New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-04
ORDERS TO THE CORWIN.
SHE IS EXPECTED TO PROCEED TO HA-
wAII WITHOUT DELAY.
THE ADMINISTRATION MAKING ANOTHER SECRET
MovE-sPECULATIoN IN SAN FRANCISCO
OVER THE CUTTERS MISSION.
Icy TELEGRAPI 70 TIE TRIEUNE

San Francisco, Dec 3-That some striking
change has been made in the Administration
Hawaiian policy Is evident from the secre'
orders which have been received here to gel
ready for sea at the earliest moment the rev
cnue cutter Thomas Corwin. The orders specl!
that she Is to be outitted for a 2,000-mile voy
age which fixes her destination as Honolulu
Just as a similar clew in the orders TO the cutter
Richard Rush last winter showed that she was
destined for that port These orders came by
wire yesterday and at once prepara ations were
made to put the Corvin In trim for her lone
ocean trip She has just been thoroughly over
hauled at Sausalito. across the bay from thi:
city and she is now lying at the Green-st
wharf She is a smaller boat than the Rush
being only Of 2l3 tons, but she is seaworthy and
can average ten knots. that she ought tc
cover the 2.0S5 miles between here and Homo
lulu in ten days. She has cabin accommodate
tion for several passengers, but lot OF Goa
will have TO be piled on deck.
The Government asked for the Rush. which,
ii will be remembered. carried Mr.. Blount down
to the islands: hut. the boilers were out OF
the Rush. she could not he used The Corwin
is eighteen years old and is n stanch boat, hav-
ing done good service along the Alaska coast
for many years. She is under command OF
Captain A. +. Munger and carries eight Of
ficers and about thirty seamen. She will prob
ably be ready for sea Tomorrow.
The few officials who know Of these secret
orders were greatly mystihed over their pur-
port The majority. however are inclined to
believe that Mr.. Cleveland has at last become
convinced that the American people will not
submit to his plan Of restoring the Queen. and
that he has devised some new scheme to sat
isfy her claims One theory which found ex-
preston in a Chicago newspaper to-day Is
that this Government will pension her. as the
price Of her abdication. Another is that Mr..
Cleveland has so thoroughly "hedgcd' that he
has decided to rush orders to Minister Willis
not To take any steps til Congress can decide
the matter. still another is that certain date
has been set for restoring the Queen and then
Mr. Cleveland wishes to prevent action by
Willis which might lead to boodshcd.
II is probable that official dispatches VIII come
over the wires tonight To be carried by t.c
Corwin or that some special messenger may
now be spc ding west on the Overland Flyer
to take passage on the Corwin. as Blount did
on the Rush This secrecy seems To he Favored
by the Administration.
Tonight orders were received transferring the
Corwin from the Treasury to the State Depart
ment This is regarded as conclusive evidence
that she Is bound for Honolulu. rs similar pro-
cedure was adopted when the Rush carried Mr.
Rlount. II is also reported tonight that quar-
ters in the ward-room have been reserved by
is on the way here with dispatches, or whether
II is some San Francisco official who Will be
the bearer of State Department orders Is not
known.