The record-union., 1896-06-05
The Island Executive Refuses to Give
Consent.
Believed in Official Circles That a
British Man-of-War Will be Sent
to the Islands and Land the Exile
Without Respect to the Wish of
the Government, in Which Case
the United States Will be Appealed
to for Assistance.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Advices
from Honolulu to-day state that Pres
ident Dole has received a peremptory
demand from England to land Ashford
on Hawaiian territory. Ashford and
his brother took an active part in the
revolution of 1895 and were exiled.
'It is understood" says the advices,
that President Dole has replied to the
demand, refusing to allow Ashford to
come here. In close official circles it is
believed that a British man-of-war will
come here and Ashford will be landed,
without respect to the wishes of this
Government. The Hawaiian Govern
ment will be firm in the matter and
will probably appeal to the United
States for aid.''
The Ashford brothers are at present
in this city, Volney Ashford being quite
ill. He declined to discuss the news
received to-day. His brother said that
when Volney was ready to return to
Honolulu he would do so. At present.
however, the probability Of his early
return was very remote.
The following correspondence of the
United Press arrived by the steamer
Alameda to-day, dated Honolulu, May
2Sth:
This city was shocked and saddened
on the afternoon of the 10Th by the un-
expected death of Miss Kate Field. The
steamer w. G. Hall arrived from Ha-
waii at 1:15 p. m. with the eminent
lady in a dying condition from pneu-
monia. Sailors from the United States
steamer Adams speedily carried her on
a Stretcher to the residence of Dr. j. s..
McGrew, where she expired at POO D..
m. Just before breathing her last Miss
Field opened her eyes and smiled in rec
ognition of Mrs. McGrew.
At the age of So Miss Field had evil
IDENTIFY overtaxed her strength in Sc
ries of fatiguing rides through the
outer districts and over the difficult
trails Of the island of Hawaii. She
reached Kailua on the 18th with pains
in the chest, after a severe journey
over the lava fields from Kohala. She
was bent on pursuing her intended
route of ninety miles further over bad
roads to kilauea. Proceeding the next
day ten miles to Mr.. Greenwelps, near
kauwaloa, she became unable to go
further and was persuaded to await
the Halls return to Honolulu. On the
arrival of the steamer on the 18th DR.
Adriance of the Coronet party was
brought to her and got her aboard the
ship that afternoon. Soon after reach
ing the steamer her symptoms assumed
an alarming form. Everything possible
was assiduously done for her relief and
comfort. BY the following morning her
condition became highly critical, and
extra speed was made for Honolulu,
barely reaching there in time for her
to expire among friends on shore.
The city was full of sincere mourners
to whom her previous sojourn had
greatly endeared her. The obsequies
were conducted the next day in 4
crowded assembly at the Central Union
Church. The floral testimonials were
profuse, contributed by Mrs. Dole, and
more than a score of prominent ladies.
The press furnished a large floral or
nament in red, white and blue.
The casket was deposited in thA fam
lily vault of John H. Patty, awaiting or
ders from home. w. o. Smith carried
to Yokohama a cablegram from Thurs
ton to Kohlsaat.
An energetic measure has been taken
by this Government to prevent the in
PRODUCTION here of the black plague or
other pestilence from Asiatic ports, by
sending per Doric on the 18th w. ..
Smith, Attorney-General, with DR.. G..
B. Wood, to Yokohama and Hongkong,
for the purpose of establishing agencies
for quarantining prior to departure all
steerage passengers leaving those ports
for Honolulu during the existence of
such pestilence.
Minister Damon has introduced a bill
to exempt from duty ali grape wines
under 1S per cent alcohol for five years
This is strenuously opposed, and not
likely to pass
On the evening of the 18th a mass
meeting of several hundred Portuguese
on Union square was addressed by
Portuguese speakers. They advised ad-
hesion to the republic and annexation,
but urged redress of grievances, espe-
cially competition of Asiatic labor
They also protested against the thumb
mark in registration as an indignity
This thumb mark, as means of identifi
cation is considered Indispensable to
that very. control of Asiatic immigrants
necessary to meet the demands Of the
Portuguese.
Formal resolutions in favor of an
nexatfon to the United States have been
unanimously passed by both houses of
the Legislature.
An income tax bill has nearly COM
pleted it's passage through both houses.
1t lis only per cent on incomes above
s., ,000 1t is regarded as a beginning,
leading to the imposition Of heavier
rates.
In view of certain statements attrib-
uted by a San Francisco paper to Rev.
E. r. Ollie, D. D., President Dole was
this morning asked to express his
views Mr. Dole said: "As to the finan-
cial weakness of this Government, al
legged by Dr. Ollie, it is true that the
extraordinary expenses of last year,
growing out of the insurrection and the
cholera, did for time exhaust the sur
plus of current funds in the treasury
This has now been replaced from cur
rent revenues. The Legislature is now
completing such provisions for current
revenue as will undoubtedly yield a
large surplus over all appropriations,
probably very large one, which is
more than can he said Of the United