Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
Minister Thurston Says It is Abso-
lutely Established.
RESTORATION is A DEAD ISSUE
The Ex-Queen's Supporters Now
Recognize That Fact.
A SUCCESSFUL MIS- SION

Mr. Lorin A. Thurston, Hawaiian minis
ter to the United States, has resumed his
diplomatic duties in this city after an alb
sence of three months on a special mission
to Portugal. He arrived at New York yes
terday on the steamer Aurania and came
on to Washington by the first connecting
train, arriving here late last night A star
reporter had a pleasant interview with him
this afternoon at his apartments in the
Everett. He is in excellent health ard his
appearance indicates that his ocean trip has
been of great benefit 10 him. He said that
the special object of mis- visit to Portugal
was to encourage immigration to the Ha-
waiian Islands with the object OF develop
ing their natural resources.
Successful Mission.
He said he had been very successful In
his mission and that the first lo1 of Portu-
guese numbering 800 persons. would start
for the islands on the lin instant.
There are about 1900 Portuguese al
ready on the islands. The principal inlmi-
grafton was between 1880 and 1887, during
which time nearly l1,000 Portuguese were
added to the population. The lmmigra-
ton ceased. however, in 1887, and there
has since been no direct immigration on
large scale from Portugal and it was with
the view of renewing this immigration
that he had gone abroad. The men VINO
will start for Hawaii on the 1lth instant
are farm laborers, and will be utilized
principally in the development of the grow
ing coffee industry. According to MI.
ThurstOn the Portuguese make gooo GU
zens and are very much liked IN faWah.
They are a home-loving, home-cfeatlns
people, and have contributed materially
to the development Of that country.
Labor Supply Inadequate.
Mr.. Thurston said that the labor supply
of the islands is entirely inadequate to
the development Of the interests now in
progress and efforts are being made to en-
courage the immigration of a good class
of people There is no diminution In the
sugar industry, but there has been great
addition in the coffee Industries, and 1T
was specially to meet this latter demaho
that he had gone to Portugal
The government of Hawaii furnished a
steamer for the transportation or tne
Portuguese immigrants and VIII pear all
the EXPENSES of the tourney. He cailed at
tcntion to the fact that there are two large
Portuguese colonies in the United states,
enc at New Bedford and the other at JACK
sonyille ILL., and both of them In HOUR
iShing condition.
ATairn in Hawaii.
Although he has been away so long, the
minister is thoroughly Informed of the con-
dition of affairs in Hawaii, as Indicated by
the latest mail advices from Honolulu,
"The project that is outlined in the dis
matches of Yesterday concerning the con-
spiracy trial at Honolulu, Mr.. 1nurSton
said has no possibility OF a successful
issue
ton was carried on by a few maicontents
and resulted in causing considerable I'm
easiness in the public mind on the ISLANDS,
and the government has determined to put
a stop to it. Up to the present time the
utmost latitude has been allowed snice
the change took place III x" crh.il,'i!
two years ago. There mas neen Ie.ther
axpulsion nor imprisonment, although there
has been great deal of ince1diafy Talk
by d few individuals, Including those men
toned in the dispatches. Bush and his
associates, who had grown bold through
the Immunity shown them until at last
they carried matters TO an actual con-
spiracy and undertook to act by force
whereupon the government lnterleseu.
There is no indication that any, responsible
person heretofore connected with the
queen is connected with this conspiracy.
The Ex-Queen's Supporters.
''Her attorney who represented her in
Washington-Paul Neumann-haS taken an
oath of allegiance to the republic, and since
the recognition of the republic by Great
Britain, Mr.. Davies, who had been the
strongest of the royalist leaders, has an
noCnced, in a letter over his own signature
in Hawaiian paper, that in consequence
of that action by his government ne no
longer supported the project for the res
toration of the queen. Mr.. Widemann, one
of the royalist commissioners to Washing
ton and who afterward went to Europe TO
prevent the recognition of the republic by
the European powers has returned to Hon
olulu and made statement that he recog-
nized that restoration was a dead issue;
that the republic had come to stay and
that he would do what he could to help
make the best of the situation. The situa-
ton in Hawaii may be summed up in these
words: The republic is absolutely estab
lished and there Is no possibility that an
effort at restoration can be successful.