The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-19
HIS SHADY CAREER IN SEATTLE.
The DePorted Men VIII Sue the steam
ship Company-The United States
May Interfere, So = Dispatch Says
Cranstoun IL said to be English.

noIulu by the Warrimoo, learned the
nature of the charges preferred against
them-tbat they had eonspired to
destroy with dynamite the Central
Union Church at a time it was shell
tering many friends of the Hawaiian
Republic, and the Executive Build
ing. This charge they pronounced
absolutely false and ridiculous in the
extreme, and their sworn denial will
will be forwarded to Honolulu by the
returning Warrimoo. IN the mean
time the trio refuse, to leave the
steamer, and have initiated damage
proceedings against James Huddart,
owner Of the Canadian-Australian
line, claiming they were forcibly kid
mapped from the Hawaiian capital.
VANCOUVER (B. c., Feb. 10.-On
their arrival here, Cranstoun, Mueller
and tombstone, the Hawaiian exlles,
requested the Examiner correspond
emit to call the attention Of Colonel
Peterson to their case. Colonel Peter
SON, on hearing their story, had the
men provided with board and lodging,
and reported the matter to Washing
ton. None of the men are provided
with clothing fit for this climate, and
Cranstoun shook like an aspen leaf as
he stood on the deck of the steamer in
his thin suit and straw hat.
DIPLOMATIC COMPLICATIONS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Herald's
Washington special says: Hawaii
may be called upon for an apology and
indemnity as q result Of the alleged
action Of the Dole Government in ex-
Hing J. CranstouD, American citizen,
without trial.
Some excitement was created at
the State Department today by re-
ceipt of q dispatch from the u. s.
Commercial Agent in Vancouver,
VIM. Peterson, confirming the press
dispatches concerning the Punishment
OF this man from Hawaiian territory.
The dispatch was short, but it was
sut1cient TO create stir. 1t read in
this way:
1.-THE British steamer Warrimoo
arrived today, having on board J.
CranstouD, destitute citizen of the
United States, banished from Homo
lulu without trial."
The action Of the Hawai- an authori-
ties Is regarded as one of the most
serious phases of the recent trouble in
the Paradise of the Pacific. Admin
istration officials have anticipated that
difficulty would arise with the Dole
Government, in which Americans
would be involved, but they have
never believed that President Dole
would go so far as to dare to Danish
American citizens, at least until after
they had had fair trial.
Should later information bear out
the contents Of Mr.. Peterson's tele- |
gram today, the United States will |
follow its usual course and demanh an |
apology and full indemnity for dam |
ages sustained by Cranstoun.
Minister Willis has been instructed !
TO furnish the Department with full |
details, and 1t Is expected that the re-
port will soon reach Washington.
The authorities are not at all wor-
rted at the advices contained in the
press dispatches today, that the Ha.
waiian Government has not yet made
reply to the request of Minister
Willis to defer the execution of GER
ain condemned men, reported to be
al citizens of the United States
When he has forwarded all the facts
o Washington, for they believe that
ne Dole Government will not dare to
disregard the request, especially with
ne Philadelphia in the harbor of Ho-
lolulu.
A BAD REPUTATION.
SEATTLE (Wash.l, Feb. u.-John
the man who threatens to
inter- claim for damages against the
hawaiian Government for banish- .
nens from the country, is well known {
this city, having worked for about :
we years for the Seattle Transfer ,
company as foreman of the draw
cams aud also been in the drayinS
usiness for himself, in which he
allied. He bore an unsavory reputa-
on both in business and domestic I
hairs. He is considered by those S
mo know him well to be unscrupu-
'us In All his dealings, and for this he c
as discharged from the employ of Z
he transfer company on April 4. ise4 =
liter being discharged he remained !
the city until the latter part of
lay. He was in hard straits when q
e left, and barely had enough money .
take him to Honolulu. r
his friends were not at all SURPRISED 7
hen they heard that ne had taken y
art In the rebellion, and saw he is L
ISL the man to get into such affairs. +
lany predicted that he would get ;
lto some kind Of trouble when he :
'ent to the islands. '
Cranstoun is an Englishman, having
zen born and raised near london
I'D Is believed only to have declared I
Is intentions. and not to have been E
lily naturaliZed. He is described as
e1ng intensely English in all his Il
loughts and actions. 2
During his residence in this CITY. .
ranstoun had several shady transac- :
ons with dissolute women, and about
I1ee years ago was buncoed for about =
sOOO by one of them. Cranstoun de- q
'rted his wife and babies for this E
oman, who, when she had fleeced n
Inn OF his last cent, threw him and
ls clothes out of her house. He
rougnt suit against her, but the case
as thrown out Of court. h
"A FELLOW passenger on the steamer I,
Farrimoo, which brought Cranstonn :
% MS two associates from the isI-
pos, stated that Cranstoun had told ,
I'm that he intended bringing suit .