The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-19
CHANGE OF HEART.
Cleveland Has His Ewes
Opened.
BLOUNT GETS NEW ORDERS.
There Is an Uneasiness About the
Present Activity of England in
the Hawaiian Islands.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. March 1S.-Hawaiian mat.
ters were again discussed at the Cabinet
meeting. The result took the form of two
typewriter pages of additional Instructions
TO Commissioner Blount. The most that
can be made out of 1t is that additional in-
siructions were made necessary in the light
of the last news from Hawaii. 1t is believed
the reports indicating increased activity on
the part OF the English have prompted a
change in previous instructions, so as to
offset any inroads that may be made upon
the Influence maintained up to that time by
the American representatives in Honolulu.
1t Is reported to-day that the instructions
which BlOunt was expected to convey to
Minister Stevens contemplated the with
drawal Of the BOstOu's battalion from their
station on shore, and explicit disapprovaI
OF Minister Stevens act in establishing a
temporary protectorate.
CHICAGO, March 19-A Washington spe-
cial says: English ntrigues in Hawaii
may cause change In the Administrations
policy There was raising of eyebrows
in official circles over the dispatches which
told how the Royalists were looking for
support from English interests, and how
Major WodehOuse, the British Minister,
was seeking to dscredit the Provisional
Government. His meddling was natural
enough, for he all along has been in favor Of
the Queen. 1t does not seem to have oc-
CURED to some officials here that there was
any meddling by another Englishman.
Davies, the guardian of Princess Kaiu.
lani, in coming to Washington on self-ap-
pointed mission, has been given plenty OF
unofficial encouragement here. and has
shown his delight Mt the apparent unfrend-
illness OF Cleveland's administration to an
nexation. Davies is the agent at Honolulu
Of the Canadian Pacific Railroad 1t was
he who secured the rejection Of the treaty
negotiated by Blaine, but his present in
trigues are not so dangerous as those of the
British Minister in Honolulu, and the ad-
ministraton seems to recognize this.
Prince David of Hawaii, who went to
Washington to intercede in behalf of Queen
LiIiuokalani, is here on his return journey.
He expresses the belief that the Queen will
be restored to power.
NEW YORK, March 1S-Priucess KafuIanI
and party arrived here at 7:15 o'clock to-
night from Philadelphia and Washington,
The Princess and party will remain in this
city until next Wednesday, when they will
return to England on the steamship Maies-
tic. Theo. Davies, who throughout has
acted aud pOken for the Princess Kaiuani,
sHIu' w { only came mere 10 secure Tec0g-
milton and then to ask the American people
to look into these Hawaiian matters. The
appointment of a commissioner by the Pres
ident to GO to Hawaii and formally investi-
gate the matter Of the proposed annexation
Is the very thing we want. There are 1900
votes in Hawaii, and of these not over 1000
would be thrown in favor of annexation.
You in America go by popular vote, and we
are satisfied to do the same in Hawaii"
Then you are quite satisfied with the
turn affairs have taken. and are willing to
await the action of President Cleveland
without taking further steps?" he was
asked.
YES" was the reply. within two or
three months the father of the Princess
Kaiulani will come to England. and he and
the Princess will then return to this coun-
try. visit the Worlds Fair and possibly
make short tour of the country"