The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-19
RECRUITS FOR HAWAII.
The Government Said to B. ~ Outs
With the American League.

lSan Francisco Chronicle, Mach l2.l
The exiles from Hawaii, who form
a little COLONY in this city, are dis.
cussing the chances Of conflict be-
tween the Dole Government and the
American League, as it is said that
recruits for the Government will
depart on the steamer for Honolulu
which sails to day.
Annexation is said to have strain.
ed the bonds uniting the league aud
the Dole administration. The league
is as anxious and clamorous for an
nexation as ever, while the Govern
ment is opposed to it under present
conditions. The Wilson tariff law
is said to have caused the change OF
heart of the Administration, aud
while that law romans on tue sta
tute books President Dole and his
Cabinet will make no advances in
the direction Of national union.
No open rupture, so the story
goes, has taken place between the
Government aud the league, but
very interesting encounter is report
ed az having taken place recently
between Attorney General w. ..
Smith and L. b. Murray, the presi-
dent of the league. The latter, it
is stated, is outspokeu in his de-
mands for the taking Of Immediate
steps for annexation, and has, there
by, fallen from his former high
favor under the displeasure OF the
Government. A short time ago he
and Smith are said to have had a
cut. and-thrust sort OF interview,
which terminated in anger, with a
threat from the Attorney. General
that Murray had better keep an eye
on his actions or he would be locked
up.
This may be- mere rumor but on
top OF it comes the information,
given as absolutely true yesterday,
that agents OF the Hawaiian Govern
ment are at the present moment en-
gagged 10 recruiting men for the
army, to be prepared for any violent
demonstrations that may be made
by the "scrappers" Of the league,
headed by the redoubtable "Tim"
Murray.
Ex-so!diers OF the United States
Army are said to be preferred and
some are, according to the story,
booked for passage on the Australia
this morning. 1t is even said that
thew are to receive pay at the rate
OF SO per month.
Should the Government wish to
come to an open rupture with Muir
ray and his immediate followers
that is. some 800 who believe as
strongly and firmly in annexation as
himself-it is thought that any lit
tie precaution it may take in the
way of providing disciplined fighters
for its army is not a piece Of bad
judgment.
First, last and all the time Murray
is a fighter. The Government is
aware OF this, and the newspaper
accounts OF the various encounters
on the islands, from the revolution
OF 1893 to the encounters at Dia-
mond Head two months ago, bear it
out.
To Murray was given the task Of
disarming the Queens soldiers in
the palace yard and at the armory
and he accomplished both tasks
quickly and without the shedding Of
one drop OF blood.
In the recent uprising with tweu-
ty-nine men he went against an I'M
known number OF natives near Mo-
Hill, variously estimated at from 800
to 1900, dispersed them and captur-
ed thirty-four, after having been am-
pushed and having one OF his follow
ers wounded. That's the kind OF a
man Murray is, and of such stuff
most of the American League are
said to be made.
If recruits go down on the steamer
to-day some very pretty stories from
the islands may be expected soon.
The exiles who will haunt the docks
for the first news are ready for al
most anything.