The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-07
BLOUNT'S WORK IN HAWAII.
He is Not in Favor Of Restoring the
Queen to Power.

His Attitude on the Question Of An
nexation Still in Doubt-Spreckels
Reported to Have Changed Front
and Now In Favor Of Restoring the
Monarchy - Modification of the
Treaty of Annexation.
San Francisco, June 6-The steamer
Gaelic arrived from Hong Kong and
Yokohama, via Honolulu, at II o'clock
this morning, bringing advices from the
latter place up to May 30. 1t may now be
positively said that Minister Blount has
come heartily to approve of the revolution
and probably that he justifes nearly all
of the course of ex-Minister Stevens in
it. He has never for an instant thought
Of restoring the eX-queen, or of recon-
mending that it be done, notwithstand-
ing the diligent and persistent assertions
of the royalists that he so intended.
Whether he will recommend annexation
is not clear. He may possibly take the
grounds that it is undesirable on account
OF the large proportion of nOn-American
population. The royalist rumor now is
unusually strong and positive that the ex-
queen will be restored on June II. The
government is well advised of the exist
ence of a definite conspiracy among the
baser classes of whites to carry out this
plan. 1t seems evident that they have
found some source of supplies not hitherto
in reach.
The statement that any new treaty was
to be sent on for negotiation at Washing
ton was partially correct. The govern
IN hpp11 Ci "a in
tications to be Incorporated in the treaty
of amexatiOnif such should be concluded.
1t is said that after the arrival of the
mail on June IL Minister Blount will be
prepared to proceed with negotiations
looking toward protectOrate, or perhaps
a temporary arrangement, leaving the
way open for a treaty of annexation.
There is some reason to believe that
some information on this subject has al
ready been passed between Minister
Blount and persons near the government,
which will doubtless give friendly con-
sideratiOn to such propositions as may be
made from Washington
Her maiesty's ship Hyacinth has re-
ceived orders to sail for Tahiti on June
l. The Hyacinth departure leaves Homo
lulu without a British warship.
sPRECKELs IN BAD HUMoR.
Claus Speckels returned few days
ago rom his second visit to the other
islands in violent temper having been
unable to bring the planters and other
leading business men over to his plan of
an independent government. Although
he previously had no decided idea of re-
storing the monaRchy, he now speaks of
it as probable, and has even threatened
that it will come. He is in constant com
munication with the ex-queen
and her chief adheronts. It it not
certain that the new conspiracy
is based upon an expectation of his sup
port, which, if given, would render it
extremely formidable in Honolulu.
Spreckels has demanded the immediate
payment Of sos, 900 owed him by the gov
ernment. In making the demand he said
he did not consider that his plans for a
republic had received proper considera-
tion and he did not see why his money
should be used to further the plans Of
his opponents
The government has deferred to Minis
ter Blount's position that it has no juris-
diction in the Nordhoff case, and the
matter has been dropped and there is no
more talk of violence or libel suits from
the correspondent.