The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-16

Everything 10 Tranquil In Honolulu-
sswell Interviews Blount.
HONOLULU, April 8.-rhe steamship Al
ameda, which arrived here yesterday,
brought among her passengers Paul Neu-
mann and Prince David Kawanauakoa,
the deposed queens envoy to Washing
ton; William X. Castle, one of the Ha.
waiian commissioners, and Harold NJ.
Sewell, former United States consul gen.
eral to Samoa. Hon. E. c. McFarlane,
another of the exponents Of the queens
side was ON board. Neumann and Prince
David were met by delegation and es-
corted to the royal carriage, which was in
waiting, and driven rapidly to the resi-
dence of LilIuokalani, where they ex-
planned the results Of their missions.
When seen subsequently Neumann said
he had enjoyed his trip to Washington
City. He said:
prevent II possible an injustice being done
favored the appointment Of commission to ex-
anime into the state of affairs before judgment
was pronounced, and have secure1 my point
/ have brought back no assurances to the queen.
but believe her best assurance lies In the fact
that Mr.. Bl0unt was appointed and has besn
sent hsra
Commissioner Castle said that there was
no denying that . reaction had set in in
the United States to . certain extent
against annexation, but he saw no reason
to infer that Cleveland was hostile to the
annexation policy.
Ex-Consul Sewell was seen. and in reply
to questions jocosely remarked that it was
difficult to keep him out of the Pacific.
1t has been variously rumored that Sewell
is the bearer of important dispatches to
Blount or to the provisional government,
or that he comes to succeed Minister
Stevens or Consul General Severance,
but he keeps his own counsel in the mat
ter. He stated that the removal of the
stars and stripes would be news to the
states, but declined to discuss the merits
of the case. Sewell made q lengthy call
on Commissioner Blount ON the afternoon
of his arrival. Mr.. Sewells own explana-
tion to personal friends Is that he is simply
down here for pleasure and to study the
situation for himself.
Little of importance has occurred since
April 1, and despite tho repeated rumors
that the deposed queen is preparing to
again assume authority, affairs outwardly
bear an aspect of tranquility.
oAN haNCiSSOs "A APih uO 0SAAN
Mail steamer China arrived from Hong
kong and Yokohama. via Honolulu, this
afternoon. She left the latter port only
two days later than the Mariposa, SO that
there was no expectation that she would
bring news of Importance. Everything
was quiet when she left. The provisional
government was holding its own without
trouble, as the following extract from the
Honolulu Advertiser shows:
Col. Blount's mission 10 as great q mystifca-
ton - ever, and the general public Ia COM
PEELED to substitute its guesses for authentic
knowledge 40 to facts. 1t Col Bount enter
tanned any doubts as to the power of the govern
ment to take care Of itself, recent events have
probably set them At rest
WAsHISaToS CRY, April ia telegram
from Commissioner Blount was received
at the state department today confirming
the news telegraphed yesterday from San
Francisco regarding his action in Homo
lulu The telegram is brief. merely recit-
ing the fact that the marines were relieved
from duty on shore and returned to their
quarters on board the Boston. The full
report of Blount is expected to reach
Washington City next week by mail.