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Show , I'OI.IIIL'S 11 HAWAII. CoIjO.neI. V. V. AsiiiijIUi, a person well known In Iho Stndwlch lauds, arrived n few da) ago In Han Frau-Cisco Frau-Cisco from the kingdom of Queen Lllluokrilanl. He Is chsrsctesTVrd ns a pollllcsl relugee. The liro'iic'e iibliahi quite- a lengthy Inlirvlow wltlihlmon the iolltlcal altustlon of the Islands. Aahford 1 a native of Canada, a law)er by profitsloti, Init Ijr some tlmo was ciramander of Ihe Hawaiian troo. Hewaaone of the fouudiraot the Patriotic League, an organization regarded aa disloyal ty the (lueeu and her ministers. He along with eighty othore wai arrisled on May 17th lait nud charged wllh treason. Ho tullcred Imprisonment, but u as ULerated recently, aud then made the best hail losilblo for Iho freo shores of Columbia. In 1SS7 Asbford pin Jed an Important part lu Iho struggle with King Kala-luua Kala-luua about Ihe new comtltutlon. Tho present troubles hae arisen over the franchise features of this con'ltutlon. The Oueeu Ii alto contending lor more extensive prerogatlvi-s. The na Hvc nre dlirallslltid. They claim that the government la now In thehandaof a minority of alleue. Aahford says: "Ihero la a epreadlng lendoncy at Iho Islandalnfaiorofsnnevatlon. Thojieo-pie Thojieo-pie want It, and It wilt coma sooner or later. 'Ihe United states govtrninent la the ouo they would preter being under, Knginnd a a escoud choice. Auuc xullon his kol to cimo some day, and ifin goi-ornuientthat goi-ornuientthat gets the Hawaiian Islands will gets big plum." |
