The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-06
AWAITING ADvICEs.
Hawaiian Commissioners Conf
dent of Ultimate Success.
MINISTER STEVENS WARNING.
AS Long Ago as Last November He
Wrote That the Isiunds Must Soon Be-
come Allied with This Country or
Some European Power.

come Allied with This Country or
Some European Power.
WAsHlNGToN, Feb. 6-The members of
the Hawaiian annexation commission
spent quiet Sunday, passing most of the
time in their rooms at their hotel. Mr..
Carter, who was a resident of Washington
for some time while his father was Iga-
waiian minister TO this country, found
time TO renew some Of his acquaintance
of that period. Among the visitors were
Commander Goodrich, of the United States
navy, and Mr.. j. Is. Montgomery, of Port
land, Ore the latter of whom expressed
TO the commissioners his belief that the
entire Pacific coast was united in favor of
annexation of the Islands to the United
States The commissioners do not expect
to have any statement to make to the
public regarding their errand until after
the completion of their conferences with
Secretary Foster. They will be busily ell
gagged during the intervals between these
meetings with the secretary in the prepa-
ration of the argument that they will ad-
vance in support of their application for
the annexation of The islands by the
Cnited States.
Awaiting Further Instructions.
1t is said that the conferences between
the secretary and the commissioners will
not be anything more than formal until
after the arrival of the next steamer from
Hawaii, which Is due AZ san Francisco on
the Sth inst. The state department ex-
poets to receive by that steamer full re-
ports from Minister Stevens of the events
in connection with the revolution and of
what has occurred since. The commits
sioners also look for additional instructions
from the provisional government. Until
these communications have been received
it is said that the commissioners will not
be presented to President Harrison.
Speaking of the probable course of events
on The islands Commissioner Carter said
that the provisional government would
not undertake any legislative action pend
ing the negotiations with the United
States upon the subject of annexation, ex-
cgpt that the advisory council, which
stands in the stead OF Il legislature, would
probably repeal the lottery bill which the
recent iegisf .ure passed the day before it
was prorogucd by the lately deposed queen.
Minister stevens Warming.
As loGg ago as last Norem Der Minister
Stevens wrote u letter setting forth the
advantages OF the Hawaiian islands to the
United States and the desirabiiity of their
acquisition by this country, in which he
said:
ne ttnlt - Htttr WneH we lnttst NNClue
| who shall hold these islands as a part of
| their national territory. IL is not possible
for chem to remain much longer alone.
! Their people and the United States will
| soon be compelled by circumstances and
events to decide whether the Hawaiian
islands will have unity liberty and auton-
omy with the United States or become a
colonial possession of European power
What Webster, Clayton and Marcy saw
! forty years ago, aud Seward, Fish and
| Blaine and the administrations they repre-
| Sented clearly perceived, may now we'll be
considered by the American people.
/ ''rhe entire area of the islands is about
| COCO square mites. In addition to sugar,
| which is now the principal product, the
| sol and climate are admirably adapted to
! raising rice, bananas, oranges, coffee,
grapes and other crops Well governed
and properly developed they are capable
of sustaining population OF from 100000
/ TO 100000. There are extensive ranches for
the rafsing of sheep and cattle so as to be
carah oi supplying steamers and other
vessels, both N pence and war. The two
harbors of Honolulu and Pearl City, about
six miles apnrt, are entered by narrow
channels, are closely backed Ey mountains,
SO as 10 be made impregnahly defensible
nj not large expense Their ultimate pos
Session by the United States is Of the lit
m1st Importance to American commerce
in tile Pacific, which promises vast deyal-
opmcnt il wisely cared for and withouttoo
much delay"
Fosters Instructions to Eiinist cr Stevens
The two conferences between the com
1ni4soners aud Secretary Foster on Satur-
day was most friendly and cordial. The
/ commissioners are extremely reticent,
/ They will only say they have been cor