The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-09
HAWAIIAN CRISIS.
A ProtectOrate Suggested Over
the Islands.
The United States Must Protect Her
Commerce in The Pacific Ocean.
Pearl River HarbOr Desired for a Naval
Station Hawaiian Cable SurVey.
Mexican Tariff Modified.
sreeiai to THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON Cd. c., Oct. s.-Referring
to the dispatches from Honolulu concerning
Queen Liliuokalani's condition this morning,
the Post says editorially: If any one will
consider the vast Importance which these
islands will attain in relation to the expand
ing commerce of the Pacific. he will see that
whatever influence prevails at Honolulu
will be paramount in that ocean. 1t is I'M
derstood that. President Harrison favors the
extension of an American protertorate over
the Islands, leaving to their people the right
of self-government. This plan would, no
doubt, obviate some of the embarrassments
which would be inevitable in any scheme of
annexation. But Pearl River Harbor should
be secured by the United States for naval
station, and Admiral Brown should be sent
to Hawaiian waters as soon as possible and
with as many ships as are available. This
nation cannot afford to allow, even tenn
porarily, the influence of any power to
supersede its own in the Sandwich Islands.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The members Of the Executive Committee
now here will meet at General CIarkson's
residence to-day and decide upon a regular
meeting of the committee to settle the time
and place of holding the Republican Ma
tional Convention. II is believed this meet
ing of the committee will be held about
November 23d. 1t is said that President
Harrison's friends favor Cincinnati as the
place for the convention while, the Gresham
and the anti-Harrison men favor Chicago.
PUBLIC LAND RESERVED.
Commissioner Carter of the Land ONCE
has telegraphed the Register and Receiver
of Public Lands at GlenwoOd Springs, Colo,
to reserve from disposal, until further or
ders, 100000 acres of land in the White
River plateau at the headwaters of the
White River. The object OF reserviEg the
land is to protect the water supply of one of
the rivers whose confluence forms the Colo
RADIO River.
WIRE FOR DEEP-sEA SOUNDING.
Rollins Of New York being the lowest bid
der has been given contract for the piano
wire to be used by the United States Fish
Commissioners ship AlbatroSs in the deep
sea survey of the Pacific cable line. The
AlbatrosS is already provided with the
length of wire sufficient for shore sound
ings, and the new wire will reach her SO as
to cause but little, if any, delay in the work.
MEXICAN TARIFF MODIFIED.
The Secretary of State is in receipt of a
dlSpatch from the Minister TO MEXICO IN
closing a decree of that Government amend
ing the tariff in relation to wheat and wheat
-four in the federal district and City of Mex
leo, as follows: Wheat -four or wheat grain
laid for thrashing. 100 Kill, 81 As; wheat flour
in ali classes, 100 kill, 81 10; wheat. that
which is introduced into the City Of Mexico.
gross weight 100 kill, 80 cents.
a COLD WAVE.
The Weather Bureau furnishes the follow
ing bulletin: The weather reports from
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, Southern Missouri and
Southeastern Kansas show the occurrence
of the coolest weather for the season of
which the Weather Bureau has record.
Killing frosts have occurred.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
The following Postmasters were appointed
to-day: c. Yeager at Fort Bowie, AriZ-
A <. Clark at Spokane. Wash. And the
following Presidential Postmasters were
approved. the offices having become Pr EST
dental on the 1st inst, ana appointees were
the incumbents at that time: California
Henry X. Smith, San Jacinto; Charles II.
CIR ay. San Leandro; George w. Hemenway,
Winters. Was hington-Samuel A. Pc unds,
South Bend.