The record-union., 1893-02-22
Hard Fight to Be Made Against
the Annexation Scheme,
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TAKING A
HAND IN THE FIGHT.
Determined Fight to Be Made in the
House to Defeat the sundry Civil
and the Indian Appropriation
Bills-The Report of the American
Delegates to the Monetary Com
ferenco Submitted to the Senate.
special to the REconp-ux1or.

ference Submitted to the Senate.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-The character
of the fight developed against the Ha-
waiian treaty has caused its friends con-
siderable uneasineSs, and the under
standing is that they intend to make an
attempt to hasten it through, as the oppo-
sition is gaining strength. Senator Alli-
son is counted among the opponents to
the treaty, and those who are fighting it
say to-day that it will be impossible to
get two-thirds vote for it in the Senate.
Springer of Illinois and other members
propose to get resolution through the
House to ascertain why a treaty which
will involve the Government in expendi-
lures and require the raising of the reve-
nues was submitted to the Senate with
out being submitted to the House also.
The effort to defeat the treaty is very
earnest.
This afternoon Paul Neumann, the de-
posed Queens envoy, called at the State
Department and had a conference with
Secretary Foster. a statement of the
conference has been sent to the President
Tor transmission to the Senate.
Consideration in connection with other
information on the subject is now before
that body. An additional batch of cor
respondence relating to Hawaii was sent
to the Senate this afternoon under execu-
tive seal.
Castle and Wilder, members of the
Hawaiian Annexation Commission. left
Washington this morning en- route to
San Francisco. Thurston, head of the
commission, expects to leave Thursday,
joining his associates in Chicago on Sat
urday, whence they will go to San Fran
cisco together. Carter will remain sew
eral days longer, if possible until after
the inauguration of Cleveland.
NEW FACTS BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), Feb. 21.-The Globe
in the morning will publish an inter-
view with \. j. Kimberly of Honolulu.
who was present there during the recent
change of government, which contains
considerable new details. Kimberly is
en- route to England and will deliver to
the English Government some important
papers, giving some new facts in con-
nection with the new Government at
Hawaii from the British representative
in Hawaii. He explained that England
had been making attempts to get possess
sion of the islands for some time and
would have succeeded had it not been for
the unexpected execution of the Ameri-
cans plans. He says on the day of the
declaration of the new Government not
more than dozen men demanded the
change. He further asserts that the Ger
man planters, who for several years were
trying to have the islands annexed to
their Government, were very angry at
the organization of the new Government.
About 100 Germans and natives started to
drive the american volunteers away
from the police station and palace.
Mr.. Kimberly continues: "There were
number of English who sided with the
Germans in the view of the high-handed
proceedings of the Americans. To show
how strong was the popular sentiment
against Americans, men armed from Ger
man and English Consulates moved
up to the palace at midnight in sold
body. They made demand for the sur
render of the Americans, and when they
refused to comply they shot at them. The
Americans ran at them with loaded guns.
and deliberately shot back at them. Four
Germans were killed. The Americans
threatened to shoot them all if they CON
tinued to interfere, and the men discreetly
retired. The Americans allowed them to
carry away the dead bodies ofthe men who
were shot. We afterward had consulta-
ton over the matter. but the German and
English Consuls declined to take any
further steps in the matter The Amer
leans claimed that the men were killed in
a street fight with each other, and nc
official report of the matter was made.
do not suppose the Americans would give
the islands up to England now, but there
will be protest against their continuing
in posseSSion."