The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-24
COnSidere! Satisfactory by the Secre-
taFy OF State.
THAT SECRET CIPHER DESPATCH
some 1hink the provisional Government
sun stands Tecause IL Feels That IL
Is Supported by the United ST tNes.
Restoration Prospects Less Bright.


by the Australia last week, in the recep-
tion of the news by the Alameda yester-
day There was an abundance of interest,
but Secretary Gresham was content to
hear the news without rushing over to
consult with the president in regard to it,
The copyright letter from Honolulu was
read TO him by an Associated Press repre-
sentative in the diplomatic room Of the
state department. AT the portion where
| Minister Willis is reported 20 nave said he
should be glad to see the American flag
over Hawaii and every other island in the
Pacific. the secretary saidi II don't be.
| lieve that"
Even as subsequently modified by Mr..
Willis with the additional clause, Under
proper conditions" the secretary said the
| minister must have been incorrectly re-
ported. ''hfr. Willis is capable man." he
| said. 'He ought not to bave talked on
th9t subject at all, and don't believe he
| did"
| The statement contained In the letter
received i'm San francisco from n private
| correspondent in Honolulu that the pro-
| visional government was under arms all
! night preceding the departure of the
| Alameda attracted the secretary's special
| interest.
"If that were true" he said, ''it Is not
| likely that your correspondent would have
| failed TO know 1t and to speak Of it in his
letter. think there are many inaccurate
statements in the letter. You will find
that the report that Minister Willis made
any such statement as that is a mistake"
Regarding the assertion that Minister
Willis had said he would do nothing after
the Alameda left Honolulu, until he heard
further from the state department, he de-
clipsd to say anything
The statement reported as coming from
the Philadelphia that some action was to
be taken during the week following the
departure of the Alameda, is regarded as
significant, ta,lying as it does with the
well-defined rumor circulated in Washing
ton OIL Tuesday that the queen had been
restored on that day.
Tho Present Status.
The dispatches yesterday seem to indi-
cate to the Officials Of the administration
that the provisional government still
stands because 1t feels that it is backed by
the naval support of the United States,
and thus far its acts have been approved
by this government. This is asserted to
be the case, because the dispatches say the
do not credit the report by way of New
Zealand that President Cleveland intends
TO restore Queen Iiilioukalani.
At the same time II was plainly evident
that the armed resistance to the royal
ists, which the provisional government
was making, gave the officials OF the adj
ministration no little concern. Secretary
Gresham having refused to say anything
In reply to TINT portion Of the news which
stated that Minister Willis had said that
no action would be taken until he had
communicated with the American govern
ment by the Alameda and received a reply,
there is great speculation rs to the charac-
ter of the dispatch received, il such was
received.
AT the same time It is not believed that
Minister Willis, in view OF the intense
feeling and excitement prevailing in Hon
olulu, would allow the Alameda to sail
without sending some communication to
the government which he represents. 1t
is probable that the state department has
no desire to make any disclosures of those
dispatches until after the whole affair is
disposed Of Only by intimation have the
contents of former dispatches been
learned, except as to the assurance given
that they showed that matters had pro-
Gressed in the islands just as the admins
tration expected anu that everything
pointed to. the restoration of the queen
some time during this week.
Kept n Secret
Secretary Gresham received n cipher
message yesterday afternoon from Minis
ter Willis giving "A complete report of the
Hawaiian situation up TO the time of the
departure OF the Alameda. The message
was put on the wire at San Francisco as
soon rs 1t arri we'd there yesterday, aud was
delivered at the department shortly after
noon. Being In cipher, 1t required several
hours to translate it, and then was at
once taken to President Cleveland, who
read and discussed 1t with several men,
bers OF the cabinet AS to the exact con-
tents of the message no one outside Of the
president and his cabinet knows
1t is closely guarded state secret and
will be held until the president desires 10
made public. lt was also announced,
however, that It's contents were highly
satisfactory not only 60 President Cleve-
land and Secretary Gresham, but the
other members OF the cabinet as we'll.
Minister Willis. IL is understood, has been
carrying out his instructions 70 the letter,
and the results up Go the hour Of depart
urs of the Alameda were just what the
administration had anticipated they
would be-
This Is interpreted by officials outside Of
the cabinet TO mean that Minister Willis
had completed all the arrangements for the
restoration Of Queen Lilioukslani TO the
Hawaiian throne. IL Is also claimed by
those who stard close TO the administra-
tion that should Minister Willis continue
TO be rs successful In carrying out his in
strnctions as nc hpd been up 10 the day the
Alsmeda sailed, the vast majority OF the
American people will take sides with tho
president and sustain the course he has
pursucd when they become spprised Of all
the facts.
Armstrong L. Satisfied.
w. ~ Armstrong was looked 10 by call
ers TO voice the opinion II friends Of the
provisional government on the news by the
Alameda. IL was unexpected aud crate
fnl news. be said. to hear the provisional
government vas already aware of Mr.
Clcveland's Intention TO restore the mon-
arcy, and were still standing firm, and