Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-09
TIE HAWAIIAN ENJOYS.

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Arrival OF tho Commissioners OF w .,
| vi.icnal Eoyerument Of Hawai-
| Observation-Disclosures stevens No
| secrctarv of state Foster Contains 49,
ter Not HeretoFore Made PnDlics
Changes the Aspect 81
what.
WAsHrNcToN. Feb. The commis-
sioners of the provisional government
Of Hawaii, who are charged WIN tne
duty of presenting to the govern
of the United States the proposlsion q
annexing the islands 70 this country.
reached Washington yesterday ai0e
noon. ~.
The hour of their arrival was TOO ia.e'
in the day for them to meet any OF Inc
officials of this government anu tno
arrangement for their reception ana noe>
include an interview with any OF them
before this morning.
The commissioners received mum
Der of representatives OF the press ~
their rooms and talked freely anu
frankly Of their errand. They brougnb-
with them copies Of the Hawahan
papers of Wednesday, January 10.
which contained full accounts OF tno-
proceedings in connection with the
revolution which was accomplished on
the previous dav, the 18th, and the par
t:culars of which have already been
made public through interviews given
by the gentlemen at San Francisco ana
ut various points en- route to Washing-
son.
The commissioners were asked IN
what shape their authority to act womb
be presented. Mr.. Thurston, who - az.
the head of the commission, replied:
eve have credentials from the presi-
|Adent of the provisional government
Mr. Dole and these will be presented
to Secretary Foster at our meeting witns
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. MT.
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 arrival of
the Boston eliminated, on the 18th, in
the dethronement Of Queen Liliouka-
lani
DIR. Mott Smith. the Hawaiian minis
ter, informed Secretary Foster yester-
day of his appointment rs representa-
tive OF the provisional government Of
the islands to the United States, and Of.
his acceptance thereof He arranged
with the secretary to receive the COM
missioners at the state department this.
morning at 10 o'clock. DR.. Smith does
not expect to take part in the confer
ence between the commissioners and
the secretary, inasmuch as his commits
sion is a general one, and these gentle-
men are upon . special mission.