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the paper. The paper I have in mind was in relation to the amount of
distribution of the sugar stock—sugar interests of the royalists and
annexationists. It occurred to me it was very plainly an unreliable
statement, not that he meant to deceive, but he was a man of prejudices.
I did not care to examine him, because I thought that I could get
persons whose judgment was better than Dr. Trousseau's. I do not
mean to say he was not intelligent and a very fine physician—I knew
nothing against him. I must add this qualification: Learning much
later on that Trousseau and other persons were with the Queen when
she learned of the landing of the troops, I sought from them the effect
on her mind and on the minds of those about her. For this purpose I
asked Dr. Trousseau to write me his recollections of this matter.
Adjourned to meet on Saturday, the 13th instant, at 10 o'clock a. m.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Saturday, January 13, 1894.
The subcommittee met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: The Chairman (Senator MORGAN) and Senator PRYB.
Absent: Senators BUTLER, GRAY, and SHERMAN.
SWORN STATEMENT OF COMMANDER THEODORE F. JEWELL,
TJ. S. NAVY.
The CHAIRMAN. Were you attached to the ship Boston in January,
1893!
Mr. JEWELL. NO.
The CHAIRMAN. Where were you when that ship was in Honolulu?
Mr. JEWELL. I was here in Washington.
The CHAIRMAN. Have you ever visited the Hawaiian Islands?
Mr. JEWELL; Yes; I was there twenty years ago, when Kalakaua
was elected King.
The CHAIRMAN. TO what ship were you attached then?
Mr. JEWELL. The Tuscarora.
The CHAIRMAN. What was your rank and duty on that ship ?
Mr. JEWELL. My rank in the Navy was lieutenant-commander; I
was executive officer of the ship Tuscarora.
Senator PRYE. DO you mean that twenty years ago you were lieutenant-
commander?
Mr. JEWELL. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. How long did the Tuscarora remain at Honolulu
then?
Mr. JEWELL. She was there six weeks. This is to the best of my
recollection.
The CHAIRMAN. Did the Tuscarora get there before the election of
the King, or after it had occurred ?
Mr. JEWELL. She arrived there the day before the death of the
former King; she was there before the election of Kalakaua.
The CHAIRMAN. And during the time ?
Mr. JEWELL. And during the time.
The CHAIRMAN. Did you go on shore after the ship arrived in the
harbor?
Mr. JEWELL. I was on shore occasionally in Honolulu, but not very
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much. The executive officer of a ship is usually pretty well occupied,
and I was ashore only once or twice during the time we stayed tiiere.
The CHAIRMAN. Did you attend the meeting of the legislative body
that elected Kalakaua King?
Mr. JEWELL. No, I did not. I was on board the ship at that time.
The CHAIRMAN. The contest at that time was between Kalakaua
and Queen Emma!
Mr. JEWELL. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Did you ascertain whether the Americans there
who claimed Hawaiian denizenship, as well as those who did not, were
in favor of Kalakaua or Queen Emma ?
Mr. JEWELL. It was the general understanding that English influence
was supporting Queen Emma and that the Americans were supporting
Kalakaua.
The CHAIRMAN. That was a marked fact in the situation?
Mr. JEWELL. Oh, no question about it.
The CHAIRMAN. Did the Americans there, to your knowledge, take
any active part in agitations, commotions, or insurrections?
Mr. JEWELL. Not at all; no.
The CHAIRMAN. They stood aloof?
Mr. JEWELL. The riots which occurred during Kalakaua's election
were entirely among the natives. There were a number of Americans
who were in the Government at that time. The minister of foreign
affairs was an American.
The CHAIRMAN. DO you recollect his name?
Mr. JEWELL. Charles K. Bishop was his name. But I think there
was nothing in the nature of inflammatory meetings previous to this
election.
The CHAIRMAN. Were troops sent on shore from the Tuscaroral
Mr. JEWELL. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Was there any other American ship in the harbor
at that time ?
Mr. JEWELL. Yes, the sloop Portsmouth was there, and men were
landed from both ships.
The CHAIRMAN. About what number?
Mr. JEWELL. I commanded the forces that were landed from the
Tuscarora, perhaps 80 men, and perhaps the same number from the
Portsmouth.
The CHAIRMAN. When you landed did you go armed and equipped
for fighting?
Mr. JEWELL. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Did you take rations with you?
Mr. JEWELL. NO; we did not take rations, but we were in close communication
with the ship all the time. As a matter of fact, we did not
subsist ourselves on shore.
The CHAIRMAN. On whom did you subsist?
Mr. JEWELL. The Hawaiian Government.
The CHAIRMAN. Did you go ashore on the invitation of the Hawaiian
Government?
Mr. JEWELL. Yes; as I understand, at the request of the cabinet in
the interregnum between the death of Lunalilo and the election of
Kalakaua. The Government requested that men be landed if a riot
should occur. It was anticipated it would happen because of the one
that occurred at the election of the other King the year before. Capt.
Belknap, who was in command of the Tuscarora, and who was the
senior officer there, made some arrangement with Mr. Pierce, the

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-Mr. {{sc|Jewell.}} Charles K. Bishop was his name. But I think there
+Mr. {{sc|Jewell.}} Charles R. Bishop was his name. But I think there
 was nothing in the nature of inflammatory meetings previous to this
 election.

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