The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-14
some TELLING POINTS MADE.
Views Changed From Hostility to
FriendIinesS.
ANOTHER COMMISSION MAY CONE.
Congress to Be Shown That HaWaiianS
Are Determined to Secure a Closer
Union With This Country.

VICTORIA. B. c., Jan. 13-The steam
ship Miowera arrived yesterday afternoon.
ten DAYS from Honolulu. having been off
Cape Flattery in the fog three days. Ha-
waiian adyices are as follows:
petition suggesting that the Govern
ment at once send a special annexation
envoy to Washington City was presented
to President Dole and the Executive
Council on December 81 by the American
League. The petition is a strong one and
makes several telling points. 1t sets forth
that since the question of the islands was
in Congress before many fresh facts have
come to light and many members Of the
Senate and House have changed their
minds upon the subject. In every instance
the alteration of views has been from hos
tility to friendliness for Hawai-. Even
the administration now has ample and JUS
tifiable grounds for treating the matter diff
ferently and is now in possession of rela-
BILE data. In 1898 it acted upon misin-
formation.
The petition further states that the
sending of another commissioner will
force the treatment of the issue strictly
upon its merits. Prejudice has been
largely removed and partisanship elmi-
mated to a greater degree than ever. The
appearance of a second commissioner be-
fore the same Congress will show hat the
people here are firm in the determination
to secure closer union with the United
States. The petition had an enthusiastic
reception at the league the previous night
1t covers TO a nicely subject that has been
discussed not little in the league and on
the outside. The letter suggests a single
man as the delegation, but the individual
in mind was not men toned in the petition.
On December q John E. Bush, E. c.
Crck and Joseph Nawahi, awaiting trial
at the February term OF court Tor conspi-
racy. were taken to Oahu prison on the
reef and placed in solitary confinement.
No bail Will be allowed them.
A number of British subjects residing in
Honolulu petitioned to have the Hyacinth
Kept in port for the protection of the inter-
ests of themselves and their coun rymen,
but she was ordered away to the south
nevertheless. She carried among other
things some presents from Queen Victoria
to her subjects on the southern islands.
The hearings before the court of inquiry
at Auckland of the Wairarapa disaster and
at Sydney of the Rigarooma disasters have
been concluded. In both instances the
officers were severely censured, and if
Captain Mcintosh of the former had sur
vived he would have been criminally pros
ecuted for cowardice, and the neglect of
the officers is characterized as inhuman.
In the Rigarooma case. Captain John
son is severely reprimanded; Lieutenant
Chetwynd is reprimanded and dismissed
from the service and Lieutenant MacDon-
aid is reprIm handed.
Count Festetics has arrived at Sydney
IN the yacht Tolna.
News from Samoa states that war is
again threatened. The Atua chiefs have
given the Samoan Government notice of
their intention to assume hostlities at an
cary date. Aana will actively support
Atua.
81. NJ. S. Wallaroo is at present at Apia.
No one is allowed ashore after p. NJ.
Just prior to bis death, r. l.. Steven son
entertained 800 natives on his birthday.
According to his custom he went about
barefooted. The natives deeply regretIhis
naath