SEWARD, Maj. W. T. died 1895

SEWARD, SLAGLE

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 5/29/2021 at 13:48:40

Cascade Pioneer,
Cascade, Iowa, Friday, Morning, March 8th, 1895

Major W. T. SEWARD, sentenced to death for connection with the insurrection at Honolulu, was a former resident of Fairfield, and is the only brother of Mrs. C. W. SLAGLE.

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Added by Admin., 9 Mar 2020:

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, February 13, 1895
Page 3, Column 4

Major SEWARD Known Here.

Major W. T. SEWARD, who has been sentenced to death for participation in the recent insurrection in the Hawaiian republic, is the only brother of Mrs. C. W. SLAGLE of this city. He is a native of Connecticut, but most of his life has been spent in the southern states. When a young man he spent some time in Fairfield, and among our older citizens there are many who still remember him. Major SEWARD was in this city about five years ago on his way to California, and went thence to Honolulu. Shortly after arriving on the islands he entered the employment of Mr. Cummings, a large landholder and a prominent royalist, and during all the troublous times in the kingdom was identified with the queen's friends. He was a member of the commission which visited President Cleveland last summer and asked the intervention of the United States government in behalf of the dethroned ruler. The sentence pronounced upon Major SEWARD and C. T. Gulick, both of whom are citizens of the United States, may compel our government to interfere in their behalf. The matter was discussed in the United States senate last week, and Senator Hawley of Connecticut, on whose staff Major SEWARD served throughout the war of the rebellion, paid a high tribute to this unfortunate man's worth and bravery. Secretary Gresham has telegraphed Minister Willis to see that both these Americans have a fair and impartial trial to protest against their execution. It is possible that his message may not reach Honolulu before the sentence of the court has been carried into effect, for it must go from San Francisco as ordinary mail. Major SEWARD, as well as all other foreigners who actually participated in the rebellion, is subject to the laws of the republic, and the United States government can do little more than see that they are given a fair trial and protest against severe punishment.

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