Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04

to Take the Country In.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February a
The commissioners Of the provisional
government OF Hawaii, who are charged
with the duty Of presenting 10 the gov
erpment of the United States The prop
osltion OF annexing the islands 20 this
country, reached Washington this al
ternoon. They were met az the station
by Dr. Mott Smith, who had previously
received by mail the commission or
President Dole, Of the provisional gov
srnment, appointing him the repreSen-
tatiye OF Hawaii at Washington under
the new regime. The gentlemen went az
once to their hotel, where they passed
the evening. The hour OF their arrival
was too late In the day for them to meet
any OF the officials OF this government
and the arrangements made for their
reception did not include an Interview
with any Of them before tomorrow
morning. The commissioners received
a number OF Representatives or The press
at their rooms aud talked freely of their
errand. They brought with them cop
ies Of { = Hawaiian papers OF Wednes-
day. January Is, which contain full ac-
counts of the proceedings In connection
with the reYOlutiOn, the par
ticulars OF which have al
ready been made public through
interviews given by the gentlemen al
San Francisco and az various points en-
route to Washington. Mr.. Castle, one
OF the commissioners, said 20 a reporter
that the desire Of the commission was
TO secure annexation with the United
States.
"The proposal we have to make, " he
said, ISIS practically that set forth IN
the proclamation of the provisional
government issued on the 18th day OF
January in the following language;
we, citizens and residents of the Ha-
waiian Islands, organized and acting
for the public safety and the common
good, hereby proclaim the provisional
government for the control and man.
agement OF public affairs and the pro-
lection OF the public peace is hereby
established, 20 exist until terms OF
union with the United States of AWeri-
ca have been negotiated and agreed up
"The terms upon which the anneXa-
tion shall be made continued Mr.
Castle, "we are perfectly willing TO
leave 20 the United States government
to determine. There is one condition
that we very much desire shall be con-
tinued I'm any agreement that may be
determined upon, and that is that the
right OF suffrage shall be restricted.
We want 90 universal suffrage on the
islands. IL 20 accomplish this
Il is necessary TO lose our own right 20
vote, we are perfectly willing 20 aban-
don that. II we might be allowed TO
suggest the form Of government, that
of the District OF Columbia seems TO az
ford the most desirable one for the
Sandwich Islands. We don't want a
territorial government in which there
shall be a legislature elected 0y the
votes Of all the people"
Speaking of the causes that led TO the
revolution, Mr.. Castle said that there
was in his opinion a conspiracy % which
the Queen was party and which In
cluded the passage Of a bill charteriug
a lottery and providing for The importa-
tiOn of opium. BY the former an eX-
elusive franchise for twenty-five
years was given 20 an in
corporation which was doubtless
the Louisiana Lottery Company.
The incOrpOratOrs were Davenport, of
St. Louis, and Clark, Of Chicago, who,
we have been assured since our arrival,
were connected with that concern. Ot
course, lottery could not live upon
Hawaiian support alone. 10 would
have to feed upon the United States,
and the Queen was given 20 understand
that the passage of such law would
be regarded by the United States as q
distinctly unfr.endly act, but that made
no difference whatever.
There is at present very strict law
against the importation OF opium into
the islands, which is the preservation
OF the native population. But the Ha-
waiians passed both these measures,
Mr.. Castle was asked how long the
commission would remain ia Washing
ton, and, turning 70 Mr. Marsden, he
said:
Chow about that?" to which the lat
ter responded:
eve are enlisted for the war. We
shall remain here until our object is ac-
comClished or our application is re-
jected."
The commissioners were asked In
what shape their authority 20 act would
be presented. Mr.. ThurStOn, who is the
head of the commission, replied; eve
have credentials from the President OF
the Provisional Government, Mr.. 5. b.
Dole, and these will be presented 70
Secretary Foster at our first meeting
with him.
DR.. Mott Smith the Hawaiian Minis
ter, informed Secretary Foster to-day Of
his appointment by the provisional gov
ernment of the IslBnds TO the United
States and OF his acceptance thereof. He
arranged with the Secretary to receive
the commissioners at the State Depart
ment tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Neither Knew Of nc in Advance.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February g.
Dispatches from Minister Stevens at
Honolulu and the Commander Of the
Boston were received by mail 90 the
State and Navy Departments to-day. 1t
is stated that they confirm the iuforma-
tion made public through press dis
patches from San Francisco and tele-
grams received By the State aud Navy
Departments concerning the Hawaiian
revolutions. There is, however. one
fact embodied 10 Minister Stevens dis
patch that puts a somewhat different
aspect on bis action than has been de-
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