The record-union., 1892-11-25
PACIFIC ISLANDS.
TIE POLICY or TIE HAWAIIAN
CABINET OUTLINED.
Natives at War in the samoan Islands
Several Towns Observation-Disclosures
ness at a StandstIII.
Special to the REcoRD-U UNION.

Sp6ClIl 10 lle hEEORD-D MON
HoNoLULU. Nov. I7.-Little of special
importance has occurred here since last
advices, November 8th. On the 9th inst.
Minister of Finance Jones presented an
Enabling Act to allow the payment OF
salaries to November 30th. Attorney
General Brown assisted in the passage OF
the bill, as did also Minister Robinson OF
Foreign Affairs.
on November 18th the Cabinet was
asked a series of questions by a native
member as to whether the Cabinet in
tended to negotiate a new reciprocity
treaty with the United States; whether
there was any intention of making q
disposition Of Pearl Harbor by cession
or lease, and if it was proposed to send
an envoy to Washington to assist Ill the
negotiation Of any new treaty. These
questions were answered November 18th
by Minister Wilcox. who said it was the
desire Of the Cabinet to establish closer
relations with the United States and that
while no treaty or draft of treaty has
yet been under consideration by this new
Cabinet, in the negotiation of any treaty,
should the Government of the United
States so request, the Hawaiisn Cabinet
would favor granting to the United States
an exclusive right to enter the harbOr of
Pearl River, and the right to establish
and maintain there a c02ling and repair
station for the use of vessels OF the United
States.
ON the same day the Cabinet outlined
their policy, which they stated would he
to maintain the autonomy and indie
pendence Of the Kingdom; to promote
closer commercial relations with the
United States; to assist in the passage Of
laws that win tend to relieve the present
1,l f,,1t
the agricultural interests Of the kingdom;
TO administer the Government ecOnom-
icalIy and to promote agriculture ana
other interests with such legislation and
pecuniary assistance as possible.
The Cabinet declared they could not
support any measure tending to legalize
lotteries and gambling, nor any measure
that would interfere with or change the
present monetary system of the king
dom. Altogether the prospects loo1
peaceful for the immediate future.
The United States steamships Boston
and Alliance are still in the harbor.
FIGHTING IN SAMOA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-The Samoa
Times Of November jth, received to-day
by the steamer MOuowai. gives details of
the trouble at Pago Pago Harbor, re-
Gently reported ny telegraph. The CORE
spondent Of the Iiatcs says:
4 ne udllN - arc llELiLllI III lHo DAY.
The towns are all destroyed, no native
houses standing. European properly is
safe as yet, but the natives are threat en-
ing to burn the White people out. Al
frame house erected by the writer (anG.
rs he pathetically adds, not yet fully paid
for was destroyed. Business is naturally
at a standstilI. All the natives have now
lett the bay and are on the east end of tine
island.
"Hostilities commenced on Tuesday
morning, October 24th. The Chief Lei
alto and his followers making a raid on
the village Of Aoa, killing four men and
wounding one. On the 29th, Fagaton0
and Aua went to Pago Pago to endeavor
to arrange matters peaceably between
The cOntesting parties, but on their ap-
preaching the beach the Fagasaa people.
who had joined the Pago Pago party.
fired on the boats, killing two men and
wounding three. Later on Fagatono and
Aoa villages were burned down, and, in
deed, the whole of the east end destroyed
Leiato and people retreated to the island
of Aunu. and intrenched themselves
there. This position is an exceedingly
strong one, indeed, almost inaccessible, at
any rate most difficult to attack. There are
plenty OF provisions on the island, and
consequently no danger of being starved
out. Tpaauta and Tualatai, inland tribes.
are about to join LeiaIo's party, and. if
they do so. the whole of Tutuila viii be
involved in war. There is ample ammu-
milton available.n