The morning call., 1893-05-04
BLOUNT AT WORK
Provisional Government in
Hawaii.
THE SUGAR KINGS VISIT
Women's Patriotic League Is Active.
Portuguese Want Recognition.
Change of Collector General.
Correspondence OF THE MoHNrSe CALI

change in the political situation during the
past few weeks is the breaking out of epen
disSensions in the ranks of the royalsts.
These differences have been long known 10
exist but hitherto the effort to smother them
had proved successful.
The Hawaiian Woman's Patriotic League
Is the only anti-anneXationist organization
which has shown any enthusiasm or vlgor. !
Hawaiian women share the talkatiyeness
and love of politics of the men, and they
rushed into this society with great vim. AT
first every thing went along very smoothly,
and the women were confident that the
monarchy would be restored just as soon as
they could get memorial into the hands OF
Mr.. Blount. When the memorial was
drafted, however, the existence of three ]
different factions in the league revealed
| ITSELF consisting of the partisans Of Ltlud-
kalani, Kaiulani and KapioIani. These
| could not agree and tie league was torn to-
pieces by their dissensions. The partisans
| of the lady first named drovethe others out
| of the league, but there was not much left
| of that body in consequence, and 1t Is no
! longer heard of.
The Provisional Government Is believed
| to be stronger than ever The character
! and conduct of President Dole command
! universal admiration, and have been the
| subject of very high encomiums from visit
| ing strangers as we'll as residents. The
Government has sternly resisted the spoils
| movement, while it recognizes the Just
claim of its adherents to preference in ar-
poin;ments to Offices. The new Minister Of
| Finance is doing good work, and the
finances Of tire Government are now upon
a sound and healthy basis. The with
drawal of the flag has only increased the
enthusiasm of the Governments supporters,
| and there is no fear that the administration
will not be able to take care Of its enemies.
| The people are just as enthusiastic as ever
| regarding annexation, and they are willing
to wait four years for that happy result if
| Cleveland and the present United States
| Senate should turn deaf ear to their ar-
| peals. They feel that If the Cleveland
| administration fails to annex the islands
| the question would be made a national one
at the next election. and the lucky ticket
would be the one that favored the anneXa-
tion of these islands.
Any opposition at the present time from
Spreckels would seriously embarrass the
| Provisional Government, as he has claim
of about 100000, which was borrowed
during the Queens time. 1t remains un-
paid, although long overdue. He is quoted
as saying: Il have not yet m ade up my
mind about the thing; am not here to
tear down the Provisional Government.
but l am here 10 see justice done to all
parties, and when ! have determined what
l regard as justice l will be heard fast
enough"
Commissioner Blount is hurryiug his
work with view to an early departure for
home. He has a great quantity of type
written matter which will convey to the
United States Senate both sides of the
Hawaiian question. He is still hard at
Work interviewing people, but he has not
made any important public statement as yer.
On April II delegation from the Kauai
Annexation Club, a neighboring island,
called on him. 1t was composed of H.. p
Baldwin. William Baisdell, Rev. J. Kohano,
George Mundon ami Ex-Governor w. H.
Rice. Tney presented memorial, signed
by majority of the voters OF the island,
who were in favor Of annexation. The
| annexation clubs on the other islands are
making arrangements to send similar dele
cations.
Mr.. Biount is compiling statistics, and for
an example to show the American capital
which is invested here the following is sig
nifcant In one taxation district. which
pays S137,000 into the treasury each year.
the commissioner found that S93 000 of that
amount was paid by Americans; the rest
was divided among other uationalities.
One wing of the Hawaiian Woma1's
Patriotic League called on Commissioner
Blount, and presented memorial. in which
they prayed that the greed Of the foreigner
and the work of distutbers of Hawaiian
deace might be defeated; that the 'Ameri.
can Government would do well to disregard
rash acts of its representatives, and a few
foreigners in the islands; and that the Fegi-
| 70 mn hy
Liliuokalani might be Established
Instead Of offering them any encourage
ment he dampened their ardor by stating
that he would present their paper to the
President Of the United States, who would
consider the matter. He also informed
| them that he had not the power TO act in
the eX-Queen's restoration, but he WIS
pleased 10 meet them aud receive their
: memorial In speaking Of the matter he
said: Il accept the memorial. rs l receive
, any other facts bearing on affairs here,
, which go to make up general report of the
3 | situation in the Islands,"
The report OF Professor A. 3. Lyons, the
) chemical expert, on the poisoning at the
t barracks was submitted on the 18th oil
? April, and is not conclusive. The expert
was inclined to think the presence of poison
was due to 'incipient putrefactiOn," what
| II.
report The mystery of the poisoning will not
1 | be soon cleared up if at ALL .
a. S. Cleghnrn, the father of Kaidlani
who has been Collect0r-General of Customs
for many years. has been forced to yacatt
in favor of James b. Castle. Mr. Castle i:
e popular with the best class OF citizens, anC
although young man he has great eXecu
: tive ability. His father is S. \. Castle,
n member of the firm of Castle S5 Cooke, ont
Il of the largest business houses here. The
! new Collector took charge of his office OF
II April is, and on the same day he unearthet
}. queer method of business which. wa
:. practiced- by his predecessor. For SOM
c time there have been stories going arount
a TO the effect that peculiar arrangements hat
# been going on in the Collector-Genera'
department under the guise of cuisines
accommodations" and even il the law ha
!. not been really violated, its construction
has been stretched so as 10 cover transaC
tonI of questionable nature.
TIE British cruiser Hyacinthe, Captain
E, May, arrived in port on April - from Esqui
u malt. b. c. She will leave for cruise il
= the South Seas in about four weeks.
% The Adams arrived this morning froI
Z San Francisco after voyage of fourtee
t days.
s. The report that the Boston has been Of
y dered home is denied at the American cor
20 sulate. She will remain here until furtht
orders. The Mohican, however, will go
Berihg Sea TO cruise during the sealing Sc;
son. sailing on the Goth of April. :.
ir Lieutepant-Com S. w. Very .he
been ordered to the Boston as executive
es and Lieutenant j; II. C. Coffin goes to. Il
Nv same vessel in place of Lieutenant e. i
nr Moore who will become executive officer
in the Mohican. lieutenant. Command
h Swinbnrne, now of the Boston, has bee
he ordered home.
Upon notification from their Governmel
the japanese murderer, Linada Yosak