The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-09


reported 10 the department IN INC N
vestigation that followed he was PRACTICAL
~ absolved from blame.
His Good Work at Honolulu.
During tire summer o. 1874 admiral
Walker was az Honolulu in command or
me Pac4flc coast sta1soz. his nagS.fp De
ing the Philadelphia. During MS say sle
became coguizant Of the fact that the n a.
waEsan roytalists abetee4 BY the brfl1sli
es3dents and counting on Che sUEFosed
frterdl.7ess OF the Cleveland adniu1stra-
ton, were plotting a revolution Tor t-le
res ora Ion Of the dep i queen he Kept
the administration fully advised as 10 me
Cor.d. don Of affairs. In August he re-
celTed orders 70 return 10 Mare 1s-a'lt
wish the FhiladelF,hfa. As c14s order was
precisely ne one that the rOydIlSts Nodtd
have wished, the absence OF American
war vessels a. a critical time being likely
20 convey the impression ;hat the United
STATES did not wish the maintenance o.
the repubAc. Admiral Walker dld not
ooey. but sent home s;r ns state'iilS NJ as
10 the danger OF an outbreak IN case the
Philadelphia was Withdrawn BY the
next mail he received peremptory oraeFS
Which amounted TO a repTTHlaflu ulIec. :
ing him to return al once - Mare island.
There was hing TO be done but obey.
The royahsts. encouraged by the SuEf5os-
ed friendlness Of the n8te~s states 20
Their scheme, imported rifles and armed a
considerable number of natives. An out
break took place on January 5. in which
Charles Z. Carter was Killed and a NUM-
her of men wounded. The president made
haste 10 dispatcn the Philadelphia lack
10 Honolulu. When she arrived quiet nad
been restored and the rebel leaders were
on trial. 1t is believed. and i was so
stated in congress. that If Admiral
Walker had been permitted TO remain at
III. M rfE
ing. The praise that was bestowed upon
Admiral Walker nettled t5e adn1nistra-
ton, but, unlike Admiral Meade, Walker
refused TO discuss Hawaiian affairs anu
retained his standing in the department.
The Programme of the Trip.
Mr. Johnson. who was deputized by Ad-
nfTal Walker 10 outline the movements
of the Columb.ne, says the vessel Viii
proceed to Sitka and thence cruise down
the coast to San Diego. allowing a thor
oUgh inspection of the aids 10 naVsSa-
ton. The least important points Will %
overlooked, and others. su0a as TLla-
NOOK rock, Will be passed by on account
OF the difficulty of landing, the inspection
being only OF a general nature. When
Admiral Walker started for the West he
had intended going from here 10 the Port
Orchard naval station, but the train yes
teIHIay being two hours behind time. the
headed straight for the north.
Interested in the south Canal
The Burlington officials. IN company
with Admiral Walker, are in the West,
they say merely for pleasure. and uheGr
presence here is of no business slgnlh-
canoe whatever. Nevertheless. Mr.. Per
kns manifested deep interest in the south
canal scheme, and asked many pointed
questions In reference TO the enterprise
From his conversation an Inference was
clearly deducible that he mad been
tribe skeptical in reference 20 the water
way. but whatever doubts there had been
in his mind was beginning 10 be cleared
away 1t is Thought that some three
weeks hence. after the return OF the Co
llmnbine. the %" president VIII want TO
inspect the canal and tide flats.
Mr. Harris. who leaves for Portland to-
day. had very little to say about any
thing lie spoke OF the business revival
said the Burlington was already feeling
the benefit of returning good times, and
appeared confident about the future or
the road.
Among the visitors to the Columbine
were NJ. p. Benton, Puget Sound agent OF
the Burlington. and 4. c. Sheldon. gen
eral agent of the road with headquarters
IN Portland.