The record-union., 1893-02-09

and sanctioned by the American Minister
Plenipotentiary, J. t. Stevens, who has,
without authority from the American
Government, taken upon himself high
handed measure in trying to overthrow a
peaceful Government.
The letter was brought over on the
Claudine by a personal friend of Colburn
on business tripto California, who took
passage with the commission. His senti-
ments were unknown to his fellow
passengers, and he carefully concealed
the fact that he had been entrusted with
the important document. Had it been
known he would have been denied pas
sage upon the vessel. AS soon as he ar
rived in San Francisco he mailed the
communication to Mr.. CAM 1t was the
intention of Colburn his uncle, as repre-
sentative of the royalist party of the Ha-
waiian Nation, should go to Washington
and present the document to the authori-
ties in the interest of the Island Queen.
Instead of going in person to the seat of
the Government. CAM, after some days
deliberation, wrote a petition to the
President and members of Congress of
ellO l hAtSu SldLSS, Incorporating ln0TGlH
Minister Colburn's communication.
LATEST FROM THE ISLANDS.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S.-The schooner
Robert Sewers arrived here from Homo
lulu at IL o'clock tonight. She left
Honolulu January 21st, two days after
the steamer Claudine, which arrived here
eleven days ago and brought the first
news of the overthrow of the monarchy
and also the Commissioners who are
now in Washington urging annexation.
The only information of Importance
which was brought by the schooner to-
night was a confirmation of the state
ment published a few days ago that the
British Minister was among the foreign
diplomats who had recognized the Pro-
visional Government of Hawaii. A
Honolulu paper Of January 21st pub
fishes an official proclamation of the new
Government addressed to all foreign rep
resentatives in Honolulu, and also the
replies of every foreign Minister or for
eign Consul there. All of these officials
recognize the new Government. The re-
ply OF the British Minister, which is
brief, declares that he recognizes the Pro-
visional Government pending instruc-
tions from his own Government.
MoRGAN's ANNEXATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Yesterday Nor
gan, the leading Democratic member of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
lions, had a short conference with Secre-
tary Foster. a bill introduced by Nor
gan to-day is the probable outcome of
that conference. Morgan is an enthusi-
astic annexationist, and it will be seen in
the measure that he provides not only for
Hawaii, but any similar condition that
may arise in the future. The full text of
the bill, which is a very short one, is as
follows:
THAT whenever the United States shall
acquire dominion over any foreign coun-
try or place, by treaty, or annexation, or
otherwise, the President of the United
States. with the advice and consent of the
Senate, may appoint a Governor for the
same, and a Legislative Council, to con-
sist of any number of persons not less
than five nor more than twenty-five.
whose acts shall be subject to revision or
repeal by Congress; and, unless a treaty
VI dullGAdllO VI CcSSIOH Sudll OLnerWlS6
provide, said Governor and Council shall
constitute and conduct all provisional
government until Congress shall other
wise provide by law"
Mr.. Wilder, one of the Hawaiian Com
missioners, was seen by reporter while
engaged in reading copy of the bill. He
said, of course, he knew nothing of the
intention of Senator Morgan in proposing
such measure, nor of the views of the
Administration upon the subject, but it
was exactly what the Commissioners de-
sired for the islands in case annexation
was decided upon.
THE QUEEN UNDER CONTROL OF KI-
HUNAs.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Serena E. Bisbop
editor of The Friend at Honolulu, writes
to the EUcrsing Post long letter. dated
January 18th, giving details of the recent
revolution, which, she says, had its origin
in the uprising of the heather supersti-
tions of this miserable woman. Queen
Liliuokalani, who had been set on by
native Kihunas." The letter saws ::
''There is indubitable evidence of her
frequent participation in idolatrous wor-
ship, Notwithstanding her frequent at
tendance at church. Twice she has per-
sonally sacrificed to Pele. There is a
large body of Hawaiians of elevated char
acter and progressive civilization, but the
mass of natives have been bedeviled by
palace Kahunaism and debauched by
palace impurity the past thirty years.
The palace during that period has been
breeding-nest of most poisonous in
luence, debauching and destroying the
people with soreery, lust and drunken
ness, three chief causes of the wasting
away of the Hawaiians."
The conclusion of the letter says: "The
Americans have no option but to rise up
for the preservation of their treasure
and expresses the belief that the major
ity of the Hawaiians of character and
substance have longed for the abolition of
the monarchy. They look with like
eagerness with US for the starry flag of
protection and honor to float over these
lowly islands,"
Preparing For Some Kind of Racket.