The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
LATE HAWAIIAN ADV|CES
SENATOR MORGAN AND CONGRESS-
MEN VISIT PEARL HARBOR AND
SEE THE WORK.
REPRESENTATIVE CANNON TALKS
He Has Not Committed Himself
Against AnnexatiOn-Engla
Fixing to PrOtest-Wants
Neckar Island.

San Francisco, Sept. 29.-The steam
ship Australia arrived today from Homo
lulu with the following Hawaiian advices:
Honolulu, Sept. 22.-Representatives j.
Il. Cannon of Illinois, II. c. Loudensager
of New Jersey, A. $. Berry of Kentucky
and j. A. Tawney of Minnesota and their
families leave for San Francisco today
after short stay in this country. Mr.
Morgan will remain several weeks longer
During the partys stay here they have
been conducted to the different points of
interest, and have had everything pertain
ing to Hawaii explained to them. Many
social functions have been given in their
honor. On the evening of the Goth pub
lie reception was rendered Senator Nor
gan at the United States legation and
was largely attended.
Senator Morgan and the congressman
visited Pearl Harbor yesterday. The
latest charts. together with brief sketch
of the work already accomplished by the
Bennington survey party, were laid be-
fore the senator and his colleagues. 1t has
been claimed that Representative Cannon
is opposed to annexation. He said:
You can rest assured that | have not
committed myself against annexation. |
do not care what you hear to the contrary,
no man can say | am pledged against an
nexation of the islands to the United
States. | dislike going into particulars
into this question at this time. | am here
for pleasure, to see and learn, and learn
all | possibly can during the short period
of my stay. l can truthfully say that l
am greatly impressed with my trip to Ha-
vail"
Congressman Cannon is chairman of the
I, "A l.
ways opposed the allowance of any large
appropriations for the Improvement OF
Pearl harbor.
The French cruiser DuguXy Turin ar
rived from Tahiti yesterday, with Com
modore Fort, who has been in command OF
the French navy in the Pacific for some
years. She will remain here about a week
and will then proceed to San Francisco.
When the question of the annexation or
the Hawaiian islands comes up before the
United States senate England will make
protest. This protest will not be of n
belligerent nature, and is only the fore
runner of a scheme to obtain control of
Neckar island for cable purposes. For
some time past English war vessels have
been Selling islands in the Pacific, but
have kept their hands off Hawaiian terri
tory.
In Nav, 1894 President Dole had reason
to believe that England had her eyes on
Neckar island. He acted promptly, ana
on the 25th of May vessel was cn .I.
tered and sailed the same day for the
island Capt. James A. King, the minister
of the interior, was in charge OF the eX'
nedition. The island was reached two
days later. and the following proclamation
( was read:
II. James A. King, minister of the in,
terror of the provisional government OF
| the Hawaiian islands. in pursuance, OF q
commission given me by his eXceiiency
| Sanford Dole, president of the provisional
government of the Hawaiian islands, nc
hereby. i'm the name of the provisional gov
eminent of the Hawaiian islands, take
nossession of the island known as Neckal
| and as part of the Hawaiian territory, the
same living in % degrees and 80 minutes
| north latitude and longitude 164 degrees
| 70 minutes west, and having been claimed
by the Hawaiian government as Ia
waiian territory since the year 1919, whei
an expedition under Capt. Patty was sem
to survey said island"
Roth the United States and Hawaiian
| governments know positively that Eng
land does not object to the annexation OF
the islands. but she must have cable
landing near Honolulu and the landing
must he on British soil. Neckar lslanC
is practically worthless to Hawaii. and II
is believed that this government Will read
ilv ccde the barren rock to please Eng
land Had it not been for the recent deatf
of British Commissioner HAYES. Ems;
lands request for the island, it is beheven
would have never been presented 10 tnls
oovnrnment. AS the case now stands moth
ing will be done till new commissioner
is appointed. When Capt. King visited
Teckar island II was found to be almos,
a hear of volcanic rocks near $500 feet
high. with few patches of coarse grass
| on its surface.