one-time officer of artillery in the United States army, gained
renown as one of the Morrow filibustering expedition which
attempted to overthrow the Dole government in the Hawaiian Isles
and restore to the throne Queen Liliuokalani. In San Francisco
Markowe was nicknamed the "Prince of Honolulu," as it was
understood, should Liliuokalani regain her crown, he would be
rewarded with some high office. But in the star of Liliuokalani,
Markowe apparently lost faith, and thought he saw in
Harden-Hickey timber more suitable for king-making.
Accordingly, twenty-four days after the "protest" was sent to our
State Department, Markowe switched his allegiance to
Harden-Hickey, and to him addressed the following letter:

"SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 1895.

BARON HARDEN-HICKEY, LOS ANGELES, CAL.:

"Monseigneur--Your favor of August 16 has been received.

"1. I am the duly authorized agent of the Royalist party in so far as
it is possible for any one to occupy that position under existing
circumstances. With the Queen in prison and absolutely cut off
from all communication with her friends, it is out of the question
for me to carry anything like formal credentials.

"2. Alienating any part of the territory cannot give rise to any
constitutional questions, for the reason that the constitutions, like
the land tenures, are in a state of such utter confusion that only a
strong hand can unravel them, and the restoration will result in the
establishment of a strong military government. If I go down with