Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-09
ADVlCES FROM HONOLULU.
NEWS AND POLITICAL GOSSIP PROM
THE OCEAN REPUBLIC.
william X. Castle Named to succccd Hon
l.. A. Thurston rs Minister to the
United states &c 1hurston's
Friends indignant.

san Francisco. June s.--The steamer
Monowai arrived tsis afternoon, bringing
the following advices from Honolulu. dated
June l:
William r. Castle has been appointed
Hawaiian minister at Washington, In
place of l.. A. Thurston. lie will not leave
for his place until August !. Mr.. Castle
was one Of the commissioners sent 10
Washington to arrange for annexation as
soon as the monarchy was overthrown.
The following dispatch was sent from
Honolulu, under date of May 2:
THE friends OF Thurston are Indignant
because they say he has been betrayed by
an agent of the United Press in Washing
ton. lie let the agent read private corre-
spondence from Honolulu for the purpose OF
making himself familiar with the situation
here and instructed him 10 publish nothing
which reflected upon the government, as
II might reflect upon his Official POSITION
Thurston's friends say the agent OF the
United Press did not publish anything taxi
en- from the correspondence rejecting upon
Cleveland, but he went directly to Gresham
and Informed him hat he had m resH Thits at ine ns
and furnished Gresham with the substance
Of them"
Minister Thurston was seen in regard to
the foreboug and admitted that II was SUP
stantiaily correct. He declined to 20 INTO
details. saying ne had made report to
his government which would be given 10
the press In short time. This report
would cover everything relating TO his re-
call.
The following is the text of Minister
Hatchs letter to Minister Willis In answer
TO Secretary Gresham:
Honolulu, May 3, 1879.
| referring to our interview OF the Soth
ult. in which you lntmated that the, pres,
| lient Of the United states would be pleased
| If the Hawaiian minister at Washington
should be recalled. for personal reasons,
| dispatch from the secretary or state 70
| yourself on the subject. dated February ~,
but which had been sent to Jaran by ms, ms,
| Mr.. Thurston is now in Hawai- anu VIII
not return to the post OF Hawahan minister
~ regret extremely that the presence In
| Washington of the late minister Is not
agreeable and that the matters referred
been considered of sufficient gravity 10 can
| for the action taken.
| Secretary Gresham's letter to Mr.. Willis.
| OF May H. regarding the deportation OF j.
Crans.oun. that the statement in the M letter tta
| son for deportlng Mr.. Cranstoun was that
it was in, the exercise of the arbitrary
| conferred by martial law Is not correct.
For, in addition to that reply. to Mr.; Will
lis. and in further reply to his inquiry as
sIatad st ti to rs"S Mr. Wins that Mr. cranstoun
| had been arrested ana charged with con-
| spiracy TO overthrow the government; that
|
| in a plot to use dynamite; that though no
charge had been made in court the charge
| OF conspiracy had been made, and entered
| in the police records at the time of the
arrest Upon Mr.. Wills protesting
| against the proceedings and asking by
| what authority the action was taken: Mr..
| Smith replied as set forth IN the letter
| that 1T was In the exercise Of the arbl.
trary power conferred by martial law.
Summary proceedings under the circum-
| stances were deemed justiiiable.
| Henry J.. Verlye, the French commits
sioner at this place, died suddenly on the
2Sl inst.
| The American League was addressed on
| the 18th inst by Ministers Thurston and
Hatch, Attorney General Smith and W. n.
| Armstrong. who all spoke strongly in favor
| of annexation.
| Thurston closed his remarks by stating:
| 'To summarize, ] am an anneNationist be-
! cause ] believe that greater progress
| can be achieved under this than any other
| system Of government, the people ot lla-
| wall will secure peace, the establishment OF
| western civilization and material pros
| perity."