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Show AMHEXATiOil President Harrison Said to Have Made Up His Mind AS TO TIIK lOUlbK TO I'UItSUI. In Re.cr.no to the Hiwatlaa Islands. Tho Alternitlits. lovsL'i. iiwiv tiiui. aitriu. Ihe a,unililniiers or Iho tllleen Cio In Mnttilugtun lu trails Nl w Yunif, Feb, 12. The Jlerahl'i Waihlujlun corn ipjudoni telt,raibr. "Thouunexallonol Hawaii has been decldod on, so I am told. President Harrison has fully made up his mind as to the proper course for him to pursue. pur-sue. Iu fact, lam loll that ho has nlready given the annexation commissioners commis-sioners aseursuces entirely satlsfaotorr to Ilium otheeourso to Lu adopted b) thu presont ulmlulstrallou. The President hai nolntenllonof leaving Iho matter for tha next administration losottle. Ills message to Cougrets, now under preparation, will bo com-I com-I letcd probably by tomorrow and by Wednesday will bo beforo both houses and Iho state. I am Inforraod Ihat President HsrrUin Is (devoting much consideration tu tha mestagt, intending intend-ing to mike It the strongest stuto pajier of ills term and n fitting closo lo the atmlnlstrnlloii ho has gUcu the country," tho jirmoDS oisnninitu. W8in:,UTOS, D. C , Feb. 12. It Is stated tonight that thi Hawaiian au-uesatlou au-uesatlou cjmmli4loucrs aud Seustsry of Slate Foster hsvo niado substantial I regret towards uuaretmeutupjii a basts for bringing the Islauds wllhlti tho territory ut tho United Btatta. It Is bellovod that at thu oouerenco yesterday yes-terday altilnoou molt If not all Ihu ivjlms under couildcntlon were Incor-poruted Incor-poruted In tho text ot tho protocol, point far more numerous and er lex-lug lex-lug than might be Imagined at ilrtt, and lhey present eeversl questions which never beforo have been considered consid-ered In tho history of this country. In cat the nntiexatlon. ut Iho Islands be recommended by the executive the mtthodof ucoompluhlng It remtlnstii bu decided. The question is dlscusstd by Ihe most Interested, and It It under-tiujd under-tiujd that only two modes ot 1 ructdiiro are deemed feasible. One Is liy treaty which the Senate alnuo can ratify, the other by an ordinary act of Congress, requiring the Joint action of the Seiistu ana Houte. It Is believed that thn former will lo adopted, 1 favorable action upon the (reposition of the Hawaiian oommlsslooer ho determine deter-mine 1 upon. Another meeting of tin, commissioners and Sicrctary Foster will beheld at the ststo department tomorrow. AN UC OONSUL'a VIIIW. Losiuv, Feb. 12. Mr. Divls, formerly form-erly oousul at Honolulu for (Ireat Ilritaln said 111 an Interview today that the provltlJIml government of Hawaii was composed of promlueuce, Intelligence Intelli-gence aud pottry. thu accession of Prluceaa Kaulllanl to tho throne ho says, Is the true solution of the present trouble,as Hawallaas would never coo-siut coo-siut to annexation Ho thinks It u pity that l.uglaud did not interferu In thu government of the Island some tlmuago and thus avert tbu pnsent crisis. TV IIMHEgbNT TIIR CJUTI N. Ban h It anoiboo, tub, 1.' Paul Neumau, the i-cll envoy from Hawaii 10 President Harrison, aud Prince ICawuuunkoa hirt last night for Washington City. lhey go by ttie Central Pacltlo to O.-deu, thu Rio Urandu to Denver and tbeucu by the lluillugton to Chicago. |
