The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
THE PRIZE AN ISLAND.

4 Race Between British Cruiser and
an Hawaiian Steamer to Secure an I'M
claimed Island-The Prize May Cut m
Important Figure Pacific Cable
station-Other Important News from
the Islands.
HONOLULU, May a6, VIA SAN FRAN
CISCO, June per steamer Australia
The steamer Iwalani, the island vessel,
sailed last evening in a race with the
English cruiser, Champion, the prize
being an island not yet claimed by any
country.
On the steamer WarimoO from British
Columbia few days ago was a passen-
ger named Reid, who claimed an audi.
ence with the executive council. He
announced the fact that the English
government
INTENDED TO LAY A CABLE
from Australia to the United States in
the near future. but did not intend to
touch Hawaii. The plan was to have
connecting point between Australia
and America on Neekar island, small
piece of land 400 miles west northwest
of Honolulu, and belonging to the Ha-
waiian group. The provisional govern
ment decided to send an officer to the
island with the power to
RAISE THE HAWAIIAN FLAG.
thus securing to the government the
chance to have the proposed cable touch
here. At the time the lwalani started
the Champion was preparing to leave.
This il was understood was on the same
mission The little steamer had an
hours start, and as it is one of the
swiftest vessels in the island service it
will have good chance to reach the
island first and thus defeat the plans of
those on board the Champion.
JAPAN's DEMANDS.
X. w. Irwin. Hawaiian minister to
Japan. arrived here unexpectedly May
IA with important dispatches to the
government in regard to the franchise
for Japanese residents here. The
mikado threatens to withdraw the
Japanese laborers and restrict further
immigration if his subjects are not
given voting franchises. The planters
are now making strenuous effO- IS to
obtain Portuguese laborers from the
Azores, and commission will probably
be sent by to-day's steamer to Portugal
to attain this end. The Chinese have
also claimed the franchise, and have so
petitioned the government.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
meets next Wednesday and delegates
are arriving daily from the other is
lands.
The work at Pearl IIarbor is pro-
crossing rapidly. Borings have been
made all over the proposed entrance to
depth of 30 feet and not a sign of
rock or coral has been encountered.
Lieut.. Fants, who is in charge of the
engineering party, says the harbor
bids fair to be one of the finest in the
world.
RoYAIIsTs STILL FEEDING on HOPE
The natives continue tn be possessed
with the idea that President Cleveland
intends to soon carry out his former
proposal to restore the queen. On ar
rival of the Australia on the Goth
large crowd of royalist natives assem-
bled on the wharf to welcome the con-
fidently-cxpccted orders for restoration.
Although a majority of the natives pre-
fer a monarchy. they are expected to
acquiescc passively in the new order of
things when they find that all their
rights and privileges have been undis-
turbed. No indication appears that tie
royalists have any scheme of active
resistance to the government. or to its
new constitution when proclaimed. and
the royalist organs betraya Respondent
tone.