Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-27
The SANDWICH ISLANDS
rhurston's Appointment. as MINI
lister to Washington.
Claus SprsckIes' Attitude Worrying the An
nexationIsts...Radioals Want to Ex-
patriats LIliuokalani.. Conssrva.
tves More Tolerant.

SAN FRANCISCO, May IS. - The
steamer Oceanic arrived from Hong
Kong and Yokohama via Honolulu at Z
o'clock this morning. She brings the
latest advices from the Hawaiian
islands.
The most important event of the
past few days was the appointment Of
Lorrin A. Thurston as minister TO Wash.
ington to succeed j. Mott Smith, II
has been known all along that the po
sition was Thurston's and that he could
have it whenever he gave the word.
When his acceptance OF the
mission arrived on the Mari.
posa May 4, he was immediately
on the Monowai, which left here May
s. Thurston was practically the prime
mover in the revolution which deposed
Queen Liliuokalani.
Other items OF interest and discus
sion here have been the passing of
what the royalists call the press gag
law" and a law prohibiting the posses.
sion of firearms and ammunition. The
first mentioned law, IL is admitted by
both sides, is in the nature of special
legislation and is directed against the
Hawaii Holomua, n newspaper
printed in both the native
ana English languages, which has
been making bitter attacks against the
provisional government. Its editors
and hackers are unknown. The law
therefore provides that the true names
and abodes of all editors and propri-
etors of papers shall be conspicuously
printed in each paper, thus Locating
the responsibility for such articles as
may appear. As the ex-queen is pop
ularly supposed TO be one Of the
proprietors, the law is interpreted
as a measure to shut her off from
power TO incite the natives 10 opposi-
ton to the provisional government.
The other law provides that any per-
son having reasonable calse to believe
that arms and ammunitions of war
have been secreted for the purpose of
insurrection or for any other seditious
purpose may swear out search war
rant, and IL such munitions of war are
found they may be seized and confis.
Gated by the government
Minister Stevens has definitely an
nounced that he will leave Honolulu
for his home in the United States May
"a. He will leave the United States
legation in charge of Consul Severance.
Both of these officials are still in favor
of annexation and say that it is the
only logical solution of the political
problem mere. hr. Stevens has been
quoted as feeling very bitter towards
Commissioner Blount on account of the
latter's action in hauling down the
American flag. But as the United
States minister last Sunday
gave an elaborate dinner
TO Mr. and Mrs Bount at
which all present seemed TO enjoy
themselves thoroughly that feeling has
apparently changed. The radical
members of the annexation party are
extremely anxious to become rid of the
ex-queen, whom they regard as .
menace TO the government. The con-
servative members OF the party, how
ever, and they appear to be in the ma
jority, say as long as the queen con-
ducts herself properly she should be
allowed To remain, If not she must go.
The deposed ruler is constantly
"oeSHSb sSiA siAS PScPAN ~ Pc"Ni Oiuiih
to know all her plans. While all this
discussion is going on LiiiuolSalnni
observes dignifed silence, saying
nothing In public and keeping herself
at her residence.
The attitude of Claus Spreckels is
causing tho annexationists some un-
easiness The sugar man expresses
himself as against annexation, fearing
the labor question. 1t is said by some
here that he prefers republic. 1t has
been announced that the big Japanese
cruiser Naniwa Kan, which has been in
Honolulu harbor for several months,
has been recalled aud will sail today
for Japan, This wonld Indicate that
Japan has given up any hope she may
have held about obtaining foothold
in Hawaii. The departure of the Jap
anese war ship will be relief to the
American war ships here, for ever since
the Japanese captains proud boast that
he could blow the American fleet out of
the water American sailors and officers
have had no love for the representative
of the mikado.