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DO THE JAPANESE WANT HAWAII?

MINISTER TATENO HAS NOTHING TO SAY. BUT 1T
IS THOUGHT UNLIKELY IN WASHINGTON.
Washington. March 31.-lf the revenue cutter
Rush. her trip from san Francisco TO Honolulu
made ordinary rate OF speed. Mr. Bount President
Cleveland's special commissioner. is now on the
Hawaiian Islands and his Investigation into tle con-
dton OF affairs there has been begun. The story said
TO been brought to San Francisco BY the United
States Steamer Alliance. that Japan was larborng
designs upon the islands II the United states should
not conclude to take possession control OF then
made but little impression here. At the japanese
Legation It said for Minister Tatcno. In response
to Inquiries, that the Legation had no Information
whatever upon the subject. In the abscrce 81 any
communicate from his Government. or from the
japanese Consul at Honolulu. any expression OF
opinion upon the probabilities Of the situation re-
spectlng Japan and Hawaii was Withheld by the
Minister
member of the Diplomatic Corps. who has spent
some time both In TOXIC and Honolulu. said that, In
his opinion, any assumption OF authority In Hawaii
by the japanese Government was improbable Al
though the japanese now the second largest ele
ment OF population on the Islands, being surpassed
only BY the native Hhwailans they have no pcrma
interests there. They In large bodies as con-
tract laborers on the B, and sugar plantations,
and have had the right OF citizenship. TIE
Government OF Japan. he said is interested only SO
far as the protection Of subjects IL concerned and
ment OF that territory
The story brought by the Alliance said that the
officers OF the Japanese warship In the harbor OF
Honolulu seemed to be acting under The influence
and advice OF the British representatives there This
much OF the tale Is corroborative OF the statements
contained in letter from a member OF the Provisional
Government to one of the Annexation Commissioners
In Washington. That official wrote that since MT
wodehouse. the British Commissioner. mad sent MS
formal note OF recognition to the Provisional Govern
ment as the de facto Government. he had avoided
any Intercourse communication with the members
And up TO time the letter was written tle ocefS
OF the japanese warship who were In constant asso
citation with the British officials had failed t. pay the
ordinary and customary visits OF courtesy to the men,
bers Of the Government
San Francisco. March 81 (Special).-There were sew
eral prominent passengers who sailed for Honolulu
TO- day on the steamer Ameda. Conspicuous among
them were Charles NOrdho, the veteran correspond
ent Prince David, Paul Neumann and Commissioner
Mcfarland. Two passengers were on board concern
Ing whose mission there much gossip. one Is
Harold NJ. Sewall. ex.COnsulGeneml TO Samoa and
the other is William Shaw Bowen. OF New-York They
are said carry credentials from the State Depart
ment which appoint them assistants 70 Commits
sioner Blount In his inquiries on the Islands Neither
would talk but II was rnmored among the ships
othcerS that the two not ordinary