The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-12-09
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rHURsroy's SCHEME.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Administer Thurs.
ton, before leaving for Honolulu, told
some friends OF the provisional govern
ment that a plan OF action bad been
agreed upon by the government and would
be carried out. Tho provisional govern
ment has 1.i00 men under arms ready to
respond at the signal Of n bell. This force
will not be permitted to fire on the United
States marines. IL landed, neither will the
provisional government lay down Its arms
aud leave the government building upon
the request Of Minister Willis even II they
are landed. The provisional govern
ment will remain until its members arc
arrested and taken out. II will resist
any interference by any other than
an armed force of tho United States
with its military forco at command and II
will not allow the supporters of the queen
to enter the palace or disturb the peace.
That is the programme as outlined by
Thurston to his friends here before de-
parting for Honolulu. II is positively as
serted that Thurston is going TO Honolulu
whatever may have been said regarding
his visit TO Chicago and San Francisco.
MORAL suAsIoS DOESN'T go.
Thurston's statement as to the plan of
the provisional government tallies with
the advice sent by him after reading Ores
hams letter to the president, urging Pres
ident Dole to stand firm and yield 10
nothing but actual force. Friends OF the
provisional government feel confident
that Dole has been firmly cntrcnched m
this determination by what he heard
from Thurston. II seems altogether nn-
likely that tho provisional government
has been disturbed in its hold. A gentle
man entitled TO speak with authority says
that Gresham's letter to the president was
published in the confident belief that
moral suasion alone would suffice 10 effect
the queens restoration. The msbclicf
was based on explicit statements In
Blount's report. II is now believed that
tho administration Is differently per-
suaded and has no intention of using
force. 1t is likely TO be several days be-
fore the whole history of tho Hawaiian
matter is laid before tho senate. Tho
navy department is having copied all
the correspondence relating to the naval
matters i'm Hawaiian waters since 1854.
This will occupy some time. The exhibit
10 be offered the senate will he complete.
The failure to secure exact adviccs as TO
barrassment as to tho transmission of the
correspondence to congress, as the tenor
of the message accompanying the papers
will necessarily be influenced by the af-
fairs in Hawaii AT the writing.
AT THE CABINET MEETING.
At the cabinet meeting to-day the siiua-
tion came in for its share of attention.
but, owing TO the meaeer news from the
G-s a Al II. H.
of definite results. No exact time was
fixed for sending to congress the corrc-
| spondcnce and papers. The departure of
| Thurston was not commented upon Mt the
cabinet meeting, and the indifference felt
as to the minister's movements is shown
| by the remark of n cabinet officer after
the meeting that he had not oven heard of
| Thurston's leaving Washington. II can
he stated explicitly that there was no un-
derstanding arrived at between Gresham
aud Mr.. Thurston before the lattcr's de-
parture from Washington as TO the course
the United States would pursue in Hawaii.
WILLIS AND THE NEWSPAPERS.
SAN Francisco, Dec. s.-Further all
| vices from Honolulu. supplementary TO
the associated press copyright letter by
the schooner Transit, indicate that Minis.
|
newspapers. The Honolulu Star in pub
fishing an interview with Willis secured a
SCOOP over its rivals. and they criticised
the minister for talking so freely. These
criticisms drew forth tho following letter
from Minister Willis, published in the
Honolulu Bulletin on Nov. Il. the day after
the interview had appeared in the Star:
To the Editor ~ the B,di,tin;
| have hastily glanced at the manuscript which
| YOU have left. Tie interview In the Star WAS
submitted TO me. but did no. scrlitinlte the cx.
pressions, which are misleading, a fact due, ]
\ am sure. not 10 any Intention on the part Of the
| writer. The short conversation l had with him
4 had no political significance whatever. When
1 my government Is ready TO make any official or
| political statements IL will be elsewhere. 10.
gret that casual remark in regard 10 the atti.
| tude OF the press here has been misconstrued.
/ When spoke TO tho reporter OF the star II Wa,
as to a representative Of the entire press. I am
| not lis censor, and my remark was not intended
| TO he construed to the disadvantage Of any. I,
| was Intended as an appeal TO all 10 unite In pre-
| serving peace and good order which is. know,
| the wish Of all good citizens. Further than ihi,
do not desire to be quoted, Yours respectfully
| ALBERT ). WILLIS.
THCRsToN HEARS THE NEWS.
CHICAGO. Dec. s.--Minister Thurston
accompanied by u. n. Castle, editor oi
| the hOnoiuiu IdrffftseF. passed through
Chicago tonight en- route to San Fran
cisco. Thurston was shown a copy of N,
associated press dispatch received by tho
schooner, Transit, and said: This /.
news TO me. I really cannot say anything
about il. have no business to-
Castle. who had been reading the dis
patch. broke in with: at is reported thai
Willis said that pending adviccs froft
Washington he would stand behind th,
provisional government" Upon bein!
informed that Willis said so. Castl,
laughed heartily, remarking willis /,
evidently man Of sense. l hardly thinl
Willis made the remark" Castle wen
on. "Thc only thing that would make ~,
think he said it is that ever since he ha
been OH the Sandwich islands he has beer
talking in 4 manner dictate orial and auda
cious in the extreme" Regarding tn,
Washington dispatch outlining the polio
said to have been agreed upon by the pro
visional government. Thurston said
"Such a statement is unauthorized"
SEATTLE, Dec. s.-The steamship Arawa
from Honolulu, was reported late las
nigh; as having arrived in the straits bounl