The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-02-10
Strong American Sentiment in Favor
(San Francisco, Feb. ,, per s. s..
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UNITED STATES.
JAMES G.. BLAINE DEAD.

JAMES G.. BLAINE DEAD.
Jas. 6. Blaine died at ashington
at II o'clock on the morning of Jan
uary 81. The end came with the dv-
ing man surrounded by the members
of his family, who looked and longed
in vain for some sign of returning
consciousness. For many hours the
patient had been SO nearly within
the gates of death that only by his
troubled breathing was it possible to
tell that the spark of life yet remain
ed. For several days his weakness
had been SO great that he could not
utter sound. The last sign Of con
sciousness he made was on the pre-
vious afternoon. Mr.. Blaine would
have been 63 on the 3lst of January
had he lived. His last illness was a
complication of disorders beginning
several years back. He left property
estimated to he worth million.
NEWS OF THE REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
The steamer Claudine, with the
five Commissioners of the Provision
al Government on board, arrived at
San Francisco at 2:30 o'clock in the
morning of January 2S. A pilot
hurried ashore with the news of the
revolution at Honolulu. The Chro-
nicle of the same morning contained
nearly two columns of report of
the event.
The following day or two the
papers had pages of interviews with
members of the Commission, adorn-
ed with pictures of its members and
of members of the present and pre-
ceding Hawaiian Cabinet. They had
a great deal of opinion also from
the business community of San Fran
cisco, which largely preponderated
in favor of annexation.
r. M. Daggett, ex-Minister to Ha-
waii, quotes the late Lord Palmers-
ton as favoring American annexation
of the islands.
R. j. Creighton, formerly editor
of the Honolulu Advertiser, express
ed his opinion that annexation was
the only cure.
Fred. Turrill, one of the leading
revolutionists of 1887, gave a brief
| history of events from before that
incident.
There is even a record given of
how the mosquitoes were introduced
in Hawaii.
Day and night work was put on
the coast defense ship Monterey to
prepare her for commission. One
man said G.. B. Wilson, who was re-
ported to be holding the police sta
ton, would quickly surrender when
the Monterey showed her teeth in
Honolulu harbor.
1t was not generally believed in
Washington that Great Britain
would take any forcible steps to pre-
vent annexation.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Min,
lister, is believed to have entered 8
formal protest at the State Depart
ment against United States inter
ference with the independence Of
the Islands.
Mr.. Bayard, Secretary of State il
Mr.. Cleveland's old Cabinet, spoke OF
the paramount claims of the United
States over any other nation.
The Hawaiian Commissioners left
San Francisco for Washington at
o'clock Sunday evening, Jan. %
They we're well pleased with the re
ception accorded them in San Fran
cisco and full of confidence in tn,
ultimate success of their commits
sion. Mr. Thurston claimed that f
q. l.. Steele was the only one having
business relations with the island,
who had uttered a note Of opposi
ton to annexation.
A Washington despatch of Jan
30 says President Harrison is known
to have been in favor of the annexa
tion of Hawaii, and it is also know
that majority of his Cabinet arc
also now in favor of the move, bu
the momentous question will prob
ably not be settled until the mex
administration comes into power
There will be no attempt to undull
hurry matters, but, as in the Chilean
affair, there will be no weakening on
the part of the United States, and
the interests of the United State!
will be protected under all circum
stances.
DR.. j. Mott Smith, Hawaiian Min
ister at Washington, said in an inter
view the Queen still had her rights
having been overcome by force. II,
there would be a concentration o.
foreign war vessels in Honolulu har
bor at once, and then the conditions
would be different from now, wher
the United States alone is represent
ed 1t should be borne in mind, h,
said, that the commercial and fnan
cial interests Of Hawaii are all to
ward and bound up in Americi
which will consequently affect tho
sentiment generally Of the people
but these facts will have no bearing
with the other powers,