Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-06


club was hastily formed and welcomed
the commissioner from the boat landing
DR. j. =. McGiaw. chairman. and Presi-
dent r. Scott and General Hartwell as
committee from the Annexation club.
queens chamberlain. and the newspaper
correspondents put of Ia the Rush To
pay their respects Ia the newcomer.
The people are good deal surprised
-and not little disappointed at the fact
that but single commissioners Is being
sent out on this errand. They had antic-
ipatcd that at least three would come.
and one IL these il was believed would
be Admiral Brown. who has great
many friends among the natives The
native ladies had arranged Ia give him
warm welcome when he arrived. and had
completed preparations for most elabo-
rate native feast. whereby. with the po-
tent aid 81 roast pig. champagne and
poi. they hoped To win the hearts IL the
commissioner and restore Liliuokalini
tn the throne.
Some one hundred and fifty of them.
arraycd in white heiokus and carrying
Hawaiian flags. paraded down Fort
street To the inter island wharf To meet
Admiral Brown. When they learned
that he had not come. they paraded back
again. The ex-qucen. IL Is said. went Ia
the expense 81 having her carriage re
fitted for the purpose of carrying the
admiral from the wharf To the commits
sion headquarters. Ii was at the wharf
when the commissioner came ashore,
but he declined 10 use it. and was driven
in public hack to the Hawaiian hotel
Annexation Feeling GrVws.
The Rush brought dispatches from
Washington 10 Admiral Skerctt and
also the provisional government. but the
nature 81 them could not he learned
After the first feeling ii surprise had
passed away. expressions of satisfaction
al the arrival ~ the commissioner pre-
vailed among the annexationists- The
Rush brought no mail from the states.
and the arrival ~ the Rio DE Janeiro.
which is expected Ia put in here tomor-
row on her way 20 China. is waited for
further particulars as Ia the sentiment
in America.
The steamer Australia sailed tsom
Honolulu on March - The annexa-
tion feeling is stronger THIN ever and il
is steadily growing While the foreign
element IL the country is fast becoming
unit on the subject.the natives are also
fast being won over.
The Gazette 81 March - says: The
fullest investigation Is courted 10y the
friends ~ annexation. Such inquiry
can only show that the moral and ma
tcrial interests IL Hawaii are dependent
upon anne xaiion 10 the United States.
and that the United States cannot
either with profit or honor take "A single
step backwar /.
PHELPS SURPRISES ENGLIsIiMt:N
The Bcring Arbitration Matter Take-
an Unexpected Turn.
P.Rls. April Tie Bcring sea court
81 arbitration resumed ITS session at
II ~ a. IN. today. r.. J. Phelps. counsel
in behalf of The United States con
tinucd his argument. He contended
that the British supplementary report
Was inasimiss The admission 81
new evidence 1T this stage. Mr.. Phelps
sand. Was a gross injustice to the United
States because II deprived the United
States IL any chance io adduce rehuttinc
testimony.
After luncheon Mr.. Phelps continued
his argunien; Tor the rejection of n"
supplementary report IL the Borng
sea commission lils address was inter
rupicd several times hy an exchange q
criticisms between the counsel for tho
two powers II hal been guiding the
policy - the Unit II stsirs. said Mr.
Phelps. when Great Britain presented
th. counter case. at the iasi minute.
would then AMI ihef. have refused g.
pr,nced With the arbitration Great
nritain's conduct was not only unjust,
iui deeply hamillatiug for the United
States
Sir Richard Webster in'erposet ,hs
remark that Great iirlisio hsi sn
pounccd ~ her counter case the pro
dusiion at future date e the Berna
sa commission reIs,st
NJ Phelps. IN continuing. .aid that
he had noi been aware n tins The
vhole Frfprt hc said, vas un'rust
worthy for although rrsliminsr, in,~s
tgst,on hsd tscen made. Jointly Nv ths
British AMI tmeriean cYmmisslnp.r -
the reports had been neiiNer answered
nor commented upon ~ tic United
States The iIiiish reT-a' contained
moreover. a lagge amount - heresa,
arguments. eunfcctarcs and other mat
ter= quite unsuitable - evidence t-toys
ibe Caaft
Sir ,h.rles Russell 10 hi- reply -sit
that he hal not expected suea a dis
sOsiun - the i,'ghl character Il the syi
a-bce a. that intrciuced ~ VI phe -
IL ~ extremely sorpri=z~i that Urea
hntstn shouit - charged wtih S. uiusties
10 her conduct 4 TIE pF,rcee-iiass ufe
hainsrs ~ 'hr meeIing a the esort
There we're. hsseseF other question,
then thss-e II f.ahs o. tise ,ter6s sea
The eeUast-silsn sas dealing Siih to-
Fiahi = an gee 80. g. ehIch weF~ ia
st.iYs-i otber nxiiIs than ihsr@ q tstea