The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-08
HAWAII APT TO COME In,
HARRISON AND FOSTER IN FAVOR
OF ACQUIRING CONTROL.

They Want to Consummate the Trade
Before the Present Administration
Goes Out They Are Moving Cir
cumspectly, However, and Awaiting
Later Advices From the Islands.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Hawaiian
commissioners are learning patience as we'll
as reticence from the state department.
The administration is apparently in favor
of the annexation of Hawaii, and is evil
IDENTIFY desirous that whatever is to be done
20 bring the Hawaiians in closer relations
to our country shall be done before it goes
out of power on March 4, but President
Harrison and Secretary Foster are not IN
such a hurry to annex Hawaii as not to
move toward that end circum-
specify and with due regard for
circumstances and consequences. Con-
sequently while Secretary Foster has
treated the Hawaiian commissioners and
their propositions most cordially, he has
not committed himself at all. AS matter
Of fact the formal proposition of the Ha-
waiians has not yet been submitted, but
both on Saturday and at their conference
this morning they talked about it informally
and tried to get such suggestions as would
aid them in formulating it. There Is no
doubt the administration is purposely de-
laying the beginning of formal negotiations
until it hears from Honolulu and the pro-
testing representatives Of the queen and Of
the heir-apparent princess. However, the
Hawaiian commissioners are justified in ex-
pecting favorable action from this govern
ment, for IN spite of his caution, Secretary
Foster has impressed them in their informal
talks as lntimatIng a favorable response, at
least they so construe the suggestions as to
the form which their proposition shall take.
WAITING FOR LATER ADvICEs.
By the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Hawaiian
annexation commissioners and DR.. Mott
Smith, the Hawaiian minister, had another
interview this morning with Secretary
Foster at the state department. As was
the case with the previous two interviews, it
was entirely informal, being confined to an
interchange of unofficial views upon the sub
ject of annexing the Hawaiian islands to the
United States Nothing was said about the
time when the commissioners shall be re-
ceived by President Harrison and thus
formally recognized. The determination
of this date depends upon the nature OF the
Rdvices from Honolulu expected go reach
San Francisco tomorrow on the Oceanic
steamship Australia.
After the commissioners had retired Sec
retarv Foster remained in consultation with
Assistant Secretary Adee and Solicitor of
CLAIMS Partridge until he was late for the
meeting of the cabinet He did not reach
the white house until nearly IL O'Clock. All
the members of the cabinet were present at
the meeting to-day except Secretary Noble,
who is not in the city. There was no change
in the situation of Hawaiian affairs, as far
as the cabinet is concerned, that was made
manifest at the meeting today. All of the
members have expressed their views upon
the general subject of anneXing HR-
wai, and until the President and Secre-
tary of State conclude their negotiations
with the commissioners, or decide that
negotiations cannot be formally entered
upon, of course there will be nothing for
the cabinet as a body to consider.
TRIP TO NEW YORK,
Commissioners Thurston and Carter left
on the noon train for New York. Commits
sioner Carter goes to visit some friends,
while Commissioner Thurston's errand is to
secure the copy of an article he recently
furnished to magazine in that city for
publication this month. The article con
tains many figures and facts which were
derived from official sources in Honolulu,
and Mr.. Thurston desires to have them here
Tor use IN MS conference with the secretary
of State. He will return with CommlS-
sioner Carter tomorrow evening.
Another conference may be held Thurs
day, but when the commissioners separated
from Secretary Foster to-day there was no
definite engagement to this effect.
Commissioners Marsden and Wilder. for-
egn born members of the commission. said
to a reporter while discussing the Gregg
treaty of 1854, which was made public yes
terday, that one source of objection to that
treaty had practically passed away-that
was the necessity of appropriating a large
sum of money for the payment of annuities
to members Of the royal families and chiefs,
who would be deposed from office in case of
annexation. At present, they said, there
are no chiefs living and the lately deposed
queen and Princess Kioulani, whom she has
named as her successor, are the only
survivors Of the royal family