The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-25
FROM HAWAII.
Hx.euoon LII May b, alvou Five
Years Tor Treasou. I'll,
PROBABLY WILL Be GIVEN CHOICE
Hctwoon imprisonmsnt and Danish.
mont From tho Country = Death
Penalties May Not DO Executed.
Many Absurd itumors Donlcd-si,u.
i't"r willis Not Bothorlus tho Coy.
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Gaelic arrived last night from Yoko.
hama anil Honolulu, bringing the fol.
lowing advices from Honolulu, datod
February II:
A moro contasiou, ievcr oil rumor
never struck this community than that
which swept over tho town previoua to
The departure OF tho Mariposa. The
story. asst passed from mouth to mo nth,
was rather feasiblo and ran something
like this:
The government has decided to deport
some ton prisoners, among them being
Widemann, Grelg and Marshall. The
presence Of Judge Widemann on tho
wharf with hand satchol aud Guitar
added crodeuce to tho Widemann part
OF tho story. Tho government was pre-.
pared TO carry out its plan when Minis.
tor Willis protested against mcn con.
victed OF political crimes being put on
board u vessel carry tho American flag.
NOTHING Is THE DEPORTATION STORY.
Furthermore. continues tho rumor,
the recent immigration laws OF tho
United States would not allow any such
mon to enter tho country. In pur.
suanco oil this idea. Consul Mills had
held the clearance papers OF the vessel
until assurance was received that no at
temp. would DO made to put these In en-
on board.
King and Smith wore on the steamer
and got together 10 the captains cabin.
There they were rumored TO have come
to tho decision that they had better let
the matter lay over until some more aus.
picious season. When asked regarding
the alleged deportation Attorney Gen.
eral Smith said:
81 cannot see how such q thing got
started. We have not thought OF such
a thing as deportinc any men who have
been before the court think we have
moro use for Greig aud Widemann here
than in the United States. There Ia
no foundation whatever for tho ru-
NOR"
When Minister Willis was asked
whether he had received any notice OF
an intended deportation OF prisoners,
he replied:
WILLIS NOT BorHERIsd THE GOVERNMENT.
mo; I was informed quite to the con.
trary. l did not enter any protest or
make any request to hold the steamer.
In fact. have not vet filed the protest
consequent to the deportation affair
last Saturday. It 10 not my purpose or
desire to take any action which would
tend to embarra,s this government.
have the most friendly feeling toward
the officers. OF course, it is my dutyto
look after the interests OF American
citizens, but | most certainly have no
intention Of making any unnecessary
trouble for the representatives OF the
government In 60 doing" ~
From all accounts, it was very fortu.
nate for the peace otihe community that
no attempt was made to send these
young men out OF the country. Armed
men belonging to the Citizens Guard
were on the wharf to prevent the do.
portation OF either Greig, Widemann or
Marshall.
The government caused tho arrest Of
3Sl persons since January 6, OF whom O.
have been tried before the military
court. Sentences in but twen,y.four
cases have been made public, twenty.
three natives charged with treason and
V. V. Ashford charged with misprision
Of treason.