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               House Ex. Doc. No. 282, Fifty-third Congress, third session.


MESSAGE

FROM THE

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

IN RESPONSE TO

House resolution of February 1, 1895, calling for certain information touching the recent insurrection in the 
Hawaiian Islands.

February 4,1895.-Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be
printed.
To the House of Representatives:
In response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 1st instant, calling for certain information 
touching the recent insurrection in the Hawaiian Islands, I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, with 
accompanying papers.
Grover  Cleveland. 
Executive Mansion,
Washington, February 4, 1895.

To the president:
The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives, dated February 1, 
1895, requesting the President-
To transmit to the House of Representatives, if not incompatible with the public interests, all correspondence, 
documents, or other information, if any, in the possession of the Government, in regard to arms having been 
furnished by British subjects to persons in rebellion against the Government of the Hawaiian Islands; or in regard to 
any intervention by representatives of Great Britain to prevent the application of martial law as proclaimed by said 
Government to those concerned in said rebellion who claim to be British subjects,
has the honor to report that the Department has no information in regard to arms having been furnished by British 
subjects to persons in rebellion against the Government of the Hawaiian Islands; but, in a telegram from the United 
States minister at Honolulu, January 11. forwarded by way of San Francisco, Mr. Willis says: "Arms reported
to have been brought from Vancouver by Norma. "

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