| Show WILD RUMORS S i ON THE ISLANDS I Feverish Describes the State I S of Affairs at Honolulu Hono-lulu t S ATTORNEYGENERAL TALKS Minister Willis Views of the Situation Up to Date Three Men Have Been Deported nnI Others Have Been Turned Loose on tIle Understanding Understand-ing That They Will Vaiuoee Several Sev-eral Natives Have Been Sent tSp For Treason Wliere Queen lill is S at aiany Case to Be ied San Francisco Feb 23The steamer Gaelic arrived tonight from Yokohama and Honolulu bringing the following advices to the Associated Press Honolulu Feb 17A more contagious conta-gious fever of rumor never struck this community than that which swept over the town previous to the departure de-parture of the aiariposa The story as It passed from mouth to mouth was rather feasible and ran something like the following The government gov-ernment had decided to deport some ten prisoners among them being Wide mann Greig and Marsham The presence of Judge Widemann on the wharf with a hand satchel and a guitar added credence to the Wide mann part of the story The government i govern-ment was preDared to carry out its plans when Minister Willis protested against men convicted of political crimes being put on board a vessel flying the American flag Furthermore Further-more the recent immigration laws of the United States would not allow any such men to enter the country In pursuance with this idea Consul Mills had held the clearance papers of the vessel until assurance was received that no attempt would be made to put these men on board President Dole and Ministers King and Smith were on the steamer and got together in the captains cabin There they were rumored to have come to a decision that they had better let the matter lay over to some more auspicious season sea-son S An Enigma When asked regarding the alleged departure AttorneyGeneral Smitlf said Scant saidI S-cant see how such a thing got started We have not thought of such a thing as deporting any men who have been before the court I think we have more use for Greig and Wide mann here than in the United States There is no foundation whatever for the rumor When Minister Willis was asked I whether he had received any notice of an intended deportation of prisoners I he replied No I was informed quite to the contrary I i did not enter any protestor protest-or make any request to hold the steamer In fact I have not yet fed the protest consequent to the deporting affair last Saturday It is tarthest from my purpose or desire to take fifty action which would tend to embarrass this government I have the most friendly feelings toward the officials I know they are pressed with many difficult questions and are using their best judgment in the solution of the problems Of course it is my duty to look after the interests of American citizens but I most certainly have no Intention of making any unnecessary trouble for the representatives of the government in so doing From all accounts I was very fortunate for-tunate for the peace of the community that no attempt was made to send the three young men out of the country Armed men belonging to the Citizens Guard and other bodies were on the wharf to prevent the deportation of either Greig Weidemann of Marshall Many Arrests Mafle The government caused the arrest or 381 persons since theGth of Junxary Of that number 94 have been tried before be-fore the military court Sentences in but 24 cases have been made public 23 natives charged with treason andY and-Y T Ashford charged with misprision I of treason 55 men have been released by the authorities the military court acquitted two Three men Cranstoun Johnstone and Mueller were deported The following persons have been allowed al-lowed their liberty with the understanding under-standing that they will leave the coun try within a reasonable space of time John Radin Fred Harrison F H Red ward L J Lovey Arthur White G L Hitman J C White P J Camori nos 1f C Bailey A McDowell J Car rIenne Fred Woundenburg and James Brown The latter have signed an agreement that they will not return to this country until granted permission permis-sion by the government Several of the men have seen Brit ish Commissioner Hawes who gave them to understand that he would not interfere in their behalf as they admitted ad-mitted their guilt when they signed the agreement V V Ashford was turned over to the marshal on the 25th inst He was tried on a charge of misprision of treason and found guilty He has been sentenced sen-tenced to he year in jail and to pay a fine of 1000 Ashford came to Honolulu I Hono-lulu about 1884 and has been practicing attorney since that time and until recently re-cently In partnership with his brother C W Ashford He was banished several sev-eral years ago for conspiracy against the monarchy Sent lip For Treason Twentythree natives have been sentenced sen-tenced on a charge of treason The sentences vary from five to ten years In some cases a fine of 5000 was imposed im-posed but was remitted by President Dole II The military court Is still sitting and its work drags slowly along About I two hundred cases are yet to be tried Prince David has been tried and Prnce found guilty His sentence has not been made public as yet It is understood that the queen will be Imprisoned for five years for the part she has taken in the trouble In all probability she will be allowed to leave the country without serving the sentence if she so desires Twenty four natives have been sentenced to prison for terms ranging from five to eight years The degrees of punishment meted out to the conspirators found Instant favor among the people generally though some were of the opinion that Bipikane i K T r at least should have been summarily dealt with The Hawaijans S have commenced work in earnest for annexation They have been informed that all present prisoners will be freed in event of closer States relations with the United Martial law is still In force In all probability the hours will be extended unti 1130 at night so as not to interfere Inter-fere with social functions S To Save His IVcck A strong fight lsbeing made to save the neck of W H Rickard one of the condemned men He Is a member of the Masonic order That body has interested in-terested itself in his behalf The government I gov-ernment is very reticent regarding the I date for the execution tb take place Since the overthrow of the monarchy the American leaguehasbeen a power but events of the past trip weeks have I proved that its prestige has gone Its president Timothy Murray is now suspected sus-pected and a watph is kept on his movements He and his men assisted the government in the late rebellion but now their loyalty is questioned Murray and AttorneyGeneral Smith had some trouble at the police station and for a few moments it looked as though Murray would be placed In jail He denies that he is disloyel to this government and has sent a protest to President Doyle The league holds secret se-cret meetings but it Is understood the authorities will put a stop to this practice practce The different military companies hav passed resolutions requesting the discharge of all government employes whose loyalty can be questioned It is not thought that their request will receive much attention in that event it is just possible that the men may resign in a body There is much talk of internal dis sesions which leads the friends of Princess Kaiulani to hope that she will some day be placed on the throne I is a remote posibHty however No Executions as Yet In regard to the dispatch sent by Secretary Gresham to Minister Willis about demanding a delay of execution execu-tion Attorney General Smith stated this morning that the government had no Intention of executing the condemned con-demned men until the military court concluded its Jabors and every fact bearing on the case was brought out Mr Smith would not state what the attitude of this government would be I in case Willis made a demand He intimated I in-timated however that nothing would be done until the United States government I gov-ernment was in possession of the facts in each case The attorneygen eral stated that the queen has been found guilty but her sentence was not approved as yet by President Dole According to the attorneygeneral she will not be sent out of the country The latest sentence approved by the president is that of John Bowlers He is given five years and fined 5000 on a charge of misprisdn of treason The steamer Australia leaving hereon here-on the 23rd inst will carry away a number of men who tpok part in the rebellion and who are leaving of their own accord sooner than tand trial |
