The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-09
come around by way OF Diamond
Head.
It was thought yesterday that the
enemy had decided to go to Wanna.
naio.
A FRUITLESS MISSION.
The Claudine Finds Nothing Wrong
at Waianae.

A telephone message 70 police hesd.
quarters yesterday morning that .
large force OF foreigners were shalng
landed from two barks lying Oh wal.
anae, created conside derabls sxrltement,
and active preparations were Hmmadi-
ately commenced 20 combat any at
tack from that direction.
According TO the story which quickly
circulated through the city theae men
had been employed UP the Coast 10
aid the lost cause. It was taken for
granted that the msn wonEd bring
arms with them, and once landed,
they would be reidforcsd by several
hundred natives and march on Homo
lulu and assist in overturning the
Government.
All sorts OF rumoEs were floating
around consequent upon the news
from Wsianae, and everything else
for the moment was dropped. Several
suggestions were made touching the
most feasible plan Of routing this
armed force.
After some consultation lt was de-
cided to dispatch the steamer GLludine
to WAianaA with Q picked force and
heavy artillery. It took but q short
things ready for departure. "A
delay OF over two hours was ocea-
sioned, however, waiting for sufficient
steam to be gotten up. Twsnty-dyo
sharpshooters with i've specials under
command Of Captain John KidWell
constituted the guard, together with
two eight-centimeter field pieces.
The steamer got under Way at 1:40
p. M, the expedition being In charge
OF Minister King. Quite . crowd of
people people gasbnssed bs on the the r9er' a & snd
vessel Of the inter-island fleet as she
pulled away from the dock. President
Dole was present and gave O number
of instructions, regarding the posi-.
bilities of the perhaps dangerous
cruise.
For some inexplicable reason mem.
bers OF the press were refused passage.
An ADvERTIsER representative c0ur.
teously requested permission TO accom-
Several well known citizens interceded
In his behalf.
THE CLAUDINE RETURNS.
The steamer Claudine returned from
Waianae q few minutes after o'clock
last evening. The sensational report
>telephoned from there proved 70 be
without the least foundation. Nothing
was seen OF any vessels going down,
but when the ship arrived Of Waianae
and landing made, 1t Was ascer-
tanned that bark, supposed to be the
@. B. Kenny, In ballast from Homo
lulu to Puget Sound, had drifted in
there late Monday afternoon. During
yesterday afternoon she had gotten
under way again, 30 nothing could be
seen of her. The Claudlne went
about q mile further down and inter-
cepted and boarded small schooner
which was becaimed at that point.
She proved to be the Mokuola, and
had q load OF paddy aboard for Homo
lulu. Another small schooner had
been near by q short time before. and
is supposed TO have gone into Kailua.
The party who telephoned concerning
the vessels felt somewhat chagrined
over the exaggerated account. Nothing
new was learned of the fleeing revo-
lutionists while the Claudine was
absent. The trip down was made in
about two and half hours and the
return in near the same time. The
scouting party did not remain long
ashore at WafaQae.
DR.. MacDanYels, 8 physician and
surgeon OF note, Of California, voiun-
teered and accompanied the expedi-
tion as surgeon.