The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-22

ing through. Nothing of official infor-
nation that came by the Australia is
at all likely to be given out in an official
way. 1t may be looked for in driblets
and made up of surmises and coniec-
lures in the same way that the news
Of the past twelve days has trickled into
the public knowledge.
All that is definitely known is that me
state department has a dispatch from
Honolulu that arrived by the Australia
today. No conjecture can be formed of
what it is. Secretary Gresham said
pleasantly at 4:30: You have all the
news today and 1 have nothing to give
you. Mr.. Dabney 0he solicitoD and 1
have some business TO attend to. Moth
ing. however, that concerns the news -
In fact a visit from Sir Julian Paunce-
fote during the afternoon apparently
precipitated the secretary into a field
of activity other than the Hawaiian
question and a scurrying of messengers
and dispatching of letters was the re-
suit. Nothing was indicated as to what
the new question was. but it was a
not unwelcome variation from the Ha-
waiian matters.
The bureau, which usually translates
the messages received in the navy cipher
and does it behind closed doors, did not
disappear from the world this after
sage received from Minister Willis was
not received in cipher.
The Philadelphia Incident.
The episode reported by the Associated
Press correspondent at Honolulu Of the
manning and arming of the boats of
the Philadelphia is interpreted to mean
that matters were all prepared for the
carrying out of Minister Willis's instruc-
tions at that time, but that develop
ments on shore showed the minister how
much more serious an undertaking 1t
was than he had supposed or than those
who gave him the instructions had imag-
ined.
1t is believed that he thereupon
abandoned his purpose for the time be-
ing and determined to wait for further
instructions. The superstition Of the
Honolulu correspondent that the Phila-
delphia men were to be prepared to sup
press a royaliSt outbreak seems to indi-
cate that the royalists OH shore may
have been cogniZant of what was going
on on the Philadelphia and were stirred
I'm sympathy. Whatever the movement
of the Philadelphia's men portended it
is certain that the provisional govern
ment has not been Informed of any in
tended action. 1t can be accepted with
out question that the provisional gov
eminent up to the hour of the sailing
of the Australia had no knowledge of
the purpose Of Minister Willis to re-
store the queen. 1t is believed by some
naval officers that Minister Willis has
found things so different from what
his instructions led him to expect that
he assumed the authority to defer oper-
ations until he received further instruc-
tons.
Armstrong; Explanation.
w. N Armstrong, formerly attorney
general of the Hawaiian islands, has an
explanation to offer that would put a
.st,
argues that the advisers of the ex-queen
are sufficiently astute to show her the
folly of going back upon the throne I'M
less she could have some assurance of
her own safety and Of the maintenance
of her authority. He thinks Paul Neu-
man, who the queens counsel be
fore the last administration here and is
still her right-hand adviser, would con-
vince her that she ran great risk by
accepting the throne and would see that
ample guarantees were made to insure
her against such risks. 1t is not pre-
sumable that Minister Willis is equipped
with authority to give such guarantees.
1t is doubtful whether President Cleve-
land has it in his mind to continue his
protection to the queen after she is re-
stored. In fact everything goes to show
that President Cleveland's belief that
public sentiment was outraged when the
queen was depOsed and that it was only
the authority of the United States ma
rines that served to accomplish it.
The administration evidently has not
taken into consideration a serious oppo-
sition to the restoration of the queen or
any hesitancy on her part to resume the
throne Mr.. Armstrong; long and
thorough acquaintance with affairs in
the islands make his view of the case
of particular interest.
rT~l. IT,, L.
ing today from Honolulu by telegraph
from San Francisco. Their only private
advices was the following dispatch from
the Hawaiian consul at Honolulu sent
after he had talked with persons on the
Australia:
"SAN FRANCISCO, Nov IS.
81. A Thurston, Hawaiian Legation,
Washington, d. c.:
willis has said or done nothing.
Gresham letter not known.
CHARLES WILDER
This is conclusive as indicating that
Minister Willis has, yet, said nothing
to the provisional government regarding
his instructions.
The Hawaiian legation had learned the
vital fact, however, of the undiSturbed
existence of the provisional government
from the Associated Press bulletin i'm
the afternoon. Minister Thurston had
his mother and his little son with him
=
of the legation, Frank p. Hastings,
shared his pleasure. Prof W. c. Alex
ander, Encouragement Of the islands,
and ex-Attorney-General Armstrong
We're also in the office of the legation.
Secretary Herbert declined to discuss
the present Hawaiian situation. but
said, referring to the question in a gen
eral way:
when the American people come to
thoroughly understand the position of
this administration toward Hawaii they
will indorse it as entirely patriotic and
Just, and the administration will in the
end receive the Communications rather
than the criticisms of the country at
large. The people of the Uuited States
may be relied upon at all times to be
fair and to favor justice when they
know all the facts in any given case"
An effort was made to find Secretary
Lamont for the purpose, if possible, of
ascertaining his views, but the an
nouncement was made at his office that
he had left for New York and would
probably be absent till Monday
An ORer of Men.
TACOMA Wash, Nov. 1S.-The News
publishes the following: James Cooper