Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-16
At the Hawaiian Legation at the
Theories Advanced
As TO A SECRET CALL ON THE QUEEN.
ADay's Delay in the Sailing of the
Steamer.
MINISTER THURSTON WAITING

The Hawaiian legation here takes very
little stock in the many theories that have
been advanced, in the absence of facts, in
regard to the coup d'etat of the President.
Lutte or no credence is placed in the state
ment that this government will endeayor
10 arrange an amnesty a combina ton
government under Queen Liliuokalani
Neither is 1T thought that Minister Willis
could very we'll carry out any instructions
provided he had any-to see the ex-queen
secretly before reporting his arrival to the
provisional government. Honolulu, it is
said, Is a gossipy sort of place. where every
body knows the business of everybody else.
The Inhabitants are on the alert for infor-
nation just now, and a new American min
ister would be marked man. The hotel
occupied by the legation is located in the
heart of the city, at the junction of the
three principal streets, and is constantly
under observation. The ex-queen has been
living in Honolulu ever since her forced re-
tirement and is practically under constant
surveillance. A visit from Minister Willis
to the queen would be immedia tely reported
to the officers of the government. The fact
might not get into the news circles, but
would unquestionably be known by Presi-
dent Dole before the minister called. This
knowledge of itself, some think, would be
ample ground for the provisional govern
ment to go slow in recognizing Mr.. Willis.
The Exact Diplomatic Status.
A good deal has been said about the exact
status of the Hawaiian minister here, and
some have alleged that he has never been
fully recognized as the diplomatic repre-
sentative of Hawaii.
The Star Is positively informed that
there has been no change whatever in the
diplomatic relations between the two coun-
tries for the past fifty years, barring the
interposition of a request from Hawaii last
spring for change in the business relations
of the nations. The commissioners from
the provisional government We're received
as such, and in June Mr.. Thurston was pre-
sented to the President, who accepted his
credentials. Mr.. Blount was sent to Hawaii
as a commissioner. and later as minister,
accredited to the Dole government. Then
Mr.. Willis vas sent in the same capacity
and MIR. Mills was named consul gen.
eral. Mr. Wilder has been sent to this
country as consul general at San Francisco,
and his exequatur has been issued by the
State Department. There is absolutely no
lack OF formal recognition. The provisional
government of Hawaii is firmly rooted in
the diplomatic soil of the United States as
that of Great Britain.
The steamer Delayed.
A telegram was received in this city this
HlorHiIiS iroHi san rrdctscO tnlOFnlnB the
Hawaiian minister that. the steamer Mono
wal of the Oceanic line, scheduled to sail to-
day for Honolulu. would be detained until
tomorrow. No reason was given. This is
the steamer that was booked to carry the
mails that mean so much to both govern
ments.
Additional instructions for Minister Willis
and some observations by Minister Thurs
ton are in the mail sacks. There is a
steamer to sail today from Victoria, B. c..
on the Canadian Pacific line that will stop
at Honolulu, and II is barely possible that
Mr.. Thurston's packet has been forwarded
to that port by wire by Mr.. Wilder in the
hope of securing advantage over this
government But Victoria is 400 miles fur
ther from Honolulu than San Francisco,
and 1t is doubtful whether the days start
would be of avail. But that Is a question
to be solved only by the results
Minister ThurstOn Waiting.
No further news is anticipated now until
Saturday, when the Australia arrives. Min
lister Thurston said this morning that he
was merely waiting. He added: There is
no news, no change IN the situation at this
end. / have no intention of seeing Secre-
turns up. l have told him all 1 want to
say"
Has Not Demanded His Passports.
Minister Thurston has not demanded his
passports, and will not do so, unless he
learns that the government he represents
has been overthrown.