The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-28
READY TO PAY JAPAN 100000
AND CLOSE THE PENDING
NEGOTIATIONS.
AMOUNT ASKED 100000.
A FORMAL DEMAND FROM TOXIC
SENT TO THE HAWAIIAN Gov
ERNMENT.
PETTIGREw AGAINST ANNEXATION
sona1 Investigation Is Opposed
to the Idea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. T.-The
steamer Gaelic, which arrived last night
from Yokohama and Hong Kong, via
Honolulu, brought the following ORR
entail advlces:
The Japanese government has Tor
warded to the Hawaiian government a
claim for damages in the emigrant af-
fair. The amount claimed Is said to be
about 100000, which includes the loss
incurred by the emigrants and the ex-
pense of dlspatching a man-of-war to
Honolulu. The Yomiur states that
President Dole, Of Hawaii wishes to
withdraw his proposal to submit the
emigrant affair to arbitration and pay
500, 900 as compensation for damages.
The reason for this change Of front 1s
said to be that he is now anxious to
effect the annexation of the Islands to
the United States and Is Of the opinion
that to attain this all obstacles must
be removed. 1t is also stated that the
United States minister in Hawaii has
already made an official report to that
effect to his home government.
HONOLULU, Nov. 20 (via San Fran
cisco, Nov. 27).-Advices received today
from Japan state that no progress has
been made in the negotiations about
the emigrant affair, owing to the fact
that Hawaii sticks invariably to the
policy of representation, in the hope, 1t
is claimed, of transferring the respon-
sibility Of paying the compensation to
the United States. Another difficulty
has also sprung up. A certain emigra-
ton company in Honolulu has unlaW
fully appropriated the deposit money
of the emigrants, and Minister Shima-
mura attempted to bring the matter be-
fort that tribunal. The company, great
ly astonished at the attitude Of the
minister, threatened to disclose all the
weak points of Japan in the negotia-
lions at issue, should the minister in
sist on carrying out his plan to the
bitter end Under these circumstances
the current trouble is at present in a
state of suspense. While matters
stand in this way in Hawaii, the rela-
lions Of Japan with the United States
have become more friendly, and the
latter Is inclined to advise the Ha-
wsiian government to pay the indem-
nit. at once to Japan, if it really de-
sires the annexation Of Hawaii to the
United States. Before long instructions
will be dispa tched to that effect to
Minister Sewau at this place. In fact,
the Hawaiian government may be in
duced to accept the proposal of the
United States and pay the damages, as
a heavy expense will be incurred in
leaving the dispute to, arbitration.
Should this turn out to be a fact, the
Hawaiian affair will be settled earlier
I than expected.
PETTIGREW OPPOSED.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
and ex-senator Dubois, of Idaho, will
leave for San Francisco today. Both
men are practically against anneXa-
ton. It Is change Of front on the
part of Dubois. When he was a men,
Der of the senate, l.. A. Thurston, who
was then Hawaiian minister at Wash
ington. remarked and repeated fire.
quently that Senator Dubois was one
of the most enthusiastic supporters of
the annexation proposal.
In a recent speech before a meeting
of Hawaiians at Hilo, Hawaii, Senator
Pettigrew said: 1--WE came to your
island for the purpose of ascertaining
what the people who live in this coun-
try thought about the question Of an
nexation Of the islands, and also to see
Nlsdl we COulQ dpOul Tie ueSlId-
bility Of annexing these islands, if we
found the people wanted them annexed,
on the part of the United States.
had supposed that many of your peo-
pie were in favor of annexation be-
cause it had been SO represented, but
have talked to many and 1 have failed
to find a native Hawaiian who is not
opposed to annexation to the United
States and in favor of your own gov
eminent. I shall tell what I have
seen and what have heard in the SEN
ate when the question comes up.
should do that even If I were opposed
to what you want done, but I am not
opposed to it,"
Four native Hawaiians will leave for
Washington tonight to work against
annexation. Robert Wilcox, who was
to be one Of the party, has decided not
to 60 He says he considers the trip a
waste of time.