Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-29
AFFAIRS AT HONOLULU,
The Provisional Government Strengthening
Its Position at Every Point.

The Provisional Government Strengthening
Its Position at Every Point.
The United States steamer Alliance arrived a
San Francisco from Samoa via Honolulu, yes
terday morning, making the trip from Homo
lulu In eleven days. P. r. Jones. the minister
of finance of the provisional government Of
Hawaii, has resigned. owing to ill health. and T.
r. Porter has been appointed to succeed him
A movement is on foot for political organi-
cation among all the friends of annexation, 70,
the purpose of supporting the government and
to assist in securing the annexation Of the
islands to the United States.
The provisional government is administering
public affairs in conservative manner and il
Strengthening its lines in every way. This is
being done in order to maintain the situation
until such time as the United States shall com.
plete measures for taking the islands into the
fold. 1t il stated that the sentiment in favor Of
annexation has been gaining ground. Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani remains secluded and only sees
persons who stand nearest to her.
FEELING OF UNREST.
The uncertainty which prevails as to the
probable fate of the islands, SO far as the cues.
ton OF annexation to the United States is con-
cerned, is having a depressing effect, and a
feeling OF unrest has arisen. The Inauguration
Of a new party. the Hawaiian Patriotic League,
last week, having for its object the avowed pur-
pose of maintaining as far as possible the au-
tonomy of the country, shows the opposition to
the annexation grows with delay. The officers
and many OF the members of the league were
not at first strongly against the prospect of
government from Washington. but the dispatch
In American newspapers received there telling
OF apparent doubt existing in the minds of some
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business OF accepting this proposal OF the pro-
visional government is having its effect on the
minds Of the native Hawaiians. who are natur-
ally prone to change. Even royalists openly
state that the public sentiment in the United
States is changing in their favor.
THE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
The Patriotic League is proposing to admit
to working membership in the order all
Hawaiian women over twenty years of age The
women Of the islands are factor in local poll
tics and are pronounced royalists. Their in
fiuence on any proposed action is expected to
count for great deal. Disaffec.ed miiitiamen,
under the leadership of certain prominent Off
GERS, would like to see if NOT assist in securing
change in the ministry. and the proposal Of
the liberal newspapers that the republic be
established for the interim that is popularity
supposed will eIapse between the present time
and that at which the United States shall have
arrived at some conclusion respecting annexa-
ton Is meeting with some favor.
JAPAN HAS DESIGNS.
1t is believed that Japan has designs upon
the islands, owing to the employment Of q
large number Of her subjects on the sugar
plantations. The Japanese government officials
are said to be proHting through the remunera-
tive labors Of their subjects, and another thou
sand Of them have left Japan for Hawaii.