAMSON, who ut present If i'll the
insurance business, and. who, during the
Canadian northwest rebellion, saw con-
siderable service as one OF Bouelon
famous scouts. This mans instructions
from Davies were to enlist 2Oo iirst-clas'
men to protect the Queen and RoyaIlsi
interests, and to be employed as Llliuo-
kalani may direct. OF these $50 hay,
been enrolled and are held ready to pro.
coed TO Hawaii at the word OF com
mand.
Letters containing Davies instructions
were looked for in the mail brought IL
san Francisco by the Australia, and rs
they have not arrived it is feared they
have fallen into the hands OF the Provi-
sional Government, hence the dispatch
of the agent on the Warrimoo. He is in
structed to communicate without delay
the wishes of Liliuokalani. Her advisers
intention is to send the recruits for
ward by way of San Francisco in small
detached parties. this course being
necessary in order to divert suspicious
and also to avoid the neutrality law
and obviate the possibility of Britain
being rendered in any way responsible
for the consequence. The party Will
be in charge of Captain Mexican, ex'
sergeant of the northwest mounted
police, and will be in full strength.
Transportation rates have been secured
By Sansome from the Oceanic Line. re-
presented by Captain Webster, and now
everything awaits the word from Homo.
lulu. The force comprising the queens
own guards will contrast strongly Will
the nondescript Provisional Govern
ment soldiers. the latter having been
for great part made up of unemployed
mechanics. McKeans brigade is almost
entirely composed of veterans of the
northwest mounted police, the finest
military organization in Canada, with 9
number of eX-otficers and men of tho
Ninety. first battalion of Winnipeg, hav
ing seen service and been brought up II
arms. One hundred and fifty men wer,
Endorsed by Major +. j. Clark, formerly
! off the Ninety-trst Winnipeg, and OF
these SAMSON mainly relies.