The herald., 1897-09-24
Of japanese Designs on
Hawaii
STORIES OF TROOPS LANDED
ARE TRAVELLERS TALES TO BE
TAKEN WITH SALT
Whether True or False, There Will
Be No Lack Of United States
Cruisers
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23-Referring
to the reports brought by the steamer
Pekin that the passengers saw large
number of well-drilled japanese landed
in Hawaii under the direction of a SER
geant and divided into military squads.
Durham w. Stevens, counsellor of the
Japanese legation. says the reports are
untrue and calculated to cause an un-
justifiable impression against Japan.
Stevens says no Japanese immigrants
are allowed to land in Hawaii unless
they have previously secured the ap-
proval Of the Hawaiian immigration
authorizes, and that have been pre-
viously engaged by Hawaiian planters.
1t is impossible, therefore, for the Jap
anese to land unless Hawaii desires their
presence. The persistent reports have
appeared that the Japanese are gradu-
ally and quietly building up a strong
military establishment in Hawaii, but
Mr.. Stevens says all these reports are
false and prejudicial. The japanese war
ship Naniwa has been withdrawn from
Hawaii, so that Japan is no longer rep
resented by any military or naval force.
ORDERED TO HAWAII
WASHINGTON. Sept 2S.-Orders
were sent from the navy department to-
day to San Francisco to have the gun
boat Wheeling sent to Honolulu as soon
as she can be prepared for the voyage.
The Wheeling has been put in commits
sion recently, and was able to start
in short time for Sitka. taking stores
and relief for the gunboat Concord, now
on duty in Alaska. Sh is a small but
we'll equipped modern gunboat ,somewha. {.
smaller than the Bennington. now at
Honolulu, but together the two boats
will make a good force. The Philadelphia
will remain at Honolulu un til the Wheel
ing arrives. Whether the Yorktown will
then be detached is not certain, but it is
likely that she will not stop at Honolulu
on her way home from China longer than
Is necessary to secure coal and stores.
The Philadelphia, upon reaching Mare
Island, will place most Of her men on the
Baltimore, which has just been extern
sively repaired, and the latter will go
to Hawaii as Admiral Miller's flagship
The admiral will remain at Honolulu
while the exchange is being made.
OFF FOR HONOLULU
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23-The
gunboat Wheeling steamed out through
the Golden Gate at about 10 o'clock to-
night bound for Honoluls, whittier she
had been ordered by the navy depart
ment. She received notice today to coal
up and proceed to the Islands imme-
iately, and all day she was being load
ed with provisions and coal, and in or
der to complete her crew men were
drafted from the warships lying at the
Mare Island navy yard. This is the
Wheeling's first dip into the waters of
the Pacific, she not having had sea
trial. The sea trial was to have COM
menced tomorrow.
QUEEN ILLS PLANS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-Ex-
Queen Liliuokalani who arrived here
over a fortnight ago and has been stay
ing quietly at the California hotel, will
leave here Saturday evening on the Gen.
trail overland train for Chicago, whence
she will immediately resume her journey
to Washington, D. c. Hawaii's ex-queen
Is going east to be ready to resume her
fight against annexation as soon as con-
gress shall again convene.