The herald., 1893-08-03
MINISTER BLOUKT is MAD
The Hawaiian Royalists Have
Offended Him.
An Unwarranted Liberty Taken
With His Name.
BE Did Not Participate in the Gaming
Of Claus Spreckels.
Tho Incident Has Led to Diplomatic Cor
respondence-An Apology Tendered
and Rel in
the Islands.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.l
Honolulu, July 26 (via San Francisco,
Aug. 2).-The Royalists, who presented
q cane to Claus 5preckels just before the
Australia sailed, have deeply offended
Minister Blount by the unauthorized
use of his name. and the matter has be-
come the subject OF diplomatic CORE
spondence.
just before the steamer Australia left
port, the prearranged scheme Of pre-
senring Claus Spreckels cane, inscrib-
ed with list Of names, headed by those
of Liliuokalani and James H. Blount,
was carried out amid the popping of
champagne furnished his friends by Mr..
Sprecke1s. The Royalists took occasion
to assert on the boat and on the wharf
that Minister Blount had allowed the
use of his name to show his apprecia-
tion Of Spreckles and the queens cause.
Within half an hour after the matter
became public. Minister Blount de-
nounced the proceedings in an excited
manner as an outrage, and authorized Q
local reporter to publish his statement.
During the afternoon President Dole,
who witnessed the presentation from
the wharf, called on Minister Blount in
an unofficial capacity and spent an hour
talking over the matter.
On July 20th. Minister Blount sent
the provisional government note call
ing their attention to the matter. and
the government at once began investi-
cations as to the persons responsible for
the outrage. Charles Creighton, who
made the presentation speech, was
officially written to.
AN APOLOGY MADE AND REJECTED.
At 8 p. m. today CHARLES Creighton
left bis reply at the foreign Office. At
p. m. President Dole returned to the
Office and read the letter. II contained
Blouns-s nsfne, ana expressed the re-:
gret OF four Royalists who participated
that offence had been given. President
Dole at once called cabinet meeting to
consider the matter.
The letter written to Charles Creigh-
ton demanded full explanation and
apology for the use of Blount's name on
the case presented Claus Spreckels. The
provisional government is fully in earn
est in sitting the matter and it is under
stood will not stop short Of full repara-
tion to the American minister. The
cabinet refused to accept the apology
sent to the royalists, through Creighton,
and the letter was returned to him this
evening. The government will decide
on ita course OF action sitter consulting
with Minister Blount tomorrow.
PROF. ALExANDER's COMMISSION.
Prof. W. D. AlexandeE, special com
missioner of the provisional government
to Washington to assist Minister Thurs
ton, leaves on the steamer MonoWai on
July 9th. President Dole said today
that Prof. Alexander would not be given
specific Instructions, but owing to the
great confidence the government placed
in n'him he would beagiven carte blanche
authority to act with Minister Thurston
for Hawaiian interests as the occasion
arose and demanded.
Hx.MINrsTER PARKER pENNrLEss.
A,petition has been fled to declare
Samuel Parker. ex-minister of the late
queen, bankrupt. The action was taken
by hundsed or more unsecured credit
ors, whose claims reach $50,Sa7. The
total claims against the estate amount
to $685., ,847.S9, all except the first sum
being secured by first mortgages. The
property is mostly situated on the island
OF Hawaii and will barely pay the first
mortgages. Parker, who has spent
100000 In the last nine years of the
monarchy. as a royal favorite, will be
left without a cent and without credit.
THE LEPER OUTLAW.
Nothing further has been heard from
the leper outlaw who shot three of the
government soldiers, and it is not be-
lieved he has as yet returned to Che
valley of Kalalau. All the lepers, % in
number. captured, together with Is 9TH
ers, nave been taken to the leper settle
ment.
BLoUNT VISITS PEARL HARBoR,
Minister Blount and President Dole.
accompanied by several prominent eiti.
zens. visited Pearl harbor last week.
BIount made the trip one OIL
semi inspection and expressed himself
aa greatly pleased with the place as
3ite for naval station.
II. y. Crick. the conspiratof who was
npt held for trial, mas sued the govern
ment to recover $50, 900 damages.
THE LATEST RoyALrsr MOVE.
The latest move ON the part Of the
supporters of the ex-queen. has been to
attempt to hold the natives together on
The question Of opposition to the govern |
nent's policy OF the segregation Of the |
epers.
TO give color to this opposition, Dr..
George Tfeausseau, leading royaliet
md Frenchman, last week resigned |
rom the board OF medical examiners on !
eprosy, allowing since the publication
u report Of the Indian commissioners
IN leprosy. that he had become be-
lever in the non-contagion of leprosy.
wen by incubation. The Doctors de-
;laration has been received with general
'idicule, and the movement is already
dead.
J. O. Carter, another prominent roy
l{ist raaiuuad oho,1k. kt.<n -