The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-02-14

fore the monarchy was overthrow.
The country was strange to me and
| waited for two weeks to see what
was going to be done. Then / en-
listed as a private in Company E
of the National Guard. See, here
is my discharge signed by Colonel
Soper, May 81, 1898. That was
when the Cleveland letter regard
ing restoration of the monarchy
came to hand. was AZ American
citizen by naturalization, and | did
not feel that l could take arms
against the country | had sworn
allegiance to, so l resigned. After
that | went to China and was APP
pointed to a position on the flag
ship stationed in the Yangtse river
ostensibly to look after the tor
pedoes and direct their positions,
seeing where, in my judgment,
they would do the most good, but
really to advise the admiral in any
matters in naval warfare in which
my knowledge was superior to
his"
"Were you really in the war
with Japan?" questioned the re-
porter.
1t is quite true" replied the
Captain extending another GER
titicate, this one signed and stamp
ed by the writer on the Chinese
flagship, Il cannot read what is on
the stamp, but whatever it is OBJ
tanned for me my present engage
ment with the Chinese societies
here to teach the members military
tactics"
/ notice you are mentioned as
Captain in these different testi-
monials, where did you get that
title?"
Well, that" replied the distin-
guished teacher, a have carried
nearly all my-well for great
many years, ever since l was quite
young.
Then, too, I've had experience
on battleships in the south. l was
in Chill during Balmaceda's time,
but then l would much prefer not
to speak of my personal affairs. l
have plenty more papers, you see,
if anything is needed regarding my
record. Here, mark you, is my
passport given me at Copenhagen,
February 5, 1892. Written in
French? Yes, but all documents
of this character in Denmark are
written in French; more people in
Europe speak that language than
they do that of my country and
for that reason | presume it has
been adopted. Then here is my
paper of naturalization in the
United States, l am a citizen of
that country now. / was made
citizen prior to first visit here in
1898"
!" You say, captain, that your
plans for giving instruction to the
Chinese have not matured. What
am l to understand by that?"
81 did not say they had not
matured. You probably inferred
that. What | said was that it was
not a matter that would interest
your readers; quite a difference you
will note"
Have you really a class, then,
of Asiatics who are to be taught the |
know-how of right shoulder shift
and all that sort of thing?"
" 1t is quite true, but only for
fun, please bear that in mindl The
Chinese are loyal to the existing
Government, and if their knowl-
edge in this respect is ever to be |
put to any practical use here l am
quite sure it will be on the side of |
the Government / would not |
teach them else"
"Have you any commission from
the Chinese government regarding |
this new enterprise?"
'None whatever! 1t is private
matter entirely just as class in
the kindergarten would be and has
no political significance either here
Or in China"
"While you were in the service
Of the Chinese government did you
meet Ed Crick who was deported
from here?"
"Nol l did not meet him. You
see my duties were on ship board
and l seldom went ashore at
Shanghai except when 1 needed a
little recreation. / did not even
near of his being there"
"When did you reach Honolulu
his last timer"
Il arrived here in December and
made my proposition to instruct
he Chinese few weeks ago."