The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-24
Possibilities Of the Situation at
Honolulu Set All tho 0uid
Nuncs Agog.
Secretary Gresham Discredits
Some Remarks That Are
Attributed to Willis
No Further Nsws From Hawaii UntiI Deo
7, and Then II Will Como From
AueklAnd.

WARRINGTON, NOV. I3.-Ihev0 was . not0-
BILE lack of exsitemsnt in the reception OF
Hawaiian news to-day. Tho copyright let
ter from Honolulu was road to Gresham by
an Associated press representative. At
that portion of IL whore Willis 10 reported
TO have said he would be glad 10 see tho
American flag over Hawaii and every other
Island in the Pacific, the SEQ stary said
II don't believe that Even - subss-
qnsntly modified BY Willis. with the addi-
tional clause. lander proper condition."
the secretary said the minister must have
been incorrectly repo. tod. willis 10 .
capable man." he said. HE ought not to
don't believe hs did" Ulon reading ths
statement that Admiral Skerrett WAS re-
called for attending . ball given by The
Annexation club. Gresham said: absurd"
The statement oontained In the letter re-
ceived in San Fssneiseo from private cor
respond dent In Honolulu that the irovis-
ional goveynmsnt was under arms all night
preceding the departure of tho Alameda,
attracted The seorstary's special interest
IF that 10 tras." hs said. sis 10 not likely
your correspondent would have failed to
know il and speak of II In his lsttsr. I
think there are many Inaccurate state
msnts In the letter."
Regarding the assertion that Willis said
he would do nothing until hs heard further
from shs state department. hs declined 10
coming from the Philadelphia that some
action WAS to be taken during the week
following tke departure of the Alameda 10
reRa dod % significant. tallying - il does
with the we'll defined rumoH circulated in
Washington ON Tuesday thas the queen
WAS restored that day.
At the Hawaiian legation Minister Thurs
ton had nothing to say on the news re.
ported. w. N. Armstrong. Of the Hawaiian
legation, said: Friends of the provisional
government feel that any delay that brings
nearer the time whom the provisisnal Rsv-
ernnent shall receive news Of the Esssption
accorded BY the public to Secretary Gres-
hams letter gives added assurance thas the
plan - HesteFe the ex-quesn will be fsus-
trated. For this reason. tho news of the
past week In Honolulu will be looked for
with special interest. The earliest date at
which news can reach the outside world by
ordinary channels 10 Dee. Z. when the
whom news will b oablsd. News msy be
1eosived via Vancouver, Dec. 8"
II was largely day of speculation at the
capitol regarding the situation In Hawaii.
1t seems the report which oam0 By way OF
New Zealand that Cleveland had detsrm-
ined to restore the queen was Q surprise to
the administration. The manner in which
Willis mas been performing his mission only
adds more mystery to tho situation.
II has been the theory that il would bo
tho policy of Willis to allow the tension to
hesoms 20 great that supporters Of the
queen would organize and establish her
government, ana before there could be .
clash between the queens supporters and
the forces of the provisional government.
but upon demonstration being made tho
marines from the PHILADELPHIA would be
landed for the purpose of protecting
American life and property. and when tho
queen had accumulated suffieient strength
to warrant IL he would recognize her.
Theories and speoulstions wore indalged
In all the more because, up to $3.50 this
afternoon, II was denied Ut tho state de-
partmsnt that Willis had made any COM
N nanieation to the department by the Ala
media. II 10 believed, however, that some
official information was received. the nature
of which IL 10 impossible to obtain. The
dispatches to-day seem TO indicate to the
administ.ation what they have heretofore
asserted, that the provisional government
still stands because IL feels that 1t 10 backed
by the moral support Of the United States.
and thus far It's acts have been approved
by this govern msnt. Al the same time 1t
is plainly evident shat the armed resist
anoe 10 the roy alists which the provisional
government IL making gave the ot1ieials Of
the admin istration NO little concern.