The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-23


seized and held by the Mexican author
tiles The Mexicans demurred to Civ
ing them up at once, but suggested
tHat the whole matter be turned over
TO the diplomatic branches of the two
governments to settle by correspond
ence.
NO" was Almy's response. 1--WE NAV
leave the final settlement Of the mat
ter to the diplomats. If you please. But
hrst will trouble you to release those
poats. And this was done.
In November Of the same year Can't
1avalette, with his frigate Wabash
visited Beyrout, Syria, to investigate
outrages said to have been committed
upon American citizens there, includ-
ing one particularly atroc.ous murder.
Inc captain took the law into his own
haIids, and the persons implicated in
Tie Wrong-dofng, with one exception.
were arrested, tried and properly pun
ished by him.
BRITON NET HIS MATCH.
The Martin Koszta affair has been
described so many times in print that
there is no need of rehearsing it here.
Another incident, Of which little has
been made by American writer's. and
which is usually dismissed with a par
| aeraph in the books Of travel or his
tory that have occasion to mention it
at all, receives fresh Dress at the hands
of an old naval officer in Washington
VINO knew the service in the days be-
ICre d. 1t is the story Of the raising
or the British flag over the Hawaiian
Islands by Lord George Paulet In 1913.
The American influence which has
dominated the politics Of the islands
for three-quarters of a century, this
officer says. was d!stasteful to Paulet,
ana furnished tine motive-spring of
MS action; this combats Edward Ev-
| eretts opinion, expressed In his CORE
spondence with Daniel Webster, that
Paulet was simply fearful of French
aggression. The Hawaiians, accord
ing to the latter narrative, had adopted
flag of their own which lore so Of
fensive resemblance to the American
flag that Paulet warned them net to
raise it, or he would strike it down and
open fire upon Honolulu
| Lying in the harbor was a little
Yankee sloop COMMANDED by Capt.
Lawrence Kearney The king sent
| word to Kearney CT the trouble he was
1n The doughty captain returned a
message: Raise your flag and leave
the rest to me-" He then buttoned
himself into his Shabby uniform, en-
tered his gig and was rowed to the
British flagship, where he made his
way without ceremony to Paulet's cab
In. The British officer was a large,
splerdid-looking man, clad in gorgeous
colors and gold lace and the contrest
| between host and visitor Is said to
have been very striking. With little
time wasted in preliminaries Kearrey
began:
my lord, I am Informed by the au-
thorities ashore that you have warned
them not to hoist their flag under pen
atty of your knocking it down ard
firing on the town."
Quite true, sir, have" Paulet an
swered
well. my lord have come to warn
you that if you fire on that flag, or
on the town. I'll fire on YOU"
| Paulet grew very angry.
| do you know whom you are ad-
dressing?" he demanded, fiarcaly. 81
am Lord George Paulet of her males
tvs navy"
| very gocd." retorted the bumptious
Yankee. and I'd have you to know
that am Lord Lawrence Kearney, OF
| the United States navy-every whit
your equal, sir. And 1 mean what
| say, sir. when I tell you that 1 open
| fire on you the minute you open fire
on the Hawaiian flag. Good day, SIR
And the speaker walked out of the
cabin and back to his gig. His lord
ship did not fire On THE Hawaiian flag,
and soon afterward Admiral Thomas
arrived, Lord George Paulet's superior
officer, and undid Paulet's work, dis
avowing any purpose to seize the ISL
ands for Great Britain. The dipIo-
mat correspondence which followed
| the incident led up to the international
guarantee Of indepe ndence I'm der which
Hawaii has carried on her public bust
| ness ever since.