The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-16

them were looking for Office
The majority was represented in un-
diminished force this morning aud
Mr.. Cleveland was very busily occupied
until lunch time.
A very dignifed delegation was in
troduced to the President by Bancroft
Davis, the recorder OF the supreme
court. 1t was composed OF four bishops
of the Episcopal church, the Right
Rev. Paret, Of Maryland; Potter, OF
New York Whitaker, OF Pennsylvania,
and Hare, OF South Dakota They
were shown into the private part oil the
house, and the President and Secretary
OF State Gresham joined them there.
The object OF their visit was to discuss
with Mr.. Cleveland the Chinese OK
clusion act with relation to its bearing
on American interests in China. They
said that q strict enforcement OF the
law would be apt to endRnger the prop
erty and lives OF Americans. They
told the President that they came to
him not rs representatives OF the
church, but as citizens, and they had no
suggestions to make, but had simply
come to confer with him, and Mr..
Cleveland said in reply that he had to
enforce that as we'll as other laws OF the
country. The bishops admitted this,
but suggested that it might be possible
to mitigate in some degree the severity
OF the laws operations. Tho President
told them he would do what he could
and the interview terminated.
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The Star says: "socretary Carlisle
expects to have ready to submit some
financial propositions by the time Con-
gress meeta which will form the basis
OF an agreement between Congress and
the executive on tho vexed financial
problem. Gentlemen who have talked
with him on tho subject say that he has
plan pretty well outlined in his mind
which will involve complete reorgani-
zation OF our financial system, 1t is
said that it will include the repeal Of
the law compelling the purchase Of siI-
yer by the government, and will pro-
vide for the deficiency OF currency by
providieg for the repeal OF the state
bsnk tax, and the issue Of currency by
banks under state charter under the
general supervision OF tho general gov
ernment, the security for the currency
provided for under the laws Of the
states reaoiriuG the approval OF the gov
enment,
Ex-RepresentaLivO Dlount, OF Geor.
gia, left Washington last night for San
Francisco, accompanied by Mr.. Ellis
Mills, a confidential stenographer OF the
state department He is, it is conf
IDENTIFY asserted, bound for Honolulu on
a secret mission, an appointment
which required no confirmation by the
senate.
The selection OF MIR. Blount for this
mission indicates that Mr.. Cleveland is
not yet satisfied that Hawaii should be
annexed to the United States, but has
not made up his mind to oppose it. Mr..
Btount will make q very thorough In
vestigation OF the situation and the
Presidents iutnre action on the subject
will probably be governed by his re-
port. As chairman OF the foreign at.
fairs committee, when the matter first
camo before the public, Mr.. Blount
LOOh NcIS SOHsol NoblNo FV't
ton, refusing to commit himself
ON the subject Of annexation
without further information. More
than year before tho overthrow Of tho
queen delegation from tho Hawaiian
legislature came to this country with
out public announcement seeking some
Indication from this country what sup.
port the revolutionary party might rely
on if they should overthrow the old
government and establish provisional
government as has been done. Their
ultimate object, as they then disclosed
| it, was TO secure annexation to this
country, as they did not hope OF success
in the permanent establishment OF
now government. Mr.. Blount was
among the few persons with whom they
talked, and he thon refused to commit
himself to any plan OF the sort,
There is no doubt that since tho over
throw Of tho queen he has had some
suspicion that this government may
have encouraged the revolution and
might possibly be accused OF having
part in the establishment Of tho new
government Of tho islands with which
We were asked to treat.
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The question OF how tho overthrow
OF the OLD government was brought
about and whether tho provisional gov
ornment actually represents u popular
sentiment will, it Is undersood, be thor.
oughiy established. First Of nil, tho
fact will bo established that this GOV.
ernmont pending tho ratification OF q
treaty giving tho right to do 80, will
not Interfere In any way with tho wei.
faro OF the islands, except II nood bo,
to defend them from foreign encroach.
mont, the idea being that government
claiming to represent tho people Of tho
islands must bo strong enough to main.
tain itself Il wo arc to trent with IL. Tho
probability Is that wo will do nothing
to maintain tho provisional govern.
mont against any other government Of
tho people that might bo or seek 10 be
established. But II II Is found that tho
provisional government is really the
chosen government OF tho Islands and
Is not dependent upon tho support Of
tho United States for It's existence, the
proposition for annexation may bo
iavorably regarded aud an amended
treaty inay bO sent 10 tho senate NJ the
next session. However, apart from
other considerations, the dcsitubllity Of
aBneSing the Islands will be invests
gated as business proposition.
1t tissald that the administration car.
ly received information, which was
deemed 10 be reliable, that tho over.
throw Of Queen Lilluokalani and the os.