Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
NO OFFICIAL ADvICEs.
Nothing Heard at the Hawaiian Lee
CATION.

Nothing Heard at the Hawaiian Le-
cation.
The news from Hawaii brought by the
steamer Picking, that the treaty annexing
Haw ali to the United States had been rati-
fled by the Hawaiian senate, confirms The
Stars statement of last Monday. The lat
ter was based on Information from Mr..
Lorin NJ. Thurston, Hawaiian commission
er, who felt certain that the treaty had
been ratified before that time, as the Ha-
allan senate had been convened on the
Sth instant for the sole purpose of approx
iLg the treaty. Mr.. Thurston left Monday
fer the west, but he said before going that
ratification was a foregone conclusion, as
the sentiment for the treaty was over
whelming.
At the legation today no official aAvices
have been received concerning the ratifica-
ticn, but the press dispatches are accepted
as conf1rmatory of what the officials ex-
pected. Nothing was received at the State
Department on the subject today. The last
mail advices from Hawaii brought copies
of President Dole's proclamation assem-
bling the senate in special session. Reports
were also given of numerous rcyalist meet
ings, held on the eve of the senate's meet
ing, with view to opposing the treaty.
President Dole's proclamation recites:
Whereas treaty of political union be-
tween the republic Of Hawaii and the Uni
ted States Of America has been made by
the President, with the approval OF the cab
II ct, in accordance with article 32 of the
constitution ana has been signed by the
representatives of both governments,
Now, therefore, /, Sanford B. Dole, pres
ident of the republic of Hawaii, hereby
convene the senate in special session at
the executive building at Honolulu at Il
O'Clock noon, the Sth day of September,
1897, for the consideration of the Question
OF ratification of the said treaty of annexa-
ton and for the dispatch of other public
business"
In commenting on the proclamation, the
Hawaiian Star. semi-offcial publication,
says the credit for making the cabinet see
the necessity for the extra session must
be given to Minister Hatch who had pre-
viously arrived from Washington 1t urges
that the treaty would have been materially
strengthened when 1t went before the
United States Senate if it had borne the
ratification of the Hawaiian senate and it
congratulates Minister Hatch on having
convinced the cabinet that this action
should be taken without further delay.
1t will completely head off, it states, a
possible ground of objection on the part
OF some United States senators.
The reports of royaliSt and anti-annex-
ationist meetings take very definite
form. Meetings are said to be held almost
daily in various parts of Honolulu, at one
OF which there were fiery speechmaking in
the native tongue and signing of petitions
against annexation. II this connection t
was stated that private advices had been
received at Honolulu of a plan to get up
huge anti-annexation meetings at the time
Senators Morgan and Quay arrived.
1t Is stated also that a second anti-an-
nexation demonstration will occur late
this month, on the arrival Of Senators Pet
tigrew, Cannon and Mantle
Notwithstanding these demonstrations,
the government authorities felt no doubt
Of Of, t the he ratification Of the treaty by over.
this action on the future of the treaty
before the American Senate.