Evening journal., 1891-11-14
ARE WE TO HAVE HAWAII
Rumor That the Islands Are to
Be Annexed. .a
A WAR Vessel SENT TO SEIZE THEM.


The United Press Correspondont In china
Claims That the Cruiser oharIeston Has
Been Dispatched to Honolulu to Ae-
auiro the Kingdom.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14-The special CORE
spondent OF the United Press who was
sent to China to investigate the matters
which have been causing so much uneasi-
ness in diplomatic circles throughout Eu-
city and has learned from a high authority
that the United States cruiser Charleston
has left these waters for Honolulu, capital
OF the kingdom OF Hawaii, and that Com
mander George G. Remey has received in
structions from the United States govern.
ment to seize the Hawaiian islands should
certain eventualities occur
Her ostensIbls Mission.
Ostensibly the mission Of the Charleston
Is simply 70 protect American interests
there and Go afford refuge for American
citizens on those islands should the polti
cal upheaval expected there take the form
which some people anticipate Il may take
Il is recognized by all except, perhaps
the representatives Of two powers that the
Hawaiian islands are naturally under the
wing Of the United States, and that the
United States is the country To police, il
not to annex, that somewhat disturbed
country under certain circumstances.
or course there is a possibility that the
events apprehended 10 the Hawaiian ISL
ands will not turn out to be 40 serious as
l..
may, but the United States government
apparently has resolved to take the most
energetic measures should it feel thor
oughly justified IN so doing.
Not hold swoop.
The Charleston's mission u not a bold
and uncalled for swooping down upon and
seizure of the Hawaiian kingdom, II is
simply the taking Of a hrm, diplomatic
step in what are considered by the United
+ States government to be tho bost interests
!, Of the United States
These facts have undoubtedly been
cabled to the British foreign Office, and
I there has been in consequence an exchange
+ of dispatches between the British admiral
ity and the admiral ia command Of the
British neet In Chinese waters
The Chinese Situation.
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concerned matters seem TO be calming
down considerably, owing in a great
measure 60 the concentration In Chinese
waters Of many foreign warships China
will do little or nothing TO protect for
eiRnera SO long as the diplomats alone take
a hand In the game. but when foreign
ministers are backed up by warships, an'
plenty Of them, protests are needed.
The Ichang indemnity, however has mol
yet been paid, and the hatred expressed foi
the missionaries does not abate in It's bit
terness
The province Of Human Is seething with
uneasiness in manner most 0minous anC
strongly indicative Of the intrigues ol
Russian agents.
British agents also are said to be al
work there, though the average British
official would turn pale with horror and
disgust were it even suggested TO him shat
such thing were possible.
Great Britain, however. Is without ques-
tion creating considerable trouble now in
Human.
To Divide Up China
Sooner or later the Russian bear and the
British lion, to say nothing OF the French
eagle, will tear large slices out Of Chinese
territory in order to appease momentarily
their hunger for Asiatio territory, Then
there may be developments Of sad ma
.ture for the foreign residents Of China.