Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-12-07
HAWAIIAN NEWS.
NlNISTER WILLIS AWAITING tNSTRUc-
TlONS FROM WASHINGTON.

Since His Arrival New Developments
Have Made 1t Necessary For Him to
Hear From MIR. Cleveland Before Pro-
ceeding to Garry Ont Original Instruc-
tions-It May lie Several Weeks.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Dec. g.
The barkentino Klici;itat, Captain Cut
ler, has just arrived from Honolulu
with advices to Nov. 20, four days after
the steamer Alameda sailed for San
Francisco.
In an interview published in the
Honolulu Evening Star, Minister Willis
is reported to have said:
"You are authorized to state that no
change in the present situation will
take place for several weeks. drought
with me certain instructions from the
United States government on the Ha-
waiian situation. Since my arrival
contingencies have arisen about which
neither the United States government
nor myself were aware when 1 left
Washington. | have thought best to
exercise the discretion allowed, and
submit those matters to Washington
before proceeding further to carry out
my original instructions. No one need
fear trouble and no lawlessness will be
permitted"
This statement gave the annexation
its much satisfaction, and the royalists
were much displeased.
Th6edi of The Evening Star re-
quested Minister Willis to submit a
statement to the public to allay the
general feeling of uncertainty.
In published interview Mr.. Willis
said: "Yes, l believe that the time has
come when it is right and proper for
me b use my discretion in this matter.
You are authorized to say for me thatno
change in the present situation will
take place for several weeks"
Mr.. Willis then made the statement
quoted above and added: Il forwarded
my dispatches to Washington by today's
steamer, and until l receive an answer
to them no change will take place in
the present situation, nor will any be
allowed"
What do you mean by the express
sion nor will any be allowed?"
II must say just this, that until the
time comes for me to carry out my in
structions the peace and good order of
this community will be kept undisturbed
in the interests of humanity; that any
attempt made by any person or persons
to make trouble will be promptly
checked and punished.
"You may put the matter more plain
ly, and say that even if the provisional
government discharged all its troops
today no lawlessness would be allowed
for one moment under the present stu
alton of affairs. The whole Hawaiian
question is now in allegiance, and moth
ing that the newspapers can, say or do
will alter the situation one iota. l
make this statement on my own re-
sponsibility and in the hope that it will
allay the present excitement. No one
need fear trouble and 40 lawlessness
will be permitted"
After this statement rumors began
to fly about that the queens supporters
would make final rally in her behalf.
| The crews of the United States men-of-
war Philadelphia and Adams were held
in readiness to be landed on moments
notice.
The queens advocate came out the
next day with denial Of the Willis in,
| terview, saying he was misquoted, and
by inference gave encouragement to
| the idea that Willis had or would re-
ceive an imperative order to restore the
| queen. The newspapers containing
| Blount's report had not reached the
| islands when the Klickitat sailed.