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The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
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Honolulu news: Claims by Richards and Walker to British citizenship disproved, leading British commissioner to report deception and avert intervention. No successor appointed for Thurston amid rumors of US filibustering expeditions causing uneasiness.
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Claim of Richards and Walker to British Citizenship Disproved.
San Francisco, May 28.—The steamship China from Honolulu, brings news up to May 20. The foreign office has completely disproved the claim of Richards and Walker that they are British subjects, and the British commissioner will report to the government that he was deceived by the statements of these men. Consequently there will be no occasion for British interference in the case. The government has made no movement towards appointing a successor to Mr. Thurston. The islands are kept in a state of uneasiness by constant reports of filibustering expeditions from the United States.
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Honolulu
Event Date
Up To May 20
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no british interference; no successor appointed to mr. thurston; state of uneasiness from filibustering reports
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The foreign office disproved Richards and Walker's claim to British citizenship, deceiving the British commissioner who will report to his government. This averts British intervention. The government has not moved to replace Mr. Thurston, and the islands remain uneasy due to reports of US filibustering expeditions.