The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-15
RRlVAL OF THE STEAMER
CHINA AT SAN FRANCISCO.
.0lHING STARTLING 70 RBPOR!
iinistcr Willis' Credentials to the Pro-
visional Government We're to Have
Been Presented Last Tucsdsy--
Ruyaitsts Were Expecting the
Queen to Bc Restored
4 Peculiar Anomaly.

,Ster Willis had not made known his
lnstructions from President Cleveland
and there had been no disorder Of any
X nd
The new minister arrived early ON
the morning of November and went
directly to ex-Envov Blount's h,ad-
quarters at the Hawaiian hotel Last
Monday morning he submitted to an in
tcrview. lie said. II AIN sorry / can say
nothing on the political question az
the present time. in the course cf
the morning | intend to address your
minister of foreign affairs asking
when 1t will suit the convenience of
President Dole 10 re .cive my crcdcn-
tia IS from the United States govern
ment At the same time | shall send
him manuscript copy - the remarks
intend to deliver on the occasion of
my presentation u hm This iS my
first experience in diplomatic mattets.
but | understand such to be the GUS
tom. Whenever the president notifies
me of his readiness To receive me |
shall be on hand. Under the circum-
stances it would be an act of dis
courtesy to the Hawaiian government
to discuss the political situation at
the present time"
President Dole promptly replied to
Minister Willis note and it was ar
ranged that the United States envoy
would present his credentials to the
provisional government ut IL o'clock
Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning
Minister Willis was again interviewed
and again declined to state whether
he would do more than present his
sralnnt iulg nm 4 hs of his first
meeting with the representa-
tives of the provisional gov
ernment lie positively declined
to state when he would make. his
official communication from the United
States government to the Hawaiian
authorities. At the time of the last
interview prepare tiOns were making
for the sailing OF the steamship tor
San Francisco. lie even refused TO
say whether. the exact nature of his
mission to Hawaii would bc made
known before that date The Aus.
tralia should have sailed last Satur-
day. The steamer China put t. sea
between II o'clock and noon Tuesday
morning.
Late sunday night. November o.
there was a large gathering at the
house of Mr.. Widcrmann, one of the
l queen = SuDDOIAtES ne RdNltilllR
was attended solely by men in sym
pathy with the cause of the eX-queeu.
| The ex-queen had passed word around
among her supporters that she was to
! be restored to the throne. Wednes-
! day, November :, the day following
/ the departure of the steamer China
/ for san Francisco. it was reported
/ that the gathering at Mr.. Nidermann' $
house was of the nature of n jubilee.
The newspapers which support the
monarchy lately have much to say
about the political organ ization
! known as the American league. This
| is said to be a society composed of
! American residents of Honolulu,
pledged to maintain the provisional
government in all thlngS except com
( promise with monarchy. The mem
bers are said to be pledged To armed
support of the authorities against
riot or insurrection pending the estab-
lishment of stable government.
When Admiral Irwin arrived at Hon
olulu last Monday on the steamship
China, accompanied by Lieutenants
Adams and Parmentcr he imme.
diate,y went on board the Philadel-
phia and was busy until Tuesday
morning. Admiral Skerrett, who was
relieved bv Admiral Irwin, and Lieu
tenants Wilson and Fox, also relieved
then took their formal farewells of
| President Dole and the provisions
cabinet They were accorded high
| honors
Although Admiral Sllerrett has
never expressed an opinion on the
situation or given any indication as to
which side he sympathized with, he
was highly esteemed by the officers
of the provisional government. They
look upon his removal at this time as
an indication that the United States
has come to Il decision adverse To an
neXation. When Commissioner Blount
settled himself in Snow cottage at the
Hawaiian hotel where the admiral
was stopniug, he called on the coma
mander of the United States forces
and introduced himself The admiral
said he was glad TO meet man so
well known as Mr.. Blount, but said
he could not recognize Mr.. Blount as
a representative of the Tn ted States
until he had produced his credentials
MY credentials are at my cottage" f"
replied Mr. Blount
Then you had better go back and
get them" the admiral is reputed to
have said II cannot recognize YOU
until you have produced your creden-
tials"
Mr. Rlount recognized the business
of this posi- tion, but was, nevertheless,
very angry ON this account the an
neXationists think he reported 10 the
president that Skerrett was not the
proper man TO have in Honolulu in
case he should decide to put the queen
back on the throne.
1t is the opinion of those who have
come from Honolulu on the China tn {
the anneNationiSts will make no resist
ance if the United States orders the
queen put hack but that this govern
ment will have 10 keep force of men
constantly on Shorsto maintain her on
the throne and that will practical y
amount to an annexation, with the
singular anomaly of territory of the
United States governed by woman
who calls herself queen.
The national soldiers homes are
overcrowded ana no more veterans
will be received at present
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