The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-27
NOT HAPPY AT HONOLULU.
NOBODY PLEASED NTH The COURSE
OF THIS GOVRRNMENE

Bitter Feeling Against Clans spreeteis-
Anne xationists winning Friends by the
Exposure OF the ES-Qucen's Willingness
to sell Out-The stolen Crown Jewels
Honolulu. Juno 10. per steamer China, via
San Francisco. juno 20-As each steamer
from San Francisco fails to bring news that
Uawaiis affairs will soon be settled by tho
United States. the disappointment OF annexa-
tonists and royalists alike hecomes keener.
Both parties are anxious to have tho vital
question o. stable government decided as soon
as possible. The long strain Is beginning to
tell on both business and society. Merchants
are complaining Of dull times
Claus Spreckels has won the first skirmish
In his fight against the star. the annexationist
organ. Walter G. Smith OF the paper has been
held for trial to answer charge OF criminal
libel. Smith was released on $500 bail and Is
again running the paper. but is letting
Spreckels alone pending the result OF the libel
suit Spreckels is now avowedly on the war
path against the Provisional Government and
though he has as yet made no new move dis
quieting rumors are being circulated as to his
intentions OF pinching business mon who are
unfortunate enough to BIO under financial OBJ
legations to him. The advisabilty OF taking
away from Spreckels's Oceanic Steamship
Company the mail subsidy Of 500 por month
Mail Is still being considered by the Govern
ment.
Paul Neumann. the Queens legal adviser,
returned from the United States few days
after the publication OF the power Of attorney
given him when he went to Washington to
fight annexation. He treats the matter OF Its
publication here very lightly. and says there
never has been any secret as to the contents OF
the document He is still opposed to annexa-
ton. and thinks that protectorate with what
ever form OF government majority OF the peo-
pie vote for is best for Hawaii
The annexationists are making great capital
out of what they consider the evidence of the e1-
Queens weakness and sellshness. Thousands
OF copies Of the power Of attorney printed In
the Hawaiian language have been circulated
among natives on al me ,h lsands, Win tf g re-
Ing to the annexation standard in greater
numbers than ever before.
ex-soidier OF tho provis lonal army. who was
behavior. Hyan was on guard at the time the
Jewels were stolen. When he was arrested, a
few days agG s number o. the precious stones
AS q result of the recent dynamite scare the
provisional Government has passed a law fix
pi6siyes at a line from $3.50 to $1,000 and i'm
prisonment not to exceed twenty years Tho
ishod BY Do maximum Inc Of $4,000 and i'm
prison m ent for five years.
The palace which was occupied by tho Gov
eminent two weeks ago. has been still further
protected by placing sand-bag barricades at
exposed points. Arms and ammunition have
been served out to secret organization
called the Citizens Reserve. which numbers
about 800 men.
Claus spreckels has been accused OF Offering
to purchase arms for royalists, and extra
guards will be posted at outside ports to pre-
vent their being landed. II the Government
ascertains that its Information Is correct
bpreckels is likely to receive some harsh treat
ment
Tho Government claims to have authentic
Information that Mr.. Blount. with the excep-
ton OF a few brief statements. has not yet
made report to the state Department at
Washington as to the result OF his inyestiga-
lions here. and that report will not be sent
on for two weeks. The Government has de-
cided to do nothing further in the matter Of
treaty Instructions to Minister Thurston until
Information is received as to tho result Of his
interview with President Cleveland about
Hawaiian affairs.
special steamer arrived on June 10 from
japan with over LOO Japanese contract la
borcrs brought here to work on the sugar
plantations.
Minister Blount returned on juno II from
his nvo days trip to Maui. he visited Halea-
kala crater. and the principal plantations
Mr. Cornwall got up meeting Of royalists for
the benefit Of Mr.. Blount