Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20
BLOUNT ACTS N HONOLULU
He Declares Off the United
States Protectorate.
OUR FLAG NO LONGER FLOATS
The Provisional Government
in Command.
Details of the Manner in Which the
Change Was EfIected--The Subject I'm
der Discussion BY secretary
Gresham says lie Has No oficial Ad.
Niues,

! HoHoirlr. April l. VIA SAN FRANCISCO,
| CtL., April She Morning star, a mis-
/ si1nary ship which Cruised among the
/ south sea Islands, returned last week aud
| i, living at the dock. captain Garland, who
| i ia command brought back authorita
! tive Information that the Japanese are ne
| saf!uting with Spain to buy the Ascension
! Islands to which country they now be
! long, Il simply proves that the Mikado Is
| determined To have a naval station IN the
| Pacific, il not in Hawai- than elsewhere
4 II has been also ascertaiucd that the last
4 Australian steamer brought the Hawaiian
/ government demand, which has been
Submitted through the Japan counsel,
/ Sauur0 Friji. that in accordance with the
| provisions Of the treaty Of So, japanese
] subjects In the Hawaii Islands, which
/ number about 1000, be placed upon the
| same political footing Is other foreign
born residents, 1t il in other words, a
demand for the acknowledgements Of the
Japanese
HE provisional government has not yet
given the japanese representatives, any
positive answer but j Il disposed 70 con
stsip the provisions Of the existing labor
contract AS q sufficient ground for refusal
II j. argued, and with reason, that men
employed iutu the country as !AbOrers
under SPECIAL agreement, intending 70
return 10 their native country after Their
term Of service expires have no Just claim
to the franchises.
. tft,,Sy,.,, nv Aprit IA I'M
,.a.,'. l.rI,s..t,, N, M .,aah,sr Nar;nos9
fr,'n UoyEI,In ,lst the I.Hitcd States
, ,'9,'' 'Iyar tho islands bai bscn
tenn1rarity aLgYa5ncd and mat tlie
I'pitcd states forces had been with. |
drawn lin consequence created some. .
, thing like a sensation here According |
. u the papers brought ny the Mariposa
! the United states flag, which for months |
had tioaici from the government build |
! iHIs, was Auulc3 down ni tho Hawaiian
color, lifted III us stead
on the afternoon Of the previous day
G Inmissi1Her BloRnt held a lengthy
A conference with President Dole and the
\ ministry. al which he notified them Of
e lis intention to declare of the prOtcC.
o tofate established by Minister stevens
I February Isl. X is understood that he
= gave IL ILL reason therefor that the
e Washington administration did not re-
i gard the protectorata as necessary, and
4 further, that il was incompatible with
i ally diplomatic negotiation. that might
t be arrar- ed between the tWD countries.
i The United States, however, would
II trrok no hostile Interference in
= Hawaiian affairs BY my foreign power
Conscious # their strength in view Of
tie latter assurance tie Provisional
~ government somewhat acgutesced in the
- commissioner decision ana prepared
10 order out their forces 10 maintain the
ii peace which had continued almost I'M
N broken during the pr3tectarate.
ii fR,wns IN rur srRErrs.
et .t0,,.,,,ri, nj, thu ,,5rri,,.,of Anvil
~ ~ president hoic mnd tGr cabinet
N, yiaitel tEp barrqck, apa in-pected I'M.
ri men under arm4. At 10 a'cIDcE. Com.