The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
HAWAII'S MEN HOPEFUL.
COMMISSIONERS AT TIE ARMY
AND NAVY CLUB.

The Sentin enU There OF Course Unan-
imous in Favor of Annexation-Par
of the Day Spent in Drafting the
etatement to Be Presented to Sec
retary Foster Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-When they were
not receiving callers or making calls to-day
the Hawaiian commissioners were drafting
the formal statement of their proposition
for annexation and the arguments in sup
port of it, which they will present to Secre-
tary Foster on Tuesday, if nothing pre-
vents. Tomorrow they will complete the
document. while Secretary Foster is ar
ranging with President Harrison to COM
plete their formal recognition and going
over with the President the preliminary
statement submitted to him by the commits
sioners yesterday, the substance Of which
Secretary Foster gave President Harrison
yesterday evening.
Tonight the Hawaiian commissioners
we're guests of the Army and Navy Club,
where they found the sentiment in favor Of
annexation unanimous, and consequently
enjoyed themselves very much. Many of
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Honolulu, and most of them know at least
one of the commissioners, and they are all
doing their best 10 help them. The
commissioners are more and more confident
of success, as they receive unofficial assur-
ances that the President and cabinet and
the majority Of congress favor their propo-
sition. They expect to see their offer
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they admit, delay as to details. They do
not care, they say, very much about the
details
WAITING FOR LATER NEWS.
By the associated Press.
WAsHIEGToN, Jan. 5.-The members of
the Hawaiian commission spent a quiet
Sunday.
1t is said that the conferences between the
Secretary Of State and the commissioners
will be nothing more than formal until
after the arrival OF the steamer from
Hawaii which is due at San Francisco on
Feb. g. The state department expects
to receive by that steamer full reports from
Minister Stevens of the events in connection
with the revolution, and of what has co.
CURED since The commissioners also look
for additional instructions from the pro-
visional government regarding their mission
TO this country. Until these communion
tions have been received, it is said that the
commissioners will not be presented to
President Harrison.
Speaking Of the probable course
OF events on the islands Commissioner
Carter said this afternoon that the provis-
ional government would not undertake any
legislative action pending the negotiations
with the United States upon the subject of
kiOn that tho aAuigory
Gil, which stands instead of a legislature,
would probably repeal the lottery bill which
the recent legislature rushed through the
day before it was prorogued by the lately
deDosed queen. AS long ago as last NoVem-
ber Minister Stevens wrote letter setting
forth the advantages of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States and the desira-
bilitY of their acquisition by this country.
BRITAIN's ATTITUDE IN DOUBT.
The attitude OF Great Britain toward
the new provisional government
of Hawaii is still involved in
some doubt. The dispatch from Minister
Stevens to the state department announcing
the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarch
and the establishment of the provisional
government said: "The new government
is in full possession of the islands, and was
promptly recognized by all the diplomatic
representatives. The members of the Ha-
waiian commission, however, to-day reiter-
ated their statement of last night that up
to the hour of their sailing recog-
milton Of the provisional government
by the British minister at
honolulu had not reached the ministery.
They say that, of course, 1t is possible that
The British minister may have indicated his
intention Of recognizing the government
and that this faCt came to the knowledge Of
Ar. Stevens before be closed his dispatch,
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formation will doubtless be received by the
steamer due on Wednesday.