The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
LATE HAWAIIAN lDVI(g
An Alleged Attempt to Blow i, !
City of Picking.
PROTEST FROM A SPANISH cov,|
was Met by n Very straivh.
Reply that the Gover,,.I s
wall Is Not Neutral y

Honolulu, June ., via yictors. \
June lS.-On the 10th inst. Queen ~.
haluiahi presented the United ~
steamer Charleston with large Ar., !,
nag as a token of her appreciation d N
Kindness of the officers Of the wars., :
mediately preceding and follov,.
death OF her late husband in Calito,,,.
| 1891. oaiA"aa n
four men, regular members OF Ina NJ
Waiian army, Joined the United Sr,|
| forces mere. They went aboard the Pans
ana We're enlisted at once.
III Is given out officially the Bennjn,.l
VIII not leave port until the arrival q N
| Mohican. y =
The cable bill has passed Its third M.
Ing in the house and only Requires the I.
ton of the president to make 1t law. N
grants an exclusive franchise between u,
Hawaiian Islands and Japan With the rfs
to touch in the Northern Pacific On M
Islands on the 10th degree OF north M.
tude.
The Star publishes the following rory n
an attempt to blow up the City 0. PekyI
If the report which Is In circulatcn w.
day is true, Honolulu came near being III
scene Of as frightful a disaster q that 4
the Maine. The story is nothing MOT, 7
less than an attempt to blow up the NJ
kings magazines, which was frrstrad
An enlisted man, 1t is said. was caught ~
in the act of arranging a fuse conneeuH
with the magazine. The magazines CO..
tents were 400 tons OF powder and had bea
guarded closely. The bastard. 1t ID said
now under arrest and when the Petil
gets on the high seas will be hanged At Y.
yard arm. The greatest secrecy conceInlii
the matter is being maintained for fea' \
would mar the spirit of the present ocs.
sion. The alleged culprit is said to !
alf-Spaniard.
Military officers on the ship deny "
truth of the story. but their denial w
made in half-hearted way. There AZ
many corroborative features which tend
prove the truth of the report, which w
first circulated by enlisted meu. Uf1'
admitted that the Spanish hah-breed W
on The Picking.
Two Honolulu citizens state that tna
We're on board the Picking on June 3 wa
they saw man in irogs. They are CO...
WINGED that the prisoner Yves the man "
attempted to blow UP he ship.
Following is the full text OF TIE COW
spondence between the Hawaiian gcve,l'
nlent and The Spanish consul here reisuN
t. the entertainment OF the Amehs'
troops at this pert: \.
To II. II. Cooper, Minister OF Fore'ss y
fairs.
Honolulu, June In my capauu :
vice consul for Spain. | have the nr nv
today to enter formal protest with tne y,
waiian government against the ylolauv. !. =
neutrality in this harbor while actuai ~
exists between Spain and the unllea go
Requesting you to acknowledge reee'p' :
this communication. ! have the noun, "
sir. II. Renfl
Vice Consul for SPAN !.
The reply of the government Sn"s
now in NJ. Renjez's hands, is as ioi, ~. IA
Sir: In reply TO your note o. ~ nxi,s
instant. have the honor TO say thas, .r,
to the intimate relation existing pe'' N,
this country and the united s'a ..s
government has not proclaimed h. r,., \.
having reference to the present cou'n M, a,
tween the United States and spAip' yrri,,,
the contrary, has rendered to Inc No.
States privileges and assistance, pee s,,,h,i
which your protest can receive Wv II. \.
consideration than to acknowlease, vogi
ceiut. | have the honor 10 DC: sm
obedient servant, Henry ~ ,sfars
Minister of Foreign s s.ss,s I
To II. Reniez. vice consul lot 'i
Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands.