The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-03

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-John M Cleghorn,
from San Francisco, uncle OF the
Princess Kaiaulani, heir apparent to the
Hawaiian throne, stole march on the
Hawaiian commissioners who are on
their way to Washington to present the
claims of the provisional government.
AS soon as the news of the revolution
became known Cleghorn packed his
grip and took the first train to Washing
ton, with the result that he arrived in
Chicago forty eight hours ahead of the
commission and will reach tho capital
that much in advance of them. His
purpose is to present the claims of his
niece to the United States government
before the committee appointed by the
provisional government arrives at the
national capital.
He Is brother of A. S. Cleghorn,
whose deceased wife was sister or tho
deposed Queen Lilluokalani, and whose
daughter is the heir apparent. The
princess IS at q fashionable school in
England. He will lay before President
Harrison the claims of his niece, Prin-
cess kaiaulani, and will plead for the
establishment OF protec torate with the
princess as queen.
WASHINGTON. D c., Fob. e.-The
Evening News prints the following: I
have tho highest authority for the
statement that President Harrison and
his Cabinet have determined to use
their influence toward establishing a
protectorate over the Sandwich Islands.
The course the administration will
take when the Hawaiian commissioners
arrive on Friday has already been
mapped out, and protectorate treaty
will be sent, probably at the latter part
OF next week, to the Senate for ratifca-
ton.
The commissioners, when they arrive,
will DO invited to appear before the
President and Cabinet for the presenta-
ton of their credentials and papers.
Should there DO nothing in these docu-
ments to change the present purpose of
the administration, based upon infor-
nation already in possession OF the
State Department, treaty will be
drawn up and signed whereby the pro-
lection OF the United States will be
guaranteed to the government which
will be established in Hawaii to take
the place Of the present provisional
government.
republican constitution will be
adopted for the Sandwich Islands
embodying the suggestions of tho United
States, and this form of government
will undoubtedly replace the monarchy
"hlSH nos 81 reCeullf Oeeu overthrow II,
The action OF Minister Stevens in
calling for the landing of United States
marines from the Boston, OF which
Queen Lilluokalani so bitterly COM
plains, is not only thoroughly approved
by the Washington authorities, but was,
rs a matter Of fact, taken under express
orders from Washington sent to Mr..
Stevens as long as two months ago. Pre-.
vious to that time it became apparent
to Secretary Of State Foster that it
would not be long before the unsettled
condition of affairs in the island would
culminate in q revolution and the abdica-
tion of the queen.
The possible seizure of the islands by
an European power at this moment oc-
Cured to the Secretary, and. after con-
sulation with the President, 1t was
determined that the United States
should be forehanded in the affair,
and at the first signs of the outbreak
should take such steps as were neces-
sary to preserve the interests of this
country and at the same time keep the
peace and prevent the destruction OF
life and property.