The Portland daily press., 1893-02-06
The Hawaiian Commissioners Have
Presented Their Credentials.
CONGRESS CONTINUES TO MAKE
ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Maine Pensions and Postal Changes-The
Hawaiian ENJOYS Confident of
Ultimate Snccess-The Instructions to
Our Navy at Honolulu.

revolution received by him from Minister
Stevens on the 2Sth of January by tele-
graph from San Francisco, aud the an
swer he sent to the minister.
4 The information contained in the de-
spatch sent by Mr.. Stevens has already
been made public, but the reply of
Secretary Foster is herewith given for
the first time. as follows:
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WARRINGTON, Jan. %, 1898.
John L. Stevens, United States minister, Hon
| olulu; care Commander Mare Island Navy
| Yard, San Francisco, Cal
| Your dispatch, tie egraphed from san Fran
| cisco, announcing revolution and establishment
of provisional government, was received to-
day.
| facto government appears to have been discreet
and in accordance with the facts;
| The rule of this government has uniformly
been to recognize and enter Into relation with
any actual government in full posses ion of ef-
fective power with the assent OF the people.
| You will continue to recognize the new gov
| ernment under such conditions.
| 1t trusted that the change, besides conduc-
| ing to the tranquility and welfare of the
| Hawaiian Islands, will tend to draw closer the
| intimate ties of amity and common interests
which SO conspicuously link them to the United
| States.
| You will keep in constant communication
Wlti1 Jl6 commander Ol tIlS OIltcu
force at Honolulu with a view to acting, if need
be, for the protection of the interests and prop
| erty of American citizens, and aiding in the
preservation OF good order under the changed
| condition reported.
(Signed), JOHN W. FOSTER.
The landing of foreign troops on the
Hawaiian Islands, has taken place on
several occasions.
On the announcement of the election
of Kalaka la by the Hawaiian legislative
assembly on the 18th of Febru Try, 1874,
rioters took possession of the court
house and other public buildings in Hon
olulu and began to sack them.
At the request of the king-elect and
Minister for Foreign Affairs Bishop,
troops were landed from the United
States vessels in port and took posses
sion of the court house and the grounds
surrounding.
The greater part of the mob dispersed,
but some were arrested by the deputy
sheriff, assisted by United States officers
and men.
On the night of th 18th some two or
three shots were discharged at the Amer
lean guard, which the guard returned
without any damage being done.
The United States troops remained on
shore until the goth, nearly eight days,
duu W0I6 WlbuuIdWA uPOn hOolSO AiOll
the minister of foreign affairs that their
presence on shore was not longer needed.
An armed force was also landed from
the British naval vessel present. but did
not reach the court house grounds until
some time after the United States forces
had taken possession of the place.
The United States minister stated that
he was confident in the belief that no
request was originally made by the native
authorities for the assistance of the Eng
lish armed force"
The Commissioners and the Secretary.
The first interview between Secretary
Foster and the Hawaiian annexation
commissioners was held in the diplomat
ic parlor of the State Department this
morning, and lasted half an hour.
There were present Secretary Foster
and Solicitor Partridge, representing the
United States. and Messrs. Thurston,
Wilder, Castle, Marsden and Carter, the
Hawaiian commissioners; Mr.. Kinney of
Salt Lake City, who is present with them
as official adviser. and DR.. Mott, the
Hawaiian minister, the latter of whom
made the introduction
Mr.. Thurston, on behalf of his associ-
ates, presented their credentials from
President Dole of the provisional gov
ernment and supplemented them with a
brief statement of the events on the ISL
ands which were the cause of their Wis
it.
Secretary Foster responded in few
words of welcome, stating that the rea-
son for the errand was well known to the
people of the United States.
After the exchange of social greetings,
in the course of which the secretary ex-
pressed his regret that he was unable to
receive them at his own house, which
had been closed in expectation of his de-
parture for Europe next week, the inter-
view closed with an engagement to meet
again at clock this afternoon at the
same place.
The Hawaiian commissioners returned
at once to their hotel, where they dis
cussed the question of making state
ment to he people of the United States
upon the subject of their country.
Mr.. Thurston was asked whether their
reception by Secretary Foster had been
satisfactory, and he replied that it had
been quite SO.
OF the details, however, he could not
speak, as he had been requested by Sec
retary Foster, pending negotiations, to
make no statements regarding the pro-
gress thereof
Other members of the commission uni
ted with Mr.. Thurston in expressing
much satisfaction over the manner of
their reception.
Mr.. Castle said he had found Secretary
Foster to be an exceedingly affuble gem
tleman and he anticipated very pleasant
relations between him and the commits
sioners during their stay.
They have been cordially received by
the representative of the United States
government, he said, and this beginning,
he believed, augured satisfactory com
pletion of their mission.
After the interview Secretary Foster
said he had nothing new to communi-
cate. and, owing to the press of other
business, he was unable to see newspaper
men.