The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-27
Lieutenant LlGiGl Y0llg'S New
Book On Hawaii.
NOT LIKED BY CLEVELAND
Secretary Long Permits PubliCa-
TroOps-Dark DAYS of 1898.

Lieut.. Lucien Young, L. S. n, now
has his book, The Boston at Hawaii,
in print. The Cleveland administra-
ton refused to wise the manuscript.
The present secretary of the navy gave
permission for publication. The book
is of over 800 pages, is neatly printed,
we'll bound and handsomely illustrated.
Lieut.. Young was here seven months
before and an equal period following
the overthrow Of 1898. His opportuni-
ties for observation were exceptional.
He was an important man in his COM
mand and had many acquaintances
ashore. He watched all movements
for the especial purpose of making q
record of them Lieut.. Young says:
Knowing Of my own knowledge that
Blount based his report was utterly
false and unreliable; that his con
cIusions were, if anything, more mis-
leading than his evidence and that a
deadly wrong had been and was being
done to the diplomatic and naval Off
GERS of the United States who were in
Honolulu at the time of the revOlu-
ton, | desired to publish my manu-
script immediately. But the rank
injustice done to Minister Stevens and
Capt. Wiltse, both of whom are now
dead, and their associates, and the
wicked and malicious miSrepresenta-
tiOn and criticism to which they have
been subjected, have impelled me, as
a duty to the living and the dead and
to historical accuracy, as well as in
defense of American good faith flnd
the fair name of the Republic, to put
on record the facts, which 1 Know to
be true from my personal investigation
and observation"
Lieut.. Young gives something Of the
early history of the Islands, speaks of
the many beauties of the land. He
tells something of the reign of Kala-
kaua, gives LiliuOkalani considerable
mention and then plunges into an ac
count of what he saw of the overthrow
from first to last. Much of detail is
given that has not been generally
known Lieut. Young throws some
new light on the actual happenings in
several quarters in the days of the
middle of January, 1898, and makes
clear everything in connection with
the landing of the Boston battalion.
Lieut.. Young called upon the Queen
at the Propagation of the Legislature
and repeats his statements made be
fore the Senate Committee at Wash
ingtOn.
All who were with the Government
in the latter part of 1898 have the
keenest and quickest recollection OF
the fearful nervous tension imposed
when it was believed that Mr. Willis,
the new Democratic Minister, intended
enforcing demands for the retirement
of the Dole regime. Lieut.. Young, of
all men, had an insight into every pos
sible view of these days and shows
why it was considered advisable to
barricade the Executive Building in
preparation of anticipated attack.
Paramount BlOunt is handled with
out gloves" by Lieut.. Young. The
writer Of the book makes statements
that add to or confirm the opinions
here here of the Special Commissioner
and his methods. 1t is asserted that
BlOunt all but actually prepared some
Of the statements which he forwarded
to Washington as evidence" Spe-
cific instances are given by Lieut..
Young. NOrdhOff, the New York Her
| aid correspondent, who has since been
repudiated by his paper, comes in for
the plain and direct attention or treat
ment of the author Lieut.. Young says
| tha he personally heard Claus Spreck-
els say that ne (Spreckels) was paying
! NOrdhOff TO work BlOunt.
The American papers which have re-
viewed the work of Lieut.. Young COM
| mend it highly for cOnciseness and
! good literary style. 1t is added that
| the book gives a better idea Of the
whole transition operation here than
anything Of the sort yet in print. The
reports are that the work is going
we'll abroad and it will certainly have
| a very good sale in Honolulu.
! Lieut.. LuCien Young now has a
command in the Atlantic. He directs
a converted yacht and for one thing
has cut cable under fire and as ever
is ready and willing for any sort Of an
/ adventure.