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England (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
in the Pacific Ocean. A large majority of the white people there were Americans by birth, and the government, in all essential operations, was controlled by Americans, notwithstanding the ostensible ruler was a native sovereign. The consuls of England and France there, when they perceived a disposition on the part of the reigning monarch to have his kingdom annexed to the United States, charged the scheme to certain American missionaries, and officially protested against their alleged conduct. They declared that France and England would not remain indifferent spectators of such a transaction. The missionaries and the United States commissioners there dis- W. Foster, Secretary of State, who was duly empowered to act in that behalf on the part of the United States, and Lorrin A. Thurston, W. R. Castle, W. C. Wilder, C. L. Carter, and Joseph Marsden, the commissioners on the part of the government of the Hawaiian Islands. The provisional treaty, it will be observed, does not at
Hawaiian Island (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
ave agreed upon and concluded the following articles: Article 1. The government of the Hawaiian Islands hereby cedes, from the date of the exchange of the ratification of this treaty, absolutely and without reserve, to the United States forever, all rights of sovereignty of whatsoever kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies, renouncing in favor of the United States every sovereign right of which, as an independent nation, it is now possessed, and henceforth said Hawaiian Islands, and every island and key thereto appertaining, and each and every portion thereof, shall become and be an integral part of the territory of the United States. Art. 2. The government of the Hawaiian Islands also cedes and transfers to the United States the absolute fee and ownership of all public, government, or crown lands, public buildings or edifices, ports, harbors, fortifications, military or naval equipments, and all other public property of every kind and description belonging
Michigan (Michigan, United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
rchy, coupled with the queen's offer of pardon. This proposal was a few days later rejected by Mr. Dole for the provisional government. These proceedings became known in the middle of January, 1894, and on Jan. 13 President Cleveland transmitted the documents to Congress. Mr. Dole was not interfered with, and affairs in the islands quieted down at once. On Jan. 8, 1896, however, the following resolution relating to the Hawaiian Islands, offered by Representative Spalding (Republican, of Michigan), was read in the House and referred to the committee on foreign affairs: That Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the government of Hawaii, and commonly known as the Sandwich Islands, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Hawaii, with a republican form of government, to be adopted by the people of said government of Hawaii by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in o
Island Of Hawaii (Hawaii, United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
ignty of whatsoever kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies; and it is agreed that all the territory of and appertaining to the republic of Hawaii is hereby annexed to the United States of America under the name of the Territory of Hawaii. Art. 2. The republic of Hawaii also cedes and hereby transfers to the United States the absolute fee and ownership of all public, government, or crown lands, public buildings or edifices, ports, harbors, military equipments, and all otiian Islands. Art. 6. The President shall appoint five commissioners, at least two of whom shall be residents of the Hawaiian Islands, who shall as soon as reasonable and practicable recommend to Congress such legislation concerning the Territory of Hawaii as they shall deem necessary or proper. Art. 7. This treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the one part, and by the President of the republic of Hawaii, by a
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
ided for shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sec. 3. That the sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be immediately available, to be expended at the discretion of the President of the United States of America, for the purpose of carrying this joint resolution into effect. This resolution was adopted in the House by a vote of 209 to 91 (49 not voting) and in the Senate by a vote of 42 to 21. Under it the President appointed the following commission: President Sanford B. Dole and Chief-Justice Walter H. Frear, of Hawaii; Senators Shelby M. Cullom (Illinois) and John T. Morgan (Alabama); and Representative Robert T. Hitt (Illinois). On Aug. 12 the United States took formal possession of the islands, Sanford B. Dole becoming territorial governor pending further .legislation by Congress. See United States, Hawaii, vol. IX.
United States (United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
, 1893. Treaty of 1893. The United States of America and the provisional government of thehe United States, but the liability of the United States in this regard shall in no case exceed $3,aid debt. Art. 6. The government of the United States agrees to pay Liliuokalani, the late queention of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress, the govof honor and morality. On that ground the United States cannot properly be put in the position of of the preponderant share acquired by the United States and its citizens in the industries and tra as may be hereafter concluded between the United States and such foreign nations. The municipal les of America. The existing laws of the United States relative to public lands shall not apply d States nor to any existing treaty of the United States, shall remain in force until the Congress is hereby assumed by the government of the United States; but the liability of the United States in[109 more...]
China (China) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
r were natives or halfcastes; there were several thousands each of Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese; while the American. British, and Germarnment of the United States. Art. 4. The further immigration of Chinese laborers into the Hawaiian Islands is hereby prohibited until Congress shall otherwise provide. Furthermore, Chinese persons of the classes now or hereafter excluded by law from entering the United States w on said debt. Art. 5. There shall be no further immigration of Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, except upon such conditions as are now may hereafter be allowed by the laws of the United States, and no Chinese by reason of anything herein contained shall be allowed to enter tinterest on said debt. There shall be no further immigration of Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, except upon such conditions as are now may be hereafter allowed by the laws of the United States; and no Chinese, by reason of anything herein contained, shall be allowed to enter
Kentucky (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
A. Thurston, William R. Castle, William C. Wilder, Charles L. Carter, Joseph Marsden. The first important act of Mr. Cleveland after his inauguration was to withdraw the treaty from the Senate and send James H. Blount (q. v.) as a special commissioner to Hawaii, with paramount authority, to report upon the course of events. He withdrew the protectorate established by Mr. Stevens, who had been recalled in May, and remained in Hawaii until August. In September Albert S. Willis, of Kentucky, was appointed minister to the islands. Public attention, which had been somewhat diverted from Hawaiian affairs, was recalled to them by the publication, Nov. 10, of Secretary Gresham's report, in which he dwelt upon the proof of a conspiracy which had overturned the queen's government in January. This report was followed, Nov. 21, 1893, by Commissioner Blount's report, which displayed the results of his investigations in Hawaii, and had served as the basis for President Cleveland's poli
San Francisco (California, United States) (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Or Sandwich Islands, a group of eight large islands and some islets in the North Pacific Ocean, on the border of the tropics, something over 2,000 miles southwest of San Francisco. Hawaii is by far the largest of the group, and Oahu contains the capital, Honolulu. These islands are mountainous, containing several well-known A bit of Honolulu, from the Harbor. volcanoes, and are remarkably productive. Sugar leads as an article of export, followed by rice, bananas, and hides. The area is 6,640 square miles, and the population in 1900 was 154,001. About onehalf of this number were natives or halfcastes; there were several thousands each of Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese; while the American. British, and German contingents, though smaller, were, of course, very influential. Discovered by Captain Cook in 1778, this former island kingdom in 1819 renounced in form idolatry, and received American missionaries in 1820. A constitution was granted in
Pacific Ocean (search for this): entry hawaii-hawaiian-islands
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Or Sandwich Islands, a group of eight large islands and some islets in the North Pacific Ocean, on the border of the tropics, something over 2,000 miles southwest of San Francisco. Hawaii is by far the largest of the group, and Oahu contains the capital, Honolulu. These islands are mountainous, containing several well-known A bit of Honolulu, from the Harbor. volcanoes, and are remarkably productive. Sugar leads as an article of export, followed by rice, bananaised in 1852. In 1853 King Kamehameha expressed an earnest desire to have his domain attached to the United States. This was a matter of great moment, for these islands were to become of much importance in the commercial operations in the Pacific Ocean. A large majority of the white people there were Americans by birth, and the government, in all essential operations, was controlled by Americans, notwithstanding the ostensible ruler was a native sovereign. The consuls of England and Franc
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