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pf. ,a fSyj tfrgPifrfri. 1$3P "fi -3rr t -v vss0' 'imi'Z?? f 5VS,-'' v, "" i jWt. - -.1 WEATHER PROBABILITIES. &? 'T Tiia Circulation of THE TIMES Teaterday "WAS For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, showers Friday afternoon, clearing at night; variable winds, becom ing northwesterly. line. COPIES. 3STO. 1,186. WASDXNGrTOX, JTllIDAY MORNING, JUNE IS, 1897 EIGHT PAGES. CXN OEOT. V- Jv ,EpgSj ijijiifjj 1 1 S'.tatewCTteilw 10 IDLD MEAT! OVER No Attempt to Pass If Will Be -"" Made This Session. IMPORTANCE OF THE STEP It Sleaiih More Thnn tlie Acquisition of a Siiinll Territory Tho Presi dent Did Not Look for JJurly Ac tiou "What Democratic Senators Think of It. The text of the Hawaiian annexation treaty bus been given to tin-world, and the public will soon form its conclus'on as to the wisdom of the Administration in talcing this great step. Wit Ii the except' on of a very few men who plant themselves ucon the doctrine that the forefathers could read the future and were able to Interpret the needs and necessities of the great republic a hundred year ago, there Las been nothing but commendation A the proposition to unnex this I ttle repub lic to the United State. The more the correspondence and the text of the treaty lb studied the more apparent is. It that the manifest destiny of tho-e islands was and lias been that they should be part and par cel of the greater republic of the American continent. The secret debate on the treaty promises to be memorable. It opens up audi a new and uncultivated field of thought ttiat the final vote can scarcely be readied until the whole subject has been thor oughly and exhaustively dealt with by both the lriends and foes of annexation That discussion, however, will not be had at this session of the Senate. This has been determined upon positively. The Foreign Relations Committee has not jet taken up the matter formally, but there were conferences yesterday between the members aud between other Senator.", aud it was decided that it would be impolitic to seek to -eject this dis cussion into ttie Senate at a time when every one was endeavoring to hasten the consideration of the tariff bill aud get it out of the way, so that the extraordinary session of Congress coiild adjourn and go home. There Is now an amicable understanding between the Democrats and the Republicans that the tariff bill shall be considered as fast as possible and nothing will be done to inter fere with this desirable agreement. The members of ttie committee hold that no harm can come to the treaty by hold ing it in abeyance. On the contrary, they ecu nothing but good in this policy If the debate were started now, other and more pressing business would be stopped and votes that otherwise would be east for the treaty might be cast against It. Tills is a case where deliberation and con sideration will help the cause, for tiie margin of votes on the opposite side is claimed to be too narrow to permit of any attempt to ratify the treaty Just at this Juncture Son.e of the most ardent advocates of annexation hold to this view, and it may be set down as a fixed fact that nothiug will be done now, much as the more radi 'cal annexationists would like to see the Bubject taken up before Congress adjourns. The opposition of an aggressive character 1b centered in half a dozen men who are especially denunciatory in their remarks with respect to this convention. Time is expected to soften them somewhat, where as, if they were brought face to fate with the proposition now , they would only gatlie r around them additional support that might endanger the success of the scheme. It was said by one of the leading mem bers of the committee yesteiday that the treaty was not sent in with any Intention of having it called up at present. Other motive are said to have animated the President In his conclusion to immediately eet on foot the proposition to annex the Hawaiian Islands. He feared the Abroga tion of the reciprocal treaty, which would In a measure, at least, destroy ttie pres tlge of the United States among the peo ple and lead them to think that this Government was not the friend It pro fessed itself to be; and he also feared the aggressive spirit being manifested by the Japanese in their conduct toward Hawaii In the niatter of emigration of Japanese subjects into the little republic. The mere negotiation of the treaty and Its tiansmission to the Senate is notice to the world of the lntenuon of the United States and a wainng to all other powers to keep hands off. This tlgu post having been erected, it matters little whether the final act .n connection With annexation lb taken now or twelve months hence. The effect is the same, for there ib no doubt anywhere but that an nexation will eventually follow the ne gotiation of this treaty. The1 objections of the Japanese gov ernmout are based upon the third ar ticle of the treaty, which expressly stipu lates that all existing treaties between the Hawaiian government and other na tions shall cease and determine, being replaced with such treaties as may exist, or as may hereafter be concluded be tween the United States and such coun tries. This clause strikes a death-knell to 'he privilege that Japan lias so long enjoyed upon the islands, and under which privileges she has been said to be filling the Islands up with her soldiers under the guise of laborers. The Japanese government claims that, under her treaty lights, she has certain perpetual privi leges that cannot be Interfered with, and this is the cause or the recent Inquiry of the representative of that power at the State Department. It is not probable that this protest will amount to more than a diplomatic Incident No other government is ex pected to take any notice of the proposed act of the United States, although sev eral of the influential English papers are endeavoring madly to woik up a feeling over theie that English rights have been trampled upon. In the minds of many Englishmen, English rights are always trampled upon when anyone else gets fcomethlng that Great Britain covets, and the recent effort of that government to secure Keeker Island, one of the Hawaiian group.asa landlngplace for her Australian cable, indicates that GreatBritaln jealously covets this key to the racific Ocean. The effort on the part or certain Demo crats to make a party question out of annexation ens failed signally, for some Of the most ardent supporters of annexa tion are found on that side of the chamber. Inasmuch as the Republicans, however, may be expected to solidly support what Is evidently an Administration measure, the Bargains Poplar Bonrds, Dressed, f 1.75 100 ft. Llbbey& Co, 6th &X. Y. ave. opinions of the Democrats are of more interest Just now than those of the Re publicans. The Democrats are by no means united in their view of the treat. Some of them are outspoken in condemnation; others are" equally determined to support it, and a large number express the determination to biispend final judgment for the present, !some admitting that they are in doubt. 'is to thew'sdom ofoppasiiigaunexntion.and who will decide after debate and delib erale consideration. It would be Impos sible to make an accurate estimate of the strength of the tienty in the Senate at this time. Some Senators who are fully decided as to their vote state positively that they will not indicate how they would vote on u qrestlon to be decided in execu tive session. Senator Turplc, of Indiana, who is sun posed by his colleagues to be strongly for annexation, shJiL Jjst yning. curtly: "I will make my intentions as to tills treaty known when my name is called for a vote upon it." Senator Reiry, of Arkansas, Is undoubt edly opposed to the treaty, but thinks It improper to discuss the probable action of the Democrats in the matter; and his own portion cannot be positively ascertained from himself. Senator Cockrell said yesterday that it Is not possible to predict how the Demo crats of the Senate would vote upon the question. He said that he himself would examine the mntter with great care, and would hear all the aiguments on both sides before feeling piepared to ote for or against latlficatlon. Senator Jone, of Arkansas, is outspoken In opposition to the treaty, aud said the majority of the Democrats would be againic it; but he believed full discussion would alter votes on both sides of the chamber. Senator M ills, of Texas, spoke with his; usual directness u-xm the question of ratification Said he: "The treaty is a proposition to depart radically from our ideas of government. It was neer con templated by the fathers that we should spread over 'the earth, and it is not a part of our f destiny to colonize. The fundamental "principle of this republic was that We should admit only equal State?, peopled by American citizens; and it is far from our pioper policy to bring in territory filled with .Mongolians, who could send their representatives to our Coi.gress and bring thelalien hordes into our States upon an equal footing vith us. "Jefferson said we should eventually take In Cuba, for it is the key to the Gulf of Mexico, and that done, we should stop. There are only 3,000 Americans out of 100,000 people in Hawaii, the bal ance being every sort of a mongrel. Wc should only bring new territory into the Union as States. Our fathers iiitcndod us to have no colonies, hut every new acquisition was to lie a part of the v. nolo constitutional syttem. If we take in Hawaii, we would then be asked to take Samoa, and then the Philippine Islands, and under that bystem we would have Senators representing but 150 people, and possibly none of them Americans. 'It is not possible, It seems to me, for ou- peopb- to unite upon a policy even of this importance, or to be unanimous upon any question. I am ' confident, however, that we shall beat the tieaty." Senator Bate, of Tennessee, is firmly opposed to the treaty. He said: "I am OlHKV-ed to this Government nmlvirtltn' In the English policy of colonization, of which, it seems to me, this is the initia tive. I am satisfied with the territorial limits of this country now, and shall op pose, as far as 1 can, the establishing of colonies, if we were going to take in anything, Cuha would be far pieferable because she stands right at our gatewny ln the south, while Hawaii is 2,000 mlliw from our westcin shore." Senator Morgan or Alabama and hie new colleague, Mr. Pettus, nre both for annexation. Discussing the subject, Mr Pettus said: "Yes, I am in favor of the annexation of those islands, and I am In favor of the annexation of the Island of Cuba. I am in favor of anything that will make this u strong and power ful country I want It to go on progress ing and developing until there shall he none greater." Mr. Teller of Colorado, who has just re turned to the city, said there could be no doubt as to his tosition. He was unqual ifiedly in favor of annexation and knew of no valid reason that could be advanced against it. The idea that it was In viola tion of our rolicy to extend our territory irt this way was absurd, and If we ever did have such a rolicy he declared that it ought Iff be abandoned. Many Senators who refrain from talk ing have been set down as being antago nistic to annexation. This is said by Sen ators who have talked with them privately to be erroneous. They are merely withhold ing their opin'ons i-ntil tley have studied the subject more thoroughly. IN DEFENSE OF HER NAME Miss Fannie Jackson Kills Ed. Kil gore for Slandering Her. She Had Rejected His Suit and He Thereupon Tried to Rnln Her Character, Paris, Tex., June 17. This morning at 10 o'clock Ed. Kilgore was shot and killed at the depot in Ladonia. He was sittings In the gentlemen's waiting-room, talking with a friend, when Miss Fannie Jackson entered and fired a sliot from a revolvci which went wide of the mark and struck her brother, Brodie Jackson, muting a wound in his forehead. Kilgore ttien ran out of the depot, pursued by Bud, Charles and Fannie Jackson, who fired a pei feet fusilade at him. Kilgore fell, fairly riddled with bullets. After he had fallen the young woman walked up to him and fired three moie bullets into his prostrate form, exclaim ing as she did so: "You coward! You have blandcred me enough!" The Jaeksons are excellent people and stand high. The -young lady lias been employed in some of the best scliools. Kilgore killed a man about three years ago and was convicted of manslaughter. After serving eighteen months he was pardoned. The Jaeksons had been hhj friends during his troubles. On his return from the penitentiary he endeavored to pay suit to the young ladv, but she refused to have anything to do with him. He began to circulate stories reflecting on iter. Thtb led to his tragio and sensational death today. Ivy Institute Business College, 8th andK. Dnexcellcd summer course, $5; day or night The Finest Lumber, x Cent a Foot. Frank Llbbey & Co.. 6tU st. and N. Y. ave. SPANISH COLD FOR CUBANS Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Fall Into Their Hands. WEYLER'S MEN DESERTING Over One Hundred Soldiers; of the I'lzurro Battalion Join the In surgents and Prove Their Loyalty in a Sharp Skirmish Financial Situation Growing More Serious. navann, via Key West, June 17. The tiain from Havana to Mntanzas, which was blown up last week by insurgents, between Minns and Campo Florldo, as already reported, carried $200,000 in $5 gold pieces. All this money fell Into the hands of tho Cubans, and will be sent to the Cuban Junta at New York, to be used in buying aims and ammunition for the patriots. Though the fact has been carefully concealed by the Spanish au thorities, it is positively known now, tliiough a direct communication received fiom the Cuban camp. The desertions in the Spanish army become more numerous every day. Over 100 boldiers of the TUarro Battalion have Joined the Insurgents. Afew minutes after they arrived at the Cuban lines they were attacked by a Spanish column and fought desptrately on the Cuban side, defeating the column which was compelled to re tire vlth seventeen killed and twenty-one wounded, many of them officers. The Spanish deserters say that life in the Spanish army Is simply intolerable. The soldiers are roughly treated, have scarcely anything to cat and receive their pay only in paper money. The steamer which left for Spain ou June 15 carried twenty-seven Spanish guerilleros, sentencced to hard labor in Africa. They had planned to join the in fctirgcnts, but on their way to the Cuban lines they encountered the battalion of Segoiia, which captured them. The Spanish battalion of San Qucntin mutinied and refused to accept their pay in paper money. The soldiers were not app"ased until the colonel solemnly pioiuir'd them that payments would here after be made half in gold and half In silver. Notwithstanding this promise, several soldiers of the battalion deseited to the Cubans. The financial situation Is worse than last week For immediate payments $50, 000,000 Is required by the Spanish treas ury and there is no hope that the money will be forthcoming from Spain. The Diario de la Marina lias published a savage attack on Consul General Lee. The American representative is called a "liar," who fakes news against Spain to Impress the American Administration in favor of the Cubans. Gen. "Weylei has received strict orders from the central government to modify his policy of cruelty and his war of ex termination. Itis sa'd here that such orders were iss'ied after several notes from Senor Dupuy de Lome, pointing out to his gov ernment that public opinion In the United States was aroused by reports of the cruel conduct of the Cuban war and that a change In the methods of warfare would be very effective in favor of the Spanish cause in America. Gen. Wcyler has received these orders with disgust. ne says -that ids policy of herding the pacificoa in the towns and exterminating the Cuban people is the only way to crush the revolution. He has announced that he is working upon a new plan that will soon settle all the difficulties which beset the paper money question. In Mantauzas yesterday a womau with a babe in her arms fell in the street from hunger aud exhaustion. The fever and dysentery are playing havoc there, the death rate being ap palling. There comes a report also that the con centrados are rioting in the town and ransacking stores and private houses as a result of their desperate hunger. GOMEZ WHITES TO PAL3IA. Says That the Outlook Was Never Brighter for the Cubun Canse. New York, June 17. Under date of May 1G, Gen. Maximo Gomez, commander-in-chief or the Cuban patriot army, writes to Delegate Tomas Estrada Talma as follows: "I am . more pleased than ever with our tactics, which are productive of the best results, under the peculiar circum stances of tills war. "Despite ids numerous army, Gen Wey Icr has so far been unable to Inlerfeni with ray movements. V'c are now hold nig the same positions as four months ago. The Spanish troops don't disturb us to any great extent, and whatever fighting we have had has been of our own seeking. The alleged pacification is absurd, and his officiul announcements so ridiculous that It will certainly bear an effect contrary to that desired by "Wcyler. "The Cuban revolution has never been more powerful than now , although "VVey ler's cruelty makes it more bloody. 'As an old soldier I can assure you that the outlook was never brighter for our sacred cause, and wc all feel sanguine as to the ultimate success "I see that here Is again some talk about a compromise. Of this I know only what I have often written to you and now re peat: "We have sworn our constitution and shall uphold It at the sacrifice of ourselves. "But be that as It may, independence is not far orf, because while Spain Is now al most exhausted, we are getting stronger every day."'' llMneh Boards, 1 Cent a Foot. Frank Llbbey & Co. , 6th st. and N. Y. ave. Lacy's pure food ice cream, none better, 90c. per gallon, 601-603 N. Y. ave. nw. NO HOPE FOR "TOE QUEEfl Will ProliaWy Bo Blind Until the End of Her Days. CATARACT NOT THE CAUSE A 2'eeuliar Film Gathering: Over the Retina Which an Kmjiient Surgeou Says It is Impossible to Remove by Tiui Operation or Other Treat ineut (Copyrighted.) London, June 17. The calamity that has befallen the Queen, the almost complete loss of her sight, Is even graver than was stated in the first cable dispatch to The Times ou the subject. There is unfor tunately l'tttle hope of even a partial restoration of the impaired faculty. The casx is a most unusual one. The cause of the trouble is not cataract, but a peculiar film over the retina, which, It i. Is said, it is Impossible to remove by an operation or other treatment. Her Majesty's eyes were examined some weeks ago by a famous London oculist, who was uncertain at Hist in regaul to theorigIn.il cause of the malady. He. consulted among others a prominent surgi-on, who Is tlte head of the staff of a leading London hos pital, whose specialty Is diseases of the feet and limbs. He was strongly of the opinion that the knees, from whlcn the Queen has suffered for many years, was the real cause of the peculiar malady of her eyes, ne had had several such cases. He was unable to account for the strauge effect, but ascribed it In general terms to gouty condition of the bicod. .He was un ahlc, unfortunately, to cltca case where a cure of blindness .from this cause hud been-of fected. Oirttre contrary, the blind ness almost always becomes complete with out long delay! The news -of the -Queen's sad affliction is now bcconiiug-known In London. Ithn been decided by certain London editors in view of H-r rMajestjs strong desire to make no public? hnnouncement of the fact in their jourriala'pendiug the Jubilee fes tivities. , THE NEWS .CONFIRMED. Vain Efforts' .of .Beaten Newspa pers to Discxdit the Report. New Yoik.'June 17, In a letter to the Sun today, a vrlter signing himself "Mon mouth," but whose identity is well known to that paper, supplies strong confirma tion of the Sun's and The Washington Times' cable dispatch announcing Queen Victoria's blindness. The advices men tioned in this letter were produced and their genuineness can be vouched for. The writer eays: "The attempts which some of the news papers are making to discredit Queen Victoria's substantial blindness Biniply ehow the authots' Ignorance of a fact which has been known for some time past in the English court circle. "Several wcekB ago, I .saw a letter, written by a lady within that circle, which contained these words: 'The poor Queen, on her Jubilee, will hear the snouts of the crowds as she drives to St. Faul's, but, alas! poor lady, she will not bo able to fee her people for she Is prac tically blind. . "Fromt other sources 1 bad received the same Information, and when It ap peared In the Sun'a dfirjatch from Lon don the other day, Vas only surprised that It bad not been made public before." i Bargains Cypres Boards, S1.50 per 100 ft. Llbbcy&Co'.ethst 4N. Y.av. THE CLEVELAND REMNANT. ACCIDENT TO Mil. McMILLAN. The Millionaire Brother of the Sen ator Shoots Himself. Detroit, -Mich., June 17. Hugh McMillan, the millionaire president of the Commer cial National Bank, accidentally shot him self at his Jefferson-avenue residence yes terday, while lifting- a self-cocking re volver from a bureau drawer. TOe matter was kept quiet by the family until this evening. The ball entered his left side, Just be low the v,ni-t-line, and came out Just above the hip Joint. The doctors declare that no important organ was injured, and the wounded man will recover. There seems no reason to doubt the family's story, asA"Mr. McMillan. Ib in excellent health and of undouhted financial soundness. He is interested in more than a dozen big enterprises in this city In association with his brother, Uiiited States Senator McMillan. When the acci dent occurred Mr. McMillan was preparing j for a visit to his daughter, in the East. A MlLXdOXAIKE DROWNED. Two 1'ouug: X.adies Who Were With Him Altso Lose Their Lives. Greenville, Tex., June 17. News reached here this morning that T. H. King, cashier of the First National Bank, had been drowned while out rowing in a lake on his farm, six miles northeast of town, to gether with Miss Kate Austin, of Kansas City, Mo., and Miss Ida Shlnks.of Sherman, Tex. .The news was brought in by Fred I Norsworthy, the only surviving member of ; the party. King was the richest citizen here, his .wealth being estimated at $1,500,000. DEATH OF JOHN K. BONHAM Passes Away at His Atlantic City Cottage 111 Lawyer, Business Man, and Anthor. Some of His Best Known Works. Atlautic City, N. J., June 17. John Milton Bouham, the well-known lawyer and author, of Washington, D. C, died at his cottage, 1723 Pacific avenue, this evening. The deceased was sixty-one years of age aud during the palmy days of oil speculation gained a national repu tation. Mr.Boniiaiu wasborn In 1'ork county, I'a , and admitted to the bar in that county. He practiced law for a short time, and moved to the oil regions, where he rapidly gained prominence in his profession. He was one of the first to transmit oil through pipes, and amassed a large fortune in that undertaking. Upon .gaining his fortune he turned to literary pursuits. Among hib better known woiks are "Railway Secrecy and Trusts," "Indus trial Liberty aud Secularism." These latter atttracted wide attention and are among the ablest works In the class to which they belong. Mr. Eonham was very well known lu New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Fittsburg. He leaves no family THE YACHT RACE A FAILURE. It Was 3Jore of a Drifting Than a Sailing; Match. New York, June 17. The annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club begaa today with a race In provoking calms; varied occasionally by a few puffs of wind The race between the big sloops, which was to have been the event of the day, was a failure, and none but the 30-footers finished. Stole a Barber Outfit. Hamlet Parnell, colored, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Hartlgaa on a warrant sworn out by W. P.Magruder, charging him with having stolen Several pairs of clippers, razors, and other barbers' supplies from his shop In Hyattsvllle. Parnell was locked up In No. 6 station and will be turned over to the Maryland au thorities this morning. 12-Tnoh Boards, 1 Cent a Foot. Frank Llbbey & Co.. 6tn st. andN. Y. avo. 1111 WRECKERS FOILED One of Them Betrays ihe Plot to the Officers. THEY ARE CAUGHT IN THE ACT When Commanded to Throw Up Their Hand.- and Surrender They Are Slow In Complying; and One of Their .Number, Samuel Tweed, Is Shot and Mortally Wounded. Salem, 111., June 17. A dastardly at tempt to wreck and rob the fasc mail train on the Baltimore and Southwestern Railroad last night was frustrated by the timely arrival of Sherirr Barnes and a number of local officers. Their fortu nate presence was due to the betrayal of the would-be train robbers by a pal and resulted in the capture of both eul prlts after one had been shot and mortally wounded. For several days It has been known to a small circle that State's Attorney Jen nings, and other officials, were apprised of a olot to wreck a passenger train in this vicinity, and that they were on the alert to frustrate the criminals John Etter, who worked at Sandoval, a former resident here, revealed the plot to the sheriff and State's attorney and told them that he and two others had agreed to wreck the eastbound passenger train between here and Odin- Etter asserted that he entered into the plan with the sole object of frustrating aud effecting the capture of the others. Yesterday aiternoon he gave mfonuatlon that the plot would be attempted laat night. liiu; warned, the sheriff, his deputy, and City .Marshal TuliyandA C. Geiner, about 10:.10 p. in., proceeded to a spot near where the obstructions were to be placed on the track, and there secreted themselves Three men appeared and ztt once pro ceeded to collect railroad ties, which they placed on the track. Four ties were thus placed, when one of the officers cried out to the trio to throw up their hands and surrender The demand was not imme diately complied with, and Gener, who had a shotgun, fired at one of the men, who fell severely wounded, anil then the three were arrested They proved to be Samuel Tweed. Andy Shumaker and John Etter, the informer. Tweed's wounds are be lieved to be fatal. The entire charge entered hi back and hips. He and Shu maker have both served time in the peni tentiary. The would-be wreckers asserted that It was not their intention to wreck the train, btttto flag it and makeitappear that they had discovered the obstruction on the track, and thus they would be liberally rewarded by tiie railroad company for their discovery. The place where the ties were placed Is near a high trestle and If the plot had not failed the loss of life and destruction of property would have been appalling. There was but $10,000 In the express car ou the train. MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN. Carllsts in Biscay Said to Have Taken Up Arms. Madrid, June 17. There is great agita tion in Biscay among the Carllsts, and news has been received liere that some bands of them are already armed and in the field. At the same time news comes of another attack on Melilla by the BJf natives of Morocco. Senor Sagasta, In a private confer ence, has declared that In his. opinion Spain's present position is the gravest situation in which she has found her self since the restoration to power of the Bourbon family. " Hnnna Carries Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio, June 17. At midnight the returns from the Republican primary elections here indicated that Banna's slate had gone through with prob'ablyfouror five exceptions- The Finest Luinber 1 Cent a Foot. Frank Llbbey & Co. , 6th st. and N. Y. ave. TIE EX-QUmrS WHITEST Liliuokalani's Veto on the Ha waiian Annexation Treaty. FILED WITH MR. SHERMAN Her Secretaries, Capt. Palmer and Joseph HoIIelufe.Dellver the Docu ment Native Ha ualittn.-, Want tho Constitutional Government He btoxed. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, pre sented under her signature, "Liliuokalani," yesterday to Mr. Sherman, Secretary of State, her protest against the proposed annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Her representatives called with this niiss'on at 3 p.m. at the State Department, when they were re ceived with courtesy by the Secretary of State. it was printed yesterday afternoon in this city that tiie object of the call was to ask that a provision lie inserted in the proposed treaty restoring the arrange ment by which the ex-nieen was to receive $20,000, ana her niece, Kaiolaui, the "heiress" to the throne, $150,000. This was emphatically denied last night by Capt. Palmer, who is the accepted spokesman for the ex-queen. Capt. Palmer said that the question of finance was not broached, ana that money was not the object of tlie representations made to the State Department. It was also stated last night that what transpired between Mr. Sherman and tho agents of tue ex-Queen would not be given out until tcday. Nevertheless, Mr. Sherman was called on last Highland wad askfd if there would be any breach of de partmental etiquette in relating what oc curred at this peculiar Interview with representatives of the ex-Queen of Ha waii. Mr. Sherman was entertaining two official gentlemen at the time, but he found time to politely say that as thi3 was not diplomatic day he did net have the time to go over diplomatic matters, eo the Incident was closed right there. The facts as they have come out. how ever, are these: Capt. Talmer called at the State .Department accompanied by Mr. Joseph Helleluie, the Hawaiian tec rotary of the ex-queen. Mr. Helleluie also appeared as the duly commissioned representative of two "patrol c Hawaiian leagues." These organizations aie called tne "Hawaiian Patriotic League" and tho "Hul K:.la aina." It was da n ed it r ihe two organizations that they represent 40,000 native Hawaiians "opposed to the annexation of Hawaii and in iavor of constitutional and Hawaiian mle ot the Inlands." The document presented to Mr. Sherman by the Queen was a protest, a "decided, protest in due form against the proposed treaty ot annexation." No intervention was asked of this Government on behalf, of the people of Hawaii, or of the Queen by Capt. Palmer or Mr. Helleluie. The Queen simply made the protest as above and affixed her name as Liluokalaui A significant part ot the pioeeedmgs is that representations were made by the Hawaiian aud American secretaries of tho queen that there are about -10,000 anti anuexationlsts on the Islands, and that the republican party of the island scarcely numbers more than 3,000. It was aI.-o stated on good authority that the two organizations represented by Secretary Helleluie tiind "for the restoration -if tho constitutional government and the per petuation and independence of their own rulers ol the island.' It was officially denied on the part of the ex-queen that she had made any re quest for a pension, in fact, that the mat ter was not mentioned to the Secretary of State at all. Tlie only matter, therefore, submitted to Mr. Sherman was that the queen protested over her own signature against the treaty of annexation, and the additional matter that forty thousand "uacive and.rartiy native inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands" stand for the "restoration of tlie constitutional gov ernment and the perpetuation of their own rulers or the island." It Is easy, there fore, to infer what the drift of the call at the State Department wa. The forty thousand Hawaiians are the friends of tho ex-.pieen.and they want the constitutional native government restored. This goes with the statement that Liliuokalani is not asking money. While Mr. Sherman, as above noted, politely refused to discuss the niatter, as it was not diplomatic day, what. Capt. Palmer had to say may prove inter esting. Capt. Palmer said: "Secretary Sherman received his visitors with the utmost courtesy and afforded them tha opportunity- to say whatever they wished, but he gave no indication of what his future course would be, in view of the protest submitted to him on the pare of the native people of Hawaii and their queen. The interview had no reference whatever to a pension to her majesty, 11.T was the subject once debated." It was also officially stated last night that notwithstanding the understanding that the text of the Queen's protest was not to have been given out at the depart ment yesterday; it was given out by some body. It could not be had from Capt. Palmer on accountot the embargo laid on giving it out, and Secretary Sherman would not even talk about It. It Is interesting to recall Just now that the tx-qacpn has held that she abdicated under protest. She claimed to have been threatened with the murder of some of her nearest friends it she did not sign and sign quickly, which she eventually did, after three or four days' delay. Tho ex-queen, it is also claimed, was willing to reism as a limited monarch, and that she was willing at the time the revolu tion broke out to abide by any constitu tional form ot government that would no5 abrogate her royal prerogatives or change the line of succession. Princess -Kalolanl, as she is still called, was supposed to be the heiress of the queen. She issup posed to be at Mentone. Ilcr portrait, and it-ip a prcttyface, adorns an escritoire In Capt.. Palmec'8 office at tne Cairo. CONSIDERING RIVERA'S CASE. A Conference of Ministers Over. tho Cuban General. Madrid, June 17. A conference of min isters being held tonight is believed to be in regard to Gen. Rius Rivera, the cap tured Cuban leader The press complains that there Is" no patriotism in Havana because the Inhabi tants will not accept Gen. 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