The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-18
Sugar.

The San Francisco market is active,
and has advanced to G cents for granu-
lated, with others in proportion.
Hawaiian Annexation.
A dispatch from Washington, dated
the 9th, says:
Officials of the State department to-
night confirm the predictions hereto
fore made that ex-Representative
resident TO Hawaii. It had been sup
posed that Minister Stevens would
remain in charge of the legation until
the oath of this month, his announced
time for sailing for San Francisco.
1t is not known whether Stevens has
been instructed to forthwith turn over
the legation to Commissioner Blount.
There is reason to believe that Stevens
will not be allowed to remain in
charge of the legation until the oath
instant because of his activity in be-
half of annexation. It is further
stated at the department that Bowen
and Sewell, who went to Honolulu
shortly after Commits Toner Blount's
arrival, have been active in their
efforts to stimulate the sentiments on
the islands in favor of annexation,
and there is reason to believe that
they sought to create the impression
in so doing that they were represent
ing the president.
Secretary Gresham has informed
Blount that the president repudiates
everything said and done by these
gentlemen. It will be remembered
Sewell was an applicant for the posi-
ton of third assistant secretary of
state under the present administra-
ton, but failed to secure the appoint
ment.
In a large batch OF correspondence
received at the State department to-
day from Honolulu was q communi-
cation from Minister Stevens, in
which he declined to adopt the sugges-
ton sent to him by Mr.. Gresham, to
the eff ct that the president would be
pleased to have him remain in Ha-
waii until an agreement had been
reached about the future of the ISL
andS. He says that he has made all
arrangements to sail for the United
States on May oath, and does not wish
to change his plans.
From a private letter received in
this city today from Minister Stevens
it is evident that he feels keenly the
position he has been
Blount, and is anxious to cut loose
from any further connection with Ha
waiian matters under the present adj
In this letter he states
that he is anxious to get away from
the islands, and that he will be accom-
panied by his wife and daughter.
They will also bring home the body
of their oldest daughter, who was
drowned several months ago.
The following is an extract from a
private letter received from naval
officer on board the Mohican: "Every
thing just now is in very unsettled
state. Nobody wants to do anything.
Mr.. Rlount is here, but he has moth
ing to say to any body. 1t made PEG
pie feel very blue when he ordered the
American flag hauled down and the
marines and blue jackets returned to
the ship. So fer there has been no
disturbance and the Provisional gov
eminent is conducting affairs quietly.
The government has to keep an armed
force all the time, which means an ex-
penditure of a great deal of money.
"The British war ship Hyacinth ar
rived the other day, and soon after the
captain called on President Dole,
which call was returned in a day or
two. The queens party have it that
the United States will put the queen
back on the throne. They claim that
she retired on account of the United
States forces and not on account OF
fear from the other party, but that ii
she had her will she would be abso-
lutte monarch and the constitution
would be nothing to her. When she
had such men as George N Wilcox,
Mark Robinson, Cecil Brown and p.
G.. Jones in her cabinet she was not
satisfied.
"Not long ago it was stated here
that the queen had asked the captain
of the japanese cruiser to put her
back on the throne and that she
would give the japanese q voting
franchise, but just now there are all
kinds of wild rumors floating around.
AS the japanese number about 10000
on the islands there is nothing to pre-
vent them from stepping in and hav-
ing something to say if the United
States refuses to have anything to do
with us. If the United States does
not do something now they will never
have another chance again, because
there will be serious trouble when the
natives find out that the United States
refuses to act"
A dispatch dated the 9TH says:
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Secretary
Gresham's final instructions to Com
missioner Blount will be forwarded to
Honolulu within q few days. The
commissioner has advised the depart
ment that he will leave the Hawaiian
islands on June 5th, and may there
fore be expected TO reach Washington
about June 18th. Secretary Ores
hams dispatches to the commits
sioner will be supplementary to the
instructions he has already received,
but will be important in that they
will bear significantly upon the pre-
cautions that it is now evident must
be taken to prevent violence and per-
haps bloodshed on the island as, soon
as the commissioners restraining
presence has been removed.
Secretary Gresham has had little
fault to find with Commissioner
Blount's course thus far, but he is by
10 means pleased with the indiscreet
| admission made by the commissioner
on the occasion of his reception of a
| delegation of Hawaiian women who
came to pray for Queen Liliuokalan' :
| restoration. Mr.. Blount received
| their memorials and in reply to their
address said that he would submit
them to his government with all
| other information gathered during his
mission, but that he was not author
| lied to take steps looking to the
| queens restoration.
This would have. been of little con.
sequence but for the practical effect
the incident has had upon the queens
party. So long as Commissioner
Blount was supposed to have author
lty to restore the queen they were