The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-18
SOLDIERS FOR LII.
Being Recruited at Vancouver
In England's Interest.
TO Dc SHIPPED TO HONOLULU.
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yfcr11aA. Jan. f7.-tSpecfsl. The
Cauadian- Australian steamer Warrimco.
which sailed for Honolulu this evening, 10
hearing 90 the HssasIan capital letters
which are deemed too Important for
transmission throrgh the mails, and
which accordingly have besn In
trusted 20 the care OF mod
est and nneommrnicstsvs passenger.
They are addressed TO Thsopbilus -
Davies and contain the Summarized inser-
nation Of vha. has airsady been accom-
pgished By his agents in the Dominion OF
Canada In the direction OF placing -
Queen LiIiuokslaniis command piekea
iodyguard Of a. fsns soldiers 80 any mon
archy eoaId desire.
For sorsc days past indefinite runofs
have been afsoas that . company OF vcsun-
teers wss being secretly orsaEiEsd ss van
oouver for the purpose Of aiding the ex-
Queen with rides and swords 10 regain her
sArcas. Then came the announcement
thai, although they were ready to enlist.
the scheme bad been abandoned owing 10
the failure Of the principals TO provide the
slnews Of waY. It was limited that bus for
this the company. 10 be known as the
Queens Osn Guards" would have been
psssen gers by the Warr!moo. As mat
ter Of fact this latter step had never Tor
moment been contemplated, nor has the
project By any means eoms to naaght. In
proof OF this letters were this afternoon
shown 10 the PosT-IsTxLLteEscEa CORE
spondeas which indicate thai 10 u rnasur-
ing In a manner quite Satisfactory 10 roy
aIist hopes. The duly commissioned re-
erui.,ng officer named by Davies Is a well
known business man at Vancouver, G. w.
II. SAMSON, who 10 at present in the in-
surancs business and who during the
Canadian North west rebellion saw consid-
erable service as one OF Buttons famous
scouts. This gentieman's instructions
from Mr.. Davies were 70 enlist a0 frss-
class men TO protect the queen and royal
ist interests. and 10 DO empio Jed as Lilt-
uokalani may direct. OF these 15o
have been enrolled and are held Sready 20
proceed to Hawaii at the word Of COM
mand. Letters containing Davies instruc-
tons were looked for in the mail brought
TO Fan Francisco by the Australia, and as
they have not arrived IL 10 feared they
have fallen into the hands of the provis-
ionaI government. hence the dispatch of
the agent on tho Warrimoo. He Is In
structed to communicate without delay
tho wishes of Lihuokaiani and
her advisers. the intention being to send
the little army forward by way Of San
francisco, in email detached parties. this,
of courss. being necessary IN order to di-
vert suspicious and also 10 avoid the nett
trsiity law aud obviats the possibility of
Great Britain being rendered in any way
responsible for the consequences.
...4ff Il. 4.
Keand, an ex-sergeant Of the Northwest
mounted police. and will be in full
strength. transportation rates have been
secured by SAMSON from the Oceanic line,
represented by Capt. Webster, and closed
With. and now everything awaits ths word
from Honolulu. Tho force compris-
ing the ''oueen's Own Guard" will con-
srass strongly with the nondescript
provisional soldiers. the latter having
been in great part made up
OF unemployed mechanics. McKesnd's
brigade IL almost entirely composed OF
veterans OF the Northwest mounted police,
the finest military organization in Can ada,
with a number OF ex-otficers and men OF
the Ninety-hrst battalion of Winnipeg.
having seen service and been brought up
10 arms. One hundred and fifty men were
inds-sed by Mai. +. ]. Clark, formerly OF
the Nine.y-first Winnipeg. and on these
SAMSON mainly relies.
WAsHiEafos err, Jan. 1.-THE state
department has received dispatch dated
San Franeise from Samuel Parker. ex-
prime minister and minister of foreign
affairs In ex-Queen Ltluokalani's cabinet,
refnting the Statement. that the ex-ousen
has any intention OF claiming damages
from the United States for deposition from
the throne of Hawaii
Lieut.. Commander swinburne. of the
Boston, was the only witness before the
subcommittee investigating the Hawaiian
question today. lie is the officer who had
active command of the American troops
on shore in Honolulu at the time of the
revolution. and his testimony IL considered
important, as IL bears upon some point,
which have been in dispute and to which
much Importance IL attached. He was
questioned concerning the time of landing.
the location OF The troops in tho hall and
time of surrender of the station house
lie Was also asked to explain how .hs
troops CHANGED TO be located in Arior
hall. and was reminded OF the chare,
made by Mr.. Blount and friends of tn,
queen. that Of ali places this WAS the on.
beat calculated to serve the purposes OF tn.
provisional government, being located ius
across n narrow street from the govern
meat building. where troops would prov.
menace 10 the queens friends
1t Is understood Swinburne adj
mitted that more fortunats se.sc.
ton could have been made. ant
said he had previous TO she lsndlns
advised that some other place be chosen
In the main, however. his testimony cor
roeorateS ths statements Of Minister STE
sens and The officers OF the provision
government He consrmded THAI Their,
had not been any conspiracy involving tn,
naval forces Swinbutns was also -
minded Of discrepancies in his statement,
concerning tAe tinae Of surrender of tn,
statton house. lie said this occurred tws
or saree hours alter shs landing OF the Ros
toa's troops. OF aboG, . 80 p. IN