Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-22
SEEN 10 MEAN Fight.
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERN
MENr READY.
Thousands OF Men Reported TO BE
Waiting Tor Some Hostile Act
orthe United states.


Copyright by Associated Press.
San Francisco. Cal, Dee. 2i.-'rhc
stcamer AIarlposa arrived today with
news Of 40 actual change In the situation
at nouolulu, hut the Associated prcss
Honolulu correspondent wrote just as the
steamer Matipos, WINS preparing to leave
Ike dock for san FrOncisc0 that after the
arrival Of the CorWin thu, same morning
affairs had assumed very excited con-
ditioo. The ruinor became prevalent ,hat
thc officers Of the United States worships
'hal ordered their wives 10 leave by the
Mariposl, ttc greatest secrecy being
maintained. The provisional government |
IS confident aud ready to light Il at- |
tackled. Al that writing The Americans
and the government were prepared for |
the fight which was expected to bo pre- I
cipitatcd 40 any moment However the |
government Is still persistent IN the be.
lief tint no trouble will occur. This Is
not the general opinion among the Amcri-
cans, The militia is all prepared, aud
within twenty minutes thousands Of men
could be IN the field TO defend The pro
yislOnal government
ter Corwin arrived unexpectedly Capt.
Munger brought extensive cipher dis
patches from Washington. Tile gov,
urnmout mterpreis President Cleyclund's
message 10 congress, which the star pub
lishcd no an extra this morning, 10 mcuu
HE Will restore the cX-queen pclc@nly,
| ~ possible. aud II this ,un not bo dono,
| he viii refer the mnticr to conrress
/ preslent Dole assured the Associated
/ Press representative that Ia ease Min
! lister willis mAdc amy advances either
! before or after the Miling of the Mari
| luisn, looking toward the restoration ui
! his government, he wished II Announced ih
| the most puddle manner thai Nhrh n'-
! rotintions would make no hUndwlN here
! and N pushed would be absolutely rc
| joctud by the provisional government
| 'vIhi provisional Fuvcrninent Hud
! Dole. ems arranged every detail for pro.
| tcctiug life and property and Is also wen
prepared Ia resist with force rs over
| throw. if attempted by cNtrrnal means
Yes. you can say mat II tlo Molet 'H,hes
! ,ye NN make stubborn resistance.
A visit to the United States steamship
PHILADELPHIA this morning Shaved every
thing 1uiot aboard A eporial Nsslnn vi
iho executive council today considered
the tituntinn and discussed further the
plans of defense in case OF unifiendly ae-
ton hy Willis
intG this afternoon Ucccmhor 40 a
visit in the executive building showed nn
active state of preparation aud tho ON
GERS expressed themselves ready iar inc
unexpected should u happen. The lioyal'
iats are uneasy at the prospects and tho
annexati1nisis dccllrs that II they Gre
forced 10 10 down u will be- with cOlors
lvinr. Tile very latest order lsancd has
been 10 tho citiNrns reserve gunrd in he
ON tho alert The cypher dispatches re-
eoiyed by CnrVln amounted 10 seven
] s.s4 They translated In lilo
officers Of the Philadelphia. One " The
officers who made tho translation said 10
responsible citizen this afternoon:
"If ] were q roynlisi, knowing what ]
do ! would consider ile game up ne Tar
as the eN-quoen Is concerned
Previous To tho arrival ui the turWin
ihr last news received from the United
States WIS by sailing vessel HrliY
Inc December H. The lnrkcntinc Gco,
pcrlaina brought tho text VI N Quccu
ldlmubaianfs statement giSru go Cdmnir
gionpr Blouui Prominent rHypllRig AL.
mitted that the statement made 10y the
ox.uuecn was virtually correct Inter.
views with leading auueSuionists showed
; That they hold that the cN queen, w adj
hitting that she prepared ilc sew ron
sdution 10 f0rop upon tie Foreigners
admitted thc ground work upon which
the revolution WAS based EN-Marshnl
Wilson said his report given 60 Commits
siouer BlOnnt supplemental Ia
i the ox-Qucen's and q would explain
/, many things not stated Ia detail by her
Since diplomatic notes were exchanged
between the provisional government and
Minister Willis, nothing further has
tranapircd. In The meauiime the proyi
sionnl government Is carrying ont thi
Z plans Of defense already reported and
y the last 5000 sand hays were allied today
10 be- placed upon The upper yeraudas 0l
the executive building, in clHc 40 ATTACH
should be made Conversations with ID,
, leading roynlists develop tho belief tia
President Cleveland viii cndeaY0r e
carry out his policy Of restoration nn,
will receive sufficient backing no congress
D.. to enable him 20 DO s1, They ndul
y that without The afm,d support 0f M
United States they would have no hop
Of re-establishinR tlio monarchy and with
on, foreign aid no hope Of oyerthrowinl
the provisional government.
Minister Willis has absolutely moth
- Ing 10 say on the aituatign ioyhlft
hiu' that n congress falis 20 seitl
the matter 10 favor OF DE er-quccu bot
Enrand aud Japan VIII take q hand
But little crcdence j. given 20 this riew
- Al Efforts 10 find ont the position Of u
British M case trouble peerrs have fail
~ cd The British legation Is 0mn0usl
" silent Inquiry snto Tho cn-qneen's 20
"a Ier Ia case Of her restoration " outline
n hy several Of her leading politicians :
be general amnesty 20 the opponent
=, with The exception OF Prcfident Dol,
Il Minister Tlnrst0n. Attorney -8epernl "
o. Smith and Chief Justice JUDI {
10 the supreme court
"A Caneidcrablo ansiety 4 feli owing
r. the poor berth of President Dole III
m however, Is watching events and iirml
ic iclicves that such steps VIII be take
81 by congress ns would 20 away with ~
~ peressiiy Of a provisional rnrTnmeni
meeting the proposed policy ~ te.torauo
with fnrre. whirh must certainly refu
n President ClevflanHs hdmlnlsirnil0
attempted again 20 sadie ihe naii'
monarchy upon ihe white people Of III
10 wall.
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