The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-02-10
THE HAWAIIAN ENJOYS.

Arrival OF the Commissioners of the Pro-
visional Governments OF Hawaii I'm
Wsshington-Ministers Stevens Letter to
Secretary of State Foster Contains Mat
ter Not Heretofore Made Public, and
Changes the Aspect or Affairs some-
what.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The commits
sioners of the provisional government
OF Hawaii, who are charged with the
duty of presenting to the government
of the United States the proposition of
annexing the islands To this country,
reached Washington yesterday after
noon.
The hour of their arrival was too late
In the day for them to meet any OF the
officials of this government, and the
arrangement for their reception did not
include an interview with any of them
before this morning.
The commissioners received a num-
Der of representatives of the press at
their rooms and talked freely and
frankly of their errand. They brought
with them copies of the Hawaiian
papers of Wednesday, January 1s,
which contained full accounts of the
proceedings in connection with the
revolution which was accomplished on
the previous day, the 18th, and the par
ticulars of which have already been
made public through interviews given
by the gentlemen at San Francisco and
at various points en- route to Washing
ton.
The commissioners were asked in
what shape their authority to act would
be presented. Mr.. Thurston, who is at
the head of the commission, replied:
1--WE have credentials from the presi-
dent of the provisional government,
Mr.. Dole, and these will be presented
to Secretary Foster at our meeting with
him"
Mr.. Thurston stated that the report
from Omaha that they were the bear
ers from Minister Stevens of letters to
this government was incorrect. Mr..
Stevens, he said, sent letter to the
secretary of state, which they brought
with them on the steamer Claudine,
and which was forwarded by mail from
San Francisco.
This letter to which Mr.. Thurston re-
ferred was received at the state depart
ment yesterday morning, and con-
tanned one fact which, has not
heretofore appeared in the dis
patches on the subjects and puts some
what different aspect on Mr.. Stevens
actions from that previously reported.
that the revolution was complete sur
prise to the minister and to the COM
mander of the Boston.
Mr. Stevens said he left Honolulu on
the Boston early in January for visit
to some of the other islands with no
idea that any trouble was impending.
The Boston did not return to Honolulu
till January IS, and the minister says
he was very much astonished to find
the government in a state of turmoil
and excitement. The events of the
next few days following the arrivafof
the Boston eliminated, on the nth, in
the dethronement of Queen Liliouka-
lani.
DR.. Mott Smith, the Hawaiian minis
ter, informed Secretary Foster yester-
day of his appointment as representa-
tive of the provisional government of
the islands to the United States, and of
his acceptance tn reof. He arranged
with the secretary to receive the COM
missioners at the state department this
morning at 10 o'clock. DIR. Smith does
not expect to take part in the confer
ence between the commissioners and
the secretary, inasmuch as his commits
sion is general one, and these gentle
man are 1IpOu q spacial mission