Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-06-07
TIE PRIZE AN ISLAND.

a Rae H<s-e~s British Cruiser and
an Hawaiian steamer tn secure M Tn
rtsfrss<si tsllsnd The Frtr- NAV Cat an
rnsp.rtsnt Figure Pacific Cable
ssstien Other Important News from
the tslsnst--
HoNuUt.r MAY -. VIA SAY FRAN
cISco Irne s-tPer steamer AuStraiial
The steamer Iwalani. the sland vessel.
sailssi last evening in race with the
bogii~h cruiser. Champion. the prize
being an ISLAND not vet eIaIu4s-sI by anv
country.
On the steamer warimOo FROM British
Columbia few DAYS ago was passsn-
ger named Reid. who claimed an audi
enee with the executive council lie
announced the fact that the English
government
INTENDED tn LAY cNHIE
from Australia to the United States in
the near future. but did not intend TO
touch Hawaii The plan was to have
a connecting point between Australia
and America ON Neekar island. a small
piece Of land 20" miles west northwest
Of Honolulu. and belonging 10 the ia
waiian group. The provisional govern
msnt decided to send an officer to the
island with the power 10
RAISE rHE HAWAIIAN FLAG.
thus securing 10 the government the
chance tn have the proposed cabls touch
here At the time the IWalaui started
the Champion was preparing to leave.
This II was understood was On the same
mission The little steamer had an
hours start. and n, IL i, one of the
swiftest vessels in th, island service il
will have a good chance To reach the
island first and thus defeat the plans Of
those on board the Champion
JAPAN's DEMANDS.
r w Irwin. Hawaiian minister 70
Japan. arrived here Unexpectedly Nav
Il with important dispatches To- the
government in regard to the franchise
for japanese residents here The
miiSado threatens to withdraw th,.
japanese laborers and restrict further
immigration II his subjects are no,
given voting franchises The planters
arr now making strenuous efforts to
obtain Portuguese lahrrrr> fr,vn the
Azores. and commission will probably
b. sent by ts-siay's steamer to Portugal
to attain this end The Chimes have
als4n claimed the franchise. and have 50
petitiOned the government
THE coNsTIrt rIoNAL coNvENrtax
meets next "Wednesday and delegates
are arriving daily from the other H.
lands
The work at Pearl Hart-pr is prO-
crossing rapidly Boriug~ have been
made all over IN. pr,,p,-...,l entrance t.
depth of ln feet and not a sign Of
rock ur coral ha, bern encountered
i.ieut- Pants who = IN charge - the
sngIne~ring party. Say> the harl~sr
bids fair TO be one of the finest in the
world
E"YALIsrs sTTLL FEEptNs oN HoFr
The natives continue to ~ p.-sSs.>~esi
with the idea that President Cleveland
intends - ~s-on carry nut his former
| proposal ta restore the queen TN ar
/ rival of the Australia IN the asth a
large crowd of royslist natives Assem-
hled On the wharf - welcome the con
tsientl y-exp..ctei orders for restoration
tAthtN-" " aA-t ls'fttA u tht n1tlNes PR
fer a monarchy. they are expected to
9cquiescs pa>sively in the new order of
things when they find that all their
rights and privileges have be~n undis-
turbed- Ne indication appears that the
royalists have any scheme Of active
resistance Ia the government or To its
new constitution when proclaimed. and
the rpyalist organs betray despoudent
tone