Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-12-21

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rhs k@rsis-ts mu.s 30 >s.~v~a Dat
ftsin Tax Ia q Conversation
OAKLAND. Cal. Dee 1.-THE In
eutrer 1y~s Hawaiian Minister Thurs
ton sailed yesterday on the steamer
Alameda for Honolulu for a mere i'm
portant purpose than u rrpsrt no
Progress Last THURSDAY ThurStcu
was a visitor in Oakland. and spent
the evening nj the house Of n ~gentle-
man who has heavy interests in the
Hawaiian Stands Their was Assem-
hlei 20 meet him quite a company Of
gentlemen. FORMER r~eSident>cf Hawaii.
AMI Fhurstsn unbosumel himself.
spanking With r~=fer. fysnkr~s> about
his mission in gcin- home. Perhaps
b. thought that the time had rouae
when he NJ longer cared 10 make a
secrct ~ H. To put II in hri~fess
form, THarstou !, going - iIonolalu
20 assist IN another revolution. that II
10 say. he II going TO aid in suh~titat-
ing for ths presrn, provisional or tenn
rnrary government n permanent gov
ernmcut with a written constitution
which shall make. Hawaii a republic
aud = free and independent nation Of
the earth. All nira Of seeking annex
ation has h~een abandoned. for the prs
ent at least. aud the republic ~ Ha-
vail i Ia b. established. Thus ending
the uncertainty in the islands Tho
giSt Of the coat.iential information
which Minister Thurston carries hack
20 Honolulu. NJ doubt j. that nothing
- to he expected from the government
nj Washington. ani that therefore the
part Of wisdom i for the provisional
government 10 secure its present
strength and to establish a form OF
government which shall he a pcrEna
nercv
! Tbs nnight mt ~ N eaSv 10 do ~ lie
lay and uncertainty were allow~d &c
ga on until diS,@nsionS creep in and
sap the strength II President TAole's
administrations
In the conversation on the oecaSion
referred Ia. Thurston showed that his
mind was made mp for the h-sliest and
uas>t determined action. lie implied
tha; he was going. not to discuss mat
terS- hut to act lie seemed 10 enter
tain no doubt whatever that President
Dole and shsc other m~mh~r 81 the
PROVISIONAL government vould h. with
hIm heart and soul.
a. m illustration Of hts spirit.
Thnrstan said Il don't know but
what Il would h, a gu-pd thing IL there
shs'ahi ~ a little sighting down there.
u weult unite he people.
sy his he was understood To mean
collisions between the United STATES
foress and the provisional government
tie was asked IL the royslis,s world
cosne ovcr and unite with the provision
siiSts II the government vere msae a
ermaneney. aud to this replied NO;
the royaliSts must be stamped out
A. 10 the details % the new cous;i.
taton. or how IL would h~ prusnst
gated. Thurston said nothing. hut h.
admitted that the serious obstacle wa.
the suffrage question. the natives BE-
ing fri-nsiiy Ia their queeu. He re
fsrred Ia the Portuguese settlers. oi
whom there are -. 0oo, who might ~
voters. aud said he thought they would
stand with the new government. and
taat the Japanese. IL admitted - saf-
frag~. woaii do the same He seemed
20 think that by the help OF these ana
other foreigu-bprn elements. il might
he possible 10 hold the natives down.
One ~ the company present was q
prominent lawyer. ami with him
! Thur-ten had some interchange q.
views about the method Of rromul
: eating a new constitution and organic
ing a form OF government which would
w. of recognized by foreign powers
Both gentlemen fThur>sou himself
IS a lawyer agree that the provisional
government made a clear ease. hat II
was not only = de facto government
that its power in the islands was alb
soluie and undisputeSi: and n eonstitu-
ton promulgated in its name aud any
officer chosen under Il would have the
right 10 recognition under the prinei
piles Ofsiaternational law.
Another interesting fact. which came
out during the evening. was tina,
Thurston wanted 10 take back with
him tn the islands as many Hawaiian,
or holders of property interests in the
islands. who were Trustworthy. a. he
could get 10 go
Nr- Castle. who left Ann Artor.
Mich. to accompany Thurston. wa.
present and not only coineided with
what ThurSton said, but avowed that
he would take part in setting up the
new form of government. and that he
was going homo for no other purpose.