Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-20
RETURNED THE PRIZE
A Trophy That Did Not Remain
 Long In Captivity.
THE MISSING COAT OF ARMS.

In Honolulu and Was Carried Off by Party of English Middies-The Res. titution and Apology.
 Speaking of old times on the coast.' aaid an Oregonian, reminds me of 1ome of the sterling characters we had there. One was Governor Me Bride of Oregon. His first official du. des were at Honolulu, where he was United States minister. King Kane hameha was the ruler at the time. The minister was a heroic type of man, the father of fourteen children. and number of bis sons became distin. guished men in various professions. He was true American, cast in an altra patriotic mold, and many stories are told among the oldtimers of his patriotism and bravery.
 When Mcbride reached Honolulu he found there were no outward in. signia designating the American con- sulate or minister's office, so he had a large American coat of arms cut out if wood 2ilded and decorated appro- 2riately. and this was hung over the 'it;re deer that all the world might see | II was naturally a conspicuous ob- .,tI and of much interest to the pub
 'N'lv day an English nan-of-wa- anne into port The sailors AN5l mid ,hii'i:sea were given liber'y. and. as 'tten happens. some of them had hi
 
 'hii>n4en were Lord Gordon uId Lord Seresford. who. like all midshipmen in from a long cruise. were out for jolly time. Walking down the street hey did not fail to notice that Yankee coat of arms. and as Beresford was collecting brie-a-brac and curiosities 1t occurred to him and Gordon that this would be a fine addition to their col lection. trophy worth having. So they selected time when the minis. ter was away and the office closed, presumably at night. and took down the coat of arms, hired native vehi- cle to carry it down to the dock and actually succeeded in getting it aboard without any of the ranking officers knowing anything about it.
 'The next morning when the minis. ter came down to the office his assist. ant said
 "'Mr. Minister, your birds taken flight
 "What do you meanY asked his excellency.
 ".Your coat of arms is gone re piled the aid.
 ""Gone where? Flown off?' ".Not exactly said the other. It's just disappeared
 "The minister walked out into the street and looked up. The coat of arms, which was five or six feet across, was noticeable by its absence. It had taken wings and flown away. Exactly what the minister said has not been chronicled.
 Tt SO happened that Beresford had l given the carriage driver an extra fare for his trouble. Some one discovered this and quickly reported it to the min ister. who at once made demand upon the captain of the frigate for its return. The captain, who was inno cent. denied that the thing was aboard ship. The minister sent his evidence to the captain. reiterating his demand and demanding an apology for the in suit.
 'The captain now began an investi 1 gation, and the culprits owned up ant l L~ NF d0oly Uhov 1t was promptly sent ashore and re turned to the office of the minister | Mcbride, who was there, refused t receive it.
 ""Tell the captain of your frigat' that l desire that the men who took i down bring it back. place it wher' they found it and apologize
 "Back to the ship went the mel with the coat of arms and reported The captain ordered the young men t go ashore, take the coat of arms to tn consulate. replace it as they found and apologize to the minister.
 "It was doubtless bitter pill. an' the young midshipmen had to stan' the badinage of their comrades. Th two went ashore,' ready to comply and took the coat of arms to the cor sulate. The American minister ha not put himself out to keep the mat ter quiet. and as fact the public wa we'll posted. and the consulate wa surrounded by crowd of Americans natives and others. all laughing at th predicament of the young midshiI men.
 "The minister had strong sense c humor and determined to get all thcr was in it. He preserved his dignity a best he could as he received the youn men and listened to their apologies The midshipmen then took the coat c arms from the hack and amid tn cheers of the crowd climbed to th front of the building and placed it 1 position, then hurried down, followe by laughter and cheers."-C. F. Holde in New York Evening Post.
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