Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-19
HAWAII AND JAPAN.
Latest News Events in Both Of Those Coun-
tries.
HAWAII is AWAITING ANNEXATION.


Honolulu, Oct. 12, via San Fran
cisco, oct. l9,.-Japanese Minister
shimamura called at the foreign office
yesterday and handed Minister Cooper
a document bearing ON the recent i'm
migration middle. II contained tho
points of the dispute and draft
treaty for arbitrutiuE the same. 1t is
accepted as a fact that the Hawaiian
government viii not accept the points
made by Japan or sign the treaty.
Inc Japanese press seem to take the
same view of the case. y leading
paper, received today, says:
No fresh Information has been
Drought by the Nauiwa, just returned
from Hawaii, but from what some OF
her officers have said, II seems that IL
Is not difficult to foretell the future
OF the aiiair. We are told that Hawaii
is ondeaVoring to postpone the settle
ment of the trouble as long as possi-
bic and 1t Will take some time before
the arbitration treaty Is signed. The
Hawaiian government. seeing that the
session of. the United states Senate
in December next will discuss the
ratification of the annexation treaty.
intends to put OF the affair until that
treaty Is ratified by the United States
Senate, because in that case the ne
gotiations Of the trouble at issue will
be transferred to the United States.
This appears to be her only policy. for
she loses nothing by postponing the
settlement OF the trouble. Japan can
not appeal TO force though Hawaii
acts in that way, and therefore pro-
crastinatiOn is the natural outcome.
This is why 1t is difficult to deal with
n weak nation"
II. p. Schwerin, vice president and
manager Of the Pacific Mail company,
arrived here on the steamer city of
Pekin last Saturday. His stay was
brief, as the vessel remained in port
but eight hours. He said that his visit
to the Islands at this time was of no
special Significance.
II have never met our agents
abroad" he said, although l have
known them through correspondence
for five years So have undertaken to
visit them all personally. incidentally
securing a vacation and hoping to re-
turn home before next Christmas"
rs there anything In the report that
Honolulu will in the near future be the
terminal point of the China?" was
asked.
THAT the future must determine.
We have been given to understand
that the island people are DESTROYS of
having a faster ana finer steamer run
ming between here and san Francisco
than they have at present. We have
the matter under consideration. but rs
| said before the future must decide
for us. | can say no more"
In spite OF Mr.. Schwerins guarded
statement, 1t is generally understood
in shipping circles that the Pacific Mail
company will put the China on the
Honolulu route about the first of the
year.
Senator Morgan leaves for San Fran
cisco. The reception rendered to the
senator by the government took place
n CT
by the best people in the country.
Minister Hatch leaves for Washing
ton by the Belgic also.
SITUATION IN JAPAN.
San Francisco, oct. 19-The steamer
Belgic which arrived from Yokohama,
via Honolulu. shortly after midnight,
two days ahead OF schedule time,
brought the following advices:
1t is rumored in court circles that
Mr.. Komura Jutaro, minister of
the japanese foreign office, win sue
coed Mr.. Hoshi as minister to the
United States, upon the latter's return
and that Minister Kato Takaakira,
now at the court of st. James, will
soon be recalled.
on September 22nd Count okuma,
of foreign affairs, gave an
entertainment at his official residence.
in honor of Colonel Buck the United
states minister and eX-Secretary of
State Charles Hamlin and his sister.
Among those present We're Count
Matsukata, the premier, Marquis
Hachisuka, minister of education and
a number of other high officials.
The dyscntery in Yumanashi pre-
lecture shows no sign of abatement
During the last week in September
there We're over seven thousand peo-
pie down with malady
on September 24th three or four of
the sailors from the British ship
upon being refused more
LIQUOR by the keeper of q saloon in
IsezaN-Cho, where they had been
smashed some bottles ana
raised a row After paying for the
damage done, however they left the |
place. but upon reaching the street
were attacked by mob and after a |
desperate fight, during which Thomas |
kennedy received fatal injuries and |
another named Davis was seriously |
Injured by being beaten with sticks
and stones, were arrested. The other |
two sailors escaped with a few cuts |
and bruises. During the melee, one |
Of the sailors cut JanilIishira man |
In the neck with case knife.
Councillor AlSiyama, who attempted |
to commit suicide by carving himself |
with a yataghan shortly after his re-
urn from Honolulu, was repoted to be
m II fair way to recovery when the
Belglc left Yokohama.
Cononel DENLY, United States min
ster at Pekin, has been dangerously
II but is now convalescing.
The Japanese government has de-
'ided to apply the gold standard to
he currency OF Formosa Immediately.
Coming with Two Millions.
San Francisco. oct. 1.-the steam-
hip Alameda, witch Is due here oct.
4. has 900 English sovereigns, equal
o 81 900, 900. In her strongbox CON
iigned to the Anglo Californian ana
he London, Paris and American banks
# this city. This is the third shipment
# gold from the same source on as
many consecutive steamships, ag-
-regating nearly $S00O,00O within the
asst three months.
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