The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-19
NEWS FROM HAWAII
Raising Of the National Flag Over the
Palace June I'd.
FINAL BLOW TO THE MONARCHY
The Indebtedness of the Government
to Claus spreckels has been
Liquidated.
NAL BLOW TO The MONARCHY

HONOLULU, June 1O.-For the first time
in the history of the Hawaiian Islands
the Hawaiian national flag was foated
over the palace June I'd. The formal
occupation of the palace by the provi-
sional government and the raising of the
national emblem over it are regarded by
the annexationists generally and by
many of the natives as a final blow to
the monarchy. The building was form
ally dedicated to its new uses June 5th,
with little ceremony, in which the troops,
the government band and the officials
participated. June Sd the government
paid to Claus Spreckles $95, 900 owed to
him, and there is a feeling of relief
among the officials that the government
is no longer under obligations TO him.
Spreckels denies that he was actuated by
desire to embarrass the government by
demanding the return of money loaned
by him. He. says it was merely bust
ness transaction; the debt was overdue
and he wanted his money.
Minister Blount is anxious TO return
home, and both the royalists and annex
ationists would be glad to have the ques-
ton settled one way or the other. The
idea of protectorate is still in favor
with the annexationists.
The provisional government has passed
a law giving the attorney general discre-
tionary powers in admitting to bail per-
sons charged with murder, treason or
seditious offenses. Heretofore all Of
lenses have been bailable, and this new
law IS considered to be further precau-
ton on the part of the government to
prevent conspiracies and to shut off roy
alist and native newspapers from too
severely criticising the government.
G. w. Wilder, son of President
Wilder, has been appointed consul-gen-
eral at San Francisco, vice F. S. Pratt
removed.
Minister and Mrs. Blount left for
short visit to Maui, and though they will
be gone only until June 11th, rumors of
impending trouble began to arise before
the steamer bearing the ''peace maker,''
as Mr.. Blount is called, had fairly got
ten outside of Honolulu harbor. The
royalists claimed to have received reli-
able information that the provisional
government had decided to deport the
ex-queen on the steamer City of Pekin,
due from China June 7th. They pre-
pared to resist any such attempt and |
men were placed on guard at the ex-
queens house to give the deporters a |
warm reception. 1t is stated that Parker |
reouaetad tho Rrificb ,,,i1iSfar 70 v,,ox,o |
his legation to the ex-queen's residence,
thus placing Liliuokalani under the pro-
lection of the British flag, but the min
lister refused. Major Wodehouse, how
ever, says there is not word of truth |
in the story. The officers of the provi-
sional government say they have no in
tention of taking harsh measures against
the ex-ruler.
The provisional government played it's
trump card June 9th by publishing the
text of the power of attorney given by
to Paul r. Neumann when
he went to the United States to work
against annexation. The eannexationists
claim that the execution of this power
of attorney destroys the chief argument
of the queen, that she yielded to the
superior force of the United States, as
in it she acknowledged that she made
an unconditional surrender to the pro-
visional government. They further call
to the fact that she had no
thought of her people, but thought only
of her financial welfare, and that it was
a plain offer of sale on her part.