Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-28
Dd Minister Willis Snub President
 an sMrs. Do!e2
THE AN cXAT1oN QUESTION
Contin <s to Be Agitated-Im- migrs Jpn Booming-Political
 Prf s5ners at Hard tabor.

SAE FRANCISCO, March 7.-The steamer Australia arrived from Honolulu shortly before o'clock this morning. She left Honolulu March 20.
 President Dole on the 18th instant de- clared martial law to be at an end and tho writ of habeas corpus restored.
 United States Minister Willis gave re- ceplion last week to Admiral Beardlee and officers of the Philadelphia, for which large number Of invitations were issued. President Dole and wife were not invited, and only two members of the cabinet. This caused a sensation. Interviewing President Dole upon he subject he said: ''I attach no importance to it. The recep- ton was very in formal affair."
 To question whether bis relations with Mir. Willis were strained the president re- piled: Mot at all; not in any way"
 It was further learned from the attorney general thet Mrs. Willis gave invitations by telephone in most informal way.
 l he stories published at San Francisco to the effect that the government is opposed to annexation and has quarreled with the American legation, which is urgent for annexation, and that being afraid of the league and its leader, Tim Murray, the government Is enlistlng 300 men in San Francisco to fight for it, and also that w.
 
 we're altercatlon with Jim Murray on the subject of annexation, have 10 foundation whatever. No one in Honolulu needs to be assured that the government has always been thoroughly and heartily for annexa- ton and continues so.
 William Smith says that the government Is not enlisting men abroad nor has thought oi doing so. 1t has no differences whatever with the American league. MT. Smith did have sharp words with Murray r. ferent subject. The attorney general ex- pressed much vexation at the release of the schooner H. c. Wahlberg three days be- fore his lawyer and witnesses reached the coast, although they were sent for what Knowledge the Unted States officials had. He thinks the Wahlberg will be seized again.
 The ex-queen was observed yesterday morning sewing at her window in the ex- ecutive building listening to the govern- ment band playing in front. She is Hs comfortably situated as possi ble, aside from her confinement to one part ot the build- ing.
 Her Britapnic maiesty's g boat Nymph Chii. She will sail in fortnight for Esquimaut.
 A battalion of marines and sailors from the Philadelphia lauded on the 18th for shore drill, and will do so every Tuesday.
 The German steamer Braunfels is due about April from the Azores with 6.0 able bodied Portuguese laborers and 5U0 women and children. This immigration will steadily continue as the result of Min ister Ihurston' s visit 10 Lisbon.
 Nine hundred Japanese immigrants ar- rived on the 14tn the steamer lnde- pendent. Seven hundred were contract laborers.
 Nine native rebels were sentenced on the 18th to five years each. these were the last Of the cases before the military com- mission.
 A large number of political prisoners have bean put to work on the roads in Hawaii. Among them are the leaders, Wilcox, Wdemann and Marshall. Tho Englisnmap, Richard, and seward, Ash ford and Gullick will be kept in prison for the present at least. Seward is said to be ill.,
 The Honolulu iron works have been awarded the contract for repairing the en- gines oi the Philaoelphia.