New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-09
THE KING COULDN'T SELL II HE WANTED To
MINISTER CARTER DNPHATIcALLY DENIES THI
STORIIS ABOUT KALAkAUA.

Washington. Dec (>pccaD,-H. 4. J. Carter tn"
Minister from Hawaii t, the United state. started
from this city tonight for san Francisco. where lie
viii spend three or four wccLs with k.ns Naltlaua
The main object # his trip IS 10 consul; with tn KIM
about the present relations, political and commercial
between this country and the Hawaiian Kingdom
Mr. Carter pronounces the statement sent Ea~t from
san Francisco that King Kalahaua has come 10 tac
United states 70 treat for the annexation 81 the
-aadwich Islands an absurd invention. The King
ne said today. has come to America for Ms health
and with purpose of advaHclng any Nth'inc "l
annexation. He VII not leave the Pacific Coast a;
ALL have received word from him that he Wuud BE-
,ad to SEQ me and talk matters over. but the ded ~
treating for the purchase OF his kingdom is too
ridiculous for consideration. Hawaii is a COnSuu
,ional monarchy and the King could no more sell 1t
than The Governor Of Mas,ac,usctt, could La'tr oh
that state The King. / fee to say. l. anNi.i,
for the extension of the reciprocity plan II all Of TIE
products Of the Islands. and IL f. 10 doubi. on that
subject that Re wants 10 talk to M. lie is a firm
believer in the benefits to be derived ir'n tc'craI
icciprucliy and j, eager 10 sec it oon,ummttcH.
.hoid b. riad al.o # ia, tang could o.. Gln' lu'
90 nor tinh q wise 20 tahe any step, IN thii dn'tNH
iIst a. present View VI to attitude 81 ~" p1LCu
DarticS The late election crcctudly blocks IL i'r
the present. i j. too late in IN -r,I3h u ,Ap'
that anything will BE- done and II "odd Ice TO- |"
iugly Democratic. NJ Bainrs po-lu"n j. a, Jog ~
one and | think II Will ultimately prevail. ~ - -
natural "a eXrnd thc sy't'm OF iicr traihS A' III
existed for wears between state thai pr quo
commodities 10 tho neghborng cpun'r!cf. between
whom and the United states there /, no coHp"ut ~.
that I am certain that the thing ], SIMPLY matter
II me OF cour,. IL is quite different with Europe.
w,,rra fine prod;clng element /, directly Jon IN
petition with that here suppO," that t." Ming l'
eager 50 60 ahead Win t'c movement - ,crue TIE
extension ~ the system. and 10 probably wants -
talk - about that, hat shall no' advise h't ID
n tld, lime II can BE- stated positively Nat TIE
King has neither any authority nor any desire To SD!
his country ont go .
san Francisco Dec. s.-Cooncl George W. N'c
farlaHd, the kiug'> chamberlain, who. WITH IN" tIt'
/, now in hi, civ. las made statement. ln "h4 !
he denies that kaahaua's visit IS for th" purr~" ~
aunrXinr Hawaii - -" United state. ON tn other
hand interview published here with several Other
Hawaiian aLt.liiVc~. in which they De- tr' - b.
thor, ground FOR this report. They ~ay mat
G. K. B,hOp financial agent OF the Hawaiian Govern
| mont and II. 4 Wtdcmann. member 81 M" lrvy
Council have gone ~ Washington % pay" the W1v for
tie King, and that If any negotiations looking 10 an
npXatpn are 10 be made th"y arc now Dr. prOcrr-r
| between The state Department and thee repre- .utl
| tives Of the Hawaiian Government