The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-14
Hawaiian Patriots Talk of Send
ing Another Envoy.
HOPEFUL OF Better foRruns
They Think the Americans Unders
stand the Question Better Now.
More Fishtiax Immsnent In samoa--Peps
asarisy of Robert Leuis stevsusen
The Unemployed Causing Much

Victoria, Jan. 1s-The steamship Mio-
vera arrived yesterday afternoon TEN
days from Honolulu. having been oft Css,s
f'satsery an the fog three days. Hawaiian
adv8ces are as follows: A fStier suggest
ing that the government "a once sand u
special annexation envoy - Washington
tsty was presented 10 President pose and
the executive council on necemisnr 81 by
the American League. The petition Is =
strong ere, and makes several telling
points. II sets forth that since the aslas-
ton OF the islands was IN congress before
maay fresh facts have come 10 lishs. and
many members of the senate and house
have changesi their minds upon the sub
ject ln every instance the alteration af
views has been from hostility TO fgien.lli-
mss for Hawaii haen the administration
now has ample and Justisiahle grounds
fer treating the matter siiffefensly. and -
now in possession of reliable data. La tSs
ID acted upon misinformaiiur. The pata-
tom further rccltes that the seniang Of
smother commissioner viii force The treat
snaat of the issae strictly upea It's merits.
Prejudice has bssen largely removed anst
partisanshfp eliminated 10 a greater de-
gree than ever. The appearance OF a seo-
ond commissioner before the Same con-
gress Will show that the people here arc
firm in the determination To secure closer
union With the United States. The petit
tion had an enthusiasts reception al the
league the previous night. 1t covers to y
nsccty a subject that has been discussed
not a little in tiae league and on the out
side. The letter suggests a single man
as the delegation. but the individual in
mind was not mentioned IN the pet4a8oaa
On January "a John u. Bush. f. g.
.Crick and Joseph Nawahi, awaiting trial
at the February term of court for conspir-
acy. were taken to Oahu prison ON tho
reef agsd placed In solitary confinement
No bail viii be aalowesf them
A number OF British subjects residing
I'm Honolulu petitionesi TO have the Hya-
ctnth kept in port for the protection &C
the interests of Themselves and their
countIymen. but she was ordered away 10
the south neyerthelsssss She carried among
other tlnsngs some PRESENTS from Queen
Victoria To her subjects ON the southern
islands
The hearings before the courts OF in-
aussy at Auckland OF the waarararss
disaster and at Sydney OF the RigaroomA
disaster have been concluded. In both
Instances the officers were severely cesy-
surcf. and If Capt. Mcintosh. OF the form-
err. had survived ne woaild have been
crsfninaiiy prosecuted for eowariice and
tine neglect OF tho officers is characterized
as ins,nfan In the Ragarooana case Capt.
johnson Is severely reprinmansissA Lieut.
Chetwynd Is reprirnanied ard dismissed
from the service, and Lieut.. MacD Donald =
rnpgsanandcst.
Count Festetics has arrived at Sydney
In the yacht Solona-
News from Samoa states that war II
again threatened. The Atua chiefs have
given the Samoan government notzcs OF
their intention to sssume laostflsties at ars
early date. Aana Will actively support
Atua- III. N. s. wallaroo IS at present at
Apia. No one IS eiiowed ashore after 3
p. M just prior 10 his death. r. l. Ste
ven@on entertained s0o natives on hss
birthday. According to his custom. no
went about barefooted. The natives deep
ly regret his death.
Thomas b. waferhouss, pioneer ard
leading merchant OF Honolulu. is dying.