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ing, to the effect that Liliuokalani IL willing 10
abdicate and withdraw all claims upon the pay

ing, 10 the effect that LiliuokaIani IL Wiling 10
abdicate and withdraw al claims upon the pay
ment of indemnity bv the United States,
ii may be said that while this govern
ment in the event OF its assuming
charge Of the island will doubtless pro-
or otherwise, there viii be no provision
made for indemnifying her for any of the
crown property Of which she may be
dispossessed by annexation. The queen
has had an allowance from the Hawaiian par
lament Of S4Q,0 or csc, 900 a year. besides
which she has derived an income Of at least as
much more from the crown estates Whatever
provision is made for her as compensation for
the loss OF her station and revenues, it will,
doubtless, be on a much more modest basis.
THE SECRETARY OFFICIALLY INFORMED.
The Secretary Of State has been finally ad-
vised in official form that the Hawaiian Islands
are now under the protection OF the United
States government. The information was con-
tanned in the following dispatch from Minister
Stevens, received at a late hour last night:
Honolulu. FEB IVA SAN Francisco. CAL,
FEB. 9-Secretary of State: Provisional gov
ernment Of Hawaii gaining power and respect.
Everything Is quiet. Annexation sentiment ia
increasing. Dead monarchy and opposition to
annexation is supported chiefly by lottery and
opium ring. Today at 3 a. m, in accordance
with the request of provisional government of
under the United States protection during
negotiations. not interfering with the execution
Of public affairs. Dispatches by mail, with full
details. SrkyrNs
The statement in yesterdays STAR that Min
lister Stevens had acted entirely on his own re-
sponsibility in this matter and without specific
instructions from this government was con-
firmed by Secretary Foster last night. He said
the action Of Minister Stevens in declaring the
Hawaiian Islands under the protectorate OF the
VTvstn N.%A a. Il
from the Department Of State. In fact, the
movement for the change of government was
unexpected and had not been anticipated at
Washington. Mr.. Stevens had undoubtedly
acted as he thought wise and best on the emer-
gencies Of the case and it would be unfair to
Judge his conduct in advance of the receipt Of
his full report, now in the mail to Washington
The instructions given by the department to
MIR. Stevens in the telegram of the 2Sth ultimo
already published, approved his recognition of
the provisional government. He had been in
structed generally to protect American citizens
and property. Secretary Foster said last night
that American citizens were the owners Of at
least three-fourths Of the entire real and per-
sonai property of the islands. and they were
more interested than all other residents in the
preservation Of peace and good government.
COMING TO WASHINGTON.
The Hawaiian commissioners have received n
telegram from Charles NJ Cook announcing his
arrlValat San Francisco with dispatches for them
from the provisional government. He was
asked to bring the dispatches with him to
Washington, and he is expected to reach here
next Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Cook is a
member of the advisory council of the provis-
lonal government. He was prominently men,
toned for place on the commission sent to
the United States and will doubtless act with
the members Of that body upon his ar rival
Inc commissioners were also Informed that
MIR. Neuman and Prince David were accom-
panied from Honolulu by John 4. Bush, whose
mission, the commissioners believe is to pre-
sent to the press of the Pacific coast the views
OF the friends of the dcpcsed queen. with a
view to creating sentiment against annexation.
The Hawaiians are in receipt Of many wholly
irrelevant communications. These are largely
IN the form of requests for favors from stamp
collectors and persons seeking positions They
desire it to be known that they have no samples
OF stamps issued by the Hawaiian government
and are not in a position to either give employ
ment nor secure it for any one. The ghost of
the alleged John NJ. Cleghorn still haunts them
package was received yesterday from New
York. addressed to Cleghorn. in care of Minis
ter Smith. 1t proved to be book called
Devils Rest" but its appositeness Was not
manifest 1t is being held subject to ~.
Cleghorn's" instructions.
Mr.. Lorrin A. Thurston, with the approval of
his associate commissioners, has made a reply
to the statements made in the letter from J.
4. Colburn. ex-minister Of the interior of the
Hawaiian cabinet. He denies the claim made
by and on behalf Of Queen Liliuokalani that the
late Hawaiian government yielded to the force
of the United States when she surrendered to
the Hawaiian provisional government and that
the whole movement was a preconceived con-
spiracy in favor of annexation.