New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-11
KANAKAS JUBILANT.
EFFECT UPON HAWAIIAN NATIVES OF TIE
COMING OF THE COMMISSIONER

ATOR DrOrNT REFUSES t. INDICATE
HIS PLANs-porYNFsItN CoURTE'
SIZES roG THE AMERICAN
orr1crN VISITORS.
Honolulu March e9-Thr Int.! States steamer
Rush. Captain G. L. Hooper commanding. "iriV"'
at I q o'clock this morning, eight daNs a." twenty
hours from San Francisco, with SPECIAL '"ni-
missioner James II Elount Of G,oraia. ON board.
The news If IL" possibility OF lrr~id"n' '"N"
land sending a commission 10 inv"Stieat" the stat"
OF affairs hero reached Ioanlu'l Ly the steamer
which sailed from san Francisco on March ~
and since then expectation has been on tp'o"
awaiting the event.
When tlr Push was sighted oI Diamond Iicad
n, o'clock The shor" signal station immediately
ran up a signal demanding the name OF we snip
I'pon receiving the answer thr news was "''
2raphcd to the city. Long before the h">"
reached the entrance 10 tn" harhor the American
residents AMI sympathiy"rs began decorating their
houses with the stars and Strips and soon from
every availnhl, rr. apl tow'r on Glory hut
tered IN the Orc"gr.
Crowds Of r,tiy,., and monlh"'s Of the dilcrcAt
poitical lca~ur- no-,cd 10 the wlarvcs ana "''u-
MED every avairhlo point from which a view OF
the incomn. vessel was Afforded. ana as sly
steamed up and took Ter plac" between III"
Boston and tho Jarm"n warShp Nanlwa- Ken
cheer upon cheer Given, and numerous VI
small American flags were waved IN Wcc"'''
Boarding officers from the different war ShipN
visited the Rush. rendering the usual cour"~PN
of the port 10 the visiting ship Minister Nr'N'hS
in the Mohicans launch was the irHt Nlsi'or 10
reach the Rush. and was immrdia'"iE cio>''''
with the Commissioner. Next 10 com" WIS WI
Robertson. the Chamberlain of the c\-t9u"cn. IN"
newspapcr corrc>pon lcrts boarded the huS' l'''
m soon NJ the Official courtcsirs had becn eN-
changed Great surprise was eNpr sea 'i''' o"i'
one Commissioner had com" down 10 hlN'>"- wv
the great question. Admiral Brown ana "'h'r"
Schoficld having been mentioned rs prohdo' mem
hors Of the board Their friends here were greatly
disappointed.
Matters in the islands are at present quiet but
,boro ;s y Growing feeling of unrest which may
eliminate at any moment in serious Disturbance
~ Tho ncacc The influential portion of the popu-
latfon. the respectable taNpayiHg business com
mupitv and the better class of natives are earn
ost1v in favor of annexation. with the assurance
% stronr Government When il became known
that Cleveland had withdrawn the treaty pro
oosed nv Harrison public opinion receive" DECIDE"
setback The feeling of elation so ho'icea"e
before the news came gave way 70 one OF H''-
nondepcv on the part of the leaders winch soon
communicated itself TO the impressionable islanders
Rpsincss ras been very dull, and unless II =
speedily shown that the present Administration
favors a continuance of neGotm'iohs on the san"
or similar lines conservative men here predict
rave crisis in affairs throughout the lSiahdS'
II il impossible 10 give an approXm1t" LEA "i
what Mr. Wount will do in his capacity of repro
.entatyve OF President Cleveland. The commits
sioner when span by your correspondent 'hS
morning. expressed himself as rot being ready 10
talk about Hawaiian Affairs. In fact sald Mr.
Rlount this sca-vovlac isn't what It's cracked
I'm 10 re and after nine days OF the kiad Oh
shaking up that I nave inst experienced 90"
feel like talkinI about any'hint
Mr. Nount smiled genally. but with 50 mnch
decision that it was plain 10 be- s'~n he would
no. H., drawn ont of His she'll Secretary Mills
,yas found very busy and his mind seemed an ap
.o,ute bIanl, on the subject OF the character OF
Tho mission or the future actions of his chei
One of the officers OF the Rash gave Inc hroii-
Gle" correspondent a short resume OF tie .',p
I'VE left San Francisco az o'clock Monday, d.
said land crossed the bar about ) p. M liead
winds and a heavy head sea wcr" encountered III
mediteiy after getting 10 sea, ana iasteu TWO
DAYS Onr passengers were sick. Of course. but
complained 80 little, and gave 50 httl" 'roupie
that they secured cverybodv's sympathy Mrs
Rlount suffered especially. during rough weather
she was comrelcd to remain below. We reach'o
here however in good trim, having maze 'he
passage in less than nine days. when Is good N'i"
for a vessel as small US the Rush NotnihG VI
interest occurred during the trip ana tne N's'
excitement was the SIGHT Of the island this morn
ing.
mo. I can't tell YOU what Mr.. Blonnt THINKS oi
annexation don't believe he has mentioned
the subicct since he has been board. but II
! were going to make guess. and mind 20" u
ia only O guess, would say that he would h"'
make n report favorable to annexation untl 'he
matter has been thoroughly investigated. ana
until the voice Of the people, the natVes
mean. is heard.
1T think Won had better 90 on the suppositlon
that a strong protectorate will result from the
nresent visit OF the commission rather IMAM apSo
Into annexation But, of course, You Know b'S'
what the state OF affairs is ashore and the chah'e
of annexation by the direct request or vote OIL 'ne
people.
From other sources il was learned that IT is the
present intention of the Commissioner TO Vslt the
several settlements in the other ls'ands on TIE
Rnsb The Rush is expected 10 return aiter
weeks stay here, as her services VIII De 10 i'ne',
onu;rod Those ARRANGEMENTS may be changed
later, as it is just possible that aharS may 80
shane themselves to rcqui-e the presence ol inc
Boston at Honolulu, or il may be dccNh'd iieN
Incident TO send so large a ship among tn" lsiahds
and in that case the Commissioner has power 10
hold the Rush subject to his orders
A furry Of excitement was caused mere last
night by the escape Of Japanese prisoner charged
with murder from the custody of the provisional
Government and his reception on board the Jap'
pese warship Naniwa-Kcn as refuge Inc
prisoner swan off Ia the warship and was al
lowed to go on board. When his whereabouts
became known a requisition in due legal form was
made by the authorities of the provisional UoV-
eminent for bis return, but this Application was
refused by the japanese officers.
This affair has caused various rumoIs to 1eccmc
current as to the intention Of the japanese Gov
eminent TO have hand in the game of annexation
which is being played with tho islands for stake
It would DC indeed rather startling if. while the
United States is hcstatins Japan should step IN
and secure the prize. The ulra-English party