The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-03-23
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY-BRITIsH
INsoLENCE-

Ex-Representatiye Blount Of Georgia,
left Washington last week for Honolulu or
asecret mission, the appointment 10 which
required no confirmation by the Senate.
The selection Of Blount for the mission
indicates that Cleveland is not yet salts.
fed that Hawaii should be annexed to
the United States, but has not made up
his mind to oppose it. Blount will make a
very thorough investigation of the situa.
ton, and the Presidents future action
on the subject will probably be governed
by his report. Some Of the Republican
Senator'S are quite indignant at Cleye.
lands action in withdrawing the treaty.
They declare it was piece Of presump-
ton, and showed great want of good
taste, if not Of disrespect. for ex-Presi-
dent Harrison and his Cabinet to with
draw the treaty before it had fair
chance to be considered. Some Of the
Democratic Senators do not take this
view Of the matter, however, and com.
pliment Cleveland for what they call his
''iron nerve"
A correspondent Of the San Francisco
Call, writing from Honolulu, says that
"the Provisional Governments present
force il deemed amply sufficient to quell
any demonstration that the natives
might be prevailed upon to make.
There has been none such, and none ia
anticipated, and the only hostile demon.
STATIONS that have disturbed the peace
OF the town have been one or two en-
counters between American sailors aud
men from the British man of war Garnet.
These babe fair at one time to become
serious, as when they FIRST arrived the
Britishers were very bumptious and fairly
spelling for fight. On one memorable
evening a party Of British marines on
shore leave, while under the influence Of
liquor, publicly insulted the American
flag, and defied its defenders to uphold it.
The challenge was accepted by some Of
the Mohican men, and quite a serious
scrimmage occurred, in which the Ameri-
cans were outnumbered and badly worst
ed, the native police declining to inter
fere. Owing to the difficult position
IN which the Americans here are placed
Just now it deemed the better part Of
wisdom to curtail their shore leave rather
than to risk the odium of further street
encounters. The British marines have
done an immense amount of loud talking
and whenever they are ashore their
baggy red coats and absurd hats may be
seen conspicuous amid groups Of bare.
footed, gaping natives and half whites,
listening breathlessly to the glowing
accounts of the happy day coming when
the gallant Englishman should haul
down the bloody American rag and
hoist the Hawaiian flag under British
protection. Some Of them announced the
first day they had orders TO do this be.
fore nightfall, but for some unknown but
cogent reason these orders
were not carried out.
"Fhe Garnet, Of course, has had moth.
ing to say during the present episode,
England not having as yet made it her
affair, but at the reception to Captain
Wiltse. given at the opera house on the
evening Of February "a, the British off,
GERS To a man absented themselves,
although the officers from both Japanese
vessels turned out in force. British resi-.
dents, also, were chiefly conspicuous by
their absence, notwithstanding that even
native society was represented in great
numbers"