The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-20

San Francisco, Jan. 19.-The rise and
fall of the queens supporters in Ha-
wall has created great deal of ex-
c1tement among the synlpathizers in
this city.
The chamber of commerce held a
special meeting today and forwarded
telegram to Secretary Gresham urg-
ing him to send a war ship at once TO
Honolulu. This was before it had been
learned that Gresham had already or
dered the Philadelphia to the islands.
Anticipating orders to sail, the officers
of the Philadelphia commenced pre-
parations for departure early this
morning. They expect TO get away to-
morrow or Monday at the latest.
The Philadelphia can steam to Hon
olulu in five days or even less if she
is pressed. She carries enough Of q
crew to put down the biggest rebel
lion the Hawaiian indictments are
capable of starting, and on arrival at
the islands would Immediately pro-
coed 10 land troops for the protection
of Americans and property OF Amerl-
cans.
The mission of c. w. Mcfarland,
who arrived here in the early part OF
the month on the Arawa, is now be
heved to have been for the purpose OF
arranging for the shipment Of arms to
Bopoiulu, Mcfarland did not make a
lengthy stay in San Francisco, but
hurried back on the 18th of the month
nv the same steamer that he came up
ON.
There is no way by which to prove
positively that the colonel dlckefed
for guns and ammunition, bu! those Ief-
sons who favor the provisional govern
ment are limiting that the Wealuny
merchant of Honolulu was in con2ta
communication with parties in Victoria.
This circumstance is regarded as sus-
piciouS.
There seems to be one overdr'awn
story regarding the eX-Chilean CrUll-
ser Esmeralda. 1t is reported by the
Hawaiian correspondents that it was
feared by the Professionals that the
vessel was purchased by the Royalists
and that she would lombard Homo
lulu just as soon as the steamer Ala
media was out of sight of land. The
Japanese government has semi-off-
cially announced the fact that their
nation has purchased The Esmeralda,
I Francisco before she is dispatched to
! Yokohama.
| Even were it so that the cruiser had
been tul- ed over to the Royalists.
ana that the story of her sale to
Japan was only a blind. the Phila-
delphia is more than a. match for the
! Esmeralda and could vanquish her in
very short order.
Though the first uprising may not
have amounted to much. the revolt
may spread to other islands than the
/ tected, and can stand off the reVolu-
tionists, but the natives may be
| harder to suppress in other localities.
Wilcox VIII BE Executed.
Robert W. Wilcox, leader of the
/ reVolutiOnists, who when captured will
Undoubtedly be executed, is we'll recol-
| lected by civil engineers in this city,
! he having been employed in the work
of water works construction.
| AT the headquarters of the Hawaiian
consul there was little information to
be gained concerning the uprising fur
tner than has already been published
! in the correspondence from Honolulu,
but from another and most reliable
source it was learned that the govern
ment officials at the islands had COM
municated number of facts to its rep
reSentatiVes in this city 10y which it is
expected to trace up the source of the
| supply of arms which were obtainsd 10y
the natives.
In fact it is said that the representa-
| tives here have already considered proof
against certain persons who are known
20 be friendly 10 the ROyalists. and who
are even now planning tor send addi-
tional arms to the islands.
An effort is being made to locate the
schooner Norma. which. it will be re-
membered. left Victoria nearly two
months ago supposedly for the islands
with a lot of contraband opium.
Another vesse- is supposed to ihave
left Victoria on similar mission
Shortly after the Norma and Deputy
I Collector of Port McStoker, who wa:
here investigating opium smuggling
anticipate the plans of the smugg.ers.
Mysterious Vessel.
! By the mail which arrived here pre-.
vious to that Of the Alameda there
came letter from Deputy McStol1er tC
the customs officers here, stating that g
vessel answering to the description Oh
the Norma had bean lowering off g
lneighboring island but could not be
loverhauled because of the govern
ment's lack of a proper boat It i:
now believed that the vessel was tbs
|
opium aboard she in reality was loaded
with arms
The arrival here three weeks ago OF
Colonel Mcfarland on the steamer
Arawa and his sudden departure the
same day on the steamer Australia is
also regarded as having had something
Ito do with the preparations Of the
Royalists. The colonel said his visit
was simply a personal one, but shortly
that he had received several kilograms
from Victoria.
1t is now believed that he came here
Ito learn something about the Norma,
land being advised that she was al
lready on her way to the islands he
hurried home that same afternoon.