The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-01-18
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VIII Bring. g Damage suit.Against
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan: IS The. Pacific
Mail Co.'S steamer City of fekin, from
H eng Kong to Yokohama, via Honolulu.
and, the Oceanic: Co.'s steapler AUS
train, from Honolulu. lrriyed hero.
Saturday within a few hours Of each
other: ,Eoth bring. full 3,adrtucs in re-
gard to TIE political affairs on the 9Ha-
waiian Islands $3.50.
The Pcl,in Brought 10 passenger CT
special prominence frcm. I;chaiuln. but
TIE Australia hat delcga tons aboard
re1rrcseit;ng both Tie PROVISIONAL gov
erp;rsns and,.tl.e e,s.Gu9cn,, among
tlseln were f., G. aIeFarlare. a. F.
Peterson and Sam l'arker, Of NtEe
queens advisers; and Minister /, a.
Thurs ton, and L, n. -Eatch.. the latter
being vice president OF the advisory
cou:lcil OF the Provisional governments.
None, Of The. gentlemen had Hranch to
say. j.. 49,. 49,, >e..
From q gentleman on board the Aus
tralia:it was learned that The CORES,
pondepce.. between, Willis and Dole is
not yet over. 'thc gentleman WHO gave
the infor;nat it:i IS Intimately connected
with the ,provisicl,al government tic
said that after dole had made his reply
10 the eie:nand of Willis he addressed
another letter TO tho american minis
ter. In his latter. communication he.
pointed cut. HAT business was at a
'stand-stiIl,' and tic Republicans and
royaiists alike were not aware which
way 70 turn on account OF the policy
pursued by tie Representatives OF the
United STATES. He; therefore, asked
Willis to give him definite, Information
as to what he proposed doing. =
As ro':iriswer' was returned to this.
letter, l'resi.iait Dole sent t'ler and
more urgent one to Wills. This was
answered by q hlicf note, in which
Willis 'saitl he was drawing u?a paper
which would definitely, ,sot fp:ta his
intentions, and that Ec would transmit
tic same III a few days. ~
The Australia also brought state
ment from a corrcspon lent il i,ono-
lulu to the effect that. ex-Queen
Liliuollalani had entirely abandoned
all hope of ever regain!nG the. throne
of Hawaii, and is now perfccting
arrangements for bringing claim
against the United States for an irn-
mense amount OF money. The, GORE
spondent says that informa ton comes
from Il source which mikes it trust.
worthy, that agents Of tho cXrqucsu,
now. in the United States, have in
IL 49,, >.l,c s,,,.,.;ro =, COM itrn,,t
gsneraly.i is against her restoration and
in favor Of annexatioa Of the islands,
and that ali further efforts On her part
to regain he,' lost position viii be ut
terly useless. ., =. 5ii~i e.
1t is tated that. acting on. this III
.forina ton, and in'v:ew Of the stubborn
stand taken by.'thc provisional gov
eminent. .L.liuokalani has concluded
TO abandon tie struggle TO restore
former conditions and will seek ne
cuniary solace IN q claim for heavy
damages against the American GOV
ernment, II Is understood that
her action viii be talsan upon state
ments made in her f:.:-or by PsesidcnS
Cleveland in his message to congress-,
by Secretary of State Gresham in his
letter to President. Cleveland, and By
Commissioner Blount in the report OF
his investigat atoms and upon the further
|, fact that, in recognizing she justice OF
her cause and acknowledging tiat p
wrong h;ld been done her, The United
States endcayored to induce the pro-
risional government to surrender IL