The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-03

WAsHINGTON, Jan. 3-The second
days proceedings of tho Senate sub
committee on foreign relations, now
engaged in the investig ton Of the
Hawaiian matter under the resolution
of Senator Morgan, were begun under
conditions quite different from those
that prevailed when the committee first
assembled Wednesday of last week.
To day messenger stood guard at the
outer door of the committee roo u, and
no one was permitted to enter who had
not boon hidden to appear before the
commission.
AS soon as these gentlemen did ap.
pear they were hurried inside of the
ante room and kept there until they
had given their testimony and then
dismissed with caution to say abso-
lutely nothing about their testimony or
the questions asked by the committee.
Senator Morgan, the chairman, was the
first committeeman to arrive, but was
not prompt, and was soon followed by
Mr. Frye, and, later on, by Mr.. Gray,
the special friend of the Administra-
ton on the committee. These three
Senators compri- ed the whole sub com
mittee at the session to-day. II first
Impressions amount to anything, the
evidence being adduced before this sub.
committee certainly will have strong
leaning towards tho provisional govern
ment for all that has been delivered up
to this time has been from the friends
of the existing government of Ha vail
About fifteen minutes after ten
o'clock, Mr.. Hastings, secre tary OF the
Hawaiian legation and charge d'affairs
during the absence of Minister Thurs
ten, reached the Capitol, ompanied
by p. G. Jones and Col. H. Spaulding,
two now witnesses whom he desired to
present to the committee, and Rev. O.
+. Emerson, who gave his testimony at
the last meeting. 1t is not at all prob
atle that tho cJmmittec will request
Mr.. Hastings to give his e,tim ony, as
such procat ding would be without all
precedent, the statements of the repre-
sentatiyes of a foreign government
being ALWAYS conveyed to this Govern
ment through the medium OF the Score
tary OF State.
Emsrson's Testimony Written Out
Emerson's testimony had, during the
interim since the last meeting OF the
committe, been reduced in writing, and
after being asked one or TWO unim-
portant questions no was rluupsc.d 10
sign his evide nee, which ne uid before
leaving the committee TO night he
starts for Boston.
The testimony Of p. C. Jonts was of
an important charac ter, and gave to the
committee. from the standpoint of a
friend of the provisional government,
at least full and complete history of
the intrigues on the islands and tt o
events that led up to the depositing of
the queen. Jones is a resident of Bos-
ton and member of the firm of Brewer
& Com pany, which has large branch
house in Honolulu under the manage
ment of Jones.
Jones was minister of finance in the
so-called Wilcox cabinet from Novem-
Der, 1892, to the following January. He
bas always been an annexationst, and
was member of the committee of
safety and Nom Der of the first cabinet,
holding the portfolio of finance, that
now held by Damon. He left the islands
for America last month and came East
directly, his object in coming being to
look after some business affairs and to
do what he could to present, from his
point OF lew, the facts concerning the
establishment of the provisional gov.
eminent.
He was before the committee g long
time and his examination was search
ing, the chairman and other members
OF the ommittee expressing a wish to
learn all it was possible touching the
matter.
Col. Spaulding Disputes BIount's Reports
Jones was followed by Colonel Spauld-
ing, who went to Honolulu shortly after
the war. During the war Colonel
Spaulding was at the head of an Ohio
regiment, who're he served with uistinc-
ton. Under Secretary Howard he was
sent 10 Honolulu as United States con
sui. After The close of his official
career, he entered business and soon
become one of the wealthiest men on
the island, and one of the largest of it's
sugar planters.
Both Spaulding and Jones disputed
the statements Of Commissioners Blount
regarding the feeling of tho people on
the subject of annexation and they took
direct issue with him as to tho facts
relative to the overthrow OF the ouet II,
asserting that the conduct of Minister
Stevens was not censurable, and that
the American troops were landed only
to preserve the peace and protect the
lives and property OF Americans on the
islands. They denied that they had
taken any part in the revolution.
The committee will meet again to-
morrow, that being the regular meeting
day, at which time Professor Alexander,
the surveyor general of the islands,
will be one of the witnesses.
mias sadie Kirby at the Academy to-
morrow night. 1t Is marvel of grace aud
dexterity.
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