The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-02

liyiuE-perhaps excepting cN-Prcsident
deserves the gratitude
81 Mrs. Dominis. d; - Judge Wide
mann The correspondence. which in
its printed form j. accompanied by af-
fdavits of authenticity. fully explains
it's own nature. and Is as follows:
JUDGE wIDEMANN'S LETTER
Honolulu. July 10. 1885.
May il please Your Majesty
In your lately published book 'HA-
walls Story by HawaiEs Queen you
say on page SSS:-
That "a was decided that Hon. sam
Parker. Mr.. John \. Cummins. Judge
widemann with Major W. T. Seward
as secretary. should visit the capital
OF the United States and represent
those in Hawaii. whether native ar
foreign. opposed 90 the Missionary
party. that 80 the Government OF the
majority might get a hearing in the
Councils OF that great nation 10 which
alone yielded my authority
The instrc : Nour Majesty gave
US are dated %, 1894. ana are in
your own han, ing and contain
nothing OF the above. To refresh your
memory. enclose copy of these in
structions.
ON page 25e you are pleased further
To say:
What was the result of this COM
mission? That T. impossible for me To
SAY. They went and they returned
They brought me no papers giving Of
fetal account OF their proceedings or
actions while ON sa-e mission Each
had some bit of information tn COM
municate verbally. About the only
definite remark which recurs to me
now i. that Secretary Gresham had
informed them that Mr.. Cleveland was
suffering from a slight illness. and
would be unable tn see them for three
or four days. at which intelligence they
became discouraged. and left Wash
ington. They had absolutely nothing
to show 80 me for their time and the
expenditure of my money"
COMMISSIONERS IN WASHINGTON.
Upon our arrival in Washington I
at once called ON the Secretary OF State
To- Inform him that We had arrived.
and asked for an interview with tire
President. Mr. Gresham asked me TO
address him in writing. stating the
purpose of our mission. ! did address
him. and enclose copy OF my note TO
! him. After waiting some time Mr.
Gresham informed us that the Prcsi-
dent would receive us AZ , p. IN. ON
August Is. 1885. At $50 p. m that
day Mr.. Gresham called upon US. hand
ing us n letter from the President. and
stating that the President was taken
900. We left Washington that evening.
having accomplished all we were in
sructed to- do. Mr.. Cieyciand's letter
giving a positive and unmistakable
answer TO the question We asked him.
Immediately upon our return to Ho-
noiulu ] reported 90 you the above
and handed you Mr.. Cleveland's letter.
Again to refresh your memory I en-
close copy OF Mr.. Clevelsnd's letter.
MORE MISREPRESENTATION.
"on page 25s you are pleased sill
further TO say:
"A month after word was sent 10
me that the merchants OF Honolulu.
who were IN sympathy with the mon
archy. had decided To- send Judge Wide
man on a foreign mission IN our in
teres;s. at which I was pleased, and
acquissced in the choice. He was gone
about three months. and again return
ed with only a verbal statement 60 the
effect that. while on his way to Eng
land. ne had heard that that nation
was sending n message % recognition
20 the Republic OF Hawaii. He con
rinued on his journey as far as Ger
many. where hc reported that the min
lister 90 whom he meant To present
the statement of our side of the case
Vas absent from the country on tour
of business or pleasure. 50 Judge
Widemsnn returned withou; any IA
vorable results
II was no- then and am not now
aware that the merchants % Homo
lulu had anything to do with this mis-
sion of mine. Certain j. is I left on
the leth or 18th of September 90 go TO
France. England. Germany. Portugal
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