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Show AFTER MARCUS ISLAND. Col. Tom Fitch, Formerly of Salt Lake, Gives Out tho Details of the Expedition. Honolulu, Aug 2, vli San Prnnrlsco, Aug. R Accenting to the Honolulu men who are Intel esteel In the Mutcus Island gunnn expedition against which Japan has henl n unp vcnhi I. nn re) orleil bv the last advices received here finni the Slates, thn vessel which left here for the Island cnnled a complement of Mnueer lilies, and her captain had Instructions In-structions from the company to plant the American fl ig nn the Isluml and keep It lloilllnir until compelled to I11111I it down. Capt. A. A. Itorehlll. the discoverer of the Island, who left hla claim to It on a cocounut tree em Mnteus Islind lu 1SK1, Is lu inmmnnd of the expeelltleui 'I he oiimpuny'w rlnlin Is based on this title which is on record with Ihe Stnto elepnrtinenl nt Wnshlngton No Intimation Intima-tion Hint tho vessel left here with any arms on bono! wns clven out until the news wns received that the Jnpanese Hoi eminent bnd laid claim to the Island, Isl-and, and lirtfl ellsputched a war vessel there Col Thomas Plteh then mado public the Inslrucllons given In Opt He ie bill which, while designed to prevent uny conflict, weie Intended to compel Ihe Jnpanese le allow the American to land, nnd ti use force In drive them away, Cupt. Ilosehlll's Instructions from the company uro to Inform the Jipnneso nn Mnrrus that his expedition expedi-tion Is a peaceful one for the purpoie of miking a scientific Investigation of the vnluo of Ihe guano eleposltn of Iho Islund. and lo attempt to lnuke a penca-fill penca-fill Inndlng In tho event that the Japanese Jap-anese still refuse to nllow him to land, Itnsehlll Is to snll iiwuy out or night if Ihe Island nnd return under cover of darkness, land an armed force und raise Iho Ameilcuii II lg ami keep It up until It Is torn down by 11 superior force At the ammo tlmo the Caplnln was told to avoid a conflict In every wuy possible. In event of his encountering a Jnpa-ncro Jnpa-ncro war vessel, the commander of Ihe expedition wns to present his ereden-tinls ereden-tinls ns the discoverer of the Island and the agent of the Marcus Island tltiann company, and to state that tho object of his expedition wns to make 11 nclen-tide nclen-tide examination eif tho Island for thn compiny. If the Islnnd was found to bent value the matter of ownership was to bo referred to the United States and Japanese Oovernmenln, If the wnr vcs. sel s oillcers still refused to nllnw a landing, Capt. Itosehlll was Insltucted to start ashore with on unarmed foice. In u. boot flying the American flag und to mako 11 Inntllng nnd carry nut tho t 9H punsises of the expedition unless pliys- M U hnllv n strained iwM H It Is thought thnt the schooner com- W iH mimlcillty Itnsehlll the Julia V. Wha- "IK I Ie 11 has mrlvcd theie by this time and 1 PW H that the JnpineHe wnr vessel was thero IB LiB III si Ihe U I111I011 has on hoard n crewr ' IH Ht of nine men niul n cook, with Taxlder r jll H mist W llrynu of the ttlehop museum. t UB H llnnnlulu nnd T I Sedgwick of thn BH H 1'nllc.l Slnten ngrlculturul station. whe 'I r!flM gorn to iiuike nn examination of thn PiH Hi glluno deposits IiJiH LoH According to Pitch there nre Mnuscrtt I IH H nnd nuiniutiltlou for all on ho.u d tho ,: I HH H schooner. iilJHkSI |