The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-16

watched anxsousiy. as il is feared that
he rnay eSH the fcrces OF tAe Philaasi-
phia 20 his aid in case the government
decides to hang William Seward. ore Of
the men condemned BY the military court.
The Advertiser recently i>aalished an
editorial commenting unfayoraely upon
the course OF The American minister in
relation 10 Crsnstoun.s deportation. T.
N Hatch. minister OF foreign affairs. ssnt
a letter 20 the editor expressing the de-
STABILITY OF exercising caution in etsi-
toriai comments upon the official conduct
Of the United States representative IN
Hawaii.
The government is collecting evidence
against Rudolph Spreckess. hut no move
viii be made In his case until the author
i,ies are absolutely certain that he was
mixed up in The rebellion.
4 runso~ was started this morning tn
the effect that Carl weidemann. Mlstam
Greig and Louis Marshall. three mczs
convicted OF treason. were 10 be depnrssi
today. along with q number OF others.
When told of the runior a cabinet officer
stated tsat there was no truth In the
sorry. He sad the government had no
away. They will be ieept in Jail until the
sentence Of the ulzlitsry court Is carried
out. But one man will be sent ON the
Mariposa. HIS name Is l.. Franz. aged
-, and he IS charged with conspiracy.
On the steamer Australia. leaving here
on the sd inst. number Of men now
under arrest viii be allowed 10 leave the
country, with the understa s.s.lssg that
they cannot return without The permis-
SION OF the government. In the mean
time an act viii be passed to cover thelr
cases. II is understood that the law will
prohibit their return. Among the men
who VIII be allowed 10 leave viii he James
Brown, Fred Wundsnberg, George Rit-
man. John White. Charles Creighton. r.
B. Thomas and #. Ii. Ressward. White
and Ritman made the dynamite shells
that were TO be used by the rebels:
Peterson and Creighton were both cahi-
net officers at one time, and wundenberg
was formerly postmaster general.
Up TO this date the military court has
disposed of six;y-five cases. 1t convicted
ssxty-two men. acquitted two. and one
case. that of the queen. Is pending.
Since last adviees the court has tried
ford. John Cummins. John Wise. Capt.
Davies and John +. fsowler have been
found guilty of m.sprision OF treason.
The latter was the master OF the steamer
wainaralo. the vessel that landed the
arms for the rebels.
The government has liberated John s.
Walker. Thomas Ra,wiins and Henry S.
Winton on their own reccgTlxances. The
men are charged with conspiracy. It is
understood that a number OF the prisoners
who have business interests VIII be liber-
ated after the departure OF the Mariposa.
A wel-defned rumor says that ADMIRAL
Bearislee has Instructions TO raise ttie
iag Of the United States over Pearl Har-
Dor. Il is intanated that the United
States government will take possession of
the harhor under guaranteed treaty rights
and virtually declare prosectorate over
the Islands. Admiral Bearsisiee Is said %
be vested with the authority necessary 10
carry cut the programme.
c. c. Morenow, who takes n lively sn-
terest IN Hawaiian affairs, recently wross
to Robert Wilcox, one OF the condemned
rebel leaders, saying that he had been as
surei by Senator Hawiey and other prom.
iIent men t.aat Cleveland and Willis
were both ready to recognize the rebels
IL they were successful.
f. ID. Walker, owner OF the schoone,
Norma, which recently arrived from Vic
toria with a cargo of salmon. has been rs-
fused permission TO leave the country,
the authorities believing that the Norma
landed a large supply OF opium on one oi
the islands. Walker has lodged a protest
with the British minister. 1t is claimed
that the government has no evidence a,
hand 10 insplicate Walker.