The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-10
Belief Growing That Cleveland
Favors Annexation.
THE ADAMS ORDERED TO REPORT
AT HONOLULU.
Score of Farm Buildings and Hun
dreds of Thousands of Dollars
Worth OF Timber Swept Away by
Forest Fires In Ohio-The Question
OF Libeling a Chinaman to Be
Tested in the New York Courts.


Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April 9. President
Cleveland means to annex the Hawaiian
Islands. There seems now to be but
little doubt that the mind of the execu-
tive has at last been made up to this, or if
he does not mean 10 add the dominions
OF the late Queen to the territory of the
nlted States, he at least proposes to see
that no other power steps in and plucks
the pear that has all but fallen into the
| lap of Uncle Sam.
" men the hrst news was received here
OF The arrival of Commissioner Blount at
Honolulu 1t was said at the State DEPART
ment by no less person than Secretary
Walter q. Gresham that the articles for
warded by the Special Commissioner
were of no moment whatever, merely
being to the effect that Mr.. Blount had
reached the scene of his labor and had
been well received by the Hawaiians.
There was really no time" said Sec
rotary Gresham to those who interro-
gated him upon the subject, ''for Mr..
Blount to ascertain anything of value to
the department in the brief space elapsing
between the arrival of the Rush and the
sailing of the Australia for San Fran
CISCO"
The friends of Mr.. Blount here-and he
has many-know the gentleman to be q
remarkably shrewd observer, and more
over they know him to be a man who
does not require great study to determine
a point that is presented to him. In other
words, Mr.. Blount is a gentleman of
great grasp of mind and a remarkably
| rapid thinker.
Events that happened at the State De-
partment yesterday show that Mr..
Blounts friends have not been mistaken
IN the estimate that they have placed
upon his ability, and they show, more
over, the talent for diplomacy possessed
by MIR. Cleveland's Secretary OF State.
For MIR. Blount did convey moro to the
state department by the Australia than
the mere information of his own safe
arrival at Honolulu. He conveyed so
much that the President and his chief of
Cabinet have been considerably worried
lest their policy of delay should have
been mistake after all, and that there
have been several anxious consultations
IN the White House relative to the ratifi-
cation OF the error now generally believed
to have been committed when the treaty
OF annexation negotiated by Secretary
Foster was Withdrawn by the present
Administration.
What Is the nature of this advice con-
veyed by Commissioner Blount to his
chief? SO far that is a secret known only
IN the White House and in the State De-
partment. 1t is quite clear that Com
missioner Blount has seen something to
alarm him in the quiet that broods over
Waikiki, and that this something has
been sufficient also to justify alarming
the men who sent him out. What it is,
OF course, can only be coniectured. but
gossip here has it that it is menace that
England will back Japan in case the
Mikado sees fit to step in and take what
Mr.. Cleveland has all but thrown away.
Whether that be true OF whether it be-
not 1t is quite clear that President Cleye-
land does not intend to let his desire tn
pose as man of superb justice interfere
with his greater desire to please Eastern
public sentiment, now SO strong and
growing stronger for annexation. For it
can be stated upon authority of the very
highest that orders were sent by tele
graph to Admiral Irwin, in command of
the navy-yard at Mare Island. to have
the Adams made ready for sea, and to
older her Captain to proceed to Honolulu
at once and REINFORCE the Boston. The
orders were imperative, it is said. and
the Adams is to go at the earliest possible
moment.
1t is evident from this that President
Cleveland does not intend that the islands
shall get away from him, and it is evident
also that Commissioner Blount has gone
to Hawaii with the fullest possible powers
and that he has also began to exercise
them.
THE ADAMS ORDERED TO HONOLULU.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-The United
States steamer Adams has been ordered
to Honolulu, and is now being made
ready at Mare Island to sail on Tuesday.
1t is stated on good authority that she
will relieve the Boston, which will return
here and go into the dry-dock. Her
further movements are matter of con-
lecture, but it is anticipated by the naval
officers that she may be ordered to Behr-
ing Sea. The Ranger will sail for Behr-
ing Sea Tuesday, and will be followed by
the Bear on Saturday. There are good
grounds for belief that the United States
steamer Alliance, now at Mare Island,
will shortly be ordered to New York to
become school ship, similar to the st.
Mary.