The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-03

new Premier King Kalakaua was him
self on the verge of a political volcano
because of the pretensions of Queen En-
ma, widow of Kamehameha ", to a
right to the throne. The result was
that after five days of power Moreno was
forced 10 yield his scepter and Attorney
General Bush was given the additional
office of Premier in the new Cabinet
But in spite Of the tempest that swept
him out Of Office, Moreno was still in
favor with King Kalakaua, and the lat
ter, after a. few days, secretly commits
stoned him as envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the United
States and every court in Europe. Pub
licly he was authorized to take three
young Hawaiians to Europe to be edu-
sted, the Hawaiian Legislature having
appropriated for that purpose Theee
youths were Robert ". Wilcox, then the
youngest member of the Legislature and
now Delegate in Congress; Robert N.
Boyd and James *. Booth, who subse-
Quently died in Italy.
AUTOGRAPH LETTERS FROM HIS
KING.
Familiar with European notables and
with the customs that prevailed at
courts, Moreno armed himself with a
lsrge number of autograph letters from
King Kalakaua which stood him in good
three Hawaiians in his keeping, he sail
Ell from Honolulu in the Zealandia on
August 30 1880 Moreno was already
brooding over the alleged wrong done
him by Minister Comley, and, travelling
straight to Cincinnati he waited there
for two weeks to see General Garfield,
then Republican candidate for the Pres
idency To him eventually at Cleveland
he told his grievances. having in the
meantime aired them well in the pub
lie prints, favorite method in Moreno 8
crusades He claimed that he secured a
promise of Minister Comley's removal as
soon as General Garfield was inaugural
ed
/ Then Moreno moved on to Washington
with his charges but he did not rest
Fcontent with whatever prospect there
might have been of Minister Comley' :
| removal Hon. W. NJ. Evarts was then
Secretary of State, but had gone 10
New York to engage in the campaign.
/ Moreno camped in Washington TIL ms
return and then told in detail MS story.
Mr.. Evarts did not give him any direct
encouragement, but on the very evening
iof the interview a cablegram was re-
/ cefved from San Francisco declaring
that King Kalakaua had chosen a new
! Cabinet, with w L. Green, now dead, as
Prime Minister, and that Moreno's ere
identiaIs as envoy extraordinary ana
I minister DlenipOtent1ary were revoked,
From Washington he went to New
York. where two weeks were spent, in
which time Moreno advertised the quar-
reIs of King Kalakaua's government
very thoroughly, and then went to Eu-
rope, landing at Cherbourg. For a year
he travelled up and down France, Ger
many and Italy, entertained at the
homes of famous men and seeking all
the while to have the young Hawaiians
IpIaced in military schools. They passed
the winter in Paris, where he renewed
iacquai9tances with Gambetta and De
Lesseps. and dined with Victor Hugo, to
whom he presented a picture of his
King, Kalakaua, and who was much
amused by the songs Of the Hawaiians.
RECEIVED BY KING WILLIAM.
Finally journeying to Berlin, he was
received by the present Emperor, Will
liam, then crown prince, and by Prince
Henry. presenting to the latter one OF
the very convenient autograph letters
from Kalakaua. Moreno had also met
Prince Henry in the T asst With such
friendship as a precedent, he urged per-
mission to place Boyd in the naval
tschool az Kiel and Booth IN the military
Ischool, but the German standards OF ad-
mission were so high that Moreno was
ultimately forced to turn away to Italy
Arriving at Genoa, he was received by
Verdi, the composer, in his famous pal