The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-08
LATEST FROM HAWAII.
Everything Continues Peaceful u feo
ID ple Arc Awaiting Events 0uietiy.

R~Everythinc Continues Peaceful aud Fec
ID pic Arc Awaiting Events Quietly.
SAN FnASc1soo, March 6.-1ho bark Car
fier Dove arrived from Honolulu 'o-naen,
and brings advices from tho Associated
press correspondent there up 70 FEB. 10
The following letter contains Inc lates'
Intelligence from the islands.
s3 HoNoLuLu, Feb. 16.-As the work OF snt
provisional government progresses tho diff
ference between the old and new regimes
becomes more apparent and gives more
uatisfa ction TO American residents here.
No outbreak Of any kind has occurred.
though IL lacks but little OF being one
month since ths order of things was over
turned. Inspection Of the barracks was
made to-day by IN Associated pless repre-
sentative. and everything wns found In
good order and prepared for n emsr-
rercy. The forces of the provisional GOV
eminent number At present eighty five men
under regular pay, in addition to whioh
three companies Of volunteers OF about the
yame numerical strength are being formed.
The men are armed with Springfield tihes,
DARLINGTON sight, and Winchester carbines,
which we're inherited from ths monarchy.
In addition to this there are seven or eight
dismounted siege guns, four held pieces
ready for action, and one Calling gun.
forming a battery. as one OF the ofhcers
stated, thar Woulu prove al unsuIAouAsa
Bile barrier against attacks.
The American vesssls In the harbor are
the Mohican, which is used by Admiral
Skerritt as a temporary flag ship; the hos
ton. which still remains under command OF
Cant. Witt; md the Alliance. which ar
rived to-day: Admiral sherr,tt. in an
interview had with him, stated that IL was
something of o surprise to find the stars
and stripes waving over the government
building on the arrival Of the Mohican
here.
II called upon United States Minister
Stevens he said, 'who informed me of
the circumstances. and l can say ! was
glad to see the flag there: think ma,
with few exceptions. the white population
OF the islands take the American side"
In a lengthy interview to-day with United
States Minister Stevens tho latter reviewed
the history OF the relations between the
United States and Hawaii for the past
forty-hve years. and said that tho annexa-
ton of the islands WAS the logical sequence
of that train of affairs. Minister Stevens
expressed the opinion that the sentiment of
the United States 10 now practically . unit
in favor Of annexation. and that such being
the case no question would arise between
the incoming and outgoing administrations
at Washington, az to how the government
should act.
So far as the native Hawaiians arc con-
cerned, Minister Stevens stated that he WAS
daily receiving assurances from the most
prominent in Oahu and other islands that
they will support the course OF the United
States government. The contract labor
system, he thought, might need some at
~tention, but with the expiration OF Iresent
contracts that difficulty would be practi-
cally solved.
The local papers are full of articles bear-
ing on the topic Of annexation. Several
strong articles have appeared in the native
papers and yesterday John Sheldon, n Of
the editors of the Hawaii Holomua. MAR
shall Wilson'S paperl was arrested on a
charge Of contempt OF tho legislative coun-
oil for publishing a page in his newspaper
containing an attack on the provisional
government. 1t speaks of the revolution az
"The illegitimate kid of Stevens and the
sugar planters, Of which Wilt was
the dry nurse" Sheldon is not understood
TO be the author of the article, but he was
arrested because it appeared. He would
not disclose the source Of sthe attacks on
the provisional government. His case will
come up on hearing Of writ Of habeas cor
pU9.