ADAMS, United States steamship, 161; lands marines to quell Wilcox-Boyd insurrection, 161; troops on beaten to arms and make feint of landing in force, 222, 224. ALEXANDER, Brev. Brig. Gen., on military commission to examine Pearl Harbor, 148.
Anglican Church planted in Islands, 121, 125; its bishop antagonizes American sentiment, 174.
Annexation, Minister McCook suggests, 43; Secretary Seward considers, 43; preferred by Seward to reci- procity, 44; France apprehensive of, 105; looking toward, 106 et seq.; treaty of proposed, 114; move- ment for progressing rapidly, 114; Kamehameha IV averse to, 119; negotiations for cease, 119; in abey- ance, 122; Kamehameha V not averse to, 127; dis- cussed in Honolulu, 128; sentiment for rapidly grow- ing in Islands, 129; suggested by Minister Pierce, 133; desired in Islands, 135; sentiment for increas- ing at Islands, 150; first active step toward taken, 186; commissioners sent to Washington to negotiate treaty of, 188; treaty of sent to Senate by President Harrison, 196; the President urges its ratification, 197; treaty of fails for lack of time, 200; favored in Republican platform of 1896, 242; Liliuokalani es- tablishes a "lobby" at Washington against, 243; new treaty of drawn, 243; treaty of signed by Presi- dent McKinley, 244; fails in Senate, 244; joint reso- lution of introduced in Congress, 244; becomes a certainty, 246; is consummated, 247; news of re- ceived with joy at Islands, 247; formally declared and flag raised, 247, 248; ceremonies of declaration of, 248-250.
Annexation, joint resolution of, presented in Congress, 244; passed in House and Senate, 246; signed by President McKinley, 247.
Arion Hall, troops lodged in, 185.
BACHELOT, Rev. JOHN ALEXIUS, sails for Hawaii, 64;
his arrival, 65; attempts to propagate Romish faith, 65; his sincerity, 65; in conflict with Protestant mis-
sions, 65, 66; is banished by Hawaiian government, 66.
BARÁNOFF entertains idea of colonization, 17.
BARRELL, JOSEPH, reads Cook's narrative, 29; forms commercial company, 29.
BAYARD, Secretary, replies to Lord Salisbury's protest against Pearl Harbor cession, 155; takes warm inter- est in Hawaii, 192; advocates prolongation of reci- procity treaty, 192; regards annexation as wished- for event, 192; his recall from Court of St. James, 193; interview with published in Philadelphia Ledger, 193.
BELKNAP, Commander, arrives on Tuscarora, 138; lands armed force, 139.
BENICIA, United States steamship, brings Kalakaua to this country, 47.
BERNICE PAUAHI, Princess, offered throne, 136. BINGHAM, HIRAM, 23, 25.
Bird Island, Great Britain applies for liberty to lease, 236, 238.
BISHOP, CHARLES R., Mrs., is offered throne by Lunalilo, 136, 137.
BLAINE, JAMES G., Secretary, his vigorous words regard- ing reciprocity treaty, 50, 51; his letter to Minister Comly, 143; sends instructions to same, 144; letter of Stevens to, 164.
BLONDE, frigate, conveys bodies of deceased king and queen to Hawaii, 54.
BLOUNT, JAMES H., appointed special commissioner to Hawaii, 201; his credentials, 201, 202; his authority declared to be paramount, 202; his appointment not submitted to Senate for confirmation, 202; arrives at Honolulu, 203; orders Admiral Skerrett to haul down American flag, 203; investigates affairs at the Islands, 203; reports frequently to State Department, 204; his letters hostile to Provisional Government, 204; his final report, 204; is appointed minister to Hawaii, 204; declines appointment, 204; returns to United States, 205; his report and doings call forth criticism, 206; the same flag which he ordered low- ered is raised again, 249.
BOSTON, United States cruiser, goes on a practice cruise, 178; Minister Stevens a passenger on, 178; returns to Honolulu, 179; troops landed from, 185.
BOYD, ROBERT, leads insurrection against Kalakaua. BREWER, CHARLES, establishes commercial house at Islands, 37.
BREWER, CHARLES, & Co., 38. BRINTNELL, Capt., 22. BROWN, ANDREW, 181.
BROWN, GEORGE, appointed commissioner at Honolulu, 86; arrives, 86; is presented to king, 86; addresses his Majesty, 86; the king replies to him, 86; king asks for his recall, 89; is recalled, 89.
BROWN, SAMUEL, 29.
BULFINCH, CHARLES, 29.
BYRON, Lord, 54.
California annexed to United States, 110; admitted to Statehood, 110; discovery of gold in, 111.
CARTER, CHARLES L., commissioner to Washington to negotiate treaty of annexation, 188.
CARTER, HENRY A. P., 47.
CARTER, J. O., adviser of ex-queen, 214.
CARYSFORT, frigate, arrives, 71, 81, 83.
CASTLE, WILLIAM R., commissioner to Washington to negotiate treaty of annexation, 188; minister at Washington, 230.
Cession, Provisional, of Islands to United States, by Ka- mehameha III, 101; absolute contemplated, 112. CHAMBERLAIN, DANIEL, 23, 25.
CHAMPION, British war vessel, remains in Honolulu harbor, 231.
CHARLESTON, United States steamship, conveys body of deceased king to Honolulu, 163. CHARLETON, RICHARD, appointed British consul-general, 60; manifests antagonism to American missionaries, 61; his fears, 61; threatens to introduce English Roman Catholic priests, 61; procures visit of ship Actaon, 69; forces king to conclude treaty with Great Britain, 69; leaves Islands, 69; worsted in suit at law, 77, 79; appoints a consul to act in his absence, 79.
CHATHAM, ship, arrives, 16.
Cholera, epidemic of attacks Honolulu, 235; is stamped
CLAYTON, JOHN M., Hon., 94; writes to Minister Rives at Paris, 94; checks French aggressions, 94, 95. CLEVELAND, President, 151; signs treaty ceding Pearl Harbor, 151; desires renewal of reciprocity treaty, 151; his "unhesitating conviction," 152; urges neces- sity of Hawaiian-American cable, 169; his message to Congress, 169; assumes control at Washington, 198, 200; withdraws Hawaiian annexation treaty, 201; determines on an investigation, 201; sends a personal commissioner to Honolulu, 201; sends special mes- sage to Congress, imputing moral obliquity to Min- ister Stevens, 206; refuses to recommit treaty of annexation to Senate, 207; his attitude provokes bitter discussion, 207; his adherents and opponents, 207; urged by Gresham to restore queen by force, 212; learns of firm stand of Provisional Govern- ment, 224; refers matter to Congress, 224; his atti- tude not approved by country, 225; relinquishes apparent interest in Hawaiian Question, 226; demands recall of Minister Thurston, 229; orders American war vessels to be withdrawn from Islands, 231; his action results in investigation by Senate committee, 232; is absolved from imputation of impropriety of conduct, 232; findings of Morgan committee ignored by his partisan adherents, 234; receives Liliuokalani, 242; does not enter into her plans, 242; retires from office, 242.
Cocoanut-trees, value early recognized, 39.
COLE, Capt. WILLIAM, 37.
COLUMBIA, ship, sent out, 30; visits Oregon coast, 30; returns, 30.
COMLY, JAMES M., 50.
Commerce, Hawaiian, 29 et seq.
Committee of Public Safety appointed at mass meeting of people, 181; Henry E. Cooper is appointed chairman, 181; demands resignations of heads of departments, 182; their demands met, 182; receives appeals for protection from citizens, 183; appeals to United States minister for protection, 184; demands sur- render of police station and civil forces, 186.
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