The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-18
CanEENT ON COMMISSIONER
BL0UNT'S VISIT.
RaiuIani in Loudou-Little Fear
o. Iapan-Daneer in Egypt
French Cabinet
Troubles.
Price OF Sugar.

Price OF Sugar.
New YORK, April 3.-Sugar: Raw
quiet. firmer; fair refining, 3sc to 3
Size; centrifugals, SO test, 3sc TO
11-I6c; Muscovado, SO test, sec; re-
fined, firmer and active.
Blounrs Mission.
SAN Francisco, April 1.-The san
Francisco Chronicle says, editorially,
this mornings Washington rumOr
has it that the extra session Of the
Senate NAV continue until Mr.. Blount
can have time to return from his spe-
cial mission TO the Hawaiian Islands.
This theory is based on his hasty de-
parture from this country; but going
away in a hurry is one thing and
coming back in a hurry is another.
It should be borne in mind that Mr..
Blount is the Presidents commits
sioner, not the Senate's. If the Senate
had felt the need OF special and eXclu-
sive information it would probably
have deputed a committee from its
own number to &C to Hawaii and re-
port back to the Senate, as is done in
other cases of inquiry and investiga-
ton. Blount is President Cleveland's
man, and he will probably remain in
Hawaii long enough to find out eX-
actly what the President wants to
know, whatever that may be.
IT is said that Blounts attitude on
international affairs, when he was in
the recent Congress as chairman of
the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, indicates that he will not
favor annexation; but this conjecture
rests on very slim foundation. He
did not favor our taking part in the
Samoan controversy, and the middle
into which Samoan affairs have got
justilies his Judgment; but that ques-
ton bore no relation TO Hawaiian an
aexation. He certainly advocated the
pursuing of a firm and vigorous policy
IN the controversy with Chile, and
established his Americanism by stand
ing up against his party and uphold
ing President Harrison.
The general opinion is that If the
President had to send an executive
ommissioner to Hawaii, the choice
of Blount was an excellent one. He
is man of good sense and Judgment,
and his opinion should be entitled to
weight for that reason. 1t will not be
many days before we receive news of
what he is doing in Hawaii and then
some definite idea can be formed, pro-
baby, as to whether he is going to
rush back TO Washington or stay in
the islands long enough to acqGaint
himself thoroughly with the situation
in all its aspects and phases.
r,a.a TssrI-s s.-afr
TOLEDO co., April 3.-Judge Kicks,
of the Federal Court, delivered
decision this morning granting the
application of the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and North Michigan Railroad
to make permanent his temporary
Injunction issued against the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern and
other connecting lines, on March 18th,
restraining them from refusing to ac-
cept from or deliver freight to the Ann
Arbor road on account of the boycott
issued against the road by Chiefs
Arthur and Sargent, of the Brother
hoods OF Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen, which were on strike on
that road. The decision turned on
the arraignmeut for contempt OF eight
Lake Shore engineers and firemen
who struck in preference to hauling
Ann Arbor cars turned over to the
Lake Shore road.
y Rear Admiral Snubbcd.
HAVANA, April 3.-The sudden de-
parture of the United States ships
New York and Bennington is owing,
1t is said, to a snub administered by
the Captain General to the Rear
Admiral. a local journal contains a
long account of the affair, reciting the
manner in which the preparations
made by the Rear Admiral for the
reception of the Captain-G General and
staff were ignored, as well as the Gus
tom of sending an officer TO conduct
the men-of-war appearing at the en-
trance to the harbor to a safe anchor
age.
Colombia Wants Cinch
PANAMA, April S.-The conditions
upon which the Colombian Govern
ment will make the canal concession
.ape so severe that it is doubtful if they
will be accepted. A deposit of 000,-
900 francs is required, and the plant,
machinery and other property of the
company must be delivered to the
Government, which will return the
same when the work begins
1t would be q radical amendment to
the original contract, and the contract
of 1890 with Bonaparte Wyse would
be ignored. The Government seeks to
get possession of the plant now, so as
to avoid tedious litigation in case of
the company's failure to fulfill its !
promises
Danger in Egypt.
LONDON, April 2.-Iti is asserted that !
the British naval display in Hampton |
Roads will be meager, for the sole |
reason that demonstration in Egypt /
is regarded as a probable necessity. |
This reason, which was guessed at in /
earlier dispatches, is now confirmed
by an official who had been watching
for the AdmiraIty's decision.
Matters in Egypt are rapidly draw
ing to n crisis. Roseberry's publica-
ton of his February dispatches to
Lord Cromer, coming as it does. with
the announcement of the British pro-
posals for remodeling the Egyptian
mixed tribunals of justice, puts Eng
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