The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-13
ALL FOR ANNEXATION.
The Natives OF Hawaii as
Eager as the Whites.
sslrIsH RESIDENTS osspLeAsep
Monster Petitions 20 He Sent to Con
xress Prom All the Islands The
Queen stiIl in Confinement.

Victoria. sfarch ix--The Alowerz srrtv
a al f@S this afternoon, seven days from
Honoluia. She brought no deported revs,-
1sf5onisfs. IL h UNDERWOOD that some
we're offered but the company desired r.,
take 10 risk in the matter Honolulu ass
vices to March are:
Work consequent 70 the rebellion. 80 far
- the military organizations are rar,-
eeFned. was practically completed on Frf-
sdsy, when the judge advocate of the mil
atary commission announced that she xay-
eminent had no more cases TO bring be-
lere that body All the cases have been
scted upon. and the sentences OF only a
few minor Offenders have yet 70 be made
known. The natives convicted have ax
= rule, been sentenced 90 1--WE years. I'm
pFssonmsnf at hard labor. the usual fsns
81 G,DS being remitted by the presssIes,,
The ex-dueen has been sensenrSl 10 Ave
years Imprisonment and TO pay \ fsne
u $50 She Ii still confined Ia the room
IN the executive building where she was
placed on the day OF her arrest. and IL
under guard of military. Just what In
20 be done with Liiiuokaiani L. a esses.
ton which the government has not vet
answered Certain IL Is that she viii not
be kept In the executive building for five
ysars, or be placed IN the Uaau prison. n
doubtediy before the end of the month
s0ne proposition win be received from
Dhe will either take up her ressdenc on
% Of the other islands or leave the coun-
Try. doubtless to go TO England. She has
q private Income OF about SO 400 a year.
which viii not be interfered with BY the
government. itwIit NOT De fne policy or TIE
government 10 assume an arbitrary at
fitsde should the ex-queen make a rea-
eonable proposition.
Though the work OF the military COM
mission Is completed that body will no,
b. dismissed or martial Law declared or
until all those who have signed agree
ments 10 leave the country have depart
Cd. The last batch Is due TO leave March
ID Should any Of these men show dis
position not to comply with the agree
ment. they will be promptly arrested put
on trial before the commission and SEN
fenced
The restrictions OF martial law have
been raised 20 : great extent. Citizens
are allowed on the streets al night with
out passes. and the police have discard
"a their rifles. The attitude of the
government In the deportation of
Cranstoun, Mueller and Johnston IL ex-
pressed In this mornings Conmerctaf
Advertiser. which says: THE discussion
arising from the deportation of three fs,-
litical prisoners TO Vancouver. while at
nac.ing more or less attention. Is not
causing the government officials any fear
from possible derogatory results. The
position OF the government briefly ex-
pressed Is. Ftrst-The act was Justified
by the laws Of Hawaii Second--The act
complained of was done by order of the
government OF Hawaii"
The movement for annexation Is gain
ing ground among the natives, and the
formation OF an annexation league by
Sam Parker. one OF the ex-queen's COM
risssoners to Washington City. and
ether prominent native Hawaiians and
half whites. will doubtless result in mon
sssr annexation petitions from all parts
II the islands. A remark reported TO
nave come from a prominent British off,
ehi tina, he expected this thing would
Nsepeated In a short time" shows that
mis- the superficial attitude OF the Eng
~ nay be friendly. they have no deep
SEATED lave for the republic. or the pos
Esililr Of the United States controlling
this isritory.
Esofes published In the San Francisco
ChA Of fortunes praesiced upon political
Ribeners to bring about confessions
hare caused n feeling OF indignation
fkioakhout the community. They ars
thoroughly and completely without
sanitation. Even the royaiists condemn
TIE larfs. and II lis hardly possible that
sieps will be taken to discover whether
The articles originated here or were
manufactured In the United States. the
latter being the most generally accepted
version
An act was passed in the advisory coun-
ell appropriafing s.. 900 10 defray the ex-
penses OF the rebellion. making the whole
expense up to the present time $4,000.