Show TRICK PLAYED ON MINISTER BLOUNT attempt to make out lie favored the ex queens cause it go july 26 VIA BAN aug 2 minister il blount lounts a equanimity was seriously disturbed by an incident which occurred just before the steamer australia left port A prearranged scheme of presenting a cane to claus spreckels was carried out it was inscribed with a list of names headed by those of Liliu kalani and james 11 blount and at the time of the presentation the royalists took the occasion to assert that minister blount bad had allowed the use of bis his name to show bis ills appreciation of Spreckels slid the queens ex cause when minister blount heard of this be denounced the matter in an excited manner as art outrage and sent the provisional government a note calling their attention to it charles creighton who made the presentation sen tation speech was called upon for an ail explanation ex emaster la nation and an apology for cheuse the use of minister blounts a name on the cane this afternoon creighton eighton Or left hie his reply at the foreign office it contained an attempted explanation of the use of blounts name and expressed the regret of the four I 1 royalists 0 O participating that offense bad had bee n g iven T the h e w matter atter was considered in a cabinet int eting and etwas it was resolved to decline to a accept t the apology offered lett letter ewas waa returned to him this evening and the government go y will decide on further action ac to 11 bftts r tir consulting minister blount A pet itlen bait has been lied flied to declare samuel parker ex minister 0 of the q queen feeno me enO bankrupt t the a c a ed claims reach ch andic 4 the kofl tots claims 1 ims against the estate amount to 1 parker has spent over WO during the past nine yeas a of the monarchy monarch as the royal favorite ies te and n d will be left w without t hout a cen cent t |