The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-11
THEY WILL SEEK REDRESS.
oRANSroN AND MUELLER WILL
 RETURN TO HONOLULU.


 of CIothing-The Ex-Queen of Hawaii Is
 to be Tried This Week.
 Victoria, B. C., Feb. 10.-The steamer
 Warimoo, which arrived yesterday,
 brings the following advices from Hono-
 lulu, dated February 8:
 The Advertiser on January S1 point
 edly animadverted upon the impropriety
 of foreign republics interfering with
 local political affairs and by their in
 terposition embarrassing the action of
 the new government. Within a few
 days much resentment has been ex-
 pressed about some interference of this
 nature which has recently come to
 light.
 It is asserted that United States Min
 ister Willis and British Commissioner
 Hawes joined in requesting President
 Dole to reprieving the British and
 Americans under sentence of death
 until such a time as their re-
 spective governments could be com
 municated with and instructions re-
 ceived as to the action they should pursue President Dole has not yet replied to this. It is not at all certain that the capital sentences will be car ried out The heated outcry for such executions which prevailed has sub sided.
 The trial of the ex-queen is likely to take place this week. The charges were served upon her on the 91st, The most important part of the evidence will be from her own diary, found at Washington Palace after her arrest. The chief witnesses against her will be Sam Nowlein and her private sec retary, Kaal It is believed she will plead guilty, but that notwithstanding full trial of her case will be held There is no doubt that the executive will extend to the eX-queen the utmost clemency consistent with the public safety.
 The trial of V. " Ashford lasted during parts of four days. Nowlein testified to having arranged with Ash ford for that part of the proposed at- tack on the third, which was to be made from the fish market. Kaal tes- tified to copying and the queen signing on December 28 a commission for Ash ford as associate justice of the supreme court Several witnesses testified to Nowlein's repeated interviews with Ashford. A vigorous defence was made for the accused. Both se and his brother testified that interviews with Nowlein related to various items of legal business, especially as to advice what to do in case of a. search warrant coming to Washington Palace. " V. | Ashford testified that he was attorney for Davis in various claims made | against him. He stated that he knew nothing about the arms of the pro- posed movement. He had advised | Davis to keep clear of any movement | conducted by natives, as 1t would fail | Nowlein had said to him that if the | natives rose they would rise as one | Arms were not necessary. They could | accomplish the undertaking with clubs |
 He was surprised to learn that fool | hardy attempt had been made to re- | store the monarchy and said that he | lad been in i'll health for some months | md in no condition to take part in the | On February 1 the court | with the trial of twenty-two | natives. The decision and sentences of l he court will not probably be pro- bounced until after the conclusion of | he ex-queen's trial.
 The imprisoned Americans thereupon ent for United States Minister Willis. | Ie stated that he had heard this story md immediately interviewed the pres dent, who had assured him that noth- ,ot INn oil Joft | ith the statement that there were some abid people in town who were advocat- ng the same wholesale slaughter but e did not think there was any imme- fate danger. Knowing, however, that here was no man-of-War of any na- ionality in the harbor, the prisoners id not feel safe.
 Letters which reached the prisoners ad been opened. They protested to he American minister against such ac- ion, but he seemed to take the ground hat the authorities had a right to open he letters.
 Cranston and Mueller were at the pris- n until February 2 Then they were alled from their cells and together with OhnSton were marched to the station l ouse and taken before the attorney eneral and the marshal. Then" says ranston, "the attorney general said Iou are to be put aboard the Warimoo, hich leaves in an hour. q replied that I was not You have othing to say about it, retorted the ttorney general, and you are going, ou can leave power of attorney with lybody to attend to your business if )u wish 'I declined to do anything of the kind I Id demanded the presence of the Amer an minister. The marshal said: = - you shall not see him. I said I ould absolutely refuse to be put aboard , lcept by main force. I would resist z
 the last The marshal replied: - - you, we will put you on board Soon afterwards, Cranston states, the rec prisoners were driven to the harf. They were not allowed even to cure change of clothing Cranston t fused to leave the hack and was talk
 on board by force. Johnston caught sight of British Com f issioner Hawes and called to him. 7 r. Hawes followed the prisoner and a terviewed Johnston. At Cranston's re- lest MT. Hawes sent for the American | mister Consul Mills soon appeared $ flowed by Minister Willis. Cranston ated the circumstances, and protested ra in hhipo' ftSh9 6haindp .boa rf1 l