The herald., 1896-06-05
Meager Particulars of Kate
Fields Death
THE HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE
Repeats the Request for Annexation to
the Union
Complications With Great Britain Growing
Out Of the Late Rebeliion-rlrs.
Stevenson Arrives at Apia
Associated Press Special Wire.


HONOLULU May 2S. per steamer
| Alameda to San Francisco-(Special
correspondence of Associated Press)-
| The funeral of Kate Field, who died on
the 18th, was held on the goth. The body
was embalmed and placed in a tempo
rary vault pending instructions to Con-
/ sui General Mills from Chicago. 1t is
understood that Miss Field said if she
died in Honolulu she wished her remains
| to be buried beside John Brown at
North Elba, N. Y.
The funeral was attended by Presi-
dent Dole, members Of the cabinet and
many leading citizens. She fell sick on
the island of Hawaii and started for
Honolulu by steamer dying half an
| hour after the steamer arrived of pneu
monia.
The senate and house on the evening
of adjournment reaf1irmed by resolution
| the desire of the voters and legislature
for annexation to the United States.
In the interest of California wines Min
lister Damon introduced bill to admit
grape wines under Is per cent alcohol
free of duty.
Liliuokalani, the ex-queen, has left
the American church and joined the
English church.
Great Britain has made a demand on
the Hawaiian government on behalf of
Volney V. Ashford, exiled for compile
| ity in the rebellion fifteen months ago.
Ihe demand In plain language says that
Ashford, who has repeatedly asked per-
mission to land, must be allowed to do
so. His demands We're refused, and he
appealed to the British government.
President Dole has replied to the de-
mand, refusing to allow Ashford to come
here. In close official circles it is be-
lieved British man-of-w 4 will come
here and Ashford will be landed without
respect to the wishes of the Hawaiian
government.
President Dole will be firm in the mat
ter, and will probably appeal to the
United States for aid Ashford is a ma
tive of Ontario. Canada, and is now sick
in San Francisco hospital.
ASHFORD VERY SICK.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Volney
Ashford, mentioned in the advices from
Honolulu, is in the French hospital in
this city. where he has been confined
for nearly nine months suffering from IA
variety of ills, which ended in a para
lytic stroke.
An effort was made today to see Col
onel Ashford relative to the advices
from Honolulu, but he declared he had no
Information to give. He referred the re-
porter to his brother, Attorney Clarence
Ashford, and that gentleman made the
following statement:
w. V. Ashford, having been convicted
by the military court of the offense of
misprison of treason failure to disclose
his alleged knowledge of treason COM
mitted by others) the British govern
ment, to whom he appealed. represented
to the Hawaiian government that the
conviction be set aside and the sentence
founded thereon annulled. understood
that the request has not been finally
answered by the Hawaiian government
though negotiations have been proceed
ing between the two governments upon
the topic for some months. The claim
that my brother has repeatedly or at all
asked permission to land in Hawaii is
absolutely false. He has never asked
permission and never will ask, and would
not accept it,
Attorney Ashford declines to discuss
the British man-of-war incident, say
ing that when his brother was ready to
return to Honolulu he would do so. At
present, however, the probability of his
early return was very remote
NOTES FROM SAMOA.
APIA, Samoa. May 90, per steamer
Alameda.-The Germans appear to be
assisting the pretender. Tamasese, as
they did his father some years ago. The
attempt is being opposed by the Ameri-
can and British consuls. The TamaseSe
party has lately been making demonstra-
tions of defiance.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and
Lloyd Osborne and his bride and Mrs
Strong arrived last week to rema in two
years to complete Stevensons unfin-
ished works.
The charge against II. j. Moore of i'm
porting arms and ammunition has been
dismissed by the lower court and the
prosecution has appealed to the supreme
court Considerable ammunition is still
being imported, ostensibly for sporting
purposes. but really for the use of the
disaffected natives.