Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-17
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
News From Washington Received ID
Honolulu.
In tho Defense Of Charles De Lesseps
highlands Financial Policy
Cholera news.

s Ban FRANCISCO, March l5.-Corres.
pondonce Of the Associated Press from
Honolulu, under date of March o, says
that u the friends Of annexation were
elnted on receipt VI news from the
United States on the goth aud 22nd Of
February, they were correspondingly
depressed when the Bolgic put into
Honolulu, UNEXPECTEDLY on March .,
aud II was found that the treaty Of
annexation had not reached a vote In
the United states Senate. With the
exc ption Of Minister Steven, aud a
lew Others, no one expected the treaty
would be arranged ~ speedily. While
IL IL n disappointment 10 the American
party ON the lslands, IL II source OF
much qualification 81 the rOynlists. A
published letter from Secretary Foster
20 the United States minister, from
The royalist view, sustained the belief
that the course Ot MIR. Stevens aud
Captain Wilta was not cOuntenanood
ny the Washington government, but
Minister Stevens expressed himself IA
perfectly satisfied with the contents Of
Secretary Fosters letter.
President Dole says he has no rea'
son 10 believe annexation Will not
come even though 4. should be de-
iofrcl. The present unsettled state OF
gtiairs Is not only affecting commercial
business but strengthening the royal
lists. AZ far ms known there are no
Threats OF violence or resort 10 arms
made, but It has been proposed that
fupreicntatiuns be- mado TO the Eng.
lish government In Wow OF the ap'
parent hutiplthy TO the action by the
United States.
The Hawaiian civil right league for
the purpose Of recurring suffrage AMI
representation Ia whatever govern.
mont Is eventually constituted has been
formally otgauiLei. Ashford, vice
president Of the league, IN an open
letter, says! The league favors neither
monarchy nor annexation. IL leaves
thrGo questions 10 be- decided by other
means. II IL 10 coalition Of BON mon
| hfchisis and auueXutiOnlstH who hold
freedom more dear than form aud who
VIII accept OF no form OF government
which does not incluIc freedom as
fundamental principle.
An attempt Is being msde by the
fullbloodod Hawniaus to Urgsnizs an
opposition club. In addition to all this
agitation, members o! the provisional
government uto experiencing GOODNESS
among some Of the early supporters.
Members Of the militia nte the most
disconlcuted, some claiming they have
been overlooked Ia favor OF hangers.
on OF the late regime.
The japanese cruiser Kongo went 10
HilO last Thursiay, where II Is re-
ported disturbance had arisen among
Japaneee plantation hands. The
United States ship Alliance followed
and this gave rise to n Tumor that there
was IA prospect Of International COM
plications; but American naval officers
pronounce the report absurd.
The British minister, up TO March
It'll, had received no late Instructions
from his government. lie contends
that II would only be an act OF jus.
tice 10 take n pleblscitO hero on tho
matter OF annexation. On February
2Sih he sent u note TO the provisional
government protesting against any
Acknowledgement Of natives. Presi.
dent Dole In acknowledging the same
asked the British minister to furnish
precedents where Great Britain In
case OF annexation Of foreign territory
has granted suffrage.
The Hawaiian Patriotic league has
forwarded the following telegram to
President Cleveland: "fhe Hawaiian
Patriotic league, a union OF all native
associations, hope for Justice, anu that
an investigation bo made hore before
final decision as TO annexation"