The morning call., 1893-09-29
ON A VOLCANO.
There May Be an Eruption
i'm Hawaii.
AWAITING MINISTER WILLIS.
The AnnexationistS Not Disposed to
Accept Any Compromise.
General Notes.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

HONOLULU, Sept 81, 1s93.-Since the
sailing of the steamer Australia several
important matters have transpired here.
The news which arrived by the last
steamer to the effect that the United States
would establish protectorate over Hawaii
was received by the Royalists as fulfill
ment of their claim that vote would ulti-
mately be ordered and by the Annexation
its as a canard. The first effect produced
was that the American colony drew to-
gether and announced the determination
that this country should not be cOerced
into any such farce OF an election as pro-
posed in the dispatches, which would at
once give the irresponsible native element
the control of the foreign colony.
The public here receives the appoin tment
of Minister Willis as a good omen. but the
appointment of Ellis Mills has been severe
lY criticized by people generally as an I'M
wise step on the part of the admins ira
zion. Mr.. Mills is unpopular here on ac-
count of certain prOclivities he showed for
the rovalist cause while secretary for Mr..
| Blount. The Annexation Club has been
quito outspOken on the appointment, and
the Government even had the question IN
der consideration of asking the United
! = l.
/ The general opinion seems to be that
should he De sent here he will be most
mercllessly snubbed by Americans.
1t is learned that the Government will
| take a firm but decided stand in all future
negotiations with the Uuited States. An
| interview at the present moment dIselOses
! the fact that the news received from the
coast by the last steamer has succeeded in
! drawing the executive and people closer
together.
When Minister Willis arrives he Will find
/ himself among silent friends who Will
await any commune alton or proposition
! ne has to make to The Provisional Govern
ment on the part of the United States. The
error of seeking him will not be repeated.
| i: is said by the authorities here, as was
/ done in the case of Minister Blount
! These facts are mentioned 10 shCw the
/ present trend OF American sentiment here.
In a semi-ofhcial manner the Annexation
! Club and the Government have ANNOUNCED
tha1 they will stand and fail together on
! the present question; and the fact that the
| Annexation CluO can throw 600 armed
men in the field in half an hour to support
the Governments 400 is deemed significant
of the backing the Government would re-
ceive in case of trouble
/ While everything at present seems to be
| very quiet on the outside, il is known that
| the bone and sinew" of the islands are
! lying back for any emergency, and the
| u
| reporter that should the Provisional Gov
| eminent in any way show the white
| feather in negotiations after the arrival of
| Minister Willis their places will he sup
piled by men who have the interests of the
country at heart and at the same time have
no fear Of the future.
The leper war which has been raging so
violently in kalalau Valley lately was re-
viyed last week on this island, when a lepeE
outlaw. some seventeen miles from Homo
lulu, shot his wife through jealousy and
defied the police authorities A deputy
Marshal and half dozen police were sent
down TO Eva. The leper fired upon the
arty, the deputy Marshal being almost
shot.
The Government ordered out company
of twenty soldiers and a feldpiece to the
scene to blow up the leper's house, In
the meantime the police kept firing Oh the
premises. and before the soldiers arrived
the leper was killed. He was found lying
over The body of his murdered wife. Hi.
little son escaped, and has been a witness
before the Coroner's jury.
This week the balance of fourteen lepers
who crossed the mountains from Kalalau
during the leper war. surrendered al
Hanalei Kauai, aud arrived in Honolulu
this morning.
Robert Louis Stevenson, who arrived
here by the MaripOsa yesterday, in an in.
terview with the Associated Press. said
|
he expected to return by the steamer Ala.
media to pass the Marpnsa here. He viii
remain here week awaiting the mex
steamer.
The famous 81 100000 suit between
George MscfaFlane and Claus Spreckels
has reached a termination in which the
court refuses Macfarlane an accounting
but allows him partition of the lands
and improvements. The estate is capital
lied at 100000 by Spreckels, but i.
actually woTt5 about $1,000. 600. A new
trial will be moved and eminent counsel i:
engaged by MscfarIane 20 carry the matter
forward.
The United States steamer Philadelphia
arrived here the day the Australia left
The Boston leaves next Tuesday for Sau
Francisco. The Annexation Club and the
Executive Council will tender the officers
of he Boston a grand ball and farewell re-
ception next Tuesday at the executive
building. Thousands of dollars have been
raised, and the affair will be made ma.
tional demonstration in favor of anneXa.
| lion.
At meeting of the Annexation Clut
held last night the conclusion was reached
annexation was secured. and w. B. Ole
son was Reimbursed as the American re D.
resentative OF the Annexation Club in
Washington. Instructions were sent Il
him by to-day's steamer
The planters, through the Governme en- t,
have refused TO pay the bonus of So 81
per head on japanese labor, and have
also declined to entertain a proposition IL
pay so per cent Of this amount, proposed
by the Japanese company. TINS refusa
was made by the last steamer through
the secretary Of the Bureau of 1mmi-
grafton.