The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-19
She VIII EndeavOr to Establish Her
Title to One Million Acres of
Crown Lands in Hawaii.
DENIAL FROM Mr.. SHERMAN
SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS HE FA-
VORED THE ANNEXATION TREATY.
No EFFORT by the Senate to Ratify the
Scheme at the Present Session
Correspondents Acquitted.
the Indinnanolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-A feeling APP
pears to be taking root that provision will
have to be made for ex-Queen Liliuokalani
in the Hawaiian annexation project. Her
protest against the treaty brings into no.
tice the fact that she claims personal title
to about million acres of crown lands on
the islands, and it may be that she will be
able to establish the fact that she is en-
titled to compensation. Ex-Queen Lii
has been living in Washington for the past
six months, and she and her suite bave
apartments at the Cairo The object OF her
mission to the American capital has been
shrouded in mystery to some extent, and
various stories have been afioat that she
was here at the expense of the Spreckels
end of the Sugar Trust for the purpose of
playing a part in the settlement of the
sugar schedule when Hawaiian interests
were touched. There may have been some
thing in this story, but it now appears that
her sojourn here has "a deeper meaning, and
that she was in Washington to protect her
own personal interests. Ex-Queen Lii is
very far from being the ignorant, stupid
savage that she has been represented in
many quarters. She knows enough to look
after her own affairs, and is surrounded by
faithful and able counseIors.
Secretary Sherman angrily disavows and
denies statements he is credited with hav-
ing made to the Portuguese minister and
other diplomats that he was not
in accord with the President on
his Hawaiian annexation policy. The
diplomats whose names were men
toned authority for the statements
do not take open issue with Secretary Sher-
IL,
that their ears did not deceive them yes
terday, and that the secretary of state did
say things which warranted them in con-
Guiding that the Hawaiian treaty did not
meet with his approval, and that he was at
heart Indifferent to whether it was rati-
fed by the Senate or not Whatever Secre-
tary Sherman may have said or may not
have said indicating a disagreement with
the President over the treaty, the fact can
not be ignored that he personally signed
the document when he might have dele
gated that formality to Assistant Secretary
Day if he had been disposed to shirk the
responsibility. Stories are, nevertheless
rife again to-day that the premier will soon
withdraw from the Cabinet and make way
for his assistant, Judge Day. Ittis very
plain that the secretary is intensely irri-
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secretary said to-day that, as a rule, he
was opposed to the United States acquiring
outlying territory, but he regarded the con-
dition of the Hawaiian islands as an excep-
ton on account of the claim of Japan to
these islands. He, therefore, approved the
treaty making Hawaii a possession of the
United States, but not entitled to admission
as State
Senator Davis, chairman of the Senate
committe on foreign relations, said to-day
that he would not make an effort to press
the Hawaiian treaty to final consideration
in the Senate during the present session of
Congress. 1--WE shall, however" he added,
''be able to get the treaty reported to the
Senate. We shall also have it formally
taken up, so as to have it we'll to the front
at the beginning of the next session." He
said, in reply to question, that he did not
believe the committee would be disposed to
give ex-Queen Liliuokalani a verbal hear
ing. eve would, of course" he said, read
any statement she might be disposed to file
with u.s.