remarks on retirement of, as minister, 185; Japanese appreciation of services of, 185; great diplomatic services of, 186; puzzled at relations of Mikado and Shogun, 187; opposed to exterritoriality in Japan, 352; tariff provision inserted by, in Japanese treaty, 353.
Hart, Sir Robert, services of, to China, and his treatment by Boxers, 420; views of, on the menace of China to the peace of the world, 435.
Hawaiian Islands, discovery of, 98; situation and resources of, 98; American fur traders at, 99; Vancouver visits, 100; sandalwood trade of, 101; first whale ship arrives at, 102; increase of whaling vessels at, 104; condition of, at time of discovery, 105; all under rule of Kamehameha, 106; American missionaries sent to, 106; success of Christian missions, 106; results of missionary work in, 108; commercial importance of, to United States, 111; attempts of foreign powers to secure possession of, 111; Vancouver attempts to annex, 111; Baranoff (Russian) attempts to annex, 112; first consul of United States to, 113; Charlton, British consul-general to, 113; treaty negotiated between United States and (1826), 114; lawlessness in, 114; missionary and anti-missionary parties in, 115; disgraceful proceedings of crew of Dolphin in, 116; visit of the Vincennes to, 117; relation of foreigners to local laws of, 118; France threatens independence of (1839), 119; Roman Catholic and Protestant controversy in, 119; French troops landed at, 120; treaty forced by French authorities upon (1839), 120; Lord Russell compels, to negotiate treaty with Great Britain, 121; commission sent from, to Europe and United States, 121; President's message concerning, 122; policy of United States toward, declared by Webster, 123; joint declaration of Great Britain and France recognizing independence of, 124; Lord Paulet threatens independence of, 124; Paulet compels cession of, to Great Britain, 125; proclamation of king on cession of, to Great Britain, 125; occupation of, by British forces, 125; Admiral Thomas disavows cession of, to Great Britain, 126; restoration of, to king, 126; controversy of, with United States over criminal trials, 127; treaty relations of, unsatisfactory, 127; treaty of United States with (1849), 128; difficulties of, with France, 129; Judd sent to France as special commissioner of, 129; Judd commission from, agrees upon new treaty with Great Britain, 130; special French commissioner sent to (1850), 130; provisional cession of, to United States, 130; settlement of French difficulty with, 131; Roman Catholics granted liberty in, 131; ultimate annexation of, to United States indicated, 365; fear that, might be occupied by American filibusters, 365; rapid decrease of natives in, 366; negotiation under Secretary Marcy of annexation treaty with, 366; death of Kamehameha III. during negotiation for annexation of, to United States, 367; reciprocity treaties of (1855 and 1867), with United States fail of ratification, 367; reciprocity treaty between United States and (1876), 369; territorial integrity of, secured, 369; final result of reciprocity treaty, annexation of, to United States, 370; sugar-growing in, 370; progress and prosperity of, 370; importation of Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese into, for sugar plantations, 371; renewal of reciprocity treaty between United States and (1884), 371; transfer Pearl Harbor to United States for a naval station, 371; United States declines to join in guaranty of neutrality and independence of, 372; United States withholds approval of alliance between Samoa and, 373; ambitious schemes of Kalakaua, king of, 373; career of Gibson, prime minister of, 373; embassy from, to Samoa, 374; invited to take part in International American Conference of 1890, 374; Kalakaua dies and Liliuokalani succeeds to throne of, 375; attempted coup d'etat of queen of, in January, 1893, 376; revolution of January 16–17, 1893, in, 376; monarchy overthrown and provisional government established in, 377; treaty of annexation between United States and, negotiated February, 1893, 37 ; annexation treaty
