The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-11
DOLE NAMES A NEW MINISTER.
WILLIAM IA. CASTLE To SUCCEED
MIR. THURSTON.

He Was the second Member Of the
Commission which Negotiated the
Treaty of Annexation with Mr.
Harrison In Is93-The Hawaiian
Government RefrRins From Prafs-
ing MIR. Thurston's Course mt WASH
ingtOn I'm Order to Avoid Causing
Any Needless Irritation.
Honolulu. June Correspondence OF the
United Press per steamer Australla).-The
Hawaiian government has commissioned
William r. Castle as its minister TO WASH
ington. The announcement of Mr.. Cas-
ties appointment by the steamer Monowai
sailing from her on May 81 was prema-
ture. as the appointment was not made
until the following day.
Mr.. Castle viii proceed to his post IN
August. with his family. On account OF
business interests here he does not ex-
pect to occupy the position for any great
length OF time. He was the second mem-
Der of the commission. OF which Mr.,
Ihurston was the head, which negotiated
the treaty OF annexation with President
Harrison In February 1893.
The government desires to avoid giving
any needless Irritation. IL has therefore
refrained from discussing Mr.. Thurston's
course. IL is not therefore, to be inter-
preted as censuring him, on the contrary,
IL is deeply sensible OF Mr. Thurston's
great fidelity and ability in his support at
a critical period In December. 1898 as we'll
as on many other occasions, when he was
Obliged to assume an attitude necessarily
tration.
Hon. Audley Coote Of Australia is here.
He intended to go on to Washington, but
VIII defer that visit until near the OPEN
ing session Of congress. lie represents
the Pacific Gable Company, which laid
a mil Lac 70 Nanf TtaI-
edonia. Mr.. Coote Is prepared 10 lay a
proposed cable from Monterey to Honoiu-
lu, to be owned by the United States
government If desired, or otherwise, sub
Ject to their control His Intention IL
then TO proceed with line to Japan, and
another TO Australia.
Washington. June 1O.-In tho dispatches
Of May 2. the Chicago concern calling IT.
self the Associated Press, circulated the
ridiculous statement under a Honolulu
date, that the friends of Minister Thurs
ton are indignant because they say he
was betrayed by a United Press agent,
who went to Mr.. Gresham and informed
him that he had read at the Hawaiian ie-
cation letters sent to Mr. Thurston and
furnished Secretary Gresham with the
substance OF them"
This was promptly denied by X. M.
Lands private secretary TO Mr. Gresham,
the latter not being then able TO discuss
matters OF business with any one Despite
that denial, in its latest alleged Honolulu
telegram, the Chicago concern repeated
the ridiculous and exploded falsehood.
When he saw the published repetition to-
day, Mr.. Lands wrote the following.
which should put a quietus upon the mat
ter: That statement Is absolutely untrue.
The Information upon which the request
for the minister's recall was based, was
not obtained from any one connected with
the United Press or from any other news
paper man. | deem IL my duty to make
this statement. and regret exceedingly
that II was physically impossible for
Judge Gresham TO make similar state
ment, as he most assuredly would have
done"