The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-09

New York. Sept. 8 -Advices to the Her
aid from Honolulu, August 80, say: TIE
Hawaiian government delivered to the Jap
anese minister today a reply tn Japan's re-
cent acceptance of 1.-The principle OF
arbitration" As Japan practically made
arbitration impossible by Withholding from
the arbitrator the chief features of the itI'-
migration eontr eyersy, Hswai's reply is
equally nou-conclusive. am told this re-
ply is Of such a nature as to make no al
vance toward arbitration. but to call for
sorne more definite decIaEation OF Jspan's
position.
The aBnexationists are very much wer-
ried over the difficulty Of an alleged at
tempt On the part of the anti-annexatioI,-
lists to influence United States Senators
Morgan and Quay, who are expected to
arrive here soon on tour of inveStiga
ton. They say that Senators White of
Cali fornia and Thurston OF Nebras ska.
who viii lead the fight against annexation
In Congress this winter. will also visit
Hawaii and attend the mass meesing of
natives, which, it is alleged by the annex
of convincing the Senators that the ma
lives bitterly oppose annexation.
Itisstated that Senators White an d Thurs
tJn will supcrintend the drafting of a mon
st,r petition 70 Congress, In which the Ha-
wsiians viii assert that the government
was tore from them through the action of
American Minister Stevens. It is also
alleged that the mass meeting will be con-
Quoted entirely by Hawafians, and Will be
made as drama tic ar possible. The idea Is
to work upon the sympathies of Senator
Morgan. and 10 persuade hun. IL possible,
that the natives have been deprived of lands
and power by handful of rich and power
fnl whites, backed by an American minis
ter.
tits believed that the ex-Queen may ar
rive On the sane steamer as the Senators.
ard that she will address the people at tEe
mass meetings
The second card of the anti-anncxa ton
lists will b. played OH the arrival here late
in September Of Senator Pettigrew Of South
Dakota. Lee Mantle OF Montana. and Frank
Cannon of Utah. They are now in Japan
and China studying the silver question: be
fore they sailed ty one OF the Empress liners
from Victoria, B. c.. they secured return
passage by the Pacific Mail steamer Doric,
due here from Yokohama on September pa
ana announced their intention OF remaining
over n weekin this city to stady the annexa-
ton questioa.
The anui.ioa OF the North German Lloyd
steamship Cumpany is To extend their lines
,n all waters. and will sooner or later make
them tidders for Honolulu business. Al
ready tie company has issued large nun
Der of Charts and maps, which have been
distributed freely about the eity, con tain
ing the proposed routes from Yokohama 10
San Francisco. via Honolulu. from Austria
liza to San Francisco and fiom Yokohama
to Victoria, H. c.
SonIeof tie company's ships now travers-
Ing tine Atlantic have been found too slow
Tor the service on that ocean. The North
North German Lloyd Company people are
equippIng the Atlantic service with fast
boats. The slower boats, capable OF doing
from fifteen 10 seventeen knots an hour.
lt is said, will be brought TO the Pacific
Ocean to establish the Australia Victoria
aud San Francisco routes.
Tie supreme court has decided that the
income tax law passed by the last session
Of the Hawaiian Legislature is eonstHu-
tionai.
The United States steamer Marion left
for Mare Island on the eth.
An attempt to bring negro laborers Co
this country has failed. The matter was
referred ~ some Southern Senators for an
opinion.
telegram brought here on the 26th by
steamer knocks the scheme in the head.
The Southerncrs, including Senator Morgan.
inject ta any attempt to take their labor
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