The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
ENGLAND WILL PROTEST.
ureat Britain Will Oppose Annesa.
tion Of Hawaii,
WANTS TO CONTROL NECKAR ISL ann.
only Desires to Have n Ccb,. y,
inE-Probably to settle 7, Y.,.
VIII BE Coded to England.

oan francisco. CAL. September as-rb.
s'eamea Australia arrived TODAY ,ror,
| vices: -n au-
| iionoiuiu. September %, via San Fran
CISCO CAL. September 2s.--Representat,ve
- ". cannon Of Illinois, II. 2. I,ouaen-
Slayer OF New Jersey, A. S. Berry NJ Ken
lucky and ]. A. Tawney of Mianes,ta ana
'ner families leave for San Francisco
.oaay' after short stay In this country.
senator Morgan will remain several weeks
| longer.
turing the party's stay they have been
conducted to the different points of inter-
est and have had everything pertaining to
fiaN'h explained to them. Many social
functions havt been given In their honor
oh the evening OF the Goth a public re-
ception was rendered Senator Morgan a.,
the united States legation and was LARGE
ly attended. Senator Morgan and the Gun.
eressmen visited Pearl harbor Yesterday
me latest charts, together with brief
sketch of the work already accomplished
by the Bennington survey party. were laid
before the senator and his colleagues. 1t
mas been claimed that Representative
Cannon is opposed to annexation. He
said:
lou can rest assured that I have not
committed myself against annexation. I
DO not care what you hear TO the contrary:
no man can say I expressed myself as
opposed to the annexation of the Islands
to the United States. dislike going into
particulars on this question at this time.
| am here for pleasure to see and learn
all ! possibly could during the short period
OF my stay. j can truthfully say that |
am greatly impressed with my trip to Ha-
wall"
Congressman Cannon is chairman OF the
house appropriations committee. He has
always opposed the allowance Of any large
appropriations for the Improvement OF
Pearl harbor.
The French cruiser Duguxy Turin ar
rived from Tahiti yesterday with Comma.
dore Fort, who has been in command OF
the French navy in the Pacific for some
years. She will remain here about
week and will then proceed to San Fran
cisco.
NHt1 tHt question VI tus hnUtNdllON VI
the Hawaiian islands comes up before int
United States senate Engsnd will make a
protest. This protest will not be Of a bel
ligerent nature and is only the forerunner
of scheme to obtain control Of Necliar is
land for cable purposes. For some time
past English war vessels have been seizing
Islands in the Pacific, but have kept their
hands off Hawaiian territory.
In May. 1894. President Dole had reason
Ia haI; hat LoJ ~.
Neckar island. He acted promptly and on
the 25ih of May vessel was chartered and
sailed the same day for the island. Captain
James A. King the minister Of the in
terror was In charge Of the expedition, The
island was reached two days later and the
following proclamation was read:
Il. James A. King minister Of the in
terror of the provisional government of
the Hawaiian islands, in pursuance of
commission given me by his excellency
Sanford Dole president of the provisional
government Of the Hawaiian islands, do
now hereby, in the name OF the provisional
government OF the Hawaiian islands, take
possession OF tie island Snown as Neckar,
as a part OF the Hawaiian islands. the same
lying In 20 degrees So north longitude and
1853 degrees 30 minutes west and having
been claimed by the Hawaiian government
as Hawaiian territory since the year 1916,
when an expedition under Captain Patty
was sent to survey Sand island"
Both the United States and Hawaiian
governments know positively that England
does not object to the actiAl of the islands,
but she must have cable landing near
Honolulu and the landing musb be on Brit
ish soil. Neckar island d practically
worthless to Hawaii and "A + believed that
this government will readily cede the bar
rem rock to please England. Had 1t not
been for the recent death OF British Com.
missioner Halves, Englands request for
the island, it is believed, would have never
been presented to this government AS the
case now stands nothing will be done until
now commissioner Is appointed. When
Captain King visited Neckar island 1t was
found to be almost a heap OF volcanic
rocks nearly $500 feet high with few
patches of coarse grass on its surface.