The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-09
Senators White and Thurston Said TO be the
Leaders.
Anti-Annexationists Will Leave
No Stone Unturned to Success
fully Garry Out Their Object
A Mass Meeting to be Held
With the Intention OF Influ-
encing Sentiment to Their
Cause.

HONOLULU, Aug. 26 (via Victoria,
Sept. Sl-The annexationists are very
much worried over an alleged discovery
of an attempt on the part of the anti
anneXatiCnists to influence Senators
Morgan and Quay, who are expected to
arrive here soon on a tour of inVeStiga-
ton. They say that Senators White of
California and Thurston of Nebraska,
who VII lead the fight against annex
alton in Congress this winter, will also
visit Hawaii and attend the mass meet
ing of natives, which it is alleged by
the a1nexationists has been called for
the purpose of convincing the Senators
that the natives bitterly oppose an
nexation. 1t is stated that Senators
White and Thurston will superintend
the drafting of a monster petition to
Congress, in which the Hawaiians will
assert that the Government was torn
from them through the action of Amer
lean Minister Stevens.
1t is also alleged that the mass meet
ing VIII be conducted entirely by Ha-
waiians, and will be made as dramatic
as possible. The idea is to work upon
the synpathies of Senator Morgan and
to persuade him, if possible, that the
power by a handful of rich and pow
erful whites, backed by a treacherous
American Minister.
1t Is believed that the ex-Queen may
arrive on the same steamer as the
Senators, and that she will address
the people at the mass meetings
The second card of the anti-annexa-
tiOnists will be played upon the ar
1sizr al
Pettigrew of South Dakota, Lee Man
tie of Montana and Frank Cannon of
Utah. They are now in Japan and
China, and studying the silver ques-
ton. Before they sailed by one of the
Empress liners from Victoria, B. c.,
they secured return passage by the Pa
cific Mail steamer Doric, due here from
Yokohama on September 24th, and
announced their intention of remaining
over week in this city to study the
annexation question.
The ambition of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company people to
extend their liners in all waters will
sooner or later make them bidders for
Honolulu business. Already the COM
pany has issued a large number of
charts and maps, which have been dis
tribuIed freely about the city. contain
ing the proposed routes from Yokohama
to San Francisco via Honolulu; Austria
liza TO San Francisco and from Yoko-
hama TO Victoria, b. c. Some of the
compary's big steamers now travers-
ing the Atlantic have been found too
slow for the service on that ocean.
Boats are now being built which Will
make twenty three knots an hour. The
North German Lloyd Company intends
equlpplng the Atlantic service entirely
with these fast boats. The slower
boats, capable of going from fifteen to
seventeen knots an hour, it is said. will
be brought to the Pacific Ocean to es-
tablish the Observation-Disclosures Honolu-
III and San Francisco routes.
The supreme Court has decided that
the inct me tax law passed by the last
session Of the Hawaiian Legislature is
unconstitutional
Alvin r. Hawkins, a young Ameri-
can from Galesville, Tex, died in this
city yesterday morning from blood
poisoning. The deceased was a nephew
OF the Governor of Tennessee.
The United States steamer Marion
left for Mare Island on the 9th.
PRESIDENT Dole has issued a procla-
nation calling the Senate to meet in
special session on September Sth. in
stead OF the 18th, as previously an
nounced in an Associated Press dis
patcn. After the annexation treaty is
ratified the Senate will adjourn until
the regular session.
An attempt to bring negro laborers
TO this country has failed. The mat
ter was referred to Southern Senators
Tor an opinion. A telegram brought
by the Last steamer knocks the scheme
IN the head. The Southerners. includ-
ing Senator Morgan, object to any at
tempt to take their labor from them.