The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-10

M. Cook, announcing his arrival at San
Francisco, with dispatches for them from
the provisional government. He was asked
TO bring the dispatches with him to Wash
ington, and he is expected TO reach here
next Wednesday afternoon. He may have
Mr.. Newman and Prince David for his
travelling companions. Mr.. Cook is a busi.
ness man about As years Of age, and mem
Der OF the advisory council Of the provis-
lonal government. He was prominently
mentioned for place on the commission
sent to the United States and will doubtless
act with the members of that body upon
his arrival. Up to the hour that
Secretary Of State Foster left the DEPART
ment ne had received no information from
Minister Stevens, and the navy department.
was without sdvices from Capt Wiltss as
TO the part taken by the forces OF the United
States steamship Boston in the establish
ment Of the protectorate. In consequence
of the absence of dispatches giving
an official statement of the condition of
affairs on the island the conference between
Secretary Foster and the Hawaiian COM
missioners fixed for o'clock this afternoon
was abandoned.
The opinion generally expressed this
morning that the establishment of the pro-
teotorate by Minister Stevens would tend
to expedite the settlement of the pending
request for annexation of the island by the
United States was not held by Mr.. Thurs
ton, the head OF the Hawaiian commission.
He expressed doubt Of the correctness OF
that view of the case, but de clined to further
discuss the question or give the reasons
upon which this doubt was based.
THURsToN MAKES STATEMENT.
This evening Mr. Thurston, with the con-
sent and approval of his associate commits
sioners, made the following statement, COW
J. +. Colburn, eX-minister Of the interior
of the Hawaiian cabinet, published in the
papers to-day: ut has been claimed by and
on behalf Of the queen, that the late
Hawaiian government yielded to the force
Of the United States when she surrendered
TO the Hawaiian provisional government
and the claim has been amplifed In some
OF the papers into charge that the whole
movement was a preoOncerted conspiracy
in favor of annexation. This state
ment has already been denied by
the commissioners. but as 1t is
reiterated this morning in a letter written
by Mr. Colburn, think a more specific de-
nial setting forth the circumstances should
be made. In the first place, undisputed
facts show that no action was taken by any
body until Jan. IA, after the queen had at
tempted with force 10 aDrogate the
existing constitution and proclaim
finally resulted in the establishing of a pro-
visional government took place at the ex-
press wish of the cabinet, of which Mr.. Col
burn was a member, in response to a call
from the cabinet to the citizens to support
them with arms against the de-
mands OF the queen, which demands
she was prepared to enforce with
the entire military and police force of the
kingdom, and after she had threatened the
lives Of the members of the cabinet them-
selves II there was any conspiracy to pre-
cipitate matters in the interest of Rnnexa-
tion then the queen and her cabinet were
the principal members of the conspiracy,
for the queen was the one who initiated
action, and the members OF the cabinet the
ones who first requested the people to take
up arms against the queen.
OTHER FACTS SET FORTH.
''lf upon such a showing as this there is
still any one who believes in the conspiracy
theory, further facts in connection with the
matter are entirely sufficient to negative
the theory without reference to the facts
follows: "When the trouble began on
Jan. IA the United States minister
and United States steamship Boston were
botn absent from Honolulu and had been
for about ten days previous on a cruise to
the W1ndward islands. If the American
minister and the commander of the
Boston had been in a conspiracy
with the queen or any one else to
cause a disturbance, they would most
certainly have remained at the capitol
during the closing days Of the legislature,
when there was more likelihood than at
any other time to be g disturbance. In the
second place, if they had been seeking or
scheming for any such object they would,
with equal certainty, have embraced the
first opportunity for landing United States
forces. There was ample justification for
such a course to have been followed by the
American minister on Saturday, Jan. IA,
Sunday, Jan. 10, or at any time on Monday,
Jan. Is. No troops in fact were landed until
5 O'Clock on the afternoon OF Monday, Jan.
16 There being no supporting evidence to
the charge of conspiracy, and all the logic
being against such, the sole questions re-
naming TO be considered are: First, did
the circumstances warrant the American
minister In landing troops; and, second,
after they we're landed, did they take any
action against the queens government, or
in any way interfere in local affairsW
The FIRST of these questions Mr.. Thurston
holds TO be answered attirmativelY and the
second negatively, and he adds: GAS to the
further action of the provisional govern
ment requesting a protectorate and the
United States minister acting In compliance
leE6Wibu bUQ 6SbdOAlShlu6 ouCh PASSOS-
torate pending negotiations in Washington,
news Of which has been brought by the
Australia to-day, l would say that, having
every confidence in the men composing
the provisional government. do
not believe that they would have
taken this action unless they had deemed 10
necessary for the preservation of life and
property, although the provisional govern
ment has ample, and more than ample, men
and arms to keep itself in power against
any force that can be raised on the islands.
Settlements and plantations are scattered
throughout the country, and with turbu-
lent and insurrectionary spirit being mani
tested and fostered by the native
press In most malignant and incen-
diary appeals to race prejudice,
which method Of argument is their regular
stock in trade, it is my belief that the action
was taken with view to staying any ten
dency TO individual incendiarism and out
break. Placing the islands under the pro-
tectorate of the American flag will have
this direct effect. The protectorase does
not in any manner interfere with the regu-
lar progress Of public business under the
provisional government, nor with the ne
ootiations with the United States govern
ment
THE FEELING IN THE HOUSE.
The news of the action Of Minister Stew
ems became the subject Of general comment
IN the House after the excitement of the
silver vote had died away. 1t met with the
approval Of the republican side OK the
House. and with mixed reception on the
1..-..,s.. - sisa the nravaflinU sentiment