Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23
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The President Sends a Message to tile
Senate Recommending That Hawaii be
Annexed.

The President Sends a Message to tile
Senate Recommending That Hawaii be
Annexed.
WAslIINGToN, Feb. i5.-rhe President
sent message to the Senate this afternoon
recommending the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States. 1t
is accompanied by a treaty of annexation
concluded between the secretary of state
and the Hawaiian commissioners and
mass of correspondence relating to the
question at issue. The treaty is brief, pro-
yiding merely for the annexation of the
islands under the present provisional gov
eminent, and leaving the details of the
permanent form of government, &C., to
the action of Congress. The correspon-
denre is very voluinnous, going back
many years, and gives a complete history
Of the islands so far as negotiations with
the United States are concerned
Contrary to general expectation of the
Senate, in executive session, declined to
make the treaty public Immediately, but
decided to first have the message and
documents printed for tine confidential in
formation Of Senators. The papers were
accordingly sent down to The government
printing Office to he put in type for conf
Dental uses, with the probability that the
seal Of secrecy would be released to-
morrow.
The message of the President recon-
companed by the treaty concluded be.
tween the state department and the com
nlissOners representing the provisional
government, and the correspondence were
received in executive session with an at
tention such as no message from the
President has received in recent years.
There was no debate beyond few cues
tons directed to the chairman of the
foreign relations committee, but every
word was carefully weighed and the mes
sage and treaty met with almost general
| approval.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cali, Feb. 1.-THE
steamer Belgic arrived at 3 o'clock this
| morning from Hong Kong and Yoko-
| hama. She reports the American flag still
| flying at Honolulu and everything pro-
crossing smoothly under the new govern
ment.
The steamer Monowa was at Honolulu
| when the Belgic left there, and was to sail
| for San Francisco four hours later. She
| had not been sighted at 8 o'clock this
morning, but it is believed she will arrive
here some time to-day.
one case of smallpox occurred on the
| iielgic a few days after the steamer left
| Yokohama. The victim was n steerage
passenger and was left at Honolulu. The
| authorities declined to give the Belgic
clean bill Of health, consequently she will
| 90 INTO quarantine. The quarantine Off
Ger was aboard at daylight and the steamer
will proceed to the quarantine station
where the mails and baggage will be fumi-
gated
1t is doubtful whether any mail matter
| which will give an extended account of
| the recent events in Honolulu will be
landed much before noon.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Feb l7.-F. S. Pratt
| Hawaiian cOnsul-gcneral, presented to
| Nice-president Morton and the United
states Senate u protest against the ratilica-
] ton Of SO much of The anneXtiOn treaty as
applied to the crown lands of Hawaii. He
AYERS that the lands in question are trust
created by kamehameha III. ont of his
| personal estates to support the dignity Of
| the crown. and that this trust has been
SrrupulouSy observed, as the funds arising
| therrirom We're never available for ap-
preparation by the Hawaiian legislation.
Mr., Pratt states that his wife liekaanau
and other heirs Of the inc Of Imbamebn,
are the legal owners of these lands, and lie
invites Investigation TO prove their title
| Mr.. Frat closes by saying that should
his protest he disrrgarded by the United
| states government, it will have q most dis
turblns effect upon the native llawaiinns
now smnrting under their loss of country
and Independence and might probably
lead to disastrous consequences without
any compromising advantages
AWAITING SLws FROM mus cnuNrgT.
ShN FENNrisc", ttt., Feb. H.. Accord
Ing to adyices received by the steamer
llegit. thi- MORNING. um the Sill inst.
| martial law WAS declared oil hv the prG
yisinnal government ii Hawaii. Every
body was auSinusly HWl'uL news from
the 'ntca State, alm t4r sentiment ii.
favnt Of annexation WIS stCCiilv-Eruwng
E%-QHecn l.iliupakaI,m i, St'.l IN retro
I mHnt al her private re,drHnr. "gt Is cutl
lidenl that her envoy "a tn"t 'ntrl .sltpr
will meet iayurlbly reception,
The United states steamer MuhcUn.
which sailcl from Mare island bayy yard
January 18th, was just entering tile narbOr
Ut Honolulu as the lielgc sallcd, but there
was apparently no naval force.
a detachment Of sailors and marines
from the United States ship Boston is sill
on guard ON shore, and the whites and
natives are willing to await action 10y the
Washington government.
Inc provisional government in great
measure has won over pubic confidence,
having amply demonstrated its ability 10
cone with the situation.
TnE NEw GOVERNMENT sALuTEp.
J.. NJ. Damon, minister of finance in the
IhurstOn cabinet, has been appointed
president of the provisional government
by the executive and advisory council.
Mr. Damon is one of the commission now
in Washington,
on the ID instant President Dole and
other members of the provisional govern.
ment paid an official visit to the United
states steamship Boston. The Hawaiian
flag was run up 10 the masthead and a
salute Of Al guns was given in recognition
of the new government
WAsntHGIoN Feb, Feb. 1s.-Mr. l.. A.
Thurston, head of the special annexation
commissioners of the provisional govern
ment Of Hawaii, called this morning at an
early hour on MIR. Paul Neuman, the de-
posed queens envoy, but, early as it was,
Mr. Nrnmnn had left his hotel and the
two gentlemen did not meet.
Later Mr.. Thurston and his associates
called upon the head Of the several execu-
tive departments in the capital, whom
they had not heretofore met and paid
their respects.
Tins afternoon the commissioners OK
pect to visit the Capitol.