Show ARE AFTER MARCUS ISLAND ARMED expedition LEAVES HONOLULU ULU TO PLANT AMERICAN FLAG discoverer of 0 island in command ot of ex pe who declare he till will rates 1 flag 1 and keep it up un until 11 torn down by a verlor superior force according to the honolulu men who are interested in the marcus island buano aano expedition against which japan has sent a war vessel tl e vessel which left honolulu for the island carried a complement ol 01 mauser rifles and her iu in had bad ansti actions from the corn com party to tl e american flag on the islan I 1 land and keep it floating until compelled comp ellid cd 0 haul it down ca cal ta n it V A rosehill Pose hill the d scover er 0 of f tl ti e island atho v ho left his claim to it on a cocoanut tree on marcus island in 1889 s in command of the expedition the corr party s claim is based on th i a title wl Y I 1 ich is on with the state depart department nent at wasl ington no ml lot mation that tt tl e vessel left honolulu with any arms on board was given out 1 the new news was received that the japanese government I 1 ad laid claim to tl it e island and had dispatched a war vessel there co colonel lonel thonas thomas latea then made public the instructions given to cap td ta n hoseh 11 wh eh ch vh ie le designed to prevent any conflict were intended to compel the japanese to allow tl e amer cans to laud land an ani I 1 to use force to drive them a vay captain rosehill a instruct ons fro fron n tie tt e company are to inform the japanese on marcus that I 1 s expedit on is a peaceful one for the purpose of making a sc se invests g gallon stion of the value of the guano de pos ts of tl e island and to attempt to make a peaceful landing if the event that the japanese still refuse to allow him blui to land rosehill ts Is to sail away out of sight of the island and return under cover of darkness land an armed force and raise the american flag and keep it up until it is torn down by a super or force at the same time the captain was told to avoid a conal ct in every way possible |