The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
NEWS FROM HONOLULU
American League and Annexation
ist Club Not Harmonious.
Minister Willis Not Alone in Refusing
to Attend the Independence Day
Celebration Last Month.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-The steamer
Australia arrived this evening from Homo
lulu. The correspondent OF the Associated
Press. writing under date of the Sd inst,
says:
There are indications that serious dis
sensions may occur between the American
League and the Annsxationist Club-riVal
factions of the American party. The Amer
lean League has adopted resolutions affirm
ing allegiance 10 the provisional govern
ment, to the end that the islands may be
annexed 70 the United States. The resolu-
ton suggests If annexation is hopeless that
a protectorate would be acceptable.
I'm reply to President Dole's demand for
an apology from foreign diplomates. the
Japanese consul, Mr.. Fuji, expressed his re-
grets for not attending the provisional gov
ernments celebration Jan. IL. The French
and Portuguese commissioners also sent
regrets, basing their action on the anoma-
lous condition of affairs here. British Min
lister Woodhouse simply expressed regret
for not accepting the invitation.
"A proposition to import more Chinese Ia
borers has been defeated. This action is
due to the fact that the japanese govern
ment demanded that importation of Chinese
should be controlled by the Japanese gov
ernment.
&C. L.. Carter, one of the provisional gov
ernments commissioners to this country
SnOrIly dILeF the GtNOlullOI, ildS NIilbCl
an open letter in reply TO an article in the
North American Review by f: X; Coudert'
Of New York; Among other things m & Mr.
President. as commander in chief, gathered
your army and police about him in the city
of New York, after eXhausting every posi-
BILE method of violating your Constitution
in Congress-, and declared his intention or
promulgating a new one? II, from his at
titude and expressions and the existence or
a great popular alarm and excitement, a
few of your leading c1uzenS Sathered
together to organize a defense and appealed
to your country for assistance in maintain
ing the integrity of your institutions would
YOU not yourself rally to such call? Would
you blame the Russian minister for landing
men from one of his ships in the harbor TO
protect Russian interests, particularly II
Wall street, Broadway and Fifth avenue
blaine The Russian minister if he saw
through the excitement that your President
was in the wrong, would be defeated IN
an opinion? Would you not yourself be
among the ranks Of loyal citizens crowding
to support your committee of public safety?
Would you not denounce any person who,
/ after your success, charged that the pres
ence of Russian forces had anything to do
Paul Neuman, the ex-Queen's legal adj
wiser, a few days ago attacked and beat III.
a cane The attack was caused by the Ad-
vertiser's caustic on Neuman and
his methods.
o-AAOA IN AAS AehlhA
probably be a total loss
Thinks Cleveland Was Deceived.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. N.-Prof. W.
d. Alexander, Surgeon-general of the Ha-
wailan Islands, and also special commits
sioner. who is visiting his son at Yale Col
lege, In an interview said: II regard Pres
ident Cleveland's course as most extraordi-
nary, but L, like other Democrats at the
islands. believe that the President has been
deceived from the very start. Colonel
Blount's investigation was, TO my mind,
like that of a detective working up a case
for a client. and he certainly obtained only
an ex parte result. AS for Minister Stew
ems, the worst that can be said about him
is that he was doubtless hasty in what ne
did. 1T will, however. be brought out that
the British minister would have recognized
the provisional government on the after
noon GLOWING the action of Minister
Stevens had not he 0he British minister)
learned OF the annexation scheme that was
on foot. The provisional government is es-
tablished and it will remain"