Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
WARSHIP IS SENT,
The Flagship Philadelphia is to be
Dispatched from San
Francisco.

Washington. D. c., Jan. 19.-EarIy this.
morning Secretary Gresham received
formal notice that there had been an at-
tempt at revolution near Honolulu ON tbo
9TH of this month. This notice came in
the shape of the following dispatch from
Minister Willis, telegraphcd from San
Francisco:
Honolulu, II. l., Jan. II. 1S95-Hon. w. O
Gresham, Washington, u. Cat Waikiki
beach, tive miles from the executive build
ing, on the night of January g. an UPRISING
of Hawaiians was reported, several hundred
being well supplied With arms and ammnni
ton and commanded by Capt. Nowcin and
sioner, was killed the first night. Desuitorv
lighting every day since without further
loss OF life or property to government
prisoners. Over fifty non~combataGtS most
ly whites, arrested, including three eX-attor-
aM aa dny apnorn citizens
sells allowed to leave. All other islands re
ported quiet. Crisis is thought to be over
but excitement is still intense. President
Dole expressed to me his qualification thar
this disturbance Arms are reported '4 ~
have been brought from Vancouver, Il. {.
Soon after he reached the state de-
partment. Secretary Gresham sent to tho
navy department. for Secretary Hcrhort
and the two cabinet officers engaged IN
a close consultation for half an hour
rela ting to the ACCESSIBILITY Of sending y
United States cruiser to the island. Mr.
Herbert stated that the Philadelphia was
at Mare island, Cal, and could start
almost Immediately, delaying only long
enough after receiving her sailing orders to
take few fresh stores and a little extra
coal aboard. She carries a complement Of
nearly 400 officers and men, commanded
NV tntf nd 10, a.
Of 2OSO miles to Honolulu in about six
days.
After consulting for some time the two,
secretaries came to the conclusion that
nothing should be done towards sending
a ship to Hawaii except by direction of
the President so they weht directly tC,
the white house to learn the Presidents
wishes in the matter. Before leaving
! the department Secretary Herbert coz,
| ferred with Admiral Ramsey, chief of
| the navigation bureau, and everything.
| was put in train for the immediate dis
| patch of the sailing orders to Admiral
Beardslee should the President decide to.
send ship to Hawaii.
| There is a disposition on the part of
! the administration officials to regard the
| Importance of the revolutionary move
ment as exaggerated, and one prominent
| official declared that he saw 10 reason
| for apprehension, for it had not appeared
! terests had been endangered by the I'M
| rising. Some officers, however who have,
| been stationed at Honolulu and who are.
familiar with the conditions there took
a widely different view Of the matter.
They say that the character Of the in
terror of the islands is such that oven a
small number of determined men might
hold their own for many weeks against
Il much superior force, just as did Geron-
imo and his Apachcs in the Bad Lands
| when opposed by a military force They
recall the fact that a few lcperS man
aged to resist all of the troops that the
Hawaiian government could bring to
bear against them, for 4 long time hiding
securely in the businesses on the mount
aims when hard pressed and emerging
when the pressure relaxed. Those Off
GERS fear that the bands OF Wilcox and
Nowlein will thus secure IS focii to at
tract the disaffected natives and gather
strength. These leaders, it is feared,
will also offer any terms to secure the
support of the Japanese coolies, number
ing 10000, who have been much diSSat~
istied with the refusal of the government
to give them the right of suffrage. Ac-
cording to the reports these Japanese
already have shown a mutnouS spirit,
and in his report on Hawaiian affairs.
which excited SO much interest, Admiral
Walker strongly urged the danger to be
looked for in the near future from this
element, at once proud, brave and is-
norant.
Besides the Philadelphia there are at
Mare island one of our fast new cruisers,
the Bennington, commanded by Capt
Charles Thomas, who detcd the rcvoil
tionists of Salvador in taking aboard
EZeta and his fellow refugees. She has
just returned from cruise off the coast
looking for two missing steamers and
while the maynard authorities report
; that ten days work is required on her
machinery, this undoubtedly could be
abbreviated if necessary. The Boston
a.ld Marion are ready to go in commits
sion at a moments notice, but owing TO
the refusal of Congress to provide for
enough enlisted men to meet the absolute
needs of the navy there are no crews for
them. The Olympia viii not be turned
over to the government until January
26 and will be put in commission Oh Feb
ruary 5, ready for cruise.
The Ranger, Mohican and Alert, old
lnw-powered ships would scarcely be
chosen for use in any emergency reqUI'
ing speed and the Monterey cannot carry
coal sufficient for the cruise to Honolulu.
After the further consideration OF the
subject Secretary Gresham requested
Secretary Herbert to dispatch . naval
vessel to Hawaii Immediately. The yes
sci chosen is the Philadelphia, and she
will have on board Admiral BpardSiee,
the commander of the naval station
Secretary Gresham states that the scno
ing of a vessel to Hawaii is not caused
directly by the receipt of the Wills 9S
patch, but is a matter of extreme cahIlon
taken in order that none OF our Interests
may be overlooked. The vessel, it is eX
pected, will be able to depart WltEIn
twenty fou: hours from the receipt OF rle
sailing orders, which go out this aIter