The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-17
A WAITING GAME.
Both Parties in the Hawaii
ian Islands Feel
Confident.
THURSTON MADE MINISTER
Stevens Dimes Blount = Speckels
Opposes Annexati on and
FaVors Republic.

SAN FRANCISCO, May II, 1893 The
steamer Oceanic arrived from Hong
Gong and Yokohama via. Honolulu this
morning. She brings the latest advices
from the Hawaiian Islands dated Homo
lulu, May 10. saying:-
The shrill voices of seutries calling the
hour, and announcing to the slumbering
people of Honolulu that "Ali is WELL"
and occasional guards pacing to aud fro
on their beats. are the only signs
of political trouble in this city. AS
Honolulu goes. SO go the rest of the
islands. is a saying here. and the situ-
alton in this city is plainly indicative OF
that on the other islands IL IL DOW II
waiting game, with both sides apparently
confident. and saying aud hoping thai
their particular faction Will win.
The most important event of the
past few Gays was the appointment OF
Lorrin A. Thurston as Minister 10 WASH
ington to succeed j. Mott Smith. 1t mas
been known all along that the position
was Thurston's, and that he could have
it whenever he gave the word, and
when his acceptance of the mission
arrived on the Mariposa May
be- was Immediately app olnted and
his commission forwarded on the
Monowai. which left here May 5th-
Thurston WAS chairman of the committee
sent to Washington by the Provisional
Government TO negotiate n annexation
treaty, and was practically the prime
mover in the revolution which deposed
Queen Liliuokalanl.
THE PRESS GAG LAW.
Other items OF interest and discussion
here have been the passage OF what the
Royals5s will call the Press Gag Law"
and the law prohibiting the possession OF
firearms and ammunition. The first
mentioned law, it is admitted by both
sides, is in the nature of specialleglsla-
ton and is directed against the Hawaii
both the native and English
lang uag es which has been making
bitter att acks against the Provisional
Gov ernme MT. its editors and hackers are
unknown. The law, therefore, provides
that the tru e names and abodes OF all the
editors and proprietors of newspapers
shall be con spicuously printed in each
paper, thus locating the RESPONSE
bility for such articles as may
appear. AS the ex-Queen is popu-
laIIv supposed to be one OF the
proprietors the law is interpreted as
measure to shut her off from power To
incite the natives to opposition to the
Provisional Government. The other
law provides that any person having
reasonable cause to believe that arms
and munitions OF war have been secreted
for the purpose of insurrectlon or Tor
any other seditious purpose, may swear
| out search warrant and if such munl-
tions of war are found they may be seized
and confscated to the Government.
GREATssBRITAIN's BELT.
On May there appeared in the news
papers an advertisement to the effect
| that on May 25 the first of the Canadian
| Pacific new Australian line would arrive
| here from Australia, and would be fol-
lowed by other steamships in June and
July. By many people here this
action is considered very significant.
The new steamship line Is thought
to be more than mere feeder
to the Canadian Pacific, and those who
claim to know say the establishments or
the steamer service is in line with Grea5
Britain's policy to construct travelling
belt around the world, and that in case
annexation is refused By the UnitedStates
England can, with good grace, step lns
and take possession of the islands as
necessary to the protection of her inter-
ests here. Another view of the case is
that the new company is in the field
permanently as competitor or the
Oceanic Steamship Company. and in~
tends to make a bid for the mail subsidy
now paid the latter company by the New
Zealand Government The Oceanic Com,
pany's contract with New Zealand Is
STEVENS Dimes BLoUNT.
Minister Stevens has definitely aus
nounced that he will leave Honolulu fot
his home III the United States, May "A,
He will leave the United States Legation
in charge of Consul Severance. Both OF
these officials are still enthusiastic
in favor of annexation, and say that it is
the only logical solution Of the political
problem here. Mr.. Stevens has been quoted
as feeling very bitter towards Commls-
sioner Blount on account or the Iatter'9
action in hauling down the American
flag, but es the United States Minister
last Sunday gave all elaborate dinner TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Blount, at which all present.
seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly
thai feeling has apparently changed.
WANT THE EX. QUEEN TO TRAVEL.
The radical members of the annexation
party are extremely anxious to become
rid of tho ex-Queen, who they regard as q
menace to the present government.
The Hawaiian Star. the annexation
organ. in an editorial May 5. calls at
tention 60 the danger of allowing Liliu-
kalani to remain on the Islands, and Sug-
gestS that she be requested to travel IN
foreign lands, with her expenses paid
by the Provisional Government. The
more conservative members of the party,
however. and they appear to be in the
majority, say that as long as the Queen
conducts herself properly she should pc al-
lowed to remain. If not she must go. The
deposed ruler is constantly watched. and
the peopls in power claim TO know all her
plans. While all this discussion Is going
on, Liliuokaani observes a dignltled
silence, saying nothing In public. and
Keeping herself to her residence.
sPRECKEI.s OPPOSES ANNEXATION.
The attitude of Claus SprecRels il
causing the annexationists some uneasi-
ness. The big sugar man expresses him-
self as against annexation. fearing the
labor question. Il Is said by some here
that he prefers republic. 1t has
been announced that the big Japanese
cruiser Nantwa Kan, which has been in
Honolulu hsrbor for several months, has
been recalled and will sail today for
japan. This would indicate that Japan
has given 10 any hope she may have
had of obtaining footholc In
| Hawaii The departure OF the
Japanese warship will be relief
to the American warships here. for ever
since the Japanese captains proud boass
That he could blow the American fleet
out of the water, the American sailors
and officers have had no love for tho
/ representative of the Mikado.
Hartnett's ThermometeI