The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-19
HAWAITS FLAG FLUNG OUT
The New National Emblem Floating
Over the Palace.


The Attorney General Given Disore-
tionary Power in Admitting to Bail
for Murder, Treason or Seditious
offenses-A Trumped UP Story OF 3
Plot to Deport the Ex-Queen.
Honolulu, June 10.-F'or the first time
IN the history of the Hawaiian islands the
Hawaiian national flag was fioated over
the palace on June 2. The formal occu-
patton of the palace by the provisional
government and the raising of the ma
tional emblem over it are regarded as a
final blow to the monarchy The build
ing was formally dedicated to its new
uses on June 5with a little ceremony, in
which the troops, government band and
officials participated The provisional
government on June 3 paid to
Clause Spreclsles s95 900 owed
to him, and there is q feeling of
relief among the officials that the govern
ment is no longer under obligations to
him. MIR. Spreckels denies that he was
actuated by desire to embarrass the
government by demanding the return of
his money Although the government
otricials claim to be making progress in
the investigation of the alleged dynamite
outrage, an impression is current that no
harm TO the government was intended
The provisional government has passed
law giving the attorney general discre-
tionary power in admitting to bail per-
sons charged with murder, treason or Sc
dit1ous otfenses. Heretofore all offenseS
had been bailable, and this new law is
considered to be further precaution to
prevent conspiracies and cut off the royal
1st native newspaper from too severely
criticising the provisional government.
9. A. Wilder, son of Vice President
Wilder, has been appointed consul gen
eral at San Francisco to succeed Z. S.
Pratt, removed.
STORY OF AN ALLEGED PLOT.
On June Minister and Mrs. Blount left
for short visit to Maiou and though
they will only be, gone until June II,
runors of impending trouble began to
arise before the steamer bearing the
''peacemaker, as Mr.. Blount is called
here, had barely gotten outside of Homo
lulu harbor. The royalists claimed to
have reliable information that the pro-
visional government had decided
to deport the ex-queen on the
steamer City of Pekin due from
China June 5. They prepared to resist
any such attempt and men were placed on
guard at the queens residence to give the
deporters warm reception. 1t is stated
that Sam Parker requested the British
minister to remove his legation to the ex-
queens residence and thus place ext Queen
Lilioukalani under the protection of the
British flag, but the minister refused.
Mai. Wodehouse, however, says there is
not word of truth In the story
The provisional government played its
trump card on June 8 by publishing the
text of power of attorney given by ex-
Queen Lilieukalani to Paul Neumann
when he went to the United States to
work against annexation. The annex
ationtsts claim that the execution of this
power of attorney destroys the chief argu-
ment of the queen that she had
yielded to the superior force of the United
States in that she acknowledged that she
made an unconditional surrender to the
provisional government. They further
call attention to the fact that she had no
thought of her people, but thought only
of her financial welfare, and It was a
plain offer of sale on her part.
w. G.. Smith, editor of the Hawaiian
Star, has been arrested on charge of
criminal libel at the instance of Claus
Spreckels. The Star had intimated that
Spreckels ought to be deported and his
possessions seized.