Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-23
MORE FROM HAWAII.
THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITS SOME 40.
OPTIONAL CORRESPONDENCE.
IL IL Not Of Sensational Character. uo
ever--A Memorial from Royali.,,
Asking Restoration.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. January g.-Tn,
President to-day sen, another messa<, "a
Congress transmitting Hawaiian corro.
spondence, which was lsld before III,
House at lis Z. ~. and. on motion -
Mr. Dingley. OF Maine. was Rad II one,
with the enclosures. The President ms.
sage was as follows:
To the Congress:
transmit herewith copies OF dispatche,
received from our Minister TO Hawaii aft.-
the arrival OF those copies OF Witch a..
companied my message Of tho 9TH In.
slant.
also enclose. for the Information q IN.
Congress. copies Of reports ana ,5.v ~
an order just received by the Sscrctar, u
the Navy from Rear-Admiral Irwin. som.
manding our naval forces az Honolulu.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. January s1l
Minister Willis. under date OF Ianaa.y
9Th. reports the resignation u Vic. p-....
dent Hatch. under the necessity ~ going
beyond the limits Of the country. ana 10
election of W. G. Wilder to the Na.sn,..
and the separation OF the office OF Muis.
ter OF Foreign Affairs from thr pr,sl.
dency. as previously reported Ia Ca.trl
Press dispatches.
Under the same date he says
Il send herewith the petition " thr llu
Aloha Alma diawailan Patriotic I.leui.
an association which claims 20 r,pres.nt
over 500 legal voters The petition was
brought here last night by Mr. j. a.
Cummius. the honorary president ot tIN
association. and Mr. \. Marques "a nam.
h.- % soxaanfixa gnup. A sh. .f.s.
that they were committee for that ltlr.
pose"
The memorial. which is addressed @ ..
President. starts out by SAYING.
THE MEMORIAL.
'"rhe Hawaiian people are moy0I VITA
the deepest concern In view of thr l.'l,.I
and uncertain condition OF a1tirt p Ul-
wall. and also OF the active hostility uat
seems 20 have suddenly developed .n th.
United States against thc policy of ,..-
Excelency and the American airInisfH,.
ton regarding our unhappy uu. country
and the Just restoration of our national
monarchy"
IL then reproacheH the newspar.rt of
America for their unchiwlr.Gs ael ul-
truthful abuse Of the Queen.
It asserts:
l. That through Minister stevens. c.n.
splracy the Hawaiian people have h..n t..
privcd OF their political rights
2. That the inhabitants of lhw'u arc
now living under an arblt - ruie
3. That the people hny," ioet 30 eHuf.
dence in the administration of in-''D. a1
the Supreme Court is now nll'd with al-
venturers.
4. Tha, the public funds have be.a
sduandered for the maintenauce of an u1.
necessarily large army. comi osri enur y
! OF aliens
| ;. That all the native AMI foreien r.y.
allsts have been dsarmcd.
/ g. That foreign clubs AMI laeeu cHH-
posed mostly Of Germans, pofiuEuOt, Hui
Scandinavans, have been clli"l ilf' sN.eI.
( cnce for the support Of the rcyoiY'i1uafy
/ government.
| 7. That these clubs have threat .nel
murder. violence. and deportation against
those not in sympathy with thon
The memorialists say that though i1'
principle OF monarchical gov mm.n' may
bo dlstasteful % the radical Democracy Df
America. IL ia thc choa ana nr ''rrrd
rm Of the Hawaiian people. Ih I''Drr,
they say In conclusion.
1 we now pray the cd ~ a common
/ faith that. right. iustlc" and honor pro-
| yalling Hawaii. our home ani country. h'
again allowed In enjoy the bi, ,fa.ni. 'f an
independent autonomy ani constitutional
regime which was 80 infamousN euhtert.
ed on the 18th DAY Or January n.t
This Is signed by j. 4. tumm'us h1n".
rnry president: Josef Nnwnihl pfe~.i'n'
and seventeen others. mciudrs John j..
| Bush.
TESTIMONY OF McrNNDLES*
John McCandless, who wss 90 m"mhn- -
| the Committee OF Safety ~ Honolulu
during the revolution. wa h"I7f" Doe
1 Senate subcommittee on Foreign i.'.A-
! lions this morning. and Sust1ln.i h-
action of the rcvOlutionists. ani 'fn.,Ihls
| that Of Minister stevens. ~, a. nNi "a
earnest advocate OF annexation. but claims
that Hawaii IL rich enough 'o 300. re
| herself and that tha Intelligent VIM"
peoole Of the islands are able t1 sIs, 70