New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-18
THEY FEAR THE EX-QUEEN
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATIONISTS ANXIOUS III
GET RID OF LILIOUKALANI.
PROPOSITION TINT SIZE SHALL TRAVEL
ABROAD WITH HER EXPENSES PAID-MR.
THUHsToN's APPOINTMENT. AND
Mp SrEvCSS,S RETURN

THUEsTON'S APPOINTMENT. AND
MR. sTEvENs's RETURN.
san Flanc.co May 1.-THE steamer oceanic ar
rived from Hong Kong and Yokohama bv way Oh
Honolulu this morning she brings news from the
Hawaiian Island. follows
"Tnr shfiH voices OF sentries calling the hour and
announcing to the slunbcrlng people Of Honolulu
that AL IS WELL and occasional guards pacing 10 ana
fro on their beats the only signs OF poAu'al
,roubl. I'm this city. As Honolulu goes. go the
rest Of the Islands Is saving here. and the sit'a'
lion In This city Is plainly indicative OF thnt on tue
Other Islands. II T. now a waiting game. With both
sides apparently confident. and saving and hoping
that their particular faction VIII win. The most I'M
por,ant occurrence OF the last few DAYS III" ap
poln,mcn, Of Lor1n A. Thrrston as Minister TO Wash
inston TO succeed J. Mott smith II has been kno~n
al alon. that the Office Thurson's. ard tina, he
could have II whichever 10 gave the word. and when
H., acceptance OF the mission arrived the Malt
po,a on Nav h. imm"diiclv appointed and
hi, commission forwarded the Monowai. which
left here May D.
"ohcr items OF interest and discussion here have
been the pasSag OF what the ROyalis's call the press
gag law and the law prohibiting the possession of
firearms ana Ammunition. Tho first mentioned law.
II + admitted by both sidcs, i In the nature oil
special lcgslation and Is directed against The Hawaii
'IIolpmna.' newspaper printed In both IL" native
and English languages, which has been making bit
ter attacks against u" IIONlSpHdl bGN'GHlN'"l is
editors and hacker, unknown. r." law. th"re-
FORE provides that The true and aJodrs OF all
editors ard projectors OF n"wsplpcrs shall b. cor
spicuously printed In each paper thus locating The
responsibility for such articles nav appear. As
the cx.QI"ea l. popuary supposed 10 be- on" OF the
propr,cto:s N" law Is interpreted reasHrc 70
shut her OF from power to incc the natives TO op
position t. the Provisional Government. The other
law provides that any person haglng rcasonabl"
cause to believe that arms and munitions ~ war
have been sorccd for the purpose o. iaSurr"c'ion or
for any other scdltiols purpose may swear out Il
search warrant. and II such munitions Of wa: are
found thoy may be seized and coni-catc1 by the
Government.
ION May there appeared In the cwspapcr' an
advertisement 10 the effect that May - the first
steamer of the Canadian PaciGcs rev Australian lin"
would arrive here Australia and would be- fol
lowed by other Steamship, In Jun" and July. Ey
many people this action l. considered Significant
The new steamship line l. thought 10 be- more ihnn
mere feeder TO the Canadian Pacific. and those VII"
claim To know say that ih" cstabi >hm".i "I
the steamer service /, In line with Great Btan's
policy TO construct travelling belt around the world
and that I'm annexation l. refused by the United
sta,cS England can with good grace step In and take
posses ion Of the Islands. necessary To t'r pro'c
lion Of her interests here. Another view oil III" ca '
i, that the new company +, in Ia" field permanently
a. a competitor Of the Oceanic team II p Company
and intends to make bld oi Inc hElli >n'-"N "V"
paid 10 the latter company by The New ICELAND GOV
crnmcnt. The Oceanic mpany's contract with New
Zcnland Is n yearly one and expires next November.
Minister stevens has definitely announced that he
will leave Honolulu for his home In the tn"l stat :
on Mny ~ lie VIII leave ia" United states Legation
I'm c,nrgc Of Consul ioih Of ilcs" officials
ATE still enthusiastic in favor Of ,ilon aud
that Is the only logical solution II ia" political
problem here. NJ. stevens Ia been quoted ~ having
f..ff,, fat,tr ri Com
count Of the lattcr's action " hauling down ia"
Am,r;c II flag. but ~ the rnrei states Minister last
sunday gave an elaborate dinner to Mr. aud Mrs.
Elount nj witch all present >e"ned 10 enjoy them
,e,vcs tlor ng l.. that cling las appirn, changed.
"Tho radical member, Of TIA" ANNEXATION party nrr
extremely anXiou & g' rid o The ~ que ~ whom 70
regard as a mcnno" 10 Ia" present Government IN"
Hawaiian star the cNtrrm" annexation organ III IN
editorial ON May called attention Ia The danger 81
allowing iIliuobalam remain on ia" Islands. ana
suggested that She be requested 70 travel IN foreign
lands With her expense, paid hy the Provisional
government. The more oOnsrTaiiN" memh"fs "I
the party. howcvcr-and they appear 10 b" III the
inajorlty-say that long Il IA" ~ Queen conducts
herself properly she should b. allowed To remain.
If not, she mus, 60 The dcpo-cd ruler Is con
stan,ly watched ard the people In power claim 70
know oil her plans. While all III discussion j. going
on IilIuolalani observes u dlsuihcd silence
"Ihc attitude Of Claus sprccke. i causing The
anncxatIonlsts some uncasnesS. The big sugar man
expresses himself rs against annexation. fearing IL"
labor question. II l. laid 10y some her" That he
prcfrrs a republic. II Ia, been announced that the
liz Japancs, cruiser Naniwa Kan. which has been
I'm Honolulu Ilarlor for several months has been
recalled and will sail to-day for Japan: Til, wonid
indicate that Japan has given mp any hop 81" may
departure OF the Japanese warship VIII b" n RELIEF
to The American warshIps here. for ever sincr ia"
American feet ont Of the water the American sailors
and officers had love for the representative