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archy for the Chinese steamship line.
This bill was eventually passed. Another
bill was to authorize a loan of 100000
| by the Hawaiian government for the lay
ing OF the cable. King Kalakaua was
favorable to the loan, but his cabinet OPP
posed fl. and ultimately succeeded in de-
feating the measure.
KaIakau's New Cabinet.
At the adjournment of the Congress,
King Kalakaua, determined on revenge,
dismissed his cabinet and selected four
new counselors, Moreno being designated
as the Prime Minister The other mem
bers were a Mr. Jones. now dead; John
E. Bush, Attorney General, the sole sur
vivor now, and VI. Kuaea- The last two
were Hawaiians. But a terrible outcry
was raised over this innovation. Prime
Minister Moreno, who had formerly be-
come naturalized citizen of the United
States, carried things with a high hand,
and even threatened to furnish the resi-
! dent diplomats with their passports. The
American minister, Mr.. Comley. was said
to have been especially active in protest.
ing against the appointment and reten-
ton of Moreno in Office, charging that he
was an adventurer. The British minister,
VIZ Woodhouse, and the French charge
d'affaires Joined in the protest, and all
together were able to crystalline strong
sentiment among merchants and sugar
planters against the new premier. King
kalakaua was himself on the verge OF
political volcano, because of the pre-
tensions of Queen Emma, widow of Kam-
ehameha ". to a right to the throne The
result was that after five days of power
Moreno was forced TO yield his sceptor.
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 IA
vor with King Kalakaua. and the latter,
after few days, secretly commissioned
him as envoy extraordinary and minister
plenpontentiary to the United States and
every court in Europe Publicly he was
authorized to take three young Hawaiians
TO Europe to be educated, the Hawaiian
legislature having appropriated $4,000 for
that purpose. These youths were Robert
w. Wilcox, then the youngest member of
the Legislature and now delegate in Con-
gress; Robert N. Boyd, and James r.
Booth, who subsequently 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 large num-
Der Of autograph letters from King Kala-
kaua, which stood him in good stead, as
was shown later on. With the three Ha-
waiians in his keeping he sailed from
Honolulu In the Zealandia on August 80,
1880. Moreno was already brooding over
the alleged wrong done him by Minister
| Comley, and, travelling straight to Cincin-
natl, he waited there for two weeks 20 see
Gen. Garfield then Republican candidate
for the presidency. To him eventually at
| Cleveland he told his grievances, having
in the mean time aired them we'll in the
pubic prints, favorite method in Mo
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cured a promise of Minister Comleys re-
moval rs soon as Gen. Garfield was in
augurated.
Then Moreno moved on to Washington
with his charges, but he did not rest con-
| tent with whatever prospect there might
have been of Minister Comley's removal
Hon. w. M Bvarts was then Secretary
of State, but had gone TO New York to
engage in the campaign Moreno camped
in Washington till his return, and then
told in detail his story Mr.. Evarts did
not give him any direct encouragement
but on the very evening of the interview
a cablegram was received from San Fran
! cisco declaring that King Kalakaua had
| chosen new cabinet, with w. L. Green
| now dead, as prime minister, and that
| Moreno's credentials as envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary were
| revoked.
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| where two weeks were spent, in which
| time Moreno advertised the quarres of
| King kalakaua's government very thor
ouShly, and then went to Europe, landing
at Cherbourg. For a year he Travelled up
and down France. Germany and Italy
entertained at the homes of famous men
and seeking all the while to have the
young Hawaiians placed in military
schools. They passed the winter in Paris,
wit h.
Gambetta and de Lesseps and dined with
| Victor Hugo, to whom he presented pic
ture of his King, Kalakaua and who was
| much amused by the songs of the Ha-
| waiians.
Received by King william.
Finally journeying to Berlin, he was re-
ceived by the present Emperor, William,
then Crown Prince, and by Prince Henry,
presenting to the latter one of the very
convenient autograph letters from Kala-
kaua. Moreno had also met Prince Henry
in the East. With such friendship as
precedent, he urged permission to place
| Boyd in the naval school at Kiel and
Booth in the military school, but the Ger
man standards of admission 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 pail
ace. An autograph letter was presented
from King Kalakaua and the guests were
RECALLED by some of the finest white wine.
Through Alassio, an influential official,
who had been a schoolmate with Moreno,
a meeting was arranged with Garibaldi.
Moreno, with his hostility to mission
aries In Hawaii. found a kindred theme
that uurtured a warm friendship. Carl
baldi was then paralzed and aged but
he gave the young Hawaiians some good
| advice and the party moved on to Rome.
There an audience was had with King
| Humbert and Moreno became one of the
| most sought men in the Eternal City,
| Being widely travelled, well educated, a
man OF great equipoise and incisiveness,
| d,gnitaries found unusual pleasure in his
acquaintance Zanardili, prime minister,
| he'd been school mate with Moreno.
Brin, minister of marine, now dead, and
| Crispi, subsequently, premier were all IN
| Rome at the time, and Moreno enjoyed
| their friendship. After considerable nego-
| tiations Boyd was placed in the naval
academy at Leghorn, Booth in the Mill
| tary Academy at Naples. where he died
| without ever returning TO Hawaii, and
Wilcox in the artillery school at Turin.
| That was in 1881.
Defeated for ONCE i'm GenOa.
Thus Moreno had faithfully accom-
plished his duty toward the young Hawa-
iians, although, it is said he had sue
ceeded by some rather sharp practices.
Nevertheless he had gained favor with
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