The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
FROM HAWAII.
Queen lilioukalani Has Not Yet Been
Restored to the Throne.


Minister wills Declares That Nothing
Would 30 More Gratifying to Him Than
to See the Stars and stripes Waving
There "Under Proper Conditions"
SAN FRANCISCO, N ov. 24-The steam.
or Alameda, which arrived at 1885 a. m.
Thursday from Honolulu, brings no
news of special Importance. There has
been no attempt to restore Queen Lii.
ioulsalani.
HONOLULU, Nov. 10, via SAE FRAN.
CISCO, Nov. 23.-The main change in
the political situation since the Austria.
lia sailed, has been one of increased
strain and greater business depression.
Since his formal call to present his cre-
dentials Minister Willis has not com.
municated officially with the govern.
nent.
The most significant happening
which has taken place occurred. last
Monday, when a committee Of the
American league, the lately organized
auxiliary of the Annexation club, called
on the new minister After welcom.
ing Mr.. Willis, the committee stated
that the members of the league earn
estly desired that the Hawaiian islands
should become part of the United
States, and with that object in view,
the organization would support the
present provisional government OF
Hawaii and in all honorable ways aid
in accomplishing annexation. The
address also contained an offer Of aid il
at any time the miuister saw fit to COM
mand them.
Minister Willis snswer has not yet
leaked out here, rs the committee is
pledged to secrecy, but the Associated
Press is enabled after much diligent in.
quiry and careful comparison of the
versions of the minister's remarks as
remembered by three members of the
committee, to give the following near
ly, if not quite, verbatim report of the
reply:
After welcoming the committee and
speaking in pleasant terms Of his visit
to Hawaii Minister Willis said:
~ am an ardent American. 1 would
like to see the stars and stripes waving
not only over Hawaii, but over all the
islands of the Pacific ocean or any
other territory which would be bene.
fetal to the United States. l have my
instructions which can not divulge.
''You will understand this. But this
much can say that the policy of the
United States is already formulated re.
garding these islands and that nothing
which can be said or done, either here
or there, can avail anything now.
I do not come here as did Mr..
Blount come as an executive officer.
come to act When the proper time ar.
rives shall act. Lam sorry can not
tell you when or how. l wish you tc
understand, however, that knowing
the policy of the United States, could
not have accepted the position ot
executive officer had it been in conflict
with the principles hold. Americans
here will have nothing to regret
While performing my duty in carrying
out the United States policy, 1 shall
have no need of aid from you or Other
resident Americans. However, wisl
to state positively that any outside in
terference will not be tolerated by the
United States"
The provisional government consid
ers Minister Willis remarks as signif
can't, and from other information OBJ
tanned it is the general belief among
Americans that a United States pro
tectorate will be shortly established
over the provisional government with
the understanding that a stable form
of government be organized there
under within limited period
Some are of the opinion that actiot
will be taken between the sailing O
the Alameda and the arrival of tht
Monowai on. the Esd inst This opinion
hos fha
Philadelphia within the last few days
Minister Willis delay in action
coupled with his refusal to divulge O.
even hint at, officially, what the polio.
of the United States is to be, has oauss<
the political strain to become ver,
great on both sides. As a consequence
rumors are thick. The governmen
has also in consequence been on tn
lookout for the past few days for tn
threatened attempt of the royalists t.
seize the executive building under tn
theory that if they could hold it nov
the United States would support then
as the existing government
The Associated Press correspondent
have just had an interview with Minis
ter Willis. He declares that the frs
part of the reply he made to the Amer
lean league should be qualities
to read: "He would like to see tn
stars and stripes waving over" etc, un
der "proper conditions" He declare
he never said "the result here would b
such as Americans would not regret,
and added that nothing would b
done nor would any action be take
until he again heard from Washington
after the Alameda left" He said thi
at 2:30 The steamer sails at p. n
His last words to the Associated pres
were that any trouble precipitated O
either side would be stopped at once b
the United States forces
Can't Handle Lehigh Freight.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-A special frol
Buffalo says: The Brotherhoods hel
meeting and by unanimous vote d.
cided to call out the engineers an
crews of any road which handled
pound of Lehigh freight. No road
Buffalo has yet handled any Lehig
freight, and it is understood that tt
Lackawanna and Central have refuse
to handle it.
Prendergast's Trial
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Patrick EugeI
A~s