The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-11
THE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR.
MINISTER STEVENS' ACTION DIS
CUSsED BY THE CABINET.
secretary Foster Intimates That There 10
Plenty Of Time and No Action Is
Taken-The Ex-Queen's Side.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-All the mem
bers OF the Cabinet were present at the
meeting to-day. which lasted nearly an
hour The principal topic discussed was
the action of Minister Stevens In estab
fishing a protectorate over the Hawaiian
Islands.
In view Of the fact that the next
steamer leaving San Francisco for Homo
lulu is scheduled for Tuesday, the l4th
instant, II is not believed that any de-
finite action will be taken approving or
disapproying Minister Stevens action until
the day before the departure of the
steamer for the islands.
Secretary of State Foster was the first
to leave the White House after the Cabi-
net meeting. He intimated that the Gov
ernment had plenty of time to act in
deliberate manner. and while the approval
or disapproval Of Mr.. Stevens action was
necessary, yet in view of the imposslbility
Of reaching him. other than by mail com
munication, immediate action I'm the prem
ises was not deemed necessary.
This afternoons developments In the
Hawaiian matters have been important.
Tonight the commissioners from the
islands are hopeful. If not confident, that
tomorrow will see the practical If not
formal conclusion of their labors. This
afternoon after office hours Secretary
Foster held a conference with the COM
missioners at the State Department,
which lasted until o'clock The COM
missioners were informed that arrange
ments had been made for their reception
by President Harrison Tomorrow proba-
bly, at noon. This announcement. of
course, gave them great pleasure, as II
marked the determination of the admin
istration to recognize them officially and
10 enter upon formal negotiations re-
garding the object Of their mission. In
the previous conferences the whole situa-
tion has been considered orally. with only
memoranda in writing of the points to be
covered. The officials Of the State De-
partment and the commissioners have
prepared from these texts of agreements
which may be exchanged tomorrow. That
there Is practical uniformity in these
documents is shown by the statement OF
one OF the Hawaiians this evening that
he hoped to get through with their bust
ness tomorrow. The probabilities upon
this latter point however are that he is
too sangulne for it is not considered
likely that any determination will be
reached by this Government un-
iii the representatives Of the
sented their side Of the case. This. OF
course cannot be done before the latter
part of next week.
The published interview with Paul
Neuman, the Queens commissioner to the
United States, gave the agents OF the
provisional Government much satisfac-
ton. 1T disooses OF the sentimental
side of the question" said one Of them
this evening, 'of which the opponents OF
annexation made so much. According to
Mr.. Neuman. ne bears an agreement pre-
pared in triplicate. in which the Queen
proposes TO sell the island to the United
States. We propose TO give them to this
country, but the end attained at is the
same. and the natives will be in exactly
the same position whichever proposition
is accepted. The published statement tai
lies precisely with what Neuman told me
half an hour before we sailed the Queen
would do
The Ex-Queen's Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 1O.--The cor
respondent of the Can at Honolulu sends
the following in regard TO the visit TO
this country Of Paul Neuman and Prince
Kawluaukoa, commissioners Of ex-Queen
Liliuokalani: The facts relating TO the
object of the visit of the eXQueen's COM
mission TO Washington have been obtain
ed from the best authority. and are briefly
as follows: The royal power Of at
tOrney. II IT may be so called, or au-
thority has been prepared and signed in
trplicate in which Her late Majesty
agrees to resign and quit the claim Of
all her rights, title and interest. together
with any claim she believes she still has
in the abrOgated monarchy OF
Hawaii forever. provided her COM
mission can prevail upon the United
States Government to give her good and
valuable consideration for such relin
qushment. 1t is further understood that
the late Majesty holds one Of these docu
ments. her commissioners another and
the United States Minister third. Neu-
man refuses 10 be interviewed as to the
of he