The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-05
THE HAWAIIAN COMMISSIONERS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The first inter
view between Secretary Foster and the
Hawaiian annexation commissioners was
held in the diplomatic parlor of the state
department this morning between 10 and
IL o'clock and lasted half an hour. The
interview ended with an engagement
to meet again at 8 o'clock this afternoon
at the same place. The Hawaiian COM
missioners returned at once to their hotel,
where they discussed the question of max
ing a statement to the people of the
United States upon the subject of their
mission to this country. Mr. Thurston
and the other members of the commission
said that the reception by Secretary FOs-
ter had been cordial. OF the details, how
ever they could not speak, as they had
been requested by Secretary Foster, pend
ing the negotiations, TO make no state
ment regarding the progress thereof. How
ever, the cordial reception accorded Oy the
representatives of the United States gov
ernment augured Il satisfactory COM
pletion of their mission they believed.
After the interview Secretary Foster
said that he had nothing new to COM
municate, and that owing TO the press Of
other business be was unable to see news
paper men.
Secretary Foster made public today the
full text of the dispatch announcing the
Hawaiian revolution, received by him
from Minister Stevens on the 2sth Of jan
uary by telegraph from San Francisco, aud
the answer he sent 10 the minister. The
information contained in the dispatch
sent by Mr.. Stevens has already been made
public. In his reply to Minister Stevens
the secretary says that the minister :
policy in recognizing the new government
is fully indorsed. Is IS hoped, the secre-
h. oh, yx-IIl raylI r.,
draw closer the intimate ties of unity and
common interests which so conspicuOusiy
and necessarily link the Hawaiian islands
to the United States. The dlSpatCn con-
cludes with instructions TO keep in con-
staRt communication with the commander
of the United States naval forces at Homo
lulu, with the view to acting II need be in
the line Of recognition OF the new govern
meut.
Secretary Foster also gave out for publi-
cation II statement defending the landing
Of United States marines at HoDolulu,an
showing that the landing Of foreign troops
on the Hawaiian islands IN connection
with civil disturbances has taken place on
several occasions.
The second interview between the Ha-
waiian annexation commissioners and the
secretary Of state, held this afternoon, was
even shorter than the con ference this
morning, and quite as unproductIve OF re-
suits. There WAS some informal talk over
the annexation proposition, and this was
concluded by an agreement that Secretary
Foster should again meet the commits
sioners on Tuesday morning next for an
extended conference. The commissioners
are saying very little on the subject OF the
ultimate accomplishment Of their object,
but intimate that they feel very much en-
courag5d No arrangement has been made
for their reception by President Harrison,
bat this will probably take place in few
days, as the recognition Of the new gov
ernment by this country removes any
hesitation the president might feel IN
giving the commissioners q formal audi
euCe.
The Star saws: The most important
development in the Hawaiian matter to-
day is the official announcement that al
foreign governments, including Great
Britain, have recognized the provisional
government of Hawaii II has heretofore
been supposed that the British govern
ment had withheld any recognition Of the
new government IN Hawaii