The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-16
EVERYBODY HAPPY
Brig Percy Edwards Makes Short
Call.
ON WAY TO SOLOMON ISLANDS
Adventuresome Spirits in
Search of Pastures New.
Looking for an Island sociaIistio
Colony in Search of Home.
Majority VIII Rule.
ON WAY TO SOLOMON ISLANDS

The American brig Percy Edwards.
J Peterson master, hove to OF port
yesterday morning. IS days from San
Francisco with 100 young men aboard
bound for the Fills for the purpose Of
eolonizing one OF the groups and short
ly afterwards whaleboat with the
skipper and four men came ashore
and remained during the morning and
part OF the afternoon. When they got
aboard again the Percy Edwards squar-
ed away on her journey 10 the Fijis
The skipper was interviewed by an
Advertiser reporter shortly after land
ing END from him received the follow
ing story:
We are bound Tor the solomon
group where we intend TO start a col
ony. We mean business and are not
going there just for fun as il has
pleased some Of the newspaper to term
IL There are just 3 hundred Of US
fifteen men in the crew and eighty-hye
Others. and each one owns an equal
part in the Percy Edwards
The scheme OF going TO the Fills 10
form q colony was frst conceived four
months ago by G. I. Reinhardt, q car
penrer born OF American parents in
New Mexico He set the ball rolling
by advertising for q hundred men TO
go along. nor was II long before he
had the requisite number and these,
all from the State OF California
Matters were hurried along and the
Percy Edwards. built in Boston, Mass,
81 years ago. was purchased from
whaling company in San Francisco and
completely fitted out for the expedi-
ton. Stores. farm tools, carpenters
tools. handy articles Of all kinds. must
cal instruments galore and in fact
everything necessary 70 the starting
OF 3 colony in the South Seas.
We set sail from San Francisco on
Sebruary 25th with the idea of just
simply sighting these islands and then
sailing away. straight for the Fijis.
When We got close il was found that
there was hardly enough canvas TO last
throughout the trip and then several
leading articles were needed so We put
into Honolulu
1t is very possible that We will call
al the New Hebrides first. there TO
wait until the hurricane season in Fiji
has ceased. When We go TO the latter
place We shall proceed straight 10 the
residence of the Governor there 10 hold
2 conference with him Several of US
have written letters 10 him in regard
10 our proposed colonization scheme,
but answers have not yet been re-
ceived
we shall land on the solomon Isl
ands and start in 10 building and cult
waiting the land al once. OF course we
shall Try all means possible 10 deal
peacably with the natives. We shall
make il understood TO them that We
come with no idea OF preaching relig-
ion TO them. but of making a home
OF course If they refuse 10 have any
thing 10 do with Us and prove hostile
toward US. them We shall have TO use
force-the force of powder and ball
with which we are well supplied.
I'VE wish 10 form q government OF
our own. 10 be run on the SOcialiSiC
plan. with every man the possessor Of
equal rights and the whole OF US indie.
pendent of the present government
! am glad TO say in this connection
that the people Of California are in
sympathy with the movement
IN order that there shall be no dis
order in our ranks. We shall have Z
government OF ourselves, a board Of di.
rectors. composed Of the following
men. already elected: 1. G. A Rein
hart the prime mover in the COLOMBIA
ton scheme: P. A Myers, c. a. Col
briggs. F. R Finch. L. R Black. L
J. Holbeck. Geo Holt and myself NJ
ReiIhart Is president Of the board
The majority OF the men we have
aboard are Americans. The remain
der IS composed Of Germans, Swede:
Norwegians Mexicans and representa-
lives Of other nationalties- They ar
hardy lot. mechanics OF all kind:
and Just the kind Of men who viii worl
for q living. After preparing q hOmr
down there. We viii send for our fam
lies 70, come down and join US
I forgot 10 mention the fact tina
we are taking along with US a lot o
seeds which We shall plant in the LAM
We intend 70 cultivate.
we have aboard steam launch
TWO whale boats and gig. We in
tend coming into this port with III
launch but could not get il fixed up il
time. II VIII be very handy in FIJI
provided the natives don't pierce III
boiler with too many spears and ar
rows But then that's rather ghastl
Joke. We expect 10 have some fight
ing.
THE men on board the Percy Ed
wards wish 10 send their best regard
back 10 their relatives and friends j
California with the assurance that a
is web with them, and that there IL Z
need OF fear as 10 their welfare.
Captain Petersen was on the He:
perian when she was wrecked on II
coast of Maui il the year 1856. an
remained as a luna on SpreckelsviI
plantation for eight months Whe
the trouble among the japanese al thi
place was mentioned 10 him, he aske
If it were not in Camp 8. showing b