The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
YELLOW TAKERS
 AT HONOLULU Get Out an Extra Saying Uncle Sam Will Grab
 Hawaii. Admiral Miller Also Made to Say That He Went to For cibly Annex the Islands. Dole's Contribution to the Maine Fund Was Ous of the Money Given
 Him for Expenses.
Special Correspondence of The Call.


 HONOLULU, April 1.-The evening military annexation organ startled the town for an hour or two this afternoon with the announcement that the Amerl- can flag was to be hoisted over Hawai- tomorrow morning, and gave as its in formant apparently highest authority. of course there was not the slightest foundation of truth in the statement The Call correspondent immediately inter- viewed President Dole, and also ascer- tained from Minister Sewall that no such move had been contemplated, nor was II contemplated except the instructions and conditions to be received on the 18th re- quired forcible annexation. They both regarded the announcement as absurd and mischievous.
 All who have the pleasure of the ac- uuaintance of Admiral Miller know how very discreet a naval commander he IS and how reticent he is in the eXpres- sion of an opinion relative to the deli cate relations of the United States to Hawaii. Imagine, then, the surprise Of the community when an evening journal, accredited with being the semi-oficial au- tumaton of the administration here, puo- lShed the following:
 Admiral Miller said yesterday afternoon that he was Tn Honolulu for the purpose Of annex ing the islands to the United States. The re- mark was made voluntarily and without re serve to Government official. At his town residence the Admiral was asked what he thought of the Cuban situation. This he de cned to discuss, but moment later added: My. chief concern is right here am am, here Ter. to annex the Sandwich Islands; and Will not leave until that is acomplished.'
 The annexationists were jubilant and expected to see the stars and stripes raised at once, but the "antis regarded inc statement as a hoax The admiral declined to take any notice or the pup lication locally, except to emphaticaily desired him to make d public statement. To The Call correspondent, when shown the article, the admiral said: You may, if you will say that Admiral Miller aD- soIuteIy declined to speak on that sup- 1ect. He will not even deny its truth. He will discuss with you on any other topic you may please, but on this ana his official duties here he will remain silent. To that extent and no further please state that"
 When it was suggested to him that the absence of an emphatic denial, such as il was understood he had made to an in fuential friend, might give an opportun- ity to those who were not aware ot ms habituai caution in conversation on Ha- waiian matters, to exert a prejudicial ef- feet, he pleasantly replied: T must take that risk; l cannot discuss the matter.
 The Call cores pondent is informed that the basis for the alleged statement of the admiral was a conversation in which he is alleged to have said that the clim- ate of Honolulu did not suit him as well as that of other places, 1t being too not, but that he was here to annex Hawaii when the circumstances Justified 1t, and he was ordered to do so, ana the sooner that was done the better be would feel pleased, personally, so that he could go to cooler place. And yet the admiral 5 most intimate friends, even over the hos pitable board, fail to remember even tho Impeachment to such indiscretion.
 Another sensational incident occurred yesterday in the Legislature, when the Minister of Finance presented the fol- lowing statement of expenses incurred in President Dole's lobbying Journey to Washington. It will be seen that s6763 15 were expended out of the Council of States appropriation of $10,OO0.
 Steamer and railroad transportation. .s2 322 50 Hotel ollls SIG % Entertainment S47 20 Maine relief fund ........................ 800 co IncdentaIs 2276 90
 s6. 763 15
 One item in that account has brought deep humiliation on the community and has given rise to angry and unpleasant comment. It has been generally accepted by all here, IS well as probably in the United States, that the donation of $500 was a personal gift from President Dole to the Maine disaster relief fund. The discovery that this was really an unau- thorized and picayunish gift from the taxpayers of Hawaii, under an uninten- tional semblance of false pretenses, while there was a balance of over $3O0O unex- pended, hurts our pride and affficts our sympathies. Had the President given S260O in our name we would have indorsed his action right heartily. AS 1t is, friend and foe alike are belaboring him with cudgels or contumely. demand for details of the expenses has been made.
 = There was still another incident in the Senate yesterday which may lead to an- other conflict with the administration. It arose out of the registry of vessels bill. Senator Warehouse presented the follow ing resolution, which was adopted:
 Resolved, That the Minister of Foreign Af- fairs be requested to furnish for the of the senate copies of any and all correspondence States and Hawaii on the subject of the regis trstion of foreign vessels under the Hawaiian flag.
 A brief explanation is necessary to un- 1erstand the motive of this resolution. In the very high-handed and dictatorial manner in which Minister Cooper has sought to thrust his bill down the throats or the legislators fin ten days" he has in1ir qiIiaoiy claimed that he is merely fol- owing the behests or almost demands of the Government of the United States dhe mere fact of such a conservative senator as Henry Waterhouse moving MlIhster Cooper is not believed either by the supporters of the republic or hv inc people. There is, however, a very sfrone incLination ou the part of most men con. Versant With affairs to believe that tbe United States Minister, Harold M SewalI lays himself open to the charge of heing an interested adviser in this mottar rt is unfortunate that his family connections are closely allied with shipbuildine firros It is with the object of ascnEtai,,..,s II, HIS. whether 1t Is the United States Secret I5 Of State or the United States MiniStor dohoiulu Who IS the secret promoter of our Minister of Foreign Affairs thaG tba Senate the supporters of the Pres;dert nave carried this resolution
 That there is strong desire to ou.t